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November 6, 2023

"Let them hang themselves"

I think the latest set of polls are telling us that the "stand back and let them hang themselves" approach does not work in this country.

We look at the chaos among republicans and many of us incorrectly assume that the American people are watching and absorbing what is happening. They're not.

Another thing that struck me with the polls is that something like 53 or 54% of Americans are saying that Biden's policies have personally hurt them. Are some Americans incorrectly assuming that the abortion bans are a result of President Biden's policies? I've said before that we have to be very clear on who is responsible for the abortion bans.

What needs to happen now? Make sure everyone is clear on who is responsible for the abortion bans, for inflation, and for the fucked up tax policies.

Right now there is a right-wing speaker of the House who claims to have had a black son and who has acknowledged the racial disparities that exist. Make him prove it: Make a second push for the George Floyd police reform bill and voting rights.

Lastly, reverse the policies related to reporting zelle, PayPal, cash app, etc income. I'm not sure who is responsible for changing that rule but it is not being received well by many people.

October 3, 2023

If anyone is harmed, doesn't that guarantee prison time for tfig?

I don't understand 4x Indicted Guy's endgame. He's wishing harm and death to all these people, yet if a single person is harmed, he will be imprisoned. He might scare jurors, but a judge will lock his ass up and gag him, pretrial. Or at least, I hope so?

September 6, 2023

trump should not get Secret Service protection in prison

Take it to the Supreme Court if need be, but no. Just no. How would that even be fair to the SS agents? They'd be serving a prison sentence too. Enough.

September 4, 2023

Cat with giant bull as passenger pulled over by Nebraska police



A man was pulled over by Nebraska police after an onlooker reported him driving with a full-sized bull named Howdy Doody in his passenger seat.


Lol
August 25, 2023

If a felon can run for president of the United States...

Then shouldn't a felon also be able to vote in an election? Republicans have to be consistent here.

August 25, 2023

Weird story, weird ending

Prigozhin's coup / insurrection was weird. The abrupt ending of the coup was weird. And now this story, equally weird. How delusional would Prigozhin have to be to think that he was safe getting in a plane, from Moscow of all places, after everything that happened? For me it's actually more believable to think that Putin and Prigozhin made an agreement to fake his death, but who knows? And with this post, I'm officially done with this story.

July 31, 2023

Maybe the flight to Earth took 15+ years or thousands of years

Depending on which planet they were coming from. Earlier today I looked up how long it would take to get to the hypothetical planet 9 / planet x and one of the estimates was 20 years. So perhaps, just like we're vigorously looking for information on a potential "Planet 9," the inhabitants of that planet have been desperately trying to find out about us? Or, if the UFO was from Proxima B, perhaps their flight here took 70,000+ years.

Assuming they're more advanced, but not advanced enough to travel using teleportation / wormholes, they sent off their astronauts a long time ago. This might explain a potential crash. Perhaps the astronauts were already dead due to some sort of malfunction on the ship (cryo malfunction)??

Maybe only one ship crashed, but they've had multiple successful landings thousands of years ago (which could explain the "ancient alien" phenomena). Maybe we are their descendants. 😮🤔🤯

June 22, 2023

Does anyone use a Car Insurance Safety Tracking Device to save money?

Has anyone tried this and is it a good idea?

June 21, 2023

Lol @ the apology withdrawal. But my issue with the date

is that DA Willis (Fulton county Georgia) already announced a similar timetable for an indictment against trump.

ATLANTA — Top Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis told high-ranking county officials on Thursday that much of her staff would work remotely in the first half of August and requested that county judges not hear trials during part of that period.

The letter makes no outright mention of former President Donald Trump, but the move fuels speculation that August is when a Fulton County grand jury could reveal if Trump and his allies will be charged as part of the 2020 Georgia election investigation.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/fulton-county-trump-investigation-da-fani-willis-signals-august-timeline/85-9f482a46-4a6b-423a-9ce7-c26bfe7542ae


Obviously, this potential overlap gives trump his first excuse for delay. 🙄

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