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Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:49 pm

Fetterman is a piece of shit and I’m pissed at his stroke for not being committed to the job.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:03 pm

But he wears hoodies!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:00 pm

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:04 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jan 14, 2025 4:46 pm

Democrats, you've been given a treasure trove with this. Please exploit.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:57 am

So why does everyone want to save TikTok all of a sudden?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:37 am

Johnnie wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:57 am So why does everyone want to save TikTok all of a sudden?

People are moving cheese on them.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:44 pm

Very disappointed. But he's from Texas, so not shocking.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:53 pm

There's going to be sooooooo much more of this now that he's normalized.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:19 pm

Is that a famous meat guy?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:30 pm

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Translation: Don't give me a hassle for being buddies with a gigantic piece of shit.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:34 pm

one can still be dragged for hanging with morons.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:01 pm

"My one-sided 'friendship' with Eric Trump has NOTHING to do with politics!"

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:42 pm

P.D.X. wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:19 pm Is that a famous meat guy?

Yes. Massive YouTube channel and has been a guest on College Game Day on ESPN and everything.

I put in the comments: "Patiently waiting for the Barrack Obama and AOC cookout catered by Meat Church. Tag me when it happens. Until then, I've enjoyed your channel and social media presence, but I'm out.

"

Highly unlikely I'll get any responses.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:21 pm

Giff wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:49 pmFetterman is a piece of shit and I’m pissed at his stroke for not being committed to the job.

He posed for a picture with the guy who stole Pelosi's lectern on J6 today.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:48 pm

I hope when they've used him up they re-drop the story about him grabbing a gun and chasing a black dude around his neighborhood because someone somewhere got shot.

duff · Post by **duff** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:21 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:21 pm
Giff wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:49 pmFetterman is a piece of shit and I’m pissed at his stroke for not being committed to the job.
He posed for a picture with the guy who stole Pelosi's lectern on J6 today.

Is that the dude that looks like chedda?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:05 pm

duff wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:21 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:21 pm
Giff wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:49 pmFetterman is a piece of shit and I’m pissed at his stroke for not being committed to the job.
He posed for a picture with the guy who stole Pelosi's lectern on J6 today.
Is that the dude that looks like chedda?

I've cut my hair since then, but yes. He's from around here too.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:19 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:05 pm
duff wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:21 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:21 pm
Giff wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:49 pmFetterman is a piece of shit and I’m pissed at his stroke for not being committed to the job.
He posed for a picture with the guy who stole Pelosi's lectern on J6 today.
Is that the dude that looks like chedda?
I've cut my hair since then, but yes. He's from around here too.

Interesting…weird we’ve never seen the two of you together.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:13 pm

I try to get along with Trumpers. I really do. But, sometimes…

So, this lady who lives a couple doors down from us posted a copy of Biden’s pardons on Instagram, and said, “Hmm… if they are supposedly innocent, why do they need pardons?”

I couldn’t help myself, even though I know my response will affect our neighborhood relationship. I replied, “Because Trump will go after innocent people he believes were disloyal to him. What you should be asking is why Trump pardoned a bunch of rioters who attacked police and smeared their feces on the walls and floors of congress.”

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:26 pm

sancarlos wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:13 pm I try to get along with Trumpers. I really do. But, sometimes…

So, this lady who lives a couple doors down from us posted a copy of Biden’s pardons on Instagram, and said, “Hmm… if they are supposedly innocent, why do they need pardons?”

I couldn’t help myself, even though I know my response will affect our neighborhood relationship. I replied, “Because Trump will go after innocent people he believes were disloyal to him. What you should be asking is why Trump pardoned a bunch of rioters who attacked police and smeared their feces on the walls and floors of congress.”

That's the line they're pushing because they just want to be assholes and troll. They have no sense of nuisance and think in only linear Facebook meme level thoughts.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:34 pm

sancarlos wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:13 pm I try to get along with Trumpers. I really do. But, sometimes…

So, this lady who lives a couple doors down from us posted a copy of Biden’s pardons on Instagram, and said, “Hmm… if they are supposedly innocent, why do they need pardons?”

Does that hold for the J6’ers?

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:48 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:53 am

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 12:56 pm

Good thing he's oversight chair.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 6:12 pm

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:12 pm

Some valid points made here: "AOC '28 Starts Now" (h/t KLaw)

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:11 pm

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:38 pm

I’m surprised at how little coverage Trump firing 15 Inspector Generals is getting. OTOH, they flooded the zone like nobody has ever seen, and it’s impossible to keep up. And people are more interested in debating stupid shit like Elon Musks salute.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:39 am

The Sybian wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:38 pm I’m surprised at how little coverage Trump firing 15 Inspector Generals is getting. OTOH, they flooded the zone like nobody has ever seen, and it’s impossible to keep up. And people are more interested in debating stupid shit like Elon Musks salute.

This isn't stupid shit. It deserves to be called out and ridiculed. The ONLY thing that works on these guys is ridicule. Make them look silly and they shrivel.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:46 am

The easiest comeback to anyone defending the burrito’s gesture is to tell them to video them doing the same thing and then to post it to all their social accounts. Including and especially LinkedIn.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:14 am

A_B wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:39 am
The Sybian wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:38 pm I’m surprised at how little coverage Trump firing 15 Inspector Generals is getting. OTOH, they flooded the zone like nobody has ever seen, and it’s impossible to keep up. And people are more interested in debating stupid shit like Elon Musks salute.
This isn't stupid shit. It deserves to be called out and ridiculed. The ONLY thing that works on these guys is ridicule. Make them look silly and they shrivel.

Eh, Elon is the biggest troll ever, he feeds off it. When people called him out on Twitter he responded with puns involving the names of Hitler’s henchmen. It makes him more of a hero to their shitheel , and the conversation distracts from all the horrible shit Trump is doing with little to no opposition.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 2:28 pm

This is really quite good -

https://buttondown.com/theswordandthesa ... goes-maga/

It is an interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game to play at a large gathering of one’s acquaintances: to speculate who in a showdown would go MAGA.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:39 pm

The Sybian wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:14 am
A_B wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:39 am
The Sybian wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:38 pm I’m surprised at how little coverage Trump firing 15 Inspector Generals is getting. OTOH, they flooded the zone like nobody has ever seen, and it’s impossible to keep up. And people are more interested in debating stupid shit like Elon Musks salute.
This isn't stupid shit. It deserves to be called out and ridiculed. The ONLY thing that works on these guys is ridicule. Make them look silly and they shrivel.
Eh, Elon is the biggest troll ever, he feeds off it. When people called him out on Twitter he responded with puns involving the names of Hitler’s henchmen. It makes him more of a hero to their shitheel , and the conversation distracts from all the horrible shit Trump is doing with little to no opposition.

It’s not about feeding off trolling. It’s feeding off of suffering.

I’m going to allow the conversation to proceed, and perhaps callout the media for their inability to cover more than one bad thing at a time.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:28 pm

As some of you may recall, my daughter is a federal employee..,

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:45 pm

Holy fuck, 2/3 of all federal employees! A tiny percentage accepting will cause utter chaos!!! And I don’t think he has the authority to do it. Fucking madness.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:23 am

The Sybian wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:14 am
A_B wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:39 am
The Sybian wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:38 pm I’m surprised at how little coverage Trump firing 15 Inspector Generals is getting. OTOH, they flooded the zone like nobody has ever seen, and it’s impossible to keep up. And people are more interested in debating stupid shit like Elon Musks salute.
This isn't stupid shit. It deserves to be called out and ridiculed. The ONLY thing that works on these guys is ridicule. Make them look silly and they shrivel.
Eh, Elon is the biggest troll ever, he feeds off it. When people called him out on Twitter he responded with puns involving the names of Hitler’s henchmen. It makes him more of a hero to their shitheel , and the conversation distracts from all the horrible shit Trump is doing with little to no opposition.

Troll or no, the only thing that bothers these people is when you question/insult them on a personal level.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jan 29, 2025 9:45 am

To AB’s point, calling them “weird” had great traction, and it seemed like as soon as the Dems higher-ups told them to cool it TFG’s support started back up.

That’s why I think it’s good to point out to Trumpers that they can’t get laid, and that’s why they’re Republicans.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jan 29, 2025 9:02 pm

Interesting article about interest rates, the US economy, what drives it, and how Elon and Donnie might drive it off a cliff.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:59 pm

brian wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:22 am
Giff wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:19 am
brian wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:04 am Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announces she won't run for re-election to the Senate in 2024. Michigan has had only 1 R Senator (for only one term) since 1978.

Likeliest candidate to run in her place is current MI governor Gretchen Whitmer. After that the bench gets fairly thin,
Someone on Twitter pointed out that Pete Buttigieg moved to Michigan a couple years ago.
Oh shit. Totally forgot about that. True, him and his husband have a place near Traverse City. That would be interesting. Whitmer's aspirations might be to run for President in 2028, so Buttigieg running for that Senate seat makes a lot of sense. Wouldn't surprising me if Stabenow's retirement was all orchestrated for that purpose (though she'll be in 74 in 2024).

After Gary Peters retirement announcement seems pretty likely Buttigieg will win that MI Senate seat, especially in a mid-term election.

I think it’s pretty likely Gretchen Whitmer will be the front runner for the Dem nomination in 2028.