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re: John Thune just deleted this post about 3 minutes ago. No to John Thune!

Posted by TheRock on 11/10/24 at 7:19 pm

FWIW I am decidedly not Team Thune, but it’s not because of these types of comments. We need not look further than our future VP....

FEMA employee fired after advising relief teams not to visit homes with Trump yard signs

Posted by TheRock on 11/10/24 at 5:50 pm

SIAP. I did do a search, but might’ve missed. [quote]A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee was fired after advising a survivor assistance team not to visit homes with yard signs that support President-elect Donald Trump during Hurricane Milton relief efforts in Florida last month. I...

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re: Blue Anon believes they can prevent Trump from taking power

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 7:49 pm

This guy is an a-hole But I do appreciate that so many comments to his post call him out on his hypocrisy and being the fascist he claims to hate. ...

California overwhelming votes for tough(er) on crime ballot measure

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 6:39 pm

As blue as CA is, even they seem sick of the smash and grab “hey, the businesses have insurance so it’s okay” type of crime. The measure passed with about 70% of the vote. This is from the [link=(https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-05/california-election-night-proposition-36)]LA Time...

re: Are we going to get another Dave Chappelle hosted SNL this week?

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 12:07 pm

The 2016 election skit he did right after the election was pretty solid. And one of the rare instances of SNL making fun of Democratic voters and their lack of self awareness....

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re: It's honestly remarkable how much influence the United States has over the world

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 10:49 am

I mean we were the only country to come out of WW2 economically and militarily stronger than when we went in. We’re still the strongest in that regard. Most of the major international institutions (I.e., the UN and NATO) were supported by and largely funded by the US, which is still true. Plus th...

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re: The melt in Austin is glorious

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 8:30 am

[quote]Texas is gonna turn blue" for the past 10 years.[/quote] FIFY....

re: Stephen Colbert give a heartfelt plea for civility yet?

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 7:06 am

He's probably secretly celebrating. The only material his show has ever had has been Trump. Without it, I'm not sure what he'd talk about....

re: WTF happened in Senate

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 6:50 am

[quote]But NC did it with the governor, but that is a little more understandable than the senate. [/quote] The NC was more understandable with the GOP candidate getting outed on a message board calling himself a black Nazi that likes tranny porn. :lol:...

re: Kamala has reportedly conceded

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 6:19 am

[quote]They probably made Biden do it[/quote] FIFY....

re: VICTORY SONG THREAD

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 5:45 am

[embed]https://youtu.be/gGY1J9XTXuw?si=G_qu4ZeW6THwH0sM[/embed]...

re: Hispanics are now officially a problem for Dims

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 5:41 am

I was told the huge and influential Puerto Rican bloc was going to swing this election for Harris. :casty:...

re: Trump President Elect - 286 / Harris - 226...Trump Leads AZ,MI

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 5:39 am

[quote]Trump President Elect - 277 / Harris - 226...Trump[/quote] [img]https://media3.giphy.com/media/fzP8UnIaT442ygXC7p/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952jtem8d4vqrp8yiwc08j01o1pux1oq2rh2wsitf1p&ep=v1_videos_search&rid=200w.gif&ct=v[/img]...

Time-lapse video shows Harris' crowd dispersing at Howard University

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 5:29 am

For your viewing pleasure and for those more technically inclined to make gifs :cheers: [link=(https://www.nbcwashington.com/decision-2024/time-lapse-video-shows-harris-crowd-dispersing-at-howard-university/3761530/?amp=1)]NBC Washington[/link]...

re: Holy shite the the pop vote totals - Even more proof 2020 was rigged

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 5:28 am

FWIW I think it also shows just how shitty Biden’s admin was....

re: tOfficial Morning Joe post-election TRUMP wins meltdown thread

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 5:10 am

[quote]They seem more shocked and amazed at the red wave than melty. I think they knew it was coming deep down.[/quote] I think the fact that Trump dominated is what’s getting them. They probably expected Harris to win, if not, they expected it to be super close and were ready to talk about aboli...

re: Will this put an end to the “get rid of the electoral college system” by the left?

Posted by TheRock on 11/6/24 at 3:40 am

The Electoral College Supreme Court seat numbers Supreme Court life service DC Statehood Even the Senate These are all institutions Democrats have called for abolishing or making major adjustments to every time they lose. They always have an excuse and want to make major changes when it doesn...

re: UK government banned from twitter (edit:false alarm)

Posted by TheRock on 8/9/24 at 4:27 pm

[quote] Elon is one of the greater Americans in history. [/quote] When do you think the Smithsonian will give him a spot at their African American history museum? ...

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re: Cori Bush - “All they did was radicalize me and now they need to be afraid!”

Posted by TheRock on 8/7/24 at 9:49 pm

[quote]What's she going to do?[/quote] Nothing at all. After Beto lost to Cruz a few years back he proclaimed that he was going to "Fight like hell" and started this kind of pseudo campaign website/organization of the same name where he promised he was going to keep going (or something to that ef...