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4 hours ago, Tywin et al. said:

Look literally a few posts up. :ninja:

We blaming this on you living in Wisconsin, being a Cubs fan or both?

Bah. Like I'm the first to ever miss the post three above and add something a second time... :blink:

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Increasingly, the current conditions in the Senate, the Congress, the SCOTUS, and their reflections across the USA, resemble the period in France's National Assembly, during the battle between the Girondists and the Mongtagnards, prior to the Jacobins and their Montagnard allies establishment of the dictatorship: the gouvernement révolutionnaire, part of which were the Revolutionary Tribunal Courts of The Terror.  

The sheer insanity of what went on in those chambers: the howling, the fights, the proposals, the threats, the costumes -- unchecked id, untethered from rationality of any kind, from facts, from reality of people's lives.

But not a revolution claiming basis in the Universal Rights of Citizens, but a theocracy claiming basis in the horror of women.

You all know, btw, the theocracy is also determined take control of corporations.  Don't believe that? See: Disney, as opening strike.

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Suddenly -- They care about feeding actual living babies!  He should have had a plan for:

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.... Industry executives say the constraints began last year as the COVID-19 pandemic led to disruptions in ingredients, labor and transportation. Supplies were further squeezed by parents stockpiling during lockdowns.

The shortage reached a tipping point after Similac-maker Abbott recalled several major brands and shut down its Sturgis, Michigan factory in February when federal officials concluded four babies suffered bacterial infections after consuming formula from the facility, resulting in two deaths. ....

 

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-biden-baby-formula-shortage-economy-republican-20220512-ohklip5vubhn5mppay3fg6is2y-story.html

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the No. 3 leader of the House GOP and a new mom herself, called for new measures to address the shortage, which she blamed on the president she derisively calls #BareShelvesBiden.

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18 hours ago, Tywin et al. said:

Look literally a few posts up. :ninja:

Feel like it should be pointed out that the judge who block DeSantis' maps was appointed by Ron DeSantis two years ago.  Which tells you just how extreme his maps are -- not even a DeSantis judge could ignore the fact breaking up Al Lawson's district was obvious racial gerrymandering.

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https://www.vox.com/2022/5/12/23068017/supreme-court-first-amendment-twitter-facebook-youtube-instagram-netchoice-paxton-texas

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The decision in NetChoice v. Paxton reinstates an unconstitutional Texas law that seizes control of the major social media platforms’ content moderation process, requiring them to either carry content that those platforms do not wish to publish or be so restrictive it would render the platforms unusable. This law is unconstitutional because the First Amendment prohibits the government from ordering private companies or individuals to publish speech that they do not wish to be associated with. ....

 

And again, as w/the police state's criminalization of health care. it's counting on vigilantes to do its filthy work:

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... The law permits any user who believes that a social media platform has violated the Texas law, as well as the state’s attorney general, to sue that platform in order to force compliance. A victorious plaintiff is entitled to an injunction requiring the platform to comply with the state law, as well as attorney’s fees. Courts may also “hold the social media platform in contempt” and “use all lawful measures to secure immediate compliance” if a social media company resists an unconstitutional court order requiring it to involuntarily publish content.

The Texas law, in other words, would effectively turn every single major social media platform into 4chan ...

 

 

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1 hour ago, DMC said:

Feel like it should be pointed out that the judge who block DeSantis' maps was appointed by Ron DeSantis two years ago.  Which tells you just how extreme his maps are -- not even a DeSantis judge could ignore the fact breaking up Al Lawson's district was obvious racial gerrymandering.

Is there any speculation on what will happen next? I know the judge said he'll possibly use the previous map the legislature passed, but does DeSantis still have a legal avenue to get his map put in place? 

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36 minutes ago, Zorral said:

https://www.vox.com/2022/5/12/23068017/supreme-court-first-amendment-twitter-facebook-youtube-instagram-netchoice-paxton-texas

And again, as w/the police state's criminalization of health care. it's counting on vigilantes to do its filthy work:

 

based on events elsewhere, conservatives will be demanding censorship and draconian moderation of many of these sites before the year is out. Remember, conservatives take offense at *EVERYTHING*, which means they *WILL* take major offense at a great deal of what will appear on those platforms. Plus, rampant spam and scams.

 

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29 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said:

Is there any speculation on what will happen next? I know the judge said he'll possibly use the previous map the legislature passed, but does DeSantis still have a legal avenue to get his map put in place? 

DeSantis/the state will immediately appeal the decision once it's made official (not sure if it has yet, the judge said he'd do it today or tomorrow).  Whether a higher court decision is made in time remains to be seen - elections supervisors say they need a map in place by the end of the month.  Smith (the judge) did indicate he'd use one of the maps DeSantis vetoed in the event of no higher court decision, yeah.

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On 5/9/2022 at 12:57 PM, DMC said:

I suppose you could posit a scenario where Trump finally gets McConnell under his thumb in exchange for staying on as leader, but I think it's clear the relationship has long passed the point of no return for both men.  Either Trump sacks McConnell, or Trump tries to sack McConnell (as he currently is) and fails.

McConnell is part of the establishment.  He's not one of yours, nor one of mine.  All in for his own nest, and that's about the most bipartisan thing in congress these days.

On 5/10/2022 at 6:01 PM, DMC said:

Trump may successfully oust McConnell, sure, but it's naive to think that's inevitable.

One can only hope.  McConnell has been in DC too long.  No one likes him.  Literally no one. How is he still a senator?

18 hours ago, Morpheus said:

Joe Manchin is just a vile little man, big cheerleader for fascism that one

If you're talking about the make abortion legal until the person's head is sticking out vote from the other day, Manchin is playing his part as a loyal democrat from a red state.  He gets cred from the credulous for voting nay, and a bunch of purple senators get to vote for killing babies just before birth without actually having to actually make that legal.  Pure theater, you should respect his game more tbh.

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4 hours ago, mcbigski said:

If you're talking about the make abortion legal until the person's head is sticking out vote from the other day, Manchin is playing his part as a loyal democrat from a red state.  He gets cred from the credulous for voting nay, and a bunch of purple senators get to vote for killing babies just before birth without actually having to actually make that legal.  Pure theater, you should respect his game more tbh.

Indeed, McDrunski is correct. Curse the game, not the player.

If you want a postnatal abortion, you have to wait 72 more months for that procedure. Just drop them off at a school and let NRA certified specialists do their work. Admittedly sometimes you might have to wait even longer. 

Personally, I believe the Republicans have created a perfect outrage cycle. Protect the babies (well, actually fetus (well, actually cell clusters that eventually form a fetus)), until they are old enough to be blessed with thoughs and prayers. Sick, but you have to admire the ingenuity of it.

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1 hour ago, A Horse Named Stranger said:

Indeed, McDrunski is correct. Curse the game, not the player.

If you want a postnatal abortion, you have to wait 72 more months for that procedure. Just drop them off at a school and let NRA certified specialists do their work. Admittedly sometimes you might have to wait even longer. 

Personally, I believe the Republicans have created a perfect outrage cycle. Protect the babies (well, actually fetus (well, actually cell clusters that eventually form a fetus)), until they are old enough to be blessed with thoughs and prayers. Sick, but you have to admire the ingenuity of it.

Really speeds up the process of forcing women to have babies to be raised to be dead soldiers. 

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On 5/12/2022 at 5:46 AM, Morpheus said:

Joe Manchin is just a vile little man, big cheerleader for fascism that one

As much venom as Manchin deserves, the guy that's been flying under the radar that deserves a massive FUCK YOU is Merrick Garland. He's a sniveling coward and possibly the worst candidate for the job he was tasked to do.

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10 hours ago, mcbigski said:

 He gets cred from the credulous for voting nay, and a bunch of purple senators get to vote for killing babies just before birth without actually having to actually make that legal.  Pure theater, you should respect his game more tbh.

How many times does this falsehood need to be corrected until you stop embarrassing yourself and repeating false information? 10? 20?

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Elon Musk says he's put the blockbuster Twitter deal on pause over fake accounts

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098741154/elon-musk-twitter-deal-hold-pause

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Elon Musk said he's putting his $44 billion takeover of Twitter "temporarily on hold," saying that he wants more details about how many of the social platform's accounts are fake or spam.

The shock announcement sent the company's shares tumbling as investors questioned whether Musk might back out altogether.

The Tesla and SpaceX mogul said he needs to make sure fake accounts "do indeed represent less than 5%" of Twitter's users, as the company has estimated.

Musk tweeted about putting the massive deal on hold early Friday, sharing a recent Reuters news story. He later added a reply stating, "Still committed to acquisition."

 

 

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