All things politics for the week of 6/23 (Taylor's Version)
Posted by JFG
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We can all agree on a death penalty for people who set forest fires to ambush & kill firefighters,
Posted by complainant
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Just fucking awful. *
Posted by VIV
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Jesus. Started a fire to lure in first responders so he could shoot them.
Posted by VIV
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Just found him dead
Posted by illini21
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self inflicted, I’m guessing? Was there only the one shooter?*
Posted by VIV
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Didn’t a former isher go off the deep end and move there? *
Posted by doubledown
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Yes Villain I think? Or was it CHL?*
Posted by illini21
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silly villy is an Idaho prepper. CHL moved to Oregon to hide from muslims*
Posted by assassin
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I thought the -ish *was* the deep end?*
Posted by complainant
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I wonder if it's Travis Decker??*
Posted by MtHoodIllini
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Fuck yes! Northern Idaho is incredibly beautiful but unfortunately has a lot of nut jobs*
Posted by MtHoodIllini
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NC Senator Thom Tillis announces he won't seek re-election in 2026*
Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam
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Who else can we flip to reach 67? Both Senators from Kentucky and Kansas? Maybe Todd Young?
Posted by complainant
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I doubt you’ll get cooperation from Kansas*
Posted by KCWildcat
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They whacked Sam Brownback.*
Posted by complainant
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It’s a death cult*
Posted by Sounder
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Add 3 trillion to the debt, kick 12 million off healthcare, possibly cripple electric generation in
Posted by John Coctostan
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It’s good that the republican congress wants republicans to suffer and die. I agree!*
Posted by Toonces
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The party of fiscal responsibility, my ass*
Posted by timmer
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Sad news for those here looking to buy a Trump phone.
Posted by larue33
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So what you're saying is that he got a great deal on a bunch of Android Go phones that Cricket was
Posted by complainant
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"Allahu Akbar" from MAGA influencer Gunther Eagleman
Posted by complainant
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Rep. Torres, who has been accused of being anti Muslim, had some thoughts on Mamdani
Posted by ATL
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Spot on...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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I'm pretty sure we've heard Trump's last complete sentence*
Posted by Sounder
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This press conference is a disaster
Posted by Sounder
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All of these rulings seem so short sighted and willfully ignorant of the larger consequences
Posted by Sounder
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Elections have consequences. People need to vote.*
Posted by gullit
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Birthright citizenship in the Constitution isn't vague
Posted by Sounder
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Clearer than this post ^^ I hope*
Posted by jjlocke923
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At least religious freedom extends to books, but not to bodies.*
Posted by longsnapper
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the long nightmare of transgender books for kids is over*
Posted by Sounder
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More evidence of doing “everything possible to avoid killing civilians” in Gaza
Posted by assassin
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ooo.
Posted by longsnapper
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Do you subscribe to Haaretz? Paywalled for me*
Posted by jjlocke923
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Just Ron DeSantis touting the showers at his new swamp concentration camp.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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This is the bad place.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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And here's where the "Work Will Set You Free" sign will be constructed!*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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“That’s where the rape and assault will happen”*
Posted by Sounder
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He served quite eagerly at Guantanamo so you know this gives him a boner.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Seems like scotus mostly did away with nationwide injunctions*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Seems like Trump about to crow about this one from the press room
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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He actually stuck to a script*
Posted by Sounder
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It's just a job for him now. The thrill is gone.
Posted by complainant
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The Q & A is way more unhinged*
Posted by Sounder
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Yeah. I don't know that this actually changes much, frankly. More the type of things we are
Posted by gvibes
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so if tomorrow the trump admin with the help of the state of tx decrees that any baby born
Posted by John Coctostan
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I don't think they have to wait.
Posted by gvibes
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obviously not a lawyer, no idea on details. but i guess i always assumed anything related to class
Posted by John Coctostan
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I think so? One of the recent immigration cases certified a class preliminarily*
Posted by gvibes
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Probably for the better on balance *
Posted by ATL
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so, on January 6 2029, a dem president could come in and immediately instruct the FBI to
Posted by John Coctostan
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No.
Posted by complainant
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Probably one of several conservative leaning rulings today*
Posted by jjlocke923
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Two 6-3 decisions with Gorsuch, Alito, and Thomas in the dissent*
Posted by gvibes
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Pubs gotta be so pissed they didn’t get some more Thomas-like rubber stamps
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Interesting ones too. Obamacare and the broadband case
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Another 6-3 vote across party line*
Posted by UofIL6
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Think it's going to be an ugly day overall.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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day, week, month, year, four years, it's all going to be ugly*
Posted by Sounder
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I think the DOT gave everyone three hours off today on accident
Posted by assassin
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Congressman calling for Mamdani to be denaturalized and deported
Posted by ATL
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Sounds to me like a solid Dem candidate then*
Posted by UofIL6
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Just remember they've always been this racist....
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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People have lost their minds over this guy. I say GOOOOOOOOOOOOD.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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you ever thought about running for office?
Posted by Nobster
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I think people are reading way too much into this turning into a national trend
Posted by Sounder
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Go look at generic ballot polls and direction of country polls..
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Firmly in the “believe it, when I see it” camp *
Posted by illini thunder
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I'm not disputing that it's moving to blue all over the country
Posted by Sounder
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Yup*
Posted by illini21
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Agreed.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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sounder wasn’t talking about generic democrats
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Correct*
Posted by Sounder
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Nope*
Posted by HeatMizer
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surprised it took this long for them to start tweeting in Daddy's voice*
Posted by Sammich
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If they hate blue states and blue cities, wouldn't they want this guy to win?*
Posted by Sounder
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they fully Support the Great City of New York
Posted by Sammich
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He’s a communist AND a socialist*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Daddy's Home
Posted by Sounder 🎶 Daddy’s home… Hey, hey, hey, Daddy.
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*Senor Chang* GAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Do they even understand the homoerotic undertones of the administration
Posted by Sounder
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The NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte called him Daddy
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Mount up joyful nomadic warriors! The great Khan has summoned us to battle once again!
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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UI alum and HUD secretary Scott Turner boots the NSF to build himself a palace.
Posted by larue33
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..and like that, pulls ahead of Kelly for worst Illini alumnus.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Can anyone catch Marc Andreessen for that title?
Posted by ntb
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Andreesen or Atlas*
Posted by ATL
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It's like everyone just forgot about Michael H. Kenyon.*
Posted by complainant
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gotta do something with all that money we're not using to feed starving African kids*
Posted by Sammich
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all that work is going to take ~2 years? Dude will get to use it for a year*
Posted by cpsteine
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Send it in Jerome is speaking today. Hold on to your butts.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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In the least shocking poll ever….
Posted by JFG Good to see the overall acceptance going up though.
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Alright, credit where credit is due. Thomas Massie killed a guy yesterday afternoon.
Posted by ATL
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when “biggest tool” is not a compliment*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I saw that and wasn't sure if it was real. I'm glad that it is.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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chortle*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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*checks in on Elmo*
Posted by ATL
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Safety is for pussies*
Posted by KCWildcat
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Defense Intelligence Agency assessment is that we set Iran’s nuclear program back by ‘months’
Posted by OB25
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i would take that with a grain of salt
Posted by illiniranger
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My office has tvs with all the cable news stations, and everytime I come to the office, I'm reminded
Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam
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if you average them out, nothing much ever really happens*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Well, the IAEA thinks Iran's nuclear program is fine'n'dandy
Posted by Stu
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What does the IAEA think about the Israeli nuclear program?*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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oh, they hate that*
Posted by Stu
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IAEA chief says Iran nuclear program set back significantly
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Well that’s not what CNBC said*
Posted by Stu
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One of my tvs stays on NewsMix with all 3*
Posted by JeffFrank
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There was a period where Fox was discussing if Trump was a Mt. Rushmore president. *
Posted by assassin
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somewhere nancy pelosi weeps.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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They're going to put him up there, no matter how the rest of this thing goes.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Cable news networks are as bad as social media
Posted by bjl63
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SM is exponentially worse. Bigger reach, no guard rails. Infinite garbage. *
Posted by assassin
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OBLITERATED.*
Posted by ATL
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Obama really needs to start paying these people rent
Posted by ATL
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When I saw that I legit wasn't sure if it was real or not*
Posted by Sounder
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Norwegian tourist with a JD Vance meme on his phone barred from entering US
Posted by ECEIllinois
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some ICE agent is going to lose their job for openly expressing concern about far-right extremism*
Posted by Sammich
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losing billions in tourism revenue to own the libs*
Posted by assassin
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Good thing we're not hosting the World Cup and the Olympics*
Posted by Sounder
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May be bad economically but I will personally thank Trump if he keeps foreign soccer and track &
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Nothing shocks me anymore, but I generally assume there’s more to these airport denial stories
Posted by OB25
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seems unlikely that the MAGA base supports making it harder for white Norwegians to come here*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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The guy designed the Death Star. What did he expect?*
Posted by complainant
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I assume it’s the mustache*
Posted by Herman Blume
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It's nice to know that the memes bother him, I suppose.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Lolollllll the most precious snowflakes
Posted by Jackie
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say, what was Vance's big criticism of Europe when he gave a speech there four months ago?*
Posted by RVA
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This one from Trump is a doozie
Posted by Sounder
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Do we think Trump writes this shit?
Posted by JFG
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Trump writes some, Miller does others. Maybe Bessent/Lutnick occasionally. *
Posted by MC
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based on his rambling at the new flagpoles press conf., he definitely writes this stuff*
Posted by shua
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The new flagpoles are ridiculously tacky
Posted by RVA
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everything he does is gauche
Posted by Sounder
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I love that he just straight up dropped an F bomb today
Posted by Sounder
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He absolutely writes that shit*
Posted by Sounder
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He dictates it
Posted by digs
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The one from the DNC?
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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I think so.
Posted by digs
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Did you miss DONAKD J. TRUMP?
Posted by complainant
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER*
Posted by Sounder
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Perfect example…there’s no way a normal person adds that to a bunch of texts.
Posted by JFG
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He's not a normal person*
Posted by Sounder
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Yeah some are definitely written by him and some by staffers. Scavino wrote most in the 1st term
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Who decides the all caps he and the "quotation marks"?*
Posted by Sounder
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It’s just so long with so many little weird inclusions and idiosyncrasies. It seems fake.
Posted by JFG
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You are correct that it feels extra even by his standard*
Posted by Sounder
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Lunatic*
Posted by UofIL6
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How the fuck are we going to do this for four years?
Posted by Sounder
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seems like the concept of regime change is rising in popularity lately*
Posted by Sammich
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I still think that the GOP legislature will eventually grow tired of the insanity*
Posted by Sounder
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LOL*
Posted by ATL
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What because of their "morals" or "humanity"?
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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They've been tired of it since 2016. However, going against him so far as to remove from office
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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If they happen to get their asses handed to them in the mid-terms...Lame Duck Donald...
Posted by haighter
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Donald Junior FTW*
Posted by Sounder
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Fucking unhinged.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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At this point, we need to acknowledge that he's completely off the rails*
Posted by Sounder
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When was he ever "on" the rails?*
Posted by bjl63
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When have there ever been "rails"?*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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There were silent gatekeepers in the first term
Posted by Sounder
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See my post below*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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My point is that he's so much worse now than he ever was during his first term
Posted by Sounder
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It's a combined A) even older and crazier and 2) anyone that was there in term one...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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WHAT BIDEN DID TO THIS COUNTRY SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!
Posted by Sounder Donald J. Trump Truth Social 06.24.25 11:49 AM EST WHAT BIDEN DID TO THIS COUNTRY SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!
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At least the Public Land Sale portion of the bill was killed (for now) by the Senate.
Posted by EffinIllini
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Not so fast my friend!
Posted by John Coctostan
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fuck.
Posted by EffinIllini
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it's a massively stupid idea that the majority of people on both sides hate.
Posted by VIV
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Are they reviewing it one page per day? I keep seeing new rulings trickling out.
Posted by DT
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I thought it was gonna solve the housing crisis. *
Posted by assassin
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That was the stupidest reasoning ever.*
Posted by EffinIllini
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Cuomo or this guy? NYC is so screwed. I actually hope he wins and tries this….
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Stole this fantasy world idea from Brandon Johnson. Both candidates are horrible.*
Posted by gullit
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I was told Paul Vallas would be bad for Chicago.*
Posted by Poldark "thank you again for cutting back on the personal name calling"
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Guess we'll never know.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Hey, let's check in on how the Tesla Robotaxis are doing
Posted by ATL
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I won't get in a Lyft Tesla WITH a human driver.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Doesn't matter... stock up 10%*
Posted by longsnapper
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DHS issues warning on pro Iranian cyberattacks per the TV I’m looking at *
Posted by MC
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smart of them to use professionals*
Posted by Sammich
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I was going to make an I'm-so-scared joke but you've given me food for thought.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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a little surprised they didn't take the kids too*
Posted by Sammich
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sucks but again, the people need to see the consequences of their votes*
Posted by John Coctostan
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they don't care*
Posted by bucktownillini
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Correct.*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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