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fknlo posted:Isn't that margin of victory pretty close to the nationwide percentages on legal abortion? I want to say I'm surprised by the result but I'm really not. I drive 70 across Kansas all the time and there have been Yes signs every 30 feet for months but it's just the normal thing you see in rural areas all the time. There have been anti abortion signs along highways through rural areas for as long as I can remember but it's obviously not the majority opinion any more. https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1554700261498781699?t=ccU2V2r3JIqwi14MZwQEBA&s=19 800k people voted on the amendment, 250k+450k voted in the governor primaries. It's kind of hard to generalize, but about 100k of Kansas primary voters gave the amendment a gently caress you, then didn't touch the rest of their ballot. We won't know the 100% truth for a while, but it sure looks like Democrats turned out at near-general levels while Republicans turned out at usual-primary levels. It's genuinely shocking as the base expectation (for national, parachuting-in media) was YES by a zillion or a NO squeaker. NO by 18% wasn't even on the menu. Could be a lot of pro-choice Republicans, as voters are loving weird, but the simpler option is democratic leaners just to vote NO harder.
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facialimpediment posted:https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1554700261498781699?t=ccU2V2r3JIqwi14MZwQEBA&s=19 Higher Dem turnout was definitely a factor, but I wouldn't underestimate the chances of there being far more pro choice Republicans than their representatives in government would lead us to believe. They've just historically suppressed this to get evangelicals on board to pass all of the deregulation and other neo-con/libertarian poo poo they want. Trump also brought over a lot of oddballs that don't fit neatly into traditional Republican archetypes. I'm sure this will be analyzed to death by everyone over the the coming weeks. I fully expect Republicans to try to twist their way out of it, even though there's really no way of getting around the fact that one of the crown jewels of the anti-abortion movement just voted to legalize it. It's like Ireland legalizing gay marriage and abortion via referendum.
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Those instructions were written by someone who opposes reproductive rights. Holy poo poo.
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facialimpediment posted:https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1554700261498781699?t=ccU2V2r3JIqwi14MZwQEBA&s=19 It's probably the affluent suburban Republicans that want to be able to fix a mistake when little Sally gets knocked up. They're always going to vote Republican but they aren't true believers in the fundamental poo poo.
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Well here's a weird one from Raleigh! https://twitter.com/JoeFisherTV/status/1554566797524967430?t=IDp7OMRl_OuqfChtsFx7Vw&s=19 https://www.wral.com/911-call-faa-says-pilot-described-co-pilot-jumping-from-plane/20400477/ About all we know is that the copilot was found in the trees of a neighborhood. 911 call apparently has the pilot saying "uh, my co-pilot jumped". Some talk of the falling pilot trying to check the landing gear, which definitely got hosed up on one apparently landing attempt. And now the NTSB is getting involved. Probably going to be finding more out about this one!
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facialimpediment posted:Well here's a weird one from Raleigh! That is nuts. Just... wow. I don't think I have ever heard of this happening.
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ASAPI posted:That is nuts. Just... wow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snTaSJk0n_Y
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ASAPI posted:That is nuts. Just... wow. There was that idiot that jumped out of his perfectly functional and floatable to landing Cessna recently for youtube likes. Claimed his engine died, did no recovery procedures and had a chute strapped on already anyhow. Jumped out and let it float on to crash miles later. But he's still alive and was being investigated by the FAA last I heard.
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ASAPI posted:That is nuts. Just... wow. If you can find the video of the plane landing, it's possibly the most gentle crash landing that you will ever see.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:There was that idiot that jumped out of his perfectly functional and floatable to landing Cessna recently for youtube likes. Claimed his engine died, did no recovery procedures and had a chute strapped on already anyhow. Jumped out and let it float on to crash miles later. He lost his pilot's license for that idiotic stunt.
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Perjury is generally kind of hard to prove as a crime but uh https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1554864549127503872?t=42IIKgHlOOkThRuBW3E4IQ&s=19 I'm kinda thinking that'll do it. AJ's lawyers sent his entire phone's text message history to the defense, for some reason, and they caught him on clear, blatant, obvious lies in court. That should be fun to sort out! https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1554870217980780544?t=YAY6nHk4riSIFjd-8te0Cw&s=19
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Lol. Alex Jones. Lmao.pantslesswithwolves posted:He lost his pilot's license for that idiotic stunt. Trevor Jacob, yeah. What a loving maroon.
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Handsome Ralph posted:https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1554864067508060160?s=20&t=jMAT4je7a7UkxGxc4p-rIw Yeah, he's hosed. He refused to do discovery, and now they have everything completely by accident, and his entire defense is now ruined entirely. Jones is beyond hosed and he'll settle if he's smart. Even if his lawyer did this to try to force a mistrial, everything is now out in the open. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 17:50 on Aug 3, 2022 |
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CommieGIR posted:
Good CommieGIR posted:and he'll settle if he's smart. Lmao
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Lmao Yeah, he's not likely that smart. A smart man would cut his losses. I'm sure his bankruptcy judge will LOVE this info.
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Alex Jones is making me feel like a goddamn genius in comparison and I can't even do calculus (or don't care to, more likely). I mean, a raggedy ann doll is clearly better counsel than his attorney. Lol.
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Wonder what's on that phone related to January 6th.
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If I were the plaintiff's attorneys, I'd forward those contents to the appropriate law enforcement.
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A.o.D. posted:If I were the plaintiff's attorneys, I'd forward those contents to the appropriate law enforcement. One of the plaintiffs said just that on accidental hot mic. There's so much ammo in those.
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If you don't read the schadenfreude thread,Donkey posted:Watching people in the Alex Jones thread lose their drat minds (starting on page 102) is pretty fun this quote from there is useful.
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It's also funny that they possibly gave the phone records to the Sandy Hook folks deliberately to buy time and it blew up in their dumb, stupid faces: https://twitter.com/Ugarles/status/1554889985253335041?t=ZyChPu8AEo0dejZPAMdkrQ&s=19 Could be like the constant bankruptcies - trying to trick the plaintiffs to kick things for a few more months to build track in front of the out of control train. But alas, plaintiffs can use Control + F.
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Alex Jones getting his rear end blasted and fewer people will have to be born in Kansas. Today is a good day
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CommieGIR posted:Yeah, he's not likely that smart. A smart man would cut his losses. It’s basically that scene in Airplane! where everyone lines up to take a swing. https://twitter.com/RealKellyJones/status/1554883582837096454 https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman/status/1554912461987397633
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Baconroll posted:For the 1st time since 1946 someone in the UK has been charged with treason. The last was Lord Haw-haw (who broadcast for the Nazis) who ended up at the end of a rope. A crossbow is a hell of a lot more dangerous than a Fallout-esque bundle of PVC pipes with a phone taped to it so I can see them being a little aggressive about it
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This is why you spend the extra buck or two and spring for Lionel Hutz instead of whatever Liberty University graduate Jones hired.
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Apparently an Indiana congresswoman was killed in a car accident along with three other people. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/03/jackie-walorski-dead-indiana-congress-report
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psydude posted:Apparently an Indiana congresswoman was killed in a car accident along with three other people. quote:Walorski, 58, a Republican, was a lifelong resident of Indiana, And nothing of value was lost. Except the 3 other people killed. That's sad. E: wait, two of those 3 worked for/with her. There's even less value lost here than I thought. That poor random Hoosier that was out driving around. 
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Two of the three were her staffers - ah I see we are both in agreement
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They're gonna throw the crazy man in jail and everyone will hop onto their metaphorical aircraft carrier and say Mission Accomplished while the thousands of people who sent Sandy Hook parents death threats and other harassment get away scott free
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I don't think Alex Jones is crazy. I definitely think he profits off of crazy people.
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psydude posted:I don't think Alex Jones is crazy. I definitely think he profits off of crazy people. I think he to some extent really believes his bullshit, which is why he has crazy lawyers instead of good ones.
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A.o.D. posted:I think he to some extent really believes his bullshit, which is why he has crazy lawyers instead of good ones. He has crazy lawyers because they're the cheapest of the ones who would accept him as a client.
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CainFortea posted:He has crazy lawyers because they're the cheapest of the ones who would accept him as a client. That is a reasonable possibility, but I also think it may be reasonable that he demanded orthodoxy from his legal team. .
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