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5 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

as far as AF-1 goes, this is an extremely low-hour plane, is it not?  Major airlines and freight companies run these things for several hours a day...this thing goes unused for days/weeks at a time. 

And there's two of them.  

 

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When flying with the President, Air Force One rarely flies alone. It is often accompanied by a fleet of aircraft that can include the back-up VC-25, cargo aircraft, and tankers.

 

 

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the lack of introspection, perhaps even more than the base idiocy, is the true harbinger of our downfall. 

Willful stupidity and the surrender of skepticism begets acquiescence of the cultish obedience.
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9 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Senator Chris Murphy was saying how the brazen corruption of the AF1 nonsense is breaking through to voters.  I don't see it at all.  It will be forgotten next week.  

There's some backbencher Michigan Dem with funny hair or a toupee who's been pushing for impeachment (re: immigration & the plane stuff), but he backed off because Dems in the leadership told him it was bad politics.

https://apnews.com/article/michigan-congressman-shri-thanedar-impeach-trump-239d1110cc5b0918401f714745f944ec

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20 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Senator Chris Murphy was saying how the brazen corruption of the AF1 nonsense is breaking through to voters.  I don't see it at all.  It will be forgotten next week.  

‘Member when Signalgate was going to have heads roll? I ‘member.

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With so many "Trump fucked you over" executive orders and other shenanigans, which one will the dems use as "private email server" or Bengazi as their attack?

 

That was a rhetorical question. None of them. Because they're the worst at messaging.

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51 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

TxDOT employees can’t be taken out to lunch. They refuse and it’s against policy to accept any gifts.

I made a joke about this in a sense saying maybe they could be given a plane.

A coworker didn’t get it. So I explained that Trump was getting a plane from Qatar as a gift and that he’d keep it when he left office

This obviously the first time they had heard about this. And they sensed that I didn’t approve.

Their response:

”Well if they are going to give it to him, why wouldn’t he take it?”

Me: [Stunned] He wants to keep it for himself.

Them: it’s his gift.

Me: That’s not allowed.

Them: why not.

Me: The Constitution 

Them: [Shrugs]

I'll bet my life's savings they know every single thing Hunter Biden ever did.

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46 minutes ago, bolverk said:

There's some backbencher Michigan Dem with funny hair or a toupee who's been pushing for impeachment (re: immigration & the plane stuff), but he backed off because Dems in the leadership told him it was bad politics.

https://apnews.com/article/michigan-congressman-shri-thanedar-impeach-trump-239d1110cc5b0918401f714745f944ec

 

Because Dems in the leadership and worrying about bad politics have succeeded tremendously. 

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More on the Kid Rock restaurant.  

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/lower-broadway-ice-sweeps/article_7840f5c5-fba5-447c-bb20-14016fc661aa.html

 

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Downtown kitchens shuttered over the weekend to avoid immigration agents in at least three locations owned by conservative restaurateur Steve Smith. 

Smith, the wealthy owner of Broadway establishments including Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge and Rippy’s, has been a public conservative presence in Nashville, notably mounting local opposition to COVID-related restrictions on public gatherings. He's also a Trump supporter and donor. Recent panic at his restaurants indicates that his own Broadway empire — and the wealth it has generated — relies directly on employing immigrants not authorized to work in the United States.

 

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At the instruction of managers, restaurant employees without legal citizenship status left the premises at The Diner, Honky Tonk Central and Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse during a primetime rush on Saturday night to avoid detention by ICE agents. Locations, already struggling to provide full service, suffered through at least Sunday due to fears from employees who did not want to risk arrest by returning to work.  

“We were already understaffed because of the ICE raids throughout the weekend,” an employee, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid retaliation, tells the Scene. "Then, around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, our manager came back and told anyone without legal status to go home. Events at the Ryman, Ascend, the Savannah Bananas’ baseball game all let out, and it was crazy busy. But there was no one in the kitchen to cook the food.” 

 

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Employees do not know if Smith, who could not be reached for comment, was directly consulted. In recent days, many restaurant employees have chosen to call out and stay home with family rather than risk detention in transit. This has prompted managers throughout the city to coordinate transportation for immigrant employees, including at Smith’s downtown locations.

State troopers and unmarked ICE vehicles dramatically increased nightly traffic stops on May 3 in South Nashville, where the joint operation has resulted in at least 196 arrests by ICE agents. These arrests included 101 individuals with no criminal history, contradicting Trump administration claims that immigration enforcement has been targeted toward violent criminals. Less than half had any recorded criminal history at all; a DHS press release confirmed that four had previously been involved in violent crime.

Trump and former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, his pick to lead DHS, have publicly praised hurried deportations that include legal residents and appear politically targeted. 

The joint operations have drawn pushback from community groups, the mayor, Metro councilmembers and Nashville’s immigrants, who have continued to rally and organize against ICE. Lead Metro attorney Wally Dietz recently told reporters that the city is "powerless" to stop immigration enforcement activity by the state and federal governments.

A message to management at The Diner was not immediately returned.

 

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1 minute ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

More on the Kid Rock restaurant.  

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/lower-broadway-ice-sweeps/article_7840f5c5-fba5-447c-bb20-14016fc661aa.html

 

 

 

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Employees do not know if Smith, who could not be reached for comment, was directly consulted. In recent days, many restaurant employees have chosen to call out and stay home with family rather than risk detention in transit. This has prompted managers throughout the city to coordinate transportation for immigrant employees, including at Smith’s downtown locations.

State troopers and unmarked ICE vehicles dramatically increased nightly traffic stops on May 3 in South Nashville, where the joint operation has resulted in at least 196 arrests by ICE agents. These arrests included 101 individuals with no criminal history, contradicting Trump administration claims that immigration enforcement has been targeted toward violent criminals. Less than half had any recorded criminal history at all; a DHS press release confirmed that four had previously been involved in violent crime.

Trump and former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, his pick to lead DHS, have publicly praised hurried deportations that include legal residents and appear politically targeted. 

The joint operations have drawn pushback from community groups, the mayor, Metro councilmembers and Nashville’s immigrants, who have continued to rally and organize against ICE. Lead Metro attorney Wally Dietz recently told reporters that the city is "powerless" to stop immigration enforcement activity by the state and federal governments.

A message to management at The Diner was not immediately returned.

 

"Laws for thee, not for me," Exhibit eleventy billion.

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4 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Seems like ol Steve-o getting a healthy dose of thee is me here. 

Nope. He says he wants all undocumented workers deported but then helps the ones he employs evade law enforcement so his business isn't hurt. What Brisket said still applies. 

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6 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Nope. He says he wants all undocumented workers deported but then helps the ones he employs evade law enforcement so his business isn't hurt. What Brisket said still applies. 

Yup.  Remember how all the MAGAs, including their very own AG Biondi, said "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!" when they had a sitting judge arrested in the courthouse?  Golly gee, I do.  Turns out, that needs to be modified to "no one is above the law...unless of course, you're MAGA, in which case you will not be arrested or prosecuted, and if you ever were, you'll be pardoned."

"Laws for Thee and Not for Me" might as well be inscribed in the stone at the top of the Justice Dept HQ:

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We can probably put it where this statement used to be:

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1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

I'll bet my life's savings they know every single thing Hunter Biden ever did.

For everything they know he did, they also know about a dozen things he didn’t do. 

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2 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

For everything they know he did, they also know about a dozen things he didn’t do. 

And they absolutely know, with respect to every single thing he did, and didn't do....he did, or didn't do it, while in possession of a ginormous dong.

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2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

And they absolutely know, with respect to every single thing he did, and didn't do....he did, or didn't do it, while in possession of a ginormous dong.

Res ipsa dongitur?

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Senator Chris Murphy was saying how the brazen corruption of the AF1 nonsense is breaking through to voters.  I don't see it at all.  It will be forgotten next week.  

Add it to the pile
Posted
8 hours ago, bolverk said:

There's some backbencher Michigan Dem with funny hair or a toupee who's been pushing for impeachment (re: immigration & the plane stuff), but he backed off because Dems in the leadership told him it was bad politics.

https://apnews.com/article/michigan-congressman-shri-thanedar-impeach-trump-239d1110cc5b0918401f714745f944ec

I've officially given up. 

This authoritarianism is 100 percent going to happen. We're going to continue to get screwed over more and more, the brainwashed will continue to justify and rationalize all of it, and everything will get worse day by day until the breaking point where it devolves into mass violence by the authoritarian dictatorship against the people or the brainwashed against their fellow citizens. America's scientists and researchers are fleeing in droves and will only increase the drain

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250408-major-brain-drain-researchers-eye-exit-from-trump-s-america

Democrat leadership isn't interesting in fighting it. They want to keep pretending it's 1976 and business as usual.

looking for a way out. Have no idea how that will happen, and it may never happen, but will keep trying. 

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33 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

looking for a way out. Have no idea how that will happen, and it may never happen, but will keep trying. 

I am at that same place in this moment. Hopefully the future will gift us with time for reflection, and not obliteration. I could see it going either way.

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2 hours ago, Hermanator said:

I've officially given up. 

This authoritarianism is 100 percent going to happen. We're going to continue to get screwed over more and more, the brainwashed will continue to justify and rationalize all of it, and everything will get worse day by day until the breaking point where it devolves into mass violence by the authoritarian dictatorship against the people or the brainwashed against their fellow citizens. America's scientists and researchers are fleeing in droves and will only increase the drain

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250408-major-brain-drain-researchers-eye-exit-from-trump-s-america

Democrat leadership isn't interesting in fighting it. They want to keep pretending it's 1976 and business as usual.

looking for a way out. Have no idea how that will happen, and it may never happen, but will keep trying. 

There’s some comfort for me in knowing that this was most likely inevitable when you look at history. I would have liked to not have it happen in my lifetime in my country, but alas. Humans gonna human. 

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15 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Yup.  Remember how all the MAGAs, including their very own AG Biondi, said "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!" when they had a sitting judge arrested in the courthouse?  Golly gee, I do.  Turns out, that needs to be modified to "no one is above the law...unless of course, you're MAGA, in which case you will not be arrested or prosecuted, and if you ever were, you'll be pardoned."

"Laws for Thee and Not for Me" might as well be inscribed in the stone at the top of the Justice Dept HQ:

doj.jpg?w=900&h=500&s=1

We can probably put it where this statement used to be:

inscription-on-an-exterior-wall-of-the-d

I'm reminded of the Arts and Sausages absurdist campaign back in the 70s on campus. Jay Adkins and Skip Slyfield ran for President and VP of student government. They won by sending up how worthless the whole thing was and how it was just a resume padder for whoever won.

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They were pretty brilliant. The one change they promised should they win was replacing the Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free with Money Talks.

Smart guys.

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17 hours ago, Superhero said:

With so many "Trump fucked you over" executive orders and other shenanigans, which one will the dems use as "private email server" or Bengazi as their attack?

 

That was a rhetorical question. None of them. Because they're the worst at messaging.

And they don’t control either chamber. 

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17 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

I'll bet my life's savings they know every single thing Hunter Biden ever did.

Hell, they know tons of stuff he never did. And they’re sure he did them. 

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16 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Nope. He says he wants all undocumented workers deported but then helps the ones he employs evade law enforcement so his business isn't hurt. What Brisket said still applies. 

You can be sure ICE is never getting close to a Trump property. Remember this story?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/trump-bedminster-golf-undocumented-workers.html

Free link:

https://archive.ph/L3TBy

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3 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

The one change they promised should they win was replacing the Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free with Money Talks.

I had heard about this but never knew the source. 

Posted
12 hours ago, Hermanator said:

I've officially given up. 

This authoritarianism is 100 percent going to happen. We're going to continue to get screwed over more and more, the brainwashed will continue to justify and rationalize all of it, and everything will get worse day by day until the breaking point where it devolves into mass violence by the authoritarian dictatorship against the people or the brainwashed against their fellow citizens. America's scientists and researchers are fleeing in droves and will only increase the drain

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250408-major-brain-drain-researchers-eye-exit-from-trump-s-america

Democrat leadership isn't interesting in fighting it. They want to keep pretending it's 1976 and business as usual.

looking for a way out. Have no idea how that will happen, and it may never happen, but will keep trying. 

I won’t spoil anything or geek it up in here, but Andor perfectly encapsulated the Democratic party in one of the last episodes. The head of the Dems are actively working against having any sort of groundswell to fight against MAGA. Of course, we don’t have an Andor despite what people want to think about AOC and Bernie, or a rebellion, since liberal women going to a park twice a month with poster boards isn’t helping. But we do have a high counsel that is fighting to make sure nothing happens at all. 

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8 minutes ago, Dr. Teeth said:

I won’t spoil anything or geek it up in here, but Andor perfectly encapsulated the Democratic party in one of the last episodes. The head of the Dems are actively working against having any sort of groundswell to fight against MAGA. Of course, we don’t have an Andor despite what people want to think about AOC and Bernie, or a rebellion, since liberal women going to a park twice a month with poster boards isn’t helping. But we do have a high counsel that is fighting to make sure nothing happens at all. 

Democrats are the worst party in history, a big tent failure of the highest order and all of the old republic democrats need the boot.

One day Trump will erect a Berlin wall because everybody important is leaving and people will still forget they ever said walls to keep people out not in.

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7 minutes ago, Dr. Teeth said:

I won’t spoil anything or geek it up in here, but Andor perfectly encapsulated the Democratic party in one of the last episodes. The head of the Dems are actively working against having any sort of groundswell to fight against MAGA. Of course, we don’t have an Andor despite what people want to think about AOC and Bernie, or a rebellion, since liberal women going to a park twice a month with poster boards isn’t helping. But we do have a high counsel that is fighting to make sure nothing happens at all. 

If I see Hakeem Jeffries on my tv looking very tired and bored, whining about "Trump's policies" one more time I'm going to lose my mind. 

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22 hours ago, Superhero said:

With so many "Trump fucked you over" executive orders and other shenanigans, which one will the dems use as "private email server" or Bengazi as their attack?

 

That was a rhetorical question. None of them. Because they're the worst at messaging.

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They also don't have a unified following of hateful zombies anxious for the next idiotic comminiqué to fill the rotten hole where their human brains used to be.

180924124547-03-zombie-movie-stills.jpg?

 

They have this:

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For a war, got to go with the image at top. For a civilization, go with that on the bottom.

We're in deep shit!

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Democrats are the worst party in history, a big tent failure of the highest order and all of the old republic democrats need the boot.
One day Trump will erect a Berlin wall because everybody important is leaving and people will still forget they ever said walls to keep people out not in.

This thread is littered with victims of movements that were co-opted by fanatics and nefarious entities using sophisticated active measures campaigns.

The Old Guard sees no path to victory in America taking on wedge issues like identity politics or taking a strong positions on quagmires like Palestine.

The BLM (not an old guard movement) was a gift that keeps on giving for MAGA. Also co-opted.

Palestinian protests against Dems is another gift for MAGA who leverages bothsides sentiment, even though they are firmly supported by rightwing Zionists no matter the MAGA foreign policy theatrics.

There are no easy solutions and blaming Old Guard pragmatism is part of the problem many times.
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A better analogous movie than Andor is A Few Good Men

Weinberg is the old guard, occasionally even agreeing with the other side

Galloway is the Woke crowd, wanting everyone to strenuously object on social media and protesting democratic leaders in self-owns. Going behind peoples back to do stupid things like going to Aunt Jenny.

We need more Kaffees who use their gifts to systematically find a way to win, even if some risk is involved. Ironically, I see someone like Buttigieg in this role. And hopefully more and more gifted leaders and organizations step up, motivate and mobilize others and seek ways to win.



Epilogue

Maybe Trump is Colonel Jessep. Unfortunately, he confesses to felonies on a daily basis without consequence to himself.

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50 minutes ago, Eskimohorn said:


This thread is littered with victims of movements that were co-opted by fanatics and nefarious entities using sophisticated active measures campaigns.

The Old Guard sees no path to victory in America taking on wedge issues like identity politics or taking a strong positions on quagmires like Palestine.

The BLM (not an old guard movement) was a gift that keeps on giving for MAGA. Also co-opted.

Palestinian protests against Dems is another gift for MAGA who leverages bothsides sentiment, even though they are firmly supported by rightwing Zionists no matter the MAGA foreign policy theatrics.

There are no easy solutions and blaming Old Guard pragmatism is part of the problem many times.

There are easy solutions, concentrating on the fundamentals, people are selfish, work on increasing their income over their spending, concentrate just on that and win elections

Everything else is a trap. Including the centrist trap of promising Goldman and Sach's solutions.

 

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10 minutes ago, Nivek said:


Shut the fuck up. They don’t have a propaganda network cause their constituents don’t buy that shit. Not their fault stupids breed.

The Communist bloc had a vast propaganda network and they still lost lots of elections during the late 80s

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13 minutes ago, Nivek said:


Shut the fuck up. They don’t have a propaganda network cause their constituents don’t buy that shit. Not their fault stupids breed.

I feel like I've repeated this a gazillion times, but they don't need a propaganda network, they need messages that resonate with voters. AOC and Bernie, and Buttigieg to an extent, are literally the only ones going out there and actually saying words people want to hear. The rest of them, it feels sometimes like they are all just acting like clones of Chuck Schumer and no one gives a fuck/it's just annoying.

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1 minute ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Who are the most popular democrats right now?

I'd guess AOC and Buttigieg, the same ones are actually, forcefully, calling out R's bullshit the loudest. Not a coincidence imo. 

 

There are no popular democrats right now.

Seriously.  The "most popular" democrats right now have slightly more support and popularity than the "most popular Surly posters."  And about as much significance on the national stage.

The GQP propaganda efforts worked.  All Dems are literal demons who drink the blood of children and require schoolkids to undergo gender reassignment surgery at random over the lunch hour.

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I feel like I've repeated this a gazillion times, but they don't need a propaganda network, they need messages that resonate with voters. AOC and Bernie, and Buttigieg to an extent, are literally the only ones going out there and actually saying words people want to hear. The rest of them, it feels sometimes like they are all just acting like clones of Chuck Schumer and no one gives a fuck/it's just annoying.

And those messages are not getting through the algorithm and propaganda networks. My father had no idea about the Trump crypto coins. None.
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