fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Aug 8, 2022 6:45:22 GMT -6
Quiet part loud.
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 6:57:04 GMT -6
I was just looking at my postcard reminder for primary voting tomorrow and I got redistricted into different State Senate/House districts. They moved the line one block and we switched. Boo!
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Ls2012
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Post by Ls2012 on Aug 8, 2022 7:15:31 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 9:12:43 GMT -6
Just another reminder of what daily life was like in the WH during the last administration:
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Aug 8, 2022 9:22:49 GMT -6
The first of three men convicted in state court of murdering Ahmaud Arbery was sentenced Monday to another life term, plus 10 years, on federal hate crimes charges connected to the killing. U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood denied a request by 36-year-old Travis McMichael to serve his hate-crime sentence first, in federal prison, which would likely mean he would avoid serving a life term in state prison on the murder charges. Sentencing hearings for McMichael’s father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, are scheduled for this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Brunswick, Ga. They could receive life in prison. Arbery killer Travis McMichael gets life plus 10 years on hate crime charges www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/08/ahmaud-arbery-federal-hate-crime-sentence/
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Aug 8, 2022 9:32:59 GMT -6
JFC
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lizblue
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Post by lizblue on Aug 8, 2022 9:36:55 GMT -6
Just another reminder of what daily life was like in the WH during the last administration: The injured vet thing is lifted directly from Veep. But not funny anymore when it's real life.
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starbuck
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Post by starbuck on Aug 8, 2022 10:02:34 GMT -6
Right on top of the toilet memo is Stefanik's name. There's something poetic about that.
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elle
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Post by elle on Aug 8, 2022 10:36:53 GMT -6
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Aug 8, 2022 11:08:25 GMT -6
And again, I wish they had done something then rather than wait to get a payday with a book.
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Aug 8, 2022 11:10:35 GMT -6
Thanks, I hate it ' Since January, judges in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Ohio have found that Republican legislators illegally drew those states’ congressional maps along racial or partisan lines, or that a trial very likely would conclude that they did. In years past, judges who have reached similar findings have ordered new maps, or had an expert draw them, to ensure that coming elections were fair. But a shift in election law philosophy at the Supreme Court, combined with a new aggressiveness among Republicans who drew the maps, has upended that model for the elections in November. This time, all four states are using the rejected maps, and questions about their legality for future elections will be hashed out in court later. The immediate upshot, election experts say, is that Republicans almost certainly will gain more seats in midterm elections at a time when Democrats already are struggling to maintain their bare majority.' Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders. They’re Being Used Anyway. nyti.ms/3zCdV6h
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elle
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Post by elle on Aug 8, 2022 11:56:06 GMT -6
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starbuck
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Post by starbuck on Aug 8, 2022 11:59:02 GMT -6
Thanks, I hate it ' Since January, judges in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Ohio have found that Republican legislators illegally drew those states’ congressional maps along racial or partisan lines, or that a trial very likely would conclude that they did. In years past, judges who have reached similar findings have ordered new maps, or had an expert draw them, to ensure that coming elections were fair. But a shift in election law philosophy at the Supreme Court, combined with a new aggressiveness among Republicans who drew the maps, has upended that model for the elections in November. This time, all four states are using the rejected maps, and questions about their legality for future elections will be hashed out in court later. The immediate upshot, election experts say, is that Republicans almost certainly will gain more seats in midterm elections at a time when Democrats already are struggling to maintain their bare majority.' Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders. They’re Being Used Anyway. nyti.ms/3zCdV6hI don't understand how the response can be "well, let's fix this later." I mean fuck, make the state scramble and spend a shitload of money to fix their bull crap. There has to be a penalty. That may not be "realistic" but I'm not sure I care when we are talking about protecting the vote. Get it done.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Aug 8, 2022 12:55:08 GMT -6
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Post by oreobitsy on Aug 8, 2022 13:04:57 GMT -6
And again, I wish they had done something then rather than wait to get a payday with a book. I wish there would be more coverage of that fact. People knew for so long and said nothing.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Aug 8, 2022 14:49:47 GMT -6
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Post by ponyhairs on Aug 8, 2022 15:22:37 GMT -6
I cackled out loud at my desk and a co-worker walked by and said "that's an evil laugh".
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elle
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Post by elle on Aug 8, 2022 16:14:33 GMT -6
Right on top of the toilet memo is Stefanik's name. There's something poetic about that. *snicker*
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 16:47:24 GMT -6
I would like some confirmation that this is real please!
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 16:53:20 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 16:53:42 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 16:54:46 GMT -6
"They even broke into my safe!"
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sweetpea
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 8, 2022 16:59:40 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 16:59:48 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 17:08:18 GMT -6
This is good info.
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 17:11:47 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 17:15:52 GMT -6
Lol. Answer the phone Tucker!
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 8, 2022 17:22:25 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 17:24:14 GMT -6
Sounds like it is likely about the classified documents he took to MAL. I wonder if he didn't give some back?
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 8, 2022 17:30:41 GMT -6
Like if you were still holding on to classified documents, a safe seems like where you'd keep them?
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