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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#169701: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:06:34 AM

Geez, just how many puppeteers does Trump have?!

Disgusted, but not surprised
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#169702: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:10:58 AM

I feel like if Trump attempts to starve out Cali, we'll end up with Cali in a better shape than the rest of the country. You can't starve out someone who has more food than you.

Especially given that in this hypothetical, Trump's probably also attempting to starve a bunch of other Blue state that contribute a large percentage of the tax revenue.

And even that's assuming the insane 'starve out the blue states as punishment for defying him' plan gets off the ground despite how extremely illegal and unpopular it would be. Which may be a weaker assumption that we'd like to believe, but it's still a fairly strong one.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#169703: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:16:35 AM

[up] If he tried to pull that crap in NY, Trump Tower will be egged so hard.

I wonder what it would take successfully TP the entire building?

edited 26th Jan '17 12:17:22 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
TheRoguePenguin Since: Jul, 2009
#169704: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:18:51 AM

One of those water-dropping helicopters and a cargo bay full of loose TP.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#169705: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:21:10 AM

[up] Obviously it would be super-illegal...but I can't help but wonder if things are going to get bad enough that people will eventually think the prison sentence would be Worth It.

Disgusted, but not surprised
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#169707: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:35:35 AM

[up] Well, it does feel like we are in a bad comic book right now...

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#169709: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:50:59 AM

It hasn't even been a full week yet. And we've got four years of this crap left. At least.

edited 26th Jan '17 12:51:43 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#169710: Jan 26th 2017 at 12:59:13 AM

[up] Hopefully I can keep my sanity intact long enough to survive them, though it will probably take every single ounce of willpower I have, and I hate the taste of alcohol so I can't drink my way through it...

edited 26th Jan '17 1:11:26 AM by Bat178

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#169711: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:13:01 AM

[up] No worries, I'll drink enough for the both of us. tongue

Disgusted, but not surprised
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#169712: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:18:05 AM

The Germans managed to recover mentally after WWII, America will as well from Trump and there's no need for alcohol.

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
fruitpork Since: Oct, 2010
#169713: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:20:22 AM

Trump has nukes and is unafraid of using them. I live near D.C. So any exchange will kill me. I'm not gonna survive this.

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#169714: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:20:51 AM

And I've already had a rough start to this year with my grandmother dying, too..,

edited 26th Jan '17 1:20:55 AM by Bat178

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#169715: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:24:21 AM

Its really amazing how fast the Republicans have completely become the Pigmask Army.

They're serving an elderly, extremely immature manchild who demands that he be adored, beloved, and outright worshiped by all, plastering his name everywhere. If anything disagrees with him, its to be shut out and disposed of. He attained his great power by creating a cult of personality around himself, making small town people who wanted some sort of change follow him, even though he offered no real plan or guarantee he would help them.

All he promises is "happiness" and a return to "greatness", and that's what the Happy Boxes say, so it must be true.

And no matter what his "Utopia" increasingly looks like, his followers refuse to see New Pork City as anything but a utopia that they're honored to live in. The Pigmasks aggressively pursue a plan that would guarantee massive casualties and harm done to those very people who follow Porky...and they still remain loyal, unwilling to consider anything else.

edited 26th Jan '17 1:24:40 AM by NickTheSwing

fruitpork Since: Oct, 2010
#169716: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:24:37 AM

In other news Shia lebouf got arrested for allegedly assaultig a Nazi. Allegedly. Fuck president bannon. Also should be noted that Shia lebouf is a Jewish man. This is pure hatred at work.

edited 26th Jan '17 1:25:43 AM by fruitpork

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#169717: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:26:08 AM

The Germans managed to recover mentally after WWII
During and after being a literally divided nation (admittedly by outside forces).

edited 26th Jan '17 1:30:10 AM by Eschaton

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#169718: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:33:01 AM

[up][up] Transformers: Dark of the Moon was bad, but not bad enough to deserve that!

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#169719: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:33:44 AM

[up][up][up]Can't confirm that, although it seems that they have been trying to disrupt an anti-Trump livestream of his.

EDIT: Richard Spencer got punched again.

edited 26th Jan '17 1:37:31 AM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#169720: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:43:00 AM

[up] How long until he gets stabbed or shot?

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#169721: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:46:39 AM

[up]Or gets Falcon Punched into oblivion?

Humor aside, does anybody feel a second civil war coming? What could be the factions present?

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#169722: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:48:34 AM

[up] Military (Anti-Trump), Military (Pro-Trump), Police, Democrats, and Neo-Nazis.

edited 26th Jan '17 1:48:47 AM by Bat178

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#169723: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:50:05 AM

Military vs Police? Why?

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#169724: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:52:11 AM

[up] The Military aren't as loyal to Trump (Only half of them support him) as the Police are.

edited 26th Jan '17 1:53:14 AM by Bat178

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#169725: Jan 26th 2017 at 1:53:40 AM

I see, but I heard that the chief of police of Los Angeles will align himself with the Sanctuary forces against Trump...so maybe, Pro Trump Policemen Vs Anti Trump Policemen more accurate?

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.

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