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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Redmess
Of course Nixon only stepped down because he was going to be impeached anyway. But Trump was never going to do that.
Optimism is a duty.
That Guy
I'm not surprised Trump got his Facebook access back. Him and Zuckerberg have pretty similar business practices, like, you know, pissing all over and betraying people and then claiming what they made was your idea.
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Nixon also actually came to a Heel Realization. Something Trump would never do.
Edited by Pendrake on Jan 16th 2021 at 6:12:30 AM
Semper Fi. Semper Paratus. Vigilo Confido.
W. Bush had 25% when he left office due to the Great Recession. The lowest Gallup has ever recorded is 22% for Truman during the Korean War.
So the question is whether that's the lowest it's ever been for Trump. I don't knit exact numbers but I do know that it's been mentioned here often that Trump's numbers, low though they are, have held steady, so a significant drop is something to note.
Edited by sgamer82 on Jan 16th 2021 at 6:24:26 AM
A procrastination in of itself
The lowest 538’s average every had Trump’s approval fall was 37%, they’ve currently got him at 38%. However his disapproval is currently at 58%, with 57% being his previously highest.
So his net approval is currently tied for the lowest it’s ever been, we’ll have to wait to see if it steadies out or keeps changing.
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Expect his clowning to get worse as we approach the 20th, and for his followers to try to do something dumb again.
Wake me up at your own risk.
Redmess
It seems there is somewhat of a divide forming under Trump supporters over supporting versus decrying the violence in DC. Some of them feel it just makes them look bad and gives the media/Democrats more ammo against them.
Optimism is a duty.
So the objection isn't that "violence is bad".
Honestly, it’s likely that the FBI is picking off people who participated in the DC rally is as speak.
Edited by megaeliz on Jan 16th 2021 at 11:19:33 AM
From yesterday's WTF Just Happened Today:
Investigators have opened 275 criminal cases and charged 98 people in connection to the riot at the Capitol. The FBI has also conducted dozens of interviews into the killing of the Capitol Police officer, who died while confronting the pro-Trump mob.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/capitol-riot-violent/index.html
Redmess
I'm not saying that. That could well be another objection to it. Not all Trump supporters are frothing-at-the-mouth fanatics roaring for a fight.
Optimism is a duty.
Redmess
He really is trying to burn the country down at this point, it seems.
Optimism is a duty.
Also, he still hasn't paid for any expenses for a single one of his rallies the last four years...
...imagine how mad the cities that he dine-and-dashed are at him right now.
Redmess
He really wants to fill that real life example spot on President Evil, doesn't he?
Optimism is a duty.
I actually wanted to be Resileaf
I feel like this situation won't get a clear answer until Biden is inaugurated.
Redmess
In other bad news that unfortunately won't go away on the 20th:
As long as mainstream mobile operating systems have these privacy weaknesses, though, it's even more difficult to explain why governments around the world—including the US, UK, Australia, and India—have mounted major calls for tech companies to undermine the encryption in their products.
As I saw elsewhere, this whole thing really sums up the differences between them.
Biden: "Here's my plan for getting the Covid vaccine distributed quickly and rebuilding the economy."
Trump: "I'm conferring with a pillow salesman about imposing martial law."
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I have no sympathy for any city that hosted him. Too Dumb to Live at best.
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Here someone is complaining that Biden's covid plan is full of liberal wishes. I wonder, is the analysis dependable?
The right says any spending not for the rich is socialism or a “liberal wishlist”. No, it’s not reliable.
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Just to be clear, the "liberal wish list" the writer attacks Biden's plan for are, paragraph by paragraph are:
- $15 minimum wage
- $1,400 checks
- Increased unemployment money
- Money for local governments
- Money for poverty assistance
- Money for schools and businesses
And this is all protested against in the name of the national debt and that the $9 billion relief bill passed last month is mostly sufficient for keeping people afloat.
Edited by Parable on Jan 16th 2021 at 12:06:51 PM
That Guy
@Redmess: We kinda already knew about the Smartphone thing. I made it no secret that intelligence agencies can track AND listen to you via anything with an internet connection and microphone, simply for the fact advertising companies already do so, and they have an agreement. Folks like the NSA and such just don't because it's a hell of a lot of work, so they just have an algorithm that's sorting through, and "red tags" "suspicious activity" that's then acted on.
In other news, I got in contact with one of my republican friends who's been incommunicado since the 6th. From how she was talking, I get the feeling she's been having a massive crisis of faith, and just focusing on working. She's also gotten both doses of the vaccine, not sure which, as she's a Pharmacy Technician who works just down the road from a hospital, so she was considered a front-line worker.
Edited by Pendrake on Jan 16th 2021 at 12:58:16 PM
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I'm sure Nixon would share the sentiment.
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