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Post by shadesofgold on Jan 19, 2018 14:01:54 GMT -6
Right now... in many states babies can be born... from their mother's wombs... and that "has to change."
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Post by shadesofgold on Jan 19, 2018 14:04:04 GMT -6
crunch I'm not marching. The closest one is three hours away and with both of my kids in activities starting this weekend, it just wasn't doable. I'm kind of torn on feeling guilty for not making the effort and relieved to have an excuse considering the articles and think pieces about the pussy hat. I am likely going to miss it - I'm in the "everything hurts and I'm dying" phase of my pregnancy, so dealing with crowds and standing for long periods is probably not in the cards.
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Post by elle on Jan 19, 2018 14:05:18 GMT -6
I imagine he meant "torn", but even that isn't an abortion, it's a c-section ffs.
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Post by elle on Jan 19, 2018 14:15:16 GMT -6
Fuck Devin Nunes and fuck Tucker Carlson.
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Post by ktg on Jan 19, 2018 14:20:22 GMT -6
Jim Jordan was just interviewed on NPR and I wished I could ram my car into him.
"The Democrats don't want to fund the troops! DACA is amnesty! We have a stupid rule that Democrats have to vote on things for them to be approved, which is dumb and we should end it."
He also went on and on about how we have to do what "the election" was about because "we were elected" and border security is basically the only important thing. Oh, plus troops. I guess when "the election" was hopy-changy Obama we didn't have to do squat except ride hard against everything.
The stupidity was so strong.
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Post by ktg on Jan 19, 2018 14:20:58 GMT -6
Jim Jordan was just interviewed on NPR and I wished I could ram my car into him.
"The Democrats don't want to fund the troops! DACA is amnesty! We have a stupid rule that Democrats have to vote on things for them to be approved, which is dumb and we should end it."
He also went on and on about how we have to do what "the election" was about because "we were elected" and border security is basically the only important thing. Oh, plus troops. I guess when "the election" was hopy-changy Obama we didn't have to do squat except ride hard against everything.
The stupidity was so strong.
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Post by athn64 on Jan 19, 2018 14:22:09 GMT -6
Right now... in many states babies can be born... from their mother's wombs... and that "has to change." Wut?
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Post by justkeepmoving on Jan 19, 2018 14:26:38 GMT -6
Paramedics treated Justice Sotomayor this morning for low blood sugar and cleared her to go to work.
When I first read this I was in a slight panic and then found it wasn’t too serious as in she’s had diabetes since she was a child.
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Post by charlotte on Jan 19, 2018 14:30:18 GMT -6
Paramedics treated Justice Sotomayor this morning for low blood sugar and cleared her to go to work. When I first read this I was in a slight panic and then found it wasn’t too serious as in she’s had diabetes since she was a child. Oh well thank goodness. @heartbot I need to know what Jesus be a fence means
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Post by byjove on Jan 19, 2018 14:33:55 GMT -6
I meant to tell you guys at my knitting class the other night, one of the women was telling us how she lives in N Old Town and regularly works out at the Y where the GOP baseball shooting practice was in my hood. She was at the Y when it happened! And still has a bullet hole in one of her car windows. Just crazy. She retired last year and has become involved in grass roots politics (I assuming for the D’s based on the way we were all slamming the presidency). 💪 of course we talked politics in our knitting class. Gotta love DC.
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Post by shadesofgold on Jan 19, 2018 14:35:14 GMT -6
Holy shit, Aly Raisman.
(Video: Olympic star Aly Raisman testifies at sentencing of disgraced former team doctor)
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Post by cp3 on Jan 19, 2018 14:45:53 GMT -6
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Post by athn64 on Jan 19, 2018 15:18:42 GMT -6
Yeah. Think he's confused. And pretty sure it's legal for babies to be born in every state. So...
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Post by crunch on Jan 19, 2018 16:17:04 GMT -6
There's a rally about the shutdown at the capitol building at 7. I wish I could make it.
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Post by crunch on Jan 19, 2018 16:19:10 GMT -6
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Post by dreadpirateroberts on Jan 19, 2018 17:04:15 GMT -6
Chiming in way late but; Maybe his staff is too busy to answer the phones. I’m sure with all the candy they’re stealing from babies, and puppies they’re kicking their days are just jam packed.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 17:22:52 GMT -6
@heartbot, I don't get this memo thing either. Any memo that Nunes writes is basically "email forward from Grandpa" level of credible.
Especially when Gaetz and Steve King are the ones pushing for it to be released.
Like come the fuck on.
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Post by crunch on Jan 19, 2018 17:24:01 GMT -6
@heartbot, I don't get this memo thing either. Any memo that Nunes writes is basically "email forward from Grandpa" level of credible. Especially when Gaetz and Steve King are the ones pushing for it to be released. Like come the fuck on. Wittman is pushing too. Ugh.
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Post by charlotte on Jan 19, 2018 17:40:55 GMT -6
“Email forward from Grandpa” level of credible 😂😂😂
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Post by enchanted on Jan 19, 2018 17:41:18 GMT -6
I hate everything.
I know that's not helpful and I know it's not constructive, but I am in just a shit place right now, in part due to local happenings. Then add in the looming shut down and I just want to scream and rage and it really doesn't affect me that much, but GFDI, the GOP claims to be about financial responsibility and family values, neither of which are protected by a shut down.
I'm sorry to the posters here who will be hurt by this. It fucking sucks. If I was closer to DC, I would take you all out and get you smashed on margaritas while stuffing our faces with some good Mexican food.
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Post by sunnysideup on Jan 19, 2018 17:43:16 GMT -6
Can someone explain to me what happens with active duty military? I’m embarrassed that I know nothing. But, what happens?
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Post by charlotte on Jan 19, 2018 17:43:42 GMT -6
It’s absolute horseshit. DO YOUR JOB.
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Post by ktg on Jan 19, 2018 17:46:12 GMT -6
Can someone explain to me what happens with active duty military? I’m embarrassed that I know nothing. But, what happens? Generally you keep working for free, and when the government reopens you get your back pay.
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Post by charlotte on Jan 19, 2018 17:47:02 GMT -6
sunnysideup last time there was a shutdown they still got paid.
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Post by crunch on Jan 19, 2018 17:48:35 GMT -6
Can someone explain to me what happens with active duty military? I’m embarrassed that I know nothing. But, what happens? They’ve paid military before during a shut down but this time that doesn’t look likely or at least i haven’t seen any talk of it. Commissary’s have both closed and stayed open so I have no idea what will happen with those. But AD will go to work and get back pay as of now.
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Post by crunch on Jan 19, 2018 17:49:11 GMT -6
sunnysideup last time there was a shutdown they still got paid. They haven’t passed that this time. Which is ironic since the gop is for the troops. Eye roll
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Post by sunnysideup on Jan 19, 2018 17:57:42 GMT -6
So last time we got paid. I remember being worried with XH (active duty). But then they paid. This time seems different. That’s why I was wondering. I was hoping I missed something. I’m remarried and MH is also active duty.
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Post by crunch on Jan 19, 2018 18:12:23 GMT -6
So last time we got paid. I remember being worried with XH (active duty). But then they paid. This time seems different. That’s why I was wondering. I was hoping I missed something. I’m remarried and MH is also active duty. You're not missing anything. As of now, they haven't passed anything to pay military. Although I did read the pay for Feb 1 was already authorized so that pay check should be coming but I haven't seen anything to confirm that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 18:18:32 GMT -6
The Senate vote is scheduled for 10 pm E(S? I DON'T KNOW @blanche)T or 9 Central
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 18:20:17 GMT -6
Whoa.
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