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Maybe someone can cite Hillary Clinton for jaywalking or improperly disposing of an aerosol container or something just to calm things down in the White House a little bit.
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Some actual good news: https://twitter.com/microsoft/status/889691624757788672 This is the type of poo poo that I wish was current events. Not the downfall of America.
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TBeats posted:Man I gotta take a break from current events. gently caress that this poo poo fuels me GIMME FUEL GIMME FIRE GIMME THAT WHICH I DESIRE (more chaos) OOOOOHYEAH
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milk milk lemonade posted:Will someone in our loving government do their job and get this fucker the gently caress out, Christ Im amazed that the 4 (5?) current senators that had the ambition to run for president against trump, none have seized the opportunity to be the symbol of leadership against him. There will almost certainly be a primary challenge if he makes it to 2020, and none of them want free media coverage? I don't buy it. There is such sort of arrangement keeping Rubio and fat Dracula from saying anything
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As a Miami resident gently caress Marco Rubio he is a spineless weak bastard
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Sacrist65 posted:Im amazed that the 4 (5?) current senators that had the ambition to run for president against trump, none have seized the opportunity to be the symbol of leadership against him. They didn't say anything republican voters wanted to hear.
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TBeats posted:Man I gotta take a break from current events. The poo poo is stressful if you pay too much attention. Or I need to somehow change my viewpoint to see it as a sitcom or drama or some other poo poo on basic cable. Just change your point of view of this dumpster fire of a timeline. I recommend becoming nihilistic. 
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Advocating nihilism to deal with political discord is like advocating suicide to deal with emotional or mental discord. Sure, your body doesn't die, but you and your ilk slowly kill the body politic and leave it bereft of the exact same people it must have in order to improve.
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BaconAndBullets posted:Just change your point of view of this dumpster fire of a timeline. I recommend becoming nihilistic. It's actually the other way around though Especially with twitter
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Waroduce posted:As a Miami resident gently caress Marco Rubio he is a spineless weak bastard Trade you for Ben Sasse? He might be as concerned as John McCain you guys.
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Immanentized posted:Trade you for Ben Sasse? Sasse has got to be the most spineless man in congress. gently caress Ben Sasse.
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Manafort just got subpoenaed because Judiciary couldn't make a deal with him for testimony tomorrow. https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/889846127796899840 hail gay satan
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shame on an IGA posted:RIP objective reality and facts as fundamental concepts underlying civilization 1021-2017 Another look. quote:This campaign is a part of a legal dispute that's been happening all year. In May, Proper Media filed a complaint against Snopes owner David Mikkelson and corporate co-owner of Snopes, Bardav, Inc., alleging breach of contract and civil conspiracy.
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Well they hit their fundraising goal, which is good I guess. Also, seeing both a NYT and a Vice article on the topic reminds me of this gem, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLmkec_4Rfo
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joat mon posted:Advocating nihilism to deal with political discord is like advocating suicide to deal with emotional or mental discord. It's akin to someone trying to stay in the military to move up to the senior ranks in order to try and correct the institutional failings and poo poo leadership they experience. Except you're facing a much larger, more diverse population without the common unity of purpose in the oath of enlistment/commissioning. Oh, and both halves of the population openly call for the death of the other half for being a blight against God/humanity, and neither major party apparatus is concerned with anything but their own pay checks. You can keep your optimism about changing the system. I want Mueller to rip this government to shreds so that something approaching reform can be passed. Until then, every new story is nothing but entertainment.
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Piell posted:Sessions is 100% about to be fired Where did this insane poo poo about Ukraine come from? I remember some idiot Fox News story about an ethnic Ukraine DNC dude, but it is hilarious that anyone would try and hold one up to the other next-level conspiracy poo poo: did Russia come up with this to pit Trump against Ukraine, or is this an incredible own goal
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Prop Wash posted:Where did this insane poo poo about Ukraine come from? I remember some idiot Fox News story about an ethnic Ukraine DNC dude, but it is hilarious that anyone would try and hold one up to the other The President of the United States, with probably the most expansive and sophisticated intelligence gathering capabilities in recorded history at his fingertips, watches Fox and Friends on TiVo then tweets about it.
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Prop Wash posted:Where did this insane poo poo about Ukraine come from? I remember some idiot Fox News story about an ethnic Ukraine DNC dude, but it is hilarious that anyone would try and hold one up to the other An American (an important distinction vis a vis accepting campaign contributions from foreign nationals) from Ukraine. Her name is Chalupa. I think this article from Politico (from January) was the genesis of the Ukraine angle. redneck nazgul posted:It's akin to someone trying to stay in the military to move up to the senior ranks in order to try and correct the institutional failings and poo poo leadership they experience. redneck nazgul posted:You can keep your optimism about changing the system. I want Mueller to rip this government to shreds so that something approaching reform can be passed. Until then, every new story is nothing but entertainment. joat mon fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Jul 25, 2017 |
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If donnie was friends with the IC, he would be an extremely dangerous man, but as it is, the IC despises him and vice versa, so he has virtually no access to the espionage resources of the US, other than what gets leaked to the press and eventually hits Fox News.
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TBeats posted:Man I gotta take a break from current events. The poo poo is stressful if you pay too much attention. Or I need to somehow change my viewpoint to see it as a sitcom or drama or some other poo poo on basic cable. https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/830233648356016129
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BaconAndBullets posted:Just change your point of view of this dumpster fire of a timeline. I recommend becoming nihilistic. Oh, that must be exhausting.
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I don't have anything to say other than lol https://twitter.com/yashar/status/889707869897203713
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Hot Karl Marx posted:I don't have anything to say other than lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2cjVhUrmII
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I can actually see Sorkin snorting a fat line while he writes "INSERT SOUND OF PASSENGER JET FLYING OVERHEAD"
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Epiphyte posted:I can actually see Sorkin snorting a fat line while he writes "INSERT SOUND OF PASSENGER JET FLYING OVERHEAD" Yeah the sound effect is a bit too on the nose but I think the parable works in general for describing insurgency/counter-insurgency and unpredictable long-term effects of intervention.
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I present to you a story about White House staffing in three tweets. https://twitter.com/tarapalmeri/status/889838615689388036 https://twitter.com/JDiamond1/status/889849033921097728 https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/889888802130583552 It's a purge planet, Morty!
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I see all this going down one of two ways: -Trump fires Sessions, replaces him with his golf caddy, who fires Mueller. Republican congress: "WELL TECHNICALLY ITS NOT ILLEGAL" -Same as above, but Republican congress reappoints Mueller as special counsel, except that his remit is to investigate "all foreign interference in the election" (so that they can try to point him towards the Ukraine story) and literally nothing else, especially the President's family and finances. The system works!
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That's really good. The next two paragraphs are pretty amazing too, if a bit more niche. The sentiment applies to faith in democratic institutions as well - or perhaps especially, since the impact and effects of those institutions are more concrete and apparent. It's a good start on looking at the existential dread people have about putting faith and energy into imperfect and fallible institutions - but the alternatives are brainless loyalty (The first kind of loyalty) or nihilism. But like the first part said; it's ok to take some time off.
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Oh.. Did someone mention the Keebler Klansman? Turns out he isn't real happy and we are headed for a show down. Also. As much as her Parkinsons shake voice irritates me. I am starting to like Susan Collins.. https://twitter.com/RiegerReport/status/889875194394947585 In case you are wondering. Its hot mic audio of Jack Reed and her making GBS threads on Trump's lack of understanding about the shotgun barrel they are staring down. Followed by the quotes in the tweet. Come for the fun, stay for the bunny girl/pajama insult. Edit: Also. Breitbart just stuck a few knives into Trump. So thats both Hannity and Breitbart who are pushing back against Angry Mango and his traveling dumpster fire. Genocide Tendency fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Jul 25, 2017 |
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The healthcare bill looks like it's going to advance again, the "moderates" are caving again. Current status: https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/889908519595626496 It's being spun as "guys if we don't proceed we can't change the bill and vote on amendments!!!" when all of the amendments are bad. McConnell looks like he's trying to punt the bill to a conference committee between the House and Senate by passing a "skinny repeal", which doesn't touch the Medicaid expansion and turbofucks the individual market. If the House doesn't just flat pass the Senate bill. https://twitter.com/petersuderman/status/889909758454513664 https://twitter.com/LACaldwellDC/status/889849720104943616 poo poo's p. hosed Edit: it's gonna pass - https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/889912559922552833 facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 19:19 on Jul 25, 2017 |
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Johnny Five-Jaces posted:a concerned john mccain springs into action If only the Senate voted by show of hands.
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Handsome Ralph posted:Watch McCain vote no, just for it to go to Pence for the tiebreaker. It already is going to Pence, if McCain votes no it fails
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