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Of course, Donald Trump is appealing to the Supreme Court to help with his stolen document case. He appointed them, and now its payback time. That seems to be the way the con artist and former president typically does business.

With Halloween approaching, Ive got my costume ready. Ive got a Trump hat lined with tin foil, an official phony Navy Seal tactical vest, a dummy AR-15 rifle complete with extended magazine, and a tactical belt for carrying bear spray. For yard decorations, I have numerous Trump signs and flags, with recordings of Trump and Alex Jones for sound effects. Rounding out the theme are Trump PAC donation forms to hand out in lieu of candy for trick-or-treaters. This completes my portrayal of a typical MAGA Zombie.

Herschel Walkers son exposed him as an absentee father that is running on family values, when he abused his family, ran after other women, and paid for an abortion.And like clockwork, the Republican Party rallies around their candidate, because they feel like HE is the victim here.But in the Republican World, allof their candidates have skeletons in their closets, or they wouldnt even be considered worthy.

White evangelical Conservative Christians in Georgia would rather vote for the domestic abuser who paid for an abortion, over the literal reverend, is all the proof that you need that its allabout power and control to them, and nothing to do about Christianity.

Last year the Supreme Court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act that protected voting rights for Blacks and other minorities. Then they struck down Roe v. Wade that took a right from women. Now before them is a gay persons rights to be treated fairly at a place of business which will probably be struck down. Whats next? Childs rights? Disabled peoples rights? The only way to stop this is never vote for a Republican for anything. Not even dog catcher.

Gambling has become a very addictive for many people.Visits to the casino boats becomes an almost daily existence.Now we are all being bombarded with ads on TV and social mediawith gambling sites for every sporting event. Our young people will start betting on games with every dollar they earn or have saved. They are beingbrainwashedinto thinking the odds are in their favor, and they should just try it out.This is how real addictions start and should not be glorified.

If the President didnt use the emergency gas reserves, the prices never would of come down. Now there is 25% left in Reserves and OPEC has lowered the amounts. Here we are. Wait until you get your natural gas heating bills.

I am usually an optimist. My concern, however, centers around the fact that it is becoming increasingly more difficult to feel good about our countrys ethics, especially in the political arena. We all know there is nothing new about telling a lie. However, in the past there was usually some kind of penalty, or at least the individual appeared to be remorseful. Currently, there appears to be no repentance or guilt feelings. In some cases, lying is even celebrated at our highest levels. Former President Trump lies almost daily but is still supported by approximately 70% of Republican voters. Supreme Court justices have said one thing during their hearings but changed their minds after being seated. Georgia Senate candidateHerschelWalker has been caught in lie after lie yet he is still strong in the Republican polls. We must speak out and act against lying. Someone once said When the truth is replaced by silence, silence becomes a lie! It is critical to remember that America was built on optimism, not lying!

I dont think this is much of a stretch, but no one is talking about it. Everyone knows Trump did not read his daily briefings and most of the policy documents presented to him. So why, pray tell, would Donald Trump have taken thousands of secret documents with him to Florida? Based on all he did as president, this is my opinion. Every one of those documents do one of two things. They will either help Trump financially or they contain information that Trump can use to attack his political enemies. Thats it. That is all he cares about. Trump is as predicable as sunrise. Bet on it.

All of this talk inQuicklyof the victimless crimes from Donald Trumps hypothetical crimes? What about the real world, like the Joe Biden crimes and what he has done to my Medicare, my Social Security, my stock market holdings which are my pension and worst of all this worst inflation in over 40 years? Talk about real life crimes Joe Biden has black belt in crime creations. The price of everything I buy has doubled under Joe Biden crimes!

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