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Pine Cone Jones
Dec 6, 2009

You throw me the acorn, I throw you the whip!

Milo and POTUS posted:

Nobody's gonna ghostwrite for trump because he doesn't pay up lmao

There are unfortunately plenty of delusional trump folks that would pay to write his lovely book.

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Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.
Trump spoke for a minute before boarding a flight a bit ago:

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1349018177624289282

It's more of his mob boss talk. He doesn't want violence, but Nancy and Chuck are making everyone angry!

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

Milo and POTUS posted:

Nobody's gonna ghostwrite for trump because he doesn't pay up lmao

If a publisher is interested, that’s not a problem.

boop the snoot
Jun 3, 2016
If you don’t think some rubes will write and somehow publish trump’s book for free just remember that on January 6, 2021 a bunch of people stormed the nation’s Capitol building for him

RFC2324
Jun 7, 2012

http 418

Mr. Nice! posted:

Trump spoke for a minute before boarding a flight a bit ago:

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1349018177624289282

It's more of his mob boss talk. He doesn't want violence, but Nancy and Chuck are making everyone angry!

Sure sounds like a loving threat. I hope senate republicans hear it

Marshal Prolapse
Jun 23, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/1349060155552526341?s=21

That Works
Jul 22, 2006

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy


https://twitter.com/kcimc/status/1348842301003497473?s=20

Behotti
Apr 30, 2008
Fun Shoe

MazelTovCocktail posted:

From an article posted in GBS. Anyone have any ideas on what those exceptions might be? Not anything to invoke the wizard of course. I figure stuff like this has been refined over the years from Iraq and Afghanistan and domestically after this summer. I’m assuming pointing rifles at ready and stuff, but what other things might it entail?

I've been activated and armed twice for State Active Duty as a Guardsman, and once in a natural disaster relief role. I am not a JAG, just going to tell you how it was explained to us. First, it is Rules on Use of Force (RUF) not ROE, the NG isn't activated stateside to engage anyone. The RUF was been, pointing a loaded weapon at someone is aggravated battery, you better be justified in doing so. We were only authorized to fire to defend ourselves or someone else from being killed after exhausting all reasonable alternatives. Alternatives being utilizing the LEOs we were attached to, verbal commands, batons, OC spray, ect. Obviously commonsense prevails, if someone is being actively stabbed, we didn't need to politely ask them to stop. And, if we shoot, we better be sure we kill whomever we shot.

Once again, not a JAG, just going over the basics from the RUF briefs.

Marshal Prolapse
Jun 23, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Thanks I appreciate the insight.

Behotti
Apr 30, 2008
Fun Shoe

MazelTovCocktail posted:

Thanks I appreciate the insight.

NP, for context, the second time we were activated was this past summer in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd. I would imagine the RUF from that would be the same as the RUF for the upcoming missions in DC, since the context (Civil Unrest) is similar.

Notahippie
Feb 4, 2003

Kids, it's not cool to have Shane MacGowan teeth

This just looks like a map of US population density, with maybe oversampling in the Tennessee/Northern GA/Carolinas region and Florida

That Works
Jul 22, 2006

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy


Notahippie posted:

This just looks like a map of US population density, with maybe oversampling in the Tennessee/Northern GA/Carolinas region and Florida

Pretty much.

There's some interactive maps etc down that thread.

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

My areas of SC are surprisingly empty. This is clearly an app full of suburbans and small business shitlers, not out-and-out swamp hicks.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
It came out yesterday that the QAnon Shaman organic food chucklefuck was a vet, but there's more:

https://twitter.com/PaulSzoldra/status/1349067342035079168?s=19


quote:

According to his service record, Chansley enlisted out of Arizona as a supply clerk on Sept. 26, 2005. After completing recruit training and MOS school he was assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk in March 2006, where he stayed until Sept. 29, 2007, at which point he was transferred to a Transient Personnel Unit in Puget Sound in Washington state. He was processed out of the Navy on Oct. 11 of that year as a seaman’s apprentice — which means he got out as a boot E-2 with two years and 15 days in uniform.

A Navy official told Task & Purpose Chansley was booted from the service after he refused to take the anthrax vaccine. Citing privacy regulations, officials declined to provide the characterization of his discharge.

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.

Notahippie posted:

This just looks like a map of US population density, with maybe oversampling in the Tennessee/Northern GA/Carolinas region and Florida

This is the same data adjusted per capita. The largest county by that measure has less than 200 people in it.

https://twitter.com/PeterCBlack/status/1348859919445807106

Grip it and rip it
Apr 28, 2020
Would he have gotten one of the bad batches? Might've saved himself from death

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.

Grip it and rip it posted:

Would he have gotten one of the bad batches? Might've saved himself from death

He was kicked out in 2007, so maybe. I got mine in 2007 and the batch numbers were just a few sequentially after the bad ones.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Remember Flint?

https://twitter.com/DavidEggert00/status/1349077799445929995

They're about to.

Edit: Meanwhile in LA (and there's video with condoms and towels involved :barf: )

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1349077624610381825

BIG HEADLINE
Jun 13, 2006

"Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"

It's like looking at a literal CAT Scan of Racist Cancer.

Of course, the ~Heartland~ looks clean when it's anything but simply because of population density.

Doc Hawkins
Jun 15, 2010

Dashing? But I'm not even moving!


facialimpediment posted:

Edit: Meanwhile in LA (and there's video with condoms and towels involved :barf: )

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1349077624610381825


quote:

So they resolved to spend quickly and enjoy themselves, regarding their lives and riches as alike things of a day. Perseverance in what men called honor was popular with none, it was so uncertain whether they would be spared to attain the object; but it was settled that present enjoyment, and all that contributed to it, was both honorable and useful. Fear of gods or law of man there was none to restrain them. As for the first, they judged it to be just the same whether they worshipped them or not, as they saw all alike perishing; and for the last, no one expected to live to be brought to trial for his offenses, but each felt that a far severer sentence had been already passed upon them all and hung ever over their heads, and before this fell it was only reasonable to enjoy life a little.

e: added a bit

Doc Hawkins fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Jan 12, 2021

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

BA-DUHHH

Grimey Drawer

Mr. Nice! posted:

This is the same data adjusted per capita. The largest county by that measure has less than 200 people in it.

https://twitter.com/PeterCBlack/status/1348859919445807106

In case anyone was like me and couldn’t quite make it out, redder counties mean more Parlor videos.

Really brings out the rural versus urban divide.

Also, the entire state of Florida has brainworms.

Marshal Prolapse
Jun 23, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://twitter.com/barbarastarrcnn/status/1349081016347013121?s=21

It’s a start.

Also
Just keep digging that hole.

https://twitter.com/steveholland1/status/1349088506275094532?s=21

Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Jan 12, 2021

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Bottom line to the FBI/DOJ presser so far: the feds brought quick-charges as quick as they could, like all the trespass misdemeanors, to get people arrested and get poo poo on the board. The felony charges are coming as they've now gotten a grand jury going. Special group specifically made to add-on poo poo like sedition-style charges and etc.

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1349090408719130625

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!


Anyone else watching the FBI/DOJ briefing?

Couple of key points

-The AG made it a point to explain that while some of the initial charges are pretty mild and they understand the criticism, they specifically charged several people with whatever they could at first in order to open a file on that person and establish contact.

-

quote:

“We are looking at significant cases of sedition and conspiracy. ...Cases that carry up to 20 years.”

-They are saying that some of the footage still hasn't really filtered out into the common discourse yet and people will likely be surprised by some of the footage they've already seen.

EFB

Hyrax Attack!
Jan 13, 2009

We demand to be taken seriously

facialimpediment posted:

Edit: Meanwhile in LA (and there's video with condoms and towels involved :barf: )

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1349077624610381825

I remember in that Plague Inc game on easy mode sick people are given hugs, but there was no option for super-easy with stuff like this.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Handsome Ralph posted:

Anyone else watching the FBI/DOJ briefing?

That FBI guy was a douche, but he might have to be for investigatory reasons. The DOJ guy had very powerful "gently caress around and find out" energy and I liked him a lot.

https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1349093390915399680?s=19

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

:dukedog:
So, they have hosed around and found out, they all just don't know it yet.

Patware
Jan 3, 2005

there's a big, gradually filling bar in the sky rn that says "Loading Stupid Prizes..."

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

And God bless them all for going head to head with Trump's 207th consecutive infrastructure week in a ratings war for the ages

piss boner
May 17, 2003




boop the snoot posted:

PSA: Called the VA about a follow-up due to a recent ER visit and asked about the rona vaccine and was told they are only vaccinating people 75 and older right now.

This might only apply to GreenMeat and Hekk but I figured others might be interested in this info if I was interested in it.

:drat:

GreenMeat you still lurking around here?

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!


Patware posted:

there's a big, gradually filling bar in the sky rn that says "Loading Stupid Prizes..."

This gave me the dumbest chuckle I've had all week, so thanks for that.

facialimpediment posted:

That FBI guy was a douche, but he might have to be for investigatory reasons. The DOJ guy had very powerful "gently caress around and find out" energy and I liked him a lot.

https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1349093390915399680?s=19

Yeah the vibe I got was he was basically holding back a little bit because it's an ongoing investigation but DOJ guy def. had that "You've hosed around, and now you are going to find out" energy.

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

facialimpediment posted:

That FBI guy was a douche, but he might have to be for investigatory reasons.

I can't blame him, his job title is literally rear end.DiC

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008



https://twitter.com/KatieBoWill/status/1349098640661487618?s=20

Here's the text of the statement

McNally
Sep 13, 2007

Ask me about Proposition 305


Do you like muskets?

This sorta conflicts with that statement from the acting SecDef, who called it a "First Amendment demonstration" or someshit.

Stultus Maximus
Dec 21, 2009

USPOL May

Kind of saying "gently caress you" to the acting SecDef and his "first amendment protest" bullshit.

Prop Wash
Jun 12, 2010



McNally posted:

This sorta conflicts with that statement from the acting SecDef, who called it a "First Amendment demonstration" or someshit.

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Re...sterdays-viole/
SecDef didn't go quite this far but he definitely condemned it. The 1A Demonstration thing was from some weird DoD memo that someone pulled up.

Cythereal
Nov 8, 2009

I love the potoo,
and the potoo loves you.
https://twitter.com/RyanReports/status/1348734666547867654

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I'm not sure Donnie survives an impeachment vote in the Senate. Haven't thought that before, but I'm starting to like the odds.

https://twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/1349108274415755265

gently caress them all, of course

Behotti
Apr 30, 2008
Fun Shoe

Do the 8 signatories risk any reprisal from the President, namely removal from position/service?

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Marshal Prolapse
Jun 23, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Behotti posted:

Do the 8 signatories risk any reprisal from the President, namely removal from position/service?

Pence would have to do the 25th Amendment. Not legally I mean, but there is no way he could allow it. It would decap the US Military.

There may also be some internal rules on service chief firings, but I don’t suspect their is one.

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