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Post by lion on Sept 7, 2021 13:38:22 GMT -6
If Abbott is "eliminating" anything, rest assured it will unfairly target black & brown Texans. I used to think I was getting an upgrade with my move by at least no longer having Marsha Blackburn as my Senator. I swapped one piece of poo for many, many pieces here in Texas though. This instantly made me think of the predictive policing algorithms used by police that were circulating in the news a while back. Preventing future crime sure sounds a whole lot like that kind of thing and it absolutely is racist as all hell.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2021 13:45:46 GMT -6
If Abbott is "eliminating" anything, rest assured it will unfairly target black & brown Texans. I used to think I was getting an upgrade with my move by at least no longer having Marsha Blackburn as my Senator. I swapped one piece of poo for many, many pieces here in Texas though. This instantly made me think of the predictive policing algorithms used by police that were circulating in the news a while back. Preventing future crime sure sounds a whole lot like that kind of thing and it absolutely is racist as all hell. This is a really good point. I was wrong - it’s not dumb, it’s sinister and evil. Ugh.
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Post by dc2london on Sept 7, 2021 14:06:09 GMT -6
Things are tense in Brasil. There is suspicion that Bolsonaro may try to take over the government and dissolve their congress and supreme court. Right wing crazies in support of Bolsanaro are fighting police in Brasilia and are trying to push past a blockade so they can storm congress. And their big rally hasn't even started yet... I am extremely irritated about exactly what US media is choosing to cover lately
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Post by dc2london on Sept 7, 2021 14:07:14 GMT -6
I’m sorry but I snorted at Greg’s big plan. That is just the dumbest fucking thing I’ve heard in a long time. Does he even believe his own words? My gosh. Much tough on crime. Such electable.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Sept 7, 2021 14:13:54 GMT -6
When legislating men don’t know anything about the cycles of the women they are restricting. No, one does not have 6 weeks, they have maybe 2 weeks. It’s like the GOP are purposely trying to be obtuse about what 6 weeks really means.
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Post by enchanted on Sept 7, 2021 14:17:36 GMT -6
They know. They either already knew or it was explained to them. They just don't care.
ETA: Re: What six weeks pregnant means.
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Post by enchanted on Sept 7, 2021 14:18:16 GMT -6
In other world news, Mexico decriminalized abortion today, according to WaPo.
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Post by leahcar on Sept 7, 2021 14:20:55 GMT -6
This instantly made me think of the predictive policing algorithms used by police that were circulating in the news a while back. Preventing future crime sure sounds a whole lot like that kind of thing and it absolutely is racist as all hell. This is a really good point. I was wrong - it’s not dumb, it’s sinister and evil. Ugh. Always assume the Texas GQP is being sinister. It is so BRAZEN lately.
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richard
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Post by richard on Sept 7, 2021 14:34:29 GMT -6
Fuck Abbott. It's so disrespectful to be that fundamentally unserious when you're talking about sexual assault.
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Post by cnf on Sept 7, 2021 14:48:55 GMT -6
Just. What the fuck is wrong with this man. Want to bet it's by implementing a modest dress code for women and teaching them how to not tempt a man's desires? Because it won't involve teaching men to respect women, that's for fucking sure.
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Post by cnf on Sept 7, 2021 14:50:05 GMT -6
Oh, six weeks? They get six weeks, do they? This mother fucker doesn't even know how pregnancy works yet he gets to help implement laws surrounding it. FUCK HIM.
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Post by cakewench on Sept 7, 2021 15:54:03 GMT -6
Howard U has been hit by a ransom ware attack:
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Post by willow on Sept 7, 2021 19:13:00 GMT -6
Oh, six weeks? They get six weeks, do they? This mother fucker doesn't even know how pregnancy works yet he gets to help implement laws surrounding it. FUCK HIM. It’s so incredibly infuriating.
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Post by elle on Sept 8, 2021 0:48:31 GMT -6
Some good news.
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Post by starbuck on Sept 8, 2021 6:18:08 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Sept 8, 2021 6:35:25 GMT -6
R.E. Lee statue is being removed right not in Richmond.
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Post by byjove on Sept 8, 2021 7:23:15 GMT -6
This seems important and possibly very shady
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Post by dc2london on Sept 8, 2021 8:04:09 GMT -6
This seems important and possibly very shady Sheldon Whitehouse has been yelling about this for years. I know his subcommittee and, I think, House Judiciary have held hearings in the last year
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Post by dc2london on Sept 8, 2021 8:07:09 GMT -6
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Post by Minerva on Sept 8, 2021 8:48:00 GMT -6
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Post by willow on Sept 8, 2021 9:14:17 GMT -6
Well richard brux beaf12 fatpony and all MN -- Gazelka officially announced his run. BARF. I'm honestly already nervous for next November. I have to hope that other Minnesotans see how (mostly) well Walz handled the pandemic and keep him.
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Post by brux on Sept 8, 2021 9:30:11 GMT -6
Well richard brux beaf12 fatpony and all MN -- Gazelka officially announced his run. BARF. I'm honestly already nervous for next November. I have to hope that other Minnesotans see how (mostly) well Walz handled the pandemic and keep him. Yeah, people hate Walz for anything he did to protect people in MN. It's disheartening.
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Post by richard on Sept 8, 2021 9:49:59 GMT -6
Well richard brux beaf12 fatpony and all MN -- Gazelka officially announced his run. BARF. I'm honestly already nervous for next November. I have to hope that other Minnesotans see how (mostly) well Walz handled the pandemic and keep him. Fuck Gazelka.
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Post by fatpony on Sept 8, 2021 9:50:22 GMT -6
Well richard brux beaf12 fatpony and all MN -- Gazelka officially announced his run. BARF. I'm honestly already nervous for next November. I have to hope that other Minnesotans see how (mostly) well Walz handled the pandemic and keep him. Fuck Gazelka. I really hope he gets implicated somehow in the trafficking case.
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Post by richard on Sept 8, 2021 10:07:36 GMT -6
I do feel like *hopefully* the MN GOP candidates will all run to the Trumpy right in the primary and alienate the general electorate. We'll see.
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Post by willow on Sept 8, 2021 10:11:47 GMT -6
Well richard brux beaf12 fatpony and all MN -- Gazelka officially announced his run. BARF. I'm honestly already nervous for next November. I have to hope that other Minnesotans see how (mostly) well Walz handled the pandemic and keep him. Yeah, people hate Walz for anything he did to protect people in MN. It's disheartening. I mean, everyone that I talk to feels very fortunate to live here. But I live in and surround myself with a liberal bubble. Legalizing recreational marijuana is an issue very important to me (for reasons beyond that I enjoy it as a recreational use) and I know that with any Republican (and honestly, many moderate Dems) Gov, that issue will get thrown out for years to come. At least with Walz, if we can flip some of the Senate, it remains a possibility in the next 5 years. Of course, that lands among a sea of other concerning issues that Republican govs could really fuck up.
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Post by dc2london on Sept 8, 2021 12:16:09 GMT -6
Secretary Vilsack and Brian Deese are coming to the briefing today, which is starting any second. I have it on in the background but I'm also on a zoom meeting with a different room in the White House at the moment, LOL
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Post by dc2london on Sept 8, 2021 12:17:51 GMT -6
Ah, they're there to talk about meat prices
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Post by dc2london on Sept 8, 2021 12:57:52 GMT -6
Celia asked Jen about Abbott saying he's going to "eliminate rape" and Jen basically said, "Sure, Jan"
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Post by dc2london on Sept 8, 2021 13:12:30 GMT -6
Doocey, whose network props up the dude who released a bunch of terrorists from custody, wants Jen to explain why there are FBI-wanted terrorists in the acting Afghan government
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