Mindwalker Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Fun fact: Eric T. took a selfie during an interview on some right-wing network. The photo clearly showed his WiFi passwords (taped to some equipment) for Mar-a-Lardo. Wait, there's more: It's 1122334455. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 45 minutes ago, ThinkerX said: Care to bet they won't try? Sure, because definitionally/etymologically gerrymandering literally means manipulating the boundaries within a state. I suppose the GOP may try to break up states to further their disproportionate electoral advantage in the future, but that's not what gerrymandering means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Mindwalker said: Fun fact: Eric T. took a selfie during an interview on some right-wing network. The photo clearly showed his WiFi passwords (taped to some equipment) for Mar-a-Lardo. Wait, there's more: It's 1122334455. Gosh i hope the internet is not sharing this 1122334455 number for gosh sakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, DMC said: I suppose the GOP may try to break up states to further their disproportionate electoral advantage in the future, but that's not what gerrymandering means. And my 11th grade teacher said there was no East or West Dakota. Whose' retarded gnow MrS. Greensbourne??? I's waz gust head o dat dem der kurv! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I sure hope that hackers instantly... er, did nothing illegal, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Firebrand Jace said: And my 11th grade teacher said there was no East or West Dakota. Whose' retarded gnow MrS. Greensbourne??? I's waz gust head o dat dem der kurv! Obvious typo, U mustve ment "Dat dar dam kurv!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Firebrand Jace said: And my 11th grade teacher said there was no East or West Dakota. Whose' retarded gnow MrS. Greensbourne??? I's waz gust head o dat dem der kurv! What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Firebrand Jace said: And my 11th grade teacher said there was no East or West Dakota. Whose' retarded gnow MrS. Greensbourne??? I's waz gust head o dat dem der kurv! Whenever I go to East Tennessee they still get mad when I try to tell them their true state is Franklin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 45 minutes ago, DMC said: Whenever I go to East Tennessee they still get mad when I try to tell them their true state is Franklin. We have the State of Jefferson out west, take that California! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Mindwalker said: Fun fact: Eric T. took a selfie during an interview on some right-wing network. The photo clearly showed his WiFi passwords (taped to some equipment) for Mar-a-Lardo. Wait, there's more: It's 1122334455. "And change the combination on my luggage" -President Skroob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkerX Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 3 hours ago, DMC said: Sure, because definitionally/etymologically gerrymandering literally means manipulating the boundaries within a state. I suppose the GOP may try to break up states to further their disproportionate electoral advantage in the future, but that's not what gerrymandering means. You seem to have a higher view of republican sanity than myself. Something I have seen pop up more and more often amongst far-right pundits: federal senators are to be appointed by the state legislatures. So, you have a state with a D majority, but thanks to gerrymandering, is under the sway of a R minority who really, really do not like being reminded they are a minority. So, the ram through the 'Senator by legislative appointment' and the current SC blatantly overrules any lawsuit to the contrary. Some R states might not be far off from trying something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, ThinkerX said: You seem to have a higher view of republican sanity than myself. Nope, just anal about definitions. Thinking about it, this one isn't even on me. It was one of my advisors that got pissed and subsequently pet peeved about it because Theriault stupidly listed it in his book. She was like (and this is definitely just paraphrasing from my addled memory), "from 2005 to when it was published he kept on asking me for comments and I was like 'stop conflating what happened in the House & gerrymandering with the radicalization of the Senate - most people are gonna confuse that association.'" And Sean apparently was like DGAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, ThinkerX said: ederal senators are to be appointed by the state legislatures In the early days of the US -- the Republic era -- they were. essentially. The voting franchise was very very very limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 To be clear, the 17th amendment was ratified in April 1913, which changed it from state legislatures choosing US Senators from their state to their voters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 This excited talk I occasionally see about turning Texas blue, centred on Beto O'Rourke's campaigning performance, it seems. Is this realistic hopefulness of hopeless optimism, and what's the likely time-frame, if the former? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Donald Trump’s Tax Returns Revealed By New York Times President Trump paid only $750 in income tax in the year he was elected president, according to a bombshell report by the New York Times. The investigation by the newspaper also revealed he had not paid taxes in 10 of the 15 years they obtained records for, with his businesses taking on substantial loans and suffering massive losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace, Extat Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, The Anti-Targ said: This excited talk I occasionally see about turning Texas blue, centred on Beto O'Rourke's campaigning performance, it seems. Is this realistic hopefulness of hopeless optimism, and what's the likely time-frame, if the former? I am a prince in Nigeria. If you give me ten thousand dollars American so that I can access my fortune, I shall see you richly rewarded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, The Anti-Targ said: This excited talk I occasionally see about turning Texas blue, centred on Beto O'Rourke's campaigning performance, it seems. Is this realistic hopefulness of hopeless optimism, and what's the likely time-frame, if the former? Barring Abbott having fucked a boy there is almost no chance of orourke winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 So that would be a no, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, DireWolfSpirit said: Donald Trump’s Tax Returns Revealed By New York Times President Trump paid only $750 in income tax in the year he was elected president, according to a bombshell report by the New York Times. The investigation by the newspaper also revealed he had not paid taxes in 10 of the 15 years they obtained records for, with his businesses taking on substantial loans and suffering massive losses. If it is legal to avoid paying taxes, then one is rather a fool to not take advantage of what the law permits. The law doesn't and shouldn't assume generosity of spirit when it comes to taxation, it should assume that every person, human or corporate, will minimise to the greatest extent legally allowed their tax liability. If people are pissed at the amount of tax Trump and his ilk pay in tax then don't be angry at them, be angry at the law makers who make it possible. Of course if it is found he or his companies broke laws, then take them for all they are worth. But the fact that it is possible this avoidance may be legal to the extent that substantial investigation and possible prosecution is necessary to prove otherwise is an outrage in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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