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Wildmermaid · Aug 21, 2017

In the news today, while it is not all caused by Trump's excess it has certainly sped the problem along. Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family Sept. 30

Edit: Possibly this should be moved to the Politics board instead? If Mods think so then please move where it best fits. Thank you.

DAKA · Aug 21, 2017

Gimme" a break, "Barry" didn't play more golf, and his kids weren't protected....(and still are?)

Wildmermaid · Aug 21, 2017

DAKA said: ↑

Gimme" a break, "Barry" didn't play more golf, and his kids weren't protected....(and still are?)
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Who plays more golf: Trump or Obama?

gruffman27 · Aug 21, 2017

I admit I had to look up the word juggalo. Stupidest shit I've heard in a while. I was disappointed that it wasn't big breasted women marching. Now that would be something to see! I just wished that people would quit equating TRUMP SUPPORTERS with neo Nazis. 63 million people of PATRIOT AMERICANS VOTED FOR DONALD J. TRUMP. Grow up, get over it, and let's MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!!!!

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redravin · Aug 21, 2017

SirLance said: ↑

Agreed, but until we can get past identity politics it'll just get worse.
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All politics are identity politics.
WATCH: Laurie Penny on why “all politics are identity politics”

All politics are identity politics, especially the politics of the far right. They’re about this idea of white identity, this idea of male identity that feels so under attack under the moment. When people attack identity politics, they are attacking politics that prioritizes or even includes women, people of color, queer people.

Why socialist and leftist movements need to center their efforts on women and people of color

I just don’t understand how a socialist politics that doesn’t put people who aren’t white and male front and center can get anything done. Actually, if you look at what’s happening on the ground, if you look at the actual organizing that’s being done, it’s mainly women, it’s people of color, it’s queer people actually doing the organizing in their communities.

People who are the loudest voices on the left often kind of want to obviate that.
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SirLance · Aug 22, 2017

redravin said: ↑

All politics are identity politics.
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I disagree, but let's use the term ad hominem if you prefer. We attack those we disagree with. Don't like the opinion so we go after the person. It has gotten out of hand.

redravin · Aug 22, 2017

I don't attack those I disagree with (unless they are attacking me).
The original point of identity politics, before it was turned into a swear word like liberal, is to bring up the people who have been trod on or passed over not to force anyone down.
I know some people feel like their right are being taken away when they have to deal with the rights of others but that really isn't the case.
In fact it means you rights are actually being reinforced.

As Laurie Penny pointed out the class struggle is based in race and culture because whenever the powerful want to divide us that is what they use.
If we are ever to to rise past this current decaying mess we are in we need to recognize that.

Remixer · Aug 23, 2017

So I saw this on Reddit just now: ESPN pulls Asian-American announcer from Virginia football game because he has a Confederate general's name

And all I'm thinking is... what the fuck?

Katia · Aug 23, 2017

Remixer said: ↑

So I saw this on Reddit just now: ESPN pulls Asian-American announcer from Virginia football game because he has a Confederate general's name

And all I'm thinking is... what the fuck?
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Two words...fox news.

Just IMO, they have a tendancy to pick up these little irrelevant stories, spin it like the left is responsible, and shove it like splinters under their followers fingernails.

From the article:

“The network's full statement: "We collectively made the decision with Robert...In that moment it felt right to all parties.....ESPN notes that assignments are switched all the time "

I dont see the result of their decision having a devastating impact on anyone else. Unless of course, Mr. Lee comes out to say he has a problem with it.

Taliesin · Sep 7, 2017

View: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1689750671096621&id=112674268804277

redravin · Sep 8, 2017

Wish I could be there.
Watching the interaction between them and the Trump supporters will be a joy to behold.

Fascism and Faygo: Trump supporters set to march alongside Juggalos in D.C.

Remixer · Sep 11, 2017

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/6z61xz/ssm_prime_minister_malcolm_turnbull_urges/

Loving this comment in there:

So why didn't he co-sign with Shorten when asked? Why did he push for a plebiscite and then use an underhanded short-cut to bypass parliament to perform a destructive postal survey at the cost of millions?

Actions speak louder than words, Malcolm, and your actions say you're a cunt.
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Katia · Sep 19, 2017

Thank you, sir. RIP

View: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41314948

redux · Jan 23, 2018

Botox and beauty pageant scandal!

Camel beauty pageant kicks out 12 animals for Botox

A Botox scandal has gripped Saudi Arabia’s camel beauty pageant, with a dozen contestants disqualified amid suspicion their lips had been surgically enhanced.

The annual contest has been moved from its previous venue in the desert to the outskirts of the capital Riyadh, where a jury rates tens of thousands of camels based on their appearance. The event is part of a big festival that celebrates the animal, which symbolizes Bedouin life in the desert.

"The camel is a symbol of Saudi Arabia,” the chief judge of the show, Fawzan al-Madi, said as news that twelve camels were kicked out of the competition broke,Reuters reported. “We used to preserve it out of necessity, now we preserve it as a pastime.”

With a prize money total of around $57 million, it is no surprise that around 30,000 camels have been entered in the show, but the month-long event has already run into controversy.

“They use Botox for the lips, the nose, the upper lips, the lower lips and even the jaw,” Ali al-Mazrouei, 31, whose father breeds camels, told the Emirates’ The National. “It makes the head more inflated so when the camel comes it’s like, ‘Oh look at how big is that head is. It has big lips, a big nose’.”

Around 300,000 people have reportedly attended the event that began at the start of the month and includes not only the beauty pageant but also camel racing and auctions for buyers and sellers. The possibility that a Botox-injected camel could win big money or go to a buyer for a high price, months before it returns to its regular appearance, has worried some attendees of the event, who want beauty pageant cheats to be punished just the same as giving performance-enhancing drugs to a racing camel is punished.

“The people who are just in the camel competition to make it more valuable, they are cheating everyone,” al-Mazourei added. “A fine should be applied. In camel racing, whoever is using drugs is fined about 50,000 Dirhams in Abu Dhabi. The fine is not yet applied for beauty camels.”
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redux · May 22, 2018

Proud mom orders ‘Summa Cum Laude’ cake online. Publix censors it: Summa … Laude.

Saturday was Jacob Koscinski’s big day. His whole family, many from out of town, saw the Charleston, S.C., student graduate from his Christian-based home-school program with a 4.89 grade-point average and the coveted honor of summa cum laude.

His mother, Cara Koscinski organized a graduation party for her 18-year-old son. For the occasion, she ordered a cake online from her nearest grocery store, Publix, which lets customers build their own cakes complete with a customized inscription, which they enter into a message box marked “cake message option.”

Carefully, she typed in the words she wanted on the cake: “Congrats Jacob! Summa Cum Laude class of 2018.”

Publix’s online system was unhappy with the word “cum.”

In Latin, cum is the preposition “with,” as in summa cum laude,“with the highest distinction.” To the little box on the Publix website, however, the word meant something else and its strict algorithm, vigilant for naughty words, returned a message that said “profane/special characters not allowed.” Cum, which contains no special characters, was deemed profane.

In place of cum, three hyphens appeared, as they do for some other profanities in family newspapers: Summa ––– Laude.

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omega · May 22, 2018

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Proud mom orders ‘Summa Cum Laude’ cake online. Publix censors it: Summa … Laude.
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The issue is not the cake. The issue is his joke homeschool christian diploma with a 4.89. You don't deserve a cake for a fake diploma where the hardest part is finding the correct shade of caucasian for blonde jesus in your coloring books. Now he is going to wingate on a scholarship, the Christian university which includes notable alumni such as the bigot jesse helms.

Lindy · May 22, 2018

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Proud mom orders ‘Summa Cum Laude’ cake online. Publix censors it: Summa … Laude.
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@redux you beat me to it. My BF can sometimes be accused of 'Magnum Cum Loudly' after a prolonged 'edging' session. A Champagne Magnum is about a quart and a half. Seems about right.

DAKA · May 25, 2018

I was thinking Damn SPELL CHECK

redux · May 25, 2018

Irish Times exit poll projects Ireland has voted by landslide to repeal Eighth Amendment

Ireland has voted by a landslide margin to change the constitution so that abortion can be legalised, according to an exit poll conducted for The Irish Times by Ipsos/MRBI.

The poll suggests that the margin of victory for the Yes side in the referendum will be 68 per cent to 32 per cent – a stunning victory for the Yes side after a long and often divisive campaign...

...However, the size of the victory predicted by the exit poll leaves little doubt that, whatever the final count figures, the constitutional ban on abortion, inserted in a referendum in 1983, is set to be repealed...

...Although polls had predicted victory for the Yes side, few anticipated the great wave of support for repeal of Eighth Amendment that swept the country...

The massive margin suggested by the exit poll will strengthen the hand of the Government when it brings the promised legislation to the Dáil in the autumn.

Minister for Health Simon Harris said earlier this week that he would introduce legislation allowing for abortion on request up to 12 weeks in pregnancy, and thereafter in specific circumstances, to the Dáil after the summer, and seek to have it passed by the end of the year.

Abortion will remain illegal in almost all circumstances until the Oireachtaspasses legislation providing otherwise.
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The anticipated proposed legislation will still be very restrictive (as noted in the article) but, IMHO, it is still a significant victory for women's reproductive rights and reason over religion.

rogue49 · May 29, 2018

NYPD cops face possible discipline for posing with G-string-clad strippers - NY Daily News

Sure they were pointing his g-string...that's the ticket. (concealed weapon )

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