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Forum: USA Politics 15th September 2023, 09:03 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 9,066
Posted By Firestone
If the rumors about Noem and Lewandowski are...

If the rumors about Noem and Lewandowski are correct, Noem it will be!



But, seriously, which of Noem's rivals leaked this?
Forum: USA Politics 27th January 2023, 01:11 AM
Replies: 233
Views: 15,512
Posted By Firestone
Charlie Savage, one of the NYT reporters who...

Charlie Savage, one of the NYT reporters who wrote the article about the Durham thing that Daily Kos reports on, was so nice to post a gift article link on Twitter:...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 1st September 2021, 02:39 AM
Replies: 937
Views: 97,782
Posted By Firestone
That hasn't happened either. :(

That hasn't happened either. :(
Forum: USA Politics 6th August 2021, 06:12 AM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,598
Posted By Firestone
Good numbers for the US economy, beating the...

Good numbers for the US economy, beating the "consensus forecasts" (+870k payrolls, unemployment rate moving down to 5.7% from 5.9%).

+943k payrolls, unemployment way down to 5.4%
Great numbers....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th July 2021, 02:24 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,782
Posted By Firestone
Second Pfizer shot yesterday. Promised...

Second Pfizer shot yesterday.

Promised SuperPowers, where art thou? :(
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th July 2021, 12:46 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,794
Posted By Firestone
It's a combination of factors. Seconds jabs in...

It's a combination of factors.
Seconds jabs in Belgium:
Pfizer: 3 weeks originally, 5 weeks since mid March.
Moderna: 4 weeks.
AZ: 12 weeks originally, 8 weeks since mid May. People who were...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th July 2021, 07:14 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,794
Posted By Firestone
Please allow me to brag about Belgium (it doesn't...

Please allow me to brag about Belgium (it doesn't happen often).

Percentage of people vaccinated (1 or 2 jabs): 65%

And in my region, Flanders: 71%
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd June 2021, 08:12 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,782
Posted By Firestone
Here in Belgium the Pfizer shots were first three...

Here in Belgium the Pfizer shots were first three weeks apart.
They then changed it to five weeks, so as to be able to give more people the first shot somewhat earlier.
So a supply issue more that...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th June 2021, 02:54 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 18,782
Posted By Firestone
First Pfizer last Friday. Second one in 4 weeks.

First Pfizer last Friday.
Second one in 4 weeks.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th May 2021, 12:55 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,794
Posted By Firestone
Interesting. Here in Belgium the advice is to not...

Interesting. Here in Belgium the advice is to not take paracetamol, ibuprofen, etc before vaccination.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 15th May 2021, 03:33 AM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,994
Posted By Firestone
Mythos by Stephen Fry.

Mythos by Stephen Fry.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th May 2021, 02:00 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,794
Posted By Firestone
Point 4 in the pdf ...

Point 4 in the pdf

https://www.fncs.org/sites/default/files/dgs_urgent_n43_vaccination_modalites_d_administration_des_rappels.pdf
Forum: USA Politics 28th April 2021, 01:55 PM
Replies: 352
Views: 42,015
Posted By Firestone
Look what's back: one of Hunter Biden's many...

Look what's back: one of Hunter Biden's many laptops.



Video embedded in tweet.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th March 2021, 12:31 AM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 258,715
Posted By Firestone
Very interesting (and dispiriting) article from a...

Very interesting (and dispiriting) article from a journalist whose mother has fallen for Q-madness.

She voted for Obama in 2008, but then:



My Mom Believes In QAnon...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd March 2021, 12:12 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
Viewed from over the ocean, the asymmetric nature...

Viewed from over the ocean, the asymmetric nature of US politics is just beyond belief.

Republican president: "I have just signed an executive order abolishing the cancelling of Christmas." ...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd March 2021, 11:59 PM
Replies: 477
Views: 39,325
Posted By Firestone
(bolding mine) I'm sorry, but this is a...

(bolding mine)

I'm sorry, but this is a false equivalence.

The problem with Trump's many (alleged) crimes, sexual predation, and general misbehaviour, was not that anonymous Internet figures...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd March 2021, 12:05 AM
Replies: 477
Views: 39,325
Posted By Firestone
The simple reality is that there are credible...

The simple reality is that there are credible allegations about Cuomo, and that elected Democratic politicians in New York City/State are NOT giving him a mulligan.

That reality seems disturbing,...
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2021, 09:19 AM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,123
Posted By Firestone
Thanks, that makes ... sense.

Thanks, that makes ... sense.
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2021, 08:40 AM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,123
Posted By Firestone
Still trying to even understand how Ken came to...

Still trying to even understand how Ken came to this part of his wisdom: "That oath was originally taken on the 20th, right? And I have friends in Spain who had it before it was even aired." :con2:
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2021, 05:36 AM
Replies: 477
Views: 39,325
Posted By Firestone
(bolding mine) Or not, time will tell. ...

(bolding mine)

Or not, time will tell.

NY AG Letitia James:


NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand:
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2021, 03:06 AM
Replies: 477
Views: 39,325
Posted By Firestone
That right wing creeps are adored and worshipped...

That right wing creeps are adored and worshipped by their flock doesn't give Democrats a pass, obviously.

This being said, I actually don't see Cuomo getting a pass.
The story was broken by the...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2021, 01:54 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Firestone
lol While I think there's a fair chance even...

lol

While I think there's a fair chance even more than 20% of this crowd are coked out of their mind, this was the top three of the poll with Trump. Will add that to the post.
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2021, 01:47 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Firestone
Yes, it seems low for this crowd. Another...

Yes, it seems low for this crowd.
Another similar result: 68 percent of #CPAC2021 respondents said Trump should run again in 2024. BUT other 32 percent said No or no opinion.

Maybe they use...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2021, 01:37 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Firestone
Straw poll at CPAC (top 3) Trump: 55% ...

Straw poll at CPAC (top 3)

Trump: 55%
DeSantis: 21%
Noem: 4%

Same, without Trump:

Ron DeSantis: 43%
Kristi Noem: 11%
Forum: USA Politics 22nd February 2021, 08:24 AM
Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,956
Posted By Firestone
Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns...

Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to NY prosecutor (https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/22/politics/supreme-court-trump-taxes-vance/index.html) (CNN)

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd February 2021, 06:50 AM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,760
Posted By Firestone
Correct. To be honest, (and derail the...

Correct.

To be honest, (and derail the thread), English obviously not being my first language, I never thought about the etymology of the word netting in the context of getting revenue. I hadn't...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd February 2021, 05:26 AM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,760
Posted By Firestone
Next up: Dominion Sues MyPillow guy over election...

Next up: Dominion Sues MyPillow guy over election claims for ... $1.3 billion in damages.



ETA: in case you worry for the MyPillow guy, you shouldn't: I did the math.

The regular price for a...
Forum: USA Politics 21st February 2021, 01:51 PM
Replies: 253
Views: 15,086
Posted By Firestone
Maybe you should send your Republican politicians...

Maybe you should send your Republican politicians to Cancun, even if only for a short day. Seems to help.
Forum: USA Politics 19th February 2021, 02:37 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,346
Posted By Firestone
Fun fact 1: the Speaker of the House doesn't have...

Fun fact 1: the Speaker of the House doesn't have to be an elected member of the House.
Fun fact 2: impeachment isn't enough, you also need a 2/3 rd conviction in the Senate.

Other than that,...
Forum: USA Politics 19th February 2021, 02:13 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
Manchin a No on Neera Tanden, because of her ...

Manchin a No on Neera Tanden, because of her "overtly partisan statements."
He mentions mean tweets directed at Mitch McConnell and Bernie Sanders.

Manchin voted Yes for Gorsuch, Kavanaugh,...
Forum: USA Politics 19th February 2021, 05:17 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
As if the day couldn't get any worse for Ted...

As if the day couldn't get any worse for Ted Cruz, let's note that today the US rejoins the Paris climate accord, just 107 days after it left.

US makes official return to Paris climate pact...
Forum: USA Politics 19th February 2021, 01:36 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 15,086
Posted By Firestone
While I get the underlying pessimism of the two...

While I get the underlying pessimism of the two previous posts, the current orgy of voter suppression bills by Republican State legislatures all over the US shows that the firewall is cracking.

At...
Forum: USA Politics 18th February 2021, 09:28 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,219
Posted By Firestone
Some news about the Florida race: Ivanka Trump...

Some news about the Florida race: Ivanka Trump apparently won't run, and has told so to Rubio (article from Maggie Haberman, the usual recipient for Kushner leaks).


Frankly, if I were Rubio,...
Forum: USA Politics 18th February 2021, 03:05 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 15,086
Posted By Firestone
Former Texas Governor and former US Secretary of...

Former Texas Governor and former US Secretary of Energy Rick Perrry is willing to let other Texans freeze to death to own the libs.



(Love the "partly rhetorically", by the way.)
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2021, 01:40 PM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,736
Posted By Firestone
7 Republicans out of 50 vote guilty ...

7 Republicans out of 50 vote guilty ...
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2021, 05:41 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
Politics wise, Biden seems to be doing the right...

Politics wise, Biden seems to be doing the right things for now, though I expected a little more sense of urgency concerning judicial nominations. Garland won't be approved by the Senate before...
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2021, 07:14 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 8,043
Posted By Firestone
Long article by Tim Alberta about 2024 hopeful...

Long article by Tim Alberta about 2024 hopeful Nikki Haley: Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing (https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/)
As is often the case, Alberta's...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th February 2021, 03:49 AM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,760
Posted By Firestone
And pivot tables! (And Georgia appearing...

And pivot tables!

(And Georgia appearing twice, because of a trailing space.)
Forum: USA Politics 9th February 2021, 02:00 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 5,891
Posted By Firestone
It makes perfect sense in MAGA-logic. Trump...

It makes perfect sense in MAGA-logic.

Trump won the election bigly.
But then "they" cheated, and found votes for Biden, or flipped votes, or whatever, so Biden was declared the "winner".

What...
Forum: USA Politics 8th February 2021, 10:10 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,219
Posted By Firestone
Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, who will be 88 in...

Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, who will be 88 in 2022, decides that 6 terms is enough, and won't run in 2022.

Gives Alabama the chance to elect a Senator even dumber than Tuberville, like say, Mo...
Forum: USA Politics 8th February 2021, 01:49 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
(bolding mine) Totally agree with this post. ...

(bolding mine)
Totally agree with this post.

About the bolded part, it has puzzled me from the beginning of this crisis that the US hasn't done that "clawing back" via taxes. Seems to be the...
Forum: USA Politics 5th February 2021, 08:06 AM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,736
Posted By Firestone
You (=Americans) now apparently have to take...

You (=Americans) now apparently have to take Trump neither seriously nor literally. :confused:
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 4th February 2021, 03:02 PM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,760
Posted By Firestone
Only good thing coming out of the Big Lie: judges...

Only good thing coming out of the Big Lie: judges and lawyers having some fun.
Forum: USA Politics 4th February 2021, 11:27 AM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,736
Posted By Firestone
Democrats request Trump’s testimony at...

Democrats request Trump’s testimony at impeachment trial
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 4th February 2021, 11:16 AM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,760
Posted By Firestone
After Dominion, now Smartmatic. They file a $2.7...

After Dominion, now Smartmatic. They file a $2.7 billion libel suit against Fox News, Fox hosts, Giuliani and Powell.


...
Forum: USA Politics 4th February 2021, 08:44 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
Works even better if you can add: "We sent you...

Works even better if you can add: "We sent you $1400 and other goodies, and your Republican congress(wo)man voted against it."

It's early days, but the first signs from the Biden administration...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd February 2021, 03:00 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
And it's finally done: Organizing resolution for...

And it's finally done: Organizing resolution for Senate has been adopted.

Schumer can stop playing with his Space Laser and start being Senate Majority Leader.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd February 2021, 02:15 PM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,736
Posted By Firestone
No one?

No one?
Forum: USA Politics 3rd February 2021, 09:02 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
Yes, it's accurate, however strange that may...

Yes, it's accurate, however strange that may sound.
The Senate has to vote on an "organizing resolution" to change the composition of the commitees.
Because US politics is ***, until now McConnell...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd February 2021, 03:42 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By Firestone
Today it will be two weeks that Ossoff and...

Today it will be two weeks that Ossoff and Warnock were sworn in, giving Democrats control of the Senate.
Sadly, this should really be giving Democrats "control" of the Senate.

Lindsey Graham is...
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