thephan wrote:Melania joins the tone def fray by tweeting out a photo of her holding the baby that survived the shooting. That child will grow up without parents. Melania is beaming a smile, and uncle Don is giving a big old thumbs up.

This is either a dystopian reality or they are even more emotionally void then is comprehensible.

They are sociopaths and their kids are also sociopaths. Seriously, all the classic symptoms. No doubt in my mind. They completely lack the capacity for empathy.

06hawkalum wrote:So, I am looking at the electoral map and IF Biden ends up the nominee I just don't see a path to victory for Trump.

Even if he wins FL, OH, and NC he would need to win one of:

VA, PA, MI, and WI.

Does anyone really foresee Trump being competitive against Biden in any of those four states? He lost VA and won the other three by razor thin margins against Hillary.

Yes, wisconsin. That state has consistently been more republican that I would hve expected.

Also, and I hate to keep saying this, but we have to expect widespread help from foreign entities. It is up in the air if russia may have actually changed results last time. They definitely will try this time. And if you think they didn't do it last time, please notice that each time more info comes out about russia's role in hacking state electoral sites, the info is worse than it was the last time. First there was no hacking, then hacking, but no access to the electoral rolls, then access to the rolls but only a few states, then access in many states but nothing was changed.

And Trump has done everything he can to stop implementing safety controls to stop future hacking

We desperately need to go to a system with paper records. The democracy literally depends on it.

Monkeyboy wrote:

thephan wrote:It is a little funny to think that Kid Rock does not think that Tay-tay could get herself into a movie if she wanted to. That lady has power, and she just might be learning how to use it from some other powerful women.

I would be very surprised if she hasn't been offered a role at some point. She would sell tickets.

She should point out that Child Rock is trying to suck the doorknob off the MAN (It will bother him) in the oval office in order to get the political position he has publicly said he wants. No conjecture. He has said he wants one.

She shouldn’t respond at all. She’s an A list celebrity and he’s on the C list at best. You don’t beef down.

You're probably right. It would just get his name in the papers for another week. Better to let him fade slowly away

Epstein just "committed suicide." Very convenient for a number of powerful individuals.

https://twitter.com/juliamacfarlane/sta ... 37728?s=19

Salvini wants to call elections in Italy so he can align with fascists so he can have more power in his coalition

the prime minster is asking for a better reason to call elections than 'because i don't like working with you'

06hawkalum wrote:Epstein just "committed suicide." Very convenient for a number of powerful individuals.

https://twitter.com/juliamacfarlane/sta ... 37728?s=19

Wasn't he also on suicide watch? Oops.

Wow, I wouldn't normally highly doubt someone would be off'd in prison to protect some rich dude, but there was so many people who had something to lose that it wouldn't surporise me. Many of them certainly have enough money to REALLY buy off people to make it happen.

BatFlipsFTW wrote:

td11 wrote:There is never money for anything except war, subsidies for oil companies, militarizing the police, you know, things that aren't "terrible public policy."

Doing good and kind things for your citizens like forgiving unfair school debt and giving them free healthcare is bad because this graph here says it costs a lot

Also congrats to the 40 year olds of the board who've successfully paid off 20k in debt. Kids these days are coming out w 100k debt regardless of major. But its unfair because you had to suffer once so why shouldn't these kids

What happens when they fall back in debt because no one knows how to spend within their means?

The US median income is $31,786 for individuals and $48,150 for households. Please describe what "spending within their means" looks like for these folks, given the soaring costs of housing, health care, child care, etc.

Monkeyboy wrote:Wow, I wouldn't normally highly doubt someone would be off'd in prison to protect some rich dude, but there was so many people who had something to lose that it wouldn't surporise me. Many of them certainly have enough money to REALLY buy off people to make it happen.

Hey man.....you don’t F with George Mitchell.....


Just kidding

Yeah pretty suspicious since he tried it once already. You think because of that they would keep a closer eye.

Trump is thinking of picking Pete Hoekstra, a former Congressperson who holds fairly bigoted views towards Muslims and Islam

pacino wrote:Trump is thinking of picking Pete Hoekstra, a former Congressperson who holds fairly bigoted views towards Muslims and Islam

Picking him for what? DNI?

pacino wrote:Trump is thinking of picking Pete Hoekstra, a former Congressperson who holds fairly bigoted views towards Muslims and Islam

For what? DNI? He already assed up an ambassadorship I think.

It's not a political role. And it is necessary (read up on why your own damn self).

Clinton's got him.

Squire wrote:

pacino wrote:Trump is thinking of picking Pete Hoekstra, a former Congressperson who holds fairly bigoted views towards Muslims and Islam

Picking him for what? DNI?

Yes, sorry

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Not buying into any crazy conspiracy theories (yet!), but seriously, how do you let a high profile guy like that, who already tried once to kill himself a couple weeks ago, and is on SUICIDE WATCH, commit suicide? YOU HAD ONE JOB!

I read that he had been taken off suicide watch. Might want to look into that decision.

Barr has said he's appalled. I'll bet they will investigate the whole thing and there will be convenient leads that go back to clinton. Any leads that go back to Trump or anyone else will be covered up. At this point, Barr's DOJ is just an arm of the WH in true fascist fashion

Yeah, just read he was taken off suicide watch days earlier. That seems like a stupid move.