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Discendo Vox
Mar 21, 2013

This does not make sense when, again, aggregate indicia also indicate improvements. The belief that things are worse is false. It remains false.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

I don't know anything about Kid Rock. I don't listen to his music or follow the details of his life in any way. But you'd think that people would have learned by now that picking empty-headed celebrities with no political experience is not the best idea in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjugKA

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Pakled
Aug 6, 2011

WE ARE SMART

farraday posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890971233159962624

Brave of him to go to the war zone of Long Island.

Well, non-white people live there, so that's more adventurous than your typical 70-year-old white conservative man.

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


loving Long Island infested by Mexican gang members?

mdemone
Mar 14, 2001

FizFashizzle posted:

is ms13 actually a thing

Yeah but I dunno how deep they roll in Long Island.

Pakled
Aug 6, 2011

WE ARE SMART

FizFashizzle posted:

is ms13 actually a thing

It does exist but the scope of their operations in the US is rather exaggerated because terrified white people.

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008

Desumaytah posted:

Psssh. Ventura was a Navy guy with expertise in "underwater demolitions" and intimidated the gently caress out of Arnie on the Predator set with weird workout pranks. The shirts never lied.

Ventura was a SEAL before they existed, which is why there was such a kerfuffle when he went after the American Sniper guy.

Robot Hobo
May 18, 2002

robothobo.com

happyhippy posted:

Crying because you couldn't kill your own people quick enough.

McConnell and Caligua are the only two in history to be in this unique position.
Let's be fair here.

Many Historians would point out that nearly all of the stories of Caligula's horribleness were told by his political opponents, who hated him for a variety of reasons. Their intentional slander is the bulk of the historical record on Caligula. It's hard to say how much of it was even close to true, he probably wasn't great, but not nearly the lunatic he is remembered as.

Mitch McConnell did it live on C-SPAN.

KiteAuraan
Aug 5, 2014

JER GEDDA FERDA RADDA ARA!


FizFashizzle posted:

is ms13 actually a thing

Yeah, and they started in LA, after our lovely dirty wars drove people north. In other words it's not some Gang of Illegal Monsters.

my bony fealty
Oct 1, 2008

FizFashizzle posted:

is ms13 actually a thing

Where I grew up in Northern Virginia it was a boogeyman that my parents used to try and get me home earlier

"you can't stay out past 10, MS13 comes out at night and will murder you!"

I suspect it's much the same for Trump and his cultists

Morrow
Oct 31, 2010

FizFashizzle posted:

is ms13 actually a thing

I'm texting my relatives who live on Long Island asking about it.

Especially the ones who I think voted Trump.

Discendo Vox
Mar 21, 2013

This does not make sense when, again, aggregate indicia also indicate improvements. The belief that things are worse is false. It remains false.

FizFashizzle posted:

is ms13 actually a thing

Yes, they are Very Bad/Crazy and they have been aggressively recruiting in the US. No idea if they're active in Long Island at all though, and the tweet is, ofc, nuts.

Arrgytehpirate
Oct 2, 2011

I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!




It's like he's learning how bills are made.

BlueBlazer
Apr 1, 2010

Post 9-11 User posted:

One of the nicest people I've known all my life is a horse rancher who now posts deranged alt-right stuff. I've made mild comments and sent links to articles showing her opinions might not be accurate and her response is to say I'm attacking her and making strawman attacks. Her profile pic is now of her in Joker makeup (iconic of those posters from 2007 showing Obama dressed as The Joker with SOCIALIST written underneath). I don't know if she acts this way because of the whiskey or being surrounded by farmers who listen to AM radio talk hosts, but what I've learned is that there's no point in trying to talk sense into people who have become completely irrational.


It's Facebook. Ever gone her computer to see what she sees? I try to straddle the line using lovely high school friends I never unfreinded to make sure I do see some of the more terrible poo poo. Someone ingrained in it just sees "common sense" dog whistles ALL day. It's really frightening. Facebook as a platform is brainwashing the country.

theflyingorc
Jun 28, 2008

ANY GOOD OPINIONS THIS POSTER CLAIMS TO HAVE ARE JUST PROOF THAT BULLYING WORKS
Young Orc

FizFashizzle posted:

is ms13 actually a thing

They totally are, they're ripped apart El Salvador.

We deported so many of them back there en masse that they became a major power in the country and it's become extremely dangerous. They're bad hombres.

El Pollo Blanco
Jun 12, 2013

by sebmojo

farraday posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890971233159962624

Brave of him to go to the war zone of Long Island.

What the actual gently caress is this? Long Island is under siege from Mexican cartel gangs?

Is LESM Law Enforcement Solidarity Month or something?

Krispy Wafer
Jul 26, 2002

I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat

Grimey Drawer

Pakled posted:

It's really weird that the sitting president is holding rallies for himself.

We want rallies. Lots of rallies.

Because at some point he'll do one rally too many and will triumphantly walk out to a greatly diminished crowd 100% full of the vilest, most racist, uncultured, least hottest people in New York. And even they'll be like, "eh".

Trump will be like an old stripper who does one too many pole dances and has to dejectedly finish out the Whitesnake song, grab the $1.25 off the stage, and leave.

Meme Emulator
Oct 4, 2000

farraday posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890971233159962624

Brave of him to go to the war zone of Long Island.

Could MS13 beat the MJ12?

happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug

Oxyclean posted:

You point out how the pentagon said they received no orders and then said transgenders will continue to be allowed to serve as evidence this 100% trump saying "gently caress transgenders."

Also that Transgenders should now have to pay less tax.
They need the military to protect them sure, but if you can't use a service then you shouldn't have to pay full price for it.

Watch their tiny minds explode over the thought a minority group should get a tax break over them.

IPlayVideoGames
Nov 28, 2004

I unironically like Anders as a character.
Kind of a late response, but that lingering look McCain gave McConnell after voting No was great.

redneck nazgul
Apr 25, 2013

my bony fealty posted:

Where I grew up in Northern Virginia it was a boogeyman that my parents used to try and get me home earlier

"you can't stay out past 10, MS13 comes out at night and will murder you!"

I suspect it's much the same for Trump and his cultists

In my experience in NoVA, MS-13 tends to avoid white people as a rule unless they get directly involved with gang things. Less police attention that way.

Ularg
Mar 2, 2010

Just tell me I'm exotic.

IPlayVideoGames posted:

Kind of a late response, but that lingering look McCain gave McConnell after voting No was great.

I'm trying to catch up on all this, where is it?

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009


the zoom in on the statue makes this look like a twin peaks episode

Chilichimp
Oct 24, 2006

TIE Adv xWampa

It wamp, and it stomp

Grimey Drawer

farraday posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/890971233159962624

Brave of him to go to the war zone of Long Island.

So glad to see the POTUS taking a special interest in one problem facing local law enforcement in one city that didn't even loving vote for him.

IPlayVideoGames
Nov 28, 2004

I unironically like Anders as a character.

Ularg posted:

I'm trying to catch up on all this, where is it?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwLDj6D520

Gasps included.

CyberPingu
Sep 15, 2013


If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.

Endorph posted:

the zoom in on the statue makes this look like a twin peaks episode

He's gone to the White (power) Lodge

ricecult
Oct 2, 2012




El Pollo Blanco posted:

What the actual gently caress is this? Long Island is under siege from Mexican cartel gangs?

Is LESM Law Enforcement Solidarity Month or something?

Long Island, like a lot of the country, has a huge heroin/opioid problem, hence gang presence. Within the past year there have been a few murders linked to MS-13, and of course Trumpers love to go on about how it shows we need to build a wall. It's opportunism, plain and simple.

edit: It's worth noting that Long Island is different than what I suspect many people assume. There are areas, particularly in Suffolk county, that have a large presence of white nationalists and neo-nazis. There are also areas of pretty intense poverty, one being Brentwood, which is where the murders took place.

ricecult fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Jul 28, 2017

SplashDemon
Aug 17, 2004

I'm gonna hug you

Meme Emulator posted:

Could MS13 beat the MJ12?

No way they'd stand a chance against a dozen Michael Jordans.

Tatsuta Age
Apr 21, 2005

so good at being in trouble



I love this

Squatch Ambassador
Nov 12, 2008

What? Never seen a shaved Squatch before?

Ularg posted:

I'm trying to catch up on all this, where is it?


Alternate audio:
http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/bah-gawd-its-the-rattlesnake-1797324485

Robot Hobo
May 18, 2002

robothobo.com

happyhippy posted:

Also that Transgenders should now have to pay less tax.
I think the Republicans would argue that if a man did become a woman, then of course they should only get paid 70% as much now.

Pakled
Aug 6, 2011

WE ARE SMART

I like Schumer's immediate reaction of telling his caucus not to celebrate yet.

Reik
Mar 8, 2004

Grimdude posted:



So what's the quick and dirty response to this bullshit? I've already seen 2 reiterations of it and I'm loving done with these "friends."

Not all mental disorders are equal, Gender dysmorphia has no impact on their ability to serve. The transgender ban doesn't say "pre-surgery" so it would also ban transgender people who have already incurred a significant amount of the medical costs. The current amount that they spend on transgender medical care is insignificant, it's about the same as 4 trips for Trump to Mar-a-Lago.

Nothus
Feb 22, 2001

Buglord
Trump and the rest of the GOP can't get any legislation through Congress so now it's time to distract the rubes by stoking white race panic.

BarbarianElephant
Feb 12, 2015
The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.

CommissarMega posted:

Isn't it a somewhat-common view that Caligula's madness was exaggerated by his enemies?

I dunno. Sane and sensible historians like to say "Well, of course a man that crazy couldn't have risen to become Emperor. It was likely an exaggeration put about to discredit him by his enemies."

But then we have people like Trump in the USA and Duterte in the Philippines who are absolutely 100% verifiable batshit crazy and still manage to lead their country.

evilweasel
Aug 24, 2002

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/890974009961185280

i forgot how close that was

CyberPingu
Sep 15, 2013


If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.

BarbarianElephant posted:

I dunno. Sane and sensible historians like to say "Well, of course a man that crazy couldn't have risen to become Emperor. It was likely an exaggeration put about to discredit him by his enemies."

But then we have people like Trump in the USA and Duterte in the Philippines who are absolutely 100% verifiable batshit crazy and still manage to lead their country.

"Lead" is a strong word for what Trump is doing.

EatinCake
Oct 21, 2008
I was in the senate gallery last night. No one was expecting that, & man is it surreal seeing all of the senators together.

I don't know if it's getting much coverage, but McConnell's speech after the vote was directed entirely to Republicans. He never once faced the Dem's, even as he talked about 'ok, what are your ideas' & poked fun at the "horrors" of European health care. Only let them see his back.

When Chuck Schumer stood up to give his remarks, I don't think I saw him look up at him once either.

Pakled posted:

I like Schumer's immediate reaction of telling his caucus not to celebrate yet.

There's that, but also you can get kicked out of the gallery for cheering. There are really strict rules on behavior there, & doing things like clapping are grounds for removal. Heck, during Session's confirmation a lady got arrested for laughing. She recently got off those charges I believe, but depending on the Sergent at Arms, the rules are pretty strict.

Grapplejack
Nov 27, 2007

Meme Emulator posted:

Could MS13 beat the MJ12?

Why do you think their names are so similar? MS13 is merely an armed group supported by MJ12 in order to solidify their power over a scared populace via the us military! :tinfoil:

CyberPingu
Sep 15, 2013


If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.
Its just an off shoot of Jade Helm anyway

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WampaLord
Jan 14, 2010


Someone put the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme over this, tia.

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