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Post by dc2london on Oct 21, 2019 9:46:58 GMT -6
This is the problem with news being a for profit industry. I wish we had a BBC. PBS NewsHour and NPR news shows are probably the closest things we have, but the rest of the news media kind of ruins it for them by pulling away viewers with...salacious gossip. 😢 Also, I am reminded that I miss Gwen Ifill. And both PBS and NPR do a good job of not seeking drama
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Post by jaygee on Oct 21, 2019 10:03:23 GMT -6
It’s such a bummer that you came down with the 24 hour flu and have to go home immediately. My biggest fear is as the election gets closer. In 2016 Pence did a rally here. The owner has met Trump several times since then, and has a lot of power behind him. I have a feeling since these parts are hotly contested (Philly suburbs), Trump will do a rally here. I am so grateful I can work from home now, and that I am not alone like 2016. There's a lot more liberal presence here thank God. I just wish politics didn't come in at all, but alas, here we are. Yeah, work and politics shouldn’t mix unless you work in politics. It’s unfortunate. I’m lucky in that my team is very obviously liberal so we can casually chat about things but that’s as far as it goes and even that we keep at a minimum because who knows who is listening.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 21, 2019 11:07:08 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 11:11:45 GMT -6
Holy cow the start of the cabinet meeting is bananas.
I'm pretty sure that 45 just said Iraq moved in after we moved out.
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 11:13:21 GMT -6
also his 'they've been fighting for 300 years' excuse is whoa
he needs medication.
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 11:14:19 GMT -6
You never hear about the whistleblower any more.
UMMMMMM I dont think he understands what is ACTUALLY happening.
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 11:15:29 GMT -6
OMG We may have to get into wars
^actual quote
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Post by lemondrop on Oct 21, 2019 11:19:41 GMT -6
OMG We may have to get into wars ^actual quote Holy shit.
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Post by elle on Oct 21, 2019 11:21:34 GMT -6
OMG We may have to get into wars ^actual quote Excuse me Drumpf? *blink blink*
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Post by hawkeye2015 on Oct 21, 2019 11:22:13 GMT -6
OMG We may have to get into wars ^actual quote 🤯 that's completely terrifying.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 11:22:17 GMT -6
OMG We may have to get into wars ^actual quote Fucking great.
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Post by starbuck on Oct 21, 2019 11:24:05 GMT -6
We may have to get into wars? da fuq?
What wars? Why do we have to get into them? Are we going to war with our totes fabulous and not at all psychotic new Russia/Iran/Turkey alliance?
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 11:30:15 GMT -6
We may have to get into wars? da fuq? What wars? Why do we have to get into them? Are we going to war with our totes fabulous and not at all psychotic new Russia/Iran/Turkey alliance? Iran
He thinks hes bringing soldiers back home. instead of you know being redeployed to iraq
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 11:31:51 GMT -6
Oh by the way The emoluments clause is phony
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 11:32:52 GMT -6
They say no other President has donated their salary. Ask Obama if he did. Ask any other of your favorites if they have. They say George Washington did. I do. $450,000. They say George Washington did.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 11:35:16 GMT -6
Now he's just rambling.
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Post by starbuck on Oct 21, 2019 11:41:25 GMT -6
We may have to get into wars? da fuq? What wars? Why do we have to get into them? Are we going to war with our totes fabulous and not at all psychotic new Russia/Iran/Turkey alliance? Iran
He thinks hes bringing soldiers back home. instead of you know being redeployed to iraq
"Pro-military" party continues to let our military be propaganda pieces. I am livid that GOP isn't calling him out for claiming he is bringing our men and women home as justification for what is happening in Syria when the are, in fact, going to Iraq. Like my God, GOP. Call him out for once.
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Post by starbuck on Oct 21, 2019 11:41:58 GMT -6
I mean, another day another thing to get pissed about. But still.
Oh. My. God. It never stops.
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Post by starbuck on Oct 21, 2019 11:46:51 GMT -6
Are there Kurds still stuck in the cease-fire zone? I know some earlier reports stated that Turkish troops were not letting them evacuate as needed in the time frame so they could be rounded up later.
Is that still the case?
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 11:51:32 GMT -6
Are there Kurds still stuck in the cease-fire zone? I know some earlier reports stated that Turkish troops were not letting them evacuate as needed in the time frame so they could be rounded up later. Is that still the case? As far as I know yes
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Post by elle on Oct 21, 2019 11:52:21 GMT -6
Are there Kurds still stuck in the cease-fire zone? I know some earlier reports stated that Turkish troops were not letting them evacuate as needed in the time frame so they could be rounded up later. Is that still the case? Last I read (yesterday) yes. And there are more reports of the use of chemical weapons against them.
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Post by starbuck on Oct 21, 2019 12:00:27 GMT -6
Are there Kurds still stuck in the cease-fire zone? I know some earlier reports stated that Turkish troops were not letting them evacuate as needed in the time frame so they could be rounded up later. Is that still the case? Last I read (yesterday) yes. And there are more reports of the use of chemical weapons against them. GDI
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Post by jaygee on Oct 21, 2019 12:05:41 GMT -6
They say no other President has donated their salary. Ask Obama if he did. Ask any other of your favorites if they have. They say George Washington did. I do. $450,000. They say George Washington did. Also this
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Post by jaygee on Oct 21, 2019 12:06:27 GMT -6
Marco Rubio is straight trash.
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Post by elle on Oct 21, 2019 12:07:21 GMT -6
Last I read (yesterday) yes. And there are more reports of the use of chemical weapons against them. GDI I know. I can't think too hard about it (and I fully acknowledge my privilege in turning away) because I'm equal amounts incandescent with rage and despair. It's actually affecting my blood pressure, which is extra bad right now since pregnant. Ugh. Just the whole thing, all of this mess the past few years and the rapid escalation of bs, and the upcoming 2020 election has my stomach in knots.
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Post by athn64 on Oct 21, 2019 12:23:11 GMT -6
They say no other President has donated their salary. Ask Obama if he did. Ask any other of your favorites if they have. They say George Washington did. I do. $450,000. They say George Washington did. Did Washington even get a salary? I mean, he was building a country from scratch (on the backs of unpaid black slaves), I don't think there was a lot of money in the coffers to start with. ETA Just looked it up. He made 25K a year. Which was a shit ton of money in 1776.
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Post by ladybrienne on Oct 21, 2019 12:29:08 GMT -6
Guys the crew for this Trump commercial is interviewing some of my coworkers. Most of us expected that they would not spend time over here, instead across the street in our PreFab Shop. Yeah we were wrong.
Some gems: "Even if you don't like him, you have to vote for him. The media thinks we are stupid and the democrats are trying to divide us." "It's a partisan witch hunt!!"
I literally walked into them filming and started laughing. I think I've been figured out. I just was not expecting the interview style they had going on and I wasn't expecting to round a corner and walk right into it and hear the witch hunt comment. Lol forever.
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Post by jaygee on Oct 21, 2019 12:32:49 GMT -6
Why did Ben Carson give a 5 minute prayer to start this meeting? My goodness.
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Post by oreobitsy on Oct 21, 2019 12:40:27 GMT -6
ladybrienne That sounds a terrible day at work. May the end of the day come soon for you.
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 21, 2019 12:45:21 GMT -6
Guys the crew for this Trump commercial is interviewing some of my coworkers. Most of us expected that they would not spend time over here, instead across the street in our PreFab Shop. Yeah we were wrong. Some gems: "Even if you don't like him, you have to vote for him. The media thinks we are stupid and the democrats are trying to divide us." "It's a partisan witch hunt!!" I literally walked into them filming and started laughing. I think I've been figured out. I just was not expecting the interview style they had going on and I wasn't expecting to round a corner and walk right into it and hear the witch hunt comment. Lol forever. At least you only laughed? Because I would have probably yelled AREYOUFUCKINGKIDDINGME??
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