Elise Trouw’s Latest Excellent Solo Jam: “Line of Sight”

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Line of Sight - Elise Trouw

Recorded and Filmed in one take by Blowhole Sound (Scott Lehman)

Live looping triggered through Ableton Live using the internal IAC MIDI driver.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1oGnxMNMgmNTDj4H4Ulolg
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/elise-trouw/1119856607
Website: https://www.elisetrouw.com/

Instruments:

Paiste 14” Dark Energy Hi-Hat
Paiste 22” Big Beat Ride
CymbSiz by Jaspercussion
Regal Tip Jazz Series Sticks
Taylor T5z
Fender Mustang Bass
Korg SV-1

Audio:

Neumann M147
Mojave ma-300
Burl Mothership
UA Apollo 8p
Empirical Labs Distressor
UAD plugins
Sennhesier EW 300 IEM
Fender IEMs
Vintech 473 mic pres

Video:

Sony A7S
Sony 35mm f1.8
DJI ronin M

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493 comments
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Charles Johnson  Apr 9, 2018 • 8:45:33pm
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Interesting Times  Apr 9, 2018 • 8:50:01pm

Troll level: grand master

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Targetpractice  Apr 9, 2018 • 8:52:04pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

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If that’s all he does, rather than drops Tomahawks on Syria, I’ll consider it a positive sign.

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austin_blue  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:03:00pm

re: #3 Targetpractice

If that’s all he does, rather than drops Tomahawks on Syria, I’ll consider it a positive sign.

I don’t expect anything “positive” out of this Insane Clown Posse administration.

I just hope he doesn’t get us all blown to hell.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:05:04pm

re: #4 austin_blue

I don’t expect anything “positive” out of this Insane Clown Posse administration.

I just hope he doesn’t get us all blown to hell.

It’s more accurate to refer to this as the Insane KKKlown Posse administration!

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austin_blue  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:05:43pm

re: #5 Joe Bacon 🌹

It’s more accurate to refer to this as the Insane KKKlown Posse administration!

True dat.

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Kragar  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:06:11pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:06:48pm

It’s already increased to 73% No since I clipped the image

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teleskiguy  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:10:19pm

re: #4 austin_blue

I don’t expect anything “positive” out of this Insane Clown Posse administration.

I just hope he doesn’t get us all blown to hell.

I’m pretty sure ObserverArt made this.

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BeachDem  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:16:47pm

Whew—finally caught up on today’s threads and can’t believe I’m the only one with this earworm (STANNNNLLEEEEY!!)

“Lawyers in Love” by Jackson Browne

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jaunte  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:18:51pm
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JordanRules  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:19:54pm

Add another old tweet to the not aging well pile.

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austin_blue  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:27:08pm

Pulled a CL on the last thread, so, an update:

Hi all. Back from a three week sojourn to the UK. Great trip to visit family and then up to Scotland for the Edinburgh Harp Festival plus a couple of days in Glasgow.

The weather was just shit. On Wednesday in Edinburgh we had two inches of slush and two inches of snow covering it because it was falling faster than it was melting. No footwear can handle it, except for Wellies, which we didn’t bring.

Saw Chris Stout and Catriona McKay that night doing their new album “Bare Knuckle” live.

Find it. Buy it. They have deconstructed Scottish Trad music and built it into something unique and truly exciting. Fierce stuff.

I didn’t think that there could be a more hated politician than tRump, but Theresa May is right up there in the UK. And Boris Johnson is more loathed than May.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:27:19pm

And with this, I bid you all adieu

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teleskiguy  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:34:02pm

re: #13 austin_blue

Pulled a CL on the last thread

Aminah is missed terribly.

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JordanRules  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:35:06pm

Me and my double consciousness doing the tango.

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Targetpractice  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:36:42pm

re: #11 jaunte

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I totally believe that there is a faction in the press that want to see Mueller fired simply because the uproar it will cause will lead to huge ratings for days/weeks. They don’t care that it will cause a constitutional crisis, that will just be a ratings boost in itself.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:37:29pm

re: #15 teleskiguy

Aminah is missed terribly.

A year now give or take. I like to think we carry her style on in our resistance to Trump, at least on our best days.

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Stanley Sea  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:41:39pm

re: #18 Unshaken Defiance

A year now give or take. I like to think we carry her style on in our resistance to Trump, at least on our best days.

True & sigh.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:42:37pm

Heading for bed but I truly fear the tweetstorm tomorrow morning…

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GlutenFreeJesus  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:42:47pm

re: #17 Targetpractice

I totally believe that there is a faction in the press that want to see Mueller fired simply because the uproar it will cause will lead to huge ratings for days/weeks. They don’t care that it will cause a constitutional crisis, that will just be a ratings boost in itself.

Truth.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:44:16pm
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JordanRules  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:45:26pm

re: #17 Targetpractice

I totally believe that there is a faction in the press that want to see Mueller fired simply because the uproar it will cause will lead to huge ratings for days/weeks. They don’t care that it will cause a constitutional crisis, that will just be a ratings boost in itself.

Agreed. One of the many reasons why news should be as far away from profit motives as possible.

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Targetpractice  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:46:15pm

re: #20 Joe Bacon 🌹

Heading for bed but I truly fear the tweetstorm tomorrow morning…

I’m expecting a Class 5 shitstorm.

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JordanRules  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:48:25pm

re: #24 Targetpractice

I’m expecting a Class 5 shitstorm.

And like you, I hope that’s all it is - a tweet storm. It’s not normal or okay but it beats so many other options he has at his disposal.

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Kragar  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:50:34pm
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teleskiguy  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:50:39pm

re: #18 Unshaken Defiance

A year now give or take. I like to think we carry her style on in our resistance to Trump, at least on our best days.

LGF at its best is very amazing internet, and CuriousLurker refined the thinking and attitude of this place beautifully. That said, I’ll freely admit that I have not been at my best here. I’ve been brash, combative, obscene, etcetera. There’s good days and bad days, such as life.

Peace Be Upon You, Aminah.

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austin_blue  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:52:39pm

re: #15 teleskiguy

Aminah is missed terribly.

Yes, certainly by me. A sane voice in an arguably insane world.

I’m still suffering from terminal jet lag. This was my day to stay awake without napping and gut it out until normal bed time. So I’m pretty much toast at this point.

Oh, and BA is now flying a 747-400 into Austin non-stop from Heathrow instead of a 787-9. It’s the first time we’ve had a commercial passenger-carrying 747 as a regularly scheduled flight into town.

Progress?

That’s it. I’m a veg. Love you all.

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JordanRules  Apr 9, 2018 • 9:55:32pm
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JordanRules  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:03:48pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:06:26pm

I really think Trump is unhinged enough to fire Mueller in the next 24 hours.

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teleskiguy  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:10:08pm

re: #31 Eclectic Cyborg

I really think Trump is unhinged enough to fire Mueller in the next 24 hours.

He has to sack Rod Rosenstein and replace him with a sycophant. My money’s on Andrew Napolitano.

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JordanRules  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:12:27pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:12:43pm

From the previous thread (I just got back from the village board meeting):

re: #448 Belafon

Interesting. Obvious in the replies that not a one of the ones who commented could handle being near an atheist, and us giving to the poor would blow their minds.

re: #455 Mattand

Yeah, I’m all for wingnut-on-wingut violence, but the author didn’t exactly push back on the notion atheists can’t be good Americans.

Hence my letter to the newspaper Saturday pushing back against the notion of another writer claiming we were the source of school mass-shootings. Why I’ve now gotten many messages telling me “thank you” for outing myself to push back against lies.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:16:01pm

re: #24 Targetpractice

I’m expecting a Class 5 shitstorm.

Hurricane categories
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Kragar  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:19:06pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:28:18pm

re: #35 Anymouse 🌹

Man, if only that could be updated with pics of Trumps hair blowing every which way.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:50:52pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:53:24pm
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teleskiguy  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:56:12pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Apr 9, 2018 • 10:56:54pm

re: #39 Anymouse 🌹

Holy shit!

/

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:01:32pm

re: #41 Eclectic Cyborg

Holy shit!

/

Sort of a shitty monument to deregulation.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:05:31pm
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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:05:53pm

re: #39 Anymouse 🌹

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Now you know that “shitload” is not just a figure of speech.

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teleskiguy  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:09:46pm

Charles and Harry have a li’l history on Twitter…

This is still righteous.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:14:19pm

Rick Scott jumps into Florida Senate race by running away from Trump (more at Share Blue):

Florida’s tea party governor, Rick Scott, used to be a big fan of Trump. Now he knows it’s probably best to keep his distance.

Far-right Republican Gov. Rick Scott is officially running for the Senate, but he’s not exactly looking to his good friend Trump for help. In fact, he’s running away as fast as he can.

Scott endorsed Trump immediately after the primary in 2016 and has been a stalwart supporter. Now that Scott is challenging Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, however, he’s apparently looking to step away from his cozy relationship with Trump.

He won’t even commit to letting Trump campaign for him, according to Politico. That’s a striking stance, considering Trump has been one of Scott’s loudest cheerleaders, repeatedly encouraging him to run.

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wheat-dogg  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:32:07pm

Elise’s singing voice reminds me of Joanna Wang’s (a Taiwanese-American musician), but less breathy and more in tune. Both have a kind of casual, almost-speaking singing style, not unlike Astrud Gilberto’s from 50 years earlier.

Elise and Jacob Collier are supernatural in their talent.

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teleskiguy  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:33:52pm

Me. On Saturday.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:42:27pm
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:45:00pm

re: #49 Anymouse 🌹

Imagine pretending to hate the Iraq War and then making John Bolton your National Security Advisor.

It’s like pretending to love Jesus and becoming Donald Trump’s running mate.

This sort of “logic” sums up why I will not argue or even discuss Trump with a supporter.

All we can hope to do is limit the damage, but the possibilities are vast and they are holding a lot of cards.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:49:17pm

re: #50 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

This sort of “logic” sums up why I will not argue or even discuss Trump with a supporter.

All we can hope to do is limit the damage, but the possibilities are vast and they are holding a lot of cards.

Well, I live in a town full of Trump supporters. The best I can do is gently point out “difficulties” in the maladministration versus the previous “no drama Obama” administration.

Political discussions don’t come up much between me and others in town though, because they mostly know where I stand already.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 9, 2018 • 11:51:52pm

re: #51 Anymouse 🌹

Well, I live in a town full of Trump supporters. The best I can do is gently point out “difficulties” in the maladministration versus the previous “no drama Obama” administration.

Political discussions don’t come up much between me and others in town though, because they mostly know where I stand already.

I will at most simply point out that DT had no record of public service before being elected. But that is seen as a plus by most of his supporters.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:03:57am
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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:05:47am

re: #52 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I will at most simply point out that DT had no record of public service before being elected. But that is seen as a plus by most of his supporters.

That has been seen as a plus by conservative voters for a very long time. The whole attack on civil service and career politicians launched by Ronald Reagan contributed to that. It’s why people like Dave Brat got elected.

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teleskiguy  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:12:38am

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:17:13am

re: #54 Anymouse 🌹

That has been seen as a plus by conservative voters for a very long time. The whole attack on civil service and career politicians launched by Ronald Reagan contributed to that. It’s why people like Dave Brat got elected.

and they were sold on the notion that an outsider could come in and kick ass and get things done.

a bull is an outsider to a china shop

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:30:42am

Josh Bernstein threatens civil war over gun regulations. (You might guess Bernstein is a wingnut.)

Also goes to the well of “David Hogg is a Nazi.”

(Goes to Utah Outcasts, 10:54, with rebuttal).

Josh Bernstein Threatens Civil War Over Gun Legislation

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:58:24am

re: #57 Anymouse 🌹

Josh Bernstein threatens civil war over gun regulations. (You might guess Bernstein is a wingnut.)

Also goes to the well of “David Hogg is a Nazi.”

(Goes to Utah Outcasts, 10:54, with rebuttal).

These desperate arguments and personal attacks simply tell us that they are losing and they can sense that public opinion and politics are turning against them.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 1:43:51am

re: #58 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

These desperate arguments and personal attacks simply tell us that they are losing and they can sense that public opinion and politics are turning against them.

And the assertion that all the gun owners are on their side: I don’t know if pundits and hate mongers actually believe that, or their just trying to convince their listeners of that.

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sagehen  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:06:12am

re: #10 BeachDem

Whew—finally caught up on today’s threads and can’t believe I’m the only one with this earworm (STANNNNLLEEEEY!!)

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I’ve been earwormed by the classic (it’s been DAYS at least since anyone posted it here)

Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:07:29am

re: #38 Anymouse 🌹

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:08:46am

Although Trump’s “Outrageous!” “Witch hunt!” tweets seem to be leaning more in this direction:

Warren Zevon - Poor Poor Pitiful Me

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:19:55am

re: #62 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Although Trump’s “Outrageous!” “Witch hunt!” tweets seem to be leaning more in this direction:

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Maybe he’s going for Linda Ronstadt’s version of Warren Zevon’s song.

Poor Poor Pitiful Me (2015 Remastered Version)

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:24:16am

Kyle Kulinski goes after Alex Jones … Mr. Jones went on one of the most unhinged rants in recent memory.

(9:51, Alex Jones: Left-Wing College Kids Hate You If You Aren’t A Satanist)

College kids want to rape you and their religion is paedophilia, &c.

Alex Jones: Left-Wing College Kids Hate You If You Aren’t A Satanist

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:26:34am

re: #64 Anymouse 🌹

Kyle Kulinski goes after Alex Jones … Mr. Jones went on one of the most unhinged rants in recent memory.

(9:51, Alex Jones: Left-Wing College Kids Hate You If You Aren’t A Satanist)

College kids want to rape you and their religion is paedophilia, &c.

This is designed to outrage everyone who did not go to college. And many who did.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:29:22am

re: #65 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

This is designed to outrage everyone who did not go to college. And many who did.

I didn’t go to college. It outrages me (that Alex Jones can peddle this codswallop). He’s a hate monger.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:31:32am

re: #66 Anymouse 🌹

I didn’t go to college. It outrages me (that Alex Jones can peddle this codswallop). He’s a hate monger.

I tend to see him as a performance artist who simply got so caught up in his character that it ate him alive.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:32:38am

re: #67 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I tend to see him as a performance artist who simply got so caught up in his character that it ate him alive.

Can an ouroboros eat that much?

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:39:21am

re: #68 Anymouse 🌹

Can an ouroboros eat that much?

Alex Jones is ouroboros with its head up its own ass.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:48:30am

huffingtonpost.com (caution, auto-play video)

The Sinclair Broadcasting guy who threatened sexual assault on David Hogg and was bounced from his show used to be the spokesman for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.

It isn’t just Evangelical Christians who dream of violence against those they disagrees with. Mainline churches have their violent wingnuts as well.

He still has his radio show on KFTK (a conservative radio station).

St. Louis Magazine has a long story about his fight on behalf of the Archbishop of St. Louis to seize the property of a local Polish Catholic Church and disband its lay board, which had run the church for over a century. He went on a media blitz in St. Louis slagging the local church.

Prior to that, he’d been a local reporter (which is presumably why Sinclair picked him up).

Defender of the Faith, goes to St. Louis Magazine

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:49:49am

re: #69 Dr Lizardo

Alex Jones is ouroboros with its head up its own ass.

A reverse-ouroboros. Like reverse osmosis, only for wingnuts.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:51:23am

re: #68 Anymouse 🌹

Can an ouroboros eat that much?

ouroburritos!

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 2:53:33am

re: #72 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

ouroburritos!

Self-eating burritos. Coming to you soon from Uber.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 3:14:04am

re: #73 Anymouse 🌹

Self-eating burritos. Coming to you soon from Uber.

Uberouroburritos?

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 10, 2018 • 3:17:33am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 3:50:51am
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Barefoot Grin  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:17:11am

re: #76 JordanRules

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Yeah, the Orban victory is truly bad news for EU (and us). Fascism is not going away regardless of what happens to Trump.

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mmmirele  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:18:03am

re: #1 Charles Johnson

He’s tweeting!

I would normally be sleeping the sleep of the righteous (/snark) at this hour, but I have to fly to Louisville today to picket the “Together For The Gospel” get together and I woke up early.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:24:20am

re: #78 mmmirele

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:24:25am

re: #78 mmmirele

Attorney-client privilege is dead!

Attorney-client privilege does not include an attorney’s right to commit illegal acts on behalf of a client.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:26:15am

MAGA

My Attorney Got Arrested!

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:27:23am
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William Lewis  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:28:45am

re: #27 teleskiguy

Peace Be Upon You, Aminah.

Amen

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Targetpractice  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:37:01am

re: #82 goddamnedfrank

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That’s what he doesn’t understand, he just thinks it’s a lawyer’s job to cover up his client’s filthy secrets and take the fall if caught doing so.

What’s got him freaking the fuck out is that there’s likely a lot more going on than just a shady NDA.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:38:25am

re: #84 Targetpractice

That’s what he doesn’t understand, he just thinks it’s a lawyer’s job to cover up his client’s filthy secrets and take the fall if caught doing so.

What’s got him freaking the fuck out is that there’s likely a lot more going on than just a shady NDA.

And he seems annoyed that he cannot force his White House staff and government appointees to sign NDAs

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wheat-dogg  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:40:35am

Forget creeping shariah. It’s now crawling shariah.

Mashallah

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:42:14am

re: #86 wheat-dogg

My brother has been doing this thing where he pulls a mat out of his diaper bag and lays on it like this and we couldn’t figure out what he was doing. A few of his teachers at daycare are Muslim and we realized he’s seen them pray and now he does it too

I can already imagine many heads exploding over this news…

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Targetpractice  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:47:58am
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goddamnedfrank  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:48:16am

re: #84 Targetpractice

That’s what he doesn’t understand, he just thinks it’s a lawyer’s job to cover up his client’s filthy secrets and take the fall if caught doing so.

What’s got him freaking the fuck out is that there’s likely a lot more going on than just a shady NDA.

Like this?

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 4:50:51am

re: #89 goddamnedfrank

Like this?

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Yep, this whole fiasco really is gonna make Watergate look like, in the words of Ron Ziegler, “a third-rate burglary attempt”.

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wheat-dogg  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:01:49am

re: #90 Dr Lizardo

Yep, this whole fiasco really is gonna make Watergate look like, in the words of Ron Ziegler, “a third-rate burglary attempt”.

My suspicion is they will nail Trump on money laundering charges before the collusion/conspiracy charges. The IRS may also be very interested in what the FBI seized.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:05:09am

re: #91 wheat-dogg

My suspicion is they will nail Trump on money laundering charges before the collusion/conspiracy charges. The IRS may also be very interested in what the FBI seized.

I think that even if any charges are brought, we will learn the extent to which he is beholden to foreign financial interests and it will take a lot of the wind out of his sails and start to make him a serious burden to his party.

And in the end, only the GOP is currently in a position to rid us of this troublesome Cheeto.

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:06:02am

re: #91 wheat-dogg

My suspicion is they will nail Trump on money laundering charges before the collusion/conspiracy charges. The IRS may also be very interested in what the FBI seized.

Good lord, Trump would stand to lose probably everything. His properties, his fortune (what there is of it), the whole enchilada.

I wonder if they’d go after the Trump Organization with RICO?

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:09:11am

re: #93 Dr Lizardo

Good lord, Trump would stand to lose probably everything. His properties, his fortune (what there is of it), the whole enchilada.

I wonder if they’d go after the Trump Organization with RICO?

I think that is Mueller’s end game, and by extension putting the GOP in a position of acting on it or becoming part of the racket.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:12:22am
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wheat-dogg  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:13:39am

re: #93 Dr Lizardo

Good lord, Trump would stand to lose probably everything. His properties, his fortune (what there is of it), the whole enchilada.

I wonder if they’d go after the Trump Organization with RICO?

Indeed, there’s a real possibility the government will seize his assets as they did Manafort’s. Kushner’s, too, if there is a clear financial connection between the two businesses. Everyone in the Trump clan should be sweating bullets now, with the possible exceptions of Tiffany and Barron.

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Dave In Austin  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:14:59am
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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:15:33am

re: #96 wheat-dogg

Indeed, there’s a real possibility the government will seize his assets as they did Manafort’s. Kushner’s, too, if there is a clear financial connection between the two businesses. Everyone in the Trump clan should be sweating bullets now, with the possible exceptions of Tiffany and Barron.

Tiffany and Barron may well be the only two who come out of this unscathed.

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wheat-dogg  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:20:26am

re: #98 Dr Lizardo

Tiffany and Barron may well be the only two who come out of this unscathed.

Thread by New Yorker reporter.

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:25:01am

re: #99 wheat-dogg

Thread by New Yorker reporter.

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I’m pretty sure everyone in the Gambino Trump crime family is probably shitting Twinkies right about now.

Seems to me they’re all up to their eyeballs in corruption and graft. And they all know it.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:27:09am

re: #100 Dr Lizardo

I’m pretty sure everyone in the Gambino Trump crime family is probably shitting Twinkies right about now.

Seems to me they’re all up to their eyeballs in corruption and graft. And they all know it.

How could they assume public office and yet still think that this might not come out at some point?

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:28:03am

re: #100 Dr Lizardo

I’m pretty sure everyone in the Gambino Trump crime family is probably shitting Twinkies right about now.

Seems to me they’re all up to their eyeballs in corruption and graft. And they all know it.

And Franky Graham Cracker will double down on his Trump asskissing!

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jeffreyw  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:28:30am

Imgur


Good morning!

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Dave In Austin  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:29:37am

Total Word

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:30:53am

re: #99 wheat-dogg

Thread by New Yorker reporter.

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Good thread. Solidified my thinking that yesterday was a major turning point.

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:33:01am

re: #102 Joe Bacon 🌹

And Franky Graham Cracker will double down on his Trump asskissing!

“Let he who is without sin has never laundered money for Russian mobsters cast the first stone.”

- The Gospel of Franklin, 8:16

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:33:37am

re: #101 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

How could they assume public office and yet still think that this might not come out at some point?

Hubris.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:34:26am

re: #107 Dr Lizardo

Hubris.

Clueless hubris

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wheat-dogg  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:35:13am

re: #105 JordanRules

Good thread. Solidified my thinking that yesterday was a major turning point.

Same here. Raiding Cohen is YUUUGGGE compared to raiding Manafort.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:37:31am

Kellyanne’s husband continuing with his lovely subs and retweets.

Teeheehee

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Dave In Austin  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:40:58am
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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:49:27am
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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:49:45am
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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:54:57am

re: #113 Belafon

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Yep, the standard GOP reply will be a terse “no comment”.

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Scout  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:55:29am

re: #105 JordanRules

Good thread. Solidified my thinking that yesterday was a major turning point.

The final tweet (or thereabouts). I found it rather chilling.

I’d guess the probability of a Cohen-pardon is high and the likelihood of Mueller being fired has grown.

I would also guess that there are NY state charges.

Mueller, of course, knows all this and much more and referred the raid anyway.

It’s on now.

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Danack  Apr 10, 2018 • 5:57:39am

re: #104 Dave In Austin

Total Word

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Interesting article but one thing seems off:

He doesn’t have the resources to defend himself,

Michael Cohen is probably a very wealthy man by himself: talkingpointsmemo.com

Whether that means he’s more or less likely to flip on Trump remains to be seen.

TBH I’m beginning to suspect that the FBI don’t actually need him (or anyone else) to flip to send both him and Trump to prison.

Trump and Cohen are dumb enough to have left paper trails of their criminal activities, which the FBI had enough evidence of _before_ seizing Michael Cohens documents to convince a judge that a criminal offence orchestrated between Trump and Cohen had occurred.

If they were able to convince a judge that Cohen was almost certainly guilty before the raid, and now they have all the relevant documents they seized, then by definition they will have a really strong case.

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lizardofid  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:02:39am

re: #101 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

How could they assume public office and yet still think that this might not come out at some point?

hu*bris
/ˈ(h)yo͞obrəs/
noun
excessive pride or self-confidence.

Oh, good morning all!

EDIT: Genetic Hubris

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I cannot.  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:06:22am

re: #116 Danack

Yeah, Trump and co have this incredible habit of confessing to obstruction of justice on national live TV.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:10:52am

None of this is going to amount to a hill of beans unless the GOP decides it is time to cut its losses and rid themselves of the person they chose to lead them to victory in 2016.

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:12:38am

re: #119 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

None of this is going to amount to a hill of beans unless the GOP decides it is time to cut its losses and rid themselves of the person they chose to lead them to victory in 2016.

Maybe they’ll wait until after the primaries are over. They’ll hope their voters will forget by November.

Personally, I doubt that would work.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:12:56am

Bow to our robot overlords

New Orleans Speed Camera Has Been Issuing Speeding Tickets to Parked Cars For Years

Automated speed cameras certainly have their detractors, but residents of one neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana have raised the most logical reason yet to get rid of—or at least recalibrate—the robot menace: a unit positioned on a busy street keeps issuing speeding tickets to parked cars, and authorities won’t do anything to stop it, according to WWL-TV.

So what if the parked car is autonomous, nobody to even deny the false charges?
//

Maybe just hire cops and drive the cars instead.

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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:15:28am

re: #119 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

None of this is going to amount to a hill of beans unless the GOP decides it is time to cut its losses and rid themselves of the person they chose to lead them to victory in 2016.

I’m not expecting, here in the US, for it to be over any time soon. I also am not counting on the GOP. It’s up to us voters. It’s not up to Mueller, or Republicans, it’s up to us.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:17:11am

re: #122 Belafon

I’m not expecting, here in the US, for it to be over any time soon. I also am not counting on the GOP. It’s up to us voters. It’s not up to Mueller, or Republicans, it’s up to us.

I also do not expect to see impeachment proceedings initiated by a majority GOP Congress

I can only hope that information about DT’s finances and the degree to which he is in the pockets of foreign business interests and oligarchs will weaken his position considerably.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:20:12am

re: #122 Belafon

re: #123 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Mid terms are a must win like never before in our lives. Especially you younger voters.

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:21:17am

re: #11 jaunte

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Just like there was a set of reporters/journalists who wanted to see Trump elected because he is so entertaining. I recall the heads of CBS and CNN pretty much said that Trump was good for their networks.

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:21:26am

Looks like Pence will be going to South America instead:

The White House announced on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has canceled his planned trip to South America as multiple scandals are exploding around his administration.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Tuesday morning that Trump would not be travelling to Peru or Colombia as originally planned, and would be sending Vice President Mike Pence to those countries instead.

Sanders said that Trump was staying behind in the United States because he wants to “oversee the American response to Syria and to monitor developments around the world.”

However, the timing of the announcement is certain to raise eyebrows, as it comes just one day after the FBI conducted a raid on the office of Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime personal attorney.

rawstory.com

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Scout  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:21:47am

re: #122 Belafon

I’m not expecting, here in the US, for it to be over any time soon. I also am not counting on the GOP. It’s up to us voters. It’s not up to Mueller, or Republicans, it’s up to us.

Maybe this November will boil down to a very stark choice: In your congressional district you vote for impeachment (the Democratic candidate) or against impeachment (the GOP candidate).

And that’s the angle everyone focuses on in every district.

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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:22:18am

re: #126 Dr Lizardo

“They can’t get in the Oval Office if I’m still here.”

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:23:17am

re: #126 Dr Lizardo

Looks like Pence will be going to South America instead:

rawstory.com

Does he hope to be able to continue the resistance from there?

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:24:31am

re: #129 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Does he hope to be able to continue the resistance from there?

Trump’s cornered right now. And as we all know, nothing is more dangerous than any man - or beast - that’s cornered.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:25:49am
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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:27:24am
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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:27:33am

Greets and saluts from the Resistance in the NYC metro area. Looks like Trumpworld tweeps have all suddenly gotten their JDs from Twitter, because they’re all parroting the same kind of nonsense Trump is spewing about how this is an illegal search and seizure, that the evidence seized yesterday can’t be used in a court of law, and that it’s a fishing expedition, or that it’s the deep state at work.

Yeah, it’s another day ending in Y.

1) Crime fraud exception is not taken lightly by prosecutors and to seek a warrant to search/seize isn’t taken lightly. There’s an entire section of the DOJ manual devoted to procedure and policy on use.

2) All the officials in the decision tree to make this search happen are GOP appointees or GOPers themselves. This isn’t a conspiracy. It’s the rule of law in action.

3) The FBI didn’t break into any of Cohen’s properties/residences/locations. They had lawfully obtained warrants which gives them the right under the law to search/seize pursuant to the terms of the warrants.

4) Trump must be pitching a fit over all this because these are things he simply has no control over. His criminal cronies are all under suspicion and are being investigated for criminality and actions taken before, during, and after the election. Everywhere Mueller looks, he’s finding wrongdoing - not just appearance of impropriety but actual criminal acts.

That’s why he’s got the indictments, guilty pleas, and sentenced participants thus far, including against Flynn, Manafort, Gates, Papadopoulos, and Alex van der Zwaan.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:27:40am

re: #127 Scout

Maybe this November will offer a very stark choice: In your congressional district you vote for impeachment (the Democratic candidate) or against impeachment (the GOP candidate).

And that’s the angle everyone focuses on in every district.

I’d like to stick to the politics is local game for the most part. That will work in lots of places and they will run with it. It won’t work in others and they should focus on what will.

2016 Presidential election was pretty stark and way too many folks shit the bed in addition to the cheating. And as disgusting as it is, his approval rating is still not as low as it should be. So we gotta support each congressional district and candidates to do their thing and then the big picture will come together when we seat the new Congress.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:29:46am
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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:30:49am

Weak.

Trump cancels South America trip to monitor Syria response

CNN Headline

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:31:10am

re: #131 Backwoods_Sleuth

Thanks @facebook - looks like my ‘likes’ (a profound indication of psychometric disposition) was harvested by #CambridgeAnalytica and presumably shared with #Brexit campaigns and (according to SCL boast) other shady UK elections.

I never “like” anything on FB regardless of whether I like it or not.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:31:45am
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Sea Mexican!  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:33:14am

Charles, there’s some pages that seem to contain spam …

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:34:45am

So, can we have infrastructure week if the guy heading up Trump’s infrastructure policy is leaving this week?

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:36:04am

re: #126 Dr Lizardo

Looks like Pence will be going to South America instead:

rawstory.com

Now Mike Pence is going to get the Nixon in Venezuela treatment…

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:38:11am

Current mood:

Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live) [Cliff ‘Em All]

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:39:28am

Tweets about Hillary probably incoming.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:39:42am

re: #139 Sea Mexican!

Charles, there’s some pages that seem to contain spam …

click the report button for that. The Indian spammers may be back.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:41:01am

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

click the report button for that. The Indian spammers may be back.

yes, Indian spammers are definitely back.

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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:41:17am

re: #143 JordanRules

Tweets about Hillary probably incoming.

Whitewashing? Can’t even get their terms straight.

But yeah. “Why is Trump in trouble if other people do it?”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:41:42am

so full of shite

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:42:07am

re: #131 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Facebook claims that the Mercers didn’t harvest my information. However my Spidey Sense tells me they’re lying…

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:43:03am

re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth

They are a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude.

Wait, so which is it? They’re completely depleted because Obama didn’t spend, or they’re the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen and we just gave them more money than they even asked for?

Oh, it’s both. Blame Obama for everything, and take credit where you aren’t blaming Obama.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:45:12am
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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:46:57am

Reminder:

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lizardofid  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:49:14am

re: #150 Backwoods_Sleuth

Bloody Marys and Mimosas are the opiate of the masses.

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:49:39am
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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:51:53am

re: #153 Patricia Kayden

Wingnut: “How can there be a law older than our constitution?”

Also Wingnut: “Follow the Ten Commandments!”

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:52:52am

re: #143 JordanRules

So when will it dawn on them that Secretary Clinton is a private citizen now and is not going to be impeached or otherwise bothered by all their nonsense? Trump is in the hot seat because he’s in the White House. This isn’t rocket science.

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Barefoot Grin  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:53:41am

I thought she might use the time off to self-reflect….

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:55:19am
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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:56:41am

re: #157 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Typical of THE GRASSHOLE! He’s like every other Congressional Republican—All BS and no action!

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:56:43am

re: #157 Backwoods_Sleuth

Suicidal you say Grassley?

Trump: Challenge ACCEPTED!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:00:14am

another moron haz opinions:

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:01:38am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:03:12am

re: #92 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I think that even if any charges are brought, we will learn the extent to which he is beholden to foreign financial interests and it will take a lot of the wind out of his sails and start to make him a serious burden to his party.

And in the end, only the GOP is currently in a position to rid us of this troublesome Cheeto.

Start to make him a serious burden to his party.

I think we are past that stage. Where have you been?

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:04:56am

re: #162 ObserverArt

Start to make him a serious burden to his party.

I think we are past that stage. Where have you been?

yes, but they have to act on it.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:06:32am

You know what I like best about the events of the past 24 hours?

It’s a lock that now, Donald J. Trump is miserable. He wakes up miserable, he goes through his day miserable, he goes to bed miserable. His sleep is, most likely, miserable.

Until the elections and/or further legal action, the knowledge that Trump is miserable, every minute of the day, gives me joy.

He thought this would be easy and he and his cult could outrun the law. They did not run far enough or fast enough.

Here’s to more misery for Donald J. Trump. Soak in it, asshole.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:07:20am

re: #155 Patricia Kayden

So when will it dawn on them that Secretary Clinton is a private citizen now and is not going to be impeached or otherwise bothered by all their nonsense? Trump is in the hot seat because he’s in the White House. This isn’t rocket science.

Never, katie, The answer is never.

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:09:20am
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Hecuba's daughter  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:14:27am

re: #127 Scout

Maybe this November will boil down to a very stark choice: In your congressional district you vote for impeachment (the Democratic candidate) or against impeachment (the GOP candidate).

And that’s the angle everyone focuses on in every district.

It’s also a vote for democracy (the Democratic candidate) or a vote for permanent autocracy (Republican candidate).

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:16:42am

re: #164 makeitstop

You know what I like best about the events of the past 24 hours?

It’s a lock that now, Donald J. Trump is miserable. He wakes up miserable, he goes through his day miserable, he goes to bed miserable. His sleep is, most likely, miserable.

Until the elections and/or further legal action, the knowledge that Trump is miserable, every minute of the day, gives me joy.

He thought this would be easy and he and his cult could outrun the law. They did not run far enough or fast enough.

Here’s to more misery for Donald J. Trump. Soak in it, asshole.

Ironically, had Trump not become President, he could have continued to be a sleazy businessman. But now, he’s under a microscope which is exposing all of his sleaziness to the public. Becoming President will be his downfall. Sweet.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:19:24am

re: #168 Patricia Kayden

Ironically, had Trump not become President, he could have continued to be a sleazy businessman. But now, he’s under a microscope which is exposing all of his sleaziness to the public. Becoming President will be his downfall. Sweet.

People really bought the line of argument that being an “independent” businessmen meant that he was not beholden to any sort of special interests or donors.

I cannot wait for it to come out how far he has had to take Russian oligarchs up his ass to stay afloat

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:20:19am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:20:34am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:21:39am

oooooh

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lizardofid  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:23:29am

re: #168 Patricia Kayden

Ironically, had Trump not become President, he could have continued to be a sleazy businessman. But now, he’s under a microscope which is exposing all of his sleaziness to the public. Becoming President will be his downfall. Sweet.

Too close to the sun.

heh

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:24:26am
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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:24:42am

re: #173 lizardofid

There’s a saying that the higher a monkey climbs, the more he exposes his behind. That’s Trump in a nutshell.

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:24:48am
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wheat-dogg  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:25:30am

re: #176 lawhawk

Rats abandoning a sinking ship

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:26:11am

re: #176 lawhawk

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dangerman  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:26:46am

re: #164 makeitstop

You know what I like best about the events of the past 24 hours?

It’s a lock that now, Donald J. Trump is miserable. He wakes up miserable, he goes through his day miserable, he goes to bed miserable. His sleep is, most likely, miserable.

Until the elections and/or further legal action, the knowledge that Trump is miserable, every minute of the day, gives me joy.

He thought this would be easy and he and his cult could outrun the law. They did not run far enough or fast enough.

Here’s to more misery for Donald J. Trump. Soak in it, asshole.

They got nailed almost from day one

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:26:50am
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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:27:43am

re: #168 Patricia Kayden

Ironically, had Trump not become President, he could have continued to be a sleazy businessman. But now, he’s under a microscope which is exposing all of his sleaziness to the public. Becoming President will be his downfall. Sweet.

That’s the best part. They all thought that once Trump became president they’d get the keys to the vault and the law wouldn’t be able to touch them. Trump, his skeevy lawyers, his mediocre family and his greedy backers all believed they’d get a license to print money with no repercussions, forever and ever, amen. They might be making some money right now, but even that is disputable given that people have soured on the Trump brand and they’re losing money on a lot of fronts. And even the money from the government skimming won’t last once he’s out of office, and the brand will not recover. Net loss, sucks to be them.

Old saying: Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. Step into the abbatoir, you hogs. I’ll watch.

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dangerman  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:28:18am

re: #168 Patricia Kayden

Ironically, had Trump not become President, he could have continued to be a sleazy businessman. But now, he’s under a microscope which is exposing all of his sleaziness to the public. Becoming President will be his downfall. Sweet.

I get monumental hubris

Still how they thought no one would even dig

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lizardofid  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:28:49am

re: #176 lawhawk

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Wasn’t he making the Sunday morning shows 2 days ago?

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I cannot.  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:29:20am
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Mike Lamb  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:29:22am

re: #180 Backwoods_Sleuth

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You’re not going to listen to me? Fine, I’m out…

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:29:31am

re: #163 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

yes, but they have to act on it.

He is such a burden they can’t act because they are boxed in.

Normal people see Trump as dangerous and want him gone, one way or another.

Wingnutters love him and want him to stay and want him for four more most likely.

Republican politicians are left to choose which death they will take.

Piss off normal people and lose the election because Trump’s base won’t be enough.

Piss of the wingnuts and lose the election because Trump’s base is big enough to also cause your election defeat.

They did this to themselves. This is why you see the retirements and things like Paul Ryan holding back on whether he is in or out.

They really are on a nowhere road.

Chris Youlden Nowhere road. lp 1973

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:29:56am

re: #181 makeitstop

That’s the best part. They all thought that once Trump became president they’d get the keys to the vault and the law wouldn’t be able to touch them. Trump, his skeevy lawyers, his mediocre family and his greedy backers all believed they’d get a license to print money with no repercussions, forever and ever, amen. They might be making some money right now, but even that is disputable given that people have soured on the Trump brand and they’re losing money on a lot of fronts. And even the money from the government skimming won’t last once he’s out of office, and the brand will not recover. Net loss, sucks to be them.

Old saying: Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. Step into the abbatoir, you hogs. I’ll watch.

The other thing is this I think really will hurt the GOP brand too. I’m disappointed as we all were with the results in November 2016 but it could ultimately be a Pyhrric victory for the GOP.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:30:05am
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GlutenFreeJesus  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:30:06am

re: #101 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

How could they assume public office and yet still think that this might not come out at some point?

Trump didn’t think he’d actually win.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:31:43am

heh…well oiled machine at work:

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:32:17am

re: #186 ObserverArt

He is such a burden they can’t act because they are boxed in.

Normal people see Trump as dangerous and want him gone, one way or another.

Wingnutters love him and want him to stay and want him for four more most likely.

Republican politicians are left to choose which death they will take.

Piss off normal people and lose the election because Trump’s base won’t be enough.

Piss of the wingnuts and lose the election because Trump’s base is big enough to also cause your election defeat.

They did this to themselves. This is why you see the retirements and things like Paul Ryan holding back on whether he is in or out.

They really are on a nowhere road.

They made a deal with the devil to get elected in 2016 and now the devil is calling in his due.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:33:43am

re: #178 Backwoods_Sleuth

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How can you keep the Homeland secure when Trump is the President. Hello!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:33:50am

oh

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GlutenFreeJesus  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:34:18am

re: #126 Dr Lizardo

Looks like Pence will be going to South America instead:

rawstory.com

He will be golfing by Thursday.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:34:21am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:35:33am
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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:37:43am

re: #188 Backwoods_Sleuth

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They already have done shit little on cyber security issues so they force that guy out?

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Sea Mexican!  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:40:15am

re: #180 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I’m sorry for taking this cheap shot …

Where do the Trump administration find their aids, the local cemetery? Most of them have that dead look in their eyes…

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:42:28am

re: #160 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Sea Mexican!  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:42:51am

re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth

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So, watch-out and landscaping? I don’t think that’s what they signed up for…

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Sea Mexican!  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:45:07am

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

click the report button for that. The Indian spammers may be back.

Thank you! Just did that.

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:45:08am

re: #193 Backwoods_Sleuth

oh

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I have a funny feeling that Bolton probably wants to go all Desert Storm air campaign on Syria. And perhaps Bossert wasn’t entirely on board with that.

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:45:09am

re: #190 Backwoods_Sleuth

Has Kudlow been correct about anything?

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:45:50am

re: #199 lawhawk

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Rand Paul Real Words: “Simple answer, I’m a hypocrite.”

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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:45:56am

re: #199 lawhawk

How about those Benghazi and mail server hearings in the House, Paul?

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:46:33am

Roger Stone has access to drugs that we can only dream about.

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:46:50am

re: #199 lawhawk

You mean you’re a hypocrite. Typical Rightwinger.

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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:48:20am

re: #206 makeitstop

Roger Stone has access to drugs that we can only dream about.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:48:22am

re: #203 Patricia Kayden

Has Kudlow been correct about anything?

Cutting back on the white powder.

But they are gonna have to watch him. Being around Trump may cause him to relapse. They will need to keep Jeff Sessions around him to prevent him from entering through the gateway.

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:48:52am

re: #206 makeitstop

In the alternative facts universe, there’s a 29th Amendment. Believe me!

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:50:40am

re: #199 lawhawk

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What a hypocrical fraud.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:50:48am

re: #175 Patricia Kayden

There’s a saying that the higher a monkey climbs, the more he exposes his behind. That’s Trump in a nutshell.

That’s so perfect!

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gwangung  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:54:23am

re: #156 Barefoot Grin

I thought she might use the time off to self-reflect….

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The only way to bully someone is if you have more power than another. @davidhogg111 is physically weaker, has less money, less political power. What he has is MORAL authority. Which means….

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I cannot.  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:55:51am

re: #203 Patricia Kayden

Speaking as someone who has watched CNBC for many, MANY years…never. Not once.

Not even when there was a multiple-choice question with ONLY ONE CHOICE.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 7:56:10am

re: #213 gwangung

The only way to bully someone is if you have more power than another. @davidhogg111 is physically weaker, has less money, less political power. What he has is MORAL authority. Which means….

What a whiny nut job. Stalin? Uh no Laura no. Fuck off.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:01:24am

I’m sure Trump will come out with a strongly-worded statement on this. Any minute now.
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:03:39am

Anyone know when Zuckerberg’s Grilling gets underway, or is it already happening?

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Sea Mexican!  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:13:32am

re: #206 makeitstop

Roger Stone has access to drugs that we can only dream about.

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His drugs are so hardcore, he is actually seeing the future where the 29th Amendment is approve to prevent the second coming of Trump.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:15:34am

Just reading a local news site. Apparently Lindsey Buckingham has been booted out of Fleetwood Mac. It says he will be replaced by Neil Finn (probably for vocals and some instrumental backup) and Mike Campbell, lead guitar in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

I am not a big fan of the Buckingham Nicks version of Mac, I liked the older versions. But apparently they are doing a big tour this year and ran into some issue with Buckingham who has been on the outs with them before.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:15:35am

re: #206 makeitstop

Roger Stone has access to drugs that we can only dream about.

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He must have loaded his Nixon bong with crack and blue meth!

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:17:47am

re: #219 ObserverArt

Just reading a local news site. Apparently Lindsey Buckingham has been booted out of Fleetwood Mac. It says he will be replaced by Neil Finn (probably for vocals and some instrumental backup) and Mike Campbell, lead guitar in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

I am not a big fan of the Buckingham Nicks version of Mac, I liked the older versions. But apparently they are doing a big tour this year and ran into some issue with Buckingham who has been on the outs with them before.

I always gathered that he was in the band because his manager and accountant advised him to do so.

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Weaselone  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:20:55am

re: #216 makeitstop

It’s his party in charge and they aren’t asleep, they’re deliberately ignoring the warning lights and alarms (when they aren’t deliberately assisting in flying us into the side of the mountain).

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:21:32am

re: #219 ObserverArt

Just reading a local news site. Apparently Lindsey Buckingham has been booted out of Fleetwood Mac. It says he will be replaced by Neil Finn (probably for vocals and some instrumental backup) and Mike Campbell, lead guitar in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

I am not a big fan of the Buckingham Nicks version of Mac, I liked the older versions. But apparently they are doing a big tour this year and ran into some issue with Buckingham who has been on the outs with them before.

I’m hoping they give Campbell a say in what they play on tour. Word I’ve heard is that the rest of the band wanted to do some of the pre-Buckingham-Nicks material and Lindsey refused.

Imagine Campbell and Finn dueting on ‘Albatross.’ It would be lovely.

Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:22:42am

re: #222 Weaselone

It’s his party in charge and they aren’t asleep, they’re deliberately ignoring the warning lights and alarms.

they are weighing the pros and cons and trying decide which steps to take and when…but everybody has their own personal agenda to balance out and it is impossible to satisfy everyone equally.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:26:14am

Sasse confuses asleep with indifference.

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Dr. Matt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:27:31am

Will Melanoma Trump visit Donny in prison? I’m starting the line at 25-1 odds.

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Skip Intro  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:28:26am

re: #166 lawhawk

I thought blue slips were dead.

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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:28:36am

re: #8 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

It’s already increased to 73% No since I clipped the image

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74% now. I voted!

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Dr. Matt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:30:08am

President Clinton and SoS Clinton have to be glaring at each over their morning coffee with a “We fucking told you so!” look.

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Eventual Carrion  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:30:09am

re: #203 Patricia Kayden

Has Kudlow been correct about anything?

When he stated, “That is some good blow!”. I think he was probably correct there.

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Skip Intro  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:30:54am

re: #226 Dr. Matt

Republican criminal presidents don’t go to prison.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:31:03am

re: #224 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

they are weighing the pros and cons and trying decide which steps to take and when…but everybody has their own personal agenda to balance out and it is impossible to satisfy everyone equally.

That’s my take. I think the days of Republicans rushing to defend Trump are pretty much over at this point. They’ve all got their fingers up, trying to figure out which way the wind is blowing.

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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:32:50am

re: #156 Barefoot Grin

I thought she might use the time off to self-reflect….

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Poor, poor baby, such a snowflake. I watched The Death of Stalin last night; if Hogg was using Stalin tactics she would’ve been snatched by goons in the middle of the night then raped in Lubyanka prison by Beria before being shot in the head.

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I cannot.  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:33:05am

re: #230 Eventual Carrion

Pretty sure that was mostly baking soda. Because the First Rule of Kudlow is Kudlow is always wrong.

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Weaselone  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:33:07am

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:33:43am

re: #226 Dr. Matt

Will Melanoma Trump visit Donny in prison? I’m starting the line at 25-1 odds.

Hell naw! I doubt she visits him in the White House. It’s big enough that she doesn’t have to see him too much.

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Dr. Matt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:34:07am

re: #8 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

It’s already increased to 73% No since I clipped the image

re: #228 Big Beautiful Door

74% now. I voted!

And now Lou Dobbs, the GOP water carrier, is back to bragging about the Dow. Apparently they are unable to learn from the past.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:34:54am

re: #206 makeitstop

Roger Stone has access to drugs that we can only dream about.

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maybe it’s the polonium…

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Skip Intro  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:35:00am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:35:15am

re: #223 makeitstop

I’m hoping they give Campbell a say in what they play on tour. Word I’ve heard is that the rest of the band wanted to do some of the pre-Buckingham-Nicks material and Lindsey refused.

Imagine Campbell and Finn dueting on ‘Albatross.’ It would be lovely.

That is a nice instrumental.

Maybe they can do some of this kind of older material too…

Fleetwood Mac- Bare Trees

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gwangung  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:35:29am

re: #233 Big Beautiful Door

Poor, poor baby, such a snowflake. I watched The Death of Stalin last night; if Hogg was using Stalin tactics she would’ve been snatched by goons in the middle of the night then raped in Lubyanka prison by Beria before being shot in the head.

Republicans are awfully free with terms like communist, Marxist, etc.

I’ve fought with actual Marxists and communists before (figuratively and literally). I have friends who lost their families because of communists. I had family members who lived and died under Mao and the like.

These ignoramuses don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

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austin_blue  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:36:12am

re: #223 makeitstop

I’m hoping they give Campbell a say in what they play on tour. Word I’ve heard is that the rest of the band wanted to do some of the pre-Buckingham-Nicks material and Lindsey refused.

Imagine Campbell and Finn dueting on ‘Albatross.’ It would be lovely.

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Bare Trees!

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:38:04am

re: #241 gwangung

Republicans are awfully free with terms like communist, Marxist, etc.

I’ve fought with actual Marxists and communists before (figuratively and literally). I have friends who lost their families because of communists. I had family members who lived and died under Mao and the like.

These ignoramuses don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

They think anyone who doesn’t share their narrow minded views are Marxists.

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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:38:26am

re: #231 Skip Intro

Republican criminal presidents don’t go to prison.

Have any presidents gone to prison?

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Dr. Matt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:39:03am

re: #231 Skip Intro

Republican criminal presidents don’t go to prison.

Dotard has set all sorts of firsts. Let us hope that trend continues.

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plansbandc  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:39:05am

re: #223 makeitstop

Now I really want to see them again!

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:39:36am

re: #242 austin_blue

Bare Trees!

See #240.

And don’t get me started…I’ll end up putting up their entire pre Buckingham Nicks catalog!

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austin_blue  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:40:10am

re: #240 ObserverArt

That is a nice instrumental.

Maybe they can do some of this kind of older material too…

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Interesting….57 seconds apart.

GMTA!

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:40:27am

re: #240 ObserverArt

That is a nice instrumental.

Maybe they can do some of this kind of older material too…

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The Bob Welch era had a few good tunes for sure. I’d put ‘Hypnotized’ in there, too.

And you know Campbell is probably itching to bring back ‘Oh, Well.’

One of the greatest strengths of the Heartbreakers was that they picked really cool cover tunes and proceeded to play the hell out of them. That’s what I’m hoping Campbell brings to the party.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:41:33am

re: #249 makeitstop

The Bob Welch era had a few good tunes for sure. I’d put ‘Hypnotized’ in there, too.

And you know Campbell is probably itching to bring back ‘Oh, Well.’

One of the greatest strengths of the Heartbreakers was that they picked really cool cover tunes and proceeded to play the hell out of them. That’s what I’m hoping Campbell brings to the party.

Yeah he did Oh Well with Tom Petty, and very well too.

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Skip Intro  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:42:40am

re: #244 Belafon

Have any presidents gone to prison?

Nope. It’s not a realistic expectation unless Hillary was the current president.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:43:21am

re: #246 plansbandc

Now I really want to see them again!

Me too, but I’ll wait to check ticket prices. Something tells me they’ll be Eagles-level, at least.

I love Campbell and Finn, but when ticket prices approach extortion-level, I have to draw the line.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:43:52am

You know why music is so great? I have Mac’s Bare Trees playing and I have completely forgot about Donny Trump.

I need more music. I need to forget Donny Trump some more.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:45:06am

jeebus

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plansbandc  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:45:41am

re: #252 makeitstop

Yeah. I’m sure the tix will be ridiculous. I love Neil Finn though. Never have gotten to see him live.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:45:55am

re: #235 Weaselone

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thank you for making my words into a meme

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:46:57am

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

jeebus

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But ya know Democrats should work together more with Republicans./:

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:47:57am

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

jeebus

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This story feels familiar.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:49:13am

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

New Hampshire lawmaker Kenneth Weyler said giving public benefits to “any person or family that practices Islam is aiding and abetting the enemy.”“

this is why our Founding Fathers had the divine wisdom to separate Church and State

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:51:12am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:52:31am

re: #253 ObserverArt

You know why music is so great? I have Mac’s Bare Trees playing and I have completely forgot about Donny Trump.

I need more music. I need to forget Donny Trump some more.

I have hit the way-back machine…The Original Peter Green Mac Black Magic Woman.

Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman, Stereo 1968-73 CBS 45 record.

Okay, I’ll stop now.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:54:42am
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dangerman  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:55:25am

re: #240 ObserverArt

That is a nice instrumental.

Maybe they can do some of this kind of older material too…

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my fave

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:55:31am

re: #253 ObserverArt

You know why music is so great? I have Mac’s Bare Trees playing and I have completely forgot about Donny Trump.

I need more music. I need to forget Donny Trump some more.

I’ve fallen into the Peter Green Fleetwood Mac Youtube hole. They were wild men when they were young.

Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac Live 1968-70

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:57:21am

re: #264 makeitstop

I’ve fallen into the Peter Green Fleetwood Mac Youtube hole. They were wild men when they were young.

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Heh, I had some of that up playing too.

They sure were three distinct bands over time.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:57:29am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 8:59:28am

SPOILER: Observer Art will be chuffed.

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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:00:31am

re: #244 Belafon

Have any presidents gone to prison?

Only Jefferson Davis, afaik.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:00:45am
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dangerman  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:00:58am

re: #257 HappyWarrior

But ya know Democrats should work together more with Republicans./:

domestically, democrats should constantly, laser-like focus on policies that promote liberty and justice for all

anyone who wants to work toward that end is fine with me and welcome to join in

otherwise fuck ‘em (well, ignore them anyway)

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:01:44am

My wife informs me that Microsoft is acquiring Spotify, to the tune (heh) of over $40 billion.

Imagine having that kind of money to toss around.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:02:02am

re: #270 dangerman

domestically, democrats should constantly, laser-like focus on policies that promote liberty and justice for all

anyone who wants to work toward that end is fine with me and welcome to join in

otherwise fuck ‘em (well, ignore them anyway)

Yep.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:02:24am

Morning Lizardim. What fresh hell awaits?

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plansbandc  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:02:27am
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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:02:33am

re: #271 makeitstop

My wife informs me that Microsoft is acquiring Spotify, to the tune (heh) of over $40 billion.

Imagine having that kind of money to toss around.

Maybe they’ll “loan” me one million of it. Shouldn’t hurt them too much. //

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:02:44am
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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:02:48am

re: #271 makeitstop

My wife informs me that Microsoft is acquiring Spotify, to the tune (heh) of over $40 billion.

Imagine having that kind of money to toss around.

Awww, damn it. And I have all my music on a Spotify playlist. Guess I’ll have to find something different now.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:02:50am

Good afternoon to the Lizards. Cloudy and cold here in Philadelphia.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:03:09am

re: #275 HappyWarrior

Maybe they’ll “loan” me one million of it. Shouldn’t hurt them too much. //

Get in line, buster.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:03:15am

For all the talk conservatives do about how Christians are discriminated against by the left. I haven’t heard a damn thing from Democratic politicians about Christians the way I do Republicans do Muslims.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:03:18am

re: #267 Backwoods_Sleuth

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SPOILER: Observer Art will be chuffed.

Ha! How many times have I said that now?

Probably too much.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:03:23am

re: #278 Feline Fearless Leader

Good afternoon to the Lizards. Cloudy and cold here in Philadelphia.

But I was told it was always sunny.

How’ve you been? I don’t know if I have seen you around here for a while.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:04:47am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:05:04am

re: #278 Feline Fearless Leader

Hey you! Missed you bunches!

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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:05:50am

re: #271 makeitstop

My wife informs me that Microsoft is acquiring Spotify, to the tune (heh) of over $40 billion.

Imagine having that kind of money to toss around.

When you are Bill Gates, life is good.

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plansbandc  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:05:56am

re: #278 Feline Fearless Leader

Howdy!!

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dangerman  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:06:15am

currently, to ease my nerves and focus the mind:

YouTube

the whole album feels like one long song

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:06:40am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:06:47am

re: #278 Feline Fearless Leader

Good afternoon to the Lizards. Cloudy and cold here in Philadelphia.

Well hello stranger!

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Stanley Sea  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:09:03am

Hmm reporting that the FBI is looking at the taxi medallions Cohen owns.

Josh/TPM has written a lot about this.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:09:29am

re: #282 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

But I was told it was always sunny.

How’ve you been? I don’t know if I have seen you around here for a while.

Have not been around for quite a while. Work, etc. and limited evening computer time with lots of things competing for those hours.

Work network banned LGF, so I had to go elsewhere for my commenting fix. Was generally hanging out on DK and commenting in the birding and science areas. Getting laid off* has now freed up more computer time during the day.

And my general health is better than two years ago when I went through a minor cancer thing and also had to have a kidney operation.

So current project is finding a cheaper place to live outside the city. Which keeps me busy checking places out and starting to sort things to either dispose of or pack. Sort of energizing to break the rut and simplify possessions.

* - A sort of “don’t cry for me Argentina” thing. I knew it was coming 8 weeks before the last work day. I got a *good* severance package that included an extension on my health insurance. Mid-50s not a good age for job searching, but I have enough resources to muddle through for a few years.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:11:44am

Whatever Lindsey

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Lupin  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:11:57am

According to the latest issue of PRIVATE EYE, more specifically their Kiev correspondent, certain figures in the Trump circles have been successfully buttering up/bribing the Ukrainian President and his entourage so that the local authorities would not cooperate with Mueller’s requests, which indeed they have not.

Also the so-called military aid sent to Ukraine is a joke; they’re missiles that have to be kept on the western border (ie towards Europe, not Russia where the skirmishes are) and can’t be deployed without the Pentagon’s green light. The reporter believes it’s because the US wanted to look like it was helping Ukraine, but in reality didn’t want to piss off Putin.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:12:25am

re: #291 Feline Fearless Leader

Ha. Well, that puts us on even footing, then.

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:12:39am
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Dr. Matt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:13:10am

re: #292 JordanRules

Whatever Lindsey

He’s talking about the same person who yesterday couldn’t recall how long he has been in office.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:15:36am
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Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:15:48am

re: #296 Dr. Matt

He’s talking about the same person who yesterday couldn’t recall how long he has been in office.

Lindsey would just wring his hands and make banal comments if Trump had thugs grab Mueller and whisk him off somewhere.

Pretty typical GOP to do the “thoughts and prayers” thing while saying any sort of practical protection for Mueller’s investigation is not necessary.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:19:23am
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Stanley Sea  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:19:31am

re: #278 Feline Fearless Leader

Is my memory working?

Have you been missing from LGF for a while or am I confused.

I’m thinking of the owner of chat noir & who aways posted fabulous potlucks….

?

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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:19:48am

re: #127 Scout

Maybe this November will boil down to a very stark choice: In your congressional district you vote for impeachment (the Democratic candidate) or against impeachment (the GOP candidate).

And that’s the angle everyone focuses on in every district.

“Impeach Trump” would sink a Democratic candidate here. To the extent Trump comes up, a message more like “Trump’s tariffs sank your farm/business” would be much better.

For really local (like me), Trump is not an issue, just focusing on town needs and what I’ve done here in the past.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:20:36am

STFU Alan

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:21:01am

re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth

STFU Alan

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Dennis Kucinich is a Progressive? When the fuck did that happen?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:21:29am

re: #303 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Dennis Kucinich is a Progressive? When the fuck did that happen?

bernie….

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:22:32am
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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:22:32am

re: #304 Backwoods_Sleuth

bernie….

Bernie is in a rare third class of political candidates; neither Conservative nor Progressive, he is a Dipshit. Kucinich is in the same loony bin as the elderly senator. I hope they both just … go away.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:22:59am

re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth

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In other words: Rosenstein is fucked.

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Mattand  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:23:11am

re: #291 Feline Fearless Leader

Have not been around for quite a while. Work, etc. and limited evening computer time with lots of things competing for those hours.

Work network banned LGF, so I had to go elsewhere for my commenting fix. Was generally hanging out on DK and commenting in the birding and science areas. Getting laid off* has now freed up more computer time during the day.

And my general health is better than two years ago when I went through a minor cancer thing and also had to have a kidney operation.

So current project is finding a cheaper place to live outside the city. Which keeps me busy checking places out and starting to sort things to either dispose of or pack. Sort of energizing to break the rut and simplify possessions.

* - A sort of “don’t cry for me Argentina” thing. I knew it was coming 8 weeks before the last work day. I got a *good* severance package that included an extension on my health insurance. Mid-50s not a good age for job searching, but I have enough resources to muddle through for a few years.

Dude! I was really worried that you had disappeared for so long. Good to see you back.

I’ve always wondered if we crossed paths a few years ago. When I take my bike tours through Fairmount Park, I usually end at the top of the Art Museum steps to just chill and watch the tourists reenact the Rocky climb.

One day a guy about my age wandered past me with a really nice looking camera and I thought “I wonder if that is FFF?” Part of me feels bad for not asking. The other part of me realizes the likely outcome of the conversation would have been this guy looking at me like I was an insane lunatic.

Anyways, good to have you back.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:23:28am

re: #300 Stanley Sea

Is my memory working?

Have you been missing from LGF for a while or am I confused.

I’m thinking of the owner of chat noir & who aways posted fabulous potlucks….

?

Yes, I’ve been missing for a while. Tuxedo Cat, Chat Noir, and a third one, aka New Cat.

Looks like early 2017 was the most recent Image Library entry I have. So a year or so.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:24:11am

re: #291 Feline Fearless Leader

Have not been around for quite a while. Work, etc. and limited evening computer time with lots of things competing for those hours.

Work network banned LGF, so I had to go elsewhere for my commenting fix. Was generally hanging out on DK and commenting in the birding and science areas. Getting laid off* has now freed up more computer time during the day.

And my general health is better than two years ago when I went through a minor cancer thing and also had to have a kidney operation.

So current project is finding a cheaper place to live outside the city. Which keeps me busy checking places out and starting to sort things to either dispose of or pack. Sort of energizing to break the rut and simplify possessions.

* - A sort of “don’t cry for me Argentina” thing. I knew it was coming 8 weeks before the last work day. I got a *good* severance package that included an extension on my health insurance. Mid-50s not a good age for job searching, but I have enough resources to muddle through for a few years.

No need to explain that losing a job/career at 50+. Went through that too. Glad you got by the health scare. Good to hear from you.

We’ve talked about missing you too.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:25:13am

re: #309 Feline Fearless Leader

Yes, I’ve been missing for a while. Tuxedo Cat, Chat Noir, and a third one, aka New Cat.

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Looks like early 2017 was the most recent Image Library entry I have. So a year or so.

Good to have you and the feline overlords back. You have been missed.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:25:18am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:25:56am

re: #292 JordanRules

Whatever Lindsey

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The Great Warrior Graham has spoken.

“I am absolutely terrified of Trump and his backers. I wanna keep my job.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:26:50am

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
(wipes eyes/catches breath)
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:26:57am
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Anymouse 🌹  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:28:09am

re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth

Troops sent by Trump to border will fly drones, gather intel — and clear brush, too washingtonpost.com

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 10, 2018

Isn’t George W. Bush a little old to be patrolling the border? /s

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:29:32am

re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth

STFU Alan

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I’ll pass. I used to admire Kucinich but nope.

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Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:31:19am

re: #316 Anymouse 🌹

Isn’t George W. Bush a little old to be patrolling the border? /s

Our tax dollars at work.

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Stanley Sea  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:31:39am

re: #309 Feline Fearless Leader

Very glad to see you! You were definitely missed.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:31:46am

re: #314 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
(wipes eyes/catches breath)
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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Why is Taibbi whining about something written 22 months ago?

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Mattand  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:32:04am

re: #314 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
(wipes eyes/catches breath)
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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That’s really, really funny given that Taibbi practically has the words “Magic Balance Fairy” tattooed across his forehead.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:33:52am

re: #320 HappyWarrior

Why is Taibbi whining about something written 22 months ago?

Somebody needed his daily fix of Berniebro outrage.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:33:58am

re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth

Troops sent by Trump to border will fly drones, gather intel — and clear brush, too washingtonpost.com

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 10, 2018

Just damn typical. Sending a bunch of troops to a grounds keeping detail.
Must be in support cycle.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:35:07am

re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth

STFU Alan

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Kucinich????

No way. I hope he gets stomped. He is no longer a Democratic Party member in my eyes.

Sadly, polls seem to give him some numbers, but the polls also have a huge number of undecideds.

I think in a couple weeks the ads will start up for the May primary and Richard Cordray will get some separation.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:35:29am

re: #321 Mattand

That’s really, really funny given that Taibbi practically has the words “Magic Balance Fairy” tattooed across his forehead.

Taibbi burned all his cred when his sexual harrassment allegations came out.

That, and his Bernie love. Too bad, he coulda been a contender.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:35:42am

re: #322 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Somebody needed his daily fix of Berniebro outrage.

I used to like Taibbi but he’s a douche and offers no real solutions.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:36:29am

re: #325 makeitstop

Taibbi burned all his cred when his sexual harrassment allegations came out.

That, and his Bernie love. Too bad, he coulda been a contender.

It ain’t even Bernie love. It’s don’t criticize Dear Leader Sanders ever.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:37:13am

re: #306 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Bernie is in a rare third class of political candidates; neither Conservative nor Progressive, he is a Dipshit. Kucinich is in the same loony bin as the elderly senator. I hope they both just … go away.

Kucinich is 71. And yes he is loony. He has had a long strange road in Ohio politics. Time for him to go away.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:37:15am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:38:00am

some people are really stupid

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Stanley Sea  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:38:04am

Here it is, read up!

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Mike Lamb  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:39:29am

re: #266 Backwoods_Sleuth

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That person has it good. Before my then gf, now wife kicked my vizsla out of my bed when she started sleeping over, I would start the night out comfortably, with him in a tiny ball. We’d wake reversed, often times with him having stolen the blanket.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:39:57am

re: #328 ObserverArt

Kucinich is 71. And yes he is loony. He has had a long strange road in Ohio politics. Time for him to go away.

I didn’t realize he was that old. Wow.

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Jay C  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:46:47am

re: #290 Stanley Sea

re: #331 Stanley Sea

Swell bunch of guys Michael Cohen hangs with: the medallion taxi business in NYC has reputedly been a province of the Russian Mob for years: you start to look into its actual business (not the day-to-day garage stuff), and you almost always sooner-or-later run into somebody whose name ends in “vich” or “ski” and an address in Brighton Beach….

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:46:55am

This guy is loosing it Image: screen-shot-2017-12-19-at-10-14-41-am.png

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:47:08am

re: #314 Backwoods_Sleuth

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
(wipes eyes/catches breath)
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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Must be 2 Bernies!

Unassuming my ass. Tiabbi is a fool.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:47:44am

re: #333 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

I didn’t realize he was that old. Wow.

Yep. He was on Cleveland’s City Council in 1969. I was in high school. Then he became Cleveland mayor in like ‘76 or so after a few failed attempts at a House Rep.

He has always gotten by on his youthful face as a boy wonder.

Then he went and lost it and became a Fox News contributor. He was dead to me after that.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:48:48am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:51:18am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:56:36am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:57:25am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:58:36am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 9:58:44am

re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:00:01am

re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth

They’re kicking photographers out of the well to squeeze in all the senators for Zuckerberg hearing. Hence this bank of remote-control cameras. pic.twitter.com

— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) April 10, 2018

Must be getting ready to start. Time to tune in…

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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:01:13am

re: #330 Backwoods_Sleuth

some people are really stupid

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The privilege doesn’t apply to criminal activity the attorney participates in, such as illegal campaign contributions, and other shenanigans Cohen likely engaged in for Trump.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:02:40am
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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:02:41am

re: #340 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Look, I know the guy’s off his rocker, but that’s bizarre even for the Hypnowald.

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:03:22am

re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth

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It’s almost as if Rosenstein hates Trump. Lol.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:03:33am

re: #347 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Look, I know the guy’s off his rocker, but that’s bizarre even for the Hypnowald.

IIRC, Glenn has done this in the past

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:04:17am

re: #349 Backwoods_Sleuth

IIRC, Glenn has done this in the past

Maybe it’s his drinking game and that’s what he has to do as he’s tipping back a shot of Stoli.

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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:04:19am

re: #340 Backwoods_Sleuth

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LOL at Glenn. Cohen’s raid have something on him too, he seems nervous?

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:04:55am

re: #346 Backwoods_Sleuth

Yeah, that will fly in court. What about when he said he’d bankrupt her? Was that also a joke?

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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:05:39am

re: #352 Patricia Kayden

Yeah, that will fly in court. What about when he said he’d bankrupt her? Was that also a joke?

Gutbuster.

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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:06:11am

re: #347 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Look, I know the guy’s off his rocker, but that’s bizarre even for the Hypnowald.

Glenn is upset that now even Trump has said more things bad about Putin than him.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:06:58am

re: #346 Backwoods_Sleuth

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One weird/oxymoronic thing about legal filings is that it’s perfectly normal to claim contradictory things as part of different defenses to arguments. The idea is that if one defense fails, you’ve stated your case for a different defense as, “Even if X isn’t true, here’s another defense (that assumes X isn’t true) with this evidence.”

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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:08:16am

re: #355 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

One weird/oxymoronic thing about legal filings is that it’s perfectly normal to claim contradictory things as part of different defenses to arguments. The idea is that if one defense fails, you’ve stated your case for a different defense as, “Even if X isn’t true, here’s another defense (that assumes X isn’t true) with this evidence.”

“i don’t have a dog, and in the alternative, I always keep my dog on a leash.”

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Patricia Kayden  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:08:50am

re: #342 Backwoods_Sleuth

Graham arguing that Trump is smart really takes the cake. Why doesn’t he advocate passage of legislation which will prohibit Mueller’s firing? That way, we don’t have to rely on Trump’s intellect or lack thereof.

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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:10:32am

LOL, lots of ex-White House Trump folks who have a lot of time to vote on this.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:11:05am
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Skip Intro  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:13:17am

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sagehen  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:14:02am

re: #244 Belafon

Have any presidents gone to prison?

Moshe Katsav (Israel).
Silvio Berlusconi (Italy).
Mohammed Morsi (Egypt).
Hosni Mubarrek (Egypt)

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:15:56am

new registration is checking out this morning’s spam page

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:16:05am

re: #359 Backwoods_Sleuth

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So Roy Moore has a good name and reputation being ruined.

Who knew?

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:17:40am

re: #358 bill d. (b.d.)

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:24:26am

spammers are really working the new registrations here today. I’ve counted at least three so far (third one is within the past minute)

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:28:38am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:29:10am

no way…

way!

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:30:13am

re: #367 Backwoods_Sleuth

no way…

way!

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Wait. There’s such a thing as “less than zero”?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:31:17am

re: #368 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Wait. There’s such a thing as “less than zero”?

GOP math…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:32:42am
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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:32:45am

re: #368 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Wait. There’s such a thing as “less than zero”?

“Less Than Zero”- Elvis Costello

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:33:56am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:35:34am
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wrenchwench  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:40:14am

re: #368 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Wait. There’s such a thing as “less than zero”?

First thing I though was, ‘Hey! whowe-eh!’

re: #371 makeitstop

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So you got an upding.

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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:41:43am
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jaunte  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:43:26am
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Big Beautiful Door  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:44:55am

re: #375 lawhawk

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He is in big trouble.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:45:01am

So, have the Democrats beaten Zuckerberg to a paste yet? One can hope.

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plansbandc  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:47:13am

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petesh  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:47:18am

re: #363 ObserverArt

So Roy Moore has a good name and reputation being ruined.

Who knew?

Hey, Roy Moore was my old headmaster and a noted expert on John Donne and the Metaphysical Poets … oh, wait, that’s not the person in question?

I do vaguely recall some kind of idiot southern politician by the same name.

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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:47:23am

re: #378 makeitstop

So, have the Democrats beaten Zuckerberg to a paste yet? One can hope.

I don’t think it has started yet. I have MSNBC on, I think they are going to cover some of it, and I would think they would give the start coverage.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:47:50am

That’s harsh.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:48:01am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:50:12am

Has anyone seen that huge long line of Republican Congresspersons standing up to support Sessions and Rosenstein?

Didn’t think so…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:52:11am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:53:13am

re: #381 ObserverArt

I don’t think it has started yet. I have MSNBC on, I think they are going to cover some of it, and I would think they would give the start coverage.

It is supposed to start around 2:30.

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Hecuba's daughter  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:54:25am

re: #266 Backwoods_Sleuth

When my sister and BIL traveled, I occasionally dog sat for them. I slept in their king-size bed but their 15 lb bichon mix left me only a few inches!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:54:26am
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jaunte  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:56:25am
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ObserverArt  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:57:12am

re: #388 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Those eyes!

They give it the evilness needed.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:57:42am

re: #386 ObserverArt

It is supposed to start around 2:30.

Ah, same time as the Sanders train wreck at the White House.

Sarah’s probably hoping that Zuck will redirect some eyeballs.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:58:27am

meanwhile, there’s nothing to see here in Kentucky…move along…

gah

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:58:50am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:58:57am

re: #391 makeitstop

Ah, same time as the Sanders train wreck at the White House.

Sarah’s probably hoping that Zuck will redirect some eyeballs.

hope springs eternal in lala land

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:58:58am

re: #389 jaunte

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He’s clueless.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 10:59:40am

re: #393 JordanRules

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Have I mentioned that I dislike Cenk a lot? It’s not just being a B.B.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:02:06am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:02:18am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:03:31am

re: #396 HappyWarrior

Have I mentioned that I dislike Cenk a lot? It’s not just being a B.B.

Yep, me too. He stoked my rage way before he went all out in bro-land.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:04:25am

re: #399 JordanRules

Yep, me too. He stoked my rage way before he went all out in bro-land.

Yep.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:05:29am

moron

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:05:54am

re: #401 Backwoods_Sleuth

moron

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“tarrifs”

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Interesting Times  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:06:19am

re: #393 JordanRules

I first came across these theories through my Berner friend, and they go like this:

1) Assad is winning anyway so why would he use gas and set himself up for international retaliation?
2) Ergo, rebels deliberately stage or fake these chemical attacks on civilian populations under their control in order to “frame” Assad and provoke a Western military response

You can blame GW WMD Bush for the fact these theories have reached the credibility they have :/

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:07:19am

re: #403 Interesting Times

I first came across these theories through my Berner friend, and they go like this:

1) Assad is winning anyway so why would he use gas and set himself up for international retaliation?
2) Ergo, rebels deliberately stage or fake these chemical attacks on civilian populations under their control in order to “frame” Assad and provoke a Western military response

You can blame GW WMD Bush for the fact these theories have reached the credibility they have :/

It’s a bizarre intersection of defenders Assad has.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:09:10am
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Dr. Matt  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:11:04am

Why are the majority of stocks ticking upward except the airlines? What did Dotard touch now?

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:11:22am
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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:12:22am

Mueller. Is. Relentless.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:14:48am

re: #403 Interesting Times

I first came across these theories through my Berner friend, and they go like this:

1) Assad is winning anyway so why would he use gas and set himself up for international retaliation?
2) Ergo, rebels deliberately stage or fake these chemical attacks on civilian populations under their control in order to “frame” Assad and provoke a Western military response

You can blame GW WMD Bush for the fact these theories have reached the credibility they have :/

I have seen bots, and both the alts pushing this. Good point about the continuing ramifications of the disastrous Dubya admin.

It’s quite jarring how many folks are just flat out denying atrocities and nobody is even mentioning Yemen. Le sigh.

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calochortus  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:16:30am

re: #406 Dr. Matt

Why are the majority of stocks ticking upward except the airlines? What did Dotard touch now?

We’re a bit less worried about a trade war. Tomorrow we’ll be more worried about a trade war. None of it involves logic.

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makeitstop  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:18:55am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:19:27am
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lawhawk  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:20:18am

re: #403 Interesting Times

Know who benefits from that intersection? Russia. Keep the arms flowing. Keep the chaos going. Keep Trump, US, and Israel bogged down while Russia continues pulling strings and increasing influence in the region.

At this point, Russia’s playing everyone and is treating Trump like the fool all but the hardcore GOP knew him to be.

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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:20:19am

re: #411 makeitstop

Id, ego, superego. And while Freud is wrong in a number of areas, he’s entirely correct about Trump.

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dirkdigglerjr  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:20:53am

re: #388 Backwoods_Sleuth

“I swear, if you don’t get this helmet off me right now, those flowers you just planted are going to get it … Oh, and please proceed with the disintegration of Alderaan.”

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:21:00am

re: #411 makeitstop

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As you said earlier, I’m glad he’s miserable and finding out the hard way how difficult the job is. After how arrogant he acted about it, he deserves the misery.

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petesh  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:21:34am

re: #398 Backwoods_Sleuth

Great minds and all that! And it IS perfect. Zuck looks like Data.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:21:52am
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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:23:35am
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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:25:16am

re: #419 bill d. (b.d.)

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Because Trumps racist base doesn’t actually want that. They want Hispanics to feel unwanted.

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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:25:23am

re: #411 makeitstop

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Yes.

I could imagine Trump saying that he has done all he promised to do for America and that he must return to run his company which his dunderhead kids are running into the ground. Oh and pardon himself for all things past, present and future.

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calochortus  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:25:28am

re: #419 bill d. (b.d.)

Of course, if our economy booms, we’ll probably get more people coming across the border for jobs, so there’s that…
Let’s cut off our nose to spite our face, shall we?

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:25:36am
Yet Another Dead Whale Is Grave Reminder Of Our Massive Plastic Problem

forbes.com

The picture at the link is so disturbing.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:26:01am

wonderful………..

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Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:26:25am

Rummaging in a closet for stuff to pack or throw out turned up two old-style film cameras. (Canon AT-1 and a Canon AE-1 Program.) Plus two 100-200mm zoom lenses, a few other accessories, and 8 rolls of unexposed 200- or 400- speed film.

Any Lizards know of any photo buffs or locations possibly interested in older equipment like this? I doubt the stuff is compatible with modern digital cameras at all. And the film is probably at least 15-20 years old.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:31:35am
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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:33:11am

re: #421 bill d. (b.d.)

Yes.

I could imagine Trump saying that he has done all he promised to do for America and that he must return to run his company which his dunderhead kids are running into the ground. Oh and pardon himself for all things past, present and future.

And then NY AG Schneiderman goes after him.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:33:21am
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TedStriker  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:33:22am

re: #426 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Probably because Zuck knows he’s fixing to get an ass reaming, so he needs some extra cushioning.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:34:57am
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Jay C  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:35:25am

re: #420 HappyWarrior

Because Trumps racist base doesn’t actually want that. They want Hispanics to feel unwanted.

Yep. Nailed it in one. AFAICT, The Wall (tm) is meant less to be a practical barrier, and more of a concrete (literally) expression of the exclusionism and prejudice Trump has ginned up in his “base” - under the thin figleaf of “rule of law”. And of course, it’s yet another of his campaign promises he hasn’t delivered on. So much winning….

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b.d. (Untruthful Slime Ball)  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:35:59am

re: #427 Belafon

And then NY AG Schneiderman goes after him.

He’ll work out a plea deal where he rolls on Jared.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:36:02am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:38:06am

re: #433 Backwoods_Sleuth

Zuck is our data and the press is CA.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:39:34am

Everyone notice who is missing?
Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Their immediate subordinates, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps & Chief of Staff of the Air Force are all there. Hell, even the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and Chief of the National Guard Bureau are there.
The only civilian leadership from the Armed Forces is the Secretary of Defense & Deputy Secretary of Defense

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:40:02am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:41:05am

re: #437 Backwoods_Sleuth

“No one man should have all that power” - Kanye West

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:41:20am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:41:49am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:42:40am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:43:20am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:43:36am
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:43:43am

The first one has been deleted

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Kragar  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:43:59am
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goddamnedfrank  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:44:03am
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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:44:37am

re: #421 bill d. (b.d.)

Yes.

I could imagine Trump saying that he has done all he promised to do for America and that he must return to run his company which his dunderhead kids are running into the ground. Oh and pardon himself for all things past, present and future.

Heh. I still want to see it all end when Trump calls a nationally broadcast Presidential address, says his spiel and announces he’ll resign at noon the following day, and then says, “Oh, and one last thing…….the Aristocrats!”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:44:41am

...

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Dr Lizardo  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:45:51am

re: #440 JordanRules

[Embedded content]

Maybe David Fincher is up for a sequel?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:46:47am

sure thing, go with that option…

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Kragar  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:47:18am
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Alephnaught  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:47:21am

re: #437 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content from tweet:]“is that guy behind me wearing the same tie as me what the fuck”

“I mean, like, my tie’s FACEBOOK BLUE!!! Haven’t we got a trademark on that, like, already?!??!”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:47:27am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:47:55am

Molly will be a good follow on this.

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Barefoot Grin  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:48:24am

re: #453 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

And remember, anything he believes to be true, is true.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:48:25am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:49:26am

*thud*

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:49:32am
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Kragar  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:49:35am

re: #453 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:52:19am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:52:49am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:53:05am

heh

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:53:48am

GODDAMN I love April.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:54:23am
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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:54:32am

re: #450 Backwoods_Sleuth

sure thing, go with that option…

[Embedded content]

NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW—MUELLER FIRING RAPID RESPONSE

Sample email, post-firing

Dear friends,

Moments ago, Donald Trump fired the man investigating Trump and his inner circle, special counsel Robert Mueller.

Make no mistake: Trump has set off a Constitutional crisis. Our immediate response will determine the future of our democracy.

That’s why we’re organizing emergency “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies [5 PM today // Noon tomorrow], with local hosts setting the exact time in each location. There are already over 150 events scheduled across the country!

Can you attend a rapid response rally?

Click here to find and attend an urgent event near you!

Mueller was named as special counsel to get to the bottom of the Russian meddling in the November election, and any ensuing effort to cover it up. This includes conflicts of interest within the Trump campaign, and possibly investigating Trump’s own finances to look for motives. By firing Mueller, Trump has triggered a full-fledged Constitutional crisis by asserting that he is above the law. The next few hours will determine whether he is proved right.

Congress has the constitutional authority and obligation to hold Trump accountable for this abuse of power. But we’ve seen the Republican Congress give Trump pass after pass every time he crosses another line.

If this isn’t the moment they put country over party to hold Trump accountable, it’s not clear whether it will ever happen. Let’s show our lawmakers that we won’t stand by while they allow Donald Trump to slide the US into authoritarianism.

Join thousands across the country at an urgent protest at 5 PM today, demanding immediate action to hold Trump accountable—click here to find an event near you!

When Richard Nixon fired Archibald Cox from the Watergate investigation, it became a tipping-point moment for lawmakers in his own party to finally decide that they had to act or risk forfeiting our democracy. It’s up to us to make Trump’s firing of Mueller into the moment our lawmakers wake up and prevent Trump from putting himself above the law.

Thanks for all you do.

[Your organization’s signature]

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:54:45am

The “D” in April D Ryan stands for ZERO FUCKS.

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Belafon  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:55:03am

re: #461 JordanRules

To April: “We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:56:06am
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Kragar  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:57:50am
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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:58:13am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Apr 10, 2018 • 11:59:51am

re: #420 HappyWarrior

Because Trumps racist base doesn’t actually want that. They want Hispanics to feel unwanted.

The Wall is supposed to be a symbol of our resolve to preserve our national (racial) purity.

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Mike Lamb  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:00:10pm

re: #464 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

Gaetz is suuuuuuper high on the “must punch if given the opportunity” list. Like Nazi level high.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:00:28pm

re: #464 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

Uh huh.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:00:30pm

a metaphor for something….

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HappyWarrior  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:01:16pm

re: #473 Mike Lamb

Gaetz is suuuuuuper high on the “must punch if given the opportunity” list. Like Nazi level high.

Up there with King for most vile GOPers in office.

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KGxvi  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:02:04pm

re: #459 Kragar

Technically, yes, he has the power to fire the special counsel, just has he technically had the power to fire James Comey and Sally Yates and several other government officials.

HOWEVER - if he fired the special counsel or the assistant attorney general or the attorney general in order to shut down this investigation, that would be an abuse of power which would qualify as a high crime and thus be subject to impeachment.

That’s the game that Trump is playing, he just doesn’t realize it.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:02:04pm
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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:07:11pm

re: #423 JordanRules

forbes.com

The picture at the link is so disturbing.

That picture is a whale sculpture made out of garbage, not an actual whale.

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KGxvi  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:07:33pm

re: #478 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’m beginning to think that anyone who holds office above the local level should be required to put their assets into blind trusts similar to what, historically, US presidents have done.

I am willing to make an exception for family businesses, so long as those businesses don’t do work with the state/federal government (exception: POTUS)

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Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:07:51pm

re: #479 Backwoods_Sleuth

Getting into the typical swamp of having to appear incompetent or criminal. Amazing how none of Trump’s lawyers ask before doing illegal actions in his (or his company’s) favor.

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Alephnaught  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:08:01pm

Blimey, this is weak sauce by recent standards.

ie “No comment”.

ie “Whatever!”

If it goes on like this, this “we’re carefully not answering actual questions about legal stuff” line, I might expect Trump might be even more of a tiny-fingered wonky-toupée’d hot cross bunny vulgarian tomorrow than he’s been on Twitter today.

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JordanRules  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:08:55pm

re: #481 The Vicious Babushka

That picture is a whale sculpture made out of garbage, not an actual whale.

Oh my thank you! Saved me some nightmares.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:09:13pm
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KGxvi  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:11:47pm

re: #486 Backwoods_Sleuth

THAT’S NOT HOW ASYLUM WORKS ASSHOLES

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Mike Lamb  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:14:15pm

re: #476 HappyWarrior

Up there with King for most vile GOPers in office.

He’s such a fucking clown. He’s only gotten anywhere due to his dad. He’s an abject moron, back bencher type that is willing to suck whatever dick necessary, metaphorically speaking (probably) or say whatever is necessary to advance his political career.

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:20:19pm

I wonder who didn’t see this coming?
Heartbroken husband files $20 million lawsuit after wife is killed in home explosion

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) -
The husband of the woman killed in the March 27 house explosion in Tech Terrace shared his memories of the event that killed his wife, as he and his attorney announced a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday.
…..
Their neighbor, 72-year-old John Fleming, was killed in the blast. His wife, Candace Chase, was seriously injured and is still in serious condition in the hospital. The lawsuit is seeking $20 million from Chase.

According to the lawsuit, the Gelcas saw bright flashes coming from their neighbors’ house and the house was engulfed in flames. The lawsuit says the Gelcas grabbed a water hose to slow the spread of the fire when a large explosion happened at their neighbors’ home. A gas cylinder flew from the house, striking Rodica, killing her. Razvan was also struck by flying debris. After the fire, multiple large gas cylinders littered the neighboring yard.

The lawsuit says Chase and Fleming were hoarders and self-proclaimed inventors and their property was littered with rubbage.

Rubbage? Turns out it’s legit, though generally obsolete and now daletical.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 10, 2018 • 12:25:42pm
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teleskiguy  Apr 10, 2018 • 6:55:07pm

re: #278 Feline Fearless Leader

Always a gas to hear from Lizards who come back after extended absences. All my positivity and good karma in the next chapter in your life. Nice to see you oaktree!


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