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  What a rollercoaster June was! Between the UK literally tearing the EU apart, talking about gun control again, and literal Nazis, it’s hard to believe that Hillary Clinton hadn’t even secured a majority of DNC delegates at the beginning of the month. And we haven’t even hit the party conventions yet! Just remember: as the world falls apart, you can always take solace in USPOL July 2016!  114th Congress Bingo Card Well, you will be unsurprised to learn that the 114th hasn’t been up to much, and it won’t be up to much for the next two months either, thanks to the national party conventions and the mandatory August recess. Just keep in mind that we have n working days until the next government shutdown, and it’ll make it all better.
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I desperately want to continue foodchat, but I must give props to that OP. I think the conventions will end up being fairly boring, Bernie will end up talking for awhile but honestly, seems like business as usual on both sides. Anyone have thoughts otherwise?
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This piece from Mother Jones was posted in the last thread and was really good. Definitely worth the read.
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Trump is going to announce that he's quitting at the convention, opening a portal to republican hell.
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The Aardvark posted:This piece from Mother Jones was posted in the last thread and was really good. Definitely worth the read. Fixed.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:I desperately want to continue foodchat, but I must give props to that OP. Cleveland demands blood
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I look forward to the new and exciting avatars this month will bring.
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Looking forward to Trump picking Christie as VP and Ted getting himself put in as Trump's VP at the convention, resulting in the first Presidential Triumvirate.
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Lemming posted:I look forward to the new and exciting avatars this month will bring. What was last month's? I missed it. I'm such a lovely lurker I can't even keep up with the USPOL threads on an election year. Especially this one. Speaking of, I am looking forward to the Republican convention like it's the loving Rapture and I'm waiting for Jesus to take me home.
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Ansiktsburk posted:What was last month's? I missed it. I'm such a lovely lurker I can't even keep up with the USPOL threads on an election year. Especially this one. <-----------------
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Lemming posted:I look forward to the new and exciting avatars this month will bring. Apparently it's Throwback Friday.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:I desperately want to continue foodchat, but I must give props to that OP. motherfucker I'm here to give you not the food chat you need, but the food chat you goddamn deserve: quote:That's true and all, but mayo as an ingredient in something that isn't very much like mayo is still different from the base ingredient. Breaking it down a step further, a lot of people who would never dream of slapping some cold oil and raw egg on their sandwich sure do like mayo. Those people are dumb
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I'm still terrified that we're going to gently caress it up somehow and elect Trump.
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Anyone got a link to a decent article about the Clinton Foundation? A friend of mine posted this link: http://www.infowars.com/state-department-wont-release-clinton-foundation-emails-for-27-months/ And while he understands that Alex Jones is a complete poo poo he's trying to hear out "both sides" and I'd like to refute it.
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Ghetto Prince posted:I'm still terrified that we're going to gently caress it up somehow and elect Trump. Embrace the inevitable friend. The glorious golden fire will consume us.
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I bet Trump will drop by next week. He's enough of an rear end in a top hat to do something like that. gently caress Trump can't even lose right, the tinyhanded fuckup.
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When's the last time a presumptive nominee polled at below 40% at this point in the cycle? This is hilarious.
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SedanChair posted:When's the last time a presumptive nominee polled at below 40% at this point in the cycle? This is hilarious. Gore was just under 40% at this point, but Dole's the better comparison: http://www.gallup.com/poll/110548/gallup-presidential-election-trial-heat-trends.aspx
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The Aardvark posted:This piece from Mother Jones was posted in the last thread and was really good. Definitely worth the read. This is a really good, really depressing article. I am glad to see there's still some long-form investigative journalism out there.
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I ate baby cow for the first time a few days ago. It was good. I have now provided casus belli for our july benefactors to choose peta themed avatars.
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kelvron posted:This is a really good, really depressing article. I am glad to see there's still some long-form investigative journalism out there. For now. Apparently the jail is suing and they're being funded by a billionaire with a grudge against Mother Jones. Also mayo is awful because it's supplanting butter as the way to add more fat to other sauces/spreads. If your hummus recipe calls for mayo, throw everything out and start over.
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I would like to say that in the last thread, I made a very offensive comment towards trans people, and I would like to apologize to anyone I offended. Trans people are America's most shat on minority and you don't need me adding fuel to that fire of bigotry. One of the most important friends in my life was a trans woman who taught me how to communicate in relationships, to let down my guard, and counseled me through a very complicated relationship through which I learned invaluable lessons, and I owe her a great debt of gratitude. Trans people are our neighbors, they are our coworkers, our friends, our classmates, and they deserve every bit of respect that any other human alive does. Furthermore I would like to thank the people who called me out of my offensive statement. It was, indeed, a lovely thing to say, and I am not above admitting when I am wrong. To steal a line from Louis CK, "When you hurt someone, you don't get to decide that you didn't." Sergg fucked around with this message at 10:45 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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The Aardvark posted:This piece from Mother Jones was posted in the last thread and was really good. Definitely worth the read.
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Self-driving Tesla claims its first victim. It's over, self-driving isn't perfect! We can safely hand-wave away automation coming for our jobs.
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That just reinforces the idea that the problem with self-driving cars is all the other cars that aren't.
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gradenko_2000 posted:That just reinforces the idea that the problem with self-driving cars is all the other cars that aren't. The self driving car had worse eyesight than your grandmother. Oh poo poo white tractor trailer on blue background, guess it doesn't exist full speed to hell!
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gradenko_2000 posted:That just reinforces the idea that the problem with self-driving cars is all the other cars that aren't. Nowadays I am thinking Google's all at once approach isn't how it's gonna work and same as cruise control or whatever it's just slowly going to inch in, bringing some amount of new death and chaos along the way. Eventually though using all these automation features is gonna have to be part of the driving test and people will wonder why they need more training to operate stuff meant to make driving easier. edit: in my magic unicorn world having a driver's license is more like having a boating or pilot's license (which includes training in how to use all its navigation and automation equipment) and only people who really enjoy it or need it for work or something have one, and everyone else has a viable transportation alternative for normal stuff. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 12:36 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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there wolf posted:For now. Apparently the jail is suing and they're being funded by a billionaire with a grudge against Mother Jones. I read about that in one of the related articles. Frank VanderSloot and Peter Thiel have something in common. Sucks to have the name VanderSloot. The videos Mother Jones made to go with the article are great too. re: food chat - I put mayo (well, Miracle Whip) on my sandwiches. It adds moisture to the sandwich. I rarely use it for anything else, and I've never seen it in any of my cookbooks as a butter substitute. That just sounds awful.
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The Aardvark posted:This piece from Mother Jones was posted in the last thread and was really good. Definitely worth the read. Thanks for reposting this, I missed it in all the food chat and it's a drat good article.
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kelvron posted:mayo (well, Miracle Whip) who... who are you?
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A pizza is just an open faced sandwich. Would you put mustard on that?
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Space Bat posted:A pizza is just an open faced sandwich. Would you put mustard on that? Depends on the kind.
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SSNeoman posted:I bet Trump will drop by next week. He's enough of an rear end in a top hat to do something like that. gently caress Trump can't even lose right, the tinyhanded fuckup. I mean if trump drops out it'll be right after he gets the nomination. He'll call the campaign to cash out the loans and then immediately quit. The next time we see him he'll be in an airplane with with both Clintons and Loretta
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DemeaninDemon posted:Depends on the kind. Hopefully pineapple and ham
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Bel Shazar posted:Hopefully pineapple and ham That with honey dijon would be good me thinks.
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Space Bat posted:A pizza is just an open faced sandwich. Would you put mustard on that? One of the few culinary contributions the Midwest has made to the United States is the delightful dish called "Cheeseburger Pizza", which when it is properly prepared uses a mustard-based sauce.
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Prester Jane posted:One of the few culinary contributions the Midwest has made to the United States is the delightful dish called "Cheeseburger Pizza", which when it is properly prepared uses a mustard-based sauce. I'm glad as a person who has lived most his life in the Midwest I've never encountered such a thing. How horrifying
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