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kevwaffles
05/08/18 7:02:20 PM
#301:


Calling Wakanda a superpower before they do anything on the global stage is like calling someone who uses telekinesis to grab the tv remote a superhero.
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DoomTheGyarados
05/08/18 7:10:52 PM
#302:


Given the insane hype of Wakanda I think ti is fair to call them a superpower waiting to happen.
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Corrik
05/08/18 8:05:33 PM
#303:


kevwaffles posted...
Calling Wakanda a superpower before they do anything on the global stage is like calling someone who uses telekinesis to grab the tv remote a superhero.

Wakanda has the technology to wipe out everyone. They are a super power. They just chose isolationism.
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Corrik
05/08/18 8:10:37 PM
#304:


Israel bombed Iranian forces near Damascus. Iran supposedly has missiles aimed at Israel. Israel has called up some of the IDF and is warning of missile strikes.
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Jakyl25
05/08/18 8:13:19 PM
#305:


Settle down Israel
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xp1337
05/08/18 8:28:42 PM
#306:


Meanwhile, it's been confirmed that AT&T and a pharmaceutical company made payments of 200k/400k to a shell company of Cohen's.
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Corrik
05/08/18 8:31:45 PM
#307:


Pence's brother wins Indiana primary for House Seat.
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Icehawk
05/08/18 8:32:09 PM
#308:


Very early, but looks like Republicans are going to avoid the humiliation of nominating Blankenship... if they feel shame anymore anyways.

Also, once again very early and could change, but the amount of votes is in favor of dems early on. And this is with a much more competitive primary for Republicans. We will have to track this as the night goes on, and this a foolproof method or anything, but a good sign for dems there for sure. No real way to track that with Ohio and Indiana since Brown and Donnelly were uncontested.
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kevwaffles
05/08/18 9:04:42 PM
#309:


Corrik posted...
kevwaffles posted...
Calling Wakanda a superpower before they do anything on the global stage is like calling someone who uses telekinesis to grab the tv remote a superhero.

Wakanda has the technology to wipe out everyone. They are a super power. They just chose isolationism.

And a telekinetic has the power to be a superhero, but they're not if they don't do anything a superhero does.
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Corrik
05/08/18 9:31:28 PM
#310:


kevwaffles posted...
Corrik posted...
kevwaffles posted...
Calling Wakanda a superpower before they do anything on the global stage is like calling someone who uses telekinesis to grab the tv remote a superhero.

Wakanda has the technology to wipe out everyone. They are a super power. They just chose isolationism.

And a telekinetic has the power to be a superhero, but they're not if they don't do anything a superhero does.

That is definitely not a valid comparison.
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Jakyl25
05/08/18 9:43:00 PM
#311:


https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/993954856703586304?s=21

The 70th United States Secretary of State is on his way to #NorthKorea to hopefully talk to "Chairman Un."

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red sox 777
05/08/18 10:38:42 PM
#312:


WV has a closed primary. The big Dem advantage in voter registration there can help a lot with primary turnout.
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CelesMyUserName
05/08/18 10:43:50 PM
#313:


https://twitter.com/Dictionarycom/status/994027306267086853

dictionary.com has such a good twitter handler (they do this a lot)
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LordoftheMorons
05/08/18 10:45:58 PM
#314:


Okay I hate McConnell but if true I have to give him props for answering his phone with "cocaine Mitch":
https://twitter.com/hillhulse/status/993541637505679360
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kevwaffles
05/08/18 11:13:10 PM
#315:


Corrik posted...
kevwaffles posted...
Corrik posted...
kevwaffles posted...
Calling Wakanda a superpower before they do anything on the global stage is like calling someone who uses telekinesis to grab the tv remote a superhero.

Wakanda has the technology to wipe out everyone. They are a super power. They just chose isolationism.

And a telekinetic has the power to be a superhero, but they're not if they don't do anything a superhero does.

That is definitely not a valid comparison.

Because?

I mean aside the fact that I might as well be talking to a wall.
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Nelson_Mandela
05/08/18 11:23:15 PM
#316:


LordoftheMorons posted...
Okay I hate McConnell but if true I have to give him props for answering his phone with "cocaine Mitch":
https://twitter.com/hillhulse/status/993541637505679360

https://twitter.com/Team_Mitch/status/994036999387537409?s=19

The best politician alive
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LordoftheMorons
05/09/18 2:07:44 AM
#317:


Fuck Devin Nunes:
https://twitter.com/StephanieCarvin/status/994007089684123648
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LinkMarioSamus
05/09/18 4:45:46 AM
#318:


Yeah this is a big reason why I am opposed to Trump: I don't think isolationism is really practical in this day and age.

Unfortunately I can see what many Americans are thinking here: they think their country is the best and that it doesn't need to interact with the rest of the world. Lol. Perhaps it's no coincidence that most of the states Hillary won were coastal states.

Speaking of which though, MAYBE Trump understands America better than most politicians. A big maybe. As far as I can tell Hillary at least was acting like America is the same as any other first-world nation.
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Corrik
05/09/18 4:58:29 AM
#319:


kevwaffles posted...
Corrik posted...
kevwaffles posted...
Corrik posted...
kevwaffles posted...
Calling Wakanda a superpower before they do anything on the global stage is like calling someone who uses telekinesis to grab the tv remote a superhero.

Wakanda has the technology to wipe out everyone. They are a super power. They just chose isolationism.

And a telekinetic has the power to be a superhero, but they're not if they don't do anything a superhero does.

That is definitely not a valid comparison.

Because?

I mean aside the fact that I might as well be talking to a wall.

Because they are super powered regardless of their usage. Being a super hero or super villain has no bearing. It is a poor example.
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Jakyl25
05/09/18 5:03:22 AM
#320:


I agree that was a bad example

A telekinetic who doesnt use their ability is not a superhero, but is still superpowered.

I think you guys have fallen into a semantic hole and just have different definitions of world superpower
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Mr Lasastryke
05/09/18 8:04:21 AM
#321:


Jakyl25 posted...
A telekinetic who doesnt use their ability is not a superhero, but is still superpowered.


the point of the analogy was that the telekinetic is not a superhero, but using corrik's logic they would be simply because they're superpowered.
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Panthera
05/09/18 8:05:46 AM
#322:


This discussion is just super, but I'm not sure it has the power to change the world
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Corrik
05/09/18 8:14:35 AM
#323:


Mr Lasastryke posted...
Jakyl25 posted...
A telekinetic who doesnt use their ability is not a superhero, but is still superpowered.


the point of the analogy was that the telekinetic is not a superhero, but using corrik's logic they would be simply because they're superpowered.

Superhero =/= Super power.

That is not my logic. That is your failed logic. The analogy is wrong as me and Jakyl have both already stated.
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kevwaffles
05/09/18 8:28:34 AM
#324:


Technically Jakyl didn't say it was wrong, he said it was bad. Since I'm basically talking to real world Drax, he has a point in that regard.
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The Mana Sword
05/09/18 9:30:19 AM
#325:


https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/994179864436596736?s=21

Good to have confirmation about what fake news really is, not that it wasnt already stupidly obvious.
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Dancedreamer
05/09/18 9:55:51 AM
#326:


The President of the United States is a narcissistic lunatic who wants to end the Free Press.

Of course Republicans love him. Take away their guns, and they'll go nuts. Take away the free press, and they'l celebrate in the streets at the downfall of those who disagree with them (while talking about how Democrats hate people with different opinions)
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Corrik
05/09/18 10:05:46 AM
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Jakyl25
05/09/18 10:22:24 AM
#328:


https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/994182263960162304?s=21

Candace Owens of Turning Point USA is having a big impact on politics in our Country. She represents an ever expanding group of very smart thinkers, and it is wonderful to watch and hear the dialogue going on...so good for our Country!


Inappropriate scare quotes Trump strikes again
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Kenri
05/09/18 11:02:54 AM
#329:


http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/343/019/dc0.jpg
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Jakyl25
05/09/18 11:04:51 AM
#330:


Charlie Kirk has to be a liberal performance artist intent on making conservatives look like idiots, right?
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Mr Lasastryke
05/09/18 11:08:49 AM
#331:


She represents an ever expanding group of very smart thinkers,"


i'm glad he put "thinkers" in quotation marks. at least he's aware that candace owens isn't actually doing any deep thinking.
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trdl23
05/09/18 11:32:55 AM
#332:


Kenri posted...
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/343/019/dc0.jpg

This is a joke, right? Even in our society I cant take this at face value.
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Jakyl25
05/09/18 12:30:51 PM
#333:


I cant say about that specific quote, but its the same guy that did this to own the libs

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charmander6000
05/09/18 12:44:09 PM
#334:


Most subjects in university are objective, as in they have an answer key.

Subjective classes are a bit more interesting as unconscious bias may emerge.
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ChaosTonyV4
05/09/18 1:06:46 PM
#335:


Jakyl25 posted...
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/994182263960162304?s=21

Candace Owens of Turning Point USA is having a big impact on politics in our Country. She represents an ever expanding group of very smart thinkers, and it is wonderful to watch and hear the dialogue going on...so good for our Country!


Blatantly pandering to Kanye on this one, lol.

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Dark Silvergun
05/09/18 2:09:57 PM
#336:


This November election cycle should be an interesting one.
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Kenri
05/09/18 5:07:09 PM
#337:


trdl23 posted...
Kenri posted...
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/343/019/dc0.jpg

This is a joke, right? Even in our society I cant take this at face value.

I'm actually not sure, I also have a tough time believing it except that a) this guy is an idiot which makes it more plausible and b) I've seen it passed around as legitimate multiple times with no callouts.

I'd definitely take it with some skepticism but it's funny either way.
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Corrik
05/09/18 7:17:36 PM
#338:


Israel and Iran are supposedly shelling each other with Israel moving a large force onto their border.
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SupremeZero
05/09/18 7:36:20 PM
#339:


https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/991371702071414786

Neat.

Also, on the Iran Front

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/iran-trump-warning/index.html

Trump: "Don't you dare restart that Nuclear Program I insist you already were doing anyway!"

Also, CNN still on point.

"President Donald Trump warned Iran of "severe consequences" if it restarted its nuclear program, one day after he announced the US would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, which has kept Tehran from developing its atomic program."
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Corrik
05/09/18 7:36:21 PM
#340:


https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/cnn-poll-generic-ballot-narrows/index.html

Still gonna come down to local races.
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HaRRicH
05/09/18 10:21:17 PM
#341:


One year ago today, Donald fired Comey.

This day makes me wonder: if Donald gets removed from office one day, when was the latest moment where Donald could have still turned things around and not have his life ruined? Was it when he fired Comey, or maybe when he talked to Lester Holt about it? How about when Stormy Daniels was paid off in 2016? Is it really as early as when he announced his candidacy in 2015? Or as late as hiring Rudy for a lawyer two weeks ago?

...has Donald hit that moment of no return for being removed from office yet?

EDIT: impeached is a more likely hypothetical than removed if you want to go that way instead.
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Panthera
05/09/18 10:32:36 PM
#342:


Trump openly claiming anything negative about him is fake news should really torpedo the whole 4D chess thing. It won't, but it really should. Sure we knew he believed it all along, but what kind of "genius" doesn't keep it to himself?
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Eddv
05/09/18 10:37:00 PM
#343:


I think had Trump just sort on convalesced and retired like most 'billionaires' his age that he would mostly be remembered somewhat fondly for the apprentice and his WWE/F appearances. His run for presidency threatens to make him a permanent joke but he probably thinks somewhere in his addled brain that he could end up on a coin someday as the next Reagan.

I think that given his temperament, his last chance to preserve his legacy would have been right before super tuesday - backing out and handing off the Republican nomination to someone (probably Rubio).

And I only say that because we are keeping his general election campaign as a constant for the moment.
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Jakyl25
05/09/18 10:38:13 PM
#344:


Well the 4D chess people see it as bait for news organizations like CNN to get defensive and show times they fairly reported on good things hes done to prove him wrong, which helps get those stories out there without Trump having to do it himself.

But, like, that doesnt really happen
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red sox 777
05/09/18 10:43:42 PM
#345:


No no no, it's bait for them to report more negative stories, further destroying the media's credibility.
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Jakyl25
05/09/18 10:48:51 PM
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Dancedreamer
05/09/18 11:27:23 PM
#347:


Eddv posted...
I think had Trump just sort on convalesced and retired like most 'billionaires' his age that he would mostly be remembered somewhat fondly for the apprentice and his WWE/F appearances.


He still ran a fraudulent university that literally had his name on it and took money from students. And that's ignoring a lot of the other terrible stuff he's done. I'm sure a lot of Republicans once upon a time hated Donald Trump. At least until he put that magic R next to his name.
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Jakyl25
05/10/18 1:12:52 AM
#348:


"P.S. Mitch McConnell's cocaine tweet is just more proof that he is not an America person," Blankenship said in the statement.


NOT AN AMERICA PERSON
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Eddv
05/10/18 1:17:07 AM
#349:


Hot take - while Trump University is obviously bad, if you were dumb enough to attend such a university and sink real money into it then you sort of deserve what happened to you.

Regardless, that story had like 0 national attention before he started running for president.
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KamikazePotato
05/10/18 1:18:17 AM
#350:


Hot take: don't victim blame people that are taken advantage of by people in a position of power.
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