POTUS: A Sharpie Is Always Needed

[Kepler]

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The country is divided around 50/50 so in theory 50% of athletes/entertainers you’re not going to agree with. At this point I really don’t care what an athlete’s views are and try not to let it influence how I feel about them. Why let nonsense ruin something you enjoy?

Although I agree one should separate them, let's be serious about what's at stake. Nazism is not nonsense.

 

[ticapnews]

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The country is not divided 50/50. The country is divided by thirds. There's the third that are Nazis, the third that are anti-Nazis and the third of "Leave me alone"

Or as the quote misattributed to Werner Herzog goes:

“Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches.”

I know what third I'm in. Which third are you?

 

[WeAreNDHockey]

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I received a message that "they have chosen to hide some replies" so yes, it is an edited version. No doubt my replies will be hidden too.

But is it a representative sampling or are they hiding messages that support the players or messages that expressed discomfort? I'm just wondering because if it was in any way a representative sampling, the vast majority of twitter users who responded were unloading on the players for at least being misguided, and I would think that says something good. Or at least I hope it does.

 

[WeAreNDHockey]

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The country is not divided 50/50. The country is divided by thirds. There's the third that are Nazis, the third that are anti-Nazis and the third of "Leave me alone"

Or as the quote misattributed to Werner Herzog goes:

“Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches.”

I know what third I'm in. Which third are you?

My fear is that the third I am in will end up in an actual shooting was with the third that are Nazis. The third that is just watching could prevent that, and if they don't will just have to join my third anyway.

 

[ticapnews]

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But is it a representative sampling or are they hiding messages that support the players or messages that expressed discomfort? I'm just wondering because if it was in any way a representative sampling, the vast majority of twitter users who responded were unloading on the players for at least being misguided, and I would think that says something good. Or at least I hope it does.

I have no idea. I didn't even know hiding replies was an option, but I don't use Twitter much anymore. It's a cesspool.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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I’m guessing ones that used vulgar language may be hidden

 

[ticapnews]

I’m guessing ones that used vulgar language may be hidden

Vulgar language? On Twitter? Oh, my pearls!

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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This sums up well

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Once a symbol of American unity. What an embarrassment. <a href="https://t.co/Hddjwa0HmY">https://t.co/Hddjwa0HmY</a></p>— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) <a href="https://twitter.com/soledadobrien/status/1231393960016347136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[leswp1]

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They couldn't give the Dems credit. Dump will go down in history as our most vile traitor -- Benedict Arnold is finally off the hook. At some level even a gargoyle like McConnell knows: the truth, while crippled and handicapped by partisan propaganda and the mendacity of wealth, is infinitely patient and will eventually outlast him and Hannity and all their lies.

What happens to the GOP in ten years when everybody knows they knowingly abetted treason just to get their beaks wet?

Eventually they have to make a big show of doing the right thing, in a purely cynical calculation. "I'm shocked, shocked do you hear?"

Well, most of these old white guys are somewhat old. Maybe attrition will carry them off before they have to admit it

The country is divided around 50/50 so in theory 50% of athletes/entertainers you’re not going to agree with. At this point I really don’t care what an athlete’s views are and try not to let it influence how I feel about them. Why let nonsense ruin something you enjoy?

If they went out as separate people I think I would be unhappy but to go as a group and make a visual statement as a group? Sorry. Not buying it. I remember watching that game live in the middle of a storm hoping the power wasn't going out. The world stopped to see if we could beat the red scourge.

I grew up behind a base, with a dad who retired from the military to work for the gobmint to stop the Reds. When they won that game it was more than a hockey game in my world. It symbolized how democracy was better, how their way of governing and all that went with it (look around- all the stuff that the Dump and his sycophants espouse) to achieve means- it wasn't as good as freedom. To see them dishonor that by standing for someone who actively supports the things we were taught to disparage - it makes me a little ill.

I hadn't seen this until just now and wish I hadn't. It was probably silly and naive of me to hang onto that delusion of the players being patriotic and playing not just for the game but for the honor of who we were. If this is 'who we are' then I am in the wrong place.

Goes along with people who say 'politics' shouldn't influence friendship. It isn't politics but the willingness of people to ignore heinous acts, horrible morals, rationalization that horrible things done in the name of politics don't count. They do. If you think it is OK to do these things to strange people who says you won't be ok with doing them to someone I know

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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I’m happy that one Minnesotan, Harrington, didn’t wear the nazi flare. Can’t figure out who the other two are who also were sans hat

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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Yeah, let’s be scared of Bernie too. Nothing nazi like here

“ BREAKING: Allies of President Trump have reportedly been assembling lists of government officials deemed to be disloyal to the president and have worked to find pro-Trump replacements for them.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...ing-lists-of-officials-considered-disloyal-to

 

[rufus]

Yeah, let’s be scared of Bernie too. Nothing nazi like here

“ BREAKING: Allies of President Trump have reportedly been assembling lists of government officials deemed to be disloyal to the president and have worked to find pro-Trump replacements for them.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...ing-lists-of-officials-considered-disloyal-to

Government officials should be loyal to one thing, the Constitution, and not to any one man.

But Bernie's exactly the same. Can't choose. He's a Socialist, after all.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trump is trying to cut CDC by 9 percent in case anyone’s wondering how they are approaching Coronavirus.</p>— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1231736386702561280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Yeah, let’s be scared of Bernie too. Nothing nazi like here

“ BREAKING: Allies of President Trump have reportedly been assembling lists of government officials deemed to be disloyal to the president and have worked to find pro-Trump replacements for them.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...ing-lists-of-officials-considered-disloyal-to

Don't call it an Enemies List though, they won't like that!

 

[leswp1]

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They couldn't give the Dems credit. Dump will go down in history as our most vile traitor -- Benedict Arnold is finally off the hook. At some level even a gargoyle like McConnell knows: the truth, while crippled and handicapped by partisan propaganda and the mendacity of wealth, is infinitely patient and will eventually outlast him and Hannity and all their lies.

What happens to the GOP in ten years when everybody knows they knowingly abetted treason just to get their beaks wet?

Eventually they have to make a big show of doing the right thing, in a purely cynical calculation. "I'm shocked, shocked do you hear?"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trump is trying to cut CDC by 9 percent in case anyone’s wondering how they are approaching Coronavirus.</p>— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1231736386702561280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Old news. Earlier in this sh1t show he cut the budget AND cut funding for the task forces that were working on the potential pandemics (way back in '17) because they were a waste of $$. And we have an 'excellent' unqualified surgeon general because you know- he only has the best.

 

[rufus]

Old news. Earlier in this sh1t show he cut the budget AND cut funding for the task forces that were working on the potential pandemics (way back in '17) because they were a waste of $$. And we have an 'excellent' unqualified surgeon general because you know- he only has the best.

Also aid money for countries around the world to fight diseases.

 

[Drew S.]

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Apparently Trump butchered Sachin’s name. One of the great quotes ever in sports ‘I’ve seen God and he bats four for India.’

 

[ScoobyDoo]

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The Trump White House and its allies, over the past 18 months, assembled detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust — and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them — according to more than a dozen sources familiar with the effort who spoke to Axios.

Driving the news: By the time President Trump instructed his 29-year-old former body man and new head of presidential personnel to rid his government of anti-Trump officials, he'd gathered reams of material to support his suspicions.

While Trump's distrust has only intensified since his impeachment and acquittal, he has long been on the hunt for "bad people" inside the White House and U.S. government, and fresh "pro-Trump" options. Outside advisers have been happy to oblige.

https://www.axios.com/trump-memos-deep-state-white-house-ce5be95f-2418-433d-b036-2bf41c9700c3.html

 

[ScoobyDoo]

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A federal judge denied former Trump adviser Roger Stone's request that she recuse herself from a potential new trial, saying in an order Sunday that there was no factual or legal basis for Stone's claims.

The judge, Amy Berman Jackson, of U.S. District Court in Washington, sentenced Stone to three years and four months in prison last week for obstructing a congressional investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

In court papers filed Friday, Stone's lawyers claimed that Jackson couldn't impartially evaluate his request for a new trial over allegations of juror misconduct.

The documents allege that a juror misled the court about her ability to remain unbiased and fair in the case. The juror is not named in the documents, but Stone's supporters — including President Donald Trump — have said the jury forewoman showed "significant bias."

The forewoman, Tomeka Hart, ran for Congress in Tennessee as a Democrat in 2012, a fact she disclosed during jury selection. She told Jackson that she could fairly evaluate the evidence, and Stone's lawyers did not seek to have her removed from the jury.

Why didn't they challenge her seating?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/po...XxZniC-bDXl1uiVNdVnh2S0F3kD0q_7eBorptNieMTJtQ

Without factual or legal support, Jackson wrote, Stone's effort to disqualify her appeared to be "nothing more than an attempt to use the Court's docket to disseminate a statement for public consumption that has the words 'judge' and 'biased' in it."

Well, that certainly is shocking.

 

[Kepler]

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Without factual or legal support, Jackson wrote, Stone's effort to disqualify her appeared to be "nothing more than an attempt to use the Court's docket to disseminate a statement for public consumption that has the words 'judge' and 'biased' in it."

Since that's the determination couldn't they find Stone and/or his counsel in contempt?