The Deuce: Happy Strattonmentum kept propelling. Wish I could have voted for Kat in 09.

Political Thread for the week of March 16 - ATL March 16, 2026, 6:23:56

6th Circuit fines two attorneys a truckload of cash for using AI. - complainant Yesterday, 23:35:39
- That seems like some pretty bad lawyering. * - doubledown Today, 8:34:55
- Unsurprisingly, one of the sanctioned attorneys is a "legal expert" for Fox News - ATL Today, 8:07:09
  - He should let ChatGPT take a crack at spicing up that bio. * - doubledown Today, 8:37:19
IL Primary... - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 20:20:28
- Happy Strattonmentum kept propelling. Wish I could have voted for Kat in 09. - Warrin'_Illini Today, 8:32:39
- I really wish Bean would have lost* - JacobRDaugherty Yesterday, 22:21:10
  - Why?* - JeffFrank Today, 5:31:01
    - Why would I want the candidate bought and paid for by AI, Crypto and AIPAC to lose? - JacobRDaugherty Today, 7:41:12
      - tough for a progressive muslim in that district* - torinese Today, 10:23:21
- AP calls IL 9 for Biss* - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 21:44:17
- Shocked by the Kaegi result and the margin of victory for Prewinckle.* - gullit Yesterday, 21:35:16
  - Not shocked at the former considering his opponent's name and party endorsement.* - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 21:42:00
    - Haynes was endorsed by the Democratic party?* - gullit Today, 9:24:44
      - Kaegi pissed off much of the machine with his independence. So they got Hynes to run against him* - CanHartlebHireSnider Today, 10:13:09
- Stratton will very likely win. Still up 5 with 63% in. - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 21:16:20
  - Do we like Stratton? I literally only saw ads for Raja* - gvibes Yesterday, 21:24:16
    - i don't like raja, that's for sure* - torinese Today, 10:19:47
    - in STL i only saw ads for Stratton. this thread is the first time i'm hearing of Raja* - VIV Today, 8:35:02
    - I'm not sure she's as progressive as some Dems would like - Taz Yesterday, 22:38:07
    - She’s JB’s vessel. Maybe slightly more prog but nothing that would go against JB* - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 21:39:09
    - I personally like Raja better but she'll be fine. - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 21:26:16
      - A progressive takeover of the Democratic Party is the only way the GOP can survive Trump. - complainant Yesterday, 22:13:33
        
        I think the primary message for Dems should be Fuck the Billionaires. - larue33 Today, 8:33:20
        
        But what if billionaire JB mounts a serious campaign?* - Potomac Today, 8:37:20
        
        He should stick to the message. * - larue33 Today, 8:40:52
        
        a federal wealth tax is likely unconstitutional - agree?* - Potomac Today, 10:22:02
        
        Probably is. * - larue33 Today, 10:44:52
        
        I’m shocked there are still centrist democrats* - HeatMizer Yesterday, 22:35:22
        
        What are the top issues for a Centrist Dem nowadays * - MC Today, 8:23:11
        
        Well, the GOP obviously doesn't want us anymore. Socialist Workers or Green seems like a better fit - complainant Yesterday, 22:47:46
      - And Trump is REALLY gonna hate her* - Herman Blume Yesterday, 21:42:32
  - I do hate she has ties to some of the ICE facility builders* - DanSaint Yesterday, 21:17:56
    - Didn't they say that about Raja too? Campaigns just throw everything out there to stick.* - gullit Yesterday, 21:40:13
      - To be fair I only saw Raja ads. * - DanSaint Yesterday, 22:14:07
- Didn’t realize our very long term state rep in Macomb might get primaried by some nutcase…. - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 20:57:30
  - Why does the name Brad Beekman sound familiar? - Jersey Yesterday, 21:25:18
    - Not that race. Norrine was great when I came to Rich when she was his chief of staff… - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 22:08:14
      - Good news though Joe Moon won sheriff* - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 22:12:43
  - Why are you saying he is a nutcase?* - Chuck Woodaby Yesterday, 21:25:01
    - Watching the. Facebook fights gave me some insight into the local politics… - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 22:07:16
      - Judges will also accept: he got drunked up, beat up his old lady and got arrested. - Chuck Woodaby Yesterday, 22:12:46
        
        Well..... And he won. I just want normies. It's literally my only ask of any party at this point* - LeatherneckIllini Today, 8:10:57
- Goober wins. - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 20:45:38
- What’s the score in IL-09?* - Toonces Yesterday, 20:40:03
  - Biss by about 5 points and 5K votes. 72% counted.* - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 20:44:25
    - NYT has 82% in and Biss up 4.4 - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 20:48:23
Fuck you, John Roberts - larue33 Yesterday, 19:15:53
- typical Republican. Fine with other people getting fucked over, but once its directed at them - IlliniRunner Yesterday, 20:05:14
  - Roberts never read the seminal Supreme Court decision Leopards v Your Face - ATL Yesterday, 20:16:44
- He will be remembered as one of the main villains of this stage of American history - DT Yesterday, 19:41:45
  - Zombie Mitch is #1* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 19:46:01
    - Correct. Between the Obama shenanigans and reversal on Jan 6, he’s the worst.* - ATL Yesterday, 19:56:55
- Did they keep those two towheaded kids? - complainant Yesterday, 19:38:30
  - part of the trade in for Thomas’ RV* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 21:08:36
No matter how annoyed I get at my homeland, at least they dragged Laura Loomer - ATL Yesterday, 11:23:45
- Matt Van Swol* - Sammich Yesterday, 11:35:26
- I saw that, quite funny….why was she there? - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 11:33:16
  - The President cares. Just ask the former Director of National Counterterrorism Center* - Chuck Woodaby Yesterday, 11:39:19
Hassett: Consumers are the last of our concerns right now - UofIL6 Yesterday, 11:14:08
- What a dumb mother fucker* - Sounder Yesterday, 15:51:03
  - His mother wants none of that, I assure you. * - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 16:17:07
- we should do another Amazon blackout day - Sammich Yesterday, 11:29:51
- It's amazing how they're so comfortable saying these things. - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 11:29:01
Director of National Counterterrorism Center quits over the war… - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 8:55:36
- new job for Rubio* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 16:18:27
- Trump hardly new him and "always thought he was weak on security" - Chuck Woodaby Yesterday, 14:33:49
- Joe Kent is a nazi that lost two house elections in deep red part of Washington to a dem - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 9:24:02
- Surprising. I'm sure Tulsi will be right behind him.* - Chuck Woodaby Yesterday, 9:03:24
  - Tulsi would like you to know whatever Trump says goes - assassin Yesterday, 14:49:58
    - In honor of the 40th anniversay of Back to School - Chuck Woodaby Yesterday, 15:07:52
- Kent is a fucking Nazi, I think the Israel part of that statement is the reason he's quitting. * - larue33 Yesterday, 9:03:12
  - After the working class granting billionaires virtually unlimited economic/political power, the - ATL Yesterday, 9:05:32
- we've still got Tulsi and that 12-year-old with a terminal case of Dreamworks Face - Sammich Yesterday, 9:01:51
Who could have known that SBF had the ultimate helicopter parents? - ATL Yesterday, 8:36:04
- A law professor who doesn't actually know how to be a real attorney? Sounds about right* - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 8:39:16
  - I'm sympathetic to this view, but I also think dementia is likely involved. She's 74. - complainant Yesterday, 16:10:15
Iran just isn't playing fair. - larue33 Yesterday, 8:27:18
- Give him a break. He’s not familiar with asymmetric warfare. Having missed Vietnam and everything. * - doubledown Yesterday, 9:45:41
- Boots on an island isn't boots on the ground, you know! - ATL Yesterday, 8:31:17
  - Boots On the Island is the next Kenny Chesney song* - KCWildcat Yesterday, 8:36:47
    - Some people say that there’s a mullah to blame…* - DT Yesterday, 9:51:06
ah yes, holding HIV aid hostage over mineral rights. fun. good. - assassin March 16, 2026, 14:16:34
- next they’ll be curlttingnoff the Ivermectin* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 16:24:24
ooo - ATL March 16, 2026, 13:44:23
- I can't believe all our closest allies don't want to pitch in. Traders!* - Warrin'_Illini March 16, 2026, 14:42:18
  - I can't believe this is not butter. Safeway!* - timmer March 16, 2026, 14:45:02
Susie Wiles absolutely despises Trump* - Sounder March 16, 2026, 12:35:01
- Based on what?* - gullit March 16, 2026, 14:41:19
  - Him publicly announcing that she has breast cancer, causing everyone to look at her breasts* - Stu Yesterday, 8:57:25
  - Her face* - Sounder March 16, 2026, 15:15:28
"he would be dead by June" - Sounder March 16, 2026, 12:11:18
- JFC, what an asshole* - UofIL6 March 16, 2026, 13:05:02
Trump is doing a press conference on the Kennedy Center - Sounder March 16, 2026, 11:48:07
- The odor has to be unfathomable. * - doubledown March 16, 2026, 11:49:00
  - Plus, she has breast cancer. And he's probably wearing his butt plug. - complainant March 16, 2026, 11:52:35
They’re shutting down DC federal offices due to possible severe storms later - timmer March 16, 2026, 11:34:24
- If they had stuck around the office til normal time, super easy commute* - Potomac Today, 8:39:00
- NC schools from Raleigh to the coast closed for it - TarheelIllini March 16, 2026, 12:38:51
  - APS was closed and it was a bit breezy but other than that, all we got was heavy rain - ATL March 16, 2026, 12:39:43
    - I have a conspiracy theory about wake county schools - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 8:38:30
I love the conspiracy theories that Netanyahu is dead* - KCWildcat March 16, 2026, 7:18:53
- Definitive proof - larue33 Yesterday, 16:19:27
- I'd love if it wasn't a theory. * - doubledown March 16, 2026, 9:09:49

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