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This is not the plot of a movie about child sex trafficking, although it certainly sounds like it. It’s something your own government is doing with your taxpayer dollars. https://t.co/RDVfFNxih8
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) August 6, 2020
Congrats, America. We’re not only leading the world in Covid, we’ve got the market cornered on stunningly dumbest motherfucking stupid fucking fucks in the history of ever. https://t.co/Pn6c8TSRJU
— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) August 6, 2020
re: #4 DodgerFan1988
The stupid is so strong there are people arguing Marx’s point in his thread.
This brought back SO MANY MEMORIES, none of them good.
2020: Gosh, we just don’t think we can enforce a mask policy in schools.
1985: Deanna, there is no ankle-strap on your sandal, so it is technically a flip-flop. If you wear those shoes again, you will be given detention, is that clear?— Deanna Raybourn (@deannaraybourn) August 5, 2020
re: #6 mmmirele
That skirt looks four inches above your knee, not the regulation three.
That article on polarization in the last thread jogged something in me. I quote:
n may 2016, a motorist named Cassy McWade had an accident on the interstate in western North Carolina and called her mechanic for a tow. The mechanic couldn’t come, so he sent a friend from another company. In due course, Ken Shupe, of Shupee Max Towing, reached her, but as he began preparing to tow her car, he noticed a Bernie Sanders sticker on the bumper. Shupe was a Trump supporter. He told McWade he would not accept her business, suggested (by one account) that she call the government for help, and drove away.
“I’m really not interested in doing business with that clientele,” he later told the local TV news station, WLOS. Asked if he thought it was fair to leave a motorist stranded, he replied, “It’s not fair, but it’s the norm nowadays. It’s the world in which we live.”
I remember this story, and the man. When this happened, Shupe said something even more obnoxious: “She [the disabled motorist] said she was disabled. I know the difference between someone who’s disabled and someone on disability” (emphasis added.)
I don’t know how I can be accused of “polarization” when there are orcs like that roaming the highways.
The most interesting graph I saw today was about a simple yes/no question:
Is the country moving in the right direction?
Back at the beginning of the year, 70-80% of self-identified Repubs were like, “Yeah! Fuckin’ A! USA! USA!
It’s now down to 20%.
That sounds suspiciously like the Mango Shit-gibbon has lost 75% of his enthusiastic supporters.
20% support of your policies in dealing with the direction of the country is not good. This is not good at all.
Are these people still *motivated* to get out there and make phone calls, walk neighborhoods, post fliers on doors, and support down-ballot races, when they they think the leadership at the top of the heap has failed so miserably?
The Dems need to keep hammering this point home in every race at every level. In this case reality is a mean bitch kitty, but it’s our mean bitch kitty.
Every R voter we make see the Leadership as useless is a voter that stays home. They don’t vote for the Mango Mussolini, and they don’t vote down ballot.
The coming debacle in Gwinnett County because of opening their schools this week should be telling.
Georgia leads the way!
There WILL be a huge increase in COVID cases in the County. In three weeks, deaths will start to spike, and the other side affects of COVID, especially among younger people, even if it doesn’t put you on a ventilator, which no one in the Government wants to even begin to talk about, will become apparent.
I figure in 5 or 6 weeks, there’s not going to be a school district in the country that will dare open schools until there is a real, functional vaccine that is widely distributed in this country so we can stop hiding behind our front doors.
Or, I could be wrong, and the virus will “magically go away”.
Nah, people in suburban Atlanta are going to be burying teachers, bus drivers, janitors, kitchen workers, each other, grandma, grandpa, and in may cases, their own kids, to show us Libs what a hoax this thing is.
Still want to vote for the R’s? Still even want to vote?
Get ready for Hell, Georgia. You’ve earned it for electing these fuckwits who are forcing you to kill each other.
Defrauded a children’s cancer charity. A children’s cancer charity.
A children’s cancer charity. #DonsNextCon https://t.co/Nnzo3YbSUE— Bruno Amato (@BrunoAmato_1) August 6, 2020
re: #9 austin_blue
I have my moments of feeling the same way. Sadly, in Georgia (and pretty much everywhere else), there are several millions who didn’t vote them in and don’t deserve the consequences.
re: #57 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Here I will repeat once again my refrain, that American society is in the midst of a worldview collapse.
The old (Christian) worldview is failing, and the diehard adherents are getting very uncomfortable about what to do next.
re: #12 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Here I will repeat once again my refrain, that American society is in the midst of a worldview collapse.
The old (Christian) worldview is failing, and the diehard adherents are getting very uncomfortable about what to do next.
Xtians are willing to destroy the country if that’s what it takes to keep colored people and gays down.
In 40 years 730,000 people have died of AIDS in the United States. *One fifth* of that toll was reached in *five months* for COVID-19 deaths. If we stay on this trajectory 20 months from now COVID-19 will have killed more people in the U.S. than AIDS did in 40 years.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 6, 2020
re: #7 jaunte
That skirt looks four inches above your knee, not the regulation three.
“Those bell bottoms are WAY too large, they’re a hazard.” Seriously. I am not kidding. If memory serves, the max circumference allowed was 26 inches. (At least, that’s the number which is stuck in my head from 45 years ago.) Also granny dresses, spaghetti strap dresses, tank tops, t-shirts advertising anything except the school, gah…a lot of stress and for what?
ETA: I should see if my old high school still has a dress code and whether masks have been added to it.
ETA (2): Dunno about the masks, but they are STILL going on about spaghetti straps nearly half a century later. They have a “three finger rule” for the width of the strap.
Jake Paul has over twenty million subscribers on YouTube. He is twenty-three, and leads a very wealthy lifestyle, hot women, complains last month he caught people destroying his Lamborghini.
NEW: The FBI searches YouTuber Jake Paul’s Calabasas, California home under a federal search warrant pic.twitter.com/nTSmZgX4N4
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) August 5, 2020
re: #9 austin_blue
The most interesting graph I saw today was about a simple yes/no question:
Is the country moving in the right direction?
Back at the beginning of the year, 70-80% of self-identified Repubs were like, “Yeah! Fuckin’ A! USA! USA!
It’s now down to 20%.
That sounds suspiciously like the Mango Shit-gibbon has lost 75% of his enthusiastic supporters.
20% support of your policies in dealing with the direction of the country is not good. This is not good at all.
Are these people still *motivated* to get out there and make phone calls, walk neighborhoods, post fliers on doors, and support down-ballot races, when they they think the leadership at the top of the heap has failed so miserably?
The Dems need to keep hammering this point home in every race at every level. In this case reality is a mean bitch kitty, but it’s our mean bitch kitty.
Every R voter we make see the Leadership as useless is a voter that stays home. They don’t vote for the Mango Mussolini, and they don’t vote down ballot.
The coming debacle in Gwinnett County because of opening their schools this week should be telling.
But those “wrong direction” repubs haven’t lost enthusiasm for their shit-gibbon.
There’s no sports. Their kids aren’t in school. BLM is pulling lots of white supporters. They haven’t been to a rally in what feels like forever. All of which they blame on Dems. There’s cops being charged with murder! There’s people losing their jobs just for Karening! Because Soros and Gates have voodoo powers, and Fauci has hypnotized the governors!
They still love their mango Mussolini — they just think it’s bafflingly wrong and weird that the rest of us aren’t going about our lives grumbling to ourselves. They can’t lord it over us how “successful” their guy’s economy is doing.
re: #16 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
My first reaction is that if you’ve got the FBI executing a Federal search warrant poking around your home, that’s some pretty serious shit.
My second reaction is, I never realized you could get so rich by posting videos on YouTube.
re: #18 sagehen
Just look at the Facebook feeds of folks I grew up with in Ambridge PA and you will see that the Trump KKKult slobbers on the ground Gawd’s Anointed King walks on.
Who do they blame for the mess we are in?
They blame Obama. The “Deep State”. Soros. Liberals. Hillary.
Their posts endlessly kiss Trump’s ass just like the Chinese during the “Cultural Revolution” endlessly praised Mao.
And they love how Trump kicks colored people and queers down. They live to see people they hate get hurt. Their comments on the latest George Floyd smear say that Floyd got what he deserved…and the police didn’t beat that N-CLANG enough.
re: #19 Dr Lizardo
My first reaction is that if you’ve got the FBI executing a Federal search warrant poking around your home, that’s some pretty serious shit.
My second reaction is, I never realized you could get so rich by posting videos on YouTube.
You can get very rich that way. Jordon Peterson makes over $100,000 a month off his Patreon support from YouTube.
Although a lot of people like to bash YouTube or Instagram, it’s the same as when people first bashed those newfangled “motion pictures” when they came out. They are new means for people to become famous (or infamous).
I don’t know what the FBI raided his two homes for; not for violating mask orders or breaking out windows in a mall a couple months ago in the middle of a BLM protest.
The FBI has been raiding several YouTubers lately, many over criminal activity such as child exploitation.
re: #17 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
(3:38, KTLA, video of the FBI raid in his Calabasas and Las Vegas homes, along with video from his channel with his extremely stupid shyte, including footage of a party violating California’s mask, social distancing, and group size orders.)
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This is America.
The bigger an asshole you are the more you are worshipped.
re: #17 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Seems like the reason for the FBI raid on Jake Paul’s house was an incident that happened on 30 May 2020 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square, which you can read about here:
re: #20 🌹UOJB!
Same as the woman interviewed in Panama City, Fla. after Hurricane Matthew struck. She complained on air about not receiving any relief that Donald Trump wasn’t hurting the people he was supposed to be hurting.
re: #23 Dr Lizardo
Seems like the reason for the FBI raid on Jake Paul’s house was an incident that happened on 30 May 2020 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square, which you can read about here:
The FBI doesn’t raid homes in two states for alleged looting in a mall. That’s a state offence.
On today’s debate in the Unicameral on the anti-abortion bill:
Lincoln Sen. Suzanne Geist stood up at one point and said she had heard enough about how unimportant people thought her bill was. “You don’t scare me,” she said. https://t.co/dCWrDveXDT
— Lincoln Journal Star (@JournalStarNews) August 5, 2020
“If you are not a physician, a patient, then you have no place telling doctors what is best for those patients,” Hunt said. “75% of women who get this procedure already have kids … are not stupid. They’re not childish. They don’t need us to condescend to them.”
Trust women. https://t.co/8x0f0qtqaN— Senator Megan Hunt 😷 (@NebraskaMegan) August 5, 2020
I’m for the rack. The shit show continues, and our Republic remains at dire risk because of two men:
The Imposter Who Thinks He’s Acting Like a President, and the Turtlenecked Geek Who’s Running the Senate.
If there were a loving God out there, somewhere, tonight they would both stroke out , or get hit by meteorites, or be swallowed by sinkholes.
Sadly, there is no loving God answering anyone’s prayers, and we’re going to have to beat them the tough way. And we’ll have to do it good and hard.
Black lives *do* matter, get out the vote, and stomp these fuckers, all of them, into an electoral stain.
Democrat Adam Morfeld commenting on a Republican’s statement today in the Unicameral:
‘This is a compromise that, for the lack of a better term, like kissing your sister,’ says Sen. Dan Hughes of Venango. ‘It’s OK but you don’t want to do it too often.’
He’s talking about LB 1107.— Paul Hammel (@PaulHammelOWH) August 5, 2020
Thank god we only have four more days in the session. https://t.co/fQyGyhtChQ
— Senator Adam Morfeld (@Adam_Morfeld) August 5, 2020
re: #21 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
You can get very rich that way. Jordon Peterson makes over $100,000 a month off his Patreon support from YouTube.
Although a lot of people like to bash YouTube or Instagram, it’s the same as when people first bashed those newfangled “motion pictures” when they came out. They are new means for people to become famous (or infamous).
I don’t know what the FBI raided his two homes for; not for violating mask orders or breaking out windows in a mall a couple months ago in the middle of a BLM protest.
The FBI has been raiding several YouTubers lately, many over criminal activity such as child exploitation.
My guess is tax evasion.
re: #19 Dr Lizardo
My second reaction is, I never realized you could get so rich by posting videos on YouTube.
My info may be way out of date, but ISTR you’d get 1/10 of 1¢ for every view (assuming there’s an ad to start your clip). So $1000 for every million views. And however many millions of fans, they’re watching several clips a week at minimum.
Plus, the big social media stars also get good money for product placement in their clips, and personal appearances, and maybe they’re doing mail-order merch.
re: #30 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Do they send SWAT teams for that?
They send SWAT teams for anything. They got them, might as well use them; it’s not like he’s old money or anything. We’ll know soon enough what’s it’s about.
What’s weird is reports are saying that no arrests were planned. WTH? If you’re going to roll in with SWAT you better be sure enough to arrest someone.
re: #31 sagehen
My info may be way out of date, but ISTR you’d get 1/10 of 1¢ for every view (assuming there’s an ad to start your clip). So $1000 for every million views. And however many millions of fans, they’re watching several clips a week at minimum.
Plus, the big social media stars also get good money for product placement in their clips, and personal appearances, and maybe they’re doing mail-order merch.
Plus they can get direct support from people using Patreon (the way folks like Utah Outcasts or Jordon Peterson make money).
Patreon started after the Adpocalypse nuked advertising on all channels run by atheists.
Jake Paul is estimated to make over $200k/month via YouTube: noxinfluencer.com
re: #25 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The FBI doesn’t raid homes in two states for alleged looting in a mall. That’s a state offence.
If they crossed state lines to instigate the looting, it becomes a federal matter.
Me, I’m just a lawn mower. You can tell me by the way I walk…
re: #34 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Jake Paul is estimated to make over $200k/month via YouTube: noxinfluencer.com
Utah Outcasts is estimated to make $117 a month.
I never understood the mechanics of how one monetizes a social media or YouTube account, but it does seem lucrative…
re: #38 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I never understood the mechanics of how one monetizes a social media or YouTube account, but it does seem lucrative…
Aside from ad revenue sharing from YouTube, many people place affiliate links to relevant websites or stores and get a percentage of profits or a sizable fee for good referrals.
Stop the planet, I want to get off please
New Cheetos mac and cheese hitting Walmart shelves this weekend nationwide https://t.co/fdNZDdkaVb
— KOIN News (@KOINNews) August 6, 2020
re: #38 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I never understood the mechanics of how one monetizes a social media or YouTube account, but it does seem lucrative…
a) Make interesting content, and start gaining followers. For example, Teleskiguy could create a channel talking about skiing at various famous or out-of-the way ski resorts, occasionally skiing himself. That might be interesting to people who ski or follow skiing.
At a certain point, YouTube will allow you to put adverts in your videos, which will pay you a pittance.
Have more than 4,000 valid public watch hours in the last 12 months.
Have more than 1,000 subscribers.
Have a linked AdSense account.
b) Starting a Patron account will allow viewers to “support your content” by giving you a one-time donation or monthly recurring donation. (The idea is not dissimilar from LGF, except you make those payments through another service such as PayPal.)
re: #40 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Stop the planet, I want to get off please
Germans are fond of Erdnußflips (peanut flips): like Cheetos but coated with peanut dust instead of cheese powder.
My brother-in-law started dipping them in Nutella, we came to call them “Reese’s Feces”.
re: #41 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
a) Make interesting content, and start gaining followers. For example, Teleskiguy could create a channel talking about skiing at various famous or out-of-the way ski resorts, occasionally skiing himself. That might be interesting to people who ski or follow skiing.
doesn’t have to be interesting, just viral!
Hold my beer…
re: #43 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
doesn’t have to be interesting, just viral!
Hold my beer…
You could make a video of people you ask to hold your beer. You could have a whole channel of people holding your beer.
Additionally, content cannot violate YouTube’s “family-friendly” rules to be monetised (hence the Adpocalypse against atheist counter-apologists: YouTube views challenging religious ideas as anti-famlily-friendly, and will frequently take down videos).
re: #44 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
You could make a video of people you ask to hold your beer. You could have a whole channel of people holding your beer.
Additionally, content cannot violate YouTube’s “family-friendly” rules to be monetised (hence the Adpocalypse against atheist counter-apologists: YouTube views challenging religious ideas as anti-famlily-friendly, and will frequently take down videos).
I know all about their anti-American “censorship”
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Another GOP congressman has Covid: https://t.co/fhPR5qfJeE
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 6, 2020
re: #47 Dread Pirate Ron
Another GOP congressman has Covid:
Even the non-deniers are coming down with it…
re: #47 Dread Pirate Ron
It appears this guy is following the CDC’s guidance, but reading the article (his wife had cancer and works in a hospital), it fits right in with the conservative mindset of “I don’t care unless it personally affects me.”
It would appear he’s done nothing to talk to other GOP reps (particularly Gohmert) to pay attention.
Cases still steadily climbing in the Old West.
All towns in the Panhandle have at least one case now except mine (128), Lisco (64), and Llewellyn (224). (I’m not sure if Angora counts as it only has one person; if that person gets it the infection rate is 100%).
Six new cases, bringing the total to 447, 43 of which are active, with six deaths.
Most counties have no active cases in the Panhandle plus Grant County now. Mine has one.
I fear complacency since there are so many cases south of us in Weld County, Colorado and Laramie County, Wyoming.
JUST IN: @realDonaldTrump campaign announces it along with RNC and joint fundraising committees raised $165 million in July and now have $300+ million cash on hand. They’ve raised more than $1 billion this cycle to date
— Sarah Ewall-Wice (@EwallWice) August 5, 2020
Even that amount PR spending can’s make up for Donald Trump’s poor performance as President.
re: #51 Dread Pirate Ron
Even that amount PR spending can’s make up for Donald Trump’s poor performance as President.
If it does not just disappear into grifters’ pockets…
re: #52 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If it does not just disappear into grifters’ pockets…
I wonder how much came from Russia.
re: #53 Dread Pirate Ron
I wonder how much came from Russia.
I wonder how much of it will be used to cover Trump’s debts to Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, etc….
re: #51 Dread Pirate Ron
They’ve raises $1B this cycle, and have $300M on hand. Where has the other $700M gone? Or is the RNC indicating the $1B includes the 2018 Congressional elections?
75 years ago today, a nuclear weapon was used in war for the first time in Hiroshima, Japan. The survivors are growing old, the average age is now 83. They don’t want people to forget what happened. https://t.co/r63DeQVwLZ
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 6, 2020
This should be required reading in all high schools. If you’ve never read it, put aside some time and read it. One of the most important books ever written, IMHO
“Hiroshima” by John Hersey. https://t.co/m43km3qcNQ— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 6, 2020
re: #35 sagehen
If they crossed state lines to instigate the looting, it becomes a federal matter.
No ones talking about the fact that Armani Izadi a close friend of jake Paul also got raided today. Fun fact Armani Izadi was arrested in the past for sex trafficking and is a known “pimp”.
— j (@coolpissbaby) August 5, 2020
Good morning. Sleeping on the deck tonight.
It’s going to be a busy 2 days.
#ThrowbackThursday
Deutsche Bank and Trump: “In 1999, a senior Deutsche Bank executive discovered that a credit officer’s signature on a Trump loan document had been forged.” https://t.co/11Fa7MRy2A— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) August 6, 2020
re: #59 Dave In Austin
That NYT article is over a year old. But it does show that investigators have been on this case - of Trump and Deutsche Bank - for quite some time.
Financial and banking crimes can be very complex and the investigations then indictments then trials can go on for a long time.
re: #60 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Hence the HashTag. It’s gone get messy.
moron is awake
How can voters be sending in Ballots starting, in some cases, one month before the First Presidential Debate. Move the First Debate up. A debate, to me, is a Public Service. Joe Biden and I owe it to the American People!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2020
A line of storms producing gusts up to 70 mph continues to track east-northeast from Delaware into New Jersey this morning. Additional severe storms and flash flooding are possible in the area today. #DEwx #NJwx pic.twitter.com/Bx6JgORwVr
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 6, 2020
— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) August 6, 2020
As Trump’s effort to use the presidency to steer business to his Turnberry resort is in the news after @Maddow’s interview last night, recall it’s not the 1st time. He also reportedly cashed in on the military, turning around a property that wasn’t profitable the prior year. https://t.co/J97LvugqVQ
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 6, 2020
I love students. pic.twitter.com/V2Yp7xzbNA
— maria frawley (@mariafrawley) August 5, 2020
A new day, and a new derogatory nickname for QAnon afficianados:
“QQQ members”. Used as KKK, only for QAnon Quck Qucumbers. Also alludes to Q being a gateway drug for the more hardcore stuff.
re: #49 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
It appears this guy is following the CDC’s guidance, but reading the article (his wife had cancer and works in a hospital), it fits right in with the conservative mindset of “I don’t care unless it personally affects me.”
It would appear he’s done nothing to talk to other GOP reps (particularly Gohmert) to pay attention.
That’s not a good take. The article said he always followed CDC guidelines, always wore a mask and tried to get his fellow Republicans to do so.
They, of course, won’t.
I kinda feel sorry for him.
It’s an artistic out of focus, Brent. pic.twitter.com/NDsLE5HyE4
— jeffreyw (@imjeffreyw) August 6, 2020
re: #38 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I never understood the mechanics of how one monetizes a social media or YouTube account, but it does seem lucrative…
I don’t entirely understand how mass mailing makes companies money, but it did or it wouldn’t have lasted so long.
re: #12 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
And whites are becoming the minority. It isn’t really a surprise the adherents of white supremacy are losing their fucking minds.
re: #62 jeffreyw
Been seeing quite a few tiger swallowtails here. Lovely butterflies.
re: #71 Belafon
I don’t entirely understand how mass mailing makes companies money, but it did or it wouldn’t have lasted so long.
Direct mailers would send millions of letters, packages, etc., knowing they’d get a response on the very low single digits. That very low single digit response was worth millions of dollars.
People on YouTube make money as “influencers” where companies pay a lot of money for these people to hawk their wares. It’s internet commercials using internet celebrities and are no different than when Jamie Lee Curtis was doing TV and radio ads for a now defunct cell phone company (I recall that well because the call “anytime, anywhere” was actually anytime it fucking worked, anywhere you might get a signal, and yes, I’m still bitter for buying into that. At least it was before long term contracts were being used.)
Also, look at what Stonekettle is doing. He’s built up a following and is selling cool shit now that literally sells out in minutes. He’s monitized the internet, but at least he’s doing his own thing, but rationally, if a company offered him hundreds of thousands of dollars to hawk their shit, would he’s turn that down? Perhaps depending on the company and his values, but most people wouldn’t.
Trump is on Geraldo’s Cleveland radio show. Geraldo tells him people are worried about kids back to school. Trump: “Well, you have to do it safely…but people want to go back. You know, there’s danger to not going back, too.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
Trump on a vaccine: “I’m rushing it. I am. I’m pushing everybody.” He claims, “If you had another president, other than me, you wouldn’t be talking vaccines for - two years.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
Geraldo, a DACA advocate, pushes Trump on when he is going to protect DACA.
Trump: “DACA’s gonna work out, Geraldo.” He adds, “Just tell people to relax. We’re using it for other purposes.”— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
moron
oh
This is absolutely nuts, @TwitterSupport. My account was locked for quoting and fact-checking Trump, and I was forced to delete this tweet. Why am I getting punished for shining a light on the president’s falsehoods? pic.twitter.com/UtbsGBe3cd
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
re: #73 plansbandc
Been seeing quite a few tiger swallowtails here. Lovely butterflies.
Yeah. Here, too. The yellow sulphurs are the most common in our gardens, but the swallowtails are easier to capture.
re: #76 Backwoods_Sleuth
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yup we got it too, had to remove this to access account pic.twitter.com/vzLFbDqEGN
— The Recount (@therecount) August 6, 2020
Shit show 45 is coming to Clyde, OH today to visit a Whirlpool plant that builds washers and dryers…why? No idea. We live 9.2 miles away, if someone pays my bail, I will ‘moon’ him
— REDDOG (@ReddogOHIO) August 6, 2020
re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth
Retweeting the false information about COVID-19 that President Trump said, word for word is bound to get the tweet deleted and account locked. The algorithms can’t tell the difference, it’s garbage info about an infectious disease and it needs to be removed from the public discourse.
re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #79 Belafon
Algorithm vs people.
With as many people as would be sharing it, even to criticize it, it would be very hard to get rid of it. This is one of the problems with deleting content. And how do you police two tweets that retweet the original, one with this:
“This tweet is going to kill children and adults.”
another with:
“This tweet is going to save children and adults.”
And imagine all variations of this.
Going away on January 20, 2021 maybe. https://t.co/OELKsT3Oq9
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 6, 2020
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Do you know how hard it will be to govern a third of this country if the disease disappears November 4th or January 21st?
re: #79 Belafon
Algorithm vs people.
When you repeat a lie, people tend to remember the original claim more so than your claim that it’s a lie. You should say, “he lied about: _____” rather than “he said ______. That claim is a lie.”
re: #84 Belafon
Do you know how hard it will be to govern a third of this country if the disease disappears November 4th or January 21st?
If only that would happen. It won’t, unfortunately.
Biden ad now playing in FL features couple from The Villages talking about how they can’t see their 2 grandkids due to COVID. “I don’t blame Donald Trump for the virus, I blame him for his lack of action…I trust Joe Biden to get this virus under control.” pic.twitter.com/0tXQZBEVfX
— Bo Erickson CBS (@BoKnowsNews) August 5, 2020
he gives it the seriousness it deserves https://t.co/gMlYeJyZND
— the ribald sportsman (@CalmSporting) August 5, 2020
re: #66 Backwoods_Sleuth
Apart from the sheer bald-faced corruption the thing I like about this whole British Open mess is the stupidity of thinking that the Secretary of State for Scotland, or any other part of the British government, has any influence at all over the Royal and Ancient.
Also, if Twitter does something to keep retweets up, the Russian botfarm will just switch tactics.
re: #88 John Hughes
Apart from the sheer bald-faced corruption the thing I like about this whole British Open mess is the stupidity of thinking that the Secretary of State for Scotland, or any other part of the British government, has any influence at all over the Royal and Ancient.
If anything it’s the other way around. The R&A has… influence.
RT if you agree that Donald Trump should release all of his medical records today!
What is hiding? #TrumpIsNotWell pic.twitter.com/rXzWAzw3Jx— Republicans for Joe Biden (@RepsForBiden) August 6, 2020
re: #72 plansbandc
And whites are becoming the minority. It isn’t really a surprise the adherents of white supremacy are losing their fucking minds.
This is only true if you consider Hispanic as a race which it isn’t. A hispanic person who traces their ancestry to Spain is as European as any German-american, italian-american etc.
A majority of hispanics self identify as white.
re: #93 danarchy
This is only true if you consider Hispanic as a race which it isn’t. A hispanic person who traces their ancestry to Spain is as European as any German-american, italian-american etc.
A majority of hispanics self identify as white.
And, according to studies, they vote like other whites. So, yes, they get included with the people they vote for.
After high school students share photos of how crowded their school is — during a pandemic — the principal violates the First Amendment, pledging “consequences” for posting “anything … on social media that’s negative in our light without permission” https://t.co/dYS0hvxm2i
— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) August 6, 2020
So, Twitter knows that Trump’s statements are a public health threat. They’re just suspending accounts of the people quoting Trump’s insanities.
Instead of suspending Trump for TOS violations and being a public health menace by spewing dangerous lies and misinformation, Twitter blocks people identifying those lies and dangerous statements.
This is FUBAR. Trump is the danger. But Twitter wont suspend/ban because Trump generates eyeballs, which is revenue for Twitter. That’s all they care about.
Anyone else saying half the crap Trump does would have already been banned.
From overnight, here’s a deeper dive into the court’s 5-4 decision yesterday lifting an order that required health-safety measures related to Covid-19 in a California county jail. From @jamesromoserhttps://t.co/P7PNz8Bivy
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) August 6, 2020
re: #49 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
It appears this guy is following the CDC’s guidance, but reading the article (his wife had cancer and works in a hospital), it fits right in with the conservative mindset of “I don’t care unless it personally affects me.”
It would appear he’s done nothing to talk to other GOP reps (particularly Gohmert) to pay attention.
Rodney Davis is a supercilious ass. (Represents district next to mine.) Just listen to him sometime.
re: #96 Backwoods_Sleuth
“It’s not censorship when we do it!”
Sitting here waiting for Tish James’ news conference.
It could be about a number of things, but I’m guessing it’s not about Trump or his family. People are talking about it possibly being about the NRA. I’ll take that.
Trump’s word salad about saying words: “He said word.” pic.twitter.com/KlyVj4UQAq
— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) August 6, 2020
He meant he’d be attacked for saying that “back to normal” is a “word” rather than three words, so he has to say “grouping of words” to be very precise. https://t.co/CKwqjeOprr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
IT WILL BE TREMENDOUS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ALREADY SAYING IT’S A TOTAL GAME CHANGER. BUT YOU ONLY GET IT IF YOU VOTE FOR HIM. SORRY TO THE HATERS AND LOSERS. https://t.co/0Cc1stLHsB
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) August 6, 2020
We all do, Michelle.
Michelle Obama says she has “low-grade depression” https://t.co/aotUKUtdeo
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 6, 2020
Macron is in Beirut promising assistance following the massive explosion wrecking so much of the port and downtown. France typically takes lead on issues there due to historical (read colonial) ties. Trump’s too busy spewing baseless conspiracy theories that make it more dangerous for everyone in the region.
The facts are bad enough.
Company ships 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut. Company goes bankrupt. It gets stored and no one disposes of it safely. It just sits.
Longer it sits, more unstable it gets.
There’s rumor that workers were trying to secure the stash from looters, and a welding torch ignited it.
We’ll see what investigators can figure out, but we know that getting materials into the port are restricted since it was wrecked - a massive crater exists where the quay once stood. The explosion was so massive it threw a freighter on shore.
Immediate needs are health services, food, and housing. Rebuilding the port services would allow heavier gear to enter to aid rebuilding.
like the corona virus it will not ever literally disappear https://t.co/xAJfSNIaYN
— darth™ (@darth) August 6, 2020
Anyone want to guess what this dude’s “medical condition” is?
Anti-masker in California pretends to have a medical disability anywhere he goes just to record everyone’s reaction pic.twitter.com/gGdJ9qVRoA
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 6, 2020
re: #107 The Pie Overlord!
Anyone want to guess what this dude’s “medical condition” is?
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re: #103 Backwoods_Sleuth
His musing about a miracle cure killed people.
His musings about how covid19 would disappear on its own killed people.
Now, he’s musing about a vaccine that has not even gotten full approvals as somehow getting approved just in time for election? Yeah, he’ll corrupt that process— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) August 6, 2020
re: #100 Teukka
“It’s not censorship when we do it!”
Long thread, including alleged audio of the principal announcing the policy censorship over the school announcement system.
I was just informed that the student who took these pictures from inside of the school has been suspended. https://t.co/XJ3KWltilg
— 🇯🇲Black🇭🇹Aziz🇳🇬aNANsi🇹🇹 (@Freeyourmindkid) August 5, 2020
A teacher who teaches in Paulding County just asked me to let everyone know that:
1. The images that we have all been seeing is an accurate representation of how the schools are operating.
2. Both teachers and students have been warned not to be vocal on social media (cont)— 🇯🇲Black🇭🇹Aziz🇳🇬aNANsi🇹🇹 (@Freeyourmindkid) August 5, 2020
re: #107 The Pie Overlord!
There’s no cure for *ASSHOLE*
re: #74 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
no different than when Jamie Lee Curtis was doing TV and radio ads for a now defunct cell phone company (I recall that well because the call “anytime, anywhere” was actually anytime it fucking worked, anywhere you might get a signal, and yes, I’m still bitter for buying into that. At least it was before long term contracts were being used.)
She was the face for VoiceStream Wireless, which was acquired by T-Mobile back in the early 2000’s.
It appears that ICE has adopted a quintessentially Trumpian way of handling the COVID crisis. Limit testing, keep the reported numbers down, and avoid addressing the consequences of widespread COVID infections in detention centers. https://t.co/GJyils7AU1
— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) August 6, 2020
re: #75 Backwoods_Sleuth
DACA: We’re using it for other purposes
What exactly is going on in his diseased brain here?
And when will journalists just break and ask the obvious follow-up: “What the fuck are you wittering on about, Donald?”
re: #111 lawhawk
There’s no cure for *ASSHOLE*
“Ask your doctor if this Trump buttplug is right for you.”
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This girl recorded a tiktok in the middle of the Beirut explosion 🥺 pic.twitter.com/BAlUK9NUHO
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 5, 2020
re: #107 The Pie Overlord!
Anyone want to guess what this dude’s “medical condition” is?
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In the same breath: “Do-gooders…no moral compass”.
I don’t think those words mean what they think you do, dipshit.
re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth
They are using the “you can’t tweet falsehoods about COVID-19 to protect Trump.
He says something insane, they remove it then lock anyone out who points out it’s insane because you can’t criticise it without mentioning it.
Result: his insanity is hidden.
re: #116 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
There’s a video showing a bride looking absolutely radiant doing a photo shoot with a photographer, and then the blast wave absolutely wrecking everything. I think that epitomizes the whole event.
One moment, everything was normal and the city was getting on with life, and the next it stopped. It’ll be a long time before normal returns to Beirut and Lebanon as a whole.
Sorry, Ohio.
Sorry, Michigan.
Sorry, North Carolina.
Sorry, Pennsylvania.
Sorry, Wisconsin.
Sorry, Georgia.
Sorry, Iowa.
Trump needed your governors to praise him more and they didn’t praise him enough. That’s why your grandma and grandpa will die.https://t.co/8Yb72nrz7D— JRehling (@JRehling) August 6, 2020
Another feral conservative caught in civilisation (2:19)
Anti-masker in Niagara Falls scrapes COVID arrows off the ground to “liberate the people” pic.twitter.com/Jw7LiOfPPT
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 5, 2020
re: #105 lawhawk
Company ships 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate to Beirut. Company goes bankrupt. It gets stored and no one disposes of it safely. It just sits.
Which is kinda dumb, even for the incompetent Lebanese government.
I bet there are lots of people in the region who’d pay good money for 2,750 tones of ammonium nitrate.
re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #121 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
A new excuse for the antisocial to act out.
Jason Copenhaver asked a child w a mask in a restaurant if he could shake the boy’s hand. When the boy refused, Copenhaver grabbed the boy’s arm, got close enough to his face that his spit landed on the child & said, “You now have coronavirus.”
Florida https://t.co/9vJEg6lBjX— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) August 6, 2020
re: #122 John Hughes
Which is kinda dumb, even for the incompetent Lebanese government.
I bet there are lots of people in the region who’d pay good money for 2,750 tones of ammonium nitrate.
The problem being a lot of them could be terrorist groups.
A family member teaches at this high school in Georgia (North Paulding High) that’s made the news. Teachers and students were told they could be suspended if they posted photos of the school in a bad light. The student who took this photo for the yearbook has been suspended. pic.twitter.com/plds4vZPNN
— Jamie Ford (@JamieFord) August 6, 2020
From someone else at that school. And the school nurse resigned today. pic.twitter.com/mb5s4Cssfq
— Jamie Ford (@JamieFord) August 6, 2020
re: #116 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
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Sobering thought: The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima exactly 75 years ago today. Imagine if social media had existed back then… *shudder*
re: #109 lawhawk
Now, he’s musing about a vaccine that has not even gotten full approvals
Be real. He’s musing about a vaccine that doesn’t even exist (and might not ever exist). We have various possible candidates for a vaccine, but before testing they’re not actual vaccines.
re: #127 Backwoods_Sleuth
Georgia high school students get real life lesson about omertà.
And truthfully, if all these dudes who are so upset about having to wear masks had to wear bras and make up they would have set themselves on fire by now.
I don’t understand the women. A mask is more comfortable than a bra or the fucking shoes we wear.— 🌻Julie🌻 silently💀terrified (@vintagegoddess) August 6, 2020
This is going swimmingly. Our state governor is all in on “surely it won’t happen to us.”
Barrow County moves to virtual instruction after 90 staff members forced to quarantine: https://t.co/MAF5zF2UOC pic.twitter.com/lqEe5cvjB3
— Kristen Holloway (@KHollowayWSB) August 6, 2020
School employees at an elementary school in Manatee County, Florida quarantine after coworker tests positive for COVID-19 on first day of teacher training
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) August 6, 2020
You must sacrifice your children and grandparents on the altar of conservatism. Presumably these are simply cases of “conservatism being failed,” not conservatism failing.
re: #122 John Hughes
Ownership was questionable - as in who owned the cargo and was responsible for it. Lebanese authorities weren’t owners for it, so it’s not like they could dispose of it. Basically, it was a black hole, and this occurred because a foreign oligarch went bankrupt and refused to take responsibility for that cargo.
There are local failures- as in making sure that the load was safely stored. That’s what the investigations will look into.
re: #122 John Hughes
Which is kinda dumb, even for the incompetent Lebanese government.
I bet there are lots of people in the region who’d pay good money for 2,750 tones of ammonium nitrate.
Yeah, people you wouldn’t want to have ammonium nitrate.
re: #131 wrenchwench
It’s not about comfort. It’s about being feral.
re: #128 Eclectic Cyborg
Sobering thought: The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima exactly 75 years ago today. Imagine if social media had existed back then… *shudder*
“Fake plumes.”
re: #125 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The problem being a lot of them could be terrorist groups.
Hey, Lebanon has financial problems, money is money.
re: #133 lawhawk
Ownership was questionable - as in who owned the cargo and was responsible for it. Lebanese authorities weren’t owners for it, so it’s not like they could dispose of it. Basically, it was a black hole, and this occurred because a foreign oligarch went bankrupt and refused to take responsibility for that cargo.
There are local failures- as in making sure that the load was safely stored. That’s what the investigations will look into.
Even so: leaving 2750 tons of a potentially explosive substance just stuck in a corner of a dockside warehouse for six years? Even in Lebanon, I’m sure there is some sort of “public safety” exception in the case of dangerous materials - though of course, remembering that it’s there is an important first step.
re: #138 John Hughes
Hey, Lebanon has financial problems, money is money.
So, you get $10,000 to have some explosives taken away, and then you end up having to spend $1M after someone uses it. And yes, you have to consider that statement before the explosion.
This is going to be about mismanagement.
On-brand, Jr.
CNN Fact Check: “it’s notable that the Trump campaign is trying to make Biden look bad with a photo of him in a solemn religious moment.” https://t.co/u3fvkkoHHR
AP Fact Check: “the ad takes the photo of Biden praying… out-of-context” https://t.co/SvLa7jY5Ym https://t.co/Q49Omj9bl2— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) August 6, 2020
re: #139 Jay C
Even so: leaving 2750 tons of a potentially explosive substance just stuck in a corner of a dockside warehouse for six years? Even in Lebanon, I’m sure there is some sort of “public safety” exception in the case of dangerous materials - though of course, remembering that it’s there is an important first step.
Actually the port authorities knew well it was there, which is why they repeatedly petitioned the courts and the government for permission to deal with the problem.
The port authorities have now been placed under house arrest for not having dealt with the problem.
Those that have houses, of course.
re: #135 Belafon
1918 all over again.
Again, me not being a pacifist. If it had been my kid that fucker did that to he would have left the restaurant in a meat-wagon.
re: #141 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Donald Trump is hiding in his basement.
Alone, diminished and burdened with a record of failure that
spans 5 decades.
He has no answers and he never will.”
Hypocrisy (noun).
Definition: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense.
Example: An unelected, white-supremacist & antisemitism-enabling, insider-trading crook in high office talking about uniting people. pic.twitter.com/Z8y1sxqldx— Arch (Soros Antifa Rabbi Commander And Spy Master) (@Arch_LGF) August 6, 2020
re: #142 John Hughes
Actually the port authorities knew well it was there, which is why they repeatedly petitioned the courts and the government for permission to deal with the problem.
The port authorities have now been placed under house arrest for not having dealt with the problem.
Those that have houses, of course.
That was bad. I laughed.
“He’s against the Bible,” Trump says of Biden, a Catholic who clearly knows more of the Bible than Trump does.
“That may be a little harsh,” Geraldo responds.
Trump says well at least the people around Biden are against the Bible.— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
Well, no, not really; it was actually reserved for a stir fry in a fortnight but I like you and you’re attractive so I’m going to let it go, just this once. pic.twitter.com/gImf9icFbS
— Tom Cox (@cox_tom) August 6, 2020
re: #107 The Pie Overlord!
Anyone want to guess what this dude’s “medical condition” is?
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The arrogance of these ignorant MAGATS….
In local news, the Goshen County (seat: Torrington), Wyoming Fair yesterday held the 4-H sheep show.
One of the “Hs” in 4-H is supposed to stand for “Health.” Photographs from the Scottsbluff, Nebr. Star-Herald clearly show no one is wearing masks and social distancing is non-existent.
The fair was to be cancelled, but the hue-and-cry went up: What about the children who worked so hard this year? So the fair is back on.
Schedule of a weeks worth of no-health requirement events Goshen County Fair Schedule 2020 (goes to the county Website).
re: #107 The Pie Overlord!
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I’d say an acute case of Karenitis.
re: #110 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
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Sue the Principal and the School board.
re: #142 John Hughes
You’re right, of course: just being overly quick on the snark in #139..
re: #141 Backwoods_Sleuth
Isn’t the deal with that pic of Joe Biden not that it was “taken out of context”; but that the image itself was Photoshopped onto a different background (and, I believe, processed to wash out the color)? And then used as a campaign ad that is basically, just an insult?
re: #143 Eventual Carrion
Again, me not being a pacifist. If it had been my kid that fucker did that to he would have left the restaurant in a meat-wagon.
Defence of another unable to defend themselves is a valid argument in court. Even if I lost it would still be worth the jail time. It wouldn’t even have to be my kid, it could be anyone’s kid.
My wife would probably beat him silly with her cane.
re: #15 mmmirele
The Klein school district’s website crashed last night and i couldn’t get in to get this, but they do have a mask requirement. Enforcement, shall we say, is nowhere near as OMG YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR MOTHER TO BRING YOU SOMETHING ELSE TO WEAR but hey, at least they’re on the record.
MASKS All students are required to wear masks while participating in on campus instruction. In cases where a student does not possess a mask to wear, a mask will be provided. If a student consistently refuses to wear a mask, parental contact will be made with the goal of helping us to encourage the student to comply with the requirements in order to maintain mutual respect and a safe environment for others. Continual non-compliance may result in disciplinary consequences, including possible removal from the regular classroom environment.
re: #107 The Pie Overlord!
Anyone want to guess what this dude’s “medical condition” is?
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Cranio-rectal inversion
re: #154 Jay C
Isn’t the deal with that pic of Joe Biden not that it was “taken out of context”; but that the image itself was Photoshopped onto a different background (and, I believe, processed to wash out the color)? And then used as a campaign ad that is basically, just an insult?
he also had something in his hand (I forget what, maybe a prayer book) that was shopped out.
Judge again tells Devin Nunes he can’t sue Twitter over fake cow’s tweets https://t.co/JPk1uNYdgG
— Fresno Bee (@FresnoBee) August 6, 2020
re: #145 Eventual Carrion
“Out of context”, they fucking altered it.
The frame in the video is misleading. There’s another image where Biden is praying, and that one they took out of context. The still image from the video has been altered.
I’m actually not sure what made me more angry yesterday — that this guy still has his stars or that the resetters are resetting again as if there will be a different result from the Kremlin. https://t.co/Rm16IgdyAc
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) August 6, 2020
re: #153 🌹UOJB!
Sue the Principal and the School board.
The Supreme Court has weighed in on these petty tinpot dictators many times, about not leaving your I Amendment rights at the schoolhouse doors.
re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth
he also had something in his hand (I forget what, maybe a prayer book) that was shopped out.
In that image it was a microphone.
re: #160 Belafon
VP Biden was holding a microphone in the original image.
re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth
he also had something in his hand (I forget what, maybe a prayer book) that was shopped out.
A microphone.
re: #151 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
That was a 20th Century definition
The new aspirations, perhaps more in line with this rotten age
Hate
Hoarding
Hot Air
Hubris
Ok, not fair to actual 4H kids. Sorry for a cheap joke at expense of kids who for the most part really work hard all year at their 4H endeavors
Ventura County Fair, supposed to be in full swing right now, has a really impressive 4H area in normal fair year
Suddenly, I must find corn dog and beer and reluctantly get to work. It’s 0809 here in Pacific Zone, but the craving is already strong
Great day to all
re: #154 Jay C
You’re right, of course: just being overly quick on the snark in #139..
Isn’t the deal with that pic of Joe Biden not that it was “taken out of context”; but that the image itself was Photoshopped onto a different background (and, I believe, processed to wash out the color)? And then used as a campaign ad that is basically, just an insult?
Joe is holding a microphone, outdoors in the original photo.
re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s not an explicitly Christian magazine. It is a conservative and libertarian politics magazine.
The Western Journal (Wikipedia)
Western Journalism was founded in 2008 by political consultant Floyd Brown, who also founded the Political Action Committee Citizens United and served as executive director of the Young America’s Foundation.
The site was acquired by Liftable Media, Inc. in 2014, which also owns the political opinion websites Conservative Tribune and Liberty Alliance, and the human-interest website Liftable (dot) com. It also owns and provides content to dozens of conservative Facebook pages.
Newsweek reported that the site has grown from receiving 1,000 page views a day in 2009 to more than 1 million during 2016. The New York Times reported in 2019 that the site has more than 36 million readers and followers on Facebook.
Breakfast of champions: chili flavour Ramen noodles with added red pepper flakes and Trinidad Scorpion pepper sauce. Fire extinguisher next to me.
re: #163 Belafon
re: #165 (((Archangel1)))
And, according to this piece from dKos, the image with the microphone ‘shopped out wasn’t the only fake photo the Trumpsters used in an ad. But, as with most things Trump, the real images were/are immediately available to show up the fakery.
re: #171 Jay C
And, according to this piece from dKos, the image with the microphone ‘shopped out wasn’t the only fake photo the Trumpsters used in an ad. But, as with most things Trump, the real images were/are immediately available to show up the fakery.
There were two that I saw, one where he was praying and the other with the microphone.
Since the Reagan campaign.
— Mark Shimonkevitz (@Shmockiebaby) August 5, 2020
The New York Attorney General’s Office is set to make a major announcement today. The likely target isn’t Trump — it’s the @NRA. (Thread)
— Adam Winkler (@adamwinkler) August 6, 2020
re: #174 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Jesus, if the New York AG ordered the NRA dissolved, where’s the GOP gonna launder all the money they get from the FSB?
We haven’t seen disinfectant wipes around here since this started.
On today’s #frontpage:
– Schools our next coronavirus hot spots? Outbreaks among youth are flaring up across the U.S.
– Need Clorox wipes? You’ll have to wait much longer: Shortages of household disinfectant staples could stretch into 2021. pic.twitter.com/C07NVHO2UR— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 6, 2020
re: #175 Dr Lizardo
Jesus, if the New York AG ordered the NRA dissolved, where’s the GOP gonna launder all the money they get from the FSB?
“Today we announce the formation of the American Pistol Society…”
re: #176 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
We haven’t seen disinfectant wipes around here since this started.
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My wife made fun of me last time I bought an extra 3-pack of them even though we already had four containers at home. Never a bad idea to plan ahead, I say.
And this is why.
re: #176 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
We haven’t seen disinfectant wipes around here since this started.
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No wipes or Lysol spray in any store here in Los Angeles since the lockdown began Mid-March and you can’t even order it from Costco or Amazon.
re: #177 Eclectic Cyborg
“Today we announce the formation of the American Pistol Society…”
They have the crazy people at the Gun Owners of America, with two million members. They accuse the NRA of being soft on gun rights.
re: #174 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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The New York Attorney General’s Office is set to make a major announcement today. The likely target isn’t Trump — it’s the @NRA. (Thread)
— Adam Winkler (@adamwinkler) August 6, 2020
I’ve gotten in the habit of looking for wipes any time I go to a store that carries them. I’ll usually buy some if I see them, either for myself or to donate to a friend or neighbor.
I’m also part of local Covid supplies FB group where people can give a heads up if they find wipes in stock somewhere.
re: #179 Eclectic Cyborg
My wife made fun of me last time I bought an extra 3-pack of them even though we already had four containers at home. Never a bad idea to plan ahead, I say.
And this is why.
Nope, but that’s also the hoarding that’s causing the shortage.
re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth
he also had something in his hand (I forget what, maybe a prayer book) that was shopped out.
This was spotted by @KFILE: https://t.co/UALJGAxVBc
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 5, 2020
And there it is: Dissolve the NRA in it’s entirety.
re: #189 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
And there it is: Dissolve the NRA in it’s entirety.
Hopefully it’s about the money laundering.
re: #184 Belafon
Nope, but that’s also the hoarding that’s causing the shortage.
Well most stores have limited purchase quantities now for exactly that reason. Even without limits, I usually only buy two max because I’m not a jerk who doesn’t want to leave any for other people.
re: #192 Belafon
Hopefully it’s about the money laundering.
She says it’s about self-dealing and failure to use its funding for its stated charitable purpose.
That might be easier to prove, and would have the same effect.
She’s also going after four officers of the NRA.
NY AG Letitia James announcing now that #NRA heads Wayne Lapierre, Wilson Phillips, and Joshuah Powell are “Charged with failing to manage the NRA’s funds and failing to follow numerous state and federal laws”. pic.twitter.com/7QecDtdNKq
— Arch (Soros Antifa Rabbi Commander And Spy Master) (@Arch_LGF) August 6, 2020
I walk with a friend about three times a week, usually on MWF. This week we walked today instead of yesterday. Both Monday and today we talked about the lack of a stimulus package. Here’s how it went:
Monday
Friend: I wish Congress would get their act together.
Me: It’s the Republicans
Friend: No, the Democrats are dragging their feet too. Both sides, blah, blah
Me: Droppin’ some knowledge.
Today
Friend: That asshole Mitch McConnell …
Me to myself: My work here is done.
re: #195 (((Archangel1)))
BOOM
NRA heads Wayne Lapierre, Wilson Phillips, and Joshuah Powell “Charged with failing to manage the NRA’s funds and failing to follow numerous state and federal laws”.
March for Our Lives started going after the NRA in March of 2018. This has to be a wonderful moment for those teenagers.
This morning we ran our first TV ad on Fox & Friends and Morning Joe. We’re telling those in the halls of the White House and Congress, the NRA’s boardroom, and the penthouses of 5th Avenue: young people will determine the nation’s future. #OurPower pic.twitter.com/PTghirzYDY
— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) August 6, 2020
The NRA is a bigger fish than Trump, IMO. But Trump’s day will come too.
re: #194 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
nothing wrong with going after the underpinnings of the beast. One less tool they have in hand, if the NRA can’t be spending cash on ads scaring the fuck outta everyone about the gubmint coming to get your guns, then so much the better.
re: #196 Teddy’s Person
I walk with a friend about three times a week, usually on MWF. This week we walked today instead of yesterday. Both Monday and today we talked about the lack of a stimulus package. Here’s how it went:
Monday
Friend: I wish Congress would get their act together.
Me: It’s the Republicans
Friend: No, the Democrats are dragging their feet too. Both sides, blah, blah
Me: Droppin’ some knowledge.Today
Friend: That asshole Mitch McConnell …
Me to myself: My work here is done.
You fucking go girl! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
If you want to watch.
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKES MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: New York Attorney General Letitia James holds a news conference where she is making a ‘major national announcement.’ https://t.co/RlQWRNdEYt
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 6, 2020
re: #123 wrenchwench
How did we elect a three year old? I thought there were age limits…
Not a three year old — a mobster. That’s how they operate; you help me, I help you. You don’t cooperate, it’s a shame what happens to your business.
He’s a sociopath who cares about nothing other than himself.
re: #193 Eclectic Cyborg
Well most stores have limited purchase quantities now for exactly that reason. Even without limits, I usually only buy two max because I’m not a jerk who doesn’t want to leave any for other people.
About a month ago, one of the store employees had a few boxes of the wipes. I felt bad about asking him for it while he was taking it out of the box, but I knew I wasn’t going to be able to get one if I waited.
re: #123 wrenchwench
How did we elect a three year old? I thought there were age limits…
Physical age limits, yes. Emotional age limits… not so much
The Second Amendment doesn’t say that a private organization called the NRA can run a criminal money laundering organization.
— JRehling (@JRehling) August 6, 2020
I want to know where all the money came from.
Fraud for where it went is great but what is their funding source?
NRA is a front organization for self-enrichment and destroying public health and safety by promoting unfettered gun sales. It’s also a front org for Russia. Russia’s Butina used NRA to funnel money to GOPers nationwide. https://t.co/VyG72RXBh2
— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) August 6, 2020
Is it really that wrong that I’m listening to AG Letitia James roll out all the terrible and corrupt things Wayne LaPierre did while in office at the expense of the NRA, and i’m both thinking “This is absolutely horrible” and going “hehehehehehehehe f&ck yes”?
That was quick pic.twitter.com/jB8k4FY8wt
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) August 6, 2020
Could one of Trumps federal judge appointees just smack down the NY AG suit and keep the NRA open?
re: #206 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I want to know where all the money came from.
Fraud for where it went is great but what is their funding source?
A lot of it comes from donations in excess of membership fees from their members. Plus the NRA has been around since 1871; they’ve had a long time to build up funds and investments.
re: #208 (((Archangel1)))
Is it really that wrong that I’m listening to AG Letitia James roll out all the terrible and corrupt things Wayne LaPierre did while in office at the expense of the NRA, and i’m both thinking “This is absolutely horrible” and going “hehehehehehehehe f&ck yes”?
AITA for cursing being out of µwave popcorn?
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
Could one of Trumps federal judge appointees just smack down the NY AG suit and keep the NRA open?
Nope. Charges are under state law. She’s also got the IRS on them as well.
That was quick pic.twitter.com/jB8k4FY8wt
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) August 6, 2020
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NYAG James: ““The central figure behind this scheme was none other than Wayne LaPierre… Mr. LaPierre exploited the organization for his and his family’s financial benefit.”
LaPierre visited the Bahamas five times on private jet at a cost of more than $500,000, she adds.— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) August 6, 2020
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
Could one of Trumps federal judge appointees just smack down the NY AG suit and keep the NRA open?
Suit filed in New York state court. Will likely operate under state law, which means it probably won’t get to the federal courts - depending on the causes of action and the issues at play.
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
Could one of Trumps federal judge appointees just smack down the NY AG suit and keep the NRA open?
This is a state case, not Federal. The state of NY regulates the NRA as a non-profit org.
re: #196 Teddy’s Person
I walk with a friend about three times a week, usually on MWF. This week we walked today instead of yesterday. Both Monday and today we talked about the lack of a stimulus package. Here’s how it went:
Monday
Friend: I wish Congress would get their act together.
Me: It’s the Republicans
Friend: No, the Democrats are dragging their feet too. Both sides, blah, blah
Me: Droppin’ some knowledge.Today
Friend: That asshole Mitch McConnell …
Me to myself: My work here is done.
i’m walkin’, yes indeed
and i’m talkin’…
re: #216 Backwoods_Sleuth
I remember a few stories in the media about LaPierre buying a shit ton of expensive clothing in Beverly Hills.
re: #214 Eclectic Cyborg
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Did Pence make one of the kids sick?
re: #183 Eclectic Cyborg
I’ve gotten in the habit of looking for wipes any time I go to a store that carries them. I’ll usually buy some if I see them, either for myself or to donate to a friend or neighbor.
I’m also part of local Covid supplies FB group where people can give a heads up if they find wipes in stock somewhere.
I am not a specialist, but… if washing with soap is better than using hand sanitizer, I would think it would be better than using disinfectant wipes.
re: #218 Dr Lizardo
This is a state case, not Federal. The state of NY regulates the NRA as a non-profit org.
So this applies only to NRA operations in New York State?
re: #220 Eclectic Cyborg
I remember a few stories in the media about LaPierre buying a shit ton of expensive clothing in Beverly Hills.
And… What was it…a $12 million dollar home.
re: #220 Eclectic Cyborg
I remember a few stories in the media about LaPierre buying a shit ton of expensive clothing in Beverly Hills.
Yeah,IIRC he had a thing for Ermenegildo Zenga on Rodeo Drive.
re: #220 Eclectic Cyborg
I remember a few stories in the media about LaPierre buying a shit ton of expensive clothing in Beverly Hills.
It’s shocking* that someone who was in charge of a non-profit for almost four decades ended up using it for personal gain and grift.
*By “shocking” I mean, “absolutely, completely, and in zero ways shocking at all.”
re: #223 Eclectic Cyborg
So this applies only to NRA operations in New York State?
This would dissolve the NRA in its entirety.
re: #223 Eclectic Cyborg
So this applies only to NRA operations in New York State?
The NRA is chartered as a charity in New York. They fall under the state’s laws just as the Trump Foundation did.
re: #207 lawhawk
Interesting: the main thrust of AG James’ case against those NRA honchos (and I’m sure she has plenty of receipts) seems - at least as far as I’ve read - to be based mainly (solely?) on their skimming money from the organization to line their own pockets. Nothing (so far) about Russian money: just good old-fashioned graft/embezzlement.
Though ISTM, having to cite the “NRA’s charitable purposes” in the indictment must stick in the craw…..
re: #208 (((Archangel1)))
Is it really that wrong that I’m listening to AG Letitia James roll out all the terrible and corrupt things Wayne LaPierre did while in office at the expense of the NRA, and i’m both thinking “This is absolutely horrible” and going “hehehehehehehehe f&ck yes”?
it is not
Right wing pastors in the rural Northwest US are using the coronavirus to push their ideologies. Featuring notorious right wingers Doug Wilson (slavery is AOK!), Chuck Baldwin (let’s mix up church & state) and others.
The conclusion from Florida State University professor Michael McVicar is chilling:
“(The) coronavirus is a gold mine,” McVicar said. “This is morbid, but every death here, every nursing home with an outbreak, every local state and municipality that struggles to manage their ICU beds, every governor who looks lost — every single aspect of that looks like the opportunity for Christian men and women to reassert order.”
To me, “reasserting order” looks like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and a big old FUCK NO to that.
re: #222 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
I am not a specialist, but… if washing with soap is better than using hand sanitizer, I would think it would be better than using disinfectant wipes.
I use the disinfectant wipes for surfaces (mainly in the kitchen and bathrooms), not to clean my hands. I also use them to clean some items when they come in to my home.
re: #231 mmmirele
Right wing pastors in the rural Northwest US are using the coronavirus to push their ideologies. Featuring notorious right wingers Doug Wilson (slavery is AOK!), Chuck Baldwin (let’s mix up church & state) and others.
The conclusion from Florida State University professor Michael McVicar is chilling:
To me, “reasserting order” looks like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and a big old FUCK NO to that.
Every time there’s been some sort of disaster throughout history, churches move to evangelise and prey on fearful and scare people.
Good questions. Too bad these same organizations couldn’t ask the fucking PRESIDENT guide good questions.
What was that about the trump organization??
re: #228 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The NRA is chartered as a charity in New York. They fall under the state’s laws just as the Trump Foundation did.
Ahhh, okay. I get it now. Thanks.
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
Could one of Trumps federal judge appointees just smack down the NY AG suit and keep the NRA open?
No. They can’t.
The suit is filed. It’s up to the NRA to defend the suit in court.
re: #193 Eclectic Cyborg
Well most stores have limited purchase quantities now for exactly that reason. Even without limits, I usually only buy two max because I’m not a jerk who doesn’t want to leave any for other people.
These days, I start looking for a replacement when I open the last box, not when I’m half-way through, but that’s as far as I go in the hoarding direction.
On a more serious note on the NY AG NRA announcement, how likely is this to cook off individual nutbars and QQQ’ers?
Money laundering is the closest thing to a household chore anyone in the Trump family has ever done.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 6, 2020
re: #238 Teukka
On a more serious note on the NY AG NRA announcement, how likely is this to cook off individual nutbars and QQQ’ers?
Anything will do that.
re: #218 Dr Lizardo
This is a state case, not Federal. The state of NY regulates the NRA as a non-profit org.
the NRA is a New York registered charity (i never knew that - just assumed virginia)
she has them - just like trump’s ex-foundation
re: #231 mmmirele
Right wing pastors in the rural Northwest US are using the coronavirus to push their ideologies. Featuring notorious right wingers Doug Wilson (slavery is AOK!), Chuck Baldwin (let’s mix up church & state) and others.
The conclusion from Florida State University professor Michael McVicar is chilling:
To me, “reasserting order” looks like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and a big old FUCK NO to that.
Sounds like the Holy Russian Empire in World War Z.
re: #229 Jay C
That’s right. The suit does focus on self-dealing and embezzlement. But we shouldn’t forget the source of a significant chunk of that money: Russia.
re: #220 Eclectic Cyborg
I remember a few stories in the media about LaPierre buying a shit ton of expensive clothing in Beverly Hills.
never fuck around with non profit status
never
re: #240 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Anything will do that.
I meant as in at significantly greater frequency and intensity than usual?
LaPierre federal taxes…ouch. that will be interesting.
re: #233 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Every time there’s been some sort of disaster throughout history, churches move to evangelise and prey on fearful and scare people.
One could make the argument that the ongoing destabilization arising from the different waves of Yersenia pestis (it wasn’t just 1347-1350) helped to diminish the power of the church in Europe over time. More recently, I’m sure all of us remember there was a brief, very brief bump in church attendance in 2001 after 9/11, but then religious observance continued its currently inexorable decline here in the USA.
IOW, they can preach about disaster, but they aren’t doing a good job of mitigating it and people are going elsewhere.
Rick Scott stole Medicare money with no plan to pay it back. https://t.co/OF1QN04RpN
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 5, 2020
re: #232 Eclectic Cyborg
I use the disinfectant wipes for surfaces (mainly in the kitchen and bathrooms), not to clean my hands. I also use them to clean some items when they come in to my home.
And you could (almost) as easily use a soapy sponge(wait 20 seconds, then wet sponge). If soap is better than disinfectant on your hands…
Never underestimate the power of pissed off young people. @NRA
— David Hogg Text “our power” to 954-954 🌊 (@davidhogg111) August 6, 2020
re: #227 Dr Lizardo
This would dissolve the NRA in its entirety.
right
the entity is a new york state corporation
re: #228 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The NRA is chartered as a charity in New York. They fall under the state’s laws just as the Trump Foundation did.
gmta
re: #243 lawhawk
That’s right. The suit does focus on self-dealing and embezzlement. But we shouldn’t forget the source of a significant chunk of that money: Russia.
If SDNY found evidence of Russia->GOP funding could the prosecute? They are obvi focused on NY state laws the NRA has broken.
But Russia/GOP evidence uncovered in this investigation could legally be used in another from an entity with legal jurisdiction? By the FEC, which is notoriously under funded and under staffed?
WSJ asks stupid question: might the NRA just open itself in a different state?
Lots of would they, could they, should they.
And notably: in November 2018, @AMarch4OurLives sent a letter to AG Underwood regarding potentially illegal activity by @NRA — “behind the scenes, and thanks to the donations from our supporters, we were looking into the NRA’s finances.” https://t.co/FnLelAqyrs
— Jacqueline Alemany (@JaxAlemany) August 6, 2020
wait, there’s more!
NY AG does not rule out a criminal referral to the Manhattan district attorney, but stresses they are moving forward w civil enforcement. https://t.co/0LmhUIT9sB
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) August 6, 2020
re: #253 BigPapa
If New York State finds money laundering from foreign powers through the NRA, that can be referred to criminal prosecutors.
re: #246 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
LaPierre federal taxes…ouch. that will be interesting.
he needs to call optima tax relief
you know - the guys who can settle for ‘pennies on the dollar’
Do we see NRA board members flee the country with their ill-gotten loot?
re: #233 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Every time there’s been some sort of disaster throughout history, churches move to evangelise and prey on fearful and scare people.
Which is how Western PA which used to be solid Democratic turned hard core Republican thanks to right wing churches allied with the Catholic Church swept in after the steel mills died.
As a kid I remember steelworkers going to the Union Hall every Wednesday and churches on Sunday. When the mills died the Union halls closed…so the Churches could run unchecked in their Republican brainwashing.
re: #249 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
And you could (almost) as easily use a soapy sponge(wait 20 seconds, then wet sponge). If soap is better than disinfectant on your hands…
I don’t like sponges. If they can hold soap, they can hold germs and molds. And do.
The overlooked tidbit is that discovery in the NRA case will inherently reveal whether they also channeled Russian money to Trump (in addition to their other crimes) and Trump has no standing to stop it.
— Shockratees 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🦠 (@ThatShockratees) August 6, 2020
re: #248 Backwoods_Sleuth
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this is a stupid take on scott’s part
that’s not how the bond market works
Rick Scott stole Medicare money with no plan to pay it back. https://t.co/OF1QN04RpN
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 5, 2020
re: #254 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
WSJ asks stupid question: might the NRA just open itself in a different state?
Lots of would they, could they, should they.
New York AG Letitia James says that the investigation is ongoing, and more misconduct could be found. https://t.co/0LmhUIT9sB
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) August 6, 2020
re: #256 Backwoods_Sleuth
wait, there’s more!
The DC AG weighs in.
#BREAKING: We are suing the NRA Foundation for misusing charitable funds.
Donors gave money to fund firearms safety, firearms education and marksmanship training. Instead, that money was diverted to support wasteful spending by the NRA and its executives: https://t.co/5uLweQ207l— AG Karl A. Racine (@AGKarlRacine) August 6, 2020
NY AG describes incredible alleged corruption at NRA, including Wayne LaPierre expensing almost $4 million in travel in past two years, bypassing board to arrange post chairman position worth $17 million, flying family on private jets to bahamas eight times, etc.
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) August 6, 2020
Tens of thousands dead, millions without jobs, Geraldo asks about how trump is feeling https://t.co/gvckZ8KMxn
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) August 6, 2020
We allege that the NRA Foundation broke DC law by:
◾️ Placing interests of NRA above its own
◾️ Paying millions in fees to the NRA without oversight
◾️ Issuing millions in risky loans to the NRA ($5mil that the NRA never repaid)— AG Karl A. Racine (@AGKarlRacine) August 6, 2020
re: #264 Backwoods_Sleuth
New York AG Letitia James says that the investigation is ongoing, and more misconduct could be found.
“Could.” hahaheeheehee
Well that Storm the Q-Cumbers were ranting about is finally arriving. The outer bands are reaching NY right now.
Callin’ Trump a “civil rights activist” is like callin’ @GeraldoRivera a “journalist.” https://t.co/fQgcuX1VA7
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) August 6, 2020
re: #269 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
$5,500 a day for travel, every day for two years.
re: #266 jaunte
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it’s early days, and i havent even read the complaint
neverthless
i wouldnt doubt that this all becomes taxable to him as compensation
and if so
woe betide what’s left of the NRA w/r/t their side of the unpaid payroll taxes, plus the trust fund recovery penalties.
oof
NY AG describes incredible alleged corruption at NRA, including Wayne LaPierre expensing almost $4 million in travel in past two years, bypassing board to arrange post chairman position worth $17 million, flying family on private jets to bahamas eight times, etc.
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) August 6, 2020
re: #267 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump after a brief pause
to try to recall if he knows a woman named Melania.
re: #251 dangerman
right
the entity is a new york state corporation
Yep. I imagine many of their current members would gravitate over to Gun Owners of America.
Esta obra es una de las muchas que estoy realizando en Imbabura, como parte de @numufestival
Esta región del Ecuador lleno de vida y naturaleza ofrece en sus paredes muchas posibilidades de interacción y diálogo con el entorno.Al fondo el volcan Imbabura imponente, mientras la cobija de plantas cubre los sueños de la pequeña Manuela.
Gracias @anadnum por el acolite.
re: #269 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
And these people talk about elitists. Look who’s talking.
Hypocrisy = Republican value
re: #277 Dr Lizardo
Yep. I imagine many of their current members would gravitate over to Gun Owners of America.
wait!!!
i already paid my dues this year. why i gotta pay again???
it’s not fair //
re: #265 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The DC AG weighs in.
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So Beverly Hills mansions, and trips on private jets to the Bahamas are “firearms training, safety, and education”?
I suppose that’s as valid as Jerry Fallwell Jr.’s innocent explanation for why he literally posted to Instagram caught with his pants down with his wife’s assistant while being the President of “Liberty University”.
re: #253 BigPapa
If SDNY found evidence of Russia->GOP funding could the prosecute? They are obvi focused on NY state laws the NRA has broken.
But Russia/GOP evidence uncovered in this investigation could legally be used in another from an entity with legal jurisdiction? By the FEC, which is notoriously under funded and under staffed?
There was evidence of this re: Butina. I think it got picked up in EDVA. They deported Butina. The evidence remains and could be used in cases depending on the circumstances. Ending the NRA wont require this foreign funding source to be highlighted, but it should be pointed out by Democrats once again during election cycle. GOP are more than happy to take NRA funds, even when knowing it was coming from foreign sources.
I operate my very own 501(c)(3) an online historical archive. I used to have affiliate links but the vendors haven’t paid in years and I am using my own personal money (but without claiming the tax writeoff) to keep the foundation afloat.
Am I doing self-dealing wrong?
re: #274 jaunte
$5,500 a day for travel, every day for two years.
Buying my house, every three days, for two years.
Regarding money laundering of foreign donations (if that is true), those would likely go through NRA-ILA (the National Rifle Association’s political action committee).
I imagine since the NRA-ILA is tied up with both the NRA and the NRA Foundation, they will also discover if money passed through the two organisations to NRA-ILA (which would be a crime).
There must some law or mathmatical equation quantifying time and hubris: Wayne LaPewPew was head for 30 years. After getting the watch, the car, and the suits, he figured he could then get the plane. Then more cars, suits, planes. And nobody, especially himself, thought ‘hey is this in line with our stated mission?’
Means all those 2A ‘patriots’ are tools. Duped again. Suckers.
re: #283 The Pie Overlord!
I operate my very own 501(c)(3) an online historical archive. I used to have affiliate links but the vendors haven’t paid in years and I am using my own personal money (but without claiming the tax writeoff) to keep the foundation afloat.
Am I doing self-dealing wrong?
You’re not supposed to give yourself a negative paycheck, I think; you might want to look there first.
My wife and I founded a 501(c)3 in our village shortly after we moved here (the local Friends of the Library) but we didn’t get paid.
re: #272 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Mr. President, why are you so great?//
Follow up question, would Abe Lincoln call you the greatest president ever or would George Washington do the honors?
re: #283 The Pie Overlord!
I operate my very own 501(c)(3) an online historical archive. I used to have affiliate links but the vendors haven’t paid in years and I am using my own personal money (but without claiming the tax writeoff) to keep the foundation afloat.
Am I doing self-dealing wrong?
You need to be visiting Prada and buying Rolexes for the kids and grandkids. Maybe some “research” in Barbados. For a couple weeks, mind you.
re: #285 BigPapa
There must some law or mathmatical equation quantifying time and hubris: Wayne LaPewPew was head for 30 years. After getting the watch, the car, and the suits, he figured he could then get the plane. Then more cars, suits, planes. And nobody, especially himself, thought ‘hey is this in line with our stated mission?’
Means all those 2A ‘patriots’ are tools. Duped again. Suckers.
Their unstated mission was to keep blacks in line. And we all know what happens when you give a man the opportunity to look down on blacks.
I have founded and work hard for three 501c3 organizations. Paid? Nope. Lots of outgo.
NBC has Georgia and Texas as toss-up states! https://t.co/A3fTxaGF97
— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 6, 2020
Lexington Concord Patriot Eagle Skimming, LLC
“…Previously unreported entities tied to the NRA include Wingate Church Insurance Services and Lexington Concord Holdings LLC. Both entities share the NRA’s address and are described as being in the “development phase,” according to its tax return. Delaware incorporation records and tax documents obtained by OpenSecrets show both entities are directed by J. Steven Hart, the NRA board’s former outside counsel who may be best known as the lobbyist whose wife rented EPA administrator Scott Pruitt a Capitol Hill condo for $50 per night. An NRA spokesperson confirmed that Hart “no longer represents the NRA.”
The NRA reported paying $88,410 to Lexington Concord Holdings LLC, which was incorporated in August 2018, over the course of that year.
The NRA’s tax returns list it as the direct controlling entity and 99 percent owner of WBB Investments LLC, a limited-liability company tied to facilitating a failed deal for the purchase of a 10,000-square-foot Texas mansion for LaPierre. The LLC was first identified by ProPublica as the recipient of a $70,000 payment flagged by NRA accountants in a “List of Top Concerns for the Audit Committee.”
re: #283 The Pie Overlord!
You have a donate button on the main page. Maybe you need to make the button bigger.
Hey, I can’t buy trips to The Bahamas on my own here!
the real point, as far as the membership and the foundation are concerned is that they let lapierre et al do what they did
just like the senate is letting trump run free
it’s been in the news for a while at least
no one raised an objection
turned off the spigots
called for new audits
booted them out - or voted them out
and you know who else may have issues —- the independent auditors who reported on all this
double oof
Ah, here it is. First reported about a year ago:
According to internal documents leaked to the Wall Street Journal, LaPierre spent $274,695.03 on Zegna clothing from 2004 to 2017. He even ventured into the homebase of his enemies—Hollywood!—to buy his suits at the brand’s Beverly Hills location. On two particularly notable shopping sprees, he spent over $39,000. (When reached over the phone, an employee there said they “couldn’t tell you a thing” about LaPierre.)
re: #281 aatharuv
So Beverly Hills mansions, and trips on private jets to the Bahamas are “firearms training, safety, and education”?
I suppose that’s as valid as Jerry Fallwell Jr.’s innocent explanation for why he literally posted to Instagram caught with his pants down with his wife’s assistant while being the President of “Liberty University”.
not like you’d ever catch pence doing that
This is amazing, something so rancid it makes war criminal Allen West and common criminal Oliver North look like good guys: Both had publicly denounced Lapierre’s extravagant spending habits and called for his resignation.
re: #297 dangerman
not like you’d ever catch pence doing that
Mother has him on a pretty tight leash.
re: #283 The Pie Overlord!
I operate my very own 501(c)(3) an online historical archive. I used to have affiliate links but the vendors haven’t paid in years and I am using my own personal money (but without claiming the tax writeoff) to keep the foundation afloat.
Am I doing self-dealing wrong?
put in a check valve and reverse the flow!
re: #295 dangerman
Well, as far as the average member of the NRA goes, I imagine that’s no different than the average member of any other large not-for-profit. If there is embezzlement and self-dealing going on, the average member might not be able to notice that.
I imagine the NRA’s financial statements are pretty complicated, as they are such a large organisation and most people don’t even bother with the financial statement of the local food bank.
They just look at the stated mission of the group, see the outward signs the group is doing what they think it should, and trust them to do the right thing with their money.
re: #286 lawhawk
Not oof.
Thoughts and prayers… Fuck ‘em. So say we all.
im with you
that was an inside baseball oof. charities takedowns are rarely this big and this public
re: #292 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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That NBC map is an interesting take. I’d seen a lot of other starting to shade Ohio back to red, NC as blue is a bit optimistic, and this may be the first map I’ve spotted with Maine all-blue (they split on CDs like Neb).
I can’t rule out GA and TX, but really think things will have to be full-on apocalypse mode to turn TX blue this cycle.
re: #298 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
This is amazing, something so rancid it makes war criminal Allen West and common criminal Oliver North look like good guys: Both had publicly denounced Lapierre’s extravagant spending habits and called for his resignation.
And how much of that was reported on FOX?
Mitch McConnell & his dark money minions are spending millions on false attack ads. Today we’re launching the #OneAlabamaFacts website to make sure everyone knows the truth about what’s happening in AL & our race.
Go to https://t.co/G47Yvh4kaX for the truth, not lies. pic.twitter.com/6ZeuHEr53m— Doug Jones (@DougJones) August 6, 2020
re: #298 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
This is amazing, something so rancid it makes war criminal Allen West and common criminal Oliver North look like good guys: Both had publicly denounced Lapierre’s extravagant spending habits and called for his resignation.
Nothing common about the criminal North. He engaged in extraordinary crimes as did West. But apparently they draw the line at embezzling money that would better be funneled to GOPers who want unfettered gun sales.
re: #305 NetworkKed
That NBC map is an interesting take. I’d seen a lot of other starting to shade Ohio back to red, NC as blue is a bit optimistic, and this may be the first map I’ve spotted with Maine all-blue (they split on CDs like Neb).
I can’t rule out GA and TX, but really think things will have to be full-on apocalypse mode to turn TX blue this cycle.
270 to win seems to be the least bullish on the Democrats’ chances regarding various states, and even they have the Dems Safe/Likely/Lean at 278 EV.
They have Texas as Lean GOP, and Ohio, North Carolina, and ME-2 as Toss-Up.
I notice NBC used 270 to Win’s map tool to create their map.
moron
Upon departing the Oval Office for Ohio, I’ve notified my staff to continue working on an Executive Order with respect to Payroll Tax Cut, Eviction Protections, Unemployment Extensions, and Student Loan Repayment Options.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2020
re: #305 NetworkKed
That NBC map is an interesting take. I’d seen a lot of other starting to shade Ohio back to red, NC as blue is a bit optimistic, and this may be the first map I’ve spotted with Maine all-blue (they split on CDs like Neb).
I can’t rule out GA and TX, but really think things will have to be full-on apocalypse mode to turn TX blue this cycle.
I’m sure states like Ohio were close enough to the margin that normal variance in the polls could cause them to move around. But that’s not where Trump needs to be to win. And the NBC map has Ohio as a tossup state.
Nancy Smash
While interviewing Pelosi, [CNBC’s Jim ] Cramer listed off policies about keeping businesses afloat and helping young people pay for college as something that he believed “both” Republicans and Democrats could agree to in the latest COVID-19 relief package.
“Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn,” Pelosi replied.
“Oof, Jesus,” Cramer replied.
“That’s the problem,” Pelosi elaborated. “See, the thing is, they don’t believe in governance.”video at Raw Story
re: #305 NetworkKed
That NBC map is an interesting take. I’d seen a lot of other starting to shade Ohio back to red, NC as blue is a bit optimistic, and this may be the first map I’ve spotted with Maine all-blue (they split on CDs like Neb).
I can’t rule out GA and TX, but really think things will have to be full-on apocalypse mode to turn TX blue this cycle.
See: Schools in TX and GA. That ought to do it.
“I think the NRA should move to Texas and lead a very good and beautiful life.”
whut?
Does Trump … does he think the NRA is a person? pic.twitter.com/2hzWeFsOIz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
re: #294 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
You have a donate button on the main page. Maybe you need to make the button bigger.
Hey, I can’t buy trips to The Bahamas on my own here!
Nobody has used that DONATE button in years! I think I got a $18 donation once from a kid who used some document off my website for a Bar Mitzvah presentation.
BREAKING — Ohio GOP Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive.
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) August 6, 2020
re: #310 Backwoods_Sleuth
moron
Not necessarily. He doesn’t have the authority to issue a FICA cut, that would have to be Congress. I’ll bet a whole bunch of his voters don’t know that though, then he gets to talk about obstructionist Democrats, along with the bleeting sheep of the GOP Caucus.
It then devolves into a poo-flingning fest in television roundtable talks, gallons of ink spilt on whether he can do that or not, and the whole message is subsumed into both-siderism.
re: #261 retired cynic
I don’t like sponges. If they can hold soap, they can hold germs and molds. And do.
Sponges are banned from publicly regulated food service work.
re: #309 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
270toWin uses the “expert” projections (Cook Political Report, etc.) rather than polls for their default map. It makes it lag a lot compared to straight polling data. That’s not entirely bad, but also tends to be more overbaked political “common sense” than facts as they stand.
It’s something of the same animal as how 538 shades its projections - the full model bakes in so much prior weighting/reversion to mean that it doesn’t represent current reality… but that doesn’t make it wrong either, just a different take that is useful in its own way.
re: #301 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Well, as far as the average member of the NRA goes, I imagine that’s no different than the average member of any other large not-for-profit. If there is embezzlement and self-dealing going on, the average member might not be able to notice that.
I imagine the NRA’s financial statements are pretty complicated, as they are such a large organisation and most people don’t even bother with the financial statement of the local food bank.
They just look at the stated mission of the group, see the outward signs the group is doing what they think it should, and trust them to do the right thing with their money.
i meant once it hit the news
my hard earned annual dues is going to lapierre’s clothes?
“You guys go work on a bunch of shit that I can’t legally do. I’m gonna go play golf.” https://t.co/ogndL7IUqq
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 6, 2020
re: #316 The Pie Overlord!
Nobody has used that DONATE button in years! I think I got a $18 donation once from a kid who used some document off my website for a Bar Mitzvah presentation.
“If we can reach $1,000 in donations by the end of the week, that will help us continue our work taking trips to The Bahamas obtaining hard-to-find documents. Can you chip in $42 right now?”
re: #317 lawhawk
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The midwest GOP govs have tried to have it both ways on reopening, gotten clobbered by both sides for it, and managed to completely not suppress the pandemic at all. (IN has a record high today, yay us) I hate to say someone deserves it, but he’s reaping what he sowed.
re: #305 NetworkKed
That NBC map is an interesting take. I’d seen a lot of other starting to shade Ohio back to red, NC as blue is a bit optimistic, and this may be the first map I’ve spotted with Maine all-blue (they split on CDs like Neb).
I can’t rule out GA and TX, but really think things will have to be full-on apocalypse mode to turn TX blue this cycle.
texas has like 20 media markets?
georgia is covered by 1 or maybe 2
if texas turns this time it’ll be because of the wave - luck and coattails
if not, it’ll need time, focus, a plan and $ to cover it all. it may be one state, but it’s big and diverse
re: #317 lawhawk
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DeWine is faking having Covid so he won’t have to be seen/meet with Trump
quiet part loud https://t.co/hdwL8s9Rzg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
re: #261 retired cynic
I don’t like sponges. If they can hold soap, they can hold germs and molds. And do.
That’s why you micronuke your sponge when you first start. Be careful though, a microwave will boil water in a sponge pretty quickly.
re: #329 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
That’s why you micronuke your sponge when you first start. Be careful though, a microwave will boil water in a sponge pretty quickly.
Mythbusters did an ep where they tested common household surfaces for germs. The kitchen sponges were the absolute scariest.
re: #325 NetworkKed
The midwest GOP govs have tried to have it both ways on reopening, gotten clobbered by both sides for it, and managed to completely not suppress the pandemic at all. (IN has a record high today, yay us) I hate to say someone deserves it, but he’s reaping what he sowed.
We’re rising again here. Our problem is the governor is still holding CARES funding hostage for municipalities, counties, and other government entities which require masks to obtain services, and the AG is threatening to sue if they impose such orders (using a technicality in public records laws).
re: #310 Backwoods_Sleuth
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No you wont
you have zero power to stop the collection of taxes.
just like moving/stopping/delaying the election
and if anyone stops withholding and remitting federal payroll taxes, (including the trump organization), we’ll it’s the second time in this thread i’ve used ‘woe betide’.
that will be ugly. and you, and everyone else who stopped withholding/remitting will lose. no wiggle room. zero.
plus, have you answered how a payroll tax cut would help all those out of work?
Upon departing the Oval Office for Ohio, I’ve notified my staff to continue working on an Executive Order with respect to Payroll Tax Cut, Eviction Protections, Unemployment Extensions, and Student Loan Repayment Options.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2020
Governor DeWine Tests Positive for COVID-19
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine took a test for COVID-19 as part of the standard protocol to greet President Donald Trump on the tarmac at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland. pic.twitter.com/ZYc3E79Uan— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) August 6, 2020
re: #324 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
“If we can reach $1,000 in donations by the end of the week, that will help us continue our work
taking trips to The Bahamasobtaining hard-to-find documents. Can you chip in $42 right now?”
I can actually come up with a legitimate business case for a Foundation-funded research trip to the Virgin Islands.
re: #333 jaunte
I would still like to know what the false positive and false negative rate is on those tests. It’s good that they’re getting a second test.
I think we all owe a great debt of gratitude to Wayne LaPierre and his cronies for helping to destroy the NRA and make sure all of the money it received was stolen and wasted.
re: #320 NetworkKed
270toWin uses the “expert” projections (Cook Political Report, etc.) rather than polls for their default map. It makes it lag a lot compared to straight polling data. That’s not entirely bad, but also tends to be more overbaked political “common sense” than facts as they stand.
It’s something of the same animal as how 538 shades its projections - the full model bakes in so much prior weighting/reversion to mean that it doesn’t represent current reality… but that doesn’t make it wrong either, just a different take that is useful in its own way.
fwiw
electoral-vote.com (my fave) goes the other route
polls only
no ‘expert’ thumbs on the scale
re: #241 dangerman
the NRA is a New York registered charity (i never knew that - just assumed virginia)
she has them - just like trump’s ex-foundation
The declared reason it was started originally… is that in the Civil War, Union draftees and volunteers were mostly city people, who needed remedial firearms instruction. Confederates had spent their whole lives riding and shooting and tracking in the woods.
Here’s the excuse the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre used for covering up his luxury yacht trips in the Bahamas
When asked why he failed to disclose these trips as required by law, LaPierre initially claimed that he needed to keep them a secret for security purposes.
However, the AG’s office says that “LaPierre acknowledged that the NRA questionnaires only go to the NRA Secretary,” but also insisted he “was concerned about everybody on security, everything leaks.”
He further testified that he only considered the yacht a “safe place to do business” and not a “gift.”
LOCK HIM UP!
re: #339 🌹UOJB!
He further testified that he only considered the yacht a “safe place to do business” and not a “gift.”
Apparently this asshole has never heard of an office.
/
Medical tech industry reliance on optical sensors calibrated to a uniform standard based on white skin has just got to fucking stop. An 8% overestimation of O2 levels at the low end will, and I’m sure already has cost lives.
And *everyone* on the design side knows this. pic.twitter.com/LzcQJKJ6qr— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) August 6, 2020
re: #340 Eclectic Cyborg
He further testified that he only considered the yacht a “safe place to do business” and not a “gift.”
Apparently this asshole has never heard of an office.
/
Wayne-0 could have used this!
re: #277 Dr Lizardo
Yep. I imagine many of their current members would gravitate over to Gun Owners of America.
I wonder how much corrupt dealing they’ve been involved with…
re: #339 🌹UOJB!
Here’s the excuse the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre used for covering up his luxury yacht trips in the Bahamas
When asked why he failed to disclose these trips as required by law, LaPierre initially claimed that he needed to keep them a secret for security purposes.
However, the AG’s office says that “LaPierre acknowledged that the NRA questionnaires only go to the NRA Secretary,” but also insisted he “was concerned about everybody on security, everything leaks.”
He further testified that he only considered the yacht a “safe place to do business” and not a “gift.”
LOCK HIM UP!
To be fair, the fear of being caught doing crime can make one paranoid. 🤭
re: #337 dangerman
fwiw
electoral-vote.com (my fave) goes the other route
polls only
no ‘expert’ thumbs on the scale
I’ve come to appreciate electoral-vote for their, uh, trenchant commentary. The map has its… limitations as well but may be as useful a way to do it as you can in a single image.
re: #335 Belafon
I would still like to know what the false positive and false negative rate is on those tests. It’s good that they’re getting a second test.
I wonder, too. A local friend tested positive when he went to the hospital with a kidney stone. He was sweating with pain and slightly feverish, so they checked him. He worked in a local grocery store as a meat cutter, so you can imagine the havoc on that small store!
He never was sick, his wife who slept in the same bed tested negative, his mother whom he visited every day tested negative, his bandmates (who played an outdoor gig with him) all tested negative, but the lead singer had to quarantine from her job in a nursing home. None of us who have been around any of his contacts tested positive or got sick.
It raised all sorts of hullaballoo around here, but we finally decided that it must have been a false positive.
re: #345 NetworkKed
I’ve come to appreciate electoral-vote for their, uh, trenchant commentary. The map has its… limitations as well but may be as useful a way to do it as you can in a single image.
they have gotten more….something… these last few years ;-)
as to the various maps, including theirs, i think the main point is that when visiting these sites, you have to know what their method is so you can evaluate what you’re being told.
that’s why regularly checking more than one is always a good idea
same with news organizations
you have to know who you’re reading to understand any obvious, inherent, or hidden bias
Look at you now. But hey, let’s send all Ohio’s children back to unprepared schools so they can spread the virus to their parents and the entire community. You hopeless idiot. https://t.co/yc17xgpwu7
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
re: #334 The Pie Overlord!
I can actually come up with a legitimate business case for a Foundation-funded research trip to the Virgin Islands.
You could take legitimate trips about anywhere if you’re doing legitimate research for your foundation.
History of the Jews in Omaha, Nebraska (Wikipedia)
re: #340 Eclectic Cyborg
He further testified that he only considered the yacht a “safe place to do business” and not a “gift.”
Apparently this asshole has never heard of an office.
/
Never heard of limpet mines either. (He would probably have pushed their legalization if he had.)
After the Trump spawn, Meghan is the most tiresome political offspring.
“I know 100 percent who he shouldn’t pick,” McCain said. “I don’t think Susan Rice is a good choice at all because she’s never been elected to anything.”
Thank you for your input Meghan.
edited for poor grammar.
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Email from my Sen. Dick Durbin:
Fellow Illinoisan,
The right of every American to vote stands at the very core of our democracy. But for far too long, this most fundamental right has been under attack - especially when exercised by Black and Brown Americans.
In light of these attacks, and ongoing efforts to suppress the vote across the United States, I believe it’s time for us to explicitly enshrine the right to vote in our Constitution. That’s why this week, I introduced a joint resolution to enshrine an affirmative, individual right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.
Specifically, this amendment would:
* Provide an affirmative right to vote for every American citizen of legal voting age in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which they reside;
* Require that any efforts to limit the fundamental right to vote would be subject to the strictest level of review in the courts;
* Ensure that states could no longer rely on Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment to prevent Americans from voting due to a criminal conviction; and
* Provide that Congress has irrefutable authority to protect the right to vote through legislation.Some may ask why we should pursue this amendment when there are clear - and perhaps easier - steps that Congress can take right now to protect voting rights under its existing constitutional authority. Let me give you an example.
The Senate could quickly take up and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which the House passed last year. But that would rely on a decision by Senator McConnell to actually let the Senate vote on a measure coming over from the House. There’s little hope that that’s going to happen.
Given the ongoing assault on voting rights in America, it is clear that additional tools are necessary to push back against widespread voter suppression.
Black lives matter. America matters. And our democracy matters. Once and for all, the right to vote should be clearly enshrined in our Constitution.
Sincerely,
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
I love it when Trumpites deliberately misinterpret very clear statements, then pretend to be outraged by the thing they just made up. https://t.co/wu35YJyH23
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
As part of the standard protocol to greet President Trump on the tarmac in Cleveland, I took a COVID test. I tested positive. I have no symptoms at this time. I’m following protocol and will quarantine at home for the next 14 days.
— Mike DeWine (@MikeDeWine) August 6, 2020
Compare this to the statement released when Herman Cain went into hospital
We are sorry to announce that Herman Cain has tested positive for COVID-19, and is currently receiving treatment in an Atlanta-area hospital.
Please keep him, and all who are battling this virus, in your prayers.
Our full statement appears below. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/lDRW7Rla4e— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) July 2, 2020
Things can change quickly. Not that I wish a bad outcome on DeWine. Just stating the facts.
re: #351 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Never heard of limpet mines either. (He would probably have pushed their legalization if he had.)
How long before the board members turn on each other to save their own skins?
re: #350 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
LaPierre was visiting the Bahamas to investigate their gun law.
(Guns are pretty strictly controlled in the Bahamas).
re: #355 Eclectic Cyborg
Things can change quickly. Not that I wish a bad outcome on DeWine. Just stating the facts.
I’m not going to wish ill on anyone, but I am not going to give an ounce of sympathy to those who deliberately and intentionally push the ideas of a genocidal party, either.
Perhaps Gov. DeWine will get the message from Donald Trump: It is what it is.
One of the first responses to the Herman Cain tweet was this:
Please have them give him hydroxy chloroquine, zinc, and zpac regimen. It is proven. Praying for Mr. Cain.
— Barbara (@VickersB) July 2, 2020
The GOP deliberately mislead and misinformed millions of people, all in the quest to grasp tighter to power a little longer.
So I have no sympathy for Mike DeWine. My sympathy is reserved for the people he unwittingly exposed who didn’t sign up to be part of his party’s death cult.
re: #358 Backwoods_Sleuth
Whereas Trump would probably say something like: “Let me tell you what I like about nukes.”
re: #357 John Hughes
LaPierre was visiting the Bahamas to investigate their gun law.
(Guns are pretty strictly controlled in the Bahamas).
The NRA can’t afford to send a letter to their attorney general, or look it up in a book on The Bahama’s laws?
re: #354 Charles Johnson
It wouldn’t be a Red herring if Democrats did it.
Meanwhile, the Trump grift continues apace.
Shortly after President Donald Trump said Wednesday he “probably” will give his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination at the White House, prices for a room at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. increased by over 60 percent.
According to [Hotels(dot)com], one double occupancy room on the night of August 27, the date scheduled for the speech, start at $795 and range as high as $2,070.
In comparison, the hotel booking website shows lower prices for dates one week before and after August 27. According to [Hotels(dot)com] one room booked for two adults on August 20 or September 3 ranges in price from $495 to $1,770.
Source: Newsweek
You’re lying, you know you’re lying, and everyone reading this tweet knows you’re lying. https://t.co/SbsQ9B1tmZ
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
re: #360 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
One of the first responses to the Herman Cain tweet was this:
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The GOP deliberately mislead and misinformed millions of people, all in the quest to grasp tighter to power a little longer.
So I have no sympathy for Mike DeWine. My sympathy is reserved for the people he unwittingly exposed who didn’t sign up to be part of his party’s death cult.
Early on, DeWine was one of the few GOP governors to actually do the right thing, though I’m not sure what the status is now.
Imagine thinking the Clinton Foundation is remotely comparable to the totally corrupt, malevolent NRA. https://t.co/k8toE3D2Fh
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
The 2nd amendment and guns existed long before you were created, and they’ll be here long after you’re worm food.
You are thereby cordially invited to go fuck yourself with a rusty pitchfork and shrivel away into the nonexistence you’ve so richly earned. pic.twitter.com/yNOzSPHRWr— Arch (Soros Antifa Rabbi Commander And Spy Master) (@Arch_LGF) August 6, 2020
re: #366 Belafon
Early on, DeWine was one of the few GOP governors to actually do the right thing, though I’m not sure what the status is now.
Nope. Back on July 2 his government was already clamouring for schools to reopen, including giving a plan for schools to follow to prevent illness from being brought in and what to do after it is.
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/responsible/schools/K-12-Schools-Guidance.pdf (PDF, Government of Ohio Website)
The plan was to get schools reopened as quickly as possible back in the beginning of July.
GOP governors don’t do the right thing (unless it’s to help their benefactors).
re: #365 Charles Johnson
Do I even want to know what caused him to make this stupid claim?
AWESOME! I hope he meets lots & lots & LOTS of supporters, up close and personal. Press the flesh.
Go with God.
👍👍— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) August 6, 2020
re: #370 Eclectic Cyborg
Do I even want to know what caused him to make this stupid claim?
It’s another fake outrage, using a deliberately misinterpreted statement.
re: #335 Belafon
I would still like to know what the false positive and false negative rate is on those tests. It’s good that they’re getting a second test.
According to MIT both the PCR test and the new antigen tests have very high specificity and almost never give false positives. However, their sensitivity is not as good as the specificity so there is a higher rate of false negatives.
Wow, these people are seriously not right in the head. pic.twitter.com/AGhg4igwso
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
Thank you @realDonaldTrump! You just donated $657 to #defeatbytweet!
You’ve now donated a total of $972,092 to swing state organizers! Keep Tweeting! 👏
Join us https://t.co/H8B0mVNdaM.
re: #339 🌹UOJB!
Here’s the excuse the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre used for covering up his luxury yacht trips in the Bahamas
When asked why he failed to disclose these trips as required by law, LaPierre initially claimed that he needed to keep them a secret for security purposes.
However, the AG’s office says that “LaPierre acknowledged that the NRA questionnaires only go to the NRA Secretary,” but also insisted he “was concerned about everybody on security, everything leaks.”
He further testified that he only considered the yacht a “safe place to do business” and not a “gift.”
LOCK HIM UP!
The gun guy doesn’t feel safe.
Cry me a friggin’ waterfall.
re: #374 Charles Johnson
I’m sure the GRU gang is flooding Twitter with that response right now.
I see the entire right wing echo chamber of parrots is freaking the fuck out about something Biden said. That always means that it’s been taken grossly out of context, and I have no idea what Biden said or allegedly said.
re: #371 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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It’s too early. He can’t catch the disease until late November.
re: #360 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
One of the first responses to the Herman Cain tweet was this:
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The GOP deliberately mislead and misinformed millions of people, all in the quest to grasp tighter to power a little longer.
So I have no sympathy for Mike DeWine. My sympathy is reserved for the people he unwittingly exposed who didn’t sign up to be part of his party’s death cult.
Wow
Thank this person for providing unsolicited and semi anonymous medical advice via Twitter
But didn’t Cain have like his own doctors and stuff?
re: #375 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
“Look, folks, Clinton did something bad so therefore you can’t go after the NRA!”
More YouTubers arrested.
Twin YouTubers Alan and Alex Stokes were charged on Wednesday in connection with two fake robberies that occurred in Oct. 2019, according to a press release from the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
The brothers have over 4.8 million subscribers on their YouTube channel, The Stokes Twins, and over 25 million followers on TikTok. They posted videos on each account as recently as yesterday.
Each has been charged with one felony count of false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an emergency. If convicted on all counts, the brothers face a maximum sentence of four years in state prison.
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re: #367 Charles Johnson
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The Clinton foundation is an open book
And no one has *credibly* accused anyone there of anything
Imagine thinking the Clinton Foundation is remotely comparable to the totally corrupt, malevolent NRA. https://t.co/k8toE3D2Fh
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
re: #368 (((Archangel1)))
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As an aside
This is NOT about the members
It’s about those in management and governance
(3/3) Our members won’t be intimidated or bullied in their defense of political and constitutional freedom.
As evidenced by the lawsuit filed by the NRA today against the NY AG, we not only will not shrink from this fight – we will confront it and prevail.— NRA (@NRA) August 6, 2020
re: #383 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
This is why social influencers annoy me.
re: #338 sagehen
The declared reason it was started originally… is that in the Civil War, Union draftees and volunteers were mostly city people, who needed remedial firearms instruction. Confederates had spent their whole lives riding and shooting and tracking in the woods.
Exactly. The NRA was originally formed in 1871 by Civil War veterans to improve the abysmal marksmanship they found in the military during the war. (About 1000 shots fired for every hit.) Through the 1960’s it was a sleepy sinecure for some retired general. It concentrated on firearms and hunting.
In 1977 it was taken over by a group of right-wing ideologues and turned into a PAC.
re: #375 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
yup, the Clinton’s Foundations actions were so egregious that no charges were brought and pursued, even by THIS Administration which has made a rallying cry of “lock Her Up!” into a campaign slogan and with the AG that has spent more time locking up peaceful protesters marching for racial equality than they have filing lawsuits against the supposedly corrupt Clinton Foundation, that sure has the ring of truth around it, don’t it?
re: #388 piratedan
yup, the Clinton’s Foundations actions were so egregious that no charges were brought and pursued, even by THIS Administration which has made a rallying cry of “lock Her Up!” into a campaign slogan and with the AG that has spent more time locking up peaceful protesters marching for racial equality than they have filing lawsuits against the supposedly corrupt Clinton Foundation, that sure has the ring of truth around it, don’t it?
But they’re corrupt because I know they are.// Meanwhile these are the same morons who believed everything about Comet Pizza.
Nothing shocks me anymore seeing the garbage my relatives are posting and tweeting attacking Michelle Obama.
Celebrating that she disclosed her battle with depression and hoping she loses the battle.
Yet they love bullshitting about their “deep Xtian faith”
I hate what religion has done to them…
re: #354 Charles Johnson
The parrots are claiming this video is posted at Yahoo! and NPR.
I’m not the go-to guy for searching, but I can’t find such a video at either site.
re: #321 dangerman
i meant once it hit the news
my hard earned annual dues is going to lapierre’s clothes?
Had to check out what free republika DOT com thought. A bunch of them are saying, “sure, so he takes a little, who cares? Freedumb.” Then there’s the racist snipes at the AG.
re: #386 Eclectic Cyborg
This is why social influencers annoy me.
They annoyed people in the silent film era and golden age of radio as well.
re: #380 dangerman
Wow
Thank this person for providing unsolicited and semi anonymous medical advice via Twitter
But didn’t Cain have like his own doctors and stuff?
Oh and if they did follow her advice, …it didn’t work
re: #367 Charles Johnson
I see that ‘What-Aboutism’ is back.
re: #387 ckkatz
Exactly. The NRA was originally formed in 1871 by Civil War veterans to improve the abysmal marksmanship they found in the military during the war. (About 1000 shots fired for every hit.) Through the 1960’s it was a sleepy sinecure for some retired general. It concentrated on firearms and hunting.
In 1977 it was taken over by a group of right-wing ideologues and turned into a PAC.
Yeah the transformation began with a former border agent who got away with murdering a Mexican young man. Drive By Truckers had a song about it. My grandfather was a NRA member and a lifelong gun owner but he never fell for their sleazy tactics.
re: #390 🌹UOJB!
Nothing shocks me anymore seeing the garbage my relatives are posting and tweeting attacking Michelle Obama.
Celebrating that she disclosed her battle with depression and hoping she loses the battle.
Yet they love bullshitting about their “deep Xtian faith”
I hate what religion has done to them…
Remember, as atheists we’re the immoral ones and deserve eternal punishment.
Example 5379 of why I am not always super impressed with “never Trump” Republicans. https://t.co/rs1M5Y0OY9
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) August 6, 2020
re: #398 bratwurst
Sorry SE Cupp, he isn’t picking you.
re: #385 dangerman
As an aside
This is NOT about the members
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The members themselves are primarily brainwashed and racist Trumpsters, but the charges are directed against the management who misused the donations of their members, against the NY laws governing non-profits.
re: #398 bratwurst
yeah, I guess the allure of a non-corrupt politician, sane foreign policy, righting economic policy wrongs and sane health care can only go so far….
Giving him a mask seems way safer than putting him into a jail without one. But what do I know, I’m just a simple goatherd. https://t.co/rwF1mpnqoI
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) August 6, 2020
Scofflaw karens and kens all over, but sure, pick on a homeless black man.
re: #398 bratwurst
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Someone should reply “Well, it’s a good thing we weren’t counting on your vote.”
re: #391 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The parrots are claiming this video is posted at Yahoo! and NPR.
I’m not the go-to guy for searching, but I can’t find such a video at either site.
Here it is at Yahoo:
Seemed like a pretty tone deaf thing to say to me…still gonna vote for him though.
re: #402 piratedan
yeah, I guess the allure of a non-corrupt politician, sane foreign policy, righting economic policy wrongs and sane health care can only go so far….
Yeah but ya know tax cuts and wingnut judges are more important than a President who believes in democracy.
re: #398 bratwurst
Yeah, can’t understand this. Unless it’s Maduro or Kim Jong Un, I’m staying in with Biden.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 6, 2020
re: #398 bratwurst
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Let me guess, if Biden doesn’t pick Condolessa Rice, Joe Lieberman or some other GOP’er she’s not going to vote for him?
I’ve seen this tv show before
re: #392 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Had to check out what free republika DOT com thought. A bunch of them are saying, “sure, so he takes a little, who cares? Freedumb.” Then there’s the racist snipes at the AG.
its unclear how much was skimmed
lets say lapierre himself ‘only’ misspent 500,000
why are you a member? why do you pay your dues?
12,000 of you should be pissed
re: #407 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
S. E. Cupp named no VP preference, but has a lot of specifications, so, the column is bullshit.
Cupp will oppose whoever Biden picks because reasons.
re: #411 jaunte
Cupp will oppose whoever Biden picks because reasons.
If Cupp likes Biden’s VP choice then I’m voting for Kanye.
//
re: #412 b.d. (Boring Competence 2020!)
I eagerly await her column bemoaning our huge deficit.
Lots of conservative parrots taking up Trump’s line that the NRA should just up and move to Texas.
They don’t understand how not-for-profits work, or even the law. The alleged crimes have already been committed.
If a charitable organisation as large as the NRA did this shit in Texas, they would go after the NRA too. It’s not about the NRA’s positions on guns.
re: #413 jaunte
I eagerly await her column bemoaning our huge deficit.
And the lack of civility and compromise of the Dems.
Yes, I fully expected this asshole to shoot his mouth off about DeWine.
Well that didn’t take long. GOP State Rep. Nino Vitale offers a snarky response to Gov. Mike DeWine testing positive for COVID-19. “I Thought Masks Worked?” pic.twitter.com/xZxw6uwBYU
— Tyler Buchanan (@Tylerjoelb) August 6, 2020
I hope this karma kicks this ass in the CENSORED
re: #410 jaunte
S. E. Cupp named no VP preference, but has a lot of specifications, so, the column is bullshit.
Axis S. E. Sally will parrot the Republican line even after the Party expelled her for being an atheist.
re: #405 danarchy
Here it is at Yahoo:
Seemed like a pretty tone deaf thing to say to me…still gonna vote for him though.
Sound and fury, signifying nothing. Trump will have said five things far worse by 3:00PM.
Pence saying the quiet part out loud
Forget judging and justice
We put you on the court, you should vote the way we want
Vice President Mike Pence described Chief Justice John Roberts as a “disappointment” to conservative voters, explicitly seeking to cast the Supreme Court as a campaign issue ahead of the November election.
“Look, we have great respect for the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States,” Pence told the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody on Wednesday. “But Chief Justice John Roberts has been a disappointment to conservatives — whether it be the Obamacare decision, or whether it be a spate of recent decisions all the way through Calvary Chapel
re: #416 🌹UOJB!
Yes, I fully expected this asshole to shoot his mouth off about DeWine.
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I hope this karma kicks this ass in the CENSORED
I don’t even like DeWine but what a fucking asshole this dude is. People like Vitale man. Yet another fine legacy of the Tea Party and the stupidity print they’ve made an essential part of being a 21st century Republican.
re: #327 b.d. (Boring Competence 2020!)
DeWine is faking having Covid so he won’t have to be seen/meet with Trump
I’ve come up with some wild excuses to get out of meetings but jeez. https://t.co/Al9zRxxd8i
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 6, 2020
‘Extremely active’ hurricane season possible for Atlantic Basin (NOAA)
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been off to a rapid pace with a record-setting nine named storms so far and has the potential to be one of the busiest on record. Historically, only two named storms form on average by early August, and the ninth named storm typically does not form until October 4. An average season produces 12 named storms, including six hurricanes of which three become major hurricanes (Category 3, 4, or 5).
“This is one of the most active seasonal forecasts that NOAA has produced in its 22-year history of hurricane outlooks. NOAA will continue to provide the best possible science and service to communities across the Nation for the remainder of hurricane season to ensure public readiness and safety,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “We encourage all Americans to do their part by getting prepared, remaining vigilant, and being ready to take action when necessary.”
The updated outlook calls for 19-25 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), of which 7-11 will become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater), including 3-6 major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater). This update covers the entire six-month hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30, and includes the nine named storms to date.
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One of the rumors swirling around the lengthy storage of the ammonium nitrate at the Port of Beirut is that Hezbollah was the one who was holding it there. As always in a closed society, it is difficult to disentangle facts in self serving narrative.
Hezbollah Will Not Escape Blame for Beirut
bloomberg.com
“There are no prizes for guessing who in Lebanon might be interested in keeping such vast quantities of explosive material close at hand. The U.S. Treasury and Israel both believe Hezbollah controls many of Beirut’s port facilities.”
…
“Iran-backed Hezbollah, with its large and well-armed militia as well as its political hold on the prime minister, has nothing to fear from the state. But it will not escape public opprobrium: Most Lebanese will assume the ammonium nitrate belonged to the militia, for use in Syria and against Israel.”
re: #368 (((Archangel1)))
When I was a boy, I had a shooting jacket made from a postwar Italian Paratroopers smock. On one sleeve were all the NRA shooting patches I’d earned.
That NRA died in 1977.
As a gun owner, I’m thrilled by todays action by the New York state government.
re: #414 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Lots of conservative parrots taking up Trump’s line that the NRA should just up and move to Texas.
They don’t understand how not-for-profits work, or even the law. The alleged crimes have already been committed.
If a charitable organisation as large as the NRA did this shit in Texas, they would go after the NRA too. It’s not about the NRA’s positions on guns.
Corporations are people too, my friend.
And now, some facts.
The Clinton Foundation routinely receives the highest ratings from charity review organizations, and MULTIPLE investigations have found absolutely no evidence of wrongdoing. https://t.co/YAtBL8lIZC— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
Sometimes Trump says something so incredibly stupid all you do is laugh. https://t.co/KgDrjP1hXC
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
re: #114 John Hughes
What exactly is going on in his diseased brain here?
And when will journalists just break and ask the obvious follow-up: “What the fuck are you wittering on about, Donald?”
It’s word salad.
When asked anything he is dodging an actual answer by selecting the key word of the question and just assembling a standard non-answer around it. “It will be fixed.” “It is fixed.” “We are doing good things with it.” “Obama screwed it up.” etc.
re: #415 b.d. (Boring Competence 2020!)
And the lack of civility and compromise of the Dems.
You can be never trump all you want
You can vote with us too..or not
Unless / until you join our party, we don’t give a fuck what you think.
you don’t have a say in anything.
Some enterprising journalist should ask Trump: if God is all-powerful, how can Joe Biden hurt God? Then watch his melon explode.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 6, 2020
Governor Ricketts won’t let local entities enforce mask orders though. Omaha is the largest city in the country with no mask mandate.
White House warns Omaha is among 9 cities nationally with concerning coronavirus numbers (Omaha World-Herald)
The White House Coronavirus Task Force sees troubling coronavirus numbers in 10 local areas across the country, including Omaha, even as its data shows improvement in Sunbelt states, according to a private call between task force leader Dr. Deborah Birx and state and local officials Wednesday.
“We are seeing encouraging signs across the South,” Birx said on a recording of the call obtained by the Center for Public Integrity. “We are concerned that both Baltimore and Atlanta remain at a very high level — (also) Kansas City, Portland, Omaha (and) of course what we talked about in the Central Valley (of California).”
Birx also said on the private call that California and Nebraska had recently joined the red zone — places with a high percentage of coronavirus cases or positive tests — and Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia had fallen out of it based on the percentage of positive tests in the last week. Experts have said test positivity rates can indicate whether an outbreak is under control.
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remember when biden served for 8 yrs as vice president and he took the guns and “hurt God”? no? me either.
by the way - a real christian would understand how stupid it is to say a mortal politician could “hurt God.”
im just saying. https://t.co/Optf3Q1QYo— Oliver Willis (@owillis) August 6, 2020
re: #429 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
It’s word salad.
When asked anything he is dodging an actual answer by selecting the key word of the question and just assembling a standard non-answer around it. “It will be fixed.” “It is fixed.” “We are doing good things with it.” “Obama screwed it up.” etc.
..”in two weeks”
It’s a meltdown over the NRA
Just like Radical Left New York is trying to destroy the NRA, if Biden becomes President your GREAT SECOND AMENDMENT doesn’t have a chance. Your guns will be taken away, immediately and without notice. No police, no guns!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2020
re: #431 Charles Johnson
Why does God need a spaceship?
Why does god need a spaceship?
Why does an omnipotent being need a spaceship?
If a god has feelings hurt so easily, maybe it’s not the right god? Seems it is real easy to hurt its feelings, but it doesn’t mind adultery, lying, killing 160,000+, etc. That’s a pretty fucked up god.
re: #435 The Pie Overlord!
No police? Who’s going to take the guns?
re: #434 dangerman
..”in two weeks”
At one point I worked for a Corporate Vice President who was always promising new software development ‘in two years’. He lasted about 2 years.
re: #417 🌹UOJB!
Axis S. E. Sally will parrot the Republican line even after the Party expelled her for being an atheist.
It’s odd — she said that Harris is fine with her but not Rice. Other never-Trumpers criticized her position.
re: #416 🌹UOJB!
Yes, masks do work.
Well that didn’t take long. GOP State Rep. Nino Vitale offers a snarky response to Gov. Mike DeWine testing positive for COVID-19. “I Thought Masks Worked?” pic.twitter.com/xZxw6uwBYU
— Tyler Buchanan (@Tylerjoelb) August 6, 2020
Trump on Biden: he’s so weak! hiding in his basement!
also Trump on Biden: he’s too powerful and will harm God!
This person keeps insisting that JonBenet is her daughter.
Your daughter is JonBenet Ramsey from 1996?
And, if you are indeed Patsy Ramsey, didn’t you yourself die in 2006? Pretty sure.
Either there’s Twitter in the afterlife or you’re lying sack of shit troll stealing the identities of dead people to push a political agenda. https://t.co/30syBTwNZT— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 6, 2020
Memo to self: always check washing instructions before blithely throwing various clothes into the washer/dryer. When it says dry clean — they are serious! And never buy that fabric again.
re: #445 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The see-sawing between abject gun-seizure fear and comeandtakeit defiance is practically bipolar.
re: #443 The Pie Overlord!
This person keeps insisting that JonBenet is her daughter.
Let’s see if Trump retweets her before she gets banhammered from Twitter for impersonation.
If Biden really has the ability to hurt god we should do what he says
— Thanks For Distancing Jerk (@Thx4SharingJerk) August 6, 2020
re: #343 John Hughes
I wonder how much corrupt dealing they’ve been involved with…
Their politics are even worse than the NRA’s: Gun Owners of America
re: #448 jaunte
Puny god pic.twitter.com/kHdyU58Hgp
— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) August 6, 2020
re: #448 jaunte
Maybe Biden is just trying to dethrone God.
A longtime LAPD SWAT sergeant has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the unit is controlled by a “SWAT Mafia” of veteran cops who encourage the use of deadly force and call members who attempt de-escalation “cowards” (via @LAcrimes): https://t.co/Zx8TIAcJZm
— Kevin Rector (@kevrector) July 29, 2020
Here’s the clip: pic.twitter.com/oiIdPcY2vl
— The Recount (@therecount) August 6, 2020
Dying political party thrashes wildly about
the chair of the republican party of texas is at war with the republican governor of texas. it’s just what the party needed https://t.co/KI9XpHgLue
— Christopher Hooks (@cd_hooks) August 6, 2020
Racist call-to-arms from Christians… .
Josh Bernstein Wants Whites to Get Armed IMMEDIATELY https://t.co/YAv9TcHAUM
— Utah Outcasts (@UtahOutcasts) August 6, 2020
Donald Trump leaves his rally, walks away, and boards Marine One to the music of the Village People’s “YMCA.”
I have not altered this video in any way. This really happened. pic.twitter.com/46Uf0Krirv— Oliver Willis (@owillis) August 6, 2020
re: #454 jaunte
Dying political party thrashes wildly about
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When Governor TCOT isn’t wingnutty enough.
re: #416 🌹UOJB!
Yes, I fully expected this asshole to shoot his mouth off about DeWine.
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I hope this karma kicks this ass in the CENSORED
His nose isn’t covered in that photo.
re: #456 jaunte
75-100 people is a rally. One person clearly masked. One PoC, and one person with a kippah. Both front and center in frame.
re: #449 Sherlock Hound
Their politics are even worse than the NRA’s: Gun Owners of America
They’re Hamas to the NRA’s Fatah: more extreme, less crooked. They only have 14 paid employees for example. NRA probably has that many dog groomers for the inner circle’s pampered canines.
re: #457 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Allen West will help kill off more Republican voters before the fall.
re: #454 jaunte
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In case you are wondering why Texas just got moved to “Toss up”
re: #461 jaunte
in this instance, I would be inclined to let him be except for the likely collateral damage that would ensue….
re: #456 jaunte
He does not appear to be dragging his leg there. I guess he took the right dose of meds today.
re: #460 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
They’re Hamas to the NRA’s Fatah: more extreme, less crooked. They only have 14 paid employees for example. NRA probably has that many dog groomers for the inner circle’s pampered canines.
I expect the NRA to continue downsizing in the next few days. Lawyers be expensive.
re: #465 I Would Prefer Not To
I expect the NRA to continue downsizing in the next few days. Lawyers be expensive.
Maybe they could sell Waynes Yacht to pay the legal fees?
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Were fleeing police, jumped the wrong fence
Teens arrested after hopping wall at Mar-a-Lago with loaded AK-47 in backpack https://t.co/qRXpaPzZrY pic.twitter.com/jgAnO1qRND
— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2020
re: #467 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Were fleeing police, jumped the wrong fence
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Exercising their 2nd Amendment, obviously.
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SCOOP: Facebok employees collected evidence showing preferential treatment of right wing figures. FB policy ppl removed misinfo strikes from Breitbart, PragerU, and Diamond & Silk, according to internal docs. And FB fired a key employee who gathered info: https://t.co/W7IAcgH1GQ
— Craig Silverman (@CraigSilverman) August 6, 2020
re: #431 Charles Johnson
Some enterprising journalist should ask Trump: if God is all-powerful, how can Joe Biden hurt God? Then watch his melon explode.
He’ll make him cry?
The Supreme Court invented qualified immunity. Now, a judge’s blistering opinion shows why it must go. Ruth Marcus, WaPo
Numerous justices across the ideological spectrum — Anthony M. Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor — have criticized the doctrine. But the court has appeared unwilling to do anything about it. As its term concluded, the court refused to hear any of the eight cases offering it the opportunity to reconsider the doctrine.
This cannot continue. As Reeves writes, “The status quo is extraordinary and unsustainable. Just as the Supreme Court swept away the mistaken doctrine of ‘separate but equal,’ so too should it eliminate the doctrine of qualified immunity.”
The judge couldn’t help Jamison. But maybe his message to his judicial bosses will help future Jamisons win the justice they deserve.
re: #456 jaunte
Donald Trump leaves his rally, walks away, and boards Marine One to the music of the Village People’s “YMCA.”
I cannot stop laughing. 😂😂😂
re: #460 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
They’re Hamas to the NRA’s Fatah: more extreme, less crooked. They only have 14 paid employees for example. NRA probably has that many dog groomers for the inner circle’s pampered canines.
That is an excellent way to look it them. I have to remember that Hamas vs Fatah comparison.
On Blackstone acquiring Ancestry:
Yeah there’s this too 😂 whatever’s gonna happen is gonna happen. People are crazy if they think America is turning into a dystopia. Like is our government wanted to fuck us all up- they could…TOMORROW. Idgaf anymore 🤷♀️
— Victoria (@victoriaXmager) August 6, 2020
Did you miss the genocidal epidemic going on?
re: #435 The Pie Overlord!
This tweet (again) demonstrates the shit-goblin’s perception that the presidency is a monarchy/dictatorship. Jesus fuck, does he really “think” a president can just overturn a constitutional amendment?
re: #475 Colère Tueur de Lapin
This tweet (again) demonstrates the shit-goblin’s perception that the presidency is a monarchy/dictatorship. Jesus fuck, does he really “think” a president can just overturn a constitutional amendment?
53 Republican Senators have made it clear Gawd’s Anointed King can do whatever his evil heart desires!
re: #469 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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So it’s Thursday which means it’s a great day to #DeleteFacebook
— 🅹🆄🆂🆃🅸🅽 (@jpip81) August 6, 2020
re: #476 🌹UOJB!
53 Republican Senators have made it clear Gawd’s Anointed King can do whatever his evil heart desires!
Funny how that anointment has some restrictions applied: That leader must be a Republican.
Somehow I don’t remember Republicans applying Romans 13:1-4 to Presidents Obama, Clinton, or Carter. For that matter, I can’t find “Republican” anywhere in the Bible.
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
re: #471 retired cynic
The Supreme Court invented qualified immunity. Now, a judge’s blistering opinion shows why it must go. Ruth Marcus, WaPo
If Mr. Jamison can find the funding, can he bring an appeal?
THEY ARE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT IT WHILE THEY EAT THEIR HOT FOOD TOGETHER. https://t.co/T13sZgYEYb
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) August 6, 2020
re: #478 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Funny how that anointment has some restrictions applied: That leader must be a Republican.
Somehow I don’t remember Republicans applying Romans 13:1-4 to Presidents Obama, Clinton, or Carter. For that matter, I can’t find “Republican” anywhere in the Bible.
Ah but we know the REAL Republican Bible is Atlas Shrugged! Where St. Ayn Rand says Selfishness Is The Greatest Virtue!
More help is on the way (soon, I’d bet)
(by Steve Breen) pic.twitter.com/BGBmqGNUp0— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 6, 2020
re: #483 Dread Pirate Ron
Bears reiterating the House passed their version of the next relief bill IN MAY.
<re: #440 dangerman
Yes, masks do work.
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Masks help you keep others from getting sick.
Today’s COVID-19 Press Briefing by the President* of the United States
I’m really Great. I’m the best president ever. Everyone says so. We’re doing really great. The numbers are very good, better than any other country. But some states are doing bad. Like Maryland, their governor, who’s been very mean to me, has killed all the nursing homes with the flu. Just terrible. Also, Joe Biden is sleepy, sleepy guy and very corrupt, also very anti-God, not like me, God loves me, He does, more than anyone. Yes the China flu, which Joe Biden let in the country, is bad, killing people, it is what it is. But economy will boom back SOON. Some states don’t want to economy or their schools which they should, they’re just trying to hurt me. But I have all the authority. EVERY STATE MUST OPEN FULLY. Virus doesn’t hurt kids. Also social media is against me and all conservatives, canceling my posts. Many people upset, Will fix immediately.
re: #484 Eclectic Cyborg
Bears reiterating the House passed their version of the next relief bill IN MAY.
Yes. That cartoon is too much both-siderism for me. Maybe if the Senate had passed a bill, you could make that argument. But with the Senate GOP unable to get their shit together? Fuck that noise.
Right-wingers are going to spend all day mad about the “witch hunt” against the NRA rather than the fact that their own leaders have been scamming them
— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) August 6, 2020
re: #488 bratwurst
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Fine, let them chase that rabbit around, maybe they’ll set more of their money on fire.
Nothing is more embarrassing than Nebraska’s stakeholders pretending to care about why youth are leaving.. then ignore racism, try to control women’s bodies, risk Nebraskan lives everyday we go without a mask mandate, and read Yertle the Turtle on the legislative floor
— temi. (@TemiOnayemi) August 5, 2020
re: #484 Eclectic Cyborg
Bears reiterating the House passed their version of the next relief bill IN MAY.
It was welfare then, just wasteful spending, unneeded. Now that the GOP says another relief bill is OK, that means another relief bill is needed. OK?
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re: #479 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
If Mr. Jamison can find the funding, can he bring an appeal?
He could but SCOTUS has refused to hear several qualified immunity cases this year. The only way to kill it is legislatively If we get the whole enchalada and even then, it would need to be after they finish killing the Filibuster and expanding the court to 13 (one for each circuit) or it won’t happen. QI is key to keep Them in their place via the police and Roberts will not allow it to go away any more than he’d rule for anything that makes voting easier.
re: #483 Dread Pirate Ron
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Someone should make that has the House handing the Senate a rope and the Senate going “They don’t need this.”
I’ll make a positive ID:
DONALD TRUMP
Do I get $10 million? pic.twitter.com/K8Ib61MkGs— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 6, 2020
Twitter has begun labeling the Kremlin’s propaganda outlets as “Russian state-affiliated media.” pic.twitter.com/5Sk9OlI3vz
— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) August 6, 2020
re: #495 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Greenwald will scream about RT being called Russia state media.
Trump probably will, too.
Bullshit. It has never happened and will never happened. The fear mongering venom you spew is only further indication of your lack of self-esteem and ignorance of the facts @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/IZ5ckBrGxj
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 6, 2020
re: #459 lawhawk
75-100 people is a rally. One person clearly masked. One PoC, and one person with a kippah. Both front and center in frame.
I saw at least 3, possibly 4 Black people.
Joe Biden is sleepy and he’s also the antichrist and the second coming of Che is quite the campaign message
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
The Biden campaign responds to Trump saying that @JoeBiden is “anti-God.”
From @AndrewBatesNC: “Joe Biden’s faith is at the core of who he is; he’s lived it with dignity his entire life, and it’s been a source of strength and comfort in times of extreme hardship.” pic.twitter.com/AXYLQGRkYk— Sarah Mucha (@sarahmucha) August 6, 2020
re: #475 Colère Tueur de Lapin
This tweet (again) demonstrates the shit-goblin’s perception that the presidency is a monarchy/dictatorship. Jesus fuck, does he really “think” a president can just overturn a constitutional amendment?
You know he wants to.
Three days left in the state legislative session. All that time will be spent on the anti-abortion bill and the property tax relief (for the wealthy and corporations) bill, to eat up the time on the other bills. (Calculating my property tax relief if it came through, it looks like I would save about $3.)
The GOP changed the rules of the nominally non-partisan Unicameral to give themselves an advantage whilst claiming to stand up for certain principles in voting for bills the governor opposes.
They have pushed all the final readings of the remaining bills that the Lieutenant Governor wants to schedule to the last day of the session. They also removed the long-standing rule that the Unicameral can meet up to five days after the official closure if the governor vetoes a bill, to consider an override.
In effect, they’ve created a pocket veto for the governor where that never existed before.
There are two bills the governor has indicated he would veto if they get to his desk: The bill which would prohibit discrimination against African-Americans based on hairstyles, and a bill which would allow municipalities or counties to enter into land bank agreements.
OPS teachers aren’t the only ones who are worried about schools reopening.
“They are not replaceable, they are humans with families, and in many cases, they are also an integral part of a student’s family away from home.” https://t.co/UwX6uEJRKD https://t.co/k2CSerdXPn— Omaha World-Herald (@OWHnews) August 6, 2020
That’s not the point. At this point, the slaughter is deliberate.
Paying attention to the important stuff during an epidemic.
“’The American Heart Association recommends that people not smoke or vape any substance, including cannabis products, because of the potential harm to the heart, lungs and blood vessels,’ said Dr. Rose Marie Robertson” https://t.co/dwRD2EqaiW
— Gov. Pete Ricketts (@GovRicketts) August 6, 2020
Epidemiologists across the state recommend all kinds of things you routinely ignore so save us the lecture on marijuana. https://t.co/gwBu3nErMy
— Senator Adam Morfeld (@Adam_Morfeld) August 6, 2020
re: #505 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
But if you have a mandate banning marijuana won’t everyone rebel and want it? I’m just following your logic regarding masks.
— Jessica (@SpartanJessica) August 6, 2020
re: #505 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Paying attention to the important stuff during an epidemic.
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re: #495 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So from now on, will fox news and oann get “GOP state-affiliated media”?
I couldn’t find a pic of the yacht Jerry Falwell, Jr. bought with the money Jesus told him to give to the poor.
But I did find this modest (in every sense) photo on his Instagram. Jerry appears to be as fond of yachts as he is of “pool boys” and “personal trainers.” pic.twitter.com/8eI4q2mMY8— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 5, 2020
“He’s losing. He knows it.”https://t.co/G3Ac8koKmH
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) August 6, 2020
Facebook has announced it is banning ads from the Committee to Defend the President, a pro-Trump super PAC https://t.co/Uww8xpDJCv
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 6, 2020
“Well, you were all TELT to stop gathering in crowded pubs and now we have lockdown in #Aberdeen” #janeygodleyvoiceover catch me on tour https://t.co/eT2ppleupZ pic.twitter.com/tHBPDBMWhg
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) August 5, 2020
To be fair, after you’ve killed 160,000 ppl through sheer stupidity the list of things you can accuse your opponent of that would be ‘worse’ is kinda limited. https://t.co/MEE3g2KPFX
— Hunter (@HunterDK) August 6, 2020
re: #513 Backwoods_Sleuth
Interesting historical note: Today is the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.
Fewer people died in that attack than the number of Americans who have died from Covid-19.
“I’m not here to help them. I’m here to help you.” French leader Emmanuel Macron offered words of comfort and a hug to a distraught woman in Beirut who complained of government corruption that many believe led to this week’s devastating explosion. https://t.co/EGDgAStemx
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2020
re: #513 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“Sure, 160k Americans have died on my watch in a short five months, it is what it is, but do you really want to elect someone who will kill God?”
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re: #254 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
WSJ asks stupid question: might the NRA just open itself in a different state?
Lots of would they, could they, should they.
That would trigger an immediate huge audit to make sure they don’t transfer any illegally gained assets out of the group under investigation.
re: #513 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Gonna call it a day. Have a good one Lizards and stay healthy.
Translation: “I’m losing to Biden.” https://t.co/bwkPSZRQY7
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) August 6, 2020
re: #521 Backwoods_Sleuth
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PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SACRIFICED HIS WHOLE LIFE FOR PRESIDENT ALL OF US WHY DONT YOU RESPECT??!?
egad
Trump denounces self-enriching drug middlemen and says he has no idea who they are. He adds, “They never say middlewomen, so they’re politically not correct.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2020
re: #521 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Are presidential announcements about drug prices supposed to be good or bad in this scenario? Since Trumpy issued some executive orders about drug prices a little bit ago or was supposed to.
re: #509 Backwoods_Sleuth
Aw shit!
I should have gotten into the Tax-Exempt Pulpit Pimpin’ Lifestyle!
Trump is just out here straight up delivering a rally speech pic.twitter.com/fgzUCKOm4m
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
re: #523 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Maybe they’re all 450lb women somewhere doing all this on drug prices.
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Trump on ventilators: “Everybody in our country has it.” #wut pic.twitter.com/9oB5VKmgBM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
your taxpayer dollars, hard at work pic.twitter.com/Zaf3irFgSW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
re: #521 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“Thigh-land” pic.twitter.com/tdl17cfhof
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2020
re: #530 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“The governor of this state, he hasn’t been very nice to me, has been very mean, he has the virus, the China virus, hope he gets well, I wish him the best, it is what it is.”
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re: #530 Backwoods_Sleuth
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WHY DOES AMERICAN WHIRLPOOL HAVE FOREIGN LANGUAGES?!??!?!
re: #525 🌹UOJB!
Aw shit!
I should have gotten into the Tax-Exempt Pulpit Pimpin’ Lifestyle!
There’s our problem, Joe, we’re too ethical to be preachers.
I’m off to bed. I’m way past the time I should have been there.
THE PLAN….
Is to let this thing burn thru the population until it burns out.
I’m afraid that’s the plan folks,
Yesterday we had moderate hail (< than a quarter-size)
We’ll see what happens today, since we’re scheduled for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight.
re: #535 Dave In Austin
THE PLAN….
Is to let this thing burn thru the population until it burns out.
I’m afraid that’s the plan folks,
And if that worked, we wouldn’t have needed vaccines for smallpox or poliomyelitis or measles.
We are all that dude on the ATV motorcycle, navigating through 2020
Wait for it til the end 🏍🤣pic.twitter.com/5sR465fbpU— 𝙶𝚎𝚖™💎🏳️🌈 💗💜💙 𝚀𝙳 𝟷𝟺𝟼 (@Lady_Star_Gem) August 6, 2020
my 2020 isn’t that bad, but I’m not an idiot.
re: #522 Sir John Barron
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SACRIFICED HIS WHOLE LIFE FOR PRESIDENT ALL OF US WHY DONT YOU RESPECT??!?
Seriously, we all need to be telling him, that America is a bunch of ingratesbad people that doesn’t deserve his holy presence. He should walk away from it and enjoy himself at Mar-a-Lago. Maybe he’ll quit as his early November surprise.
Extremely on the nose. https://t.co/kJjKXtNKSK
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 6, 2020
re: #535 Dave In Austin
THE PLAN….
Is to let this thing burn thru the population until it burns out.
I’m afraid that’s the plan folks,
Look how well that works for other diseases. Measles is… Chicken pox diss… Rubella no long… Pertussis s had left the build….
Nah, vaccine or bust.
re: #538 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
And if that worked, we wouldn’t have needed vaccines for smallpox or poliomyelitis or measles.
I didn’t say anything about it working…… I just said it’s their PLAN.
re: #547 Dave In Austin
I didn’t say anything about it working…… I just said it’s their PLAN.
Point. Silly me thinking there should be a metric.
One of my FB Republicans just posted that Fauci has been wrong about everything and is a dangerous lunatic.
Masks don’t do anything and tRump’s miracle drug is saving lives every time it’s used.
Imagine thinking that between those two people, Fauci is the lunatic.
SMDH
On a positive note, one of her relatives told her it was a shit post. :D
I’m afraid to jinx it by saying anything, but looking at the John Hopkins University data it seems like the COVID case count in the US peaked on July 16 (which lines up with a lot of idiots getting it on the Fourth of July weekend) and has been slowly dropping since then. Daily deaths most recent peak was July 29 which seems to line up with the case date reasonably but it’s too early to tell on that.
Regardless, “a little bit better than fucking awful” is still horrible and we are still a dumpster fire shit show.
The President says people have thanked him for water coming out of their sinks and showers pic.twitter.com/GjKYohNYWW
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) August 6, 2020
re: #551 The Pie Overlord!
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Have YOU thanked the Great POTUS for the privilege of having water coming out of your sinks and showers?
Nobody had running water before MAGA POTUS Made America Great Again
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re: #550 Jack Burton
I’m afraid to jinx it by saying anything, but looking at the John Hopkins University data it seems like the COVID case count in the US peaked on July 16 (which lines up with a lot of idiots getting it on the Fourth of July weekend) and has been slowly dropping since then. Daily deaths most recent peak was July 29 which seems to line up with the case date reasonably but it’s too early to tell on that.
Regardless, “a little bit better than fucking awful” is still horrible and we are still a dumpster fire shit show.
But schools are opening now and Labor Day coming up
re: #553 Backwoods_Sleuth
But schools are opening now and Labor Day coming up
Ah, but if we don’t test, then the number can’t go up, see?
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Commission on Presidential Debates rejects Trump campaign call for earlier debate
The Commission on Presidential Debates is rejecting the Trump campaign’s request to modify the presidential debate schedule so the first debate occurs before states begin early voting.
(He still hasn’t agreed to do any debates anyways)
re: #549 plansbandc
One of my FB Republicans just posted that Fauci has been wrong about everything and is a dangerous lunatic.
Masks don’t do anything and tRump’s miracle drug is saving lives every time it’s used.
Imagine thinking that between those two people, Fauci is the lunatic.
SMDH
On a positive note, one of her relatives told her it was a shit post. :D
America has always been at war with Dr. Fauci.
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re: #559 Sir John Barron
America has always been at war with Dr. Fauci.
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This hits on so many levels. And that’s really saying something.
re: #551 The Pie Overlord!
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He’s shiny again.
What kind of distance can you use those temp. guns at? What would the Secret Service do?
Bongino is represented by Stephen Biss.
— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) August 6, 2020
re: #553 Backwoods_Sleuth
But schools are opening now and Labor Day coming up
Right…there has been a “hold my beer” response to every peak thus far.
re: #563 Mike Lamb
Right…there has been a “hold my beer” response to every peak thus far.
oh, I forgot about county and 4-H fairs (or as we call them in Kentucky: school fairs ahead of the state fair) because “the kids worked soooo hard all year…”)
Idiot relatives repeating GOP talking points from Judicial Watch attacking the Clinton Foundation and Soros…and they defend Wayne La Pierre’s spending spree because he saved their guns…
re: #553 Backwoods_Sleuth
But schools are opening now and Labor Day coming up
I’m not anticipating beaches or public pools being open in CA, NY, and perhaps even some of the FreeDUMB places on Labor Day Weekend.
There will be a relative peak I’m sure, but I don’t think we will see as much of a peak from Labor Day as people are expecting. I could be wrong.
As for schools. I expect the ones that were opened to be open for about … 3-4 weeks tops. Meaning the ones open now, probably wont be by Labor Day. The ones that open after Labor Day might not be at all.
re: #565 🌹UOJB!
Idiot relatives repeating GOP talking points from Judicial Watch attacking the Clinton Foundation and Soros…and they defend Wayne La Pierre’s spending spree because he saved their guns…
Such original thinking going on amongst the RWNJ, very enviable.
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For the past 30 days we’ve had 50,000 new cases per day (except for two days). I don’t see how this has peaked yet. Plus some schools are opened and more are opening soon. Everytime it gets a little “better” people start taking chances.
FT
FP
re: #568 I Would Prefer Not To
For the past 30 days we’ve had 50,000 new cases per day (except for two days). I don’t see how this has peaked yet. Plus some schools are opened and more are opening soon. Everytime it gets a little “better” people start taking chances.
FT
FP
Like I said yesterday, people need to think of this as a marathon, not a sprint. I know it sucks and we’re all ready for this to be over but we’ve got to stick with it.
re: #566 Jack Burton
I’m not anticipating beaches or public pools being open in CA, NY, and perhaps even some of the FreeDUMB places on Labor Day Weekend.
There will be a relative peak I’m sure, but I don’t think we will see as much of a peak from Labor Day as people are expecting. I could be wrong.
As for schools. I expect the ones that were opened to be open for about … 3-4 weeks tops. Meaning the ones open now, probably wont be by Labor Day. The ones that open after Labor Day might not be at all.
You have a much higher degree of confidence than I do in the ability of some of our fellow Americans to do the right thing.
I really do hope you are right.
re: #456 jaunte
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re: #319 wrenchwench
Sponges are banned from publicly regulated food service work.
Ummm… I was talking about soap vs disinfectant, and about wiping down walls and the exteriors of packages.
(Sponges can be cleaned of dangerous pathogens with a microwave if you care — food-born pathogens are very rare in sponges, and you are coated from head to foot in microorganisms.)
Guess what I got today. About 40 minutes ago. Well, this answers my questions:
Mail-in ballot applications in Virginia tap into worries about fraud with faulty instructions
washingtonpost.com
“The Washington-based Center for Voter Information, a nonprofit geared toward increasing voter participation among underrepresented groups, mailed 2.25 million applications for absentee ballots to voters across the state, with a quarter of them containing a return envelope addressed to the wrong election office, the group said Thursday.
The computer error — which mixed up similarly named localities such as Fairfax County and the city of Fairfax — prompted a flurry of phone calls and emails to local election offices from voters convinced that they were the targets of a mail-in ballot fraud scheme.”
“Also, the return address on the outside envelope appears to be the site of a United Parcel Service store in the city of Richmond.”
And that’s also a yup.
re: #571 makeitstop
Note that he couldn’t get that right hand up high enough to actually wave…..
he’s still swinging that lower right leg like it’s barely attached to his knee.
re: #564 Backwoods_Sleuth
I know milestones are important. Prom. Graduation. Parties. Even raising a cow, horse or pig. But the problem with all this is that those could well be the last milestone some of these young people hit.
My kid was denied walking in the graduation ceremony with his class because he missed the math grade by one point. A standard they were doing away with that year. And no one got mad for him or got upset and raised hell with the school except for me. No one was fighting for his right to be with his class and have a graduation ceremony with his class. Instead, they made him go through summer school and he graduated with a class of kids from all the high schools in the county. I wasn’t happy, neither was he, but our milestones are different than most families are anyhow. I guess this is my long winded way of saying that kids will survive without these celebrations. Maybe I’m jaded and mean, but if your kid can’t handle not going to prom or having a big graduation celebration, then you have failed as a parent. Life is full of shit you can’t do or have to wait for. I know they’re kids, and I know I sound like I don’t care, but in the grand scheme of things, these milestones are not that important. What matters is what you do after all that, even if you are disappointed. Go ahead, throw produce at me now, lol.
re: #573 ckkatz
Guess what I got today. About 40 minutes ago. Well, this answers my questions:
Mail-in ballot applications in Virginia tap into worries about fraud with faulty instructions
washingtonpost.comAnd that’s also a yup.
Mail in ballots in VA?
President Trump says that the only right state that can allow mail in ballots is Florida, because Trump trusts the Trump-loving governor in that state.,
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re: #319 wrenchwench
Sponges are banned from publicly regulated food service work.
Huh, I didn’t know this.
re: #570 Backwoods_Sleuth
You have a much higher degree of confidence than I do in the ability of some of our fellow Americans to do the right thing.
I really do hope you are right.
It’s not confidence in Americans to do the right thing. It’s governors who learned their lesson the hard way a month ago. Even the “smarter” ones, and raging parents with pitchforks and torches as soon as some of their kids start dying. That will shake the Most Karenish Trump zombie back into reality really fast.
They can only keep schools open for so long before even the dumbest most feral Trumpanzee can see it can’t be continued. My estimate on that realization is 3 or 4 weeks. They will try their damnedest to avoid reality until there’s corpses of children on the news.
re: #575 A Mom Anon
I know milestones are important. Prom. Graduation. Parties. Even raising a cow, horse or pig. But the problem with all this is that those could well be the last milestone some of these young people hit.
My kid was denied walking in the graduation ceremony with his class because he missed the math grade by one point. A standard they were doing away with that year. And no one got mad for him or got upset and raised hell with the school except for me. No one was fighting for his right to be with his class and have a graduation ceremony with his class. Instead, they made him go through summer school and he graduated with a class of kids from all the high schools in the county. I wasn’t happy, neither was he, but our milestones are different than most families are anyhow. I guess this is my long winded way of saying that kids will survive without these celebrations. Maybe I’m jaded and mean, but if your kid can’t handle not going to prom or having a big graduation celebration, then you have failed as a parent. Life is full of shit you can’t do or have to wait for. I know they’re kids, and I know I sound like I don’t care, but in the grand scheme of things, these milestones are not that important. What matters is what you do after all that, even if you are disappointed. Go ahead, throw produce at me now, lol.
THIS. There will be plenty of opportunities to celebrate the shit out of things once we are through this pandemic.
re: #576 Sir John Barron
Up until recently, Va only permitted mail-in from a very specific and very short list of reasons. And dying horribly from the pandemic while exercising one’s franchise was not among them.
re: #578 Jack Burton
It’s not confidence in Americans to do the right thing. It’s governors who learned their lesson the hard way a month ago. Even the “smarter” ones, and raging parents with pitchforks and torches as soon as some of their kids start dying. That will shake the Most Karenish Trump zombie back into reality really fast.
They can only keep schools open for so long before even the dumbest most feral Trumpanzee can see it can’t be continued. My estimate on that realization is 3 or 4 weeks. They will try their damnedest to avoid reality until there’s corpses of children on the news.
well…there’s Kemp and DeSantis and Ricketts and a bunch of other governors who think trump is the second coming and they don’t care about the people in their states.
Kentucky is a mess right now, but at least we don’t have Bevin as governor anymore.
This is Murphy. He worked really hard to get that dirty and you’re just going to wash it off? Rude as h*ck tbh. 13/10 pic.twitter.com/6FW1burVWN
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) August 6, 2020
i made a list. of all the things i do. when you’re not home
1. wait for you to get back— Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) August 6, 2020
No. It’s my first day on the internet, Expert Guy. So glad you showed up, could have been a disaster. pic.twitter.com/dJlgHvRt8K
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 6, 2020
re: #578 Jack Burton
It’s not confidence in Americans to do the right thing. It’s governors who learned their lesson the hard way a month ago. Even the “smarter” ones, and raging parents with pitchforks and torches as soon as some of their kids start dying. That will shake the Most Karenish Trump zombie back into reality really fast.
They can only keep schools open for so long before even the dumbest most feral Trumpanzee can see it can’t be continued. My estimate on that realization is 3 or 4 weeks. They will try their damnedest to avoid reality until there’s corpses of children on the news.
Trumpanzee (I like)
re: #584 Backwoods_Sleuth
When I worked in tech support a couple of years ago, I realized that by and large most people don’t know how to use an address bar in a browser anymore because they just Google everything.
A customer once even told me I was “incompetent and outdated” because I insisted we couldn’t use Google for what he was trying to do (login to his router).
What can you say? Everyone thinks they’re an expert on the Internet.
re: #575 A Mom Anon
I know milestones are important. Prom. Graduation. Parties. Even raising a cow, horse or pig. But the problem with all this is that those could well be the last milestone some of these young people hit.
My kid was denied walking in the graduation ceremony with his class because he missed the math grade by one point. A standard they were doing away with that year. And no one got mad for him or got upset and raised hell with the school except for me. No one was fighting for his right to be with his class and have a graduation ceremony with his class. Instead, they made him go through summer school and he graduated with a class of kids from all the high schools in the county. I wasn’t happy, neither was he, but our milestones are different than most families are anyhow. I guess this is my long winded way of saying that kids will survive without these celebrations. Maybe I’m jaded and mean, but if your kid can’t handle not going to prom or having a big graduation celebration, then you have failed as a parent. Life is full of shit you can’t do or have to wait for. I know they’re kids, and I know I sound like I don’t care, but in the grand scheme of things, these milestones are not that important. What matters is what you do after all that, even if you are disappointed. Go ahead, throw produce at me now, lol.
I skipped both my high school and college graduation ceremonies. And survived nicely, thank you.
Unidentifiable, unaccountable federal officers have been unleashed on our streets.
At a certain point you have to ask, are we living in a democracy or in a police state?
🎥 Impactful new video from @Renew_Democracy: #DemCastpic.twitter.com/957fOM7bvb— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@DemWrite) August 6, 2020
Saddest thing about gullible, dangerous NRA supporters is the New York attorney general is looking out for THEM and suing the NRA for swindling THEM.
The NRA bilked its supporters for millions and the #2A people aren’t even mad about it!— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) August 6, 2020
“If Libs are for it, I’m agin it!”
“God…very beautiful…love God. Very pro Bible. Very pro-God. I like all the books and all the testaments. It’s all my favorite.” https://t.co/bISAkD3hDV
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) August 6, 2020
In today’s out of left field, what the actual fuck, weird ass news…
Retired professional wrestler Marty Jannetty may have admitted that he killed a guy when he was a teenager. Jannetty has had issues over the years, drugs and alcohol, possibly some other issues (I don’t remember off the top of my head and he’s one of those guys that the real and kayfabe got blurred).
Jannetty wrote in the now-deleted post that he was nearly molested by an older man who was selling him weed when he was 13 years old. “That was the very first time I made a man disappear,” he wrote. “They never found him…they shoulda looked in the Chattachoochie [sic].”
Who knows if it’s true, but it gives me a chance to post one of my favorite wrestling moments of all time:
Bobby Heenan with the great line “he tried to dive through the window to escape, what an act of cowardice!”
Gov. Beshear: 2020 Kentucky State Fair limited to participants only, no guests.
— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) August 6, 2020
re: #589 jaunte
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A lot of conservatives on twitter seem to be like “lol, this would have been interesting 6 years ago, we’re all at GOA now anyway”
re: #575 A Mom Anon
I hated high school graduation because my asshole 8th grade algebra teacher alleged I cheated on my SATs and Achievement Tests.
I was required to retake them with my every answer being monitored by 2 observers and I scored higher. Actually scored 770 (out of 800) on the American History Achievement Test which named me a National Merit Scholar.
But that was NOT mentioned at my graduation thanks to Asshole Teacher.
I skipped my college graduation and had them send my BA and MA degrees in the mail.
re: #592 Backwoods_Sleuth
What’s the point of a fair if there are no guests?
Next you’re going to tell me there’s no random fried foods available!
CNN anchor Brianna Keilar decides she’s had enough of Mercedes Schlapp’s lying about her husband:
In response to @mercedesschlapp’s @RealClearNews op-ed. Get your facts straight. And don’t mess with my family. pic.twitter.com/pMgIyfSEv0
— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) August 6, 2020
And Jon Ralston, a news commenter from Nevada, has had quite enough of Mercedes Schlapp’s lying about mail ballots.
“Nevada Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak signed into law a universal vote-by-mail system that would send a ballot to every address on Nevada’s voter rolls —requested or not — and whether the voter was still alive or not.”
Nope. Only active voters. Not all the ones on the rolls.
2/— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) August 6, 2020
re: #587 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
I couldn’t go to mine. I was homeless and couldn’t afford the cap and gown. I also had to work that day. So I went and picked up my diploma before the school shut down for the summer. I was bummed, but my life was too freaking busy, and not with fun stuff, that I didn’t have a lot of time to celebrate much. I worked really hard and got more credits than I needed, even if I wasn’t sporting high grades all the time. And I lived through it and did fine. Never been to a reunion either. Class of 1978. I have no clue where anyone I went to school with is now. Even my besties. My life went in a way different direction than theirs, that can happen when your family throws you away like trash, no matter what standards you rise to meet.
I would like to hope that people would be seeing how blessed they are to have food, a roof, TV/Internet, utilities, while having some safety and security. The ones that have it seem to be well populated by assholes. I still can’t get over people here being PROUD of going from GA to FL and back more than a few times since the pandemic hit. It seems like not a lot of people are really appreciative of much of anything. Trashing parks and lakes, yelling at people over simple mistakes or having to wait for anything at all, being mean as fuck and threatening or even actually hurting people over masks and simple steps to keep the community well. At what point do people begin checking their shit and back the fuck up?
re: #594 🌹UOJB!
Went to high school graduation, which was bittersweet - I enjoyed high school but was ready to move on. Skipped undergrad because I just had no desire to do it and didn’t really make many connections in undergrad. Did law school because I told my mom I would if I went to grad school (smaller school so it wasn’t too bad, we were supposed to have Rehnquist as our commencement speaker, but that’s when his health was failing).
I’ve honestly not really enjoyed any graduation I’d been to. But I get it for those who want the pomp and circumstance and the acknowledgement of their achievements. I don’t begrudge anyone being upset they missed out on that, it’s not their fault that the orange idiot fucked this pig.
re: #569 Eclectic Cyborg
Like I said yesterday, people need to think of this as a marathon, not a sprint. I know it sucks and we’re all ready for this to be over but we’ve got to stick with it.
to extend the metaphor
run your race and your strategy
dont let what anyone else is doing change your plans
The combination of Chinese assistance and American shelter was a winning formula for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program. History may not repeat, but it definitely rhymes. https://t.co/cIjkMsvpgG
— Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) August 6, 2020
re: #599 dangerman
to extend the metaphor
run your race and your strategy
dont let what anyone else is doing change your plans
This is it. I haven’t changed my day to day approach to things since early March.
re: #596 mmmirele
CNN anchor Brianna Keilar decides she’s had enough of Mercedes Schlapp’s lying about her husband:
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Not to be an asshole, but they have these liars on the regular news channels knowing that they’re liars. What the fuck do they expect?
re: #602 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Not to be an asshole, but they have these liars on the regular news channels knowing that they’re liars. What the fuck do they expect?
Better ratings?
Heh!
James Carville just said on @AriMelber ….
“I wouldn’t trust Barr as far as I could throw him and he’s so fat that wouldn’t be far.”
Then he said it was a cheap shot but it felt good.
😂😂😂— Vicki 🇺🇸 (@vickihls) August 6, 2020
re: #604 plansbandc
When you talk about throwing someone, do their feet have to leave the floor, or can it be a heave-ho stumble type situation?
Asking… for a friend…
NEW: Texas is reporting, 7,803 people died this year due to COVID-19, that is up 306 from yesterday and over two weeks we are up 3,282 deaths - an average of 234 reported deaths per day. That is more deaths from COVID than we had in all of March, April, May and June combined.
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) August 6, 2020
Back to school, kids.
re: #605 KGxvi
When you talk about throwing someone, do their feet have to leave the floor, or can it be a heave-ho stumble type situation?
Asking… for a friend…
Cliff walking is my personal favorite.
re: #602 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Not to be an asshole, but they have these liars on the regular news channels knowing that they’re liars. What the fuck do they expect?
she held Mercedes’ feet to the fire and made Mercedes look the lying fool she is.
re: #607 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Yes, this would be the easiest.
What ever happened to NRA’s Miss Congeniality anyway? pic.twitter.com/TkxnyBAIaP
— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2020
Yeah, where did Beet Lady go? Not that I’m even a little interested in seeing her come back…
I don’t really care where Dana Loesch is right now. Or ever, for that matter.
re: #608 Backwoods_Sleuth
she held Mercedes’ feet to the fire and made Mercedes look the lying fool she is.
I know. And then Schlap attacked her husband.
Kinda SOP for all of trumpville.
LOL
BREAKING: I have been DENIED my Constitutional right to bear arms. The @FBI has erroneously put me on the NICS Background Check System as a convicted felon.
“Are you James O’Keefe?”
“The FBI has you on some list…”#WeHaveRights pic.twitter.com/DBYHO50tNm— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) August 6, 2020
re: #615 Backwoods_Sleuth
We fight. We win. We get paid.
42 U.S.C. §1983 pic.twitter.com/gdkvfsuqVE— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) August 6, 2020
Best country for Trump to seek asylum.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 6, 2020
Other suggestions are Turkey, Somalia (my choice) and Brazil (where Glenn Greenwald would be forced to put him up as punishment for getting him elected in the first place.)
dana is busy apologizing for trump by making lame ancient references to Obama
I bet he can pronounce “corpsman”https://t.co/Z0ebe7fGgq https://t.co/4DnYE0KSYz
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 6, 2020
Was mounting corals in the tank and now I have superglue on my face so how’s your day going?
re: #610 makeitstop
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Yeah, where did Beet Lady go? Not that I’m even a little interested in seeing her come back…
I’m surprised that the lens didn’t crack from her sneer!
Congressman John Lewis risked it all to protect our right to make our voices heard at the ballot box. On this 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, let’s make sure we are ready to vote early and safely this year. Head to https://t.co/cBTTn9yuTH to get registered. #VRA55 pic.twitter.com/NklouDY0Du
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 6, 2020
“Thigh Land” sounds like the name of one of those D-level Gentlemans Clubs that you would find just on the other side of a county line.
re: #617 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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Other suggestions are Turkey, Somalia (my choice) and Brazil (where Glenn Greenwald would be forced to put him up as punishment for getting him elected in the first place.)
The Assange suite with feces wallpaper in an Ecuadorian embassy somewhere. No internet.
re: #625 Eclectic Cyborg
“Thigh Land” sounds like the name of one of those D-level Gentlemans Clubs that you would find just on the other side of a county line.
or just off the interstate in Tennessee…
re: #616 Backwoods_Sleuth
Didn’t he plead guilty to a federal misdemeanor when he tried to “get” Mary Landreiu? I’m not sure federal law recognizes a distinction between felony and misdemeanor when determining if you are a felon.
re: #629 KGxvi
Didn’t he plead guilty to a federal misdemeanor when he tried to “get” Mary Landreiu? I’m not sure federal law recognizes a distinction between felony and misdemeanor when determining if you are a felon.
Gee, I wonder why Trump didn’t pardon 0’Queef?
re: #629 KGxvi
Didn’t he plead guilty to a federal misdemeanor when he tried to “get” Mary Landreiu? I’m not sure federal law recognizes a distinction between felony and misdemeanor when determining if you are a felon.
that one was reduced from a felony to a misdemeaner
Also how much of a whiny loser do you have to be to call people supporting your political opponent over you “cancel culture”? https://t.co/qQT1ylR8XD
— Darth Kriss (@insanityreport) August 6, 2020
Now it’s just majority black cities, not just ones in swing states. https://t.co/otG0OujJm0
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 6, 2020
Kanye West is in cahoots with Trump to try to undermine Biden and he’s just admitted it.
Don’t forget Trump helped Kanye secure millions in COVID19 stimulus loans for his company—was he paid to do this?
Seems like it.
Please spread the word far and wide.#BeTheChange4USA🗽 https://t.co/UkQSKv3FdA— 🌿 𝐕𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖈 🌿 (@vegix) August 6, 2020
re: #634 Backwoods_Sleuth
Reporters need to inquire how Kanye West got out of $52 million in debt soon after he began flirting with Trump and partying with and buying property from Russian oligarchs. https://t.co/zl2udYxwUu https://t.co/iF4XfglLUo
— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 (@jennycohn1) August 6, 2020
re: #586 Eclectic Cyborg
When I worked in tech support a couple of years ago, I realized that by and large most people don’t know how to use an address bar in a browser anymore because they just Google everything.
A customer once even told me I was “incompetent and outdated” because I insisted we couldn’t use Google for what he was trying to do (login to his router).
What can you say? Everyone thinks they’re an expert on the Internet.
A willingness to admit what you don’t know can make all the difference.
My father knew nothing, but thought he did. He was a nightmare to support.
My mother admits she doesn’t know anything. Supporting her is a breeze.
the other day there was discussion about what movies we’ve seen more than five times, or something like that.
We’re watching Independence Day right now and we’ve seen it so many times we have ALL the dialogue memorized.
He conflates God with guns.
It is so offensive that there almost not enough words to explain how offensive it is. https://t.co/hGwFTJFN6r— Catholic Democrats (@CatholicDems) August 6, 2020
The choice in November is pretty clear. If you identify as pro-life, you should be voting for @JoeBiden.
— Catholic Democrats (@CatholicDems) August 6, 2020
Our analysis of data is that there are a plurality who identify as both pro-life and pro-choice. But likely it is different if you aren’t talking about abortion but are talking about, say, preventing a disease.
— Catholic Democrats (@CatholicDems) August 6, 2020
Meeting started at 5p - and they’re still in Pelosi’s office. https://t.co/PcFWVy4Vfr
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 6, 2020
Guess it is as good a time as any to repost this Canon Law Brief on The Right to a Good Name and Privacy in the Church. We think you’ll be seeing a lot of this in the next few months. https://t.co/2wJtFmWOYX
— Catholic Democrats (@CatholicDems) August 6, 2020
re: #628 Backwoods_Sleuth
or just off the interstate in Tennessee…
A printed sign taped to a door in a building in an anonymous industrial park. The club is not legal. There was a gay nightclub in Boston just like this, “The Safari Club”. Cabbies were confused when their fares would go to this nondescript industrial area at 1 AM. The club was closed shortly thereafter.
President Trump’s directive two years ago to scale back field drills means most rank-and-file soldiers from the U.S. and South Korea haven’t experienced combined maneuvers https://t.co/MCEOOWJCdm
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 6, 2020
Guys like Giuliani always think civil rights are terrorism. https://t.co/pHXSQ1aq4m
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 6, 2020
#VoteBlue #VoteBlueNoMatterWho #BlueWave2020 #Biden2020 Blueberry Pie pic.twitter.com/RNOF3sEmW1
— #VoteBlue Blueberry Pie (@Pie_Overlord) August 6, 2020
Why are Republicans so evil?
We need the right tools to grow our economy.
The $600/week in extra unemployment is only incentivizing people to stay on the sidelines. pic.twitter.com/QjRt2UmUF3— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) August 6, 2020
This was published 15 minutes before Letitia James’ press conference.
bwa. ha. ha.HA HA BWAAAHAHAHAAHAHAAA 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂 https://t.co/Dhc16Ru48a— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) August 6, 2020
re: #647 The Pie Overlord!
Senator Johnson should go meet with a few of the 1.2 million that filed for unemployment this week.
this thread…yowser!
Before I post the rest - and there’s a lot here to unpack - here’s a writeup by @willsommer of the drama leading into this.https://t.co/KBgaC0ulO1
Also, I’ll publish the full presser in HD, but for posterity, here’s the livestream: https://t.co/vGvCyNt6wN— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 6, 2020
re: #645 The Pie Overlord!
I would eat that entire pie.
re: #620 goddamnedfrank
Was mounting corals in the tank and now I have superglue on my face so how’s your day going?
Don’t want to get all pissy about bestiality or anything, but I think people should stick to their own phylum.
re: #647 The Pie Overlord!
Why are Republicans so evil?
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Because evil people get to pick a party, too.
re: #653 Decatur Deb
Because evil people get to pick a party, too.
More pointedly, to succeed with large-scale evil in a democracy requires a party centered on being evil.
Republicans are now just such a party, second perhaps only to the Nazis in terms of loving evil for its own sake.
Key line in Pelosi and Schumer’s letter to DeJoy, the GOP megadonor-turned-Postmaster General: “you confirmed that, contrary to certain prior denials and statements minimizing these changes, the Postal Service recently instituted operational changes”https://t.co/yB4l0cOcqB
— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) August 6, 2020
re: #654 EPR-radar
More pointedly, to succeed with large-scale evil in a democracy requires a party centered on being evil.
Republicans are now just such a party, second perhaps only to the Nazis in terms of loving evil for its own sake.
They don’t even know they’re The Baddies.
Note to Ron Johnson, et al:
Call me crazy, but I suspect that millions losing their homes and small businesses while like 5 guys get richer than any human has ever been isn’t really going to bend our dystopian curve.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 7, 2020
Charles, could we have a new thread please? It’s taken me about 20 minutes to get to the point where I can post this because the page keeps crashing.
i kno you dont want kids to miss a year of school cause they’ll fall behind but we never missed a year and my classmates still grew up to fall for pyramid schemes
— Dani Fernandez (@msdanifernandez) August 5, 2020
Also see Q.
re: #657 jaunte
Note to Ron Johnson, et al:
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Let’s not forget that Ron Johnson is owned by the Russians and, like Trump, anything he says is likely directed by his master in Moscow. Of course, that may just mean that Putin has ordered him to regurgitate Trump policies.
Cool, he wants to keep Americans safe! pic.twitter.com/YzgleK1a83
— Elizabeth Hargrove (@50unique) August 6, 2020
Trump, international English speaker.
These fucking people, seriously. https://t.co/Q9vJDUa5Vt— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 7, 2020
The attack on the postal service will absolutely be a major theme of ads in swing races in small town and rural districts. Huge issue, massive mistake by Republicans. https://t.co/U7LRqZiTbP
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) August 7, 2020
re: #662 Dread Pirate Ron
“Thighland” is how ignorant English speakers will often pronounce Thailand the first time. Anyone of normal intelligence will quickly correct this error when noticed.
Since D’Souza and everyone he deals with are all idiots, and willfully so, his point of view is thus perfectly explained.
D’Souza is so far up Trump’s nethers he’s reached Thighland.
Washed down with an iced Frorida covfefe. https://t.co/1Xuu71m4eT
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 7, 2020
re: #665 jaunte
D’Souza is so far up Trump’s nethers he’s reached Thighland.
Thighland is the obstacle D’Souza had to clear to get up Trump’s ass. Acres and acres of thighland. Revolting.
REVEALED!
The real truth about the masks.
(This might be faked, though, I’m not sure.) pic.twitter.com/xno19A4bee— Strictly BLM (@christoq) August 6, 2020
re: #668 lawhawk
He found Yo Semite.
My cousin, everyone. #KippahTheFaith
#Repost @drazowsky
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Yo, Semite! #Yosemite #864511320 #45DumbestHumanOnEarth #VoteBlue
Cash-Strapped NRA Forced To Shoot Dozens Of Redundant Employees https://t.co/fRGgX8VXcl pic.twitter.com/LuK4jhTvTo
— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 7, 2020
A NATIONAL EMERGENCY!!! Right up there with COVID-19 and 9/11! https://t.co/9v5xANPDnm pic.twitter.com/alKb15dyps
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 7, 2020
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FT and FP
I like this take:
I see Kris Kobach has been defeated by his arch-nemesis, people registered to vote in the state where they live
— 💭 (@samthielman) August 5, 2020
re: #625 Eclectic Cyborg
“Thigh Land” sounds like the name of one of those D-level Gentlemans Clubs that you would find just on the other side of a county line.
To be fair, if that place were in San Francisco in the 90s i probably would have been a semi-regular
Has anyone seen Charles today? Should we be worried?
re: #677 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
He tweeted 20 minutes ago..so he is alive if tweeting counts as a wellness check
Congratulations @NiaDaCosta on breaking down barriers in the Marvel Universe! I cannot wait to see where you take Captain Marvel 2.https://t.co/80RZgSAArR
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 6, 2020
Very good news. https://t.co/cSKf92zQbn
— David French (@DavidAFrench) August 7, 2020
re: #680 Belafon
I don’t tend to be one of those who thinks that the Director is the be all end all in cinema, but this is a good thing. Now she “just” needs to be given a decent script and given enough rope. The latter is really the rare part these days.
re: #681 Belafon
Yeah, he didn’t want to meet trump. 😂
re: #681 Belafon
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He won’t admit that he didn’t want to meet Trump because he knows Trump will lose Ohio!
I Got It!
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The advantage being that there are very few people named Tucker so innocent people don’t get hurt. The upside is that everybody knows the one Tucker and he’s Karen in a bow tie and an expensive haircut.
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