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HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sat May 22, 2021 8:53 pm

I'ma go with regrets and dead presidents. Possibly the most overrated reaper in hip hop history

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sat May 22, 2021 9:09 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 6:58 pm

This law is just asking to be challenged. Have an teacher in Houston in a primarily black high school teach it to fuck around and find out.

ETA: First of all, I doubt this law is written well enough to survive a challenge on vagueness. A challenge could be a teacher instructing on redlining. I’m sure there’s a redlined neighborhood in Houston or Dallas. I would love to see some big-haired Texas nouveau-riche broad challenging this teacher that it’s illegal to teach that there was a concentrated structural effort to keep blacks out of certain neighborhoods.

And speaking of redlining, I consider myself an intelligent, well-read, socially conscious person. And yet, I never knew of redlining until about 4 years ago on the Stuff You Missed In History Class podcast. I was completely dumbfounded that such a damaging and insidious campaign never even got a mention in my schooling.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat May 22, 2021 10:41 pm

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 8:53 pm I'ma go with regrets and dead presidents. Possibly the most overrated reaper in hip hop history

Possibly? Jay-Z sucks, and his wife is worse. They’re embarrassing(ly rich).

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun May 23, 2021 10:16 am

I’m suprised Yang didn’t say “Ain’t No” but also include the third word in the title.

(Right answer is “22 Twos” or the original version of “Dead Presidents” that name checks Sebastian Telfair.)

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun May 23, 2021 11:48 am

That's two NYT interviews in a row where Yang has been asked a question, then hemmed and hawed about the answer, and repeated the question back. The last time he got some arcane number exactly right. It was something like how many homeless people are in NYC, and the answer was 8,765, and he nailed it exactly, after going through the same long ass deliberate response.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sun May 23, 2021 8:48 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 8:48 pm I’m beyond fuckin’ tired with the NYC election and it isn’t for like 87 more months. NYC survived Giuliani, Bloomberg and DeBlasio just fine. I’m not sure the job really matters.

I’m sick of it already, but mayor makes a huge impact and a lot of minorities didn’t survive as a direct result of Giuliani’s policing policies.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 27, 2021 3:06 pm

Dark ...

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat May 29, 2021 5:02 am

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat May 29, 2021 9:52 am

I'm sure this will get nothing but serious and well meaning reports...

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:35 pm

Well if this isn't an attempt to subvert the military and plant the seeds to get them on board for the next insurrection I don't know what is.

This is frightening. And it goes to Ol' One Eye and Mr. No Quarter? What the fuck.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun May 30, 2021 12:23 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 8:35 pm Well if this isn't an attempt to subvert the military and plant the seeds to get them on board for the next insurrection I don't know what is.

Its also a pretty sneaky way to build up their mailing lists, I'm sure.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:47 am

"Someone keeps stealing my Back the Blue eyepatch!"

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:57 pm

Hope for our future. Valedictorian speech from a Texas high schooler railing against the unconscionable anti-abortion law passed in Texas. It takes 30 seconds to get going, but this girl crushed it!

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:40 pm

Chills.

Surprised they let her finish.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:30 pm

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:33 pm

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:55 am

George P. Bush is running for attorney general in Texas — and courting Trump

Talk about slimy - this is Jeb Bush's son, and...

Trump had particular derision for Bush’s father, Jeb Bush, nicknaming him “Low Energy Jeb” as they jockeyed for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. In 2015, Trump took aim at George P. Bush’s mother as well: He tweeted that Jeb Bush “has to like the Mexican Illegals because of his wife,” who immigrated from Mexico.

Yet this pos is selling these...

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:26 am

I bet Jeb told him to do it. Republicans have no shame and Trump cucked the party, so in order to maintain power they need to be the political remora they are.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:55 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:26 am I bet Jeb told him to do it. Republicans have no shame and Trump cucked the party, so in order to maintain power they need to be the political remora they are.

Beyond the insanity of putting out a campaign beer cozy that insults your entire family, it's saying Trump only supports you because you like him. Nothing good about you or your qualifications or politics, just that the Narcissist in Chief only likes people who say nice things about him; and that's all it takes for this shocking shallow husk of a man to support a politician is that they said nice things about him. Seriously, that is the fucking leader of the Republican Party today.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:18 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:55 am George P. Bush is running for attorney general in Texas — and courting Trump

Fuck that mutherfucker with a rusty chainsaw. Dickface gives $0 of federal disaster relief due to Harvey to Harris County.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:59 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:27 am

At this point Biden just needs to appeal straight to West Virginia voters with promises of federal money to their state if their representative gets his head out of his ass.

I'm totally cool with making WV great again if it means the rest of the country gets lifted too.

Edit: Manchin won 290k votes to 271k. 24k went to a third candidate. You telling me Biden can't appeal to some of them?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:46 am

“Sadly not a single Democrat is supporting the ‘White Guys Can Rape Once Per Year Act’ which is why I, in the spirit of bipartisanship, am throwing my full support behind it.”

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:57 pm

Louie Gohmert fighting hard to take back his crown as the dumbest member of Congress from Ron Johnson and MTG.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:43 pm

I know black lives matter is awesome. but they are not The Eternals. Or are they?

Oh, wait. Bureau of Land Management.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:35 pm

This seems like a job for SPACE FORCE.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:25 pm

#NeverForget

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:30 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:25 pm #NeverForget

I am speechless. At least Louis Gohmert seemed sober.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:49 am

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:47 pm

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:00 pm

Tom Cotton is trash with his stupid WhIsTlEbLoWeRs.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:42 am

Joe Manchin's "highly suspicious" reversal on voting bill follows donation from corporate lobby

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:11 am

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:32 am

Nothing more bipartisan than abandoning your voting base to appease corporate donors.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:12 am

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:32 am Nothing more bipartisan than abandoning your voting base to appease corporate donors.

Manchin's voting base is a bunch of West Virginians who generally vote Republican. He's not abandoning them.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:48 am

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:12 am
mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:32 am Nothing more bipartisan than abandoning your voting base to appease corporate donors.
Manchin's voting base is a bunch of West Virginians who generally vote Republican. He's not abandoning them.

So what changed in the last 2 years there to make him not support a bill he originally co-sponsored?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:56 am

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:48 am
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:12 am
mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:32 am Nothing more bipartisan than abandoning your voting base to appease corporate donors.
Manchin's voting base is a bunch of West Virginians who generally vote Republican. He's not abandoning them.
So what changed in the last 2 years there to make him not support a bill he originally co-sponsored?

The bill has a chance to become reality now. And partisanship and partisan rancor has increased on both sides.

To be clear, I think Manchin is an idiot if he really believes that the voting rights bill is any more partisan than the voter suppression efforts it is designed to address, or that any bipartisan reform is possible, or that keeping the filibuster promotes democracy or incentivizes compromise. But he's always been that way, so there's no reason to think there's anything suspicious about his resistance now.

And he's certainly not abandoning his voting base. The problem isn't Manchin so much as its' West Virginia and a dozen states just like it.

With Feinstein or some of the other deadwood, that's not an excuse. But Manchin might possibly score the highest in the entire Senate when it comes to being more liberal than his state.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:23 am

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:56 am Manchin might possibly score the highest in the entire Senate when it comes to being more liberal than his state.

Jon Tester of Montana might be in the running for that honor as well.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:26 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:23 am
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:56 am Manchin might possibly score the highest in the entire Senate when it comes to being more liberal than his state.
Jon Tester of Montana might be in the running for that honor as well.

Good point.

Maybe Sherrod Brown, too? Ohio isn't as conservative as WV or MT, but Brown is farther left.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:27 am

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:56 am
Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:48 am
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:12 am
mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:32 am Nothing more bipartisan than abandoning your voting base to appease corporate donors.
Manchin's voting base is a bunch of West Virginians who generally vote Republican. He's not abandoning them.
So what changed in the last 2 years there to make him not support a bill he originally co-sponsored?
The bill has a chance to become reality now. And partisanship and partisan rancor has increased on both sides.

To be clear, I think Manchin is an idiot if he really believes that the voting rights bill is any more partisan than the voter suppression efforts it is designed to address, or that any bipartisan reform is possible, or that keeping the filibuster promotes democracy or incentivizes compromise. But he's always been that way, so there's no reason to think there's anything suspicious about his resistance now.

And he's certainly not abandoning his voting base. The problem isn't Manchin so much as its' West Virginia and a dozen states just like it.

With Feinstein or some of the other deadwood, that's not an excuse. But Manchin might possibly score the highest in the entire Senate when it comes to being more liberal than his state.

From the article: "Skeptical members of Manchin's party have questioned the reasons for his opposition, especially after after a recent poll found that a majority of West Virginia voters support changing the filibuster rules and that 79% of the state's voters — including a large majority of Republicans — support the For the People Act."

In the second paragraph. You whiffed on this one, Steve in your rush to paint with a broad brush.