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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 13:45:58 GMT -6
Post by cakewench on Apr 12, 2019 13:45:58 GMT -6
Trump told CPB head he'd pardon him if he were sent to jail for blocking asylum seekers:
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 15:32:40 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 12, 2019 15:32:40 GMT -6
This is a slow week. We're only at 7 pages. I’ve been swamped at work. It’s been what in normal times an incredibly jaw dropping news week. Like 45s sister? That shit would be front page for days. Telling a leo to break the law and I’ll just pardon you? Also completely off the rails. Also not sure if it was a joke? And having to clarify if you should follow the ACTUAL law or what potus says I feel like we’ve just become so immune there isn’t enough energy to keep screaming into the void. Plus a lot of people are super down over Mueller
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 15:40:03 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Apr 12, 2019 15:40:03 GMT -6
This is a slow week. We're only at 7 pages. It's really not that slow of a news week though. I suspect most of us have outrage fatigue, or at least I do. And the depressing hits just keep coming.
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 15:41:43 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Apr 12, 2019 15:41:43 GMT -6
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Post by athn64 on Apr 12, 2019 16:16:39 GMT -6
I've been pretty swamped at home. It's hard to keep up with the shitshow right now
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Post by byjove on Apr 12, 2019 17:17:36 GMT -6
I guess DT is back to wanting to close the border sooner than later 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
And yes, outrage fatigue, overwhelm, and busy week here too.
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 18:45:52 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 12, 2019 18:45:52 GMT -6
This is a slow week. We're only at 7 pages. It's really not that slow of a news week though. I suspect most of us have outrage fatigue, or at least I do. And the depressing hits just keep coming. Outrage fatigue is a perfect explanation
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 19:00:48 GMT -6
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 19:23:08 GMT -6
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Post by oreobitsy on Apr 12, 2019 19:23:08 GMT -6
This is a slow week. We're only at 7 pages. It's really not that slow of a news week though. I suspect most of us have outrage fatigue, or at least I do. And the depressing hits just keep coming. This is true for me. I also have had a husband out of town for the week. I have found that I have more patience for my children if I don't keep up with everything politics-wise while I'm doing it alone.
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 19:34:27 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Apr 12, 2019 19:34:27 GMT -6
Yep. And I know this and yet even so I still end up feeling swamped and overwhelmed. I've been exhausted since November of 2016* and it's not just because that's when my daughter was born. *truthfully I've been exhausted since the fall of 2015, what a shitshow of an election cycle in every way
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 20:04:55 GMT -6
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Post by tapdancer on Apr 12, 2019 20:04:55 GMT -6
It's really not that slow of a news week though. I suspect most of us have outrage fatigue, or at least I do. And the depressing hits just keep coming. This is true for me. I also have had a husband out of town for the week. I have found that I have more patience for my children if I don't keep up with everything politics-wise while I'm doing it alone. This + newborn that hates sleeping in places except my arms. When I saw the stuff about closing the border and busing asylum seekers I just rolled my eyes. I'll be outraged next week when I have more energy. God help us with the 182773 other things that will go on between now and then.
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 21:39:39 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Apr 12, 2019 21:39:39 GMT -6
Add me to the work was crazy this week club and probably will be for a long while. I spent most of my week cleaning up the mess of male superiors. They just cannot manage people. So, yeah...
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 21:42:59 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Apr 12, 2019 21:42:59 GMT -6
Ugh. T’s latest tweet where he slices in Rep Omar and 9/11 footage is horrific. I reported it. I recommend everyone doing so. I’m really nervous for her. I need the Dems to stand up for her. No more of this wishy washy stuff. She is being targeted by the GOP and it’s only going to escalate.
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 21:48:25 GMT -6
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Post by oreobitsy on Apr 12, 2019 21:48:25 GMT -6
Well, in non-current event topics, I am excited to watch Wine Country on Netflix. I also read Where The Crawdad Sings and recommend it 100%.
Here's the trailer for Wine Country:
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 21:51:40 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Apr 12, 2019 21:51:40 GMT -6
Shout out for the working moms. Politics adjacent.
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 21:58:27 GMT -6
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Post by oreobitsy on Apr 12, 2019 21:58:27 GMT -6
Ugh. T’s latest tweet where he slices in Rep Omar and 9/11 footage is horrific. I reported it. I recommend everyone doing so. I’m really nervous for her. I need the Dems to stand up for her. No more of this wishy washy stuff. She is being targeted by the GOP and it’s only going to escalate. Reported also.
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Post by milano on Apr 12, 2019 22:57:56 GMT -6
I have outrage fatigue. I feel so down about all this shit. I'm giving myself a week or so off and then I'll be back.
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April 8
Apr 12, 2019 23:22:23 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Apr 12, 2019 23:22:23 GMT -6
If anyone is interested in an entertaining read or audiobook, I’ve been obsessed with Daisy Jones and the Six. I’m listening to the audio book and it’s a mindless, yet highly entertaining listen. It has some celeb narrators and sounds like a podcast but it’s fiction. It’s about a 70s rock band that suddenly breaks up.
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Post by byjove on Apr 13, 2019 5:06:12 GMT -6
If anyone is interested in an entertaining read or audiobook, I’ve been obsessed with Daisy Jones and the Six. I’m listening to the audio book and it’s a mindless, yet highly entertaining listen. It has some celeb narrators and sounds like a podcast but it’s fiction. It’s about a 70s rock band that suddenly breaks up. I actually have this to listen to soon. I really liked her previous novel (Evelyn Hugo) so am looking forward to it.
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Post by Uncaripswife on Apr 13, 2019 6:51:37 GMT -6
oreobitsy I'm very excited for Wine Country. Tuesday DH has to work and DD will be at her grandparents' house so I know what I'm doing that night.
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Post by cakewench on Apr 13, 2019 6:57:47 GMT -6
I’m sorry everyone, I meant it as a joke but this has been a good conversation on the fact outrage fatigue is real and everywhere right now. I’ve lost count at the stuff that would result in impeachment proceedings for literally any other politician - and that’s just in the past week. Hugs for everyone, God knows we need them.
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Post by byjove on Apr 13, 2019 7:29:54 GMT -6
I’m sorry everyone, I meant it as a joke but this has been a good conversation on the fact outrage fatigue is real and everywhere right now. I’ve lost count at the stuff that would result in impeachment proceedings for literally any other politician - and that’s just in the past week. Hugs for everyone, God knows we need them. Maybe a joke, but it’s true 🤷♀️
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April 8
Apr 13, 2019 9:26:54 GMT -6
Post by enchanted on Apr 13, 2019 9:26:54 GMT -6
Ugh. T’s latest tweet where he slices in Rep Omar and 9/11 footage is horrific. I reported it. I recommend everyone doing so. I’m really nervous for her. I need the Dems to stand up for her. No more of this wishy washy stuff. She is being targeted by the GOP and it’s only going to escalate. Asshole pinned it so it's the top tweet, too.
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Post by Minerva on Apr 13, 2019 9:51:32 GMT -6
Ugh. T’s latest tweet where he slices in Rep Omar and 9/11 footage is horrific. I reported it. I recommend everyone doing so. I’m really nervous for her. I need the Dems to stand up for her. No more of this wishy washy stuff. She is being targeted by the GOP and it’s only going to escalate. I reported it too, not that I expect anything from Twitter. Trump’s Islamophobic attacks on Omar and his use of 911 imagery for such despicable purposes make me sick. I definitely have outrage fatigue in general, but this situation is making me feel sick to my stomach.
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April 8
Apr 13, 2019 10:41:25 GMT -6
Post by greykitty on Apr 13, 2019 10:41:25 GMT -6
Sometimes when I get really tired I do take a step back - and then try to read some histories of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the World Wars, and that's just US history. Heck, just reading about Watergate reminds me that time telescopes and what seemed to happen overnight did not, in fact, occur that way. Viet Nam too - I think even people who lived through that era may have forgotten the tension that existed between factions in the US.
I do often wonder whether the Revolutionary War, etc., would have succeeded if there were 24x7 reportage going on. And I do think Twitter is often more harmful than helpful in general.
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April 8
Apr 13, 2019 12:01:20 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on Apr 13, 2019 12:01:20 GMT -6
Not only is that bullshit posted by his Twitter account, it is on the White House FB page.
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Apr 13, 2019 14:12:52 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 13, 2019 14:12:52 GMT -6
Not only is that bullshit posted by his Twitter account, it is on the White House FB page. I just reported that one for hate speech I only follow the wh historical page so thanks for the heads up
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April 8
Apr 13, 2019 15:29:06 GMT -6
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Post by greykitty on Apr 13, 2019 15:29:06 GMT -6
Not only is that bullshit posted by his Twitter account, it is on the White House FB page. I just reported that one for hate speech I only follow the wh historical page so thanks for the heads up Also reported
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Post by justkeepmoving on Apr 13, 2019 17:41:28 GMT -6
I just reported that one for hate speech I only follow the wh historical page so thanks for the heads up Also reported I’ve also reported.
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April 8
Apr 13, 2019 18:06:52 GMT -6
Post by greykitty on Apr 13, 2019 18:06:52 GMT -6
To be fair, I do wish Rep. Omar originally chose another word other than the 'something' in 'some people did something'. That it seemed a bit flippant and minimizing the attack seems understandable to me, especially in this day of reducing quotes to fit twitter limits. But the President, among other reacting who didn't read the entire quote, was absolutely wrong in his response, IMO.
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