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farvacola
United States18855 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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farvacola
United States18855 Posts
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xM(Z
Romania5299 Posts
On March 23 2019 18:27 Nebuchad wrote: watched 'always a bigger fish'. it started off decent but then, when it began talking about racism and fascism and hierarchies, it went to shit.New Innuendo Studios just dropped, this one on conservatism. It's quality as usual. It might be even more interesting because while fascism is more dangerous obviously, it's pretty rare for fascists to identify as fascists. Conservatism is in the open. + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + I've said it before but Breadtube is excessively good. Countering the right on Youtube is not really a job for heroes but it's one of the most important things to do in the extremely online community these days. why wouldn't be hierarchies under liberals?. even when a forced beginning(equal opportunity) is in effect, there will still be hierarchies. | ||
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Slydie
1931 Posts
On March 23 2019 19:58 xM(Z wrote: watched 'always a bigger fish'. it started off decent but then, when it began talking about racism and fascism and hierarchies, it went to shit. why wouldn't be hierarchies under liberals?. even when a forced beginning(equal opportunity) is in effect, there will still be hierarchies. Of course there will be hierarcys, and he says that the pyramid way of thinking is very important for the liberals too. The really interresting part is that in countries with free tuition and a less "conservative" structure, the hierarcys are generally still in place, but the two bottom tiers are much better off. Equal opportunities is indeed an illusion, but I still believe everybody should have equal access to helathcare and education. | ||
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brian
United States9639 Posts
trump is using the whitehouse to literally help sell is brand, on trump hotel advertisements. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c95b983e4b057f7330b04e2?ncid=APPLENEWS00001 deeply sorry it’s from huffpo. | ||
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Nouar
France3270 Posts
On March 23 2019 21:44 brian wrote: just in case i’m not the only one who hasn’t ever really been interested in the mueller investigation generally i want to share this bit of hilarious news. i can’t tell anymore if this is actually like, corrupt to some level or if it’s just extremely weird. trump is using the whitehouse to literally help sell is brand, on trump hotel advertisements. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c95b983e4b057f7330b04e2?ncid=APPLENEWS00001 deeply sorry it’s from huffpo. Oh don't worry, he assert again that he's donating his salary and he's losing money during his presidency :-))))))))) Who do you take the guy for, everything he's doing is to further his own interests, brand and "image". | ||
KwarK
United States43673 Posts
Remember that claim during the election where it turned out he had no idea what a blind trust was? He explained it as him continuing to own everything and to be informed regarding operations but he would appoint a day to day manager to create some distance. He proposed his daughter as the manager. Compare this to Carter who sold his peanut farm to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Open flaunting of corruption is the new normal. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22131 Posts
On March 24 2019 00:56 KwarK wrote: Or when he signed those papers to turn his business over to his children and the folder was full of blank pages and when later asked the relevant institutions that needed to be notified didn't receive anything?“But I thought his assets were going into a blind trust” Remember that claim during the election where it turned out he had no idea what a blind trust was? He explained it as him continuing to own everything and to be informed regarding operations but he would appoint a day to day manager to create some distance. He proposed his daughter as the manager. Compare this to Carter who sold his peanut farm to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Open flaunting of corruption is the new normal. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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NewSunshine
United States5938 Posts
On March 23 2019 19:55 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: Some interesting threads (they are lot longer than these two tweets). The conclusion that because it's reported Mueller will do 'no more indictments' at this time, and with that being implicated that Trump Jr etc are safe now seems to be an incorrect conclusion. https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1109205150336516096 https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1109319967298732032 Very, very good threads. He's still adding to the second one, even. Yes, Mueller is technically stepping out. No, Trumpers should not start getting comfy. | ||
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KwarK
United States43673 Posts
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Nouar
France3270 Posts
On March 24 2019 01:24 JimmiC wrote: This thread has popped off the last couple of days so I just wanted to see if these were facts that everyone can agree with before we get the Mueller report. 1)Cohen was dirty, did many illegal things. Paid off ladies that Trump slept with outside of marriage. Trump paid Cohen the amount of money that Cohen paid but it could have been for something else. 2) Manafort is a dirty SOB 3) Stone is a dirty SOB 4) Flynn is a dirty SOB 5) The Trump tower meeting did happen with Don Jr being there. 6) Kushner and Ivanka were rejected for security clearance but it was forced through. 7) Kushner and Ivanka used unsecured emails and whats app to talk to the Saudi's about obtaining nuclear power. 8) Trump was trying to build a building in Moscow and did offer Putin the penthouse I don't believe any of the above is in dispute from either side, which tells me either Trump is also dirty or he is an absolutely horrible judge of character and makes very very poor hires. - Ladies that Trump *allegedly* slept with (granted, it's 99%). Just after his wife was pregnant or gave birth though, what an asshole, but that's nothing new. - Flynn is kinda debatable. - The penthouse was Nader's idea. Trump didn't fight it though. Someone who surrounds himself with crooks is either an idiot being played, or a crook himself. I believe he's both. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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iamthedave
England2814 Posts
On March 24 2019 02:01 KwarK wrote: It's bizarre that the US President is currently twitter feuding with a dead war hero. Like that's just an objectively weird thing to be happening. If a decade ago someone had told you it would happen you'd have certainly had some questions about how we got to this point. Isn't it more bizarre that the Republicans are backing him while doing this? In all the grief Democrats have given him, nobody I've ever seen on the left has ever tried to denigrate McCain for what he did in service to his country. Yet the Republicans don't give a shit now Trump's laying in on his favourite target (one that can't hit back). | ||
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Gorgonoth
United States468 Posts
On March 24 2019 04:23 iamthedave wrote: Isn't it more bizarre that the Republicans are backing him while doing this? In all the grief Democrats have given him, nobody I've ever seen on the left has ever tried to denigrate McCain for what he did in service to his country. Yet the Republicans don't give a shit now Trump's laying in on his favourite target (one that can't hit back). It isn’t true that most or even a significant portion of Republicans are backing him on this . Many Republican officials like have reaffirmed their appreciation of McCain’s service after Trumps comments and some have challenged or criticized him directly. www.google.com www.google.com | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On March 24 2019 03:18 Doodsmack wrote: Interestingly, the justice department has a policy of not indicting the president, and also a policy of not releasing derogatory information about someone who is not indicted. This would seem to guarantee that info concerning trump in the Mueller report would not come out. Will be interesting to see how they handle it. This has been my concern for some time. Still, I cant imagine that sort of stuff being hidden long. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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NewSunshine
United States5938 Posts
On March 24 2019 05:19 Plansix wrote: Talk is cheap, which is why the Republicans objections Trumps attacks on a dead war veteran ring hollow. And more often than not, Republicans like to make their positions on an issue known via silence. What they don't say is more accurate than what they do say. | ||
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HelpMeGetBetter
United States764 Posts
On March 24 2019 06:21 NewSunshine wrote: And more often than not, Republicans like to make their positions on an issue known via silence. What they don't say is more accurate than what they do say. Any ideas on what Trump's first tweet will be about since Mueller handed in the report? Must be killing him people are telling him to keep quiet. If the report "vindicates" Trump, why isn't he all over twitter saying he was right? Hmm very interesting indeed...  | ||
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