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Michelle Landa's avatar

We are already characters in his story. Maybe not on the level of you, Bolton, Bragg or James, but he loathes us all just the same. He won’t be happy until he destroys democracy completely. If we ever recover should the Gods smile upon us it will take years and possibly decades. How did this ever happen????? 77 million people stayed home. I hope you regret it for the rest of your lives.

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CE's avatar

Citizens of the United States committed the cardinal sin of denying Donald J Trump a second consecutive term. He will never forgive us, he is coming for us all in many ways.

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Agent#99's avatar

Can you say "gestapo"? I don't trust that information would NOT be planted. Retribution may be in the air.

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dB's avatar

Thank you Michael, for having the energy to keep on fighting the good fight against Trump. And especially for admitting your part in the shenanigans of his first term. I admire your courage. And Lev’s. Keep telling it.

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Susan Moncure Wheeler's avatar

Yes, Michael, thank you for all of that, if I haven’t said it before now. I can’t imagine that he won’t come after you in a big way, at some point. Unless, of course, Trump has good reason to believe that it wouldn’t be in HIS best interest to do so. 👍

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Jack McCain's avatar

Well, trump already has gone after Michael in a big way. Michael wrote his second book about that harrowing experience. I recommend it highly.

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Jordan Sollitto's avatar

Even if you dislike -- even loathe -- John Bolton, you MUST be outraged by this. We are deep into authoritarian waters now and, as MC points out, NOBODY is safe. Having never been in this mess before, it's hard to envision a recourse...seems at the very least that a massive public uprising is called for.

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MargaretT's avatar

I haven't been a fan either, but yes, it's about equal justice. Are there Constitutional scholars anywhere who can help, or who are working diligently behind the scenes? ACLU comes to mind to some extent, but ACLU needs to get on steroids STAT. Wherever people are who have credentials to file legal objections to just about everything happening, they'd better act fast.

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Rhonda L Schneider's avatar

The SCOTUS is bought and paid for so anything that goes through the court systems will eventually end up there, so then what? If all the people stand up together all at the same time then we might have a chance because he doesn't have enough Gestapo to take us all.

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Patric Martin's avatar

Timely. Right on.

(Side note, I wonder if you could consider doing away with the long plea for money after every post. Bugs this paid subscriber. So I don’t “like” your posts for that reason. But I like your posts. Just sayin.)

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MargaretT's avatar

What about new people who just joined? Sometimes people do not have funds at one time, but might have them later. As a retiree mostly living on Social Security, I mostly do not have them, so I mostly ignore. I would rather read Michael's requests, than constant pleas from the Democratic Party who otherwise interact with average voters as little as possible.

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LouAnn's avatar

Everyone asks for a contribution every time. They need it to bring us the real news. No big deal

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Jason Merchey's avatar

Our hearts go out to you, Michael!

John Bolton I'm a bit more ambivalent about :)

Alas, "he that lieth down with dogs shall get up with fleas."

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Mark Luebbers's avatar

All this attention influenced me to buy Bolton’s book!

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Shayjay's avatar

This is why our whole government is frozen.

IN FEAR!!!!

Thank you Michael for always standing up with facts.

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Lexie Reid's avatar

And so the terror gets ramped up. Shaking my head. Feel so helpless. Action should be taken, but I have no clue what that is.

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DBella's avatar

It's a scary time for all of us that still believe we have a voice. I won't stop protesting, I won't stop speaking out. We the people seem to be the ones in charge of our future, the future of this country. Michael, you are more appreciated than you know. Let's find a way to stay strong, to keep moving forward. ❤️✌️

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Judith Logue, Ph.D.'s avatar

Michael, you are right, people need to wake up. But our problem is that we who read and comment are very awake. How do we wake up people who are rationalizing the way you once did? We want and need YOUR advice. WHAT did it take you, Bolton, and other allies and sycophants to not want to support and go along with a psychopathic, sociopathic, sadistic man? What would it take for my friends in Trump Land to no longer go along with someone who is buying/stealing/rigging elections, and doing what this administration is doing, and not doing?

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skayen's avatar

Yes, I would be very interested in understanding what ultimately severed the relationship between Michael and rRUMP.

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mary M keymer's avatar

Thank You Michael.. I think you are very brave. I despise John Bolton . He said he wouln't vote for Trump and he wasn't going to vote for a democrat. I guess he wasn't afraid of losing our democracy that much since voting for a democrat was anathema to him. In any event it's a terrible thing to go after the man . Shithead Trump goes on and on with no end. Horrible this rein of terror. lost in america ....

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jpickle777's avatar

Using the gov't as a tool of personal vengeance is evil. I can only imagine how enraged John Bolton is this morning. I have heard him speak and found him to be highly intelligent and astute -- and honest. Whether one agrees with him on everything becomes irrelevant in the face of the assault on decency and democracy we are witnessing.

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Ellen M Kennell's avatar

No one deserves this kind of treatment

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LouAnn's avatar

Thank you Michael for the awful update. But, we need to hear it. Where would we be without you. The truth is what we need as bad as it is.

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hanet's avatar

You are such a good writer. It's a pleasure to read your morning briefs, even though the content (trump facist regime) is always cringeworthy, your writing style makes it go down easier. Thanks!

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Robert Gross's avatar

This update on the targeting of Bolton is all over substack & rightly so. The reason l pay a tiny sum from my poverty level income in my retirement from the low paid part-time jobs I was able to get because of an "invisible" but real mental disability is Michael has the battle scars & insider insight to be a reliable source of information & confirming support in the blinding blizzard of misinformed spin from so many directions anyone can become confused...

Mister Cohen, his cohosts, & guests are similarly lighthouses in the storm of stupid now pulling ALL OF US into the roaring darkness & madness that Useful-Idiot -In-Chief & his puppet masters -for-profit stir up from his own shit!

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