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Mapping the conversations and perspectives across America from ordinary citizens that don't typically command a microphone.

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Ain't no power like the power of the people...

Ain't no power like the power of the people...

Scapegoating is not the answer to our problems

Scapegoating is not the answer to our problems

A bully is always a coward

A bully is always a coward

They're overpopulating our country with immigrants

They're overpopulating our country with immigrants

Make the Bay Area great again ... by taking Trump away

Make the Bay Area great again ... by taking Trump away

Country has enough hate, let's heal the nation

Country has enough hate, let's heal the nation

Of course the green card process should be easier

Of course the green card process should be easier

Inspired to work on the climate challenge by a conservative who wanted his son's vote

Inspired to work on the climate challenge by a conservative who wanted his son's vote

Trillions for war while crumbling at home, if you're not angry then you're not paying attention<

Trillions for war while crumbling at home, if you're not angry then you're not paying attention<

He's mocking our democracy

He's mocking our democracy

Hilary Clinton believes in what I believe in (and she's the smart one)

Hilary Clinton believes in what I believe in (and she's the smart one)

Woman's rights are very important, they're human rights for half the human race

Woman's rights are very important, they're human rights for half the human race

When in my 20s you could get jobs in construction, painting, yardwork, those jobs are all gone now

When in my 20s you could get jobs in construction, painting, yardwork, those jobs are all gone now

Trump was sent by the Holy Spirit

Trump was sent by the Holy Spirit

I pay my taxes, they can pay their taxes

I pay my taxes, they can pay their taxes

Trump's a loose canon, but the lesser of the evils

Trump's a loose canon, but the lesser of the evils

My partner and I celebrate our anniversary on 9/11

My partner and I celebrate our anniversary on 9/11

As a gay, Latino man, I was an odd Republican, until their handling of AIDS opened my eyes

As a gay, Latino man, I was an odd Republican, until their handling of AIDS opened my eyes

Got no family, but my group of friends care for each other

Got no family, but my group of friends care for each other

The key to wisdom and leadership is humbleness

The key to wisdom and leadership is humbleness

A card table and a couple chairs was all they could afford due to wife's hospital bills

A card table and a couple chairs was all they could afford due to wife's hospital bills

How can I stand there painting abstracts when the world around me is on fire

How can I stand there painting abstracts when the world around me is on fire

Disgusted by people getting killed over money

Disgusted by people getting killed over money

When I was 11 years old, I drew a picture of him as my future husband

When I was 11 years old, I drew a picture of him as my future husband

We brought 500 illegal tennis balls

We brought 500 illegal tennis balls

Vermin Supreme is running for President

Vermin Supreme is running for President

Without all the guns, the country would already be history

Without all the guns, the country would already be history

We're here to take care of people, regardless of their views

We're here to take care of people, regardless of their views

Immigrants and Muslims aren't the problem

Immigrants and Muslims aren't the problem

Sister Nadia is here to help you find the right bathroom

Sister Nadia is here to help you find the right bathroom

If you don't like him, don't vote for him

If you don't like him, don't vote for him

Group hug with Donald, Hilary, and me

Group hug with Donald, Hilary, and me

It's beautiful that while there are excitable people here, they all seem to mean well

It's beautiful that while there are excitable people here, they all seem to mean well

"Donald J. Tramp," a liberal conservative, wants your vote

"Donald J. Tramp," a liberal conservative, wants your vote

Not like running a casino

Not like running a casino

Like to get a hold of Mr. Donald's hair, and Hilary should stop stealing clothes from North Korea

Like to get a hold of Mr. Donald's hair, and Hilary should stop stealing clothes from North Korea

Proof that anything can happen anywhere, anytime

Proof that anything can happen anywhere, anytime

Very, very few want to fight in the streets, but wouldn't know it from watching the news

Very, very few want to fight in the streets, but wouldn't know it from watching the news

Time to stand up and be counted on getting money out of politics

Time to stand up and be counted on getting money out of politics

With all the loud yelling, we wanted a space for loud listening

With all the loud yelling, we wanted a space for loud listening

I hope people realize soon what's at stake

I hope people realize soon what's at stake

The people inside the convention are the ones caged up

The people inside the convention are the ones caged up

Not spirtually ready for a woman president

Not spirtually ready for a woman president

There's more to life than just living

There's more to life than just living

Last regressive push from a dying breed used to being in power

Last regressive push from a dying breed used to being in power

As long as the rich control our politics, there are going to be problems

As long as the rich control our politics, there are going to be problems

We can't do another year like this

We can't do another year like this

The fires were unstoppable

The fires were unstoppable

When I was growing up, we never saw tornadoes

When I was growing up, we never saw tornadoes

They found my yearbook 57 miles away

They found my yearbook 57 miles away

All that was left were the basement walls

All that was left were the basement walls

They scooped the rest of my house off the highway and that was that

They scooped the rest of my house off the highway and that was that

When the train comes, you respect the train

When the train comes, you respect the train

600 of our 800 neighborhood houses flooded

600 of our 800 neighborhood houses flooded

160 thousand flooded homes means 1.6 million new doors

160 thousand flooded homes means 1.6 million new doors

Sewer and bayou water, nasty stuff

Sewer and bayou water, nasty stuff

Lost my great grandfather's violin in the flooding

Lost my great grandfather's violin in the flooding

Swimming in the pool on Christmas

Swimming in the pool on Christmas

Shockingly bad compared to crop freezes in other years

Shockingly bad compared to crop freezes in other years

Are there any ships going to be rescuing us?

Are there any ships going to be rescuing us?

A whole different ballgame

A whole different ballgame

The flooding caught a lot of people with their pants down

The flooding caught a lot of people with their pants down

Hurricane Maria wasn't what we thought it would be

Hurricane Maria wasn't what we thought it would be

My family in the US couldn't reach us, they were crying

My family in the US couldn't reach us, they were crying

Our house was concrete, and shaking like an earthquake

Our house was concrete, and shaking like an earthquake

Our family in the US probably thought we were dead

Our family in the US probably thought we were dead

It was attacking us like a big monster

It was attacking us like a big monster

We though Maria would never finish

We though Maria would never finish

It lasted about 2 months, the crying

It lasted about 2 months, the crying

You didn't fart in the woods, 'cause that would have started a fire

You didn't fart in the woods, 'cause that would have started a fire

I found an ID card of a person who died, so sent it to a surviving family member

I found an ID card of a person who died, so sent it to a surviving family member

There were bounders the size of tour busses

There were bounders the size of tour busses

When a tree comes through the wall, all normal contruction timelines go out the window

When a tree comes through the wall, all normal contruction timelines go out the window

I stepped out of bed into a food of mud

I stepped out of bed into a food of mud

I started running and yelling "Flash Flood, Flash Flood'

I started running and yelling "Flash Flood, Flash Flood'

When there's a disaster, as carpenters, we see money

When there's a disaster, as carpenters, we see money

It's the smallest things ... the firefighters needed a bathroom

It's the smallest things ... the firefighters needed a bathroom

When you've lost everything, if you can find anything, that's a game changer

When you've lost everything, if you can find anything, that's a game changer

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