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Professional classical baritone, IT Technical Lead for an Apple-centric IT firm. St. Paul, MN.

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Since when do fascists get permanently immunized from "reputational damage" that they caused entirely by themselves? Why do only the fascists get this benefit?

14.03.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Because they aren't for America as it actually exists. They are for a fascist, white supremacist version that they make up on the fly and then edit on the fly if parts of it turn out to be not cruel enough.

11.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Especially when we actually have "taken out" less than 10% of their mining vessels, minus all the miscellaneous small vessels that could be adapted for laying mines.

11.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, trust me: it's VERY obvious to the media that report on him.

10.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn't matter what you accept; the question was well within bounds and as I already correctly noted, it allowed the senator to defend his viewpoint extremely well. So, in sum, the exchange was informative to the audience and served a journalistic purpose. This isn't even a close call.

08.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Entirely reasonable question to ask. And Obama was joking, of course, in a context where everyone is roasting each other.

08.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Creative framing but not correct. The question is entirely reasonable in context and it gave Murphy an opportunity to make a strong point.

08.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not surprising. The drama nerds are always a lot smarter.

07.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tuberville is a corrupt idiot who was in the SEC and had people doing all the cheating for him and just feeding him the players. He didn't have to know anything.

07.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is also one of the best arguments AGAINST term limits in the House and Senate. It takes time to get good at this stuff, to develop the experience to get it right.

07.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does it, though? Does it really? Congress hasn't declared war since 1942β€”and that was against Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.

Suffice it to say that Congress was a little late to the party.

We may WANT a world in which it is Congress that declares war, but we don't live in that world right now.

28.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I like to distract myself from the terrifying political news by reading the ridiculous political news.

28.02.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 2759 πŸ” 567 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 28

Nothing wrong here that a few hard slaps won't fix.

28.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you have the smallest screen in the world, maybe. Also, "much of the day" is doing a lot of work here.

26.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was a top story for most of a news cycle and is still on their front page right now.

26.02.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What we're going to work on is kicking your ass and then writing a Fake-Ass Hillbilly Elegy for you once you've been excised from public office, JD. And that's it. Nothing else.

26.02.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're done here, btw.

25.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you have magical Harry Potter spells that enable you to make up incredibly stupid shit and then pretend that other people "believe" it?

Also, do you know anything about impeachment?

Lastly, are you a functional adult who can comprehend that impeaching does nothing if you can't convict?

25.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I forgot my identification; can I still proceed through security screening? | Transportation Security Administration In the event you arrive at the airport without acceptable identification (whether lost, stolen, or otherwise), you may still be allowed to fly.

Actually, legally, you don't even need ID. They will screen you more, they may harass you, but it's not legally required. Look it up.

www.tsa.gov/travel/frequ...

25.02.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anywhere up to about 70% of the time. The rest of the time, honestly, you really should be sleeping. ;)

25.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is too idiotic of a response to even bother replying to.

24.02.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US The bald eagle was officially designated as the national bird of the United States.

Wait til they hear that it was Joe Biden who made the bald eagle the national bird of the United States.

www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-...

23.02.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Right. I mean, look, we covered this in the 80s and 90s already. This is settled law.

22.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This random asshole lost me the moment he said "the most important thing that Tucker says".

Tucker Carlson has never said anything important in his life. Not ever, not once.

22.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not really, but let's just say, after decades of Trump escaping any consequences for any of his dozens of crimes, I will believe the accountability when I actually see it and not before.

22.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also note that Epstein's legal team included Ken Starr, who was so aggressive in going after Bill Clinton for entirely consensual sex with a 24-year-old.

22.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's precisely what we saw with the Jan. 6th criminals.

So it's obviously likely to occur. It's not about what I think.

22.02.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not "Congress". It's Republicans. Say their names. Democrats impeached him twice and would have convicted him if there had been a very small amount of Republican support.

22.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Does it matter if the law is never enforced, and if the law-breaker dies without ever having been held responsible, and if all those who aided and abetted the conduct also escape responsibility? Because that's what seems likely to occur, here.

22.02.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm no expert, but unlike pythons, our hearts are contained within a rather rigid bony structure. :) I don't think having our hearts grow by gigantic amounts would work out well for us.

21.02.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0