got it. thought I missed somenting about billionaires actually being exempt.* Archived Message Posted by Ari Gold on April 17, 2025, 13:36:55, in reply to "Rich people pay laughably low taxes." Previous Message And the richer you are, the less taxes you actually pay. And now the IRS has no enforcement staff so taxes are more like the voluntary contribution box than a ticket counter, especially for folks who can afford accountants and lawyers to cook their books. Previous Message Previous Message But here we are. Previous Message Previous Message The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliation as the Trump administration seeks to turn up pressure on the university that has defied its demands to change its hiring and other practices. A final decision on rescinding the university’s tax exemption is expected soon, the sources said. CNN Message Thread: | This response ↓ Politics 4/14 - 4/20 - MC April 14, 2025, 12:21:21 Hegseth sent Yemen war plans to a second group chat including his wife and brother - ATL April 20, 2025, 16:27:52 His wife accompanies him so he doesn’t get drunk and cheat on her like to he did - JacobRDaugherty April 21, 2025, 6:44:09 Taking the ole “blame others” defense.* - Mrap24 April 20, 2025, 22:14:51 Good thing removing all that DEI material paved the way for true meritocracy* - UofIL6 April 20, 2025, 16:49:45 He will be gone in less than a year* - Sounder April 20, 2025, 16:48:18 I think as long as he limits his fuck-ups to this arena, he’s fine - Sammich April 20, 2025, 19:20:21 Here is some fake news - Sounder April 20, 2025, 19:22:18 Titillating, but it actually does feel kinda fake. Poison pen/jilted lover.* - complainant April 20, 2025, 20:26:42 Month.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 20, 2025, 19:16:36 He was probably just drunk. * - doubledown April 20, 2025, 16:29:39 The Trump effect on tourism seems not great - Sounder April 20, 2025, 16:17:19 How can we hurt Alabama, Iowa and Oklahoma? - complainant April 20, 2025, 18:59:49 I mean ag should kill Iowa* - KCWildcat April 20, 2025, 20:24:13 By treating women and gays with dignity * - ATL April 20, 2025, 19:15:17 But seriously. In the wallet.* - complainant April 20, 2025, 20:14:21 Him and his idiots will just blame someone else and the followers will eat it up. - Mrap24 April 20, 2025, 16:34:15 Trump Easter message of love - Sounder April 20, 2025, 11:44:06 Narcissist always accuse others of what they actually are - TarheelIllini April 20, 2025, 15:28:28 When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time - Sounder April 20, 2025, 16:06:46 He’s such a cunt. I wish there was a hell for him to go to when he dies. * - doubledown April 20, 2025, 14:17:49 Again, when this all ends and our Insane Radical Left Historians write about this chapter of…. - timmer April 20, 2025, 13:11:54 No, sir, you are the worst president of all time* - Mrap24 April 20, 2025, 12:50:56 Feels like it was penned by Jesus himself! * - Tuscy April 20, 2025, 11:52:45 Don't think Trump wrote it. - WhitmansFolly April 20, 2025, 14:06:19 Very AntiChrist like for sure * - assassin April 20, 2025, 12:40:38 Or Mrs Alito* - ATL April 20, 2025, 12:32:45 There is something seriously wrong with him* - Sounder April 20, 2025, 11:56:06 B1G academic freedom mutual defense compact gaining momentum - ATL April 19, 2025, 14:53:17 I wonder if their cowardly, craven capitulation will hurt Columbia at all - DT April 19, 2025, 15:03:34 Wife’s undergrad. She is disappointed.* - cpsteine April 20, 2025, 9:20:27 I have a friend who’s a Muslim Canadian partner at millbank and I wonder what he’s thinking.* - ATL April 19, 2025, 15:32:48 When you have a “friend”, you can reach out and ask this “friend” what they think* - HamptonSki April 20, 2025, 10:51:35 Not really a discussion I’d want to have with him in writing or without bourbon. I’ll see him in - ATL April 20, 2025, 12:44:00 Fantastic flooding the zone by Trump. - VIV April 19, 2025, 13:06:43 More inundation, Hegseth has lost four top aides in the last few days - ATL April 19, 2025, 14:13:00 So glad meritocracy is back* - Sammich April 19, 2025, 15:43:47 "Two sources told Politico that Carroll and Selnick intend to sue for wrongful termination." - complainant April 19, 2025, 14:29:06 I love that sort of reporting. “Sources tell us that Bessemer received two text messages regarding - gvibes April 20, 2025, 4:31:39 To be clear, the admitted mistaken deportation of a guy legally here is an important issue * - ATL April 19, 2025, 13:39:27 *whooooosh** - VIV April 19, 2025, 13:43:27 Maybe it’s your feed but mine is centered on tariffs and doge more than Abrego Garcia - ATL April 19, 2025, 14:04:03 Not to mention that any DOGE savings will be wiped out by lower tax receipts due to IRS layoffs* - Carl Spackler April 19, 2025, 13:33:13 Anyone who isn’t MAGA is very aware of all the above. It doesn’t matter for the true believers.* - Toonces April 19, 2025, 13:10:40 I think this board pays attention to politics significantly more than the general population - VIV April 19, 2025, 13:38:02 His approval of pretty much all issues besides immigration is tanking. I think we’ve heard more - Toonces April 19, 2025, 13:42:47 Precisely why all of those topics should be front and center - VIV April 19, 2025, 13:46:01 I agree with you on that - CanHartlebHireSnider April 19, 2025, 14:07:52 I would go further and say it shouldn't be front and center for the Dems and the media - CoronaTheirAss April 19, 2025, 16:07:49 Indian-Americans are advising their kids to carry images of their passports on their phones - ATL April 19, 2025, 16:34:54 LOL. A wad of toilet paper would be just as valuable as a picture of your passport - HamptonSki April 19, 2025, 20:28:23 Probably but that only bolsters my argument * - ATL April 19, 2025, 20:36:22 Yeah, it’s beside the point but I don’t think matters in the long run. He’s done a ton of damage to - Toonces April 19, 2025, 14:01:16 "Anyone" is giving way too much credit to the average American attention span and intelligence level - OrangeSox April 19, 2025, 13:31:53 Under you gotta be kidding me. My SOURCES… - LeatherneckIllini April 19, 2025, 11:00:06 This seems like the least surprising news possible. * - assassin April 19, 2025, 12:09:18 Right. Not surprising at all.* - DocWalk20 April 19, 2025, 12:56:20 A bit surprising that they care - DT April 19, 2025, 13:43:48 Courts are going to be overwhelmed - larue33 April 19, 2025, 8:28:37 Great. Now do religion.* - Phytynlini April 19, 2025, 13:52:55 lol ok - Tortillini April 19, 2025, 6:48:02 I think fake?* - gvibes April 19, 2025, 7:31:13 The font looks off* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 19, 2025, 10:11:21 Entirely possible* - Tortillini April 19, 2025, 9:02:58 I choose to believe it’s real, dammit* - Stu April 19, 2025, 9:19:21 Forgive her. They talked about capitalism in high school on the day she wasn’t there. * - doubledown April 19, 2025, 7:28:57 She was playing hooky. Downing Boone's Farm and Marlboro menthol while getting railed.. - Tuscy April 19, 2025, 8:19:37 She missed a lot of days of school* - timmer April 19, 2025, 9:40:26 Supreme Court blocks deportations - larue33 April 19, 2025, 6:20:37 Sounds like Alito was trying to delay to allow the admin to get planes up but the others said nah - ATL April 19, 2025, 7:46:27 Alito really is a piece of shit. Tried to prevent the court from taking action quickly. - ATL April 19, 2025, 11:53:25 He really leaned into the Pontius Pilate role for this year's Passion Play* - RVA April 19, 2025, 7:50:51 Uh oh. It appears as though TWO can play at this game. - complainant April 19, 2025, 0:31:01 Trump sharing an obviously doctored photo of himself showing a photo of abrego Garcia’s hand - gvibes April 18, 2025, 23:23:28 It's jrrelevant anyway - Sammich April 19, 2025, 22:28:51 Guy who wrote a book about MS-13 calls bullshit on Trump - ATL April 19, 2025, 20:04:12 Wait are admitting they added the letters, and saying this is some symbology?* - gvibes April 19, 2025, 11:04:21 I can’t believe you needed this clarification.* - memester April 19, 2025, 15:56:58 Reading again, trump is saying that he has ms-13 tattooed on his knuckles, - gvibes April 19, 2025, 11:07:39 Marijuana leaf, smiley face, cross, skull. M, S, 1, 3 (3 holes)* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 19, 2025, 12:02:27 I think gvibes doesn’t realize knuckle tattoos don’t go directly over the knuckles.* - memester April 19, 2025, 17:42:23 Seems odd for a Spanish speaking street gang to use a symbology system based on English names - ATL April 19, 2025, 12:54:15 You think marijuana originates from the English language?* - memester April 19, 2025, 15:52:29 No * - ATL April 19, 2025, 17:07:13 Thanks* - memester April 19, 2025, 22:32:09 I did wonder that too but smile is sonrisa* - RVA April 19, 2025, 12:56:55 You know what would be good to establish the facts? A hearing. * - ATL April 19, 2025, 13:18:37 This one of the exact same tattoo isn’t - memester April 18, 2025, 23:53:16 nm misunderstood* - gvibes April 19, 2025, 4:15:05 Why are you following President Bukkake?* - complainant April 19, 2025, 0:32:05 He is such a weak and shitty person, eclipsed only by anyone that supports him* - opey8 April 18, 2025, 23:41:02 Gov Desantis saying that Florida is facing a housing market correction - ATL April 18, 2025, 21:47:39 They sent the list of demands to Harvard by mistake? - ECEIllinois April 18, 2025, 21:06:06 These aren’t the brightest guys* - gvibes April 18, 2025, 21:36:14 These motherfucking people will always back down from a fight with powerful entities.* - ATL April 18, 2025, 21:10:17 Looks like Evers has decided to replace the knife he brought to the gunfight with the legislature - ATL April 18, 2025, 20:33:33 seems like a fine way to run the government - ECEIllinois April 18, 2025, 17:33:51 This is also how most of his meetings with Putin go. - DT April 18, 2025, 18:07:58 bout to deport a whole lot more folks illegally - assassin April 18, 2025, 17:06:44 It amazes me that the last time the Alien Enemies Act was used - Sounder April 18, 2025, 17:08:56 Not cool with it at all. - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2025, 19:53:39 I brought it up at a table top exercise in December in the context of a conflict… - LeatherneckIllini April 18, 2025, 17:31:41 Everyone is definitely not "cool with it"* - longsnapper April 18, 2025, 17:13:08 cool enough to keep that law on the books, unmodified - Sammich April 18, 2025, 17:19:07 Of all of Trump's nonsense, immigration polls the highest* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 17:14:43 Delete * - ATL April 18, 2025, 16:49:04 sounds like they let him keep his Susan Collins quote book* - Sammich April 18, 2025, 16:50:59 and I hope he's not counting on keeping that DOJ contract* - Sammich April 18, 2025, 16:51:47 White House solves COVID mystery: It was Fauci,in the lab, with a vial. - complainant April 18, 2025, 16:05:24 Wait, we’re still questioning whether or not it was a lab leak? - VIV April 19, 2025, 15:25:39 but it's just a cold that horse pills will knock out so what's the big deal if he did?* - RVA April 18, 2025, 18:55:22 of course America's Most Smartest Boy had to be front and center - Sammich April 18, 2025, 16:15:50 I love how it looks as if Trump was responsible for the lab leak* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 17:15:48 Wouldn’t put it past him * - ATL April 18, 2025, 18:26:09 I've thought about starting a thread specifically for compiling an offenders list. - complainant April 18, 2025, 16:27:03 Lulz, we’re heading for our 5th IRS Commissioner in 4 months. - Tortillini April 18, 2025, 13:09:55 I feel like they are straight up trying to provoke a constitutional crisis. - gvibes April 18, 2025, 12:50:07 Joyce Vance has thoughts. - complainant April 18, 2025, 19:39:42 That's insane. Is that real?* - Taz April 18, 2025, 15:48:08 Unfortunately, yes, it is* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 16:09:46 Man, IDC if he started MS-13 and is responsible for their criminal enterprise, I think that's - Taz April 18, 2025, 16:15:17 You think so? - Sounder April 18, 2025, 17:16:30 Maybe everyone here except jlock. But not everyone* - Taz April 18, 2025, 17:26:49 Well we soulless ghouls like Stephen Miller making high level policy decisions - opey8 April 18, 2025, 17:06:23 They are counting on guys like this and unfortunately, there's too many of them. - ATL April 18, 2025, 12:59:23 it's an attempt to paint Dems as terrorist sympathizers and avoid the economy - assassin April 18, 2025, 12:53:02 people will feel the economic effects soon enough* - ECEIllinois April 18, 2025, 14:17:37 right, hence the desperation on the only issue they're mildly positive on - assassin April 18, 2025, 14:20:54 It's absolutely gross, disgusting behavior, coming from the official White House social media* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 12:51:35 This article title reads like parody - Sounder April 18, 2025, 10:55:28 We've always been at war with Eurasia* - opey8 April 18, 2025, 13:05:44 just incredible stuff here - Sounder April 18, 2025, 12:19:55 Promises pulled our of ass made. - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2025, 13:49:56 Is everybody drunk today? Is that what's happening? - complainant April 18, 2025, 14:16:44 Why don't you tell us what we're missing?* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 14:17:48 "Promises pulled our of ass made?" - complainant April 18, 2025, 16:30:21 Promises made, promises kept. It’s a variant. Duh. * - assassin April 18, 2025, 21:58:56 Rats. I was hoping for an Hour of Ass.* - complainant April 19, 2025, 0:12:11 I thought we were supposed to take Trump seriously this time around?* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 17:17:28 he's just complaining about the syntax* - Sammich April 18, 2025, 17:22:02 That's my name.* - complainant April 18, 2025, 18:34:53 Yep. I think I know what tiki meant but I'm not 100% sure I do. #drunkuncle?* - DocWalk20 April 18, 2025, 18:34:42 He said he would end it on Day 1 - Sounder April 18, 2025, 13:52:22 Of course he does. - Mrap24 April 18, 2025, 11:12:50 He absolutely thinks that. And he’s basically right. Nobody is going to challenge him - doubledown April 18, 2025, 10:59:25 Also, it feels inevitable that he's going to eventually pardon himself - Sounder April 18, 2025, 11:27:37 It keeps getting harder and harder to not believe he's completely in Putin's back pocket* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 11:01:22 i don't remember who said it, but something along the lines of "if trump actually is a russian asset - torinese April 18, 2025, 14:17:54 He completely is. We're probably 5 years away from drawn out legal proceedings that hinge on - doubledown April 18, 2025, 11:04:28 He's certainly put a strain on the notion that a President is above the law - Sounder April 18, 2025, 11:09:43 Abatement by death, ideally. * - doubledown April 18, 2025, 11:11:24 Most of you are too young to remember the lingering frustration of the Ford/Nixon pardon. - complainant April 18, 2025, 13:04:12 if watergate happened tomorrow, nothing would happen to Nixon* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 13:10:01 Hopefuly the Big Mac's do their thing eventually* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 11:15:29 So Donnie claiming national gas average of 1.98 is funny. - Mrap24 April 18, 2025, 10:49:23 I stole this from a youtube vid, but I think it's instructive and applicable here: - Sammich April 18, 2025, 11:25:46 ok, so what about the non MAGA trump voters, like some here? are they also beholden to the TRUTH?* - torinese April 18, 2025, 14:09:37 if they're still defending any of this, then they're MAGA whether they want to admit it or not* - Sammich April 18, 2025, 14:14:36 They really do occupy a parallel reality - Sounder April 18, 2025, 11:36:09 The thing is I'm sure he 100% believes that and is probably fed those figures - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2025, 11:19:18 They guy who almost certainly doesn't have a drivers license and has never driven* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 11:10:28 I'm glad everyone knows who So I Ed is. Otherwise, this post might seem poorly written.* - complainant April 18, 2025, 10:54:23 Fuck. Chump edit* - Mrap24 April 18, 2025, 11:08:48 I have no idea, and am not googling.* - Stu April 18, 2025, 10:55:33 So it's not the irritating current trend of beginning sentences with the word "so."* - complainant April 18, 2025, 11:07:17 Lots of smooth brains out there - ATL April 18, 2025, 9:06:57 I look forward to MAGAts on Twitter explaining the distinction between substantive and procedural.* - complainant April 18, 2025, 11:17:16 Kohagen, you got what you want! Gib deze people ayuh!* - Sammich April 18, 2025, 9:09:40 cyber security wonks and dt...is this bad - Nobster April 18, 2025, 6:11:39 I love that he had a public github repo called something like "nxgenbackdoorexfil"* - gvibes April 18, 2025, 9:11:13 I just assume the Russians have everything. As planned. * - doubledown April 18, 2025, 9:07:09 Yes, but nothing is going to become of it - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 18, 2025, 8:58:16 end up like a dog that's been beat too much - Sammich April 18, 2025, 9:06:50 my god* - VIV April 18, 2025, 8:43:16 I know it was discussed below, but it’s profoundly weird that the PA attack isn’t a bigger story* - Blazer April 17, 2025, 22:42:17 People are numb, the FSU shooting also would have had a bigger reaction last year - RVA April 18, 2025, 13:21:40 Probably because Shapiro is wanting it not to be a significant story - ATL April 18, 2025, 13:10:54 Maybe someone will do the same thing at Mar-A-Lago* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 10:56:39 Agreed* - CoronaTheirAss April 18, 2025, 8:55:40 The Trump one or Shapiro?* - Toonces April 18, 2025, 8:53:29 It doesn’t really serve anyone’s political interests to push the story - DT April 18, 2025, 6:05:47 DT: impassioned consumer of right wing outlets - memester April 19, 2025, 1:31:34 yup. Dems hate Israel and jews. Republicans hate Dems, especially moderates like him that can do - LeatherneckIllini April 18, 2025, 8:36:17 A handful of Dems pushed back against Biden letting Israel do their thing in Gaza - RVA April 18, 2025, 11:37:05 I don’t agree with your framing. But certainly the anti-Israel protests have been mostly left-wing - DT April 18, 2025, 9:42:12 That is horseshit. Dems do not hate jews* - JacobRDaugherty April 18, 2025, 8:44:47 LOL* - HamptonSki April 18, 2025, 8:58:48 sorry I mean the progressive left that's currently gathering all the attention does... - LeatherneckIllini April 18, 2025, 8:48:29 Someone should let Bernie know that.* - KingTalkyTiki April 18, 2025, 11:16:37 This is legit bonkers. * - assassin April 18, 2025, 11:12:20 Nothing against Jewish people but Israel owns our government.* - Toonces April 18, 2025, 9:24:32 what?* - memyselfandillini April 18, 2025, 21:48:57 horse shit - Sammich April 18, 2025, 9:08:14 Shapiro has never expressed Zionist tendencies - memester April 19, 2025, 1:37:55 Ah yes blame the Jewish money - CanHartlebHireSnider April 18, 2025, 11:36:46 this post is emblematic of all the antisemitism - memyselfandillini April 18, 2025, 21:53:08 Atlas Intel has Trump’s handling of immigration at -6 in their latest poll - ECEIllinois April 17, 2025, 20:36:44 I hope that's true - snipes824 April 17, 2025, 20:45:20 I think there is broad support for "increased border security" but little support - gvibes April 18, 2025, 9:26:35 Watch them say those disapproving want them to be tougher.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 17, 2025, 20:47:04 Why are we giving Central Americans concentration camp jobs that could go to American workers?* - DT April 18, 2025, 6:08:46 Trump now going after wokeness in thoracic surgery journals - gvibes April 17, 2025, 20:29:10 I look forward to I look forward to* - Stu April 17, 2025, 21:31:13 Abrego Garcia is alive - CanHartlebHireSnider April 17, 2025, 20:10:04 The case against him apparently hinges on a dirty cop - ATL April 18, 2025, 7:25:16 Who here had David Brooks quoting the Communist Manifesto on their bingo card? - IlliniRunner April 17, 2025, 19:03:40 And Bill Kristol - ECEIllinois April 17, 2025, 20:27:10 Trump has clarified those Republicans who actually are conservative or have principles from the rest - DT April 18, 2025, 5:42:05 Carville's grouchy that progressives are the only ones in the party showing a pulse - RVA April 17, 2025, 16:13:07 He’s not wrong - Sounder April 17, 2025, 16:37:15 I think she runs for Schumer's Senate seat* - ECEIllinois April 17, 2025, 18:30:02 I’m not sure she can win it. - SurfTheBoneyard April 17, 2025, 20:22:48 Now that I can get behind* - Sounder April 17, 2025, 19:29:11 I don’t think AOC would be the worst thing - snipes824 April 17, 2025, 17:55:41 If Stephen A. Smith runs, the whole thing is officially a farce - Sounder April 17, 2025, 17:57:26 Donald Trump is president. We passed farce a long time ago* - snipes824 April 17, 2025, 17:58:43 Correct, but there is going to be a world post Donald Trump - Sounder April 17, 2025, 17:59:50 You refuse to vote for anyone who isn’t a white male. Trust me, you’re in the circus* - GMAW April 18, 2025, 6:50:58 I"m just using the informaiton I've been given to make an informed decision* - Sounder April 18, 2025, 11:30:21 The world post Donald is a bigger circus than any of us can imagine - Taz April 17, 2025, 18:21:01 Oh, you think we're going back to sanity... - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2025, 18:04:25 There’s no leaving the circus * - assassin April 17, 2025, 18:02:33 I think when Trump dies a lot of this dies with him. - VIV April 18, 2025, 8:50:49 I generally agree with that, but all the tools and weapons will still be lying on the ground - DT April 18, 2025, 9:49:35 We've already doubled your "Trump is about to implode on his own" timeline - RVA April 17, 2025, 17:06:42 It's been like 90 days, and the wheels are slowly coming off - Sounder April 17, 2025, 17:40:06 how dead should Democrats play? Should it have included conceding the WI Supreme Court to Musk? - RVA April 17, 2025, 19:15:30 She has higher favorables than literally any other dem (who as a party has totally tanked). - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 17:12:11 Organized labor's best-ever friend in the White House is neoliberal now? - complainant April 17, 2025, 18:04:23 I like AOC and I think she's good for the party - Sounder April 17, 2025, 17:37:25 hey now, warren - Sammich April 17, 2025, 17:15:33 Your 2028 Democratic Party Nominee: An Israeli flag.* - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 17:21:39 Maybe a good first step is to stop being obsessed with Israel and Jews - CanHartlebHireSnider April 17, 2025, 17:38:11 Wow, missed that. Even joking antisemitism is still gross* - IlliniRunner April 17, 2025, 17:43:45 Down with Borat!* - complainant April 17, 2025, 17:42:28 Yeah I know it’s Borat but that sig wasn’t there until the last couple months - CanHartlebHireSnider April 17, 2025, 17:45:37 We've tried nothing and are all out of ideas.* - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 16:42:13 JFC, it hasn't even been 100 days - Sounder April 17, 2025, 17:37:57 Could have stopped after the first two words.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 17, 2025, 16:26:29 I agree with him. The SWP and the Greens are there for a reason.* - complainant April 17, 2025, 16:25:59 The Fourth Circuit decision denying the motion for emergency motion to stay is beautiful piece. - gvibes April 17, 2025, 15:13:12 That’s Lincolnesque* - Herman Blume April 17, 2025, 15:34:20 He’d never demand this - Mrap24 April 17, 2025, 14:35:02 one thing he would actually never do is live up to his side of that bargain* - Sammich April 17, 2025, 14:48:31 scotus to hear Trump appeal on nationwide injunctions - CanHartlebHireSnider April 17, 2025, 13:17:18 Why even bother at this point? He apparently doesn't need to follow their rulings anyway.* - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 13:28:25 So can I have my mifepristone now or what? - complainant April 17, 2025, 13:27:36 layoffs at the FDA delaying new drug development - ECEIllinois April 17, 2025, 11:35:07 MAHA sowing: this rules, fuck big pharma - Sammich April 17, 2025, 12:45:02 Only if RFK doesn't get Ivermectin on the shelves of every pharmacy in America. - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 13:16:35 Meh. They would rather die and pretend to be right than even consider the possibility - GMAW April 17, 2025, 12:50:38 BUBBLE WATCH: is anything particular to your life noticeably different - RVA April 17, 2025, 7:46:06 Pretty sure most people have lost 10-20% of their retirement savings with more to come* - Quiz April 17, 2025, 16:23:59 it’s probably going to force me to upgrade my iPhone sooner than I had planned* - bbonb April 17, 2025, 13:07:50 Yes; make sure you do it while the tariffs are in effect - Stu April 17, 2025, 14:07:06 Which android are you planning on getting?* - longsnapper April 17, 2025, 13:10:34 I have a month of work in the EU coming up. The plummeting dollar is costing me a bunch* - PDO April 17, 2025, 12:39:27 Other than the dread about my and family's rights being taken away and - Taz April 17, 2025, 11:53:51 No offense, but it is ridiculous to fear a physical attack from MAGA people. - longsnapper April 17, 2025, 15:01:52 That's ridiculous. You want to insult them, fine. But people have literally been attacked - Taz April 17, 2025, 17:11:39 I was making a joke* - longsnapper April 17, 2025, 18:07:29 Sorry my anxiety about getting physically harmed or losing my kids didn't allow me to see the humor* - Taz April 17, 2025, 18:27:08 It’s not you. It wasn’t funny* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 18:31:39 You'll probably wanna workshop that one for a while.* - complainant April 17, 2025, 18:15:23 Do your kids pick up on your anxiety, or do you think you do a good job of hiding it from them? - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 12:57:32 Classic jjlocke923 - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2025, 15:13:27 You don’t need to bring my kids into this* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 16:20:06 Oh God, your poor kids+ - Taz April 17, 2025, 17:59:09 Woah - that’s harsh. And unexpected from you :( * - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 18:34:36 For their sake,I hope they all turn out cis and hetero* - Taz April 17, 2025, 18:36:58 Huh? What did I miss? What’s that got to do with anything?* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 18:39:52 It seems clear to me* - Taz April 17, 2025, 18:40:51 Please explain. And when did comments about a poster’s kids’ sexuality become - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 18:45:13 Good, go cry to the others. I'm sure they will agree with you how unfair it is* - Taz April 17, 2025, 19:02:03 Others? And, no, it’s not right to comment on my kids’ sexuality. No exceptions * - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 19:06:13 Ok* - Taz April 17, 2025, 19:26:58 You brought her kids up first, asswipe* - RVA April 17, 2025, 18:50:17 No, I’m pretty sure she did. Actually I’m positive* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 18:52:48 she said the word "children" but your shitty comment had nothing to do with that aspect of the post - RVA April 17, 2025, 19:00:30 Probably the only place they all fit, though.* - complainant April 17, 2025, 16:23:20 My kids have their own anxieties. I don't put mine on them, but they are aware of the world around - Taz April 17, 2025, 13:59:56 *standing ovation* I may have to reconsider what I call him... - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2025, 15:14:28 Your goal as a parent should be that your kids don't pick up on anything from you* - Herman Blume April 17, 2025, 13:13:56 *snickers** - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2025, 15:15:10 I agree, but sometimes that’s easier said than done* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 13:16:58 *whoosh* * - opey8 April 17, 2025, 13:51:49 fuck you* - RVA April 17, 2025, 12:58:24 You disagree?* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 13:18:34 ooo - complainant April 17, 2025, 13:31:50 That post aside, I kind of miss having suburbanmyth around. We tended to agree on lots of stuff* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 13:35:47 Now that's a burning hot take* - HamptonSki April 17, 2025, 15:19:27 Oh sure, kick man when he's down. - complainant April 17, 2025, 14:08:12 Not just material impacts of tariffs hurting, but Fx also difficult* - opey8 April 17, 2025, 11:45:03 I work for a Canadian company... so yeah, not great. - tvillini April 17, 2025, 11:43:04 It's crazy how big mad Canadians are right now - Sounder April 17, 2025, 11:52:33 They should be. We just got back from our biggest trade show of the year. - tvillini April 17, 2025, 15:23:32 Canadians represent 70% of US international tourism - Sounder April 17, 2025, 17:39:04 There's no way this is an accurate number. I'm sure they represent the largest chunk - longsnapper April 17, 2025, 19:10:51 Has anyone seen Terence and Philip recently?* - HamptonSki April 17, 2025, 11:58:14 have you seen the trailer for the new South Park season? - Sounder April 17, 2025, 12:18:11 Randy Marsh is a goddamn national treasure* - HamptonSki April 17, 2025, 13:24:28 Jasmine Crockett is a goddamn national treasure* - Poldark April 17, 2025, 14:11:46 Hell yeah, Reek! - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2025, 15:17:56 Hi Teek! Brandon Johnson may get a reset!* - Poldark April 17, 2025, 15:23:34 If he does, he seems to be squandering it, Reek. - KingTalkyTiki April 17, 2025, 15:27:28 Personally I'm def. spending less $ trying to prep for an economic downturn - ECEIllinois April 17, 2025, 11:37:44 Same thing DT mentioned about Fed employees. May start to impact DC housing market as well.* - Tortillini April 17, 2025, 11:32:14 work is definitely affected. * - VIV April 17, 2025, 10:58:43 professionally: i work in higher ed, so yes. personally: we picked a great time for a home addition* - lcubed April 17, 2025, 10:49:08 i'm also in higher ed. many employees fired. many researchers freaked out. many - Nobster April 17, 2025, 11:29:14 working on some stuff that bond market uncertainty blew up this week. so yeah* - cpsteine April 17, 2025, 9:47:29 Given that our parent company is a large importer of spirits…a lot of uncertainty around margin. * - haighter April 17, 2025, 9:45:37 My wife works for a cider company, their COGS are through the room - Sounder April 17, 2025, 10:35:07 Nothing tangible yet.* Concern over costs with tariffs, general pissed-off-ed-ness. Oh and sent... - EffinIllini April 17, 2025, 9:16:12 Guy sets house on fire, puts out fire, takes credit for saving house* - Sounder April 17, 2025, 10:36:02 yep* - EffinIllini April 17, 2025, 10:59:58 Not to mention the dollar is down 10%, so that's actually bringing the losses lower.* - longsnapper April 17, 2025, 9:37:49 Seems we are looking to expand our alumni network at work* - Dilbert April 17, 2025, 9:11:41 I had to burn all of the Bulls gear and memorabilia in my house* - HamptonSki April 17, 2025, 9:08:46 The vets with Trump signs finally took them down when he started attacking the VA* - Stu April 17, 2025, 9:02:56 still seeing Farmers for Trump signs everywhere around here* - Sammich April 17, 2025, 9:08:52 Are they really farmers or just guys who drive pickup trucks?* - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 9:10:08 the signs are in farmhouse yards for the most part - Sammich April 17, 2025, 9:12:32 Not particularly yet, outside of the rage* - snipes824 April 17, 2025, 9:01:03 I had to leave my job and taxpayers will soon be paying me 3 times now.* - LeatherneckIllini April 17, 2025, 9:01:01 Really? How’s that work?* - jjlocke923 April 17, 2025, 9:24:31 Admin leave through september, new job as a contractor supporting the national guard and… - LeatherneckIllini April 17, 2025, 10:22:18 Efficiency in action!* - DocWalk20 April 17, 2025, 12:27:37 Groceries seem to always be creeping up, and on tariff watch @ work. - Warrin'_Illini April 17, 2025, 8:59:35 Maybe? People are scared, but nothing noticeable yet. - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 17, 2025, 8:57:17 Wait until he invokes the insurrection act of 1807. Life will get worse then. Sadly not kidding* - JacobRDaugherty April 17, 2025, 8:52:19 My job revolves around tariffs. So yes.* - Carl Spackler April 17, 2025, 8:50:51 Nope* - illini21 April 17, 2025, 8:47:26 Pretty large negative impact as a federal employee - DT April 17, 2025, 8:46:09 right there with you* - deadpoolOG10 April 17, 2025, 13:36:30 Retired (semi) and our investments have taken a beating - TarheelIllini April 17, 2025, 8:44:29 Yeah, the asshole is targeting the college my kid goes to. - JFG April 17, 2025, 8:35:29 You mean other than the impotent rage and constant existential dread?* - Jackie April 17, 2025, 8:32:27 My work has a post busy season rift coming, so that's exciting* - OrangeSox April 17, 2025, 8:14:20 My company has gone into a COVID like cost saving mode * - ATL April 17, 2025, 8:03:52 And there it is, Donnie going after Powell - Mrap24 April 17, 2025, 7:05:16 If Powell leaves, the market is going to make these past few weeks in the market look - longsnapper April 17, 2025, 7:20:17 Also Pam Bondi is a ridiculously good looking 59 year old. Is she a lich?* - gvibes April 16, 2025, 20:39:12 Well it’s pronounced similarly.* - SurfTheBoneyard April 16, 2025, 20:53:44 There are lots of great looking 60 year old women out there. I think GV means she looks like a teen. - complainant April 16, 2025, 21:33:47 We can now manipulate time and space? Big if true. - gvibes April 16, 2025, 17:50:28 Maybe they hired this guy - ECEIllinois April 17, 2025, 2:12:52 Time and Space are Trump’s favorite strippers* - Stu April 16, 2025, 18:25:41 “Our trains crawl compared to those in other parts of the world” - ok let’s build a HSR network* - ECEIllinois April 16, 2025, 18:11:42 It’s the chemtrails* - ATL April 16, 2025, 18:03:51 IRS planning to rescind Harvard's tax exempt status. - larue33 April 16, 2025, 17:22:03 IMO private schools w endowments above $10b perhaps should lose tax-exempt status* - cpsteine April 17, 2025, 7:50:58 now do churches* - Sounder April 17, 2025, 10:45:20 I think individuals who are billionaires also should lose their tax exempt status. - DT April 17, 2025, 8:47:23 wut?* - Ari Gold April 17, 2025, 9:00:09 Rich people pay laughably low taxes. - DT April 17, 2025, 11:31:21 got it. thought I missed somenting about billionaires actually being exempt.* - Ari Gold April 17, 2025, 13:36:55 Well, you *are* pretty dumb. That probably explains it.* - complainant April 17, 2025, 18:35:05 yeah, this is a borderline "worst person you know just made a great point" moment - Sammich April 17, 2025, 8:20:56 Small government, 1st ammendment loving mouth breathers rejoice* - opey8 April 16, 2025, 18:12:32 Also funny is the limp dick incel all tax is theft crowd celebrating this as small government - opey8 April 16, 2025, 20:51:06 If Trump actually got his way on things, in 20 years El Salvador will be deporting people to the US - DT April 16, 2025, 17:39:34 Huh. I thought I'd learned all the words.* - complainant April 16, 2025, 17:48:36 Good thing there aren't any Harvard educated lawyers willing to work pro bono* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 17:28:14 Specter Litt is on the case* - Sammich April 16, 2025, 17:29:38 This RFK Jr speech about autism is just ignorance at its finest. - PDO April 16, 2025, 16:56:10 And NPR covering it in it's typical detached style, instead of noting how evil and nuts it is* - IlliniRunner April 16, 2025, 18:25:34 I can see it. Elon doesn't do any of his jobs and probably doesn't pay taxes.* - complainant April 16, 2025, 17:01:43 He should come to Seattle sometime* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 16:57:33 Man, this is some ugly shit - Sounder April 16, 2025, 16:52:58 In addition to the Musk factor and shitty products, Tesla accused of odometer fraud… - SurfTheBoneyard April 16, 2025, 16:10:58 So the markets are getting hammered again.* - Stu April 16, 2025, 14:04:08 Krugman had a good substack today - jfinsocal April 16, 2025, 14:56:26 nit: Trump will not lose - Sammich April 16, 2025, 15:07:36 One of the seeming impacts of the second Trump presidency - Sounder April 16, 2025, 16:03:30 I don’t care what he thinks going to his grave as long as he does it soon. * - doubledown April 16, 2025, 15:26:44 then you’ll the sane thing (or worse) about vance. we just need to find some good libertarians.* - Ari Gold April 17, 2025, 5:47:04 And as a double whammy, Send it in Jerome came to Chicago and didn't call me.* - Warrin'_Illini April 16, 2025, 14:20:23 just because that Powell stated the obvious effects of the tariffs on the economy?* - ECEIllinois April 16, 2025, 14:08:45 Also NVIDIA/tech stuff. Double whammy today.* - Stu April 16, 2025, 14:09:18 whither Michael Larson?* - Sammich April 16, 2025, 14:10:42 Drawing Far Side cartoons?* - Stu April 16, 2025, 14:11:28 so I guess Vance thinks his wife and in-laws are lesser Americans than him - ECEIllinois April 16, 2025, 13:52:08 Your ancestors were a bunch of toothless, illiterate, sister fuckers JD. You wrote a book about it.* - ATL April 16, 2025, 16:03:10 MY ancestors built with their bare hands - KingTalkyTiki April 16, 2025, 14:31:27 JD Vance, noted opponent of smug, self-assured bullshit* - Sammich April 16, 2025, 14:06:48 Took me three reads to realize that wasn’t an intro comment on Vance* - DT April 16, 2025, 15:57:40 *ding** - KingTalkyTiki April 16, 2025, 14:31:45 LMFCO* - Jackie April 16, 2025, 14:18:27 Well this answers my question as to why Abrego Garcia is in CECOT - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2025, 13:30:26 This asshole has paid one fucking bill in his life and it’s this one?* - DT April 16, 2025, 15:59:25 LMFCO * - Jackie April 17, 2025, 8:33:23 I assume we are paying for all these folks to be held there, no?* - gvibes April 16, 2025, 13:48:13 He’s a Salvadoran citizen. The Salvadoran govt is saying their holding based on our interest - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2025, 14:04:46 Maybe I'm overly cynical. I never really thought it could be anything other than the dystopian - gvibes April 16, 2025, 14:18:46 If so, it lays bare the claim that there’s “nothing” the US can do to get Garcia back* - GMAW April 16, 2025, 14:01:41 I don't think there's been official confirmation, but the circumstantial evidence points to yes* - ECEIllinois April 16, 2025, 14:00:41 Paying who?* - ATL April 16, 2025, 13:32:49 La Republica* - assassin April 16, 2025, 13:35:49 Didn’t we already know we were paying El Salvador??* - ATL April 16, 2025, 13:44:08 We knew we were paying them to house Venezuelan gang members - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2025, 13:48:16 Man, that is cutting a hair’s breadth isn’t it.* - ATL April 16, 2025, 16:04:05 Lol, Trump thinks the law firms he cut "deals" with are his personal attorneys now. - gvibes April 16, 2025, 13:21:35 Can someone explain to me why these law firms made these agreements in the first place?* - Carl Spackler April 16, 2025, 16:26:54 I believe the layman's term is "blackmail" - Sounder April 16, 2025, 16:49:16 It’s pretty funny to watch him talk about this - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2025, 13:27:19 Are they not? - Sammich April 16, 2025, 13:26:40 I think they probably made those deals assuming he would just forget about them* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 13:29:19 "Your Don needs a favor." * - MojoJojo April 16, 2025, 13:42:29 Don Arancia?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 16, 2025, 13:54:03 They probably are. - larue33 April 16, 2025, 13:26:24 Wait, have you seen an actual written agreement?* - gvibes April 16, 2025, 13:39:42 And per the WSJ, these deals are being negotiated by Boris Epshteyn - larue33 April 16, 2025, 14:07:34 No, just this article - larue33 April 16, 2025, 13:56:39 OFC he does* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 13:25:44 Powell trolling Trump again - jfinsocal April 16, 2025, 12:59:39 I realize that MAGA people are stupid - Sounder April 16, 2025, 13:02:02 they've latched onto the trade imbalance thing - Sammich April 16, 2025, 13:05:13 A trade imbalance isn't inherently a bad thing - Sounder April 16, 2025, 13:06:49 Temu wouldn't exist if we didn't love our cheap shite* - illinibone April 16, 2025, 14:00:36 millions and millions of criminals, many of them murderers - Sounder April 16, 2025, 12:43:20 reading those posts is bad for you* - Sammich April 16, 2025, 12:47:49 Honestly, it's sort of amazing to me more than anything - Sounder April 16, 2025, 12:52:17 Our economic prosperity appears to be inversely correlated to the number of criminals entering the - ATL April 16, 2025, 12:45:44 The security in PA seems very bad. The photos of Gov's mansion are incredible - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2025, 12:19:04 Trump and Miller are trying to figure out how to use this attempted attack on a Jewish person - GMAW April 16, 2025, 13:06:41 fuck you, cody* - VIV April 16, 2025, 13:04:47 It's not like there was an attempt to kill a Jewish governor and his family - Sounder April 16, 2025, 12:24:58 I have a hard time believing anybody but Stephen Miller is behind a lot of the more heinous things - cpsteine April 16, 2025, 12:07:37 I think that's actually a Marco Rubio special - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2025, 12:13:39 Almost for sure, he's a piece of shit* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 12:09:08 Boasberg says there's probable cause for criminal contempt - larue33 April 16, 2025, 12:03:09 Criminal contempt is probably pardonable so this seems pretty pointless* - gvibes April 16, 2025, 13:48:50 Surely this will be the thing that finally sticks to Trump* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 12:09:51 Per The Independent: US won’t work on a trade deal with UK unless they repeal hate speech laws - VIV April 16, 2025, 11:53:42 Says the administration who is deporting kids on student visas for, checks notes - Sounder April 16, 2025, 12:11:31 wow sounds like a serious US national security issue* - ECEIllinois April 16, 2025, 12:07:50 Doing a great job of getting rid of bad immigrants - ECEIllinois April 16, 2025, 11:19:31 Saw a Fox clip that implied wearing a Chicago Bulls hat meant you are likely in a gang - UofIL6 April 16, 2025, 11:48:18 I think horns are associated with MS-13 - CanHartlebHireSnider April 16, 2025, 11:57:45 And to be fair, is there anyone who’d want to wear Bulls gear because they were fans of the Bulls? - DT April 16, 2025, 12:13:50 again, this is not dumb. this is on purpose* - torinese April 16, 2025, 11:49:38 This is going to eventually backfire, it's just going to take longer than it should* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 11:43:50 Not releasing your fish when you catch them is serious business!* - HamptonSki April 16, 2025, 11:34:08 yeah, a whole bunch of student visas got revoked in STL - VIV April 16, 2025, 11:22:25 That tracks. They hate immigrants. They hate universities. - DT April 16, 2025, 11:36:51 MTG didn't get the memo about halting town halls - Sammich April 16, 2025, 9:44:20 The area she was in was the more urbanized part of her district. Still conservative but - ATL April 16, 2025, 11:24:48 (for biclops, but not for longsnapper) - Sammich April 16, 2025, 9:46:57 Are there people in her district that will give a shit about this? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 16, 2025, 9:45:43 Sure. Most of them will love that an enemy of the people got what was coming to them.* - DT April 16, 2025, 10:14:10 Just read the twitter replies to the link Sammich posted above* - WhitmansFolly April 16, 2025, 11:57:44 unless you believe the protesters were bussed in from elsewhere, then yes - Sammich April 16, 2025, 9:51:32 apparently they were requiring ID verification to get in* - Sounder April 16, 2025, 11:44:41 Yeah, there's obviously going to be some - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 16, 2025, 10:00:50 Fuck it let’s do 245% tariffs* - gvibes April 16, 2025, 9:36:31 Whatever it takes to wake up Sleepy Don's economy.* - Warrin'_Illini April 16, 2025, 10:58:51 Florida man brags about his record tax hike - ATL April 16, 2025, 8:27:59 Also Florida’s AG is literally ranting about chemtrails* - gvibes April 16, 2025, 8:59:46 Idiocracy is just a little too real* - gvibes April 15, 2025, 20:50:36 Idiocracy is not real in any way - Sammich April 16, 2025, 8:40:03 Trump admin now prosecuting Letitia James - complainant April 15, 2025, 20:47:55 If the allegations are true, I hope she goes to jail - GMAW April 15, 2025, 21:20:42 Fuck her but let Trump off the hook? The Merrick Garland approach was such a rousing success....* - Warrin'_Illini April 16, 2025, 11:25:59 But your friends on the other board would say it's no big deal, and everyone does it. - complainant April 15, 2025, 21:32:30 posts like this make me wonder if you're a satire poster. * - VIV April 16, 2025, 11:14:34 He’s just a partisan hack* - GMAW April 16, 2025, 13:16:32 His friends? That's all you have left I guess* - CoronaTheirAss April 16, 2025, 8:30:49 You must be new here. In any case, her idiotic prosecution of that stupid case is a top 5 reason - GMAW April 15, 2025, 21:38:13 I don't even want to know your reasoning for that supposition. - complainant April 15, 2025, 21:45:43 To be clear, I don’t give one whit about your opinion, but I’m happy to explain for others - GMAW April 16, 2025, 13:15:06 I guess Letitia will find out* - GMAW April 15, 2025, 21:51:09 If all these people being kidnapped were really MS-13 gang members… - DT April 15, 2025, 16:19:15 ICE agents are the real criminal scumbags* - Stu April 15, 2025, 16:44:26 Yep. They're indiscriminately kidnapping people. - ATL April 15, 2025, 17:08:00 So just like NAFTA/USMCA Trump ripped up the JCPOA with Iran to redo it - CanHartlebHireSnider April 15, 2025, 13:48:41 It’s really amazing how fragile he is as a person.* - Mrap24 April 15, 2025, 14:07:54 I mean just watch a fraction of his cabinet as they are forced to circle jerk his ego. - KingTalkyTiki April 15, 2025, 16:28:24 nm - KingTalkyTiki April 15, 2025, 16:28:24 He already did USMCA his first term* - Chilango April 15, 2025, 13:59:02 Yes. He ripped up NAFTA and replaced with USMCA a similar updated deal - CanHartlebHireSnider April 15, 2025, 14:05:03 Has he gotten bored with the tariff stuff yet? The markets are boring and flaccid. - Warrin'_Illini April 15, 2025, 13:56:38 *art of the deal* * - gvibes April 15, 2025, 13:52:10 Reparations for the J6 hostages? - complainant April 14, 2025, 17:36:35 is there a gofundme for Michael Byrd's moving expenses yet? - Sammich April 14, 2025, 17:40:51 The dollar’s tumbling. Trump’s actions are working to wreck confidence in the US economy. - ATL April 14, 2025, 17:29:19 JD Vance breaks the Ohio State national championship trophy - Sounder April 14, 2025, 16:06:03 The ultimate win win - Blazer April 14, 2025, 19:46:51 ArtBuMakeItSports - larue33 April 14, 2025, 18:27:26 It's like I said: leopards/buttholes - complainant April 14, 2025, 19:36:03 Obligatory - ATL April 14, 2025, 16:10:10 Feels like it really needs the Veep end-credits treatment. - tvillini April 14, 2025, 16:14:12 100* - Blazer April 14, 2025, 19:47:34 Chorizo on a Cracker - complainant April 14, 2025, 16:02:23 Even the El Salvador prez giving Trump shit for the J6 pardons. What's the level below Banana - Warrin'_Illini April 14, 2025, 15:38:31 Lululemon* - HamptonSki April 14, 2025, 15:44:42 The Gop * - DT April 14, 2025, 17:00:15 Banana Runt Republic* - assassin April 14, 2025, 15:39:38 Trump blabs about exempting cars from tariffs. At this point, what's left? Tampons?* - Stu April 14, 2025, 15:09:00 Take that China!!* - shua April 14, 2025, 15:13:31 so what's next? They're clearly, flagrantly defying a 9-0 scotus ruling* - John Coctostan April 14, 2025, 14:12:43 civil war* - Sounder April 14, 2025, 15:09:31 I’ve seen non-compliance with court orders; I don’t think this is that - GMAW April 14, 2025, 14:27:09 I assume El Salvador has pretty draconian laws - CanHartlebHireSnider April 14, 2025, 14:35:22 As a technical matter, the administration is correct that it is without authority to return Garcia - GMAW April 14, 2025, 14:39:33 Right which is why the order ordered something less than that. But to suggest - gvibes April 14, 2025, 15:04:35 "The Government offered to send a plane to El Salvador to pick up Mr. Garcia - GMAW April 14, 2025, 15:07:30 It kind of depends what the deal with El Salvador is. Bukele said this was outsourcing - gvibes April 14, 2025, 15:21:02 Though Bukele says there is no way he can get someone out. What is this place? Maybe - gvibes April 14, 2025, 15:58:03 It’s basically Auschwitz with the krematoriums. For now* - HamptonSki April 14, 2025, 16:01:00 I hope you meant to say without* - Sounder April 14, 2025, 16:24:19 LOL. Obviously. But I wouldn’t put it past them* - HamptonSki April 14, 2025, 16:40:40 He’s shitposting. * - assassin April 14, 2025, 16:34:43 outsourcing versus...slavery?* - assassin April 14, 2025, 15:40:18 Had Garcia been an actual American citizen, do you think the Supreme Court would have ruled... - haighter April 14, 2025, 14:58:25 I don't. A Court can generally only enjoin the parties before it* - gvibes April 14, 2025, 15:08:25 I don't think it matters, and that's a big problem. - GMAW April 14, 2025, 15:05:41 If they're without authority to return people sent there in error - Sammich April 14, 2025, 14:46:20 This - snipes824 April 14, 2025, 14:50:21 Oh I agree with you. - CanHartlebHireSnider April 14, 2025, 14:46:14 DUPLICATE* - GMAW April 14, 2025, 14:39:33 The court reaches a point there it issues a significantly toothy order and the feds - gvibes April 14, 2025, 14:18:51 Trump has said some crazy shit, but suggesting he wants to deport US citizens to foreign prisons - GMAW April 14, 2025, 14:10:06 crazy that this hasn't had more discussion. this, plus the EOs against two citizens - Nobster April 15, 2025, 14:10:09 Followed by uproarious laughter from his cronies in the room* - OB25 April 14, 2025, 14:13:36 Fucking evil* - KingTalkyTiki April 14, 2025, 14:40:54 You know Trump is up to some bullshit shenanigans when he claims he lacks the power to do something* - GMAW April 14, 2025, 13:27:15 I think the guy is dead or in really bad shape* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 14, 2025, 14:00:13 Cross him off the list then* - HamptonSki April 14, 2025, 14:34:02 Just wait for the next thing they are going to do to distract from the negative publicity - Sounder April 14, 2025, 13:56:29 Seriously. It may be one of his biggest tells. Much like when he paraphrases someone as calling him - DocWalk20 April 14, 2025, 13:35:29 Trump asked Bukele to build 5 more prisons. For the “homegrowns” * - MC April 14, 2025, 13:20:21 Fingers cross that Trump has a word jumble and calls him bukkake* - Sounder April 14, 2025, 13:57:30 ICE entrapped a student who thought he was going in for a citizenship interview - assassin April 14, 2025, 12:50:54 Apparently they don't teach common sense at Columbia* - HamptonSki April 14, 2025, 13:11:24 So fucking evil - snipes824 April 14, 2025, 12:30:28 this is the actual meaning of "taking the Lord's name in vain," btw - Sammich April 14, 2025, 12:55:28 Are they our closest ally at the moment? This is how we win.* - Toonces April 14, 2025, 12:50:37 Wait until they start going after US citizens* - Sounder April 14, 2025, 12:38:26 That’s like, going to happen this week * - MC April 14, 2025, 13:04:02 yes* - Sounder April 14, 2025, 13:26:40 so both Trump and Bukele claim they don't have the power to release the guy?* - ECEIllinois April 14, 2025, 12:23:43 hands are tied.* - cpsteine April 14, 2025, 12:24:23 inshallah, they will be - Sammich April 14, 2025, 12:28:08   Searching