Seth takes a closer look at aspiring Republican politicians deciding the path to power in their party requires fully embracing Donald Trump and his lies about the 2020 election.
JD Vance: From Hillbilly Elegist to Redneck Apologist
Radio stations in Moldova have dropped off the air. This is in the “Russian” Transnistria region.
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re: #2 Sherlock Hound
Radio stations in Moldova have dropped off the air. This is in the “Russian” Transnistria region.
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Transnistrians are super stoked about getting rescued from the gays and lesbians by Russia…
After some explosions yesterday (no victims) in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, today there is a huge line of cars and people leaving the region, heading to the Moldovan part and maybe further. People do not want to be “liberated” by russians. pic.twitter.com/15JEkcMOeq
— alina radu (@alina_ra) April 26, 2022
My first big computer purchase in more than 10 years: an iMac 24” M1 8/8 core 16GB RAM 1TB SSD.
The Apple Store is back ordered until June on these higher end models, but I found one brand new from a reputable store on eBay for a couple hundred less than the list price. Arrives next week. I can’t wait.
Excuse me while I whip this out
Wordle 311 4/6
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re: #5 Charles Johnson
How about whipping up WordleTags……
re: #2 Sherlock Hound
Radio stations in Moldova have dropped off the air. This is in the “Russian” Transnistria region.
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Apparently 2 giant antennas got knocked down.
re: #3 darthstar
The Russians (and their toadies) might be trying to cook up a casus belli to intervene in Transnistria:
Transnistrian telegram channels are sharing the following statement: “The Romanian army has been deployed to Moldova. Soldiers and officers are dressed in the uniform of the Armed Forces of Moldova.”https://t.co/92GTo0PpEe
— Faytuks Δ (@Faaytuks) April 26, 2022
why dear god why https://t.co/FfGVr8JJq9
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
I had to see it and now you do too… https://t.co/tOXlhrkuXG
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) April 26, 2022
I hope VIce President Harris recovers quickly from covid.
re: #2 Sherlock Hound
re: #3 darthstar
Yes, lots happening today down that way!
Moldova is one of three Romanian speaking regions. It was part of Russia and the Soviet Union. It became a country on the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Russia instigated a revolt in one section and then sent troops in.
Right now Putin is trying to stir things up in order to destabilize Moldova, threaten Romania and maybe draw Ukrainian troops from the battlefronts on the other side of Ukraine.
There was the ‘attack’ on the Transnistrian government building yesterday which has all the hallmarks of an internal job.
Where the transmitter attack came from is still unclear. Moldova claims it was a Transistrian internal job. Ukraine does have some interest in shutting down the transmitters, though.
The two most powerful AM transmitters in Europe were in Transnistria, and Russia was using them to cover Ukraine with Russian propaganda. Ujtol today. Apparently this morning someone bombed out these two transmitter sites, with no casualties. Say @tass_agency .
— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) April 26, 2022
Meanwhile, Russia missiled a bridge on the olny land route from Romania into Odesa:
This is the only Land Route from the Ukrainian Border near Romania to the Coastal City of Odesa without going through Moldova, this can’t be a coincidence in my opinion considering the Situation unfolding today in Moldova/Transnistria. https://t.co/cpPBPrrZ11
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 26, 2022
More on Transnistra:
Today’s thread of updates from #Moldova explosions in #Russia controlled “separatist” Transnistrian region near #Ukraine
- 3 confirmed explosions
- RusMFA threats & blame of #Ukraine
- MLD Govt assessment it’s internal separatist war-party, conflicting similar explosions in Ru https://t.co/4aXFM7TevQ— Vlad Lupan (NY) 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇺🇸 (@VladLupan) April 26, 2022
Freedumb pic.twitter.com/EhRMpT1BBx
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 26, 2022
the happy murder dance
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
Grooming……
This makes me physically sick.
Women, you’re equal. Stop letting the church lie to you. pic.twitter.com/TiIeiYgT7G— DutchessPrim (@dutchessprim) April 26, 2022
Yesterday I was called “juvenile” and “stupid” for bringing up this point. https://t.co/iDXhIfD0Zb
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
re: #17 Charles Johnson
That math doesn’t check out. $1M * 330M = $330T. That doesn’t mean $40B isn’t a lot of money, and he could’ve done something better with it than throw it at a social media company in an attempt to be relevant and edgy, but let’s be more real with our scale. The actual amount is $100 per person, which isn’t going to change anybody’s life.
re: #298 retired cynic
The difference between Twitter and Facebook is that Twitter is used by journalists and Facebook has been used by génocidaires, so of course Twitter is more important.
re: #17 Charles Johnson
Because the math is wrong?
He could give every person in America $100 and had $7B left over.
re: #18 Dopamine Fish
Corrected my math, reload.
re: #2 Sherlock Hound
Radio stations in Moldova have dropped off the air. This is in the “Russian” Transnistria region.
“I’m just a sweet Transnistrian / from Tiraspol in Eastern Moldavia…”
Yes, the math is off, but the point is totally valid that he could have done a lot to actually benefit humanity with $44B.
re: #8 Dr Lizardo
The Russians (and their toadies) might be trying to cook up a casus belli to intervene in Transnistria:
Ah yes, attacking radio stations was a thing in September 1939.
re: #23 Charles Johnson
Yes, the math is off, but the point is totally valid that he could have done a lot to actually benefit humanity with $44B.
Don’t disagree on your second point, but the math is so far off that the point just looks ridiculous.
re: #16 Dave In Austin
“Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes.”
― Steve Martin.
Looks like it’s official that Russia has totally suspended natural gas deliveries to Poland.
PGNiG officially confirms: Gazprom has informed us that from April 27, 2022, from 08:00 Polish time, natural gas supplies will be completely suspended https://t.co/zMqBqfI0Ub via @MariuszGierszew #Russia pic.twitter.com/xPTWNfggHg
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) April 26, 2022
re: #29 Dr Lizardo
Looks like it’s official that Russia has totally suspended natural gas deliveries to Poland.
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At Medium: I wrote about “gender ideology,” patriarchy, and why every backlash happening right now is the same backlash, whether or not we choose to see it as such: https://t.co/DUDEJoWjnt
— Jude “Pre-Order MAW in Paperback” Doyle (@byJudeDoyle) April 26, 2022
“…Popular media and discourse have tended to silo all of us Others into different categories (women’s news, queer news, labor news, “the race beat”) but to conservatives, trans rights, cis gay rights, and women’s rights all fall under the heading of “gender ideology,” summed up neatly by advocate Gillian Branstetter as “a catch all for any policy or behavior outside of strict gender roles — including allowing women outside the home.” Anti-gender thinking is what allows groups like the Heritage Foundation and the ADF to seamlessly pivot between astroturfing states with anti-trans bills and attacking the right to abortion, or why TERFs feel comfortable hiring Proud Boys as bodyguards. To point out that all these fights are connected is standard intersectionality theory, but what I am saying is slightly different: To our enemies, they are the same fight, waged by the same organizations, with the same resources and funding. Meanwhile, the targeted populations tend to fight separately and alone.”
Fox News has been telling the right wing cult that Twitter is going to be on their side now. These mindless fleshbots always do what they’re told. https://t.co/pIsKOjVpCU
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
Busted again for trying to bring firearms on a plane.
Anyone else having the kind of criminal conduct he’s engaged with in just the past week would find themselves in jail with bail hearings set for next week.
Can’t wait for his excuse - youthful indiscretion? https://t.co/gmfqHKS2co— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) April 26, 2022
re: #34 lawhawk
Busted again for trying to bring firearms on a plane.
Anyone else having the kind of criminal conduct he’s engaged with in just the past week would find themselves in jail with bail hearings set for next week.
Can’t wait for his excuse - youthful indiscretion?
I think he’s doing it deliberately to boost his right wing creds.
re: #34 lawhawk
Put that asshat on the no-fly list.
re: #35 Charles Johnson
I think he’s doing it deliberately to boost his right wing creds.
has to do something after that lingerie fashion show…
re: #34 lawhawk
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Does he think he can hide it in his wheelchair? I’m not being facetious here.
Melissa Lucio’s execution was delayed when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted her lawyers’ request for a stay of execution. Lucio had been set to be executed Wednesday for the death of her 2-year-old daughter.
Here’s what to know. https://t.co/MSJFqf28xq— The Associated Press (@AP) April 26, 2022
re: #39 Mike Lamb
That’s where he keeps his stabby knives.
Remember our conversation from earlier, about Republicans, those that vote for them, and tacit approval for their policies? Exhibit 67:
By a 42 point margin, Americans back K-12 teaching on “the legacy of slavery and racism and how this history impacts our laws, institutions, and society to this day.” Presented with a brief definition of CRT, even Republicans overwhelmingly reject a ban.https://t.co/AE9ilN0Mvu pic.twitter.com/Aa7tkLl978
— Jeffrey Sachs (@JeffreyASachs) April 26, 2022
There’s always been a fascism problem in America.
Just saw this … pic.twitter.com/hvKzCx2vkL
— What r u 12? (@whatru12) April 26, 2022
Agreed…have the same thoughts and feelings. Remember there are others who have felt this way for quite some time. https://t.co/kNN0CmiGVe
— Dewey Decimal (@thewolfisshe) April 26, 2022
re: #44 lawhawk
I don’t think he needed to attach the sights.
re: #42 Dopamine Fish
Remember our conversation from earlier, about Republicans, those that vote for them, and tacit approval for their policies? Exhibit 67:
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This is exactly the case in the laws they pass, too:https://t.co/sLb4S21z6e
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) April 26, 2022
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY): “The countries that have been attacked, Georgia and Ukraine, were part of the Soviet Union … since the 1920s.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “That does not give Russia the right to attack them.” pic.twitter.com/jnlRP6wAsN— The Recount (@therecount) April 26, 2022
A Libertarian stanning for the Soviet Union.
Somebody left an inert training mine next to Russian railroad tracks. People are trying to figure out why anyone bothered:
#Russia: There are reports that “a mine” was found planted on a railway line in one of the villages of rural Bryansk Oblast. pic.twitter.com/yPAz4dklGK
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022
We managed to identify the pictured “mine” - this is in fact a Soviet SZ-6 demolition charge. And most interestingly - it is inert (bottom line says ИНЕРТН); so not dangerous at all. The real one, however, consists of 5.9 kg of TNT. pic.twitter.com/Kb2p6ZBMrY
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022
Apparently, this is either a warning by the Ukrainian saboteurs, or someone’s cruel joke. pic.twitter.com/shXiCBZMPn
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022
This is very unlikely to be a false flag attack, since it couldn’t do any damage even in theory, but it fits UA modus operandi inside Russian territory (Targeting vital infrastructure used by the Military).That said, precisely why an inert charge would be planted is a mystery.
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022
We also believe the charge could be planted by the Russian authorities as a part of counter-terrorism drills in order to check how attentive the rail workers are. But the find was quickly posted online.A high level of terrorist threat is declared in Bryansk Oblast now.
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022
When people tell you what they are, believe them.
I think it’s clear that Rand Paul is an enemy of the West and of democracy. Republicans keep telling us they’re attracted to brutal autocrats and hate our liberal democracy. I think we should believe them and act appropriately.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
Even as a straight white male in my 50s with very short hair, I wouldn’t want to go to those pro-bigotry states.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
re: #32 jaunte
The most painfully exhausting thing to see is queer “Gender Criticals” who go full bore into the anti-trans shit, not even bothering to see that the same language being used to attack trans folks now is almost literally, down to the exact phrasing, the same language used to attack and demonize gay folks decades before. The language of bigotry rhymes because it so often comes from the exact same place.
re: #51 ckkatz
That last tweet makes sense; put an inert demolitions charge on the tracks to see if anyone is paying attention to infrastructure security. If that’s the case, then at least someone recognizes that there’s a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
re: #35 Charles Johnson
I think he’s doing it deliberately to boost his right wing creds.
Not the smartest campaign strategy, but it shows he’s at least trying to become relevant. It would be great if the TSA just put him on a no-fly list for repeated security breaches. There’s bus service to DC from North Carolina. It’s only a 4 1/2 hour drive.
JFC! Of all the people to elevate and normalize. What the hell is wrong with US media? https://t.co/0ItgwUNt5S
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
Dude’s a crime-Congressman who’s a fan of the failed crime President who attempted a coup when his personality disorder made accepting his loss impossible. If the Republicans weren’t an utterly crappy party, people like Madison would have already been expelled from Congress.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
Andrea Mitchell and Katy Tur criticizing the amount of support we’re sending Ukraine - saying we’ve crossed the line wrt offensive weapons.
WE’VE crossed the line? Look at the war crimes and ethnic cleansing.
What is it, Benji? Is it Timmy? Did he fall down a well again? https://t.co/1BbGby1S9k
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
re: #58 Punish Domestic Terrorists
He’s a repeat offender - TSA should put him on a no-fly list. It’s only a 4 1/2 hour drive from NC to DC…he can take the bus.
— Sean McCabe (@sean_s_mc) April 26, 2022
Just imagine if he were black and Muslim…
re: #50 DodgerFan1988
A Libertarian stanning for the Soviet Union.
By Rands logic, Mexico would be totally justified in invading Texas…and France could take back Louisiana.
re: #63 Eclectic Cyborg
By Rands logic, Mexico would be totally justified in invading Texas…and France could take back Louisiana.
Rand doesn’t care about logic. He’s a Republican.
re: #62 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Just imagine if he were black and Muslim…
He would have already been in jail for the multiple driving license violations/speeding.
He’d have never have made it to the airport in the first place.
re: #63 Eclectic Cyborg
By Rands logic, Mexico would be totally justified in invading Texas…and France could take back Louisiana.
Rand is not that stupid, he is just spewing the Talking Points that he sees as his job to spew. If Biden is supporting Ukraine, he has to come up with some reason not to.
re: #63 Eclectic Cyborg
By Rands logic, Mexico would be totally justified in invading Texas…and France could take back Louisiana.
Stop looking at Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana like that.
re: #33 Charles Johnson
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re: #67 darthstar
Stop looking at Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana like that.
Don’t mind us, we would be delighted to be a part of Canada at this point.
re: #63 Eclectic Cyborg
By Rands logic, Mexico would be totally justified in invading Texas…and France could take back Louisiana.
Or Russia invade Alaska.
re: #56 darthstar
Not the smartest campaign strategy, but it shows he’s at least trying to become relevant. It would be great if the TSA just put him on a no-fly list for repeated security breaches. There’s bus service to DC from North Carolina. It’s only a 4 1/2 hour drive.
good thing he has a driver’s license.
oh, wait…
re: #65 lawhawk
He would have already been in jail for the multiple driving license violations/speeding.
He’d have never have made it to the airport in the first place.
Or dead if any of his encounters with police went badly.
re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
good thing he has a driver’s license.
oh, wait…
As Sean pointed out, he belongs on the bus, but he could probably bum a ride from some theocratic idiot who looks up to him.
re: #63 Eclectic Cyborg
By Rands logic, Mexico would be totally justified in invading Texas…and France could take back Louisiana.
Kentucky is primarily Shawnee, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Osage land.
I look forward to my Native American overlords.
After last weekend’s meeting with Zelensky, US SecofDef Austin announced that the US was seeking to weaken Russia to the point that it could no longer attack other countries.
It appears that rather than an off-the-cuff comment, it was a blunt statement of a carefully thought out US Policy. It is also probably why the Ukrainians reacted so appreciatively after the meeting.
I suspect that Putin has bitten off far more than he expected.
👇 The U.S. went from seriously believing Ukraine might cease to exist as a sovereign nation two months ago to realizing that Russia is a busted flush militarily. Depriving of it the potential to launch another land-war in Europe isn’t some sinister design: it is common sense. https://t.co/rqAfubYu1g
— Michael Weiss 🌻🇺🇸🇮🇪 (@michaeldweiss) April 26, 2022
We just kicked off a historic meeting — more than 40 countries gathered together to help Ukraine win the fight against Russia’s unjust invasion. Our goal is to leave here with a common, transparent understanding of Ukraine’s short-term and long-term security requirements. pic.twitter.com/sRuhu7aPis
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) April 26, 2022
We all beat up on the administration when they get things wrong. So we ought to give them credit when they are successful: Biden’s handling of the Ukraine crisis has been the most successful American foreign policy intervention since the fall of the Berlin Wall. - @JVLast
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 25, 2022
The news that ELON MUSK is buying Twitter has thrown Washington into a tizzy over one major question: Will DONALD TRUMP return to his old favorite social media platform and start tweeting again?As it turns out, no one is more petrified of this than members of Trump’s own party.
On Monday night, in a series of calls and texts with several top GOP insiders, every single one of them told us that they hoped the former president stays the hell away from Twitter, lest he sink their chances at flipping the House and Senate. Some of his allies even think that a return to his old Twitter habits could damage his own brand ahead of a possible third presidential bid in 2024.
“If I’m a Democrat, I’d pray that Elon Musk puts Trump right back on Twitter,” said one House GOP leadership aide, who asked not to be named to speak candidly. “I don’t think it costs Republicans the House, but it certainly will elevate Trump’s opinions — and is going to put Republican candidates and members back having to answer for that.”
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans to Trump: Stay away from Twitter (Politico)
hey remember when elon musk threw a temper tantrum like a toddler over being told to credit an artist and then deleted everything and blacked out his twitter? https://t.co/GJwXeHQ1Z1 pic.twitter.com/iX8FdJu7pc
— Wootmaster 🦓 (@woot_master) April 25, 2022
Newsmax brought on the feminism experts pic.twitter.com/HO7zzGYQSd
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 26, 2022
re: #74 Backwoods_Sleuth
Kentucky is primarily Shawnee, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Osage land.
I look forward to my Native American overlords.
And, of course ‘Kentucky’ appears to have originated from an Iroquoian word for meadow/prairie. I have not been able to trace which Iroquoian language, though.
It’s 100% a lawless cult that wants to punish anyone who rejects the cult.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
re: #51 ckkatz
Somebody left an inert training mine next to Russian railroad tracks. People are trying to figure out why anyone bothered:
It was brought by the 3-Sims guy.
re: #80 ckkatz
And, of course ‘Kentucky’ appears to have originated from an Iroquoian word for meadow/prairie. I have not been able to trace which Iroquoian language, though.
A meadow/Prairie wouldn’t send clowns to Congress. Perhaps a restoration project is needed.
Republican state legislators and governors could be a part of the solution to stop gun violence. But they’d rather sell out children’s safety for campaign contributions from the gun lobby. https://t.co/ANsPdvZlHP
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 26, 2022
Who better to explain feminism to the Newsmax audience than an old white dude with a head like an angry penis?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth
Americas new pastime: Mass shootings.
re: #85 Charles Johnson
A friend noted that these folks always seem to have a head that looks like a thumb. And started calling them ‘thumb-bodies’
re: #89 jaunte
Yes, really pretty!
I’d be afraid of losing it. Even with an ‘idiot cord’ attached betwixt it and me.
re: #90 ckkatz
I have to admit I have a problem acquiring knives that I just like looking at.
re: #91 jaunte
I have to admit I have a problem acquiring knives that I just like looking at.
Out of context, that sounds bad. If you were a random stranger, I’d be concerned.
re: #92 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I wouldn’t want to scuff up the art!
re: #91 jaunte
I have to admit I have a problem acquiring knives that I just like looking at.
One of my criteria for purchasing a carry/camping knife is that I need to be okay with losing/breaking it.
I did violate that once and picked up a Fallkniven A1. It pretty much permanently sits in a box next to my camping gear. And has not yet been outdoors with me.
Instead I either take a $10 Morakniv Companion, or the old surplus Navy knife that I used to carry in the Army.
Why did I carry an old Navy knife in the Army I hear you ask?
Because the knife point is really re-inforced and strong, and very useful for poking open cans when I can’t find my p-38 can opener. Priorities!
re: #74 Backwoods_Sleuth
Kentucky is primarily Shawnee, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Osage land.
I look forward to my Native American overlords.
My area of PA would have to revert back to the Seneca Iroquois nation I guess.
re: #86 Dave In Austin
Speaking of Stabby knives. Here’s a recent completion.
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Throwgali says “To the sharp art!”
If anyone gets that reference, I’ll be impressed.
re: #10 Charles Johnson
What did I just watch?
📌BREAKING: Tesla has lost $100 billion in value so far today.
— D. Earl Stephens ✍️ (@EarlOfEnough) April 26, 2022
Whoopsie.
re: #101 jaunte
It’s not just that Tesla lost $100 billion in value. That’s part of the collateral that he’s likely putting up to buy Twitter. That means he’d need even more Tesla stock to leverage against his buy of Twitter.
His cost to obtain Twitter keeps rising, and the kicker is that the company doesn’t make nearly enough money to be worth it. It’s valued at $44 billion, but with $130 million in profit? Yeah, that’s not going to cover acquisition costs.
This is delicious.
re: #101 jaunte
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Looking at the actual details of this musk/twitter deal, I’m thinking it has about a 50/50 chance of success. It’s obvious today that Tesla investors aren’t too thrilled about the idea of providing the “collateral” for this acquisition. Tesla shares down 11% today.
— thomas rayosun long 🛹 (@ACoupleOkooks) April 26, 2022
Granted this is _so_ yesterday…
Musk is answer to the Jeopardy question: What is the one way to make Twitter worse?
— Jennifer ‘I stand with Ukraine’ Rubin 🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@JRubinBlogger) April 25, 2022
“Twitter, but with more lunatics and assholes” sounds super great.
— Matt Bennett (@ThirdWayMattB) April 25, 2022
Pontificating before a crucifix and a hockey jersey with an ironic Bible verse, John Bennett, Oklahoma GOP Chairman & current congressional candidate declared that “we should try Anthony Fauci and put him in front of a firing squad.” This is Christofascism rising to cheers💀 pic.twitter.com/EYrsMcVsZq
— scott linnen (@ScottLinnen) April 26, 2022
re: #105 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
If he succeeds and brings back users that are so screwed up that they managed to get banned from this very permissive service, he undermines Twitter, and creates a huge opportunity for a competitor. There’s no potential win here for him other than getting praise from asses.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
advertise heavily in Tex. and Fla. that young people don’t have to live in a police state run by people who want to control every aspect of your life.
— Jennifer ‘I stand with Ukraine’ Rubin 🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@JRubinBlogger) April 26, 2022
Just saw a guy reply to a historian referencing the Whites in the context of the Russian civil war by asking why everything has to be about race and I really think that may be the perfect Twitter interaction
— Zack Budryk (@BudrykZack) April 26, 2022
Alright, we reportedly have a deal with Putin that the UN and the Red Cross will help evacuate civilians from the Azovstal in Mariupol.
If this is a success, those people must be taken to the Ukrainian-controlled territory, such as Zaporizhia.
Not to a Russian “filtration camp”.— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) April 26, 2022
re: #80 ckkatz
And, of course ‘Kentucky’ appears to have originated from an Iroquoian word for meadow/prairie. I have not been able to trace which Iroquoian language, though.
why did I think the Iroquoia were a lot norther than that?
I very seriously thought it’s photoshopped.
No, it’s not.
Putin is this lunatic, again.
Or he’s just immunodeficient 🤔 pic.twitter.com/3j3m51yJ7K— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) April 26, 2022
re: #89 jaunte
Thx. Every one gets a little better and every one teaches me a lesson I don’t like. 😉
re: #109 ckkatz
I like both ideas, and I think the programs Josh is talking about should be included in any education reform, as in we should be as willing to pay for those as much as college.
re: #113 sagehen
Because they’re typically associated with NY and the Iroquois Confederacy.
Kevin McCarthy promised on Fox that if Republicans win back the House, they’ll investigate Attorney General Merrick Garland over why he called parents “terrorists” for wanting to go to school board meetings.
Fact check: Garland never did that. https://t.co/aheItaJhVU— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 26, 2022
re: #92 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Out of context, that sounds bad. If you were a random stranger, I’d be concerned.
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Hey. I could prolly make one of those for you.
re: #111 Backwoods_Sleuth
pay your workers more
That just means one company is taking people from another company. That doesn’t solve a state level issue.
re: #118 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well of course he lied. That’s all they need to launch an investigation. Then they can spend years digging for the thing that does not exist. It’s the perfect plot.
The name “Kentucky” is of native American origin and has been attributed to several different languages with several different possible meanings, including the Iroquois word “ken-tah-ten,” which means land of tomorrow.Other possible meanings for the name Kentucky: meadow lands, cane and turkey lands, or dark and bloody ground.
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Most experts think that the name Kentucky comes from a Native American language, but they don’t agree on which one. It may have come from the Wyandot name for the area, Kah-ten-tah-teh, which can be roughly translated as “Land of Tomorrow.” It’s also possible that it comes from the Shawnee name for the area, Kain-tuck-ee, which means “At the Head of the River.” Or it may have been derived from the Iroquoian or Mohawk word Kentucke meaning “among the meadows.”
I think I rather like “Land of Tomorrow”
re: #123 Backwoods_Sleuth
or
I think I rather like “Land of Tomorrow”
However:
It’s also possible that it comes from the Shawnee name for the area, Kain-tuck-ee, which means “At the Head of the River.”
is most likely since my part of Kentucky (the north and eastern part) is Shawnee country.
re: #116 Belafon
I like both ideas, and I think the programs Josh is talking about should be included in any education reform, as in we should be as willing to pay for those as much as college.
I remember taking both wood and metal shop in High School. The local Community college offered advance course in both with employment incentives when you passed the course. They were phased out to “save money”.
re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth
You and Glenn think the U.S. should compel Ukraine to accept the rule of this genocidal madman as his army murders, rapes and kidnaps them and destroys their country. The US should always stand ready to help free people facing such a threat. https://t.co/COCKZeSJQh
— Slava Ukrayini! (@aagcobb1) April 26, 2022
re: #121 Belafon
That just means one company is taking people from another company. That doesn’t solve a state level issue.
I fail to see the problem.
Pay the workers what they are worth. The company paying less than a living wage can get with the program or just whine about losing workers and blame Democrats.
re: #123 Backwoods_Sleuth
or
I think I rather like “Land of Tomorrow”
Certainly nicer than “dark and bloody ground”
I think it’s worse than not caring, Ron. The right wing view on drug addiction is that’s a sin, a character flaw, and if you die from an overdose you deserve it. It’s God’s will. This is why they oppose mitigation programs like needle exchanges.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
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re: #113 sagehen
why did I think the Iroquoia were a lot norther than that?
This is probably more than you were asking, but….
The Iroquois Confederation, originally of Western New York State did speak 5-6 dialects in the Iroquoian language family.
[I understand that the Seneca Nation (on the Western side of the Iroquois Confederation) dialect and that of the Mohawk Nation (on the Eastern side) were almost mutually un-intelligiable.]
The Huron and Wyandot Nations of the Great Lakes region (and deadly enemies of the Iroquois Confederation)) also spoke languages in the Iroquoian Language family.
As did the Cherokee Nation (also deadly enemies of the Iroquois Confederation), originally from the Western regions of the Carolinas and Georgia , and parts of Eastern Tennessee.
Rescuers have 30 minutes to save this deer’s life ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lk57Ke37lY
— The Dodo (@dodo) April 26, 2022
re: #50 DodgerFan1988
A Libertarian stanning for the Soviet Union.
Scratch a “libertarian” and you’ll find an authoritarian under the camouflage.
re: #16 Dave In Austin
Grooming……
My mother found out the hard way the lesson these women will probably learn as well. When you ignore obvious signs of abuse and neglect in favor of Bible-thumping loyalty and madness it makes for a long miserable slog through a fake marriage.
Thank god she finally divorced my asshole father after years and years of lies and male-entitlement bullshit.
re: #133 William Lewis
Scratch a “libertarian” and you’ll find an authoritarian under the camouflage.
Since their motto is “all rights for me and none for thee” it’s no wonder.
Yeah, fuck the custodial staff that cleans the Twitter offices every night, and every employee that does maintenance around the building and keeps the lights on and the air filters changed — they’re obviously part of a vast-deep-state-corporate-liberal-conspiracy.
What a dick.— Teddy Wilson (@reportbywilson) April 26, 2022
Why do I get the feeling he doesn’t have a fucking clue what he’s talking about? https://t.co/poYVRPLils
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
re: #137 Charles Johnson
That’s just so much word salad showing that he doesn’t know what censorship, free speech, or the 1A actually means or represents.
re: #4 Charles Johnson
My first big computer purchase in more than 10 years: an iMac 24” M1 8/8 core 16GB RAM 1TB SSD.
The Apple Store is back ordered until June on these higher end models, but I found one brand new from a reputable store on eBay for a couple hundred less than the list price. Arrives next week. I can’t wait.
With those exact specs, that is what is sitting on my desk at home. Mine is purple. What color did you choose?
re: #138 lawhawk
That’s just so much word salad showing that he doesn’t know what censorship, free speech, or the 1A actually means or represents.
money excuses a lot of stupidity
re: #136 DodgerFan1988
Even if he wasn’t Jewish, his fascist urges would still be disgusting.
Ben is appallingly keen for fascism. He backed away briefly due to the antisemitism of our fascist right, but their hatred for minorities and LGBTQ people won him over.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
re: #129 Charles Johnson
Also, there are more than a few Republicans who routinely partake in illicit substances.
re: #136 DodgerFan1988
Sure, get rid of Twitters entire IT staff in one shot.
What could possibly go wrong?
//
re: #128 No Malarkey!
Certainly nicer than “dark and bloody ground”
You know, Horshack is a very old and respected name; it means “the cattle are dying”.
re: #141 Punish Domestic Terrorists
He doesn’t get that if the fascists get into power, he’ll be sent to the camps even faster than the queers because the fascists always go after them first.
— Bill Barnett (@BillBar29495196) April 26, 2022
re: #139 The Squire of Logos
With those exact specs, that is what is sitting on my desk at home. Mine is purple. What color did you choose?
The only color I could get: silver. I wanted the green but I can’t wait until mid-June for it.
I have no doubt that lots of European governments are looking at ways to fix this within how they are dealing with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
It’s time to return full territorial sovereignty to Moldova.
According to international law, Transnistria belongs to Moldova.
The 1500 Russian troops occupying it since 1992 must either leave or be made to leave. pic.twitter.com/kjnMplc2Zr— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 26, 2022
re: #146 Charles Johnson
The only color I could get: silver. I wanted the green but I can’t wait until mid-June for it.
Bummer on the color Charles.
But then mine did take close to 4 weeks to be delivered. I had fingers crossed that my old iMac would hang in there that long.
re: #144 Eventual Carrion
You know, Horshack is a very old and respected name; it means “the cattle are dying”.
A neighboring town (Herndon, Virginia) is named after a guy who went down with his ship. When I point that out, most folks who know the area, respond “Yeah, that sounds about right.”
Back from my camera selloff. Stopped for the 4th Moderna shot on the way. There is no outguessing the timing with this bug, and the nationwide case incidence is rising again.
re: #125 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
I remember taking both wood and metal shop in High School.
Wood Shop, Metal Shop, and Drafting in Junior High School.
New evidence suggests Madison Cawthorn had inside knowledge of NASCAR driver Brandon Brown’s sponsorship, causing his purchase of ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ crypto to spike right after he bought it. https://t.co/Qf6bgD2X6f
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) April 26, 2022
Cawthorn keeps the criming up.
re: #106 ckkatz
Granted this is _so_ yesterday…
This may be the clean break opportunity for some investment group to acquire and build an inclusive social media platform that has a high degree of moderation, both human and AI. It would be a place to advance human understanding, science, facts, and the arts. It would be a place where trolls have a very short stay, lies and provable junk “science” are removed, and bashing any particular group based on race, sexual orientation, cultural background or religious affiliation/ non-affiliation are instantly banhammered,
Rest assured, if Elon acquires then opens up Twitter to the regular scoundrels, con-men, racists and thugs with no moderation whatsoever the race for the exits will be the stuff of legend. The new liberal leaning site that does effectively moderate will see tremendous success.
re: #143 Eclectic Cyborg
Sure, get rid of Twitters entire IT staff in one shot.
What could possibly go wrong?
//
Musk, sitting at a computer: “How do I add Trump? Maybe the tab key will help.”
re: #153 Florida Panhandler
This may be the clean break opportunity for some investment group to acquire and build an inclusive social media platform that has a high degree of moderation, both human and AI. It would be a place to advance human understanding, science, facts, and the arts. It would be a place where trolls have a very short stay, lies and provable junk “science” are removed, and bashing any particular group based on race, sexual orientation, cultural background or religious affiliation/ non-affiliation are instantly banhammered,
Rest assured, if Elon acquires then opens up Twitter to the regular scoundrels, con-men, racists and thugs with no moderation whatsoever the race for the exits will be the stuff of legend. The new liberal leaning site that does effectively moderate will see tremendous success.
that’s why i was musing about a sort of distributed architecture that doesnt require everyone to keep moving themselves and coordinate their entourage to the same place too.
i can change email services anytime and mostly no one else has to do anything - or even know
I can go from outlook to thunderbird to proton and it doesnt really affect anyone else either. certainly not the basics of short messages and to who (or not) and filtering out the spam etc
need some folks smarter than me.
More folks looking at the Musk/Twitter deal:
Musk is taking on $25 billion in debt financing to acquire Twitter, at an avg interest rate of between 4.5-5%. That means Twitter’s going to have to pay $1.15-$1.3 billion a year in interest alone, which is more than it made before interest and taxes last year.
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) April 26, 2022
I think that this may have been mentioned already. (If so, my apologies.)
1. Hello 👋 Everyone 👋 Just an M&A lawyer here 👋 A small voice among blue tick “experts”
I hate to spoil your premature congratulations…
… @elonmusk has NOT just bought @twitter. The Twitter board has agreed to recommend his offer to the Twitter shareholders … 1/2— Gavin John Adams (@gavinjohnadams) April 25, 2022
And maybe a few conflicts?
If Elon Musk thinks because he’s the world’s richest man that he can tell China to piss off if Beijing ever starts leaning on him about Twitter, he’ll find out how efficiently the Chinese state can gobble up that Tesla Shanghai factory, taking with it as much IP as it can.
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) April 25, 2022
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China’s foreign ministry says there was no basis to speculation that Beijing could try to use leverage over electric car maker #Tesla Inc in order to influence content on US social media site #Twitter Inc.https://t.co/a51GdrwCtu
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 26, 2022
re: #155 Dangerman
that’s why i was musing about a sort of distributed architecture that doesnt require everyone to keep moving themselves and coordinate their entourage to the same place too.
i can change email services anytime and mostly no one else has to do anything - or even know
I can go from outlook to thunderbird to proton and it doesnt really affect anyone else either. certainly not the basics of short messages and to who (or not) and filtering out the spam etc
need some folks smarter than me.
That’s mastodon — en.wikipedia.org
There are many individual servers in the “fediverse”. Server maintainers can block entire servers (which you really want to do, as there are lot of sketchy servers you really want to block).
In the Instant Messaging space, there was (and still is) Jabber/XMPP — XMPP being the protocol, and Jabber being a popular client. Of course, there were also a number of servers talking the same protocol (so compatibility with clients), but only as entry points into their own non-distributed server (for either corporate IM, or communication only inside their walled garden).
Interestingly enough, counter.social is built off of a fork of the Mastodon server software, but I do not know if they communicate with other servers.
re: #156 ckkatz
More folks looking at the Musk/Twitter deal:
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not sure i get this
twitter’s not going into debt
musk (or his acquiring shell company) is
they have to come up with the interest
Musk is taking on $25 billion in debt financing to acquire Twitter, at an avg interest rate of between 4.5-5%. That means Twitter’s going to have to pay $1.15-$1.3 billion a year in interest alone, which is more than it made before interest and taxes last year.
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) April 26, 2022
Oh for God’s sake is there any chance we could just not https://t.co/Bulw2ksn7m
— AlgorithmicJusticeHat (@Popehat) April 26, 2022
re: #160 Dangerman
not sure i get this
twitter’s not going into debt
musk (or his acquiring shell company) is
they have to come up with the interest
Elon is selling some of his TSLA.
Elon is getting funding from another source.
re: #159 aatharuv
That’s mastodon — en.wikipedia.org
There are many individual servers in the “fediverse”. Server maintainers can block entire servers (which you really want to do, as there are lot of sketchy servers you really want to block).
In the Instant Messaging space, there was (and still is) Jabber/XMPP — XMPP being the protocol, and Jabber being a popular client. Of course, there were also a number of servers talking the same protocol (so compatibility with clients), but only as entry points into their own non-distributed server (for either corporate IM, or communication only inside their walled garden).
Interestingly enough, counter.social is built off of a fork of the Mastodon server software, but I do not know if they communicate with other servers.
exactly.
and i thought i was so clever.
see? problem solved in less than a day ;-)
to be fair, rand paul did get his ass kicked in a fist fight with a neighbor that one time, so clearly he’s an expert on waging war
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
re: #153 Florida Panhandler
The problem is every social media platform needs an audience to make money. Making it restrictive and going heavy handed on the moderation makes it that much harder to become profitable.
re: #162 aatharuv
Elon is selling some of his TSLA.
Elon is getting funding from another source.
right
twitter doesnt have to ‘generate’ anything
Airport security found a loaded handgun in his bag. Not the first time this has happened at an airport.
re: #165 Eclectic Cyborg
The problem is every social media platform needs an audience to make money. Making it restrictive and going heavy handed on the moderation makes it that much harder to become profitable.
As bad as Twitter is, they did some things right; they don’t engage in the kind of predatory data-mining Facebook does. That’s why Facebook makes money and Twitter doesn’t.
re: #168 Charles Johnson
As bad as Twitter is, they did some things right; they don’t engage in the kind of predatory data-mining Facebook does. That’s why Facebook makes money and Twitter doesn’t.
Bingo.
re: #165 Eclectic Cyborg
The problem is every social media platform needs an audience to make money. Making it restrictive and going heavy handed on the moderation makes it that much harder to become profitable.
the long term way past that is to migrate away from thinking of them as discrete companies and separate communities
there used to be one phone company
there was never just one ‘the internet’
I once had a company approach me with a deal to provide them with anonymized demographic data from LGF. I thought about it for a little while, but realized my instant dislike for the idea was right on, and I said no.
I don’t really understand financing large acquisitions. Could someone explain how Musk’s plan works? Is Musk able to finance this through his shares of stock without selling them and paying any federal taxes? Who exactly is paying the interest on the amount he is borrowing?
snerk https://t.co/MS4VmMHXaW
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
My anonymized data appeals to advertisers who want to sell things to dead people.
What an insufferable asshat.
The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 26, 2022
re: #172 Dangerman
i wonder if he’ll keep doing this till he’s successful, then say ‘see’…..
I’m actually expecting him to sue the TSA under the Second Amendment.
re: #165 Eclectic Cyborg
The problem is every social media platform needs an audience to make money. Making it restrictive and going heavy handed on the moderation makes it that much harder to become profitable.
But do you want to spend you ad dollars on a site that features Nazis?
re: #178 Dopamine Fish
I’m actually expecting him to sue the TSA under the Second Amendment.
Two possibilities… Madison Cawthorn has a master plan, or he is just a stupid SOB. I think I’ll go with the latter.
re: #173 Charles Johnson
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re: #180 The Squire of Logos
Two possibilities… Madison Cawthorn has a master plan, or he is just a stupid SOB. I think I’ll go with the latter.
Oh, I’m not expecting it to be a master plan. I think it’s just the same old performative bullshit.
How did I not know about this? Blow your face out, baby.https://t.co/vOLxWSvIko
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 26, 2022
re: #177 The Pie Overlord!
What an insufferable asshat.
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twitter <> free speech
never was
never will
re: #180 The Squire of Logos
Two possibilities… Madison Cawthorn has a master plan, or he is just a stupid SOB. I think I’ll go with the latter.
kind of like desantis’ performance
he knew about the bond convenants or he didnt
either he’s an idiot or a Machiavellian idiot
re: #177 The Pie Overlord!
What an insufferable asshat.
The right to Free Speech and the right to say whatever the hell you want without facing consequences are entirely different things.
— Arch (Space Laser Vaccination Supervisor) (@Arch_LGF) April 26, 2022
re: #181 HRH Stanley Sea
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re: #156 ckkatz
More folks looking at the Musk/Twitter deal:
LOL,
Twitter’s going to have to pay $1.15-$1.3 billion a year in interest alone, which is more than it made before interest and taxes last year.
Elon is gonna have to finally pay taxes??!!??
Did anybody tell him that?
re: #186 Eclectic Cyborg
The right to Free Speech and the right to say whatever the hell you want without facing consequences are entirely different things.
not to mention who gets to impose limitations.
or is prohibited from…
re: #4 Charles Johnson
My first big computer purchase in more than 10 years: an iMac 24” M1 8/8 core 16GB RAM 1TB SSD.
The Apple Store is back ordered until June on these higher end models, but I found one brand new from a reputable store on eBay for a couple hundred less than the list price. Arrives next week. I can’t wait.
I’m leaning towards putting in an order for a Mac Studio. I’m looking to add some RAM and storage, so the delivery date is August right now.
However, if I put in the order today, they’ll honor the current trade in price on my MB Pro.
I think the Studio will last me a long while.
re: #177 The Pie Overlord!
What an insufferable asshat.
The only ones who fear it are those who haven’t got a clue as to the definition of “free speech”. https://t.co/YdJd8SMvEl
— justa farmer (@justafarmer4) April 26, 2022
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Elon is clearly aware of all internet traditions.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
re: #177 The Pie Overlord!
What an insufferable asshat.
A private service that allows the most bigoted people in the nation to abuse others as far as the law allows will be another Stormfront in a year.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
I’ve posted this somewhere, possibly here, possibly not.
My prediction, Musk will allow unregulated anything posts, tweeter will become extremely toxic, bots will thrive & reproduce/multiply, shit-posters will celebrate, Nazis will thrive, many people will become disguisted because the S/N ratio becomes so bad it can only realistically be expressed in scientific notation, 6-months down the road, it will be nothing but bots posting at each other.
Or, maybe not.
Do you ever wonder if you’re a narcissist? You don’t seem to understand that social media moderation and free speech have nothing to do with each other. “Free speech” sites fall to fascism very quickly because fascists drive out decent people.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 26, 2022
re: #199 Kilroy was here
Pitchforks and barbeques to grill the longpig.
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT: Russia will cut off the gas to Poland on Wednesday in a major escalation in the standoff between Moscow and Europe over energy supplies and the war in Ukraine | #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia #ONGT https://t.co/ABvEalrguc
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) April 26, 2022
re: #113 sagehen
why did I think the Iroquoia were a lot norther than that?
cherokee are a very old iroquois offshoot. they were one of the “civilized tribes” until white people decided they wanted their land and sent them to Oklahoma. Of course, as a former Choctaw student of mine bitterly lamented, the Cherokee actually got pretty good sections of Oklahoma, while the Choctaw wound up in what was effectively a desert.
re: #197 Punish Domestic Terrorists
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I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law.
define ‘the law’
re: #204 Dangerman
Breaking: Elon Musk was on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane 32 times and has been implicated in a massive human trafficking ring
The above statements are lies. But I’ve got free speech @elonmusk so defamation is kosher, no?— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) April 26, 2022
re: #204 Dangerman
define ‘the law’
What Musk wants will be the law; it will change on a whim, too, kinda like the current SCOTUS views precedent.
re: #132 Backwoods_Sleuth
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yeah, somebody grabs my back leg while i’m hung up in some asshole’s volleyball net, I’d react that way as well.
re: #204 Dangerman
define ‘the law’
Only way I can interpret it is he wants Twitter to be like a government - unable to regulate any speech whatsoever. He wants to turn Twitter into 4chan.
re: #123 Backwoods_Sleuth
or
I think I rather like “Land of Tomorrow”
Can’t for the life of me think where the irony in the name Indiana originated….//
re: #208 Charles Johnson
Only way I can interpret it is he wants Twitter to be like a government - unable to regulate any speech whatsoever. He wants to turn Twitter into 4chan.
I agree 100%
re: #207 steve_davis
yeah, somebody grabs my back leg while i’m hung up in some asshole’s volleyball net, I’d react that way as well.
um, erm….
holocaust-denying shithead chuck c. johnson is undoubtedly pulling every string he can to get elon to let him back, after trying the sock puppet approach nearly 40 times
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2022
Oh look- another Republican child porn connection
Thanks AP, totally ignoring the state Rep’s political party until the very end of the article. I’m sure if a Democrat were involved the same reporting standards would apply.
Not.
Fuck you, AP.
re: #208 Charles Johnson
Only way I can interpret it is he wants Twitter to be like a government - unable to regulate any speech whatsoever. He wants to turn Twitter into 4chan.
There’s a history of horrifying lawbreaking at 4Chan. It was a safe space for freaks because anyone else would stay well clear because of the child pornography posted regularly to this free speech site.
re: #188 Charles Johnson
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re: #75 ckkatz
After last weekend’s meeting with Zelensky, US SecofDef Austin announced that the US was seeking to weaken Russia to the point that it could no longer attack other countries.
It appears that rather than an off-the-cuff comment, it was a blunt statement of a carefully thought out US Policy. It is also probably why the Ukrainians reacted so appreciatively after the meeting.
I suspect that Putin has bitten off far more than he expected.
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I suspect that Putin is grunting out caltrop-shaped turds at this point.
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