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Post by Ls2012 on May 15, 2019 10:48:19 GMT -6
JFC
This feels like one of those horrific bathroom scenarios when the toilet is clogged, and you plunge and plunge and plunge, but the shit just keeps coming up and the toilet is overflowing, and shit is just everywhere.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 10:56:37 GMT -6
JFC This feels like one of those horrific bathroom moments when the toilet is clogged, and you plunge and plunge and plunge, but the shit just keeps come up and the toilet is overflowing, and shit is just everywhere. And you feel like there is nothing you can do to stop it. I reminded my husband today "Remember on election night when I wept because Trump was elected and you said that we have the Supreme Court and checks and balances and nothing is going to change and yada yada yada??? I feel like I am losing my mind.
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Post by elle on May 15, 2019 11:00:56 GMT -6
Honestly there's so much Nonsense here and in Westeros I expect Mitch to end up on the Iron Throne Yeah, it's certainly felt as if the writers of GOT have been writing the last few season of the United States. 🤯ðŸ˜
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Post by roloma on May 15, 2019 11:13:42 GMT -6
jaygee, I saw that video earlier and I am still shaking from watching it. I can't fucking comprehend how we live in 20-fucking-19 and videos like this are so commonplace. I am angry beyond words.
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Post by jaygee on May 15, 2019 11:25:58 GMT -6
jaygee, I saw that video earlier and I am still shaking from watching it. I can't fucking comprehend how we live in 20-fucking-19 and videos like this are so commonplace. I am angry beyond words. And think about all the times something like that happens and it’s not on video and never gets exposed. We’ve got a serious problem and it’s not getting nearly enough attention.
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Post by roloma on May 15, 2019 11:33:21 GMT -6
jaygee , I saw that video earlier and I am still shaking from watching it. I can't fucking comprehend how we live in 20-fucking-19 and videos like this are so commonplace. I am angry beyond words. And think about all the times something like that happens and it’s not on video and never gets exposed. We’ve got a serious problem and it’s not getting nearly enough attention. YES to the bolded part. I can't even find the video on facebook to share. I am SO angry about the abortion bills but SO SO SO frustrated with the fact that news like this gets overlooked/hidden/forgotten about by the abortion bill articles taking over my news feed. PEOPLE ARE FUCKING DYING, where is the constant coverage and outrage? That man was likely minutes away from a completely different outcome and this kind of shit is happening regularly. It has got to stop.
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Post by dc2london on May 15, 2019 12:13:45 GMT -6
Susan is wise. Thread. WH letter to Nadler is mixes some cognizable legal interests in non-disclosure with absurd, constitutionally-unsupportable assertions against oversight. Mostly it illustrates why a formal impeachment inquiry is needed to sidestep these specious arguments. t.co/39VrvaIuDZ
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Post by jaygee on May 15, 2019 12:16:09 GMT -6
Monday’s PSA with Senator Brian Schatz is a good listen. He confirms our suspicion that there is not a lot of coordination of questions/topics covered in the big spotlight senate or congressional hearings. Which is too bad. And he talks about what should happen in a Mueller hearing.
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Post by jaygee on May 15, 2019 12:19:41 GMT -6
Good perspective. ETA: a thread.
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Post by elle on May 15, 2019 12:32:33 GMT -6
This makes me feel incredibly uneasy.
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Post by dc2london on May 15, 2019 12:50:58 GMT -6
This makes me feel incredibly uneasy. Yeah WHO TF let that happen?! Nice OpSec geniuses
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Post by cakewench on May 15, 2019 12:51:37 GMT -6
This makes me feel incredibly uneasy. Trying to make sure he votes their way on abortion.
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Post by misspatty on May 15, 2019 12:54:25 GMT -6
Please go check out the new thread I made
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Post by elle on May 15, 2019 13:04:45 GMT -6
This makes me feel incredibly uneasy. Yeah WHO TF let that happen?! Nice OpSec geniuses So apparently they all attended a funeral together (Sen Richard Luger), but I still don't like it.
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Post by dc2london on May 15, 2019 13:08:06 GMT -6
Yeah WHO TF let that happen?! Nice OpSec geniuses So apparently they all attended a funeral together (Sen Richard Luger), but I still don't like it. This might explain the motorcade I saw yesterday. It was the biggest one I have ever seen.
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Post by sctiger on May 15, 2019 13:44:28 GMT -6
JFC This feels like one of those horrific bathroom moments when the toilet is clogged, and you plunge and plunge and plunge, but the shit just keeps come up and the toilet is overflowing, and shit is just everywhere. And you feel like there is nothing you can do to stop it. I reminded my husband today "Remember on election night when I wept because Trump was elected and you said that we have the Supreme Court and checks and balances and nothing is going to change and yada yada yada???  I feel like I am losing my mind. I remember so many people saying that he wouldn't be able to do all these thing because Congress would keep him in check. Yeah, not happening. I am so sick of this shit and everyone who supports it. South Carolina is set to pass a heartbeat law as well. It passed the house but got punted to the next legislative session, which starts again in January. Fuuuuck everything.
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Post by dc2london on May 15, 2019 13:55:59 GMT -6
Lol ice cold, Nancy
Today at a law enforcement ceremony at Capitol:
AG Barr approached Pelosi, shook her hand: "Madam Speaker, did you bring your handcuffs?"
Pelosi smiled and, per a bystander, told Barr the House Sergeant at Arms was there should an arrest be needed. Barr laughed; walked away
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Post by lemondrop on May 15, 2019 14:38:28 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on May 15, 2019 16:37:05 GMT -6
I'm not an FBI agent but I *assume* this means the investigation is ongoing
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Post by cakewench on May 15, 2019 17:07:58 GMT -6
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Post by JukEboX on May 15, 2019 17:44:03 GMT -6
Google is despicable. I encourage everyone to use Duck Duck Go as their search engine. It has a good reputation for security and privacy. duckduckgo.com/spread
Also, break up with your GMail. It's definitely not easy, and there's really no escaping Google or Amazon in reality anyway because even Apple's iCloud is sitting on AWS and GCP infrastructure, but at least you won't be giving those bastards your data.
Can I ask what you recommend for email? I am going to take the lead here as this is my line of work and expertise. If you want a good E-mail that is safe the go with Proton Mail. Proton Mail is easy to use and has an app for your phone. It can hold contacts, has good storage and here is the kicker. IT IS ENCRYPTED. You can also set an expiration on that encryption so that messages delete or become unreadable after a certain amount of time or with a password. I have been using it since it came out like 4 years ago and it is a great product. I have a lifetime membership account. They also offer a VPN and some other items. It is definitely a recommendation. Please check it out at www.protonmail.com If there is a place for a referral person please PM me to put my name in there if you could
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Post by JukEboX on May 15, 2019 17:45:07 GMT -6
Google is despicable. I encourage everyone to use Duck Duck Go as their search engine. It has a good reputation for security and privacy. duckduckgo.com/spread
Also, break up with your GMail. It's definitely not easy, and there's really no escaping Google or Amazon in reality anyway because even Apple's iCloud is sitting on AWS and GCP infrastructure, but at least you won't be giving those bastards your data.
Can I ask what you recommend for email? Also If you don't want to go the full encryption method I use Microsoft of other non-important stuff. They integrate, have a slew of features and run on their own servers.
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Post by sctiger on May 15, 2019 17:45:34 GMT -6
So this new law is effective immediately, correct? How long on average do these types of laws take to be stricken down by the courts?
Obligatory fuck Alabama.
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Post by JukEboX on May 15, 2019 17:49:30 GMT -6
It's a bleak morning. From Ann Telnaes: A travel advisory for American women This is going right up on the Facebook and the Twitters.
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Post by JukEboX on May 15, 2019 17:51:30 GMT -6
Whoa Jim Scuitto just got into it with Tom Mcclintock about arming teachers.
Tom thinks its perfectly ok for his daughter who is a first grade teacher to have a conceal carry and have a loaded firearm in a classroom. And said we have armed guards at banks to protect our money, why not schools
Jim was all Look we can debate this but I dont want a gun in my kids classroom.
As an aside, I have never been in a bank that has a visible armed guard. the armored car guys? Yes. Bank employees? no. Maybe they are hanging out in the vault somewhere.
I am going to go ahead and toss in that my mother worked in a back for over 20 years. NEVER have I seen a guard let alone armed guard in that bank. This might be a regional thing but I have only started seeing guards in front of banks now. But again I didn't see them packing.
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Post by JukEboX on May 15, 2019 17:58:33 GMT -6
So this new law is effective immediately, correct? How long on average do these types of laws take to be stricken down by the courts? Obligatory fuck Alabama. From what I am reading it doesn't go into effect for 6 months.
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Post by sctiger on May 15, 2019 19:28:22 GMT -6
Last week I was volunteering in my daughter's kindergarten classroom and her teacher said that they were reading a book about an orange bear and my daughter said "Eww! He looks like Donald Trump and I hate Donald Trump!" She said she had to laugh. She also asked me the name of the book where the two boy bunnies get married (which was the Marlon Bundo book by John Oliver). I guess my daughter picks up on a lot of our political conversations 😂
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Post by jkjacq on May 15, 2019 19:45:54 GMT -6
Last week I was volunteering in my daughter's kindergarten classroom and her teacher said that they were reading a book about an orange bear and my daughter said "Eww! He looks like Donald Trump and I hate Donald Trump!" She said she had to laugh. She also asked me the name of the book where the two boy bunnies get married (which was the Marlon Bundo book by John Oliver). I guess my daughter picks up on a lot of our political conversations 😂 We had our first counseling appointment tonight and when asked about what our family strengths were my kid launched into a tirade about how bad 45 was and how we need to vote for kamala. So solidarity?
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Post by richard on May 15, 2019 20:50:04 GMT -6
Long wow.
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Post by jkjacq on May 15, 2019 21:21:59 GMT -6
If you’re looking for somewhere to throw rage donations check out yellowhammer fund. They assist women seeking abortion in Alabama. They help with travel lodging etc. yellowhammerfund.org/
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