Only on Slashdot will you find people who will tell you that renewable energy is a far-fetched fantasy, but ubiquitous driverless cars are just around the corner. Oh, and we're totally going to Mars.
There's nothing in the public testimony likely strong enough to urge the Republicans in the direction of impeachment.
There doesn't have to be anything that will urge the Republicans to impeach. They're not going to impeach no matter what happens. Degrading Trump's legitimacy and ability to advance his agenda is enough.
There's also plenty of indication from the testimony today that obstruction of justice will be something the special prosecutor will be looking into. A very strong case was made. It also puts the word "hookers" into the congressional record in regards to Trump, and that's entertaining.
nothing is is better than driving that bad ass jeep all over anything and towing the boat, rocking out ahead of jimmy concerts with blenders running in my line-x bed, it fuckin owns
He is dominating world attention. That's all that matters.
He clearly craves more than just attention. He craves...needs...approval.
That's why my biggest worry is that he will do the one thing that will have all elected officials and the US media showing approval: killing tens of thousands of people overseas. That's the only sure-fire winner for him.
I'm all in favor of political office holders Tweeting or using some other instant means to express their views. If you don't approve of the message, they you can oppose the position. Why should anybody care if Trump tweets?
I'm with you. I prefer transparency. All political office holders should be able to tweet as much as they want. And they should release their tax returns.
But an 11-year old boy is being called AUTISTIC ON NATIONAL NEWS and you don't think that's going to fuck him over when he shows up to school the next day?
You must never have read a Richie Rich comic. His butler, nanny, footman and aide-de-camp will just spread some money around to his classmates and they'll treat him like their best friend.
Anyway, do you really think anything that happens to Barron Trump in school is going to be worse psychologically than growing up with Donald Trump as a father?
I'd be surprised if he's not shooting heroin and burning cats already.
Trump has accomplished the closest thing to world domination as we'll ever see.
If that were true, I'm pretty sure we'd have seen his travel ban implemented and at least one piece of landmark legislation passed. So far, he's basically accomplished the same thing a four-car pileup on the Interstate accomplishes. Everything slows down while people gape, but in the end the wreckage gets towed away and everything goes on as if it never happened.
Your false dichotomy is a clumsy attempt at emotional blackmail.
You're clearly a Republican and definitely male. I'd bet dollars to donuts from your last sentence that you're a men's rights activist, too. And probably post on/pol/
There are a few documentaries that I can say absolutely changed my life. Back in the day, I worked in the video databank of a university, and most of my time was spent watching classic films and documentaries. There was one film, Titicut Follies by Frederick Wiseman that blew me right out of my seat. It's banned now, and very hard to find. It's about the Massachusetts Institute for the Criminally Insane. You can find a few clips from it on YouTube, but not, as far as I can tell, the whole thing. I once rented a 16mm version from Films Inc and transferred it to VHS for my own collection.
Two more life-changing documentaries by Fred Wiseman are Meat and Welfare.
Be advised though: these are not Ken Burns feel-good documentaries with beautiful music and narration that depict a soft-focus view on our history and leave you with a warm feeling. This is a filmmaker who sets up in the corner of a room until people stop noticing him and records film and audio. Very little editing. There are times when you wish it would cut away because what you're seeing on the screen is too horrible...too human...to watch. These are not movies to see with a date.
Again, genius, First Amendment has NOTHING to do w/ access to the president!
You mentioned the First Amendment, not me. I think this is more about how authoritarian regimes behave than anything regarding US law.
If you're OK with not hearing from President Trump, I'm certainly OK with it.
But let's remember this little conversation the next time you try to tell us that Twitter violated the First Amendment by suspending the accounts of alt-Nazis.
That may be how he communicates *to* people but we both know he sure as hell isn't listening by that medium. Well, maybe for a very loose definition of 'listening' he does, but I have my doubts.
When you block someone on Twitter, they are also unable to see any future tweets from you. So, basically, the POTUS is saying, "I am making this public statement, except to you, you and you, who are no longer considered part of the public because you said something mean about my tiny hands."
At what point is it OK for the government to forbid certain groups of people from seeing public pronouncements by that government? We're not talking national security here, we're talking about official policy. The fact that they are the insane ramblings of someone suffering from dementia does not change this.
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Only on Slashdot will you find people who will tell you that renewable energy is a far-fetched fantasy, but ubiquitous driverless cars are just around the corner. Oh, and we're totally going to Mars.
There doesn't have to be anything that will urge the Republicans to impeach. They're not going to impeach no matter what happens. Degrading Trump's legitimacy and ability to advance his agenda is enough.
There's also plenty of indication from the testimony today that obstruction of justice will be something the special prosecutor will be looking into. A very strong case was made. It also puts the word "hookers" into the congressional record in regards to Trump, and that's entertaining.
You believe that? Now pull the other one.
It's 2017. Godwin is the default state.
And that's just your morning commute!
You remind me of my father, who wouldn't buy a color TV until 1998 because they weren't "perfected" yet.
He clearly craves more than just attention. He craves...needs...approval.
That's why my biggest worry is that he will do the one thing that will have all elected officials and the US media showing approval: killing tens of thousands of people overseas. That's the only sure-fire winner for him.
Hold on, I'm thinking.
I'm with you. I prefer transparency. All political office holders should be able to tweet as much as they want. And they should release their tax returns.
You must never have read a Richie Rich comic. His butler, nanny, footman and aide-de-camp will just spread some money around to his classmates and they'll treat him like their best friend.
Anyway, do you really think anything that happens to Barron Trump in school is going to be worse psychologically than growing up with Donald Trump as a father?
I'd be surprised if he's not shooting heroin and burning cats already.
If that were true, I'm pretty sure we'd have seen his travel ban implemented and at least one piece of landmark legislation passed. So far, he's basically accomplished the same thing a four-car pileup on the Interstate accomplishes. Everything slows down while people gape, but in the end the wreckage gets towed away and everything goes on as if it never happened.
I find President Trump's tweets particularly useful.
If you watch them and need someone to talk to afterward, give me a call. And make sure you have some alcohol on hand.
Titicut Follies especially is worse than the scariest horror film.
Morocco is in Africa, Adolph.
You've clearly never lived in Texas or Utah.
Trump: (standing nearby) Hey, how do you know I didn't eat, I love to eat apples.
G-d: Who is this asshat? Cue the flood.
No, you're a Republican.
You're clearly a Republican and definitely male. I'd bet dollars to donuts from your last sentence that you're a men's rights activist, too. And probably post on /pol/
There are a few documentaries that I can say absolutely changed my life. Back in the day, I worked in the video databank of a university, and most of my time was spent watching classic films and documentaries. There was one film, Titicut Follies by Frederick Wiseman that blew me right out of my seat. It's banned now, and very hard to find. It's about the Massachusetts Institute for the Criminally Insane. You can find a few clips from it on YouTube, but not, as far as I can tell, the whole thing. I once rented a 16mm version from Films Inc and transferred it to VHS for my own collection.
Two more life-changing documentaries by Fred Wiseman are Meat and Welfare.
Be advised though: these are not Ken Burns feel-good documentaries with beautiful music and narration that depict a soft-focus view on our history and leave you with a warm feeling. This is a filmmaker who sets up in the corner of a room until people stop noticing him and records film and audio. Very little editing. There are times when you wish it would cut away because what you're seeing on the screen is too horrible...too human...to watch. These are not movies to see with a date.
There are no independents. Only people who are ashamed to be called "Republican" or "Democrat".
Most Americans do not trust their cable companies.
You mentioned the First Amendment, not me. I think this is more about how authoritarian regimes behave than anything regarding US law.
If you're OK with not hearing from President Trump, I'm certainly OK with it.
But let's remember this little conversation the next time you try to tell us that Twitter violated the First Amendment by suspending the accounts of alt-Nazis.
"U feckin' knobs are lookin' fer a burst mooth."
I'd call that a fucking lightweight.
One assumes that all 75 million people aren't traveling from Estonia to Finland at the same time.
When you block someone on Twitter, they are also unable to see any future tweets from you. So, basically, the POTUS is saying, "I am making this public statement, except to you, you and you, who are no longer considered part of the public because you said something mean about my tiny hands."
At what point is it OK for the government to forbid certain groups of people from seeing public pronouncements by that government? We're not talking national security here, we're talking about official policy. The fact that they are the insane ramblings of someone suffering from dementia does not change this.