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Okay, I just started reading this and this is hilarious but not funny. I hate it when speculative fiction is likely our future.

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They know they’re being made fun of, right?

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Well...

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Nov 7, 2023Liked by Steve Radlauer

Nice work. Can't wait for Chapter Two!

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Nov 7, 2023·edited Nov 7, 2023Liked by Steve Radlauer

Very weak law enforcement. No pregnancy test.

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Steve Radlauer

I love the flow and mix of subtle and NOT subtle humor. So far I'm loving it. Congratulations!

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This the open thread then?

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No, the open thread is back on Wonkette where it says OPEN THREAD

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Yes I discovered that, thanks.

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf

Nice.

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Steve Radlauer, Rebecca Schoenkopf

Totally amazeballs.

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf, Steve Radlauer

Lorinda? That sounds relatively normal. I thought in the not-too-distant future, all women would be named Nevaeh. Or Kayleigh, Kyleigh, Reighleigh, or McTardee.

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Steve Radlauer, Rebecca Schoenkopf

The officer didn't heck her menstrual calendar and perform a vaginal ultrasound to confirm she wasn't driving to Mexico for an abortion. C'mon, Ellis, this is Future Texas, you think that wouldn't still be a major focus of law enforcement?

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf, Steve Radlauer

Gotta say I’m a little relieved women are still allowed to drive. Unattended by a male relative, no less.

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Give it time, in some states.

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf, Steve Radlauer

Good stuff.

A nice break from the source material.

Look forward to more. Thanks.

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Well, *of course* when TFG (or Junior, or whoever) wrote the Loyalty Oath, it wouldn't have him take second billing to some long-haired dead guy.

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Oh, this is awesome! Just happened to notice this article buried among all of the other awesome Monday morning Wonkette posts. ❤

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it was supposed to be pinned to the top all day, but because it was a "crosspost" ... GRRRR.

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf

Computers (and shit). Yeah--can't live with 'em,...

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Nov 6, 2023Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf

I didn't read this at all, but I don't love the graphic. Because I'm ready for a divide, honestly, but not along the graphic's lines. Just sayin'...

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That line in the graphic is not meant to be literal--as you'll see as the story progresses.

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I'm glad to see a definitive answer to this, as I assumed it was non-literal, but another non-commenter on Wonkette was sure it was literal.

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We def need a refuge west of the line from the eastern-most contact between California and the Sea of Cortez up through to the Canadian border at the east end of Abbotsford.

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We're with you. To repeat my response to the previous post, the line in our graphic is not meant to be literal.

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I love it. Can't wait for more.

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