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Grim Chieftain

(1,263 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:24 PM 16 hrs ago

It's nearly 10:30 pm here in the midwest

I don't know how I can wake up tomorrow and face another day of Trump's America.

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It's nearly 10:30 pm here in the midwest (Original Post) Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago OP
... SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #1
You can do it, hang in there. We have faced tyranny before as a nation and we can do it again... wcmagumba 16 hrs ago #2
Yes, we can and we have to. I'm in ruby Florida..hanging on Deuxcents 16 hrs ago #3
Being a member of the DU community makes it easier...somehow. yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #4
DU helps keep me sane and gives me hope Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #5
I hear you. yellow dahlia 16 hrs ago #6
I agree with you Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #8
I literally broke down at the vigil last night, yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #11
Just know that you are not alone in your feelings. hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #7
All I can say is stay strong. boonecreek 16 hrs ago #9
Thank you, friend Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #10
I understand. I tell myself that "I have to be strong" Yeah...I still know-in-my-heart... chouchou 15 hrs ago #12
Hang in there. The tide is starting to turn. N/t Greybnk48 15 hrs ago #13
You can. You have to. murielm99 15 hrs ago #14
I will stand for our democracy and our country until my last breath Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #15
Stay as strong as you can. democrank 15 hrs ago #16
I am here, friend Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #17
Demonstrations Saturday and Sunday KT2000 14 hrs ago #18
We need each other to make it in Trump's America. HeartsCanHope 14 hrs ago #19
Thank you so much friend Grim Chieftain 7 hrs ago #20
As are you! HeartsCanHope 3 hrs ago #22
Turn off the TV and do something you enjoy. Patton French 7 hrs ago #21

wcmagumba

(5,652 posts)
2. You can do it, hang in there. We have faced tyranny before as a nation and we can do it again...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:26 PM
16 hrs ago
From reddest red Kansas...

yellow dahlia

(4,596 posts)
4. Being a member of the DU community makes it easier...somehow.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:30 PM
16 hrs ago

I also feel better after I attend a rally or vigil.

I think community is the common thread.

yellow dahlia

(4,596 posts)
6. I hear you.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:35 PM
16 hrs ago

I kept breaking down yesterday.

I feel heartbroken.

Our country is being stolen from us and trampled on. It is a visceral feeling of loss.

Grim Chieftain

(1,263 posts)
8. I agree with you
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:39 PM
16 hrs ago

I am in tears as I post this. I love this country with all my heart, and it is being destroyed.

yellow dahlia

(4,596 posts)
11. I literally broke down at the vigil last night,
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:50 PM
15 hrs ago

and said - I want my country back...before I die.

You are not alone.

hamsterjill

(17,052 posts)
7. Just know that you are not alone in your feelings.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:38 PM
16 hrs ago

It hits me every morning when I first wake up.

chouchou

(2,810 posts)
12. I understand. I tell myself that "I have to be strong" Yeah...I still know-in-my-heart...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:51 PM
15 hrs ago

...that this country is changing. If it's possible, try to be with your friends more often. You'll feel
that the bubble around you will wait until reality is better. Keep in mind regarding Trump..
..Tick-tock..tick tock...tick..tock...He'll be gone..

murielm99

(32,702 posts)
14. You can. You have to.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:13 AM
15 hrs ago

We need every last person on our side. We need to stand against this growing tyranny.

Grim Chieftain

(1,263 posts)
15. I will stand for our democracy and our country until my last breath
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:18 AM
15 hrs ago

It just hurts that we have to fight the enemy within.

KT2000

(21,954 posts)
18. Demonstrations Saturday and Sunday
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:58 AM
14 hrs ago

around the country. We are close to the 3+% it takes to tip the balance according to Rachel Maddow.

HeartsCanHope

(1,531 posts)
19. We need each other to make it in Trump's America.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:03 AM
14 hrs ago

Sending you and lots of love. It will not be easy, but I believe that love and the light it brings, can and will save us.

Trump's dystopian regime is not the vision of the majority of Americans. Every day more truth is being uncovered.

There will be a reckoning for Trump very soon. Either he will succumb to his illnesses, or he will lose in the midterms.

Try to get some rest, I'll be thinking of you.

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