All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!

[GindyPosts]

So, today, at work, I found a manifesto from 1994 called "Uncommon Sense", which argued you're either American, or a Socialist (and worse). The book argues in favor that all socialists should be executed for treason.

I'm surprised the Trump Cult haven't discovered this nonsense yet.

[TheInvisibleMan]

this whole DHS tracking journalists bit is terrifying

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michell.../#457739506121

[Gray Lensman]

So, today, at work, I found a manifesto from 1994 called "Uncommon Sense", which argued you're either American, or a Socialist (and worse). The book argues in favor that all socialists should be executed for treason.

I'm surprised the Trump Cult haven't discovered this nonsense yet.

Especially ironic when you consider that Thomas Paine (author of Common Sense) was the founding father furthest to the left. He suggesed something very much like Social Security over 200 years ago and was willing to call out even Washington for being a slave owner.

[Mr. Mastermind]

Nobody said there was one.

Just that he is incredibly tone deaf to say that at that time and that place. If he wants black people to vote for him in the primaries, the that is something he needs to look out for.

This is exactly the kind of thing that bit him in the ass in 2016.

It's only tone deaf when you take it out of context and portray it as a slight against Obama, which it isn't.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

this whole DHS tracking journalists bit is terrifying

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michell.../#457739506121

Speaking of journalists, I heard Trump is skipping the White House Correspondents Dinner again. I guess poor widdle Donnie Smallhands is too afraid to hobnob with the very people he’s been trying to silence because they’re too mean to him.

[worstblogever]

Remember wife-beating White House Aide Rob Porter? All the corruption stories hitting the news wire about Scott Pruitt are the revenge of Porter, it seems. Timeline goes like this:

• Hope Hicks dates Corey Lewandowski during the 2016 campaign.
• Rob Porter is dating Samantha Dravis, who would eventually be hired to a $250,000 at the EPA by Pruitt.
• Hicks breaks up with Lewandsowski.
• Porter starts cheating on Dravis with Hicks.
• Dravis eventually exposes Porter's past abuse of his wives.
• Lewandowski, still hung up on Hope Hicks, piles on Porter.
• Porter gets fired.
• Porter, bitter about getting exposed, starts dropping dimes on Dravis and Pruitt, because he knows all their dirty secrets.

Me watching the Trump administration destroy itself like a bunch of bitchy high schoolers:

[numberthirty]

If the above is anywhere near correct about how Porter is acting, it should get interesting if he ever talks to a certain someone who is currently investigating this administration and how it does things.

[GindyPosts]

Fire at Trump Tower, and it's a 4 alarm blaze.

That damn Crooked Hillary at it again, his fanatics are going to say.

[numberthirty]

Fire at Trump Tower, and it's a 4 alarm blaze.

That damn Crooked Hillary at it again, his fanatics are going to say.

Man, think about that for a second.

If HRC put Porter or Dravis in place to eventually take out Pruitt, that would be roughly "Agent Graves In 100 Bullets"-level scheming.

I would have to tip my hat to that.

[Gray Lensman]

Man, think about that for a second.

If HRC put Porter or Dravis in place to eventually take out Pruitt, that would be roughly "Agent Graves In 100 Bullets"-level scheming.

I would have to tip my hat to that.

If she was capable of all that then electing anyone other than her is either the best, or worst decision ever. She'd have Russia begging for mercy by now and/or have installed herself as a hereditary sovereign.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Fire at Trump Tower, and it's a 4 alarm blaze.

That damn Crooked Hillary at it again, his fanatics are going to say.

I just hope no one gets hurt, either people in the tower or firefighters battling the blaze.

[numberthirty]

I just hope no one gets hurt, either people in the tower or firefighters battling the blaze.

Yep.

Joking around about Porter/Pruitt aside, I'd hope no one was hurt and firefighters are safe.

[numberthirty]

Oh, man...

While taking a look at the news about this, I just caught Trump's tweet on the situation.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...e%2Findex.html

The guy is a knucklehead.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Oh, man...

While taking a look at the news about this, I just caught Trump's tweet on the situation.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...e%2Findex.html

The guy is a knucklehead.

That hardly qualifies as a newsflash.

[numberthirty]

That hardly qualifies as a newsflash.

Sure.

That said...

Firefighters were hurt, and someone died. With someone being hurt as an incredibly likely possibility, you'd think he could have just not mentioned his building and how well it was built.