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Apparently orange lives matter more.
 

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This was a rather interesting read on Vox

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-poli...trump-2020-election-meltdown-lawrence-douglas

We could very well be heading to a constitutional crisis if the GOP don't quit moddycoddling Trump, he has some very ardent weirdly loyal fans like Gaetz.
That's terrifying. What would be the result of all this in the long term? Civil war? A mass exodus by more liberal minded people from the US? I sure as hell would feel like getting the hell out of a country turning full third world banana republic.
 

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He has Tweeted or Retweeted over 78 times so far today and he was up well in to the early hours of the morning, which is not like him at all.

The only times he does that is when he's in the shit and trying to change the narrative. Unfortunately he always succeeds.
 

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That's terrifying. What would be the result of all this in the long term? Civil war? A mass exodus by more liberal minded people from the US? I sure as hell would feel like getting the hell out of a country turning full third world banana republic.
A couple of the most brilliant minds I know are Americans who got out of Dodge City and moved to Norway already back in 2005 or so. I'd imagine the appeal of getting out would be even stronger for many if the baboon wins.
 

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Another telegram from Deadwood:

'He wears the armor of God': evangelicals hail Trump's church photo op

'Many of Trump’s evangelical supporters, far from Washingtons political stage, saw the move as a victory in a world rife with evil.

“My whole family was flabbergasted,” said Benjamin Horbowy, 37. “My mother just shouted out, ‘God give him strength! He’s doing a Jericho walk!’”

A Jericho walk, in some evangelical circles, refers to the biblical book of Joshua, where God commanded the Israelites to walk seven times around the opposing city of Jericho, whose walls then came crashing down.

“My mother started crying. She comes from Pentecostal background, and she started speaking in tongues. I haven’t heard her speak in tongues in years. I thought, look at my president! He’s establishing the Lord’s kingdom in the world. It was the coolest thing he could do. What more could he do, wear blue jeans and ride in on a horse? I believe it’s like Ephesians 6:10 through 1. I believe this is a president who wears the full armour of God.”'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/03/donald-trump-church-photo-op-evangelicals
It's the young children I feel sorry for.
 

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Another telegram from Deadwood:

'He wears the armor of God': evangelicals hail Trump's church photo op

'Many of Trump’s evangelical supporters, far from Washingtons political stage, saw the move as a victory in a world rife with evil.

“My whole family was flabbergasted,” said Benjamin Horbowy, 37. “My mother just shouted out, ‘God give him strength! He’s doing a Jericho walk!’”

A Jericho walk, in some evangelical circles, refers to the biblical book of Joshua, where God commanded the Israelites to walk seven times around the opposing city of Jericho, whose walls then came crashing down.

“My mother started crying. She comes from Pentecostal background, and she started speaking in tongues. I haven’t heard her speak in tongues in years. I thought, look at my president! He’s establishing the Lord’s kingdom in the world. It was the coolest thing he could do. What more could he do, wear blue jeans and ride in on a horse? I believe it’s like Ephesians 6:10 through 1. I believe this is a president who wears the full armour of God.”'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/03/donald-trump-church-photo-op-evangelicals
Good to hear The Guardian have hired you to write satire for them... right?
 

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Nixon doesn't belong there. He had the WH ringed with buses so that anti-Vietnam protesters were kept away.
It's a cartoon to get at trump. It's not a piece of history to be stored in the library of Congress.
 

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That's terrifying. What would be the result of all this in the long term? Civil war? A mass exodus by more liberal minded people from the US? I sure as hell would feel like getting the hell out of a country turning full third world banana republic.
If the four richest blue states starved the federal coffers for a while the red states would crumble and I would love to see that happen.
Conservatism in America has become a different beast now. Science, conservation, statistical facts/data and compassion for your fellow man are now liberal agendas only made up to topple their king, their dictator, their jesus. Republicans representatives in government would struggle to pass any exam k-12.
Tom Cotton said last week that Asian students should only be allowed study "Shakespeare or the Federalist papers" not anything STEM related. Tells you everything you need to know about the dumb Republican. Red states are a fecking poison to this country to the point that they need a knee on the throat.
 

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Tom Cotton said last week that Asian students should only be allowed study "Shakespeare or the Federalist papers" not anything STEM related. Tells you everything you need to know about the dumb Republican. Red states are a fecking poison to this country to the point that they need a knee on the throat.
Wow really? He's rapidly becoming upper-echelon worst GOPers, with Gaetz, Cruz and McConnell.
 

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Shakespeare or the Federalist papers. Those two great American exports.
 

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Also saw his press sec said the police that attacked the Australian news crew "had a right to defend themselves".

Against a film crew just standing there. Trump's quote about being able to shoot someone in 5th Avenue and have no consequences is basically truth now.
She had an assault style microphone, anyone would have been terrified.
 

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Shakespeare or the Federalist papers. Those two great American exports.
Ironically, it could be argued that, although he was very often even-handed regarding criticism, studying Shakespeare's plays might undermine people's faith in hoary institutions & associated leaders (i.e. monarchy, government, Trump-esque rulers etc etc).

Anyway - and I know this is usually labelled a cheap and exaggerated shot - doesn't Cotton realise how queasily similar the idea of stopping foreign people studying certain subjects is to the kind of rules the Nazis instilled in universities and public life? Or maybe he's yet another fool who admires the Nazis for their so-called strength...
 

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I see his likes have recovered since that major Twitter bot purge a few months back. I wonder if Twitter are planning another major purge closer to the election to minimise the disinformation and foreign interference.
 

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Holy fecking shit! :eek:
He never ceases to amaze with his lowering of the bar. I didnt think we would actually reach this stage where he is encouraging his supporters to physically assault any of his 'opponents' but there have been several obvious messages over the last week that plainly show that is his plan.

The police obviously cannot be relied on, I hope the NG and army - being a bit more disciplined - will defend the rights of the protesters if it comes down to it.

I am so impressed by the protesters for managing to remain peaceful despite all this (despite some obvious exceptions). Its definitely going to reach boiling point though, with Trump continuing to fuel the flames and escalate the matter.
 

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ts definitely going to reach boiling point though, with Trump continuing to fuel the flames and escalate the matter.
If there was any doubt he's deeply in the pocket of America's enemies, it should be absolutely clear now. Mattis' comments were spot on.
 

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I didnt think we would actually reach this stage where he is encouraging his supporters to physically assault any of his 'opponents' but there have been several obvious messages over the last week that plainly show that is his plan.
It was already part of his election campaign, whenever protesters or journalists were thrown out of his rallies - turns out that was just the rehearsal for when things get serious.
 

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If there was any doubt he's deeply in the pocket of America's enemies, it should be absolutely clear now. Mattis' comments were spot on.
Ive been thinking about this. Even in his wildest dreams, Putin surely couldnt have expected things to go this well (for him).
 

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Trump won’t care and Grassley knows it.

Grassley wants nothing to do with Trump’s picks as they will always end up reflecting badly on the GOP. This way Trump just continues unbound with his “acting” officials.
 
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