Trump's gratitude has always been fleeting because he's always been about what can you do for me now. He's most likely a sociopath and has trouble seeing people as anything more than tools to be used and discarded when they are no longer convenient. His business career is littered with the (metaphorical) bodies of the partners that he has betrayed. Leaving someone else holding the bag is his signature move.
The Hilary stuff is small potatoes. She was always just another bag man for the ultra wealthy. She never once threatened to upset their apple carts.
I think you underestimate Hillary a little bit, she threatened to upset the apple carts of a few wealthy people who don't want anyone to do anything about health care or climate change. Sure, she wasn't going to flip all the carts over, but Trump isn't doing anything to flip any carts, unless that particular person has ticked him off by not being sufficiently respectful to the Don.
Certainly the behaviour of the Swedish prosecutors has been deeply questionable, which does lend credence to the inherent paranoia behind the story, and lets face it, today's events have hardly disproven the conspiracy theory.
The most surprising thing about this story is that the warrant was issued after Trump took office, which seems to indicate that either Obama's Justice Department was not trying to extradite Assange, or that Trump's Justice Department didn't like something about the Obama era sealed warrant against Assange and deliberately replaced it with a different warrant.
You have to remember that with Trump it's not "what did you do for me" that he cares about, it's "what can you do for me now" and it's likely that Trump sees Assange being most useful, now, as a criminal that Trump brought to justice. Because that's how Trump intends to use him, that means that Trump has never heard of Wikileaks. That's very important because Trump is totally innocent (no collusion!) and has never associated with any criminals, ever, and anyone who says otherwise is a lying Democrat or part of the lying media, and probably also an enemy of the people of the United States of Trump... Or at least that's what Trump will be telling anyone who will listen.
What point? If politicians were judged on their voting records, reelection rates would be 20% or less, instead of the present day 95%
For congressional districts, that's mostly the effect of gerrymandering and partisanship. However, an interesting effect of gerrymandering is that the side benefiting from the gerrymandering is vulnerable to opinion changes. If fewer people support that party than expected in an election they can lose everything, the party harmed by the gerrymandering, on the other hand, can swamp districts that have been cracked if general opinion changes, and they really can't lose districts that have been packed. It's all about risk management and if the risk calculations are wrong, it can all go disastrously for the would-be victors.
2020 is coming along with another blue wave.
LOL! Yeah, followed in 2021 by another disappointment like in 2009, 1993...
*sigh* the wishful thing never ends. The same mistakes will be repeated, and different results are to be expected, again...
On the other hand, merely disappointing would be a distinct upgrade from the horrifying shit show the Republicans are currently putting on.
If the person you're asking is a Republican, then they probably would, and then they'd get you an interview spot on Fox "News" so you could explain how "Killary" forced you to rob the bank.
There doesn't need to be a gender distinction there, most actors, male or female are picked for their looks, not their brains. The ones like Mayim Chaya Bialik who are actually smart, are a rarity regardless of gender.
Even if it was supposed to be tongue in cheek, Trump asked for help from the Russians and they gave it. FBI documents have shown that Russia began a spearfishing operation against the Democrats the day after Trump asked for that help.
More basically, a government that wants to see your country fail played a critical role in the selection your country's leadership. You should be pretty concerned about that. They certainly weren't trying to pick the best person for the job.
But, the only thing you can see through your TDS is that President Trump talks most often to the ONLY major news organization that does not actively try to twist every word that comes out of his mouth.
Funny, it was my impression that Fox News was the only news organization actually willing to "actively try to twist every word that comes out of [Trump's] mouth" to make them seem less loathsome.
That's after the premiere which, was January 29th, and the last number available before the premiere was 26. I didn't notice the general release was two weeks later, though. Good work.
So far, there are about 4.5 times as many votes on Captain Marvel as Infinity War: Endgame, which considering Captain Marvel is a lower profile movie, is an unexpected result. For Black Panther. I found the last version of the Black Panther page on the Wayback Machine from before it's release, and it shows 26 intention ratings. Not 260, not 2600, just 26.
See what I mean? Captain Marvel's numbers are anomalous.
Sure there is, and you're doing it right now. You pretend that the honest expression of mass opinion is fake, because you disagree with it.
From my point of view, you're pretending what is obviously a co-ordinated effort to game the system is honest opinion, simply because you agree with it.
No more cognitive dissonance to trouble your enclosed world view. Problem solved.
That criticism applies equally well to you.
The thing that makes me distrust the "don't want to view" rating is the anomalously high number of responses. I don't know whether the indications are honest or fake, but it probably doesn't matter because I sincerely doubt the sampling is representative. If someone is actively encouraging people who don't want to see Captain Marvel, for whatever reason, to register that vote on Rotten Tomatoes, then they are manipulating the results.
People are going out of their way in very suspiciously large numbers to vote no on it, so it really does look a troll operation. Whether it's Gamergate, 4chan, or Russian trolls, it doesn't really matter. It's obviously a co-ordinated mod bomb.
Well, the sun-powered superhero is obviously a proxy for Superman, however, the people writing the story aren't DC employees and DC wouldn't want to expose a lucrative property like Superman to the potential ridicule that the story could trigger up if it wasn't done well. Also, I get the feeling that the sun-powered superhero is likely to have some un-superman traits, because Superman is a bit too good to contrast well with the direction they are most likely to take with Jesus.
Probably, but those death threats were from good American Christians and thus probably not news worthy. Or were you under the impression that there aren't any religious nut jobs in the ranks of the Christian Fundamentalists.
Seriously, the publication was cancelled not because they received death threats, but because the Christian group promised to bring the death threats by making them a target. It was most definitely cancelled because they were afraid of violence from Christian nut jobs, not because they feared this group of people would continue not buying the comics that DC publishes, they even said as much near the end of the article.
Frankly, those aren't very flashy "superpowers". Transmutation of materials and walking on water aren't nearly as impressive as super strength, shooting lasers, or flying. Healing and raising the dead, on the other hand are pretty impressive powers in their own right, but those powers push the user into a supporting role. In stories, the healer keeps the other people alive so they can do their stuff, the healer is rarely the main protagonist in a heroic epic. The healer tends to be the sidekick.
Although, the transmutation ability could become a first class ability if it's scaled and applied correctly. Imagine a man who can transmute a wall into air with a wave of his hand or the reverse, or who could wave away a hail of bullets, instead of, say, turning a jug of water into wine.
As I was thinking about this, I realized that on many levels, Dr. Manhattan's power are just the scaled up powers of Jesus, except, of course, that I don't think that Dr. Manhattan could actually return the dead to life. I think the point, is that while Biblical Jesus has amazing powers for the real world, in a superhero comic book world, his powers are far less impressive than those of many well-known superheroes.
Well, if you want to reduce the absolute number of violent crimes in America, clearly the more efficient option would be to deport all the legal Americans and leave only the illegal immigrants behind. That would reduce the violent crime rate by far more than deporting all the illegal immigrants, because not only do illegal immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than American citizens, they are also fewer of them.
Clearly, you are just not willing to go too far enough to get the results you want.
Your estimate appears to be low. According this fact check, around 40-45% of illegal immigrants were overstays during the 90s. There is no real current reporting on the source of illegal immigration right now, the department that previous published that report no longer exists. However, that was near the peak of illegal border crossings, they peaked in 2000, and since then border crossings have dropped by around 70% (they are now the lowest they have been since 1971), and it seems the best estimate is that around two thirds (or more) of new illegal immigrants are overstays.
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Trump's gratitude has always been fleeting because he's always been about what can you do for me now. He's most likely a sociopath and has trouble seeing people as anything more than tools to be used and discarded when they are no longer convenient. His business career is littered with the (metaphorical) bodies of the partners that he has betrayed. Leaving someone else holding the bag is his signature move.
The Hilary stuff is small potatoes. She was always just another bag man for the ultra wealthy. She never once threatened to upset their apple carts.
I think you underestimate Hillary a little bit, she threatened to upset the apple carts of a few wealthy people who don't want anyone to do anything about health care or climate change. Sure, she wasn't going to flip all the carts over, but Trump isn't doing anything to flip any carts, unless that particular person has ticked him off by not being sufficiently respectful to the Don.
Certainly the behaviour of the Swedish prosecutors has been deeply questionable, which does lend credence to the inherent paranoia behind the story, and lets face it, today's events have hardly disproven the conspiracy theory.
The most surprising thing about this story is that the warrant was issued after Trump took office, which seems to indicate that either Obama's Justice Department was not trying to extradite Assange, or that Trump's Justice Department didn't like something about the Obama era sealed warrant against Assange and deliberately replaced it with a different warrant.
Mannnn, you don't get just how deep the Deep StateTM really is.
I knew it. The Deep State conspiracy against Donald Trump is so deep and vast, that even Donald Trump is part of the conspiracy! Trust no one!
You have to remember that with Trump it's not "what did you do for me" that he cares about, it's "what can you do for me now" and it's likely that Trump sees Assange being most useful, now, as a criminal that Trump brought to justice. Because that's how Trump intends to use him, that means that Trump has never heard of Wikileaks. That's very important because Trump is totally innocent (no collusion!) and has never associated with any criminals, ever, and anyone who says otherwise is a lying Democrat or part of the lying media, and probably also an enemy of the people of the United States of Trump... Or at least that's what Trump will be telling anyone who will listen.
The U.S. has charged him with one count of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), according to the Verge.
According to the Verge, he's been charged with "one count of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)".
What point? If politicians were judged on their voting records, reelection rates would be 20% or less, instead of the present day 95%
For congressional districts, that's mostly the effect of gerrymandering and partisanship. However, an interesting effect of gerrymandering is that the side benefiting from the gerrymandering is vulnerable to opinion changes. If fewer people support that party than expected in an election they can lose everything, the party harmed by the gerrymandering, on the other hand, can swamp districts that have been cracked if general opinion changes, and they really can't lose districts that have been packed. It's all about risk management and if the risk calculations are wrong, it can all go disastrously for the would-be victors.
2020 is coming along with another blue wave.
LOL! Yeah, followed in 2021 by another disappointment like in 2009, 1993...
*sigh* the wishful thing never ends. The same mistakes will be repeated, and different results are to be expected, again...
On the other hand, merely disappointing would be a distinct upgrade from the horrifying shit show the Republicans are currently putting on.
Yes, that's exactly what he's saying.
No, it doesn't make any sense, and no he will never realize exactly how idiotic his rantings are.
If the person you're asking is a Republican, then they probably would, and then they'd get you an interview spot on Fox "News" so you could explain how "Killary" forced you to rob the bank.
I'm not justifying it, I just don't get why you think it's as earth shattering as you do.
Because she's a Democrat and he's a Republican, he doesn't need any more reason than that.
There doesn't need to be a gender distinction there, most actors, male or female are picked for their looks, not their brains. The ones like Mayim Chaya Bialik who are actually smart, are a rarity regardless of gender.
You don't seem to get it.
Even if it was supposed to be tongue in cheek, Trump asked for help from the Russians and they gave it. FBI documents have shown that Russia began a spearfishing operation against the Democrats the day after Trump asked for that help.
More basically, a government that wants to see your country fail played a critical role in the selection your country's leadership. You should be pretty concerned about that. They certainly weren't trying to pick the best person for the job.
So you're saying it's a Republican trait, rather a conservative trait?
But, the only thing you can see through your TDS is that President Trump talks most often to the ONLY major news organization that does not actively try to twist every word that comes out of his mouth.
Funny, it was my impression that Fox News was the only news organization actually willing to "actively try to twist every word that comes out of [Trump's] mouth" to make them seem less loathsome.
That's after the premiere which, was January 29th, and the last number available before the premiere was 26. I didn't notice the general release was two weeks later, though. Good work.
So far, there are about 4.5 times as many votes on Captain Marvel as Infinity War: Endgame, which considering Captain Marvel is a lower profile movie, is an unexpected result. For Black Panther. I found the last version of the Black Panther page on the Wayback Machine from before it's release, and it shows 26 intention ratings. Not 260, not 2600, just 26.
See what I mean? Captain Marvel's numbers are anomalous.
Sure there is, and you're doing it right now. You pretend that the honest expression of mass opinion is fake, because you disagree with it.
From my point of view, you're pretending what is obviously a co-ordinated effort to game the system is honest opinion, simply because you agree with it.
No more cognitive dissonance to trouble your enclosed world view. Problem solved.
That criticism applies equally well to you.
The thing that makes me distrust the "don't want to view" rating is the anomalously high number of responses. I don't know whether the indications are honest or fake, but it probably doesn't matter because I sincerely doubt the sampling is representative. If someone is actively encouraging people who don't want to see Captain Marvel, for whatever reason, to register that vote on Rotten Tomatoes, then they are manipulating the results.
Yeah, no.
People are going out of their way in very suspiciously large numbers to vote no on it, so it really does look a troll operation. Whether it's Gamergate, 4chan, or Russian trolls, it doesn't really matter. It's obviously a co-ordinated mod bomb.
Well, the sun-powered superhero is obviously a proxy for Superman, however, the people writing the story aren't DC employees and DC wouldn't want to expose a lucrative property like Superman to the potential ridicule that the story could trigger up if it wasn't done well. Also, I get the feeling that the sun-powered superhero is likely to have some un-superman traits, because Superman is a bit too good to contrast well with the direction they are most likely to take with Jesus.
Really? I don't think I've ever seen it used in any other way.
Here's the Webster's definition of SJW:
Seems accurate.
Probably, but those death threats were from good American Christians and thus probably not news worthy. Or were you under the impression that there aren't any religious nut jobs in the ranks of the Christian Fundamentalists.
Seriously, the publication was cancelled not because they received death threats, but because the Christian group promised to bring the death threats by making them a target. It was most definitely cancelled because they were afraid of violence from Christian nut jobs, not because they feared this group of people would continue not buying the comics that DC publishes, they even said as much near the end of the article.
Frankly, those aren't very flashy "superpowers". Transmutation of materials and walking on water aren't nearly as impressive as super strength, shooting lasers, or flying. Healing and raising the dead, on the other hand are pretty impressive powers in their own right, but those powers push the user into a supporting role. In stories, the healer keeps the other people alive so they can do their stuff, the healer is rarely the main protagonist in a heroic epic. The healer tends to be the sidekick.
Although, the transmutation ability could become a first class ability if it's scaled and applied correctly. Imagine a man who can transmute a wall into air with a wave of his hand or the reverse, or who could wave away a hail of bullets, instead of, say, turning a jug of water into wine.
As I was thinking about this, I realized that on many levels, Dr. Manhattan's power are just the scaled up powers of Jesus, except, of course, that I don't think that Dr. Manhattan could actually return the dead to life. I think the point, is that while Biblical Jesus has amazing powers for the real world, in a superhero comic book world, his powers are far less impressive than those of many well-known superheroes.
Well, if you want to reduce the absolute number of violent crimes in America, clearly the more efficient option would be to deport all the legal Americans and leave only the illegal immigrants behind. That would reduce the violent crime rate by far more than deporting all the illegal immigrants, because not only do illegal immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than American citizens, they are also fewer of them.
Clearly, you are just not willing to go too far enough to get the results you want.
Your estimate appears to be low. According this fact check, around 40-45% of illegal immigrants were overstays during the 90s. There is no real current reporting on the source of illegal immigration right now, the department that previous published that report no longer exists. However, that was near the peak of illegal border crossings, they peaked in 2000, and since then border crossings have dropped by around 70% (they are now the lowest they have been since 1971), and it seems the best estimate is that around two thirds (or more) of new illegal immigrants are overstays.