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Who is this guy? Is he somewhat sane like Mattis or is he a clone of LeMay
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Party Plane Jones posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ChdxP6pv8k  Fallom posted:All my retirement earnings were wiped out and I'm starting to lose my direct contributions, too I've been through this a few times now, starting with the dotcom bubble. I put money into retirement vehicles as an experiment. Like Social Security I don't expect any of it to be worth anything if I manage to get old enough to access it.
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Dec 23, 2018 17:56
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Feldegast42 posted:Who is this guy? Is he somewhat sane like Mattis or is he a clone of LeMay He's a business guy from Boeing, which is probably a good thing because he can probably convince Trump there's no money to make after a global thermonuclear exchange.
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Dec 23, 2018 17:58
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Well if Mattis was gambling that the pressure could get Trump to change his mind over the 2 months before he left I guess he lost. But on the other hand this early termination will just make the backlash against Trump worse since now it’s a straight up firing.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:00
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So basically every day from now to new years will be a one up of the last in sheer pisspants tantrums.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:01
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Zophar posted:He's a business guy from Boeing, which is probably a good thing because he can probably convince Trump there's no money to make after a global thermonuclear exchange. Countdown to Boeing becoming Vault-Tec.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:02
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Fox News is qualitatively different from other corporate media in that its aims are ideological. Corporate media may indirectly or directly reify or defend fox, but it is an entity of a different sort and a threat of a different scale. See also the Koch brothers. Totalizing statements about the world order or capitalism aside, these are the cases and forms of conservative political organization that are the causal source of the current situation, and are the gordian knot that must be addressed.Kavros posted:Nathan Robinson wrote the absolutely most disgustingly complete, thoroughly encapsulating incineration of jordan peterson and everything about his popular appeal. i'm glad he's moving from target to target and frying shapiro like an ant under a magnifying glass. Lightning Knight posted:His best is still the Charles Murray take down, it's hilarious. Please link these. Sweeper posted:Lol worthless fucks He's lying. Stop falling for it. Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Dec 23, 2018 |
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Dec 23, 2018 18:02
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Feldegast42 posted:Who is this guy? Is he somewhat sane like Mattis or is he a clone of LeMay he is a loving boeing stooge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Shanahan VP of alot of Boeing success
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Dec 23, 2018 18:02
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Telsa Cola posted:Countdown to Boeing becoming Vault-Tec. I have been really waiting for the merger of the trump and fallout 76 threads because someone posting "I love the pip boy" every page always felt like it'd really fit in here.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:04
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Feldegast42 posted:Who is this guy? Is he somewhat sane like Mattis or is he a clone of LeMay https://twitter.com/NPRinskeep/status/1076885858110853120
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Dec 23, 2018 18:04
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Well for what it’s worth the military is now back under civilian control then.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:09
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Lol Trump is so loving dumb https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/1076885710580473857?s=20 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/us/politics/trump-mattis.html posted:When Mr. Trump first announced that Mr. Mattis was leaving, effective Feb. 28, he praised the defense secretary on Twitter. One aide said that though Mr. Trump already had the resignation letter when he praised Mr. Mattis, he did not understand just how forceful a rejection of his strategy Mr. Mattis had issued.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:10
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Dapper_Swindler posted:he is a loving boeing stooge. I bet graham had a lot of say in this.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:11
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Piell posted:Lol Trump is so loving dumb Literally everyone in the world saw that coming.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:11
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How long is an Acting Secretary allowed to serve? Is there anything actually legally requiring him to get his choices confirmed by the Senate or is that another part of the Constitution we never bothered to test until now
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Dec 23, 2018 18:13
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I'm sure there's a political metaphor to be found in this footage: https://twitter.com/Naturanotitia/status/1076402736130859008 that's *my* dinner, bitch.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:13
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FizFashizzle posted:I bet graham had a lot of say in this. iirc he was confirmed 97-2.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:14
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Unoriginal Name posted:How long is an Acting Secretary allowed to serve? Is there anything actually legally requiring him to get his choices confirmed by the Senate or is that another part of the Constitution we never bothered to test until now I bet we’re going to discover that not allowing an “Acting” SoD to just serve indefinitely is yet another respected norm and not an actual law.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:15
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Unoriginal Name posted:How long is an Acting Secretary allowed to serve? Is there anything actually legally requiring him to get his choices confirmed by the Senate or is that another part of the Constitution we never bothered to test until now 210 days, because of the federal vacancies act.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:16
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Kavros posted:
Donald went home in a rage and probably immediately started plans to sell out the entire country as payback for being made the butt of a joke LOL.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:16
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Piell posted:Lol Trump is so loving dumb lmao that letter was as blatant a "gently caress You" as it could be without just writing it out.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:18
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Piell posted:Lol Trump is so loving dumb love that he is burning the bridge with the war nerds even more now. lol
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Dec 23, 2018 18:19
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Steve Inskeep linked to this story from 2014 on Twitter which I hadn't seen before. It's quite interesting. https://apps.npr.org/borderland/#_
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Dec 23, 2018 18:21
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Eh, I would rather take him than some bloodthirsty general, or my worst fear -- someone ideologically fash like Eric Prince who would sic the military on protesters
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Dec 23, 2018 18:22
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double nine posted:I'm sure there's a political metaphor to be found in this footage: Lol that description did not do the footage justice
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Dec 23, 2018 18:22
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Feldegast42 posted:Eh, I would rather take him than some bloodthirsty general, or my worst fear -- someone ideologically fash like Eric Prince who would sic the military on protesters Forever war is good business for Boeing
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Dec 23, 2018 18:24
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YOU CAN'T QUIT, YOU'RE FIRED!
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Dec 23, 2018 18:24
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Isn’t Brett McGurk the name of the coach from Home Movies? Someone tell infowars.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:27
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We should just start referring to Trump himself as "acting" President of the US. With his 17 some investigations, it would drive him nuts.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:28
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This has to be the first time a shutdown happened when the President and both Congressional majorities were all the same party, does it not?
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Dec 23, 2018 18:28
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Zwabu posted:This has to be the first time a shutdown happened when the President and both Congressional majorities were all the same party, does it not? Last January.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:29
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Unoriginal Name posted:How long is an Acting Secretary allowed to serve? Is there anything actually legally requiring him to get his choices confirmed by the Senate or is that another part of the Constitution we never bothered to test until now Deputy Sec Def is Senate approved. It's a legal transition.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:31
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Phoix posted:Trump finally read the letter Actually he read the letter earlier. What just changed is that the letter's meaning was explained to him.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:35
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Dec 23, 2018 18:36
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Last January. This has been the third government shutdown this year. Just... just pointing that out.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:39
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Def sec has to be voted in by the senate, correct? And he wants this to happen in.... How many days are they open between now and the 3rd?
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Dec 23, 2018 18:43
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Macaroni Surprise posted:Def sec has to be voted in by the senate, correct? And he wants this to happen in.... How many days are they open between now and the 3rd?
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Dec 23, 2018 18:48
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I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, WHO I DON'T KNOW AND HAVE NEVER MET, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019. Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing. He will be great!Lightning Knight posted:iirc it wasn't the next night, the Bin Laden raid was happening as they were owning Trump at the WHCD. It's moderately impressive Trump was able to recover from such a powerful, public own to still become president tbqh. The announcement that Osama had been killed interrupted the Apprentice. Your Taint posted:He looks like he's trying so hard not to cry. I can't imagine Trump crying. Doesn't have the emotional depth. Mercury Ballistic posted:We should just start referring to Trump himself as "acting" President of the US. With his 17 some investigations, it would drive him nuts. This drove John Tyler insane.
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Dec 23, 2018 18:51
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Tyler also refused to engage with all business directed to the “acting President”, so we should absolutely do this.
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Did Fox News cover the Mattis resignation letter at all?
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