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On 11/8/2024 at 3:21 PM, Brisketexan said:

I would happily murder every single Surly poster in exchange for a country ruled by a leader as wise, kind, and measured as Frank Stallone.

I'm kinda kidding.

But not really.

I mean, maybe the "murder all of you" is over the top, but you get what I'm saying.

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So magma’s on twitter tell folks if they don’t like what twitter has become, then leave. 

Mass exodus of normal, sane people (dems) decide to leave creating a magma echo chamber.

magma’s decide to migrate to Bluesky just to have people to argue with and they are getting blocked left and right over there.

So they only want people to stay on twitter so they can argue? You won, why are you getting angry that people don’t want to engage with you?

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Don't know where to put this, but I had a female friend act absolutely incredulous this weekend that I don't mind that my daughter listens to Taylor Swift, and I think she's a good role model for girls to look up to. Something about how slutty she's gotten and all the plastic surgery she's hiding. Her 7 year old son even chimed in with a "I hate Taylor Swift!"

I guaran-fucking-tee you that she didn't have a strong opinion about Taylor Swift two months ago. 

Look, vote for him. I get it. I don't care. But I will never understand the need to believe and defend every single word out of his stupid fucking mouth.

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On 11/15/2024 at 12:21 PM, C-Man said:

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whenever I see a We the People tattoo, I've seen enough that the person virtue signals their faux patriotism. That tat is often accompanied by a possible white supremacist tat as well. Not always but the venn diagram coverage is significant.

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On 11/15/2024 at 11:42 AM, Pancho said:

Merga: “go ahead, leave twitter! Nobody is on Bluesky LOL!”

 

Also Merga: *signs up for Bluesky account and tries to troll there*

 

They seem really angry that people aren’t engaging and just ignoring them. 

Reminds of the guy who stayed behind at shaggy and would literally have multi page threads of him just yelling at ghosts. 

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2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

whenever I see a We the People tattoo, I've seen enough that the person virtue signals their faux patriotism. That tat is often accompanied by a possible white supremacist tat as well. Not always but the venn diagram coverage is significant.

It pisses me off that the concept of "patriotism" has been coopted by magats.  They only want to embrace the pre-civll war era ideal of America, not the reality of today's multi-cultural America.

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2 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

It pisses me off that the concept of "patriotism" has been coopted by magats.  They only want to embrace the pre-civll war era ideal of America, not the reality of today's multi-cultural America.

You are right to be pissed off. These are people who hate the stated values, and aspirations, of our country. Their movement’s thinkers and big money donors recognized some time ago that, long term, they would lose the battle of ideas that would guide this country’s future; today, they are open about their disdain for our Constitution. They plan on authoritarian rule, and will call it a monarchy. They use patriotism like the Trojans used a huge wooden horse.

Yea, they are following history’s fascism rule book. And, yes, they have been unbelievably successful. It’s going to get exponentially worse, but it ain’t over.

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Hurray for a politicized and partisan military!

So, apparently, Trump intends to create something called a "warrior board" to weed out generals/admirals from the military. This board will be comprised of former generals to do the dirty work and perhaps give himself a little political cover/plausible deniability.

The new admin says they want to go after "woke" generals and anyone who was involved in Afghanistan, but you can of course bet they're looking to take out anyone who isn't loyal to Trump. For those naive enough to believe that the military will save us, keep looking for other heroes. We knew he was going to purge the military, but now we know what that looks like.

Odds that Flynn is named the chair of this "warrior board?"

SIAP. I don't recall seeing this last week.

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https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-draft-executive-order-would-create-board-to-purge-generals-7ebaa606
 

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WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership.

If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But it could also create a chilling effect on top military officers, given the president-elect’s past vow to fire “woke generals,” referring to officers seen as promoting diversity in the ranks at the expense of military readiness.

As commander in chief, Trump can fire any officer at will, but an outside board whose members he appoints would bypass the Pentagon’s regular promotion system, signaling across the military that he intends to purge a number of generals and admirals. 

The draft order says it aims to establish a review that focuses “on leadership capability, strategic readiness, and commitment to military excellence.” The draft doesn’t specify what officers need to do or present to show if they meet those standards. The draft order originated with one of several outside policy groups collaborating with the transition team, and is one of numerous executive orders under review by Trump’s team, a transition official said.

The warrior board would be made up of retired generals and noncommissioned officers, who would send their recommendations to the president. Those identified for removal would be retired at their current rank within 30 days. 

Karoline Leavitt, the Trump-Vance Transition spokeswoman, declined to comment on this draft executive order, but said “the American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin giving him a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail. He will deliver.”  

The establishment of the board would be in line with Trump’s calls for purging what he views as failed generals, including those involved in the chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to people familiar with the policy discussions. Trump has said he would ask all generals involved in the withdrawal to resign by “noon on Inauguration Day.” 

The president-elect previewed the move during a campaign event in October, telling an audience that he would create a task force to monitor the “woke generals” and get rid of diversity training in the military. 

“They’re gone,” Trump said of those generals, without naming specific officers. 

One feared potential target of Trump’s threatened purge could be Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to two defense officials. During the 2020 George Floyd protests, Brown spoke about the impact that movement had on him and what it was like to rise through the military ranks as a Black fighter pilot. 

The executive order, which has been reviewed by the president-elect’s transition team, may be presented to Trump when he takes office, and its implementation depends on whether he chooses to sign it in its current form, according to a person familiar with its drafting.

On Tuesday, Trump announced his intention to nominate Pete Hegseth, a veteran and Fox News host, to be his next Secretary of Defense. If confirmed by the Senate, Hegseth could be key in implementing the findings of the Warrior Board’s review.

The Trump team wants to do major reforms at the Defense Department, particularly around the size of the joint staff, according to a person with knowledge of the transition.

“It’s gotten way too big,” this person said. “Trump also expects that many of the generals, the three- and four-star generals that have been underperforming will basically be retired.”

The draft executive order cites as precedent for the move Gen. George C. Marshall’s creation of a “plucking board” in 1940, led by retired general officers, to review the files of senior serving military officers and “remove from line promotion any officer for reasons deemed good and sufficient.” The goal of Marshall’s board was to make room to promote promising junior officers.

But some former officials believe the incoming Trump administration is looking to politicize the military.  

“Do they start wearing MAGA hats in formation to signal who’s where?” asked one former senior Pentagon official. “The potential for this to go wrong is infinite.” 

The president has the power to fire generals but rarely does so for political reasons. President Harry Truman fired Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur for publicly challenging the administration’s Asia security strategy. President Barack Obama fired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal as his Afghanistan commander after the military leader’s subordinates were quoted as criticizing the administration in a magazine article.

U.S. troops take an oath of office to the Constitution and vow to not follow any illegal order, and Congress must approve the promotion of general officers. 

But establishing a board separate from the current process, which uses serving officers, could undermine the idea that generals refrain from sharing their political views within the Pentagon. It could also potentially prompt officers not to speak out against orders they believe are illegal, says Eric Carpenter, professor of military law at Florida International University College of Law.

“This looks like an administration getting ready to purge anyone who will not be a yes man,” said Carpenter, a former Army lawyer. “If you are looking to fire officers who might say no because of the law or their ethics, you set up a system with completely arbitrary standards, so you can fire anyone you want.”

In the early days of his presidency, Trump openly expressed admiration for military generals and promoted a number of them to his administration. Ret. Marine Gen. Jim Mattis served as his first defense secretary. Ret. Marine Gen. John Kelly was his chief of staff and Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster served as national security adviser.
But relations between Trump and the generals quickly soured. By the end of his term, all three of those officers publicly criticized him and described him as a threat to national security. 

The president-elect also had a particularly fraught relationship with Ret. Army Gen. Mark Milley, whom Trump nominated to serve as his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the final two years of his first administration. Milley told journalist Bob Woodward in his latest book that Trump is “a total fascist.” 
Trump has called Milley a “loser.”

 

 

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2 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Hurray for a politicized and partisan military!

So, apparently, Trump intends to create something called a "warrior board" to weed out generals/admirals from the military. This board will be comprised of former generals to do the dirty work and perhaps give himself a little political cover/plausible deniability.

The new admin says they want to go after "woke" generals and anyone who was involved in Afghanistan, but you can of course bet they're looking to take out anyone who isn't loyal to Trump. For those naive enough to believe that the military will save us, keep looking for other heroes. We knew he was going to purge the military, but now we know what that looks like.

Odds that Flynn is named the chair of this "warrior board?"

SIAP. I don't recall seeing this last week.

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https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-draft-executive-order-would-create-board-to-purge-generals-7ebaa606
 

 

This should be fucking alarming 

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46 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

You are right to be pissed off. These are people who hate the stated values, and aspirations, of our country. Their movement’s thinkers and big money donors recognized some time ago that, long term, they would lose the battle of ideas that would guide this country’s future; today, they are open about their disdain for our Constitution. They plan on authoritarian rule, and will call it a monarchy. They use patriotism like the Trojans used a huge wooden horse.

Yea, they are following history’s fascism rule book. And, yes, they have been unbelievably successful. It’s going to get exponentially worse, but it ain’t over.

*The Greeks used the wooden horse. 

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36 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

This should be fucking alarming 

It is extremely alarming. 

I've heard chatter they would even go after Admiral McRaven? Like Trump could recall him and prosecute him.

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/bullied-trump-supporting-white-student-cant-sue-race-discrimination-2024-11-14/

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Nov 14 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a Texas student's lawsuit alleging he was bullied for being white and supporting Republican President-elect Donald Trump, prompting a conservative judge seen as a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee to dissent and deplore "racism against whites."

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 9-9, opens new tab on Wednesday on whether to revive the student's lawsuit against a school district in Austin, Texas, resulting in a lower-court judge's dismissal of the case being upheld.

The student, referred to only as B.W., had sued Austin Independent School District in 2020, alleging that from the 8th to 10th grades, he was "ostracized" and subjected to verbal and physical abuse for being a Trump supporter, white and Christian.

B.W., who said he sometimes wore a "Make America Great Again" hat, alleged he was harassed for being a racist, anti-feminist, and anti-gay, which he denied; that a teacher called him "Whitey;" and that a fellow student created a meme of him as a hooded Ku Klux Klansman.

He accused the school district of acting with deliberate indifference to the bullying, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars racial discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding.

In January 2023, a three-judge 5th Circuit panel upheld, opens new tab a lower-court's dismissal of the case, saying most of the incidents concerned his ideological beliefs, which could not be the basis of a racial discrimination claim under Title VI.

The full 5th Circuit, one of the nation's most conservative courts, then decided to rehear the case. But a tied vote led to an affirmance again, with three judges appointed by Republican presidents joining with six Democratic appointees to rule against the student.

Nine Republican-appointed judges, including all six of Trump's 5th Circuit appointees, would have allowed the case to move forward, saying his allegations "plausibly amount to severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive racial harassment," even if additional motivations for the bullying existed.

The judges included U.S. Circuit Judge James Ho, a Trump appointee who was on the president-elect's public Supreme Court short-list during his first term and is viewed as a potential candidate should a vacancy emerge in Trump's second term.

Ho, in an opinion joined by fellow Trump appointee U.S. Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan, wrote that the student was "harassed on multiple occasions for multiple reasons — but being white was absolutely one of them."

"It's racist to characterize whites as racist," Ho wrote. "Because it’s racist to attach any negative trait to a group of people based on their race. And it's no less racist just because the victimized racial group is white."

He said it was "not surprising that more institutions increasingly believe that they have cultural permission to tolerate (if not encourage) racism against whites, under the guise of promoting diversity."

"Federal laws like Title VI prohibit discrimination on the basis of race," Ho wrote. "So it may be politically correct in certain circles to discriminate against whites. But politically correct does not mean legally correct."

Martin Cirkiel, a lawyer for the student, said he planned to pursue an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court, citing the "importance of protecting kids at school, regardless of their race, religion nationality or political beliefs."

A lawyer for the school district did not respond to a request for comment.

The case is B.W. v. Austin Independent School District, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 22-50158.

So the kid wears a MAGA hat to school, gets hassled for it, and sues AISD for racial discrimination

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On 11/19/2024 at 2:13 AM, tx 3 putt said:

 

Is this supposed to be funny?

Tik Tok is going to have to up its game bc that’s not going to cut it.

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1 minute ago, Dnaguy said:

Is this supposed to be funny?

Tik Tok is going to have to up its game bc that’s not going to cut it.

I couldn't even get past whatever accent that was supposed to be, and bailed.

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36 minutes ago, Cap33 said:

SIAP

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/bullied-trump-supporting-white-student-cant-sue-race-discrimination-2024-11-14/

So the kid wears a MAGA hat to school, gets hassled for it, and sues AISD for racial discrimination

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B.W., who said he sometimes wore a "Make America Great Again" hat, alleged he was harassed for being a racist, anti-feminist, and anti-gay, which he denied; that a teacher called him "Whitey;" and that a fellow student created a meme of him as a hooded Ku Klux Klansman.

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12 minutes ago, speed817 said:

Is this Johnny Sack???

 

 

That's not "vile behavior."  It is 100% EXACTLY what MAGAs support and like.  Icono and Johnny and Balcones etc. see this shit, and smile.  That's how people SHOULD behave in their ideal vision of America.

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12 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I couldn't even get past whatever accent that was supposed to be, and bailed.

A Man of Culture such as yourself should have easily recognized the Non-Southern Theater Kids Doing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof accent.

I swanee.

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3 hours ago, RDCanecutter said:

A Man of Culture such as yourself should have easily recognized the Non-Southern Theater Kids Doing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof accent.

I swanee.

Indeed... 

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15 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, there's almost no way that doesn't infringe on Gibson's IP:

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It won't hurt that fucking guy.  It'll hurt whatever grifters came up with the scheme.  

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