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CTriverYankee

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54. My sister

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:12 PM

9 hrs ago

We had always been very close, always agreed politically. Then Covid raised it's ugly head. She started listening to fringe podcasts and she went down that rabbit hole. Insisted that I shouldn't listen to Fauci. I should listen to RFK. She jumped on the trump train. It was so crazy. I just don't know who she is anymore...sad really.

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She used to be my best friend....and then she drank the Kool Aid. [View all] JustKay Tuesday OP

How dreadful for you to lose your best friend, my dear JustKay. CaliforniaPeggy Tuesday #1

I'm sorry 😞 MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #2

I'm sorry - it is a loss and there is mourning. badhair77 Tuesday #3

She bought his racism Dlpger61 Tuesday #4

I am so sorry. LoisB Tuesday #5

Damn, sometimes losing the best friend you EVER had is worse then losing a family member. a kennedy Tuesday #6

My father was a narcissist but Lifeafter70 Tuesday #7

Hugs. Joinfortmill Tuesday #17

I am so sorry for your loss. FM123 Tuesday #8

I've been there. Best friend since first grade went full-blown MAGA. Midnight Writer Tuesday #9

Holy cow. Scary Joinfortmill Tuesday #19

💐 blm Tuesday #10

Wisdom is a protection of wisdom. Be wise. cachukis Tuesday #11

Pox News is a very powerful The Wizard Tuesday #12

I agree that Faux Noise is the worst ... FakeNoose Tuesday #15

Or a neurologist.... OhioBack2Blue Tuesday #28

Excellent writing... Escape Tuesday #13

I've actually considered doing so. JustKay Tuesday #31

IMO, It very well may give you closure. Raine1967 11 hrs ago #53

a friend of mine was being turned . AllaN01Bear Tuesday #14

It rather feels like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" PatSeg 16 hrs ago #43

I've made the same comparison barbtries 6 hrs ago #60

Hugs to you. Must be so shocking to you. Joinfortmill Tuesday #16

I know it may sound crazy, but there is still a chance she may come to her senses. Fil1957 Tuesday #18

I would like that, but JustKay Tuesday #32

I suspect she started watching Fox News. pat_k Tuesday #20

This was an interesting article, thank you. JustKay Tuesday #33

Radical-right brainwashing is a social problem tearing apart communities and families and we need to figure out... pat_k Tuesday #37

I know that logic doesnt work. SleeplessinSoCal Tuesday #21

OP has seen personality reconstruction first hand. Aussie105 Tuesday #22

Oh I've never cared for Fox News! And I boycott their shows. JustKay Tuesday #34

Phew! What a journey. oasis Tuesday #23

So sad, the loss of a friend. Dan Tuesday #24

Yes. JustKay Tuesday #35

I'm so sorry for your loss. evolves Tuesday #25

Remember the person you knew. Aussie105 Tuesday #27

It isn't a "political divide" -- the mulitibillion-dollar brainwashing in a social plague we must confront. pat_k Tuesday #38

We all have friends like that. Initech Tuesday #26

Proud to be the 100th rec! calimary Tuesday #29

Wait till she turns you in for new crimes. OhioBack2Blue Tuesday #30

I hear you! A very real possibility! JustKay Tuesday #36

Only thing I have to add is that my participation in Braver Angels workshops has helped a hell of a lot. pat_k Tuesday #40

Thanks for that! Anyone looking to build bridges -- as I want to do -- will want to check it out lostnfound 20 hrs ago #42

A key lesson is to stop trying to change someone's mind. pat_k 6 hrs ago #63

I'm so sorry. I've been "there" or maybe nearby. Could Ilsa Tuesday #39

Many women do that in a marriage. llmart 6 hrs ago #61

So sorry to hear this! Dear friends are a treasure. electric_blue68 Yesterday #41

I avoid old friends and family mdbl 16 hrs ago #44

I'm sorry for your loss. ❤️‍🩹 live love laugh 15 hrs ago #45

Many of us have someone in our lives that we've had to let go ... SarcasticSatyr 14 hrs ago #46

My former BFF of 36 years was apolitical when we met and we never discussed politics. OMGWTF 14 hrs ago #47

Sorry Coolgoober 14 hrs ago #48

Fox News and the rest of the right wing media brings this about. They all end up with the same unshakeable belief Martin68 14 hrs ago #49

I lost two long time women friends the same way kimbutgar 13 hrs ago #50

We have all lost friends and family because of Trump. pfitz59 13 hrs ago #51

The Republican Party practices what is sometimes called 'Gefūhlepolitik'. dedl67 12 hrs ago #52

My sister CTriverYankee 9 hrs ago #54

my brother didn't like oompah, til he won. he's a dittohead. not alex jones bad. pansypoo53219 9 hrs ago #55

She's a chameleon. JohnnyRingo 8 hrs ago #56

Dr. Bandy Lee talks about malignant narcissism being contagious MadameButterfly 8 hrs ago #57

This is a good case against mail-in ballots. JustABozoOnThisBus 7 hrs ago #58

I'm sorry you lost your friend. barbtries 6 hrs ago #59

It's heartbreaking to lose a friend to political insanity dlk 6 hrs ago #62

That happened to me too. ananda 6 hrs ago #64

You made the correct decision The Grand Illuminist 5 hrs ago #65

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