The Isolated Politics Blurt Thread I: A New Beginning

[butters]

there's been some noise about a bad actor using AI to impersonate marco rubio on Signal calls and texts to at least 5 different officials...

and it may well be the case. However, being me, the thought had to cross my mind that (just perhaps) it wasn't an impersonation but actually rubio on there saying stupid shit (passed down from trump or others pulling strings) that got such a bad response from the people targeted that the AI claims had to swiftly appear in the public perception.

who knows? I'd hope someone actually does but then again....

 

[butters]

E. Jean Carroll took a victory lap on Thursday in response to an appeals court order affirming its ruling to uphold a civil verdict that found President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll.

"Thursday, July 10th, 2025," she wrote. "So long, Old Man! The United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, bids thee farewell."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...1&cvid=e5501ebd8df241b69ef49fb2d25953ec&ei=11

this now triggers the next step by trump which will be to appeal to SCOTUS

 

[MajorRewrite]

Northern Arizona resident dies from plague

End time checklist:

• Floods
• Fires
• Fascist goon squads
• Plague
• Locusts
• Antichrist

What’s left? Earthquakes? Volcano? Meteor strikes? Disco music?

 

[butters]

Northern Arizona resident dies from plague

End time checklist:

• Floods
• Fires
• Fascist goon squads
• Plague
• Locusts
• Antichrist

What’s left? Earthquakes? Volcano? Meteor strikes? Disco music?

when silver platform boots make a come back, you know the end is near...

 

[Hel_Books]

There seems to be nothing new under the sun.

Plague (14th century). Moslems intent on slaughtering unbelievers (7th century). Tariffs causing economic mayhem (19th century). Catastrophic flooding (Biblical). Power-hungry idiots (I'm thinking Caligula in the 1st century and Liu Shan in the 3rd) . Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (14th century or earlier).

 

[Lance_Castro]

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[Rotadom]

This is our new ambassador to Malaysia. This is not a parody account

 

[domroger]

This is our new ambassador to Malaysia. This is not a parody account
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Reminds me of a Monty Python Aussie sketch "Rule no 1 no poofters."

 

[nowisthetime]

Haha he got booed at FIFA! Narcissists are terrible people.

 

[butters]

This is our new ambassador to Malaysia. This is not a parody account
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i need a puke emoji for the 'like' button

 

[butters]

i need a puke emoji for the 'like' button

to be clear, the puke emoji would be aimed at the content of that 'alpha' male's self-aggrandizing post, not the fact Rotadom posted it

 

[Bray123]

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I lost concentration at 'I go hard in the paint'.

Is that an official fetish or a minority interest?

 

[Rotadom]

I lost concentration at 'I go hard in the paint'.

Is that an official fetish or a minority interest?

It's reference to his dope b-ball skillz!

 

[MajorRewrite]

The Clown Show Administration is adamantly opposed to ethics and will remove anyone who acts in an ethical manner! Ethics are the new DEI.

Pam Bondi fires US justice department’s top ethics adviser

 

[LLCox]

trump looking out for his friends at your expense, again.

 

[Lazaran]

trump looking out for his friends at your expense, again.

America is soooooo fucked.



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Violent crime has decreased dramatically in Baltimore. This article about how they did it is a worthwhile read:

The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year

 

[ll74]

So Gutfield is looking to reclaim the word "Nazi"

Self admission?

Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld sparks backlash after reclaiming ‘Nazi’ as his own ‘n-word’: ‘Beneath contempt’​

 

[Lazaran]

Violent crime has decreased dramatically in Baltimore. This article about how they did it is a worthwhile read:

The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year

Who’da thunk it…



Actual investment in the community = crime preemption.





We. Told. Them. So.

 

[73Seahawks]

Who’da thunk it…



Actual investment in the community = crime preemption.





We. Told. Them. So.

What happened?

 

[Lazaran]

What happened?

Weirdo.

 

[butters]

What happened?

read the report?

if you can't, for whatever reason, basically it's about investing in a community as a whole, not just reacting to crimes as they happen. By investing in mental health care, supporting those in need financially as they seek work, improving resources for residents so they may enjoy fun, normal life in a safer environment... all that kind of thing. It has reduced crime and recidivism of criminals dramatically.

In January 2022, MONSE launched the Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS). The strategy, launched in partnership with the Baltimore Police Department and the State’s Attorney’s Office, utilizes a collaboration between law enforcement, community members, and social services to “engag[e] directly with those most intimately involved in and affected by violence.” The GVRS aims to target the root causes of gun violence, such as poverty, mental health, and housing issues, by matching participants with a life coach. Participants are also provided with financial support while they seek employment.

The GVRS has delivered results. As of February 2024, the program had a recidivism rate of only 4.3%. An evaluation by the University of Pennsylvania’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab found that the GVRS significantly reduced violence in the city’s Western District, where the program was initially implemented. "[D]uring the first 18 months of implementation,” there was “a 33% approximate gun violence reduction, 60 fewer victims, and a 33% approximate carjacking reduction,” according to the study.

 

[Lazaran]

read the report?

if you can't, for whatever reason, basically it's about investing in a community as a whole, not just reacting to crimes as they happen. By investing in mental health care, supporting those in need financially as they seek work, improving resources for residents so they may enjoy fun, normal life in a safer environment... all that kind of thing. It has reduced crime and recidivism of criminals dramatically.

Bu, bu but those funds invested in the community COULD have been spent on MOAR policing & punishment!!!



Bottom line:

The actions & the results in Baltimore are what “Defund the Police” ACTUALLY meant / entailed.

Spending LESS of law ENFORCEMENT, and MOAR on crime PREEMPTION was NEVER a radical / extreme "leftist" idea / strategy.





We. Told. Them. So.

 

[butters]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/ot...p&cvid=9effea543010499887b5707df94a7c52&ei=64

Created during the corn fermentation process, erythritol, which was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration back in 2001, has long been considered one of the best sweeteners on the market because of its near-sugar-level sweetness that barely affects insulin or blood sugar in diabetics.

Unfortunately, the sugar alcohol seems, per the new study from Boulder, to be nearly as harmful as the artificial sweetener aspartame, which is used in many diet sodas, has been labeled "carcinogenic" by the World Health Organization, and has been linked to increased heart attack and stroke risk.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Paranoia is a trait of authoritarian regimes and conspiracy loons. Expect lots of this going forward. The Clown Show sees enemies everywhere.

Trump administration turns hostile on Aspen Security Forum

The Pentagon on Monday pulled senior Defense Department officials from the annual event —only a day before the start of the four-day summit in Colorado — claiming the bipartisan gathering “promotes the evil of globalism, disdain for our great country, and hatred for the President of the United States.”

Case in point, those that gathered at the mountain retreat were described as “bewildered” by the decision due to the forum’s well-known bipartisan agenda, with several former Trump administration officials slated to speak.