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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#323702: Aug 13th 2020 at 3:35:21 AM

[up]It's almost like that first subpoena of FBI files basically got the answer of "there's nothing to find here on the Bidens, bosses, but there are other threads to pull that you're not going to like — sorry" or something which maybe put a lot of a dampner on things. tongue

Edited by Euodiachloris on Aug 13th 2020 at 3:42:02 AM

nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#323703: Aug 13th 2020 at 4:00:16 AM

[up][up] Unfortunately, Kevin McCarthy (House Minority Leader) and Kelly Loeffler are perfectly fine with having QAnon people in the House. [1] [2]

McCarthy's office, however, said Wednesday that Greene will be welcomed into the GOP conference and given seats on congressional committees, provided she wins in November. A McCarthy spokesman added that they "look forward" to Greene "and all of our Republican candidates across the country" being victorious on Election Day.
Congratulations to @mtgreenee and @Clyde4Congress! It's clear that we need more political outsiders with business sense in Washington who will stand with @realDonaldTrump to Keep America Great. #gasen #gapol (Loeffler tweet)

tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#323704: Aug 13th 2020 at 4:00:33 AM

Because I haven't been to sleep yet I read his name as "Senator Ron Swanson". Ron Swanson as a US Senator? The mind boggles

Trump delenda est
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#323705: Aug 13th 2020 at 4:45:31 AM

Back to the issue with Taiwan: remind me again why we're jumping to nukes in these hypothetical scenarios?

At least historically in the Cold War, nuclear weapons brought into international relations the concept of brinkmanship. With both sides having nukes and thus the capability of inflicting massive damage to the other, how much risk of a war are you willing to tolerate for the sake of whatever today's hot-button issue is going to be? The closer you consider this issue to be to your core national interests, the more you would be willing to tolerate the risk of war, including nuclear ones.

Edited by megarockman on Aug 13th 2020 at 7:50:13 AM

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
Khudzlin Since: Nov, 2013
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#323707: Aug 13th 2020 at 6:03:56 AM

None, other than party membership.

Trump is being outspoken that the scope of defunding the postal service is to impede mail voting

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
ciyinwanderer Since: Dec, 2018
#323708: Aug 13th 2020 at 6:05:08 AM

[up] Can you provide a quote for those of us who can't open Twitter?

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#323709: Aug 13th 2020 at 6:14:13 AM

Tweet is from a guy named Benjy Sarlin, and reads

It’s almost hard to process seeing it all in the open. But if he won’t go back for a legislative deal and Senate R’s are apparently unashamed to go into the election with their president openly talking about sabotaging voting, D’s may not have much leverage to stop him.

The tweet also links to another tweet by a Eugene Daniels:

Trump makes it clear he's keeping $$$ from USPS to try & stop mail-in voting:

“They need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions of ballots... If they don’t get those two items that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting”

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#323710: Aug 13th 2020 at 6:17:46 AM

The worse part than tolerating having conspiracy theorists elected is saying that you'll give them committee seats, rather than putting them as far away from anything remotely influential as possible.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#323711: Aug 13th 2020 at 6:21:51 AM

They tolerated tea party activists in the same way for YEARS so I'm not surprised

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#323712: Aug 13th 2020 at 6:43:52 AM

[up][up] It took Steve King openly embracing white nationalism by name for him to be stripped of his committee seats, despite being a virulent racist for years. He had major role in Republican politics in Iowa and was very influential in the state.

Kevin McCarthy pulled an endorsement of Ted Howze when racist social media posts surfaced, saying "hateful rhetoric has no place within the Republican Party". It rings even more hollow now, considering Greene's videos were at least as racist as Howze's posts.

Edited by nova92 on Aug 13th 2020 at 6:47:14 AM

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#323713: Aug 13th 2020 at 7:46:21 AM

For Colorado's Senate race, I keep seeing attack ads against Democratic challenger and former governor beloved by the state John Hickenlooper. The booming-voice narrator accuses Hickenlooper of financial crimes.

But the narrator calls him "Slick Shady" while Eminem plays in the background and the attack-photos are Hickenlooper wearing sunglasses and looking like a baller. They make him look fucking awesome.

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#323714: Aug 13th 2020 at 8:09:49 AM

OK, my dad was the one in marketing and not me, but even I learned that the best ads only undercut the apparent main message themselves like that if they're going for an ironic punch in the comedy for memory retention.

I doubt that's what's happening here. [lol] Well, not intentionally. [lol]

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#323717: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:05:24 AM

...What's the catch?

It's been fun.
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#323718: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:05:46 AM

I'll believe it when I see it.

[up] Presumably it only lasts until November because they want a friendly Republican government elected.

Edited by RainehDaze on Aug 13th 2020 at 5:06:14 PM

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#323719: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:06:58 AM

Guys. Guys.

Satire is officially dead.

US calls for shower rules to be eased after Trump hair complaints The US government has proposed changing the definition of a showerhead to allow increased water flow, following complaints from President Donald Trump about his hair routine.

Under a 1992 law, showerheads in the US are not allowed to produce more than 2.5 gallons (9.5l) of water per minute.

The Trump administration wants this limit to apply to each nozzle, rather than the overall fixture.

Consumer and conservation groups argue that it is wasteful and unnecessary.

The changes were proposed by the Department of Energy on Wednesday following complaints by Mr Trump at the White House last month.

"So showerheads - you take a shower, the water doesn't come out. You want to wash your hands, the water doesn't come out. So what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer? Because my hair - I don't know about you, but it has to be perfect. Perfect," he said.

Andrew deLaski, executive director of the energy conservation group Appliance Standards Awareness Project, said the proposal was "silly".

With four or five or more nozzles, "you could have 10, 15 gallons per minute powering out of the showerhead, literally probably washing you out of the bathroom," he told the Associated Press news agency.

"If the president needs help finding a good shower, we can point him to some great consumer websites that help you identify a good showerhead that provides a dense soak and a good shower," he added.

David Friedman, vice president of advocacy at the organisation Consumer Reports, said showerheads in the US already "achieve high levels of customer satisfaction", while saving people money.

The proposal could face court battles if it advances, Reuters news agency reports.

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#323720: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:11:06 AM

Satire died the moment Trump became President.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#323721: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:14:49 AM

If Trump thinks he can waste water like how he wastes money, air, and natural resources, he got another thing coming for him.

It sounds awfully lot like his "lightbulb-rant" and his "dishwasher-rant".

He is like permanently stuck on "Waste Mode".

DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#323722: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:15:37 AM

If this were literally any other President I'd believe in the peace agreement reached. But we're talking about a deal Negotiated with Trump, the man who always lies and commits fraud; North Korea giving up their Nukes for Peace? A lie. The new NAFTA? Broken in a matter of weeks. Peace Deal with the Taliban? Worthless from day 1. All of Trump's international agreements have been worthless, and the only reason I think Netenyahu even went along with it is to hedge his bets in case Trump loses in November (especially since his party really wants to own all of the West Bank).

Edited by DingoWalley1 on Aug 13th 2020 at 12:16:31 PM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#323723: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:17:28 AM

If Trump finds showering his hair such a hassle he could always just give up the hair plugs and go bald.

Disgusted, but not surprised
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#323724: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:18:24 AM

It's also absurd to give Trump any credit if it does stick, because he'd lose in a negotiation with a paper bag. Negotiation requires the ability to string two sentences together.

Grafite Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Less than three
#323725: Aug 13th 2020 at 9:22:00 AM

Trump only helped broker the deal though. The agreement is solely between Israel and the UAE, no United States in the equation. So I'd expect the thing to stick, even after Trump is gone.

Life is unfair...

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