Halls of Shrewd'm / Shrewdsmith
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Was it Dope? LM?
Somebody on this board predicted that if Trump won the left would riot.
It's not showing up in the news.
Once again the right inverts reality to fit their delusional views.
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no to mention, like magic :
- this was the first election in history with 0 fraud
- MAGA feels the economy has been fixed
the rest of the agenda has to wait for day 1.
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It was Dope. He keeps projecting onto the Dems what the Reps do, like rioting and cheating. I made a mental note to call him on it after the election, but you beat me to it.
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Somebody on this board predicted that if Trump won the left would riot.
Yeah. I was looking for a riot to join, but couldn’t find one. Does anyone have a schedule of riots around the country?
—Peter
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Somebody on this board predicted that if Trump won the left would riot.
I;m rioting. Here, inside my house with a diet coke sitting at the table contemplating maximizing my riot stragety. Consulting my Alinsky hambook.
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Does anyone have a schedule of riots around the country?
Good luck getting a hotel for January. All booked-up for the planned riot on certification day. Flights also are really expensive. Lots of demand.
You should have planned ahead.
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I;m rioting. Here, inside my house with a diet coke sitting at the table contemplating maximizing my riot stragety. Consulting my Alinsky hambook.
Be sure the find your copy of The Anarchist's Cookbook.
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Harris even promised to help with the transition. What is this world coming to?
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I;m rioting. Here, inside my house with a diet coke sitting at the table contemplating maximizing my riot stragety. Consulting my Alinsky hambook.
Be sure the find your copy of The Anarchist's Cookbook.
Got it! L( And if Pthe has a problem he can call BR549 to get rooms close to the riots, but he'll have to share bathrooms.
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Good luck getting a hotel for January. All booked-up for the planned riot on certification day.
I’m not traveling to DC. Especially in January. I’m looking for something closer to home - just a day trip. Certainly with all of the rioting Dope promised us there must be one in southern Commiefornia somewhere.
—Peter <== with his riot Guccis on and ready to go, but not willing to dip into his Club401K stash for a big trip
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...but not willing to dip into his Club401K stash for a big trip
You DINO!
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Harris even promised to help with the transition.
As has Biden. Even extended the traditional White House invite.
What are the odds for a similar invite in 2028?
—Peter
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Somebody on this board predicted that if Trump won the left would riot.
It's not showing up in the news.
Shucks.
Now what are them gravy seals gonna do?
All locked and loaded,3%/47 patches ironed on their cammo, packed, strapped and ready to perform their patriotic duty?
All dressed up and nowhere to go.
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You DINO!
When I was a Republican, they called me a RINO.
Guess I'm both!
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Just go to South Central with a sign saying
"I'm white. And you People of Color need me to help you"
PS: Of course you won't dip into the Club401K stash - Liberals hate taxes. And skilled immigrants too. And "people of color" getting choice of school. Bannon should be a Dem.
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Just go to South Central with a sign saying
I'm not interested in organizing a riot. Got too many things on my plate. But there was supposed to be widespread rioting, so I want to join a local one. Certainly there must be one underway somewhere here in the Commie-est part of Commiefornia?
--Peter
PS - I don't actually have a Club401K stash. Have you forgotten already that I'm house rich and cash poor?
PPS - Republicans hate taxes, too. Not sure which hates them more.
PPPS - I don't actually have Gucci shoes, either. That was just a bit of poetic license. Besides, all I wear these days is sneakers. Dress shoes just hurt my feet.
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It was Dope
Yup!
Proudly stand behind my prediction, too. The left will riot.
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Good luck getting a hotel for January. All booked-up for the planned riot on certification day. Flights also are really expensive. Lots of demand.
Will it 'be wild'?
I certainly think a peaceful protest in DC would be appropriate. After all, an insurrectionist is preparing to step in to the Whitehouse. Seems worth protesting.
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Harris even promised to help with the transition. What is this world coming to?
If it is anything like 2016 Trump won't cooperate in the transition. In 2016 the preceding administration had all kinds of briefing books and other helpful information and were set to meet with their incoming counterparts, as normally happens in a transition. Trump wouldn't have it.
I think he'll be even less interested this time.
He is such a narcissist, with a grossly inflated idea of his mental abilities he can't take advice. This is the guy who repeatedly claimed that he knew more about [fill in the blank with any topic you can think of] than anyone in the world. LOL
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"Harris even promised to help with the transition. What is this world coming to?"
I think Michael Lewis wrote a book on the 2016 transition from Obama to Trump.
Obama had all of his key transition teams contact the incoming Trump people, to arrange
meetings. The response was rather lukewarm. When meetings were set, Trump people either
did not even bother showing up, or sat quiet and did not even pay attention or ask questions
in the meetings.
I wonder if they will show any humility this time, and bother to show up and participate.
I have my doubts. Most of the MAGA people I know are the most obnoxious and arrogant people that
I come across. Seems to be a common trait.
https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Risk-Michael-Lewis/dp..."The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out: Trump appointees were few and far between; those that did show up were shockingly uninformed about the functions of their new workplace. Some even threw away the briefing books that had been prepared for them."
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I didn't tell you to start a riot.
I told you to go to a place like South Central and hold up a sign speaking the Truth.
That's all.
Ps: Yes, I forgot. But hey it's ok to imagine things. I do the same - but more Star Wars related. Mind you that's when I was young and immature. It's been at least 2 weeks since I tried to move an object with the Force.
PPS: Libs hate taxes *they* have to pay but want everyone else to pay. Republicans - not that way.
PPPS: Good for your shoes. I get a pair of New Balance shoes at DS perhaps each 7-8 years. For dress shoes I get penny loafers from Amazon. Rockport. But I need at least 3W or more. Damn wide flat feet.
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It'll be a record crowd size.
DC is in talks to annex Maryland so they have enough space for the chairs.
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I think he'll be even less interested this time.
The one piece of transition that he IS interested in is the photo op with Biden in the White House. Because that piece is all about him.
--Peter
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I get a pair of New Balance shoes at DS perhaps each 7-8 years. For dress shoes I get penny loafers from Amazon. Rockport. But I need at least 3W or more. Damn wide flat feet.
I seem to need a new pair of my daily wear New Balance shoes every year or so. Try to also keep one pair in all black looking good enough for the rare more formal occasion. As I look around at those rare events, it's almost amusing to see how many of us older guys are willing to give the finger to uncomfortable dress shoes and are wearing something similar.
--Peter
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I seem to need a new pair of my daily wear New Balance shoes every year or so. Try to also keep one pair in all black looking good enough for the rare more formal occasion. As I look around at those rare events, it's almost amusing to see how many of us older guys are willing to give the finger to uncomfortable dress shoes and are wearing something similar
I don't like uncomfortable dress shoes either. I'm thinking of getting SAS because they're comfortable. You can get double wide, they run `$200 plus, but will prolly last the rest of my life because I wear sketchers every day.
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You can get double wide
Like our favorite sheep herder, I need at least 3E and preferably 4E. New Balance is pretty much the only option I've found.
they run `$200 plus
[grumpy old man mode on]
I've never paid $200 for a pair of shoes and never will. I remember when you could get a nice pair of good shoes for $50 - $75 if you wanted to splurge.
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I seem to need a new pair of my daily wear New Balance shoes every year or so. Try to also keep one pair in all black looking good enough for the rare more formal occasion. As I look around at those rare events, it's almost amusing to see how many of us older guys are willing to give the finger to uncomfortable dress shoes and are wearing something similar.
Sandals and shorts for me till mid October in Michigan (and will break them out in November on a warm day…. Like yesterday). Winter is jeans, sneakers (Merrill and Kuru) or boots, layered shirts-loads of Carrhart.
I haven’t worn a suit since my wedding over two years ago. Once or twice a month I’ll put on nice slacks and an oxford button down. For real special occasions I’ll add a tie.
My everyday suit wearing days seem so long ago and far away… and I don’t miss them at all.
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I haven’t worn a suit since my wedding over two years ago. Once or twice a month I’ll put on nice slacks and an oxford button down. For real special occasions I’ll add a tie.
I have three suits hanging in the closet. I doubt any of them still fit. Should give them away.
But circling back to the topic, once I find a good Democratic riot protesting the election to attend, do you recommend my usual sneakers, or should I wear the good pair? Is a riot a formal dress occasion? Do I need to break out the good slacks and button down long sleeve shirt, or will my usual jeans and a golf shirt work?
--Peter <== us snobby liberals in Club401K aren't familiar with attending riots, so we need some guidance
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But circling back to the topic, once I find a good Democratic riot protesting the election to attend, do you recommend my usual sneakers, or should I wear the good pair? Is a riot a formal dress occasion? Do I need to break out the good slacks and button down long sleeve shirt, or will my usual jeans and a golf shirt work?
This is easy. Just study the videos from the Jan 6th Capitol visit to see what well dressed rioters wear. Lots of choices. Could be horns, fur and face paint, or the always fashionable camo.
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do you recommend my usual sneakers, or should I wear the good pair? Is a riot a formal dress occasion?
No sneakers.
Steel toed work boots. Stompin’ fascists is hard work.
Ok, I just set off dope.
Seriously, whether it’s formal or informal depends on whether it’s after five in the afternoon. If you think the riot may go late, you can always have a dinner jacket, bowtie and cummerbund handy in the car. And throw in a shoe brush in case you scuff those boots.
There’s no excuse for not looking your best st a good riot.
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Steel toed work boots.
OK. I've been meaning to get a pair for when I'm watching the gardener take care of the estate.
Wait. Won't the steel toes set off the metal detectors at the entrance to the Capitol?
Ok, I just set off dope.
Always a worthwhile venture.
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There’s no excuse for not looking your best st a good riot. - Bill
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This thread is hilarious.
Those steel toed boots are a good idea but make sure they are the tall ones that lace up around your calf. Provides protection from kicking or biting attacks when you have your not quite subdued fascist on the ground.
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Provides protection from kicking or biting attacks when you have your not quite subdued fascist on the ground.
And don’t forget the athletic cup. Provides protection for the family jewels from kicks and groin punches, especially if you’ve just come from the tanning salon and the jewels are still tender or burned.
I hope Tucker writes a chapter about this problem in his next book.
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Like our favorite sheep herder, I need at least 3E and preferably 4E. New Balance is pretty much the only option I've found.
SAS has triple wide. New balance is great,, but sketchers were recommended by hospital staff in the Philippines. They noticed mine and admired them. My wife's BFF is a DOC in the PI and while looking at my charts said the entire staff has sketchers.
they run `$200 plus
[grumpy old man mode on]
I've never paid $200 for a pair of shoes and never will. I remember when you could get a nice pair of good shoes for $50 - $75 if you wanted to splurge.
Don't blame you, when I left the USA they were ~$100. I went through culture shock coming to the the USA, everything was so expensive. During the pandemic the gov gave me half a sack of rice, which we gave to the poor neighbors outside the compound. People watched me walk back and forth on the driveway every day for a half hour every day because we were under orders to stay home. You have to walk early or late in Florida, too hot most of the day.
I wear suspenders now all the time. Don't like belts anymore. I exercise for my metal health too. But there's nothing like a good riot to work you out and get the mind cleared. I think I still have stomping fascists in muscle memory. Pickle ball is a good exercise to keep up your riot skills.
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If it is anything like 2016 Trump won't cooperate in the transition.
Absolutely correct! Here's a great article by Michael Lewis about that:
And just this morning there is reporting on how the Trump campaign is not even trying to get up to speed on the transition.
They want to tear the government apart, so why bother with an orderly transition?
They talk about the "Deep State" and they are the ones who are going to try to create a deeply partisan civil service. Imagine the opportunities for corruption...
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Rank Year Approximate Attendance City Territory Issue Name
25 2023 200,000 Washington D. C. District of Columbia Free Palestine movement National March on Washington: Free Palestine
26 2023 195,000 Washington D. C. District of Columbia Pro-Israel March March for Israel
1 2020 20,500,000 Nationwide USA Police Brutality George Floyd Protests/2020–2023 United States racial unrest
6 2019 1,100,000 San Juan Puerto Rico Anti-corruption #RickyRenuncia
18 2019 315,000 New York City New York Climate Change September 2019 climate strikes
4 2018 1,600,000 Nationwide USA Gun control March for Our Lives
5 2018 1,500,000 Nationwide USA Feminism 2018 Women's March
3 2017 4,450,000 Nationwide USA Feminism 2017 Women's March
13 2017 700,000 Nationwide USA Science March for Science
27 2015 130,000 Los Angeles California Armenian genocide recognition 2015 Armenian March for Justice
17 2014 355,500 New York City New York Climate Change People's Climate March
14 2013 525,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Anti abortion March for Life
23 2010 215,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Civil discourse Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
19 2009 311,000 Nationwide USA Fiscal conservatism Tea Party Tax Day protests
7 2006 1,000,000 Nationwide USA Immigrant rights Great American Boycott
11 2004 750,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Feminism March for Women's Lives
22 2003 287,500 New York City New York Anti-Iraq War February 15 Iraq war protests
12 2000 750,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Gun control Million Mom March
29 1999 40,000 Seattle Washington Anti-globalization 1999 Seattle WTO protests
15 1997 500,000 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Black feminism Million Woman March
10 1995 735,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Anti-racism Million Man March
28 1994 70,000 Los Angeles California Immigrant rights Proposition 187 Protests
8 1993 900,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia LGBT rights March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation
24 1987 200,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia LGBT rights March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
9 1982 850,000 New York City New York Anti-nuclear Anti-nuclear weapon march, part of the Nuclear Freeze campaign
21 1981 255,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Labor rights Solidarity Day march
2 1970 20,000,000 Nationwide USA Environmental protection Earth Day
16 1969 500,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Anti-Vietnam War Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
20 1963 275,000 Washington D.C. District of Columbia Civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_and...
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Yup!
Proudly stand behind my prediction, too. The left will riot.
Since the lack of riots was mentioned in the other thread....are we still going to see riots? I mean, it's been almost a week now.
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are we still going to see riots? I mean, it's been almost a week now.
Yeah. Where are the riots?
Thanks to everyone's help here, I've acquired my steel-toed, lace up Gucci boots, and my camouflage Armani button down collar shirt and coordinated slacks, and a Balenciaga balaclava (to keep warm and to hide my identity). I've even made up my own large flag reading "Trump won a free and fair election, but I don't like it". I think I'm as ready as I can get for a riot. But I'm not finding a riot to join. What's the deal here?
--Peter
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Proudly stand behind my prediction, too. The left will riot.
Proud and wrong! Could be the MAGA motto.
The right is constantly projecting their bad behavior and bad policy decisions on the left.
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Since the lack of riots was mentioned in the other thread....are we still going to see riots? I mean, it's been almost a week now.
There have been little things here and there that haven't been worth reporting.
However, there is a big checkpoint coming up and that's Inauguration Day! Plus there will be riots the second Trump starts to deport illegal alien violent criminals.
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Trump starts to deport illegal alien violent criminals.
It won’t be the deportation of violent criminals that will lead to protests.
Revoking the citizenship of naturalized Americans and deporting them, or deporting working adults who were brought here as children might do the trick, though.
If the police start arresting folks for protesting, or God forbid, start shooting them (even in the legs)……. then you might get the riots you seem to be yearning for.
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It won’t be the deportation of violent criminals that will lead to protests.
Revoking the citizenship of naturalized Americans and deporting them, or deporting working adults who were brought here as children might do the trick, though.
So you think that Trump is going to revoke citizenship, eh? Sure, go with that :)
The 2nd part of your statement refers to DREAMERS. It's unlikely he does that, given that he was ready to offer them a path to citizenship last time.
If the police start arresting folks for protesting, or God forbid, start shooting them (even in the legs)……. then you might get the riots you seem to be yearning for.
Why would the police do that?
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Plus there will be riots the second Trump starts to deport illegal alien violent criminals.
That's not what you predicted, though. You predicted that the left would riot against the Trump victory. There haven't been riots yet, and it does not appear as though either Harris personally or any Democrat in leadership is agitating against the legitimacy of the election results.
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If the police start arresting folks for protesting, or God forbid, start shooting them (even in the legs)……. then you might get the riots you seem to be yearning for.
Why would the police do that?
If Trump wants a photo op, the gas and non-lethal rounds fly.
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Why would the police do that?
Well…. If there are protests, it might not be local police facing off with the protestors.
If Trump invokes the Insurrection Act the that he’s says he’s been promising to do on “Day One”, we might be talking about the 82nd or 101st Airborne. And there won’t be a Milley or a Kelley in the White House talking him down from his hairbrained notion that shooting protestors is a great idea.
And then a protestor advances too close to the line, is killed, and becomes a much more credible martyr than Ashlee Babbitt ever was.
I’m not sure Donald can think that far ahead, so that scenario is possible.
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That's not what you predicted, though.
That's classic Dope. Make a Dope statement. Then when he/she/they figure out that it was a Dope statement, move the goalposts. "I didn't really mean this, I meant that."
--Peter
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That's not what you predicted, though. You predicted that the left would riot against the Trump victory. There haven't been riots yet, and it does not appear as though either Harris personally or any Democrat in leadership is agitating against the legitimacy of the election results.
I predicted riots. Still do! There are elements of the cray-cray far left that won't be able to sit still on this one.
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Well…. If there are protests, it might not be local police facing off with the protestors.
I see. So the 101st Airborne is going to be ordered to shoot down some protesters Kent State-style on Trump's direct orders. Is that what's going to happen?
Curious. Do you think US soldiers are required to obey orders like that?
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What's the most interesting about this thread is that you folks seem to think you can lace up the Reeboks, step on the basketball court, dribble up to the free throw line and just dunk on Dope here.
I mean...you guys are really hoping for a Sportscenter Top 10 web gem, aren't you?
Alas. There's an "unfortunately" in it for you...and that looks like this: Unfortunately, Dope knows the left very well.
Very well.
And since we're on the subject...here you go:
https://x.com/PalActions/status/185562997391194564...We Fight Back – Jan 20, 2025
On Inauguration Day, January 20th, people from across the country will come together in Washington, D.C., to demand a future that centers the needs of the people over the interests of t...Even Jill Stein will be at this one!
The left's shock troops are looking for more foot soldiers. Here are some posters going up around George Washington University:
https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/11/left-wing-group...Scanning the QR codes that appear on the flyers posted around George Washington University brings up a collection of links inviting individuals to fight fascism by joining groups like the People’s Medic Collective (PMC), the DMV Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Socialist Action Initiative (SAI). The trio of groups were recently involved in pro-Palestinian protests that took place in the nation’s capital following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, which were rife with illegal activity.You guys *really* want to lace 'em up on this issue?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/11/07...Tens of thousands of people are expected in Washington ahead of Inauguration Day in January to protest President-elect Donald Trump and policy priorities that they say will undermine the rights of women, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community and racial and religious minorities.
The demonstration, dubbed the “People’s March on Washington,” is scheduled for Jan. 18, two days before the inauguration. It is being organized by leading civil rights, racial justice and reproductive health organizations, including the Women’s March and Abortion Access Now, a coalition of organizations including the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and the National Women’s Law Center.What could go wrong? After all, the media/the democrats/most of the left have been calling Trump Hitler and fantasizing about what's going to happen. I mean, when you rev up a bunch of emotionally-charged people and put it in their heads that they face imminent jail, deportation or worse nothing bad ever really comes from that, right?
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-attacked-dad-w...A woman in Washington state is accused of murdering her father with an ice ax — plunging the tool into his head multiple times during an argument over their house lights being on — after allegedly becoming “overwhelmed” with emotions about the 2024 presidential election, police say.
Corey Burke, 33, was allegedly “clapping inside her home” when officers arrived at the Seattle residence on Nov. 5 and found her drenched in her dad’s blood, according to King County charging documents.
Prosecutors say Burke admitted to killing her father, Thomas Burke, in an act of rage over the lights being on inside their home, with the charging documents outlining how she was “having a mental health crisis” spurred on by Election Day, the Seattle Times reported Monday.I've told you all a million times you saddled a tiger when the democrats surrendered to the loony left. Well, here you go. That tiger is hungry.
https://nypost.com/2024/11/10/us-news/minn-dad-ant...A Minnesota dad who ranted against President-elect Donald Trump online shot and killed his wife, ex-partner, and his two sons before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities.
The shooter, 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had a “pattern of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said on Friday — one day after authorities found five people dead inside two homes in the city.
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Revoking the citizenship of naturalized Americans and deporting them, - BillZ
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Take a breath. Not gonna happen.
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I see. So the 101st Airborne is going to be ordered to shoot down some protesters Kent State-style on Trump's direct orders. Is that what's going to happen?
I didn’t say it would happen, but it’s a scenario that could very well happen, given:
1. Statements by members of Trump’s inner circle who wish to deport anyone who is not a citizen.
2. Trump’s promise on “Day 1” to invoke the Insurrection Act . He might not do it on Day 1, but at the first whiff of protests, I’m betting he will. Hence, the 82nd or 101st. If I’m not mistaken, a battalion of airborne is actually stationed at Ft. Belvoir, just outside of DC.
3. Trump was already on record, at least with a couple of witnesses (including Kelley or Milley- or both, asking the military to shoot protestors outside the WhiteHouse. When told that the military doesn’t shoot protestors, he responded “Can’t you just shoot them in the legs?”
Trump will be surrounded during his coming term by men whose loyalty is to him, and not the Constitution. It’s more doubtful now that he will have anyone remotely similar to either Milley or Kelley to stifle his impulses.
Such a scenario as I outlined is not at all improbable
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I see. So you're making a massive jump from 1-3 through the reported comments from Trump and extrapolating that to him ordering the troops to shoot protestors.
See what happens when you only get news from left wing sources that hyperventilate about absolutely everything?
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Such a scenario as I outlined is not at all improbable - BillZ
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No more likely than him being Hitler.
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Some of us realize Trump just says a lot of Stuff, and we only expect him to follow through on a small percentage of what he has said.
Exactly what parts is still a mystery.
Do you expect Trump to follow through on everything he has said or promised?
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See what happens when you only get news from left wing sources that hyperventilate about absolutely everything?
See what happens when you assume I only get my news from left win sources?
You’re wrong.
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See what happens when you assume I only get my news from left win sources?
You’re wrong.
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Where's your posts with Right leaning links?
And just in case those aren't available - what Right leaning media sources do you get news from?
I've openly been "out" of the news for years now vis a vis cable and blogs. But as usual I"m happy to directly state things.
The Economist - They've endorsed Obama, Obama, Hillary, and Kamala so I'm not sure they cater to my Rightie inclinations.
Barrons - I feel they are even. Like this week they openly list "pros and cons" of Trump proposals such as immigration.
I'll also read a link or two from RealClearPolitics.com I feel I click 50-50 in terms of Right favored and Left favored.
I think that's it. Also enjoy Michael Smerconish on POTUS Radio and IMO he's as even as they come - thogugh his Facebook flock is Lefty.
I've not seen the Kamala interview but I Love Howard Stern interviews - the Hillary interview I've seen 3 times. He's Left leaning.
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Dope: Curious. Do you think US soldiers are required to obey orders like that?
Being human beings no different than the genpop, yes.
There are cops who wish they could have been on Trumps security detail on his patriotic march down the capitol mall to St Pedo's church for his upside down bible photo op.
There are idiot MAGAs in uniform who will go full WilliamCalley on protesters, with visions of naked Melania dancing in his demented brain.
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Take a breath. Not gonna happen.
....you do know Jews fought in Hitlers army, confident that their loyalty would protect themselves and their loved ones at home???
Imagine their surprise when they found out their families were gassed with the rest of the schtetl.... imagine their even greater surprise when they were made to kneel to be beheaded.
Deluded Nazis all the way up to the generals ranks were executed willy nilly. Truly suckers and loosers.
When it's time for 'we told ya so' it'll be hard to contain the schadenfruede, but there it is.
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And just in case those aren't available - what Right leaning media sources do you get news from?
Center left to center right
WSJ, Foreign Affairs, The Economist, The Bulwark on Substack (a bunch of Never Trumpers)
Anymore, a lot of what I’ve been reading is on the subject of authoritarianism- Ruth ben-Ghiat and Anne Applebaum. The subject interested me years ago after I read Hannah Arendt. They provide a grat prism through which to view the trajectory of Donald Trump.
Very little anymore from CNN, MSNBC, WaPo or NYTimes
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Deluded Nazis all the way up to the generals ranks were executed willy nilly. Truly suckers and loosers. - sano
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Nobody is buying the Nazi stuff and you should stop selling it.
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Do you expect Trump to follow through on everything he has said or promised?
With Trump one needs to be able to separate the policy from the hyperbole, and I find that the US media is completely incapable of doing that.
-There will be mass deportations of illegal alien criminals. As there should be.
-There will be reorganizations of the government in ways that ideally promote more efficiency and cost savings
-There will be an emphasis on law enforcement at the border
-There will be a speedup in handling asylum claims, with those rejected by immigration judges deported immediately
That's off the top of my head. What else are you thinking about?
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Nobody is buying the Nazi stuff and you should stop selling it.
In 1932 Germany, except for a few folks who were dismissed as crackpots, nobody thought Nazis were going to turn out to be NAZIS, either.
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Nobody is buying the Nazi stuff and you should stop selling it.
I don't want them to stop. I want them to keep shouting it from the rooftops.
They're not listening anymore. Not to me, not to you, not to the voters, not to sane democrats (both of them) and not even to their news media who are right now looking at the pile of smoking wreckage they've made of a Presidential campaign.
The problem our lefty friends have is...they really do believe this stuff. And that means they're almost all the way 'round the bend. So I say let them keep shouting in loud enough that they look silly when none of it materializes.
To the extent they think they can claim LOOK HITLER! OVER THERE! it'll be on behalf of a *real* scumbag who before he was deported victimized several innocent Americans...let them go on record as yelling and screaming on somebody like that.
You and I sit back and watch the GOP get stuff done and expand its majorities in 2026 and 2028 while the democrat party is still shouting about HITLERNAZIPUTINFASCISTNAZIHITLER.
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You and I sit back and watch the GOP get stuff done - Dope
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Yep. The wailing and gnashing of teeth is entertaining. I guess we can have both - common sense governance and entertaining opposition. More popcorn please.
I am especially amused when Trump announces each appointment, the left reflexively screams, "See, See, evil Trump is packing his administration with loyalists".
Well, duh, that is exactly what Trump or any president should do. The left thinks Trump should pick liberals who then will covertly work to undermine his administration, and that is how democracy is honored and preserved?
They cannot admit to themselves that the majority of citizens voted to have Trumps policies implemented.
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That's off the top of my head. What else are you thinking about?
The incompetence of this administration which stresses loyalty over expertise will be breathtaking
Policy will be set by fools.
Popular support will erode quickly.
If avian flu successfully makes the jump to humans, RFK Jr. will kill us all, though horses will be left with enough ivermectin to deworm themselves for generations.
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Policy will be set by fools.
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Says the party who says males can menstruate or that the border is secure.
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What else are you thinking about?
It is really too numerous to mention, but lets just take your #1 with immigration.
Today, we deport around 1M a year. Trump has said 1M to 11M. If you stick with just criminals you will be very close to that 1M number so no real change from what has been happening today.
Trump has said he would like to stop birthright citizenship. Is that hyperbole?
Trump has said he would do mass deportations (different than just criminals, no?) Is this hyperbole?
Trump has said he would deport the "dreamers" or immigrants who came here as children and have lived productive lives in the US for decades. Will you support him in deporting these people, or is this hyperbole?
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Do you expect Trump to follow through on everything he has said or promised?
Trump has both houses, owns SCOTUS, and no allegiance to anything.
All bets are off.
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The incompetence of this administration which stresses loyalty over expertise will be breathtaking
Yeah, this is just your emotional response.
And speaking of that:
If avian flu successfully makes the jump to humans,
How is RFK going to kill us all?
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Trump has said he would like to stop birthright citizenship. Is that hyperbole?Yes, because you'd need to change the 14th Amendment.
Trump has said he would do mass deportations (different than just criminals, no?) Is this hyperbole?No, and I covered this one. They're going to deport folks who flunk their amnesty hearings. There might even be workplace sweeps. For some reason Biden pretty much stopped doing any workplace enforcement the last 4 years.
Trump has said he would deport the "dreamers" or immigrants who came here as children and have lived productive lives in the US for decades. Will you support him in deporting these people, or is this hyperbole?Hyperbole. Why can I say this? Because of this:
https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/dealmaking-daily...Democratic senator Diane Feinstein then made a bold proposal to Trump: “What about a clean DACA bill now, with a commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration reform procedure?” She was asking for a bill on a single, Democratic-favored issue—protections for Dreamers—with no other issues on which Republicans could negotiate concessions, such as border security.
“I have no problem [with that],” Trump responded. “We’re going to do DACA, and then we can start immediately on the Phase 2, which would be comprehensive [reform].”
“Would you be agreeable to that?” Feinstein said.
“Yeah, I would like to do that,” Trump said.Trump will allow the Dreamers to stay if he gets something else he wants. That's what negotiating looks like.
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packing his administration with loyalists......Well, duh, that is exactly what Trump or any president should do.
No, that's what a dictatorial authoritarian does.
If that becomes the dominant belief in the USA we are well and truly fucked.
A panel of retired loyalists who purge the military command of non-loyalists?
A military turned on its own people to do the bidding of a sociopathic liar/felon/rapist?
A handful of billionaires like Musk dictating efficiency that coincidentally benefits their personal ambitions?
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Screw hyperbole.
Call it what it is. Flat out lies from the piehole of an incessant sociopathic, revenge driven liar /felon /rapist / wannabe strongman who says he'd like his henchmen to shoot citizens.
When someone tells you who they are, fucking believe them.
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So originally why did you not call it what it is?
(1) He will continue with the same policies in place under the Biden administration
(2) He will start deporting productive immigrants reducing our already tight labor supply
BECAUSE,
The standard trump method is to create the impression of a fire, then take credit for putting it out. You can't say this, because it is admitting Trump really just duped his followers. I suspect his followers have as difficult a time detecting his hyperbole as the opposition:-) Otherwise, why would he do it?
There is a real problem at the border, but it is not what Trump has said. Worldwide there is mass migration from the southern part of the globe to the northern part. This is the problem that needs to be solved. You can try to hold back the tide, but as we have seen in the past it only results in inhumane treatment.
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Hyperbole is lying for effect, fabricating to deceive, embellishing to generate fear, misrepresenting to instill hatred, deceiving.
Despicable.
Synonyms & Similar Words
exaggeration
overstatement
stretching
coloring
elaboration
embroidery
fabrication
embellishment
padding
misrepresentation
hype
embroidering
hedging
puffery
fudging
deceiving
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So originally why did you not call it what it is?
(1) He will continue with the same policies in place under the Biden administration
(2) He will start deporting productive immigrants reducing our already tight labor supply
Because he will not be continuing Biden’s border policies. For one there won’t be mass abuse of the spirit of amnesty laws. For two there will be no attempts to ‘parole in place’ millions of illegals. For three there will be no dumping of migrants into random towns that aren’t prepared for them.
Trump and Biden are night and day on immigration; I’m not sure why this is controversial.
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Being human beings no different than the genpop, yes.
I'm not sure how it could happen. Per posse comitatus, the US military is not allowed to operate on US soil. But, yes, the military is trained to obey orders. They also are supposed to disobey illegal orders, but there are very few albabys in uniform. I suppose it is conceivable he could so corrupt the chain of command, that no one would oppose him if he issued that order. From the sounds of it, that is what he intends to do (i.e. fill every conceivable position in government with lackeys and sycophants).
It would be great if he got some KFC stuck in his throat before he can do that. Or maybe a stroke. I'm not picky. His cabinet certainly won't 25th Amendment him, even if his dementia progresses to where my mom's was (which is quite possible in 4 years...mom's decline accelerated significantly during those last few years).
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Nobody is buying the Nazi stuff and you should stop selling it.
Mike, y'all look like proto-fascists, which means by the time you've transitioned to full fascism, it'll be too late to let you know your fascists. Fascists always think they're right because there's a lot of them.
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Nobody is buying the Nazi stuff and you should stop selling it.
That's because people are generally ignorant about history. Sure, they know about the extermination camps. That's probably all most people know. But that's not what we're referring to. The convict uses the same playbook, and the same rhetoric, that Hitler used to ascend to power. And, having attained power, it appears he's looking to purge government from anyone who doesn't support him, just like Hitler did.
Auschwitz and Buchenwald, etc, happened well after he had achieved and consolidated power. That's not what anyone is referring to.
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Mike, y'all look like proto-fascists, which means by the time you've transitioned to full fascism, it'll be too late to let you know your fascists. Fascists always think they're right because there's a lot of them.
LOL. This is why you lost and why you'll continue to lose.
First off, no self-respecting Southerner drops "y'all" like this. Nothing screams inauthenticity louder.
Second, it's clear from your posts that you haven't the first idea about what "fascism" means and it's just a programmed response.
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Curious. Do you think US soldiers are required to obey orders like that?
That isn't the question. The question is - Might they do that?
And Posse Comitatus? Lulz. That's what all the legal delaying actions and the USSC are for.
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Second, it's clear from your posts that you haven't the first idea about what "fascism" means and it's just a programmed response. - Dope
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Yeah, fascist is like racism, lost its sting from overuse, just a lot quicker.
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That's because people are generally ignorant about history.
If you think Trump's a Nazi - along with >half the country - then you shouldn't be lecturing anyone on their knowledge of history.
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Yeah, fascist is like racism, lost its sting from overuse, just a lot quicker.
It's an automatic IQ test. If you say that stuff repeatedly, you're not very bright.
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First off, no self-respecting Southerner drops "y'all" like this. Nothing screams inauthenticity louder.
Ya gots to keep up Dope, it's popular now, the American language needs it, and it annoys Dope. So it's a trifecta.
the thing that is clear is that you have no argument - just sound and fury.
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Actually, it's "all y'all" when referring to multiple persons. Yes, I have known a few people who talk like that, and one corrected me on the use of "y'all". "Y'all" is singular, referring to one person. Kinda counterintuitive, given the word has "all" in it; which usually refers to a grouping.
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Yeah, fascist is like racism, lost its sting from overuse, just a lot quicker. Bullshit. You've just internalized it, accepted an idiocracy as the way forward; government by a felonious rapist for the felonious rapist and his newly acquired best friend Elon.
Hopefully, by 2026 the slim margin that gave Trump the electoral college will recognize how badly they fucked up.... just as Brazil did after electing Trump's pal-in-hiding at Mar a Lago, strongman Jair Bolsonaro.
Hopefully, by 2026, Trump's ownership of SCOTUS, and being enthralled to have the companionship of the world's richest man, won't scotch a return to government by the people, FOR the people.
Jair Messias Bolsonaro ..retired military officer who served as the 38th President of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 2018.
... He rolled back protections for Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest and facilitated its deforestation.
.....a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage, abortion, affirmative action,drug liberalization, and secularism.
....he sought to downplay the pandemic and its effects, opposed quarantine measures, and dismissed two health ministers, while the death toll increased rapidly
...attempted to undermine the validity of the election through his unfounded claims of voter fraud, and for abusing his power by using government communication channels to both promote his campaign and to allege fraud.
.... Testimonies from military officials showed that Bolsonaro had allegedly planned a self-coup with the military to keep himself in power.
....On 8 January 2023, his supporters stormed federal government buildings, calling for a coup.
... he threatened to arrest, purge or kill "reds" and "petralhas" (a derogatory term for Workers' Party members), and promised that members of the social movements MST and MTST would be treated as "terrorists". He said: "This time, the clean-up will be even greater. This group ["reds"], if they want to stay, will have to abide by our laws ... These red outlaws will be banned from our homeland. Either they go overseas, or they go to jail ... Petralhada, you all go to the edge of the beach. It will be a cleaning never seen in the history of Brazil".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro
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Ya gots to keep up Dope, it's popular now, t
It's popular among hipster morons and activists who were born way north of the Mason-Dixon line.
the thing that is clear is that you have no argumen
Says the guy flinging insults. Do you not see the inherent hypocrisy there? I doubt it.
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Nobody is buying the Nazi stuff and you should stop selling it.
Telling the truth is never wrong. It doesn’t matter if those getting uncomfortably close to being Nazis don’t like it and want it to stop.
The truth is that many of Trump’s policies align with the American Nazi Party goals.
The ANP wants to see only whites as citizens and able to vote. The GOP has promoted voting restrictions that would make it harder for non-whites to vote.
The ANP wants to make much of America for whites only. Trump wants to deport immigrants from Central and South America.
The ANP believes in isolationist principles for our military, getting out of all foreign countries. Trump is a pacifist and isolationist.
I’ll freely admit that there are also places where the ANP and Trump do not agree. There are probably card carrying Nazis who don’t agree with everything in the ANP’s positions. That doesn’t make it wrong to point out the many similarities between Trump and Nazis.
So it’s doesn’t matter if “no one” is buying it. It’s still true and worth pointing out on a regular basis.
—Peter
