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Charles Johnson  May 3, 2021 • 10:43:41am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 3, 2021 • 10:45:03am

re: #1 Charles Johnson

They would be betraying every principle of Free Enterprise if they did not.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 10:47:39am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 10:48:27am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 10:51:58am
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 10:52:12am

People must really crave their white nationalist talking points to watch Tucker Carlson, a man with a voice made for print media. Even if I agreed with him, that whiny, squeaky voice would put me off.

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Charles Johnson  May 3, 2021 • 10:55:21am
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wrenchwench  May 3, 2021 • 10:56:39am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 3, 2021 • 10:57:34am

re: #7 Charles Johnson

They know that Hawley is an up-and-coming figure in the GOP, one who could possibly appeal to much of the Trump base by selling himself as an “outsider” and “man of the people”.

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🌹UOJB!  May 3, 2021 • 10:58:32am

re: #7 Charles Johnson

OK so the Post wants to kiss Hee Hawley’s ass.

Whose ass will the Post kiss next—Josh Duggar?????

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wrenchwench  May 3, 2021 • 11:00:31am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:07:08am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:09:30am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:10:34am
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A Cranky One  May 3, 2021 • 11:13:11am

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plansbandc  May 3, 2021 • 11:14:14am

re: #15 A Cranky One

This comic illustrates truth.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:14:58am
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The Pie Overlord!  May 3, 2021 • 11:15:58am

Too bad, so sad.

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Eventual Carrion  May 3, 2021 • 11:16:00am

re: #14 Backwoods_Sleuth

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He’s in the pocket of big mortuary.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:17:26am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:19:32am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:21:49am
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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 11:23:02am

re: #14 Backwoods_Sleuth

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“The only way we’re going to achieve herd immunity as long as I’m governor is for thousands more to die.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:24:02am
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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 11:25:09am

re: #23 Belafon

“The only way we’re going to achieve herd immunity as long as I’m governor is for thousands more to die.”

Cull the herd!

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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 11:27:38am

re: #25 Dangerman

Cull the herd!

“Why won’t the survivors work for $8 per hour? Aren’t they grateful to be alive?”

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 11:28:58am

re: #26 Belafon

“Why won’t the survivors work for $8 per hour? Aren’t they grateful to be alive?”

That one guy In SC was working for free.
$8 is generous!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:29:52am
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Khal Wimpo (exhaling for 1st time in 4 yrs)  May 3, 2021 • 11:30:58am

Just posted this …

The Brits are getting serious about hunting down, doxxing & arresting toxic online racist trolls:

“It makes little difference whether you are looking for match-fixing or someone who is abusing players on social media,” he says. “At the end of the day it’s an investigation. And my guys come from the world of police, law enforcement and financial fraud, and, in particular, military defence and counter-terrorism. So they know how to find people.”

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 11:31:59am

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Khal Wimpo (exhaling for 1st time in 4 yrs)  May 3, 2021 • 11:34:00am

I mean, I read this:

“Take the following racist tweets,” writes Sunder Katwala in this week’s New Statesman. “‘No blacks in the England team - keep our team white’ and ‘Marcus Rashford isn’t English - blacks can’t be English.’ I asked Twitter to confirm whether this racism is allowed on the platform. They confirmed that these kinds of racist tweets are not against the current rules.” Despite all this, Katwala says, Twitter’s rules are still stronger than Facebook’s.

Katwala himself says he receives far more racist abuse than he did 20 years ago, “despite fewer people holding racist attitudes”. Changes in technology have allowed racists to disseminate their poison far more easily - and directly. And while football has led the boycott, it also needs to take a good hard look at itself. A recent YouGov poll for Kick It Out, which surveyed more than 1,000 fans, found 30% of them had witnessed or heard racist comments or chants at a match in 2019. That is a shocking, shameful, figure.

And, I dunno … do I feel better about the US, because we’re not the only country that has white supremacist fuckwits mouthing off on social media? Or worse, because people are being abused all over the world, and Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/YouTube are doing JACK SHIT about it?

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Khal Wimpo (exhaling for 1st time in 4 yrs)  May 3, 2021 • 11:35:40am

I am convinced that our host (who is NOT notorious internet troll Charles C. Johnson), is right when he has opined on multiple occasions, that if only online social media platforms were to actually enforce their terms of service, that a lot of the freakout cray-cray that led to the Capitol Insurrection would be tamped down, and we would live in a lot better world.

Without content made by other people, social media doesn’t exist
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:36:16am
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retired cynic  May 3, 2021 • 11:39:48am

This ex-Marine tried to help North Korean diplomats defect. Now he faces decades in prison. Max Boot
If this is as presented, the Justice Department needs to take a stand. The guy has enough to fear from North Korea as it is.
washingtonpost.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:41:50am
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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 11:44:18am

Plus

“Kern’s name appeared on all of the November ballots that he was counting Friday and Saturday as part of an audit ordered by the state Senate.”

He’s counting his own ballots

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:44:51am
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lawhawk  May 3, 2021 • 11:49:47am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:51:25am

MrBWS’s sister lives in Troy, on SE edge of this storm.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 11:52:35am

re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth

MrBWS’s sister lives in Troy, on SE edge of this storm.

Oh shit. Hope everything is okay out there. Tornado season is serious business across large swaths of the United States. Heh, in two days, we get a statewide siren test.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 11:54:45am
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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 11:55:47am

re: #40 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Oh shit. Hope everything is okay out there. Tornado season is serious business across large swaths of the United States. Heh, in two days, we get a statewide siren test.

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lawhawk  May 3, 2021 • 11:57:51am

The juxtaposition of WEB DuBois book review to that of the 1619 project by the NYT is jarring.

The powers that be (aka the white folks who remain in power and control) haven’t changed one bit. The institutional racism is there. The same criticisms of those who challenge the institutionalized racism is there.

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🌹UOJB!  May 3, 2021 • 12:01:41pm

uh oh

‘Security incident ongoing’ at CIA headquarters in Langley: report’

Did Mike Flynn try to enter again?

rawstory.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 12:01:47pm

re: #42 Dangerman

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those sireenes are gonna love them up and turn them into horny toads.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 12:06:36pm
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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 12:08:41pm

re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth

Not seeing how that’s a counter to Ezra’s statement.

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gwangung  May 3, 2021 • 12:10:13pm

re: #47 Belafon

Not seeing how that’s a counter to Ezra’s statement.

Actually, I might have to agree with Ezra’s statement…the more cooks working on vegetarian cuisine, the tastier it will get.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 12:10:19pm
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lawhawk  May 3, 2021 • 12:12:53pm

re: #48 gwangung

Ezra seems to ignore that Indian food is easily vegetarian; and is among the tastiest food around. Asian cuisines can easily go vegetarian with little effort (like omitting meat or fish). Americanized food is harder to switch since we’ve been conditioned on meat and potatoes for so long, but a single high end restaurant deciding to go with a vegan/vegetarian menu doesn’t mean the downfall of Western civilization or even wholesale changes in cuisine in America.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 12:14:54pm

The thing that boggles me about Ron DeathSantis’s latest actions is this: If you want to open up because you believe you’ll all be fully vaccinated by X date, okay, fine. I’ll argue with you on it (that should be a retroactive action, “Oh, hey, we’ve reached X immunity, we’re going to fully reopen next week”), but it’s defensible. But then you have to CREATE THE INCENTIVE TO GET VACCINATED, and what he has done here is take away the incentive by refusing to allow businesses to require proof of vaccination. If people can just carry on with normal life and not get vaccinated, what’s the point?

Sidebar: I know that the vaccines are experimental, and that complicates the calculus when it comes to requiring vaccination. I understand. I’m just saying, if you are claiming you will reach herd immunity, then you should actually put mechanisms in place to reach herd immunity, not take them away.

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 12:19:29pm

re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth

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This is just sweeping and stupid

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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 12:20:53pm

re: #50 lawhawk

Ezra seems to ignore that Indian food is easily vegetarian; and is among the tastiest food around. Asian cuisines can easily go vegetarian with little effort (like omitting meat or fish). Americanized food is harder to switch since we’ve been conditioned on meat and potatoes for so long, but a single high end restaurant deciding to go with a vegan/vegetarian menu doesn’t mean the downfall of Western civilization or even wholesale changes in cuisine in America.

Yes, but there is one tiny Indian restaurant where I live, and three total Asian restaurants, compared to all of the American style restaurants. So I still think his point stands.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 12:21:23pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  May 3, 2021 • 12:24:31pm

re: #51 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

It’s never a wise idea for a Governor to kneecap the mayors of some of the largest cities in his or her state. Said cities are usually the economic engines of the state.

Also, isn’t it funny how conservatives are TOTALLY cool with government overreach so long as THEY are the ones doing the reaching?

/

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 12:29:04pm
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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 12:29:52pm

I watched episodes of the new season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and it got me thinking about what a real fascist America would be like if Trump regained power in 2025. The answer is, about the same, at first. We already treat poc like crap and let corporations get away with murder. It’s just that there would be no hope of it ever getting better, and things would gradually get worse, because the federal government would be broken and would never do anything to stop the decline as oligarchs pillage the country. Pretty much like Putin’s Russia.

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DesertDenizen  May 3, 2021 • 12:30:17pm

re: #55 Eclectic Cyborg

It’s never a wise idea for a Governor to kneecap the mayors of some of the largest cities in his or her state. Said cities are usually the economic engines of the state.

That never stops Ducey or the Arizona legislature from governing like most of the state is a rural backwater instead of concentrated into two major metros, one of which is among the largest in the nation.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 12:31:24pm

re: #57 No Malarkey!

I watched episodes of the new season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and it got me thinking about what a real fascist America would be like if Trump regained power in 2025. The answer is, about the same, at first. We already treat poc like crap and let corporations get away with murder. It’s just that there would be no hope of it ever getting better, and things would gradually get worse, because the federal government would be broken and would never do anything to stop the decline as oligarchs pillage the country. Pretty much like Putin’s Russia.

It would be a setback, but there would still be hope of getting better. Nazi Germany is long gone, and Putin is getting old and sick.

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lawhawk  May 3, 2021 • 12:33:16pm

I’m not going to complain; we’ve got a couple of good breweries near us that are on the list: Bolero Snout, Hackensack, and if we drive a bit, we can hit a few others.

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 12:34:32pm

re: #59 Punish Domestic Terrorists

It would be a setback, but there would still be hope of getting better. Nazi Germany is long gone, and Putin is getting old and sick.

But it took WWII to overthrow the Nazis. If Trump regained power, we’ll have to fight a second Civil War to overthrow the Trump Dynasty. Putin may be old, but there is no good reason to think that he won’t be replaced by another oligarch.

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 12:35:04pm

re: #59 Punish Domestic Terrorists

It would be a setback, but there would still be hope of getting better. Nazi Germany is long gone, and Putin is getting old and sick.

I think the real danger if Republicans get the House + senate + presidency while they also have the courts is a federal “voting rights only for Republicans” bill where federal supremacy is asserted for all things relating to elections, and then Republicans use that to entrench their power.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 12:36:53pm

re: #62 EPR-radar

I think the real danger if Republicans get the House + senate + presidency while they also have the courts is a federal “voting rights only for Republicans” bill where federal supremacy is asserted for all things relating to elections, and then Republicans use that to entrench their power.

I don’t think that’s even a possibility. The productive states would never go along with it.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 12:38:00pm

re: #63 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I don’t think that’s even a possibility. The productive states would never go along with it.

They wouldn’t have a choice. It would wind up getting bogged down in the courts as those states sue to stop the madness, and in the meantime, incalculable damage could be done.

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 12:41:09pm

re: #63 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I don’t think that’s even a possibility. The productive states would never go along with it.

It won’t be literally “only Republicans can vote.” It will just be carefully crafted to keep non Republicans from voting.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 12:41:27pm

a president and his dog

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 12:42:10pm

re: #64 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

They wouldn’t have a choice. It would wind up getting bogged down in the courts as those states sue to stop the madness, and in the meantime, incalculable damage could be done.

Justice Roberts has yet to see a vote supression law he doesn’t like.

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 12:43:19pm
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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 12:45:22pm

re: #64 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

They wouldn’t have a choice. It would wind up getting bogged down in the courts as those states sue to stop the madness, and in the meantime, incalculable damage could be done.

Said courts being full of intrinsically corrupt Republicans.

That said, direct fascist moves like this are a high-risk, high-reward option for the GOP donor class that may not appeal very much. Especially since they are getting most of what they want out of the status quo (especially if the Senate blockade continues).

So it’s entirely possible that the GOP donor class may take precisely the same strategy that its predecessor in Weimar Germany did, and quietly support right wing populists hoping to hide when the populists fail and exploit the situation if the populists succeed.

We all know how well that worked out.

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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 12:45:28pm

This ball’s in your court, Manchin:

Fortunately for Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell is a one-trick pony whose trick is getting old.

On Monday, the GOP Senate minority leader effectively shot an arrow through the heart of any negotiations over President Biden’s revolutionary proposals to invest some $4 trillion in the country’s future.

“I think it’s worth talking about but I don’t think there will be any Republican support—none, zero—for the $4.1 trillion grab bag which has infrastructure in it but a whole lot of other stuff,” McConnell told reporters in Louisville.

Biden’s itching to have this fight. From a Monday event promoting his Jobs/Families plan: “So for folks at home, I’d like to ask a question: Do we want to give the wealthiest people in America another tax cut, or do you want to give every high school graduate the ability to earn a community college degree on their way to good-paying jobs, or on the way to four years of school in industries of the future—healthcare, IT, cybersecurity, you name it?”

dailykos.com

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 12:55:13pm

ummm

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retired cynic  May 3, 2021 • 12:55:22pm

If the worst scenario happens, and only Republicans can vote, we all become Republicans, and compete in every primary, and once we have critical mass, we fix the laws.

Of course, the party could then say We choose the candidates, and you either vote for them or don’t vote, and I’m not sure how you get out of that. Annie, Get Your Gun, I guess.

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retired cynic  May 3, 2021 • 12:56:07pm

re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth

ummm

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uh oh

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nines09  May 3, 2021 • 12:58:51pm

This may have been posted before but if it wasn’t here it is.
Share with others.

Text Zip Code to 438829 to Get Vax sites nationwide.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 3, 2021 • 12:59:18pm

They NRO has thoughts.

Fuck em.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 3, 2021 • 12:59:20pm

re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
Between this and having Josh Hawley on tomorrow for a live chat, I’m glad I canceled my WaPo subscription.

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ericblair  May 3, 2021 • 1:00:53pm

re: #64 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

They wouldn’t have a choice. It would wind up getting bogged down in the courts as those states sue to stop the madness, and in the meantime, incalculable damage could be done.

The productive states would ignore it. When things really start to go south in a country, the judiciary is the first thing to get squashed. The executive has the guns, and the legislature has the money, and the judiciary has a bunch of dweebs in funny clothes waving pieces of paper around. This is Not A Good Thing, but for the GOP to hang all their strategy on this historically thin reed is not to their benefit. You’re better off worrying about completely rogue police departments, but cut off their money and see what happens.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 1:01:47pm
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 1:03:16pm

Small doses. Do not watch this whole insane thing.

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Florida Panhandler  May 3, 2021 • 1:06:10pm

re: #2 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

They would be betraying every principle of Free Enterprise if they did not.

I guess the “free market” will determine if the USA survives as a democracy or not… if Republicans and Facebook have their way. All that messy voting really gets in the way of accumulating all that power.

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 1:08:15pm

re: #77 ericblair

The productive states would ignore it. When things really start to go south in a country, the judiciary is the first thing to get squashed. The executive has the guns, and the legislature has the money, and the judiciary has a bunch of dweebs in funny clothes waving pieces of paper around. This is Not A Good Thing, but for the GOP to hang all their strategy on this historically thin reed is not to their benefit. You’re better off worrying about completely rogue police departments, but cut off their money and see what happens.

A Trump fascist regime would be focused on keeping the Trump Dynasty in power and stealing as much as they can. Blue states could stay blue, but they wouldn’t be getting any support from the federal government.

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I Would Prefer Not To  May 3, 2021 • 1:08:54pm

re: #79 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Small doses. Do not watch this whole insane thing.

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OMG. It’s not the worst music video I have ever seen, but it is in the top ten. Good to see they are wasting lots of money on this shit.

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 1:09:49pm

re: #80 Florida Panhandler

I guess the “free market” will determine if the USA survives as a democracy or not… if Republicans and Facebook have their way. All that messy voting really gets in the way of accumulating all that power.

Wouldn’t it be disgusting if success or failure of democracy in the US comes down to the estimates of corporate bean counters of the cost of the political unrest that would come from an attempted transition to corporate/fascist rule?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 1:10:00pm
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wrenchwench  May 3, 2021 • 1:11:17pm

re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth

I need more practice.

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 1:14:25pm

re: #85 wrenchwench

I need more practice.

Practice cookies should have 0 calories.

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Charles Johnson  May 3, 2021 • 1:14:30pm
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 1:15:00pm

re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth

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jaunte  May 3, 2021 • 1:15:48pm
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🌹UOJB!  May 3, 2021 • 1:17:28pm

I see Dimwit D’Stupid endorses looting the Capitol.

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jaunte  May 3, 2021 • 1:17:33pm

Red pill, blue pill, box wine pill…

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 1:18:01pm

re: #83 EPR-radar

Wouldn’t it be disgusting if success or failure of democracy in the US comes down to the estimates of corporate bean counters of the cost of the political unrest that would come from an attempted transition to corporate/fascist rule?

It won’t. The fascists efforts to steal the 2024 presidential election won’t rise or fall on corporate support.

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🌹UOJB!  May 3, 2021 • 1:18:28pm

re: #91 jaunte

Red pill, blue pill, box wine pill…

We know Republicans will only pop the red pill ‘cause Jesus tells them to!

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 1:20:01pm

re: #89 jaunte

It’s what they do. Right-wing authoritarianism is lie-based, and calling themselves “Conservative” was just another lie.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 1:21:06pm

re: #91 jaunte

Red pill, blue pill, box wine pill…

Blue box?

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Florida Panhandler  May 3, 2021 • 1:23:28pm

re: #57 No Malarkey!

I watched episodes of the new season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and it got me thinking about what a real fascist America would be like if Trump regained power in 2025. The answer is, about the same, at first. We already treat poc like crap and let corporations get away with murder. It’s just that there would be no hope of it ever getting better, and things would gradually get worse, because the federal government would be broken and would never do anything to stop the decline as oligarchs pillage the country. Pretty much like Putin’s Russia.

I disagree in that IMO Trump or any other Republican in the White House would immediately and suddenly mean the practical end of democracy in this country. It will not be the same as last time.

A Republican controlled Congress and a Trumpy Prez will quickly ram through legislation doing away with anything resembling legitimate elections. The SCOTUS would also be packed with even more Trumpy Justices overriding present (perceived) RINOs in order to do away with pesky Constitutional court blocks and to reverse previous liberal-leaning decisions. We will be a mix of Putin’s Russia and Apartheid South Africa with active campaigns to diminish and eliminate minority populations by any means necessary.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 1:27:37pm
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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 3, 2021 • 1:28:34pm

re: #91 jaunte

Red pill, blue pill, box wine pill…

none of them.

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I Would Prefer Not To  May 3, 2021 • 1:32:14pm

I’m excited to be part of the Comedy Fringe Festival on May 5th. (This Wednesday, 8PM ET).

Lots of great comedians. The Festival is also a competition (after the laughs, feel free to throw me a vote).

I’m in the game and couldn’t be happier.
Stuart

eventbrite.com

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 1:35:43pm

re: #99 I Would Prefer Not To

I’m excited to be part of the Comedy Fringe Festival on May 5th. (This Wednesday, 8PM ET).

Lots of great comedians. The Festival is also a competition (after the laughs, feel free to throw me a vote).

I’m in the game and couldn’t be happier.
Stuart

eventbrite.com

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Good luck!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 1:45:45pm

oh lookie…Tom Massie’s county is in the bottom 5

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🌹UOJB!  May 3, 2021 • 1:46:03pm
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jaunte  May 3, 2021 • 1:53:27pm

Well, what a shame.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 1:53:43pm

free markets…oh…wait…

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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 1:56:22pm

re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth

free markets…oh…wait…

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Have they met the Roberts’ court?

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 3, 2021 • 1:57:25pm

re: #103 jaunte

I don’t know. I wouldn’t be keen to do business with an outfit called “Cyber Ninjas”. Sounds incredibly amateurish.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 1:57:32pm

re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth

ummm

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:00:23pm
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BeachDem  May 3, 2021 • 2:00:38pm

re: #102 🌹UOJB!

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his plan to break up tech companies and the Republican Party

Which one will he break up first?

(pedantic proofreaders are us)

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 2:03:45pm

re: #103 jaunte

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Well, what a shame.

it’s money laundering

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo  May 3, 2021 • 2:05:08pm

Decades ahead of his time’: history catches up with visionary Jimmy Carter

A new film rejects the popular narrative and recasts the former president, 96, as hugely prescient thinker, particularly on climate change

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HRH Stanley Sea  May 3, 2021 • 2:05:40pm

re: #108 Punish Domestic Terrorists

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I saw that billboard for Tom Rice here in SC.

(Beach - on the 501 towards Conway)

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 2:05:46pm

re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s time for the media to realize that a studied neutrality between Republican barbarians and civilized Democrats is indefensible.

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Florida Panhandler  May 3, 2021 • 2:07:13pm

Two words I never think of when I think of Bill Gates…

…”Eligible Bachelor.”

I wonder if someone like Angelina Jolie is already assembling a wardrobe and enticement strategy for the next Gates Gala.

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 2:08:03pm

re: #108 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Bill Kristol : “The assault on Liz Cheney isn’t a normal intra-party leadership fight. It’s an attack on every Republican who puts responsibility over demagoguery, the rule of law over mob rule, and the Constitution over Donald Trump.”

So, a dozen or so Republicans with any media visibility, backed up by some few hundred GOP voters.

And these are extremely generous estimates.

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 2:11:07pm

re: #114 Florida Panhandler

Two words I never think of when I think of Bill Gates…

…”Eligible Bachelor.”

I wonder if someone like Angelina Jolie is already assembling a wardrobe and enticement strategy for the next Gates Gala.

Why not? Gold digging is as valid a method for becoming ultra-wealthy as any other way of doing it.

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retired cynic  May 3, 2021 • 2:11:15pm

The Republican Party Has Developed New Rites of Initiation: You Must Push the Big Lie
We allow ourselves only two political parties and, if one of them is permanently delusional, the whole system goes out of balance.
By Charles P. Pierce
esquire.com

There is no question worthy of being asked of Republican politicians except “Do you accept the results of the 2020 election?” It is the issue that touches all the others. We allow ourselves only two political parties and, if one of them is permanently delusional, the whole system goes out of balance.

I mean, there are a couple dozen reasons not to trust Mitt Romney, mostly having to do with his Silly Putty political principles, and there are just as many reasons to hope that Liz Cheney is kept far away from any political power beyond what she currently wields. But their apostasy on the subject of El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago is not one of them, except for people who have tiny springs and gears popping out of their ears. And those are the people who matter now. They should just wear robes and meet at midnight in a clearing in the forest.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 2:11:27pm

I went down a bit of a Twitter hole, and TIL that an actual court of law ruled that calling someone a racist douchebag in a newspaper article is not defamation.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:11:45pm

re: #114 Florida Panhandler

Two words I never think of when I think of Bill Gates…

…”Eligible Bachelor.”

I wonder if someone like Angelina Jolie is already assembling a wardrobe and enticement strategy for the next Gates Gala.

He’s 65. Maybe he’s unclear on what you’re supposed to retire from.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 2:12:24pm
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:12:45pm

re: #118 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

I went down a bit of a Twitter hole, and TIL that an actual court of law ruled that calling someone a racist douchebag in a newspaper article is not defamation.

Just anyone, or a public figure?

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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 2:12:46pm

re: #113 EPR-radar

It’s time for the media to realize that a studied neutrality between Republican barbarians and civilized Democrats is indefensible.

Someone needs to do a political cartoon with a Democrat and a reporter up against a wall, with a bunch of MAGAt’s with their guns. The reporter say “But I was neutral” and the Democrat goes “and that’s why were here.”

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 2:14:25pm

re: #121 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Just anyone, or a public figure?

Both. It fails to meet the legal standard of a provable fact; “racist” and “douchebag” are both subjective opinions, and thus cannot be defamatory on its face.

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danarchy  May 3, 2021 • 2:15:44pm

re: #114 Florida Panhandler

Two words I never think of when I think of Bill Gates…

…”Eligible Bachelor.”

I wonder if someone like Angelina Jolie is already assembling a wardrobe and enticement strategy for the next Gates Gala.

Why would someone as independently wealthy as Angelina Jolie need to put up with a loveless marriage for even more money?

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 2:15:58pm
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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 2:17:42pm

re: #123 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Both. It fails to meet the legal standard of a provable fact; “racist” and “douchebag” are both subjective opinions, and thus cannot be defamatory on its face.

It’s a good example of the difference between reality and legal reality. In reality “racist douchebag” can be a perfectly objective statement of fact, e.g., as applied to Trump.

But the idea of legal briefs going back and forth relating to whether or not “racist douchebag” is defamation is entertaining.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 3, 2021 • 2:18:35pm

Two people I’d love to see make 100:

Betty White and Jimmy Fucking Carter.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 2:19:05pm
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Florida Panhandler  May 3, 2021 • 2:19:27pm

re: #124 danarchy

Why would someone as independently wealthy as Angelina Jolie need to put up with a loveless marriage for even more money?

1. Who says it would be loveless?

2. Never underestimate a wealthy person’s desire for even more wealth. FYI Bill Gates was worth about $98B before Covid… now he’s worth $130 Billion.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:20:25pm

re: #126 EPR-radar

It’s a good example of the difference between reality and legal reality. In reality “racist douchebag” can be a perfectly objective statement of fact, e.g., as applied to Trump.

But the idea of legal briefs going back and forth relating to whether or not “racist douchebag” is defamation is entertaining.

I’d prefer that newspapers not use the phrase “douchebag.” It’s the racism that’s the issue, anyway.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:21:51pm

re: #129 Florida Panhandler

1. Who says it would be loveless?

2. Never underestimate a wealthy person’s desire for even more wealth. FYI Bill Gates was worth about $98B before Covid… now he’s worth $130 Billion.

There’s also a person who enjoys doing good works wanting to do even more good. I’m not at all suggesting this should or will happen, but they’d be a very powerful couple when it comes to improving people’s lives.

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 2:22:27pm

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cat-tikvah  May 3, 2021 • 2:23:09pm

re: #102 🌹UOJB!
I left a message that this is as ill-fated as Tom Cotton’s op-ed supporting using federal troops against protesters. Josh Hawley needs to be held accountable and otherwise shunned. His signing on to contesting state certified electoral votes - including mine - was the catalyst for Cruz and others in the Senate, stoking incitement and giving the Big Lie legitimacy. Cotton’s op-ed was the last nail in my NYT subscription. This may be the same for the WaPo.

Cameron Barr
Managing Editor (News and features coverage)
cameron.barr@washpost.com
[no phone numbers allowed]

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 2:25:11pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 2:25:45pm
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:26:03pm

re: #134 teleskiguy

I don’t know that Alex is right for Bill.

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 2:28:04pm

re: #96 Florida Panhandler

I disagree in that IMO Trump or any other Republican in the White House would immediately and suddenly mean the practical end of democracy in this country. It will not be the same as last time.

A Republican controlled Congress and a Trumpy Prez will quickly ram through legislation doing away with anything resembling legitimate elections. The SCOTUS would also be packed with even more Trumpy Justices overriding present (perceived) RINOs in order to do away with pesky Constitutional court blocks and to reverse previous liberal-leaning decisions. We will be a mix of Putin’s Russia and Apartheid South Africa with active campaigns to diminish and eliminate minority populations by any means necessary.

I don’t agree, but let’s hope we never find out who’s right.

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 2:30:28pm

re: #136 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I don’t know that Alex is right for Bill.

Giphy

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 2:35:47pm

heh

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 2:37:01pm

re: #139 Backwoods_Sleuth

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 2:37:02pm

re: #139 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s always good to see infighting among the enemies of the people.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:39:08pm

Mom Influencer Charged After Allegedly Fabricating Story that Latino Couple Tried to Kidnap Kids (People via MSN)

I don’t know if she just needed attention, or if her racism made her crazy, or what.

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sagehen  May 3, 2021 • 2:39:41pm

re: #129 Florida Panhandler

1. Who says it would be loveless?

2. Never underestimate a wealthy person’s desire for even more wealth. FYI Bill Gates was worth about $98B before Covid… now he’s worth $130 Billion.

Tevye: I realize, of course, that it’s no shame to be poor. But it’s no great honor, either.

my mother: Of course you should marry for love. But it’s just as easy (or as difficult) to love a rich man as to love a poor man.

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retired cynic  May 3, 2021 • 2:39:59pm

Where Are the Filibusters?
Psst. Don’t tell anyone but the Senate is passing bills and Biden has been signing them.
by Bill Scher
washingtonmonthly.com

Schumer’s calculation is parallel to McConnell’s. As McConnell appears worried Republicans would shoulder the blame for petty obstruction of small bills, Schumer appears worried Democrats would shoulder the blame for provoking filibusters on big bills.

If we can’t find some medium-sized bills acceptable to enough Democrats and Republicans, the filibusters may eventually come. But there’s cause for modest optimism since we crossed the 100-day mark and the Senate isn’t broken yet.

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 2:40:45pm

re: #140 teleskiguy

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different outcome here
of course it helps to unload one guy’s gun when he doesnt know it

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 2:42:17pm

re: #143 sagehen

Tevye: I realize, of course, that it’s no shame to be poor. But it’s no great honor, either.

my mother: Of course you should marry for love. But it’s just as easy (or as difficult) to love a rich man as to love a poor man.

marry for love…for the love of money

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:43:20pm

re: #143 sagehen

Tevye: I realize, of course, that it’s no shame to be poor. But it’s no great honor, either.

my mother: Of course you should marry for love. But it’s just as easy (or as difficult) to love a rich man as to love a poor man.

I know being in a relationship and being broke involves fights about money. I suspect the same is true when you have a lot of money, but for different reasons.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:44:38pm

re: #146 Dangerman

marry for love…for the love of money

Can I marry my money? I could lower my taxes filing jointly.

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 2:46:06pm
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KingKenrod  May 3, 2021 • 2:47:09pm

More of this, please.

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 2:47:40pm
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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 2:48:57pm

also he:
Is not afraid of stair and ramps
Has not insulted allies and drooled over tyrants
Has not referred to other countries as “shithole countries”
Has not committed pandemicide
Is not trying to destroy Democracy
Is not taking kids from their parents and putting them in cages
Has not recommended drinking bleach

yeah, it’s a low bar

Plus,
dogs like him and
his wife will hold his hand
pretty much any time
and for no reason at all.

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 2:51:43pm

re: #149 teleskiguy

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where i come from

Adults hanging around and peering through the fence of an elementary school…

is creepy
and actionable

eta: how do the police know that the signs aren’t for cover? it would be perfect.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 2:54:54pm

re: #153 Dangerman

where i come from

is creepy
and actionable

It should be. If this is allowed, what’s to stop NAMBLA from protesting against age of consent laws at playgrounds? Is this specific thing OK because their particular mental-disorder has to do with not being able to do the right thing during a pandemic?

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Florida Panhandler  May 3, 2021 • 2:57:42pm

re: #151 teleskiguy

I’m sure Angelina Jolie, J-lo, and Paulina Porizkova are all aware of this situation by now.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 2:58:36pm
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BeenHereAwhile  May 3, 2021 • 2:59:05pm

re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth

Buitengebieden
buitengebieden_
Elephant uses “stealth mode” to foil anti-elephant fence.

*******

Elephants are the only animals in the world with four knees.

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 2:59:39pm

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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 3:01:09pm

re: #156 Backwoods_Sleuth

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guess he was wrong //

Court Commissioner Paul Burke granted a permanent restraining order, but records indicate he did not find “clear and convincing evidence that the respondent may use a firearm to cause physical harm to another or to endanger public safety.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:03:35pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:05:36pm

take a fucking seat, Rafael

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retired cynic  May 3, 2021 • 3:06:57pm

re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth

take a fucking seat, Rafael

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tactics, strategy

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:07:00pm
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Dangerman  May 3, 2021 • 3:08:50pm

re: #163 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Collins: “There was a different approach that was used for the 2017 tax cuts.”

i.e: we were in charge. totally different.

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danarchy  May 3, 2021 • 3:11:12pm

re: #160 Backwoods_Sleuth

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How you gonna give a wrapped burrito to your dog..

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Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David  May 3, 2021 • 3:11:18pm

re: #164 Dangerman

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retired cynic  May 3, 2021 • 3:12:14pm

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:15:03pm

moron

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 3:15:51pm

re: #168 Backwoods_Sleuth

moron

Does he actually do anything, or is he just sitting around tweeting stupid shit all day long and getting paid out of my tax dollars for it?

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 3:16:40pm

re: #169 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Does he actually do anything, or is he just sitting around tweeting stupid shit all day long and getting paid out of my tax dollars for it?

Ted Cruz Sure Is A Weird Little Online Freak - SOME MORE NEWS

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 3:17:34pm

re: #169 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Does he actually do anything, or is he just sitting around tweeting stupid shit all day long and getting paid out of my tax dollars for it?

Cruz is a GOP senator. Sitting around all day like a useless piece of shit and tweeting crap is literally the least destructive use of his time.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 3:17:59pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:19:15pm
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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 3, 2021 • 3:20:26pm

re: #168 Backwoods_Sleuth

moron

[Embedded content]

I haven’t seen the latest on Snow White: the Ride (and not planning to look). But it’s always been a bit problematic, because it scares a lot of small children.

If you take your child to Disneyland, make Snow White the last one you see.

ETA: I mean make it the last dark ride you do.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 3:20:29pm

re: #168 Backwoods_Sleuth

moron

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 3:22:31pm

re: #171 EPR-radar

Cruz is a GOP senator. Sitting around all day like a useless piece of shit and tweeting crap is literally the least destructive use of his time.

You raise an excellent point.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 3:23:09pm
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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 3:24:47pm

re: #177 Punish Domestic Terrorists

There’s an option 3, you knuckle-dragging Neanderthal: You raise their wages, and you make a little bit less money for the company because the cost eats into your margins a little bit. And if your margins are so razor thin that you can’t afford to take a hit to pay your people a living wage, then your business is just a few steps away from failure in the first place.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:24:48pm
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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 3:34:13pm

re: #114 Florida Panhandler

Two words I never think of when I think of Bill Gates…

…”Eligible Bachelor.”

I wonder if someone like Angelina Jolie is already assembling a wardrobe and enticement strategy for the next Gates Gala.

Is he getting a divorce? I just saw him and his wife on tv.

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BlueSpotinAL  May 3, 2021 • 3:35:44pm

re: #129 Florida Panhandler

1. Who says it would be loveless?

2. Never underestimate a wealthy person’s desire for even more wealth. FYI Bill Gates was worth about $98B before Covid… now he’s worth $130 65 Billion.

Melinda Gates told me to fix that for you.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:37:42pm
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William Lewis  May 3, 2021 • 3:39:09pm

re: #178 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

There’s an option 3, you knuckle-dragging Neanderthal: You raise their wages, and you make a little bit less money for the company because the cost eats into your margins a little bit. And if your margins are so razor thin that you can’t afford to take a hit to pay your people a living wage, then your business is just a few steps away from failure in the first place.

Pay 3 people $15/hr, accept a smaller initial profit out of that but end up making more in the long term because better pay motivates your employees to be more productive?

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nines09  May 3, 2021 • 3:41:16pm
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KGxvi  May 3, 2021 • 3:41:44pm

re: #183 William Lewis

Pay 3 people $15/hr, accept a smaller initial profit out of that but end up making more in the long term because better pay motivates your employees to be more productive?

Plus, more people making more money (especially for those on the lower end of the wage spectrum) means more people spending money, which means if you’re in retail, you’re likely going to see sales increase.

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Charles Johnson  May 3, 2021 • 3:42:53pm
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 3:43:40pm

re: #181 BlueSpotinAL

Melinda Gates told me to fix that for you.

I let MacKenzie Bezos get away. This time I make my move.

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 3:44:32pm

re: #151 teleskiguy

My daughter turns 18 in November. Sure May December romances can be difficult, but as I told her, $130 Billion!/

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KGxvi  May 3, 2021 • 3:45:09pm

re: #185 KGxvi

Another point: even if you raise your prices, it’s likely not going to be enough that most people are going to notice. Wasn’t that one of the debates back during the ACA where Papa John was complaining that he’d have to raise the price of his (shitty) pizza like a whole 25 cents to cover the added costs of insurance?

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 3:46:49pm

re: #189 KGxvi

Another point: even if you raise your prices, it’s likely not going to be enough that most people are going to notice. Wasn’t that one of the debates back during the ACA where Papa John was complaining that he’d have to raise the price of his (shitty) pizza like a whole 25 cents to cover the added costs of insurance?

Behold, the economies of scale. That speaks to my original point: If you’re going to go out of business because you have to pay your workers more, then you’re at a point where your prices are already almost too low, and are going to have to go up due to some unforeseen circumstance anyway.

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Amory Blaine  May 3, 2021 • 3:47:19pm

Just cancelled my WaPo subscription. I’ll just breach the paywall to read Jennifer Rubin. Fuck that shithole.

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William Lewis  May 3, 2021 • 3:48:02pm

re: #183 William Lewis

Pay 3 people $15/hr, accept a smaller initial profit out of that but end up making more in the long term because better pay motivates your employees to be more productive?

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William Lewis  May 3, 2021 • 3:48:48pm

re: #191 Amory Blaine

Just cancelled my WaPo subscription. I’ll just breach the paywall to read Jennifer Rubin. Fuck that shithole.

Sent them an email saying crap like that was why I let my sub drop and I refuse to renew.

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William Lewis  May 3, 2021 • 3:50:44pm

That Dan Price? His company minimum wage is 70k a year!

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 3:52:41pm

re: #192 William Lewis

Seriously. He’s not even at the college Republican level.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 3:56:58pm
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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 3:57:05pm

While the NYT reported we probably won’t achieve herd immunity, vox.com reported that life in Israel has returned to nearly normal at 60% vaccinated, which we could reach this summer.

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Eventual Carrion  May 3, 2021 • 3:58:18pm

re: #136 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I don’t know that Alex is right for Bill.

Two different worlds, but they can make it work.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 4:02:02pm

re: #198 Eventual Carrion

Two different worlds, but they can make it work.

I smell a sitcom premise.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 4:02:39pm

re: #196 Backwoods_Sleuth

Pretty good age to go out for a racecar driver.

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BlueSpotinAL  May 3, 2021 • 4:04:01pm

re: #187 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I let MacKenzie Bezos get away. This time I make my move.

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darthstar  May 3, 2021 • 4:04:37pm

Ate indoors at a restaurant for the first time in 15 months. After the hospital (where I took mom for blood work - fasting because TSH check) and the assisted living facility, it was already 12:30 and I too was getting peckish. So we stopped at one of the casinos down the road between the hospital and Carson City and ate in the cafe. Then we played 20 minutes of Wheel of Fortune slots because that’s her thing. I also put my Giants bet in for the World Series - got 24-1 this year. That’s 480 on a $20 bet if they make it.

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KGxvi  May 3, 2021 • 4:06:04pm

re: #202 darthstar

Ate indoors at a restaurant for the first time in 15 months. After the hospital (where I took mom for blood work - fasting because TSH check) and the assisted living facility, it was already 12:30 and I too was getting peckish. So we stopped at one of the casinos down the road between the hospital and Carson City and ate in the cafe. Then we played 20 minutes of Wheel of Fortune slots because that’s her thing. I also put my Giants bet in for the World Series - got 24-1 this year. That’s 480 on a $20 bet if they make it.

I would give an upding, but as a Dodgers fan, I can’t support that bet.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 4:06:16pm
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Eventual Carrion  May 3, 2021 • 4:08:26pm

re: #152 Dangerman

[Embedded content]

also he:
Is not afraid of stair and ramps
Has not insulted allies and drooled over tyrants
Has not referred to other countries as “shithole countries”
Has not committed pandemicide
Is not trying to destroy Democracy
Is not taking kids from their parents and putting them in cages
Has not recommended drinking bleach

[snip].

I hope purchasing Greenland is still on the table.

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Secret ANTIFA Operative  May 3, 2021 • 4:10:25pm

re: #80 Florida Panhandler

I guess the “free market” will determine if the USA survives as a democracy or not… if Republicans and Facebook have their way. All that messy voting really gets in the way of accumulating all that power.

That reminds me of this item from 2017:

Poll: More than half of Republicans would support postponing 2020 election

A poll found that 52% of people who identify as or lean Republican said they would support postponing the 2020 election to ensure that only eligible citizens could vote if it was proposed by President Trump.

The survey, conducted by two academics and published in the Washington Post on Thursday, interviewed a sample of 1,325 Americans from June 5-20 and focused on the 650 people who said they were or leaned toward the GOP.

The poll also found that 56% said they would support such action — which would be taken to stop alleged voter fraud — if it was supported by both Trump and Republican members of Congress.

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danarchy  May 3, 2021 • 4:11:03pm

re: #205 Eventual Carrion

I hope purchasing Greenland is still on the table.

The population of Greenland is only about 56000. How much could it cost to just buy them all out and then claim the abandoned territory…

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KGxvi  May 3, 2021 • 4:11:07pm

re: #197 No Malarkey!

While the NYT reported we probably won’t achieve herd immunity, vox.com reported that life in Israel has returned to nearly normal at 60% vaccinated, which we could reach this summer.

Southern California is getting there

Los Angeles County actually met the data qualifications for the yellow tier last week, but state guidelines say that each county must maintain its status within any new tier for at least two weeks before moving. The primary data point being considered now is the daily adjusted case rate for new coronavirus infections, which must be at two or fewer cases per 100,000 residents. Last week the county was at 1.9 percent, and officials announced zero deaths and just 313 new cases over the past weekend, making a push into the yellow tier a near certainty.

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EPR-radar  May 3, 2021 • 4:11:23pm

re: #205 Eventual Carrion

I hope purchasing Greenland is still on the table.

Even if the US purchasing Greenland makes sense, it still shouldn’t be done since the barbarians would be insufferable at this ‘proof of Trump’s greatness’.

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BlueSpotinAL  May 3, 2021 • 4:11:29pm

re: #205 Eventual Carrion

I hope purchasing Greenland is still on the table.

Maybe Iceland as an investment opportunity. Fagradalsfjall is making more land. Would have listened to TFG struggle to pronounce it.

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KGxvi  May 3, 2021 • 4:11:47pm

re: #207 danarchy

The population of Greenland is only about 56000. How much could it cost to just buy them all out and then claim the abandoned territory…

So then, war with Denmark?

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Dave In Austin  May 3, 2021 • 4:12:53pm
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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 4:13:26pm

Great news! Teenagers will be able to get vaccinated soon!

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 4:16:58pm

President Biden is raising the refugee admission cap.

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darthstar  May 3, 2021 • 4:18:24pm
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 3, 2021 • 4:21:39pm

re: #213 No Malarkey!

Great news! Teenagers will be able to get vaccinated soon!

They’re taking our jabs!

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 4:23:44pm

re: #216 Punish Domestic Terrorists

They’re taking our jabs!

Giphy

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 4:24:37pm
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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 4:25:53pm
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DesertDenizen  May 3, 2021 • 4:26:40pm

re: #203 KGxvi

Did you hear May has to have Tommy John’s, so he is probably done for the season? It’s like the baseball gods are conspiring against them.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 4:28:30pm
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jaunte  May 3, 2021 • 4:28:45pm

re: #218 Backwoods_Sleuth

Get ready not to be surprised at a lot of Republican politicians making the list.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 4:29:58pm

re: #221 Backwoods_Sleuth

heh

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 4:31:12pm

SD AG accused of a fatal hit and run is still on the job.

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Jebediah, RBG  May 3, 2021 • 4:31:24pm

re: #132 teleskiguy

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teleskiguy  May 3, 2021 • 4:35:31pm

re: #219 No Malarkey!

Far eastern Oregon. Not surprised. Part of the American Redoubt, a lot of those small towns in far eastern Oregon, far eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming have the highest concentration of white wingnuts anywhere.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 4:36:02pm

Candygram!

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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 4:48:36pm
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No Malarkey!  May 3, 2021 • 4:52:48pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 4:55:37pm
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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 5:01:50pm

Clouds above my house:

Interesting clouds 1
Interesting clouds 2
Interesting clouds 3
Interesting clouds 4
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 5:02:08pm
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Belafon  May 3, 2021 • 5:03:53pm

re: #228 No Malarkey!

It was on top of the car, wasn’t it?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 5:03:57pm

re: #231 Belafon

seriously great mammatus clouds in photo 2

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 3, 2021 • 5:04:09pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 3, 2021 • 5:11:47pm
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sagehen  May 3, 2021 • 5:29:10pm

re: #209 EPR-radar

Even if the US purchasing Greenland makes sense, it still shouldn’t be done since the barbarians would be insufferable at this ‘proof of Trump’s greatness’.

Would they elect 2 Dems for their senators?

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Barefoot Grin  May 3, 2021 • 5:31:09pm

re: #177 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Because how else would I be able to clear $600K to $1.8million on my McDonalds franchise if I didn’t make two workers do the work of three in order to pay them $15/hr?


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