Um, if I'm out, I'm pretty fucking sure I'd rather wait a little longer to be served than have a fucking sick person working around my food and drink.
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US PoliEra 2021 |OT 3| Rage Against The Manchin
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Um, if I'm out, I'm pretty fucking sure I'd rather wait a little longer to be served than have a fucking sick person working around my food and drink.
A little further in that tweet thread someone points out that the restaurant sent her home as soon as they found out she was sick.
Looks like Josh Mandel is on his own here.
Looks like Josh Mandel is on his own here.
This is psychotic, holy crap. Even moreso than usual. How's he gonna ID the Americans? Shoot everybody with too much melanin?
And caps it off with a Big Lie drop too, that's just great.
Yeah Barry Moore can go fuck himself. I don't get why it takes something happening to themselves to understand the issue. 🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼
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Just saw the first Youngkin commercial, and to no surprise, it's anti-McAuliffe.
And to even less surprise, it reeks of GOP bullshit.
thehill.com
"He wants to defund the police!"
"He wants to abolish ICE!"
"He wants to close prisons!"
It ends by saying he's "too dangerous for Virginia". Yeah, that is not going to be very effective in a blue state like Virginia.
Nevertheless, McAuliffe's response?
The best way to defend yourself against the GOP's "they're defunding the police" bullshit is having the police themselves do it for you. lmao
That said, his "crime rates are rising" talking point is a lie. Homicide rates and hate crime rates are increasing, but everything else went down in 2020, compared to the year before. Overall, there has been less crime, not more of it.
www.wdbj7.com
As for this year so far, it's kind of wishy-washy.
www.safewise.com
I think the only reason Youngkin's even using crime as a talking point is because of this:
Will it work? Well, he still hasn't led in any polls so far (the closest, if I remember correctly, was him being behind by 3%...lol). So...at the moment, it hasn't. But we'll see.
As for polling right now, it's all over the place (like usual with Virginia governor races). Lots of partisan crap, but:
bluevirginia.us
That poll has the GOP approval rating at 29% and Dems at 41%. 50% hate the GOP and 44% hate Dems. Northam has a 52% approval rating.
I do admit I'm nervous about Virginia's elections coming up this year. In 3 months, it'll be time to find out if Virginia's blue trifecta will hold. Hopefully, it does.
And to even less surprise, it reeks of GOP bullshit.
Youngkin ties McAuliffe to rising crime rates in new ads
Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin’s campaign is tying his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, to rising crime rates in two new ads, as Republicans across the country seize …
thehill.com
"He wants to defund the police!"
"He wants to abolish ICE!"
"He wants to close prisons!"
It ends by saying he's "too dangerous for Virginia". Yeah, that is not going to be very effective in a blue state like Virginia.
Nevertheless, McAuliffe's response?
The best way to defend yourself against the GOP's "they're defunding the police" bullshit is having the police themselves do it for you. lmao
That said, his "crime rates are rising" talking point is a lie. Homicide rates and hate crime rates are increasing, but everything else went down in 2020, compared to the year before. Overall, there has been less crime, not more of it.
Virginia sees reduction in violent crime, according to state report
Overall, according to state police, Virginia experienced a 1.9 percent decrease in violent crime offenses in 2020 compared to 2019.
www.wdbj7.com
As for this year so far, it's kind of wishy-washy.
Virginia's Safest Cities of 2024 | SafeWise
Purcellville is the safest city in Virginia for the first time based on low per capita crime rates. See if your city also made the list!
www.safewise.com
I think the only reason Youngkin's even using crime as a talking point is because of this:
Will it work? Well, he still hasn't led in any polls so far (the closest, if I remember correctly, was him being behind by 3%...lol). So...at the moment, it hasn't. But we'll see.
As for polling right now, it's all over the place (like usual with Virginia governor races). Lots of partisan crap, but:
Roanoke College Poll: McAuliffe Up 8 Points (46%-38%); Ayala Up 6 Points (42%-36%); Herring Up 8 Points (45%-37%)
It's been months, but we finally have an independent, non-Republican/non-Youngkin public poll (as opposed to all the Republican "internals," etc.) of the Virginia governor's race. Check out the new Ro
bluevirginia.us
That poll has the GOP approval rating at 29% and Dems at 41%. 50% hate the GOP and 44% hate Dems. Northam has a 52% approval rating.
I do admit I'm nervous about Virginia's elections coming up this year. In 3 months, it'll be time to find out if Virginia's blue trifecta will hold. Hopefully, it does.
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Why is it that Ohio is never brought up in these "late night count" claims? Ohio was deep ahead for Biden most of the night and voila the lead vanished when they got past early voting ballots. Do we just ignore everything that doesn't align perfectly with their bullshit?
Just saw the first Youngkin commercial, and to no surprise, it's anti-McAuliffe.
And to even less surprise, it reeks of GOP bullshit.
Youngkin ties McAuliffe to rising crime rates in new ads
Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin’s campaign is tying his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, to rising crime rates in two new ads, as Republicans across the country seize …
"He wants to defund the police!"
"He wants to abolish ICE!"
"He wants to close prisons!"
It ends by saying he's "too dangerous for Virginia". Yeah, that is not going to be very effective in a blue state like Virginia.
Nevertheless, McAuliffe's response?
The best way to defend yourself against the GOP's "they're defunding the police" bullshit is having the police themselves do it for you. lmao
That said, his "crime rates are rising" talking point is a lie. Homicide rates and hate crime rates are increasing, but everything else went down in 2020, compared to the year before. Overall, there has been less crime, not more of it.
Virginia sees reduction in violent crime, according to state report
Overall, according to state police, Virginia experienced a 1.9 percent decrease in violent crime offenses in 2020 compared to 2019.
As for this year, it's kind of wishy-washy.
Virginia's Safest Cities of 2024 | SafeWise
Purcellville is the safest city in Virginia for the first time based on low per capita crime rates. See if your city also made the list!
I think the only reason Youngkin's even using crime as a talking point is because of this:
Will it work? Well, he still hasn't led in any polls so far. So...at the moment, it hasn't. But we'll see.
As for polling right now, it's all over the place (like usual with Virginia governor races). Lots of partisan crap, but:
Roanoke College Poll: McAuliffe Up 8 Points (46%-38%); Ayala Up 6 Points (42%-36%); Herring Up 8 Points (45%-37%)
It's been months, but we finally have an independent, non-Republican/non-Youngkin public poll (as opposed to all the Republican "internals," etc.) of the Virginia governor's race. Check out the new Ro
That poll has the GOP approval rating at 29% and Dems at 41%. 50% hate the GOP and 44% hate Dems. Northam has a 52% approval rating.
I do admit I'm nervous about Virginia's elections coming up this year. In 3 months, it'll be time to find out if Virginia's blue trifecta will hold. Hopefully, it does.
Especially dumb when he's already been governor in Virginia and you know, didn't blow up the state.
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Yep.
The problem for Youngkin is people know who McAuliffe is. We've seen what happens to Virginia under a McAuliffe term. Granted, he had to deal with the GOP controlling one chamber of the VA Congress, then the second chamber later on, but things didn't turn into a complete hellhole during his time as governor.
He's more of an establishment Dem type than Northam is, but he's also running in a state that is arguably more blue than when he ran (and later won) the first time, 8 years ago.
All things considered, the GOP are running at a disadvantage right now. Virginia is clearly a blue state, Dems are twice as popular as the GOP (the GOP nearly has a majority of people in a poll hating them) and I think only the GOP base is pissy about how things have been going for Virginia. It really feels like McAuliffe's race to lose. I think he could win by around 3-6 points. The worry for me is if they can keep a Dem trifecta, as VA House seats are also up for election this year.
US media adopting a pro-war stance...
Considering that the media assisted the Bush administration in drumming up public support for both the Afghan and Iraq wars, no one should be surprised at this reaction to the retreat.
Considering that the media assisted the Bush administration in drumming up public support for both the Afghan and Iraq wars, no one should be surprised at this reaction to the retreat.
Unfortunately I have a feeling it will be appealed up to the Supreme Court who will side with Uber, Lyft, Doordash, etc. I blame fellow Californians for voting yes on Prop 22 by a large margin. Good job y'all.
The US media, top to bottom, is full of a bunch of psychopaths who get just hard as a diamond at the thought of a good war it seems.
In a small bit of good news.
I'm not even sure what the argument is here tbh.
The federal government can't decide what its immigration policies are?
In a small bit of good news.
I'm not even sure what the argument is here tbh.
The federal government can't decide what its immigration policies are?
Will this go past the CA Supreme Court? It's not a US Constitution issue.
Yeah this falls under an explicit state issue so it can't be appealed above state level courts. It's a state law issue involving the state constitution. So odds are good on this staying overturned
That bar deleted their Twitter I think
Lol
Awkward phrasing here imo. Sounds like our forces are in some kind of shoot-out (which isn't the case)
Richard Engel, who I sort of respected as a neutral war correspondent, had a case of brain worms suddenly
They did delete their twitter account after the GOP clown candidate tagged it. And they put out a statement:
Social media reacts strongly after Mandel highlights worker at Perrysburg restaurant
Inside the Five released a statement saying it's 'disappointing' a worker came in feeling ill and sent her home, saying it has health and safety protocols in place.
www.wtol.com
The worker mentioned that her voice sounded nasally from a cold, restaurant management said, and she has been instructed to not return to work until she has been tested. Management further said that employees are instructed to never come to work with any symptoms of an illness and that the brewpub is strict with health protocols.
The brewery issued a statement to WTOL 11 on Friday afternoon:
"This is so disappointing. Last week we sent a message to our staff saying that they should report any symptoms, big or small, to a manager, and not come to work. And no one should just assume it's allergies or a cold. Although our server's intentions were good, it was not the right decision and it will be addressed. Yes, we are short-staffed, but would close our doors before we put anyone at risk. The employee has since been sent home."
They did delete their twitter account after the GOP clown candidate tagged it. And they put out a statement:
Social media reacts strongly after Mandel highlights worker at Perrysburg restaurant
Inside the Five released a statement saying it's 'disappointing' a worker came in feeling ill and sent her home, saying it has health and safety protocols in place.
The worker mentioned that her voice sounded nasally from a cold, restaurant management said, and she has been instructed to not return to work until she has been tested. Management further said that employees are instructed to never come to work with any symptoms of an illness and that the brewpub is strict with health protocols.The brewery issued a statement to WTOL 11 on Friday afternoon:"This is so disappointing. Last week we sent a message to our staff saying that they should report any symptoms, big or small, to a manager, and not come to work. And no one should just assume it's allergies or a cold. Although our server's intentions were good, it was not the right decision and it will be addressed. Yes, we are short-staffed, but would close our doors before we put anyone at risk. The employee has since been sent home."
Yeah, I'm like 100% that dude just lost their vote.
Not really worth engaging with reporters just lashing out to be heard in the moment.
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Also, great thread on how little the evening news media gave a crap about Afghanistan in the last 5 years, even as Trump was maneuvering a pullout. They either believed we were genuinely going to be there forever or they're really just trying to get this to stick to Biden.
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What'll happen is Uber will just re-do the prop w/out the really dumb 7/8 voting requirement to change any kind of laws relating to rideshares and just pass the prop again.
Unfortunately, people don't think of Uber drivers or Doordash delivery folks as people under the yoke of an evil corporation, especially since everybody likely has one person in their soical media circle hyping it up about how fun it is. People think yes, stronger worker rights might be necessary for a mine or even working at McDonald's, but Uber or Doordash or any of those jobs are seen as jobs you choose to take, not ones you are forced to take by your financial position.
Remember, something like 70-80% of the population has a positive impression of Amazon, something you'd never bet looking at Twitter or forums like this when it comes to them.
I find the media coverage stats a bit misleading.
Of course they wouldn't cover it over the past few years--it was relatively stable with not a lot of news happening. A troop pullout is a huge change that upset the stability of the entire country.
I firmly believe American media is garbage and wants chaos, but there is a legitimate reason they didn't give it air time and that's because there wasn't much newsworthy.
Of course they wouldn't cover it over the past few years--it was relatively stable with not a lot of news happening. A troop pullout is a huge change that upset the stability of the entire country.
I firmly believe American media is garbage and wants chaos, but there is a legitimate reason they didn't give it air time and that's because there wasn't much newsworthy.
They did delete their twitter account after the GOP clown candidate tagged it. And they put out a statement:
Social media reacts strongly after Mandel highlights worker at Perrysburg restaurant
Inside the Five released a statement saying it's 'disappointing' a worker came in feeling ill and sent her home, saying it has health and safety protocols in place.
The worker mentioned that her voice sounded nasally from a cold, restaurant management said, and she has been instructed to not return to work until she has been tested. Management further said that employees are instructed to never come to work with any symptoms of an illness and that the brewpub is strict with health protocols.The brewery issued a statement to WTOL 11 on Friday afternoon:"This is so disappointing. Last week we sent a message to our staff saying that they should report any symptoms, big or small, to a manager, and not come to work. And no one should just assume it's allergies or a cold. Although our server's intentions were good, it was not the right decision and it will be addressed. Yes, we are short-staffed, but would close our doors before we put anyone at risk. The employee has since been sent home."
I think we all knew the employee would take the fall here. Thanks you out of touch piece of shit GOP that thinks somebody working for $10 to bring you food while sick because she'll be fired of she doesnt is patriotic.
Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed
Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed
In one of the most eye-popping arguments in a flurry of motions to toss the case against him, former "19 Kids and Counting" star Josh Duggar claimed on Friday that his child pornography charges must be dismissed because the investigation into him began under a Department of Homeland Security...
lawandcrime.com
Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed
Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed
In one of the most eye-popping arguments in a flurry of motions to toss the case against him, former "19 Kids and Counting" star Josh Duggar claimed on Friday that his child pornography charges must be dismissed because the investigation into him began under a Department of Homeland Security...
The only thing worth reminding everyone about this disgusting animal:
And, and, and...
Doing a deal with the Taliban seems like a massive thing.
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That's his fiancee, right?
Wonder if he can get married while incarcerated...
With Three Days Left In Office, Cuomo And His Surrogates Are Still On The Attack
The governor's private attorney attacked one of his accuser's credibility, prompting her lawyer to call it "actionable post-employment retaliation."
gothamist.com
Despite everything that's happened to him, Cuomo still can't help himself. Pathetic.
That was covered in the media and also didn't result in a shift in stability in the country itself at the time.
As mentioned, it was barely covered. And it did signal a shift in negotiating with a group that gave safe shelter to those that directly attacked the US. Obama doing the same thing would have gotten him skewered with round the clock coverage.
Anyway, it is becoming increasingly clear the media is more upset that more war isn't happening there. They're pissed the US is actually doing something that should have been done years and years ago. They know damn well that a pullout like this was always going to be chaotic.
Checks out that the channel that spent the most time as the arbiter of morality in videogames has the viewers most apt to being influenced by cartoon violence in the first place.
So many hot takes on TV about Biden's role in the messy pullout as if he was personally responsible for drawing up the plan and doesn't just sit there and listen to the fucking pentagon and nod his head. They should be the ones explaining what led to afghans clinging to planes.
A cadre of journalists who have built their careers covering absurd wars are facing a collective existential crisis because they are face to face with the absurdity and cannot look away.
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How callous.
They have friends, colleagues, and family in the Middle East now. For some of them, they have been in Afghanistan for 20 there entire US occupation.
The existential crisis they're actually facing is the reality of 20 years of progress vanishing before their very eyes.
The Taliban banned music when they were last in power. For them, this is done serious shit.
Yes, they are too close to this situation to report objectively. But, of course, they are too close to this situation to report objectively.
It also feels like the American media is placing almost zero blame or fault on the pathetic way the Afghan government and military that we supplied and trained for decades just gave up and let it all happen.
It's all Biden's fault, though.
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