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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #960 on: June 17, 2022, 05:19:04 AM »
Never had a flu shot IIRC, 3x Covid vaccine
This study is obviously wrong

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #961 on: June 17, 2022, 07:28:40 AM »

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #962 on: June 17, 2022, 07:32:59 AM »
funny thing is that when trump wins 24 he'll still bring snowden in.

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« Reply #963 on: June 17, 2022, 01:33:16 PM »
https://twitter.com/IAPolls2022/status/1537426496612143112

https://news.yahoo.com/poll-biden-disapproval-hits-new-high-as-more-americans-say-they-would-vote-for-trump-090021657.html

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Among all Americans, Trump (43%) now has a higher personal favorability rating than Biden (40%) as well.
You think it's just another poll, than you notice the D+7 sample. :pika

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« Reply #964 on: June 18, 2022, 11:19:25 AM »
The absolute state of the Democratic party and the Biden administration

https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1538176170868473858
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« Reply #965 on: June 18, 2022, 11:22:30 AM »

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« Reply #966 on: June 18, 2022, 11:36:22 AM »
I'd need to see a full vid, but that doesn't seem ideal :doge

Ehh on second view he gets his foot caught in the pedal strap, shit happens :biden
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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #967 on: June 18, 2022, 12:31:41 PM »
Today in things you can't say on Twitter without getting swarmed with "well, actually" in the replies:
https://twitter.com/BenjaminSoholt/status/1537593842861453313

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #968 on: June 18, 2022, 12:36:25 PM »
He can't get his right foot in place what chance does he have with the right wingers.

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« Reply #969 on: June 18, 2022, 12:38:31 PM »



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« Reply #970 on: June 18, 2022, 01:00:13 PM »


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« Reply #971 on: June 19, 2022, 12:57:12 PM »


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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #973 on: June 20, 2022, 05:51:26 PM »
FACT CHECK

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #974 on: June 21, 2022, 01:35:53 AM »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/20/texas-gop-platform-secession-theocracy/

 
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[...] Over the weekend, while many Americans were celebrating the 167th anniversary of Juneteenth (when Union Gen. Gordon Granger, in Galveston, Tex., delivered the order abolishing slavery) the Texas Republican Party voted on a platform declaring that federal laws it dislikes “should be ignored, opposed, refused, and nullified.”

The proposed platform (it’s expected to be approved when votes are tallied) adds: “Texas retains the right to secede from the United States, and the Texas Legislature should be called upon to pass a referendum consistent thereto.” It wants the secession referendum “in the 2023 general election for the people of Texas to determine whether or not the State of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation.
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”In democracy’s place, the Republican Party, which enjoys one-party rule in Texas, is effectively proposing a church state. If you liked Crusader states and Muslim caliphates, you’ll love the Confederate Theocracy of Texas.

The Texas GOP platform gives us a good idea what such a paradise for Christian nationalists would look like. Texas would officially declare that “homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice.” It would redefine marriage as a “covenant only between one biological man and one biological woman,” and it would “nullify” any court rulings to the contrary. (The gay Log Cabin Republicans were banned from setting up a booth at the convention.) It would fill schools with “prayer, the Bible, and the Ten Commandments” but ban “the teaching of sex education.” It would abolish all abortions and require students to “learn about the Humanity of the Preborn Child.”

The Texas Theocracy, which maintains that President Biden “was not legitimately elected,” would keep only traces of democracy. It wants the Voting Rights Act of 1965 “repealed,” and it would rewrite the state constitution to empower minority rule by small, rural (and White) counties. It would rescind voters’ right to elect senators and the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship.

The Texas Theocracy would probably be broke; it wants to abolish the federal income tax, “Axe the Property Tax” and do away with the estate tax and various business taxes. Yet it is planning a hawkish foreign policy! The platform argues that Texas is currently “under an active invasion” and should take “any and all appropriate measures the sovereign state defines as necessary to defend” itself. It imagines attacks by a “One World Government, or The Great Reset” — an internet-born conspiracy belief — and proposes “withdrawal from the current United Nations.” The Theocracy would put the “wild” back in the West, abolishing the minimum wage, environmental and banking regulations, and “red-flag” laws or waiting periods to prevent dangerous people from buying guns.

Above all, the Confederate Theocracy of Texas would be defined by thought police. It would penalize “woke corporations” and businesses that disagree with the theocracy over abortion, race, trans rights and the “inalienable right to refuse vaccination.”

Government programs would be stripped of “education involving race.” Evolution and climate change “shall be taught as challengeable scientific theories subject to change.” There would be a “complete repeal of the hate crime laws.” The Texas Revolution “shall not be ‘reimagined’” in a way the theocracy finds “disrespectful.” Confederate monuments “shall be protected,” “plaques honoring the Confederate widows” restored, and lessons on “the tyrannical history of socialism” required.

In their platform, the Texas Republicans invoked “God” or the “Creator” 18 times and “sovereignty” or sovereign power 24 times. And the word “democracy”? Only once — in reference to China.
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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #975 on: June 21, 2022, 12:26:41 PM »
What's funny is that there's a theory that's not inherently crazy (except in the sense that's common to all amusing legal theories that will never be tested) that of all the states Texas is the only one that can make a legal claim to being able to secede because it was an independent state annexed by treaty which had specific provisions in it, the theory being that Texas could simply abrogate the treaty. No other state, except possibly Hawai'i, ever had terms like these. I personally think the readmission after the Civil War would supersede this original claim, in other words, Texas could have left then but couldn't come back and leave again. Now all that said, the platform doesn't even try for this theory instead simply declaring it the right for Texas to secede but never outlines why cities and counties can't then secede from Texas. They'd have to rewrite the Texas Constitution first. (Which would be difficult if their platform was passed since it requires three-fourths of counties to endorse any Constitutional change.)

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #976 on: June 21, 2022, 12:31:31 PM »
Here's the platform btw: https://texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-Permanent-Platform-Committee-FINAL-REPORT-6-16-2022.pdf

The Pornography Crisis is so out of control that they listed it twice:
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149. Pornography Crisis: The State of Texas shall recognize that pornography is a public health hazard.

150. Ban on Exposing Minors to Pornography Online: We call upon our elected leaders to compel any websites displaying pornographic content in Texas to implement age verification for preventing minors from accessing the content, and to block or punish any such websites that continue to make such material available to minors.

151. Pornography Crisis: The State of Texas shall recognize that pornography and pedophilia are public health hazards.

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #977 on: June 21, 2022, 12:52:45 PM »
Biden should launch a few nukes as a warning. Let them know who the real boss is when they're begging FEMA for their anti radiation pills
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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #979 on: June 21, 2022, 03:35:18 PM »
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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #981 on: June 21, 2022, 07:10:30 PM »
Pull yourself by the bootstraps micro transactions  :gamer
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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #982 on: June 21, 2022, 07:39:30 PM »
That's actually from Ted talking about how he wants to have Congress investigate and legislate lootboxes and stuff. :american

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1539052492780077057

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #983 on: June 21, 2022, 08:13:00 PM »


Jesus, what a dickbag.

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« Reply #984 on: June 21, 2022, 10:22:14 PM »
Who could have known that this



Jesus, what a dickbag.

leads to that?



I for one am shocked. Shocked!
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« Reply #985 on: June 21, 2022, 10:36:31 PM »
As awful as The Lincoln Project is in every way, I don't think you can blame them for Eric Greitens.

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« Reply #986 on: June 21, 2022, 10:36:40 PM »
By the way, next time a Republican complains about high gas prices, maybe link to this: https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-block-bill-to-stop-price-gouging-at-the-pump-as-gas-hits-new-record-high/
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« Reply #987 on: June 21, 2022, 10:51:48 PM »
Why would I link them to something that has nothing to do with high gas prices?

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #988 on: June 22, 2022, 12:37:16 AM »
https://twitter.com/RepLizCheney/status/1539353325010923520

Never thought I'd Like a Liz Cheney tweet.

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« Reply #989 on: June 22, 2022, 04:01:36 AM »
This quote of hers bears repeating, too:
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« Reply #990 on: June 22, 2022, 12:36:22 PM »
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/21/1106402470/trump-documentary-unreleased-footage-jan-6-committee

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Holder had access to Trump, as well as his family members and associates, while directing a documentary series surrounding the final six weeks of the former president's reelection campaign in 2020. He said the footage he turned over includes interviews with Trump and his family leading up to the election, as well as never-before-seen footage of the Capitol riot.

This is wild.

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The magazine reported that several former officials on Trump's reelection campaign have claimed they did not know that the documentary about his reelection campaign was being filmed in the first place, and heard about it for the first time after seeing the Politico report about the subpoena.

"What the f*** is this?" a former top Trump 2020 official messaged the publication after seeing the news.



https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/alex-holder-jan-6-committee-subpoena-1371644/



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« Reply #991 on: June 22, 2022, 01:06:05 PM »
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"What the f*** is this?"

I really miss this genre of white house 'sources' commenting on current events.
Especially when you could tell that it was either Trump or Jared himself.

:trumps
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« Reply #993 on: June 23, 2022, 02:41:04 AM »
us democrats before the election: we will end the war on drugs!
us democrats after the election: we will expand the war on drugs!

This would be way funnier if i wasn't so invested in weedstocks  :lol

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« Reply #994 on: June 23, 2022, 02:57:55 AM »
Is that a crack pipe and a bootleg Camel? You're going to jail Jack :biden
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« Reply #995 on: June 23, 2022, 12:15:01 PM »
If I was in the tobacco business, I'd start getting tik tok influencers to push smoking on kids. Its like the perfect fucking audience, they will do anything the influencers say. And you can funnel all the money through china, so the media will just blame winnie the pooh whilst your stocks go up. Make smoking great again.
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« Reply #996 on: June 23, 2022, 12:16:37 PM »
If I was in the tobacco business, I'd start getting tik tok influencers to push smoking on kids. Its like the perfect fucking audience, they will do anything the influencers say. And you can funnel all the money through china, so the media will just blame winnie the pooh whilst your stocks go up. Make smoking great again.
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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #998 on: June 23, 2022, 05:02:50 PM »
So the committee just gets the edited documentary? I'd have figured they could get some raw footage.

Documentary looks good though

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #999 on: June 23, 2022, 05:29:24 PM »
So the committee just gets the edited documentary? I'd have figured they could get some raw footage.

Documentary looks good though

They asked the film maker for raw footage and they seemingly cooperated.

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« Reply #1000 on: June 23, 2022, 05:57:16 PM »
https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1540086506030768128

It's sort of a question of what will implode first, the Biden or the Trump circus  :doge
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« Reply #1001 on: June 23, 2022, 06:35:32 PM »
https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1540086506030768128

It's sort of a question of what will implode first, the Biden or the Trump circus  :doge
As someone who writes and prepares public figures and politicians for speeches and events, this type of thing is not uncommon.

It's not the "Biden is senile" smoking gun that Greg "God is real and dudes rock | Crossing state lines enthusiast | Philly guy | Senior Digital Strategist" Price thinks it is.
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« Reply #1002 on: June 23, 2022, 10:56:21 PM »
"YOU take YOUR seat."

He should take somebody else's seat. Deal with it, Jack. :biden

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« Reply #1004 on: June 24, 2022, 01:09:33 AM »
"YOU take YOUR seat."

He should take somebody else's seat. Deal with it, Jack. :biden

our seat  :ussrcry

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« Reply #1005 on: June 24, 2022, 04:35:13 AM »

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« Reply #1006 on: June 24, 2022, 10:55:38 AM »
Knew it was coming but it's still incredibly sad to see. 

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« Reply #1007 on: June 24, 2022, 12:37:22 PM »
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should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell

Lovely.

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« Reply #1008 on: June 24, 2022, 01:57:34 PM »
Anime betrayal
https://twitter.com/RepLizCheney/status/1540361645159055360

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1540376949905915904

How are Democrats this dumb :pika

Now they're giving Trump the credit :dead

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« Reply #1009 on: June 24, 2022, 02:22:07 PM »
Oof, I feel for all women in the USA today :( (well not the republican cunts who fought for this)
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« Reply #1010 on: June 24, 2022, 02:31:38 PM »
She can come into my street.

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #1011 on: June 24, 2022, 02:31:47 PM »
Was that sexist?

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« Reply #1012 on: June 24, 2022, 02:33:50 PM »
Fucking digusting old fucks.

Feel for all the women out there. Also this effects men too since it costs the men their money to raise kids they can't afford. In a just world this would be the point when people stop being apathetic and real change starts to happen in the USA.

But I doubt it. People are lazy and will attend a few protests and nothing will happen and then the SC will get rid of gay marriage and other rights one by one. Feels pretty likely the GOP takes over all the branches soon with how fucked the world is right now and cements their eternal rule for the short amount of USA left by speedruning global warming and the erasure of humanity from the planet. Death cult will be death culting.


Will continue to look into Canadian exodus once we reach a more stable stage of the pandemic.

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« Reply #1013 on: June 24, 2022, 02:41:58 PM »
This is kinda wild (though not sure if this is really perjury, it's more like an opinion after all)

https://twitter.com/SpeakFreely55/status/1540394913421852672

What was actually the official reason for why made a new decision on Roe v. Wade? I'd imagined there'd need to be a pressing concern for a court to just overturn their old ruling.
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« Reply #1014 on: June 24, 2022, 03:06:13 PM »
This is kinda wild (though not sure if this is really perjury, it's more like an opinion after all)

https://twitter.com/SpeakFreely55/status/1540394913421852672

What was actually the official reason for why made a new decision on Roe v. Wade? I'd imagined there'd need to be a pressing concern for a court to just overturn their old ruling.

The checks finally cleared.

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« Reply #1015 on: June 24, 2022, 03:22:12 PM »
impeach justice!

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« Reply #1016 on: June 24, 2022, 04:04:23 PM »
I am once again calling on Biden to launch tactical drone strikes against the American Taliban
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« Reply #1017 on: June 24, 2022, 04:16:30 PM »
If only there had been more freedom of speech in America, surely this could have been prevented.
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« Reply #1018 on: June 24, 2022, 04:22:48 PM »
This is the problem when voting for centrists. Once elected, they do nothing.

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Re: USA Politics Thread |OT| Cleaning up the town
« Reply #1019 on: June 24, 2022, 04:36:53 PM »
It’s a dark day for America.  I really don’t know how we see our way out of the shit we’re in.  Pretty hopeless for the future.