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Old 12-18-2020, 08:11 PM   #31201
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Remember how we spent a fortune buying up mortgages and treasuries to get the banks to loan more? Well the banks just used that money to buyback stocks.

This is a country that can't give $1200 to its citizens.

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Old 12-19-2020, 10:51 AM   #31202
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Took a while, but Trump has now come to the defense of Russia regarding the hacking.
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Old 12-19-2020, 01:05 PM   #31203
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AP: “Officials at the White House had been prepared to put out a statement Friday afternoon that accused Russia of being ‘the main actor’ in the hack, but were told at the last minute to stand down.”

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Old 12-19-2020, 01:21 PM   #31204
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Yeah, I saw he tweeted it may be China and tied it into the election. Just another month (hopefully).

I also love how he downplays it and has been "fully briefed". There's a reason almost every IT person you'll talk to is like "holy crap - this is going to be a huge problem for years to come".

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Old 12-19-2020, 03:14 PM   #31205
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He’s been bought wholly

It’s Crystal clear and the gop who was the patriotic party will never again authentically hold that mantle

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Old 12-19-2020, 03:34 PM   #31206
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Not sure where to put it, but we shouldn't forget to make fun of the Space Force Guardians. Those folks are gonna take so much shit from the other services.
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Old 12-19-2020, 03:49 PM   #31207
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Basically, according to the New York Times Trump tried last night to have a military coup to stay in power. Completely nothing to worry about, right?

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Old 12-19-2020, 04:11 PM   #31208
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Basically, according to the New York Times Trump tried last night to have a military coup to stay in power. Completely nothing to worry about, right?

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I haven't found anything on this, from the NY Times or anywhere else. Can you give us a link? I'd be very interested to see it.
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Old 12-19-2020, 04:19 PM   #31209
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I haven't found anything on this, from the NY Times or anywhere else. Can you give us a link? I'd be very interested to see it.

I looked too - this is all I could find: a reference to a NYT story about sending in the military to battleground states to redo the election

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Old 12-19-2020, 04:38 PM   #31210
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That's it. He had Mathis championing Martial law in the White House, and Trump supporting the idea.

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Old 12-19-2020, 04:40 PM   #31211
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Old 12-19-2020, 04:48 PM   #31212
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Old 12-20-2020, 08:50 AM   #31213
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Old 12-21-2020, 09:48 AM   #31214
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The problems the the Postal Service are experiencing right now are real and so infuriating. Lots of delayed packages. I heard a story about a package taking 17 days shipped from FL, on an order that would normally be delivered in 2. I mailed 4 packages last Monday. Most were supposed to be delivered last Thursday. One was on time. One was 2 days late, and the most important one of the bunch has made it about 8 miles to Cincinnati. It took 6 days to do that too, and no mention of it beyond that. Just that it arrived there. We have packages coming that I can see in my informed delivery that were shipped as far back as the 11th and haven't left their state of origin either. It's the confluence of actions and the total lack of leadership and planning from the government. It's so frustrating. I have little faith now that these packages will get where they needed to be on time. You can't call anyone and ask either, because the phone system is 100% automated.
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Old 12-21-2020, 10:58 AM   #31215
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A friend of ours had a package take 3 weeks to get here. It arrived in Seattle 3 times as it bounced around different locations in Washington before finally being delivered.
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Old 12-21-2020, 11:10 AM   #31216
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I have a buddy who is a mail carrier, says this went out nation-wide the other day, which gives an indication of the straits they're in:






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Old 12-21-2020, 02:40 PM   #31217
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The problems the the Postal Service are experiencing right now are real and so infuriating. Lots of delayed packages. I heard a story about a package taking 17 days shipped from FL, on an order that would normally be delivered in 2. I mailed 4 packages last Monday. Most were supposed to be delivered last Thursday. One was on time. One was 2 days late, and the most important one of the bunch has made it about 8 miles to Cincinnati. It took 6 days to do that too, and no mention of it beyond that. Just that it arrived there. We have packages coming that I can see in my informed delivery that were shipped as far back as the 11th and haven't left their state of origin either. It's the confluence of actions and the total lack of leadership and planning from the government. It's so frustrating. I have little faith now that these packages will get where they needed to be on time. You can't call anyone and ask either, because the phone system is 100% automated.
My wife recieved a package yesterday that was placed in the mail 3 weeks ago. It was from 15 miles away.
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Old 12-21-2020, 02:48 PM   #31218
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The USPS also used to require some sort of math/counting entrance exam and a drug test & my buddy tells me those standards have also been discarded in the past couple years (at least locally).
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Old 12-21-2020, 02:52 PM   #31219
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This led me to try to figure out what city will eventually host Donald J. Trump International (?) Airport.

I refuse to give Sportsdigs credit for this reporting.

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Old 12-21-2020, 02:54 PM   #31220
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I nominate the Dothan Regional Airport.
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Old 12-21-2020, 02:57 PM   #31221
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I am sure there is some shitty dirt air strip that crop dusters use that would be happy to oblige Trump, or maybe an air field in Puerto Rico that is still in disrepair from the Hurricane and on the verge of being abandoned.

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Old 12-21-2020, 03:02 PM   #31222
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Old 12-21-2020, 03:05 PM   #31223
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Is there an airport in Hell, Michigan?

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Old 12-21-2020, 03:12 PM   #31224
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Some weird stuff happening at the Oregon capital in Salem today.
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:05 PM   #31225
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I refuse to give Sportsdigs credit for this reporting.

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Old 12-21-2020, 04:06 PM   #31226
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Some weird stuff happening at the Oregon capital in Salem today.

Like what?
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:13 PM   #31227
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:28 PM   #31228
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Imagine if they were black or muslim?

IMO the second they tried to access the building with guns they are a threat and should have been shot.
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:29 PM   #31229
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Thanks Lathum, pretty scary if it gets more organized than this.
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:30 PM   #31230
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At least its not an executive order calling for martial law:

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Old 12-21-2020, 04:30 PM   #31231
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Armed men trying to break into the Capital. No teargas anywhere in sight. Weird.

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Old 12-21-2020, 04:37 PM   #31232
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Ironically, this protest at the Oregon capital appears to mostly be the work of Joey Gibson and his Patriot Prayer organization, who are based in Vancouver, Washington.


If you're not intimately familiar with that geography, Vancouver is basically a suburb of Portland and likely wouldn't exist without it, but it IS still across a bridge, a river & a border, in an entirely different state, and subject to that state's laws & regulations, so driving down to violently protest at the Oregon capital seems especially misguided & moronic.
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:47 PM   #31233
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Ironically, this protest at the Oregon capital appears to be the work of Joey Gibson and his Patriot Prayer organization, who are based in Vancouver, Washington.


If you're not intimately familiar with that geography, Vancouver is basically a suburb of Portland and likely wouldn't exist without it, but it IS still across a bridge & river, in an entirely different state, and subject to that state's laws & regulations, so driving down to violently protest at the Oregon capital seems especially misguided & moronic.

Wouldn't that also make it fall under a federal agency's jurisdiction as well?
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:50 PM   #31234
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Sure seems like it, but they appear to be getting zero pushback for kicking in the doors of the state capitol while armed. Go figure.
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:53 PM   #31235
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Armed men trying to break into the Capital. No teargas anywhere in sight. Weird.


The police did use some kind of blue colored gas.
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:57 PM   #31236
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Wouldn't that also make it fall under a federal agency's jurisdiction as well?

Barr made a big stink about crossing state lines to commit crimes but it hasn't been enforced equally. Shocking I know.
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Old 12-21-2020, 04:59 PM   #31237
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The police did use some kind of blue colored gas.

Teargas for others, smoke on their own.
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Old 12-21-2020, 05:39 PM   #31238
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Imagine if they were black or muslim?

IMO the second they tried to access the building with guns they are a threat and should have been shot.

I'm not a big fan of the whole protesting on government property with firearms thing either but given the situation right now shooting one of them without shots having been fired first is the worst thing the police could do. At least they're still trying to talk to their government, it's when they no longer wish to that it hits the fan.
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Old 12-21-2020, 05:46 PM   #31239
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Newsmax, like Fox News, also apparently got sent to the principal’s office for lying about voter machine fraud. The claims they are refuting make it sound like an SNL sketch. I’m glad they clarified that the machines were not owned by the Pelosi or Clinton families or Venezuela (or Hugo Chavez).

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Old 12-21-2020, 05:50 PM   #31240
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Newsmax, like Fox News, also apparently got sent to the principal’s office for lying about voter machine fraud. The claims they are refuting make it sound like an SNL sketch. I’m glad they clarified that the machines were not owned by the Pelosi or Clinton families or Venezuela (or Hugo Chavez).


Do all of their anchors sound like Goodfellas characters?

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Old 12-21-2020, 06:08 PM   #31241
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I'm not a big fan of the whole protesting on government property with firearms thing either but given the situation right now shooting one of them without shots having been fired first is the worst thing the police could do. At least they're still trying to talk to their government, it's when they no longer wish to that it hits the fan.

Silly me. I forgot the police only shoot unarmed black people. White guys with guns storming a state capital are off guard. I mean, if a couple of them got capped can't we just say they deserved it for not complying?

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Old 12-21-2020, 06:09 PM   #31242
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Newsmax, like Fox News, also apparently got sent to the principal’s office for lying about voter machine fraud. The claims they are refuting make it sound like an SNL sketch. I’m glad they clarified that the machines were not owned by the Pelosi or Clinton families or Venezuela (or Hugo Chavez).



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Old 12-21-2020, 06:20 PM   #31243
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I'm not a big fan of the whole protesting on government property with firearms thing either but given the situation right now shooting one of them without shots having been fired first is the worst thing the police could do. At least they're still trying to talk to their government, it's when they no longer wish to that it hits the fan.

The issue seems to be one side gets teargassed and beat up while the other gets free reign to do whatever they want. Why the disproportional response?
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Old 12-21-2020, 06:30 PM   #31244
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newsmax finally does fair and truthful reporting and all of a sudden they're deep state
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Old 12-21-2020, 07:32 PM   #31245
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So, the plan is now to have 6 states challenged on January 6th, forcing 12 hours of debate that will force the process to go two days. At this point, I think Pelosi should refuse to seat the members that signed on to the Texas lawsuit. If they don't believe in elections, then they don't belong.
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Old 12-21-2020, 07:37 PM   #31246
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All this really does is underline how easy it is to overthrow an election. Does anyone believe the Republicans wouldn't ignore the results of the votes if they had a majority in both the House and Senate?

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Old 12-21-2020, 07:57 PM   #31247
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Silly me. I forgot the police only shoot unarmed black people. White guys with guns storming a state capital are off guard. I mean, if a couple of them got capped can't we just say they deserved it for not complying?

There's a difference between a protest environment and cops making an arrest on the street. Protests are political in nature and if people start getting capped in political environments I think that's something that'll be very difficult to come back from. It's like crossing the Rubicon.
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Old 12-21-2020, 07:57 PM   #31248
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The issue seems to be one side gets teargassed and beat up while the other gets free reign to do whatever they want. Why the disproportional response?

This summer it was predominantly one side who put themselves in a position to be tear gassed.
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Old 12-21-2020, 07:59 PM   #31249
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There's a difference between a protest environment and cops making an arrest on the street. Protests are political in nature and if people start getting capped in political environments I think that's something that'll be very difficult to come back from. It's like crossing the Rubicon.

So all the BLM protests don't count? How many reporters were shot with rubber bullets today? Arrested? Tear gassed?

IMO trying to enter a government building armed crosses the line from protest to insurrection.

I'll go back to what I originally said, what do you think the scene would look like had they been Muslim?
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Old 12-21-2020, 08:00 PM   #31250
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There's a difference between a protest environment and cops making an arrest on the street. Protests are political in nature and if people start getting capped in political environments I think that's something that'll be very difficult to come back from. It's like crossing the Rubicon.

Trying to storm a capital building while armed isn't what I classify as a protest but YMMV.
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