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Maxine Hunter's avatar

Read this on Father's Day. Touched me deeply. Didn't know what to say. The "why" of the tragedy in Minnesota is another of those unanswerable "Whys". I just set and looked at the blank white comment box. I believe I said Thank You. This morning, I wanted to write this: All day Sunday my head filled with remembrances of family and friends that were special in my life. I knew I had to act. I phoned two people quite important to me. Thank you again, your guiding thoughts are profound. Take care.

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Gammyjill's avatar

You’ve written a beautiful love letter to your children and your father. I only disagree - slightly - with one of your observations, I can’t agree with both. You say correctly that there is no “why” for the death of your first daughter. Something went wrong and you would not have been able to stop it.

BUT, the assassination in Minnesota was a completely preventable occurrence. The assassin planned the murders. He could have chosen not to do so. From where I sit in my apartment in Highland Park, Il, I am only three block from where 7 innocent people were gunned down on the July Fourth, 2022, parade.

Too many guns…

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Searching for Hope's avatar

First, thank you; I'm so glad you read it! Second, you are blocks from my sister and her family, they are still there (just over by Maclaster.

I understand what you are saying. I would suggest that those are the how, just as we eventually learned the most likely cause for Vilte was a partial detachment of the umbilical cord. The how is often right there in front of us; the deeper why, which is what I was trying to get at, is often simply what we can take. I'm glad you asked why you're taking this. We have to address something far more profound in all of us (and too many of us). I will say this: I am proud to stand with you for democracy. We likely have different whys for that -- and perhaps other places we would be in regular times.

Once again, thank you so much for the compliments on my writing and for being part of the solution for our futures and theirs!

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Gammyjill's avatar

Where in Highland Park does your sister live?

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Diane Lee's avatar

Beautifully written, thank you for your guidance. 🙏💙

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Bonnie Wilkinson's avatar

Thank you for reminding me that we never know the “why”but we go forward.

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Laura Havranek's avatar

Thank you for sharing your heartfelt thoughts and life experiences. It’s hard but looking back and moving on are important steps for us all

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Karen Bullock's avatar

My heart hurts for these families, and for our country. What have we become?

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pilgrimRVW's avatar

Beautiful and cogent post. Thank you!

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Marie's avatar

I am saddened by our losses in Minnesota. I shed many tears and reinforced my disgust against my MAGA family, blaming, as usual, this heinous activity on them. Of course, fox nudes as they are, they had no awareness of the tragedy. Always let the last words be I love you despite the tragedy, regardless the hate. Luke 14:26. anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.". This verse is often interpreted as a

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Protests Basically Stem From One Thing Cheeto Cheated

In seeing the articles that are coming out about how the Nazis aka GOP corrupted the 2024 election I'm thinking that unconsciously the American electorate was cheated out of a free and fair election in 2024 and they are pissed not only because of the authoritarian regime but that they never voted for this bullshit that Trump is pulling as a Unitary Executive ie dictator

Here's a list of sources questioning the 2024 results

Election subversion Multipronged Nazi approach

Rockland County Board of Elections vs SMART Legislation to be heard Sept 2025

https://bit.ly/43Hm61y Dissent in Bloom Substack June 2025

https://bit.ly/4n3TeIr SMART Elections Substack 2.25

http://bit.ly/4kZqXAH Morningstar coverage 5.25

https://bit.ly/43BfwJJ Economic Times 6.25

https://bit.ly/4l5EAP6 Reddit article 4.25 Review of voting in Pa and NV

Greg Palast Vigilante Challenge https://bit.ly/3XUt1kr or bit.ly/43K4Gl2 have to pay to get the documentary/audio of interview bit.ly/41UelTx this is free

Election Truth Alliance(ETA) ongoing statistical analysis of precincts in swing states

website electiontruthalliance.org videos are very convincing

Russian interference https://bit.ly/4l6AlCU\

plus several public statements by Cheeto and the Muskrat implying election interference

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