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Deb's avatar

The fact jd Vance is 39 , Don Jr’s friend , worked for Peter Theil and once hated Trump

Tells you he is a person with no values that wants power and will abuse it…

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Lane Anderson's avatar

I needed this post today! "Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead, a brilliant rewriting of David Copperfield set in Lee County, Virginia, which is so much better than Hillbilly Elegy that Vance should just give up and shoot all the copies of his book into space on a Musk shuttle." Made my day.

Thanks for being hilarious and upbeat and in solidarity!!

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Andra Watkins's avatar

My mom is from Appalachia. So I spent vast swathes of my childhood there. I never read his book because I didn't want to relive it.

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Mark Mansour's avatar

It was a terrible, condescending book. With reading only to gain an insight of what Vance truly is.

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Emily Taylor's avatar

I cannot bring myself to read it. Only bright side is that Vance is so unlikable that hopefully it drags the ticket down (fingers crossed)?

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Shauna Voigt's avatar

The way I laughed

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Michele Price's avatar

That description - bwahhhhhh the pile of human butt hair - snort.

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Brittany's avatar

God, grant me the confidence of a mediocre white man.

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Emily Taylor's avatar

Seriously!

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Gigi Rickman's avatar

Let’s talk ‘white male advantage’ - WMA. How have white males impacted US democracy, economy, & discourse.

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Emily Mayer's avatar

Always appreciate your voice in this fight! Thanks for amplifying ours :)

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Renee Harvey's avatar

Thank you for the shoutout for the work we’re doing here in South Carolina with The Arena!

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Karen McPherson's avatar

Reading you gives me hope in the darkness. You also always have turns of phrase that make me laugh with pleasure. Thanks as always for being there and sharing this important space.

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Bitsy's avatar

Looking forward to book club!

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Laura La Sottile's avatar

I often notice the strained facial muscles trying to look beyond themselves. I think he's trying to stay focused on the task at hand by using the tip of his nose as a guide so he doesn't trip over his own book of evil, it happens to be rather large. It's what a lot of sociopaths have, a complex called Rude Off the Red Nose maybe you should consider HEADGEAR.

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