Political Thread for the week of 4/27. Melania big mad about Jimmy Kimmel's monologue
Posted by ATL
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Building ballrooms and seizing control of public golf courses for personal gain. The important stuff
Posted by OB25
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The East Potomac thing is BS
Posted by ab75
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Iranian missiles hit US ship with two missiles? Sounds cool.*
Posted by Stu
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Where did you see this?*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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it tanked the market at 6am ET and then got scrubbed off the internet and denied by Cent Comm
Posted by OrangeSox
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even their missiles have missiles? fuck
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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They have a missile that deploys a hundred drones then each drone deploys 1000 missiles*
Posted by Stu
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Do those missiles each deploy drones? *
Posted by doubledown
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They deploy motorcycles. More deadly than drones or missiles*
Posted by Stu
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the motorcycles should deploy mosquitos
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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yo dawg, I heard you like missiles...
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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Sharks with fucking lasers.*
Posted by Toonces
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Rudy hospitalized in critical condition*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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What's the proper response here? "Good, I'm glad he's dying.He can no longer hurt innocent people"*
Posted by gvibes
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I’m indifferent about Rudy
Posted by TarheelIllini
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just a sad way to go out*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Trump's post on the subject is as deranged as you would expect it to be.
Posted by ATL
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Liver failure?*
Posted by complainant
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Rudy…Rudy…Rudy*
Posted by HeatMizer
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I guess JB Pritzker doesn't have prostate cancer.
Posted by complainant
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Wait I thought Trump was against transgender.
Posted by ATL
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Just the "mutilization" part.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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I was in the grocery store today. Some cereals at $9.29 for a crappy little box
Posted by Stu
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Pew has Trump approval at -30 (34/64)*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Some other interesting numbers in that poll. 68-31 among Republicans and
Posted by larue33
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CNBC reporting Trump told Congress Iran hostilities terminated
Posted by ATL
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Another war ended by the Great Peacemaker!*
Posted by DT
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Point of odor
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Again this is just war powers act fuckery*
Posted by gvibes
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$50 billion and counting
Posted by UofIL6
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As mentioned below, the 'war' needs to end in 60 days. This is effectively day 60
Posted by UofIL6
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So they could not drop any bombs for 10 seconds, then it would be a new war
Posted by Stu
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But NYT reporting the opposite
Posted by ATL
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I thought Trump was really into optics and stuff
Posted by ATL
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Olden Years
Posted by ATL
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wah-wah-wah*
Posted by Sammich
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lol…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Ga. Governor Kemp rules out redistricting for the 2026 midterms.*
Posted by ATL
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since early voting is already underway, that's probably a good plan*
Posted by shua
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Jeff Landry disagrees. *
Posted by Chicago1995
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that's why I said it. I was hoping our governor had a little more sense than LA*
Posted by shua
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TBF on a statewide basis, are there any places with less sense than Louisiana?
Posted by ATL
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nm*
Posted by Chicago1995
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Scott Jennings is FED UP
Posted by OB25
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Two complete douchebags going at it. Good lord I can’t believe people watch that*
Posted by illini21
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i'm all for scott jennings getting put back in his smarmy warmongering box
Posted by VIV
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We could really use a tall fenced enclosure, two hungry dogs, and one ladder. *
Posted by doubledown
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That show is the worst show on any of the news networks imo
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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It is my favorite*
Posted by JeffFrank
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I guess that's not surprising*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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What do you think is the best one? *
Posted by doubledown
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I dunno probably one of the daytime news shows as opposed to the nightly opinion shows*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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It's daytime TV that is shaped like civic engagement. *
Posted by doubledown
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Geraldo looking very professorial*
Posted by ATL
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Another chickenhawk more than willing to send other peoples' children into harms way...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Just reading now it took Iraq 3 years and Vietnam 6(!) to reach these level of (lack of) support*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Wasn't around for Vietnam but Iraq at least had a (mendacious) sales campaign and came after 9/11
Posted by ATL
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You break it, you own as one of the last principled republicans once said.*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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GOP has ballooned the federal debt to 100% of GDP
Posted by ATL
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but STONKS, dt.... STOOONNKKKKSS!!
Posted by VIV
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It's scary how much is just interest piling up.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Seeing breaking news notice- hostilities against Iran have terminated. *
Posted by larue33
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oh, well that's a relief. WAR'S OVER, GUYS!!!*
Posted by VIV
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"Good war....good war...sorry about all those slaughtered kids....good war..."
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Weird, clearly not true, but I swear it was on screen on the NBC News Channel. *
Posted by larue33
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Uh huh. Oil not reacting to any ‘news’*
Posted by Stu
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Is this just war powers act bullshit?*
Posted by gvibes
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Yes. It’s so they can say they stopped at 60 days
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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For those that bitch about Dems not doing anything, they owned in this DHS standoff.
Posted by Carl Spackler
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And FEMA is rehiring everyone including whistleblowers.*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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FEMA is a shitshow right now and it's severely hampering development
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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now fish out the people we disappeared to Eswatini and El Salvador*
Posted by assassin
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They won the last shutdown too. People just like to bitch.*
Posted by ATL
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they need to go back to asking for the GOP health insurance plan now*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Louisiana suspending their primaries so Republicans can draw a more favorable map is really quite
Posted by doubledown
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Trump nominates Fox News medical contributor as Surgeon General. At least she's an actual MD
Posted by ECEIllinois
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She was MAHA before MAHA existed.
Posted by Sammich
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I'm surprised bonbon hasn't pointed out to us that her title is "director of breast imaging"*
Posted by ATL
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Very common title for many men and some women *
Posted by MC
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How many Fox personalities does that make?*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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Trump really seems to be rubbing off on Caine
Posted by ATL
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Seems like Joe Kernan may have learned his lesson from Pete B. Wonder if he calls Pete 'daddy'.
Posted by ATL
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Republicans are just gonna gaslight their way through this and hope Americans are as dumb as they
Posted by doubledown
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Seems like a sound strategy when 90% of Americans own a car and have regularly fill them up*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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[ATL] Oh! Oh! LAM!!! I have an EV!!!! [/ATL]
Posted by Stu
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Rivian R2s are out!
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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still so ugly*
Posted by VIV
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I mean, I get they're no Ford Flex. ;)*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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That was such a good effing car
Posted by ATL
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Oooh...that one is intriguing*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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I’m 100% sure our next two cars will be 1 EV, 1 hybrid *
Posted by MC
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Unlikely that it will be available when my current lease ends in Dec. but check out this boss wagon
Posted by ATL
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I think I can be more insufferable about not owning a car at all.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Still holding steady at $0.022/kw. Thank you nukes.*
Posted by ATL
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He went off yesterday about how much he hates Kimmel.
Posted by Stu
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the guy from stranger things?*
Posted by VIV
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no, the guy who's in that band that sings that "...and when I'm back in Chicago" song.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Ok Janet Mills, let's get you into that retirement home now....*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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It’d be great if the other Democratic option in Maine wasn’t an anti-Semite.*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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The Nazi tattoo and Blackrock background is bad, but I'm on board with his platform.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Are you Mike Madigan in disguise?*
Posted by Poldark "Friday tailgates suck. People have jobs and school."
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No way, I'm much, much worse than that.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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He is the nexr Fetterman I worry. Plays to his audience well though*
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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Fetterman is annoying and terrible but he still votes in line with the party. He takes a lot
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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He voted with Republicans more than any other Democratic senator last year. *
Posted by larue33
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Sounds like I was misinformed. That's what I get for trying to semi-defend Fetterman.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Warren you idiot!*
Posted by Tortillini
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If only there was some sort of agreement in place that could have kneecapped Iran's nuclear ambition
Posted by VIV
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I expect exactly as much self-reflection and soul searching on the part of the GOP…
Posted by DT
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ooo
Posted by complainant
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This seems to be real
Posted by larue33
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Indeed it is*
Posted by Sounder
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Do you like polls? Do you believe in polls? Here’s a poll
Posted by Stu
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As the husband of an Iowan and a friend of many more...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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I like that poll. If either Texas or Alaska elect a D senator, I think it’s a
Posted by TarheelIllini
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I think Peltola is going to get elected and annoy liberals. She is a great candidate for Alaska*
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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Interesting thing I just learned about the recent VA election….
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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when part of the defense is that the will of the voter should overrule errors, you may be in trouble
Posted by Potomac
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Supreme Court will eventually cite the precedent of I'm Rubber vs You're Glue
Posted by RVA
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I’m glad. Might wake up Chuck Schumer.*
Posted by Toonces
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Seems gas prices are finally about to reflect reality and go wild
Posted by John Coctostan
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$4.99 in Peoria today, huge surge last three days*
Posted by PapaDels
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$4.49/gal in Peoria today*
Posted by PapaDels
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Same in C-U*
Posted by illini21
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I just paid $4.79*
Posted by Jackie
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oof*
Posted by illini21
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The C-U white trash peeps on FB are now blaming the gas prices on Pritzker*
Posted by illini21
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They jumped $0.30 down here last week*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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more
Posted by assassin
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Get ready for a lot of “Freedom has a price”*
Posted by OB25
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Enjoy your Super Duties!*
Posted by ATL
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they made a huge jump yesterday after slightly going down*
Posted by assassin
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NDILL prosecutors dropped the bullshit charges against the Broadview protesters*
Posted by gvibes
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ooo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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this seems sketch..."By dropping the conspiracy count, the feds avoided having to share those
Posted by lcubed
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Are the rigged elections just gerrymandering because that’s where we seem to be heading *
Posted by MC
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It is difficult to make anti partisan gerrymandering rules that would withstand scrutiny
Posted by Potomac
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I think it's actually pretty simple to do using math
Posted by Quiz
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yes, I have read about certain proposed algorithms, but the Court can't demand one or the other*
Posted by Potomac
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its by definition a wicked problem
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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I think you can do a pretty good job with the House as is with a few simple rules
Posted by reggiedunlop
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i absolutely hate it. *
Posted by VIV
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when she frowwwwwwwwwwns*
Posted by Sammich
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If only there were warning signs that Trump was going to try to destroy democracy*
Posted by Sounder
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any replacement republican would be doing this, in this case*
Posted by assassin
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Elon having a day. Day 2 of testimony in the OpenAI case and now this
Posted by ATL
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Feels like a headline that doesn't tell the whole story.
Posted by tvillini
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The headline is good news for Elon. He also appears to be getting yucks from the court
Posted by ATL
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"Revenue tripled, customers quadrupled." doesn't quite get the hate shares.*
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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This guy thinks running a country solely involves building a ballroom
Posted by ATL
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He wants the bunker underneath.
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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bagels
Posted by chorizo
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He wants it because he's a demented old fool whose brain has fixated on this as it turns to mush
Posted by IlliniRunner
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and branding
Posted by Sammich
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Good point *
Posted by IlliniRunner
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He's gonna put a TRUMP sign on the ballroom isn't he *
Posted by meanjeans
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That's why he was inspecting it back in 2020
Posted by Sammich
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What's better, leaving office and moving on or trying to do some Hitler cosplay shit?
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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That's what's so funny, there's no chance it's finished by the time he leaves office
Posted by Sounder
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his body and brain aren't holding up for another 2 and a half years. *
Posted by VIV
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hes gonna live to 100*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Not unlikely*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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The actually running of the country holds no interest for him.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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The real work of governing is hard, and not only is he not really up to it, he doesn't
Posted by doubledown
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Russ Vought and Project 2025 are the real enemy. And they are really real
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Preach brother preach*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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He is the dumbest motherfucker alive
Posted by Sounder
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you are in the running.*
Posted by illinibone
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lulz*
Posted by chorizo
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because I made a joke about his daughter getting boned*
Posted by Sounder
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jokes are supposed to be funny. you're just a pervert and closet pedophile
Posted by illinibone
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WTF?*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Maybe lighten the fuck up a little bit?
Posted by Sounder
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how are the kids that were ringing your doorbell doing? have you groomed them yet?*
Posted by illinibone
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It's going great, I like to sit on my front porch and watch them leave school*
Posted by Sounder
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when is their next sleepover? did you get their favorite toys?*
Posted by illinibone
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I think it's next week, they're really into soccer*
Posted by Sounder
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ah is that what the pedos call it these days?*
Posted by illinibone
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dizzy drunk and fightin
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Well that escalated quickly...*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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yada yada the father was the boner*
Posted by chorizo
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Remember...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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"Ma'am, what do you mean your drink tastes weird and you're suddenly really sleepy...."
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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I think they mostly just jerk off together. *
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Bleccchh. Who are the dorks flanking Kushner?*
Posted by Jackie
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Who is that sexy beast on the far left what a panty dropper*
Posted by Sounder
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The one on the right is Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael Boulos I believe*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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Left I think is maybe Dan Scavino but I thought he was fatter*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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He probably was, all these effers on Ozempic now*
Posted by Jackie
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or, as Trump calls it, "the fat drug"*
Posted by Sounder
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NYT reports that the Supreme Court kicked the VRA while it's down again.
Posted by ATL
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lets gerrymander blacks out of existence baby*
Posted by assassin
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Based on the traffic, estimating a 10-seat Blue-to-Red flip. If/when Dems take back control
Posted by UofIL6
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We need California, Illinois, et all to follow suit. I want to see ridiculous gerrymanders.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Illinois is fairly cooked already*
Posted by cpsteine
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She's only medium well.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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If the red states do, there's no reason for blue states to take the high road
Posted by UofIL6
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Sadly, this is the truth.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Forced turnover, additional seats….and the House needs more seats too*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Kalshi has Dems taking House at 85%. Senate even.*
Posted by Stu
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If they manage to squeeze out the Senate, it's gonna be a fun coupla years*
Posted by Sounder
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Tone down the rhetoric
Posted by Sounder
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If he’s any character from MIB, it’s edgar the bug, inside Vincent D’Onofrio*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Posted at 4am ET*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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Those are all schools being blown up in the background.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Where the fuck does the NYT find these fucking people?
Posted by ATL
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Fool them twice?*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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cant git fooled agin*
Posted by Sammich
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This idea that Kamala would have been an utter disaster—I hear it all the time. But these people
Posted by cpsteine
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If Kamala was President, we'd have no idea just how bad things can possibly get,
Posted by doubledown
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We are experiencing the utter disaster*
Posted by Sounder
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So much crap comes out of Trump's mouth during campaign season, he's bound to say something
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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That’s probably 20% of Americans
Posted by snipes824
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that didn't seem to work last few presidential elections*
Posted by torinese
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Too female*
Posted by Sounder
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It's a lot more than that. The Dems have earned every bit of their 18% approval rate.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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If Biden would have decided to not run and they had a free and fair primary
Posted by Sounder
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i've come around to believing all these high minded discussions are so dumb
Posted by John Coctostan https://x.com/bdquinn/status/2049294645994152260?s=46&t=z69_YQQOuxclWLApk9FmHQ
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And she’s probably average, there are people more stupid that’s her*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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Kitty is the Gary Condit to Franceska's 9/11*
Posted by Sammich
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Franceska's explosive stupidity grabs attention from Kitty's conventional blunder?*
Posted by complainant
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That's fair. Trump did campaign mostly on kitchen table issues, which is hilarious
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I bet they were both offered a weekly OpEd slot*
Posted by Sammich
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It's like The Onion's 'Man on the Street' interviews come to life*
Posted by ATL
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wouldn't be surprised if they were every bit as invented
Posted by Sammich
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Can you explain what you mean?*
Posted by Sounder
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half-joking that the NYT is making shit up to try to accelerate Downfall II*
Posted by Sammich
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meh*
Posted by cpsteine
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just remember, take the average person and 50% of the population is dumber than that!*
Posted by shua
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On any of like 6 out 10 streets in America?*
Posted by John Coctostan
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ooo
Posted by ATL
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I’m not saying the shooting was staged
Posted by digs
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Well, you shouldn't say it was staged, because DOJ will probly trump up some charges against you.*
Posted by Stu
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They’re too busy politicizing seashells*
Posted by Sounder
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This can be easily explained by the Secret Service being as competent as the rest of his admin. *
Posted by doubledown
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This fvckin guy...
Posted by UofIL6
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Deleted?*
Posted by Phytynlini
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It was this...
Posted by UofIL6
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It's so Trump*
Posted by Sounder
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Like didn’t we fight a war not to have a king?
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Saw him referred to as the "The Cunt of Mostly Crisco"...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Seriously, let's make him Duke. A kick-ass Duke!
Posted by Sammich
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ooo
Posted by VIV
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State department putting a photo of Trump on all passports. What a weak and fragile man*
Posted by Mrap24
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not all. just in person in Washington DC. it's a "limited edition"
Posted by assassin
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ooo
Posted by complainant
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Glad I just renewed mine. Eff that guy.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Why not. He already illegally put his mug on the America the Beautiful National Parks Pass.
Posted by EffinIllini
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At least we can look forward to scraping his stupid name and face off everything in a few years. *
Posted by doubledown
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Lawtalkers take a look at this motion filed by the DOJ. Incredible legal writing.
Posted by ECEIllinois
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Good God. An attorney actually signed that pleading, or his 8 year old son. Embarrassing*
Posted by bbonb
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Major update: None of the 11 attorneys on the case was involved in the drafting.
Posted by complainant
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Wow! Thanks for posting. That is genuinely shocking.
Posted by complainant
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Either Todd also manages Trump's Truth Social account, or they had to figure out how to
Posted by doubledown
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Comey indicted for a 2nd time*
Posted by Mrap24
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LOL, Kashapp says the FBI has been investigating the seashell post for 11 months.
Posted by doubledown
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They've probably got, at best, a 50/50 shot of convicting Cole Allen.
Posted by doubledown
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this might be the stupidest thing in DOJ history*
Posted by assassin
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oh look here lol…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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Ham sandwich!*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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LOL it's over the seashells.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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from Demolition Man?*
Posted by Sammich
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LOL, I don't like Comey but both these things can be used to wipe your ass.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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ooo
Posted by UofIL6
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Take THAT gas prices! Promises made/promises kept.*
Posted by complainant
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DJT just posted that Iran informed him that they are in a ‘State of Collapse’
Posted by timmer
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i had an iranian official tell me, sir, we are in a state of collapse. please don't destroy us*
Posted by lcubed
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Also, The Kinks are on line 2*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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Every accusation is a confession*
Posted by Sammich
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Sounds exactly like something the Iranian regime would say
Posted by UofIL6
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"Privately tell your enemy about your weaknesses with tears in your eyes." - Sun Tzu *
Posted by doubledown
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OPEC infighting
Posted by complainant
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Wall Street Journal taking the incident very seriously
Posted by ATL
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Seconds Leavitt? I would have expected something ending in "y" *
Posted by doubledown
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Maybe it was supposed to be a cuckold fantasy but her husband just couldn't resist*
Posted by ATL
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-eigh*
Posted by Sammich
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Good call.*
Posted by complainant
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Republicans' mid-term closing message shows that they are very serious about governing
Posted by ATL
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I’m concerned that last nights event had 2600 attendees and Trumps ballroom…
Posted by shua
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Lindsey Graham announcing $400M legislation for the ballroom right now.*
Posted by OB25
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Trump's support has been weakening among the base. This is nothing more than an attempt to
Posted by doubledown
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Very perfect and normal hands. Hands like nobody has ever seen before.
Posted by ATL
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Both hands look equally swollen.
Posted by Stu
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Charles smartly hiding his own ghoulish hands.*
Posted by Toonces
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Oh really? Then how do you explain THIS?
Posted by complainant
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They just look like the hands of an 80 year old man who hasn't taken great care of himself. *
Posted by doubledown
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Enough is enough
Posted by Sounder
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The just recourse is to be meaner to Republicans.*
Posted by Toonces
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If only we could get to the bottom of which powerful leader who constantly spouts....
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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He such a cowardly person. So mentally weak*
Posted by Mrap24
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Blue tie. Interesting*
Posted by timmer
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Things that never happened, Nick Shirley Edition
Posted by Sounder
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Is it Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? Is that what's wrong with him? *
Posted by doubledown
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Trump takes issue with fake video
Posted by Sounder Trump: "Wow, Jimmy Kimmel, who is in no way funny as attested to by his terrible Television Ratings, made a statement on his Show that is really shocking. He showed a fake video of the First Lady, Melania, and our son, Barron, like they were actually sitting in his studio,… pic.twitter.com/iXySwIsfhl
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Kettle, meet pot*
Posted by Mrap24
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Things that never happened
Posted by Sounder This clip is from the un-aired portion of Trump's interview with CBS 60 Minutes. He claimed Democrats wanted to hug him after the shooting. Then Norah O'Donnell asked Trump about conspiracy theories surrounding the shooting. He couldn't imagine where they came from. pic.twitter.com/YSR28b6Als
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have they tried thoughts and prayers instead of building Trumps ballroom?*
Posted by shua
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Maybe we should put ballrooms with underground bunkers in schools*
Posted by Sounder
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Funny thet he mentions October 7th and not December 7th*
Posted by timmer
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Melania knew
Posted by Sounder
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After watching it, what was so hateful and violent?
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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Whenever I look for hateful and violent rhetoric, Trump's Truth Social is a good place to start*
Posted by Sounder
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