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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Funny that for all of the republican's whining about rampant voter fraud, the only true possible instance of it was done by one of their state parties (of course it had to be North Carolina).
Life is unfair...> Funny that for all of the republican's whining about rampant voter fraud, the only true possible instance of it was done by one of their state parties (of course it had to be North Carolina).
Their projection game is very.very strong.The question is,when aren't they projecting?
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverFunnily (or not) enough, the most popular type of concealed carry handgun in the US does not have a manual safety. On most concealed carry handguns the safety is built into the trigger, and disengages automatically when the trigger is pulled, with the reasoning being that not having to disengage the safety manually first will allow you to start shooting at something faster.
American gun culture is pretty insane these days.
Edited by archonspeaks on Nov 30th 2018 at 4:16:07 AM
They should have sent a poet.
And that’s what people causally shove that in their belt, no Holster or anything?
The fact that it happened in a walmart, just makes it even more of a Uniquely ‘Murican experience.
I was using “you” in a general sense to point out the utter dumbness of the situation. (I actually love archery, and even have my own longbow, as well!
)
Edited by megaeliz on Nov 30th 2018 at 8:53:19 AM
Carrying without a holster is discouraged, but usually considered perfectly fine if the need arises. That should tell you how crazy things have gotten, that it’s considered better to carry without a holster than to go unarmed. You can blame the NRA for that one.
It also doesn’t help that the most popular concealed carry position (known as appendix carry, where the gun is placed in a 1 o’clock position inside the belt) ensures your gun is pointing directly at your groin.
Edited by archonspeaks on Nov 30th 2018 at 4:35:39 AM
They should have sent a poet.To change the subject, does anyone else have any idea what to make of the Tweeter in Chiefs latest rant?
Was it even written by him you think? The last few haven’t (they presumably had to wrestle the phone out of his tiny hand, because they were way to cohearant), but I’m not sure about this one.
Edited by megaeliz on Nov 30th 2018 at 8:57:10 AM
That's typical Trump style and do we have evidence that other people are allowed to post under his name? To me it sounds like he's saying that the "Trump in Moscow" project was only a thought and not something that was actually planned to be built.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
You can tell which ones are written by him, and which ones are not.
It's the difference between this:
Sebastian Gorka, a very talented man who I got to know well while he was working at the White House, has just written an excellent book, “Why We Fight.” Much will be learned from this very good read!
Steel Dynamics announced that it will build a brand new 3 million ton steel mill in the Southwest that will create 600 good-paying U.S. JOBS. Steel JOBS are coming back to America, just like I predicted. Congratulations to Steel Dynamics!
and this:
So great that oil prices are falling (thank you President T). Add that, which is like a big Tax Cut, to our other good Economic news. Inflation down (are you listening Fed)!
So much happening with the now discredited Witch Hunt. This total Hoax will be studied for years!
The ones written by staffers tend to be more coherent and use longer and more complex words and sentence structures.
Edited by megaeliz on Nov 30th 2018 at 9:59:28 AM
I think I heard he was going to gift a penthouse apartment worth millions to Putin as one of the ways to get the Trump tower finally put up in Moscow, something he’s been trying to do basically since the fall of the Soviet Union at the start of the 90s.
Now it’s become yet another point that shows the connections between him and Russia, and how far he was willing to kowtow to Russian leadership to get what he wanted.
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |

So it seems like one congressional district race in North Carolina isn't certified yet as a fraud investigation is ongoing
. 538 discussion about this
.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman