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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

[barton]

Fear of doing their jobs, and the community knows it:

https://articles.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/08/newark_police_boss_cops_didnt_do_their_jobs_when_m.amp

"We don't want you to be weak. We want you to do what's just and what's right, but we do want you to be strong. We need you to protect us, our community, our children and our families."

— Mayor Ras Baraka

The sitting-on-hands thing was on horrific display a year ago in Charlottesville.  Like that guy beaten savagely in the entrance of a parking garage while cops stood a few feet away.   Multiple incidents like that in Charlottesville and other places earlier that year wherever neo-Nazis were marching.   

[NeedsAdjustments]

I suspect that what we saw last n8ght we will see a lot of in November. Dems closer than they have been in ages in Republican districts - but Repos winning. They knew what they were doing when they redrew their districts to project their majority.

I guess its probably true that we will see many solidly Republican districts remain in Republican hands in November.  That wouldn't be surprising.  But if the R+8 districts like last nights are as close then the many seats that are not as entrenched for Republicans are up for grabs:

There are 68 R-held House seats less Republican than #OH12, per @CookPolitical PVI, and 119 less Republican than the #PA18 seat Dems won in March. Dems need to flip 23 to win House.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1027033730534309889

[NeedsAdjustments]

Quite possible... some areas have renormalizing of districts tied up in court well past November.  And many gerrymanders remain unchallenged. 

Gerrymandered districts will be an issue.  Yes.  Democrats will need to win by somewhere between 4 and 8 percentage points overall to win control of the House. 

But the lesson from last night wasn't the fact that the district was fine-tuned for the Rs (it has been Republican for 30 years) its that they no longer can take for granted that they will get support from constituencies that they would have otherwise gerrymandered into a solid R district, ie. wealthy white suburbs.

[NeedsAdjustments]

Liars and crooks, every one of them:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2018/08/06/new-details-about-wilbur-rosss-businesses-point-to-pattern-of-grifting/

And every one seen as an asset by Trump because they have made money doing it.

[kiidcarter8]

In the special election in OH12, the gauge currently reads Dem +9. At current heading, the House flips 70 seats in November with a Dem Senate majority of 2 seats.

Though trump being trump may be enough for O’Connor to come back and take this thing in November.

Quite optimistic of you

Ms Ocasio should retire her suitcase.

[facilitatorn]

In the special election in OH12, the gauge currently reads Dem +9. At current heading, the House flips 70 seats in November with a Dem Senate majority of 2 seats.

Though trump being trump may be enough for O’Connor to come back and take this thing in November.

Quite optimistic of you

Ms Ocasio should retire her suitcase.

Have your dotard put her on the Supreme Court. Then she can stay near her office and won’t have to pack more than a robe.

[bambu-wisdom]

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/drunk-driver-claims-shes-too-white-to-be-arrested/ar-BBLDWC8?li=AAgfIYZ&OCID=AVRES000

An American drink-driver argued that she should not be arrested because she is a "very clean, thoroughbred, white girl", police documents state.

South Carolina woman Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw, 32, was allegedly caught driving through a stop sign at twice the speed limit while under the influence early Saturday morning.

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Well there you go.
Hmmm, must remember that one...no harm in trying it.
Thru a stop sign, under the influence, at twice the speed limit...think the cops would just laugh at me as they wrote out the fines...and impounded my car for 30 days.
On 'Highway Patrol' [Victoria state] tv last night...a very polite young 'Indian' gentleman in a flash BMW SUV was stopped by the cops for speeding, and going thru a STOP sign without stopping.
133kph in a 70kph zone.
He was no longer smiling when the cop informed him that his nice car was being impounded for 30 days.
He basically begged the cops not to take his car, tried pointing to his clean driving record for the last 5 years, and that he "would never do it again".
Cops just kept shanking their heads in denial of his pleas.
But resigned to his fate, he was last seen walking off into the sunset with his about 8 pizza boxes, "pizza run for the family".
 

[whiskeypriest]

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/drunk-driver-claims-shes-too-white-to-be-arrested/ar-BBLDWC8?li=AAgfIYZ&OCID=AVRES000

An American drink-driver argued that she should not be arrested because she is a "very clean, thoroughbred, white girl", police documents state.

South Carolina woman Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw, 32, was allegedly caught driving through a stop sign at twice the speed limit while under the influence early Saturday morning.

#####

Well there you go.
Hmmm, must remember that one...no harm in trying it.
Thru a stop sign, under the influence, at twice the speed limit...think the cops would just laugh at me as they wrote out the fines...and impounded my car for 30 days.
On 'Highway Patrol' [Victoria state] tv last night...a very polite young 'Indian' gentleman in a flash BMW SUV was stopped by the cops for speeding, and going thru a STOP sign without stopping.
133kph in a 70kph zone.
He was no longer smiling when the cop informed him that his nice car was being impounded for 30 days.
He basically begged the cops not to take his car, tried pointing to his clean driving record for the last 5 years, and that he "would never do it again".
Cops just kept shanking their heads in denial of his pleas.
But resigned to his fate, he was last seen walking off into the sunset with his about 8 pizza boxes, "pizza run for the family".

Who gives a.damn about you fucking KANGAROO KILLERS! MARSUPIAL MASSACRERERS!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-farmers-kill-kangaroos-drought-a8482896.html

[REDSTATEWARD]

Quite possible... some areas have renormalizing of districts tied up in court well past November.  And many gerrymanders remain unchallenged. 

Gerrymandered districts will be an issue.  Yes.  Democrats will need to win by somewhere between 4 and 8 percentage points overall to win control of the House. 

But the lesson from last night wasn't the fact that the district was fine-tuned for the Rs (it has been Republican for 30 years) its that they no longer can take for granted that they will get support from constituencies that they would have otherwise gerrymandered into a solid R district, ie. wealthy white suburbs.

No they won’t. Like a mandated federal minimum wage no consensus exists to change anything.

[facilitatorn]

Consensus is building to nullify right to work laws and other corruptions of government. Medicare for all and UBI are becoming as important as wage floors for making life livable for most Americans. We’re just going to need to enforce tax compliance and raise top slice income, Cap Gains, and inheritance taxes back to the higher ranges they were in during our nation’s sustained periods of economic expansion.

The GOP as a rural only rump party might drag on for another couple of decades. Never again is there a chance a majority will rally behind its cascade of betrayal and hypocrisy.

[bambu-wisdom]

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/drunk-driver-claims-shes-too-white-to-be-arrested/ar-BBLDWC8?li=AAgfIYZ&OCID=AVRES000

An American drink-driver argued that she should not be arrested because she is a "very clean, thoroughbred, white girl", police documents state.

South Carolina woman Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw, 32, was allegedly caught driving through a stop sign at twice the speed limit while under the influence early Saturday morning.

#####

Well there you go.
Hmmm, must remember that one...no harm in trying it.
Thru a stop sign, under the influence, at twice the speed limit...think the cops would just laugh at me as they wrote out the fines...and impounded my car for 30 days.
On 'Highway Patrol' [Victoria state] tv last night...a very polite young 'Indian' gentleman in a flash BMW SUV was stopped by the cops for speeding, and going thru a STOP sign without stopping.
133kph in a 70kph zone.
He was no longer smiling when the cop informed him that his nice car was being impounded for 30 days.
He basically begged the cops not to take his car, tried pointing to his clean driving record for the last 5 years, and that he "would never do it again".
Cops just kept shanking their heads in denial of his pleas.
But resigned to his fate, he was last seen walking off into the sunset with his about 8 pizza boxes, "pizza run for the family".

Who gives a.damn about you fucking KANGAROO KILLERS! MARSUPIAL MASSACRERERS!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-farmers-kill-kangaroos-drought-a8482896.html

No Harvard degree needed for this one either;

Niall Blair, New South Wales primary industries minister, justified the move saying the number of kangaroos had reached “plague proportions”.
 
He said: “Many farmers are taking livestock off their paddocks, only to then see kangaroos move in and take whatever is left. If we don’t manage this situation we will start to see tens of thousands of kangaroos starving and suffering, ultimately leading to a major animal welfare crisis.”

[barton]

Who gives a.damn about you fucking KANGAROO KILLERS! MARSUPIAL MASSACRERERS!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-farmers-kill-kangaroos-drought-a8482896.html

Murders in the 'roo morgue?

Wall aby damned!

[facilitatorn]

Bambu would go a-hunting those mischievous marsupials, but the frumpy government won’t let him have any fun with guns.

[josh]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/saudi-arabia-canada-economic-impact-1.4777407?cmp=FB_Post_News

Canada/Saudi Arabia conflict

[facilitatorn]

The market has decided we are all fighting terrorism and kleptocracy from now on.

http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/7/13/17551878/natural-gas-markets-renewable-energy

The price of installing new renewable enegy harvesting and storage will soon be cheaper than operating equivalently productive LNG.

Not to mention oil.

Not to mention coal.

Hi-five to the invisible hand.