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Post by origami on Jan 9, 2024 15:17:49 GMT -6
I'll just be so pissed if it happens that way. But also if she won the primary it would be a pretty good repudiation of MAGA. But also she is patently terrible and doesn't deserve to be the first female president. But also I'm not scared of her or her brand. I contain multitudes and I hate presidential years. Pretty sure a lot of old boys club GOP voters wouldn't vote for her anyways because she has a vagina. See I think if she became the candidate they would so they could be like "SEE.now we're post racial AND post sexism" because that club is nothing if not disingenuous. |
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Post by SweetPotato on Jan 9, 2024 15:38:17 GMT -6
CNN is streaming TFG’s immunity argument, it’s a decent distraction from impending/ish severe weather There are so many interesting legal discussions happening right now. Terrifying. But interesting. |
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willow
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Post by willow on Jan 9, 2024 18:59:50 GMT -6
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Post by bubblehape on Jan 9, 2024 20:15:28 GMT -6
Jfc wtf. I thought this would be about something that happened in the 50s or something (still horrific), but since 2016?? What??? |
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Post by willow on Jan 9, 2024 20:56:31 GMT -6
Jfc wtf. I thought this would be about something that happened in the 50s or something (still horrific), but since 2016?? What??? And that was the START of it. Dexter Wade was murdered just last year and buried there. Like what in the actual fuck. |
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Post by enchanted on Jan 9, 2024 21:21:59 GMT -6
There are no words beyond what in the actual fucking fuck? |
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Post by enchanted on Jan 9, 2024 23:05:17 GMT -6
I got mad (well, madder) and left, but I actually came here to tell you guys something about another prison that made me mad, too.
I'm reading Clint Smith's How the Word Is Passed, which is about how the history of slavery is discussed/taught/presented at different locations, one of them being Louisiana State Penitentiary (also know as Angola).
Did you know that they do tours there? And also that there is a fucking gift shop to buy Angola branded merchandise? (You can find it online. I refuse to link it here.)
It's so damn vile.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jan 10, 2024 1:50:54 GMT -6
I got mad (well, madder) and left, but I actually came here to tell you guys something about another prison that made me mad, too. I'm reading Clint Smith's How the Word Is Passed, which is about how the history of slavery is discussed/taught/presented at different locations, one of them being Louisiana State Penitentiary (also know as Angola). Did you know that they do tours there? And also that there is a fucking gift shop to buy Angola branded merchandise? (You can find it online. I refuse to link it here.) It's so damn vile. . Angola prison is the worst of the worst. They still use forced, hard labor as a punitive measure. Also after Katrina I volunteered with groups who interviewed prisoners who had been transported there and had never been arraigned, seen a lawyer or a judge in months and we were working to get people out. They didn't even have records or identifying info on all of the people. This was a year after Katrina. Through interviews we found a guy who was undocumented foreign worker who'd been picked up after the storm and been in Angola for 9 months. Nobody could tell us why, as he'd never even been booked. I promise if not for the kindness of OTHER PRISONERS that guy would have been there for years. |
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Post by mrsweasley on Jan 10, 2024 7:36:36 GMT -6
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willow
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Post by willow on Jan 10, 2024 8:00:09 GMT -6
There are no words beyond what in the actual fucking fuck? I'm waiting for the deep dive podcast on this because you know it is coming. I need to know everything. |
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elle
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Post by elle on Jan 10, 2024 9:26:52 GMT -6
No one could have seen this coming. 🙄 |
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Jan 10, 2024 9:35:56 GMT -6
No one could have seen this coming. 🙄 Birth certificates again? Bro needs a new angle. |
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Jan 10, 2024 9:36:03 GMT -6
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klw
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Post by klw on Jan 10, 2024 9:49:39 GMT -6
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Post by trueblue on Jan 10, 2024 9:50:50 GMT -6
Hunter showed up at the judiciary committee hearing where R’s were planning on holding him in contempt for not appearing. Chaos followed and the meeting was adjourned.
R’s are once again in (delightfully enjoyable) disarray.
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klw
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Post by klw on Jan 10, 2024 10:25:12 GMT -6
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elle
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Post by elle on Jan 10, 2024 10:50:13 GMT -6
Rep. Moskowitz bringing the receipts. 🤣 Just quoting to fix the link so people who don't have Xwitter can still see the video. |
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 10, 2024 10:54:01 GMT -6
Rep. Moskowitz bringing the receipts. 🤣 Just quoting to fix the link so people who don't have Xwitter can still see the video. Check out Rep Crockett as well. She’s freaking amazing |
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elle
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Post by elle on Jan 10, 2024 10:59:44 GMT -6
Yes! She is fantastic.
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Post by enchanted on Jan 10, 2024 11:19:02 GMT -6
No one could have seen this coming. 🙄 I don't want this woman becoming president, but this is bullshit. |
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 10, 2024 11:20:17 GMT -6
Dems are bringing it today Rep Swalwell asked Gym Sock if the hearing was a joke, because its been 608 days, 15 hours and 21 minutes since Gym Sock was served his subpoena and didnt show up. HE HAD A COUNTDOWN CLOCK  |
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Post by enchanted on Jan 10, 2024 11:23:24 GMT -6
I got mad (well, madder) and left, but I actually came here to tell you guys something about another prison that made me mad, too. I'm reading Clint Smith's How the Word Is Passed, which is about how the history of slavery is discussed/taught/presented at different locations, one of them being Louisiana State Penitentiary (also know as Angola). Did you know that they do tours there? And also that there is a fucking gift shop to buy Angola branded merchandise? (You can find it online. I refuse to link it here.) It's so damn vile. . Angola prison is the worst of the worst. They still use forced, hard labor as a punitive measure. Also after Katrina I volunteered with groups who interviewed prisoners who had been transported there and had never been arraigned, seen a lawyer or a judge in months and we were working to get people out. They didn't even have records or identifying info on all of the people. This was a year after Katrina. Through interviews we found a guy who was undocumented foreign worker who'd been picked up after the storm and been in Angola for 9 months. Nobody could tell us why, as he'd never even been booked. I promise if not for the kindness of OTHER PRISONERS that guy would have been there for years. Not the post-Katrina part, but Smith covered quite a bit of it in his book. Thank you for your time and effort for the people imprisoned there. |
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Post by blurnette989 on Jan 10, 2024 11:31:17 GMT -6
Just thinking about Angola gets me angry.
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Post by byjove on Jan 10, 2024 12:19:24 GMT -6
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Jan 10, 2024 12:20:49 GMT -6
fatpony, let us hope that it is only empty threats. Sorry you are having to deal/cope with all that.
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elle
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Post by elle on Jan 10, 2024 12:39:06 GMT -6
I'm sorry fatpony, that's really unsettling. |
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Post by Sweetjane on Jan 10, 2024 12:51:39 GMT -6
Dems are bringing it today Rep Swalwell asked Gym Sock if the hearing was a joke, because its been 608 days, 15 hours and 21 minutes since Gym Sock was served his subpoena and didnt show up. HE HAD A COUNTDOWN CLOCK I have watched it 3x! Here's the clip if anyone wants to watch. www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRc4GGHx/ |
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Post by byjove on Jan 10, 2024 12:53:20 GMT -6
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Post by clucky on Jan 10, 2024 13:01:18 GMT -6
Jfc wtf. I thought this would be about something that happened in the 50s or something (still horrific), but since 2016?? What??? And that was the START of it. Dexter Wade was murdered just last year and buried there. Like what in the actual fuck. Are they still charging the families to get their loved ones bodies/remains back? The repeated disrespect is unfathomable. |
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Post by Sweetjane on Jan 10, 2024 13:10:08 GMT -6
And that was the START of it. Dexter Wade was murdered just last year and buried there. Like what in the actual fuck. Are they still charging the families to get their loved ones bodies/remains back? The repeated disrespect is unfathomable. Meanwhile, the governor is getting sworn in for a second term. He's telling people he doesn't want them to move out of state. I'd be out of there! |
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