| Here come the migrant caravans - Is this the politics thread? Week of 9/28 ...
Posted by doubledown
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on September 28, 2026, 19:30:51| did i just see a commercial for trump, basically, that was paid for by the US Government? jesus fuk*
Posted by cpsteine
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Previous Message| Using communism to stop communism*
Posted by Sammich
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| Noted heartthrob Scott Bessent just can’t keep the women away from him
Posted by OB25
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| That just proves Trump didn't read Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's book.
Posted by complainant
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| Pretty sure no proof is needed that Trump doesn’t read*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Lab leak is back!
Posted by complainant
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| *cancels trip to Siberia**
Posted by ATL
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| "actual rivers of shit" bather RFK would probably limit the availability of antibiotics.
Posted by complainant
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| Nothing good comes from Russia is an undefeated axiom.*
Posted by ATL
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| You have never been to Vladivostok.
Posted by tvillini
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| Has the axiom?*
Posted by complainant
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| Baby, can you dig your man? *
Posted by doubledown
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| He's a righteous man*
Posted by Wotcher
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| Important discussion of modern childrearing from the Tim Heidecker Podcast
Posted by complainant
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| I was certain that this was a parody, but not certain enough that I didn't double check. *
Posted by doubledown
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| Not The Onion - Howard Nutlick whistleblower found dead
Posted by complainant
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| Nutlick has been laundering money for Iran?
Posted by complainant
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| I don’t think Bob “Happy Endings” Kraft is going to let Zach Bryan back
Posted by ATL
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| GOP pulls money from NC senate race. Can Dems actually win senate?
Posted by MC
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| I heard a speculation that the orange turd
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| I think JD wants to serve more than 2 years.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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| There is a greater chance he wins a gold medal in the 100m in 2028*
Posted by DT
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| Notice you didn't say golf there, because he'd be a lock, 43 time club champion*
Posted by illini222
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| The networks begged him to never turn pro. Nobody would watch tournaments when they knew he’d win*
Posted by DT
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| I’d bet they pick up 6
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| flip NC, ME, OH and AK get's you to 51. Throw in Texas and it's 52...
Posted by shua
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| Are you accounting for Fetterman becoming an R? *
Posted by illini
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| If both houses flip, he may find it necessary to get in line...
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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| I was just about to write the same reply. Although in the case of Fetterman
Posted by complainant
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| The article about him recently indicated all he cares about is doing hits on Fox News.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I'd arrived at that conclusion all by myself.
Posted by complainant
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| I can't wait to get rid of this pile of shit in 2028. However, there will always be someone
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| no, that's why getting Texas is so important in addition to the other 4*
Posted by shua
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| The Iowa D candidate is extremely likable and personable. The R candidate is not.*
Posted by Stu
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| lol.
Posted by Ari Gold
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| Trump is going to give Florida to the Dems. Nixon and Jolly, lfg.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| wut?*
Posted by Ari Gold
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| Have we talked about Byron Donalds being a lifelong con man?
Posted by ATL
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| I think victory hinges on him being able to convince the aging boomer morons in the state that
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Fool me once, shame on you. Fool evangelicals 15 times, they'll still vote for you.
Posted by complainant
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| For sure, Beefy Byron still has the inside track for now.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I think the white candidates will win. It helps that Jolly is a conservative, former Republican.
Posted by complainant
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| I think Nixon being a socialist is why she is making this competitive.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini I do agree Jolly probably has a better shot, I liked him on msnbc when I watched such things. He's a good communicator and has a good bit of common sense. You don't need to be a socialist, just something to positively differentiate yourself from your opponent. Currently, I think both Jolly and Nixon are doing a good job of that.
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| There’s a common thread among successful Democratic candidates: a willingness to fight against trump
Posted by ATL
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| Well, who knows. Maybe that'll help the Cuban-American community get over its hostility to socialism
Posted by complainant
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| 100p.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| 63% Kalshi*
Posted by Stu
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| This is the wholesome NYC politics post you didn't think you needed
Posted by ATL
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| I don't want to dig too deep on this, but I can't help but like Sliwa.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I cannot see Silwa and not think of the SNL skit*
Posted by MC
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| Cuomo probably couldn't attend because he doesn't live there.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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| Retatrutide phase 3 results in. A total monster of a drug
Posted by gvibes
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| you know I don't speak Spanish. In English, please*
Posted by assassin
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| "give me the keys you fucking cocksucker, what the fuuuuck..."*
Posted by torinese
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| The next ozempic/mounjaro*
Posted by gvibes
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| Kid Rock pivots to Religious Right Grift.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| "Jesus is King" from the guy who sang "You Never Met a MF Quite Like Me..."
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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| Kid Rock looks 70. *
Posted by doubledown
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| He's the same age as me (55)
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| I ran into him in a waiting room at a blood lab once
Posted by Stu
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| totally normal for an election board to ask georgia doj to investigate
Posted by Nobster
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| When you want to be governor but are also horny
Posted by OB25
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| Looks like mail in ballot voter fraud*
Posted by opey8
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| Yep *
Posted by ATL
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| STEVE for HILTON GOVERNOR*
Posted by Sammich
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| STEVE HILT! *
Posted by ghost_of_clt
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| "that's hot."*
Posted by Nobster
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| No Beardos
Posted by ATL
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| No Wierdos
Posted by ATL
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| I wonder how long it takes him to make his hair look like that.
Posted by doubledown
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| Educate yourself: Ask AI why Alex Karp has weird hair.*
Posted by Stu
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| No Fatties
Posted by ATL
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| Disgusting, nipples protruding, etc*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| (sorry ATL)
Posted by Tortillini
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| ridiculous. Obviously it’s the Pakis*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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| many texas indians would have you believe that*
Posted by torinese
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| that's from a June 30 podcast
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| Nobody I know considers him anything but an extremist whackjob. *
Posted by doubledown
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| what a fucking world. maybe people that think like this should “remigrate”
Posted by Nobster
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| Form the quotes I made it far enough to read, it sounds like the key is a passing complexion
Posted by DT
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| My first thought was becoming as stupid as native whites would solve things
Posted by DT
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| you should really zing these bozos on txitter*
Posted by Nobster
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| perhaps they believe that a properly assimilated immigrant literally turns white
Posted by Sammich
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| Big assumption that "assimilation" is the true end goal*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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| bonus, the skin bleach may double as a prophylactic against viruses *
Posted by Nobster
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| holy shit, Chris Rufo is now considered "respectable" and "moderate"?!*
Posted by VIV
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| He's affiliated with prestigious conservative think tanks and institutions
Posted by ATL
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| Ope*
Posted by Nobster
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| Pardon*
Posted by Nobster
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| Scusi*
Posted by Nobster
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| woof*
Posted by Nobster
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| Blech*
Posted by Nobster
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| Jeebus…was trying to hit the back button to delete text*
Posted by Nobster
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| Almost there*
Posted by Nobster
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| Finally*
Posted by Nobster
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| I’ve received the imprimis from hillsdale
Posted by Nobster
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| I was not aware that anyone anywhere thought of Chris Rufo as "respectable" or "moderate"*
Posted by Sammich
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| ooo
Posted by ATL
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| You’re a real, real problem ATL*
Posted by PapaDels
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| Another nominee for worst Illini of all time. But I think he's just an honorable mention.
Posted by ATL
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| Jobs Report: shitty
Posted by ATL
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| Yet today’s futures have increased since the announcement*
Posted by Mrap24
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| cuts the likelihood of another rate hike*
Posted by ATL
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| Don't worry Trump is busy with an Executive Order to rename Canadian Bacon to...
Posted by shua
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| Freedom Ham!*
Posted by PapaDels
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| Sounds about right given how much worse Canadian bacon is compared to regular bacon.*
Posted by ATL
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| lol creeper glasses
Posted by ATL
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| Remind me to never try to sue someone anonymously in New York:
Posted by Chuck Woodaby
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| This is just a random website. Not the official court website*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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| It does say it got the info from NYSCEF, which is the official website, but
Posted by complainant
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| wtf. *
Posted by Nobster
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| Maybe the clerk of court was chi phi*
Posted by ATL
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| I just read that it was an administrative error or glitch…whew I was worried
Posted by Nobster
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| Jesus H MacGillicutty -*
Posted by assassin
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| DOJ finally found something worthwhile to spend your tax money on.
Posted by complainant
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| are these Stone's receipts?
Posted by Sammich
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| Next up: Nuremberg trials*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Hear me out. We hold the trials at Mar a Lago, the Trebuchet of Divine Justice right there on the
Posted by doubledown
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| they should do it tranformers movie style*
Posted by torinese
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| ooo
Posted by ATL
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| Glorious infighting
Posted by complainant
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| Check out these rightoids trying to blow the midterms. Stone Pony!*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Spoiler alert: the “receipts” is a Wendy’s sack full of fecal matter and Chinese takeout menus. *
Posted by doubledown
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| Larry Nassar is trending on Twitter, because he was removed from Michigan's sex offender list
Posted by complainant
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| What should the Michigan Supreme Court have done with an ex post facto law? *
Posted by doubledown
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| Relied on Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 (2003)
Posted by complainant
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| What about all the punitive measures that being on the registry entails? *
Posted by doubledown
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| If registration is not punishment, your question is irrelevant.
Posted by complainant
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| Thank you for illustrating for the class what "begging the question" means. *
Posted by doubledown
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| No sweat. I'm here to help.
Posted by complainant
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| Leftists control the Michigan Supreme Court and the Eaton County DA office?
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Doug Lloyd criticized the move, so I don't know what you're getting at there.
Posted by complainant
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| The vote was unanimous at 7-0. Seems pretty straightforward from a legal perspective.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| And Saddam got 96% of the vote. But yes, procedurally speaking, once you've tied your own hands by
Posted by complainant
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| The GOP pushed this one to 100%. I can't imagine this will have any impact on midterms.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Not really. And certainly not from a political perspective.
Posted by complainant
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| Time interview further showing that he only wants the trappings of the job...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| ooo
Posted by Sammich
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| That's a great and brutal article*
Posted by UofIL6
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| Who is going to this meme coin dinner? And why does trump look like newsome
Posted by Nobster
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| latest AP NORC poll has Trump at -38% approval rate, 69% dissapprove, 31% approve
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| He’s down to his base now, looks like it. *
Posted by MC
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| and hopefully without his name on the ballot, they aren't super motivated...
Posted by shua
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| So jettisoned most of the "Fucking Stupid" and now down mainly the "True Believers" like Osklister
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| Al.com has a story about a GOP-driven pole in the state that has Trump in deep trouble
Posted by ATL
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| If I had a dime for every news piece on farmers in the middle of the country getting screwed over by
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| It's the new Ohio diner piece*
Posted by ATL
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| Also reminds me of COVID when it seemed like a conservative radio host would die
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I think you mean Sports Illustrated.*
Posted by complainant
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| Good friend went to a Rob Sand town hall yesterday
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| For you know we have Sand...Iowa?*
Posted by MojoJojo
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| Nm
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| TIL there is a Richard Nixon Foundation
Posted by ATL
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| For some reason I had thought Gorka was short, but he’s actually a galoot.*
Posted by DT
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| yup, saw him in person last week, and yes he’s got a bruce bochy size noggin*
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
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| I thought Jon Ossoff was short but met him a few weeks ago and he's a tall drink of water.*
Posted by ATL
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| I bet he's not as beautiful as Stu! *
Posted by Tuscy
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| Corruption in its purest form. Almost respect the brazenness
Posted by John Coctostan
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| Dinner for Schmucks. *
Posted by doubledown
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| i have some bad news for this kid
Posted by assassin
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| That’s one expensive steak*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| But he *did* meet some interesting people.
Posted by complainant
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| I wish I had worse news for him*
Posted by Sammich
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| maybe he'll choke on his top sirloin*
Posted by assassin
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| You know the old saying about a fool and his crypto*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| quite the shitty photoshop job there
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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| Susan Collins has some sort of protective forcefield around her, doesn't she?
Posted by complainant
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| OOO
Posted by Stu
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| Maybe he should run as a republican
Posted by ATL
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| "Women wouldn't be abused by men if they were content with who they are and where god has them."
Posted by doubledown
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| Eventually women will realize they have the power to stop this, right?*
Posted by Sounder
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| Plenty of white women are willing to carry water for the patriarchy
Posted by Jackie
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| All the frightened lil' Alphas in the mansophere, that crank each other...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| Verses rejected from Cleveland Rocks? *
Posted by doubledown
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| I don't think that they do
Posted by Sammich
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| They are currently more concerned with Byron Donald getting them their "grandparents rights".*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| yes, ladies. be more like Job! he got rewarded in the end, i'm sure you will, too!*
Posted by VIV
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| come on!*
Posted by Sammich
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| Republicans going after Ms. Rachel
Posted by ATL
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| kinda surprised it took this long*
Posted by torinese
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| wah wah wah
Posted by Sounder
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| This has been a thing for a long time with her, nothing new that they’re going after her*
Posted by OB25
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| she's for kindness, sharing, and learning
Posted by VIV
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| Like they said… “controversial stances”*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Top 10 finisher for AOTY 2025*
Posted by Sammich
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| ass of the year? is ms. rachel caked up?*
Posted by VIV
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| this made me remember Vida Guerra*
Posted by Sammich
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| America's Outstanding Top Yodeler? *
Posted by doubledown
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| Anti-semite.*
Posted by Toonces
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| nm
Posted by VIV
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| Antisemitic Outstanding Top Yodeler?*
Posted by VIV
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| She's from Maine. Should have been the one to replace Platner.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I am Ms. Rachel. *
Posted by doubledown
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| It's like going after Mr. Rogers. Good luck with that*
Posted by UofIL6
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| If that isn't your "Are we the baddies?" moment, I can't imagine what is.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| THIS will be the message that saves the mid-terms!*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| Florida is just Pawnee, IN writ large, isn't it?
Posted by KingTalkyTiki You have no right to access those kids if the parents say no.
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| Eric Schmitt, day three
Posted by complainant
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| ooo
Posted by complainant
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| Smoking gun cartoon
Posted by complainant
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| Eric Schmitt, day three
Posted by ATL
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| Oh, man. Remember $3.399 gas?
Posted by doubledown
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| And $3.799 diesel!*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Those were the days!
Posted by ATL
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| it would be better if it was infront of a Buck-ee-s
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| gemini thinks i'm the best. and it's not delusion spiraling no matter what a woke MIT
Posted by Nobster
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| Here is what AI thinks of my current health
Posted by Stu
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| Happy for you, or sorry that happened. *
Posted by doubledown
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| It says I'm beautiful and incredible. It can't lie.*
Posted by Stu
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| You may have left out a few key pieces of info.
Posted by Tuscy
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| I did! But I wanted to keep it positive, because I want it to tell me how beautiful I am*
Posted by Stu
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| It told me I could use wood glue to fix a tree limb that was snapped by our last snow storm. *
Posted by doubledown
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| Did it tell you to use C clamps and bracing? Because that would work.*
Posted by Stu
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| Well, it is an option.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Oh, I did it. Figured it couldn't hurt. Filled it with glue and tied it up with straps.
Posted by doubledown
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| No wonder Trump is so hard on AI
Posted by ATL
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| Do you think Trump's virtual assistant tries to make him a bit more humble?*
Posted by Sounder
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| did you see the article on the .si domain names. prior to trump's post
Posted by Nobster https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2105090249445769519?s=20
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| Yep. It's all a grift. *
Posted by ATL
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| rewriting history on america.gov
Posted by Nobster
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| now it seems to have reverted back to earlier results. america.gov
Posted by Nobster
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| Tennesse can't even execute someone properly
Posted by ATL
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| non zero chance the injection is less effective/diluted/some other reduction in quality/stadards
Posted by torinese
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| Did Tennessee prisons sell out to private equity?*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Disgusting. End this barbaric shit*
Posted by Jackie
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| Can't. Unfortunately the party of small government thinks that same small government...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| The state seems to admit she probably had chronic mental illness due to sexual and physical
Posted by ATL
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| Hundo P*
Posted by Tortillini
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| Either bring back the firing squad or guillotine or do away with the death penalty altogether *
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| What if we just forced people to listen to Creed or Nickleback?*
Posted by ATL
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| Cruel and unusual *
Posted by DT
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| Dots
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| So she gets to go now, right? Sentence served? *
Posted by doubledown
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| Now they challenge her to a game of horseshoes
Posted by Sounder
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| Based on what I've read about her, that might be the more cruel fate.
Posted by Sammich
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| Execution paused.
Posted by ATL
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| TACO!*
Posted by KCWildcat
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| Oh no! It appears that everyone's favorite American, Nick Adams, is actually just a grifter.
Posted by complainant
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| cm?
Posted by complainant
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| Just profoundly dumb people, part one million
Posted by Herman Blume
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| That's how Trump pronounces it. Unita Shates.*
Posted by complainant
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| Riley Gaines lost again
Posted by ATL
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| her discovery of how fcked the healthcare system is has been a fun treat. *
Posted by VIV
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| Found out today that there are Helen Keller truthers
Posted by RVA
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| Hey, at least she only came in second this time.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| Women coming first is super woke.
Posted by complainant
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| Autowarcom
Posted by MC
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| It's the most logical response to news of a months long Pentagon hacking
Posted by complainant
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| Was it Jared?*
Posted by ATL
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| I think so. They fired all the cybersecurity professionals, as I recall.*
Posted by complainant
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| With all this warfighting ability coming, now we just need to find more enemies
Posted by Stu
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| This sector of manufacturing is legitimately WAY up under Trump.*
Posted by complainant
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| Timmer wants you to know that South Park is about data centers tonight
Posted by Stu
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| South Park?
Posted by timmer
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| Trump: This new pipeline and LNG terminal are going bring prices down. When will it be done?
Posted by ATL
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| China can do it in five weeks
Posted by timmer
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| now now. the oil and gas guy said three years. Then Trump fell asleep again*
Posted by assassin
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| Oil and gas guy said 3 years for the pipeline but the terminal was 2 more years I think*
Posted by ATL
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| ope*
Posted by assassin
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| With apologies to smush, only the best and brightest!
Posted by ATL
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| Hegseth reminds me of Jan Michael Vincent.
Posted by complainant
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| Timely, as Prime is once again streaming Airwolf.*
Posted by Tortillini
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| lol second time I’ve seen you talking about Airwolf on Prime this week *
Posted by Jackie
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| It's important to me.*
Posted by Tortillini
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| This JANuary, it's time to Michael down your Vincents*
Posted by assassin
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| Dots
Posted by DT
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| Liberty? Lol*
Posted by Mrap24
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| I would so love to know if he actually believes he's anything but the worst
Posted by Sammich
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| I doubt that he’s introspective in any way*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| I don't think he cares what anyone else thinks beyond the sycophants.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Pete doublin down on theocracy
Posted by assassin
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| not what extol means, Pete*
Posted by Sammich
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| ooo
Posted by ATL
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| MSU? Pete must have seen Kamario sling the rock.
Posted by EffinIllini
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| Only Tuskegee (48%) and Hillsdale (20%) have admissions rates below 50%
Posted by ATL
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| Tuskegee?! We're letting the blacks into Warriorhood?*
Posted by Sammich
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| HBCUs have historically had very strong ROTC programs. Known a lot of guys from there
Posted by illiniranger
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| I believe this was a Hegseth comment, not an Army comment.
Posted by DT
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| They're fine in the infantry. But not in the leadership*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| Wait till you see who all the leaders of the Army and USMC are *
Posted by illiniranger
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| Man who regularly wears makeup and lost a war to Iran talks about his new hiring policy
Posted by ATL
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| What an absolute fuck of a human being*
Posted by PapaDels
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| Like we didn't all see the videos of him trying to work out. Get back to your desk, tough guy. *
Posted by doubledown
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| Do not taunt Super Happy Fun Department of War*
Posted by timmer
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| No whammies, no slammies, no shandies, no bambis.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| no sportos, no motorheads, no geeks, no sluts, no bloods, no wastoids, no dweebies, no dickheads
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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| No one likes him. He's not a righteous dude*
Posted by DanSaint
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| These people are so goddamn stupid
Posted by RVA
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| Mike Tomlin’s YouTube series on his Minecraft city starts tonight!*
Posted by gvibes
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| I don't give a tihs about Minecraft but I'm actually interested in seeing this*
Posted by ATL
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| The Schmitt memes might need a thread of their own. They just keep coming.
Posted by complainant
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| Staffer identified
Posted by complainant
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| ooo
Posted by ATL
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| Re: The Schmitt memes might need a thread of their own. They just keep coming.
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Eric Schmitts the bed
Posted by ATL
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| If this goober was a democrat, his career would be over. *
Posted by doubledown
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| i'm old enough to remember when Howard Dean yelled funny and it ended his career*
Posted by VIV
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| Danes made a video to mock Trump on the Greenland deal
Posted by complainant
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| 10/10, no notes*
Posted by PapaDels
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| From the same thread. This one made me "laugh out loud."
Posted by complainant
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| LMFCO *
Posted by Jackie
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| I give Trump credit for that. We, as a nation, have never been more mockable*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| Teddy Roosevelt had a pretty good run.*
Posted by complainant
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| Drunk or just stupid?
Posted by ATL
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| Brain momentarily remembered that the truth is the opposite of what he was saying,
Posted by doubledown
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| Jesus Fucking Christ this guy was a U.S. Senator and is now a Cabinet member
Posted by ATL
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| Maybe having a college degree actually matters*
Posted by Sounder
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| Sure but there are also plenty of non-morons without college degrees
Posted by ATL
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| What's going on with Trump's legs here?
Posted by ATL
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| his center of gravity keeps getting higher
Posted by Sammich
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| Ken Paxton learning that everything Trump touches dies
Posted by ATL
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| Is a Democrat actually going to win Texas?*
Posted by Sounder
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| i'll believe it when i see it. it's still texas*
Posted by VIV
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| I'm Choosin' Texas*
Posted by Sounder
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| ok*
Posted by VIV
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| I can tell*
Posted by Sounder
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| expect the best, prepare for the worst*
Posted by Sammich
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| O'Rourke lost by 216,000 votes (2.6%) in 2018
Posted by Sounder
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| Where is Melania from again?
Posted by doubledown
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| there’s always a grift. *
Posted by VIV
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| Things no Israeli ever thought he’d say
Posted by ATL
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| I hate it when I’m on a flight and the pilots get into a bloody fistfight in the cockpit*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Do you like movies about gladiators?*
Posted by DT
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| Oh...Scraps is a boy dog.*
Posted by ATL
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| I still can’t believe that all the republicans who reviewed Schmitt’s line of attack
Posted by ATL
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| another funny bit- the texts said Smith was in Sec 109, row 1. there is no Sec 109, row 1 in ATL
Posted by VIV
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| oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| I still don't really understand what conspiracy he was supposed to be unconvering*
Posted by gvibes
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| Yelling "conspiracy!" is more important than there being a conspiracy *
Posted by ghost_of_clt
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| Collaboration with Fani Willis. Why that would be bad? Maybe to a republican audience he shouldn’t
Posted by ATL
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| Is there an article that has the smoking gun texts?
Posted by DT Edit: also, I can tell I am not in their media bubble because I have zero clue what this incredibly corrupt Atlanta prosecutor meeting was, that is such a massive scandal that clearly anyone in the same state that week must have been a co-conspirator who is trying to cover it up.
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| Fani Willis is the Fulton County DA that was putting a case together against…
Posted by shua
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| Right*
Posted by gvibes
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| References a game and a seat number. People found him in the Iowa telecast*
Posted by gvibes
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| Just profoundly dumb people up and down the party*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Ooo.
Posted by ATL
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| oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| He still went on the Charlie Kirk show after and they complimented him on his big gotcha moment.
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| I love that a lot of commentary is using a favorite word of mine: Beclowning.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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| You’re assuming they have even the slightest regard for truth*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Or rudimentary critical thinking skills *
Posted by Jackie
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| I love that this was timed to coincide with an Axios story floating Schmitt as a potential Veep for
Posted by ATL
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| i hate how fucking stupid these people are. SUPER INTELLIGENCE
Posted by assassin
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| They misspelled "United States"
Posted by ECEIllinois
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| Laser focused on real issues real americans care about*
Posted by Sounder
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| Press F to thank the Representative for helping pass a resolution condemning socialism
Posted by RVA
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| how long until he realizes that SI spells a SPANISH WORD and changes it again?*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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| Worst. Swimsuit issue. Ever.*
Posted by DT
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| Grok just skips the swimsuits altogether (or so I’m told)*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| AmerIntelligence*
Posted by Sammich
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| Trump for self-policing of AI. Boy, what could possibly go wrong?*
Posted by UofIL6
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| He's for AI companies continuing to spend money to mask that we're balls deep in a recession
Posted by doubledown
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| and in return, the solar panels that will cover every inch of what's left of the USA
Posted by Sammich
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| But made in China *
Posted by larue33
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| naturally*
Posted by Sammich
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| No one has had the backbone to explain what asylum means to him, or that everyone says groceries…
Posted by OB25
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| a-ford-a-billa-teeeeeeeee*
Posted by VIV
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| milk man, the paper boy, evening TV*
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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| What document? He has no control over what companies or individuals use to characterize
Posted by voiceofreason
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| I'm sure it's in governmental documentation, right?
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| That's what the bill should be called. The "fix shit dummy broke that didn't need fixin'" bill.*
Posted by Phytynlini
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| FSDBTDNF just rolls off the tongue. Otherwise I like it though.*
Posted by DocWalk20
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| You might think that, but he took vengeance against organizations that didn't follow his Gulf EO*
Posted by Stu
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| it's not artificial?*
Posted by VIV
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| It's not even really intelligence.*
Posted by Stu
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| Many machine learning systems exhibit the properties of what experts refer to as intelligence,
Posted by doubledown
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| I know that you are really into gotchas, but if you ask AI if it is intelligent, it says no. So...*
Posted by Stu
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| I just asked Opus 5.5.
Posted by doubledown
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| I think one part of that is clearly wrong.
Posted by larue33
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| If I could read the entire contents of the Internet in 20 milliseconds, I think I would probably be
Posted by complainant
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| he thinks people call it "artificial" because they don't believe it "works"
Posted by Sammich
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| ooo
Posted by ATL
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| of course they'd have a problem with the apt word, and not the other one*
Posted by Sammich
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| and it appears that his problem is his own misunderstanding of the word
Posted by Sammich
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| The attempt to rename it to "super intelligence" is dumb. But his lizard brain reaction
Posted by IlliniRunner The name is the least of the problems, but I can see a logic to what he's doing. It's spectacularly dumb, still.
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| MAIHA*
Posted by ATL
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| and in a weird coincidence, one of Trump's kids has trademarked "Super Intelligence"*
Posted by shua
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| I hate that I don't know whether this is a joke. *
Posted by doubledown
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| For being supposedly powerful people, they all turn into sheep around the mob boss*
Posted by UofIL6
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| On every measurable dimension, he's the stupidest man alive. *
Posted by doubledown
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| Sen Eric Schmitt (R) is not a ball knower. Amy Klobuchar (D) is a ball knower.
Posted by ATL
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| I don't know how he does it, but this is perfect
Posted by ECEIllinois
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| my guess is either crowdsourcing or SI*
Posted by Sammich
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| I went to that Terps game. Absolute pandemonium.
Posted by memyselfandillini
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| the "protect women's sports" party never considered he might go to a women's b-ball game
Posted by ECEIllinois
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| Doubling down on an easily disprovable lie....
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| in a functioning society, somebody from a major news outlet would ask him about this daily
Posted by Sammich
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| He should be forced to resign immediately*
Posted by Mrap24
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| Katie Britt doing a literal...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| biclops
Posted by complainant
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| Cf.
Posted by complainant
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| It's going to be a while before the Internet is finished with Katie Britt on this one.
Posted by complainant
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| And again ...
Posted by complainant
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| LOL
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| The way they flashed up the poster board and then tried to hide it
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| loved how Klobuchar called him out on that as a former prosecutor*
Posted by ECEIllinois
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| The "here in Minnesota we have the gophers" dig was *chef's kiss* *
Posted by Blazer
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| ooo
Posted by RVA
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| I love that Sen. Leghorn (R-La.) then basically grabbed it from the aide and held it up.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| Kennedy is a shitbag, but I think he has at least a molecule of integrity
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| Worked for Thelma and Louise.*
Posted by doubledown
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| "let's just agree that you were in Atlanta on that date and move on"...
Posted by shua
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| Even a Missourian would know the difference between a Hawk and a Hawkeye.
Posted by doubledown
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| Hey I went to Truman State (then known as NE Mo State) for a year
Posted by Jersey
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| I'd expect nothing more from a DeSmet graduate. *
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| Looking at his Wikipedia page, I'm not sure today's entry makes his top 5 clown shows.
Posted by complainant
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| that's how he was able to barrel through today's clowning
Posted by Sammich
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| This might be the perfect encapsulation of the current Republican party
Posted by reggiedunlop Eric Schmitt is on The Charlie Kirk Show (yes it's still called that) -- and believe it or not, hosts are pretending he owned Jack Smith with his embarrassingly botched gotcha
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| the official right wing memo went out before the gotcha blew up in schmitt's face
Posted by VIV
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| Only you can make yourself feel shame. Remember that.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I have to it to give them
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| They mask the shame by cheating on their spouses. *
Posted by doubledown
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| Stick to the lie, even when it's been easily debunked. It's the GOP way.*
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| That particular defamation is *not* covered by the Speech & Debate Clause.
Posted by complainant
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| Grassley having the gavel here is the cherry on top
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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| Still the GOAT of politician social media
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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| Too bad there aren't any other teams called "Tigers."
Posted by complainant
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| LOL, wow, that was awkward. What a complete idiot*
Posted by UofIL6
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| I love how he knows he's cooked and he's shown his ass...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| This poster board shows definitive proof that you have just perjured yourself
Posted by RVA
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| [RECLAIMING MY TIME!!!11!!1!!!]*
Posted by lcubed
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| The gentleman from Missouri may reclaim his time. It might make up for his loss of dignity.*
Posted by ATL
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| I think we should eliminate the speech and debate clause*
Posted by ATL
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| I've been getting a kick out of the Republican election signage in my area
Posted by RVA
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| Hegseth confirms that the NSA will allow foreign actors to try to hack election infrastructure.
Posted by doubledown
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| Sherrod Brown's media team can read the room and understands the assignment.
Posted by ATL
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| I have to admit, I did not see a migrant caravan this time around
Posted by Sounder
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| They’re playing the hits*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| now we need a Laken Riley mention, though it seems frat boys...
Posted by shua
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| ooo
Posted by ATL
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| This administration has been living in a perpetual state of consequence-free hypocrisy
Posted by Sammich
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| The campaign logic here is super simple though
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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| It's migrant caravan and men in women's sports season.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| trans migrant communists are coming to mutilate your children. *
Posted by VIV
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| Of all the dumb shit that MAGA seem to actually believe
Posted by Sounder
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| while the kids are at school*
Posted by lcubed
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| and using litter boxes in the classrooms
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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| and eat your pets*
Posted by torinese
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| and turn you muslim*
Posted by VIV
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| I hope there is a special place in Hell for JD for keeping that one going*
Posted by Sounder
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| there is a special place in Hell for the people who believed it
Posted by Sammich
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| Do you know how many trans athletes are in the NCAA?
Posted by Sounder
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| The Michigan Muslim is hilarious
Posted by gvibes
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| That's pretty good and great framing*
Posted by reggiedunlop
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| US taxpayers will finance an Indian company to mill Minnesotan iron ore in Iowa.
Posted by complainant
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| Oh, and Trump fell asleep while announcing it.
Posted by complainant
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| James Fallows: "it 100% isn't going to happen."
Posted by complainant
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| in fucking Keokuk or Ft. Madison too
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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| So will someone from the Army Corps tell him those ships won't fit in the locks?*
Posted by illini222
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| Amazing how they always come in droves around October of an election year*
Posted by UofIL6
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| the irresistible draw of Real Football. If only we’d lower the Sunday Ticket tarriff*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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