Samantha Bee: Counting the Dark Sides of the Duggars

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After that repulsive display of Republican racism in the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings, in which they tried to paint her as “soft on child porn,” here’s a look back at someone who moved in the highest levels of Republican politics for decades, as he committed countless crimes of child abuse.

The Duggars used to represent wholesome family TV. Now, almost 20 years and a jail sentence later, it’s time we take a closer look at the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements that spawned the Duggars.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 11:51:15am
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Teddy's Person  Mar 25, 2022 • 11:53:23am

Here you go lizards, have a Teddy pic.

You said treat. I will not look at you until I get my treat.
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Jay C  Mar 25, 2022 • 11:53:38am

CL’d last thread:

re: #347 jaunte

Interesting pair of diaries I found over at Daily Kos:

1. Why the Russian Army Sucks
2. Why The Russian Army Still Sucks

If these pieces are in any way accurate, it would go a long way towards explaining the Russian military’s extraordinarily unimpressive performance in Ukraine.

TL;DR version: most forces in Putin’s Russia suck because they are designed that way: the real “force” is in the “state security” organizations: the “regular” Army/Navy are secondary, and are most-often used as scapegoats for systemic flaws (or setbacks, as presently).

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Mar 25, 2022 • 11:57:26am

HEY! I happen to like tater-tot casseroles.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 11:57:46am
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dat_said  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:05:44pm

re: #4 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

HEY! I happen to like tater-tot casseroles.

My mother was a grade school cook for a while. She perfected tater-tot casseroles there and then divided the recipe by 200 and made it for us at home. Actually, quite a fond memory.

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A Cranky One  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:06:47pm

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Dr Lizardo  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:06:49pm

Translation:“It’s not us, it’s all the leader.”

And here are the first “swallows” of the Russian “elite” began to try to relieve themselves of responsibility, hoping in the future to avoid “denazification” in the dock.

Medvedev said that it was Putin personally who made the decision to start a war against Ukraine.

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Dr Lizardo  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:07:25pm

re: #7 A Cranky One

That’s some sound advice.

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IngisKahn  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:11:28pm

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:16:38pm

This mocks a brittle racist’s response to Disney dialing back the racism.

Youtube Video

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:16:45pm
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EPR-radar  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:18:52pm

re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth

Too complicated for a headline. Something simpler like “Republicans being racist (as always) in the Jackson hearings.”

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:19:19pm
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wrenchwench  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:20:05pm

re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Race hovered over…]

Race drones.

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Charles Johnson  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:22:16pm
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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:22:17pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:22:52pm
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Grunthos the Flatulent  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:25:24pm

The Wordle on the street is that #280 is coming.

Click to Reveal

Wordle 280 3/6

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:25:27pm
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jaunte  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:27:02pm
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IngisKahn  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:28:18pm

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Kilroy was here  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:29:09pm

Love this pic..

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Dopamine Fish  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:29:38pm

re: #23 Kilroy was here

Love this pic..

It’s all a vast left-wing conspiracy, you see…

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jaunte  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:29:46pm

re: #22 IngisKahn

Is he opposed or celebrating?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:29:56pm

re: #16 Charles Johnson

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jaunte  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:30:44pm

I mean, if you’re going to the trouble of a giant truck-rear sign, try to make your message clear.

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jaunte  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:31:23pm

God is Judge.
But not according to conservative actions.

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Charles Johnson  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:33:41pm

re: #17 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Whether these text messages were in the document Clarence Thomas voted against releasing or not seems irrelevant. Given his wife’s involvement in the coup plot, he should have recused himself anyway.

But who am I kidding. Nothing’s going to happen to him. The media have already moved on. Only a few Democrats are even talking about it.

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Jay C  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:34:12pm

re: #27 jaunte

I mean, if you’re going to the trouble of a giant truck-rear sign, try to make your message clear.

Colonel Sanders in the background looking on is the perfect touch….

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jaunte  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:34:39pm

re: #30 Jay C

Providing the visual Whoa!

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Decatur Deb  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:36:23pm

re: #27 jaunte

I mean, if you’re going to the trouble of a giant truck-rear sign, try to make your message clear.

Thought the guy signed up for COL Sanders’ regiment.

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jaunte  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:36:55pm

re: #32 Decatur Deb

Frying Tigers!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:40:04pm
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BlueSpotinAL  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:41:22pm

Michael Tracey asks if the Ukraine invasion was going to plan.

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A Cranky One  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:41:30pm

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:41:47pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:43:10pm

re: #36 A Cranky One

Deleted

Damn it
didn’t get a chance to copy that

LOL

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:45:20pm

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:45:44pm

re: #38 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Damn it
didn’t get a chance to copy that

LOL

I got it for you.

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Charles Johnson  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:46:03pm
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Dopamine Fish  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:46:58pm

re: #41 Charles Johnson

Oh, he does? Alright, here we go: Fuck you, Joe Manchin.

[Stares at screen.]

Let’s try this again: Fuck you, Joe Manchin.

[Blink.]

Huh, would you look at that. I’m physically incapable of uttering the words. Oh well.

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A Cranky One  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:47:04pm

Trying again, since my attempt to hide the image was unsuccessful.

Click to Reveal
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Mike Lamb  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:47:09pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

Whether these text messages were in the document Clarence Thomas voted against releasing or not seems irrelevant. Given his wife’s involvement in the coup plot, he should have recused himself anyway.

But who am I kidding. Nothing’s going to happen to him. The media have already moved on. Only a few Democrats are even talking about it.

If it wasn’t going to happen before now, it’s never going to happen. The conflict of interest there has existed for years.

(And it’s crazy how crazy Ginni Thomas is. Wherever the far right fringe landed on the political spectrum/Overton window, she’s always operated there).

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ipsos  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:47:13pm

re: #37 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Which means that assuming Sinema doesn’t suddenly decide she Really Needs Attention (and I don’t think she’d break ranks on this one), Collins is now free to not be the deciding vote. And since we know she can only cosplay “courage” and “independence” when nothing’s actually at stake, she’ll probably end up being a meaningless yes vote, especially if Murkowski signals a yes vote first.

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aatharuv  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:47:18pm

re: #35 BlueSpotinAL

Michael Tracey asks if the Ukraine invasion was going to plan.

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Okay, in that photo, with that suit, Putin reminds me of Roger Stone.

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jaunte  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:47:20pm

“I have fully, after ponderous consideration, pompously determined that in this one instance I will do the right thing. Send your contribution to my PAC.”

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:48:56pm

re: #46 aatharuv

Okay, in that photo, with that suit, Putin reminds me of Roger Stone.

Stone would probably take that as a pretty big compliment.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:49:28pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:49:43pm

re: #40 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I got it for you.

Grassy-ass

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Dopamine Fish  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:50:28pm

re: #49 Backwoods_Sleuth

“Daniel-san. Show me ‘wax on, wax off.’”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:51:19pm
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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:52:18pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

Whether these text messages were in the document Clarence Thomas voted against releasing or not seems irrelevant. Given his wife’s involvement in the coup plot, he should have recused himself anyway.

But who am I kidding. Nothing’s going to happen to him. The media have already moved on. Only a few Democrats are even talking about it.

I think he should resign for being married to a complete lunatic alone. An SC Justice should be from a sane family, and even other Republicans could see that Ginny Thomas and her parents were insane before the whole party was lost to radicalization.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:53:58pm

re: #50 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Grassy-ass

Or

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Citizen K  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:55:10pm

re: #16 Charles Johnson

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Unfortunately, it seems like much of the media is on Klein’s side here, which is why it remains a non-story. Gotta stick to the narrative, you know.

Pointing out the ‘Hunter’s Laptop’ panic kinda underscores it all, doesn’t it? It’s nice being able to pick and choose which scandals count, almost like they’re deciding which is ‘news’ and which isn’t….

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:55:12pm

re: #54 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Or

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The Internet has every image one could possibly need.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:56:25pm

re: #22 IngisKahn

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Wingnuts often seem to get excited and obsessive about things that would seldom cross my mind if I didn’t hear some winger howling about them.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Mar 25, 2022 • 12:59:15pm

re: #56 Punish Domestic Terrorists

The Internet has every image one could possibly need.

It is apparently avaiable as a thank you card

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Charles Johnson  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:00:00pm

re: #55 Citizen K

Unfortunately, it seems like much of the media is on Klein’s side here, which is why it remains a non-story. Gotta stick to the narrative, you know.

Pointing out the ‘Hunter’s Laptop’ panic kinda underscores it all, doesn’t it? It’s nice being able to pick and choose which scandals count, almost like they’re deciding which is ‘news’ and which isn’t….

The reason why we’re still hearing about that goddamned laptop is because the entire right wing universe never stops screaming about it in unison. Their media, their politicians, their PR hacks, all of them, all the time.

Democrats, not so much.

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Captain Ron  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:01:20pm
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Dopamine Fish  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:02:20pm

re: #59 Charles Johnson

The reason why we’re still hearing about that goddamned laptop is because the entire right wing universe never stops screaming about it in unison. Their media, their politicians, their PR hacks, all of them, all the time.

Democrats, not so much.

Here’s the thing: I don’t want Democrats to start screaming about every goddamn thing. I don’t want them to become Republicans. I do want them to make more noise about the things that are important, but what I really want is for people to just STOP FUCKING LISTENING to the screaming from the right, as if their unhinged gibbering is the same as the calm and rational messaging the left is putting out. It isn’t, but the media is so scared of appearing biased that they are forever treating the right wing far more seriously than they deserve.

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Citizen K  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:04:55pm

re: #59 Charles Johnson

The reason why we’re still hearing about that goddamned laptop is because the entire right wing universe never stops screaming about it in unison. Their media, their politicians, their PR hacks, all of them, all the time.

Democrats, not so much.

As I said earlier, part of that is 1) we don’t have a partisan media machine the way they do, and our attempts to create one never took, for various reasons (partly that Dem base doesn’t move the needle based on particular media bubbles the same way GOP base does), and 2) even when Dems do shout about things (this came from the 1/6 committee, remember), and try to get camera time or article space, it’s immediately drowned out by GOP voices, not because they’re just that much louder or more prolific, but because the media on several levels just privileges their speech more by default. Even when a Dems are unified on a message, the media will rely on Republican voices to frame that message. And then all incentive goes to bashing Dems for not stopping Republicans rather than Republicans doing the shit in the first place.

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No Malarkey!  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:08:22pm

re: #8 Dr Lizardo

Translation:“It’s not us, it’s all the leader.”

And here are the first “swallows” of the Russian “elite” began to try to relieve themselves of responsibility, hoping in the future to avoid “denazification” in the dock.

Medvedev said that it was Putin personally who made the decision to start a war against Ukraine.

Medvedev throwing Putin under the bus; I like it.

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William Lewis  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:08:57pm

Just a note when listening to journalists talking about Russian losses in Ukraine… ;)

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Charles Johnson  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:11:50pm
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Charles Johnson  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:17:20pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:17:50pm

re: #55 Citizen K

Also, there’s officially a million Americans dead of Covid now and that news didn’t make a blip.

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No Malarkey!  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:20:47pm

re: #67 Eclectic Cyborg

Also, there’s officially a million Americans dead of Covid now and that news didn’t make a blip.

Haven’t you heard? Covid is over.//

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:24:18pm
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FFL (GOP Delenda Est)  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:29:18pm

re: #61 Dopamine Fish

Here’s the thing: I don’t want Democrats to start screaming about every goddamn thing. I don’t want them to become Republicans. I do want them to make more noise about the things that are important, but what I really want is for people to just STOP FUCKING LISTENING to the screaming from the right, as if their unhinged gibbering is the same as the calm and rational messaging the left is putting out. It isn’t, but the media is so scared of appearing biased that they are forever treating the right wing far more seriously than they deserve.

So scared of appearing biased against the right that they are essentially biased against the moderate left.

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Dr Lizardo  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:32:22pm

re: #63 No Malarkey!

Medvedev throwing Putin under the bus; I like it.

Clearly, nothing went according to the way Putin envisioned it and looking at their increasing losses in men and materiel (not to mention sanctions starting to bite), the Russian elite are now trying to backpedal away from Putin - most likely reckoning that he’s going down for this sooner or later and they sure as hell don’t want to go down with him.

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William Lewis  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:33:36pm

US Army veteran went to Ukraine, helped blow up Russian tanks

Footage of a US Army veteran from Connecticut, who joined the Ukrainian army to fight the Russian invasion, standing in front of the lines of still blazing Russian tanks went viral on the internet.

James Vasquez, 47, announced his plan to the public. To leave his family and business in Norwalk on February 24, when Russia invaded.

He finally arrived in Ukraine on March 15 - sharing his adventures on the road via a newly created Twitter account and detailing how he helped to “deactivate” large numbers of Russian tanks and kill and capture Russian troops.

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EPR-radar  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:33:46pm

re: #61 Dopamine Fish

Here’s the thing: I don’t want Democrats to start screaming about every goddamn thing. I don’t want them to become Republicans. I do want them to make more noise about the things that are important, but what I really want is for people to just STOP FUCKING LISTENING to the screaming from the right, as if their unhinged gibbering is the same as the calm and rational messaging the left is putting out. It isn’t, but the media is so scared of appearing biased that they are forever treating the right wing far more seriously than they deserve.

The mainstream media needs to start treating the US right like the enemy to democracy and a free press that it is.

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:41:11pm

This is about slave labor.

Youtube Video

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JC1  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:43:43pm

re: #73 EPR-radar

The mainstream media needs to start treating the US right like the enemy to democracy and a free press that it is.

The mainstream media is owned by billionaires who like their profits and tax cuts above all else.

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EPR-radar  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:47:15pm

re: #75 JC1

The mainstream media is owned by billionaires who like their profits and tax cuts above all else.

This. Mainstream media ineptitude in covering US politics isn’t mere incompetence. It is enemy action.

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Charles Johnson  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:49:35pm

re: #61 Dopamine Fish

…what I really want is for people to just STOP FUCKING LISTENING to the screaming from the right…

Would be great, but it isn’t going to happen - which is why I keep screaming into the void trying to get Democrats to be more aggressive. They don’t need to turn into Republicans, but they do need to get in the game a lot more than they are.

Ted Lieu, Chris Murphy, Mazie Hirono are good this way, but they’re not enough to stem the deluge of bullshit.

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Belafon  Mar 25, 2022 • 1:58:53pm

re: #77 Charles Johnson

Would be great, but it isn’t going to happen - which is why I keep screaming into the void trying to get Democrats to be more aggressive. They don’t need to turn into Republicans, but they do need to get in the game a lot more than they are.

Ted Lieu, Chris Murphy, Mazie Hirono are good this way, but they’re not enough to stem the deluge of bullshit.

The still wouldn’t get played on Fox or Newsmax.

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Captain Magic  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:01:33pm

msn.com

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Florida Panhandler  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:05:17pm

re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth

And probably another Q-Nut/Trump loon to be standing in line for some of that “Socialist Big Government/Communist/Fascist Demoncrap” welfare money just to get by.

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Eventual Carrion  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:06:09pm

re: #66 Charles Johnson

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You make the call. Of course the bird is out, but what’s the count on the batter after that.

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gocart mozart  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:11:17pm
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Belafon  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:17:37pm

re: #82 gocart mozart

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Those will be evergreen about Alito, but what is the order about? I can’t click on the inner tweet right now.

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DodgerFan1988  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:19:45pm
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Dangerman  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:22:56pm

re: #17 Punish Domestic Terrorists

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irrelevant (imo ianal)

if thomas knew about these specific texts back when he was making that ruling, that’s problematic in itself

how would he know?
that they even existed.
and where they did or did not come from / or who had control over them
it’s still a tainted ruling if you know your wife has possibly problematic info out there
(what if meadows had shared them with TFG?)

and if thomas didnt know, then his wife is manipulating a SCOTUS judge possibly for her own benefit

sorry
this reeks

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Dangerman  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:23:53pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

Whether these text messages were in the document Clarence Thomas voted against releasing or not seems irrelevant. Given his wife’s involvement in the coup plot, he should have recused himself anyway.

But who am I kidding. Nothing’s going to happen to him. The media have already moved on. Only a few Democrats are even talking about it.

gmta and you said it better

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William Lewis  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:27:21pm

re: #83 Belafon

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gocart mozart  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:30:04pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:33:49pm
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Belafon  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:35:58pm

re: #87 William Lewis

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thanks. As a former sailor, I hope they do more than just remove that CO from command.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:41:59pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:46:29pm

re: #88 gocart mozart

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Amory Blaine  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:46:55pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

Allowing criminality of the highest offices to go unpunished will truly drown America in the tub.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:47:02pm

re: #2 Teddy’s Person

Here you go lizards, have a Teddy pic.

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Hello gorgeous!! 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

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Dangerman  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:48:25pm
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Dangerman  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:49:08pm

re: #95 Dangerman

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Dangerman  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:49:58pm
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Dangerman  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:50:40pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:51:01pm
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Dangerman  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:51:59pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:52:34pm

re: #96 Dangerman

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EPR-radar  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:52:55pm

re: #92 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

I knew it would be the head roll.

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JC1  Mar 25, 2022 • 2:59:35pm

Supreme court sided with Biden/Navy regarding vaccination requirements. Amazingly 3 of the right wing idiots dissented.
apnews.com

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Crush White Nationalism  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:00:19pm

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7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:05:59pm

re: #90 Belafon

thanks. As a former sailor, I hope they do more than just remove that CO from command.

In 1969 I (E4) got my commanding officer (O5) in the Navy shitcanned. I’m still amazed that I made it through that whole thing unscathed. The new commanding officer offered to let me go anywhere in the Navy I wanted. I did.

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Belafon  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:06:45pm

re: #105 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)

In 1969 I (E4) got my commanding officer (O5) in the Navy shitcanned. I’m still amazed that I made it through that whole thing unscathed. The new commanding officer offered to let me go anywhere in the Navy I wanted. I did.

In 1969 I got born.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:07:03pm

re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth

If you read the story in the Canadian news, I started reading it and I though, Pffft, You Deserved It. But as I read it, it made me really sad. A very lonely man with no friends, no family, resentful that his only friend died of cancer during the pandemic and he couldn’t say goodbye because of hospital protocols/lockdowns. He was basically buying friends and wanted to feel like he belonged.

By the end, I honestly felt really bad for him.

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Decatur Deb  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:12:52pm

re: #107 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

If you read the story in the Canadian news, I started reading it and I though, Pffft, You Deserved It. But as I read it, it made me really sad. A very lonely man with no friends, no family, resentful that his only friend died of cancer during the pandemic and he couldn’t say goodbye because of hospital protocols/lockdowns. He was basically buying friends and wanted to feel like he belonged.

By the end, I honestly felt really bad for him.

So can I, but some people are born to be object lessons. It’s their contribution to the advancement of the species.

More concisely: Fuck his feelings.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:18:20pm

re: #68 No Malarkey!

Haven’t you heard? Covid is over.//

my antivax coworker may be the first person I personally know who… He’s not doing well.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:22:38pm

re: #82 gocart mozart

I see gorsuch is taking up the asshole baton from alito.

Christ.

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William Lewis  Mar 25, 2022 • 3:50:06pm

re: #105 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)

In 1969 I (E4) got my commanding officer (O5) in the Navy shitcanned. I’m still amazed that I made it through that whole thing unscathed. The new commanding officer offered to let me go anywhere in the Navy I wanted. I did.

There is a movie quality story hiding in that paragraph.


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