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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#340926: Nov 23rd 2020 at 5:40:03 PM

His children have made it clear where they think the money in their media empire is by selling their non-propaganda assets to Disney.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
CookingCat Since: Jul, 2018
#340927: Nov 23rd 2020 at 5:46:10 PM

With Pai gone, can Net Neutrality be restored?

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#340928: Nov 23rd 2020 at 5:47:52 PM

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected Trump's request to block ~10,000 absentee ballots from largely urban counties. These haven't been added to the vote total yet, and Biden is up over 80,000 votes right now, but they should add to his margin there.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/pennsylvania-supreme-court-trump-campaign-absentee-ballots/index.html

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#340929: Nov 23rd 2020 at 5:57:33 PM

Honestly at this point there should be a new rule. For every new lawsuit Trump forces in the country one of his properties is taken from his company and made into a homeless shelter.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#340930: Nov 23rd 2020 at 6:06:25 PM

Government would probably lose money making them acceptable for habitation.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#340931: Nov 23rd 2020 at 7:23:22 PM

I have sent Tweets to Governor Cuomou that there's no reason not to use Eminent Domain on Trump Towers to build the Obama Center for Refugees.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#340932: Nov 23rd 2020 at 7:24:11 PM

They'd have to get Trump Tower up to code first.

Seriously, that whole place is a gilded death trap.

Disgusted, but not surprised
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#340933: Nov 23rd 2020 at 7:31:05 PM

Not if you're going to demolish it.

Yes, you'd have to pay what Trump listed as its value on his taxes but, you know what, the price is worth it.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#340934: Nov 23rd 2020 at 7:34:36 PM

Would be a hell of a job imploding the place in a way that's safe to people and surrounding structures... but you might well make up the costs by selling tickets.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#340935: Nov 23rd 2020 at 7:36:29 PM

Yes, well New York has a history of safely demolishing buildings.

And yes, I'd buy tickets.

Demolishing the Wall would be another good thing to crowdfund.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Boston Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
#340936: Nov 23rd 2020 at 7:53:05 PM

[up][up] With eminent domain laws, you have to compensate the owner for the value of the property.

I suspect we might find No. 45 once claimed an extraordinarily low value on the building; let's use that.

clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#340937: Nov 23rd 2020 at 8:01:42 PM

Anything people can do to obscure Trump out of history is a good thing. Demolish his towers, dissolve his businesses, and replace him with Joe Biden as the person most featured in news outlets.

"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - Dawn
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#340938: Nov 23rd 2020 at 8:12:35 PM

This got lost in the shuffle, but the response to Yellen as Treasurer seems largely positive from all sides. Conservatives/corporates don't have reason to fear her because she's a known quantity who is not interested in completely overturning their hegemony. Moderates trust her since she was an Obama appointee and a Keynesian. Likewise many progressives, including Warren herself (a highly popular choice among the progressives but likely turned down to avoid endangering Senate control due to the situation with MA having a Republican governor) also view her favorably because of her Keynesnian practices and the fact that she has an established history of willingness to challenge the big banks on matters of exploitation of the common man. The far, far left may not be nearly as enthused, but they do not seem to find her particularly offensive either.

So, a good step all-in-all. Another indication of the Biden administration's efforts to slide leftward, and also another glass ceiling shattered in the process as she will be the first woman to serve as Treasurer.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#340939: Nov 23rd 2020 at 8:25:35 PM

I am curious about why Yellen at Treasury was announced before Defense when almost all of Biden's other picks have been related to foreign policy and national security.

nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#340940: Nov 23rd 2020 at 8:44:59 PM

Biden seems to be going for people most acceptable to the widest group of Democrats.

[up] From what I've read (which like all Cabinet stuff, may or may not be true) there are multiple contenders and Biden hasn't quite made up his mind yet. Maybe Yellen for Treasury Secretary was just a more obvious pick.

Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#340941: Nov 23rd 2020 at 8:50:03 PM

Secretary of Defense seems to be one of the bigger roles, so it makes sense Biden will be Bide-in his time before making an announcement.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#340942: Nov 23rd 2020 at 8:58:54 PM

Oh, God. We're going to be using that pun for the next four years at least.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#340944: Nov 23rd 2020 at 9:05:28 PM

Michael Gordon of the WSJ is reporting that Trump is planning to liquidate the planes we use to observe Russia under the Open Skies Treaty after he pulls out of said treaty today.

It's been fun.
Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#340945: Nov 23rd 2020 at 11:58:08 PM

Oh, God. We're going to be using that pun for the next four years at least.

The Republicans thought they had a Trump card but the Democrats were just Biden their time.

I'm not sorry.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#340946: Nov 24th 2020 at 12:13:34 AM

[up]Well, you should be.

Disgusted, but not surprised
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#340947: Nov 24th 2020 at 12:44:31 AM

The Dude A-bidens.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Perseus Since: Nov, 2009
#340948: Nov 24th 2020 at 12:45:41 AM

Terrible jokes like this should be forbiden.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#340949: Nov 24th 2020 at 12:48:01 AM

Trevor has a lowdown on the Q Anon group

He highlights that a mob boss in NY was assassinated by a 24 year old Q Anon supporter.

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#340950: Nov 24th 2020 at 1:04:08 AM

Asshole Victim I guess?

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