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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The main reason I'd want the properties to go to new ownership is because Trump is a cheapskate who doesn't spend nearly enough on necessities like fire safety and sanitation. Trump Tower is basically an overpriced tacky deathtrap full of rats.
Edited by M84 on Sep 5th 2019 at 1:46:43 AM
Disgusted, but not surprisedEdited by MarqFJA on Sep 4th 2019 at 8:57:43 PM
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.A tornado is a kind of storm, or at least a component/effect of a storm. Just saying.
Edited by Fighteer on Sep 4th 2019 at 2:09:43 PM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"In Captain Obvious news, the HHS determined that children who were separated from their parents by Trump's inhumane zero tolerance policy
"experienced more severe mental trauma than children who were not separated". Also, Water is Wet.
Everyone's favorite example of the Lowest Common Denominator (Marianne Williamson) Tweeted and quickly deleted a message that said hurricane Dorian could be deterred by the "power of the mind".
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics/marianne-williamson-hurricane-dorian-tweet-trnd/index.html
If she could actually offer weather domination mind powers, she'd have my vote easily.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Here’s a rare news item that surprised me enough to make me post from work:
So that’s a thing. Holy shit.
Edited by TheWanderer on Sep 4th 2019 at 2:38:29 PM
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |
x2 Well, holy shit.
I mean, about time, but holy shit.
Who had the balls/ovaries? 'Cause my hat's off to them!
These nutjobs always seem sprout out of the mildew during times of strife.
We're getting our own versions of the Children of God and Jonestown a few years down the line. Williamson might even be the leader of one, in fact, Jim Jones got this close to the position of mayor in San Francisco.
Edited by HailMuffins on Sep 4th 2019 at 3:53:17 PM
I’d be more interested to see what “examining business connections” with the NRA looks like. Calling them domestic terrorists is nice, but it’s basically a press statement. It’s not like they’re listed anywhere now.
I mean, why was the city of San Francisco doing business with the NRA in the first place?
Edited by archonspeaks on Sep 4th 2019 at 12:00:15 PM
They should have sent a poet.I'm fine with labeling them terrorists. They encourage radicalized extreme right-wing violence in order to terrify the public into accepting their political agenda.
What else would you call that?
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.IIRC she's 1-2% in the polls.
So almost no one, just a few idiots.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangYeah, despite some attempts to boost her most Democrats are not buying what she's selling. Not really surprising, really. Regarding the beloved Gabbard, she has been complaining that the system to settle which polls count towards a debate appearance isn't "transparent"
despite them being public for literally
months
.
We have nearly daily spree shootings. We are not in a position to be judgmental about the occasional Middle East bombing.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.

Yeah, that's why I'm not on board with the joking about hurricanes. It helps that I live and work overseas in Taiwan which is often hit by typhoons.
Edited by M84 on Sep 5th 2019 at 1:10:16 AM
Disgusted, but not surprised