Wouldn’t push the analogy too far, but there are some similarities to Mao’s Cultural Revolution Archived Message Posted by DT on March 4, 2025, 6:08:33, in reply to "March politics thread" Cult of personality figure intentionally going outside the normal realm of leaders/experts, attacking the basic idea of authority and expertise, instead elevating ideologically pure amateurs to positions of authority while implementing a massive purge of government, all with the goal of consolidating personal power. Previous Message Got the highly anticipated, and now expected to be a weekly thing, ‘What did you do last week?’ email. This is the new normal Message Thread: | This response ↓ March politics thread - timmer March 1, 2025, 5:46:13 Also, does Trump even know what a tariff is? - gvibes April 1, 2025, 13:18:19 It’s free money* - ECEIllinois April 1, 2025, 13:42:35 it has been clear for years now he definitely does not* - assassin April 1, 2025, 13:32:26 I also hadn't quite appreciated that the still unannounced tariffs will also be effective tomorrow* - gvibes April 1, 2025, 13:12:28 Lol, zerohedge: "Denmark squandered defenses for Ukraine; nothing left to defend Greenland"* - gvibes April 1, 2025, 11:42:55 Zerohedge is really fucked up* - Stu April 1, 2025, 13:44:27 Hey timmer, looks like a bloodbath again* - Stu April 1, 2025, 7:06:37 he’s so good at this and forecasting in general.* - Ari Gold April 1, 2025, 11:20:38 Trump should just have made today Liberation Day. Or Lib Day as I call it. - Warrin'_Illini April 1, 2025, 9:54:41 Hey Stu, it's April...start a new thread. * - Dilbert April 1, 2025, 9:38:05 Ugh, I hate starting new threads. Makes me look like an attention whore, like... you know - Stu April 1, 2025, 9:39:08 Sure looks like it again* - timmer April 1, 2025, 9:22:09 Great news! Cory Booker has decided to engage in performance art. - complainant March 31, 2025, 22:08:25 How does stuff like this not get more publicity? - UofIL6 March 31, 2025, 21:46:07 Seems the DOJ is arguing that habeas does not apply, because he is no longer in their custody - Sammich April 1, 2025, 8:59:12 Reading about this. - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 2:06:25 I can't find the judicial determination anywhere - where do you see the court made a determination?* - ATL April 1, 2025, 8:44:31 ooo - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 8:50:50 Meh...the whole paragraph in which the ALJ "determines" that he's a gang member is so eye-rolly - ATL April 1, 2025, 9:11:20 The IJ determined based on a "proven and reliable source" that confirmed his affiliation and rank - CanHartlebHireSnider April 1, 2025, 9:25:19 The standard of review at the appeals board level is very light in immigration procedings - ATL April 1, 2025, 9:32:49 Wow. Sounds highly likely he’s already dead* - meanjeans April 1, 2025, 8:22:03 So he's an informant? - complainant April 1, 2025, 2:48:51 Four MAGAt supported constitutional amendments get bitchslapped by Louisiana voters - ATL March 31, 2025, 21:03:20 how will you be celebrating Liberation Day?* - ECEIllinois March 31, 2025, 13:48:09 Kissing a hot French girl, drinking wine and eating a baguette - timmer March 31, 2025, 18:20:12 Making an anonymous tip to ICE* - HamptonSki March 31, 2025, 14:53:25 I like how nobody inside or outside the white house really seems to have any idea of what is going - gvibes March 31, 2025, 14:30:42 I wish Trump would just do it - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2025, 14:32:37 or he'll do it, realize that it's a disaster - Sounder March 31, 2025, 14:47:07 And then brag about how he fixed the problem (that he created in the first place). - DocWalk20 March 31, 2025, 15:31:58 This* - MtHoodIllini March 31, 2025, 18:08:06 Probly by losing another $20 grand from my IRA* - Stu March 31, 2025, 13:49:55 only losing $20k might be a pretty good result* - ECEIllinois March 31, 2025, 14:24:23 Maybe his IRA only has 40k in it?* - Phytynlini March 31, 2025, 15:47:06 had* - illinibone March 31, 2025, 15:47:48 We've just economically united three countries that absolutely hate each other against us. Great! - ATL March 31, 2025, 12:02:40 Perhaps chinese state media isn't the most reliable source* - gvibes March 31, 2025, 14:33:24 Well these days, who's reliable? - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2025, 14:42:07 JacobRDaugherty* - HamptonSki March 31, 2025, 14:45:30 Reuters is running the story - ATL March 31, 2025, 14:43:08 Sorry I was just doing a Departed quote. Probably too niche but I just recently rewatched. - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2025, 14:53:22 Seems like they're reporting that Chinese state media is reporting this - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2025, 14:46:50 Right, but Japan and S Korea sources are confirming the readout (and this was a publicized meeting) - ATL March 31, 2025, 14:50:42 The great uniter!* - DocWalk20 March 31, 2025, 14:17:39 South Korea has unique defense issues, but for Japan… - DT March 31, 2025, 14:12:42 Seems unlikely given China's been talking about taking Japanese territory* - ECEIllinois March 31, 2025, 14:25:41 Definitely unlikely. But it’s conceivable now, which wasn’t true Jan 19th.* - DT March 31, 2025, 14:50:45 Trump may get his Nobel prize after all.* - Toonces March 31, 2025, 13:52:31 Saskaskewan?* - Sounder March 31, 2025, 12:06:43 South Kurdistan* - assassin March 31, 2025, 12:11:50 This Musk shit in WI seems very legal. Vote Schimel and get rewarded! * - MC March 31, 2025, 8:34:59 These first two months have been a complete disaster* - Sounder March 31, 2025, 9:09:21 Not if you’re a troglodytic lobotomite. * - doubledown March 31, 2025, 9:16:02 Mmm, lobster.* - complainant March 31, 2025, 9:35:29 Looks like the million dollar check “raffle” was staged given to donors* - Mrap24 March 31, 2025, 9:00:08 ooo - complainant March 31, 2025, 8:42:53 nit: SS is not "your own savings" no matter how much some want to make it look that way - ATL March 31, 2025, 8:50:04 Another group was giving college students gift certificates for ice cream. The RNC threatened suit. - ATL March 31, 2025, 8:42:29 Gonna be a bloodbath in the market at the opening - timmer March 31, 2025, 6:14:05 Warrin'_Illini makes financial plans, Trump laughs.* - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2025, 9:22:24 Meh. It’s all funny money anyway* - HamptonSki March 31, 2025, 7:10:54 What do you call a "bloodbath"? - Stu March 31, 2025, 6:22:41 ooo - ATL March 31, 2025, 6:23:37 Not a bloodbath. Thus the question, timmer* - Stu March 31, 2025, 7:12:07 Elon now promoting town halls on X. Needed one last push to get off that platform. - Carl Spackler March 30, 2025, 19:57:40 Question from crowd asking when the DOGE checks to citizens will be getting sent out. - OB25 March 30, 2025, 21:58:18 And they thought they would get the savings.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 31, 2025, 7:03:19 ooo - complainant March 31, 2025, 4:01:53 Feels like they’re pushing to delegitimize the law, to get a 3rd Trump term. But I’m just guessing * - MC March 30, 2025, 19:02:29 he’ll run for and win FL House , - memyselfandillini March 31, 2025, 7:28:24 do you realize how bad he would be at being speaker of the house - Sounder March 31, 2025, 14:51:22 Trump said JD could get elected and just hand power over to him - Stu March 30, 2025, 21:05:29 These people are idiots about such things - Potomac March 30, 2025, 21:17:12 It’s not the 1970s anymore. * - assassin March 31, 2025, 1:35:00 There is no "law" - it's a Constitutional Amendment that rules here - Potomac March 30, 2025, 19:07:24 I didn't like how the majority in trump v anderson did not specifically call out the 22nd amendment - gvibes March 31, 2025, 9:38:17 "We have an army and they don't. " - larue33 March 31, 2025, 8:12:05 Mark Zuckerberg is likewise obsessed with Andrew Jackson. - complainant March 31, 2025, 8:51:04 Which of Trump’s actions (or those of current Republicans) support the benefit of the doubt you’re - ATL March 31, 2025, 5:38:33 likely all of them. happy to comment on this, but not as clear in any criticism of the admin* - torinese March 31, 2025, 9:23:26 This is the kind of thinking from republican voters that got us here* - John Coctostan March 30, 2025, 22:38:11 I mean he’s throwing people legally here into prison to await transfer to hard labor camps - John Coctostan March 30, 2025, 22:47:48 The gay hairdresser that was sent to el salvador because of "mom" and "dad tattoos* - gvibes March 31, 2025, 9:30:14 not only Republican voters, to be fair - Sammich March 30, 2025, 22:44:40 including leadership among democrats* - torinese March 31, 2025, 9:13:16 Amendment is clear, yes. But GOP is obviously into this idea. They’d eat his shit if he asked.* - cpsteine March 30, 2025, 21:03:05 We are 8 weeks in and the GOP is openly campaigning against the basic idea of judicial review - DT March 30, 2025, 19:27:45 100%. We’re governed at the moment by presidential whims. * - VIV March 30, 2025, 21:23:35 On the bright side, Potomac appears to have awakened from a weeks-long coma, so that's good. - complainant March 30, 2025, 21:56:23 Nothing is out of bounds at this point. - WhitmansFolly March 30, 2025, 20:59:24 Happy Largest Peacetime Tax Increase in history day, everybody. - gvibes March 30, 2025, 16:08:50 “Hey Siri, what’s 6 trillion divided by 340 million?”* - shua March 30, 2025, 16:22:05 Shit. Why not make it $12Trillion? - timmer March 30, 2025, 16:15:56 Saw a billboard on I-75 in Atlanta: “TARIFFS ARE A TAX on your grocery bill” - ATL March 30, 2025, 13:37:54 Just saw this sign in rural Virginia: Make January 6th a national holiday* - RVA March 30, 2025, 16:25:26 Why do southerners hate America?* - ATL March 30, 2025, 19:15:02 Cause they lost the civil war* - TarheelIllini March 30, 2025, 20:43:35 Demonic, Marxist lies to try to trick Americans into betraying President Trump* - Sammich March 30, 2025, 14:49:45 He still thinks he can run for a third term. I just cannot fathom how people think he is god* - timmer March 30, 2025, 12:53:11 That means Obama can too right? Let’s GET IT ON… * - haighter March 30, 2025, 15:19:01 I can guarantee that it does not* - Sammich March 30, 2025, 19:14:14 Constitution doesn’t say he can’t run. - doubledown March 30, 2025, 14:00:32 Court challenges would keep him off the ballot - Potomac March 30, 2025, 16:54:50 Well hopefully he runs long enough to mess up the Repub chances… - shua March 30, 2025, 14:15:29 I mean, if he is alive, he definitely is running again* - gvibes March 30, 2025, 13:14:47 I will take the bet against that * - Potomac March 30, 2025, 16:55:51 Doubtful.* - opossum jenkins March 30, 2025, 13:53:16 I think he’s deadly serious about it. Let’s see if any republicans will get in his way. - ATL March 30, 2025, 13:55:24 John Curtis said on MTP last Sunday that he wouldn’t have supported another term… - opossum jenkins March 30, 2025, 16:36:41 How many times are R elected gonna do 180s before you guys stop believing them?* - John Coctostan March 30, 2025, 22:39:43 I'm not gonna hand out any courage badges until they do something when it matters* - RVA March 30, 2025, 16:42:06 Yeah—they are an entire party of cowards and appeasers. - DT March 30, 2025, 16:52:56 The deadly is for the capitol security who get killed when he doesn't get his way - RVA March 30, 2025, 16:30:28 Agree* - cpsteine March 30, 2025, 14:47:35 Or, at least, trying to run* - gvibes March 30, 2025, 13:19:12 Yeah we’ll see what shenanigans he tries… - SurfTheBoneyard March 30, 2025, 13:44:10 “If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice… - shua March 30, 2025, 13:05:01 Yup yup yup* - Jackie March 30, 2025, 16:20:50 Switch out white and colored and you have the Democratic Party’s motto. What a country* - HamptonSki March 30, 2025, 13:48:53 Oh jeez - TarheelIllini March 30, 2025, 7:19:19 nm* - timmer March 29, 2025, 17:45:41 Got caught vandalizing a Tesla? You can get 20 years in a Salvadoran prison - timmer March 29, 2025, 17:42:52 Nobody is responsible for more exploded Teslas than Elon yet he walks free. Some country.* - Toonces March 30, 2025, 10:09:22 Sure, grandpa. Let’s get you to bed.* - memester March 30, 2025, 10:11:24 Don’t forget his rocket ships to nowhere raining trash on the populace.* - Toonces March 30, 2025, 11:09:19 A man named Timothy McVeigh got the death penalty for vandalizing a government building. Look it up* - memester March 30, 2025, 7:56:11 Yep, and the POS deserved it* - MtHoodIllini March 30, 2025, 18:44:51 Good call* - memester March 30, 2025, 22:24:46 nm* - Potomac March 30, 2025, 18:12:27 Hopefully we can catch that Banksy bastard soon. * - DT March 30, 2025, 12:58:53 Jeez, looks like a bunch of people died too. Must be fake news.* - Stu March 30, 2025, 9:19:11 Yeah no innocent bystander has died from these station fires, truck explosions, or explicit threats - memester March 30, 2025, 9:54:16 Have you had any brain scans lately?* - Stu March 30, 2025, 10:23:28 lol* - ATL March 30, 2025, 10:00:36 Here's the link - complainant March 30, 2025, 8:05:37 I will be at the 30th anniversary in OKC in April* - Potomac March 30, 2025, 18:14:29 Don’t talk to the creature like it’s a real thing please * - assassin March 30, 2025, 13:40:46 ….yes…* - memester March 30, 2025, 8:07:55 lol* - ATL March 30, 2025, 8:03:53 Top vaccine doc resigns, CLAIMS RFK Jr has no respect for truth - Stu March 29, 2025, 17:32:16 AFAIK he played a pretty important role in Operation Warp Speed* - ECEIllinois March 29, 2025, 20:02:12 Yes. Was kind of the architect.* - ATL March 29, 2025, 20:03:51 That dude should probably do his own research to learn the truth about vaccines.* - DT March 29, 2025, 19:52:41 German??? Musk to leave in May - Stu March 29, 2025, 17:11:07 Trying to save his companies. But Tesla is already fucked* - cpsteine March 30, 2025, 9:10:04 guy fired for his racist social media posts is back tho - assassin March 29, 2025, 17:51:02 All our problems will be solved by then and special government employees are limited to 130 days * - ATL March 29, 2025, 17:21:06 Trump commutes sentence of another fraudster - ECEIllinois March 29, 2025, 16:49:53 Elon says the National Park Service spent $1B on a 10 question survey that should have cost $10k - VIV March 29, 2025, 14:30:47 The evidence continues to pile up that he’s mostly a lucky dum dum who is enamored with tech. * - doubledown March 29, 2025, 16:34:02 you'll be shocked to learn the replies are 90% carrying Elon's water - Sammich March 29, 2025, 16:02:21 Aris Aris every where and not a thought to speak * - assassin March 29, 2025, 16:41:46 I’m not sure he’s said a single true thing since the inauguration.* - DT March 29, 2025, 14:51:09 He admitted DOGE is going to make mistakes, that was definitely true* - Sounder March 29, 2025, 15:12:16 Did they accidentally cut something that was actually wasteful? - DT March 29, 2025, 15:23:08 no charges for Hawk Tuah, pump and dump schemes now legal. - assassin March 28, 2025, 14:29:06 Honestly, what the fuck is going on here? - snipes824 March 28, 2025, 14:06:53 Can't make this shit up. Years later, China has one hell of a movie to make about the fall of the US - timmer March 28, 2025, 15:11:20 Textbook fascism. * - doubledown March 28, 2025, 14:45:55 it's only fascism if it comes from Europe - Sammich March 28, 2025, 14:55:03 also - some are basically buying their security clearances. - memyselfandillini March 28, 2025, 14:17:41 He's treating it as a fund that he can direct toward support of conservative legal causes. * - haighter March 28, 2025, 14:23:58 That's the problem, no one actually knows any details of what it means* - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:18:59 it is drop dead insane - memyselfandillini March 28, 2025, 14:13:43 You are correct that it's absolutely insane - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:12:47 these idiotic lawsuits are paper thin. Why aren’t the firms taking them up ion the challenge? - memyselfandillini March 28, 2025, 14:15:07 The firms that have folded under pressure are absolutely spineless* - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:16:20 It makes no sense. Paul Weiss would wipe the floor with these lawyers. * - memyselfandillini March 28, 2025, 14:18:36 I legitimately think that they have made the calculus that it's not worth being in Trump's crosshair - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:19:55 And IIRC...it's not just the law firms that are in the crosshairs. Didn't he essentially say... - haighter March 28, 2025, 14:23:04 yes, it's blatant extortion* - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:24:42 ooo - ATL March 28, 2025, 14:09:34 The Vance's in Greenland is basically an episode of Veep - Sounder March 28, 2025, 12:57:41 that we have no other option but to seize Greenland to keep people "safe" is, of course, insane. - assassin March 28, 2025, 13:58:03 Well, Russia is kind of crazy and might get invaded by Greenland. So they need help.* - DT March 28, 2025, 19:28:14 just celebrating the long history of mutual respect, seems pretty benign - RVA March 28, 2025, 18:59:55 Close your eyes, and now imagine the Greelandians are Ukraine.* - Warrin'_Illini March 28, 2025, 14:10:42 Ro-ark* - Sammich March 28, 2025, 14:11:10 Here's a crazy thought - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:09:08 we must protect the ethnic Americans in the Sudet -- err, Greenland* - Sammich March 28, 2025, 14:07:33 There are half as many people in Greenland - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:09:35 Hillary Clinton NYT guest essay - Sounder March 28, 2025, 12:46:56 Of all the terrible things I expected from trump 2.0, completely crashing the economy *on purpose* - John Coctostan March 28, 2025, 11:32:55 He’s crashing it so he and his cronies get in at the bottom. When is the bottom? - timmer March 28, 2025, 12:55:46 I'm sure the early investors are just fine but CoreWeave didn't deserve this* - ATL March 28, 2025, 12:38:21 He's lashing out at his enemies (most everyone) and this is the result. He's probably thinking - Warrin'_Illini March 28, 2025, 12:34:29 I truly can't understand a world where Canada is viewed as an adversary - Sounder March 28, 2025, 12:35:50 definitely seems like it's mostly personal animus against Trudeau. Didn't even call Carney Governor* - ECEIllinois March 28, 2025, 12:46:34 That was a curious shift for sure* - Sounder March 28, 2025, 12:47:52 They have the temerity to share a border with us. That's all it takes IMO.* - Warrin'_Illini March 28, 2025, 12:39:06 To be fair, it's absolutely one of the things he said he was going to do - Sounder March 28, 2025, 11:37:47 I have heard that it's 4D chess to drive interest rates down so we can pay off the debt - ATL March 28, 2025, 11:39:54 This idea that Trump is playing a long game is so absurd - Sounder March 28, 2025, 12:22:58 That doesn’t really make any sense - DT March 28, 2025, 11:54:50 Republicans give zero shits about the deficit* - Sounder March 28, 2025, 12:23:44 This isn't unique to Republicans. - uofi1998 March 28, 2025, 12:50:23 lol. Is trump your guy?* - cpsteine March 30, 2025, 14:51:03 Sure, but there is only one party that makes a big fucking deal - Sounder March 28, 2025, 12:59:13 They’re pretending to care as an excuse for destroying the executive branch - DT March 28, 2025, 13:39:59 I didn't say it was *my* theory* - ATL March 28, 2025, 11:59:27 BMCLF is fighting back against Trump. Go Jenner. - ATL March 28, 2025, 9:00:42 Wilmer Hale tells Trump, "Not today, Satan." Hires Paul Clement to fight. - ATL March 28, 2025, 9:57:01 I just envision a Dem elected in 2028, and they take retribution against conservative law firms - Stu March 28, 2025, 9:28:54 But we won't do that, because they're not like us* - Sounder March 28, 2025, 14:22:55 In this present timeline, trump lives to 100+ * - illini thunder March 28, 2025, 12:48:28 There aren't really (large) conservative or liberal firms. Some have a bent, yes. My old one is Dem. - ATL March 28, 2025, 9:58:42 me or yo? - gvibes March 28, 2025, 18:27:53 Jones Day.* - Stu March 28, 2025, 10:02:17 I know plenty of libs at Jones Day but yes, I believe it is mostly a conservative bent. - ATL March 28, 2025, 10:05:34 DOGE team interview (full video) with Bret Baier - complainant March 28, 2025, 5:21:47 ooo - ATL March 28, 2025, 6:14:20 WSJ: Trump warns US automakers not to raise prices in wake of tariffs - ATL March 28, 2025, 4:16:47 Love how the robber baron is dictating lower profits for others* - PapaDels March 28, 2025, 11:42:56 Cool cool cool, price controls - Blazer March 28, 2025, 11:26:54 When they raise the prices, they should attach his name to them. * - doubledown March 28, 2025, 8:53:07 WSJ Editorial Board on it - ATL March 28, 2025, 10:06:23 I guess having one guy tell everyone what to do qualifies as "small government" in a sense* - Sammich March 28, 2025, 8:32:24 Welcome comrades* - John Coctostan March 28, 2025, 6:59:34 They'll just raise prices as part of price gouging instead and get an approving nod* - RVA March 28, 2025, 6:29:21 Two-time loser Beto O'Rourke excoriates the people who won their races because he thinks they should - complainant March 28, 2025, 0:32:14 He got ruined when forced to support reparations* - JeffFrank March 28, 2025, 0:49:20 Scapegoat alert: imaginary Waltz assistant added Goldberg to the chat. - complainant March 27, 2025, 19:47:11 Trump pardoned convicted fraudster Trevor Milton, apparently* - ECEIllinois March 27, 2025, 19:32:29 Hey guess what, I went to law school with his lawyer (who is the AG's brother) - ATL March 28, 2025, 10:12:22 A great time to be a white (collar) criminal * - ATL March 27, 2025, 19:37:08 Trump's value system and way of life is permanently trapped in the 80's* - Sounder March 27, 2025, 19:39:56 10,000 people fired, fuck yeah! - assassin March 27, 2025, 15:52:02 Those comments imply there was thought behind the layoffs - DT March 27, 2025, 16:18:04 no thought whatsoever* - memyselfandillini March 27, 2025, 18:44:58 Your comments imply that there is thought behind the supporters of this administration - ATL March 27, 2025, 16:25:38 make egg go down* - assassin March 27, 2025, 16:29:50 Kudlow is an ignorant slut. * - doubledown March 27, 2025, 16:02:43 Just in time for HHS to somehow start dealing with IDEA instead of the dept of education * - Jackie March 27, 2025, 15:55:08 There is no plan for them to deal with it. They don’t care. - DT March 27, 2025, 16:23:52 UAW - hooray tariffs! American auto steel supplier - find a new job union workers - John Coctostan March 27, 2025, 13:50:22 I feel good about my face being eaten.* - Warrin'_Illini March 27, 2025, 14:11:18 My face has been largely unbitten.... - KingTalkyTiki March 27, 2025, 14:38:57 The problem is that many other folks who don’t vote for this are gonna get screwed - IlliniRunner March 27, 2025, 15:08:58 I mean you're 100% correct, but if you can't find joy in the little things... - KingTalkyTiki March 27, 2025, 15:16:03 “Joy is an act of resistance.” - ShoeShineBoy March 27, 2025, 19:08:44 and Joy Behar is an absolute delight* - Tortillini March 28, 2025, 8:05:52 do the tariffs apply to foreign car companies with plants in the US? - VIV March 27, 2025, 14:01:28 I think it applies to completed autos and auto parts with some exceptions - ATL March 27, 2025, 14:19:54 Tariffs or not, interest rates have to be a huge factor in auto demand right now. - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 13:53:23 Interest rates have dipped most recently from their peaks - ATL March 27, 2025, 14:20:52 Add: fed rates are down, but they haven’t proliferated to segments of the market. - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 15:05:38 Lenders are imposing cash traps on operating properties - Jersey March 28, 2025, 8:03:58 People are tapped out too. We are seeing it in our business and… - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 15:03:17 More than just tapped out. People are generally fearful of the antics of this administration. - ATL March 27, 2025, 16:06:14 maybe but why not do this in any of the past 18 months when rates were even higher? - John Coctostan March 27, 2025, 14:00:14 I’m not saying there was no tariff impact. Just saying it’s not the only market condition* - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 15:01:31 Republicans appear to be worried about Elise Stefanik's +21 Trump district - ATL March 27, 2025, 12:45:12 Officially asked to withdraw - ATL March 27, 2025, 13:46:12 But I thought Trump told them they didn't have to vote anymore* - shua March 27, 2025, 13:01:46 Shh!* - Sammich March 27, 2025, 13:03:28 Just have Elon drop $20 million in to the race* - ECEIllinois March 27, 2025, 12:53:53 They just lost a PA Senate special in Lancaster County of all places - RVA March 27, 2025, 12:48:01 So they are worried about elections. That’s a blow to the “no elections in 26/28” crowd. * - MC March 27, 2025, 12:47:09 Speaking of special elections, there was one in rural PA just now. Dem win in a +15 Trump district. - ATL March 27, 2025, 12:47:09 nifty, our Soros deposit landed minutes apart* - RVA March 27, 2025, 12:51:51 marco rubio wants you to know if you're on a visa, and you commit a thoughtcrime, you're out! - assassin March 27, 2025, 12:32:59 So basically no international students will want to come study here. How's that a good thing?* - ECEIllinois March 27, 2025, 12:51:59 Do you realize how much money is spent on tuition by international stutdents - Sounder March 27, 2025, 12:53:41 That’s a win-win for the GOP. They want to destroy US universities - DT March 27, 2025, 13:00:09 If what you say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang Could be dangerous* - shua March 27, 2025, 12:40:33 SO can we send Elon back? He's creating quite the ruckus!* - shua March 27, 2025, 12:38:20 must have been some non-citizen J6ers, too* - Sammich March 27, 2025, 12:39:04 that means we citizens need to create 10x the ruckus to compensate - Sammich March 27, 2025, 12:38:11 please define “ruckus”. or “DEI”. losers* - memyselfandillini March 27, 2025, 12:34:40 why is an Apolitical Attorney General, who swore testimony to keep politics out of it - assassin March 27, 2025, 12:07:49 she and her cretins are apparently very hardcore * - memyselfandillini March 27, 2025, 12:33:13 you know the answer - Sounder March 27, 2025, 12:10:58 well, it's because she's a member of a fascist cult, yes. * - assassin March 27, 2025, 12:15:37 Epstein Files phase 2 coming any day now* - Sammich March 27, 2025, 12:14:31 At least we finally got to the bottom of the Kennedy Assassination* - Sounder March 27, 2025, 12:20:22 damn, was it funny/sad to see Do Your Own Research Nation react to that - Sammich March 27, 2025, 12:22:27 Florida debating lifting child labor restrictions to fill jobs vacated by immigrants - ATL March 27, 2025, 11:22:14 also from the article - memyselfandillini March 27, 2025, 11:48:09 This does seem like an effective tactic to reduce the number of violations if that is a primary - DocWalk20 March 27, 2025, 11:51:02 Or you fire all the people that take complaints and the other people that track them - DT March 27, 2025, 12:56:26 Just like if you stop testing for Covid, there are less covid cases* - Sounder March 27, 2025, 11:56:09 fraud and bribery are also way down* - memyselfandillini March 27, 2025, 11:53:42 hell yeah! get to work, you lazy 8 year olds. tile that roof!* - VIV March 27, 2025, 11:46:49 “You’re on the bandsaw again kid. What? Just use your other hand.”* - memyselfandillini March 27, 2025, 12:39:24 Send 'em to the prison camps when you're done with them* - KCWildcat March 27, 2025, 11:25:34 do you think trump wants greenland because he saw a mercator map once - VIV March 27, 2025, 11:12:02 It’s his tacit admission that climate change is real* - Stu March 27, 2025, 11:51:43 It honestly makes as much sense as Hawaii or Alaska. * - doubledown March 27, 2025, 11:45:52 Greenland is actually the most rational expansionist idea he has * - ATL March 27, 2025, 11:24:33 Nah, man, the 51st state of Canada is beautiful and perfect - Sounder March 27, 2025, 11:26:00 I'm all for adding Canada as the 51st state. - VIV March 27, 2025, 11:30:23 For starters, in the nonexistent world where Canada gets annexed - Sounder March 27, 2025, 11:32:55 nah. trump said canada will be the 51st state. - VIV March 27, 2025, 11:44:38 it's baffling that he doesn't realize that Canada would be an electoral - Sounder March 27, 2025, 11:53:30 I still get a chuckle out of what happens when he realizes Quebec is involved. - tvillini March 27, 2025, 11:45:41 On the plus side, he's going to love poutine - Sounder March 27, 2025, 11:57:08 They'd finally win a Stanley Cup* - KCWildcat March 27, 2025, 11:26:57 Shipping and mineral goodies. It would actually be cool to have but we'd have to invade Denmark.* - Warrin'_Illini March 27, 2025, 11:16:42 Played Risk and overestimated its importance. - SurfTheBoneyard March 27, 2025, 11:16:08 ooo - DocWalk20 March 26, 2025, 23:29:24 Lulz* - PapaDels March 27, 2025, 8:06:05 Nothing about ending the CPB? - illini thunder March 26, 2025, 20:51:23 Maybe the problem with Pubs is that they didn’t watch Sesame Street as kids* - memyselfandillini March 26, 2025, 21:28:07 imagine Fred Rogers trying to speak to this congress* - Sammich March 26, 2025, 21:51:13 ooo - doubledown March 27, 2025, 11:01:50 The modern American warrior - larue33 March 26, 2025, 20:42:29 heh, that guy looks like jd vance holyshitthatsjdvance* - VIV March 27, 2025, 11:07:01 “freedom seeds” - Tortillini March 27, 2025, 8:02:29 Hey remember that time the dude in Uvalde used "freedom seeds" to slaughter... - KingTalkyTiki March 27, 2025, 12:57:24 I would think he’d prefer coils to recoil* - memyselfandillini March 27, 2025, 11:51:06 From the social medias: - Jersey March 27, 2025, 11:36:13 Better practice good gun safety, or you could unalive somebody.* - Sammich March 27, 2025, 11:41:37 What complete fucking dipshit wrote that? - Sounder March 27, 2025, 11:18:59 Probably the same kind of dipshit that fetishizes firearms to the point.. - KingTalkyTiki March 27, 2025, 14:02:10 If not for the performative masculinity, they'd have none at all.* - KingTalkyTiki March 27, 2025, 9:07:01 I planted freedom seeds but all I got was homegrown terrorists* - RVA March 27, 2025, 8:41:53 LOL - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 22:20:36 Derp* - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 22:00:29 ooo - complainant March 26, 2025, 21:20:52 He looks like that photo of Val Kilmer eating * - ATL March 26, 2025, 21:13:14 Dukakisesque. * - doubledown March 26, 2025, 20:44:40 ghouls, but at least they're gladly providing evidence for their own Nuremberg - RVA March 26, 2025, 19:00:49 I guess the proper watch to wear when visiting a foreign concentration camp.. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 22:17:20 She deserves a gravel pit. * - doubledown March 26, 2025, 20:19:33 Gross* - Jackie March 26, 2025, 20:16:45 did they vet the dudes behind her like they do for Trump rallies? - Sammich March 26, 2025, 19:21:28 Greenland is calling us, we’re not calling them - PapaDels March 26, 2025, 18:19:05 So it's all lies. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 22:06:36 No dog races for Usha - larue33 March 26, 2025, 19:06:10 So they were willing, however begrudgingly, to let Usha visit the dogsledding race - ECEIllinois March 26, 2025, 23:07:43 I don't think that's right. - larue33 March 27, 2025, 5:41:14 I hear Greenland is lovely this time of year - Sounder March 27, 2025, 11:32:00 I am! - KingTalkyTiki March 27, 2025, 11:16:21 Nm - KingTalkyTiki March 27, 2025, 11:16:21 So I can post this yet again now that it's indisputably true? - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 22:04:31 Yeah that sounds familiar… - SurfTheBoneyard March 26, 2025, 18:43:31 Also the Crimean Tatars in ... um, well probably Uzbekistan.* - complainant March 26, 2025, 18:58:36 OpSec is clean - ATL March 26, 2025, 17:26:33 Isn't this going to be true of basically everyone that has ever had an account online?* - gvibes March 26, 2025, 18:14:40 OpSec is clean - ATL March 26, 2025, 17:28:26 If you purchase Venezuelan oil, you will be hit with a 25% tariff! - gvibes March 26, 2025, 17:08:37 Little Marco's big mad but he's so little even an average sized person can hold him back by palming - ATL March 26, 2025, 16:48:30 Sure would be nice if they didn't cultivate a reputation for being a bunch of fucking liars who - doubledown March 26, 2025, 17:05:58 Offshore windmills are killing the whales. 17 of them* - timmer March 26, 2025, 16:27:35 big beautiful clean coal* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 16:36:54 Can he go work in a coal mine, similar to McDonalds?* - shua March 26, 2025, 16:38:42 and can they give the canary the day off?* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 17:04:00 He's like an aging band that begrudgingly plays their greatest hits - Sounder March 26, 2025, 16:32:33 He just said Germany is building coal plants. He’s a little off. - Stu March 26, 2025, 16:29:42 I think they just blew up one of their newer ones.* - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2025, 16:31:30 They are committed to phase out every single one by 2038* - Stu March 26, 2025, 16:33:02 Strom Thurmond protege calls bullshit on the Trump DOJ in the Alien Enemies Act case - ATL March 26, 2025, 16:17:11 Bonehead was sposed to have a presser over an hour ago in tariffs - Stu March 26, 2025, 16:09:11 "YOU DUMB MOTHERFUCKERS SPENT FOUR YEARS OF THE BEST ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE WORLD - ATL March 26, 2025, 16:38:48 25% tariffs on all cars made outside the USA. What a mess* - Mrap24 March 26, 2025, 16:28:33 What about foreign companies with manufacturing in the USA? - VIV March 26, 2025, 18:21:39 Obviously, Tesla is the biggest winner* - longsnapper March 26, 2025, 16:52:30 I dunno, Rivians are made here too, and it's not gonna stop Europe from boycotting them* - assassin March 26, 2025, 16:55:33 Guess I need to accelerate our new vehicle purchase...* - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 26, 2025, 16:30:05 Such a dumb ass* - WhitmansFolly March 26, 2025, 16:17:25 The tariffs have the potential to be the most disastrous aspect of his Presidency* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 16:28:08 I think there will be plenty of others; stuff that isn’t even on our radar* - Stu March 26, 2025, 17:16:43 abolish ICE - Sammich March 26, 2025, 16:00:10 Can’t imagine the mindset required to WANT that job. - OB25 March 26, 2025, 17:40:57 ICE deports guy with Autism Awareness tattoo - assassin March 26, 2025, 17:33:01 @MotherJones reports?? Lol * - jjlocke923 March 27, 2025, 8:30:41 does anyone believe they are profiling tatoos?* - torinese March 26, 2025, 17:39:41 Comer appears to think "editorial standards" are standards applicable to opinion and commentary - ATL March 26, 2025, 15:01:41 it was a rousing success for the dipshit party - RVA March 26, 2025, 15:32:12 Just yesterday commentators on CNBC were talking about how the market has bottomed out - Stu March 26, 2025, 14:26:03 Copper hit an all time high today. Major inflationary indicator.* - Stu March 26, 2025, 15:00:09 I enjoy CNBStu* - Tortillini March 26, 2025, 16:56:01 I do too, but never know if he's BSing or not.* - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2025, 17:10:36 Why would I BS about copper prices?* - Stu March 26, 2025, 21:11:05 If he's serious about tariffs for a prolonged period of time - Sounder March 26, 2025, 14:27:19 Ford CEO said a couple of weeks ago that they will "blow a hole" in the American auto industry - Stu March 26, 2025, 14:31:52 How the F do we live in a timeline where Dave Portnoy - Sounder March 26, 2025, 13:50:55 1 soundbite, everybody knows the rules* - chorizo March 26, 2025, 14:12:45 he got parodied on Family Guy on Sunday* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 14:15:01 Don't forget it's also the same one where tens of millions of people... - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 13:56:14 Imagine having a time machine and travelling back to the 90's - Sounder March 26, 2025, 14:00:16 If there was anyone from ‘News Radio’ that I would’ve guessed help sway an election… - timmer March 26, 2025, 14:28:08 Correction, fear factor was 2001 and Apprentice was 2004 - Sounder March 26, 2025, 14:02:23 Correction. I had sex with Katie* - assassin March 26, 2025, 14:09:19 Don't think you need technical experts to determine that Waltz is a fucking moron. * - larue33 March 26, 2025, 13:55:11 You know ol' Musty is going to blame it on Ukraine.* - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2025, 13:58:52 I did it all for the Ukies* - memyselfandillini March 26, 2025, 14:29:43 come on* - Sammich March 26, 2025, 14:30:11 Most of the people involved in this group chat are so remarkably exapendable… - OB25 March 26, 2025, 12:50:04 Most of them are in senate-confirmed positions - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2025, 13:07:41 If your choices are Thom McAn Store Manager or White House Chief of Staff ... - complainant March 26, 2025, 13:00:12 Kat Abu announced yesterday that she's running for Congress in the Illinois 9th - larue33 March 26, 2025, 11:56:25 I feel like we're inching closer to the Democratic version of the tea party - Sounder March 26, 2025, 12:06:12 Ooo - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 13:44:24 I would be shocked, shocked… - SurfTheBoneyard March 26, 2025, 12:03:19 Would have been a better fit for us looney libs in IL-05. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 13:48:00 Also a carpetbagger who won't even go up on TV - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2025, 12:05:16 yeah, being Palestinian is gonna hurt her* - assassin March 26, 2025, 12:18:57 Especially if she starts polling well, forcing ICE to deport her.* - DT March 26, 2025, 12:53:48 This whole text war plans to a journalist debacle reminds me of a certain scene from Airplane! - ATL March 26, 2025, 11:18:03 lol, nice pull* - Blazer March 26, 2025, 13:04:38 Tulsi Gabbard looks like a villain from a Bond or Marvel movie* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 10:32:44 Too much credit. More like Austin Power's villain* - bucktownillini March 26, 2025, 12:17:16 Or this - larue33 March 26, 2025, 10:55:59 fuck every last one of them* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 11:02:14 I think she's trying to be Julia Louis Dreyfuss's character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.* - ATL March 26, 2025, 10:35:29 I mean this whole cabinet is just Bond and Marvel villians.. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 11:14:28 What's with the skunk stripe in her hair? - Sounder March 26, 2025, 10:38:36 Has anybody checked her trash can for the carcasses of dalmatian puppies?* - ATL March 26, 2025, 10:39:27 If you want a trash can full of dead puppies, check Kristi’s* - Stu March 26, 2025, 11:29:17 We know Trump has a type and hates dogs so....* - ATL March 26, 2025, 11:30:08 WSJ: Trump Blows - Stu March 26, 2025, 9:44:48 Counterpoint: Trump Sucks. * - doubledown March 26, 2025, 10:04:49 It's MAGAMaid! He's gone from suck to blow! * - WhitmansFolly March 26, 2025, 11:15:05 WSJ: We're all trying to find the guy who did this - ATL March 26, 2025, 9:49:11 Atlantic published the full discussions. - gvibes March 26, 2025, 9:24:27 Kinda lost in this is that we decided it’s ok to level an entire appt building because - John Coctostan March 26, 2025, 10:26:46 "Terrorist"... Whose enemies include *checks notes* ISIS and Al Qaeda. - Chuck Woodaby March 26, 2025, 13:41:34 sometimes you have to break an egg farm to make an omelet * - Jersey March 26, 2025, 10:28:32 Seems excessive. I just slaughter hens until I find three that have eggs inside them.* - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 11:12:38 Nobody on either side cares about indiscriminate killing of brown people* - gvibes March 26, 2025, 10:28:27 per twitter, there were no war plans or classified info in the chat - Sammich March 26, 2025, 9:36:17 Imagine just being honest and admitting mistake* - CWR10 March 26, 2025, 9:46:56 This is the Dunning Kruger administration. They don't make mistakes.* - ATL March 26, 2025, 9:59:36 Also Boasberg was assigned the case filed on this issue regarding record violations * - gvibes March 26, 2025, 9:36:12 “Governor Hot Wheels” is helluva good line* - Dikta March 26, 2025, 8:11:51 Abbott must be wheely wheely upset* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 15:26:24 LOL - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 14:02:50 He doesn't use the wheelchair for sympathy: he uses it for respect!! - osklister March 26, 2025, 11:44:04 Ableist and gross, just like your response with the r word * - Jackie March 26, 2025, 11:31:36 This is a dude who's vetoed measures that would actually aid the disabled of his state. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 14:06:18 You really are a sick fuck. Thank god you didn’t procreate * - HamptonSki March 26, 2025, 16:32:04 I don’t defend Abbott in the least. I reject ableism, full stop* - Jackie March 26, 2025, 15:36:08 We have over two decades of proof you are a much better person than me. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 16:31:16 Nope, still not a good reason to mock him. Just like it was horrible - jjlocke923 March 26, 2025, 14:24:48 Her comments on MJT were gross, too - Jackie March 26, 2025, 15:38:35 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 14:28:59 No shit* - Dikta March 26, 2025, 11:43:29 Yeah, the Democrats definitely need to be meaner but this just seems dumb.* - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2025, 11:38:16 Any other retards want to join the pile on* - Dikta March 26, 2025, 11:12:36 Before today, I never even knew he was in a wheelchair. Not a good look to make fun of the disabled* - jjlocke923 March 26, 2025, 10:47:47 Classic faux-naïve jjlocke923. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 11:05:00 That's what my friends and I have been calling him for a few years now - bulldogmba March 26, 2025, 10:04:49 Dems have long been criticized for not speaking to real Americans. I like this pivot.* - ATL March 26, 2025, 10:00:34 The tree had one job.* - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 9:58:57 As the story goes, he was having an affair, and jogging was a cover story* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 10:42:26 With a 400-pound woman who crushed his spine? I'd say it was a tree too.* - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2025, 11:38:58 Jasmine Crockett is a national treasure.* - Poldark March 26, 2025, 9:53:36 Good to see you coming around to our side, Reek! - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 10:06:48 Hi Teek! I just donated to Kirk Bangstad's PAC! - Poldark March 26, 2025, 10:12:48 Good on ya'! He's kind of an idiot who doesn't know when to shut up... - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 10:44:23 ...and how great is it that our beloved governor and Great Khan is becoming a national name?! - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 11:08:30 LOL he'll never be President. - Poldark March 26, 2025, 11:36:50 Good, I'm sure that new liberal Reek would agree that I'd be happy with him as Gov for Life. - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 13:51:03 I hate seeing someone stoop to his level. * - doubledown March 26, 2025, 9:31:37 At lest she'll be able to walk back her statements if she decides to.* - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 10:08:29 Sometimes bullies need to be punched in the mouth.* - MojoJojo March 26, 2025, 10:05:02 Say the line, Susan - RVA March 25, 2025, 23:26:00 How is she such a parody? Does she lack self awareness, or does she just understand - doubledown March 26, 2025, 7:48:30 Trump to investigate Murder of Ashli Babbitt - complainant March 25, 2025, 22:28:51 Weird that he’s want to dredge up Jan 6 again. - doubledown March 26, 2025, 7:58:05 His sympathy is understandable, given that he’s cut the dicks off of every single GOP politician * - DT March 26, 2025, 6:03:42 evidence wouldn’t stand up in court * - memyselfandillini March 26, 2025, 7:15:45 something something stiffer penalties * - memyselfandillini March 26, 2025, 10:18:21 ooo. - longsnapper March 26, 2025, 5:58:24 utterly uninterested in principles of any kind, or even the illusion thereof - Sammich March 25, 2025, 23:14:12 My second most MAGA friend didn't even know who Ashli Babbitt was* - Sounder March 26, 2025, 1:25:17 If MAGAts could remember anything that happened over four years ago ... - complainant March 26, 2025, 3:55:17 They have the best technical minds working on - snipes824 March 25, 2025, 18:17:58 who? - ATL March 25, 2025, 19:06:13 No post on the latest EO? - MC March 25, 2025, 17:22:02 Trump trying to goose D electoral results - CanHartlebHireSnider March 25, 2025, 18:47:57 I’m old enough to remember when the legislative branch dictated the laws. * - VIV March 25, 2025, 18:30:12 I’m old enough to remember when states' rights were important to the GOP* - Sammich March 25, 2025, 18:34:18 Nit: when they pretended they were important. * - doubledown March 25, 2025, 18:37:30 He just doesn't give a shit what the Constitution says* - Desert March 25, 2025, 17:41:07 Judging by their words and actions, is there anything in the Constitution the GOP actually supports? - DT March 26, 2025, 6:00:00 They like the 3/5 rule as originally written * - ATL March 26, 2025, 7:30:58 Well, he doesn’t know what it says because he can barely read. * - doubledown March 25, 2025, 18:27:05 ooo. - longsnapper March 25, 2025, 17:23:49 Illini Gamma Phi gets to speak at cabinet meeting: - JeffFrank March 25, 2025, 17:11:24 I only see a douche with what looks like a haircut with a mohawk - timmer March 25, 2025, 16:41:47 Signalgate. That kind of stuff has been going on for years…. - timmer March 25, 2025, 16:26:07 don't send a jpg to do a gif's job, timmer* - Sammich March 25, 2025, 16:28:39 I couldn’t find it. I admit, I didn’t look too hard* - timmer March 25, 2025, 16:39:44 #lazytimmer* - DocWalk20 March 25, 2025, 16:40:39 DoD warned employees about vulnerabilities in the Signal app including use by Russians - ATL March 25, 2025, 16:06:40 Farmer warned farmhand about vulnerabilities in open barn doors - Sammich March 25, 2025, 16:27:57 so SSA ended their program for newborns in Maine because Maine's governor was rude to the President - ECEIllinois March 25, 2025, 14:28:49 If they confirm the jabroni that appeared before Congress today - WhitmansFolly March 25, 2025, 19:02:09 But Hillary’s emails, and the Kamala (insert your criticism here)* - TarheelIllini March 25, 2025, 15:03:25 You can always count on this administration to have everyday American’s best interest in mind* - snipes824 March 25, 2025, 15:02:25 Giving the knuckle dragging mouth breathers a turn driving the bus is going just great. * - doubledown March 25, 2025, 14:59:45 The few reprehensible MAGAs here so very quiet.... - KingTalkyTiki March 25, 2025, 15:53:44 The reprehensible non MAGA isn’t quiet - HamptonSki March 26, 2025, 9:27:37 This Colin Robinson looking motherfucker* - Jackie March 25, 2025, 14:38:52 He has a bad case of updog.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 26, 2025, 6:02:27 I guess they reinstated it.* - ATL March 25, 2025, 14:38:09 Anyone gonna lose their job over the text fiasco? * - MC March 25, 2025, 14:02:03 The incompetence is a feature, not a bug.* - KingTalkyTiki March 25, 2025, 15:55:13 Trump stood by Waltz saying he learned his lesson and that it's the only glitch so far in his admin - CanHartlebHireSnider March 25, 2025, 15:02:41 Trump loves it. People are focusing on Waltz and not asking why we killed a bunch of women and - Chuck Woodaby March 25, 2025, 15:40:16 I would so much rather be a talking head on Fox than the head of the DoD. Much less pressure, - Warrin'_Illini March 25, 2025, 14:56:58 No because if someone did, it’s admitting it was a fvck up* - timmer March 25, 2025, 14:56:57 LOL, no* - IlliniRunner March 25, 2025, 14:51:40 More likely to lose their job over Lupe Fiasco* - ATL March 25, 2025, 14:51:01 Not me* - Stu March 25, 2025, 14:23:46 What text fiasco?* - CWR10 March 25, 2025, 14:14:40 Said Moses to God* - longsnapper March 25, 2025, 14:17:22 Canada taking an early lead in the trade war - Sammich March 25, 2025, 13:56:25 Lucky Canuck bastards.* - KingTalkyTiki March 25, 2025, 15:55:52 Canada 1 USA 0* - TarheelIllini March 25, 2025, 15:05:29 No doubt this turkey will have no problem going to Dubai or somesuch.* - Warrin'_Illini March 25, 2025, 14:09:46 He doesn't leave the USA for any PPVs anymore. Won't go to Canada, Dubai, anywhere. - mrkoolaid March 25, 2025, 16:04:01 They are trying to deport a legal immigrant Columbia student who has lived here since she was 7. - gvibes March 25, 2025, 12:47:53 the gleeful fascism and cruelty are particularly frustrating* - assassin March 25, 2025, 15:23:04 Very fine and normal * - Jackie March 25, 2025, 14:43:13 I’m actually surprised the White House admitted to anything * - VIV March 25, 2025, 9:04:09 Goldberg considering releasing all the messages now that - larue33 March 25, 2025, 12:19:31 dots - lcubed March 25, 2025, 12:36:11 dots - ATL March 25, 2025, 16:25:18 He needs to go incognito and change his name to Gillberg.* - MojoJojo March 25, 2025, 12:56:14 William Goldberg* - KCWildcat March 25, 2025, 13:03:13 Have we gotten to the point when they're clamoring to hang the journalist?* - RVA March 25, 2025, 10:05:36 wouldn't surprise me if DOJ got involved - Sammich March 25, 2025, 10:13:53 Goldberg reporting this incident is a stab in the back to our soldiers and leaders.* - DT March 25, 2025, 11:16:03 you know what's a stab in the back to our soldiers? firing 80,000 VA workers. - VIV March 25, 2025, 13:08:59 Nm - DT March 25, 2025, 11:16:58 Surprised they haven't spun this into "look how transparent we are!"* - Warrin'_Illini March 25, 2025, 9:37:47 But he claimed The Atlantic was going out of business, like it's their fault.* - Stu March 25, 2025, 9:36:01 But last I heard, Trump claimed not to know anything about it - Jackie March 25, 2025, 9:32:22 If anyone gets fired it'll be Waltz* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 25, 2025, 12:50:13 Whatever dude, in a normal world multiple heads would roll* - Jackie March 25, 2025, 14:41:08 OK? Just mentioning who the most likely fall guy is if there is one* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 25, 2025, 15:07:44 Ok? I wasn’t trying to make any point except that this shit is all so wildly abnormal - Jackie March 25, 2025, 15:46:40 it's the reactive mob boss mentality - plead ignorance let the underlings take the fall * - Jersey March 25, 2025, 9:58:12 The only logic that exists is "I didn't do anything wrong" - Sammich March 25, 2025, 9:41:46 Very possible he was told and just forgot, given the advancing dementia.* - DT March 25, 2025, 9:40:30 or he was told, but wasn't paying attention, - Sammich March 25, 2025, 9:42:41 Maybe one good thing could come out of this administration - larue33 March 25, 2025, 7:02:51 "ask your doctor about...", NO. they're the doctor. they make the recommendation.* - VIV March 25, 2025, 9:07:12 Could have a big trickle down effect on sports. - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 25, 2025, 8:46:01 Maybe they'll also ban fast food ads, and sports just won't have commercials anymore* - Sammich March 25, 2025, 9:00:34 there's always sports gambilng* - torinese March 25, 2025, 9:00:59 I think they banned it from the tournament, which has been pleasant - RVA March 25, 2025, 9:04:03 As a fmr pharma guy I don’t understand why it was ever legalized.* - ATL March 25, 2025, 8:44:21 Money, d’uh* - TarheelIllini March 25, 2025, 9:04:12 PhRMA and AdvaMed* - memyselfandillini March 25, 2025, 8:49:02 An interesting thing about this administration is that they are very measured when a policy - longsnapper March 25, 2025, 8:40:52 This is long overdue, 100% support* - Jackie March 25, 2025, 8:35:52 same* - VIV March 25, 2025, 9:05:28 There is *some* good to the ads. They raise awareness and probably lead to patients being more - jjlocke923 March 25, 2025, 8:52:34 if worried about overprescription don't have the patient lead with hey doc give me them tv drugs* - RVA March 25, 2025, 9:10:26 Crazy thing is that the biggest blockbuster drug of our time (GLP-1) couldn't be advertised - ATL March 25, 2025, 9:35:59 Although he’s also playing the long game - DT March 25, 2025, 7:08:28 Regarding Greenland, adfession… - timmer March 24, 2025, 21:34:00 Actually going with the ‘it’s not a big deal to text secrets’ line. Amazing stuff* - John Coctostan March 24, 2025, 20:22:18 also... "BUT HER EMAILS!"* - VIV March 25, 2025, 9:05:07 And it will work as a great distraction as democracy is gutted* - shua March 24, 2025, 20:30:43 Our enemies are going to play this administration like a fiddle - Stu March 24, 2025, 20:29:37 Does it count as playing them if the administration is eagerly advancing our enemies’ interests? - DT March 24, 2025, 20:41:14 Putin is just holding the pee tape over Trump’s head - Stu March 24, 2025, 20:43:18 And it will work. Nothing matters. Eat Arby’s.* - Tortillini March 24, 2025, 20:29:30 this* - snipes824 March 24, 2025, 21:14:49 Postmaster General out - ATL March 24, 2025, 16:48:57 he had been mailing it in for years* - bbonb March 25, 2025, 7:10:41 DOGE is going to merge the two duplicative positions: Postmaster General and Surgeon General * - DT March 25, 2025, 7:17:21 So he’ll be replaced with someone even worse?* - shua March 24, 2025, 18:56:28 Of course. * - ATL March 24, 2025, 19:26:20 Major fail by Biden not getting rid of him* - JeffFrank March 24, 2025, 16:51:13 This isn't dimensional chess, Jeff. It's tic-tac-toe. - complainant March 24, 2025, 17:43:22 Forget it he’s rolling. - SurfTheBoneyard March 25, 2025, 7:29:44 We also are apparently sending Usha Vance to scout Greenland's defenses* - gvibes March 24, 2025, 13:11:55 I hope they name our US-Greenland-Canada axis the Greater North Atlantic Co-Prosperity Sphere - DT March 25, 2025, 7:19:21 It sounds like she is taking one of her kids to see dogsled races. Seems pretty benign. - jjlocke923 March 24, 2025, 14:06:06 She had an Al Gore book displayed on her bookshelf* - JeffFrank March 24, 2025, 16:20:03 Can't decide which is dumber, that you typed this or might actually believe it* - Herman Blume March 24, 2025, 14:25:48 It's a tie* - WhitmansFolly March 24, 2025, 14:41:10 Accompanied by the National Security Advisor and the Energy Secretary * - larue33 March 24, 2025, 14:22:06 *gasp!* Good for them. Combining trips to save on expenses* - jjlocke923 March 24, 2025, 14:25:40 Pointless trip since Greenland officials won't meet with them. * - larue33 March 24, 2025, 14:31:35 We’ll see* - jjlocke923 March 24, 2025, 14:57:50 And we have now seen. * - larue33 March 26, 2025, 19:08:43 *Ding** - KingTalkyTiki March 26, 2025, 22:09:11 Well, *we* will anyhow.* - complainant March 24, 2025, 17:44:36 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 14:10:10 why doesn't Greenland just not let them into the country?* - ECEIllinois March 24, 2025, 13:54:05 We have a military base there. Not letting our national security advisor into the country is - Chuck Woodaby March 24, 2025, 14:02:41 Yep they had to land at a US airbase. Greenland officials refuse to meet them. - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 14:05:16 Fuck off. You are a terrible person. - HamptonSki March 24, 2025, 21:55:50 Are Hampton's posts garbled for everyone else? - complainant March 24, 2025, 23:30:18 Refused to meet them?? Link?* - jjlocke923 March 24, 2025, 14:10:55 The trip is Thursday.* - Chuck Woodaby March 24, 2025, 14:08:14 lol* - Poldark March 24, 2025, 14:11:35 nm - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 14:14:22 It's awesome you could type this - Poldark March 24, 2025, 14:21:41 nm - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 14:23:37 be that as it may, probably unnecessary to post here - memyselfandillini March 24, 2025, 14:36:53 *doffs cap** - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 14:44:04 **returns the gesture** * - memyselfandillini March 24, 2025, 16:35:27 Sorry. - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 14:11:30 tbf a good portion has probably already been spent* - ATL March 24, 2025, 14:14:31 Well shit, can we come to an agreement on what tense I should be using here?!?* - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 14:15:21 Just keep making stuff up. You’ll be correct eventually* - jjlocke923 March 24, 2025, 14:20:26 Bwahahahaha. The most hypocritical statement I've seen here in some time. - WhitmansFolly March 24, 2025, 15:54:42 Huh? How so?* - jjlocke923 March 24, 2025, 16:24:28 Classic jjlocke923. Throws shit at wall. - WhitmansFolly March 24, 2025, 21:07:35 Lolol* - jjlocke923 March 24, 2025, 14:13:06 May she get the reception she deserves.* - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 13:19:12 She says they run drop coverage because Big Don can't shoot. * - illini March 24, 2025, 13:16:37 Sounds like the Pentagon is using private communications accounts (but her emails) - ATL March 24, 2025, 11:36:19 ooo - RVA March 24, 2025, 20:16:23 drunk dialing* - complainant March 24, 2025, 19:16:00 ooo - ATL March 24, 2025, 16:12:18 this is gonna be the source of so many hearty chuckles in the Congressional gym* - Sammich March 24, 2025, 14:23:07 Susan Collins is going to lament that Trump didn’t learn his lesson * - ATL March 24, 2025, 14:30:47 heh - ATL March 24, 2025, 14:11:37 JD really hates Europe - CanHartlebHireSnider March 24, 2025, 13:02:52 I mean, I thought he made a good point there. This is helping europe not us. - gvibes March 24, 2025, 13:09:34 I guess to do something that Biden couldn't get done?* - ECEIllinois March 24, 2025, 13:17:05 One thing that doesn't appeared to have been mentioned - CanHartlebHireSnider March 24, 2025, 13:16:06 Facilitating an ethnic cleansing is expensive.* - Chuck Woodaby March 24, 2025, 13:23:46 I was pleasantly surprised he was against the bombing and said it was mistake. - Chuck Woodaby March 24, 2025, 13:09:13 just a couple of bros making plans in a group chat, except it's about bombing the Houthis* - ECEIllinois March 24, 2025, 12:55:09 The emoji responses are surreal* - CWR10 March 24, 2025, 14:49:00 In my experience, nobody loves emojis more than upper middle age men. So yeah tracks* - John Coctostan March 24, 2025, 16:40:01 Bankers story. And way worse than anything they accused Hilary of doing* - John Coctostan March 24, 2025, 12:49:44 These are not serious people. - Chuck Woodaby March 24, 2025, 12:39:36 He already released an obsequious press release* - gvibes March 24, 2025, 13:09:03 Good God* - Jackie March 24, 2025, 12:20:25 Amazing* - gvibes March 24, 2025, 12:19:42 This is incredible. * - MC March 24, 2025, 12:10:17 LOL. Idiots. All of them* - timmer March 24, 2025, 12:04:52 Chumbawamba for the win - TarheelIllini March 24, 2025, 8:27:35 Hopefully our European and Canadian players are here next year - RVA March 23, 2025, 23:52:41 Have a Canada trip scheduled for October. - KingTalkyTiki March 24, 2025, 13:18:13 Tiger dating Don Jr’s ex wife…he’s had too many knocks to the head* - KCWildcat March 23, 2025, 21:25:02 He and Gavin both Eskimo brothers with DJTJ* - JeffFrank March 24, 2025, 12:12:05 I think it's easier for people with enormous wealth and full time security details to date within - complainant March 23, 2025, 23:09:51 She should probably have the ring independently appraised. - complainant March 24, 2025, 0:40:27 Best comment. ‘Dat ass is worn out’* - TarheelIllini March 24, 2025, 7:54:44 At first I read this as Tiger King and was not shocked. * - doubledown March 23, 2025, 22:10:23 LOL - OB25 March 23, 2025, 21:11:46 It always comes back to Obama* - snipes824 March 23, 2025, 22:13:13 everybody’s a critic* - memyselfandillini March 23, 2025, 21:57:00 If anything, the painting makes him look better. * - doubledown March 23, 2025, 21:15:54 Yep, it makes him look almost human* - Stu March 23, 2025, 22:04:32 Good lord he is such a pathetic piece of shit. Rice paper skin* - opey8 March 23, 2025, 21:14:52 Nm - TarheelIllini March 23, 2025, 18:21:44 Holy shit. A national tv ad for WI Supreme Court race?! And GOP playing the hits, anti-trans. - MC March 23, 2025, 17:26:14 so many trump ads on tv. if anyone watched commercials it would be like propoganda* - memyselfandillini March 23, 2025, 21:58:32 Lia Thomas did so much damage* - JeffFrank March 23, 2025, 19:06:43 ATTENTION ME* - CWR10 March 24, 2025, 8:08:24 The White House Easter Egg Hunt; brought to you by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP… - timmer March 23, 2025, 12:54:18 I assume Trump will somehow personally profit, just not yet sure how. * - doubledown March 23, 2025, 16:03:20 This is crass, but is a million times less terrible than just about everything else Trump is doing.* - DT March 23, 2025, 14:14:58 I guess I should not have been so cryptic * - ATL March 23, 2025, 14:00:20 Nah they already got rolled.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 23, 2025, 13:44:43 egg shortage. better doge next year kids* - memyselfandillini March 23, 2025, 13:48:52 Donald Trump know that Jesus didn’t die for us. He died for the corporate sponsorships - ATL March 23, 2025, 12:08:34 MAGA is now pro-EV and anti-Coca-Cola. This is working out better than I expected. - complainant March 22, 2025, 15:18:10 His head is going to explode when he finds out about the rest of the lobbyist community * - VIV March 23, 2025, 14:27:53 Tesla has done more to promote EV than any company in history. Yet, liberals are actively rooting - jjlocke923 March 22, 2025, 16:43:54 Cybertruck * - VIV March 23, 2025, 14:22:05 Libs claim to love the environment but then chop down bradford pear trees* - RVA March 23, 2025, 11:38:03 This is a joke, right? Like libs probly kill asian carp too?* - Stu March 23, 2025, 11:40:22 Why did they kill the pythons living in the Everglades? - ATL March 23, 2025, 12:09:39 Lol* - cpsteine March 23, 2025, 9:33:50 Budweiser. That’s all. So shut the fuck up. * - haighter March 22, 2025, 18:26:26 That’s another great example. It’s so dumb* - jjlocke923 March 22, 2025, 20:58:07 Great example of what?* - longsnapper March 23, 2025, 9:23:14 Example of a group of irrational people trying to destroy a product/company that they formerly - jjlocke923 March 23, 2025, 10:43:34 Classic cunty jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki March 23, 2025, 20:47:34 lol. You honestly believe that he was giving a Nazi salute?* - jjlocke923 March 23, 2025, 21:13:36 Well Spuds McKenzie isn’t a Nazi for one.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 23, 2025, 13:45:59 What kind of person holds ANY company "dear?" - longsnapper March 23, 2025, 13:39:50 Tesla used to be a status symbol for the environmentally conscious. - jjlocke923 March 23, 2025, 14:01:32 Owning a Tesla has never been about the environment, it has always been a virtue signal - longsnapper March 23, 2025, 14:36:01 *ding* - KingTalkyTiki March 23, 2025, 20:49:11 And then people found out their ceo is a nazi and their cars are pieces of shit - IlliniSax05 March 23, 2025, 14:22:57 Dumb people struggle with the scientific method* - shua March 23, 2025, 16:07:04 Because: just like this admin, the value is falsely built up on lies and cult of personality - memyselfandillini March 23, 2025, 11:20:39 I’m sure you spoke out against it at the time* - OB25 March 23, 2025, 11:14:21 The Bud Light thing? Yes, it’s been dumb since day 1* - jjlocke923 March 23, 2025, 11:18:37 lol* - ATL March 23, 2025, 10:59:53 How is your brain so completely fucking broken? * - doubledown March 22, 2025, 17:44:09 ketamine? - complainant March 22, 2025, 18:13:28 It isn't. He's trying to get responses* - IlliniRunner March 22, 2025, 17:47:07 Doesn’t mean it’s not broken. It clearly is. * - assassin March 23, 2025, 13:18:05 True, a different kind of broken to be doing this weak-ass trolling. But broken none-the-less* - IlliniRunner March 23, 2025, 16:14:18 How long have conservatives been cheering for them to succeed? - longsnapper March 22, 2025, 17:40:07 Not quite as long as they been cheering for women’s sports* - shua March 22, 2025, 18:05:33 lol* - ATL March 22, 2025, 17:23:04 The moment I see rednecks buying Teslas is the day pigs fly *cues Waylon Smithers* - illini thunder March 22, 2025, 15:24:28 For most of MAGAs, a new Tesla is worth more than their crappy rusted out trailer* - Stu March 22, 2025, 15:29:30 “Christ is King” in bio - OB25 March 22, 2025, 11:28:13 Christian Nationalist AND Coalition Builder* - Jackie March 23, 2025, 8:45:14 I can finally feel safe walking around my neighborhood. Thank you president trump* - snipes824 March 22, 2025, 11:35:34 Meanwhile I continue to get terrorized by 14 year olds* - Sounder March 22, 2025, 12:33:20 "christ is king" is just a shibboleth for online groypers/antisemites - CanHartlebHireSnider March 22, 2025, 11:31:24 Are you mocking their religion?* - ATL March 22, 2025, 14:31:43 This has to be satire right? - ATL March 21, 2025, 17:36:03 nice - "Town officials told Ehrlich his claims lacked even a kernel of truth"* - RVA March 21, 2025, 20:12:05 He speaks the bullshit!* - SurfTheBoneyard March 21, 2025, 20:30:11 "I AM the Colonel of Truth!"* - complainant March 21, 2025, 20:20:26 Or mental illness.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 21, 2025, 17:37:24 o0o - haighter March 21, 2025, 18:48:48 SD wants me to take him to see Bernie Sanders and AOC speaking in downtown Denver tonight. - doubledown March 21, 2025, 16:04:09 That sounds like too much work, but I'd totally love to see both of them* - Sounder March 21, 2025, 16:15:13 I'd be interested to see how much they speak about wealth inequality. - longsnapper March 21, 2025, 16:08:32 For Bernie and AOC, yes - ghost_of_clt March 21, 2025, 16:14:10 She'll say healthcare is a human right, but nothing about who should pay for it. - complainant March 21, 2025, 16:13:38 wait, who pays for yours?* - memyselfandillini March 21, 2025, 18:04:48 How about the top 1% paying what they actually owe? - Chilango March 21, 2025, 17:16:53 this is such a BS statement* - bucktownillini March 21, 2025, 16:25:56 No, really. She will. And GOP operatives will record it, and edit for future ad campaigns. - complainant March 21, 2025, 16:29:33 What? Everyone wants someone else to pay for their healthcare. * - memyselfandillini March 21, 2025, 18:05:28 But Republicans pretend they don't. Bootstraps and all that. * - doubledown March 21, 2025, 18:37:05 she has already talked about that. you know your insurance premium would go away - bucktownillini March 21, 2025, 16:31:37 Maybe one day, another country will figure out a decent health care system, and we can copy that - longsnapper March 21, 2025, 16:20:50 Or you can tell him the Illini game is on TV tonight and pay him on the head and say - timmer March 21, 2025, 16:07:04 I thought he had a car and shit now? * - haighter March 21, 2025, 16:05:46 He can drive, but not by himself. * - doubledown March 21, 2025, 16:06:58 Just cruise down there with him and go do something yourself while he's in the rally? * - haighter March 21, 2025, 16:11:49 This is the party of the working class - snipes824 March 21, 2025, 14:20:20 My mother literally refers to her SS check as her paycheck - Jersey March 21, 2025, 15:22:30 Me too! I get paid for breathing. I work 24/7* - Stu March 21, 2025, 15:59:03 Have you thought about becoming a billionaire so she won’t have to?* - snipes824 March 21, 2025, 15:32:40 If every Tesla dealership in the country happened to burn down, I wouldn't say anything.* - Warrin'_Illini March 21, 2025, 14:38:31 I'd say plenty. Starting with, "You go, guys!!!!"* - Stu March 21, 2025, 16:01:31 ^^^^^domestic terrorist^^^^^^* - Herman Blume March 21, 2025, 15:33:41 I gave a thumbs down to a cybertruck a few weeks ago. Felt amazing.* - Warrin'_Illini March 21, 2025, 15:34:16 Do that shit now before it’s illegal* - Herman Blume March 21, 2025, 17:18:48 If every senior missed their rent and utilities payments for a couple of months, who would notice? - complainant March 21, 2025, 14:29:21 "a fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining" - Sammich March 21, 2025, 14:27:10 no, not him, though* - torinese March 21, 2025, 15:13:46 This might wake some people up - larue33 March 21, 2025, 13:52:30 since he can’t figure it out, go ahead and shut it down. * - memyselfandillini March 21, 2025, 13:54:25 President would need to bail out retirees by mailing them monthly checks* - DT March 21, 2025, 14:00:28 As long as those checks would have his big signature on it, he'd love that* - UofIL6 March 21, 2025, 14:15:16 "Tell your old man to prop farmers up for another 4 years" - Jersey March 21, 2025, 12:30:22 This is not a Trump thing, it's part of the disaster aid bill that passed in December - larue33 March 21, 2025, 15:55:53 Another bailout for wealthy white people* - longsnapper March 21, 2025, 13:03:12 Also the ones most responsible for illegal immigration. * - doubledown March 21, 2025, 14:10:41 True—these bailouts are a huge financial incentive for illegal immigrants to sneak in - DT March 21, 2025, 14:39:43 Make Spending Cuts = Bad. Don’t Make Spending Cuts = Also Bad. * - jjlocke923 March 21, 2025, 12:55:16 You have to be BigBop - Sounder March 21, 2025, 12:57:49 Must not be ski week or have a tee time with daddy’s friends* - Chilango March 21, 2025, 15:32:47 You’re just now getting this? Obvious from day 1 * - illini thunder March 21, 2025, 15:10:40 No, I've known it since the beginning - Sounder March 21, 2025, 15:15:43 Lol: "Producers are facing higher costs and market uncertainty." WHY IS THAT FUCKTARD* - gvibes March 21, 2025, 12:42:15 I noticed a 6 pack of claws went up $1 at my local grocery store. Not acceptable.* - Warrin'_Illini March 21, 2025, 12:51:43 DOGE approved? * - illini thunder March 21, 2025, 12:41:13 Saw speculation on the TL that todays Friday news dump will be all American pulled out of Europe* - MC March 21, 2025, 12:01:58 Except Ramstein and bases in UK* - timmer March 21, 2025, 12:48:12 You mean military? Gonna be sent to Israel to get ready for the war with Iran.* - Warrin'_Illini March 21, 2025, 12:16:20 Or Columbia U* - memyselfandillini March 21, 2025, 12:58:30 TL? And what does your sentence mean?* - longsnapper March 21, 2025, 12:08:59 Timeline - and I meant American Troops. * - MC March 21, 2025, 12:26:56 You know that French scientist who was blocked from entering the US? It turns out it wasn’t because - jjlocke923 March 21, 2025, 10:16:46 Got a link? Not that I wouldn't be comfortable totally taking your word for it. * - doubledown March 21, 2025, 10:23:14 Oooo - CanHartlebHireSnider March 21, 2025, 10:24:46 We are living in a post-truth society - Blazer March 21, 2025, 11:18:05 so he had sensitive information from a US lab in violation of an NDA - Sammich March 21, 2025, 10:48:43 Right, don’t you take him into custody and figure out how much info he has inappropriately?* - TarheelIllini March 21, 2025, 12:11:53 Would love to be able to believe what the DHS Assistant Secretary, Republican Strategist, and - doubledown March 21, 2025, 10:32:48 So am I supposed to not believe what I read here or not believe what I read before? - CoronaTheirAss March 21, 2025, 10:28:33 DOE = DOA - assassin March 20, 2025, 15:41:48 What's DOA?* - gullit March 21, 2025, 8:43:10 ooo - VIV March 21, 2025, 11:27:57 The Department of Education is dead. * - assassin March 21, 2025, 10:36:26 Your love life* - Sounder March 21, 2025, 9:48:22 it was a show on de netflix* - Sammich March 21, 2025, 9:19:43 In every way that matters, we’re a dictatorship now. * - doubledown March 20, 2025, 21:06:26 i'm a bit concerned for my juggalo friends. not a joke. 25th gathering is this year - Nobster March 21, 2025, 6:50:28 Hope they enjoy El Salvador * - assassin March 21, 2025, 10:31:05 law firms are now required to give the president free services to avoid retribution* - snipes824 March 20, 2025, 21:16:30 So now Paul, Weiss is saying that the WH changed the deal in the press release - ATL March 21, 2025, 8:20:21 What is this?* - gvibes March 21, 2025, 10:21:09 The real thing - ATL March 21, 2025, 13:58:59 It's it, what is it? - Sounder March 21, 2025, 10:29:57 “Pray I don’t alter it any further.”* - Tortillini March 21, 2025, 8:41:36 Ha, we were close: “Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?”* - voiceofreason March 21, 2025, 9:56:20 because they know the justice department is in his back pocket* - Sounder March 21, 2025, 2:38:28 who better than the top law firms to tie the AG up - memyselfandillini March 21, 2025, 6:11:39 I don’t understand why they are caving. * - memyselfandillini March 20, 2025, 22:14:04 $$$$. Simple.* - Chicago1995 March 21, 2025, 10:23:08 they are cowards, pretty clear* - torinese March 21, 2025, 8:55:19 Yeah, it's so dumb/awful* - UofIL6 March 20, 2025, 22:17:59 Next up, vouchers. - CWR10 March 20, 2025, 19:57:41 wait until the dumb Trump voters realize that not only will the vouchers... - shua March 21, 2025, 8:42:26 they'll send them to the new pop-up academies instead* - RVA March 21, 2025, 9:08:45 Liberty Elementary Academy, LLC - Sammich March 21, 2025, 9:20:51 I know someone who recently got an online grad degree from Liberty - RVA March 21, 2025, 9:31:09 well, the government can always mandate they must take "american" kids over "foreigners"* - torinese March 21, 2025, 8:58:27 School vouchers are a tax break for the wealthy* - longsnapper March 20, 2025, 21:12:00 Of course they are. But that’s been the GOP’s single over-riding policy goal for 30+ years. - DT March 21, 2025, 5:46:59 Dangerously close to guillotine time * - assassin March 20, 2025, 21:16:15 ooo - Sammich March 21, 2025, 8:12:40 The current admin seems to long for the Gilded Age - KingTalkyTiki March 20, 2025, 23:44:56 Just happy he'll get some financial aid to help him out - KingTalkyTiki March 20, 2025, 20:38:58 about time those unfortunate rich parents get financial break!* - WhitmansFolly March 20, 2025, 20:41:12 If you get a voucher to send your kid to a private school, then households without children - TarheelIllini March 20, 2025, 20:11:21 we are no longer a constitutional republic - Sammich March 20, 2025, 15:51:39 I’m not sure what a possible return path would be - DT March 20, 2025, 16:24:07 it’s looking mighty bleak. * - memyselfandillini March 20, 2025, 22:11:36 Yeah—and my post was the optimistic scenario - DT March 21, 2025, 5:55:59 I’m going back to your original post!* - memyselfandillini March 21, 2025, 8:54:23 Elon isn’t racist. In fact he was friends with his family’s black servants. - doubledown March 20, 2025, 14:56:30 I 100% concur with these people from deep red rural Wyoming (and holy shit, watch this) - ATL March 20, 2025, 14:19:52 Love it!* - timmer March 20, 2025, 14:24:30 When does Infrastructure Year start? - Jersey March 20, 2025, 7:45:14 Saving that for his 3rd term* - CWR10 March 20, 2025, 8:19:48 there’s not going to even be pretending they give a shit about fixing things* - memyselfandillini March 20, 2025, 22:12:47 meanwhile it took me 3 1/2 hours to get home from work yesterday - Jersey March 21, 2025, 8:27:36 Starting today all you taxpayers will be paying me twice through September. - LeatherneckIllini March 20, 2025, 7:22:53 FT reporting accounting irregularities at Tesla. DOGE should get involved. - ATL March 20, 2025, 5:04:08 Every cybertruck being recalled for shedding body panels - ATL March 20, 2025, 9:57:45 Why the fuck are you morons responding to timmer?* - longsnapper March 19, 2025, 22:23:21 Same reason sounder has to accost middle schoolers* - John Coctostan March 19, 2025, 22:33:24 I won’t defend sounder’s description of the teens, but the basic right of a person to be - Nobster March 19, 2025, 23:45:29 SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED* - Sammich March 20, 2025, 8:15:12 I do imagine sounder as Rumsfield from "the burbs"* - longsnapper March 19, 2025, 22:38:09 I'm not.* - complainant March 19, 2025, 22:26:24 MADEYOUPOST! - timmer March 19, 2025, 22:26:07 Probably because we are morons* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 19, 2025, 22:25:21 bored.* - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:23:57 also, he’s a sexy beast that you don’t want to starve. dude could rip the community asunder - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:26:19 Can someone explain this to me? - timmer March 19, 2025, 21:17:00 sure. the money was likely grants to fund research. the transgender swimmer only - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:08:00 What do you mean? Billions go to universities for research - Stu March 19, 2025, 21:24:22 That’s what the article alluded to - timmer March 19, 2025, 21:36:19 Penn does a lot of health care/ public health research stuff - Stu March 19, 2025, 21:40:23 Explain to me the science of this?* - timmer March 19, 2025, 21:46:16 The science of university research?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 19, 2025, 22:09:17 No, the science of bilking the government of $175M for a topic that don’t need research… - timmer March 19, 2025, 22:14:26 umm…I don’t think the 175 m was for trans research. There was a trans athlete in 2022 at penn - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:21:17 Silly Nobster. Men can't peg people. - complainant March 19, 2025, 22:25:25 you don’t have to use your flesh penis* - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:27:43 It doesn't work anyway. - complainant March 20, 2025, 18:27:52 If it werent for government grants, there would be no HAL 9000 - Stu March 19, 2025, 22:18:40 If true, what have we done as a society? - timmer March 19, 2025, 22:28:16 derp space!* - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:21:52 Was going to correct, but I liked it* - Stu March 19, 2025, 22:27:37 me too. that’s Tina and tort worthy!* - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:28:38 Its 11 pm and you want me to figger out and report to you on the - Stu March 19, 2025, 21:52:39 sorry I type slow, Stu!* - Nobster March 19, 2025, 22:08:54 It’s your fault that you replied to a Timmer post - timmer March 19, 2025, 21:56:59 I hope Florida doesn't need German tourism dollars - complainant March 19, 2025, 18:27:12 WTF (part infinity) - Tortillini March 19, 2025, 13:55:51 I see a marketing opportunity here. Reversible t-shirts for international travelers. - complainant March 19, 2025, 15:58:38 pretty smart* - memyselfandillini March 19, 2025, 22:36:16 I suspect that there’s a little more to this story* - jjlocke923 March 19, 2025, 15:21:09 As much as I hate to admit it, I think you're right - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 19, 2025, 15:56:11 Give CBP a break, they're doing the best they can with the army of dipshits they're - doubledown March 19, 2025, 15:18:42 I was down by the border yesterday and it was crazy to see the profiling in action - snipes824 March 19, 2025, 15:40:38 The grocery store I go to started checking receipts as you leave - Sounder March 19, 2025, 15:43:28 Or it’s just random* - jjlocke923 March 19, 2025, 15:51:55 this is why JD had to lecture Europe on good old American free speech* - Sammich March 19, 2025, 14:28:52 I'm sure MAGAts will be just fine if this happens to them in 2029.* - MojoJojo March 19, 2025, 14:21:41 From there, it's one short step to being imprisoned for saying you dislike the president* - Stu March 19, 2025, 14:15:24 Remember when they said it was ridiculous to call Trump a fascist?* - Sounder March 19, 2025, 14:08:16 Being mean to Trump or Elon should be against the law. Good change, USA.* - Warrin'_Illini March 19, 2025, 14:05:57 Dogequest: website leaks personal info of telsa owners. Address, phone, email, LinkedIn - longsnapper March 19, 2025, 11:32:57 Is it really that hard to find out who owns a Tesla? They're kinda ubiquitous. * - haighter March 19, 2025, 12:05:12 Most of em will tell ya unprompted.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 19, 2025, 12:19:39 tesla owner = crossfitter?* - lcubed March 19, 2025, 12:59:38 A vegan, an atheist, and a cross fitter walk into a bar - Sounder March 19, 2025, 13:01:47 I thought it was a vegan/atheist/crossfitter walks into a bar - Tortillini March 19, 2025, 13:32:01 Or do they ever shut up?* - JacobRDaugherty March 19, 2025, 15:13:24 Tesla owners?* - KingTalkyTiki March 19, 2025, 11:48:13 Yes. Autocorrect* - longsnapper March 19, 2025, 11:55:33 domestic terrorism!* - Sammich March 19, 2025, 11:34:52 GOP state senator: files bill to categorize Trump criticism as mental illness - RVA March 18, 2025, 21:16:51 Is the Orange Jumpsuit District a neighborhood in the Twin Cities? - ATL March 19, 2025, 15:35:54 I question this story. 17 is awfully young to be a cop* - bbonb March 19, 2025, 11:49:01 Dude is 40. How difficult is it to just hold out for an 18 year old? - doubledown March 18, 2025, 21:42:57 16 is legal in the land of Tim Walz. - Chuck Woodaby March 18, 2025, 22:08:01 ooo - complainant March 19, 2025, 11:43:56 Has anyone looked at thr JFK stuff? Cliff noted on that could be interesting.* - Toonces March 18, 2025, 19:59:24 I think you will be disappointed at how little there is of any interesting substance in there* - Stu March 18, 2025, 21:14:08 I 100% concur with these people from deep red rural Nebraska - ATL March 18, 2025, 19:28:53 Did they all recently suffer a head injury?* - Warrin'_Illini March 19, 2025, 13:33:37 HELL YEAH* - Jackie March 18, 2025, 22:00:38 I endorse this - TarheelIllini March 18, 2025, 19:30:38 This instagram story explains how Trump got elected - ATL March 18, 2025, 18:33:34 I'm tellin' ya, MAGA doesn't know that white people aren't from here.* - complainant March 18, 2025, 18:47:57 JFK files release delayed. - Chuck Woodaby March 18, 2025, 17:30:18 Why in the world does anyone at all care about this? * - haighter March 18, 2025, 19:06:38 Is this an honest question? - uofi1998 March 19, 2025, 15:54:02 Because the rubes think there's a grand conspiracy in those files... - SurfTheBoneyard March 18, 2025, 19:37:08 He didn't release them because Pompeo asked him not to. - Chuck Woodaby March 18, 2025, 19:52:11 His nephew appears to have the solution for high egg prices - ATL March 18, 2025, 18:04:39 Survival of the chickenshittest* - complainant March 18, 2025, 18:17:14 Shocking* - Sounder March 18, 2025, 17:30:52 These polling numbers are depressing - Sounder March 18, 2025, 16:30:49 I'm going to need more data on that being a blue collar demographic - RVA March 18, 2025, 17:37:15 Dumb assholes skew republican. Very surprising.* - Herman Blume March 18, 2025, 16:50:34 Where do the smart assholes fit?* - Potomac March 18, 2025, 16:57:18 Eat my - Toonces March 18, 2025, 21:19:41 Well you're right here, so.....* - KingTalkyTiki March 18, 2025, 17:09:49 Seems from that infographic almost no one skews Democrat. * - haighter March 18, 2025, 16:53:02 Just because they are frustrated - Sounder March 18, 2025, 17:36:07 I think no one right now is a fan of the current Dem party with its current leadership.. - KingTalkyTiki March 18, 2025, 17:13:52 I didn’t say anyone did. But my assumption is that the women are democrats who are pissed at the - Herman Blume March 18, 2025, 16:55:08 Nice to see the AWFLs represent.* - Chuck Woodaby March 18, 2025, 16:36:31 Kanye trending on Twitter rarely disappoints - Sounder March 18, 2025, 16:18:07 I hate Illinois Nazis.* - complainant March 18, 2025, 16:50:26 Tesla down 12 to 225* - Stu March 18, 2025, 14:57:56 Rookie numbers. Need to get that under 200 asap.* - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 15:21:11 Stock analysts are very, very slowly realizing most Tesla buyers are liberals who hate Trump/Musk - Stu March 18, 2025, 15:29:08 While it's fun to watch the line go down, I have to think ol' Musky is going to land on his feet. - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 16:11:37 Pretty hard for a guy worth $200 billion to land any other way. His worst case is likely - larue33 March 18, 2025, 16:16:32 $50 Billion in worthless companies' stock? - complainant March 18, 2025, 16:47:08 ooo. - longsnapper March 18, 2025, 18:26:17 Correct. Eliminating oversight while locking in government contracts might be his only chance. - complainant March 18, 2025, 18:36:19 Agree, just trying to keep my expectations in check.* - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 16:19:52 I fantasize about Trump dying penniless and insane - Sounder March 18, 2025, 16:31:46 What? He's both. - complainant March 18, 2025, 16:40:38 With the meme coin I think he's actually rich now. Good work if you can get it.* - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 16:42:50 It's such a self own on his part - Sounder March 18, 2025, 15:33:29 Models need a refresh, recalls galore, safety concerns, Cybertruck is an expensive clown car... - SurfTheBoneyard March 18, 2025, 15:52:57 it's a company using carbon credits to buy Bitcoin that also makes cars - assassin March 18, 2025, 16:35:50 I’m awaiting for Trump to announce that GSA will convert their entire Fleet services to Tesla* - timmer March 18, 2025, 15:09:23 And then convert the nation's energy grid to renewables, to own the libs. - complainant March 18, 2025, 15:48:47 So maybe the Supreme Court will hold the line? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 18, 2025, 12:44:29 John Roberts, walking around in a hot-dog costume* - IlliniRunner March 18, 2025, 13:18:23 lol yep* - ATL March 18, 2025, 13:47:46 Does it even matter if Trump and Co. just disregarding their decisions anyway? - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 12:56:18 This has always been my fear, yes.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 18, 2025, 13:30:32 It might take longer than we want it to, - Sounder March 18, 2025, 12:57:14 There isn't a tipping point. The GOP is riding this car all the way to the bottom of the lake - IlliniRunner March 18, 2025, 13:20:59 Unless Trump drops dead, this stuff will go on for another 46 months, minimum.* - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 13:04:13 don't you think that even mainstream Republicans - Sounder March 18, 2025, 13:09:21 they have the House, Senate, and White House. I don't think they've grown tired. * - ghost_of_clt March 18, 2025, 14:03:07 I refuse to believe that they aren't tired of Trump's constant bullshit - Sounder March 18, 2025, 15:14:33 This. They have all the power to get done what they've wanted to forever* - UofIL6 March 18, 2025, 14:07:56 they're in power to hurt others and help themselves and their orbit - assassin March 18, 2025, 14:14:53 Are economy crippling and inflation causing tariffs on their agenda?* - Sounder March 18, 2025, 14:14:43 If they buy into Trump's 'pain in the near future, prosperity after' talk track - UofIL6 March 18, 2025, 14:32:57 It takes a minimum of four years to build an auto plant - Sounder March 18, 2025, 14:40:00 destroying the government to the benefit of billionaires, corporations, and autocrats is. - IlliniRunner March 18, 2025, 14:31:48 Again, I know you're right, but JFC the fever has to break eventually - Sounder March 18, 2025, 13:23:44 Funny you used that specific phrase - Blazer March 18, 2025, 13:50:52 I did watch that last night, so it must have been subliminaly stuck in my brain - Sounder March 18, 2025, 13:51:58 I know people want the Dems to fight - CanHartlebHireSnider March 18, 2025, 13:56:30 The Carville approach - Sounder March 18, 2025, 14:01:43 The Carville approach is insane. In order to get people to want to vote for the Dems - IlliniRunner March 18, 2025, 14:33:28 Agreed, there should be a shadow cabinet right now. At least Bernie and Walz are - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 14:45:47 I don't think they have to mount a resistance - Sounder March 18, 2025, 14:39:04 I think you're buying in to the hype. Democrats have lots of serious, competent electeds. - complainant March 18, 2025, 16:08:23 I think the fact that I had to look up who Sheldon Whitehouse is in problematic - Sounder March 18, 2025, 16:14:16 If only Elissa Slotkin were a dude* - opossum jenkins March 18, 2025, 16:43:00 I think it's a mistake for democrats to have any sort of unifying message - CanHartlebHireSnider March 18, 2025, 14:42:40 I think if they followed Carville's approach they'd be much more successful - CanHartlebHireSnider March 18, 2025, 14:19:27 I agree. There's nothing the Dems could do to make the GOP look worse than what the GOP is doing.* - complainant March 18, 2025, 16:10:39 But when their loyalists are as stupid as we know them to be - Sounder March 18, 2025, 16:15:31 Find a plain-speaking white dude to take up the mantle. - opossum jenkins March 18, 2025, 16:58:37 Isn't Tim Walz the person you just described? - Sounder March 19, 2025, 12:53:22 I too enjoyed Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012).* - complainant March 18, 2025, 17:34:10 You are quite welcome* - opossum jenkins March 18, 2025, 17:40:15 it can and it will. * - assassin March 18, 2025, 13:27:31 Mainstream Republicans. LOL - Chicago1995 March 18, 2025, 13:18:16 It's astounding. His bullshit story about sweating at the gym with GOP congressmen - IlliniRunner March 18, 2025, 13:22:58 are the mainstream republicans here tired of this? either the answer is no, they aren't, the ones - torinese March 18, 2025, 13:15:07 I'm not sure I'd consider the Republicans on here to be "mainstream" - Sounder March 18, 2025, 13:19:27 Mainstream republicans all still thinking he is negotiating still on the tariffs - JacobRDaugherty March 18, 2025, 13:14:20 Correct, and if those tariffs every actually get implemented - Sounder March 18, 2025, 13:16:17 Nope. He's got loyalists at the top of the FBI and military now. - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2025, 13:14:01 The "mainstream Republicans" that had the backbone to stand up against him... - KingTalkyTiki March 18, 2025, 13:12:39 There's gotta be more than 4 or 5 mainstream Republicans - Sounder March 18, 2025, 13:14:15 If there are 6-7 Mainstream(TM) Republicans, then they ain't the mainstream* - IlliniRunner March 18, 2025, 13:19:41 There has to be? * - doubledown March 18, 2025, 13:02:13 I have to believe in my heart of hearts - Sounder March 18, 2025, 13:08:11 I dunno. Lots of self-interest there... - SurfTheBoneyard March 18, 2025, 12:50:10 maybe, maybe not, but those guys are judges too - assassin March 18, 2025, 12:49:17 More willful ignoring of court orders. This is fine - John Coctostan March 17, 2025, 8:53:40 Apparently she was coming back from the funeral of Nasrallah - CanHartlebHireSnider March 17, 2025, 11:28:07 Eek. Definitely a send a card situation.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 17, 2025, 12:04:07 “religious not political” follower lol. Without remarking on the process, better off without her* - LeatherneckIllini March 17, 2025, 12:00:27 Great meathead take* - IlliniRunner March 17, 2025, 13:05:57 you can't remark without the process though - John Coctostan March 17, 2025, 12:25:11 Yup* - KingTalkyTiki March 18, 2025, 13:08:20 we have way too many talented kidney surgeons already* - assassin March 17, 2025, 12:15:22 Half of Al Qaeda were trained engineers. We don’t need her jus like we didn’t need them* - LeatherneckIllini March 17, 2025, 12:16:42 I don’t want her jus* - ATL March 17, 2025, 12:19:42 It ain't her fault that she's out there getting loose - Sounder March 17, 2025, 12:28:33 Blame everything on The Jus.* - complainant March 17, 2025, 13:16:09 we no like-a de jus* - Sammich March 17, 2025, 13:18:06 Q: If we slide all the way to fascism, is Canada the move? Or better to get off continent?* - cpsteine March 17, 2025, 7:31:37 Was 20 Yrs ahead of the curve=========>* - KingTalkyTiki March 17, 2025, 10:20:15 Australia/NZ. Then when WW3 happens, you have a chance of survival - Stu March 17, 2025, 9:30:24 /eat at Arby's* - ATL March 17, 2025, 10:01:31 Do they want you? - TarheelIllini March 17, 2025, 9:30:19 I've been angling for mini to look at colleges there for a while (due to value and quality) - ATL March 17, 2025, 9:25:32 in my limited research, it seems like the Canadian schools have jacked up prices for non-residents - cpsteine March 17, 2025, 9:35:22 I do not know. I last looked several years ago when mini asked me about a couple of - ATL March 17, 2025, 9:56:23 My daughter looked at University of British Columbia. We even did a campus visit since it’s - DocWalk20 March 17, 2025, 19:07:08 Canada has tons of oil and as the climate warms - memyselfandillini March 17, 2025, 8:10:30 if we become Germany, Canada is Poland - Sammich March 17, 2025, 8:09:34 Madeira Portugal is nice. No idea about moving there, but if we go full-dictatorship - Nobster March 17, 2025, 7:53:24 Yeah that’s kind of what I was thinking* - cpsteine March 17, 2025, 8:10:59 Are those ISS astronauts really sure they want to come back? - DT March 17, 2025, 6:31:52 Trump says he is voiding the Biden pardons and will go after January 6 committee folks* - gvibes March 17, 2025, 0:10:48 pure flooding the zone on his part. * - VIV March 17, 2025, 10:20:03 On the when and when not to take Trump seriously, I wouldn't discount this one - Sounder March 17, 2025, 11:07:33 His approval rating continues to rise, so this is clearly what the country wants.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 17, 2025, 8:41:29 His approval ratings are not rising. They’re falling and are in negative territory now. - IlliniRunner March 17, 2025, 9:01:01 Nate keeps an aggregate. His net favorable is -1.2 - CanHartlebHireSnider March 17, 2025, 11:11:11 Also an element of people don’t watch the news and base everything off personal issues - MC March 17, 2025, 10:17:01 His approval among Dems is 4%. I don't think you can have a negative approval rating* - longsnapper March 17, 2025, 9:20:40 Not according to this article - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 17, 2025, 9:07:41 See CHHS’s post above. In the aggregate, his poll numbers are on a downward trend - IlliniRunner March 17, 2025, 13:11:23 if you have a democratic republic for a long enough period of time - Sammich March 17, 2025, 9:28:30 Trump approval rating soars to all time high! (Still 5% lower than the next lowest) - longsnapper March 17, 2025, 9:22:22 His approval ratings are somewhat pointless. 45% love him, 45% despise him - UofIL6 March 17, 2025, 9:10:22 Yeah, but isn't that window basically what decides elections?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 17, 2025, 9:15:35 pretty much. hating immigrants/minorities and owning the libs (with the obvious large venn diagram - torinese March 17, 2025, 8:52:31 When you’re not bounded by good faith, you can do shit like this - GMAW March 17, 2025, 8:07:03 Seems like bringing the presidential pardon power into question might be a tactical mistake. * - doubledown March 17, 2025, 7:38:43 Certainly seems like they are assuming there won’t be any future transfer of power.* - DT March 17, 2025, 9:25:52 I would question anything signed in a sharpie* - ATL March 17, 2025, 7:58:37 I can't wait for the Gorsuch opinion deferring to the executive branch on this action.* - complainant March 17, 2025, 0:18:59 Would he be assigned the 9-0 result? * - Potomac March 17, 2025, 8:49:35 I'm on GMAW's side on this one but it would be 7-2. - ATL March 17, 2025, 9:27:52 if it ever got to the SCOTUS, I would happily wager on the result* - Potomac March 17, 2025, 9:48:03 You think there are two SCOTUS justices who believe POTUS has the power to invalidate pardons? - GMAW March 17, 2025, 9:44:48 After a majority found that the President has a presumption of immunity so broad that you can't even - ATL March 17, 2025, 10:45:55 Come on* - GMAW March 17, 2025, 11:18:26 to me the only potential interesting pardon case is a self-pardon - Potomac March 17, 2025, 9:47:01 Think you are giving Boozy Brett too much credit.* - Chicago1995 March 17, 2025, 9:33:50 [GM] how dare you imply that a supreme Court Justice is partisan[/AW]* - longsnapper March 17, 2025, 6:54:36 Care to wager on the final outcome of this?* - GMAW March 17, 2025, 8:14:57 I think i'd wager that the conservative justices will allow them to keep ignoring court orders - John Coctostan March 17, 2025, 8:57:12 So they claim is that Biden never actually approved the pardons? - CanHartlebHireSnider March 17, 2025, 0:18:34 From what I can determine, albeit from second hand reports on the right wing fever dreams on Twitter - IlliniRunner March 17, 2025, 2:44:54 So every docusign document is now invalid? - Sounder March 17, 2025, 11:12:05 No that's not their argument* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 17, 2025, 11:19:17 It’s not just that it was done with an autopen. It’s that staffers went rogue with autopen - CanHartlebHireSnider March 17, 2025, 10:59:13 Wait…did Trump sign each J-6 pardon individually and personally? - haighter March 17, 2025, 7:15:35 you know he loves signing things, so I'm sure he did* - shua March 17, 2025, 7:50:46 so what about all those stimulus checks that Trump didn't sign personally?,,, - shua March 17, 2025, 6:53:30 Or the declassification he did with the power of his mind?* - SurfTheBoneyard March 17, 2025, 7:05:01 Meanwhile in North Korea - larue33 March 16, 2025, 15:19:32 Dude’s comfort with lying in the face of incontrovertible evidence to the contrary is unmatched. * - doubledown March 16, 2025, 19:41:02 Does that club have the worst golfers in the world for an “exclusive” club. * - Mrap24 March 16, 2025, 18:17:04 Maybe they don’t advertise the tournament is happening * - shua March 16, 2025, 20:50:54 What’s that, 20 in a row? Very consistent golfer* - snipes824 March 16, 2025, 15:23:21 Knowingly intentionally ignoring federal court orders. Cool cool - John Coctostan March 16, 2025, 15:08:29 How much shit are they about to do over international waters* - snipes824 March 16, 2025, 15:17:09 I do have to hand it to them - it’s perfectly diabolical - John Coctostan March 16, 2025, 15:28:13 Maybe this will help: Trump detains wife of a Trump voter because she overstayed her visa. - ATL March 16, 2025, 19:18:52 While I'm thrilled for Bradley Bartell, "privately run detention center in Louisiana" is the real - complainant March 16, 2025, 19:44:25 Gotta fill inventory * - ATL March 16, 2025, 19:49:36 $282/day for that square footage is better than Manhattan real estate. - complainant March 16, 2025, 20:15:33 All the fascism and twice the corruption.* - DT March 17, 2025, 6:29:12 I'm surprised that this stuff doesn't get more press, but seems DoD has modified URLs - UofIL6 March 16, 2025, 10:09:37 It’s pretty grotesque how normalized the overt racism has become - snipes824 March 16, 2025, 14:45:25 Some of the stuff they can mask with 'meritocracy' BS. But, stuff like this.... - UofIL6 March 16, 2025, 14:49:02 evil for the sake of being evil. * - MC March 16, 2025, 14:23:44 When you throw that much shit against the wall, how do you keep track of it all* - Sounder March 16, 2025, 11:43:12 Along those lines, this is one that they deliberately identified and set out to eliminate - RVA March 16, 2025, 19:02:50 It's just so blatantly hateful and racist. The Dems echochamber is really poor - UofIL6 March 16, 2025, 14:01:16 It’s been going on for 9 years - Sounder March 16, 2025, 14:04:06 Original article, courtesy of the Wayback Machine - RVA March 16, 2025, 10:12:51 ooo - ATL March 16, 2025, 7:52:57 This reminds me of when Ted Lasso thought he had invented Total Football* - Sounder March 16, 2025, 11:37:24 lol, perfect* - UofIL6 March 16, 2025, 10:08:24 TIL learned the president can remove any non-naturalized citizen from a country we are at war with - CanHartlebHireSnider March 15, 2025, 19:53:04 Now you know some of the stuff i’ve worked on the last few years. Go read Title 50… - LeatherneckIllini March 15, 2025, 20:37:31 hope no one tells him about the internment camps* - assassin March 15, 2025, 19:57:34 When Japanese were in them my Italian grandmother and German grandfather made my Dad* - JeffFrank March 16, 2025, 7:04:48 lol, Franker making internment camps about himself. Classic!* - shua March 16, 2025, 10:26:11 Shotgun wedding and he arrived 5 months later. Food service worker love in NYC* - JeffFrank March 17, 2025, 1:39:56 I’m sure his inner circle is aware of and excited by the possibility of internment camps* - DT March 16, 2025, 6:14:48 This story has a semi-happy ending, but yikes - Tortillini March 15, 2025, 18:28:53 It was most likely a local error—SSA gets death data from states and other sources - DT March 15, 2025, 19:33:29 In my experience, the person who collected the body was the person who told SSA. - complainant March 15, 2025, 19:42:27 Why do you have a subscription to sounder’s local rag?* - JeffFrank March 15, 2025, 18:54:03 I don’t* - Tortillini March 15, 2025, 19:03:21 Trump attacked by a boom mic… - timmer March 15, 2025, 18:20:27 He actually handled that pretty well. Correct level of annoyance. Mildly surprised - JacobRDaugherty March 15, 2025, 18:47:28 He's very accustomed to having his face powdered. Felt like home* - OrangeSox March 15, 2025, 19:15:52 A year without USAID - larue33 March 15, 2025, 16:17:59 I really want to see the economic impact to US businesses which supply the donated goods. - PapaDels March 15, 2025, 19:04:44 All worth it for that sweet sweet tax cut! - Jackie March 15, 2025, 17:29:25 That area of the world is sadly the worst humanitarian crisis in the world - CanHartlebHireSnider March 15, 2025, 17:14:04 Those numbers seem crazy high.* - jjlocke923 March 15, 2025, 16:52:12 Ooo - KingTalkyTiki March 15, 2025, 17:25:32 The ultimate toll from AIDS if PEPFAR is permanently shuttered is estimated at 6 million. * - larue33 March 15, 2025, 16:57:19 Republicans don’t consider them people. * - doubledown March 15, 2025, 16:43:07 And don’t consider that these things eventually reach where we live too. - OB25 March 15, 2025, 20:47:12 Speaking of things reaching where we live, Johns Hopkins is laying off 2000 people - DT March 16, 2025, 6:10:01 That's all, or almost all, USAID - larue33 March 16, 2025, 9:29:29 *Ding* Not American AND predominantly black and brown? - KingTalkyTiki March 15, 2025, 18:46:35 At the very least, registered voters* - timmer March 15, 2025, 16:47:02 One of the only values the modern GOP shares with the Founding Fathers is white supremacy.* - DT March 15, 2025, 16:46:27 Green card holder violently interrogated upon return to US. - ATL March 15, 2025, 15:26:32 Paul Weiss the next big firm subject to an EO, joining Covington and Perkins Coie* - gvibes March 15, 2025, 15:16:35 And apparently the lawyer who is the target of Trump's ire.. - SurfTheBoneyard March 15, 2025, 15:45:36 Larry the cat - larue33 March 14, 2025, 15:50:04 We need a libtard Catturd2. I nominate Larry.* - Warrin'_Illini March 14, 2025, 15:50:53 Larry has had shits more impressive than catturd* - ATL March 14, 2025, 16:00:04 Catturd can't poop, apparently. The Al Michaels diet doesn't work for everyone.* - Warrin'_Illini March 14, 2025, 16:08:09 ah yes, the very normal act of declaring TV news networks illegal. yes very good. - assassin March 14, 2025, 15:26:25 Americas biggest pussy* - Mrap24 March 15, 2025, 18:32:05 Jesus he’s a moron. Can his brain just complete its liquefaction already? * - doubledown March 14, 2025, 16:49:15 Chicagoans, if this is true, be safe out there - Sounder March 14, 2025, 15:22:40 Quite the exaggeration* - Mrap24 March 15, 2025, 18:36:48 Hey Shitstain-in-Chief - KingTalkyTiki March 14, 2025, 16:01:20 He's right. We shouldn't trust anything or anyone from New York.* - Sammich March 14, 2025, 15:28:14 Right wingers are very worried today about this totally new thing called "swatting." - gvibes March 14, 2025, 14:13:31 Just comply and there will be no issues. They’ve told us this for years * - digs March 14, 2025, 15:06:41 At worst, they can drape their coffin in their blue stripe American flag.* - DT March 14, 2025, 15:09:53 It's been the top story on Twitter for two days. - complainant March 14, 2025, 15:03:53 Evil - larue33 March 14, 2025, 13:35:19 It seems like Republicans could impeach & remove him over a weekend, when nobody's looking. - complainant March 14, 2025, 13:51:39 You think there is a tipping point?!? lol.* - cpsteine March 14, 2025, 16:45:29 Yes.* - complainant March 15, 2025, 15:36:13 There is no tipping point. They’re gonna ride this to the bottom. - IlliniRunner March 14, 2025, 14:05:15 MAHA - ATL March 14, 2025, 12:53:22 This is obviously survivorship bias. Certain genetic preconditions have already been met - doubledown March 14, 2025, 14:03:41 I don't know, DD, I have nipples. Could you milk me? * - Tuscy March 14, 2025, 14:07:41 Probably have about as much chance getting you go along with it as the chimp. - doubledown March 15, 2025, 13:44:18 The Dutch became the tallest people in the world - KingTalkyTiki March 14, 2025, 13:13:42 lol, I got to 6'7 on Mountain Dew and Doritos * - ijustkrushalot March 14, 2025, 13:08:32 You coulda been 6'9" with chimpanzee milk! * - Tuscy March 14, 2025, 13:09:45 yea I'm good * - ijustkrushalot March 14, 2025, 13:50:50 *chimp dances around the room** - VIV March 14, 2025, 13:45:42 Fight Club was a mistake* - Sammich March 14, 2025, 13:04:24 Isaac Neutron * - doubledown March 14, 2025, 11:29:28 Timeline is big mad at Chuck * - MC March 14, 2025, 11:12:46 Agree with Nate silver here - John Coctostan March 14, 2025, 14:37:06 Makes sense in a rational world. - Chuck Woodaby March 14, 2025, 14:40:51 Is it any worse than what Doge, Musk, and Trump are doing now?* - IlliniRunner March 14, 2025, 15:59:20 You've lived through the last 2 months and are asking if it could get worse?* - Chuck Woodaby March 14, 2025, 16:15:02 Agree with this too. It's a shit situation that probably screws them either way - John Coctostan March 14, 2025, 15:04:33 probably because he's an incompetent boob.* - VIV March 14, 2025, 13:49:53 They don’t even have a request for anything - CanHartlebHireSnider March 14, 2025, 12:10:18 This is where I am. The CR as it stands is basically clean—there’s no better offer that’s feasible - DT March 14, 2025, 12:15:10 yeah pick your battles* - CoronaTheirAss March 14, 2025, 12:16:14 Said it before, I'll say it again... - KingTalkyTiki March 14, 2025, 11:33:37 that's a little harsh for the 2 people most responsible for joe possibly landing a spot - Ari Gold March 14, 2025, 13:39:46 Crockett for Speaker?* - JeffFrank March 14, 2025, 13:39:32 Nancy spoke against Chuck today apparently but yes on the wider point * - MC March 14, 2025, 11:53:00 It's like 1916 and we have 19th Century generals trying to fight a 20th century war.* - KingTalkyTiki March 14, 2025, 11:56:51 Do you admit Jeffries is not meeting the moment?* - JeffFrank March 14, 2025, 13:40:07 LOL - Stu March 14, 2025, 9:27:36 Federal judge rescinds DOGE firings - complainant March 13, 2025, 21:59:02 Portugal rules out the purchase of the F-35. - larue33 March 13, 2025, 20:15:14 This thread is paused for two hours* - timmer March 13, 2025, 17:38:33 2nd dem congressman passes away this year. Raul Grijalva - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 16:24:15 stop electing old people* - assassin March 13, 2025, 16:28:56 ^^^guilty of ageism* - Poldark March 13, 2025, 17:25:33 Gladly admit to wishing old people would retire from politics * - PapaDels March 13, 2025, 20:19:45 who's the audience for this post?* - assassin March 13, 2025, 17:59:34 People that don’t know what ageism is?* - John Coctostan March 13, 2025, 18:05:24 self-loathing White progressives* - Poldark March 13, 2025, 18:04:35 Sorry if you feel left out Reek. - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 18:50:07 solid edit Teek* - Poldark March 13, 2025, 19:03:15 By adding "Reek"? - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 19:05:49 you edited this post too! - Poldark March 13, 2025, 19:11:24 Truly no shortage of pablum from your withered husk huh * - assassin March 13, 2025, 18:10:49 old + obese = Ed Martin* - complainant March 13, 2025, 16:35:56 the cancer might have contributed as well* - Sammich March 13, 2025, 16:36:32 What, did Trump supporters do something to him?* - Stu March 13, 2025, 18:42:22 Brilliant. Fortunately there's no relationship between obesity and cancer.* - complainant March 13, 2025, 18:40:35 The Dem Senators are facing a decision whether to vote for the shitty GOP CR - IlliniRunner March 13, 2025, 15:26:36 Shutdown Schumer is now a yes. - Chuck Woodaby March 13, 2025, 17:48:41 and a little guac to boot.* - Ari Gold March 13, 2025, 20:18:13 What is so bad about the CR? Did they stick a bunch of objectionable stuff in there? - DT March 13, 2025, 16:15:49 $13 billion in domestic cuts. Let’s Trump more easily spend without congressional approval - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 16:19:29 That doesn’t seem like a compelling case for a shutdown fight - DT March 13, 2025, 17:54:18 That’s the one they can pass via reconciliation (I believe).* - Tortillini March 13, 2025, 17:58:38 "The low down on this CR. It’s a fake fight here in the House that will become obvious when the - Chuck Woodaby March 13, 2025, 15:57:06 how they don’t have a reasonable alternative proposal is mind boggling* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 15:54:39 What is unreasonable about a 30 day clean CR? * - larue33 March 13, 2025, 16:25:16 I don’t actually read the news, so….* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 16:35:54 What would a “reasonable alternative proposal” do? - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 15:57:58 you are right. I should have said they have no plan, nothing to say. - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 16:09:50 I mean this is what happens when you lose elections - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 15:49:13 Not really. Dems should figure out what Mitch McConnell would do if the situation - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 18:26:28 Not really. Mitch McConnell never once led a shutdown when the GOP didn’t control both houses - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 20:38:34 Agree. So why should they give the votes to the Rs?* - John Coctostan March 13, 2025, 22:07:11 Agreed, stop being pussies and fight dirty* - TarheelIllini March 13, 2025, 19:02:31 Sure, but the Senate Dems seem to be intent on removing whatever little leverage they have - IlliniRunner March 13, 2025, 16:23:21 They have 0 leverage* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 16:24:29 I just disagree on this. They have very little leverage. But this 60 votes vs 51 is leverage. - PDO March 14, 2025, 10:01:08 Shutting down the gov is. No independent or ever 4 year voter would blame dems* - John Coctostan March 13, 2025, 17:21:39 Good luck with that. And the GOP doesn’t actually care if the government shuts down - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 17:24:34 Disagree. If they didn’t care they wouldn’t bother trying so hard to pass this - John Coctostan March 13, 2025, 17:26:30 This is pretty out of touch* - CoronaTheirAss March 13, 2025, 17:31:45 What extraction do you think that senate Dems can pull from senate GOP - CanHartlebHireSnider March 13, 2025, 17:29:29 I'm sure the 8 Democrats who were always going to vote for this are really torn.* - Chuck Woodaby March 13, 2025, 17:37:38 the government is already shutting down* - Sammich March 13, 2025, 15:31:27 Exactly. And Vought and his ghouls in the admin have already said they'll continue impounding funds - IlliniRunner March 13, 2025, 15:42:07 Right. This just shifts the talking point / blame from Trump+DOGE to the Dems, fair or not * - ghost_of_clt March 13, 2025, 15:32:33 And if the government were "shut down" wouldn't that open a whole possibility... - haighter March 13, 2025, 15:39:26 No one is stopping him anyway. But I don't think he has "extra" powers given. - ghost_of_clt March 13, 2025, 15:53:39 No one in congress is stopping him...but he keeps losing in court... - haighter March 13, 2025, 15:57:10 everything is an emergency. the tariffs are nominally on the basis of emergency - assassin March 13, 2025, 16:00:01 god bless fetterman.* - Ari Gold March 13, 2025, 15:28:06 said nobody ever* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 15:56:59 eh, ghouls like ari who only chirp in the background without any real thoughts love that shit* - assassin March 13, 2025, 16:00:59 Missed him on the list of Trump voters who still post here....* - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 16:09:43 Just hook it to my veins! - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 15:21:58 Jews and allies have taken over the lobby of Trump Tower in solidarity with Khalil - ATL March 13, 2025, 13:48:54 The audio in this clip is amazing. DHS official stammers trying to explain how Khalil's detention is - ATL March 13, 2025, 13:31:40 Is the punchability poll closed? - complainant March 13, 2025, 16:17:24 Wow. Martin eviscerated him* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 16:04:11 Every now and then, NPR steps up and actually pushes back on this bullshit. - IlliniRunner March 13, 2025, 13:35:08 I will add Brian Lehrer to that list* - JacobRDaugherty March 13, 2025, 13:48:13 Not a single bit of this insane rant about LA and water is true. Like this is true mad king shit - assassin March 13, 2025, 13:28:06 Mrs. Krabappel and Principal Skinner were in the closet making babies - PapaDels March 13, 2025, 15:25:25 the vermin are trying to erase their northern border so they can overrun a truly great country - Sammich March 13, 2025, 13:35:02 50/50 that he could find Canada on a map* - Herman Blume March 13, 2025, 15:35:50 Market down big again. Trump cuck Scott Bessent on damage control duty today - Stu March 13, 2025, 11:16:33 These fuckers have one job: Make da line go up.* - Warrin'_Illini March 13, 2025, 11:34:59 Nit: keep the line going up* - ATL March 13, 2025, 11:57:36 HIs trade war might be the stupidest self own in the history of American politics* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:37:51 War of 1812 might be the winner (for now)* - Stu March 13, 2025, 12:14:28 *head tilt* * - Blazer March 13, 2025, 15:44:01 I really thought he was just going to cruise on the good economy. And honestly, I wouldn't - Warrin'_Illini March 13, 2025, 11:50:31 why did you think he wouldn't do what he said he was gonna?* - assassin March 13, 2025, 11:52:00 Cause he changes his mind and direction constantly. I think if da line goes down enough - Warrin'_Illini March 13, 2025, 12:03:13 he's far too stubborn to back down* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 12:04:19 He says a lot of things. Is Hillary in jail?* - GMAW March 13, 2025, 11:53:43 Are you suggesting that Trump didn't have a history of imposing tariffs such that these tariffs - ATL March 13, 2025, 13:32:35 I keep coming back to this tweet - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:58:29 slightly different degrees of difficulty on the back end with that one - assassin March 13, 2025, 11:57:36 He’s a moron. This was inevitable. * - doubledown March 13, 2025, 11:42:41 He’s a moron AND the people that kept him in a lane in the previous admin.... - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 12:46:59 His entire worldview seems to have been shaped and permanently trapped in the 80's - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:49:37 Except for his love of Russia. Which is how you know he’s been bought. * - doubledown March 13, 2025, 12:48:22 his current economic world view is closer to 1900* - assassin March 13, 2025, 11:52:55 I'll never understand the anti-globalists - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:59:49 Because you've reaped the gains of that globalism. - IlliniRunner March 13, 2025, 13:32:33 Your last sentence is one giant MAGA trigger... - Tuscy March 13, 2025, 12:15:27 It's the economy, stupid* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:35:25 Trump's stubborn refusal to ever admit he is wrong - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:18:39 It needs to tank to rid us of Trumpism and for rates to come down* - JeffFrank March 13, 2025, 11:37:57 or we could just have interest rates around 7-9% and inflation of 2-3% - ghost_of_clt March 13, 2025, 11:53:07 But then you have people who add no value to society, like mortgage brokers, - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 11:59:59 Look at your hands, they’re as soft as a woman’s. - Sounder March 13, 2025, 12:06:58 Think: Hitler at Stalingrad - Stu March 13, 2025, 11:20:10 I’d prefer to think it’s hitler in the bunker in Berlin * - ATL March 13, 2025, 11:36:16 le sigh* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:25:16 TSLA back on the roller coaster down today. - SurfTheBoneyard March 13, 2025, 10:43:44 I really wish zuck wasn't riding on the same ride* - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 10:57:00 A bunch of vandalism the past few days at Tesla dealerships in my area - Stu March 13, 2025, 10:54:17 JeremyClarksonOhNoPauseAnyways.gif* - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 11:07:35 It’s probably mostly insurance fraud. * - doubledown March 13, 2025, 10:56:19 Spray painting ‘Elon blows’? Dubious.* - Stu March 13, 2025, 11:12:14 I go to pub trivia every Wednesday - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:45:07 When Tesla Taintlickers was right there?* - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 10:46:05 First they came for tbe wine and I said nothing - Sounder March 13, 2025, 8:46:13 Like a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 10:05:54 ceci n'est pas un pape* - Sammich March 13, 2025, 10:34:15 This painting was in the men's bathroom at my old job - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:52:31 White Claw better be made in the USA.* - Warrin'_Illini March 13, 2025, 10:03:23 Good luck on them cans tho...price of the brick goin up. * - haighter March 13, 2025, 10:16:33 You know who it will also be great for? All of the great UK wines out there!* - ATL March 13, 2025, 9:54:59 Didn't Europe do this during his first term, when he imposed tariffs?* - shua March 13, 2025, 9:51:43 Come to Charlottesville. Got plenty of great wine here* - LeatherneckIllini March 13, 2025, 9:09:20 “Would you like to sniff ze bottle cap?”* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 11:34:03 You know where I live, right? - Sounder March 13, 2025, 9:12:54 Sorry, but IMO, none of Washington, Oregon, or certainly Virginia, hold a candle to French wine - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 9:22:42 I celebrate the entire canon - Sounder March 13, 2025, 9:35:19 France is the greatest country for wine production by such a large scale that it is - JacobRDaugherty March 13, 2025, 10:38:33 what about American Champaign? - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 11:36:04 It's no Ann Arbor* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:38:13 You're the only person that would be able to tell. And, your standards are much different - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 11:00:46 Now who's making ridiculous generalizations?* - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 11:02:33 I think I know more about wine than 90% or more of all people - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:04:14 You can buy boxed French wine in les supermarchés. - complainant March 13, 2025, 11:50:20 One of my favorite French roses comes in a box - Sounder March 13, 2025, 12:01:26 Please tell me you throw the empty box in the middle of the table at the end of dinner... - haighter March 13, 2025, 15:41:04 Lulz. * - harb March 13, 2025, 15:44:51 I trust ^this guy’s^ opinion* - jjlocke923 March 13, 2025, 10:43:17 It's absolutely absurd. 99% of consumers don't have a payer at differentiating, and - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 9:45:43 What if I have the emotional connection to Walla Walla - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:37:00 Walla Walla makes some great wine* - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 10:38:04 the price points are over the top, but yes - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:40:02 It's an opinion. I literally said "IMO". People are allowed to have their own opinions - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 10:26:21 GPJ, do you have any daily (or weekly) bottles to recommend? - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 11:41:20 Jacob is more qualified than me, and you could probably share your taste preferences with him and he - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 12:50:20 thanks!* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 16:59:26 as long as they are not about trans bathrooms* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 11:39:23 Sounds like you're comparing the best of the French wine with the worst of American - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 10:55:14 I'm not. I'd rather have a Guigal Rhone than a Caymus Cab, as an example - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 11:01:45 But those are two different styles of wine. I don't know how relevant that comparison is* - longsnapper March 13, 2025, 11:46:08 Also, all French wine is more or less a different style than most American wine - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 12:06:39 Right, but preferences are built on style - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 11:50:50 psst, he really just wanted to show off* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:47:08 I really didn't. Snapper just seemed under the impression that I was comparing - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 11:54:05 Nit: I thought I was talking about Jacob - Sounder March 13, 2025, 12:02:57 You're entitled to your opinion, but it's a wild generalization - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:39:00 Are we making wild wine generalizations in this thread? I've got a few to share!* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 13, 2025, 10:52:41 Osama Bin Laden was an Uncle Tom* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:53:37 That is simply not true. More American winemakers are studying in Dijon and Bordeaux - JacobRDaugherty March 13, 2025, 10:41:21 I'm not going to get into a debate with you on this one - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:44:07 muster* - Sammich March 13, 2025, 10:46:07 It was a Dijon pun* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:46:41 well, poupon me - Sammich March 13, 2025, 10:47:50 My hunch was that GPJ has had wine three times.* - complainant March 13, 2025, 9:47:59 Lol, a bit more than 3* - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 13, 2025, 10:21:31 I've done wine tasting trips to the Rhone Valley and Tuscany - Sounder March 13, 2025, 10:42:58 That's like saying blue is better than yellow.* - complainant March 13, 2025, 9:27:11 There are these winged things called aeroplanes. Plenty of flights here.* - LeatherneckIllini March 13, 2025, 9:19:44 I love the DMV - Sounder March 13, 2025, 9:37:13 ooo - IlliniSax05 March 13, 2025, 9:29:31 But that's where Trump Vineyards are* - Stu March 13, 2025, 9:14:10 I would imagine he has zero point zero percent to do with Trump Vineyards* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 11:27:49 Sadly the best bubbly here (so I’m told before he bought it). Dave Mathews has his place across - LeatherneckIllini March 13, 2025, 9:20:54 Right, forgot about that* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 9:15:26 Did he expect these countries to just do nothing?* - Mrap24 March 13, 2025, 9:08:01 People who were once normal are now clamoring to fight Canada - RVA March 13, 2025, 9:30:11 I hope Denmark starts fortifying Greenland with Anti-air and Anti-naval capabilities.* - Stu March 13, 2025, 9:48:36 Short answer: Yes.* - MojoJojo March 13, 2025, 9:09:10 I think he is absolutely shocked at the level of pushback* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 9:09:09 Absolutely stunning to me and I know it shouldn’t be. - Mrap24 March 13, 2025, 9:15:34 lol - ATL March 13, 2025, 10:24:28 the bobby knight approach* - torinese March 13, 2025, 9:17:44 French: Zere is no Cham-pan-ye industry in the US you orange buffoon!* - SurfTheBoneyard March 13, 2025, 9:06:58 then they came for the paper straws* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 8:51:36 Zingerman’s had paper straws* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 8:53:03 and everyone rejoiced* - VIV March 13, 2025, 8:51:49 they do suck* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 8:55:02 Actually the problem is that they don’t* - Sounder March 13, 2025, 8:56:47 Who? The first baseman! Who? Yes!* - memyselfandillini March 13, 2025, 9:03:41 i wonder - VIV March 13, 2025, 8:49:57 It’s already in tve Twitter feed - Sounder March 13, 2025, 8:52:11 ooo - complainant March 12, 2025, 22:47:05 Former Trump faith advisor is apparently a projectionist - ATL March 12, 2025, 21:26:23 I was hoping he worked in a movie theater. * - doubledown March 12, 2025, 21:27:29 Trump faith advisor shoulda given it away * - ATL March 12, 2025, 21:33:31 Recruited by Greg Abbott to bolster support for a Texas transgender bathroom bill - RVA March 12, 2025, 21:55:25 Where do you think these guys all find each other, at pedo conferences?* - ATL March 13, 2025, 10:18:31 DOGE spox didn't have anything to do at work, so she Insta'd fashion - complainant March 12, 2025, 21:06:56 Rosie O'Donnell moved to Ireland because: Trump* - Stu March 12, 2025, 16:49:27 Great to see a Trump policy having a positive effect* - LeatherneckIllini March 13, 2025, 9:09:58 so what?* - VIV March 12, 2025, 21:13:39 So now it’s gonna be harder for you to make it with her* - Stu March 12, 2025, 21:36:09 So let’s dance!* - timmer March 12, 2025, 21:18:28 this is just the liberal version of buying a climate change bunker in New Zealand - Sammich March 12, 2025, 17:17:04 Like a weenie to whom? I’ll take Ireland, New Zealand, most of Europe and Australia to this shit* - Desert March 12, 2025, 20:46:26 I would too, but running away from your problems is weenie behavior - Sammich March 13, 2025, 9:20:02 Meh. I wish had Rosie money to run away from my problems. - KingTalkyTiki March 13, 2025, 10:44:57 No it isn't. She's living in Ireland. - complainant March 12, 2025, 17:19:50 She's in her sixties, wealthy, and seems to have had her fill of fame... - KingTalkyTiki March 12, 2025, 22:48:23 Exactly.* - complainant March 12, 2025, 22:52:49 Good for her. Can't blame her a lick. - KingTalkyTiki March 12, 2025, 16:50:39 I'm fine with it, but... - SurfTheBoneyard March 12, 2025, 16:55:19 Sounds like Lutnick may be the first Trump appointee shown the door - Stu March 12, 2025, 14:11:09 And he was the one that made himself look like the biggest cuck of them all too. - OB25 March 12, 2025, 15:37:05 This. Although I would've thought Trump would love the blatant ass-kissing* - UofIL6 March 12, 2025, 15:48:10 It’s not really Trump. It’s people in the Trump sphere that don’t like Lutnick - CanHartlebHireSnider March 12, 2025, 15:57:52 he loves it in the moment, but it ultimately makes no difference - Sammich March 12, 2025, 15:54:03 It’s a baseline cost of entry that he expects from everyone, so it doesn’t earn you any extra favor - OB25 March 12, 2025, 15:58:15 /sources: Dude was literally just going rogue on TV. Not involved in anything.* - Carl Spackler March 12, 2025, 15:20:00 What part do they think is the fiasco?* - gvibes March 12, 2025, 14:42:22 The rollout was clumsy and reactionary, they didn't foresee people having the guts to retaliate, and - Stu March 12, 2025, 15:05:46 surely that is not the fault of a single moron* - memyselfandillini March 12, 2025, 15:41:53 Going on tv. Trying to be Trump. Saying things that are immediately contradicted - CanHartlebHireSnider March 12, 2025, 14:43:11 if only he had groveled a *little* bit more* - Sammich March 12, 2025, 14:12:45 Pardon me for not caring - Stu March 12, 2025, 12:26:59 I fully expect them to adopt the most obvious and likely explanation.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 12, 2025, 17:18:31 JeremyClarksonOhNoPauseAnyways.gif* - KingTalkyTiki March 12, 2025, 15:17:13 I guess tinfoil hats aren't bullet proof* - Gene Parmesan March 12, 2025, 14:46:49 Who in the world is going to offer a tip LOL* - KCWildcat March 12, 2025, 13:50:39 Personally, I am going to spread word that this shooting never happened.* - Stu March 12, 2025, 14:06:55 Why does InfoWars still exist?* - complainant March 12, 2025, 16:56:56 Surprised Jones hasn’t been put up for a cabinet position yet* - CWR10 March 12, 2025, 12:32:35 Instant karma did, in fact, get him. Looked him right in the face.* - DT March 12, 2025, 12:32:29 Don't fuck around with Hilldawg people* - ATL March 12, 2025, 12:27:46 Good inflation news, but the Dow is down - Stu March 12, 2025, 9:27:05 usually when you push the economy towards recession, inflation goes down* - VIV March 12, 2025, 9:30:22 Guest commentary on CNBC: We could see volatility in the markets. - Stu March 12, 2025, 9:32:26 ooo - ATL March 12, 2025, 9:34:56 too good/bad to let it go to waste just because I darrin'd: - Sammich March 12, 2025, 0:12:29 These people are just trying to troll The Onion now - ATL March 12, 2025, 6:14:32 I’d be curious to ask Jennifer, what has he done in 7 weeks? - Mrap24 March 12, 2025, 9:18:19 Jennifer may have a head filled with worm excrement. * - doubledown March 12, 2025, 11:50:29 welcome to the thread, Holly* - Sammich March 12, 2025, 8:05:09 Dave Brat? He was the canary in the coal mine - CanHartlebHireSnider March 12, 2025, 0:28:06 CNBCs Liesman: This is insane - UofIL6 March 11, 2025, 22:10:39 That network is Jekyll and Hyde - jfinsocal March 11, 2025, 22:17:17 They have several good personalities, but yeah, the Navarro interview was garbage - UofIL6 March 11, 2025, 22:21:17 Kernen is a flaming jackass* - Stu March 11, 2025, 22:23:33 So is his homeboy Kornacki and homegirl Quick* - jfinsocal March 12, 2025, 10:54:55 USDS, 18F and now CISA’s red team gets cut - oskeewowza March 11, 2025, 19:53:25 18F is what Gaetz is into* - KCWildcat March 11, 2025, 19:57:51 18F is way too old for ATL* - HamptonSki March 11, 2025, 20:25:08 18M is what Schlapp is into * - ATL March 11, 2025, 19:58:52 ooo - opey8 March 11, 2025, 19:02:25 Madame chair is a pretty good response - snipes824 March 11, 2025, 18:49:58 If Self had just said “Representative McBride”, the whole thing could’ve been avoided. - jjlocke923 March 12, 2025, 11:18:01 I think that would have been good enough for the democrats, yes.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 12, 2025, 14:48:57 What should we call Vice President James Donald Bowman?* - Franklin March 12, 2025, 12:30:13 Screech?* - complainant March 12, 2025, 15:41:46 The whole “transgender people don’t exist” is the most infuriating part for me. - PapaDels March 12, 2025, 10:02:45 Good for Keating. This is what “you will have to go through me” looks like. * - doubledown March 11, 2025, 18:54:52 That’s what being an ally looks like. But I know that’s just woke performative bullshit…* - PapaDels March 12, 2025, 10:03:42 100% Handled it masterfully.* - KingTalkyTiki March 12, 2025, 0:18:44 Yep, it's such a gross stance to contend with. Being cruel is the objective* - UofIL6 March 11, 2025, 21:42:21 Pitchbot - larue33 March 11, 2025, 18:09:36 On DOGE and Elon, Trump is conjugating verbs in the past tense right now. - opossum jenkins March 11, 2025, 16:22:47 Those planes should stop crashing any year now - ATL March 11, 2025, 15:38:23 2 things: 1) We absolutely need a systemic upgrade to the current ATC system - Illiniphil March 11, 2025, 16:29:31 And like, can you imagine the operational test protocol for nation-wide ATC upgrade? - opossum jenkins March 11, 2025, 16:52:54 Fuck it we'll do it live * - ijustkrushalot March 11, 2025, 19:04:27 Trump shill Peter Navarro blames Wall Street for not thoroughly comprehending how great Trump is.* - Stu March 11, 2025, 15:20:00 Too lazy to find the blurb I read along the lines of “this time Trump doesn’t have Gary Cohn - Tortillini March 11, 2025, 20:50:10 Shocked he’s able to talk with Donnie’s balls in his mouth* - Mrap24 March 11, 2025, 18:30:00 I mean, he's not wrong. They probably mostly voted for him. - ATL March 11, 2025, 15:31:25 There's no way Trump can actually drive, right? - Sounder March 11, 2025, 14:51:12 Have you seen him hold a glass of water? - WhitmansFolly March 11, 2025, 18:59:00 They have one for $35K, which is pretty low - Sounder March 11, 2025, 15:02:46 I also encourage all Trump voters, including and especially the ones who just got laid off from - ATL March 11, 2025, 15:09:22 good for the environment if Trump supporters trade in their big trucks for Teslas* - ECEIllinois March 11, 2025, 15:00:21 can you mod a cybertruck to roll coal? * - ghost_of_clt March 11, 2025, 15:44:44 I mean not purposely..... - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 15:55:22 The man's a Swiftie - CanHartlebHireSnider March 11, 2025, 14:58:25 Lonely Starbucks Lovers* - Sounder March 11, 2025, 15:03:42 I really vacillate between wanting to stay informed and feeling complete burnout with the - DiamondDazzle March 11, 2025, 14:23:23 Welcome to the terror dome* - Sounder March 11, 2025, 14:30:14 Best one yet - IlliniSax05 March 11, 2025, 13:47:34 Matt Gaetz was the nominee for Attorney General - ATL March 11, 2025, 13:41:30 It's all a grift (repeat ad nauseum)* - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 14:09:34 My football youtuber started posting things to Rumble and it all important pubs - gvibes March 11, 2025, 14:12:43 Elon now helping Russia? - complainant March 11, 2025, 12:51:38 Given the number of high level Russian targets that have made sudden departures - larue33 March 11, 2025, 13:30:36 Despite their reputation as grandmasters, the Russians are no longer playing dimensional chess - complainant March 11, 2025, 13:43:27 Well now I know how Putin could win me over too.* - Warrin'_Illini March 11, 2025, 13:31:42 what? this administration helping russia?!?! that can't be!* - VIV March 11, 2025, 12:55:35 Watching Glen Greenwald suddenly realize that the Trump isn't a principled defender of free speech - GMAW March 11, 2025, 11:48:39 He realized it from 2017-2021 - Chuck Woodaby March 11, 2025, 11:58:56 He managed to forget during the election run up* - gvibes March 11, 2025, 12:09:03 No he didn't.* - Chuck Woodaby March 11, 2025, 12:11:28 Of course he did* - GMAW March 11, 2025, 12:14:11 He spent the run up to the election warning about how Trump was bought and paid for by Miriam - Chuck Woodaby March 11, 2025, 12:50:34 Glenn's X account reveals exactly three tweets in the "run up" to the election - GMAW March 11, 2025, 13:42:18 I'm impressed you were able to consume all of his content in 50 minutes. - Chuck Woodaby March 11, 2025, 13:48:31 I'll find that as soon as you point me to the portion of my post where I claim - GMAW March 11, 2025, 13:52:57 Solid laydown as always.* - Chuck Woodaby March 11, 2025, 13:55:51 So, no? Got it* - GMAW March 11, 2025, 14:01:07 True, but he viewed that as a betrayal of the right's newfound commitment to free speech, - gvibes March 11, 2025, 13:06:08 No he didn't. But I get it, the imaginary internet is fun.* - Chuck Woodaby March 11, 2025, 13:41:56 I'm not really sure what we are arguing about here, but Glenn certainly expressed - gvibes March 11, 2025, 14:01:46 This partisan dipshittery: - Chuck Woodaby March 11, 2025, 14:06:23 Link? I too get off on schadenfreude.* - ATL March 11, 2025, 11:51:42 Did you see this one? - complainant March 11, 2025, 12:04:12 It’s surprising how few even impacted folks can make the leap… - DT March 11, 2025, 13:30:30 I thought Trump was about deregulation - Stu March 11, 2025, 11:21:52 Those seem like overall good changes though.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 11, 2025, 11:30:30 But it's not deregulation, and that's the hypocritical point* - KCWildcat March 11, 2025, 11:46:43 Trump stands for absolutely nothing but himself* - Sounder March 11, 2025, 11:24:25 Trump is apparently surprised that Canada didn't just sit back and enjoy his tariffs - ATL March 11, 2025, 10:54:57 at the risk of thinking about this more deeply than he ever has, I think he legit - John Coctostan March 11, 2025, 12:31:20 and this isn't your grandfather's screw factory, where you can afford a 4 bedroom house... - shua March 11, 2025, 12:55:23 4 bedroom house or no - Sammich March 11, 2025, 13:02:21 Which has driven all the "Your kids should go to trade schools!.... - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 13:05:25 Just to be clear: many kids should go to trade schools and we should value skilled trades much - ATL March 11, 2025, 14:26:29 100%. I am not anti-trade schools or community colleges. - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 15:45:36 oh, lots of conservatives would not send their kids to trade school. encouraging trade school is - torinese March 11, 2025, 15:43:41 As the son of a parent in the trades that wanted that, with you always, brother. Well put.* - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 15:47:52 Like Mr. “Elite schools are brainwashing facilities” David Einhorn, - gvibes March 11, 2025, 13:24:38 I'm all for bringing jobs back, but the fundamental thing trump and a lot of conservatives don't get - VIV March 11, 2025, 12:53:58 or $7/hr* - John Coctostan March 11, 2025, 13:27:08 Yeah—it’s like wanting a bunch of people to go back to working on farms - DT March 11, 2025, 13:12:38 And if you think marginal goods are expensive now...go ahead and make them here. * - haighter March 11, 2025, 12:55:33 He’s not used to people saying no to him or pushing back - Mrap24 March 11, 2025, 12:15:35 I’m still confused about who is benefiting from any of this… - shua March 11, 2025, 11:03:58 Trump could have sat back and played golf, and let the economy hum along - IlliniRunner March 11, 2025, 13:08:18 “There is no Gary Cohn to throw the Peter Navarro memo in the trash can.” - ECEIllinois March 11, 2025, 12:04:26 There is no plan. DT is right that Trump seems to truly believe in tariffs, - larue33 March 11, 2025, 11:26:44 Elon isn't suffering... At all. The difference between 400 billion and 200 billion - longsnapper March 11, 2025, 11:11:37 I think Trump really believes in tariffs. He’s been very consistent on this score - DT March 11, 2025, 11:07:14 I agree, in his lizard brain he thinks the foreign governments pay - TarheelIllini March 11, 2025, 11:40:15 he capitalizes so randomly that one might think his first language was German* - Sammich March 11, 2025, 11:00:13 Guess what? - Stu March 11, 2025, 9:31:39 The MF are shorting the market and making billions - jfinsocal March 11, 2025, 9:41:40 Ron Barrron? Isn't that one of Trump's pseudonyms? - Warrin'_Illini March 11, 2025, 9:36:27 That's who his fucking weird kid is named after* - KCWildcat March 11, 2025, 11:08:22 How do you know his kid is f*cking weird? He's almost invisible besides being young and tall.* - Potomac March 11, 2025, 11:19:37 And he looks like he just beheaded a rabbit* - KCWildcat March 11, 2025, 11:47:23 JFuckingC* - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 11:27:11 I figured it was the frozen pizza.* - DT March 11, 2025, 11:09:47 The guy I'm talking about is the founder of Baron Capital* - Stu March 11, 2025, 10:06:12 I think it’s John Barron, completely different person entirely, so definitely not him. * - doubledown March 11, 2025, 10:03:38 Correct. John also has a mustache.* - ATL March 11, 2025, 10:04:31 If you were even alerted that you could be VP. You’d think you’d sweep your Twitter - digs March 11, 2025, 9:09:20 What does it say? Trying to avoid any Twitter traffic* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 11, 2025, 9:20:52 it's a JD tweet from 2016 asking what percentage of the population Trump has sexually assaulted - Sammich March 11, 2025, 10:27:56 Grok confirmed it as accurate. * - Dilbert March 11, 2025, 10:50:36 Looks like after yesterday's outage, those of us without accounts can't access posts - ATL March 11, 2025, 9:23:42 I welcome their efforts to further drive down their own traffic.* - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 9:31:29 That's what the post says?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 11, 2025, 9:25:51 No. I can't access the post because I do not have a twitter account - ATL March 11, 2025, 9:27:02 That was me yesterday. Today I can see this one. *shrug* - illinijohn March 11, 2025, 11:28:24 Same* - Taz March 11, 2025, 10:24:55 i'd been assuming the posts had been taken down but this makes sense* - lcubed March 11, 2025, 9:40:01 I have never had a twitter account but I can see this* - Jackie March 11, 2025, 9:32:55 Embed or screenshot. It's so easy* - longsnapper March 11, 2025, 9:18:45 Embed wasn't working last night.* - complainant March 11, 2025, 9:46:33 That dude spends more time on IR than on the court.* - DT March 11, 2025, 9:50:58 DT shoots and scores!* - lcubed March 11, 2025, 9:52:36 LMFCO. This effin guy* - Jackie March 11, 2025, 9:13:50 Who had President Trump urging supporters to go out and buy electric cars on their bingo card? - ATL March 11, 2025, 7:49:51 Classic sheep. Denounce EVs for years and then slurp them up because dear leader says so * - MC March 11, 2025, 10:15:58 Let's see if they do it first...I just can't see too many red state MAGAs... - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 11:12:17 wait until they find out they need a charger* - memyselfandillini March 11, 2025, 11:21:08 ...and the next one is two states over.* - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 11:27:46 Oh my…the number of people that are gonna find themselves with negative equity on a Tesla loan… - haighter March 11, 2025, 9:08:49 Better yet, a Cybertruck - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 9:33:31 "Illegal" boycott... kind of like Bud Light?* - SurfTheBoneyard March 11, 2025, 8:48:42 If someone gave me a Tesla for free, I would probably drive it. Hey, free car. - doubledown March 11, 2025, 8:43:31 If I get one as an Uber I cancel it. - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 9:35:43 Oh, just remembered an actual discussion with LBK this weekend while driving around the city... - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 10:15:57 I'd rather spend $5k on a used piece of shit than drive a new Tesla. - longsnapper March 11, 2025, 9:08:13 A singular brand of electric cars, where the CEO is his bff? I think everyone predicted that* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 11, 2025, 8:42:54 not ev's, but teslas* - torinese March 11, 2025, 8:39:40 it's certainly not unexpected - Sammich March 11, 2025, 8:31:54 That has to be an immolunents cksuse viokation, right? - Sounder March 11, 2025, 8:29:58 lol. Nobody is even pretending to care about that. - larue33 March 11, 2025, 8:34:58 Also, doesn’t Trump hate electric cars* - Sounder March 11, 2025, 8:39:35 That time we elected a president who has no idea what “illegal” means - Jackie March 11, 2025, 8:15:53 he does know “Barely Legal” though* - memyselfandillini March 11, 2025, 11:23:05 Actually, it’s pretty clear that definition is the official policy of the administration - DT March 11, 2025, 8:46:16 Sad but true. Trump has always acted as he wishes without regard to laws or rules except - Jackie March 11, 2025, 9:04:29 He tweets like he’s the Joker threatening Gotham City.* - Toonces March 11, 2025, 8:07:06 Another edition of 'It's all projection' - UofIL6 March 10, 2025, 21:21:24 I was worried this was gonna be another child molester. * - doubledown March 10, 2025, 21:24:15 Finally the Democrats actually get the message right - ATL March 10, 2025, 20:55:38 Not sure I’ve ever seen a letter to an Agency head asking for info, signed by the entire caucus - DT March 10, 2025, 19:52:28 Love the blaming of Biden policies for the market crashing - Mrap24 March 10, 2025, 17:57:29 It should be pretty easy to comprehend... - SurfTheBoneyard March 10, 2025, 18:45:34 maybe it wasn't so bad to have a sleepy president* - ECEIllinois March 10, 2025, 19:12:35 Delete* - Mrap24 March 10, 2025, 17:56:52 Elon is now blaming Ukraine for the outage. - complainant March 10, 2025, 17:56:13 Elon fucking with Ukrainians is certainly a choice. * - doubledown March 10, 2025, 18:52:17 Oh, *another* thing that doesn't seem to get mentioned re: TSLA is the Starlink fuckery - ghost_of_clt March 10, 2025, 19:05:30 Pterodactyls were flying around when they should’ve started modernizing EUTELSAT. Long overdue. - opossum jenkins March 10, 2025, 19:18:38 “we”? - ATL March 10, 2025, 20:17:31 Helping Europe and its militaries become less reliant on… - opossum jenkins March 11, 2025, 14:27:47 Says more about X's security infrastructure than anything else, if true* - ATL March 10, 2025, 18:49:18 If you haven’t been enjoying the JD Vance memes yet - Jackie March 10, 2025, 15:58:33 Meh. I have a pretty good sense of humor, but those don’t move the needle* - jjlocke923 March 10, 2025, 18:10:32 Well, you're a twat, so there's that. - Kajagoogoo March 10, 2025, 18:53:48 Wow - where did that come from?* - jjlocke923 March 10, 2025, 19:19:45 Maybe he read your post suggesting kids would come to the US so they could get molested and win big - ATL March 10, 2025, 19:37:51 That’s not even close to what I said. I wondered why you laughed at that post* - jjlocke923 March 10, 2025, 19:56:11 Aww shucks and golly gee, Mrs. Cleaver. Is Wally in his room?* - JFG March 10, 2025, 23:42:07 That’s exactly what you said, you duplicitous cunt. * - doubledown March 10, 2025, 21:02:41 No That’s pretty much what you said.* - ATL March 10, 2025, 20:16:50 Do you? * - doubledown March 10, 2025, 18:53:02 Elmo-verse back to burn-and-crash status? * - illinijohn March 10, 2025, 17:23:19 I like this one. - complainant March 10, 2025, 17:48:52 ooo - ATL March 10, 2025, 17:37:07 I have about 30 on my phone. We have a text thread battle * - digs March 10, 2025, 16:26:45 Seems likely to have a govt shutdown this week? Tim Kaine came out against House CR - CanHartlebHireSnider March 10, 2025, 15:01:38 Now Warner against it. His previous comments made him sound like a possible get to avoid shutdown* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 10, 2025, 17:38:13 Democrats: - doubledown March 10, 2025, 15:24:27 Extremist Zionist group states that naturalized citizens will be picked up and deported if they - ATL March 10, 2025, 14:07:49 the Nazor has become the Nazi* - assassin March 10, 2025, 14:30:01 Yeah, we know. It's called the US government* - Sammich March 10, 2025, 14:13:19 Twitter being down makes me realize how reliant on it I am.* - OB25 March 10, 2025, 11:13:44 I am on BlueSky more than Twitter now. My wife is goading me to drop Twitter completely - JacobRDaugherty March 10, 2025, 14:04:01 yup, sports and black twitter are the only holdovers for me* - torinese March 10, 2025, 14:15:58 I was too, and just quit cold turkey. - KingTalkyTiki March 10, 2025, 12:27:58 You were posting Twitter links on here last week - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 12:45:14 so...he just quit within the last week - IlliniSax05 March 10, 2025, 12:46:44 Quit back in December. - KingTalkyTiki March 10, 2025, 13:05:03 Wait, you mean Twitter isn't the only place to come across Twitter posts?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?* - Herman Blume March 10, 2025, 13:13:03 I know...shocking, huh?* - KingTalkyTiki March 10, 2025, 13:13:56 Lying ass twat* - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 13:21:21 You don’t know that people post links to twitter content on other platforms? * - doubledown March 10, 2025, 13:59:10 he's not trying to have a conversation. he's trying to chew Tiki's socks and poop in his bed* - assassin March 10, 2025, 14:01:30 I'll let him do that to the veterans he "served" with* - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 14:27:04 You can honestly go shove those scare quotes directly up your ass. * - doubledown March 10, 2025, 15:27:42 Fuck off. Tiki hasn’t served a damn thing - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 17:55:49 Yikes.* - JFG March 10, 2025, 19:18:08 I used to think that this was just a bit from Hampton, but I'm thinking now it's mental illness - IlliniRunner March 10, 2025, 19:45:45 I don’t know if your kibble was changed or your walks have been cut down - assassin March 10, 2025, 14:37:47 God made 'em so cute for a reason...* - KingTalkyTiki March 10, 2025, 14:24:38 Which he has said every week since November. Lying ass twat* - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 12:50:07 Let's run the US government just like one of Elon's companies!* - RVA March 10, 2025, 12:02:24 Bluesky is great. Just needs more sports posters/engagement* - UofIL6 March 10, 2025, 11:15:08 Mina and Matt are great* - JacobRDaugherty March 10, 2025, 11:29:17 DOJ to drop child sex abuse case against migrant shelters because it could hurt deportation plans - ATL March 10, 2025, 9:02:59 I don’t think the case should be dropped, but it is kinda sick that awarding big money damages - jjlocke923 March 10, 2025, 9:11:12 LOL* - ATL March 10, 2025, 9:11:44 Twitter seems to be down, too. Good thing I have Bluesky!* - KCWildcat March 10, 2025, 9:00:20 Anonymous should have taken him down a while ago.* - complainant March 10, 2025, 10:38:11 Guess what? The market is way down again - Stu March 10, 2025, 7:39:07 Dow down 1000, NASDAQ down 800, but look on the brighter side - Stu March 10, 2025, 13:55:50 If the economy craters, it will take care of inflation.* - DT March 10, 2025, 16:20:20 Tesla 220. Everything is fine.* - Stu March 10, 2025, 14:02:05 Side note: The broader averages don't tell anywhere near the whole story - Stu March 10, 2025, 9:38:37 Tesla down 10% today* - Stu March 10, 2025, 11:00:15 I don’t condone vandalism, but this is really great - Stu March 10, 2025, 11:08:27 When does the Deep State step in and clean this up?* - shua March 10, 2025, 8:14:17 a lot of trump voters here are market people, right? do they still believe him?* - torinese March 10, 2025, 8:01:27 nah they're all in on Trump causing a recession to "detox" the economy* - ECEIllinois March 10, 2025, 11:49:18 As far as I can tell, liberals losing was 10x more important than the next factor... - longsnapper March 10, 2025, 10:20:06 I dont think there's any Trump voters left here* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 10, 2025, 8:21:27 Throw has not officially left, but has not posted since January 24. * - IlliniRunner March 10, 2025, 11:42:20 He's clearly not coming back* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 10, 2025, 12:18:48 Look at the bright side. The odds any of us will be threatened with legal action... - KingTalkyTiki March 10, 2025, 13:17:20 tiki drove them all out?* - torinese March 10, 2025, 8:42:48 I'm pretty sure Detlef, Harb, osklister, and the misfit toy disguised as jjlocke are all still here - KingTalkyTiki March 10, 2025, 10:07:42 Good morning! - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 10:16:24 None of them know what they're talking about.* - Stu March 10, 2025, 9:43:32 No, that's his family* - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 9:05:20 We've got memster and jlock this morning. I appreciate their willingness to keep coming back, - Warrin'_Illini March 10, 2025, 8:44:23 Official Kia social media now tweaking Elon - ATL March 10, 2025, 7:11:47 TSLA $250.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 10, 2025, 8:38:50 TSLA $240.* - VIV March 10, 2025, 9:05:41 TSLA $230* - SurfTheBoneyard March 10, 2025, 12:18:03 TSLA $225* - SurfTheBoneyard March 10, 2025, 13:55:00 Lost $40.52 today. - SurfTheBoneyard March 10, 2025, 15:41:07 Rookie numbers.* - Warrin'_Illini March 10, 2025, 9:15:50 Touching $230?* - ATL March 10, 2025, 11:44:43 $228 and dropping* - VIV March 10, 2025, 12:05:49 He has to be hedged right? - jfinsocal March 10, 2025, 12:50:34 The government will bail out Elon, the "richest" man in the world.* - Warrin'_Illini March 10, 2025, 13:19:51 only down 45% since Inauguration Day. I'm sure the investors and rest of leadership... - shua March 10, 2025, 12:22:34 Only needs to fall another 90% to be at a sensible P/E ratio for an automaker - DT March 10, 2025, 8:56:49 the learning curve for traditional automakers to make electric cars... - shua March 10, 2025, 10:10:15 A thing seemingly not talked about with the stock price is Waymo is operating full self driving. - ghost_of_clt March 10, 2025, 9:13:30 Yeah. Waymo is absolutely killing it in terms of actual performance. - ATL March 10, 2025, 9:43:39 I’m in Phoenix right now. Have seen multiple Waymo’s daily and the locals rave about them* - DocWalk20 March 10, 2025, 16:49:34 EV6 is a superior automobile, too.* - longsnapper March 10, 2025, 8:28:59 take heed, feed your ego* - Sammich March 10, 2025, 8:36:38 acknowledged.* - VIV March 10, 2025, 9:02:03 I assume this is an unofficial account but here you are - ATL March 10, 2025, 8:38:24 the main guy used to tweet from their official account pretty regularly - Sammich March 10, 2025, 8:44:17 Not a fan of the song Inside Out?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 10, 2025, 8:40:24 Not sure I could name a single Eve6 song though I know they were a band some time - ATL March 10, 2025, 8:42:37 Bad look? Tesla sales in Europe are cratering. - SurfTheBoneyard March 10, 2025, 8:21:20 "It's a bad look for you to be mean to this nazi that I tied my life savings and identity to" - ATL March 10, 2025, 8:33:44 lol at the pearl clutching—who the fuck is that guy?* - Jackie March 10, 2025, 7:57:01 just a guy with a long position in $TSLA - ATL March 10, 2025, 8:05:51 ICE just arresting US permanent residents now - ATL March 9, 2025, 19:16:46 As he should be, Jerry Nadler is pissed. And ^5 for the last line. - ATL March 10, 2025, 15:56:30 do you know how he got a green card so quickly when many Indians do not? - Potomac March 10, 2025, 9:00:03 He's married to an American citizen. The Indians who are waiting a long time are typically H1Bs - ATL March 10, 2025, 9:34:37 So the wife was the key? The "stuck" people I know are all dual-Indian couples w/ sponsors.* - Potomac March 10, 2025, 10:20:50 Sidejack...one of our previous CEOs was a British H1B holder... - haighter March 10, 2025, 10:33:41 90 days to leave. Bad employers hold it like a sword of Damocles and H1Bs have to get along - ATL March 10, 2025, 10:37:28 Yea...I actually really liked this guy and stay in periodic touch with him... - haighter March 10, 2025, 10:41:59 Probably. My Canadian friend had a fairly straightforward route to US citizenship in the same way - ATL March 10, 2025, 10:31:10 My son's Canadian girlfriend got laid off recently and may have to leave - Potomac March 10, 2025, 11:26:22 ...or get married. - Dilbert March 10, 2025, 12:56:03 She'd still have to go back for a while. My friend married a Canadian. It took so long to get her - ATL March 10, 2025, 15:59:05 sent him to Louisiana it appears. probably looking for a sympathetic judge. fucking disgraceful* - John Coctostan March 10, 2025, 7:59:22 JFC* - KingTalkyTiki March 9, 2025, 21:48:06 They're deporting him. - complainant March 9, 2025, 21:20:57 Gross* - gvibes March 10, 2025, 0:11:43 This is blatantly unconstitutional * - John Coctostan March 9, 2025, 22:44:34 yep, but who is gonna stop them? - IlliniRunner March 10, 2025, 0:14:01 Re: yep, but who is gonna stop them? - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 7:06:39 Not an asterisk, that’s for sure* - TarheelIllini March 10, 2025, 6:53:44 Logistically…to where? Israel? * - haighter March 9, 2025, 21:54:00 Trump's beachside resort in Gaza* - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 7:06:29 Algeria. He’s Algerian.* - memester March 9, 2025, 23:16:28 ivermectinesque* - ATL March 10, 2025, 6:41:33 He’s a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria* - snipes824 March 9, 2025, 22:01:29 How are they defining “Hamas supporter?”* - OB25 March 9, 2025, 21:32:15 I see people with Free Palestine yard signs - Stu March 9, 2025, 21:42:16 1. beige, 2. uppity* - complainant March 9, 2025, 21:35:06 not the first, won't be the last - Sammich March 9, 2025, 20:50:46 Jock it and Hampton ski celebrate.* - Toonces March 9, 2025, 20:03:50 LOL. Might want to check your note cards again* - HamptonSki March 10, 2025, 7:06:12 This seems really bad* - snipes824 March 9, 2025, 19:51:27 Cartoon from the Times of London - larue33 March 9, 2025, 18:41:54 Saying Trump is a Russian agent is deliberately provocative and will shut down debate - DT March 9, 2025, 19:51:48 Actually it’s a sign of - memester March 9, 2025, 23:35:36 Jeff Merkley asked a couple of Trump nominees exactly that last week. - larue33 March 9, 2025, 20:51:34 I thought of a potential problem with your plan. - complainant March 9, 2025, 20:02:37 a plane crashed - complainant March 9, 2025, 18:14:24 pilot error, but why let facts get in the way of the narrative? - illinibone March 10, 2025, 10:22:58 Are you saying it *didn't* rear-end a Pinto? - complainant March 10, 2025, 10:27:31 I'm saying I'm not sure why it's in the politics thread... * - illinibone March 10, 2025, 11:18:56 Who puts a runway in an apartment complex parking lot?* - timmer March 9, 2025, 18:16:42 It's Florida.* - complainant March 9, 2025, 18:21:55 Pennsylvania isnt Florida* - Stu March 9, 2025, 18:24:56 Philly in the east, Pittsburgh in the west, Florida in the middle. Trust me.* - complainant March 9, 2025, 18:26:09 Florida University of Pennsylvania - ATL March 9, 2025, 18:37:35 Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis of Pennsylvania* - complainant March 9, 2025, 18:51:34 Trump to his voters: you’re going to get the recession you voted for - ATL March 9, 2025, 16:42:28 I don’t understand why his fans keep saying the pain will be caused by balancing the budget - ECEIllinois March 9, 2025, 19:52:46 Because it’s worked as a false narrative for forty years despite empirical evidence to the contrary - ATL March 9, 2025, 20:03:36 A message from the president about groceries - RVA March 9, 2025, 18:46:29 [Point to head] If I ruin the economy quickly, I can take credit on the way up [meme]* - UofIL6 March 9, 2025, 17:59:27 I hope that's what he's doing, because the alternative of thinking this is actually good policy will - Phytynlini March 9, 2025, 18:30:27 Tanking on purpose to take credit for recovery is arguably worse - opey8 March 9, 2025, 18:55:07 It’s worked great for Chicago sports ownership - memyselfandillini March 9, 2025, 21:31:55 I don't think that's the goal. - complainant March 9, 2025, 18:58:26 what is it about? capitulation to China? - memyselfandillini March 9, 2025, 21:34:09 Russian money funded Trump's extravagant lifestyle. He owes them, and doesn't want to fall down the - complainant March 10, 2025, 11:09:34 trust the long term economic plan of a guy who keeps changing what he's tariffing and by how much* - ECEIllinois March 9, 2025, 17:38:10 ooo - ATL March 9, 2025, 17:42:14 Kirk Cousins is 6’2-5/8” - VIV March 8, 2025, 10:34:45 “YOU LIKE THAT?!” No sir I do not. Stop shouting. You stink* - memyselfandillini March 9, 2025, 21:37:38 Where's his tie? Does he own a suit?! * - illinijohn March 9, 2025, 20:41:16 So trump has heels if not actual lifts, so he's probably 6' even or maybe a half inch taller* - gvibes March 8, 2025, 15:25:35 And what did he claim to be that one time when it put right under the obesity line? * - Taz March 8, 2025, 15:44:24 6'3", 215 I thought* - gvibes March 9, 2025, 16:49:19 He’s also mad his job’s about to be taken by a black man * - ATL March 8, 2025, 10:37:55 Trump’s job has also been taken over by an African-American* - Herman Blume March 9, 2025, 18:08:33 A+* - ATL March 9, 2025, 18:48:03 His job’s already been taken. He’s going to Cleveland (sorry Danimal)* - VIV March 8, 2025, 10:38:41 This is why I don’t post in the NFL threads * - ATL March 8, 2025, 10:39:31 It’s not official. It’s my prediction for next week. * - VIV March 8, 2025, 11:53:53 Musk appears to have shut down the Fulbright scholarship program - ATL March 7, 2025, 18:58:22 Over the years it has produced 45 foreign heads of state or government. - SurfTheBoneyard March 7, 2025, 20:21:57 Ooo - KingTalkyTiki March 7, 2025, 19:22:52 Need to make Elon fatter.* - Toonces March 8, 2025, 10:41:03 I mean the program wants to foster cultural exchange and diplomacy, which he's against* - ECEIllinois March 7, 2025, 19:17:40 Luigi where art thou* - assassin March 7, 2025, 19:07:58 Not on Reddit - ATL March 7, 2025, 20:31:52 I took this pic on my hike and thought it might be a meme for the Trump Administration - Stu March 7, 2025, 15:39:51 I can see Alaska from my house * - ATL March 7, 2025, 16:50:50 More on the cabinet meeting with Musk from NYT. Rubio and Duffy got into it with Musk - CanHartlebHireSnider March 7, 2025, 11:53:04 “Retain the smart ones and get rid of the bad ones.” God that’s such good advice* - PapaDels March 7, 2025, 13:21:53 lol he's so obsessed with MIT - ECEIllinois March 7, 2025, 11:58:38 His uncle was a professor. That's why Trump knows more about nuclear than anyone ever - CanHartlebHireSnider March 7, 2025, 12:01:57 So...is Musk slowly getting pushed out now?* - KCWildcat March 7, 2025, 11:55:00 I think 4/20 is the line.* - Chuck Woodaby March 7, 2025, 12:19:20 If Musk gets the boot on 4/20, I will LMAO. * - doubledown March 7, 2025, 12:34:14 Is that also Ketamine Day?* - memyselfandillini March 9, 2025, 21:40:22 He’s going to be the fall guy/expendable when everything starts to tank - TarheelIllini March 7, 2025, 11:59:00 God I hope not. He's not done nearly enough damage to the Republican Party yet. - ATL March 7, 2025, 11:58:09 Best case scenario he is tanking so he can claim he rescued the economy. - Phytynlini March 7, 2025, 11:18:20 TSLA touching 260.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 7, 2025, 9:53:56 Trump authorizes second name change for Gulf of Mexico in two months - ATL March 8, 2025, 5:11:50 ooo - ATL March 7, 2025, 12:39:41 Got to 250 and then bounced up likely due to buy orders.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 7, 2025, 11:46:08 is this true? "In Feb, $TSLA lost more market cap in a single month than any company in history" - VIV March 7, 2025, 11:17:56 possible - NVDA lost around 600B in a day but rebounded before the end of the month * - ghost_of_clt March 7, 2025, 11:46:47 It’s down $111 for the last month and $121 YTD.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 7, 2025, 11:45:22 I'm going to pretend to be worth $400 billion this weekend. - complainant March 7, 2025, 11:23:34 Inappropriately* - Stu March 7, 2025, 10:43:58 255* - SurfTheBoneyard March 7, 2025, 10:40:29 Imagine spending a quarter billion to lose 150+ billion. * - ghost_of_clt March 7, 2025, 9:55:17 Is it possible he's just an idiot? * - doubledown March 7, 2025, 10:07:17 It's not just possible - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 7, 2025, 10:43:26 Did he apply to Penn as a DEI?* - complainant March 7, 2025, 10:57:03 Basically, yes. - ATL March 7, 2025, 11:52:18 I meant Elon.* - complainant March 10, 2025, 11:10:25 ALSSNDR touching cotton* - Sammich March 7, 2025, 9:54:46 His mama call him ALLSNDR, Ima call him ALLSNDR* - ATL March 7, 2025, 12:03:34 flightradar of planes being rerouted to avoid Elon's trash - ATL March 7, 2025, 9:32:39 NYT: Trump’s actions are ruining the economy - ATL March 7, 2025, 7:01:34 You mean deporting and firing large numbers of consumers is bad? And imposing taxes - PapaDels March 7, 2025, 11:33:04 This is absurd - Sounder March 7, 2025, 8:31:03 Thank you Mr. Trump* - CWR10 March 7, 2025, 8:43:23 For the love of God, just embed: - longsnapper March 7, 2025, 8:36:43 Americas biggest dipshit* - Mrap24 March 7, 2025, 8:33:59 I can't believe Biden would do that* - longsnapper March 7, 2025, 7:06:07 Turns out the strategic crypto reserve will just be holding on to what the Feds have confiscated. - larue33 March 6, 2025, 22:24:09 Those are certainly words that are being said. * - doubledown March 7, 2025, 7:48:07 So like the county sheriff’s “cocaine reserve.”* - SurfTheBoneyard March 7, 2025, 7:45:48 Not sure what's funnier, the fat hick breaking down because he found out Elon does drugs or - ATL March 6, 2025, 21:50:41 Fuck all those motherfuckers. - KingTalkyTiki March 7, 2025, 10:18:56 Musk is a dumb person’s idea of a smart person. - doubledown March 7, 2025, 7:45:04 And Trump is a poor person’s idea of a rich person - Sounder March 7, 2025, 8:17:50 At this point, he has become actually rich from selling the presidency to Musk and Putin. * - doubledown March 7, 2025, 8:37:37 Maybe he needs extra support to keep his pants up - Jackie March 7, 2025, 8:15:31 As part of the DEI purge, references to the Enola Gay removed from DoD websites. - larue33 March 6, 2025, 20:45:17 It’s literally still there, dingus - memester March 8, 2025, 7:36:14 I’m worried that when Trump dies, - doubledown March 6, 2025, 21:16:55 You all realize that this timeline is where trump lives to 110 - illini thunder March 7, 2025, 1:35:35 gamethread thunder. also you have a meaty, piled-high point. - Nobster March 7, 2025, 6:33:56 Does it smell like roast beef diarrhea?* - ATL March 7, 2025, 7:07:56 Just get your doctor to prescribe you the colonoscopy stuff - ATL March 6, 2025, 21:48:13 I just worry that he’ll die in private - Stu March 6, 2025, 21:28:39 Possible—nobody could really spot the slurring and incoherence to notice the stroke - DT March 7, 2025, 6:04:08 I will be doing this when he croaks: - JeffFrank March 7, 2025, 4:51:37 Tesla - Stu March 6, 2025, 20:39:53 not even Israel and Saudi Arabia trust Trump not to spill secrets with Russia - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 20:08:02 So egg prices probably aren’t coming down anytime soon - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 19:36:26 Everything from trump is a lie except hate of other - opey8 March 6, 2025, 19:40:00 Why not, they will just blame Biden and Donnie’s dumbass supporters eat it up - Mrap24 March 6, 2025, 19:48:19 bah, it's below. * - assassin March 6, 2025, 18:27:07 Elon's latest launch failure - complainant March 6, 2025, 18:18:24 Drug addict spread his shit all over Florida’s southeast coast - ATL March 6, 2025, 20:37:02 Fucking nailed it why my friend got fired at FEMA. Wouldn’t write a BS memo for them…. - LeatherneckIllini March 6, 2025, 17:53:30 Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP is the real title of this executive order - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 17:45:32 What a pathetic loser. * - doubledown March 6, 2025, 19:45:57 It also directs an EEOC investigation of large law firms… - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 19:03:35 Well at least suing won’t cost nothing.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 18:57:48 Fuck me and fuuuuuuuuuuck this * - reggiedunlop March 6, 2025, 18:43:33 Florida Man running for Congress… - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 15:57:09 That seat also attracted two former congressman and Oberweis isn't even the only ex-IL candidate* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 6, 2025, 16:20:45 He has burnished his primary qualifications though since last running here in 2020… - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 16:23:15 It's not all bad. I put some money in his Chinese emerging markets fund 14 years ago. - Chuck Woodaby March 6, 2025, 16:35:06 Bwhahahahahahaha* - KingTalkyTiki March 6, 2025, 16:11:07 Young whipper snapper for the South Florida retirees, will only be 80 in 2026 for the election* - illini222 March 6, 2025, 16:09:14 “Woke” is in the very first sentence on his website! Also, he could use a proofreader.* - Herman Blume March 6, 2025, 16:05:20 But sure, if Dems simply shift rightward then certainly the GOP will drop it* - RVA March 6, 2025, 17:24:55 Fuck Canadian lumber -we're going to re-harvest trees! - Jersey March 6, 2025, 15:39:23 bye, national parks!* - torinese March 6, 2025, 16:59:07 [Lucille]It’s a tree, how long could it take to grow? [Bluth]* - shua March 6, 2025, 16:20:41 If there’s one thing that unites us all, it’s our shared hatred of trees* - Herman Blume March 6, 2025, 16:07:37 Shame that Ents aren’t real - DT March 6, 2025, 16:11:57 Hoom!* - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 16:23:52 Hodor! * - Tuscy March 6, 2025, 17:17:07 Nit: Hroom* - Stu March 6, 2025, 16:47:47 Nit: Groot! * - Tuscy March 6, 2025, 17:16:50 Don’t make me call tit… - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 17:08:12 Step 1: Harvest Trees - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 15:58:21 Don't you need to cut a hole in the box?* - complainant March 6, 2025, 16:24:02 the re-harvested trees will have rakes built in for future fire prevention* - Sammich March 6, 2025, 16:02:23 Luckily, the new head of Forests is a former lumber company exec. - longsnapper March 6, 2025, 15:51:06 Ontario boosting US electricity price 25% starting Monday. * - larue33 March 6, 2025, 15:00:01 It'd be nice if they could do it by zip code (and corresponding polling returns).* - complainant March 6, 2025, 15:34:30 TBT; Trump never thought people would hit us back this hard. Now he doesn't know what to do. - Stu March 6, 2025, 15:28:29 It didn't, though. That's the thing.* - complainant March 6, 2025, 15:31:54 It did in some cases* - Stu March 6, 2025, 15:36:27 Having Roy Cohn blackmail everybody worked better. - Chuck Woodaby March 6, 2025, 15:40:39 I think you misspelled Putin* - IlliniRunner March 6, 2025, 15:57:18 No, I live in reality. Not your BlueAnon fantasyland.* - Chuck Woodaby March 6, 2025, 16:28:01 Tired of all this tariff edging. I want some goddamn tariffs to HIT.* - Warrin'_Illini March 6, 2025, 15:13:11 that 2-month tariff load is gonna be historic* - Sammich March 6, 2025, 15:16:56 Ed Martin now threatening Georgetown Law for teaching and promoting DEI - assassin March 6, 2025, 14:11:59 Every day it seems there’s a new nominee for Biggest Piece of Shit in the World. - Herman Blume March 6, 2025, 14:41:52 Isn't he dead?* - KCWildcat March 6, 2025, 14:48:16 This is deserving of a "we will give your request all due consideration in the timeliest manner - doubledown March 6, 2025, 14:36:52 I’m sure the letter telling him to get fucked… - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 14:36:48 GT Law's response: - Illiniphil March 6, 2025, 14:47:29 Trump told cabinet secretaries only they have power to fire employees. Not Elon - CanHartlebHireSnider March 6, 2025, 13:11:03 yeah but who's going to dare not following the co-President's "recommendation"?* - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 13:52:15 This feels like trying to cover themselves against lawsuits.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 6, 2025, 14:19:27 Which also hit a major hiccup the other night when Trump admitted to the country that Elon runs Doge - haighter March 6, 2025, 14:24:49 And today when Trump said if the Cabinet doesn’t cut Elon will.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 17:04:11 Good lord. * - illini March 6, 2025, 13:47:07 Current mood: - Taz March 6, 2025, 12:02:35 Exh. 548,753,895 on how the electorate has a double standard for the democrats - ATL March 6, 2025, 11:40:15 ha. not really in touch with the average trump voter/walmart shopper, is he?* - cpsteine March 6, 2025, 13:44:52 Not like the Founding Fathers were motivated by a protest against tariffs and import duties - DT March 6, 2025, 11:46:53 except tariffs were the primary funder of the US government for decades* - Potomac March 6, 2025, 13:35:13 The people voted for these current ones though* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 6, 2025, 11:50:44 Except for the people who voted thinking they would never happen. * - doubledown March 6, 2025, 12:08:50 They still voted for this playbook. Whether or not they thought it would happen - voiceofreason March 6, 2025, 12:36:00 and the people who voted against them * - memyselfandillini March 6, 2025, 12:30:41 Those people needed to make their case to more people but they failed* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 6, 2025, 12:31:45 I don't understand how they failed. - Chuck Woodaby March 6, 2025, 15:02:58 true* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2025, 12:37:25 WH not denying they're thinking about revoking legal status for Ukrainian refugees* - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 11:23:59 that is disgusting* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2025, 12:31:13 And on brand * - ATL March 6, 2025, 15:15:06 pausing tariffs on mex due to just taking a phone call with their prez. - John Coctostan March 6, 2025, 11:03:56 Trying to keep the stock market and economy from tanking - jfinsocal March 6, 2025, 12:33:28 Flattery will get you everywhere* - memyselfandillini March 6, 2025, 12:31:49 well we're not looking to annex Mexico* - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 11:40:19 Just spinning in all directions. No clue what’s he’s doing. Fakest tough guy around* - Mrap24 March 6, 2025, 11:06:56 Gavin Newsom wants trans out of women's sports - CanHartlebHireSnider March 6, 2025, 11:00:03 I think I agree with most sentiments here. - tvillini March 6, 2025, 15:38:54 Does anybody here defend LatinX as a word? Easy position for Newsom to take* - Potomac March 6, 2025, 14:16:48 Sit down, Grandpa. - KingTalkyTiki March 6, 2025, 14:24:00 meanwhile Bill Kristol has been negatively polarized by Trump into becoming pro-trans - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 12:15:45 I think any reasonable person agrees with the trans in women’s sports thing - illini21 March 6, 2025, 11:29:11 The easiest way for Dems to never hear about this again is to concede the issue - GMAW March 6, 2025, 12:43:59 ^^not a progressive * - Poldark March 6, 2025, 15:02:48 Some international sports bodies have already settled the matter in their domains - Potomac March 6, 2025, 14:14:18 Republicans will gladly trot out a clip from years ago and pretend it's still their main focus - RVA March 6, 2025, 13:51:51 ooo - JeffFrank March 6, 2025, 13:07:35 there are a miniscule number of trans kids playing sports in schools - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 12:19:30 I agree, but Dems aren’t even willing to concede that Lia Thomas shouldn’t be competing - GMAW March 6, 2025, 12:46:52 Republicans also view trans people as mentally ill and trying to erase them from society - assassin March 6, 2025, 13:25:50 I didn’t contend otherwise. But whataboutism is not a winning strategy to the absolutely obvious - GMAW March 6, 2025, 14:36:45 As usual, I agree with yglesias - snipes824 March 6, 2025, 12:00:01 ooo. - longsnapper March 6, 2025, 12:26:19 is that not the Dem platform? - Sammich March 6, 2025, 12:32:29 I don't think they have an official stage, but they definitely didn't communicate it* - longsnapper March 6, 2025, 13:05:17 The people currently making this a national issue are not interested in conceding any of that. - Sammich March 6, 2025, 12:11:54 You don’t need them to concede that. Both sides of this are 70/30 issues to normies* - snipes824 March 6, 2025, 12:14:26 Universal healthcare is 60/40. Polls don't mean a lot.* - Sammich March 6, 2025, 12:19:46 Money changes things. - complainant March 6, 2025, 12:26:00 It's like a 70-30 issue nationally. It gets brought up because its an easy win for pubs - CanHartlebHireSnider March 6, 2025, 11:31:21 total empty suit. He won't make it out of the first primary* - ECEIllinois March 6, 2025, 11:24:52 so much so I can't wait until bopper shows up to trumpet him. then we'll know he's cooked* - John Coctostan March 6, 2025, 13:22:03 He may be, but I appreciate his willingness to get out there and fight, plus he's a good speaker - UofIL6 March 6, 2025, 11:39:44 I get the California stink but - WhitmansFolly March 6, 2025, 13:28:55 Eacy E must have a different definition of "empty suit" than I do. - complainant March 6, 2025, 11:52:49 That's weird, he was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle for five years. - KingTalkyTiki March 6, 2025, 11:17:44 this is embarrassing - Sammich March 6, 2025, 11:13:38 Slotnik talking about Bush and Reagan in her SOTU rebuttal. Pathetic.* - Warrin'_Illini March 6, 2025, 11:18:41 Have to love Dutch humor.... - WhitmansFolly March 6, 2025, 9:41:51 lol - weird ending* - jjlocke923 March 6, 2025, 9:53:19 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki March 6, 2025, 11:13:59 Weird....but apt* - WhitmansFolly March 6, 2025, 10:18:49 Sounds like Education to be dissolved tomorrow* - Stu March 6, 2025, 5:03:47 Doesn't that need to be passed by a majority of Congress?* - KCWildcat March 6, 2025, 8:15:47 Yes and no. - SurfTheBoneyard March 6, 2025, 8:17:04 "They" being both Congress and the executive. So there's a nice dovetail there.* - Sammich March 6, 2025, 8:38:51 Given that 50% of the population voted for Trump, I think it was dissolved a long time ago. - DT March 6, 2025, 6:32:47 JFC they just fired a friend who was the acting chief counsel at FEMA. Josh is… - LeatherneckIllini March 5, 2025, 20:50:45 Russia bombed a hotel in Ukraine - OB25 March 5, 2025, 20:15:33 Wow. My algorithm must be broken. 98% of the replies are "Fuck Trump"* - WhitmansFolly March 5, 2025, 20:40:17 Cutting 80K from the VA should work wonders* - voiceofreason March 5, 2025, 19:03:36 They will still get 5K from Elon.* - Toonces March 5, 2025, 19:46:57 Farmers and vets are about to find out* - Stu March 5, 2025, 19:45:04 The farmer bailout is already in the works. * - Tuscy March 5, 2025, 19:47:07 we are already planning bailouts for this amazing revenue saving moment of genius?-* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 20:51:35 Won’t be enough - Stu March 5, 2025, 19:53:56 83k* - Stu March 5, 2025, 19:44:11 Maybe those people don’t deserve jobs and vets don’t deserve healthcare. * - assassin March 5, 2025, 19:32:03 I think roughly 75% of vets vote GOP so I feel sorry for roughly 25% of them.* - Warrin'_Illini March 6, 2025, 9:30:10 after all they were carefully chosen. * - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 20:52:25 Excuse machine is out in full force for what’s going to be a not so good jobs report on Friday - Mrap24 March 5, 2025, 18:34:49 It will be 100% Biden’s fault until there is anything they can take credit for.* - DT March 5, 2025, 19:34:07 Seen a lot of “We will have have to endure some tough times to get to where we need to be” - OB25 March 5, 2025, 19:00:47 We need to make some sacrifices to balance the budget. Don't look at our current budget proposal* - ECEIllinois March 5, 2025, 19:24:10 Elon and Trump were both saying that during the campaign - Sammich March 5, 2025, 19:08:35 The “we” getting the hard times is all of us. The “we” wanting to get where they are going… - DT March 5, 2025, 19:36:18 They’re trying to speed run to oligarchical dystopia before too many people start to ask how many - doubledown March 5, 2025, 20:51:40 People might complain a bit, but at least there were no trans athletes in Oceania.* - DT March 6, 2025, 6:27:56 Just like how banks and the financial industry socializes the risk and privatizes the gain.* - ATL March 5, 2025, 20:14:05 You live a mostly good life for 70 years, you get elected to Congress as a (D)…. - timmer March 5, 2025, 17:04:59 It wasn’t the SOTU * - illini thunder March 5, 2025, 19:30:18 Or whatever it was* - timmer March 5, 2025, 19:51:13 really need to stop electing people past retirement age* - ECEIllinois March 5, 2025, 18:43:21 Mike Johnson's chief of staff got a DUI last night - AintHatin March 5, 2025, 15:18:35 He probably misheard and thought the party had selected a Designated Driver for the event. * - doubledown March 5, 2025, 17:37:53 Well-played* - AintHatin March 5, 2025, 18:49:54 lol nice * - illini thunder March 5, 2025, 18:00:33 That means he must have been lit for the actual speech unless they downed some shots immediately - illini thunder March 5, 2025, 16:27:22 I would guess he was at a watch party somewhere. Does his Chief of Staff... - haighter March 5, 2025, 16:29:29 There’s not enough room.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 5, 2025, 16:51:02 That's what I mean...elected officials only. I'd think the staffers are all having... - haighter March 5, 2025, 17:20:13 Sid we discuss Disney shutting down 538 and laying of just under 200 in news dept? - illini thunder March 5, 2025, 13:54:19 enshittification wins again - Sammich March 5, 2025, 13:59:35 538 had some useful tools left but when it went from Nate to Morris the quality dropped off a ton* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 5, 2025, 13:55:23 auto tariffs pushed back a month, unclear whether that's just vehicles or also include parts - ECEIllinois March 5, 2025, 13:44:49 LOL - ATL March 5, 2025, 13:46:40 Probably. He paused FCPA. * - ghost_of_clt March 5, 2025, 13:52:06 This excerpt (the Times?) is great - ATL March 5, 2025, 14:45:29 "Hear that, factories? MOVE IT."* - complainant March 5, 2025, 14:55:42 On top of funding, Trump also cuts intelligence sharing to Ukraine. - WhitmansFolly March 5, 2025, 10:43:22 At this point would you even trust it if you were them?* - SurfTheBoneyard March 5, 2025, 11:03:50 we are the baddies* - ECEIllinois March 5, 2025, 15:15:07 It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.* - Chuck Woodaby March 5, 2025, 15:18:06 No, and I doubt our recently ex-allies are sharing the goods.* - complainant March 5, 2025, 11:20:09 Turki’s dumb mayor on Fox now* - JeffFrank March 5, 2025, 10:34:55 Musk confirms and celebrates the personality disorder afflicting many on the right. - ATL March 5, 2025, 9:23:30 this is some cartoon villain shit. * - VIV March 5, 2025, 9:26:58 Twitter ads are now mostly just posts from right wing propaganda spammers - OrangeSox March 5, 2025, 12:10:34 are police shortages bad enough that they're hiring 13 year-olds?* - shua March 5, 2025, 13:19:06 Nothing more masculine than paying to promote a post where you talk about how masculine you are. * - doubledown March 5, 2025, 13:08:16 Except it's real life (and has been reinforced over and over again by people)* - ATL March 5, 2025, 9:31:44 He believes his own headlines...easier than admitting you're a dork... - haighter March 5, 2025, 9:30:28 Wait... trt will help my hairline?! * - Tuscy March 5, 2025, 9:40:43 The opposite. But let him go, he's rolling.* - Chuck Woodaby March 5, 2025, 11:28:03 Yeah, I was calling him out. * - Tuscy March 5, 2025, 11:33:52 7% from the corner, but he keeps on shooting.* - VIV March 5, 2025, 11:28:57 Putin’s press secretary: US foreign policy now aligns with Russia’s vision. - VIV March 5, 2025, 9:09:43 I'm continually flabbergasted at how many otherwise-functional people on my FB feed - Sammich March 5, 2025, 9:02:10 My favorite is the "can't we just stop talking about politics?" people...that's just code for guilt. - Desert March 5, 2025, 13:43:57 there is./was a bigger issue in this country, prior to trump the politician, that americans hate/... - torinese March 5, 2025, 9:45:15 There’s something to that. Has Trump ever admitted to being wrong about anything, ever? - Jackie March 5, 2025, 10:40:42 He hasn't, and like his mentor Roy Cohn, he is especially well-suited for that style - Sammich March 5, 2025, 10:59:10 That's exactly it. The tissue-paper façade. - complainant March 5, 2025, 11:17:30 I saw one response to a friend being upset at some thing this admin did… - SurfTheBoneyard March 5, 2025, 9:06:33 5 Supreme Court justices rule that Trump must pay for contracted work already completed. - larue33 March 5, 2025, 8:42:46 I know you intend this hyperbole but I don’t think it’s fair to lump Kavanaugh and Gorsuch - GMAW March 5, 2025, 8:52:54 It's unfortunate that there were no payments made to Indian tribes or they'da gotten Gorsuch* - ATL March 5, 2025, 9:42:29 Gorsuch is a tool. Not stepping out on any limbs* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 9:40:19 Doesn’t seem like hyperbole.* - cpsteine March 5, 2025, 9:00:22 Here is an interesting thought experiment: can you identify a single current case - GMAW March 5, 2025, 10:54:45 Three wrongs make a right? Twenty wrongs? - complainant March 5, 2025, 11:00:03 Here’s a comprehensive list: - GMAW March 5, 2025, 11:23:43 That list is terrifying.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 5, 2025, 12:00:33 Actually, what's more terrifying to me is that I dont think any court wins would be enforced - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 5, 2025, 12:50:51 The answer to that is impeachment and removal from office. - IlliniRunner March 5, 2025, 12:52:05 Right, and that's not going to happen either.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 5, 2025, 12:58:28 How about you tell us which ones you think are fair & should be passed? - longsnapper March 5, 2025, 11:36:35 Actions on behalf of the administration? - GMAW March 5, 2025, 11:42:12 threats to withhold funds to state and local might stand, however - Potomac March 5, 2025, 14:25:43 I am certainly no lawyer, but I assume that some of the stuff he's doing with immigration - larue33 March 5, 2025, 12:15:04 hence the indirect threats over funding streams (as in my post above) - Potomac March 5, 2025, 14:28:04 Ah, understood. So do you think that the 4 dissenting justices were logical in their - longsnapper March 5, 2025, 11:47:13 I haven’t read the dissent, so I can’t comment specifically on this case - GMAW March 5, 2025, 12:15:09 Gorsuch may have been credible at one time, but that nearly cost him his career. - longsnapper March 5, 2025, 13:36:49 I just don't think it's a good test for partisan hackery. - complainant March 5, 2025, 12:14:22 Maybe engage with what I actually posted* - GMAW March 5, 2025, 11:20:10 77,000 new private sector jobs last month, about half the expectations. * - larue33 March 5, 2025, 8:13:43 I can't get over the meekness of the paddle signs - RVA March 5, 2025, 6:45:24 Local Man outraged at the performative virtue signaling displayed - longsnapper March 5, 2025, 8:09:31 Nailed it - ATL March 5, 2025, 8:06:38 I saw the photos and laughed out loud. Pathetic and so on brand* - CWR10 March 5, 2025, 7:33:48 What do they want? When do they want it? - complainant March 5, 2025, 6:53:34 Deducting interest on car loans? Why are we obsessed about subsidizing rich people buying cars* - gvibes March 5, 2025, 0:23:26 Remember in 2017 when all those corporations gave employees $1000? - longsnapper March 5, 2025, 6:36:55 “Rich” people don’t borrow money to buy a car* - jjlocke923 March 5, 2025, 6:08:01 Speaking of rich people... - larue33 March 5, 2025, 8:11:13 Unless their parents buy it for them or there's special incentives, rich people - longsnapper March 5, 2025, 6:28:34 Debt is extremely highly used by the wealthy. basically everything they do and buy is via - John Coctostan March 5, 2025, 7:54:15 ChatGPT working hard this morning* - HamptonSki March 5, 2025, 7:39:03 what’s a pledged asset line. I assume it’s not a frat initiation thing….* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 7:31:56 SBLOCs, like the ultrawealthy use - ATL March 5, 2025, 8:01:47 Using assets, like the value of your brokerage account, to receive an open ended loan. - longsnapper March 5, 2025, 7:49:06 thanks (and thanks ATL) - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 9:48:18 they're going to be the only ones who can afford to buy new cars* - ECEIllinois March 5, 2025, 0:59:16 Why are we subsidizing rich people? Oh, wait. That’s called trickle down theory - illini thunder March 5, 2025, 0:38:04 Strong finish to the speech. Probably better than most expected. Pretty inspirational* - jjlocke923 March 4, 2025, 21:59:11 O Canada!* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 7:32:29 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki March 4, 2025, 23:39:14 classic bigbop* - Blazer March 4, 2025, 22:22:16 Did he end with selling his bibles? Or memecoins?* - WhitmansFolly March 4, 2025, 22:22:06 Was it a traumatic brain injury? Is that what happened to you? * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 22:02:46 Nah....troll job.* - DanSaint March 4, 2025, 22:05:22 Hold on, those aren’t mutually exclusive. * - assassin March 4, 2025, 22:10:03 How can one man be this much of a dumb piece of shit? * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 21:37:19 Because he’s enabled by the stupid and the evil. * - assassin March 4, 2025, 21:48:53 The room is whiter than a KKK rally* - Stu March 4, 2025, 20:59:04 Well Trump just perjured a bunch of people calling Musk the head of DOGE* - assassin March 4, 2025, 20:47:17 Yep. That was an oops * - MC March 4, 2025, 21:21:22 Boring* - Stu March 4, 2025, 20:45:24 Who is that blonde they keep showing?* - illini21 March 4, 2025, 20:38:38 A failed swimmer, grifter and reprehensible bigot * - assassin March 4, 2025, 20:49:12 Do you even swim bro?* - HamptonSki March 5, 2025, 7:54:54 Riley Gaines* - GMAW March 4, 2025, 20:41:42 This is some high quality entertainment* - illini21 March 4, 2025, 20:26:13 Who the fuck is Al Green * - MC March 4, 2025, 20:26:07 Longtime congressman from Houston. Tried to impeach Trump numerous times last term* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 20:28:40 He’s a big fan I can tell * - MC March 4, 2025, 20:30:04 Florida AG going after the Tate brothers: - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 20:21:15 Well, yeah, the guy lives his life based on wins and loses - Mrap24 March 4, 2025, 18:01:22 Why is this CNN commentator expressing anything other than schadenfreude? - ATL March 4, 2025, 18:11:12 And who's holding her in that closet?* - complainant March 5, 2025, 6:19:25 Because she's a pretty blonde white girl* - IlliniRunner March 4, 2025, 19:41:11 White, you say?* - Stu March 4, 2025, 20:03:17 Fortunately, she'll be unable to breed.* - complainant March 5, 2025, 6:20:17 JD Vance getting into a twitter spat with a shitposter named "Jeff Computers" over his ski trip* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 17:27:29 You’d think that someone with such a large target would have at some point leaned to - doubledown March 4, 2025, 18:44:04 There was also this - Stu March 4, 2025, 17:44:09 i'm not mad. please don't put in the newspaper i got mad* - assassin March 4, 2025, 17:37:37 LMFCO he is such a loser* - Jackie March 4, 2025, 17:32:38 Hung like a pimple* - WhitmansFolly March 4, 2025, 19:48:43 He’s 100% seen all the memes* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 17:30:26 Commerce Sec. Lutnick says Trump may roll back the tarrifs as early as tomorrow.. - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 16:22:31 Apprarently Lutnick called Ontario premier Doug Ford and things didn’t go well - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 19:29:41 Is trump's lizard brain just sitting at desk cranking the crazy dial until the markets say no?* - gvibes March 4, 2025, 17:44:11 Honestly, it’s a good sign that something is holding him accountable.* - Toonces March 4, 2025, 18:14:25 don’t count your chickens Toonces* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 0:55:21 Just wait til you see the rating for his speech tonight. - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 17:56:00 nm* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 17:32:29 just what businesses love - extreme uncertainty* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 17:14:23 I work for a Canadian company… it’s chaos. - tvillini March 4, 2025, 17:24:59 I work in Ag. Zero stability right now. Glad I don't work in demand planning* - opey8 March 4, 2025, 20:13:46 I work for the federal government. Ditto.* - DT March 4, 2025, 18:08:38 Have you even said thank you once for the Trump Golden Age?* - Toonces March 4, 2025, 17:29:36 I’ve said two words, but they are not Hello Dolly* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 0:56:32 They were blabbing about that all afternoon on CNBC with various guests - Stu March 4, 2025, 17:17:08 Welcome, everyone, to the Trump organization standard operating procedure* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2025, 17:18:20 Just a rolling monthly tariff extension - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 16:50:18 The important thing is that the great and powerful Oz is all powerful* - GMAW March 4, 2025, 17:20:12 Somebody get Doug Ford some scotch tape. - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 16:40:51 Support the Troops - ATL March 4, 2025, 16:09:08 We're gonna have to go weekly with these* - Sammich March 4, 2025, 15:40:15 You gonna watch the STFU tonight at 9pm EST (8pm CST, 7pm MST, 6pm PST)? - timmer March 4, 2025, 15:16:52 I like to watch because I want to judge for myself how good or bad Trump does, - jjlocke923 March 4, 2025, 17:37:15 No* - Stu March 4, 2025, 15:17:20 This guy is my new hero - Stu March 4, 2025, 15:16:39 His brother made better decisions.* - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 15:19:38 Rob? He was a real life Tommy Boy. * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 15:27:22 And it killed him. - complainant March 4, 2025, 15:26:50 he had enough to eat at home* - chorizo March 4, 2025, 16:45:59 nm* - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 15:34:48 It's unfortunate that crack, booze and whores can't fight cancer.* - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 15:35:16 I really hope folks don’t bring noise makers, signs and props to Trump’s address tonight. - jjlocke923 March 4, 2025, 14:37:57 leave your middle fingers at home people* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 0:59:21 agree. no need to add to what will already be a ridiculous spectacle of stupidity.* - cpsteine March 4, 2025, 15:44:38 Does that include MTG's mouth and Bobert's hand?* - WhitmansFolly March 4, 2025, 15:32:38 Nonsense - every Trump promise should be followed by a DJ air horn * - Jersey March 4, 2025, 15:10:50 someone should just airhorn him at various lengths every 15 seconds or so - assassin March 4, 2025, 15:32:49 Or stand up at random times and say THANK YOU!* - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 1:00:35 classic bigbop* - Blazer March 4, 2025, 15:07:46 Agree. We wouldn't want any embarrassment. * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 14:45:58 I look forward to Trump covering himself in glory!* - shua March 4, 2025, 15:10:32 Fortunately, America is now respected again.* - complainant March 4, 2025, 15:04:09 minerals deal might be back on?* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 13:50:42 brilliant strategy sir* - assassin March 4, 2025, 14:09:34 *I work for Monty Burns... mmmmmmmm Monty Burns...* * - uofi1998 March 4, 2025, 14:34:39 can't a man walk down the street and not be offered a JOB?* - assassin March 4, 2025, 14:47:40 the whole thing was a misunderstanding, thanks to Zelensky's wife Marie* - Sammich March 4, 2025, 14:04:02 Dots - MC March 4, 2025, 13:58:57 I have no idea why Zelensky would sign that deal - IlliniRunner March 4, 2025, 14:12:01 Because they're giving away nothing and they get a free flow of money and weapons?* - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 14:29:41 Wish Trump would offer me that deal.* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 14:35:28 Have you considered engaging in a pointless war and getting a bunch of people killed? - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 14:41:16 Yes, I love money and only care about myself.* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 14:43:41 Take 2: Have you ever considered running for President of Mongolia?* - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2025, 14:49:41 I don't like the idea of being landlocked but I'd consider it.* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 14:52:04 Try the beef.* - complainant March 4, 2025, 15:04:55 Trump loves signing deals, so I guess this will get them on his good side* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 14:27:10 Sounds like a bet on Trump’s term being short. - doubledown March 4, 2025, 14:26:13 They don’t really have the ability to implement the deal anyways - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 14:19:36 otoh, the new realpolitik mandates that no agreement means shit - Sammich March 4, 2025, 14:13:19 Ben Shapiro calling on Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin - Jackie March 4, 2025, 13:48:47 what's the plan? cut off all federal funds to MN until they pardon him?* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 14:27:39 Candance Owens seeking to help Harvey Weinstein* - UofIL6 March 4, 2025, 13:52:34 That's a hell of an opener to your Complaint, counselor - ATL March 4, 2025, 13:26:39 Hegseth is doing the "I'm not touching you" thing with Fort Benning now too - RVA March 4, 2025, 13:05:18 No issue with changing it back Fort Bragg from Fort Liberty - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 13:47:37 I have an issue with it, b/c of his stupid BS reason. And because it's definitionally gov waste - IlliniRunner March 4, 2025, 14:14:03 Annette Benning's character was at a protest where the American flag was burned - timmer March 4, 2025, 13:13:16 you want a character debate, Bob, you better stick with me - Sammich March 4, 2025, 13:16:13 China in advanced talks to replace much of US soybeans with South American imports - Stu March 4, 2025, 12:32:15 Fuck em.* - cpsteine March 4, 2025, 13:44:51 Make American Tofu Great Again!* - timmer March 4, 2025, 12:50:18 Link?* - Tuscy March 4, 2025, 12:33:27 Some verbal commentary on CNBC* - Stu March 4, 2025, 12:36:26 *thumbsupemoji* - Tuscy March 4, 2025, 12:37:32 Same guy claims to speak for all farmers in saying they are all willing to put up with the pain - Stu March 4, 2025, 12:40:54 I'm hearing lots of bitter complaints. * - Tuscy March 4, 2025, 12:49:37 Holy crap. Steve Liesman on CNBC, a very moderate guy, just said - Stu March 4, 2025, 12:11:39 Auto analysts predicting a drop in car production of 20,000 units per day. - ATL March 4, 2025, 12:13:05 Solution: Send all parts and assembly back to the US* - timmer March 4, 2025, 12:23:02 if you get enough people out of work, the price of labor decreases* - VIV March 4, 2025, 12:43:31 Trump to Trudeau: I will now increase our tariffs by the same amount as your retaliatory ones - UofIL6 March 4, 2025, 11:50:07 Getting easier and easier to see how Trump cratered every business he touched and was so broke that - doubledown March 4, 2025, 12:03:49 time for the infinity plus one tariff, Mister President* - Sammich March 4, 2025, 11:53:13 Chance on him hard-assing and just blocking all imports from Canada outright? * - haighter March 4, 2025, 12:29:28 that's 25% of our oil and 25% of our lumber. would be colossally stupid - VIV March 4, 2025, 12:33:47 Yea...I don't think it's a good idea. I don't think the tariff is either... - haighter March 4, 2025, 12:35:30 It is done. Throughly enjoyed getting a chance to do the five bullet points at least once - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2025, 10:25:07 feel free to write mine next week * - memyselfandillini March 5, 2025, 1:04:24 FREEBIRD* - ArtVandelay March 4, 2025, 10:49:08 our policy is now too pro russia for Le Pen in France. - John Coctostan March 4, 2025, 9:48:26 Dow down over 500 to start the day.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 4, 2025, 8:59:19 TSLA down 30% in the last month* - assassin March 4, 2025, 11:47:28 Holy fuck I had no idea* - gvibes March 4, 2025, 11:49:24 It hit ~490 in mid-December* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 11:56:25 Would be nice if their highly compensated CEO showed up for work* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 11:48:20 i thought that was priced in* - torinese March 4, 2025, 14:09:27 or if the highly compensated board did, well, anything * - ghost_of_clt March 4, 2025, 11:58:27 hey maybe that mean Delaware judge was right about the board not being independent from Elon* - ECEIllinois March 4, 2025, 12:06:07 And cut down on the “Roman salutes.”* - SurfTheBoneyard March 4, 2025, 11:50:50 In the green for today----------> - timmer March 4, 2025, 11:27:27 I am now too but it's been a wild ride.* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 11:41:06 The only market up is Shanghai. It is so obvious what is happening* - Desert March 4, 2025, 10:27:54 China does nothing and keeps winning?* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 10:42:07 Make that 800 * - larue33 March 4, 2025, 10:11:14 I should have sold all my shit over the weekend.* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 10:14:58 Never trade in and out. Structure a diverse portfolio with defensive components.* - Stu March 4, 2025, 10:45:20 Probably best to hold on to your shit. You might need it for fuel.* - Sammich March 4, 2025, 10:17:49 Or fertilizer. Every American will soon be required to grow their quota of Avacados. * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 10:19:22 How dare you suggest that Americans harbor that tainted Mexifruit. - Sammich March 4, 2025, 10:21:23 driving the US economy into the ground to own the libs* - VIV March 4, 2025, 10:13:14 FT Reporter - Deutsche Bank suggesting Trump may erode USD's safe haven status - ATL March 4, 2025, 9:50:18 he might end up resurrecting US manufacturing after all!* - Sammich March 4, 2025, 9:52:42 Tariffs could make new US vehicles ~$12k more expensive. Are we great again, yet?* - VIV March 4, 2025, 10:02:26 It's funny how the Canadian tarrifs are literally about nothing. Just doing it for the love of the - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 9:01:46 it's all personal vendettas* - VIV March 4, 2025, 9:24:29 Against Canada?* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 9:45:02 against trudeau* - VIV March 4, 2025, 9:50:56 Him calling Trump "dumb" will certainly draw a retort tonight. - WhitmansFolly March 4, 2025, 10:28:37 Trump seemingly has turned around Trudeau's approval in the Great White North. - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2025, 9:56:09 Hell we seem to be a net exporter of Fentanyl to Canada.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 4, 2025, 9:26:02 Hopefully we're not sending the good shit. * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 9:28:31 TSLA down to around 265.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 4, 2025, 9:00:57 Sen. Joni Ernst had affair with a USAF General - ATL March 4, 2025, 8:57:16 Now that I’m gone, I can confirm Lewandowski is Noem’s liaison to the WH…. - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2025, 10:26:50 he's scoring more than the other famous Lewandowski - Sammich March 4, 2025, 10:30:49 More lies from the radical left lugenpresse - Sammich March 4, 2025, 9:20:06 Here's what I don't understand. - complainant March 4, 2025, 9:02:53 HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN* - Sammich March 4, 2025, 9:20:31 It's gotten a lot easier to understand. * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 9:24:48 Yep* - PapaDels March 4, 2025, 9:57:20 Valid* - Taz March 4, 2025, 9:51:20 Cybertrucks booed and pelted with beads during a Lundi Gras parade - ATL March 4, 2025, 8:44:35 I guess the speech isn’t gonna be one of history’s great unifying oratories. - doubledown March 4, 2025, 8:16:01 Free speech!* - gvibes March 4, 2025, 10:13:50 trumpists- if you were wondering what fascism actually is.... here you go. * - VIV March 4, 2025, 9:17:40 “Fascism is a made up word that liberals use to scar people.” Saw that in a FB thread - PapaDels March 4, 2025, 10:06:00 white people can't be racist unless they're Michael Rooker from "Mississippi Burning" - Sammich March 4, 2025, 10:17:19 How is a protest determined to be legal or illegal?* - Mrap24 March 4, 2025, 9:14:40 What color are they?* - complainant March 4, 2025, 9:17:26 Occupying buildings and assaulting employees/students - CanHartlebHireSnider March 4, 2025, 9:17:22 well, thankfully the Constitution allows "right of the people peaceably to assemble"* - shua March 4, 2025, 8:39:22 Pfft...annoying trivial details.* - JFG March 4, 2025, 8:44:59 But I'm sure "No masks" won't apply to the Proud Boys.* - MojoJojo March 4, 2025, 8:27:11 Jon Stewart puts it in a way even conservatives can understand.... - WhitmansFolly March 4, 2025, 6:51:06 That’s funny. But I don’t know why he thinks someone can’t watch his Daily Show and enjoy WWE* - jjlocke923 March 4, 2025, 7:53:18 classic bigbop* - Blazer March 4, 2025, 12:16:25 it's a joke - IlliniSax05 March 4, 2025, 7:58:34 jjoke923* - CWR10 March 4, 2025, 8:00:09 Some men just want to watch the world burn - ATL March 4, 2025, 6:24:02 Wouldn’t push the analogy too far, but there are some similarities to Mao’s Cultural Revolution - DT March 4, 2025, 6:08:33 Basically all fascism. He called it communism, but Mao was 100% power hungry fascist. * - doubledown March 4, 2025, 7:30:40 Last day at the job. :-(* - LeatherneckIllini March 4, 2025, 4:56:38 Galaxybrain.gif - ATL March 3, 2025, 20:09:30 I feel dumber for having read that, thanks.* - voiceofreason March 3, 2025, 21:16:29 ooo - ATL March 4, 2025, 4:57:28 how is Trump going to lower rents?* - ECEIllinois March 3, 2025, 20:37:23 Eh, I don't think it's a stretch to say the stock market is entirely divorced from everyday life* - RVA March 3, 2025, 20:11:45 That’s not what he’s saying. But more importantly, asset value deflation would be terrible for even - ATL March 3, 2025, 20:15:03 If you don’t like egg prices maybe get some chickens for the backyard you shiftless ingrates - ATL March 3, 2025, 20:06:01 The problem with keeping chickens is then you increase your own chances of getting bird flu * - meanjeans March 3, 2025, 21:20:33 Never let a chicken sneeze in your face* - Stu March 3, 2025, 21:23:56 mask the chickens* - Phytynlini March 4, 2025, 7:41:23 US President Putin pauses all military aid to Ukraine until they signal - assassin March 3, 2025, 18:17:12 Completely wild to me that we've got people celebrating the surrender to Putin. - longsnapper March 3, 2025, 18:33:21 The cognitive dissonance....FoxNews personality thinks Ukraine shouldn't lose - UofIL6 March 3, 2025, 21:09:28 And I thought the height of stupidity was W calling him Pootie-Poot.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 3, 2025, 19:52:25 With you always* - Jackie March 3, 2025, 19:33:56 Welcome to the nothing good comes from Russia hivemind* - ATL March 3, 2025, 20:07:16 Bad day to be defense contractor. - Chuck Woodaby March 3, 2025, 18:30:10 Northup up 3% today!* - assassin March 3, 2025, 18:50:54 Undefeated.* - Chuck Woodaby March 3, 2025, 18:52:06 I am fascinated to see what post-Trump Republicanism will become - illini March 3, 2025, 16:08:01 It will only get worse. The lies will get even more egregious and we’ll tumble into our next - illini thunder March 3, 2025, 16:34:19 here's Coach Tubs with some batshit insane stuff about teams full of dudes - assassin March 3, 2025, 17:08:19 He’s an incredibly stupid human* - AintHatin March 3, 2025, 17:47:11 That's an insult to incredibly stupid people everywhere. - WhitmansFolly March 3, 2025, 19:47:43 Stupid and disingenuous is a very dangerous combination.* - DocWalk20 March 3, 2025, 18:21:20 1. wrong 2. this shit again? * - memyselfandillini March 3, 2025, 17:36:48 Might be no change. Putin has had operatives in the GOP since prior to Trump. - ATL March 3, 2025, 16:18:09 At least 15 way primary (assuming there is one)* - SurfTheBoneyard March 3, 2025, 16:15:50 it might be broken beyond repair - memyselfandillini March 3, 2025, 16:09:53 Is this bad? - gvibes March 3, 2025, 16:04:30 Guess we're really going to touch the stove. Trump says 25% tariffs on CA/MX to start tmrw* - ECEIllinois March 3, 2025, 14:50:32 Doug Ford says Ontario's gonna cut off electricity exports - assassin March 3, 2025, 16:23:56 so fucking stupid* - VIV March 3, 2025, 16:18:13 *cue the stock market free fall* - ATL March 3, 2025, 15:05:07 Trump hates CAlifornia!* - RSMBob March 3, 2025, 14:51:21 And additional 10% on China * - MC March 3, 2025, 14:51:15 "Finally, in the conclusion, we consider the professional ethics of a law professor intervening in - ATL March 3, 2025, 13:01:37 Anyone looking forward to the fake SOTU speech/address tomorrow?* - RSMBob March 3, 2025, 12:39:37 What’s the O/U for number of lies told? * - doubledown March 3, 2025, 13:10:01 Counting true statements will be easier.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 3, 2025, 16:15:07 number of sentences times 2* - memyselfandillini March 3, 2025, 15:48:41 Treasury yields plummeting on recession fears, GDP expectation numbers in the tank - ATL March 3, 2025, 12:13:43 s&p down 2% and falling* - assassin March 3, 2025, 14:13:55 Hello recession my old friend. You’ll come to lower interest rates again* - JeffFrank March 3, 2025, 14:09:46 so still no idea on what the WH plans to do for the CAD/MX tariffs coming into effect midnight* - ECEIllinois March 3, 2025, 12:01:54 And I'm sure my farmer brothers-in-law think this will indeed by lots of fun. - larue33 March 3, 2025, 13:16:21 did he forget the billions we had to spend to bail out soybean farmers in 2018-2019 - VIV March 3, 2025, 16:19:43 But you see, VIV, those were fine, because they helped real America* - IlliniRunner March 3, 2025, 17:21:55 I'm hearing a lot of bitching and moaning about it from my customers. And not just about.... - Tuscy March 3, 2025, 14:00:08 The fact that Trump posted about fake republicans out bursting at town halls or whatever - MC March 3, 2025, 14:42:01 Smelling that economic roast beef diarrhea. * - doubledown March 3, 2025, 14:02:37 don't check yo stocks. * - assassin March 3, 2025, 14:10:30 Are we just gonna eat a lot more corn and soy products or something? * - haighter March 3, 2025, 13:49:38 now triple the corn syrup in every bite* - assassin March 3, 2025, 13:56:20 RFK Jr. will just recommend we all go on a carnivore diet or something* - ECEIllinois March 3, 2025, 13:55:01 The farmers can just make their dirt spit out different stuff. Easy peasy! * - doubledown March 3, 2025, 13:52:18 Who did they vote for?* - IlliniRunner March 3, 2025, 13:20:46 Trump, of course. One of them pretty vocal about it, the other not really political. * - larue33 March 3, 2025, 13:25:34 I'd be curious what their thoughts are on Trump and Musk's moves on tariffs, contract cancellations, - IlliniRunner March 3, 2025, 13:28:56 I would also. I know the more vocal one was among the many who thought - larue33 March 3, 2025, 13:43:28 did they just forget the tariffs he imposed last time around?* - ECEIllinois March 3, 2025, 14:19:52 I'm sure they hated the impact on the deficit all the bailouts for farmers that were passed - IlliniRunner March 3, 2025, 14:42:20 And I'm not asking to then post a "leopard's eating face" meme. * - IlliniRunner March 3, 2025, 13:22:22 Ag markets seem to be expecting tariffs to go through. * - larue33 March 3, 2025, 12:31:20 German tourist held for weeks by ICE. - larue33 March 3, 2025, 12:00:59 Big vaccine got to RFK Jr. - CanHartlebHireSnider March 3, 2025, 11:02:23 Here's a non Fox News link - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 3, 2025, 11:17:49 Better late than never, I guess. Had he been saying this all along, there might not be an outbreak * - VIV March 3, 2025, 11:17:40 I will trash him a lot later. I am happy he wrote this. It needed to be said by him in particular * - JacobRDaugherty March 3, 2025, 11:08:48 yeah. Do you think the Mennonites pay any attention to RFK Jr? - Potomac March 3, 2025, 12:49:56 Agreed* - Taz March 3, 2025, 11:20:03 Why would we need cyber operations and information operations against Russia? - Jackie March 3, 2025, 9:01:25 Guys let’s not lose the plot here, explain to me how Russia isn’t running the U.S. right now* - Jackie March 3, 2025, 10:09:52 sorry, i'm in the weeds with tarbizlocke. - VIV March 3, 2025, 10:20:49 I’m afraid that this is why doge has been demanding the most sensitive information and access to - Jackie March 3, 2025, 10:25:33 They’re not a treat, Jackie. Didn’t you hear? Nor do we need anymore nukes - TarheelIllini March 3, 2025, 9:15:47 You meant threat* - jjlocke923 March 3, 2025, 9:18:46 They're not a treat, either* - KCWildcat March 3, 2025, 9:32:41 Correct, won’t chump edit it* - TarheelIllini March 3, 2025, 9:24:24 This is weird. I could have sworn jjlocke said "i meant threat" replying to you, then edited it. - VIV March 3, 2025, 9:34:16 So jj is a Tarheel alt, talking to himself to generate buzz. Cool.* - Stu March 3, 2025, 10:05:55 there's no way tarheel is smart/clever enough to keep this charade going - shua March 3, 2025, 10:39:23 the posting styles don't match, either. - VIV March 3, 2025, 10:54:56 I wonder if there is a jjlocke reddit account...* - Dilbert March 3, 2025, 10:51:19 does jjlocke like hungrybutts?* - VIV March 3, 2025, 10:53:22 It’s all part of the act, Tarhheel Alt 3* - Stu March 3, 2025, 10:48:00 Oh g*d, not this shite again. I made a mistake and that boob did too - TarheelIllini March 3, 2025, 10:16:11 two things - VIV March 3, 2025, 10:41:51 1 thing - TarheelIllini March 3, 2025, 12:13:11 ooo - Kajagoogoo March 3, 2025, 9:56:28 *drops coffee mug in slow motion* * - IlliniOllie March 3, 2025, 9:39:42 nm* - VIV March 3, 2025, 9:19:30 We got rid of DEI to reestablish meritocracy - ATL March 2, 2025, 17:19:04 Wildfire in a red state now.* - AintHatin March 2, 2025, 17:05:04 Shockingly our crypto sovereign wealth fund buy the precise shitcoins that David Sachs - gvibes March 2, 2025, 15:46:32 Grifters from top to bottom* - ECEIllinois March 2, 2025, 18:47:04 Vance left the ski resort early after being heckled on the slopes. - ATL March 2, 2025, 14:23:16 I will never go skiing on weekends, anymore - timmer March 2, 2025, 16:40:41 Telluride, brah* - cpsteine March 2, 2025, 22:18:21 I mean, it’s skiing in Vermont. It’s like if AOC went hunting in Mississippi and got harassed. - Desert March 2, 2025, 15:36:38 It's not surprising. And neither is JD eschewing "real America" for blue state, elitist activities.* - ATL March 2, 2025, 15:56:53 Guess we aren’t getting our Sonny Bono moment. Shame. * - assassin March 2, 2025, 14:52:10 There is too much wishing for death on this board. It’s a shame* - jjlocke923 March 2, 2025, 15:41:20 Paul Pelosi, is that you?* - WhitmansFolly March 3, 2025, 11:14:13 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki March 2, 2025, 18:32:08 No there isn’t * - PapaDels March 2, 2025, 17:50:02 One is too many* - jjlocke923 March 2, 2025, 19:44:29 Two seems like a perfect number* - Stu March 2, 2025, 19:57:05 Three is the magic number.* - MojoJojo March 3, 2025, 10:55:43 De La Soul posse consist of three - memyselfandillini March 3, 2025, 17:47:37 Agree to disagree * - PapaDels March 2, 2025, 19:50:11 Shut up bitch.* - Toonces March 2, 2025, 17:02:30 Psst... - KingTalkyTiki March 2, 2025, 18:30:28 Wow. That came out of nowhere. What prompted that?* - jjlocke923 March 2, 2025, 17:41:43 Shut. Up. Bitch.* - Toonces March 2, 2025, 19:52:23 Didn’t really come out of nowhere. I think people just generally dislike you.* - ATL March 2, 2025, 17:48:04 I just wish America could be strong and successful and democratic.* - DT March 2, 2025, 16:04:55 It’s also a shame that our vp and his supporters are pro-Putin cunts* - Herman Blume March 2, 2025, 16:00:41 *fist bump** - KingTalkyTiki March 2, 2025, 18:31:07 And so fake. Zero chance Vance would be caught dead at a red state gun show or tractor pull - ATL March 2, 2025, 16:01:37 I hope the pope pulls through* - ATL March 2, 2025, 15:48:03 #notmypope* - jjlocke923 March 2, 2025, 15:54:27 Well he's not mine either. I wouldn't take moral direction from a large global child sex ring. - ATL March 2, 2025, 15:58:17 Though I guess that history was a feature and not a bug for JD.* - ATL March 2, 2025, 16:02:36 Oh god I just triggered bopper and JD* - ATL March 2, 2025, 15:53:42 FAA officials told to find money for Starlink - assassin March 2, 2025, 12:42:07 Musk’s companies have received more than $38 billion in federal welfare payments - ATL March 2, 2025, 12:56:13 Watch Vance get booed out of Vermont - Stu March 2, 2025, 10:04:05 Letting kids die for sport. Good job all - John Coctostan March 2, 2025, 9:38:12 Too perfect. No notes here - John Coctostan March 2, 2025, 18:50:25 The company recently completed an expansion and employs nearly 100 people in a tiny rural county - ATL March 2, 2025, 11:37:46 Good god that is grim* - Jackie March 2, 2025, 11:10:40 It’s really amazing how stupid these people are and what the make themselves believe - Mrap24 March 2, 2025, 8:21:57 I don't know. I don't think it will happen but it might be in their legitimate interest - CanHartlebHireSnider March 2, 2025, 10:55:58 Who? Johnson? He doesn’t really believe it. * - doubledown March 2, 2025, 9:14:55 I get that Republicans are parroting the party line right now for fear of getting primaried... - Illiniphil March 2, 2025, 9:20:31 See the encyclopedia for year 1933 * - illini thunder March 2, 2025, 14:47:08 Never. Look at all the yes men cabinet members who sent out tweet - Mrap24 March 2, 2025, 10:11:14 TBH, you're closer to these folks than me (not meant as an insult, just a nod to your political - ATL March 2, 2025, 10:01:06 You're wondering when pubs will start giving a shit for functional government and caring for people? - opey8 March 2, 2025, 9:57:30 Johnson would do it anyway. I think it’s a fetish. * - doubledown March 2, 2025, 9:29:49 If you parrot MAGA, you’re MAGA - snipes824 March 2, 2025, 9:27:46 Even she voted to confirm Trump's whack job cabinet picks* - WhitmansFolly March 2, 2025, 9:40:19 Nope. As long as Trump is alive 100% subservience is required. * - haighter March 2, 2025, 9:25:48 The instant he dies it’s gonna be a free for all. * - illini March 2, 2025, 9:27:37 JD gets tossed to the curb. He can’t hold it together. No one can.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 2, 2025, 9:55:37 JD doesn't need the people. They're not planning on having elections anymore. - complainant March 2, 2025, 10:24:27 I tried to listen to the Musk Rogan thing. I really tried. - doubledown March 1, 2025, 22:15:18 There is a reason people thought Ed Norton's character in Glass Onion was based - JacobRDaugherty March 2, 2025, 7:53:00 where is our janelle monae?* - torinese March 2, 2025, 17:22:18 Is this a new interview? - Sounder March 2, 2025, 7:50:23 Sudden economic reversal into recession? - Stu March 1, 2025, 20:40:26 The hedge fund guy who owns the Mets is pessimistic too - ATL March 2, 2025, 8:48:24 Cable News is gonna be the biggest face eaten in this. - tvillini March 2, 2025, 7:55:13 Usually it takes a Republican president a year or two to do this. Congratulations to Trump on his - ATL March 1, 2025, 20:46:43 It took some of the best economic minds and a lot of luck to keep this from happening already. - doubledown March 1, 2025, 20:43:19 Not sure how much impact this really has, but good job Norwegian fuel company - PapaDels March 1, 2025, 17:45:53 Also, France has stepped up its efforts to replace US for Ukraine rare earth mines.* - Stu March 1, 2025, 18:47:30 The farewell from 18F: - oskeewowza March 1, 2025, 17:26:56 Mark Cuban to the rescue - oskeewowza March 2, 2025, 7:41:50 Doge is nothing more than a naked attempt by aspirational oligarchs to hobble the - doubledown March 1, 2025, 21:36:22 They'd have to get off of Faux News to get that messaging. - WhitmansFolly March 2, 2025, 9:47:55 And yet there are still credulous morons who think Musk is trying to find efficiencies - DT March 1, 2025, 19:29:19 I think we just had a mini earthquake in DC* - timmer March 1, 2025, 15:35:24 Maybe fatass Trump fell down the stairs* - Stu March 1, 2025, 16:29:33 He’s not fat enough to cause an earthquake with a fall like that. - doubledown March 1, 2025, 22:00:43 It didn’t happen to swallow up the White House?* - shua March 1, 2025, 16:15:51 Sure would be nice if we could start having some of the bad actors put down.* - HeatMizer March 1, 2025, 15:21:54 Shit is going to get real pretty soon for these people. - ATL March 1, 2025, 14:35:02 Bunch of liberal plants* - opossum jenkins March 1, 2025, 17:57:59 none of these cowards deserve a normal day in public the rest of their lives - assassin March 1, 2025, 15:40:53 I’m for this * - illini thunder March 1, 2025, 16:52:25 I feel like someone travelled back in time to prevent Obama from being assassinated… - DT March 1, 2025, 14:07:28 In case you wanted to know what Louisiana thinks - illini thunder March 1, 2025, 12:13:47 Someone explain to me like I'm 5 what the last comment about Healthcare has to do with this* - Taz March 1, 2025, 15:50:37 Just a MAGA off the rails who thinks everything was terrible under Dems and now everything’s roses * - illini thunder March 1, 2025, 16:50:31 I don’t think explaining Facebook comments is worth anyone’s time. - assassin March 1, 2025, 16:39:30 Absolutely do not get how America was disrespected - ECEIllinois March 1, 2025, 14:12:11 Your brain isn’t broken. To understand it, you might try inserting a couple kebab skewers into - doubledown March 1, 2025, 14:29:33 The state that went for Trump by like 20 points? No way… * - haighter March 1, 2025, 12:33:05 *cough* - illini thunder March 1, 2025, 12:45:12 Well my last day is Tuesday. Guess I’ll miss the bullets I got last night. Also… - LeatherneckIllini March 1, 2025, 8:28:48 Well, you’re worth more than that* - Dikta March 1, 2025, 10:32:05 But I thought your LinkedIn was going to be swarming with international interest?* - Dilbert March 1, 2025, 9:38:35 oh lol that’s already started. Lots of “opportunities.” :-/ - LeatherneckIllini March 1, 2025, 13:13:14 I had to do these weekly summaries for awhile many years ago - Stu March 1, 2025, 6:35:14 At the beginning of COVID, when my office was all WFH, we had to do *daily* summaries. * - Philo March 1, 2025, 8:25:19 We still do but they are generally ‘check-ins’* - timmer March 1, 2025, 8:42:01 It’s not doing the billet points, done those for years, it’s the fact it’s done utterly to harass… - LeatherneckIllini March 1, 2025, 8:30:13 I think federal employees are shocked by this. However, during my tenure as a state employee - Stu March 1, 2025, 9:11:25 Imma going to create a 30min ‘busy - what I did last week’ block on my calendar - timmer March 1, 2025, 7:13:58 You do not, in fact, speak Jive.* - complainant March 1, 2025, 7:28:09 Right, he was on drums for Jive Talkin' .* - osklister March 1, 2025, 9:43:53   Searching