Below is John Fridinger’s most recent post that is still extant in the Unofficial HCR Discussion Group… It may not be there for much longer.. Here is a link to it https://www.facebook.com/groups/HCRresource/permalink/1192442901613325 . If you are into scrolling a bit, either there or below, see the very last comment as of this writing, made by Bec Kemp on June 28, the same day she posted her QR code post on her own page, inviting all her friends and followers to join “HER” group…
This was also just about the same time Bec Kemp started removing posts, comments and members from the group… Actions that I could not allow, for the most part reversed, and which set the stage for the confrontation that followed…
It has been suggested by several people now that it was this post that finally made Bec Kemp “jealous” enough to cause her to do the hostile takeover…
No “knowing,” of course, but the timing of all her various actions that followed almost immediately after this post was made and it begun to receive a huge amount of positive response, not the mention Bec Kemp‘s very own first ever(!) comment in the history of the group currently (as I write) at the end of it (that in at least some ways seems to be a rather infantile attempt to ingratiate herself), and after all her deafening silence the whole previous time of the group’s existence, also seems to suggest it…
THE POST… (not formatted the same of course)
John Fridinger
June 25 at 10:21 AM
If our own Unofficial HCR group is any indication at all, it may be there is a huge and unprecedented upwelling of concern, along with some strongly escalating interests in taking real action, on the grass roots level…
For a over a year now our group has been growing by around 600-800 members a month, though more like 900 to a thousand in recent months…
Since the SCOTUS Roe v Wade ruling, just 24 hours ago as I begin this, around 200 new members have joined our group… Applications to join continue at a similar pace…
Each individual applicant’s public page always gets checked out by an admin or moderator before being approved, to filter out trouble makers… As a result we also get a sort of wider angle snapshot view of some of the diversity of our group… What we are seeing suggests that some hopeful activism is arising in more and more diverse ways, all across the country…
In our group most of all we want to promote discussion between members, as well as inform each other with unusual or under reported perspectives, activities, understandings, critiques, challenging ideas, analyses, and information, while at the same time not swamp people’s feeds with to many posts…
All the while that we are trying to nudge connections, interconnections, shared actions and awareness into some larger and larger dimensions and perhaps even more directions, so to speak…
More and more local actions and activities, connected more and more nationally and globally… Our group is not about organizing, per se… That is for other better suited organizations that we can support… Instead, we are about encouraging, informing, connecting, learning, and energizing with and through each other…
We want our members, when they see a post from our group in their feed, to be curious, rather than overwhelmed…
Part of the way FB works is to let people know (at least sometimes) when another comment is made on a post they have also commented on… So we want to try to draw each other into commenting in more collected ways under well considered, select posts… And not just to learn and inform, though that is really important, but also as a way to begin to feel connected…
How might we, so many diverse people, life experiences and perspectives, from all over the country, become part of something in concert, more and more…?
Informed by the collective that we also are, rather than top-down patriarchal authoritarian autocratic hierarchies..
Slowly… All the while trusting it is also happening in other ways, and other places and venues… More and more…
Like an orchestra, so many different instruments, people, skill levels, understandings, and yet amazing symphonies occur…
Though in this case maybe more like jazz, jamming, together, no specific leader, all of us following each other’s lead, awareness awakening and moving around, through and amongst us… Following that awareness…
The music of democracy…
Just playing with words here… 
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𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐔𝐏 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓…
“𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐫-𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞.”
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐈, 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐫-𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭–𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦.”
“𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.”
“𝐀 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 (𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲.”
“𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.”
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 “𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫”. “
“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.”
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Thank you for the uplifting narrative. I never know whether my comments and information make a difference but I am hopeful.
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Thank you John Fridinger
Heather Cox Richardson is my bible – I share most of her posts.
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Karen Levy Bashkin I think this is a great and personal way to connect, and maybe push someone to go vote that might not otherwise do so
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How can we get an appreciation for what the younger generations are thinking? I hear and see various connotations and memes but that’s about it.
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My niece and nephew tell me FB is for old people. Those little jerks. 
I’ve thought about this, too, and feel there needs to be a liaison between Instagram/Reddit/whatever users and FB users. I don’t know how to draw in the younger folks since I…
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Margie Cook excellent point.
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Margie Cook and I keep thinking that the next generation is our hope because they appear to be much less concerned with “differences” between people. On the other hand, I sometimes think the younger generations have become complacent about all of the p…
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Dian Onyett Cenar They are vey frustrated and still angry that Bernie was sidelined in the 2016 race, although I think that has been simplified. I think that is what was behind the questions to Biden re will you run again. If progressive and moderates …
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If anyone is interested Matthew Cooke is a progressive who has a large following. I follow him to get the temperature so to speak. These are the ones the Democratic party needs IMO.
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Thank you, John.
I am a retired teacher who was 18 years old when Roe became law. This new reality is of course mind-boggling. After an evening grieving and commiserating with friends and posting activist memes while talking out loud to the dog, I am…
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Maribeth Jones In PA, Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman; elsewhere, Stacy Abrams, Beto O’Rourke, and Katie Porter.
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Carol Boyle excellent suggestions. Adding a pro choice Republican might go a long way to making it open to more people. 
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Linda Jarvis I respect Adam Kinzinger (a Republican). He seems OK with abortions (except late term). I don’t know whether he makes exceptions for the health of the mother.
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Carol Boyle I agree. Adam Kinzinger seems to be a principled, honest, young man. It’s unfortunate he won’t be in Congress after 2022. Hopefully he will run for the Senate.
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Jamie McLeod Skinner, D congressional candidate from Oregon
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“There actually is one liberal analog to the Federalist Society, but chances are you haven’t heard of it: the American Constitution Society, founded in 2001, after the Supreme Court decision that effectively handed the presidency to George W. Bush….But…
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Maribeth Jones https://www.facebook.com/repAOC/videos/725993165118999
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Maribeth Jones Jamie Raskin Md.
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Credit for this image?
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Valerie Mayer Drop it on to a google images page and you’ll see there is none, over many duplications of it in existence on the internet… Feel free to research and inform here if you find anything more…
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Valerie Mayer I found it as a T-shirt even!
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I struggle to find the comments that facebook says people respond to when I make a post here. This makes this format problematic for me. However, I would like to call for an economic strike on Monday; Buy nothing, spend nothing, move no decimal points.…
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Sienna Newcastle That would be a GREAT start. Sit down and say NO… 
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Kent Lentz I intend to stay home and play with the toys I already own.
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Sienna Newcastle Ditto, and I’ve got some pretty cool toys… 
But that’s pretty much what I do every day at age 84… 
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Kent Lentz You do you, boo. I just retired, just starting my new chapter.
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Sienna Newcastle Truth. Except for my recent impulse to take on watercoloring. I’m about ready to launch that. Are all new retirees’ to-do lists a jumbly tumbleweed?
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Maribeth Jones Make it a Great chapter Lass… 
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Sienna Newcastle I agree that a general strike is a good idea.
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Sienna Newcastle As a former cockeyed optimist and old-school journalist, a general strike that can shake the patriarchy is hard to envision. Dem messaging needs a lift. The old reliables aren’t hitting.
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Maribeth Jones Hitting them in the wallet works. See what happened when they shut down the economy due to COVID in March of 2020? Eventually they sent us all money b/c…economy stalled!
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Thank you for this information, positivity, and most of all for trying your best to keep this a safe place, open for sharing, connection and discussion in an online space. Appreciate this work!
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It’s important. Very important. Me – I think all solutions are useful. But none, nada, will become reality should we fail to retain a Democratic House majority in November. Taking a Senate majority, as well as retaining a House majority, will let u…
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It is also important to become involved in local elections and politics. The Republican take over of so many states in 2010 and the gerrymandering and voting restrictions that have kept them there have led to the national fiasco. Support your local can…
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Linda Seeger O’Halloran Yes! I’m signed up locally in TX to work my county. We sure do need Beto.
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Linda Seeger O’Halloran Do you think that an assembly of these and a few other Dems, indies, and anti-alt Rs on the ballot could make a noise if each “introduces” their opponent and relating FACTS re: how incompetent/ corrupt he/she is? Not a T**** bas…
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Rebecca Roddy Ditto.
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Seems we need a long term plan. That’s what Mitch McConnell and the Republicans did. Also, we need practical actions that we can implement. Protesting is great, but how do you get change. Think globally but act locally. I love this group.
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Chris Renaud Do we have a response to the Federalist Society?
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Sienna Newcastle nope there isn’t an equivalent
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Janice Rosa You are right. While you can have a liberal authoritarian government, we are not there, nor do I want to see one. We need to support all civil rights issues: BLM, LBGTQ,, etc. I do not march for just one issue. We collectively need to march for each other.
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We need that!
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Everyone needs to do something, and we need to help with connecting folks with resources and opportunities. Let courage and action be fueled by the anger we are all feeling.
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Thank you, John Fridinger, for reviewing this group’s principles. That’s important as so many new people are coming aboard. Y’all give me hope.
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I know I could be a little nicer to some of the commentators I am exposed to. I will try harder for the sake of all of us.
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I think we need to present a strongly united front just as the opposition has done. Not a short-term plan but rather a long-term one mapping out at least the next 25 years.
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Ellen Lee so agree
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Ellen Lee Pledge to vote in every election from local to Federal for at least 6 election cycles. Vote.org
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HCR has been one of a handful of sources I considered my North Star since discovering her what seems a lifetime ago now. Thank you.
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Together we must!
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I want change but don’t know what to do. I read about getting organized and the need for activism. I want to do something to contribute to change but I don’t know what or how. I vote, even though I live in a very red state, SC.
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Tracey Bankston-Melcher Find your local League of Women Voters and work to getting people to the polls. There are other organizations such as votefwd.org as well. With these groups, the focus is on getting out the votes and not necessarily specific iss…
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Annette Colistro Reynolds thank you for responding! I’ll check those out!
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Good advice.
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Tracey Bankston-Melcher check out the women of Red Wine and Blue, who have a podcast called The Suburban Women Problem. They are all about organizing and getting active. Their facebook page is SWEEP by Red Wine and Blue
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Beth Ensign thank you!!
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Tracey Bankston-Melcher I live in SC too 
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Jennifer Edmonds yay
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About time the democrats did something. Arrest the people responsible for the insurrection, make dc a state, expand the courts, make the states on the border pay for any walls..eg texas, not the whole country, actually drive some green initiatives thro…
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Gary Milner I agree, but we don’t have a big enough majority in the Senate to accomplish much of a substantive nature. We don’t really have a majority, given Manchin and Sinema.
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Rosemary Stoffe Lawler Precisely 4 years of nothing but it is 60 per cent of the national vote. Yet nothing gets done
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Gary Milner One problem I’ve noticed is that as soon as the Democrats start to get ahead, they pick fights over details and tear each other to shreds (e.g., Manchin and Sinema) . The GOP doesn’t do that.
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It would be poetic justice if overturning Roe v Wade caused enough of a backlash to give the Dems a much wider majority in both houses. But please do not kill any of the justices!! That would really make so many turn away. IMHO
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The far right use anti-fascist as a derogatory term. It seems to me that we should, as Americans, proudly be anti fascists!
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Most Americans during WWII were antifascist as they fought against fascist Mussolini and Nazi Hitler.
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George Ann Carter right.
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Love to be able to do these things but we have a lopsided senate despite what’s said about 50/50. Can’t seem to get past this.
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Mary Jo Markham We have to support more Democrats running for Senate seats.
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https://abortionfunds.org/ways-to-give/
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Ways to Give – National Network of Abortion Funds
Ways to Give – National Network of Abortion Funds
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I’ll write postcards and otherwise work to register voters and encourage voting. But I don’t want to help anyone vote republican. Yes, I have to figure out how to discriminate.
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Very good org; have done since 2018. PostCardsToSwingStates.com
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Karen Levy Bashkin thank you!
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This is very heartening to learn. So glad that people are recognizing the gravity of the situation we face—and want to learn how we got here in order to formulate our path forward. Thanks to HCR, of course. But thanks to this group, too.
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I strongly encourage women to join SWEEP of Red, Wine, and Blue – a moderate group of suburban women activists who have already made some differences in 2 years of existence. It is a group on FB that encourages you to TALK TO YOUR CONNECTIONS & CONTACT…
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Brenda Steinhoff will definitely be looking into this and definitely will use that answer to “can I help you”.
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Brenda Steinhoff yes to Red Wine and Blue.
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Thank you, John. And as a reminder for ladies here, HCR recommended the FB group Red, Wine and Blue a couple of months ago on her Tuesday Politics Chat. RW&B has a private subgroup, “SWEEP,” for political activism. They have some trainings.
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Discouraged to see on a local tv news poll in Lexington, KY, that 57 % approved of the court’s decision while 43 % objected. Keep going back to HCR’s book about how the south won the civil war.
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Bruce Wilkinson – Key is WHO they were asking and WHAT WAS THE QUESTION ASKED. Call the station to ask!
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Jean Baker Question asked to any viewers was did they support the ruling ending Roe v. Wade. KY is one of the trigger states so both clinics offering abortions are closed. If they had asked whether viewers supported the earlier ruling striking down NY …
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Bruce Wilkinson – Keep in mind who the listeners of that station may be. Callers are typically more opinionated, on both sides of an issue. I never give phone in polls much credence because you never know accuracy of counting.
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I rarely comment, but the views expressed here are of the utmost importance to the preservation of our democracy. I also need this because it reminds me that I am not alone in my views!
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I sm in a similar situation. I appreciate my connection to this group immensely.
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Keep up the good work!!
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As we can’t share, how do we encourage others to be interested. Can’t remember how I got involved.
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Sue Heath you can share. Go to top of article where the three dots are. Tap them then go to copy link.
On your profile page hold your finger down and a share button should show. Tap the share button.
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It might say paste not share.
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Time to dust off the pink hats and put them towards the midterm outcome…
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We have a chance in November to get them out. GOTV.
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This gives me hope, which is in very low supply.
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Maybe we can start a list of some sort to suggest things we can do, small and large, to make some sort of an impact.
I signed up for a letter writing campaign to get out the vote at Vote Forward. …
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Suzanne Crosina-Sahm thank you for the link, just signed up!!
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Shared. Thanks.
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We’re definitely in it. How do
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Excellent post I really wish it was sharable.
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Madelin Butler copy paste and your good to go.
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Thank you for what you are doing at this critical point in our nation’s history. Your efforts are appreciated.
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Excellent post.
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In the last eight weeks this organization has assembled itself, to fly women to get “abortion healthcare and gender-affirming healthcare” at no cost to the passenger.
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How do I know if I’m a member?
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Tamsie Hughes oh yay! I was wondering how I signed up 
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Jan 6 hearings needed a distracting event. Trump doesn’t go to prison without public focus on his wrongdoing
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PK Murakami agree wholeheartedly. The timing was for distraction.
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Martha Lou Hirsch Alman my thoughts exactly… get the country talking about anything other than the January 6 committee hearings. Sad.
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PK Murakami Exactly. I’m working hard on my own page and in comments elsewhere to keep BOTH issues front and center right now.
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It would help if there were ONE HUGE COLLECTIVE. My friends and I are receiving hundreds of requests per day from a variety of nonprofits. PULL THEM TOGETHER to form one huge coalition.
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Martha Lou Hirsch Alman I contribute monthly to Act Blue; a non-profit that supports progressive candidates nationwide.
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Faithann Schmidt me too. Not monthly but often
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Faithann Schmidt I used to, but I got so tired of getting solicitations from every Democrat running for anything anywhere that I had to stop. I no longer will give to anyone unless I can go directly to their campaign. I’m not made of money: retired wid…
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Hundred of requests all on fighting for Women’s rights. Hundreds of requests for gun safety. Hundreds of requests for environmental issues.
Get ALL of the Women’s rights groups to coalesce into the supermajority group. Or into a subgroup of Indivisible
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I agree. Trying to think of a proper way to organize like minded people in a way that is functional and instrumental to positive change. I feel at such a loss as to how to create any kind of influence.
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Glad the group has some conductors.
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Good will come out of this but we need to stop this evil from growing and spreading. Damage control, policy change and a united front will end the loss of rights and lives. We can all help to the best of our ability. 
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Fascism also synthesizes private corporate interests – basically the wants & needs of the wealthy – into policy making. Fascists love rich people, and in the US, that would be rich white Christian people (although that claim to churchianity may only be…
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Let’s do this!
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no share option requires copy-paste, which is fine by me….but could we make posts shareable to assist in the growth of this symphonic process? if not, i am assuming it’s still ok to copy and paste to share…
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John Fridinger Thank you. I’ve added your name as author.
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John Fridinger, you and the other moderators have a monumental task with our growing group. I just want to thank you all for your diligence in maintaining a group with integrity and civility. I appreciate your positivity in a time that feels very preca…
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I value this group and feel that is a productive discussion.
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I’d be happier if each and every one who is outraged uses it by going to the polls in November. A big majority is the only way we save ourselves.
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Deb Jean voting will not be enough now. We need to walk out , boycott every institution- corporation supporting republicans
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Safety in numbers, my friend.
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Yesterday’s ruling was no surprise. Been in the works for decades, as has the outright fascism. Unwhitewashed U.S. history makes it no surprise. “Vote Blue” rings hollow without viable candidates with records of representing constituents instead of foc…
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Your comment is right on. In Florida, Ron DeSantis is authoritarian. He has created his own special police unit, under the guise of being there in the event of hurricanes or elections. The number of pro Trump persons running for Congress is concernin…
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Lee Schillinger We should be concerned about him. Someone said that a Trumpian figure who was smart could succeed where Dump failed.
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Lee Schillinger Yeah – Someone on NPR recently described DeSantis as, “trump with a brain.”
Where are the strong presidential Democrat candidates who can run against people like him?
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I too have heard many who are going in this direction in support for this guy. It is downright horrifying. It seems the RNC must be the group reach/ but how?
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I also have heard local radio networks parrot Fox network. I can’t even listen anymore
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Lee… DeSantis swore to uphold the Constitution when he became an attorney, when he became a representative & when he became a governor yet he picks & chooses which parts of the constitution & amendments fit his crazy temper tantrums.
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Thanks for this post, particularly the explanation of facism. A lot of us have been trying to sound the alarm about the rise of American facism, especially after TFG started campaigning in 2016, but we were told we were being overly dramatic. Not so …
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Will we be in time to rescue democracy? You are the best of us! The danger is real.
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I have a slightly skew/contrarian take: I’ve been coming more and more to the idea that it might be helpful for us to use the word “authoritarian“ instead of “fascist“ – because the 20th century paradigm of Fascism versus Communism (i.e. Hitler versus …
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Shilla Nassi But I live in a state with Boeing paying politicians and with the McCloskey’s Greitens, and Hawley in it. We actually are a fascist state. Our Attorney General Schmitt encouraged a uniformed policeman to climb on a bus when he was not at…
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Shilla Nassi By the way, the McCloskeys, who threatened peaceful Black protesters with rifles and guns, don’t live anywhere near my school district, but they showed up at our school board meetings with screaming anti -mask people. Anti-mask, racist sch…
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Thank you for the art. Nice analogy. Let’s be an orchestra.
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There were tons of enlightened Germans in 37 and 38 who felt exactly the same way, they, like now, did not realize the rug had already been yanked out from under them.
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Peter Joseph exactly… action is needed now- boycotts , walkouts, removal of financial support- voting power is already passed – a consistent radicalization of this country has worked
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So, what collective action can we take? Demanding laws making men responsible for the life they help create? Encouraging states where abortion is legal to ensure safety for those who come from out of state? Codifying abortion as a federal right? Gettin…
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I wish people had freaked out in 2016 instead or even 1980
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Marli Rabinowitz me too
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Marli Rabinowitz we did, no one listened
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Marli Rabinowitz Hilary told us what would happen.
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Marli Rabinowitz we did! We warned about trump and were told we were overreacting. And then There was much mourning and grieving after trump was announced as president. It was an awful gut wrenching feeling.
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First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.…
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I just want everyone to know about this brilliant new organization, founded by Bill McKibbon. Especially if you’re a senior — a member of the group that holds 70% of the nation’s personal wealth — this is your way to take action that is both highly d…
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Doni Tamblyn Thank you for this info about Third Act.
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Doni Tamblyn Sounds interesting.
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Thank you! Yay Bill McKibbon!
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I was looking for some like minded people. Thank you. I’m in a sea of deep crimson insanity where I live. In the weeks leading up to the repeal of roe vs Wade I saw several billboards on the side the of the road promoting anti-abortion. Every single mo…
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Megan Boysel True. They subscribe to the great white replacement theory. Paul Ryan told a conference that they, aka white Republicans needed to produce more babies. He claimed he had done his bit as father to three. That was four years ago.
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Chris Renaud it’s disgusting
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Chris Renaud there aren’t enough people on this planet, right? What are they thinking? If they really wanted people to have more kids, you’d think they’d pay them a decent wage so people could raise those kids properly.
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I find it interesting, (and appalling, actually), that SC ruled AGAINST a state law (NY concealed carry), and turned completely around and ruled FOR state law (Roe v. Wade). What gives?
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They do not believe in state rights unless it fits their judicial philosophy. If that were the case, we would not have had George W. Bush.
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Linda VonDuyke Dominionism. A Dominionist Court imposing Dominionist Christianity upon US all. Their Christ carries an AR.
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Being mindful so as not to insight or hurt , is getting increasingly difficult.
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WOW, I love that you look at he posts on a page before adding someone. Smart move, but time consuming for sure!
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And conveniently all this outrageous bs is distracting from the Jan 6 hearings…
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