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Steve, this was an outstanding article. Your grasp of the parallels and significance of the Nazi movement to the current events shaping our politics is so incredibly beneficial. Thank you for sharing. Your thoughts and ideas are so helpful to those of us that don’t know or remember these terribly important historical details and facts.

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I amplify KPez’ appreciation and note of timeliness!

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“The Trump-Vance ticket is an obscenity”…that is the truest and best line of the morning.

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Well, T & V just lost the TransVestite Vote

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People often vote against their own interests. Ever hear of Log Cabin Republicans? The party platform has never embraced their community, actually have shunned them, and they still support TFG and other Rs. But hey, MAGA and TFG have a true disdain for their supporters other than how they can be used to achieve their goals. so not really a surprise.

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And ANY female who votes MAGA

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My wife had a hard time believing that there was a group such as the Log Cabin Republicans.

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Trump and Vance both truly insecure people, both treat women with distain because they are so scared of them that they feel they have to control them. Both are cowards putting on a bravado so others won’t see their true cowardice as men. Real men treat all equally, especially truly religious people not the fake religious pair of Trump and Vance, rodeo clowns.

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Outstanding insight! Thank you Eric.

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Thank you for the very nice comment. It’s very appreciated.

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That is a totally unnecessary and brutal slam of Rodeo Clowns, but I agree with everything else you said.

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Didn’t mean to degrade rodeo clowns. They have a very tough job and possess a useful skill unlike the women hater couple

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Well said Eric!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Thank you. Not to be redundant, your comment is very much appreciated

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Question, please: What do you think will happen if Harris wins and Trump's handpicked electors refuse to certify?

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They are already putting the pieces in place to give themselves the right to not certify the results. Mark Elias has been working on this and warning us for the last couple years that this could be a possibility. I hope though if Red States refuse to certify their results that the Senate and House refuse to seat their members.

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That’s why you need a tsunami of blue

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I agree about the need for a tsunami of blue, but I am not sure SCOTUS will care if it ends up before them.

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That is a big concern as well.

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Great question, Peter. I anticipate that outcome and continue to wonder how our legal system, politicians or whomever can prevent it in the 1st place.

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Thank you, Victoria. It's terrifying.

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I second this question

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That’s the 64-thousand dollar question of the day: a historically normal hand-off on J6 or the abomination that was Trump’s attempted insurrection? And since the GOP has had four years to up the ante on their assault tactics, what might we “normies”, holding our breath at home glued to the live TV coverage, witness?

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We stand at the cusp of freedom or tyranny with this election. There is no middle ground.

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Vance is a horror .... I have said this before...Trump does what he wants.. He asks people what they think until they give the answer he wants.. I'm sure that his son's know this. I don't think you can put all the blame on them. The way the whole crowd views women is unthinkable.. and what turns my stomach is the women who go along with this and promote it ..There are too many women to mention. Shame shame shame on them... As my mother would say , "They are nothing but crumbs." the entire crowd.. As an aside ..I saw Kamala's speech in Georgia last night . She was spectacular . I now feel like we have a fighting chance...Thank you dems for doing the right thing, right away after Joe dropped out. Hopeful on the edge.

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I was there!!!! It was a joyful gathering! I haven't stopped grinning since leaving the convention center.

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Since Trump is telling everyone they don't need to vote and national media has covered this, do you think the feds, institutions or cops are looking into this and making a plan on how to respond if electors refuse to certify? Asking for my very angry red state that enacted some dangerous laws after losing last time and having 2 blue senators elected.

Many thanks!

Patricia

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I believe Trump will attempt to undo the results of a loss by demanding increased and more widespread violence than he did on 1/6. He has said that if he loses it will be because the election was rigged.

I also believe the Biden administration will have the National Guard on standby and be ready to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, authorizing the use of the military against domestic rebellion.

Finally, I believe, though we will go through some tough times, Harris will be sworn in as president; democracy will overcome the miltant fascist threat.

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I'm not sure if this is what you're referring to, but he has told everyone to vote this time and they won't have to vote ever again. He's encouraging, not discouraging, voting in 2024 and has said, "after that, it will be fixed". Man, I hate sounding like I'm defending the bastard. Seriously, just trying to clarify what you're referencing.

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No need to worry about defending TFG. He is on video saying both. For much of campaign season Drumpf has been telling his crowds they don't need to vote. He's been recorded saying he has so many votes, his supporters don't need to worry about ballots. Over in real world, people are concerned that means he has his steal already in place.

Last week, he told a conservative evangelical audience that if they just vote in this election, they'll never have to vote again. Reality based folks worry that means he will have taken over as Dear Leader and stopped bothering with meaningful elections. I suspect truth is that campaign minion finally noticed he was telling supporters not to vote, and had a little talk.

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Patricia, my question as well

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They never give up on trying to control us.

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All Catholic bull shit.

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The role of the RCC and its subsidiary, Opus Dei, is as involved in the MAGA movement as evangelical preachers, dripping with greed and lusting for power over everyone.

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Justice Amy is the patron saint of the movement. And how many of the nine are Catholics?

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John Roberts (Chief Justice) Catholicism G. W. Bush 2005

Clarence Thomas Catholicism G. H. W. Bush 1991

Samuel Alito Catholicism G. W. Bush 2006

Sonia Sotomayor Catholicism Obama 2009

Elena Kagan Judaism Obama 2010

Neil Gorsuch Anglicanism/Catholicism Trump 2017

Brett Kavanaugh Catholicism Trump 2018

Amy Coney Barrett Catholicism Trump 2020

Ketanji Brown Jackson Protestantism Biden 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States#Religion

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How do you know this?

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Wikipedia.

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Steve: Great post! Truth in historical context.

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Steve is right , both about how JD Vance & Trump disdain women & see them only useful as machines to produce babies & raise MAGA kids. But he’s also right that despite this, millions of women will still vote for them. It’s so important to inform women about what these 2 misogynists plan to do , so fewer of them go ahead & still vote for the GOP ticket, against their own interests.

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Steve's message today explains why there is a real chance SCOTUS will end the right to contraception. Of course, there will be internment (concentration) camps for the racially inferior and plenty of Dr. Mengeles to perform abortions on undesirable pregnancies. Vance is the front man for the most abominable expressions of MAGA "blood and soil" fascism, nationalism, patriarchy, and misogyny.

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Thanks for the historical context Steve.

The parallels between MAGA and Fascism are strikingly clear, yet these enraged unlettered folks haven't made the connection, or don't care to, or they embrace it.

While canvassing for Gloria Johnson for Senate, I had a good talk with a woman who at the end said about me, "wow, a white male voting for women." (Meaning Gloria and Kamala.)

It pains me to look at it that way, because Gloria and Kamala clearly embody DEMOCRATIC principles unlike their counterparts. Of course I'm voting for them! Not as women, but as candidates.

But I get it. Women are under assault. I take this personally. I have a daughter and a granddaughter. (Not to mention a mother who, God rest her soul, was, among other things, valedictorian of her highschool).

When you diminish women, you diminish me, my family, and my country.

"We're not going back!"

Vote Blue!

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Love it Max!! Real men love strong women!!! ❤️🇺🇸💙

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🤔 I wonder if the deluded (millions?) of MAGA women, with daughters, sporting “I’m Voting for the Felon” t-shirts would still vote for that POS if they were handed a new t-shirt reading “I’m Voting for the Rapist?”

Probably, amirite?

Because, 🤦🏼‍♂️, you can’t fix stupid. Or FauxNews.

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Yes. In fact, they'd probably be happy if he chose to abuse THEIR daughters (thinking of those parents in the Michael Jackson case). But not because of stupid or even FauxNews. Because of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncdv3k2l_B8

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It is not 'weird', or even 'creepy', how Maga men and women are embracing one of the darkest eras of human history. It's a 'Shanda' (Yiddish for disgrace), and dangerous. If Mega succeeds, it will not end well for anyone of us, the 'other', or those who think they rule and chosen. We the People must win this contest at all costs.

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Pumping out millions of Nazi babies is un American.

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Jul 31Liked by Steve S

This information should be spread throughout America and the MAJOR FOCUS of the election. Nazi Germany atrocities in the 1930’s and 1940’s should make sane Americans who are not 100% brainwashed see it will happen again in America. Powerful writing Steve. Thank you on behalf of all decent and intelligent Americans past, present and future.

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Yes, Steve's newsletter is an example of what urgent and excellent EDUCATION looks like. May this newsletter and related 'The Warning' videos be shared far and wide. Thanks.

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