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Uncle Joe

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17. Yes and "Al Gore lives in a big house," that never took away from the message

Reply to bloom (Reply #15)

Mon May 6, 2019, 01:43 PM

May 2019

nor the movement.

One of Bernie's houses is a one bedroom condo in D.C. where he works and the third was purchased from the sale of an inheritance.

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However, the original Seven Days report included information on how the Sanders’ afforded the summer home. O’Meara Sanders said that she had inherited a vacation home in Maine, but the family was unable to make use of it due to its distance from their primary residence in Vermont, so she sold it and used the proceeds to finance the purchase of a more suitable vacation home in North Hero:

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https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/08/10/bernie-sanders-buys-summer-home/

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Climate change is destroying our ecosystems and our planet. [View all] Uncle Joe May 2019 OP

thank you, Senator Sanders and Joe for sharing saidsimplesimon May 2019 #1

Seriously frightening. calimary May 2019 #2

The planet will be just fine zipplewrath May 2019 #3

Your last line... pangaia May 2019 #4

Right. This just means the planet could eradicate a virus called the human race. Clash City Rocker May 2019 #5

Sometimes I wonder zipplewrath May 2019 #6

So if the universe sends a giant asteroid headed to Earth, Uncle Joe May 2019 #8

Give it the old college try zipplewrath May 2019 #9

I believe our "old college try" will be greatly enhanced in the future if Uncle Joe May 2019 #10

Probably not zipplewrath May 2019 #12

Colleges and universities are not a guarantor of intelligence but they do Uncle Joe May 2019 #14

Our destiny is to spread our seed to the stars! we all feel the primordial urge, space calls to us! Baclava May 2019 #11

More planets to destroy? zipplewrath May 2019 #13

Mine the asteroids, use them as spaceship habitats, colonize the Moon and Mars for starters Baclava May 2019 #16

Space Colonies zipplewrath May 2019 #20

After this therefor because of this? LanternWaste May 2019 #19

You beat me to this post leftieNanner May 2019 #7

I think when most people refer the health of the planet... LanternWaste May 2019 #18

It's the thought that counts zipplewrath May 2019 #21

Yes and no. "The ecosystem" - as we know it - WILL NOT be "just fine". MH1 May 2019 #27

It is not just Climate Change which is destroying our ecosystems/planet bloom May 2019 #15

Yes and "Al Gore lives in a big house," that never took away from the message Uncle Joe May 2019 #17

Wow. How many houses does he have? WeekiWater May 2019 #23

I think Gore's house does take away from his message - if it's wasteful. bloom May 2019 #25

Al's house was an existing energy hog built in the early 20 century. Uncle Joe May 2019 #26

Jay Inslee has the most going on - regarding focus on the environment bloom May 2019 #29

Population size zipplewrath May 2019 #24

THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES, THIS. MH1 May 2019 #28

I believe Biden was one of the first Senators to pass legislation... WeekiWater May 2019 #22