The Deuce: Um, no. Santa Carla

Politics thread for week of 4/20: I hope when this administration inevitably collapses, - doubledown April 20, 2026, 7:16:43

Trump: we didn’t think Iran would attack the UAE in response to our war - ATL Yesterday, 19:15:04
Guy with $20B AUM is using AI. And not in a good way. - ATL Yesterday, 18:04:48
- Claude is shit at research. Some Anthropic models are good at summarizing, and some are - doubledown Yesterday, 18:59:14
CEO of Dow Chemical said today that even if the Strait fully reopens today - Stu Yesterday, 17:41:27
nm - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 17:37:43
Sleepy Joe Bid.....erm..... - UofIL6 Yesterday, 17:10:11
- To be fair, that guy is boring as fuck. * - doubledown Yesterday, 19:01:09
- There is no Michael Stipe in this link* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 17:19:45
Republicans are the stupidest fucking people on the planet, and I'm sick of it. - assassin Yesterday, 14:34:05
- also isn't going from 100 to 600 just a 500% increase?* - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 21:11:54
- Math is hard* - DocWalk20 Yesterday, 14:35:14
What’s going on with these scientists dying? * - MC Yesterday, 12:46:23
- People die. Film at 11* - Stu Yesterday, 13:37:38
- Seems to be a lot of nothing. - larue33 Yesterday, 13:28:11
- did their own research* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 13:15:45
- good question...seems suspicious. - Nobster Yesterday, 13:13:30
  - If only we had a federal bureau that could investigate.* - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 13:16:08
    - I'm sure Kash is keeping an eye on it. * - doubledown Yesterday, 14:18:55
      - Which one though?* - DocWalk20 Yesterday, 14:34:36
        
        Snort* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 17:21:07
Bessent floats financial support for the UAE - ATL Yesterday, 6:54:48
- anything to not invest in our own citizens (with our own tax dollars)* - shua Yesterday, 9:26:41
  - next up, we're buying Spirit Airlines* - assassin Yesterday, 19:03:11
  - America First anti-check; no wars anti-check; affordability anti-check - Sammich Yesterday, 10:38:43
  - We need to save our dollars for all of Trump's self-dealing lawsuits against the gov't.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 9:33:50
- fuck that shit* - cpsteine Yesterday, 9:21:42
- How much money did the UAE invest into the presidents crypto? - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 8:01:02
  - At least $500 million - larue33 Yesterday, 13:32:15
  - Did? Or will? - doubledown Yesterday, 9:16:47
    - Both, no doubt* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 17:21:36
- how else are we suppose to win their hearts and minds?* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 7:36:47
Secretary of the Navy steps down/forced out in the middle of a blockade eh - assassin April 22, 2026, 16:56:54
- Sounds like Hegseth fired him. He raised/donated millions for Trump. His wife just hosted a bridal - Chuck Woodaby April 22, 2026, 17:36:36
  - Looks like the USS Trump actually sunk something, Phelan's career in government* - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 8:24:17
  - so, he didn't believe that Trump was aware of it and went to the White House personally to find out - assassin April 22, 2026, 22:45:45
    - We should outsource the building to the Chinese - timmer Yesterday, 1:10:59
      - South Korea. Seriously* - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 8:23:26
    - My favorite part of the Apprentice was when Trump would have an underling fire people via text.* - Chuck Woodaby April 22, 2026, 22:59:57
- To be fair, service secretaries and service chiefs are not in the chain of command - illiniranger April 22, 2026, 17:22:03
- Welcome, Hung Cao!* - Stu April 22, 2026, 17:19:27
  - ...who apparently thinks a coven of witches has taken over Monterrey CA. * - IlliniRunner April 22, 2026, 18:10:20
    - And who lied about his military service. * - larue33 April 22, 2026, 19:24:55
    - What a dummy. - SurfTheBoneyard April 22, 2026, 18:12:01
      - Too much garlic in the South Bay. Vampires are a Vacaville thing. - assassin April 22, 2026, 19:41:03
        
        Um, no. Santa Carla - timmer Yesterday, 6:48:01
  - Tell me his nickname is Bull. - SurfTheBoneyard April 22, 2026, 17:29:51
- Hey! It's wife-beater Sean Parnell. Of course he works in the Trump Administration.* - complainant April 22, 2026, 17:02:42
Crypto mogul suing Trump family is real "meteor game" vibes - assassin April 22, 2026, 16:14:53
- Why do I feel like somehow the case is going to be settled and the settlement is going to be paid - doubledown April 22, 2026, 18:55:32
- Strong Captain Renault feel for me. - DT April 22, 2026, 18:46:26
- Can’t have people finding out about stuff like this (Posted in wrong place but you get the point) - OB25 April 22, 2026, 16:52:15
- His lawsuit excludes the Trump family and he spent $6.2 million on a banana? - Chuck Woodaby April 22, 2026, 16:29:18
  - Lucile Bluth was way off * - assassin April 22, 2026, 16:31:31
I’ve had two people confirm this story today out of DHS. What an epic shit show… - LeatherneckIllini April 22, 2026, 15:09:30
- the Army's Nuclear Surety Chief was also honey potted - assassin April 22, 2026, 16:56:03
- Does (did) she report to Fugate?* - Sammich April 22, 2026, 15:52:34
  - He left in 2016.* - LeatherneckIllini April 22, 2026, 17:17:03
- Robert B appears to be really dumb and a real piece of shit. - Chuck Woodaby April 22, 2026, 15:28:01
  - LOL. This admin sure has a type. - KingTalkyTiki April 22, 2026, 16:20:22
  - $1400 for a first date? LOL. * - IlliniRunner April 22, 2026, 15:44:46
Still completely perplexed by the relatively low oil prices and continued market strength - John Coctostan April 22, 2026, 13:54:46
- The bulk of it is government intervention. The other part is that there was a lot of inventory - Stu April 22, 2026, 14:16:40
As everyone knows, I am an extraordinarily brilliant person - UofIL6 April 22, 2026, 13:17:19
- oops.* - LeatherneckIllini April 22, 2026, 15:07:40
  - nearly every American is a pay-pig in a findom relationship with Trump right now - Sammich April 22, 2026, 15:10:27
- Chef’s kiss* - Sounder April 22, 2026, 13:48:17
- How I read his statement: - KingTalkyTiki April 22, 2026, 13:21:37
Chapelle on Trump - Sounder April 22, 2026, 10:28:37
- I love when people ask Trump to be something and do things... - KingTalkyTiki April 22, 2026, 13:19:22
  - Dave's just happy that it's acceptable to make jokes at the expense of transgender people* - IlliniRunner April 22, 2026, 13:36:20
- Dave's commitment to being a human chimney in 2026 is excellent. * - illini April 22, 2026, 10:49:10
  - He’s hard to watch nowadays imo - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2026, 13:12:32
    - Hopefully he stops talking about Israel so you can stop pretending he's not funny.* - Chuck Woodaby April 22, 2026, 13:43:12
      - What? I said he was still funny - CanHartlebHireSnider April 22, 2026, 14:03:37
  - It's pretty remarkable that he can't even be without a burner while being interviewed by PBS* - IlliniRunner April 22, 2026, 13:10:58
  - It's quite remarkable - Sounder April 22, 2026, 10:51:15
    - smoking is actually back 'in" now....surprisingly * - digs April 22, 2026, 16:11:14
      - No surprise. Cigarettes have always been great. - complainant April 22, 2026, 18:02:55
    - Someone should definitely get on him about it because he seems like the type who is very responsive - doubledown April 22, 2026, 10:55:50
      - Well, if it's Saudi oligarchs, he's very supine.* - ATL April 22, 2026, 10:58:13
        
        Maybe someone can pay him a bunch of money to stop smoking * - doubledown April 22, 2026, 11:01:11
Trump reads scripture - Sounder April 22, 2026, 10:25:08
Anyone have any insight into these SLPC charges?* - reggiedunlop April 22, 2026, 9:37:57
There better be a Lisa Cook decision today or I'm gonna blow my gourde - Stu April 22, 2026, 9:02:07
- Oh no I'm blowing my gourde* - Stu April 22, 2026, 9:09:07
  - ^^^has a dog named gourde^^^* - Illiniphil April 22, 2026, 9:59:05
    - You have me confused with your mom - Stu Yesterday, 5:14:17
    - ooo - complainant April 22, 2026, 18:25:16
Can someone explain to me how this United-American merger is good for the consumer?* - opossum jenkins April 22, 2026, 6:00:29
- these dumbfucks are blaming Spirit being bankrupt on Biden* - assassin April 22, 2026, 14:37:44
- it's a disaster for consumers in general, but chicago in particular.* - cpsteine April 22, 2026, 10:27:59
- If an industry has two ultra large firms, and they are extremely competitive with each other, then - illiniranger April 22, 2026, 6:44:43
  - Having worked in RGM in the industry, that ain’t gonna happen. - Carl Spackler April 22, 2026, 7:06:21
    - Two major trends in the airline industry since deregulation - illiniranger April 22, 2026, 7:31:09
      - Yes, I’m saying they’re lower due to oil prices, not anything pertaining to consolidation.* - Carl Spackler April 22, 2026, 14:21:29
        
        this story is a lot more than oil prices - illiniranger April 22, 2026, 14:31:51
        
        Hey what do I know, I’m just a guy that had internal information on how these carriers think. - Carl Spackler April 22, 2026, 16:23:26
        
        Cool. Explain why the real price of a fare is almost half what it was 30 years ago despite consolida - illiniranger April 22, 2026, 16:33:50
        
        just to be clear - illiniranger April 22, 2026, 16:44:26
        
        Why would I talk to someone who knows all the answers? - Carl Spackler April 22, 2026, 16:53:38
        
        Appeals to authority and anecdotes do not make persuasive arguments - illiniranger April 22, 2026, 17:19:01
- Even in this administration, there’s no way it gets approved* - Carl Spackler April 22, 2026, 6:40:00
  - Trump says he's against it. That means it's getting approved. - complainant April 22, 2026, 6:59:48
    - Obama should come out strongly for the merger * - ATL April 22, 2026, 7:14:14
- No, because it isn’t - timmer April 22, 2026, 6:04:15
This fucking idiot - Mrap24 April 21, 2026, 21:49:31
Trump’s approval rating on the economy suddenly fell 8 points - Stu April 21, 2026, 20:06:48
- It’s not often you see a politician commit political suicide by intentionally raising gas prices. - Carl Spackler April 21, 2026, 20:34:11
  - He doesn’t care. He’s piling up cash. I bet he flees before the end of his term. * - doubledown April 21, 2026, 20:44:01
    - I’m increasingly of this opinion. The basic objective is to loot this country such that… - opossum jenkins April 22, 2026, 6:03:06
  - It's a bold strategy, Cotton...* - KingTalkyTiki April 21, 2026, 20:36:14
  - And then saying they’re not coming down any time soon* - Stu April 21, 2026, 20:35:06
    - That's ok, Scott Bessent says all you have to do is increase your W-4 withholding... - KingTalkyTiki April 21, 2026, 20:43:30
Virginia votes yes* - Stu April 21, 2026, 19:55:05
- Should Congress ban future mid-decade federal redistricting? It could* - Potomac April 22, 2026, 12:57:17
- Louise Lucas off the top turnbuckle - ATL April 21, 2026, 20:30:22
  - *Snickers** - KingTalkyTiki April 21, 2026, 20:31:13
Warsh was an Epstein client - ATL April 21, 2026, 19:33:31
- Things you should probably divest... - SurfTheBoneyard April 21, 2026, 19:36:54
  - Good Q for tomorrow: Mr. Warsh, you in the pro-pedo or extremely pro-pedo wing of the GOP? - ATL April 21, 2026, 19:46:00
DOJ indicted the SPLC for funneling money to alt-right groups?* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 21, 2026, 18:10:46
- No worries, Kash is on it! - KingTalkyTiki April 21, 2026, 20:49:23
- Great. Now do the DEA, ATF and FBI.* - Chuck Woodaby April 21, 2026, 18:42:46
- The charges really couldn't be a bigger pile of bullshit. * - doubledown April 21, 2026, 18:17:04
Hopefully get an extremely pro-gerrymandering result in Virginia today. CIA lady done good.* - Warrin'_Illini April 21, 2026, 15:15:26
- She's certainly succeeded at objectives and policies she did not run on* - Potomac April 21, 2026, 20:12:27
  - Making Republicans cry is always a worthwhile endeavor.* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2026, 10:01:05
  - Did she run on ending wars, lowering inflation and egg/gas prices, and building a wall? - JFG April 21, 2026, 21:56:20
    - I would like to hear more from Potomac on this supposed objectives and policies pivot - RVA April 22, 2026, 9:45:49
  - Sounds familiar* - Stu April 21, 2026, 20:34:21
- I remain concerned that they tried too hard to chase seats - RVA April 21, 2026, 20:12:10
  - Looking at Bluesky, I anticipate a red wave in 2030. - complainant April 22, 2026, 4:52:56
    - I think the mood in the country is ripe for a more left wing economic message - DT April 22, 2026, 5:19:13
- NY Times calls it for Yes.* - ATL April 21, 2026, 19:55:02
- 51-47 yes* - Stu April 21, 2026, 18:18:28
  - Way too close* - UofIL6 April 21, 2026, 18:32:53
    - Virginians need to fight to reclaim their gummint from the Naxis* - Stu April 21, 2026, 18:36:25
- 4 votes here today* - LeatherneckIllini April 21, 2026, 16:04:00
- Trump called into some radio show saying that gerrymandering was bad - ATL April 21, 2026, 15:22:09
  - It’s bad now that it is backfiring. - SurfTheBoneyard April 21, 2026, 15:57:20
    - First time in my lifetime that Dems actually took Sean Connery’s Untouchables advice - DT April 21, 2026, 16:59:24
  - The GOP is free to stop their gerrymandering any time they want. * - doubledown April 21, 2026, 15:29:36
Iran says no thank you to peace talks - Stu April 21, 2026, 15:11:41
- OH, and Trump TACOs* - Stu April 21, 2026, 15:14:25
  - oOo - KingTalkyTiki April 21, 2026, 17:11:44
  - So we’re not going to shoot at them… indefinitely… - SurfTheBoneyard April 21, 2026, 16:30:12
    - I think it all means that it's a bad night to be a bridge in Tehran.* - Chuck Woodaby April 21, 2026, 16:32:09
      - There are 713 bridges in Tehran alone - Stu April 21, 2026, 16:58:46
  - He's clearly very bored by this war. It's exceeded the breadth of his attention span.* - ATL April 21, 2026, 15:47:35
Another pro-Trump guy faces child pr0n charges - ATL April 21, 2026, 15:03:49
There’s no room in a free country of laws for a company like Palantir. - doubledown April 21, 2026, 13:48:10
- I'm glad they're doing a full-spectrum analysis on the barn door - Sammich April 21, 2026, 14:04:58
- Someday somebody will fully investigate the use of hard drugs in Silicon Valley* - ATL April 21, 2026, 14:02:28
  - They're on the hardest drug of all. - Warrin'_Illini April 21, 2026, 14:07:35
Dem Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from house. - CanHartlebHireSnider April 21, 2026, 12:59:56
Wooo boy - ATL April 21, 2026, 10:57:32
- canned response of any R that's been asked that question by congress* - lcubed April 21, 2026, 11:04:52
  - And a particularly bad look for a Fed Chair.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 21, 2026, 11:26:11
Holy shit this truth about Tim Apple - ATL April 21, 2026, 9:20:04
- Trump also said he could have ended Vietnam in 5 months* - Sounder April 21, 2026, 10:23:11
  - I’ve. even thinking that over lately and the only thing i think might have remotely worked… - LeatherneckIllini April 21, 2026, 13:35:25
    - This time it will work!* - IlliniRunner April 21, 2026, 14:24:54
    - QRFNVAROFLWTFBBQ* - complainant April 21, 2026, 13:40:46
  - Sure but in his scenario we'd all be speaking Vietnamese, eating Bahn Mi Dac Biet and drinking - ATL April 21, 2026, 10:24:51
    - Yes, that sounds fine. Moreover, I've always had a soft spot for horny women. - complainant April 21, 2026, 11:07:43
      - Sounds like Sundas in your future!* - ATL April 21, 2026, 11:25:28
    - You pretty much just guaranteed I'll be getting bahn mi for lunch today* - Sounder April 21, 2026, 10:27:17
      - I went to a really good place down in Georgetown. The bahn mi was good but the coffee - ATL April 21, 2026, 10:31:12
        
        There is a new Vietnamese coffee house near my house - Sounder April 21, 2026, 10:33:10
        
        Was gonna say...it sorta ceases to be coffee imo. (for my tastes). * - haighter April 21, 2026, 11:06:17
        
        The trick is condensed milk - they often lay it on thick but when they get it right - ATL April 21, 2026, 11:20:12
      - *fg** - ATL April 21, 2026, 10:30:42
- the president is unwell* - VIV April 21, 2026, 9:56:51
  - Is there a bridge too far for mainstream GOP leadership? - Sounder April 21, 2026, 10:29:44
    - The bridge too far will come when their money dries out. - MojoJojo April 21, 2026, 11:23:02
  - He would have paid a consultant millions of dollars! But instead, he paid me millions of dollars.* - ATL April 21, 2026, 10:19:15
    - Exactly. Skip the lobbyists, I'm for sale* - Sounder April 21, 2026, 10:24:08
- Was he this screedy in his first term? I ain't reading all that.* - Warrin'_Illini April 21, 2026, 9:32:11
  - nobody should - Sammich April 21, 2026, 9:44:00
    - It had occured to me the other day that he has stolen 10 years of all of our lives - Sounder April 21, 2026, 10:25:50
      - That's really the worst thing. - doubledown April 21, 2026, 10:57:19
        
        He's exposed a lot of people I'll never need to take seriously/listen to again, and I'm thankful - complainant April 21, 2026, 15:53:56
    - someone did - ATL April 21, 2026, 9:55:07
      - It's a narcissism hamberder * - doubledown April 21, 2026, 10:58:26
Stellar morning for the administration on tv. - larue33 April 21, 2026, 7:50:07
- Was Kernen licking Trump's sllab? Because someone posted that on twitter. - Stu April 21, 2026, 8:57:35
- And, that's after he posted how proud he was that Tim Apple kissed his ass - UofIL6 April 21, 2026, 8:17:00
- Didn't Lutnick say that last year? I recall it being a thing - CanHartlebHireSnider April 21, 2026, 7:58:17
  - No, you are correct. Not sure why someone posted the clip this morning with no context. * - larue33 April 21, 2026, 8:09:13
Labor Secretary steps down. - assassin April 20, 2026, 16:07:44
- So apparently another member of the 'liquor cabinet' cited below, and also - larue33 April 20, 2026, 18:28:26
lulz - ATL April 20, 2026, 11:26:49
- Soon to be the Dementia Duo* - Stu April 20, 2026, 17:52:32
- Lego Crazy Eyes video... - shua April 20, 2026, 11:57:26
  - Production value continues to be oddly good* - UofIL6 April 20, 2026, 12:57:27
- LMFCO* - Jackie April 20, 2026, 11:51:03
Kash Patel suing the Atlantic for $250 mil. Does anybody take this clown seriously?* - Warrin'_Illini April 20, 2026, 10:07:51
- Saw he and Hegseth referred to as DUI hires.* - PapaDels April 21, 2026, 15:01:10
- Most of the republican party* - snipes824 April 20, 2026, 10:55:36
  - His job seems to be sitting on the Epstein files like a mother hen. - Warrin'_Illini April 20, 2026, 11:25:32
- good luck proving the "actual malice" part of it* - Gene Parmesan April 20, 2026, 10:23:19
  - Also, the falsity of it. There's no way they published this without a shitload of receipts. * - doubledown April 20, 2026, 10:53:00
    - well, yeah, but even IF he could prove that, there's a really high bar for public officials - Gene Parmesan April 20, 2026, 10:56:09
- please let it get to the discovery phase* - VIV April 20, 2026, 10:15:14
  - It’s all performative for Trump. He drops it the second he gets fired.* - LeatherneckIllini April 20, 2026, 17:59:48
    - oh, 100%. * - VIV April 21, 2026, 9:58:13
  - Exactly my thought* - reggiedunlop April 20, 2026, 10:33:22
Republicans flood social media with fake AI influencers. - doubledown April 20, 2026, 9:33:35
if history is an indication, they won't* - torinese April 20, 2026, 7:24:35
- One of the more depressing books I’ve read recently was one about post-war Germany - DT April 20, 2026, 8:38:52
  - Also recommend - KingTalkyTiki April 20, 2026, 10:05:26
  - Yeah, one of the first things they tell you when in Germany is do not bring up the war - timmer April 20, 2026, 8:57:46
    - ooo - ijustkrushalot April 20, 2026, 9:00:11
      - ooo - SurfTheBoneyard April 20, 2026, 9:22:36
        
        ooo - ATL April 20, 2026, 10:50:46
        
        Probably my favorite clip ever from a TV show. Absolutely ludicrous. He went hard - JacobRDaugherty April 20, 2026, 11:50:44

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