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UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

I need to let Flo know I've named my price as single payer

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 18:35

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 05:51

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

shyduck posted:

Besides the fact that this is beyond false, does this guy ever not talk in absolutes?

The Sith deal in absolutes

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 22:27

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Jason Chaffetz a huge tool, spends donor money at Apple

quote:

FEC filings to show that Chaffetz’s donors not only pay his campaign’s Verizon bills– which last year ranged between $400 and $515 each month–but also, on at least one occasion, for his Apple electronics. On July 15, 2016, Chaffetz, or someone from his office, spent a total of $775.04 in two purchases (one for $738.08 and another for $36.96) at an Apple Store in Salt Lake City using funds from the Friends of Jason Chaffetz committee. That would be enough to purchase a new iPhone 6S and a case.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 16:22

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Two Finger posted:

as a distraction from trumpism, the north island got loving hammered by rain yesterday.

before:

after

No leprechauns, clearly not Ireland

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 19:53

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Zeris posted:

That's a pic of Australia, dummy

Hahaha misread that as North Ireland not island. My b. Still applies though to my limited understanding of the Queen's territories

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 19:59

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Proud Christian Mom posted:

The only group in Russia that isn't a bunch of drugged out alcoholics are the Muslims

They're just drug out by the alcoholics

# ¿ Mar 9, 2017 20:15

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Current Events 3/17: battery fires and how to fight them

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 06:03

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/status/839974583381950467

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 06:07

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

shyduck posted:

South Korea's president has been impeached.

https://nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/asia/park-geun-hye-impeached-south-korea.amp.html

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 06:37

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

FrozenVent posted:

Has he ever explained why Obamacare was such a disaster?

He has, but it's an incoherent rambling mess of words that mean nothing but he uses the word disaster a lot so it must be true if he's saying it.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 19:13

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Hillary Clintons Thong posted:

i'm goign to blow my brains out them with my RIBBONS ON UPSIDE DOWN

Is this a Sean Spicer cry for help?

# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 05:43

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

U.S. court voids 3 Texas congressional districts

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A federal court panel late Friday invalidated three Republican-drawn congressional districts in Texas, including one in Travis County, for violating the U.S. Voting Rights Act.

However, in voiding the districts, drawn by the Texas Legislature in 2011, the panel did not mandate or discuss any remedies to correct the problems.

But the ruling has the potential to create more districts with larger populations of Latino voters, “and probably more Democratic districts, which would be good for Democrats in Texas, and also nationally,” said Michael Li, redistricting counsel at the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law.

The panel, in a 2-1 ruling, said District 35 — held by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin — was improperly drawn with race as the predominant factor to minimize the number of Democrat districts and to attempt to unseat Doggett by boosting the Hispanic population, making it more likely that voters would choose a Latino candidate.

“The political motive does not excuse or negate that use of race; rather, the use of race is ultimately problematic for precisely that reason — because of their political motive, they intentionally drew a district based on race in a location where such use of race was not justified by a compelling state interest,” the ruling said.

By drawing Doggett’s district with a majority Hispanic population extending into San Antonio, the Republican-controlled Legislature was able to “create the facade of complying” with the Voting Rights Act while eliminating an existing Democratic district, the panel ruled.

The panel also invalidated Districts 23, held by U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, and 27, which includes southern Bastrop County and is held by U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi.

The court action in the long-delayed case will have a far-reaching effect. By requiring the three districts to be redrawn, the judges’ order will change the lines on an undetermined number of nearby districts.

Looking at Hurd’s district, the judges determined that the Texas Legislature drew its lines to manipulate Latino voter turnout with “the intent and effect of diluting Latino voter opportunity.”

“Defendants’ decision to place Nueces County Hispanic voters in an Anglo district had the effect and was intended to dilute their opportunity to elect their candidate of choice,” said the 196-page ruling, including a dissent by Justice Jerry Smith.

Friday’s order also said that plaintiffs who challenged the map had proved that the Legislature intentionally diluted votes “through packing and cracking” District 26 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The order, however, mentioned nothing about invalidating that district, most likely because it had been redrawn in 2013 and the court panel was assessing the legality of the 2011 map, Li said.

The order also did not specify how the invalidated maps should be corrected, but normal practice would be to have the Texas Legislature redraw the congressional lines, Li said.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the order, Li said.

Paxton also could ask the panel to halt the effect of its ruling while the appeal proceeded. If denied, Texas also could ask the Supreme Court to stay the ruling.

“Tonight is a victory for the voting rights of all Texans,” Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, said Friday. “Republicans have ensured that the dark days of discrimination in Texas continue to loom, but the sun will soon shine. In time, justice prevails.”

I had meant to grab only a little bit of it but goddamn, it's nice to have some decent news for a change

# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 08:12

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Hell yeah the first health crisis is at hand! Time to play through The Last of Us again

# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 19:59

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

orange juche posted:

I bet trump puts ketchup on hot dogs like a heathen.

Do you not? I'm a firm believer of every topping offered goes on a hot dog.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2017 00:31

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Reverand maynard posted:

At this point I fully expect Scott Pruitt and Rick Perry to reintroduce operation ploughshare but for fracking

That was Project Gasbuggy

# ¿ Mar 12, 2017 19:02

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Hot Karl Marx posted:

Zuckerman 2020

http://www.salon.com/2017/03/12/we-picked-the-wrong-billionaire-the-case-for-mark-zuckerberg-2020/

You loving mark my words, the dem ticket will be between Zuckerman and Oprah in 2020

Is there some funny thing to change his name to Zuckerman instead of Zuckerberg?

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 22:10

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Everyone mocked it for being dumb and shallow as hell but if Trump starts constructing a space station for the ultra rich we'll officially be in the Elysium timeline

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 22:36

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Third World Reggin posted:

rachael maddow at times sounds like she is doing the davinci code

It's the news as directed by Christopher Nolan

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 02:08

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Third World Reggin posted:

expect this to end in about 2 minutes

Goddamn right on the money

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 02:19

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Lmao

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/841833345604583424

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 05:50

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Hot Karl Marx posted:

Current event: it's so cold I can't feel my balls. Winter you're a cruel bitch. It was +18 2 weeks ago and now it's -24 global warming my rear end

You're confusing climate with weather, partner

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 15:39

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Hot Karl Marx posted:

I wasn't being serious im just salty as gently caress that early spring isn't going to be early and I bet it sticks around 0 until May again.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/how-donald-trumps-enemies-fell-for-a-billion-dollar-hoax?utm_term=.qabz5RlWX#.mh9E246rm

We're playing into white house hand

I know you weren't. I just enjoy the cowboy that caths

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 17:58

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Hot Karl Marx posted:

!!!!!

https://twitter.com/Rare/status/812511887007109120

ACAB * 1000

Jesus Christ, what is wrong with this goddamn country :negative:

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 21:53

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ReebTop posted:

I missed something, I think. What was this in reference to, again?

Montenegro. Russia tried pulling a coup there

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 15:22

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TBeats posted:

did obama's press sec have daily conferences like this? man the executive branch was a lot more boring six months ago.

Daily is the norm

E: and the AP is supposed to call the end of the press conference

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 19:37

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

ElMaligno posted:

gently caress you

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 20:28

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Casimir Radon posted:

I for one am glad that somewhere out there somebody is willing to catelog and analyze anything you can think of. So long as it doesn't turn into that Silent Hill wiki circumcision thing.

People film themselves eating and critiquing MREs and upload those videos to YouTube. I'm almost certain there's someone out there who does that and also has strong feelings about circumcision.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2017 06:33