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Post by justkeepmoving on Apr 14, 2021 5:32:26 GMT -6
Pelosi has invited Biden to a joint session of Congress on April 28.
It will be the first time we will see two women sitting behind the podium when a president speaks.
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Post by clucky on Apr 14, 2021 6:03:27 GMT -6
Apparently some companies are trying to forget and move on from Jan 6. 😡
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Post by lemondrop on Apr 14, 2021 6:29:11 GMT -6
Apparently some companies are trying to forget and move on from Jan 6. 😡 Woooow. I was going to buy a 4Runner in a few months. Guess my H and I will be rocking matching Honda Pilots instead.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 7:32:40 GMT -6
Ohhhh the feds have Gaetz's iphone
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Post by clucky on Apr 14, 2021 7:33:42 GMT -6
Apparently some companies are trying to forget and move on from Jan 6. 😡 Woooow. I was going to buy a 4Runner in a few months. Guess my H and I will be rocking matching Honda Pilots instead. From comments in a retweet.
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Post by clucky on Apr 14, 2021 7:35:48 GMT -6
Ohhhh the feds have Gaetz's iphone I was reading about that last night, something along the lines of “friend said he got a new number in December”. Like NBD at the time. Woooo
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Post by richard on Apr 14, 2021 7:37:44 GMT -6
Things I read within two minutes of getting on Twitter:
1. Bernie Madoff died 2. WI Supreme Court rules Gov can't impose capacity restrictions 3. Gaetz sex parties
It's going to be a busy day.
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Post by richard on Apr 14, 2021 7:38:55 GMT -6
Also, sounds like they'll be announcing charges against the officer who killed Daunte Wright this morning. Bracing myself for that.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 7:43:27 GMT -6
My god
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Post by richard on Apr 14, 2021 7:45:53 GMT -6
Something lighter.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 7:49:41 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2021 7:51:04 GMT -6
That photo of the little girl and the mom is just... without words. It makes me realize I'm glad there are no photos of me from my late H's funeral. That photo is going to gut her for years. I didn’t see these until this morning but they are heartbreaking.
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Post by clucky on Apr 14, 2021 7:53:02 GMT -6
Things I read within two minutes of getting on Twitter: 1. Bernie Madoff died 2. WI Supreme Court rules Gov can't impose capacity restrictions 3. Gaetz sex parties It's going to be a busy day. Approximately zero of those hit my Twitter this morning. Long day indeed.
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Post by iruntodrink on Apr 14, 2021 7:53:32 GMT -6
That photo of the little girl and the mom is just... without words. It makes me realize I'm glad there are no photos of me from my late H's funeral. That photo is going to gut her for years. we have one of the honor guard giving my SIL my brother's flag. It invokes feelings. It's one of those photos when you are removed from the situation it's haunting, but when it's your family it will take years to revisit. ❤️
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Post by iruntodrink on Apr 14, 2021 7:56:33 GMT -6
And how many of them drive while messing around on a laptop at the same time? But are too “stressed and confused in the moment” to recognize the substantial difference between a taser and a gun. I imagine they cross draw for their tasers. So either it was intentional or she was so nervous/panicked she drew the wrong weapon out of instinct. You fall to the level of your training when under stress. So in (good) firearms training, they focus on making gross motor movements as fast and smooth and instinctive as possible so you don’t have waste time processing your movements to draw. And obviously a police officer should have the right to defend themselves when faced with deadly force. But again, that speaks to the problem of of focusing training via a warrior mentality outside a war zone-type environment underlined by precedents built on racism and classism. Everything and everyone is a potentially deadly threat, so they’re living in the red/black while on duty. I'm spamming so maybe it's been said, but WTF would she be panicking?? Her life was not in danger. Especially as a seasoned vet?? (Rage not directed at you, obvs...just the "panicked" conversation)
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 7:58:00 GMT -6
Senate Republicans have decided against filibustering the hate crimes bill
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Post by iruntodrink on Apr 14, 2021 8:00:34 GMT -6
Ohhhh the feds have Gaetz's iphone *Grinch grin*
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Post by iruntodrink on Apr 14, 2021 8:02:32 GMT -6
I love it. I love that this is normalized ❤️
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Post by iruntodrink on Apr 14, 2021 8:04:04 GMT -6
Oh hai, all! Here's my morning Spam 'n Run! It's been a few weeks, figured you missed it. 😉😘
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 14, 2021 8:05:05 GMT -6
I know I heard this and I think they touched on some of it during impeachment part 2. which was less than 4 months ago.
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Post by ktg on Apr 14, 2021 8:05:30 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 8:11:01 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 8:11:59 GMT -6
I'm sorry but someone my age having sex with someone who was BORN IN 1999 will never not be creepy. Whatever her age at the time.
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Post by lemondrop on Apr 14, 2021 8:21:28 GMT -6
I'm sorry but someone my age having sex with someone who was BORN IN 1999 will never not be creepy. Whatever her age at the time. My BFF's exH is dating a college girl who was born in 2000. It will never not make me hork thinking about it. He's 35. Even though she's of legal age, it's so predatory feeling.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 8:29:54 GMT -6
I'm sorry but someone my age having sex with someone who was BORN IN 1999 will never not be creepy. Whatever her age at the time. My BFF's exH is dating a college girl who was born in 2000. It will never not make me hork thinking about it. He's 35. Even though she's of legal age, it's so predatory feeling. If you were old enough to vote when your girlfriend was born, that's weird.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 14, 2021 8:30:59 GMT -6
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Post by lemondrop on Apr 14, 2021 8:34:07 GMT -6
My BFF's exH is dating a college girl who was born in 2000. It will never not make me hork thinking about it. He's 35. Even though she's of legal age, it's so predatory feeling. If you were old enough to vote when your girlfriend was born, that's weird. 14 year difference, so a few yrs shy of voting age in this case. But they met because she was babysitting his 2 year old so there's that level of effing gross.
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Post by ozziebear on Apr 14, 2021 8:36:08 GMT -6
I imagine they cross draw for their tasers. So either it was intentional or she was so nervous/panicked she drew the wrong weapon out of instinct. You fall to the level of your training when under stress. So in (good) firearms training, they focus on making gross motor movements as fast and smooth and instinctive as possible so you don’t have waste time processing your movements to draw. And obviously a police officer should have the right to defend themselves when faced with deadly force. But again, that speaks to the problem of of focusing training via a warrior mentality outside a war zone-type environment underlined by precedents built on racism and classism. Everything and everyone is a potentially deadly threat, so they’re living in the red/black while on duty. I'm spamming so maybe it's been said, but WTF would she be panicking?? Her life was not in danger. Especially as a seasoned vet?? (Rage not directed at you, obvs...just the "panicked" conversation) Yeah, I think this is what I was trying to explain but not doing a great job. Police do have a dangerous job, and they don’t have the option of running away, right? That reality I think has turned into the warrior mentality thing as a destructive coping mechanism for that danger, in which they should always be watching for someone to make a move and to be quick to return deadly force (or the perception of it) with deadly force. And then of course you add the prejudices built into our system, and young black men will automatically be perceived as a greater threat no matter what they’re doing. I have no idea what the cop was doing in this case - whether she was primed for him to reach for a nonexistent gun or run over someone and had an awful, awful “fight” reflex when she meant to grab a taser or whether she did mean to grab her sidearm. Either way, a man is dead when he shouldn’t be, and there needs to be accountability and lessons learned. Basically, everything carmensandiego has been saying.
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Post by byjove on Apr 14, 2021 8:40:13 GMT -6
The BBC just shared this comparison of how you could possibly mistake a tazer for a gun. I didn't realize it was basically a gun.
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Post by ozziebear on Apr 14, 2021 8:40:35 GMT -6
Let it be known too that I think “warrior mentality” training has zero bearing on the Chauvin case. Kneeling on someone’s neck for 9 minutes is not a reflex born from misguided training and perceived (with all the biases police carry) threat.
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