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Post by downwarddog on Sept 13, 2023 6:38:14 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on Sept 13, 2023 7:15:47 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Sept 13, 2023 8:41:21 GMT -6
Oh this is terrible, Mary Peltola's husband died in a plane crash this morning. 💔
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Post by willow on Sept 13, 2023 8:45:18 GMT -6
This is random but I had the chance to observe a name change hearing this morning. I used to see them a lot but since Covid, a lot of our virtual hearings are grouped by type more often now so I'm usually just in family court only hearings. The name change was for a young college aged trans man and his witnesses for support were his parents. His parents were SO excited for him and happy and there were so many smiles and waves (they weren't in the same place as him so they were waving to him on Zoom). It was so adorable and heartwarming to see amidst the political bullshit of this country.
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Post by downwarddog on Sept 13, 2023 9:13:30 GMT -6
PDQ:
So I am friends with someone running for Delegate in a Richmond (VA) district that is just about 50/50, so it's pretty high stakes. She won her primary and has some solid endorsements.
It just came out (I'm reading from Youngkin's camp, but I don't know if that was confirmed) that prior to running, she and her husband were active on a livestreaming site where they would perform sexual acts on each other by request for money from subscribers. They had about 6K subscribers. It has super blown up and yesterday was on TMZ, Daily Mail, NY Post, etc. I'm sure the facts that she is attractive and white are at play here.
The reaction has been interesting. On one hand, most people I'm seeing are like, ...so what? She's with her own husband, doing nothing illegal. Of course on the other hand, people still get wound up over sex work. As for her, she's understandably upset but plans to pursue a revenge porn suit (which in itself is interesting; she posted the videos, but they were recorded and distributed from a different site, so it actually may be more of a copyright issue than revenge porn), her campaign raised $25K yesterday, and Anderson Cooper and Rachel Maddow have reached out. I think she will be able to spin it, but her district is historically conservative, so it will be interesting to see what happens.
ETA: I did not know that they were into that and made those videos. They both have high paying careers so I am kind of fascinated by the whole thing, honestly.
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Post by blurnette989 on Sept 13, 2023 9:38:27 GMT -6
downwarddog Oh man. I just looked at her district that she's running for and that's going to be a tough area to win over with this coming out. Some of my in laws live out that way. I would not even call it a purple area. Also I think she is pretty ballsy to run knowing that history could come out during the campaign (despite it obviously having no bearing on her ability to be a representative).
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Post by byjove on Sept 13, 2023 9:42:15 GMT -6
downwarddog, that story has definitely made its way up to NOVA. I worry for her in that race.
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Post by downwarddog on Sept 13, 2023 9:48:27 GMT -6
downwarddog Oh man. I just looked at her district that she's running for and that's going to be a tough area to win over with this coming out. Some of my in laws live out that way. I would not even call it a purple area. Also I think she is pretty ballsy to run knowing that history could come out during the campaign (despite it obviously having no bearing on her ability to be a representative). Yeaaahhhhhh...the last video apparently was done in August 2022, so not long ago at all. I wonder if her campaign managers knew about it going into it.
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Post by blurnette989 on Sept 13, 2023 9:51:41 GMT -6
downwarddog I would highly doubt they knew, simply given how contested a new district like this might be and the red lean of the area. A man might get past this but sadly I doubt a woman can unless her opponent is proven to have been one of the viewers of something. That would certainly be something.
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Post by byjove on Sept 13, 2023 10:00:22 GMT -6
I dedicate this to all the canvassers here
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Post by blurnette989 on Sept 13, 2023 10:09:17 GMT -6
I dedicate this to all the canvassers here my favorite comment was "most personality mike Pence has shown his entire life" 😂
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Post by 4PrivetDrive on Sept 13, 2023 10:53:38 GMT -6
I dedicate this to all the canvassers here my favorite comment was "most personality mike Pence has shown his entire life" 😂 Maybe he downloaded some jokes from the Matrix into his robot body.
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Post by bugglesbee on Sept 13, 2023 11:05:10 GMT -6
downwarddog they were talking about that story on the radio (Boston) this morning
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Post by jaygee on Sept 13, 2023 11:23:46 GMT -6
downwarddog they were talking about that story on the radio (Boston) this morning Also in SF yesterday.
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Post by jaygee on Sept 13, 2023 11:25:04 GMT -6
Oh man, that mike pence video and the joke about canvassing made me laugh out loud. That’s great.
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Post by byjove on Sept 13, 2023 11:30:49 GMT -6
Unfortunately we don't have Youngkin up for election this year, but all of the VA state seats are.
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Post by enchanted on Sept 13, 2023 12:09:37 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Sept 13, 2023 12:34:57 GMT -6
downwarddog, that story has definitely made its way up to NOVA. I worry for her in that race. It doesn't help that headlined are calling her "M.oms De.man.d Ac Ti.on candidate"
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Post by downwarddog on Sept 13, 2023 12:41:34 GMT -6
downwarddog , that story has definitely made its way up to NOVA. I worry for her in that race. It doesn't help that headlined are calling her "M.oms De.man.d Ac Ti.on candidate" Ugh
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Post by oreobitsy on Sept 13, 2023 12:50:21 GMT -6
I didn’t realize Mitt is 76. Makes sense to retire.
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 13, 2023 12:51:43 GMT -6
Well there goes one of the only reasonable Rs left in Washington
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Post by enchanted on Sept 13, 2023 12:51:57 GMT -6
I didn’t realize Mitt is 76. Makes sense to retire. And he actually sees it makes sense, unlike so many others.
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Post by byjove on Sept 13, 2023 13:26:57 GMT -6
super fun
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Post by jaygee on Sept 13, 2023 13:33:51 GMT -6
I didn’t realize Mitt is 76. Makes sense to retire. And he actually sees it makes sense, unlike so many others. I do think a key difference is that he’s relatively lower in position of power. He’s a pretty standard issue senator. (I mean we care about him more because he can maybe, maybe swing) I still think the others should retire but I see why Mittens is a bit different.
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Post by orangebird2020 on Sept 13, 2023 13:40:17 GMT -6
I wonder what he is planning to do next, since he is not "retiring from the fight".
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Post by elle on Sept 13, 2023 13:40:57 GMT -6
Well this might be an interesting read. Spill the tea Mitt. 🍵
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Post by byjove on Sept 13, 2023 14:35:29 GMT -6
Romney is like I’m retiring so let’s burn the whole fucking thing down 🔥🔥🔥
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Post by jaygee on Sept 13, 2023 14:48:45 GMT -6
Romney is like I’m retiring so let’s burn the whole fucking thing down 🔥🔥🔥 Nah. Dudes got the missing backbone syndrome. He’ll just go home and count his money and grandkids.
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Post by elle on Sept 13, 2023 14:55:03 GMT -6
Romney is like I’m retiring so let’s burn the whole fucking thing down 🔥🔥🔥 Let's hope. 🤞
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Post by byjove on Sept 13, 2023 14:56:35 GMT -6
Romney is like I’m retiring so let’s burn the whole fucking thing down 🔥🔥🔥 Nah. Dudes got the missing backbone syndrome. He’ll just go home and count his money and grandkids. He's pretty scathing in that Atlantic piece. Can't speak to anything else.
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