Donald Trump Silent on Terror Attack Against London Muslims

His silence speaks volumes

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We all know that Donald Trump is recklessly quick to try to capitalize politically on terror attacks by Islamic extremists anywhere in the world.

Yet, for some odd reason, he also consistently fails to even mention it when right wing extremists commit acts of terror and mass murder — like yesterday’s van attack on a London mosque.

A man has died and eight others have been injured after a van ploughed into a group of people near a north London mosque in an attack police are treating as terrorism.

A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Two people hit by the van were said to be “very seriously injured”.

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Witnesses said the driver then got out of the van and shouted “I want to kill Muslims” before onlookers pinned him to the ground.

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Abdulrahman said the driver shouted “kill me” as he held his head on the ground.

“I said, ‘Tell me why did you try driving to kill innocent people?’ When he went into the [police] van he made gestures, he was laughing. He deliberately did this. He caused this incident.”

Also see

Finsbury Park attack: Suspect named as Darren Osborne, 47-year-old who lives in Cardiff – latest updates | UK news | The Guardian

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188 comments

makeitstop Jun 19, 2017 • 11:00:52am

Nothing about the seamen lost on the Fitzgerald yet, either.

Remember how everything like this was a top priority when Obama was president, and if he was the tiniest bit slow everybody would lose their shit on the Right?

I ‘member.

nines09 Jun 19, 2017 • 11:00:54am

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Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 11:03:29am

Or, as Kragar points out, the death of a Muslim girl here:

An American girl was kidnapped from outside her place of worship & beaten to death.The “President” has declined to comment. #NabraHussein

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) June 19, 2017

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Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 11:05:55am

re: #1 makeitstop

Remember how everything like this was a top priority when Obama was president, and if he was the tiniest bit slow everybody would lose their shit on the Right?

EPR-radar Jun 19, 2017 • 11:06:14am

RWNJ violence is the song of his people. Of course tr*mp will not comment on it.

ObserverArt Jun 19, 2017 • 11:12:40am

Trump isn’t going to touch any story that doesn’t feed his hate and the hate of his voting base. What does he gain regarding this British attack?

Edit…oops…got my Trump not mentioning cases mixed up. Gotta concentrate on work.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jun 19, 2017 • 11:13:59am

re: #6 ObserverArt

Trump isn’t going to touch any story that doesn’t ~~feed his hate and the hate of his voting base~~ advance his personal agenda

The Vicious Babushka Jun 19, 2017 • 11:15:17am

erick erickson likes to be photographed from the side bc his face is a perfect lego-brick rectangle pic.twitter.com/MD8avkd0Yz

— KRANG T. NELSON (@KrangTNelson) June 19, 2017

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Interesting Times Jun 19, 2017 • 11:17:01am

re: #8 The Vicious Babushka

So he’s literally a blockhead?

The Vicious Babushka Jun 19, 2017 • 11:17:14am

Here’s how one conservative House staffer described waiting for the Senate health care bill. How others are feeling: https://t.co/3nFH4ZakxP pic.twitter.com/r8mz35iuCL

— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) June 19, 2017

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A Mom Anon Jun 19, 2017 • 11:17:32am

re: #3 Belafon

If it doesn’t benefit him directly, he could give a damn. There are more than a few of his base who think this isn’t a tragedy at all. He knows it, his staff does too. It doesn’t matter if she was just a kid. Or American. She was Muslim, so all bets are off.

Anymouse 🌹 Jun 19, 2017 • 11:17:47am

Donald Trump Silent on Terror Attack Against London Muslims

I don’t mean to diminish the horror perpetrated on Muslim citizens of London, but Mr. Trump has yet to address the deaths of seven seaman of the US Navy.

If he is so disconnected from the world he doesn’t even address our own military personnel (remember that the GOP is supposedly, despite all evidence, the party of the troops), why would he give a hoot about Muslims in England?

The overwhelming majority of his staff would like to see Muslims removed from the earth; if any statement (someday) comes out, it will be some Milquetoast statement against violence.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 11:18:17am

The fun of running errands in the Deep South.

Doctor’s office: Fox News on TV
Mechanic Shop: Fox News on TV
Local Restaurant: Fox News on TV
Bank: Fox News on TV

And not a damned thing I can do about it.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:18:22am

Julius Caesar has been defaced!!11!!!

So defacing a universally-accepted brilliant work of art like Julius Caesar with trivialities is your standard of work?

— DJGOLDEN (@FREE_REMARKS) June 19, 2017

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Dave In Austin Jun 19, 2017 • 11:20:43am

re: #8 The Vicious Babushka

Someone needs to shop a hairpeg on his head….. Official Lego Wingnut.

The Vicious Babushka Jun 19, 2017 • 11:20:49am

The Spicer off-camera/no audio gaggle has begun. I can’t show you a pic of Sean. So here is a look at some new socks I bought over the wknd pic.twitter.com/wO9erspwYa

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 19, 2017

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Boys, you had three choices here: turn on all your recorders; walk out; or collaborate with suppression of freedom of the press. #Wrong https://t.co/53Wq9K8mP4

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 19, 2017

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A Mom Anon Jun 19, 2017 • 11:22:06am

re: #14 Backwoods_Sleuth

Have any of these assholes seen the photos or video of this production when Obama was in office? I recall not a word coming from them then. This is just more white noise(heh) meant to distract from Mango Mussolini’s stupid/evil combo platter.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:22:12am

Megyn Kelly’s much ballyhooed interview with Alex Jones was a ratings catastrophe https://t.co/o9Z8IpckTQ pic.twitter.com/kAX5aZxiFz

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 19, 2017

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Maybe as a followup she should do an interview with every single Sandy Hood family and how Alex Jones affected their lives. https://t.co/0TfOM23ceS

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) June 19, 2017

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Jun 19, 2017 • 11:23:29am

re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg

The fun of running errands in the Deep South.

Doctor’s office: Fox News on TV
Mechanic Shop: Fox News on TV
Local Restaurant: Fox News on TV
Bank: Fox News on TV

And not a damned thing I can do about.

MP3 player and earbuds.

Kragar Jun 19, 2017 • 11:24:52am

re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg

The fun of running errands in the Deep South.

Doctor’s office: Fox News on TV
Mechanic Shop: Fox News on TV
Local Restaurant: Fox News on TV
Bank: Fox News on TV

And not a damned thing I can do about it.

Buy a universal remote and get a list of their TV brands

Dave In Austin Jun 19, 2017 • 11:25:20am

re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg

The fun of running errands in the Deep South.

Doctor’s office: Fox News on TV
Mechanic Shop: Fox News on TV
Local Restaurant: Fox News on TV
Bank: Fox News on TV

And not a damned thing I can do about it.

Ever ask them to change the channel or turn it off? Or at least turn the sound down? Most of the time they will oblige. But sometimes you get a reaction that can only be described as precious…..

In a medical office, like the treatment rooms, I’ll turn it off myself.

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 19, 2017 • 11:27:56am

re: #18 Backwoods_Sleuth

I read several tweets that said she actually did a good job, made him look as bad/crazy as he really is, etc. But honestly, I already know how bad/crazy he is, so I’m not gonna bother. Plus Orphan Black is back on. And there’s a new season of Broadchurch.

Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch Jun 19, 2017 • 11:28:12am

re: #20 Kragar

Buy a universal remote and get a list of their TV brands

Bwahahahahahaha! Love this idea.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:30:20am

Here’s the White House’s official transcript of the Trump/Varela pool spray, complete with Varela’s “100 years ago” remark. pic.twitter.com/HxfiGpDEgt

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) June 19, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:31:22am

Spicer on whether WH leg folks have seen the Senate health care bill: “I don’t know. I have not asked that question.” (per @danmericaCNN)

— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) June 19, 2017

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Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 11:32:29am

re: #22 Blind Frog Belly White

I read several tweets that said she actually did a good job, made him look as bad/crazy as he really is, etc. But honestly, I already know how bad/crazy he is, so I’m not gonna bother. Plus Orphan Black is back on. And there’s a new season of Broadchurch.

Isn’t the consensus that the only reason she did a “good” job is because after the firestorm of protests, NBC so edited the interview that it bore little resemblance to the original planned segment?

The fact that a program has low ratings does not attest to the quality nor significance nor honesty of the program.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 11:33:48am

re: #20 Kragar

Buy a universal remote and get a list of their TV brands

Not in an Open Carry state like this!

Half /

A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Jun 19, 2017 • 11:37:45am

re: #27 Eclectic Cyborg

Not in an Open Carry state like this!

Half /

Keep it undercover and practice keying it by touch.

KGxvi Jun 19, 2017 • 11:38:43am

re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth

Isn’t one of the issues now that the Panama Canal can’t accommodate some of the larger shipping vessels? Also, I’m just going to go out on a limb and guess that Trump’s approach (for lack of a better word) to foreign policy is just word association.

“Sir, we have a meeting with the president of Panama.”
“That’s the one with the canal, right?”
“Um, yes, sir.”
“Good, got it, ok, what’s next?”
“Sir, there’s 20 things on the list of issues to discuss with Panama.”
“Yeah, they’ve got the canal, we built it, right? Good, yeah, what’s next? Oh, wait, do we have any hotels there?”

A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Jun 19, 2017 • 11:41:00am

re: #29 KGxvi

Isn’t one of the issues now that the Panama Canal can’t accommodate some of the larger shipping vessels? Also, I’m just going to go out on a limb and guess that Trump’s approach (for lack of a better word) to foreign policy is just word association.

“Sir, we have a meeting with the president of Panama.”
“That’s the one with the canal, right?”
“Um, yes, sir.”
“Good, got it, ok, what’s next?”
“Sir, there’s 20 things on the list of issues to discuss with Panama.”
“Yeah, they’ve got the canal, we built it, right? Good, yeah, what’s next? Oh, wait, do we have any hotels there?”

(Yes, in fact they do have a hotel there, a huge hideous spot on the skyline.)

Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 11:41:21am

re: #29 KGxvi

Isn’t one of the issues now that the Panama Canal can’t accommodate some of the larger shipping vessels? Also, I’m just going to go out on a limb and guess that Trump’s approach (for lack of a better word) to foreign policy is just word association.

“Sir, we have a meeting with the president of Panama.”
“That’s the one with the canal, right?”
“Um, yes, sir.”
“Good, got it, ok, what’s next?”
“Sir, there’s 20 things on the list of issues to discuss with Panama.”
“Yeah, they’ve got the canal, we built it, right? Good, yeah, what’s next? Oh, wait, do we have any hotels there?”

Are you sure that before today he knew there was a canal and that we built it? Sounds like a statement that someone briefed him on a few minutes before his meeting.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 11:41:28am

I could probably complain to the banks corporate office and find other places to eat.

The doctor is one of the best specialists in the area but I will ask them to turn the volume down next time I’m in.

My mechanic is great at what he does and charges very reasonable rates. He’s an unabashed Trumper though. He has several MAGA stickers on his truck.

I have looked into other shops but they all charge a fair bit more than he does.

lawhawk Jun 19, 2017 • 11:42:17am

re: #29 KGxvi

Panama just spent billions building a 3d set of canal locks at Miraflores and Gatun to accommodate the new-Panamax standard. These new ships have been operating thru the canal since last June and can carry nearly 3 times the cargo containers as the prior standard.

Seaports on the East Coast have upgraded facilities to handle the new ships. NYC has dredged the harbor, raised the Bayonne Bridge, and bought new cranes to handle the larger ships. Similar stories in Baltimore, Charleston, and Miami.

Trump thinks we’re stuck with the 100 year old canal.

KGxvi Jun 19, 2017 • 11:42:27am

re: #31 Hecuba’s daughter

Are you sure that before today he knew there was a canal and that we built it? Sounds like a statement that someone briefed him on a few minutes before his meeting.

I mean, that’s probably an even money bet, really.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:42:41am

re: #29 KGxvi

Isn’t one of the issues now that the Panama Canal can’t accommodate some of the larger shipping vessels? Also, I’m just going to go out on a limb and guess that Trump’s approach (for lack of a better word) to foreign policy is just word association.

I believe the Canal can now, since Panama has spent a huge amount of money for the expansion.

Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 11:42:56am

re: #32 Eclectic Cyborg

I could probably complain to the banks corporate office and find other places to eat.

The doctor is one of the best specialists in the area but I will ask them to turn the volume down next time I’m in.

My mechanic is great at what he does and charges very reasonable rates. He’s an unabashed Trumper though. He has several MAGA stickers on his truck.

I have looked into other shops but they all charge a fair bit more than he does.

Get one of those key fobs that cycles through TV signals turning the TV off.

KGxvi Jun 19, 2017 • 11:44:26am

re: #33 lawhawk

Panama just spent billions building a 3d set of canal locks at Miraflores and Gatun to accommodate the new-Panamax standard. These new ships have been operating thru the canal since last June and can carry nearly 3 times the cargo containers as the prior standard.

Seaports on the East Coast have upgraded facilities to handle the new ships. NYC has dredged the harbor, raised the Bayonne Bridge, and bought new cranes to handle the larger ships. Similar stories in Baltimore, Charleston, and Miami.

Trump thinks we’re stuck with the 100 year old canal.

Gotcha. I remembered reading something about it, but couldn’t recall the details. Thanks.

Anymouse 🌹 Jun 19, 2017 • 11:45:13am

Sent to my E-mail stable, including county political contacts

My US flag (which I normally put out only for Federal holidays or presidential proclamations) will fly every day from my house now until the President or the Republican Party bothers to acknowledge the loss of seven seamen in the collision of the MV ACX Crystal and USS Fitzgerald. The incident was Friday (US time) and as of yet, there is no acknowledgement of the loss of seven military lives by the GOP.

I am not hopeful: No Republican representative nor senator (including those of Nebraska), nor the President has made a statement about the incident; only Democrats have.

As history has shown my entire life, the GOP only cares about the military when they can use it as a patriotic backdrop in political campaigns. They do not care about the lives or care of military personnel - which is why Ronald Reagan tried to prevent military personnel from applying for food stamps. (That might explain why the majority of active duty personnel voted for Hillary Clinton in the last election.)

The Democratic Party (through its official organisation Democrats Abroad) released a statement.
democratsabroad.org

Nada from Republicans.

goddamnedfrank Jun 19, 2017 • 11:45:42am

There’s a lot to unpack here. pic.twitter.com/7BOD9tJa2l

— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) June 19, 2017

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covfefe Jun 19, 2017 • 11:46:22am

Timothy Watson Jun 19, 2017 • 11:48:40am

Oh fuck me, shelter in place alarm blaring over and over and the speaker is on the ceiling a cubicle away.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:48:42am

re: #40 covfefe

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bonus added irony: the congressman is a white supremacist and the lesbian police officer is a woman of color.

Anymouse 🌹 Jun 19, 2017 • 11:49:06am

re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg

The fun of running errands in the Deep South.

Doctor’s office: Fox News on TV
Mechanic Shop: Fox News on TV
Local Restaurant: Fox News on TV
Bank: Fox News on TV

And not a damned thing I can do about it.

Sure you can. Buy the device called TV-B-Gone. It is a key fob that has a single button on it as a TV remote. All it does is cycle through all the possible “off” codes for every television set.

I found that investment quite soothing. If the owners turn the TV back on, just use the key fob again to turn it off. They will eventually give up, figuring there is something wrong with their TV.

You can buy the device through the LGF Amazon link and throw a couple Ameros toward Mr. Johnson.

One of the best things I ever bought.

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 19, 2017 • 11:49:33am

re: #33 lawhawk

Panama just spent billions building a 3d set of canal locks at Miraflores and Gatun to accommodate the new-Panamax standard. These new ships have been operating thru the canal since last June and can carry nearly 3 times the cargo containers as the prior standard.

Seaports on the East Coast have upgraded facilities to handle the new ships. NYC has dredged the harbor, raised the Bayonne Bridge, and bought new cranes to handle the larger ships. Similar stories in Baltimore, Charleston, and Miami.

Trump thinks we’re stuck with the 100 year old canal.

Remember, this is a guy who talks about ‘bringing back coal’ and thinks Pittsburgh wants to become a steel town again. He and Bannon talk about ‘iron works’ and shipbuilding as if that’s the path to riches. Trump bitches about all the German cars sold in America, despite a lot of them being build BY AMERICANS.

His understanding of the American economy is about grade-school level, but not CURRENT grade school. More like the grade school of the early 1950s.

freetoken Jun 19, 2017 • 11:50:48am

re: #43 Anymouse 🌹

SUBVERSIVE LEFTIST!!

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:52:03am

Senate Democrats are dusting off arcane rules to focus attention on GOP’s closed-door revamp on health care. https://t.co/kCUDvqJBUa

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 19, 2017

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scottslemmons Jun 19, 2017 • 11:54:39am

re: #41 Timothy Watson

Oh fuck me, shelter in place alarm blaring over and over and the speaker is on the ceiling a cubicle away.

Whoa, you okay?

Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 11:54:59am

re: #44 Blind Frog Belly White

Remember, this is a guy who talks about ‘bringing back coal’ and thinks Pittsburgh wants to become a steel town again. He and Bannon talk about ‘iron works’ and shipbuilding as if that’s the path to riches. Trump bitches about all the German cars sold in America, despite a lot of them being build BY AMERICANS.

His understanding of the American economy is about grade-school level, but not CURRENT grade school. More like the grade school of the early 1950s.

But it’s clear that he can get away with this because the entire GOP is complicit. Some certainly believe in trade, but not enough to try to push back against this ignoramus. They want a totally deregulated economy and don’t care how many lives are ruined by their policies. Commonize costs and privatize profits.

lawhawk Jun 19, 2017 • 11:55:35am

re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth

They don’t need arcane rules. There’s a vote-a-rama procedure that they could invoke should the GOP try to get this through on a 50 vote basis (rather than the regular order of business that would require 60 votes to address tax measures that aren’t balanced after 10 year period). GOP also trying to play games with that rule too, to avoid having to balance the budget.

So fiscally responsible that they’ll wreak havoc all over the place to get their sweet tax cuts for millionaires.

Vote-a-rama lets anyone introduce amendments to the bill, each of which must be voted upon.

MsJ Jun 19, 2017 • 11:55:41am

re: #41 Timothy Watson

Oh fuck me, shelter in place alarm blaring over and over and the speaker is on the ceiling a cubicle away.

What? Are you ok? What happened?

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:56:25am

re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth

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they are going to object to every single motion for unanimous consent.

Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 11:56:35am

re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth

“Senate Democrats are dusting off arcane Senate rules to counter McConnell’s use of arcane Senate rules.”

Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 11:56:56am

Grrrr — just received another note from Jon Ossoff with subject: I keep mailing (sorry).

I cannot wait for this to be over.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 11:58:16am

What the hell was the prayer “Dear God, please make America the laughing stock of the world?” If so, Mission Accomplished @Franklin_Graham

— John McNeil (@johnpmcneil02) June 19, 2017

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Blind Frog Belly White Jun 19, 2017 • 11:59:34am

re: #49 lawhawk

They don’t need arcane rules. There’s a vote-a-rama procedure that they could invoke should the GOP try to get this through on a 50 vote basis (rather than the regular order of business that would require 60 votes to address tax measures that aren’t balanced after 10 year period). GOP also trying to play games with that rule too, to avoid having to balance the budget.

So fiscally responsible that they’ll wreak havoc all over the place to get their sweet tax cuts for millionaires.

Vote-a-rama lets anyone introduce amendments to the bill, each of which must be voted upon.

If you need a reminder that even the NeverTrump Republicans are still soulless bastards, note just how few of them are objecting to this. No, they think Ol’ Mitch is just great, really effective legislator. And they think Nancy Pelosi is the GOP’s secret weapon.

Anymouse 🌹 Jun 19, 2017 • 12:00:25pm

re: #45 freetoken

SUBVERSIVE LEFTIST!!

Yup. Amazing such a conservative village would elect twice a subversive leftist. (I think it’s because I’ll do the job free.)

Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 12:02:04pm

re: #56 Anymouse 🌹

Yup. Amazing such a conservative village would elect twice a subversive leftist. (I think it’s because I’ll do the job free.)

It’s fascinating how many Republicans are socialists, and expect others to give because they are able for free. My 75% Republican city is the same way.

Timothy Watson Jun 19, 2017 • 12:03:51pm

re: #47 scottslemmons

Whoa, you okay?

Yeah, there was a fire alarm on the 16th floor (I am on the 3rd). The alarm was annoying as shit and just repeated two blaring beeps and “May I have your attention please. May I have your attention please. An emergency situation has been reported. Please stay where you are.”

It went off a couple minutes ago and someone got on the intercom a second ago and explained the situation and gave an all clear.

Anymouse 🌹 Jun 19, 2017 • 12:05:08pm

re: #55 Blind Frog Belly White

If you need a reminder that even the NeverTrump Republicans are still soulless bastards, note just how few of them are objecting to this. No, they think Ol’ Mitch is just great, really effective legislator. And they think Nancy Pelosi is the GOP’s secret weapon.

My senator Ben Sasse doesn’t have a statement up about the wealthcare bill, but does about James Comey’s firing (he is troubled by that):

sasse.senate.gov

Timothy Watson Jun 19, 2017 • 12:05:28pm

re: #53 Hecuba’s daughter

Grrrr — just received another note from Jon Ossoff with subject: I keep mailing (sorry).

I cannot wait for this to be over.

I’ve managed to avoid his e-mail list but I ended up unsubscribing from most of the statewide candidates here in Virginia because I got sick of the constant e-mails. Northam’s campaign was still BCCing fundraiser stuff/events to me because I gave him money last year.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:07:05pm

re: #58 Timothy Watson

Yeah, there was a fire alarm on the 16th floor (I am on the 3rd). The alarm was annoying as shit and just repeated two blaring beeps and “May I have your attention please. May I have your attention please. An emergency situation has been reported. Please stay where you are.”

It went off a couple minutes ago and someone got on the intercom a second ago and explained the situation and gave an all clear.

hmmm…if I’m on the third floor I just might pretend that I was already on my way out via the fire stairs…

Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 12:07:22pm

re: #58 Timothy Watson

Yeah, there was a fire alarm on the 16th floor (I am on the 3rd). The alarm was annoying as shit and just repeated two blaring beeps and “May I have your attention please. May I have your attention please. An emergency situation has been reported. Please stay where you are.”

It went off a couple minutes ago and someone got on the intercom a second ago and explained the situation and gave an all clear.

“Please stay where you are” message makes me nervous these days. That’s what happened in the Grenfell Tower disaster. And I believe that contributed to deaths on 9/11 also. Of course, most alarms don’t signal any real catastrophe.

MsJ Jun 19, 2017 • 12:08:04pm

re: #53 Hecuba’s daughter

Grrrr — just received another note from Jon Ossoff with subject: I keep mailing (sorry).

I cannot wait for this to be over.

I quit answering my phone unless i specifically recognize the number. And I proactively block numbers once they come in.

I Would Prefer Not To Jun 19, 2017 • 12:08:26pm

re: #43 Anymouse 🌹

Sure you can. Buy the device called TV-B-Gone. It is a key fob that has a single button on it as a TV remote. All it does is cycle through all the possible “off” codes for every television set.

I found that investment quite soothing. If the owners turn the TV back on, just use the key fob again to turn it off. They will eventually give up, figuring there is something wrong with their TV.

You can buy the device through the LGF Amazon link and throw a couple Ameros toward Mr. Johnson.

One of the best things I ever bought.

You are a very sneaky person. Almost evil. I know there was a reason I liked you.

Kragar Jun 19, 2017 • 12:09:57pm

re: #58 Timothy Watson

Yeah, there was a fire alarm on the 16th floor (I am on the 3rd). The alarm was annoying as shit and just repeated two blaring beeps and “May I have your attention please. May I have your attention please. An emergency situation has been reported. Please stay where you are.”

It went off a couple minutes ago and someone got on the intercom a second ago and explained the situation and gave an all clear.

The building’s old intercomm system used to have a speaker right above my desk, so 7-8 times a day it was “ATTENTION IN THE BUILDING!”

The new system has the speaker over the office Trumper’s desk.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:10:50pm

John McCain slams Pres. Trump for having no strategy in Afghanistan: https://t.co/tfcdbZzuOd pic.twitter.com/OH7mLGO8V0

— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 19, 2017

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It’s not just Afghanistan. https://t.co/aPYrbYowMV

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 19, 2017

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Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 12:12:28pm

re: #38 Anymouse 🌹

Sent to my E-mail stable, including county political contacts

My US flag (which I normally put out only for Federal holidays or presidential proclamations) will fly every day from my house now until the President or the Republican Party bothers to acknowledge the loss of seven seamen in the collision of the MV ACX Crystal and USS Fitzgerald. The incident was Friday (US time) and as of yet, there is no acknowledgement of the loss of seven military lives by the GOP.

I am not hopeful: No Republican representative nor senator (including those of Nebraska), nor the President has made a statement about the incident; only Democrats have.

…..
The Democratic Party (through its official organisation Democrats Abroad) released a statement.
democratsabroad.org

Nada from Republicans.

The Republican party may feel constrained because the President is supposed to represent them and they may feel it would subject him to criticism if they responded and he didn’t. You would expect someone like Mattis or Tillerson could prepare a statement to go out under Trump’s signature. What is wrong with these people?

makeitstop Jun 19, 2017 • 12:12:55pm

CNN’s Jim Acosta is a little steamed about these no-camera, no-audio pressers. Will anyone follow his lead?

Must watch: @CNN’s @Acosta says the White House is “stonewalling.” Briefings are “basically pointless at this point” https://t.co/j6PsdqhkGI

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 19, 2017

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Spicer figures out that he shouldn’t make any other form of evidence that could be used at trial(s).

Journalists notice. Hilarity ensues. https://t.co/1BvvjjAMMy

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) June 19, 2017

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goddamnedfrank Jun 19, 2017 • 12:13:18pm

Imagine being so ill-prepared to meet a world leader that what you talk about is the freaking Panama Canal.pic.twitter.com/h7ycSt5obH

— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) June 19, 2017

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Dave In Austin Jun 19, 2017 • 12:14:53pm

Whoops….

covfefe Jun 19, 2017 • 12:15:40pm

That man that was beheaded in Mississippi… was alive when it happened. Humanity has failed.

nydailynews.com

makeitstop Jun 19, 2017 • 12:16:46pm

re: #69 goddamnedfrank

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Note that Panama’s prez was hip to the handshake thing and strong-armed Man-Baby a little there…

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:17:04pm

re: #70 Dave In Austin

Whoops….

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this is what happens when air traffic control is privatized…

Anymouse 🌹 Jun 19, 2017 • 12:17:52pm

Potential Tropical Storm Two has cleared Yucatan and is in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Weather Service is advising the Texas coast to prepare for a tropical storm.

nhc.noaa.gov

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:18:12pm

re: #72 makeitstop

Note that Panama’s prez was hip to the handshake thing and strong-armed Man-Baby a little there…

I think every single world leader is hip to that handshake thing now.

Timothy Watson Jun 19, 2017 • 12:18:22pm

re: #62 Hecuba’s daughter

“Please stay where you are” message makes me nervous these days. That’s what happened in the Grenfell Tower disaster. And I believe that contributed to deaths on 9/11 also. Of course, most alarms don’t signal any real catastrophe.

Q6KEERX6eDDWBqPQatSZr1KiT+WNbrHTVrPdbFV9p1OZ1wuo75zqVRCAivnJIME6UY65+jfca1QCmd2zqfBWIMgrizi1y7xIAdfpogEavUeOzihdaeDjC1a7JuH9Pwp1H5xrPc8Doxtl9DGXtbEUepwMz9cGSxkLiSae0vZHVbNhO/Mjk+dOc6OXqnACrNws5p+OZvmnGky8kC8MZZXkytOzTzQPEEO6

Dave In Austin Jun 19, 2017 • 12:20:22pm

Back to the weed eater…. As long as the humidity lets me.

covfefe Jun 19, 2017 • 12:20:32pm

If Ossoff wins tomorrow, Bernie is going to try to take all the credit. If Ossoff loses, he will put the blame squarely on the DCCC.

Kragar Jun 19, 2017 • 12:20:50pm

re: #74 Anymouse 🌹

The first tropical storm of the year is heading towards the Gulf Coast.

Trump has not yet appointed a FEMA director.

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) June 19, 2017

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goddamnedfrank Jun 19, 2017 • 12:21:24pm

re: #69 goddamnedfrank

LOLOLOLOL!

Trump: The Panama Canal is doing quite well I think we did a good job building it, right?

Panama Guy: 100 years ago yeah.

Anymouse 🌹 Jun 19, 2017 • 12:22:37pm

I need a long nap; catch y’all later… .

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:26:48pm

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

(gasps for breath)
LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Kellyanne Conway says Congress is focusing too much on reelection https://t.co/NEoCBmskyR

— Salon (@Salon) June 19, 2017

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Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 12:27:15pm

Attention Twitter people. I need help. Certain DMs of mine are failing and I do not know why.

Twitters online help is all but useless so I was hoping one of you could help. I keep getting the red message did not send error.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:30:03pm

re: #83 Eclectic Cyborg

Attention Twitter people. I need help. Certain DMs of mine are failing and I do not know why.

Twitters online help is all but useless so I was hoping one of you could help. I keep getting the red message did not send error.

I get that when my internet connection starts getting wonky (much like right at this very moment and since yesterday’s storms).

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 12:30:59pm

re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth

I get that when my internet connection starts getting wonky (much like right at this very moment and since yesterday’s storms).

Hmm, I don’t notice any problems with my connection. Should I keep trying until it goes through?

A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Jun 19, 2017 • 12:31:07pm

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

(gasps for breath)
LOLOLOLOLOLOL

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You’ll never get me to believe that.

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(Out to lunch and phone banking for Ossoff — only one day to go, thank heavens!)

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:34:42pm

re: #85 Eclectic Cyborg

Hmm, I don’t notice any problems with my connection. Should I keep trying until it goes through?

you can, or just give it a few minutes or so.
Might just be a solar flare or some other disturbance in the Force.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:37:14pm

Life is never boring with my friend Laura in Kent:

I’ve been bitten by the buggers. I had to run, and I still got bitten. FGS.
Me, running. Running! I haven’t run since I was chased by cows.

— Laura (@LauraMullan) June 19, 2017

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ObserverArt Jun 19, 2017 • 12:40:22pm

re: #75 Backwoods_Sleuth

I think every single world leader is hip to that handshake thing now.

I would just love to hear the talk behind Trump’s back by the other world leaders.

In fact, I wish it would somehow all come out. Maybe this country needs a good dose of embarrassment and get-over-yourselves reality to knock down some of the Trump arrogance in both the administration and supporters.

William Lewis Jun 19, 2017 • 12:41:10pm

re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg

The fun of running errands in the Deep South.

Doctor’s office: Fox News on TV
Mechanic Shop: Fox News on TV
Local Restaurant: Fox News on TV
Bank: Fox News on TV

And not a damned thing I can do about it.

It’s why I put Weather Channel on in the morning at the hotel. Not perfect but no complaints from one side of the other.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:41:22pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

Life is never boring with my friend Laura in Kent:

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will you be needing an emergency transfusion? Blood? Tea? Something from the pub?

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 12:41:35pm

My latest Twitter follower

Elise Davis - The Token (Official Video)

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 12:42:22pm

Briefed on the hateful & senseless violence in London and Paris. Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted & their loved ones.

— Vice President Pence (@VP) June 19, 2017

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Tell your boss. https://t.co/MqbcZ6gXm6

— David Badash (@davidbadash) June 19, 2017

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covfefe Jun 19, 2017 • 12:44:36pm

re: #89 ObserverArt

Oh I bet it’s a hoot. But probably a highly kept secret. They don’t want to be nuked for offending Trump’s (in)sensibilities.

Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 12:46:47pm

re: #89 ObserverArt

I would just love to hear the talk behind Trump’s back by the other world leaders.

In fact, I wish it would somehow all come out. Maybe this country needs a good dose of embarrassment and get-over-yourselves reality to knock down some of the Trump arrogance in both the administration and supporters.

Most of them respond to embarrassment by waving their guns around.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 12:47:56pm

re: #90 William Lewis

It’s why I put Weather Channel on in the morning at the hotel. Not perfect but no complaints from one side of the other.

Unless they do a segment on Climate Change right?

William Lewis Jun 19, 2017 • 12:52:14pm

re: #96 Eclectic Cyborg

Unless they do a segment on Climate Change right?

//

Well, true except that is what having the volume all the way down and close captioning on for - if they are mouth breather enough to be PO’d by that, they’re usually too intellectually lazy to read it.

gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 12:52:45pm

Write about what you know they say. I’m starting to worry about her drinking.

Elise Davis - “I Go To Bars And Get Drunk”

darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 12:54:32pm

Has that orange shit-weasel tweeted yet about the attacks in London? I’ve been busy, but I did hear that his little girl did a damage control tweet to show that the admin cared.

Nice of President Ivanka to acknowledge the latest London terror attack, even if her asshole father won’t. Cc:@potus

— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 19, 2017

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 12:55:22pm

re: #99 darthstar

Has that orange shit-weasel tweeted yet about the attacks in London? I’ve been busy, but I did hear that his little girl did a damage control tweet to show that the admin cared.

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Nope…nothing under @POTUS or realDT

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lawhawk Jun 19, 2017 • 12:56:48pm

“I’m going to run the government like a business, and it’s going to be incredible, believe me, it’s true.” pic.twitter.com/o4AO2Rh7Z4

— Holly O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) June 19, 2017

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This is a good time to remind everyone that Trump inherited his real estate fortune, and he’s repeatedly failed outside of real estate. https://t.co/nPloIYoGIw

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) June 19, 2017

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Ace-o-aces Jun 19, 2017 • 12:57:29pm

Really? Dems demanded Trump gut the State Department and flail about about with a incoherent Middle East policy?

— aceoaces (@aceoaces) June 19, 2017

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jun 19, 2017 • 1:02:54pm

re: #102 Ace-o-aces

Dems have spent months pointing to Trump’s refusal to confront Assad as proof he’s Putin’s puppet. Now they’re getting what they’ve demanded

Developments in Syria show that Trump is not Putin’s puppet, he is Putin’s bitch.

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 1:07:01pm

So I hear Jared’s off to the Middle East to see if Saudi Arabia or Israel will give him better protection from extradition to the US.

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Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 1:07:44pm

re: #102 Ace-o-aces

He still hasn’t confronted Assad, challenging him diplomatically or militarily. These are shows that don’t amount to any kind of threat to Assad.

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wrenchwench Jun 19, 2017 • 1:08:10pm

The feelings are all mixed.

I was crossing a street when somebody honked from a parked car. I ignored it, as I usually do (it better be a goddamned emergency when you honk at a woman or girl) until there was more honking. It was an old customer, who wanted to tell me he’s leaving ‘Right now!’ to move a 7 hour drive away from here (same state, though). He gave me some good stuff when he was cleaning out the garage, so I was nice about it, and the fact that he’s leaving, so who can get mad, but he could have just hollered out his window, as he did after the honking.

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Jebediah, RBG Jun 19, 2017 • 1:08:15pm

re: #78 covfefe

If Ossoff wins tomorrow, Bernie is going to try to take all the credit. If Ossoff loses, he will put the blame squarely on the DCCC.

Luckily my response to him will be the same either way: “Please fuck off and go away.”

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Dr. Matt Jun 19, 2017 • 1:08:23pm

White Trash Deplorables are blaming Muslims for the #FITZGERALD incident. pic.twitter.com/rBD5l7zxqw

— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) June 19, 2017

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covfefe Jun 19, 2017 • 1:08:36pm

re: #33 lawhawk

“The US should be paying more for use of the canal since they use it so much. Everyone must pay their fair share!”

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Ace-o-aces Jun 19, 2017 • 1:10:06pm

And yet it’s Republicans displaying the Confederate flag and getting upset when Confederate monuments are tarn down.

— aceoaces (@aceoaces) June 19, 2017

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piratedan Jun 19, 2017 • 1:10:10pm

re: #102 Ace-o-aces

oh Glenn is EXACTLY right, we’ve all spent hours watching the Sunday shows filled with endless Democrat takes on what exactly DJT’s middle east policy should be in regards to Syria.

I wonder where on the doll Glenn would point, in order to identify where Ms. Pelosi touched him.

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makeitstop Jun 19, 2017 • 1:11:57pm

Now Brian Stettler comments on the Spicer non-briefings.

Inch by inch by inch, the Trump administration is rolling back press access. Less info for the public. https://t.co/S0pvDumO8A

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 19, 2017

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calochortus Jun 19, 2017 • 1:12:10pm

re: #108 Dr. Matt

Totally believable. I feel confident that a large container ship is way more maneuverable than a destroyer 1/4 its size.

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Decatur Deb Jun 19, 2017 • 1:16:36pm

re: #109 covfefe

“The US should be paying more for use of the canal since they use it so much. Everyone must pay their fair share!”

When last I looked, tolls for the PC were based on weight and length of the transiting vessel. There was provision to charge anyone who wished to swim its length about 25 cents. That was quite some time ago.

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Ace-o-aces Jun 19, 2017 • 1:17:04pm

Best news of the day!

— Jay (@USAWINJAN20) June 19, 2017

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YEAH, INFERMATION IZ FER CUCKS!!! I JUST GIT MAH INFORMATION DERECT FRUM TRUMP. HE SEZ WE AL GONNA GIT JORBS IN DA KOAL MINES!!!!

— aceoaces (@aceoaces) June 19, 2017

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Interesting Times Jun 19, 2017 • 1:17:26pm

Paging freetoken…are we all whistling past the graveyard that’s much closer than we thought? o_O

Will humans be extinct by 2026?

What makes the situation so dangerous is that huge eruptions from the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean can happen at any time. We can just count ourselves lucky that it hasn’t happened as yet. As temperatures continue to rise, the risk that this will happen keeps growing.
…
As a result, huge amounts of methane can erupt from the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean and once this occurs, it will further raise temperatures, especially over the Arctic, thus acting as another self-reinforcing feedback loop that again makes the situation even worse in the Arctic, with higher temperatures causing even further methane releases, in a vicious cycle leading to runaway global warming.
…
These developments can take place at such a speed that adaptation will be futile. More extreme weather events can hit the same area with a succession of droughts, cold snaps, floods, heat waves and wildfires that follow each other up rapidly. Within just one decade, the combined impact of extreme weather, falls in soil quality and air quality, habitat loss and shortages of food, water, shelter and just about all the basic things needed to sustain life can threaten most, if not all life on Earth with extinction.

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lizardofid Jun 19, 2017 • 1:18:57pm

re: #98 gocart mozart

Write about what you know they say. I’m starting to worry about her drinking.

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Video

Yep, lot a pain. Kinda came through in that first vid too. In he words of the great bard himself, she’s definitely “flyin too close to ground”

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Decatur Deb Jun 19, 2017 • 1:19:16pm

re: #116 Interesting Times

Doubt humans would go extinct, but we might all be able to get SuperBowl tickets. Cheer up.

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 1:19:26pm

re: #78 covfefe

If Ossoff wins tomorrow, Bernie is going to try to take all the credit. If Ossoff loses, he will put the blame squarely on the DCCC.

If he wins, some people will hate Bernie even more for endorsing him.
If he loses, many of those same people will blame Bernie for not endorsing him ‘better’…but at least they can celebrate being right about Bernie for another news cycle.

I think this race is a good opportunity, and if Ossof manages to eek out a win I’ll be glad. If he loses he’ll just be another centrist who came up short in a red district…and that’ll be okay…shitty, but okay.

BTW, I read he was only campaigning with John Lewis, and wasn’t really taking on Washington insiders in this race…who else is responsible for his win/loss?

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Ace-o-aces Jun 19, 2017 • 1:20:01pm

That’s like Bonnie and Clyde joining forces to stop bank robberies.

— Polifucius (@polifucius) June 19, 2017

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 1:20:02pm

re: #102 Ace-o-aces

Really? Dems demanded Trump gut the State Department and flail about about with a incoherent Middle East policy?

— aceoaces (@aceoaces) June 19, 2017

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Yeah, I don’t remember that either. I do remember “OMG KILLARY IS GOING TO START A WAR WITH RUSSIA!!!! Vote Trump, the peace candidate” from every Russian troll bot or fake progressive purity troll but I repeat myself.

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 1:20:50pm

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ObserverArt Jun 19, 2017 • 1:21:48pm

re: #103 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Developments in Syria show that Trump is not Putin’s puppet, he is Putin’s bitch.

Did I hear a report that a Syrian jet was taken down by a U.S. Aircraft over the weekend and now Putin is saying American aircraft are now open targets?

Or is this some kind of a dance by Trump and Putin showing they are not connected in any way?

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DodgerFan1988 Jun 19, 2017 • 1:23:23pm

Alt-Right bigot Steven Crowder claiming London’s van attack outside of a mosque is Islamic terrorism.

Again? => Yet Another Terror Attack in London. This Time Outside Mosque… https://t.co/tjOUAg08Ot pic.twitter.com/Tho8m3QZ66

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) June 19, 2017

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Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 1:23:39pm

re: #123 ObserverArt

Did I hear a report that a Syrian jet was taken down by a U.S. Aircraft over the weekend and now Putin is saying American aircraft are now open targets?

Or is this some kind of a dance by Trump and Putin showing they are not connected in any way?

My personal opinion is that Putin stopped caring about Trump the moment Trump got elected.

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Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 1:26:38pm

re: #124 DodgerFan1988

Alt-Right bigot Steven Crowder claiming London’s van attack outside of a mosque is Islamic terrorism.

“Those Mooslims are terrorizing us whites into doing things we don’t want to do.”

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lawhawk Jun 19, 2017 • 1:27:37pm

re: #123 ObserverArt

Did I hear a report that a Syrian jet was taken down by a U.S. Aircraft over the weekend and now Putin is saying American aircraft are now open targets?

Or is this some kind of a dance by Trump and Putin showing they are not connected in any way?

A US F-18 shot down a Syrian SU-22, and the Russians have countered that they’ll consider any US or allied plane a target West of the Euphrates River. That pretty much makes the western 2/3 of Syria off limits to US aircraft - or at least puts US aircraft in further harm’s way and potentially engaging with Russian aircraft.

Trump’s incompetence will continue screwing over the US all while Putin exercises his will all over the map.

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mmmirele Jun 19, 2017 • 1:29:32pm

re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg

The fun of running errands in the Deep South.

Doctor’s office: Fox News on TV
Mechanic Shop: Fox News on TV
Local Restaurant: Fox News on TV
Bank: Fox News on TV

And not a damned thing I can do about it.

I work for an evil too big to fail bank. If this isn’t a regional or local bank, I’d suggest reporting it upward. Senior management is really sensitive to stuff like this. There are other places for the TV channel to be set, like CNBC or The Weather Channel.

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 1:30:30pm

This is not Trump tweeting…but my bet is nobody in the media will question it.

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calochortus Jun 19, 2017 • 1:31:43pm

re: #126 Belafon

“Those Mooslims are terrorizing us whites into doing things we don’t want to do.”

Nah, they’re hoping for Sunni/Shia violence. You ~~should have seen~~ are lucky to have missed the comments on FR when this first showed up in the news. I’d be surprised if they aren’t all at their chiropractors today getting out of the twists they got themselves into. Muslim on Muslim violence, false flag, “imagine the following scenario” flights of fantasy as to why it was A-OK, drunk driving, medical emergencies… and on and on.

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lizardofid Jun 19, 2017 • 1:32:49pm

re: #127 lawhawk

A US F-18 shot down a Syrian SU-22, and the Russians have countered that they’ll consider any US or allied plane a target West of the Euphrates River. That pretty much makes the western 2/3 of Syria off limits to US aircraft - or at least puts US aircraft in further harm’s way and potentially engaging with Russian aircraft.

Trump’s incompetence will continue screwing over the US all while Putin exercises his will all over the map.

I just hope the rules of engagement are crystal f’n clear for any of our folks that are put in harms way.

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nowherenorth2 Jun 19, 2017 • 1:32:59pm

re: #124 DodgerFan1988

I have heard of other right wingnuts stating the same thing and blaming Islamic terrorism for the London attacks.

Common sense is not the norm with these people eh?

I got out of the hospital this past Wednesday and already I want back in to not deal with this idiocy unbound.

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Ace-o-aces Jun 19, 2017 • 1:33:47pm

how do we know his baby is real and he didn’t hire some baby actor to pretend?

— Nota10 (@not_a_ten) June 19, 2017

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Dr. Matt Jun 19, 2017 • 1:34:03pm

What the……???

North Korea says delegates it sent to a UN conference were “literally mugged” by US authorities at JFK airport https://t.co/bop2KOlxSY pic.twitter.com/I5bBW5HAtV

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 19, 2017

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calochortus Jun 19, 2017 • 1:34:38pm

re: #123 ObserverArt

Did I hear a report that a Syrian jet was taken down by a U.S. Aircraft over the weekend and now Putin is saying American aircraft are now open targets?

Or is this some kind of a dance by Trump and Putin showing they are not connected in any way?

You ~~should~~ shouldn’t try to read the discussion of this on any given wingnut site. They do not have their talking points together yet and no one knows if this is good, bad or indifferent.

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 1:35:54pm

Now he’s tweeting out of sequence.

I guess he misspelled her name and had to delete and retweet the first one.

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Decatur Deb Jun 19, 2017 • 1:36:16pm

re: #134 Dr. Matt

What the……???

North Korea says delegates it sent to a UN conference were “literally mugged” by US authorities at JFK airport cnn.it

It’s just an NYC custom, like girls draping flowered necklaces in Honolulu.

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 1:36:23pm

re: #136 darthstar

Now he’s tweeting out of sequence.

I guess he misspelled her name and had to delete and retweet the first one.

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Yep….

#oops pic.twitter.com/t0gXEIwM2e

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 19, 2017

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lawhawk Jun 19, 2017 • 1:37:46pm

#BREAKING: Otto Warmbier, held in N. Korea until last week, has died at UCMC. His family’s statement: @WCPO pic.twitter.com/5TNp25zw9F

— Evan Millward (@EvanMillward) June 19, 2017

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ObserverArt Jun 19, 2017 • 1:38:29pm

re: #119 darthstar

If he wins, some people will hate Bernie even more for endorsing him.
If he loses, many of those same people will blame Bernie for not endorsing him ‘better’…but at least they can celebrate being right about Bernie for another news cycle.

I think this race is a good opportunity, and if Ossof manages to eek out a win I’ll be glad. If he loses he’ll just be another centrist who came up short in a red district…and that’ll be okay…shitty, but okay.

BTW, I read he was only campaigning with John Lewis, and wasn’t really taking on Washington insiders in this race…who else is responsible for his win/loss?

Centrist. There it is.

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lawhawk Jun 19, 2017 • 1:39:26pm

Here comes the start of the severe t-storm warnings across NYC metro; the watches have been up since yesterday; flash flood warnings also in effect.

The skies went from sunny to ominously dark within the past 10 minutes….

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Jebediah, RBG Jun 19, 2017 • 1:40:11pm

re: #131 lizardofid

I just hope the rules of engagement are crystal f’n clear for any of our folks that are put in harms way.

With fucking “keep’em guessing” trump in charge?
Not fucking likely, unfortunately.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 1:41:28pm

re: #113 calochortus

Totally believable. I feel confident that a large container ship is way more maneuverable than a destroyer 1/4 its size.

heh…

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Dr. Matt Jun 19, 2017 • 1:42:21pm

Time in office before POTUS faced criminal inquiry into conduct as POTUS:

NIXON: 1,580 days
CLINTON: 1,835 days
TRUMP: 145 days #ThePoint pic.twitter.com/BMn7WlVl4L

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) June 18, 2017

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DodgerFan1988 Jun 19, 2017 • 1:42:21pm

re: #126 Belafon

“Those Mooslims are terrorizing us whites into doing things we don’t want to do.”

They used the same argument 2 years ago about Dylann Roof, he was “provoked by Black Lives Matter” in shooting a “black militant” church.

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wrenchwench Jun 19, 2017 • 1:43:27pm

ʸᵉᵃʰ ᶜᵃᶰ ᶦ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵘʰʰʰʰʰʰʰʰ pic.twitter.com/4VU91781yC

— ✿tam @ hawaii✿ (@aerithot) June 18, 2017

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Jay C Jun 19, 2017 • 1:46:38pm

re: #141 lawhawk

Here comes the start of the severe t-storm warnings across NYC metro; the watches have been up since yesterday; flash flood warnings also in effect.

The skies went from sunny to ominously dark within the past 10 minutes….

Hear you. I spent the afternoon schlepping in my (un-airconditioned) storage room in LIC, trying to get everything done and get back home before the deluge hit.

(PS:made it, and can now laugh at the thunderstorms while whiling away the afternoon on LGF)

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Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 1:47:13pm

re: #139 lawhawk

Evan Millward ✔ @EvanMillward
#BREAKING: Otto Warmbier, held in N. Korea until last week, has died at UCMC. His family’s statement: @WCPO
3:33 PM - 19 Jun 2017

It is so sad. I wonder if that was the real reason NK released him last week: they knew he was dying and they preferred that it happen in the US. Perhaps a forensic pathologist can determine what actually happened to him. There is no doubt in my mind that NK treatment of him lead directly to his death

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 1:47:22pm

re: #140 ObserverArt

Centrist. There it is.

Shit…I guess I should have said moderate. I forgot Centrist is considered a slur. People are way too label sensitive. The Democratic party isn’t just Socialists on one side and Centrists on the other…there’s a raft of leanings between the two poles of the left hemisphere.

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BeachDem Jun 19, 2017 • 1:48:47pm

re: #129 darthstar

This is not Trump tweeting…but my bet is nobody in the media will question it.

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And when he did his robocall for the SC-5th, he just said “vote Republican”—didn’t even mention Norman’s name.

And I’m still holding out hope for Archie Parnell. Although all eyes are on Georgia, Archie has run a hell of a campaign here in SC.

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Belafon Jun 19, 2017 • 1:49:11pm

re: #149 darthstar

Shit…I guess I should have said moderate. I forgot Centrist is considered a slur. People are way too label sensitive. The Democratic party isn’t just Socialists on one side and Centrists on the other…there’s a raft of leanings between the two poles of the left hemisphere.

And there are even Democrats that are on the right side of Center. Both of the Democrats in the city council elections here ran as fiscal conservatives, because you’re not going to run any other way in this city.

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calochortus Jun 19, 2017 • 1:49:45pm

re: #148 Hecuba’s daughter

That was my thought.

And now to go do something moderately productive.
BBIAB

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Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 1:50:30pm

re: #150 BeachDem

And when he did his robocall for the SC-5th, he just said “vote Republican”—didn’t even mention Norman’s name.

And I’m still holding out hope for Archie Parnell. Although all eyes are on Georgia, Archie has run a hell of a campaign here in SC.

However did I escape being targeted for contributions for Parnell?

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lawhawk Jun 19, 2017 • 1:51:06pm

re: #147 Jay C

And like that the rain came in sideways and with tremendous force - there were pigeons flying when the wind and rain kicked up and I swear I saw them getting slammed down into the ground/trees.

No lightning associated with this cell so far, but the rain is enough to cause significant flooding.

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Charles Johnson Jun 19, 2017 • 1:53:03pm

re: #102 Ace-o-aces

So Greenwald and his sycophant Adam Johnson are now attacking Joy Reid, eh?

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 1:53:29pm

Mueller adds Weissmann, witness-flipping ace w/experience in NY organized crime, to #TrumpRussia dream team #maddow https://t.co/Y2x12NcOqt pic.twitter.com/bvKCrVygyM

— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) June 19, 2017

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makeitstop Jun 19, 2017 • 1:54:21pm

re: #147 Jay C

Hear you. I spent the afternoon schlepping in my (un-airconditioned) storage room in LIC, trying to get everything done and get back home before the deluge hit.

(PS:made it, and can now laugh at the thunderstorms while whiling away the afternoon on LGF)

I have to head out to a rehearsal tonight, probably just about when the storms are hitting out here on LI. Not really looking forward to it.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 1:55:13pm

re: #126 Belafon

“Those Mooslims are terrorizing us whites into doing things we don’t want to do.”

“WHY DID YOU MAKE ME DO IT???!!!???”

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 1:57:05pm

Nobody has asked Trump if he agrees with his friend that Sandy Hook was faked. Perhaps @PreetBharara should when he gets him on the stand.

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) June 19, 2017

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ObserverArt Jun 19, 2017 • 1:57:36pm

re: #149 darthstar

Shit…I guess I should have said moderate. I forgot Centrist is considered a slur. People are way too label sensitive. The Democratic party isn’t just Socialists on one side and Centrists on the other…there’s a raft of leanings between the two poles of the left hemisphere.

My point is you have clearly identified the Georgia 6th District as very red. Why wouldn’t a centrist/moderate be the better chance than a far lefty as Sanders would prefer?

By the way, I don’t see “centrist” as a slur. But I do think that is the manner you used it.

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 1:57:50pm

Link or it didn’t happen.

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) June 19, 2017

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BeachDem Jun 19, 2017 • 1:58:12pm

re: #153 Hecuba’s daughter

However did I escape being targeted for contributions for Parnell?

I’m not sure—he’s run a very polite campaign. Seriously, his emails are optimistic, informative and fun. (As are his commercials. His House of Cards ad got tons of national press, but his campaign, not so much)

Kinda sad that he’s been totally overlooked.

(If you’d like to send him some last minute money… ; )

archieparnell.com

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Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 2:00:15pm

re: #162 BeachDem

I’m not sure—he’s run a very polite campaign. Seriously, his emails are optimistic, informative and fun. (As are his commercials. His House of Cards ad got tons of national press, but his campaign, not so much)

Kinda sad that he’s been totally overlooked.

(If you’d like to send him some last minute money… ; )

archieparnell.com

At these point, isn’t it way too late?

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 2:02:10pm

re: #160 ObserverArt

My point is you have clearly identified the Georgia 6th District as very red. Why wouldn’t a centrist/moderate be the better chance than a far lefty as Sanders would prefer?

By the way, I don’t see “centrist” as a slur. But I do think that is the manner you used it.

It wasn’t, but I’m glad we agree it’s not a bad term. People will always criticize centrists as ‘Republican-lite’ - but I don’t think that’s accurate either.

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Hecuba's daughter Jun 19, 2017 • 2:04:42pm

re: #164 darthstar

It wasn’t, but I’m glad we agree it’s not a bad term. People will always criticize centrists as ‘Republican-lite’ - but I don’t think that’s accurate either.

A centrist today is way to the left of Republicans: The GOP is so uniformly right wing that a centrist would not fit in their party at all; a centrist might fit comfortably in the “middle” of the old pre-Nixon GOP

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 2:06:07pm

Funny…that doesn’t look like a Trump.

— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 19, 2017

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 2:06:28pm

The idiot left, everyone. pic.twitter.com/ytxfA4tc9l

— Jessica 🌐 (@NoFascistsPls) June 19, 2017

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b_sharp Jun 19, 2017 • 2:06:44pm

re: #83 Eclectic Cyborg

Attention Twitter people. I need help. Certain DMs of mine are failing and I do not know why.

Twitters online help is all but useless so I was hoping one of you could help. I keep getting the red message did not send error.

Twitter is massively overloaded right now & they don’t seem to know how to fix it. I’ve more time with my TL down than up right now.

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blueraven Jun 19, 2017 • 2:06:50pm

Really sad what happened to Otto Wambier. He and his family have suffered greatly.
Evidently he had lost so much brain tissue he was brain dead already. WTH did they do to him? Horrible to even think about.

Here is what I don’t understand…why would anyone want to go to North Korea?
I just don’t get it. I hope, at least, the next person thinking of touring NK will think long and hard about it.

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Ace-o-aces Jun 19, 2017 • 2:07:17pm

re: #155 Charles Johnson

So Greenwald and his sycophant Adam Johnson are now attacking Joy Reid, eh?

Yes, apparently America has only two choices, give in to all Putin’s demands or commit to total war in Syria.

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BlueSpotinAL Jun 19, 2017 • 2:08:55pm

re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth

I believe the Canal can now, since Panama has spent a huge amount of money for the expansion.

re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth

I believe the Canal can now, since Panama has spent a huge amount of money for the expansion.

Trump: We built a huge ditch, and made Panama pay for it! MAGA!

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 2:09:26pm

Pictures of the radical preachers behind last night’s #FinsburyPark attack pic.twitter.com/6Qx1OuUEbC

— Ad (@8rownSugar) June 19, 2017

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Ace-o-aces Jun 19, 2017 • 2:09:28pm

…that Trump will make a few half-assed tweets, fart, and spend the weekend golfing?

— aceoaces (@aceoaces) June 19, 2017

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 2:10:05pm

Sheriff David Clarke withdraws acceptance of Dept of Homeland Security role: report https://t.co/MaeCEVEs5h pic.twitter.com/7nv3dAM9FO

— The Hill (@thehill) June 18, 2017

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Well, at least he can go back to keeping the streets clean…by picking random things up off the ground & pinning them onto his uniform. https://t.co/YzrufPvj94

— VoteVets (@votevets) June 18, 2017

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 2:10:51pm

re: #165 Hecuba’s daughter

A centrist today is way to the left of Republicans: The GOP is so uniformly right wing that a centrist would not fit in their party at all; a centrist might fit comfortably in the “middle” of the old pre-Nixon GOP

Republicans have been successfully moving the center further to the right since George W. Bush’s first term…and if you look back at Reagan and the Xian Coalition, seeds of this migration can be found there.

Bush was very successful at moving the center to the right because he had two wars and a fear of being called anti-patriotic helping him with the shuffle. Look at how gentle the Democratic party was with him in the first years of Iraq.

Under Obama, it was always a matter of compromise with the Republican majority - fucking Sequestration was a ‘centrist’ compromise.

So I don’t think it’s as ‘way left’ as you think it is. That’s not to say it can’t be pulled to the left…having Trump in power is making that possible as Republicans fleeing him need to come meet Democrats closer to the ‘center’ and not expect Democrats to come to them to rescue them.

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 2:12:14pm

He probably just thought he was in New Jersey…

Oh. https://t.co/2z60bUUbuA

— Salacious Materiel (@ZeddRebel) June 19, 2017

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gocart mozart Jun 19, 2017 • 2:15:27pm

I nominate Timothy Burke for twidiot of the day

pic.twitter.com/8h4qg4Rk5c

— Salacious Materiel (@ZeddRebel) June 19, 2017

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darthstar Jun 19, 2017 • 2:17:15pm

re: #177 gocart mozart

I nominate Timothy Burke for twidiot of the day

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Brenda seems like a better candidate. At least Timothy Burke knows the plot.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 2:19:37pm

re: #149 darthstar

Shit…I guess I should have said moderate. I forgot Centrist is considered a slur. People are way too label sensitive. The Democratic party isn’t just Socialists on one side and Centrists on the other…there’s a raft of leanings between the two poles of the left hemisphere.

“too label sensitive”…

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

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BeachDem Jun 19, 2017 • 2:24:06pm

re: #163 Hecuba’s daughter

At these point, isn’t it way too late?

Well, they’re still asking for money (surprise, surprise)! But here’s his latest email—as I said—positive and informative.

Democrat Archie Parnell has made up ground over the past two months in the race to replace Mick Mulvaney in South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District.

He can win and here’s the key findings from the recent poll that backs that:

The Republican’s edge has been cut significantly. Since polling conducted in March, Parnell has cut the gap by 6 points. Parnell’s momentum is growing while his opponent is stagnating. If we turn out our voters tomorrow he could easily win.

Importantly, Parnell voters are much more likely to feel this election is “important” than are Norman voters. Our voters are ready to turnout, they just need to know where to go. We need to up our GOTV efforts over the next 36 hours to make sure we spread voting info far and wide.

When voters learned about Archie and his opponent, the race is effectively tied. If Archie expands his reach, this race will be ONE WE CAN WIN!
Voters oppose the Republican health care bill in Washington, which Archie opposes and his Republican opponent supports.

This is the result of your hard work, our tireless volunteers, and our online donors who’ve had our back. Let’s keep going and make history.

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Eclectic Cyborg Jun 19, 2017 • 2:26:25pm

re: #168 b_sharp

Twitter is massively overloaded right now & they don’t seem to know how to fix it. I’ve more time with my TL down than up right now.

Thanks. My retries have been mostly unsuccessful. I was able to send Charles a message, but the other people I was trying to contact, no luck.

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Dr. Matt Jun 19, 2017 • 2:29:44pm

Have Baptist Evangelicals blamed Obama and Soros yet?

— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) June 19, 2017

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sagehen Jun 19, 2017 • 2:32:36pm

re: #157 makeitstop

I have to head out to a rehearsal tonight, probably just about when the storms are hitting out here on LI. Not really looking forward to it.

Hey! The humidity broke, it’s worth it.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 2:34:48pm

re: #169 blueraven

Really sad what happened to Otto Wambier. He and his family have suffered greatly.
Evidently he had lost so much brain tissue he was brain dead already. WTH did they do to him? Horrible to even think about.

Whatever they did to him resulted in respiratory failure, which in turn resulted in the massive brain damage.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 2:46:22pm

if only Bernie had not had the election stolen from him, we would not have to be whining about centrists….

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A Mom Anon Jun 19, 2017 • 2:52:57pm

re: #160 ObserverArt

I live next to this district. It is really red and if a Bernie Sander’s style liberal/socialist/democrat tried to run there a) it would be next to impossible to get any funds from the state or national level Democrat organizations and b)they would get hammered hard. And that’s IF they would even be able to run in the first place.

You’d be surprised at how often Republicans run for office here unopposed. Or, if a Democrat does run, you barely see or hear about them. Barry Loudermilk (R-Notsobright) is my Congressional Representative. His “challenger” was someone no one heard of and I think I saw 2 commercials and that was it. There have been plenty of local level offices filled with no challengers to the GOP candidates in the 20 years I’ve lived here. Sadly, the damned damage from years of liberals=scum of the earth rhetoric have made things just stupid difficult.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 19, 2017 • 3:10:23pm

re: #186 A Mom Anon

You’d be surprised at how often Republicans run for office here unopposed. Or, if a Democrat does run, you barely see or hear about them.

Same here in Kentucky.

99% of the time in the past few years, the Dem candidate is a huge loser who has no intention (or even any idea of how to) campaign.
99 times out of a 100, the Dem’s candidate filing fee was paid for by rat fuckers.

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FormerDirtDart Jun 19, 2017 • 3:12:43pm

re: #133 Ace-o-aces

how do we know his baby is real and he didn’t hire some baby actor to pretend?

— Nota10 (@not_a_ten) June 19, 2017

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1) jonathantilove‏ @JTiloveTX really needs to learn how to thread a tweet. It’s 2017 and you’re a freakin’ journolist. Come on man, get with the program.

2) Alex, it’s four and a half years since the Sandy Hook massacre. Go fuck yourself.

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