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Kalli posted:Don't know why you're poopooing it, it's the best demonstration of fealty to their king. Yeah, I was wondering if providing his Orangenesses favorite food was supposed to be some sort of sign of loyalty. Is there any evidence that MAGAs are going to McDonalds out of some sort of “well if Trump likes it I like it” thing? They treat everything else like some sort of cult thing.
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I don't think it's a weird Trump ritual, he's a former McDonald's franchise owner.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 19:38 |
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I love how the GOP runs on a platform of "government doesn't work" and then set about to prove it in every possible way once they get elected.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 20:17 |
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Murgos posted:Yeah, I was wondering if providing his Orangenesses favorite food was supposed to be some sort of sign of loyalty. Liberals didn't get owned by him eating McDonalds any more than him drinking Diet Coke. So it's like wearing suits that don't fit right, carry on as usual and find something else to performatively consume to own the libs.
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https://x.com/YWNReporter/status/1716538018775875880?s=20 Maybe better suited to Israel/ Palestine thread, but probably related to Iran claiming to attack 3 US military bases in Syria.
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USCE 2023:i am a moron posted:‘Here’s a bag of garbage that’s going to give you diarrhea, vote for me!’
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Zotix posted:https://x.com/YWNReporter/status/1716538018775875880?s=20 Any idea what this was?
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mannerup fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Nov 5, 2023 |
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When are these chucklefucks going to start voting on the speakership again? Need my fix of repub humiliation.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 21:18 |
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sexy tiger boobs posted:When are these chucklefucks going to start voting on the speakership again? Need my fix of repub humiliation. Apparently all the candidates are busy fellating Trump to get his approval, so the votes are not happening until they are done and he picks one lucky person.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 21:26 |
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Not even springing for a Big Mac is just so on brand for this whole mess.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 21:36 |
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Cimber posted:Apparently all the candidates are busy fellating Trump to get his approval, so the votes are not happening until they are done and he picks one lucky person. "I am the chosen one" they shall proclaim with a face covered in Cheeto dust.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 21:36 |
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The funny part is that there's nobody, other than maybe Trump, who can even try and force these idiots to get in line. Thanks to our idiotic Supreme Court, we're at a point where right wing politicians are no longer beholden to even a mass of party donors. Instead they're all using a modified patronage system where each one is being funded by a different rich gently caress, and none of the money men are in cooperation. Meanwhile Trump isn't going to go any further than saying which candidates are very good people who say very good things about Big Daddy Trump. Because history of an absolute lack of loyalty aside, not even he is stupid enough to try and crown a king turd when none of them are already winning.
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Gyges posted:The funny part is that there's nobody, other than maybe Trump, who can even try and force these idiots to get in line. Thanks to our idiotic Supreme Court, we're at a point where right wing politicians are no longer beholden to even a mass of party donors. Instead they're all using a modified patronage system where each one is being funded by a different rich gently caress, and none of the money men are in cooperation. He DID endorse Jordan fwiw. Oh and I guess he's currently trying his hardest to poo poo all over Emmer's chances?
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 21:40 |
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Retro42 posted:He DID endorse Jordan fwiw. Oh and I guess he's currently trying his hardest to poo poo all over Emmer's chances? I believe he sort of endorsed Jordan in a way that wasn't even as enthusiastic as his adding yet another sucker to his legal team. This was of course after he "jokingly" tossed his hat in the ring to see if that would work.
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Gyges posted:I believe he sort of endorsed Jordan in a way that wasn't even as enthusiastic as his adding yet another sucker to his legal team. This was of course after he "jokingly" tossed his hat in the ring to see if that would work. TBF, that probably represents the extent to which Trump voters care about the speaker choice pretty accurately.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 21:54 |
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Yeah, Trump will wait it out and once there is an apparent winner he will throw a bomb into that by holding out his blessing until they get, probably self-destructive, concessions similar to McCarthy. Gaetz and Jordan eating poo poo over this whole debacle isn’t going to change the dynamics here. I’m still hopeful that his various trials are grinding down his influence though this amount of intransigence by the anti-Jordan crew wouldn’t have been allowed previously.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 21:57 |
sexy tiger boobs posted:When are these chucklefucks going to start voting on the speakership again? Need my fix of repub humiliation. Republicans are supposed to meet to vote tomorrow. For the record, Republican Caucus rules are to vote internally, and if no one gets a majority, eliminate the one with the fewest votes, and vote again, and repeat until someone has a majority. Since there are 9 candidates, realistically there are going to be several closed-door votes tomorrow until someone is selected.
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So, ranked-choice voting behind closed doors, then do a performative FPTP vote in actual Congress. Very sensible and healthy system we've got
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Gyges posted:I believe he sort of endorsed Jordan in a way that wasn't even as enthusiastic as his adding yet another sucker to his legal team. This was of course after he "jokingly" tossed his hat in the ring to see if that would work. He said that Jordan "will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!". Moreover, a number of House Republicans said that they had personally spoken to Trump and confirmed that no, he wasn't going to run himself but was enthusiastically endorsing Jordan for the position. I don't think it was a "sort of" endorsement, and he didn't seriously seem interested in tossing his own hat into the ring.
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haveblue posted:So, ranked-choice voting behind closed doors, then do a performative FPTP vote in actual Congress. Very sensible and healthy system we've got I mean, that isn't ranked-choice voting, it's exhaustive ballot. It mechanically is somewhat similar to an instant-runoff vote, but it allows strategic switching in between rounds when you see how candidates are stack up.
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Rumors that Putin had a heart attack, per sky news. edit* this is based off a telegram post sky news is reporting on. can probably disregard. FizFashizzle fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Oct 23, 2023 |
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FizFashizzle posted:Rumors that Putin had a heart attack, per sky news. Big if true?
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FizFashizzle posted:Rumors that Putin had a heart attack, per sky news. Shouldn’t have had that second cheeseburger
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FizFashizzle posted:Rumors that Putin had a heart attack, per sky news. This remains completely unverified and is allegedly based on Telegram app chatter just FYI.
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mannerup fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Nov 5, 2023 |
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Yeah sure, ok. I'll get my hopes up when I actually see something more than a random internet rumor.
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# ? Oct 23, 2023 23:50 |
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Hern probably had to buy those cheeseburgers yesterday In order to get them individually bagged and handed out this morning. Gross.
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mannerup posted:lmao at this story still floating around 12 hours later because of a single Telegram rumor LOTFRME
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nachos posted:Shouldn’t have had that second cheeseburger Speaker credentials burnished.
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My question with all this McDonalds nonsense is, where are they getting them from? Same with the Trump-era White House stacks of McDonalds food. Is there a McDonalds somewhere downtown that caters? Are they just calling up one near the Capitol and asking for 100 cheeseburgers? Maybe there's one inside the Capitol at some type of food court or something?
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hannibal posted:My question with all this McDonalds nonsense is, where are they getting them from? Same with the Trump-era White House stacks of McDonalds food. Is there a McDonalds somewhere downtown that caters? Are they just calling up one near the Capitol and asking for 100 cheeseburgers? Maybe there's one inside the Capitol at some type of food court or something? Random ones I would guess. I read that the Russians/Chinese knew something was up in US govt buildings when the local pizza places got large orders. So I would assume, if they were smart, they would get them from random different McDonalds each time.
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mannerup fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Nov 5, 2023 |
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hannibal posted:My question with all this McDonalds nonsense is, where are they getting them from? Same with the Trump-era White House stacks of McDonalds food. Is there a McDonalds somewhere downtown that caters? Are they just calling up one near the Capitol and asking for 100 cheeseburgers? Maybe there's one inside the Capitol at some type of food court or something? You can order McDonalds "catering" on Uber Eats.
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haveblue posted:So, ranked-choice voting behind closed doors, then do a performative FPTP vote in actual Congress. Very sensible and healthy system we've got The best part is that having a majority of the caucus is nowhere near sufficient to win. They shouldn’t let a candidate out until they have a super-duper-mega-majority.
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Arab Americans are rethinking about their vote for pro-Israel Democrats https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-revolt-arabs-progressives_n_6536f382e4b011a9cf7abc38 quote:United in a desire to stop mounting bloodshed, a group of about 30 Arab American leaders and activists convened at the Hanini Outreach and Community Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Oct. 16 to discuss how to respond to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. The democrats are making a huge misstep in their full support of Israel’s apartheid regime. Thousands of people have been protesting for a free Palestine or a ceasefire, but the democrats have either ignored them or maligned them like Chuck Schumer when he said that those asking for a ceasefire support Hamas or Ritchie Torres attacking people who criticize Israel. They are pushing away the people who would most likely vote for them
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theCalamity posted:Arab Americans are rethinking about their vote for pro-Israel Democrats Arab Americans account for less than 1% of the electorate and already isn’t a particularly monolithic block of voters. Ultimately I doubt it moves the needle much.
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theCalamity posted:They are pushing away the people who would most likely vote for them The Democrats have always been more than happy to aggressively appeal to the National Security Down With Middle Eastern Terrorists crowd in the hopes they’ll sheer away some of the moderate conservative vote. In a fully Trump-dominated anti-governance Republican Party, too, this is no longer as delusionally implausible as it used to be during the Bush years.
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That article also heavily quotes a Trump supporter pretending to be a Democrat for it's thesis. I don't doubt that some people are unhappy, but I doubt in the end it amounts to much more than the media trying to drum up a horse race narrative.
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There's definitely dissent against Biden backing Israel to the hilt, and it comes from the one place that still believes in the two state solution. https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-mutiny-brewing-inside-state-224132063.html quote:President Joe Biden’s approach to the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine is fueling mounting tensions at the U.S. government agency most involved in foreign policy: the State Department.
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