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Post by ldubhawksfan on Jun 11, 2018 11:35:17 GMT -6
Why is this even a thing? Isn’t that unnecessary resources put toward weeding out the registry? It's a thing because if you can control who can vote, you can control the outcome. That's the real voter fraud (via suppression), not "dead people" voting. Yeah I understand how it it could suppress voters, but was trying to figure out how it’s spun as something necessary.
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Post by shadesofgold on Jun 11, 2018 11:37:23 GMT -6
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Post by shadesofgold on Jun 11, 2018 11:40:59 GMT -6
In a move straight out of the Tyrion Lannister playbook, a senior WH aide is sharing fake stories with staff to identify who is leaking to the press. (Or is this a brilliant leak to cast doubt on everything? Who knows with these people anymore.) FTR Adele and Prince William do this too, and I'm sure many other celebrities. A good way to sort your real friends from the "sources close to..." I'm surprised/not surprised it took them this long to figure it out.
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Post by elle on Jun 11, 2018 11:41:25 GMT -6
It's a thing because if you can control who can vote, you can control the outcome. That's the real voter fraud (via suppression), not "dead people" voting. Yeah I understand how it it could suppress voters, but was trying to figure out how it’s spun as something necessary. Because apparently people and undocumented immigrants have been using dead people's names to vote. Despite no evidence to support those claims. 🙄 But this is the official line they're taking: link
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Post by athn64 on Jun 11, 2018 11:42:01 GMT -6
May his advice to Bernie be not to do it
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Post by shadesofgold on Jun 11, 2018 11:45:22 GMT -6
Well that's quite a sausage fest. I love many of them, but would love to see some more ladies on that list. C'mon, Barry!
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jun 11, 2018 11:47:16 GMT -6
That is a lot of men on that list, there.
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Post by cakewench on Jun 11, 2018 11:48:55 GMT -6
Please tell me the title of this post is a play from Fox News who called both Trump and Kim two dictators set to meet. Because... yes It is!
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Post by rbgrocks on Jun 11, 2018 11:49:07 GMT -6
Hope most of these are fake. Especially fucking Bernie. No more 80 year old white men. I wish Sally Yates were an option.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2018 11:54:41 GMT -6
May his advice to Bernie be not to do it THIS! Where's Kamala on that list?!
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jun 11, 2018 11:58:15 GMT -6
Well that's quite a sausage fest. I love many of them, but would love to see some more ladies on that list. C'mon, Barry! Hello, mind twin.
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Post by daffodilsandcoffee on Jun 11, 2018 12:21:01 GMT -6
The comments on that linked thread made me weep for humanity.
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Post by ladybrienne on Jun 11, 2018 12:21:09 GMT -6
I need Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris to run.
I'd pay good money to watch either of those ladies chew Trump up and spit him out in a debate.
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Post by mb3 on Jun 11, 2018 12:23:35 GMT -6
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Post by mb3 on Jun 11, 2018 12:24:10 GMT -6
I need Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris to run. I'd pay good money to watch either of those ladies chew Trump up and spit him out in a debate. I might be odd man out, but I don’t want to see Warren run
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Post by ladybrienne on Jun 11, 2018 12:25:59 GMT -6
I need Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris to run. I'd pay good money to watch either of those ladies chew Trump up and spit him out in a debate. I might be odd man out, but I don’t want to see Warren run Honestly I felt like this too for a while but changed my mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2018 12:35:09 GMT -6
I need Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris to run. I'd pay good money to watch either of those ladies chew Trump up and spit him out in a debate. A very close friend of mine has solid political connections downtown via her work, and she has it on good authority that Warren is planning to run. We'll see.
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Post by mb3 on Jun 11, 2018 12:41:01 GMT -6
I might be odd man out, but I don’t want to see Warren run Honestly I felt like this too for a while but changed my mind. What made you change your mind?
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Post by byjove on Jun 11, 2018 12:51:08 GMT -6
I'm seeing grumblings about the Caps parade tomorrow being the same day as VA elections. I'm on the fence. Do you think it will make a big impact?
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Post by ladybrienne on Jun 11, 2018 12:52:48 GMT -6
Honestly I felt like this too for a while but changed my mind. What made you change your mind? She is reallllllllllllllly good at getting under Trump's skin, which I love. She can rattle him without sinking to his level. Of all the politicians to speak out against him - to me, she is always the most clear and concise, and her criticism is stinging at the same time. Also she's incredibly smart, and it's really, really hard to find politicians that can clearly explain the economy and what is better for the interests of the middle class when it comes to that. She knows how to get down to our level, she has the potential to bring in blue collar type workers that Obama did but Hillary couldn't. She would also obviously bring in progressives who voted for Bernie but turned up their noses at Clinton. She is so talented that the old school Democrats would have no choice but to throw all their weight behind her, and maybe then we could get more young people on our side because she is one of the leading progressive voices. And with someone like her, I do feel the future of the Democrats would be more secure as a whole. I also see Warren as able to compromise with moderates because she knows what it takes to get a deal done.
She is exciting and vibrant, my God, just watching her at the Boston Pride Parade every year, she is someone that many people will look at and say, oh my God I want to be her friend and vote for her.
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Post by cakewench on Jun 11, 2018 13:29:03 GMT -6
Trump admin will stop granting asylum to victims of domestic abuse and gang violence.
DeNiro was right.
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Post by jkjacq on Jun 11, 2018 13:32:44 GMT -6
Trump admin will stop granting asylum to victims of domestic abuse and gang violence. DeNiro was right. Of course. OF COURSE he is.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jun 11, 2018 13:37:33 GMT -6
Why is this even a thing? Isn’t that unnecessary resources put toward weeding out the registry? I agree it seems like blatant voter suppression but if five supreme court justices thought it was ok then there must be something to the case that I don't understand. 7 justices voted to deny African Americans citizenship in the Dredd Scott Case. The Supreme Court is not infallible.
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Post by piratecat on Jun 11, 2018 13:37:57 GMT -6
I hate that Trump has no idea how important this meeting is and he is just going to wing it. WHAT THE FUCK man. Can't he take anything seriously? FUCK.
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Post by byjove on Jun 11, 2018 13:40:08 GMT -6
Too soon for this? I am clearly on edge this week. ETA well my paperbag breathing gif isn't working... so moving on....
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Post by piratecat on Jun 11, 2018 13:46:48 GMT -6
Tomorrow is primary day for us. It is also the first ranked choice election, so that's exciting. I am pretty sure I know who my top choice will be but I need to do some research tonight to figure out the rest of my ranking.
And I'm counting down the days until LePage is out of office.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jun 11, 2018 13:50:13 GMT -6
Singapore is 7 hours ahead of me and I'm nervous to what I will wake up to.
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Post by ladybrienne on Jun 11, 2018 14:30:52 GMT -6
Singapore is 7 hours ahead of me and I'm nervous to what I will wake up to. I literally have no idea what to expect - I mean a lot of experts say it could take years to see how much of a success it was or wasn't depending on what was agreed on.
I just think Don has no god damn clue what the fuck he is doing and I am scared.
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Post by cakewench on Jun 11, 2018 14:40:06 GMT -6
Singapore is 7 hours ahead of me and I'm nervous to what I will wake up to. At this point, I think we're all just hoping we wake up.
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Post by jkjacq on Jun 11, 2018 15:03:34 GMT -6
It starts four hours from now. This morning it seemed a lot longer.
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