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Mickey Massuco
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Guys just put him on ignore, he’s a full on troll at this point. He has never been accountable and never will be. He has always been a miserable troll and always will be. The board was better when he left because he victimized himself over some innocuous thing cwm said.
lol you are convincing nobody.
It sure would be nice to have a president lucid enough to use his newfound powers for good so that he could get reelected
Gary
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I'm gonna come off as mean, but LOL that people really thought Trump was gonna face any real consequences
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I never thought for a second that he would face real consequences, but I have to admit, I assumed it would come down to a drawn-out appeals process or something equally mundane. I was not prepared for this. The mechanism by which he’s apparently going to skate on is pretty unsettling because the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s decision go so far beyond this case itself.
Gary
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This man does realize he actually has power to do something about this, right? Like, fuck decorum, do something for once in your miserable life.
This guy deserves to lose.
This guy deserves to lose.
Big Papa Paegan
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We (my family and I) just had a discussion about this after dinner.
If the POTUS is granted immunity for "official acts" then why not use it to bar convicted felons from running for national office? Why not immediately push through legislation to restrict Presidential powers and immunity on an official level?
because that would be against the spirit of america blah blah
This isn't addressed at people specifically here (unless maybe it is!?) but just sort of stuff I've been thinking about the last few days.
Maybe Biden can still win because everyone has "already made up their minds". If so that's (i guess) great. That doesn't mean we shouldn't still be horrified that THIS is what the world has come to. It also doesn't mean we shouldn't criticize Biden or consider replacing him.
There is a double standard when it comes to Biden and Trump. The right wing has long since stopped pretending it cares about anything other than winning. Facts don't matter. Being nice doesn't matter. Nothing the media says matters. The left still tries to play by some rules. Whether that is a good thing or not I don't know. Ideally yes! But in a world where we are now hearing about military tribunals maybe not! I don't want the left to go full Stalin or something but maybe grow a backbone. A little FDR up in here. Now that was a crippled old man I can support!
As a foreign observer the consequences for the entire world of this election are terrifying. In many ways I'm more concerned about it than my own Federal election. We still have a functioning system of checks and balances. America has just seen what was left of that completely shredded this week. I'm not trying to say Canada is perfect, because boy is it not but I worry for all of our futures.
So what I am saying is. Please Brody tell us we'll be all right.
Maybe Biden can still win because everyone has "already made up their minds". If so that's (i guess) great. That doesn't mean we shouldn't still be horrified that THIS is what the world has come to. It also doesn't mean we shouldn't criticize Biden or consider replacing him.
There is a double standard when it comes to Biden and Trump. The right wing has long since stopped pretending it cares about anything other than winning. Facts don't matter. Being nice doesn't matter. Nothing the media says matters. The left still tries to play by some rules. Whether that is a good thing or not I don't know. Ideally yes! But in a world where we are now hearing about military tribunals maybe not! I don't want the left to go full Stalin or something but maybe grow a backbone. A little FDR up in here. Now that was a crippled old man I can support!
As a foreign observer the consequences for the entire world of this election are terrifying. In many ways I'm more concerned about it than my own Federal election. We still have a functioning system of checks and balances. America has just seen what was left of that completely shredded this week. I'm not trying to say Canada is perfect, because boy is it not but I worry for all of our futures.
So what I am saying is. Please Brody tell us we'll be all right.
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We saw it with COVID-19, everyday Americans really cannot get on the same page and work together for the common good. We are the most selfish, entitled nation. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEK.
Can you imagine if something like this happened in any part of the world? People would be filling the streets in a rage. Instead, Americans are just going to point fingers at each other as our boat goes towards the waterfalls.
It is all the DSA’s fault though, tek.
Can you imagine if something like this happened in any part of the world? People would be filling the streets in a rage. Instead, Americans are just going to point fingers at each other as our boat goes towards the waterfalls.
It is all the DSA’s fault though, tek.
Mickey Massuco
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As someone who has seen his country fall by the wayside over the past few years with no response, I can assure you that apathy isn’t a uniquely American problem.
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Well, it’s unique to countries mostly run by white English speaking people. France wouldn’t take this sitting down!
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That checks and balances thing is distressing. The Supreme Court is corrupted and, due to the number of appointments made from 2017-2020, an actual arm of the GOP. The likelihood of Trump winning has at least increased this past week. The Republican House majority is wafer thin but it could be retained. The Dems have a lot of seats to hold in the Senate and it's a tough row to hoe; the GOP doesn't have as many contested seats there as in recent cycles.
It might not be a great time. I already worry a lot about the students I'm leaving for grad school. Spec ed kids, among many others, are already at risk and I shudder to think how things could be with deeper budget cuts and more permissive bullying, etc. I'm going to try to find some part time tutoring, sub, para or other roles where I'm moving.
It might not be a great time. I already worry a lot about the students I'm leaving for grad school. Spec ed kids, among many others, are already at risk and I shudder to think how things could be with deeper budget cuts and more permissive bullying, etc. I'm going to try to find some part time tutoring, sub, para or other roles where I'm moving.
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Yeah. They'd burn some police cars then vote for Marine Le Pen.
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Americans can't even peacefully protest genocide or hold vigils for dead children without getting brutalized by armored police.
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Gary
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RFK Jr.âs Family Doesnât Want Him to Run. Even They May Not Know His Darkest Secrets.
A shocking photograph. Blowback from a Trump meeting. Alleged sexual assault. The Kennedys have voiced support for Joe Biden, but certain aspects of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s character are only just now coming to light.
Not as important as the big news, but here's more stuff about RFK Jr. Including stuff that's awful (sexual assault), expected (cocaine) and weird aka also expected (posing with a dog carcass).
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It may have been posted before but I may post it again once a week until the election.
Biden's poll numbers are drowning. They're putting non swing states like New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Virginia on the battleground menu. Fuck this man just drop out.
Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party's nominee
A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”
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In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
A copy of the letter was obtained by the Associated Press. It comes after the Supreme Court failed to settle a legal dispute.
apnews.com
sigh. Ok.
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@BruiserBrody nudging Snuffy: See?! See?!
Gary
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updateRFK Jr.âs Family Doesnât Want Him to Run. Even They May Not Know His Darkest Secrets.
A shocking photograph. Blowback from a Trump meeting. Alleged sexual assault. The Kennedys have voiced support for Joe Biden, but certain aspects of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s character are only just now coming to light.www.vanityfair.com
Not as important as the big news, but here's more stuff about RFK Jr. Including stuff that's awful (sexual assault), expected (cocaine) and weird aka also expected (posing with a dog carcass).
It takes a lot to somehow come off as a weirder candidate than Trump, but here we are
Honestly what the fuck.
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Obviously trying to appeal to Gen Z
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Hunter angling for a second-term, lame-duck presidency pardon from his dad; Joe thinks it's 2012 and not 2024 and his boss Obama is running for re-election, not him.
Mickey Massuco
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Fact-check: Post on Trump relatives in White House
President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have attacked former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter for riding h
www.politifact.com