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April 26, 2025
Sam Seder tonight
April 24, 2025
But instead of being complimented for it, the usual jerks on social media are dragging him. Saying he was a bad candidate in 2000. That he didn’t fight back enough during the recount. That along with the usual Nader apologists.
This is why some don’t speak out more because those who should have their backs when they do would rather attack them.
Sorry for the rant. Saw all this elsewhere and am just very disappointed.
Unbelievable!
Earlier this week Al Gore spoke out against Trump. Here if you haven’t seen it:
But instead of being complimented for it, the usual jerks on social media are dragging him. Saying he was a bad candidate in 2000. That he didn’t fight back enough during the recount. That along with the usual Nader apologists.
This is why some don’t speak out more because those who should have their backs when they do would rather attack them.
Sorry for the rant. Saw all this elsewhere and am just very disappointed.
April 23, 2025
Al Gore draws parallels between Trump and early Nazi Germany
Al Gore draws parallels between Trump and early Nazi Germany
Al Gore launched an attack on the Trump administration saying there were 'important lessons' to be learned from similarities with the early rise of Nazi Germany. In a speech at a climate week event in San Francisco, Gore said: 'We've already seen, by the way, how popular authoritarian leaders have used migrants as scapegoats and have fanned the fires of xenophobia to fuel their own rise to power, and power-seeking is what this is all about'
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/apr/22/al-gore-trump-early-nazi-germany
Al Gore launched an attack on the Trump administration saying there were 'important lessons' to be learned from similarities with the early rise of Nazi Germany. In a speech at a climate week event in San Francisco, Gore said: 'We've already seen, by the way, how popular authoritarian leaders have used migrants as scapegoats and have fanned the fires of xenophobia to fuel their own rise to power, and power-seeking is what this is all about'
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/apr/22/al-gore-trump-early-nazi-germany
April 20, 2025
What are MAGAts celebrating today?
April 19, 2025
Are members of ICE
who are carrying out Trump’s orders guilty of war crimes?
If so, should they be prosecuted one day?
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