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Postby Vassenor » Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:46 am

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Thermodolia wrote:Wait Barr is a cabinet member?


With how Trump runs the White House (with as few people and little supervision as possible) Barr might as well be Trump's liver.


Is he in the running to be the first person to leave the Trump Regime without a drinking problem?
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Postby Thuzbekistan » Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:48 am

Pompeo was pretty blunt about trumps middle east plan lol. "Hopefully it isnt dismissed out of hand."
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Postby Dresderstan » Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:10 am

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Duhon wrote:MAGAthread 16: Are We Great Yet?

I thought, "Sixteenth thread ... hmmm ... sixteen candles ... " but I couldn't think how to relate "Can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?" to the President.

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Postby Chan Island » Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:43 am

Bombadil wrote:Someone also mowed a giant penis with 'Oi Trump' on his landing path to the airport.. https://www.businessinsider.com/donald- ... ort-2019-6


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Postby Gormwood » Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:55 am

Bombadil wrote:Someone also mowed a giant penis with 'Oi Trump' on his landing path to the airport.. https://www.businessinsider.com/donald- ... ort-2019-6

If they wanted it accurate and thus really troll Donnie, they should have made it short- but not freakishly so- with a wide head to make it look like that one character in Mario Kart.
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Postby Wallenburg » Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:17 am

Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Wait Barr is a cabinet member?

Yes, as acting AG.

Barr is actually AG, confirmed by the Senate. This is the timeline we live in.
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Postby Valrifell » Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:22 am

Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States wrote:Naming a potential 500 page thread after a cabinet member is a very ballsy move in the current climate.


We had a title for the Mooch at one point, but he was in and out so quick it feels like but a distant dream.
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Postby Valrifell » Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:22 am

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Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States wrote:Yes, as acting AG.

Barr is actually AG, confirmed by the Senate. This is the timeline we live in.


What an awful time to be alive.
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Yas, new thread! Love the title.
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Postby Corrian » Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:50 am


Why is his approval up a bit during all of this overall, though?
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Postby The Black Forrest » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:18 am

What was that draining the swamp thing?

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Postby Valrifell » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:24 am

Corrian wrote:

Why is his approval up a bit during all of this overall, though?


Evidently there are people who think we should impeach but on the other hand he's doing an overall okay job.
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Postby Gormwood » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:25 am

The Black Forrest wrote:What was that draining the swamp thing?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/03/politics ... index.html

You got it wrong. It's not about draining the swamp dry, it's draining the swamp to spread the swamp water around and make an Everglades.
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Postby Maineiacs » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:44 am

The Black Forrest wrote:What was that draining the swamp thing?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/03/politics ... index.html



Or, to paraphrase Sarah Palin: "How's that swamp-y, drain-y thing goin' for ya?"
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Postby The South Falls » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:48 am

Valrifell wrote:
Corrian wrote:Why is his approval up a bit during all of this overall, though?


Evidently there are people who think we should impeach but on the other hand he's doing an overall okay job.

Impeach, but they think there's no grounds? What?
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Postby Maineiacs » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:50 am

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Evidently there are people who think we should impeach but on the other hand he's doing an overall okay job.

Impeach, but they think there's no grounds? What?



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The South Falls wrote:
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Evidently there are people who think we should impeach but on the other hand he's doing an overall okay job.

Impeach, but they think there's no grounds? What?


Or, there's a subset of the population that responds with "yes" to every question they're polled about.
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:17 pm

Corrian wrote:

Why is his approval up a bit during all of this overall, though?

It's in the same statistical range it's been in almost his entire presidency.
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Postby Gormwood » Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:20 pm

'Purged' North Korean diplomat Kim Yong Chol appears in state media

A high ranking North Korean official supposedly gulaged for his part in the failed February talks with Donnie was apparently spotted in North Korean footage alive and well. In fact it seems exaggerating the purging and deaths of many North Koreans are apparently exaggerated.
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Postby Telconi » Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:25 pm

Gormwood wrote:'Purged' North Korean diplomat Kim Yong Chol appears in state media

A high ranking North Korean official supposedly gulaged for his part in the failed February talks with Donnie was apparently spotted in North Korean footage alive and well. In fact it seems exaggerating the purging and deaths of many North Koreans are apparently exaggerated.


Supposedly executed NK officials have been popping back up for a while. Either they bullahit about executing people, or whoever gathers this information misconstrued disciplinary action or demotions for much worse.
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Postby Shrillland » Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:37 pm

Telconi wrote:
Gormwood wrote:'Purged' North Korean diplomat Kim Yong Chol appears in state media

A high ranking North Korean official supposedly gulaged for his part in the failed February talks with Donnie was apparently spotted in North Korean footage alive and well. In fact it seems exaggerating the purging and deaths of many North Koreans are apparently exaggerated.


Supposedly executed NK officials have been popping back up for a while. Either they bullahit about executing people, or whoever gathers this information misconstrued disciplinary action or demotions for much worse.


NK being..well, NK, a lot of our reports come from a single SK source with a propensity of exaggeration about what happens in NK when it comes to purges and executions.
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Postby The South Falls » Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:40 pm

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The South Falls wrote:Impeach, but they think there's no grounds? What?



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Valrifell wrote:
Evidently there are people who think we should impeach but on the other hand he's doing an overall okay job.

Impeach, but they think there's no grounds? What?

It is possible to think he is doing a good job, but also that he has committed crimes that he should be punished for. The grounds for impeachment, after all, are not "he is doing badly". It's "he committed high crimes or misdemeanours"
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Postby Rio Cana » Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:53 pm

Seems a few days ago, there was some saber rattling between the US and Chinese defense secretaries during the Shangri-La talks in Singapore over Taiwan and the islands in the South China Sea. The Chinese said they would go to war to make sure Taiwan remains part of China. Seems they feel the US is supporting an independent Taiwan. If things get out of hand it could get really ugly.

Story - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia ... SKCN1T300X
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Postby The South Falls » Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:05 pm

Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States wrote:
The South Falls wrote:Impeach, but they think there's no grounds? What?

It is possible to think he is doing a good job, but also that he has committed crimes that he should be punished for. The grounds for impeachment, after all, are not "he is doing badly". It's "he committed high crimes or misdemeanours"

True, that is. Though doing your job properly is intertwined with not committing such high crimes and misdemeanors.
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