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What do you expect on Wednesday?

Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.
- 5 (45.5%)
A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.
- 5 (45.5%)
A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.
- 0 (0%)
More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.
- 0 (0%)
A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.
- 1 (9.1%)
More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.
- 0 (0%)
DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.
- 0 (0%)
Huge disruption to the day.
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM


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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #53115 on: October 12, 2020, 11:08:01 AM »
Campaign spending is always a bit of a murky business, with a lot of money flying out in a short period of time by temporary organizations.
But this seems fishy to me:
Strapped for cash, Trump yanks TV ads in key states as Biden spending surges

Where did all the hundreds of millions go?
In August Biden had $430M & Trump $320M.
I'd be interested to know where that Trump $320M went.
Lots of GOP grifters and Trump is all about the bottom line.
Be interesting how much went into Trump owned entities, how much to Parscale controlled businesses, etc.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #53116 on: October 12, 2020, 11:13:56 AM »
Quote from: bodiddley on October 12, 2020, 11:08:01 AM
Campaign spending is always a bit of a murky business, with a lot of money flying out in a short period of time by temporary organizations.
But this seems fishy to me:
Strapped for cash, Trump yanks TV ads in key states as Biden spending surges

Where did all the hundreds of millions go?
In August Biden had $430M & Trump $320M.
I'd be interested to know where that Trump $320M went.
Lots of GOP grifters and Trump is all about the bottom line.
Be interesting how much went into Trump owned entities, how much to Parscale controlled businesses, etc.

8 more days until you can find out.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #53117 on: October 12, 2020, 11:28:01 AM »
The anti-democracy party at work:
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office has received complains about what appear to be unauthorized ballot drop boxes in Los Angeles, Orange, and Fresno counties, and it appears from social media posts that California Republicans have set them up to collect ballots, The Orange County Register reported Sunday night. The metal boxes, which purport to be "official," have been reported at local political party offices, churches, and headquarters for GOP candidates


https://news.yahoo.com/california-republicans-allegedly-setting-fake-043500622.html

Banana Republicans.
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« Reply #53118 on: October 12, 2020, 12:10:35 PM »
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/10/12/iowa-2020-race-trump-ernst-gop-ticket-zeleny-newday-vpx.cnn

Ernst insists she is not tied to Trump and the suburban women are pulled to Trump.
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« Reply #53119 on: October 12, 2020, 12:38:54 PM »
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/politics/milley-obrien-afghanistan-withdrawal/index.html

General Milley disagrees with O'Brien's statement that the US will reduce its forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by the end of the year regardless of conditions on the ground.

How odd.
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« Reply #53120 on: October 12, 2020, 12:47:00 PM »
Quote from: UNO on October 12, 2020, 11:28:01 AM
The anti-democracy party at work:
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office has received complains about what appear to be unauthorized ballot drop boxes in Los Angeles, Orange, and Fresno counties, and it appears from social media posts that California Republicans have set them up to collect ballots, The Orange County Register reported Sunday night. The metal boxes, which purport to be "official," have been reported at local political party offices, churches, and headquarters for GOP candidates


Well, gosh, if these boxes are fraudulent, then I guess they'll have to throw out the ballots in them, since they weren't properly signed for.  What a pity.  We really do need more guns....so that Republicans can shoot themselves in the feet more.


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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #53121 on: October 12, 2020, 12:52:58 PM »
Quote from: josh on October 12, 2020, 12:38:54 PM
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/politics/milley-obrien-afghanistan-withdrawal/index.html

General Milley disagrees with O'Brien's statement that the US will reduce its forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by the end of the year regardless of conditions on the ground.

How odd.

Thanks for the reminder of Trump's work

In February, the Trump administration signed an agreement with the Taliban that committed the US to withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan by the spring of 2021 in exchange for the Taliban meeting a series of commitments including entering into negotiations with the Afghan government and severing its ties with terrorist groups like al Qaeda.
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« Reply #53122 on: October 12, 2020, 12:56:27 PM »
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #53123 on: October 12, 2020, 01:02:47 PM »
Quote from: bodiddley on October 12, 2020, 11:08:01 AM
Campaign spending is always a bit of a murky business, with a lot of money flying out in a short period of time by temporary organizations.
But this seems fishy to me:
Strapped for cash, Trump yanks TV ads in key states as Biden spending surges

Where did all the hundreds of millions go?
In August Biden had $430M & Trump $320M.
I'd be interested to know where that Trump $320M went.
Lots of GOP grifters and Trump is all about the bottom line.
Be interesting how much went into Trump owned entities, how much to Parscale controlled businesses, etc.


Trump Campaign and GOP are spending huge sums in states they didn’t anticipate having to defend.

Probably spending a lot on legal expenses, too.
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« Reply #53124 on: October 12, 2020, 01:05:32 PM »
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« Reply #53125 on: October 12, 2020, 01:14:07 PM »
Was surprised to see a woman and several children in WalMart not wearing masks.  I thought they were mandatory since June there, but it turns out they rescinded that rule due to, shall we say, customers of a certain ideological persuasion resorting to physical violence when asked to respect the store's rules.  So they have a policy now of not confronting, and willingly serving, customers who remain unmasked.  So, again, this seems to be the breakdown on ideological ideas of freedom in America:

Democrats: 

Free speech, free thought, free dissent
Free assembly
Freedom of religion, all religions
Freedom to love and marry, anyone
Freedom from discrimination
Freedom to collectively bargain for living wages, worker safety and health, and fair play and respect from bosses
Freedom over one's own body, even if it's got a vagina

Republicans:

Freedom to breathe potentially lethal viral particles on older/immune-compromised people wherever you go
Freedom to visit hair salons
Freedom to hang out in crowded bars
Freedom to pollute the air and water and soil, without consequences
Freedom to drill and stripmine in wilderness areas and sacred Native lands
Freedom to shoot unarmed black people if they don't make all the proper moves and seem somehow dangerous
Freedom to own a military-style assault rifle because [insert dumbshit reasons here]


I'm sure those lists could be longer, just trying to explain why I'm leaning more Democrat these days.

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #53126 on: October 12, 2020, 01:35:22 PM »
Quote from: barton on October 12, 2020, 01:14:07 PM
Was surprised to see a woman and several children in WalMart not wearing masks.  I thought they were mandatory since June there, but it turns out they rescinded that rule due to, shall we say, customers of a certain ideological persuasion resorting to physical violence when asked to respect the store's rules.  So they have a policy now of not confronting, and willingly serving, customers who remain unmasked.  So, again, this seems to be the breakdown on ideological ideas of freedom in America:

Democrats: 

Free speech, free thought, free dissent
Free assembly
Freedom of religion, all religions
Freedom to love and marry, anyone
Freedom from discrimination
Freedom to collectively bargain for living wages, worker safety and health, and fair play and respect from bosses
Freedom over one's own body, even if it's got a vagina

Republicans:

Freedom to breathe potentially lethal viral particles on older/immune-compromised people wherever you go
Freedom to visit hair salons
Freedom to hang out in crowded bars
Freedom to pollute the air and water and soil, without consequences
Freedom to drill and stripmine in wilderness areas and sacred Native lands
Freedom to shoot unarmed black people if they don't make all the proper moves and seem somehow dangerous
Freedom to own a military-style assault rifle because [insert dumbshit reasons here]


I'm sure those lists could be longer, just trying to explain why I'm leaning more Democrat these days.


I’m gonna steal this...

After the last few decades I find it hard to believe I ever used to split my ballot.
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« Reply #53127 on: October 12, 2020, 01:53:37 PM »
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« Reply #53128 on: October 12, 2020, 02:04:20 PM »
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« Reply #53129 on: October 12, 2020, 02:28:48 PM »
Democrats defend the Supreme Court and American health care from republican superspreader nomination of dishonest fanatic.
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