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Post by dc2london on Jun 27, 2018 5:34:35 GMT -6
I've got a wicked head cold, I've had 1/3 of one hot toddy and 1/2 of one benadryll and haven't shut down my devices for the night so ONLY GOOD THINGS are sure to happen now. I'm on DiFi's Twitter reading BS from fascists now. OMG you and me both. My head is so congested I can barely hear. ARGH Long day at work today. ::passes tissues::
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Post by cakewench on Jun 27, 2018 6:05:30 GMT -6
AYFKM WITH THIS SHIT
He costs them their jobs and they’re like “Whatever, it’s ok.”
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK if that had been Obama or Hillary there would be pitchforks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2018 6:06:46 GMT -6
I see that Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez beat Dem Rep Joe Crawley which was a shocker. (Per Buzzfeed) I have not heard of either of them. But I do like that someone younger (she’s 28) has a chance. And of course, female. I love it. We need some new faces on both sides.
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Post by ladybrienne on Jun 27, 2018 6:25:10 GMT -6
Whhyyyyyy is the Ocasio-Cortez win being painted as a loss for Democrats?! ::Screams:: Screaming with you.
I am a pretty moderate Democrat, but I think the only way to beat Trump sometimes is to embrace the fuck out of Progressives and get far to the left and say fuck you to the establishment of the Democratic Party and let the young people lead.
But no to Bernie.
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Post by sctiger on Jun 27, 2018 7:31:30 GMT -6
I live Upstate SC where BMW North American HQ is. It's a big employer in the area and there are tons of jobs connected to it. There was an article in our newspaper about how people were unconcerned about it and would vote for incumbent governor Henry McMaster anyway. One person even said that they're all foreigners and we need Americans. Someone said that other countries will have a hard time adjusting but will eventually come around to our way of thinking.
I don't know if you can be much dumber than that.
ETA McMaster is the first public official to endorse Trump and he says Trump is the greatest president of all time.
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Post by coconutbacon on Jun 27, 2018 7:43:52 GMT -6
Whhyyyyyy is the Ocasio-Cortez win being painted as a loss for Democrats?! ::Screams:: I am so jazzed about the Ocasio-Cortez win! I wish I was in her district so that I would have been able to vote for her. I don’t know why it is being painted as a loss for Dems. She, and others who were running against longtime NYC Democratic Machine candidates, really motivated so many people who never voted in primaries before to register and declare Democratic Party affiliation. This seems like good news for November. I voted but had the uninspiring choice of Maloney (whose record includes SESTA and voting to fund ICE, among other things. Plus she is a reformed anti-Vaxer, but never really apologized for the gross way she described people with autism) or slick newcomer Patel, with no meaningful record of community organizing/ activism, and a connection to hotels with labor violations. Maloney won but Patel had a good showing, which is probably the best possible outcome in terms of progressives sending a message. And Cuomo better watch out. I’d love to see Nixon upset him.
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Post by notblanche on Jun 27, 2018 7:46:27 GMT -6
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Post by honeylemon on Jun 27, 2018 8:32:07 GMT -6
sctiger I just moved from upstate SC and the McMaster ads were ridiculous. They’d come on and start listing so many awful things that I thought it was a smear ad. Nope. Just that asshole bragging about his assholeness. To be fair to that part of SC though. I love it there. There’s a huge blue community really trying to make change. I’m in AL now for a few years and cannot wait to get back home to the upstate. And I’m from AL. I miss my progressive friend group.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2018 8:39:20 GMT -6
Unbelievable. While he attacks Harley Davidson for reacting to his trade war, Trump is going to Wisconsin for groundbreaking at a massive FoxConn factory. You may remember FoxConn, the Taiwanese tech company whose working conditions are so awful that employees in China were jumping to their death. Whats more- the HD workers support 45 and the trade war- even at the cost of their own jobs. Foxconn is the end of my state as I know it. Allready so many DNR "passes" for the damage they plan to do. I am so sad for our state, and what this means for our beautiful lake Michigan. Have you been following the Kohler Andre State Park/Kohler Company saga at all?
pdq: That park is literally in my backyard and is such a huge part of who I am, and Kohler wants to wipe it out to build yet another golf course. And of course he has the DNR in his back pocket.
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Post by sctiger on Jun 27, 2018 9:01:05 GMT -6
sctiger I just moved from upstate SC and the McMaster ads were ridiculous. They’d come on and start listing so many awful things that I thought it was a smear ad. Nope. Just that asshole bragging about his assholeness. To be fair to that part of SC though. I love it there. There’s a huge blue community really trying to make change. I’m in AL now for a few years and cannot wait to get back home to the upstate. And I’m from AL. I miss my progressive friend group. For the most part I like it here, though the religious conservatism can be frustrating (we go to an Episcopal church and are very politically liberal). I am a huge James Smith fan and getting more involved with the campaign has allowed me to know more of the progressive community, which has been nice and gives me hope! I'm hoping we can capitalize on the divisiveness of McMaster and get some crossover votes for James Smith.
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Post by byjove on Jun 27, 2018 9:14:48 GMT -6
I’m getting an oil change. I picked the one waiting room without news on and there are two olds complaining about the youths. I kid you not “I used to walk to school in the snow.” SMH
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Post by oreobitsy on Jun 27, 2018 9:25:40 GMT -6
I’m getting an oil change. I picked the one waiting room without news on and there are two olds complaining about the youths. I kid you not “I used to walk to school in the snow.” SMH Well, my kids would walk to school in the snow if climate change hadn't changed how our winters look here.
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Post by oreobitsy on Jun 27, 2018 9:32:59 GMT -6
@darlene I'm sorry. I hope nothing changes there. I'll have to read more, I hadn't heard about it. I have family in the state and it sounds like there is a lack of regard for the natural resources there by the government. It's sad, too, because most of the people I kmow that live there enjoy the outdoors immensely and are really active.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2018 9:37:07 GMT -6
@darlene I'm sorry. I hope nothing changes there. I'll have to read more, I hadn't heard about it. I have family in the state and it sounds like there is a lack of regard for the natural resources there by the government. It's sad, too, because most of the people I kmow that live there enjoy the outdoors immensely and are really active. Thanks. I have such a deep personal connection to that place. It's so pristine. It's home to foliage and wildlife that literally doesn't exist anywhere else in the world and he just wants to come in a clearcut everything. A huge concern right now is that the land is in a township, and the people there get their water from a well. There is major concern what the pesticides and herbicides they will be using will do to the groundwater, and how the runoff will pollute the lake. I'm just sick thinking about it.
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Post by byjove on Jun 27, 2018 9:54:37 GMT -6
I’m getting an oil change. I picked the one waiting room without news on and there are two olds complaining about the youths. I kid you not “I used to walk to school in the snow.” SMH Well, my kids would walk to school in the snow if climate change hadn't changed how our winters look here. Lol *sob*
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Post by blurnette989 on Jun 27, 2018 9:56:37 GMT -6
I’m getting an oil change. I picked the one waiting room without news on and there are two olds complaining about the youths. I kid you not “I used to walk to school in the snow.” SMH Well, my kids would walk to school in the snow if climate change hadn't changed how our winters look here. Also I could have walked to school when I was a kid, but you had to cross one non-neighborhood road, so the district didn't allow it. (They didn't want to pay for crossing guards). So again, this is a case of baby boomers making rules and blaming it on millennials. 😒
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Post by JukEboX on Jun 27, 2018 10:04:20 GMT -6
OMG you and me both. My head is so congested I can barely hear. ARGH Long day at work today. ::passes tissues:: ::passes Sudafed::
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Post by cakewench on Jun 27, 2018 10:14:16 GMT -6
That is insulting to French fries. Do you guys remember when, for some reason, during the Bush era, Republicans started calling french fries "freedom fries"? Because France opposed us invading Iraq, and Republicans were butthurt about it.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jun 27, 2018 10:21:22 GMT -6
That is insulting to French fries. Do you guys remember when, for some reason, during the Bush era, Republicans started calling french fries "freedom fries"? Yes. I took a linguistics course in college on the Basque language that included a two week in-country study abroad portion. The Basque region spans Spain and France and this one chick refused to go into France and called French fries freedom fries. I still hate her stupid face and I haven't seen her in 15 years.
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Post by JukEboX on Jun 27, 2018 10:26:10 GMT -6
In case anyone’s still interested in the Red Hen, the owner has, after angry calls and boycott threats, resigned her position as director of the local business association, and has been getting death threats. The restaurant closed for the week and it’s been surrounded by protests all day. This anti LGBTQ one is going on right now. I have a friend there who is absolutely heartbroken. A bunch of pro trumpers are across the street. Ah, those civil anti-LGBT protesters, issuing death threats to a private business owner for refusing service to a client she had every right to. I'm guessing NYT and WaPo will NOT be posting any treatises on the importance of being nice for these folks. Fine people "on both sides" .... Both sides.... very fine people.
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Post by enchanted on Jun 27, 2018 10:26:12 GMT -6
Do you guys remember when, for some reason, during the Bush era, Republicans started calling french fries "freedom fries"? Because France opposed us invading Iraq, and Republicans were butthurt about it. JFC. I had forgotten about that. I wonder if that applied to all things "French" like kissing, manicures, etc.
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Post by enchanted on Jun 27, 2018 10:27:22 GMT -6
"Hey, Ma! Look at my fancy freedom manicure!"
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Post by jkjacq on Jun 27, 2018 10:27:50 GMT -6
Because France opposed us invading Iraq, and Republicans were butthurt about it. JFC. I had forgotten about that. I wonder if that applied to all things "French" like kissing, manicures, etc. yup at least here
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Post by jkjacq on Jun 27, 2018 10:28:22 GMT -6
Bill Shine a former Fox exec seems to be coming in as WH Comm Director.
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Post by JukEboX on Jun 27, 2018 10:29:30 GMT -6
Man fuck Jeff Sessions. Fuck him alllll the way off. See Sessions joke about separating familiesWe are hypocrits y'all. All of us gated community living, lunatics. With our radical views of keeping families together.
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Post by oreobitsy on Jun 27, 2018 10:31:06 GMT -6
Ah, those civil anti-LGBT protesters, issuing death threats to a private business owner for refusing service to a client she had every right to. I'm guessing NYT and WaPo will NOT be posting any treatises on the importance of being nice for these folks. Fine people "on both sides" .... Both sides.... very fine people. How are these people protesting during the day? Don't they have jobs like the rest of us?
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Jun 27, 2018 10:51:20 GMT -6
Whhyyyyyy is the Ocasio-Cortez win being painted as a loss for Democrats?! ::Screams:: Because EVERYTHING is painted as a loss for Democrats. Even wins. 🤷 The entire Democratic party is suffering from impostor syndrome. “Wait, we won? That can’t be right. Must have been a loss.”
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Post by cougarette on Jun 27, 2018 10:57:38 GMT -6
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Post by bunnyfungo on Jun 27, 2018 10:59:44 GMT -6
Whhyyyyyy is the Ocasio-Cortez win being painted as a loss for Democrats?! ::Screams:: We got the same thing about Kara Eastman beating out Brad Ashford in the primary. She’s “too progressive.” Which I feel like is just code for “not an old white man” at this point. It’s district 2, which is Omaha. I’m not counting her out.
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Post by jkjacq on Jun 27, 2018 11:01:38 GMT -6
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