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Posted
1 minute ago, Ted Lange said:

Trump is back posting on Twitter for the first time since getting the boot in Jan of 2021

Good. More people can see how batshit crazy he is these days. The more people see of Trump (post 2016) the less they like him. 

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Posted
25 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Trump's plan is relatively simple, and I imagine that it's fully prepared by some.

  • Create enough confusion to give the GOP in Congress to ultimately refuse to certify. 
  • Ask the Supreme Court to decide on the certification status.
  • Plan 1 - The Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump for winning, bypassing all vote counts.
  • Plan 2 - The Supreme Court rules that the election is voided, giving the power to the House to decide. As of today, Trump would win that vote.

Another scary aspect is that the Speaker could temporarily become President while waiting for a decision. The Constitution wouldn't let Biden hang around waiting for an outcome.

The biggest difference is that trump does not currently occupy the white house. The republican house is also a very narrow margin and I don't see all of them going along with this, just need a handful to not agree. Even this SCOTUS wouldn't go this far (not the majority at least). Fake electors are going to jail and more cases are pending. I just don't see it playing out like last time, or even close. A blowout electoral victory would be icing on the cake if at all possible. Just win baby.

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Posted
6 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

Trump is back posting on Twitter for the first time since getting the boot in Jan of 2021

He's scared if he's willing to dump his exclusivity with Trump Social or whatever it's called. Let's see if he trip back to Twitter is short lived just due to his talk with Elon today.

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Posted
2 hours ago, DixonHur said:

I thought greasers were Italians, and Hispanics were beaners.  

We really need to align our pejoratives.

Damn them all and their thick lustrous Breck girl hair.

Posted
17 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Critical that Dems get out the vote for House races to limit shenanigans in congressional certifications for the Presidency. Dems only need to flip 5 seats to take the majority.  I believe Alabama and Louisiana have new districts that most likely will flip Democrat. GA, SC, OH and NY are in battles with the court to redraw the districts that could also add to the Dem totals but I'm unsure if they will get resolved soon.

 

Not just recapturing the House, but remember that each House delegation votes as a bloc if no one gets 270.  Someone like Peltola is a vote on her own, she is the entire Alaska House delegation.  

But I don't think everyone's fear is going to happen.  This will be resolved before mid-December and Harris will win by enough EVs to make it moot.  Even if GA or AZ won't certify (which they eventually will), she still wins 276-235 with 27 holdouts.  Nevada and the Blue Wall states will all certify, because they have Dem SOS or Dem courts to back them up. 

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Posted
21 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Critical that Dems get out the vote for House races to limit shenanigans in congressional certifications for the Presidency. Dems only need to flip 5 seats to take the majority.  I believe Alabama and Louisiana have new districts that most likely will flip Democrat. GA, SC, OH and NY are in battles with the court to redraw the districts that could also add to the Dem totals but I'm unsure if they will get resolved soon.

If Texas had a Democrat party, they could be fighting hard for the districts on the southern border. Either to flip them blue and prevent the opposite. Crazy to me that Brownsville has consistently voted republican as of late. It wouldn't shock me if the Republicans took another border district this year with immigration fears and lies about Harris shutting off all the oil wells.

What makes you think they won’t challenge any race they need to in order to execute their plan?

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It failed to pass before they adjourned. 

This, despite the Republicans having a filibuster proof majority. Too many Omahan Republicans want to be relevant nationally. It may be last bastion of local political interests outweighing national party goals.
But the redistricting after 2020 moved it a few points red. Still doable with a Biden 2020 vote, but more challenging.
Posted
3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Not just recapturing the House, but remember that each House delegation votes as a bloc if no one gets 270.  Someone like Peltola is a vote on her own, she is the entire Alaska House delegation.  

But I don't think everyone's fear is going to happen.  This will be resolved before mid-December and Harris will win by enough EVs to make it moot.  Even if GA or AZ won't certify (which they eventually will), she still wins 276-235 with 27 holdouts.  Nevada and the Blue Wall states will all certify, because they have Dem SOS or Dem courts to back them up. 

Why wouldn’t AZ certify? They have a D SOS.

Posted
3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Not just recapturing the House, but remember that each House delegation votes as a bloc if no one gets 270.  Someone like Peltola is a vote on her own, she is the entire Alaska House delegation.  

But I don't think everyone's fear is going to happen.  This will be resolved before mid-December and Harris will win by enough EVs to make it moot.  Even if GA or AZ won't certify (which they eventually will), she still wins 276-235 with 27 holdouts.  Nevada and the Blue Wall states will all certify, because they have Dem SOS or Dem courts to back them up. 

Mostly agree with this, though I worry that if GA and AZ hold out and a blue wall state is close, SCOTUS will be very tempted to try to figure out a way to steal it.  

Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, royiv said:

Why wouldn’t AZ certify? They have a D SOS.

Everyone is so concerned about them and Georgia. I personally think both will end up certifying and none of these doomsday scenarios will come to pass.

This reminds me so much of the “polls don’t matter, go vote!” It’s a scare tactic. The Republicans had more infrastructure in place in 2020 and could not pull it off.

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Posted (edited)

She was really bombed,
And I was really blown away,
Until I asked her what she wanted,
And this is what she had to say:
A pearl necklace.

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Posted
2 hours ago, DixonHur said:

I thought greasers were Italians, and Hispanics were beaners.  

We really need to align our pejoratives.

Greasers are white trash with long, greasy hair.

A soc is white trash with mustangs and madras.

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Posted
31 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Good. More people can see how batshit crazy he is these days. The more people see of Trump (post 2016) the less they like him. 

Unfortunately you haven't seen what Twitter is these days, have you?

Posted
1 hour ago, 'stache said:

I'm going to need help with this one. I know that he's doing everything he can to personally benefit as much as possible from campaign fundraising, but their reported funds are well into nine figures, and it seems his personal enrichment would be less from reported fundraising and more from Egypt, Russia, and other ways that aren't part of public records. If these bills were really a problem, it seems they could pay them pretty easily out of official campaign funds, or if other cities are using this to say no, prepay those cities for the rest of this cycle. The fact that Vance is on the trail confirms this in my mind, because wouldn't this be an issue for his appearances too?

I think Trump's lack of campaigning is more about him being a fat unhealthy dementia riddled old fuck whose mental health is reeling after thinking he had a slam dunk and is now getting his ass spanked by a Black woman while his VP pick is being roasted nonstop and appears to be disliked even by many republicans. He also knows that his crowds have not been anywhere close to as big as Kamala's, and that appears to be some type of OCD topic for him and he'd rather rage tweet (truth whatever) from the shitter with bs about ai and actors to maintain the appearance of popularity. I don't think his ego can handle any more small crowds with the media constantly making comparisons to Harris/Walz's packed houses. 

Bro he is saving his money for all the legal wars he is going to wage to try to steal the election when he loses. Simple as that. IMO, that is also why he isn't campaigning.

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Posted
1 hour ago, The Dog said:

The optics of Harris/Walz pulling bigger (and more enthusiastic) crowds makes him look bad and hurts his pride in a big way. That crazy suggestion that Kamala's crowds were "AI generated" was a pretty big tell IMHO.

There is a post up-thread with a quoted source saying Trump is losing his shit about the large crowds and enthusiastic response for Harris, which are greater than his.  

I agree that the deranged suggestion that all those people were AI and paid actors is absolutely Trump blurting out his anger because he knows the truth, and therefore must hear himself lying about the subject in order to process the bad news. 

Also, somewhere on this site, there was a post that said that Harris has a Truth Social account where she constantly posts pictures of her huge crowds and how many people attend - just to fuck with the man child’s fragile psyche and keep him fixated on, and therefore saying deranged things, that won’t help his campaign.

The greatest thing we have going for us is that Trump has no governor - and he allows nobody else to govern his moronic impulses when he is spun up.   IOW, we need more laughter, more ridicule, more of ‘those guys are weird’, more Trump is demented, more Trump is old - and a lot more Trump is too poor to pay his debts on the campaign because he is funneling the money to his personal legal defenses for crimes he absolutely committed.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

Trump is back posting on Twitter for the first time since getting the boot in Jan of 2021

and already getting community noted for his lies - it was there but looks like Elmo removed it.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

Trump is back posting on Twitter for the first time since getting the boot in Jan of 2021

You didn’t think Elon was “interviewing” him for nothing, did you?

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So he’s really going back on Twitter? Let me guess, all comments will be heavily restricted, mushroom lickers only. 
 

I had to sign up again to follow some drama involving a client. It was the only way I could see commentary on the situation we’re involved with. I absolutely hate it, when will it just fucking die already!

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Posted
1 hour ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Good. More people can see how batshit crazy he is these days. The more people see of Trump (post 2016) the less they like him. 

Yeah but when he incites violence, he’ll reach a wider audience. 

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Posted
3 minutes ago, 'stache said:

So he’s really going back on Twitter? Let me guess, all comments will be heavily restricted, mushroom lickers only. 
 

I had to sign up again to follow some drama involving a client. It was the only way I could see commentary on the situation we’re involved with. I absolutely hate it, when will it just fucking die already!

You got a link to this twitter drama? Can we help turn it into a bigger drama? 

 

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, wildcat09 said:

Mostly agree with this, though I worry that if GA and AZ hold out and a blue wall state is close, SCOTUS will be very tempted to try to figure out a way to steal it.  

Twice assured me that SCOTUS can't do shit.

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/36618-2024-election-fuckery-tracking-thread/page/2/#comment-6355063

 

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Posted
6 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

These guys just won't let this go.......

 

 

I don’t know why John Kolb feels the need to say anything at all.  Maybe he considers himself the savior of the republic because hiring an E8 instead of an E9 in the Minnesota National Guard is obviously disqualifying.  

Posted
10 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

I refuse to believe the attempts at Swiftboating Walz gains any traction with anyone other than people who listen to Charlie Kirk or Ben Shapiro. Especially when it’s fucking Trump on the other side 

I think if you are the type that buys into this bullshit, you were just looking for any excuse to not vote for Kamala and Walz. I'm beyond tired of military service being a purity test for a candidate. Guy was in there for 24 years. He served his fucking time. This is a non-issue for the majority of people. If this were a problem, he would've never made it to Congress or the governorship. 

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Posted
22 minutes ago, 'stache said:

So he’s really going back on Twitter? Let me guess, all comments will be heavily restricted, mushroom lickers only. 
 

I had to sign up again to follow some drama involving a client. It was the only way I could see commentary on the situation we’re involved with. I absolutely hate it, when will it just fucking die already!


Yes and twitter is eating it up. Everyone is just quote tweeting it saying “oh you must’ve just gotten your internals for Texas and Ohio” 

 

others are saying he’s either back on because he’s see numbers or because Elmo is making it a requirement before tonight 

Posted
Just now, mdmost said:

I think if you are the type that buys into this bullshit, you were just looking for any excuse to not vote for Kamala and Walz. I'm beyond tired of military service being a purity test for a candidate. Guy was in there for 24 years. He served his fucking time. This is a non-issue for the majority of people. If this were a problem, he would've never made it to Congress or the governorship. 

exactly - this is the kind of bullshit Democrats have twisted themselves into pretzels trying to spin or message their way out of. Fuck all that. My guess is that Walz, Harris and co. have learned the lesson and will plow right through it. 

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Posted
57 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

You're thinking of dago guinea wop greaseball goombahs

Thanks for clearing that up.  As someone of Italian descent I just want to make sure there's not cultural appropriation of the pejoratives.  We earned those names fair-and-square.

Stay in your lanes!

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Posted
8 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

Talk about dishonorable and misleading... 

John Kolb was NOT Tim Walz' Battalion Commander!

He was the commander of the battalion AFTER Walz retired in May.

  • LTC John Kolb, Aug. 1, 2005 - Dec. 2, 2007

Minnesota National Guard Staff Lineages – Minnesota National Guard (azurewebsites.us)

Fuck these motherfuckers and their Swift Boat tactics.

My assumption is that post is fake anyway (or at least not actually John Kolb). 



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