Why is everyone so mean?? US Politics: September 2022

You've been gone 1776 days
1776 long nights
The main drag is knowing that
You're holding someone else tight

Qanons still believe there's something in Al Capone's secret vault, just got to keep an open mind and wait for the signs

Al Capone was 48 when he died

Biden is the 46th President
When he dies Kamala will become the 47th
When she resigns Nancy Pelosi will be the 48th President

did Bashō write that

It's been 7 hours and 1776 days

Nothing Compares to Q

https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/michigan-supreme-court-says-abortion-question-must-go-on-ballot/

Good.

And didn't that come right after the courts removed the old super-draconian 1931 Michigan law outlawing abortion? Or was it the same decision?

Have any of you actually attempted to read that proposed abortion amendment?

Among the alleged run-on words: “DECISIONSABOUTALLMATTERSRELATINGTOPREGNANCY,” “ORALLEGEDPREGNANCYOUTCOMES,” “FORAIDINGORASSISTINGAPREGNANT” and “THEPOINTINPREGNANCYWHEN.”

Total gibberish, I tell you! I can't decipher a word of it! Therefore it only stands to reason: no abortions for anyone, ever!

from Politifact:

J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for an open Senate seat in Ohio, said his Democratic opponent has disparaged the police.

"Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow, which I think is insulting to Black Americans, but it’s also insulting to the police officers who are keeping communities of all colors safe," Vance said in a Sep. 4 interview with NewsNation, a national cable network.

Vance’s comment appears to refer to remarks the Ohio congressman made in 2019, when running for president. But in that appearance at a town hall, Ryan did not single out or even mention the police in relation to Jim Crow — the system of laws that disempowered Black people in the South and kept the races segregated between the end of Reconstruction and the 1960s.

Ryan instead referred to the entire criminal justice system and specifically mentioned sentencing disparities for people of color.

The 2019 town hall was held at Paine College, a historically Black college in Augusta, Georgia. The Daily Caller, a conservative publication, recently wrote about an exchange from that event and resurfaced video footage of Ryan’s comments.

At the 2019 event, Ryan said:

"I believe that the current criminal justice system is racist. I believe in my heart that it’s the new Jim Crow, a new version of it. We see it all the time across the board, as I mentioned with crimes like marijuana where you’re gonna have a person of color … five to six times more likely to go to prison … than someone who’s white. And those prison sentences will be 20% longer than-than for a white person."

Not long after the Daily Caller article was published, Vance retweeted it, saying, "Hey @TimRyan care to comment?"

Ryan’s response was to tweet a 2017 video clip of Vance appearing on CNN, in which Vance said, "There are legitimate concerns that a lot of Black Americans have that they're not treated fairly by some members of the police."

Yeah, and that was back when Vance was comparing Trump to heroin (makes you feel good, isn't good for you).
Several links in here:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/08/jd-vance/jd-vance-distorts-tim-ryans-words-police-race/

I’m receiving word that JD Vance may be a hypocritical opportunist

It's the relentlessness that gets to me. It's not just that their ideas are demonstrably bad and stupid, it's that they never let them go, they never stop. Ever. I think I saw today that a Michigan group filed *another* suit to overturn the 2020 election. Two years later!

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 2:58 PM

it's all diversion techniques. one group dances around and juggles chainsaws. meanwhile, on the quiet side of the room trump sells national security secrets.

i firmly believe that the real higher up conservative thinktank assholes are much smarter than anyone gives them credit for. they have no loyalty to any side except the one that keeps them in luxury. trump is obviously a complete dumbass but he's a loose cannon who will do/say anything they want. perfect distraction.

you want a diversion, this is pretty funny:

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/1121648290/a-publisher-abruptly-recalled-the-2-000-mules-election-denial-book-npr-got-a-cop

I’m old enough to remember when mainstream media treated D’Souza like a serious intellectual.

reminded of that eric williams observation: “The British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it.” pic.twitter.com/ztHbZcXjjZ

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) September 9, 2022

(Americans told to stay in this thread by Brits btw)

tbf it was one american asking a question best asked and answered in the editorial pages of the daily mail. i think you're still allowed to criticize the monarchy in the uk politics thread even if you're not british.

I read that thread but avoid commenting because my knowledge of UK politics is mostly informed by that thread.

Glad to see some nuance there.

"Woke Kids" my new favorite saturday morning tv show

Biden does an impression of Republicans trying to take credit for legislation they didn’t vote for lol pic.twitter.com/bx8vyJSgfV

— Acyn (@Acyn) September 8, 2022

tbf it was one american asking a question best asked and answered in the editorial pages of the daily mail. i think you're still allowed to criticize the monarchy in the uk politics thread even if you're not british.

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek)

Uh huh

And didn't that come right after the courts removed the old super-draconian 1931 Michigan law outlawing abortion? Or was it the same decision?

Separate courts - the overruling of the 1931 law was lower state court, the other one is the state supreme court overriding the two assholes on the board of canvassers who rejected the ballot initiative despite it having 750,000+ signatures. I so hope this ends up like kansas.
Also I get to vote against one of the dissenting justices this year which is going to rule.

Lol holy shit:

Larry Kudlow gives Ron Johnson a very awkward pep talk that ends with Johnson claiming "someone hacked into the broadcast." pic.twitter.com/L2g0abSJkB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 9, 2022

(Americans told to stay in this thread by Brits btw)

― You can't spell Fearless without Earle (President Keyes), Friday, 9 September 2022 bookmarkflaglink

No one was told this btw. And it's not like anyone can tell anyone else where to post.

Can I just say regardless of our feelings on the passing of the monarch that American codology and blow-ins are, as ever, not welcome on this thread. Calz, you have nothing to apologise for.

― Osama bin Chinese (gyac), Friday, September 9, 2022 6:48 AM (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Maybe blow ins is a British term I don’t know but it sounds like “Americans who don’t usually post on this thread”

It doesn't say Americans with a full stop.

And that was posted after things got out of hand.

Bully

Ok

Rather stay here in our little right wing thread though

Suit yourself.

americans aren't known to take mild rebukes lightly

Mh you are always welcome in ukpol

I'm a royalist

they're just jealous their political situation is slightly less hopeless than ours

Did someone say soccer in their thread?

Love how you turn up at these moments VHS, it's like you've got a grudge.

It’s one little joke. Hope you are having good time and celebrating these days.

is there anything more deep state than the federalist society

Republicans look to restrict ballot measures following a string of progressive wins

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/10/the-lefts-best-chance-for-restoring-abortion-rights-in-red-states-is-in-jeopardy-00055901

Also alarm is voiced re minimum wage and other ballot initiatives---

Leave it up to the states!

No, not like that shit

DOJ and Trump each propose 2 special masters for Mar-a-Lago probe
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/special-master-nominees-trump-doj-griffith-huck-jones-dearie/index.html

Team Trump propose judge on FISA Court that approved warrants later deemed bad, hoping he'll fuck up again/provide grounds for appeal, is what I suspect.

can they battle to the death or something

Is there an Australian who can explain this to me? I don't even know who Nick Adams is. Amazing video tho.

Joe Biden is pushing America to communism, it's time to get back in the game and turn America back to God and Trump! pic.twitter.com/p6jltGehiW

— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) September 10, 2022

Re: the fight again ballot initiatives— I mean, we already knew these people hated democracy.

Xp another Twitter account I was blissfully unaware of until now, but there’s some comedy to be found

Kyle Rittenhouse would make a better Quarterback than Quinn Ewers.

— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) September 10, 2022