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PookBear: Nov 1, 2008

Vasudus posted:

that happened 74 years ago

# ? Sep 23, 2017 22:51

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 01:18

Wasabi the J: Jan 23, 2008; MOM WAS RIGHT

God I forgot Trump fired the goddamn dude investigation him for crimes.

loving gently caress IS ONLY SEPTEMBER.

# ? Sep 23, 2017 22:57

Beeb: Jun 29, 2003; Can't post for 15 days!

Zeris posted:

Ehh, more like this I think:

# ? Sep 23, 2017 22:58

Fister Roboto: Feb 21, 2008

Wasabi the J posted:

God I forgot Trump fired the goddamn dude investigation him for crimes.

loving gently caress IS ONLY SEPTEMBER.

Look on the bright side, we're about ~~1/6~~ 1/12 of the way through this clusterfuck!

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:04

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

Wasabi the J posted:

God I forgot Trump fired the goddamn dude investigation him for crimes.

loving gently caress IS ONLY SEPTEMBER.

without google, tell me what was going on in july

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:06

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

https://twitter.com/B4IleaveU/status/911436659907948544

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:12

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

NUKES CURE NORKS posted:

without google, tell me what was going on in july

july was pardoning shitbag arpaio wasn't it

also it's kinda cheating but he was definitely slagging off hilary

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:19

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

Two Finger posted:

july was pardoning shitbag arpaio wasn't it

also it's kinda cheating but he was definitely slagging off hilary

that was the end of august :lol:

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:22

Acebuckeye13: Nov 2, 2010; Against All Tyrants; Ultra Carp

Two Finger posted:

july was pardoning shitbag arpaio wasn't it

also it's kinda cheating but he was definitely slagging off hilary

No Arpaio was only like two weeks ago, though he was hinting he was going to do it for a while before then.

July was mostly Russia Investigations and the last failure of the healthcare bill in the Senate IIRC, though I'm sure I'm missing roughly twenty different things that happened.

Oh also THE MOOCH

Edit: Also the fallout from THE MOOCH, including Sean Spicer and Reince getting fired

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:23

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Ah Mooch, it feels like its been forever since you last graced our TVs. Good riddance.

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:24

Terrifying Effigies: Oct 22, 2008; Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

Vasudus posted:

that happened 74 years ago

Canada's *at least* 7 decades behind the US tbf

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:48

shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

I love how the scandals are so goddamn dense that wikipedia, the site which once hosted a list of christian symbolism in anime exceeding 1MB of plain text, has to break it down into 3 month chunks.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Trump_presidency,_2017_Q2

# ? Sep 23, 2017 23:49

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

facialimpediment posted:

Also, Kaepernick has one hell of a First Amendment claim through the court system now, if he wants it.

Link or explanation please?

# ? Sep 24, 2017 00:05

pantslesswithwolves: Oct 28, 2008

joat mon posted:

Link or explanation please?

I think it's because Trump is basically saying the NFL should fire Kaepernick because of his political views/actions, which would basically mean that he'd have legal grounds to say, "Because the president said this and I was suspended/fired/etc shortly thereafter, this constitutes an assault by the government on my freedoms as constitutionally protected by the 1st Amendment." I don't think there's precedent for anything quite like that, but yeah, this is some shaky ground that Trump didn't need to put his feet onto.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 00:16

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

joat mon posted:

Link or explanation please?

Just my thoughts. The First Amendment is all about government restrictions on your speech. So theoretically, the NFL could blackball Kaepernick for drat near anything they want, so long as it follows the applicable laws, because they're a private company and the First Amendment doesn't apply. The NFL choosing to crack down on players' speech, if they so chose, isn't really against the law/Constitution.

In fact, the NFL can even force you to talk when they want you to and fine you if you don't.

Now if Kaepernick is getting blackballed specifically because an NFL team is worried about the President calling the team nasty names on Twitter and decreasing that team's business? Now you're getting into territory where The Government is forcing the NFL to do something specifically because one person, Kaepernick, is being all uppity and speaking out against the government. Not only is Kaepernick's speech restricted by a government action, but his livelihood is too.

Would it be a successful lawsuit? Maybe not, but it sure has a hell of a chance when The President keeps weighing in on Twitter, forgetting that he is The Government.

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Sep 24, 2017

# ? Sep 24, 2017 00:23

psydude: Apr 1, 2008

He may have grounds now. The whole reason why steroid use was a huge deal in MLB is because sports leagues like MLB, NFL, and NBA are given government-approved monopolies over their broadcasting rights. Congress used this in order to ruthlessly investigate HGH use in professional sports in the mid 2000s; who's to say that a player couldn't also argue that the president trying to exercise influence on the league to squelch him constitutes a violation of his first amendment rights?

# ? Sep 24, 2017 01:43

Proud Christian Mom: Dec 20, 2006; READING COMPREHENSION IS HARD

Yeah the legal protections enjoyed by sports leagues are shady as gently caress and isn't really something they want light shines upon

# ? Sep 24, 2017 01:56

lightpole: Jun 4, 2004; I think that MBAs are useful, in case you are looking for an answer to the question of "Is lightpole a total fucking idiot".

My first thought was "What a stupid thing to get upset about" and then I realized Trump's poll numbers have been rising a tiny bit because Kelly had him on lockdown. He must have escaped.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 02:34

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

Even blind people can see what's up

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/911753456100286464

Edit: whoa hey, a civilian drone crashed into an 82nd Airborne Black Hawk's rotor http://amp.gothamist.com/amp/articles/create?article_id=59c66b01bbb02500010ea4b8

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Sep 24, 2017

# ? Sep 24, 2017 02:39

Johnny Five-Jaces: Jan 21, 2009

Two Finger posted:

Not that anyone gives a poo poo but nzs general election results are in. Neither big party can form a majority, they both need the help of our dear old racist as gently caress ultranationalistic nz first party. So we could very well be looking at a hung parliament - since in this situation it has happened before

i care deeply because i want your country to take me and my humble degree in nerd poo poo in

# ? Sep 24, 2017 03:45

Duzzy Funlop: Jan 13, 2010; Hi there, would you like to try some spicy products?

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/911789314169823232

Escalation status: Added 'little' to Rocket Man

# ? Sep 24, 2017 07:27

Fister Roboto: Feb 21, 2008

Hold me closer, tiny rocket man.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 07:32

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

facialimpediment posted:

For funsies as an addendum, Tom Brady skipped the White House trip this year and Trump still hasn't said poo poo about Jimmy Kimmel basically tanking the healthcare push. Trump attacks black professional athletes with more passion than he attacks the KKK.

Hm I wonder why that could be

# ? Sep 24, 2017 08:06

Dead Reckoning: Sep 13, 2011

"they won't be around much longer!"? :cripes:

jesus christ, we're gonna have a hot war on the peninsula over this childish garbage.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 08:08

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Tens of millions of voters looked at this guy and set yup, that's leadership material. If you've never actually sat down and thought about it for very long, do that this very second and here's the screaming pillow if you want it.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 08:15

Dead Reckoning: Sep 13, 2011

The idea that a lot of those people don't truly understand what the President does, (i.e. act as head of government as well as head of state,) and think it's like electing a national Prom King, is what allows me to sleep at night.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 08:29

Duzzy Funlop: Jan 13, 2010; Hi there, would you like to try some spicy products?

Are y'all ready for Germany to poo poo the bed in its elections today?

Anything that involves the AfD getting less than, uh, 14% (?) is a victory.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 09:42

Bell_: Sep 3, 2006; Tiny Baltimore
A billion light years away
A goon's posting the same thing
But he's already turned to dust
And the shitpost we read
Is a billion light-years old
A ghost just like the rest of us

is that a probable danger? gently caress.

I was about to say it seemed safe to run on "We are in a good place, don't gently caress it up " but i remember last year, a decade ago.

We are all that Platoon Leader in the Terminal Lance comic.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 09:56

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Duzzy Funlop posted:

Are y'all ready for Germany to poo poo the bed in its elections today?

Anything that involves the AfD getting less than, uh, 14% (?) is a victory.

I thought Merkel was a lock? BBC has sucking "Mutti's" dick all week long.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 12:40

Duzzy Funlop: Jan 13, 2010; Hi there, would you like to try some spicy products?

tastefully arranged labia posted:

I thought Merkel was a lock? BBC has sucking "Mutti's" dick all week long.

Oh, I'm not saying I don't think Merkel will win, I'm just hoping Germany tells Nazis to gently caress off loud enough, and doesn't experience the same right-wing surge we're seeing everywhere else.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 13:04

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

Dead Reckoning posted:

The idea that a lot of those people don't truly understand what the President does, (i.e. act as head of government as well as head of state,) and think it's like electing a national Prom King, is what allows me to sleep at night.

I'm not sure how that's comforting.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 13:15

Bell_: Sep 3, 2006; Tiny Baltimore
A billion light years away
A goon's posting the same thing
But he's already turned to dust
And the shitpost we read
Is a billion light-years old
A ghost just like the rest of us

I hope so, too. Prayers are worth fuckall, but I'm offering them all the same.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 13:15

Acebuckeye13: Nov 2, 2010; Against All Tyrants; Ultra Carp

Stultus Maximus posted:

I'm not sure how that's comforting.

There's not much comfort to be had these days.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 13:31

BigDave: Jul 14, 2009; Taste the High Country

"Let's see, what can I do to alienate a bloc of massively rich and powerful Republican NFL team owners? I know just the thing!"

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/911904261553950720

# ? Sep 24, 2017 13:46

Vasudus: May 30, 2003

Trump is hella mad at the NFL because he tried and failed to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014.

Much like the show Billions, owning a sports team is how the American aristocracy knights a person. It's not just about money.

# ? Sep 24, 2017 13:50

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

If Donnie has a friend in the NFL at the owner level, it's Bob Kraft of the Patriots.

Welp.

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/911926759590957056

# ? Sep 24, 2017 14:08

Hot Karl Marx: Mar 16, 2009; Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!