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pepperbear's Journal!!! The Guitar Wasn't Authentic !!!
https://www-huffpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/taylor-swift-didnt-sign-guitar-texas-man-smashed_n_66fc2294e4b0453dc1ee3b3b/amp?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1The guitar supposedly signed by Taylor Swift that was sold for $4,000 to a Texas man who immediately smashed it with a hammer wasn’t authentic, a source close to Swift’s merch company told HuffPost on Tuesday.
The source said an authentic Swift-signed guitar would have come with a certificate of authenticity, which Swift’s team doesn’t believe the auctioned guitar has. In any case, they said, Swift didn’t sign it.
"They're eating the Pets of the people that live there!" The remix
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Just a reminder: 10 million cash withdrawal from Egypt. Barr did nothing.
Why not? According to the Post, because then-Attorney General Bill Barr intervened to prevent FBI agents from subpoenaing Trump’s financial records. What’s more, Barr removed the relevant prosecutor — and her replacement — until the controversial A.G. finally arrived at a prosecutor who shut down the investigation altogether.https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/report-trump-egypt-10-million-sparks-key-questions-rcna165423
Don't let it become a nothing burger.
OK so this is a thing. trumpy trout!
?si=p2aoWGr4L4UHliYcThis ad appears on Newsmax. Either they're in on the joke and they figure any money for trump is good money, or they're getting pranked. In any event, it's real and available at the low, low price of 59.99 (batteries not included) if you order now!
"I'm confused as to why his source was 'Trust me, Bro'."
Mike Lindell (sans porn stache) crashes the DNC and runs into this 12 year old.
I'll play devil's advocate just this once.
Being a professional sound engineer myself, I couldn't believe my ears when I genuinely heard what sounded like a slushy lisp. I just had to go back and listen to the debacle that was TRUSK (MUMP?).
To be honest, I can hear a distinct electronic distortion on virtually every one of trump's "S"s, making it sound like he's saying "sh". musk has a little sibilance too, but it's not as distorted. It also sounds like trump is slightly softer and less present than musk.
I'm probably wrong, but I wonder if someone raised the pitch on trump EVER so slightly, because he sounds a lot more like Joe Pesci than usual.
I saw a picture from the interview where he appears to be speaking on the phone, but unless they are using a mic modeler app, his track would have much less clarity. It definitely doesn't read as well as musk's, which sounds like it was recorded with a studio-quality condenser.
It's almost like someone didn't use a "D'esser" correctly (if at all) on purpose. 
I need to buy a vowel because OMG! My takeaways from last night
1. It appears that trump is crushing on Kamala, but for kicks, he still just can't seem to get her name right
“I saw a picture of her on Time Magazine today. She looks like the most beautiful actress ever to live,” She looked very much like our great first lady, Melania,” Trump gushed as Musk met his comment with an awkward chuckle and a reserved, “yeah." She didn’t look like Camilla,” Trump said, purposely butchering Harris’ name. “Of course, she’s a beautiful woman and we’ll leave it at that."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-elon-musk-melania-harris-beautiful-b2595502.html
2. Elon and trump like to fire people, especially union members.
love it," Trump said. "You're the greatest ... I mean, I look at what you do. You just walk in and you just say, 'You wanna quit?' They go on strike, I won't mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, 'That's OK, you're all gone ... Every one of you is gone.'"
"You are the greatest!" he added after Musk chuckled. "You would be very good [on the proposed commission]. Oh, you would love it."
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-cheers-elon-musk-over-firing-workers-youre-greatest-1938303#:~:text=During%20a%20long%20and%20jumbled,they%20complain%20about%20working%20conditions.
3. Perhaps musk should consider hiring back some of those engineers he fired.
"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sat Monday for a friendly two-hour interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Musk's social media platform X, after technical problems delayed the start of the event for more than 40 minutes.
Musk, who has endorsed Trump, blamed the difficulties on a distributed denial-of-service attack, in which a server or network is flooded with traffic in an attempt to shut it down, though his claim could not be verified."
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/elon-musk-interview-trump-x-social-media-network-2024-08-12/
4. Yep, he really wants to kill public schools.
Trump reiterated his stance that he would try to shutter the Department of Education and allow states to handle the issue on their own, echoing a proposal from Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation document Democrats have aggressively promoted as a blueprint for Trump should he win.
“Not every state will do great,” Trump said. “Of the 50, I would bet that 35 would do great.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/4825116-5-takeaways-donald-trump-elon-musk-conversation-x/
5. trump did indeed seem to have an audible lisp and he appeared to slur some words.
Toward the end of the two-hour conversation, many listeners noted that the former president sounded like he was talking with a lisp and slurring his words. The question of whether Trump was slurring was trending online for a while. His campaign said there must be something wrong with listeners’ hearing.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/08/13/5-takeaways-from-trumps-interview-with-elon-musk-staff-commentary/
I SO want to see what's in it!!!!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-270-page-dossier-of-jd-vances-vulnerabilities-hacked-by-iran"The Trump campaign accused Iran of being behind a hack and leak operation Saturday, after a 270-page dossier of JD Vance's "vulnerabilities" was sent to a news organization.
The file was sent to Politico from an AOL.com email address along with one on Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who did not get selected to be Donald Trump's running mate."
The irony of the Tampon Tim moniker
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/megyn-kelly-tampon-tim-walz_n_66b3d31ce4b05d0bc2809134To think that Megyn Kelly of all people apparently started this. She has such a short memory after what trump said about her in 2O15.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/08/politics/donald-trump-cnn-megyn-kelly-comment/index.html
Something about "blood coming out of her wherever".
Seriously, just......why?
I need to address this room elephant. I absolutely LOVE the VPs choice for running mate
I've been on this site since 2005, so I'm no lurker con. However I do have common sense and I know how this will play out if it isn't addressed soon.
There is an elephant in the room. It certainly isn't a secret, *and I'm sure that many on DU are aware*, but not many people outside of MN know about the fact that Tim Walz was arrested for drunk driving when he was 31. The charge was reduced to reckless driving, which probably won't matter because that part of the story won't be in the headline.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tim-walz-democrat-vice-president-dui-b2592248.html
Of course it will be an issue. He will probably have to waste an entire news cycle answering for it. Better now than October. We all know the GOP has it, and that's no surprise as it's a matter of public record, along with his mugshot.
My plea: Governor Walz, the honeymoon is almost over. Please address it now, otherwise you're going to have to answer to trump's taunts of "Timmy the Drunk" throughout the campaign and the press will soil themselves with glee.
If you want to trash me for pointing this out and urging complete transparency, go ahead. But we know how stupid people can get during an election year.
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