February Current Events: a momentary lapse of treason

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

Fallom posted:

I hope NoVa does it too

Virginia's legislature is fully on board giving them whatever they want.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:17

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# ? May 31, 2024 08:36

Vasudus: May 30, 2003

Unfortunately the real intent of placing those cities on the list was to see just how much they're willing to debase themselves. Now Amazon and any other similarly sized company knows how badly a place will dance and clap to get a call center or distribution center.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:17

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

DoktorLoken posted:

https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/abo/d/long-island-city-long-island-city/6807102932.html

Good lord.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:21

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Our president is a fat pantload with skin the color of my poo poo.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:22

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

quote:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned that an emergency declaration could set a precedent that a Democratic president could take similar action in the future on an issue such as gun violence. She said Democrats would review their legal options.

gently caress it why not

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:23

A Bad Poster: Sep 25, 2006; Seriously, shut the fuck up.

If the Dems do that for guns before climate change I'm going to be mad.

Edit: To be clear, it's because climate change is a more time sensitive issue, not because I don't think something drastic needs to be done about guns.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:27

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

Our president is a fat pantload with skin the color of my poo poo.

He's now clinically obese too :v:

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1096153878914101253?s=19

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:31

Nostalgia4Infinity: Feb 27, 2007; 10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

facialimpediment posted:

He's now clinically obese too

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1096153878914101253?s=19

lmao

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:37

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Democrats using states of emergency to enact policy is just going to give them the same problem that Obama had where the incoming president was able to instantly wipe out everything he had done

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:38

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

Fallom posted:

Democrats using states of emergency to enact policy is just going to give them the same problem that Obama had where the incoming president was able to instantly wipe out everything he had done

The difference is that Obama took his time and needed like a year+ to do some poo poo, then by the time implementation started, it was election time again. He also gave a poo poo about stuff Trump never has, from separation of powers concerns to the legal implication of deleting tweets.

The next President will likely shelve all that poo poo and go hard in the paint right from the start. If everything goes Democratic, the filibuster is dead as gently caress and it will be a race to get as much done as possible.

https://twitter.com/evanmcmurry/status/1096162727788191744?s=19

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:46

bird food bathtub: Aug 9, 2003; College Slice

Republicans don't give one half of a flying sideways gently caress about the precedent the state of emergency would set. Seriously this is Republicans we're talking about; their natural state of existence is rank, unending hypocrisy. They outright stole a supreme court seat because "gently caress you it's not against the law, all we have to do is ignore the constitution for a year."

What they don't want is for the state of emergency to be called and for house Democrats to get it on the floor for a vote countermanding his declaration. Then they have to actually take a position either for it or against it, and Turtle McFuckface can't just bottle the issue up and ignore it. Revocation of a state of emergency is a privileged vote that must take place. If Donnie Dumbfuck pushes that button senate Republicans have no choice, they have to take a bite of the poo poo sandwich and tell everyone publicly how they think it tastes.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:56

Flying_Crab: Apr 12, 2002

Johnny Five-Jaces posted:

our fat gently caress governor is trying to lay himself prostrate before B E Z O S in order to get it to come to Chicago

eh whatever, I'm escaping this hell for a different one

I mean at least Chicago actually has a near perfect undeveloped location for Amazon along with a large enough economy and housing stock to absorb that number of workers.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 22:59

Eej: Jun 17, 2007; HEAVYARMS

https://twitter.com/IAmNickReynolds/status/1096135585922732032

cosmic brain

# ? Feb 14, 2019 23:01

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?

I mean, if you're actually christian getting pissed about the crucifixion misses the point considerably.

# ? Feb 14, 2019 23:29

A Bad Poster: Sep 25, 2006; Seriously, shut the fuck up.

Were the pharisees the ancient Deep State?

# ? Feb 14, 2019 23:31

crazyivan45: Apr 30, 2008

How long before we invade Venezuela so Donnie can distract from the latest mess he made at home? It�s a time honored tradition to start a foreign adventure when your world is going to poo poo domestically

# ? Feb 14, 2019 23:33

dubzee: Oct 23, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day :cabot:

Get laid or get loaded!

# ? Feb 14, 2019 23:43

Nostalgia4Infinity: Feb 27, 2007; 10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

crazyivan45 posted:

How long before we invade Venezuela so Donnie can distract from the latest mess he made at home? It�s a time honored tradition to start a foreign adventure when your world is going to poo poo domestically

Two week ago?

# ? Feb 15, 2019 00:04

Eej: Jun 17, 2007; HEAVYARMS

Milo and POTUS posted:

I mean, if you're actually christian getting pissed about the crucifixion misses the point considerably.

I'm not Actually Christian so you gotta explain that one

# ? Feb 15, 2019 02:22

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!

https://twitter.com/RobElgasABC7/st...ingawful.com%2F

Guess the people who said it might be staged were right

Edit: spoke too soon I guess

https://twitter.com/AJGuglielmi/sta...ingawful.com%2F

Hot Karl Marx fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Feb 15, 2019

# ? Feb 15, 2019 02:25

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

crazyivan45 posted:

How long before we invade Venezuela so Donnie can distract from the latest mess he made at home? It�s a time honored tradition to start a foreign adventure when your world is going to poo poo domestically

I always assumed the smart money was on him starting a war to draw from the Bush 2 playbook for reelection.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 02:40

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-pullout-from-queens-n-y-stuns-real-estate-industry-11550182281

hahahahahahaah

# ? Feb 15, 2019 02:56

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/RobElgasABC7/st...ingawful.com%2F

Guess the people who said it might be staged were right

Edit: spoke too soon I guess

https://twitter.com/AJGuglielmi/sta...ingawful.com%2F

Lol hasn't that particular station/reporter run with bad info before?

# ? Feb 15, 2019 02:57

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Proud Christian Mom posted:

Yeah the 4 engines make it economically questionable in even the best circumstances

Four engines isn't the problem, the market's low level of desire to move 700+ people from Point A to Point B at one time is. A full A380 is plenty economical, if you have a route that will give you a full A380.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:01

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

FAUXTON posted:

Lol hasn't that particular station/reporter run with bad info before?

Seems possible that if they caught the guys that did it that they claimed that.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:01

CBJSprague24: Dec 5, 2010; another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

DoktorLoken posted:

https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/abo/d/long-island-city-long-island-city/6807102932.html

I like how "light" is advertised as an amenity in that overrated hellhole of a city.

"Sunlight is extra. That price is for if you just want a view of the building across from you and a tiny sliver of sky at a severe angle above you."

CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Feb 15, 2019

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:02

bengy81: May 8, 2010

In #metoo news: Ryan Adams had three albums planned to release this year. It looks like the first one is cancelled and I woudljt be surprised if the next two are as well, because he is a giant piece of poo poo.

https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ryan-adams-album-release-canceled-amp-company-1203140702/

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:08

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

ded posted:

All of the states & cities need to be like, yo come and setup your new hq its fine but gently caress no we are not going to give you free money to do it.

That's not how you get money for your campaign.

facialimpediment posted:

He's now clinically obese too

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1096153878914101253?s=19

Trump does not weigh only 15 lbs more than I do.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:10

Stravag: Jun 7, 2009

Yeah no. There is no loving way he's that light. If hes under 260 i would be shocked.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:15

Fister Roboto: Feb 21, 2008

At least 243 is a slightly more convincing lie than literally exactly one pound below obesity.

These idiots can't even lie well.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:17

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

how tall is trump

bc im 6'5" 240 and theres no way hes my weight

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:19

Stravag: Jun 7, 2009

"6'3". But he photoshops how big his hands are so i dunno if im willing to believe that

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:23

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!

https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/sta...ingawful.com%2F

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:23

facialimpediment: Feb 11, 2005; as the world turns

Imma post almost this whole loving article because it's pornographic. I'd bold the porn, but the whole thing would be in bold.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...m=.afa1198ff756

quote:

�Off the rails�: Inside Trump�s attempt to claim victory in his border wall defeat

After three weeks of pained negotiations to keep the federal government open, President Trump almost blew the whole thing up again on Thursday.

Headed for another defeat on his signature promise to make either Mexico or U.S. taxpayers pay for a southern border wall, the president was frustrated after a briefing by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and others on details of the final deal to avoid a shutdown, according to officials involved in the discussions. Trump threatened not to sign the legislation, the officials said, putting the government on the brink of another damaging shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was on the phone with Trump at least three times during the course of the nerve-racking day, pleading with him to stay the course and asserting that Democrats had actually lost the spending fight, two people familiar with the conversations said.

�We thought he was good to go all morning, and then suddenly it�s like everything is off the rails,� said one senior Republican aide.

By midafternoon, however, Trump was back on board � agreeing to sign the legislation with the caveat that he would also declare a national emergency in an attempt to use existing government funds to pay for wall construction. It was an option that Republican leaders had urged him to avoid but eventually accepted as necessary to escape the corner in which Trump � and his party � were trapped. McConnell promised Trump he would encourage others to support the emergency in a bid to get the president to sign, according to people familiar with the conversations.

Trump refused to sign the bill Thursday until the White House Counsel�s Office convinced him it would not preclude him from declaring a national emergency, two senior administration officials said. The president is expected to declare the emergency and sign the bill Friday morning, a senior White House official said.

Though White House officials insisted Thursday that Trump was acting in a defiant and assertive way, few Republicans, including the president�s closest allies, were pleased with the ending: just $1.375 billion for fencing and other expenditures, plus an emergency gambit that many conservatives view as an executive overreach.

Yet for Trump, the negotiations were never really about figuring out how to win. They were about figuring out how to lose � and how to cast his ultimate defeat as victory instead.

�Zero chance you could spin this as a win for Republicans,� Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said earlier in the week. He called the bipartisan deal �a total capitulation� and added, �Bluntly, it was a waste of three weeks.�

This account of Congress�s latest border spending negotiations and Trump�s erratic decision-making is based on interviews with more than two dozen administration officials, lawmakers and their aides, and other people involved in the talks, some of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.

�I think the president�s view was that he could get us to fold. He could talk about his emergency; he could do all kinds of things,� Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday in an interview with The Washington Post. �Once he learned he couldn�t bully us into doing what he wanted, once he learned that the public was on our side, he realized he should give up.�
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House Democratic negotiators demanded that Republicans put a new cap on beds for undocumented immigrants detained from the interior of the United States, as opposed to the border, limiting them to 16,500 per day.

The concept was the brainchild of the office of Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), a longtime critic of detention policies who holds an influential role as the Democrat overseeing Homeland Security funding. The sudden make-or-break demand nearly blew up negotiations last weekend as Shelby rejected the idea outright and turned his ire on Democrats.

Senate Republicans the next day took to Sunday morning news shows to decry the latest skirmish as a Democratic attempt to allow criminals into the country, which Democrats vehemently disputed. Senate Democratic negotiators became uneasy with the request and asked their House colleagues back off lest the party be blamed for another government shutdown, according to two people close to the Democratic lawmakers � and they ultimately did. Democrats acknowledged privately that the provision was politically difficult to defend.

But House Democratic conferees decided to push the envelope again, testing the limits of what they saw as an uncertain GOP. Just before a Monday night meeting with the top four negotiators, Democrats on both sides of the Capitol concluded they would give Trump and Republicans $1.45 billion for non-wall border funding in the final negotiation to clinch a deal, two aides said.

Then, an emboldened House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.), a Pelosi confidante, took a page from her friend�s playbook of driving a tough bargain: She walked into the room and surprised her Senate counterparts by lowering the offer to $1.375 billion.

Shelby accepted without a fight.

Privately, Trump complained vociferously about the final deal and said he felt Republican negotiators had failed him and that he might not sign it, according to one person who spoke to the president. �Everyone thinks this is terrible,� Trump told this person on Tuesday, echoing the criticism from some of his supporters in conservative media, including Fox News host Sean Hannity.

But Trump did not have the stomach for another shutdown and told aides it had generated nonstop negative coverage. Polls showed most Americans blamed him for the shutdown in December and January, the longest in the nation�s history. And his advisers counseled him against a second shutdown, arguing that he had options to fund barrier projects without Congress. Even acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, once an advocate of budget brinkmanship, argued against a shutdown this time.
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Still, Trump can be combustible and sometimes acts rashly when he feels cornered, so some Republican senators spent recent days on the phone, soothing him and trying to persuade him to hold his fire. McConnell also asked Trump to withhold judgment until the details of the deal were finalized.

Democrats decided in the final days they needed to be careful with their language, worried they could provoke Trump into another shutdown.

�He doesn�t seem to work on a totally rational basis,� Schumer said in the Post interview. �Little comments throw him off.�

When Shelby called Trump to brief him on the deal, he tried to sell the president on the idea that the $1.375 billion figure was merely a �down payment� on his wall, according to three people briefed on the call. The money will actually pay for just 55 miles of fencing, not a concrete or steel wall of the kind repeatedly promised by Trump.
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Tensions and worries lingered until the end, as Trump wavered and some Republican leaders were exasperated.

In the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) � Trump allies � wondered if they could get enough House Republicans to vote for the deal, considering it included less wall money than what Senate appropriators agreed to in December, before the shutdown, according to people close with them.

The pair set out to spin the agreement as a win nonetheless, noting that Pelosi had once vowed Trump would only receive $1 for a border wall. McConnell echoed that point in his repeated phone calls with Trump on Thursday, those familiar with the conversations said.

Democrats, privately, were amused but made a conscious decision not to gloat � concerned that if they celebrated what they considered a victory Thursday they might anger Trump enough to veto the deal.

One conferee summarized the instructions from Democratic leaders: �Don�t poke the bear.�

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:24

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Stravag posted:

"6'3". But he photoshops how big his hands are so i dunno if im willing to believe that

He also had photoshopped pictures of him up on his facebook or something recently attempting to make him look slim.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:27

A Bad Poster: Sep 25, 2006; Seriously, shut the fuck up.

Posting this again, because it's so good.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:31

As Nero Danced: Sep 3, 2009; Alright, let's do this

At my worst, I was 275 (yeah yeah fat goons). I was also half a foot shorter than he claims. He's still way flabbier than I was.

He's 350. minimum.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:34

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-pullout-from-queens-n-y-stuns-real-estate-industry-11550182281

hahahahahahaah

I know Amazon is totally not cool but for the moment I appreciate this so so much.

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:45

Nostalgia4Butts: Jun 1, 2006; WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

Stravag posted:

"6'3". But he photoshops how big his hands are so i dunno if im willing to believe that

maddow spent time tonight showing photos of people standing next to trump

obama is 6"1 and a tiny bit taller than trump

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:50

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# ? May 31, 2024 08:36

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

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

maddow spent time tonight showing photos of people standing next to trump

obama is 6"1 and a tiny bit taller than trump

loving seriously?

# ? Feb 15, 2019 03:57

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