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Call the White House. Call your senators and your congress critters. Touch Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, and you’re history. We’ll stay home on election day.
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4:58 pm
How long has that petition been up? They’re at 98% of their number goal.
My senator is Sean Duffy. Used to be Feingold.
5:18 pm
Second email to the White House today. God I’m pissed.
7:13 pm
hmm i just signed move on’s, which only has 7% of their goal. also that link says i’m someone else.
7:59 pm
You can click past that name.
8:48 pm
I’m prepared to vote Republican just for spite.
Not like I have anything else left to lose.