smr-nj Posted August 29 Posted August 29 2 hours ago, chasfh said: I learned this from yesterday’s Foul Territroy podcast. Maybe you did, too. In mentioning it, Scott Braun and AJ Peirzynski were praising him for his courage, or something like that, and saying “god bless him” for running. It turned my stomach. I’m half motivated to write and beseech them to keep the political stuff like this out of their pod. Hated him as a player, he was made of glass, always an injury… hate him even more now. What a jerk. Quote
smr-nj Posted August 29 Posted August 29 So, Trump has canceled the Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris. Just as she goes out on a book tour. I’m worried for her. Quote
1776 Posted August 29 Posted August 29 From the AP: Former vice presidents typically get federal government protection for six months after leaving office, while ex-presidents do so for life. But then-President Joe Biden quietly signed a directive, at Harris' request, that had extended protection for her beyond the traditional six months, according to another person familiar with the matter. The people insisted on anonymity to discuss a matter not made public. Quote
smr-nj Posted August 29 Posted August 29 She will be in danger. If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll acknowledge that his constant lying and revenge-laden rhetoric absolutely puts people he has issues with in actual danger of physical violence. Life- threatening, Deadly violence. 1 Quote
LaceyLou Posted September 7 Posted September 7 I got a flyer in the mail for a candidate for mayor of Boston-a real Trumper who vows to work with ICE... one look at his last name is enough to tell me that his family was probably less than welcome (to put it mildly) in this city. How quickly people forget. He has a snowball's chance in Dante's Inferno to make it to the general election, but still. Quote
Tiger337 Posted September 7 Posted September 7 1 hour ago, LaceyLou said: I got a flyer in the mail for a candidate for mayor of Boston-a real Trumper who vows to work with ICE... one look at his last name is enough to tell me that his family was probably less than welcome (to put it mildly) in this city. How quickly people forget. He has a snowball's chance in Dante's Inferno to make it to the general election, but still. Cappucci? Quote
LaceyLou Posted September 7 Posted September 7 13 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Cappucci? That's the one, yes. At least Kraft is saying the 'right' things, though I still don't trust him. Quote
chasfh Posted September 7 Posted September 7 2 hours ago, LaceyLou said: That's the one, yes. At least Kraft is saying the 'right' things, though I still don't trust him. I have found, anecdotally, that folks from that part of the world make for the most ardent Trump supporters. I read that same thing as being true of people with roots in Germany, which is my people, which would explain some things. 😉 Quote
LaceyLou Posted September 8 Posted September 8 19 minutes ago, chasfh said: I have found, anecdotally, that folks from that part of the world make for the most ardent Trump supporters. I read that same thing as being true of people with roots in Germany, which is my people, which would explain some things. 😉 Operation Paperclip did result in a lot of German scientists being allowed into the US, and some of them had been doing work for the Nazis so.... yeah. It's definitely something to remember. Quote
The Ronz Posted September 8 Posted September 8 A great many of them moved to Metro Detroit and worked in the automotive industry. Magnus von Braun - Wernher's brother - was an executive at Chrysler in Macomb County. Many of them were still in the workforce in one capacity or another up until the 1980's. 1 Quote
chasfh Posted September 8 Posted September 8 11 hours ago, The Ronz said: A great many of them moved to Metro Detroit and worked in the automotive industry. Magnus von Braun - Wernher's brother - was an executive at Chrysler in Macomb County. Many of them were still in the workforce in one capacity or another up until the 1980's. This is why the whole fantasy of Trump being suddenly disgraced, falling out of power, and he and all the MAGA elite being publicly frog-marched to justice is just that: a fantasy. As with the traitorous southerners who were allowed back into national power in the late 19th century, and top Nazi scientists who fled to the US and were accepted into the economy and society here, there will be a spirit of reconciliation between the top MAGAs and the remaining American elite in the interest of reestablishing peace and normality, and the poison ideology would survive and merely evolve within whatever the new world would become. 1 Quote
ben9753 Posted September 8 Posted September 8 8 minutes ago, chasfh said: This is why the whole fantasy of Trump being suddenly disgraced, falling out of power, and he and all the MAGA elite being publicly frog-marched to justice is just that: a fantasy. As with the traitorous southerners who were allowed back into national power in the late 19th century, and top Nazi scientists who fled to the US and were accepted into the economy and society here, there will be a spirit of reconciliation between the top MAGAs and the remaining American elite in the interest of reestablishing peace and normality, and the poison ideology would survive and merely evolve within whatever the new world would become. Both of those took a bloody war to even get to that point. No guarantee the good guys prevail here. 1 Quote
chasfh Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Just now, ben9753 said: Both of those took a bloody war to even get to that point. No guarantee the good guys prevail here. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I won't live to see things change back towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hope you do. 1 Quote
LaceyLou Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Yes-Spain's reign of totalitarianism lasted longer than the Axis powers. Quote
chasfh Posted September 8 Posted September 8 1 hour ago, LaceyLou said: Yes-Spain's reign of totalitarianism lasted longer than the Axis powers. And there are a lot more sophisticated tools at this regime's disposal. And just because everybody thinks Trump is dumber than a bag of rocks sure doesn't mean that nobody around him knows how to use those tools. 2 Quote
smr-nj Posted September 9 Posted September 9 10 hours ago, chasfh said: Yeah, I'm pretty sure I won't live to see things change back towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hope you do. I’m older than most of you here, and I’m fairly certain I won’t see it, and will hope for all the younger here that their grandchildren will maybe see it happen. 1 Quote
Tiger337 Posted September 9 Posted September 9 (edited) The only way we will see it is if Trump's presidency causes an economic catastrophy and people start worrying about their own inequity. Edited September 9 by Tiger337 Quote
Tiger337 Posted September 9 Posted September 9 3 hours ago, chasfh said: And there are a lot more sophisticated tools at this regime's disposal. And just because everybody thinks Trump is dumber than a bag of rocks sure doesn't mean that nobody around him knows how to use those tools. I don't think the people around him politically are very smart either. The real owners of this country are smart though and they know how to manipulate him. That group of tech billionaires that he met with the other day surely played him like a fiddle. Quote
chasfh Posted September 9 Posted September 9 11 hours ago, Tiger337 said: The only way we will see it is if Trump's presidency causes an economic catastrophy and people start worrying about their own inequity. It only changes if the economic elites don’t benefit from it anymore. That’s the only way a bloodless coup could succeed. If things are going good for them but a change revolution emanates from the people, great numbers of people will die. Quote
LaceyLou Posted September 9 Posted September 9 9 hours ago, chasfh said: It only changes if the economic elites don’t benefit from it anymore. That’s the only way a bloodless coup could succeed. If things are going good for them but a change revolution emanates from the people, great numbers of people will die. Unfortunately I feel like this is where we're headed. People are going to be dying already, or at least losing everything they have. As the old song goes, "when you have nothing, you have nothing to lose." Quote
Deleterious Posted Tuesday at 01:58 AM Posted Tuesday at 01:58 AM Video of a man doing manual labor for the first time in his life. Quote
oblong Posted Tuesday at 02:08 AM Posted Tuesday at 02:08 AM He acts like he’s on the edge of a ladder leaning over a railing and a 10 foot drop and afraid of a sudden movement. He’s doing the easy part. I was pushed a photo of Chuck Schumer “grilling” burgers. He had his glasses on the table right next to the grill and the cheese was already placed on the raw patties . He has a spatula in his hand smiling at the camera. Quote
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