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Good to know:
Trump is coordinating with Flynn’s legal team on strategy. This is part of an ongoing pattern where Trump and his cronies coordinate their messaging and strategy to undermine the rule of law and thwart the equal administration of justice under the law. Trump meets with the AG to coordinate messaging. Trump meets with his felonious NSA’s lawyer to talk strategy.
None of this is normal or legal. It’s not mere norm breaking, but actively destroys the rule of law. Trump heads the government, and his AG is sabotaging efforts to hold Trump’s campaign cronies accountable for the crimes they committed.
In fact, there’s evidence that Trump’s DOJ is corrupted and complicit in the Trumpworld coverup.
3X a Census worker knocked on my door asking if I could talk to other people in my building about completing the Census.
only 4 apartments responded. The rest refused citing either fears that Trump will use the info to deport or arrest them OR they refuse to participate because of what they hear on Spanish radio from Republican talk show hosts…
re: #1 lawhawk
Good to know:
Trump is coordinating with Flynn’s legal team on strategy. This is part of an ongoing pattern where Trump and his cronies coordinate their messaging and strategy to undermine the rule of law and thwart the equal administration of justice under the law. Trump meets with the AG to coordinate messaging. Trump meets with his felonious NSA’s lawyer to talk strategy.
None of this is normal or legal. It’s not mere norm breaking, but actively destroys the rule of law. Trump heads the government, and his AG is sabotaging efforts to hold Trump’s campaign cronies accountable for the crimes they committed.
In fact, there’s evidence that Trump’s DOJ is corrupted and complicit in the Trumpworld coverup.
Fox News is in the mix as well.
Joe and Jill Biden paid $1.5 million in income tax on adjusted gross income of $4.580 million in 2018 https://t.co/HzFcftBAci
— Todd Zwillich (@toddzwillich) September 29, 2020
Poison Control Centers and ERs are standing by for alcohol poisoning.
Sip instead of gulp.
Please drink responsibly.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) September 29, 2020
It’s clear that Joe doesn’t have Trump’s flair for the illegal accounting and self dealing.
re: #6 lawhawk
Joe—Gosh I don’t pay $70,000 for my hair styling…
You forgot MALARKEY! pic.twitter.com/bIy29O0wOx
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
re: #9 🌹UOJB!
Joe—Gosh I don’t pay $70,000 for my hair styling…
I’d be shocked if Joe has paid that much for his hair in his 78 years on this earth. Truth is Biden has a regular person appeal that Trump thinks he has but really doesn’t.
The wall is dividing more than two countries; it’s separating a bond built over thousands of years that unites Tohono O’odham people in ceremony.https://t.co/IzM3iL9Gol
— Regina Romero (@TucsonRomero) September 29, 2020
[…]
Stan Rodriquez drove in from San Diego as a representative for the Kumeyaay people, whose traditional land in Southern California and northern Baja, Mexico, has also been divided by the border — and more recently by Trump’s new barrier.
“We’re here in solidarity,” he said. “It cuts through our territory, too.”
Joe Biden is the anti-malarkey candidate.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
What is your sorry ass doing outside of a jail cell? pic.twitter.com/LXr6awLBgk
— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) September 29, 2020
Another crime to add to the seemingly endless list of Donald Trump’s crimes. https://t.co/fxCdyK0E4w
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
re: #14 (((Archangel1)))
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I’ve been using malarkey in my day to day lately. It is the roaring 20s after all.
I think this is the first time I have ever looked forward to a political debate.
I do notice that democrats are doing better at speaking the truth on TV now. Pelosi seems out of fucks to give which is awesome. I hope they can keep the momentum going, which shouldn’t be hard with Trump handing them ammo every day.
re: #14 (((Archangel1)))
That’s assault and attempted murder. What the hell?
There is no poll that shows Biden “trailing among Latino voters.”
One poll had Biden and Trump tied with Latino voters *in Miami-Dade*. But every other poll shows Biden leading with them there, and no poll has Trump winning a majority of Latinos nationally or in any state. https://t.co/HyKrbVDJDg— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) September 29, 2020
Shouldn’t we leave it up to a future court as to whether he be prosecuted for that uncharged criminal conduct if we dismiss with prejudice? DoJ: because the FARA claim is not charged conduct, the prejudice is only about the lie, so the FARA claim wouldn’t be effected
— Mueller, She Wrote Podcast (@MuellerSheWrote) September 29, 2020
Noted in my various feeds. Seems worth reading:
The New York Times: A Theory About Conspiracy Theories
They can check Biden for earpieces if we get to check Trump for diapers.
BREAKING: the Trump campaign asked that as a condition for the debate tonight, Chris Wallace not mention the number of COVID deaths in the U.S. (well over 200,000). #PresidentialDebate2020 #Debates2020
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) September 29, 2020
re: #24
[BASIL FAWLTY] Whatever you do, don’t mention the war!
re: #24 jaunte
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“Now in America we have had the most deaths of course, I won’t mention a specific number because the President asked me not to. First question, Mr Biden, can you mention the specific number and perhaps tell us your thoughts about that number?”
— [existential dread] (@gm_wggames) September 29, 2020
re: #19 A Mom Anon
That’s assault and attempted murder. What the hell?
It wasn’t a criminal complaint. It was an allegation by AJ Delgado in a custody hearing about a woman she declined to name.
Miller of course, denies it.
Watch for Trump to mishandle a glass of water, lie nonstop, and ignore every question relating to the 210,000+ Americans who died due to Trump’s failure to deal with the pandemic responsibly.
— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) September 29, 2020
re: #28 lawhawk
Kayleigh McEnany
Biden is asking for a break every 30 minutes during tonight’s debate!
There are no breaks when you’re leader of the free world, Joe!
Except when it is time to go play golf…
re: #24 jaunte
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Here come all the demands from team Trump that they will use as an excuse for Trump to back out. He has to be stomping all over the White House ranting incoherently as the nation discusses his lack of wealth.
re: #28 lawhawk
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Just some perspective: Of the 1,000,000-ish dead in Covid globally, 20% have died in the United States, which only has 4%-ish of the world population.
re: #31 Belafon
“Trump never uses the bathroom!”
He doesn’t have an asshole.
/Well, except for the one on his face
re: #16 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Trump has never proved he’s not the father of Ivanka’s children.//
I’ve heard people say….
re: #28 lawhawk
There are no breaks when you’re leader of the free world, Joe!
What would the WH Spokesliar know about Angela Merkel’s schedule?
re: #17 Amory Blaine
I’ve been using malarkey in my day to day lately. It is the roaring 20s after all.
Well that’s the bee’s knees
re: #27 danarchy
It wasn’t a criminal complaint. It was an allegation by AJ Delgado in a custody hearing about a woman she declined to name.
Miller of course, denies it.
By the way has Jason finally paid child support to AJ?
oy!
Lots of disinfo ahead of tonight’s debate. One case: InfoWars says Biden got questions in advance, citing former Fox host Todd Starnes. Starnes himself just heard it on local radio. And the radio station got it from conspiracy theory king and ex InfoWars employee Jerome Corsi. pic.twitter.com/O9g8OgZde6
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 29, 2020
BREAKING: Joe Biden has just been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his “calming influence.”
Raise your hand if you think Biden should win the award.— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) September 29, 2020
A member of the British Parliament nominated Joe.
This will roll right off Trump. Water under the bridge. ////////////
re: #24 jaunte
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WTactualF. One of the biggest things affecting the US right now and we are not supposed to talk about it? again, WTactualF.
re: #40 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
InfoWars says Biden unfairly experienced and remembers stuff.
re: #24 jaunte
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No worries
Biden will do it
Younthink trump’s got a retort planned?
BREAKING: the Trump campaign asked that as a condition for the debate tonight, Chris Wallace not mention the number of COVID deaths in the U.S. (well over 200,000). #PresidentialDebate2020 #Debates2020
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) September 29, 2020
re: #40 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
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Thing is, if a candidate has a competent campaign staff, they can anticipate the questions. The topics are out there, and it’s not too hard to come up with a general idea of what the questions might be.
Trumpco whining about getting the questions in advance means they tried and failed to get the questions in advance.
The NY Times is routinely subject to insult here, often merited, but they were the ones who broke this story by getting hold of Trump’s taxes, a feat not yet managed by any other publication.
And it was the NY Times that first got hold of the Pentagon Papers and starting publishing them, not the Washington Post. Of course, we are fortunate that the Court wasn’t today’s court which would have barred the publication and allowed journalists to be imprisoned.
re: #44 dangerman
No worries
Biden will do it
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I will donate to the Democratic candidate of Wallace’s choice if he says it anyway.
re: #44 dangerman
No worries
Biden will do it
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“It would have been much, much worse under a Democrat president!”
Glass Fire, Napa County.
Horrifying.
📸: Josh Edelson pic.twitter.com/aKJ1qPMynC— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) September 29, 2020
Liars gonna lie.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign pushed back on Tuesday against the Trump campaign’s claims alleging that Biden had requested breaks during the upcoming debate on Tuesday night and that his campaign had agreed to allowing a third party to check both his and Trump’s ears for electronic transmitters. TPM
re: #44 dangerman
No worries
Biden will do it
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Not a reporter, no source cited, formerly worked for Hillary for America, I am guessing this is satire-ish
re: #31 Belafon
“Trump never uses the bathroom!”
Well, Joe can always use a handy cup under the podium: after all, wasn’t Trump DEMANDING a urine sample like, only yesterday?
re: #50 Teukka
Person is Catholic nun Sister Joan Chittister.
What is the fastest way to become a Millionaire?
Give @realdonaldtrump a Billion dollars to invest for you.— Private Joker, USMC (@Infantry0300) September 29, 2020
I hope that Biden announces during the debate that he’s agreeable to a drug test, if done right then and Trump participates. Rump won’t be expecting that and will probably be doped to the gills on Adderall.
While Trump was running a ‘modeling company’ which trafficked in teenage girls from former Soviet Bloc countries, Joe Biden was serving on the Senate Foreign Relations committee for nearly three decades protecting our democracy. @realDonaldTrump
— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) September 29, 2020
re: #54 Teukka
Person is Catholic nun Sister Joan Chittister.
OK, a nun calling out “pro-life” hypocrisy:
So not a “Real Catholic”, then??
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So, who is surprised Canada has more courage and decency than the @SenateGOP and @POTUS and the #GOPLeadership, including @senatemajldr (aka #MoscowMitch)?
— Mamaweex (@Mamaweex) September 29, 2020
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 29, 2020
Liars. It’s got to be way more than $40 million.
So embarrassed here: Did not instantly recall the rule that any and all claims from the Trump campaign about Biden are always false.
Ruler of Kuwait is dead at 91.
State television announced his death on Tuesday after reciting Muslim prayers and Quranic verses.
Hours later, the National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al Ghanim tweeted that his brother Sheikh Nawaf, 83, would be sworn in on Wednesday by taking an oath in parliament.
The news of Sheikh Sabah’s death comes just two months after the nonagenarian Arab ruler was flown to Rochester, Minnesota, in a U.S. Air Force C-17 for treatment at the Mayo Clinic,days after undergoing unspecified surgery at home.
Kuwait has been a staunch U.S. ally since the American-led war that expelled occupying Iraqi troops.
re: #50 Teukka
I got into it on a Facebook post trashing Joe for wanting all the babieeeesss dead. I asked the dude if he was pro contraception, and for programs that help feed, clothe, house, and educate all those babies. Because that could lower the abortion rate significantly if he’s so worried about it. I also asked him if he realizes that some rape victims who are forced to have those babies have to endure their rapists petitioning for custody and visitation. And is it really ok for a rapist to have a hand in child rearing. And that if he’s against helping families and for rapists being parents, he’s anything but pro life. His response? Still waiting…it’s been 24 hours…
re: #61 Hecuba’s daughter
So embarrassed here: Did not instantly recall the rule that any and all claims from the Trump campaign about Biden are always false.
We all forget something sometimes.
re: #4 lawhawk
That’s an effective rate of 32.75%. Which seems about right to me.
re: #60 ericblair
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Liars. It’s got to be way more than $40 million.
Is it possible that he split the proceeds with Trump? Or did it all go to his personal pocketbook as Lincoln Project suggested?
Capt. Obvious says: Trump, Republicans and right wing media wouldn’t have to invent so many conspiracy theories and work so hard to spread paranoia and fear if their ideas didn’t suck.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
re: #65 KGxvi
That’s an effective rate of 32.75%. Which seems about right to me.
Yup. One of the main ways to bring down your effective tax rate is if you’ve got a lot of cap gains and losses, and that doesn’t appear to be the case with Biden. There’s ordinary income and royalties, which are treated same as ordinary income.
Trump’s got NOLs up the wazoo (legal term), and self dealing, and claiming expenses that are not valid, and seeks a massive refund that isn’t warranted. We know he’s self dealing and engaging in money laundering to keep his business afloat. The entire thing is a house of cards and a shell game to stay one step ahead of the tax authorities. Someone else in his claimed position (a billionaire) would normally see a tax bill in the millions of dollars. What’s worse is that we know he’s paid a bunch of tax to other foreign jurisdictions, while paying no tax here. That’s odd too.
re: #67 plansbandc
What if their getting back together was what caused the virus.
re: #60 ericblair
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Liars. It’s got to be way more than $40 million.
Brad stole from Trump before Trump could steal it himself, how rude.
Trump did get all of the inauguration monies though.
EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalized Brad Parscale ‘is under investigation for stealing up to $40M from Trump’s campaign’ https://t.co/50xCGvrjUq
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) September 29, 2020
Money laundering. Fraud. Crime syndicate.
That’s Trumpworld. He picks all the best people. Parscale is still involved in the Trump campaign. He may be former campaign manager (all prior campaign managers have either been prosecuted, took deals, or are under investigation), but he’s still running the online ops for Trumpworld. He’s the Senior Digital Adviser.
re: #62 lawhawk
So the late 91-year-old Emir was succeeded by his 83-year-old half-brother?
I guess that’s what counts as a “youth movement” among Arab royalty.
re: #41 Teddy’s Person ✌
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A member of the British Parliament nominated Joe.
This will roll right off Trump. Water under the bridge. ////////////
Real nomination vs Trump’s fake nominations?
re: #69 lawhawk
….What’s worse is that we know he’s paid a bunch of tax to other foreign jurisdictions, while paying no tax here. That’s odd too.
To be fair, the foreign taxes, while significant compared to US taxes, were very modest compared to his supposed income.
re: #69 lawhawk
Yup. One of the main ways to bring down your effective tax rate is if you’ve got a lot of cap gains and losses, and that doesn’t appear to be the case with Biden. There’s ordinary income and royalties, which are treated same as ordinary income.
Trump’s got NOLs up the wazoo (legal term), and self dealing, and claiming expenses that are not valid, and seeks a massive refund that isn’t warranted. We know he’s self dealing and engaging in money laundering to keep his business afloat. The entire thing is a house of cards and a shell game to stay one step ahead of the tax authorities. Someone else in his claimed position (a billionaire) would normally see a tax bill in the millions of dollars. What’s worse is that we know he’s paid a bunch of tax to other foreign jurisdictions, while paying no tax here. That’s odd too.
I still don’t get why we treat long term capital gains (with the possible exception of primary residence sales) differently than regular income. That simple change to the tax code probably solves a lot of our problems, more so than having 40 brackets like we did in the 50s.
Word on the street that Biden got the questions in the first debate … by reading them posted on the Internet by the moderator of the debate. https://t.co/lplqSYwQaS pic.twitter.com/GwF25dIy9u
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 29, 2020
re: #78 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
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re: #75 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Real nomination vs Trump’s fake nominations?
fake nominations? The nominations are all real, the likelihood of them going anywhere are near 0. Apparently Trump got a third nomination from a group of australian professors.
re: #31 Belafon
“Trump never uses the bathroom!”
paraphrasing george carlin
“nixon looks like he hasnt taken a shit in a year”
Paging A Mom Anon:
tbh I think the more interesting result here is in the GA-Senate special, where it’s clear that Lieberman’s support has collapsed and Warnock is likely to advance to the runoff against one of the Republicans. They also show Ossoff-Perdue very tight. pic.twitter.com/HEBDAFv4Wp
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 29, 2020
re: #82 Interesting Times
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Georgia is going to play the role of 2008 Virginia in this election imo.
re: #60 ericblair
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Liars. It’s got to be way more than $40 million.
interesting that campaign manager has direct access to funds and could skim $40m without anyone knowing (or at least caring till now)
normally there would be separation of duties on that
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 29, 2020
re: #77 KGxvi
I still don’t get why we treat long term capital gains (with the possible exception of primary residence sales) differently than regular income. That simple change to the tax code probably solves a lot of our problems, more so than having 40 brackets like we did in the 50s.
If you’re repping the millionaires who lend their voice to amend the IRC, you want to preserve the key vehicle to your wealth growth - long term cap gains. You want those treated differently, because their value allows you to invest and grow your wealth with minimal effort.
There’s a predisposition to thinking that long term investing is good for the economy and you want to encourage that over churn and rapid selling.
But that doesn’t get to the core issue of why we treat the income differently and what would happen if we started treating it like ordinary income. People would still invest and make money. But more would be taxed and the computation of tax would be easier (eliminates the separate computation for long term gains/losses short term gains/losses).
re: #66 Hecuba’s daughter
Is it possible that he split the proceeds with Trump? Or did it all go to his personal pocketbook as Lincoln Project suggested?
Well, he was/is paying Lara Trump and the lovely Kimberly, so who knows where else the money is going (beside yachts, cars, etc.)
The #GlassFire has burned at least 36,000 acres, tripling in size in just 24 hours in Napa and Sonoma counties, and destroying homes https://t.co/VZWghGZOOC @KQEDnews
— KQED Science (@KQEDscience) September 29, 2020
I’ll probably change my mind, but I can not watch that fat orange bastard lie for 90 minutes. I’ll just trust you all here and read the commentary as it happens in real time.
Sealed Docs: FBI Investigating Jacob Wohl Over Roger Stone Trial Leaks (The Daily Beast)
re: #89 Ace Rothstein
I’ll probably change my mind, but I can not watch that fat orange bastard lie for 90 minutes. I’ll just trust you all here and read the commentary as it happens in real time.
Well, one of us is going to have to bite the bullet.
re: #87 BeachDem
Well, he was/is paying Lara Trump and the lovely Kimberly, so who knows where else the money is going (beside yachts, cars, etc.)
if i recall, he got the funds to pay lara et al out of the campaign via billings from his llc.
trump had to know this how his family was being paid, of course.
if parscale got however much more up to the 40m out through other fraudulent billing, that the campaign approved, well, he just learned that technique from trump
if he literally raided bank accounts, i still dont see how. it would have taken months…. was no one watching the numbers?
re: #82 Interesting Times
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Yay for the trend! Hoping for the result!
re: #85 dangerman
interesting that campaign manager has direct access to funds and could skim $40m without anyone knowing (or at least caring till now)
normally there would be separation of duties on that
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Brad was handling payouts that Trump didn’t want to do directly, which is why he’s still around, and was able to skim millions for himself. When your boss is shady and stupid, it’s easy to get away with a lot.
What? Eric Trump came out as gay this morning? Great! Good for him.
Wait…I’m now getting word that no, he was just being stupid again.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
re: #14 (((Archangel1)))
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If Team Yam wants ear inspections, that means they have definitely figured out a way to achieve the function of an earpiece without the ear piece. Maybe one of those bonephones, or maybe suppository style since 90% of what he says is pulled straight out of his ass.
re: #89 Ace Rothstein
I’ll probably change my mind, but I can not watch that fat orange bastard lie for 90 minutes. I’ll just trust you all here and read the commentary as it happens in real time.
I’ll read it tomorrow. Tonight, I’ll slice a half pound of orange chicken in commemoration, maybe some pork, too. I’ll scrub the floor with a thing that vaguely resembles the presidential scalp adornment.
re: #84 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Georgia is going to play the role of 2008 Virginia in this election imo.
Or maybe Ohio
“I find it hard to believe that Donald Trump wins Ohio,” said former Ohio GOP Chair @KevinDeWine — who predicted a Trump win in 2016 — on a recent episode of the Ohio-focused podcast “Pinot and Politics With @ChrisRedfern419” https://t.co/KX1PbvX2H2
— Jon Ward (@jonward11) September 29, 2020
re: #86 lawhawk
If you’re repping the millionaires who lend their voice to amend the IRC, you want to preserve the key vehicle to your wealth growth - long term cap gains. You want those treated differently, because their value allows you to invest and grow your wealth with minimal effort.
There’s a predisposition to thinking that long term investing is good for the economy and you want to encourage that over churn and rapid selling.
But that doesn’t get to the core issue of why we treat the income differently and what would happen if we started treating it like ordinary income. People would still invest and make money. But more would be taxed and the computation of tax would be easier (eliminates the separate computation for long term gains/losses short term gains/losses).
With respect to publicly traded companies, is there really a difference between long term investing and day trading? I get that it makes sense with respect to privately held corporations (but in most cases, those businesses are always thinking long term). As gittery as the stock market has been the last 30 years, it rarely feels like anyone (other than investment funds) are actually involved in long term investments.
re: #85 dangerman
interesting that campaign manager has direct access to funds and could skim $40m without anyone knowing (or at least caring till now)
normally there would be separation of duties on that
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Brad better make sure he doesn’t get thrown out of any hospital windows soon.
That was Trump & Putin’s money to steal, not Brad’s.
I really hope tonights debate doesn’t degenerate in to “Old men yelling at each other 2020”
Llre: #98 BeachDem
Or maybe Ohio
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I’m comparing to Virginia since we’re both southern and have been more historically Republican. I definitely think Biden can win Ohio too.
Heinous White https://t.co/tNdB0eApo7
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
Shrewsie and the Banshees
— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) September 29, 2020
I’ve been equally surprised about how stable the race has been and how many states seem to be in play.
I really wonder if the field hadn’t been cleared for Clinton in the primary (meaning there had been another establishment type Dem instead of Bernie as a competitor) if that other person might have won the nomination and then whooped Trump’s ass in the general.
re: #105 Charles Johnson
Felonious Monks.
White Stripes and Prison Garb
Tool
Salacious Crumb and the Mango Jam
re: #105 Charles Johnson
Mothers of Convention.
re: #103 KGxvi
There’s a few states on that list this year.
I can’t believe I’m tweeting about a North Dakota poll, but Biden losing it by “only” 19 when Clinton lost it by 36 is more evidence that his biggest gains relative to Clinton are with white northerners. https://t.co/XsBU6Hh8XH
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 29, 2020
I’m sure they know he mocks them privately.
But they don’t care because he’s giving them more power over the US than they ever dreamed possible. https://t.co/2wDeTaAK8L— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
re: #82 Interesting Times
Yesssss! All we need is turnout. Stacy Abrams and Fair Fight have been working hard here, for about a year, to get registration and turnout up and educate people about voting in person and with mail in ballots. I’m in the metro suburbs, north of the city and it’s very red here, but any vote in the Dem column is fine by me. As of February we had 7.2 million registered voters in GA. There were 5.4 million registered in 2016. Around a million voted for the Democratic candidates in the senate primaries which is triple the amount previously. We’re getting there but it’s an uphill slog. Turnout and having a plan are key.
re: #105 Charles Johnson
The Well Below Average White Band.
re: #106 🌹UOJB!
They look more like the chaperones at a church dance reminding kids to leave space for the Holy Spirit when they slow dance…
re: #114 Eventual Carrion
Good to see they went with someone younger and full of vigor.
I believe it’s a family ascension thing, next in line pretty much has to get it no matter how old he is. We’ll see a similar situation unfold whenever King Charles takes the throne in England.
re: #105 Charles Johnson
Five Finger Death Punch
Sh*t’s getting serious!
SCOOP: Biden camp denies Trump campaign request to cut him open and see if he is cake
— David Freedlander (@freedlander) September 29, 2020
re: #105 Charles Johnson
Dire Straights
Eric Trump has now clarified that he IS NOT part of the LGBTQ community after televised remarks in which he appeared to claim he was. https://t.co/JXfYdWPAJi
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) September 29, 2020
Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.
Justice Ginsburg was buried this morning at a private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
— Ariane de Vogue (@Arianedevogue) September 29, 2020
Competition is fierce but I do think this may be the craziest 2020 thing yet, in terms of flat-out inexplicably batshit conduct from important and allegedly rational enterprises
I returned to social media today to find I am banned from promoting my new book on Instagram and Facebook because of its name. There’s more details over on my IG feed but please do share/purchase a copy if you fancy buying a banned knitting book! https://t.co/SLGIxNOcC2 pic.twitter.com/e0B6mMiEgI
— susan crawford (@astitchintime) September 28, 2020
re: #121 jaunte
[Eric Trump has now clarified that he IS NOT part of the LGBTQ community after televised remarks in which he appeared to claim he was.
Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.
Punxsutawney Phil came out for longer than that.
re: #84 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Georgia is going to play the role of 2008 Virginia in this election imo.
Georgia flipping would only be bested by Texas flipping in terms of the political earthquake it would represent.
Because of Trump’s business dealings and debt in Turkey, these are precisely the types of calls it is hard for Trump to make. He fears tough calls with autocrats because many of them have leverage over him. https://t.co/zIbxOtBYOq
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) September 29, 2020
re: #112 A Mom Anon
Yesssss! All we need is turnout. Stacy Abrams and Fair Fight have been working hard here, for about a year, to get registration and turnout up and educate people about voting in person and with mail in ballots. I’m in the metro suburbs, north of the city and it’s very red here, but any vote in the Dem column is fine by me. As of February we had 7.2 million registered voters in GA. There were 5.4 million registered in 2016. Around a million voted for the Democratic candidates in the senate primaries which is triple the amount previously. We’re getting there but it’s an uphill slog. Turnout and having a plan are key.
I fervently hope you are right, though Georgia has always seemed (in this campaign, anyway) a don’t-get-your-hopes-too-far-up state; mainly because:
A) Gov. Kemp and the whole of the GA GOP apparatus do not seem (and have never seemed) reluctant to employ any and every form of election fuckery to try to sway the results.
B) though Z): see point A).
I hope you are right about the turnout point, though: close races are a hell of lot easier to steal than blowouts. And see point A) above…
One question, though about GA: why have they gone to a “jungle” ballot - with runoff - for the Senate “special” race? I mean, I can understand the reasoning (i.e. Dems will splinter their vote, and two GOPers can end up in the final), but it just seems odd that one contest (Purdue-Ossoff “A” race) was run on a regular primary/partisan basis (?was it?) , and the “B” seat on different rules altogether.
Five foul-mouthed parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers https://t.co/9mDk5xPv2I
— CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2020
I would pay to go to a wildlife park with this theme.
re: #130 jaunte
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I would pay to go to a wildlife park with this theme.
I was thinking Presidential Debate Moderator.
re: #124 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
Competition is fierce but I do think this may be the craziest 2020 thing yet, in terms of flat-out inexplicably batshit conduct from important and allegedly rational enterprises
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Reminds me of the Ambridge school board members in 1972 who burned books by Kurt Vonnegut…AND a book of dress design patterns called…”Making It With Mademoiselle” just because of the “offensive” title…
re: #133 🌹UOJB!
Reminds me of the Ambridge school board members in 1972 who burned books by Kurt Vonnegut…AND a book of dress design patterns called…”Making It With Mademoiselle” just because of the “offensive” title…
Phrasing!
re: #130 jaunte
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*squawk* Fuck 2020! *squawk*
re: #130 jaunte
[Five foul-mouthed parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers
I would pay to go to a wildlife park with this theme.
Shame. They’ll probably stop re-homing pets from the Home for Retired Mariners.
They should bring the birds back together and see if any new swears develop.
re: #121 jaunte
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bye eric, we hardly knew ye
Eric Trump has now clarified that he IS NOT part of the LGBTQ community after televised remarks in which he appeared to claim he was. https://t.co/JXfYdWPAJi
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) September 29, 2020
re: #139 dangerman
bye eric, we hardly knew ye
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Which is good, because I would be worried about what someone could catch from him.
re: #130 jaunte
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question is did the customers deserve it?
Five foul-mouthed parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers https://t.co/9mDk5xPv2I
— CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2020
GAHHH. Getting an email from the megachurch I used to attend:
Division is rampant in America, but it does not need to dictate America’s future. We, as the Church, need to stand up together in unity for the principles of God’s Word in this nation. As we do, we need to pray for and expect an awakening from heaven to rock America. It’s through an awakening that America will step toward healing.
One way we stand up for God’s Word is through voting on the basis of which party platform best aligns with God’s Word. The platform is a standard of principles that their endorsed candidates should govern by; the platform that more closely aligns with God’s Word is the one that will strengthen America.
You wouldn’t know God’s Word if it bit you in the ass, you prosperity gospel sons of Pharisees.
re: #141 dangerman
I think calling the parrots “foul mouthed” is unfair. They were “home-schooled.”
This is a bribe. Trump thinks that throwing nearly a billion dollars at a state sponsor of terrorism is okay if they recognize Israel and give Trump a win.
This is a quid pro quo. It’s all about what these deals do for Trump personally. Our national security suffers. https://t.co/gBa6gksXio— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) September 29, 2020
re: #144 jaunte
I think calling the parrots “foul mouthed” is unfair. They were “home-schooled.”
Why isn’t it “fowl mouthed”?
re: #146 Belafon
Why isn’t it “fowl mouthed”?
Because they’re too chicken to call it that?
(or just want to duck the issue?)
re: #133 🌹UOJB!
Reminds me of the Ambridge school board members in 1972 who burned books by Kurt Vonnegut…AND a book of dress design patterns called…”Making It With Mademoiselle” just because of the “offensive” title…
I’ll add that I had a similar puerile reaction to a Scientific American cover a few years back “How The Dinosaurs Got Lucky”.
There’s a dissertation to be had that Trump’s foreign policy is all about what other countries can do for Trump personally. National security or outcomes are irrelevant. It’s about the photo ops and benefit to Trump personally.
We see that with the so called deals with Israel and UAE and Qatar. We’re seeing that with proposed deals with Sudan.
Israel would see the same dynamic with Bibi trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat while under indictment.
Two corrupt thugs who are trying to remain in power by cutting deals that don’t survive close scrutiny. In the case of Sudan, it’s worse than that because Sudan is a state supporter of terrorism *like Iran* and Trump’s going to throw nearly a billion dollars at them because they might normalize relations with Israel.
Of course, this also reveals the entire farce that is the Arab Israeli conflict too. It’s manufactured conflict.
Looks like a service lamb.
Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action there is a an equal and opposite reaction - for instance, the force exerted on lambykins’ ears cause an equal and opposite reaction in lambykins’ tail. pic.twitter.com/IZlXinw3dR
— Dick King-Smith HQ (@DickKingSmith) September 12, 2018
Good. This is what _should_ happen with your brazen attempt to intimidate voters.
We see what you’re doing, you know. https://t.co/N18H01Rgol— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
Obnoxious Parrot (Re-post from a couple of years ago):
David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren’t expletives were, to say the least, rude.
David tried hard to change the bird’s attitude and was constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything else that came to mind. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird and the bird got worse. He shook the bird and the bird got madder and ruder.
Finally, in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird squawking, kicking and screaming and then, suddenly, all was quiet.
David, frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird, quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto David’s extended arm and said, “I’m sorry that I offended you with my language and actions. I ask for your forgiveness.”
David was astounded at the bird’s change in attitude and was about to ask what changed him when the parrot continued, “May I ask what the chicken did?”
re: #141 dangerman
only if they had signed up for Abuse, Arguments are down the hall 1st door on the left…
Three days before the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, his vision of a think tank dedicated to freedom in the Arab world comes to life.
A bittersweet essay from DAWN’s new executive director @sarahleah1: https://t.co/Qm1NuZRO34— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) September 29, 2020
re: #117 Eclectic Cyborg
I believe it’s a family ascension thing, next in line pretty much has to get it no matter how old he is. We’ll see a similar situation unfold whenever King Charles takes the throne in England.
If Charles really wants to strengthen the monarchy, he’ll step aside and let William be next in line.
re: #129 Jay C
Loeffler took Johnny Isakson’s seat after he retired last year and was appointed by Kemp to fill that seat. Isakson has cancer and was unable to complete his term. Hence the crazy stupid race for his seat. Because Georgia.
A Tweet for every occasion:
I suspect @JoeBiden could do well tonight. Don’t be fooled by his gaffes. He is a seasoned and feisty debater.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2012
re: #44 dangerman
No worries
Biden will do it
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It would not surprise me if Trump claimed that there have only been 12k covid fatalities.
The Republican Party, folks. So debased that they knowingly try to use Russian disinformation to tilt a presidential election. https://t.co/7T3E32HY3M
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2020
re: #158 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
A Tweet for every occasion:
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Does Trump remember that?
re: #123 ericblair
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Yis’ga’dal v’yis’kadash sh’may ra’bbo, b’olmo dee’vro chir’usay v’yamlich malchu’say, b’chayaychon uv’yomay’chon uv’chayay d’chol bais Yisroel, ba’agolo u’viz’man koriv; v’imru Omein.
Y’hay shmay rabbo m’vorach l’olam ul’olmay olmayo.
Yisborach v’yishtabach v’yispoar v’yisromam v’yismasay, v’yishador v’yis’aleh v’yisalal, shmay d’kudsho, brich hu, l’aylo min kl birchoso v’sheeroso, tush’bechoso v’nechemoso, da,ameeran b’olmo; vimru Omein.
Y’hay shlomo rabbo min sh’mayo, v’chayim alaynu v’al kol Yisroel; v’imru Omein.
Oseh sholom bimromov, hu ya’aseh sholom olaynu, v’al kol yisroel; vimru Omein.
re: #89 Ace Rothstein
I’ll probably change my mind, but I can not watch that fat orange bastard lie for 90 minutes. I’ll just trust you all here and read the commentary as it happens in real time.
I would rather listen to Fran Drescher’s voice than Trump’s nasal whine.
Now following.
BREAKING: Biden campaign has created a twitter account called @truth, to fact check Trump during the debate
— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) September 29, 2020
re: #168 NO SMOCKING GUN!
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There is no way that handle wasn’t already in use. I wonder if they had to pay someone for it. Is there twitter handle squatting like domain squatting?
re: #167 BlueSpotinAL
I would rather listen to Fran Drescher’s voice than Trump’s nasal whine.
Yeah, I have a visceral reaction—nausea, really— to Trump’s voice.
These are the same people who threw a fit about the Steele Dossier because it was “unverified” and based on unreliable sources. But here’s the DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE laundering unverified, and even fabricated foreign “intelligence assessments” into the public sphere. https://t.co/tEDWwvqKyW
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) September 29, 2020
re: #105 Charles Johnson
The Mothers and the Fuckers
re: #170 Barefoot Grin
I hate his voice and his stupid face, but I am watching because I want to see him squirm and whine. He’s not going to come out of this looking even remotely good. He’s a whiny little shit, and I am hoping for a complete meltdown on live TV. I never watch that asshole ever, but I want to see Joe smack him all around the debate stage.
re: #138 jaunte
They should bring the birds back together and see if any new swears develop.
They could have the birds listen to the Samuel L Jackson voice on Alexa. Which I bought by the way.
BREAKING: Biden campaign has created a twitter account called @truth, to fact check Trump during the debate
— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) September 29, 2020
Volunteers must be able to type at a minimum of 200 WPM.
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re: #175 Eclectic Cyborg
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And have all human knowledge memorized.
re: #168 NO SMOCKING GUN!
PoliticsVideoChannel
@politvidchannel
BREAKING: Biden campaign has created a twitter account called @truth, to fact check Trump during the debate
How could it possibly be that some wingnut hadn’t grabbed that handle already? Seems like one in ten already has the word truth in their name.
Everyone working together:
11 years ago, Sully was called for his moment. Now, we are all called to this moment.
Join Sully in regaining control of this nation’s destiny by voting Donald Trump out.
In partnership with @votevets. pic.twitter.com/r9wQiAdjRO— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 29, 2020
re: #179 Belafon
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Dogs, cats, we all have to live together in this country. We can’t live at all, much less together, if we have Donald J. Trump as President.
Ratcliffe is a Rat Copulator. They’re getting more and more desperate.
Keep it up people.
re: #168 NO SMOCKING GUN!
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In addition, a good CNN team will be doing a big, running fact check article on our site during and after the debate, so I’d encourage you to go there. And you can tune in to CNN post-debate for a bunch of out-loud fact checks from me.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 29, 2020
re: #60 ericblair
You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas… https://t.co/WcjLCc0p3I
— Eric The Fruit Bat (@ericfruitbat) September 29, 2020
re: #183 BeachDem
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I’ll be tweeting debate fact checks in as close to real time as possible.
Note: if I don’t do something immediately on Twitter, that doesn’t mean it’s not being done at all. Claims they haven’t uttered before, or where they’ve changed up the wording, require research first. 1/2— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 29, 2020
re: #179 Belafon
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Wow. Sully—what a message; what a voice.
And all we have to do is
Vote. Him. Out.
I think I’ll maybe stay off social media after the debate…
re: #82 Interesting Times
Paging A Mom Anon:
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Civiqs also has biden up:
GEORGIA: Biden 50%, Trump 47%
“The strategy was to convert Fred Trump’s fortune into publicity, which Donald could then monetize. The lies used to construct Trump’s image were massive. In 1984, Donald concocted a series of lies to persuade Forbes he was worth $900 million. Its reporter, Jonathan Greenberg, diligently unraveled every exaggeration and reduced the published sum to $100 million, only to discover decades later that the actual amount was a mere $5 million. The power of the lie was its scale. Greenberg could imagine Trump was exaggerating his wealth tenfold, but the idea he was exaggerating it 180-fold beggared imagination.”
re: #116 Eclectic Cyborg
(Non-) Blondie https://t.co/LFkL6EbvWc
— Eric The Fruit Bat (@ericfruitbat) September 29, 2020
re: #37 danarchy
Huh, does that mean Trump wears a diaper, or maybe a catheter?
I would say a colostomy bag, but with Trump, that would be redundant.
I know there’s a lot for Biden to cover tonight but I hope Trump putting his biggest fans at risk like a cult leader gets a shout out. https://t.co/Ix3REHMwyK
— Schooley (@Rschooley) September 29, 2020
re: #143 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
GAHHH. Getting an email from the megachurch I used to attend:
You wouldn’t know God’s Word if it bit you in the ass, you prosperity gospel sons of Pharisees.
Did you shoot an email back?
re: #105 Charles Johnson
The Trending Downward. (which I actually think is a pretty cool ironic band name)
re: #192 jaunte
The biggest fear almost everyone seems to have about tonight is that Joe winds up spending all his time combatting Trump’s lies. Biden has to almost ignore him and just get his message out.
fwiw, way back whenever, wouldn’t you think it was trump himself who hired or at least approved of parscale?
he hired the guy who “stole” $40M from his campaign and the rnc
he certainly was the one who made the announcement to the press
re: #193 mmmirele
Did you shoot an email back?
It’s a megachurch. They don’t even know I exist. They have no idea I left them over 10 years ago now. Emailing them would be like a fart in the Holy Wind.
re: #196 dangerman
fwiw, way back whenever, wouldn’t you think it was trump himself who hired or at least approved of parscale?
he hired the guy who “stole” $40M from his campaign and the rnc
he certainly was the one who made the announcement to the press
From 2016:
On Brad Parscale:
For starters, like Trump, he’s a political novice who has built a professional reputation for himself in Texas but has never worked in Washington…
He began by cold-calling local clients but soon graduated to major contracts with the likes of the Trump Organization, which led to gigs building websites for Trump Winery and the Eric Trump Foundation.
wired.com
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee hired Parscale in 2012 to build a website for Trump International Realty. Parscale went on to work on sites for Trump Winery, the Eric Trump Foundation and a site for Trump’s wife, Melania.
mysanantonio.com
Sound like they first used Parscale because he had low overhead, being in San Antonio—not sure how they found them.
Judge Sullivan (foreshadowing?) just asked the prosecutors, “if I deny the motion to dismiss the case, what would the next step be? Would defendant Flynn attempt to withdraw his plea based on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim?”
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) September 29, 2020
re: #196 dangerman
fwiw, way back whenever, wouldn’t you think it was trump himself who hired or at least approved of parscale?
he hired the guy who “stole” $40M from his campaign and the rnc
he certainly was the one who made the announcement to the press
Everyone in Trumpland is corrupt as fuck. Trump can’t get decent people to work for him anymore so he has to settle for people who are just as manipulative and crooked as he his. It’s the “Dog eat Dog” administration.
re: #195 stpaulbear
The biggest fear almost everyone seems to have about tonight is that Joe winds up spending all his time combatting Trump’s lies. Biden has to almost ignore him and just get his message out.
It can be a no-win situation. Trump will promote outrageous lies about Biden and Hunter. If Biden tries to address the lies, he won’t have time to talk about anything else; if he doesn’t, Trump will double-down and tell the audience that Biden could not respond because he knows that the allegations are true.
Maybe Biden could go with “I’m going to talk about the future and not respond to the lies that Trump is spewing” but then Trump will revert to his 2016 “you’re the puppet” defense: “Biden is coming out of his basement to lie about me; he’s a tired old man who spends all his time hiding out there and then just reads from a teleprompter lies scripted for him by his staff”.
Chris Wallace has made clear that he won’t fact check anyone; so Biden has a real challenge ahead of him.
Meh I’m not worried about tonight. One person is going to look presidential tonight and it’s not going to be the person who holds the title.
re: #195 stpaulbear
The biggest fear almost everyone seems to have about tonight is that Joe winds up spending all his time combatting Trump’s lies. Biden has to almost ignore him and just get his message out.
Maybe you have a night where the point is to show that Trump is unfit to be president. This election is a referendum on Trump.
re: #204 Belafon
Maybe you have a night where the point is to show that Trump is unfit to be president. This election is a referendum on Trump.
Agreed. As I’ve ben saying, Biden needs some sort of “there you go again” type line. Or something like “look, he doesn’t have an answer to this problem because he’s in over his head… here’s what we need to do…”
re: #198 BeachDem
From 2016:
On Brad Parscale:
For starters, like Trump, he’s a political novice who has built a professional reputation for himself in Texas but has never worked in Washington…
He began by cold-calling local clients but soon graduated to major contracts with the likes of the Trump Organization, which led to gigs building websites for Trump Winery and the Eric Trump Foundation.
wired.comThe presumptive Republican presidential nominee hired Parscale in 2012 to build a website for Trump International Realty. Parscale went on to work on sites for Trump Winery, the Eric Trump Foundation and a site for Trump’s wife, Melania.
mysanantonio.comSound like they first used Parscale because he had low overhead, being in San Antonio—not sure how they found them.
IIRC, as part of his duties as IT for the Trump 2016 campaign, Parscale was signed off for 10,000 motel stays in Texas. Even then that was suggested to have a Russian connection.
re: #89 Ace Rothstein
That’s my game plan too.
I may have the TV on with the sound muted.
Reading real time comments here is the only way I can tolerate the Orange One.
re: #205 KGxvi
Agreed. As I’ve ben saying, Biden needs some sort of “there you go again” type line. Or something like “look, he doesn’t have an answer to this problem because he’s in over his head… here’s what we need to do…”
Yeah a good one liner might work here. I ain’t worried about Biden being able to handle Trump. Trumps gonna bs as he always does. Joe just needs to be Joe and that’s fine.
re: #197 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
It’s a megachurch. They don’t even know I exist. They have no idea I left them over 10 years ago now. Emailing them would be like a fart in the Holy Wind.
Yeah, I know. You get more attention with a protest in front of their busiest entrance.
There’s a whole nest of “prophets” who live in a town south of the Phoenix area in Pinal county. One “prophet” moved recently (as within 2020 recently) from SC and another from Alaska. Anyway, I keep a close eyes on these guys because they are whack.
Behind the lock and key…
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re: #206 Decatur Deb
IIRC, as part of his duties as IT for the Trump 2016 campaign, Parscale was signed off for 10,000 motel stays in Texas. Even then that was suggested to have a Russian connection.
At least according to Parscale, who we know is a trusted, honest player.
“We spent nearly $100 million in the course of the campaign with our operation based in San Antonio, and a ton of that money was spent in San Antonio on campaign-related employment, thousands of hotel rooms, all kinds of economic activity,” Parscale said.
re: #169 danarchy
There is no way that handle wasn’t already in use. I wonder if they had to pay someone for it. Is there twitter handle squatting like domain squatting?
This is true.
They wouldn’t even verify us 😔#GiveTruthACheckMark https://t.co/4VzBHMK98u— Truth (@truth) September 29, 2020
re: #152 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
Obnoxious Parrot (Re-post from a couple of years ago):
David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren’t expletives were, to say the least, rude.
David tried hard to change the bird’s attitude and was constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything else that came to mind. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird and the bird got worse. He shook the bird and the bird got madder and ruder.
Finally, in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird squawking, kicking and screaming and then, suddenly, all was quiet.
David, frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird, quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto David’s extended arm and said, “I’m sorry that I offended you with my language and actions. I ask for your forgiveness.”
David was astounded at the bird’s change in attitude and was about to ask what changed him when the parrot continued, “May I ask what the chicken did?”
The sons got together and decided to give their mother a surprise for her birthday. They found the perfect gift: a parrot that spoke Yiddish! Wanting to please their mother, they purchased the bird for an exorbitant sum and presented it to her at a birthday party.
A few days later, the oldest son went over to see how Mom was enjoying her new pet. As usual, the house was full of the wonderful aroma of cooking. When Mom answered the door, he asked her “how do you like the parrot we got you?”
“Oh, it should be done now. Do you want to stay for dinner?”
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Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ...
Cheechako
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Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
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They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
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Views: 412 • Comments: 0 • Rating: 1- Pictures From Today’s Exhibition of Paintings Done by Jane LilienthalPROPS TO MICHELE AND SAGEHEN FOR CATCHING THE SPELLING ERROR IN THE TITLE THAT MY DIABETIC EYES COULDN'T CATCH I wanted to share pictures of the art show I visited today. The portraits were created by the mother of my ...
Joe Bacon ✅
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
William Lewis
4 weeks ago
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Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
Rightwingconspirator
4 weeks ago
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... Cheechako
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Views: 581 • Comments: 1 • Rating: 5- A Closer Look at the Eastman State Bar DecisionTaking a few minutes away from work things to read through the Eastman decision. As I'm sure many of you know, Eastman was my law school con law professor. I knew him pretty well because I was also running in ...KGxvi
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The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
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Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
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