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2naSalit

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3. Painful as it was...
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:15 PM
Tuesday

They learned a number of valuable lessons, and there is change that comes with the knowledge they now have. Won't work on some but it did with many others.

I lived in small towns in Montana for decades, some a little to left, some not. The eastern half of the state is real red while a lot of the western half, with most of the cities and attractions, are more open and liberal-ish. Was a purple state when I moved there. Could be again soon from what I hear from friends there.

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You wouldn't have had to "push back" if you hadn't fucking voted for Trump! Aristus Tuesday #1
Painful as it was... 2naSalit Tuesday #3
And they'll do it again. progressoid Tuesday #4
There were... 2naSalit Tuesday #2
Lah-dee-fucking-dah . . . hatrack Tuesday #5
such a CHRISTIAN attitude Skittles Tuesday #6
It's a great start! OC375 Tuesday #7
I'm amazed by how many hate hearing good news orangecrush Tuesday #8
They also have much more limited media from which to form their opinions. Amaryllis Tuesday #9
If all they read was the Bible, then they would know LuvLoogie Tuesday #10
Many of them voted for him orangecrush 22 hrs ago #14
My cat, who is an asshole, had another sparrow in its mouth this morning. LuvLoogie 21 hrs ago #18
I get it orangecrush 19 hrs ago #21
Also a limited exposure to other races and cultures orangecrush 19 hrs ago #22
Exactly. The fact that rural Montana stood up for this man... that's a big thing. Minds were changed. chia Tuesday #13
Same here orangecrush 22 hrs ago #15
Politics has moved to the "join or die, now, and no takebacks" phase. Hurt people, hurt people. OC375 22 hrs ago #16
You get what you vote for! Initech Tuesday #11
Great program by PBS. I'm glad it's still kicking! erronis Tuesday #12
Montana is becoming a shithole like West Virginia thanks to republicans Mysterian 21 hrs ago #17
Get back to me edhopper 21 hrs ago #19
This message was self-deleted by its author edhopper 21 hrs ago #20
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