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Sharliegram's avatar

In other countries HE would have been disappeared already....

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Anne's avatar

It is not too late. Just say'n.

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Randi's avatar

I'll help. And take the 5th.

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Ani Sweitzer's avatar

America is going through a brain and talent drain. It's so sad. This country was a magnet for those who are the best. No longer...

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Cindy Wiggins's avatar

Closer to the Edge, I found you by accident. I'm so happy I did. You speak truth to power in a powerful, singular way. America needs to hear your voice. Democrat politicians need to hear your voice. I'm old. I assume you are young. I love the generational connection. Take care and stay safe. Dissent, defy defeat.

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Closer to the Edge's avatar

We are a group of writers, some older and some younger. How did you accidentally find us? We wish more people would have accidents like that. Thank you for your readership and support.

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Cindy Wiggins's avatar

I generally just read the specific Substacks I follow but sometimes just scroll through all posts of the day. I came across someone who recommended your Constitution of Resistance. I loved it and decided to follow you.

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Patricia Reed's avatar

I worry about the safety of the writer(s) of this column. Poking the orange fruitcake on a regular basis has to be dangerous. He is deteriorating daily. I admire your courage and your persistence. I think I speak for all of us when I express gratitude for this work you do so well.

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Closer to the Edge's avatar

Thank you, but please don't worry about our safety. Aside from Rook T. Winchester, our editor-in-chief, we all tend to keep a pretty low profile. If Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard try to arrest or detain any of our writers, you can be sure that we will write about it.

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Dina's avatar

Go, Rook! 😅 I'd love to see Kash "Googly Eyes" Patel try to arrest Rook—it'd be pretty funny to watch him trying to even FIND Rook!

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Randi's avatar

Great column! The only problem I had with it was when you called him Mr. President. ICK!!! He does not deserve that title. But you redeemed yourself when you told him to SHUT THE FUCK UP!!

I tell him that every time he says something stupid. I've never sworn so much in my life.

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Marjorie's avatar

I caught that as well. "Mr. President" is not an option.

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Yvonne McCarthy's avatar

"You’re not even good at pretending to be human." I haven't laughed this much in quite a while. Masterful progression of line. *Raises rocks Irish rye to you guys*

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Robin Graubarth's avatar

And “ not yet human “ … so he tries to pretend? No, he fails on that count too. Rosie got to him!

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Marjorie's avatar

And people actually blindly follow this buffoon. My take is they don't want to admit they were very, very wrong. They weren't scammed; DT was loud and clear with regard to his plans. These numb-nut followers just "didn't think he meant me/them/whatever." While DT is circling the bowl with his disaster management, his daily ICE fiasco, Epstein snafu - he deflects to Rosie O'Donnell. He is a waste of oxygen. No redeeming quality whatsoever.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

The MAGA coterie has a psychological construct called identity fusion Marjorie… but your post brought a big smile!!

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Robin Graubarth's avatar

Yes, it is interesting & Rosie’s response was great. But, let’s not let him deflect! I repeat - no deflection! Back to calling him out on cruelty to immigrants, general nastiness and incoherence, looking foolish and inept at disasters (Texas river, Puerto Rico, NC), lying, Jeffrey Epstein (Trump is sooo implicated, “sick” pedophilic and misogynistic behaviors on record already, examples of things that polls show electorate does not approve of… keep these in the media, point them out. No more passes.

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GG119819's avatar

You are absolutely right! What the He** Unfortunately I know TOO MANY PEOPLE who were 1 -or 2 issue voters (immigration & the economy) who also believed Congress would keep him in check on other issues. Many educated people I know are planning their crossing over the border to the other side. If you vote for a rapist you are Fucked! If you vote for a racist you are an ignorant racist too. If you voted for a convicted felon you are STUPID!

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KELTIK_WARRIOR (VINCE T 🦁 )'s avatar

Our "melting pot" has fallen into a regime of idiocy, forming our national idiocrasy. Rather than tossing salvos at people who p**s off his fragile ego or toying with tariffs or endorsing Alligator Auschwitz or eating ice cream as Texans drown in floodwaters perhaps "he" could do the actual work of a real, bona fide president. Oh, wait! This IS the apprentice. Where can one find a real president who is not caked in orange paint and consumed with vile nastiness? Who does not seek to destroy an entire nation, built by the way on the backs of immigrants and slaves?

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Cherri Wagner's avatar

Bravo, Rosie. You speak the truth

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Tricia's avatar

So embarrassing and ignorant and childish...the list could go on and on.

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CathrynC's avatar

Preach on, Edge Patriots! Can we last till special elections?

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Patty Taylor's avatar

Well said!!!

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3dEdited

"...especially when it gets within earshot." I see what you did there, and fucking love it. I'll be using this line going forward.

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Diane Battista's avatar

Trump has abused Rosie O’Donnell from the beginning. A grown man calling a woman filthy names. He treated her roughly and viciously.

Men of honor do not treat women like that.

None of it was ever funny.

They tried then to say that SHE started it - no she did not.

She told the truth about Trump talking about bankruptcies corruption, and everything else being in the know about what went on in New York City living there.

His tweet today was so out of line so out of boundaries so outrageous . Making THREATS as narcissistic abusers do.

The President of the United States, threatening to take away somebody’s citizenship.

THREATS and retaliation for getting away out of HIS reach.

There are women in domestic violence situations trying to get out every day that understand this.

Never have we had a president of the United States behave this way.

His treatment to women is misogynistic and abusive .

As stated above :

Men of honor integrity and emotional maturity, do not act or talk like that.

The public conversations have been reduced to the gutter.

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Robin Graubarth's avatar

Let us take it out of the gutter and not let him get away with his abuse of power and idiocy. No more deflections- back to FL swamps, lying, Epstein affiliation (surely he is guilty- view other misogynistic and sadistic behavior), cruelty & Anti-Semitism, incoherence, dementia and inability to do the job; be loud and clear media, tell the truth of this buffoon. We hold you accountable.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Exceptionally written shut the fuck up to the odious cretin, drug addled, 79 year old doddering transnational criminal syndicate wastrel masquerading as presidential mastermind, thanks!!

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Mark Luebbers's avatar

If you’re going to call him Mr. president, it should always be with a little pee.

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Robin Graubarth's avatar

Yes, urine on the sheets, in his diaper too…

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Mike A's avatar

LOL...like his little hands 😄 🤣

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