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This was a really interesting read. The resentment behind Trump voters against urbanites, elites, and perception... -- (link) - oblique Nov 10, 05:10 7
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  - I also find it ironic that the rich NYC white guy is the poster child for the frustrated rural american but... -- nm - oblique Nov 10, 05:30
- and -- (link) - oblique Nov 10, 05:24 4
  - "nder neoliberal policies of deregulation, privatisation, austerity and corporate trade, their living standards have declined precipitously." - Reagen Nov 10, 05:35 1
    - Yeah, that makes no sense. -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 06:01
  - For the first one, I understand the feeling, but it's a big gulf from that to voting for a New York billionaire property developer with a history of - mafic Nov 10, 05:31
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random posting just to break up Strongbad's 3 in a row ... - call me Ishmael Nov 10, 04:52 1
- Don't worry, the Browns play the Ravens tonight. That will lift the spirits of everyone everywhere. -- nm - volnelk Nov 10, 05:01
LYC Work: thinking about loosilu today - Strongbad Nov 10, 04:49
Dumb news headlines for $500, Alex - Strongbad Nov 10, 04:47 4
- This has been bothering me a lot lately - Reagen Nov 10, 05:20
- Also, "Trump wins despite lack of newspaper endorsements" would make the better story -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 05:03 2
  - I was thinking this same thing yesterday. -- nm - Diva Nov 10, 05:42
  - Celebrities undoubtedly gets more clicks. -- nm - iSpam Nov 10, 05:16
**Krusty Alert** College basketball - Strongbad Nov 10, 04:31 1
- Congrats! That's a power house high school baskeball team and I'm hopeful you'll love him. Lamar Odom among others played there. -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 05:29
TV PSA: Grey's Anatomy, NFL, Legends of Tomorrow, Rosewood, Superstore, NBA, BBT, Pitch, Great Indoors, Project Runway, Chicago Med, Notorious, -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 04:30 4
- Ravens and Browns!!!! Man, I am super pumped for this game. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 10, 04:32 1
  - said no one ever -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 05:45
- Supernatural, Mom, Life in Pieces, Falling Water, Better Things, Pure Genius, Blacklist, HTGAWM, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 04:31 1
  - I love the title for Supernatural tonight: "The One You've Been Waiting For" cause - spoilers - Beaker Nov 10, 05:47
State voting results are starting to come in. New record here in Georgia, 4M votes (74% of registered voters), 2.42M of them were cast early -- nm - Strongbad Nov 10, 04:17
If the end result of a Trump getting elected means we get hyde back on ST, it might be worth it. -- nm - Inigo Nov 10, 04:14 1
- And musubi.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 10, 06:00
So. This morning Trump meets with Obama, and Melania meets with Michelle. Let's picture that. -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 03:35 7
- "I just said that, Melania. I literally just said that a minute ago and then you said it to me as if you thought of it." -- nm - Max Nov 10, 07:03
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- At some point yesterday I heard that before the Inaguration, there will be a meeting - Strongbad Nov 10, 04:02 4
  - Ooooooooh. I picture him pouting. -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 04:09 3
    - I hope Bill punches him in the face. -- nm - Diva Nov 10, 05:41 2
      - that would be interesting for the SS to sort out - Reagen Nov 10, 05:57
      - that would be glorious. Wait, i mean, no, no violence is never the answer. - Andie Nov 10, 05:53
Looks like most (if not all) of the nationwide protests last night were nonviolent. Good. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 10, 03:23
Some fun factoids about the Dr. Strange movie. Spoilers all over the place throughout article. -- (link) - Diva Nov 10, 02:46
Well, we can always hope that Alec Baldwin reboots "Dave" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 10, 01:33
So - found a tip on trip advisor. Get free wifi at my hotels by being a rewards club member for their chains. It's free (the membership) - and so - JenBro Nov 10, 01:04 1
- Yeah, but it's also part of how they get (presumably) better rates. -- nm - mafic Nov 10, 01:25
Apparently eating sushi while drinking a litre of eggnog doesn't sit well with my tummy. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 10, 00:38 9
- the whole point of nog was the wash down crappy moonshine level cheap booze when fruit juices were unavailable and/or unaffordable, and YOU left it ou -- nm - z Nov 10, 13:46
- Gross! -- nm - Krusty Nov 10, 05:30
- I realize Trump is president, but that's still no reason to do this to yourself. -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 04:26
- I'm pretty sure the latter alone would do it. -- nm - iSpam Nov 10, 03:40
- a litre? -- nm - con_carne Nov 10, 01:31 2
  - 34 fluid ounces, I think? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 10, 01:32 1
    - Daaang -- nm - con_carne Nov 10, 01:41
- #sakefail -- nm - JenBro Nov 10, 00:59
- done deal! -- nm - mafic Nov 10, 00:39
French elections now worried about the wave of right wing nationalist FUs -- (link) - z Nov 10, 00:21 1
- pretty sure they've been worried about that since Brexit, if not before -- nm - Beryllium Nov 10, 00:21
LOL. I thought I'd make a library for rotating ads, and call it "adspit" like a rotisserie spit. But then I thought, maybe banners of all types. So .. - Beryllium Nov 10, 00:13
protesters are now blocking several segments of the 101 freeway in LA -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 22:53 20
- The inmates in the County jail, next to the freeway, are turning the lights in their cells on and off in solidarity. -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 23:27 1
  - that's how to protest :)))))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 23:29
- There are several hundreds on the freeway. Maybe a 1,000. So glad I didn't work late, I'd be stuck in that traffic. -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 23:18 1
  - if you have to work late this week, consider street routes home. tonight won't be an isolated incident. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 23:31
- seriously, what do they hope to accomplish? its over, he won - where was this energy beforehand -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 23:00 15
  - I would say it is to make it clear that he does not have a mandate and he needs to focus first on unity before aggressively pursuing a divisive agenda - pmb Nov 10, 05:12
  - It's California. We march in the streets when things make us angry. It's what we do. -- nm - con_carne Nov 10, 01:39
  - I suspect if they were asked, and they answered honestly, a good 20% of the protesters didn't vote at all -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 9, 23:02 12
    - OTOH California did vote Democrat. Even south Orange County it sounds like. -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 23:05 11
      - Orange County voted for a Democratic President for the first time since the Great Depression -- nm - con_carne Nov 10, 01:33
      - Over 60% for her. -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 23:16 9
        
        unless they are going to change into a movement to change the EC to a popular vote, its still just aimless rage -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 23:27 8
        
        LOL. Hey crash davis, you live in Idaho right? - con_carne Nov 10, 01:57
        
        It's peaceful. People need to do something. LA County was 73% for her, so the majority of the people are pretty upset. -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 23:30 6
        
        I understand the upset. I approve of a gathering, in a park or somesuch. But as a former big city commuter, blocking the freeway seems to be a - crash davis Nov 9, 23:34 3
        
        They were protesting at City Hall and Pershing Square. They started walking to their cars/homes, went over the freeway and a few people went on and - jnine Nov 9, 23:39 2
        
        fair enough :) -- nm* - crash davis Nov 9, 23:43
        
        :((((((((((( -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 23:40
        
        start a 'buy a thanksgiving turkey for the homeless instead of street protest' movement -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 23:33 1
        
        they will need them because you know food stamps and school lunches are going to be cut -- nm - z Nov 9, 23:47
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 22:11 2
- it says he's an analyst. not a politician with power. he's probably right but he is not an official source. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 9, 22:34 1
  - "Putin's closest advisor" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 23:09
Oh, so THIS is what he wanted. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 21:59
the Expanse is not a terrible show, but I think if I hadn't read the books I'd be a bit lost. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 21:06 1
- I didn't, and I was -- nm - philip k mud Nov 9, 21:33
OK, I have to limit myself to just one domain ... looming unemployment and all that ... - Beryllium Nov 9, 21:03 7
- Mogul is his secret service code name -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 9, 21:50 1
  - I choose to believe they mean it in the lump of snow fashion. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 21:53
- Is it not obvious enough? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 21:12 4
  - I think it works. plus you have the added benefit of showing him with actual footballs. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 21:16 3
    - If he fumbles an actual football, it would be like hitting a jackpot -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 21:44 1
      - Nah, chickening out. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 23:50
    - but this, to start. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 21:19 [flickr]
San Andreo: Never Forget -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 21:01
so, in other news ... not yet fully verified, but a "protest" rally at the college where i got my M.A. may have turned into a dance party ... - call me Ishmael Nov 9, 20:56
whoa, finally hitting the news, gun shots at seattle protest march -- nm - z Nov 9, 20:32 2
- 5 injured at shooting around corner from the march, apparently unrelated to protests -- (link) - z Nov 9, 20:35 1
  - Not a right wing counter protest, just normal gun violence. *sigh* -- nm - . Nov 9, 20:39
lir - trumpimpeachmentcountdown.com? -- nm - . Nov 9, 20:30
I bring a message of hope for the future -- (link) - crash davis Nov 9, 20:28 [youtube] 8
- Since ML isn't here, I will bring the voice of doom! -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 20:31 7
  - I raise you a Hooga Chaka -- (link) - crash davis Nov 9, 20:34 [youtube] 6
    - The power of the Hooga Chaka is strong. This may take a moment. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 20:37 5
      - Ah-hah! -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 20:45 4
        
        screw it, I'm going ty97 nuclear -- (link) - crash davis Nov 9, 20:48 [youtube] 3
        
        Damn you! **shakes fist in the general direction of Idaho** Damn you to hell, crash davis!!! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 21:03 1
        
        nuclear option, I probably shouldn't have used it....but there it is -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 21:05
        
        let's scale this back with a little Grateful Dead. Dancing in the Streets/Franklins Tower -- (link*) - Peglegpete Nov 9, 20:49 [youtube]
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- and this is why I wouldn't say I'm spiralling -- (link) - Reagen Nov 9, 21:01 2
  - This is why I've never thrown or broken something in anger - I know I'd just have to clean it up later. -- nm - Max Nov 9, 22:26
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- please child, I have four years to deal with before I even think about that -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 20:38
- Sadly I think you're bang on. And I have to self-censor my thoughts on what this means for the future of America. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 20:27 1
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- that is ridiculous, I've read extensively the past three months about his businesses....dude is a total fuckup -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:27 27
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    - Honestly, I think for a lot he is tabula rasa. They are projecting what they want onto him. The Trump the Ryan wing sees is different than the Trump - crash davis Nov 9, 20:32 22
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        but I just don't see a way forward for him without burning one of his three major pillars of support -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:39 17
        
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        1) the Breitbarters; 2) the 'mundane disaffected'; 3) the party loyalty Republicans - at least one faction won't get what they want, imo -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:52 1
        
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        two big policy things could sink him, one more likely than the other - Reagen Nov 9, 20:43 13
        
        if he does that, he burns the Republicans who voted out of party loyalty (Ryan and McConnell don't want a big $ project that might not work) -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:49
        
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        But we will pay for it. That would be a fail. -- nm - . Nov 9, 21:09 9
        
        Realistically, he can't get the wall built on his terms. -- nm - . Nov 9, 21:12
        
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        The wall will cost billions. -- nm - . Nov 9, 21:13 6
        
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        At $40 a pop I think it will become more elastic. Would you spend $120 a day? -- nm - . Nov 9, 21:23 3
        
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        I strongly doubt it. He wants the Mexican government to pay for it. - . Nov 9, 21:43 1
        
        he's not overly picky, and he's talked about basically exactly what Jack said. - mafic Nov 9, 23:09
        
        bad link -- nm - . Nov 9, 21:20
        
        I can bring jobs to the rust belt. I only need ten million dollars of funding to do it, too. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 20:44
      - He's like Bizarro Carter. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 20:34 2
        
        think how the W administration folded under two wars and a hurricane...I don't think it will take that much here -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:34 1
        
        But we had to put up with 8 years of Cheney and the worst economic downturn since 1929. Do we really need to go through that again? -- nm - jnine Nov 9, 23:25
  - The fact that he won in the first place is ridiculous. He'd have to colossally fuck up. - Beryllium Nov 9, 20:29 2
    - ^^ and what I said there isn't even what's weighing on my mind. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 20:30
    - you are selling his ability to screw the pooch short, bigly short -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:30
Evan McMullin: Conservatives must now abandon the Republican Party -- (link) - crash davis Nov 9, 20:24 14
- He got like 88% of the evangelical vote. A thrice married adulterous sexual abuser who stirred up racial drama - Will Hunting Nov 9, 20:39 2
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  - It sounds like a page-turner, that's for sure. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 20:41
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  - It really does ask the question "what the fuck do Republicans stand for anymore?" -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 20:26 9
    - Abortion and nothing -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 20:40 1
      - No new taxes and more new guns! -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:53
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      - the obstruction and rage party. though dems are getting into the rage game now. -- nm - mafic Nov 9, 20:32 3
        
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        anecdotally? I mean more people than party. stuff I'm seeing on social media mostly. - mafic Nov 9, 22:48 1
        
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      - And if Paul Ryan gets to pass his shit, that's at total odds with what Trump talked about. - Reagen Nov 9, 20:32
    - I keep wondering what my grandfather would think of Donald Trump. - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 20:30
What fresh Hell is this? - David's iPad Nov 9, 20:19 3
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- Exhibit A. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 9, 20:21 1
  - Speaker Louie Gohmert! -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 20:23

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