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I get the sentiment, but I don’t think there’s anything Chuck Schumer could do to save us. What we are experiencing is a bit like an alien invasion. The film, War of the Worlds comes to mind where the world is overmatched and infernal invaders are finally subdued because they were not vaccinated against earthly pathogens and viruses. Or the scene in Independence Day where the US launches its nuclear-armed warplanes to take down one of the alien vessels and finds that the aliens have a shield that protects that makes them invincible — until a VERY unorthodox young pilot and confused, distraught nerd accidentally team-up to find a path to salvation.

We need to be thinking about tactics and strategies that leverage‘natural defenses’ and innate vulnerabilities. Conventional politicians fighting over CRs won’t cut it. The Republicans have us on our heels because they are breaking all conventions. Well, we need to break some too, including the ones where you play by rules that have been usurped by a depraved Queens-bred and Kings idolizing conman.

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