Board 8 > Politics Containment Topic 355: Coup'd Up

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KamikazePotato posted...

What does Cruz even get out of this at this point

I don't understand anything he does

Trump/Cruz 2024?

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Cruz is gambling that he will still be able to pull in a MAGA vote in 2024. He knows he cannot win the primary by regular means, this is his only chance at setting up a presidential run.


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Hrm the official vote is 6-93, so maybe I misheard one?

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Listening on the radio while at work.

Getting the feeling its essentially political suicide to voice another objection so be my guest Hawley.

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colliding posted...

Hawley's a joke. Hope this dude gets ostracized forever

not sure whether or not I liked Graham's or Romney's speech more. I mean I hate them both, but they were good speeches

Seems like a pretty easy call; Romneys a good guy with some ideas I disagree with. Graham sold out his principles to be Trumps buddy.

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Romney has been one of the better overall Republicans.

Graham just finally decided to cut bait.

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lmao at this pic

https://twitter.com/normative/status/1347018280788234240

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https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1347015888931868672?s=19

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Crescent-Moon posted...

Graham just finally decided to cut bait.

it's that he was so unabashedly unapologetic for being a shill


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Seeing talk that we should expect a LOT of resignations over the coming days.

Even Mitch McConnel's wife Elaine Chao, who is transportation secretary, is expected to resign.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

Seeing talk that we should expect a LOT of resignations over the coming days.

Even Mitch McConnel's wife Elaine Chao, who is transportation secretary, is expected to resign.

If you're a Cabinet member you should stay and invoke the 25th Amendment instead

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Toomey calls Trump a demagogue and blames him for the violence on the Capitol

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

Seeing talk that we should expect a LOT of resignations over the coming days.

Even Mitch McConnel's wife Elaine Chao, who is transportation secretary, is expected to resign.

Trump is going to be nearly alone when this is all over.

Not sure why Cruz would want to run with him with 0 other allies. Much better to steal his voter base instead.

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...a roll call?

I looked away and didn't see who asked for it.

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https://twitter.com/AliVelshi/status/1347020060376838144

Looks like I misheard Lummis

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https://twitter.com/maeganvaz/status/1347007391355777025?s=19

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Rubio cowardly defends people who believe Trumps lies without explicitly defending the lies themselves

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Missed this one:

https://twitter.com/RyanLizza/status/1346919475380043778

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I'm watching Stargate SG-1 and Senator Kinsey reminds me so much of Lindsey Graham.

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Wow

https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1347014773750308866

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Steven Hoyer: "I mean fuck bruh, we swore in Bush without violence in 2001 and that bitch lost!"

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LordoftheMorons posted...

Wow

https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1347014773750308866

I would say not to get my hopes up, but getting my hopes up paid off bigtime on Tuesday!

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

I would say not to get my hopes up, but getting my hopes up paid off bigtime on Tuesday!

Oh I don't think there's any chance of WH staffers actually being prosecuted, but it's remarkable that the WH council seems to be worried about Trump trying to do a more direct coup

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The entire trump family needs to be prosecuted for treason and sedition, have their assets taken by the government, and banished out of the country. There is no repercussion too harsh for them to face.

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Members of the Cabinet, his closest goons, are actually discussing the 25th amendment, as per CBS.

It would be the perfect end to this farce of a Presidency.

If only they do it.

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Peace___Frog posted...

The entire trump family needs to be prosecuted for treason and sedition, have their assets taken by the government, and banished out of the country. There is no repercussion too harsh for them to face.

Aww what did Tiffany do
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LordoftheMorons posted...

Oh I don't think there's any chance of WH staffers actually being prosecuted, but it's remarkable that the WH council seems to be worried about Trump trying to do a more direct coup

I more took this as signs of his potential upcoming removal.

The sight that would bring me the most joy in this world is Trump hurridly waddling to his desk down the hall and tripping during impeachment proceedings, nobody helping him up, screaming "pardon, pardon!", and not making it in time.

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Peace___Frog posted...

The entire trump family needs to be prosecuted for treason and sedition, have their assets taken by the government, and banished out of the country. There is no repercussion too harsh for them to face.

That seems excessive. I highly doubt Melania has any part in this, her role begins and ends with being a treasure wife. I know hot takes are tempting, but legal overreaches is part of Trump's playbook, why would you wanna act like he does?

LordoftheMorons posted...

Wow

https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1347014773750308866

Inside that article: In recent days, as Trumps bid to overturn the election became increasingly desperate, he expressed anarchist comments in private.

So the plot twist is Trump is now Antifa?

He's been making anarchistic comments for a while now.

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If Trump had some anarchist leanings aside from hating anyone else who has power he'd probably be less awful, if anything.

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Djungelurban posted...

That seems excessive. I highly doubt Melania has any part in this, her role begins and ends with being a treasure wife. I know hot takes are tempting, but legal overreaches is part of Trump's playbook, why would you wanna act like he does?

It's called enabling, which she has done with plenty of defense of him.

Let's not defend Melania, here. She's proved numerous times she's also a shitty human being.

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Also looks like cops know how not to shoot people. They just collectively hate black people. ACAB being cracked down on here sure aged well lol

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StealThisSheen posted...

It's called enabling, which she has done with plenty of defense of him.

Let's not defend Melania, here. She's proved numerous times she's also a shitty human being.

Enabling is not a crime though, nor is defending someone... Or being a shitty human being.

Eh, they did shoot one, to be fair.

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Djungelurban posted...

Enabling is not a crime though, nor is defending someone.

Enabling absolutely can be a crime when it comes to treason and sedition. When you know something and don't say something, you become party to it.

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There was a house D vote against certifying AZ, but guess it was a fat finger lol.

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So, uh, my job requires me to keep my cell phone in my locker during my entire shift and I had no idea any of this was going on.

Hooooooooooooooooly shit.

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Wonder if we'll have plainclothes cops pulling today's rioters off the street into unmarked vans?

Should be easy, a lot of the rioters were relatives, so just gotta tell them you wanna go out to a night at the Olive Garden.

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TheRock1525 posted...

So, uh, my job requires me to keep my cell phone in my locker during my entire shift and I had no idea any of this was going on.

Hooooooooooooooooly shit.

I'd post Poggers but it was also a victim of today.

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TheRock1525 posted...

So, uh, my job requires me to keep my cell phone in my locker during my entire shift and I had no idea any of this was going on.

Hooooooooooooooooly shit.

Boring day in America
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StealThisSheen posted...

Enabling absolutely can be a crime when it comes to treason and sedition. When you know something and don't say something, you become party to it.

I don't see how any one of Trump's family members had any involvement in Trump's actions today. This is a mess of his own doing.

CBS Radio simply stopped covering it so I had to switch to CNN Radio.

I didn't even know CNN Radio was a thing, I just assumed.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

I'd post Poggers but it was also a victim of today.

the fuck is poggers

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Djungelurban posted...

I don't see how any one of Trump's family members had any involvement in Trump's actions today.

Eric and Don Jr. have absolutely been pushing for shit like this.

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Djungelurban posted...

I don't see how any one of Trump's family members had any involvement in Trump's actions today. This is a mess of his own doing.

All of them with the exception of maaaaybe Tiffany have been going along with this narrative and pushing it themselves.

Any one of them could have stepped up and went "You lost, Donald" and spoke out against his delusions. Instead, they supported them.

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TheRock1525 posted...

the fuck is poggers

A popular Twitch emote that happened to be based on a guy who is now a huge pro-coup guy.

It is now no longer a Twitch emote
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TheRock1525 posted...

Eric and Don Jr. have absolutely been pushing for shit like this.

Don Jr was saying that these people weren't real MAGA and then Trump went and said "we love you"

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StealThisSheen posted...

All of them with the exception of maaaaybe Tiffany have been going along with this narrative and pushing it themselves.

Barron!
Right?
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They had to, or they'd be disowned.

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