Treason Thread #71: Hillbilly Eulogy

Former President Bone Spurs will be in prison this time next year.

I'll drink to that, r1/FCI!

Love the title

Uh oh, someone doesn’t like facts and truth.

^btw, I was referring to r2 and r3 appearing as strike outs to me. I put my settings at asbestos eyeballs and the strikeouts disappeared. But we are definitely rattling the cages of the MAGATs

Bless your heart, r5.

Hmmm, this and those "Gateway Time Out" messages seem to suggest some right wing snowflake is having a meltdown. Fuck their feelings.

Hey Doris, I hope you didn’t think I thought you were MAGA. I was referring to the MAGAs mass FF’ing non-MAGA posts.

Whew, r8! I'm still caffeinating.

R9 How did you get struck out and not me? 🤣

Is Stephen Colbert a DL’er?

Trump told his nephew that some disabled people "should just die"...according to a memoir by the nephew that's coming out soon

I’m not even sure a tape of an Apprentice outtake showing Trump using the N-word would hurt him now.

R13 His base would love him more and some trashy rappers would jump on board.

r14 - Hey, FCI, I'm back after 24 hours. It's getting ridiculous.

I got a time out as well. This thread is getting FF’d to death I guess. I sent an email to, er, Muriel I? . I said DL should actually read the posts that get people banned and also make sure they aren’t being flamed repeatedly by trolls. I’m sure my time out is related to this thread. Maybe it’s time for DL to get real moderators.

I don’t have tik tok, what does R11 show?

He really did a great dance number yesterday. He has great rhythm.

Is that the video?

He even grabbed his own butt 😂🤣

He started a video with “Hillbilly Eulogy” r17.

😳 😛

Trump is running scared and backing out of the debates

OH

MY

GAWD

Yes, the trolls FF us in rapid succession is getting more noticeable. I’ve had 2 timeouts. One of them was with a few minutes after calling an obvious Boris thread a Boris thread. It was the first time I posted all day. I know it’s a few DL Klangrannies who are miserable able their station in life and are just generally hateful/contrarian, but no way they have numbers enough to FF someone into timeout in minutes. We have lots of trolls.

R21, there’s no reason for Trump to commit to a debate with Harris before she’s confirmed as the nominee. And I’m sure he’d like to know who the VP nominee will be, too. He has no motivation to commit to debate details before he has to.

R24 He’s scared.

Your only post, r24?

On this thread, r24? Yes. But I’ve got posts all over DL.

I guess we don't run in the same threads then.

[quote]there’s no reason for Trump to commit to a debate with Harris before she’s confirmed as the nominee

What was the reason for debating Biden before he was confirmed as the nominee? Biden didn’t make him break out in a cold sweat like Kamala does?

Miss Linz needs to put a plastic cover over her fainting couch when J.D. comes-a-calling.

Those plastic slipcovers for furniture should become known as "JD Vance condoms."

Pink, Connie Britton, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird with Shannon Watts raised over $2 million in 90 minutes

Couches for Kamala

Does Usha know what she signed up for?

Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱

[quote] I met with Gabby Giffords in my office a few years ago. She was actually very conversational and smart.

[quote] How any Christian can think @LauraLoomer is anything but the most evil of people, makes me doubt their faith.

[quote] Nobody who truly loves God has this darkness inside them. Pure evil

Loomer has also been posting hateful, racist shit about Kamala and the late Sheila Jackson Lee.

Loomer is that dog shit you scrape off the bottom of your shoe and never look back. Nobody, other than white supremacists, cares about her unhinged, hateful rants. She's little more than the female version of Nick Fuentes.

Keep shooting, Kamala.

Loony Laura Loomer

Does Lady Lindzebelle even have a cat? Who tends to it? Her ass is constantly in Mar-a-Lago or traveling on government paid junkets to much of the world.

[quote] Who tends to it?

His houseboy.

I have you know my beautiful 🐞 pussy is petted and stroked daily, and absorbs of plenty of quality meat regularly.

Trump says if you vote for him, you'll never have to vote again. Scary.

JD Vance, the favorite of Junior Mint. Fucker Carlson, and Peter Thiel, believes an elderly, never married/childless woman who owns a cat(s), is not entitled for full, basic human rights?

What a disgusting turd!

A woman like that should own a dolphin, not a cat.

I’d prefer a childless cat lady to a nazi couch fucker any day

Stranded Trump Supporters Panic After Their Cars Get Towed During His Rally

How fundie Xtians want to help Trump and the GOP win by purging voter rolls

They also want to push their far right views on the culture

Serious question. I asked this on another thread but thinking someone here might know the answer.

What if Trump suddenly dies? Do the Republicans run with Vance at the top of the ticket? Are they legally or constitutionally obliged to?

If Donald suddenly dies, before or after the election, the Republican Party falls apart.

It is the party of Donald. There is no replacement for Donald. Putin is ineligible.

The reason there was such consternation over the VP spot is that there is NO REPUBLICAN backbench that can take over.

Ginni Thomas?

NYT:

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has waded into one of the thorniest issues facing U.S. politics: deepfake videos. On Friday night, Mr. Musk, the billionaire owner of the social media platform X, reposted an edited campaign video for Vice President Kamala Harris.

The video mimics Ms. Harris’s voice, but instead of using her words from the original ad, it has the vice president saying that President Biden is senile, that she does not “know the first thing about running the country” and that, as a woman and a person of color, she is the “ultimate diversity hire.”

Mr. Musk’s post, which has since been viewed 112 million times, would seem to run afoul of X’s policies, which prohibit sharing “synthetic, manipulated or out-of-context media that may deceive or confuse people and lead to harm.”

From Yahoo Comments:

Donald Trump: He promised to cut the deficit. He added $8T to it. promised to build a wall. He only did 458 miles out of 2,000. Most of it was repair or replacement, not new. He promised to make Mexico pay. They didn't. He promised to unveil a new healthcare plan. It didn't exist. He promised a middle-class tax cut. He cut taxes for the rich. The middle class is paying for it. He said he wouldn't play golf as President. He made 250 visits(way more than Obama) to his own golf clubs. It cost taxpayers $150 million. He said he'd increase economic growth by 4%. He didn't. President Biden did. He promised an infrastructure plan. He had none. President Biden signed a massive one. He promised to hire "the best people." He fired 3/4 of them and then said they were the worst ever. He promised to bring down the price of prescription drugs. He didn't: President Biden did. He promised a Hillary lock-up. It didn't happen. Promised we'd win the trade war with China. We didn't, It cost about a quarter million jobs and hurt Americans not help them. He promised his corporate tax cuts would help and benefit Workers and corporations would use that money to invest in American workers. They didn't, they used that money to buy back stocks. He promised to bring back and revive the coal industry. Never happened - more coal jobs were lost during his presidency. He promised to drain the swamp. He didn't: He WAS the swamp. Jan 6th…never forget!!

[quote] What if Trump suddenly dies? Do the Republicans run with Vance at the top of the ticket? Are they legally or constitutionally obliged to?

From what I've read, they are not legally obligated at all. If the Republican nominee dies after the convention, the Republican National Committee picks the new nominee. They could go all out and reconvene the Republican Convention and have the delegates revote, or apparently they could just skip that and pick the new nominee themselves.

Generally, they would probably go with the runningmate, but in this case, I really am not sure they'd go with Vance. Might even turn around completely and go with Nikki Haley.

Now that Haley has eaten Trump shit in public, she might have a chance if the Ferret Support dies.

Miss Lindsey addressing JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” remarks. 👵 🫃

[quote]"you should never say anything to hurt anybody's feelings"

He probably learned that from Donald.

Lindsey Graham has said some nasty things about individual Democrats. She made some cruel remarks about Joe Biden and others. Lindsey once claimed to be close friends with Joe Biden and praised his character. She turned on him to please Trump and pander to right wing voters. Her hypocrisy has been evident throughout her political experience.

Just when you think you got to the bottom level of Miss Lindz' willingness to humiliate herself, you discover there's a whole underground parking garage underneath.

Reporter recently asked Donald Trump this question:

“Sir, all of us one day will face the grim reaper. At this point in your life, are you more focused on your legacy?”

Trump’s reply:

“I see Lindsey Graham near all the time. But she works from behind mostly and is amazingly talented at it. She though, has no direct role as to my legacy.”

Reporter’s follow-up:

“You misunderstood my question. I was asking if you feel prepared for when the GRIM REAPER comes for you; not your association with Lindsey Graham.”

Trump’s response:

“Oh the GRIM REAPER! I did not hear you well with this patch over my ear. I thought you asked about the GRAND RIMMER.”

He had a similar answer about getting rid of JD Vance when he said he wanted to burn the Hillbilly Effigy.

Remember when Bruno ran against McCarthy and DL collectively swooned?

^ I love cat dads

First, it’s Junior Mint killing exotic and endangered wildlife.

Then, Kristi Noem murders her puppy….and goat.

Now, JD Vance declares war on The childless cat lady?

Is the GQP now the party of animal cruelty?

Yes. R66. The GQP is the party of cruelty, PERIOD.

It’s a feature with them. The cruelty IS the point.

The Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona endorses Harris over Trump

New Jan. 6 video footage shows indicted Trumpster Kenneth Chesebro handing off fake elector documents to aides of Mike Kelly (R-PA)

I just watched Rachel and she scared the shit out of me. Took all the wind out of my sails. Anyone else watch?

^^It's connected to this Timothy Snyder tweet from earlier today. I can't read the Rolling Stone article because it's paywalled. Maybe someone here can better explain?

WHEN ELECTION NIGHT comes in November, it will be up to thousands of local election officials to certify election results in their counties. Among those election officials are scores of Donald Trump supporters who believe his lies and conspiracies about stolen elections — and will be in prime position to act on those beliefs to try to aid his campaign in November.

In the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, Rolling Stone and American Doom identified at least 70 pro-Trump election conspiracists currently working as county election officials who have questioned the validity of elections or delayed or refused to certify results. At least 22 of these county election officials have refused or delayed certification in recent years.

“I think we are going to see mass refusals to certify the election” in November, says Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias. “Everything we are seeing about this election is that the other side is more organized, more ruthless, and more prepared.”

TL DR- Jan. 6 2021 was a rehearsal. This time the officials are in place, including VP to deny certification of the results.

These 70 people need to be identified by name and investigated.

Relax. Everything will be fine.

Nothing to worry about.

Clip.

Elmo is really losing his shit.

[QUOTE] This time the officials are in place, including VP to deny certification of the results.

You mean Kamala Harris? She’s not going to deny certification of the results, hon.

^OOPs

i live in a very mixed area, hippies to hard core rethugs. my neighbors...1/2 mile away...have had a 'rump sign up while he was in office and then an anti-biden sign. they have taken that down a month or so ago. no replacement...fingers crossed!

I'm happy to see people getting behind Kamala and all the enthusiasm but why was Biden so hated? I think replacing him was the right decision in the end but, what did he do to get all these on-the-fencers so unhappy with him?

Trump's nephew Fred is voting for Kamala.

He was just old, r81, and too many money men were pearl clutching.

I don’t think Biden was “hated” so much as he was old and boring (some will say he was “losing his marbles” as well).

Of course the thugs are putting in place the means to steal the election - or at least cause so much chaos and confusion that it has to go to SCROTUS so THOSE feckless cunts can reinstall dump - as they’ve been paid to do.

Fuck them. Let’s turn out in massive numbers so they are drowned in Blue votes.

Exposing their plans to the public is a good thing. If people understand what’s going on, they will pay attention.

WaPo: Project 2025 to end policy work after Democratic attacks angered Trump:

[quote]Project 2025 to end policy work after Democratic attacks angered Trump:

If you believe that, I've got a Trump University degree to sell you.

Does the degree come with a pair of Trump sneakers?

Come on, peeple! Trump didn't know about it! He's too busy beeing shot in a asignation attempt! You gotta feel for him, getting up and raising his fist in the air like the savior he is! Those others just want to make things hard for him. Of course he wants a religious country! We all do! And get ta get rid of all those nasty people like furners and democrats! Who wouldn't?

[bold]Kamala Harris Wipes Out Trump’s Swing-State Lead[/bold]

“Kamala Harris has wiped out Donald Trump’s lead across seven battleground states, as the vice president rides a wave of enthusiasm among young, Black and Hispanic voters,” according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll.

“Harris was backed by 48% of voters to 47% for Trump — a statistical dead heat — in the swing states that will likely decide November’s election. That’s a stronger showing than the two-point deficit for President Joe Biden before he dropped out of the race. The Democratic vice president overtook her GOP rival in Arizona and Nevada, and more than doubled Biden’s lead over Trump in Michigan.”

“The numbers suggest Harris has a shot at reassembling the voter coalition that propelled President Barack Obama to the White House — and a clearer path to victory than Biden, who’d struggled to galvanize the Democratic base.”

~Political Wire

Elmo is a very very dangerous person. All the billionaires are causing us chaos/division we are experiencing. They don’t like democracy and don’t want accountability. They want to be able to control us. They want us as their slaves. I swear I wish we could confiscate 90% of their money.

Trump COLLAPSES when asked to defend picking JD Vance

Was a couch available for him to collapse on?

Threats to our democracy:

Billionaires from all countries

Russia/China/Iran/Saudi (a supposed ally)

Corporate Media

Notice I didn’t add Republicans. It is because the groups above are driving their fuckery. Without the help, Republicans wouldn’t have the power to do what they are doing and want to do. IMO

Our democracy is under assault from all over. I never thought I’d see the day we may actually lose it and lost it fast. It is all out in the open (this is where the media is complicit).

We will need heroes to come forward and come forward fast and in droves. I’ve said I do believe in the end the media will come out and put their thumb on the scale for Harris. I think some of our billionaires will step up. I think some military leaders will step up. I think many are waiting until closer to the election. I think we may see a blitz of pro-democracy/pro-Harris after Labor Day.

I've already noticed a change at some places. Until a couple of weeks ago, reading The Atlantic's online articles, one would think that Trump and his handlers are these strategic geniuses, 7 out of roughly 10 articles they publish per day were something negative about Biden or the Democrats, and even after he stepped down, there were still articles vaguely critical or, at best, doubtful of Harris. But, now, all political articles are about the awfulness of JD Vance, the dangers of Project 2025, etc, or very positive about Kamala. Today, for example, they published an interesting article on the origins of the Federalist Society (Horowitz Report) and how it infiltrated the judicial system. NYT, though, still seems to continue to play its "both sides" game.

[quote] NYT, though, still seems to continue to play its "both sides" game.

Please share evidence of the "good" side?

Hey R93

[quote] I've spent this year writing for the @newrepublic about how a group of Silicon Valley billionaires has gone WEIRD. Now their weirdness is mating up with Trump's MAGA weirdness in the 2024 election. Here's a few things to understand about these guys.

R96 I read that and it is chilling. It made my blood run cold and that’s not hyperbole.

[quote] Please share evidence of the "good" side?

I stopped reading their political coverage many months ago, but it's the usual BS: there are always two articles, one by someone reasonable who points out all the ways in which Harris' campaign should appeal to an average voter, accompanied by the usual crap from someone like Ross Douthat and his not-quite-MAGA right wing propaganda. I don't bother reading it besides crolling through their newsletters whcih link to the articles.

Matt Walsh, the voice of reason:

[quote]Was a couch available for him to collapse on?

Haven't I suffered enough?

My Donald can stretch out pantsless on my fairing couch anytime he wants.

^fainting

Goodbye, JP Vandell... we hardly knew ye.

[quote] So while the media was busy bullying him out of the race because they insisted he was too old to do the job, President Biden was in the middle of personally negotiating a 7 country swap to free over a dozen political prisoners from Russian custody, including one of their own.

And ^^^

Uncle Joe & Mama Kamala, the dream team kickin' ass and taking names!

FUCK YEAH!

Joe running the country, getting hostages released, and Kamala running for the continuation of the Obama/Biden/Harris behemoth.

FUCK YEAH!

JD’s cocklet was rated a 3 by Lady Lindzebelle. She told Trump that. Instead, Trump listened to Don Jr., Peter Thiel, and Tucker Carlson and went ahead and name JD.

Miss Lindz doesn’t look excited about JD.

I certainly was not r111! I don't mind a gentleman who's a little rough around the edges, but I will not be called a calf-less old cow in my own house! And to think that nice, generous Mr. Thiel recommended him so highly.

Election deniers are taking over Arizona

Billionaires are stepping up for Harris.

This is incredible!

I hope this video gets spread far and wide.

And DonOLD soiled his nappy.

Why Joe Biden seemed perfectly fine in the clip. He's not senile at al! Must be a double, or AI.

R117 We had trolls here starting threads saying he was confused on the tarmac and other nonsense.

Btw- I still think Pres Biden would have won, but I am relieved now because I am enjoying the energy Harris is bringing.

FCI, do you think yesterday's release by Putin was a big FU to Trump for his incompetence?

CBP officers in Arizona seize more than half a ton of fentanyl in largest seizure in agency history TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Lukeville recently seized approximately 4 million blue fentanyl pills -- weighing more than 1,000 pounds -- in the largest singular fentanyl seizure in CBP history.

“This is the largest fentanyl seizure in CBP’s history, and reflects our unwavering determination to protect our nation and to disrupt the criminal activities of ruthless drug cartels,” said Troy Miller, CBP Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner. “Every day, CBP officers and agents are on our front line, using their keen instincts and the latest technology to prevent deadly drugs from entering our country and poisoning our communities.”

On July 1, a 20-year-old Arizona man, [bold] who is a U.S. citizen,[/bold] arrived at the [bold] Port of Lukeville [/bold] driving a 2011 pick-up truck which was hauling a sport recreational vehicle on a utility trailer. CBP officers performing the inspection for entry to the U.S. sent the driver and vehicles aside for a more intensive inspection.

While conducting a thorough inspection of the pick-up truck, trailer, and sport utility vehicle, CBP officers noticed anomalies throughout the frame of the trailer. With the assistance of a CBP canine team, officers discovered 234 packages of drugs concealed within the frame of a trailer. The packages contained approximately 4 million blue fentanyl pills, which is the largest fentanyl seizure in CBP history.

Did Trump take money from Egypt?

[quote] When I asked LaCavita how the campaign has been processing this cavalcade of unforced errors, he offered a characteristically Trumpian assessment. “This team of professionals has been through more campaigns than all the bedwetters on Twitter and prognosticators in the media combined” he told me. “We don’t get rattled by imaginary ‘chatter,’ we execute and live in reality.”

Yeah, looks like things are going great there ^^^

[quote]We don’t get rattled by imaginary ‘chatter,’ we execute and live in reality.

I think it must be one of those alternative realities created by Kellyanne Conway.

[bold]How an Elon Musk PAC is using voter data to help Trump beat Harris in 2024 election[/bold]

If a voter in Michigan performs a search on Google, a somewhat shocking ad might pop up.

The ad shows a young man lying in bed late at night when someone else texts him, “Hey you need to vote,” and then sends the man a video of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The man can hear the gunshots and people screaming in the background.

As Trump is rushed off stage with blood pouring down his face, the man watching the video types in response, “This is out of control. How do I start?”

The ad then displays a website for a group called America PAC.

The website says it will help the viewer register to vote. But once a user clicks “Register to Vote,” the experience he or she will have can be very different, depending on where they live.

If a user lives in a state that is not considered competitive in the presidential election, like California or Wyoming for example, they’ll be prompted to enter their email addresses and zip code and then directed quickly to a voter registration page for their state, or back to the original sign up section.

But for users who enter a zip code that indicates they live in a battleground state, like Pennsylvania or Georgia, the process is very different.

Rather than be directed to their state’s voter registration page, they instead are directed to a highly detailed personal information form, prompted to enter their address, cell phone number, and age.

If they agree to submit all that, the system still does not steer them to a voter registration page. Instead, it shows them a “thank you” page.

So that person who wanted help registering to vote? In the end, they got no help at all registering. But they did hand over priceless personal data to a political operation.

Specifically, a political action committee created by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, one aimed at giving the Republican presidential nominee Trump an advantage in his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic nominee...

pop up blocker?

[bold]Harris Moves Ahead of Trump Nationally[/bold]

Kamala Harris is now leading Donald Trump nationally in the FiveThirtyEight polling average, 45% to 43.5%.

Harris is polling on average about 3 to 4 percentage points better than Biden before he dropped out.

The Old Pussy Grabbing Racist is TOAST.

Add in his VP, who fucked the couch, and only the 30% hard core racist minority is voting Republican across ALL STATES.

The Electoral College will not save Trump this time.

I sure hope the younger generations are more savvy when it comes to putting all of their personally identifying information into some random pop up box than old people are, r125.

Entering that information into a rando site you didn’t INTENTIONALLY go to is very dangerous. It’s one of the reasons I don’t take on line polls from YouGov. They want too much information that they don’t fucking need (imo)

Musk hole is a prick and he needs to be deported. He’s a danger to civilized society.

[bold]Harris makes history as first Black woman, Asian American presidential nominee[/bold]

WASHINGTON - The party votes have been cast: Vice President Kamala Harris is officially the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — making U.S. history as the first Black woman and first Asian American from a major party to win that designation.

Harris secured the Democratic nomination on Friday afternoon, receiving the majority of votes — at least 2,530 — from her party's delegates, just one day after voting opened. The Democratic National Committee held a livestream video hosted by Biden campaign aides and DNC chairman Jaime Harrison to mark the occasion.

"I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States," Harris said moments after she passed the delegate threshold during a Democratic party-sponsored livestream phone call. "Your dedication cannot be overstated. Your dedication to our country. I know we all feel this way so strongly. We love our country, we believe in the promise of America, and that's what this campaign is about."

Harris said she will officially accept the nomination next week, once the virtual voting period concludes on Monday. She added that she's looking forward to the Democratic National Convention that begins Aug. 19 in Chicago to "have an opportunity to celebrate this historic moment together."

Harris, 59, catapulted to the top of the ticket after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election on July 21. Harris will go on to face Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the 45th president, in November.

Vice President Harris quickly gained the backing of top leaders in her party, including Biden, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She's also been raking in record-breaking donations less than two weeks into her candidacy.

The DNC began a virtual roll call on Thursday at 9 a.m. for delegates to vote for Harris as the party’s candidate. Delegates still have until the deadline on Monday, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. ET to return their ballots.

“I am so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party,” Harrison said during the livestream.

He added: “Today, my friends, is special because we can proudly say that we will have the first woman of color at the top of a major party ticket.” ...

Retailers Locked Up Their Products—and Broke Shopping in America

CVS, Target and other chains have barricaded everything from toiletries to cleaning supplies. It’s backfired in almost every way.

[quote] In retailers’ eyes it might be their best option, but it’s one that appears to be backfiring. Neil Saunders, managing director of the retail practice at the firm GlobalData, describes the locking up of merch as “a blunt instrument.” Several years into this experiment, the instrument’s outcomes are becoming clear: miserable workers, irritated customers, abandoned shopping carts and more reasons than ever to shop online. The modern American store is designed around self-service, which encourages customers to buy more. If you can’t just grab most of the things you want, the brick-and-mortar retail system as we know it stops working.

[...]

[quote] A recent police raid on a warehouse outside Los Angeles turned up millions of dollars in stolen merchandise that law enforcement said they suspected was headed for resale, but they alleged that it had all been stolen in transit, not from retail sales floors. This has always been the preferred operational method of large, sophisticated theft rings (See: Goodfellas and The Sopranos), because stealing from tractor trailers or warehouses yields large quantities of brand-new goods that are packaged for efficient transport, storage and resale. In fact, according to the cargo security firm CargoNet, this type of theft has recently soared—in the first quarter of 2024, 46% more incidents were reported than in the same period in 2023.

[...]

[quote] But retailers have already backed themselves too far into a corner for them to admit defeat. Retrofitting so many stores with lockup systems is time-consuming and expensive. Stores have sunk too much effort and money into safeguarding their shelves to fling them open now. Maybe next they’ll mess around with high-tech gadgetry, like RFID tags or facial recognition software. But perhaps a better solution is also the most obvious one: staffing up. It’s workers who make stores pleasant, orderly, convenient places to shop, and attracting more of them and keeping them around would probably require retailers to also raise wages and improve working conditions. To make these stores work again, retailers are going to have to find some way not to treat everyone as if they’re the next thief.

All those billionaire Australians such as Musk, Murdoch & son, etc., need to exit the U.S. permanently with their fascist activities, very low taxation, and their deregulated greed.

Here is one of my predictions for the future: when all is said and done and the history books are written, we will discover that this is what was at the heart of the "dump Biden" movement as well as doing everything possible to get donOLD re-installed.

R119 I don’t think so. Maybe it was a “warning” to him to get his shit together.

[quote] In 2021, Narya Capital made a major investment in Rumble. The investment, which made Narya one of Rumble’s top shareholders, also gave the firm a seat on Rumble’s board. Financial disclosures filed by Vance in conjunction with his Senate bid also show that he made a personal investment in Rumble that was valued between $100,000 and $250,000.

This is going to sound really conspiratorial, but I will toss it out there as food for thought. Take it or ignore it.

I think this whole “dump Biden” thing was started by unsavory characters employed by assholes to sow division. It got amplified and picked up. His debate performance made it worse.

The media, the trolls on line, proxies and others have been mercilessly pushing the “Biden is too old” for a while. Dump built his entire campaign around it.

The plan was to push Biden out, then scream for an open convention. As a few fools here have been doing. I DON’T CARE open convention troll. The whole idea was to foment chaos, make the Dems look in disarray so the media could shriek and clutch their pearls, thus generating clicks while ignoring the threat from the thugs.

But wily old Joe pulled his own fucking coup and said, “Kamala! You’re up!” Which took all of the wind out of their sails.

Then the party big wigs said, “oh, let’s wait and see” but WE didn’t fucking wait! Every last fucking group - spearheaded by the black ladies -stood up to be counted and said, “FUCK YEAH! We’re all in on Kamala!”

Money came pouring in as if from a burst dam and then the DNC could no longer deny it is Kamala.

The hoped for brokered convention did not materialize. There WAS no hoped for chaos. As a matter of fact, we came together instantaneously, like some sort of chemical reaction.

People are still trying to stir shit, and they will continue to try right through next year. Ignore them. Stay the course. We know what we gave to do. Stick together. We’ve been here before, we know what to do.

Two words, r136...Occam's razor.

R136 I agree

I'm going to toss THIS out there. There was no huge conspiracy. There was no wheels-within-wheels, double plus ungood, powers that be who for totally crazy reasons just couldn't stand the idea that awesome Joe Biden was clearly going to have a phenomenal victory in November.

Instead, some rather powerful, influential people saw after the debate that this doddering old man was simply not up to the task of winning the election this year. And they decided that even though it was a pretty dramatic move, he really just had to step aside or lose everything. They looked at his performance, they looked at the polling, they looked at the state of the Democratic Party and decided, this shit is fucked if we don't do something drastic really, really soon.

Anyway, that's my thought.

And also too, I suspect they are all totally fine with the fact that Kamala wrapped it up so quickly and easily. Totally.

R140 It was a huge conspiracy out in the open. The media relentlessly beat up on Biden for weeks, while totally ignoring all of DT’s insanity, his slurring, his doddering, his clear mental decline, his Project 2025. The media absolutely put their thumb on the scale against Pres Biden. He had many appearances after the debate (in which DT looked bad, too) but the media just pounded on Pres Biden creating tunnel vision. Democrats freaked out. Dukakis had a 17 point lead on GHW Bush in summer of ‘88. Bush went on to win in a landslide and he was not a good campaigner at all.

It’s done. We’re all behind Kamala.

Oy with the paranoid tinhattery. I love Uncle Joe, but within two minutes of the debate starting I knew he needed to give up running for another term because I am not blind, deaf and in a cult. Sometimes people of a certain age experience quick onset physical or mental decline. It isn’t a conspiracy. President Biden’s primary concern should be keeping himself well for this term.

And reference to the Lugenpresse is a real turnoff whomever it is coming from. As I said to the RNC committee poll dipshit, repeating Nazi talking points is a real turn off.

Also Kamala is 🔥 . She’s going to choose a great VP candidate. Uncle Joe will go down in history as a hero and may Trump die in jail.

Elon is committing election interference!

[quote]But if you stay in this job, if you choose to be in a position to administer elections and to certify the election results, and you don't do your job, you're gonna get sued. And you're gonna lose. And you're gonna go down in history as one of the villains in American history.

Peter Thiel, Don Jr., and Tucker Carlson pushed the orange Mussolini to choose JD Vance. Lindsey Graham, privately, was pleading to Trump not to pick Vance, particularly because Vance is very pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine. Of course, DJT is a Russian asset or more. Graham was favoring Tim Scott, the guy with the phantom fiancé.

Trump wanted that Thiel funding.

Blake Masters is another Thiel babydoll.

Trump was stupid not picking the North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum. His net worth is over 1.1 billion. Trump wants to be around the rich.

Ii want to see the day Trump’s fiefdom collapses.

Let us take the Treason Thread back to Treason.

Trump ran the US government like a crime boss.

Long before he absorbed the RNC into his money laundering Trump Org biz, he shook down EGYPT for a $10M(!) KICK BACK that he used to pay his 2016 Campaign bills with.

When Democrats have complete control of Congress again, Dems need to remove ALL STATUTES OF LIMITATION on crimes committed by Trump and the Trump Administration. You can run, but you can't hide. Bill Barr needs to get jail time chair for protecting Donald's criminality.

^ Totally agree

The Egypt stuff is funny, like, why Egypt? But at the same time, I have a strong suspicion that if anybody had free access to all the records and all the sources, we would actually find dozens of countries just freely bribing Trump through the Trump campaign. I mean every third worlder understands this guy completely. Would-be dictator who worships himself and money and is completely open to bribery from all corners of the world.

More about the Egyptian shadiness

Earth to Merrick Garland, Earth to Merrick Garland...

Do your fucking job!

[quote] Let us take the Treason Thread back to Treason.

[quote] ^ Totally agree

The scolding same two exchanging numerous strokes doesn’t render enlightenment. Carry on.

[bold]‘I’m trying to make it’: Jimmy Carter’s goal is to vote for Kamala Harris[/bold]

Nearing his 100th birthday and in hospice care since February 2023, the former president Jimmy Carter reportedly has one goal: voting for Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.

“I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” Carter told his son Chip this week, as his grandson Jason Carter recounted to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Harris, Carter’s fellow Democrat, will face the Republican Trump for the presidency on 5 November. Carter’s 100th birthday will fall on 1 October.

A Democrat who was in the White House from 1977 to 1981, Carter is the oldest living president. In ill health for several years, his family announced that he entered hospice care on 18 February 2023. Many took that announcement to mean Carter was near the end of his life.

And the next month, the current president, Joe Biden, said he had been asked to deliver Carter’s eulogy. Biden also said Carter’s doctors had “found a way to keep him going for a lot longer than they anticipated because they found a breakthrough”.

In October 2023, as the White House celebrated Carter’s 99th birthday, the former Democratic National Committee chairperson Donna Brazile said the former Georgia governor was “a towering, old southern oak … as good as they come and tough as they come”.

The following month, Carter’s wife, Rosalynn Carter, died aged 96. The couple, who campaigned for human rights and mental health reform, were married for 77 years, through Jimmy Carter’s time in the US navy, in Georgia state politics, in the White House and in a post-presidency widely regarded as one of the most productive.

In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel peace prize, “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development”.

In 2021, he told the Associated Press the secret to a long life was “to marry the right person”...

Trump praises Vladimir Putin at a rally

This is so true:

[quote] Trump’s businesses threw off about $550 million from 2017 to 2020, according to an analysis of documents—tax returns, financial disclosures, bond filings, credit reports and internal records—many of which emerged after the former president left the White House. For Trump, who earned even more before becoming president, the money was critical, allowing him to service his debts, improve his properties, pay his kids and live like a king—all while governing the nation.

Jenna Ellis is cooperating with prosecutors in the AZ fake electors case

From Nancy Pelosi's new book, "The Art of Power," discussing a phone call in which Trump tried to dissuade Pelosi from an impeachment inquiry:

"Again and again during the more than 20-minute call, Trump repeated, 'It was a perfect call …. the call was so perfect,'" she wrote. Ms. Pelosi said she ended the conversation by telling him the truth would emerge.

"I've had a lot of conversations with this man," she wrote, "and at the end of nearly all of them, I think, 'Either you are stupid, or you think that the rest of us are.'"

I think Walz, now, was the absolute best pick. He really is phenomenal, accomplished so much, and the contrast to Vance, and DT, is as stark as I’ve ever seen two tickets.

r157 - The energy continues to grow, FCI.

The grand jury for the election interference case in AZ wanted to indict Trump!

They have Marsha,

We have Dolly

Marsha says Walz is a far left radical and the only way to restore the rule of law, common sense, and law and order in America is to vote for Trump.

No fucking thank you, hillbilly hag.

"Hillbilly Hag" is a great nickname. We should use that one for JD Vance, too 😄 😁 🤣

I see Marshie as Plantation Pussy.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!

Vance is a Shillbly. He is NOT a hillbilly by any stretch of the imagination.

I can't take serious life advice from anyone with that mess on top of their head, R160.

The Trump election interference plan is proceeding apace in GA:

^ I wish the American press would be as honest about Trump as some British news outlets are

^^I'll make it even simpler "Fat Orange Pig is Full of Shit!"

Trump claims he will sue the New York Times for calling out his lies about the fictional Willie Brown helicopter trip

Sure, Jan.

His DC trial was postponed for a month. Anyone hear that? It was supposed to start next week, but Smith asked for a delay.

SMITH requested the delay.

Slob trying to make a plea deal? Or is Smith queuing up something sure to light his fat ass up?

[quote]Slob trying to make a plea deal? Or is Smith queuing up something sure to light his fat ass up?

MAGA Merrick Garland telling Smith to back off.

[quote]BREAKING:Trump claims his plane had to land in Billings because of mechanical problems but in fact he couldn't land at Bozeman because the grifter owes the airport $12,000 from the 2020 election cycle. He also still owes the Billings police department $58,830.

Certainly explains why there was a limo waiting for him when he landed.

He can't pay a $58,000 bill? I thought he was a billionaire 🤔

Maybe a bitcoin billionaire.

Trump never pays his bills unless he's forced to do it. In his mind, just being associated with the glorious name of Trump is sufficient payment for all you little people.

Calling Kamala a "fucking bitch"

You can frequently tell which side of the aisle someone is on by how they pronounce her name.

So the orange turd couldn’t land in Bozeman because he owes money to the city and or the fuel company?

Mutherfucker still owes some cities almost half a million dollars from 4 years ago.

Fucking piece of shit.

Celine throws le shade.

The Trump campaign was HACKED

Please tell me one of the Trump boys left their computer at the repair shop while they went off on a coke bender

The Iranians need to up their game. Nobody cares about that shit.

Give us the pedo files that Putin hacked from the RNC! Give us the files slobby showed Miss Thang on the golf course to make her change her tune.

Nobody GAF about Jimmy Bowman’s bullshit.

R186 Some insiders are saying that the information leaked was damaging only to JD Vance, not to Trump, so this wasn't really a hack but a planned way to get Vance off the ticket. You have to admit that Vance has been a complete disaster for Trump. I wonder if it's self inflicted on purpose because he's called Trump home horrendous things and then suddenly he's the golden child?

You see! That wedding wasn't for naught!

Project 2025 Training Videos:

I just got through the first video, and it is amazing how the video uses words without specific definitions in historical construct.

It is brilliant propaganda, an exegesis on racism, and an apologia for all of us non-white, non-evangelical, non-landowning, non-male people as to why the government was not created for us.

Interesting as how they skip over the part about all men created equal, but skip over the part about slaves being property and not men.

The White Heritage Foundation is evil.

ProPublica out there, doing the Lord’s work.

Trump formally diagnosed as a psychopath. Fascinating read.

George Conway linked one of his posts on Twitter to some dude who said trump was in a Narcissistic Mortification.

Where he sees visions of his own demise and he cannot cope with it. Reality is being forced upon him.

It was a link to The Shallow State Twitter.

The next step is narcissistic collapse. 😳

Fascinating explanation

In hell, is he? GOOD! MOAR!

Motherfucker needs to be pissing his pants every damned day and living in abject terror that he will be exposed and humiliated on live TV before the entire fucking GALAXY.

He needs to be terrified at the thought of appearing in public. He needs to cry himself to sleep every night and pray to de devil he worships that his hold on the media never ends or he will be seen as the fat fucking LOSER he is.

Even all of that won’t come close to the fucking terror this goddamn fat, worthless pile of shit has put us through over the last 9 years.

Every location and every business who he owes money should deny him service.

The denial to land was BRILLIANT!

Dana Bash, CNN, delivering softball questions to JD Vance, is nauseating. This is what’s wrong with the new media.

No, this is what's wrong with right wingers like David Zaslav acquiring major media outlets.

Zaslav is not delivering to shareholders. If political ideology can exclude eligibility for media acquisitions, right or left, that’s way more dangerous. Then, there is zero choice and the far right will have a total monopoly.

The executives hire the anchors, and the anchors embrace the company line. If it conflicts with their values, they can choose to work elsewhere.

[quote] We the family of @isaachayes Isaac Hayes Enterprises, represented by Walker & Associates, are suing @realDonaldTrump and his campaign for 134 counts copyright infringement for the unauthorized use of the song “Hold On I’m Coming” at campaign rallies from 2022-2024.

[quote] We demand the cessation of use, removal of all related videos, a public disclaimer, and payment of $3 million in licensing fees by August 16, 2024. Failure to comply will result in further legal action.

Can somebody tell me why this is not legit a great idea?

[quote] A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of his news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes. That’s more than two a minute. It’s a stunning number for anyone – and even more problematic for a person running to lead the free world.

That complete asshole just needs to fuck off and die.

Jesus Christ doesn’t he EVER get tired of looking the fool to all and sundry??

I know it is his job to ask questions but good gravy, try not to be a complete dick.

I wonder how much he gets paid to sustain all that abuse by that magnificent woman.

That IS his payment, r206.

He gets to have Karine kick his dumb ass all over, every day.

Probably does, R207.

🫤

Desperate Trump team is bringing back ole Kellyanne to feature with her newer facelift. Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox strategy is unveiling the rebooting of the grand yapper with newer distortions, lies, filibustering, interruptions, deflections, and propaganda. Get out your checkbooks billionaires and MAGAs, Kellyanne’s fees aren’t cheap.

Ole Kellyanne’s schtick will falter. Outside of Murdoch media and far-right forums, what major news outlets will be compelled to host this mouthpiece promoting delusion?

Doesn’t the phrase “Father of Lies” ring any bells for the Fundies?

The Trump campaign is just going full-on racist. No more dog whistles

Wow.

The pic at R211 needs to be blasted everywhere

r211, it is no surprise when all Trump has is:

Vote Trump/ He's White.

Vote Trump/ Preserve your White Privilege

That pic on the right at r211 is so hot!

I’d adopt a bunch of them.

Dump’s panicking. Doing this to provoke a response. Her campaign’s doesn’t need to overplay it.

“He’s trying to take us back to 1950’s bigotry.

“He is a sad, little shell of a man.”

(R215)

Wow! I can't believe this is happening again...just like exactly four years ago!

The migrant caravans are organized by evangelical churches. Why do they seem so eager to bring migrants here on the one hand and then on the other use them as a political weapon. Did Jesus tell them to do that?

Evangelical Jesus loves cheap labor.

[quote] Did Jesus tell them to do that?

No, it was me.

[quote]24 people showed up for the JD Vance speech.

JD is obviously into humiliation.

Come on, r222! That photo looks like it was before JD even showed up. I bet once he's there the numbers will explode! At least 50!

JD doin' what JD does:

[quote] 24 people showed up for the JD Vance speech.

Couch fuckers, the lot of them!

Hee r226. It would be awesome if he had couches brought in for them, but the humorless twat would never do it.

Oh, well, another great moment lost in this magical presidential campaign.

R226, incels with Fleshlights they wanted him to sign.

FBI raided the property of one of Trump's Russian contacts

Why is a goddamned Russian SPY permitted to own property in the US?

Execute the sonofabitch!

Just a reminder. This was eight years ago.

This corrupt, venal, amoral man made $300,000 from selling a Bible? He really may be the anti-Christ.

To be fair, Lara and Kimberly earn their combat pay.

I think Lara is more than just the wife of his son.

[quote]This corrupt, venal, amoral man

I'll give you corrupt and venal. But amoral? The asshole seems pretty immoral to me.

I didn't know it was loaded!

Jesus Christ onna crutch...

[quote] Not for men

Why would I want an asshole in my asshole anyway?

Oh my. That pic at R240. Time to hit the Wegovy, Georgie!

^ Time to hit the wegovy AND the Hair Club For Men

Seeing Jă Dēē and Kitara in their drag attire scissoring would be so hot!

Wonder if they’re Vidal Sassoon or Gloria Vanderbilt. 🤔

😛😂🤣

Why do some people have to swing at everything they think they might be able to land a punch on?

The cover of this week's New Yorker.

Republicans are committing fraud to get Cornel West on the ballot

^^Wow. I totally forgot he was running.

He is, sort of I guess r251. He was hollering at the protest early today.

Back to this again. He can't even come up with new lies. Sad.

And why is the WP printing that crap?? For clicks! If they’re not going to be more forceful denouncing, then don’t say anything. And that’s why I canceled my subscription to them and the NYT.

[quote]On US peace negotiations between Israel & Gaza: “The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the PM of Israel urging him not to cut a deal right now because it’s believed this will help the Harris campaign.”

Is Bibi telling Donald he is not into him anymore?

So sad, he’s not getting his stuff back.

AG Merrick won’t help him. The Shaman is not a GQP big shot.

I would give him back his spear. Through the rear end.

Chansley is getting his items back, a judge rules.

Oh, look, Donnie's trying to stop people from voting

R260

R59

R261

Now the fucktard racist is saying that immigrants are taking Hispanic jobs as well.

Pinche pendejo, just because he’s in Arizona he now cares about Latino jobs.

Fucking moron.

Jack Smith files an appeal. Notably, he doesn't ask the 11th Circuit Court to reassign the case to another judge.

[quote]Notably, he doesn't ask the 11th Circuit Court to reassign the case to another judge.

Excellent.

Everything is proceeding just as I planned.

He’s going to let the 11th Circuit Court cunt punt that useless twat.

That way, THEY are the bad guys. Smith just appealed.

CNN caught using Trump plant in an "undecided voter" panel

^ Fox was also caught recycling the same "undecided" voter year after year

[quote]A grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. retaining the same four core charges against him for trying to subvert the election.

More grift:

[quote]A grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. retaining the same four core charges against him for trying to subvert the election.

Details:

"Prosecutors have not dropped any of the four charges that they initially brought against the former president. However, the newly retooled indictment has carved out some of Trump’s alleged conduct, including allegations about the attempts to use the Justice Department to promote his false claims of election fraud.

It also adjusts how prosecutors describe the allegations they are continuing to bring about Trump’s election subversion schemes."

We can't afford groceries but we can afford Trump's suit, Trump trading cards, and a Trump bible!

I think the first thing the new Congress needs to do is vote on the Supreme Court's demand and declare Trump an Insurrectionist, ineligible for running for office.

The trolls have really run out of some steam. We are sick and tired of DT. DT is an old, weak, feeble, stale, tired, boring career criminal who says the same old tired talking points for long 9 years. There’s not really much they can say to sway voters to him because of this. No one wants to go back to his presidency.

We.are.fucking.sick.of.him.

^*9 long years

Hey, FCI! How are you doing? Did you go to the convention last week?

r276 I did not. I am working part time for the Harris campaign here in TX.

Conventions are so fun. No matter the party, it is sex sex sex party party party.

How is it on the ground in TX, R277? ANY chance of

a) Senator Allred?

b) Texas flip for Harris?

It's too bad what Paxton is trying to do in TX - Trumpsters know they need to stop minorities from voting in order to win

R278 Allred is running the worst campaign. Cruz is very vulnerable, but I don’t think he can do it. There’s video circulation of AG Corrupt SOB Ken Paxton saying Pres Biden won TX, but he (illegally) kept 2.5 million ballots from being processed. TX IS in play, but Republicans will steal it. Google “cell phones capture votes flipping from Beto to Cruz” and you’ll know that was stolen as well. Republicans are crying about stolen elections because they are the ones who actually steal elections (2000, 2004, 2016). Karl Rove said if the election is very close it is “easy” to steal it.

Thanks, FCI!

^ I was about to post that. Trump hates the troops!

^^^ someone started a thread

They don't seem to understand the concept of a Grand Jury.

Maybe they’ll explode in rage and that will solve the whole problem.

[quote] And I would hope they would be able to get Dallas back, after Dem mayor switched to GOP recently, in next election.

Harris/Walz new campaign ad.

Months ago on DL someone was pining for Anna Paulina Luna to lose her seat.

Here's hope for you, whoever you are!

MAGA is stealing pictures of European fashion influencers to create pro-Trump accounts.

R290 Most of the profile pics of pro-DT accounts are fake. They use “masculine” men and very “pretty” girls. It is beyond parody at this point. The truth is they are likely ugly ass obese Cheeto fingers.

R289 It is well known (those in FL politics have posted this on Twitter) that Anna had approached Democrats about running. They vetted her and found her very problematic. She’s a hollow nutjob. It is also well known right wing billionaires are paying influencers (actual influencers plus rappers, and such) to shill for Republicans. It’s all a con.

Influencers should be required to disclose when they are engaging in sponsored content and funding source for that content.

r291, like all the fake accounts on Twitter who follow me only to report me to Elon.

I remove them and block them.

FCI, did they pay Amber Rose to endorse Trump? I wouldn't be surprised if she got $$$ to show up at the Republican Convention

R294 You know they paid her. They pay 99% of those who “suddenly” support DT after not supporting him in the past two elections? Come on. There have been a few influential people turn on a dime to suddenly support him. Ex: Michael Rappaport, a few rappers I’ve never heard of (thankfully).

[quote] id they pay Amber Rose to endorse Trump?

Well, and...

Pssst! Crypto IS a scam!

Michael Rapaport is not a well man.

Yes, DT is also telegraphing to all the scum criminals in the world that if they ride with him he’ll pardon them. He’s telling the rich he’ll let them loot the country and we’ll become Russia if they ride with him. October may well be hell on Earth.

$$$

I'm not familiar with Amber Rose. Any relation to Tokyo Rose?

Or Momma Rose?

War of the Roses...

A bunch...

ST PETE POLLS (B): Florida US District 13 (was Trump +7 in 2020) poll, Aug 27

🟦 Kamala Harris 51%

🟥 Donald Trump 45%

🟦 Whitney Fox 48%

🟥 Anna Paula Luna 44%

R305 oh shit!

Holy cow!

But there is still no reason to be complacent my friends! It is only poll results. Get these people out to vote.

And you middle-aged voter driver types need to consider younger voters, first timers, among all those seniors you drive to the polls.

I’m seeing a lot of people I trust say FL is in play for prez and senate, plus a few House seats. Christopher Bouzy is one of them. I am beginning to believe it. If FL is in play, so is TX, MT, OH, NC, and maybe IA. Hell, maybe KS since they went hard for the abortion measure.

But remember (allegedly) Florida is the most corrupt when it comes to stealing elections, with Texas a close second..... (Ted Cruz wins again??? C'mon!! even Republicans hate him!).

Gentleman caller Mike Lee spreads those online conspiracy theories after sundown. His hyperonline alter ego, is known on X as “BasedMikeLee.”

[quote] But after the sun sets, Senator Lee retreats indoors, and Based Mike Lee makes his appearance. Instead of becoming a murderous brute without morals like Hyde, Lee transforms into an online troll without critical thinking skills. As increasingly befits Elon Musk’s social media platform, Lee uses his X account to spread conspiracy theories, amplify nutjobs, and get himself tripped up over the most obviously fake nonsense.

OK, the polls were +7 Trump, Biden was even with Trump. Harris is even with Trump, Harris is =2 and now Harris is about to move beyond margin of error.

The pollsters will never give Harris a greater than +4 because of their debacle in 2016.

+4 is landslide territory for Dems if Fox Analytics calls it.

Bouzy (and I) were the ONLY people saying there would be no “red wave” in 2022.

Either we’re operating on the same wavelength or something is afoot, because I’ve felt since late last year that Bat Boy Scott is on shaky ground.

He is very much on thin ice and Debbie could pull this out if she just targets his scams and theft of Medicare.

Old people hate it when ghouls like Dick Rott steal from THEM.

Bye, bye Hawley...

R312, Tom Bonier was also a "red wave" skeptic

She sits down for an interview and...

God, I'd love it if she won Florida! With Debbie winning as well. Could happen...

Agree with Bouzy.

People are sick of Deathsantis, the sky high insurance and his unwillingness to do anything about it.

Dick Rot won't do anything except steal. People are sick of it

Debbie could win it.

I think you're counting your chickens, OP.

I'll bookmark this.

What happened to this thread?

It is still a Treason thread, but the Hillbilly crap has turned people away.

Trump said he had ever right to interfere in the election 🙄

Prosecutors, are you listening?

[quote]Prosecutors, are you listening?

Yeah, so what???

R321 What do you mean the Hillbilly crap turned people away?

This thread has evolved into a safe, sane place to talk about DT and the many issues he causes.

More Russian interference

Trump pardoned a murderer who went on to commit domestic violence afterward

R326 It didn’t fly under the radar. The media ignores it.

Useful idiots

“Unwittingly” my ass.

Dumb Dave Rubin is a Russian asset!

Seth Abramson

[quote] MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: American Hostage Killed in Gaza Was Due to Be Released Under Hostage Deal Trump and Netanyahu Scuttled in July for Political Reasons, Confirming That Trump Bears Significant Responsibility for the Death of Georgian Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Elon used his Twitter account to promote the "Tenet Media" Russia scam

Always liars. GD liars

The family of Tim Walz who “endorsed” DT are distant cousins.

Wonder what happens to them without SS and Medicare.

I would almost rather see Elon go down and go to prison than DT. That would be a glorious day almost on par with VE and VJ Day.

BTW- Garland still sucks. I’ve evolved on this. He needs to go.

r337, FCI we live in a world where both are possible. First Trump and then Musk for killing Ukrainian drones.

Patience

Yes Garland sucks, but he needs to be replaced with an aggressive prosecutor. My vote is for Sally Yates.

Remember the time on July, 4, 2018 8 GOPigs went to Russia to meet with Lavrov and warn Putin about not interfering with elections? How's that going? Wouldn't you like to see the 8 of them asked about it now? Were any from Tennessee?

And Wisconsin reelected crazy MAGA Moscow Ron Johnson AGAIN.

Mandela Barnes was not the best choice of a candidate at the time.

Thoughts and prayers.

If The Daily Fail says shit’s bad, it must be fucking AWFUL!

Oh, *this* is why Boebert did that debate.

Things are imploding on the Right and magaworld. The Russian indictments are just the beginning.

*we’ve said it before, but this time it feels different*

[quote]r345 = *we’ve said it before, but this time it feels different*

FCI, I wouldn't use the word different, I'd use the word...closer.

R346 Doris, the dam appears to be breaking. I think at the end of the day corps are going to squeeze as much $ from a “tight” race and turn on DT hard in October. I agree with Stuart Stevens when he said he thinks Kamala is headed for a Reagan like victory (over Carter) and it will show up in October polling.

r347 - Sounds about right to me, FCI. Oh, Nicolle said Hunter just pleaded guilty to nine counts in his tax evasion case so that his family wouldn't have to go through another trial.

I hope Jimmy hangs on long enough to vot for Kamala like he wants to.

R348 Could it also be because Hunter assumes his father will pardon him? At this point, is there any reason Joe wouldn't??

Joe absolutely should pardon Hunter. The whole case and the bitter prosecution of it is a complete joke and miscarriage of justice. This is actually what the presidential pardon was invented for: to prevent idiocy by the judicial and prosecutorial arms of government.

I want Pres Biden to pardon Hunter. Do it like a boss. R348 Doris, Hunter has paid a horrible price just because Republicans are horrible people who went after him because they had nothing on his dad. Scum.

After hearing about the two murderers Trump pardoned who beat their spouses/family members this week then Joe should feel no guilt in pardoning Hunter. And when they piss and moan about it, Joe should just say he was looking after his son's 2nd Amendment rights.

Joe should go back and pull a Barr and have the care DISMISSED after sentencing

I want Ginni Thomas behind bars.

MAGA Merrick Garland won’t prosecute Ginni Thomas and Pro-Russia GOP politicians that supported the Insurrection.

Do you really think we'll be dealing with Garland for very long, r356?

The evidence in Trump's Jan. 6 case could be released before the election

Our media is compromised.

I’ll share another tweet where we can see how deep the Russian infiltration has gone.

Are we at war with Russia? It seems like they are attacking TF out of us.

This

Indeed...

Says he will lift sanctions on Russia and Iran

I'm surprised there hasn't been more coverage about Netanyahu being in cahoots with Trump scuttling a hostage deal in July that would have released the American hostage killed in Gaza, along with other hostages.

All for political reasons.

Hersh Goldberg Polin might not be dead if not for....hmm......Donald J. Trump. I kinda think it's a bigger story. We all know Putin is evil. A lot more need to be convinced of Netanyahu's culpability.

R363 Media: They denied it so..*shrug* Meanwhile, Hunter Biden!

The Bannon strategy of, "flood the zone with bullshit" has proven so effective that the bullshit is now, rape, theft, fraud, constant obstruction of justice, assault and treason. How can anyone keep up with it all?

[quote]Hersh Goldberg Polin might not be dead if not for....hmm......Donald J. Trump

Peanuts compared to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans he was *directly* responsible for. And I always like to bring up Niger...

Doris at R366, I think you're helping to prove R365's point. That happened way back in 2018, even before the millions of deaths caused by Trump's deliberately treasonous Covid Response.

Not criticizing, btw. I love reading your posts!

[quote]r367 = I love reading your posts!

Just don't read my panties.

^^HAHAHAHA I love you even more now!

Nope

Virginia Foxx is the reason the word crone was invented.

Ugh, Virginia Foxx sucks

Universal opinion: Harris gave one of the best debate performances ever. DT worse than Pres Biden.

r373 - She was truly amazing, FCI.

Harris was masterful.

Trump has a concept of a plan that he might try to show up cognitively to the debate, but it just didn’t work out - very sad.

Did Veep Harris return Trump's balls to him yet??

I'm sure she flushed them and promptly washed her hands, r376.

Immigrants are eating your dogs is the best argument that Republicans have, and it was weird.

Immigrants are eating your dogs and Democrats drink baby blood!

Whaddya know? Boebert finally showed up in court for her wayward son!

They need to stop, stop, stop interviewing “undecided” voters. My god it is the most mind numbing experience. One woman, an older elementary teacher, said she was undecided due to the negativity and wasn’t sure if she would vote for president. Excuse me? I was rendered speechless. After the debate, she was still undecided. The rest of them were as bad for different reasons.

I wonder if more people are lead poisoned than we know of.

I get the feeling some "undecided" voters (especially this late in the game) are just attention whores or they want to vote for Trump but are ashamed to admit it.

^ I've always assumed the "undecided" voters on these Fox and CNN panels are people who know damn well who they're voting for or won't vote at all and just want to be on TV

Undecided = closeted Trump supporters. Used by the media (CNN, Fox, Newsmax, etc.) to later show how they have been convinced to vote for Trump after a debate or convention. To make it look legitimate, a few will say they are leaning toward, or will vote for, the Democrat. Those focus groups are staged crap.

The media agenda: a horse race with Trump ultimately receiving an electoral college edge.

R384 What’s scary is how the census in ‘20 gave Republicans more of an electoral advantage. After the 2030 census they are expected to have an overwhelming advantage. Democrats would have to run the table to have a chance to win. TX will have almost as many EV as CA, with FL not far behind. TX would have to become a reliable Blue state which would then give Dems an advantage.

Another “assassination attempt”? Yawn.

Just more proof they’re fake

"Some conservatives wanted to delay a decision until after November's presidential election. But Roberts demanded an early decision and then insisted on writing the opinion himself.

'In a case like this one, focusing on ‘transient results’ may have profound consequences for the separation of powers and for the future of our Republic,' he wrote loftily. 'Our perspective must be more farsighted.'

The decision was a hammer blow to judicial attempts at prosecuting the former president.

And Roberts failed to secure the unanimity he was demanding, prompting a scathing dissent from liberal justice Sonia Sotomayor lamenting that the judgment had given Trump 'all the immunity he asked for and more'."

Roberts is supposed to be the sane conservative. There’s no such thing. They’re all corrupt.

The legislative branch won’t hold any of the right wing majority bloc on the USSC accountable and pursue impeachment hearings. These judges know that, and feel entitled to act as they please, no matter how corrupt their behavior becomes.

r390, you are whistling in the dark.

Then I’m whistling with him.

NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO THESE KKKUNTS.

Nothing.

They know they’re untouchable because they’re propping up the thugs in congress.

I agree there will be no formal reprimands or effective legislative pushback r390. But deep down, they all depend on some kind of general acceptance that they are neutral and wise, and they actually are sensitive to that. Just official criticism freaks them out, and it should be used more, from the White House.

When even trash pollsters Trafalgar has Kamala up in many polls-today was NV- we see why maga world is in complete meltdown. Their internals must be brutal.

That traitorous orange prick needs to suffer the absolute worst electoral defeat in the history of the world

I think they know that the game is over. But all this shit going down in Springfield is just the test for voting disruption and Jan 6 v2.0. This time they won't be just in D.C., they will be all over red/purple states. That's why they are even going full on racist/fascist; the goal is not to sway the undecided voters but to mobilize the hardcore MAGA for violence. I still hope I'm wrong.

R396 You are correct.

Dear Diary, I still believe people are really good at heart.

The Supreme Court ruled the President has very broad immunity. Biden can round up all involved in insurrection 2 and send the national guard after corrupt local and state GQP election officials and send them to Guantanamo Bay. Send their Congressional enablers there too. See how Alito responds.

Maybe the shock would do him in, r399

I'm just going to take a wild guess and say that Carr was a Trump appointment.

[quote] Matt Gaetz attended a drug-fueled sex party in 2017 with the 17-year-old girl at the center of the alleged sex trafficking scandal, according to legal documents filed to a Florida federal court shortly before midnight Thursday,

[quote] The documents cite sealed affidavits from three eye-witness testimonies.

Brendan Carr seems pretty chummy with the American Enterprise Institute, R401.

[quote] AOC: You want to know how else Republicans have contributed to the immigration crisis? Marco Rubio has been stalling key ambassadorial appointments across the world. I led a congressional delegation to Latin America and sat across in the Colombian Embassy where we had an acting ambassador because Marco Rubio refuses to allow US diplomacy to proceed. Legislators who are claiming to understand the issue of immigration don’t have the slightest clue as to what is happening in Latin America while supporting the very policies that are driving people here in desperation in the first place. So, don’t talk to me about how Republicans have an answer to the issue of immigration

She already has, r404. I respect her more each day.

I wanted to post this yesterday, but I was on time-out...for whatever reason. The Hunter/Lev meeting is what *I* would call "must see TV". Who'da thunk?

So that fucking sit-and-spin asshole governor speechified about El Paso and how it’s being “overrun” by gangs and criminality.

All this to announce from Houston, or where ever he was at, some bullshit anti-immigrant program.

Yesterday, the Mayor, the sheriff and other city officials came together to say that that was most definitely NOT true. It continues to be a safe city and there is no real danger from “organized” gangs. They refuted his speech yesterday. Good.

Fucking asshole.

First day of early voting in Fairfax County, VA (a Dem stronghold) and turnout was great!

r399, and override the Supreme Court because he is only subject to Impeachment and removal.

And even then, he could ignore that until the next election.

Given the Treason threads started with the Mueller threads, shouldn't we be celebrating From Russia With Lev a bit more?

Rachel cheaped out on the music so it wasn’t as good as it could have been.

r411 - Well, you'll just have to wait for the musical version, ElderLez. I was very impressed by the clarity and pacing.

R412 I haven’t watched it yet, Doris, but it looks great.

Someone should absolutely make a Lev Parnas Broadway musical. I would pay lots of money to see that.

Sorry Doris occupational hazard of being married to a composer.

[quote]r414 = Someone should absolutely make a Lev Parnas Broadway musical

It's *all* there, ElderLez. The laughter *and* the tears!

[quote] As the SPLC explained, the number “1488” is a reference to the “14 words” slogan frequently used by neo-Nazis: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.” The “88” is a reference to the eighth letter of the alphabet twice, interpreted by neo-Nazis to mean “Heil Hitler.”

Once Around The Garden

^ I can't...

Nobody likes you, Donald...

He is not liked, he is hated.

Livid Miss Lindz is howling. She showed it on Fox News Sunday.

Her attraction to Mark Robinson has gotten her stirring and feisty, but she doesn’t want Mark’s woes to be a problem for DJT.

Didn’t something like this happened when she was side by side with Herschel Walker?

"Why would one think of big black Nazis when confronted with big black d*ck!" Said Mizz Lidzibelle, sucking on a mint julep.

Brava Chutkan!

Newsmax Settles Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit, Averting Trial Over 2020 Election Rigging Claims:

Some felons go to jail, some felons sell $100,000 watches.

Amazing, isn't it?

[quote] He also said: “My first impression was a scared kid, arrogant, oblivious to the world around him. When he was telling me about the story, I believed he was being sincere.

[quote] “I believed things he told me that I now understand to be one of his many lies. And that hurts. That sucks.”

That's good, r430, to get that info out in a documentary. Leaving no doubt that he is, indeed, a sociopath. I wonder what happened with his mother and sister.

In PA, the GOP is sending fake letters to try to scare people about immigration

CNN really does = FOX...

CNN & NYT have turned convincingly pro-Trump. Both are championing Vance for his debate victory. David Axelrod is among the worst.

Seriously, how deep has Putin infiltrated those news outlets?

R436 Infiltrated by way of billionaires. Billionaires will be our downfall.

He's *fried*.

Trump may be slumped over due to a sore ass. So, Lindsey G. was at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend?

As if Miss Thang would ever top, r439!

That tongue has reach & intensity, r440.

Trump didn't want to give relief to Californians affected by wildfires until he was told that Orange County had a lot of Trump supporters

[bold] 13 things jumped out to me on Trump’s attempt to defraud the American people and steal the 2020 election. [/bold]

[quote] 1. The evidence presented in Jack Smith’s filing all comes from Trump insiders under oath.

[quote] 2) Before election day, Trump told campaign insiders that he would declare victory regardless of the results.

[quote] 3) By November 13th, Trump knew he had no evidence of election fraud and had the lost legal challenges that could allow him to win the election.

[quote] 4) Lawyers and campaign insiders repeatedly told Trump that his claims of election fraud were untrue, were “bullshit,” and they would be slaughtered in court. Trump responded, “The details don’t matter.”

[quote] 5) Mike Pence was loyal up to the end. Pence repeatedly tried to talk Trump down and accept defeat as “an intermission” and advised that Trump could run again in 2024.

[quote] 6) Trump “personally set the fake electors plan in motion in early December, ensured it was carried out by co-conspirators and campaign agents in the targeted states, and monitored its progress.”

[quote] 7) Many fake electors in the fake elector plot were conned. Alternate electors were told that they would only be used if Trump prevailed in legal cases, and when others figured out what they were doing was illegal, they were replaced.

[quote] 8) Pence repeatedly refused to go along with the fake electors’ scheme. On January 1st, Trump told Pence: “Hundreds of thousands of people are going to hate your guts… You’re too honest.”

[quote] 9) As Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence ramped up, Pence kept notes. At one point, having 5 pages of contemporaneous notes from a meeting of all the batshit crazy stuff

[quote] 10) Trump knew Pence had refused repeatedly to go along with the fake electors’ scheme when Trump issued a public statement on January 5th—a lie giving false hopes to supporters attending the rally on January 6th: “The Vice President and I are of total agreement that the Vice President has the power to act…”

[quote] 11) When Trump spoke at the Ellipse on January 6th, he knew Pence wouldn’t throw out the legally certified electors. ... Trump lied to the crowd

[quote] 12) Trump watched the mob attack the Capitol on TV.

[quote] Even after the attack, when Trump learned that certification would still proceed later that night, around 7PM, Trump directed REDACTED to make phone calls to Republican Senators to try to stop certification. Jack Smith has voicemails of those messages.

[quote] 13) It’s still shocking how close America came to losing our democracy on January 6th, 2024. Trump’s coup nearly succeeded.

Pelosi, for all her faults, KNEW she HAD to get that certification done THAT NIGHT or it would be game over.

It was PELOSI who mustered the House, jerked a knot in Schumer and turtles tails and got the certification done that night.

That wily old bird was NOT having it. ANY of it. She cunt punted that traitor’s fat ass right down the Capitol steps.

[quote]Even after the attack, when Trump learned that certification would still proceed later that night, around 7PM, Trump directed REDACTED to make phone calls to Republican Senators to try to stop certification. Jack Smith has voicemails of those messages.

And every one of them needs to be brought before the 1/6 SEDITION COMMITTEE in 2025.

The real Project 2025

R445 For all her faults? Pelosi has very few faults.

I take some solace that if DT wins another term look at all the wonderful people, Republicans, Independents, Progressives, and every one in between, who is on our side. We are in this together. I do think should the worst happen, we’d have a lot of our powerful allies (our billionaires) fight furiously against DT and his minions. Judges from across the political spectrum would come together. These maga freaks, who claim they have so many guns and are so tough, are fucking weaklings when it comes down to it. They don’t want a fucking civil war which may infringe upon their tranquil suburban life. Little Makkkenzy and Breydan would be impacted! They’d be horrified.

But if I’m wrong, I’ll get to share a crowded concentration camp bunker with you fine people. We could all fuck, and suck, and sing our favorite diva’s songs while they march us to the ovens. 🤣

[quote]Pelosi, for all her faults,

What constitutes "all her faults", r445?

All Pelosi’s faults are her unwillingness to impeach Dumbya for lying about about Iraq.

She had to be dragged, kicking and screaming to impeach that orange traitor the first time. It wasn’t until the evidence became so damning that she finally did anything.

I am of the mind that Pelosi was the one who kept shit together during The Terror. But I don’t think she’s perfect. She’s a little too reluctant to break her foot off in deserving asses and stick a shiv in someone when it’s so desperately necessary.

So she has her faults. But this is a discussion about the traitor.

[quote]She had to be dragged, kicking and screaming to impeach that orange traitor the first time.

LoL, no she didn't. Nancy's timing is impeccable. And she managed to have it wrapped up before Covid hit.

[quote]All Pelosi’s faults are her unwillingness to impeach Dumbya for lying about about Iraq.

I believe that W should have been impeached. However, I was in the minority. Nancy is a master (mistress?) of data. She knew where her caucus was and where the people of the US were. No one had the stomach for an impeachment, especially with the military still in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know it doesn't seem to make sense but it's true.

R451 and R452 You are absolutely correct. Her timing was indeed impeccable. Pelosi is a whip smart genius. No, she’s not perfect, but her instincts are unmatched. Dustin, people forget what the mood was in the country. It made perfect sense. I was interning when Dems took control of Congress after ‘06.

It. Is. A. Cult.

And people need to remember that Preznit was the President after 9/11 had the Supreme Court backing during the rise of Pre-MAGA TEA Party and Dick Cheney and Gonzales were running the torture campaign in Afghanistan.

He needed to dodge more shoes.

1956...

(R448) FCI. The problem after the election is gonna be less about Trump (who I predict will lose by a landslide in votes) and more about the people running his campaign and lawsuits that are already being filed contesting the results. Which means our fate lies in the hands of the Supreme Court, 5 of which we absolutely know are absolutely corrupt.

Do you hear anything on how this will be dealt with? Executive orders, perhaps? Impeachment?

^^ I'm leaving out ACB as I don't believe she has committed any impeachable offenses, which I believe the others definitely have.

Lindsey Graham 19 hours ago.

Lindsey Graham 13 hours ago.

What a disgusting hypocrite.

Praises FEMA. Then hours later, enthusiastically endorses Trump’s attack on Biden and FEMA.

Pardon, the wrong segment in the interview above.

[quote] South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Trump’s running mate JD Vance helped negotiate a detente, with Kemp finally stating in a cable news interview that he supported Trump’s comeback bid and Trump, in turn, praising the governor on social media. Not long after, Vance and Kemp spoke at a Faith & Freedom Coalition gala in Georgia and met privately backstage.

Muscling continues to meddle in Georgia.

[quote] It seems fascist @MarshaBlackburn failed to secure her campaign domain... so I bought it and built her new accurate website. Take a look!

Laura Loomer with Rick Scott.

Can such associations get any worse?

So, Deathsantis is anti 1A and freedom?

Don Jr. doxed a guy named Kevin Gallagher and threatened his employer's government contracts

[quote] On Sept. 27, Donald Trump Jr. exposed the employee’s name and photograph to millions of people on social media, writing, “Maybe it’s time for the GOP to end Deloitte’s taxpayer funded gravy train?” Others — including Vance’s chief spokesman and a Republican senator — circulated Trump Jr.’s comments, and the conservative website Breitbart published a story naming the man and highlighting his job.

[quote] Deloitte receives about $3 billion annually from federal agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense.

[quote] Ethics experts said the episode is a potentially ominous preview of how a second Trump administration might use the enormous power the federal government wields over private industry to punish political acts by individual workers. Although federal contracting laws prohibit cutting off a business because of its workers’ private political views, such threats could have a chilling effect, they said.

About an hour ago President Biden approved Governor Ron DeSantis' emergency declaration for a state of emergency in Florida ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Milton.

^^^.

Trump should have just stuck with Miss Lindzey.

Girls, girls, you're BOTH white trash embarrassments!

CNN must really want Trump to win. Attacks Harris campaign, while largely ignoring Trump’s sociopathic, demented antics.

I really hope this puts Florida more in play

[quote] Girls, girls, you're BOTH white trash embarrassments!

...Andy yet, there's a lid for every pot...

CNN also ignores his horrific neck pussy, r475.

Still bffs with Putin, even after leaving office!

No one can break up these two besties!

Trump and his White House Henchmen Refused to let FBI Investigate Brett Kavanaugh Misconduct

It's a cult.

R480 Is that news? I thought we already knew that. Mostly everything Kirshner said in that clip? Didn't we hear all that stuff just before Kavanagh's final hearing? It was know the FBI was allowed "limited" access.....Code for "you can look in any drawer except the locked one, the second from the top".

[quote][R480] Is that news? I thought we already knew that

We knew on DL, r482. We knew *lots* of things on DL that are only now being confirmed-confirmed.

I want to bring up the point of my link at r480, to remind everyone. Trump has *all* of the tips that the FBI had on Kavenaugh. So Trump has blackmail dirt on Bret.

I wake up every day hoping we were in some crazy nightmare, but we’re not. The criminality, the depravity, the total collapse of the Republican Party is stunning. There are days I start to post a comment in this thread, but words fail me. I don’t think this election will be close in the end, but the fact even many normie R voters are willing to put this depraved criminal rapist in the most powerful position in the world leaves me sick. Every day it’s some new, in-normal-times career ending scandal with that orange demon only to be met with “ehhh” from the media and tens of millions.

Seeing R484 and of course he has dirt on Bret, and the others, and had the FBI sit on critical, likely damning evidence, of a SC nom is sigh.

We better ensure Kamala gets the presidency and Dems get the Senate because if not, none of her people will get confirmed especially her judges.

It’s just a GD nightmare. I hate the Right with a passion. Reagan and his people were the worst things to ever happen to this country.

[quote]r485 = I don’t think this election will be close in the end

I don't think it will either, FCI. And yes, where does it leave us? One of the major parties imploded to a scrap heap. And all of the crap we covered in real time on DL that only gets brought up *years* later because it's been *officially* confirmed or verified and people are *shocked*.

R486 Doris, this was definitely one of the best, most concise series of threads about this descent into madness. They should be archived for future generations.

I agree r487/FCI.

^ That's me. It's been a regular Biblical epic.

I'm not quite sure how to ask this question, but here goes.

Back in 2016, with everything I already knew about Trump, if somebody were to ask me "Hey, do you think this Trump guy would secretly give intel to Vladimir Putin, knowingly commit Treason, just to further his own interests?" Without a thought, I would respond, "Yes, absolutely! That's the kind of person he is."

I always believed this about Trump, so any "bombshell" tidbit released about him is never of any shock or surprise to me. It never was!

What I'm continually flustered by is....How does he continue to get away with it all? How is it that nobody ever stops him or says anything until it's way past expiration dates????

I don't know, r490. I've been re-posting this since 2017.

R49 Great question.

I believe, in no particular order:

1) The compliant, corporate, for profit media

2) Billionaires

3) Cowardly, weak Republican electeds

I don’t blame the voters so much because they are gaslighted and lied to by people they trust. These people were raised on Republican lies and gaslighting. They were raised to believe Democrats were terrible people who didn’t share their values of love of military, Constitution, family, patriotism.

Bring back The Fairness Doctrine!

[quote]r492 = Cowardly, weak Republican electeds

I think I hate them most of all, FCI.

If Trump wins I blame two men...

Biden & MAGA Merrick Garland

Trump could/should have been prosecuted years ago.

R495. Merrick Garland is indeed responsible for Trump being sustained. He deliberately suppressed collecting evidence, and acting on it. He delayed, postponed, and gave a pass to all major GQP politicians and other politically connected bigwigs, such as Ginni Thomas, who were involved in planning and implementing the insurrection.

Biden’s failure is not firing Garland his first year in office.

R494 I go back and forth, Doris.

Watch your mouth.

Both men wanted a drop dead, no questions asked case against him. Biden undoubtedly wanted a high bar because he couldn’t stomach the idea that future Presidents, stretching the normal limits of their power, would subject them to prosecution. Garland, because you only get so many shots at the former “king.” (The Supreme Court had not yet declared the Prez as virtually immune.)

It was only after Congress primed the pump, so to speak, that lots of others saw the water was safe and more dirt began to flow into DoJ. Combined with what Congress unearthed, they have a lot. Witness Smith’s recent augmented filing.

I believe I read it's mentioned in Woodward's book that Biden regretted selecting Garland.

What I also believe, (and FCI, please correct me if I'm wrong), is Biden didn't have much choice. With the mostly Republican Senate, he wouldn't have been able to get in a Sally Yates or even Kamala (who would have made a far better AG).

Kamala, herself, is gonna have the same problem unless we get a greater majority in the Senate as well. Once she wins, if Repubs take bake the Senate, we're gonna be stuck with Garland for a long fucking time!!

Well, Joe regrets it for what it's worth.

[quote] I don’t blame the voters so much because they are gaslighted and lied to by people they trust.

They want to be lied to and want to trust liars. Unfortunately, that is the underlying problem. People are assholes because they actually enjoy being assholes. We can pretend it's all manipulation, but deep down, it is the Magats themselves who are the problem. And they are going to be a bigger problem than Trump himself.

I agree that Yates might have been better (but you’ll never know what ammo she wouldn’t have had if she went in immediately).

R502 No question Sally Yates would have been better. The guy who fixes my toilet would have done a better job, (and it wasn't Matthew Whitaker!). But could Biden have gotten his Senate to agree to her? I don't think so.

Merrick Garland was the compromise. And turns out, he was compromised!!!

R499 I read into it as yes, Biden likely couldn’t get another AG in with Manchin/Sinema. Though, if Garland resigned, he could appoint an acting AG. Perhaps Garland refused?

R501 I despise them, but they’ve been gaslighted and lied to their entire lives. They’re shells of people now. It is like watching zombies. That’s not hyperbole. Some know better, of course. Many do. Still, I blame those three groups the most. Without their fuckery, we’d be nowhere near the cliff like we are now.

Because every rethug is terrified to join with Dems and end the terror, r490.

They’re afraid of losing their seats, money and safety. If the cowardly thugs actually stood up to pussy neck with the Democrats to hold him accountable, the maggots would unleash hell upon them.

The death threats against them and their families from the domestic terror groups aka “militias”, the on line attacks by Putin’s trolls and the loss of their seats in Congress to crazier cunts is why.

They stand up against the traitor, they lose. They’re compromised cowards.

Ungerrymander these insane Republican districts and maga loses all power. But, even “normie” Republicans are too extreme on most issues. They have zero good economic policies. Their policies are all extreme “let business fuck you 9 ways to Sunday and you better love it”. Socially, they are way too far right of the country. They don’t want competitive districts because they’d have to come more to the center on economic policy which the billionaires don’t want.

Okay, so, here's another question: Why do I always hear Democratic politicians - (ones I respect!) say stuff on MSNBC like "It's so important to have a 2-party system".

Why? The Republicans seem to think they don't need us. Why do we need them? THEY fucked the Electoral College. THEY instituted The (UN)Fairness Doctrine. THEY're the ones now responsible for women dying of pregnancy by outlawing abortion. (Oh yeah, and they're the ones who have stolen elections).

So why do we need them? (Adam Schiff? Jamie Raskin? Eric Swalwell? If any of you men are reading this, please explain what you meant by that statement I heard you make).

Thank you!

We don't need them, specifically r507. I agree. It is true that one-party rule turns lazy and corrupt and ultimately fucked up, as happens in cities and towns and entire states at times. So I can see why people generally want two parties contending for power. But the idea that it has to be this Democratic Party and this Republican Party is complete bullshit. We have had big parties die a number of times in this country. And it is long past time for this iteration of the Republican Party to die. Long past. It is absolutely useless. It has nothing to offer this country but fucked up nonsense and whoring for the rich, with a side of gun nut bullshit.

You are asking why competition protects against tyranny, corruption and the bad decisions inherent in groupthink R507? You can’t figure that out for yourself?

There’s no rule that those have to be specific parties. Neither major party existed when this country was founded. Both will someday end

One of them sooner than the other, apparently

r508 and yet the Republicans were in minority for the 50 years before Reagan.

The Republicans should never be a Majority Party again.

Go back...

There's a fight ahead...either way.

Clean House

Obama is owning Trump, as usual

Women are going to get Kamala over the threshold.

[quote] Dem nominee in #OR05. Running to flip this seat from red-to-blue & deliver results for Oregon in Congress.

Jahana Hayes

[quote] Mom, Educator, Congresswoman for CT-05

R518 Oh, I sincerely want DeRemer to go DOWN. I've known that bitch since 2015. Gets drunk in public, has to borrow money to play the lottery, has a private chef that she whores out to her friends. And does she really live in Oregon? She's got that house in Arizona that she spends an awful lot of time at.

Perhaps the most corrupt Senator, appalling Granny Marsha Blackburn, votes against any FEMA funding, then complains falsely about FEMA not delivering on hurricane relief.

[quote] People keep voting for politicians who want to disempower the federal government. Sens. Blackburn and Hagerty and Reps. Tim Burchett, Andy Ogles and John Rose all voted against extending funding to FEMA in the very same week a hurricane was barreling down on Tennessee. And now they have the gall to be all, “Where’s the federal government? Why is FEMA money going to immigrants?” They voted against FEMA money going to anyone. If any of these rumors of the feds not showing up are true, this is exactly what these folks voted for. This is what they want: for the feds not to show up. And this is what their voters want, and we know that because they vote for them. You can’t say both “Fuck funding FEMA” and “it’s not fair that FEMA’s not rushing to save us without us even having to ask.”

[quote]“In other words, the United States will go to war for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” he added.

Why is Graham buzzing around the Middle East doing Netanyahu’s and Mohammed bin Salman‘s bidding?

The Secretary of State is Antony Blinken, not a GQP Senator from S.C. and prime Trump sycophant.

[quote] The judge ultimately issued a deferred sentence to Tyler Boebert, who is now 19. He was reportedly ordered to complete 80 hours of community service, and to abstain from controlled substances.

If I had that skank ho for a mother, I may try to steal someone else’s ID, too.

[quote]Courthouse News reports that Lauren Boebert was at the hearing.

[quote]"The congresswoman appeared in court on Thursday, rocking her grandson on her hip.

[quote] Lithwick also mentioned New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak's claim that Roberts had hoped his pro-Trump ruling would be written with such poetry that it would lower the bubbling anger from an anti-Trump public still furious over the elimination of Roe v. Wade.

[quote] Roberts "seemed confident that his arguments would soar above politics, persuade the public, and stand the test of time," the Times reported.

[quote] But that failed so remarkably that, “Unlike most of the justices, he made no public speeches over the summer," Lithwick wrote.

[quote] "Colleagues and friends who saw him said he looked especially weary, as if carrying greater weight on his shoulders.”

Good!

Roberts is an arrogant hack and this stinking pustule of a court will be hung around his sorry neck for eternity.

Women aren’t going to “get over” their bodily autonomy being stripped away by a bunch of white, entitled talibangelical cunts and their Uncle Tom bitch boy.

And no one is going to “get over” their shitting on The Constitution with their “president as king” bullshit.

Roberts can fucking CHOKE on his goddamn rulings.

[quote] he looked especially weary, as if carrying greater weight on his shoulders

Trump IS enormously fat.

CALL NOW!

Wow, Hear! Hear! r528.

Nothing gives me more pleasure than being convinced that "Justice" Roberts lives every moment of his life miserable, wondering when, and hoping that, that SOB Trump would drop dead.

Well, get in line, Chief Justice, behind Melania, his children and establishment Republicans. They're all hoping and wondering the same thing, and nobody can argue to me otherwise.

Trump finally taking his dirt nap would solve all their political, familial, social and financial headaches.

Me, I'd prefer to see Trump alive to suffer well deserved and earned public shunning and humiliation. Impoverished would be nice, too.

And let's not forget that Robert's wife has been selling clerkships for Federal courts, for the Federalist Society, for decades.

I still want to know about Ivanka and Wendi.

Everything about this guy screams "pervert"

^ Especially the pornstache

Hometown paper hits Hawley

Dat Joshy got good poosie.

Speaker Moses Mike was supposed to be the Dean of a conservative law school named after Judge Paul Pressler...who was being investigated for raping teen boys.

[quote]As part of Rollins' suit, at least seven other men came forward with their own allegations of sexual misconduct by Pressler in incidents spanning four decades. The suit also showed that Woodfill, a prominent anti-LGBTQ+ activist, was aware of allegations that Pressler was a sexual predator but continued to provide him with young, male personal assistants who worked out of Pressler’s River Oaks home. Three of the men have alleged sexual abuse or misconduct.

[quote]Woodfill is currently running for a Texas House seat against incumbent Rep. Lacey Hull, R-Houston, and has been endorsed by Attorney General Ken Paxton and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.

[quote]Pressler, 93, is one of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, and is considered the co-architect of the SBC’s “conservative resurgence” that began in the late 1970s and prompted the faith group to adopt literal interpretations of the Bible, align more closely with the Republican Party, ban women from preaching and strongly condemn homosexuality.

Because...of course.

It’s that time again—time to start thinking about the next treason thread title. I have a few in mind, but open to suggestions of course! Hah this is getting harder because it’s not funny anymore (not that it ever was).

—Weird: The James David Bowman Story

—The Truth About Cats and Dogs

—Idiocracy

Glad to start thread 72, but when I started this thread, I got a time out because of all the MAGAs FF’ing the thread. So please upvote it!

You gave them too much time. Threads are usually announced closer to 575 than 550.

Name it Melania's Cunt for all it's worth, just keep: Treason Thread - 72, up front.

Forgot to sign off as OP at r542.

R543, yes there is time but want to get a head start because I have a feeling things are going to get bonkers very soon. And of course, I will start the new thread with Treason Thread #72.

[quote]People have been freaking out the past week about the polls, but it’s entirely possible that part of what we’re watching right now is a Trump who is absolutely panicking because Republican internal polling shows him in deep fucking shit, so he’s lashing out and betting it all on driving up turnout from the most easily frightened elements of his pantshitting Nazi MAGA base.

[quote]Either way, he has to be stopped in his tracks by voters on November 5, so, as Kamala Harris likes to say, we can “turn the page” on this motherfucker once and for all.

We had joy, we had fun, we had Treasons in the Sun...

Has that been done?

It actually was done before r546, way back in the earliest days of the treason threads, back when Mueller was still working on his report. Pretty much every take on the word has been done. Season, reason, etc.

Truth about cats and dogs is great.

I like the first one the best because of the Dennis Bowman tie-in.

The treason threads are the contemporaneous history of the American Trump Era.

Truth about cats and dogs: tRump is a Pussy.

Monster: The DT Story.

I also like the Truth About Cats and Dogs.

Rip on JD Vance. Don’t give Peter Thiel a pass. Thiel has a long term agenda, and JD will lead the movement as President once Trump goes into the ash heap.

The Lincoln Project is going after Thiel (and Musk and Murdoch)

There is no fucking doubt none of these rich assholes gives a fuck about Dump. They have Vance waiting in the wings, ready to do their bidding. Dump is looking terrible lately, he looks like he’s on his last legs. Nothing would make Thiel, Musk and Murdoch happier than if he kicked the bucket.

Thread 72 could feature Melania’s fascinating architectural drawings and blueprints.

another vote for The Truth About Cats and Dogs. It just fits our crazy times so nicely.

Jimmy Hamel is going to need a personality transplant before that happens, r552.

Just like Deathsantis, he is as appealing as spit on the sidewalk.

Trump, at an event hosted by dog murderer Kristi Noem, swaying and dancing:

Delusional Miss Lindsey was upset they didn’t play Tom Jones’ hit: She’s A Lady. She regards that as her and Trump’s song. ‘itch got another thing coming.

Indiana Sheriff stole money for cars, trips, Brayleigh's schooling... and Republican candidate donations.

[quote] You might have missed it, but in August, Gorsuch published a book titled Over Ruled, which argues that there are too many laws on the books and that government officials at both the federal and state levels are enforcing them in increasingly unpredictable and unjust ways.

[quote] Gorsuch went on a monthslong publicity tour to promote the book in front of largely conservative and Republican audiences. The book, however, is riddled with glaring factual omissions and analytic errors that seriously call into question its reliability and rigor.

[quote] In its essence, the book is standard conservative political propaganda — an anecdote-driven, broad-brush attack on legislators trying to solve contemporary social problems and on the executive branch officials trying to enforce the country’s laws.

The controlling majority of TUSSC are fascists, MAGA-style mixed with their Opus Dei ideological cultism.

The Noem fiasco was Trump listening to his handlers ... PLEASE SAY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

And he stood there and DJ'd the Hail Mary.

R559 - where are the others involved? He can't be the sole person. But it's good to see Republican assholes crying AND getting prison time.

Just hope he goes to a regular prison - not one of those 'nice' ones.

Kamala is being interviewed by Brett Baier on FAKE News tomorrow. PLEASE Kamala, find a way to not only mention, but discuss in detail the Dominion lawsuit where Fox had to pay out almost $900 million dollars for reporting lies about the 2020 election. It might be the first time Fox viewers hear about it.

Ask Brett Baier why Fox viewers know more about Hunter Biden's penis size than they do about the multiple indictments against their cult leader, Trump.

Using the term "angertainment" to describe Ted's politics is brilliant.

But that smile at the end should be enough alone to win the election

This just makes me so happy.

Teddy got his ass whooped.

Oh noes...

R569's clip

Ted Cruz. Mark Levin. Mitch McConnell

Is this a contest of which is the most disgustingly vile?? Should we start a DL Poll???

If I had to choose which one to kill, and I could only choose one, I'd probably kill myself because the choices are just too overwhelming!!!

[quote] Ted Cruz. Mark Levin. Mitch McConnell

Bottom of the gentleman callers barrel.

Russia First

This is how conversations with my MAGA family members go, sooner or later:

Best to just offer them some pudding and back away slowly.

PATHETIC Vance says he'd throw out election over not seeing Hunter's penis

Thread #72 is up! Thanks to everyone for your input re the title.

Please fill this thread up before moving to #72

Agree r581. Let's fill it.

I wonder how we can fill it.

Whose FAT ASS can take up the last posts.

^The big fat Orange Pumpkin

NANCY...the Musical

and...

I would prefer D'Alesandro!

How Nancy became Nancy.

OK, filler. Who better than Miss Lindsey doings?

She’s back!

No one speaks of Lurleen anymore...

Oh, how

I would

love to

hate

fuck

Jd

vance

and

make him

squeal like the nasty bottom piggy he is.

Closed?

^shut up Josh. You’re a bottom pig 🐷 too.

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