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Janet Wagner's avatar

You guys are assuming there will be a fair election. With what I hear and read, it's possible that either Trump will run for a 3rd term (!!!) or Musk et al will screw up elections. BTW, I worked as a librarian at Earlham College in Indiana until I retired. Yay, Quaker education?

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MAP's avatar

I’m sorry but haven’t we learned our lessons about “maverick outsiders” running the government? And celebrities? JFC.

All because Americans “hate government” because most of them do not even understand what it is (it’s us) and what it does. But they are about to find out when they have to pay for a crap weather forecast because NOAA and the NWS have been gutted; have to watch acres of public lands including national parks and wetlands, be sold off and burn when wildfires strike because we do not have a forestry/fire service to combat them; pay an exorbitant rate to mail anything because the USPS will be bought out by one of the private carriers; gripe that no one answers the phone when they need to get through at SS or the VA; and panic when they are informed their special needs child has lost her tutors and aids or that their mother with dementia must move in because Medicaid no longer covers the nursing home and she’s being evicted. Not to mention how unsafe food, water, drugs, products, and working conditions can become because no OSHA and no inspectors and monitors. And forget scientific breakthroughs. That’s done.

Our enemies could not do more to destroy the country than Musk and Trump and the spineless GOP.

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Kelly Grey's avatar

This was great video! Hope you & JVL get to do this again!

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john-e-be's avatar

Yeah.

Like weekly.

We’ll call it “The Diligent Duo”

(Or whatever. I’m just spitballing here.)

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Meggie's avatar

Great podcast.

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Sharlene Silva's avatar

Great talk, guys. Hey - do try to get JVL on PSA. Would be lights out.

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Judi Wilson's avatar

Thanks guys, Quaker here, love the plug for the Society of Friends! 🥰

Seriously, so nice to see the 2 Pods communicating in public spaces. You both have amazing audiences!

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Amy Horne's avatar

As a graduate of George School, I concur.

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Reggie Winner's avatar

This was a terrific, wide-ranging discussion. I am relieved that good minds are thinking ahead and beginning to realistically strategize!

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Leah P's avatar

What a great conversation! I of course hate our current political climate … but love all of the crossover with pundits. I love and support Message Box too!

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Suzie Baer's avatar

Dan's Message is the only Substack I pay for.

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Laura Haule's avatar

Everything is different today Feb 27. Much worse. Trump is threatening Republican legislators.

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Jenny Barrett's avatar

Such an interesting chat, thank you. On a fun note, I love the fact that JVLs sweet visage and vibes finally managed to break Dan's bitchy resting face ;)

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Chuck's avatar

Do we have a shot at flipping the 3 special election seats???

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Kristin R-T's avatar

If the answer is, "someone who preaches really ugly class warfare, and it turns out there's a lot of votes in that"—what are we even doing? And I have a great deal of respect for you, Dan, but I cannot listen to two men talk about why a woman can't be president anymore. Sarah *should* be angry about that stance, and you both should listen. If we stop standing for anything important, we might as well let Musk have the country to do whatever.

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