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Pellisworth posted:I checked and the Dems in CA legislature have almost exactly 2/3 seats in the Senate and Assembly. So they need every Dem on board to raise taxes or pass a budget and I'm sure there are a good number of moderate Dems that would balk at single payer. They don't need a supermajority to pass a budget anymore actually. Thank God.
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Your daily dose of what the gently caress are they doing. https://twitter.com/thegarance/status/870420332565475328
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Josh Lyman posted:When you turn 30, 4am becomes a pipe dream. I'll never turn 30, I'd rather DIE
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Josh Lyman posted:When you turn 30, 4am becomes a pipe dream. Oh yeah, I'm way past those days. But I had me some fun when I was young and resilient. Which made bar hopping road trips a real challenge sometimes and a little depressing when the answer to "What's there to do around here?" comes back as "Skeezy strip joint", "sketchy bar", "parking lot of the mart", or "ride mattresses tied to the back of trucks." The other day I had 2 beers and dozed off before 9. You don't know what you got till its gone.
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Phoix posted:Your daily dose of what the gently caress are they doing. Hahaha, someone is going to jail. There's just no way Flynn or Jared or someone similar won't at this point.
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Phoix posted:Your daily dose of what the gently caress are they doing. It's the speed that they wanted to get that done with that's loving scary. Serious follow up question as well, will these sanctions ever get lifted or is this just the new normal?
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Nazzadan posted:I'll never turn 30, I'd rather DIE drat Trump voters.
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Pellisworth posted:I checked and the Dems in CA legislature have almost exactly 2/3 seats in the Senate and Assembly. So they need every Dem on board to raise taxes or pass a budget and I'm sure there are a good number of moderate Dems that would balk at single payer. A recent one passed and it is huge http://theplan.metro.net/ Raises close to a billion dollars a year for 40 years to help fund shitload of public transit expansions and maintenance Just for LA (and surrounding areas)
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Nazzadan posted:I'll never turn 30, I'd rather DIE Republicans trying really hard to help you out here.
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pumpinglemma posted:I know it's both evil and impractical, but I'm going to say it anyway: build a loving wall. And make them pay for it. The joke's on you, they'd build the wall first.
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Nazzadan posted:I'll never turn 30, I'd rather DIE nice try, dorian gray
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Majorian posted:Hahaha, someone is going to jail. There's just no way Flynn or Jared or someone similar won't at this point. I'm not getting my hopes up just yet.
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Phoix posted:Your daily dose of what the gently caress are they doing. Christ, they don't care about hiding it at all
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J33uk posted:It's the speed that they wanted to get that done with that's loving scary. Serious follow up question as well, will these sanctions ever get lifted or is this just the new normal? I've read that Trump had to give up on that because congressional republicans quietly informed Trump and the white house that they would reinstate the sanctions and maybe even impose new ones with a veto-proof 2/3 majority. The only route to getting rid of sanctions is for Trump to make the case to congress and voters that Russia can be our friends, which is really hard to do when everyone believes you sold us out for hacking help during the election.
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Phoix posted:Your daily dose of what the gently caress are they doing. Its almost a little sad it didn't succeed because like, can you imagine the "No, we're not in bed with Russia" stuff we'd be hearing in all these investigations if they had literally come out of the gates with Russia as their #1 priority?
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The Glumslinger posted:A recent one passed and it is huge Yeah I ride the LA Metro rail pretty often, it's actually quite good it just has really lovely coverage. The one I'm remembering was in 2012 https://ballotpedia.org/Los_Angeles_County_Sales_Tax_for_Transportation,_Measure_J_(November_2012) I guess it was actually 66.1% but recall thinking "oh wow a 2/3 requirement is loving stupid"
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STAC Goat posted:I always forget its weird that bars around here stay open until 4. It was such a culture shock when I started traveling and found out that bars closed at like the time I would go out at home. Having lived in places where there's 24 hour bars, the biggest advantage is 3-5AM bar food when you're sober.
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Arrgytehpirate posted:Has McCain weighed in yet? Is he troubled? Initially, yes, but it turned out to just be indigestion.
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Lote posted:Having lived in places where there's 24 hour bars, the biggest advantage is 3-5AM bar food when you're sober. Yeah, its just a nice little routine that I got "raised" on in my early drinking days of like get ready and pregame after dinner, go out around 10, bar hop a little if you want or check out a band or something, maybe go hook up, and meet back up around 3 or 4 for some food. It was weird learning that there were so many places where like 10 was late. But as I said, I'm now old and just remember my glory days.
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Majorian posted:Hahaha, someone is going to jail. There's just no way Flynn or Jared or someone similar won't at this point. It's probably not illegal unless they can find a rock solid financial or campaign link. There's a good argument to be made for normalizing some relations with Russia. The sanctions aren't having the desired effect and pushing Russia to the diplomatic fringes isn't good for anyone. That just encourages the meddling and interference since they have very little to lose. I think Russian household income is half what it was pre-sanctions and all that's done is make Putin stronger since he can blame the West for everything. That said, Trump was totally doing this for condos in Crimea.
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Krispy Kareem posted:It's probably not illegal unless they can find a rock solid financial or campaign link. Right, but it's still material evidence in putting together a case of collusion. The Glumslinger posted:A recent one passed and it is huge And now the metro goes out to the Westside! It's loving ridiculous. I never thought I'd live to see the day.
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Invalid Validation posted:Can you believe that that orange turd is going to be in history textbooks as the president kids have to read forevermore? My favourite part of thinking into the future is that at some point a group of historians is going to be assigned to reading through the Something Awful Forums during the pre and post Trump era.
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Majorian posted:Right, but it's still material evidence in putting together a case of collusion. I mean, I don't live in LA anymore, but I would have killed people for the Sepulveda Pass Corridor Railway that is being planned. That is gonna do so much to improve traffic in LA I'm still incredibly salty that the Expo Line opened literally (yes literally) a week before I graduated from USC
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I don't know how they managed to move on that quickly. It's almost as if they...didn't really give a poo poo about it in the first place...  Invalid Validation posted:Can you believe that that orange turd is going to be in history textbooks as the president kids have to read forevermore? Yeah, well, so is Nixon, so is Buchanan, so is Harding. I'd rather not be remembered, than be remembered like they are.
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Furnaceface posted:My favourite part of thinking into the future is that at some point a group of historians is going to be assigned to reading through the Something Awful Forums during the pre and post Trump era. Someone is going to do their doctoral thesis on what arzying truly means.
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Krispy Kareem posted:It's probably not illegal unless they can find a rock solid financial or campaign link. I remember the Obama administration pushing really strongly that Syria would turn in an Afghan style quagmire for the Russians and ultimately that never happened. Sure there were losses but ultimately Putin committed hard (and violently) enough to see it through and the sanctions seem to be working about as well. They're certainly having an effect on the Russian economy but in terms of deterring or changing behaviour they've not made an enormous impact. I suppose you could make an argument that tanking their economy long term could lead to a change of government that wouldn't be a bunch of dicks but we've kinda tried that one already.
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From the NYT's newest "diversity" hire: https://twitter.com/BretStephensNYT/status/870352879965675520
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The Glumslinger posted:I'm still incredibly salty that the Expo Line opened literally (yes literally) a week before I graduated from USC Ahahahaaaaa! Yeah, that would be pretty galling. That poo poo always happens though. My college (Occidental) got a brand new dorm with giant singles rooms and a nice gym immediately after I graduated. After I had lived in roach motels all four years. loving assholes.
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STAC Goat posted:Yeah, its just a nice little routine that I got "raised" on in my early drinking days of like get ready and pregame after dinner, go out around 10, bar hop a little if you want or check out a band or something, maybe go hook up, and meet back up around 3 or 4 for some food. It was weird learning that there were so many places where like 10 was late. Where was this? I did pretty much the same thing in Hawaii. It was weird though, like some places closed at 2 a.m. others are 4 a.m. it felt like clubs were open longer than most bars.
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