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  1. Walt Avatar

    Cuomo is in hot water.
    https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/22/new-york-andrew-cuomo-coronavirus-nursing-homes/#disqus_thread
    “New York nursing homes were forced to accept more than 4,500 coronavirus patients from hospitals thanks to an order from Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a tally by The Associated Press found.”
    So Cuomo’s hiding of facts didn’t work.
    “The New York State Department of Health refused to release the results of an internal survey on how many coronavirus patients were placed in nursing homes across the state, the AP reported.”
    ” The state changed the rules for counting nursing home deaths between April 28 and May 3, after Cuomo faced scrutiny for ordering nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients.”
    I guess that’s how it’s done in a LIB run city.
    Looks like N.Y. will be crying to Trump for money to pay all the lawsuits that are being filed. Wrongful death pays PLENTY.

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  2. Walt Avatar

    One more.. TOO GOOD to let slide.
    I’m surprised the Lefties ain’t going apeshit yet.
    https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-administration-discussed-conducting-first-15290244.php
    “WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992 in a move that would have far-reaching consequences for relations with other nuclear powers and reverse a decades-long moratorium on such actions, said a senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the deliberations.”
    Trump really knows how to set Proggy’s hair on fire.

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  3. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Those mutha mullahs are feeling the pain, winning! –
    President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran deal and imposed new sanctions on Iran — including for its abuses of human rights. Early this year, the White House argued that the policy was “working” — against criticism by the media and the opposition, who argued that Iran had only escalated its attacks on the U.S. and American allies in the region.
    But after Trump ordered a successful airstrike on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps General Qasem Soleimani, Iran only managed a limited response. Moreover, Israel conducted airstrikes on Iranian forces to prevent them from giving advanced weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon. And as the coronavirus pandemic struck Iran hard, the country could no longer afford to keep its troops in the field.
    Initially, when Israeli officials began claiming several days ago that Iran had begun leaving Syria, the media were skeptical. Reuters reported that there was no evidence to support the claim.
    On Thursday, the Israeli military provided evidence to reporters. The Associated Press reported:
    Iran is slowly pulling out of Syria in response to Israeli strikes, as well as growing domestic discontent linked to the economy and its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli military said Thursday
    The Israeli military described the withdrawal as “a backward movement from various locations to other locations that are further away and in reduced numbers.” It said the movement was ”not massive, not overwhelming,” but that it was also “undeniable.”
    The military shared its findings in a briefing with reporters and said they were based on classified intelligence, without elaborating.
    The military partly attributed the pullback to growing discontent in Iran, where the economy has cratered under U.S. sanctions and authorities have struggled to contain the deadliest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.
    Iran’s withdrawal from Syria is a big win for Trump — and could portend further changes, perhaps within Iran itself.
    https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/05/21/pollak-success-for-trumps-maximum-pressure-policy-as-iran-reportedly-begins-syria-withdrawal/
    😉

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  4. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Not earth shattering, but 20 South Carolina votes turned up! The bad news is they turned up in Maryland.
    ‘After Charleston absentee ballots found in Maryland, SC considers cutting ties with printer’
    https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/after-charleston-absentee-ballots-found-in-maryland-sc-considers-cutting-ties-with-printer/article_1da1a578-9ad8-11ea-a600-d3ff845d1c9b.html
    Blame the printer. The Matrix is not perfect.

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  5. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    The place holder generic Democrat candidate speaks.
    JOE BIDEN BEATS HIMSELF!
    “I’m going to beat Joe Biden”???
    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/05/joe-biden-beats-himself.php

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  6. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    re: Trump and nuclear testing.
    It wouldn’t surprise me if they feel the need to do it (it’s been what? 30 years or so?). Imagine trying to build a thing without ever testing. Hang on, that defines programming practice in the era of the internet.
    The beyootiful thing is the story. The administration also discussed it a couple of years ago. They discuss a lot of things. Somebody at the Defense Department writes up and files plans for the invasion of Canada. Maybe it happens, maybe it doesn’t. Lots to consider.
    So, some member of Obama’s Werwolf organization runs to some guy at the WashingtonPo. The troops spring into action. Stories on the story erupt at NYT, The Guardian, etc. Eventually a local Union columnist will write a story on the story on the story. The narrative is shaped for political purposes. Heck, it could be that Trump leaked the story via factotum in order to nudge the Chinese.
    Once again, the lemmings run around with fiery hair. ex-Obama officials and never-Trumpers will be asked for their opinions. Retired scientists will pontificate on geopolitics. Why oh why don’t we listen to the “experts” everyone will cry. If it weren’t so predictable, it would be fun to watch.

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  7. Walt Avatar

    Emery should work for CNN. THEY don’t speak about anything bad about LIBS either.
    https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/22/joe-biden-apologized-black-voters-cnn-didnt-air/
    “CNN Refuses To Cover Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Jaw-Dropper On-Air”

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  8. Mary Wanna Avatar

    In the meantime his relationship with Ivana deteriorated-culminating in a now legendary ski slope showdown in Aspen between his wife and his girlfriend. And according to a sworn deposition that she gave during the divorce (which she would publicly distance herself from later) Donald brutally raped her:
    After a painful scalp reduction surgery to remove a bald spot, Donald Trump confronted his then-wife, who had previously used the same plastic surgeon.
    “Your fucking doctor has ruined me!” Trump cried.
    What followed was a “violent assault,” according to Lost Tycoon. Donald held back Ivana’s arms and began to pull out fistfuls of hair from her scalp, as if to mirror the pain he felt from his own operation. He tore off her clothes and unzipped his pants.
    “Then he jams his penis inside her for the first time in more than sixteen months. Ivana is terrified… It is a violent assault,” Hurt writes. “According to versions she repeats to some of her closest confidantes, ‘he raped me.’”
    “Following the incident, Ivana ran upstairs, hid behind a locked door, and remained there “crying for the rest of night.” When she returned to the master bedroom in the morning, he was there.
    “As she looks in horror at the ripped-out hair scattered all over the bed, he glares at her and asks with menacing casualness: ‘Does it hurt?’”
    https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/10/6/1578544/-The-Untold-Story-of-Trump-Model-Management-A-Daily-Kos-Exclusive-Part-1#comment_63754528

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  9. Walt Avatar

    Take your TDS MEDS he/she.. Or didn’t your OBamacare cover it again?

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  10. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Mary Wanna | 23 May 2020 at 09:02 AM
    Grade C-/D+……poor progressive creative writing skills……reads like bad rape fantasy fiction!

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  11. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Brother Walt.
    It is futile to expect any Lefty to defend or condemn Joe Biden. When the Democrats look at Joe Biden, they don’t actually look at Biden the person. What they see is a genetic place holder, name does not matter. As Paul has consistently pointed out clearly and unequivocally several times, his vote (and support) goes to anyone who can beat Trump, including you, Fish, and even Biker Bill once. Name or actions or belief system does not matter one lick, pun intended.
    Minds are made up, battle lines formed. Anybody but Trump vs Trump. No middle ground, no DMZ between the two.
    Sure, it does reek of duplicity that everyone from Brad C to Robert Cross to Union commenters DEMAND that us deplorables condemn and renounce Trump since the election. Not a request, but a demand. “Say it! Say it! Denounce and Renounce Trumpft.”
    Their constant demands to Dump Trump for his words have darn near been on an hourly
    basis, not to mention daily basis. Brad C actually pleaded with us to get rid of Trump In a most heart felt manner…then never appeared here again. That was right after the Inauguration Ball. The pounding of spoons and throwing food has not eased or abated.
    Sure, Brother Walt, it’s fun to try to make them live up to their own standards. Fun, but it you think for a millisecond it makes them squirm on tiny bit, you are gravely mistaken. Do it for fun, expecting nothing in return. Like donating anonymously to some down and out single mother family.
    Always remember (when possible) what Biden says and does is invisible to them and has zero consequence. Sleepy Creepy Decrepit Joe is just a genetic Dem placeholder to beat President Donald J. Trump. His name is Biden, but they are not voting for Joey Fingers. They are voting against Orange Man Bad.
    The only problem I can see with Joe is his promotion of day of birth abortion, including post birth. Corn Pop may have been one bad dude, man, but Biden is the baby killer.
    In fact, Brother Walt, the act of mere mentioning former VP Biden current words is now classified as a ‘distraction.’ It’s a distraction from hating on Trump! :).
    Knife cuts both ways.
    Sen. Cruz: Biden Tried To Dodge Responsibility For Scandal
    https://www.oann.com/sen-cruz-biden-tried-to-dodge-responsibility-for-scandal/

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  12. Walt Avatar

    Fish
    “reads like bad rape fantasy fiction!”
    Is Bernie Sanders writing again?

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  13. Walt Avatar

    Yes Bill, the proglodites are putting their money on candidate “X”. Still yet to be determined by the chainsmokers in the back room.
    Now to start the thunderstorm over Emery’s fresh braid job.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/23/poll-more-voters-trust-trump-over-biden-for-post-coronavirus-economic-recovery/
    “A greater share of registered voters trust President Trump over Joe Biden (D) when it comes to the country’s economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, a Morning Consult survey released this week revealed.”

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  14. fish Avatar
    fish

    “WE’VE DESCENDED INTO SOME SORT OF BIZARRE HELL-WORLD IN WHICH THE SON OF JOHN AND YOKO IS A VOICE OF SANITY…..:
    https://twitter.com/seanonolennon/status/1263910063053430784

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  15. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Walt | 23 May 2020 at 09:39 AM
    “reads like bad rape fantasy fiction!”
    Is Bernie Sanders writing again?

    ….Walt….I’d forgotten all about Sanders foray into rape erotica! I think he may have just taken policy papers on “raping the taxpayer” and substituted names!

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  16. Mary Wanna Avatar

    “Epidemiologists contend the U.S. outbreak was driven overwhelmingly by viral strains from Europe rather than China. More than 1.8 million travelers entered the United States from Europe in February alone as that continent became the center of the pandemic. Infections reached critical mass in New York and other cities well before the White House took action, according to studies mapping the virus’s spread. The crush travelers of triggered by Trump’s announcement only added to that viral load”
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/one-final-viral-infusion-trumps-move-to-block-travel-from-europe-triggered-chaos-and-a-surge-of-passengers-from-the-outbreaks-center/2020/05/23/64836a00-962b-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html

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  17. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Mary Wanna | 23 May 2020 at 10:16 AM
    Point taken………epidemiologists know nothing……..

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  18. Walt Avatar

    Now don’t forget he/she,, Trump was xenophobic for taking the early action he did. “he was over reacting”.

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  19. Walt Avatar

    🤦‍♂️🤣”Joe Biden: No More Coal Plants, We Need a ‘System to Transmit Coal and Wind Across the Country’”

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  20. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    @ 10:55 am
    Biden is sounding more like AOC everyday. “What’s that sound?!!” Oh take a chill pill, Joe and Alexandria, it’s a garbage disposal. Let me mansplain it to you.
    Wonder how many days will pass until Punchy runs over here waving the Unfold Story of Trump Model Mismanagement (Part 1) over his head yelling, “Extra, extra, read all about it. He will be more excited than he was reading and pasting shocking details found in Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury.” All the dirty dogs and the dogs that did them. I say 1-2 days minimum

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  21. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    That was quick. Looks like the Dregs of Society Rapid Response Team Is up to their dirty tricks again. Thank goodness for our personell on the front lines. Our heros.
    ‘Trump Campaign Launches ‘You Ain’t Black’ Website, Lampooning Biden’
    https://www.oann.com/trump-campaign-launches-you-aint-black-website-lampooning-biden/
    If you ‘darkies’ out there don’t get in line, Biden is gonna put y’all back in chains. And that AINT no malarkey.

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  22. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    M. Wanna@10:16AM
    Post up an article for a source that isn’t simply a propaganda arm of the DNC and I’ll deign to look at it. In the meantime it’s just background chatter.
    I’ll buy you a vowel. There’s some interesting factlets in here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.14372.pdf

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  23. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    BillT@1:35PM
    Once Biden goes black, he’ll walk it back.
    In the meantime.. https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-if-you-dont-let-me-sniff-your-hair-you-aint-a-woman

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  24. Mary Wanna Avatar

    You win scenes. Your link has more squiggly lines.

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  25. Walt Avatar

    Speaking of bots… Dougy knows all about. Right
    “bot” boy? Still waiting for you to write one up as you promised.

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  26. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Mary Wanna | 23 May 2020 at 03:19 PM
    Like I said dugsKKKi…..you should stay indoors and away from people……probably for the foreseeable future.

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  27. Mary Wanna Avatar

    OAN is The network that the Trump family is investing heavily in. Maybe they will have Eric Trump run it.
    https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1263901802233094144?s=09

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  28. Mary Wanna Avatar

    OMG, Trump is the worst, most petty child.
    Now he’s bitching at Jeff Sessions.
    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1264328756736536576?s=19

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  29. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    BWWWWWAAAAAAHHHAAAA @ 417
    Who knew the troll was such a Sessions cuddler? Snort, giggle, guffaw!
    😉

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  30. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Mary Wanna | 23 May 2020 at 04:17 PM
    OMG, Trump is the worst, most petty child.

    What evs dugsKKKi…..you guys got him elected!

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  31. Walt Avatar

    Sessions deserves all the grief that comes his way.
    Forget just WHY he/she?

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  32. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Jeff Sessions is a Russian bot. My friend the Silicon Valley AV dude-engineer told me that and I believed him, lol

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  33. Mary Wanna Avatar

    Always fun to watch youse to see how fast you can throw a fellow Conservative under the bus to defend the Deplorable.
    Good fun!

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  34. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Something tells me the troll has no fun at all! LOL
    😉

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  35. Mary Wanna Avatar

    “Jeff, you had your chance & you blew it. Recused yourself ON DAY ONE (you never told me of a problem), and ran for the hills. You had no courage, & ruined many lives. The dirty cops, & others, got caught by better & stronger people than you. Hopefully this slime will pay a big…” – The Deplorable-in-Chief
    Must not have had a good day playing golf by himself.

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  36. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    And the LALA TDS set wonders why no one listens to them! LOL –
    CoronavirusPublished 21 mins ago
    Alyssa Milano roasted on Twitter after posting crocheted face mask: ‘Masks keep people safe and healthy’
    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alyssa-milano-roasted-twitter-crocheted-face-mask
    😉

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  37. Walt Avatar

    A judge knows he’s in deep shit when he hires a lawyer.
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-sullivan-lawyer-wilkinson-flynn-case
    “U.S. District Court Judge Emmett G. Sullivan has taken the unusual step of hiring an attorney to represent him as an appeals court reviews his decision not to immediately grant the Justice Department’s (DOJ’s) request to dismiss its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.”
    The somebitch is trying to keep his prosecution going against Flynn. So much for this asswipe being impartial like a judge is supposed to be.

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  38. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Well said General –
    Keane also reflected on his troops gave their lives for their country.
    “None of them wanted to die, certainly. What’s different about them is that they were willing to and they were willing to put at risk everything that they care about, you know, having a long life, having friends in your life, being a parent, having love in your life to love and to be loved,” Keane said. “People said, ‘Why would they do that?’ I’ve been around these troops forever and I think the answer is, it’s pretty simple. … It’s out of a very simple yet profound sense of duty. And it’s also because they do it for one another. And I think that’s true honor. And we can never, ever take that devotion for granted.”
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/gen-jack-keane-reflects-on-memorial-day-when-america-honors-those-who-risk-everything
    😉
    😉

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  39. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Doing her best ostrich imitation but its a long way to election day. So creepy gampa joe has pissed off the Bernie bros and now aint blackgate –
    One of former Vice President Joe Biden’s top advisers appeared bristled Friday by NBC anchor Chuck Todd’s question about the presumptive Democratic nominee’s comments on black Trump supporters.
    “I tell you, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden had told Charlamagne tha God during an interview for “The Breakfast Club” on Friday morning.
    Later Friday, Todd played a clip from Patrick Gaspard, a former aide to then-President Barack Obama, saying that Biden was in no position to determine who was “black enough.”
    Following the clip, Todd asked Biden adviser Symone Sanders: “Symone, let me put the question to you this way — I know, you have Joe Biden’s record and you have a long list of when he goes off the cuff, he seems to speak with sort of an older generation stereotype at times in some of this stuff. When you’ve been around him, what would be your explanation for to someone –”
    “Chuck, I’m not going to do this,” Sanders interrupted. “Chuck, I’m not going to do this. I’m not going to do this. Chuck, I’m not going to do this because let me just be really clear.”
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-adviser-symone-sanders-question-chuck-todd-you-aint-black
    😉

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  40. Mary Wanna Avatar

    How should Melania’s thought bubble read?
    – Turn around and STFU smart ass
    https://giphy.com/embed/AjruaCO0Yy4fu

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  41. Mary Wanna Avatar

    Short guide to understanding the Circle of Cluelessness,
    https://twitter.com/chanceitup/status/1264378844347277318?s=09

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  42. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    re: Uncle Joe’s #YouAintBlack
    Interesting to see the various reactions to Lunch Bucket Joe’s latest in a long history of goofs.
    It’s a distraction I tell ya, it’s a friggin distraction. Must not go there…unless you bash Trump, lol.
    1) “Biden Supporter Andrew Yang Asked About Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Remark, Suddenly Has Tech Issues, Didn’t Answer”
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-supporter-andrew-yang-asked-about-bidens-you-aint-black-remark-suddenly-has-tech-issues-didnt-answer
    2) Kirsten Gillibrand Asked About Biden Allegations, Trashes Education Department And Due Process
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirsten-gillibrand-asked-about-biden-allegations-trashes-education-department-and-due-process
    ———
    Perhaps this should go under the Kung Flu. Murder Hornets and now Aggressive Rats.
    ‘CDC Warns Of ‘Aggressive’ Rats In Lockdown-Linked Rodent Control Guidance’
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/cdc-warns-of-aggressive-rats-in-lockdown-linked-rodent-control-guidance
    What would Greta say, being a COVID-19 expert and all?

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