This Is Fine

user15026

12:02 AM

Interesting take from a romance author I follow on the op-ed:
"That NYT op-ed is mesmerizing, but I'm angry at the author, not impressed. Bottom line, this is someone saying they don't want to kick off a constitutional crisis while explaining that they're literally manipulating and/or ignoring an amoral president in order to govern with their own agenda. That IS a constitutional crisis. WE ARE IN ONE ALREADY. Anonymous op-ed are not enough, unless all you're concerned about is preserving the reputations of those who are otherwise unwilling or afraid to speak up."

GodEmperorDune

@Ash yep this is an eloquent thing that sums up my feelings on it as well

user15026

I get a lot of my best info re: American politics from Romancelandia I swear

GodEmperorDune

we have existing mechanisms for how to deal with this president, but congress and cabinet are not stepping up

user15026

They are not, no

GodEmperorDune

cabinet can do a 25th amendment to say he's not fit to be president

congress can impeach

instead it's "imma passive aggressively steal notes off his desk"

or i'm going to publicly call him out, get fired and do a gofundme for #resistance to throw money at me instead of the more difficult work of figuring out ow to fix the underlying problems we have with our political system

user15026

12:10 AM

It's a hot mess, like it feels like weird performance art instead of like...actually doing what needs to be done

GodEmperorDune

yes

it is exactly that

Unionhawk

A discord take:

> So basically the deep state exists, and they've finally announced themselves in the most passive-aggressive, dumbshit way?

GodEmperorDune

collect all the financial benefits of working for a corrupt administration lining pockets but then soothe your conscience by quietly complaining about it to coworkers

Tim Stone

@Unionhawk If it's just the people he brought with him more like the shallow state tbh

Anyway the "Pence wrote it" take is the best because it's wrong and also something that'd be hilarious for Trump to believe since he couldn't do anything about it

Except then he'd nuke Indiana, that part would make it significantly less funny

Memor-X

Trump: I could show you 100 photos of Mueller and Comey "hugging and kissing each other" http://hill.cm/c07ESzD

Tweeted by thehill on September 5, 2018 at 11:46 PM

it's official, by his own admission Trump is into Yaoi

GodEmperorDune

12:21 AM

@Memor-X ummm wat

Memor-X

@GodEmperorDune it's apart of his new strategy to discredit the probe by showing conflict of interest, in this case painting Mueller and Comey as buddies

GodEmperorDune

@Memor-X its such a weird choice of words

they were supervisor and subordinate in a professional setting

Unionhawk

1:10 AM

@TimStone at minimum it's a compelling use of "using someone else's made up words to scuttle any actual search"

I will go on record and say that lodestar is not a real word

It was invented by Mike Pence in 2001

And probably someone up on Mike Pence universe lore used it

Wipqozn

@TimStone The GOP never wanted that anyways, that was just Trump nonsense. Only reason the GOP pretended to support it was for the votes.

Because I refuse to believe any politician with any actual understanding border crossings or money would actually think spending all that money on a giant wall which would do nothing would actually be a good move

Yuuki

@Memor-X whuh

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn I also don't believe any right wing politician has any actual understanding of border crossings to be fair

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune Trump is writing his own fan fic

@Unionhawk Yeah see I can't really disagree with that either, because I don't think they understand how much of it is done by going under the border.

also I remember reading once about how random citizens sit around the border wielding rifles waiting to spot people crossing so they can see them and that's horrifying

Read about it years ago. It was probably on the Daily Show.

Mostly because thinking back on it the whole presentation had a weird daily show vibe to it

Okay so it is indeed a thing

Unionhawk

Yeah same kind of people were in Houston last week for the national islamic convention

Wipqozn

1:23 AM

I honestly can't imagine being so filled with hate against immigrants that you'd spend so much of your free time patrolling the border

There's some people I'll never be able to understand

I can understand people who want to curb immigration because they incorrectly think it's resulting in loss of jobs, but patrolling the border is just on a whole other level

Both groups frustrate me, but one group horrifies me

Wipqozn

2:19 AM

"Obama to come off bench for Democrats in battle for Congress" - reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-obama/…

@GodEmperorDune I was wondering if you guys had that. That's what we did to Harper, a vote of no confidence. After which he just got reelected mind you.

Tim Stone

Avenatti: Dems must add two new Supreme Court seats after they take back White House http://hill.cm/Im7HGl7

Tweeted by thehill on September 6, 2018 at 2:19 AM

It's pretty amazing that among everything else hardcoding the number of Justices never made it in anywhere

"What could possibly go wrong?"

Memor-X

suggestion for a more fair system for Justices. GOP selects 2, Dems select 2, Public votes for 1 in an election thing

Tim Stone

'I'm scared to drive' says one grieving mother. Great work here from @DugBegley and @stjbs @HoustonChron Out of Control: Houston’s roads, drivers are nation's most deadly https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/article/Houston-s-roads-drivers-are-nation-s-most-12865072.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social

Tweeted by stjbs on September 5, 2018 at 2:46 PM

Memor-X

more fair since if the justices rule in a way people don't like, you only have the people to blame

Tim Stone

/cc @Yuuki never go on any road

Wipqozn

2:28 AM

@TimStone Is there not anyway of removing a judge from the Supreme Court?

Tim Stone

They can be impeached, but that's only happened once

The Senate acquitted that guy though

Funnily enough he was impeached because of partisan leanings (this was back in the early days where people did crazy shit seemingly just because they could and SCOTUS justices were also circuit judges for some reason)

But yeah, hard to remove a judge unless they did like, an actual crime, because of the general independence of the judiciary, so just adding more justices is technically easier

This @lyzl profile of Carlson is fantastic. Don’t miss the kicker. https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/tucker-carlson.php

Tweeted by texasinafrica on September 6, 2018 at 2:35 AM

> Paul Greenberg, who edited Carlson at The Arkansas Democrat Gazette: “Tucker was a pleasure to work with. I knew he would fit right in in Arkansas when I discovered that he chewed tobacco.”

lol god damnit I can picture his confused face and then without warning spit

Unionhawk

@TimStone He's going to win

Memor-X

2:46 AM

@TimStone "I'M NOT YELLING, THIS IS MY INDOOR VOICE. <span style="font-size:72pt;">AND THIS IS MY CHURCH PRAYER VOICE</span>"

now in "politicians being dickheads but this isn't about Trump for once"

The Victorian government is being put under the spotlight over a political attack on the state's Opposition Leader which resulted in the publication of sensitive information relating to everyday Victorians. http://bit.ly/vicrelease

Tweeted by SkyNewsAust on September 5, 2018 at 11:42 PM

> the woman's medical history, financial records and even her young daughter's name and date of birth were posted online by state parliament.

*very* *slow* *clap* well done

Memor-X

3:03 AM

Judge orders candidate removed from ballot due to fraud in win for Democrats http://hill.cm/REnEeZ7

Tweeted by thehill on September 6, 2018 at 2:22 AM

> Judge Gregory Rupe of the Richmond Circuit Court made the ruling in response to a lawsuit from Virginia Democrats, who alleged that petitions in support of candidate Shaun Brown (I) included signatures from people who were dead or said they had not signed.

would have thought someone would have learned from The Simpsons at least

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone hue

> “Who thinks I’ve changed?” he demands. I didn’t want to give up any of my sources, a few of whom still count him as a friend, so I stammered out my editor’s name.

“Uh, Kyle Pope,” I said.

“Is Kyle kind of dumb?” Carlson responds.

(Editor’s note: Arguable.)

GodEmperorDune

3:23 AM

hue hue

> He then went on Dancing with the Stars and was immediately voted off.

GodEmperorDune

3:34 AM

.@senkamalaharris asks if Judge Kavanaugh has discussed Mueller Investigation with anyone at Kasowitz Benson Torres law firm. #Kavanaugh: "I would like to know the person you're thinking of." Sen. Harris: "I think you're thinking of someone and you don't want to tell us." https://t.co/pI2XEHNba9

Tweeted by cspan on September 6, 2018 at 1:36 AM

i guess as a prosecutor she got good at this sort of thing

Tim Stone

Pimp who won Nevada GOP primary under investigation over sexual assault allegations http://hill.cm/qv5J9tF

Tweeted by thehill on September 6, 2018 at 3:41 AM

🤷🏼‍♂️

These predictable substory arcs are really something

Memor-X

@PsycheSojourn @cspan @SenKamalaHarris First rule of “lawyering”: never ask a witness a question you don’t already know the answer to. She knows. Now he knows she knows and she knows he knows she knows. 😉

Tweeted by karyne_luscomb on September 6, 2018 at 2:37 AM in reply to PsycheSojourn

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone fire the writers tbh

@Memor-X yeah that was an oh shit face for real

Yuuki

4:23 AM

@Memor-X Ah, the mispronounced mumble ploy.

Classic.

user15026

4:44 AM

If you see this 6-eyed sand spider that is highly venomous, please let the Philadelphia insectarium know. The spider, along with 7,000 other creepy-crawlies, have gone missing. https://mnatu.re/2MKkT3n

Tweeted by MotherNatureNet on September 5, 2018 at 2:45 PM

user15026

Nope nope nope nope nope

Memor-X

@Ash thank fuck this is in the US. i got enough to worry about there

GodEmperorDune

5:13 AM

@Ash i cannot NOPE enough

user15026

Saaaame

Memor-X

5:43 AM

Trump: "Nobody is going to come close to beating me" in 2020 http://hill.cm/ETTsiOu

Tweeted by thehill on September 6, 2018 at 1:04 AM

> Trump spent several several minutes Wednesday listing his administration's accomplishments.

...

Trump also noted that the U.S. will be one of the host countries for the World Cup in 2026 and said "we have started" building a wall along the Mexican border.

1) i think it's a bad idea to start building something you don't have funding for since Mexico said they wont pay for it and 2) what has the 2026 world up hosting got to do anything?

GodEmperorDune

@Memor-X it doesn't, he probably heard about it recently

tbh his base probably doesn't like soccer anyway

Kevin van der Velden

8:43 AM

@Ash aawww, cute spider

Nzall

@KevinvanderVelden The spider buries itself in desert sand and causes massive necrosis when biting. Victims usually die because they're far away from medical assistance

Kevin van der Velden

@Nzall okay not cute venom, still!

Wipqozn

10:20 AM

India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-45429664

4

Wipqozn

11:51 AM

Who has your data? Researchers scrutinize apps for ties to advertisers, analytics firms
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/app-privacy-policy-apptrans-uoft-third-parties-ads-code-1.4791834
Shared via the CBC News Android App

Wipqozn

12:12 PM

> If you want to better understand how an app or a service plans to use your personal information, its privacy policy is often a good place to start. But a recent study found there can be a gap between what's described in that privacy policy, and what the app actually collects and shares.

Nzall

12:40 PM

> Machine learning

this immediately sounds suspect to me, because now you run into a case where a machine effectively decides whether an app breaks the law

and I don't know if they verified manually whether the findings of the AI are correct

Yuuki

2:04 PM

@candicecd @MotherNatureNet @Netroots_Nation i mean, if i wanted to hunt down potentially dangerous animals hiding in dark places i would be a capitol hill reporter. jokes aside, this situation has me really upset because those animals are either going to die or be sold off on the black market to a rich jackass, then die.

Tweeted by DanteAtkins on September 5, 2018 at 6:55 PM in reply to candicecd

hue

and then :(

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