Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
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Much like the Republican party, today's NRA is not the NRA of yesteryear. It was [sub|per]verted to serve the interests of the people running it instead of its actual mission. And it's too bad that the entire organization is facing euthanasia due to the metastasis of its corruption.
--Patrick
--Patrick
It really weirded me out at my son's Boy Scout camp that all the shooting ranges were not just sponsored by the NRA (duh), but that all of the common-sense safety procedures came from the NRA. Like, they were worried about gun safety at some point I guess?
GasBandit
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The NRA was originally founded as a training organization to teach Americans to shoot better, so that they could better fill their potential militia roles if the need arose.
It grew into something else over the years.
Maybe it went where Canada often goes when maps of the US are shown with Alaska right there and we’re just....gone
Big orange fuckface is imposing tariffs on Canadian aluminum again, despite new NAFTA requiring 80% of aluminum in industrial use in the US to come from inside North America. All that means is the cost is going to be passed down to the consumers in the US, again and Justin Trudeau has said that retaliatory tariffs will match that one dollar for dollar. Likely doing what they did last time laser targeting red states.
Actually, it's "Fuckface Von Clownstick" but I think Jon would allow it.
I picture November looking like Bracketeering, with Russia and China mashing on their buttons.
Is it just me, or do they both look like they should be named Trey?
Again saying the quiet part out loud...
www.vice.com
Trump Just Admitted He's Sabotaging the USPS to Screw Up the Election
“They need that money in order to make the Post Office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots."
www.vice.com
Trying to wrap my head around the info today on Israel and the UAE normalizing relations. Many people are calling it a historic moment.
Yet, from everything I read on it, the UAE and Israel didn't have hostile ties. The big issue was the UAE didn't recognize Israel as a state, but both have worked together unofficially versus Iran in the past.
Don't get me wrong, any process towards better relations in the Middle East is a welcome one, but this was basically like two kids that didn't like really talking with each other finally having a chat at lunch, and not two hostile powers.
I am also rather weary because it's well known that the UAE has strong ties with Russia and has openly been trying to break Russia's ties with Iran. Giving a symbolic gesture towards peace looks really good for Trump, Russia's preferred candidate, and could be done either at Russia's request or their own initiative to make Russia more accepting of loosening it's ties with Iran. I won't dive into that conspiracy theory though until we see how this agreement plays out in November when the threat of US elections are no longer at the front of worldwide scrutiny.
Yet, from everything I read on it, the UAE and Israel didn't have hostile ties. The big issue was the UAE didn't recognize Israel as a state, but both have worked together unofficially versus Iran in the past.
Don't get me wrong, any process towards better relations in the Middle East is a welcome one, but this was basically like two kids that didn't like really talking with each other finally having a chat at lunch, and not two hostile powers.
I am also rather weary because it's well known that the UAE has strong ties with Russia and has openly been trying to break Russia's ties with Iran. Giving a symbolic gesture towards peace looks really good for Trump, Russia's preferred candidate, and could be done either at Russia's request or their own initiative to make Russia more accepting of loosening it's ties with Iran. I won't dive into that conspiracy theory though until we see how this agreement plays out in November when the threat of US elections are no longer at the front of worldwide scrutiny.
You're partially right, but of course for Israel the point is that they gave a temporary suspension of further annexations (not even a promise to stop, just a promise to wait for a while) and in return for the UAE to start treating them normally again "with other countries to follow". This could very well be the beginning of the end for Palestine.
The number of disenfranchised/dead has still not yet reached the threshold where those who don’t care about law and order finally start (The “Mr. Smith” point), or where those who do care can’t stomach any more, stop caring, and start doing. There needs to be one of those donation thermometer things to keep track of this. Sure, there have been flare-ups of both, but nothing systemic yet. I expect everyone is waiting to see what happens in November before they commit.Again saying the quiet part out loud...
Trump Just Admitted He's Sabotaging the USPS to Screw Up the Election
“They need that money in order to make the Post Office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots."
As Kris Kristofferson said, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” There’s gonna be a lot of people poised to hit peak Freedom by then, and if a totalitarian lockdown hasn’t yet been completed, that’s when things are going to get REALLY ugly.
—Patrick
Honestly guys? It's the stuff like this with him admitting his reasons for fucking over USPS that makes me kind of glad for Trump. He is pointing out so many terrible blind spots in the system itself and keeps giving away the game because he can't help but talk about it.
Could you imagine what could be happening if Trump was actually competent?
Of course, this assumes we don't fuck this up in November and allow him to steal away the election. There is still the possibility of that.
Could you imagine what could be happening if Trump was actually competent?
Of course, this assumes we don't fuck this up in November and allow him to steal away the election. There is still the possibility of that.
figmentPez
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Nah. Gotta respect the possibility of a mail-bomb.*
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