The Isolated Politics Blurt Thread I: A New Beginning

[butters]

Kissinger dies at 100

r.i.p

Henry Kissinger, the toweringly influential former Secretary of State who earned a reputation as a sagacious diplomat but drew international condemnation and accusations of war crimes for his key role in widening the American presence in Vietnam and the U.S. bombing of Cambodia, died Wednesday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...1&cvid=28ff7eb83c2d443ea2296a400fb9ae28&ei=26

 

[ll74]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1729985077436977375

 

[jaF0]

I just noticed something in a news article picture.

Demon Ron is standing at a podium with the sign RPOF.org, which is obviously the Republican Party of Florida. But it reminds me of a short code for RiPOFf.org.

 

[Lazaran]

I just noticed something in a news article picture.

Demon Ron is standing at a podium with the sign RPOF.org, which is obviously the Republican Party of Florida. But it reminds me of a short code for RiPOFf.org.

Rip-off . org is certainly apt

*nods*.

 

[jaF0]

North Carolina trial judges block election board changes made by Republican legislature​

North Carolina trial judges have blocked portions of a new law that will eliminate Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s authority to pick election board members.


GQP: 'If you can't win by following the rules, change the rules.'

 

[jaF0]

There's a thread (or six) somewhere, but I've lost track.

Senate Dems authorize subpoenas in SCOTUS ethics probe as Republicans stage walkout​

ABC|1 hour ago
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices ...

 

[ll74]

Missing some points here:
Promised specs: 500+ mile range $70,000 Delivered: 340 mile range $100,000

https://twitter.com/x/status/1730327340138615019

 

[butters]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...1&cvid=d47e5a7ddb0a4988b9b726f071f3a038&ei=63

An Oklahoma school district has shut down morning prayers being broadcasted over the PA system at an elementary school after receiving criticism from parents.

Last month, parents discovered that Prague Elementary School had been sending students to Bible study and saying morning prayer over the school's PA system.

i'm glad there was parental pushback... kids getting picked on for not 'joining in' with the prayer stuff, the indoctrination? that's wrong as is the attempt to force religion dwn the throats of those who aren't into it over the school's sound system! Of course others are arguing it's treading all over the student's rights to practise their faith when, in fact, no one is stopping that just preventing 'their faith' being forced on others.

 

[butters]

Hundreds of students at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, Fort Lauderdale, chose to boycott classrooms at noon on Tuesday. Rather than let normal class activities commence, the kids trooped out in a file onto the school’s football field.

Pictures taken from the scene show students holding signs in favor of trans rights while others chanted, “Trans lives matter.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...1&cvid=16c8b909a5a6489dbde14b08f0c32cd2&ei=86

 

[ll74]

I'm really disappointed that there weren't multiple threads about a non white Isaac Newton in a science fiction show.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1731064216080011544

https://www.indy100.com/tv/doctor-who-isaac-newton-actor

 

[LLCox]

Here is one I thought I'd never see. Fox News fact checked trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...2&cvid=f9c92a220a3649e087644cae3902144a&ei=11

 

[jaF0]

Not only fact checked, but cut off and dumped mid-speech ....

Fox News Cuts Off Donald Trump During Live Broadcast​

The network cut away from Trump's speech in Iowa to correct his comments about the 2020 election before switching to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' rally.

 

[jaF0]

Doug burgs ... err, bugs out ....

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum drops out of 2024 presidential race: Sources​

ABC News|20 minutes ago
Doug Burgum is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary, sources familiar with his decision told ABC News on Monday.

 

[Lazaran]

Here is one I thought I'd never see. Fox News fact checked trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...2&cvid=f9c92a220a3649e087644cae3902144a&ei=11

It was a WEAK fact check.

These fig leaf fact checks are waaaaay too little waaaaay too late.

*nods*

 

[jaF0]

Not sure what's going on here, but the case was brought by an Orange Mushroom Sucker, so it may not have been valid to begin with ....


https://apnews.com/article/election...ince-william-2ad3ca25136cb2b762b915d1507e974e


"Very little has been publicly revealed about exactly what prosecutors believe White did wrong. Court records merely indicate that the case revolves around 2020 election returns, including the presidential race."


"The case was brought by Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares last year. Shortly after his office obtained the indictment against White, it launched an election integrity unit. The move prompted critics to accuse Miyares of pandering to supporters of former President ... "

 

[ll74]

Holy fuck

https://twitter.com/x/status/1731858425837994026

 

[butters]

i don't go to twitter anymore but here's a little about it, too

What happened in the Arlington explosion?​

Police attempted to execute the search warrant several hours after initially responding, but the suspect fired several rounds inside the home, police said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The home then exploded, shortly before 8:30 p.m.

"The preliminary investigation indicated a suspect discharged a flare gun approximately 30–40 times from inside his residence into the surrounding neighborhood," police said in a news release early Tuesday. "No property damage or injuries were reported related to the discharge of the flare gun."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...31&cvid=67f9427b09334d438f16190f0051d051&ei=9

wtf's this one about? sounds mental-health related but who knows?

 

[ll74]

 

[DeluxAuto]

 

[Chernosoth]

The feds could improve public opinion of government by passing and vigorously enforcing a law against telemarketing and email marketing, with convicts having a choice of walking off the courthouse roof or down to the furnace in the basement.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1732438929801163034

https://twitter.com/x/status/1732453755629502557

 

[LLCox]

Just when you thought it was safe after Santos was gone...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...-s-capitol-riot/ar-AA1l7z1V?OCID=ansmsnnews11

 

[Rotadom]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1732510126098067779

 

[ll74]

I might just watch the whole interview with popcorn and a beer....looks fucking hilarious

https://twitter.com/x/status/1732911690021495203

 

[jaF0]

Woman charged with attempted arson of Martin Luther King Jr. birthplace in Atlanta​

Atlanta police have arrested a woman who’s accused of trying to burn down the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta.