Posted in: 'SNL50' anniversary special will feature Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Dave Chappelle and more See in context
Especially the early to mid 80s plus anything with Phil Hartman, RIP. Some seminal music performances over the years, too.
SNL has always been hit or miss (more often than not miss), but the critical conversation about it is part of the fun.
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Posted in: Trump revokes security clearances for Blinken, Sullivan See in context
You just answered your own statement.
lol
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Posted in: Trump revokes security clearances for Blinken, Sullivan See in context
I guess so cause that’s the policy.
Which you don't fully grasp. There is a different policy for Presidents, members of Congress, cabinet appointees, and others who fall outside the usual designation of "federal employee" (as outlined in the Constitution). It is therefore up to the sitting President to determine whether or not, and to what degree, these particular people need security clearance.
The tradition has been to appoint clearance based on what is best for national security, and not on personal grievance.
At least until Stable Genius ascended the throne.
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Posted in: Trump revokes security clearances for Blinken, Sullivan See in context
The actual policy for federal employees:
Wow. I guess every administration has been doing it wrong until Stable Genius ascended the throne.
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Posted in: Trump revokes security clearances for Blinken, Sullivan See in context
In 2021, Biden revoked the security clearance for Trump, who was then a former president.
Because he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, propagated falsehoods about the election, and provoked an attack on the US Capitol.
i.e. a real bad loser.
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Posted in: Trump revokes security clearances for Blinken, Sullivan See in context
when you get fired.
she was fired.
when you get fired.
I heard that word on a tee-vee show. It arouses me bigly.
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Posted in: Trump revokes security clearances for Blinken, Sullivan See in context
they don’t need to have security access as an outgoing party, for what?
Read the story:
"Former U.S. presidents have traditionally received intelligence briefings so they can advise incumbent presidents on national security and foreign policy."
The government needs some continuity across administrations. It shouldn't be reinventing the wheel every time a new POTUS comes in. That's just bad for the effective and efficient operation of government (which MAGA doesn't believe in).
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Posted in: Trump revokes security clearances for Blinken, Sullivan See in context
Trump, the petulant child.
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Posted in: Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It's not clear if Putin really does See in context
talk about a Blitzkrieg!!
Nice word choice there.
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Posted in: Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It's not clear if Putin really does See in context
wasnt even in Top 20 reasons we re-elected Trump.
But Greenland, Canada, Panama, and Gaza were?
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Posted in: Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It's not clear if Putin really does See in context
it’s what happens when you engage in war and lose.
Sounds like you’re suggesting that Ukraine should have surrendered on day one of the invasion.
Because in your mind, might means right.
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Posted in: Trudeau says Trump's Canada annexation threat 'a real thing' See in context
You're okay with the President of the United States declaring stuff he isn't really serious about?
Psssst! It's stable genius 5D chess!
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Posted in: Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material See in context
MAGA doesn't care about the law, precedent, or norms. It is in thrall to the personality cult of Trump, whose basic foundation is white male insecurity (Ineffectual Male Syndrome) and frustration, and the desire to break stuff and piss off "the left".
Young rich nerds doing the bidding of a middle-aged rich nerd, none of them who know anything about government or society.
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Posted in: Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under Trump plan to gut foreign aid agency See in context
China can have “these countries”.
What a cynical, nihilistic, misanthropic view.
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Posted in: Democrats ask for investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems See in context
The military allows you to sleep at night.
Therefore it shouldn’t be audited.
What does gender affriming health care in Guatemala do for the American people.
I don’t know. Ask Congress. They have the power of the purse and they approved the funding.
Besides, why cut off ALL aid, including food and medical just because you’re opposed to one program (that I’m sure is being exaggerated)? Sounds like throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Which is, again, the point. It’s all designed to inflict pain, not cut waste.
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Posted in: Democrats ask for investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems See in context
the President in the meantime can issue and EO to stop the spending
So in the future you would be fine with a Democratic president canceling spending already passed into law?
Imagine if Clinton, Obama, or Biden had done this. (I predict some MAGA believer will claim that they did.)
Again, what is the point of Congress if the Executive can simply erase the bills passed into law?
—If you want to get rid of waste, that’s Congress’s job
read that a few more times with a straight face.
Zing.
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Posted in: Democrats ask for investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems See in context
Did you send money to the Hamas?
Ask Congress.
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Posted in: Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under Trump plan to gut foreign aid agency See in context
it’s just Dems have to take it
Thank you for agreeing with me.
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Posted in: Democrats ask for investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems See in context
Congress jobs are still intact, the difference is, Musk is basically an advisor, nothing more
Congress controls spending, not the Executive. If you believe in the Constitution.
Musk isn’t just advising. He’s cutting off money that was already approved by Congress.
If you want to get rid of waste, that’s Congress’s job, not Musk’s.
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Posted in: Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under Trump plan to gut foreign aid agency See in context
The purpose of this is not to save money. The purpose is to symbolically stick it to “the left”. Being cruel is considered a big win. Turns the MAGA people on bigly.
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Posted in: Democrats ask for investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems See in context
Shame on Republicans for not standing up to this lawless crap.
What’s the purpose of Congress?
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Posted in: Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back' See in context
relentless crusade against Christianity is so brazen it's practically on display.
Display for us this relentless crusade against Christianity.
You mean opposition to mandating the 10 Commandments in every classroom?
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Posted in: Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back' See in context
Meanwhile daddy Trump is taking care of business
Sounds like a man who's been spiritually reborn, full of grace and compassion.
led by Paula White-Cain, a longtime pastor in the independent charismatic world.
A televangelist fraudster who believes, and lives, the "prosperity gospel". Spiritually hungry people are conned into donating money, which Paula White uses to enrich herself.
Pretty similar to her boss.
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Posted in: U.S. judge blocks Trump buyout offer for government workers until at least Monday See in context
Trump, Musk, and Vought are intent on making sure no one but die hard loyalists work for the federal government. That means a whole lot of incompetent dolts running the bureaucracy. Because we know the intelligence level of MAGA folk.
This is not going to be good for America.
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Posted in: Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back' See in context
Trump is so godly. So Christian. He may be even more Christ-like than Christ.
Jesus taught us to hate those who don’t kiss your backside, cut off aid to starving children, and force people off their homeland so that your son-in-law can build beachfront properties for the wealthy.
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Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context
--You obviously didn't even read the article you posted.
I did
And what did you take away from that article?
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Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context
--https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2015/01/20/wikipedia-or-encyclopaedia-britannica-which-has-more-bias/
Interesting…..
You obviously didn't even read the article you posted. It says that Wikipedia is more biased than Brittanica. The dictionary I cited.
Ethnic cleansing is the forcible removal of ethnic groups from an area where they live.
Period.
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Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context
I disagree
You disagree with the standard dictionary and legal definition of ethnic cleansing.
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Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context
he envisions “long-term” U.S. ownership of a redevelopment of the territory.
Led by Jared Kushner and other real estate cronies.
Nothing swampy about that.
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Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context
--Ethnic cleansing also includes the forced relocation of ethnic groups.
That’s not the clear definition when one refers to ethnic cleansing, nice try.
"ethnic cleansing: the attempt to create ethnically homogeneous geographic areas through the deportation or forcible displacement of persons belonging to particular ethnic groups."
https://www.britannica.com/topic/ethnic-cleansing
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Snow in Hokuriku---in February!??!?!?!?!
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