Watch live coverage as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger holds a press conference in Atlanta amid the controversy surrounding President Trump’s call on the presidential election in the state.
Sterling is re-debunking the State Farm Arena tape, going minute-by-minute through what happened election night.
— Charlie Gile (@CharlieGileNBC) January 4, 2021
Wow. Signers of letter telling GOP to stop the foolishness include heads of Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Pfizer, the NBA, Mastercard, Blackstone, BlackRock, Lyft, Deloitte, Moody’s, WeWork JetBlue, MetLife, American Express, PricewaterhouseCoopers and … Deutsche Bank. https://t.co/oGCaXjAZFC
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) January 4, 2021
NEW: Dominion Voting Systems plans to sue Sidney Powell “imminently” and will explore similar defamation suits against President Trump and others, CEO John Poulos tells @danprimack on @AxiosReCap. https://t.co/xbR7T3uq3G
— Axios (@axios) January 4, 2021
JUST IN: DC National Guard to Respond to Pro-Trump Protests This Week.
Anyone who carries a gun at a protest or within 1,000 feet of a protest will be arrested, in line with D.C. law, the acting police chief said: @nbcwashington https://t.co/E6RgoovdBe— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) January 4, 2021
Saturday’s Trump-Raffensperger call came after the WH made 18 previous attempts to have Trump speak to him over last two months, a GA Republican familiar w the call tells @JulesJester.
It was the first time Trump & Raffensperger spoke directly.— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) January 4, 2021
“It’s not real. It’s not happening.”
Someone has to just repeat this. Over and over again.
Then start making fun of the dimwits who believe Trump’s fantasies.
“The fantastical thing we saw the other day .. that did not happen either. Neither one had modems. Very hard to hack things without modems.”
Reality is just slapping the right wing across the face.
“Claim after claim after claim with zero proof. Zero.”
“Ballet scanners do not have modems”
I wish he worded that better.
re: #7 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
“It’s not real. It’s not happening.”
Someone has to just repeat this. Over and over again.
Then start making fun of the dimwits who believe Trump’s fantasies.
All I’m hearing is “Golly gosh, if Republicans don’t vote we might lose these two seats.”
This Gabriel Sterling press conference is what news outlets should have been doing from day 1 of Trump’s presidency.
— JackiSchechner (@JackiSchechner) January 4, 2021
re: #12 Sir John Barron
you love to see it
He is really good. He’s destroying every conspiracy theory one at a time.
Gabriel Sterling is obviously on his last nerve with Trump’s bullshit. He’s shooting down every one of Trump’s lies. It’s a beautiful thing.
re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #14 Charles Johnson
this really is glorious. You can hear the desire to just come out and say “They are all full of shit” in his voice.
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Gabriel Sterling is obviously on his last nerve with Trump’s bullshit. He’s shooting down every one of Trump’s lies. It’s a beautiful thing.
I wonder how the Parler crowd is taking this
One of my favorite pictures of my son from college days.
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re: #16 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
this really is glorious. You can hear the desire to just come out and say “They are all full of shit” in his voice.
And yet Freepers are fed up with his obvious evil lies…
Georgia GOP desperately trying to convince their voters not to lose faith in the process and hang on to the Senate.
re: #1 Backwoods_Sleuth
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But, but, but the suitcases and observers being told to leave…..
re: #14 Charles Johnson
His wife received rape threats via email. He’s been over this shit for awhile now.
All providers must use its vaccine inventory this week or receive a fine up to $100,000, Gov. Cuomo said Monday.https://t.co/6MzZw6VRhq
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) January 4, 2021
Cuomo’s insisting that hospitals use their allotments of vaccines or else face fines. NYC hospitals, most of which are operated by NYC HHC, are doing a crappy job. Going forward, Cuomo insists that providers use up their allotments within 7 days or else face fines.
That’s potentially problematic since the hospitals are supposedly following federal protocols and vaccinating based on the highest risk factors first, but if getting people doses before the doses are rendered useless then this strategy has merit.
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Gabriel Sterling is obviously on his last nerve with Trump’s bullshit. He’s shooting down every one of Trump’s lies. It’s a beautiful thing.
Trump tweetstorm incoming. He’s gonna have an aneurysm 😂
re: #24 Dr Lizardo
Trump tweetstorm incoming. He’s gonna have an aneurysm 😂
Please? Preferably live on TV?
re: #24 Dr Lizardo
That’s one way of getting out from under his debts.
re: #24 Dr Lizardo
Trump tweetstorm incoming. He’s gonna have an aneurysm 😂
He has “many meetings and phone calls” today
Georgia election official Gabe Sterling on Trump’s call: “I personally found it be something that was not normal, out of place, and… nobody I know who would be president would do something like that to a Secretary of State.” https://t.co/onTbZKbuZ6
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 4, 2021
re: #24 Dr Lizardo
The rally in Georgia tonight is going to be a new level of bath salts crazy
re: #17 Sir John Barron
I wonder how the Parler crowd is taking this
Screaming and grasping at straws, is my guess.
Followed by total denial and then posting his home address and trying to encourage “Lone Wolves” to take matters into their own hands.
re: #31 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
The rally in Georgia tonight is going to be a new level of bath salts crazy
That’s truly one of the most apt descriptions I’ve ever read.
re: #24 Dr Lizardo
Fox already cut away… they’re putting Trump’s spokeshack Miller on to spin this as somehow favoring Trump when all Georgia election officials have said is that Trump has spent his entire time trying to undermine faith in the system, which worked properly and legally cast ballots were legitimately and legally counted.
Trump’s the one spewing nonsense, and oh by the way, GOPers get out and vote.
That’s sum and substance of the presser, and that’s why Fox cut away.
re: #29 Charles Johnson
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It’s the same thing he was impeached for. I’m sure there’s a lot that will come out after Biden takes the oath. Not just in Georgia but globally.
re: #17 Sir John Barron
I wonder how the Parler crowd is taking this
I can’t get on Parler this afternoon. I don’t know if it’s me or if it’s down.
How is Trump going to be working and making calls late into the evening if he’s at a rally?
On the contrary, it was absolutely essential for him to maintain his trumpy bona fides if he is running for the GOP nomination in 2024. If Trump doesn’t run himself, it’s going to be all about who is the trumpiest candidate.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb) January 4, 2021
2024 GOP front-runners: Trump, Trump Jr., Q, a literal Nazi
“a new low in this whole futile and sorry episode.”
.@SenToomey out with a blistering new statement on the Trump-Raffensperger call:
“President Trump’s call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger represents a new low in this whole futile and sorry episode.” pic.twitter.com/bvC1A3RYMf— Julie Tsirkin (@JulieNBCNews) January 4, 2021
Capito won’t object.
GOP Sen. Capito: “It would be a grave step for Congress to refuse to count electoral votes… I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Recognizing the individual chosen by the American people to be our president is in keeping with this oath.”
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 4, 2021
Anybody keeping count?
re: #40 Dangerman
“a new low in this whole futile and sorry episode.”
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Wonder how Toomey would feel if PA wasn’t one of the states under Trump’s microscope?
re: #40 Dangerman
“a new low in this whole futile and sorry episode.”
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Ah, the Senator is borrowing from Sen Collins “concern” file?
re: #40 Dangerman
“a new low in this whole futile and sorry episode.”
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Without the usual “Democrat” both sides nonsense.
re: #42 Mike Lamb
He would probably be silent.
To me it all goes back to why he deserved to be impeached and removed. He has from the minute he announced his candidacy seen the Presidency as his to abuse for his and his business interests. And that’s all these past four years have been. A Presidency that existed only the benefit of Trump and his resentments and bravado.
Trump is going to be pulling out all the stops in the next three weeks. And when it all comes crashing down, he’s going to remain true to his sewer rat nature - either fleeing or denying anything happened right up to when they slap cuffs on him.
re: #47 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
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Trump is going to be pulling out all the stops in the next three weeks. And when it all comes crashing down, he’s going to remain true to his sewer rat nature - either fleeing or denying anything happened right up to when they slap cuffs on him.
I’m going to celebrate the day he’s arrested or disposed by the state of New York.
re: #46 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
To me it all goes back to why he deserved to be impeached and removed. He has from the minute he announced his candidacy seen the Presidency as his to abuse for his and his business interests. And that’s all these past four years have been. A Presidency that existed only the benefit of Trump and his resentments and bravado.
There are a WHOLE LOT of enablers that need to be named & shamed over the next four years. As I said a year ago: The GOP is going to try to claim that they were always against Trump, or that he never existed.
We can’t let them get away with this the way we let them get away with the Iraq War and 2008 meltdown.
re: #46 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I have said this before and will repeat it now. DT lost me the moment he penned the press. Being an English major in college this is unforgivable. You do not muzzle the press unless you want to completely dominate a population. That is why I voted for HRC. And she had (and still has) more governmental than any of DT’s people.
re: #35 lawhawk
Fox already cut away… they’re putting Trump’s spokeshack Miller on to spin this as somehow favoring Trump when all Georgia election officials have said is that Trump has spent his entire time trying to undermine faith in the system, which worked properly and legally cast ballots were legitimately and legally counted.
Trump’s the one spewing nonsense, and oh by the way, GOPers get out and vote.
That’s sum and substance of the presser, and that’s why Fox cut away.
“Let’s talk more about Hunter Biden’s laptop…..”
re: #40 Dangerman
Toomey. Profile In Courage. lol.
re: #47 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
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Trump is going to be pulling out all the stops in the next three weeks. And when it all comes crashing down, he’s going to remain true to his sewer rat nature - either fleeing or denying anything happened right up to when they slap cuffs on him.
He’s such a class act. The GOP deserve him.
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re: #46 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
To me it all goes back to why he deserved to be impeached and removed. He has from the minute he announced his candidacy seen the Presidency as his to abuse for his and his business interests. And that’s all these past four years have been*. A Presidency that existed only the benefit of Trump and his resentments and bravado.
*as soon as he tested the waters and saw no one was gonna want to or be able to touch him…
re: #45 PhillyPretzel
He would probably be silent.
You give him far more credit than I would. He’d be shoulder to shoulder with Johnson, Cruz, Hawley, etc.
re: #49 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
There are a WHOLE LOT of enablers that need to be named & shamed over the next four years. As I said a year ago: The GOP is going to try to claim that they were always against Trump, or that he never existed.
We can’t let them get away with this the way we let them get away with the Iraq War and 2008 meltdown.
I don’t think they will, because Trump owns their base. Romney excepted, no Republican can be anti-Trump and win a GOP primary.
Just imagine this scenario if the GOP had majorities in the both the House and Senate. The electoral college is a piece of shit that needs to be flushed with the MAGA cult.
re: #55 Mike Lamb
Well even right now I am trying to be optimistic.
Continuing on the theme of “consequences”…
“We are aware of, and are concerned by, Ms. Mitchell’s participation in the Jan. 2 conference call and are working to understand her involvement more thoroughly,” Dan Farrell, director of communication for Foley & Lardner, said in a statement Monday.” https://t.co/wwIJhYVPHn
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) January 4, 2021
re: #59 thedopefishlives
Continuing on the theme of “consequences”…
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“No idea who she is, she just got coffee here.”
There’s no real difference between what Sidney Powell is doing and what Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz are doing, btw. https://t.co/wtz1t8Lvgm
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) January 4, 2021
re: #57 Dr. Matt
Just imagine this scenario if the GOP had majorities in the both the House and Senate. The electoral college is a piece of shit that needs to be flushed with the MAGA cult.
Which is why it won’t be. Republicans know it gives them their best shot at the presidency.
Decertify the elections we lost but not the ones we won https://t.co/qRGl2gsDVS
— Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) January 4, 2021
Raffensperger to @11AliveNews: “If Pres. Trump wouldn’t have tweeted out anything and would’ve stayed silent, we would’ve stayed silent as well… if you’re going to put out stuff that we don’t believe is true, then we will respond in kind.” https://t.co/ffgkCJtv8l
— Kayla Tausche (@kaylatausche) January 4, 2021
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
Far from being a patriot, he’s simply pushing back on Trump because Trump lied. Had Trump had the capacity to keep quiet, these meetings and ongoing efforts to steal the election wouldn’t have risen to crisis levels (again).
Raffensperger isn’t a patriot or hero. He’s just not willing to be an accessory to felony conduct. That’s not anything to celebrate. That’s the bare minimum for conduct in office.
With just one day to go until the Georgia Senate runoffs, I’m in Atlanta to get out the vote. Tune in. https://t.co/I4MBUj0g3o
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 4, 2021
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Quiet felonies are fine with us.”
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
Sounds like he had a scheduling conflict between English and PT.
BREAKING: Dominion Voting Systems is suing Sidney Powell “imminently” and will start defamation suits against Trump and others. https://t.co/YJ4VYUXLoH
— JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³°¹ (@th3j35t3r) January 4, 2021
re: #65 lawhawk
Far from being a patriot, he’s simply pushing back on Trump because Trump lied. Had Trump had the capacity to keep quiet, these meetings and ongoing efforts to steal the election wouldn’t have risen to crisis levels (again).
Raffensperger isn’t a patriot or hero. He’s just not willing to be an accessory to felony conduct. That’s not anything to celebrate. That’s the bare minimum for conduct in office.
And you don’t have these sorts of calls with the Secretary of State in PA, MI, WI, or AZ since those office holders are Democrats who even Trump realizes are not going to conspire to overturn their own state’s election results.
re: #69 jaunte
I hope they sue DT and Co into oblivion.
Aaannndddd….. we have a winner! This one wins the internet! https://t.co/EER4NPonhH
— Res_Ipsa_Loquitur ⚖️ 🩸🩺 (@ResIpsaLoquit10) January 4, 2021
Funny, how before the infamous phone call, so many on the GOP side were happy to ride this out, see if Trump could pull it off. They were silent and they were complicit in this going as far as it has. Not to mention, they already cast their votes for the MF. In light of his COVID response and all the horrible illegal things he’s done, they still voted for him.
One bombshell phone call recording was all it took for them to suddenly become “defenders of the Constitution” because they realized their ship was the Titanic.
I’m not going to stand and clap for their 11th hour stunt to save their political career.
I don’t know how to speak nut-job. https://t.co/lCQ8y5nBON
— Machine Pun Kelly (@KellyScaletta) January 4, 2021
re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth
OK, so they get Acting President Pelosi and they are happy or what?
OT: I am beyond happy right now.
My parents had a rather messy divorce back in 2004 and somewhere along the line virtually all of our family photo albums disappeared which meant I lost countless precious memories from my childhood.
I was doing some housecleaning today and found an old box that contains roughly 200 family photos spanning the late 1980s to the late 1990s, many of which I thought had been lost in those albums. They include one of the only photos I had of my paternal grandfather in his later life (died 1994).
It’s not quite the same as having all the old albums back, but this is much more than I thought I still had and I am so thrilled to have stumbled upon them.
I have listened to Rush since I was a freshman at Georgia. I heard this live today. I’ll admit…I teared up. This is hard. I pray for him daily. Despite the fact that he’s wrong on GA elections. I’ll put that in his 1.4% wrong category. https://t.co/IbhNXT32zH
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) December 24, 2020
SCIENCE!!!
A study at Keele University in 2009 found that saying ‘fuck’ can increase a person’s pain tolerance by as much as 33%.
— Haggard Hawks 🦅 (@HaggardHawks) January 2, 2021
re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg
OT: I am beyond happy right now.
My parents had a rather messy divorce back in 2004 and somewhere along the line the virtually all of our family photo albums disappeared which meant I lost countless precious memories from my childhood.
I was doing some housecleaning today and found an old box that contains roughly 200 family photos spanning the late 1980s to the late 1990s, many of which I thought had been lost in those albums. They include one of the only photos I had of my paternal grandfather in his later life (died 1994).
It’s not quite the same as having all the old albums back, but this is much more than I thought I still had and I am so thrilled to have stumbled upon them.
2012 trying to draw distinctions.
re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth
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you dont need an inauguration ceremony
virtually anyone can administer the oath of office - anywhere
doesnt have to be the chief justice of scotus
doesnt have to be a judge at all
can, and has been a notary public
the constitution doesnt mandate anyone in particular - or any kind of ‘ceremony’ at all.
and… on 1/20/21 at 12:00pm trump will have no powers at all - ‘emergency’ or otherwise
There’s no real difference between what Sidney Powell is doing and what Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz are doing, btw. https://t.co/wtz1t8Lvgm
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) January 4, 2021
re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth
Mythbusters confirmed the same.
Maybe that’s why I’m using fuck so frequently - the pain to the polity is so brutal that the use of fuck and other swear words are necessary to endure.
re: #65 lawhawk
Far from being a patriot, he’s simply pushing back on Trump because Trump lied. Had Trump had the capacity to keep quiet, these meetings and ongoing efforts to steal the election wouldn’t have risen to crisis levels (again).
Raffensperger isn’t a patriot or hero. He’s just not willing to be an accessory to felony conduct. That’s not anything to celebrate. That’s the bare minimum for
conduct in officebeing a good citizen?
re: #81 lawhawk
Mythbusters confirmed the same.
Maybe that’s why I’m using fuck so frequently - the pain to the polity is so brutal that the use of fuck and other swear words are necessary to endure.
I read somewhere it does numb pain when you hit your finger with a hammer; also, I think the Russian swearwords are more taboo - and thus more potent ;)
— Holly Figueroa O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) January 4, 2021
re: #77 Nyet
More nice people have died of cancer. It rarely takes assholes. Off the top of my head, recently Alex Trebek succumbed to cancer. Countless fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, children, and anonymous people that have never done anything remarkably awful in their life, have died of cancer.
When an asshole dies, I’m not particularly interested in why or how. I’m just thankful they’re finally gone.
John Lott is the pre-eminent economist who came up with the Georgia vote analysis paper at “SSRN”, which is so factual that there were no referee responses. He is also lending his economic expertise in studying voter fraud and gun control, both well-known applications of economics. He is currently overqualified for the position at the Department of Justice where he is doing … well, I am sure it is important!
re: #80 Dangerman
jfklibrary.org
LBJ was sworn in aboard AF-1 by a US District Court Judge. If that was legal Joe can be sworn into office in Wilmington DE if needed.
re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg
OT: I am beyond happy right now.
My parents had a rather messy divorce back in 2004 and somewhere along the line virtually all of our family photo albums disappeared which meant I lost countless precious memories from my childhood.
I was doing some housecleaning today and found an old box that contains roughly 200 family photos spanning the late 1980s to the late 1990s, many of which I thought had been lost in those albums. They include one of the only photos I had of my paternal grandfather in his later life (died 1994).
It’s not quite the same as having all the old albums back, but this is much more than I thought I still had and I am so thrilled to have stumbled upon them.
i thought he was taller.
re: #77 Nyet
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Republicans desperately trying to deal with the cognitive dissonance created when they become the targets of right-wing lies.
re: #65 lawhawk
Far from being a patriot, he’s simply pushing back on Trump because Trump lied. Had Trump had the capacity to keep quiet, these meetings and ongoing efforts to steal the election wouldn’t have risen to crisis levels (again).
Raffensperger isn’t a patriot or hero. He’s just not willing to be an accessory to felony conduct. That’s not anything to celebrate. That’s the bare minimum for conduct in office.
I came to that conclusion whilst getting a haircut earlier: This presser is not happening because Raffensperger wishes to “correct the record” or any such noble endeavor. He did it because Trump tried to use him as the fall guy and he wasn’t having any of it. The effort to also try to neutralize some of the damage done to the GA GOP’s hopes for tomorrow also had a lot to do with it, an 11th hour attempt to try to get Repub voters to the polls by assuring them that it’s all “legit.”
I heard naughtiness in the form of books dropping from shelves in Mbala’s office while he was on a mail run, so I went to investigate.
Hmmmm….#StormflySparrowsbane pic.twitter.com/4pqtM9cJEb— Foxfeather Zenkova (@foxfeather) January 4, 2021
re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth
SCIENCE!!!
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A study at Keele University in 2009 found that saying ‘fuck’ can increase a person’s pain tolerance by as much as 33%.
— Haggard Hawks 🦅 (@HaggardHawks) January 2, 2021
(the wire)
Interesting.
A news report in Scotland is touching off rampant speculation on Twitter that Donald Trump may flee the country before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated and he becomes subject to arrest for the many crimes he’s been accused of committing.https://t.co/xMKrhWDGSY
He’s gonna try to bug out.
re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth
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— Holly Figueroa O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) January 4, 2021
you’re telling him to PIVOT?!!!!
now????????????????????????????????????
re: #85 PrairieQueen
More nice people have died of cancer. It rarely takes assholes. Off the top of my head, recently Alex Trebek succumbed to cancer. Countless fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, children, and anonymous people that have never done anything remarkably awful in their life, have died of cancer.
When an asshole dies, I’m not particularly interested in why or how. I’m just thankful they’re finally gone.
Chadwick Boseman died of cancer last summer and he didn’t really even tell anyone about it. He just kept working until he couldn’t.
re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Which means he’s gonna give Loeffler (Perdue’s in Covid isolation) less than a minute to speak, while the rest of the mess will be his nuking the party as a whole for their refusal to install him as a dictator.
Obama is the most partisan President in my lifetime.
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) February 13, 2013
re: #83 Nyet
I read somewhere it does numb pain when you hit your finger with a hammer; also, I think the Russian swearwords are more taboo - and thus more potent ;)
Please provide some examples.
I remember years ago, in Ukraine, hearing my translator scoff, “You Americans, it’s like you barely know how to swear! You say fuck, and that’s pretty much it. We have about 17 different ways of that, and they are all much stronger … “
re: #95 Dangerman
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you’re telling him to PIVOT?!!!!
now????????????????????????????????????
On January 5th, 2020, Donald Trump became President of the United States of America.//
re: #80 Dangerman
you dont need an inauguration ceremony
virtually anyone can administer the oath of office - anywhere
doesnt have to be the chief justice of scotus
doesnt have to be a judge at all
can, and has been a notary publicthe constitution doesnt mandate anyone in particular - or any kind of ‘ceremony’ at all.
and… on 1/20/21 at 12:00pm trump will have no powers at all - ‘emergency’ or otherwise
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This apparently is part of the “WE NEED AN ‘NON-PARTISAN’ COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE OUR BULLSHIT CLAIMS!!!” effort that the seditious assholes are putting forward. The idea that Jan 20th is not a hard deadline, it can be pushed out so that their “allegations” might be “investigated” to their satisfaction. Spoiler alert: They will never be satisfied until the election results are chucked and Donny’s coup attempt is successful.
re: #99 Dangerman
coward
Scotland is going into full lockdown until the end of January, if they’re not there already.
What happens if they deny him landing privileges?
re: #97 Targetpractice
Which means he’s gonna give Loeffler (Perdue’s in Covid isolation) less than a minute to speak, while the rest of the mess will be his nuking the party as a whole for their refusal to install him as a dictator.
The Nero Option.
Straight out of Hitler’s Bunker. Man, this is tracking so very close to what Adolf did, it’s freaky.
re: #102 Targetpractice
If he thought he could control it McConnell would attempt to delay Biden being inaugurated until Jan 20, 2025.
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re: #65 lawhawk
Far from being a patriot, he’s simply pushing back on Trump because Trump lied. Had Trump had the capacity to keep quiet, these meetings and ongoing efforts to steal the election wouldn’t have risen to crisis levels (again).
Raffensperger isn’t a patriot or hero. He’s just not willing to be an accessory to felony conduct. That’s not anything to celebrate. That’s the bare minimum for conduct in office.
Lather.Rinse.Repeat.
re: #100 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
Please provide some examples.
I remember years ago, in Ukraine, hearing my translator scoff, “You Americans, it’s like you barely know how to swear! You say fuck, and that’s pretty much it. We have about 17 different ways of that, and they are all much stronger … “
He’s not wrong.
I don’t want to provide examples exactly because I’m not comfortable using those words, but I’ll give you this: vol. 1 of the Big Dictionary of the Russian Swearwords
Devoted to derivatives of and phrases using just one swear word (standing in for “penis”). 392 pages (of them about 200 - pure content, the rest are articles, index etc.).
re: #65 lawhawk
Far from being a patriot, he’s simply pushing back on Trump because Trump lied. Had Trump had the capacity to keep quiet, these meetings and ongoing efforts to steal the election wouldn’t have risen to crisis levels (again).
Raffensperger isn’t a patriot or hero. He’s just not willing to be an accessory to felony conduct. That’s not anything to celebrate. That’s the bare minimum for conduct in office.
After four years in the Navy, people receive good conduct awards. We jokingly called them “didn’t get caught awards.” There is some merit in calling people out for doing the right thing.
The freaks are off the leash. They will not be mollified until they have tasted blood.
Fox et al. have whipped them into a frenzy, and they will not back down. pic.twitter.com/2C5qIkzgfX— Surreal painters were just ahead of the curve (@MutatedReality) January 4, 2021
re: #109 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
You had to pull out a quote from The Hunt for Red October. Dang.
re: #110 PhillyPretzel
You had to pull out a quote from The Hunt for Red October. Dang.
At least we know that Donald Trump is no Marco Ramius.
re: #93 makeitstop
AFAIK, the US has an extradition treaty with Scotland. If he’s pardoned, that would rule out a lot of federal crimes.
re: #102 Targetpractice
This apparently is part of the “WE NEED AN ‘NON-PARTISAN’ COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE OUR BULLSHIT CLAIMS!!!” effort that the seditious assholes are putting forward. The idea that Jan 20th is not a hard deadline, it can be pushed out so that their “allegations” might be “investigated” to their satisfaction. Spoiler alert: They will never be satisfied until the election results are chucked and Donny’s coup attempt is successful.
The 20th amendment uses clear mandatory language. “The terms of the President and VP shall end at noon on the 20th day of January.”
re: #103 makeitstop
Scotland is going into full lockdown until the end of January, if they’re not there already.
What happens if they deny him landing privileges?
my guess is his “US military Boeing 757 aircraft” will eventually run out of gas.
it would probably be best if that happened at an airport after landing.
but one way or another it’s gonna wind up on the ground.
re: #105 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
If he thought he could control it McConnell would attempt to delay Biden being inaugurated until Jan 20, 2025.
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its only half a step from a scotus judge to the president.
re: #110 PhillyPretzel
You had to pull out a quote from The Hunt for Red October. Dang.
Yep. Seemed apropos to our overheated times.
Of course, Fred turned out to be a right-wing shitstain who fouled up the atmosphere during his time in the Senate, but he said his lines with gravitas & conviction and was never caught grabbing young interns by the pussy, so there’s that.
re: #93 makeitstop
Interesting.
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would be fun if he’s not allowed off the plane, heads for another destination, rinse, repeat
re: #113 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The 20th amendment uses clear mandatory language. “The terms of the President and VP shall end at noon on the 20th day of January.”
Remember, we’re dealing with people who believe in the idea of an “imperial presidency.” They’re convinced that Trump could come out tomorrow and announce the inauguration has been “postponed,” and the courts will either side with him or will at least delay things while the courts weigh whether or not the president has the power to shred the Constitution.
Can you imagine the reaction if @IlhanMN filmed a video of herself defiantly loading a weapon and threatening to bring into Congress? https://t.co/zrDLzQxuKj
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 4, 2021
Fox News would be calling for a drone strike on her offices, and right-wing freaks would be retreating to bunkers after looting the local Wal-Mart.
re: #115 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
I normally don’t celebratory drink at 4:48 pm on a Monday….but, I may make an exception.
Jason Miller is a moon-faced assassin of joy.
That said.
Donald Trump is calling someone out for vulgarity…seriously? “Hello pot, I’m kettle.” #GOPDebate
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) February 26, 2016
President Trump is wrong on this misguided tariff concept. It will hurt American workers and consumers. https://t.co/3iHC403kGB
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) March 2, 2018
@MarcoRubio makes Trump look small and uninformed on our nuclear arsenal. #ReadytoBeCommanderInChief #CNNDebate
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) December 16, 2015
Trump totally flubbed cyberwar question. “I’ve got 30k reasons we should all be worried about cyber.” #debatenight
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) September 27, 2016
Not a cultist.
re: #3 Backwoods_Sleuth
Wow. Signers of letter telling GOP to stop the foolishness include heads of Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Pfizer, the NBA, Mastercard, Blackstone, BlackRock, Lyft, Deloitte, Moody’s, WeWork JetBlue, MetLife, American Express, PricewaterhouseCoopers and … Deutsche Bank
in the end, we might have been saved by Wall Street. They knew that if Trump had managed to pull this election off, there would have been such unrest that the US economy would have tanked and the economy would have collapsed beyond Trump’s ability to bail it out.
re: #120 Targetpractice
Remember, we’re dealing with people who believe in the idea of an “imperial presidency.” They’re convinced that Trump could come out tomorrow and announce the inauguration has been “postponed,” and the courts will either side with him or will at least delay things while the courts weigh whether or not the president has the power to shred the Constitution.
The Trumpites 1-61 record in election litigation says the courts won’t, but they are delusional.
re: #123 Eric The Fruit Bat
Jason Miller is a moon-faced assassin of joy.
Yes, but Vir was good. Jason Miller - Eric Cartman with a goatee - isn’t.
re: #121 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
She def gives me the Palin vibe, and I think it might be intentional. So many right wing gals need to show they’re comfortable using a gun as an intimidation thing, to show they’re strong, and how their party likes strong women (hint: No, they don’t. They like broodmares that bear children without question, and plastic tits, and grabbing them by the pussy.)
It’s all bullshit posturing. Ted Nugent in a dress flavored bullshit.
re: #121 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
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Can you imagine the reaction if @IlhanMN filmed a video of herself defiantly loading a weapon and threatening to bring into Congress? https://t.co/zrDLzQxuKj
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 4, 2021
said it before and i’ll repeat: this makes no sense at all.
Let me tell you why I WILL carry my Glock to Congress.
Government does NOT get to tell me or my constituents how we are allowed to keep our families safe.
she didnt even have the brains to say ‘protect myself’
though that would have been worse - from who in congress do you need protection?
and actually, pretty much every court has ruled that yes ‘government’ does get to regulate firearms”.
Trump adviser, dead beat dad and full time Weeble model Jason Miller decried 4 minute tape of Trump’s election crime being released and called for “whole” tape as if that would exonerate Trump. 5 minutes later “whole” tape released and Miller’s reaction “homina homina homina”. pic.twitter.com/PIIVACqiSs
— Boston Grandpa Georgia On My Mind (@Boston_Grandpa) January 4, 2021
“‘fulll time Weeble model…”
I can’t stop laughing.
re: #127 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The Trumpites 1-61 record in election litigation says the courts won’t, but they are delusional.
If you check the usual suspects, they either think the judges are all Dem stooges or they’re all being blackmailed into ruling against Trump. Why? Because it’s so obvious that the allegations of “fraud” are legit that there’s no way the courts could be ruling as such unless they were in on the whole thing.
re: #114 Dangerman
my guess is his “US military Boeing 757 aircraft” will eventually run out of gas.
Many stock 757’s have been approved for ETOPS 120 (or higher), which means they can make an easy transatlantic flight that used to require DC-10s. Hell, Icelandair flies 757’s between Minneapolis-St. Pail to Reykjavik.
re: #93 makeitstop
Interesting.
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Well…
“There is a booking for an American military version of the Boeing 757 on January 19, the day before the inauguration.
“That’s one that’s normally used by the Vice-President but often used by the First Lady. Presidential flights tend to get booked far in advance, because of the work that has to be done around it.”
Could be Melanie and her new tits going away or pence trying to escape the trumpers wanting to kill him.
re: #132 Targetpractice
If you check the usual suspects, they either think the judges are all Dem stooges or they’re all being blackmailed into ruling against Trump. Why? Because it’s so obvious that the allegations of “fraud” are legit that there’s no way the courts could be ruling as such unless they were in on the whole thing.
Yes, I have seen all their insane musings on Parler, as well as their threats of armed violence against Congress on Wednesday.
re: #133 Eric The Fruit Bat
Many stock 757’s have been approved for ETOPS 120 (or higher), which means they can make an easy transatlantic flight that used to require DC-10s. Hell, Icelandair flies 757’s between Minneapolis-St. Pail to Reykjavik.
i meant if scotland says no and no one else give them clearance
tongue firmly planted in cheek,
eventually you just fall out of the sky
like i said - best if that happens near a long enough runway…
I also want to add that the user BlueSpotinAL is the most clever one here, right up there in the intellectual stratosphere with the great minds of John Lott and Donald J Trump.
re: #132 Targetpractice
According to my neighbor, Soros appointed all the judges and packed the courts for years. In every little town, big cites - everywhere. “He bought them all.” So, if this was a Monopoly game, Soros bought up the whole board knowing Trump might be elected one day.
re: #131 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“‘fulll time Weeble model…”
I can’t stop laughing.
Ah, Jason Miller, one of the people who I very much look forward to never being allowed near a microphone again after his boss is frogmarched off the White House grounds.
re: #137 MaryRosh
I also want to add that the user BlueSpotinAL is the most clever one here, right up there in the intellectual stratosphere with the great minds of John Lott and Donald J Trump.
I love you, Mary.
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
would be fun if he’s not allowed off the plane, heads for another destination, rinse, repeat
imagine: he lands in Moscow, not allowed off the plane, calls his BFF, Putin answers “new phone, who dis?”
Russia needs Trump as much as you need a used condom.
That really is a pleasant thought to entertain right now: The long list of names of people who will never receive another moment of attention from the media after Jan 20th because they’ll no longer be “White House/Trump campaign such-and-such” and so the networks will cease to have an excuse to give them the time of day.
re: #114 Dangerman
my guess is his “US military Boeing 757 aircraft” will eventually run out of gas.
it would probably be best if that happened at an airport after landing.
but one way or another it’s gonna wind up on the ground.
If Donnie is going to enter UK soil while still US President, he almost certainly will need approval from the British government, for his personal travel, and _certainly_ for the Secret Service members entering with him. On top of the new covid restrictions.
(At least for entering the US, foreign heads of state/government require visas, even from countries that would otherwise be eligible for visa waivers. Other people travelling on official passports may otherwise need visas too. I suspect it would be similar for other countries too…)
To be fair, all of this stuff was, in fact, worse than Watergate https://t.co/4yjLekqXwC
— good reader, good tweeter (@jesseltaylor) January 4, 2021
re: #86 MaryRosh
John Lott is the pre-eminent economist who came up with the Georgia vote analysis paper at “SSRN”, which is so factual that there were no referee responses. He is also lending his economic expertise in studying voter fraud and gun control, both well-known applications of economics. He is currently overqualified for the position at the Department of Justice where he is doing … well, I am sure it is important!
Shit…is Lott the guy that said that said there are hundreds of thousands of cases of firearm self defense each year?
re: #144 Dangerman
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What disgusts me is not that Howley is pulling this shit, I would not expect anything less from a political leech.
What disgusts me is that there are any in the media who actually entertaining this as a “good faith” endeavor instead of the blatant political stunt it is.
re: #145 aatharuv
If Donnie is going to enter UK soil while still US President, he almost certainly will need approval from the British government, for his personal travel, and _certainly_ for the Secret Service members entering with him. On top of the new covid restrictions.
(At least for entering the US, foreign heads of state/government require visas, even from countries that would otherwise be eligible for visa waivers. Other people travelling on official passports may otherwise need visas too. I suspect it would be similar for other countries too…)
Does the UK have requirements for people to declare themselves as foreign agents? Trump could run afoul of that as well.
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re: #143 Targetpractice
That really is a pleasant thought to entertain right now: The long list of names of people who will never receive another moment of attention from the media after Jan 20th because they’ll no longer be “White House/Trump campaign such-and-such” and so the networks will cease to have an excuse to give them the time of day.
Except Newsmax and OAN, neither of which I will watch for a single second.
You get almost 40% of your budget from federal tax dollars. Feel free to give it back and become the rugged individualist you play on TV. https://t.co/MAs7G5S4sK
— Brett Pransky (@BrettPransky) January 4, 2021
::: setting up tables :::
::: pulling out iced Champagne :::
::: popping a cork an pouring glasses for the room :::
Thanks for putting me at 49000 (plus a few more) karma
re: #135 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Yes, I have seen all their insane musings on Parler, as well as their threats of armed violence against Congress on Wednesday.
You are aware of all internet traditions.
re: #147 Mike Lamb
Shit…is Lott the guy that said that said there are hundreds of thousands of cases of firearm self defense each year?
Quite possibly — he’s the author of “More Guns, Less Crime”, arguing that in the US, more concealed carry use correlates with lower gun violence.
Proud Boys better lawyer up.
BREAKING: We are suing the Proud Boys and their members for the racist attack on Metropolitan AME church in Washington DC. This attack was one of several levied against churches targeted for their support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Proud Boys are NOT above the law. pic.twitter.com/CB53Upi9wH— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) January 4, 2021
re: #154 aatharuv
That was the book where he lost all the relevant data sets in a shed that burned down, and then “re-did” the data analysis with a new data set.
re: #115 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
Working to confirm this. Tarrio not answering calls or texts.
— Will Carless (@willcarless) January 4, 2021
Assuming that Tarrio was en route to DC for the rallies on the 5th and 6th, there’s a chance he’s been arrested for his admitted role in the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner ripped from a historic Black church during the last Proud Boys rally https://t.co/cVEQp3EVmI https://t.co/O8vzqRuXay
— Evan Hill (@evanchill) January 4, 2021
I must say, and this may be controversial even here, that I don’t really support the extent of your 1st Amdt., esp. as understood by Brandenburg v. Ohio, whose understanding of incitement is too restrictive.
re: #121 Khal Wimpo (part of the vote-stealing cabal)
Boebert is going for the Palin cult look.
re: #160 Nyet
I must say, and this may be controversial even here, that I don’t really support the extent of your 1st Amdt., esp. as understood by Brandenburg v. Ohio, whose understanding of incitement is too restricting.
I know you’ve been in favor of stringent controls on stating openly Nazi beliefs a la Germany, so your stance doesn’t surprise me. I feel like there’s definitely room for discussion with respect to incitement; it seems like these right-wing morons have been getting away with far too much and haven’t been held responsible when people commit violent acts based on their inspiration.
“Georgia, the whole nation is looking to you to lead us forward … the power is literally in your hands,” Biden says in Atlanta. “One state can chart the course not just for the next four years” but the next generation. pic.twitter.com/dshECPdEmi
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) January 4, 2021
Biden says Loeffler and Perdue are out for themselves & loyal to Trump. Ossoff and Warnock, he says, will be loyal only to their voters and the Constitution. “Not once did I think I took an oath to any president D or R. I took an oath to the United States Constitution.”
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) January 4, 2021
Funny cuz it’s true.
Biden: We won three times here pic.twitter.com/axmw6OK6bK
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) January 4, 2021
re: #162 thedopefishlives
I feel, for example, that Gohmert’s statement should have legal consequences (it absolutely does not have any according to the current interpretation of the law).
re: #163 Backwoods_Sleuth
“I don’t know why he still wants the job he doesn’t want to do the work.”
He wants the immunity and he wants the money.
re: #154 aatharuv
Quite possibly — he’s the author of “More Guns, Less Crime”, arguing that in the US, more concealed carry use correlates with lower gun violence.
a sloppy, illogical, asshat from way back when
re: #103 makeitstop
Scotland is going into full lockdown until the end of January, if they’re not there already.
What happens if they deny him landing privileges?
Let him parachute out of the plane and land on Janey Goodley’s lawn so she can whip his fat ass!
re: #160 Nyet
I must say, and this may be controversial even here, that I don’t really support the extent of your 1st Amdt., esp. as understood by Brandenburg v. Ohio, whose understanding of incitement is too restrictive.
We pay a high price for it. Perhaps largely as amplified as access thanks to the internet as we know it. “The big lie” is so much easier to create and continue.
In other news, Pharmacist accused of spoiling COVID-19 vaccine believed it would change people’s DNA, officials say.
The headline pretty much sums it up:
Brandenburg told investigators that he believed the vaccine was not safe for people and would “harm them and change their DNA,” the probable cause said. Brandenburg, according to the Grafton Police Department, is an “admitted conspiracy theorist.”
re: #155 makeitstop
Proud Boys better lawyer up.
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We are proud to represent the Metropolitan AME church — one of our nation’s most storied and important Black churches. The church was founded in 1872 and is led by Rev. William Lamar, IV. Read his powerful words here—> https://t.co/RcNxPgXGDk
— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) January 4, 2021
Read a copy of our @lawyerscomm complaint here—> https://t.co/70X906geiz
Proud to stand up with @MetropolitanAME church in D.C., and partner with @PaulWeissLLP and @WashLaw4CR on this important case. A great legal team is in place, and we will hold the Proud Boys accountable.— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) January 4, 2021
re: #160 Nyet
I must say, and this may be controversial even here, that I don’t really support the extent of your 1st Amdt., esp. as understood by Brandenburg v. Ohio, whose understanding of incitement is too restricting.
With the advent of “news media” which aggressively lie to incite fear and hate in their audience, we have a real problem. Restrictions on hate speech are badly needed, IMO.
re: #157 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Or, he knows what a clusterfuck DC is going to be so he’s taken himself off the game board.
Kentucky reports 2,319 new coronavirus cases, 26 deaths; Beshear not satisfied with pace of vaccines https://t.co/gYfj9O4Row
— Enquirer (@Enquirer) January 4, 2021
re: #165 Nyet
I feel, for example, that Gohmert’s statement should have legal consequences (it absolutely does not according to the current interpretation of the law).
Gohmert’s statement is an interesting case because read literally, since “antifa” is not a thing and “BLM” is historically non-violent, he wasn’t literally inciting people to violence. Now, you know and I know that he was definitely metaphorically inciting to violence - or at least, it would be construed as such in the minds of his alternate-reality believers who think that antifa and BLM are the cause of all the rioting and destruction in the United States since the history of ever - and maybe that’s where the change needs to come in. Instead of the test being, “would a reasonable person interpret it this way,” maybe it should be more along the lines of, “would a person who reasonably believes these facts interpret it this way”.
One immediate objection is the slippery slope. But given that restrictions on free speech already exist (it is by no means absolute), that’s a weak objection and it cuts both ways.
Um…how about Fuck, No?
WATCH: Meghan McCain Says the Media Has to be More Respectful of Trump Voters https://t.co/OD2RPhkDq9
I might have questions…
I’m surprised that they listened to Barry Roberts. Mostly because he died in 2006.
— Kevin Festivus (@sportsjunkie007) January 4, 2021
re: #180 makeitstop
Um…how about Fuck, No?
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Because Trump voters are SO respectful of the media…
GAH!!!
Just tried to type 2021 and it came out 2020.1.
No no no no…
re: #165 Nyet
I feel, for example, that Gohmert’s statement should have legal consequences (it absolutely does not have any according to the current interpretation of the law).
I’ve always felt anyone with positions of authority or working for any organization that uses the term “news” should lose 1st amendment protections if they knowingly lie or intentionally present opinion as fact in broadcasts, official statements, press conferences… tweets… whatever.
Doesn’t necessarily mean they should be locked up for every instance of this, but they should be open to more consequences besides the court of public opinion and hoping that voters will take care of it next election day. As we have seen, that particular set of remedies have been rendered useless in the era of Clownstick.
A lot of what the GOP and Al Qaren has been doing this past year would qualify as “Shouting fire in a crowded theater” as far as I’m concerned anyway, regardless of any theoretical changes to how the 1A works.
re: #181 Backwoods_Sleuth
I might have questions…
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why do we gotta take the word of the ‘spokesman’?
NEW: Actress Tanya Roberts, whose husband said she died at an LA hospital, is not dead, her spokesman says - TMZ
— BNO News (@BNONews) January 4, 2021
So, for example, I just went to TheDonald and these are more or less random comments:
-meme_oil 7 points 1 hour ago +7 / -0
if they cheat our job is to fucking hang them like thieves!permalink save report block reply
-FelixChips 7 points 1 hour ago +7 / -0
with a corrupt FBI, we’ll probably have to hang these bastards ourselves.
I feel like these persons should do jail time.
They would in many European countries considered democratic.
re: #180 makeitstop
Um…how about Fuck, No?
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EstebanTornado1963 (@ETornado1963) Tweeted:
@HillReporter @MeghanMcCain these people deserve my respect?
you’re out of your privileged white girls mind.
@MeghanMcCain these people deserve my respect?
you’re out of your privileged white girls mind. pic.twitter.com/QbgHxDVejd— EstebanTornado1963 (@ETornado1963) January 4, 2021
re: #165 Nyet
I feel, for example, that Gohmert’s statement should have legal consequences (it absolutely does not have any according to the current interpretation of the law).
He could, and should, be expelled from the House for inciting political violence.
re: #185 Dangerman
why do we gotta take the word of the ‘spokesman’?
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re: #185 Dangerman
why do we gotta take the word of the ‘spokesman’?
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Okay, her previous husband died in 2006 but she has a longtime partner named Lance who was apparently the one who put out word she wasn’t really dead. So this makes a little more sense now.
BREAKING: After the Dayton shooting, @GovMikeDeWine called for change. Instead, he’s made Ohio’s gun laws even deadlier.
By signing this Stand Your Ground bill, he’s put his community—especially Black and Brown Ohioans—in danger. #StandWithOhio #OHleg https://t.co/Qqu61ar1EG— Giffords (@GiffordsCourage) January 4, 2021
Despite opposition from law enforcement, mayors, and Ohioans across the state, Governor DeWine and Republicans caved to the whim of the gun lobby. The result will be more gun violence and more deaths. Voters will remember. #ohleg #standwithohio
— Giffords (@GiffordsCourage) January 4, 2021
re: #173 NO SMOCKING GUN!
With the advent of “news media” which aggressively lie to incite fear and hate in their audience, we have a real problem. Restrictions on hate speech are badly needed, IMO.
Since bad news and sensationalism are the way to clicks, ratings, influence in media the money follows. Of course, we can fine-tune the 1st A or what we consider incitement. Yet it’s our own failure to monetarily reward straight news and considered opinion ahead of what we have funded. Human nature speedbump.
EDIT-This whole conspiracy thing-case in point.
re: #160 Nyet
I must say, and this may be controversial even here, that I don’t really support the extent of your 1st Amdt., esp. as understood by Brandenburg v. Ohio, whose understanding of incitement is too restrictive.
I definitely don’t support the interpretation of the 1st Amendment, just as I don’t support the interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. Both appear to have been intended for very different purposes than their interpretation, as both are currently interpreted (just as everything else in America is) as concepts to put white people above the law.
The Washington Post is saying she is dead.
washingtonpost.com
re: #186 Nyet
So, for example, I just went to TheDonald and these are more or less random comments:
I feel like these persons should do jail time.
Whereas I do not, interestingly. I feel that if these comments were made by a person in authority (technical term to be defined by law or federal government rules), then they should face consequences beginning with dismissal from their post. I do not think that people should be jailed for expressing general violent sentiments, though that should certainly land them on somebody’s watch list radar.
re: #180 makeitstop
Meghan McCain Says the Media Has to be More Respectful of Trump Voters
We counted, recounted and certified their votes. That is a reasonable degree of respect and demanding anything beyond that is whining.
Democracy and free speech survive the criminalization of calls for murder and violence, as far as I’m concerned. In fact, they will further thrive.
re: #196 thedopefishlives
Understood, that’s an area where, I think, reasonable wide disagreements are possible. Just expressing my perspective.
re: #184 Jack Burton
My opinion is that people in office don’t have many of the rights defined in the constitution because their job is to protect the rights of others, which is exactly what I was told in the Navy.
A painted bunting has made it to the DC area and there have been lines to try to catch a glimpse of it. The Swiss ambassador is a birder, and he got a photo. What a beauty!
re: #200 Belafon
My opinion is that people in office don’t have many of the rights defined in the constitution because their job is to protect the rights of others, which is exactly what I was told in the Navy.
The right to Free Speech does not necessarily entail the right to continue to hold one’s office after making threatening, discriminatory or demeaning comments, especially while speaking in an official capacity.
Yesterday (or possibly saturday) a lizard posted a quote (may have been an embedded tweet) about not being afraid to experience joy, etc.
I thought I had taken a screen capture but apparently didn’t. Anyone happen to remember where that came from?
re: #164 makeitstop
Biden’s voice sounds a lot stronger today than it has lately. I’m glad to hear that.
re: #199 Nyet
Understood, that’s an area where, I think, reasonable wide disagreements are possible. Just expressing my perspective.
Yep, and that’s fine. I won’t judge you for it. Now if you tell me I can’t have pineapple on my pizza, well, we might have a fight on our hands.
re: #201 retired cynic
He is beautiful. Technicolor bird.
re: #115 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
BREAKING: We are suing the Proud Boys and their members for the racist attack on Metropolitan AME church in Washington DC. This attack was one of several levied against churches targeted for their support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Proud Boys are NOT above the law. pic.twitter.com/CB53Upi9wH— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) January 4, 2021
If my asshole relatives choose to get stupid with the Q Cucks Klan may the law come down on them with a ton of fucking bricks!
Most of TheDonald folks seem to stick with Pence, but not without the opposition.
-Perun 95 points 3 hours ago +188 / -93 (edited)
I mean if Pence and Trump were live 24/7 their jobs would be easy. I agree this is a great sticky. FUCK LIN WOOD, FUCK THE DOOMER SHIT. WE WILL GET OUR DAY, OUR MONTH, OUR YEAR. AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!!!!!
re: #201 retired cynic
A painted bunting has made it to the DC area and there have been lines to try to catch a glimpse of it. The Swiss ambassador is a birder, and he got a photo. What a beauty!
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two to three pairs we think
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we saw some over the weekend
re: #208 🌹UOJB!
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If my asshole relatives choose to get stupid with the Q Cucks Klan may the law come down on them with a ton of fucking bricks!
There was already a statement that the DC police are planning on arresting anyone who is at a protest or within 1000 yards of one carrying a firearm. That might put a damper on their plans.
Tomorrow evening, we must remain calm and patient as we wait for election workers to do their job safely. After Georgians do our part by casting our ballots, it is time to trust the process and the people making our democracy work. #gapol
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 4, 2021
re: #197 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
We counted, recounted and certified their votes. That is a reasonable degree of respect and demanding anything beyond that is whining.
Well, the “whining” part is certainly accurate: AFAICT, the “mainstream” media has basically gone out of its way to depict the “ordinary Trump voter” in as uncritical and normative light as possible. I mean, the port side blogosphere (present company unexcepted) routinely slags them for bigoted, neo-fascist yokels, but as far as most “general” media outlets go, they get afforded (IMHO) a lot more “respect” than they deserve. Though I’m sure Meghan McCain (like most GOPers) would simply categorize the proper level of “ respect” as being “ uncritical and unquestioning approval”….
re: #214 Jay C
…Though I’m sure Meghan McCain (like most GOPers) would simply categorize the proper level of “ respect” as being “ uncritical and unquestioning approval”….
…or rather “letting them get away with saying or doing anything.”
re: #201 retired cynic
A painted bunting has made it to the DC area and there have been lines to try to catch a glimpse of it. The Swiss ambassador is a birder, and he got a photo. What a beauty!
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And in today’s episode of STUPID TREK…
Pharmacist who destroyed COVID vaccine is a conspiracy theorist who thinks the vaccine ‘mutates’ DNA
But I thought the nanobots required 5G activation signals for that… 😉
re: #59 thedopefishlives
Continuing on the theme of “consequences”…
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The fact that Cleta is associated with ALEC shows she’s a fascist and without principles. That is one scary organization that needs to be dismantled. It’s working hard on a Convention of States to rewrite the Constitution; one of its main planks is to repeal the 17th Amendment and revert to legislatures selecting senators. Nothing they hate more than people of color voting. Rotten to the core — as is everyone who affiliates with them.
re: #212 GlutenFreeJesus
On a lighter note. This is one of my favorite YouTube channels. I’m totally fascinated by it. This one is great.
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Pakistanis?
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
It would be really nice if his pilots decided to do what Ceaucescau’s pilots did back in ‘89
Day 4 of #Archaeology31 when I hold a sherd of ancient pottery a conversation takes place “Oh I see why you did that””What did you use to make that mark?” a little one sided I know but the answers come back to me from the clay #communication with a fellow potter across millennia. pic.twitter.com/5YYsgXxavc
— Graham Taylor (@Pottedhistory) January 4, 2021
Every Judge is part of the conspiracy. As is the Supreme Court. And all election officials in six states. And the media. And the vote counters. And the voting machine makers. Everyone. This is far more probable than the idea that Trump just lost reelection. Because reasons. https://t.co/uvNwcJA6ka
— Kurt “Masks Save Lives” Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 4, 2021
re: #213 Backwoods_Sleuth
I truly worry for poll workers and the people counting the ballots tomorrow once the polls close. The crazy cartel is worked up into a frenzy, not a one of them understands the process, and some of them are sure to doxx those workers and know where they live. I’m very glad we’ve all voted by absentee ballot and the ballots have been accepted. I just hope everyone stays safe and no one gets hurt. Sigh, this should not be happening. At all.
re: #224 A Mom Anon
True. None of this should be happening. Even in November on Election Day one of my fellow board members call Uber so that we could ride home instead of walking. Nothing happened to either of us.
Florida and Texas have Stand Your Ground laws.
Half of the U.S.’s most deadly mass shootings have occurred in Florida and Texas.
Both are in the top 15 for gun homicide rates.
Today, Ohio decided they wanted to be more like Florida and Texas.
That’s never a good idea.— JRehling (@JRehling) January 4, 2021
re: #218 Hecuba’s daughter
The fact that Cleta is associated with ALEC shows she’s a fascist and without principles. That is one scary organization that needs to be dismantled. It’s working hard on a Convention of States to rewrite the Constitution; one of its main planks is to repeal the 17th Amendment and revert to legislatures selecting senators. Nothing they hate more than people of color voting. Rotten to the core — as is everyone who affiliates with them.
The entire right wing crime empire in the US needs to be dismantled. The GOP is the biggest single part of that sordid mess, of course, but the right wing propaganda/media operations are also important, as are their both-sides fellow travelers in the more mainstream media.
re: #217 🌹UOJB!
And in today’s episode of STUPID TREK…
Pharmacist who destroyed COVID vaccine is a conspiracy theorist who thinks the vaccine ‘mutates’ DNA
But I thought the nanobots required 5G activation signals for that… 😉
It will turn people into mutants and then 5G activates superpowers.
I want my power to be telekinesis that allows me to slap people upside their head for stupidity. Anywhere on the planet. From home of course.
Navalny: phone-pranks his would-be killer, publishes the conversation.
Wingnuts: but the Man Code!
re: #228 A Cranky One
It will turn people into mutants and then 5G activates superpowers.
I want my power to be telekinesis that allows me to slap people upside their head for stupidity. Anywhere on the planet. From home of course.
I’d still go with hand sanitizer.
These people are frauds in every aspect. https://t.co/rRj5cdzqwA
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 4, 2021
re: #229 Nyet
Yeah, but it’s like the “pay off the stripper you punched” man code where the point is bros help bros not face consequences.
re: #222 Backwoods_Sleuth
Day 4 of #Archaeology31 when I hold a sherd of ancient pottery a conversation takes place “Oh I see why you did that”“What did you use to make that mark?” a little one sided I know but the answers come back to me from the clay #communication with a fellow potter across millennia.
We have a lot of ancient potters’ fingerprints, going back to the Neolithic.
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re: #218 Hecuba’s daughter
The fact that Cleta is associated with ALEC shows she’s a fascist and without principles. That is one scary organization that needs to be dismantled. It’s working hard on a Convention of States to rewrite the Constitution; one of its main planks is to repeal the 17th Amendment and revert to legislatures selecting senators. Nothing they hate more than people of color voting. Rotten to the core — as is everyone who affiliates with them.
If state legislatures pick senators… the very gerrymandered states will NEVER have a senator chosen by statewide election.
re: #228 A Cranky One
It will turn people into mutants and then 5G activates superpowers.
I want my power to be telekinesis that allows me to slap people upside their head for stupidity. Anywhere on the planet. From home of course.
I want teleportation, so I never again have to be stuck in traffic. And never have to get a middle seat when flying coach.
re: #234 sagehen
If state legislatures pick senators… the very gerrymandered states will NEVER have a senator chosen by statewide election.
That’s the point of it.
re: #138 PrairieQueen
According to my neighbor, Soros appointed all the judges and packed the courts for years. In every little town, big cites - everywhere. “He bought them all.” So, if this was a Monopoly game, Soros bought up the whole board knowing Trump might be elected one day.
Paranoid-schizophrenia now seems to be “Default Mode” for right-wingers.
Makes me wonder how many of them had preexisting conditions
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