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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Exxon Mobile: Trump didn't have a phone call with our CEO.
This after Trump said he did during a fundraiser.
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."RE 6 is after the corporation....oh fine!
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.![]()
Umbrella was disbanded between 3 and 4, so aren't responsible for 6. They are also more competent than Trump so one point in the fictional evil corporation's favour.
But yeah, it seems like there aren't a lot of brands willing to associate with Trump at this rate. Granted in this example Trump was making up a hypothetical scenario and Exxon was making it clear that it was just a hypothetical scenario, but it's telling how damaging they think an association with Trump would be.
A lawmaker from California writes about their run-in with QAnon
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Umbrella's actually a hilariously incompetent corporation, particularly when it comes to safety protocols and proper vetting of employees. It's much like Trump in that it's hard to tell sometimes whether malice or incompetence (or both) is the driving force behind their latest fuckup. The entire reason they got disbanded was because their latest fuckup was too big to cover up, leading to all of their contracts being cancelled.
Paywalled
Edited by M84 on Oct 21st 2020 at 3:15:24 AM
Disgusted, but not surprisedNon-paywalled link to the QAnon thing
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North Jersey Record:
Passaic sets up mailboxes for homeless people, and it could be life-changing
Enter the city of Passaic, which is now providing secure mailboxes to people living on the streets.
Passaic has installed mailboxes at its Dignity House on Broadway, the city's resource center for the homeless.
Des Moines Register:
Auditor: Iowa misallocated at least $21 million in COVID-19 funds
Sand and the U.S. Treasury Department's inspector general last week advised Gov. Kim Reynolds' administration that the software is not an allowable use of the money, according to a review Sand released Monday.
Sand also questioned the earmarking of $448,449 in federal funds to pay the salaries of 21 of Reynolds' staffers between March 14 and June 30 and said the state could be liable to a repayment order if not enough of the work was related to the pandemic.
And here's a bit of news from the Senate races. In Iowa, there was a debate between Joni Ernst (R), and Theresa Greenfield (D) - Joni Ernst botched a question on the price of agricultural commodities
, which is apparently a big deal in Iowa, with its farm industry. Also David Perdue (R), in Georgia, mocked Kamala Harris's name
in a racist way during a Trump rally.
Edited by nova92 on Oct 20th 2020 at 4:46:42 AM
It's a Constitutional Amendment, aka political grandstanding as it has approximately 0 chance of passing. Forbes link
Edited by nova92 on Oct 20th 2020 at 5:22:58 AM
Florida shatters opening day record for early voting – The trend continues a record-setting pace in the battleground state that is viewed as a must-win for President Donald Trump.
It seems like when early votes and mail-in votes are counted varies a lot between states, and that raises a concern for me. The early (and esp mail-in) votes are expected to be heavily Democratic, and the election-day votes to ge heavily Republican.
If the election-day votes are counted first in key states, then Trump could declare victory based on them, before the Democratic-leaning mail-in votes have bern counted. Esp in places like Pennsylvania where mail-in ballots can be received after election day.
Edited by Galadriel on Oct 20th 2020 at 8:50:57 AM
Right. The winner isn't actually chosen on November 3, contrary to popular belief. The winner is chosen when the electors meet in mid-December. All that happens (in the media, at least) between those dates is sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Edited by Fighteer on Oct 20th 2020 at 8:56:16 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

Thankfully it does seem like people on the ground are attempting to get the vote out and are donating to campaign drives, but it's true a lot of media, even partisan ones, don't quite give them their dues.