Donald Trump is waging a trade war that hurts a lot of American workers. Maybe he would understand that if our heavy-handed documentaries about the global trading system were more informative.
NEW: Rudy Giuliani said the Trump campaign had no reason to think a key participant in the controversial Trump Tower meeting was working on behalf of Moscow — or even that she was Russian. Pants on Fire: https://t.co/08NAHk9gJ8 pic.twitter.com/YXA4f5J9WG
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) August 20, 2018
Giuliani said the Trump campaign “didn’t know” that Natalia Veselnitskaya “was a representative of the Russian government” or even Russian.
Emails between Trump Jr., and his father’s business associate — emails that the younger Trump himself published — directly contradict Giuliani’s assertion.
Those emails show Trump senior’s business associate Rob Goldstone telling the younger Trump that a “Russian government attorney” would be willing to meet with Trump Jr. to supply the campaign with incriminating evidence against Clinton.
The younger Trump replied: “If it’s what you say I love it” — and several days later, the meeting took place.
We rate this Pants on Fire!
Here’s the transcript of Trump’s remarks at a New York fundraiser last week about coal and windmills. pic.twitter.com/ADckyr4IET
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 19, 2018
“Coal is indestructible.”
Moron Don literally does not know how fucking coal works.https://t.co/SKEdBM6bCC— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 20, 2018
This analysis also misses the very strong influence of the religious right on Republican policy, and they’re teaching that God won’t let climate change happen. Bottom line, religious or not, conservative climate change denial is mainly driven by anti-science dogma.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 20, 2018
re: #1 Belafon
NEW: Rudy Giuliani said the Trump campaign had no reason to think a key participant in the controversial Trump Tower meeting was working on behalf of Moscow — or even that she was Russian.
Raise your hand if you think RWNJ would for a second have accepted this answer from HRC or HRC lawyers if the situation had been reversed.
re: #1 Belafon
Put in terms that Rudy can understand.
Mr. 9/11 Rudy is pulling fire can’t melt steel 9/11 hoax-level bullshit.
People on hard drugs make more sense than old-man Trump does.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 20, 2018
re: #3 Charles Johnson
A stance I have never gotten from the Bible. God won’t let his anger lead him to try to destroy mankind. But He rarely stepped in and saves people from themselves.
LOfuckingL
First lady Melania Trump speaks out against cyberbullying as part of her Be Best campaign, warning against “destructive and harmful” uses of social media https://t.co/ZaDPTYfZm9 pic.twitter.com/O8VgZV1qIX
— CNN (@CNN) August 20, 2018
re: #7 Belafon
A stance I have never gotten from the Bible. God won’t let his anger lead him to try to destroy mankind. But He rarely stepped in and saves people from themselves.
Not rarely, never. Gods are imaginary, and a real god would not have an anger problem.
re: #9 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Not rarely, never. Gods are imaginary, and a real god would not have an anger problem.
I’m basing it on my reading of the Bible. I don’t believe it, but if they’re going to, I think they should understand the way things were done better.
Aside from challenging a blowhard duel to the death here, does this tweet mean the President of the United States has asked his personal lawyers to litigate a challenge of abuse of the office of the President? https://t.co/uMDJ5P6UHW
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 20, 2018
Hanif Bali, a MP for the Swedish Conservative party, has posed with an (semi-)automatic weapon after some people at Dagens Nyheter got upset after Skyttedal posed with a weapon, hoping to “give them a heart attack”.
Looks like the “enemy of the state” narrative is spreading to other places…
How many tables and much napalm are we going to need? (semi-///)
*sighs*
We left ethical at the bus stop 2 years ago.
— Tuna (@2naOnWhite) August 20, 2018
re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth
And Rudy fails to understand Obama’s red line.
re: #1 Belafon
NEW: Rudy Giuliani said the Trump campaign had no reason to think a key participant in the controversial Trump Tower meeting was working on behalf of Moscow — or even that she was Russian.
I thought the meeting was about adoptions. Russian adoptions.
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re: #16 Sir John Barron
I thought the meeting was about adoptions. Russian adoptions.
/
The Russians were looking into adopting GOP leaders.
Why so many white evangelicals in Trump’s base are deeply skeptical of climate change
“As a Christian, I believe that there is a creator in God who is much bigger than us,” Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), a graduate of evangelical schools Taylor University and Wheaton College, said at a town hall last week in Coldwater, Mich. “And I’m confident that, if there’s a real problem, he can take care of it.”
re: #8 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Heh, she said “in today’s global society.”
Melania is a globalist!
re: #18 Belafon
The Russians were looking into adopting GOP leaders.
It was just easier to blackmail them with a hot redhead!
re: #13 Teukka
Hanif Bali, a MP for the Swedish Conservative party, has posed with an (semi-)automatic weapon after some people at Dagens Nyheter got upset after Skyttedal posed with a weapon, hoping to “give them a heart attack”.
Looks like the “enemy of the state” narrative is spreading to other places…
How many tables and much napalm are we going to need? (semi-///)
*sighs*
Picked the big fours tweets on said issue:
Löfven fördömer Bali – och attackerar Kristersson: Var finns ledarskapet i M? https://t.co/884RGZJiEM pic.twitter.com/QWdMlsBGsr
— Aftonbladet (@Aftonbladet) August 20, 2018
TU kräver möte med Ulf Kristersson – efter hotfulla vapenbilder från riksdagsledamoten Hanif Bali https://t.co/g3gAwG5laM pic.twitter.com/3zYsySx00O
— Aftonbladet (@Aftonbladet) August 20, 2018
Jeanette Gustafsdotter, vd Tidningsutgivarna, är starkt kritisk mot Hanif Balis bildhttps://t.co/IuDkANnCDo pic.twitter.com/FyNFnWGIqF
— Expressen (@Expressen) August 20, 2018
M-ledaren Ulf Kristersson tackar nej till Tidningsutgivarnas mötehttps://t.co/IuDkANnCDo pic.twitter.com/CZP0N2UEA7
— Expressen (@Expressen) August 20, 2018
LEDARE. Hö-hö-hö-högern har helt tappat omdömethttps://t.co/XjR6HAuPKA pic.twitter.com/smCXmHxuY7
— Expressen Ledare (@ExpressenLedare) August 20, 2018
Tidningsutgivarna kräver svar från Ulf Kristersson – efter Hanif Balis inlägg i sociala medier: ”Hätsk stämning mot journalister”https://t.co/IuDkANnCDo pic.twitter.com/kNe5NSibrR
— Expressen (@Expressen) August 20, 2018
Ulf Kristersson skickar sin partisekreterare till TU:s begärda möte om Hanif Bali, uppger M för DN.https://t.co/jFGKxRDtEp pic.twitter.com/zhCsEmiDIU
— Dagens Nyheter (@dagensnyheter) August 20, 2018
TU: Vi kräver möte med Ulf Kristersson om Hanif Balis anspelningar på krig och hot mot medier. https://t.co/jFGKxRDtEp pic.twitter.com/2z4qpFf85W
— Dagens Nyheter (@dagensnyheter) August 20, 2018
Stefan Löfven om Hanif Bali: Gått över alla gränser.https://t.co/U3P4FIGFMz pic.twitter.com/aYIrFutJQd
— Svenska Dagbladet (@SvD) August 20, 2018
Tidningsutgivarna kräver möte med Ulf Kristersson efter Hanif Balis tweet. “Sänder en obehaglig signal”. https://t.co/U3P4FIGFMz pic.twitter.com/UJP1ZWvVwW
— Svenska Dagbladet (@SvD) August 20, 2018
re: #19 Charles Johnson
Why so many white evangelicals in Trump’s base are deeply skeptical of climate change
They will continue to utter the same bullshit after Florida sinks into the ocean.
re: #23 Joe Bacon 🌹
They will continue to utter the same bullshit after Florida sinks into the ocean.
And then blame liberals for not doing anything about AGW.
re: #19 Charles Johnson
My Christian family members tell me there’s nothing in the Bible that suggests God would save our asses from our own stupidity.
re: #23 Joe Bacon 🌹
They will continue to utter the same bullshit after Florida sinks into the ocean.
“Before we let you board the Survival Ark, we need to ask you just one question: Are you an Evangelical?”
“Yes!”
“No Ark for you, but don’t worry, I’m sure God will take care of you.”
re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth
you could have just stopped there
Rudy has me wondering how he ever got a law license, became a prosecutor and then mayor of America’s largest city.
Or, he is playing dumb to fit in with Trump?
re: #3 Charles Johnson
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I will quibble a bit. I think its mainly driven by donations from fossil fuel companies.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) August 20, 2018
re: #27 ObserverArt
Rudy has me wondering how he ever got a law license, became a prosecutor and then mayor of America’s largest city.
Or, he is playing dumb to fit in with Trump.
Maybe he went nuts with the rest of the brainwashed Republicans.
re: #19 Charles Johnson
Why so many white evangelicals in Trump’s base are deeply skeptical of climate change
I use to hear this same bullshit from evangelicals when I was active duty in the South. They actually believe God won’t let man destroy the earth.
I just noticed an ominous fact from 4/2018 Pew polling: Democrats are now as hostile to compromise as Republicans. America is headed toward ungovernability, not greatness. pic.twitter.com/uh5Tat5X6r
— Jonathan Rauch (@jon_rauch) August 19, 2018
I suspect this is less about Democrats no longer believing in bipartisanship, and more about what they’re being asked to compromise about, and what ‘compromise’ with the GOP as currently constituted would mean. Remember the two immigration bills? One was totally batshit crazy, and the other one, the ‘compromise’ bill was a compromise between batshit crazy and simply nuts. Plus, you know, compromising with authoritarians is basically incremental authoritarianism.
We tried compromising. Obama bent over backwards compromising. A number of times he reached a compromise with Boehner based on the GOP’s stated positions, then Boehner’s caucus demanded EVEN MORE than their ORIGINAL position. How do you strike a deal with people like that?
re: #28 Big Beautiful Door
[I will quibble a bit. I think its mainly driven by donations from fossil fuel companies.]
Man, it’s almost like a whole lot of people are motivated by money, and everything else in their lives is some kind of justification or a profit opportunity. Or both.
got my adrenaline rush for the month…stepped on a huge black/rat snake in the front yard.
not certain which of us was freaked out the most as we rapidly scooted off in opposite directions.
re: #19 Charles Johnson
If you lock yourself in a closet and are hungery, you can pray for food days at a time for God’s help.
He still won’t squirt those chili dogs thru the keyhole.
And he knows that.
The only salute ICE deserves… pic.twitter.com/Qdk85wkJ2i
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 20, 2018
You can’t expect decent people to go along with far-right madness. Of course reasonable Americans won’t compromise with Republicans, now that the far-right has driven everyone sane out of the Republican party.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 20, 2018
Liberal Hypocrisy: When Obama Was President Democrats Were Okay With Him Being President, But When Trump Is President Suddenly It’s Wrong To Be President? https://t.co/0wB4V3q5LV pic.twitter.com/wVzGijRrN0
— PatriotHole (@PatriotHole) August 20, 2018
re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth
got my adrenaline rush for the month…stepped on a huge black/rat snake in the front yard.
not certain which of us was freaked out the most as we rapidly scooted off in opposite directions.
I’m glad you both retained scootability.
We don’t hear enough from ‘Crazy Eyes’ lately…
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Michele Bachmann says that right-wing Christian radio is “the ‘ME Too’ movement” for conservatives who are being “victimized” by the media and others who are trying to “steal the United States.” https://t.co/rVZ85uQntx
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) August 20, 2018
re: #31 Blind Frog Belly White
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I suspect this is less about Democrats no longer believing in bipartisanship, and more about what they’re being asked to compromise about, and what ‘compromise’ with the GOP as currently constituted would mean. Remember the two immigration bills? One was totally batshit crazy, and the other one, the ‘compromise’ bill was a compromise between batshit crazy and simply nuts. Plus, you know, compromising with authoritarians is basically incremental authoritarianism.
We tried compromising. Obama bent over backwards compromising. A number of times he reached a compromise with Boehner based on the GOP’s stated positions, then Boehner’s caucus demanded EVEN MORE than their ORIGINAL position. How do you strike a deal with people like that?
Correct. If the Democrats gain control of Congress and the WH in the 2020 election, they shouldn’t even try to make bipartisan deals with the GOP (The Republicans sure don’t try now), and just concentrate and doing as much constructive work as they can for two years before the midterms. The GOP doesn’t bargain in good faith.
Where did far-right-wing loonies get the idea that only stupid-Americans are Americans, and those of us who can think are somehow trying to steal the country from the bigoted, superstitious, right. Oh yeah, fake news like Fox.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 20, 2018
re: #40 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
We don’t hear enough from ‘Crazy Eyes’ lately…
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I’ve been thinking the last few days that I need new eyeglasses…
re: #28 Big Beautiful Door
In the future, whoever’s left will look back on this time and wonder what the actual fuck was wrong with half of America.
I mean, following this debate since the 1990s, one side has been constant - increasing amounts of manmade CO2 and other greenhouse gases will trap heat and increas the global temperature, having potentially devastating effects on climate.
The other side? The argument keeps changing. First it was “No, CO2 isn’t rising”.
Then it was “You all said a new Ice Age was coming!”
Then it was “There’s no warming!”
Then it was “Warming stopped in 1998!”
Now it’s “It’s a cycle!”
When your arguments keep changing but your position doesn’t, it’s because you didn’t arrive at that position through logic or reason or empirical observation.
re: #40 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
We don’t hear enough from ‘Crazy Eyes’ lately…
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Let’s remember who the real victims are here.
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No doubt due to plans to create the ‘Customs and Border Command’ under the control of DoD
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CBC again!
— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) August 20, 2018
DRINK. https://t.co/YcDoraQ3Zq
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) August 20, 2018
This event is a “Salute to the Heroes of ICE and CBP”…but Trump keeps calling CBP “CBC.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 20, 2018
Trump has now called Customs and Border Protection “CBC” maybe five times early in this speech, which he is reading from a text. https://t.co/D1lyQf6Zmr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 20, 2018
Trump keeps saying CBC instead of CBP
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 20, 2018
I’m old enough to remember when this was Trump’s CBC gaffe in the East Room https://t.co/3Rlc7rIbKB
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 20, 2018
re: #45 Blind Frog Belly White
In the future, whoever’s left will look back on this time and wonder what the actual fuck was wrong with half of America.
I mean, following this debate since the 1990s, one side has been constant - increasing amounts of manmade CO2 and other greenhouse gases will trap heat and increas the global temperature, having potentially devastating effects on climate.
The other side? The argument keeps changing. First it was “No, CO2 isn’t rising”.
Then it was “You all said a new Ice Age was coming!”
Then it was “There’s no warming!”
Then it was “Warming stopped in 1998!”
Now it’s “It’s a cycle!”
When your arguments keep changing but your position doesn’t, it’s because you didn’t arrive at that position through logic or reason or empirical observation.
They arrived at it through big piles of cash, courtesy of the Kochs.
re: #31 Blind Frog Belly White
Yeah. “Agree to all our shit without complaint or we’ll shaft your constituents in any way possible!”
Is not a statement from a person looking to compromise.
re: #46 Sir John Barron
Let’s remember who the real victims are here.
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We’re persecuting them by not letting them run everything.
I think people don’t really get how much of the current horrible political climate is a direct result of the religious right’s decades-long campaign of indoctrination and seeking political power.
“You’re not nervous are you?” Trump says, calling a Hispanic-looking immigration official to the podium.
“Speaks perfect English,” Trump says of the agent, who arrested someone for trying to illegally smuggle 78 immigrants into the US. pic.twitter.com/AlZZjRb1CI— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 20, 2018
re: #47 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
No doubt due to plans to create the ‘Customs and Border Command’ under the control of DoD
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What’s the big deal? He likes the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Trump calls up a Border Patrol agent who saved lives - who is Latino - and says: “Come here, you’re not nervous, right? Speaks perfect English.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 20, 2018
Nope, not racist at all. https://t.co/98AqYP7Kde
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 20, 2018
See and I, being from the North, always translate CBC as “Canadian Broadcasting Corporation”.
If the fossil fuel industries stopped spending money on promoting climate change denial tomorrow, it would have no effect. After decades of this crap, it’s now a core Republican belief that climate change is a hoax, and they don’t need to be paid to continue spreading the poison.
re: #48 Big Beautiful Door
They arrived at it through big piles of cash, courtesy of the Kochs.
The rank and vile of the Right don’t get cash from the Kochs. They still don’t believe in AGW. There’s more to it than money. It’s a religious belief for them, comprised of a number of things from ‘triggering the Libs’ to refusing to accept that there’s any limit on exploitation of natural resources.
re: #54 Kragar
“You speak real good English for one of them. How long have you been in this country?”
re: #31 Blind Frog Belly White
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I suspect this is less about Democrats no longer believing in bipartisanship, and more about what they’re being asked to compromise about, and what ‘compromise’ with the GOP as currently constituted would mean. Remember the two immigration bills? One was totally batshit crazy, and the other one, the ‘compromise’ bill was a compromise between batshit crazy and simply nuts. Plus, you know, compromising with authoritarians is basically incremental authoritarianism.
We tried compromising. Obama bent over backwards compromising. A number of times he reached a compromise with Boehner based on the GOP’s stated positions, then Boehner’s caucus demanded EVEN MORE than their ORIGINAL position. How do you strike a deal with people like that?
I remember some journalist or other asking a Repug what he meant by “compromise.” He said (in summary) it meant going along with him 100%.
re: #55 Eclectic Cyborg
See and I, being from the North, always translate CBC as “Canadian Broadcasting Corporation”.
Same.
Because sometimes public television airs of of its’ programming here.
Aerosmith will perform at the #VMAs tonight https://t.co/HfPDyGqadI pic.twitter.com/s79nwz9Oj1
— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) August 20, 2018
Well, we’re all pretty sure ‘someone’ can’t read english
This is odd. At a ceremony honoring Customs and Border Protection (CBP) @realDonaldTrump is repeatedly referring to the organization as “CBC”.
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) August 20, 2018
It’s not the speechwriter’s fault.
I’m standing next to the teleprompter Trump is reading from in the East Room and it says CPB.
But Trump has said “CBC” over and over. https://t.co/mqdW417VR2— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 20, 2018
re: #62 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Well, we’re all pretty sure ‘someone’ can’t read english
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Clearly a plot by Canada.
re: #62 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
This is odd. At a ceremony honoring Customs and Border Protection (CBP) @realDonaldTrump is repeatedly referring to the organization as “CBC”.
— John Roberts
Why is it odd? Have you listened to anything the moran has been saying for two years?
re: #31 Blind Frog Belly White
I suspect this is less about Democrats no longer believing in bipartisanship, and more about what they’re being asked to compromise about, and what ‘compromise’ with the GOP as currently constituted would mean. Remember the two immigration bills? One was totally batshit crazy, and the other one, the ‘compromise’ bill was a compromise between batshit crazy and simply nuts. Plus, you know, compromising with authoritarians is basically incremental authoritarianism.
We tried compromising. Obama bent over backwards compromising. A number of times he reached a compromise with Boehner based on the GOP’s stated positions, then Boehner’s caucus demanded EVEN MORE than their ORIGINAL position. How do you strike a deal with people like that?
Democrats would like Italian, but are open to Mexican or even a burger. Republicans want anthrax and tire irons. Why won’t Democrats compromise?! (Thanks to John Cole for the analogy.)
re: #57 Blind Frog Belly White
The rank and vile of the Right don’t get cash from the Kochs. They still don’t believe in AGW. There’s more to it than money. It’s a religious belief for them, comprised of a number of things from ‘triggering the Libs’ to refusing to accept that there’s any limit on exploitation of natural resources.
Because that’s what they are told; they are sheep. Lets say fossil fuel companies turned the spigot off, and lets say Big Nuclear starting dropping big money on the GOP and Rightwing media, and all of a sudden Fox News, Limbaugh and the Pulpit Pimps started talking about the need to build nuclear plants because God gave us Earth to tend like a garden. In no time at all, all the rightwing sheep would be convinced God wants us to replace coal fired plants with nuclear reactors.
re: #54 Kragar
“Are you from Mexico? Did you come over when there wasn’t a wall? You agree there should be a Great Big Wall now right?”
re: #56 Charles Johnson
If the fossil fuel industries stopped spending money on promoting climate change denial tomorrow, it would have no effect. After decades of this crap, it’s now a core Republican belief that climate change is a hoax, and they don’t need to be paid to continue spreading the poison.
No immediate effect, but the absence of reinforcement would mean many of the non-rabid unbelievers (yes, they exist — most people just don’t follow the news on a daily basis) would drop off the deniers lists.
I think people don’t really get how much of the current horrible political climate is a direct result of the religious right’s decades-long campaign of indoctrinating children since birth to reject science and seek political power. Many of the worst GOP pols are products of this.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 20, 2018
re: #19 Charles Johnson
Why so many white evangelicals in Trump’s base are deeply skeptical of climate change
“As a Christian, I believe that there is a creator in God who is much bigger than us,” Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), a graduate of evangelical schools Taylor University and Wheaton College, said at a town hall last week in Coldwater, Mich. “And I’m confident that, if there’s a real problem, he can take care of it.”
hold it just a minute there sparky
what if ‘god’ is on the other team’s side?
or for those who still don’t get it, what if god doesnt ‘take care of it’ the way you want?
re: #66 Big Beautiful Door
Because that’s what they are told; they are sheep. Lets say fossil fuel companies turned the spigot off, and lets say Big Nuclear starting dropping big money on the GOP and Rightwing media, and all of a sudden Fox News, Limbaugh and the Pulpit Pimps started talking about the need to build nuclear plants because God gave us Earth to tend like a garden. In no time at all, all the rightwing sheep would be convinced God wants us to replace coal fired plants with nuclear reactors.
My experience tells me different. It’s not so much that they’re sheep as that they REALLY, REALLY want to believe it’s all a hoax, for a variety of reasons. The Kochs, Limbaugh, etc. provide them with the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt they need to continue believing it’s a hoax, but there seems to be something deeper at work. I don’t understand the psychology behind it, but I have seen very rational people, guys who would shred the ridiculous illogical arguments of Creationists - “It’s all a plot by the Left; Scientists only say they believe it for that sweet, sweet grant money” etc - turn around and use THE SAME ARGUMENTS against AGW. They abandoned all reason and clung to any thin reed of counterevidence no matter how obviously it was bullshit.
Something deep and scary at work. Like the existence of AGW would attack some core foundation of their worldview.
re: #31 Blind Frog Belly White
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I suspect this is less about Democrats no longer believing in bipartisanship, and more about what they’re being asked to compromise about, and what ‘compromise’ with the GOP as currently constituted would mean. Remember the two immigration bills? One was totally batshit crazy, and the other one, the ‘compromise’ bill was a compromise between batshit crazy and simply nuts. Plus, you know, compromising with authoritarians is basically incremental authoritarianism.
We tried compromising. Obama bent over backwards compromising. A number of times he reached a compromise with Boehner based on the GOP’s stated positions, then Boehner’s caucus demanded EVEN MORE than their ORIGINAL position. How do you strike a deal with people like that?
^^^ that part right there
re: #70 dangerman
hold it just a minute there sparky
what if ‘god’ is on the other team’s side?or for those who still don’t get it, what if god doesnt ‘take care of it’ the way you want?
God might choose to take care of it by wiping out the worst polluters, for example. It’s not like there’s no biblical precedent.
re: #51 Charles Johnson
I think people don’t really get how much of the current horrible political climate is a direct result of the religious right’s decades-long campaign of indoctrination and seeking political power.
And the worst aspect of it all is the Right thinks it is godly…so that leaves the left as the sinners. That is the thinking. There can only be one that is right, the other just has to be wrong.
It is simpleton “us and them” thinking. And it just adds to a divide.
re: #41 Big Beautiful Door
Correct. If the Democrats gain control of Congress and the WH in the 2020 election, they shouldn’t even try to make bipartisan deals with the GOP (The Republicans sure don’t try now), and just concentrate and doing as much constructive work as they can for two years before the midterms. The GOP doesn’t bargain in good faith.
and this
Speaking of all the anti-science sentiment, anti-vaxxers are the worst.
re: #38 Charles Johnson
LOL, you almost got me with that one, until I saw the PatriotHole logo.
“Speaks Perfect English”
Something no one has ever said about @realDonaldTrump— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 20, 2018
re: #76 danarchy
Know who is an anti-vaxxer (or at least anti-vaxxer curious)? This guy:
“@OnlineOnTheAir: My friend’s son, immediate #autism after #vaccines 10 yrs ago. So sad. Keep up good work Nay-sayers will understand soon.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2014
With autism being way up, what do we have to lose by having doctors give small dose vaccines vs. big pump doses into those tiny bodies?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2014
I’ve gotten many letters from people fighting autism thanking me for stating how dangerous 38 vaccines on a (cont) http://t.co/Qkn0rHBY
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 12, 2012
A study says @Autism is out of control—a 78% increase in 10 years. Stop giving monstrous combined vaccinations (cont) http://t.co/jthy8mww
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2012
re: #58 Sir John Barron
“You speak real good English for one of them. How long have you been in this country?”
12 angry men:
the Bigot (#10):
Bright?
He’s a common, ignorant slob.
He don’t even speak good English.
the ‘foreigner’ (#11):
He doesn’t even speak good English.
re: #80 lawhawk
Know who is an anti-vaxxer (or at least anti-vaxxer curious)? This guy:
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Whose son Donny?
re: #55 Eclectic Cyborg
See and I, being from the North, always translate CBC as “Canadian Broadcasting Corporation”.
Same here, because I’ve downloaded a lot of Canadian TV.
Saying things on TV isn’t “fighting”.
Saying things on TV isn’t “fighting”.
Saying things on TV isn’t “fighting”.
Saying things on TV isn’t “fighting”.
(Photo cred to @Marmel) pic.twitter.com/7Jlmu35qyz— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 20, 2018
re: #73 Blind Frog Belly White
God might choose to take care of it by wiping out the worst polluters, for example. It’s not like there’s no biblical precedent.
exactly
and what if the other team is praying harder?
re: #74 ObserverArt
And the worst aspect of it all is the Right thinks it is godly…so that leaves the left as the sinners. That is the thinking. There can only be one that is right, the other just has to be wrong.
It is simpleton “us and them” thinking. And it just adds to a divide.
at which time i periodically bring this out:
principled opponents are welcome when politics is a clash of value systems, each of which is in some way valid; a competition between basically well-intentioned people who see the world differently.
when it becomes, not even a conflict of interests, but instead a “our team no matter what”, degenerative, brutal struggle for office in which one side with righteous indignation believes only the other is and can be capable of behaving despicably while they themselves run roughshod over it all, well then eff em without mercy
re: #85 dangerman
exactly
and what if the other team is praying harder?
Who’s god gonna destroy? The ones suffering the effects of the problem? Or the ones CAUSING the problem?
re: #71 Blind Frog Belly White
My experience tells me different. It’s not so much that they’re sheep as that they REALLY, REALLY want to believe it’s all a hoax, for a variety of reasons. The Kochs, Limbaugh, etc. provide them with the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt they need to continue believing it’s a hoax, but there seems to be something deeper at work. I don’t understand the psychology behind it, but I have seen very rational people, guys who would shred the ridiculous illogical arguments of Creationists - “It’s all a plot by the Left; Scientists only say they believe it for that sweet, sweet grant money” etc - turn around and use THE SAME ARGUMENTS against AGW. They abandoned all reason and clung to any thin reed of counterevidence no matter how obviously it was bullshit.
Something deep and scary at work. Like the existence of AGW would attack some core foundation of their worldview.
I’ve noticed that some of the most fervent anti-warming people are the ones who would be most affected by it.
ETA: I really, really want it to be a hoax, too (the consequences are so horrifying) — but it’s not.
re: #87 Blind Frog Belly White
Who’s god gonna destroy? The ones suffering the effects of the problem? Or the ones CAUSING the problem?
Neither. Expecting gods to solve our problems is exactly the same as sitting on our hands. It’s up to us to stop the people who are willing to kill to increase their profits.
re: #85 dangerman
exactly
and what if the other team is praying harder?
What if no one’s there to pray to?
re: #89 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Neither. Expecting gods to solve our problems is exactly the same as sitting on our hands. It’s up to us to stop the people who are willing to kill to increase their profits.
Well, yeah. But I don’t believe in ANY gods, so this was more an exercise in pointing out how silly the ‘god wouldn’t let us fuck ourselves’ argument is.
re: #87 Blind Frog Belly White
Who’s god gonna destroy? The ones suffering the effects of the problem? Or the ones CAUSING the problem?
the ones who give more money ‘to him’ on sunday? /s
BREAKING: Judge orders Michigan health chief to face trial on manslaughter charges tied to Flint-area Legionnaires’ outbreak.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 20, 2018
re: #92 Blind Frog Belly White
But also, the folks I know who think there IS a god don’t think its job is saving ourselves from ourselves, and indeed they believe that we’re the ones who are supposed to stop this kind of shit.
re: #90 Skip Intro
What if no one’s there to pray to?
The lack of a response just means God is answering the prayer. // (sorta)
The point of some of our statements is for those who believe God will save them, not those of us here.
re: #88 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.
I’ve noticed that some of the most fervent anti-warming people are the ones who realize they would be most affected by it.
Added a bit.
re: #90 Skip Intro
What if no one’s there to pray to?
oh i get that.
that is my personal position
still they cant answer what if god hears the other guy and not you
BREAKING: Judge rules that Michigan health chief Nick Lyon will head to trial on manslaughter charges in the #flintwatercrisis https://t.co/jY5mLLcDyV via @leonardnfleming
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) August 20, 2018
re: #96 Belafon
The lack of a response just means God is answering the prayer. // (sorta)
The point of some of our statements is for those who believe God will save them, not those of us here.
I don’t believe there’s anything in the bible that says just sit on your ass, God will take care of everything.
re: #98 dangerman
oh i get that.
that is my personal positionstill they cant answer what if god hears the other guy and not you
But how can that be, since God is a white guy?
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re: #100 Skip Intro
I don’t believe there’s anything in the bible that says just sit on your ass, God will take care of everything.
“I sent you a jeep, I sent you a boat, I sent you a helicopter…”
re: #96 Belafon
The lack of a response just means God is answering the prayer. // (sorta)
The point of some of our statements is for those who believe God will save them, not those of us here.
i wrote an unpublished thought article years back putting to rest the notion of miracles and answered prayers. except as a semantics game, there can be no such thing as either one.
I’ll try and dig it up, give it some polish and post it here
Donnie spent the entire weekend and Monday morning attacking law enforcement and THEN has a photo-op praising ICE in the afternoon. Yes, Donnie’s message to his base is loud and clear.
re: #101 Blind Frog Belly White
But how can that be, since God is a white guy?
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just saw that episode of all in the family last week
its all still fresh and sadly, not much has changed
on national tv, archie bunkers says
‘junglebunny’
1972
just wow
re: #105 dangerman
just saw that episode of all in the family last week
its all still fresh and sadly, not much has changedon national tv, archie bunkers says
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1972
just wow
Sounds about right for a 1972 bigot.
The NRCC just used this image in a fundraising email. pic.twitter.com/QlVd0Vu4Cr
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) August 20, 2018
Like a blind pig, Tom Nichols occasionally finds an acorn.
Tom, not one 2016 candidate in either party excited me. Lack of excitement leads to low voter turn out. The Parties have one primary job: present us with a short list of good options. The Parties are failing.
— Mark Smith (@mes22757) August 20, 2018
Stop whining and go vote. https://t.co/myoJkzPoMu
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 20, 2018
re: #100 Skip Intro
I don’t believe there’s anything in the bible that says just sit on your ass, God will take care of everything.
I don’t believe a lot of people actually really read the bible. Sure, they are Christians, but they let the pastors lead their thinking.
I think that is especially true of Evangelicals.
Their actual knowledge of the bible is taught to them in bible schools and then fed to them by their pastors/preachers. There is very little self teaching and wanting to understand for one’s own knowledge.
And then there are all those different versions of the bible…down to simplified paperbacks. It’s all just leading a bunch of sheep around by their noses, keeping them in line by threats of eternal doom.
re: #104 Dr. Matt
Donnie spent the entire weekend and Monday morning attacking law enforcement and THEN has a photo-op praising ICE in the afternoon. Yes, Donnie’s message to his base is loud and clear.
He spent the meeting at a photo op where he couldn’t get the name of one of these law enforcement organizations correct. He kept calling CBP, CBC.
It’s as though he’s got a blood test on his brain. It’s that or the Congressional Black Caucus (and yeah, it could be both).
re: #108 Blind Frog Belly White
Like a blind pig, Tom Nichols occasionally finds an acorn.
“And your primary job, MarkBot, is to choose from the available options in order to get closer to your goals.”
re: #109 ObserverArt
I don’t believe a lot of people actually really read the bible. Sure, they are Christians, but they let the pastors lead their thinking.
I think that is especially true of Evangelicals.
Their actual knowledge of the bible is taught to them in bible schools and then fed to them by their pastors/preachers. There is very little self teaching and wanting to understand for one’s own knowledge.
And then there are all those different versions of the bible…down to simplified paperbacks. It’s all just leading a bunch of sheep around by their noses, keeping them in line by threats of eternal doom.
Switching to English-language masses was supposed to move us away from authority figures controlling religious people’s minds, but it failed because most religious people do not want to think. They want to be fed religion.
re: #109 ObserverArt
I don’t believe a lot of people actually really read the bible. Sure, they are Christians, but they let the pastors lead their thinking.
I think that is especially true of Evangelicals.
Their actual knowledge of the bible is taught to them in bible schools and then fed to them by their pastors/preachers. There is very little self teaching and wanting to understand for one’s own knowledge.
And then there are all those different versions of the bible…down to simplified paperbacks. It’s all just leading a bunch of sheep around by their noses, keeping them in line by threats of eternal doom.
Believers find the god they want. A lot find a comforting god who hates all the same people and thinks whatever they’re doing is just dandy. Some find a god who isn’t comforting and who challenges them to do and be more than they are. The Christian Conservatives are the former.
re: #111 Belafon
“And your primary job, MarkBot, is to choose from the available options in order to get closer to your goals.”
OR PUT UP A BETTER OPTION YOURSELF, YOU LAZY ASS.
re: #108 Blind Frog Belly White
Old privileged white guy didn’t vote because he wasn’t entertained enough. pic.twitter.com/vsghkLdHom
— Tree Trunks (@efuseakay) August 20, 2018
re: #108 Blind Frog Belly White
Like a blind pig, Tom Nichols occasionally finds an acorn.
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“I refuse to get involved in the process because none of the candidates excite me, which has nothing to do with my total lack of involvement in the process leading to the candidates who I support dropping from lack of votes!”
Tom, not one 2016 candidate in either party excited me. Lack of excitement leads to low voter turn out. The Parties have one primary job: present us with a short list of good options. The Parties are failing.
— Mark Smith (@mes22757) August 20, 2018
“not one 2016 candidate in either party excited me.”
Is not having a functioning government, where the President is a treasonous bastard who cheats on his wife and steal taxpayer money to play golf exciting enough for you? https://t.co/XKPh1lI7P4— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 20, 2018
— 🌐 The Institute 💯🏧💍🌈🚀🚩 (@IPM_Main) August 20, 2018
Almost a quarter of a century old and it could’ve been drawn this morning. https://t.co/gdW9andRm3
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) August 20, 2018
re: #107 Kragar
@nielslesniewski
The NRCC just used this image in a fundraising email.
3:03 PM - Aug 20, 2018
Are there trying to draw a parallel of two obsolete items?
First lady Melania Trump tackles the “destructive and harmful” effects of social media https://t.co/mPoTVxrJao pic.twitter.com/OkDNX1ndzV
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 20, 2018
“Tackles” LOL. CNN is so bad at this. https://t.co/eyzPLGXi4C
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 20, 2018
re: #118 Kragar
I figured “small nuclear war” was enough of a reason to vote against.
re: #115 GlutenFreeJesus
The Democrats nominated a fully-qualified candidate, and you let the madman the Republicans nominated take the presidency and use it against America. The Republican party has collapsed, but the Democrats aren’t electing insane people like the mad GOP is.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 20, 2018
He probably thinks of himself as a stupid Conservative, so the Democrat wasn’t even an option to him.
Anyone looking to be excited by a freaking politician has some….issues.
re: #108 Blind Frog Belly White
Like a blind pig, Tom Nichols occasionally finds an acorn.
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mark smith is wrong here:
Tom, not one 2016 candidate in either party excited me. Lack of excitement leads to low voter turn out. The Parties have one primary job: present us with a short list of good options. The Parties are failing.
the party’s job is to organize primary voting of those who chose to run
if you dont like the choices you have options:
1 - run yourself
2 - encourage other specific people to run
3 - best of all choices, join the party and become an active voice in its operations. Become a precinct captain, delgate, or elector
you dont like the menu?
get involved and change the goddamn menu writing process
When I see old-man Trump on the ground, and his phone smashed to bits, I’ll believe she’s actually tackled the problem.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 20, 2018
re: #124 Varek Raith
Anyone looking to be excited by a freaking politician has some….issues.
My experience with these contrarian fuckwits is when they find a candidate to be “excited” about…they are generally the loudest critics the moment that candidate is in office because they feel “betrayed.”
Reports about Trump-loving QAnon conspiracy nuts make them look insane — and now they want to sue https://t.co/c9U6p9txwN
— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 20, 2018
re: #116 Targetpractice
DudeBro1:”I refuse to get involved in the process because none of the candidates excite me, which has nothing to do with my total lack of involvement in the process leading to the candidates who I support dropping from lack of votes!”
DudeBro2: “I refuse to get involved in the process because none of the candidates promised to buy me a pony!! …..AND none of the candidates were seen openly smoke weed in public while handing out tuition waivers as they drove down the street in a solar powered car!!!! Outraaaage! “
But, at least your conscience is pure and unsullied, right? People like you are, in large part, what helped to give us President Donald J. Trump and the complete and utter shitshow that has resulted.
Willfully ignorant moron…— TedStriker (@talon_262) August 20, 2018
A long-term problem for Democrats: a majority of the Senate now represents 18% of the country’s population.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 20, 2018
100 Electoral College votes are given to just 18% of the population. That’s more than enough to swing presidential elections.
And yes, that’s much of flyover country, while the majority of the nation’s population is underrepresented in Congress and for purposes of the EC.
Thing is, this whole cyber-bullying campaign of Melania’s is almost certainly Trump’s idea in the first place. I don’t believe she’s doing anything of her own accord; that’s not how Trump rolls.
re: #128 Patricia Kayden
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It’s sad that the guy who’s wife is getting ready to leave because he’s in a cult still can’t understand that he’s joined a cult. Too many people are stupid and want to feel important while not being important.
re: #126 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
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LOL. Good one. I have no idea who she is fooling when she’s married to the Bully in Chief. Did anyone ask her why she’s okay with her husband using twitter to bully his opponents? She should be embarrassed to claim that she’s doing a dang thing about cyber bullying .
re: #131 lawhawk
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100 Electoral College votes are given to just 18% of the population. That’s more than enough to swing presidential elections.
And yes, that’s much of flyover country, while the majority of the nation’s population is underrepresented in Congress and for purposes of the EC.
When 30% of Americans elect 70% of the Senate, and continue to be overrepresented in choosing the President, at some point, the remaining 70% of the population will have had enough of that shit.
Notice: Burning Man starts Saturday.
re: #138 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Notice: Burning Man starts Saturday.
I’m so old that I remember when Burning Man was cool.
“Dad, we can’t get out!”
A father and son make a mad dash to escape the Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park through the only road out from their campsite, flanked by flames. They were ultimately rescued by park rangers after abandoning their vehicle. https://t.co/0cIsMoxU9I pic.twitter.com/w7bUVHTiph— ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2018
That’s fucking nuts. They are lucky they weren’t killed by the wildfire.
Alex Jones is comparing his suspension from major tech platforms to racial segregation during the Civil Rights era.https://t.co/tIBHtgp6hG
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) August 20, 2018
re: #137 Blind Frog Belly White
When 30% of Americans elect 70% of the Senate, and continue to be overrepresented in choosing the President, at some point, the remaining 70% of the population will have had enough of that shit.
And that will either require enough of that 70% moving around to spread out their influence, or a revolution to fix it.
Steve Schmidt on Nicole Wallace show just did a nice rundown on Don McGahn. He is pretty much saying McCahn is not going to cover for Trump and would only tell Mueller everything he knows truthfully.
He stressed that he knows McGahn personally and he is a straight shooter that does not want to be disbarred. He said Trump didn’t realize McGahn is not his lawyer, he is basically an officer of the people that oversees the White House.
He says Trump’s raging this weekend is indicative Trump probably figured it all out and now knows McGahn is going to spill everything he knows.
re: #137 Blind Frog Belly White
When 30% of Americans elect 70% of the Senate, and continue to be overrepresented in choosing the President, at some point, the remaining 70% of the population will have had enough of that shit.
The right-wing nuts who are over-represented think they’re under-represented and think they’ve had enough shit from civilized Americans, so they’re as likely to turn against the country as people who really are under-represented, and they have in electing Trump.
re: #131 lawhawk
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A long-term problem for Democrats: a majority of the Senate now represents 18% of the country’s population.
100 Electoral College votes are given to just 18% of the population. That’s more than enough to swing presidential elections.
And yes, that’s much of flyover country, while the majority of the nation’s population is underrepresented in Congress and for purposes of the EC.
couple this with the tom nichols tweet above
vote in the primaries
vote in the generals
get people registered to vote
there are way more dems and potential (ie unregistered) dems
i do believe if everyone in texas registered and voted it would be blue
re: #137 Blind Frog Belly White
When 30% of Americans elect 70% of the Senate, and continue to be overrepresented in choosing the President, at some point, the remaining 70% of the population will have had enough of that shit.
I think that is beginning to happen. I don’t remember the Electoral College ever being talked about this much back in the 60s, 70s, 80s and even into the 90s.
2000 seemed to get it rolling. Trump has now put the talk about killing the EC in play like never before.
re: #143 ObserverArt
Steve Schmidt on Nicole Wallace show just did a nice rundown on Don McGahn. He is pretty much saying McCahn is not going to cover for Trump and would only tell Mueller everything he knows truthfully.
He stressed that he knows McGahn personally and he is a straight shooter that does not want to be disbarred. He said Trump didn’t realize McGahn is not his lawyer, he is basically an officer of the people that oversees the White House.
He says Trump’s raging this weekend is indicative Trump probably figured it all out and now knows McGahn is going to spill everything he knows.
apparently trumps lawyers didnt realize this either
re: #143 ObserverArt
Steve Schmidt on Nicole Wallace show just did a nice rundown on Don McGahn. He is pretty much saying McCahn is not going to cover for Trump and would only tell Mueller everything he knows truthfully.
He stressed that he knows McGahn personally and he is a straight shooter that does not want to be disbarred. He said Trump didn’t realize McGahn is not his lawyer, he is basically an officer of the people that oversees the White House.
He says Trump’s raging this weekend is indicative Trump probably figured it all out and now knows McGahn is going to spill everything he knows.
And given his track record to date, the next step is firing McGahn to a rousing chorus of “He’s the president, so it’s totally legal!” from the usual suspects in the “liberal media.”
re: #142 Belafon
And that will either require enough of that 70% moving around to spread out their influence, or a revolution to fix it.
We need good jobs in the South to lead to gentrification of the region. Good jobs will bring in intelligent people from outside the area, and keep intelligent locals from leaving.
Over a century of brain-drain has left its mark on the South.
As a student of media warfare, I am very pleased that the conspiracy industry (aka “Big Con”) has been maneuvered firmly into its proper place on the right wing.
There are still lefty conspira-liars but they are more and more isolated on the extreme fringe, and they are certainly nothing like the major players that Jones et al are on the right. In fact, conspiracism is the default position for the entire right wing, as seen when a mainstream figure like Hannity rants about the “deep state.”
In an ideal scenario the President of the United States and the worst human being in the world would be two different people.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) January 29, 2018
re: #149 Targetpractice
And given his track record to date, the next step is firing McGahn to a rousing chorus of “He’s the president, so it’s totally legal!” from the usual suspects in the “liberal media.”
Which would now be seen as another obstruction.
And since it comes after McGahn has already had the 30 hours of meetings with Mueller, it won’t actually prevent anything…just another demonstration of wanting to mess with the investigation.
Donny just keeps putting himself in deeper and deeper. He really can’t help himself.
re: #131 lawhawk
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100 Electoral College votes are given to just 18% of the population. That’s more than enough to swing presidential elections.
And yes, that’s much of flyover country, while the majority of the nation’s population is underrepresented in Congress and for purposes of the EC.
100 electoral college vote equals ~18.587% of the 538 total electoral college votes.
So, that seems as only a slightly over representation
re: #147 ObserverArt
I think that is beginning to happen. I don’t remember the Electoral College ever being talked about this much back in the 60s, 70s, 80s and even into the 90s.
2000 seemed to get it rolling. Trump has now put the talk about killing the EC in play like never before.
There are two issues with the electoral college that we’re dealing with. Minorities are starting to become a large enough block that the votes between the parties are a lot closer than they used to be. This causes the votes to fall in a range where there is a difference between the EC and the popular vote. The second issue, though, is that Democrats are getting concentrated in states and in certain areas in red states, which causes the strength of their numbers to be weakened.
Forgive me…I misplaced my ‘This Was Written By A Fucking Lunatic’ decoder ring. WTH are you talking about?
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) August 20, 2018
Trump Accuses Voters Of Meddling In Midterms https://t.co/nQSAyxOh6n pic.twitter.com/11iOtXZetL
— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 20, 2018
re: #38 Charles Johnson
OMG, that lunatic twitter account has 72,000 followers.
I am going to get inundated by lunatics now. (sigh)
re: #153 ObserverArt
Which would now be seen as another obstruction.
And since it comes after McGahn has already had the 30 hours of meetings with Mueller, it won’t actually prevent anything…just another demonstration of wanting to mess with the investigation.
Donny just keeps putting himself in deeper and deeper. He really can’t help himself.
What it would be is Donny being his usual petty self. Firing McGahn for not being loyal to him and being willing to perjure himself to protect his “boss” is totally normal for the Comrade Combover. He’d find some way to rationalize it and his followers would go “Ba!” accordingly.
re: #158 MsJ
OMG, that lunatic twitter account has 72,000 followers.
I am going to get inundated by lunatics now. (sigh)
It’s The Onion!
re: #158 MsJ
OMG, that lunatic twitter account has 72,000 followers.
I am going to get inundated by lunatics now. (sigh)
I think it’s a parody site.
re: #155 Belafon
There are two issues with the electoral college that we’re dealing with. Minorities are starting to become a large enough block that the votes between the parties are a lot closer than they used to be. This causes the votes to fall in a range where there is a difference between the EC and the popular vote. The second issue, though, is that Democrats are getting concentrated in states and in certain areas in red states, which causes the strength of their numbers to be weakened.
a third, more general problem (ok so i threadjack) is that (absent actual hacking, fracking and manipulating the numbers), the margin of victory in many cases is now smaller than the error rate in counting and processing ballots
re: #159 Targetpractice
What it would be is Donny being his usual petty self. Firing McGahn for not being loyal to him and being willing to perjure himself to protect his “boss” is totally normal for the Comrade Combover. He’d find some way to rationalize it and his followers would go “Ba!” accordingly.
Is that Bah, closely related to meh, or Baaaa, of the ovine variety?
womp womp
Sleeping on the couch for QAnon pic.twitter.com/1GjE0gt9v5
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) August 20, 2018
LOL love Jake Tapper, started the story with
“Is that a warm smell of colitas rising up through the air?”
(spy people, yes I was majorly CL’d by my own fault)
re: #165 Dr. Matt
womp womp
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re: #165 Dr. Matt
womp womp
QAnon believers want to sue the media because believing in a ludicrous conspiracy theory has alienated them from their families. This idea got hundreds of votes on the QAnon subreddit.
they’re gonna be surprised, floored, pissed??? when they find out there is no “the media”
So, should we be worried that the Manfort jury hasn’t returned a verdict yet? If this was a “slam dunk” case, shouldn’t they have convicted the bastard by now?
re: #169 Dr. Matt
So, should we be worried that the Manfort jury hasn’t returned a verdict yet? If this was a “slam dunk” case, shouldn’t they have convicted the bastard by now?
there are 18 counts
my guess is they are being thorough
re: #169 Dr. Matt
18 counts.
And likely a single holdout who thought there was an absolute standard (beyond all doubt versus beyond a reasonable doubt).
re: #170 dangerman
there are 18 counts
my guess is they are being thorough
Didn’t they complain that they didn’t have enough room?
re: #170 dangerman
re: #171 lawhawk
Fresh off the presses….FWIW
Manafort jury plans to deliberate a little later than usual Monday evening https://t.co/zPnzZHbRZj pic.twitter.com/EGB5S57hry
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) August 20, 2018
re: #158 MsJ
OMG, that lunatic twitter account has 72,000 followers.
I am going to get inundated by lunatics now. (sigh)
PatriotHole is a satirical account. It’s ClickHole taking a jab at the self identified “Real Patriots”
GOP Rep. Steve Stivers, a budget hawk when Obama was president, voted for Trump’s deficit-expanding tax cuts. Now, in an interview with @JohnJHarwood, he’s advocating for cuts to Social Security and Medicare as a way to trim the deficit. https://t.co/z7VWXyRJGk
— Mike Calia (@Michael_Calia) August 20, 2018
re: #170 dangerman
there are 18 counts
my guess is they are being thorough
That’s what Vox said after talking with like 5 different experienced prior ADAs and USADAs.
re: #172 freetoken
Didn’t they complain that they didn’t have enough room?
yeah - to spread everything out
speculating - because i have no information (unlike, say rudy g)
even a ‘holdout’ is gonna have a hard time holding out on all 18 counts
it will look like what it is
re: #177 MsJ
That’s what Vox said after talking with like 5 different experienced prior ADAs and USADAs.
well im not a journalist
or a lawyer
just guessing ;-)
re: #178 dangerman
yeah - to spread everything out
speculating - because i have no information (unlike, say rudy g)
even a ‘holdout’ is gonna have a hard time holding out on all 18 countsit will look like what it is
So if Manafort is found guilty on “only” 16 or 17 counts, can we expect an apoplectic tweetstorm from the Moron-in-Chief about how “poor innocent Paul” was so “cruelly railroaded” by the Angry Deep State or whoever?????
My god. The stupid.
A problem that vexes QAnon believers: how to comfort and guide the people who’ll be angry and disoriented after “The Storm.”
The temptation to say “I told you so” will be great — but the “sheep” who just had their reality shattered must be treated will with kindness, they say. pic.twitter.com/JfYRhcoyU9— Travis View (@travis_view) July 13, 2018
QAnon believers have also previously written about how to compassionately treat family members after “The Storm,” believing that people will be disoriented and confused after it’s finally revealed that QAnon was right all along. https://t.co/bV50TbZbFh
— Travis View (@travis_view) August 20, 2018
re: #176 Patricia Kayden
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“Tax cuts will not only pay for themselves, but they’ll boost economic growth to levels it’s never achieved!”
*9 months later*
“So we gotta deal with these new massive deficits that just came out of nowhere by making cuts…er, I mean, ‘reforming’ our entitlement programs.”
re: #176 Patricia Kayden
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Stivers is a snake. He always comes off in a way like John Kasich… reasonable guy on the surface, a maximum asshole under the facade.
Here is his Ohio District map. Look at the creative gerrymandering within and around the I-270 outbelt. Pure picking favorable suburbs and neighborhoods. It sucks.
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re: #184 MsJ
Okay, so if I understand how this QAnon shit works, some anonymous account drops the faintest of breadcrumbs, accompanied by sets of random digits, and the QAnon Believer community embroiders these breadcrumbs into a rich tapestry of crazy, based on almost no actual content.
And then they convince themselves that the shit they made up came from someone deep in government?
Does that about sum it up?
Because, I mean, back during the Obama Presidency, there was at least one Twitter account that purported to be someone ‘high in the Administration’ who spent all their time telling Wingnuts what they wanted to hear, but at least THAT one had some actual content.
re: #187 ObserverArt
Stivers is a snake. He always comes off in a way like John Kasich… reasonable guy on the surface, a maximum asshole under the facade.
Here is his Ohio District map. Look at the creative gerrymandering within and around the I-270 outbelt. Pure picking favorable suburbs and neighborhoods. It sucks.
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Edit to add. This is Stivers’ district making him the 3rd House Rep in the Columbus Metro area.
The QAnon nutters are giving us IMAX-level projection into what we can expect the moment Mueller’s report drops.
Don’t call them deplorable
VOICEMAIL FROM A FAN: “You’re the problem. You are the enemy of the people. And although the pen might be mightier than the sword, the pen is not mightier than the AK-47.” pic.twitter.com/hKHTsGm9KL
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) August 20, 2018
re: #132 Charles Johnson
Thing is, this whole cyber-bullying campaign of Melania’s is almost certainly Trump’s idea in the first place. I don’t believe she’s doing anything of her own accord; that’s not how Trump rolls.
She picked the name.
re: #189 Blind Frog Belly White
Okay, so if I understand how this QAnon shit works, some anonymous account drops the faintest of breadcrumbs, accompanied by sets of random digits, and the QAnon Believer community embroiders these breadcrumbs into a rich tapestry of crazy, based on almost no actual content.
And then they convince themselves that the shit they made up came from someone deep in government?
Does that about sum it up?
Because, I mean, back during the Obama Presidency, there was at least one Twitter account that purported to be someone ‘high in the Administration’ who spent all their time telling Wingnuts what they wanted to hear, but at least THAT one had some actual content.
Yup, that about sums it up.
Additionally, the key Q account spent two days last week bitching about XBox being offline giving some credibility that it is some bored kid doing the Q stuff.
re: #194 Stanley Sea
She picked the name.
She stole it from Michelle Obama and twisted it up into improper English.
re: #165 Dr. Matt
womp womp
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re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
Sounds like you’ve hired a group of consultants for a makeover.
re: #61 Dr. Matt
Around 25 years ago, both Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones were on the VMAs. First Aerosmith performed and they did OK. Then the Stones came out and they showed Aerosmith how it was done. Seriously, it was like having a garage band compared to a band that had been touring for nearly 3 decades at that point. And from what we know about Aerosmith that we didn’t know then, well, yeah, they didn’t have the same kind of practice and stamina the Stones had.
For the record, I love both the Stones and Aerosmith, but would pick the Stones hands down for a concert.
And, 60% of the Senate now represents just 24% of the country’s population. This penalty for Dems is on full display in 2018: https://t.co/qmCDpXQkLy
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 20, 2018
This bizarre situation disturbs even me, but I’m not sure what to do about it without tearing apart American federalism. https://t.co/wsA9Yqbelw
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 20, 2018
My response to Nichols on this would draw heavily from Captain Sulu’s line in “Star Trek; The Undiscovered Country”
Helmsman: “She’ll fly apart!”
Captain Sulu: “Fly her apart, then!”
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
a “flair up” sounds a lot more fabulous than a “flare up”
Absolutely fabulous!
re: #195 MsJ
Yup, that about sums it up.
Additionally, the key Q account spent two days last week bitching about XBox being offline giving some credibility that it is some bored kid doing the Q stuff.
My Monopoly money is on Barron to be unveiled as Q.
re: #200 Blind Frog Belly White
We believe that governments drive their authority from the just consent of the governed, yes? And that when a government becomes tyrannical the people may choose something else?
What could be more tyrannical than 30% of the population essentially controlling one body of the legislature? Yes, yes, invariably someone will say “The Senate is there to represent the STATES, not the people.”
But you know, the States aren’t made up of land. They’re made up of people.
re: #200 Blind Frog Belly White
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Helmsman: “She’ll fly apart!”
Captain Sulu: “Fly her apart, then!”
Mine would be, “You prefer civil war?” (I don’t think the high-population (read “blue”) states will sit still for much longer if this continues.)
re: #204 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.
Mine would be, “You prefer civil war?” (I don’t think the high-population (read “blue”) states will sit still for much longer if this continues.)
A wise person, finding themselves in such an untenable position, would offer a compromise that was less than the stronger side would eventually wrest from them, to save some power.
But, you know, those states went all in for Trump, so they seem to be populated with dumbfucks.
re: #200 Blind Frog Belly White
And the kicker is that this skewing of power to the smaller states affects the electoral college.
Luke Aikins, the first person to jump out of an airplane without a parachute from a 25,000 feet. Aikins eventually lands in a net. The daring stunt is now in The Guinness Book Of World Records as the first complete planned jump from an airplane without a parachute. pic.twitter.com/FVB23Z6c50
— Ken Rutkowski (@kenradio) August 20, 2018
THE FUCK?!?!?!? https://t.co/pIRyFYcjpe
— soonergrunt 🇺🇸 (@soonergrunt) August 20, 2018
re: #207 gocart mozart
“You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din.”
Assuming CNN gets it right
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could soon face tough new laws related to terror content published on their platforms https://t.co/KHedNtiDnF
— CNN (@CNN) August 20, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen’s lawyer says he has been having frequent chats with John Dean, the former White House counsel who turned on President Richard Nixon.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 20, 2018
Roger Stone’s head is about to explode. https://t.co/uN4FsqjZkc
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 20, 2018
OMG, if true, this is fucking PRICELESS, esp. after Trump tweeting yesterday that McGahn is not a RAT like Dean.
re: #207 gocart mozart
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“I’ve decided I want to come as close to suicide as possible, but still live in the end.”
re: #211 Targetpractice
“I’ve decided I want to come as close to suicide as possible, but still live in the end.”
Kinda makes me hitting 45 mph descending Crystal Springs on 20 lbs of bike seem a bit less daring.
re: #183 wrenchwench
Isn’t that a Lyle Lovett song?
That’s what I was riffing on
Some birds wont you know
But some birds will…
I added a new sign to the Alternative Facts Free Zone sign below my official placard outside my office on Capitol Hill. pic.twitter.com/FZw3E0LbhJ
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 20, 2018
re: #185 Targetpractice
“Tax cuts will not only pay for themselves, but they’ll boost economic growth to levels it’s never achieved!”
*9 months later*
“So we gotta deal with these new massive deficits that just came out of nowhere by making cuts…er, I mean, ‘reforming’ our entitlement programs.”
The plan all along
Economic growth was just the excuse to get it passed
re: #213 dangerman
That’s what I was riffing on
Some birds wont you know
But some birds will…
What I found was ‘God will but I won’t’. With John Hiatt, but then John sat there with his guitar and harmonica, and smiled big as I’ve ever seen him smile, at Lyle doing all the singing and playing. I like Lyle, but I like John even more. Usually.
That time @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy checked into a motel.
“There is a liberal plot to keep conservatives from pooping” pic.twitter.com/eMYyXRDBJU— TBogg - more or less (@tbogg) August 19, 2018
Found something gorgeous. A Japanese marine life photographer Ryo Minemizu started photographing larval fish at night off of the south coast of Japan. There is a series of photos that are just jewels! His exhibit is called “Jewels in the Night Sea.”
He also did an exhibit of photos of plankton, called “Phenomenons.”
thisiscolossal.com
twitter.com
instagram.com
fineprint.photo
Example — Larval fish of Dendrochirus:
BREAKING - still no verdict after day 4 of jury deliberations. day 5 begins tomorrow at 930am. no jury questions. #paulmanafort
— kelly cohen (@politiCOHEN_) August 20, 2018
It’s not Trump.
It’s not. Not really.
No, it’s mean, small, proudly ignorant and easily manipulated minds like my critic here who are the REAL foundation stones of fascism.
Without them, Trump would be just another New York City slum lord.
32/32 pic.twitter.com/qdV9gyy5XO— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 20, 2018
I was in the Navy for 20 years. He’s going to have work a lot harder than “Jimmy” if he wants to insult me. https://t.co/1jftMV3jFq
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 20, 2018
❌is the international symbol for “please block me”
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) August 20, 2018
We would like to participate, @dog_rates and @cottonelle
The chest floof. It is oh so soft and majestic.
And 5x as powerful since we are a squad.
Come on you know we are the best.#TPDogDay #Entry pic.twitter.com/AR3AAfwJBb— The Golden Ratio (@TheGoldenRatio4) August 20, 2018
this has to break the rules somehow *checks rules* it does not break any rules
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) August 20, 2018
re: #221 jaunte
BREAKING - still no verdict after day 4 of jury deliberations. day 5 begins tomorrow at 930am. no jury questions. #paulmanafort
a peeve of mine:
no verdict
no jury questions
no anything
IS NOT BREAKING
its the OPPOSITE
it is NO THING
re: #207 gocart mozart
The first one who did it, or the first one to survive it?
re: #225 dangerman
a peeve of mine:
no verdict
no jury questions
no anythingIS NOT BREAKING
its the OPPOSITE
it is NO THING
I hate when they have actual breaking news, like plane crash, car crash, or vandals going after windows.
WeRateDogs™this has to break the rules somehow *checks rules* it does not break any rules
Now, there’s some breaking news.
re: #90 Skip Intro
What if no one’s there to pray to?
Religion, they can’t all be right but they could all be wrong.
As Jim Wright does so often, he educated me. I understand the Brennan fiasco in a deeper way. Blast DT for all ways!
Random Critic from the Internet explains how things work.
According to his bio, my critic here has never served in the military, never worked in government, or been employed by a company that would require a federal security clearance.
1/ pic.twitter.com/4c7plPVm12— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 20, 2018
Exclusive: Trump tells @Reuters he’s chosen not to be involved in Mueller probe but is “totally allowed” to be if he wanted to.
“I’ve decided to stay out. Now, I don’t have to stay out, as you know. I can go in and I could… do whatever, I COULD RUN IT IF I WANT.” pic.twitter.com/RU9jfGg2AE— Holly Figueroa O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) August 20, 2018
Trump just introduced this border patrol agent name Adrian and said, “He speaks perfect English!” pic.twitter.com/R2wfP5fja1
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 20, 2018
I assume from the look on Adrian’s face, he also hears perfect English
— lorili (@hedahunter) August 20, 2018
re: #232 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Trump looks like a man with a big weight on his tiny brain in that image. He’s got that miles away thing going on.
I hope his head is cooking with pressure and heat.
I want him done!
re: #232 Backwoods_Sleuth
[Trump just introduced this border patrol agent name Adrian and said, “He speaks perfect English!”]
He probably learned Spanish at Border Patrol School, like all the other agents.
Great tinder story
So a few weeks ago I was on the Tinder machine shopping my soul around and I match with a very attractive young lady. No bio. Fairly innocuous.
— миша (@bvdhai) August 19, 2018
rhubarb being “forced” in a shed by candlelight always looks like it’s about to start a fucking insurrection pic.twitter.com/FopPVRmHRC
— pretty saro (@spindlypete) August 20, 2018
re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth
#TPDogDay #Entry @Cottonelle
Meet Miss Millie pic.twitter.com/NdnXfLFqdN— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) August 20, 2018
re: #232 Backwoods_Sleuth
Omg…. can 4.5 be anymore ignorant & embarrassing? Guess we’ll find out before the end of the day. 😑 pic.twitter.com/cesItb55FD
— Ꮰɛɾɾí Ꭶωαղղ🍬 (@JerriSwann21) August 20, 2018
4.5
Malabar giant squirrels are, native to India, are twice as large as your standard eastern grey squirrel, with bodies that span 3 feet, or 90 centimeters, from head to tail. They’re also gorgeously technicolored, with fur that ranges from brown and orange to maroon and purple. pic.twitter.com/JkRznoWTN6
— Atlas Obscura (@atlasobscura) August 20, 2018
re: #236 Backwoods_Sleuth
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We had two big rhubarb plants my dad used to keep growing. Strange plant. I never liked it, even my mother’s great pie-making skills weren’t enough to get me interested past initial tastes of rhubarb pie.
One interesting thing about the plant are the leaves. They produce oxalic acid which is used as a wood bleach. It helps removes things like water stains from wood.
I bought some at a hardware store a few years back and didn’t know where that type of acid came from. Rhubard!
So, you cannot eat the leaves!
I cannot eat the stalks…even cooked down with sugar.
re: #235 gocart mozart
Great tinder story
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“fallopian fortitude” And I’m dying.
WTH would do that? That’s some balls to be sure.
And what dude would play?
Nope. From all sides.
re: #241 ObserverArt
We had two big rhubarb plants my dad used to keep growing. Strange plant. I never liked it, even my mother’s great pie-making skills weren’t enough to get me interested past initial tastes of rhubarb pie.
One interesting thing about the plant are the leaves. They produce oxalic acid which is used as a wood bleach. It helps removes things like water stains from wood.
I bought some at a hardware store a few years back and didn’t know where that type of acid came from. Rhubard!
So, you cannot eat the leaves!
I cannot eat the stalks…even cooked down with sugar.
More for me. It’s in the freezer. Mr.w doesn’t make crust, I do, but he cooks up the rhubarb real good. After he trims off the leaves.
Who wore it better? pic.twitter.com/0pIum43kqq
— Bob Rigney (@BobRigney) August 20, 2018
re: #61 Dr. Matt
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There’s a lot of snark about age in the comments, but when I listen to the local “independent” rock station it’s mostly guys singing in falsetto to a single acoustic guitar with big reverberated drums, hand claps, and lots of people singing “hey” to punctuate. Could do worse than to have Joe Perry play some riffs.
Truth is the new hate speech.
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) August 19, 2018
“So, JMS, was there ever a day when the world finally and completely stopped making sense to you?”
“Funny you should ask…” https://t.co/PG6g3qLr23— J. Michael Straczynski (@straczynski) August 20, 2018
re: #246 Teukka
[Truth is the new hate speech.]
Some people hate the truth. Makes them look bad. You can always piss them off by quoting them accurately. With links. So hateful!
re: #246 Teukka
And apparently, stupidity is the new intelligence.
— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) August 20, 2018
Tomi tries too hard.
But, I’m sure she told herself that would trigger some libs.
With my friend @sharicedavids. Along the campaign trail I often said Congress has never heard a voice like mine. It’s true, and they’ve never heard one like hers either. With your help, there will be not one, but two Native American women in Congress in 2019. #befierce pic.twitter.com/PevsfJCYzJ
— Deb Haaland (@Deb4CongressNM) August 20, 2018
Americans are more worried about the rupturing of international alliances and agreements than they are about being pushed around by other countries, according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll. https://t.co/hl9hH04N4d
— Axios (@axios) August 20, 2018
Ken Starr on Mueller Probe: ‘We Don’t Want Prosecutors on a Fishing Expedition’ https://t.co/Bh3THOB3To pic.twitter.com/mUVuUD2ElQ
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 4, 2017
There has to be a secret competition going on where conservatives just go around saying the most incredibly self-unaware and deliberately hypocritical shit imaginable and are then scored according to how well they can pull it off with a straight face. https://t.co/YIq3KdRdlw
— Sweaty-Toothed Madman (@goddamnedfrank) August 20, 2018
Former Fox analyst Ralph Peters: Fox viewers have ‘utterly skewed view of reality’ (CNN)
Peters resigned from Fox back in March. He wrote in a note to a handful of colleagues at the time saying he “long was proud” of his association with Fox, but now he’s “ashamed,” calling it a “propaganda machine” for the president.
He was fine with the propagandists at Fox when it was a propaganda machine against a president.
re: #250 wrenchwench
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I hope both can win their elections. They would add real good voices to some of the politics going in America right now.
Especially women’s issues, immigration, poverty and social issues, land management…yeah, we need them.
VOICEMAIL FROM A FAN: “You’re the problem. You are the enemy of the people. And although the pen might be mightier than the sword, the pen is not mightier than the AK-47.” pic.twitter.com/hKHTsGm9KL
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) August 20, 2018
re: #254 ObserverArt
I hope both can win their elections. They would add real good voices to some of the politics going in America right now.
Especially women’s issues, immigration, poverty and social issues, land management…yeah, we need them.
They certainly have a different point of view on immigration. With all the compassion for refugees of all sorts, including economic.
re: #248 MsJ
Truth is the new hate speech.
Sleeping Giants
✔
@slpng_giants
And apparently, stupidity is the new intelligence.
no….
stupidity is just……stupidity
re: #252 goddamnedfrank
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Omarosa Manigault Newman tells @peterwsj she has joined the #resistance and plans to spend the midterm campaign season laying out her case against supporting Trump. https://t.co/3lNeYQRF9z
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) August 20, 2018
Grifter activate: Resistance Omarosa https://t.co/kPrqbjzBNV
— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) August 20, 2018
“If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.”
- Winston Churchill— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) August 21, 2018
re: #252 goddamnedfrank
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It seems like all they listen to is themselves and then they think that is what everyone is listening too and it is just one big circle jerk of conservatives and wingnuts.
They really do not think anyone is contesting their bullshit so they keep serving it up.
Also the Trump factor…he lies and then calls any kickback fake news. They must also believe that is working for everyone.
Talk about an echo chamber.
Mood. pic.twitter.com/BlkeHI2x0D
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 21, 2018
re: #240 Backwoods_Sleuth
Only need one of those to make a pot of Brunswick Stew.
re: #259 Joe Bacon 🌹
Nixon’s last lunch at the White House was pineapple rings, a scoop of cottage cheese and a glass of milk.
Upset stomach/anxiety?
re: #264 gocart mozart
Upset stomach/anxiety?
I think he had an ulcer. They were going around back then.
re: #260 gocart mozart
Heel turning face?
We live in a wrestling script.
A fly just drowned itself it my slug of Irish whiskey. I think it may have the right idea.
re: #263 Blind Frog Belly White
Only need one of those to make a pot of Brunswick Stew.
And some mighty big okra.
re: #264 gocart mozart
Upset stomach/anxiety?
That was diet food in 1974. Weight-obsessed American shoveled down cottage cheese by the bucketful.
Someone, maybe David Frum, was talking about looking at an old LIFE magazine from the 1940s, and noticing how much canned food, and really revolting-sounding recipes you’d see there. I remember when I used to think canned Wax Beans were so fucking AWESOME compared to canned Green Beans….
re: #270 Blind Frog Belly White
That was diet food in 1974. Weight-obsessed American shoveled down cottage cheese by the bucketful.
Someone, maybe David Frum, was talking about looking at an old LIFE magazine from the 1940s, and noticing how much canned food, and really revolting-sounding recipes you’d see there. I remember when I used to think canned Wax Beans were so fucking AWESOME compared to canned Green Beans….
Mom knew how to doctor up cottage cheese. She’d mix fruit cocktail with it and sprinkle some cinnamon and nutmeg.
She didn’t like canned vegetables and preferred frozen. That’s a legacy she left me!
I saw something the other day, “Could Dog Racing in America Go Extinct?”
I realized I have mixed feelings about this. I realize the Greyhound racing industry is not kind to the dogs, and views them only as a means to make money. I know there’s some level of abuse of these beautiful, sweet dogs. But if dog racing disappears, will anyone breed Greyhounds anymore?
re: #272 Blind Frog Belly White
I saw something the other day, “Could Dog Racing in America Go Extinct?”
I realized I have mixed feelings about this. I realize the Greyhound racing industry is not kind to the dogs, and views them only as a means to make money. I know there’s some level of abuse of these beautiful, sweet dogs. But if dog racing disappears, will anyone breed Greyhounds anymore?
They still breed Mastiffs. WTH for?
Grandma made a “Secret” cake whose main ingredient was…canned tomato soup!
TOMATO SOUP MYSTERY CAKE RECIPE
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, well beaten
1 can condensed tomato soup (Campbell’s preferred) 10 3/4 ounce size
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 scant teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins, optional
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spritz a 9” round cake pan with cooking spray. Line with a parchment circle and spritz with spray again. Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. Add egg and mix well.
Combine baking soda with undiluted soup in can. Let foam for 1 minute. Pour soup mixture into butter/sugar/egg and blend well. Mixture will look slightly curdled. This is normal.
In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder and spices. Whisk well and add to tomato soup mixture. Beat together for 1 minute on medium speed. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool on wire rack and ice as desired.
re: #272 Blind Frog Belly White
I saw something the other day, “Could Dog Racing in America Go Extinct?”
I realized I have mixed feelings about this. I realize the Greyhound racing industry is not kind to the dogs, and views them only as a means to make money. I know there’s some level of abuse of these beautiful, sweet dogs. But if dog racing disappears, will anyone breed Greyhounds anymore?
Most breeds of dogs aren’t doing the work they were traditionally bred to do. St. Bernards don’t rescue people in the Alps, dachshunds don’t drag badgers out of their dens, malamutes don’t pull sleds. People will still want greyhounds.
re: #269 Jay C
Though that squirrel looks like the sort of critter who’s eyeing you up as dinner material…..
(especially in
I found a picture of one, on a photographer’s shoulder, so you can see how big these things are. I didn’t post it because it’s marked by the photog, but here’s a link to his page.
And the damn thing is bigger than Dory.
Chyron guy a little on the nose tonight pic.twitter.com/hp2am3Gqsf
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) August 21, 2018
re: #252 goddamnedfrank
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re: #275 can’t think of a decent username
Most breeds of dogs aren’t doing the work they were traditionally bred to do. St. Bernards don’t rescue people in the Alps, dachshunds don’t drag badgers out of their dens, malamutes don’t pull sleds. People will still want greyhounds.
I want a Greyhound puppy!
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re: #276 Blind Frog Belly White
I found a picture of one, on a photographer’s shoulder, so you can see how big these things are. I didn’t post it because it’s marked by the photog, but here’s a link to his page.
And the damn thing is bigger than Dory.
Wow. That’s a BIG squirrel. And those colors….
The photog is right: getting a personal visit by a beautiful critter like that (and not losing flesh/blood/body parts) is “blessed”. Hopefully these guys aren’t endangered.
re: #266 The Ghost of a Flea
Heel turning face?
We live in a wrestling script.
A fly just drowned itself it my slug of Irish whiskey. I think it may have the right idea.
Double crosses are common in wrestling. Just sayin’.
re: #272 Blind Frog Belly White
I saw something the other day, “Could Dog Racing in America Go Extinct?”
I realized I have mixed feelings about this. I realize the Greyhound racing industry is not kind to the dogs, and views them only as a means to make money. I know there’s some level of abuse of these beautiful, sweet dogs. But if dog racing disappears, will anyone breed Greyhounds anymore?
I’ve been doing a lot of searching about adoption and dog breeding because we are in the process of probably adopting (can’t really afford buying a “breed” and other reasons). I’m sure there will be a small handful of breeders, but I’ll bet the bloodlines will get pretty well diminished. After 19 years of marriage, my wife is finally on board, and even encouraging, in our effort to find a dog. But then she’ll say something like, “I don’t want one of those dogs that looks like me, you know, with the eyes wide apart (so-called pit bulls, etc.) and I don’t want one of those really thin dogs (aka: Greyhounds). Her irrational aesthetic raises only one problem: while there are zero greyhounds for adoption nearby, nearly every other dog in our category (young, medium sized) seems to have to some extent the terrier DNA associated with the term “pit bull.” Pretty much every owner I’ve spoken to has told me they are the sweetest dogs imaginable. Also, the dogs with features she likes always seem to be the worst suited to our lifestyle: Australian sheep dogs and other working dogs like that.
But the good news is that she finally said, “I don’t know, you and the boys make the choice.” And so the quest begins.
Obligatory tweet saying I don’t give a flying fuck about the #VMAs. Hell, I’ll fucking blame the VMAs for our current political and social crises in the United States. The VMAs brought us Fuckface Von Clownstick and contribute immensely to our burgeoning idiocracy.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 21, 2018
re: #158 MsJ
OMG, that lunatic twitter account has 72,000 followers.
I am going to get inundated by lunatics now. (sigh)
That is a parody account.
I’m okay with a US Space Force. But what we need most is a Truth Force — one that defends against all enemies of accurate information, both foreign & domestic.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 20, 2018
Space Force is a redundant boondoggle to line the coffers of defense contractors and “Truth Force” is redundant because it’s already known as a free press. https://t.co/vD6D37LWAL
— Dennis Mersereau (@wxdam) August 21, 2018
re: #271 Joe Bacon 🌹
Mom knew how to doctor up cottage cheese. She’d mix fruit cocktail with it and sprinkle some cinnamon and nutmeg.
She didn’t like canned vegetables and preferred frozen. That’s a legacy she left me!
Yeah, I’m partial to frozen veggies. Back when I still had a garden we started doing more freezing than canning towards the end.
🎶🎵🎶Purple Squirrels? Purple Squirrels…🎶🎵🎶
— 🦈🦈Dave’s Not Believing this Crap🦈🦈 (@DaveoutofAustin) August 21, 2018
Another bizarre Trump interview: (Reuters) - “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was worried that any statements under oath he provides to Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be used to bring perjury charges against him as part of the probe” https://t.co/xFimK68CUc
— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) August 20, 2018
re: #262 Charles Johnson
Mood. pic.twitter.com/BlkeHI2x0D
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 21, 2018
Is adorable, but would probably shred you, a mood?
re: #270 Blind Frog Belly White
That was diet food in 1974. Weight-obsessed American shoveled down cottage cheese by the bucketful.
Someone, maybe David Frum, was talking about looking at an old LIFE magazine from the 1940s, and noticing how much canned food, and really revolting-sounding recipes you’d see there. I remember when I used to think canned Wax Beans were so fucking AWESOME compared to canned Green Beans….
Americans’ eating habits in decades past were - to say the least - somewhat odd by modern standards: the US seems to have been one of those places where the development of:
1) Mass-production techniques for preserving food
2) Improvements in mass distribution/retailing, and
3) Mass advertising honed to a fine art
combined to (at least for a time) elevate the Cuisine Of The Can to the level of a national standard. Which, to our taste buds’ (and physical systems’) benefit, is now mainly (if not universally) past.
James Lileks (before he devolved into boring wingnuttery) used to find marvels of this sort of stuff: the title says it all: The Gallery Of Regrettable Food.
Fuck that guy.
I am genuinely sorry about the loss of jobs.
But fuck that guy.
Mick Mulvany has been making personal pleas to Trump admin officials to protect the viability of a television assembly plant in his old district that has said it will halt operations because of Trump’s tariffs, according to McClatchy.https://t.co/g4gwkunJ7R
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 20, 2018
re: #290 Blind Frog Belly White
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So he is aware that he lies as easily as breathing.
re: #280 Blind Frog Belly White
WRT Greyhound puppies, most Greyhound adoption group sites have ‘cautionary tales’, but this description just makes me swoon….
“Imagine 2-year-old children on stilts and roller skates, and you have a rough idea of a fast-growing Greyhound pup learning balance and coordination.”
re: #295 Eventual Carrion
So he is aware that he lies as easily as breathing.
Yeah. He’s discovered in previous depositions that “It’s true because I say it’s true” doesn’t really work in court.
re: #274 Joe Bacon 🌹
Grandma made a “Secret” cake whose main ingredient was…canned tomato soup!
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TOMATO SOUP MYSTERY CAKE RECIPE
And my grandmother would have probably said: “Bist Meshuga?”
re: #276 Blind Frog Belly White
I found a picture of one, on a photographer’s shoulder, so you can see how big these things are. I didn’t post it because it’s marked by the photog, but here’s a link to his page.
And the damn thing is bigger than Dory.
I’ve got a scar on one of my knuckles from a MN-sized squirrel bite. I bled like hell. The closest place to get help was at the office of one of my teachers at the U of M. She helpfully let me know that rabies shots were much less painful than they used to be. I went to a U of M doctor and he told me to fuggetaboudit.
There’s no way in hell that I’d let that one crawl around on me.
re: #299 stpaulbear
I’ve got a scar on one of my knuckles from a MN-sized squirrel bite. I bled like hell. The closest place to get help was at the office of one of my teachers at the U of M. She helpfully let me know that rabies shots were much less painful than they used to be. I went to a U of M doctor and he told me to fuggetaboudit.
There’s no way in hell that I’d let that one crawl around on me.
A squirrel latching onto my finger is one of my nightmares.
re: #237 MsJ
Miss Millie ought to win, paws down!
re: #274 Joe Bacon 🌹
My mother made that! Yummy! A real favorite.
re: #296 Blind Frog Belly White
WRT Greyhound puppies, most Greyhound adoption group sites have ‘cautionary tales’, but this description just makes me swoon….
I’ve raised a Saluki pup. Yes, that’s it! Love me some sighthounds!
re: #123 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
He probably thinks of himself as a stupid Conservative, so the Democrat wasn’t even an option to him.
At this point, the Republican Party (or more accurately, their most ardent supporters) fit the Bite Model of Mind Control by Stephen Hassan (goes to Apologetics Index with the description of the elements of a cult)
The GOP has been going that way ever since the John Birch Society and other such groups aligned themselves with the GOP under Goldwater’s campaign for President (but conservatism as a whole stretches back even further, such as the Know Nothings).
Destructive mind control can be understood in terms of four basic components, which form the acronym BITE:
Behavior Control
Information Control
Thought Control
Emotional ControlIt is important to understand that destructive mind control can be determined when the overall effect of these four components promotes dependency and obedience to some leader or cause.
It is not necessary for every single item on the list to be present. Mind controlled cult members can live in their own apartments, have nine-to-five jobs, be married with children, and still be unable to think for themselves and act independently. - Source: Mind Control - The BITE Model, Steve Hassan, Freedom of Mind
(more, with links to Mr. Hassan’s Website and a descriptive video by Mr. Hassan)
Note cults can be very normal-seeming: Jim Jones got his start with Oral Roberts, and when the People’s Temple was growing by leaps and bounds, even Rosalind Carter attended the opening of one of his churches.
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