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If it's someone who might not be 100% irredeemable and it's worth trying (like family), I think you have to find a wedge inward that aligns with their values --- or what they claim as their values. For instance, my mom recently was asking about the whole "defund the police" movement (just asking questions!) Well, what's one thing Repubs hate? Unions! So I explained that police unions dictate police force rules so that even the worst cops have no accountability (accountability!), they get a paid vacation with no consequences, and cities continue to bow to the unions who have a stranglehold over city budgets to allow a shockingly high proportion for an accountability-free PD (fiscal responsibility!) And you know what? Her response was something like, "yeah the unions have too much control..." Ungrateful thugs kneeling for the anthem? Me: "Yeah I just wish that wasn't one of the freedoms our vets had fought for" with very serious face (freedom!!) Also, knowing they'd probably voted and would never ever ever consider not voting for every R, I said "hey if you haven't voted yet, please don't vote for this judge (one of my bosses) because he's an activist judge who's a maniac and lacks judicial temperament." I don't think any voter likes to think of themselves as low-info and uninformed, so thought just maybe it'd make her stop and think, and particularly consider how an R could also be an "activist" judge. My dad has fallen into a very deep state of depression and anxiety and no treatment has helped. I mentioned that watching cable news (obv they are Fox-ites) increases anxiety. I didn't attack the content in any way but told her the format of CONSTANTLY BREAKING NEWS! and the graphics, quick edits, and ever-scrolling chyrons are designed to elicit fear and anxiety. And she told me my dad's psychiatrist told them the same thing. Speaking of anxiety, she has freely volunteered to me before that "the older you get, the more you hate change." For those with that mindset, it obviously translates into your political views and voting habits. So fearmongering really works. And attacks, even just calmly stating facts, only cement people's views even when they are dead-cold proven wrong, studies show. So my opinion is you have to slip past the reptilian brain response and sneak around the back by using appeals to their own sense of patriotism and values. And it's much more helpful if they don't know that's what you're doing.

Ok what are the chances that an indictment is drawn up to drop on 1/21/21? Because with regard to NY it motherfucking should be ready unless there's literally no expectation of justice anymore

They'll occupy the White House...... like DOGS!

Santorum is the teacher dude and I'm Seth Rogen

You know the wing nuts will be disgusted by it but Van Jones dropped some truth.

Except one party runs on the idea that government is incompetent and can't be trusted, and they keep getting voted back in after doing nothing but obstructing in order to prove how right they are. Pretty damned easy work if you can get it. Their whole platform now is literally nothing -- except tell you how scary the other side is.

No, HE did that all on his own. Jfc

So literally all polls were wrong for NC senator?? (yeah MoE but fuck you when it goes against the favored one in every single poll--- that's some bullshit)

what's the deal with the mf'ers saying trump is winning PA? Come on, the polls are THAT broken?

wtf is up with Georgia---they saying it's almost 2/3 gonna go Trump, when it was tilting D in every legit poll??

All of them Blacks for Trumps -- good news! [texags]

The fuck? The position that the drive-thru voting is illegal is fucking meritless

Any ideas on why polling in Arizona has tightened so much over the last several days, in Trump's favor?

wait... why does the car need to be the "structure" -- I thought the county's position was that the voting took place at the attached structure, just not inside of it (and no requirement that it be inside). ?

Nothing to offer. Zero. No ability to create, only destroy. Even the "love of country" theme is based on opposition of the "other" rather than any actual affirmative values espoused by the founders or by the bill of rights. .

Years ago, I went to a screening at the Alamo Drafthouse of a compilation of old cartoons that can't run anymore because of how racist/inappropriate they came to be viewed. One of them was "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips" carry on

SIAP --Texas Boogaloo boy wanted for Minneapolis shenanigans pulled over with assault weapons and pot -- free to go on his way https://www.kut.org/post/texas-boogaloo-boi-charged-minneapolis-riots-was-pulled-over-austin-he-was-let-go?fbclid=IwAR2c2XJbfUuMqK3iLscepx95BCcuXf2G8xNEeogG32_865XG6GNOw-gYiio excerpts: On May 28, Hunter allegedly fired an AK-47-style rifle into the Minneapolis Police Department's third precinct, which was ultimately set ablaze using Molotov cocktails. The fire was blamed initially on protesters. Days later, Hunter was in downtown Austin near protests outside Austin police headquarters with two other men – all three of whom allegedly were equipped with assault-style weapons and tactical gear. According to the complaint, Hunter and the two men were pulled over later for driving erratically. The officers reportedly found two pistols and three assault rifles – including an AK-47 with a floral-print magazine that matched a witness description of Hunter's weapon – along with marijuana. Hunter told police he didn't own the weapons, but that that he was head of a chapter of the Boogaloo Bois, a group that's incited violence at peaceful protests of Floyd's death across the country and openly espouses its support of a second civil war. "HUNTER denied owning any of the weapons found in the vehicle but volunteered to APD officers that he was the leader of the Boogaloo Bois in South Texas and that he was present in Minneapolis when the Third Precinct was set on fire," the complaint reads. APD seized the weapons, including a total of seven magazines that allegedly belonged to Hunter, and let the three men go. yeah not at all impressed with APD and their whining about being defunded and meanwhile puling this kind of shit showing complicity with white supremacist groups (who actually say they want to kill cops by the way)

Saw my first Trump sign in Brentwood today (centralish Austin). I guarantee-damn-tee you it's the only one. Guess what also resides in their yard? Go ahead .... guess. No guess? Ok. An Aggy flag. SURPRISE

Thanks for your contribution. Literally no one here is being a principled jackoff in choosing their method of voting. It's a discussion. I read all your hot takes as if they're coming from the punchably smug face of your avatar because you seem a bit micromanage-y.

Regarding the ruling that just came down from 5th Circuit (of course) that allows rejection of ballots for signatures not matching those on file, without opportunity to contest or cure: It kind of blows my mind. Legal eagles, what is the standard of review for rulings or statutes impacting the right to vote? Obviously, voting is a constitutional right for those eligible. How can it be that the interest in "election integrity" (i.e. protecting against fraud) "outweighs" (that's the term I believe the 5th Cir. used) the interest of voters for their vote to count, without any substantial evidence that (1) election integrity is factually a problem due to false identity or forgery by individuals attempting to vote by mail/drop-off, and (2) that this process actually serves to ameliorate the problem. Is the standard not strict or intermediate scrutiny, then? With regard to #2 above, it's NUTS--- there is NO standard for election officials to use to decide a signature is not a match. Nothing about how many points of difference must be identified. And of course, no requirement of expertise in handwriting analysis. What if a motherfucker develops Parkinson's or any manner of condition affecting motor skills? I've never really had a super stable signature myself. Ever since I got married, I really haven't found a way that I like of making a cursive L (don't dox me bro). And some muhfucker gonna toss a ballot with literally zero oversight or accountability, knowing the likely voting pattern of citizens in the particular county? This is fucking madness. Legal dudes, what do you think of the 5th Cir. opinion?

That article is fucking horrifying. Includes these gems: In Pennsylvania, for instance, nearly 30,000 ballots sent to voters in Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, went to the wrong addresses. The counties with the biggest volume of delayed absentee ballots are urban and suburban counties with large populations. Summit County, encompassing Akron, and Lucas County, which includes Toledo, were two of just eight Ohio counties to back Hillary Clinton in 2016.

I get what ya'll are saying about MJ's campaign. I will say she exceeded my expectations in the debate. And Cornyn is just the epitome of an empty suit. His answer on systemic racism was just pitiful, not that his base wouldn't dig it. That's just one example. I truly believe he really isn't particularly smart or savvy. * He rose through the ranks on the GWB coattails and it didn't matter who was in that slot. It was just a continual rise of shit -- Rick Perry, Cornyn, Abbott. Now we get the absolute dregs of that lot with Paxton and Patrick. Affirmative action for white Christian dudes is undefeated. But somehow, the challenger has to have a "story." They have to have solid policies, platforms, gotta be a superhero. When we all know, any ordinary motherfucker with a brain and some passion would probably make a better rep. Because they might actually give a shit about constituents. was my boss when he was AG

That shit (the computer shop guy) is nuts. If we still have a functioning dep't of justice going forward, I have to think this pitiful scheme is going to result in some prison time for some of these clowns.

I fucking can't with people who still choose to beat their kids in this day and age. Against all data that it's detrimental and frequently leads to depression and/or aggression. Fucking sadistic and the cop-out way to parent during challenging behavior. And goes along with the right-wing love for authoritarianism. Don't semantics me on beat/spank and don't anecdotal evidence me bro

GROSS. Imagine a creature so lacking in dignity as to have voluntary contact with the member of Ken Paxton