Author Topic: USA Politics Thread |OT| Son of a bitch! (Read 486459 times)

On Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) said fixing the flaw could cost the state $50 million, and vowed his administration would seek to prosecute and investigate the “hackers” and anyone who aided the publication in its “attempt to embarrass the state and sell headlines for their news outlet.”

The Post-Dispatch says it discovered the vulnerability in a web application that allowed the public to search teacher certifications and credentials, and that more than 100,000 SSNs were available. The Missouri state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) reportedly removed the affected pages from its website Tuesday after being notified of the problem by the publication (before the story on the flaw was published).

The newspaper said it found that teachers’ Social Security numbers were contained in the HTML source code of the pages involved. In other words, the information was available to anyone with a web browser who happened to also examine the site’s public code using Developer Tools or simply right-clicking on the page and viewing the source code.

The Post-Dispatch reported that it wasn’t immediately clear how long the Social Security numbers and other sensitive information had been vulnerable on the DESE website, nor was it known if anyone had exploited the flaw.

But in a press conference Thursday morning, Gov. Parson said he would seek to prosecute and investigate the reporter and the region’s largest newspaper for “unlawfully” accessing teacher data.

“This administration is standing up against any and all perpetrators who attempt to steal personal information and harm Missourians,” Parson said. “It is unlawful to access encoded data and systems in order to examine other peoples’ personal information. We are coordinating state resources to respond and utilize all legal methods available. My administration has notified the Cole County prosecutor of this matter, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Digital Forensics Unit will also be conducting an investigation of all of those involved. This incident alone may cost Missouri taxpayers as much as $50 million.”

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“The state is committed to bringing to justice anyone who hacked our systems or anyone who aided them to do so,” Parson continued. “A hacker is someone who gains unauthorized access to information or content. This individual did not have permission to do what they did. They had no authorization to convert or decode, so this was clearly a hack.”

Parson said the person who reported the weakness was “acting against a state agency to compromise teachers’ personal information in an attempt to embarrass the state and sell headlines for their news outlet.”

“We will not let this crime against Missouri teachers go unpunished, and refuse to let them be a pawn in the news outlet’s political vendetta,” Parson said. “Not only are we going to hold this individual accountable, but we will also be holding accountable all those who aided this individual and the media corporation that employs them.”

Nintex · « **Reply #4030 on:** October 14, 2021, 05:59:56 PM »

https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448750830857904129

benjipwns · « **Reply #4031 on:** October 14, 2021, 06:07:22 PM »

https://twitter.com/MrBlank/status/1448758047560585221

benjipwns · « **Reply #4032 on:** October 14, 2021, 06:25:09 PM »

https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1448495251560091648

benjipwns · « **Reply #4033 on:** October 14, 2021, 07:19:18 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 12, 2021, 11:15:00 PM

twitter.com/lavern_spicer/status/1448019963504119817
twitter.com/lavern_spicer/status/1448040032841961474

https://twitter.com/lavern_spicer/status/1448726524123881479

Nintex · « **Reply #4034 on:** October 15, 2021, 01:02:34 PM »

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1449047260038303746

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“It was a dying party, I’ll be honest. Now we have a very lively party,”

that's one way to put it

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4035 on:** October 15, 2021, 06:29:02 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 14, 2021, 05:59:56 PM

https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448750830857904129

So sad to hear that Governor Parson died of DESE.

benjipwns · « **Reply #4036 on:** October 16, 2021, 07:16:58 PM »

https://twitter.com/ratnersarmy/status/1449066315193495555

benjipwns · « **Reply #4037 on:** October 16, 2021, 11:16:34 PM »

filler content:
https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1449439671432335361

team filler · « **Reply #4038 on:** October 17, 2021, 12:24:10 AM »

crossfit just looks like people trying to injure themselves while working out

benjipwns · « **Reply #4039 on:** October 17, 2021, 03:09:29 AM »

https://twitter.com/amywestervelt/status/1449368273074667534

Nintex · « **Reply #4040 on:** October 17, 2021, 07:52:46 AM »

I see he doesn't want to get rid of oil and gas quite yet. Which makes sense if you consider what is happening in Europe right now.
Germany went through a failed energy transition after the disaster at Fukushima (not the climate) spurred them into action. Across Europe countries are not able to meet energy demands with renewables.
And a lot of sustainable energy sources like bio mass (cutting forests, shipping the trees across the ocean and then burning them) are not sustainable or environmentally friendly at all.
Burning gas is cleaner than burning a tree.

But the screeching climate cult does not understand that if you remove one source of energy, you have to replace it with another.
Especially because all their other plans such as electric vehicles, working from home, big tech / automation investments and resettling refugees, require more energy and significant changes to the power grid.
All most climate spending plans are really doing is using tax money to fund big corporations and industry to renew and upgrade their equipment and production methods to be more sustainable.

You can't save the climate unless you fix the energy problem or not put the climate and environment in one basket and invest heavily in nuclear energy again.

Nintex · « **Reply #4041 on:** October 17, 2021, 04:52:44 PM »

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1449837228977496064

Yes, do this you fools. Put him in a room with Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff live on CNN.

benjipwns · « **Reply #4042 on:** October 17, 2021, 06:35:01 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #4043 on:** October 17, 2021, 07:10:42 PM »

Quote from: Stro on October 14, 2021, 07:39:00 PM

I know "cult" gets thrown around an awful lot in regards to Trumpland shit, but

team filler · « **Reply #4044 on:** October 17, 2021, 08:04:51 PM »

when they do the audits and nothing comes up, they'll still not show up to vote

Nintex · « **Reply #4045 on:** October 17, 2021, 08:07:13 PM »

Remember only polling experts and career politicians can question election results and argue with the media about their calls.

After they questioned Trump's 2016 victory to this day (a new documentary about the pee pee tape just dropped) why did they think he would just accept the outcome?
It's like with everything they come up with from 'fake news' to 'the big lie' (all phrases coined by the MSM and bluechecks) Trump knows better how to use them.

benjipwns · « **Reply #4046 on:** October 17, 2021, 08:19:44 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 17, 2021, 08:07:13 PM

Remember only polling experts and career politicians can question election results and argue with the media about their calls.

After they questioned Trump's 2016 victory to this day (a new documentary about the pee pee tape just dropped) why did they think he would just accept the outcome?

I was unrepentant in making fun of Democrats and their media lackeys for the stolen election/Russia talk, but there is a huge difference here between whining about the election result and Trump's refusal to ever accept a legitimate election result: First, Trump himself claimed that 2016 had been rigged and stolen from him despite having won. Second, Trump spent an entire year talking up the idea that 2020 was going to be stolen from him and telling his voters not to vote by mail-in. Third, Hillary conceded right after the election and never challenged any of it in court, Trump filed nearly 70 frivolous lawsuits and continues demanding fraudulent "audits" including in states he won. Fourth, Trump attempted to have others violate the law to switch the election results in his favor. Fifth, in the wake of all that he encouraged supporters to literally storm the Capitol as if this could change the results.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #4047 on:** October 18, 2021, 11:43:55 AM »

yeah but hillary is a smelly biaaaaaaaaaaaatttttch so it evens out

james · « **Reply #4048 on:** October 18, 2021, 12:02:38 PM »

Wow Hilary finally had Colin Powell killed. What did he know and when did he know it

Nintex · « **Reply #4049 on:** October 18, 2021, 01:39:37 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 17, 2021, 08:19:44 PM

Quote from: Nintex on October 17, 2021, 08:07:13 PM
Remember only polling experts and career politicians can question election results and argue with the media about their calls.

After they questioned Trump's 2016 victory to this day (a new documentary about the pee pee tape just dropped) why did they think he would just accept the outcome?
I was unrepentant in making fun of Democrats and their media lackeys for the stolen election/Russia talk, but there is a huge difference here between whining about the election result and Trump's refusal to ever accept a legitimate election result: First, Trump himself claimed that 2016 had been rigged and stolen from him despite having won. Second, Trump spent an entire year talking up the idea that 2020 was going to be stolen from him and telling his voters not to vote by mail-in. Third, Hillary conceded right after the election and never challenged any of it in court, Trump filed nearly 70 frivolous lawsuits and continues demanding fraudulent "audits" including in states he won. Fourth, Trump attempted to have others violate the law to switch the election results in his favor. Fifth, in the wake of all that he encouraged supporters to literally storm the Capitol as if this could change the results.

He started talking about rigged elections and rigged contests in general even before 2016. But that leaves the question, why is everyone surprised or shocked even and so easily caught up in the rigged elections hysteria, both his supporters and opponents.

https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/1450095282427936768

Here lies Colin Powell, he had some tough moments around our wars

A good and decent man who just happened to lie about the existence of Weapons of Mass Destruction to literally *checks notes* the entire world.

benjipwns · « **Reply #4050 on:** October 18, 2021, 09:54:25 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 18, 2021, 01:39:37 PM

He started talking about rigged elections and rigged contests in general even before 2016. But that leaves the question, why is everyone surprised or shocked even and so easily caught up in the rigged elections hysteria, both his supporters and opponents.

Maybe the powerful people who continue to push that rhetoric to the point of insisting their supporters don't vote in the next two elections.

Skullfuckers Anonymous · « **Reply #4051 on:** October 18, 2021, 10:12:24 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/itsJeffTiedrich/status/1450115366500327430

benjipwns · « **Reply #4052 on:** October 18, 2021, 10:28:01 PM »

don't vote, DO donate:

benjipwns · « **Reply #4053 on:** October 19, 2021, 04:58:18 AM »

https://energycommerce.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/ec-leaders-announce-legislation-to-reform-section-230

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Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Health Subcommittee Chair Anna Eshoo (D-CA) announced new legislation today to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields websites and online platforms from being held liable for third-party content.

The legislation, titled the Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act, would amend Section 230 to remove absolute immunity in certain instances. Specifically, the bill would lift the Section 230 liability shield when an online platform knowingly or recklessly uses an algorithm or other technology to recommend content that materially contributes to physical or severe emotional injury. The bill will be introduced in the House tomorrow.

fuuuuucccccccckkkkkkk ooofffffooofffffffff

team filler · « **Reply #4054 on:** October 19, 2021, 09:40:09 AM »

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Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #4055 on:** October 19, 2021, 09:49:41 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 18, 2021, 10:28:01 PM

don't vote, DO donate:
(Image removed from quote.)

probably part of his deal plea to no say anything about voting.

james · « **Reply #4056 on:** October 19, 2021, 10:08:56 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 19, 2021, 04:58:18 AM

uses an algorithm or other technology to recommend content that materially contributes to physical or severe emotional injury

Good. Im sick and tired of Instagram showing me successful people having fun while Im in bed eating Doritos.

Its really bad for my mental health

Ready to sue those fucks

BIONIC · « **Reply #4057 on:** October 19, 2021, 10:26:03 AM »

team filler · « **Reply #4058 on:** October 19, 2021, 10:31:28 AM »

Nintex · « **Reply #4059 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:35:08 PM »

When Trump hits, he doesn't miss.

Basically nuked the entire politicial pundit class with a hyper sonic missile from orbit.

Nintex · « **Reply #4060 on:** October 19, 2021, 04:00:44 PM »

Benji a new one just dropped

https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1450548575704866823

tiesto · « **Reply #4061 on:** October 19, 2021, 07:00:17 PM »

What a waste of a perfectly good CRT TV.

BIONIC · « **Reply #4062 on:** October 19, 2021, 07:25:20 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on October 19, 2021, 07:00:17 PM

What a waste of a perfectly good CRT TV.

nice rack tho

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #4063 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:32:03 AM »

Quote from: BIONIC on October 19, 2021, 07:25:20 PM

Quote from: tiesto on October 19, 2021, 07:00:17 PM
What a waste of a perfectly good CRT TV.

nice rack tho

Not really.

Nintex · « **Reply #4064 on:** October 20, 2021, 01:46:54 PM »

https://twitter.com/RyanGirdusky/status/1450781733251649536

https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/1450872552914620424

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It is unclear whether in this scenario Manchin would end up caucusing with the Democrats, which would allow them to continue to control the Senate, or side with the Republicans and place the Senate in GOP hands. In either event, he would hold great sway over this half of Congress.

benjipwns · « **Reply #4065 on:** October 20, 2021, 03:08:24 PM »

https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1450690040279994368

benjipwns · « **Reply #4066 on:** October 20, 2021, 03:27:30 PM »

Quote from: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/hawley-bill-supply-chain-us-manufacturing-requirement

Hawley's bill would direct the Department of Commerce to consult with the Department of Defense in producing an annual report that identifies "finished and intermediate" manufactured goods that are critical for the national security of the United States, or the protection of the industrial base of the United States.

The bill would also require that those goods identified by the Commerce and Defense departments be subject to the local content requirement of over 50% – meaning that more than 50% of the value of the good must be produced in the United States in order to be sold commercially in the country.

Quote from: https://gizmodo.com/how-joe-manchin-and-republicans-could-destroy-the-world-1847888280

How Joe Manchin and Republicans Could Destroy the World
The West Virginia senator's opposition to a key climate program and Republican opposition to everything is an existential threat to everyone.

...

The other option is that the U.S.’s weak position could allow for another nation to lead. Both Robinson and former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (who is Robinson’s deputy at The Elders) repeatedly called on China to come to the table with the U.S.—or on its own. Casten also sees a similar dynamic that could play out, with China having a potential opening to swoop in and set the climate agenda that will define the 21st century.

“The question is really going to be what country is going to lead the international conversation about climate?” he said. “To be in that leadership position, you basically have to have two things. You have to have the economic clout to muscle your way into that role, which we do. And you have to have the proven track record that you are committed to doing at least as much internally as you are demanding the rest of the world does, which we do not. If we don’t get there, what we’re basically doing is opening the door to the Chinese century.”

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BIMming It
Times up, time to leave!
10/20/21 11:44am
“We. Are. Fucked.”

Yup, which is why I think I’m finally starting to relax. I’ll still push for positive change, and strive to see us actually live up to the challenge, but I have very little hope that it will happen. The problem is too intimidating to even accept for a lot of people, meaning it’s near impossible to grass-roots our way to change... and the people at the top are already banking on the idea that they can fleece the masses and use those immense resources they gather to live in relative luxury while the world burns around them.

Meanwhile, everyone who isn’t in the top .5% is going to have to murder each other for their next meal or glass of clean water by 2050... which means we won’t even have the luxury of a peaceful end, we’re going to keep destroy ourselves until the job is complete. Human civilization is looking more and more like our first and worst mistake as a species.

So, I’m not going to fear it anymore... I’m ready to accept it, and I pray that I’m dead before things get really bad.

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Sassy After Death
BIMming It
10/20/21 12:49pm
Hey that’s my attitude as well! I hope I die in the early parts though.

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Chairman Kaga
Brian Kahn
10/20/21 10:12am
You know, if democrats had a bigger majority then two jerks holding the power to destroy the entire agenda wouldn’t be a thing.

Unfortunately gerrymandering, intimidation, lying, and the simple fact that most people in a position of power are now just in a race to consolidate that power, wealth, and security so when the inevitable collapse finally happens, they might stand a better chance of bring some sort of warlord or ruler of the broken society below.

Apocalypse fiction? At this point I don’t think so.

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CMAllenToo
Brian Kahn
10/20/21 11:04am
At this point it’s not sarcastic to say the greatest threat to humanity is rabid conservatism — like a WV senator refusing to let go of coal. And while America’s brand of conservatism is...more batshit crazy that most of the rest of the world, it’s certainly not on its own either.

Change is not optional, which means Conservatism is NOT AN OPTION. We CANNOT continue to do things as we have always done. Humanity has two choices: change or die. Conservatism is CHOOSING to die. And if that’s your choice, do the rest of humanity a favor and get it over with RIGHT NOW. Yes, I said it. I’m not going to coddle or sugarcoat for Conservatives. If you want to die, just go die. Today. The rest of humanity doesn’t want or need you here, and will be far better off with you and your obstructionist bullshit out of the way. Otherwise, get with the program, fall in line, and accept the changes we all have to make.

[close]

benjipwns · « **Reply #4067 on:** October 20, 2021, 05:07:29 PM »

https://twitter.com/JoshMandelOhio/status/1450913547685351434

james · « **Reply #4068 on:** October 20, 2021, 05:21:38 PM »

ERADICATE ERADICATE ERADICATE

benjipwns · « **Reply #4069 on:** October 20, 2021, 06:30:07 PM »

FACT CHECK:

Quote from: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/christmas-presents-never-late-trump/

On October 14, 2021, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, posted a message on Twitter falsely claiming that Christmas presents never arrived late during the administration of former President Donald Trump.

This is false. The Christmas presents did arrive late during Trump’s presidency.

Late Christmas presents were not unique to the Trump presidency. There are frequently shipping delays during the holiday season as mail carriers deal with an influx of purchases, as well as severe winter weather. In December 2020, the last Christmas with Trump as president, the COVID-19 pandemic further complicated shipping efforts and led to massive delays.

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Jordan’s tweet was one of several messages in recent weeks that hyperbolically claimed that President Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, were, in effect, canceling Christmas. The official House Republicans Twitter account, for example, posted the following message on Twitter:

Biden is not trying to steal Christmas.

The claim that Biden is “canceling” or “stealing” Christmas is part of an ongoing (and largely imaginary) “War on Christmas” (see our previous coverage of the “War on Christmas”).

benjipwns · « **Reply #4070 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:24:20 PM »

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The Trump Media & Technology Group also announced plans to launch a subscription-based video service called TMTG+ that will feature "non-woke" programming. The new endeavor will be led by reality television producer Scott St. John who has worked on shows like “Deal or No Deal" and “America’s Got Talent."

https://twitter.com/WilliamTurton/status/1450992181431488513

https://tmtgcorp.com/company-overview/

https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/1451004313665523713

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4071 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:32:38 AM »

I bet this won’t be an enormous grift.

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #4072 on:** October 21, 2021, 03:03:48 AM »

Russian translation is already up: https://www.pravda.ru/

Nintex · « **Reply #4073 on:** October 21, 2021, 05:00:34 AM »

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TRUTH Social is America’s “Big Tent” social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology.

It's a big tent and everyone is invited

I'm wondering if Trump is going to change the messaging now that he has a vehicle with no strings attached to make $$$.
Less donations to pacs, more investments in TMTG stonks.

The success of this depends on if he can get more big conservative names to sign on and create content.
In that sense it's all very fragmented. So creating a big umbrella for conservative media is not such a bad idea.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #4074 on:** October 21, 2021, 07:15:13 AM »

lol trump will ban the people he's mad at on that particular day all the time

Transhuman · « **Reply #4075 on:** October 21, 2021, 07:46:44 AM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 21, 2021, 05:00:34 AM

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TRUTH Social is America’s “Big Tent” social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology.

It's a big tent and everyone is invited

So Taliban allowed?

Kevtones · « **Reply #4076 on:** October 21, 2021, 11:38:09 AM »

The number one problem in the US is the housing market. It is literally driving up the cost of living universally and outpacing wages and has been forever (dramatically raising wages is the dumb answer to solve this). People should not be paying $850k for a partially renovated 2b in fucking Torrance, California.

1) There is not a shortage of housing, there is a consolidation of ownership.
2) Make house renting/duplex renting illegal.
3) Make flipping illegal.
4) Make it illegal for private equity to buy homes.
5) Give first-time homeowners a 3-month headstart on all housing offers. Give them dramatically lower interest rates.

Even if modified versions of the above. Curb this out-of-control bullshit. Watch the supply raise. Watch the prices come down.

james · « **Reply #4077 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:08:03 PM »

Quote from: Kevtones on October 21, 2021, 11:38:09 AM

The number one problem in the US is the housing market. It is literally driving up the cost of living universally and outpacing wages and has been forever (dramatically raising wages is the dumb answer to solve this). People should not be paying $850k for a partially renovated 2b in fucking Torrance, California.

1) There is not a shortage of housing, there is a consolidation of ownership.
2) Make house renting/duplex renting illegal.
3) Make flipping illegal.
4) Make it illegal for private equity to buy homes.
5) Give first-time homeowners a 3-month headstart on all housing offers. Give them dramatically lower interest rates.

Even if modified versions of the above. Curb this out-of-control bullshit. Watch the supply raise. Watch the prices come down.

Bernie would have built houses for everyone

Nintex · « **Reply #4078 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:08:43 PM »

Quote from: Kevtones on October 21, 2021, 11:38:09 AM

The number one problem in the US is the housing market. It is literally driving up the cost of living universally and outpacing wages and has been forever (dramatically raising wages is the dumb answer to solve this). People should not be paying $850k for a partially renovated 2b in fucking Torrance, California.

1) There is not a shortage of housing, there is a consolidation of ownership.
2) Make house renting/duplex renting illegal.
3) Make flipping illegal.
4) Make it illegal for private equity to buy homes.
5) Give first-time homeowners a 3-month headstart on all housing offers. Give them dramatically lower interest rates.

Even if modified versions of the above. Curb this out-of-control bullshit. Watch the supply raise. Watch the prices come down.

There is a tremendous global real estate bubble that is bigger than it has ever been before.
In Amsterdam they implemented mandatory registrations for landlords (which means regulations and permits).
80%(!) of AirBnB's have been delisted.

Driving the prices
up ^

Housing is an investment opportunity, tourist accomodation, refugee shelter or cash cow first, tents are to live in. #BuildBackBetter

I've given up on buying a house this decade, I will probably conquer one in the climate wars instead.

Kevtones · « **Reply #4079 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:30:40 PM »

Maybe we should just move to that city in the desert that they're trying to make.

News:

Author Topic: USA Politics Thread |OT| Son of a bitch! (Read 486459 times)