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hobbesmaster posted:If someone finds a rule to block it McConnell has proven that he'll use his 50 votes to change the rules of the Senate. gently caress that guy so goddamned hard e: gently caress mcconnell snype
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Soulex posted:The nominee is a shoe-in? Or can someone block it? Republicans have a 50-49 majority in the senate right now. If a single Republican senator votes against the nominee (and assuming all Democrats vote no), it'll tank the nomination. Trump picked the one nominee who is the least likely to draw objections from Collins and Murkowski, the two moderate Republicans who are most likely to defect. Christianlord MAGA CHUDs were pressuring him to pick a judge that belongs to a Catholic cult because she'd be super into mandating that all women must reproduce like Irish Catholics or some poo poo (that was almost literally a conservative Oped that I read on the matter), but he elected to choose the one that would potentially cover his rear end when he gets indicted. Now, reports have it that Rand Paul may be upset with the nominee, but he's a little bitch who can't take a punch, so he'll cave.
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Jul 10, 2018 05:47
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Soulex posted:Man I cant wait for the senate to flip. If you think the electoral college is undemocratic, wait until you see how the Senate works! Seriously though, Democrats have picked up something like 54% of the vote in the last 3 Senate cycles (so basically every seat excluding special elections) and they still have a minority in that chamber.
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Jul 10, 2018 07:42
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9th and 10th thai soccer kid saved.
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Jul 10, 2018 10:44
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https://twitter.com/jrhennessy/status/1016081187733815296?s=21 Pretty much
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Duzzy Funlop posted:9th and 10th thai soccer kid saved. i think thailand earns MVP for the year tbh
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Jul 10, 2018 11:41
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This poo poo is going to blow the cup out of the water when it comes to national celebration. Fingers crossed but I got high hopes.
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Jul 10, 2018 11:46
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As much as I love the feel-good story about these kids its pissing me off that the nation's (worlds?) attention is on getting 12 kids safely back to their families and we have a couple thousand sitting in warehouses that we've removed from their own that are getting a bit less exposure these days. Elon, you're a software guy, why not whip up something that helps put those pairs back together more easily?
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That Works posted:As much as I love the feel-good story about these kids its pissing me off that the nation's (worlds?) attention is on getting 12 kids safely back to their families and we have a couple thousand sitting in warehouses that we've removed from their own that are getting a bit less exposure these days. no fame in that
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Jul 10, 2018 11:52
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And let’s be honest: if Thai kids weren’t in the news it’d just be even more SCOTUS coverage in the USA.
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That Works posted:As much as I love the feel-good story about these kids its pissing me off that the nation's (worlds?) attention is on getting 12 kids safely back to their families and we have a couple thousand sitting in warehouses that we've removed from their own that are getting a bit less exposure these days. And there are tens of thousands of kids in Yemen suffering from cholera and starvation, yet nobody gives a poo poo about them.
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It might be finished. Well done to everybody involved, victims included. That's a tough trip even as a healthy, fed adult. RIP that SEAL though. I wonder if all would have been well even if he didn't dump his tank in the chamber.
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That Works posted:As much as I love the feel-good story about these kids its pissing me off that the nation's (worlds?) attention is on getting 12 kids safely back to their families and we have a couple thousand sitting in warehouses that we've removed from their own that are getting a bit less exposure these days. ^^^ This should be the reply to every one of that dip poo poo elon's tweets and instagrams
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https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1016627917915348993?s=21 EU continues to try to point out that they spend money on security, too. https://twitter.com/burgerdrome/status/1016628062585143296?s=21 mlmp08 fucked around with this message at 12:16 on Jul 10, 2018 |
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Torrannor posted:And there are tens of thousands of kids in Yemen suffering from cholera and starvation, yet nobody gives a poo poo about them. Yep. Same for when Boko Haram kidnapped all those girls. Michelle Obama made some noise about it and then we did... 
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psydude posted:Republicans have a 50-49 majority in the senate right now. If a single Republican senator votes against the nominee (and assuming all Democrats vote no), it'll tank the nomination. Trump picked the one nominee who is the least likely to draw objections from Collins and Murkowski, the two moderate Republicans who are most likely to defect. Christianlord MAGA CHUDs were pressuring him to pick a judge that belongs to a Catholic cult because she'd be super into mandating that all women must reproduce like Irish Catholics or some poo poo (that was almost literally a conservative Oped that I read on the matter), but he elected to choose the one that would potentially cover his rear end when he gets indicted. Now, reports have it that Rand Paul may be upset with the nominee, but he's a little bitch who can't take a punch, so he'll cave. He’ll be confirmed on the first vote.
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Jul 10, 2018 12:30
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I mean. Obviously I agree, but people are going to remember that Elon Musk went to bat and saved some kids in Thailand. This is good for him. Reality doesn't matter
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Jul 10, 2018 12:34
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That Works posted:Yep. Same for when Boko Haram kidnapped all those girls. Michelle Obama made some noise about it and then we did... I'll have you know there was a facebook campaign and a lot of Moms were very concerned 
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Jul 10, 2018 12:37
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11 kids out now
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Mr. Nice! posted:He’ll be confirmed on the first vote. Bet some dems vote yea too.
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Jul 10, 2018 12:43
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I'm seeing that they got all the players and the coach out of the cave now E: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/world/asia/thailand-cave-rescue-live-updates.html 
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Jul 10, 2018 13:00
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Kavanaugh either gets 48 votes or 53+ without much in-between. If Collins/Murkowski vote for him, vunlerable Democrats will. If Collins/Murkowski don't vote for him, no Democrats will.
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Jul 10, 2018 13:02
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And there are angry Muskovites defending him in the comments, which is also p. Musky.
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Stultus Maximus posted:And there are angry Muskovites defending him in the comments, which is also p. Musky. There are people defending him in GBS, which is one of the least pro-musk environments I've seen on the Internet. He's revered on Reddit.
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Jul 10, 2018 13:10
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All republicans present to vote will vote yes. You are acting like any one of these people actually stand by their conventions.
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Jul 10, 2018 13:13
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All 12 boys and the coach rescued from the cave as per reports holy poo poo
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Milo and POTUS posted:There are people defending him in GBS, which is one of the least pro-musk environments I've seen on the Internet. He's revered on Reddit. Did he bring anything other than that human doob tube to Thailand? Like I could see if he showed up with a bunch of spare scuba gear and fresh divers and lights and whatnot but he's pretty much a rape accusation away from being the platonic ideal of a silicon valley techbro so it's not unreasonable that he'd show up with his deathtrap and nothing else.
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Immanentized posted:I'm seeing that they got all the players and the coach out of the cave now I honestly did not expect an outcome that wasn't a recovery operation.
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It all depends on Republican unity. If they get the 50 votes needed to let Pence break the tie, some vulnerable Democrats will vote yes, too. And why not? It helps, or at least doesn't hurt, their reelection prospects. There's a slim but real chance that the Democrats can gain Senate seats in November, why would you throw that away over a SC justice who's confirmation you can't prevent anyway?
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Don’t worry I’m sure he and Gorsuch will recuse themselves when the inevitable Trump indictment reaches the Supreme Court.
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GIP: Democrats are spineless cowards who refuse to stand by their principles. Also GIP: Torrannor posted:It all depends on Republican unity. If they get the 50 votes needed to let Pence break the tie, some vulnerable Democrats will vote yes, too. And why not? It helps, or at least doesn't hurt, their reelection prospects. There's a slim but real chance that the Democrats can gain Senate seats in November, why would you throw that away over a SC justice who's confirmation you can't prevent anyway?
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Torrannor posted:It all depends on Republican unity. If they get the 50 votes needed to let Pence break the tie, some vulnerable Democrats will vote yes, too. And why not? It helps, or at least doesn't hurt, their reelection prospects. There's a slim but real chance that the Democrats can gain Senate seats in November, why would you throw that away over a SC justice who's confirmation you can't prevent anyway? There aren't 100 senators voting right now so Pence won't have a tie to break. McCain is on, uh, what's likely a terminal leave of absence. Peeling one GOP vote off is all it's gonna take to stuff the nomination, assuming Schumer and Durbin hold the caucus together.
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FAUXTON posted:There aren't 100 senators voting right now so Pence won't have a tie to break. McCain is on, uh, what's likely a terminal leave of absence. Peeling one GOP vote off is all it's gonna take to stuff the nomination, assuming Schumer and Durbin hold the caucus together. True, if the Republicans can get 50 votes, they don't need Pence anyway. But that's beside the point, the GOP can confirm him all on their own. As I said, IF the Republicans can hold onto all their votes, it makes no sense to get too upset over red state Democrats voting yes, too. On the other hand, if the Republicans fall short of the necessary majority, then no Dem Senator should vote yes. Edit: I'm just a non-American observer, that's just how the situation looks to me. Do you guys really think it's worth it to increase the chance of Manchin and co. getting voted out in November in exchange for not making a difference if Kavanaugh gets confirmed or not? Torrannor fucked around with this message at 13:32 on Jul 10, 2018 |
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:GIP: Democrats are spineless cowards who refuse to stand by their principles. It’s all about winning elections!!
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Love to ignore principles if it gets me re-elected.
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