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People keep tagging a random person instead of the incoming British prime minister and she’s rolling with it lol pic.twitter.com/3VpKzV5Qel
— Thor Benson (@thor_benson) September 5, 2022
A federal judge’s extraordinary decision on Monday to interject in the criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s hoarding of sensitive government documents at his Florida residence showed unusual solicitude to him,” the New York Times reports.
“This was ‘an unprecedented intervention by a federal district judge into the middle of an ongoing federal criminal and national security investigation,” said Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at University of Texas.”
So it was you inside the bottle ie The Light of Eärendil. pic.twitter.com/9HzHNhF2Sq
— Oh. My. Glob. (@efuseakay) September 6, 2022
The cube rule of identifying dishes based on starch location:
From last thread:
re: #85 SerialUpDinger
Originally by the Carter Family in the 1920’s, but popularized by Flatt and Scruggs.
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Hecklers have rights under Biden.
— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) September 5, 2022
re: #4 ckkatz
The cube rule of identifying dishes based on starch location:
1. khachapuri
2. khachapuri
3. taco
4. burrito
5. burrito rotated 90’ within the y axis, but also khachapuri
6. khachapuri
You showed American democracy condescension and dismissive arrogance on January 6th, Josh.
Then you ran like a little bitch from the mob you helped incite.#ExpelJoshHawley #HawlinAss pic.twitter.com/21QwaxAIvv— Hal Perry 🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@halperry) September 5, 2022
Baby fingerstyle.
When you’ve just arrived and you’re fed up with so much nonsense pic.twitter.com/IyDy6LSici
— Fun Viral Vids 😊 (@Fun_Viral_Vids) September 4, 2022
re: #8 The GOP is a racist terrorist organization
What a putz!
Can’t even put out a boilerplate Labor Day tweet without tossing in a cheapjack (and grossly wrong) jab at the Admin?
Fuck this mook…..
I don’t believe that there will be blood in the street if the grifting scrote is indicted and prosecuted. But if the price of a nation of laws is blood in the street then let it bleed. There’s no other choice for a republic. None.
— David Simon (@AoDespair) August 29, 2022
I can’t be first. The woman trying to storm the Capitol was first. And that moron shooting at an FBI office was second. I imagine the third will be whichever insurrectionist next believes he/she needs to overthrow a republic that attempts to apply its laws to a grifting autocrat. https://t.co/NZq4lw1iM2
— David Simon (@AoDespair) August 30, 2022
I believe the first was Limbaugh. Hammering the propaganda on the radio waves. Took a lot longer than the lightspeed of WW1 to WW2 but arc is the same.
Ok. Here we are.
Trump isn’t hinting anymore about violence as an extension of politics. But I also think it is important to note that while this radicalizes some (who can be dangerous), it also repels many who no longer can pretend that there is a “good” and “bad” Trump. 1/ https://t.co/9if2YrECuU— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) August 29, 2022
But terror and violent movements grow by the aura of a “win” and a capability to continue that myth. They also weaken when they can no longer convince new recruits or elites that there is anything but violence (in other words, they cannot moderate their stance). 3/
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) August 29, 2022
I hear you! You want him in jail. You want this over. I am no Pollyanna; it isn’t good in any sense. But it isn’t all bad. And we risk thinking all is futile if we don’t take an account of progress as well. @theatlantic 5/https://t.co/LUP7Hc5IIc
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) August 29, 2022
I watched Episode 2. I have just one tiny nit to pick. The dwarves prosthetic noses, while not as obviously fake & clownish as they were in The Hobbit, still looked like grotesque caricatures of, um, a certain ethnic group.
It was probably not intentional but is not cool.
I really like the girl hobbit.
— Connie1960 (@Connie19601) September 5, 2022
THREAD
I kept an open mind. I really did. But reading Judge Cannon’s ruling left my jaw on the floor in its absurdity. Unless the federalist society wants to argue that this precedent would only apply to trump, this ruling would demolish future white collar criminal investigations…
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 5, 2022
re: #16 The Pie Overlord!
well sure, isn’t that a wonderful byproduct as far as GOP donors are concerned, they steal money, give it to the GOP to stick in more judges that will find that their crime is legal…..
Why was it taking so long to sentence him? He had been under house arrest since 2018.🤷
— Leanne🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@Laighe) September 6, 2022
I’m assuming that the DOJ is going to appeal the special master first thing Tuesday morning.
We are so fucked. Our only TV reception is what is broadcast.
No NetFlix, no Apple TV, no blah blah blah.
What does it cost us?
Nothing, not a single penny.
re: #20 austin_blue
We are so fucked. Our only TV reception is what is broadcast.
No NetFlix, no Apple TV, no blah blah blah.
What does it cost us?
Nothing, not a single penny.
That’s why I maintain a vast library on physical media in case my Anymouse-lite two strings and a tin can rural internet access goes down.
I saw this so you do too
Time for a Labor Day cookout pic.twitter.com/YiyX0fADzW
— Kyle and 8,732 others (@KyleNumber) September 6, 2022
re: #21 A Three Hour Tour
That’s why I maintain a vast library on physical media in case my Anymouse-lite two strings and a tin can rural internet access goes down.
I have a vast library too, and I live in a heavily urban area. I prefer to have control over some things, just in case they suddenly evaporate from online.
Night all, sweet scaly dreams.
Oops.
Dreams tonight and for the future will be directed by Neil Gaiman and the Sandman.
It’s not sweet scaly dreams .
It’s the hellscape of the world we live in.
I just went for a short 4 mile bike ride. It was hot, like riding toward a giant blowdryer at 20 MPH, and still 97F when I got back.
re: #25 Captain Ron
I just went for a short 4 mile bike ride. It was hot, like riding toward a giant blowdryer at 20 MPH, and still 97F when I got back.
You’ve read my posts about Texas heat!
It is supposed to cool off here after dark, and taking it’s sweet time tonight.
re: #27 Captain Ron
It is supposed to cool off here after dark, and taking it’s sweet time tonight.
I hate those nights when the heat lingers well after dark.
re: #27 Captain Ron
It is supposed to cool off here after dark, and taking it’s sweet time tonight.
Here too. But I’m feeling just s whiff of cooler air, it may get to you too.
5/6, all green. Thought I could get it in 2, but nope.
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An appeal has some risks. It could slow things down more and could result in an even worse ruling.
In DOJ’s shoes, I would be tempted not to appeal and just quickly go through the Special Master process.
That would be best for the case but would set a bad precedent for DOJ.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 5, 2022
re: #31 Belafon
I’m not sure it would. First, district court decisions aren’t precedent. More importantly, everyone understands that this is just Trump getting special treatment from one of his hack judges that anyone else would get laughed out of court even requesting.
— Slava Ukrayini! (@aagcobb1) September 6, 2022
It’s still yesterday on the west coast, and I fourdled the wordle pile.
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Couple more hours until the not-yet-today’s puzzle is available. I’ll probably get to it in the PM.
SERIOUSLY PEOPLE pic.twitter.com/fsn0MrLbqq
— Lisa #EastCoastOrBust Rowe (@txvoodoo) September 6, 2022
(I’m not actually mad I don’t give a shit it’s fantasy grow up)
— Thomas Lecaque (@tlecaque) September 6, 2022
BTW…Totally off-topic but Hillary’s middle name is Diane and Bill’s middle name is Jefferson.🤔
— Ebony Edwards-Ellis (@Eedwardsellis) September 6, 2022
Leo: Neil, Can’t you let me read in peace and quiet? pic.twitter.com/wo88Eg1eAJ
— Walt Talley (@WaltTalley) August 26, 2022
re: #16 The Pie Overlord!
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My broken record: The Federalist Society is an enemy of our democracy; their members fomented the insurrection; their appointees to SCOTUS gave us Citizens United and the evisceration of VRA and the repeal of Roe. They are the KKK in legal garb and evil.
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My usual midnight pastime: 5/6
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re: #40 darthstar
These are the best pineapples. Holy shit.
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Visiting a friend on Kauai. They have 4 kinds of avocados in their yard, lilikoi, breadfruit, guavas, grapefruit, limes, papayas, mangoes…more stuff I can’t remember. White pineapples came from Kilauea (about 3 miles up the road)…super sweet…not the kind of stuff you would put on a pizza.
re: #41 darthstar
Visiting a friend on Kauai. They have 4 kinds of avocados in their yard, lilikoi, breadfruit, guavas, grapefruit, limes, papayas, mangoes…more stuff I can’t remember. White pineapples came from Kilauea (about 3 miles up the road)…super sweet…not the kind of stuff you would put on a pizza.
Last time I partied down south with some frenz one guy was a farmer. He brought two kinds of hot sauce and white pineapple. We ate some cold and fresh, I put some on the BBQ just to get some lines. But the best?
I soaked some chunks in Casa Dragones overnight. That was living.
Tomorrow’s forecast is now 111F up a degree from what it said yesterday. Still 88 out. I don’t know how Central California let alone the Midwest deal with night time heat. I want to open some windows.
Her toybox pic.twitter.com/Ac4u8Owlci
— ⓘ QDark f*ckery detected (@adelpreore) September 6, 2022
Uncut Image of raw MAGATry:
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re: #45 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
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Disasters so extreme that communities have not experienced anything like them before show the shortcomings of current preparedness plans https://t.co/sGY1BuAB8t
— Scientific American (@sciam) September 5, 2022
re: #11 Belafon
I don’t believe that there will be blood in the street if the grifting scrote is indicted and prosecuted. But if the price of a nation of laws is blood in the street then let it bleed. There’s no other choice for a republic. None.
They are always going on about watering the Tree of Liberty with the Blood of Patriots
Was so close to using Guess 3 for Guess 2 - but just couldn’t pull the trigger. But a birdie is still A-OK! Monsoonal rains here yesterday totaling 4.85 inches. Basically an entire month’s worth - and we are on pace for more than 60 inches for the year. Heading back to the salt mine today - but the nice thing about a Monday holiday is a short work week! Cheers everyone!
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The FFVC-aligned DWAC has crashed 20 percent in pre-market trading. That would put the stock down 80 percent since March.
So the purpose of the Digital World Acquisition Corporation is to digitally acquire the world?
My first miss in quite some time.
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re: #55 Dangerman
For us t’s usually left to democrats to clean up the messes left by conservatives, but in the UK they keep on making the mistake of giving the job to yet another incompetent conservative.
That is not a mistake: when Tories are in a bind, they dump leadership on a clueless female (Theresa May, Liv Truss, etc,) so that they can later replace them with one of their own Eton/Oxbridge school chums
I believe this is called premature ejokeulation. https://t.co/itRHoQuZTB
— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) September 6, 2022
American jurisprudence in a nutshell.
Tell it like it is on Twitter pic.twitter.com/N28KeJQmSd
— HatMaster (@Popehat) September 5, 2022
The Best Justice That Money Can Buy!!!
The consensus that I’ve seen from most lawyers on Twitter is:
1) Judge Cannon’s ruling is a legal abomination;
2) The scope of the special master’s powers, as administered by the judge, will determine just how “in the tank” she is, as opposed to just an undue diligence in covering the bases;
3) In the end, it’s unlikely that the special master will materially affect the DOJ’s investigation or decision to indict;
4) The real damage here is in the fact that Judge Cannon very clearly had a predetermined result in mind, and outright ignored large swaths of law (including SCOTUS precedent; see, e.g., Nixon v. GSA and US v. Nixon) to get there, eroding the people’s faith in the judiciary to adhere to the rule of law.
Is it also not a delaying tactic? I’ve heard that 45py wants to wait until after midterms to declare candidacy, which, I believe, will alter his legal standing when it comes to the investigation
re: #62 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Is it also not a delaying tactic: Trump wants to wait until after midterms to declare candidacy, which, I believe, will alter his legal standing when it comes to the investigation
The lawyers I’ve seen have all said no. The general gist is that, regardless of whether he declares or not, he’s fucked; the charges will issue regardless of this action. There seems to be an even split on whether DOJ should even appeal this or not; the special master process is extremely unlikely to do any damage to their case, and “just get it over with” would avoid the delay that would come from appealing this, potentially all the way up to SCOTUS, and the potential risk that might come from them doing something brain-dead stupid. We all know, from this summer’s disastrous Fed Soc display of power, how the current SCOTUS is all about doing brain-dead stupid things.
re: #63 Dopamine Fish
We all know, from this summer’s disastrous Fed Soc display of power, how the current SCOTUS is all about doing brain-dead stupid things.
And we all understand the tacit agreement between his nominees and him about what they will be expected to do when push comes to shove.
Boris Johnson is GONE. He is no longer prime minister and has now left Balmoral following his resignation pic.twitter.com/tpBVZGcmrV
— The National (@ScotNational) September 6, 2022
re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth
First thing I thought of also. “The bus stop is over there.”
— Trevor Edwards 🇺🇦 🏴 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Hedgehog1963) September 6, 2022
re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth
Boris Johnson is GONE. He is no longer prime minister and has now left Balmoral following his
resignationtemporary leave of absence
Swedish Nazis ( the ones we were dissing way back in 2006 ) might impact their election.
Sweden’s right hopes to wrest power from the ruling Social Democrats in Sunday’s general election, relying for the first time on far-right support in what is expected to be a tight race.
The anti-immigration and nationalist Sweden Democrats have long been treated as pariahs on the Scandinavian country’s political scene.
But opinion polls suggest they will surge to become the second-biggest party in parliament — and one whose backing is essential if the right wants to form a government.
My ex told me about her company in Scotland that was closing down and conducting mass firings. Basically, people were summoned in, given their pink slip and severance check and sent to a waiting taxi outside.
re: #69 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
My ex told me about her company in Scotland that was closing down and conducting mass firings. Basically, people were summoned in, given their pink slip and severance check and sent to a waiting taxi outside.
Winter is coming.
The same ex, who saw which way the chilly winds were blowing, applied for a job in Germany. She called in sick to take the plane to Frankfurt to interview.
Turns out that another expat from NYC whom I later became friends with interviewed her and even advised her not to take the job (with Goldman-Sachs); it was impossible hours, no recognition and when you are used up, you get dumped.
Alas, she bumped into her boss at the airport on the flight back and had no choice but to take the job, get worked until she got ill and dumped.
re: #64 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
And we all understand the tacit agreement between his nominees and him about what they will be expected to do when push comes to shove.
They didn’t save him when it came to his election challenges. I expect there to be some bridges that are too far even for this radical SCOTUS to cross.
re: #72 Dopamine Fish
They didn’t save him when it came to his election challenges. I expect there to be some bridges that are too far even for this radical SCOTUS to cross.
they had to do that to prove their “creds” but they will not let him go to jail if they at all can
Many major retailers slashed their financial outlooks for the year after seeing shoppers pull back on many discretionary items in the latest quarter. But among the notable exceptions: beauty.Target, Kohl’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom all highlighted strong sales of beauty items in their fiscal second-quarter earnings reports issued over the past few weeks. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, said that it’s seeing increased momentum in its beauty business, citing strong sales in cosmetics as well as skin and hair businesses. Meanwhile, Ulta Beauty, the largest beauty retailer in the country, said overall sales spiked nearly 17% in its most recent quarter, compared to the same period last year.
Americans, once stuck behind Zoom screens in the thick of the pandemic, are out and about and wanting to look their best. Co-workers — some of whom are meeting each other for the first time — are trying to make an impression. Meanwhile, people are going out on dates and getting together for summer parties and barbeques after months of pandemic-induced leisurewear and Netflix binges at home.
re: #14 The Pie Overlord!
I watched Episode 2. I have just one tiny nit to pick. The dwarves prosthetic noses, while not as obviously fake & clownish as they were in The Hobbit, still looked like grotesque caricatures of, um, a certain ethnic group.
It was probably not intentional but is not cool.
I really like the girl hobbit.
What? Jews with thick Scottish accents? Come on! The only person crass enough to do the offensive alien stereotype is George Lucas. His crafty weaseling traders all tend to sound like the aardvark in that cartoon series with the ant. It does make me wonder what happens when Durin gets on the voice activated elevator and tries to go to floor eleven :-)
Another GOP leader lies on record https://t.co/i5IdaSiAfo
— Tarkloon - I will be there November 8th, will you? (@Tarkloon) September 6, 2022
re: #78 jeffreyw
Didn’t you post this picture a few days ago? I need my food pr0n subscription fee refund.
re: #79 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Didn’t you post this picture a few days ago? I need my food pr0n subscription fee refund.
nothing beats sloppy seconds
GOP - we had it so great under Trump and things suck under Biden.
That’s some serious inversion of reality, and facts/reality do not match up.
Explain the dead people…. the hundreds of thousands of dead Americans and the wrecked economy from Trump’s disastrous covid response.
Explain the armed insurrection to end democracy and your own intent to seek a pardon from seditionist Trump.— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) September 6, 2022
What was better under Trump? Not the stock market. Not the unemployment rate. Not the economic growth. Trump ended up with a net loss on jobs. Biden’s growing more jobs than any president in recent history.
Biden passed infrastructure, climate change, and a host of key legislative initiatives.
Trump passed a massive tax cut for billionaires that added trillions in debt and not much else. Rich got richer under Trump. Biden’s programs are helping all Americans, reducing poverty, and helping people get services they need.
re: #81 lawhawk
GOP - we had it so great under Trump and things suck under Biden.
That’s some serious inversion of reality, and facts/reality do not match up.
The Reagan era is seen by the GOP through rose-colored glasses, the 45 administration through a VR headset.
I know too many words. 😢
Wordle 444 X/6
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Watch the video, unreal.
Body and dash cam footage has been released by Oklahoma City Police showing a suspect leading officers on a wild car chase along the interstate after allegedly killing a cop.
Benjamin Plank is accused of shooting two Oklahoma County deputies and killing one of them while they served him with an eviction notice at his home.
Plank managed to get away from the scene resulting in a high-speed car chase with him driving a grey truck whilst towing a speed boat.
re: #83 The Pie Overlord!
I know too many words. 😢
Wordle 444 X/6
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I guess I don’t know enough words.
Wordle 444 3/6*
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As a Tolkien purist, I don’t know why we don’t respect the authors vision and depict female dwarves with their canonical beards.
— Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone (@Mottel) September 6, 2022
re: #76 steve_davis
What? Jews with thick Scottish accents? Come on! The only person crass enough to do the offensive alien stereotype is George Lucas. His crafty weaseling traders all tend to sound like the aardvark in that cartoon series with the ant. It does make me wonder what happens when Durin gets on the voice activated elevator and tries to go to floor eleven :-)
John byner imitating Jackie mason
re: #79 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Didn’t you post this picture a few days ago? I need my food pr0n subscription fee refund.
Sorry, I got my chili cycle confused. Here, have some chili cheese fries:
re: #86 The Pie Overlord!
As a Tolkien purist, I don’t know why we don’t respect the authors vision and depict female dwarves with their canonical beards.
not enough updings!
I’ll take it
Wordle 444 4/6
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re: #76 steve_davis
What? Jews with thick Scottish accents? Come on! The only person crass enough to do the offensive alien stereotype is George Lucas. His crafty weaseling traders all tend to sound like the aardvark in that cartoon series with the ant. It does make me wonder what happens when Durin gets on the voice activated elevator and tries to go to floor eleven :-)
Yeah, Lucas got rightfully piked for all the thinly-veiled stereotypes in the prequel trilogy.
re: #75 Eventual Carrion
Par 4/6 today
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“Russia is buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea, according to newly declassified American intelligence,”https://t.co/7TN9P5Yf3n pic.twitter.com/FNvt6T7SJD
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) September 6, 2022
Cultural conventions: rural yokels speak in a southern drawl, hustlers sound like NY/NJ/Philly, stoners speak Californian and haughty aristocrats with a Boston or British accent.
re: #96 Belafon
So North Koreans had to eat grass and lead impoverished lives but their government has weapons to sell to Russia? Maddening.
re: #96 Belafon
Huge, if true.
That means that Russia is in huge trouble, and puts North Korea in trouble too. They certainly can’t have the ammo to spare for their own needs, and it’s not likely to be high tech ordinance. They can’t get enough raw ammo for artillery and the like, and their own economy is crippled to deal with Ukraine’s tech advantages (and NATO assistance).
This war is getting worse for Russia by the day. It’s exposing every weakness in Russian military gear, tactics, logistics, and strategy. Throwing more ammo at the problem isn’t going to improve their position either - it’s going to cause more civilian casualties, which the Russians don’t give a crap about.
re: #98 Patricia Kayden
So North Koreans had to eat grass and lead impoverished lives but their government has weapons to sell to Russia? Maddening.
Assume that the Russians are paying with cabbages, oils and grain
re: #99 lawhawk
It probably also means the Chinese have firmly told the Russians to pound sand.
re: #101 Eclectic Cyborg
Unless China is supplying N Korea…
Good morning to all my Tweeps and Lizard friends from https://t.co/VnfIrX8Fhd. pic.twitter.com/wJ9zROs79Q
— Michele: 🏳️⚧️ Out of the closet. Into the fire (@michele_out) September 6, 2022
re: #102 GlutenFreeJesus
Unless China is supplying N Korea…
which would make a great deal of diplomatic sense
re: #102 GlutenFreeJesus
Unless China is supplying N Korea…
If we know that Russia is buying from North Korea, we would probably know where those are coming from.
China is looking at Ukraine and trying to learn lessons for their relationship with Taiwan. And one of the obvious lessons is that you’d better have a good stockpile.
re: #105 Eclectic Cyborg
Such large convoys between China and NK would probably be seen by the intelligence community, one way or another.
re: #107 Greup
Such large convoys between China and NK would probably be seen by the intelligence community, one way or another.
It also assumes that there’s a supply chain that can sustain those kinds of shipments.
You’ve got to have rail or ships that can get the gear to where it’s needed. North Korea is limited on both fronts, and Russia’s logistics is crap (to be charitable).
IIRC, aren’t there, or were, railroad gage differences between NK and China, and possibly between NK and Russia?
Temps got down to a comfortable 69F overnight - good sleeping weather.
Alas, now we start another heating trend that lasts until Saturday.
September is the hottest month for San Diego County and this year is definitely demonstrating that.
re: #108 lawhawk
It also assumes that there’s a supply chain that can sustain those kinds of shipments.
You’ve got to have rail or ships that can get the gear to where it’s needed. North Korea is limited on both fronts, and Russia’s logistics is crap (to be charitable).
HIMARS fodder.
re: #109 HypnoToad
IIRC, aren’t there, or were, railroad gage differences between NK and China, and possibly between NK and Russia?
China the Koreas do 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), while Russia does 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), and Finland and Estonia do 1,524 mm (5 ft).
Sauce: Wikipedia on Track Gauge
re: #112 Teukka
Thanks for being less lazy than I…
re: #112 Teukka
Russian rail is unreliable at best, and Ukraine has gotten the drop on the rally points where that equipment can get to the front.
Shipping doesn’t help Russia because they’d still have to get the gear to the front. Ultimately, this is a rail issue inside Russia proper. Even without sabotage and the like slowing rail delivery, things are mess for Russia.
North Korea can probably get whatever they have to their border. What happens after is going to be slow and inefficient, because Russian logistics is slow and inefficient.
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re: #96 Belafon
How much to rent some North Korean soldiers too?
re: #117 Shropshire Slasher
How much to rent some North Korean soldiers too?
More like “permanently borrow”.
re: #118 Eclectic Cyborg
More like “permanently borrow”.
Solves 2 problems at once - Russia needs the bodies, and North Korea has too many mouths to feed.
re: #114 lawhawk
North Korea can probably get whatever they have to their border. What happens after is going to be slow and inefficient, because Russian logistics is slow and inefficient.
I think it was the Soviet-era satirist Zoschenko who described a collision involving a train carrying a load of cabbages from Minsk to Smolensk and another train carrying a load of cabbages from Smolensk to Minsk…
re: #81 lawhawk
GOP - we had it so great under Trump and things suck under Biden.
That’s some serious inversion of reality, and facts/reality do not match up.
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Biden passed infrastructure, climate change, and a host of key legislative initiatives.
Trump passed a massive tax cut for billionaires that added trillions in debt and not much else. Rich got richer under Trump. Biden’s programs are helping all Americans, reducing poverty, and helping people get services they need.
None of that are things that they consider better. What was better was the one thing that matters - they saw people they hate suffering more. They’d happily suffer and die just to have normal people be miserable under their orange dictator.
re: #23 A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS
I have a vast library too, and I live in a heavily urban area. I prefer to have control over some things, just in case they suddenly evaporate from online.
I used to have 4,000+ physical books but I am down to less than 100. Used to read five physical newspapers a day. Ha! A few years ago I got sentimental and bought the physical FTFNYT Sunday issue, remembering long reading Sundays decades ago. Threw it out unread two weeks later because I never wanted to get ink on my hands.
re: #99 lawhawk
This war is getting worse for Russia by the day. It’s exposing every weakness in Russian military gear, tactics, logistics, and strategy. Throwing more ammo at the problem isn’t going to improve their position either - it’s going to cause more civilian casualties, which the Russians don’t give a crap about.
According to Igor Girkin, the war is already lost.
This was published today in Czech media: Here’s a translation.
The war in Ukraine will continue until the complete defeat of Russia, according to the former leader of pro-Russian separatists and former ally of President Vladimir Putin, Igor Girkin. According to him, Russia has already lost the war.
“The war will continue until the complete defeat of Russia, that’s how it is. In fact, we have already lost, the rest is now only a matter of time. The sooner the Kremlin realizes this, the better,” said Girkin, also known as Strelkov.
He added what, in his opinion, are the nearest prospects of the Russian command. The Kremlin is said to be hoping that by increasing activity, shelling and attacks, it will increase the pressure on the Ukrainians, who would then proceed to sign a peace agreement. “But that won’t happen. But it is clear that many people in the Kremlin hope for that,” he added.
From the original article (in Czech): novinky.cz
re: #115 Hecuba’s daughter
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#Ukraine In Kharkiv, a chimpanzee escaped from a zoo. It was walking around the city while zoo employees tried to convince it to return. Suddenly it started to rain, and the ape ran to a zoo employee for a jacket and then agreed to return to the zoo. pic.twitter.com/4AGiAHw1wf
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) September 6, 2022
Dominion lawsuit against Fox for defamation is already yielding all kinds of juicy nuggets, such as fact that Fox no longer can claim that Maria Bartiromo is part of the news division and rather just spewing agitprop:https://t.co/dgjliDScr0 pic.twitter.com/VCLFO3cJtU
— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) September 6, 2022
re: #126 darthstar
“Give me all your wet monkey love,” she cried. A true story.
News: A GOP county official in Georgia, who served as a fake elector, escorted 2 operatives working wi/ Trump lawyer Sidney Powell into the county’s election offices on same day voting system there was breached, per newly obtained video.
Story w/ @JMOCNN https://t.co/aR11WlH4su— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) September 6, 2022
re: #128 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
“Give me all your wet monkey love,” she cried. A true story.
It’s nice to wake up to a good story.
Neo-confederates, meet the 14th Amendment:
BREAKING: A judge just ordered NM County Commissioner Couy Griffin removed from office under the 14th Amendment. This is the first time in 100+ years a court has disqualified a public official for participating in an insurrection. https://t.co/glAMvd2dOM
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 6, 2022
re: #129 lawhawk
Every Republican accusation is a confession, part eleventy billion.
re: #123 Dr Lizardo
According to Igor Girkin, the war is already lost.
This was published today in Czech media: Here’s a translation.
From the original article (in Czech): novinky.cz
He’s more or less got out of hand and said “the the flies have conquered the flypaper”.
Interview of a foot fetishist. I find the interview fascinating, and I didn’t know Quinton Tarantino had a nice foot scene in every one of his movies.
re: #131 No Malarkey!
Neo-confederates, meet the 14th Amendment:
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I like the way that judge thinks. Your honor, may I introduce you to Josh Hawley, Lauren Boebert, MTG, Donald J Trump….
re: #130 darthstar
It’s nice to wake up to a good story.
a random line I recall from an old National Lampoon magazine, which, along with the Firesign Theater and Monty Python, did much to shape my sense of humor and general outlook on the world.
re: #94 steve_davis
Up ding for Marty Balin reference.
re: #133 lizardofid
He’s more or less got out of hand and said “the the flies have conquered the flypaper”.
Girkin is a real hardliner. I think he’s figured that unless the Kremlin goes whole hog on their war effort in Ukraine, there’s really no way they can achieve any meaningful victory.
Sooner or later, the Ukrainian armed forces are going to seize the initiative and drive the Russians out. Then Putin is going to have to explain to his people how the Russian Army got its ass handed to it.
And on that note….I strongly suspect Putin will lay the blame for his failure squarely on the shoulders of the separatist leaders in Donetsk and Luhansk.
Good news from New Mexico. And more, please:
BREAKING: A judge just ordered NM County Commissioner Couy Griffin removed from office under the 14th Amendment. This is the first time in 100+ years a court has disqualified a public official for participating in an insurrection. https://t.co/glAMvd2dOM
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 6, 2022
re: #125 A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS
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Meanwhile, DOJ continues to investigate Jan 6. As I told the @guardian, cooperation of Eastman and Clark’s ally, DOJ lawyer Ken Klukowski, shows prosecutors working their way up the chain. https://t.co/gFCqs415R0
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) September 6, 2022
re: #138 Dr Lizardo
I had expected the invasion to be decided within the first 72 hours: a decapitating strike, Ukrainian communications, command and control structures disabled, transport and energy systems disrupted while Russian paratroops seized key airfields and paraded down the Kreschatik in Kiev.
Alas, the fifth column downed a fifth of vodka and fell flat on its face.
Russia has nothing to gain by a war of attrition especially as it seems to be losing men and equipment at a faster rate than Ukraine.
re: #143 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If this ends up in a Russian defeat, this is going to go down in the history books as one of the most significant strategic blunders in the annals of human conflict. There will be books and documentaries, and no doubt there will be lectures on the subject in military academies around the world (well, maybe not in Russia - at least not anytime soon).
re: #135 darthstar
I like the way that judge thinks. Your honor, may I introduce you to Josh Hawley, Lauren Boebert, MTG, Donald J Trump….
NM state court, unfortunately.
re: #99 lawhawk
re: #102 GlutenFreeJesus
I’m certainly not an expert, but I have always heard that producing military equipment (especially “low-tech ordnance” derived from old Soviet designs) was the biggest industry in North Korea: and that armaments were basically NK’s sole valuable export.
So unless Trump’s Bestie Kim is planning a major invasion in the near future (like the Norks have for the last 68 years), selling off ammo and stuff to the Russians is probably a tempting offer. And taking payment in barter (especially foodstuffs) is probably a good deal for both sides.
Though, as pointed out: actually getting shit from NK to Russia (and vice-versa) is another matter.
Despite the war, funny stories sometimes happen in Ukraine. For example, yesterday a monkey escaped from the Kharkiv Zoo and walked around the city. A zookeeper talked to her, hugged her and put a yellow rain jacket on her. The chimpanzee agreed to return to the zoo by bicycle. pic.twitter.com/phSoNNOpSQ
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) September 6, 2022
re: #144 Dr Lizardo
If this ends up in a Russian defeat, this is going to go down in the history books as one of the most significant strategic blunders in the annals of human conflict. There will be books and documentaries, and no doubt there will be lectures on the subject in military academies around the world (well, maybe not in Russia - at least not anytime soon).
I am thinking Russo-Japanese War —-> Romanov Dynasty, yes.
Update: Despite calls for each other to drop out to improve Republican chances, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and fellow Republican Nick Begich III will be on the November ballot for US House against Democrat Mary Peltola and Libertarian Chris Bye https://t.co/EIqh7JnFPK
— Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) September 6, 2022
Sarah Palin, who lost the special election, made an urgent last minute plea to Repub Nick Begich to drop out of the race for Nov. The deadline was yesterday, and Begich responded that Palin should drop out. This now creates a big advantage for Dem Mary Peltola to hold the seat.
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) September 6, 2022
Between @DougJBalloon , @TheOnion and, well, the actual media, there’s nowhere to turn when seeking that satire break https://t.co/q5yveEhrkR
— Sebastian Smith (@SebastianAFP) September 6, 2022
re: #148 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I am thinking Russo-Japanese War —-> Romanov Dynasty, yes.
Yep…that defeat was the beginning of the end of the Romanovs. And a defeat in Ukraine could well prove to be the beginning of the end for Russia’s current wannabe Czar.
re: #152 Dr Lizardo
Yep…that defeat was the beginning of the end of the Romanovs. And a defeat in Ukraine could well prove to be the beginning of the end for Russia’s current wannabe Czar.
The overall plan was to recreate the old Russian Empire and that is not going to happen.
re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth
No way that’s a legit “Liberal man”.
re: #153 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The overall plan was to recreate the old Russian Empire and that is not going to happen.
And if shit heads south in Ukraine for the Kremlin, I really do wonder what kind of cockamamie story his propagandists are going to try to gin up. They’ll be burning the midnight oil on that one.
re: #154 Eclectic Cyborg
No way that’s a legit “Liberal man”.
They are trying to counterbalance the “Beto wins over another MAGA supporter at rally” reports coming in.
As a boomer and cold war kid, I’m amazed that this war is being fought between parts of the old Soviet Union, on old USSR territory, and using up vast amounts of old soviet and Russian equipment on both sides. (With western help for the good guys in Ukraine) Sort of a soviet civil war—but it looks like the south is going to win this time.
Odd that the MAGA’ts here are apparently supporting the NORTH for this go-around.
re: #155 Dr Lizardo
And if shit heads south in Ukraine for the Kremlin, I really do wonder what kind of cockamamie story his propagandists are going to try to gin up. They’ll be burning the midnight oil on that one.
It will be chalked up to a moral failing on the part of the Russian People brought about through decadent Western cultural influence, all the more reason to isolate themselves even further and strive to retain the purity of their Orthodox bodily fluids.
re: #158 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
a Moral failing on the part of the Russian People through decadent Western cultural influence, more reason to isolate themselves even more and strive to retain the purity of their Orthodox bodily fluids.
With the exception of the Dr. Strangelove reference, I could see them using a loss as a rationale to further isolate themselves from the Western world - namely, that Russian culture has been severely corrupted by “decadent Western ideas”. They can become a supersized hermit kingdom, along the lines of the DPRK. Maybe even develop a Russian variant of the Juche ideology for good measure.
re: #159 Dr Lizardo
They know that they cannot begin to compete with the West economically or in terms of popular culture and soft power.
re: #154 Eclectic Cyborg
No way that’s a legit “Liberal man”.
MAGA Nation concept of “Liberal Man” is someone who regularly votes Republican who occasionally listens to a Drake song.
re: #160 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They know that they cannot begin to compete with the West economically or in terms of popular culture and soft power.
Of course they’re aware of this. But they can isolate themselves, much like we see in North Korea. They can forbid their citizens from travelling, maybe allowing them to go to so-called “friendly countries”, and forbid Westerners from entering Russia.
They could, if they wanted to, disconnect themselves from the global internet. Indeed, I believe they’ve already got plans in place to do just that.
re: #157 HypnoToad
AN interesting point. To me (amateur military-historian though I only am), the nearest parallel (though not actually that near) in modern history is the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39: i.e., a local conflict used by bigger “outside” powers with an interest in the outcome as a live-fire testing-ground for advanced weapons systems/tactics. Though obviously not a precise example.
re: #158 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Yeah: assuming Tsar Vladimir doesn’t have an unfortunate “accident” near an upper-story window, I’m sure his regime will be putting those unemployed troll-farm techies to work flooding the zone with some sort of “explanation” for the failure in Ukraine. And yes, it’s likely going to have some sort of variation on Dolchstosslegende baked right in…..
re: #129 lawhawk
The conversations at the next church social are going to be lit…
“Did you hear about poor Cathy?…she could go to jail!”
“Oh, lord, as if she didn’t have enough problems keepin’ a rein on her wanderin’ husband…”
re: #163 Jay C
And yes, it’s likely going to have some sort of variation on Dolchstosslegende baked right in…..
The original Dolchstosslegende was that Germany had been betrayed by pacifists, Marxists and Jews.
The Russian version would be that Russia was betrayed by those who’d fallen for the siren song of Western cultural decadence, by young people spoiled by Western consumerism and gaudy baubles - and Russia being Russia, maybe they’ll throw in a passing reference to “cosmopolitans” or “that long-nosed lot” as a wink and a nod to their deeply-rooted anti-Semitism.
Admiral Togo’s flagship Mikasa is still available to serve as a now somewhat neutral venue for a negotiated end to hostilities (or surrender) in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
I suppose we could offer the Missouri as well, though I’d doubt it would be any more acceptable to the Russians.
re: #166 HypnoToad
Admiral Togo’s flagship Mikasa is still available to serve as a now somewhat neutral venue for a negotiated end to hostilities (or surrender) in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
One of the things I would want to visit if I ever get to Japan.
re: #166 HypnoToad
Admiral Togo’s flagship Mikasa is still available to serve as a now somewhat neutral venue for a negotiated end to hostilities (or surrender) in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
I regret that I didn’t know of her when I was there.
re: #166 HypnoToad
Admiral Togo’s flagship Mikasa is still available to serve as a now somewhat neutral venue for a negotiated end to hostilities (or surrender) in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
I suppose we could offer the Missouri as well, though I’d doubt it would be any more acceptable to the Russians.
The Mikasa is the last surviving example of a pre-dreadnought battleship anywhere in the world.
Cool tidbit: in August of 2009, she was repainted by sailors from the USS Nimitz. Nice.
USS Olympia is still around and a few years older, although she’s a protected cruiser, not a battleship.
A new prime minister reportedly has four basic choices for instructing a ballistic missile submarine commander (which may be combined):
1. Retaliate
2. Do not retaliate
3. Put yourself under command of the US or Australian navy (if they still exist)
4. Use your own best judgment— Stephen Schwartz (@AtomicAnalyst) September 6, 2022
For additional useful background information on this uniquely British nuclear command and control system, as well as the process by which the UK’s sea-based nuclear weapons would be launched in the event of a war, see https://t.co/OnRfOVbxSQ and https://t.co/mcEQ5nUN3b.
— Stephen Schwartz (@AtomicAnalyst) September 6, 2022
Truss’s answer received widespread applause from the live audience at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, even though the moderator of the event, John Pienaar, had prefaced the question by stating that unleashing the nuclear arsenal would mean “global annihilation.”
— Stephen Schwartz (@AtomicAnalyst) September 6, 2022
well, that’s comforting…
re: #165 Dr Lizardo
The original Dolchstosslegende was that Germany had been betrayed by pacifists, Marxists and Jews.
The Russian version would be that Russia was betrayed by those who’d fallen for the siren song of Western cultural decadence, by young people spoiled by Western consumerism and gaudy baubles - and Russia being Russia, maybe they’ll throw in a passing reference to “cosmopolitans” or “that long-nosed lot” as a wink and a nod to their deeply-rooted anti-Semitism.
When the only thing the Babushkas wanted was a decent refrigerator and a washing machine. Well, and their sons not getting blown to pieces in a former SSR.
1. There are many causes of the water crisis impacting 150K people in Jackson, Mississippi
But one thing that has garnered very little attention is how a multi-billion dollar corporation, @Siemens, made things much worse
Follow along if interested
🧵https://t.co/vFmWZXZPqt— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 6, 2022
re: #173 retired cynic
Posted the wrong tweet. Refresh please. Sorry!
I’m at the point where I wish she’d call them the enemy of the people and tell them how stupid their questions are.
It’s what the last guy did and they loved him for it. https://t.co/2XeLKmooN4— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) September 6, 2022
re: #175 Backwoods_Sleuth
They are trying to their damnedest to bait Karine into an “Angry black woman” moment they can plaster all over their platforms and she’s not going for it.
So - trump’s SPAC is dead. What will this mean for @DevinNunes media mogul moves? https://t.co/G4GoHjuJss
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) September 6, 2022
re: #166 HypnoToad
Admiral Togo’s flagship Mikasa is still available to serve as a now somewhat neutral venue for a negotiated end to hostilities (or surrender) in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
I suppose we could offer the Missouri as well, though I’d doubt it would be any more acceptable to the Russians.
Or Portsmouth Naval Base?
re: #171 Backwoods_Sleuth
Al is having some fun trolling the MAGAts
Well, the judge is granting the Trump legal team its request for a special master. Each side has til Friday to submit a list. But already the Trump team has put forward Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Ginni Thomas.
— Al Franken (@alfranken) September 6, 2022
in re the 2022 Keys Ultramarathon:
British runner Laura Watts ran it for the first time—and finished the 100-miler.
She went-on to finish Badwater 135 in July in excellent time.
You can read her KEYS story in Ultrarunning World magazine, published in the UK.
Download issue 38 here and start on page 52
here’s some of her observations (she’s a 100+ mile pro, I’m just a 31 mile duffer)
…the savage heat and humidity of the Keys
- - Matthew was spraying me with ice-cold water, covering me with ice-cold flannels and Mission Cooling towels which became our ritual at every crew stop. When I left each crew stop with ice in my hat and my neck bandana I remained cool for 10 minutes, then after that I overheated again!
(which is very close to how Team Danger planned and did it)
— that this year’s Keys 100 had exceptional conditions - it was higher than normal humidity and there was a Saharan sand dust hovering in the atmosphere affecting the combined impact of temperature, humidity and intensity of the sun which kept the
relief of rain and thunderstorms away. Either way… it was relentlessly savagely hot and humid
— At mile 32 I arrived at the Kwik Stop Store in Layton where several runners were laid out on the floor with bags of ice on them and we heard 6 people had been taken to hospital with heat-related issues.
— In the post-race email from Bob Becker, Race Director, he wrote, “this past weekend there seemed to be a little something special. Proof? The finishing percentage in the 100-mile individual race, our usual bellwether, was 51.9% - the lowest percentage in race history. Perhaps it was higher than normal humidity. Maybe it was the Saharan sand dust hovering in the atmosphere affecting the combined impact of temperature, humidity and intensity of the sun. Whatever it was, the effort by everyone, on or
along the course or at the finish line, was quite extraordinary.”
We executed Team Danger’s 31 mile plan exactly as, well, planned. I set a PR and came in 8th overall, 6th male. The second oldest runner overall. The oldest runner (65) beat me by 7 minutes and finished fifth.
Three months and I am still ecstatic.
Mostly because I don’t ever have to do it again.
He had everyone in the room take turns praising him and pledging undying loyalty. Just kidding that was the former guy. pic.twitter.com/HFzxdujmjB
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 6, 2022
re: #140 PrairieQueen
Good news from New Mexico. And more, please:
Thread, ongoing so no telling how long it will get
Hey, #LitigationDisasterTourists, this ruling in New Mexico disqualifying a County Commissioner from office as an insurrectionist under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is pretty important.
It’s the first case to interpret the Insurrection clause’s application to J6. Let’s read https://t.co/vHBLkoQxkP— Akiva Cohen (@AkivaMCohen) September 6, 2022
… A few tweets in …
Next, an extremely important point: this is a qualification for office, not a criminal statute, and there’s no requirement that someone be criminally convicted for insurrection before it can apply pic.twitter.com/xtqOJeRWzm
— Akiva Cohen (@AkivaMCohen) September 6, 2022
— darth™ (@darth) September 6, 2022
well at least he is not someone in charge of news
— darth™ (@darth) September 6, 2022
— darth™ (@darth) September 6, 2022
The new German owner of Politico sent an email to his closest executives asking if they should meet up to pray for Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a report. Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner sent the message in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, according to The Washington Post, a year before his company’s acquisition of Politico in October 2021. “Do we all want to get together for an hour in the morning on November 3 and pray that Donald Trump will again become President of the United States of America?” Döpfner wrote, inspired by an article about the Trump administration taking legal action against Google for abuse of market dominance. Döpfner went on to argue that Trump had made the right call on five of the six biggest issues of the last century—including pursuing peace in the Middle East and “defending the free democracies” from Russia and China—only falling short on climate change. “No American administration in the last 50 years has done more,” he added. When asked about the message, Döpfner initially denied it existed, going so far as to say: “It has never been sent and has never been even imagined.” When confronted with a printout of the email, he explained that he may have sent it “as an ironic, provocative statement in the circle of people that hate Donald Trump.” “That is me,” he added. “That could be.”
Read it at Washington Post
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
In the mirror universe, Trump is the kindest, most generous, most upstanding guy you could ever meet who has been married to the same woman for almost 50 years.
Lucky me, today was supposed to be cooler. They upped it to 112 this morning. It is 99.7 now and yesterday we hit 100 at 11:15 AM. We should beat that.
re: #179 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
If you’re wondering if your youtube player is somehow malfunctioning, it is a BBC Radio report, so there is no video, the image will not change
re: #186 Eclectic Cyborg
In the mirror universe, Trump is the kindest, most generous, most upstanding guy you could ever meet who has been married to the same woman for almost 50 years.
kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life
re: #184 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Thread, ongoing so no telling how long it will get
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Wonder how long it will take the RWNM to gin up some astroturf “citizens” group to flood the Internet with demands to:
REPEAL THE 14TH AMENDMENT!!!!
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