The Deuce: Also at least temporarily relaxed export sanctions on Russia, too.*

4/13 Week Political Thread brought to you by JD Vance’s two too close together beady eyes. - ATL April 13, 2026, 5:21:11

So apparently this was all bullshit, nothing is moving through the Strait, - larue33 Yesterday, 18:34:56
- But importantly, not before the positions were locked in* - snipes824 Yesterday, 18:52:33
- More importantly, they will not give up HEU no matter what - Stu Yesterday, 18:46:00
Kash is not living his best life: - ghost_of_clt Yesterday, 18:32:18
- Oooh girl, he’s big mad and suing! Good luck! * - assassin Today, 2:08:42
Trump now trying to say he's ended 10 wars. - doubledown Yesterday, 17:48:53
- With that thinking, Zara Zsa Gabor should have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry - timmer Yesterday, 18:21:19
- Now featuring two more that he definitely started* - Sounder Yesterday, 17:53:40
So of course insiders traded on this too - ATL Yesterday, 17:29:26
Not exactly political, but the shooting of the CPD officer by her partner video is out. - gvibes Yesterday, 17:15:57
so, the ledger is shaping up to be - John Coctostan Yesterday, 10:24:09
- all because he's a petulant child and ripped up the obama deal in his first term* - VIV Yesterday, 11:57:44
- And it looks like Iran now has a veto power over Israeli military actions. * - larue33 Yesterday, 11:54:04
  - Does Israel know that? * - doubledown Yesterday, 11:56:29
    - I guess we'll find out. * - larue33 Yesterday, 11:59:08
- Also at least temporarily relaxed export sanctions on Russia, too.* - DT Yesterday, 11:26:30
- The art of the deal…(autofill)* - DocWalk20 Yesterday, 10:59:17
- Need to see how missile program and funding for terror proxies is addressed - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 10:44:38
- Pallets of cash!* - Toonces Yesterday, 10:42:41
- sounds like another FIFA Peace Prize in his future!* - shua Yesterday, 10:30:16
WTF is "nuclear dust"? - Sounder Yesterday, 9:11:53
- Maybe he thinks our bombers blew up some of their EU cannisters - Stu Yesterday, 9:24:29
  - You think Trump believes in environmental remediation work?* - Sounder Yesterday, 9:26:19
    - If he wants to collect the nuclear dust, he has to* - Stu Yesterday, 9:26:44
      - I literally have no idea what he talking about - Sounder Yesterday, 9:49:18
        
        Windmills do cause cancer - Stu Yesterday, 10:05:00
Why is the Supreme Court having so much trouble issuing a decision on the Lisa Cook case? - Stu Yesterday, 9:04:56
- maybe too busy checking their stocks.* - Ari Gold Yesterday, 9:08:43
  - Hopefully they are overweight transportation* - Stu Yesterday, 9:27:06
Ok, Trump’s brain is officially fried - Stu April 16, 2026, 20:10:54
- When his approval is so low, even the racist jagoff resorts to a token.* - KingTalkyTiki April 16, 2026, 23:56:05
- New York City man with working brain: “what the hell is a corner store? - assassin April 16, 2026, 21:18:08
  - Did he say "quarter store"?* - Sounder April 16, 2026, 22:35:12
- She also may be his most sane appointment in the sequel* - illini222 April 16, 2026, 20:22:07
  - He’s forgotten he’s a racist* - Stu April 16, 2026, 20:27:46
    - I think he does the bare minimum every once in a while to throw people off his racist scent* - Sounder April 16, 2026, 22:53:17
this is probably the most r/nottheonion headline yet, but ol Heggy outdid himself - assassin April 16, 2026, 12:31:47
- He’s an example of Dunning-Kruger both for the original competence meaning, and also for religion* - DT April 16, 2026, 14:52:57
- ...but Kamala wasn't smart enough and had a funny laugh. - KingTalkyTiki April 16, 2026, 13:42:55
  - Excepting the last quote that’s correct and why there needed to be a democratic primary - LeatherneckIllini April 16, 2026, 14:09:35
    - Oh, I can both blame the Democratic party for their inept, own goal handling of 2024..... - KingTalkyTiki April 16, 2026, 14:18:01
      - a higher percentage of african americans, hispanics and yoyo look like you?* - Ari Gold April 16, 2026, 14:26:03
        
        *Removes straight white men's votes from the 2024 election results* - KingTalkyTiki April 16, 2026, 14:28:44
        
        This shouldn't shock me as much as it does - Sounder Yesterday, 9:50:57
        
        I would have guessed Carter. And did Clinton get a plurality in 92? - DT Yesterday, 11:37:27
- Fitting for a fake Christian * - ATL April 16, 2026, 13:37:33
- Just giving the Pope more material now.* - Toonces April 16, 2026, 13:34:24
  - And I have to say, I was today’s years old when I learned that was not a direct quote from the Bible - Toonces April 16, 2026, 14:25:52
- This fuckin’ guy* - Jackie April 16, 2026, 13:11:37
- Every day of this term is an Emmy-winning episode of Veep. - tvillini April 16, 2026, 13:02:24
- on top of everything else, it's iniquities, not inequities - Sammich April 16, 2026, 12:51:11
- He probably asked ChatGPT. And being a man of false faith and mediocre intellect, had little - doubledown April 16, 2026, 12:36:30
Bomb threat against pope Leo’s brother in Illinois (not the MAGA one) - ECEIllinois April 16, 2026, 11:01:09
- Stocks are up, it doesn't matter* - KCWildcat April 16, 2026, 11:10:13
Imagine thinking having your $10 million house that you don't live in taxed extra being - ATL April 16, 2026, 10:47:55
- We had dinner a couple weeks ago with an older couple from Czech - TarheelIllini April 16, 2026, 13:22:53
- The fact that Zohran namechecked Ken Griffin *chef's kiss** - KingTalkyTiki April 16, 2026, 10:57:11
Whoa former Dem lt. gov of Virginia kills wife and self - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2026, 7:35:09
- Damn. That's awful. What a selfish, absolutely horrible thing. Saw him once... - LeatherneckIllini April 16, 2026, 8:14:20
- I'm disappointed by the ennui and lack of competitive spirit among today's Wikipedia editor. - complainant April 16, 2026, 7:59:35
John Eastman disbarred in California* - ECEIllinois April 15, 2026, 19:52:18
- picture that with a Kodak* - Sammich April 16, 2026, 8:22:58
RFK Jr update: once chopped off a dead raccoon's penis to study later - assassin April 15, 2026, 18:52:04
- Stable genius * - TarheelIllini April 16, 2026, 10:34:55
- If you read the story he also took a chainsaw to a dead whale carcass and drove - GhostofPokeyStixPast April 16, 2026, 9:56:23
  - I remember that coming out during election season. Just kinda went away. - Sammich April 16, 2026, 9:58:23
    - Black president - RVA April 16, 2026, 12:04:17
- Seriously WTF Cheryl. I mean holy hell. * - illini April 15, 2026, 19:52:40
- ooo - ATL April 15, 2026, 19:12:08
- while he was thinking about how weird some of his family members were* - ECEIllinois April 15, 2026, 19:08:29
Trump ain’t going to finish 4 years… - LeatherneckIllini April 15, 2026, 18:24:37
- His brain is fucking cooked* - Sounder April 15, 2026, 18:58:54
- the Gulf of America tangent he went off on with her was worse* - assassin April 15, 2026, 18:50:05
important state of illinois sandwich news - assassin April 15, 2026, 16:30:44
- Open faced "sandwiches" aren't sandwiches - IlliniSax05 April 15, 2026, 16:34:06
  - I'd prefer a horseshoe to an Italian beef 7/10 times, but it ain't a sandwich* - Sounder April 15, 2026, 18:39:54
  - Can always trust you for a strong sammich opinion.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 16:40:35
    - Acknowledged* - PapaDels April 16, 2026, 13:24:28
- This is like the NYT endorsing both Warren and Klobuchar* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 15, 2026, 16:33:17
  - Or Trump endorsing Eric* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 15, 2026, 16:33:31
    - LOL I had forgot about that. There's only one Trump.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 16:44:16
jury finds TM/Live Nation guilty of antitrust violations - assassin April 15, 2026, 14:42:40
- Was their jury form signed DOTD?* - ATL April 15, 2026, 15:42:59
- Oh, that's terrible* - Sounder April 15, 2026, 15:04:35
Fake, but entertaining nonetheless - Sounder April 15, 2026, 14:29:30
And we are back to Powell and the fed* - Mrap24 April 15, 2026, 9:32:28
- As S&P500 blows through a new all time high. Nothing matters * - meanjeans April 15, 2026, 14:04:24
  - The market seems to be solely focused on AI and greed* - Stu April 15, 2026, 14:44:42
    - sorry stu.* - Ari Gold April 15, 2026, 19:18:30
      - "this bubble is never gonna burst!"* - VIV April 16, 2026, 10:06:28
        
        17+ years and counting versus how many prognostications of doom and gloom?* - Ari Gold April 16, 2026, 14:10:39
        
        doesn't it concern you at all that the market has become untethered to the rest of the economy?* - VIV April 16, 2026, 14:51:30
    - The current market is much more acutely focused on FOMO, which I suppose is a facet of greed. * - doubledown April 15, 2026, 15:54:06
    - Do you disagree with Gordon Gekko?* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 14:57:08
      - Capitalism's greatest achievement is that it so easily mesmerized people who own no capital. * - doubledown April 15, 2026, 15:49:42
        
        I think many people have a hard time understanding the concept of a spectrum.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 15:51:34
        
        Interesting comment* - Stu April 15, 2026, 16:13:23
      - I am a capitalist - Sounder April 15, 2026, 15:03:24
      - Is that the GEICO mascot?* - Stu April 15, 2026, 15:01:17
- And Greenland. - ATL April 15, 2026, 9:58:45
  - Imagine being that filled with grievance* - Sounder April 15, 2026, 10:12:29
    - To be fair, it's only about 63% grievance. The rest is Big Mac drippings and spray tan residue. * - doubledown April 15, 2026, 11:22:38
  - Ok Grandpa, let’s get you back to the Oval Office.* - DT April 15, 2026, 10:07:29
Went to a Ga. Gov. candidates forum last night. All but one of the Republicans were no shows. - ATL April 15, 2026, 8:48:20
- Is online gambling legal in GA?* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 9:33:47
  - How about Event Outcome Contract Derivative Swaps? * - doubledown April 15, 2026, 11:29:13
  - no* - shua April 15, 2026, 9:46:38
    - They can't even have one casino? As a treat?* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 9:51:07
      - I believe the Indians (not my kind) can due to the Seminole Tribe case - ATL April 15, 2026, 9:59:17
        
        California has something similar IIRC.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 10:02:19
        
        So does Washington* - Sounder April 15, 2026, 11:48:08
- How was Thurmond? He seemed to do a decent job as the DeKalb CEO, though he is in his 70s* - shua April 15, 2026, 9:21:44
  - He was pretty funny. He was between Esteves and Lance Bottoms and said he was the ugliest & shortest - ATL April 15, 2026, 10:02:06
    - "Lance Bottoms" - Sammich April 15, 2026, 10:17:22
      - Random factoid - ATL April 15, 2026, 10:28:27
- Appreciate you for showing up* - JacobRDaugherty April 15, 2026, 9:01:25
  - wasn't easy - I had to fight Atlanta rush hour traffic to get there on time - ATL April 15, 2026, 9:07:06
Why are all of these MAGA people child molesters? - ATL April 15, 2026, 8:40:32
Trump isn’t going to like this - OB25 April 15, 2026, 0:01:19
- Meh. They had shitty crowds in November 2024 and still won 7 swing states * - meanjeans April 15, 2026, 8:50:56
  - I don't think Elon"s helping this time, though.* - complainant April 15, 2026, 9:19:23
  - People were fired up for this adminstration. They were going to end forever wars and make the - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 9:18:24
- that's less than 25% in the way some Sox games have less than 25% attendance* - Gene Parmesan April 15, 2026, 8:12:06
- I'd argue that Trump will. He likes JD about as much as the rest of us. The oligarchs want JD, - opey8 April 15, 2026, 4:36:33
  - absolutely. trump would love this. he's the only one allowed to be popular* - VIV April 15, 2026, 8:17:13
This might be a plausible explanation of Trump’s explanation for the Christ image - ATL April 14, 2026, 19:42:37
- It was AI, what the fuck else could it be but "doctored"? - Sammich April 14, 2026, 19:58:05
- Nah, he knew when he posted it exactly what it looked like. Then he said someting - doubledown April 14, 2026, 19:55:18
We all know that JD is boinking Erika right? - ATL April 14, 2026, 12:14:11
- Appears that dozens and dozens turned out for the event* - John Coctostan April 14, 2026, 22:01:13
  - I WAS MISINFORMED. It was held in a 25% smaller arena off campus in Gwinnett County.* - ATL April 15, 2026, 5:13:47
    - Google tells me it was Akins Ford Arena, and it also tells me that UGA plays basketball games - complainant April 15, 2026, 8:38:38
- Doesn't JD have another kid on the way? I wonder how the couch feels about all this.* - Warrin'_Illini April 14, 2026, 13:18:15
- JD....nah. - KingTalkyTiki April 14, 2026, 12:49:31
- Maybe she has a moon pie face fetish? * - Jersey April 14, 2026, 12:34:38
  - OOOO - IlliniRunner April 14, 2026, 12:39:22
Epstein Queen is savage - Sounder April 14, 2026, 10:46:50
- Those are actually, oddly very well done* - UofIL6 April 14, 2026, 11:15:00
  - Agreed, the production value is incredible* - Sounder April 14, 2026, 11:20:58
Making the rounds in the medical community I guess - ATL April 14, 2026, 9:57:14
- Should I know who that is?* - Sounder April 14, 2026, 10:49:11
  - you don't know Dr. Legday?* - Sammich April 14, 2026, 10:56:56
    - Absolutely no idea, I avoid the manosphere like the plague* - Sounder April 14, 2026, 11:13:55
      - I was just joking. I assume it's just a random AI bodybuilder pic with a lab coat* - Sammich April 14, 2026, 11:14:38
        
        There actually is someone who goes by Dr. Legday* - Sounder April 14, 2026, 11:23:18
        
        that is both surprising and not at all surprising* - Sammich April 14, 2026, 12:41:06
- Two of my favs... - KingTalkyTiki April 14, 2026, 10:45:16
- Are they praying for his heart not to explode? * - doubledown April 14, 2026, 10:05:31
  - Maybe they're praying not to be beaten by him when he's having roid rage* - ATL April 14, 2026, 10:47:15
Ginning up hate for Asians in Frisco, Texas. - larue33 April 14, 2026, 7:39:56
- the racists are truly outside agitators - at least one guy was from Garland (another Dallas suburb) - theBard April 14, 2026, 11:21:37
  - I have developed a hypothesis that he thinks he lost his job to H1B holders. Let me test that - doubledown April 15, 2026, 7:42:17
  - Serious question: do you think it's possible to not be racist - Sounder April 14, 2026, 11:24:53
    - everyone's a little bit racist* - VIV April 15, 2026, 8:19:53
      - Except me, I'm very racist.* - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2026, 8:27:57
    - How come nobody says it about white people?* - ATL April 14, 2026, 12:21:47
      - Name ONE time in history when white people moved to a place and displaced the native population. * - doubledown April 15, 2026, 7:44:23
        
        That's why whites are so concerned about it. - Sammich April 15, 2026, 8:17:51
    - In retort to his point, I've lived here for nearly 26 years. - theBard April 14, 2026, 11:33:24
      - It’s kind of like what we used to say about basketball coaches - DT April 14, 2026, 11:39:34
        
        My personal experience with Indians is that they are not very good at cultural assimilation - Sounder April 14, 2026, 11:46:46
        
        What negative consequences?* - IlliniRunner April 14, 2026, 12:34:36
        
        Running only 2 of the top 5 tech companies?* - ATL April 14, 2026, 12:57:56
        
        I don't even understand what this means. give me examples of indians, or anyone else, being 'bad at - John Coctostan April 14, 2026, 12:00:15
        
        lack of curling rinks* - IlliniRunner April 14, 2026, 12:35:05
        
        I curled all weekend with an Indian and two Koreans - Sounder April 14, 2026, 12:38:14
        
        Why are you playing a Scottish sport? Why won’t you assimilate and play lacrosse?* - ATL April 14, 2026, 13:27:26
        
        I'd like to understand this too. What are we calling "failure to assimilate" - ATL April 14, 2026, 12:11:50
        
        Are they more or less culturally assimilated than say…new immigrant / 1st gen Chinese? - haighter April 14, 2026, 11:52:38
        
        Next thing you'll say is they should have their own schools, Jerry!* - ATL April 14, 2026, 12:10:42
        
        It's not a good analog - Sounder April 14, 2026, 12:08:44
    - No. - theBard April 14, 2026, 11:26:48
- Maaaan they’d hate my neighborhood. * - haighter April 14, 2026, 10:47:42
  - I mean, you live in SF. Of course they hate your neighborhood.* - ATL April 14, 2026, 10:48:31
- Looping this into the job market discussion above… - DT April 14, 2026, 9:08:32
- Heard this from former in-laws at Thanksgiving last year. - PDO April 14, 2026, 9:06:23
  - I have a friend who has lived there for 20 plus years and tells a similar story - Sounder April 14, 2026, 10:48:28
    - I get what you're saying, that's what gentrification is too. * - ijustkrushalot April 14, 2026, 11:51:23
      - and a lot of people say gentrification is also a bad thing* - Sounder April 14, 2026, 12:10:06
- You are deeply sunk into some pretty weird shit if you're wandering around talking about Rhodesia* - ijustkrushalot April 14, 2026, 8:51:31
- I wonder what Harmeet thinks of this* - ATL April 14, 2026, 7:41:09
  - you have a strange obsession with her. kind of like yoyo and laura ingraham. must be something - Ari Gold April 14, 2026, 13:03:16
Door Dash Grandma was obviously a PR stunt but didn’t realize how shameless it was. - ATL April 13, 2026, 20:06:55
- I thought I saw somewhere that she made $22K last year, which means she wasn't paying taxes anyway.* - Warrin'_Illini April 14, 2026, 8:35:47
- She testified about being a dasher needing the money to pay for her husband - CanHartlebHireSnider April 13, 2026, 20:21:14
  - she's so close to the right answer * - VIV April 14, 2026, 8:30:59
    - DoorDash PR guy having a day on Twitter - ATL April 14, 2026, 9:12:20
      - He seems right? - CanHartlebHireSnider April 14, 2026, 10:04:39
        
        I think most people are attacking the optics of a grandmother dashing to pay for medical bills... - haighter April 14, 2026, 10:13:46
        
        *DingDingDing* This is America. - KingTalkyTiki April 14, 2026, 10:42:29
        
        Right. Imagine if we paid people a living wage and gave them healthcare insurance/universal - ATL April 14, 2026, 10:36:50
Hope all the years of kissing his ass was worth it, Riley. - OB25 April 13, 2026, 18:38:53
I think all elected officials who’ve been adjudicated responsible for sexual assault should resign - ATL April 13, 2026, 18:21:35
Swalwell resigning from the house* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 13, 2026, 16:44:10
- California politicians are so shitty.* - Warrin'_Illini April 13, 2026, 17:04:46
  - OTOH, Illinois ones continue to get a glow-up.* - KingTalkyTiki April 14, 2026, 10:46:31
- the double standard between the two parties with regard to misconduct is remarkable* - Sounder April 13, 2026, 16:59:17
  - Feature, not a bug - KingTalkyTiki April 13, 2026, 18:38:59
  - Any day now, Tony Gonzales* - UofIL6 April 13, 2026, 17:09:50
    - Today!* - Stu April 13, 2026, 17:45:57
Even that noted liberal institution Notre Dame…. - LeatherneckIllini April 13, 2026, 15:41:10
Trump is truthing that 34 ships went through the strait yesterday. - gvibes April 13, 2026, 15:05:27
- They were probably Chinese ships ignoring our blockade. * - doubledown April 13, 2026, 15:13:56
LOL - ATL April 13, 2026, 14:56:01
- What’s her opinion on… - SurfTheBoneyard April 13, 2026, 17:11:45
- Likely Trump: "I didn't tip, so no need to worry about that issue for this delivery" * - UofIL6 April 13, 2026, 15:08:31
- She speaks for all of us* - Sounder April 13, 2026, 14:59:02
cant tell if real - ATL April 13, 2026, 14:10:35
- Can't be authentic, not long enough.* - Warrin'_Illini April 13, 2026, 14:15:45
Very Stable Genius - ATL April 13, 2026, 13:26:41
Hopefully this is the cheeseburger that takes him out - Sounder April 13, 2026, 12:30:32
- "Thank you for letting me keep more of the tips I make from this gig job I have to - doubledown April 13, 2026, 14:14:15
- Her chin is almost as long as her nose* - ATL April 13, 2026, 12:45:21
  - it's Robbie Rotten's mom* - VIV April 13, 2026, 13:35:08
  - they're bringing back the Mack Tonight ad campaign after all these years* - Gene Parmesan April 13, 2026, 13:16:24
Trump reiterates that Pope Leo is weak on crime - ATL April 13, 2026, 12:26:27
How a leader should dance - TarheelIllini April 13, 2026, 12:20:43
I really hate that for the next week I’m going to have to see that creepy pic* - TarheelIllini April 13, 2026, 11:48:00
Trump posted this on Truth Social - larue33 April 13, 2026, 7:59:14
- ooo - ATL April 14, 2026, 5:05:46
- that's as much a doctor as Ron Jeremy was an actor* - TarheelIllini April 13, 2026, 20:13:31
- Trump removed this - CanHartlebHireSnider April 13, 2026, 11:16:03
  - LMFCO - Jackie April 13, 2026, 15:07:20
    - I weep that I know everyone in that* - TarheelIllini April 13, 2026, 20:09:40
    - I weep that I know everyone in that* - TarheelIllini April 13, 2026, 20:09:40
    - Tremendous * - assassin April 13, 2026, 15:10:53
  - lolololol "I thought I was a doctor" - assassin April 13, 2026, 11:50:05
    - Only the poorly educated could buy that. * - doubledown April 13, 2026, 11:57:51
      - Does he genuinely think anyone will buy that story?* - Sounder April 13, 2026, 12:38:56
        
        I think he reads the comments on his posts, and it rotted his already compromised brain. * - doubledown April 13, 2026, 12:53:21
    - "only the fake news could come up with that one"* - Sounder April 13, 2026, 11:55:14
    - lol. I still want an explanation of what that thing is - CanHartlebHireSnider April 13, 2026, 11:52:39
      - You're unfamiliar with the Red Cross's demon mascot?* - Sounder April 13, 2026, 11:55:42
        
        The Red Baphomet* - ATL April 13, 2026, 12:00:36
- I presume that’s a Mr Pillow pillow* - timmer April 13, 2026, 9:24:25
- He seems to be handling the Orban thing really well. * - doubledown April 13, 2026, 8:45:33
- Is there a reason the supernatural being in the sky over watching this has horns?* - DT April 13, 2026, 8:39:48
  - taking our dead troops to the great beyond* - VIV April 13, 2026, 8:46:50
- what about muhammad?* - VIV April 13, 2026, 8:33:02
  - We’ve established that the Pope can’t be president. But what about the reincarnation of Jesus?* - IlliniRunner April 13, 2026, 12:03:40
    - lol we did not establish that but it was a joke!* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 13, 2026, 12:07:53
- Is Larry Ellison sick?* - ATL April 13, 2026, 8:27:23
- Is he healing close friend and associate Jeffrey Epstein?* - Warrin'_Illini April 13, 2026, 8:24:22
  - the New York financier?* - Sammich April 13, 2026, 8:44:05
    - I should have asked "Is He healing close friend......." - Warrin'_Illini April 13, 2026, 9:30:16
- Move over, Jesus!* - PapaDels April 13, 2026, 8:23:41

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