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Thank you! Your courage strengthens some of the rest of us.

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Happy to. thanks for being on the team!

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Adam your courage is spiritual food. 🙏 ❤️

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Yes, he does!

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Amen. Thank you, Adam!

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23 hrs agoLiked by Adam Kinzinger

Thank you Adam for always standing up for what is right.

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Unless the current administration arrests the criminals before Jan 6, and puts a stop to this slide into depravity, the 186 million US adults (71%) who did not vote for Donald will have to resist. Daily. The minority tyrant can only win if the majority is afraid.

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I totally agree, winning this war will require massive protest throughout the country and Washington DC. !!! We all need to think that way. These authoritarian clowns are not anticipating what is coming. The full fury of the "American People". When the "UNLAWFUL ACTS" against the American citizens start, so will the resistance. If there is a planned protest in your area, show up!!

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100% accurate

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Thank you for your courage!! I am so disappointed to hear that they went to him in the name of “opening communication” but I think it was really out of fear. Especially since he kept saying that Joe killed his assistant! It’s disgusting to me that they did. Why should I ever believe anything they say again? I won’t be watching them anymore.

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I quit watching MSNBC 3 days after the election. Lawrence O'Donnell was the only one I really liked and trusted to give me balanced reporting anyway.

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23 hrs agoLiked by Adam Kinzinger

On the way to an appointment but I was very disappointed that Mika and Joe rushed down to Mar a Lago. And I have watched them every am for years. You could tell yesterday that they were anxious and afraid and I guess some part of me gets that. They actually it appears live about 30 minutes from Trump in Florida. And I watched a bit this am. I thought Mike Barnacle was giving an"I can't believe we are having this conversation look..." I admire your courage and if Trump and his minions come after you I will contribute to your defense fund. More later.

Jeaneen

73 year old wife,mother and grandma

And a very disheartened Dem

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Good leadership Adam. Total respect for you. Thank you!

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Thank YOU

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I have been "living" in the scriptures for weeks now...parked out in Daniel 3. Your lead-line sounds exactly like what my heart knows to be the message of that passage. NEVER BEND THE KNEE TO AN IDOL. Even an idol built with aggression and threats.

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NEVER EVER

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Exactly.

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Absolutely shameful what Joe & Mika did. Kissed the ring after making us listen to them rant and rave for 4+ years plus all of her eye rolling. Prime reason why I stopped watching Morning Joe.

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Ditto

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I stopped watching "Morning Joe" a long while ago. Every day was another version of the same video in which Mika was a hostage/participant to Joe's bullying. Made me very uncomfortable to watch. Now Mika and Joe have displayed equal measures of obsequiousness in favor of the bully Trump. The cycle of abuse continues.

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I’m on board. I don’t give a rip if someone comes for me and my small potatoes operation of defiance and civil disobedience. In fact, it will reinforce my belief that I’m getting under their skin. One of my bucket list items is to be jailed for doing what is right. So be it. I also don’t care about Putin and his nuclear saber rattling. He’s a mad man and if a nuclear holocaust is necessary to rid the world of him, so be it.

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EXACTLY

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Go, Wayne! My days of physical marching are over, but I will not stop using my voice, vote, and financial support to do what is morally and ethically correct. We are a country of laws, with checks and balances. No one person will intimidate me.

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I’ll let you know if I can’t cover my bail! 🤣

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WayneT I feel like you most days. Keep going.

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Gen X chimming in. We don't bow, we don't bend a knee. We face our issues head on and tell them what's really on our minds. As Cate Blanchette said "I'm over 40, full of rage and sick of people's BS".

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23 hrs agoLiked by Adam Kinzinger

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!! The media is scared, they sanewashed this weak, selfish, narcissistic man throughout the last decade. I say shame on them.

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ITs shameful

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23 hrs agoLiked by Adam Kinzinger

Thank you Adam. I have a presumption that people bending their knees quickly have skeletons in their closets. So they are extremely vulnerable to intimidation and extortion. And for folks who have not been keeping tabs, Joe and Mika had a direct line for Trump back in 2015, where they heavily promoted their fellow NBC universal star. So integrity is not a word I use to describe this couple.

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Exactly! The moron was on Morning Joe several times a week in the run-up to the 2016 election. I stopped watching them then because I could not stand the sound of his voice, the lies were starting, and neither Joe nor Mika ever questioned the lies. I’m now watching CNN in the morning.

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23 hrs agoLiked by Adam Kinzinger

Thank you for that Adam! You are a brave soul. We must continue to resist. Continue to care about those who are less fortunate in our country, and be good citizens while we are at it. But stay in the fight!!

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I’m hoping that an organized resistance forms across the country.

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22 hrs agoLiked by Adam Kinzinger

Let's have more discussions about "Country First" to figure out a strategy to effectively organize. Also, let's hear from Adam and anyone else about our utilizing the services of "Signal" to block trolls from even seeing our communications.

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I joined Indivisible.org and have already gotten active, calling my representative about the disgusting and horrible bill 9495 (or 9594?) - Up for a vote this week. If passed, tRump can shut down any NGO or group that shows dissent. At Will!

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Great Video Adam. T men and women are already fighting and manipulating for position. What a waste because they are all expendable to him. Let's find solid ground, set up our defenses, regroup and counter attack. I want to see Trump's intimidation tactics backfire and kick him in the face! Fear leads to panic. Panic leads to caving. Caving leads to authoritarianism. Find your backbone people, stiffen it, and get over yourself! I've already called my Representative and asked him to vote "no" on HR 9495 giving the President authority to revoke tax exempt status on non-profits, and last night I wrote the Idaho Governor expressing my opposition to the AG's friend of the Supreme Court brief, to remove some 9 million acres of multi-use BLM land for reallocation so that the private sector can do what they want with it. I'm not bragging. I'm just saying get to work or when you've lost a lot of what we all love, you can look in the mirror and say - "Oh, I did nothing--so sad." and it will be TOO LATE!

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Yes! HR 9495 is like a trojan horse, sneaking in a law that would make it easy in the future for Trump to declare any person or organization a "terrorist" and silence them. Putin has been doing this for years. Standing on the street with a placard can land you in jail for 8 years. Chilling.

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I admit iam scared. And I've absolutely come on here and posted some freak outs lol. BUT when I feel this way I get busy I do something about it. Being proactive alleviates my fears. I donate I send letters I make calls to my senators I must have sent about 100 letters so far through democracy docket from the links posted on Scott Dworkins substack.

You all are my people here and have gotten me through this last year plus of crazy.

Adam I watched this video and iam strengthened again.

And i know you do it for the love of country of the people in this country and all our nation stands for.

THANK YOU

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Janine, that is great all that you are doing, and that is the secret. MAGA wants to get inside your head, but by working outward doing everything we can to secure democracy is what will stop the movement. I’m already seeing interviews and articles about T voters who really didn’t even know what they were voting for except they didn’t like their higher grocery bills, rent etc. I get that, but saying they trust T to fix it? They’re going to get some big surprises they won’t like at all, and it’s our job to help people think a bit more clearly. It’s a big job , but Country 1st is up to it! Thanks for all you’ve done and all you will continue to do!

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Thank you Janine for all you have done for this Country, through your Service to now your active fight to save our democracy! Thank you 🙏🫡🇺🇸

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Bob, have you looked at "Country First" yet? It could help building coalitions.

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James, thx, I’ve been a member since about day 2! It’s a great education and activist organization doing great things!

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We’re with you, Adam. ✊🏻

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23 hrs agoLiked by Adam Kinzinger

Hear, Hear!!!!

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