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These next 20 finally get us caught up to June at least:

Democratic Primaries 2020 - With a whimper

[Life of Brian - The People's Front of Judea]

COVID-19: memes and goofs thread

The last four months alone could probably fill out a whole new version of We Didn’t Start the Fire. 2020, Auld Lang Syne, Soleimani droned and died, Iran let some missiles fly, fighter jets in the sky. Burnt koalas, Senate trial, we were all sweet summer childs, Donald Trump showman speech, Rush Limbaugh in the seats, Kobe helicopter crash, Brexit happens at long last, Iowa Dems cannot count, Bernie’s chances start to mount, Impeachment acquittal day, Sondland, Vindman blown away, Donald…

Podcast Thread

Right, the problem with the left broadly is that they are good at thinking but not very good at actually doing stuff. The right, who typically have people in their ranks like businessmen, entrepreneurs, managers, tradesmen, military types etc etc, are good at doing stuff, less good at thinking. The battle with the left is always actually getting things accomplished, which is why I think questions like “how will this help people get healthcare” are a good litmus test as to whether things matter…

https://unstuckpolitics.com/t/the-inso0-ama-now-featuring-its-just-a-flu/1415/171

Trump's America

Hmmm… https://twitter.com/propublica/status/1258904742769688585?s=20 Great work holding weird nighttime parades and also arresting black people who congregate and ignoring MAGA chuds brandishing assault rifles outside the home of the director of public health. I’ll be sure to screw in a blue lightbulb and make my apartment look like a shot from a Panos Cosmatos film to honor these brave first responder heroes while our state’s nurses are sleeping in closets and breakrooms inbetween shifts intu…

^another one where you should click and scroll up

Film scores are just laugh tracks for people who went to college

Winger begs to differ: Yey I saw sparks fly, from the corner of my eye When I turned, it was love at first sight I said please excuse me, I didn’t catch your name Oh it’d be a shame not to see you again And just when I thought she was comin’ to my door She whispered sweet and brought me to the floor, she said I’m only seventeen (seventeen) But I’ll show you love like you’ve never seen She’s only seventeen (seventeen) Daddy says she’s too young, but she’s old enough for me […

The Presidency of Donald J. Trump, Episode VII: We Are All Going To Die, Thanks Obama!

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1258838201818476544

The Presidency of Donald J. Trump, Episode VII: We Are All Going To Die, Thanks Obama!

It’s only weird if you are incapable of holding two obviously contradictory beliefs at the same time. One of the failures of argumentation with Trumpkins is the instinct to present them with normally appropriate arguments they don’t give a fuck about: Hey, that’s a self contradiction! Guess what, they don’t care. They are willing to hold opposing views A and B if both A and B can be interpreted as owning the libs. Hey, that’s a double standard! Guess what, they don’t care. They LOVE d…

Democratic Primaries 2020 - With a whimper

To be more serious for a minute, I actually don’t doubt that you are engaging in American politics at least as seriously as the vast majority of Americans, I just find it deeply alarming. There is a deep political rot spreading, not just in the U.S., and I believe that at least some of its origin can be found in the particular mix of cynicism and naivete unmoored from any practical reality that lets you, in Ireland, get drawn into debates about U.S. health insurance and income taxes with the sa…

Democratic Primaries 2020 - With a whimper

tldr, but I think the political rot in the world is that, while it’s ok for rich educated people to be cynical, it’s deeply alarming when you see it from your inferiors.

COVID-19: Chapter 4 - OPEN FOR BUSINESS

The first wave hasn’t even crested yet, and we’re reopening lol… What a stupid country. Our opponent exposed his hand on the turn for no apparent reason, he has quads, we have an open ended straight flush draw. There’s like 1,000 in the pot and we just jammed a million in there and said, “I have a good feeling about this!” Our opponent is confused, re-checking the board a few times. We’re like “Wanna raise the stakes? Hey honey, go get the deed to the house!”

@RiskyFlush

@realDonaldTrump

Strong on Crime, the Border and Agriculture — and he loves our Vets!

Foghorn Trumphorn

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@Riverman

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263937751872868353?s=21

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263935118697062401?s=21
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Speculating about the origin of the coronavirus

This is begging the question. If I ask how you know he’s cheating, you can’t say it’s because his results were very different after cheating. That requires me to assume the conclusion. Impossible? It seems like the only way a winrate could literally be impossible is if he won more than was ever in play or something. Why couldn’t he play perfect merely from guessing correctly a bunch of times in a row? It’s obviously not impossible. You are merely claiming it cannot be done and I don’t reall…

Police Murder George Floyd Then Riot Nationwide (Links to Streams in OP)

I have this exercise I go through when I don’t understand others’ behavior. First, I assume that I am not inherently better than them. Then, I consider what life experiences it might take for me to act similarly. Then, I think deeply about the life experiences that these people have had. I have lived my life up to this point trying to make other people feel safe. I have never been in a fight, threatened violence, or shoplifted. But given a lifetime of cumulative disadvantage, racial/social inju…

Police Murder George Floyd Then Riot Nationwide (Links to Streams in OP)

https://mobile.twitter.com/SikWazwa/status/1266421465169223680 @BestOf

^This one has a tweet that I can’t make embed here.

Police Murder George Floyd Then Riot Nationwide (Links to Streams in OP)

Yeah I don’t recall Ferguson being anywhere near this level, and I paid close attention. I don’t recall people trying to attack/kill protesters until Charlottesville, and now we’re seeing it in numerous cities at once across the country, and we’re seeing actually destructive left-wing protests in numerous cities at once across the country. I think that’s part of it, and I think you had a lot of accumulated anger over the years, but I think it goes beyond that… In just the last couple of month…

https://unstuckpolitics.com/t/why-did-this-forum-split-from-2-2/1035/833

Police Murder George Floyd Then Riot Nationwide (Links to Streams in OP)

My head tells me Biden wins in an absolute massacre. My heart refuses to believe it.

Police Murder George Floyd Then Riot Nationwide (Links to Streams in OP)

Please don’t bet on it