klw
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Post by klw on Aug 1, 2023 5:32:58 GMT -6
First of all, where in the heck did the month of July go?
But second, she would destroy him in a debate. And I would love to see it. 😉
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Aug 1, 2023 7:30:48 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight
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origami
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Post by origami on Aug 1, 2023 8:04:12 GMT -6
I also need the media apparatus to not make election season fifteen months again. Just got an NYT breaking news alert that Biden and trump are neck and neck.
Aside from the fact that they're not, these early predictions are annoying and too early and is there NO other breaking news in the world?! I swear to God NYT is starting to read like a rag and its pissing me off (and they've already been shit for years but the tabloid fodder is too much).
I'm having feelings this morning apparently. Lol.
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Ls2012
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Post by Ls2012 on Aug 1, 2023 8:29:47 GMT -6
I've had some pretty strong feelings, too, origami. You're not alone in that, for sure. Although mine stem from being pissed at every single major news outlet giving headlines to the former felon-in-chief. Not every single thing he does is newsworthy, and definitely not everything is headline worthy. Giving him a constant platform helped elevate him in the first place. Have they learned nothing?! Bunch of chaos goblins, all of them.
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Post by carmensandiego on Aug 1, 2023 8:35:55 GMT -6
Ls2012, "chaos goblins" - I love it! 😂😂😂
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Post by coffeecake on Aug 1, 2023 8:41:35 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight I’m surprised they haven’t started challenging their enemies to duels.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Aug 1, 2023 8:56:32 GMT -6
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Post by cakewench on Aug 1, 2023 8:58:07 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight I’m surprised they haven’t started challenging their enemies to duels.
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elle
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Post by elle on Aug 1, 2023 9:07:14 GMT -6
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Post by treeofheaven on Aug 1, 2023 9:16:17 GMT -6
Rep. Tom Tiffany has decided not to run against Tammy Baldwin for senate in 2024. There are rumors that former Milwaukee Cty Sheriff David Clark might run, which..ugh.
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Post by goldenbird on Aug 1, 2023 9:19:58 GMT -6
That is fucking horrible..for one thing, in most cases, if you sell or serve to someone who should not be served or sold to, you face criminal charges. Can you imagine putting a 14 year old in jail because they didn't realize Joe Blow shouldn't have been served that last beer and he cashed a wreck on the way home? One of the huge reasons I got away from cashiering was I absolutely hated selling alcohol and tobacco. I'm not dumb but people, alcoholics especially, can put an act on. I spent 8 years thinking every day is today the day I'm going to get fired and arrested. I have an anxiety disorder so I know not everyone thinks that way. But I don't see 14 year olds being capable of that responsibility.
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Aug 1, 2023 9:28:50 GMT -6
I also need the media apparatus to not make election season fifteen months again. Just got an NYT breaking news alert that Biden and trump are neck and neck. Aside from the fact that they're not, these early predictions are annoying and too early and is there NO other breaking news in the world?! I swear to God NYT is starting to read like a rag and its pissing me off (and they've already been shit for years but the tabloid fodder is too much). I'm having feelings this morning apparently. Lol. I got an alert about them being neck and neck from Google. And apparently that poll is from Russia. So I give little stock to it.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 1, 2023 10:37:32 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight Especially since they don't want to actually debate. They just want to get up on the stage and yell over the other person while not actually responding. It's all about the talking points and looking like they won.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 1, 2023 10:38:38 GMT -6
I've had some pretty strong feelings, too, origami . You're not alone in that, for sure. Although mine stem from being pissed at every single major news outlet giving headlines to the former felon-in-chief. Not every single thing he does is newsworthy, and definitely not everything is headline worthy. Giving him a constant platform helped elevate him in the first place. Have they learned nothing?! Bunch of chaos goblins, all of them. They either didn't learn or they don't care because it brings in money. Or both. It's most likely definitely both.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 1, 2023 10:43:12 GMT -6
Why are 14 year olds working in the first place? I mean, I know there are families where the income is needed, but we need real solutions and safety nets for them, not making them work service jobs with asshole customers.
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Post by coffeecake on Aug 1, 2023 10:48:46 GMT -6
Why are 14 year olds working in the first place? I mean, I know there are families where the income is needed, but we need real solutions and safety nets for them, not making them work service jobs with asshole customers. This is horrible. Instead of pushing for more safety nets, they’re just trying to roll any progress back. I can only imagine how drunk assholes would treat teenage bartenders. Sexual harassment and assault would absolutely be happening to those kids.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 1, 2023 10:54:10 GMT -6
coffeecake Exactly. And fourteen-year-old enchanted wouldn't have done shit about it because I would have been too scared. Not that I blame a teenager (any victim, really) for being scared to say or do anything. We've all seen how victims are treated.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 1, 2023 10:57:04 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Aug 1, 2023 11:04:09 GMT -6
Why are 14 year olds working in the first place? I mean, I know there are families where the income is needed, but we need real solutions and safety nets for them, not making them work service jobs with asshole customers. This is horrible. Instead of pushing for more safety nets, they’re just trying to roll any progress back. I can only imagine how drunk assholes would treat teenage bartenders. Sexual harassment and assault would absolutely be happening to those kids. They're trying to walk us back to the industrial age. Wealthy children get to go to school, children without substantial means get jobs. Keep the rich rich, and insulated, and keep the poor powerless.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 1, 2023 11:05:14 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Aug 1, 2023 11:05:20 GMT -6
And yes, I'm sure that sounds like hyperbole, but with attacks on public education, and education in general, and constant campaigns to insulate the wealthy and powerful from any accountability, am I actually wrong?
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Post by dc2london on Aug 1, 2023 11:05:52 GMT -6
Maybe I'm just feeling cynical after seeing Oppenheimer.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 1, 2023 11:08:05 GMT -6
And yes, I'm sure that sounds like hyperbole, but with attacks on public education, and education in general, and constant campaigns to insulate the wealthy and powerful from any accountability, am I actually wrong? It may sound like hyperbole, but remember being told that we were being hyperbolic/hysterical when TFG won and then most, if not all, the shit we predicted came true? The GQP keeps talking about taking America back and bringing back the good old days, but if you look at those good old days, they were the days of (ETA: Wealthy) white men and screw everyone else.
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Post by coffeecake on Aug 1, 2023 11:10:35 GMT -6
coffeecake Exactly. And fourteen-year-old enchanted wouldn't have done shit about it because I would have been too scared. Not that I blame a teenager (any victim, really) for being scared to say or do anything. We've all seen how victims are treated. Especially if you’re working because your family relies on your paycheck for bills.
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Post by fatpony on Aug 1, 2023 12:03:14 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight Especially when "debate" to them means just railing and wildly gesticulating. Not actually, ya know, debating.
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Post by fatpony on Aug 1, 2023 12:04:13 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight Especially since they don't want to actually debate. They just want to get up on the stage and yell over the other person while not actually responding. It's all about the talking points and looking like they won. i should have kept reading. LOL
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Post by cakewench on Aug 1, 2023 12:41:23 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight Especially when "debate" to them means just railing and wildly gesticulating. Not actually, ya know, debating. And getting sound bites for Faux and campaign ads. Doesn't matter if it's wildly misleading, out of context, or wrong. Just needs to look good on camera.
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clucky
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Post by clucky on Aug 1, 2023 12:51:14 GMT -6
I need the right wing to get over the "DEBATE ME, BRO" response to every perceived slight And then find a way to back out of it if their bluff is called.
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TheoV2
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Post by TheoV2 on Aug 1, 2023 13:33:12 GMT -6
dc2london you are not being hyperbolic at all.
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Aug 1, 2023 14:21:19 GMT -6
MVP responds to DeSantis
text of tweet: Holy shit. VP Kamala Harris just responded directly to Ron DeSantis in Florida now: "I will tell you there is no roundtable, no lecture, no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact: there were no redeeming qualities of slavery." THIS is how you handle a racist.
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