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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 16:54:13 GMT -6
Trump reportedly considering making Rick Perry VA Sec I'm surprised he's not appointing the Fox & Friends guy.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 16:56:38 GMT -6
Trump reportedly considering making Rick Perry VA Sec Shulkin needs to go, but shouldn't the head of the VA have experience with veterans? Or maybe healthcare? on the other hand, Perry is basically one the few high level appointments who hasn't done something dumb/illegal (that we know of). I have a lot of questions about what's going on in the VA. A lot. The fact that so many Trump VA appointees are trying to get Shulkin fired and that Shulkin is the only cabinet Obama holdover makes me very suspicious. But the travel thing is not good either.
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Post by dc2london on Mar 13, 2018 16:58:57 GMT -6
Shulkin needs to go, but shouldn't the head of the VA have experience with veterans? Or maybe healthcare? on the other hand, Perry is basically one the few high level appointments who hasn't done something dumb/illegal (that we know of). At the same time, do they not have any qualified candidates who can step in? This will leave a vacancy at DOE that also needs to be filled...by whom exactly? Skeletor?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:00:32 GMT -6
I could really use a Conor Lamb win tonight. Should I start a thread?
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Post by elle on Mar 13, 2018 17:12:48 GMT -6
This is not satire. Christina Wilkie @christinawilkie Trump: “We should have a new force called the Space Force. It’s like the Army and the Navy, but for space, because we’re spending a lot of money on space.” CNBC article
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Post by Uncaripswife on Mar 13, 2018 17:15:07 GMT -6
OMG no. Hard pass. Tell them to go to One Loudoun or something; they're already putting a data center in LoCo. box! Crystal city does have a ton of vacant office space though. And excellent Metro access.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:20:32 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:24:01 GMT -6
I knew they were coming for Roger...
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Post by Ls2012 on Mar 13, 2018 17:25:35 GMT -6
This is not satire. Christina Wilkie @christinawilkie Trump: “We should have a new force called the Space Force. It’s like the Army and the Navy, but for space, because we’re spending a lot of money on space.” CNBC articleAre you f'ing kidding me??
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:41:30 GMT -6
Sudden onset of hearing loss.
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 13, 2018 18:10:24 GMT -6
I’m hearing reports Kelly and McMaster along with Shulkin are next.
Pompeo confirmation hearing not scheduled until mid April, we have no NK envoy no SK ambassador and we’re meeting with KJU in ten weeks. What could POSSIBLY go wrong
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Post by shadesofgold on Mar 13, 2018 18:40:33 GMT -6
Amazon was just touring Crystal City and Rosslyn for potential new HQ space. I can't even imagine what Crystal City would mean traffic wise. Getting into DC from Rt 1/395 is already excruciating. OMG no. Hard pass. Tell them to go to One Loudoun or something; they're already putting a data center in LoCo. They toured DC and MoCo too. Apparently they are touring all the finalist sites. DNW.
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Post by shadesofgold on Mar 13, 2018 18:45:54 GMT -6
😂
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Post by anastasia on Mar 13, 2018 19:12:58 GMT -6
Trump reportedly considering making Rick Perry VA Sec I'm surprised he's not appointing the Fox & Friends guy. I hear this could just be the beginning of the exodus. Give him time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 19:20:27 GMT -6
I know I don't really go here but have y'all talked about May and Putin in regards to the spy (spies?) Russia tried to kill (killed)? I read a few articles on it and I'm confused on how major this is. Tillerson news is dominating most of my sources right now.
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Post by mananana on Mar 13, 2018 19:26:36 GMT -6
This is not satire. Christina Wilkie @christinawilkie Trump: “We should have a new force called the Space Force. It’s like the Army and the Navy, but for space, because we’re spending a lot of money on space.” CNBC articleI showed MH this tweet and he said, "let's start by building Space Force One, put him on it, and fly it into the sun."
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Post by jkjacq on Mar 13, 2018 20:20:23 GMT -6
I know I don't really go here but have y'all talked about May and Putin in regards to the spy (spies?) Russia tried to kill (killed)? I read a few articles on it and I'm confused on how major this is. Tillerson news is dominating most of my sources right now. Everyone goes here. We only touched on it a bit because the dumpster fire closer to home was also dominating our day. Basically Putin is pushing his boundaries and getting way with it because we have an administration who apparently wants to align itself with despots and dictators
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Post by cakewench on Mar 13, 2018 20:49:48 GMT -6
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Post by mb3 on Mar 13, 2018 20:57:38 GMT -6
Well I’m done with my active shooter training. I guess on some level it was helpful in terms of tips on how to barricade patient rooms and improvising weapons to fight back with but ultimately I’m just really pissed off that we live in a world where this kind of training is necessary.
But....I came home and did more digging to see if I could find a more local Moms Demand Action chapter. I haven’t had much success before but found out a few suburbs over held their first ever meeting 3 weeks ago. And I emailed asking for their next meeting date. So there is some good that came out of it.
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Post by Taitai on Mar 13, 2018 21:01:16 GMT -6
this is one of the questions on msn homepage daily quiz Would you vote for him if the next election were held today? 46% Yes 54% No 46% of the american public should not be allowed to vote. THERE I SAID IT I'm gonna edit my answer with the final question What is your gender? 37% Female 59% Male 4% Other 46% of the 59% of the men answering this poll should not be allowed any where near a polling site. See...this is the most concerning thing to me in this entire thread. Don't get me wrong, everything that's going on is really, really bad and horrific...but the fact that 46% of respondents said yes...that is a downright scary percentage of Americans who are most certainly blinded by propaganda and inaccurate rhetoric. That is 46% who think this shit show should be our new normal. How is anything going to get better, how is America NOT going to loose its role as the leader of the free world, when you have a significant chunk of the population supports this dumpster fire? It gives me a pit in my stomach.
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Post by cakewench on Mar 13, 2018 21:55:07 GMT -6
Stephen Hawking died:
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Post by blurnette989 on Mar 14, 2018 1:18:29 GMT -6
Taitai i honestly believe America has already lost that role and Russia is shoving their way to the head of the class.
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Post by Taitai on Mar 14, 2018 1:22:15 GMT -6
Taitai i honestly believe America has already lost that role and Russia is shoving their way to the head of the class. Russia and China both - which I hate, as someone who is an ardent supporter of democracy, capitalism, and free press/freedom of speech. Sigh.
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Post by blurnette989 on Mar 14, 2018 1:32:03 GMT -6
I know I don't really go here but have y'all talked about May and Putin in regards to the spy (spies?) Russia tried to kill (killed)? I read a few articles on it and I'm confused on how major this is. Tillerson news is dominating most of my sources right now. To me this is the biggest story of yesterday. There's May gave Russia until midnight to respond to the allegations- Russia ignored them and May is saying there will be repercussions. What are those going to look like? Possibilities: 1) Do nothing which is obviously a terrible one- Putin will continue to strong arm the world. 2) sanctions- not as impactful as if the US imoised and well we know that won't happen. 3) UK expels Russians diplomats from the UK and forcefully takes ownership of Russian assets based inUK. Will piss of Putin because some of those people/things are his buddies. 4) UK invokes NATO article 5 and then expects the US to step up, but with Cheeto in charge and ghost town state Dept, will we? I'm not looking forward to this- and i think is genuinely a turning point that is not receiving nearly enough press in the US. Russia state-sponsored the assassination and attempted assassination of multiple people on British soil using military grade nerve gas. I aM not hopeful this ends well.
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Post by Taitai on Mar 14, 2018 2:41:24 GMT -6
I know I don't really go here but have y'all talked about May and Putin in regards to the spy (spies?) Russia tried to kill (killed)? I read a few articles on it and I'm confused on how major this is. Tillerson news is dominating most of my sources right now. To me this is the biggest story of yesterday. There's May gave Russia until midnight to respond to the allegations- Russia ignored them and May is saying there will be repercussions. What are those going to look like? Possibilities: 1) Do nothing which is obviously a terrible one- Putin will continue to strong arm the world. 2) sanctions- not as impactful as if the US imoised and well we know that won't happen. 3) UK expels Russians diplomats from the UK and forcefully takes ownership of Russian assets based inUK. Will piss of Putin because some of those people/things are his buddies. 4) UK invokes NATO article 5 and then expects the US to step up, but with Cheeto in charge and ghost town state Dept, will we? I'm not looking forward to this- and i think is genuinely a turning point that is not receiving nearly enough press in the US. Russia state-sponsored the assassination and attempted assassination of multiple people on British soil using military grade nerve gas. I aM not hopeful this ends well. I agree with you that this is a huge, huge deal. Russia is committing war crimes in the UK - with chemical weapons. This is pretty much unheard of (aside from Kim Jong Un's brother being assassinated by a nerve agent in Malaysia in 2017)...certainly not something a world power and member of the UN Security Council like Russia should be engaging in. All world leaders will be watching the UK and US to see what we do. Sadly, I don't have high hopes. I think crippling sanctions from the US, UK, and EU are in order, along with expulsion of Russian diplomats and seizure of Russian financial assets. The problem is that Russia supplies most of the EU's natural gas, so if they turn off that spigot in retaliation, a lot of EU countries will have an energy crisis on their hands. Gah - I wish someone would just figure out zero point energy like that stupid kid villain in The Incredibles.
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Post by blurnette989 on Mar 14, 2018 3:05:22 GMT -6
Taitai right, wasn't even thinking of Russian natural gas (Portugal gets theirs primarily from Algeria). But any crazy fluctuations in supply coukd affect even pricing from the Magreb line, which would hurt the Iberian peninsula because it is just so poor, comparatively to France/Germany. It is all a mess.
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Post by byjove on Mar 14, 2018 5:09:02 GMT -6
May he Rest In Peace. He will be missed.
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Post by blurnette989 on Mar 14, 2018 5:53:20 GMT -6
Taitai i honestly believe America has already lost that role and Russia is shoving their way to the head of the class. I don't think you can say Russia is the leader of the 'free' anything. In 2017, Angela Merkel was referred to this way by several journalists, though that could be debated as problematic. Well I agree, not the free world, but just the world, which is what Russia is absolutely angling towards.
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Post by cnf on Mar 14, 2018 6:51:03 GMT -6
My principal just sent out an email with instructions about student protest; allowing it and how to facilitate it. Thumbs up, admin team.
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Post by byjove on Mar 14, 2018 6:53:58 GMT -6
"A California teacher (also a reserve police officer) unintentionally fired a gun while lecturing on public safety." But let's go ahead and put more guns in schools. Great idea. (I am glad these incidents are getting attention right now)
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