Sane World Breathes Sigh of Relief as Alex Jones Is Deplatformed by YouTube, Facebook, Apple and Spotify

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That sound you hear is millions of delusional Alex Jones fans screaming in unison (they do everything in unison) as Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify all take the actions they should have taken long ago, before Alex Jones and his fellow con men spread so much evil poisonous garbage and warped so many minds: Apple Kicked Alex Jones Off Its Platform Then YouTube And Facebook Rushed To Do The Same.

But why do I have a sinking feeling that he’ll be back? The entire conservative world will be screaming along with Jones’s fans, and that includes many right wing politicians. They’ll be pressuring these companies to restore Infowars with everything they have, because they know Jones and his rotten snake oil business are actually helping them.

And where’s Twitter on this? Missing in action, as usual.

UPDATE at 8/6/18 11:42:06 am by Charles Johnson

Alex Jones is reacting with his usual even-handed temperament.

Watching Alex Jones act, I want to take back almost every unkind thing I ever said about any community theater performance. pic.twitter.com/YxoyoCPpBm

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 6, 2018

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Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 11:39:33am

“I am the king of all media, I am the harbinger of death for the liberal elite establishment! I have created and broken presidents. I am everywhere.”

YouTube, FB deplatform AJ.

” “

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 11:40:00am

They’ll make their own YouTube, Facebook , Apple, and Spotify where everyone is insane, like the nuts did about Twitter banning a few of the crazies.

gocart mozart Aug 6, 2018 • 11:41:03am

My @villagevoice column on Sarah Jeong’s wypipo jokes and the conservatives who declared them a honkycaust https://t.co/GoQqyw59HC

— Roy Edroso (@edroso) August 6, 2018

Jack Burton Aug 6, 2018 • 11:41:24am

re: #2 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis

They’ll make their own YouTube, Facebook , Apple, and Spotify where everyone is insane, like the nuts did about Twitter banning a few of the crazies.

“…with blackjack… and hookers!”

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 11:42:14am

Alex Jones is reacting with his usual even-handed temperament.

Watching Alex Jones act, I want to take back almost every unkind thing I ever said about any community theater performance. pic.twitter.com/YxoyoCPpBm

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 6, 2018

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 11:42:37am

re: #4 Jack Burton

“…with blackjack… and hookers!”

Sure, as long as no one says a “bad-word”. Anything else goes on the right.

Dr. Matt Aug 6, 2018 • 11:43:30am

Alex who? I can’t seem to find anything about him on Facebook, Youtube, etc.

…too soon?…

Jenner7 Aug 6, 2018 • 11:44:03am

Breaking via @TheTerminal:

*RICK GATES’S TESTIMONY IS UP NEXT AT MANAFORT TRIAL, DEFENSE LAWYER SAYS

via @AndyNewsNowInDC in the courtroom pic.twitter.com/7AzPFVt4xs

— David S. Joachim (@davidjoachim) August 6, 2018

MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 11:46:32am

Day 5 coverage of the Manafort trial at WaPo.

Clicky the linky.

I have to wonder if this defense will pay off. Yes, his taxes were complicated. Yes, Gates was one of the people who sent the accountants information.

I want to see the recross of the defense questions.

Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 11:50:11am

Private companies have the right to make private business decisions. No one has a right to demand a platform on YouTube, Spotify, etc. Let the right wing howl.

Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 11:53:55am

re: #9 MsJ

Day 5 coverage of the Manafort trial at WaPo.

Clicky the linky.

I have to wonder if this defense will pay off. Yes, his taxes were complicated. Yes, Gates was one of the people who sent the accountants information.

I want to see the recross of the defense questions.

His taxes were so complicated that he felt it would be good for the IRS if he kept some of his earning reports secret seems like a strange defense.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 11:54:17am

Trump told his Tampa rally crowd that his team had set up “a tremendous movie screen” so all the people stuck outside could watch. There was no screen at all. https://t.co/KsXWcjyErt pic.twitter.com/QEMkiFrccy

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2018

Colère Tueur de Lapin Aug 6, 2018 • 11:54:27am

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Pretty sure I shouldn’t have watched that clip.

Wow. Just. Wow.

Colère Tueur de Lapin Aug 6, 2018 • 11:54:47am

re: #7 Dr. Matt

Nope.

Dr. Matt Aug 6, 2018 • 11:55:06am

re: #10 Patricia Kayden

Private companies have the right to make private business decisions. No one has a right to demand a platform on YouTube, Spotify, etc. Let the right wing howl.

Too bad something wasn’t in place that might have protected Alex Jone….something like, say, Net Neutrality?

Elections have consequences…..

Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 11:56:51am

re: #15 Dr. Matt

Too bad something wasn’t in place that might have protected Alex Jone….something like, say, Net Neutrality?

Elections have consequences…..

Net neutrality wouldn’t have saved him any more than the CRA protects your right to be an asshole in a restaurant.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 11:57:56am

Governor Jerry Brown must allow the Free Flow of the vast amounts of water coming from the North and foolishly being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Can be used for fires, farming and everything else. Think of California with plenty of Water - Nice! Fast Federal govt. approvals.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018

Of course President Racist Grandpa is doubling down on his ridiculous stupid conspiracy theory that water is being “foolishly diverted into the Pacific Ocean.” This is an OUTRIGHT LIE. https://t.co/z9UDjgp32s

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 11:58:04am

So all these companies are banning Alex Jones over content, but he is still on Twitter… pic.twitter.com/3DNHTeeW2q

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2018

Troll in my mentions: “I bet you want Alex Jones banned from every where, huh?” pic.twitter.com/dQYNGirkdd

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2018

makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 11:58:35am

re: #5 Charles Johnson

Alex Jones is reacting with his usual even-handed temperament.

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I don’t think this video is a ‘reaction’ video - I saw this clip last week, before Youtube and Facebook bagged him.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Aug 6, 2018 • 12:00:05pm

performance art

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:00:16pm

Trump’s supporters are even more stupid than he is. They just don’t understand how anything works, so they buy whatever the senile gasbag feeds them.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:01:36pm

I’m OK with him hanging out with the sex-criminals under bridges. He just shouldn’t profit from filling rube’s heads with bullshit.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

unproven innocence Aug 6, 2018 • 12:02:25pm

Charles, thanks again for respectfully explaining some details about this grift machine to me long ago, when I posted a link to one of Jones’ claims that Flight93 was shot down. I was on dialup then, and debunking BS was much harder than spreading it. Still is.

ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 12:03:52pm

re: #13 Colère Tueur de Lapin

Pretty sure I shouldn’t have watched that clip.

Wow. Just. Wow.

I liked it. It made me laugh.

I always wonder what someone like Jones say’s once the camera is off and the mics are no longer recording.

I’m thinking it is something like “How was that take guys? Was I crazy enough? Or was that a little too over-the-top? I don’t want to go too far and lose some of the suckers that watch.”

jaunte Aug 6, 2018 • 12:04:05pm

Trump worrying about California not being able to handle water is, as usual, more projection.

photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images #CarrFire pic.twitter.com/hQKF0YLUSs

— (((Robert Arthur))) (@jaunte) August 6, 2018

Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 12:04:24pm

re: #18 Kragar

Speaking of Shadow-Banning, where is President Twitter on this AJ deplatforming? President Twitter said he was going to “investigate” the shadow-banning of conservatives and that there were “many complaints”.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 12:05:02pm

fascinating how it takes less than 24 hours from Apple blocking Alex Jones for YouTube, Facebook and Spotify to all independently discover that he was violating their rules after all

— alex hern (@alexhern) August 6, 2018

Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 12:06:52pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

They’re all cowards. Apple didn’t start until Spotify blocked some of the content. Profit first.

plansbandc Aug 6, 2018 • 12:08:15pm

re: #28 Belafon

Exactly. Someone had to have the balls to be the first.

MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 12:08:35pm

re: #8 Jenner7

*RICK GATES’S TESTIMONY IS UP NEXT AT MANAFORT TRIAL, DEFENSE LAWYER SAYS

How is it that the defense knows who will be next up as a witness?

plansbandc Aug 6, 2018 • 12:08:52pm

re: #29 plansbandc

Apple has a trillion dollars worth of balls.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 12:09:32pm

Kudos to Apple for starting the snowball rolling and taking the action no other tech company had the courage to take: shutting down Alex Jones’s grifting machine. Now where’s Twitter? https://t.co/Wbw3fC5MQA

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

lawhawk Aug 6, 2018 • 12:10:44pm

Jones isn’t being censored. He isn’t seeing his 1A right diminished.

He’s entirely free to go back and crank these conspiracy theories from his basement and print them out with a handcrank mimeograph.

But he’s going to find it’s hard to do when he violates the TOS of every company he’s relied upon for publishing and distributing his content for the past several years.

Twitter is the lone holdout for now.

Thing is, he should have been gone long ago. Same with other extremists - these companies see revenue to be had with these nuts and extremists using their site and generating churn/revenue/eyeballs.

A few are starting to realize that there’s downside to not upholding their own TOS and that revenues could slide if they don’t clamp down.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 12:10:47pm

re: #28 Belafon

They’re all cowards. Apple didn’t start until Spotify blocked some of the content. Profit first.

Spotify blocked only a few podcasts - Apple went full steam ahead and shut him down. Although Infowars apps are still listed in the App Store — I expect them to go away soon, too.

Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 12:13:13pm

re: #34 Charles Johnson

Spotify blocked only a few podcasts - Apple went full steam ahead and shut him down. Although Infowars apps are still listed in the App Store — I expect them to go away soon, too.

Would Apple have gone all the way had Spotify not started it? Kudos on Apple for getting the full ban going, for sure.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 12:14:01pm

Mind if I join the celebration with you young whippersnappers?

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

lawhawk Aug 6, 2018 • 12:14:49pm

re: #30 MsJ

Defense will find out what the prosecutor intends to put on as evidence. It was being signaled this morning when eagle eyed journalists noted that prosecutors were wheeling in documents relating to Gates. And it also lets defense have their own materials at the ready for cross-exam.

Rick Gates, can you tell us about the guy who lied on his taxes and underreported foreign income? pic.twitter.com/wmM1cCUFXT

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) August 6, 2018

Judge? What say you? pic.twitter.com/LuNanlLfxr

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) August 6, 2018

lawhawk Aug 6, 2018 • 12:17:56pm

Trump is a “billionaire” who lacks a steady revenue indicative of being an actual billionaire. He’s cash poor, but figures he ought to spend other people’s money on a defense that is as incompetent as he is.

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) August 6, 2018

Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 12:20:29pm

First they came for Milo, and I didn’t complain because I was woke.

Then they came for Alex Jones, and I didn’t complain because I was woke.

How many will they come for until they come for you?

— Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) August 6, 2018

A question only Alt-Right serial harassers and goons need to worry about. https://t.co/LADmfKuQ1w

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2018

carey94tt Aug 6, 2018 • 12:21:50pm

re: #33 lawhawk

Jones isn’t being censored. He isn’t seeing his 1A right diminished.

My response to anyone that claims Jones’ rights are being infringed is that they clearly have not read the first five words of the 1st Amendment. “Congress shall make no law…”.

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 12:22:11pm

moron still doesn’t have a fucking clue:

Governor Jerry Brown must allow the Free Flow of the vast amounts of water coming from the North and foolishly being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Can be used for fires, farming and everything else. Think of California with plenty of Water - Nice! Fast Federal govt. approvals.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Aug 6, 2018 • 12:22:35pm

re: #40 carey94tt

My response to anyone that claims Jones’ rights are being infringed is that they clearly have not read the first five words of the 1st Amendment. “Congress shall make no law…”.

Just like they ignore the first part of the 2nd A concerning a well regulated militia

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 12:22:48pm

lol, this is pathetic

John James is a potential Republican Star who has a Senate primary election tomorrow in Michigan. If he becomes the Republican candidate, he will beat the Open Borders, weak on Crime, Democrat, Debbie Stabenow. Vote for John James and Make America Great Again!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018

Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 12:22:48pm

re: #39 Kragar

First they came for Alex Jones, and told him he had to get a real job, and, I’m still working on how this means they came for him.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 12:23:52pm

The Alex Jones Channel has been permanently DELETED by YouTube.

This is a coordinated PURGE.

This is political censorship. pic.twitter.com/gyYiSSYFwI

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 6, 2018

The empire strikes back: Apple, Spotify, Facebook and Google/Youtube all purge Infowars/Alex Jones. Yes, Infowars has frequent nonsense, but also a state power critique. Which publisher in the world with millions of subscribers is next to be wiped out for cultural transgression? https://t.co/XAEQWr58hw

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 6, 2018

ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 12:24:12pm

re: #38 lawhawk

I hope all those rich dudes are throwing their money away. Backing Trump and trying to save his butt should be costly and completely futile.

calochortus Aug 6, 2018 • 12:24:15pm

Does Trump understand how anything works?
The Carr fire would be under control if only we didn’t let all the water run into the ocean? I mean, if only there was a body of water we had dammed up west of Redding. Just for the heck of it let’s call it Whiskeytown Reservoir. That would solve the problem? Well, problem solved then.

The Ranch and River fires literally go around 3 sides of Clear Lake.

Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 12:24:25pm

re: #39 Kragar

First they came for Milo, and I didn’t complain because I was woke.

Then they came for Alex Jones, and I didn’t complain because I was woke.

How many will they come for until they come for you?

— Marc J. Randazza

Since I don’t host a conspiracy theory show or smear victims of mass shootings, I assume it will take them a few light years to get to me. Thanks.

Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 12:25:55pm

re: #45 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

The Purge 7: AJ and PJW suck it.

Dr Lizardo Aug 6, 2018 • 12:26:05pm

re: #25 jaunte

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That’s rather odd to me, the way he handles a glass (or bottle) of water. The only people I’ve ever seen use two hands like that are people suffering from vascular dementia.

TedStriker Aug 6, 2018 • 12:26:07pm

Here’s something to remember as, in your opinion, you invoke how Milo and AJ are being treated unfairly: pic.twitter.com/ASsBFP047Z

— TedStriker (@talon_262) August 6, 2018

xkcd.com

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:27:00pm

re: #38 lawhawk

Anyone who sends money to a group with “patriot” in the name would do better just to burn that money. These faux-patriots are a lawless menace, and they’re always grifting.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 12:27:12pm

Are we paying for Trump flying all over the place holding Klan Rallies under the guise of campaigning for Republican candidates? pic.twitter.com/F8VzsQS1mb

— ImpeachTrump (@dumptrump33) August 6, 2018

Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 12:27:25pm

In which Breitbart describes Infowars as a site for “Republican concerns” https://t.co/QBRrzpK181

— Britton Taylor (@brittontaylor) August 6, 2018

BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 12:28:48pm

California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Must also tree clear to stop fire spreading!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2018

wtf does this even say https://t.co/e2rGjuLvua

— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) August 5, 2018

.@CAL_FIRE says it has “no idea” what Trump’s talking about in regards to “bad environmental laws” making California’s fires worse.
“We have plenty of water for the firefight. The Mendocino complex is next to Clear Lake and the Carr fire has the Whiskeytown Lake and Lake Shasta” https://t.co/Gy0uNx3xiK

— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) August 6, 2018

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:29:38pm

“Republican” didn’t mean batshit-insane when I was a kid. They were greedy, and short-sighted then, but now they can’t even engage with reality, and seek conspiracy nonsense instead of information.

It’s time for a new 2nd party to replace this zombie-party.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 12:30:11pm

#Russia’s state TV:@Dr_Ariel_Cohen: “We don’t know whether he [Rand Paul] delivered any secret messages from Trump to the Russian side. That is unknown to us.”
The host asks Konstantin Kosachev: “Did he or didn’t he?”
Kosachev, grinning: “It’s known to us, but I won’t tell.” ©️ pic.twitter.com/bajgKdLQeK

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 12:31:31pm

If you call that “profanity ridden” you’d really be offended by the Navy. We use the word fuck as punctuation and word enhancers. Literally, like every other fucking word. And it’s outfuckingstanding. Fuuuuuck 😂 https://t.co/HfYQs1W2TZ

— That Girl Jax (@lindeeloo_who) August 6, 2018

TedStriker Aug 6, 2018 • 12:31:45pm

re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I’d say that’s a “yes”…

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:31:54pm

That Trump doesn’t understand that you can’t cut off all of the water flowing to the sea in rivers. He has a very limited mind, while thinking he’s smarter than more-able people.

This whole telling the rubes that they’re the real smart people thing has made quite a mess.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 12:31:56pm

re: #45 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

The empire strikes back: Apple, Spotify, Facebook and Google/Youtube all purge Infowars/Alex Jones. Yes, Infowars has frequent nonsense, but also a state power critique. Which publisher in the world with millions of subscribers is next to be wiped out for cultural transgression?
— WikiLeaks

Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 12:33:17pm

re: #60 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis

“You can build damns. The oceans have enough water, OK? You can direct the rivers and such to the firestations. Then you have all the water.”

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TedStriker Aug 6, 2018 • 12:33:19pm

re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Absofuckinglutely.

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:34:08pm

re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth

Poor, brittle Conservatives. You don’t care how many people you hurt with mad policies and voting for bigots, but if someone says a “bad-word” you all wet yourselves in terror.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 12:34:47pm

re: #55 BeachDem

Who you gonna believe? The lying fire people where the fires are or our great MAGA leader?

Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 12:35:31pm

re: #64 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis

Poor, brittle conservatives should be made to watch one of Drump’s rally things.

dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 12:42:45pm

re: #24 ObserverArt

I liked it. It made me laugh.

I always wonder what someone like Jones say’s once the camera is off and the mics are no longer recording.

I’m thinking it is something like “How was that take guys? Was I crazy enough? Or was that a little too over-the-top? I don’t want to go too far and lose some of the suckers that watch.”

There, that oughta hold the little bastards! ?

(yes i know it never actually happened)

MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 12:42:54pm

Alex Jones now banned from:

— Facebook
— Google
— Youtube
— Spotify
— Apple
— Pinterest pic.twitter.com/UaMCuQ7KVs

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) August 6, 2018

Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 12:43:07pm

re: #63 TedStriker

Absofuckinglutely.

Do you know who cusses worse than sailors? Christians.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 12:43:30pm

I keep seeing opinion columnists in major outlets writing about what a difficult job it is to determine what’s hate speech and what’s a conspiracy theory, that one man’s hate speech is another man’s political opinion, and we have to understand …

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

… why platforms like Twitter and Facebook are so reluctant to take action and make these terribly difficult value judgments.

Bullshit.

It’s not difficult. Yes, there are cases where it may not be clear and you’ll want to err on the side of allowing something, but…

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

… real hate speech is dead obvious. When someone spews racial slurs or makes threats to kill and/or rape people, there’s nothing borderline or unclear about it. When someone’s pages are full of Nazi imagery and crude antisemitic cartoons, this isn’t a murky situation.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

I’ve been building and managing community websites for close to 20 years and the number one reason why communities degenerate and fall apart is because no one has the courage to stand up and eject the worst bad faith actors. It’s always clear who they are.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

And they never stop until they’ve turned the community into a sewer, and no decent person wants any part of it.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

The issue with conspiracy peddlers like Alex Jones and the outright Nazis and white supremacists who infest Twitter and Facebook isn’t a problem of judgment — it’s a problem of courage and principles.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 12:43:54pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

fascinating how it takes less than 24 hours from Apple blocking Alex Jones for YouTube, Facebook and Spotify to all independently discover that he was violating their rules after all

/// retail gas prices ///

(nope. no coordination)

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 12:45:12pm

re: #39 Kragar

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First they came for Milo, but I did nothing because they’re private companies who have the perfect right to ban people who repeatedly violate their TOS, plus he’s either a Nazi or Nazi-curious.

Then they came for Alex Jones, and I busted out laughing and did a little dance.

dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 12:45:57pm

re: #37 lawhawk

Defense will find out what the prosecutor intends to put on as evidence. It was being signaled this morning when eagle eyed journalists noted that prosecutors were wheeling in documents relating to Gates. And it also lets defense have their own materials at the ready for cross-exam.

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‘wheeling in’ …. never a good sign

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:46:22pm

Because being a fucking Nazi is a political opinion to the radicalized-right.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 12:46:43pm

Just got back from the wknd and checked Twitter.

Real shame about Alex Jones.

Thoughts, prayers and womp-womps.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 6, 2018

plansbandc Aug 6, 2018 • 12:47:29pm

I like Rick, and it’s kinda of amazing to watch a couple of Republicans acknowledge racism in their party. (Yeah, I know Joe isn’t a registered R anymore, but he’s an R.)

However, both of them saying how they never knew there was racism in their party? Yeah? Bullshit.

dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 12:48:59pm

re: #50 Dr Lizardo

That’s rather odd to me, the way he handles a glass (or bottle) of water. The only people I’ve ever seen use two hands like that are people suffering from vascular dementia.

….and actual 2 year olds

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 12:49:37pm

re: #55 BeachDem

Sprinklers?

Maybe he wants us to use all the water that would flow out to the Pacific down those naturally-occurring things we call “rivers” to run lawn sprinklers covering the entire state of California?

This fucking country elected the loudmouth know-nothing at the end of the bar.

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:49:56pm

re: #76 plansbandc

I like Rick, and it’s kinda of amazing to watch a couple of Republicans acknowledge racism in their party. (Yeah, I know Joe isn’t a registered R anymore, but he’s an R.)

However, both of them saying how they never knew there was racism in their party? Yeah? Bullshit.

Racism was over until the Libtards made a Kenyan President.

BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 12:50:47pm

I knew Evan’s take on the Alex Jones situation would be excellent:

Alex Jones’s Tree Of Liberty Being Watered By So Many Gay Frogs Right Now

Breaking news about the death of the free press and the First Amendment and America itself. Or, you know, the opposite of all that.

wonkette.com

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:50:50pm

re: #78 Blind Frog Belly White

Sprinklers?

Maybe he wants us to use all the water that would flow out to the Pacific down those naturally-occurring things we call “rivers” to run lawn sprinklers covering the entire state of California?

This fucking country elected the loudmouth know-nothing at the end of the bar.

Because an entire major party is made up of loudmouth know-nothings, and they’re proud of it.

Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 12:52:06pm

re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth

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“Trump’s so successful because he lets people say what they feel and not be ‘PC,’ which is really hurting this country because it masks our true feelings.”

“FUCK YOUR FEELINGS!”

“How dare you coarsen public discourse with such language? Don’t you understand how shocking and unacceptable using the f-word is in public!?”

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 12:53:56pm

re: #76 plansbandc

I like Rick, and it’s kinda of amazing to watch a couple of Republicans acknowledge racism in their party. (Yeah, I know Joe isn’t a registered R anymore, but he’s an R.)

However, both of them saying how they never knew there was racism in their party? Yeah? Bullshit.

I think they knew there were SOME racists, but I think, like a lot of us white folks, that some things they heard, even some things they SAID weren’t actually racist, because they were dogwhistles.

And I think there was a fair amount of cynicism, and a willingness to cater to racists to some extent because they thought they were just a minor part of the GOP.

I believe they totally underestimated the number of racists in the GOP and the depth of their racism. I know I did. I had NO IDEA it was this bad.

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 12:54:15pm

re: #82 Targetpractice

“Trump’s so successful because he lets people say what they feel and not be ‘PC,’ which is really hurting this country because it masks our true feelings.”

“FUCK YOUR FEELINGS!”

“How dare you coarsen public discourse with such language? Don’t you understand how shocking and unacceptable using the f-word is in public!?”

How about “Fuck your eelings!”. Better?

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 12:57:06pm

re: #36 Charles Johnson

pic.twitter.com/voLiQn2jof

— Kyle (@CgullzNS) August 6, 2018

Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 12:57:30pm

pic.twitter.com/DTAyu4Z7f9

— Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 (@Wilson__Valdez) August 6, 2018

pic.twitter.com/QYIqiReRpU

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2018

dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 12:57:58pm

re: #78 Blind Frog Belly White

Sprinklers?

Maybe he wants us to use all the water that would flow out to the Pacific down those naturally-occurring things we call “rivers” to run lawn sprinklers covering the entire state of California?

This fucking country elected the loudmouth know-nothing at the end of the bar.

what happens when you elect an unsuccessful real estate agent for president?

from politicalwire.com

“The Fifth Risk”

“What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works?”

unproven innocence Aug 6, 2018 • 1:00:37pm

re: #78 Blind Frog Belly White

Sprinklers?

Maybe he wants us to use all the water that would flow out to the Pacific down those naturally-occurring things we call “rivers” to run lawn sprinklers covering the entire state of California?

This fucking country elected the loudmouth know-nothing at the end of the bar.

Obviously, Trump never saw Chinatown. Spoiler:

Click to Reveal

The plot was very much about water in California, but also about a rich guy who liked to fuck his daughter.

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 1:00:58pm

re: #87 dangerman

Wait, wait! I know this one!
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Jack Burton Aug 6, 2018 • 1:01:40pm

re: #72 Blind Frog Belly White

First they came for Milo, but I did nothing because they’re private companies who have the perfect right to ban people who repeatedly violate their TOS, plus he’s either a Nazi or Nazi-curious.

Then they came for Alex Jones, and I busted out laughing and did a little dance.

I’m pretty sure that Yolo Minneapolis is violating his visa. Can we please deport him now?

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 1:03:01pm

re: #88 unproven innocence

Obviously, Trump never saw Chinatown. Spoiler:

[Embedded content]

I question the necessity of using spoiler tags for a 44 year old movie.

Unshaken Defiance Aug 6, 2018 • 1:03:54pm

Okay the other day my wife got a bit angry and called out Trump by way of a common ethnic slur. The comment was deleted that same day and she got a warning. Calling Trump White Trash did it. Just conservatives? Nope.

makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 1:04:48pm

First they came for Milo, but I said nothing because fuck that guy.

Then they came for Alex Jones, and I said nothing because fuck that guy, too.

And fuck whoever they come for next, because fuck all those guys.

unproven innocence Aug 6, 2018 • 1:04:59pm

re: #91 Blind Frog Belly White

The spoiler tag was just for one person. /

Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:05:28pm

re: #86 Kragar

[Embedded content]

You can forgive Mike, he’s never been the same he took all those blows to the head from Maxine Waters.

makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 1:05:29pm

re: #91 Blind Frog Belly White

I question the necessity of using spoiler tags for a 44 year old movie.

Hey, my VCR’s been broke.

ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 1:05:30pm

re: #92 Unshaken Defiance

Okay the other day my wife got a bit angry and called out Trump by way of a common ethnic slur. The comment was deleted that same day and she got a warning. Calling Trump White Trash did it. Just conservatives? Nope.

I don’t think that even gets a warning around here.

Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 1:05:41pm

Facebook wants your bank to tell them how much money is in your account. https://t.co/NTCNW74ZA9

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 1:06:16pm

on the box right now:

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:06:23pm

re: #98 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

Because they’ve proven just how trusted they can be with personal information.

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SteelPH Aug 6, 2018 • 1:07:26pm

re: #98 Charles Johnson

Yeeaahh, how about no.

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:08:37pm

Wingnuts: “Removing Alex Jones from Apple/Facebook/Spotify/Youtube is a violation of his rights and blatant censorship by major corporations!”

Also wingnuts: “HOW DARE THE NEW YORK TIMES KEEP ON THAT KOREAN BITCH WHO SAID MEAN THINGS ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE ON TWITTER?!”

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 1:08:45pm

re: #88 unproven innocence

Obviously, Trump never saw Chinatown. Spoiler:

[Embedded content]

I’ve been waiting since yesterday for somebody else (i.e. not me) to make that comment. Thank you for your service.

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electrotek Aug 6, 2018 • 1:09:10pm

facebook.com

3 years later, I’m still very proud that I was able to make a visit to honor those who perished in Hiroshima on the 70th anniversary, and by honoring slain journalist (and DEVOUT Christian) Kenji Goto who was brutally murdered by Da’esh in Syria earlier that year.

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Aug 6, 2018 • 1:10:11pm

re: #98 Charles Johnson

Stories like that make me very glad indeed that I’ve never had a Facebook account.

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BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 1:12:53pm

So, when I was reading that list of who was “Pro Q” and “Anti Q,” on the Pro list, along with such intellectual powerhouses as Roseanne Barr and Curt Schilling was a guy named Isaac Cappy. Never heard of him, but now I know way more than I ever wanted to. So you should too.

wonkette.com

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Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 1:15:45pm

when you get banned on every platform pic.twitter.com/S2yJbk3zLb

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 6, 2018

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 1:16:16pm

re: #106 BeachDem

So, when I was reading that list of who was “Pro Q” and “Anti Q,” on the Pro list, along with such intellectual powerhouses as Roseanne Barr and Curt Schilling was a guy named Isaac Cappy. Never heard of him, but now I know way more than I ever wanted to. So you should too.

wonkette.com

I think Cappy just exists to make literally-brain-damaged actor T.J. Miller seem rational by comparison.

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 1:17:45pm

Watching Nicole Wallace and former FBI Counter Intelligence member Frank Figliuzzi said Twitter should install a pop-up Miranda Rights warning on Trump’s Twitter account before he enters a tweet comment.

They are talking about Trump making things tough on Junior.

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MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 1:22:41pm

My question about the defense team knowing who the prosecution was going to put on…

4:00 p.m.: Accountant testifies on Manafort income

4:08 p.m.: Prosecutors call Treasury official, not Rick Gates, as next witness

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Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 1:22:46pm

Jeff Sessions Says Judge’s DACA Ruling Is Not Valid and Will Be Ignored https://t.co/FtWPGVizUy pic.twitter.com/ES5cCmJBPU

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 6, 2018

Charge Jeff Session with contempt of court https://t.co/6rsm5XKAor

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2018

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 1:23:39pm

re: #10 Patricia Kayden

Private companies have the right to make private business decisions. No one has a right to demand a platform on YouTube, Spotify, etc. Let the right wing howl.

And here is a totally sane counter from Freerepublic:

Amen!!!

They are not a real private company. Which many people still believe.

These companies know this, and that’s why they don’t ever want to go to court.

Besides from the bad publicity…. Through the process of discovery it would be revealed that Facebook and Google are DARPA projects disguised as private companies.

This is how these companies grew so quick. They are funded by the Department of Defese.

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makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 1:24:16pm

Never mind, the tweet went away.

It was SovCit, Esq. announcing that Alex Jones was banned from his apartment.

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 1:24:36pm

re: #110 MsJ

My question about the defense team knowing who the prosecution was going to put on…

They’re just messing with everyone. I think it is because they can. : )

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:25:37pm

re: #95 Targetpractice

You can forgive Mike, he’s never been the same he took all those blows to the head from Maxine Waters.

She didn’t beat him enough!

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MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 1:26:19pm

re: #114 ObserverArt

They’re just messing with everyone. I think it is because they can. : )

If that’s the case, I approve.

The defense team has been…lacking in cross examination.

I hope the jury doesn’t fall for it.

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MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 1:27:01pm

re: #116 MsJ

If that’s the case, I approve.

The defense team has been…lacking in cross examination.

I hope the jury doesn’t fall for it.

Aaaaaaaand…it’s on.

4:21 p.m. Rick Gates has been called to testify

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Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 1:27:35pm

re: #112 Big Beautiful Door

They are not a real private company. Which many people still believe.

Oh, OK. Cool.

///

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 1:27:52pm

re: #111 Kragar

The worst Americans put lawless racists in charge, doing Putin’s bidding to hobble America.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 1:27:57pm

re: #24 ObserverArt

I liked it. It made me laugh.

I always wonder what someone like Jones say’s once the camera is off and the mics are no longer recording.

I’m thinking it is something like “How was that take guys? Was I crazy enough? Or was that a little too over-the-top? I don’t want to go too far and lose some of the suckers that watch.”

“Too over the top” doesn’t exist for Alex Jones, just as there is no bottom to his depravity. This is a guy who promoted the conspiracy theory that grieving parents were crisis actors and their dead children never existed.

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Sir John Barron Aug 6, 2018 • 1:28:28pm

re: #112 Big Beautiful Door

Besides from the bad publicity…. Through the process of discovery it would be revealed that Facebook and Google are DARPA projects disguised as private companies.

Twitter, too?

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MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 1:30:00pm

re: #121 Sir John Barron

Twitter, too?

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All of em, Katie!

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 1:32:29pm

re: #120 Big Beautiful Door

“Too over the top” doesn’t exist for Alex Jones, just as there is no bottom to his depravity. This is a guy who promoted the conspiracy theory that grieving parents were crisis actors and their dead children never existed.

Yeah, those of us outside the cult wouldn’t piss on Jones if he was on fire. The man has been working to undermine America for years.

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:33:46pm

re: #111 Kragar

[Embedded content]

“Obama must abide by the decision of the courts that his mandate was unlawful!”

“The courts also said that Trump’s actions were unlawful and he must reverse them.”

“FUCK THE COURTS!”

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 1:34:35pm

re: #120 Big Beautiful Door

“Too over the top” doesn’t exist for Alex Jones, just as there is no bottom to his depravity. This is a guy who promoted the conspiracy theory that grieving parents were crisis actors and their dead children never existed.

Believe me I know.

I just wonder how much he acknowledges it is all a nasty game for profit as compared to believing any of it himself.

How much grifter/actor versus actual wingnut true-believer?

If he is a true believer that is one thing. And it is bad. But if he straight up knows he is gaming then depravity doesn’t cover how rotten he is.

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 1:34:41pm

re: #112 Big Beautiful Door

And here is a totally sane counter from Freerepublic:
Amen!!!

They are not a real private company. Which many people still believe.

These companies know this, and that’s why they don’t ever want to go to court.

Besides from the bad publicity…. Through the process of discovery it would be revealed that Facebook and Google are DARPA projects disguised as private companies.

This is how these companies grew so quick. They are funded by the Department of Defese.

wait
i saw the social network
it was way different than that

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Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 1:35:29pm

Despite some initial whiplash will he/won’t he…, Gates is now on the stand.
Prosecutor Greg Andres to Gates: “Did you in fact commit crimes [during time working w/Manafort]?”
Gates: “Yes.”
More to come. https://t.co/ivaC9CLgmk

— Brandi Buchman (@BBuchman_CNS) August 6, 2018

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freetoken Aug 6, 2018 • 1:36:05pm

For your sanity, a diversion: New video, the first up from TESS, during its check-in period:

NASA’s TESS Catches a Comet

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:37:20pm

re: #127 Kragar

[Embedded content]

Defense at closing: “Their star witness admits he’s the one who committed the crimes, how can you judge my client guilty for another man’s actions!?”

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 1:37:34pm

re: #72 Blind Frog Belly White

First they came for Milo, but I did nothing because they’re private companies who have the perfect right to ban people who repeatedly violate their TOS, plus he’s either a Nazi or Nazi-curious.

Then they came for Alex Jones, and I busted out laughing and did a little dance.

Yeah, with that attitude, Facebook will ban EVERYONE. Then what, huh? THEN WHAT!!/

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Dr. Matt Aug 6, 2018 • 1:38:43pm

Horrific read.

Saudi Arabia. Chop Chop Square https://t.co/cFYUu2HZdP

— Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) August 6, 2018

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Stanley Sea Aug 6, 2018 • 1:39:45pm

how narrow is Trump’s base?

in new Gallup poll, his rating among whites without college degrees is 58% approve, 39% disapprove

among all other Americans, it’s 29% approve, 66% disapprove

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 6, 2018

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 1:41:54pm

re: #129 Targetpractice

Defense at closing: “Their star witness admits he’s the one who committed the crimes, how can you judge my client guilty for another man’s actions!?”

who signed the tax returns under penalty of perjury?

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 1:41:56pm

JUST IN: Rick Gates testifies that he committed crimes with Paul Manafort pic.twitter.com/G7LcgkyHX6

— Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) August 6, 2018

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BlueSpotinAL Aug 6, 2018 • 1:42:35pm

Harwood tweet: “how narrow is Trump’s base? in new Gallup poll, his rating among whites without college degrees is 58% approve, 39% disapprove among all other Americans, it’s 29% approve, 66% disapprove”

and Trump tells his audience that they are the true elites.

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goddamnedfrank Aug 6, 2018 • 1:42:52pm

how narrow is Trump’s base?

in new Gallup poll, his rating among whites without college degrees is 58% approve, 39% disapprove

among all other Americans, it’s 29% approve, 66% disapprove

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 6, 2018

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:43:09pm

re: #133 dangerman

who signed the tax returns under penalty of perjury?

We’re talking desperate people at this point, they’re gonna work to make Gates out as the mastermind, as the guy who talked Manafort into all his criminal acts, and insist that he’s only cooperating with the Feds to save his own ass.

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Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 1:44:43pm

Understand this: The censorship of Infowars just vindicates everything we’ve been saying. Now, who will stand against Tyranny and who will stand for free speech? We’re all Alex Jones now.

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 6, 2018

Nope, never spent years harassing families whose kids were murdered or peddled whackjob conspiracy theories attacking people so I could peddle fake meds during the commercial breaks. I’m not Alex Jones. https://t.co/mXsLLpVjXN

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2018

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 1:45:44pm

pic.twitter.com/L4HbZQW9yY

— Dark Stock Photos (@darkstockphotos) September 22, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 1:46:36pm

I have seen some cold stares in my life but watching Paul Manafort stare down his former deputy, arms crossed, as Rick Gates recounted the long list of his alleged crimes was remarkable. #ManafortTrial

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 6, 2018

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 1:47:39pm

re: #2 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis

They’ll make their own YouTube, Facebook , Apple, and Spotify where everyone is insane, like the nuts did about Twitter banning a few of the crazies.

That’s fine. They don’t need to be on popular forums with the rest of us.

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:47:54pm

re: #138 Kragar

[Embedded content]

Alex Jones, political prisoner.

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Kragar Aug 6, 2018 • 1:48:12pm

pic.twitter.com/zGQNGrcTox

— Alexandra Erin (@alexandraerin) August 6, 2018

First time in Bangkok - the world is my oyster. The bars are temples but the pearls ain’t free. You’ll find a god in every golden cloister and if you’re lucky then the god’s a she. Thanks for nothing, Liberals

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:49:18pm

BREAKING: Rick Gates in trial:
Prosecutor: “Were you involved in any criminal activity with Mr. Manafort?”
Gates: “Yes.”
Prosecutor: “Did you commit any crimes with Mr. Manafort?”
Gates: “Yes.”

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:50:02pm

California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Must also tree clear to stop fire spreading!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2018

“YOU PARDONED TWO SERIAL WILDFIRE ARSONISTS YOU ASSHOLE” - Smokey Bear https://t.co/qPwhgbmv9h

— zeddy (@Zeddary) August 5, 2018

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 1:50:07pm

Apple and Google are still selling the InfoWars app, which contains some of the same type of content that both tech giants have pulled from elsewhere on their platforms https://t.co/GjaCGPjcu5 pic.twitter.com/oDwVU9vneP

— CNN (@CNN) August 6, 2018

There are actually FOUR Infowars apps still available in the iPhone App Store. https://t.co/AVfLaopPS9

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

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wheat-dogg Aug 6, 2018 • 1:50:34pm

re: #144 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Somebody’s going to spend a long time in the hoosegow.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:51:15pm

Despite Pres. Trump’s tweets, California fire officials and researchers say they have enough water to combat wildfires and that unprecedented heat is the biggest contributing factor to the fires’ severity. https://t.co/MrjZTqwG3g pic.twitter.com/KXrvWZ49pN

— ABC News (@ABC) August 6, 2018

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:51:46pm

Milo’s a discredited failure, Alex Jones’ little fiefdom is collapsing, and Julian Assange has apparently been rendered into a 21st century Howard Hughes.

Ah, brings a bit of warmth to my cold, black heart.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:51:46pm

re: #147 wheat-dogg

Somebody’s going to spend a long time in the hoosegow.

And, it ain’t Rick Gates

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 1:52:02pm

re: #138 Kragar

Hell naw! I’m not Alex Jones. Don’t even try that garbage with me.

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 1:52:35pm

re: #137 Targetpractice

We’re talking desperate people at this point, they’re gonna work to make Gates out as the mastermind, as the guy who talked Manafort into all his criminal acts, and insist that he’s only cooperating with the Feds to save his own ass.

q: tell us how did gates make you do all those things?
a: by insisting

…so your defense is you’re a moran?

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:53:25pm

re: #152 dangerman

q: tell us how did gates make you do all those things?
a: by insisting

…so your defense is you’re a moran?

Wouldn’t be a first. Hell, it’s been Donny’s defense for years now.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:53:57pm

And you thought stray cats were a problem

there was a bear terrorising my grandma’s neighbourhood last night and we found him posted up at the bird feeders minding his own business ! pic.twitter.com/szssDNt9D2

— beep @ dragoncon (@pubbycat) August 5, 2018

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 1:54:47pm

re: #144 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

[Embedded content]

Shoes dropping like crazy!!

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Jenner7 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:56:11pm

Rick Gates testifies that he and Paul Manafort had 15 foreign accounts they did not report to the federal government, and knew it was illegal. He said he did not submit the required forms “at Mr. Manafort’s direction.”

— David P Gelles (@gelles) August 6, 2018

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:56:37pm

re: #148 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

[Embedded content]

“THOSE GREENY WIMPS ARE JUST POURING ALL THIS PERFECTLY GOOD WATER INTO THE OCEAN!”

“Actually, we have all the water we need, it’s the heat due to global warming that’s causing the probl…”

“DAM THE RIVERS! DIVERT THE WATER! SEND IT TO FARMERS…er, FIREFIGHTERS!!!”

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 1:57:01pm

re: #156 Jenner7

I have seen some cold stares in my life but watching Paul Manafort stare down his former deputy, arms crossed, as Rick Gates recounted the long list of his alleged crimes was remarkable. #ManafortTrial

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 6, 2018

Rick Gates stated he and Paul Manafort had 15 foreign accounts they did not report to the federal government, and knew it was illegal. He said he did not submit the required forms “at Mr. Manafort’s direction.” #ManafortTrial https://t.co/USAgnHGrrt

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 6, 2018

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 1:57:03pm

re: #148 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Despite Pres. Trump’s tweets, California fire officials and researchers say they have enough water to combat wildfires and that unprecedented heat is the biggest contributing factor to the fires’ severity. abcn.ws

yeah but if they’d been watering the entire state with all that ‘diverted’ water in the first place, everything would be damp and never would have caught fire

of course his other idea is good too - cut down the trees. then they cant burn in a fire….

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goddamnedfrank Aug 6, 2018 • 1:57:46pm

Book idea I’m knocking round my head: The West Wing but basically the President is Michelle Obama.

Might be just the wish fulfilment people would like right now. pic.twitter.com/FNk3goBnKg

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) August 6, 2018

“Everyone drives taco trucks now.” https://t.co/p4fVP4xjP6

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 6, 2018

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 1:58:35pm

re: #159 dangerman

yeah but if they’d been watering the entire state with all that ‘diverted’ water in the first place, everything would be damp and never would have caught fire

of course his other idea is good too - cut down the trees. then they cant burn in a fire….

He wants to dam rivers and clear-cut forests. And by “he,” I mean his buddies in the logging and farming industries want to do those things and think it’s so damned inconvenient that there are laws against such.

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makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 1:58:41pm

This is great.

#irony pic.twitter.com/dfqjGpQDl9

— Kenanator (@KENANATOR) August 6, 2018

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 1:59:05pm

Defiant Manafort Enters Trial Wearing Coat Made Of Live Puffins https://t.co/yPM9U6Xd3y pic.twitter.com/SrlM5B7lYb

— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 6, 2018

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 2:00:26pm

Got a live one here.

Kudos to Apple for starting the snowball rolling and taking the action no other tech company had the courage to take: shutting down Alex Jones’s grifting machine. Now where’s Twitter? https://t.co/Wbw3fC5MQA

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

Looks like the Soros family is working hard to stifle true stories sad wonder what will happen when all the constitution followers decide that Satanic fools running loose enjoying #pizzagate start getting locked up https://t.co/2UVSccRph7

— Melvin Nudelman (@MelvinNudelman) August 6, 2018

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 2:02:19pm

BREAKING: Rick Gates admits on stand he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Manafort.

— justin jouvenal (@jjouvenal) August 6, 2018

Man, these guys. https://t.co/1DhEWSoslI

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2018

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unproven innocence Aug 6, 2018 • 2:03:58pm

re: #165 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

[trump] I hire only the best people.
[/trump]

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 2:04:23pm

re: #165 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

No honor among thieves.

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 2:05:19pm

re: #156 Jenner7

Rick Gates testifies that he and Paul Manafort had 15 foreign accounts they did not report to the federal government, and knew it was illegal. He said he did not submit the required forms “at Mr. Manafort’s direction.”

no american opens up a bank account in a foreign country they arent otherwise doing business in who doesnt already know the rules. they do it because they know the rules

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wheat-dogg Aug 6, 2018 • 2:05:23pm

re: #165 Charles Johnson

If he was also skimming money off the Russian mob, Gates has major issues.

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 2:07:02pm

re: #154 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

And you thought stray cats were a problem

[Embedded content]

Bear: “Nice place you got here. Got an extra room? I could stay in the garage!”

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Dr. Matt Aug 6, 2018 • 2:07:47pm

Alex Jones is banned on every online platform.

Trump stupidly indicted his son on twitter.

NRA is going broke

Rick Gates is tanking Paul Manafort by telling the jury that they both committed crimes

Today is a great day!!!!!

— Charlie Hale ⚰️ (@hale_charlie) August 6, 2018

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 2:08:59pm

re: #160 goddamnedfrank

Book idea I’m knocking round my head: The West Wing but basically the President is Michelle Obama.

i miss the west wing

yeah, it was fiction

and i believed most of those ‘people’ were public servants who put country first

they were hard working, human and prone to error, and tried to make it work - for everybody

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 2:10:19pm

re: #164 Charles Johnson

Got a live one here.

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Melvin Nudelman is a perfect name for that guy. Right out of a script.

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 2:12:16pm

re: #162 makeitstop

This is great.

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Understand this: The ____________ just vindicates everything we’ve been saying.

is how every conspiracy nut validates every conspiracy

existence is proof
nonexistence is proof
response is proof
no response is proof
ad nauseum

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BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 2:15:00pm

re: #165 Charles Johnson

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And HuffPo wins for headline of the day:

RICK ROLLS ON MANAFORT

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dangerman Aug 6, 2018 • 2:15:45pm

re: #175 BeachDem

And HuffPo wins for headline of the day:

RICK ROLLS ON MANAFORT

Do NOT start…

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 2:15:50pm

re: #165 Charles Johnson

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“How can you not see that my client was the victim of Rick Gates?!”

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MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 2:16:33pm

re: #153 Targetpractice

Wouldn’t be a first. Hell, it’s been Donny’s defense for years now.

which he displays daily.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 2:16:43pm

re: #173 ObserverArt

Melvin Nudelman is a perfect name for that guy. Right out of a script.

Going through it’s tweets, lots of misspelling that I see from Russian trolls!

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 2:17:17pm

re: #175 BeachDem

And HuffPo wins for headline of the day:

RICK ROLLS ON MANAFORT

Paul obviously thought that Rick would never give him up.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 2:18:48pm

C-SPAN says it has reported a caller to the FBI after the caller made on-air threats against CNN journalists. pic.twitter.com/kFKOf12mdU

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 6, 2018

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 2:19:45pm

re: #175 BeachDem

And HuffPo wins for headline of the day:

RICK ROLLS ON MANAFORT

I guess he gave him up,
I guess he let him down.

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BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 2:20:06pm

Beautiful—inside and out:

Over 50 years ago, Americans across the country fought for the passage of the #VotingRightsAct. But our work isn’t over. Join @MichelleObama and our entire team for a #WhenWeAllVote Week of Action this September! Sign up to attend or host your own event: https://t.co/92nuLIb3mx pic.twitter.com/C8QzfwHgcb

— When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) August 6, 2018

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 2:20:45pm

LOL, no. Most of us to not portray a lunatic to make paranoid people more mentally-ill. Twitter needs to deal with toxic liars too.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

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Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 2:20:55pm

re: #181 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

But what about my First Amendment rights?!!

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Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 2:22:18pm

re: #183 BeachDem

Beautiful—inside and out:

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Lots of focus on registering people to vote. Great!

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makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 2:23:44pm

The Trump Tower meeting was so innocent that they lied about it repeatedly during the campaign and again during the transition and then when they were caught lied about it then lied about who dictated the lie.

All just a big nothingburger.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 5, 2018

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Interesting Times Aug 6, 2018 • 2:25:20pm

re: #186 Belafon

Lots of focus on registering people to vote. Great!

🚨 #TheResistance 🚨

“If you value your freedom, if you value your democracy, get out and vote even if you think they are trying to rig it. One thing that may help in our favor is an overwhelming turnout. So just be aware, take precautions, and vote.” pic.twitter.com/bIvWMCkb9p

— we the people (@we_thepeople_us) August 5, 2018

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 2:27:21pm

re: #182 Blind Frog Belly White

I guess he gave him up,
I guess he let him down.

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

Boo!

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 2:27:31pm

He’s still on Twitter and Periscope.

Trump did toss his son under the bus.

The NRA is not going broke, they’re fund-raising by saying that.

Manafort should go to prison, but it just takes one lawless RWNJ on the jury to let him go.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

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BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 2:27:54pm

And if all the Manafort, Alex Jones and poll results don’t do it, this could push the yam right over the edge:

The West Hollywood City Council will vote Monday night on a resolution urging the Los Angeles City Council and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to permanently remove Donald Trump’s Walk of Fame star.

“The City Council will consider adopting a resolution urging the Los Angeles City Council and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove President Donald J. Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, due to his disturbing treatment of women and other actions that do not meet the shared values of the City of West Hollywood, the region, state, and country,” reads the agenda item for the Monday meeting.

hollywoodreporter.com

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 2:30:26pm

re: #189 ObserverArt

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

Boo!

What are you, Jeff Goldblum?

YouTube

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 6, 2018 • 2:30:57pm

re: #191 BeachDem

And if all the Manafort, Alex Jones and poll results don’t do it, this could push the yam right over the edge:

The West Hollywood City Council will vote Monday night on a resolution urging the Los Angeles City Council and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to permanently remove Donald Trump’s Walk of Fame star.

“The City Council will consider adopting a resolution urging the Los Angeles City Council and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove President Donald J. Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, due to his disturbing treatment of women and other actions that do not meet the shared values of the City of West Hollywood, the region, state, and country,” reads the agenda item for the Monday meeting.

hollywoodreporter.com

How about replacing it with someone who really earned it? Like @carrieffisher https://t.co/f1XMXanpWP

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) August 6, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 2:36:16pm

Remember when then-candidate Trump went on Infowars and praised Alex Jones? “Your reputation is amazing,” Trump said. “I will not let you down.” pic.twitter.com/l9nt84xx81

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 6, 2018

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 2:36:29pm

Not a great idea, because the rage-fueled Trump supporters would vandalize her star, and she doesn’t deserve that.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 2:37:24pm

Cook County Medical Examiner reports 12 homicides between noon Friday and 7am today. Remember when your client admitted that his son conspired with a foreign hostile government? Good times

— Eimear (@eimzcaomhanach) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 2:40:14pm

Lmao!!! 😂 pic.twitter.com/FkqUkKmEnR

— Candice Aiston (@CandicePDX) August 4, 2018

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 2:40:34pm

re: #196 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

He’s including the orphans he strangled himself. It hasn’t made the news yet.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

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Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 2:42:54pm

re: #189 ObserverArt

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

Boo!

You should have replied with:

And if you ask me how I’m feeling
Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see

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Brian J. Aug 6, 2018 • 2:43:57pm

re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth

#Russia’s state TV discusses Rand Paul’s pro-Russian stance, lamenting he is in the minority and showing this little collage. pic.twitter.com/l1r2ZzMpZt

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018

Note the lower left corner.

This is just a reminder that if you still haven’t said “Ёб твою мать, Берни!” today, you’ve still got a few hours left.

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TedStriker Aug 6, 2018 • 2:44:44pm

re: #111 Kragar

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So Jacksonian:

“[The court] has made [its] ruling, now let [them] enforce it.”

I so want Jeffy Boy to get frogmarched in all of this Trump/Russia shit.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 2:44:51pm

re: #198 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis

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Giuliani caught in the act….

A noun, a verb, and 9/11

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 2:45:03pm

this is some photo. pic.twitter.com/KmFdEyubBm

— J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) August 6, 2018

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Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 2:46:09pm

re: #200 Brian J.

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Note the lower left corner.

This is just a reminder that if you still haven’t said “Ёб твою мать, Берни!” today, you’ve still got a few hours left.

As much as I can’t stand Sanders, we have to watch this. They could have him up specifically to stir up the left. They are well aware that this could divide the left before the midterms They are masters at this. We need specific evidence. We need people asking him about it, and asking for his tax returns to prove it.

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TedStriker Aug 6, 2018 • 2:46:21pm

re: #202 Blind Frog Belly White

Giuliani caught in the act….

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Nosferatu has more class than Rudy.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 2:46:40pm

moron seems to be upset…

Democrats want Open Borders and they want to abolish ICE, the brave men and women that are protecting our Country from some of the most vicious and dangerous people on earth! Sorry, we can’t let that happen!Also, change the rules in the Senate and approve STRONG Border Security!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018

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Dr. Matt Aug 6, 2018 • 2:47:10pm

During the interview with Laura Ingraham where Donnie hung up, he was actually ranting about a community organizer who was president for 8 years and did nothing about the economy. FFS. How fucking dense are these assholes? First, his daddy is a fucking reality star. Second, his reality star daddy inherited a booming economy from that “community organizer”. The entire Trump KKKlan are low-life scum.

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Alephnaught Aug 6, 2018 • 2:47:13pm

re: #45 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

[Wikileaks Twitter writes:] Which publisher in the world with millions of subscribers is next to be wiped out

Honestly? Hopefully: Wikileaks.

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TedStriker Aug 6, 2018 • 2:48:29pm

re: #207 Dr. Matt

During the interview with Laura Ingraham where Donnie hung up, he was actually ranting about a community organizer who was president for 8 years and did nothing about the economy. FFS. How fucking dense are these assholes? First, his daddy is a fucking reality star. Second, his reality star daddy inherited a booming economy from that “community organizer”. The entire Trump KKKlan are low-life scum.

Dense as black holes.

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Brian J. Aug 6, 2018 • 2:48:58pm

re: #204 Belafon

As much as I can’t stand Sanders, we have to watch this. They could have him up specifically to stir up the left. They are well aware that this could divide the left before the midterms They are masters at this. We need specific evidence. We need people asking him about it, and asking for his tax returns to prove it.

Sorry, Bernie earned this one. The Senate voted 98-2 for sanctions against Russia last year, and the junior senators from Kentucky and Vermont were the 2.

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 2:50:14pm

re: #200 Brian J.

Noted that Bernie is in that collage. Hmmmm mmmm.

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Brian J. Aug 6, 2018 • 2:51:13pm

re: #211 Patricia Kayden

Noted that Bernie is in that collage. Hmmmm mmmm.

And if you don’t recognize his picture or his name’s Cyrillic transliteration, that’s Dennis Kucinich above him.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 2:51:40pm

re: #207 Dr. Matt

During the interview with Laura Ingraham where Donnie hung up, he was actually ranting about a community organizer who was president for 8 years and did nothing about the economy. FFS. How fucking dense are these assholes? First, his daddy is a fucking reality star. Second, his reality star daddy inherited a booming economy from that “community organizer”. The entire Trump KKKlan are low-life scum.

You know, this “Community Organizer” thing is so stupid. Obama worked as a Community Organizer 20 years before he ran for President, between college and law school. It would be like calling me a busboy, because that’s what I did between graduating from college and starting graduate school.

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Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 2:52:03pm

re: #210 Brian J.

Sorry, Bernie earned this one. The Senate voted 98-2 for sanctions against Russia last year, and the junior senators from Kentucky and Vermont were the 2.

Yep, highly suspect. Still doesn’t contradict my statement that the Russians could be playing games to divide the left. Without specific evidence of him working with Russia, all we have to go on is that Russia is using him in their broadcast, which is not the same as him using them.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 2:53:40pm

he had to tweet it a second time:

Democrats want Open Borders and they want to abolish ICE, the brave men and women that are protecting our Country from some of the most vicious and dangerous people on earth! Sorry, we can’t let that happen! Also, change the rules in the Senate and approve STRONG Border Security!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 2:55:02pm

re: #215 Backwoods_Sleuth

he had to tweet it a second time:

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Donny again demonstrating his total lack of understanding basic civics concepts by thinking that the Senate can pass laws unilaterally.

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Belafon Aug 6, 2018 • 2:57:20pm

re: #216 Targetpractice

Donny against demonstrating his total lack of understanding basic civics concepts by thinking that the Senate can pass laws unilaterally.

If he can just abolish the filibuster, then the Russians can push through any legislation they want.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 2:58:03pm

The Trump administration officials sounded pleased to see signs of Iranian economic distress and unrest after Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May, contrary to predictions of some experts that unilateral US economic sanctions would not be very effective. https://t.co/3BrcXBxWJh

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) August 6, 2018

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 2:58:10pm

re: #216 Targetpractice

Donny against demonstrating his total lack of understanding basic civics concepts by thinking that the Senate can pass laws unilaterally.

Hey, maybe they should change the rules and make conviction for impeachment a simple majority vote, eh?

BTW, imagine what he’ll be saying about the filibuster rules if we retake the Senate.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:00:52pm

re: #206 Backwoods_Sleuth

moron seems to be upset…

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hmmm… he deleted it

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:01:16pm

Shocked, shocked I say

Feds warn Trump admin could waste billions on border wall after failing to conduct analysis https://t.co/fwZuBCBqRz pic.twitter.com/NjH6qw6Jlm

— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:02:11pm

re: #220 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

hmmm… he deleted it

New tweet

Democrats want Open Borders and they want to abolish ICE, the brave men and women that are protecting our Country from some of the most vicious and dangerous people on earth! Sorry, we can’t let that happen! Also, change the rules in the Senate and approve STRONG Border Security!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018

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unproven innocence Aug 6, 2018 • 3:02:45pm

re: #218 Backwoods_Sleuth

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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 What US sanctions against Iran will snap back on Tuesday? | Al Jazeera English
Published on Aug 6, 2018
Starting Tuesday, the Trump administration is reimposing sanctions on Iran; and in November it will impose even more.

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 3:04:32pm

re: #222 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

New tweet

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Only problem for Trump is that McConnell doesn’t want to spend billions on a border wall either; that money could go to tax cuts for the 1%.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 3:06:18pm

re: #220 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

hmmm… he deleted it

he tweeted it again

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 3:10:24pm

still nonsense about the fires

California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Must also tree clear to stop fire from spreading!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2018

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 3:10:33pm

re: #221 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Shocked, shocked I say

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The government watchdog released a report on Monday claiming the Department of Homeland Security has not produced comprehensive plans for the costs and location of the border wall, which poses “an increased risk that the Border Wall System Program will cost more than projected, take longer than planned, or not fully perform as expected.”

The GAO report was commissioned in order to assess the Trump administration’s progress on the president’s plan to build a wall at the southern border, a proposal that became a rallying cry for his supporters during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Feature, not a bug.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 6, 2018 • 3:10:45pm

re: #221 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Shocked, shocked I say

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Trump doesn’t want a border wall for “national security.” He wants it AS A PERPETUAL MONUMENT TO HIMSELF, HIS VERY OWN 2000 MILE LONG MT RUSHMORE.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 3:14:54pm

re: #226 Backwoods_Sleuth

still nonsense about the fires

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Wait, isn’t this exactly the same tweet he tweeted yesterday?

Also, ‘diverted’, by running in what we call ‘rivers’ following what we call ‘their natural course’.

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Jenner7 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:14:55pm

re: #226 Backwoods_Sleuth

Didn’t he tweet this exact thing 24 hours ago?

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 3:15:08pm

re: #204 Belafon

As much as I can’t stand Sanders, we have to watch this. They could have him up specifically to stir up the left. They are well aware that this could divide the left before the midterms They are masters at this. We need specific evidence. We need people asking him about it, and asking for his tax returns to prove it.

I believe some have been asking those very questions and wanting to see his returns.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 3:15:24pm

re: #230 Jenner7

Didn’t he tweet this exact thing 24 hours ago?

I think he may have deleted/retweeted.

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 3:15:47pm

I’d be willing to bet that there was at least one memo, if not something more, to the DHS telling them not to show the GAO any of the paperwork on the true costs of the wall. Why? Because it’s harder to bullshit the plebes if they find out that they’re gonna be on the line for 12 figure sums when they were promised that Mexico was footing the bill.

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Dr. Matt Aug 6, 2018 • 3:17:19pm

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unproven innocence Aug 6, 2018 • 3:18:39pm

re: #228 The Vicious Babushka

Trump doesn’t want a border wall for “national security.” He wants it AS A PERPETUAL MONUMENT TO HIMSELF, HIS VERY OWN 2000 MILE LONG MT RUSHMORE.

I suspect the real purpose of the proposed wall will be for stopping bullets in highly publicised executions. To that end, partial construction would work just fine.

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 3:20:35pm

re: #232 Blind Frog Belly White

I think he may have deleted/retweeted.

I think somebody is busy with some retweeting to hide the fact that the president is not conscious at the moment.

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 3:24:27pm

Gee, if I didn’t know any better, I’d probably have concluded from Faux’s “breaking news” just now that Rick Gates is the “real” criminal and is testifying against Manafort to avoid jail time.

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 3:28:03pm

<3 both @espiers and @aarongell for their quotes here. https://t.co/xpEZeRvdFf pic.twitter.com/dB1qr7d6e7

— foster kamer (@weareyourfek) August 6, 2018

I found out a few months ago that while I was the editor in chief of the Observer, Jared was instructing our third party tech provider to delete articles critical of his business associates w/out my knowledge. I don’t have enough choice expletives describe my feelings about that. https://t.co/EYyEn0YIKI

— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers) August 6, 2018

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goddamnedfrank Aug 6, 2018 • 3:28:19pm

Total bullshit. CalFire says water is not the limiting factor in their fire fighting efforts. All you ever do is lie. https://t.co/CTFthkvwIA pic.twitter.com/wLuspaFSjT

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:29:41pm

pic.twitter.com/sQa69gmnga

— Peter Ramsey (@pramsey342) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 3:30:35pm

To our good friends with the @OHDems — DO NOT GET USED TO IT — but we here in “that State Up North” are rooting for YOU to win tomorrow! The eyes of America are watching: Go @dannyoconnor1 and bring it home! #GoBlue! #VoteBlue!

— Michigan Democrats (@MichiganDems) August 6, 2018

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tweet Level: Excellence 🔥

I’ve heard of #CountryBeforeParty 🇺🇸

But this is the first time I’ve seen #PartyBeforeSports 😂

Bonus points for sneaking/incorporating the #GoBlue in there 🤣#FlipOH12 https://t.co/i2AMC0kBt8

— Shawn in Az 🖖🏽🌵 (@CaptainsLog2O18) August 6, 2018

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 3:30:51pm

re: #239 goddamnedfrank

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That, and a couple of the fires are burning around goddam LAKES!

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Eclectic Cyborg Aug 6, 2018 • 3:31:29pm

Prediction: Alex Jones gets a job in the Trump admin before years end.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:34:02pm

Video retweeted by Nicolás Maduro appears to show a drone exploding as the Venezuelan president was speaking in Caracas on Saturday. https://t.co/fns7bRatp2 pic.twitter.com/ANIfCDLylu

— ABC News (@ABC) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 3:35:08pm

Many excellent signs out tonight #KremlinAnnex pic.twitter.com/kwCGXsCZnA

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 3:36:37pm

re: #245 JordanRules

Oh this is going to be great #KremlinAnnex pic.twitter.com/1fEBQbB89c

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 6, 2018

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 3:38:57pm

Rosie O’Donnell is doing a segment on Ari Melber and she is doing a nice rip on Trump and how the media and his now backers allowed him to be what he is. And she points out Fox and Morning Joe and others for making him seem he was a legit candidate on the same level as Hillary.

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 3:44:58pm

re: #239 goddamnedfrank

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“Mr. President, we’d like you to speak out against environmental laws that prevent us from damming up rivers to provide more water for farmers to irrigate their fields.”

“I got it, I’ll blame the enviro-nuts for the wildfires being so bad because they won’t use the water from those rivers!”

“What? But that has…”

“I know, right? It’s such an awesome idea, I’m surprised you guys didn’t think of it already. I’ll get right on it, I’ll send you the bill later.”

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Jenner7 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:45:22pm

Wow!
John McCain says Rand Paul is “working for Vladimir Putin” https://t.co/jyzPyH4cCK

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 6, 2018

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fern01 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:45:48pm

re: #76 plansbandc

I like Rick, and it’s kinda of amazing to watch a couple of Republicans acknowledge racism in their party. (Yeah, I know Joe isn’t a registered R anymore, but he’s an R.)

However, both of them saying how they never knew there was racism in their party? Yeah? Bullshit.

You only have to watch Joe’s show for 15 minutes - any day - any week - and while criticizing trump he adds in criticism of Hillary Clinton or Bill Clinton or both. He ALWAYS brings up Monica when discussing trump and his female relationships - always.

He is and will remain a republican - only reason he dislikes trump is because trump attacked him.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 3:45:49pm

his next rant:

Refugee charged in Colorado officer’s shooting was set for deportation before federal court ruling on immigration law. https://t.co/y3DIqoReKv

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2018

DENVER (AP) — An Iraqi refugee charged with shooting a Colorado police officer last week was set for deportation before a 2016 federal appeals court ruled that a portion of immigration law defining violent crime was too vague.

A Department of Homeland Security official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity says Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi was ordered removed from the country on June 13, 2016. The person was not authorized to discuss the case on the record.

Immigration authorities began deportation proceedings in 2015 when Al Khammasi violated probation terms of a felony trespassing plea.

The DHS official says prosecutors ended the proceedings in October 2016, citing a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that immigration law’s definition of violent crime was too vague.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 3:47:37pm

re: #247 ObserverArt

Rosie O’Donnell is doing a segment on Ari Melber and she is doing a nice rip on Trump and how the media and his now backers allowed him to be what he is. And she points out Fox and Morning Joe and others for making him seem he was a legit candidate on the same level as Hillary.

The crowd is growing on Day 22 of the #KremlinAnnex protests at the White House with special guest @Rosie O’Donnell arriving shortly! pic.twitter.com/Yf4enQ2f66

— John Aravosis 🇺🇸 (@aravosis) August 6, 2018

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 3:51:23pm

if you haven’t been watching the HBO series Succession, I highly recommend it; last night’s season finale was brilliant. And TV’s best drama, Better Call Saul, is back for a new season tonight!

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 3:52:42pm

re: #252 Backwoods_Sleuth

John Aravosis has one cute little doggo in his Twitter page image.

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 3:56:10pm

re: #252 Backwoods_Sleuth

Follow @KremlinAnnex for live video shortly pic.twitter.com/U6BZLWKupi

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:56:19pm

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duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck…

Wait for it… pic.twitter.com/MQ7dn9Zcdl

— Eileen Park (@EileenParkTV) August 6, 2018

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 6, 2018 • 3:57:04pm

re: #256 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Duck
Duck
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[Hidden content]

Grey duck!

/Waits to see if anyone gets it

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goddamnedfrank Aug 6, 2018 • 3:57:51pm

One last thing.

It is unquestionable that banning Milo Yianopoulus from Twitter harmed his career. He’s barely in mainstream media anymore. He lost his platform for shock tactics.

Banning Alex Jones would also affect him. This tactic works.

— Brianna Wu (@Spacekatgal) August 6, 2018

Same with Chuck C Johnson. It’s interesting how @jack and the @twitter BoD are totally okay with banning these comparatively minor shitbirds but are absolutely terrified of losing the traffic from Alex Jones’ lunatic followers. https://t.co/LGqajYyUWF

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 6, 2018

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Ace Rothstein Aug 6, 2018 • 3:58:41pm

Jut signed up for a Beto rally in my hood on Saturday.

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fern01 Aug 6, 2018 • 3:59:45pm

re: #111 Kragar

Jeff Sessions Says Judge’s DACA Ruling Is Not Valid and Will Be Ignored

Which is how they will react to anything recommended by Mueller. Just getting in ahead of time to see what the reaction might be.

The administration has 2 branches of government sewn up - they are stacking the only one left with their own judges but as this is taking awhile they will just ignore any rulings they disagree with.

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 4:00:07pm

Every day is an opportunity for greatness.

Except Monday. Monday is bullshit.

— SarcasticRover (@SarcasticRover) August 6, 2018

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Single-handed sailor Aug 6, 2018 • 4:00:39pm

Storm chasers morphing into firestorm chasers.

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 4:00:47pm

re: #259 Ace Rothstein

Jut signed up for a Beto rally in my hood on Saturday.

I almost wish I was in Texas.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 4:01:21pm

re: #262 Single-handed sailor

Storm chasers morphing into firestorm chasers.

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This strikes me as an outstandingly bad idea.

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 4:01:44pm

Alex Jones getting banned from YouTube sounds like a big inconvenience. Almost like the grieving Sandy Hook parents who’ve had to move seven times because of death threats from his fans.

— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 4:02:23pm

Former Maricopa County Sheriff #JoeArpaio, @RealSheriffJoe, told me today he thought @SachaBaronCohen was asking about a real gold shower. And he claims he had no idea he agreed to a #blowjob by @realDonaldTrump. This isn’t the 1st time he’s been duped: https://t.co/kv7WaNmXlt

— Ray Stern (@raystern) August 6, 2018

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 6, 2018 • 4:02:39pm

re: #264 Blind Frog Belly White

This strikes me as an outstandingly bad idea.

If you’re already a storm chaser, the jump from doing that to doing this really isn’t very far. It’s like the old saying, “Driving me crazy? Short trip.”

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 4:03:52pm

Nutella wants you to fill their new taste-tester position https://t.co/FD8uZUkdfh pic.twitter.com/SE0xX272SC

— wlwt.com (@WLWT) August 6, 2018

This is the first job posting that I have seen in my life for which I am actually 100% qualified. https://t.co/l7f0vXgYFa

— Dr. Jens Foell 🇪🇺 (@fMRI_guy) August 6, 2018

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goddamnedfrank Aug 6, 2018 • 4:05:04pm

At Netroots Nation , Elizabeth Warren stuck to her well-honed message of colorblind economic populism while Kamala Harris repeatedly leaned into race https://t.co/v01aY2NCmc

— VICE News (@vicenews) August 6, 2018

Y’all did this dumb shit last year.

If it comes down to a 70 uear old former Republican or a 55 year old black dem, guess who black voters are choosing?

Get ready to be pissed, white liberals. https://t.co/EUTjkINMNi

— NewDemRicoP 💯✊🏾✊🏾 (@reesetheone1) August 6, 2018

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 4:06:31pm

re: #269 goddamnedfrank

Sometimes I get so tired of us white people.

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Aug 6, 2018 • 4:06:54pm

The reich-wing media haven’t provided us with an immigrant vs. native-born breakdown of this past weekend’s hordes of shooters in Chicago, so it’s a safe bet they are all, or at least mostly, native born.

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gocart mozart Aug 6, 2018 • 4:07:52pm

I know Facebook and Apple and YouTube have gotten so big they sometimes seem like the government.

But they aren’t.

They are private companies that shouldn’t knowingly spread lies and hate. They took a good first step today by removing Infowars.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 4:07:53pm

LeBron James is producing a 3-part documentary for Showtime about the changing role of athletes in the current cultural climate.

It’s called “Shut Up and Dribble”. pic.twitter.com/Bje9vv7B7b

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 6, 2018

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 4:08:02pm

Just got back from paying the lawyer and electrician for their services while my wife and I were on our trip.

I got my mail, which included a circular from Dish TV advertising their services.

“Make television great again.”

I immediately called them up to tell them that I would never do business with them if they were the only Internet provider on Earth, for the specific reason of using the fascist bigot’s political slogan in their advertising.

(They claimed they would take me off their mailing list. Next time I send a reply card taped to a cinder block.)

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 4:08:46pm

re: #269 goddamnedfrank

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Hillary leaned in too and won!

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 4:12:12pm

re: #270 Blind Frog Belly White

Sometimes I get so tired of us white people.

Mrs. FBW objected to my saying something like that on FB, suggesting that it’s collective blaming, but, you know…

Understanding that white liberals, who WANT to be better, often fail because they assume they don’t have anything more to learn about race is one of the more important lessons about race. Like the South Park “Naggers” episode: “I FINALLY get it: I Don’t Get It!”

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GlutenFreeJesus Aug 6, 2018 • 4:12:37pm

re: #259 Ace Rothstein

Jut signed up for a Beto rally in my hood on Saturday.

My SIL’s band is getting together with a few other bands for a fundraiser for Beto. :)

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 4:15:05pm

NEW: I got the Trump administration’s first comments on the dispute between Saudi Arabia & Canada. They want to make it clear they’re not taking sides. (And they called Saudi Arabia & Canada “both close allies” which, um, only one is in NATO.)https://t.co/m0bHPYD7yC

— Akbar Shahid Ahmed (@AkbarSAhmed) August 6, 2018

There’s a lot of “well, look the liberal international order wasn’t all peaches and cream” talk right now. Sure. But by the same token this dispute illustrates your actually existing options (+/-): Canada or Saudi Arabia. The Trump WH claims they’re equal. They’re not. https://t.co/dEfN73Euw8

— Jasmin Mujanović (@JasminMuj) August 6, 2018

And just to be clear: yes, the US’ other NATO allies are taking note that, beyond Trump’s anti-NATO rhetoric and his anti-EU & anti-Canada tariffs, he is actively siding with a non-NATO state in significant diplomatic dispute. Ottawa will remember, so will the EU.

— Jasmin Mujanović (@JasminMuj) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 4:15:22pm

This is Bender. He got a rain jacket to protect himself from the sky droplets. He tragically ordered one size too big. 13/10 (IG: bender.the.corgi) pic.twitter.com/nvCIUngNPX

— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) August 6, 2018

Click to Reveal

I am happy to report that Bender is now inside, safe and dry pic.twitter.com/yCIPCDZSUx

— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) August 6, 2018

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gocart mozart Aug 6, 2018 • 4:15:59pm

NEW: I got the Trump administration’s first comments on the dispute between Saudi Arabia & Canada. They want to make it clear they’re not taking sides. (And they called Saudi Arabia & Canada “both close allies” which, um, only one is in NATO.)https://t.co/m0bHPYD7yC

— Akbar Shahid Ahmed (@AkbarSAhmed) August 6, 2018

The United States is taking a neutral stance between Canada and a regime that beheads people. https://t.co/L2WOXUV4MM

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) August 6, 2018

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Targetpractice Aug 6, 2018 • 4:18:55pm

Well, you can understand the White House’s reluctance to take sides. After all, both countries sell us oil, so it’s a dilemma on who we’re supposed to screw over.

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 4:19:16pm

re: #276 Blind Frog Belly White

Mrs. FBW objected to my saying something like that on FB, suggesting that it’s collective blaming, but, you know…

Understanding that white liberals, who WANT to be better, often fail because they assume they don’t have anything more to learn about race is one of the more important lessons about race. Like the South Park “Naggers” episode: “I FINALLY get it: I Don’t Get It!”

There is so much I didn’t know about how the US systematically oppressed African-Americans which has left lasting damage to their community. For example, it wasn’t until the last couple of years that I learned that the interstate highway system was intentionally designed to destroy African-American communities across the country by running them through their neighborhoods, leaving them fragmented and isolated. Smug rightwingers who insist they earned everything they have themselves and African-Americans just need to get married and get jobs don’t have a clue.

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 4:22:18pm

The government shouldn’t knowingly spread lies and hate either, but here we are.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

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fern01 Aug 6, 2018 • 4:22:32pm

re: #181 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

C-SPAN says it has reported a caller to the FBI after the caller made on-air threats against CNN journalists.

trump should be reported to the FBI every day for the threats he makes against all journalists (Foxnews excluded)

The one person who should be banned from twitter is the president* He breaks their terms every time he tweets.

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Flying Squirrel Girl Aug 6, 2018 • 4:22:56pm

re: #259 Ace Rothstein

Because of your post I decided to see if by some miracle there is a Beto event planned for the coastal bend area and whaddya know? He’s conducting a Town Hall in Corpus Christi on Wednesday!

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 4:23:36pm

The American people who are not in the Trump cult stand with our ally Canada.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 6, 2018

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 4:25:38pm

re: #285 Flying Squirrel Girl

Because of your post I decided to see if by some miracle there is a Beto event planned for the coastal bend area and whaddya know? He’s conducting a Town Hall in Corpus Christi on Wednesday!

That guy gets around.

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MsJ Aug 6, 2018 • 4:26:18pm

re: #254 ObserverArt

John Aravosis has one cute little doggo in his Twitter page image.

That’s his baby, Sasha. He adopted her as a puppy. She was a tiny little fluff ball. She’s adorable.

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A Cranky One Aug 6, 2018 • 4:27:21pm

re: #287 wrenchwench

That guy gets around.

The Beach Boys - I Get Around

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Single-handed sailor Aug 6, 2018 • 4:34:09pm

I’m so old I remember when the United States believed in human rights.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 4:36:31pm

re: #290 Single-handed sailor

I’m so old I remember when the United States believed in human rights.

It’s been a long year and a half.

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 4:37:09pm

Hurricane Hector in the central Pacific is on the cusp of Category V.

Tropical Storm watches were just issued for the Island of Hawai’i.

LOCATION…15.2N 143.1W
ABOUT 850 MI…1365 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1055 MI…1700 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…155 MPH…250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH…26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…936 MB…27.64 INCHES

prh.noaa.gov

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 4:37:22pm

An interesting point I don’t think anyone has made about the extent to which the American elite are above the law: Paul Manafort has, for years, been conspicuously spending money he’s kept in off-shore accounts without reporting it to the federal government, and the only reason he’s finally been called to account for it is because he joined the Trump Campaign.

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gocart mozart Aug 6, 2018 • 4:38:36pm

The very dishonest and Fake News Media is reporting that my beautiful son Donald got his dick stuck in floor-model DVD player at Best Buy and that ambulance called. Such a LIE. I do not have son!

— David Roth (@david_j_roth) August 5, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 4:39:54pm

“People thought we had a feud, I’ve never spoken to the man” - @Rosie on Trump pic.twitter.com/RHdtn9X3E2

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) August 6, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 4:42:24pm

Our Broadway singers have special shirts tonight! #KremlinAnnex pic.twitter.com/5HTzcln3Ss

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 6, 2018

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makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 4:43:45pm

re: #289 A Cranky One

[Embedded content]

Video

I prefer the ‘shreds’ version. Cracks me up every single time.

The Beach Boys Shred I Get Around

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 4:44:54pm

The Tennessee Supreme Court has denied Billy Ray Irick a stay of execution. He is set to die on Thursday. https://t.co/XeKDppg5wH

— Steven Hale (@iamstevenhale) August 6, 2018

Irick was sentenced to death for the 1985 rape and murder of 7-year-old Paula Dyer. His would be the first execution in Tennessee since 2009.

— Steven Hale (@iamstevenhale) August 6, 2018

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 4:48:42pm

Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court pick once asserted presidents can ignore laws they think are unconstitutional https://t.co/6RzMlA1IVJ pic.twitter.com/b726Xh56qd

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 6, 2018

SCOTUS nominee, who potentially would have “appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and state court cases, involving issues of federal law” and more (via Wiki), once said presidents can ignore some laws. https://t.co/OpcYmUYYS6

— Laffy (@GottaLaff) August 6, 2018

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 4:49:37pm

re: #293 Big Beautiful Door

An interesting point I don’t think anyone has made about the extent to which the American elite are above the law: Paul Manafort has, for years, been conspicuously spending money he’s kept in off-shore accounts without reporting it to the federal government, and the only reason he’s finally been called to account for it is because he joined the Trump Campaign.

The only unusual part of his case is that he got caught. Now, on to the rest of them.

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Skip Intro Aug 6, 2018 • 4:49:54pm

re: #299 Patricia Kayden

The Federalist Society custom made this guy for Trump.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 4:49:55pm

uh…

There is a moron on Fox claiming I chain smoke cigarettes worrying about the President’s tweets. Don’t smoke cigarettes. Hate ‘me. Smoke only premium cigars and I hope this idiot is not a lawyer because if he is he should sue his Law School.

— Rudy Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) August 6, 2018

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austin_blue Aug 6, 2018 • 4:51:13pm

re: #259 Ace Rothstein

Jut signed up for a Beto rally in my hood on Saturday.

Throw $100 at him. That’s what we did, and that’ll help him win. All Texas politics are local.

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 4:53:51pm

re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth

uh…

[There is a moron on Fox…]

uh…

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 4:55:34pm

THE MUSTACHE DEMANDS WAAAAR!

Seriously, these fucking people. https://t.co/DkXcltGZw9

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 6, 2018

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makeitstop Aug 6, 2018 • 4:55:39pm

re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth

Don’t smoke cigarettes. Hate ‘me.

Calling Dr. Freud…

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 6, 2018 • 4:56:40pm

re: #300 wrenchwench

The only unusual part of his case is that he got caught. Now, on to the rest of them.

I guess the one thing we can be grateful for is that these guys didn’t even really try to cover their tracks because they think they’re above the law, making it all to easy for Mueller to roll them up. Its no wonder Trump is panicking.

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 4:57:01pm

Cook received hundreds of friend requests and messages from users of the pro-Trump Facebook group who professed a desire to rape or kill her. Facebook refused to listen to her or HuffPost’s complaints about the harassment until she told them she was going to write an article about it. Only then was the pro-Trump group, the source of the harassment campaign, deleted.
The same thing happened with Jones and his Infowars conspiracy program. Facebook, YouTube (an arm of Google) and other platforms refused to remove Jones despite his well-documented history of inspiring and encouraging harassment of the parents of children killed in a 2012 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. He was only removed from the big digital platforms for breaking their rules on harassment after extended public pressure from the parents and Apple deciding to go first and boot him from their list of available podcast offerings on iTunes.

Huffington Post has an article up on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (mostly struck down as unconstitutional but 230 remains). Section 230 is the part of the Act that says a host of a Website or forum is not responsible for the content posted to that site, as long as that owner does absolutely nothing to moderate content (even if they pay for the content).

This section is why sites like Facebook and Twitter are why they are now. Alex Jones didn’t get the boot because Spotify and Apple suddenly grew a conscience. He got the boot from threats by investors and boycotts of their platforms along with the lawsuit against Mr Jones.

This law protects our esteemed host Mr. Johnson if someone here was to issue a death threat or something (he didn’t make the threat). It also protects massive multi-national corporations from responsibility in a way television, radio, or newspaper outlets are not protected.

The article is by Sidney Bluementhal’s son, noting that AOL was paying Matt Drudge to promote his ~~swill~~ content to all of AOL’s users, when Drudge Report slandered Mr. Bluementhal. A suit against AOL was unsuccessful because of Section 230.

That law was far more broadly interpreted by the court than Congress intended … there is stirring on Capitol Hill to revisit the law and revise it accordingly (tiny Internet startups from 1996 no longer need blanket protection from the government).

huffingtonpost.com

As noted, the law is why Facebook is allowed to have discriminatory advertising (for example, don’t show ads for my house to African-Americans) - they are protected by this law.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 4:57:10pm

We are filing suit against the Trump Department of Labor.

They’re breaking the law to keep New Yorkers in the dark about their new amnesty program for employers who violate labor laws. We’re taking them to court to find out why. https://t.co/kgJ8Tvm5X1 pic.twitter.com/seajhGYkSO

— NY AG Underwood (@NewYorkStateAG) August 6, 2018

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Skip Intro Aug 6, 2018 • 4:58:08pm

re: #306 makeitstop

Calling Dr. Freud…

I don’t get what Ghouliani is talking about bringing up law school, but it is near 100 degrees here so maybe my brain is just cooked.

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 4:58:37pm

re: #290 Single-handed sailor

I’m so old I remember when the United States believed in human rights.

For a brief period between Japanese internment and Donald Trump. We had a good half-century of human rights in some states.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 4:58:54pm

re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth

“What was significant about Singapore was the North Korean commitment to denuclearize, and they have not taken effective steps to do that,”

No, really? Who could have predicted THAT?

(raises hand)

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 4:59:05pm

re: #307 Big Beautiful Door

I guess the one thing we can be grateful for is that these guys didn’t even really try to cover their tracks because they think they’re above the law, making it all to easy for Mueller to roll them up. Its no wonder Trump is panicking.

Panic will spread, with any luck.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:00:02pm

This meeting was primarily about adoptions. pic.twitter.com/K8tPCFMQdu

— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) August 6, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:01:01pm

wow

Eight people taken to hospitals and two animals dead after a hail storm with gold ball sized hail hits the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. pic.twitter.com/nBsnZ8sRqM

— Petkash Photog KKTV (@mpetkash) August 6, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:01:27pm

Crazy

Video of the @GlobalSuperTank at the scene of the #HolyFire.

(Videos: @ABC7 Helicopter) pic.twitter.com/q4XcxO5Vz0

— BreakingNNow (@BreakingNNow) August 6, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:02:27pm

53 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson. I shed a little blood on that bridge in Selma and friends of mine gave their lives so that no person would be denied their right to vote. Now do your part—get registered, and vote. #goodtrouble pic.twitter.com/wgKUs37JAG

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 5:05:17pm

Whoever put up this fake sticker of an open outlet at the airport, you are now my enemy for life. pic.twitter.com/TYEJKmY6Zg

— Brandon Ewing (@Atrioc) August 6, 2018

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austin_blue Aug 6, 2018 • 5:05:23pm

re: #287 wrenchwench

That guy gets around.

Texas has 254 counties (!). He’s already been to Every. Single. One.

320

A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Aug 6, 2018 • 5:05:55pm

re: #299 Patricia Kayden

Does he think that would still apply if the President were a Democrat?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:06:28pm

Fucking moron

— susan morrow (@sooze555) August 7, 2018

Mom? Is that you? https://t.co/rgmeBlIunV

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 7, 2018

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wrenchwench Aug 6, 2018 • 5:07:10pm

re: #319 austin_blue

Texas has 254 counties (!). He’s already been to Every. Single. One.

Working on ‘twice’.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:09:36pm

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

so i got an unsolicited statement just now that the adult site YouPorn is banning Alex Jones and Infowars content from its platform (what? ok.) pic.twitter.com/U4IwkGf4FO

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) August 6, 2018

So naturally the next question is…is there lots of Alex Jones content on porn sites? AS IT TURNS OUT THE ANSWER IS YES PLS HELP pic.twitter.com/WSgFUpyi2e

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 5:10:12pm

A lady was told to “cover up” while feeding her baby, so she did!🤣 pic.twitter.com/zEyhr5ApXX

— Chris Ward (@Chris777Ward) August 5, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:11:28pm

Within moment of Bolton’s comments, the drums of war begin to sound from all the usual suspects. https://t.co/MyxoWheaZJ

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 7, 2018

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BlueGrl21 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:12:31pm

re: #259 Ace Rothstein

Jut signed up for a Beto rally in my hood on Saturday.

My family and I will be at the Thursday night one in Katy.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 5:12:36pm

re: #325 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I think he means The Dumbs Of War.

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 5:13:00pm

“We’re not saying that climate change is literally causing the events to occur. What we can conclude, with a great deal of confidence now, is that climate change is making these events more extreme,” @MichaelEMann says of events like droughts, heatwaves and fires taking place now pic.twitter.com/N0LsS7OJge

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 6, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:13:22pm

#Russia’s state TV host says:
“Look, these T-shirts are now being sold in the United States and are in high demand in the Republican camp. It says, “I’d rather be a Russian than a Democrat.” Note how the trends change with the times.” ©️ pic.twitter.com/vxOwwNAJmG

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018

Wait what? Russian television already has one of the pro-treason t-shirts being worn at Trump rallies. Trump and his people aren’t even trying to hide their treason at this point. https://t.co/bPbUWb5qdq pic.twitter.com/fu0YqVRTUj

— John Aravosis 🇺🇸 (@aravosis) August 6, 2018

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 5:14:20pm

re: #323 Backwoods_Sleuth

I never even checked for a conspiracy crackpot category.

Maybe being lied to by a maniac is what gets some people’s engine revving. It would also explain Trump voters.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 7, 2018

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goddamnedfrank Aug 6, 2018 • 5:14:40pm

THIS MEETING WAS PRIMARILY ABOUT ADOPTIONS! pic.twitter.com/5VkpNs0Kl1

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 7, 2018

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 5:15:37pm

It’s always funny when some uptight boob gets upset at a baby nursing.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 7, 2018

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:16:24pm

Democrats surging on eve of pivotal special election - POLITICO #BlueWave2018 #VoteDemocratic 💙 https://t.co/QfWFlduqhc

— ⚓️Nam Vet™Resist💙 (@VFW_Vet) August 7, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 5:18:34pm

In a strikingly ignorant tweet, Trump managed to get almost everything about California wildfires wrong. From columnist Michael Hiltzik: https://t.co/c38hZlWYHB pic.twitter.com/Yo73XXaVGK

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 6, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 5:21:36pm

re: #329 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I wonder if Rand Paul brought them the shirt since he’s in town.

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 5:21:38pm

When has Trump gotten anything right. The beauty of being an authoritarian is it’s all about attitude. Knowing things is not important to authoritarians.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 7, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:22:44pm

O_O

Man who jumped out of restaurant freezer and threatened employees with a knife before dying of cardiac arrest was a suspected cold-case killer, authorities say. https://t.co/BzysFdpLcS

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 7, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who jumped out of a freezer and threatened employees with a knife at a New York City brunch spot and then died was a suspected cold-case killer who had just been released from jail in Boston, authorities revealed on Monday.

Carlton Henderson screamed “Away from me, Satan!” as he rushed out of the walk-in freezer at Sarabeth’s on Manhattan’s Upper West Side Sunday morning, police said. Kitchen employees stripped away the knife and took him to the floor, police said, and he went into cardiac arrest.

Henderson was facing murder charges in the 1988 shooting deaths of 26-year-old William Medina and 22-year-old Antonio Dos Reis.

Henderson, 54, of Cave Creek, Arizona, got out of jail last Wednesday when a judge threw out key evidence in the pending double-murder case and ordered him released on his own recognizance.

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 5:23:36pm

re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth

Why is the Daily Caller offended by Rick Wilson’s cussing but okay with Trump’s cussing?

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 6, 2018 • 5:23:54pm

Don’t bring an AR-15 to a gator fight.

Texas woman plays with giant gator in graduation pictures: ‘He’s a real life dinosaur’ https://t.co/TKkX7hIxU8

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 7, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:24:06pm

re: #338 Patricia Kayden

Why is the Daily Caller offended by Rick Wilson’s cussing but okay with Trump’s cussing?

hush…

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Charles Johnson Aug 6, 2018 • 5:24:44pm

THIS MEETING WAS PRIMARILY ABOUT ADOPTIONS! pic.twitter.com/5VkpNs0Kl1

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 7, 2018

I will never not retweet a dogs playing poker tweet. https://t.co/reDRe6i33b

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 7, 2018

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plansbandc Aug 6, 2018 • 5:25:17pm

re: #334 JordanRules

When has he ever tweeted anything that wasn’t strikingly ignorant?

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:25:26pm

Juanita Jean weighs in on Hope Hicks:

My head is spinning. How come Hope Hicks is on Air Force One? She’s a federal witness.

Is there some tampering going on? Oh hell, if he can tweet witness tampering, why not just do it on the runway? I mean, why try to hide it now?

juanitajean.com

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HappyWarrior Aug 6, 2018 • 5:25:31pm

re: #338 Patricia Kayden

Why is the Daily Caller offended by Rick Wilson’s cussing but okay with Trump’s cussing?

Because they’re a bunch of double standard Trump boot lickers.

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:27:17pm

re: #338 Patricia Kayden

Why is the Daily Caller offended by Rick Wilson’s cussing but okay with Trump’s cussing?

Because Rick Wilson isn’t the dreamboat conservative President who watches all their shows.

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 5:28:01pm

re: #68 MsJ

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Lol!! Dying!

Poor thing. Now how will Alex be able to spread all of his slanderous lies? Tragic.

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 5:28:13pm

re: #342 plansbandc

When has he ever tweeted anything that wasn’t strikingly ignorant?

His old, old tweets when he actually supported the Clintons and thought Lebron was awesome.
TBF, he wasn’t POTUS then, but I don’t really consider him POTUS now so.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 6, 2018 • 5:28:53pm

re: #343 Anymouse 🌹

Juanita Jean weighs in on Hope Hicks:

juanitajean.com

Hmmm remember when wingnuts LOST THEIR SHIT when Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch had a chat on the airport tarmac?

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 5:30:25pm

Fu-u-uck, but that’s COLD!

My opponent is a radical progressive who will serve as a rubber stamp for the Democrats’ agenda. Simply put, she’s too liberal for Kentucky. Watch my new ad now! #KY06 pic.twitter.com/F2yb9wGl1I

— Andy Barr (@barrforcongress) August 6, 2018

When you can’t run on your record, this is all you got. @barrforcongress I sat on a runway on Sept 11 with missiles strapped to my F-18 awaiting POTUS orders to shoot down civilian aircraft to defend our homeland. What sacrifice have you ever made for our country over your party? https://t.co/zyuaEAmNs1

— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) August 6, 2018

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Patricia Kayden Aug 6, 2018 • 5:30:51pm

re: #343 Anymouse 🌹

Remember when the Rightwing freaked out because President Clinton and Loretta Lynch met on the tarmac? Feels like that happened a decade ago.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:31:47pm

.@Rosie leads Broadway stars in “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from Les Misérables pic.twitter.com/fh9oH5HHOw

— jordan (@JordanUhl) August 7, 2018

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Ace Rothstein Aug 6, 2018 • 5:31:59pm

re: #350 Patricia Kayden

Remember when right wing crackpots lit their hair on fire because Obama put mustard on his cheeseburger? That feels like a century ago.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:36:12pm

Quite a closing message when about a third of voters tomorrow will be from Franklin County.

And remember, this is the candidate they WANTED in #OH12. https://t.co/Lj1pg2meJL

— Jacob Peters (@JacobNPetersOH) August 7, 2018

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:36:46pm

re: #352 Ace Rothstein

Remember when right wing crackpots lit their hair on fire because Obama put mustard on his cheeseburger? That feels like a century ago.

Or when he wore a tan suit?
Or when his wife suggested children eat vegetables?

You know, there does seem to be something that “colors” the voting preferences of wingnuts … can’t put my finger on it …

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lawhawk Aug 6, 2018 • 5:36:51pm

re: #352 Ace Rothstein

Remember when they got bent out of shape over the color of Obama’s suit.

Yeah, good times.

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 5:37:54pm

re: #333 Anymouse 🌹

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I’d take Ohio Senator Rob Portman up on that bet where he says he could walk over to Kroger and 90% of the people shopping there would not know there is a special election going on tomorrow in Ohio.

I know what Kroger he is talking about, I shop there a couple times a week. It’s a few blocks south of his office. It’s the Kroger on Front Street in the Brewery District, right downtown.

I bet 25% or more of those folks know there is an election.

Being downtown, it has a pretty strong Ohio state government and county government worker and a ton of lawyers and their staffs shopping there. Lot’s of insurance company workers too. Grange is a block away and Nationwide less than a mile. It’s a pretty educated shopper that goes to that store.

I doubt if Rob Portman has ever been in it.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 5:37:57pm

re: #354 Anymouse 🌹

Or when he wore a tan suit?
Or when his wife suggested children eat vegetables?

You know, there does seem to be something that “colors” the voting preferences of wingnuts … can’t put my finger on it …

Getting constipated to own the libs.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 6, 2018 • 5:38:18pm

PSA, for ladies only:

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 5:38:55pm

re: #358 The Vicious Babushka

Thank you VB!!

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:39:02pm

Hurricane Warnings now posted for all offshore waters from Hawai’i:

THIS AFTERNOON NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. TONIGHT NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. TUESDAY NE 10 to 20 kt and seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered thunderstorms SE waters. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY Hurricane conditions expected S waters. Elsewhere, NE 15 to 25 kt and seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered thunderstorms S and SE waters. THURSDAY Tropical Storm conditions expected far SW waters. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt and seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered thunderstorms S and SW waters.

forecast.weather.gov

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BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 5:39:09pm

Troy Balderson: “We don’t want someone from Franklin County representing us”

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 6, 2018

COUNTY % OF VOTE
FRANKLIN (PT.) 32
DELAWARE 27
LICKING 21
RICHLAND (PT.) 8
MUSKINGUM (PT.)6
MORROW 4
MARION (PT.) 1

Fuck you, Balderson. (He’s from Muskingum County)

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:40:21pm

re: #358 The Vicious Babushka

PSA, for ladies only:

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lawhawk Aug 6, 2018 • 5:40:29pm

re: #358 The Vicious Babushka

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 5:40:33pm

re: #361 BeachDem

Is the Franklin County thing a dog whistle?

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:40:47pm

re: #358 The Vicious Babushka

PSA, for ladies only:

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 5:40:58pm

re: #348 The Vicious Babushka

Hmmm remember when wingnuts LOST THEIR SHIT when Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch had a chat on the airport tarmac?

That is the first thing I thought of when I saw the images and videos of Hope on Saturday afternoon.

But this is Trump, so it is different. That was the Clintons.

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HappyWarrior Aug 6, 2018 • 5:41:26pm

re: #348 The Vicious Babushka

Hmmm remember when wingnuts LOST THEIR SHIT when Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch had a chat on the airport tarmac?

He wants all the power of the presidency but none of the responsibilities.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 6, 2018 • 5:43:14pm

re: #358 The Vicious Babushka

I looked anyway.

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HappyWarrior Aug 6, 2018 • 5:43:24pm

re: #364 JordanRules

Is the Franklin County thing a dog whistle?

I assume it’s the most diverse, liberal, & thus not likely to vote for his sorry ass.

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CleverToad Aug 6, 2018 • 5:43:41pm

re: #358 The Vicious Babushka

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Good reminder, VB

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 5:46:07pm

re: #364 JordanRules

Is the Franklin County thing a dog whistle?

hotbed of Democrats.

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sagehen Aug 6, 2018 • 5:47:05pm

re: #253 Big Beautiful Door

if you haven’t been watching the HBO series Succession, I highly recommend it; last night’s season finale was brilliant. And TV’s best drama, Better Call Saul, is back for a new season tonight!

Every single character on that show, ALL OF THEM, deserve a guillotine. Even Shiv and Greg.

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 5:47:56pm

New QAnon ‘Expert’ Is Guy In Band With Guy On Bravo Show (Wonkette, more at the link):

Alex Jones is having a bad day today. He got kicked off of Facebook, he got kicked off of Spotify — and, to add to that, he’d already been kicked off of iTunes. This means it’s going to be just a little bit harder for him to reach whatever potential cranks in America are not already listening to his weird rants about gay frogs. All because he goes around threatening people all the time. How is that even fair?

But he does have a new buddy! He’s got a brand new friend — a big Hollywood star, he claims! — named Isaac Kappy, who is ready to help him out all the pedophiles in Hollywood. What? You have never heard of Isaac Kappy? Wow, that sure is surprising. After all, he played “Pet Store Clerk” in Thor, and also “Rowdy Prisoner” on an episode of “Breaking Bad.” Jones had Kappy on his show on Friday to discuss how all the big stars in Hollywood are molesting children for the purpose of “soul sucking” — which, according to Jones, gives them magic powers of some kind, I guess.

I watched the whole video this morning, but cannot share it with you as YouTube has now also terminated InfoWars. However, I assure you: It was very, very stupid.

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Single-handed sailor Aug 6, 2018 • 5:48:42pm

So is it incompetence, lies or both? Trump screams he will shut down the government for his border wall, leading to cheers from the uninformed, but his administration wont put together the basic information to get it started. The con continues. https://t.co/9t6G1O8TcW

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) August 6, 2018

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BeachDem Aug 6, 2018 • 5:49:10pm

re: #364 JordanRules

Is the Franklin County thing a dog whistle?

More like an air raid siren—but in actuality, the parts of Franklin County that are in that district are mostly northern suburbs—affluent, educated and pretty white.

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 5:49:33pm

re: #364 JordanRules

Is the Franklin County thing a dog whistle?

The parts of Columbus, Westerville, New Albany and Dublin he represents is primarily middle class and up people, and definitely majority of white residents.

Where it is a dog whistle is because the other folks in his district think “Big Nasty Democratic Columbus” with “those people*” in it. So, they don’t want anyone from Columbus representing them.

* Choose your favorite people to be scared of, Columbus has them in its population.

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Jay C Aug 6, 2018 • 5:52:12pm

re: #364 JordanRules

Is the Franklin County thing a dog whistle?

Dunno, but Franklin County is, apparently, mainly Columbus (i.e. the more-urban/suburban section of a GOP-gerrymandered district, whose other sections are mainly old-industrial and/or rural) [h/t/a useful diary at dKos] . So probably yeah: as the Republicans seem to using this race as a tryout venue for their fall election strategy: mainly Trumpian-style fearmongering and puerile insult-flinging.

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 6, 2018 • 5:53:17pm

re: #374 Single-handed sailor

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If the wall actually gets built, even a lot of the xenophobes will see that it was a hideously expensive expression of hate. They’re good with hate, but not good with paying for things.

— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 7, 2018

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sagehen Aug 6, 2018 • 5:53:24pm

re: #278 JordanRules

(And they called Saudi Arabia & Canada “both close allies” which, um, only one is in NATO.)

Right. One of them was home to 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11. The other provided safe landing and food and shelter for the passengers on 38 of our planes that had to be diverted because 9/11.

So, same thing.

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gocart mozart Aug 6, 2018 • 5:55:04pm

First they came for Alex Jones, and I said nothing because the entire point of that poem was a warning against letting fascist assholes like him have a voice in the first place.

— Patrick S. Tomlinson at WorldCon76 (@stealthygeek) August 6, 2018

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 6, 2018 • 5:55:21pm

re: #365 Anymouse 🌹

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goddamnedfrank Aug 6, 2018 • 5:57:00pm

Chris Hayes just basically gave Abdul El-Sayed an entire free national campaign ad after the dude falsely accused his opponent of criminal money laundering.

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 7, 2018

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ObserverArt Aug 6, 2018 • 6:00:07pm

re: #376 ObserverArt

The parts of Columbus, Westerville, New Albany and Dublin he represents is primarily middle class and up people, and definitely majority of white residents.

Where it is a dog whistle is because the other folks in his district think “Big Nasty Democratic Columbus” with “those people*” in it. So, they don’t want anyone from Columbus representing them.

* Choose your favorite people to be scared of, Columbus has them in its population.

Addition to my comment…

A lot of Ohio D12 is fairly small town and rural. A lot of people probably don’t even know what parts of Columbus is in their district and most likely do not come to Columbus if they can avoid it.

Thanks you Gerry Manders for this mess.

As Balderson himself said, he is from Muskingum county, the “Shaker Heights”* of Appalachia. Much of Muskingum county is former coal strip mining country. As I’ve mentioned before, they came out for Trump last election in record numbers.

*Shaker Heights is an upscale community in Cleveland.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 6:00:53pm

what could possibly go wrong?

No voting through ZTE and Huawei devices, @Voatz says https://t.co/I7eq06iSDC

— Donie O’Sullivan (@donie) August 7, 2018

West Virginians serving overseas will be the first in the country to cast federal election ballots using a smartphone app, a move designed to make voting in November’s election easier for troops living abroad. But election integrity and computer security experts expressed alarm at the prospect of voting by phone, and one went so far as to call it “a horrific idea.”

The state’s decision to pioneer mobile voting comes even as the United States grapples with Russian interference in its elections. A recent federal indictment outlined Russia’s attempts to hack US voting infrastructure during the 2016 presidential race, and US intelligence agencies have warned of Russian attempts to interfere with the upcoming midterm election.

Still, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner and Voatz, the Boston company that developed the app, insist it is secure. Anyone using it must first register by taking a photo of their government-issued identification and a selfie-style video of their face, then upload them via the app. Voatz says its facial recognition software will ensure the photo and video show the same person. Once approved, voters can cast their ballot using the Voatz app.

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 6:01:01pm

re: #382 goddamnedfrank

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Uggh.
Isn’t he under investigation himself now?

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 6:01:32pm

Kirsten Davis (the so-called Manhattan Madam, as she provided prostitutes to the rich and famous in New York, and is a close associate of Roger Stone), is set to testify before Robert Mueller’s grand jury next week.

nbcnews.com

She says she knows nothing about any allegations of collusion with Russian operatives by Stone or the Trump campaign, because she spent much of 2016 in prison.

As she is an associate of Stone, and is not connected with the campaign, it would appear from my non-legal eyes she is set to testify against Stone.

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JordanRules Aug 6, 2018 • 6:03:22pm

The history of the fight for single-payer health care for the elderly and poor should inform today’s movement to win for Medicare for All. https://t.co/cDNbN2zllD

— The Nation (@thenation) August 7, 2018

This is a valuable history. I think it’s a mistake though to have this conversation without a firm grasp on how closely tied civil rights and minority activism were to Medicare and Medicaid, and how M4A’s chances similarly rest on an overall more ambitious civil rights agenda https://t.co/Jh8Ch9PTYv

— de bleck penta (@fivefifths) August 7, 2018

The civil rights movement is mentioned mostly as a precedent setter or fertilizer for Medicare, which is how the story often goes. But Medicare was *part* of the CRM.

— de bleck penta (@fivefifths) August 7, 2018

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Anymouse 🌹 Aug 6, 2018 • 6:04:05pm

re: #381 The Vicious Babushka

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 6, 2018 • 6:14:37pm

Infowars wasn’t even really banned from anywhere it’s all a hoax and Alex Jones is s crisis actor.

— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 7, 2018

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