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Forum: USA Politics 12th September 2023, 08:52 PM
Replies: 2,700
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Posted By LSSBB
Chairman of the JCS declared it an insurrection. ...

Chairman of the JCS declared it an insurrection. (https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2470557/joint-chiefs-of-staff-issue-letter-to-joint-force-in-response-to-january-6-assa/)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 01:37 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 10,074
Posted By LSSBB
Cool, you reduced "Many" to a single example....

Cool, you reduced "Many" to a single example. Doesn't quite support "likely".
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 01:21 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 10,074
Posted By LSSBB
"Likely" does not proceed from...

"Likely" does not proceed from "many".
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 01:20 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 10,074
Posted By LSSBB
References please.

References please.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th September 2023, 12:03 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 10,074
Posted By LSSBB
I know what it means: Woke: a word currently...

I know what it means:

Woke: a word currently employed for purposes of perjoration of the word itself.
Forum: USA Politics 11th September 2023, 10:46 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,988
Posted By LSSBB
Failure to act is dereliction of duty.

Failure to act is dereliction of duty.
Forum: USA Politics 11th September 2023, 07:39 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,988
Posted By LSSBB
FEAR False Expectations Appearing Real ...

FEAR

False Expectations Appearing Real

"There is no spoon" - bald kid in The Matrix
"The bullets aren't real" - Spock, Spectre of the Gun
Forum: USA Politics 15th August 2023, 02:45 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,373
Posted By LSSBB
#ETTD

#ETTD
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th April 2023, 12:51 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 12,895
Posted By LSSBB
We all end up living in rural areas, and...

We all end up living in rural areas, and eventually on Jupiter.

City, Clifford D. Simak...
Forum: USA Politics 1st April 2023, 07:27 AM
Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,935
Posted By LSSBB
Suddenly, the Michael Jackson song "Man in the...

Suddenly, the Michael Jackson song "Man in the Mirror" is playing in my head.

And I don't even really like the song. It's just so apropos.
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2023, 09:21 PM
Replies: 2,241
Views: 184,883
Posted By LSSBB
rX7wtNOkuHo

rX7wtNOkuHo
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th July 2020, 06:25 PM
Replies: 3,239
Views: 297,366
Posted By LSSBB
Not sure if this has been brought up before: ...

Not sure if this has been brought up before:

QANON and SovCit have united!

https://mobile.twitter.com/Inevitable_ET/status/1224088728106348551

Mercy be, mercy me.
Forum: USA Politics 26th April 2020, 01:03 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 103,282
Posted By LSSBB
No, because they are dead, and Trump delayed...

No, because they are dead, and Trump delayed addressing the problem, downplayed the problem, and inspired his followers to downplay the problem, for 2 months as it spread like wildfire across the...
Forum: USA Politics 26th April 2020, 12:53 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 103,282
Posted By LSSBB
Did I equivocate 55,000 times?

Did I equivocate 55,000 times?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 26th April 2020, 12:24 PM
Replies: 3,239
Views: 297,366
Posted By LSSBB
I did the math. It comes out to QANON batting...

I did the math. It comes out to QANON batting zero.
Forum: USA Politics 26th April 2020, 12:07 PM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
Hey, now Trump has gotten his sycophants to...

Hey, now Trump has gotten his sycophants to swallow "sarcastic" (or bleach), he can keep that up with them as a panacea. Mexico pay for the wall? Sarcasm. Only 15 cases? Sarcasm. Ban travel from...
Forum: USA Politics 26th April 2020, 12:01 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 103,282
Posted By LSSBB
More accurately: Besides the idea that...

More accurately:


Besides the idea that taking disinfectant internally is plausible, so plausible that many of his listeners actually tried it.

And let's not forget:
United States...
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 09:11 PM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
That's my thinking about his hoax statement. ...

That's my thinking about his hoax statement.

Either it's the disease that's a hoax, or it's concern about the disease that's a hoax. Either way is denial of the problem.
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 07:47 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
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Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 07:21 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
His travel ban was nowhere near total. Planes...

His travel ban was nowhere near total. Planes were coming straight from China well into March.
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 06:53 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
Trump was asleep at the wheel. ...

Trump was asleep at the wheel.

https://thebulwark.com/warnings-ignored-a-timeline-of-trumps-covid-19-response/
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th April 2020, 06:38 PM
Replies: 3,239
Views: 297,366
Posted By LSSBB
Trump said today he wasn't talking to Birx....

Trump said today he wasn't talking to Birx. Although he was. Maybe. Sarcastically. Or not. Try again, Bubba.
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 03:31 PM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
I can no longer think of Trump as a joke. He is a...

I can no longer think of Trump as a joke. He is a God damned menace.

A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump’s controversial coronavirus comments...
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 03:26 PM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
... and they can piously claim him as a martyr...

... and they can piously claim him as a martyr afterwards.
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 03:21 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
I wonder if applecorped can do 54,121 eyerolls?

I wonder if applecorped can do 54,121 eyerolls?
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 02:11 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
Her story is already pretty shaky to begin with....

Her story is already pretty shaky to begin with. Multiple story changes and love notes to Putin.
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 12:39 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
Great point. Here are some relevant Biden views...

Great point. Here are some relevant Biden views (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/coronavirus-donald-trump-made-us-less-prepared-joe-biden-column/4581710002/), from (note very well)...
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 12:26 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,459
Posted By LSSBB
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Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 11:20 AM
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Views: 3,459
Posted By LSSBB
Exactly this.

Exactly this.
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 11:03 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
I think you need to look at whether: ...

I think you need to look at whether:


Hillary would have ignored the pandemic playbook
Hillary would have dismantled the pandemic response group on the National Security Council.


ETA...
Forum: USA Politics 25th April 2020, 11:00 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
We can compare our rate to Germany, and go from...

We can compare our rate to Germany, and go from there as an estimate. Trump dawdling and denying for 2 months had a significant impact.
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 07:41 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,610
Posted By LSSBB
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Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 05:57 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,720
Posted By LSSBB
Thanks for the link. There's a lot to process in...

Thanks for the link. There's a lot to process in his article. Some resonates, some does not.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th April 2020, 04:33 PM
Replies: 3,239
Views: 297,366
Posted By LSSBB
Trump very well may have gotten his "sarcastic"...

Trump very well may have gotten his "sarcastic" (yeah, right) disinfectant ideas from QANON folks...
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 04:14 PM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
Oh, there are adults in the room. Not quite the...

Oh, there are adults in the room. Not quite the adults our founding fathers pictured as being checks on power. More like the remaining adults in this clip...

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Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 02:11 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,231
Posted By LSSBB
"The sentence "It'd be interesting to check that"...

"The sentence "It'd be interesting to check that" is not directed at any scientists explicitly. Saying it is there is supplying your own interpretation. Resorting on followers who believe his every...
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 01:40 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
Tell me, did you figure that out using a crystal...

Tell me, did you figure that out using a crystal ball, tarot, or a Ouija board?

How long did the impacts of Vietnam last? At a much lower pace of deaths? And without anyone back home dying, just...
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 01:28 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
Oh gee, what's tens of thousands among...

Oh gee, what's tens of thousands among presidents.

Are you saying it's not a cost? No ongoing effects? Even when it looks we will outpace the Vietnam War, for it's full run, in just a few months?
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 01:16 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
The price we pay is deaths. ...

The price we pay is deaths.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thebulwark.com/the-ten-weeks-that-lost-the-war/%3famp
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 10:01 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,231
Posted By LSSBB
Narcissism, in combination with enormous power,...

Narcissism, in combination with enormous power, influence, and political enablement, can indeed be lethal.
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 09:45 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,231
Posted By LSSBB
If you mean follow his advice, they would, and...

If you mean follow his advice, they would, and I'm guessing Trump got the idea from someone else, and wanted to use it to display his genius.
QAnon-ers’ Magic Cure for Coronavirus: Just Drink...
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 06:27 AM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
Biden's response...

Biden's response (https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1253484122749784064?s=19)

(7:41 pm yesterday)

.
Forum: USA Politics 24th April 2020, 06:19 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By LSSBB
Obama was, and is, a Cook County politician....

Obama was, and is, a Cook County politician. Words are the colors they paint with, not promises they engrave in stone. That, above all, is why I never voted for him. Does Biden come from a similar...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd April 2020, 06:34 PM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
Trump just tweeted out a flurry of endorsements....

Trump just tweeted out a flurry of endorsements. Poor saps, they're all going down in flames.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd April 2020, 06:08 PM
Replies: 3,167
Views: 160,229
Posted By LSSBB
You left out the other good part, where he says...

You left out the other good part, where he says "I well understand that the Confederacy was more about states rights than slavery."
Forum: USA Politics 23rd April 2020, 09:56 AM
Replies: 3,167
Views: 160,229
Posted By LSSBB
Well, back with Richard M. Daley in Chicago you...

Well, back with Richard M. Daley in Chicago you could get giant Xs dug across an airport runway, and with his Dad you could get the 1968 Convention fiasco. Now though, we have Lori Lightfoot, giant...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd April 2020, 08:00 AM
Replies: 3,167
Views: 160,229
Posted By LSSBB
Is what she said important for some reason?

Is what she said important for some reason?
Forum: USA Politics 23rd April 2020, 07:59 AM
Replies: 3,167
Views: 160,229
Posted By LSSBB
Must have been a dud. Nuff said.

Must have been a dud. Nuff said.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 23rd April 2020, 06:18 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 10,531
Posted By LSSBB
Sounds then like there is a non-zero chance he...

Sounds then like there is a non-zero chance he may commit to violence. What is that percentage in general?
Forum: USA Politics 23rd April 2020, 06:13 AM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,946
Posted By LSSBB
What thread is that? Please start one, because...

What thread is that? Please start one, because from what I have seen an uncontrolled pandemic has it's own economic impacts, and many of the health impacts of a poor economy also occur in a pandemic,...
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