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42 minutes ago, Raja said:

Anyone have any decent suggestions on books specifically regarding unions and their history in the US? From what I can tell they are *fairly* weak and I'd love a decent book about how it's gotten to this point.

I haven't read any but I've seen other people recommend at least some ofv these.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/7-books-that-dive-into-the-long-history-of-americas-labor-movement

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Just now, Gaston de Foix said:

Yeah.  The real question is will he run in 2024 blaming the China virus and election fraud for his 2020 defeat.  As I read in an article somewhere he has Saddam Hussein like numbers with the base.  They'll give him the nomination again.  But Don Jr. and Ivanka may make a run for it instead. 

I think many Republican contenders are going to start dumping any dirt they have on Trump if they can avoid staining themselves.

They must realize he's currently their biggest obstacle to a 2024 party nomination.

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6 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said:

Yeah.  The real question is will he run in 2024 blaming the China virus and election fraud for his 2020 defeat.  As I read in an article somewhere he has Saddam Hussein like numbers with the base.  They'll give him the nomination again.  But Don Jr. and Ivanka may make a run for it instead. 

That's an interesting one. He'd fire up the base again, which is bad, but he'd also massively fire up opposition as well. Some may make the calculation that Trump might be more certain of defeat than a mediocre Republican who doesn't immediately appear to be mentally deranged, who'd probably attract back the Lincoln Projecters and moderate Republicans who stayed far away from Trump this time.

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1 minute ago, Werthead said:

That's an interesting one. He'd fire up the base again, which is bad, but he'd also massively fire up opposition as well. Some may make the calculation that Trump might be more certain of defeat than a mediocre Republican who doesn't immediately appear to be mentally deranged, who'd probably attract back the Lincoln Projecters and moderate Republicans who stayed far away from Trump this time.

Exactly.  I completely agree that is the calculation people will make.  But the institutional Republican party couldn't do anything in 2016 to stop him from getting the nomination even when they genuinely believed he spelled electoral doom.  I doubt they'll be much better equipped in 2024.  I think a Republican could easily win in 2024 if he could unify the Trump base and also reach to some moderates.  But I think the only person who could do that is....Ivanka Trump.  

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1 hour ago, DanteGabriel said:

Maybe Trump's going to start selling them and pocket the money so he can pay off his debts on all his failing real estate around the world. See, when you say it out loud...it's not so...bad?

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5 minutes ago, SpaceChampion said:

I can't tell if this is real or satire....  Did Rudy have a press conference next to a crematorium........... and adult film store?  I heard it was a sex toy store, that makes much more sense.

Yep! It seems one of many galaxy brains in Trump's employ booked the wrong Four Seasons.

Or possibly the right Four Seasons...

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36 minutes ago, Werthead said:

That's an interesting one. He'd fire up the base again, which is bad, but he'd also massively fire up opposition as well. Some may make the calculation that Trump might be more certain of defeat than a mediocre Republican who doesn't immediately appear to be mentally deranged, who'd probably attract back the Lincoln Projecters and moderate Republicans who stayed far away from Trump this time.

 

 

The major concern for Republicans if he runs again in the party is that if he isn't nominated he'll just run as an independent, which would slaughter their chances. But I think there's a pretty good chance he throws a huff over not being protected this time and runs as an independent anyway convinced he can go it alone.

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The crematorium was across the street.  It was the fantasy Island porn store that was next to the Four Seasons Landscaping business.

As for him running again, he won't, for so many reasons including he'll be even more overweight and even less healthy and even more lazy.  Also Covid-19 is going to get a lot worse before it gets better, even though Biden-Harris will be announcing their task force that is going right to work on it on Monday.  All the experts that he fired, of course, and others too.

He probably hopes for a spot on Faux Noose.

Unless he runs to hide in a hole in Israel.

 

 

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Margin in Georgia has ticked up again, now at Biden +9,160.

I saw it suggested early today that a lot of those outstanding "military and overseas ballots" are likely a combination of CDC personnel, Coca Cola employees, and Delta employees rather than military. So it would make sense if they were actually pro-Biden, and it appears they have been thus far.

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1 hour ago, Gaston de Foix said:

The mind boggles at the number of 2024 aspirants on the Republican side: Pence, Pompeo, Haley, Hawley, Sasse, Cruz, Rubio, Cotton, Hogan, Scott, DeSantis. I doubt Cruz's hour will come again: the future belongs to others.  

 

You left out the obvious successor to Trump - the sole member of his administration with a fan base comparable to Trumps own and who was among his most valued confederates:  Hannity.  Hannity is wealthy, has Trump cred and is likely smarter and possessed of more self control than Trump.

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2 hours ago, kairparavel said:

Yeah, no. The focus should be on supporting the organizers and organizations that carried us to this point. The other side can join or get out of the way. They want to heal? *They* need to do the work. 

No.

People like me need to continue to do the work to reach out to that side of the aisle.

There *has* to be outreach to that side, but not policy concessions. 

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2 minutes ago, ThinkerX said:

You left out the obvious successor to Trump - the sole member of his administration with a fan base comparable to Trumps own and who was among his most valued confederates:  Hannity.  Hannity is wealthy, has Trump cred and is likely smarter and possessed of more self control than Trump.

Carlson is getting much more buzz than Hannity if you're going that route.

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Just now, DMC said:

Carlson is getting much more buzz than Hannity if you're going that route.

Tucker Carlson was my second choice - though Hannity, to all intents and purposes, can claim to have been an actual Trump official.  Not sure if Carlson can do the same.

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5 minutes ago, Chataya de Fleury said:

One of them would have also been me if I were still working in Canada. 

There are a lot more people than just large-firm employees working overseas or not in the US. The thing that is true is that they would tend to skew highly educated.

In normal times I'd totally agree. And maybe it's still the case now. But I'd imagine a decent number ended up coming back to the US because of COVID.

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11 minutes ago, Chataya de Fleury said:

One of them would have also been me if I were still working in Canada. 

There are a lot more people than just large-firm employees working overseas or not in the US. The thing that is true is that they would tend to skew highly educated.

We've got a covert Canadacommie in our midst!!!!!!!

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