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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. 🙄
June 19, 2023

Yes, although Garland partially redeemed himself when he appointed Jack Smith

But the delay in going after trump caused a lot of harm to this country. Think back to everything that happened in the aftermath. Rethugs and most Americans FULLY expected trump to be held accountable after J6. Even qop senators ducked their duties and passed it to the DOJ to hold trump accountable.

In the year plus of the DOJ doing nothing with regard to trump and the inner circle, the big lie was allowed to fester, the gop was allowed to gaslight and change the narrative, gop suppression laws exploded around the country, and trump regained his power within the party. Now he's leading the gop primaries and we have to hope that the suppression laws don't allow trump to retake the White House next year.

So yeah, the delays fucked us and our democracy is at risk. Again.

June 9, 2023

Tiny d is getting slaughtered by trumpists

Tiny posted about trump's indictment last night, and the responses were pretty hostile. Lol:

Ron DeSantis
@RonDeSantis
The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society.

We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation.

Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter?

The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all.
9:53 PM · Jun 8, 2023


Leskov Brandonovic
@fjb4587
We all know this is you. Save it. There will be no such thing as “DeSantis administration”.

10:05 PM · Jun 8, 2023


Pro Swing Trading 📈😎🇺🇸
@Pro__Trading
There will never be a "DeSantis administration" you traitorous coward.
9:59 PM · Jun 8, 2023


Vince Langman
@LangmanVince
If you truly loved this country, you would drop out of the race and put your support behind President Trump
10:07 PM · Jun 8, 2023


VK
@vjeannek
He’s using Trump indictment to CAMPAIGN

Gross. We are NEVER EVER voting for him
10:10 PM · Jun 8, 2023


Robin Aka horsesarelife
@RobinBroadway4
Stop campaigning on Trumps back. I once respected you as a great governor. You have absolutely proven to the nation who you really are .
10:24 PM · Jun 8, 2023


MAGA 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵
@MAGAoriginalist
In order for a “DeSantis administration” to happen, it requires us to surrender to political persecution & abandon the president who stood up for us. That will never happen. Not everyone is an unprincipled traitor like yourself, Ron.
10:21 PM · Jun 8, 2023


Nancy Cottle
@NancyCottle1
Will you go to Miami on Tuesday and show your outrage?
10:00 PM · Jun 8, 2023


Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸
@alexbruesewitz
Your top spokesperson was saying you weren’t running for president in may of 2022. Then after the mar a lago raid in august, you and your team changed tune.

You’re a fraud.
10:11 PM · Jun 8, 2023


Shem Horne
@Shem_Infinite
You are worse than the left. At least they tell us they hate us instead of pretending to be on our side. Traitor
10:21 PM · Jun 8, 2023


johnny maga
@_johnnymaga
Your words are completely empty. You’re raising hundreds of millions from scumbags who want trump in prison.

If you really cared you’d drop out
10:18 PM · Jun 8, 2023


https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis/status/1666986884604522499
June 8, 2023

Don Lemon Laughing at Chris Licht's Exit and CNN's Awful Ratings: Sources

Don Lemon has enjoyed watching Chris Licht's downfall and was extremely pleased to see him let go this week, RadarOnline.com has learned.

According to sources close to the situation, the fired anchor has been “laughing at Chris’ mounting failures” for weeks and his termination was icing on the cake.

An insider said Lemon has even floated the idea of returning to CNN "to save the network.”

...

Sources revealed that morale at CNN plummeted along with the ratings, which nosedived a whopping 61 percent in March. Overall, ratings have declined 35 percent since Licht took the helm last year.

...

Lemon, 57 — along with Chris Cuomo and even Licht’s predecessor Jeff Zucker, 58 — are said to be overjoyed with CNN's downfall and believe they could make a return to their old roles.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/don-lemon-laughing-at-chris-licht-s-exit-and-cnn-s-awful-ratings-sources/ar-AA1chppE
May 23, 2023

another reason why desantis will never be president...

His voice isn't distinct enough. One of the rules of being president is your voice has to be easily recognized. Tiny d sounds like an obnoxious surfer, but it's very generic. Not easily recognized or distinct.

May 20, 2023

10 Oldest Members of Current U.S. Senate

10. Ed Markey (July 11, 1946 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 76 years, 7 months, 4 days
State: Massachusetts
Political Party: Democratic
Assumed Office: July 16, 2013
Next election: 2026

9. Richard Blumenthal (February 13, 1946 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 77 years, 2 days
State: Connecticut
Political Party: Democratic
Assumed Office: January 3, 2011
Next election: 2028


8. Dick Durbin (November 21, 1944 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 78 years, 2 months, 25 days
State: Illinois
Political Party: Democratic
Assumed Office: January 3, 1997
Next election: 2026


7. Angus King (March 31, 1944 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 78 years, 10 months, 15 days
State: Maine
Political Party: Independent, but caucuses with Democrats
Assumed Office: January 3, 2013
Next election: 2024


6. Ben Cardin (October 5, 1943 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 79 years, 4 months, 10 days
State: Maryland
Political Party: Democratic
Assumed Office: January 3, 2007
Next election: retiring in 2024


5. Jim Risch (May 3, 1943 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 79 years, 9 months, 12 days
State: Idaho
Political Party: Republican
Assumed Office: January 3, 2009
Next election: 2026

4. Mitch McConnell (February 20, 1942 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 80 years, 11 months, 26 days
State: Kentucky
Political Party: Republican
Assumed Office: January 3, 1985
Next election: 2026

3. Bernie Sanders (September 8, 1941 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 81 years, 5 months, 7 days
State: Vermont
Political Party: Independent, but caucuses with Democrats
Assumed Office: January 3, 2007
Next election: 2024


2. Chuck Grassley (September 17, 1933 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 89 years, 4 months, 29 days
State: Iowa
Political Party: Republican
Assumed Office: January 3, 1981
Next election: 2028

1. Dianne Feinstein (June 22, 1933 – Present)
Current Age (as of February 2023): 89 years, 7 months, 24 days
State: California
Political Party: Democratic
Assumed Office: November 4, 1992
Next election: retiring in 2024

https://www.oldest.org/politics/members-of-us-senate/


No judgments... just thought this was interesting in light of recent events.
May 17, 2023

I don't know how to get it done, but it needs to get done

Today it was mentioned that there are women in red states who are finding out about the abortion bans in their state when they try to book an abortion appointment, and there are women in states like New York who think that abortion has already been banned in their own state.

By the time GE voting begins next year, every voter in America needs to be 100% educated on the "who, what, when, where and why" with regard to abortion in this country.

The New York example makes it clear that it's not enough to quietly protect abortion rights. We have to be vocal about it, even in blue states: WE, DEMOCRATS, are protecting the right to choose. REPUBLICANS are taking that right away.

Voters also need to understand how the abortion bans affect ALL pregnant women who might experience life threatening complications or a miscarriage.

May 8, 2023

Do you make an active shooter plan when in public spaces?

I just watched a video that seems to be pretty informative and thorough, but the problem is, if I have to plan exit routes and hiding places every time I'm in a public place, I'm not going to want to leave the house. I don't want to be a fearful, paranoid person, but at the same time, I'm in a state where you don't even have to have a license to carry anymore. The floodgates are open.

What do you think? Is this premature or should we all have an active shooter plan right now? Do you agree with this guy's advice? I don't want to live in a country where I need an active shooter plan.

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