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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo, The Big Picture

I live in Georgia and am a blue dot in a sea of red and MAGA STUPIDITY. Trump and his cronies belong in prison for what they did. I also check my voter registration every single week due to them trying to purge the voter roles. I usually vote absentee due to a long-standing disability. I am voting in person this year for sure.

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Thoughts and prayers, mate.

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Up to 60% of anxious people are cured by placebo.

But there are insidious placebos and innocuous placebos.

MAGAs anxiety is CURED by BS placebos like anger and conspiracy theories.

FDR in 1944: "Stop Hitler and I promise FOUR FREEDOMS...to include FREEDOM FROM FEAR"

Ms.FDR 1950's(science):"Do one thing every day that scares you"

Purdue Pharma 1969:"Don't face your fear just keep taking our pills, Valium, etc"

No American knows the name of the science of treating anxiety while all Americans know the name Valium?

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I live in North Carolina - the MAGA are not as radical, but we too have three little blue islands in the sea of red. Hang in there, my friend!

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Those Islands could shrink the way things are going.

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What an inspiring story! 💙

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How many Kamala signs can we send you?

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I found Kamala and Tim signs that have rainbows and glitter on them. I think we need to send as many of those as possible to our friends in red states to give all the bigots a massive coronary.

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I hear the lines are very long. Take water and snacks and a chair etc.

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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo, The Big Picture

Supposedly, Kemp is not happy with the three Maga's. We'll see what happens. I'm in North GA, and most friends are voting for Kamala!

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💪💪💪

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I’m in Atlanta, and wasn’t super thrilled with Kemp as governor, but I deeply admire how principled he’s been in standing up to Trumpers. He and Brad Raffensberger have made it very clear through their actions that, while they may remain Republicans, this anti-democratic nonsense is not what they signed up for. I really appreciate that.

Super excited that your north GA friends are on the Harris train!

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Right? He shows up for what's left of the party and not for the cult.

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Talk about getting down in the weeds! Thank you, Jay et al., for this very clear explanation of what’s happening. As a former Moderator of a polling place, it was my job to see that everyone followed the rules. We had workers from both parties and tried very hard to protect free and fair elections. It breaks my heart that the garbage mongers are putting the process in question and giving people fear about our system. But I’m confident that the good guys will prevail (generic use obviously).

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If NC flips blue, that offsets any mischief in GA, but better to raise monster challenges months before the Nov. elections, rather than play defense the day after. PA in good hands, not much of any MAGA foothold there, and a narrow - even very narrow - win by the Dem ticket should hold up.

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PA is a part of the wall we must hold.

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Jay - what is happening with the Georgia election interference case against tRump?

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My joy is gone. I’m officially scared shitless.

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Yes, it's very scary but at least everyone is on it! It's clear what's happening and actions to thwart it are being taken at the highest levels. So let's send lots of energy to those doing the work and feel the positive outcome!

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The antidote to fear is action. Get involved. There is something for everybody to do. A very good friend of mine said that being afraid is exactly what they want.

I don’t like phone/text banking or knocking on doors, so I’m writing postcards. I’m also a poll worker this year. I’ve never done either one before. It makes me feel better besides writing a check.

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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo

Exactly. I’ve been volunteering and donating 💙

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Agree! As Michelle Obama said, “Do “Something!”

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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo

Don’t give up!!!

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Don’t let them steal your joy.

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It is scary. But we have excellent lawyers who are on top of these shenanigans. Our job is to get out the vote in such big numbers that their nonsense is overwhelmed by the truth of our win. Let the lawyers do their thing and let us do ours.

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Nope Don’t give up. You all Are Going to save America and this election along With all his BS will go down in history. You all will

As well and we will be grateful. Hang in there.

🇨🇦❤️💙🌊

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Who’s who in the Republican scheme to subvert the Georgia election results for Trump? Check this relationship map.

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/08/27/who-is-who-in-the-republican-scheme-to-subvert-the-georgia-election-results-for-trump/

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That Voting Rights bill cannot be passed quickly enough.

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Great article and damn scary. The Founding Fathers are turning over in their graves.

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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo

What sticks out is "Certifying an election is NOT a choice, it's the LAW. A few UNELECTED extremists can't just decide not to count your vote". Maybe a panel of certified voters should make themselves available to watch those extremists as they try to count the votes (and probably have to take off their shoes to do so). Hopefully the DNC lawsuit prevails.

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Exactly- it’s our votes they are trying to steal. That needs to be said over and over.

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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo

Thank you for a Master's Level class explaining the intricacies of Political Chess. It boggles my mind and reads like the subplot of a Tom Clancy novel.

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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo

Jay, I really appreciate your insight and your approach. You always end with hope and for us Anxious Annies, we really appreciate it.

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Aug 27Liked by Jay Kuo

All lawyers, eat your Wheaties! 💙

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What are the chances other states could flip blue enough to make Georgia's count irrelevant?

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If we take WI, Mi and PA it’s over for Trump.

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Persist people! Not one step

back! Take it to them all the

way! Do everything, anything

you can to make sure Trump

does not get near the White House ever again and stands

trial for all his crimes! We're

not going back!!!

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Great summary, Jay Kuo, and thanks again for what you do.

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I have lots of thoughts--not sure why PA is polling for Trump. But I will say that depending on Brian Kemp to do the right thing is a losing bet. He may not like Trump, but he's as miserable as they come in terms of voter suppression.

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Thats ok they have all

Flipped. It will be the last then you have to get ahead by 10

In them All With 2 months to go. You all can do this. 💙🌊💙🌊

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