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TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#246726: Jun 23rd 2018 at 5:29:09 AM

It Turns out All Kinds of Tech Companies Are Working With ICE

According to a public records search conducted by NBC, companies including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Motorola Solutions, and Palantir all have active contracts with ICE. The Verge pointed out that Dell also has a number of active contracts with the agency.

Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#246727: Jun 23rd 2018 at 5:34:02 AM

The for profit motive is so virtuous!

Libertarians are such wise people smile

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#246729: Jun 23rd 2018 at 5:52:25 AM

...Doesn't he need Congress to do that? And I feel the Senate alone is 'Fuck No' and Filibuster to hell.

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#246730: Jun 23rd 2018 at 5:54:05 AM

As horrendous as expected, thankfully it's probably impossible. I highly doubt the Federal government is easy to change in such a massive manner.

edited 23rd Jun '18 5:54:38 AM by Fourthspartan56

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#246731: Jun 23rd 2018 at 6:05:19 AM

On some level, beyond the constituency nightmares it would cause for Congressmen, the transparent notion that Congress is being treated as a rubber stamp for Trumpist policy proposals would probably offend more than a few of them.

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#246732: Jun 23rd 2018 at 6:05:56 AM

I'd be okay with the pride of old men somehow becoming our savior. Beggars can't be choosers and all that.

edited 23rd Jun '18 6:06:23 AM by Bur

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#246733: Jun 23rd 2018 at 6:08:30 AM

Same. If it helps it helps and that's enough for me.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#246734: Jun 23rd 2018 at 6:10:47 AM

At least this can't be done overnight, if at all. This is another reason why flipping the House and holding ground in the Senate is crucial.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#246735: Jun 23rd 2018 at 6:27:42 AM

South Carolina state Rep Katie Arrington, the woman who primaried US Rep. Mark Sandford, has been seriousy injured in a wreck.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#246736: Jun 23rd 2018 at 6:37:08 AM

[up] I must confess my first thought was whether the wreck was an accident or an "accident".

Morally speaking, good on the Dem candidate for suspending his own campaign while she recovers. Though, pragmatically, I wonder if that won't end up being Honor Before Reason.

As a rule, the higher a Democrat tries to go, the lower the Republicans will sink.

[down] Which is precisely why I expect the Republicans to do that, even as their candidate is in the hospital

edited 23rd Jun '18 6:41:12 AM by sgamer82

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#246737: Jun 23rd 2018 at 6:38:35 AM

Pragmatically going ahead anyway could look scummy and unprincipled, waiting might be a net-benefit.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#246738: Jun 23rd 2018 at 7:31:54 AM

As a rule, the higher a Democrat tries to go, the lower the Republicans will sink.

So like a reverse Michelle Obama, then?

No beer?! But if there's no beer, then there's no beef or beans!
DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#246740: Jun 23rd 2018 at 7:46:35 AM

Don't know if anybody's read it yet, but George F. Will wrote a great opinion piece: "Vote against the GOP this November"

Predictably, Laura Ingraham called his piece "sad" and "petty".

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#246741: Jun 23rd 2018 at 7:54:49 AM

[up][up] a reference to her motto

"When they go low, we go high."

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#246742: Jun 23rd 2018 at 8:50:34 AM

About that op-ed... to me that just kind of reads like 'a Democratic Congress would also suck and also couldn't do anything but a Congress that does nothing because it's stuck against the Executive Branch is better than a Congress that does nothing because the President is doing what they want'. Which... I guess makes sense? Certainly better than having a Congress that's hired and paid to flatten the padding in their chairs.

It's been fun.
CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#246743: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:10:42 AM

It dosn't really matter. George Will spending his twilight years chainsawing the odious GOP he helped build is still a net positive.

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#246744: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:14:21 AM

At this point, does he (and those like him) have any real influence? Will GOP voters actually take note of what he is saying, and stay home/even vote Democratic?

I doubt it.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#246745: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:28:31 AM

Who knows, who cares.

Either it will have a positive impact or it will have no impact, the former is good the latter irrelevant.

Every little bit helps.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#246746: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:48:19 AM

Sarah Sanders claims that she was kicked out of a restaurant because she works for Trump.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/23/politics/sarah-sanders-restaurant-kicked-out/index.html

No Sympathy if this is true. Turns out that no one likes the Mouth of Sauron.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#246747: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:50:16 AM

[up]Maybe this will finally get her to have an epiphany?

I think I nearly had an aneurysm just saying that.tongue

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#246748: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:52:29 AM

"I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so."
Really. Then what do you call your curt and rude attitude towards reporters?

DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#246749: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:55:03 AM

[up] If that's her best, I don't want to experience her at her worst. :/

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#246750: Jun 23rd 2018 at 9:58:28 AM

It’s really rich that she’s getting upset about this, when her side are the ones who say that gay people should be denied service. They can’t stand it when it gets flipped back on them.


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