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THIS IS A SPECIAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT…

Please excuse the interruption.


Your regular programming has now been restored.

Keep it real!  And wear your damn mask!

Marilyn


 

 

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  1. Chris JohnstonJanuary 20, 2021 at 7:16 PM

    Adios pendejo

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  2. steveJanuary 20, 2021 at 7:31 PM

    A huge weight off my chest. To breathe again.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 20, 2021 at 7:35 PM

    I wept through the entire ceremony.. in good company, as David Brooks was in tears as well. Inspirational, so much hope -- and RELIEF.. I made myself watch the vile beats get on Air Force One AND LEAVE!

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    1. MarilynJanuary 21, 2021 at 12:15 PM

      Lots of tears here, too. So many lives lost, futures clouded, dreams deferred, security threatened, tranquility smashed. But also so much hope for what is going to be extremely difficult but altogether (and I intend that pun) possible. It's a matter of will and love. It will likely take a generation, in my opinion, but we'll get there if we try.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 20, 2021 at 11:28 PM

    There have even been unsubstantiated accounts of actual HUMANS having recently taken up residence in the White House. Stay tuned for updates....

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    1. MarilynJanuary 21, 2021 at 12:17 PM

      And not only! Two dogs and a cat! A president who loves (and rescues) animals is a huge step in the right direction.

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  5. UnknownJanuary 21, 2021 at 12:03 AM

    It actually went off smoothly. And the rat is back in the swamp he calls home.

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    1. MarilynJanuary 21, 2021 at 12:23 PM

      The rising tide of climate change and democracy will take care of him, if the Senate and any one of the numerous plaintiffs about to hand him a summons don't get him first. But enough of him! Moving on to shoring up the republic by reestablishing truth, a shared set of facts, and the respectful negotiation of our collective future as a nation, living on an earth we share with all other living creatures and which we must protect.

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