US Politics, August 2024 -- "Unburdened By a Has-Been"

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youtube just suggested an interview video the title of which was something like rediscovering your passion with adam22, i was like damn this guy really loves riling up gang members

i have no idea who these people are thankfully (I realize that's dangerously close to "i don't even HAVE at TV" but I don't care)

youre better off they are not honorable people

Stormy nicknamed DJT "Lil Pump"...

There’s 8 trillion niche podcasts no one expects you to keep up with them all.

Except mine of course.

Well, it took nearly 10 years but I got my answer......... https://t.co/0d71S5JE4C

— Mark Sundstrom (@106th) August 4, 2024

Many xposts: I'll give Kinzinger credit for at least following through on the never-Trump idea and saying he'll vote in a manner consistent with that. So many never-Trump Republicans completely negate that by weaseling out of the only commitment that will make that happen (including Romney and Cheney, I think, at least publically, though I'm not sure)--they say they haven't decided how they're going to vote, or they'll write someone in, or something else. Some get ridiculous; John Bolton says he is going to write in Dick Cheney.

just the fact that he was going to skin a 40 pound bear cub...i dunno. seems so sad.

i read the NYT story and the insane factoid was that his cousin wrote the original NYT story about the dead bear in central park. those Kennedys are everywhere.

"Indeed, the bear cub caused quite a stir when it was found in the park in 2014, as reported in The New York Times in an article coincidentally written by Tatiana Schlossberg, a reporter for The Times at that time, and the daughter of Mr. Kennedy’s first cousin Caroline Kennedy. A woman was walking her dog in Central Park when she noticed it lying under some bushes, partly concealed by an abandoned bicycle. The cub was 6 months old and 44 pounds."
"Ms. Schlossberg said on Sunday evening, “Like law enforcement, I had no idea who was responsible for this when I wrote the story.”

Kinzinger is also part of a group devoted to signing up poll workers across the country.

https://www.powerthepolls.org/

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I know RFK jr is genuinely mentally ill but his explanation of the event strains credulity. I’d be interested to see what Vanity Fair(?) has coming.

The funny thing is that even Roseanne was clearly thinking, man how much longer do I have to pretend to laugh at this interminable story, it’s going nowhere good and this guy is completely off his rocker. At least that’s how I translated the look on her face, maybe I’m wrong.

Also I don’t think there is a season for bear cubs, so he would have had a hard time getting a tag for it, especially after the fact. I would think a fish and game warden would have had to approve and write it up before he took it. His whole story screams (rambling) cover up, and he’s not even trying very hard to cover up the questionable legality of his taking the bear- so there must have been something even weirder going on that he doesn’t want coming out.

there is a Cat Ladies For Harris call going on today and they have, like, 30,000 people on it. the woman behind it has a cat named Nutmegan Thee Stallion.

― scott seward, Sunday, August 4, 2024 5:04 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

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— brony james (k3vin k.)

regarding my prior post on the weird loser JD vance, you do not in fact, have to hand it to him

xp also LOL at the idea that RFKJ was the guy you go to if you have an old bike you need getting rid of

Not to go on and on, but I mean who the fuck decided, we’ve really got to get ahead of this story, hey let’s get Roseanne, dress her up like a Vermont Country Store model, and have RFK spin this cockamamie story that goes on for what feels like 3 hours and makes zero sense? This was their best option for damage control?

Some of his staff are trying to Streisand Effect him into dropping out. If not for the video (and it being posted here) I would be blissfully unaware of RFK and the bear forever.

not sure why his staff would want him to drop out. what else are they going to do?

Or Streisand Effect him into staying in? No such thing as bad publicity.

yeah there is in this case

important to keep in mind in cases like this that rfk jr literally has brain worms

the facts here are important: there was only one brainworm and it couldn’t find enough to eat so it died in his skull

worms need steak

bears need bikes

its his way of telling kristi noem that he wants her to be his VP.

why are so many indie friends of mine still friends with that eric matthews guy on facebook? what a trumper loon. do they like that Cardinal album THAT much? or do they somehow find him amusing? bleh.

wait really? I like his song "Fanfare."

there is a Cat Ladies For Harris call going on today and they have, like, 30,000 people on it. the woman behind it has a cat named Nutmegan Thee Stallion.

― scott seward, Monday, August 5, 2024 12:04 AM (thirteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I can't tell if people are mocking this person or not but this content creator? influencer? has made a very skilled turn from comedy to social commentary to activism on TT. It's not a joke or at least the cat lady part might be part of the bit but she's not joking.

It might disappoint people to know a g1rl ca11ed ed.dy is also a right wing nut

"It's not a joke or at least the cat lady part might be part of the bit but she's not joking."

I didn't think she was joking. I saw a good interview with her on t.v. yesterday. They probably raised a ton of money.

her cat was cute too.

How long is it ok for a totally normal person to keep a dead bear cub in their car, asking for a friend. On average, you know, how many different errands would a completely normal dude run before deciding there is no further need for the dead bear in the car? And is it ok to meet friends out for dinner after manhandling a bear carcass into your car and driving it around for a while? I mean this all seems legit to me, just wondering.

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are you writing a Wonder Boys sequel?

he's just gross. kennedy. i might not be able to watch all those episodes of curb your enthusiasm that i haven't seen just because of how gross he is.

not a hunter but its my understand that when you get a big animal like a deer or a bear you always field dress it ie remove its organs immediately because things start to get weird in there fast if you dont so you wouldnt just throw a whole bear in yr car and drive around with it all day

yeah he talked about wanting to eat the meat but yes, stuff starts to break down and you could die and or get brainworms if you eat roadkill or other animals without addressing the rest of the carcass before you dive in on the meat

I'm going to posit that he was not sober when this happened

too late to change the thread title to "Unburdened By a Has-Bear"?

speaking of what happens when you dont field dress a kill a couple friends of mine got into harvesting road kill like rfk jr was talking about idr what they had to do as far as licensing i think maybe in colorado you just have to report that you did it to the game warden, anyway they found this deer that had been hit by a car a couple hours before and they were field dressing it and the reason why you would if you were hunting do it right away is because gasses start to build up in the digestive tract, prob seen a dead cow with a super swollen stomach, anyway one of my friends nicked the deers colon with his knife and got sprayed with liquid shit completely all over his face mouth eyes just a perfect coating lmao, other friend said it was the hardest hes ever laughed

RFK, Jr.'s debut EP Liquid Deer Shit.

holy shit

Assume Bear Dead

Bear-y Jo Kopechne

RFK said you want weird, set phasers for roadkill.

Further proof the world is far more strange than fiction.

One has to wonder now how many acts of falcontry could explain other New York City weird unknown tales?

I guess it was inevitable that RFK would end up providing the weirdest moment of the election season, but including Roseanne made this closer to knowing self parody.

No way

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— Carl (@HistoryBoomer) August 5, 2024

Teddy (Kennedy) Bears Picnic

Has Trump called for the death penalty yet on the five teenagers who killed the bear?

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