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I read this and was thinking about the Leopards Eating Faces and pictured a leopard on top of someone casuall chewing at the face and the person thinking “well, I need a little time to see how this works out.”
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His actions make more sense across the board if you assume he’s a Russian agent working to weaken the US.
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My campaign connnection said the same re: internals. They were reasonably confident. Silent moron vote…or it was rigged.
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He also was predicting Kamala would win easily….hes been around a long time and is savvy but Trump will maintain a lot of power even when things get shitty. I think Civil War (movie) outcome might be as likely as their going easily/being chastened and politically held accountable.
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I hope you’re right. Serious or not they’re going to fuck up a lot before public opinion/markets put a stop to it. And then I’m afraid of how they respond once their backs are against the wall. I think you’re right on the disaster course but don’t know how it ends.
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Do you remember the Arlington National Cemetery photoop setup? The idea was to get photos of Trump and Vance there on the anniversary of Afghanistan withdrawal and then shame Kamala Harris for not showing up. They had the unexpected confrontation about taking photos but then still went ahead with the rest of the plan with coordinated talking points, led by Vance, about Kamala not showing up. GOP echoed the same across social and traditional media outlets. Except because of the fuck up it didn’t quite land as well and the setup was more apparent. This was exactly that. All the disrespect lines were planned in advance. They would have been delivered no matter what Zelenskyy did but because things didn’t go down quite right , the orchestrated nature was more apparent. Then the coordinated tweets from cabinet about standing up for America, Lindsey Grahams completing his abandonment of Russia stance, etc etc. But you can see behind the curtains if paying attention and it makes it even more worse. I assume the game is to try to solidify support for abandoning Ukraine and force Zelenskyy to agree to a bad deal with the alternative Putin plowing over his country. I think this might be the lowest point for the US on the international national stage.
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The coup thread. Fuck the traitors to the Constitution.
horncyclist replied to Willfully Horn's topic in Cloak Room
Attorney at a federal agency here. Question is now when I quit my job, not if, after previously looking at being there for the foreseeable future. I’m just trying to figure out how to maximize my interests in getting out. The delayed resignation offer looks and feels exactly like the Nigerian prince scheme I almost fail for when I was 14 and my HR department is complicit in it. It’s insane and the attack on the federal workforce is the Canary in the coal mine for what’s coming—-and has already started—for the rest of the company. We are over the ledge boys. It’s been a pleasure standing on it with you.- 632 replies
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My silver lining: JD appears to be moving out of the neighborhood.
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Tracking Trump Administration and Cabinet picks
horncyclist replied to PenelopeWitherspoon's topic in Cloak Room
My son has ADHD and a number of food dyes make him bonkers for days...dramatic mood shifts, combativeness, all sorts of issues. We were skeptical at first but the connection was so clear we've started avoiding them, and it's such a strong and uncomfortable reaction, he does too. Theres're warnings, bans on some, in Europe, and the foodvindustry there has removed most of them as a result. In the US, California recently banned several and the public debate around it was parents describing how harmful they are versus food industry people saying, "well, people like the colors and banning them would hurt sales." The truth is a lot of stuff we consume, including approved drugs, are not sufficiently studied, especially long term effects, and maybe we need someone out there like RFK to challenge the industries. I'm just extremely skeptical it will come to fruition once our good friends at Nestle and Coca-Cola catch wind of the actual proposals. You really think Trump is going to go against the rich guys? Something like this happened with me with before the irst Trump administration. There's something appealing about some of the MAGA idea--recapture nationalism and our ability to do things as a nation. We went to the moon, then what sort of feeling? I know in reality we've advanced on all fronts but the sense of togetherness eroded tremendously. You can see the need for a radical shift. The problem is, Trump is a con man, and what we really get is authoritarianism and a vehicle for radical right dismantlement of the government and curtailment of rights. It will be bad, very bad, and none of RFK Jr's seemingly helpful ideas or anything else truly positive will happen. We get nothing. -
Tracking Trump Administration and Cabinet picks
horncyclist replied to PenelopeWitherspoon's topic in Cloak Room
Remember when Ben Carson to HUD was thought to be bonkers? Or Rick Perry not knowing what the Department of Energy did when appointed? Either of them would probably be more competent than 90% of those that end up in this cabinet. And this is the first line of appointments, wait until what we have after 2 years of chaos and turnover. -
Did anyone ever answer the House outcome question? I'm still seeing NY Times showing very easy path to control for the dems. That would provide some protection for the next two years at least. Followed by the typical mid-term losses for party in the Whitehouse. It'd provide some oversight to the insanity that's about to come and block the worst of government dismantling.
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Those NC voters that like all those state Dems but then thought Trump was a good idea are fascinating. Think about that person. I don't think it's fraud, shift was nationwide. Too much even for Elon and Russia superteam to pull off.
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Yes, this is the answer. I think most any of the others on the short list--man or woman--would have outperformed her. I went along with the enthusiasm but in hindsight it all felt a little manufactured--as her prior Dem primary run did--and while it was enough to get me to care, it fell flat on those that needed a reason to vote for her. The rejection of Trump wasn't enough motivation, even though it should have been. I was in favor of the open Primary and still think that could have led to a stronger candidate. We'll never know now and our goal should turn towards making Trump a 2 term president. That is not a guaranteed outcome here.
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Also posted this on the House Thread that appeared to not have much activity, so putting here too. How's the House looking? NY Times has a good dashboard showing what's outstanding and bucketing expected winners. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-house.html If you take the "Democrats expected to win easily" and "Democracts expected to win narrowly" races with a current dem lead, you get to a dem majority. It's surprising they could pull this off given Kamala's collapse but perhaps Trump/GOP's relative neglect of down ballet led to this outcome. This would be a massive silver lining if they pull it off and provide at least some check on Trump's power. What's the read here from experts? Pelosi stated confidently they would take the house, though no telling if she knew what was in-store for Kamala at that point--guessing she did and factored in to her prediction.
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Way too early, down and dirty 2024 House elections thread
horncyclist replied to bolverk's topic in Cloak Room
How's the House looking? NY Times has a good dashboard showing what's outstanding and bucketing expected winners. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-house.html If you take the "Democrats expected to win easily" and "Democracts expected to win narrowly" races with a current dem lead, you get to a dem majority. It's surprising they could pull this off given Kamala's collapse but perhaps Trump/GOP's relative neglect of down ballet led to this outcome. This would be a massive silver lining if they pull it off and provide at least some check on Trump's power.
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