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QueerDuck

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7. LOL! You did a great job of imitating (and ridiculing) the types of purity test & ageist comments I've been hearing...

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 03:11 PM

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for quite some time now. To those folks, I'd offer a reminder that Mills doesn't need to be "perfect" ... just perfect-enough to unseat Collins. That's good enough for me. Now is not the time for untested newbies (who have never held public office in their life) or who do not have enough awareness of themselves, or the world around them.

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Graham Platner's finance director resigns over "difference in standards" [View all] PeaceWave Friday OP

It is past time for the Nazi tattoo guy to end this farcical campaign. tritsofme Friday #1

Interesting. Difference in standard. drray23 Friday #2

Or both? AZJonnie Friday #3

So who's in charge of recruiting a scandal free, under 60 populist to take Platner's place and take on Mills? Nt Fiendish Thingy Friday #4

LOL! You did a great job of imitating (and ridiculing) the types of purity test & ageist comments I've been hearing... QueerDuck Friday #7

I think a Mills/Collins race would be a nail biter Fiendish Thingy Friday #9

He seems to repel those who are in closest proximity RandySF Friday #5

He is no longer a serious candidate. He is "damaged goods"... the only question that remains is... QueerDuck Friday #6

Sanders should answer how he arrived at his decision to endorse this man in the first place. W_HAMILTON Friday #8

I don't know why Sanders doesn't just say "oops!" and withdraw the endorsement. He withdrew his endorsement of Uygur... QueerDuck Friday #10