POLITICAL THREAD

[AustinTXCat]

Lived in SA for 4+ years ('07-'11) and really liked the city. Talked with some friends of ours who still live in the area recently and they are thinking of leaving. Tons of illegals, crime on the rise (they live outside SA in a gated community and the HOA has warned residents to pull into their garage and put the door down before opening the trunk to unload groceries and/or merchandise as there have been multiple robberies where the homeowner left the garage door up and unloaded stuff), drug problems, rise of gang activity, etc. Also, since it's now > 2.5M people in the metro area and is growing into Austin, it's gotten so big that it will likely succumb to all the normal big city problems sooner rather than later. Houston is very Democratic and has been for a while and, of course, it has a gajillion problems that only more tax dollars will be able to solve (until, of course, when those dollars don't solve the problem so MORE tax dollars are needed). I think Dallas is also left-leaning, IIRC.

Correct. El Paso also leans left. Midland, Lubbock and Amarillo lean heavily right. ATX is crazy absolutely batshit crazy in terms of hyper-leftist city officials (i.e. Jose Garza). ATX (Travis County) went 71% for Biden last election. Biden barely won Tarrant County (Fort Worth).

2020 Election Results: https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/texas/

Illegals + Homeless: Huge problems here. Few cars on my street and nearby streets had windows knocked out. I'm armed on my early morning walks, although unarmed during mid-day hikes. Lots and lots of homeless druggies nearby, at least 20-30 within 1 mile radius. They usually leave everyone alone except when asking for money.

Usually Latino illegal immigrants mind their own business and go to work. Many ride bicycles now to work. Our part of town is ~70% Latino. Some apartment bedrooms sleep 8 people per room. Crazy stuff.

 

[BlueRunner11]

Foreign interference?

I was told that was really, really bad.

Our “democracy” is at stake though now.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Step daughter lives in Seattle. The Mrs is out there now. Everytime I talk with her she talks about how pretty/ugly Seattle is. Homeless everywhere. There live a bit North of the city up past University of Washington. Bought an older house....small bungalow....for about $1.5M. Their neighborhood has homeless parking in old RVs on the street. They've come up on the porch and stolen stuff. She can't wait to get out of there and back home to some sanity.

Belliingham?

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Life on 8 Mile in Detroit MI.
I'm going out on a limb and say that this area of Detroit is not lead by Republicans...

Is that Eminem?

 

[mdlUK.1]

It’s a miracle! Dead child has an itchy leg.

 

[HymanKaplan]

It’s a miracle! Dead child has an itchy leg.

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CUT!!! Who in the f*** am I not paying enough? What does it take to get an unconscious kid around here?

You think BRANDO gave a F*** if his leg itched?

The horror...

 

[AustinTXCat]

The problem isn't threat assessment. They identified this kid as a problem and sent out agents to talk to his dad.
The problem with current law is that there is almost nothing the police can do until you actually commit the crime. By then children are dead and it's too late.
Why do Republicans have a problem with Officers in every school?
A metal detector in every school.
Red flag laws that require you to place your guns in the hands of law enforcement until a judge/psychologist deem the mentally ill person no longer a threat to commit violence.
Charge parents as accessories if the weapon was not placed outside of the home of mentally ill residents.
Nobody is taking guns away from sane, responsible gun owners. Only the insane irresponsible ones.
Why is that a problem???

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

The irony of calling me ignorant when you defend that BS. I don’t think Trump is racist but Loomer is. And Trump is stupid for getting dragged into the Haitian stuff.

Is Kamala stupid for flying Zelensky in and interfering with the election or does that make her pure scum? You look for reasons to nitpick Trump while completely ignoring the mockery of elections and democracy on your side. Who could take you seriously??

 

[Lost In FL]

It’s a miracle! Dead child has an itchy leg.

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it's a Christmas miracle!

 

[JumperJack]

Haven’t we had the usual suspects tell us that violent crime is down?

 

[Blackish_Mamba]

Haven’t we had the usual suspects tell us that violent crime is down?

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Did you know according to those communist driven fake crime numbers that New Orleans had NO murders in 2023?

 

[JumperJack]

I should quit posting about this but it’s hard to take.

 

[sambowieshin]

Because when liberals lose an election they step away from office peacefully. People feel their voices/votes were heard and respected.
When Trump loses an election he doesn't step away peacefully. He incites violence by telling his supporters he won and that their voices/votes were ignored.
Because Trump refuses to honor election results, mentally unstable people feel that their only way of removing Trump from office is thru violence/force.
That is the America Trump is creating.
Those are the nutjobs he antagonizes.

 

[Blackish_Mamba]

I should quit posting about this but it’s hard to take.

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[Blackish_Mamba]

Because when liberals lose an election they step away from office peacefully. People feel their voices/votes were heard and respected.
When Trump loses an election he doesn't step away peacefully. He incites violence by telling his supporters he won and that their voices/votes were ignored.
Because Trump refuses to honor election results, mentally unstable people feel that their only way of removing Trump from office is thru violence/force.
That is the America Trump is creating.
Those are the nutjobs he antagonizes.

😂

 

[sambowieshin]

Cite a law or EO that Trump passed that banned abortion.

He killed Roe V Wade with his Supreme Court nominations. He brags about it.

Trump: 'I was able to kill Roe v. Wade'

The former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination leans into his key role in eliminating federal abortion rights, taking credit for state-level bans.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[Blackish_Mamba]

He killed Roe V Wade with his Supreme Court nominations. He brags about it.

Trump: 'I was able to kill Roe v. Wade'

The former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination leans into his key role in eliminating federal abortion rights, taking credit for state-level bans.

www.nbcnews.com

That’s not the question he asked you.

By the way, the SCOTUS makes abortion a state’s right. Trump didn’t “kill” anything. You are one nasty human being. Nasty.

 

[HeismaNole]

I should quit posting about this but it’s hard to take.

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Yep. I’ve said this before. It’s controlled opposition. The Washington Generals meant to lose to the Globetrotters.

GOP is worthless because that’s the point of them. They don’t want to be in power because they can fundraise off of “Oh we’ll do this if you vote for us” (they never fight the Dems on a federal level) and “check out my zinger at this congressional hearing where nothing will come of this.”

A conservative’s dream should be the government shutting down but not with neocon controlled opposition in charge.

 

[BlueRunner11]

Because when liberals lose an election they step away from office peacefully. People feel their voices/votes were heard and respected.
When Trump loses an election he doesn't step away peacefully. He incites violence by telling his supporters he won and that their voices/votes were ignored.
Because Trump refuses to honor election results, mentally unstable people feel that their only way of removing Trump from office is thru violence/force.
That is the America Trump is creating.
Those are the nutjobs he antagonizes.

Yall rioted and burned the country down the day after the election when Trump won. What are you smoking?

 

[JumperJack]

 

[Girthang]

I saw an interview with a gang guy that went away for murder but is now out and straghtened up and he said you have no idea how bad it's gonna get.

Libs: "Yeah but Trump".

A friend of mine had a dream he told me about a dream he had several times a few years ago. Went back and got some details from the email he sent me.

"We were driving through Cincy or Minneapolis, it's hard to tell in the dream. Underneath an interstate overpass like I've seen right near the parking lots for the Bengal's stadium in Cincy. We're there to pick someone up and bring them with us home.

Shots ring out....

We see a group of men shooting and people of all ethnicities running away. I run up to the group of guys mostly African American, but others as well standing behind a wall and ask them what's happening, the basics of it is they need to get to their family members. So we run back to the truck and get our guns and ammo, then head back to help them.....

Had the same dream at least twice, but can't remember more details right now...."

That was from about 10 years ago at least, maybe more. Took me a while to find it. Seems like we're headed that direction now

 

[Girthang]

Yall rioted and burned the country down the day after the election when Trump won. What are you smoking?

That's how you know that isn't a real person on the other end. It's got this huge, orchestrated void of information whenever it contradicts its narrative. People don't work like that. Programs do

 

[screwduke1]

 

[BlueManToo]

These ads are supposedly in support of Harris, lol! If the viewer didn’t know they we’re created by Harris acolytes, they could be easily mistaken for epic Trump trolling of Harris 😂

 

[HymanKaplan]

He killed Roe V Wade with his Supreme Court nominations. He brags about it.

Trump: 'I was able to kill Roe v. Wade'

The former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination leans into his key role in eliminating federal abortion rights, taking credit for state-level bans.

www.nbcnews.com

Gotcha. Now name a law or EO that Trump enacted/signed that outlawed abortion.

 

[HymanKaplan]

These ads are supposedly in support of Harris, lol! If the viewer didn’t know they we’re created by Harris acolytes, they could be easily mistaken for epic Trump trolling of Harris 😂

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there is absolutely no way that those are real.

 

[BlueManToo]

there is absolutely no way that those are real.

“They’re real, and they’re spectacular!”

New Kamala Ads Are So Cringe, Some Think They're Actually for Trump

redstate.com

 

[IdaCat]

卐 Strength Through JOY 卐

 

[IdaCat]

She does have a flair for stirring up violence.

 

[Marleydogg]

She does have a flair for stirring up violence.

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Sounds more like education, way more than agitation.

Both are horrific.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Because when liberals lose an election they step away from office peacefully. People feel their voices/votes were heard and respected.
When Trump loses an election he doesn't step away peacefully. He incites violence by telling his supporters he won and that their voices/votes were ignored.
Because Trump refuses to honor election results, mentally unstable people feel that their only way of removing Trump from office is thru violence/force.
That is the America Trump is creating.
Those are the nutjobs he antagonizes.

Spoken like a true, hard-core Democrat fanatic. You rarely disappoint.

Meanwhile, Squeaky Fromme and Sara Jane Moore send their warmest regards.

 

[AustinTXCat]

The 2 largest Vet groups had already told Trump they didn't want a dime wasted on a parade in their honor. They want that money going to fix the VA or help homeless vets.

 

[ukalum1988]

It’s a miracle! Dead child has an itchy leg.

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LOL…. That man and his child have failed as crisis actors…. but somehow I have the feeling we’ll see them again in a sequel.

 

[ukalum1988]

Disgusting. And Shapiro autographing the bombs.

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Looks like Biden (?) Harris(?) made a perfect phone call to Zelenskyy to have him come over to Pennsylvania for a campaign event.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Looks Biden (?) Harris(?) made a perfect phone call to Zelenskyy to have him come over to Pennsylvania for a campaign event.

Pretty amazing legit foreign election interference is celebrated. Flown in by US dollars no less.

There are so many dem skeletons in the closet, i just don't see how will let trump win. The steal will be obvious but the certification and ec process rammed through.

Maybe im just being pessimistic and they think they can again stall, bog, and distract another trump term but....i don't think so.

 

[HymanKaplan]

1/6 - Never forget...

 

[HymanKaplan]

My word...

 

[AustinTXCat]

My word...

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Holy crap! She's ate up worse than a GD grapefruit.

 

[HymanKaplan]

It is hard to fathom that people are going to line up in November, and willingly vote for "that"...