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6th September 2020, 04:23 AM | #641 |
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Steve Jobs would not be happy that his wife is wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine that is run by a con man (Goldberg) and spews FAKE NEWS & HATE. Call her, write her, let her know how you feel!!! Quote Tweet Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11 The widow of Steve Jobs—Laurene Powell Jobs donated at least $500,000 to Joe Biden's campaign this year. Do you know who owns a majority stake in The Atlantic? Laurene Powell Jobs. |
6th September 2020, 04:32 AM | #642 |
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Trump is talking to God, talking to the dead ...
Maybe Evangelicals did pick the right guy! |
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6th September 2020, 04:39 AM | #643 |
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Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11 I see more Trump signs than Biden signs in California. All the lockdowns must end immediately. Joe Biden was the most corrupt Vice President in American history. Biden has no ground game. The President is surging. Finally able to share! I’m excited to announce that my new podcast THE CHARLIE KIRK SHOW launches this Wednesday exclusively on @ApplePodcasts I’ll announce my INCREDIBLE first guest tomorrow! I‘d be honored if you were one of my first subscribers! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...w/id1460600818 |
6th September 2020, 04:41 AM | #644 |
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Be smart Baltimore! You have been ripped off for years by the Democrats, & gotten nothing but poverty & crime. It will only get worse UNLESS YOU ELECT KIMBERLY KLACIK TO CONGRESS. She brings with her the power & ECONOMIC STRENGTH OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. She works sooo hard.... ....Baltimore will turn around, and I will help. Crime will go way down, money and jobs will pour in. Life will be MUCH better because Kimberly really cares. The Dems have had 100 years and they gave you nothing but heartache. Baltimore is the WORST IN NATION, Kimberly will.. ....fix it, and fast. The current recipient has no chance, and won’t even try. As I have often said, Baltimore is last in everything, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE! Kimberly is fully Endorsed by me, something I do not do lightly. Take advantage of it and MAKE BALTIMORE GREAT! |
6th September 2020, 04:48 AM | #645 |
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6th September 2020, 05:55 AM | #646 |
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At best this is "Cancel Culture", you know, that evil leftist thing the RNC warned us about.
But if an idiot like Cesar Sayoc takes this as a hint to do real harm to Laurene Powell Jobs, the Trumpists will exonerate Trump because he wrote "write her, let her know", not "send her pipe-bombs". |
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6th September 2020, 06:12 AM | #647 |
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6th September 2020, 06:13 AM | #648 |
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Boat parade in Texas for trump.
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6th September 2020, 06:14 AM | #649 |
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Cancel culture generally applies to things that both parties agree is true (the person being cancelled said the things and the person believes those things). Parties disagree with what the consequences should be..
Trump is alleging things that the other party disputes, but would agree the alleged behavior would be worth removal. |
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6th September 2020, 07:12 AM | #651 |
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6th September 2020, 08:03 AM | #652 |
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Kevin McCarthy @GOPLeader Joe Biden likes to say “No miracle is coming.” But it’s not a miracle. It’s SCIENCE. And thankfully we have a president who believes in it and launched Operation #WarpSpeed so that America can develop a vaccine in record time. |
6th September 2020, 08:04 AM | #653 |
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The Democrats know that they are creating havoc on Election night. This is what they want. WE WILL WIN! The Democrats, together with the corrupt Fake News Media, have launched a massive Disinformation Campaign the likes of which has never been seen before. They will say anything, like their recent lies about me and the Military, and hope that it sticks... But #MAGA gets it! |
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Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX US House candidate, TX-2 The Governor is understating the success of his policies. Hospitalizations are at 4,203, the lowest it’s been since June 23. Decreased by 61% since the peak in July. Daily new cases have drastically decreased by 78% from 10,791 at its peak in July to 2,374 reported yesterday. Quote Tweet Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX I said last month that Texas wouldn’t have anymore lockdowns—despite demands from mayors & county judges insisting on lockdowns. Since my last orders in July, Covid numbers have declined—most importantly hospitalizations. I hope to provide updates next week about next steps. twitter.com/texasT_20/stat… |
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6th September 2020, 09:48 AM | #657 |
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Big Ten Football is looking really good, but may lose Michigan, Illinois, and Maryland because of those Governors’ ridiculous lack of interest or political support. They will play without them? |
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6th September 2020, 09:51 AM | #659 |
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6th September 2020, 10:09 AM | #660 |
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6th September 2020, 10:11 AM | #661 |
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6th September 2020, 10:21 AM | #662 |
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He's been stealing art from US embassy in Paris.
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2020/...allen-soldiers |
6th September 2020, 10:41 AM | #663 |
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"help us, we're sinking"
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6th September 2020, 10:43 AM | #665 |
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While strolling around the lavish ambassador’s residence in Paris, he reportedly took a fancy to a number of pieces of artwork, including a bust of Benjamin Franklin and some Greek mythical figurines. So he ordered them removed from the residence and packed into Air Force One and brought to the White House, according to Bloomberg. White House spokesman Judd Deere confirmed the poaching, telling Bloomberg, “The president brought these beautiful, historical pieces, which belong to the American people, back to the United States to be prominently displayed in the People’s House.” The ambassador, Jamie McCourt, was surprised but didn’t interfere after Trump reportedly told him they would get their art back “in about six years.” |
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6th September 2020, 10:49 AM | #667 |
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Well all the grifting money has to come from somewhere. Dumbo got lucky last time out in that all the networks were willing to give him free airtime and pretend that he wasn't a sociopathic madman.
This time, there's proper news out there with Covid and most people finally realising that cops murdering black people is not a good thing, so he's not getting the traction. And what coverage he's getting (outside OANN) is either people pointing out that the Covid problems are of his own making, people letting him hang by his own racism or carcrash interviews even his Faux news lackeys aren't willing to cover up. |
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6th September 2020, 11:47 AM | #673 |
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Congratulations to the U.S. Marshals on a job well done in Portland. LAW & ORDER! |
6th September 2020, 11:48 AM | #674 |
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I think that it's long since been demonstrated that nihilism has a very heavy influence on the Trump side. Which... honestly isn't a surprise reaction to GOP propaganda and efforts. Fear and hate takes a toll on any and everyone (though conservatives physically measurably more, at last check, given that their brains tend react notably more quickly and strongly to the stimuli) and applying a dirty bandage over festering wounds isn't solving problems, even if you can dupe people into thinking that it helps.
Not just probably... and not necessarily even the ones that we would normally consider more extreme. The rapture and end of the world coming sooner means that they get to be reunited with God sooner (without dying or suffering in their calculations, generally). |
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6th September 2020, 12:26 PM | #675 |
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Lunacy! Quote Tweet Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Trump Orders Purge of ‘Critical Race Theory‘ from Federal Agencies https://breitbart.com/tech/2020/09/0...eral-agencies/ via @BreitbartNews This is a sickness that cannot be allowed to continue. Please report any sightings so we can quickly extinguish! |
6th September 2020, 12:27 PM | #676 |
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I'm confused. He shouting lunacy at his own tweet?
It's like he's seeing it for the first time. |
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6th September 2020, 12:54 PM | #678 |
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It seems the figurines were replicas, made in the 20th century as copies of much older works. It seems just about right that he'd be attracted to them. They're gaudy, overdone, don't match the room and childishly pretentious. The man has no taste.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...-replicas.html |
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6th September 2020, 12:56 PM | #679 |
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While I might put it in the list of top 30 gauche things DJT has done after taking office, I would not put it in the top 100 things to complain about. Now, if he were to take them with him when he leaves, I might say top 60 things to complain about. If he sold them and pocketed the money, then maybe the top 40 things to complain about. Although in the top 40 things to complain about, it would probably be practical to leave maybe 10 empty spaces for things that are going to come out in the next 6-18 months. ETA I hope to god that it later comes out that the originals were in the embassy, but the ambassador had the foresight to make and display copies when he heard DJT was coming. |
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6th September 2020, 12:59 PM | #680 |
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No, not really. Nihilists are almost always atheists who are more often liberal than the average American.
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