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Showing what actually happened on Jan 6th will be the rallying cry/video /presentation from that asshole kid that wants to make his teacher look like a idiot for the next 30 years.

On a lighter note the Sinfest guy has gone completely rogue and made a pretty good Dark Brandon story line:

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Dear god can someone point out where Sinfest made this wonderful leap? I mean was it another hard flip like the last one? For those that don’t know, the guy was making fun of feminism in one comic, then the next one a day later he was their greatest ally.
 
Dear god can someone point out where Sinfest made this wonderful leap? I mean was it another hard flip like the last one? For those that don’t know, the guy was making fun of feminism in one comic, then the next one a day later he was their greatest ally.

As the story goes, the Sinfest dude did a 180 after getting a feminist GF, then did another 180 after she presumably left him, which is where we are now.
 
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Kavanaugh cucks again, with the idea being "oh just come back again after all the usual legal bullshit that will take years instead of just doing it now." Gays and Troons really are the most powerful class in this fucking world.
most people don't cuck when someone goes up to them when they're eating with their family and starts fucking with them. yet brett can't help but be a faggot. He does know nothing he had happen to him this year was illegal too right? I hope he realizes a few places just made 2nd-degree murder a no bail charge too.
 
As the story goes, the Sinfest dude did a 180 after getting a feminist GF, then did another 180 after she presumably left him, which is where we are now.

Damn, heartbroken redemption arc? This was a roller coaster I’ve missed out on. Where is the thread on this guy so I can see if they’re still selling tickets?
 
Nah, I will break with a lot of the internet punditry and say that they are not -trying- to toss is.

They are, however, deeply incompetent.

Take Graham's abortion bill for example. He knows by now that the 'bounce' is nonexistent, so why push it? The punditry claims it's an attempt to throw but... well, simply put a lot are simply assuming malice from everyone in politics and not even -considering- any other options. So let's provide one. If you actually look at the law, it's basically perfectly in line with Europe, would enshrine abortion -into- law, and doesn't actually ban shit. It is, simply put, an overture across the aisle that would, in a prior year, let a Republican swamp creature gain favor with the Democrat swamp creatures.
First off good to see you found your way back here and thanks to for the insight.

OK, so even though rinos just saw a flagrant weaponization of federal assets to basically spy and attempt to frame in the most banana republic possible way, they are still more concerned with playing their usual role since it's almost like the only thing they know? I mean, there has to be a point where they must consider on one hand that they are losing the voter base and on the other that playing the heel may stop being theater and suddenly be a real thing, or am I just delusional and they are that inept?
 
OK, so even though rinos just saw a flagrant weaponization of federal assets to basically spy and attempt to frame in the most banana republic possible way, they are still more concerned with playing their usual role since it's almost like the only thing they know? I mean, there has to be a point where they must consider on one hand that they are losing the voter base and on the other that playing the heel may stop being theater and suddenly be a real thing, or am I just delusional and they are that inept?
Funny how being on the side of the establishment doesn't seem stupid when you in fact are part of the establishment.

With the way things are going and how much of a push there is in the press from all angles to ostracize/demonize/??? non-RINO republicans I'm sure you can put two and two together.
 
Funny how being on the side of the establishment doesn't seem stupid when you in fact are part of the establishment.

With the way things are going and how much of a push there is in the press from all angles to ostracize/demonize/??? non-RINO republicans I'm sure you can put two and two together.
Oh it´s blatantly obvious, I just wonder what makes them think that once those darn dirty magapedes are taken to the wall that won't go in right after.
 
Oh it´s blatantly obvious, I just wonder what makes them think that once those darn dirty magapedes are taken to the wall that won't go in right after.
What on earth makes you think that the people who clearly have a strong working relationship, centered around establishing and maintaining economic and political power, are ever going to turn on one another? The old Stonetoss comic where the elephant in 2060 is calling democrats "the real transrobotlesbophobes" or whatever is accurate in a different way, they still need an illusion of choice. Specifically the people right now who are pro-populism and anti-establishment are the target. Rich boomers who only care about stonks and taxes aren't their target either.

Reminder that even China still holds "elections". Types like McConnell would never be turned on by their blue compatriots in such a manner, and vice versa. Just go look at how many of these niggers were on FOX the very night the elections were called for Biden demanding that the election be accepted by republicans and denouncing people who weren't willing to disbelieve their lying eyes and common sense.
 
First off good to see you found your way back here and thanks to for the insight.

OK, so even though rinos just saw a flagrant weaponization of federal assets to basically spy and attempt to frame in the most banana republic possible way, they are still more concerned with playing their usual role since it's almost like the only thing they know? I mean, there has to be a point where they must consider on one hand that they are losing the voter base and on the other that playing the heel may stop being theater and suddenly be a real thing, or am I just delusional and they are that inept?

Most people don't know this is even happening. You have to think of the average person who goes to work everyday and watches nexflix during timeout. Then maybe hear something from the TV, from their feed or from their friends. This is like 70% of people. All they need is Bannon in handcuffs walking in front of cameras, Lindell in handcuffs walking in front of cameras, and Trump in handcuffs walking in front of cameras. And their home free. The images are ingrained.

I do wonder if they'll get to Trump.
 
What on earth makes you think that the people who clearly have a strong working relationship, centered around establishing and maintaining economic and political power, are ever going to turn on one another? The old Stonetoss comic where the elephant in 2060 is calling democrats "the real transrobotlesbophobes" or whatever is accurate in a different way, they still need an illusion of choice. Specifically the people right now who are pro-populism and anti-establishment are the target. Rich boomers who only care about stonks and taxes aren't their target either.

Reminder that even China still holds "elections". Types like McConnell would never be turned on by their blue compatriots in such a manner, and vice versa. Just go look at how many of these niggers were on FOX the very night the elections were called for Biden demanding that the election be accepted by republicans and denouncing people who weren't willing to disbelieve their lying eyes and common sense.
I'd fully agree with you if the overton window wasn't being pushed so damn hard constantly and if it didn't seem like the practical swamp creatures that know all about Kabuki theater are being substituted by a lot of true believers that see even your most milquetoast republican like the most deranged of monsters that must be slayed. Basically, dems have thrown soooo much kool aid for sooo many years that too many people actually believe it instead of understanding that it's all theatrics and horseshit to keep the people thinking there is an illusion of choice.
 
I'd fully agree with you if the overton window wasn't being pushed so damn hard constantly and if it didn't seem like the practical swamp creatures that know all about Kabuki theater are being substituted by a lot of true believers that see even your most milquetoast republican like the most deranged of monsters that must be slayed. Basically, dems have thrown soooo much kool aid for sooo many years that too many people actually believe it instead of understanding that it's all theatrics and horseshit to keep the people thinking there is an illusion of choice.
At the end of the day, there's nothing really stopping these people from just running the hell away from whatever problems they cause. They'll have a secured exit to an undisclosed location in a foreign country. If things ever really were to go to shit for them either as a group or even individually these people have the money and power to cut and run with whatever they have, I'd assume.

Whatever the reasoning behind it they do have an escape plan so... I can't see any reason why not. Which I think is the only really concrete thing that can be said about any of these people at that level of power and influence. And yes I do think it's a retarded plan/mindset if it involves the U.S. going to shit for obvious reasons, but these people have shown to have lapses in judgement already that are about that large.
 
First off good to see you found your way back here and thanks to for the insight.

OK, so even though rinos just saw a flagrant weaponization of federal assets to basically spy and attempt to frame in the most banana republic possible way, they are still more concerned with playing their usual role since it's almost like the only thing they know? I mean, there has to be a point where they must consider on one hand that they are losing the voter base and on the other that playing the heel may stop being theater and suddenly be a real thing, or am I just delusional and they are that inept?
The problem is that a lot of the uniparty Republicans don't know -how- to win. This is a problem endemic to the federal level Republicans and a good chunk of the state level ones. They have grown so used to the song and dance that now that there are things going on that are dynamic and genuine they find they have completely forgotten how to use them. Graham probably -thinks- he is doing good, looking bipartisan, and ensuring that the majority of Americans who are narrowly pro-abortion feel good. In reality, he is fanning some embers and bumblefucking about.

The incompetence only looks malicious because nobody likes admitting the politicians have no fucking clue what they are doing. It's just easier to assume they are evil.
 
More proof the FBI is cleaning house. That might seem a non-sequitur so let me explain:

These kinds of leaks are not on accident. The FBI has used this tactic ad naseum where they have an agent 'leak' something to set a narrative, using the media's tendency to bounce stories between each other to provide it legitimacy. So what narrative is being set here? Well, "White Supremecy is not an issue". But... isn't that almost entirely the line by the Democrats?

Yes.

This narrative only really makes sense to be set in a condition where the FBI has decided to retreat from the Democrat's insanity.

Though I do need to stress this doesn't mean they are going to side with MAGA. Just means they decided to stop being buddy-buddy with the faction that actively wants you dead.
 
In Biden News:

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President Joe Biden’s popularity improved substantially from his lowest point this summer, but concerns about his handling of the economy persist, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Support for Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by a rebound in support from Democrats just two months before the November midterm elections. During a few bleak summer months when gasoline prices peaked and lawmakers appeared deadlocked, the Democrats faced the possibility of blowout losses against Republicans.

Their outlook appears better after notching a string of legislative successes that left more Americans ready to judge the president on his preferred terms: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative.”

The president’s approval rating remains underwater, with 53% of U.S. adults disapproving of him, and the economy continues to be a weakness for Biden. Just 38% approve of his economic leadership as the country faces stubbornly high inflation and Republicans try to make household finances the axis of the upcoming vote.

Still, the poll suggests Biden and his fellow Democrats are gaining momentum right as generating voter enthusiasm and turnout takes precedence.

Average gas prices have tumbled 26% since June to $3.71 a gallon, reducing the pressure somewhat on family budgets even if inflation remains high. Congress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions.

Republicans have also faced resistance since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and its abortion protections. And Biden is openly casting former President Donald Trump as a fundamental threat to democracy, a charge that took on resonance after an FBI search of Trump's Florida home found classified documents that belong to the U.S. government.

This combination of factors has won Biden some plaudits among the Democratic faithful, even if Americans still feel lukewarm about his leadership.

“I’m not under any belief that he’s the best person for the job - he’s the best from the people we had to choose from,” said Betty Bogacz, 74, a retiree from Portland, Oregon. “He represented stability, which I feel President Trump did not represent at all.”

Biden's approval rating didn't exceed 40% in May, June or July as inflation surged in the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine.

The president's rating now is similar to what it was throughout the first quarter of the year, but he continues to fall short of early highs. His average approval rating in AP-NORC polling through the first six months of his term was 60%.

Driving the recent increase in Biden's popularity is renewed support among Democrats, who had shown signs of dejection in the early summer. Now, 78% of Democrats approve of Biden’s job performance, up from 65% in July. Sixty-six percent of Democrats approve of Biden on the economy, up from 54% in June.

Interviews suggest a big reason for Biden's rebound is the reemergence of Trump on the national stage, causing voters such as Stephen Jablonsky, who labeled Biden as “OK,” to say voting Democratic is a must for the nation's survival.

“The country has a political virus by the name of Donald Trump,” said Jablonsky, a retired music professor from Stamford, Connecticut. “We have a man who is psychotic and seems to have no concern for law and order and democracy. The Republican Party has gone to a place that is so unattractive and so dangerous, this coming election in November could be the last election we ever have.”

Republicans feel just as negative about Biden as they did before. Only about 1 in 10 Republicans approve of the president overall or on the economy, similar to ratings earlier this summer.

Christine Yannuzzi, 50, doubts that 79-year-old Biden has the capacity to lead.

“I don’t think he’s mentally, completely aware of everything that’s happening all the time,” said Yannuzzi, who lives in Binghamton, New York. “The economy’s doing super poorly and I have a hard time believing that the joblessness rate is as low as they say it is.”

“I think the middle class is being really phased out and families are working two and three jobs a person to make it,” the Republican added.

Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults say the economy is in good shape, while 71% say it’s doing poorly. In June, 20% said conditions were good and 79% said they were bad.

Democrats are more positive now than they were in June, 46% vs. 31%. Republicans remain largely negative, with only 10% saying conditions are good and 90% saying they’re bad.

About a quarter of Americans now say things in the country are headed in the right direction, 27%, up from 17% in July. Seventy-two percent say things are going in the wrong direction.

Close to half of Democrats - 44% - have an optimistic outlook, up from 27% in July. Just 9% of Republicans are optimistic about the nation’s direction.

Akila Atkins, a 27-year-old stay-at-home mom of two, thinks Biden is “OK” and doesn’t have much confidence that his solutions will curb rising prices.

Atkins says it’s gotten a little harder in the last year to manage her family’s expenses, and she’s frustrated that she can no longer rely on the expanded child tax credit. The tax credit paid out monthly was part of Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package and has since lapsed.

The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the expanded tax credit nearly halved the child poverty rate last year to 5.2%. Atkins said it helped them “stay afloat with bills, the kids’ clothing, shoes, school supplies, everything.”

Whatever misgivings the Democrat in Grand Forks, North Dakota, has about Biden, she believes he is preferable to Trump.

“I always feel like he could be better, but then again, he’s better than our last president,” she said.

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President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the Labor Department on Wednesday to hammer out a deal, as there was a risk of a strike starting on Friday that could have shut down rail lines across the country.

Biden made a key phone call to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at 9 p.m. as the talks were ongoing after Italian dinner had been brought in, according to a White House official insisting on anonymity. The president told the negotiators to consider the harm to families, farmers and businesses if a shutdown occurred.

What resulted from the back and forth was a tentative agreement that will go to union members for a vote after a post-ratification cooling off period of several weeks.

“These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned,” Biden said. “The agreement is also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come.”

The threat of a shutdown had put Biden in a delicate spot politically. The Democratic president believes unions built the middle class, but he also knew a rail worker strike could damage the economy ahead of the midterms
That left him in the awkward position on Wednesday. He flew to Detroit, a stalwart of the labor movement, to espouse the virtues of unionization, while members of his administration went all-out to keep talks going in Washington between the railroads and unionized workers.

As the administration was trying to forge peace, United Auto Workers Local 598 member Ryan Buchalski introduced Biden at the Detroit auto show on Wednesday as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to the pivotal sitdown strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.

In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, saying autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”

But without a deal among the 12 unions in talks back in Washington, Biden also knew that a stoppage might have begun as early as Friday that could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of $2 billion a day.

Far more was at stake than sick leave and salary bumps for 115,000 unionized railroad workers. The ramifications could have extended to control of Congress and to the shipping network that keeps factories rolling, stocks the shelves of stores and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.

That’s why White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit on Wednesday, said a rail worker strike was “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.” The rail lines and their workers’ representatives “need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” she said.

Biden faced the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel - how do you balance the needs of labor and business in doing what's best for the nation? Railways were so important during World War I that Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the industry to keep goods flowing and prevent strikes.

Inside the White House, aides don't see a contradiction between Biden's devotion to unions and his desire to avoid a strike. Union activism has surged under Biden, as seen in a 56% increase in petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board so far this fiscal year.

One person familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss White House deliberations on the matter, said Biden's mindset in approaching the debate was that he's the president of the entire country, not just for organized labor.

With the economy still recovering from the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic, the president's goal is to keep all parties so a deal could be finalized. The person said the White House saw a commitment to keep negotiating in good faith as the best way to avoid a shutdown while exercising the principles of collective bargaining that Biden holds dear.

Biden also knew a stoppage could worsen the dynamics that have contributed to soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.

Eddie Vale, a Democratic political consultant and former AFL-CIO communications aide, said the White House pursued the correct approach at a perilous moment.

“No one wants a railroad strike, not the companies, not the workers, not the White House," he said. "No one wants it this close to the election.”

Vale added that the sticking point in the talks was about "respect basically - sick leave and bereavement leave,” issues Biden has supported in speeches and with his policy proposals.

Sensing political opportunity, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to pass a law to impose contract terms on the unions and railroad companies to avoid a shutdown. Democrats, who control both chambers in Congress, blocked it.

“If a strike occurs and paralyzes food, fertilizer and energy shipments nationwide, it will be because Democrats blocked this bill,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

The economic impact of a potential strike was not lost on members of the Business Roundtable, a Washington-based group that represents CEOs. It issued its quarterly outlook for the economy Wednesday.

“We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started and those problems would be geometrically magnified,” Josh Bolten, the group's CEO, told reporters. “There are manufacturing plants around the country that likely have to shut down. ... There are critical products to keep our water clean.”

The roundtable also had a meeting of its board of directors Wednesday. But Bolten said Lance Fritz, chair of the board’s international committee and the CEO of Union Pacific railroad, would miss it “because he’s working hard trying to bring the strike to a resolution.”
 
The FBI should focus on more achievable goals like searching for Bigfoot at this point. Especially since their source for "white supremacy" is /pol/, and if the the nigger and Jew hating on there isn't from a Fed, it's from a nigger or spic.

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"Spic Season!"
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"Spic Season!"
"Nigger Season!"
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