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Posted
7 minutes ago, Red Five said:


A woman in my office had never heard of Charlie Kirk….. two weeks after he was killed.

That’s an impressive level of not paying attention. 

Posted
11 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

I disremember, did anyone actually disclaim P2025?

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On the campaign trail, Donald Trump swore he had nothing to do with the conservative policy agenda known as Project 2025. He even called the proposals absolutely ridiculous.

Wasn’t sure if you were serious, but, apparently, I can’t help myself.

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5280364/trump-enacts-project-2025-policies-which-he-distanced-himself-from-while-campaigning

Posted
9 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

My god. 

 

I mean, how do you stop this?  This is the main problem with social media as a platform where people get their information. They found out they can just blatantly lie and not only will a good portion of Americans believe it, there is no fact checking in real time or afterwards. The lie takes root immediately. This is how we end up with an alternate reality. This is why we are too late and we can’t go back. 

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Posted
25 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Was talking politics with a part-time administrative assistant in our office yesterday. She's probably early 70's, from a tiny town in North Texas, lovely lady overall. Grew up Republican, considers herself an independent, pro-choice, votes in every election. 

She has no idea what's going on in this country. ICE and National Guard stuff, Hegseth meeting with military officials, why the government shut down, etc. She says she can't stand Fox News or MSNBC, she occasionally watches the Sunday morning shows. She doesn't like Trump but not an automatic opposition voter. 

Was just a reminder to me that so many people are checked out or not paying attention to anything. 

 

 

I wish my parents would check out like that. Instead they’ve been brainwashed by Fox and Newsmax. My mom actually said they’ll watch the local news sometimes to “hear the other side.”

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Posted
32 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

It's a very long list, but people actually believing that Trump had nothing to do with Project 2025--nor any inclination to implement it--was possibly the best example of how fucking stupid the American populace is. Including many fine posters on this website.

I see that and raise you this

 

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4 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I mean, how do you stop this?  This is the main problem with social media as a platform where people get their information. They found out they can just blatantly lie and not only will a good portion of Americans believe it, there is no fact checking in real time or afterwards. The lie takes root immediately. This is how we end up with an alternate reality. This is why we are too late and we can’t go back. 

Agreed, this is the kind of shit that makes it feel impossible to get this country on track. 

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Posted (edited)
34 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

It's a very long list, but people actually believing that Trump had nothing to do with Project 2025--nor any inclination to implement it--was possibly the best example of how fucking stupid the American populace is. Including many fine posters on this website.

 

33 minutes ago, LTbear said:

And willfully ignorant.

Not just willfully, PROUDLY ignorant! "I don't talk about PAWLUTICS" is the biggest dog whistle I know for "I'm a closeted piece of shit that's too cowardly to own my beliefs"

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4 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

I wish my parents would check out like that. Instead they’ve been brainwashed by Fox and Newsmax. My mom actually said they’ll watch the local news sometimes to “hear the other side.”

It’s good to balance out right-wing media with the firefighter’s charity chili cook off.

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Posted
40 minutes ago, LTbear said:

And willfully ignorant.

The type of people who think the post Watergate reaction was just partisan politics as usual.

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Posted (edited)
15 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I mean, how do you stop this?  This is the main problem with social media as a platform where people get their information. They found out they can just blatantly lie and not only will a good portion of Americans believe it, there is no fact checking in real time or afterwards. The lie takes root immediately. This is how we end up with an alternate reality. This is why we are too late and we can’t go back. 

Maybe Democrats should start lying. If you can't beat 'em . . .

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8 minutes ago, South Austin said:

It’s good to balance out right-wing media with the firefighter’s charity chili cook off.

nevermind that their local news is almost certainly owned by Sinclair broadcasting, which is pretty fucking in far right

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Posted
2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Maybe Democrats should start lying. If you can't beat 'em . . .

No. 

I know this has been an argument on Surly for a while now. Play their game and beat them. Do whatever it takes to win. 

No. 

We can't put a band-aid on this. This shit has to hit rock bottom and Trump voters need to willingly reject his horrific "project".  If Dems start lying, it's definitely all over. The line is already in the sand, they cannot cross it. 

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Posted
13 minutes ago, Pancho said:

I see that and raise you this

 

One impact of the impasse is that telehealth visits for Medicare recipients will no longer be reimbursed effective October 1. This has a major impact on rural Medicare recipients that have enjoyed access to specialists via telehealth. They will now be forced to find transportation to a city that has the specialist they need or go without care. 

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I don't know what the pocket insignium is, but it scares me.

If I were a little hungrier, I'd eat him.

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11 minutes ago, Captainant said:

nevermind that their local news is almost certainly owned by Sinclair broadcasting, which is pretty fucking in far right

We’re all in Austin so I assume they think they’re getting an ultra liberal slant which makes it even more ridiculous. 

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3 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

 

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I don't know what the pocket insignium is, but it scares me.

If I were a little hungrier, I'd eat him.

I think earlier in this thread or maybe Heds and The Boys that this Sgt. Major fella is/was a Green Beret, Delta operator with serious street cred.

Posted
10 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

We are respected around the world!!!11!  Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. They are just jealous at how awesome we are. 
 

 

Posted
42 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

No. 

I know this has been an argument on Surly for a while now. Play their game and beat them. Do whatever it takes to win. 

No. 

We can't put a band-aid on this. This shit has to hit rock bottom and Trump voters need to willingly reject his horrific "project".  If Dems start lying, it's definitely all over. The line is already in the sand, they cannot cross it. 

Ain’t lying if it’s true. Republicans are the party of pedophiles.

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1 hour ago, Pancho said:

I see that and raise you this

 


To me it’s more mind melting that Democrats chose this strategy in the first place.

MAGA thought is so engrained that nothing short of an existential crisis to these people can dislodge them from nostalgia-laden, hate fueled, misinformed reality that they find themselves in.

MAGA rejecting democrats when democrats try to limit the pain that’s about to engulf them is actually the least surprising thing about this shutdown.

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53 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

 

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I don't know what the pocket insignium is, but it scares me.

If I were a little hungrier, I'd eat him.

That appears to be Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Weimer

And the badge you are questioning is the Master Military Freefall Parachutist badge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Freefall_Parachutist_Badge

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Posted
9 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

So I am looking at how international MLB is.  Is this just breaking MAGA? Foreigners have no business in our nationals pastime.  Hw long until the negro leagues are back.  And the Mexican leagues in our country.  Make baseball, white again.

good god can you imagine how boring an all-white sport would be?

Posted (edited)
49 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

 

 

NY times headline:

As Republicans point to declining soybean sales, Democrats scramble to explain past policy decisions as they look to take back the House in 2026

The article:

Declining soybean sales have roiled farmers in the Midwest. While a challenging tariff climate is no doubt a part of the puzzle, we at The NY Times have found a more complex answer. Common sense might point to the tariffs being the factor, it is a fact that during the Biden administration, the US lost more metric tons of sales to China than per week than in anything in 2025 or under Trump.
From its peak of 7 metric ton exports per week, the US lost more than 70.% of its exports during the later part of the Biden administration resulting in a loss of about 5 metric tons per week in less than 3 months. This precipitous decline only reinforces a bleak showing in previous elections for democrats. How democrats react and reel for answers to explain such a disastrous drop in sales is still a mystery. Trump and his allies have expressed the outline of a  plan they recently previewed and continue to seek ways to allocate funds to help the struggling farmers.

When we reached out to Tom Greenthumb, a farmer in Shitsville, Nebraska, he reiterated the struggles and challenges for he and his fellow farmers. ”I’m underwater. We are facing some real struggles here” When he was asked who he blamed for this, Tom couldn’t say other than Washington needed to get its act together. He is hopeful, however, that President Trump and the republicans in congress can help him and his fellow farmers. “When Trump saved us the last time we faced this kind of crunch, it felt like a miracle. We pray everyday that Trump will be able to get us the needed relief from all that tariff money we’re collecting. It will be nice to use that extra money to help struggling people like me instead of wasting it on things we don’t need.”

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Posted
2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

That’s an impressive level of not paying attention. 

Is it though? If I did not read this board, I would probably have no idea who Charlie Kirk was. He isn't a politician, just a talking head. Why should I know who he was? And as far as the shooting, that is just one tiny drop of the deluge of shootings that happen in this country constantly. As mentally unhealthy as it can be to keep track of politics, being unaware of who he was seems completely normal to me.

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

 

NY times headline:

As Republicans point to declining soybean sales, Democrats scramble to explain past policy decisions as they look to take back the House in 2026

The article:

Declining soybean sales have roiled farmers in the Midwest. While a challenging tariff climate is no doubt a part of the puzzle, we at The NY Times have found a more complex answer. Common sense might point to the tariffs being the factor, it is a fact that during the Biden administration, the US lost more metric tons of sales to China than per week than in anything in 2025 or under Trump.
From its peak of 7 metric ton exports per week, the US lost more than 70.% of its exports during the later part of the Biden administration resulting in a loss of about 5 metric tons per week in less than 3 months. This precipitous decline only reinforces a bleak showing in previous elections for democrats. How democrats react and reel for answers to explain such a disastrous drop in sales is still a mystery. Trump and his allies have expressed the outline of a  plan they recently previewed and continue to seek ways to allocate funds to help the struggling farmers.

When we reached out to Tom Greenthumb, a farmer in Shitsville, Nebraska, he reiterated the struggles and challenges for he and his fellow farmers. ”I’m underwater. We are facing some real struggles here” When he was asked who he blamed for this, Tom couldn’t say other than Washington needed to get its act together. He is hopeful, however, that President Trump and the republicans in congress can help him and his fellow farmers. “When Trump saved us the last time we faced this kind of crunch, it felt like a miracle. We pray everyday that Trump will be able to get us the needed relief from all that tariff money we’re collecting. It will be nice to use that extra money to help struggling people like me instead of wasting it on things we don’t need.”

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NYT pitchbot couldn't do it any better.  Well done, sir.  Well done.

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