figmentPez
Staff member
Trump has, yet again, praised dictators for ruling with an iron fist.
...and Trump just got handed the presidency back.
fuck.
fuck.
I really don't think Biden stepping aside for Harris will have that much of a negative influence at this point. Him getting shot at making him Saved by God, Biden's disaster of a debate, and so on, were already leading us straight into Trump 2.0.
I think Biden never entering this race but supporting Harris during the primaries would have been a far better move, but that's water under the bridge. Harris may make a difference for the better, or not. Biden wasn't suddenly going to find a second breath anymore.
Every poll I've seen shows Trump didn't get any kind of bump from what happened. The people who weren't going to vote for him genuinely don't care unless he's dead, because then some of the "Never Trump" folks would be more than willing to vote for just about any Republican. And his base isn't affected because they were already energized.
That was honestly shocking to me. The photo of him with blood raising the fist I thought would bring some political payoff.
But Biden stepping down is a good thing. He was down in all the swing states and there’s no coming back when Biden couldn’t handle softball interviews and couldn’t campaign after 8. Add to that the way Biden was pretty systematically pissing off portions of the base and no matter what Democrats are better off today than we were yesterday.
Zappit
Staff member
The other thing is that everything the Republicans had planned for Biden up to the election is, essentially, useless now. Trump was secretly meeting with Orban and no one knows why. He was up to something and I guantan-damn-tee it was an October Surprise like his attempt to force Ukraine to announce an investigation like in 2020.
Harris might be polling around Biden’s numbers right now, but that could change now that Trump is the old man with cognitive issues.
And it‘s an ugly truth, but we all know the racism is about to ramp up from Republicans and that alone might disgust enough people to vote against Trump.
Harris might be polling around Biden’s numbers right now, but that could change now that Trump is the old man with cognitive issues.
And it‘s an ugly truth, but we all know the racism is about to ramp up from Republicans and that alone might disgust enough people to vote against Trump.
Oh, those seeds have long been planted.
And the Trump campaign would be fools if they hadn't been prepared to take on Harris as well - they've been targeting her and her policies for a while now. The attacks on Biden were about ineffectiveness and old age, the attacks on Harris were racist, antifeminist and political.
And the Trump campaign would be fools if they hadn't been prepared to take on Harris as well - they've been targeting her and her policies for a while now. The attacks on Biden were about ineffectiveness and old age, the attacks on Harris were racist, antifeminist and political.
I've already seen people commenting on the fact that neither of her parents were citizens when she was born. It doesn't MATTER, but it's out there already.
figmentPez
Staff member
Trump is a hothead who just rambles about shit sometimes. Do you think he can debate Kamala Harris face-to-face without blurting out a racist slur?
And do you think anyone voting for him will care?
figmentPez
Staff member
No, but a bunch of people who wouldn't have voted otherwise might.
If the Harris team is smart they absolutely will be pushing the fact Trump is old and in cognitive decline as much as possible. That was what Republicans were pushing on Biden, so the agism is already there, but now Trump isn't the "young" one and all his slander can be used against him when it comes to the more centrist voters he has been trying to prime.
In the end though it's still going to come down to how much the young voters turn out. They are less likely to be racist and misogynist, and luckily Harris does not have dynasty aspect weighing her down like Clinton. Even though it can be hard, we have to keep up hope and fight.
In the end though it's still going to come down to how much the young voters turn out. They are less likely to be racist and misogynist, and luckily Harris does not have dynasty aspect weighing her down like Clinton. Even though it can be hard, we have to keep up hope and fight.
'We love Hitler. We love Trump.' As Trump rallied in GR, white supremacists chanted in Howell
The City of Howell, the Livingston Diversity Council and the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce “stand united in condemning the group’s racist ideology,” according to a statement from the city.
www.livingstondaily.com
It's also not that far from where I work. Yay.
--Patrick
figmentPez
Staff member
I don't know if Harris will win, but there is no way to look at the current evidence and come to the conclusion that she's less likely than Biden was.
Trump's camp reportedly says he's backing out of all debates.
Well what do you know? He's not all orange.
He's got a streak of yellow running down his back.
Well what do you know? He's not all orange.
He's got a streak of yellow running down his back.
figmentPez
Staff member
TL;DW Compelling theory that Trump keeps bringing up Hannibal Lecter because his brain has connected immigrants seeking asylum, and insane asylums. Possibly because he doesn't understand what the word means.
figmentPez
Staff member
And as a result of the above meeting...
www.tmz.com
Aaaaand now the Ozymandiesque conspiracy theories are gonna start.
--Patrick
Donald Trump Seen Without Bandage For First Time Since Shooting, Seemingly Uninjured
Donald Trump's healing well after the attempt on his life, 'cause he's not wearing the bandage on his ear anymore -- and, frankly ... it's still a bit of a mystery if he got hit at all.
www.tmz.com
--Patrick
A 5.56 to the ear would take over half of it with the bullet. He could put a 2 inch gauge in that ear if it actually happened.And as a result of the above meeting...
Aaaaand now the Ozymandiesque conspiracy theories are gonna start.Donald Trump Seen Without Bandage For First Time Since Shooting, Seemingly Uninjured
Donald Trump's healing well after the attempt on his life, 'cause he's not wearing the bandage on his ear anymore -- and, frankly ... it's still a bit of a mystery if he got hit at all.
--Patrick
5.56 is .22 but twice the weight and speed. So the small bullet makes big holes.
.22lr ("Twenty-two long rifle") is a "heeled bullet" (has a kind of stem behind the main bullet body) that is 2.24in/5.7mm in diameter and weighing 40 grains (~2.6 grams) that exits a rifle barrel traveling 1200fps/370mps carrying 130ft-lb/175 Joules of energy.
5.56 NATO ("Five-five-six") or 5.56x45 is a "boat-tail bullet" (has a tapered tail that makes it more aerodynamic/accurate) that is 2.24in/5.7mm in diameter and weighing ~60 grains (about 4 grams) that exits a rifle barrel traveling > 3000fps/950mps carrying 1300ft-lb/1800 Joules of energy.
Soo...similar in diameter, yes, but a little bit longer and 50% heavier, moving over twice as fast and carrying 10x the potential energy.
--Patrick