Seth Meyers: Trump Tweets Racist Attacks on Elijah Cummings Amid Investigations
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Seth takes a closer look at Trump’s racist Twitter attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings.
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“I’ve known Charles Johnson since he was fifteen, which is totally normal and should be legal.” https://t.co/hTf5S3Cz7n
— David Walsh (@DavidAstinWalsh) July 30, 2019
re: #1 gocart mozart
David Walsh
@DavidAstinWalsh
“I’ve known Charles Johnson since he was fifteen, which is totally normal and should be legal.”— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) July 30, 2019
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It is really astounding how Chuck has managed to get involved with so many public figures. We should certainly accept Alan’s word that he takes Chuck at his word //; bet Alan believes that OJ was innocent and that Epstein is a model citizen being unjustly persecuted///.
Great company you keep, bro. pic.twitter.com/NaFjzK5mTQ
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) July 30, 2019
Senator Ted Cruz is going for broke! No, really, he’s worried that megabillionaires and the uber-rich might not be able to afford another Bughatti Veyron or buy that third mega-yacht they’ve had their eye on:
A sitting U.S. president who can’t stop attacking black and brown people. A never-ending trade war that has necessitated more than one multibillion-dollar farm bailout. A humanitarian crisis on the border of his own state. These are just a handful of the many issues that Senator Ted Cruz could be focused on. Instead, he’s currently devoting his efforts to a much more important cause: demanding another tax cut for the rich, this time without Congress’s approval.
In a letter sent to Steve Mnuchin on Monday, the senator from Texas urged the Treasury Secretary to use his “authority” to index capital gains to inflation, a move that would almost exclusively benefit the mega-rich. Claiming, falsely, that the United States economy “has experienced historic levels of growth as a result of Congress and the current administration’s policies such as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” Cruz insists that it is now crucial for the Treasury Department to adjust capital gains for inflation “so that everyday Americans can continue to enjoy better lives and livelihoods.” And by “everyday Americans,” he of course means (but doesn’t say) the spectacularly wealthy.
Missing from Cruz’s call for Mnuchin to use “executive authority” to end this “unfair” treatment of taxpayers, which was signed by 20 of his Republican colleagues, is the fact that, according to the Penn Wharton Budget model, a whopping 86% of the benefit of indexing capital gains to inflation would go to the 1 percent (and reduce annual tax revenue by an estimated $102 billion over a decade). Perhaps seeking to address this criticism, Cruz claimed that changing how capital gains are taxed “would…unlock capital for investment, increase wages, create new jobs, and grow the economy, benefiting Americans across all income levels.” In other words, he’s arguing that the executive branch should give the super-rich another tax cut and it’ll benefit everyone because of trickle-down economics which—checks notes—has never actually worked. Including in the case of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Either he really has broken from his party for real - publicly breaking from his wife loudly and proudly - and is expressing resolution to a profound crisis of conscience, or it’s an amazing grift.
Has America ever witnessed a bigger pathological liar? Virtually every day, often multiple times a day, easily disprovable lies. And utterly pointless ones. It’s a sickness. https://t.co/mcNu3cWleI
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) July 29, 2019
Trump’s Personal Pastor Claims That She Cast Demons From The White House
Paula White-Cain is one of the many wealthy pastors that fully endorse Trump.
Celebrity pastor Paula White-Cain compared president Trump to a biblical prophet and claimed to have cast off the demons from the White House at a National Day of Prayer event held last week in the country’s capital, according to New York-based outlet Quartz.
So why is Trump still there then?
Hi.
I’m only here briefly. Y’all are in luck because my typing is handicapped due to me slicing my right index finger open deeply. I was sharpening my scythe to trim weeds at the edge of my yard and sliced the back of my finger on the blade.
What a day. Alex Dershowitz invoking the libertarian argument the age of legal sexual consent should be drastically lowered, followed by a twenty year-old article by him arguing the same, followed by Matt Gaetz using Dersh as a character reference for Chuck C. Johnson as not a holocaust denier (because Dersh claims he knows him)? Then a ton of libertarians piling in on Dersh’s “constitutional” argument to claim the same, that age of consent laws and statutory rape should not be a thing because some twelve year-old girls are “more mature” than thirty year-olds.
He also argues that men should never be busted for soliciting prostitutes but women should always be prosecuted for providing that (how does that work, exactly).
Man if that’s the sort of education Harvard passes out, I’m glad I didn’t go to college.
And the Libertarian Party wonders why it only has about 5% of its membership as women.
To be clear, their platform (I checked today) has nothing about repealing age-of-consent laws. There sure are an awful lot of Libertarians who think that children are just fine though. You’d think their party was a church.
Another Republican announces he won’t be seeking re-election. That’s the fourth in two weeks.
GOP Rep. Rob Bishop (Utah) on Monday confirmed that he will not seek another term in the House, the Deseret News reported.
Bishop, who serves as the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee, was first elected to the lower chamber in 2002.
The Deseret News noted that Bishop said in 2012 that he would not seek reelection once he could no longer serve in a committee leadership position.
He said earlier this month, however, that he was considering another run, the newspaper added.
This is a safe GOP seat, to be fair - it went +26 Republican. But….it’s interesting nonetheless. Like I said a couple of days ago, Republicans are starting to look increasingly nervous about their overall prospects next year. I’d be genuinely interested to see their internal polling.
re: #6 teleskiguy
Either he really has broken from his party for real - publicly breaking from his wife loudly and proudly - and is expressing resolution to a profound crisis of conscience, or it’s an amazing grift.
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My vote: an amazing grift.
Only possible alternative: Kellyanne hates Trump and George is voicing her inner thoughts.
re: #9 Dr Lizardo
The Deseret News noted that Bishop said in 2012 that he would not seek reelection once he could no longer serve in a committee leadership position.
“If I can’t run the place then I’ll take my ball and go home.”
And I should apply for a job as the CEO of Union Pacific.
re: #10 Hecuba’s daughter
My vote: an amazing grift.
Only possible alternative: Kellyanne hates Trump and George is voicing her inner thoughts.
Another alternative: They are playing “good cop, bad cop” as kayfabe. No matter which comes out correct (Trump survives the scandals—Kellyanne; Trump goes down for the scandals—George), one can claim they were right and continue grifting from conservative rubes and any liberals who fall for their act.
George Conway benefits greatly from his wife being in the White House, and George Conway has been a Republican operative for decades. He is playing for both conservative voters uneasy with Trump and liberal voters who want to think he’s has some “come to Jesus” moment.
re: #8 Anymouse 🌹
Hi.
I’m only here briefly. Y’all are in luck because my typing is handicapped due to me slicing my right index finger open deeply. I was sharpening my scythe to trim weeds at the edge of my yard and sliced the back of my finger on the blade.
What a day. Alex Dershowitz invoking the libertarian argument the age of legal sexual consent should be drastically lowered, followed by a twenty year-old article by him arguing the same, followed by Matt Gaetz using Dersh as a character reference for Chuch C. Johnson as not a holocaust denier (because Dersh claims he knows him)? …
Ouch!! That hurts. Get thee to a doctor to sew it up!! Many years ago (over 35) — my late husband sliced his hand washing a knife — and we rushed to the hospital emergency room at 1 in the morning.
We need you here for the overnight shift!
And yes — Dersh does know him — amazing facts but apparently true.
re: #11 Anymouse 🌹
“If I can’t run the place then I’ll take my ball and go home.”
And I should apply for a job as the CEO of Union Pacific.
Heh.
So far, the Pubbies calling it quits have been from safe GOP districts. However, if we start seeing Republicans from swing districts announcing they’re going to call it a day and not seek re-election, that would suggest (to me at least) that it’s becoming a case of rats fleeing the sinking ship. If that’s the case, we’ll start seeing it this autumn.
re: #8 Anymouse 🌹
Get to a doctor and have that stitched up.
re: #14 Dr Lizardo
Heh.
So far, the Pubbies calling it quits have been from safe GOP districts. However, if we start seeing Republicans from swing districts announcing they’re going to call it a day and not seek re-election, that would suggest (to me at least) that it’s becoming a case of rats fleeing the sinking ship. If that’s the case, we’ll start seeing it this autumn.
And they will be replaced by someone even more repellent.
Looking at Morning Consult’s latest aggregation of state polling, Trump is upside-down in more states than he’s leading.
My state is still clocking in at +1, when he took it in 2016 with about +25 in the election.
re: #15 Dr Lizardo
Get to a doctor and have that stitched up.
I saw the VA nurse from Sidney (she lives across the street from me). It was her opinion I didn’t need to go to the hospital for that. She cleaned it up and bound my finger up in a tight bandage.
Never, ever set your phone to unlock with biometrics only.
Police officers “grabbed his jaw to force his head in front of his iPhone. They slapped his face. They shouted, “Wake up!” They pried open his eyes. It all failed: Mr. Cheung had disabled his phone’s facial-recognition login with a quick button mash as soon as they grabbed him.” https://t.co/X1xk6K40GB
— Alexander Chee (@alexanderchee) July 29, 2019
re: #13 Hecuba’s daughter
Ouch!! That hurts. Get thee to a doctor to sew it up!! Many years ago (over 35) — my late husband sliced his hand washing a knife — and we rushed to the hospital emergency room at 1 in the morning.
We need you here for the overnight shift!
And yes — Dersh does know him — amazing facts but apparently true.
It actually doesn’t hurt very much (I keep my scythe and two sickles very sharp).
There was enough blood to film a horror movie though.
The VA nurse wasn’t particularly appreciative of me going to her house for medical treatment, but the alternative is a sixteen mile drive to the county hospital.
We’re on friendly terms since we’re neighbours and every scheduled clinic appointment I see her anyway.
re: #19 goddamnedfrank
Never, ever set your phone to unlock with biometrics only.
Alternative: Use a flip phone with no such features.
I don’t know the particular issues of this case, but it sounds like he has a suit for mistreatment and a violation of his IV and V amendment rights. (I am not a lawyer; do not use me for advice.)
re: #19 goddamnedfrank
Never, ever set your phone to unlock with biometrics only.
And the bulkshitters weigh in:
keep in mind all the Democrats that have ties with China while this is going on.
— hollowman777 (@hollowman777) July 30, 2019
Who again opened trade with China? Nixon (R). Whose daughter is securing trademarks in China? Trump’s (R).
re: #21 Anymouse 🌹
Alternative: Use a flip phone with no such features.
I don’t know the particular issues of this case, but it sounds like he has a suit for mistreatment and a violation of his IV and V amendment rights. (I am not a lawyer; do not use me for advice.)
I would love to get my hands on an old flip-phone. Say, if anyone out there has one they’re not using anymore, let me know! I’ll take it off your hands!
re: #23 Dr Lizardo
I would love to get my hands on an old flip-phone. Say, if anyone out there has one they’re not using anymore, let me know! I’ll take it off your hands!
I have a new flip phone (about a year old). Tracfone sells them. (I can only use my phone on trips, however, which is fine for my needs.)
re: #21 Anymouse 🌹
Alternative: Use a flip phone with no such features.
I don’t know the particular issues of this case, but it sounds like he has a suit for mistreatment and a violation of his IV and V amendment rights. (I am not a lawyer; do not use me for advice.)
Hong Kong. No constitutional rights.
re: #25 A hollow voice says, Inpeach…
Hong Kong. No constitutional rights.
Thanks. In theory they have the agreement with the United Kingdom, but China is working to undermine that and the UK is in no position to enforce it.
Both Hong Kong and Macao are extremely wealthy cities, and the “one country, two systems” scheme was supposed to both quell fears of Communist crackdowns in those enclaves without killing the golden goose of money.
It would seem that China may not be as forward-looking as they are credited with; such crackdowns against their legal and democratic systems will make wealthy industrialists and such skittish to invest in those cities.
re: #24 Anymouse 🌹
I have a new flip phone (about a year old). Tracfone sells them. (I can only use my phone on trips, however, which is fine for my needs.)
We don’t have Tracfone over here, sad to say.
I’ve been looking for them, but the only ones I’ve ever found are online - and they’re mostly being sold for spare parts. The ones that are fully functional sell for as much as a new smartphone.
re: #21 Anymouse 🌹
Alternative: Use a flip phone with no such features.
I don’t know the particular issues of this case, but it sounds like he has a suit for mistreatment and a violation of his IV and V amendment rights. (I am not a lawyer; do not use me for advice.)
It’s Hong Kong; there’s no IV or V Amendment.
re: #27 Dr Lizardo
We don’t have Tracfone over here, sad to say.
I’ve been looking for them, but the only ones I’ve ever found are online - and they’re mostly being sold for spare parts. The ones that are fully functional sell for as much as a new smartphone.
Wow.
Mine is entirely plastic (except the screen). It is about as cheap as you could make a cell phone.
Wildly off-topic local story:
So my wife and I went into the butcher shop in the county seat and spent about $100 on various cuts of meats.
The butcher told a story of a woman who’d just been in his shop asking if he would cut (for free) some large-size hunk of beef she’d bought at Wal*Mart in Sidney.
“No.”
“But you’re a butcher!”
“And I cut my own meat. If you wanted it cut, you should have had it done at Wal*Mart.”
“But they don’t have butchers!”
“Exactly. Perhaps you should have thought of that instead of making an eighty-mile round trip then expecting me to do something for free for you.”
He said she left in a huff saying she would never shop in his store again, which he laughed at since she’d never shopped in his store.
My wife suggested he missed an opportunity; he could have said something like “Okay, how do you want it cut? $5 a slice.”
A hopeful sign: Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith get the “kiss of death” generic endorsement from Donald Trump
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is doing a GREAT JOB for the people of Mississippi and fully supports our #MAGA Agenda. Cindy is tough on Crime, Strong on the Border and Illegal Immigration….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2019
Why is it always “she loves our military?”
Why isn’t it: she loves short order cooks, or telephone linemen, or plumbers, or grocery store clerks, or the UPS guy?
Why doesn’t she love the people who keep America moving every day and never get any recognition? https://t.co/BnEa762gPY— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 30, 2019
re: #8 Anymouse 🌹
Hi.
Then a ton of libertarians piling in on Dersh’s “constitutional” argument to claim the same, that age of consent laws and statutory rape should not be a thing because some twelve year-old girls are “more mature” than thirty year-olds.
Reminds me of another Constitutional discussion we should have: That rounding up Libertarians and sending them to FEMA camp should not be a thing because some Libertarians are less depraved than others. Analyze and discuss.
re: #31 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Reminds me of another Constitutional discussion we should have: That rounding up Libertarians and sending them to FEMA camp should not be a thing because some Libertarians are less depraved than others. Analyze and discuss.
LOL.
I can vouch for my wife because she left the LP and became a Democrat. There’s a grandfather clause on this, correct? /s
Mr. Wright still dealing with douchecanoes. I get why he drinks. Replying to Stonekettle:
Lmao! My grandfather was in the Air Force. My father in the Navy. Both can say the naughtiest stuff! 😈You obviously don’t follow @Stonekettle. Otherwise you would know, if you’re a dick- regardless of which branch you served, you’re still a dick. And will be treated as such.
— Positive Oblivion (@dragon_flygirl) July 30, 2019
I don’t follow Stonekettle. Who is that? Never heard of him. https://t.co/7wALwRDJux
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 30, 2019
Isn’t that the guy who fathered all those bastards in Nebraska?
— Wisebaker (@the_wisebaker) July 30, 2019
I think heard some rumor to that effect. https://t.co/I8VBXjotJk
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 30, 2019
I don’t think he has that authority, and I don’t think there’s a Republican senator who cares about how legislation and law works.
Republican senators send letter to Sec. Mnuchin asking him to unilaterally cut taxes for the rich https://t.co/EfZpGsMvss
— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) July 29, 2019
re: #33 Anymouse 🌹
Unilateral #TaxCut Look who signed this POS@randpaul @SenTedCruz @kevincramer @marshablackburn@ThomTillis @PatrickToomey@JohnBoozman @jameslankford @SteveDaines @SenJohnKennedy @JohnCornyn @SenatorBurr @SenSasse @SenJohnBarrasso @SenMikeBraun @cindyhydesmith
— rojolk (@Rurba002) July 30, 2019
Time to call my Senator Ben Sasse so he can blow me off because I’m not a Republican.
re: #33 Anymouse 🌹
Ted Cruz seems to be the ringleader in this effort. It all serves to increase my suspicion that the GOP sees the writing on the wall that they’re going to lose the White House and quite possibly the Senate as well, so they have to hurry up and get this now - while the getting is good.
Christians still lying about us.
You know, I check about every other day to see if any church organisation has condemned the New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist association, and I am not surprised none do.
This is not much different than the letter in the newspaper I responded to that claimed “atheists are the cause of all mass-shootings” which ended my political career.
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Atheists are a good canvas for these people to project all their hatred.
And recall, they believe that God created only two genders, therefore, homosexuality is an abdomination and they can only recruit from the ranks of heteros by seducing and corrupting innocent children.
This is an interesting bit of news:
The Library of Congress made public a rare 2,000-year-old text of early Buddhism on Monday, and it offers a glimpse into early Buddhist history during its formative years.
The scroll originated in Gandhara, an ancient Buddhist region in northern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Only a few hundred Gandharan manuscripts are known to scholars worldwide, and each is vital to understanding the early development of Buddhist literature. For instance, using linguistic analysis, scholars study these manuscripts to chart the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia.
The Gandhara text is narrated by Shakyamuni Buddha, the religious leader also known as Siddhartha Gautama, and tells the story of the 13 Buddhas who preceded him, his own emergence and the prediction of a future Buddha. Information on how long each Buddha lived, the social class they were born into and how long their teachings endured are all chronicled in the text.
“This is a unique item because it is very old compared to similar manuscripts and, as such, it does bring us, historically speaking, relatively close to the lifetime of the Buddha,” Jonathan Loar, reference librarian in the Asian Division at the Library of Congress, said in a statement.
The library’s scroll retains nearly 80% of the original text, with only the beginning and end missing. Most other Gandharan scrolls known to scholars are more fragmentary.
re: #39 Dr Lizardo
This is an interesting bit of pagan infidel spawn of Satan news:
Hmm…..looks like freshly-minted British PM Boris Johnson is Force sensitive.
Jedi? Sith? The jury’s still out.
Regarding the Kyoto Animation studio fire a little while back, looks like they were able to save the data on their server.
(Via Google Translate):
On the 29th, Kyoto Animation revealed that it was able to collect data from a server that escaped fire in the first studio where there was an arson murder case. It was said that it contained digitized original images.
The server was on the ground floor of a completely burned three-story studio. It seems that they were not damaged by being in a room covered with concrete on all sides and were not affected by water from fire fighting.
For this reason, the company pulled out data when working with the cooperation of experts. The company’s agent, Dr. Daisuke Shibata, said, “The data recorded on the server has been recovered without loss. We sincerely thank the dedicated professionals for their dedication.” .
Original Japanese source: asahi.com
I know there’s films out there that have been lost forever, either through accidents or neglect. Quite recently, there was some news that a veritable treasure trove of master recordings from artists such as Sheryl Crow, Ray Charles, Nirvana, Aretha Franklin and others were completely destroyed in a 2008 fire in an archive in Los Angeles.
re: #43 Dr Lizardo
BTW, one of the tragedies of that fire (noted in the BBC article) is that the master recordings of Buddy Holly and Duke Ellington were completely destroyed.
Lost forever.
Another anti Trump spin job
— paul page (@pagebike) July 30, 2019
It was 25 years ago. Sounds like he paid his debt.
Now THIS is funny! pic.twitter.com/GdHDHK6Otx
— MizV-VoteBlue2020 (@TheRealMizVic) July 29, 2019
re: #47 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
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There’s the “Alpha Male” that Trumpers talk so much about.
re: #48 HappyWarrior
There’s the “Alpha Male” that Trumpers talk so much about.
Alpha Male Menopause
re: #45 Dread Pirate
Trump pardons Kentucky man who stole 20 firearms from people’s checked baggage at airport, says the man has ‘exceptional character’
He is just going to start pardoning people left and right so that nobody notices when he pardons Epstein…
In Brexit-related news:
The pound has plummeted to a two and a half year low, as senior members of Boris Johnson’s cabinet signal that Britain is heading for a no-deal Brexit in October.
Johnson’s de facto deputy Michael Gove will chair an emergency meeting of senior Cabinet ministers on Tuesday afternoon, to co-ordinate UK preparations for leaving the EU without a deal.
The meeting comes after Gove suggested on Sunday that the UK is operating “on the assumption” that Britain is heading for a no-deal exit, while the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that the “balance has shifted” towards leaving without an agreement.
Johnson’s spokeswomen said on Monday that he would not even meet with EU leaders to discuss a deal until they ditched their longstanding negotiating red lines.
re: #51 Dr Lizardo
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I would hope that Trump and Johnson both put an end to the myth that right wingers manage the economy better.
re: #51 Dr Lizardo
In Brexit-related news:
The pound has plummeted to a two and a half year low, as senior members of Boris Johnson’s cabinet signal that Britain is heading for a no-deal Brexit in October.
Just wait until it reaches €1.05, fix the rate and rename it the “Euroguinea”
Remember the Guinea? It was the equivalent of 21 shillings, or one pound and five pence in modern currency.
Would make as much sense as anything else they have been doing late
re: #52 HappyWarrior
I would hope that Trump and Johnson both put an end to the myth that right wingers manage the economy better.
Hopefully.
I figure we’re seeing the Pound drop because the markets have been, until the last couple of days, applying the rational actor model to the UK, thinking that eventually, common sense will prevail. Now, it’s really looking like the shit is about to hit to fan and we’re starting to see things moving in the currency markets.
After three years of watching the UK trying to play chicken with a freight train and still not figuring it out, some businesses are starting to conclude that this “Brexit silliness” is, in fact, a case of full blown insanity. The Pound will continue to drop as the probability of a no-deal Brexit crashout increases, maybe even going to below the Dollar and the Euro when it becomes an absolute certainty.
re: #54 Dr Lizardo
Hopefully.
I figure we’re seeing the Pound drop because the markets have been, until the last couple of days, applying the rational actor model to the UK, thinking that eventually, common sense will prevail. Now, it’s really looking like the shit is about to hit to fan and we’re starting to see things moving in the currency markets.
After three years of watching the UK trying to play chicken with a freight train and still not figuring it out, some businesses are starting to conclude that this “Brexit silliness” is, in fact, a case of full blown insanity. The Pound will continue to drop as the probability of a no-deal Brexit crashout increases, maybe even going to below the Dollar and the Euro when it becomes an absolute certainty.
Yeah I think so too. Nationalism is going to really hurt us all in the long run.
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re: #28 sagehen
It’s Hong Kong; there’s no IV or V Amendment.
But they have Article 2! It’s wonderful, it’s a beautiful thing. //
re: #55 HappyWarrior
Yeah I think so too. Nationalism is going to really hurt us all in the long run.
Steve Bannon was right about one thing; the current wave of economic nationalism we’re seeing is a reaction to globalization. The chief problem is that the innumerable gains that globalism have wrought have not been adequately distributed - the vast majority of the gains have gone almost entirely to the top of the pyramid, while screwing everyone else.
Until this is addressed - and that’s no easy task because the folks at the top of the pyramid will start screaming OMG YOU’RE TALKING GODLESS BOLSHEVISM!!” - nothing is going to improve overall. If anything, it’s likely to get worse as that economic nationalism quickly becomes ethno-nationalism (we’re seeing that already) and from there, to an outright democidal/genocidal governing philosophy as that becomes acceptable as a “final solution” to economic inequality.
re: #58 Dr Lizardo
…If anything, it’s likely to get worse as that economic nationalism quickly becomes ethno-nationalism (we’re seeing that already) and from there, to an outright democidal/genocidal governing philosophy as that becomes acceptable as a “final solution” to economic inequality.
as far as I can recall, a lot of these guys were already racists before the economic anxiety set in…
re: #59 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
as far as I can recall, a lot of these guys were already racists before the economic anxiety set in…
Bannon chief among them. Globalization is a good thing overall but we need to have a society that values labor while not ignoring marginalized social groups. That’s something that Sanders gets very wrong.
re: #59 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
as far as I can recall, a lot of these guys were already racists before the economic anxiety set in…
True, but economic anxiety gives them a convenient, and more socially acceptable, rationalization for their racism.
The racism’s always been there - just like how anti-Semitism was deeply ingrained in German culture prior to the advent of the NSDAP. Hitler capitalized on that cultural defect, dressed it up in some fancy economic duds (“The Jews own everything! They’re the reason you’re unemployed and your children go hungry!”) and the rest is history.
The bulk of the Nazi rank and file were middle-class and lower middle-class Germans, and some working class and a smattering of the truly wealthy, with the middle class/lower middle-class terrified of being pushed back into the amorphous mass of the lumpenproletariat and seeing all their economic gains erased. They flocked to the hakenkreuz in droves. And of course, the Nazis had a racial answer to their economic fears - an answer long prevalent in German history and culture.
re: #51 Dr Lizardo
So, I’m going to London this fall…do I buy some pound sterling today?
re: #62 Mike Lamb
So, I’m going to London this fall…do I buy some pound sterling today?
I suspect that the pound will languish unless they come with some promising Brexit deal, and failing that, it will totally collapse
re: #62 Mike Lamb
So, I’m going to London this fall…do I buy some pound sterling today?
LOL, I’m no ForEx expert. It might well get lower to the USD, thus proving cheaper to buy in the near future.
Regarding the Brexit situation:
The pound sterling is now at its weakest vs a basket of other currencies since Bloomberg began tracking it in 2004. Weaker than during financial crisis. Weaker than post referendum. pic.twitter.com/JgeMvzVc93
— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) July 30, 2019
When you read this, please bear in mind these are airport exchange rates:
The pound has sunk well below €1 at Britain’s biggest airports - while the dollar is at parity.
At the ICE desk at Heathrow airport on Tuesday morning, The Independent was quoted £117 for buying €100 - making each pound worth just 85 euro cents.
At Gatwick airport on Monday night, the rate was £1 = €0.90. With commission added to a €100 transaction, the cost in sterling was £116.
The interbank rate at 7am sank below £1 = €1.09, as the downward pressure on the pound continued.
Ouch.
independent.co.uk (note: autoplay video embedded)
granted, we all look for some kind of confirmation of our thoughts in the news
this AM’s electoral-vote.com
while part of larger story of why trump feels threatened this week
this paragraph relates directly to the impeachment process
Worst of all for the president is that Mueller’s low-key appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees appears to have done very little to slow the impeachment train. In fact, it looks like the train has sped up. Not only is House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) moving forward with his impeachment investigation, but more than a dozen Democratic House members came out for impeachment this weekend. The total number of Democratic representatives who support impeachment proceedings is now 107, which is close to half of the Democratic caucus. So, momentum continues to move in a direction not favorable for Trump. Further, roughly 80% of Democratic voters want impeachment, so the political winds are likely to cause that 107 to grow.
…let nature take her course
re: #17 Anymouse 🌹
Looking at Morning Consult’s latest aggregation of state polling, Trump is upside-down in more states than he’s leading.
My state is still clocking in at +1, when he took it in 2016 with about +25 in the election.
These are the kinds of polling aggregates that we need to focus on. National polls may indicate overall sentiment, but if enough states fall back to Trump, he wins reelection. It’s a numbers game. First to 270 wins. It has to be more than denying Trump 270. It means decimating Trump and the GOP nationwide in state and local races too. Taking back the Senate is paramount. If Trump is doing badly, he’ll be less able to boost the statewide Senate races, or key Congressional races.
Whoever is the Democratic nominee will have to go gangbusters to help downticket races. The nation is at stake.
re: #66 Dr Lizardo
Boris is off to a flying start. Brexit will be awful for the UK. A no-deal Brexit will be even worse. It’s that uncertainty that is killing the pound versus the other currencies.
Racist and bigoted fox hosts double down on the stupid.
Maryland and Baltimore have high performing schools and students. Unlike say Kentucky, where they have below national average outcomes. Trump isn’t hitting at McConnell or Paul. Funny how that workshttps://t.co/CyOkT8XZCZ— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 30, 2019
re: #22 Anymouse 🌹
Like Ivanka and her trademarks and clothing line.
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) July 30, 2019
re: #71 Belafon
And Trump’s clothing line was made in China rather than in the US. Trump put his profits above American workers.
He did that for decades. When building his skyscrapers in NYC, he avoided union work wherever possible, and used Chinese steel instead of building with concrete to save on his costs.
re: #65 Dr Lizardo
A Brexit caused economic emergency is exactly what American Bannon types want in the first place. The UKP collapse currently underway directly leads to price inflation meaning a strain on personal spending which induces a vicious economic cycle of debt and lower purchasing power. The goal of course is to cause enough damage in order to unwind the generous socialist public benefits and especially the NHS.
The NHS, founded in part by W. Churchill, is a source of broad support and pride for the British and a constant thorn in the side of American Libertarians and plutocrats. The demise of the NHS is the goal and ultimate replacement by a corporate plutocratic ration system as modeled in the US.
Manufacturing will move back to the UK but not nearly enough to make up for the broad economic decline most British are likely to experience in their lifestyle. The rich will get richer. The poor even more so. Technology means some of the disparity will not be as apparent as in the US. After all, you can afford a cell phone… that means you’re rich, right?
re: #62 Mike Lamb
So, I’m going to London this fall…do I buy some pound sterling today?
When I was a teenager, Americans traveling to the USSR were advised to bring as many pairs of blue jeans as would fit in their luggage. There’s probably rules about how much insulin or other medications you can take, but… look around for what imports they’ll be short on and bring a suitcase-full. That’ll be better than money.
re: #6 teleskiguy
Is he talking about his wife or Trump?
re: #73 lawhawk
And Trump’s clothing line was made in China rather than in the US. Trump put his profits above American workers.
He did that for decades. When building his skyscrapers in NYC, he avoided union work wherever possible, and used Chinese steel instead of building with concrete to save on his costs.
Including his “magnum opus”
Oh, and good morning!
re: #35 Anymouse 🌹
Time to call my Senator Ben Sasse so he can blow me off because I’m not a Republican.
I don’t waste my time calling McConnell. Paul, in rare instances, I will call.
His uptick is basically equal to uptick in voters seeing as most electable. Democrats are scared and every poll where the others don’t lead Trump by Biden’s margin sends them back to Biden. https://t.co/nJ7QnCXqHs
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) July 29, 2019
49% of whites will definitely not vote for Trump compared to 38% who definitely will, but please keep telling us his racism is an election winner pundits. https://t.co/TSkMAskO3q
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) July 30, 2019
If only 38% of whites vote for him, Trump will be crushed.
re: #80 Belafon
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If only 38% of whites vote for him, Trump will be crushed.
That’s why I’m glass half full. I don’t take beating him as a given but I refuse to be afraid.
re: #77 lizardofid
Including his “magnum opus”
Oh, and good morning!
Heh, that just spurred a bit of creative writing.
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The Obama and Biden line isn’t even the funniest part of this. Imagine thinking anyone was going to believe Trump was running. https://t.co/GEmQmSXjN4
— Kendally Brown (@kendallybrown) July 30, 2019
re: #61 Dr Lizardo
True, but economic anxiety gives them a convenient, and more socially acceptable, rationalization for their racism.
The racism’s always been there - just like how anti-Semitism was deeply ingrained in German culture prior to the advent of the NSDAP. Hitler capitalized on that cultural defect, dressed it up in some fancy economic duds (“The Jews own everything! They’re the reason you’re unemployed and your children go hungry!”) and the rest is history.
The bulk of the Nazi rank and file were middle-class and lower middle-class Germans, and some working class and a smattering of the truly wealthy, with the middle class/lower middle-class terrified of being pushed back into the amorphous mass of the lumpenproletariat and seeing all their economic gains erased. They flocked to the hakenkreuz in droves. And of course, the Nazis had a racial answer to their economic fears - an answer long prevalent in German history and culture.
Yep. A lot of the guys with economic anxiety up here drive Ford F150s that tow fishing boats in summer and snowmobile sleds in winter. But the lumberjack beards make it all authentic.
Knowing that Trump and his immediate family members are very likely to be brought up on criminal charges upon losing the election I am starting to get concerned about judicial shenanigans caused by all of the Trump judge lackeys Republicans have been foisting on the country.
Trump actually refusing to leave the White House seems far fetched even for this abysmal President, but relying on ideological poisonous toadies installed into the Justice system itself seems a more likely means to ensure limited repercussions for the most corrupt and least ethical administration to ever infest the Executive branch.
re: #20 Anymouse 🌹
Isnt “two sickles” a bi-sickle?
re: #80 Belafon
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If only 38% of whites vote for him, Trump will be crushed.
That is his floor, not his ceiling. Once the Democrats have an actual nominee for rightwing media to attack, GOPers and GOP leaners will find reasons to vote for Trump. I expect he’ll get about 45-46% of the vote. Which won’t be enough if the Democratic nominee gets 50%.
re: #67 DangerMan
…let nature take her course
If this is nature taking its course, then Nancy Pelosi is Mother Nature.
She wants to make this look like the people and the party forced her into this…
re: #80 Belafon
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49% of whites will definitely not vote for Trump compared to 38% who definitely will, but please keep telling us his racism is an election winner pundits.
Y’all familiar with “the Bradley effect”?
People tell pollsters the answer they’d want their neighbors/co-workers/clients to believe, but then in the privacy of the voting booth…
re: #92 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Nancy Pelosi is of a certain school of thought in oversight and desired legislation. Nothing goes up for a vote until it’s a known win. Unless there is political gain in a possible loss. “We tried, will reintroduce next session…” Which is a horrible idea on impeachment
re: #89 Rocky-in-Connecticut
Knowing that Trump and his immediate family members are very likely to be brought up on criminal charges upon losing the election I am starting to get concerned about judicial shenanigans caused by all of the Trump judge lackeys Republicans have been foisting on the country.
Trump actually refusing to leave the White House seems far fetched even for this abysmal President, but relying on ideological poisonous toadies installed into the Justice system itself seems a more likely means to ensure limited repercussions for the most corrupt and least ethical administration to ever infest the Executive branch.
It doesn’t seem far-fetched at all to me. I have little doubt that Trump will insist there was massive voter fraud and refuse to leave office, sparking our greatest political crisis since the Civil War. We need to be prepared to go on strike and march on Washington by the millions. The good people of Puerto Rico just showed us what to do.
re: #96 The Pie Overlord!
Dan Lyons is a parody account. Poe’s Law strikes again!
KAC is insisting that Trump was heavily involved in the aftermath which as our own LH pointed out was bullshit.
re: #99 HappyWarrior
KAC is insisting that Trump was heavily involved in the aftermath which as our own LH pointed out was bullshit.
What is KAC?
Simi council woman recites legal rights for immigrants, calls the concentration camps as such, and is now dealing with death threats.
re: #84 b.d.
It kind of looks like the tweeter is parodying the GOP. The next tweet has FOX finding a video of Trump running in to help, which we know is false.
re: #84 b.d.
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re: #102 Rightwingconspirator
Simi council woman recites legal rights for immigrants, calls the concentration camps as such, and is now dealing with death threats.
If Simi Valley is split 50-50 on the question…
That’s a super-conservative jurisdiction. That’s where the Reagan Library is located. That’s where jurors acquitted the cops who beat Rodney King.
re: #92 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If this is nature taking its course, then Nancy Pelosi is Mother Nature.
She wants to make this look like the people and the party forced her into this…
As opposed to the McConnell Gambit:. This chamber will do what *i* want
JFC
Trump: “I am the least racist person there is anywhere in the world.” https://t.co/CU5Z9wT1uz pic.twitter.com/BMPq0SXCjf
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 30, 2019
re: #106 sagehen
If Simi Valley is split 50-50 on the question…
That’s a super-conservative jurisdiction. That’s where the Reagan Library is located. That’s where jurors acquitted the cops who beat Rodney King.
It’s a hotbed of the KKK as well. Jewish friends moved there, continually harassed, house spray painted, car was keyed. They moved after 2 months of White Trash Hell.
Everything he says is projection. EVERY. DAMN. THING.
TRUMP on Baltimore: “Those people are living in hell in Baltimore. They are largely African American, you have a large African American population. And they really appreciate what I’m doing, and they’ve let me know it.” pic.twitter.com/cXz1J3UAPX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2019
re: #112 The Pie Overlord!
Everything he says is projection. EVERY. DAMN. THING.
“Afterican Americans, they love living in hell.”
re: #112 The Pie Overlord!
Everything he says is projection. EVERY. DAMN. THING.
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Yes, I’m sure he’s received all sorts of communiques of support from folks in Baltimore, none of whom he can name because they’re just so overcome with support for him that they forgot to tell him their names.
re: #106 sagehen
If Simi Valley is split 50-50 on the question…
That’s a super-conservative jurisdiction. That’s where the Reagan Library is located. That’s where jurors acquitted the cops who beat Rodney King.
Funny how the 1st and 14th Amendments are so unsupported by Republicans
re: #110 The Pie Overlord!
He proved that by taking off his hood and bedsheets.
— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) July 30, 2019
re: #115 Targetpractice
Yes, I’m sure he’s received all sorts of communiques of support from folks in Baltimore, none of whom he can name because they’re just so overcome with support for him that they forgot to tell him their names.
Big strong tough men, tears streaming down their faces, stammering “Sir sir sir sir”
re: #118 The Pie Overlord!
Big strong tough men, tears streaming down their faces, stammering “Sir sir sir sir”
Sounds like a gladiator movie.
So much effing winning
Politico: “Central bank officials are expected to cut interest rates for the first time since the global financial crisis * not* because Trump demanded it. Instead, they will move in part because the president’s bruising trade policy has helped fuel a global manufacturing slowdown and injected deep uncertainty into executive suites around the world.”
“Fed Chairman Jerome Powell won’t directly say it directly after his meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. But the central bank will reverse course at least in part to save the Trump economy from Trump
re: #120 DangerMan
So much effing winning
Which he’s already spinning, declaring that it’s not the sign of a loss but the Feds admitting he was right.
re: #107 b.d.
lol, lots of folks, like me, bit
GOPers lie so brazenly there is no quote too bizarre for a GOPer to have actually said.
re: #122 NO SMOCKING GUN!
GOPers lie so brazenly there is no quote too bizarre for a GOPer to have actually said.
And it was Gym Jordan he was “quoting.”
re: #122 NO SMOCKING GUN!
GOPers lie so brazenly there is no quote too bizarre for a GOPer to have actually said.
Scary part is that Jordan might be absolutely convinced he saw that. The weaker-minded GOPs have subscribed to some sort of contagious delusion.
re: #84 b.d.
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That cannot be a real quote. Even with Jordan being as rock-stupid as he is, he can’t be that stupid.
re: #125 makeitstop
That cannot be a real quote. Even with Jordan being as rock-stupid as he is, he can’t be that stupid.
But he’s sure his constituents are.
re: #125 makeitstop
That cannot be a real quote. Even with Jordan being as rock-stupid as he is, he can’t be that stupid.
Don’t forget what Bohner said about Gym being the dumbest CENSORED he ever dealt with.
re: #124 Decatur Deb
Scary part is that Jordan might be absolutely convinced he saw that. The weaker-minded GOPs have subscribed to some sort of contagious delusion.
They will tell you there are five lights.
Two dead, two injured following shooting at Walmart in Mississippi https://t.co/GdjoYcbTmb pic.twitter.com/wWBTSBk6Aq
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 30, 2019
Daily fucking occurrences
Because every African-American in Baltimore has Trump’s personal number on speed dial.
TRUMP: “The African American people have been calling the White House. They have never been so happy as what a president has done.” pic.twitter.com/78IIdQKuuW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2019
African Americans appreciate Trump so much they gave Cummings 77% of the vote last time.//
re: #131 The Pie Overlord!
Because every African-American in Baltimore has Trump’s personal number on speed dial.
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Carson.
re: #131 The Pie Overlord!
Because every African-American in Baltimore has Trump’s personal number on speed dial.
Trump’s receiving calls from 2014.
re: #131 The Pie Overlord!
Because every African-American in Baltimore has Trump’s personal number on speed dial.
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Diamond, Silk, Alveda King, KKKandy, KKKarson.
Those are the 5 asskissers that called him.
re: #131 The Pie Overlord!
Because every African-American in Baltimore has Trump’s personal number on speed dial.
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And Donny, in his infinite wisdom and boundless generosity…is doing nothing more than thanking them for agreeing with him that the city they willingly live in is a blighted, godforsaken hellhole that Elijah Cummings is totally responsible for.
This literally looks like a family portrait with two elderly parents and their 8 adult children. pic.twitter.com/hpFgKhPKjp
— Alex Joshua (@_alex_joshua) July 30, 2019
re: #80 Belafon
Don’t believe any of the polls ever. The only one that matters is the actual election.
re: #140 GlutenFreeJesus
Don’t believe any of the polls ever. The only one that matters is the actual election.
Or, to be more mathematical: Remember there’s always error.
It’s not that you can’t accept the validity of polls done right, it’s that
1. They can’t be considered alone. A single poll could be completely wrong. But the more polls saying the same thing can tell you information.
2. A national poll doesn’t indicate the winner with our Electoral College.
But Trump isn’t getting 0% in the large states and all of them in the smaller states. HIs racism is having an effect. Harris as either the presidential or VP nominee would keep Trump frothing at the mouth thinking he’s going to win with his racism.
re: #141 Anymouse 🌹
My dad, about 5 years ago, slicked the pad off his thumb off with his band saw.
re: #142 Dr Lizardo
Forgot to add - that was filmed entirely on 35mm black and white film stock with lenses from the 1930s. Same director as The Witch, too. One film critic wrote that it was “A psychological nightmare that gnaws at the brain long after the disturbing final image assaults the retina” while another wrote “It has the feel of a newly discovered artefact from FW Murnau (Nosferatu).”
re: #138 b.d.
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It really does. I really hope it’s not Trump and Bernie or Biden. These guys have had their time at bat.
re: #125 makeitstop
That cannot be a real quote. Even with Jordan being as rock-stupid as he is, he can’t be that stupid.
It isn’t real.
re: #79 Belafon
Our Worst Presidents Came In With A Lot Of Experience (Goes to FiveThirtyEight)
America, in two tweets pic.twitter.com/7vUsd5WBcZ
— Deniiise 💗 (@RogueCharisma) July 29, 2019
re: #143 Belafon
Or, to be more mathematical: Remember there’s always error.
It’s not that you can’t accept the validity of polls done right, it’s that
1. They can’t be considered alone. A single poll could be completely wrong. But the more polls saying the same thing can tell you information.
2. A national poll doesn’t indicate the winner with our Electoral College.But Trump isn’t getting 0% in the large states and all of them in the smaller states. HIs racism is having an effect. Harris as either the presidential or VP nominee would keep Trump frothing at the mouth thinking he’s going to win with his racism.
Here is an article which, instead of talking to old white men in a diner for a change, they interviewed women in shopping centers, and they don’t like Trump’s rhetoric. apnews.com
re: #150 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Here is an article which, instead of talking to old white men in a diner for a change, they interviewed women in shopping centers, and they don’t like Trump’s rhetoric. apnews.com
If he loses white women, he’s finished.
re: #146 HappyWarrior
It really does. I really hope it’s not Trump and Bernie or Biden. These guys have had their time at bat.
But even if it is, either one would be massively better than Trump, and we must vote for the Democratic nominee, especially all swing state voters.
In today’s edition of “Rich People Suck” (TM):
Dozens of wealthy families in Illinois have reportedly been using a controversial tactic to help their children pay for college: They give up legal guardianship so the teenagers can claim dramatically lower incomes and earn need-based financial aid, according to reports from two news organizations published Monday.
ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal each detailed the efforts in separate articles after uncovering dozens of applications filed by Chicago-area parents to financially divorce themselves from their kids over the past year and a half.
As part of the strategy, wealthy parents allegedly file paperwork to transfer legal custody of their kids to other relatives, friends or even co-workers. When the transfers are complete — often during their junior or senior years of high school — students are then able to declare themselves financially independent on college applications. In one instance detailed by the Journal, a student whose parents owned a $1.2 million home only had to declare $4,200 in income from a summer job.
re: #152 NO SMOCKING GUN!
But even if it is, either one would be massively better than Trump, and we must vote for the Democratic nominee, especially all swing state voters.
Of course. I’m there. I’m not going to pull a Naderite or Steinshill.
re: #131 The Pie Overlord!
Because every African-American in Baltimore has Trump’s personal number on speed dial.
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those quotes (at least) dont mention baltimore
i suppose context helps, i dont watch his video clips
but he could be talking about any rando AA’s from anywhere
re: #151 HappyWarrior
If he loses white women, he’s finished.
Yep - he can’t afford to lose anyone at this point, especially not white women. If they turn against him, whether they vote for his Democratic opponent or simply sit out the election, he’s done. He going to need every last vote he can get.
So, the GOP screwed anyone living in states that fought Medicaid expansion. You are absolutely and indisputably worse off. There are receipts.
75% of the rural hospitals that have closed nationwide have been in states that didn’t expand Medicaid. They are primarily in the South, where they already have the worst health outcomes in the nation. People living in rural areas already have less access to health care when needed, but closing hospitals means that they have to go even further in an emergency. That means even worse outcomes.
The GOP health care plan is #GOPDontCare. It is literally killing their constituents, not that they seem to notice or care, because they keep voting GOP.
GOP screwed their rural residents by not expanding Medicaid.
Rural hospitals have been hardest hit by GOP actions, leaving millions with fewer options in an emergency.#GOPDontCare— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 30, 2019
re: #152 NO SMOCKING GUN!
But even if it is, either one would be massively better than Trump, and we must vote for the Democratic nominee, especially all swing state voters.
Agree. I just think we’ll do better with a bold choice rather than a safe one, especially, as people have noted under other circumstances, we need to inspire some people to come out to vote.
re: #153 Eclectic Cyborg
In today’s edition of “Rich People Suck” (TM):
Dozens of wealthy families in Illinois have reportedly been using a controversial tactic to help their children pay for college: They give up legal guardianship so the teenagers can claim dramatically lower incomes and earn need-based financial aid, according to reports from two news organizations published Monday.ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal each detailed the efforts in separate articles after uncovering dozens of applications filed by Chicago-area parents to financially divorce themselves from their kids over the past year and a half.
As part of the strategy, wealthy parents allegedly file paperwork to transfer legal custody of their kids to other relatives, friends or even co-workers. When the transfers are complete — often during their junior or senior years of high school — students are then able to declare themselves financially independent on college applications. In one instance detailed by the Journal, a student whose parents owned a $1.2 million home only had to declare $4,200 in income from a summer job.
That’s so infuriating. We need a system that allows for upward advancement not rewards the already established.
re: #158 Belafon
Agree. I just think we’ll do better with a bold choice rather than a safe one, especially, as people have noted under other circumstances, we need to inspire some people to come out to vote.
We do a bold choice. We prevent someone like Rubio coming in 2024 praying on voter amnesia.
re: #160 HappyWarrior
We do a bold choice. We prevent someone like Rubio coming in 2024 praying on voter amnesia.
If Trump does indeed crash and burn next year, I’m pretty confident that the GOP’s 2024 election strategy is almost certainly going to involve counting on Republican voter amnesia. Either that, or they’ll try to portray Trump as some kind of aberration or anomaly.
re: #150 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Here is an article which, instead of talking to old white men in a diner for a change, they interviewed women in shopping centers, and they don’t like Trump’s rhetoric. apnews.com
Since then, there are few signs Trump has expanded his support among women. The 2018 midterms amounted to a strong showing of opposition among women in the suburbs, registering in unprecedented turnout overall, a Democratic House and a record number of women elected in statehouses across the country.
And a good Democratic candidate with coattails will continue the trend of wiping out Republicans at the state level as well.
re: #85 Barefoot Grin
Yep. A lot of the guys with economic anxiety up here drive Ford F150s that tow fishing boats in summer and snowmobile sleds in winter. But the lumberjack beards make it all authentic.
Someone here recalled how well George Wallace did in WI and MI in 1968. Economic anxiety is real but they’ve been racists forever. In 1968 these states had high union wages.
re: #153 Eclectic Cyborg
In today’s edition of “Rich People Suck” (TM):
Dozens of wealthy families in Illinois have reportedly been using a controversial tactic to help their children pay for college: They give up legal guardianship so the teenagers can claim dramatically lower incomes and earn need-based financial aid, according to reports from two news organizations published Monday.ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal each detailed the efforts in separate articles after uncovering dozens of applications filed by Chicago-area parents to financially divorce themselves from their kids over the past year and a half.
As part of the strategy, wealthy parents allegedly file paperwork to transfer legal custody of their kids to other relatives, friends or even co-workers. When the transfers are complete — often during their junior or senior years of high school — students are then able to declare themselves financially independent on college applications. In one instance detailed by the Journal, a student whose parents owned a $1.2 million home only had to declare $4,200 in income from a summer job.
and no doubt the parents are still ‘subsidizing’ the kids
if you’re ‘financially independent’ and only earned $4,200, you are not paying your own food, clothing and shelter
re: #158 Belafon
Agree. I just think we’ll do better with a bold choice rather than a safe one, especially, as people have noted under other circumstances, we need to inspire some people to come out to vote.
Kentucky’s presidential primary is usually late, so I’ll just have to see who is still in the race when I get to vote. I will consider the possibility that voters will feel safe voting for Biden because of his 8 years as VP, but that won’t be my only consideration.
re: #161 Dr Lizardo
If Trump does indeed crash and burn next year, I’m pretty confident that the GOP’s 2024 election strategy is almost certainly going to involve counting on Republican voter amnesia. Either that, or they’ll try to portray Trump as some kind of aberration or anomaly.
And the goal should be to make sure that doesn’t happen. Trump is not an anomaly. He is the latest stopping point on decades of Republican racism.
re: #164 DangerMan
and no doubt the parents are still ‘subsidizing’ the kids
if you’re ‘financially independent’ and only earned $4,200, you are not paying your own food, clothing and shelter
The rich always have an angle to play, and the law almost always lets them get away with it.
re: #165 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Kentucky’s presidential primary is usually late, so I’ll just have to see who is still in the race when I get to vote. I will consider the possibility that voters will feel safe voting for Biden because of his 8 years as VP, but that won’t be my only consideration.
Nebraska’s 2020 Democratic Primary will be on May 12. I imagine the field will by that time be winnowed to only a few, or one. (Yay, we get a primary for the first time.)
I’ll probably pull my hair out if that one is Maryanne Williamson, but even left-wing religious nut is better than Trump.
re: #89 Rocky-in-Connecticut
Knowing that Trump and his immediate family members are very likely to be brought up on criminal charges upon losing the election I am starting to get concerned about judicial shenanigans caused by all of the Trump judge lackeys Republicans have been foisting on the country.
Trump actually refusing to leave the White House seems far fetched even for this abysmal President, but relying on ideological poisonous toadies installed into the Justice system itself seems a more likely means to ensure limited repercussions for the most corrupt and least ethical administration to ever infest the Executive branch.
I think there is merit to the worry about triggering a pattern of persecuting the previous president upon leaving office. Look how we react when drumpf threatens political attacks using criminal courts. But drumpf must be held accountable. What a mess 40 million people brought upon this nation.
re: #159 HappyWarrior
That’s so infuriating. We need a system that allows for upward advancement not rewards the already established.
ps - the idea of college students emancipating to qualify for financial assistance goes back at least to the 70’s and probably before
re: #161 Dr Lizardo
If Trump does indeed crash and burn next year, I’m pretty confident that the GOP’s 2024 election strategy is almost certainly going to involve counting on Republican voter amnesia. Either that, or they’ll try to portray Trump as some kind of aberration or anomaly.
The Trump base will still be there, and someone like Kobach will run as the white nationalist candidate with a good chance of winning the nomination. I’m not sure their base will settle for mere dogwhistles anymore.
re: #164 DangerMan
Just don’t get caught, I remember some Hollywood types getting caught up in an admissions scandal not too long ago.
re: #170 DangerMan
ps - the idea of college students emancipating to qualify for financial assistance goes back at least to the 70’s and probably before
Yeah, but it’s not something the middle class knew to take advantage of.
re: #170 DangerMan
ps - the idea of college students emancipating to qualify for financial assistance goes back at least to the 70’s and probably before
again goes to show that we need to reform our higher education system from the ground up…
re: #166 Anymouse 🌹
And the goal should be to make sure that doesn’t happen. Trump is not an anomaly. He is the latest stopping point on decades of Republican racism.
Oh, absolutely. Trump needs to be the albatross around the GOP’s neck for, at bare minimum, a generation.
re: #165 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Kentucky’s presidential primary is usually late, so I’ll just have to see who is still in the race when I get to vote. I will consider the possibility that voters will feel safe voting for Biden because of his 8 years as VP, but that won’t be my only consideration.
Poll from June:
Opponent Trump Democrat
Bernie Sanders 57% 35%
Joe Biden 57% 37%
Elizabeth Warren 60% 28%
Pete Buttigieg 60% 28%
Average 58.5% 32%
“So, Trump is basically running about 26.5 points ahead of the Democratic field. Meanwhile, in a hypothetical matchup against former Lexington mayor Jim Gray (D), McConnell leads by just 8 points, 49% to 41%. That means that the Senator is lagging the President by close to 20 points. In other words, there appear to be a sizable number of Trump-but-not-McConnell voters. And that was with Gray as McConnell’s opponent; since that poll was taken in June, the much stronger Amy McGrath has entered the Democratic race.
re: #160 HappyWarrior
We do a bold choice. We prevent someone like Rubio coming in 2024 praying on voter amnesia.
“Praying.”
A campaign based on Bible verses from the Old Testament. /s
re: #139 sagehen
One of Seth’s writers is Puerto Rican; she has thoughts.
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DO YOU HAVE A POT?? BANG IT!!
Here’s some videos of the #CacerolaGirl :
NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES but some of them are sheroes with a backpack banging a pot at the police🗣 #CacerolaGirl, I SALUTE YOU!!! via @BryanLlenas #RickyRenuncia #ParoNacionalPR #PuertoRicoProtests pic.twitter.com/0QvFykjHNE
— Liza Sabater 🇵🇷👸🏾🌹 (@blogdiva) July 23, 2019
Me tienen miedo será,me tiene miedo será,es un mamao,es un ma-maoYo no sé ustedes pero yo me voy a aprender esto y será lo único que diré el resto de la semana jaajajajajajajajaja pic.twitter.com/Lhyctkl7wX
— Kasique (@Kasique_) July 23, 2019
Edit: Kinda forgot: Coarse (Puerto Rican Spanish) language.
re: #174 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
again goes to show that we need to reform our higher education system from the ground up…
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. /s
That should be a bumper sticker.
re: #167 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The rich always have an angle to play, and the law almost always lets them get away with it.
true
i’ll add that if your parents (or anyone else) are somehow in fact funneling you money, whether by gift, credit card or some other way funding your life, that is income for financial aid purposes and likely ought to be reported on applications. (funding sources arent that stupid. they caught on to this long ago)
so more than likely, someone’s committing fraud on their applications
re: #171 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The Trump base will still be there, and someone like Kobach will run as the white nationalist candidate with a good chance of winning the nomination. I’m not sure their base will settle for mere dogwhistles anymore.
But with any luck, given the natural mortality rate, enough Republican voters will have begun to die off by 2024 that the white nationalist segment of the GOP will be relegated to a permanent - if loud and angry - minority, forever to be outvoted. And if the GOP can be locked out of the White House for as long as they were during FDR’s presidency (and with any luck, locked out of the House and Senate to boot), they might well decide it’s time to change course.
JUST IN: Trump claims he is the “least racist person anywhere in the world” https://t.co/o5cwMbsNbZ pic.twitter.com/PxEjvZvHTE
— The Hill (@thehill) July 30, 2019
Of all the racists in the world, Trump is the least racist in his racism. https://t.co/l9msAu9HzV
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 30, 2019
re: #169 Old Liberal
I think there is merit to the worry about triggering a pattern of persecuting the previous president upon leaving office. Look how we react when drumpf threatens political attacks using criminal courts. But drumpf must be held accountable. What a mess 40 million people brought upon this nation.
as long as the DOJ position stands, prosecuting for actual crimes committed while in office is not ‘persecuting’ upon leaving office
re: #139 sagehen
One of Seth’s writers is Puerto Rican; she has thoughts.
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DO YOU HAVE A POT?? BANG IT!!
Perro Rico was of course devastated by the hurricane and still hurting. That was the million straws on the camel’s back. And their population is large and concentrated. We can put a million protesters into New York or DC and the rest of the country will yawn.
re: #181 Dr Lizardo
But with any luck, given the natural mortality rate, enough Republican voters will have begun to die off by 2024 that the white nationalist segment of the GOP will be relegated to a permanent - if loud and angry - minority, forever to be outvoted. And if the GOP can be locked out of the White House for as long as they were during FDR’s presidency (and with any luck, locked out of the House and Senate to boot), they might well decide it’s time to change course.
It’s projection always with conservatives.
Nazis and white supremacists are recruited, not gay people.
Plenty enough younger Nazis to take over for the old loud racists.
re: #173 Belafon
Yeah, but it’s not something the middle class knew to take advantage of.
(‘75-‘79) we/ students talked about it all the time
very few actually had the nerve to jump off their personal gravy train
re: #184 Old Liberal
Perro Rico was of course devastated by the hurricane and still hurting. That was the million straws on the camel’s back. And their population is large and concentrated. We can put a million protesters into New York or DC and the rest of the country will yawn.
There were Puerto Ricans in the streets for two weeks.
How would DC or New York (but especially DC) even function if even their own populaces turned out for two weeks straight?
Imagine thousands of people all day and all night as close to the White House as possible banging pots and pans. Thrown in the Capitol as well.
re: #186 DangerMan
(‘75-‘79) we/ students talked about it all the time
very few actually had the nerve to jump off their personal gravy train
We basically had to claim that my stepfather was a bastard and refused to support me (he was not) so we would be eligible for aid.
But in our case, my parents were on Social Security and did not own a million-dollar home, just a two-bedroom wood frame house in Merrillville, Indiana.
re: #189 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
We basically had to claim that my stepfather was a bastard and refused to support me (he was not) so we would be eligible for aid.
But in our case, my parents were on Social Security and did not own a million-dollar home, just a two-bedroom wood frame house in Merrillville, Indiana.
Walked across the 7th Street Bridge the week I turned 18, and my family never saw me again. A couple years later President LBJ sent me greetings and offered to pay for my college. There was a hitch.
re: #185 Anymouse 🌹
Honestly, I don’t think there’s enough of them in the younger generation to match the demographic cohort that’s dying off. They’re loud, and certainly, social media amplifies their voices, but I’m fairly confident that in the end, they’ll be confined to the fringes of society. Eventually, they’ll slither back under the rocks from which they crawled, once they have an epiphany that their BS won’t be tolerated anymore.
Of course, we’ll always have these kind of morons, that goes without saying. But like most bullies, they back away when they’re confronted forcefully enough. Name ‘em and shame ‘em, and do it publicly, do it on social media, wherever it needs to be done.
Let them know, in no uncertain terms, that their noxious and hateful ideas have no place whatsoever in the United States of America.
re: #182 Anymouse 🌹
Trump’s the least racist White Supremacist I’ve ever seen, that’s for sure.
He has black friends.
re: #37 Anymouse 🌹
Christians love child rapists in churches.
re: #183 DangerMan
as long as the DOJ position stands, prosecuting for actual crimes committed while in office is not ‘persecuting’ upon leaving office
Clinton impeachment was payback for Nixon impeachment. Republicans are assholes who do not respect law. Nonetheless drumpf must be prosecuted.
re: #157 lawhawk
Republican voters screwed the selves by voting for the GOP.
re: #188 Anymouse 🌹
There were Puerto Ricans in the streets for two weeks.
How would DC or New York (but especially DC) even function if even their own populaces turned out for two weeks straight?
Imagine thousands of people all day and all night as close to the White House as possible banging pots and pans. Thrown in the Capitol as well.
IMO nothing would result. A series of national strikes might.
re: #188 Anymouse 🌹
There were Puerto Ricans in the streets for two weeks.
How would DC or New York (but especially DC) even function if even their own populaces turned out for two weeks straight?
Imagine thousands of people all day and all night as close to the White House as possible banging pots and pans. Thrown in the Capitol as well.
And then imagine none of the Evangelicals getting the Jericho reference.
Trump calls Brazil’s president, a right-wing fascist who has upped the destruction of the rainforest and jails journalists, a “great gentleman” and a “wonderful man” doing a “fantastic job.” So that was neat.
— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) July 30, 2019
The 19-year-old who police say turned an assault weapon on festival-goers was known as a quiet teen who stayed out of trouble.https://t.co/zjv4p8rSaE
— The Greenville News (@GreenvilleNews) July 30, 2019
The Greenville News is not trying to minimize the gravity of what happened in Gilroy or shape public opinion about the suspect or victims. This story is part of USAToday’s comprehensive coverage. Please consider the full context, not just a tweet summarizing 1 facet of the story.
— The Greenville News (@GreenvilleNews) July 30, 2019
The period serves as the “but” in those two sentences.
“Consider the full context.” What is this newspaper composed of, Christians trying to justify rape and slavery in the Bible?
Please consider the full context of how white terrorism has been normalized in the media before writing or sharing headlines.
— We tried to warn you (@AmyDentata) July 30, 2019
I don’t care about your excuse. Delete this trash.
— That’s Enough, Miss Shawn. (@thepbg) July 30, 2019
re: #198 Patricia Kayden
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Gosh, I wonder how Glenn Greenwald feels about that especially after all the lies he spread for his pal…
re: #199 Anymouse 🌹
I don’t care about your excuse. Delete this trash.
Just delete your fucking account while you are at it.
re: #199 Anymouse 🌹
That young Adolph was a quiet boy that like to paint.
re: #202 Belafon
That young Adolph was a quiet boy that like to paint.
and a vegetarian who cared about animal welfare
re: #202 Belafon
To wit…. wait for the punch line (youtube video of trailer for JoJo Rabbit
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re: #199 Anymouse 🌹
Gosh I wonder what they would tweet if he was black…or latin…
re: #203 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
and a vegetarian who cared about animal welfare
Wounded veteran who served honorably
re: #203 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
and a vegetarian who cared about animal welfare
Sounds like a Leftist. We knew they were trouble.
re: #202 Belafon
That young Adolph was a quiet boy that like to paint.
When I was in college my Journalism Professor commented on how stupid it was that for every story about a mass shooter or serial killer, a media outlet would always find that one neighbor or friend of the perpetrator and would inevitably quote them as saying of the killer: “He was a quiet man.”
re: #86 DangerMan
” I was sharpening my scythe”
A phrase we don’t hear near enough
You’d get a kick out of me sharpening my swords then… ;)
re: #184 Old Liberal
Perro Rico was of course devastated by the hurricane and still hurting. That was the million straws on the camel’s back. And their population is large and concentrated. We can put a million protesters into New York or DC and the rest of the country will yawn.
That’s an interesting observation I’ve seen a couple of times and it makes sense. San Juan has a population of ~400k. Last week’s march had an estimated 600k people in it. That’s over 15% of the total population on the Island. That would be like ~50 million people taking the streets on the USA.
re: #203 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
and a vegetarian who cared about animal welfare
And he loved dogs! And little kids!*
*well, the Aryan ones, at least
re: #205 Joe Bacon 🌹
Gosh I wonder what they would tweet if he was black…or latin…
White people- good people who inexplicably do bad things.
Melanin people- bad people who inevitably do bad things.
White privilege exists? Spit
re: #210 Sea Mexican
That’s an interesting observation I’ve seen a couple of times and it makes sense. San Juan has a population of ~400k. Last week’s march had an estimated 600k people in it. That’s over 15% of the total population on the Island. That would be like ~50 million people taking the streets on the USA.
Takes a good bit to piss off that many people. There’s not much that could get 50 million here off their asses. Not sure what the death toll would be.
re: #190 Decatur Deb
Walked across the 7th Street Bridge the week I turned 18, and my family never saw me again. A couple years later President LBJ sent me greetings and offered to pay for my college. There was a hitch.
so that’s why they call it that…
re: #210 Sea Mexican
That’s an interesting observation I’ve seen a couple of times and it makes sense. San Juan has a population of ~400k. Last week’s march had an estimated 600k people in it. That’s over 15% of the total population on the Island. That would be like ~50 million people taking the streets on the USA.
Yes, and 50 million people spread across 100 cities, well if kept up for weeks might do something. But here we have to hurt the economy, and people aren’t desperate enough (yet) to do that. Shut down highways, stay home from work, etc.
re: #191 Dr Lizardo
Honestly, I don’t think there’s enough of them in the younger generation to match the demographic cohort that’s dying off. They’re loud, and certainly, social media amplifies their voices, but I’m fairly confident that in the end, they’ll be confined to the fringes of society. Eventually, they’ll slither back under the rocks from which they crawled, once they have an epiphany that their BS won’t be tolerated anymore.
Of course, we’ll always have these kind of morons, that goes without saying. But like most bullies, they back away when they’re confronted forcefully enough. Name ‘em and shame ‘em, and do it publicly, do it on social media, wherever it needs to be done.
Let them know, in no uncertain terms, that their noxious and hateful ideas have no place whatsoever in the United States of America.
Really, about the only thing that will keep them afloat for even another decade will be voter apathy, capitalizing largely upon the idea that voting “doesn’t change anything” and so artificially driving down participation. When voter participation is high, the Repubs tend to fall short at the polls, so the only means of ensuring their survival will be in getting voters to stay home.
re: #212 Old Liberal
White people- good people who inexplicably do bad things.
Melanin people- bad people who inevitably do bad things.
White privilege exists? Spit
White teen shoots up public gathering: “He was a quiet, young kid who was secretly troubled. Nobody saw this coming!”
Black teen shot dead for walking “suspiciously” in a hoodie: “He had a history of disciplinary issues and might have bought items to make ‘purple drank’! He was no angel!”
Reminder that they make excuses not to call Trump certain things, but never hesitate to use those words against his opponents and targets. Can’t call Trump’s lies “lies” but Hillary is a “liar”. Can’t say Trump’s words are “racist” but sure can ask if Cummings/Squad are “racist”
— Make Cruelty Un-American, K? (@Citizen_Kryptik) July 30, 2019
The very fact that the question was asked is something that makes me want to throw an entire desk at the TV.
Wondering if Trump is racist or if his statements contain racism is beyond the pale…but lets ask if the people he attacked are ‘racist’ just because he said so.
For fucking fuck’s sake.
re: #216 Targetpractice
Really, about the only thing that will keep them afloat for even another decade will be voter apathy, capitalizing largely upon the idea that voting “doesn’t change anything” and so artificially driving down participation. When voter participation is high, the Repubs tend to fall short at the polls, so the only means of ensuring their survival will be in getting voters to stay home.
High voter turnout is invariably the kiss of death for the GOP. They don’t have the numbers to win.
Eventually, Texas is going to become a swing state - and then probably a blue state. And when that happens, the GOP is pretty much finished as a nationally competitive party.
Texas is the key.
re: #219 Dr Lizardo
High voter turnout is invariably the kiss of death for the GOP. They don’t have the numbers to win.
Eventually, Texas is going to become a swing state - and then probably a blue state. And when that happens, the GOP is pretty much finished as a nationally competitive party.
Texas is the key.
when democrats vote, democrats win!
re: #213 Decatur Deb
Takes a good bit to piss off that many people. There’s not much that could get 50 million here off their asses. Not sure what the death toll would be.
Rosselló managed to do just that.
And just to rub more salt on the wound:
Here it is:
8hrs ago, I asked FEMA for info on thousands of water bottles - meant hurricane Maria survivors - sitting in a Dorado, Puerto Rico field
They sent a 1 paragraph response
Basically, the water expired & it’s being disposing of. That took 8 hrs.
I sent follow up ?s pic.twitter.com/UKhxelDJli— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) July 30, 2019
Read the reactions of Puerto Ricans who are hearing FEMAs confirmation, tonight, that thousands of water bottles sitting in a field in Dorado, Puerto Rico are “surplus” bottles now being disposed of because the water has or will soon reach its expiration date. pic.twitter.com/vPLlwcjR67
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) July 30, 2019
re: #216 Targetpractice
Really, about the only thing that will keep them afloat for even another decade will be voter apathy, capitalizing largely upon the idea that voting “doesn’t change anything” and so artificially driving down participation. When voter participation is high, the Repubs tend to fall short at the polls, so the only means of ensuring their survival will be in getting voters to stay home.
Apathy and indifference are the best forms of voter suppression…
re: #219 Dr Lizardo
High voter turnout is invariably the kiss of death for the GOP. They don’t have the numbers to win.
Eventually, Texas is going to become a swing state - and then probably a blue state. And when that happens, the GOP is pretty much finished as a nationally competitive party.
Texas is the key.
But they’re doing their best to make high turnout an impossibility by 1) trying to ensure as few voters are actually considered ‘eligible’ as possible, and 2) targeting and reducing the number of polling locations in all the right (wrong?) locations so they can negate the turnout with long to impossible wait times.
re: #222 Sea Mexican
Rosselló managed to do just that.
And just to rub more salt on the wound:
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unless it was actually spoiled or somehow tainted due to mismanagement, water does not go bad
reaching it’s expiration date is BS
especially in those circumstances - they’re recovering from a fucking hurricane
Water doesn’t go bad. Having a freshness date on a bottle of water makes about as much sense as having an expiration date on sugar or salt.
There are several reasons why water bottles come with an expiration date. The main one is government bureaucracy: Water is a consumable food product, and as such, it is subject to laws requiring expiration dates on all consumables, from bologna to lemonade.
Besides that, the expiration date on bottled water has certain benefits for the manufacturer.
Although water, in and of itself, does not go bad, the plastic bottle it is contained in does “expire,” and will eventually start leaching chemicals into the water. This won’t necessarily render the water toxic, but it might make it taste somewhat less than “mountain spring fresh.”
Trump to reporters this AM: “I’m the least racist person there is anywhere in the world.” #TheResistance #Millennials #MSNBC #CNN #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/50aYXvhSY6
— GruveOn (@GruveOn) July 30, 2019
re: #224 Citizen K
But they’re doing their best to make high turnout an impossibility by 1) trying to ensure as few voters are actually considered ‘eligible’ as possible, and 2) targeting and reducing the number of polling locations in all the right (wrong?) locations so they can negate the turnout with long to impossible wait times.
A delaying tactic, not really much more. Much like with gerrymandering, which is a front that they’re slowly losing ground on with each passing election.
re: #215 Old Liberal
Yes, and 50 million people spread across 100 cities, well if kept up for weeks might do something. But here we have to hurt the economy, and people aren’t desperate enough (yet) to do that. Shut down highways, stay home from work, etc.
One of the slogans was “they took so much from us, that they took our fear”, and it has a grain of truth. Before Hurricane Maria, many righties scared people with the possibility of scarcity of food if a strike extended too long, especially if the truckers joined in. Now, many people aren’t scared of such prospect. We survived worse during the weeks and months following Maria.
WATCH: Protester holding a sign interrupts President Trump’s speech in Jamestown, and yells, “Virginia is our home. Mr. President, you cannot send us back.” https://t.co/n5UPrX1ekU pic.twitter.com/0mDd0yot7D
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 30, 2019
re: #222 Sea Mexican
Rosselló managed to do just that.
And just to rub more salt on the wound:
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If you can get a credible death toll from the storm and aftermath, project that onto the mainland’s 300+ millions. That’s a lot of body bags.
re: #230 The Pie Overlord!
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I’m completely surprised that he didn’t mouth off about the protester.
re: #226 DangerMan
Beat me to it. I was like: “Wait, what the fuck? I don’t think water goes bad…”
Even “less than mountain fresh” water can still be used for cleaning, bathing, rinsing, etc.
re: #223 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Apathy and indifference are the best forms of voter suppression…
Apathy, indifference and..surprise!!
re: #220 DangerMan
when democrats are allowed to vote, democrats win!
Artist installs pink seesaws at border wall so children in the U.S. and Mexico can play together https://t.co/tHBug33ZQp pic.twitter.com/lQncETwKKk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 30, 2019
re: #226 DangerMan
unless it was actually spoiled or somehow tainted due to mismanagement, water does not go bad
reaching it’s expiration date is BS
especially in those circumstances - they’re recovering from a fucking hurricane
Interesting! Thank you!
THREAD: Alan Dershowitz is a sack of shit.
In college, early 2000s, my roommate went to see Dershowitz talk about Israel at the NYU Hillel, and asked a pointed question about human rights abuses in occupied Palestine. He publicly attacked her, calling her an antisemite worse than Hitler
— Arielle Angel (@ArielleLAngel) July 30, 2019
Love when “the African-American community” calls Donald Trump to praise him.
His lies are getting stupider. https://t.co/sxGTTSa4cz— Evan Hurst (@EvanHurst) July 30, 2019
Should we CUT TO: STEPHEN MILLER in room next to Oval Office, calling TRUMP? “Hi, this is the AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. Is President Trump home?”
— Studio Notes on the Trump Presidency (@DJTStudioNotes) July 30, 2019
re: #241 The Pie Overlord!
Should we CUT TO: STEPHEN MILLER in room next to Oval Office, calling TRUMP? “Hi, this is the AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. Is President Trump home?”
Diamond and Silk were taking turns phoning him using different voices…
re: #222 Sea Mexican
The concern with the plastic bottled water is that with it sitting in the open like that that the plastic could degrade/contaminate the water.
The bigger problem is that FEMA sat on this water supply and failed to provide the logistics to distribute it to those in need - they failed to identify that they lacked resources to distribute it, get it where it was needed, etc.
That’s a failure on FEMA. It’s a failure of the PR govt to prioritize resources to move the water to where it was needed. It was a failure of Trumpworld to provide resources when the entire PR infrastructure was basically wiped out by Maria. They failed to make the logistics available to distribute that water.
The failure starts with Trump and extends all the way down to the PR Governor and his officials that knew or had reason to know that the water was there, but couldn’t get it where it was needed.
re: #230 The Pie Overlord!
Did trump’s brown shirts shoot the protester?
re: #241 The Pie Overlord!
Should we CUT TO: STEPHEN MILLER in room next to Oval Office, calling TRUMP? “Hi, this is the AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. Is President Trump home?”
I’m trying to imagine Miller doing his best Redd Foxx impression.
re: #236 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
it’s important that we widen our focus from merely GOTV on election day / getting people to the polls / remember to absentee vote
its reminding people to check the status of their registration early. so there’s time to fix it or re-register if necessary. before the deadlines in their state/district
re: #245 Dr Lizardo
I’m trying to imagine Miller doing his best Stepin Fetchitt impression.
More accurate…
re: #185 Anymouse 🌹
It’s projection always with conservatives.
Nazis and white supremacists are recruited, not gay people.
Plenty enough younger Nazis to take over for the old loud racists.
The Covington students for one.
Sheesh! When I was a little kid, a Pound was a lot of money ($2.77 in 1955 dollars).
re: #141 Anymouse 🌹
LOL
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re: #189 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
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re: #249 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Sheesh! When I was a little kid, a Pound was a lot of money ($2.77 in 1955 dollars).
Now 1 Pound is $1.21. The lowest I have ever seen it in my life.
re: #251 Dr Lizardo
How come I never saw this before?
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Haha I did see that. Loved the meta humor.
re: #249 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Sheesh! When I was a little kid, a Pound was a lot of money ($2.77 in 1955 dollars).
Yeah, in the early 1970s, when I was a little kid, it was still pretty expensive relative to the Dollar (about $2.50 to £1.00).
re: #253 MsJ
Now 1 Pound is $1.21. The lowest I have ever seen it in my life.
I think it has a ways to go yet. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see 1:1 parity with the USD in a couple of months - or even sooner.
#thegreatpoolpondconversion - 190728 edition ———————->
Blueberry Corn Muffins #BeGoodToYourself #TheResistance #Resist pic.twitter.com/9YgOZF92YL
— Pie Overlord (@Pie_Overlord) July 30, 2019
JFC
Trump just retweeted a meme from @LYNNTHO06607841 (who?) calling the opposition party “THE TRUE ENEMIES OF AMERICA!” pic.twitter.com/fWEkSGhkPO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2019
re: #220 DangerMan
when democrats vote, democrats win!
And when Democrats cannot vote? Look at what’s happened in Florida when the people voted to restore voting rights to citizens with felony records and the GOP legislature effectively overturned the referendum. Look at the Texas woman who has been sentenced to 5 years in prison because she mistakenly thought she was eligible to vote. There is widespread voter disenfranchisement and suppression throughout this country.
Even in blue Illinois, many poor people are deprived of their right to vote because the don’t have a permanent address — they move from friend to friend. Over 10 years ago, my sister was poll-watching in Waukegan: one person after another came to the poll and discovered they weren’t registered there and didn’t have a clue where they would be eligible to vote.
And let’s not forget how polls in minority districts often have too few voting booths and people are forced to stay in lines for hours, which many cannot afford to do.
re: #258 The Pie Overlord!
As an aside, I can say with some happiness that at last - AT LAST!! - the big supermarkets here in Ostrava are finally selling bagels! I noticed they started showing up in the bakery sections about three weeks ago, much to my great joy. At first, packaged bagels, but now, the supermarket bakeries are making their own bagels and putting them out for sale.
re: #256 Dr Lizardo
I think it has a ways to go yet. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see 1:1 parity with the USD in a couple of months - or even sooner.
It’s almost at par with the Euro right now. Not sure if that ever happened before (perhaps early on right after the Euro was introduced).
re: #262 MsJ
It’s almost at par with the Euro right now. Not sure if that ever happened before (perhaps early on right after the Euro was introduced).
I think the £ will be at 1:1 parity with the € in a matter of weeks.
The Greenville News is not trying to minimize the gravity of what happened in Gilroy or shape public opinion about the suspect or victims. This story is part of USAToday’s comprehensive coverage. Please consider the full context, not just a tweet summarizing 1 facet of the story.
— The Greenville News (@GreenvilleNews) July 30, 2019
The conscious choice to lead with this was still made. As journalists, you should all be aware of the power and impact of headlines. Making this the headline about a white supremacist mass murderer is an exercise in gilding the turd.
— Make Cruelty Un-American, K? (@Citizen_Kryptik) July 30, 2019
It really just never stops, does it?
re: #261 Dr Lizardo
As an aside, I can say with some happiness that at last - AT LAST!! - the big supermarkets here in Ostrava are finally selling bagels! I noticed they started showing up in the bakery sections about three weeks ago, much to great joy. At first, packaged bagels, but now, the supermarket bakeries are making their own bagels and putting them out for sale.
My local store, Meijer, used to make these fabulous blueberry scones at their bakery onsite. Then they went to prepackaged dreck that was barely edible. I bought them once and tossed most of them (yes, they were that bad).
I saw the baked ones the other day when an older woman in an electric cart had them, so we started chatting.
I can’t eat them now but man, those were THE BEST scones. I drool just thinking about them.
re: #263 Dr Lizardo
I think the £ will be at 1:1 parity with the € in a matter of weeks.
And below par in the weeks thereafter.
JFCWTFITS
Holy shit. The account the president of the United States just retweeted (@LYNNTHO06607841) posted a meme 5 days ago accusing the Clintons of “torturing and sacrificing children” and then consuming their secretions. pic.twitter.com/ujmrhGb6QJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2019
re: #260 Hecuba’s daughter
And when Democrats cannot vote? Look at what’s happened in Florida when the people voted to restore voting rights to citizens with felony records and the GOP legislature effectively overturned the referendum. Look at the Texas woman who has been sentenced to 5 years in prison because she mistakenly thought she was eligible to vote. There is widespread voter disenfranchisement and suppression throughout this country.
Even in blue Illinois, many poor people are deprived of their right to vote because the don’t have a permanent address — they move from friend to friend. Over 10 years ago, my sister was poll-watching in Waukegan: one person after another came to the poll and discovered they weren’t registered there and didn’t have a clue where they would be eligible to vote.
And let’s not forget how polls in minority districts often have too few voting booths and people are forced to stay in lines for hours, which many cannot afford to do.
see my re: #246 DangerMan
what the florida legislature did was vile
as for adequate amounts of equipment or moving/closing polling places - i dont have answers for those yet
Here’s Mitch’s problem: closing out foreign influence requires closing out anonymous influence (hope I don’t need to explain that); & closing out anonymous influence impedes the fossil fuel apparatus that is the political lifeblood of the Republican Party. https://t.co/Nq1MiUeAOG
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) July 30, 2019
re: #266 MsJ
And below par in the weeks thereafter.
That really wouldn’t be a big surprise. And if a Brexit crashout occurs come October 31st, the £ is gonna fall off the cliff.
re: #271 Dr Lizardo
That really wouldn’t be a big surprise. And if a Brexit crashout occurs come October 31st, the £ is gonna fall off the cliff.
Yup. Racism over your own best interest.
Or ignorance in the face of lies.
re: #268 The Pie Overlord!
Trump has totally lost his shit. There is no reasonable strategy that says this crazy crap can help him.
re: #270 Barefoot Grin
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re: #243 lawhawk
The concern with the plastic bottled water is that with it sitting in the open like that that the plastic could degrade/contaminate the water.
The bigger problem is that FEMA sat on this water supply and failed to provide the logistics to distribute it to those in need - they failed to identify that they lacked resources to distribute it, get it where it was needed, etc.
That’s a failure on FEMA. It’s a failure of the PR govt to prioritize resources to move the water to where it was needed. It was a failure of Trumpworld to provide resources when the entire PR infrastructure was basically wiped out by Maria. They failed to make the logistics available to distribute that water.
The failure starts with Trump and extends all the way down to the PR Governor and his officials that knew or had reason to know that the water was there, but couldn’t get it where it was needed.
Something to hang on the Republicans: “Heck of a job, Brownie.”
re: #271 Dr Lizardo
That really wouldn’t be a big surprise. And if a Brexit crashout occurs come October 31st, the £ is gonna fall off the cliff.
And we all know how positive an experience it is for a country to undergo hyperinflation, famine, and political instability all at once…
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why do we always have the candidates debate from some set that looks like a patriotic spaceship? https://t.co/afBPjUVNty
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) July 30, 2019
re: #273 Decatur Deb
Trump has totally lost his shit. There is no reasonable strategy that says this crazy crap can help him.
There’s a certain cult-like aspect to this: Once you have defended Trump’s obvious racism by claiming it’s not racism at all, it’s a lot harder to go back to join in company of reasonable people.
E.g. -
People discerning a racist motive for Trump’s attack on Elijah Cummings are missing a key point: Trump attacks those who criticize him and his administration, black or white. Note the list of whites below. https://t.co/yo5XlNVEPU
— Brit Hume (@brithume) July 29, 2019
Children will read about your illegitimate presidency and laugh at your clownish dumbness — for the rest of human civilization. https://t.co/4zVyLtiLtr
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 30, 2019
3.1 million who’d find that they’re unable to make ends meet, would go without meals, and otherwise harm the US economy because for every dollar spent on SNAP, it generates nearly $2 in economic activity.
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 30, 2019
If you ever had any morals, values or scruples, you’ve lost them.
It’s unbelievable that you support this administration after writing that.
That you can’t see how bad it is, regardless of his absolute racism, is telling how low you’ve gone.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) July 30, 2019
re: #259 The Pie Overlord!
JFC
“A real president wouldn’t be spending his days on twitter looking for people to retweet.”
re: #282 MsJ
Trump uses very specific language when attacking POC.
Trump uses generic insults for most everyone else. But when it comes to POC, the language he uses is very specific. This is not by accident.
Trump . IS . A . RACIST.
re: #281 lawhawk
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Students for trump has found the perfect brand ambassador. Good work team! pic.twitter.com/qrJ5M9b6tD
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 30, 2019
re: #286 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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re: #286 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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re: #278 Backwoods_Sleuth
Because the people that design the banners that show up no your TV screen wonder what they would look like in 3D.
re: #286 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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holy shit. I would do a WTF but hey, it’s on brand.
which makes me truly think that the person running that twitter account is pals with the dude who created the fake POTUS seal with the golf clubs.
re: #279 Blind Frog Belly White
There’s a certain cult-like aspect to this: Once you have defended Trump’s obvious racism by claiming it’s not racism at all, it’s a lot harder to go back to join in company of reasonable people.
E.g. -
And in how many of those, Brit, did he use the word infested?
Trump’s not a racist, he just happens to say a lot of shit that racists love him for. See, totally different from his being a racist!
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“In the event that I die from gun violence please publicize the photo of my death. #MyLastShot”
A high schooler showed me this sticker on her phone. I’m not in this to stand up to the @nra, I’m in it to knock them out of the ring. #EndGunViolence pic.twitter.com/PyatVKfgrw— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 29, 2019
I think I’ve this before, but if I’m ever the victim of gun violence, I would want everyone to politicize the fuck out of it and demand gun control and strict controls, because but for the easy availability of guns, I would have been alive still. Don’t wait. Politicize my funeral. Don’t wait. Don’t listen to the NRA calling for waiting.
Why? Because we’ve waited far too long from Columbine and every other mass shooting and suicide and domestic violence murder/suicide to wait another day longer.
re: #279 Blind Frog Belly White
There’s a certain cult-like aspect to this: Once you have defended Trump’s obvious racism by claiming it’s not racism at all, it’s a lot harder to go back to join in company of reasonable people.
E.g. -
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Team Bernie is not helping.
I have studied plans that privatize Medicare for many years. This claim is absurd. https://t.co/DATgYDhFG3
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) July 30, 2019
re: #264 Citizen K
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It really just never stops, does it?
And here’s the thing: the Greenville News is a Gannett paper, and I’d bet a very sizable amount that (like most Gannett papers) there’s nobody locally in Greenville making any decisions about what national content gets pushed out to its Twitter feed.
It comes from USA Today/Gannett national and probably shows up at the same time not only in Greenville but at 80 other “local” papers around the country. If it’s anything like my “local” Gannett paper here in upstate NY, there’s literally not even a local editor anymore.
re: #284 lawhawk
Trump uses very specific language when attacking POC.
Trump uses generic insults for most everyone else. But when it comes to POC, the language he uses is very specific. This is not by accident.
Trump . IS . A . RACIST.
Fuckin’ A.
Not to mention that he doesn’t refer to white people (like me) as vermin, animals, etc.
That is a racist throwing out red meat to other racists.
Which apparently Hume is ok with.
Trump is a racist. Pure and simple.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) July 30, 2019
re: #253 MsJ
Now 1 Pound is $1.21. The lowest I have ever seen it in my life.
Back in the early 80s the pound was down to $1.03. Drove the arbitrage brokers bonkers!
re: #293 lawhawk
As horrific and appalling to contemplate as it would be, what do you think the public’s reaction would’ve been if uncensored crime scene photos were shown from the Sandy Hook Massacre?
There’s an argument out there that says that part of the problem is that the general public never really sees the horrifying consequences of gun violence and as a result, they sort of tune it out because they’re not confronted with the gory reality.
Of course, I know the argument against - there’s a lot of sick bastards out there who’d probably get off on such things. But overall, I think the Average Joe/Jane would be sickened beyond words - and just maybe, they’d demand action be taken.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Brevard County violated the First Amendment’s “Establishment Clause” by allowing clerics from Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other monotheistic religions and denominations deliver invocations at county commissioner meetings, while excluding atheists, secular humanists and others deemed outside the “mainstream.”
Williamson v. Brevard County, No. 17-15769 (11th Cir. 2019) (Justia)
In this case, Brevard County has selected invocation speakers in a way that favors certain monotheistic religions and categorically excludes from consideration other religions solely based on their belief systems. Brevard County’s process of selecting invocation speakers thus runs afoul of the Establishment Clause. As it stands, members of the Brevard County Board of Commissioners have plenary authority, on a rotating basis, to invite whomever they want to deliver invocations, with no consistent standards or expectation of inclusiveness. From their testimony, it is abundantly clear that most if not all of the Commissioners exercise their discretion in a way that discriminates among religions based on their beliefs, favoring some but not all monotheistic and familiar religious sects over those faiths that fall outside the “mainstream.” Moreover, some religions are scrutinized by the Commissioners more closely, and others are even categorically excluded from consideration. Secular humanists are far from the only group viewed with disfavor. Thus, for example, some of the Commissioners and former Commissioners have testified unambiguously that they would not allow deists, Wiccans, Rastafarians, or, for that matter, polytheists to deliver prayers, and that they would have to think long and hard before inviting a Hindu, a Sikh, or a follower of a Native American religion. Nothing could be clearer from this record than that more than a few of the Commissioners rejected speakers based squarely on the nature of the religious beliefs they held.
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re: #299 Dr Lizardo
As horrific and appalling to contemplate as it would be, what do you think the public’s reaction would’ve been if uncensored crime scene photos were shown from the Sandy Hook Massacre?
There’s an argument out there that says that part of the problem is that the general public never really sees the horrifying consequences of gun violence and as a result, they sort of tune it out because they’re not confronted with the gory reality.
Of course, I know the argument against - there’s a lot of sick bastards out there who’d probably get off on such things. But overall, I think the Average Joe/Jane would be sickened beyond words - and just maybe, they’d demand action be taken.
Isn’t that what finally turned the public against Vietnam?
re: #295 Ming5000
Team Bernie is not helping.
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Bernie turning into the political equivalent of a suicide bomber.
Meanwhile there is a nation-wide hunt for 2 murderers on the run north of the border:
“I couldn’t believe it. My jaw dropped,” Tommy Ste-Croix said. He then notified police about his encounter with the two. https://t.co/E8OfLiy8YK
— CBC News (@CBCNews) July 30, 2019
You owe your dog an apology. pic.twitter.com/JEKtxBoBIO
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 30, 2019
re: #295 Ming5000
Team Bernie is not helping.
He’s losing people to her in the polls. He’s trying everything he can. I suspect she has a plan for him as well.
re: #299 Dr Lizardo
As horrific and appalling to contemplate as it would be, what do you think the public’s reaction would’ve been if uncensored crime scene photos were shown from the Sandy Hook Massacre?
There’s an argument out there that says that part of the problem is that the general public never really sees the horrifying consequences of gun violence and as a result, they sort of tune it out because they’re not confronted with the gory reality.
Of course, I know the argument against - there’s a lot of sick bastards out there who’d probably get off on such things. But overall, I think the Average Joe/Jane would be sickened beyond words - and just maybe, they’d demand action be taken.
You’ve got me wondering how Australia handled it after their last mass shooting, and why public opinion was so overwhelming that they achieved at total ban on assault weapons.
re: #298 Joe Bacon 🌹
Back in the early 80s the pound was down to $1.03. Drove the arbitrage brokers bonkers!
But that 1984-1985 episode was caused by sky high US Interest rates which drove enormous demand for US Financial assets and away from foreign currencies, totally different scenario from now.
Interest rates are at historical lows and this is a significant problem for boosting revenues for the UK considering that any spending stimulus in any economic weakness will further erode budget confidence.
If the earth were flat we could box the whole thing up and shove it off the edge.
At a conference scheduled for October, attendees coming to hear big-name conservative voices can practice yoga with someone who argues the Earth may be flat.
“There’s something going on in Antarctica … do we have proof that the sun is up 24 hours in Antarctica?” -Wolfe pic.twitter.com/OTLiUfbWJT— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) July 30, 2019
re: #301 MsJ
Isn’t that what finally turned the public against Vietnam?
It was a lot of things, but yes, seeing graphic combat footage certainly outraged a good many people.
It’s been noted by many, and I tend to agree with it, that it was the 1968 Tet Offensive that really turned the American public against the Vietnam War. The Tet Offensive was an unmitigated disaster for the Viet Cong - they were pretty much wiped out in an ill-conceived plan. At the end of the day, they were utterly crushed.
But….it was a triumphant propaganda victory for the North Vietnamese. It shattered the illusion that South Vietnam was a “stable American ally” and that the military situation was “under complete control”. Though the North Vietnamese failed to achieve any of their goals, they caught us with our pants down and made American military leaders look like fools. Of course, there was that infamous film of a Viet Cong being summarily executed by a South Vietnamese Brigadier General after having been accused (and instantly found guilty) of murdering a South Vietnamese military officer and his entire family.
Nikki Haley trying to gaslight us. Trump made no such offer of help.
Instead of all of this back and forth about who everyone thinks is racist and whose not, the President just offered to help the people of Baltimore. They should take him up on it. Let’s put the same energy into where it will make a difference. 🇺🇸
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) July 30, 2019
re: #306 makeitstop
You’ve got me wondering how Australia handled it after their last mass shooting, and why public opinion was so overwhelming that they achieved at total ban on assault weapons.
That’s a very good question. I don’t know any Australians to ask, but I do wonder if the grisly aftermath of the Port Arthur Massacre was shown on TV.
re: #306 makeitstop
You’ve got me wondering how Australia handled it after their last mass shooting, and why public opinion was so overwhelming that they achieved at total ban on assault weapons.
Even or especially since it was an attack against those icky mooslems. People in Australia are not exactly known for their acceptance.
re: #299 Dr Lizardo
We’re immunized against the horrific carnage. We instead get treated to photos of the gunmen, but not the damage that they’ve done to children and toddlers.
We get to know about the background of the gunmen and their grievances against the “other” while the victims and their families suffer from the emptiness and profound sadness of their loss.
For some, I think it’s the equivalent of cartoon violence or movie violence - PG-13 rating.
It’s the difference between Saving Private Ryan showing the savage carnage of D-Day, versus the seemingly bloodless deaths in the MCU. People die, but it’s shown offscreen or the bodies are dead, but not with the blood and gore.
I get that the news tries to limit the carnage. Heck, we saw it after 9/11 too - we were all glued to the screens as the towers came down, and watched it on repeat, as new footage was identified. We focused on those falling out of the towers, knowing how that ended. But after a while, we stopped seeing the footage. The point was made.
Do we see too much violence? Yes. But we don’t see the consequences of the violence. And I believe that’s a critical difference.
Is there ANYTHING republicans won’t lie about?
This is an absolute lie. And you are an absolute liar.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) July 30, 2019
re: #310 The Pie Overlord!
Nikki Haley trying to gaslight us. Trump made no such offer of help.
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To be fair to Nikki, he did say that the city leaders of Baltimore could call him and he’ll help Baltimore. He phrased it in the most obvious “kiss the ring” fashion possible, as if there’s not going to be some major string attached to his offer of “help,” but he did make it.
re: #311 Dr Lizardo
I don’t know any Australians to ask, but I do wonder if the grisly aftermath of the Port Arthur Massacre was shown on TV.
Jim Jeffries did a bit during one of his concerts on the Port Arthur Massacre.
re: #313 lawhawk
Excellent point about the all-too-often unseen consequences of violence. There’s an apocryphal story about Paul Verhoeven. After finishing up RoboCop, he of course took it to the MPAA to get a rating for it.
The MPAA instantly slapped an “X” Rating on the film, for graphic violence. Verhoeven felt this was unfair. One of the MPAA board members told him, “The violence in that film almost made me physically sick! I could feel myself getting ready to vomit!”
To which Verhoeven replied, “That is the point, madam. If you’re not sickened by seeing someone brutally shot to death, then you’d be a psychopath. You’ve proven that you’re quite sane.”
He did make a few minor edits - but not many. RoboCop was one of the few films of the ’80s where the consequences of violence were shown in the most graphic manner possible.
re: #308 Barefoot Grin
If the earth were flat we could box the whole thing up and shove it off the edge.
re: #317 Dr Lizardo
I’m assuming you’re missing a “not” in the third paragraph.
re: #303 The Pie Overlord!
Meanwhile there is a nation-wide hunt for 2 murderers on the run north of the border:
It appears they ran up a provincial highway which is a dead end in northern Manitoba. They have a choice of woods and bear food (and no food for themselves), or try to steal another car and return back south (and probably right into a roadblock), or turn themselves in.
re: #319 Belafon
I’m assuming you’re missing a “not” in the third paragraph.
Yeah, I fixed it. Refresh the comment.
re: #308 Barefoot Grin
OMG it’s David Avocado Wolfe!! That’s funny as fuck. Just google the name and read the bullshit associated with it. Bwahahaha! I wonder how much they’re paying this fraud.
re: #315 Targetpractice
To be fair to Nikki, he did say that the city leaders of Baltimore could call him and he’ll help Baltimore. He phrased it in the most obvious “kiss the ring” fashion possible, as if there’s not going to be some major string attached to his offer of “help,” but he did make it.
It’s still gaslighting. It’s typical of Trump to make grand sweeping shows of promising to “help” and then bragging about it while throwing some rolls of paper towel.
re: #317 Dr Lizardo
Excellent point about the all-too-often unseen consequences of violence. There’s an apocryphal story about Paul Verhoeven. After finishing up RoboCop, he of course took it to the MPAA to get a rating for it.
The MPAA instantly slapped an “X” Rating on the film, for graphic violence. Verhoeven felt this was unfair. One of the MPAA board members told him, “The violence in that film almost made me physically sick! I could feel myself getting ready to vomit!”
To which Verhoeven replied, “That is the point, madam. If you’re sickened by seeing someone brutally shot to death, then you’d be a psychopath. You’ve proven that you’re quite sane.”
He did make a few minor edits - but not many. RoboCop was one of the few films of the ’80s were the consequences of violence were shown in the most graphic manner possible.
IIRC, the two of the big scenes that he had to change were the meeting room scene at the beginning and Murphy’s execution scene. And the only real change he made…was just to cut off a few seconds/frames from each scene. That apparently was all it took for the MPAA to drop the “X” to an “R.”
re: #324 Targetpractice
IIRC, the two of the big scenes that he had to change were the meeting room scene at the beginning and Murphy’s execution scene. And the only real change he made…was just to cut off a few seconds/frames from each scene. That apparently was all it took for the MPAA to drop the “X” to an “R.”
Exactly. From what I’ve read, the boardroom scene with the ED-209 was originally done in slow motion.
Yeesh.
re: #313 lawhawk
Maybe seeing medical photos, not just the bloody ER aftermath, but photos and film of the surgeries needed to repair the damage would be an impactful thing. If I get shot I WANT people to see the fucking carnage. I realize getting to that place during a trauma caused by gun violence is something a lot of people wouldn’t do, but I honestly think the only way people will get it is to have it right in their faces. Doctors keep speaking out about this but they aren’t being heard as much as they need to be.
re: #325 Dr Lizardo
Exactly. From what I’ve read, the boardroom scene with the ED-209 was originally done in slow motion.
Yeesh.
And the only thing that the MPAA really objected to in that scene…was the fact that it went on for so long. Basically they were cool with some young punk exec getting jackhammered with high-caliber autocannon fire…they just objected to the camera lingering on it for so long.
re: #253 MsJ
Now 1 Pound is $1.21. The lowest I have ever seen it in my life.
I seem to remember at some point in the 1980s, the pound was almost, but not quite, equal to the dollar- something like £1 = $1.02.
re: #327 Targetpractice
And the only thing that the MPAA really objected to in that scene…was the fact that it went on for so long. Basically they were cool with some young punk exec getting jackhammered with high-caliber autocannon fire…they just objected to the camera lingering on it for so long.
People don’t think about it now, but for its time, RoboCop was a pretty graphically violent film (not counting transgressive films like Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer or exploitation flicks like Cannibal Holocaust).
re: #284 lawhawk
Trump uses very specific language when attacking POC.
Trump uses generic insults for most everyone else. But when it comes to POC, the language he uses is very specific. This is not by accident.
Trump . IS . A . RACIST.
Exactly. Infested. Shithole. No one can live there. Go back. No one would live there. If he said Cummings was an idiot or Ilhan a moron, perhaps a valid comparison exists. But that’s not at all what he does. Hume is a shithole commentary from a Nazi infested media company.
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