I need a mulligan on this whole decade.

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That was a good segment. I haven't been watching Stephen as much lately just from grim news overload but I appreciate that he hasn't let up on dragging tr*mp and his goons.

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When I don’t have to wake up early the next morning, my mom and I watch Colbert and Meyers. I always love their segments.

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I knew Colbert would nail him on his use of the Bible.

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Right? Two things you can never top Colbert on: the Bible and Lord of the Rings.



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Government didn’t even exist during the Old Testament

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders goes to church every Sunday with her children but cites the Bible as a reason to detain immigrant children.

This is hypocrisy at its finest.



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When I saw her bs "answers" to the press, I wanted to punch her in her stupid, asymmetrically smirky face. I'm over taking the high road. I hope terrible things happen to them and their families. I can't believe this is 2018.

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The reporters in the room looked like they wanted to smack her too. She’s on her way out and that was very obvious from yesterday’s press conference



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i'm tried a twitter detox because all of the news is really getting to me..well, i logged back in tonight and saw the sarah sanders mess and immediately deleted the app from my phone. i can't deal. my anxiety is through the roof.



i don't think i'm going to make it to the end of his term.

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awww, take care of yourself. if you need to do a social media blackout of this whole administration, you should.

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Good on him! I know that this is nothing new but it is so f***** that our government continues to treat citizens of other countries like non humans. And the fact that these evil white men are running our country quoting the bible to justify thier own sin is just unbelievable to me.



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I want to call my representative but I have so much phone anxiety I wouldn't know what to say and am afraid I would sound stupid. I am so depressed and feel so helpless and hopeless. I don't know how these horrible, evil people get away with this shit. If there is a God how can they allow this? I just don't understand.

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there are a lot of phone scripts online that guide you on the important things to say to your representative over the phone if you get really nervous!

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I was an intern a few years ago for my Representative and every once in a while we'd get assigned phone duty. Honestly, it's simple. Just say your name (you don't have to give a full name) and then tell them why you're calling (you want them to push for legislation to stop the separation of parents and their children, you want Sessions to [redacted], or something like that). Chances are they've been hearing about the issue all day and are keeping a tally. Writing it down before you call could also be helpful.

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Thanks! That's good advice. I think i'll try it. But I don't know if it will sway my rep in any way, he's so far up Trump's ass. It's Nunes and I just want to tell his off but that is probably not advised is it?

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I got Kristen Gillibrand's voicemail once, I loved that. Chuck Schumer doesn't have vm.

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Write letters, that's what I have to do. The times I called my reps I was a stuttering mess even with my own little script written out so I stopped doing it. I much prefer post delivering letters now because it feels weightier than email but I don't have to talk to anyone or even leave a message on vm (which also gives me anxiety haha).

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you know how guiliani fucked up by saying on national television the words "muslim ban" and that's what got the courts to stop the immigration/visas bans from proceeding? i hope the same thing happens to sessions and using the bible to justify legal matters.

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Holy shit, fuck her.

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oh hey I didn't know we were neighbors

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iirc susan collins was just on twitter the other day hand-wringing about our near-war with canada and everyone kept telling her to shove it where the sun doesn't shine. i'm glad she was getting dogpiled bc she's worthless.

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what a witch.

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I like it when Stephen is like this. He’s been veering on giggly goofy Fallon territory lately and it’s been nauseating.

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Colbert's my favorite late night host since the election, closely followed by Seth. Random but I loved how he argued with the mooch on the recent ep with Michael Avenati lol



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I get why people have been responding to this gremlin's racist nonsense with bible quotes and shit but like, could someone point out that the fact that he's dragging the bible into this at all is fucking terrifying? he literally quoted a fucking apostle to justify government actions, like. i know gilead is this douchecanoe's wetdream but we aren't there quite yet.



idk i just found his particular quote, and then sanders repeating that what they're doing is "biblical" or what the fuck ever incredibly disturbing. idgaf what the bible says, good or bad, or who's interpreting what correctly. none of it has any place in a modern government and it's not a bad thing to point that out vs having a sunday school trivia contest.

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Totally agree.

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I mean yes but also I do think it’s important to point out how they’re twisting the Bible to suit their desires. They’re taking verses out of context to justify horrible shot and I do think that it needs to be pointed out to them/people who listen to them.



In this case, Paul was writing to the church in Rome where the Christians were a religious minority. And he was telling them to obey the laws and be good citizens even though the government was run by people of a different religion. That’s literally it. That’s the point of that passage. “The people in charge worship different gods, but our God still wants you to obey the laws.”



So I think it’s important to point out the wrong use of the Bible just because it demonstrates that this isn’t even about God or the Bible. This is just about usomg religion to justify terrible shit.

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This. I don't know why people aren't alarmed by this the most.

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There is no separation of church and state for the hard core Republican fundamentalists to be perfectly frank. So telling them that the Bible has no place in government will not get their attention at all. The only way to really hit them where it hurts is to question their interpretation of the Bible and make them look like bad Christians. This is what works.

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