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223 responses to “Sandbox – 25jul17”
https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/a.217983685002343.55586.217926015008110/1138164856317550/?type=3&theater
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Them pesky Russians.
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/890269003624706048/
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Who forgot to let the LIBS out of their cage today?
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They are all prostrate on their fainting futons and couches Walt. ๐
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Don. you really need to see that baby bigfoot vid I posted, if you haven’t already.
The best “real” evidence I have seen yet. This guy has it in his house on a leash!
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Oooops, by the Rasmussen Daily Presidential Approval poll of likely voters, Trump approval skyrocketed up to 43%, must be why Paul is so quiet!
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Its a downer day for Debbie Wasserman Schultz and madam liar liar pantsuits on fire but it is the tip of the lance into the boil of the DNC. This is going to be fun. ๐
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency of the Interior Department, Tuesday published in the Federal Register its plans to eliminate restrictions on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, a ban the Obama administration put in place in 2015. The so-called โfracking banโ has been on hold since July 2016 when a federal court in Wyoming suspended it, saying BLM had no authority to regulate the technique for extracting oil and natural gas.
The Russian Connection does not seem to be working, Russia funded environmental groups to lobby against fracking, I am guessing when Obama said he would have more flexibility after the election he was thinking about fracking bans. Oil is a major part of the Russian economy.
President Obama: “This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.” President Medvedev: “I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir, …
Good for Trump. Doing what he said he would do!!
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Frakin great! California here we come! ๐
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A pretty darned partisan page, but an interesting set of factoids on the latest Green Libertarian chicanery.
http://www.thegoldwater.com/news/5697-Steven-Wasserman-Brother-of-Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz-Overseeing-Awan-Imran-Case
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GREGORY
Trump skyrockets to 43? That leaves hi down by 16 in today’s poll. Try again. Thought you were a math guy.
On vacation in Oregon but I’ll occasionally comment when you guys get to stupid.https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html
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Texas GDP Soars 3.9%; California Flatlines 0.1%…
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/texas-booms-39-california-flatlines-01-mining-manufacturing-drive
I wonder if all those AGW regulations had anything to do with the flat line?
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Russ the legislature passed and Brown just signed another set of rules for the Air Quality Boards to regulate oil refineries. I wonder how far they will go before they leave?
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Actually he didn’t even make it to 43 Today’s polls show him at 41 losing margin of 18. Where did you get those numbers GREGORY? Keep in mind Rasmussen is the most conservative poll and Trump just 6 weeks ago was bragging about his numbers. He’s not bragging anymore .
Here.s is the link Check it out
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
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Trump is doing just fine.
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Not good news for the pot people.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-producing-pot-surplus-1501101923-htmlstory.html
Growing more dope than can be consumed,, and no way to legally export. That should make it dirt cheap.
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Paul 832
I pulled your leg so hard it done fell offed. As Bugs Bunny might say, “What a maroon! What an ignoranimus!”.
Yes, I’m a Math Guy, and Trump is now down to 41% and remains President, as I foretold a few days ago. Yea, verily, yea.
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Paul 832
“Actually he didn’t even make it to 43”
Actually, he did, Paul.
RCP might not have picked it up but the Rasmussen tracking poll did show Trump at 43% yesterday. Yea, verily, yea.
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Let us know how Portlandia is Paul. You gotta try those cafes with the 15 dollar an hour
workers. Tells the quality of the chow, and does the staff bitch if you don’t leave a 20 dollar tip?
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She is absolutely correct. What’s wrong with not having a moral compass when it comes using government to further your personal fortune?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kellyanne-conway-anthony-scaramucci-leaks_us_5979dfa0e4b02a4ebb734573?ngk&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
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Or cannibalism when you need to blame or shame even if it makes you a global laughing stock.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40735613
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KellyAnne was speaking of democrats/liberals. Thanks for the post.
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Mr. Cross needs to turn that frown upside down.
For those who might want to keep an eye on the global mean sea level as determined by satellite radar altimetry, I found this JPL data when poking around for something including the new Jason-3 data:
ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/merged_alt/L2/TP_J1_OSTM/global_mean_sea_level/GMSL_TPJAOS_V4.jpg
They promise updates every 10 days. Eyeballing, an optimist might be happy, a pessimist might be sad, and a realist might be willing to wait to decide which way it’s going and in the meantime suggest it may in the short term just be returning to the 3.4mm/yr rate measured since the start of the satellite era.
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The Defense Appropriations bill passed at $788B which included the money for the next phase of the boarder wall. ๐
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lol. What a piece of work.
https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/890374819618762753
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Lady Gaga weighs in on trans issues:
https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/890325967595606017
There’s a certain irony to that, of course.
The experts know what to do:
https://i.redd.it/4rv04hagg5cz.jpg
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From the extortion racket:
“Since Robinson didnโt return the form, he was charged the $495.36 โservice fee.โ That was when he filed a complaint of unfair labor practices claiming the fee was unfair.
Other teachers tried to back out of the union too, and apparently the Michigan Education Association actually went to the length of sending a collection agency after these teachers to get their fees. They netted $241,000 between 2013 and 2016 using these practices.”
โThe MEA shouldnโt be using a collection agency to threaten the credit ratings and family finances of teachers who just want to peacefully leave the union,โ Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Senior Attorney Derk Wilcox said in a statement.
โIf the Michigan Employment Relations Commission accepts the judgeโs recommendation, all the pain the MEA caused its former members will not only have been morally wrong, but legally unjustified.โ
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/judge-rules-union-michigan
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…and finally, the Green Libertarians with a bon mot.
https://i.imgur.com/ooBhzOd.png
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FYI
There are several Druid lodges and Druid communities in Oregon. Even the purist of pure, the Celtic sect, is located on or near the Portland State campus. Figures. Make sure to check your white Celtic priveledge at the entrance stone.
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Trump sure picks classy people to work for him
Anthony Scaramucci Goes On Crass, Unhinged Rant Against Top White House Aides
โIโm not Steve Bannon, Iโm not trying to suck my own cock,โ he told The New Yorker. โIโm not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. Iโm here to serve the country.โ
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I don’t think he said those things, Paul Emery. Fake news and quotes/
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Todd link
He has not denied it
http://www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-lizza/anthony-scaramucci-called-me-to-unload-about-white-house-leakers-reince-priebus-and-steve-bannon
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Them Green Libertarians are everywhere.
https://www.circa.com/story/2017/07/26/politics/james-a-baker-fbi-general-counsel-is-allegedly-under-an-investigation-for-leaking-classified-information-to-the-media
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Returning to a rule of law is tricky thing.
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/26/thomas-homan-ice-chief-says-immigrant-sanctuaries-/
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It’s funny what good investors those Green Libertarians are.
https://twitter.com/bocavista2016/status/890569126552403968
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and finally, it’s good to see a bit of unravelling of a corrupt administration.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/344226-intelligence-chairman-accuses-obama-aides-of-hundreds-of-unmasking
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If Scaramucchi said those things then he really has no class. I am tweeting to him to shut up and get some class.
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re: ToddJ@4:19PM
I don’t much care how much he curses. We’ll see in a few months, to the extent that you can from a little computer screen 3000 miles away, whether he does his job well. Doing your job well doesn’t really involve making sure that Paul’s sensitive nature is violated. He just sounds like a NY merchant banker to me.
In other news. Check this out. Ms Waters doing her thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcNl0ZpV4Wg
Good Lord.
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I think there truly is a line in public discourse though. I have been attacked all my public life and called the vilest names. Yet my personal standards keep me from doing the same. I think Paul Emery is porely disingenuious in his outrage though. But hey, we will see what results are up. I like Reince and Bannon so perhaps Scaramucci is over the line anyway.
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Yo Walt, this is a no brainer. Biggest story of the year so far and all we get from fakenews dudettes is crickets.
https://www.facebook.com/lastamericapatriots/photos/a.235087906641439.1073741826.235086849974878/894231890727034/?type=3&theater
Tod and Scenes: What, youse got a problem with that?
https://www.facebook.com/lastamericapatriots/photos/a.235087906641439.1073741826.235086849974878/893670884116468/?type=3&theater
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Emery?
Emery?
Emery?
Emery?
Did you check Rasmussen and now admit Trump was indeed reported to be at 43% yesterday?
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Damn Bill,, Those libs are an incestuous bunch.
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OK,, this is one of the better front page jobs.
http://nypost.com/2017/07/27/the-white-house-has-become-the-craziest-reality-show-on-tv/
“SURVIVOR White House”
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All this squawking about barring people who are so confused they don’t know what sex they are from the military is hogwash. 7 years of the Obama Afministration they were banned from joining. Obama opened the door on his way out. A new policy that cannot work. Bye-bye Aston (Ashley) Carter donning his pink tie.
First, trannies having their pecker’s cut off cannot be deployed anywhere in the world. They have to stay close to a medical facility that specializes in growing boobs and cutting off dicks, and that sort of thang.. Post-op is painful and slow for almost any operation, but post-op on major reconstructive surgery with added hormone injections during recovery is too painful and off the charts for my mind to wrap around as the body adjusts to both the knife and massive intake of hormones. Then all the therapists and hormone treatments and the painful massive discomfort that ensues. The sex change addicts are basically worthless as soldiers, cannot be deployed for a year or two, and the only thing lethal about them as a fighting force is what they did to their own schlongs.
At least all Klinger did was wear a dress and heels with a purse and rifle strung across his shoulder….with his five o’clock shadow. This is not the end of the world. The new policy (in place for a year) is not good for military readiness. Bye-bye. The sky is not falling….except if you listen to the fakenews wingnuts. All wings, no nuts.
https://patriotpost.us/memes/50420
All self mutilation does is make ya just another dickless drunk.
https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/a.217983685002343.55586.217926015008110/1138164639650905/?type=3&theater
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Makes one wonder whose side he is on.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40748684
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Said the Syrian air base commander @ 708. ๐
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It is gratifying to hear that Comey’s FBI General Counsel is going to be indicted for leaking CLASSIFIED national security info to the lamestream media. General Counsel, would you like to take a plea and keep your law license with full prosecutorial cooperation? Said Attorney General Sessions one hopes. Ok well maybe an assistant AG. ๐
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and here we go.
Congress is openly revolting now, demanding investigation into Obama leaks of classified info against Trump
https://twitter.com/Kredo0/status/890717532289683456
Republicans demand a second special counsel.
https://archive.is/vkt4h
as expected, the swamp looks after it’s own
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/26/imran-awans-lawyer-is-long-time-clinton-associate/
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Never get tired of the God Emperor up to his silly pranks. I bet he is the kind of guy that always wins the bets. Oh daddy.
https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/a.217983685002343.55586.217926015008110/1139020246232011/?type=3&theater
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Liked how that Northeast Congressman (D) said the only reason the R’s are going after Imran Awan is solely because….well, you know….because of the color of his skin, being from Pakistan and all. Boy, I figured that wrong. Figured the only reason we are going after the bush rat conman was because…..you know,……..cause him being Muslim and all. :).
And if all roads lead to Rome, then this road leads to leaks, DNC leaks, Wikileaks, and Russian Hacking!!!! Sanctions, squawk, need more sanctions! T Rex is coming back empty handed. Bummer.
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