Everything posted by Tuco
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The Democratic Party
He's just trying to keep it in the news cycle. At best, if it actually went to a vote, he could get Republican Senators on the record for supporting corruption (as if that would fucking matter). What alternative was the "right" path? Schumer deserves a lot of shit for a lot of reasons, but I don't think this is one of them.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
“Hey guys, I’ve brought my own recipe for the hookah. You should give it a try before we talk business.”
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ICE activity/raids
Maybe in the bonus round they can challenge MAGgots on questions about US History and Government.
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The Democratic Party
Ewing winning was a surprise. Ewing winning by 13 points was a shock. But, it's not really a repudiation of MAGA and it is definitely not a sign that the Democratic Party is getting their shit together. Stothert wasn't MAGA. She was vocal about not voting for Trump in 2016. As far as I know, she never bent the knee. Her loss may be an indication that it is getting harder for non-MAGA Republicans to survive. (She did have other issues, like spending enough time in St. Louis, where her boyfriend lived, that there was accusations that she didn't really live in Omaha.) As far as the Dems go, the State Party showed their incompetence by coordinating with another Republican candidate during the primaries on some anti-Stothert attack ads. The backstory is that McDonnell was Dem State Senator, who voted for the abortion bill, got enough blowback that he switched to Republican, but was the deciding vote against switching to winner-take-all for the 2024 Presidential election. The mayoral race is a non-partisan, top two advance, primary. So, there was a decent chance that two Republicans - McDonnell and Stothert - would have been the only general election candidates, and the Nebraska State Democratic Party was coordinating with one of them. That is soooo fucked up. But the good guy won. And John Ewing is the good guy. I've liked him since he was the county treasurer and he overhauled the car registration process to make it easier. Just simple, non-partisan, efforts to make your life better. Granted, I may be giving him credit for something technology enabled, but I still like him. And it may demonstrate a changing of the guard in Omaha. It's not that unusual for Omaha to have a Democratic mayor, but they are all that old Irish-mob-political-machine type. I think a lot of that base has eroded with reshifting with MAGA. Being the first black mayor should not be underestimated.
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The Trump Economy
Keep reading asshole. You're just a few verses short of "Pride goeth before the fall." I really wished Christians would actually read the Bible instead of just wearing the logo.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Same story as post 10048.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Fixed it. Who wants to bet that Martin and Deborah talk a lot about their pure Castilian heritage?
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ICE activity/raids
He knows it. He just thinks he's outsmarted it.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
The film tariff is fascinating. Does it apply to just movies shown in theaters? What about movies made for streaming? If it does, what if Netflix has a one episode series that is 2 hours long? Since intellectual property isn't consumed, does it apply retroactively? The scary part is this: "This is a concerted effort by other Nations, and therefore a national security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda." Let that sink in for a bit. That is not about industry or revenue. It's about controlling what Americans can watch, using "national security" as the justification.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Slow response on this... I probably should have clarified: I don't think Elon is their biggest problem moving forward. There is a perception that Elon becoming toxic in the world of public opinion is why they are struggling. I think both of us are agreeing that the issues are much more fundamental, and more difficult to fix, than Elon's bad press.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
I believe that would be considered "persecuting Christians."
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Tesla is one of the most interesting stocks. If it’s a car company, it’s grossly overpriced. If it’s a tech company that is about to create new products (robots, robotaxis, ai, etc.) which spawn new markets, then it makes sense. It’s why Elon stresses the latter and dismisses any concerns about car sales. I think it’s a car company that hasn’t made a major advance in years and has lost its technology edge to the Chinese and is losing ground to domestic and European competitors. The truck was not only an Edsel-level flop, it demonstrated a dysfunction which undermines any confidence that they are competent in developing new products. Elon is a problem, but not their biggest one.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Well, they’re still racist. They just don’t want to be poor racists.
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ICE activity/raids
A couple of things: 1) it is important to do everything by the book. Not only would it impact me, it would hurt the organization to step over the line by making a false report;2) it’s pretty rare that the problem is too few cops. All you need is one Rambo for shit to get shittier.
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ICE activity/raids
Last night I sat in some training for a rapid response team. Basically the organization has a number for folks in the community to call should they see a raid/conflict going on. Then a team member is sent to confirm (lots of false calls due to general fear.). If confirmed, a rapid response team is sent out to document the arrest(s). Basically trying to document where ICE is breaking the law. We can’t interfere at all and need to step back when the cops say they need space. This may get interesting. I think I should be able to stay out of jail, but I imagine I’ll need to bail out my wife at some point.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Well, if there is one guy who deserves some leans years...
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Trump’s El Salvador Gulag
You joke, but that is exactly what they are after. There is this great part in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" that talks about how the point of the secret police (Prague, post 1968) isn't to arrest people who are dangerous to the state, it's to make everyone think twice about who is listening, how their actions would be perceived by the state, and what the state might be holding over them. Going after students on visas over social media posts makes everyone consider their social media posts.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Trump may end up being great for the environment, despite his best intentions.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
OMG, she has a friend who uses coupons. She really has her pulse on poverty in America. Also, I don't think she really understood The Emperor's New Clothes.
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The Trump Economy
I assume someone already posted the Singapore PM’s address to his country?
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Jesus, what a fucking moron. He thinks "our trade deficits could have been ironed out with a phone call." No. Trade deficits are the natural reaction to one country's economy being stronger than another. We have trade deficits because we have more money to spend on stupid shit than people in other countries and their workers are more willing to do harder work for lower pay. The only way we are going to "iron it out" is by destroying wealth for the average American consumer/worker, which is exactly what Trump is doing. That's what the moron voted for.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Hey, we’re all brothers in arms here when talking politics, but it always amuses me how much y’all think people think of you.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Just as a reminder, these dipshits were around during Trump's first presidency, which included Trump redrawing lines on a hurricane map, Trump saying windmills cause cancer, Trump saying that global warming was a Chinese conspiracy, Trump saying that we should rake forests, and, of course, the daily barrage on common sense while a global pandemic was killing thousands of Americans per day. They don't get to pretend that this is a surprise. They don't get to pretend they didn't have the data. They just didn't think they'd be personally affected.
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Ukraine War
Same. I haven't been able to stomach the news much recently, but holy fucking shit.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
I mean, if that was the full story, she'd be divorcing him. There aren't that many truly liberal/progressive women out there who would stay with a Trumpster. Either she is the one who initiated the break-up or she is pretty moderate.