Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
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Stuff like this happening in NJ:
Anti-vaxxers celebrate victory in NJ as pro-vaccine bill falls apart
World's just gettin' crazier, man.
--Patrick
Anti-vaxxers celebrate victory in NJ as pro-vaccine bill falls apart
World's just gettin' crazier, man.
--Patrick
figmentPez
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To be clear that's talking about the amount of participation per person, not the number of people who are active. There's still a LOT more people who identify as religious and politically conservative. It's just that those who are religious and liberal are more likely to be more active in politics.
figmentPez
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Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could 'have a lot of fun' with you
"You’ve heard of De La Salle, right?” the Michigan Advance quoted Lucido as asking reporter Allison Donahue, who is 22.
When Donahue said she had not, Lucido said: “It’s an all-boys school,” adding: “You should hang around — you could have a lot of fun with these boys, or they could have a lot of fun with you.”
Lucido later offered a non-apology. Saying it was a "misunderstanding" and apologizing for offending the reporter. He denied he meant anything sexual. Golly, I'm so shocked that a misogynist refused to own up to his shit....
Even the school managed to make an actual apology:
"You’ve heard of De La Salle, right?” the Michigan Advance quoted Lucido as asking reporter Allison Donahue, who is 22.
When Donahue said she had not, Lucido said: “It’s an all-boys school,” adding: “You should hang around — you could have a lot of fun with these boys, or they could have a lot of fun with you.”
Lucido later offered a non-apology. Saying it was a "misunderstanding" and apologizing for offending the reporter. He denied he meant anything sexual. Golly, I'm so shocked that a misogynist refused to own up to his shit....
Even the school managed to make an actual apology:
Possibly the dumbest shit you will read today.
15 year old girl suspended over "lifestyle choices" for wearing a rainbow shirt and having a rainbow cake for her birthday.
15 year old girl suspended over "lifestyle choices" for wearing a rainbow shirt and having a rainbow cake for her birthday.
"Sen. Peter J. Lucido, of Shelby Township, serves the people of Michigan's 8th Senate District and is the Senate Majority Whip. Sen. Lucido serves as chairman of the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety, Advice and Consent, and JCAR committees, and is a member of the Senate Elections and Oversight committees."
I realize the phrase has a different meaning when applied to law and government, but still... ironic.
--Patrick
If you didn't think that how teh story was going to end...
Putin... kind of has to become President for life? He was counting on the billions he stole from Russia to vanish, but they're being held up by the US and that's something Trump can't do for him. His popularity has been waning for years and he has few really close allies anymore. So it was ether this or get frozen out of control.
Of course, now someone's going to have to kill him. And likely will; he ain't exactly doing much but stirring passions for Russia.
Of course, now someone's going to have to kill him. And likely will; he ain't exactly doing much but stirring passions for Russia.
Heh, if you think that you don't get Russia at all. He's not going to quit unless someone makes him, no matter how much money he has available.
Maybe the kid's been difficult lately...
"No more presidential powers for you honey, daddy's going to limit your actions by giving himself better PM stuff from now on!"
Putin's kept himself in phenomenal shape, but he's quickly reaching the point where there is nothing he can do to maintain the kind of machismo that allows him to do what he does. He's 67. He has no heir apparent except his daughter and clearly he's not turning it over to her. His inner circle is a group of vultures waiting for him to die so they can carve up the country.
Things are going to get interesting real fast if Putin feels like he needs to do this.
figmentPez
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There's a bit more to it. "Tradwife" (and "trad" in general) is one of those white supremacist dogwhistle labels they use to identify each other.
"Tradwife" is. Kinda like how being patriotic is fine, but being a "nationalist" is a coded dogwhistle.
Remember, the people who worked with Reagan actually... you know... LIKED Reagan. There's a reason "St. Reagan" is a thing; Even if he was involved with shady shit, he knew well enough to treat the people close to him well.
Donnie Two Scoops? No one likes him. Expect a tell-all within a year of the end of his administration.
Most Republicans have already accepted he did, but that it doesn’t constitute an impeachable offense. That’s the reasoning a lot are giving to not call Bolton to testify. He won’t add anything new, because the current testimony and evidence already shows he made demands for aid.
figmentPez
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How is anyone just accepting the proposition that it's okay for a government official to ask a foreign power to investigate an American citizen? Surely that's a crime in and of itself?
Saw that. Told my wife, “Looks like it died of windmill cancer.”
It most certainly is, as are many of the other things that have been done. Trouble is that the ones in any position to prosecute... would prefer not to.
—Patrick
It very much is a crime but lower taxes for billionaires
figmentPez
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I genuinely try not to have positive emotions when bad things happen to bad people, because I tihnk it's ethically wrong to think stuff like "couldn't happen to a nicer guy" or "oh no, we'll miss him", because, you know, human being, and all that. Sometimes, though, it can be hard.
figmentPez
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Finally, all those windmills are doing something good for the country.