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FMguru posted:There was a Cletus Safari piece a few months ago (NPR or NYT, I forget) that went to Youngstown to interview people to see how they were taking Trupm's tarrif war, and literally every "local" they quoted was a white retiree from the country-club gated suburb 20 miles outside of the city. yeah lol, back during the 2016 general when the Carrier stuff was going on here the press descended on the workers there for statements, but wouldn't you know it, at this majority black workforce plant it was only white conservative and managerial types who got platformed? I can imagine the journos driving through the actual town they're reporting on checking at every red light that their doors are locked because they saw a check cashing place a couple blocks back
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SubnormalityStairs posted:this but unironically. the governor of West Virginia is a Republican, but was elected as a Democrat. He switched parties a few month into his term. not trying to say that better things aren't possible with better elected officials but boy do the southern democratic party machines make it loving hard
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Scrree posted:the governor of West Virginia is a Republican, but was elected as a Democrat. He switched parties a few month into his term. he's also a coal mining billionaire who is the richest person in the state, in case you had any doubts about what kind of person runs for governor in west virginia
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Eat This Glob posted:the governor of Massachusetts just banned all vaping stuff, including legal weed products like hash oil vape carts. I guess I'm a dab guy now? let the free market dea oh gently caress it ill be a democrat okay hi
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Sep 24, 2019 21:09
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Yeah there is gonna be a loving run on pot dispensaries like it is the wall street crash of '29 lol
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Eat This Glob posted:Yeah there is gonna be a loving run on pot dispensaries like it is the wall street crash of '29 lol the one in Brookline always has a crazy line, can’t wait so see what it looks like in the coming weeks Scott Forstall has issued a correction as of 21:30 on Sep 24, 2019 |
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Scott Forstall posted:the one in Brookline always has a crazy line, can’t wait so see what it looks like in the coming weeks I've worked around Leominster/Ft Devens. What's wrong with the people there?
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Scott Forstall posted:the one in Brookline always has a crazy line, can’t wait so see what it looks like in the coming weeks itll look like smokey and the bandit but with people westbound and down to easthampton and the berkshires as every dispensary nearest to boston runs out
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TotalLossBrain posted:I've worked around Leominster/Ft Devens. What's wrong with the people there? not sure what you mean? ft devens might as well be kansas
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Truth, Justice and the American Vape
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Philthy posted:let the free market dea oh gently caress it ill be a democrat okay hi Not really sure what you mean but this Gov is a republican fwiw
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old.flv posted:Not really sure what you mean but this Gov is a republican fwiw party of small government until they aren’t in order to pander
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quote:“Democrats are becoming way too extreme,” Shaun Majors, a 42-year-old high school graduate who has worked at the nearby Beaver Valley Power Station for almost his entire adult life, said before last week’s event began. “I voted for Trump last time, and I would again.” drat, the dems sure missed a great opportunity
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Shawn Major: "the only way I'm voting for you is if I'm high as gently caress and tick the wrong box by accident but please listen to this list of my wishes for what you should do" DCCC: *notebook open, pen ready, listening intently* "ok start"
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DragQueenofAngmar posted:they don’t care about brown babies Tbf they also really REALLY hate women.
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Scrree posted:Yeah, it's absolutely crazy that states with completely destroyed ecosystems and economies like West Virginia would vote in a Republican governor. If those yokels knew what was good for them and just went to the polls for the Democrats, then I'm sure the whole state would be on the road to recovery!
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I don't think it's fair or accurate to attribute around half of Americans not bothering to vote simply to being uninspired. There's an element of laziness, willful ignorance and "both sides" bullshit, along with disenfranchisement and the fact that many people work two jobs or don't have ONE that will excuse them long enough to get it done. If you're a wage earner, have a kid, any sort of health or transportation issues and lack in free time in general, it can be a chore. I've met a ton of people who wear the not voting badge as a symbol of honor and gently caress that. Fact is, when turnout is high, leftist policies and democratic candidates do well but, also, sitting around and waiting for the perfect candidate to "inspire" you when you either lack the ambition or the time to get involved is often a total cop out. You can make the time once every 4 years - at least most people can. I loathe the idea of a Joe Biden candidacy and hope he's not our nominee but I will crawl across broken glass to vote for him if it comes to that. I don't think that makes me part of a larger problem in and of itself. Maybe it does.
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I’ll offer this: barring something drastic, I will never contribute to the election of a president, senator or governor unless I vote republican. that is certainly a souring notion for many people. that or I move a minimum of 2 states away as every state I border has the same issue.
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make time every 4 years to vote for the person who isn’t going to change anything
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Bernie or Bust, suckers.
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Judakel posted:Bernie or Bust, suckers. porque no los dos
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Former DILF posted:porque no los dos Realistically, yeah probably.
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reading those vape tweets gave me the happy cool rush that i imagine nicotine coincidentally feels like
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jesus WEP posted:reading those vape tweets gave me the happy cool rush that i imagine nicotine coincidentally feels like woops
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BiggerBoat posted:You can make the time once every 4 years - at least most people can. people at large (and the dem party lol) really really really underestimate the importance of statewide and local races too in affecting real lives daily. and even the vast majority of presidential candidates don’t materialize out of the ether. they start as city councilors and mayors and comptrollers
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Trmpu's unpopularity is reaching historic lows, and they've just started impeachment proceedings against him, so that means it's time to check in with the only people who matter in the entire world. That's right: it's another Cletus Safari! https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1176844171556073472
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Won’t someone think of the concentration camp guards.
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boo hoo abloo people dont like us actively running concentration camps where kids routinely die 
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I have a solution to end their pain. They could all blow their goddamned brains out with their service weapons at the same time.
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Day Man posted:I have a solution to end their pain. They could all blow their goddamned brains out with their service weapons at the same time. Nah, stagger 'em out a bit so I can really relish it
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ElGroucho posted:Good lol that quote is so lovely too. "no matter how many brown people i beat, imprison, and torture there's always more...don't they know how hard this is on me, why won't they stop making me do this to them "
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quote:The public animosity toward Border Patrol agents isn't surprising considering the amount of bad press they've been involved in. Early last year, video circulated showing Border Patrol agents destroying water jugs left in the desert for migrants. This year, it came out that dozens of agents belonged to a private Facebook group in which they mocked dead migrants and threatened Hispanic politicians. Customs and Border Protection, the agency overseeing the Border Patrol, announced that it wouldn't administer flu vaccines in camps, held an American teenager for nearly a month despite him having proof of citizenship, and deported and revoked the visa of a Palestinian college student because of his friends' social media. Wonder why they're hated...
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ElGroucho posted:Good That number is way too low.
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