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fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/1249841958232580096

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On Terra Firma
Feb 12, 2008

friendbot2000 posted:


Long list of embeds, but I though yall might like a looksee on what Virginia has been up to lately.



I don't know if it would have made a difference but I'm really glad my governor did not step down after photos of him in blackface surfaced and typing that makes my brain hurt.

friendbot2000
May 1, 2011

https://twitter.com/MeetMckayla/status/1248641991270961154

Mckayla Wilkes has a new campaign video and it is really really really good.

https://www.mckayla2020.com/

Volunteer to phonebank while we are all stuck inside!

Minenfeld!
Aug 21, 2012



Get hosed WIGOP. That feels good.

Sir Lemming
Jan 27, 2009

It's a piece of JUNK!

VH4Ever posted:

Nah, it is. And I like Bernie. But he's sold his soul to the DNC two elections in a row now after being knifed in the back each time. He's just too drat nice.

Last night I watched the Star Trek TNG episode "Half a Life", where this guy is trying to re-ignite a dying sun to save his planet, and his first experiment fails. He thinks he might be able to get it right with a little more time, but he is also a few days away from turning 60, and everyone in his species does ritual suicide the day they turn 60. He briefly considers defying them to finish his work, but they make it perfectly clear that even if he figures out a way to save the planet, they'll reject it out of spite. So he gives up and goes off to die, saying he isn't the one to lead this revolution.

That's Bernie now.

duck.exe
Apr 14, 2012

Nap Ghost

TyroneGoldstein posted:

I have to wonder if the man ever realizes

No he doesn’t

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.
today ended up being a good day. trumps underwater in swing states. WIGOP got hosed up and curbed by their own bullshit trickery. trump has another proof that everything he touches gets hosed up and dies. trump legit went mental on tv and is clearly trying to open poo poo way too early and is playing at mad king bullshit with loving NK propaganda videos and the news is actively making GBS threads on him.

davecrazy
Nov 25, 2004

I'm an insufferable shitposter who does not deserve to root for such a good team. Also, this is what Matt Harvey thinks of me and my garbage posting.

Acebuckeye13 posted:

Trump won Florida by only a hair more than a percentage point, and that was before Felony Re-enfranchisement. Personally, I think Biden actually has a solid chance of swinging the state.

Don’t forget the tens of thousands of Trump voters who will be dead in a month or two.

Nitrousoxide
May 30, 2011

do not buy a oneplus phone



Also all the Puerto Ricans who moved there after the hurricane.

SocketWrench
Jul 8, 2012

by Fritz the Horse

VitalSigns posted:

He won Wisconsin by a greater margin (0.77%) than Pennsylvania (0.73%) or Michigan (0.23%)

Assuming those three states are correlated if he's in trouble in Wisconsin, he's in deep trouble with all of them

He doesn't seem to get too much love in MI right now. Most everyone is siding with Whitmer. you know, aside from the old fucks and nutters that just want to burn poo poo to the ground

Inglonias
Mar 7, 2013

I WILL PUT THIS FLAG ON FREAKING EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT IS SYMBOLIC AS HELL SOMEHOW

friendbot2000 posted:

https://twitter.com/MeetMckayla/status/1248641991270961154

Mckayla Wilkes has a new campaign video and it is really really really good.

https://www.mckayla2020.com/

Volunteer to phonebank while we are all stuck inside!

She actually phoned me a week ago. Personally. It was bizarre, especially since I'm not in her district. (I did give her a three digit sum of money, can't remember how much exactly)

VitalSigns
Sep 3, 2011

mcmagic posted:

Looks like people on Twitter are saying the chud that just lost in WI will now unrecuse himself and rule on purging 200k people from the rolls before he leaves office.

that seems unethical

SocketWrench
Jul 8, 2012

by Fritz the Horse

Fox is trying to get big strong daddy back from OANN

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013

VitalSigns posted:

that seems unethical

Have you met the Wisconsin Republican party by chance?

friendbot2000
May 1, 2011

Inglonias posted:

She actually phoned me a week ago. Personally. It was bizarre, especially since I'm not in her district. (I did give her a three digit sum of money, can't remember how much exactly)

She is a great candidate that gives a real personal touch on people who donate or volunteer for her so this does not surprise me in the least

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

mcmagic posted:

Looks like people on Twitter are saying the chud that just lost in WI will now unrecuse himself and rule on purging 200k people from the rolls before he leaves office.

Are there any links about this yet?

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017



VitalSigns posted:

that seems unethical

I'm sure the state party of Scott Walker will take your ethics concerns into consideration

...but have you considered the democrats are godless, socialist, satanists who want to destroy America? They deserve to be purged-WI GOP Party

Wilbur Swain
Sep 13, 2007

These are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

SocketWrench posted:

He doesn't seem to get too much love in MI right now. Most everyone is siding with Whitmer. you know, aside from the old fucks and nutters that just want to burn poo poo to the ground

In the press conference today the OANN lady lobbed him a softball about Whitmer banning sales of all nonessential items and he refused to take the bait and said he thought she was doing a good job.

The really, really great thing about this viral pandemic and the related economic collapse is that it gives trump an incentive to get the hell out of the White House and an excellent excuse to lose. He can cradle his eggshell ego and say things like "Nobody's ever gonna win reelection in these circumstances."

VitalSigns
Sep 3, 2011

more proof that the lame duck period is one of the most destructive flaws in our government

the fact that you can lose an election and go "well gently caress yooooouuuu now I'm gonna do every poo poo-rear end thing I was too afraid to do before the election, you're gonna PAY!" is just nuts

in the UK when people lose an election they get to go back to their offices and clear the gently caress out, they don't get to pass a bunch more laws and decide a bunch more court cases afaik

E: on the other hand, lame duck legislation is why Evers had no power to delay the election in the first place, giving Republicans the opportunity to hugely piss off the entire state by forcing them to vote in a pandemic, so really it's impossible to say whether the lame duck period is good or bad

VitalSigns fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Apr 14, 2020

Mr Interweb
Aug 25, 2004

mcmagic posted:

Looks like people on Twitter are saying the chud that just lost in WI will now unrecuse himself and rule on purging 200k people from the rolls before he leaves office.

most predictable thing in the world sadly

Fritz the Horse
Dec 26, 2019

... of course!
One of the most infuriating things about Trump (for me at least) is how he believes his own bullshit.

Yes he lies constantly, but most of the time there's no intention or guile to it. To deliberately lie about something you have to be aware of what the truth is, and I don't think Trump really distinguishes between "truth" and "falsehood" relative to his own actions.

True vs. false only exist in an oppositional, us vs. them sense. Trump is always correct and amazing and incredible, his enemies are always wrong and nasty and liars. As long as you agree with him, you're a great person, maybe even the greatest! If you disagree with him you're a liar and fake, you're a loser and he never even really knew you.

I think that appeals to chuds because it's an extremely simplistic worldview which requires zero consideration or critical thinking. You start from the premise that Trump is always right and the enemy is always wrong, the what doesn't matter.

It's pure, distilled tribalism.

FBS
Apr 27, 2015

The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.

mcmagic posted:

Looks like people on Twitter are saying the chud that just lost in WI will now unrecuse himself and rule on purging 200k people from the rolls before he leaves office.

I've been cruising through Wisconsin election twitter searches and haven't seen this mentioned at all, have you got a source?

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

SET A COURSE FOR
THE FLAVOR QUADRANT

CNN's chyrons were just a bit better.

https://twitter.com/FredTJoseph/status/1249870710102777861?s=20

Raenir Salazar
Nov 5, 2010

College Slice
The lame duck session is partly why Lincoln was able to swing some Democrats into agreeing to vote on the abolition amendment. It's just one of those things where it can be used for good, but when used for ill, it's really used for ill.

Perhaps in the modern day of revolving door politicians joining corporate boards it may mitigate the worst harm even if it means losing some good to close up the lame duck sessions.

fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012

I posted it mostly cause I wanted to change the thread title.

Astro7x
Aug 4, 2004
Thinks It's All Real

I honestly have no idea if this is real or fake...

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Astro7x posted:

I honestly have no idea if this is real or fake...

they are real. i saw them live. cnn has stopped give a gently caress about trumps feelings and such.

olylifter
Sep 13, 2007

I'm bad with money and you have an avatar!

Fritz the Horse posted:

One of the most infuriating things about Trump (for me at least) is how he believes his own bullshit.

Yes he lies constantly, but most of the time there's no intention or guile to it. To deliberately lie about something you have to be aware of what the truth is, and I don't think Trump really distinguishes between "truth" and "falsehood" relative to his own actions.

True vs. false only exist in an oppositional, us vs. them sense. Trump is always correct and amazing and incredible, his enemies are always wrong and nasty and liars. As long as you agree with him, you're a great person, maybe even the greatest! If you disagree with him you're a liar and fake, you're a loser and he never even really knew you.

I think that appeals to chuds because it's an extremely simplistic worldview which requires zero consideration or critical thinking. You start from the premise that Trump is always right and the enemy is always wrong, the what doesn't matter.

It's pure, distilled tribalism.

it's also how a cult works so America's got that going for it. Cults always wind up as a net positive for society, right

Manager Hoyden
Mar 5, 2020

I can't believe he came out and said his power is absolute and showed a straight up North Korea propaganda video. This is such a crazy time to be an American.

Was there any response from any notable Dems or is this another let it slide moment?

Telsa Cola
Aug 19, 2011

No... this is all wrong... this whole operation has just gone completely sidewaysface

Manager Hoyden posted:

I can't believe he came out and said his power is absolute and showed a straight up North Korea propaganda video. This is such a crazy time to be an American.

Was there any response from any notable Dems or is this another let it slide moment?

Thats likely a tomorrow thing, if at all.

mcmagic
Jul 1, 2004

If you see this avatar while scrolling the succ zone, you have been visited by the mcmagic of shitty lib takes! Good luck and prosperity will come to you, but only if you reply "shut the fuck up mcmagic" to this post!
An 8 point win in a statewide election in WI for a Democrat is a pretty much a landslide.

Manager Hoyden posted:

I can't believe he came out and said his power is absolute and showed a straight up North Korea propaganda video. This is such a crazy time to be an American.

Was there any response from any notable Dems or is this another let it slide moment?

Pretty clear that Pelosi's plan is to hide and help Trump blows himself up instead of "looking like they are playing politics".

bornbytheriver
Apr 23, 2010
Goons, please tell me this sailor's family can successfully sue the military/govt for his death?

First sailor on virus-stricken USS Roosevelt dies

The Kingfish
Oct 21, 2015


I’m sure that it’s extremely easy for the family of a dead soldier to sue the government over it lol

Snacksmaniac
Jan 12, 2008

SocketWrench posted:

He doesn't seem to get too much love in MI right now. Most everyone is siding with Whitmer. you know, aside from the old fucks and nutters that just want to burn poo poo to the ground

The don’t tread on me people are really mad at her but no one I expected to not hate a female governor is.

bornbytheriver
Apr 23, 2010
https://twitter.com/MysterySolvent/status/1249877120400097282

mdemone
Mar 14, 2001


The Master and Margarita

Comstar
Apr 20, 2007

Are you happy now?

Dapper_Swindler posted:

. WIGOP got hosed up and curbed by their own bullshit trickery.

What exactly happened here? It was confusing to try and follow.

LeeMajors
Jan 20, 2005

I've gotta stop fantasizing about Lee Majors...
Ah, one more!



Got strong SS Nazi Sneering at Untermensch vibes here

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013

I don't give a poo poo about the book title, but someone needs to photoshop a boxing glove coming right at Jared's head with a reaction look like that.

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Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Comstar posted:

What exactly happened here? It was confusing to try and follow.

wisconsine GOP ghoul was retiring from the bench or some poo poo and 2 other court elections were up. the dem govanor wanted to cancel elections because plague but the various GOP ghouls and Ghouls in the USSC forced it to be open because they assumed that it would be a easy win as did trump they got smashed instead.

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