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Samrob

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September 6, 2022

Reviewing the past litigations of team Trump since 2015 and the lawyers he has chosen, the outcomes

of their filings etc., one has to wonder if these people actually too the Bar Exam themselves and whether or not some are actually real attorneys right now? Who checks before they are allowed to represent a client in court?

September 6, 2022

Seriously, how could the country trust any Special Master selected by Trump team to not be a clear

and present danger to the nation? Who could they name that could be trusted to review TS intel information? Everyone surround Trump is either corrupt, compromised, ignorant, bigoted, anti-American, anti-democracy, or just plain stupid.

September 3, 2022

Shouldn't there be a national infrastructure movement for water treatment plants in major cities and

municipalities like there was for the interstate highway system? It seems to me that we are facing a national emergency with two big infrastructure systems, water treatment and energy grids. The building of the highway system was accepted as a great idea for jobs and transportation but it did destroy farms and homes of the most disadvantaged among us at the time.

Our energy grid(s) is suffering right now but since nothing major has happened in gated communities it is being virtually ignored by most voters. Water treatment problems seem to be affecting major inner cities across the nation now but hasn't reached much into the gated communities yet. But no one is exempt from aging infrastructure issues.

My nieces are dealing with corroding septic systems in rural GA right now. Well waters are facing seeping pollution from surrounding industries. We are on a collision course with time and nature. Even those gentrified communities that have swept into many inner cities will be facing this sooner rather than later. We need to put our taxes where our priorities should be and not slipping more of the dollars through loopholes into the pockets of people who have more money than they need but who really pollute our systems the most.

September 3, 2022

Economically dumb here. But rising interest rates seem to be another boondoggle for the wealthy.

The wealthy can afford the rising prices because the rising interest rates make up the difference to the wealthy investors. So they get the benefit of rising interest rates that adds to their hoarded wealth portfolios, while rising prices adds to windfall profits which also add to their wealth from the stock dividends from the record profits. At the same time, the wealthy continue to buy, buy, buy because they can afford the higher prices that the rest of consumers struggle to buy necessities at outrageous prices. Prices continue to rise because pricing rests in the hands of mega corporations and with the bakers that keep giving them the money at their bargain interest rates while the resulting inflation kills the rest of us. It's like they are pinching the rest of us until we cry ouch!!

September 1, 2022

This judge who is ruling on the Special Master is worrisome.

Like most of Trump's appointments they seem to be lightweights in their field.

If the judge rules in favor of a Special Master, can her ruling be appealed by the DOJ?

September 1, 2022

I hope Biden snatches McCarthy's response right from his dropped jaw.

LINKING is still the answer to me. Linking GOP policies to deficits, inflation, crime, decaying cities, lawlessness, and fascism is the message I want to hear. No more cumbaya. Don't take the "extreme left" jabs without reminding voters that there is even a difference in extremes. One extreme wants to do much more FOR people while the other extreme want to do much more AGAINT people. One extreme wants to spend more on education the other extreme wants to demonize educators. One extreme wants to reform law enforcement and the other extreme wants to exterminate them. One extreme wants to defend democracy the other extreme wants to demolish democracy. One extreme wants fair taxes for all the other extreme wants no taxes or lower taxes for the wealthy. One extreme wants women to have control over her body and health decisions. The other extreme wants to control a woman's body and health decisions. One extreme embraces all of humanity regardless of race, religion, or sexuality. The other extreme wants to simply eliminate people who are not like them. There are many more differences and they are stark.

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About Samrob

Staunch advocate for voting rights. I couldn't take it any longer and have joined 3 public boards within the last week to add my voice to the quest for a voting rights. Lifetime Democrat. Retired Federal medical researcher.
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