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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#179326: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:12:12 AM

That's not fire it's Spray tan and fake hair

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DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#179328: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:17:00 AM

[up][up][up] Here's a rundown of what happened this week:

  • The Trump-Russia Congressional investigation began: The head of the FBI and NSA both admitted that a)Trump's wiretap allegations were false and b)they've been investigating Trump and Russia since July. Adam Schiff (D-Cali) says there is now Evidence on the Trump-Russia ties that is no longer 'coincidental'.
  • Devin Nunes (R-Cali) revealed to the Press and the President that the CIA had recorded Trump and Trump staffer calls incidentally, but they had nothing to do with either the wiretap allegations or Trump-Russia ties. Of course, Trump and the Trumpeteer Media believed that that proved Trump was right with his tweets, even though he wasn't. Nunes had to specifically say multiple times that it didn't prove Trump right. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) and several Democrats condemned Nunes' move, and Nunes had to apologize twice over what he did.
  • Ryancare/Trumpcare/RepublicansDon'tCare is in danger of failing: The vote yesterday, on the 7th Birthday of Obamacare, was delayed because Teapublicans and Moderates were balking at it. In response, Trump has forced Congress to vote for it today, despite the fact that there aren't enough votes to pass the law. There are currently 30+ Republicans who have definitively said they will not vote for Ryancare in it's current form, and Republicans can only afford to have 21 no's from their party. Trump has threatened that if Ryancare isn't passed, then Obamacare will stay and be enforced.
  • Paul Manafort, Trump's former Campaign Manager, has been revealed to have been working directly for Russia since 2005.

There may have been other important things that happened this week, but those are absolutely the most important things this week.

edited 24th Mar '17 8:39:13 AM by DingoWalley1

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#179329: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:18:05 AM

Its like if a demon or Godzilla woke up right now, they'd just go "Well, looks like I'm not needed right now, you guys have everything covered. Back to bed."

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#179330: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:21:28 AM

[up] An Alien Invasion would be put on hold as they debate their next course of action:

"Okay, on the one tentacle, if we wait long enough, they won't be able to put up a fight. They might even welcome us with open arms. On the other tentacle, if we wait too long, there won't be anything left worth taking."

"Ugh, taking Alpha Centauri wasn't nearly this annoying."

Disgusted, but not surprised
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#179331: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:36:02 AM

[up][up]I think I've seen that comic strip. Only Godzilla's response was​ "are, you started without me!"

edited 24th Mar '17 8:36:25 AM by sgamer82

IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#179332: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:39:42 AM

WHY IS EVERYTHING ON FIRE

Trump won, so there's hell toupée.

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#179333: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:49:01 AM

[up][up][up]Or they debate between destroying us (on the off chance we get into space before we ruin our only biosphere) and recruiting us.

CNN just broke that the Republicans have cancelled the open House hearing on Russian election meddling. No link yet.

edited 24th Mar '17 8:50:03 AM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
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
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
#179334: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:49:33 AM

[up]x4"if we wait long enough?" I for one welcome our alien overlords right now. (Just don't be ants. "Hail Ants" its already taken).

In all seriousness as to what happened. There was a report that went through the media's handling of the election and deconstructed several myths about the events. Have to hunt through the archives to find it.
EDIT: Nevermind. Found it: The Real Story of 2016

edited 24th Mar '17 8:52:21 AM by CenturyEye

Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#179335: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:51:17 AM

[up][up]That sounds bad?

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#179336: Mar 24th 2017 at 8:56:30 AM

[up][up][up] Woah woah WOAH! Does that mean they found something? Are they trying to hide something from the public to protect Trump?!

Then again, without a source, I don't want to jump the gun.

Speaking of the Trump-Russia Investigation, Paul Manafort is willing to testify according to Nunes. How much money do you wanna bet he'll sell out Trump to save his own ass?

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#179338: Mar 24th 2017 at 9:00:16 AM

[up]Then someone HAS to leak it.

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#179339: Mar 24th 2017 at 9:01:07 AM

[up][up] Sounds to me that Manafort might indeed be selling out the man he worked for. Why else would it need to be private?

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#179340: Mar 24th 2017 at 9:05:08 AM

In other news, Trump has approved Keystone XL.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/keystone-xl-ok-state-department-transcanada-1.4039176

[up]It might just be them being cautious.

edited 24th Mar '17 9:05:33 AM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#179341: Mar 24th 2017 at 9:13:42 AM

I seriously think that part of the reason for going all in on pipelines is just to spite environmentalists and liberals who oppose them.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#179342: Mar 24th 2017 at 9:30:49 AM

[up] For Trump it's all about the Benjamins. He's got money invested in ETP.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#179343: Mar 24th 2017 at 9:35:07 AM

I cannot stop laughing

But Thursday’s reality check came with a Trumpian dose of the surreal.

Mr. Trump appeared almost oblivious to the dire situation unfolding in the hours after he hosted a meeting with members of the House Freedom Caucus at the White House, where he made the case Mr. Winston pointed to — that not passing the health bill risks the rest of the Republican agenda.

In the midafternoon, a beaming Mr. Trump climbed into the rig of a black tractor-trailer, which had been driven to the White House for an event with trucking industry executives, honking the horn and posing for a series of tough-guy photos — one with his fists held aloft, another staring straight ahead, hands gripping the large wheel, his face compressed into an excited scream.

At a meeting inside shortly after that, Mr. Trump announced that he was pressed for time and needed to go make calls for more votes.

A reporter informed him that the vote had already been called off.

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Would that it were so simple.
#179346: Mar 24th 2017 at 9:56:11 AM

[up][up][up]2FAT 2FURIOUS

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math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#179347: Mar 24th 2017 at 10:01:32 AM

WITNESS ME

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#179348: Mar 24th 2017 at 10:22:23 AM

[up] Pfft, as if Trump could drive half as well as Immortan Joe.

Disgusted, but not surprised
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#179349: Mar 24th 2017 at 10:24:49 AM

I like to think that after the reporter told him the vote was called off, he spent several seconds Blue Screening, then start screaming, "FAKE NEWS" at the reporter while running as fast as his legs could carry him back inside to see if it was true.

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AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#179350: Mar 24th 2017 at 10:26:50 AM

I can't even...

They found a steering wheel small enough for his hands.

Now, having to be informed that he missed the vote makes me want to update the definition of Incompetent in Wikipedia and put a picture of him on it. Bluderffuhrer everyone!

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