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A Dark Day in History

A Dark Day in History

A jumble of thoughts as American Democracy goes on life support

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Eunice Brownlee
Jan 21, 2025
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The reality of the inevitability of today never really set in for me over the past 75 days—until last night. I realized that the thing that has been getting me through accepting the results of the election is clinging to any shred of hope that all will be okay, even though the signs point very much to that not being a re…

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