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Jason Scott
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| Posted: 17 January 2021 at 4:04pm | IP Logged | 1
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I think at this point all the crazyness that Trump has already been responsible for would effectively act as a safeguard against people taking an order for him to launch nukes seriously. Different if it was a President who had up until that point acted rationally. But is anybody going to give Trump the benefit of the doubt in a scenario like that? I have to have faith that people would consider the source and act (or in this case not act) accordingly.
Edited by Jason Scott on 17 January 2021 at 4:05pm
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Kevin Brown
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 12:34am | IP Logged | 2
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Misinformation over the election fell by 73% after Trump being banned from social media: LINK
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Trevor Smith
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 5:27am | IP Logged | 3
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Peter - I found this on Yahoo, taken from the LA Times
(not the SF Chronicle):
LINK
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Dave Kopperman
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 8:48am | IP Logged | 4
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I've coined the term "disghausted" to describe how wrecked I am at the tail-end of the Trump era. The damage this... man(?)... has done to our society is going to last for decades.
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Peter Martin
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 9:17am | IP Logged | 5
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Thanks for the link, Trevor.
Yeah, in a general sense, I'm sure Trump hasn't been doing the job in any meaningful way since losing the election.
His general order of business has been: 1. Try to subvert election outcome 2. Play golf 3. Give everything else to Pence
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Mark Waldman
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 10:03am | IP Logged | 6
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I think Joe needs to work to sew up the loop holes the criminal used to his advantage. Things taken for granted that gentlemen would never do are now precedents for a crime spree. And with Parler finding a new web host apparently, FBI should be monitoring their posts, making arrests wherever appropriate. Things that should be obvious, like the president and Feds doing their jobs, but a new time so a reminder is needed.
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Matt Hawes
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 12:17pm | IP Logged | 7
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By now, most of you may have seen this footage, but here is the New Yorker video of the MAGA terrorists invading the Capitol:
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James Woodcock
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Beyond scary.
Shouting for Pelosi & running around with guns & zip ties. What would
they have done if they had found her.
If they had been black, I cannot believe the same restraint would have
been shown by the authorities.
I also think the ramifications would have been way worse.
I really do worry for Wednesday.
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Eric Ladd
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 6:06pm | IP Logged | 9
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If this is true they should be expelled from their positions in government. I’ve been avoiding the news until Wednesday, but might have to see if this is a true statement.
“Closed caption TV on Jan 5th at the capital shows several Senators giving private reconnaissance tours to the people that attacked the next day.”
Edited by Eric Ladd on 18 January 2021 at 6:08pm
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Brian Floyd
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 7:18pm | IP Logged | 10
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I think Lauren Boebert is going to have a short career.
She's has gotten into trouble for refusing to go through the metal detectors while threatening to carry a handgun to work. On top of that, she may have given a tour a few days prior to the Capitol Riot, AND defied the Capitol Police by tweeting out locations of several politicians, including Nancy Pelosi during the riot, which they (the politicians inside) were explicitly told not to do. That last part has been confirmed by other senators. People in her own state (Colorado), who originally supported her, are now regretting giving that support.
And Georgia Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene had her Twitter account suspended for 12 hours for posting a lot of the same absolute crap that Trump got banned for.
Also, I propose that instead of the GOP, we refer to the Republicans as the POK - Party Of Karens. Because that's exactly what they're acting like.
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Trevor Smith
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 8:15pm | IP Logged | 11
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You're welcome, Peter.
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Matt Hawes
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| Posted: 18 January 2021 at 9:03pm | IP Logged | 12
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Trump is lifting some COVID-19 travel restrictions right before leaving office. It's crazy to suggest, but then we are talkin' crazy with anything Trump, but is this a plan to put even more of a spike in COVID-19 cases during the beginning of Biden's term? Is it to make it easier for him or his cronies to travel abroad? I mean, what's the logic here, and why at this particular time?
Anyway, Biden plans to block it.
Less than two more days.... Less than two more days.... Just gotta keep thinking about that!
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