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Party Plane Jones posted:https://twitter.com/thehill/status/873329134386237440  https://twitter.com/dog_rates/status/872820683541237760 The Glumslinger fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Jun 10, 2017 |
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JuniperCake posted:You are really underestimating the stubbornness of his base. A lot of these people are relatively "normal", they just refuse to see. Like if you say things like, Healthcare shouldn't be for profit, people/minorities should be respected, gay and trans people should be allowed to be themselves, they'll say yes they agree. You talk anything specific that's negative about any republican? They'll resist resist resist. Jeff Sessions? No he's just trying to fix the problem with all the violent criminals being let loose under Obama. He's not trying to go after minorities or put people in jail for life for non-violent drug crimes. etc etc etc. It's... a really bizarre thing. It sort of already is turning on him albeit very, VERY slowly. They have had people outright angry with him due mostly to loving up implementation of policies, but also his treatment of various journalists. Some of his big supporters have been dropped from the network, though that is more related to the fact they are molesters, but their replacements are not as supportive or at least not as influential. Most of the network will still back any republican president no matter what but a large number are not pleased and letting people know it, even if they try and say it in the nicest way possible.
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actionjackson posted:Older millenials like me who graduated before the recession definitely have it better than those that graduated after. I got my MS in 2006 and was just on the cusp of not getting a really good fixed rate on my student loans. And of course there was an actual job market. I bought a home at 29 without direct help but my parents paid for my undergraduate education. I would have graduated in '06 but took some time off to pursue a personal goal. Ended up graduating in the spring of '08. I couldn't do much better than a McJob until I got lucky in 2012. Things have been great since, but holy poo poo graduating at the worst time to do so in ~100 years was not cool.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:22
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I'm honestly curious, did the Emoluments clause have a shorter judicial record than the 3rd amendment?
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Jun 10, 2017 01:23
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Party Plane Jones posted:https://twitter.com/thehill/status/873329134386237440 I wonder if this is a pre-emptive attempt to head off something that's about to come out - like, Trump already did this, and they're testing the waters for when it inevitably leaks? ok actually reading it, appears to be a response to a lawsuit nm my bony fealty fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Jun 10, 2017 |
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Jun 10, 2017 01:25
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Your Taint posted:It was the most watched Congressional testimony ever PERIOD. I watched on Twitch, did they factor those numbers too? 
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Jun 10, 2017 01:25
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Snuffman posted:I watched on Twitch, did they factor those numbers too? Twitch streams congressional hearings now?
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Jun 10, 2017 01:27
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Skex posted:Have you never had an actual job? I'm aware of that. But the withholding is basically never accurate, and you still have to file taxes as an individual every year regardless of it. You know that, right? I hope you do. What I'm saying is this: make income tax completely transparent to the individual to the point where they never have to deal with the IRS unless they have some sort of special circumstance.
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farraday posted:I'm honestly curious, did the Emoluments clause have a shorter judicial record than the 3rd amendment? There are more cases citing the third than you might think, especially since the 3rd is one of the amendments cited in support of the right to privacy.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:29
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enraged_camel posted:I'm aware of that. But the withholding is basically never accurate, and you still have to file taxes as an individual every year regardless of it. You know that, right? I hope you do. It would save everyone tons of effort if the IRS just did everyone's taxes for them, but accountants fight it, it's easy to make people suspicious that the IRS would gently caress them, rich people would obviously hate it because it would make tax evasion more difficult, and Republicans like having everyone angry about their taxes, so oh well.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:30
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I'm late-gen-X and holy poo poo did I slide in under the wire. Tell me about it. I consolidated my federal loans at 3% and it dropped to 2% after 36 payments. People who got their MDs a year or two later are at at least twice that.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:31
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tetrapyloctomy posted:Tell me about it. I consolidated my federal loans at 3% and it dropped to 2% after 36 payments. People who got their MDs a year or two later are at at least twice that. Student loans had interest rates that low? 
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Jun 10, 2017 01:33
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I just saw parts of the Rose Garden thing and I swear to God I expect that any day now Trump is going to start calling Comey "Leaking Jim". I was half way surprised he didn't do it today. I hate this smug, arrogant, ignorant, narcissistic horrible turd of a President. I get depressed every time I'm reminded that this is where we're at; and I was troubled enough during the Bush years. Honestly, what do Republicans hang their hats on when it comes to being the leader of the free world? We had Bush 1, which sucked. GWB which sucked worse and now this astonishing embarrassment who fucks up so bad and so often that we forget the hosed up thing he did or said only a week ago. I can't even look at him and take him seriously. It's like the hologram TV president from Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns only worse. Going back even further, in my lifetime amongst Republican Presidents, we've had Nixon, Reagan and the others I mentioned. That is some horrible track record of leadership and good decision making. I'll take Carter, Clinton and Obama (the Democratic Presidents of my lifetime) over anything I've seen Republicans do. I don't even think it's open for debate. This administration is seriously affecting my mood and my overall sense of optimism, which wasn't all that great to start with. It's a reality TV show and Idoicracy brought to life and I find myself in a stunned state of perpetual astonishment. Hunter S. Thompson saw the writing on the wall when Kerry lost and made his exit. Towards the end of his life, referring to GWB, he wrote "exactly how low do you have to sink to become President of this country?" I don't think even he would have expected something like this. Regardless of what happens to and with Trump, the bar is lowered forever and the damage is permanent. How anyone could listen to Comey's testimony yesterday and spin it into an exculpatory vindicative victory is the sort of logic I'll never ever grasp. This poo poo is straight up depressing. No joke.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:33
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I'm late-gen-X and holy poo poo did I slide in under the wire. I graduated in 07 and may be the last one at my giant company who got in on the pension. 08 was real "hoo boy that looks like it sucks"
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Party Plane Jones posted:https://twitter.com/thehill/status/873329134386237440 His law firm pretty much stated that they would make this argument when this suit was first brought in January. To me, the most disturbing component is that DOJ is arguing this position. This seems very...partial to POTUS.
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Ventana posted:Twitch streams congressional hearings now? Apparently??  The app let me lower the video quality nice and low so I didn't burn through all my data plan and watch history be made. EDIT: Party Plane Jones posted:https://twitter.com/thehill/status/873329134386237440 WAIT, did they just get rid of the Annulment Clause???  What the hell was the logic behind that? Snuffman fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Jun 10, 2017 |
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Jun 10, 2017 01:38
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Snuffman posted:I watched on Twitch, did they factor those numbers too? I believe 19 million viewers (live streams & TV) was calculated as the number of viewers.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:39
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Shitshow posted:His law firm pretty much stated that they would make this argument when this suit was first brought in January. To me, the most disturbing component is that DOJ is arguing this position. This seems very...partial to POTUS. The elf that runs the DOJ needs to earn some brownie points I think.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:41
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BiggerBoat posted:I just saw parts of the Rose Garden thing and I swear to God I expect that any day now Trump is going to start calling Comey "Leaking Jim". I was half way surprised he didn't do it today. The pendulum will swing back the other direction. The U.S. swung so hard right that it helped other countries go left. I'm feeling better and better about 2018 and 2020 as each day passes. It takes people a long time to process such huge amounts of bullshit. Also, trump is one economic recession away from disaster. One is currently predicted for 2019, but given how ready trump is to alienate trade partners, how much he hates the Obama appointed fed, and how much he THINKS he can guide the market (spoiler alert: he loving can't) it's likely to land ahead of schedule. Mr.Citrus fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Jun 10, 2017 |
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Jun 10, 2017 01:45
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Party Plane Jones posted:https://twitter.com/thehill/status/873329134386237440 It really is amazing how long the US has gone on for with things being based on non-written rules and expectations for its government. One idiot con man and a party dedicated to keeping him in power is really showing how much was based on in-good faith actors in our governing bodies. If we survive this insanity maybe we'll start codifying all that with actual laws
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Mustached Demon posted:The elf that runs the DOJ needs to earn some brownie points I think. That evil garden gnome might end up being the most harmful person Trump appointed.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:46
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Student loans had interest rates that low? There was also a time when you could go to college by working minimum wage over the summer. Granted that was also a time when you didn't need to have a degree to forge a career. Not even a high school one!
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Furnaceface posted:That evil garden gnome might end up being the most harmful person Trump appointed. Well, he did appoint a thoroughly evil Oklahoman who also has it in for woodland creatures. Sessions and Spicer better be careful.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:49
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This is AmericanPolitics.txt, but also legitimately horrifying because of the policy and human implications.quote:Senate Republicans are supposed to get their first look at some detailed options for a health care bill today, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushes for a vote before the July 4 recess.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:52
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BiggerBoat posted:It's a reality TV show and Idoicracy brought to life and I find myself in a stunned state of perpetual astonishment. Pretty sure The Rock is our only hope if we are in the Idiocracy timeline. Dems need their own salesman.
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Jun 10, 2017 01:55
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A Republican congressman decided to openly muse that maybe Trump had something to do with the ISIS attack in Iran this week (he didn't), and said he thinks that's loving awesome. https://twitter.com/nadabakos/status/873335043984248832
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https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/873338286814744576 https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/873342510537596928 https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/873341894109147137 https://twitter.com/APCentralRegion/status/873313984757321736 https://twitter.com/Nightline/status/873329721014091776 https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/873334877004943360 jfc CNN, why do you still employ this goober: https://twitter.com/yashar/status/873341990259138560 Party Plane Jones fucked around with this message at 02:02 on Jun 10, 2017 |
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Jun 10, 2017 01:58
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He's be immensely better than Tillerson. Hillary was right.
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Jun 10, 2017 02:00
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Sinteres posted:A Republican congressman decided to openly muse that maybe Trump had something to do with the ISIS attack in Iran this week (he didn't), and said he thinks that's loving awesome. uh :wat"
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Jun 10, 2017 02:00
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Snuffman posted:I watched on Twitch, did they factor those numbers too? Twitch plays banana republic.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:This is AmericanPolitics.txt, but also legitimately horrifying because of the policy and human implications. I like how they can so casually push aside the deaths of millions like some kind of distraction because they feel tax cuts are more important. The joy of having more money than common sense, decency, or human emotion.
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Even aside from Romney being better at actually doing the job, he'd also be more likely to resign and make Trump look bad if he felt Trump wasn't acting in the best interest of the country. Normalizing Trump would have been good for everyone, but Trump didn't want to be normalized, so he knew he couldn't bring someone like Romney into the fold.
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Bear in mind it's also what you'd say to Romney if you just really didn't like Romney.
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Sinteres posted:A Republican congressman decided to openly muse that maybe Trump had something to do with the ISIS attack in Iran this week (he didn't), and said he thinks that's loving awesome. The people of Orange County are the worst as they continue to vote this Russian and Islamic State apologist into Congress.
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Dr. VooDoo posted:It really is amazing how long the US has gone on for with things being based on non-written rules and expectations for its government. One idiot con man and a party dedicated to keeping him in power is really showing how much was based on in-good faith actors in our governing bodies. If we survive this insanity maybe we'll start codifying all that with actual laws spoken like someone who doesn't realize his past votes put the guy in the oval office...
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gently caress SNEEP posted:Aaaaahh I'm jealous! I graduated a year ago and I pay $1300 a month in student loans. I'll be ready to start a family by 2026!! What are the fixed rates like right now? I'm pretty sure mine was under 3% actionjackson fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Jun 10, 2017 |
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[quote="“Sinteres”" post="“473233578”"] A Republican congressman decided to openly muse that maybe Trump had something to do with the ISIS attack in Iran this week (he didn’t), and said he thinks that’s loving awesome. https://twitter.com/nadabakos/status/873335043984248832 [/quote] Isn’t Rohrabacher the other person McCarthy “joked” was being paid by Putin, along with Trump in that recording that Ryan then swore them all to secrecy over?
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gregday posted:Isn’t Rohrabacher the other person McCarthy “joked” was being paid by Putin, along with Trump in that recording that Ryan then swore them all to secrecy over? Yes, he's in the top 10 list of biggest pieces of poo poo in Congress
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