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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Other Countries doing that would be so satisfying though.
Trump tweet dump, there are some remarkable ones here
RUSH LIMBAUGH “If the FBI was so concerned, and if they weren’t targeting Trump, they should have told Trump. If they were really concerned about the Russians infiltrating a campaign (hoax), then why not try to stop it? Why not tell Trump? Because they were pushing this scam
Iger, where is my call of apology? You and ABC have offended millions of people, and they demand a response. How is Brian Ross doing? He tanked the market with an ABC lie, yet no apology. Double Standard!
The corrupt Mainstream Media is working overtime not to mention the infiltration of people, Spies (Informants), into my campaign! Surveillance much?
Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt Mainstream Media loves to keep pushing that narrative, but they know it is not true!
Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D’Souza today. He was treated very unfairly by our government!
FAIR TRADE!
A.P. has just reported that the Russian Hoax Investigation has now cost our government over $17 million, and going up fast. No Collusion, except by the Democrats!
Why aren’t they firing no talent Samantha Bee for the horrible language used on her low ratings show? A total double standard but that’s O.K., we are Winning, and will be doing so for a long time to come!
Canada has treated our Agricultural business and Farmers very poorly for a very long period of time. Highly restrictive on Trade! They must open their markets and take down their trade barriers! They report a really high surplus on trade with us. Do Timber & Lumber in U.S.?
edited 2nd Jun '18 5:01:33 AM by megaeliz
One bit of good news regarding that pro-pedophilia candidate - his views were so extreme that the Libertarian Party kicked him out in February 2017
.
And in decidedly more depressing news, not only has the Israeli Defense Force killed a Palestinian nurse who was trying to help someone else that had been shot
(though to their credit, they are launching an investigation into it
), the US exercised its Veto power in the UN to quash a Kuwaiti resolution calling for the protection of Palestinian civilians
.
I absolutely hate to say this, but sometimes the shit Israel pulls (and subsequently gets away with) has me considering them as a Token Evil Teammate. Rationally, I know that's not the case, but if this were any other country in the world we'd be condemning them for using unnecessary force.
edited 2nd Jun '18 6:16:26 AM by ironballs16
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"Honestly, under this administration, it feels more like we, along with Russia, are a Goldfish Poop Gang, but actually dangerous.
i'm tired, my friend
As pointed out, though, the timing of her comment in light of the Roseanne tweet allowed those on the right to present it as a hypocritical situation, as Roseanne got the plug pulled on her show, but Bee's will remain on the air. It doesn't matter what differences there are, the situations are similar enough that the comparison has been made.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
Not sure, especially since a lot that didn't vote last time are probably Bernie Bros who wouldn't want to look weak to the oppressors. Plus, if we keep apologizing we let them win, like with the Keurig smashing which the company had no actual reason to apologize for.
Honestly, it is just bad optics to appear "weak" so we need to stop that in time for 2020.
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Fair point, but the people yelling "both sides" typically are just doing it to say "democrats are evil too so vote republican" so they wouldn't be swayed, and most people are not swayed by them.
edited 2nd Jun '18 7:46:43 AM by Wildcard
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The issue for me is that, given how long the conflict has gone on, it's nearly Hatfield/McCoy levels of Grey-and-Gray Morality. Each side has done reprehensible shit to the other, and it's getting to the point of He Who Fights Monsters with Israel's actions.
And they don't exactly do themselves favors when, for example, they manage a precision strike on Hamas' military commander
while he's driving (though immediately posting the footage to YouTube
could be considered distasteful), but then 4 days later obliterate a home, killing an entire family including 5 children
. That's propaganda that practically writes itself for Hamas to recruit others.
And even worse now that I've read that Wikipedia entry, as Israel subsequently pulled a Bush and shifted who the target was and fell back on "It's tragic when a terror operative is hiding among civilians but unfortunately it is part of Hamas and Islamic Jihad tactics." They also didn't exactly provide evidence of their claims that the policeman they (eventually) stated was the intended target actually had terrorist ties. And given that the IDF has shown willingness to wipe out an entire home of people in order to kill their one target, that's Not So Different from Trump wanting to target the families of terrorists, which we rightly condemned him over.
And it'd be one thing if the US was backing Israel while also calling them out over shit like this - but that latter half tends not to happen.
edited 2nd Jun '18 8:42:12 AM by ironballs16
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"Texas Supreme Court: Texas must reveal it's lethal injection suppliers.
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"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."The follow-up to sex-trafficking laws which outlawed personals in the internet is devastating.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.So, um, let's talk about the economy report yesterday. Apparently the economy is booming. While this is obviously good news (although it goes without saying that I can't stand Trump gloating nonstop about it), I'm concerned we're gonna lose 2018 and 2020 because of it. I mean, yes, we have a lot of platforms to run on, but the economy is a big one. If we can't point to the economy and say "It sucks, vote for us and we'll improve it", that's not good.
That said, the effects of the tariff war he just started may negate this. And I do have to wonder if the only reason it's booming is because the regulations have been lessened... said regulations which are often in place for a reason.
edited 2nd Jun '18 11:27:21 AM by speedyboris
Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena
Regarding Samantha Bee, some of the stuff she said was genuinely Dude, Not Funny!, such as her crack about how Ivanka should wear a low-cut top while asking Trump not to break up families. Whether Ivanka deserves that isn't the point, we shouldn't be encouraging that kind of attitude toward women.
Every time I hear someone say the economy's booming or we have so many jobs, I just remember how long and how fucking HARD it was for me to find a fulltime job at minimum wage (which I only got because of a special program,) or how a number of people on This Very Wiki are depressed because they're struggling or can't find any work. When we don't have as many people struggling just to make ends meet, maybe I'll believe them.
edited 2nd Jun '18 11:44:39 AM by kkhohoho
Its a combination of solid management (thanks, Obama!) and an unsustainable over stimulation of the economy via deregulation and tax cuts. Trade war or no, it will come crashing down. And Trump's weakness in every other area other than North Korea (and that's a big maybe) is hobbling the credit he gets on these files, its the only thing keeping him above water among Independents.
There is no way that a trade war won't cause massive economic issues, US consumers will pay more for products that the US can't make anymore.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Another sign pizzagate was entirely true.
Except, it was projection.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/jared-kushner-trump-white-house-ties-to-convicted-pedophile-george-nader.html
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.