General Politics Discussion (II) [ARCHIVED] • Page 685

No worries, guys, senators are just as stupid as Trump supporters.

 

This is going to be a weekly series. I suggest signing up for the email (though I'll try to post them here as well)

 

omg
@Spencer Control @Wharf Rat @Dominick

 

Welp. Fuck Charlie Baker.

Gov. Baker Slashed Funding for Opioid, HIV, and Elder Care Programs

 

I don't even know what to say...

 

so much bad shit today and it's only lunch time.

 

I thought it was said that you can't freeze hiring?

 

Just gonna leave this here

 

Wtf?

 

Palestinians bring anti-settlements rally to Knesset

 

isn't this actually a thing in the south (not that Indy is really the south) or among old people (not that Pence is old enough)?

IIRC something that made fun of Reagan had it. Or I'm thinking of HW Bush in the episode of The Simpsons.


Also Deb's father (Fred Willard? Dan Patrick?) did it on Everybody Loves Raymond.


not excusing, it's still weird af

 

Only other time I've heard of that is from the domestic-abuser husband/father who gets duped by Plainview in There Will Be Blood.

 

Spicer to hold a briefing soon.

 

Melissa Byrne (who's running for vice DNC chair) seems pretty cool, heard her on majority.fm.

 

People should understand that pulling out of both TPP and NAFTA will cost capital trillions of dollars. Given that and his nationalistic tone, expect them to attempt to recoup that by means of grinding out more surplus value from workers here at home.

 

But they'll probably brand as "creating more jobs to help people" or something stupid

 

I hope he talks about Dippin Dots

 

fwiw I think this is also kind of a thing in the midwest. Still pretty weird tho