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ElizeLutus posted...

They don't care about rape charges. Look at how Jim Jordan covered up things at Ohio State. What they do care about though is defrauding their donors. Or at least, doing it without also being the leader of a cult of followers who, when you say "Jump!" everyone says "How high?"

trump has been defrauding their donors the entire time in a blatant way. bannon was convicted of doing the same and went right back to immediately grifting the rubes and giving them their new talking points. there doesn't seem to be anything a person can do outside of being a rational person or believing an obvious truth that can turn the cult against someone in maga world

ElizeLutus posted...

Because he hadn't been convicted yet. I think that's fair. I believe if he's convicted, then they'll expel him.

the gop is getting ready to nominate trump who was found guilty of rape civilly and is very likely to be convicted of multiple felonies at the federal and state levels. they have no scruples at all

why the fuck are dems saving santos? unless it is just to make the gop own him in campaign material, but they could do that anyway and that isn't a good reason to keep a blatant criminal in congress.

obv he wouldn't have been expelled anyway but i can't think of any good reason to vote to save him

gonna go with the falcons for now, may switch to browns but feel like atlanta should roll against the rookie

both were great but seinfeld is the best sitcom of all time so it

seinfeld was definitely the bigger cultural phenomenon as well in the us

Seanchan posted...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/politics/mitch-mcconnell-josh-hawley-citizens-united/index.html

inexplicably hawley is right about this and it is almost unbelievable that he supports the right position here. corporate money should be out of politics and it's weird for me to agree with an insurrectionist that deserves to be in prison, but defeating citizens united is one of the most important things in saving democracy ironically enough.

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art the clown

wesker is p evil but this guy seems to game it to another level. even though art is responsible for more localized incidents of violence, he just seems more overtly evil. while wesker is responsible for far more death and mayhem, his motivations aren't purely to inflict suffering on others and is more self interested

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bruce bochy is a damn wizard. unreal he can just take good teams through the gauntlet and win world series even when they have clear deficiencies

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it's my favorite ps1 game and that console had many amazing rpgs. can't wait for this

elon musk is competing with trump for the idiot mouth breather base now

it is a really cool device that's well worth it imo

didn't he lose to tyson fury?

netanyahu is obviously inept and failed at the one thing he supposedly is in power to do, to keep israelis safe. he should be on trial for his corruption charges.

israel needs a competent leader to deal with this shit

that's awesome, you get two fantastic games that are 100+ hours each in one package

Flauros posted...

This topic just screams "AceMos Topic"

low effort twitter link and absurdly misplaced outrage over social media nothingburger? yep, you are on to something lol

looks like the accusers are getting all the heat and mrbeast isn't getting any backlash over this non issue

my vote is for luca blight

while kefka was a textbook nihilist who achieved more death and destruction, he is also actually insane. lucais more like a serial killer who used past trauma as an excuse to be evil instead of actually being 'criminally' insane. kefka is more padded room type crazy while luca is just straight up evil imo

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the vikings are starting rookie jaren hall next week who looked terrible in the preseason. it doesn't help that we don't have any running game to speak of either

really don't wanna take the browns next week but i am probably between them and the falcons since my vikings lost cousins for the year and are starting a rookie qb while being unable to run the football

edit: forgot about the saints, they are an option also but i am uneasy about them too

well i didn't advance past level 5 but joey bosa at least got a sack for me in the first 2 min of this game

i prefer playoffs because it separates the truly great from the good. athletes (regardless of sport) that can elevate their play against the toughest competition under the brightest lights are rightfully held up as the best at their craft. we see this with guys like michael jordan, tom brady, and derek jeter. obviously it is important for players to always play at a high level, but those rare players that play at a high level for the highest stakes are rightfully lauded as the best of the best imo

having personally watched the boys i am going with stormfront as i never played the videogame featuring the protagonist and she is definitely evil and genocidal

AnsestralRecall posted...

Lol, no they didn't

it was '06 iirc but gaza hasn't been occupied by israel in close to 20 years, the west bank is the occupied territory. people seem to not understand that somehow

tc likely won't be around to get 100 karma lol

idk how anyone can be mad at her for this. scooter braun is a typical predatory shitbag who wanted to control her music catalog and thought he had her over a barrel, but she turned the tables on him and exposed him for the villain he is while taking back control over her own work. it's a good thing and sets a good precedent

yeah, apple is really gutless for that. anyone running interference for china or russia at this point is shady af

wow i thought the bills were gonna fuck it off, glad they held on. next week is all tough for the teams i have available though

UnfairRepresent posted...

Isn't that literally a contempt of court?

But of course, no consequences for right wing white people

it's a civil trial so he technically doesn't have to be present in court but him throwing a tantrum and leaving when someone doesn't believe his obvious bullshit is on brand for sure

the death penalty is barbaric af and doesn't deter crime. having capital punishment in 2023 is shameful and uncivilized

freddy seems more deliberately evil while myers is more like a force of nature. obv both are evil but krueger seems more cruel and methodical so he gets my vote

political violence is terrorism and its not surprising that the party that tried a coup is significantly more likely to believe it is acceptable

if it's a crime then charge him, but its insane repugs are demanding he resign when nearly all of them tried to overthrow democracy and a portion of them were directly involved in a coup attempt on jan 6

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Dancedreamer posted...

I'm most afraid the Israel issue could swing the election. How many will stay home because Biden supports Israel? On the other hand, it doesn't matter what Trump says about Israel, his base will 100% support him.

i can't imagine anyone that previously voted for biden would stay home and let trump potentially get elected just because biden supports israel when basically every elected politician outside of talib and omar support them. the far left rarely votes anyway, if they did we could have had a president bernie

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welp guess i am gonna stick with the bills unless someone is suddenly out tomorrow before the game. hope they don't fuck me over

Paratroopa1 posted...

I think the overturning of Roe v Wade is going to end up being the significant factor in the GOP's underperformance in 2022 and I remain under the belief that it will carry over to 2024. Anti-abortion stuff is not popular in most parts of the country and protecting abortion rights has had a POTENT effect on turnout for dems, especially women.

yeah, even many voters in red states don't believe in completely banning abortion when polled. ohio is a chud haven now but they seem to want to protect choice when put to a popular vote. the total abortion bans are incredibly unpopular and the new speaker supports a total federal ban which will be good ammo for democrats

with trump on the ballot and his supreme court picks directly leading to the loss of women's rights i would hope biden can at least hold enough swing states. the polling is neck and neck now, but a hypothetical is a lot different than staring down the barrel of electing trump in the midst of his criminal trials and voting once again for his disastrous leadership

in '20 the gop downballot consistently outperformed trump but in '22 the extremist candidates that trump endorsed in competitive races basically all lost. the gop base generally votes and while i do think trump will hurt them downballot compared to a generic candidate, i think the non extremists will generally perform closely in the competitive districts.

it blows my mind that anyone could vote for any republican that doesn't specifically repudiate trump in '24, much less trump himself.

it's really a weird situation because i think biden is very likely to beat trump in '24 while i think he could struggle with a generic republican like haley, but there is no way trump should even be allowed to run at all after trying to overthrow democracy and being the most blatant criminal in us political history by far

yeah, scalise described himself as 'david duke without the baggage' and he has been the #2 house guy for a while and was fully supported by the establishment gop. i follow politics closely and i had never even heard of mike johnson before he came in second to emmer monday. apparently he is very similar to jim jordan with more polish, which is fucking terrifying.

the worst immediate thing about johnson imo is that he has opposed funding ukraine recently. assuming schumer and mcconnell will still play hardball to get funding, but it is really bad to have an extremist like that second in line to the presidency and controlling what bills get voted on in the lower chamber

he had to have cut a deal with the appropriators in the gop to get elected, so i am assuming he will be trying to keep the government open at least, but if he tries to play hardball with ukraine funding it will be really bad.

NoMeLx22x posted...

My guess is because Jewish and Arabic people lived in peace under Ottoman rule.

why post obvious lies?

Ubergeneral3 posted...

NOPE

"biggest rivals"

huh? I never said that. The media did. All this is is "russia = bad"
Its stupid and childish. Yes another nation exsits get over it. Americans are the bad guys and no one else.

p sure the hitler level invasions of other countries is bad, yes. the media didn't make russia start an unprovoked war and they didn't make russia intentionally bomb civilians and kidnap ukrainian children.

mcconnell sucks but he is definitely correct about this one thing

Ivynn posted...

Too late to explore the world

Too early to explore space

Bit sad innit

we have only explored like less than 20% or the world's oceans

he is well on his way to prison and losing his businesses at this moment. he is dumb as shit, just so happens that he resonates with other dumb as shit people

ai123 posted...

What's the point of a Lambo SUV?

Lambos are supposed to be distinctive, outrageous looking supercars. On appearance, that thing could have been made by any high volume manufacturer.

yeah, i get the point of a rolls royce suv but idk why someone would get a lambo or porsche suv. like if you want a super car just get a super car

KommunistKoala posted...

I refuse to trust Lamar or Dak getting past the divisional round until proven otherwise.

i feel like dak is better in the playoffs than lamar but dak has just seemed to regress in general since his injury. he just doesn't seem as capable as he used to be even with arguably as much offensive talent as he has ever had. the cowboys are loaded on both sides of the ball but i don't see them beating good teams in the playoffs unless dak can get back to his pre injury self

Leonhart4 posted...

I'm not ready to believe in the Bengals quite yet until we can see for sure Burrow is back to full strength. It'll be tough for them to win the division at this point too since they've already lost to Baltimore and Cleveland.

Not that they're afraid to go on the road in the playoffs.

At this point, I'd say 49ers > Eagles >> Lions/Cowboys >> everyone else in the NFC

Chiefs are the team to beat in the AFC until further notice, and I don't really even know how to rank everyone else. Theoretically it should be the Ravens, but they're showing a penchant for dumb losses.

yeah the bengals being a contender or even a playoff team is heavily dependent on burrow getting healthy. they just had a bye and he looked more healthy last game so i am assuming he will be closer to fully healthy but that is a big caveat. i think if he does get close to 100% he has shown he can win in any scenario anywhere, but that o-line definitely needs to play much better which has always been a bengals issue.

the ravens should be a contender on paper, i just don't believe lamar can beat good teams in the playoffs based on his past performances there and the propensity for the ravens to lose the most inexplicable games even so far this season. lamar looked amazing this last week but he always seems to flash brilliance and never maintains it while teams seem to know how to stop him in the playoffs.

chiefs don't look unstoppable but it's hard to fade the best player in the league when he constantly delivers results

really hoping the dbacks can deliver us from having the insufferable bryce harper in the series this year. phillies are a big favorite tonight but slightly less big than they were yesterday and they have been favored the last 2 games that they lost