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charmander6000
08/18/17 4:50:25 PM
#252:


If they used the same flags for France, Spain and Mexico during the time they ruled Texas I wouldn't mind the Confederate flag being used in that scenario.
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Peace___Frog
08/18/17 4:54:23 PM
#253:


Exactly. That's one of the few times it's actually appropriate.

Furthermore, it's a private company on private property. My main issue is when it's displayed in an honorary manner in public spaces, such as government buildings. It's offensive when people fly it on their house, but that's their business and they're perfectly allowed to have bad taste.
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Regaro
08/18/17 4:55:49 PM
#254:


Yeah like I said earlier I'm pretty sure this is something literally nobody cared about, but some exec thought they could score easy PR points with.
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MrGreenonion
08/18/17 4:58:11 PM
#255:


Six Flags St. Louis (formerly Six Flags Over Mid-America) flies Spain, France, England, the United States, and the state flags for Illinois and Missouri.

It looks like those three, the ones that are/were "Six Flags Over" parks, are the only ones that actually had any flags. Those are the parks that were originally built by Six Flags, the rest were existing parks that were rebranded as Six Flags later on and never actually had flags.
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Peace___Frog
08/18/17 5:11:37 PM
#256:


Politico is reporting that the Commerce Department’s board of digital economy advisers is seeing resignations now, whatever that is or was.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/trump-commerce-department-advisory-board-resignations-241791


More than half of the members of the15-person Digital Economy Board of Advisors, an expert board set up last year by the Obama administration to help the federal government navigate the digital economy, are known to have resigned this week in the wake of President Donald Trump's controversial comments about the violence last week



This businessman president sure doesn't have many friends in the business sector.

I hope that his fortune disappears and the trump brand is permanently tarnished worldwide.
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MrGreenonion
08/18/17 5:15:08 PM
#257:


Carl Icahn, who's been with Trump since the 80s, has quit as Trump's special advisor on regulatory reform.
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Reg
08/18/17 5:17:23 PM
#258:


Peace___Frog posted...
I hope that his fortune disappears and the trump brand is permanently tarnished worldwide.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if, by the time this was all said and done, it came out that his actual net worth has been negative for a long time.
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Peace___Frog
08/18/17 5:21:38 PM
#259:


I'm doubtful of that. Russian banks have been propping him up for some time, iirc.

I also support forcing him or his estate to reimburse the government for his excessive vacationing and the unreasonable costs associated with protecting his family.
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Reg
08/18/17 5:33:19 PM
#260:


Peace___Frog posted...
I'm doubtful of that. Russian banks have been propping him up for some time, iirc.

If he owes money to them, that's not a positive net worth <_<
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Peace___Frog
08/18/17 5:35:43 PM
#261:


I wouldn't be surprised if there were shady deals along the lines of "We'll forgive these loans if you do x y and z as president"
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Jakyl25
08/18/17 5:48:35 PM
#262:


https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/898373115708878849

I think we can ALL agree that this is great counter-protesting
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Not_an_Owl
08/18/17 6:05:07 PM
#263:


Jakyl25 posted...
https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/898373115708878849

I think we can ALL agree that this is great counter-protesting

Ride of the Valkyries was perhaps not the best choice, as Richard Wagner was actually really antisemitic (to the point that a) when Hitler and the Nazis took over Germany he was on the list of approved, properly German composers whose music it was okay to perform, and b) for a long time you couldn't perform his music in Israel).
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StealThisSheen
08/18/17 6:17:51 PM
#264:


Not_an_Owl posted...
Jakyl25 posted...
https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/898373115708878849

I think we can ALL agree that this is great counter-protesting

Ride of the Valkyries was perhaps not the best choice, as Richard Wagner was actually really antisemitic (to the point that a) when Hitler and the Nazis took over Germany he was on the list of approved, properly German composers whose music it was okay to perform, and b) for a long time you couldn't perform his music in Israel).


I think we're reaching the "Too far" point of what we're deeming acceptable, now.
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Not_an_Owl
08/18/17 6:23:55 PM
#265:


StealThisSheen posted...
Not_an_Owl posted...
Jakyl25 posted...
https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/898373115708878849

I think we can ALL agree that this is great counter-protesting

Ride of the Valkyries was perhaps not the best choice, as Richard Wagner was actually really antisemitic (to the point that a) when Hitler and the Nazis took over Germany he was on the list of approved, properly German composers whose music it was okay to perform, and b) for a long time you couldn't perform his music in Israel).


I think we're reaching the "Too far" point of what we're deeming acceptable, now.

Maybe. I guess all I'm trying to say is that there was a time when Nazis would be perfectly happy to be marching to Ride of the Valkyries.
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ChaosTonyV4
08/18/17 6:31:07 PM
#266:


Not_an_Owl posted...
Jakyl25 posted...
https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/898373115708878849

I think we can ALL agree that this is great counter-protesting

Ride of the Valkyries was perhaps not the best choice, as Richard Wagner was actually really antisemitic (to the point that a) when Hitler and the Nazis took over Germany he was on the list of approved, properly German composers whose music it was okay to perform, and b) for a long time you couldn't perform his music in Israel).


I feel like that makes it the most apropos choice?
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ChaosTonyV4
08/18/17 7:11:15 PM
#267:


https://www.facebook.com/CAFE/videos/1915462852109932/

Pretty funny video about Trump and the economy.

I wish there was more pushback when he tries to take credit for it.
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Jakyl25
08/18/17 7:13:37 PM
#268:


ChaosTonyV4 posted...
Not_an_Owl posted...
Jakyl25 posted...
https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/898373115708878849

I think we can ALL agree that this is great counter-protesting

Ride of the Valkyries was perhaps not the best choice, as Richard Wagner was actually really antisemitic (to the point that a) when Hitler and the Nazis took over Germany he was on the list of approved, properly German composers whose music it was okay to perform, and b) for a long time you couldn't perform his music in Israel).


I feel like that makes it the most apropos choice?


It does if you intentionally play it shitty
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Jakyl25
08/18/17 7:37:35 PM
#269:


Wow, odds are down to around 40% that Trump even serves out this term. Down to 23% that he gets re-elected.
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Jakyl25
08/18/17 7:41:07 PM
#270:


Also Bannon is already back as chief executive of Breitbart, lol
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MrGreenonion
08/18/17 7:41:38 PM
#271:


like he ever REALLY left
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Peace___Frog
08/18/17 7:48:14 PM
#272:


MrGreenonion posted...
like he ever REALLY left

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Jakyl25
08/18/17 7:49:39 PM
#273:


https://twitter.com/ali_gharib/status/898672416443908096

LOL "Populist Hero" Steve Bannon

Did he demand that his own outlet use his own made up nickname?

I guess he has succeeded in the endeavor The Mooch ascribed to him
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Jakyl25
08/18/17 7:54:29 PM
#274:


https://twitter.com/walshfreedom/status/898570323620245504

Yeah....having statues was clearly super educational
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HaRRicH
08/18/17 8:47:29 PM
#275:


I'd like to see a study of if statues actually educate their area more than other areas. Maybe not compare Charlottesville to Juneau, but like to other cities in the same state seems fair.

I think there'd be a little advantage to statues teaching, just maybe not that much.
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SgtSphynx
08/18/17 9:44:01 PM
#276:


http://www.chicagonow.com/downsize-maybe/2017/08/trump-news-conference-both-sides-responsible-for-solar-eclipse/
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Reg
08/18/17 9:47:42 PM
#277:


Jakyl25 posted...
https://twitter.com/walshfreedom/status/898570323620245504

Yeah....having statues was clearly super educational

This guy pisses me off to no end

Primarily for sharing a name with a guy that I actually really like
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transcience
08/18/17 11:16:52 PM
#278:


https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSasse/posts/1356425404455401?_fb_noscript=1

I liked this statement. I think people further left than me (probably the majority here?) would say it doesn't go far enough to repudiate Trump but I like the brainstorming that he's doing.
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HaRRicH
08/18/17 11:34:32 PM
#279:


^ "It feels like violence is coming."

It's an ugly fear. I hope not.
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Nelson_Mandela
08/18/17 11:40:20 PM
#280:


It's amusing what I get warned for vs what I get banned for

Make a direct threat to a republican president? Slap on the wrist. Say something debatably offensive but politically incorrect? BAN
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TheRock1525
08/18/17 11:42:36 PM
#281:


Nelson_Mandela posted...
It's amusing what I get warned for vs what I get banned for

Make a direct threat to a republican president? Slap on the wrist. Say something debatably offensive but politically incorrect? BAN


More like Nelson Bandela, am I right?
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LordoftheMorons
08/18/17 11:57:21 PM
#282:


transcience posted...
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSasse/posts/1356425404455401?_fb_noscript=1

I liked this statement. I think people further left than me (probably the majority here?) would say it doesn't go far enough to repudiate Trump but I like the brainstorming that he's doing.

I think most of the stuff in the statement is correct.
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ChaosTonyV4
08/18/17 11:57:29 PM
#283:


Nelson_Mandela posted...
It's amusing what I get warned for vs what I get banned for

Make a direct threat to a republican president? Slap on the wrist. Say something debatably offensive but politically incorrect? BAN


&#129300; I'm sure it's as clear cut as that.
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Dark Young Link
08/18/17 11:59:34 PM
#284:


"EmDubyaSee created a new topic on Politics, named "I do believe it is time to declare war on NK, and declare martial law."


Hrm.
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MenuWars
08/19/17 12:27:16 AM
#285:


Declaring war on NK would literally put the world into a new world war, China have made their stance VERY clear, there's no point discussing it further unless you want to see the world burn.
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SupremeZero
08/19/17 12:31:03 AM
#286:


MenuWars posted...
Declaring war on NK would literally put the world into a new world war, China have made their stance VERY clear, there's no point discussing it further unless you want to see the world burn.

It's MWC.
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MenuWars
08/19/17 12:33:04 AM
#287:


SupremeZero posted...
MenuWars posted...
Declaring war on NK would literally put the world into a new world war, China have made their stance VERY clear, there's no point discussing it further unless you want to see the world burn.

It's MWC.


Yeah indeed. Albeit I did think he was just anti Boston for whatever weird reason he has for it. Not the whole world lol.
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BowserCuffs
08/19/17 12:33:47 AM
#288:


I'm pretty sure that it's the repeated offenses that result in a warning getting turned into a ban.

The more often you cross the line, the harsher the punishments become.

Every website I've been on has done this.
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Dark Young Link
08/19/17 1:27:35 AM
#289:


Oh wait XD

Am I mistaking MWC for Seph?

Normally I only mix up names at work!


(Seriously I've been figuratively dying these last couple of days)
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MenuWars
08/19/17 2:26:28 AM
#290:


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/art-of-the-deal-donald-trump-resign-us-president-predict-tony-schwartz-a7898526.html

Seems like wishful thinking.
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Not_an_Owl
08/19/17 2:40:49 AM
#291:


There is a 0% chance Donald Trump resigns. Doing so would effectively be admitting defeat, and Trump is constitutionally incapable of that.
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SupremeZero
08/19/17 7:48:13 AM
#292:


Not_an_Owl posted...
There is a 0% chance Donald Trump resigns. Doing so would effectively be admitting defeat, and Trump is constitutionally incapable of that.

As if there isn't a way he would spin it into a victory.
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Jakyl25
08/19/17 9:04:20 AM
#293:


He can resign a year in, run again next election, and keep winning and resigning until he hits the 10 year limit
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kevwaffles
08/19/17 9:07:08 AM
#294:


No, you can only be elected twice. The 10 year part only factors in when it includes serving out terms you weren't elected for.
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SupremeZero
08/19/17 9:12:47 AM
#295:


kevwaffles posted...
No, you can only be elected twice. The 10 year part only factors in when it includes serving out terms you weren't elected for.

He'll resign and be named Pence's VP.
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Jakyl25
08/19/17 9:13:32 AM
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HaRRicH
08/19/17 9:13:53 AM
#297:


A two-week President only serving nineteen months would be funny if it wasn't so exhausting to live through.
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Nelson_Mandela
08/19/17 10:01:30 AM
#298:


transcience posted...
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSasse/posts/1356425404455401?_fb_noscript=1

I liked this statement. I think people further left than me (probably the majority here?) would say it doesn't go far enough to repudiate Trump but I like the brainstorming that he's doing.

The best point here is that conservatives WANT libs to transform this into a debate about Confederate statues--because the left will lose that debate and it distracts from the main point of white supremacists supporting the president
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CelesMyUserName
08/19/17 10:40:56 AM
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TheRock1525
08/19/17 10:56:54 AM
#300:


Nelson_Mandela posted...
transcience posted...
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSasse/posts/1356425404455401?_fb_noscript=1

I liked this statement. I think people further left than me (probably the majority here?) would say it doesn't go far enough to repudiate Trump but I like the brainstorming that he's doing.

The best point here is that conservatives WANT libs to transform this into a debate about Confederate statues--because the left will lose that debate and it distracts from the main point of white supremacists supporting the president


Uh, they're winning the debate if we're going by whether or not statues are being taken down.
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HaRRicH
08/19/17 11:05:17 AM
#301:


https://docs.google.com/document/d/10AIUL63p_B0LmIstRrpcb_75giS6IKJutxHQzZTW5Yk/edit?usp=drivesdk

^ My saved news from May 2017, AKA holy crap this is when I started saving a bunch of headlines. We got Comey, the Pope, Republican stats, G20 summit, and Spicer in the bushes here. Holler if I missed something big here.
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