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[Tripon]

A Michigan county official's use of the N-word at a public meeting has prompted the governor and other officials and residents to call for his resignation.

Tom Eckerle, an elected road commissioner for Leelanau County, north of Traverse City, used the slur moments before the start of a meeting on Tuesday, according to The Leelanau Enterprise.

When asked by a fellow commissioner why he wasn't wearing a mask, Eckerle said in an apparent reference to the coronavirus pandemic, "Well this whole thing is because of them N------ down in Detroit," the Enterprise reported.


When the commission's chair, Bob Joyce, interjected, "You can't say that," Eckerle did not back down. “I can say anything I want. Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us," he said.

But he told Interlochen Public Radio that he does not regret using the racial slur and believes it is "not racism."

He said it was the same as saying that he is German.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/michigan-official-s-use-racial-slur-prompts-governor-call-his-n1236114?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

[stufte]

A Michigan county official's use of the N-word at a public meeting has prompted the governor and other officials and residents to call for his resignation.

Tom Eckerle, an elected road commissioner for Leelanau County, north of Traverse City, used the slur moments before the start of a meeting on Tuesday, according to The Leelanau Enterprise.

When asked by a fellow commissioner why he wasn't wearing a mask, Eckerle said in an apparent reference to the coronavirus pandemic, "Well this whole thing is because of them N------ down in Detroit," the Enterprise reported.


When the commission's chair, Bob Joyce, interjected, "You can't say that," Eckerle did not back down. “I can say anything I want. Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us," he said.

But he told Interlochen Public Radio that he does not regret using the racial slur and believes it is "not racism."

He said it was the same as saying that he is German.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/michigan-official-s-use-racial-slur-prompts-governor-call-his-n1236114?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

Dude looks exactly like I imagined he would.

[Kara]

lol why are the Clintons going to be speaking at the convention. Fuck off and go away, losers.

[stufte]

lol why are the Clintons going to be speaking at the convention. Fuck off and go away, losers.

Seriously. They need to fuck off, they only taint an already wanting convention.

[Nintex]

A Michigan county official's use of the N-word at a public meeting has prompted the governor and other officials and residents to call for his resignation.

Tom Eckerle, an elected road commissioner for Leelanau County, north of Traverse City, used the slur moments before the start of a meeting on Tuesday, according to The Leelanau Enterprise.

When asked by a fellow commissioner why he wasn't wearing a mask, Eckerle said in an apparent reference to the coronavirus pandemic, "Well this whole thing is because of them N------ down in Detroit," the Enterprise reported.


When the commission's chair, Bob Joyce, interjected, "You can't say that," Eckerle did not back down. “I can say anything I want. Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us," he said.

But he told Interlochen Public Radio that he does not regret using the racial slur and believes it is "not racism."

He said it was the same as saying that he is German.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/michigan-official-s-use-racial-slur-prompts-governor-call-his-n1236114?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

Dude looks exactly like I imagined he would.

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That looks like a gentleman who would enjoy Farm Simulator yes.

lol why are the Clintons going to be speaking at the convention. Fuck off and go away, losers.

Seriously. They need to fuck off, they only taint an already wanting convention.

Hey kids it's Bill and Hill and their best friend Al. Buy your tickets today for this event of the century. You don't want to miss this.
The DNC will be aired live on Fortnite!

[Cauliflower Of Love]

A Michigan county official's use of the N-word at a public meeting has prompted the governor and other officials and residents to call for his resignation.

Tom Eckerle, an elected road commissioner for Leelanau County, north of Traverse City, used the slur moments before the start of a meeting on Tuesday, according to The Leelanau Enterprise.

When asked by a fellow commissioner why he wasn't wearing a mask, Eckerle said in an apparent reference to the coronavirus pandemic, "Well this whole thing is because of them N------ down in Detroit," the Enterprise reported.


When the commission's chair, Bob Joyce, interjected, "You can't say that," Eckerle did not back down. “I can say anything I want. Black Lives Matter has everything to do with taking the country away from us," he said.

But he told Interlochen Public Radio that he does not regret using the racial slur and believes it is "not racism."

He said it was the same as saying that he is German.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/michigan-official-s-use-racial-slur-prompts-governor-call-his-n1236114?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

Dude looks exactly like I imagined he would.

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Even his own face is trying to get him to shut up.

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1291776114193506307

Larry is even more optimistic because this stuff is working 

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[Brehvolution]

trump flu won't be gone until trump is gone.

[Mandark]

Phase 4 bill looking a bit dead right now.

[Tripon]

Apparently Congress really does need to see the U.S. in a deep depression before acting, huh.

[james]

Every day the government buildings are not burning is a day without a deal.

You want government to give a shit? Buy a safety vest.

[Mandark]

Apparently Congress really does need to see the U.S. in a deep depression before acting, huh.

"Congress"

[shosta]

There's nothing stopping states from passing their own stimulus bills and issuing their own (regional?) debt instruments. Blue states should just do it themselves and if the rest of the country wants to wallow in depression, that's up to them.

[james]

There's nothing stopping states from passing their own stimulus bills and issuing their own (regional?) debt instruments. Blue states should just do it themselves and if the rest of the country wants to wallow in depression, that's up to them.

They dont have money printers and most of them have a balanced budget constitutional requirement

[shosta]

They can repeal them! That's a political challenge but an easier one than the one facing the federal government.

[james]

They can repeal them! That's a political challenge but an easier one than the one facing the federal government.

Democrats saying they will do things and then not doing things, name a more iconic pair

[Mandark]

Reading about the state of negotiations today reminded me that Scalia's kid is in charge of the Department of Labor.

[VomKriege]

lol why are the Clintons going to be speaking at the convention. Fuck off and go away, losers.

Surprise step down of Biden in favor of Hillary.

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Nintex tier 

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[Trent Dole]

https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1290797094001766401

[Nintex]

lol why are the Clintons going to be speaking at the convention. Fuck off and go away, losers.

Surprise step down of Biden in favor of Hillary.

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Nintex tier 

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"Hey come 'on now everybody I want to be President, I was supposed to be President"

"You will always be President Joe, in our hearts But Hillary Clinton will be our nominee"

"You can't do that.. you can't do .. you know you can't do the thing.. with the hair, what they call it...."

*Joe Biden was removed from meeting*

*BillyBoy69 joined the meeting*

"Heya everybody this is Bill Clinton live on this here internet video to say that I'm really glad you've all decided to nominate my wife for President of the United States"

[Trent Dole]

It'd be hilarious if they made her the VP.

[TakingBackSunday]

are you a fallon writer nintex

[Nintex]

are you a fallon writer nintex

I'm not aiming that high, I would be satisfied with SNL or Colbert for Normies.

[Great Rumbler]

more like a failin writer

[Nintex]

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/instagram-related-hashtags-favoring-trump-over-biden

The difference between these two results, which an Instagram spokesperson told BuzzFeed News was a “bug,” prevented hashtags including #Trump and #MAGA from being associated with potentially negative content. Meanwhile, Instagram hashtags associated with the Democratic presidential candidate — #JoeBiden and #Biden, for example — were presented alongside content that included overtly pro-Trump content and attacks on the former vice president.

An examination by BuzzFeed News found that Instagram prevented related hashtags from populating for #Trump, which had been used on 14.6 million posts; #Trump2020, which had 2.5 million posts; and #MAGA, which had 5.6 million posts. Meanwhile, the hashtag #JoeBiden, which has been used on 390,000 posts, appeared alongside negative hashtags including #creepyjoebiden and #neverbiden, as well as seemingly pro-Biden content like #joebidenforpresident.

It's not a bug but a feature

 

[Skullfuckers Anonymous]

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1291484126881734657

[Kara]

Bunch of Hong Kong officials got sanctioned today too.

Trump administration sure seems to be stirring the pot right before an election.

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1291864911509938176

From his golf course 

[Skullfuckers Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1291864911509938176

From his golf course 

https://mobile.twitter.com/justinsink/status/1291875479830564870

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1291887261987078144

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1291889158869450755

 

Trump's rich friends are booing the press and clapping for him. 

https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1291890711579697152

[Kara]

https://twitter.com/graemem/status/1291878455148077056

 

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1291569973119393793

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/graemem/status/1291878455148077056

 

We're just an infrastructure week or two away from Jared Kushner heading up the Postal Service Task Force.

[Kara]

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The sequels to this comic are... interesting.

 

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https://twitter.com/GPrime85/status/1291743897941671937

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[team filler]

https://twitter.com/Jorgensen4POTUS/status/1291889336422719488

 

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/Rosemvmt/status/1291864663039389696

 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/1292089054729834497

Donald Trump August 6th: "You may not see me for a while, I have some very rich enemies"

Donald Trump on August 7th
- Gives a televised speech at his golf club
- Makes more rich enemies

 

[Cauliflower Of Love]

adelson: trump can we talk relief bill? *wink*

trump: derpy derp derpestein

adelson:

[shosta]

People I know who vote Dem are extremely frustrated Dems won't compromise. I don't think they understand how inadequate the Republican proposals are.

[Tripon]

Fucking Act Blue selling my info to these two bit campaigns.

[Positive Touch]

People I know who vote Dem are extremely frustrated Dems won't compromise. I don't think they understand how inadequate the Republican proposals are.

yeah anyone who's out of work right now knows $200 or $400 extra isn't going to cut it. everyone i worked with had two jobs, and usually a side hustle and some extra support. wages are so low in this damn country and essentials are so high that even before covid it was getting damn near impossible to survive, and having unemployment (if you can get it) give you less than 100% of your wage means that you just aren't earning enough to live.

[Joe Molotov]

They’re only missing one pivotal endorsement, Tripon.

[Madrun Badrun]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-aluminum-imports-tariffs-trump-1.5677757

Canada to impose $3.6B in tariffs in response to Trump's move against Canadian aluminum

Potential targets include numerous products made in swing states key to U.S. president's re-election

[Cauliflower Of Love]

People I know who vote Dem are extremely frustrated Dems won't compromise. I don't think they understand how inadequate the Republican proposals are.

yeah anyone who's out of work right now knows $200 or $400 extra isn't going to cut it. everyone i worked with had two jobs, and usually a side hustle and some extra support. wages are so low in this damn country and essentials are so high that even before covid it was getting damn near impossible to survive, and having unemployment (if you can get it) give you less than 100% of your wage means that you just aren't earning enough to live.

But remember, you're also not spending as much on luxury travels like the bus/train/uberpool to get to work either. Or fancy work lunches at that 99 cent menu at mcds.

It evens out.

[shosta]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-aluminum-imports-tariffs-trump-1.5677757

Canada to impose $3.6B in tariffs in response to Trump's move against Canadian aluminum

Potential targets include numerous products made in swing states key to U.S. president's re-election

I don't care what this is in response to. If you fucking Canadians think you can interfere in our election I'll parachute into Ottawa myself.

[Kara]

This great nation has been brought low. When once we were subjected to Russian interference in our elections, now we're subjected to Ukrainian Nazi election interference. That's why we need to vote for Joe Biden in 3 months and patiently wait another ~2 for him to take office. Man his dad could drive.

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/1292089054729834497

Donald Trump August 6th: "You may not see me for a while, I have some very rich enemies"

Donald Trump on August 7th
- Gives a televised speech at his golf club
- Makes more rich enemies

 

welcome to the resistance  sheldon adelson 

[Kara]

Trump's going to sign an executive order deferring payroll taxes? What an idiot. Clown country.

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/sivasiann/status/1292178557943328775

 

[Shuri]

I'm randomly watching his press conference right now, and unfortunately, I gotta say that he's getting free points with that voterID thing. I get the arguments we can find therehttps://www.aclu.org/other/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet but  As a filthy french canadian, i'm just  at the fact that you can vote without, seemingly, no form of government id?

He's doing to exploit the SHIT out of that if he loses in November.

  There are so many puzzling decisions with the left in America, I still can't get over the fact that Biden is the one sent out against him...

[shosta]

You need an ID to register to vote. One ballot is sent out per registered voter.

EDIT: Well, if you don't have one, your information is still sent to the county. Multiple registrations can't happen.

[VomKriege]

The USA always seemed weird to me too, considering you're mandated to have official ID... for anything, voting included, here. It's not (always) free either, in some cases (including making a new one in case of theft) you need to buy a tax stamp.

The most bizarre thing though is probably that elections in the US don't necessarily happen on an off day (correct me if I'm wrong). All ballots in France happen on Sundays. Lately it's been less and less true that Sundays are universal off days for workers but it's still by far the quietest part of the week. You'd think that at least the US Presidential Election would be a holiday to allow every voter maximum flexibility to partake, instead of forcing rush hour to stations.

[VomKriege]

You need an ID to register to vote. One ballot is sent out per registered voter.

I think Shuri means a federal issued ID.

[shosta]

You still need to prove you live where you live. There's no place in America where you can vote illegally without being caught at some level of the system eventually.

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1292205271712960512

[james]

Maybe Trump is right.

The last time Americans voted they fucked up.

They should no longer be allowed to vote

[VomKriege]

I think there's an argument that a national standard ID requirement could help citizens not be disenfranchised, provided access to it is made simple (or automatic) and very affordable. And while fraud is not an huge issue, a more secure system is always good.

Obviously that's not what Trump and Republicans have in mind when they bring up this issue.

[Mandark]

It's important context that the US had mass voter suppression in living memory. Southern states didn't explicitly ban black citizens from voting but set up a series of "unbiased" roadblocks (poll taxes, literacy tests) that were clearly designed to exclude them and were brutally effective.

Also that the landmark federal law which broke this system was repealed by the Supreme Court because of the strict textualist reasoning that "things have changed, it'll be fine."

[Kara]

The system is also set up in such a way in that it prioritizes the will of certain voices while ignoring others.

Historically this would be something such as people held in slavery counting as a portion of a person for proportional representation purposes, but certainly not as voters (or even human beings).

In the present day you have the phenomenon where prison populations count as people for proportional representation purposes, but people in prison generally do not enjoy the right to vote.

If you see a similarity between these 2 dynamics it's just some weird coincidence.

Have a political system from a slave society brehs.