So the MLB decides to be cool and pull the All-Stars game from Georgia, and now Governor Kemp is throwing a hissy fit:
https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-governor-vows-fight-mlb-183559436.html?ncid=facebook_yahoonewsf_akfmevaatca&fbclid=IwAR020hoRDQKltLvcRmkH2YeAasXzIiC7NN7iWhHLmOG3YDsTCp1Ukvxim8M
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The thing that kills me is that this dumb son of a bitch ignores his caving to Trump to open up the state last year leading to new Covid cases. Along with Trump throwing him under the bus afterwards.
Along with the fact that this law essentially caves to Trump conspiracy theories that the election was stolen.
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27 states at extreme risk of partisan gerrymandering
Remove the filibuster and pass HB1 (which bans partisan gerrymanders) before it's too late.
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I needed this, Randy:
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It seems, apparently, that civilization finally reached Arkansas
https://abcnews.go.com/US/arkansas-governor-vetoes-bill-ban-gender-confirming-treatments/story?id=76883145 -
An interesting read on how the Capitol Rioters are different from "normal" extremists:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/the-capitol-rioters-arent-like-other-extremists/617895/?fbclid=IwAR0s8ubv2FzJkDO7XL3GLSaISA0wn6EW1cJRS6EIAZ6s4wl28lNRhnSFkTsIt seems, apparently, that civilization finally reached Arkansas
https://abcnews.go.com/US/arkansas-governor-vetoes-bill-ban-gender-confirming-treatments/story?id=76883145Thank the fucking lord.
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https://www.rawstory.com/second-possible-breach-found-in-florida-wastewater-reservoir/
Good thing Trump is living there now, so he can drain the swamp.
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Maybe the state of Florida is trying to drown/poison itself bc Trump's living there now. She can't take it.
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NEWS: #McConnell in Kentucky calls actions of #MLB, #Coke, and #Delta in opposition of Georgia voting law ‘stupid.’ ‘My warning to corporate America is to stay out of politics,’ he says. ‘I’m not talking about political contributions, he adds.
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It seems, apparently, that civilization finally reached Arkansas
https://abcnews.go.com/US/arkansas-governor-vetoes-bill-ban-gender-confirming-treatments/story?id=76883145Apparently civilization was just passing through.
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Apparently no republican in North Carolina learned from that anti trans bathroom bill from years earlier.
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So Matt Gaetz the douche even went to ask Trump earlier for a PREEMPTIVE pardon for anything that might come up in the future:
https://news.yahoo.com/matt-gaetz-asked-trump-preemptive-103633133.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb&tsrc=fbOh please, Randy, make a video for this guy.
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So… it's like Pizzagate... except its actually real. And all Republicans.
To combat this, Fox news has released a sex tape of Hunter Biden!
Having consensual sex with adults. The scandal.
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I came by this russian saying on tumblr - which I don't know veracity of it - "Everything they told us about communism was a lie,but everything they told us about capitalism was true."
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https://www.rawstory.com/kansas-republicans/
So to wit in the mind of Republicans it's okay to incite violence that leads to the injuries and deaths of police officers you also can't openly repudiate or hold accountable the individuals responsible for that. But when you challenge one to a fight and insult them while drunk off your ass that's the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Also
https://www.rawstory.com/texas-gop-voter-suppression/
"You're questioning my integrity and the integrity of the governor and the integrity of the 18 Republicans who voted for this when you suggest that we're trying to suppress the vote. You are, in essence, between the lines, calling us racist, and that will not stand."
Someone hasn't told him that his boss has no credibility especially in light of his idiocy of blaming the blackouts on green energy sources. And that if you make a law that openly discriminates or negatively impacts individuals of color then said law is objectively speaking racist and when you constantly cite the justifications for these laws is something that you and others like you have been unable to credibly back up then of course no one is going to take your bullshit seriously.
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Trump's still holding quite the sour grapes over McConnell not having his back once:
https://secondnexus.com/trump-mcconnell-dumb-son-speech?fbclid=IwAR1POvTbhAzOyPP5Z9P1tGkXnIBzPWqaSFct6fZdERVvqpbc_BrPHjtus3Q -
Trump's still holding quite the sour grapes over McConnell not having his back once:
https://secondnexus.com/trump-mcconnell-dumb-son-speech?fbclid=IwAR1POvTbhAzOyPP5Z9P1tGkXnIBzPWqaSFct6fZdERVvqpbc_BrPHjtus3QStill having a grudge over McConnell despite McConnell voting twice against his impeachment.
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Because Trump is just that petty.
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Trump hold grudge of Koch for his whole life over the Trump tower issue or some other crooked plan he had in NY, he will still hating Mitch even with Mitch protecting him 'till death, because the turtle didn't give him the coup he "deserved".
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Any chances Mitch tries to run for presidency in 2024?
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The chances of a Mitch president run are 0.
He likes where he is at. The bastard.
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I doubt Yertle expects to be in politics all that much longer seeing as how the Kentucky GOP rammed through a change to the way replacement Senators are selected in that state.
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So my congressman will be running for the Republican nomination for NY Governor.
I'm so happy. Makes it super easy to finally turn this district blue again. Zeldin has no chance of becoming governor.
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I'm no great analyst or anything your main problem seems to be that police officers are made virtually untouchable by the most powerful union i've ever heard about. And deeply ingrained rot like that can't be treated without fully removing the affected areas and replacing with fresh material. So abolishing the current structure and rebuilding a more communal police that has genuine accountability seems like a good starting point
Is there anyone in particular specifically causing the police officer institutions to be virtually untouchable? Whatever form of corruption the police is involved in surely has a leading source, and that simply changing any law structures wouldn’t be enough, so I imagine the quicker those corrupt leaders are put out of a job, the better.
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In other news, Republicans have given us even more reason to eat Ben & Jerry's.
https://www.comicsands.com/ben-jerry-conservative-daunte-wright-2652587783.html?fbclid=IwAR2GI9xqofPowbUSXi_s-fU1_CQuhQ37GbYA1T597IxfwmZNa3jbioSead8 -
https://www.rawstory.com/hutchinson-traffic-stop/
Piggybacking off that another example that further illustrates the double standard police officers engage in.
I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
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https://www.rawstory.com/hutchinson-traffic-stop/
Piggybacking off that another example that further illustrates the double standard police officers engage in.
He's white and driving a pick up, obviously he done nothing wrong.
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these dangerous 13 years old with their hands up
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/adam-toledo-chicago-police-video?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc -
In other news, Republicans have given us even more reason to eat Ben & Jerry's.
https://www.comicsands.com/ben-jerry-conservative-daunte-wright-2652587783.html?fbclid=IwAR2GI9xqofPowbUSXi_s-fU1_CQuhQ37GbYA1T597IxfwmZNa3jbioSead8They need to bring back that milk & cookies flavor.
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these dangerous 13 years old with their hands up
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/adam-toledo-chicago-police-video?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgcDon't forget about Black/Hispanic Army Vets being pulled over for not having something he had.
Fuck is an apology?
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An interesting article from a filmmaker who used to make videos for the Alt-Right.
https://news.yahoo.com/feeding-hate-video-former-alt-190129042.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb&tsrc=fbA sobering look at how easy it is to create hate.
They need to bring back that milk & cookies flavor.
Wavy Gravy should have never died.
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In other news, Republicans have given us even more reason to eat Ben & Jerry's.
https://www.comicsands.com/ben-jerry-conservative-daunte-wright-2652587783.html?fbclid=IwAR2GI9xqofPowbUSXi_s-fU1_CQuhQ37GbYA1T597IxfwmZNa3jbioSead8“This system can’t be reformed.”
“It must be dismantled and a real system of public safety rebuilt from the ground up.”
Great to see them bring that up instead of just simply complaining that police are systematically made up of corrupt warmongers. Always valid to talk about how much the police system should be destroyed on the basis of systematically racist/fear-based corruption in favor of something objectively better after all.
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Our Lady QAnon is going for the gold by starting a new caucus that pushes "Anglo-Saxon Political Tradition"
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-america-first-caucus/index.html?fbclid=IwAR01KPIRPG0tLUa8t136-4lhdhj1CL9UMhb51B4UNGxTUYWsyMWw_5ZmAq4Are you a Puritan or something, lady? Sheesh.
“This system can’t be reformed.”
“It must be dismantled and a real system of public safety rebuilt from the ground up.”
Great to see them bring that up instead of just simply complaining that police are systematically made up of corrupt warmongers. Always valid to talk about how much the police system should be destroyed on the basis of systematically racist/fear-based corruption in favor of something objectively better after all.
I think Trevor Noah said it best, recently:
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Our Lady QAnon is going for the gold by starting a new caucus that pushes "Anglo-Saxon Political Tradition"
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-america-first-caucus/index.html?fbclid=IwAR01KPIRPG0tLUa8t136-4lhdhj1CL9UMhb51B4UNGxTUYWsyMWw_5ZmAq4Are you a Puritan or something, lady? Sheesh.
I think Trevor Noah said it best, recently:
Even a poisonous tree can be kept alive with certain individuals nurturing over it. Question is who though.
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I'm pretty sure she wanted to say British, but she didn't wanted to sound like Benedict Arnold.
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It was only after asking elsewhere about specific people that may have surely contributed to how negative the police system in the US is now that I was told of Daryl Gates, who passed away in 2010, but has still a had an influence that can be felt to this day. And I was like “AHA, now I’m getting somewhere in terms of understanding the current US police system more specifically.” Of course, the system as it is now isn’t just do to one person, but also people whom are currently alive which are making it out to what it is now. What that in mind, could anyone else here point out individuals, particularly living, non-retired ones, such as Gates whom have considerable responsibility for how the police are now?:
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When even PAT ROBERTSON doesn't approve . . .
https://secondnexus.com/pat-robertson-police-daunte-wright?fbclid=IwAR2WNGwgXOn_wY6BySkHlOpxqC0lhwgznlClJyz9f7-Gr9sN01Eycoy4alk -
In what surprises probably no one, China and Russia have been found to be behind most of the fake QAnon conspiracy theories:
https://www.aol.com/news/report-china-russia-fueling-qanon-090027060.html?fbclid=IwAR16M1bRl1ye2HNYGh8oEo9YJSsFr3M727PmEzUtFl_LShsiLL1VPPPAziIRussian and Chinese "actors" essentially.
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Well Putin needs to reclaim Novorossiya without those pesky OTAN interventionists.
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In funnier news, someone prank-called My Pillow Guy during his live-stream for his new social media platform . . . and he fell for it:
https://secondnexus.com/mike-lindell-prank-call-trump?fbclid=IwAR2xLDZL54aw6BSmSNbZ4b8fVwVq0l_6CNs3YqLKi1iQr-_VbUO6cE4gde0snort He fell for that way too quick.
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So now deal ol' Marjorie is claiming that she never said she'd LAUNCH the caucus, that's just the media making stuff up like they always do. It was just a proposal she hadn't read yet. But rather than be blunt and simple about it, she decides to rant on Twitter about it:
https://secondnexus.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-america-first?fbclid=IwAR2YsxXsLocQxn5VxSO7r_YsaxW-PuE3QFpCtB1M_h2c2Cfw3QBmCLBZQTYJesus, she's trying to become Trump 2.0.
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The cure can't be worse than the perceived illness.
Where is the deterrent for assault or breaking and entering?
Where is the deterrent robbery?
Where is the deterrent for murder?
Where is the deterrent for rape?
Prisons are staffed with officers, we letting inmates run the joint now? Or do we just let them all out?
Whose gonna stop me from running red lights and stop signs?
Why shouldn't I drive drunk/high now? Whose gonna stop me?
Expired/suspended license? Who cares!Whoever suggested that to you is not thinking clearly.
And I’ve seen similar replies made in regards to “not thinking clearly,” in that those wanting to get rid of the police entirely accuse opposers of not thinking clearly/humanly enough about black lives mattering, as well as Asian lives, Hispanic lives, etc. I’ve seen that sort of reply made so much that it can make one wonder what the worst and most destructive monster would turn out to be depending on how far the police abolishment goes.
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Huh, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges. Amazing.
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Thank fuck. Justice was served.
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I really wasn't expecting a conviction after seeing decades of cops being let off the hook for hundreds of heinous murders, rapes and assaults.
Maybe there really is a possibility for the courts to become a force for justice again.
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I really wasn't expecting a conviction after seeing decades of cops being let off the hook for hundreds of heinous murders, rapes and assaults.
Maybe there really is a possibility for the courts to become a force for justice again.
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Having a video of the crime really doesn't help a defense's case.
Sentencing will be determined in 8 weeks (EIGHT?!), and can go from 12.5 to 40 years in prison:
https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/04/20/987777911/court-says-jury-has-reached-verdict-in-derek-chauvins-murder-trial?fbclid=IwAR1znwwPv_Xl2Y6nFHL9WZV6aDKUL8TxW-68kdSK155aECCEH51pT1qCuRwEdit:
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Nancy! I thought you were smarter than that.
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Keep in mind, there's always a chance for appeal.
But yes, this is a good day for justice.
