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I don’t get something here. How do they have a facial recognition database that is accurate enough to even begin to attempt this? Yes, most Americans have some form of photo ID but many of those IDs don’t require updating the photo more than once every 10 years. Also, not everyone has a ohoto ID. How can they possibly think this database is good enough to use for determining who should be arrested?

Beyond that, ICE has stated that they are trusting the database even over actual documentation. They say the database doesn’t lie, even if you have documentation saying otherwise…

I’m not trying to be snarky, actually wondering. What sources do you approve of?

And now I’m going to go research the independent because I had no idea about their relationships.

I mean, have they won any special elections since they took over the government? It seems like a lot of elections are flipping but maybe that’s selection bias.

Have Republicans won anything recently?

Can we ban the Daily Beast? They are nothing but clickbait. Their headlines are always hyperbole.

In this case, some protesters interrupted Trump’s speech. He stood quietly, waited for the protesters to be escorted out, then pursed his lips and said “That was very efficient … Now, back to Steve (the man he was praising before the interruption.”

I don’t like Trump. He should be in prison for many reasons. We don’t need lies and hyperbole polluting the narrative. He does enough awful things without making shit up.

Fuck the Daily Beast. They’re as bad as anything on the right.

a violation of the Presidential Records Act

Fucking DO SOMETHING THEN!

Until Trump faces some consequences for doing illegal shit it doesn’t matter what the law says. Trump is above the law and that needs to change.

Sorry, but savory jellos are just not something I have any interest in. Jello with hard-boiled eggs are a hard “no” for me.

This is some peak 1950s American stuff right here!

I’m going with he’s waiting for the midterms to be over.

And, unfortunately, this particular media outlet has a habit of it, too. I take what Daily Beast says with a big dose of skepticism until shown otherwise.

This headline seems reasonable, though.

Unfortunately, I think the parts they care about would continue as “essential” while the parts everyone else cares about would shut down.

“I’m gonna sue!” seems to be his version of “I’m telling! You’re going to be in such big trouble!”

It is only both sidesing if you don’t understand satire. He is pretending to be a right-wing pundit but rephrasing what they say in such a way as to point out how bad the right-wing talking points are.

How can we save Colorado and New Mexico from this hypothetical “Central States of America” hell hole?

While I agree that many land lords are predatory, there are reasons that people want to rent sometimes. To give one example, should a college kid be required to buy a home to have a place to live during college?

I’m not going to give more examples right now because it’s not really worth my time but there are good reasons that someone might want to rent and that necessitates that there are places available to be rented.

I’d argue for limits on ownership and significant progressive property taxes for ownership beyond a certain number of units.

Yeah, I do too. I just wish it was otherwise. I wish people with integrity could stick it out.

I deeply appreciate his whistle blower report. I wish someone with his level of integrity hadn’t resigned, though. Resigning means you’re done fighting. That worked as a protesting previous administration’s but means they’ll put in someone much worse in this one.

To be fair, though, Trump is deeply unlikable for many people. I’ve had almost a physical reaction to hearing him speak or seeing him since his debates against Hillary. He’s always seemed gross and slimy to me.

In other words, just because you and I see JD as unlikable doesn’t mean that MAGA will also find him unlikable. In fact, Vance’s approval rating among republicans is 89% favorable while among democrats it is 3% favorable as of the beginning of August.

I don’t think they’ll deconvert. I do hope they will become apathetic without their “charismatic” leader. I don’t think Vance will be able to hold people’s attention as well or rile them up to the same degree.

Side note: Calling Trump “charismatic” makes me want to vomit, but apparently he is for some people…

No, it says that hard work “leads to success” not that “hard work is success”. Typically, when applied to people, success doesn’t mean working hard. It means attaining something the person wants. In the case of a donkey, their personal definition of success is likely different than for a person. That is what I meant by my comment.