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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 #15255 on: June 14, 2019, 04:04:51 PM »

$ 15 dollar an hour minimum wages are  at Costco and Amazon,($17 at Bank of America) and coming soon to Target and, inevitably, to McDonalds—-all driven by market-forces NOT the heavy hand of Governments.

Huh.  I thought as soon as the wages went to $15 dollars restaurants were going to go to robot servers...

And of course, the higher minimum wages these companies are setting has nothing to do with the 18 States that have raised their minimums this year, some by cost-of-living, many as high as $15 per.  No one but no one said that this would be one of the resultants of those heavy-handed government mandated raises.  Definitely no one on this very forum.

Minimum wages set by government policy is bad policy.
Fortunately an expanding economy makes such a policy needless.
Cases in point are McDonald’s and Walmart who are raising minimums because they both need to hire working class employees. And the likelihood of continued economic and wage growth is high according to a Wall Street Journal survey of economists.

It must be a comfort to know your misunderstandings are shared by others.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #15257 on: June 14, 2019, 04:45:06 PM »

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/sarah-sanders-was-the-disdainful-queen-of-gaslighting/2019/06/14/d6eb36c8-8e8d-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html?utm_term=.6670c45807a0

Back to whatever little rock you climbed out from under in Arkansas.

Pay site.

Here’s a free one for you.

http://www.salon.com/2019/06/14/nancy-pelosi-on-trump-scandals-connect-the-dots-in-all-of-this-its-all-about-money_partner/

Both the taking of bribes and money laundering are going to be a huge part of the impeachment saga.

Trump is gonna get pretty hot when Nancy starts coming after what he’s been looting due to his delusional belief that it’s somehow his money

Salon!!!

Can't attack the data, attack the messenger.

Asshole.
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« Reply #15258 on: June 14, 2019, 04:47:06 PM »

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/14/politics/nasa-climate-change-emails/index.html

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As a congressman from Oklahoma, Bridenstine claimed in 2013 that global temperatures had "stopped rising 10 years ago" and dismissed the Obama administration's spending on climate science.

But as NASA administrator, Bridenstine acknowledged that his views on the topic have evolved. He endorsed the findings of the National Climate Assessment -- which included contributions from his agency -- and told Congress in May 2018 the report "clearly stated it is extremely likely -- is the language they use -- that human activity is the dominant cause of global warming."

In that town hall, Bridenstine was more specific, saying he has "evolved."

"Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. We're putting it into the atmosphere in volumes that we haven't seen, and that greenhouse gas is warming the planet. That is absolutely happening, and we are responsible for it," he said.

It's nice to know that a skeptic can learn that he was wrong.
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« Reply #15259 on: June 14, 2019, 04:50:49 PM »

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/sarah-sanders-was-the-disdainful-queen-of-gaslighting/2019/06/14/d6eb36c8-8e8d-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html?utm_term=.6670c45807a0

Back to whatever little rock you climbed out from under in Arkansas.

Pay site.

Here’s a free one for you.

http://www.salon.com/2019/06/14/nancy-pelosi-on-trump-scandals-connect-the-dots-in-all-of-this-its-all-about-money_partner/

Both the taking of bribes and money laundering are going to be a huge part of the impeachment saga.

Trump is gonna get pretty hot when Nancy starts coming after what he’s been looting due to his delusional belief that it’s somehow his money

Salon!!!

Also...

pretty funny from somebody who drops random tweets from random twits into the conversation and pretends they are content!
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« Reply #15260 on: June 14, 2019, 06:33:01 PM »

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« Reply #15261 on: June 14, 2019, 08:21:57 PM »



And not a single one of them is any good at their job.
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« Reply #15262 on: June 14, 2019, 08:27:36 PM »



And not a single one of them is any good at their job.

They’re not there to run their depart, they’re there to wreck the place.
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« Reply #15263 on: June 14, 2019, 08:39:11 PM »

“Makes me wanna holler, throw up both my hands!”


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/06/phoenix-police-threatens-couple-doll-theft.html

Watch the videos and tell me how any of this was justified?

If you can find ANY JUSTIFICATION FOR THESE ACTIONS understand Phoenix PD couldn’t.

Neither was formally arrested or charged with a crime.



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« Reply #15264 on: June 14, 2019, 09:07:20 PM »

O beautiful for Pilgrim feet, whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat, across the wilderness
America, America, God mend thine every flaw
Confirm thy soul in self control, Thy liberty in law


https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Premature-Baby-Found-in-Texas-Border-Patrol-Facility-511268861.html
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #15265 on: June 14, 2019, 09:10:56 PM »

Sounds like a topic for the tv thread.

Trump is in it
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« Reply #15266 on: June 14, 2019, 09:19:36 PM »

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Premature-Baby-Found-in-Texas-Border-Patrol-Facility-511268861.html

Did this girl know she was pregnant when she started the journey?

What happens to a pregnant 17 year old in Guatemala?
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« Reply #15267 on: June 14, 2019, 09:34:21 PM »



And not a single one of them is any good at their job.

Its a wonder the country is running.
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« Reply #15268 on: June 14, 2019, 09:38:42 PM »

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Premature-Baby-Found-in-Texas-Border-Patrol-Facility-511268861.html

Did this girl know she was pregnant when she started the journey?

What happens to a pregnant 17 year old in Guatemala?

Da fuck do you care? You’ve been told time and again what’s going on in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

But here, i’ll supply a link for you to ignore or rationalize.



http://www.womensmediacenter.com/women-under-siege/guatemalas-civil-war-has-created-a-legacy-of-rape-and-teen-pregnancy
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« Reply #15269 on: June 14, 2019, 10:17:41 PM »



And not a single one of them is any good at their job.

Its a wonder the country is running.

Not really. Even though your comment is fatuous, locomotives are damned hard to stop, even when people are ripping off the passengers and emptying the coal, while the person who replaced the engineer is a clown.
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