Elliott Abrams. They will start a war against “socialism” in Venezuela.

Elliott Abrams. Venezuela invaded this time next year.

1) Its something “the others” want, so it needs to be fought

Its how weak people think they can project strength. Find someone particularly vulnerable to themselves and start hammering.

I’m shocked they couldn’t find cops who would happily play into that narrative. We know the union heads will do it. I personally know a bunch of cops who used go off about how everyone hates cops and how threatened they feel.

“Of course, being trotted out by right wing hacks for events like this, only to be insulted when we ask for a raise also feels pretty shitty”

This will be spun as “brave police officers intimidated into silence about the abuse they receive”.

You forgot how the big montage in Clear and Present Danger was 2 guys reading white papers. Or how its climatic moment was two guys yelling at each other about law vs political expediency.

I read most of those books in high school and college (no I didn’t have a lot of friends) and there was a definite turn. In the early novels, he’s very much a nerd who is just trying to be a good civil servant. He doesn’t know everything but he works to find the answers. And the problems tend to be escalated (if not…

Especially since Splinter and sister sites like Gizmodo have in fact reported about how this type of system is vulnerable to attacks.

Yes, because the outrage directed at her was totally genuine and based on what she actually said. /s

You think he was talking to American Jews at all? Really?

even if Iowa 4 goes back and is a fairly drawn district, the Dems can enact national legislation that addresses some of the bat shit crazy district drawings we see in states like North Carolina.

And really, what victory isn’t temporary? Take what you can get and do the most with it while you have it.

Are you kidding? We’ve already started the recession. The fact that the news outlets are finally discussing it means the rich people have positioned their assets to take advantage of it.

Fair point, but there’s also a census coming up. If the Dems keep the House and flip the Senate, they will probably be able to address some of the gerrymandering issues. Also, King may take Joni Ernst with him. So while that specific seat flips back after 2 years, a lot can be done in the mean time

Especially when they are just trying to get another Republican elected. ie Someone who doesn’t say the quiet parts out loud.

Can Israel put off their politics for a couple days? We talk about “politics” as some ethereal thing that exists just for academics to debate. We act like for the “common man” its just an uncomfortable dinner topic.

Uh, ugly people and the overweight have been safe targets since minorities came off the board.

I brought straws if anyone needs this diagrammed.

And he had to win WW2 to get there.