Week of 7/7 politics thread- Trump kills Epstein, then kills the investigation.
Posted by VIV
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Guy worth $2 billion playing the victim
Posted by ATL
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Rural whites should stop stigmatizing education while glorifying poverty and violence. It’s a
Posted by doubledown
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I thought this was going to be about his college admissions comments.
Posted by gvibes
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What are you drinking?
Posted by complainant
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I'd like him to define his "cohort of citizens."*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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ooo
Posted by complainant
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I agree.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Is he? I'd say he's observing what's happening right now, and offering his reason for its happening.
Posted by complainant
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I really hope the dems focus on making things work and making things more abundant
Posted by John Coctostan
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It’s amazing what an own goal this Epstein mess is by Trump and those around him.
Posted by OB25
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The Dems in the House are actually playing things right for once…
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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I doubt it moves the needle with his base*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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it will move the needle with the Q-adjacent segment of his base, which isn’t minimal.
Posted by VIV
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You’ve got guys like Flynn and Bannon demanding answers. I dunno. *
Posted by assassin
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for now. i'm sure they'll be threatened/incentivized to shut up eventually*
Posted by snipes824
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Those guys, yes. But reigning in irrational people you got all antsy?
Posted by assassin
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*reining**
Posted by complainant
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They’re gonna need to be able to keep their grifts going, and Trumpism is a fad.
Posted by doubledown
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They’ll bend the knee. Given all the opportunities they’ve had to turn on him…
Posted by shua
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I really thought his minions knew he was tight with Epstein and didn’t care, but it seems like
Posted by Toonces
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Daft always reminds me of this:
Posted by JeffFrank
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What’s going on with my “boys” and, in some cases, “gals?”*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Everyone has been asking what’s happening with those gals for awhile. *
Posted by doubledown
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Other than botched plastic surgery.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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There's basically only 2 options here.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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I assume neither side released them because there are powerful people on both sides implicated
Posted by OB25
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There is one side. There is one big club.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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This Xitter thread tells me that MAGAts could walk in on Trump sodomizing a 10 year old, see it
Posted by complainant
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Also making 1) more likely...
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Did you just start looking into this today?*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Or a third option:
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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That post is…..special. All over the place. Also this
Posted by John Coctostan
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Apparently Hillary and Obama made it all up
Posted by ATL
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They are definitely the talk of the world. *
Posted by doubledown
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Trump now threatening to revoke Rosie O’Donnel’s Citizenship. LOL.*
Posted by Toonces
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Don’t make me root for Rosie O’Donnell. She’s terrible.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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feel like we shouldn't normalize the president saying batshit crazy things*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Agree, my LoL was more just pointing out what a crazy, delusional head case he is.*
Posted by Toonces
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Unfortunately, that’s the only reason most of his haters know about him.
Posted by Sammich
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Thanks for making me look her up on wiki
Posted by timmer
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Need some distraction from crazy tariffs*
Posted by UofIL6
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The proposed tariffs are actually higher than liberation day
Posted by Sounder
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I don’t think this is part of any plan. He just does things.*
Posted by Toonces
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Head full of cold oatmeal. Only the brain stem is firing, and just barely. *
Posted by doubledown
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...and Epstein*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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And fucking up the flood response *
Posted by ATL
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The head of FEMA has been completely absent*
Posted by Sounder
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He’s still leaning about hurricane season *
Posted by ATL
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30% tariffs on Mexico and EU*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Exceptions for auto, machinery, pharma & medical, no doubt*
Posted by longsnapper
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FEMA call center contract expired the day after the floods. They stopped answering most calls.
Posted by ATL
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Back in my day that would have got multiple people fired and the FEMA Administrator probably too*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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ooo
Posted by illini thunder
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Well back then they actually cared about helping people.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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heck of a job Noemie*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Not politics, but not starting a new thread. The India plane crash report is out.
Posted by gvibes
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feels like there should be a two-person rule to do that*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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It apparently happened accidentally once before, in the late 80s. SO I guess theoretically not
Posted by gvibes
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Fucking awful. Just kill yourself first. *
Posted by VIV
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JFC*
Posted by ATL
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Got an email from the local school district that due to federal funding
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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Hell yeah *
Posted by assassin
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"SPEAK AMERICAN" -MAGA
Posted by tvillini
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They should cut sports so people will care*
Posted by KCWildcat
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Also cutting the adult learning program.
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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Grateful to have a President whose top priority is to sympathize with the families of the TX tragedy
Posted by UofIL6
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So take no responsibility and call people names. Got it.*
Posted by Mrap24
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Can’t wait for him to return his carbon content to the earth to be put to better use. *
Posted by doubledown
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Mechahitler coming to a Tesla near you
Posted by ATL
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Thankfully, Teslas don’t have a gas chamber*
Posted by timmer
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"After the intersection, take the Third Reich and then you'll be at your destination" *
Posted by UofIL6
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You mean ‘Final Solution’*
Posted by timmer
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Nice*
Posted by reggiedunlop
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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They must REALLY not want us to buy their cars.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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phew, I was worried drivers were being too attentive on the road*
Posted by RVA
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This video posted by Dept. of Homeland Security.
Posted by larue33
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LOFingL
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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rotten to the core*
Posted by Sammich
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This is exactly the kinda thing the Ten Commandments warned about
Posted by RVA
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Just surprised they didn't put it to the Horst Wessel Song.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Watched on mute, wouldn't be surprised if they thought Run Through the Jungle fit the vibe*
Posted by RVA
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How many edits did Noem veto because her hair looked wrong?
Posted by complainant
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gross*
Posted by VIV
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Bongino considering resigning over Epstein files
Posted by ATL
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I think he really just wants to get out of having to sit in an office for a few hours a day*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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I think there's zero chance that Bongino doesn't quit.
Posted by complainant
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Everyone in Trump's orbit blaming all of this on Bondi is a brilliant move.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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When Biden (and Trump before him) delayed the release of the JFK files do you think that was
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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was biden somehow linked to the assassination (like HW Bush was?)*
Posted by VIV
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Fake news on Bush.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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it was a tinfoil joke, bruh*
Posted by VIV
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Well HW was in Dallas that day (after the assassination) and somebody in the CIA named George Bush
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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oh, i've posted much dumber things.
Posted by VIV
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They were protecting the Cruz family *
Posted by ATL
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The Cruz family that hates communism or the Cruz family that supported Castro?*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Ted should do more interviews.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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It’s like these guys want Mandani to win. Free advertising basically when you align these folks
Posted by John Coctostan
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they're going to end up negatively polarizing more people into supporting Mamdani*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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NY Post: NY Cops would flee the job if Mandani wins: FOP leaders.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki https://www.newsweek.com/brandon-johnson-chicago-election-win-police-worst-nightmare-1792609 "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Pfft, as if union labor would *ever* vote for a socialist.*
Posted by complainant
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But seriously, if there's a way to provoke all the fascist cops to leave a community, I'm all ears.
Posted by complainant
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the implication is that NYC financiers believe Mamdani would cost them more than $20 mil
Posted by Sammich
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It's going to be very entertaining to see $100 million plus get spent
Posted by Sounder
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It will have been way cheaper just to buy him off (which they will end up doing anyway).
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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It will be interesting to see if Cuomo runs anyway
Posted by Sounder
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If there's one thing Cuomo loves, it is not taking "no" for an answer.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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In response to this post, I have pasted a humorous GIF.
Posted by complainant
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Sputtering fountain of bile and racism Tom Homan says a person being hispanic is enough to arrest
Posted by doubledown
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Missed it by a couple of hours. Try again tomorrow. *
Posted by Dilbert
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We're the hottest country anywhere in the world!
Posted by Sounder Donald J. Trump Truth Social 07.11.25 11:19 AM EST
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I mean, maybe? But it's due to the global warming and all*
Posted by KCWildcat
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Interesting where this Fox News reporter and Republican congressmen celebrated their engagement
Posted by snipes824
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I like to keep myself occupied while sitting around waiting in airports.
Posted by complainant
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O RLY?
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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So if you look like an old and white shithead, you should have your shithead on a swivel*
Posted by LWillhite
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Is anything he says incorrect, legally?*
Posted by gvibes
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This judge seems to think so.
Posted by larue33
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Does "detain" mean longer than a pat down? Does Reasonable Suspicion include speaking Spanish?
Posted by complainant
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This needs to be on repeat right now for the next 3.5 years from the DNC.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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I truly don't know it it matters to the general populace
Posted by Sounder
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Target the Hispanic population*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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The ones who broke MAGA in 2020*
Posted by Sounder
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There is zero doubt that Homan bullied kids in school*
Posted by bjl63
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I guess I should investigate the concealed carry laws here *
Posted by ATL
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and MAGA wonders where the "fascist" talk comes from*
Posted by VIV
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I was told there would be no racism *
Posted by ATL
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Racism died in the '90s, but mocha necromancer Obama resurrected it for his own nefarious purposes*
Posted by Sammich
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and the best part is, they just upped ICE's budget by, what, 20x?*
Posted by VIV
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Your papers are not in order.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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And let’s not forget your melanin*
Posted by PapaDels
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Leopards/Faces - the union electricians of Maine
Posted by complainant In Maine, trades workers are facing catastrophic layoffs. Why? Trump has cancelled billions of dollars for clean energy projects to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy in his "Big Beautiful Bullshit."
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And all of them will vote GOP next time too.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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35% tariffs on Canada*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Man, that is absurd*
Posted by Sounder
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Is this still because of the 3 pounds of fentanyl? *
Posted by VIV
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Trump claims Biden's dog ate the Epstein evidence before being banished for biting secret service
Posted by illini222 Free Tre White.
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Ken Paxton getting divorced. Wonder what his wife's "recent discoveries" are
Posted by ATL
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i loved him in independence day*
Posted by VIV
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That's Bill Pullman!*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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I think you're thinking of Will Smith.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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No. Judd Hirsch.*
Posted by ATL
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He was better in Big Love*
Posted by Chilango
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A dead girl or a live boy*
Posted by Sounder
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Given some of the reaction from others on the right, maybe both?
Posted by Chicago1995
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I think they didn't want Paxton to be the nominee, and are leveraging this
Posted by IlliniRunner
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Divorce petition alleges adultry.*
Posted by Chicago1995
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He had an affair five years ago laid out in his impeachment
Posted by ATL
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Sounds like he has a wandering eye*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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sick burn*
Posted by complainant
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That's terrible....
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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too bad it came out before the Senate primary*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Probably increases his appeal. He is kicking Cornyn’s ass
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Trump nominates "Alpha Male" Nick Adams as ambassador to Malaysia*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Mahathir Mohamad turned 100 today. This news might kill him.
Posted by complainant
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might kill Adams first to live in a place w/o Hooters and where a foursome with the boys is illegal*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Literal socialism: DOD to become largest shareholder in MP Materials, a rare earths company
Posted by ATL “I want to be very clear, this is not a nationalization,” Litinsky told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Thursday. “We remain a thriving public company. We now have a great new partner in our economically largest shareholder, DoD, but we still control our company. We control our destiny. We’re shareholder driven.” U.S. miners are facing a unique threat from “Chinese mercantilism,” Litinsky said. The Pentagon investment in MP could serve as a model for similar deals with other U.S. companies, the CEO said. “It’s a new way forward to accelerate free markets, to get the supply chain on shore that we want and make sure that mercantilism is not going to hurt our ability to do so,” Litinsky said.
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Oh nice. Fidelity tells me a bought in January 19, 2021 for a cost basis of $33...
Posted by longsnapper
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This is part of what I do and this is a very good thing for our national security…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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way to completely miss the point*
Posted by John Coctostan
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I feel like we can do a lot of this stuff without the government owning the means of production
Posted by ATL
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We have to in this case. Markets and associated capital aren’t aligned with critical national…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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i agree with you. i also don't villify the concept of democratic socialism as evil in most of
Posted by Nobster
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yeah, i think he's missing the subtext*
Posted by assassin
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ohhhh. :-)*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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I'm enjoying this Coloradoan newscaster. I expect we'll be seeing more of him.
Posted by complainant
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Conservative darling non-bank lender (endorsed by Erickson and Hewitt) collapses in Georgia
Posted by ATL
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It’s almost like con men wrap themselves in religion because…
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Now I ain't asking for the world here
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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And luckily, since they're not a bank, they didn't have any of those pesky regulations
Posted by ATL
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Faith-based non-health insurance is a total con game too.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Faith-based anything is a scam. Also, anything “for patriots” *
Posted by doubledown
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I'm fairly certain my SIL & her fam use one of those.
Posted by Tortillini
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Pro: "Laying on of hands" is usually covered at 80% of cost.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Also sprained tongues from speaking in them too fast…
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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During one of my summer jobs in college, I worked for a guy whose dad died...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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You hate to see it...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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So much winning
Posted by John Coctostan
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Dotz
Posted by Sounder
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He forgot "eliminate tax incentives for investment in manufacturing of future looking technologies"*
Posted by ATL
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His obsession with wind turbines is weird
Posted by Sounder
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Chortle. Well when you put it that way.....*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Given their anti-free trade stance, presumably the Trump admin thinks this is a big US win.*
Posted by DT
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China is signing up to be taken advantage of, Sad!*
Posted by Sammich
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US companies that rely on exports are going to get thunderfucked*
Posted by VIV
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Na nana na nana naaaa! You've been..
Posted by Tuscy
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Tok always
Posted by digs
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Clay Travis says Epstein wasn’t so bad
Posted by ATL
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Seems like Clay's got a (16 year old) girlfriend. *
Posted by Chicago1995
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He prefers women who have no basis for comparison. *
Posted by doubledown
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But she lives in Mississippi so it’s all good *
Posted by ATL
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I can’t believe people listen to Clay Travis on anything.
Posted by illini
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(Drake) YEAH! (/Drake)*
Posted by VIV
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Big "technically it's not pedophiliia, it's ephebephilia" energy*
Posted by Sammich
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I do like the blue checkmarks turning on Bondi when she tries to talk about protecting girls
Posted by ECEIllinois
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You all realize this is where we are. trump and magas can do NOTHING wrong
Posted by illini thunder
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It’s a cult made up of people who will tolerate any behavior as long as they are
Posted by doubledown
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I mean, there's also a huge swath of people who believe Trump is a genius businessman because that's
Posted by complainant
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We just have a lot of stupid people in this country. *
Posted by doubledown
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Sir this is a Wendy’s. *
Posted by assassin
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Man Knows Unsettling Amount About Nationwide Age-Of-Consent Laws
Posted by complainant
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Men Explain Why Age Of Consent Laws Are Too Strict
Posted by complainant
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Here’s the thing about consent laws…
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Trump with 50% tariffs on Brazil, doesn’t like how Bolsonaro is being treated.
Posted by Carl Spackler
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The dumbest of fucks*
Posted by opey8
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that seems outside of a President's tariff powers?*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Trump’s powers are unlimited if nobody will challenge him. *
Posted by doubledown
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Global mob boss*
Posted by UofIL6
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Feds still denying disaster relief for California. Texas is a different story.
Posted by ATL
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He said no way, and I said way
Posted by Sounder
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kurds and way*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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probably not a great idea to mention the kurds*
Posted by VIV
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The American President, everyone.*
Posted by timmer
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Not my President. It's still Joseph Biden IMHO.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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He's going to get us all killed*
Posted by Sounder
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At least for me, I’ll be vaporized in 2ms.
Posted by timmer
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no way*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Weigh*
Posted by timmer
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ooo
Posted by ATL
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I didn't realize until recently that Sorkin wrote that*
Posted by Sounder
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Wait. She burns flags…
Posted by timmer
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Still would*
Posted by Sounder
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Here’s a letter written by our president to an ally
Posted by ATL
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That can’t be real.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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You should read the Brasil one*
Posted by Sounder
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LOL they're getting a 50% tariff as punishment for prosecuting Bolsonaro! *
Posted by assassin
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Which is so fvcking insane. Could you imagine if Biden proposed something like that?
Posted by UofIL6
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I just read it again
Posted by Sounder
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TRADE*
Posted by VIV
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Trade Deficit disparity*
Posted by Jackie
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The fucked up part is that whoever is writing this, assuming it's not Trump
Posted by Sounder
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You’re assuming too much
Posted by timmer
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JD Vance went to Yale Law School
Posted by Sounder
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GWB also went to Yale.
Posted by timmer
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I think admissions were a lot more nepo focused then*
Posted by gvibes
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GWB might not be a Rhodes Scholar, but he's no dummy
Posted by Sounder
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Counterpoint: You're wrong.*
Posted by complainant
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Vance was a DEI acceptance at Yale*
Posted by ATL
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Probably*
Posted by Sounder
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Verified.
Posted by timmer
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Just for the record, that country is the largest holder of US Treasuries*
Posted by Sounder
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If you owe someone 1 Trillion dollars that's their problem.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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If you owe a million, it’s your problem. If you owe a trillion, it’s their problem *
Posted by uofi1998
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With best wishes, I am, sincerely,*
Posted by Sounder
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Not the worst, if it weren’t for the capital S*
Posted by jjlocke923
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With you, always*
Posted by ATL
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Thank you for your attention to this matter*
Posted by Sounder
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Is it Prime Minister or His Excellency? Decide on one and go all the way.
Posted by timmer
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Jesus Christ, this is full idiocracy.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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It’s the capitalization that bugs me the most.
Posted by jjlocke923
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Classic LITTLE Bitch.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Sheesh - I was kind of agreeing with you*
Posted by jjlocke923
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Have you noticed his EKG signature is getting worse?*
Posted by Sounder
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Trump praising the Liberian president’s English and asking him where learned it is hilarious
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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That and he attended Kansas State…
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Someone should tell Trump about Tim Weah
Posted by Sounder
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Speaking of bad responses to seemingly fair questions
Posted by UofIL6
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that guy is not long for the press room if he doesn't know that it's pronounced "Democrat Senators"*
Posted by Sammich
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Douchey is one of their main puppets*
Posted by Sounder
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Clearly if you are against secret police, you hate our country*
Posted by ATL
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What a bizarre and terrible response to the question.
Posted by ATL
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football coaches are notoriously allergic to accountability
Posted by Sammich
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He says some incredibly dumb stuff. But, he's a Republican in Texas*
Posted by UofIL6
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California is now the fourth largest economy in the world
Posted by Sounder
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These tariff threats are laugh out loud funny
Posted by Mrap24
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It's been ninety days now, how many of the ninety deals did we get?*
Posted by RVA
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They are claiming 2, but the real answer is none*
Posted by Sounder
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How many tacos do you want to bet they don't kick in on August 1st?*
Posted by Sounder
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The markets seem to betting heavily that way. *
Posted by larue33
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What’s the protein?*
Posted by timmer
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Click to cancel appears dead
Posted by DocWalk20
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Khan was a terrible, terrible choice. The SEC guy was almost as bad.*
Posted by ATL
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You're going to have to show your work on Khan being terrible.
Posted by IlliniRunner
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And lost like every case she instituted. I didn't disagree with her positions
Posted by ATL
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Yikes.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Jesus is John Hamm?*
Posted by Sounder
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ooo
Posted by VIV
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That is fantasic*
Posted by Sounder
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the outtakes from between two ferns are awesome.
Posted by VIV
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These tariff letters are really fucking stupid
Posted by Sounder
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X CEO to resign
Posted by Sounder
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X's new head of product didn't even make it a full scaramucci*
Posted by gvibes
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think Nikita is still there*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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When your AI goes full Nazi that's usually a career limiting move*
Posted by Sounder
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Or in this case get you promoted to CEO.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Possible. Though kind of odd to allege that your employer is trying to create the antichrist*
Posted by gvibes
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I believe some people call those jokes.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Not a great joke to run at the same time grok is writing rape fantasies about twitter's CEO*
Posted by gvibes
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Will Stancil was Twitter's CEO?
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Yaccaty sax*
Posted by ATL
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LOL
Posted by Toonces
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Hegseth just workin on his own, gettin Ukranians killed for fun
Posted by assassin
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As I figured it was really Tucker’s guy Elbridge Colby
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Groton->Harvard->Yale Law. Can't fault the credentials*
Posted by gvibes
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I remember him posting about how we should abandon Ukraine and concentrate on fighting China*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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I mean, China is the bigger risk, but our Ukraine support seems
Posted by gvibes
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And the two aren’t mutually exclusive
Posted by DT
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Has our support for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia pushed China and Russia closer together?
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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I think they did, but I don’t know how much difference it has made or will make in the long term
Posted by DT
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When we sold out Georgia in 2008 did that help or hurt relations between Russia and China?*?
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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And kill a lot of Ukranians and eventually cost them half their country.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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How much of their country would Ukraine have lost without our support, do you think*
Posted by gvibes
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None, depending on when you want to start counting our support/meddling.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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with that name, you'd expect he spent years as Tucker's bowtie*
Posted by assassin
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With that name, I'd expect he's the son of Nixon's DCI.
Posted by complainant
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Elon just tweeted that "Bannon is in the Epstein files."
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Grok would probably have something to say about Epstein
Posted by ATL
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Holy crap is traditional media wholly incapable of meeting the moment
Posted by RVA
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"Grok adopts tone of famous German, raising concern among some."*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Grok is now calling itself “MechaHitler”. Not the onion.
Posted by VIV
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it probably watched Murderbot*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Adolf hitler, no question
Posted by snipes824
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man that's some deep dark shit*
Posted by John Coctostan
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we can't even have a cool robot apocalypse, with lasers and skull mountains
Posted by Sammich
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I see Grok's been reading Stormfront lately*
Posted by assassin
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Or John Cusack's tweets
Posted by ATL
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Chuck Woodaby is John Cusack!*
Posted by Sammich
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I also think kickboxing is the sport of the future.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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what are your top five Side 1, Track 1's?*
Posted by assassin
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“I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career.
Posted by Sounder
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well that's not a thing I had on my bingo card*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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politics is a horsehoe sometimes*
Posted by ATL
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lulz from Popehat
Posted by ATL
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*snort**
Posted by assassin
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Luzl, real talk *
Posted by Jackie
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Will I gold leaf the corners?
Posted by Sounder
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They deserve to squirm but it's painful just to watch the flunkies sit there awkwardly
Posted by RVA
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I almost feel sorry for Rubio
Posted by Sounder
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I don’t . He’s getting everything he wants.
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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I don't believe that for a second
Posted by Sounder
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I agree totally. He fucking hated Trump.
Posted by uofi1998
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The sacrifice being what? He’s one of the most powerful people in country
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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I would say his soul...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Also his dignity*
Posted by Sounder
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His soul and dignity being both your guys values not his
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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He's a Catholic Cuban American from South Florida
Posted by Sounder
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Maybe they think he was a good person once. He wasn't.*
Posted by complainant
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I never did...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Just whatever integrity and morals he had...*
Posted by uofi1998
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Well I don’t think he’s sad over that which is what Sounder suggesting
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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I suppose... and I really don't care all that much TBH.
Posted by uofi1998
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There’s no long term price for being MAGA
Posted by snipes824
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I think governor of Florida is more likely
Posted by Sounder
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His face looks like he's holding in a giant turd
Posted by RVA
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*paging smush**
Posted by VIV
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I don’t see that all
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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He's got an easy out: "I know Trump is bad but I thought I could do some good trying to push him
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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He seems to win the most sane member of Trump's cabinet contest by default
Posted by Sounder
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That's like celebrating the tallest dwarf.*
Posted by MojoJojo
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For sure, but this is the timeline that we are on*
Posted by Sounder
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He’s running for president in 2028. It’ll be him or JD*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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There is zero chance it's JD
Posted by Sounder
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Why do you think that?
Posted by uofi1998
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He has no riz
Posted by Sounder
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You have to put up with having kids in the house to start talking like them.
Posted by uofi1998
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His lack of charisma was a top of mind criticism of him
Posted by Sounder
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cringe*
Posted by VIV
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The increasing anti-Indian stance on the right is not good for JD*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Neither is being a huge fucking nerd. *
Posted by haighter
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that too*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Nit: he's a dork, not a nerd*
Posted by Sounder
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Shut up, nerd. *
Posted by haighter
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I think JD is the frontrunner with Marco #2. I don’t think Noem has a serious chance*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Not even Trump likes JD*
Posted by Sounder
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Big time disagree. He's slippery as fuck and will be a big challenge to whoever he faces in the GE*
Posted by Toonces
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What has he actually accomplished
Posted by Sounder
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I agree, he hasn't accomplished anything and it should have been a bigger deal
Posted by Toonces
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He had one really good debate
Posted by Sounder
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the way things are heading, being associated with the Trump admin might be pretty toxic in 28
Posted by ECEIllinois
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The approval rating on the big bullshit bill is way underwater
Posted by Sounder
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You have your finger on the pulse as usual.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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So the third most likely candidate on that list
Posted by Sounder
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I wonder if that's why she is a 17 to 1 longshot.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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The election is 3 and a half years away
Posted by Sounder
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And... you have your finger on the pulse as usual.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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"zero chance"*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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This*
Posted by UofIL6
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Yeah I guess that is an option as well. I'm not a big fan but I'd take him over JD.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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remember when i said "stop taking the cheese on the meaningless bullshit"?*
Posted by VIV
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I don't understand this gatekeeping. Trump does ridiculous things big and small,
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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The design choices of the white house is extremely important stuff*
Posted by Sounder
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What a disgrace to the office*
Posted by UofIL6
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It was crazy to see the reactions of the other cabinet members
Posted by Sounder
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"the greatest cabinet ever assembled to deliver much needed accountability"
Posted by Sounder
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Wind farms are killing the whales
Posted by Sounder
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Trump shuts down the Epstein discussion
Posted by Sounder Wow -- Trump jumps in to try to shut down a reporter who attempts to ask Pam Bondi about the missing minute in the Epstein jailhouse tape pic.twitter.com/7Enwt7IV96
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Pam's doin' great!
Posted by ATL
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Heckuva job, Bondi! *
Posted by PapaDels
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I'm slightly disappointed that Matt Gaetz didn't get confirmed*
Posted by Sounder
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also, i love the MAGA cope that "the biden administration/deep state had the file cleared"
Posted by VIV
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the New York financier?*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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“We’re having some of the greatest success, but also tragedy”*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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“Oil? Who said anything about oil, bitch, you cookin’?”*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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do I need to tell you what the fuck you can do with aluminum tubes??
Posted by assassin
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Pray to God don't drop that shit*
Posted by Sammich
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it's why i have it in a special CIA napkin!*
Posted by assassin
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"are you still talking about jeffrey epstein?!" holy shit .*
Posted by VIV
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Says the guy who still manages to bring the 2020 election into every conversation*
Posted by UofIL6
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Refresh my memory, was it the right or the left that is more obsessed with Epstein?*
Posted by Sounder
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Well, I’m sure that’ll be the end of it. *
Posted by assassin
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In Spanish, the word for "non-binary" is "no-binario" or "no-binaria" depending on the person's gend
Posted by Sounder
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Nobody likes or uses Latinx.
Posted by Sammich
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La tinx now!*
Posted by PapaDels
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My mom tried to tell me that there were litter boxes in schools*
Posted by Sounder
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There are
Posted by ATL
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also, "latinx" sounds dumb*
Posted by VIV
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On that, we can all agree*
Posted by Sounder
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Our long national nightmare is coming to an end?
Posted by Sounder
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How could they ever get this idea?
Posted by larue33
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This was a pretty good comment:
Posted by ibdoc
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If we can actually control the weather then we've done a piss poor job of it in Chicago this year.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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The monkey said, I can make the weather change
Posted by Sounder
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There have been a series of movies/TV shows about cyber attacks
Posted by Sounder
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Honestly, if it gets these lizard brained dipshits off the internet, it might be worth it. *
Posted by doubledown
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I simply cannot believe how stupid a segment of us has become.*
Posted by uofi1998
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They've always been there, reading National Inquirer, watching WWE, sending money to Jimmy Swaggart
Posted by complainant
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Whoa buddy, easy on WWE *
Posted by MC
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Whoa buddy, easy on WWE *
Posted by MC
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Ha! I was going to say, easy on the Art Bell bashing. ;-)*
Posted by DocWalk20
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It's not that we're becoming stupid. It's just that the people who call in to sports talk radio have
Posted by doubledown
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and the interweb allows the stupid people to find each other more easily
Posted by Sounder
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This is the bigger culprit.
Posted by uofi1998
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I'm not remotely surprised
Posted by Sounder
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Gerard Butler needs to stop making movies. Den of Thieves 2 was a disappointment anyway.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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the dumbest timeline*
Posted by VIV
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What absolute fvcking idiots*
Posted by UofIL6
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Can’t find any holes in this plan…
Posted by OB25
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So...couple 3 or 4 things...
Posted by haighter
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It's important to remember that the people coming up with these ideas are dumber than
Posted by doubledown
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Woke agribusiness with their DEI hiring of Latino immigrants.*
Posted by DT
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One count I saw says that there are only ~29M non-disabled adults 18-65 on medicaid.
Posted by gvibes
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This article provides a pretty good breakdown.
Posted by larue33
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But it doesn't FEEL that way to them....so your facts are irrelevant*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Fuck your feelings*
Posted by Sounder
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Fuck your feelings*
Posted by Sounder
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Being able enough to work also doesn’t by default mean you’re able enough to do hard farm labor*
Posted by OB25
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There’s also a geographic element. People mostly live in urban areas
Posted by DT
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I am too internet-brained because I can't see a Sankey diagram without thinking "came in fluffer"
Posted by gvibes
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Oh what's that, your hands are tired? Well now your back is going to be tired because you just
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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MISTA MISTA
Posted by assassin
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I mean, I'm early 50's, and pickleball leaves me partially debilitated*
Posted by Sounder
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I was picking blueberries near some professional pickers on Sunday.
Posted by gvibes
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The poor red staters in their red hats aren’t going to like…
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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people making $10,000/hr have convinced people making $25/hr that people making $5/hr
Posted by VIV
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The alleged number of perfectly healthy people stealing their Medicaid keeps rising too*
Posted by OB25
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there are 500 million freeloaders on medicaid, people!*
Posted by VIV
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Whenever Trump talks about numbers, he says an unrealistic number
Posted by Sounder
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I am looking forward to the investigation on why Kerr County didn't invest in a siren system....
Posted by timmer
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Presumably you saw the same Reddit thread I did?
Posted by ATL
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I did…just now
Posted by timmer
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Seems like some county commissioners nixed investing in modern warning systems after 2015 floods
Posted by ATL
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Using federal funding to help residents poses a critical existential crisis for conservatives
Posted by RVA
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I thought Trump wanted to eliminate FEMA and leave it up to the states
Posted by Sounder
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Underrated plot twist: the Twitterbot known as DOGEai has become noticeably Trumpskeptical.*
Posted by complainant
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Oh good, churches can get more involved in politics. Just what we need
Posted by assassin
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Juxtapose this with colleges and universities*
Posted by Sounder
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I don’t know if Republicans/MAGA will like this*
Posted by KCWildcat
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I don’t think a vast majority of you get it, yet
Posted by illini thunder
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LOL*
Posted by assassin
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I can see how it won't turn out the way they expected. But I love the idea that it might tear them
Posted by complainant
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Oh, JD
Posted by ATL
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Charlie Brown had hoes
Posted by snipes824
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Grok makes me laugh and apparently just hates catturd
Posted by ATL
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"We need to adjust the formula so the output conforms to our priors"
Posted by RVA
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said every insurance company ever*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Hey grok, please show your work on how the cuts resulted in 50% less rainfall?
Posted by timmer
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Sounds like you've been Grok'd!
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I'm not sure what the argument is here?
Posted by complainant
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Timmer getting pwned about weather by a talking trash can. Glorious.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I like how much 3YearLetterman shits on catturd*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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same*
Posted by EffinIllini
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I can't believe we live in a world where someone who calls himself Catturd
Posted by Sounder
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How many of those are people?
Posted by complainant
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I don't know and I'm not sure I want to know*
Posted by Sounder
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out of all the shit trump has said and done, this might actually cause him to lose some support
Posted by VIV
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just another masterful 11D chess move
Posted by Sammich
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I hope Bondi, Patel and Boingingago get the Pence treatment. If asked Trump will play dumb on the
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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They are the absolute worst people*
Posted by Sounder
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I wonder what they were thinking taking the job. Everyone with a brain knows
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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It's quite simple, they are power hungry and amoral*
Posted by Sounder
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It's hilarious. Danny B. goes on Fox News and complains about having an office and
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Meanwhile Kash is spending all of his time in Las Vegas with his billionaire boyfriend*
Posted by Sounder
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For real, he's gay? He's just playing with them now.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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He has a 26 year old country music "girlfriend"*
Posted by Sounder
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It still won’t matter but I do think that to whatever degree this has an impact…
Posted by OB25
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Everyone already knew his name was all over the list*
Posted by Sounder
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they can all join Elon's America Party*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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autocrat vs. technocrat*
Posted by Sounder
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i don't like this new season of Transformers*
Posted by assassin
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Longsnapper yelled at me but he was clearly wrong. Musky does care about the deficit if he's
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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what does he care. he's not running again*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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well, he thinks he is
Posted by assassin
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I still can't believe that Ivanka wasn't the chosen one*
Posted by Sounder
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I think she might actually be smart and distanced herself this time. She and Jared got their
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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She and Jared dedided they wanted to actually be welcome in polite society*
Posted by Sounder
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In 10 years, after this has all blown over, she'll still be young enough to jump into politics if
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Wisch sidejack: I was in Toronto about ten years ago
Posted by Sounder
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His second term final week pardons are going to be doozies*
Posted by Sounder
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We all hope, at least*
Posted by Sounder
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He specifically said “not running” *
Posted by meanjeans
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I guess but arguably this is just the 100th or 1,000th promise he's not kept
Posted by ATL
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I think he finally realizes tariffs are bad, but doesn't know how to save face
Posted by Sounder
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I don't think he does but I think some people who have his ear do*
Posted by ATL
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When he was elected, it was the one thing that I was most fearful of
Posted by Sounder
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It ain't easy being brown*
Posted by ATL
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I do feel bad for the brown people, but far too many of them did this to themselves*
Posted by Sounder
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Wait what?*
Posted by ATL
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Harris only won the Hispanic Vote by 3 points
Posted by Sounder
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I don’t think the 3% number is right. But if it is,
Posted by jjlocke923
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I mean, that absolves white people of responsibilty. Or perhaps it assumes white people can't be
Posted by ATL
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I also think that white people suck
Posted by Sounder
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men are also terrible*
Posted by Sounder
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When he walks down 5th Avenue shooting people
Posted by Sounder
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Trump just posted this
Posted by Sounder
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pushing a conspiracy theory against his own administration?*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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He is not well*
Posted by Sounder
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Just a tacit reminder that it's always been projection for these guys
Posted by ATL
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Is it really? Or is that just something you like to repeat because it makes you look astute?
Posted by jjlocke923
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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lol*
Posted by ATL
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*bump for jjlocke**
Posted by VIV
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despite a congressionally ratified trade agreement with South Korea, Trump still gonna tariff em
Posted by assassin
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Why would anyone make a deal with him
Posted by Sounder
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Because he's still the potus and maybe you can get something out of him.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Car prices creeping up - example: Chevy Trax - one of the better cheap ass new cars
Posted by ATL
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Semafor reporting that the Times was worried Chris Rufo was going to publish the Mamdani story
Posted by ATL
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Rufo doesn't know how percentiles work
Posted by ECEIllinois
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L O L, I didn’t read the bottom of your post. So I was trying to figure out what other information.
Posted by ATL
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Is the racist turd feeding us this hit piece since it'll be more effective under our masthead? nah*
Posted by RVA
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LOL...NYT trying to retcon the motivation behind the article
Posted by ATL
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Chapel Hill is now Chapel River
Posted by complainant Mail trucks submerged, some houses flooded, roads with flash flooding that is still rising in Chapel Hill, NC. First responders do have rescue boats on standby near University Place it appears.
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Pam Bondi: “and you want to know what, JFK killed himself too.”*
Posted by Toonces
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Absolving the Cruz family of the murder *
Posted by ATL
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Not really politics but the immense central Texas flood won’t even fill Canyon Lake.
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Doesn’t take a lot of water, especially in narrow valleys/canyons. *
Posted by ATL
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