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riotjune
United States3392 Posts
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NewSunshine
United States5938 Posts
On August 06 2024 11:59 riotjune wrote: Let's get back on topic then: Why didn't RFK Jr. eat the bear... ??? If it's cocaine bear you're talking about, I'm pretty sure he has. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7107 Posts
On August 06 2024 11:59 riotjune wrote: Let's get back on topic then: Why didn't RFK Jr. eat the bear... ??? Maybe the brain worm didn’t want company | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
Not sure if intentional or covfefe. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland23745 Posts
On August 06 2024 11:59 riotjune wrote: Let's get back on topic then: Why didn't RFK Jr. eat the bear... ??? I just find it promising that the Kennedy clan has graduated to merely covering up the deaths of bears | ||
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KT_Elwood
689 Posts
Does Palestine have a right to exist? Palestine identity can exist, the death cult , Hamas, Fatah, Hezbolah.. can not. To my knowledge "palestinians" in the british controlled zone (before they had any idea that they needed a national identity) were outnumbered quickly by jewish immigrants from europe which sparked violence. In 1948, the jewish migrants beat palestinians to form a nation. So maybe this is the same story as european settlers displacing "first nations" or natives around the globe, but israel has been pretty late to the party - though the need for an ethno-state to feel save in was rather evident given the holocaust. | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28553 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
On August 06 2024 12:29 NewSunshine wrote: If it's cocaine bear you're talking about, I'm pretty sure he has. I think it's a reference to how he picked up a dead bear cub, put it in his car, wanted to eat it, but then dumped it instead: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/nx-s1-5063939/rfk-jr-central-park-bear-bicycle | ||
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Gahlo
United States35089 Posts
On August 06 2024 16:02 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Some of Trump's recent social media posts include misspellings of Kamala Harris's name, such as "kamabla". Not sure if intentional or covfefe. If we start seeing it slowly morphing into Koblama I'm going to lose it. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
On August 06 2024 20:09 Gahlo wrote: If we start seeing it slowly morphing into Koblama I'm going to lose it. Biderack Koblama? | ||
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KT_Elwood
689 Posts
On August 06 2024 17:11 Liquid`Drone wrote: Fatah? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah | ||
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farvacola
United States18818 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
On August 06 2024 22:01 farvacola wrote: Sounds like Walz is the pick. I can dig it. Yeah, seems that way: https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/kamala-harris-trump-election-08-06-24/index.html I'm not mad at that. He's a good guy, and definitely a more useful pick than JD Vance is for Trump. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz | ||
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NewSunshine
United States5938 Posts
On August 06 2024 23:47 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: One nice perk about Harris picking Walz over Shapiro: Shapiro was more moderate/conservative of a Democrat, including being pro- school vouchers, but not only is Walz more progressive and anti- school vouchers, he was also a teacher himself! Pennsylvania is no longer guaranteed though, so it's a higher-risk, higher-reward move by Harris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz Yeah. I want to see this pay off. In my heart of hearts, I would prefer someone more progressive like him over Shapiro anyway. It's just that old question of how much do you sacrifice for the electability bugbear. Perhaps the criticisms of Shapiro came through, and this was another Biden-stepping-down moment. They seem to be making all the best moves they can. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
On August 06 2024 23:56 NewSunshine wrote: Yeah. I want to see this pay off. In my heart of hearts, I would prefer someone more progressive like him over Shapiro anyway. It's just that old question of how much do you sacrifice for the electability bugbear. Perhaps the criticisms of Shapiro came through, and this was another Biden-stepping-down moment. They seem to be making all the best moves they can. As long as Harris still wins PA / the presidency, then yeah I 100% agree with you! | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States22670 Posts
On August 06 2024 23:56 NewSunshine wrote: Yeah. I want to see this pay off. In my heart of hearts, I would prefer someone more progressive like him over Shapiro anyway. It's just that old question of how much do you sacrifice for the electability bugbear. Perhaps the criticisms of Shapiro came through, and this was another Biden-stepping-down moment. They seem to be making all the best moves they can. Think it was the Ellen Greenberg story that did him in. Going to be bad enough for Democrats in PA having it in the background, would be immeasurably worse to have it front and center with Shapiro as VP. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
"Tim Walz has the courage of a veteran, the compassion of a school teacher, the grit of a football coach, and the experience of both a congressman and governor. He is a fantastic choice for Vice President." ~Keith Ellison On August 07 2024 00:17 GreenHorizons wrote: Think it was the Ellen Greenberg story that did him in. Going to be bad enough for Democrats in PA having it in the background, would be immeasurably worse to have it front and center with Shapiro as VP. Hey GH, what are your thoughts on Walz being chosen as Harris's runningmate? Reasonable choice or serious misstep? | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States22670 Posts
On August 07 2024 00:42 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: There seems to be less controversy and less in-fighting about Walz, compared to Shapiro. A ton of unifying statements, from both moderate and progressive Democrats. I like this quote, in particular: "Tim Walz has the courage of a veteran, the compassion of a school teacher, the grit of a football coach, and the experience of both a congressman and governor. He is a fantastic choice for Vice President." ~Keith Ellison Hey GH, what are your thoughts on Walz being chosen as Harris's runningmate? Reasonable choice or serious misstep? Certainly haven't heard as many bad things about Walz compared to Shapiro. For Democrats, I'd say he's about the best they could have hoped for. But to characterize him as left is so unreal  Not looking forward to how Democrats are going to respond to the George Floyd uprisings being back in the news in this context. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States43762 Posts
On August 07 2024 01:05 GreenHorizons wrote: Certainly haven't heard as many bad things about Walz compared to Shapiro. For Democrats, I'd say he's about the best they could have hoped for. But to characterize him as left is so unreal Not looking forward to how Democrats are going to respond to the George Floyd uprisings being back in the news in this context. I appreciate your unique perspective on Walz, given that you're obviously far more on the left than he or other options are. What's going on with George Floyd uprisings? | ||
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