Week of 5/27 Politics Thread - Trump still trying to annex Canada
Posted by Sounder
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on May 27, 2025, 17:00:58Some MFer in Boulder just threw Molotov cocktails on people in a pro-Israel rally*
Posted by VIV
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Previous MessageA bunch of elderly jews that run/walk to show solidarity with hostages
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Probably doesn’t help that a good chunk of “news media” refers to Palestinians as Hamas.
Posted by HeatMizer
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Frankly pro Palestine activists aren’t exactly falling all over themselves to make this distinction
Posted by ATL
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(Also, if I wasn’t clear, the continued holding of hostages is despicable and I don’t view these
Posted by ATL
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Shapiro has been sharply critical of Netanyahu. More so than many other dems
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Antisemitism has been a long standing facet of American and frankly Christian culture.
Posted by ATL
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But the guy who set fire to Gov Shapiro (was a nut job) did it for solidarity with Gazans…
Posted by haighter
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A considerable amount of “progressive” antisemitism is rooted in long standing prejudices
Posted by ATL Also, having solidarity with Gazans isn’t proof that you are an antisemite
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Antisemitism is a useless concept.
Posted by complainant
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Correct.*
Posted by complainant
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not just elderly (not that it matters much) but a good friend of mine (55) is there weekly
Posted by OWWDig
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100%.*
Posted by ATL
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Absolutely*
Posted by VIV
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Anyway, DHS says the guy overstayed his visa and was in the country illegally
Posted by ATL
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The legal ones are easier to find though. *
Posted by doubledown
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Yeah, you just sit outside their church or job and they're always there*
Posted by longsnapper
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Wtf*
Posted by cpsteine
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That’s fucked*
Posted by illini21
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Terrorist shit. *
Posted by VIV
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For biclops
Posted by ATL
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I didn’t realize it was obscure or vague. It’s the top story on the news. *
Posted by VIV
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While I think vagueposting is part of biclops's critique, I think it's mostly about not linking
Posted by ATL
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could literally link the homepage of any news site. it's the top story. *
Posted by VIV
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then do that*
Posted by Sammich
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meh*
Posted by VIV
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I think it's more posting something like "The nerve of Gov. Polis to say that right now"
Posted by RVA
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Plainclothes secret police officers are disappearing Brown people now
Posted by ATL
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I’m told I have to use a login to see post *
Posted by illini thunder
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You, and the rest of the media, should get off twitter and join a different platform.
Posted by ATL
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I'd link you to the Twitter version, but Elon personally suspended the guy.
Posted by complainant
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Cha-Ching for the old man (as long as he recovers)*
Posted by timmer
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Remember that ambling old guy shoved to the ground in Buffalo in 2020?
Posted by RVA
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Who's he gonna sue?
Posted by Sammich
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And legislation to modify qualified immunity.*
Posted by complainant
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Ukraine and Russia both launched huge drones strikes today
Posted by MC
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Didn’t see this reported before: Ukrainian drones hit an airbase 3,500 miles from Kyiv
Posted by ATL
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It is literally the link in the post you responded to*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Has the markings of a Trojan Horse operation*
Posted by timmer
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Assuming this is real, this is pretty crazy
Posted by ATL
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It’s coming from inside the house!*
Posted by KCWildcat
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Also a drone attack on an American target is definitely the next terrorist frontier, right?*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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ooo
Posted by ATL
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Article from a few days ago on how drones have completely changed the battlefield
Posted by Carl Spackler Also, this battlefield seems like it suuuuuuuucks. I mean we always knew that, but this feels like WW1 trench warfare stagnation with a dash of ultra accurate aerial drones throne in.
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That’s precisely what it is*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Glad we've got a Sec. of Defense that's on top of things*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Trump retruths post claiming he executed Biden in 2020
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Are we to assume, then, that Trump is a clone? *
Posted by doubledown
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prime evidence of decline of science*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I don’t know, early attempts are always shit.*
Posted by ATL
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Every time you clone someone their mind is a level below that of the original
Posted by DT
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Great movie*
Posted by longsnapper
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She touched my peppie, Steve*
Posted by Sounder
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Mentally fit! Someone should ask him about this.*
Posted by Toonces
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Gabbard Wants Fox Hosts to Feed Trump Top Secret Intel: ‘Doesn’t Read’
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Said another 'people'?*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Who is gonna want their name on it? *
Posted by doubledown
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Joni Ernst: Inspirational Speaker
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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And she doubles down
Posted by larue33 Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery
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Trump has saved millions of lives already according to Pam Bondi*
Posted by illini222 Free Tre White.
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They're already operating at a surplus!*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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death panel*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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WSJ gives us this fortnight's reminder that even the adults in this admin don't have "clean opsec"
Posted by ATL
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Soft Taco
Posted by ATL
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Please stop trying to mock the president into crashing the economy*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Been thinking same *
Posted by cpsteine
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I've been told our big beautiful President is not so easily manipulated*
Posted by ATL
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right? *
Posted by ghost_of_clt
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All hopped up on goop
Posted by Jersey
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Watch the video in this post from today
Posted by ATL
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I both don't want to and want to know more about this
Posted by ATL
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All of these illogical seeming pardons. He’s just selling them, right? *
Posted by doubledown
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That's how he rolls *
Posted by MtHoodIllini
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Buy $15m of trump coin and you’re in, or something like that, I’m sure*
Posted by cpsteine
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Nm*
Posted by cpsteine
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Yes*
Posted by longsnapper
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NYT's Peter Baker just said something astoundingly stupid on MSNBC. Is he normally an idiot?
Posted by complainant
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Trump comes for Leonard Leo
Posted by ATL
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What was the reasoning for staying the decision?*
Posted by PapaDels
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Looks purely procedural. Not even a discussion of the "likelihood of success" arm of the test for
Posted by ATL
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Are we still doing phrasing?*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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Leonard is pear shaped. Massive thighs and bottom. Some men are into that.
Posted by complainant
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The entire post is really something. The ramblings of a mad man
Posted by ECEIllinois
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Posted by Illiniphil
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Remember when they promised to use license plate readers only for our safety?
Posted by complainant
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Also being used by local PD assisting ICE
Posted by Dilbert
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ugh this is really going to hurt support for red light/speeding cameras*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Is anyone for them?*
Posted by Sounder
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People who blow red lights absolutely need tickets in the mail.
Posted by PapaDels
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I have gotten them for turning left at the end of the cycle. We have a society here, people,
Posted by cpsteine
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agreed, but speeding cameras are usually asinine cash makers*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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This is certainly the consensus among speeders. But what a great way to accrue tax dollars.
Posted by complainant
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They need to be scaled based on income, and need to used in pedestrian heavy zones.
Posted by longsnapper
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I just had to pay a $450 fine for accidentally parking in a poorly marked handicapped spot
Posted by Sounder
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Even so, that's not really comparable to a speeding ticket. And not at all to a red light ticket.*
Posted by longsnapper
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Ignorance is 9/10ths of the law*
Posted by Stu
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TTIWWP
Posted by complainant
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Hate em*
Posted by cpsteine
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Today I saw a car with a RESIST sticker run a red light
Posted by Stu
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I would have waved had I known it was you, Stu.*
Posted by EffinIllini
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1000%*
Posted by reggiedunlop
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ooo
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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they are diabolical*
Posted by Sounder
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*raises paw* *
Posted by gvibes
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Yeah. We should discourage speeding and red light running*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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But those cameras don’t do that.*
Posted by ATL
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Good point. They're made to help identify people who might be associated with crimes
Posted by complainant
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And they're an effective way to transfer costs to the people who create them.
Posted by complainant
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people who own the camera companies
Posted by IlliniOllie
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I am. I live in a world full of irresponsible people, like Ollie.*
Posted by complainant
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I put a mask over my license plate to defeat the cameras
Posted by IlliniOllie
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B- a little forced *
Posted by ATL
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How tall is Kash Patel? Inquiring minds want to know. *
Posted by doubledown
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Regardless, he just radiates "Angry Short Dude" energy.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Trump announces pardon of ex sheriff murderer who escaped prison, to save expense of capturing him
Posted by Stu
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You made me look b/c I thought the same thing*
Posted by timmer
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really taking do your own research to it's logical conclusion
Posted by John Coctostan
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I think it's much more likely AI wrote it and made up citations*
Posted by opey8
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Distinction without difference*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Do you want to watch Dan Bongino crying? I thought you did.
Posted by ATL
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i love how "kash gets in at 6"...to workout for maybe 90 minutes
Posted by Nobster
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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JFC, he’s literally just describing having a job.*
Posted by OB25
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Exactly.*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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He’s not wrong that it kind of sucks.*
Posted by DT
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"adulting"*
Posted by Sounder
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Indeed. I'd much rather just talk shit on a podcast.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Look at your hands, they’re as soft as a woman’s.
Posted by Sounder
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This is my biggest gripe with these masculinity curators...
Posted by haighter
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Has to be an incredible level of insecurity behind that. *
Posted by larue33
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Imagine thinking that drinking a milkshake is feminine*
Posted by Sounder
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It would not shock me if we found out Jesse Watters actually drinks a lot of milkshakes …
Posted by doubledown
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and because it's all projection
Posted by ATL
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It’s basically the equivalent of Trump calling someone ugly. *
Posted by doubledown
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speaking of people who should have used more sunscreen*
Posted by Sounder
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If i ever have a vagina neck, someone please shoot me. *
Posted by doubledown
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yeah, the gatekeeping of what it means to be masculine is pretty absurd
Posted by Sounder
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Interestingly, Bongino is crying that he can't handle the traditional husband-wife dynamic*
Posted by RVA
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Even though they're comically incompetent, it is fun that all these podcast doofuses now get to work
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Team TACO at em early this morning….
Posted by Mrap24
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Good thing for all the criminals that this Law and Order president can't reverse his pardons
Posted by Stu
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Larry Hoover?!?! How’s that gonna go over with the Rebel Flag contingent of MAGA. *
Posted by haighter
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Gangster Disciples represent in the White House!!*
Posted by MtHoodIllini
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Apparently done at the behest of Kanye West, so they're probably cool with it.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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he's one of the good ones*
Posted by Sammich
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US Court of International Trade: Trump tariffs are illegal
Posted by complainant NEWS: A federal court just invalidated Trump’s ”Liberation Day" tariffs, ruling he exceeded his authority under IEEPA. The court said Trump can’t bypass Congress to set trade policy and that these tariffs are unconstitutional and void. pic.twitter.com/MaAQSOoub9
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How come this is the first we are hearing it must go through Congress?*
Posted by gullit
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Spoiler alert: most of what Trump has done his first 100 plus days is probably illegal*
Posted by Sounder
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All of these things technically should. Budget cuts, headcount reductions, changes in funding.
Posted by Chilango
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"power of the purse"*
Posted by Sounder
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This was always known. *
Posted by assassin
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Appeals court pauses ruling that blocked Trump’s tariffs.
Posted by gullit
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Who is “we”?*
Posted by VIV
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At minimum, 40% of the electorate.*
Posted by complainant
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Stock futures way up on the news. Thanks for breaking this news, portero*
Posted by Stu
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Why does gvibes even post on here?*
Posted by ATL
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Presumably to buttress ECE's reporting. Why aren't you doing your part?
Posted by complainant
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why do I even post on here?*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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nobody knows*
Posted by gvibes
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apologies for the Asian erasure
Posted by ATL
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Who had the over under on Elon’s departure? Looks like it was just over 4 months *
Posted by illini thunder
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It was going to be 130 days, barring something marginally illegal.*
Posted by Illiniphil
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While true, this wouldn’t be in the list of the top 10,000 most illegal things the admin has done
Posted by DT
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Who Had him stealing Steven Miller’s wife in the process?
Posted by ATL
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Probably not to breed her, though. I don't think Elon is looking to create more Jews.
Posted by complainant
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His highest profile baby mama of the last year is jewish*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Sweet Jesus, you're right! I wonder if he knew that. They don't seem to communicate well.*
Posted by complainant
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It’s one of those longer term things that won’t be readily apparent for years, maybe decades
Posted by snipes824
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Republicans are anti-science, and the consequences will be felt for a hundred years*
Posted by Stu
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I don’t know who on here knows anyone in the administration at U of I but they better have…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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CIT enjoined all of Trump's liberation day tariffs. Yikes*
Posted by gvibes
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Good news for him. He won’t have to chicken out publicly.*
Posted by ATL
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US Court of International Trade enjoins Trump's tariffs
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Donnie is cutting off some companies from selling to china. What an idiot*
Posted by Mrap24
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What?*
Posted by gvibes
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OOO
Posted by Mrap24
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why is that bad*
Posted by gvibes
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Right, export licenses are granted by the executive to allow trade and it’s otherwise prohibited.
Posted by ATL
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It’s also a natural extension of similar Biden administration policy*
Posted by DT
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Donnie is cutting off some companies from selling to china. What an idiot*
Posted by Stu
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Eh?*
Posted by DocWalk20
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Wait, did the markets fall on the TACO exchange?*
Posted by ATL
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We all know how well Trump handles perceived slights. It's funny how he's such an insecure baby
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!*
Posted by PapaDels
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Your point would make sense if I didn’t have faith that Trump Always Chickens Out.*
Posted by ATL
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Americas biggest pussy*
Posted by Mrap24
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a big, floppy TACO, so to speak *
Posted by timmer
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as I said, non zero chance this causes his ego to kick of a global recession*
Posted by Sounder
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Oh yeah, it flash dropped like 15,000 points on that devastating news.*
Posted by Stu
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Linda McMahon on… swimming
Posted by OB25
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Trained hard and still sucked*
Posted by Mrap24
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wait no she still would've finished 5th, right?*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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I had just assumed this whole time that the transgender swimmer run the race.
Posted by OB25
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Ding. That's an A1 answer.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki Fucking dumbest timeline. "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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"Support the Troops!"
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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David Hogg is going to take down the entire Democratic party
Posted by Sounder WHOA
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Friends don't let friends repost agitprop from Project Veritas*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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this post is exactly the type of useful idiocy that helps these grifters go beyond their base*
Posted by Sammich
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It's trending on Twitter (if that means anything anymore)
Posted by Sounder
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bingo *
Posted by assassin
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If by "Democratic Party" you mean the old guard that fumbled their way into a second Trump admin...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki #Project2029 "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Never met Stephen Miller, Alex Jones*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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How would David Hogg know that? And why should I trust either Project Veritas or Chaya Raichik?*
Posted by ATL
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seriously.*
Posted by cpsteine
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When we put Sounder in Time Out, does he have to wear a physical Dunce Cap?
Posted by complainant
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It’s not even Hogg really speaking in the video.
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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The other kid is the one talking in the clip too, and what he says isn’t as dramatic as the X post
Posted by OB25
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None of that matters, people are going to believe it's true*
Posted by Sounder
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Biden will never get reelected after this*
Posted by UofIL6
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I sure hope it doesn't blow back on Harris as well*
Posted by Sounder
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Definitely firing on all cylinders
Posted by John Coctostan
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John Tyler's grandson finally kicks it at 96
Posted by assassin
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TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out)
Posted by Sounder Trump is just called out for being a "chicken," and he has trouble coping, so he cries harder.
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But wait, there's more
Posted by ATL
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There's a non zero chance this leads to a global recession*
Posted by Sounder
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Who asked that question?
Posted by timmer
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a nasty reporter from the fake news*
Posted by Sounder
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welp. now watch for more random tariffs*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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My favorite one was going directly at Apple specifically*
Posted by Sounder
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Trump considering pardoning the Whitmer conspirators
Posted by Sounder Reporter: Will you pardon the people who are accused of conspiring to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer?
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Good thing she met him at the airport and hugged.*
Posted by ATL
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What a complete self own on her part*
Posted by Sounder
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Covid lunatics like Taylor Lorenz absolutely fascinate me
Posted by Sounder Pete saying he would have "opened the schools sooner" in 2020 aka killing MORE vulnerable ppl faster, sacrificing teachers and educators (and kids!) lives to force them back into unventilated buildings w no protections. Disgusting how Dems have fully embraced far right eugenics https://t.co/aHfhtZqTkY
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Now that I've actually watched the clip, I see that she's being as honest as Chaiya.
Posted by complainant
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Her covid lunacy might be the most rational thing about her*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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She's kind of the classic example of what happens to someone who lives too much online*
Posted by Sounder
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she's just a lunatic period*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Honestly, I think I feel sorry for her, she's clearly not well and hasn't been for a while*
Posted by Sounder
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hi complainant!*
Posted by Ari Gold
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A gay Republican chatting with a gay presidential candidate who's trying to win the center-right.
Posted by complainant
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Musk shivs the budget bill
Posted by Carl Spackler
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he pitched Vivek to run for Senate because he found Vivek annoying to get Vivek away from DOGE*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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theworstpersonyouknowjustmadeagreatpoint.jpg*
Posted by VIV
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Not enough in it for him I guess.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Have we discussed Pope Leo scheduling an event and Mass at Rate Field (via video)....
Posted by Illiniphil
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Are people really going to attend this if he's not even going to be there
Posted by Sounder
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The fact that the Pope is doing a Mass just for that group via video will sell it out and then some.
Posted by Illiniphil
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If he's not even there, is it really a Papal Mass?
Posted by Sounder
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doctor found a papal mass on my PET scan; not looking good*
Posted by Sammich
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Wish he was in Da House. His first visit back to the US will be a huge deal.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Wasn't there a huge Pope John Paul tour in the 90's?*
Posted by Sounder
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WHO IS YOUR GOD NOW, OPUS DEI MEMBERS?*
Posted by ATL
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Admitting that assasinating a CEO works is one approach, I guess
Posted by PapaDels
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SpaceX loses control over yet another Starship
Posted by ATL
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That's too bad. I was hoping we'd send Musk to Mars ASAP.*
Posted by complainant
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I’m not against them trying on the next flight.*
Posted by ATL
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The Golden Dome is a dumb fucking idea*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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I mean, same guy who thought a wall was the solution *
Posted by PapaDels
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Horrendous*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Good thing there's no way it actually happens*
Posted by Sounder
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The part where we pay tens of billions to defense contractors will absolutely happen.*
Posted by DT
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that's the american way. *
Posted by VIV
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Big Beautiful Boondoggle*
Posted by VIV
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restarting Cold War would mean getting closer w/ euro allies & better supporting Ukraine. I'm in*
Posted by cpsteine
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Everybody loses.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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was making a facetious point, but okay. I am down with those two things I mentioned tho^^^ *
Posted by cpsteine
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I knew a really beautiful Ukrainian girl once.
Posted by complainant
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There is a family guy bit about how every Russian woman is either
Posted by Sounder
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Our dumbest senator wants out
Posted by Stu
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Well, at least he’d be out of the senate
Posted by biclops
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Seems like a win
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Just saying, but if he wants to be Governor of Alabama...
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Minor detail.
Posted by illini222 Free Tre White.
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Donnie pardoning some reality tv couple found guilty of conspiracy to defraud
Posted by Mrap24
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It really sucks where the pardon thing has gone, and democrats are in a much worse position to talk
Posted by snipes824
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I mean - the Onion is calling it at this point
Posted by Jersey
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What are the chances Trump has been to a Freak Off?
Posted by Sounder
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Yeah, totally, man, we all know that if Biden wouldn't have pardoned his son
Posted by Sounder
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You didn’t read what I wrote*
Posted by snipes824
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I was being sarcastic*
Posted by Sounder
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"utmost"*
Posted by complainant
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Typo, not a mispelling, but noted*
Posted by Sounder
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he doesn't even pretend that he isn't empathetic to white collar crime*
Posted by Sounder
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the biggest scandal in the history of America is.....AUTOPEN!
Posted by Sounder
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Yes, signing anything put in front of me is much, much better.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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when half the time he doesn't know what it is or what it does*
Posted by Sounder
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I think there's a lot of truth in this statement
Posted by Sounder Nobody wants to talk about the real reason "why Donald Trump appeals to young men." The appeal that he has is that he is able do whatever he wants without consequence. The lying, the ignorance, the criming, and especially the sexually harassing of women, are not considered…
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Since Golden Dome can't exist at all without Canada, he is once again not in the strongest
Posted by larue33
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His love of golden things gives yet another arctic nation leverage.*
Posted by DT
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I see what you did there*
Posted by Sounder
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