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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#254501: Sep 11th 2018 at 8:06:46 AM

[up]X4 Has Abrams made any comments about the monument? If she does take the governor’s mansion that would be a pretty big change.
I'd think she wouldn't have for precisely that reason.

Edited by sgamer82 on Sep 11th 2018 at 9:06:46 AM

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#254502: Sep 11th 2018 at 8:07:14 AM

I’m not sure you understand how vandalism works lol. Much easier to spray paint than blast heavy rock. Plus, y’know, VERY different charges and jail time if someone was caught.

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254503: Sep 11th 2018 at 8:34:26 AM

Has Abrams made any comments about the monument? If she does take the governor’s mansion that would be a pretty big change.

As it turns out she has, she has called for its removal.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#254504: Sep 11th 2018 at 8:37:27 AM

OK,I thought they were walking about a normal statue but a fucking carving..yeah I see why you couldn't just pull it down

dynamite it or something

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#254505: Sep 11th 2018 at 8:38:56 AM

That’s the kind of vandalism that gets you charged with domestic terrorism. Hence joking about spray paint, not dynamite.

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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#254506: Sep 11th 2018 at 9:06:10 AM

Maybe re-carve it into something more respectable?

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#254507: Sep 11th 2018 at 9:12:05 AM

I propose a huge cloth be draped over it so no one has to look at it!

Or they can add plaque to tell people it's for remembrance of those that died and not to celebrate the gentlemen in carving

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254508: Sep 11th 2018 at 9:12:48 AM

Maybe re-carve it into something more respectable?

Frankly this sounds more difficult then just removing it, I just don't see how it's worth the probable price.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
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A procrastination in of itself
#254509: Sep 11th 2018 at 9:23:26 AM

Have the Georgia National Guard use it for target practise?

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#254510: Sep 11th 2018 at 9:27:01 AM

I would not mind that at-all.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#254511: Sep 11th 2018 at 9:29:21 AM

Meanwhile apparently the sum total of Trump's commemorations for 9/11 boils down to one retweet of someone else's comments then back to ranting about how there was NO COLLUSION.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#254512: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:09:36 AM

[up] Well to be fair, he did make a 9/11 speech in Pennsylvania as well but yeah, the Twitter rant is just... not today, dude.

Edited by speedyboris on Sep 11th 2018 at 12:12:46 PM

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#254513: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:12:44 AM

Has he ever marked an occasion without making it about himself?

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#254514: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:15:11 AM

His comment after 9/11 originally happened was that now his tower was tallest again.

So, no.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#254515: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:15:24 AM

[up][up]No.

Edited by M84 on Sep 12th 2018 at 1:14:56 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#254516: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:22:58 AM

And in local news, a lot of areas around me are issuing mandatory evacuations.

They're expecting this one to be as bad as Fran was back in the day.

I haven't received anything though so I'm gonna just wait it out.

Oh really when?
Grafite Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Less than three
#254517: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:33:51 AM

[up] Even if you're away from the ocean, it's very dangerous to be in a state a hurricane is passing so close to, especially if other areas nearby are already being evacuated. I would evacuate out of precaution, but it is your choice of course.

Life is unfair...
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#254518: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:40:43 AM

https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/09/11/day-600/

Day 600: Reckless escalation.

1/ Trump began the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11. 2001 terror attacks by tweeting a defense of himself in the Russia investigation while also attacking the FBI. In a string of tweets, appearing to quote from a segment on Fox News, Trump blamed FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page for employing a "media leak strategy" to undermine his administration. He then blamed the FBI and Justice Department for doing "NOTHING" about it. Almost two hours later, Trump tweeted: "17 years since September 11th!" (NBC News / Washington Post / CNN)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/11/politics/donald-trump-september-11-hurricane/index.html

A History Trump's comments about 9/11. For instance, in November 2015, he claimed, without evidence, that "thousands and thousands" of Muslims in New Jersey had celebrated the news of the attacks. (Huff Post)

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-september-11-anniversary_us_5b97abe3e4b0511db3e61093

Trump bragged that one of his buildings was now the tallest in downtown Manhattan hours after the World Trade Center collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. "40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest," Trump said during a telephone interview on the afternoon of Sept. 11 with local New Jersey television station WWOR. "And then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it’s the tallest." (Washington Post / Huff Post)

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-911-new-york-building-tallest_us_5b97a998e4b0162f4730e114

Trump pumped both fists after deplaning Air Force One in Pennsylvania, where Trump paid tribute to victims of crashed Flight 93. (CNN / CNBC / The Independent)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/11/politics/trump-9-11-pennsylvania/index.html

2/ The Trump administration plans to make it easier for energy companies to release methane into the atmosphere. The EPA plans to weaken an Obama-era requirement that companies monitor and repair methane leaks, while the Interior Department wants to repeal a restriction on intentional venting and burning of methane by drilling operations. Methane is among the most potent greenhouse gases and is roughly 25 times more effective than carbon dioxide when it comes to trapping heat in the atmosphere. (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/climate/methane-emissions-epa.html

The United Nations Secretary-General: "We face a direct existential threat" because "climate change is moving faster than we are." António Guterres urged world leaders to combat "the defining issue of our time." (Common Dreams)

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/09/11/warning-existential-threat-humanity-un-chief-says-climate-change-moving-faster-we

poll/ 36% approve of the way Trump is handling his job, down from 42% in August. Trump's approval with independents from from 47% last month to 31% now. (CNN)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/10/politics/cnn-poll-trump-approval-independents/index.html

Notables.

Officials consider Russia to be the main suspect behind the mysterious "attacks" on U.S. personnel in Cuba and China. The U.S. believes sophisticated microwaves or other electromagnetic weapons were used against government employees, which led to brain injuries. There is not enough conclusive evidence for the U.S. to officially blame Moscow for the alleged attacks. (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latin-america/u-s-officials-suspect-russia-mystery-attacks-diplomats-cuba-china-n908141

Trump has canceled a planned trip to Ireland in November due to "scheduling reasons." However, immediately after Trump's visit was announced, the leader of Ireland's Green Party called on the Irish people to "show their disgust and rejection of the Trump administration's policies by turning out […] in large-scale mass protest around the country." (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/11/trump-cancels-planned-trip-to-ireland-reports.html

The Trump administration is considering sanctions against senior Chinese officials and companies over Beijing's detention of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in large internment camps. It would be the first time the Trump administration has taken action against China over human rights issues. (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/world/asia/us-china-sanctions-muslim-camps.html

Two political action committees based in Maine raised nearly a million dollars for Sen. Susan Collins nonexistent opponent if she votes to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. Collins' Democratic opponent raised $2.3 million during Maine's most recent Senate campaign. (Daily Beast)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/group-raises-nearly-dollar1m-for-susan-collins-nonexistent-opponent-if-she-votes-to-confirm-brett-kavanaugh

The Trump administration is expected to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's office in Washington. Senior Palestinian officials strongly condemned the decision and described it as a "reckless escalation." (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-close-palestine-liberation-organization-office-in-washington-1536546125

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#254519: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:56:17 AM

As someone who had to evacuate during Hurricane Rita in 2005, if your home is sturdy enough or you have a nearby evacuation shelter or far enough away from the ocean, your best bet is to stay put.

You do not want to be in a situation where a one hour drive becomes twenty-four and become stuck in you vehicle during the hurricane, just because everyone else is doing so as well.

But as a heads up, add high ground to that list of adequate shelter, as Florence is expected to slow down and dump a crap ton of rain on the Carolinas and Virginia.

Edited by tclittle on Sep 11th 2018 at 12:59:55 PM

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Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#254520: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:56:57 AM

[up][up] It seems like the trump administration is deliberately going out of it's way to destroy the environment.

Edited by Kaiseror on Sep 11th 2018 at 12:56:47 PM

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#254521: Sep 11th 2018 at 10:59:48 AM

[up][up]Pretty much my thought.

I'm not in any real flood danger and I'm pretty good for winds.

Unless I lose a tree and it physically falls on my house I think I'll be fine.

And worse comes to worse and I gotta ditch my house I'm literally within walking distance of several nice sturdy designated shelters.

Edited by LeGarcon on Sep 11th 2018 at 2:01:44 PM

Oh really when?
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#254522: Sep 11th 2018 at 11:00:34 AM

Harvey, Irma and Maria evidently aren't enough.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#254523: Sep 11th 2018 at 11:08:30 AM

This has to be one the touting the economy and No Collusion!” Tweets, because it somehow manages to do both at once.

14 days for $28 MILLION - $2 MILLION a day, No Collusion. A great day for America!

And here’s the sum of his 9/11 tweets today (other than the one retweet, and a video clip of a speech)

  1. Rudy Giuliani did a GREAT job as Mayor of NYC during the period of September 11th. His leadership, bravery and skill must never be forgotten. Rudy is a TRUE WARRIOR!

  2. Departing Washington, D.C. to attend a Flight 93 September 11th Memorial Service in Shanksville, Pennsylvania with Melania. #Never Forget

  3. 17 years since September 11th!

I’m pretty sure that the second one wasn’t even written by him.

Instead he was live tweeting Fox, and brietbart.

Edited by megaeliz on Sep 11th 2018 at 2:17:07 PM

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#254524: Sep 11th 2018 at 11:17:08 AM

[up] I thought those numbers were referencing how much the investigation cost?

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#254525: Sep 11th 2018 at 11:18:43 AM

[up] I honestly have no idea. It’s just that nonsensical.


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