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Old 6th September 2020, 04:23 AM   #641
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Trump Tweets

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!!!
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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.
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Old 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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Old 6th September 2020, 04:39 AM   #643
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Trump Retweeted

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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!
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Old 6th September 2020, 04:41 AM   #644
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Trump Tweets to Baltimore

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!
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Old 6th September 2020, 04:48 AM   #645
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Originally Posted by smartcooky View Post
Because I don't want to see a lying, cheating, corrupt, nepotistic, racist, misogynist, climate denying, science denying, conspiracy theorist prick holding the nuclear launch codes of the world's most powerful country does not mean I am "a tad into identity politics", it means I have plain, ordinary commonsense!
Really, we should all have learned not to fall for the "I don't like Trump, but remember that both sides are bad so what difference does it make" concern troll shtick by now.
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Old 6th September 2020, 05:55 AM   #646
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Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop View Post
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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!!!
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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Old 6th September 2020, 06:12 AM   #647
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Really, we should all have learned not to fall for the "I don't like Trump, but remember that both sides are bad so what difference does it make" concern troll shtick by now.
"Perfect is the enemy of good."
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Old 6th September 2020, 06:13 AM   #648
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Boat parade in Texas for trump.
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The authorities rescued numerous people from the waters of Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday after at least four boats sank at an event promoted as a Trump Boat Parade, officials said. The Sheriff’s Office in Travis County received “multiple” calls of boats in distress starting at 12:15 p.m. local time, a spokeswoman, Kristen Dark, said. Christa Stedman, a spokeswoman for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, said no injuries had been reported. New York Times link
Boat owners were encouraged to participate, displaying as many trump flags on their boats as possible.
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Old 6th September 2020, 06:14 AM   #649
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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".
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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Anyone who personally knew Elvis will tell you that he absolutely loved the black community and the black community loved him. It breaks my heart to see his memory tarnished this way.
Retweeting stuff like this makes me go "BGGHBBTWBWB YUGGITY-YUGGITY WHA---???"
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Old 6th September 2020, 07:12 AM   #651
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Anyone who personally knew Elvis will tell you that he absolutely loved the black community and the black community loved him. It breaks my heart to see his memory tarnished this way.
Travis Tritt? No idea, but ok. Hooray for Elvis, a fine fellow I am sure. Is he a Trump supporter in ghost form?
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Kevin McCarthy
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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.
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Old 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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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.
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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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Old 6th September 2020, 08:25 AM   #655
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Originally Posted by cullennz View Post
No. Because I just don't vote for sexist or racist people.

And both Trump and Biden have shown both traits.

Again no. We have had presidents who would be lucky to tie their own shoe laces (Bush jnr eg) and ones that it would be pushing it they know who they are in the last year's in office (Reagan eg). The world didn't end.

Most people don't, but they will probably vote him in again. Which while slightly irritating in a "wtf?" Kind of way. I have to admit would be amusing personally, given the catastrophic meltdown I would get to watch on here and other media outlets.
Do at least some Drumpf voters and supporters want to see the world burn? The evidence would seem to be right before our eyes.
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Old 6th September 2020, 09:38 AM   #656
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Do at least some Drumpf voters and supporters want to see the world burn? The evidence would seem to be right before our eyes.
I think that has been suitably demonstrated.
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Old 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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Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop View Post
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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?
Wonder why he didn't mention Ohio State. Republican governor?
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Do at least some Drumpf voters and supporters want to see the world burn?
Evidently. Or they have given up on Trump and rather than admitting they were wrong, they've resorted to trolling the forums to get some last triggering done before it's curtains.
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Boat parade in Texas for trump.


Boat owners were encouraged to participate, displaying as many trump flags on their boats as possible.
There's only one suitable response to this.
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Old 6th September 2020, 10:11 AM   #661
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Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop View Post
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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?
Originally Posted by slyjoe View Post
Wonder why he didn't mention Ohio State. Republican governor?
Why is he obsessed with Big 10? Never tweets about other conferences.
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He's been stealing art from US embassy in Paris.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2020/...allen-soldiers
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Old 6th September 2020, 10:41 AM   #664
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Osama bin Laden's niece is endorsing Trump for president
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Old 6th September 2020, 10:43 AM   #665
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The Daily Beast:

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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Right wing America will love that!
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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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What does she know? She just got coffee and was fired because she was bad at her job and was part of the deep state.

Plus she is a woman and probably on her period.
And nasty. Don't forget nasty.

That's just a given. It's one of the basic tenets of the universe.

Woman + unflattering comment about Trump = Nasty.
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Why is he obsessed with Big 10? Never tweets about other conferences.

Probably the only one he can remember the name of.

I don't think he's much of a sports fan.
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Ya gotta be desperate to brag about 36% approval rating with a specific demographic.
Especially when the brag is actually a lie. Trump is polling at the same levels with Hispanics and Latinxs that he did in 2016, one very wide outlier notwithstanding. If you're going to lie, at least try to make your side look good.
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Do at least some Drumpf voters and supporters want to see the world burn? The evidence would seem to be right before our eyes.
Some of the more extreme Evangelical Christians probably do.
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Why is he obsessed with Big 10? Never tweets about other conferences.
He’s derided the Pac-12 before for postponing their football season. Unfortunately, they’re looking at ways to start play before the spring, too. Our nation's universities are run by greedy scum.
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Congratulations to the U.S. Marshals on a job well done in Portland. LAW & ORDER!
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Originally Posted by Lurch View Post
Do at least some Drumpf voters and supporters want to see the world burn? The evidence would seem to be right before our eyes.
Originally Posted by chrispy View Post
I think that has been suitably demonstrated.
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.

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Some of the more extreme Evangelical Christians probably do.
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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Old 6th September 2020, 12:26 PM   #675
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Lunacy!
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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!
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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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Old 6th September 2020, 12:49 PM   #677
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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.
Not as confused as Trump.
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The Daily Beast:

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.”
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.

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Old 6th September 2020, 12:56 PM   #679
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The Daily Beast:

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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oops. I was assuming they were originals.

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.


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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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I think that it's long since been demonstrated that nihilism has a very heavy influence on the Trump side.
No, not really. Nihilists are almost always atheists who are more often liberal than the average American.

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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.
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If that's so then who is anxious about the earth being inhabitable in 30 years because of climate change?

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Trump Tweets
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!
That's good to hear, twitter radicals shouldn't be able to force workers to take their "all white men are evil" course.
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