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Brooke Welgus's avatar

I'm an Aussie and love the writing style! An equal measure of humour and horror, as you write about the ClusterF@ck that is modern day Divided States of America. Land of the free, where a dude that can't get his skin tone right has the keys to the castle, and can't even earn the respect of a 5 year old, booger eating brat of child. Grab the popcorn and buckle in!

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Shadows_Trail's avatar

Australia has an election coming up and trumpism is being pushed by the opposition. We read you like the backpage horoscopes ;)

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Paul Andrews's avatar

Or should that be horrorscope?

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Carly's avatar

coming at cha from Bhutan and I can confirm there is indeed much existential crisis but if the world goes to hell, they’ll have to climb the mountains to get to us

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Jan Gray's avatar

Hi from Western Australia where we have a Temu Trump (Peter Dutton) trying to emulate the orange one, trying to get elected into our federal government. Keep up the good work.

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Shadows_Trail's avatar

Haha Temu Trump..

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Jan Gray's avatar

An utter nut job billionaire who thinks he’s important. A fat cane toad ‘has been’.

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Kristine's avatar

You are a breath of delicious fresh air. Much love from a Canadian.

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Terri Celcharen's avatar

To be fair some of things trying to kill us in Australia are politicians so we have a vested interest.

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Amanda A'Hara's avatar

NZ's Govt is slipping into scary territory just like America's unfortunately. It's grim down under. Very grim.

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Debra Aring's avatar

We in Portugal do not take a four hour nap during the day. That’s our neighbors in Spain. There are two distinct countries on the Iberian Peninsula with two distinct cultures. Anywho, love the work you’re doing.

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Paul Andrews's avatar

“banned in Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Cuba, Israel”. Never thought I’d see Israel in that company!

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Daniel Sevitt's avatar

I’m sitting in Tel Aviv right now reading this. In what way exactly has this been banned in Israel? I call bullshit.

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Closer to the Edge's avatar

Noted. I will edit the article.

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Dante Langston's avatar

Human decency evidently, you keep re-electing that N-asshole.

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Daniel Sevitt's avatar

Israel is not the only country to elect an asshole. I certainly have never voted for him.

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Tricia Moore's avatar

It’s a bit early in the UK for a pint for me (10.39 am) but Closer To The Edge goes very well with a cup of tea. It is always a delight to find that voices of sanity do still exist in the US, despite the red sea of mass delusions, and a relief to park our existential crises for a few moments to cheer you on in finding a solution to yours.

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Randy Allen's avatar

well, we are in a stickfight here, and it’s gonna be fucking ugly. fear and loathing on the campaign trail was one of my favorite books. you are channeling your inner gonzo well, grasshopper….. we need something totally off the rails and accurate.

you could relocate to the seal rock inn, for the ambiance. hunter almost always got the corner room, top floor. an itty bitty elevator, smelling of naked fear, and garlic.

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Martha Ture's avatar

Dear hearts, You’re the tops, but pulleaze don’t ask me to become a paid subscriber because if your algorthym will talk with my algorinder you’ll see that I am a paid subscriber. Thank you, thank you.

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Noga Arikha's avatar

What about Italy? Any reason you left out eternally dysfunctional-hence-resilient Italy? True, people here tend to be too inward-looking and mediocre-tv-news-bound to grasp fully what’s going on, and yeah we have that prime minister, but surely someone besides me is reading between a plate of pasta and an argument about local politics?

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Laura G's avatar

I just adore this particular communication. It is real and it is true. I am so very grateful that I found you.

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Marcel van Driel's avatar

The Netherlands checking in

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Daniel Sevitt's avatar

Not banned in Israel. Hence my ability to read this in Israel and post this.

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Closer to the Edge's avatar

Noted. We will edit the article.

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Daniel Sevitt's avatar

Thanks!

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