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#172876: Feb 7th 2017 at 8:23:03 AM

I read, and shared here, an article documenting similar meddling in other races, like the competitive house districts, I remember the article focusing on a race in Florida.

[up][up]About papers, please.

edited 7th Feb '17 8:26:35 AM by IFwanderer

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#172877: Feb 7th 2017 at 8:27:58 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May poked fun at Trump's hand size at a private dinner.

I don’t think I have received such a big hand since I walked down the colonnade at the White House.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#172878: Feb 7th 2017 at 8:32:50 AM

A new story I came across and a couple reminders of what's due today.

"Trump's pick for labor secretary admits to employing illegal immigrant" - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pudzer-idUSKBN15M1CP

"Senate poised to vote on controversial education secretary" - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-devos-idUSKBN15M1X3

"Appeals court to hear arguments on Trump's travel ban" - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-idUSKBN15L0GC

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#172879: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:03:11 AM

So, Trump and co have been pushing the whole "lying, terrorist loving media" thing to advance their security agenda. They accused them of not covering a multitude of incidents.

Well, the BBC is having none of this.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38890090

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#172880: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:10:09 AM

I mean, he's not wrong. Radical Christian terrorism isn't being covered by the news nearly as much as it should be.

danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#172881: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:12:16 AM

Not a single white supremacist terror attack on that list. To be expected, of course, but when you consider some of the mass shootings that have happened here, compared to how Spicer and Trump apparently desperately scrounged up every single police incident, regardless of how minor, in order to inflate their list's numbers, it's quite sad.

CenturyEye Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign? from I don't know where the Yith sent me this time... Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#172882: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:13:49 AM

Worried about Trump, asylum seekers walk cold road to Canada

Manitoba's Welcome Place refugee agency helped 91 claimants between Nov. 1 and Jan. 25 - more than the agency normally sees in a year. Most braved the freezing prairie winter to walk into Canada.

"While the majority of the world is turning their backs and building walls, the fact that Trudeau took this bold humanitarian goal put [Canada] on the map," said Chris Friesen, director of settlement services at Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia.

"(Trump) said he would turn away the refugees and we would go back to Somalia," said Mohammed, peeking timidly from behind the hood of a thick parka she received in Canada for winter. "We were so scared. We just wanted to be [in] a safe place."

[The] Canadian Council for Refugees... as well as Amnesty International and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, are demanding Canada abandon the Safe Third Country Agreement: Trump's United States is no safe haven, they argue.


Huh. So, this is what its like to be on this end of go-to/no-go country comparison...

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#172883: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:16:38 AM

The thing is that we don't even know if someone tampered with the votes because the judges stopped the recounting and nobody really looked into the voting machines either. The whole matter was kind of swept away when Trump started to distract everyone with his "dead people vote" nonsense.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#172884: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:16:57 AM

One silver lining to all this is that the more time he wastes on stupid crap like this, the less time he has to sign off on more horrific E Os and whatever horrible bills the GOP Congress sends to him (such as Medicare cuts).

Edit: page-topper again? <sigh>

edited 7th Feb '17 9:18:01 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
SeriesOfNumbers Since: Jun, 2013
#172885: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:18:04 AM

Basically: they didn't tamper with the votes, they tampered with the voters.

Yeah, they "tampered with" us by informing us. Giving us more information. How dare they? Don't they know info should be withheld from voters to trick us into voting a certain way for the greater good?

That is a very important comma. Democrats rightly point out the latter, while Republicans retort with the former and assume it ends the discussion.

No, the Democrats point out the latter and assume it ends the discussion. Anything to blame Clinton's loss on anything besides her own actions and policies and not acknowledge the moral failings of a Democrat and the Democratic Party in general.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#172886: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:20:39 AM

I mean, it wasn't their information to give, and they are most certainly not people with our best interests at heart.

Also, I mean. In your second source, it's noteworthy that the biggest sin of Democrats was not doing enough vetting on Trump's nominee before voting for him.

It was still, y'know, Trump's nominee.

edited 7th Feb '17 9:22:43 AM by unnoun

danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#172887: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:22:17 AM

[up][up]So just to even the playing field, could we have a look at Trump's emails as well? No? Well now that just doesn't seem right, does it?

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#172888: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:22:45 AM

even technically correct information can be manioulated.

Continue writing our story of peace.
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#172889: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:22:54 AM

Violations of privacy are never okay, especially when the information stolen contains nothing wrong whatsoever.

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#172891: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:23:28 AM

So, Trump and co have been pushing the whole "lying, terrorist loving media" thing to advance their security agenda. They accused them of not covering a multitude of incidents.

Well, the BBC is having none of this.

I feel like they played into his tiny, tiny hands there. That list is entirely defensive. Trump took five seconds to make a belligerent claim and the author of that article dedicated extensive time to researching a prolonged refutation that basically consists of going, "Nuh-uh! We're a GOOD source, Mr. Trump! Honest!"

If Trump gets the media to devote all their time to pleading innocence whenever he makes random accusations in their general direction, he wins. Writing this article was a waste of time that could have been put towards emphasizing whatever new horrible thing Trump's up to, because anyone who might need to be convinced by it will just roll their eyes, utter, "Fake news," and walk away.

All the BBC accomplished is prove that Trump can stop their presses with a wave of his hand. We need to stop letting him dictate the battlegrounds or we'll never get anywhere.

edited 7th Feb '17 9:24:03 AM by TobiasDrake

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#172892: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:23:47 AM

Any new on the De Vos situation?

....I sort of expect Trump to appoint her by Executive Order if another Senator flips and they don't confirm her?

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SeriesOfNumbers Since: Jun, 2013
#172893: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:25:00 AM

Anyone heard about Justice Democrats? I hope they're successful!

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#172894: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:26:25 AM

[up][up] They're voting for her right now. It looks like she's going to win by 51-50 (with Pence breaking the tie for DeVos).

We tried, guys, but it looks like Public Education may be dead.sad

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#172895: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:26:52 AM

I do too, broadly speaking. They're a better option. Overall. In theory.

In practice.

danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#172896: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:28:40 AM

[up][up][up]Man, that is quite the ambitious platform. If they could achieve even a quarter of that I'd be extremely impressed and support them all the way.

edited 7th Feb '17 9:28:58 AM by danime91

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#172897: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:30:26 AM

As long as Tulsi Gabbard isn't involved in any way...

Disgusted, but not surprised
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#172898: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:30:27 AM

An arrest warrant has been issued for a The Woodlands, Texas man who was convicted for voter fraud in which him and 9 other people attempted to oust incumbents on the local Road Utilities Board by switching their addresses to a local hotel since they didn't lie in said district.

What's interesting is what on Montgomery County Tea Party member who is trying to get the arrested man's ruling commuted wrote in an op-ed in a local newspaper:

What the rent-a-voters, Heath and (other RUD voters) ... have all done is allowed under that law. The lawbreakers are the developers who are giving the cheap rent to those rent-a-voters in turn for their votes in the RUD elections.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#172899: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:32:21 AM

So DeVos is in. Welp, glad I'm out of school already. Worried about younger siblings of my friends, though.

edited 7th Feb '17 9:32:30 AM by danime91

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#172900: Feb 7th 2017 at 9:34:15 AM

Well, I just got more motivation to just finish my trade school.

Fuck.

Why are the Republicans such cartoon villains?!

edited 7th Feb '17 9:34:46 AM by TacticalFox88

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