Beautiful New Music From Banda Magda: "Muchacha (Ojos De Papel)"

Beautiful New Music From Banda Magda: “Muchacha (Ojos De Papel)”

MusicAugust 2017 • Views: 39,922

After another hellish week of Trump Horror, I don’t know about you but I’m thoroughly ready for this exquisite new song and video by one of my favorite groups, Banda Magda. Can’t wait for the album to come out!

Banda Magda - Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)
From Banda Magda’s upcoming album “Tigre”, to be released September 2017 on Verve Label Group/GroundUP Music.

***Please set to HD (or at least 480p).

Pre-order for “Tigre” is available now:

Physical: https://store.groundupmusic.net/colle…
Digital: http://smarturl.it/Tigre_iTu

Music and Lyrics by Luis Alberto Spinetta

Lyric Sheets, English Translations and Leadsheets of TIGRE are available at: https://www.bandamagda.com/shop/

FILM CREW
Andy LaViolette: Cinematography
Magda Giannikou: Producer / Director / Artistic Decorator / Set Designer
Megan McDermott: 1st AC / Scenic Artist / Grip
Jon Schlowsky: Best Boy / Scenic Artist
Mika Mitamura: Make-up / Hair Styling
Amanda Tuiran: Scenic Artist / Production Assistant
Ana Tuiran: Prop Master / Scenic Artist / Playback Engineer
Declan Saint-Onge: Production Still / Photographer
Gabrielle Vigueira: Scenic Artist / Production Assistant
Ed Viguiera: Production Assistant
Juni DiStasio: Set Designer Assistant
Maria Zaharenia: Research and Style Guide Director
Ira Senak: Grip / Playback Engineer / Production Assistant
Tom Beuchel: Production Assistant
John Muller: : Production Assistant
Film Edited by Magda Giannikou and Megan McDermott (Darondo Productions)
Coloring by Megan McDermott (Darondo Productions)

Filmed at Flux Studios NYC and the GroundUP Music Offices.

MUSIC CREW

Magda Giannikou: voice
Ignacio Hernandez: guitar
Marcelo Woloski: percussion & vocals
James Shipp: percussion
Keita Ogawa: percussion & vocals
Andres Rotmistrovsky: electric bass & vocals
Justin Stanton: rhodes
Chris Bullock: flute, alto flute
Mika Mimura: vibraphone
Juan Andres Ospina: vocals

Featuring the Banda Magda String Orchestra
primi: Maria Im & Curtis Stewart
secondi: Brooke Quiggins Saulnier & Sami Merdinian
viole: Lev Ljova Zhurbin & Irena Momchilova
celli: Maria Jeffers, Sam Quiggins & Colin Stokes

Music Produced by Magda Giannikou & Fab Dupont
Arrangements by Magda Giannikou
Recorded by Fab Dupont, Ira Senak, Tom Beuchel, Josh Welshman, Mike La Tona & John Muller at Flux Studios NYC
MIxed by Fab Dupont at Flux Studios NYC
Mastered by Diego Calviño at 3:3:2 Studio

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electrotek Aug 25, 2017 • 4:56:10pm

Repost from downstairs:

Muslims are second only to Hillary Clinton as most hated on the White Supremacist Shit List so no: fuck that “we need to befriend Nazis.” pic.twitter.com/lvtIRID2Fo

— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) August 25, 2017

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When you’re a Muslim Democrat who proudly voted for Hillary Clinton, supports feminism, & honored slain journalist Kenji Goto at Hiroshima https://t.co/dnDCChyLzJ

— دانیال (@danja84) August 25, 2017

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electrotek Aug 25, 2017 • 4:56:30pm

Yep, here’s a newsreel by @BritishPathe covering Hurricane Carla that year https://t.co/YdZWuX1cCy

— دانیال (@danja84) August 25, 2017

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electrotek Aug 25, 2017 • 4:59:58pm

Dan Rather’s coverage of the last Category 4 Hurricane to hit Texas:

KHOU’s Dan Rather news highlights during Hurricane Carla 1961

Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 5:01:11pm

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:05:45pm

There it is. Knew this was coming. He’s pardoning his racist Birther buddy.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:07:04pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

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So he decided that it would be too controversial to sign that pardon on Tuesday…but perfectly acceptable in time for the Friday Night News Dump.

Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 5:07:11pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

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Texas is about to go underwater and he just has to grab the attention. Fuck you, you fucking piece of shit.

FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:07:55pm

JUST IN: Pres. Trump pardons Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Maricopa County official, according to the White House. pic.twitter.com/ydKkbMw0ba

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 26, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:08:12pm

So as Hurricane Harvey prepares to ravage Texas, Trump bans transsexuals from the military and pardons a racist piece of shit. Priorities.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 5:08:37pm

So if Arpaio accepts the pardon, is that an admission of guilt?

Stanley Sea Aug 25, 2017 • 5:09:50pm

re: #10 Ace Rothstein

So if Arpaio accepts the pardon, is that an admission of guilt?

Yup

JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 5:11:12pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

I was so happy he was finally voted out. This is a gut punch and a very loud and clear signal screeching in my ears. Fuck.

SteelPH Aug 25, 2017 • 5:11:14pm

re: #10 Ace Rothstein

So if Arpaio accepts the pardon, is that an admission of guilt?

Yes.

FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:11:28pm

BREAKING: Sebastian Gorka resigns from White House. https://t.co/BVEB2qOCc6

— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) August 26, 2017

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Having trouble keeping up… https://t.co/QkB6QJC7MI

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) August 26, 2017

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:11:48pm

It’s like the man is making an active effort to see how far into the Earth he can plow his approval rating before the GOP take action.

Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:12:08pm

re: #14 FormerDirtDart

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Please don’t tell us this is the same false alarm as last time.

Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 5:12:16pm

re: #14 FormerDirtDart

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Time to re-queue my playlist to, “Another One Bites the Dust”.

Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines Aug 25, 2017 • 5:13:04pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson
Gee, why doesn’t he throw in Charles Manson while he’s at it? They’re almost the same age, Arpaio is 85, Manson is 82.

Timothy Watson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:13:13pm

re: #16 Targetpractice

Please don’t tell us this is the same false alarm as last time.

The source is The Federalist so I would take it with a salt block.

Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 5:13:48pm

re: #15 Targetpractice

It’s like the man is making an active effort to see how far into the Earth he can plow his approval rating before the GOP take action.

There’s a rock bottom there, which is the hard-core party line. His approval rating can’t go any lower than about 30% or so. Which is depressing as all hell.

EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:13:53pm

tr*mp continues to be the very worst specimen of humanity. I honestly think tr*mp is a more vile person than Hitler was, and that the only things stopping tr*mp from exceeding Hitler’s crimes is lack of comparable opportunities for hate mongering and laziness/incompetence.

Schweppes7 Aug 25, 2017 • 5:13:56pm

re: #14 FormerDirtDart

Finally some good news tonight!

I Would Prefer Not To Aug 25, 2017 • 5:14:21pm

re: #18 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines

Gee, why doesn’t he throw in Charles Manson while he’s at it? They’re almost the same age, Arpaio is 85, Manson is 82.

Manson isn’t crazy enough.

Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:14:56pm

And more.

Sebastian Gorka has “resigned.”

darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:15:44pm

Sheriff Joe now free to become a commentator on Fox News.

darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:16:37pm

re: #24 Charles Johnson

And more.

Sebastian Gorka has “resigned.”

Wait…one Nazi resigns and another gets a pardon?

Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 5:17:47pm

re: #25 darthstar

Sheriff Joe now free to become a commentator on Fox News.

He’ll go into Trump’s administration, and bring Sheriff Clarke along as his deputy.

electrotek Aug 25, 2017 • 5:17:58pm

Unbelievable

Facebook Video

Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:18:13pm

BREAKING: President Donald Trump grants a presidential pardon to former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio pic.twitter.com/LFKAzRNS7O

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 26, 2017

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He didn’t just pardon Arpaio - he praised him as a hero. https://t.co/jN3DrsQ1ET

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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SteelPH Aug 25, 2017 • 5:19:05pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

A hero. For breaking the law.
Okay.

Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:19:32pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

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Thus furthering Trump’s contempt for the federal courts. Something I’m sure he’ll regret in coming months.

darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:20:49pm

Texas is getting the full eggplant.

Texas prisoners in Hurricane Harvey’s path are sheltering in place https://t.co/raautZ2MUK #HurricaneHarvey

— Liz (@bluebonnetbunny) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 5:20:52pm

trump just put a presidential stamp of approval on racial profiling and ignoring court orders. Arpaio straight up ignored a court order.

— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 5:20:58pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

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Disgusting but you knew it was coming.

darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:21:38pm

re: #28 electrotek

Unbelievable

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They’re a sneaker-wave away from crying to the TV cameras about how their kids were swept away.

petesh Aug 25, 2017 • 5:21:55pm

re: #6 Targetpractice

So he decided that it would be too controversial to sign that pardon on Tuesday…but perfectly acceptable in time for the Friday Night News Dump.

Yeah, and has the Justice Dept conducted its routine assessment? Somehow I doubt it.

Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 5:21:58pm

re: #30 SteelPH

A hero. For breaking the law.
Okay.

Too bad we didn’t get to see what Trump would call the Bundy terrorists if they’d been convicted and pardoned.

451_Montag Aug 25, 2017 • 5:22:12pm

re: #6 Targetpractice

So he decided that it would be too controversial to sign that pardon on Tuesday…but perfectly acceptable in time for the Friday Night News Dump.

A Hurricane news dump.

In actual fact this doesn’t bother me much.

First, he guilty. He has to admit as much. As nice as 6 months inside would have been, it would have still allowed him to plead a mythical witch hunt. I’ll take the admission anyday.

Secondly it ties into the Trump is a racist narrative. While his knuckle dragging base will applaud this, most won’t.

Thirdly, and probably the most esoteric is an indication that something is coming. Trump has spent the day rallying the mono brow christo-fascists, especially with the Transgender shite today. If we’ve learnt anything he is always at his worst just before fan meets shit.

Could be linked to Manafort’s PR companies supoenas today. Does he know something?

Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:22:28pm

This is so Trump. He’s literally shoving this hateful crap in the nation’s face, using a category 4 hurricane as cover.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Stanley Sea Aug 25, 2017 • 5:23:18pm

re: #38 451_Montag

A Hurricane news dump.

In actual fact this doesn’t bother me much.

First, he guilty. He has to admit as much. As nice as 6 months inside would have been, it would have still allowed him to plead a mythical witch hunt. I’ll take the admission anyday.

Secondly it ties into the Trump is a racist narrative. While his knuckle dragging base will applaud this, most won’t.

Thirdly, and probably the most esoteric is an indication that something is coming. Trump has spent the day rallying the mono brow christo-fascists, especially the Transgender shite today. If we’ve learnt anything he is always at his worst just before fan meets shit.

Could be linked to Manafort’s PR companies supoenas today. Does he know something?

On point.

Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:23:18pm

re: #35 darthstar

They’re a sneaker-wave away from crying to the TV cameras about how their kids were swept away.

Natural selection in action.

darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:23:18pm

re: #28 electrotek

Unbelievable

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Seriously, when I see a pic like this I almost want one parent to lose a limb to a flying road sign. Oh, shit, that’s what they meant by ‘evacuate’…

SteelPH Aug 25, 2017 • 5:24:12pm

re: #28 electrotek

File under “Too Dumb to Live”.

HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 5:24:27pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

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My thoughts exactly, Charles. He knows most of the attention will be on Harvey so he slipped this in.

FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:24:40pm

BREAKING: #PatriotPrayer is moving their rally in Crissy Field to a “news conference” in Alamo Square Park tomorrow. Statement below: pic.twitter.com/mF0ZzrXFNO

— Lizzie Johnson (@lizziejohnsonnn) August 25, 2017

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Rally wasn’t cancelled, but repackaged as a “press conference” and moved to Alamo Square Park https://t.co/TSF9bsZa66

— Noor Al-Sibai 🌹 (@nooralsibai) August 26, 2017

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Jay C Aug 25, 2017 • 5:24:51pm

Thought exercise: I came up with the following after about maybe 3-4 minutes’ thought, and composition: (it take about 30-35 seconds to recite):

Thank you ladies and gentlemen. The First Family and I will be going off to Camp David for the weekend, but the people should rest assured that I will be carefully monitoring the situation regarding the terrible storm in Texas, and that we(I) will be in constant contact with the responsible local, state, and federal agencies to ensure that everything that can be done to aid the victims of this disaster will be done to the best extent of the government’s resources. Thank you very much/

So how hard could it be? Some Random Guy On The Internet (me) comes up with a coherent (and decent) statement for the POTUS on Hurricane Harvey.
And what do we get from the actual “President”?
A wave, and “good luck”…..

petesh Aug 25, 2017 • 5:25:13pm

re: #42 darthstar

Seriously, when I see a pic like this I almost want one parent to lose a limb to a flying road sign. Oh, shit, that’s what they meant by ‘evacuate’…

I thought they meant replace your dirty diapers /s

b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 5:25:44pm

Cowardly President, hiding in his comfy bunker using a happening national disaster to cover his sins.

451_Montag Aug 25, 2017 • 5:26:09pm

CNN confirming Gorka is gone.

Miller next. I hope.

SteelPH Aug 25, 2017 • 5:26:30pm

re: #46 Jay C

Thought exercise: I came up with the following after about maybe 3-4 minutes’ thought, and composition: (it take about 30-35 seconds to recite):

Thank you ladies and gentlemen. The First Family and I will be going off to Camp David for the weekend, but the people should rest assured that I will be carefully monitoring the situation regarding the terrible storm in Texas, and that we(I) will be in constant contact with the responsible local, state, and federal agencies to ensure that everything that can be done to aid the victims of this disaster will be done to the best extent of the government’s resources. Thank you very much/

So how hard could it be? Some Random Guy On The Internet (me) comes up with a coherent (and decent) statement for the POTUS on Hurricane Harvey.
And what do we get from the actual “President”?
A wave, and “good luck”…..

Followed by pardoning a criminal.

BigPapa Aug 25, 2017 • 5:26:45pm

Is it too far of a stretch for Trump to get involved and pardon Bundy Ranch goons? We’re well on the path.

I absolutely detest this man. He’s deplorable.

electrotek Aug 25, 2017 • 5:26:52pm

I want to know how the Trump-supporting Latino contingent would rationalize the pardon of Arpaio.

b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 5:27:15pm

The SOB just got back from a 2 week vacation and he is off again?

BeachDem Aug 25, 2017 • 5:28:02pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

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And not to nitpick (but to nitpick), they left out an “a” in the last line, continuing their practice of not being able to get anything right.

Also, it sounds more like a medal ceremony/commendation proclamation than a pardon. Ugh.

petesh Aug 25, 2017 • 5:28:03pm

re: #49 451_Montag

CNN confirming Gorka is gone.

Miller next. I hope.

I understand the hope, but think it through: If the less-fascists are in charge, then the not-President is going to have to mouth more and more words he doesn’t believe; and let loose the next day with what’s really on his mind. Hmmm. Maybe you’re right!

Stanley Sea Aug 25, 2017 • 5:28:13pm

re: #49 451_Montag

CNN confirming Gorka is gone.

Miller next. I hope.

I really feel that one is doubtful .

Brietbart will be screaming to high heaven about the democrat WH.

b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 5:29:35pm

Damn….

Now that Trump has pardoned Arpaio, here’s @NoahRFeldman on why this is an impeachable offense:https://t.co/LXsrzIXNzs pic.twitter.com/JqG9gaSqLF

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 26, 2017

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but…..marc rich!!!

451_Montag Aug 25, 2017 • 5:29:41pm

re: #50 SteelPH

Followed by pardoning a criminal.

Him and Arpaio go way back.

A veritable “Band of Birthers”

Varek Raith Aug 25, 2017 • 5:31:46pm

Good evening.

SteelPH Aug 25, 2017 • 5:33:09pm

re: #59 Varek Raith

Good evening.

What’s so good about it?
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Timothy Watson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:33:49pm

re: #52 electrotek

I want to know how the Trump-supporting Latino contingent would rationalize the pardon of Arpaio.

“Who cares? He wasn’t bothering Cubans!”

A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 5:34:06pm

re: #20 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

There’s a rock bottom there, which is the hard-core party line. His approval rating can’t go any lower than about 30% or so. Which is depressing as all hell.

I think more like 25%, based on how many people still admit to being Republicans. “Independents” (who, as we know, aren’t usually all that independent) are still able to change views, and have been shifting away from DT.

Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:34:46pm

The GOP continues to watch years of hard work convincing minorities that they’re not a bunch of closeted racists go up in flames.

electrotek Aug 25, 2017 • 5:34:59pm

Another history lesson for chemtrails boy:

Two terror attacks in two capital cities just while I sat here having dinner. Europe is irreparably changed forever.

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 25, 2017

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As usual, Paul couldn’t be any more wrong. Come, talk a walk with me through a millennia of European history… https://t.co/hPkJzDS7vz

— Mike Stuchbery 💀🍷 (@MikeStuchbery_) August 25, 2017

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Varek Raith Aug 25, 2017 • 5:35:14pm

re: #60 SteelPH

What’s so good about it?
/half

This.
crunchyroll.com

Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 5:36:07pm

re: #52 electrotek

I want to know how the Trump-supporting Latino contingent would rationalize the pardon of Arpaio.

If they were stupid enough to support Trump before they’ll support him now. You just can’t explain stupid.

Renaissance_Man Aug 25, 2017 • 5:38:01pm

re: #51 BigPapa

Is it too far of a stretch for Trump to get involved and pardon Bundy Ranch goons? We’re well on the path.

I absolutely detest this man. He’s deplorable.

My understanding is that none of them were found guilty anyway because white terrorists aren’t criminals in America, so there’s nothing to pardon.

b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 5:38:28pm

Here’s the most troubling part of this storm: the areas hit at landfall will be passed over twice #HurricaneHarvey #Harvey pic.twitter.com/uscYe7mv6g

— Matt Woolbright (@reportermatt) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 5:38:39pm

re: #52 electrotek

I want to know how the Trump-supporting Latino contingent would rationalize the pardon of Arpaio.

Don’t underestimate that colorism exists within the Latino community. My SiL’s sister posted a great video on it.

JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 5:38:46pm

re: #63 Targetpractice

You forgot snark tag.

The Spite House Aug 25, 2017 • 5:39:26pm

Patton-fucking-Nostradamus.
“So many alt-righters (or just people on the right) are failed or frustrated comedians.”
From your post in Nov.

— The Spite House (@SpiteHouseSpox) August 26, 2017

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Teukka Aug 25, 2017 • 5:39:48pm

Random flower pic:

EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:39:54pm

re: #67 Renaissance_Man

My understanding is that none of them were found guilty anyway because white terrorists aren’t criminals in America, so there’s nothing to pardon.

Too true. What tr*mp’s pardon of Arpaio adds to this sorry situation is the near-certainty that if any of the Bundy jackasses do get convicted of a crime, they will be pardoned by the piece of shit in the white house.

Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:40:00pm

re: #64 electrotek

Another history lesson for chemtrails boy:

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Meanwhile, anybody who lived through The Troubles or remembers the ‘72 Munich Olympics are rolling their eyes at all these Millenial children losing their shit. When you can remember a First Sea Lord being blown up on his fishing boat, a few people getting stabbed on a train is tame by comparison.

BeachDem Aug 25, 2017 • 5:42:07pm

This tidbit in the Wonkette article about a Buzzfeed story—ewwwww

AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST Chuck C. Johnson says it’s all OK, because Melania reads his GotNews website (oh, Melania!) and responds, “Is John Kelly going to get between the president and his queen? Good luck, pal.”

wonkette.com

Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:42:22pm

Now starting to get random tweets from right wing knuckle-draggers gloating about Arpaio’s pardon.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 5:45:16pm

re: #76 Charles Johnson

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Yup, this’ll be all over my FB feed tomorrow morning. Lately there’s been a lot of Confederate-lovin’ coming from one of my active-duty-military friends, which has really given me a sad.

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 25, 2017 • 5:45:22pm

re: #8 FormerDirtDart

No law for Republicans. We live in a banana republic.

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 26, 2017

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 5:46:18pm

re: #78 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis

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Also, he’s not “controversial”. He’s “convicted”.

Unshaken Defiance Aug 25, 2017 • 5:47:51pm

re: #72 Teukka

Orchid, but I dunno what kind

FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:48:18pm

A note to readers: Due to Hurricane Harvey, we are temporarily removing the limit on articles that can be read without a subscription.

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 26, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:48:28pm

Trump seems to be gearing up to do as much damage as he can before his presidency ends with a miserable whimper.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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BigPapa Aug 25, 2017 • 5:48:55pm

‘I resign because not enough Islamo-Ooga-Booga’

— Vanilla Gorilla (@BigPapa1849) August 26, 2017

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Kragar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:49:07pm

Actions, not words.

A white supremacist pardoned a convicted felon who was found guilty of institutionalized racism.

Full Stop.

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 5:51:14pm

re: #68 b.d. (bill d.)

That’s a scary path. It’s going to bounce back over shallow, very warm water and pick up more energy.

FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:51:21pm

Gorka resigned to Kelly bc it was clear to him he would not be allowed to have a meaningful role going forward, a White House official says

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 26, 2017

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MsJ Aug 25, 2017 • 5:51:51pm

I hate agreeing with Kristol.

One reason Trump may have pardoned Arpaio now: Gets people used to exercise of pardon power, prepares for pardons of Flynn, Manafort, etc.?

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 26, 2017

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I would say it’s more a letter of intent. No loyal friend does time. https://t.co/Vpy0zBfHfD

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 26, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 5:51:58pm

And don’t forget Trump is also getting ready to destroy DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). He’s on a rampage.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 5:51:58pm

You people are obviously forgetting that Hillary had sent some emails.

Jenner7 Aug 25, 2017 • 5:52:55pm

Just in: Justice Department had no role in Arpaio’s pardon. “This is the President’s pardon” - source with knowledge tells @LauraAJarrett

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 26, 2017

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 5:53:48pm

re: #87 MsJ

I hate agreeing with Kristol.

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Arpaio is a loyal friend now, because he’s been in prison and hasn’t been able to do anything. Now that he’s been pardoned and turned loose, though, the Trump bus will inevitably run over him, as well. Has a presidential pardon ever been rescinded?

FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:53:57pm

NEWS: President Trump pardons former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, per @WhiteHouse statement. pic.twitter.com/Ro2IQhWfns

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 26, 2017

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A president who defends white supremacists just pardoned a sheriff who champions racist policing. https://t.co/L70yqzmHSt

— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) August 26, 2017

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re: #86 FormerDirtDart

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His demise happened because he couldn’t hand pam Geller/infowars shit to the yam anymore

Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 5:54:08pm

re: #63 Targetpractice

The GOP continues to watch years of hard work convincing minorities that they’re not a bunch of closeted racists go up in flames.

Michael Steele was bemoaning that the other night on a couch-journalism show.

jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 5:54:40pm

I look forward to the RNC outreach to Latino voters.

whitebeach Aug 25, 2017 • 5:54:53pm

re: #87 MsJ

I hate agreeing with Kristol.

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Except that if Kristol predicts this, the smart money says that Flynn and Manafort will twist slowly, slowly in the wind.

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re: #92 FormerDirtDart

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But her emails.

FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:55:39pm

Congratulations to @RealSheriffJoe on his successful Cold Case Posse investigation which claims @BarackObama’s ‘birth certificate’ is fake

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2012

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There is always a tweet. Always. https://t.co/RHGLFZdJ39

— Steve Schale (@steveschale) August 26, 2017

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re: #86 FormerDirtDart

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Translation: Kelly told Gorka that they’d be trying to tone down the Islamophobia going forward and Gorka decided that wasn’t good for him.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 5:55:50pm

.@MajorCBS: “The president pardoned Joe Arpaio tonight before he decided whether or not to sign a major disaster declaration for TX & LA.” pic.twitter.com/ybSaD3QBDr

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 26, 2017

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Well, one of these issues was clearly a pressing national emergency. https://t.co/DDsLq0A7S8

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 26, 2017

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MsJ Aug 25, 2017 • 5:56:01pm

re: #96 whitebeach

Except that if Kristol predicts this, the smart money says that Flynn and Manafort will twist slowly, slowly in the wind.

A year ago I’d have agreed wholeheartedly. But he’s been rolling lately.

It’s quite unnerving.

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Stanley Sea Aug 25, 2017 • 5:56:05pm

re: #91 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Arpaio is a loyal friend now, because he’s been in prison and hasn’t been able to do anything. Now that he’s been pardoned and turned loose, though, the Trump bus will inevitably run over him, as well. Has a presidential pardon ever been rescinded?

He’s never seen a day of prison. This is a birther thank you.

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Kragar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:56:25pm

Today’s message from @realDonaldTrump:

If you’re a minority in the United States, you can go fuck yourself.

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 26, 2017

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 5:56:47pm

re: #102 Stanley Sea

He’s never seen a day of prison. This is a birther thank you.

Oh, my bad. I heard “convicted” and assumed that meant he actually got jail time. I forgot, rich old white man privilege.

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Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos Aug 25, 2017 • 5:56:51pm

re: #87 MsJ

I hate agreeing with Kristol.

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 5:57:08pm

Phoenix mayor on Trump pardon: “Joe Arpaio illegally targeted and terrorized Latino families. Our community voted him out of power.” pic.twitter.com/DnysddIVHZ

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) August 26, 2017

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Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 5:57:26pm

re: #102 Stanley Sea

I’m surprised Trump didn’t appoint him sheriff again.

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:57:40pm

re: #87 MsJ

I hate agreeing with Kristol.

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I think Bill has a point, Trump is going to use his pardon power to get his co-conspirators off the hook. They’ll immediately clam up as Mueller will lose his leverage over them, and we end up with a Iran-Contra rerun where all the crooks walk and the head honcho claims to have been so scatter-brained that there’s no way he could have broken the law.

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Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 5:57:40pm

This is more outrageous than Obama’s tan suit.
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darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:57:44pm

re: #45 FormerDirtDart

Alamo Square isn’t where you hold a “news conference” - it’s where the world famous “Painted Ladies” are and it’s an end run around protesters. This is the “patriot prayer” fucks being as dishonest as Jesus taught them to be.

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 5:58:38pm

re: #106 FormerDirtDart

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EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 5:59:11pm

re: #103 Kragar

The dogwhistled GOP message to whites for decades has been ‘fuck the minorities’.

tr*mp’s message to everyone (via bullhorn) is ‘fuck the minorities’.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Aug 25, 2017 • 5:59:29pm

Bottom line—We now have a RepubliKKKlan Party totally out of control.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 5:59:53pm

Ya’ll do understand that this is a DIRECT challenge to the judiciary branch of the government right?

— #BlackWomenBeing (@LeslieMac) August 26, 2017

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whitebeach Aug 25, 2017 • 6:01:01pm

re: #104 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Oh, my bad. I heard “convicted” and assumed that meant he actually got jail time. I forgot, rich old white man privilege.

Asshole pardoned him before he was even sentenced.

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BigPapa Aug 25, 2017 • 6:01:02pm

This seems like an eternity from now, but I’ve been thinking about 2018 and the vast dearth of negatives available to the DNC when they take on the GOP.

I’m hoping for some Game of Thrones dragons/white walkers battles.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 6:01:46pm

re: #111 Targetpractice

So Arpaio decides that being pardoned isn’t enough, he’s gonna get up on the podium and rub it in people’s faces.

“I got mine, now all y’all about to get yours.”

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EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 6:02:29pm

re: #111 Targetpractice

So Arpaio decides that being pardoned isn’t enough, he’s gonna get up on the podium and rub it in people’s faces.

It’s what assholes do. Republicans are, without exception, stupid, evil, vicious, racist, bigoted assholes.

The ones that aren’t as blatant about it as tr*mp and Arpaio are just as guilty because they enable the numerous tr*mps and Arpaios of the party.

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Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 6:02:58pm

re: #115 whitebeach

Asshole pardoned him before he was even sentenced.

Wasn’t going to be sentenced until November. No reason to do it now.

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majii Aug 25, 2017 • 6:03:07pm

re: #94 Decatur Deb

“Michael Steele was bemoaning that the other night on a couch-journalism show.”

Michael Steele can “bemoan” as much GOP BS as much as he wants, but he helped to build this by always popping up on TV in the past to defend everything the Right did, and I mean everything. He also never missed an opportunity to criticize PBO harshly for everything he did. He didn’t remember he was black until RNC members began talking about getting rid of his behind. It was only then that he started talking about how much harder he had to work as RNC Chairman because he was black. In my case, his new found realization that he was black when the RNC moved to replace his butt did nothing for me. I didn’t have any sympathy for him then, and I have none for him now. Dude’s just as fake as Trump when it comes to the GOP. He’ll whine about how the GOP is headed in the wrong direction, but when the rubber meets the road, he’s still onboard the GOP Train.

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darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 6:03:11pm

I’m old enough to remember when Presidential Pardons were something that required a shit-ton of recommendations from legal entities.

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 6:05:01pm

Breaking: Sebastian Gorka Resigns From Trump Administration https://t.co/oFYicmwf0P

— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) August 26, 2017

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UPDATE: White House official says, “Sebastian Gorka did not resign, but I can confirm he no longer works at the White House.” https://t.co/nHPCg5XhOW

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 26, 2017

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Stanley Sea Aug 25, 2017 • 6:05:35pm

re: #116 BigPapa

This seems like an eternity from now, but I’ve been thinking about 2018 and the vast dearth of negatives available to the DNC when they take on the GOP.

I’m hoping for some Game of Thrones dragons/white walkers battles.

We thought the negatives of the yam were enough, because he’s a fucking horrible human being. Pockets of asshole America proved us WRONG.

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:05:45pm

re: #122 FormerDirtDart

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Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 6:05:45pm

I’m at the boozer waiting to do a fantasy football draft, and the guy next to me (white, late-50s) is browsing Breitbart and the Drudge Report. 50 bucks says he drafts a kicker in the first round.

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EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 6:05:57pm

re: #119 Ace Rothstein

Wasn’t going to be sentenced until November. No reason to do it now.

Only reason to do it now is because tr*mp wants to soothe his butthurt at his Charlottesville remarks continuing to fail with everyone except his brain-dead cultists.

Naturally this made pardoning Arpaio a matter of the greatest urgency. Kelly probably had to physically threaten tr*mp to get him to not pardon Arpaio at the stupid rally on Tuesday.

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nines09 Aug 25, 2017 • 6:07:12pm

re: #119 Ace Rothstein

Wasn’t going to be sentenced until November. No reason to do it now.

Hurricane shit show coming. By design. Cover. Be national headlines for a week if it’s half as bad as they think it may be. Also it’s a message that the grifter will cover for his stooges. It’s the “fix is in” signal.

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:08:11pm

A White House Official says : “Sebastian Gorka did not resign, but I can confirm he no longer works at the White House.”

— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) August 26, 2017

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Nobody ever “resigns” from the Trump administration. https://t.co/sKtAKoq6jK

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Jenner7 Aug 25, 2017 • 6:08:42pm

I need beer…

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 6:09:09pm

Lots of Arpaio horribleness threaded here…

#BREAKING: Trump just pardoned Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Yes, really. pic.twitter.com/061J4izWvc

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) August 26, 2017

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Joe Arpaio engaged in illegal racial profiling. A court ordered him to stop. Instead, he knowingly left unconstitutional practices in place. https://t.co/jvZ6UqR5x2

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) August 26, 2017

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So by pardoning Joe Arpaio, Trump just gave his approval of both lawlessness & racism.

…not that it wasn’t already clear where he stands. https://t.co/sQI2VN3IwV

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) August 26, 2017

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This is so bad on so many levels. He was a terror here in AZ for decades.

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:10:26pm

The “Law & Order” president* declares that a sheriff may violate the law at will and tell the judges meant to maintain order to screw off.

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Interesting Times Aug 25, 2017 • 6:10:50pm

re: #130 JordanRules

If a picture is worth a 1000 words, then words with pictures speak encyclopedic volumes:

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:10:50pm

re: #131 Targetpractice

The “Law & Order” president* declares that a sheriff may violate the law at will and tell the judges meant to maintain order to screw off.

Yep sigh.

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electrotek Aug 25, 2017 • 6:11:01pm

Will we ever witness a Rebel Media-style meltdown of Breitbart soon?

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:11:30pm

re: #134 electrotek

Will we ever witness a Rebel Media-style meltdown of Breitbart soon?

I think they’re too happy about Arpaio getting pardoned to care about Gorka.

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:11:38pm

The “resignation” of Gorka looks like an attempt to create chaos and confusion as Trump does a whole lot of dirty business.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Timothy Watson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:12:07pm

I finished rereading “What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848”, and this section in the conclusion about the Seneca Falls Convention was poignant to me:

“The signers [of the resolution, which included a demand for women’s suffrage,] included a nineteen-year-old farmer’s daughter named Charlotte Woodward, who had driven the family wagon forty miles to come; she sewed gloves in a factory but hoped to become a typesetter in a printshop (then a male preserve) because she loved books. During the nationwide uproar that followed, when newspapers all over the country reported the women’s rights convention and many of them deplored and mocked it, some of the signers came back to scratch out their names. Charlotte Woodward let hers stand. In 1920, at the first presidential election following ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment that guaranteed the right to vote regardless of sex, she alone of all the signers remained alive to cast her ballot.”

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:12:28pm

.@realDonaldTrump used the power of the presidency to pardon a bigot today. My statement: pic.twitter.com/HbaIZKtH36

— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 26, 2017

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Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 6:13:04pm

Gorka has a guaranteed job at Fox for as long as he wants it.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:13:10pm

re: #137 Timothy Watson

I finished rereading “What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848”, and this section in the conclusion about the Seneca Falls Convention was poignant to me:

What a life. Glad she was able to cast her ballot all those years later.

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Interesting Times Aug 25, 2017 • 6:13:19pm

re: #134 electrotek

Will we ever witness a Rebel Media-style meltdown of Breitbart soon?

There are far more racist shitheads and their enablers* in the US than in Canada, so I wouldn’t hold my breath :/

_{*Not saying we’re immune - the Quebec mosque shooting proved that much - but those types still aren’t nearly as powerful nor as mainstreamed here. Plus, we have hate speech laws.}

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:13:27pm

It’s very clear that Trump wants the whole US to look like Arizona under the rule of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A fascist state ruled by brutes.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:13:41pm

re: #138 jaunte

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whitebeach Aug 25, 2017 • 6:13:47pm

re: #130 JordanRules

Lots of Arpaio horribleness threaded here…

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This is so bad on so many levels. He was a terror here in AZ for decades.

So Arpaio worked for the Las Vegas PD and then the DEA back in the day. Two of the dirtiest law enforcement agencies known to man.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:14:12pm

.@ananavarro on Arpaio pardon: What Donald Trump has done today is another slap in the face to the Latino community https://t.co/qBHWE43RQF

— CNN (@CNN) August 26, 2017

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These conservative Latinos better start to understand Trump & co don’t care if they’re conservative.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:14:47pm

The sick irony is that Trump and Arpaio’s supporters contend he was railroaded. Arpaio treated people as if they were guilty before they were even tried in a court of law.

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Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos Aug 25, 2017 • 6:14:56pm

re: #119 Ace Rothstein

Wasn’t going to be sentenced until November. No reason to do it now.

He did it as a “FU” to the judicial branch by preemptively overturning a conviction. It’s been shown time and again that Trump believes himself (and those close to him) as being above the law and this is his waving it in every one of their faces.

I’m racking my brain to think of another instance where a President basically went the route of judicial nullification - Outside of Nixon and other high-level federal officeholders who were kicked out of their positions (whose removal was sufficient punishment) I can’t think of anyone who got a full pardon before sentencing.

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Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 6:15:08pm

re: #145 jaunte

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These conservative Latinos better start to understand Trump & co don’t care if they’re conservative.

His campaign wasn’t enough?

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 6:15:15pm

Are Repubs expected to unironiclly release statements expressing concern over this pardon and middle finger to judiciary or no?

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:15:35pm

re: #145 jaunte

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These conservative Latinos better start to understand Trump & co don’t care if they’re conservative.

That’s not a slap Ana. That’s a left hook. Trump doesn’t care about Latinos at all. He showed it when he called Mexicans rapists, when he attacked Judge Curiel, and he’s doing it again.

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:15:53pm

re: #136 Charles Johnson

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Considering the wording of the White House’s “response,” it seems the word they’re searching for is not “resignation” but instead “termination.” As in Gorka given an hour to get his shit and leave the White House before the SS threw him over the fence.

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darthstar Aug 25, 2017 • 6:16:06pm

Dude…he just fucked you in public two days ago and you ask him for another?

— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:16:43pm

re: #149 JordanRules

Are Repubs expected to unironiclly release statements expressing concern over this pardon and middle finger to judiciary or no?

Quite the opposite I sadly expect. A lot of Repubs love his “tough on crime” bullshit. Sigh, it was such an accomplishment to be able to convict this asshole in the first place. All that hard jduciary work gone.

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 6:16:53pm

re: #144 whitebeach

Whoa! Did not know that!

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 6:17:00pm

re: #151 Targetpractice

Considering the wording of the White House’s “response,” it seems the word they’re searching for is not “resignation” but instead “termination.” As in Gorka given an hour to get his shit and leave the White House before the SS threw him over the fence.

Or he was promoted out.

Forgive me.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:17:09pm

re: #152 darthstar

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Jeff, do you remember who the President is?

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:17:25pm

re: #149 JordanRules

Are Repubs expected to unironiclly release statements expressing concern over this pardon and middle finger to judiciary or no?

Of course. The party line will be “While we are ‘concerned’ by this, the presidential power to pardon is absolute” or something to that effect.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:17:35pm

re: #154 JordanRules

Whoa! Did not know that!

Knew he was former DEA but not LVPD.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:17:40pm

trump is gonna get rid of DACA too. you get deported if you were brought here aged 4 but get pardoned if u broke the law & were also racist

— libby watson 🥞 (@libbycwatson) August 26, 2017

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fern01 Aug 25, 2017 • 6:17:51pm

re: #149 JordanRules

Are Repubs expected to unironiclly release statements expressing concern over this pardon and middle finger to judiciary or no?

If President Obama did anything similar (I just can’t help saying this) - the GOP in congress would be screaming to the media as to how he hates democracy & his country. Trump does it - they applaud with their silence.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:18:32pm

re: #159 jaunte

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The DACA really impacts a lot of people in my SiL’s extended family and friend circle. Her family is naturalized thankfully.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 6:18:55pm

So, when does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 get repealed?

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:19:04pm

re: #160 fern01

If President Obama did anything similar (I just can’t help saying this) - the GOP in congress would be screaming to the media as to how he hates democracy & his country. Trump does it - they applaud with their silence.

They went apeshit over Obama commuting the remainder of Chelsea Manning’s sentence.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:19:49pm

re: #162 teleskiguy

So, when does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 get repealed?

Sooner than we may think I’m afraid. We’re seeing years of progress go in the toilet with this bastard.

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:20:05pm

That’s the strongest looking hurricane on satellite I have ever seen at #Landfall in the U.S. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/XKDaRM2DrG

— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) August 26, 2017

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 6:20:20pm

re: #162 teleskiguy

So, when does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 get repealed?

Why bother? Beauregard is in charge.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:20:53pm

re: #165 b.d. (bill d.)

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Gee if I were a religious fundamentalist asshole, I might say God is punishing us for Trump but I forgot Fundies only save that kind of bullshit for when Democrats are in office.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:21:24pm

re: #166 Decatur Deb

Why bother? Beauregard is in charge.

Won’t be there forever though.

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whitebeach Aug 25, 2017 • 6:21:52pm

re: #154 JordanRules

Whoa! Did not know that!

It’s right there in the first graf of the pardon press release.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:21:58pm

On Friday night in middle of hurricane, Trump issues controversial pardon of Joe Arpaio, protecting a political ally

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 26, 2017

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Joe Arpaio, the sheriff Trump just pardoned, cost his county more than $40 million to settle wrongful death and injury lawsuits on his watch https://t.co/yfdDF9tovO

— Jordan Rudner (@jrud) August 26, 2017

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fern01 Aug 25, 2017 • 6:22:06pm

re: #163 Targetpractice

They went apeshit over Obama commuting the remainder of Chelsea Manning’s sentence.

Of course they did - that it was thought out over months/years & explained in detail not withstanding.

Trump does things to hurt anyone who disagrees with him - no thoughts, no words, no advice - and he showed who he was for 70 years.

But her emails …

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 6:22:22pm

re: #168 HappyWarrior

Won’t be there forever though.

He will, or worse, if we don’t get our shit together.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 6:22:37pm

Arpaio kept a woman shackled to her bed during childbirth. fuck this

— backwash surfer (@rachelmillman) August 26, 2017

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Here’s a story of the racist piece of shit Fuckface Von Clownstick pardoned today. https://t.co/yRP7vB4fcj

— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:22:58pm

re: #170 jaunte

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Interesting Times Aug 25, 2017 • 6:23:12pm

re: #170 jaunte

Transgender military ban, pardons Arpaio, no emergency declared in TX. He seizes opportunity to turn #Harvey into Category 5 moral shitstorm

— Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:23:25pm

re: #173 teleskiguy

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:23:54pm

This is easily our worst president ever and I don’t say that lightly as I resisted greatly saying that about Bush.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:24:10pm

re: #174 HappyWarrior

“Millions for bigotry, but not a penny on big government waste.”

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Stanley Sea Aug 25, 2017 • 6:25:15pm

A source says Javanka protested POTUS enacting transgender ban, pardon Joe & end DREAMER act, tho they are sailing in Southampton today.

— Dane Venable (@iamthedane2) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:25:54pm

Sheriff Joe is so humbled that he’s immediately raising money. pic.twitter.com/WjHj37TV4h

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 26, 2017

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The road goes on forever and the scamming never ends.

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:26:00pm

This is the same man who believes to this day that five young men wrongfully convicted of rape deserved to be executed.

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Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos Aug 25, 2017 • 6:26:14pm

re: #82 Charles Johnson

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Hate to disagree with you on this one but I can’t see ANY scenario where Trump’s presidential end would come with a miserable whimper. When the day comes I can see him taking down as many people as he possibly can with him (and this does not exclude his ordering of a preemptive nuclear strike.)

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 6:26:18pm

Thank you @realdonaldtrump for seeing my conviction for what it is: a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department!

— Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) August 26, 2017

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You do realize that by accepting the pardon you admit guilt, you execrable racist scum sucking lard fuck. https://t.co/Aplkzsm3wJ

— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:27:02pm

re: #179 Stanley Sea

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I don’t believe that for a damn second. Jared and Ivanka have the President’s attention when they need it. They’re phonies. Fakes.

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 6:27:08pm

re: #169 whitebeach

I haven’t read that dreck. I saw an excerpt and started to gag.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:27:14pm

Will the President pardon a racist sheriff every time another racist resigns from the White House?

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) August 26, 2017

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:27:20pm

re: #183 teleskiguy

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Guilty as sin, free as a bird.

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Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 6:27:32pm

re: #184 HappyWarrior

I think that was a joke.

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 25, 2017 • 6:27:41pm

re: #152 darthstar

Grow a spine. This is a direct attack on our system of government. Stop Trump and help save the GOP.

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 26, 2017

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Show Trump you’re not “Flake Jeff Flake”. Work to clean up this mess.

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 26, 2017

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He’s flake Jeff Flake.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:27:44pm

re: #183 teleskiguy

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I knew that was going to happen. And you got some nerve to accuse anyone of having a witch hunt, you fascist son of a bitch considering what your jails practiced.

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:28:23pm

Right wingers do this so they can coordinate harassment attacks on Twitter. Please say hello to my block button. pic.twitter.com/i46Gi5jW4U

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:28:30pm

re: #188 Skip Intro

I think that was a joke.

Oops you might be right. Sorry. This whole thing has me furious.

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Targetpractice Aug 25, 2017 • 6:30:08pm

Now that I think about, Flake’s response is likely to be the way the GOP responds to this: “We would have preferred the president honor the decision of the courts.” No disagreement with the pardon, no challenging of Trump’s authority, just shrug and say that their only problem with it is that Trump hadn’t waited for the sentencing before taking action.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:30:49pm

re: #193 Targetpractice

Now that I think about, Flake’s response is likely to be the way the GOP responds to this: “We would have preferred the president honor the decision of the courts.” No disagreement with the pardon, no challenging of Trump’s authority, just shrug and say that their only problem with it is that Trump hadn’t waited for the sentencing before taking action.

As usual, the usual “We’re concerned” crap. Nothing but Von Papens, these guys.

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Timothy Watson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:30:50pm

I think Democrats should start introducing individual impeach resolutions for every thing like this that Trump does.

Let the Republicans try to justify not holding hearings.

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EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 6:30:56pm

re: #152 darthstar

Telling tr*mp “Yes, master, may I have another beating now?” is Republican SOP these days.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:32:07pm

This pardon is a classic abuse of presidential power. It dares Congress to use its own powers to preserve and protect the Constitution.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 26, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:32:21pm

Thank you @realdonaldtrump for seeing my conviction for what it is: a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department!

— Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) August 26, 2017

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Gloat while you can. This will be an important part of the case that brings down Donald Trump, you bigoted monster. https://t.co/cbpZOnuTpH

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 25, 2017 • 6:32:38pm

re: #183 teleskiguy

.@RealSheriffJoe @realDonaldTrump You admit guilt in accepting a pardon. Are you a witch?

— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) August 26, 2017

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See if he floats!

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 6:32:44pm

This is some of the most courageous Cap writing I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s from a throw away 1 Daredevil shot from 1990. pic.twitter.com/eT0ltk9oWz

— Meg Downey (@rustypolished) August 24, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:33:13pm

Tell me again Jill Stein about how Clinton and Trump are the same.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:33:23pm

At least it was a good massage.

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 6:34:37pm

Obama’s DOJ completely disregarded. He’s going to try to erase him every way he can.

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goddamnedfrank Aug 25, 2017 • 6:34:58pm

You do realize that according to the SCOTUS precedent established in Burdick v United States you have just confessed to being guilty, right?

— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) August 26, 2017

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 6:36:16pm

Harvey has officially made landfall as a Category 4.

Powerful Hurricane #Harvey makes landfall near Rockport, TX, as a Cat 4. #alwx pic.twitter.com/VU9FyafjmH

— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:36:25pm

re: #204 goddamnedfrank

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He doesn’t care. He’s not going to rot away in a jail like he should.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 6:36:27pm

I tweeted it so I could post it herehttps://t.co/bok8of2s8J

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) August 26, 2017

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 6:36:57pm

re: #204 goddamnedfrank

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Arpaio can confess guilt to violating bad law. He is the Thoreau of our hateful time.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:36:58pm

re: #203 JordanRules

Obama’s DOJ completely disregarded. He’s going to try to erase him every way he can.

Yep. Big fuck you to quite honestly some of Obama’s best legacy.

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:37:03pm

8:30 a.m.: A weather station in Port Aransas measured a wind gust of 116 mph., according to the National Weather Service.

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freetoken Aug 25, 2017 • 6:37:21pm

re: #205 teleskiguy

Scarily impressive:

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freetoken Aug 25, 2017 • 6:37:57pm

Trump hides behind the first major hurricane to make landfall in the US in years.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 6:38:10pm

Even Katrina was only Category 3 when it made landfall.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 6:38:38pm

You’re right. I tweeted this Professor Tribe statement out tonight. Also, can’t pardon for state crimes. NY & Calif could prosecute. pic.twitter.com/Pa1gjdDfrN

— Trial Lawyer Richard (@TrialLawyerRich) August 26, 2017

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:38:52pm

re: #212 freetoken

Trump hides behind the first major hurricane to make landfall in the US in years.

Don’t worry, he hasn’t actually signed any declarations of emergency for it yet. That would be actually useful.

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goddamnedfrank Aug 25, 2017 • 6:39:42pm

Sorry buddy but SCOTUS ruled on this, you don’t get to accept a pardon and still pretend to be innocent. @RealSheriffJoe @realDonaldTrump

— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) August 26, 2017

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This is why pardons can be rejected while commutations can’t. Accepting a pardon is an explicit admission of guilt.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 6:39:47pm

re: #215 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Don’t worry, he hasn’t actually signed any declarations of emergency for it yet. That would be actually useful.

This is going to make Katrina look tame, but you can bet they’ve already got an excuse ginned up for how this is Obama’s fault.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 6:40:38pm

[Can’t find this tweet right now: twitter.com ]

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Interesting Times Aug 25, 2017 • 6:41:04pm

Looks like HRC has a tweet for every occasion as well… :/

Last week, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was charged with contempt of court for racially profiling Latinos.

Donald Trump supports him.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 3, 2016

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 6:41:35pm

After we deal with this, a constitutional amendment barring the president from pardoning appointed or elected officials.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 6:42:07pm

re: #219 Interesting Times

Looks like HRC has a tweet for every occasion as well… :/

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 6:42:40pm

pic.twitter.com/tG6cTSde64

— Bawbag Defeater (@brando5112) August 26, 2017

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:44:13pm

re: #220 Belafon

After we deal with this, a constitutional amendment barring the president from pardoning appointed or elected officials.

Particularly for crimes committed in office.

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Interesting Times Aug 25, 2017 • 6:45:23pm

On another note, someone should tell ex-google-MRA james denmore or danmore or whatever the fuck his name is to put this in his patriarchal pipe and smoke it:

Happy 99th birthday Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the Apollo 11 mission https://t.co/aay2OKlxev pic.twitter.com/f04GIFINDU

— Dr Paul Coxon (@paulcoxon) August 25, 2017

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:45:57pm

A sheriff was racist for sport,
So much so he flouted the court,
Becoming in time
Convicted of crime,
And thus won the pres’s support.

— Limericking (@Limericking) August 26, 2017

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:46:33pm

Trump can’t stand not getting top billing, even to a hurricane.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 6:46:45pm

Congratulations to @RealSheriffJoe on his successful Cold Case Posse investigation which claims @BarackObama’s ‘birth certificate’ is fake

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2012

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:48:48pm

Anyway I feel disgusted and sick to my stomach so. You know. A typical Friday night in the reality we’re stuck in.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 6:49:19pm

re: #228 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Anyway I feel disgusted and sick to my stomach so. You know. A typical Friday night in the reality we’re stuck in.

Drink more. I killed the last of the booze in the house.

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Interesting Times Aug 25, 2017 • 6:50:36pm

The only thing missing from this timely twitter timeline snippet of mine is a post from the “Endless Screaming” account:

Read from bottom-up for maximum effect

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:51:06pm

Corpus:

Number without power has remained steady over the past hour or so from #HurricaneHarvey 74,000 are without power, including the mayor.

— Matt Woolbright (@reportermatt) August 26, 2017

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NoSoapForYou Aug 25, 2017 • 6:52:25pm

Also, ZZ Top’s “Jesus Just Left Chicago,” is actually about the youngest of the three Alou Brothers.

joemygod.com

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Jenner7 Aug 25, 2017 • 6:52:48pm

NEW: Pres. Trump says he has signed a disaster proclamation as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas https://t.co/u7rRPAM9fJ pic.twitter.com/A1CLujLjYh

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 26, 2017

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Kragar Aug 25, 2017 • 6:52:59pm

I am humbled and incredibly grateful to President Trump. I look fwd to putting this chapter behind me and helping to #MAGA

— Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) August 26, 2017

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Hopefully the resulting civil suits will leave you bankrupt, homeless, and shatter your health https://t.co/KFodP2ZgEi

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:54:24pm

One reason Trump may have pardoned Arpaio now: Gets people used to exercise of pardon power, prepares for pardons of Flynn, Manafort, etc.?

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 26, 2017

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But as heard on @AriMelber just now: with a pardon, one can’t take the Fifth. So they could be compelled to testify against him. https://t.co/McgebTrjPi

— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) August 26, 2017

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The Spite House Aug 25, 2017 • 6:54:44pm

re: #234 Kragar

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Can he be sued personally?

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:54:59pm

Trump pardoned Arpaio because he’s a racist and so is the other one.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 6:55:49pm

It’s almost like he knows he’s leaving soon & intends to saturate the mattress of the nation with urine before checkout at noon.

— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) August 26, 2017

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thecommodore Aug 25, 2017 • 6:56:26pm

‘Thank you for reaching the president’: Joe Arpaio credits Alex Jones for potential Trump pardon https://t.co/jxnQkwwZy1

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 26, 2017

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One fat fucking fuck @realDonaldTrump pardons another fat fucking fuck, @RealSheriffJoe. #Apaio https://t.co/0sQtS7vWp3

— Hal Perry (@halperry) August 26, 2017

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:57:08pm

re: #229 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Drink more. I killed the last of the booze in the house.

In a bit. Not too much, because I’d feel like shit physically more so tomorrow. Or later tonight.

At the moment trying to hydrate after my massage. It turns out my calves were tight. Who knew stretches are probably important? (Shhh.)

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 6:58:35pm

Reminder: one of the main reasons the founders provided for impeachment was as a check on a president who abused the pardon.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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Kragar Aug 25, 2017 • 6:58:41pm

re: #236 The Spite House

Can he be sued personally?

He just admitted his guilt, and since he was running the department, he could be named in any lawsuits brought against it.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 6:59:11pm

ok it is time for that pup whose favorite toy was gumby and then gumby showed up no i am serious it happened

via https://t.co/E067BQau4H pic.twitter.com/yMRxWmBaAp

— darth:™ (@darth) April 20, 2017

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William Lewis Aug 25, 2017 • 6:59:55pm

re: #200 FormerDirtDart

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That’s my Captain.

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Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 7:01:02pm

re: #236 The Spite House

Can he be sued personally?

Sure, by Maricopa County for legal fees and expenses.

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Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 7:02:21pm

re: #241 Charles Johnson

The founders never envisioned a time when the president’s party would be every bit as corrupt as he is.

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Jenner7 Aug 25, 2017 • 7:02:57pm

I’m going to drink and watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2…..

I hope Texas makes it. Be safe.

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EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 7:03:40pm

re: #244 William Lewis

Actually, that panel merely expresses determination. It can’t be evaluated without knowing what cause inspires the determination.

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 7:04:06pm

re: #247 Jenner7

I’m going to drink and watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2…..

I hope Texas makes it. Be safe.

We’re watching it.

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EPR-radar Aug 25, 2017 • 7:04:47pm

re: #246 Skip Intro

The founders never envisioned a time when the president’s party would be every bit as corrupt as he is.

Yes, a corrupt POTUS protected from impeachment by his equally corrupt party in Congress blows the entire checks and balances concept to smithereens.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 7:05:37pm

re: #224 Interesting Times

Wrote the guidance code for Apollo 11 *by hand.* Buzz Aldrin has said he trusted her more than anybody on Earth during that mission.

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:06:03pm

Just
Stop
Please

.@GameOfThrones rock musical coming to off-Broadway https://t.co/ouO4noxmuf pic.twitter.com/KVhEKrQvDN

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 26, 2017

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Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos Aug 25, 2017 • 7:06:21pm

re: #244 William Lewis

That’s my Captain.

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And this is Donald Trump’s Captain.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 7:06:22pm

re: #251 teleskiguy

Wrote the guidance code for Apollo 11 *by hand.* Buzz Aldrin has said he trusted her more than anybody on Earth during that mission.

I can’t even write “Hello, World” without at least three bugs. Mission-critical spacegoing code is way the hell above my pay grade.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:06:36pm

pic.twitter.com/eecre4WCcn

— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) August 25, 2017

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 7:06:39pm

lol

Anybody doing a head count of conservatives left in the WH? https://t.co/G1PoCSXdhE

— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) August 26, 2017

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Is the answer, “All of them?”

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William Lewis Aug 25, 2017 • 7:07:27pm

re: #248 EPR-radar

Actually, that panel merely expresses determination. It can’t be evaluated without knowing what cause inspires the determination.

Oh, I know but it still speaks to me and I do know where that panel comes from. So I look at it like the panels in the tweet FDD posted in #200 - an expression of what we’re fighting to preserve here and now even when all seems as lost. Yet even as we watch a racist corrupt sheriff get pardoned, there is also one less actual Nazi in the White House tonight.

The struggle continues and requires determination.

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 7:07:47pm

I don’t even know what to say to this.

I am pleased to inform you that I have just granted a full Pardon to 85 year old American patriot Sheriff Joe Arpaio. He kept Arizona safe!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2017

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Colère Tueur de Lapin Aug 25, 2017 • 7:08:08pm

re: #108 Targetpractice

I think Bill has a point, Trump is going to use his pardon power to get his co-conspirators off the hook. They’ll immediately clam up as Mueller will lose his leverage over them, and we end up with a Iran-Contra rerun where all the crooks walk and the head honcho claims to have been so scatter-brained that there’s no way he could have broken the law.

I thought by accepting a pardon they would lose their 5th amendment rights?

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William Lewis Aug 25, 2017 • 7:08:42pm

re: #253 Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos

And this is Donald Trump’s Captain.

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Good thing that’s just a time line that will get wiped away and never acknowledged again.

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:09:07pm

I am pleased to inform you that I have just granted a full Pardon to 85 year old American patriot Sheriff Joe Arpaio. He kept Arizona safe!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2017

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 7:10:00pm

re: #258 Charles Johnson

I don’t even know what to say to this.

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I do.

Go fuck yourself, you addle-brained fuckwit.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 7:10:09pm

re: #261 FormerDirtDart

He kept Arizona safe!*

* Not applicable to all skin colors, or abused children.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 7:11:16pm

re: #263 jaunte

* Not applicable to all skin colors, or abused children.

Yeah, but those are all terrorists, so… SAFE!

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 7:11:33pm

re: #262 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Went ahead and did it for you.

Go fuck yourself, you addle-brained fuckwit.

— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) August 26, 2017

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 7:12:27pm

re: #265 teleskiguy

Went ahead and did it for you.

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Since I don’t Twitter, that’s actually exactly the result I hoped for. Thanks.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 7:12:28pm

A pardon or immunity doesn’t protect you from being jailed for contempt if you refuse to testify.

— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 7:12:34pm

Eye wall coming on shore.

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Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 25, 2017 • 7:12:47pm

re: #260 William Lewis

Good thing that’s just a time line that will get wiped away and never acknowledged again.

Can we wipe the Donald Trump one? While we’re at it, can we find a timeline where Joss Whedon wasn’t cheating on his wife while being an outspoken feminist?

Too much is disillusioning and depressing in this timeline.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:12:49pm

Are you saying that the words “conservative” and “Nazi Twatwaffle” are synonyms?

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) August 26, 2017

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Kragar Aug 25, 2017 • 7:12:51pm

I am pleased to inform you that I have just granted a full Pardon to 85 year old American patriot Sheriff Joe Arpaio. He kept Arizona safe!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2017

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You just confirmed that you’re a White Supremacist who will undermine the Federal Courts to defend institutional racism https://t.co/uY13Mrq9ev

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 7:13:04pm

According to Aransas Pass Police the Harbor Master Building on the Harbor blew away #HarveyStorm @callerdotcom

— Travis Pettis (@CallerTravis) August 26, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 7:13:11pm

I am pleased to inform you that I have just granted a full Pardon to 85 year old American patriot Sheriff Joe Arpaio. He kept Arizona safe!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2017

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Gloat while you can, Pumpkin Pinochet. This was a serious mistake on so many levels. https://t.co/du6pV2Z5UY

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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William Lewis Aug 25, 2017 • 7:13:44pm

re: #265 teleskiguy

Went ahead and did it for you.

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Nah, tell him thank you for making Joe able to be sued and unable to exercise the 5th amendment about anything covered by the pardon. A good lawyer should be jumping with joy right now…

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 7:13:48pm

Over a 9-day span, it’s tough to overstate how much of a mess President Trump made of Arizona for the GOP. 1/6

— Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) August 26, 2017

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 7:14:34pm

re: #258 Charles Johnson

I don’t even know what to say to this.

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He’s 85—self-solving problem.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:14:44pm

Does anyone know anything about this fresh new crazy

Why was Jason Kessler writing for #CNN?https://t.co/LHaHY6o238 pic.twitter.com/DVoF0N07Mt

— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) August 25, 2017

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Is this the same guy who organized the #Charlottesville rally? If so there is a BIG story here https://t.co/g9Sw08Brlv

— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) August 25, 2017

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Got a live one. How should I respond?

You’re liars, and the whole world is going to know about it. America is awakening, and the whole world is coming w/us.

— Awake (@DPBLPatriot) August 26, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 7:17:39pm

1/2 Arpaio pardon is going to be big news. If Trump thought he’d slide it under the radar by announcing as the hurricane hit Texas, he …

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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2/2 made a serious miscalculation.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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William Lewis Aug 25, 2017 • 7:17:47pm

re: #276 Decatur Deb

He’s 85—self-solving problem.

And for those who still believe, there is still justice to come. Joe probably ought to hope the atheists are right :)

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 7:17:48pm

Just got to the office to help out with overnight hurricane coverage. Began by checking how the cable networks are covering things lol pic.twitter.com/oJRsnBcFND

— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 26, 2017

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 7:18:30pm

re: #280 b.d. (bill d.)

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What… what the ever-loving fuck?

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William Lewis Aug 25, 2017 • 7:19:18pm

re: #277 gocart mozart

Got a live one. How should I respond?

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“You’re right - we are awakening. That’s why thousands of real Americans show up to oppose not even 100 Nazi’s in Boston. “

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:19:29pm

re: #277 gocart mozart

Is Dinesh D’Shithead suggesting that the Alt-Right is a false flag operation orchestrated by CNN?

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 7:20:20pm

#NowPlaying Nebula > BBC Peel Sessions > So It Goes https://t.co/jkUXyBCBq3

— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) August 26, 2017

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b.d. (bill d.) Aug 25, 2017 • 7:20:47pm

re: #281 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

What… what the ever-loving fuck?

My guess is that Fox is pissed that people who turn on CNN to watch the hurricane have to also learn what their POTUS is up to?

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 7:20:53pm

We’ve been covering Joe Arpaio for more than 20 years. Here’s a couple of things you should know about him… 1/many

— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 7:21:48pm

My family also suggested that the president shouldn’t be allowed to pardon family members.

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Skip Intro Aug 25, 2017 • 7:21:57pm

re: #256 b.d. (bill d.)

Now I see the problem. Gorka is taller than Trump. Unacceptable!

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 7:22:39pm

re: #279 William Lewis

And for those who still believe, there is still justice to come. Joe probably ought to hope the atheists are right :)

There is no justice here or there, except the little we make. No pardon from the worms.

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 7:22:43pm

All of you who treated him as a joke, a ratings grab, an impossibility, a person who could change — blood is on your hands.

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) August 26, 2017

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 7:23:18pm

Trump in one word tonight: #pendejo

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) August 26, 2017

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meteor Aug 25, 2017 • 7:23:56pm

re: #45 FormerDirtDart

And they still gonna suck.

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 7:24:11pm

re: #283 gocart mozart

Is Dinesh D’Shithead suggesting that the Alt-Right is a false flag operation orchestrated by CNN?

Or CNN is a false-flag orchestrated by the corporate right. Makes at least as much sense.

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 25, 2017 • 7:24:26pm

re: #124 Targetpractice

So he didn’t jump, he was pushed.

Kelly is cleaning house.

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meteor Aug 25, 2017 • 7:24:32pm

re: #290 Charles Johnson

Amiin.

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Barefoot Grin Aug 25, 2017 • 7:25:45pm

OT humor for the evening:

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 7:25:52pm

re: #280 b.d. (bill d.)

They are so dangerous. It’s infuriating knowing there isn’t much we can do about Fox and the like right now.
The history books will show how depraved they were.

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Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines Aug 25, 2017 • 7:27:25pm

re: #74 Targetpractice

Meanwhile, anybody who lived through The Troubles or remembers the ‘72 Munich Olympics are rolling their eyes at all these Millenial children losing their shit. When you can remember a First Sea Lord being blown up on his fishing boat, a few people getting stabbed on a train is tame by comparison.

He’s damn sure never heard of the OAS, the right wing French army gang that carried out 50 terror bombings a day in the spring of 1962. Most of these were in Algeria but many were in Metropolitan France and some as far afield as Tokyo, Brazil, and Martinique. OAS gunmen once massacred 57 Algerian cleaning ladies as they lined up to be paid.

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retired cynic Aug 25, 2017 • 7:29:40pm

Charlie Pierce wrote about the Arpaio pardon before it happened.

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 7:30:21pm

Laura Coates serving serious facts on Arpaio on CNN.

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 7:30:29pm

re: #277 gocart mozart

Does anyone know anything about this fresh new crazy

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Yeah because people never change their positions ever.

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Charles Johnson Aug 25, 2017 • 7:31:29pm

I sure am glad it’s a quiet Friday night with not much happening.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 26, 2017

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 7:31:37pm

re: #300 JordanRules

Laura Coates serving serious facts on Arpaio on CNN.

Thank God. He can’t get away with this.

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freetoken Aug 25, 2017 • 7:31:39pm

re: #300 JordanRules

Laura Coates serving serious facts on Arpaio on CNN.

FAKE “FACTS”!

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 7:31:49pm

The Arpaio pardon is basically a big middle finger to America. A loud, proud declaration that this Administration supports racism.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 26, 2017

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 7:33:10pm

re: #302 Charles Johnson

I sure am glad it’s a quiet Friday night with not much happening.

Think we have spontaneously resurrected the FNDT.

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dangerman Aug 25, 2017 • 7:33:45pm

re: #278 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]1/2 Arpaio pardon is going to be big news. If Trump thought he’d slide it under the radar by announcing as the hurricane hit Texas, he …

arpaio is the textbook definition of an unmerited, political pardon

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meteor Aug 25, 2017 • 7:36:38pm

re: #229 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

I’m running out of beer.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 7:37:09pm

Worst of inner eyewall taking us. Modern, four-story hotel shaking to its very frame. Praying we get respite in eye. HARVEY in a Rockport. pic.twitter.com/TBqAD0ypUg

— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) August 26, 2017

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 25, 2017 • 7:38:38pm

re: #243 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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That is one thrilled puppy!

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 7:39:37pm

re: #308 meteor

I’m running out of beer.

Well, then, hold my beer and watch this.///

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 7:40:16pm

re: #311 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Your 2017 impression is spot on!

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Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos Aug 25, 2017 • 7:41:29pm

re: #286 Charles Johnson

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That list barely even scratches the surface on Arpaio. It doesn’t include his ties with white supremacists - two famous examples being Russell Pearce (kicked out of AZ Senate after discovery of Neo-Nazi ties - he was Arpaio’s chief deputy before this), and J.T.Ready, now-dead Neo-Nazi who went on a murder-suicide rampage.

And of course there’s this, when Arpaio spoke at a white nationalist rally a few years back (note where the image is from):

“Stormfront”

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 7:43:04pm

Pardon of Arpaio is explicit embrace of the racist policing practices that leave communities fearful of very ppl who should protect & serve.

— NAACP (@NAACP) August 26, 2017

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Kragar Aug 25, 2017 • 7:46:10pm

Presidential pardons should not be rewards for bad behavior and discrimination. Granting a pardon to Joe Arpaio is shameful and appalling.

— Sen. Al Franken (@SenFranken) August 26, 2017

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Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 7:47:19pm

Didn’t this crusty old fuck force male prisoners to wear pink underwear?

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 7:47:25pm

Earth winds:
earth.nullschool.net

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:47:27pm

Been thinking about this video for weeks—I feel like its amazingness was undervalued at the time? Its so spectacular pic.twitter.com/DXHV5jeckZ

— Tom Gara (@tomgara) August 25, 2017

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MsJ Aug 25, 2017 • 7:47:36pm

re: #286 Charles Johnson

Jesus Christ. This article from that thread.

His office was responsible for countless fiascos like this botched SWAT raid, where deputies set a puppy on fire. https://t.co/Gb7MS5zare

— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 7:48:18pm

With his pardon pen, POTUS reveals his own contempt for our Constitution, our courts, and our founding principles of equality and justice.

— Sally Yates (@SallyQYates) August 26, 2017

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Decatur Deb Aug 25, 2017 • 7:48:54pm

Guidance from Americorps (while there’s still an Americorps) on responding to the hurricane hit. Basically, don’t show up with a mop, looking for something to do.

content.govdelivery.com

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Barefoot Grin Aug 25, 2017 • 7:49:44pm

I’m always kind of waiting for when never-Trumpers show true colors:

I will say this: I think the Clinton/Rich pardon was a more egregious abuse, given Rich’s actions, background, and the the obvious payoff.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 26, 2017

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 7:50:17pm

re: #322 Barefoot Grin

LOL
Okay Rick.

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mmmirele Aug 25, 2017 • 7:50:39pm

The Phoenix New Times was all up in Joe Arpaio’s business for years and years. Here’s a tweetstorm by the alt newspaper highlighting just SOME of their articles.

We’ve been covering Joe Arpaio for more than 20 years. Here’s a couple of things you should know about him… 1/many

— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:51:25pm

re: #317 jaunte

Click this link. EARTH WIND MAPhttps://t.co/4i3zTBydoh

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) August 26, 2017

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JordanRules Aug 25, 2017 • 7:51:31pm

Republicans supported Arpaio long before Trump. This is who they are and what they do. None of this is new.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) August 26, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:53:02pm

MCCAIN: Arpaio Pardon “undermines (POTUS’) claim for the respect of rule of law as Mr. Arpaio has shown no remorse for his actions.” pic.twitter.com/9tNklMWYbi

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) August 26, 2017

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 7:53:49pm

Racism is a sin. Treating people like animals is a sin. Every single human being—including migrants and refugees—have dignity. #Arpaio

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) August 26, 2017

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meteor Aug 25, 2017 • 7:53:56pm

re: #316 Ace Rothstein

Uh-huh, did.

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 7:54:55pm

re: #328 Belafon

And then, get a load of this reply:

Racism is NOT a sin. It is merely a social norm established by Governments. And being anti-illegals is NOT racism. Get your facts straight

— Randall Stewart (@UnderRedStar) August 26, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 7:55:27pm

A Russian tanker has become the first merchant ship to sail across the Arctic without the help of an icebreaker https://t.co/xtJPGvRPe3 pic.twitter.com/igjUTyDW9E

— CNN (@CNN) August 26, 2017

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Just got to the office to help out with overnight hurricane coverage. Began by checking how the cable networks are covering things lol pic.twitter.com/oJRsnBcFND

— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 26, 2017

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meteor Aug 25, 2017 • 7:57:17pm

re: #330 Belafon

The fuck?

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freetoken Aug 25, 2017 • 7:57:18pm

re: #331 FormerDirtDart

Russian… tanker…

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 7:57:28pm

He arrested New Times reporters for covering him. We won a $3.75 million settlement for that one. https://t.co/tB97Xtg5ig

— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio once arrested some reporters covering him and subpoenaed the IP addresses of the people who read their stories about him. https://t.co/lmEoG7B5A1

— Freedom of the Press (@FreedomofPress) August 26, 2017

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Eclectic Cyborg Aug 25, 2017 • 7:59:48pm

Hurricane themed poem for this evening:

GATHERING STORM

The waves are thrashing against the old shore,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

The gusts are ripping the land to its core,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

A storm surge of almost twenty five feet,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

There’s calamity and emptiness out in the streets,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

The trees are falling from the force of the wind,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

The eye’s coming soon now, the countdown begins,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

For those who left home, we hope they’ll be safe,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

For those left behind, we hope it’s not too late,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

Fury and lightning strike out through the dark,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

Such fury on display, so raw and so stark,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

We’ll watch with concern and hope for the best,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

It’ll never be the same out there in the west,
It’s a hell of a night in Texas.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 8:01:34pm

The main reason for President Trump to pardon Sheriff Joe was fuck you, leftists.
The new rules, bitches.😎

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) August 26, 2017

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This is honest for once. We were governed by the rule of law. Now a corrupt aging bigot seeks to substitute for it his caustic contempt. https://t.co/fyzAv2189w

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 8:03:21pm

.@POTUS’s pardon of Joe Arpaio, who illegally profiled Latinos, undermines his claim for the respect of rule of law https://t.co/2FckGtwQ2m

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) August 26, 2017

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I stand w/ @SenJohnMcCain. The opposition to this abuse of the pardon process is bipartisan. https://t.co/MkZ7ST1xYB

— Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) August 26, 2017

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 8:04:41pm

You never want to see a Hurricane that looks like this at landfall.
I fear #Harvey will take a heavy toll. Be safe folks. pic.twitter.com/1r0CXvhghm

— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) August 26, 2017

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 8:05:16pm

Made some gurkensalat to go with dinner tonight, starting with this recipe. Halved it, except for the herbs, skipped the paprika, added a tiny bit of ground mustard, and didn’t quite let it marinated for as long as called for but whatever, it turned out really good.

Some levity on a night that needs it.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 8:06:32pm

Yes. The POTUS is an internet troll. Thanks for acknowledging that fact.

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) August 26, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 25, 2017 • 8:07:19pm

#NHC confirming #HurricaneHarvey has officially made landfall as Cat 4 b/w Port Aransas & Port O’Connor. #txwx pic.twitter.com/Jw5lmgONgo

— Anne Elise Parks (@anneeliseparks) August 26, 2017

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 8:07:49pm

On the slighter side, but: pic.twitter.com/4sw1YxE8iX

— Leanne Schwartz (@lifebreakingin) August 26, 2017

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A Trump Mini-me.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 8:07:55pm

Harvey’s eye is now fully ashore.

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Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines Aug 25, 2017 • 8:08:48pm

Arpaio’s abuses are the stuff of legend in the RWNJ base. He housed prisoners in tents in 110 heat and boasted that he had reduced his food cost by serving “green bologna” among other things.

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BlueGrl21 Aug 25, 2017 • 8:10:27pm

Update from Houston…

Very heavy rain starting now, thunderstorms. My area is under a tornado warning. Lost power twice, waiting for it to go out completely.

My thoughts and prayers to our neighbors to the southwest.

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jaunte Aug 25, 2017 • 8:11:41pm

Dropsonde-measured central pressure of #Harvey right before landfall is 938mb. Has not stopped intensifying this entire time. pic.twitter.com/dH9WWM4sr9

— Levi Cowan (@TropicalTidbits) August 26, 2017

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freetoken Aug 25, 2017 • 8:11:45pm

pscp.tv

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 8:14:10pm

Some interesting quotes in there.

My story on how Republican and Democratic Latinos feared Trump didn’t understand what an Arpaio pardon would mean https://t.co/bJQCoTb7gy

— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) August 26, 2017

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 8:16:01pm

#GOES16 captured this geocolor imagery of #Harvey as it nears landfall on the Texas coast. Get the latest info @ https://t.co/cSGOfrM0lG pic.twitter.com/u0O9ChtJeP

— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) August 26, 2017

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 8:17:11pm

re: #349 teleskiguy

GOES16 is just amazing.

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 8:17:21pm

re: #348 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Some interesting quotes in there.

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I hate to get too pushy, but could Latinos here in Texas use this to finally register and vote?

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William Lewis Aug 25, 2017 • 8:18:03pm

re: #330 Belafon

And then, get a load of this reply:

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Somehow little boy, I’ll take the word of a Jesuit about what is sinful over the word of a Nazi.

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Dave In Austin Aug 25, 2017 • 8:19:21pm

Just some wind by the airport in Austin. I need to go walk the building and equip. yard.
I’ll be up all nite..

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Aug 25, 2017 • 8:22:32pm

re: #351 Belafon

I hate to get too pushy, but could Latinos here in Texas use this to finally register and vote?

One hopes so, but it’s always best to be sensitive and aware of when you might not be the best person to make a particular approach.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 8:24:36pm

This is genius

Youtube Video

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HappyWarrior Aug 25, 2017 • 8:26:09pm

re: #336 teleskiguy

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Because POTUS’s job is to piss off “leftists.” Piss off Kurt.

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gocart mozart Aug 25, 2017 • 8:26:20pm

Retweet this so Donnie can enjoy it also

Yes. The POTUS is an internet troll. Thanks for acknowledging that fact.

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) August 26, 2017

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 8:30:38pm

re: #354 klys (maker of Silmarils)

One hopes so, but it’s always best to be sensitive and aware of when you might not be the best person to make a particular approach.

Last year, one of my wife’s Latino coworkers registered to vote and voted for Clinton. After he registered, I asked him to get his friends and family to register and vote.

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 8:31:41pm

The pardon of Arpaio is an endorsement of the concept of twenty-first-century American concentration camps.

— Andrea Pitzer (@andreapitzer) August 26, 2017

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From the author of a book on concentration camps—> https://t.co/6D5n4PMSne

— Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) August 26, 2017

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freetoken Aug 25, 2017 • 8:31:49pm

re: #357 gocart mozart

Your tweet, if retweeted, doesn’t include a name that will be found by the search hamsters at twitter. POTUS yes, but mostly people don’t search for that. “Trump” or his actual twitter handle will let a tweet be seen by more people.

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FormerDirtDart Aug 25, 2017 • 8:33:09pm

McCain has been opinionated this evening

McCain criticizes Trump for transgender military decision: “It would be a step in the wrong direction” pic.twitter.com/UL7NdfPWX0

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) August 26, 2017

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teleskiguy Aug 25, 2017 • 8:33:44pm

Tweets by iCyclone

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Ace Rothstein Aug 25, 2017 • 8:33:49pm

Here in my hood:

s/ad6QOLhYCveOZURIYsrWt7wstyGPKyjT2cXXhi66Xyum7vmtRu8iv/sPeLcM4Z

Rain starting, a little wind. Cats know something is up so they have made their sleeping arrangements in my garage. Just opened a bottle of Caymus, got the Astros on.

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 8:34:51pm

A non-political interlude and a less destructive natural phenomenon — at least if people don’t go crazy:

One minute before totality:

Same shot at totality:

Totality 1 (although wheat-dogg’s is infinitely better):

Totality 2:

Totality almost over:

Same shot, just after totality:

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freetoken Aug 25, 2017 • 8:34:55pm

re: #357 gocart mozart

That, btw, is a problem with replying on twitter. If someone else is reading the original tweet and wants to see the replies, they may come across one’s own reply. Otherwise, replies tend to get lost unless they have short strings that can be caught by searches.

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Belafon Aug 25, 2017 • 8:36:40pm

re: #362 teleskiguy

If he had less hair, he could pass for my brother, not just in looks, but attitude.

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wheat-dogg Aug 25, 2017 • 8:37:32pm

re: #364 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.

A non-political interlude and a less destructive natural phenomenon — at least if people don’t go crazy:

One minute before totality:

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Nice shots. I focused mostly on the Sun, and forgot to take photos of the environment.

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe. Aug 25, 2017 • 8:40:02pm

re: #367 wheat-dogg

Nice shots. I focused mostly on the Sun, and forgot to take photos of the environment.

Whereas I’m not really competent to photograph the sun, so I took photos of the environment.

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mmmirele Aug 25, 2017 • 8:56:08pm

re: #363 Ace Rothstein

Here in my hood:

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Rain starting, a little wind. Cats know something is up so they have made their sleeping arrangements in my garage. Just opened a bottle of Caymus, got the Astros on.

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Stanley Sea Aug 25, 2017 • 9:09:31pm

re: #364 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.

BRAVO

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