Russia's navy chief, Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov, said that more than 50 warships and about 40 aircraft were taking part in the exercise in the Bering Sea, which involved multiple practice missile launches.
“We are holding such massive drills there for the first time ever,” Yevmenov said in a statement released by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:08 am
by Johnnie
Jim Gaffigan went OFF yesterday...(but he didn't make a thread, it's individual tweets. I'll post the first couple and you can go from there.)
And commentary...
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:10 am
by P.D.X.
mister d wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:25 am
Complete failure of a media scared into both-sidesism and focused more on entertainment than their actual responsibilities.
I don't get this take. There's been some story of the violations on the front pages of news sites nearly every day this week. The media isn't responsible for prosecution or enforcement.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
mister d wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:25 am
Complete failure of a media scared into both-sidesism and focused more on entertainment than their actual responsibilities.
I don't get this take. There's been some story of the violations on the front pages of news sites nearly every day this week. The media isn't responsible for prosecution or enforcement.
Most of the television news reports on the horserace aspect of the election, as "politics as sport" historically drives ratings. They really should be hammering the facts that so much of this is against the law, which can eventually drive constituents to speak to their Congressmen, leading to action.
Of course, everyone also thought there were checks on power a few years ago, too.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:52 am
by Johnnie
When Trump surrogates are allowed on tv (which they really shouldn't be) and not immediately castigated and shamed, then it gives the appearance they have a valid opinion.
Literally every one of them need to be told to fuck off and die.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:59 am
by P.D.X.
I literally forgot about tv in my post. Yeah it's all bullshit. nvmind
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:02 pm
by L-Jam3
"Here we have Dennis Prager, founder of Prager U. It's a youtube channel that spreads complete bullshit lies that claim racism never happened, that the other party are really the bad guys, and anything easily attached to his party isn't what it appears. Now before we ask more specific questions, Mr. Prager, please get fucked."
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:28 pm
by mister d
Its also print and looking at how they phrase the same events elsewhere:
That wording here would be "some say" or "accused of" versus flatly stating what's happening.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:35 pm
by Pruitt
Something wrong with this child.
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Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:55 pm
by The Sybian
Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:35 pm
Something wrong with this child.
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My father is convinced he has Marfan's Syndrome.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:49 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Totally normal...
As is this:
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
“There’s almost not enough adjectives to describe how appalling this is,” said Emily K. Brunson, a medical anthropologist at Texas State University. Opinion polls have shown that many Americans are already wary of taking a vaccine for the virus.
If approval of a vaccine is viewed as politically motivated, she said, “it has the potential to really make this a disastrous situation.”
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 7:18 pm
by degenerasian
This might startle you guys... Vietnamese for Trump
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:37 am
by DSafetyGuy
The Orange Curtain is still up.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:34 am
by psunate77
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:43 am
by tennbengal
I can’t even find a ranking for the pollster on 538. Stop shit-posting.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:49 am
by tennbengal
And who runs Poll Watch? Why are bringing that shit i here? I just scrolled that feed and it’s pretty clear what function that serves.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:41 am
by rass
tennbengal wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:49 am
And who runs Poll Watch? Why are bringing that shit i here? I just scrolled that feed and it’s pretty clear what function that serves.
Like this?
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Maybe that will break through to some of your colleagues, Johnnie?
Fake News!
(Though maybe remind anyone who says that, that libel laws exist and sitting presidents are not excluded from bringing them via the courts.)
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 6:38 pm
by tennbengal
Trump has been, for the duration of his presidency, fixated on staging military parades, but only of a certain sort. In a 2018 White House planning meeting for such an event, Trump asked his staff not to include wounded veterans, on grounds that spectators would feel uncomfortable in the presence of amputees. “Nobody wants to see that,” he said.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Trump has been, for the duration of his presidency, fixated on staging military parades, but only of a certain sort. In a 2018 White House planning meeting for such an event, Trump asked his staff not to include wounded veterans, on grounds that spectators would feel uncomfortable in the presence of amputees. “Nobody wants to see that,” he said.
So you want a parade of amputees just...not waving at people?
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 6:42 pm
by Rex
Whether the story is true or not, he’ll probably admit to it by Sunday at the latest.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Maybe that will break through to some of your colleagues, Johnnie?
Doubtful if everything up to this point hasn't.
If I weren't going to lose my entire career and retirement, I would've been calling out people this entire time. I have to sit and behave like a good little Airman. This is why I want to be retired above all else. I just want my actual freedom of speech back.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Maybe that will break through to some of your colleagues, Johnnie?
Doubtful if everything up to this point hasn't.
If I weren't going to lose my entire career and retirement, I would've been calling out people this entire time. I have to sit and behave like a good little Airman. This is why I want to be retired above all else. I just want my actual freedom of speech back.
Maybe hit a printer and leave copies of the article lying around...(kidding. Mostly).
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:06 pm
by Steve of phpBB
Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Sep 03, 2020 6:54 pmDoubtful if everything up to this point hasn't.
For folks who see Trump as a defender of their people or way of life, it’ll be easier to believe that Trump is a victim of bitter Ex-aides and a hostile press than to believe Trump said what he clearly said.
It’s been so painfully obvious that even the concept of putting others’ interests ahead of your own is utterly foreign to him.
Re: Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part V - All Hail King Donald, First of his name
