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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#330501: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:27:08 PM

NYTimes: QAnon believers are sending death threats to Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ7) after the NRCC released fake ads accusing him of lobbying to protect predators.

QAnon supporters began targeting Mr. Malinowski, a first-term congressman, on Tuesday, after he led a bipartisan resolution condemning the movement, which spreads a baseless conspiracy theory that President Trump is battling a cabal of Democratic pedophiles.

QAnon believers seized on an advertisement released last month by the campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee, that falsely claimed that Mr. Malinowski, then a lobbyist for Human Rights Watch, worked to block a provision in a 2006 crime bill that would have expanded registration requirements for sex offenders.

I... don't think this was an accident. The Republican Party is now pandering to QAnon supporters.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#330502: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:30:23 PM

Given that they're outright accepting the election of the conspiracy theorists to congress? Of course.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#330503: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:30:40 PM

Yes, Chris Wallace specifically mentioned everyone being tested beforehand in his introduction.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#330504: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:33:58 PM

[up][up] But this isn't a fringe candidate with nutty views in a deep-red House district. This is their official campaign arm, releasing ads for QAnon supporters. I knew this was coming but didn't think it would happen this quick.

Edited by nova92 on Oct 1st 2020 at 6:38:50 AM

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#330505: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:36:47 PM

Is there any surprise that the Republicans have given up democracy at this point?

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#330506: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:41:45 PM

On unemployment, I read a comment (from a debate fact check, I think) that unemployment is currently at the same level as at the time of the financial crisis under Obama, and could get higher than that again, to give a perspective of just how bad the situation is.

That's about right. September data will be released tomorrow.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#330507: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:45:03 PM

Testing doesn't guarantee you aren't sick; it just means you aren't carrying enough viral load to be detectable at that time. This should be well-known.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#330508: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:49:09 PM

[up]Hence why, until rapid testing is approved, the 14 day self isolation is considered the gold standard. A standard Trump's staff has not been holding to.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#330509: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:49:27 PM

From what I understand, Republicans have never been all that big on democracy to begin with, as part of their conservative philosophy.

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#330510: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:53:20 PM

From what I understand, Republicans have never been all that big on democracy to begin with, as part of their conservative philosophy.

Well that just means since Nixon.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#330511: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:00:36 PM

Melania Trump on tape:"Fuck them kids and fuck Christmas"

Oops.

The War on Christmas is coming from in the White House

Edited by NoName999 on Oct 1st 2020 at 7:00:53 AM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#330512: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:02:52 PM

That is Actually Pretty Funny. That's like a parody of the worst thing you could possibly say on tape: fuck kids and fuck Christmas! grin

So what was the context, anyway?

Link does not work, or the tweet is already gone.

Edit: okay, fromw hat I can gather here, this is not what she actually said at all. She apparently said that Christmas decorations are stupid, and that nothing can be done about separated kids. So that tweet was rather misleading.

Edit 2: Apparently it was based on this 2018 recording, and it was a bit stronger than resetera suggested:

Edited by Redmess on Oct 1st 2020 at 4:08:26 PM

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#330513: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:06:54 PM

I won't hold my breath waiting for Faux News to condemn this cultural attack on America's Christian Heritage(TM).

Cause I like air.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#330514: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:07:31 PM

I'm really feeling what I said earlier about reading and citing primary sources. Can we please not use the right's playbook and check our facts before posting? Also, how is this news if the clip was from 2018?

Edited by Fighteer on Oct 1st 2020 at 10:08:50 AM

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NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#330515: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:09:51 PM

[up]It's from CNN

The recording was leaked today

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#330516: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:10:05 PM

Edit: nevermind, the tape is from two years ago, but it apparently surfaced just now.

I am not seeing any reliable sources on this so far, though.

Edited by Redmess on Oct 1st 2020 at 4:11:34 PM

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#330517: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:15:04 PM

So much for being "Be Best"

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#330518: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:16:22 PM

I think liberals have generally overestimated Melania and what side she was on.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#330519: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:18:04 PM

I wasn't aware people expected anything good of her at all. The best hope was that she not be actively goosestepping around the way her husband and children are wont to do.

Edited by AlleyOop on Oct 1st 2020 at 10:18:18 AM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#330520: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:20:44 PM

There was an idea once that she was something of a quiet rebel inside the house, and that she was "trapped" and silently calling for help through various messages.

People also felt sympathy for her due to how terrible her husband treats her, so that translated to this idea that she would be opposed to his politics.

Edited by Redmess on Oct 1st 2020 at 4:22:13 PM

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PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#330521: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:20:51 PM

Her and Trump deserve each other.

i'm tired, my friend
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#330522: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:23:59 PM

[up][up] Yeah that sounds like people deluding themselves, she always unapologetically exemplified the worst stereotypes about the Nouveau Riche from the getgo, down to her plagiarisms of Michelle Obama and her fake-out attempts at concern for cyberbullying.

Trump treating her like that is indeed terrible, I'm not the sort of person who would wish domestic abuse upon people I personally dislike, but then again it's not as if she wasn't a shameless Gold Digger who never tried to hide it.

Edited by AlleyOop on Oct 1st 2020 at 10:33:06 AM

Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#330523: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:25:39 PM

All part of a Trump really.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#330524: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:26:54 PM

So my mom says if I don't vote for Trump then she'll kick me out of that house. Ain't that great.

The best part is in the same conversation she mentioned that I should go to church to show that I'm "grateful" for what she and my dad do for me.

Edited by Karxrida on Oct 1st 2020 at 7:27:10 AM

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#330525: Oct 1st 2020 at 7:27:26 PM

I'm not exactly shocked to my core that Melania is revealed as an awful human being. A Trump-supporting co-worker of mine once told me that she'd be an advocate for the rights of women and of disabled people; that she'd "humanize" Trump in office. I really want to go rub this in her face.

[up] Ballots are secret. Vote for whoever you want and lie if you have to.

Edited by Fighteer on Oct 1st 2020 at 10:28:23 AM

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