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Trump: “Those engaged in the political arena must stop treating political opponents as being morally defective.” He has recently called Democrats “evil.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018
Trump: “The media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and oftentimes false attacks and stories. Have to do it.” So…he’s using a day in which an explosive device was sent to CNN to bolster his criticism of media.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018
I can’t believe the media is thinking that the bombings are going to temper Trump’s tone.
If anything he is going to ramp it up and make jokes about it.
“You see how nice I’m behaving tonight? See?” https://t.co/05hDb7Oadc pic.twitter.com/r70Kp7wDsU
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 25, 2018
And if you’re going to do a terror economically-anxious bombing campaign through the US Mail, you send a bunch of them.
This crap could go on for a few more days.
Trump criticizes Democrats over taxes and regulation, then says, “By the way, do you see how nice I’m behaving today?…Have you ever seen this? We’re all behaving very well. And hopefully we can keep it that way. We’re gonna keep it that way.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018
Here is what I said earlier today:
He will say, in his customary greasy, sleazy, pseudo prissy way “Oooh that’s not NICE! People DON’T LIKE when you do that! You’re NOT ALLOWED to do that kind of stuff! You have to treat ‘em REAL NICE, folks, or they’ll ACCUSE US of being violent!”
— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) October 24, 2018
At his Wisconsin rally, Trump mentioned the bombs sent to “former government officials” but not a word about the bomb sent to @CNN. He then proceeded to blame the media (“enemy of the people,” as he likes to say) for their coverage
… as crowd faintly began to chant “CNN sucks”— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) October 25, 2018
#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017
“The media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and stop endless hostility.” https://t.co/zcdh1da6ch
— Emily Black Favreau (@ebfavs) October 25, 2018
Unsurprisingly, on a day when he’s been getting criticism for promoting violent rhetoric and portraying the political opposition as “the enemy,” he’s now at a rally portraying himself as the victim.
Authorities are evacuating a postal facility in South Los Angeles after workers found a suspicious package addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters. https://t.co/SmvwLWcvBL
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 25, 2018
#BREAKING Trump says media has to ‘stop endless hostility’ after bomb to CNN pic.twitter.com/8kFdoPOXSh
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 25, 2018
Breaking: ATF & LAPD are heading to a U.S. Postal Facility in South Central LA where another package addressed to Dem Rep Maxine Waters has been located by US Postal Inspectors.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 25, 2018
FL Governors Debate just got *intense*: @AndrewGillum says of his GOP opponent @RonDeSantisFL “I’m not calling him a racist. I’m just saying the racists believe he’s a racist.”
— Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) October 24, 2018
Yup. pic.twitter.com/fhnHKDYCfC
— ➖Dustin Miller➖ 👻🎃 (@spdustin) October 25, 2018
re: #15 gocart mozart
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That’s definitely a Trump-humper. I could name about a dozen people on my FB friends list that probably have that on the tailgate of their damn pickup trucks.
re: #1 The Vicious Babushka
He says, “We want ALL sides to come together in peace and harmony.”
What? Does he think this is all a Coca Cola commercial?
re: #12 The Vicious Babushka
So wait, he’s blaming his people getting angry and bombing the media on…the media?
Well, sure, that fucking makes sense.
(I know…I know)
re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth
What? Does he think this is all a Coca Cola commercial?
Trump isn’t talented enough to be in a Coke commercial.
STAY CLASSY DONALD
The White House did not reach out to former President Obama, the Clintons or any of the other Democratic officials who received suspicious packages, according to two officials familiar with the matter https://t.co/5ANFjZjjYS pic.twitter.com/LPTj8vOM6D
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 24, 2018
@Lawrence How coincidental that bombs begin dispatching to Democrats on the very day Trump claims he is a “Nationalist.”
— Dave G. - Blue Tsunami ★11/6/18★ (@_Fever7) October 24, 2018
This is so stupid and bad. How did America ever let this guy become president? And the redhats cheering him. It’s way beyond creepy now. https://t.co/05hDb7Oadc
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 25, 2018
Damn, this is an awesome shirt. I sooo want:
🔥Boiler Room Palestine 🔥thanks @boilerroomtv 😘#boilerroompalestine
BREAKING: AP source: Package addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters found at Los Angeles mail facility; appears similar to NY, DC bombs.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2018
re: #22 Charles Johnson
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America let him become President because a whole bunch of assholes decided they’d rather sit at home with their fucking purity unicorn than vote for the woman who beat their man fair and square in the primaries.
I called it.
Trump quietly says Tammy Baldwin wants a socialist takeover of health care, then again praises his own tone tonight, saying: “I’m trying to say that very nicely. See normally I’m screaming THEY WANT A SOCIALIST TAKEOVER…I’m trying to be nice, right.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018
Some of you might not be aware of this, but when you vote, they give you a FREE STICKER. Not even kidding, they JUST GIVE IT TO YOU. You’d have to be a real IDIOT not to take advantage of this. Just sayin’. pic.twitter.com/zmdAOI2oiU
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) October 22, 2018
Spare a moment of sympathy today for the poor Chinese spies forced to endure listening to Trump’s phone calls.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 24, 2018
re: #14 Anymouse 🌹
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Via @RawStory: Watch Florida Dem candidate Andrew Gillum take aim at Ron DeSantis during debate: ‘Racists believe he’s a racist’ https://t.co/MLBXK98VdE pic.twitter.com/fPXeLzY0Wc
— joshua epstein🏳️🌈🖖🏼🗽👨🏼💻🇺🇸 (@thejoshuablog) October 25, 2018
I met a Jewish Rasta in Jamaica 20 years ago. He wore the Star of David and when i asked him how things were he said “evry tin, iree”
Jews have been in the New World since 1530https://t.co/DvAYBBK3CP
— Deadwin Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 24, 2018
— Deadwin Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 24, 2018
— Deadwin Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 24, 2018
BTW bookmark this Tweet, it’s a Handy List Of Trump’s Favorite Lies (Which He Tells All The Time)
For your preparation, here’s a list of the lies he tells most frequently at rallies. https://t.co/IxUy2Zuv4F
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 24, 2018
Every accusation is a confession
— Deadwin Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 25, 2018
Trump is going to blame Democrats for the bombs. He’s going to blame Soros.
Not today. But he will get there.
He’ll say ‘people are saying’ it could be the Democrats, Soros …— Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) October 24, 2018
.@LeahVukmir tries to gaslight audience about GOP’s position on preexisting conditions, characterizing claims that the GOP doesn’t want to protect people w/preexisting conditions as “a big lie.”
“I will fall in front of a truck before I let people go without coverage!” she says. pic.twitter.com/uWoDmm6fGc— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2018
earlier, LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Trump apparently spontaneously tries to bring @SpeakerRyan on stage, but isn’t able to. pic.twitter.com/p0IsEZLIzj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 25, 2018
Trump’s attacking the press now — mocking them with the pointing at the press pool. “You can’t joke with these people… they can’t take a joke.” Crowd starts chanting “CNN sucks!” for a second.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) October 25, 2018
JFC
Trump: “The Democrat Party is openly encouraging caravan after caravan of illegal aliens to violate our laws and break into our country.” I haven’t seen such encouragement; has anyone seen anything?
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018
re: #38 The Vicious Babushka
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What, a pipe bomb is a fucking joke now? What an asshole.
#BREAKING: Per @CNN, authorities are seeking a suspicious package addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden.
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) October 25, 2018
re: #41 The Vicious Babushka
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Yeah, but that’s from CNN, so obviously it’s Fake News.//////////////
Only 13 more bombing days ‘till Kristallnacht.
— Deadwin Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 25, 2018
Trump is now talking in a mocking voice about Canada and other countries regarding tariffs, saying, “WE DON’T WANT TARIFFS PLEEEASE!” He has reverted to his regularly scheduled Trumpiness.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 25, 2018
re: #45 Unshaken Defiance
Who the fuck sent all these damn bombs?
I don’t know, but I hope to God that we find out and that he gets his ass completely handed to him.
re: #45 Unshaken Defiance
Who the fuck sent all these damn bombs?
With so many sent there ought to be evidence to find out.
re: #45 Unshaken Defiance
His white polo shirted followers.
re: #22 Charles Johnson
It is not just “creepy”.
It is Evil. Trump is Evil.
And his followers, enablers, and voters are Evil. They are 2% of the world’s population. And they either directly control or have a significant influence and affect on the other 98%.
re: #8 The Vicious Babushka
“The media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and stop endless hostility/blockquote>
actually no. no they don’t
On South Korea: “I like ‘em too, but they gotta pay! THEY GOTTA PAY!” [redhats cheer] https://t.co/05hDb7Oadc pic.twitter.com/TyU6yUZdl8
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 25, 2018
re: #52 Charles Johnson
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No, sir, YOU gotta pay. When you make a deal with the devil, he will eventually collect his due. Russia is the devil, and Putin is about to come calling.
BREAKING: Law enforcement official: Bombs sent to prominent Democrats and CNN were packed with shards of glass.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2018
Cathay Pacific has had a gigantic data breach.
The personal data of 9.4 million passengers was leaked earlier this year, Cathay Pacific Airways and its subsidiary Hong Kong Dragon Airlines disclosed in a statement late on Wednesday night.
The city’s flagship carrier said it had discovered unauthorised access to some of the passenger data it managed and that of its wholly owned subsidiary, which operates under the Cathay Dragon brand.
The compromised data included passengers’ names, nationalities, dates of birth, telephone numbers, emails, physical addresses, passport numbers, identity card numbers, frequent flier programme membership numbers, customer service remarks and travel history.
In addition, about 860,000 passport numbers and 245,000 Hong Kong identity card numbers were accessed without authorisation.
Credit card information was also in the leak. The carrier says it has no evidence that the compromised data was used illegally, though.
Cathay Pacific is a “premium” airline, meaning their ticket prices are generally higher than most other carriers. IOW their customers have more disposable income and thus are prime targets for credit card and identity fraud.
re: #55 wheat-dogg
[Slowly buries his face in his hands.]
God fucking DAMN it, people. Us software folks have got to get our act together. Hacks like this happen almost every week. It’s seriously not that hard to prevent the common attacks - secure your shit, guys. Come on.
re: #54 The Vicious Babushka
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As in they had shards of glass surrounding the bomb itself…or the bomb was packed with shards and thus were duds?
re: #57 Targetpractice
As in they had shards of glass surrounding the bomb itself…or the bomb was packed with shards and thus were duds?
The closest thing to transparency from the right in YEARS.
re: #57 Targetpractice
As in they had shards of glass surrounding the bomb itself…or the bomb was packed with shards and thus were duds?
The glass was apparently to serve as shrapnel: the devices were said to be loaded with black powder.
Opinion: The Caravan is real https://t.co/rvYC6FUPPb
— POLITICO (@politico) October 25, 2018
Oh shut up, Rich. https://t.co/q3EAkzE4DM
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 25, 2018
re: #59 Jay C
The glass was apparently to serve as shrapnel: the device were loaded with black powder
Ah, that’s a bit clearer.
re: #59 Jay C
The glass was apparently to serve as shrapnel: the device were loaded with black powder
And made of PVC pipe. Sounds a pretty cheap way to go.
I’m not an explosives expert, but wouldn’t PVC give up too easily with the expansion of the charge and not cause as big an explosion?
re: #60 Charles Johnson
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Ya gotta love it. Even though Trump is spreading all sorts of rumors, innuendo, and plain bullshit about the caravan, it’s still good news for him and a “nightmare” for the DNC because people will buy that bullshit. Particularly media folks looking for some way to kill any momentum for Dems going into November.
re: #62 ObserverArt
And made of PVC pipe. Sounds pretty cheap way to go.
I’m not an explosives expert, but wouldn’t PVC give up to easily with the expansion of the charge and not cause as big an explosion?
The explosion is rarely the point. Consider the humble pineapple grenade: As an explosive, it is not terribly dangerous. It’s a tiny little thing when it comes to explosive power. However, it is designed exclusively to throw extremely deadly shrapnel a long way in every conceivable direction. A PVC pipe bomb laced with glass shards is, effectively, a hand grenade you can put in a mailbox. As an explosive, not so dangerous, but it’s the side effects of the explosion that are the real danger.
re: #62 ObserverArt
And made of PVC pipe. Sounds a pretty cheap way to go.
I’m not an explosives expert, but wouldn’t PVC give up too easily with the expansion of the charge and not cause as big an explosion?
Not if the powder is compressed or contains an accelerator. How sure are we black powder as opposed to high velocity smokeless like shotgun load powder? Glass is deadly dangerous at relatively low velocity…
re: #64 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
The explosion is rarely the point. Consider the humble pineapple grenade: As an explosive, it is not terribly dangerous. It’s a tiny little thing when it comes to explosive power. However, it is designed exclusively to throw extremely deadly shrapnel a long way in every conceivable direction. A PVC pipe bomb laced with glass shards is, effectively, a hand grenade you can put in a mailbox. As an explosive, not so dangerous, but it’s the side effects of the explosion that are the real danger.
It is a terror weapon, basically.
re: #66 wheat-dogg
It is a terror weapon, basically.
And Bob’s your uncle, folks. If you want an actual explosive, you build a truck bomb like Timothy McVeigh. If you want a weapon to kill a person, you build an improvised hand grenade.
re: #62 ObserverArt
And made of PVC pipe. Sounds a pretty cheap way to go.
I’m not an explosives expert, but wouldn’t PVC give up too easily with the expansion of the charge and not cause as big an explosion?
They speculate it was made from pvc to keep the weight down so it could be mailed without the bomber having to go into the post office to mail it.
Well, Firefox suddenly ate up all my memory and crashed. That’s probably a sign of the End Times. I intend to sleep through those.
re: #62 ObserverArt
And made of PVC pipe. Sounds a pretty cheap way to go.
I’m not an explosives expert, but wouldn’t PVC give up too easily with the expansion of the charge and not cause as big an explosion?
No expert moi, either; but according to most reports, the bomber was going for simplicity/light weight/low-detectability. Wanting to save on postage, too …. ////
But some folks who ARE experts will probably soon be having better answers: CBS says all six recovered bombs are bring sent to the FBI lab in Quantico for analysis.
Which brings up one interesting point: mail bombs are usually (at least AFAIK, and if the bomb-maker really knows his craft) rigged to go off upon opening: today’s guy seems to have used cheap digital clocks as timers (?) - one wonders why none of them actually did explode….
The caravan is real. It’s the size, makeup and purpose of it that have been distorted all to hell.
People from South American nations routinely make the treacherous trek to the United States in search of a peaceful and prosperous life. They’re even willing to put up with a lengthy wait for an Asylum hearing. These are not drug dealers or people entering illegally.
They are people who risked everything to get here, are will to through the process the right way and yet Trump and the GOP just shit all over them.
re: #70 Jay C
I wonder but I am also thankful they didn’t.
Hopefully they catch this asshole before he tries again and succeeds.
re: #65 Unshaken Defiance
Not if the powder is compressed or contains an accelerator. How sure are we black powder as opposed to high velocity smokeless like shotgun load powder? Glass is deadly dangerous at relatively low velocity…
Rachel Maddow reported it was common fireworks explosives, so I guess that is where black powder came from.
And thinking about it more, I doubt we hear all the ingredients if like you said there was additional accelerators.
The ATF and FBI would probably keep that out of the media reporting.
From John Cole:
As my grandmother used to say — a hit dog will holler. pic.twitter.com/kC34Ldd0is
— Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) October 25, 2018
Were I there I would have been butt naked after that having thrown my bra and panties on the stage. This blog is now a Gillum 2020/2024/2028/2032 full service blog.
Sweet mother of mercy I need a cold shower.
re: #71 Eclectic Cyborg
The caravan is real. It’s the size, makeup and purpose of it that have been distorted all to hell.
People from South American nations routinely make the treacherous trek to the United States in search of a peaceful and prosperous life. They’re even willing to put up with a lengthy wait for an Asylum hearing. These are not drug dealers or people entering illegally.
They are people who risked everything to get here, are will to through the process the right way and yet Trump and the GOP just shit all over them.
The media’s adopted (officially or subconsciously) the GOP’s chief talking point: “If we don’t stop these asylum-seekers, then we have to take them all.” That it’s not a question of letting them go through the lawful process, but stopping them and denying them entry lest a single one gain entry.
Statement from CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker: pic.twitter.com/OXyIT6oSLT
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) October 24, 2018
.@realDonaldTrump asked Americans “to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message that acts or threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the USA” Yet you chose to attack and divide. America should unite against all political violence. https://t.co/Dlo3xwHyKi
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) October 25, 2018
It’s almost as if Sanders was waiting for her first opportunity to flip the script and bury the real issue. https://t.co/rI7a4yelll
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 25, 2018
re: #74 Anymouse 🌹
Racist stupid versus libertarian stupid:
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If I had to choose between the two, after rooting for injuries I would definitely take the libertarian idiocy over the racist idiocy.
re: #77 Charles Johnson
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Because they were. They played to the usual DARVO script: “We’re not the ones who are promoting violence, you are by calling us on what we said yesterday rather than what we said today!”
Russia must develop capability to destroy US in single swift blow if it wants to persuade Americans to end nuclear arms race - experthttps://t.co/woPYPOnjMs
— RT (@RT_com) October 25, 2018
THREAD:
Something really smells kinda off about this attack against Obama, Hillary, Soros, and CNN. This may cause people to be angry with me.m, but whatever, it is what it is. Feel free to give me your unfiltered, uncensored honest opinion. 👇🏼👇🏼
1— 🌹🌹Jay Deshpande🌹🌹 (@jaydesh7) October 24, 2018
Honestly?
You’re a complete fucking idiot. https://t.co/qW9v94Sczd— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 25, 2018
re: #82 Kragar
I have this feeling I don’t need to click on it.
My theory is this: Trump has been attacking people as his enemies, and someone decided to do what he’s been asking for, what you’re supposed to do with enemies.
re: #82 Kragar
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So, just who is it this moron thinks would have been targeted if a wingnut terrorist wanted to target Democrats?
re: #81 danarchy
Andrew Gillum’s grandmother beats dogs!!!11!!!!
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Lol. A true wingnut interpretation.
re: #84 Belafon
I have this feeling I don’t need to click on it.
My theory is this: Trump has been attacking people as his enemies, and someone decided to do what he’s been asking for, what you’re supposed to do with enemies.
It really was only a matter of time.
Left over from my crashing-out-just-as-the-last-thread blew up…
SO glad at times like this that there are no polling stations per se in Colorado.
Don’t have to deal with armed NRA yobs unless I’m dumb enough to wait for election day to drop my ballot in a collection box.— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) October 24, 2018
The USA once again scores in the bottom half of OECD nations on the PISA — an international assessment of students’ reading, science and math skills.
The OECD conducts an assessment every three years of education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15 year old students in science, reading and mathematics (plus collaborative problem solving and financial literacy). 72 countries are evaluated, with 540,000 students put under the spotlight of a two-hour test. Our infographic below combines the median scores for each country or region in the three core test areas to show which performed to the highest overall level. With a mean score of 1,655, Singapore tops the list ahead of Hong Kong and Japan in second and third respectively. The U.S. just scraped into the top 30 with a below OECD average score (1,476) of 1,463.
Chart: Image: chartoftheday_7104_pisa_top_rated_countries_regions_2016_n.jpg
Our low ranking is nothing new. American students have consistently scored at or below the OECD average for decades, which invariably leads to much pearl-clutching and hand-waving among politicians and upper-echelon educators. Then, it’s all forgotten till the next PISA results come out. Common Core was supposed to address some of the weaknesses of US education, but from my perspective as someone teaching in one of the above-average PISA scorers, the real solution would involve a wholesale renovation of the American educational system, starting in the primary grades. And, even more impossible, getting the American public to value education — specifically math and science instruction — as necessary for the development of the nation. Considering the party in power is both innumerate and a-scientific, it’s not going to happen within this next decade.
But, Americans are so creative, right?
re: #73 ObserverArt
That’s enough to rule out sophisticated anyone. Well trained bombers can and do far worse (better?) in terms of destructive capacity. Hold my beer level crap. Still deadly but not like what modern chemistry really yields. Thank heavens. I mean what a day it would be if these things had all worked as planned. Just imagine how devastating.
It would feel like the day Robert Kennedy and his brother died at once. Tell ya what, I’m not going for minimizing this AT ALL.
re: #90 wheat-dogg
We have a lot of not-teacher types, meaning parents, that still minimize the usefulness of math. And it’s hard to get kids going when that happens.
re: #77 Charles Johnson
DARVO. Conservative victimhood. Sigh … all my life …
So it looks like Megyn Kelly is “stepping down” from her show…
#megynkellycanceledparty pic.twitter.com/Vogcp98i0y
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 25, 2018
Trump supporters are proud to be “Deplorables” and there is no doubt in my mind that the #MAGABomber is one such deplorable. Trump and his media mouthpiece, @FoxNews, has incited hate and violence within our country to a level I have not before experienced in my longish life. pic.twitter.com/XBDT3BV85r
— Cornelia (@PaladinCornelia) October 25, 2018
re: #94 Kragar
So it looks like Megyn Kelly is “stepping down” from her show…
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re: #77 Charles Johnson
Sarah Sanders
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@PressSec
.@realDonaldTrump asked Americans “to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message that acts or threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the USA” Yet you chose to attack and divide. America should unite against all political violence.CNN Communications
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@CNNPR
Statement from CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker: pic.twitter.com
This is the same game Trump played so effectively in the Kavanaugh nomination; Trump realized how compelling Dr. Ford was and, evil genius that he is, turned it against her and persuaded a large portion of this country that it wasn’t assaults on women that are a problem, it was women accusing men of assaults; men are the real victims not women.
So, in this case, it’s not Trump’s rhetoric and appeal to violence that is a problem, the problem is the media reporting or criticizing his outrageous behavior.
re: #89 Chrysicat
Left over from my crashing-out-just-as-the-last-thread blew up…
On an aside, I just checked out your profile, and it says you’ve been logged in since August 30.
I admire your persistence and endurance.
re: #97 Hecuba’s daughter
This is the same game Trump played so effectively in the Kavanaugh nomination; Trump realized how compelling Dr. Ford was and, evil genius that he is, turned it against her and persuaded a large portion of this country that it wasn’t assaults on women that are a problem, it was women accusing men of assaults; men are the real victims not women.
So, in this case, it’s not Trump’s rhetoric and appeal to violence that is a problem, the problem is the media reporting or criticizing his outrageous behavior.
well it would be better if they didnt report anything he said at all
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Just a friendly reminder that on any given day, you’re far more likely to be killed by a crazy white guy with an agenda than a jihadi
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 24, 2018
Ooof. @CuriousLurker would have absolutely loved this comment.Especially today bless her soul. https://t.co/EF2PFtZelt
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) October 25, 2018
James Woods calls Clinton bomb threat an “obvious political stunt” https://t.co/KrAZLp36v4 pic.twitter.com/XGHdNuwoK5
— The Hill (@thehill) October 24, 2018
Reminder that I once saw James Woods get knocked out for calling a bartender an ethnic slur and had his shoes stolen from his unconscious body. I will retell this story every time this shitbird does something dumb. https://t.co/fa1cEuxoOX
— mike mulloy (@fakemikemulloy) October 25, 2018
re: #92 Belafon
We have a lot of not-teacher types, meaning parents, that still minimize the usefulness of math. And it’s hard to get kids going when that happens.
There are too many primary and elementary school teachers who are math-a-phobic, and their attitudes, spoken or unspoken, affect their students’ attitudes. “Math is hard” is more than a joke. It’s an attitude that is a fundamental problem in American society. Technology has offered math education many new, creative and visual ways to convey concepts that were unavailable to people my age. But if schools can barely afford textbooks for their students, how are they going to get graphing calculators and iPads for their math classes?
I taught Algebra I to 9th graders for a year back in a private school in KY. These were not underprivileged kids by any stretch, but getting basic concepts down was a struggle. Graphing calculators and computers made the process easier, because they could see in real time how changing a coefficient changed the shape of their graph. This was back in the late ’80s/early ’90s. Tech has changed a lot since then, and probably could make the instruction even more fun and engaging.
re: #99 dangerman
well it would be better if they didnt report anything he said at all
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Fox would have covered it anyway, and Trump would have still gone after CNN, and the bomber would have still sent them.
Speaking of teaching, it’s that time again. See you all in a bit.
Have you ever wondered how Ted Cruz can be both against eliminating pre-existing conditions and for eliminating pre-existing conditions?
The picture at the top was the one Ted tweeted out about his rally this morning.
The bottom was tweeted out by someone else.
Camera angles, Sen. Cruz, how do they work? Were you told there would be no math?
re: #101 Anymouse 🌹
I think feragamos
— mike mulloy (@fakemikemulloy) October 25, 2018
Hahaha goddamn
— Torreirador (@StacheESQ) October 25, 2018
re: #94 Kragar
So it looks like Megyn Kelly is “stepping down” from her show…
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re: #107 Targetpractice
Jesus is still white though.
The NAACP is suing Waller County, where Prairie View A&M is located:
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, on behalf of students at the historically black college Prairie View A&M University, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Texas county where the college is located. The lawsuit challenges Waller County’s early voting plan, which the complaint says provides a relatively limited opportunity for early voting near the campus, particularly when compared to the white areas of the county.
Of the two weeks of early voting in Texas, there are only five days — none of them weekend days — that an early polling place is open in Prairie View, on or near the campus. Two of those days, the polling place is at a community center that is “off-campus and is not well-known to or frequently used by PVAMU voters, particularly because most students receive their mail on campus,” according to the complaint.
There are also no evening hours for early voting near the campus, nor is there an open polling place in Prairie View during the first week of early voting.
Comparatively, the majority-white City of Waller — which, according to the lawsuit, has half the population of eligible voters that Prairie View has— will offer early voting both weeks, including on Saturdays and during some evenings, and has two voting sites. Another majority white city in the same county as Prairie View is also offering early voting during the first week, according to the lawsuit.
The county made up some bullshit arguments about why they couldn’t accommodate the students.
1/2 Imagine if you will, a world where a madman killed Barack Obama, Bill and or Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Maxine Waters and a number of CNN people all within a day. What would be comparable in American history? NOTHING. Oh and that guy that tried to take out a bunch of
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) October 25, 2018
2/2 the military and executive branch with ricin? Same exact thing. Unimaginable. Unless like me you were alive for multiple assassinations, the watts riots, the King riots and then 9-11. Then you understand because you saw for yourself. My god where are we now?
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) October 25, 2018
So apparently the sticker on the bombs said “Git Er Done” in a faux ISIS font with silhouetted mudflap ladies? What the hell.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 24, 2018
(blinks at screen for a full minute)https://t.co/jdxcF8TF7v
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 25, 2018
re: #111 Unshaken Defiance
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Personally, I can’t help but think that there are a lot of wingnuts across the country tonight who are not shocked and dismayed that this happened…but rather bummed out that none of the bombs went off before being discovered.
Hello, Police? I’d like to report a Debate Beating:
As my grandmother used to say — a hit dog will holler. pic.twitter.com/kC34Ldd0is
— Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) October 25, 2018
re: #113 Targetpractice
Personally, I can’t help but think that there are a lot of wingnuts across the country tonight who are not shocked and dismayed that this happened…but rather bummed out that none of the bombs went off before being discovered.
Far too many.
re: #102 wheat-dogg
There are too many primary and elementary school teachers who are math-a-phobic, and their attitudes, spoken or unspoken, affect their students’ attitudes. “Math is hard” is more than a joke. It’s an attitude that is a fundamental problem in American society. ….
As much as I enjoyed Peggy Sue Got Married, I hated the movie message that she knew she was never going to need the math in the class she was taking. This aversion to math and science is an old problem — it was during my childhood (in my case, math was always my favorite subject) decades ago and it remains so today.
re: #113 Targetpractice
Personally, I can’t help but think that there are a lot of wingnuts across the country tonight who are not shocked and dismayed that this happened…but rather bummed out that none of the bombs went off before being discovered.
I actually saw someone post that on Facebook today.
Part of the reason I don’t hang out on Facebook any more.
re: #116 Hecuba’s daughter
As much as I enjoyed Peggy Sue Got Married, I hated the movie message that she knew she was never going to need the math in the class she was taking. This aversion to math and science is an old problem — it was during my childhood (in my case, math was always my favorite subject) decades ago and it remains so today.
I will admit that I was mathophobic in high school, but I was challenged by it and went on to earn a bachelor of science in Mathematics.
re: #110 Belafon
The NAACP is suing Waller County, where Prairie View A&M is located:
The county made up some bullshit arguments about why they couldn’t accommodate the students.
Same arguments other GOP controlled areas with minority voter populations did (such as Dodge City). Sudden construction in front of the polling place, claims the ACA prohibits them from using it. (The ACA does not prohibit that, it is a lie, all that is required is reasonable accommodation, such as sending a poll worker out with a ballot).
re: #113 Targetpractice
Personally, I can’t help but think that there are a lot of wingnuts across the country tonight who are not shocked and dismayed that this happened…but rather bummed out that none of the bombs went off before being discovered.
Trolls are claiming the bombs aren’t real, therefore it was either a) false flag, b) not a crime, c) who does it benefit the most?
re: #15 gocart mozart
From nbcnews.com:
The “Get ‘Er Done” flag was originally created in 2014 by the right-wing parody site World News Bureau, for an article titled “ISIS Vows Retribution For Counterfeit Flags.” It has since been shared as a meme on right-wing websites and forums.
World News Bureau is run by a man claiming to be from Scottsdale, Arizona who goes by the name Scooter Van Neuter and also runs the parody news site bighairynews.com. Van Neuter is a frequent commenter on right-wing websites like Breitbart and The Daily Caller, and his account was permanently suspended from Twitter in 2017.
Jeebus
When will the anti-Trump press acknowledge its role in creating a dangerous political atmosphere? Will it be after President Trump takes full responsibility for his slapstick humor?
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 25, 2018
re: #123 The Vicious Babushka
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Scotty seems to be having a nervous breakdown.
re: #123 The Vicious Babushka
So, Scott, going after the press, just like Trump. There’s been one person explicitly attacking the press and Democrats, and it’s the guy you’re parroting.
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) October 25, 2018
National Security Pros, It’s Time to Talk About Right-Wing Extremism (Defense One, more at the link):
We have been too quiet about a threat that is regularly killing our fellow citizens.
Ask any of us who works in national security what to do about ISIS, and we’d have no problem pitching you ideas. Even if we lack expertise in the topic or don’t work directly on it, we’d still have opinions and thoughts, because we’ve been swimming in a sea of articles, op-eds, books, hearings, programs, and overall research and debate for years. But ask us about right-wing extremism, a violent ideology that’s killed more Americans than ISIS in the last decade, and most of us would pause — either because we were unaware of the problem or, worse, we were afraid to speak openly about it.
So let’s talk about it now.
Over the last decade, individuals and groups fueled by this virulent ideology have committed 71 percent of the known politically or religiously inspired killings in our country — that is, 274 of the 387 Americans murdered by extremists. Reports now indicate it was part of the recent murder of 17 school children and teachers in Florida, just as it was part of mass shootings that have happened everywhere from California to Charleston. It has not just hit inside the US, but has struck many of our closest allies, both causing near-tragedies and horrible massacres. It is not a new threat; it has killed hundreds of Americans in past decades. But it is growing in power and influence, worrisomely being stoked by foreign nations like Russia that wish our nation harm. It is a clear, present, and proven danger to the United States. Yet we find it awkward to talk about.
BREAKING: It’s a dead heat in the South Dakota gubernatorial race, according to Argus Leader-KELO TV poll. https://t.co/JgN6xnkR0H
— argusleader (@argusleader) October 24, 2018
re: #123 The Vicious Babushka
When will the anti-Trump press acknowledge its role in creating a dangerous political atmosphere? Will it be after President Trump takes full responsibility for his slapstick humor?
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 25, 2018
Next up, Scott will explain how the Night of Broken Glass could have been avoided if the Jews had simply been more civil. https://t.co/1MZGgPYas5
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 25, 2018
re: #124 Targetpractice
Scotty seems to be having a nervous breakdown.
How is he having a nervous breakdown? He is just once again showing his goal is to protect Trump and demonize anyone who criticizes his master.
re: #126 Anymouse 🌹
The article is from February, and, even though he provides stats, the comments are like “I don’t see any right wing extremism, lefty!”
re: #22 Charles Johnson
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America let this guy become president because America couldn’t be bothered to vote.
re: #30 gocart mozart
I met a Jewish Rasta in Jamaica 20 years ago. He wore the Star of David and when i asked him how things were he said “evry tin, iree”
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yep. presumably when the jews were cast out of Spain, they came to the new world.
re: #62 ObserverArt
And made of PVC pipe. Sounds a pretty cheap way to go.
I’m not an explosives expert, but wouldn’t PVC give up too easily with the expansion of the charge and not cause as big an explosion?
presumably an attempt to get it through automated security. metal pipes presumably would set off stuff.
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