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Helsing posted:As I was saying over in US Pol the real problem with the Democratic party isn't how it campaigns, it is how it governs. Can't Colorodo folks bombard them with phone calls that this ain't okay because it seems like we need to hold their feet to the fire or they'll never do anything good. Electing Democrats doesn't mean anything if they default to corporatism the second the take office. And unlike Republicans them being terrible corporate shills is not what they were elected to do so it just depresses turnout in the next election because they've downright proven that  e: This thread is cool and good and everything I wanted.
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The calling of races on election night really needs to be moderated somehow, mainly because calls to violence over races called too soon are now a thing thanks to our ghoul of a President and his ghoul of a party. I don't know if our news organizations are capable of figuring that one out though.  Like sure, call races where "The total number of absentee ballots cannot exceed the current lead" but that's it.
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Nov 12, 2018 06:01
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Scott trying to claim that they should do what he wants because the public has lost confidence in the election, which is solely due to his own negligent actions, is a farce and I'm really glad that judge laughed him out of the room. Also holy poo poo if that email story is true. The site it links to is really janky though and I'd wait until someone more reliable runs the story to get outraged.
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Nov 12, 2018 19:46
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Um, since when does the First Lady get to randomly fire people in the White House staff...? The only reason I can think of for this happening is stupid reality TV show poo poo that I don't even want to say out loud.
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Nov 13, 2018 22:30
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So it's extremely important for the media to shine lights on all this poo poo, and the more attention it gets the less likely it is to actually happen if there's a good public backlash, but the fact that they're doing this at all after being given a mandate to govern for the people is going to depress any enthusiasm for voting for them in the future. I guess they've been getting away with it for so long that it hasn't mattered and personal enrichment is just better for corporate dems than good governance. 
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Nov 13, 2018 22:57
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Speaking of monsters: Remember that guy that fired his shotgun at a black teen who was asking for directions? He is going to jail! quote:Jeffrey Craig Zeigler, 53, apologized in court and had "full remorse and regret" over shooting at 14-year-old Brennan Walker, according to CNN affiliate WDIV.
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Nov 14, 2018 09:16
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Saying the Democrats are "renting" the House over and over to cover his failure of a prediction is so laughable. Who could even believe that nonsense. 
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Nov 14, 2018 20:33
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eke out posted:who knows what they actually answered but They are. I feel like I must be imagining it because they've reacted badly to things before but something seems weird and different about this time. Trump is acting like he got his hand caught in the cookie jar and it's creepy.
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Nov 30, 2018 03:33
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Can't the new state leg's just overturn all the poo poo that the old ones pass in the lame duck anyways? 
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Dec 1, 2018 06:22
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Oh, that sucks. re: North Carolina voting fraud- our republican state reps tried to amend the state constitution to hobble the voting fairness commission that is currently looking into the mess. Right now it's a 4/4 dem/repub split +1 independent. The ballot proposal was to eliminate the independent (making it an 8 seat instead of a 9 seat panel) so it could just go into a partisan deadlock every time and accomplish nothing. Thankfully that got voted down.
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Dec 1, 2018 06:32
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Nothing's going to happen. Like if you read the article they literally committed crimes in plain sight because no one was going to prosecute them for it. There was no sloppiness and no coverup. Just blatant crimes with no repercussions.
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Dec 6, 2018 23:23
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Anyone who did try to help Trump by suggesting he get out now would be immediately put on the "threat" list and sent to the proverbial guillotine. I feel like Zinke getting the gently caress out is a net good for America but I hope it's not a monkey's paw situation. 
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Dec 15, 2018 17:40
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What's finCEN? Obviously it's to do with Treasury but I've never heard of it before.
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Dec 20, 2018 20:33
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RT's only value is the same as Fox's value, "What is currently being shopped around in the crazyverse so we can tell when it leaks into the real news." Because like the contra-guy said, it DOES leak. And knowing what the propaganda of the week is means you can spot it when it does. I would never take any news story from RT seriously as a news article.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:13
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AOC on team Abolish Ice I see.  She sounded fine on the audio only I listened to, it's kind of a shame she has to babysit her notes so that the right wing pus machine doesn't latch onto one off-figure in an entire interview of them. e: gently caress this is the wrong thread and I can't find any news. I'm sorry.
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Jan 9, 2019 03:50
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Tim Horton(s) can't run for President, he's Canadian! 
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Jan 29, 2019 08:07
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glowing-fish posted:The Turpins have plead guilty to a host of crimes, and will be sentenced to Life in Prison (but with the possibility of parole). Good. So what happens to the kids? I mean, several of them are actually adults but they've been kept in such horrible conditions for so long that it's a bit questionable if they're capable of functioning in society, let alone taking care of their younger siblings, without a lot of therapy/assistance. I hope that they get the help they need. That was such a terrible story when it broke.
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Feb 22, 2019 20:40
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Cat article is paywalled, I demand justice.  (If it's just clickbait I don't really care but I was curious what "science" they were using to determine what everyone already knows.)
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Apr 5, 2019 06:48
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Disney lady had a pretty interesting interview on NPR recently where she said that Disney itself is pretty much the last "shameable" company because the product they are selling you is warm fuzzy childhood feelings and things that damage that reputation directly impact their sales margin. She also countered the interviewer's mention of her philanthropy with "I want to live in a society where philanthropy is unnecessary." and lots of calls to raise taxes on the rich. She's good and cool and unfortunately has 0 control over the company.
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While it's undeniably a good thing that she got convicted, I'd like to see one of the white male chud cops get convicted of something, ever. It's always the tokens who get fed to the wolves as a peace offering.
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