2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.

[Fico 1778]

1 minute ago, Dbeasy said:

The financial markets are now pricing in not only a Trump win but Republican’s winning both the House and Senate, according to a few financial Wall Street analysts. 

Good thing those guys are never wrong.

[tx 3 putt 76874]

sound check ….

 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

4 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

The financial markets are now pricing in not only a Trump win but Republican’s winning both the House and Senate, according to a few financial Wall Street analysts. 

So what does that look like, and how would they know?

[wood 11225]

1 hour ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Many physicians I know are brilliant in a very concentrated field of knowledge, and painfully stupid in almost every other aspect of their lives. 

Troof. My BIL is a great example, and frankly, he says some real questionable doctorin' shit, too.

[Bozo_Casanova 26437]

56 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Nope, but neither does your friend. He might be right and I understand why he thinks that. 
But under the circumstances that seems like the least likely scenario of the three. 

38 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

Mumford? I’m voting for Trump.

[David Dennison 18851]

9 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

The financial markets are now pricing in not only a Trump win but Republican’s winning both the House and Senate, according to a few financial Wall Street analysts. 

Doesn't Donald Trump say something similar every time he's asked why the market is doing so well?

[aggie08 21492]

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

lol. You think that will shut them up? I think you’ll hear nothing but RIGGED ELECTION and conspiracy shit through to 2025

Nah, that that side of the family is your standard, educated, well-off, "I don't pay attention to the rest", how do my taxes look R voters. Good folk, just incredibly insular, low information, and naive. They didn't talk about rigged elections in 2020; they're too smart for that. But there was a lot of, "Well, at least we're still in a red state" from the North Carolina relatives, and some "I don't know how you guys can live in California, aggie08." Make it all blue, yo.

[tx 3 putt 76874]

 

[HenryJames 66038]

Is that a lot?

[elfenix 34224]

7 hours ago, locodos said:

csb: Was in the Athens airport waiting for a flight.  We were camped out in a crowed little airport cafe and an OLDER couple looked in hopefully to find a seat, but there was no room.  I told them they could sit with us if they liked and they gladly accepted.  I had the kids scrunch down the bench and we managed to get all 6 of us seated around the small 4 top.  The couple was quite old but clearly well travelled and they asked about our trip.  At one point I mentioned how in the Peloponnese the road sign and the city names never seemed to match up and it was slightly confusing.  But I also said that Greek seemed like a difficult language to learn and it probably wasn't worth the hassle.  With a rye smile the old man proceeded for the next 5 mins to tell me all about the benefits of learning ancient Greek. (who knew there were any!)  Evidently he was an antiquities/language professor of some sort at Yale.   Which was cool because I had had the kids watch Kagan's Yale course on the Peloponnesian wars.  He got a chuckle out of that.

PS the difference in the city names on street signs is if they are in Greek/Byzantine Greek/ or some other regional dialect of Greek. But they are used interchangeably.

reading the secret history impressed upon me the pointlessness of ancient greek

[Chad Fuck 17659]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

So 11 days before the election and both candidates are in Texas? Hmm well ok.

When was the last time that happened?  Maybe when Obama came through in '08? 

[elfenix 34224]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

getting to critical mass tonight (COME AT ME!) is going to be a shit show

[CTC2 2791]

55 minutes ago, Chopper said:

One of the dudes who created a bunch of bullshit rumors on xitter, was allowed to exist by Mosk, and was amplified by Drumpf, "the Black Insurrectionist," has been doxxed. He's a white drug addict and tax absconder. Just like Drumpf only 27 years younger! 

 

I'm not on xitter but here's a reminder of who this guy is:

 

The Black Insurrectionist xitter account was deactivated last week after the AP reached out to him for comment.

 

If you're still on xitter you're helping give voice to this kind of bullshit. 

There has been a serious change in the algorithm the past week.  Seeing a lot more crap in my feed.  I made a wise crack in response to some Trump trash that showed up and was immediately greeted with this. 

[Dbeasy 15042]

15 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So what does that look like, and how would they know?

The main issue is rising 10 year rates, reflecting Trump’s idiotic financial and trade plans. 

[Biff Tannen 45665]

23 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I assume Harris may still appear on Rogan? No way he takes Trump but says no to Harris. That would go against his faux "both sides" persona.

[tx 3 putt 76874]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

getting to critical mass tonight (COME AT ME!) is going to be a shit show

[Valmy77 13225]

27 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I assume Harris may still appear on Rogan? No way he takes Trump but says no to Harris. That would go against his faux "both sides" persona. He embodies all things maga so it wouldn't surprise me if he did that, or if trump told him he'd only appear if Harris was not invited and Rogan gave in, but my impression of him is that he would not do that if for no other reason that appearances. 

If so, I sure hope she takes the opportunity.

But my impression is she has tried to go on the show and he has said no. But what do I know? I haven't listened to his show or followed Rogan news since 2021 or so.

Edited October 25 by Valmy77

[Biff Tannen 45665]

5 minutes ago, CTC2 said:

There has been a serious change in the algorithm the past week.  Seeing a lot more crap in my feed.  I made a wise crack in response to some Trump trash that showed up and was immediately greeted with this. 

The transition away from twitter needs to happen ASAP.  Someone (Threads?) needs to step the fuck up and make a concerted effort.

[Chopper 17230]

Weird!

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/25/elon-musk-and-putin-talks-ramped-up-during-twitter-takeover-wsj.html

[elfenix 34224]

how many blue checks do you think pooty bought?

[Macanudo 12975]

1 minute ago, elfenix said:

how many blue checks do you think pooty bought?

All of them

[Pancho 44712]

 

[CTC2 2791]

6 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

The transition away from twitter needs to happen ASAP.  Someone (Threads?) needs to step the fuck up and make a concerted effort.

It won’t matter. No one is going to want to express their opinions after Election Day. 

[aggie08 21492]

1 minute ago, Pancho said:

 

Is this based on anything?

[Js1 85289]

2 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

Okay so we kill them all? 

[jimmyjazz 45891]

50 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Nothing you can do to Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos matters.

I don't care.  I don't want to subscribe to a media giant that refuses to do its job.  Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos can sit, spin, and blow each other.  My $10 a month isn't gonna make a difference either way.

[hornmpa96 2618]

31 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

The financial markets are now pricing in not only a Trump win but Republican’s winning both the House and Senate, according to a few financial Wall Street analysts. 

I saw a similar report from a bank today. It was based on the betting markets and polling averages. After reading, I thought these guys need to pay more attention to @Js1.

[immamac 42838]

1 minute ago, aggie08 said:

Is this based on anything?

No. 

[jimmyjazz 45891]

42 minutes ago, kevwun said:

So traffic is apparently ruined in Austin because of Trump's visit.  Don't go anywhere near 71 or 35.

My daughter is trying to catch a 6 PM flight to the Bay Area for a couple of gigs tomorrow.  She's currently trying to make her way from ~ McKinney Falls to the airport.  Good luck, kid.

[wood 11225]

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

She's here for Allred.  

Yep, and also to bring more national attention to the dumpster fire that is Texas abortion law.

[Pancho 44712]

 

[kevwun 15765]

3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

My daughter is trying to catch a 6 PM flight to the Bay Area for a couple of gigs tomorrow.  She's currently trying to make her way from ~ McKinney Falls to the airport.  Good luck, kid.

I have friends that were trying to leave for the weekend on 71.  It took them an hour to get to 290.

[wood 11225]

1 hour ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

 

I only put up with huge crowds very sparingly so think I made the right call not going to this, but it does look like its gonna be hopping at Shell Energy tonight

The rubes are saying the fans are paid & bused in, only there to see Beyonce lol. 

[TxEx84 398]

For those waiting in long voting lines in Travis County, don't you check https://votetravis.gov/current-election-information/current-election/ before going to the polls? Shows wait times. I saw the long line at Bee Caves Randalls so went to the South Austin Rec Center.  In and out in 10 minutes.

[Dahobbs 17527]

44 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

The financial markets are now pricing in not only a Trump win but Republican’s winning both the House and Senate, according to a few financial Wall Street analysts. 

People are saying. 

[TeeDubya 3362]

Just now, Dahobbs said:

People are saying. 

the very best people.

[Chopper 17230]

The same assholes said Romney was going to win.

 

[Js1 85289]

8 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

Trump has Chachi 

[wood 11225]

1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Lol at trumps rally being at galkery furniture tonight

Wait. Is that for realz?

[texasdago 7568]

56 minutes ago, Hawndoh said:

How would you even tell on Friday afternoon?

LOL... no one goes to the office on Friday in Austin.  They're either drinking, paddleboarding or drinking and paddleboarding on a SUP that is also drinking.

[Valmy77 13225]

2 minutes ago, Chopper said:

The same assholes said Romney was going to win.

 

Weird. I don't recall that election ever really being in doubt.

[Incredulity 11655]

2 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Weird. I don't recall that election ever really being in doubt.

Only after the first debate.

[wood 11225]

1 hour ago, kevwun said:

So traffic is apparently ruined in Austin because of Trump's visit.  Don't go anywhere near 71 or 35.

Why does he land at 4-5PM every single time?

[RDCanecutter 26398]

Talk radio informs me that any Democrat votes are due to hacking by China and Iran.

[The Dog 44019]

Joe Walsh

@WalshFreedom

I’m going to keep beating this drum: For two months, I’ve been in the battleground states almost nonstop encouraging Republicans & Independents to vote for

@KamalaHarris

. And at every stop in every battleground state I hear from Republicans who tell me they’re voting for her, but they’re keeping quiet about it. I hear this everywhere I go. I just believe there’s a quiet groundswell of support for Kamala among Republicans that the polls just aren’t picking up.

[RDCanecutter 26398]

15 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

Missed opportunity to recruit Maria Barracuda to get out the vote of everybody who was a 14-year-old in 2007 learning the arm motions to this video in their room.

 

[mdmost 43000]

She needs to hit Michigan and PA. It needs to end in PA and then her speech at the National Mall. It all flows through PA, like the Big 12 flows through Lubbock. 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

12 minutes ago, Chopper said:

The same assholes said Romney was going to win.

 

Hilarious to imply precision to the tenth of a percent. 

[Biff Tannen 45665]

3 minutes ago, mdmost said:

She needs to hit Michigan and PA. It needs to end in PA and then her speech at the National Mall. It all flows through PA, like the Big 12 flows through Lubbock. 

I think that’s the sewer

[The Dog 44019]