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Wayne Robins's avatar

Wow, Jessica. I hope your observations about the signage are correct, and that at least some of the people who were part of the former president's cult have peeled away from their servitude and finally said, enough of this loser!

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Hear, hear, Wayne!

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littlefire22's avatar

Jess, you say a lot, so eloquently. This has been quite a week. In the wake of trump's cheating and lying and the leak, the Roe v. Wade decision was inevitable. But Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony yesterday was a surprise... so patriotic and heroic. She's 26, and if things are going to turn around, it will be because of courageous young people like Cassidy. She gives me hope.

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Thank you! And yes!

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Craig Rockwell's avatar

I myself ,am reflecting on how we reached this point in history , having so many people voting in 2020 for a president toddler bent on destroying 246 years of democracy and freedoms .Hopefully we can put too rest a fascist wanna be dictator . And the brave young woman ,that just maybe put the finishing touches on saving our democracy .

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Thank you, Craig!

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Craig Rockwell's avatar

BTW Jessica , great article you’ve written , I loved reading it .

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Craig, I also do think to myself maybe it was just a 250 year experiment, and it went well for some of it...

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Craig Rockwell's avatar

Jessica, I hope the experiment will continue on .

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Me too, Craig! We have to have some hope, right?

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Janis's avatar

Powerful piece. Good riddance to those torn and tattered eyesores fluttering in the wind.

Not proud to be an American woman right now. Nellie Bly was such a pioneer.

Thanks for keeping it real, always. 🌻💚

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Totally, and thank you!

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________'s avatar

I just watched drunk history on Nellie Bly and it was great thank you so much for the recommendation!!! Very inspiring.

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Awww! Awesome!

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Sharon Cortelyou's avatar

I really notice the message sent by the flags as well. Very hopeful signs you report. I have noticed a lot more state flags out in the rural areas of Missouri and that tells me something too.

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

I am relieved to read similar things are happening in your area as well regarding flags... I'm so curious how this weekend will be treated around the country. If this was 2019, I'd already be on a plane out of here. But alas... Thanks for your comment, Sharon-St. Louis!

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Jan Peppler's avatar

Jess! I can't find an email for you so I'm writing a comment here. Thanks so much for recommending Finding Home! Your blurb is really great and I so appreciate it. You can reach me at findinghome@substack.com. Let's connect via email. Big smiles!

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Jessica B. Sokol's avatar

Hi Jan! I have not ever used my Substack email, but here it is! jessicabsokol@substack.com

Do your Substack emails get forwarded to your main account? Looking forward to connecting with you more. :)

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