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Communist chick wins L.A. mayoral race. Terrific news.

MAS 8 replies View All
MAS’s grapes are sour this week. Poor guy.NTChris94 ·
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.NTELP ·
Voters get the politicians they deserveNTLanceManion ·
You need some therapy. AlbanyIRISH ·
The truth hurts.MAS ·
The voters have spoken.conorlarkin ·
Their policies attract vagrants.MAS ·
LA needs to hit rock bottom and this is a great way to do it quickly.NTiairishcheeks ·
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The 85+ seat majority in the House will allow the Dems to ignore the DSA

Chris94 10 replies View All
Ignore the New Jacobins at your own perilNTiairishcheeks ·
Adding to that...NYT:.."Moderate Democrats Increase Their Numbers, and Their Clout"...TyroneIrish ·
I will take this bet, Chris.NTjakers ·
Hope so. Liberals are fine. Extreme leftist nuts are a hard pass.NTLanceManion ·
I hope your right, but that is for now.....and the Senate is a lot tighter.NTBaronVonZemo ·
The nation who celebrates entrepreneurship is not going to become socialist. Relax. conorlarkin ·
I forgot to mention, Chris: there are many who fear being primaried by the DSA now. Even Schumer.NTBaronVonZemo ·
Nah. The DSA is not popular in most places.Chris94 ·
They haven't met my new Congressman.AlbanyIRISH ·
I gather my UNDER bet on the House will not cash?conorlarkin ·
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Turns out Trump was not a king nor a dictator nor a Hitler.

Hensou 10 replies View All
Alternate explanation: his fascist instincts were overridden by his incompetenceNTChris94 ·
Jim says (said), "Don’t you wish you were actually clever.... You’re not."NTNedoftheHill ·
This is great, and unfalsifiable!NTiairishcheeks ·
Yep, just a loser.NTiairishcheeks ·
He won the election.NTHensou ·
And today he is a loser.NTiairishcheeks ·
He’s still president and the Republicans control the Supreme Court.Hensou ·
No.party is supposed to control the Supreme Court.iairishcheeks ·
It’s a matter of opinion. Conservative versus whacko.NTHensou ·
If the Democrats increase the Court to 13+, they will control it.NTNedoftheHill ·
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If you invested in a market index fund yesterday your WEALTH increased by 3% today. Query: if we...

Curly1918 6 replies View All
‘Cause gas price will drop, diesel even faster. Election objective fulfilled, mission accomplished. Eli ·
Calm Down, Curly...when your Net Worth reaches 10 figures, then you can get concerned. As for theTyroneIrish ·
Now imagine we had gone with GWB's idea to privatize social security in 2003.NTiairishcheeks ·
Just beware of the market when the shit hits the fan and inflation soars more because of Dem policy.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
There are two years before that is possible to happen.NTBaronVonZemo ·
Do some research before posting...TyroneIrish ·
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Where does the GOP go now?...Hundreds of Millions spent...Gerrymandering...Vile Ads...and no record

TyroneIrish 21 replies View All
If you are searching for decency it is not available from the hard left.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
Care to expand on that one-liner?NTTyroneIrish ·
Hilarious, Dems have a record of nuttiness. PaND ·
If these Midterms haven't woken you up, I'm not sure what will...but in answer to you fantasies, JoeTyroneIrish ·
Were you woken up 2 years ago when Trump did the same thing?PaND ·
What did Trump do?…NTTyroneIrish ·
You'd make a great MAGA 'Court Jester'...NTTyroneIrish ·
How'd he do with the border and crime, specifically murder. Under Trump zero border issues andTHEISMANCARR ·
The voting public, and especially the Latino community, has just voiced its opinion on Trump'sTyroneIrish ·
They pretend Biden never happened.PaND ·
You are a lousy judge of character.NTjimbasil ·
Midget cage match: Little Marco v Ronnie 'Pudding Fingers'NTND521 ·
One man's opinion, but the voters have noticed the...as Judge Luttig said...'Spinelessness' of RepsTyroneIrish ·
Based on history, they need another Democrat overreach AND a personable candidate.Curly1918 ·
Well it's easy being further than Obama was frtom the White House.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
Delete.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
The NYT published an article, which I posted yesterday, where they outlined the Democrats topTyroneIrish ·
Step #1: Elect a moderate female as House Minority Leader. conorlarkin ·
Trump has no power, yeah right.PaND ·
Read what the NYT reported on Dem Priorities going forward now that they control the House & Senate.NTTyroneIrish ·
Amen to that...I'll add another immediate effort...join together and get rid of Hegseth...ASAP.TyroneIrish ·
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Can the new congress eliminate all of the unsolicited comms that dominated the run up to the elect.?

iairishcheeks 10 replies View All
What's your take on the voter backlash against Data Centers?...fredyo ·
Sadly, most voters are not as articulate as you. Many react with knee-jerk fear. Hensou ·
Just think what good could be done if that money went into something useful.NTLanceManion ·
No kidding. The DSA is right about eliminating the PACs.NTiairishcheeks ·
They sent more texts and robocalls in Michigan than anyone.BaronVonZemo ·
I got at least 3 of each daily in the month leading up to the election, plus a few Ohio onesNTLanceManion ·
It is high time for campaign reform. Big money lost yesterday. conorlarkin ·
If only you really meant that for your side as well. If you do, then I gladly agree.NTBaronVonZemo ·
The entire thing is completely corrupt.NTiairishcheeks ·
Democrats did not push for "Citizens United"...only one party is to blame...the GOP.NTTyroneIrish ·
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Will Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff become frontrunner for 2028 presidential race?

fredyo 13 replies View All
He is a smooth operator.Hibakusha ·
Even tempered...Focused on issues that matter to constituents...Intelligent...Good Communicator...TyroneIrish ·
He will have the baggage of Talifreako and the other dem loons. PaND ·
Ossoff or Beshear. I also like Landrieu, but that's a real long-shot.Chris94 ·
The DNC will select AOC or some other lunatic.iairishcheeks ·
Ossoff, or Newsom if Harris steps aside.NTND521 ·
Yes. Candidate quality was a difference maker yesterday.conorlarkin ·
I like him. He's Southern and not radical. The trick is winning the nomination as a Jew!Curly1918 ·
Shapiro will be in the mix as well.AlbanyIRISH ·
Not a chance...for the very reason you mention.NedoftheHill ·
Shapiro is a horrible person.NTHensou ·
Another very decent Dem... who is also probably can't get over the DSA/Islamic hurdle.NTCurly1918 ·
HA! Good point. Veeeeeeery interesting.NTfredyo ·
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Some of my favorite R losses last night.

AlbanyIRISH 8 replies View All
Why is Tafoya on your list? And Roger's?...You like el-Sayed?NTNedoftheHill ·
The biggest R loser is TrumpNTChris94 ·
True, this will really hurt his reelection chances.NTPaND ·
The pendulum swings in both directions.conorlarkin ·
I actually agree with everything you've posted here.NTjakers ·
As of today, JDV already has begun.NThipND ·
Rogers and Paxton are the Angel Reese of politics. Can't make a 2-foot layup.NTLanceManion ·
Not a bad lineup. 1 and 2 a toss up. IMHO 🤣NTFrankx ·
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The problem for Republicans was the speed of Project 2025

Hibakusha 13 replies View All
Given DJT's Off-the-Charts Malignant Narcissism, this outcome was fated from the jump. The largeTyroneIrish ·
Maybe cuz the Peace President brought us lower prices Day 1?NTND521 ·
Yeah, how to turn a massive ship like US around without big impact on people is a precise operation.Eli ·
It was the war. But the Iranian nuclear weapon acquisition time bomb didn't allow for patience. BaronVonZemo ·
Naw. The MAGA act jumped the shark.Curly1918 ·
Became? He was that and more long before candidate trump. We and he told us so.jimbasil ·
The people have spoken. I think they view gridlock as an improvement.Hensou ·
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face And in the evening she's a singer with the band.NTfredyo ·
And Molly lets the children lend a handNTHibakusha ·
Eeeeewwwww!NTfredyo ·
It's a repudiation of Trump and his lack of any finesse + "let's try something new".LanceManion ·
Yep, he castrated the party.NTHibakusha ·
Another potential problem.Rooney ·
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Looking forward to having a legislative branch againNT

Chris94 17 replies View All
Welp, we accept the defeat and move forward. Congratulations.NTBaronVonZemo ·
Good, now do you think you can refrain from posting lies, falsehoods and misinformation?jimbasil ·
Sigh.NTBaronVonZemo ·
Sigh all day but the truth is, you post lies here daily and you shouldjimbasil ·
Jim, you consider any voice that is not in lockstep with your party to be "lies".....BaronVonZemo ·
Lies are just lies - has zero to do with party affiliation and on here you’re the king of bullshit.NTjimbasil ·
A perfect response and approach.Rooney ·
What do you think will be some of their first moves?NTiairishcheeks ·
Anti corruption legislationQuest4twelve ·
I think Trump might sign the first 3.NTLanceManion ·
Scrap investigations and govern.NTHibakusha ·
I hope they act as mature adilts and governHibakusha ·
Well, so much for that. LA Times link...BaronVonZemo ·
That would be refreshing.NTiairishcheeks ·
According to The Paper of Record... TyroneIrish ·
With Trump as a true Lame Duck, look for many GOP Congress Members to turn their backs on him andTyroneIrish ·
Hallelujah!Curly1918 ·
+4

Talarico did it!!!! 🌊NT

Quest4twelve 10 replies View All
The second openly gay Senator in American history...on the same night! MAS ·
The man who gave JD Vance every job he's had...Billionaire Peter Thiel...is Gay...so is Sec'y of theTyroneIrish ·
Being a bigot is no way to go through life.NTjimbasil ·
Didn’t you “bookmark” the mid-terms?NTDomer From Hell ·
"Bookmark?"NTMAS ·
Yeah…a while back a few of the informed folks said..:Domer From Hell ·
Nope. Not me.MAS ·
Weak bro, weakNTQuest4twelve ·
I couldn't agree more. Both the limp wrists of Telarico and the entire candidacy of Paxton were weakMAS ·
And F**k Abbott too.NT jimbasil ·
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How many of you had a 3+ hour line to cast your vote?

conorlarkin 8 replies View All
Took me about all of 10 minutes from parking the car to leavingNTMarkHarman ·
Congratulations Mark! It’s all about you.NTconorlarkin ·
You asked a question and I answered it.NTMarkHarman ·
Voted weeks ago. Orange teams will get kerb stomped today and Saturday.NTND521 ·
Gotta hate getting kerb stomped.NTNedoftheHill ·
Internet voting, I keep repeating this.NTiairishcheeks ·
I gave up voting on election day years ago. AlbanyIRISH ·
ThisNTQuest4twelve ·
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Testify Ken!

conorlarkin 20 replies View All
Ken Burns is an ignis fatuus creator of falsehoods... fredyo ·
"The New York Times rushes to apologize for its outbreak of journalism" TakethetrainKnute ·
And this is NOT even a Babylon Bee satire piece!NTBaronVonZemo ·
...how it managed to commit journalism...". Perfect précis!NT fredyo ·
You represent a tiny minority of the American public...thankfully. TyroneIrish ·
Thank You, Ken...John Adams:...'The Republic can't function without Virtuous Men'...TyroneIrish ·
He lost me at "our highest court seems compromised" MarkHarman ·
It is a bit of a tell, isn’t it?NTBaronVonZemo ·
Shhhh...you might wake someone.NTfredyo ·
Think 'Clarence Thomas'...and 'Leonard Leo'...NTTyroneIrish ·
It's amazing how many people now think our elections are flawed Chris94 ·
That's funny. We've pointed out how the voter fraud always goes in one direction - to aid the Left. BaronVonZemo ·
Right. Funny how no one detected it before 2016.Chris94 ·
No one is above the law, even Democrats. Must be disconcerting for you.NTNedoftheHill ·
Be specific...what are you talking about?NTTyroneIrish ·
As always, he thinks he is clever.NTChris94 ·
The personification of "Disingenuous"...our version of Tucker Carlson.NTTyroneIrish ·
NedoftheNonSequitor strikes again.NTChris94 ·
Funny how billions in fraud went undetected as well.NedoftheHill ·
That's the real problem...getting enough of his supporters to see the light. Hopefully, theseTyroneIrish ·
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Voting machines in Westchester County NY not scanning ballots this morning. C'mon people...

TakethetrainKnute 11 replies View All
Before MAGA screams foul: Kamala won that county by 26 points.NTChris94 ·
We live in a banana republicNT LanceManion ·
New York would have to make significant advancements...to become a banana republic at this point.NT TakethetrainKnute ·
Does your family get first dibs on store sales?NTHensou ·
On bananas?NTLanceManion ·
On Banana Republic apparel.NTHensou ·
Nobody wears OTR clothes there.NTBaronVonZemo ·
Rioters and illegal immigrants do.NTHensou ·
Very Hokey, er, Hochul.NTfredyo ·
Mayor Daley would be in heaven with today's voter fraud "possibilities."NTCurly1918 ·
"We don't want nobody that nobody sent".NTELP ·
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Caption Contest —NTImg

conorlarkin 8 replies View All
Donald and all his true friendsNTND521 ·
What a great country we are privileged to live in. Beautiful.NTBaronVonZemo ·
"Today I am renaming it the Arnold Palmer monument. Big man, that Arnie."NT Rooney ·
Not "The Uncle Milty"?NTTakethetrainKnute ·
Behind me are all of the Marxist Trump voters!NTfredyo ·
Trump announcing that the D.C. Reflecting Pool has been stocked with Piranha to keep Vandals awayTyroneIrish ·
The Vandal!NTjimbasil ·
Dr. Hannibal Lecter celebrates his new pool in the solitary confinement housing unit.NTconorlarkin ·
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Trumps personal lawyer, Blanche has appealed to SCOTUS

jimbasil 21 replies View All
Didn't take long for the SCOTUS to flush that request...NT TyroneIrish ·
They are going to assault the results for 2 straight months Chris94 ·
Some right here on this forum.NTjimbasil ·
Utter desperation as Trump starts his slide down and out...just wait until more evidence isTyroneIrish ·
Here’s hoping it works. California needs a good dose of common sense and the GOP TampaIrish ·
You call today’s GOP, “common sense?” Bwahahaha! Good oneNTDomer From Hell ·
Locked — no new repliesLike shooting fish in a barrel with you guys. So easy to get a reaction.TampaIrish ·
Locked — no new replies“Even Trump’s GOP…”. Sure sign that you don’t believe what you write.NTDomer From Hell ·
Locked — no new repliesSee my previous post about getting a reaction. Too easy.NTTampaIrish ·
Locked — no new repliesSometimes, I have to react to idiocy. No offense intended…Domer From Hell ·
Locked — no new repliesAnd my life will go on. I will go cast a vote to keep Florida red and thenTampaIrish ·
Locked — no new replies“Politics will never enter my mind…”. All you do is talk politics on hereNTDomer From Hell ·
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Gee, trump lost in court, again.NTjimbasil ·
Oh well. The people in California will continue to suffer due to weak leadership. TampaIrish ·
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A common theme amongst Libs is uncontrolled anger.

Hensou 12 replies View All
Because liberalism is all about morality (as they see it), anyone who doesn't see it their way isMarkHarman ·
Yes. They express intolerance with violence.NT Hensou ·
Insecurity breeds Socialism.NTfredyo ·
Just to show your degree of Objectivity...list all the Criminal, Immoral and Unethical things thatTyroneIrish ·
Yet again, your lack of being able to use logic properly is at play hereMarkHarman ·
Trump has already been indicted by Federal Grand Juries for his role in the Jan. 6th Insurrection,TyroneIrish ·
Uncontrolled anger manifest as self-righteous violence (e.g., cancel culture, riots, etc.).NT LanceManion ·
As you can see by the responses, you are correct. PaND ·
I can't see most of the lib posters' responses.Hensou ·
Just like the Ostrich with its head in the sand...if he can't see it, it doesn't exist. HelpsTyroneIrish ·
If only we could find a similar fringe conservative who is angryChris94 ·
Balance that with "Hang Mike Pence!"...you get the picture...I hope.NTTyroneIrish ·
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The two great revolutions of the West: The Reformation & US Independence. The rest of the world

Curly1918 7 replies View All
Once Trump's MAGA movement is defeated and exposed, America will return to its Democracy leadingTyroneIrish ·
Or... we can fall into the European abyss predicted in Yeats' The Second ComingCurly1918 ·
As I've posted earlier, Europe has a financial problem, in large measure due to Wealth Inequality...TyroneIrish ·
Wealth taxes feel good... but just don't work... because...Curly1918 ·
Extreme Wealth Taxation IS GOOD...since Extreme Wealth Inequality threatens our Democracy. So, justTyroneIrish ·
Extreme government spending undermines our society and inhibits initiative.NTCurly1918 ·
We can address spending, but can we first resolve the issue of Extreme Wealth Inequality?...i.e.TyroneIrish ·
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Official Chris94 betting lines for tomorrow

Chris94 8 replies View All
Under on house, under on senate. R will be 50-52 on senate, retain their majorities.NTEli ·
The country needs this result to get a clearer view of the distinction between the parties.Curly1918 ·
Here's some hope for you wrt the aftermath...Dems have a history of seeking bipartisan legislation..TyroneIrish ·
I am counting the days for Trump to leave. I prefer political differences involving issues notCurly1918 ·
A cautionary note...we still have several millions who have never questioned what DJT was selling...TyroneIrish ·
Under on House (gerrymandering); Over on SenateNTconorlarkin ·
Seconded...both House and Senate flip...Americans are done with Trump'sTyroneIrish ·
Warning:This post does not relate to the CFP ranking…NTTakethetrainKnute ·
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Other than fealty to a corrupt/incompetent POTUS, what has the GOP done to maintain the majority?

conorlarkin 8 replies View All
Illegal immigration: 0; DEI is deadNTLanceManion ·
At least 31 people have died in ICE custody, including 4 U.S. citizens...and still no CongressionalImgTyroneIrish ·
One really big thing jumps out above othersBaronVonZemo ·
Sounds like there is some worry about tomorrow from our leading communistTampaIrish ·
There will be no blue wave, only sadness from the left.NTPaND ·
Perhaps the GOP should actually follow the Constitution.conorlarkin ·
The Constitution is so...20th centuryChris94 ·
Seriously? From the guy whose party leaders have rewriting the Constitution in their platform?Rule#1BaronVonZemo ·
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Elon Musk is either the dumbest High Tech CEO, or the most Blatant and Rapacious Grifter...

TyroneIrish 14 replies View All
To:...Baron, T3K, Jakers, NCin2009, et al MAGAs...read my 8:02am post with the APS Summary of Musk's TyroneIrish ·
T3K...Sometimes you just have to admit you're wrong in the face of irrefutable laws of nature... TyroneIrish ·
DV = Tucking Tail Between One's Legs in DefeatNT TyroneIrish ·
LOL. Dumb post. Musk’s 1 GW space cluster is Not a single monolithic ground style building in spaceEli ·
You couldn't have watched the video and posted that...watch it and then get back to us. I'llTyroneIrish ·
Stupid. We have about 17,000 satellites in space now. They have no any power or cooling issue.Eli ·
Not stupid at all, Eli...here is a summary of the American Physical Society's opinion on Musk's planTyroneIrish ·
I shouldn’t waste my time with you. Even if it becomes reality you’ll deny it.Eli ·
Here are Cost Estimates for Space-Based or Terrestrial AI Datacenters...TyroneIrish ·
LOL...I should charge you for Tutoring ;-)...TyroneIrish ·
Guys...this is serious...Elon really wants to do this $2T Scam using YOUR MONEY...pay attention...TyroneIrish ·
This is serious - the left hates Elon. Why don’t they attack Amazon’s Project Sunrise, Google’sEli ·
With Musk having a 37.3% Approval Rating, it isn't just the Left that dislikes him...he's a GrifterTyroneIrish ·
LOL...Baron...the video runs for 40 min...you can't possibly have watched it in order to appreciateTyroneIrish ·
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SCHISM!Img

Curly1918 15 replies View All
Haley Stevens just ended her political career...got dissed in the Dem Primary, and now wantsTyroneIrish ·
The Dem party has an Islamic cancer that will kill it from withinImgCurly1918 ·
More on Islamic countries and Women's Rights...for whatever reason, you are blindingTyroneIrish ·
Please don't ignore the evidence all around you wrt to Islam...here are just a few examples...TyroneIrish ·
Fundamentally, Muslims do not contemplate a difference between the state and religion.Curly1918 ·
You appear to have a fairly deep interest in this issue, so I'll suggest again that you read RezaTyroneIrish ·
.NTCurly1918 ·
The DNC “Big Tent” strategy causes them to cannibalize themselves.NTHensou ·
Abdul is toxic and appears to be a horrible person. Perfect Democrat.NT LanceManion ·
...and Mike Rogers and anyone with a (R) beside their name are perfect angels right?NTQuest4twelve ·
Regular Dem Stevens won 49.5% of D primary vote endorses R Rogers-El Sayed too radical for her-videoImg BaronVonZemo ·
So silly US citizens vote with Israel in mind but say screw UkraineNTQuest4twelve ·
Does El Sayed hate Ukraine too?NTiairishcheeks ·
My comment is in regards to voters not politiciansNTQuest4twelve ·
That's in character, blame the voters, not the candidates.NTiairishcheeks ·