The Deuce: I don't think Carney gets elected without Trump*

Political thread for the week of October 13th

- theBard October 13, 2025, 0:00:26

lol Chuck Grassley thinks the Trump Admin cares about the constitution or laws - assassin Yesterday, 21:14:32
- Do not read comments* - Stu Yesterday, 21:29:22
Trump lashing out at Thomas Massie, says he "must be thrown out of office"* - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 19:17:33
- Got to get rid of every GOPer that wants to see Epstein files* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 22:12:37
  - If they do finally seat the Arizona representative - RVA Today, 5:57:07
    - Yup. We are living in an episode of House of Cards* - WhitmansFolly Today, 7:38:57
- Eh, he does that a lot.* - complainant Yesterday, 19:29:05
hey jlocke-you thought 10s of thousands of criminals... Try 10 - Taz Yesterday, 18:38:40
Holy shit, Trump just commuted George Santos sentence - Sounder Yesterday, 17:20:20
- Party of LAW AND ORDER* - VIV Yesterday, 21:03:28
- this is the 10th republican congressman to be pardon or get clemency from Trump - assassin Yesterday, 18:01:19
- like everything in politics, pardons have turned into a tit for tat game - snipes824 Yesterday, 17:36:53
  - I read this as "fat tit," as in the Moobs Men looking out for one another.* - complainant Yesterday, 18:15:07
    - I was wondering if it was Trump's tit and Santos tat, or vice versa?* - Sounder Yesterday, 18:21:48
  - Pardons have always been a bit "icky" - Sounder Yesterday, 18:05:15
    - of course he was right. and now it's a snowball - snipes824 Yesterday, 18:11:38
      - Trump pardoning himself feels inevitable - Sounder Yesterday, 18:36:10
- What a gross tweet. Such a scumbag* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 17:24:54
  - How they they say that no man is above the law with a straight face anymore?* - Sounder Yesterday, 17:35:09
    - BECAUSE THE HYPOCRISY IS THEIR ENTIRE POINT* - Sammich Yesterday, 18:07:04
      - I thought the cruelty was the point* - Sounder Yesterday, 18:22:24
    - years of practice* - torinese Yesterday, 17:46:28
Episcopalians mad at ICE - ATL Yesterday, 14:52:00
- just realized we're going to have to explain to "swing" voters in 2028 - Sammich Yesterday, 14:54:57
  - Yep. Turns out leaving the governance of the country to “people who don’t pay attention” was bad for - ATL Yesterday, 14:56:40
Saw a poll today for 2028 presidential election that had Newsom ahead of Vance 47-46 - meanjeans Yesterday, 14:19:51
- Nope. The problem is still disinformation. They don't "like" what's happening. - complainant Yesterday, 14:56:59
  - Or if they do see what’s happening they assume it’s disinformation due to the FAKE NEWS campaign* - Tortillini Yesterday, 17:34:15
  - Yeah. It annoys me when people say Democrats have a comms problem. - doubledown Yesterday, 15:16:47
- They had Newsom ahead?! Yikes. What was the margin of error? * - jjlocke923 Yesterday, 14:44:32
  - Fuck off, dumbass! - Kajagoogoo Yesterday, 21:11:09
  - They gave Vance 20 points* - Stu Yesterday, 15:08:07
  - Your mom* - Sammich Yesterday, 14:49:09
    - new all purpose political answer* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 14:55:04
- Things are going to get much worse over the next 3 years. - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 14:33:12
  - It will be interesting to see if people want to keep their hand on the stove for that long. - Toonces Yesterday, 15:10:08
    - Faux News will tell them it's still Biden's fault. - WhitmansFolly Today, 7:40:58
- Once people see Vance on TV for more than 2 minutes/day his numbers would - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 14:25:21
  - He sucks so badly* - Sounder Yesterday, 14:47:43
  - Right but those numbers mean if he wasn’t boring and he was kind of likable, people are totally fine - meanjeans Yesterday, 14:41:04
- 42% of people don't know Lays Chips are made of potatoes - assassin Yesterday, 14:21:51
"To the best of my knowledge we've never had a president that solved one war." - assassin Yesterday, 13:31:50
- I don't think there is a single credible journalist in that entire room - Sounder Yesterday, 13:36:41
  - there's no reason for any sane person to pay attention to what he says - Sammich Yesterday, 14:40:23
  - I think he’s probably telling the truth. - DT Yesterday, 13:45:16
    - Also, he ended the press conference with an F bomb* - Sounder Yesterday, 13:47:06
      - as in “F* JD Vance”?* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 14:03:01
When you absolutely loathe having to answer to the public - RVA Yesterday, 9:12:30
- I'm sure whoever said it thought it was hysterical - Sounder Yesterday, 10:42:58
  - Only one drink on that menu - ATL Yesterday, 10:45:47
- 4 words too many* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes Yesterday, 9:38:57
When does / and what happens when these ICE yahoos try to pick up the wrong person - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 8:59:51
- so far it seems like they've been smart, at least in that specific way - Sammich Yesterday, 9:22:46
7th circuit leaves in place injunction against the national guard. HWBush:Obama/Trump - gvibes October 16, 2025, 22:47:27
Sounds like a bunch of federal LE agents got doxxed - ATL October 16, 2025, 22:26:57
- No good can come of that * - jjlocke923 October 16, 2025, 22:42:29
  - Disagree* - Stu Yesterday, 3:55:48
  - Was probably a mistake to leave government IT up to big balls* - ATL October 16, 2025, 23:20:23
  - Nothing will come from it. ICE agents are cowards. Judges stand in there, sentence mafia, no mask. - cpsteine October 16, 2025, 23:09:17
US Southern Command leader stepping down early, only 1 year into his tenure - DT October 16, 2025, 19:00:51
- Undefeated* - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 19:38:25
Yesss - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 17:47:56
John Bolton and Smartmatic next to be indicted on the vengeance tour - assassin October 16, 2025, 16:25:31
- Oh no! - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 18:07:25
  - i just hope both sides lose* - VIV Yesterday, 8:53:54
  - lol of course he used an AOL email * - assassin October 16, 2025, 18:08:34
    - "Welcome! You've got classified mail!"* - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 18:12:46
      - This is almost as serious as what Hegseth did, especially the part about forthcoming attack plans. - complainant October 16, 2025, 18:21:04
        
        Good one.* - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 18:24:27
Trump Peace Prize Update - Sounder October 16, 2025, 15:23:27
- That’s his MO for peace; threaten to kill people if they don’t agree* - timmer October 16, 2025, 16:00:22
- Does anyone think this peace is going to last any length of time? - Stu October 16, 2025, 15:41:36
  - No, but then he gets a chance to double count it.* - SurfTheBoneyard October 16, 2025, 15:56:06
    - We've got to be at 11 or 12 solved wars by now.* - Warrin'_Illini October 16, 2025, 16:05:07
  - Only Trump can fix it - Sounder October 16, 2025, 15:42:25
Down goes Mitch! - Sounder October 16, 2025, 15:12:42
- Goddamit. I just felt sympathy for Mitch McConnell* - Herman Blume October 16, 2025, 18:27:18
- I think he said, “Dude.”, there at the end* - timmer October 16, 2025, 15:59:42
  - He look incredibly feeble - Sounder October 16, 2025, 17:04:43
    - He had polio. He's always been lame.* - complainant October 16, 2025, 17:25:32
      - He's one of a handful of people, along with Trump - Sounder October 16, 2025, 19:20:40
- Fucking hell, can someone with some sense please enact term limits for the legislative branch* - GrandmotherPearlsJam October 16, 2025, 15:56:57
  - Enact? That's not how it works. But this is probably more about polio anyway.* - complainant October 16, 2025, 17:04:24
ICE has kidnapped at least 170 citizens during their reign of terror - assassin October 16, 2025, 12:10:33
- How many violent criminal illegal immigrants did they get? * - doubledown October 16, 2025, 12:42:12
  - A stat I saw recently was that a bit under 30% of those they detained had any criminal conviction - DT October 16, 2025, 16:17:48
  - I believe that it has been tens of thousands, this calendar year alone * - jjlocke923 October 16, 2025, 13:31:12
    - No you don’t believe that* - PapaDels October 16, 2025, 18:53:02
      - Nothing he posts is in good faith. He's a Temu Skankhunt42.* - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 10:19:06
    - You know that we know that you and the administration are lying, right?* - Chicago1995 October 16, 2025, 15:53:24
    - Liar - MojoJojo October 16, 2025, 15:28:45
    - You're such a twat. - Kajagoogoo October 16, 2025, 14:02:47
      - The biggest cunt imaginable* - Sounder October 16, 2025, 15:34:10
        
        There are bigger, but fewer cuntier. * - doubledown October 16, 2025, 15:43:59
        
        Gaping, dripping, stinky, cunty* - Sounder October 16, 2025, 15:44:51
        
        I use the Australian version which isn't anatomically related. * - doubledown October 16, 2025, 15:52:04
    - Actually, 50 trillion * - Dark Knight October 16, 2025, 13:53:20
      - No, that's the number of people they have saved from fentanyl overdoses* - Sounder October 16, 2025, 15:50:53
    - LOFL* - Chilango October 16, 2025, 13:36:10
- it's gonna get so much worse - Sammich October 16, 2025, 12:41:41
  - yup. the standard mayoral response of "immigration is a federal issue" is no longer good enough to - torinese Yesterday, 17:01:02
Had a nice convo with an pleasant older lady from Victoria BC - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 10:53:16
- You know that either she or her friend(s) are lying, right? - jjlocke923 October 16, 2025, 13:47:26
  - You know that you are a huge gaping cunt, right?* - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 15:12:15
    - ENOUGH ALREADY, DUDE! - Kajagoogoo October 16, 2025, 15:32:58
      - *snickers** - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 17:46:45
- I don’t believe her for a second* - Sounder October 16, 2025, 11:08:28
  - Even if not true, at a minimum the rumors are out there and believable... - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 11:19:21
    - For sure, Canadians are big mad (rightfully so) - Sounder October 16, 2025, 15:44:19
      - Múltiple Canadians have said that if there's an upside to the Trump presidency... - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 18:56:56
        
        I don't think Carney gets elected without Trump* - Sounder October 16, 2025, 19:24:20
      - Meh, if they're anything like ICE they don't think the rules apply to them. - Warrin'_Illini October 16, 2025, 15:51:57
This thing about launching celebratory missiles over the CA highway can’t be real, right?* - OB25 October 16, 2025, 9:44:45
- The Meidas Touch bros would never lie or try to manipulate the public.* - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 10:26:47
  - ... says the guy who gets his news from Russia Today.* - complainant October 16, 2025, 11:13:06
    - Did Ukraine win yet? - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 11:16:59
      - ^^Not a denial^^* - Chilango October 16, 2025, 12:12:30
        
        I don't get news from Russia Today. - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 12:18:20
        
        That's true. He merely gets his news from people who *work* for RT. Big difference.* - complainant October 16, 2025, 12:34:02
        
        John Mearsheimer works for Russia Today? - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 12:45:44
        
        Where do you read his stuff? In their legacy texts or does he publish on more current things?* - Chilango October 16, 2025, 13:35:19
        
        His substack is a decent start.* - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 13:43:40
        
        Um ... yes? - complainant October 16, 2025, 13:34:49
        
        Um... No. - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 13:54:41
      - Oh look, you changed the subject! Damn that's a clever tactic.* - complainant October 16, 2025, 11:34:36
        
        Sorry, I thought when you decided to jump into this California story with your dipshit Russia Today - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 11:45:58
        
        The subject remains "credible sources of information." Another good deflection, though.* - complainant October 16, 2025, 11:58:02
        
        Incorrect. The subject remains "clowning complainant"* - Chuck Woodaby October 16, 2025, 12:03:37
- Pretty sure they’ve all dreamed about firing on California. Hopefully this scratches the itch… - haighter October 16, 2025, 9:49:34
  - They're just working their way up to making carpet bombing acceptable.* - Stu October 16, 2025, 10:02:11
Man, what makes a certain kind of autocrat want to build victory arches... - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 7:49:56
- Built by the druids… - SurfTheBoneyard October 16, 2025, 9:33:27
- "This needs to be at least...three times bigger!"* - Sammich October 16, 2025, 9:28:55
- The emporer has no clothes* - Sounder October 16, 2025, 9:24:40
Translation: We are weaponizing the government against our political rivals... - KingTalkyTiki October 15, 2025, 16:49:52
- You must own the honor - Mmancubfan October 15, 2025, 20:45:25
  - What statement Tiki made, and be specific, shows he hates the United States?* - ATL October 15, 2025, 21:44:01
    - "Hate America" has been running 24/7 on OAN and Newsmaxxx* - WhitmansFolly Yesterday, 7:24:18
    - *crickets* - Chilango October 16, 2025, 8:02:38
    - *crickets* - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 7:18:36
    - Ok Mr Polio. Where is your buddy Yoyo. He can’t be litigating in LA 24/7.? - Mmancubfan October 15, 2025, 21:49:43
      - First, thanks to a vaccine discovered in Pittsburgh, I evaded polio. Second I don’t know. - ATL October 15, 2025, 21:58:02
        
        Where is YOYO. What happened? I miss that asshat. - Mmancubfan October 15, 2025, 22:23:29
        
        I don’t know. There are like 1.5 billion of us. We don’t keep tabs on each other.* - ATL October 15, 2025, 22:44:56
        
        And they were all in my Costco Sunday afternoon* - Stu October 16, 2025, 4:47:53
        
        Assimilated! Nothing more american than buying a lot of shit at costco on a sunday afternoon* - gvibes October 16, 2025, 9:25:56
        
        Re: I don’t know. There are like 1.5 billion of us. We don’t keep tabs on each other.* - Mmancubfan October 15, 2025, 22:49:05
        
        There is never a lay down with you. Just hold your breath. - Mmancubfan October 15, 2025, 22:16:51
        
        Whatever you're drinking, do please share* - Taz October 15, 2025, 22:26:03
        
        This is just really, really, really pathetic and sad* - IlliniRunner October 16, 2025, 0:40:47
  - This is America. Please write in English. * - doubledown October 15, 2025, 21:00:52
    - He said he would like to sleep with Sounder* - Stu October 15, 2025, 21:02:26
      - Why am I catching strays here?* - Sounder October 16, 2025, 9:23:03
  - Hey! - KingTalkyTiki October 15, 2025, 20:59:02
    - That’s all you got Mensa? - Mmancubfan October 15, 2025, 21:19:09
      - For you? - KingTalkyTiki October 15, 2025, 21:38:58
    - You're fat? - complainant October 15, 2025, 21:04:56
      - Ain't no one called me skinny since 1986 - KingTalkyTiki October 16, 2025, 7:29:07
- Taking a real chance boiling this kettle the way they are. - doubledown October 15, 2025, 17:06:46
  - You may be falsely assuming that what you describe isn’t what they want to happen. - OB25 October 15, 2025, 19:08:54
    - So ... he nailed it?* - complainant October 15, 2025, 19:16:07
Any guesses on when the shutdown ends?* - opossum jenkins October 15, 2025, 15:47:13
- Whenever they destroy the Epstein files* - ATL October 15, 2025, 21:21:47
- Two weeks. - illinijohn October 15, 2025, 20:05:15
- just before Halloween; they are worried about Thanksgiving travel* - memyselfandillini October 15, 2025, 19:50:26
- When the air traffic control system breaks down? - jfinsocal October 15, 2025, 18:29:55
  - Yeah one of the recent times it was shut down about 30 days. Then flights started getting delayed. - meanjeans October 15, 2025, 18:31:39
- My guess is 30-45 days - Sounder October 15, 2025, 16:23:31
- November something* - assassin October 15, 2025, 15:51:08
Hegseth orders Gravy Seals back to Texas. - complainant October 15, 2025, 15:20:13
- Without getting to eat an Italian Beef or Deep Dish Pizza? - KingTalkyTiki October 15, 2025, 16:52:05
- It just hit me, these guys are going to be rounding people up at polling places on election day - meanjeans October 15, 2025, 15:53:29
  - This is the case* - Chilango October 16, 2025, 13:38:04
  - Trump could put the army in Chicago, only let white people vote and it'd still go blue. - Warrin'_Illini October 15, 2025, 16:11:57
    - I don’t mean just Chicago, I mean borderline house and senate races, swing states * - meanjeans October 15, 2025, 18:28:57
  - I've got some bad news about Ed Martin.* - complainant October 15, 2025, 16:06:32
- The battle of Chicago ended up about the same for them as the battle of the Alamo I guess * - ATL October 15, 2025, 15:21:52
  - It’s only 7 guys being sent home* - OB25 October 15, 2025, 15:35:57
  - They all died?* - Chuck Woodaby October 15, 2025, 15:27:52
Why tf are we spending 40 billion on freaking Argentina * - gvibes October 15, 2025, 14:58:08
- Because Milei is based * - illiniranger October 15, 2025, 15:53:40
- two guesses - VIV October 15, 2025, 15:39:11
- to prove that libertarianism and free markets work, duh* - ECEIllinois October 15, 2025, 15:29:05
- Haven't looked into it but read that some hedge fund and Bessent buddies will benefit greatly. * - Tuscy October 15, 2025, 15:09:36
- Just assuming their president said something nice about Trump a few times.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 15, 2025, 15:00:52
  - Trump threatened them yesterday if that dude isn’t reelected he’s pulling the funds* - assassin October 15, 2025, 15:16:24
    - Milei not up for reelection. It was a threat if Milei loses a majority in the legislature * - illiniranger October 15, 2025, 15:56:57
      - ah, well, same shit, different toilet* - assassin October 15, 2025, 15:59:34
        
        Guy on today’s Odd Lots podcast had a nuanced take. Made it sound like the best possible - John Coctostan October 15, 2025, 18:42:58
John Rocker has entered the group chat - Sounder October 15, 2025, 11:32:26
- It’s amazing how the racists suddenly feel emboldened to spew whatever racist shit - GMAW October 15, 2025, 17:59:05
  - if you talk badly about Charlie Kirk though, you lose your job or your visa* - assassin October 15, 2025, 18:12:01
- Does he know where the CEO of the company is from? - EffinIllini October 15, 2025, 12:15:04
  - Probably worried he'd spill his drink if he drives himself* - WhitmansFolly October 15, 2025, 19:42:27
    - Surely he's capable of using a cupholder. - EffinIllini October 16, 2025, 13:55:09
- At least he gave us Kenny Powers* - CWR10 October 15, 2025, 11:54:09
- Nostalgia tours are really getting out of control* - Sammich October 15, 2025, 11:41:11
  - The normalization of this sort of open racism is a natural expected outcome - Sounder October 15, 2025, 11:46:21
    - I miss the good old days when John Rocker kept these opinions to himself.* - Chuck Woodaby October 15, 2025, 11:50:21
    - I forgot what John Rocker looks like - Sammich October 15, 2025, 11:48:24
      - You're in luck. His profile pic is from 30 years ago to help you remember. * - doubledown October 15, 2025, 12:02:31
        
        I just saw an updated photo, his head is enormous* - Sounder October 15, 2025, 12:06:14
Judging from the various social media play by play, seems SCOTUS is about to end voting rights - UofIL6 October 15, 2025, 10:57:17
- which rights in particular do you mean? Do you prefer racial gerrymanders or partisan ones?* - Potomac October 15, 2025, 14:22:52
  - the partisan ones are racial, it’s an unbelievably weak argument* - memyselfandillini October 15, 2025, 19:53:12
  - This case seems like the elimination of racial voice leading to political gerrymander* - UofIL6 October 15, 2025, 15:02:35
- Which will lead to +19 gerrymandered seats. Democracy manifest. * - assassin October 15, 2025, 11:23:12
  - I read somewhere that this would allow blue states to further gerrymander as well, although it - Warrin'_Illini October 15, 2025, 14:27:37
    - Red states are intent on doing it. Blue states can either get shit in order or get used to losing* - UofIL6 October 15, 2025, 15:21:29
  - Eventually there has to be a point where they get over their skis - RVA October 15, 2025, 11:34:34
    - yeah, like when the only votes that matter are in one party’s primary - memyselfandillini October 15, 2025, 19:55:44
    - Let's suppose Maryland follows through on trying for all 8 seats as Dems - Potomac October 15, 2025, 14:29:21
      - obviously it’s massive disenfranchisement no matter who is doing it* - memyselfandillini October 15, 2025, 19:57:14
      - Are you asking the same questions of Greg Abbott or the governor of Missouri?* - ATL October 15, 2025, 15:20:17
      - It's bad when both sides do it, right? Biden should have told CA and NY to do this in 2021.* - Warrin'_Illini October 15, 2025, 14:38:36
    - If they're counting on all of those 2024 brown votes to stay consistent - Sounder October 15, 2025, 11:35:53
  - And Dems are too committed to the appearance of fairness to return fire. * - doubledown October 15, 2025, 11:26:38
    - This* - UofIL6 October 15, 2025, 11:29:15
      - I can't speak for everyone, but Newsom and Pritzker seem ready to play hardball* - Sounder October 15, 2025, 11:35:06
        
        with what? isn't it mostly rhetoric?* - torinese October 15, 2025, 11:57:11
        
        There is a a referendum on the ballot to redistrict California if necessary* - Sounder October 15, 2025, 11:59:05
        
        for IL yes, but they've already done their job - assassin October 15, 2025, 11:58:55
- This has been decades in the making. Rich people invented democracy to protect their wealth. - doubledown October 15, 2025, 11:05:37
  - Also: were all about extolling the virtues of representative democracy - KingTalkyTiki October 15, 2025, 13:04:02
  - if Curtis Yarvin did not exist, it would be necessary for the billionaire class to create him* - Sammich October 15, 2025, 11:08:48
    - Yarvin is naive if he thinks monarchy can be sustained in a country with more guns than people. - doubledown October 15, 2025, 11:22:08
uiuc's pri hit with $21M in sponsored projects cuts. link inside - lcubed October 15, 2025, 9:08:44
Just a reminder that while we tear ourselves apart politically, China has been preparing to.. - LeatherneckIllini October 15, 2025, 7:20:33
- Maybe I’m naive, but I feel like there’s two different ways to look at this…. - OB25 October 15, 2025, 9:47:00
- I'm just glad that the guy who just went to work for a cybersecurity venture capital firm - Chuck Woodaby October 15, 2025, 9:26:40
- Taiwan is a foregone conclusion. Part of the reason for trying to build fabs here. - doubledown October 15, 2025, 7:43:42
  - We’ve already lost. But that’s not necessarily so terrible. - DT October 15, 2025, 8:05:40
    - That seems like the "nice enemy" evaluation. - ghost_of_clt October 15, 2025, 8:23:59
      - Is there a button in Beijing that turns off the bacon curer? - RVA October 15, 2025, 11:39:54
        
        Assuming the machinery/buildings seized are functional * - ghost_of_clt October 15, 2025, 11:43:18
        
        Point, Luddites* - RVA October 15, 2025, 11:46:58
      - Bitcoin isn’t real, and ownership is just a name on a piece of paper. - doubledown October 15, 2025, 9:01:46
        
        My Bitcoin comment isn't about the coin itself. It's the farms that can flip on/off 200GW of power - ghost_of_clt October 15, 2025, 9:10:31
      - We still have nukes. China's issue is how to manage our decline - larue33 October 15, 2025, 8:47:52
        
        love that we're entering our own Russia era of decline with force* - OrangeSox October 15, 2025, 9:19:11
- yes but the cooking oil prices* - memyselfandillini October 15, 2025, 7:27:11
They still haven't sworn in the Arizona representative - RVA October 15, 2025, 5:50:30
Apparently IU administration is trying to censor their student newspaper. - IlliniRunner October 15, 2025, 1:15:34
- glad to see dartmouth backed out of the "higher ed compact" - Nobster October 15, 2025, 7:46:28
- Rodenbush’s directive than statement seem to me to be in conflict - TarheelIllini October 15, 2025, 6:31:21
  - The email was relaying the instructions received from higher up. * - doubledown October 15, 2025, 7:38:20
groyper-occupied government - ECEIllinois October 14, 2025, 22:30:07
- That's not what I'd expect from an official govt account. I'm skeptical, in fact, of its legitimacy* - RVA October 15, 2025, 6:02:30
  - you may want to wake up then* - memyselfandillini October 15, 2025, 6:05:56
    - ooo - assassin October 15, 2025, 11:19:25
      - Ack! Sorry RVA.* - memyselfandillini October 15, 2025, 20:02:16
- Just going full Nazi at this point. * - doubledown October 14, 2025, 22:45:46
- Ah yes, openly calling for ethnic cleansing. Lovely. * - assassin October 14, 2025, 22:45:20
Some young fascist missed the "Who you should definitely not step to" day of ICE training - KingTalkyTiki October 14, 2025, 21:42:39
- Tiki, do you mind knocking it off with calling people c**ts? * - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 21:47:12
  - Can I still call you a cunt? * - doubledown October 14, 2025, 22:37:22
  - OOO - KingTalkyTiki October 14, 2025, 22:26:55
  - Stop responding to him. Stop the act. Stop it. * - assassin October 14, 2025, 22:11:42
    - You are so clueless. On just about every topic you post about, including this one. - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 22:22:58
      - Oh enlighten us wise one! - WhitmansFolly October 14, 2025, 22:52:54
      - I’m sorry Tiki hurt your feelings and you feel the need to lash out at your betters. - assassin October 14, 2025, 22:44:32
        
        I suppose it’s just a word. No different than calling someone a f***ot. * - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 22:52:16
        
        Oh Hans, not quite. - WhitmansFolly October 14, 2025, 23:04:52
        
        Use whatever words you want. Nobody is stopping you. * - doubledown October 14, 2025, 23:01:33
        
        lol look at that mask slip* - assassin October 14, 2025, 22:55:17
        
        Yup* - Chilango October 15, 2025, 14:55:56
Trump is an absolutely deranged menace - Sounder October 14, 2025, 16:37:18
- Seems like he had a nice little boondoggle to the Middle East.* - Mrap24 October 14, 2025, 16:40:41
Exploded another boat off of the coast of Venezuela - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 14, 2025, 14:51:58
- why not just step up coast guard enforcement and intercept them when they're in our water?* - ECEIllinois October 14, 2025, 15:11:29
  - Because he can kill them with impunity instead* - snipes824 October 14, 2025, 15:13:48
  - Because that doesn't lead to a regime change. - Chuck Woodaby October 14, 2025, 15:13:21
- I am very curious as to how all of this is working. And who the fuck is getting in these boats to - cpsteine October 14, 2025, 14:55:48
- another bold strike from the man who objectively deserves the Nobel Peace Prize - assassin October 14, 2025, 14:55:05
  - I don't think this is helping his chances of getting into heaven* - Sounder October 14, 2025, 16:59:05
Trump threatening China with not buying "Cooking Oil" from them - Stu October 14, 2025, 14:51:17
- I don't thiink we ever imported much cooking oil from China?* - ECEIllinois October 14, 2025, 15:04:43
  - Apparently it's used cooking oil for biofuels. * - larue33 October 14, 2025, 16:38:06
  - We apparently do, but I doubt China gives a crap*. - Stu October 14, 2025, 15:12:28
- he really wants to teach them a Wesson* - Sammich October 14, 2025, 14:54:58
  - it's all smoke and mirrors with this admin* - lcubed October 14, 2025, 15:02:33
  - lol good one * - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 14:59:38
  - *jumpsinroflcopterandfliesaway* - Tuscy October 14, 2025, 14:58:57
leaders of Young Republican groups have their telegram chats leaked - assassin October 14, 2025, 13:21:46
- Built like lead dancers in a Jardiance commercial* - EffinIllini October 15, 2025, 12:11:18
- Not that there’s anything wrong with it but those are all just photos of chubby trans men* - ATL October 14, 2025, 16:46:04
- They're all fat, white, edge-lord dorks... * - haighter October 14, 2025, 15:00:12
  - Not all white. * - doubledown October 14, 2025, 15:40:34
    - increasingly non-white* - ECEIllinois October 14, 2025, 16:23:16
- Oof. Those people are screwed. - Chuck Woodaby October 14, 2025, 13:55:47
  - lol. or the most senior adviser to the president!* - cpsteine October 14, 2025, 14:48:26
    - Nah, the president prefers the ones who don't get caught.* - Chuck Woodaby October 14, 2025, 15:25:25
- They're actually not what I'd expect. In fact, I am skeptical of their legitimacy * - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 13:31:51
  - Lol. I don't expect to hear from you again on this.* - cpsteine October 14, 2025, 14:53:22
  - We've seen the other board. We know exactly what kind of shit you people post. * - doubledown October 14, 2025, 14:48:18
    - I'm not on "the other board" * - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 14:58:48
      - This doesn’t pass the smell test - TarheelIllini October 14, 2025, 15:41:22
        
        I appreciate hearing other people’s views. - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 15:59:54
        
        Oh, you sad little Cunt.* - KingTalkyTiki October 14, 2025, 16:50:09
  - I'm skeptical of your possessing two functioning brain cells. - theBard October 14, 2025, 14:06:36
  - Well of course, but you're an idiot. So there's that. - Kajagoogoo October 14, 2025, 14:02:08
  - Why would you question their legitimacy? None of the participants quoted in the article did.* - Sammich October 14, 2025, 13:54:53
    - The one guy claimed he couldn’t verify their accuracy in what seemed like a clear non-denial denial* - DocWalk20 October 14, 2025, 14:04:59
      - look, we said a lot of stuff LIKE that...but those exact phrases? - assassin October 14, 2025, 14:32:31
  - Needed more racist and Nazi references?* - Chicago1995 October 14, 2025, 13:50:40
    - More apologies and people getting fired by GOP officials apparently.* - SurfTheBoneyard October 14, 2025, 13:52:26
- They were known as...."The Unfuckables" * - Jersey October 14, 2025, 13:29:49
I remember when conservatives hated this type of government censorship - snipes824 October 14, 2025, 11:10:07
- I love that the MAGA crowd wants these Facebook peeps locked up for doxing. - WhitmansFolly October 14, 2025, 11:50:51
- Except that there’s been no violence against ICE and it’s really starting to piss them off. * - doubledown October 14, 2025, 11:24:31
  - Right, you know if there was evidence of this they’d be blasting it out across the internets - Jackie October 14, 2025, 13:19:29
    - Officer was pecked to death by two guys in inflatable chicken suits last week. Horrific.* - DT October 14, 2025, 14:25:40
      - have you even considered the psychic trauma caused by watching a frog gyrate?* - Sammich October 14, 2025, 14:27:58
- They're not guided by principles. They're guided by tribalism and personal advancement.* - complainant October 14, 2025, 11:13:33
Hey gvibes and ECE, have you heard about the patent tax Lutnick is floating? - ATL October 14, 2025, 10:03:34
- fucking idiots. raise income taxes on 1M+ earners, hike up estate tax, abolish loopholes.* - cpsteine October 14, 2025, 14:57:51
- Interesting. So how is the value of a patent determined? - EffinIllini October 14, 2025, 14:07:26
  - However it’s done, I’m sure Trump and his inner circle will be accepting bribes to alter the #* - DT October 14, 2025, 14:32:39
- So some wealthy donor has a problem with a patent troll? Is that what’s happening? * - doubledown October 14, 2025, 11:58:07
- Vaguely. Kind of weird considering how pro patentee the current office is otherwise* - gvibes October 14, 2025, 11:13:57
  - But if you can get a vig, you gotta do it* - ghost_of_clt October 14, 2025, 13:30:37
Props to Trump for whatever role he had in getting the rest of the hostages released. - doubledown October 14, 2025, 9:26:29
- Also there’s like a 90% chance he and everyone is spiking the ball at the 10 yard line - John Coctostan October 14, 2025, 12:43:26
- Not sure if this is real but…. - Mrap24 October 14, 2025, 9:36:51
- Agreed, though he wants credit for ending a 3,000 year old conflict once and for all... - Tuscy October 14, 2025, 9:29:22
  - He also thinks everyone else should walk away from old grudges. - Stu October 14, 2025, 9:30:42
I’d like to report a murder - Mrap24 October 13, 2025, 22:55:11
- Not since a GOP president sent his masked secret police in, Jim - KingTalkyTiki October 14, 2025, 8:16:56
- Ope* - Taz October 14, 2025, 6:36:59
Democratic messaging....as usual - UofIL6 October 13, 2025, 15:35:28
- The Democrats managed to make everyone hate them for their Israel-Palestine policies - DT October 13, 2025, 16:49:36
  - Well on the bright side they've really seemed to have learned from it *gigantic fart noise* * - Warrin'_Illini October 13, 2025, 17:03:55
- The old guard isn't up for this moment... - KingTalkyTiki October 13, 2025, 16:24:22
- *sigh* Yep. They are their own worst enemy. - Kajagoogoo October 13, 2025, 15:38:00
- Same as it ever was.* - Warrin'_Illini October 13, 2025, 15:37:40
LOL at the Republicans mad about this post - ECEIllinois October 13, 2025, 14:17:32
2nd Amendment nutters are apparently losing their minds over the DoJ creating a gun registry. - doubledown October 13, 2025, 13:25:52
Trump is blabbing in Egypt and his speech is all slurred, weak and shaky - Stu October 13, 2025, 13:20:05
- I can imagine it now, "he done made peace in the middle east and god called him home" - ATL October 13, 2025, 13:26:39
  - Dotz - Sounder October 13, 2025, 13:30:31
- As opposed to the previous dozen times he’s rambled? - Sounder October 13, 2025, 13:26:16
Trump likes to jerk - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:51:11
- it's such a nothing in the grand scheme but also so illustrative of how much of a knob he is* - VIV October 13, 2025, 13:11:51
  - Correct, he can’t do anything normal* - Sounder October 13, 2025, 13:13:41
DC crime appears to have ticked up slightly since Trump sent in the National Guard? - ATL October 13, 2025, 11:27:25
- What about DC Cab and DC Talk?* - Sammich October 13, 2025, 11:39:31
  - Recent discovery of a long pattern of grooming/sexual assault for the latter - RVA October 13, 2025, 13:22:25
    - "He attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, in the 1980s" - ATL October 13, 2025, 13:25:43
  - Trump admitted he's not a Jesus Freak - Taz October 13, 2025, 13:17:47
- that's unpossible* - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:28:27
Mass shootings in MS and SC this weekend. Sad - MC October 13, 2025, 11:23:12
- More liberal blue state crime * - VIV October 13, 2025, 12:08:51
- Moore and Pritzker and Newsome should send the National Guard to these high crime states* - ATL October 13, 2025, 11:23:58
There is no place where Trump looks more out of place and ridiculous - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:02:57
I'm really tired of the phrase "nobody is above the law" coming from supporters of - doubledown October 13, 2025, 9:56:42
- On Day 1, Trump signed an EO against "weaponizing the DOJ" - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:03:34
  - willful hypocrisy is as close as a human being can get to controlling reality itself - Sammich October 13, 2025, 11:10:34
    - What happens after this will be really interesting - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:15:44
      - Need to take a two pronged approach - DT October 13, 2025, 13:29:24
      - At first I thought you meant "decorum" - illinijohn October 13, 2025, 13:23:17
      - I think there’s a pretty clear agreement between Trump and Bondi, Kash, etc. that they’ll get - Toonces October 13, 2025, 11:29:52
        
        I feel like pardons just up the difficulty a little bit - DT October 13, 2025, 13:08:54
        
        Founders probably should have given SCOTUS and Congress control of some of the guns. * - doubledown October 13, 2025, 13:12:54
        
        I wish Democrats had the stones to test whether SCOTUS would interpret - doubledown October 13, 2025, 11:48:28
        
        I think that they're afraid to know the answer to that one* - Sounder October 13, 2025, 12:12:23
        
        The biggest question is will Trump try to pardon himself, and is that legal?* - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:30:39
Trump thinks Biden was president on Jan. 6. This is not a smart man.* - Toonces October 13, 2025, 9:30:04
- The word you are looking for is demented. He is not compos mentis* - IlliniRunner October 13, 2025, 9:41:03
  - compost mintis -- your rotting garbage smells minty fresh! * - illinijohn October 13, 2025, 16:42:57
  - Why isn't his health and mental state being discussed 24/7?* - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:04:02
    - Well, it isn't in the news because owners are either on board with MAGA or - doubledown October 13, 2025, 11:12:59
      - the latter is the saddest* - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:19:20
      - gotta admit I've been surprised at the level of capitulation* - Sammich October 13, 2025, 11:13:38
        
        I've said this many times - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:16:58
        
        I’ll be dead, but my guess is when histories are written in 50 years… - DT October 13, 2025, 13:35:15
    - Because it doesn't matter? His cabinet isn't removing him and his supporters don't care either way* - haighter October 13, 2025, 11:07:55
      - It always matters, even if his enablers don't think it matters* - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:08:39
Israeli hostages freed, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners - TarheelIllini October 13, 2025, 8:47:09
- So nice the Palestinians can now return to their homes.* - Warrin'_Illini October 13, 2025, 9:15:38
  - Too bad they have none, amiright* - Stu October 13, 2025, 9:28:08
    - comedic penalty: 15 minute time out for stepping on Warrin's joke.* - complainant October 13, 2025, 9:34:04
      - I'm not convinced it was a joke* - Stu October 13, 2025, 9:35:03
        
        It was.* - Warrin'_Illini October 13, 2025, 9:43:52
        
        So funny* - Stu October 13, 2025, 9:46:34
- all good news. * - VIV October 13, 2025, 8:55:40
  - it's great news but i'm a cynic and think this is all a PR stunt - DanSaint October 13, 2025, 9:07:00
    - Hostages going home is always a positive - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 13, 2025, 9:17:38
      - I agree....and I do question his motives. I just think things explode again once he's gone - DanSaint October 13, 2025, 9:23:25
        
        Trump's motives are sycophantic adolation and a Nobel Peace Prize - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:06:14
        
        Not sure I'm willing to put that on him though - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 13, 2025, 9:29:50
      - 100%* - VIV October 13, 2025, 9:22:16
    - Doesn’t matter even if it is, people held captive for 2 years were returned to their families* - OB25 October 13, 2025, 9:15:59
      - agreed. as I said...it's great news. I just question motivation is all* - DanSaint October 13, 2025, 9:24:07
        
        Here's a summary for you Dan - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:37:55
        
        Trump's motives are self interest - Sounder October 13, 2025, 11:08:01
    - A PR stunt? How so? * - jjlocke923 October 13, 2025, 9:13:57
      - that once he leaves the ceasefire ends and hostilities resume* - DanSaint October 13, 2025, 9:22:28
- i give it a week or until Orange Douchbag in Chief leaves the area* - DanSaint October 13, 2025, 8:50:16
China suffering under Trump tariffs - Stu October 13, 2025, 4:39:33
- meanwhile our farmers are needing bailouts and we're giving Argentina $20B * - VIV October 13, 2025, 8:56:25
  - The Argentine bailout helps Americans, though. - ghost_of_clt October 13, 2025, 11:15:15
    - Fucking awful. * - VIV October 13, 2025, 13:15:02
- He’s showing them!!* - Mrap24 October 13, 2025, 6:50:58
Happy Mike Madigan Reports To Prison Day!* - Poldark October 13, 2025, 4:18:42

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