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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I didn't even summarize half of it. Man, we so all need to watch this as soon as possible.
Kamala is giving her acceptance speech. Highlighting the generations of women activists who paved the way for her to be here. Her family, who taught her her values and who she now fights for.
"Public service is a noble cause."
Edited by Parable on Aug 19th 2020 at 7:58:51 AM
Steve Bannon, others arrested for their role in fradulent "Build the Wall" crowdfunding
Edit: replaced with non-tweet source.
Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Aug 20th 2020 at 11:03:53 AM
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And for the very first post after 12 hours because of maintenance: the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York is charging the leaders of "We Build The Wall" online fundraising campaign (including Steve Bannon) for defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors.
Edited by tclittle on Aug 20th 2020 at 9:28:31 AM
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."And absolutely nobody is surprised that "Trump's Wall" turned out to be just another scam, designed to make morons and their money part ways, straight into someone else's pockets...
Wonder how the cult that no doubt donated to this is going to feel now...
Edited by TitanJump on Aug 20th 2020 at 5:31:00 PM
Not sure if I'm more glad that Bannon is getting in trouble or that those people gave money to a fraud that could have gone to Trump's campaign.
52% of voters who sat out 2016 will vote for Biden. 32% will vote for Trump.
41% of third party voters in 2016 will vote for Biden. 30% for Trump.
9% of Trump voters will vote for Biden. 4% of Clinton supporters will vote for Trump.
Perhaps they’re people who believed Hilary was as evil as the republicans claimed, but actually wanted evil in charge? Makes about as much sense as anything a Trump voter would do.
My musician pageThere’s going to be a level of statistical noise in anything, that’s liable to be part of it, that and Republicans who switched to Hillary because they thought Trump might follow up on some of his less-Republican ideas (big infrastructure spending, real change to foreign policy), they’ve now learnt that Trump will follow the Republican line on such things.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranYeah, Clinton has a fanatical Hatedom.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanTo add to the strangeness:
That seems like it isn't nearly enough to compensate them, honestly. Rachel Maddow covering this in 3... 2... 1...
Edited by Fighteer on Aug 20th 2020 at 3:20:11 PM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"But no one was doing that? It's one thing to speak out about claims that Sanders was solely or primarily responsible for her lose, but you seem to step in anytime anyone mentions that he or voters who favored him could even be a factor, and I don't understand why.
Edited by LSBK on Aug 20th 2020 at 2:50:42 PM

Parable, I haven't heard Obama's entire speech, but your excerpts alone make me wanna pump my fist in the air.
I see that the bromance between him and Biden is still there. I never got that sense from Trump and Pence. Pence is just Trump's evangelical beard...
Edited by BearyScary on Aug 19th 2020 at 6:49:46 AM
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