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Well, uh, I, um..... HEY LOOK OVER THERE! *runs away*
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Flip Yr Wig posted:Since it looks like you missed out on the fun at the time, it's a spin on the hilarious hole that Kurt Eichenwald dug himself on twitter when he screencapped a browser with a hentai tab. Give it a search and have a chuckle. The funny thing is that Eichenwald could have said nothing and it would have been dismissed as somebody just looking at porn. People who knew what it was would have to explain hentai to the ignorant, and that's just an awkward conversation that no one wants to have.
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Sep 12, 2017 15:49
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As much as I hate this emote, I actually enjoyed this one.
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Have you seen my apex seals? I seem to have lost them.
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evilweasel posted:im suprised ted's porn habits are so normal That's just the one he put on display for the world
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Sep 12, 2017 15:52
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Well regardless it's still funny as hell. Cruz does seem like the type to dig himself deeper with bullshit explanations. I'm hoping that his office is chaos right now with staffers running around, papers flying everywhere, everyone screaming, and a trash can on fire for some reason.
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:People love playing up the sexless asian stereotype but Japan has the exact same birthrate as italy or germany and higher than spain or austria. All the advanced first world nations have birthrates of like 1.2-1.5 or so. No special Japaneseness required. Like I'm 100% sure if there was a first world black african country that had the same birth rate as italy you'd get totally unironic "you see blacks are beastial and don't value family" racist stuff passed off as real the same way "you see, asians are the world's nerds" taken at face value of why japan has the same exact birth rate as white countries that have the same relative economic standing. Yeah, the real issue is that they have the same low birthrates as most of the first world in addition to having almost no immigration. So their economic boom from the 80's onward is hitting the speed bump of mass retirement with no replacements. Combine that with a pretty harsh corporate culture and you have an analogous situation to the millenial generation over here starting families way later (or not at all) but without any other demographics to keep things moving. Not really a "the country is disappearing due to NO KIDS!" and more of an economic low tide.
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Your Taint posted:Well regardless it's still funny as hell. the reason that anthony wiener's original twitter mishap hosed him so badly was that other democrats loathed him: they thought he was a showboating idiot. so i wouldn't be surprised if other republicans start poking fun at cruz and keep the scab open to get back at him in the same way.
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Sep 12, 2017 15:54
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Young Freud posted:Countdown to a Ted Cruz resignation? More like countdown to other repubs attacking and shaming him for it, including Christie looking for a burn for "go back to the beach". This is Ted Zodiac Killer Cruz getting caught looking at porn that looks like his wife, you don't turn down a gift like this to make melt man angry.
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Sep 12, 2017 15:58
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evilweasel posted:the reason that anthony wiener's original twitter mishap hosed him so badly was that other democrats loathed him: they thought he was a showboating idiot. so i wouldn't be surprised if other republicans start poking fun at cruz and keep the scab open to get back at him in the same way. That's why the hacking defense is such a bad defense in this situation. Other senators can say, "Wow! You know, hacking a sitting US Senator's phone is a major felony. Want me to call the FBI to get that investigation rolling right now, Ted?"
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Sep 12, 2017 15:59
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i am harry posted:I think that's Pence, but Cruz is a dirty boy. You can tell simply from his facial expressions. Recall that Mike Pence has none. Are we forgetting that Pence REALLY likes his horses???
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Sep 12, 2017 16:02
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Cruz isn't going to be backstabbed by his fellow party members for this which is the only way it matters. It's hilariously funny but he will continue to ignore it and no one will care in a day.
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Sep 12, 2017 16:03
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Radish posted:Cruz isn't going to be backstabbed by his fellow party members for this which is the only way it matters. It's hilariously funny but he will continue to ignore it and no one will care in a day. you're a republican senator who loathes ted cruz (you're only human) and he has made your life hell for the past four years how the hell are you not going to keep cracking jokes about his twitter porn and keep it in the news
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Sep 12, 2017 16:04
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Crain posted:Yeah, the real issue is that they have the same low birthrates as most of the first world in addition to having almost no immigration. So their economic boom from the 80's onward is hitting the speed bump of mass retirement with no replacements. The corporate culture combined with Japan's cultural mores of duty and suicide mixed in that make the US look like Candy Land on some days.
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Sep 12, 2017 16:06
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All this time we've been told Ted Cruz's father killed JFK, when it was Ted who killed his own father to gently caress his mom.
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Sep 12, 2017 16:06
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So, two possibilities: 1) Ted's account is run by a social media manager who hosed up badly. 2) The like really came from Ted, which means he might have an alternate Twitter account for porn just waiting to be discovered by internet sleuths.
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Radish posted:Cruz isn't going to be backstabbed by his fellow party members for this which is the only way it matters. It's hilariously funny but he will continue to ignore it and no one will care in a day. You're right Al Franken is gonna do it
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Crabtree posted:The corporate culture combined with Japan's cultural mores of duty and suicide mixed in that make the US look like Candy Land on some days. Thank you East Asia for making me appreciate my corporate job in America because I could be here til 10pm pretending to work.
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Tax Reform plan is almost ready to be publicly unveiled. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/350214-mnuchin-trumps-corporate-tax-rate-goal-may-not-be-acheivable Bullet Points of Confirmations/Changes - Corporate tax rate cut will be smaller than the 20% rate cut Trump promised. - Less corporate deductions will be phased out than planned. - Personal income tax rates will go down for "all brackets," but the top rate will only go down "slightly." - Eliminate the state and local tax deduction. - Eliminate the "Carried Interest Loophole" for service companies (hedge funds, accounting firms, etc) but keep it on the books for other businesses. - Tax cuts/changes will be backdated to apply to the current tax year/the January 2018 filing year. - They will use reconciliation if there is a filibuster (which means it will have a 10-year sunset clause) Short version: Some very minor reform, some smaller cuts than promised, heavily weighted towards businesses and people with incomes higher than $191,000, and a 10-year sunset clause that will be a huge legislative fight in 2027.
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That sounds... not terrible? I mean, we could do a whole lot better, but that's nowhere as bad as I expected.
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Sep 12, 2017 16:13
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The Glumslinger posted:You're right Al Franken dunks on Ted fairly regularly so you can bet on it
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https://twitter.com/boring_as_heck/status/907473235612020736
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Recycle Bin posted:So, two possibilities: Is twitter a porn hub? Is it really?
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Sep 12, 2017 16:14
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Tax Reform plan is almost ready to be publicly unveiled. Where are you seeing the bold part? The administration hasn't really been all that looped into what's going on and the hill article doesn't suggest it's imminent.
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The elimination of the state/local tax deduction makes this Ammon-starter with the delegations from bigger, well-taxed states like NY.
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feedmyleg posted:That sounds... not terrible? I mean, we could do a whole lot better, but that's nowhere as bad as I expected. this some hella normalisation right here
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feedmyleg posted:That sounds... not terrible? I mean, we could do a whole lot better, but that's nowhere as bad as I expected. Its still terrible.
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evilweasel posted:Where are you seeing the bold part? The administration hasn't really been all that looped into what's going on and the hill article doesn't suggest it's imminent. Mnuchin just gave an interview about it. Other articles here: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/12/mnuchin-tax-reform-is-trumps-number-one-priority-we-will-get-it-done.html http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mnuchin-says-hedge-funds-will-lose-carried-interest-loophole-in-tax-overhaul-2017-09-12
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The Glumslinger posted:You're right OMG, Al Franken is gonna DESTROY Cruz for this. I don't mean that in the buzzfeed sense. Sometimes in the future, maybe not today, maybe not next month... Franken is going to summon an underhanded burn so hot it banishes Ted back to the underbog.
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Teddybear posted:The elimination of the state/local tax deduction makes this Ammon-starter with the delegations from bigger, well-taxed states like NY. If the Republican Senators from California and New York decide to vote against reconciliation, then they could be in trouble.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:- Eliminate the state and local tax deduction. This is a very big change intended to reward lovely red states and punish states with higher taxes. It would also encourage states to go more into sales taxes, which is the most regressive form of taxation.
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Well, obviously, he doesn't need any longer. That's as long as he needs to get the job done. Ted "Two Minute Warrior" Cruz is what they used to call him. Also, I didn't hear that guy tried to move to Japan of all places. I don't think he realized he couldn't get there because they have super strict immigration policies. He would have literally been treated like a second class citizen there, even if you did get in. Not surprised he gave up and went to Mexico instead.
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cochise posted:Are we forgetting that Pence REALLY likes his horses??? this seems more likely https://twitter.com/BurmbaNews/status/907486387817013250
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So essentially pretty inconsequential but easily passable enough so trump could claim victory.
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Help Im Alive posted:this seems more likely Mike "Cankle Banger" Pence:he likes the feeling of the proper act of procreation in the missionairy position through a sheet.
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Zoro posted:Mike "Cankle Banger" Pence:he likes the feeling of the proper act of procreation in the missionairy position through a sheet. wtf is that? a bone-in sausage?
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Your Taint posted:So essentially pretty inconsequential but easily passable enough so trump could claim victory. uh that list that was posted would be a massive deficit increase, one that would shortly be used to justify the need for massive spending cuts or force democrats to vote to raise taxes it is bad loving news, i just don't believe mnuchin has any say in what ryan puts together or that they've gotten close to releasing a plan
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Your Taint posted:So essentially pretty inconsequential but easily passable enough so trump could claim victory. It's still a pretty large tax cut for businesses (of questionable value) and high-income individuals (minimal value) that is debt-financed (bad for the low-value of the cut areas) and contains almost none of the actual "reform" part that could have legitimately been good to implement.
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Recycle Bin posted:So, two possibilities: I accidentally heart or start replying to tweets every few days. That's what I'm guessing happened here.
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