If this is Wong, I don’t want to be right.
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Quick question regarding the Senatorial logjam due to Manchin and Sinema’s antics -
I don’t know if it has been brought up here recently, but whatever happened to the big conversation for Puerto Rico statehood? It’s been extremely quiet for the past year or so after Puerto Rico passed a referendum with a formal request to become a US State. Democrats should be pushing like hell for this since for the next year there isn’t any way for Republicans to block the process now. There’s also the District of Columbia, but there are still judicial challenges on that either prevent or heavily delay the process.
For all you closeted Bengals fans….
The NFL is such a stick up the ass league, but they could not stop this.
My money is on Tom Brady suing whomever suggested/leaked he was going to retire/cry himself to sleep/sue.
I jest.
He will have that done by proxy.
I must go contain myself.
sorry, gotta ‘come forward’
re: #104 Dangerman
if we merely held gun owners to the standards the NRA and the rest claim they’ve set for themselves, they’d self select…
those who controlled their weapon at all times would be fine.
they’d be ignored.
just like the entire country ignores me every time a dui is arrested.control means control - handling, storing, carrying, transporting, transferring (selling, lending, gifting).
at all times means, at all times.
those who didn’t would lose their freedom, finances and future 2A privileges.
so those who wanted insurance could affordably buy it.
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If we simply required gun owners to carry liability insurance, the insurance industry would destroy the gun industry
— mohamad safa (@mhdksafa) January 30, 2022
ok, last time
re: #105 Dangerman
take two unrelated ideas and string them together in a question as if they are seemingly dependent
Do you think putting Trump behind bars would help our nation heal?
— Nathan Mackenzie Brown 🌎 (@NathanMackBrown) January 30, 2022
re: #2 Orange Impostor
Quick question regarding the Senatorial logjam due to Manchin and Sinema’s antics -
I don’t know if it has been brought up here recently, but whatever happened to the big conversation for Puerto Rico statehood? It’s been extremely quiet for the past year or so after Puerto Rico passed a referendum with a formal request to become a US State. Democrats should be pushing like hell for this since for the next year there isn’t any way for Republicans to block the process now. There’s also the District of Columbia, but there are still judicial challenges on that either prevent or heavily delay the process.
last i heard, manchin was opposed because he thinks it has to be done by constitutional amendment
re: #6 Dangerman
One very specific action and one vague nebulous abstraction.
So, let’s say that TFG gets arrested, and brought up on charges.
Do you throw him behind bars, knowing that there’s a groundswell of doucebags that would stage all kinds of civil disobeidence, or do you release him on his own recognizance, knowing that same douchebags will come out of the woodwork?
Personally, I’d like them to lock him up in isolation at a SuperMax, given the risks.
This week there were seven separate mass shooting incidents in the US, where 17 people were killed and 16 were injured. I document all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, along with all of the necessary info that needs a recap here: https://t.co/pZoLOJxA8G
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 30, 2022
re: #10 Captain Magic
Being on his own recognizance hasn’t worked well for all his victims.
oh
Michigan state senate candidate Mike Detmer (@DetmerMike) tells a crowd that he wants citizens to bring guns to polling places: “…if we can’t change the tide, we need to be prepared to lock and load. So you ask, ‘What can we do?’ Show up armed.” #mileg pic.twitter.com/emIKnfyqsi
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 30, 2022
Another Aussie whackjob:
You’ve really lost a screw here. Or do I need to remind you of Arthur Jensesn’s ‘meddling with the primal forces of nature’ rant once again?
— Captain Magic (@ericfruitbat) January 30, 2022
re: #10 Captain Magic
So, let’s say that TFG gets arrested, and brought up on charges.
Do you throw him behind bars, knowing that there’s a groundswell of doucebags that would stage all kinds of civil disobeidence, or do you release him on his own recognizance, knowing that same douchebags will come out of the woodwork?Personally, I’d like them to lock him up in isolation at a SuperMax, given the risks.
you grant him reasonable bail - reasonable for him and for the circumstances.
like anyone else.
you take his passports, etc, also like anyone else with access to $ and planes.
(a side benefit to this part is that it’s a public humiliation and that will sting)
if he then skipped the country, well, that would say it all. he’s guilty and a liar (yes i know we know):
1. because innocent people dont have to flee
and
2. because he posted bail and promised he wouldnt leave the country and he would appear (even though that might be years into the future, the way his lawyers will delay)
re: #10 Captain Magic
Lock him up, lock him up, lock him up.
re: #11 jaunte
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this part says more than the rest of it, sadly
I document all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, along with all of the necessary info that needs a recap here:
re: #13 Backwoods_Sleuth
That would not work in Philly let alone Pennsylvania. No guns or knives are allowed at the polls. One tiny problem some of the seals on the machine require a knife to break it.
This is what some other media outlets might call “measures the Republicans cast as protections against fraud.”
Well, we all know that it is voter suppression and we need to be prepared to defend democracy with every tool we have—organizing, educating, and litigating. https://t.co/WlXUc3j1tk— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 30, 2022
We need more of the outlets reporting what is happening on the ground correctly. #SB202 is a #votersuppression bill that is specifically targeting black voters. There is no two sides of this conversation. Thank you for shedding light on what is happening in real time.
— Gerald A. Griggs (@AttorneyGriggs) January 30, 2022
re: #7 Dangerman
last i heard, manchin was opposed because he thinks it has to be done by constitutional amendment
The requirement of a Constitutional amendment would only potentially apply to the District of Columbia, because of the 23rd Amendment. There is no such roadblock to Puerto Rico, as neither of the two most recent states, Alaska and Hawai’i didn’t require any special accomodation.
This handy piece of truth, c/o Reddit pic.twitter.com/Wp0x1cJD0z
— Deborah Beale (@MrsTad) January 30, 2022
re: #18 PhillyPretzel
That would not work in Philly let alone Pennsylvania. No guns or knives are allowed at the polls. One tiny problem some of the seals on the machine require a knife to break it.
According to the replies, they’re not allowed in Michigan either.
re: #19 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Hey, @Sen_JoeManchin, @SenatorSinema, what do you call this? https://t.co/DCjKFkgs6g
— Blue in Red Texas (@RockwallBlue) January 30, 2022
We stormed our own Capitol in 2021, so this doesn’t even cut that deep https://t.co/uFrkT23eez
— Ari Liljenwall (@AriLiljenwall) January 30, 2022
not a mask in sight
Bengals fans celebrating tonight’s win at Newport on the Levee. This was right after the game. So much excitement tonight in Cincinnati ! #WhoDey #WHODEYNATION @WCPO pic.twitter.com/aVof6Vrqse
— Kendria LaFleur (@KendriaLafleur) January 30, 2022
This is correct. The protection of voting rights is to ensure full citizenship and political participation for voters - especially those who have been historically disenfranchised based on race, ethnicity, poverty, age or disability. The goal is not to empower political parties. https://t.co/o2Scjg2wPR
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) January 30, 2022
That one or another political party may benefit from successful voter protection advocacy is a function of modern political alignment and platforms. It is not the goal of the work.
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) January 30, 2022
I don’t follow what he says as closely as I did during the #ToddlerinChief days but it’s interesting that he says “overturned the Election.” That sounds really bad. pic.twitter.com/5vkLU8G5Es
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) January 30, 2022
re: #28 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
DT still does not understand what the word “ceremony” means. Oh well this is what you get when someone who does not understand politics gets into office. They try to reform it and for the most part it does not work.
re: #20 Orange Impostor
The requirement of a Constitutional amendment would only potentially apply to the District of Columbia, because of the 23rd Amendment. There is no such roadblock to Puerto Rico, as neither of the two most recent states, Alaska and Hawai’i didn’t require any special accomodation.
Well, tbf, there is the issue of Puerto Rico being some sort of quasi-autonomous “Commonwealth”,versus the official “Territory” status Alaska and Hawaii had when they were admitted (the usual path to Statehood in the past).Though there is one other precedent: Texas was (at least by their own claim) an independent Republic when it was annexed by the US in 1845: so “status” per se should not be so much of barrier
re: #25 Backwoods_Sleuth
They kept showing scenes of the stands. I counted 6 people wearing masks. But one of those had their mask under their chin.
May be some superb owl tickets for sale cheap.
re: #28 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
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Kamala, Trump is giving you permission to overturn the election should he win.
re: #32 A Cranky One
That is how Cincinnati fans celebrate the trip to the Super Bowl!!!! pic.twitter.com/AssYwdliYC
— Rafael Luciano (@RafaelL20174928) January 30, 2022
It’s tough because you want these people to enjoy the excitement of their team going to the SB for the first in over 30 years but…
re: #31 Jay C
And, by territory (for Hawaii), you mean taken over ilgeally by sugar farmers?
re: #35 Colère Tueur de Lapin
And, by territory (for Hawaii), you mean taken over ilgeally by sugar farmers?
Well, yeah, there WAS that inconvenient “former internationally-recognized independent Kingdom” thing, but IIRC, in 1898, Hawai’i was (formally) annexed by the US, and organized as a “US Territory”, which was its status when admitted in 1959.
re: #34 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s tough because you want these people to enjoy the excitement of their team going to the SB for the first in over 30 years but…
Not really so tough. But then I understand risk analysis and am not willing to chance sickness or possible death.
re: #37 nines09
Fire. 1966 Fender Pro Reverb. Non original speakers. Huge headroom perfect pedal platform. Can give haircuts to first two rows on 10.
Do I sell or bequeath.
If I sold I would get a Fender Princeton reissue tweed 1X12. And and and[Embedded content]
I personally prefer the Princeton Reverb as the best of Fender, but that’s a pretty one too. If you can afford it and know a hungry young band, I’d say pass it on.
re: #2 Orange Impostor
Quick question regarding the Senatorial logjam due to Manchin and Sinema’s antics -
I don’t know if it has been brought up here recently, but whatever happened to the big conversation for Puerto Rico statehood? It’s been extremely quiet for the past year or so after Puerto Rico passed a referendum with a formal request to become a US State. Democrats should be pushing like hell for this since for the next year there isn’t any way for Republicans to block the process now. There’s also the District of Columbia, but there are still judicial challenges on that either prevent or heavily delay the process.
It’s not going to happen.
re: #10 Captain Magic
So, let’s say that TFG gets arrested, and brought up on charges.
Do you throw him behind bars, knowing that there’s a groundswell of doucebags that would stage all kinds of civil disobeidence, or do you release him on his own recognizance, knowing that same douchebags will come out of the woodwork?Personally, I’d like them to lock him up in isolation at a SuperMax, given the risks.
If he is indicted, he will not be jailed prior to trial. Prosecutors won’t even ask for it.
Spotify FINALLY publishes their platform rules.
newsroom.spotify.com
And Bob Lefzets’s retort:
This is SO close to what we want, but it’s still not there yet.
We don’t need to see Joe Rogan go, but we need to see misinformation go. And this screed pulls up to the bumper but does not deliver.
A warning for ALL Covid related content?
This is the false-equivalency that has gotten us into this fracas, this challenge of democracy, that has turned the United States into a bastion of misinformation, giving gravitas to that which deserves no attention whatsoever. The fringe gets amplified just like the mainstream, and then it challenges the mainstream for prominence. This can’t happen. This is what is ultimately leading to authoritarianism ALL AROUND THE WORLD! And coming back from authoritarianism is very difficult. Then again, if there’s an attempted coup, usually the perpetrators are penalized, if not outright killed, to disincentivize coups in the future. But we’ve got Donald Trump last night saying if he’s elected he wants to pardon January 6th participants. As for his reelection…forget the seven plus million votes between him and Biden, the presidency in the U.S. is decided by the Electoral College system, meaning you can lose the popular vote and be elected anyway, can you say 2000, can you say 2016? Which is why Neil Young and the rest of the MAJORITY are up in arms that the MINORITY constantly gets a pass. In truth, the odds of Trump being reelected in 2024 are quite high, and the ground has been laid for the results of the election to be contested if he doesn’t win. Talk about sowing chaos. This is why we need things clearly defined re misinformation, re Joe Rogan, on Spotify.
No, podcasts with MISINFORMATION must be labeled! That’s how the rest of the already recalcitrant platforms do it. And sure, this requires some judgment, but if someone says the earth is flat, or that there are thirteen inches in a foot, it’s quite clear. If someone says vaccines result in worse Covid infection outcomes it’s clear that that is plain wrong, and those perpetrating these falsehoods must be labeled. On Twitter they give you a strike for MISINFORMATION. Why can’t Spotify do this?
Because it’s afraid of pissing someone off.
But what did they say in the sixties, when Neil Young started to have an impact? YOU’RE EITHER PART OF THE PROBLEM OR PART OF THE SOLUTION!
Spotify can’t skate here. Its policy re Covid info is just like Trump saying there were good people on both sides in Charlottesville. End result? MORE ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI-MINORITY BEHAVIOR! If you let something slide, expect more of it. And if there are rules, the perps try to skate around them, like Texas with its abortion law. And it looks like Texas is going to get away with it. The majority of Americans want the protection of Roe v. Wade but it will be out the window and they will lose their rights. It’s a slippery slope and Spotify must pick a side, must enter the fray, must add some clarity, not pass the buck. TO WHO? Who is going to decide these issues? We no longer have faith in the Supreme Court, stacked by Mitch McConnell, a mealy-mouthed prick who with a straight face changes the rules on a whim. You can’t confirm a Supreme Court justice for a year before an election if you’re a Democrat, but if you’re a Republican? Trump gets Amy Coney Barrett confirmed in a matter of days before the vote. Talk about losing faith in the system.
So, a majority of Republicans believe the election was stolen, that Trump won. They’re enacting heinous voting laws throughout the country to ensure a Republican victory next time, but Daniel Ek is passing the buck. But in truth, corporations rule in the twenty first century. We don’t pay our fealty to “artists,” sold-out whores, but companies! People believe in Apple, not some singer or rapper. So it’s corporations that have to make the decision.
And the truth is Daniel Ek is in Sweden, which has an anti-immigrant fervor, but is so far advanced beyond America socially it’s not even funny. That’s right, those on the right consider Scandinavia a hotbed of socialism, but they’ve never been there, nor almost anywhere else. Sure, you pay more in taxes, but you get a ton of services in return, like free health care. And the truth is if you take care of all the citizens, especially those on the bottom, you have a less striated society with far less unrest.
But forget Daniel Ek being in a bubble, too many of the bloviators are too! On Bill Maher’s HBO show Matt Welch was saying there was no civil war coming, that at most a few hundred people would take up arms. HE SHOULD BE PRIVY TO MY INBOX! That’s the problem with those on the left, the talking heads, they really have no idea what is going on in the heads not in their socioeconomic group. Or they get their news from national outlets that get it wrong too. The “New York Times” and the rest of the national outlets completely missed the Trump train in 2016. I hear from those on the right all day every day. And if you don’t think they’re agitated and willing to take action…you have no exposure to them.
Sure, Daniel Ek wants Spotify to be agnostic, try not to offend anyone. But that will never happen. And today’s announcement won’t appease Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren and Brene Brown and… Pulling your music from Spotify is not something you can do with a finger snap. Most of the big artists don’t have that right. Their recordings are owned by others and oftentimes the publishing too. And if they’re licensed…the terms may not allow them to unilaterally pull the plug. Hell, David Crosby says he stands with Neil but no longer controls his content, then again, if he cared that much he could call Irving Azoff, who does, who has been a champion of artists’ rights forever.
Yes, it’s not only Daniel Ek and Spotify who are afraid to take a stand, it’s most of the artists too. I hate to tell you, but you don’t appeal to everybody, no one can, and by taking a stand your fans become more enamored of you. How come only those on the right understand this? Kid Rock? Aaron Lewis? On the right you don’t have to be afraid, but on the left??
As for providing a hub for accurate Covid information… Ek is as knowledgeable as it comes when it pertains to the internet. Getting someone to click is the hardest thing to do. Which is why everybody who is trying to do it employs click-bait headlines. Come here for accurate Covid information! That’s anything but sexy, and if you really care you can find this information with a cursory Google. But the people believing in Rogan’s proffered insanity, which can result in death, have no interest in the truth, “truth” is now a team sport, you believe what you want to believe, and people are not getting vaccinated because that’s the mantra of their team, forget science!
And in truth, these mega-platforms reach more people than traditional outlets like the “Times,” “Post” and “Journal,” that’s why this war is being fought on Spotify!
And in truth, Spotify may be an audio content company, but without music it’s dead in the water. Music is its power, what brings people in, it’s the gas at the service station, few would stop at the attached mini-mart if they didn’t need fuel.
And what has Spotify got to lose here? Labeling misinformation? I mean are you really gonna get in trouble with the right for this? And also, in truth, Rogan has got a big audience, but it’s very narrow. If you kicked Rogan off completely you wouldn’t lost many subscribers. Whereas music reaches EVERYBODY! And you’ve got to know more acts are going to line up behind Neil as the days go on.
And plenty of them need to be shamed. Tom Morello? Bruce Springsteen? Bruce sold his rights for $500 million and now he’s silent? Are his hands tied? This is another reason not to sell your rights, you lose control, you lose power, and no amount of money can buy that back.
Meanwhile, Neil Young keeps gaining power by the minute. All those jokes about the younger generations not knowing who Neil Young is…THEY DO NOW! And his image is burnished, he becomes even more of a legend. All the classic acts worried about their legacies… If you take a stand, maybe you’ll be remembered!
And we know rock and roll. There’s a leader, a few other heavyweights get involved and then everybody is knocking at the door to participate. Expect Styx and Debbie Gibson to take a stand down the line, they want that ink!
Now if you negotiate, you know you always ask for more than you want and you never take the first offer. Daniel Ek’s post is a first offer. We’re willing to let Rogan stay, but we need more. It’d be best if offensive podcasts, those laden with inaccurate Covid info, were not hosted, but at least label them. And don’t label those that are truthful, why should everybody be tarred with the sins of Joe Rogan and his misinformation?
Neil Young has proven the power of a musician. Do you really want to battle with him and so many more? There’s no way you can win. Spotify’s image will be tarred forever, and online, when there are options, image is everything. There are alternatives to Spotify.
So Spotify, you got caught in a kerfuffle at the bleeding edge. Do you want to be like the record companies? State alternative facts, like CDs are better? And then tar every file trader with the brush of copyright infringement without investigating why they’re trading, and the advantages thereof, even suing them in the process? And for all the b.s. of the burgeoning of file-trading being about the cost, i.e. free, then why in hell is everybody paying for a Spotify subscription? You’ve got to listen to the customer.
And here the active customer wants fairness and truth, they want a stand against the misinformation taking down our society. I mean what are Neil and his compatriots asking for? TRUTH? I didn’t think that was such a big ask.
And by not delivering it, Spotify has lost billions in market value. And Facebook stock bounces back because there are no alternatives, and the company owns Instagram and WhatsApp too. But the world does not need Spotify, there are alternatives, maybe not as good, but VHS beat Beta.
We need more. Not only Neil Young, but all of America. We need something we can agree on. Facts. Facts are not fungible. The sun comes up every day. And if you’re not vaxxed, the odds of dying are double-digit times higher than if you are vaxxed. And forget all the self-reported VAERS numbers, and RFK, Jr.’s idiocy, in truth the number of sustained negative vaccine effects are INFINITESIMAL! And the vaccines were not developed overnight, but over YEARS AND YEARS!
Ivermectin? Remember when it was hydroxychloroquine?
Birth control pills. You heard it here first. They cure Covid, absolutely! I just made that up, see how easy it is? But to come up with facts, to do the science, that’s much harder. Like creating Spotify to begin with. Come on, there’s no alternative facts in programming, it’s all 0’s and 1’s, it either works or it doesn’t, so Daniel Ek knows facts better than almost everyone, people like Joe Rogan and Aaron Rodgers and…who know how to fight in the arena, but have no idea how to program.
We need more.
re: #37 nines09
Fire. 1966 Fender Pro Reverb. Non original speakers. Huge headroom perfect pedal platform. Can give haircuts to first two rows on 10.
Do I sell or bequeath.
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instead of the fender princeton, at least consider one of the tonemasters. I can tell you that Fender has done wonders with these tubeless amps. I don’t have a world of amp experience, but my twin reverb sounds every bit like an old-school tube reverb.
re: #28 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Trump will in fact get several state government officials to do exactly that- nullify the state vote totals and hand their electors to Trump. They first try to rig the elections beforehand via voter intimidation and rejection of voter forms. This will happen. It is a foregone conclusion.
And it will cause mass chaos and violence, which is precisely the point. This is what Republicans want under Trump now.
Many of the right wing here in America look forward to having violence committed towards their own family members and former friends, many of whom have distanced themselves from right wing and/or Q-nutjobs these last few years. This is a fascist movement, the most dangerous period of time in the US since 1860. But Trump is just a little match. The real danger is someone else coming along with blowtorch-level competence in engineering a fascist takeover.
Just amazingly precise and clean. Bach wrote this as a violin piece. The picking technique required for a mandolin arrangement is maestro-level. https://t.co/7HOKbmeZku
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 31, 2022
And now, here is a former FLOTUS who can barely read English.
This is so great. I now have a go-to patriotic bedtime story about the American flag read by Melania Trump. pic.twitter.com/H91ug8xlsi
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 31, 2022
“Dancing” at the Project Veritas event last night.
This event was attended by Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Madison Cawthorn. pic.twitter.com/dgurr9UzM5— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) January 31, 2022
Dad Joke incoming:
What do you get when you mix alcohol and American Literature?
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re: #52 William Lewis
Dad Joke incoming:
What do you get when you mix alcohol and American Literature?
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My man built a dirt-track at his house and it’s amazing… pic.twitter.com/cjtspl8GIl
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 30, 2022
Insane snow art by Simon Beck..
📍 Leadville, Colorado 🇺🇸
🎥 IG: simonbeck_snowart pic.twitter.com/oQKkmLs1dh— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) January 30, 2022
Pseudo-patriotic jingoism for dumbasses, incomprehensibly read by the expensive mail order bride of a would-be despot, purportedly for the children. What a world.
I tried to catch up on episodes of “The Handmaid’s Tale” but after 1 1/2 eps of Season 3 I’m like, this is so fucking depressing and SPOILER ALERT I read “The Testaments” so I know how it ends.
That’s it, I am so done with this.
Donald Trump and the GOP continue to attack and disparage the United States military. Yesterday, Trump called General Mark Milley “the dumbest son of a b*tch.” pic.twitter.com/BZhZT4mGis
What in the pluperfect fxxxing hell is this fuxxxing garbage? https://t.co/0cgidvImdA
— Liddle Pecan Pie 🌈🍁🥧 (@Pie_Overlord) January 30, 2022
This never gets old .. Never https://t.co/1OSK2vYj2P
— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) January 30, 2022
Next time someone tries to sell you on “intelligent design,” ask them why humans drool in their sleep.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 31, 2022
idk lets try it maybe https://t.co/FMKuscU3ZO
— Talia Lavin (@swordsjew) January 31, 2022
re: #63 Charles Johnson
I didn’t drool in my sleep until about 60 years old. It really sucks with a long beard.
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #66 The Pie Overlord!
He’s quoting a bunch of bullshit by some rando who tried to pass it off as “Abraham Lincoln” quotes.
yeah, I read the whole thread.
Crenshaw is a moron who thinks this makes him look smart.
re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth
yeah, I read the whole thread.
Crenshaw is a moron who thinks this makes him look smart.
Yeah, Buttlicker or whatever that rando’s name is, thought it made him look smart too.
Text from son in law about the Bengals game:
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
You cannot help the poor by helping the rich.
Shocked, shocked I say
Texas grid operator warns electricity demand could near records during cold snap https://t.co/qIxnpnnC3Z pic.twitter.com/OK8JckE7lJ
— The Hill (@thehill) January 31, 2022
Ted Cruz: Better buy tickets for Cancun! https://t.co/5YIKid9r70
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 31, 2022
Super Bowl LVI: Bengals at Rams
re: #70 Charles Johnson
You cannot help the poor by helping the rich.
That is impossible. The gospel according to Saint Reagan says the poor are helped when the rich trickle on them.
Unless you had a favorite team, this has actually been an exciting post season.
For those of you who are blocked: pic.twitter.com/J4HhkOFKEg
— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) January 31, 2022
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
We’ve tried everything else.
— Blue in Red Texas (@RockwallBlue) January 31, 2022
re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m taking notes of every Florida politician that claims to support the Jewish community, yet has refused to condemn the Nazi rally in Orlando.
— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) January 31, 2022
So if I am correct in following Velveeta Voldemort’s logic in 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris has the right to reject election results if she objects to them? Seriously though. pic.twitter.com/HxQe7or50X
— Annisa Williams (@flacachica1105) January 31, 2022
re: #77 Belafon
Unless you had a favorite team, this has actually been an exciting post season.
Cowboys lost, Patriots lost, Brady lost, Rodgers lost
Personally, I’m enjoying the hell out of this post season
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Where did you get all this ignorance? It’s almost stupid enough to be from Ayn Rand’s Gospel of Greed & Selfishness.
— William A Lewis (@WilliamALewis4) January 31, 2022
re: #82 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Cowboys lost, Patriots lost, Brady lost, Rodgers lost
Personally, I’m enjoying the hell out of this post season
Been a good year to be an underdog. Now I could be happy with either team winning, just a slight preference for the Rams just because of the years Stafford lost trying his heart out in Detroit.
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
Did you just stumble upon some “you cannot” comedy bit on YouTube and add some rightwing fascist takes for flair?
— Oh. My. Glob. (@efuseakay) January 31, 2022
re: #85 ckkatz
And… the tweet is gone?
in the meantime, she has been putting out tweets supporting the Ottawa protesters
re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth
Reminds me of the old Army saying:
There are those who make things happen.
There are those who watch things happen.
And there are those who ask “What happened?”
I am currently in the third category.
Correct. That is the whole f***ing point. pic.twitter.com/a4O3dUpDB0
— Steve Marmel 💉 💉 💉 (@Marmel) January 31, 2022
re: #60 The Pie Overlord!
I swear, that’s the fourth grade Virginia History textbook that was still in use in public schools in 1975-76. If not, the tenor of the coverage of slavery is very close to the one we used.
It seems pointless to comment on this, but I actually sat down to watch it and my god it’s even more gratingly incoherent than expected. He accuses the Democratic Party of canceling Dr. Seuss, & then bitches about a tiny Costco warning label https://t.co/MrWzNMEr27
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) January 31, 2022
.@MattWelch’s face when Maher makes the “Karen” joke(?) was my face, but watching the whole interminable goddamn thing
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) January 31, 2022
re: #89 Backwoods_Sleuth
in the meantime, she has been putting out tweets supporting the Ottawa protesters
Hmm… Maybe if I try over the top drama mixed with passive-aggressiveness…
(With back of hand on forehead, reclining on fainting couch)
I see that I’m fated to not know who ‘she’ is. Nor to know what ‘she’ was doing prior to putting out out tweets supporting the Ottawa protesters.
Or… I guess that I could do simplest thing and simply ask… :)
What was the retweet by Parnas posted in #78 that ended up the retweet being deleted?
re: #95 ckkatz
“She” is Ron Desantis’ spokeswoman.
re: #96 Eclectic Cyborg
“She” is Ron Desantis’ spokeswoman.
Aha! That says all that needs be said. Thanks!
re: #66 The Pie Overlord!
He’s quoting a bunch of bullshit by some rando who tried to pass it off as “Abraham Lincoln” quotes.
It’s part of a pamphlet by a Woodrow Wilson era union-buster, Presbyterian minister, and motivational speaker named William J. H. Boetcker. An anti-New-Deal organization called the “Committee for Constitutional Government” used some of Boetcker’s propaganda in one of their own 1942 pamphlets which had some actual Lincoln quotes on the other side, so ever since then, Birchers and such have been misattributing Boetcker’s anti-union homily to Lincoln and using it to preach against worker’s rights, progressive taxation, and government regulation of industry.