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Jun 13, 2006

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"I start every morning by calling the police on all the illegals standing outside the local Home Depot, then to celebrate their deportation I'll rip the throat out of a kitten with my dentures and drink its blood to sustain my black, hate-filled heart. Trump said I could be head of something when I stumped for him and hail Satan I still believe him - it's just all this Russia stuff that's keeping him from allowing me to help him Make America White Great Again."

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Jun 13, 2006

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Ramos posted:

"I find Trump beating his wife to be deeply disturbing." --John McCain.

"He should just call her a oval office and a trollop like I do and did."

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Jun 13, 2006

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Anora posted:

Just looked up Kim Dotcom... And Jesus Christ. So Hannity is allying with the guy who was arrested by the US Government for Megaupload. So cool, good job Hannity.

Any port-a-potty in a shitstorm.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Mustached Demon posted:

The pope is not pleased.

They take meat seriously in South America. Well done steaks with ketchup might just be a mortal sin down there.

My guess is that the Trump people tried to engineer too much pandering press bullshit in Il Papa's house, and that did not go over well.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Never forget that the Vatican has one of the best human intelligence services in the world that operates with official cover. My guess is Il Papa knows almost everything about Trump.

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Jun 13, 2006

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There Bias Two posted:

The pope is a smart enough man to see through Trump's bullshit.

You can't lie to a former bouncer. They've heard every lie imaginable and have the most finely-tuned bullshit detectors on earth, even if they're as dumb as a bag of doorknobs, and Il Papa is a scientist by original profession. So the guy who mentioned the SBD wasn't far off.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Khisanth Magus posted:

I think it is truly time to invest in guillotine futures.

At least being headless isn't a preexisting condition...yet.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Rigged Death Trap posted:

Come on, Ryan! Give these people (health c)AIR!

*hisses* "THEY'RE NOT PAYING THE FAIR MARKET PRICE!"

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Jun 13, 2006

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Tatsuta Age posted:

gotcha :cool:

but seriously if the president can brag about sexual assault and it doesn't matter, why do yall think some bumfuck MT election guy beating up a FAKE NEWS reporter is gonna matter, lol?

"I was clearly courting the WWE vote." :smug:

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Jun 13, 2006

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Teddybear posted:

He's a moron because this statement was issued AFTER THE AUDIO RECORDING WAS POSTED ONLINE!

"Clearly that was added in 'post,' whatever that means. I heard some Hollyweird ~LIBRULS~ use it once."

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Jun 13, 2006

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Hyrax Attack! posted:

He has $300 million? Why would he want to be in Congress? I'd buy a house in Kauai and go to weekly luaus.

Gee, why would someone with money want to be in Congress during the most graft-friendly administrative climate in modern American political history...

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Jun 13, 2006

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crayon85 posted:

Well the administration has managed to piss off British intelligence:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40040210

That's two of the five eyes now.

Actually, I think the only one we haven't alienated yet is New Zealand. Remember that Trump poo poo all over Turnbull because he heard he was a 'liberal.'

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Jun 13, 2006

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UberJew posted:

If we have two subs near North Korea i would bet quite a bit that one is the Jimmy Carter engaging in some extremely clandestine poo poo and the other is a 688 or Virginia out of Pearl to make sure nobody bothers her

neither have any canned sunshine though, definitely

One is the Michigan with Tomahawks and up to 60 SEALs. Any boomers would be out in the Pacific deeps.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Ragnar Homsar posted:

...a majority of Montana's electorate voted early.

Of course - voting by absentee ballot is the only way they can't read your mind in the voting booth, and so long as you wear powderless gloves, they can't get your fingerprints off your ballot and envelope. Every Montanan knows that! :tinfoil:

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Jun 13, 2006

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axeil posted:

https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/867933954929639424

I know people are getting sick of moral victories but a 20+ point win down to 5 points is an enormous, back breaking swing in the Dems favor.

Not to sound ~Covokian~ here, but voters come 2018 won't care or care to remember what happened in another state, so using this as a benchmark for the ~growing tide of progressivism~ is *also* a bit premature.

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Jun 13, 2006

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skylined! posted:

gearing up in 2020 for that sweet meteor of death

The great thing about Giant Meteor is that it doesn't care if it's an electoral year.

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Jun 13, 2006

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theflyingorc posted:

So, if I'm reading this right, Gianforte only had a mild advantage in # of ads?

Where did all his extra money go?

Paying for Don Jr. to shoot poo poo, probably.

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Jun 13, 2006

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SocketWrench posted:

Why? This is pure, un-distilled Trump. All his life that's how he made decisions "How much money will it make for me"

And he managed to gently caress *that* up, too. People have theorized that if he had just saved his inheritance and done nothing else, he'd actually be more wealthy than he is now.

I'm beginning to think the only reason evangelicals went for him is that he's proof the Devil is real and he's still buying souls.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Evil Fluffy posted:

If Trump can do a single pushup right now, or even walk a mile in under an hour without collapsing and gasping for air, I'd be surprised.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335424-trump-rode-golf-cart-while-g7-leaders-walked-through-siciliy

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Jun 13, 2006

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"Once the Poorkiller Virus is released in Times Square @ midnight on New Years Day 2018, we'll have less people to worry about giving healthcare! Just got *my* vaccine! #ouchie"

*five minutes later*

"There is no Poorkiller Virus, and if there was, it would only kill Democrats! #wasntkidding"

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Jun 13, 2006

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SocketWrench posted:

Yes, we'll make it even worse, then throw money at it and tada...*pile of poo poo*

"In other news, all of the medical insurance and pharmaceutical companies formed the 'Legion of Doom' today and bought the island nation of Fiji to be their new lair."

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Jun 13, 2006

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Quorum posted:

Yeah, the general beef I have with most of these dis United States maps is that they Place Virginia with the South despite that not really being the case for the last decade or so. Megalopolis maps are probably closer to reality, because like the actual South vs North conflict, they are based on economic ties. Rump United States Northeast megalopolis for the win.

Yeah, putting Northern Virginia in "Tidewater" can gently caress right off. Hampton Roads is "Flint on the Atlantic." It just has the saving grace of having the military around which makes the entire area pretty much a service culture to transient servicemen and the rental properties they occupy.

Space Cadet Omoly posted:

Seriously though, does anyone know what this could be? It looks like an alarm, which room is that?

It's probably nothing, maybe a fire drill, but man does it look ominous.

https://www.rt.com/viral/390024-white-house-red-lights/

They can gently caress right off, but it's kinda funny.

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Jun 13, 2006

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That second one should be entitled "Fallout Boy's Target Demographic."

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Jun 13, 2006

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Bottom Liner posted:

That would be 14 year old girls

oh wait

Exactly.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Just to make the plot thicken:



That's the President's Dining Room and Kitchen.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Those eighth graders can throw Ryan all the shade they like, I can almost guarantee his first thought was "gently caress you little shits, you can't even vote for another six years."

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Jun 13, 2006

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America is the richest country and has the highest wages!

...because one quarter of the population can't really budget from petty cash the cost of passports for their entire family, one half can't afford to go on a *domestic* vacation because of shoestring budgets, and three-quarters can't afford to fly to and adequately lodge and feed themselves in another country because their social programs make everything more expensive. America's only ~the bestest cuntry on earf~ because most of our population can't leave it without winning a contest and they have no other frame of reference. :toot:

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Jun 13, 2006

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Mustached Demon posted:

How would a higher national minimum wage get people to move to fly over country? It's flyover country because there's nothing there to begin with besides small towns scattered about to work the farms or mine or whatever. Those industries can only serve so many.

There is an industry for flyover country. Wind power. Republican politicians who don't live in those states are actively trying to kill it because there's more campaign funding in sucking the CNG lobby's cock, and it's literally one of the only things those specific politicians from wind power states will demonstratively break with their party on.

The other problem is that wind power jobs largely require ~edumucashion~, while fracking jobs largely just require a few knowledgeable people and a lot of dumb expendable laborers willing to work around cancer-causing *flammable* chemicals being shot into the earth under high pressure. It's like coal mining, only not underground! :patriot:

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Jun 13, 2006

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Paradoxish posted:

Bingo.

It was never worth freaking out over Trump as a fascist because Trump isn't a fascist, or a nationalist, or literally anything other than a narcissistic bigot who may or may not be suffering from early stages of dementia. Worry about the people he's appointed like Sessions, Pruitt, and DeVos, because they can all cause legitimate and long term harm and don't have the same checks on them that Trump does.

Obviously Trump can do a lot of damage too, but it's not because he's got some nefarious long term strategy. If Trump does something above and beyond what you'd expect from any Republican it's not going to be a big evil plot, it's going to be a spur of the moment thing that catches even his inner circle off guard (like firing Comey). He's just an idiot being manipulated by everyone around him and sometimes he lashes out by doing something really loving stupid.

You're right. Trump isn't a fascist, but the only infrastructure plan he'll *succeed* at pushing through is making it that much easier for an *actual* fascist to not only win the highest office in the land, but fully utilize it as well. America's Hitler was probably in law school when the planes hit the towers, and they're taking notes.

That's as much on Dubya and Obama who continued the "Superpresident" policies set up and modified after 9/11, both clearly thinking no one like Donald Trump would ever be in a position where he or his shitheel advisors would ever be in control of them.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Ramos posted:

So anything scheduled for today related to Trump? I can't keep up with stuff at this point beyond Comey having his bit on Thursday.

This is "infrastructure week," so naturally we'll hear about privatizing everything that moves at some point. That's why he doesn't like wind power, because ~Gawd~ is a socialist that gives wind away for free, and he'll eventually see the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns blocks out the sun...

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Jun 13, 2006

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Hollismason posted:

Didn't this exact sort of situation lead to the Iraq War.

Depends on which one you're talking about. Gulf #1 started when Iraq politely asked if we'd mind their annexing Kuwait and a heavily-distracted State Dept. still making GBS threads itself over the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact kind of answered "I dunno, maybe? We don't really care about that part of the world right now so long as gas is cheap."

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Jun 13, 2006

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Nocturtle posted:

The flaw is assuming parents even read to their children anymore. Maybe try an app?

"Alexa, read my kid their bedtime story."

"Alright...which one?"

"I don't loving care."

"Would you like me to research therapists while I'm at it?"

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Jun 13, 2006

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dont even fink about it posted:

It turns out Theresa May, a dead-ringer for the Penguin's sister in Batman Returns, is a really bad campaigner.

It also doesn't help that she was integral in sacking policemen before terror attacks, yet basically ran on "STABILITY!"

VICE News had a brief segment last night where they showcased Theresa May "trying to act human."

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Jun 13, 2006

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botany posted:

why do americans always assume everything is about them.

Expect it to get noisier and worse as we start to fall down the spiral staircase of the ivory tower we've comfortably lived in for 70 years.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Arrgytehpirate posted:

How left is Labour and how right is Tory?

Labour would be considered Socialists here and Tories would be closer to 'Blue Dog' Democrats. UKIP et al are/were about the closest to UK having a GOP, which explains why Nigel Farage has practically self-exiled himself over here to 'orbit' Trump.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Ularg posted:

"Can you tell us the Russian-Trump dossier is true?"

"I can't discuss that here"

So how is this not an admission of "Possibly maybe some of it is true *wink*" instead of just outright saying "No, it's not"?

Everyone sitting behind the pine already knows if it's true. His saying anything about it actually *lessens* its worth, and he knows that.

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Jun 13, 2006

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Nonsense posted:

It's funny watching American news pundits get super passive-aggressive that twitter stopped paying attention to them and moved on to Corbyn & UK.

Watching American newscasters (and reporters) trying to make heads or tails out of British politics is like watching a cat trying to do math. VICE News has actually done a decent job of it in short stints simply because they've got a fair amount of British nationals on staff.

Even when they pan to their London offices whoever drew the short straw there always seems to look like a deer in the headlights trying to explain to American voters how a party can win a majority yet still lose. You'd think we'd understand that here now. :colbert:

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Jun 13, 2006

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"He then stripped out of his suit, revealing a gold track suit underneath to the surprise of none, and off-camera began to brag that he can run a three minute mile. Fox News can confirm he *said* such a thing, and we didn't bother to check if it was true or not."

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Jun 13, 2006

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EwokEntourage posted:

like all law schools, they did this because they got $30mil for doing it

And living in the area - tons of faculty got their names put on the Liberal Professor Hit List websites trying to block it.

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Jun 13, 2006

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eyebeem posted:

Yeah, I would suspect a majority of the country doesn't think Trump would bat an eye at lying under oath.

"If I get caught I can just pardon myself immediately, right?"

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