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@George-K said in Trump - Butler, PA: Screencap before it gets deleted. [image: 1726103570436-screenshot-2024-09-11-at-8.12.24-pm.png] https://x.com/RitaPanahi/status/1833982693803262138 You know, I was waiting for Trump to go down that road when Kamala tried insulting his rallies. He really should have.

And he’s made $1M in go-fund-me and is a darling of the not so left. Taylor Lorenz was a major reporter for the WaPo just a few months ago…https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-takes-heat-for-journalistic-malfeasance-after-airing-taylor-lorenz-fawning-over-luigi-mangione

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/11/09/mccarthy-blasts-gaetz-and-mace-gop-would-benefit-tremendously-without-gaetz/?sh=654782ac12fb Just over one month after his unprecedented ouster, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) unloaded on far-right Republicans who voted to remove him from the speakership, telling CNN the GOP would benefit “tremendously” without Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in the House and excoriating Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).

Sending those guys to the Taliban seems deeply immoral.

The year will be remembered by many like this: [image: 1610214602071-6c2477e1-44e2-4a8c-8d31-a1660f4c6537-image.png]

Elsewhere Tamara Lich, one of the convoy organizers, appeared for a bail hearing in an Ottawa courtroom before Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois. No publication ban was requested in the proceeding. Lich faces a charge of counselling to commit mischief. She promised to give up her advocacy of the protest and return to Alberta, leaving Ottawa by vehicle. She told the judge she doesn’t have the required vaccine passport to travel by commercial air and her bank accounts are now frozen. She pledged a $5,000 bond, saying that was all she could afford, while her husband, Wayne, promised the same amount. Under cross examination, Wayne Lich told the court that he flew to Ottawa on a private jet to meet his wife in early February. The $5,000 bill was paid for by a man he hardly knew. He also questioned whether the Emergencies Act was invoked unlawfully by the current Liberal government, saying that people’s right to protest in Canada “was part of our first amendments.” Bourgeois interjected: “First amendment? What’s that?” Lich said he didn’t follow politics, and just wanted to make sure his wife was safe. The judge reserved her bail decision on Lich. She will return to jail until a court appearance on Tuesday morning.. https://www.thestar.com/politics/2022/02/19/massive-police-action-continuing-in-ottawa-to-end-occupation.html

@george-k said in The Media Fellating Thread: [image: 1627339710137-screen-shot-2021-07-26-at-5.13.49-pm.png] The shape of the table makes it easy to circle back around.

Thanks for sharing. I just recorded the Discovery Channel documentary about what happened but haven't watched it yet. I am looking forward to hearing some details and insights not already known. Living in that area for a while, I would watch the planes and helicopters daily. The routes were...well, routine. Of course in hindsight, a route that crosses the landing path for airplanes (at night) should've been treated with so much more risk appreciation than "do you see that jet out there?" and "yeah I see it" (wrong jet, most likely).

@Doctor-Phibes said in The digital tip jar: Fahrenheit vs. Celsius 100 Degrees Fahrenheit - is really hot. 100 Degrees Celsius - you're dead. 0 Degrees Fahrenheit - is really cold. 0 Degrees Celsius - "Should I wear a coat?"

If they really wanted progress and peace they wouldn't be chasing down every rinky-dink and/or demonstrably false thing they think they can foist off on the American public. But it's been as I describe for seven years now.

My desk arrives on Wednesday, picked up my PC today. Very understated, a minimal amount of stupid blinkenlights, i7 processor, 32 gigs of memory, 1Tb NVME.M2 SSD, stuck with a 27", 1440p 165Hz monitor but I'm going to use it with VR when I can Can't bloody switch it on as the wife has retired to bed with a migraine, no doubt caused by my spending spree.

https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-crypto-venture-offers-guaranteed-direct-access-5-million-2026-03-13/ Investors in World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by President Trump and his sons, have secured what the company described on its website as “guaranteed direct access” to certain members of its team for those who lock up $5 million worth of their tokens for a six-month period in exchange for voting rights. Among those listed on World Liberty documents as the firm's "Supporting Team" are the sons of the U.S. president, Eric Trump, Donald Trump ‌Jr. and Barron Trump. The company said Trump and other family members won't be part of the direct access arrangement. and “Among the privileges for Super Nodes is preferential access to the World Liberty Financial business development team and executives – not to specific founders – to discuss partnership opportunities,” said its spokesman, David Wachsman. The World Liberty proposal first issued in February said the "Super Nodes" would gain “guaranteed direct ⁠access to the WLFI team” for “partnership discussions.” and A section of the World Liberty website entitled “Meet our team” previously listed, among others, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Barron Trump. Following Reuters' questions about the proposal, the website page was altered with the "Meet our team" section removed entirely. and Under the terms of World Liberty’s business, 75% of all new token sales go to the family of President Trump, meaning that those who have ⁠purchased $5 million of the tokens effectively sent $3.75 million to the Trumps. Under a previous version of the terms, the Witkoffs were entitled to 12.5% of all new token sales, meaning they would effectively be sent $625,000, though the most recent version says only that they receive an unspecified portion of a 25% stake. Meet the Team page that was scrubbed [image: ?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.bsc.news%2F9%2FWorld_Liberty_Financial_Team_3355a497bc.webp&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=594dffe3cadca61d66e8ec52da8321a8367639f8f515c3cfc8901b7665680e5f]

LOL you're just as sharp now. And I'm not calling gay people inferior, I'm just labeling the concept of homosexuality as what it seems to be... a sexual attraction disorder that perhaps someone is born with, or is learned, or a combination thereof. This initially came up in this thread under the topic of pedophiles having character issues or something, which is obviously not the same thing as homosexuality, but did bring up (in my mind) the spectrum of sexual attraction disorders and where folks draw the line from both a legally protected standpoint as well as a culturally accepted standpoint... a line that seems to continue to shift or dare I say, evolve.

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@bachophile said in The circular firing squad: @doctor-phibes tank battalions did not exist in World War One Aha gotcha Yeah, that's what they want you to believe. I know different.

Heard him called a ‘DUI hire’ today. That’s funny. I don’t care who you are.

@Improviso said in Travesty: @xenon said in Travesty: The fact that the case got dropped doesn't really change my opinion of the public facts about him. I'm sure that will keep him awake at night. You take that back. He loves and respects me.

@andyd said in Trump trying to get the GOP to sign on to Texas’s useless lawsuit: @larry said in Trump trying to get the GOP to sign on to Texas’s useless lawsuit: @89th said in Trump trying to get the GOP to sign on to Texas’s useless lawsuit: I’m done trying to convince you of reality. You said Biden didn’t win. He did. You said I’ve been 100% wrong, I showed you I was right since my predictions in July. You said Trump didn’t make the claim about what a landslide victory is, I showed you he did. The sun is hot. Water is wet. Call me when you’ve accepted reality otherwise trying to convince you is a fool’s errand. Biden DID NOT FUCKING WIN!! Once again with the "agree with me or else " bull shit. Son, I can't help it that you're a stubborn git. But im getting gad damned tired of you telling me Biden won by a landslide when he did nothing of the kind. I hear that Biden won 306 versus Trump 232 @larry said in Trump trying to get the GOP to sign on to Texas’s useless lawsuit: All 3 of you sons of bitches can kiss my red ass. I'll not sit here and let you call me an idiot. Or the 70 million other people who agree with me. The election was stolen. Only an idiot would claim it wasn't. So shove your condescending commentary up your asses. Stand up Larry, you're an idiot There's a difference between winning and getting elected. But I realize you're not intelligent enough to know the difference.. By the way.. does the "D" at the end of your name stand for Dick?

@Jolly said in NYT publishes Trump tax returns: Just a feeling, but I don't think Jack is going to produce anything actionable. 100.0% chance Trump gets prosecuted over theft of classified documents, covering it up, and lying about it.