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How in bloody hell do people who think it's OK to legalize murder to kill people 'involved' in an abortion, have the gall to call themselves 'pro-life'? Every time I think that these nut-jobs have gotten as extreme as possible, I find I'm wrong. Sadistic fuckers.

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Wow. Just wow. Joni Mitchell brought tears to my eyes. What a moving performance. Thank you, Mary, for sharing this.

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I am overwhelmed by this column and all the information it provides. Thank you for helping to keep me sane during these times.

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I just watched the Joni/Brandi video right before you posted this. It is the most heartwarming thing I will see today. Thank God for music!!!!!

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My reaction to Joni Mitchell singing “Both Sides Now” matched yours exactly!

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Thank you, Mary.

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Thank you, Mary, for your column and emergency art.

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Thanks for this, so many great points! The Joni Mitchell clip was all around amazing. I saw it yesterday afternoon and it prompted me to listen to the entire Both Sides Now album, which I hadn't in way too long. So wonderful.

The conversation in the media around Biden running again, and whether THE SITTING VP should be the nominee if he doesn't, is unbelievable. Amen (pun intended) to your point about the permeation of religion into our politics and governance. John Fugelsang is so cogent on this subject and if I could read his twitter threads on it all day long, I would. And I hear you and others about the DOJ and the obstruction charges. But the statute of limitations hasn't run yet on all of them, including strong ones. Don't know if they'll end up bringing any of the obstruction charges for a variety of reasons (see https://www.lawfareblog.com/where-justice-department-trump-obstruction-offenses), but DOJ is going to come through surrounding the election plot and hopefully there'll be a couple Mueller obstruction charges included just for fun! Last comment - so appreciate your shout out to the new 988 mental health crisis hotline!

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I was crying before the singing even started!!!

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Loved the emergency art! I too cried. Thank you for giving me a shred of hope that democracy just might survive.

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In my single digit years, Joni Mitchell And Carole King among other strong woman artists were always scoring the day, Thanks For The Joni Insert, Merrick Garland's Justice Department has impaneled a grand jury for the upper echelon of Trump Allies, On News This Morning, Marc Short, Mike Pence's Chief of Staff admitted to testifying to it, So It Looks Like Garland will catch up in time, Abortion is a hang man of an issue but ultimately its gonna bring women en masse to the polls in November and hopefully, Like A Tidal Wave, Knock out all Republican hopes for either Congressional House. Staffers of Congress, 165 of them wrote a letter asking Joe Biden To enact a climate emergency to release funds for climate change now that Manchin has bamboozled us again, I think this is perfect solution to acting on climate Right Now. I REMAIN THE OPTIMIST, and now changes are happening as we get closer to election. Secret Service: Have we all forgotten Oliver Stone's JFK, Absent Lee Harvey Oswald The Patsie, The Secret Service was Derelict of duty in JFK assassination! NOW SECRET SERVICE AGENTS ARE LAWYERING UP BECAUSE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO DELETED TEXTS, Let's Air These Fuckers Out!

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Mary Trump is a gifted gift! The only good thing from 45's 4 year train wreck!

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Hi Mary. Thank you for helping to keep me sane. Small point -- Marcy Wheeler and the crew at Emptywheel have laid out in compelling if excrutiating detail all of the actions that Barr took while AG to make prosecutions for things noted in the Mueller report unwinnable. This is yet another instance of the malfeasance of Barr and the rest. Not a blot on the current DoJ.

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Interesting that while the FRC is designated a church by the IRS, the FBI raided 5 HOPCCs (House of Prayer Christian Churches), all of which are located near military posts and designed to target the vulnerable family members of those who serve. The Fayetteville, NC HOPCC was among them and the local paper does a good job spelling out how they roll...

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2022/06/30/fayetteville-house-prayer-church-raided-fbi-things-know-military/7771025001/

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Did the Republicans also vote against the Amber Alert Act?

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