DanteGabriel Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, briantw said: Finally figured out why Josh Hawley looks so familiar. Pretty sure he was the bad guy in HBO's Watchmen series. Ha! He reminds me of The Smiler from Transmetropolitan, though to be fair, Pete Buttigieg was getting a lot of Smiler comparisons too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prue Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Tywin et al. said: What's the German word for "the slow realization that you're probably going to be indicted soon?" Maybe Treppenangst would fit = only becoming afraid when you are leaving the building (I made that up as a variation of 'Treppenwitz' = Thinking of something witty you should have said, which you only come up with when you are on the stairs leaving the building) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 22 minutes ago, Mindwalker said: Mitch McConnell is now the Senate Minority Leader. VP Harris swore in Warnock & Ossoff. This is Alex Padilla erasure! He's SoCal's first senator in almost 30 years! And since his seat is so safe he'll be in the senate for a hella long time if he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I'd like 538 to start showing Biden's approval rating and compare to previous Presidents..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Mindwalker said: My understanding is that this is standard practice for all incoming presidents not of the same party as the outgoing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, Prue said: Maybe Treppenangst would fit = only becoming afraid when you are leaving the building (I made that up as a variation of 'Treppenwitz' = Thinking of something witty you should have said, which you only come up with when you are on the stairs leaving the building) I like "Muffensausen" - an old-fashioned term for "fear". Not quite als old-fashioned as "Malarkey", though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Tend to agree.... Also, Biden will sign about 17 executive orders today. Some of them include rejoining the Paris accords and a mask mandate on federal property. The latter may actually save lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, IheartIheartTesla said: Tend to agree.... Also, Biden will sign about 17 executive orders today. Some of them include rejoining the Paris accords and a mask mandate on federal property. The latter may actually save lives. Nope I'm totally laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: I kinda wish I knew where an active QAnon message board was so I could lurk and watch them melt down. You probably need the Tor browser maybe. The cracks are starting to form for some of these people from what I can see. What would be really interesting to see is how they are reacting to the list of pardons from yesterday and Trump rescinding his executive order on lobbying. I don't care how conspiratorial they are; that stuff is really difficult to paint in a positive light in a "Drain the swamp" context. The majority of the pardons are politicians who were convicted on corruption charges. Randy "Duke" Cunningham is on there for crying out loud. If I was trolling those boards, I'd be reminding them of this, hourly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 This is me to all them QAnon other folks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 In case anyone missed Bernie's mittens... https://time.com/5930876/joe-biden-inauguration-photos/ Photographs From the Inauguration Of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: You probably need the Tor browser maybe. The cracks are starting to form for some of these people from what I can see. What would be really interesting to see is how they are reacting to the list of pardons from yesterday and Trump rescinding his executive order on lobbying. I don't care how conspiratorial they are; that stuff is really difficult to paint in a positive light in a "Drain the swamp" context. The majority of the pardons are politicians who were convicted on corruption charges. Randy "Duke" Cunningham is on there for crying out loud. If I was trolling those boards, I'd be reminding them of this, hourly. I saw some "nice" screens from Parler et al, like "I'm dne with T, he only pardoned some evil zionists". On twitter, @parlertakes posts stuff like than. I myself am trying to detox from these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Looks like we're about to get our first confirmed cabinet officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, IheartIheartTesla said: I'd like 538 to start showing Biden's approval rating and compare to previous Presidents..... Job approval polls don't start until the president, ya know, actually has a job to approve. If you look at 538's comparisons of all presidents, they all start on Day 9. RCP has Biden's favorability rating up though. There's also approval of Biden's transition, but that's different - his approval rating is not gonna be that high, even the first ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 WBGO, the wonderful New Jersey Jazz station, is playing the most upbeat, celebratory music, from wild gospel-mode infused Little Richard, to the most slinky, wild blues. And down in New Orleans -- on WWOZ -- wooeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Very cool (these are all lower level, non-senate confirmed positions BTW) Also very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 For those interested in the conspiracy circles, here's one example of how they're taking it https://twitter.com/parlertakes/status/1352034174308294658/photo/1 TL; DR: Trump is still president Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Fez said: Also very cool Obviously I come from a very different employee rights culture but I disagree that this is cool. I don't disagree with the sentiment, but the fire on the spot thing is just wrong for any progressive / social democrat. Also, firing someone on the spot is not treating the firee with decency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Mindwalker said: I saw some "nice" screens from Parler et al, like "I'm dne with T, he only pardoned some evil zionists". On twitter, @parlertakes posts stuff like than. I myself am trying to detox from these things. Two thoughts: 1. We live in a world full of ex-KKK or ex-skinheads or ex-Neo-Nazis or ex-Moonies, etc. The all have their own stories about how they got in, what broke the facade for them and their journey out. IMO, they should be acknowledged and welcomed. The exception I would make is for the would-be politicians an journalists that got on the Trump train. I have no interest in hearing another mea culpa from Glenn Beck. Fuck him. Fuck them. They can eat shit. 2. I previously compared American Conservatism's cultivation of lies and "generalized rage" to a Frankenstien(s) (monster) that's out of control. I'm seeing a lot of Q posts and Parlertakes where these people feel betrayed and are outraged at Trump himself. All of these people are armed. Some of these people, properly motivated, are capable of violence. Trump might have a serious problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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