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Trump's also promising/threatening to send squads of goons round to polling stations on election day supposedly to prevent cheating but the plan is clearly to intimidate voters.

Off-duty military and police personnel will be asked to fill in these roles, and will be armed.

They'll be demanding to see ID of people in the queues (although they will have no legal right to do so as they are off duty and election monitors have no right to interfere anyways).

 

I wonder how many of these squads will be deployed in majority black/latino districts and how many in white districts?

 

 

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Jim Jordan (Republican representative) not holding back with USPS DeJoy. Basically saying he's helping Trump try to rig the election. Also blaming DeJoy for all the protesters keeping DeJoy's neighbours awake all night as they bang pots and pans, in protest.

 

DeJoy almost looked like a broken man.

 

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Just came out and said that China unleashed Covid so as to steal the election from him.

 

He also said that the only way that he can lose the election is if it's rigged.

 

The die has been cast.

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7 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said:

Just came out and said that China unleashed Covid so as to steal the election from him.

 

He also said that the only way that he can lose the election is if it's rigged.

 

The die has been cast.

:rofl:

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1 hour ago, Joey J J Jr Shabadoo said:

Jim Jordan (Republican representative) not holding back with USPS DeJoy. Basically saying he's helping Trump try to rig the election. Also blaming DeJoy for all the protesters keeping DeJoy's neighbours awake all night as they bang pots and pans, in protest.

 

DeJoy almost looked like a broken man.

 

 

Jim Jordan said that?  He's one of Trump's loyalists.

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Joey J J Jr Shabadoo
6 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

 

Jim Jordan said that?  He's one of Trump's loyalists.

Yes, it was on CNN, before they switched to Trump getting the Republican nomination. Looked there was a queue of people waiting to take pot shot.

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11 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

 

Jim Jordan said that?  He's one of Trump's loyalists.

 

He is, but he represents a rural state that relies on the USPS's outsized expenditure on it to survive. This is true of many rural states' representatives, see Montana for example.

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21 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

 

Jim Jordan said that?  He's one of Trump's loyalists.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Was it the Postal Service’s fault: <br><br>-That it took New York six weeks to count votes in their Democratic primary? No.<br><br>That New Jersey was still counting ballots four weeks after their primary? No.<br><br>That it took the Democrats a month to figure out who won the Iowa Caucuses? No. <a href="https://t.co/aqZwz8mAZ9">pic.twitter.com/aqZwz8mAZ9</a></p>&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1297949140727537665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

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1 minute ago, Joey J J Jr Shabadoo said:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Was it the Postal Service’s fault: <br><br>-That it took New York six weeks to count votes in their Democratic primary? No.<br><br>That New Jersey was still counting ballots four weeks after their primary? No.<br><br>That it took the Democrats a month to figure out who won the Iowa Caucuses? No. <a href="https://t.co/aqZwz8mAZ9">pic.twitter.com/aqZwz8mAZ9</a></p>&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1297949140727537665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

 

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4 hours ago, Maple Leaf said:

 

Claudia's parents are die-hard conservatives, Claudia is not.  The difference between the parents is that the mother adores Trump and is one of his leading enablers, whereas the father despises him.

 

As I mentioned in a post a few days ago, Claudia describes her parents' marriage as "failed", but I would say that the latest moves could be an attempt at making a go of it.  They're both deeply religious, so divorce might be off the table.

She seems hell-bent on emancipation and didn't mince her words when she spoke about mental & physical abuse from her parents. 

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7 hours ago, Maple Leaf said:

Goodbye Kellyanne Conway.  Maybe she sees the writing on the wall.

 

Who knows in the world of 'alternative facts'

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On the face of it this would appear a peculiar time to quit. Right when they're trying to pull off the same stunt they did in 2016. I'm speculating that she's decided to get out before the shit hits the fan big time.

If they don't win this election all the signs are everything we currently know about their dysfunctional governance, their shady practices to enrich Trump and family, their outright corruption, is only the tip of a very large iceberg.

She may be calculating that it's better to get out now and start trying to distance herself from it before the rotten ship Trump sinks below the waves entirely.

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4 hours ago, JFK-1 said:

On the face of it this would appear a peculiar time to quit. Right when they're trying to pull off the same stunt they did in 2016. I'm speculating that she's decided to get out before the shit hits the fan big time.

If they don't win this election all the signs are everything we currently know about their dysfunctional governance, their shady practices to enrich Trump and family, their outright corruption, is only the tip of a very large iceberg.

She may be calculating that it's better to get out now and start trying to distance herself from it before the rotten ship Trump sinks below the waves entirely.

I had a look at a couple of her daughter's tweets which suggest a really troubled child but conversely could just be the modern way of 'typical' teenage rebelling against her parents.  

 

She seems to have a challenge with both her parents political views and personal values but respects her dad's whereas she believes her mother's rotten to the core maybe even to the extent impacting her mental health.

 

Maybe, just maybe it really is a family decision but one that had to be made.

 

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47 minutes ago, DETTY29 said:

Jnr's gf going a little bit Hitler, a little bit dalek.

 

 

 

 

:wow:

 

It's an Orwellian nightmare being channelled by a D-list actress

Although to be fair I'll bet she's never had to deal with a bust pay packet.

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1 hour ago, DETTY29 said:

Jnr's gf going a little bit Hitler, a little bit dalek.

 

 

 

 

Typical brainwashed Trump cult member.

 

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3 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said:

 

Typical brainwashed Trump cult member.

 

 

She knows where her bread is buttered, her lifestyle is funded by Don Jnr so she does what she has to do and keep up the charade of the all powerful Trump.

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1 hour ago, Mysterion said:

 

She knows where her bread is buttered, her lifestyle is funded by Don Jnr so she does what she has to do and keep up the charade of the all powerful Trump.

 

Much the same as his step-mum.

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2 hours ago, DETTY29 said:

Jnr's gf going a little bit Hitler, a little bit dalek.

 

 

 

**** me.

 

America is ****ed

 

**** them.

 

They are shoehorning in nearly every member of the Trump family and nobody in the Republican party are doing anything about it.  They all just want a slice of the cash.

 

If I was an American, I would be very, very concerned.

 

 

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3 hours ago, DETTY29 said:

Jnr's gf going a little bit Hitler, a little bit dalek.

 

 

 

A firm regime of plastic surgery to make herself look more like Melania, except she’ll never manage it as Melania will always be a few operations ahead due to starting earlier. 

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14 minutes ago, Tazio said:

A firm regime of plastic surgery to make herself look more like Melania, except she’ll never manage it as Melania will always be a few operations ahead due to starting earlier. 

 

Kim is older too. 😐

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10 minutes ago, Eldar Hadzimehmedovic said:

 

Kim is older too. 😐

They all just start looking the same TBH.

 

Only so much skin you can stretch and cut off.

 

 

 

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27 minutes ago, Sharpie said:

Colbert featured it on his program last night, quite funny.

 

 

 

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28 minutes ago, Sharpie said:

Colbert featured it on his program last night, quite funny.

 

RNC Endgame was quite clever/funny

 

 

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5 hours ago, DETTY29 said:

Jnr's gf going a little bit Hitler, a little bit dalek.

 

 

 

 

Completely over the top.  As expected, nothing about Trump's accomplishments and lots about the big bad bogeymen called Democrats.

 

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5 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said:

That's a parody isn't it, surely? 

 

She probably thinks she "nailed it".

Oscar-worthy performance. :rolleyes:

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5 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said:

 

 

Oscar-worthy dp. :(

 

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1 hour ago, Mysterion said:

 

 

 

 Thanks very much for doing this, I have never learned and not likely to now do this so I really appreciate you doing so.

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4 minutes ago, JFK-1 said:

The descent into idiocracy continues. Next up Stormy Daniels talking about how generous Trump is when it comes to hush payments.

:rofl:

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This is what I expect to see next from Melania and Trump, Melania's traditional hand swipe is even illustrated. It came to mind because that inane screaming by the sons girlfriend was  clearly trying to emulate Katniss Everdeen in the hunger games.
 

 

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You only need to watch first ten minutes or so to get the jist.

 

Trump gets in again and Barr and McConnell will pretty much put measures in place to pardon everything the whole Trump dynasty and their crimes get up to.

 

And Republicans looking to pick up the next nomination have to realise Jnr (was he coked up last night) is guaranteed to be the 2024 nomination.

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, DETTY29 said:

You only need to watch first ten minutes or so to get the jist.

 

Trump gets in again and Barr and McConnell will pretty much put measures in place to pardon everything the whole Trump dynasty and their crimes get up to.

 

And Republicans looking to pick up the next nomination have to realise Jnr (was he coked up last night) is guaranteed to be the 2024 nomination.

 

 

 

Yep, this is a dream opportunity for people like Wilson. Never Trumpers who have already pushed the Dems even further right than they already were, will also be working in the Democratic administration.


If you thought that the last 40 years of crony capitalism and phony trickle down economics irreparably wrecked America, just wait and see what happens when these people get into power.

 

That is, assuming they manage to win in November, which only they could screw up. Wilson loves his buzz phrases like  "saving Democrats from themselves". Well, now all the Dems have done is follow his ideas to the letter this entire election cycle: coming to the "centre" (in reality, the right wing) to appeal to disaffected Republican voters, while ignoring the far more numerous progressive base. The result? Worse polling than Hillary had at this point of the race in 2016.

 

Bravo.

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2 hours ago, maroonlegions said:

To think this man wields so much power.

 

 

 

I'm sure he is drugged up to the eyeballs half the time and it is blatantly obvious he has the reading skills of a 10 year old.

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15 minutes ago, EH11_2NL said:

I'm sure he is drugged up to the eyeballs half the time and it is blatantly obvious he has the reading skills of a 10 year old.

 

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Mary Trump believes he also may suffer from antisocial personality disorder, dependent personality disorder and a “long undiagnosed learning disability that for decades has interfered with his ability to process information.”

 

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