Politics-week of Sep. 29th
Posted by larue33 In a rambling, 26-page complaint that consists of a single paragraph and reads like a manifesto, Chansley alleges that his First, Fourth and Second Amendment rights have been violated by a host of parties that are loosely related at best. Named as defendants are Trump, the Federal Reserve, the National Security Agency, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Bank of International Settlements, the state of Israel, Elon Musk’s X Corp., T-Mobile, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Warner Bros. Studios.
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Some crazy court decisions. A trump appointee entered an injunction against the Oregon national
Posted by gvibes
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And Stephen fucking miller called that trump appointed judge part of the liberal vanguard that
Posted by John Coctostan
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OOO
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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I’m confused about your second paragraph. The court made a holding as to the facts?*
Posted by ATL
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I mean, it issued a habeas order, but those were the facts it found in doing so*
Posted by gvibes
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I’m phone posting man*
Posted by gvibes
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Another trumpy Texas pastor arrested on child porn charges.
Posted by ATL
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He was literally arrested at a prison...
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Every accusation an adfession*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Kristi Noem whining that her thugs don’t have a place to go potty
Posted by ATL
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Well what's to say they aren't like vampires...
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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You want to come in and take a piss? Take your mask off and let me see some ID.*
Posted by ATL
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Also saying they are being thanked and applauded everywhere they go.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Home of liberal South Carolina judge burns to ground after explosion, husband hospitalized
Posted by OB25
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Yesterday Stephen Miller said “left wing” judges needed to be “dismantled”*
Posted by VIV
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I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that she recently issued a ruling against Trump. *
Posted by doubledown
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WSJ: Trump Jr. associate keeps trying to scam foreign governments, despite Cease & Desist from Jr.
Posted by complainant
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House won’t return to work next week
Posted by Mrap24
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Johnson doesn't want to seat the new AZ representative because she's the last Epstein files
Posted by ATL
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If not in session, can't swear in the deciding Epstein vote*
Posted by UofIL6
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Signed Epstein's Mother*
Posted by DanSaint
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SNL not pulling any punches. LOL. *
Posted by doubledown
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Local farmer worried.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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He’ll be OK after he wins the MMA tournament*
Posted by Sammich
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ICE now tear gassing the Chicago police department
Posted by ATL
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I honestly can't see how this all doesn't eventually go sideways.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Scott Bessent: Soy Boy
Posted by ATL
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I thought China had already cut off buys from the US, well before the bailout?*
Posted by DT
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Don’t think it was ever (or even now is) explicit policy. They just haven’t done it.*
Posted by ATL
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That's going to be his epitaph, and an ongoing editorial fracas on his Wikipedia page.*
Posted by complainant
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There's even a picture of him reading the text from Brooke Rollins.
Posted by complainant
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He uses an iPhone 8?*
Posted by DocWalk20
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Do you think this is what they meant by America First?*
Posted by ATL
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Why would Joe Biden do this?*
Posted by Sammich
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ICE in Chicago Hospitals (and, of course, fuck ICE)
Posted by UofIL6
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Re: (and, of course, fuck ICE)
Posted by illinijohn
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Apparently Trump officials discussed sending the 82nd Airborne to Portland
Posted by Jersey
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Was also seen on a group chat in a public place
Posted by ATL
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I am skeptical that the 82nd Airborne “has been parachuted into combat zones in both world wars”
Posted by DT
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Have I got a surprise for you!
Posted by complainant
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The 82nd Division fought in WW1. They did not parachute behind German trench lines.
Posted by DT
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I think I figured out why all these dudes are so angry…
Posted by haighter
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lol wow *
Posted by illini
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Bald dudes with beards always look older. *
Posted by doubledown
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*Dirty look that looks older than it should**
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Look up Emil Bove*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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Getting stuffed in lockers ages guys quickly*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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Something going on in Los Angeles. Car ran into city hall. Driver with suspicious package
Posted by ATL
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Walked out of his car and is in custody
Posted by illini21
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Well, that’s good. *
Posted by ATL
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Just paying the taxes on the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage?*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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I hate Illinois Nazis*
Posted by PapaDels
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Kristi's stinky dump= denied
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Haha fuck you Kristi*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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I agree with Herbert. Hat da jemand vergessen seinen analplug rauszunehmen.*
Posted by complainant
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Leatherneck, did you get the updated memo? We're back to pretending this was China and not Russia
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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MTG unhappy with GOP
Posted by ATL
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Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens!*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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It's incredible how fungible rules are when the need them to be*
Posted by Sounder
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we're lawlessly murdering more people in boats in the Caribbean. cool cool cool*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Does Trumpie not watch movies? Didn't he see "Clear and Present Danger"? *
Posted by illinijohn
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I just saw the video
Posted by Sounder
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And acknowledge that furners are entitled to any sort of due process? Unlikely. *
Posted by doubledown
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It's a war, a war on drugs*
Posted by Sounder
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Its a war, by people on drugs.
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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You have to lose, you have to learn how to die*
Posted by gvibes
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Oceans of Darkness for the trafficers:
Posted by JeffFrank
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The boat had enough drugs to kill 25 to 30 thousand people
Posted by Sounder
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Meh...like a pound of pure fentanyl could kill 100K people...so the stat is misleading. *
Posted by haighter
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What? A misleading stat? No way.*
Posted by Sounder
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I mean...it very very easily could have had enough fentanyl to kill 30K people...
Posted by haighter
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What celebrity/tech founder/retired MLB superstar do we think was *actually* in that boat?*
Posted by complainant
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they don’t do any of the math*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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And their cult can’t do the math so they trust those numbers*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Do my own research for me!*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I'm just curious how to interpret the following statement...
Posted by haighter
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Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands maybe.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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John Oliver did a big piece on Netanyahu on Sunday
Posted by Sounder
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some people like their cucumbers pickled*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Just had a fun thought. When do Pubs push for a Charllie Kirk national holiday?
Posted by mrkoolaid
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I'll take any holidays the government wants to give me. Also, CK will be a fun Halloween costume.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I'm wondering what quote of his they'd put on the memorial statue....
Posted by shua
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his final words were "counting or not counting gang violence"
Posted by Sounder
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The Trump news cycle is such a fever dream
Posted by Sounder
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Trump's obsession with AI Slop is fucking crazy
Posted by Sounder
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and needs more cowbell*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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After being called out yesterday, I have to wonder whether the stuff you post is accurate or not:( *
Posted by jjlocke923
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Fuck off Troll*
Posted by Sounder
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My goodness Kash
Posted by ATL
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The amount of performative overcompensating every fragile male in this admin feels the need to do..
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Marvel has copyright attorneys, right?*
Posted by Sammich
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Does LA Guns? Probably not *
Posted by Jersey
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That is some serious mall ninja shit
Posted by biclops
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Perfect*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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That is badass! I want one *
Posted by jjlocke923
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Thank you for the update on your erectile dysfunction. *
Posted by doubledown
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What are challenge coins?*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Large (1-2”) coins that DoD units or commands would give out to recognize some special service
Posted by DT
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I once worked for a company whose founder/CEO was ex-military
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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“Here’s one for lying under oath! I see you’ve got several already!!”*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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My wife has a shadow box prominently displaying coins with meaningful significance to her service
Posted by RVA
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something you have to pretend is cool when your dipshit boss excitedly presents it to you*
Posted by Sammich
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It'd be a lot cooler if it had Kash's eyes.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Did you know that Kash and Sarah Huckabee used to date?
Posted by Sounder
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I heard they were both seeing somebody else on the side*
Posted by Sammich
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literal LOL*
Posted by Sounder
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We clearly live in a simulation*
Posted by Sounder
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That’s fake right?*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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I think it's something this guy makes on his own:
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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dotz
Posted by Sounder
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I guess it’s just as well, they’re deporting all of the hard workers anyway
Posted by ATL
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Can’t wait for them to blame the shitty economy on 2029s Democrat President like they did to Carter*
Posted by doubledown
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just in the past couple minutes Bluesky is telling me I have to create an account and won't let
Posted by Orangeillini
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I think people can choose to only have their posts visible to registered members*
Posted by Sammich
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seems to be working now again. maybe just a technical issue earlier.*
Posted by Orangeillini
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or maybe it's just having technical issues? I'm not really sure.*
Posted by Orangeillini
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Former Trump faith advisor convicted of child sexual abuse
Posted by ATL
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"he will serve only six months"*
Posted by RVA
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Molesting a 12 year old probably not looked at the same way in Oklahoma as it might be
Posted by ATL
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Every accusation an adfession*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Weird, it’s never drag queens*
Posted by shua
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QAnon was right about everything except the colors. *
Posted by doubledown
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It was all projection *
Posted by ATL
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FYI, Trump planning to run wild in Chicago.
Posted by doubledown
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seems like the feds busted into every apartment in a Chicago complex
Posted by assassin
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Ain't going to defeat the Venezuelan gangs no one in Chicago is asking him to go after...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki Fucking fascists. "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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NM
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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the Bible says Christ will return "like a thief in the night"
Posted by Sammich
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Trump keeps trying to get Antifa to start a civil war and nobody will bite. *
Posted by doubledown
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The idea of Antifa being able to wage any kind of war is patently ridiculous*
Posted by cpsteine
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Now wait just a gol darn minute!
Posted by illinijohn
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Explain to me how this ballroom is allowed to happen
Posted by Sounder
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You know you can scroll down and usually within a comment or two all your questions are answered and
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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OK Boomer*
Posted by Sounder
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"I have critical thinking skills!"
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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i read this in Tom Smykowski's voice*
Posted by assassin
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Was going to type "I picture the guy from Office Space" but then I decided to look up Tom Smykowski.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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The eyeball from that Disney movie with all the screaming? *
Posted by doubledown
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no, the guy who talks to the customers so the god damn engineers don't have to*
Posted by assassin
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When you come in on Thursday and you're not feeling real well does anyone ever say to you:
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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i reckon you'd get your ass kicked for sayin somethin like that*
Posted by assassin
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Trump calling the Democrats "Mentally Retarded"
Posted by Sounder
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I knew his burner account was MAGAdevildog!*
Posted by Dilbert
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to be clear, Donald Trump did not post this. The weirdo that runs that account did.
Posted by assassin
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You expect Sounder to think critically before he posts?*
Posted by Dilbert
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White dudes not being able to call people "retarted" without social blowback= Oppression
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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It's amazing he's never publicly said the N word
Posted by Sounder
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Projection and whatnot. *
Posted by doubledown
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LOL.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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The President of the United States is a Skankhunt42 level shitposter*
Posted by Sounder
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He is. And you got fooled. Again.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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I'm not getting fooled by anything
Posted by Sounder
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That isn't him.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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it wasn't me
Posted by Sounder
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Off the meds or on them?*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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The lies are getting more and more hilarious
Posted by snipes824
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amazing how the radical leftist media keeps providing a platform for this*
Posted by Sammich
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But they bought the whole time Biden’s was president……it’s really amazing how stupid people are*
Posted by Mrap24
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I'm watching John Oliver right now
Posted by Sounder
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Pretty interesting that Dems are winning the blame game.
Posted by Carl Spackler
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For now. These things can shift pretty quickly*
Posted by snipes824
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Life comes at you pretty fast*
Posted by Sounder
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I know he acts like a king but Trump is not popular. Quite on the level of Joe Biden
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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It's kind of hard to be popular when you only try to appeal to 30% of the population*
Posted by Sounder
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The guy who didn’t know anything about Project 2025 is meeting with
Posted by doubledown
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dems are so so so so so bad at messaging
Posted by John Coctostan
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I can’t think of an emptier suit than Hakeem Jeffries
Posted by snipes824
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Him and Schumer aren't up for the challenge. They both need to get the fuck out the way.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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It's so depressing*
Posted by Sounder
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When I think of garbage...*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me*
Posted by Sounder
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Corey Booker?
Posted by bjl63
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Eh. Booker did well with his filibuster but Dem leadership didn't follow suit
Posted by ATL
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Their job is to dispirit and block "The Left" and they're damn good at it.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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They live for it. "Own the Libs".*
Posted by Sounder
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If “the left” is the David Sirota’s of the world, I too like to dispirit them
Posted by snipes824
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He seems pretty good at dispiriting anyone and everyone.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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This*
Posted by UofIL6
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I love that he calls them “democrat agencies”
Posted by Sounder
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I don’t think I am in one of those agencies
Posted by timmer
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If you do what I think you do
Posted by Sounder
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Yeah, no. I am not with NOAA. I did once interview with the USDA in their agri-weather office….
Posted by timmer
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Do you think this sort of gotcha will work?*
Posted by CoronaTheirAss
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Honestly, I don't know
Posted by Sounder
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WELCOME THRILLHO*
Posted by Sammich
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Would be cool if the courts believed in upholding the laws and Constitution
Posted by DT
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I'm truly curious if we someday have an aggressive opposition (Democrat) President...
Posted by haighter
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Of course that's what they're going to do.*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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That is exactly the model of City of Tucson government. I call them MAGA-Left.
Posted by Desert
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Of course they will.*
Posted by DT
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Dems just keep bumbling along without any political clue*
Posted by CoronaTheirAss
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They’ve been salivating over it for a week. *
Posted by memyselfandillini
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for not knowing anything about project 2025, 48% of it has been implemented in 8 months
Posted by VIV
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CNN: There are people out there claiming to be ICE officers
Posted by ATL
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Which is dumb, they'll hire anyone.*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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if they're not wearing a mask and they show you a warrant, they're not ICE*
Posted by Sammich
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Due to shutdown latest jobs report scheduled to drop tomorrow will be delayed
Posted by opey8
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Kash Patel should just write down a number with a sharpie.*
Posted by DT
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Bummer. Might as well treat ADP as gospel*
Posted by KCWildcat
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The ADP random number generator!
Posted by Chilango
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Unhinged and unwell...
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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He didn’t see the thing with the generals? Yeah right. *
Posted by doubledown
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That is their go to response with Trump*
Posted by Sounder
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Good guy with gun
Posted by Stu
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A significant number of hunters are idiots.
Posted by larue33
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How small was this kid?*
Posted by ATL
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C’mon. Let’s not joke about a kid getting shot/killed.
Posted by jjlocke923
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I’m with you. There’s nothing funny about this kid getting shot.
Posted by doubledown
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You’re nuts if you don’t think that was funny*
Posted by Sounder
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Definitely not funny. It was a kid *
Posted by jjlocke923
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so you were a baby goat?*
Posted by DanSaint
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You might have to explain that one to me DanSaint *
Posted by jjlocke923
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My post was a pun, and so was his*
Posted by Sounder
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granted mine wasn't funny but i tried. oh...and a kid is the name for a baby goat.
Posted by DanSaint
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Ok, but why say YOU were a baby goat? *
Posted by jjlocke923
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I laughed*
Posted by Sounder
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cool...score one for me!*
Posted by DanSaint
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A murder of crows was nearby *
Posted by Sounder
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ooo
Posted by timmer
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Jonathan Greenblatt just didn't suck up to the white supremecists enough
Posted by ATL
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Please clean up your post*
Posted by timmer
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Weird. It shows up 100% perfect in the "preview" and looks like ssa when you submit.*
Posted by ATL
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Kamala: First and Right
Posted by ATL
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There's no easier way to ensure a Republican will be wrong
Posted by reggiedunlop
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Trump approval under 40%
Posted by Stu
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29% among Pennsylvania independents *
Posted by ATL
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Are there any media outlets left, that aren't Republican led, who will treat him as such?*
Posted by UofIL6
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Illegals are clogging up the ER when they should be dying in the streets!
Posted by assassin
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this is going to go exactly like the Haitians eating pets
Posted by Sammich
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It's wild how effortlessly he and Mike Johnson spout lies and also manage to be huge piles of shit.
Posted by doubledown
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Its okay. Mike goes to church every Sunday. He is forgiven!*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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every single fucking day, just a firehose of racism, lies and racist lies. *
Posted by assassin
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It's also wild how people who demand that the 10 Commandments be displayed in classrooms
Posted by ATL
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neighbor-loving is for fellow citizens, apostate
Posted by Sammich
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JD getting right to the root cause of long ED wait times.
Posted by DocWalk20
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Grok gives a little more insight...
Posted by Tuscy
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Trump schedules meeting with Xi to profusely apologize and beg him to buy our soybeans*
Posted by Stu
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Very alpha. So manly.*
Posted by ATL
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Thanks*
Posted by Stu
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ISM says manufacturing still contracting, Go tariffs!*
Posted by Chilango
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EPA was given exempt status apparently. I had to have my enforcement conference this morning.*
Posted by ATL
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They are still enforcing things?
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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They have to give regulatory approval prior to commercial launch for certain products
Posted by opey8
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They are in this case*
Posted by ATL
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The laws still exist, so I’d guess all the same administrative boxes need to be checked
Posted by DT
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Plus you need to pretend to enforce it, otherwise the grifting opportunities go away*
Posted by gvibes
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Just got our official advice. Expecting 14-45 day shutdown*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Did our close out this morning. Was more chaotic than in the past
Posted by DT
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Whoa- we haven’t been given any projections. *
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Same. I’d be surprised if it lasts that long, but hard to know
Posted by DT
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A small price to pay to provide healthcare for Venezuelan rapists*
Posted by CWR10
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LOL*
Posted by Chilango
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i thought you took the buyout?*
Posted by VIV
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I did. And got hired the very same day as a contractor. Got double pay for 6 months...
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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It is stories like these that make me wish the government was operational and fully funded.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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The retire/RIF and hire back as contractor happens all the time in private industry too
Posted by ATL
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He was too important, so he is a contractor now or something like that*
Posted by Dilbert
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We should be so lucky *
Posted by jjlocke923
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about which part?*
Posted by VIV
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ICEholes not getting paid*
Posted by Stu
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What about their nut?*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Very bipartisan of you to be in support of a shutdown that only the Democrats want. *
Posted by doubledown
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Trump and Hegseth using their preferred name for the Dept of Defense instead of it's given and legal
Posted by John Coctostan
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I remember day one of MIL HIST 101 with John Lynn at UofI
Posted by RVA
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None of the Generals clapping or even reacting at their clownshow meeting is the best I've
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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*please clap**
Posted by ATL
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The no new wars president*
Posted by Sounder
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No one is buying that the shutdown is about free healthcare for illegal aliens, right? *
Posted by Sounder
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why shouldn't the ACA subsidies go back to the cap before COVID?*
Posted by Potomac
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Absolutely a huge % are. Where have you been the last 10 years?
Posted by illini thunder
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How are all the illegals in rural areas supposed to access their free health care
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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That graphic is spot on *
Posted by jjlocke923
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lol
Posted by Blazer
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Illiegal aliens are excluded from the ACA by law. So it's just Republicant's lies.*
Posted by Stu
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You have to have an SSN to access public benefits*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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You also have to have a SSN to be Superintendent of Des Moines public schools.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Yeah, that seems to have gone quiet after the initial post.*
Posted by EffinIllini
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nothing to see here! but nice to see the dems initial reaction with an open governorship
Posted by Ari Gold
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Whether you're a meatpacker in Iowa or the state's largest school district
Posted by ATL
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Article I read said Roberts had a fake SSN. They just either didn't check, or didn't care.
Posted by doubledown
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apparently didn't have the PhD he claimed from Morgan State, either
Posted by Sammich
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I'm pretty sure I had to take my passport or naturalization certificate when I've started a new job
Posted by ATL
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that's why the Biden admin gave out millions of defunct SSNs
Posted by Sammich
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Republicants just hate the poor/disabled*
Posted by Stu
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Some people undoubtedly are. We've reached a tipping point of stupidity. *
Posted by doubledown
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Yep. “Because Dear Leader said so” carries weight with far more people than I would have believed *
Posted by PapaDels
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I'm less concerned about people who really believe the lies. There's a chance to help them realize
Posted by doubledown
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I agree with your greater concern. I’m not so sure about being able to convert the believers*
Posted by PapaDels
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Maybe not. But it's a better chance than the flavor-aid drinkers. *
Posted by doubledown
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I’m flying today, should I be concerned
Posted by Sounder
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looks like air traffic controllers are still working (w/o pay)
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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I’m more concerned with TSA calling in sick*
Posted by Sounder
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Retired on the same day Congress failed to extend the Defense Production Act. Fitting*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Got my NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FROM FURLOUGH email
Posted by timmer
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Business as usual thru 10/7 for us, TBD after that*
Posted by Tortillini
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Whoa, y’all important. They told me not to let the door hit my butt on the way out*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I don’t have to*
Posted by Stu
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But at least you won’t be paid. And that’s nearly the same as time off. *
Posted by doubledown
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Letter says I will get paid
Posted by timmer
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If you’re exempt, who isn’t exempt? *
Posted by FidelGoodell
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.gov sites are having themselves a day
Posted by RVA
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Yeah, our agency / department head said it was the Dems fault.
Posted by timmer
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It’s true, they have majorities in both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court. And they hold the
Posted by ATL
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never mind the filibuster.*
Posted by Ari Gold
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worst Sex Pistols record ever*
Posted by Sammich
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100*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Lulz Johnson's not even in town*
Posted by ATL
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is it Bear Week in Provincetown again already?*
Posted by VIV
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I thought it was to avoid seating the new Dem representative from Arizona
Posted by ATL
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Same. Saw a report that that language came out from OMB.
Posted by DT
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Same *
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I’m sorry that you have to work for a lobotomite. *
Posted by doubledown
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Can’t wait to have a government that doesn’t do wildly illegal shit constantly. *
Posted by doubledown
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Trump is obsessed with coal because he heard there were minors down there*
Posted by Sounder
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Political observation from hanging out with friends and family in Peoria
Posted by Sounder
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Sane people out there just living their lives. Not spending all day getting tricked by fake tweets.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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Blind spot noted and holy rhetorical construct here.*
Posted by Chilango
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Obamacare hanging in the balance right now. The stove is ready to be touched.*
Posted by Toonces
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the firehose of lies today seems particularly powerful
Posted by assassin
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Donnie was absolutely trying to show off for the military leaders. And when they did lap it all up
Posted by Mrap24
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That military press conference was a fever dream of nonsense*
Posted by Sounder
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Big protest downtown tonight. Pretty chaotic in the loop right now.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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What are they protesting?
Posted by Sounder
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I think they're protesting the delivery guy who evaded ICE on his bike.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Not all heroes wear capes*
Posted by Sounder
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Ryan Poles’ stewardship of the Bears roster*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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We just sent out our price increase letter to our distributors on select tariffed products. *
Posted by haighter
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side note: Black Band in Peoria is really really cool*
Posted by Sounder
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Ted Cruz the latest Republican to say the quiet part out loud
Posted by ATL
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LOL. Nobody will believe that isn’t AI. *
Posted by doubledown
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Speaking of
Posted by RVA
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*shakes head* *
Posted by DocWalk20
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No idea. Can’t see it. Don’t know why post from blusky, few people use it *
Posted by illini thunder
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Plenty of people use it. You should consider why it’s blocked in Louisiana and Mississippi *
Posted by ATL
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Not blocked in LA but when I’m at work, it thins I’m in MS. Doesn’t take brain surgeon
Posted by illini thunder
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You use a firewall that makes the internet think you’re in Mississippi?*
Posted by ATL
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Because it's not a social media site controlled by Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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You can actually pinpoint the second...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Fake news
Posted by timmer
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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11488 murderers allowed into the country.
Posted by gvibes
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What’s the source of that quote? Did they actually use that number?*
Posted by VIV
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Trump*
Posted by gvibes
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I missed that part. Too busy laughing at the stairs ad-lib. *
Posted by VIV
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Holy shit. Trump actually said that.
Posted by VIV
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No clue until I just googled it *
Posted by jjlocke923
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Uh huh. *
Posted by VIV
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Presumably some edgelord. ICE has reported 13,099 murderers. Trump has used 11,088 before.
Posted by gvibes
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Oh, 100% added by someone like Stephen Miller. *
Posted by VIV
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At least the judiciary has not lost its sense of humor
Posted by ATL
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Have we discussed the Saudi Comedy Festival? Man, these comedians are just whores.
Posted by ATL
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the big names are likely getting easy 7 figures.
Posted by VIV
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$375k for the smaller names.
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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As a federal employee, I can’t throw stones about people taking paychecks from authoritarians*
Posted by DT
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Not me at midnight!*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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And you aren't getting paid $1.6 Million for an hour of work.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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the only surprising one is Burr
Posted by Sammich
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Theo fuckin' Von, man. How the hell did that happen?*
Posted by Sammich
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I mean, Joe Rogan happened. *
Posted by doubledown
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he apparently bombed his Netflix taping over the weekend
Posted by assassin
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Who disappears that Raising Cane is no good?
Posted by Sounder
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*confused John Lithgow*
Posted by Sammich
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Is Raising Cane a person or a concept?*
Posted by Sounder
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Fast food place.*
Posted by DT
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General Dan "Razin'" Caine (chairman of the JCoS).*
Posted by VIV
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Trump loves Generals with cool nicknames*
Posted by Sounder
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but not Stormin Norman. because Stormin Norman was fat. *
Posted by VIV
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Does Trump not know he is fat?*
Posted by Sounder
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The Emperor's New Clothes is a documentary*
Posted by gvibes
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Mad Dog Mattis also out of favor, I believe*
Posted by Sammich
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But we want all our wars to be like the gulf war. Just with less fatties.*
Posted by DT
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He is obsessed with stairs
Posted by Sounder
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*ahem*
Posted by VIV
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mea culpa*
Posted by Sounder
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They called the generals in for a pep rally. Wild stuff.
Posted by Mrap24
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Get away from the cans!*
Posted by complainant
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There are two N words and you can't use either of them
Posted by Sounder
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Wait, what is the other one?*
Posted by gvibes
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Nuptials*
Posted by Stu
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Nuclear*
Posted by Sounder
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I assume he means Nazi*
Posted by Sammich
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What does this mean exactly?
Posted by Sounder
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Don’t be a liberal. *
Posted by assassin
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it means he gets *results*, you STUPID CHIEF!*
Posted by Sammich
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Triumphant return of the TRUMP TRANSCRIPT (addressing Senior officials at Quantico edition)
Posted by VIV
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"You know, the radio DJ on the Warriors movie kept referring to the gangs as boppers"
Posted by Jersey
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Sidejack...I just saw Warriors in the theater a few weeks ago at a 10pm Saturday show. *
Posted by haighter
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It's an automatic watch whenever it is on *
Posted by Jersey
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That is the most projection of all of the projections
Posted by Sounder
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"Biden fell down the stairs, that loser. That's why I barely even try!"*
Posted by Sammich
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also, I was getting a little worried until he got to "I guess I could do it"
Posted by Sammich
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In case you thought I was embellishing
Posted by VIV
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also, Hegseth said it's completely unacceptable to see fat troops.
Posted by VIV
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Has he seen the guys they sent to LA, DC, and Chicago? *
Posted by doubledown
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Explains why he was so mad about the escalator becoming stairs. *
Posted by doubledown
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Mitch Hedberg!
Posted by UofIL6
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Sorry for the convenience!*
Posted by Sounder
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Be cool!*
Posted by CWR10
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it's a great thing we brought in generals from all over the world to watch this addled grandpa
Posted by VIV
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Thinking about how many of these mass shooters were troublemakers in the military
Posted by ATL
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Didn't he leave the guard after he was flagged for his white supremacist tattoos? *
Posted by doubledown
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don't flag my file, okayyyyy
Posted by Sammich
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TrumpRX*
Posted by Stu
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Then they came for the people in wheelchairs, but I was not in a wheelchair, so I said nothing
Posted by ATL
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Then they came for the people who grow soybeans, and I damn sure did nothing*
Posted by Stu
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Nah, Trump will bail them out.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Do I look like Trump to you?*
Posted by Stu
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Nobody is coming for the people who grow soybeans. Pick them, maybe (if soybeans are indeed picked)*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Stop being boring*
Posted by Stu
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Looks like Hegseth knocked it out of the park
Posted by doubledown
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From what I saw it was exactly the type of speech I would expect from…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Which would be fine if he was a rookie service battery commander
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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SecWar, if you please. *
Posted by illinijohn
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in fairness, the "rookie" part still applies
Posted by Sammich
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I'd assume most of them are thinking
Posted by Stu
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Bring back the battleship!
Posted by RVA
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He didn't....*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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From reading coverage, sounds like this is the biggest “could have been an e-mail” of all time
Posted by DT
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DOJ is now losing unopposed motions because the lawyers left are too incompetent to read the rules
Posted by ATL
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Hakeem Gonzalez & Dub Schumer
Posted by complainant
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This is absolutely unreal
Posted by Sounder
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i'm afraid to ask...why is "Boycott the NFL" trending on Twitter?
Posted by DanSaint
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Bad Bunny Canadian destroyer*
Posted by chorizo
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He doesn't sing every song in English!! Ahhhhh!*
Posted by UofIL6
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He doesn’t sing any songs in English*
Posted by Sounder
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ooo
Posted by JeffFrank
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of course...xenophobia. Their calling card*
Posted by DanSaint
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I have no beef with Bad Bunny
Posted by Sounder
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Middle aged white man perplexed by decision that doesnt cater to him
Posted by Chilango
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You're massively oversimplifying the situation
Posted by Sounder
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The most popular artist in the world
Posted by Chilango
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We shall see how it goes
Posted by Sounder
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They do not (and should not) care about attracting anyone who is already going to watch the game.
Posted by Sammich
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agree to disagree on this one
Posted by Sounder
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NFL going after global market; BB is internationally known
Posted by memyselfandillini
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I hope the backlash is worth it to them
Posted by Sounder
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Isn't your career based on which markets should be targeted to increase long term success?
Posted by longsnapper
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That's a fair point in terms of building your audience
Posted by Sounder
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If you think Taylor Swift will open up the NFL to more new potential fans than bad Bunny
Posted by longsnapper
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For starters, let's not pretend like Taylor wasn't their first choice
Posted by Sounder
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Would DaBaby be a good choice?*
Posted by JeffFrank
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This is Jeff Frank Simpleton level of analysis
Posted by longsnapper
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Regarding the first choice, it's been well documented and discussed
Posted by Sounder
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It really is a great pick from that perspective. Some friends attended one of his concerts on PR and
Posted by harb
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It's just not my type of music, I can't get remotely close to liking it
Posted by Sounder
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Didn't he already do it a few years back? Or was on the card with someone else? *
Posted by haighter
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I believe that is false*
Posted by Sounder
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2020...he was a special guest performer with J-Lo and Shakira as headliners...
Posted by haighter
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Would you like some breadsticks?*
Posted by Sounder
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Oh man, I hope the gummint shuts down
Posted by Stu
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Meanwhile, I still have to work+
Posted by timmer
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you are essential my frent *
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Any lawyers want to chime in on NSPM-7?
Posted by Toonces
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Yeah this one seems particularly bad, in a boatload of bad.*
Posted by PapaDels
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Looks like the Hegseth / FOGOs meeting will include a ‘kiss the ring’ session
Posted by timmer
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FOGOs?
Posted by Stu
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it's being held at Fogo de Chao*
Posted by assassin
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Honest question: does Tylenol have any grounds to sue for defamation?
Posted by Blazer
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I’m not an expert, but I think 100% they are*
Posted by Sounder
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Sounds like a good way to get the FDA to pull it off of the shelves*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Again, not an expert, but I was talking to a doctor friend
Posted by Sounder
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Tylenol does have issues
Posted by Chilango
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I don't believe this. Sorry.*
Posted by Stu
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I don't either, and FWIW, he was speaking in hypotheticals*
Posted by Sounder
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That's a lot of specificity in your story for somebody speaking in hypotheticals*
Posted by ATL
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You can say the same thing about aspirin *
Posted by TarheelIllini
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There's mechanisms for taking drugs later found to be unsafe off the market
Posted by ATL
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You have to take 4000mg per day for a week to cause any problems. That's a shitload of Tylenol. *
Posted by doubledown
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unless you combine it with alcohol*
Posted by assassin
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Well, drinking alcohol is a death sentence anyway, so...*
Posted by Stu
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I seriously wonder if we'll ever get to a place in society
Posted by Sounder
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You get judged for cirrhosis. You get sympathy and a wristband for lung cancer.
Posted by longsnapper
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Agree on the first, not sure the second is remotely true
Posted by Sounder
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Agreed.*
Posted by complainant
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This world sounds boring and unenjoyable.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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The worst, which is why it will never happen*
Posted by Sounder
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We’re already there aren’t we? No one thinks alcohol is good for you…
Posted by haighter
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To an extent, yes, but I think we're still to the point where
Posted by Sounder
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I, for one, think that's true. people need to get wasted and have more sex*
Posted by cpsteine
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that's a great point, without alcohol, how would ugly people have sex?*
Posted by Sounder
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So we have a Department of War AND a Board of Peace?
Posted by Sounder
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Trump used the PC with Netanyahu to keep blabbing about the stupid teleprompter at UN
Posted by Stu
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Holy shit dude, so you had to walk up some stairs
Posted by RVA
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I know, get over it. Rise above it. Seek the higher ground*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Nit: Teleprompter isn't the escalator*
Posted by Dilbert
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OH wow. Here all my life I thought they were the same thing*
Posted by Stu
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Man, Woman, Person, Escalator, Teleprompter.*
Posted by ATL
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Imagine being that grievance driven all the time*
Posted by Sounder
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The fact this is going viral is giving me life.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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What did the guy pick up? *
Posted by illini thunder
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His phone. *
Posted by haighter
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Really needs the Benny Hill treatment *
Posted by PapaDels
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Raw video with a few seconds earlier
Posted by RVA
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Just keep getting better somehow.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Transphobic Republican politician pleads guilty to having kiddie porn
Posted by ATL
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that last sentence....yikes*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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Your honor, I ask that you exclude the evidence obtained on the grounds that it incriminates me. *
Posted by doubledown
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Every accusation an adfession.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Jeeeeesus Christ. That's not even "oops I downloaded the wrong file"...
Posted by haighter
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Racism is over
Posted by Sounder
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Well if three old white dudes say so...*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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I'm in Peoria (Bartonville) right now for my 35th high school reunion
Posted by Sounder
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the gaming shit is terrible, there is no doubt*
Posted by cpsteine
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It just feels so obviously predatory
Posted by Sounder
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Just another version of a poor tax. It’s very sad*
Posted by CWR10
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and now the next generation is being trained via Fortnite and Roblox
Posted by Sammich
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yep, could get real bad, Cass*
Posted by Sounder
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SLOTS SLOTS SLOTS
Posted by RVA
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I'm kind of obsessed with it
Posted by Sounder
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To no one's surprise, ZERO video gaming machines in Morton*
Posted by Dilbert
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There is video gambling at the VFW in Morton.
Posted by JFG
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I think I am okay with that decision being made at a local level with duly elected officials.
Posted by Dilbert
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I mean yeah, this is why we have local government.
Posted by JFG
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I'm ok with raising taxes in conventional ways
Posted by Sounder
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I will bristle at any tax increases specific to the schools
Posted by Dilbert
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Morton is easily the worst of the peoria area white flight suburbs*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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I've been told that the tornado in Washington caused a lot of redevelopment
Posted by Sounder
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Washington has a lot of positives, but it seems so spread out and disjointed*
Posted by Dilbert
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No idea why
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Morton has changed a lot in the past 20 years.
Posted by JFG
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Yeah. Having been back the past 8 years, it is different (better) than when growing up.
Posted by Dilbert
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I find it entertaining that Morton is so snobby
Posted by Sounder
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I'm team Morton on this one*
Posted by Sounder
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Does the municipality get to decide whether or not to have them?*
Posted by Sounder
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Yeah*
Posted by Dilbert
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I feel like I can't be hyperbolic enough at how destructive I believe them to be
Posted by Sounder
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Hey! We've got Casey's and Dollar General too*
Posted by Sammich
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A kid brought a loaded gun to my high school on Monday
Posted by Sounder
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Also, my parents are pushing 80
Posted by Sounder
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The Dunlap school district neighborhoods are an entirely different world*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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It has actual diversity
Posted by Sounder
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So….white AND Asian? *
Posted by haighter
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country AND western
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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My reunion took place at a bar called the Backroads Saloon
Posted by Sounder
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Because of Caterpillar and the Peoria medical complex
Posted by Sounder
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I mean, it's not like I can say anything. My kids school is just reversed Asian AND White. *
Posted by haighter
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You live amongst diversity, you just probably never see a black person*
Posted by Sounder
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Other than my son's city-wide flag football league, no. Ain't no black people west of Twin Peaks. *
Posted by haighter
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The woman coordinating my 50th changed her FB PROFILE PIC to a picture of Trump
Posted by Stu
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There was one guy at the reunion
Posted by Sounder
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some people flat out refuse to grow out of their edgelord phase*
Posted by Sammich
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Did you talk to him?*
Posted by Stu
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What do you think?
Posted by Sounder
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i'm surprised you go back for that event*
Posted by lcubed
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Details inside
Posted by Sounder
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Do you think you'll go back after your parents pass?
Posted by haighter
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I will only because my sister still lives here
Posted by Sounder
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He’s lost his goddamn mind
Posted by Sounder
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What is even the point of this? We've got Medbeds now. Move on already!*
Posted by Sammich
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Is there a decent chance that he didn't realize that the Medbed thing was fake
Posted by Sounder
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It makes sense. CBD is one of the few scams he's not in on yet. *
Posted by doubledown
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Isn't there almost zero evidence that it's beneficial?*
Posted by Sounder
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yeah, according to BIG PHARMA*
Posted by Sammich
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We gettin legal weed, y’all! *
Posted by haighter
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How much do you want to bet that he doesn't know that CBD and Cannibis
Posted by Sounder
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I will point to the transgender vs transgenic mice comment from earlier this year as your answer.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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he also clearly doesn't understand that asylum has two different meanings*
Posted by Sounder
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CBD is weed without the evil part, which is why good Christians are allowed to partake
Posted by Sammich
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They grow that shit in labs now*
Posted by Sounder
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The Ryder Cup seems fine
Posted by Sounder
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It's never been a better time to be a boorish loser in this country.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Sorry Timmer :( *
Posted by jjlocke923
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I ran into the Brownshirt parade downtown Chicago yesterday. Gave them a piece of my mind.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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*salutes**
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "You have cemented yourself as the most judgmental unforgiving person on a board full of judgmental unforgiving people."
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Did you ride away on a divy bike perchance?*
Posted by ATL
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lol*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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I know that’s right!*
Posted by Jackie
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He seems to mean well, but is clearly having some difficulty navigating his multiple overlapping
Posted by doubledown
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