In which we post interesting or amusing Tweets about the Biden Presidency

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  1. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
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  2. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
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    Greg Abbot doesn't understand the concept of private property
     
  3. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
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    This guy will having an easier defense in court than most Republican operatives.
    This seems like SOP for these people.
     
  4. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
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    It is - and it's a rather common fraud that rarely gets punished

    Much like Ponzi schemes, people are more afraid of being laughed at for sending money to these people than they are willing to admit they were duped and try and get the grifters punished...

    I mean, you could discharge every person who's in prison for selling small amounts of weed and load up all the people that get slapped on the wrist for shit like this and you'd need to build two new prisons in every state
     
  5. xtomx

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    Sep 6, 2001
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    "Build two new prisons in every state"

    Hey, that's the extent of the Republican counter Infrastructure Plan!
     
  6. The Jitty Slitter

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    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
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    I was actually amazed how much latitude there is to simply lie and defraud your political donors

    Regular companies would never get away with this stuff under consumer protection legislation
     
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  7. Dr. Wankler

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    For McGintey, I put that on the PA Democratic Party honchos that screwed Joe Sestak in the primaries. He could've kicked Toomey's ass pretty handily, unlike McGinty, who had no chance of appealing to very many people outside of Alleghany County or Philadelphia and the suburbs.

    But in general, yes.
     
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  8. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
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    Yes, but they will be full of republicans, some democrats and a few commies & libertarians
     
  9. xtomx

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    ...and run by private corporations.
    Privatize the profits.
    Socialize the costs.
     
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  10. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
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    I'm not sure that there is a vehicle created that is open to grift, abuse & human suffering than "private prisons"
     
  11. xtomx

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    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
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    All things that are illegal. If only there was a place to "house" people high up in the business who break the law.
    Hmm? Where could that be?

    Oh, yeah, Congress!

    Not surprisingly, 18 of the top 20 recipients of private prison political donations in 2020 were Republicans.

    https://www.opensecrets.org/industries./recips.php?cycle=2020&ind=G7000
     
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  12. ceezmad

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    Dude we talked about this before, He was a Republican that ran as Democrat and after winning switched back and became a hardcore Trumper.

    He does not support the point you are trying to make.
     
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  13. xtomx

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    Sep 6, 2001
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    Fixed your post (for brevity)
     
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  14. superdave

    superdave Member+

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    Sez you
     
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  15. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    The Economist points out that the same Texas legislature that screams about state's rights has passed a whole bunch of bills that withholds funding from cities if they don't toe the GOP line. Ironic that.
     
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  16. soccernutter

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    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
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    Not sure Nelson ever really had a shot.
    Cunningham is a tough one. He ********ed himself, but the way he did, meant that the DNC couldn't provide support. That said, he should have fought harder.
    McGinty, yup. Though I will say this was 2016, so I think it was as much a DNC failure as McGinty's.
     
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  17. dapip

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  18. The Jitty Slitter

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    Shouldn't surprise anyone that Grifty Glemm is just all in on trumpian propaganda these days

     
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  19. bigredfutbol

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    IMHO, it's only ironic if you accept the disingenuous right-wing framing of 'state's rights' as a euphemism for personal freedom and limits on governmental overreach, rather than the extremely reactionary and anti-democratic ideology it's always been.
     
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  20. superdave

    superdave Member+

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    Yeah, I'm like, are we still pretending the modern Republican party has an ideology? Cuz they don't.

    I guess they're against taxes. But that's pretty much the only ideological point they hold.
     
  21. Boandlkramer

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    Samma Weltmeister!
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    Power, that’s their only ideology
     
  22. xtomx

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  23. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
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    I'm pretty sure this is the chorus of their campaign ditty while ripping off Jan & Dean's "Surf City"
     
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  24. soccernutter

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    Aug 22, 2001
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    And freedom. Whatever the hell that means.
     
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  25. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    So long as some people are more free than others.
     
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