Smoove_B wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:49 pm
Once again, Ohio:
As every Ohio schoolkid learns, the Founding Fathers convened in 1787 to create the U.S. Constitution, which lays out the fundamental governmental and political structure of the United States.
Now, 238 years later, there’s a nationwide effort – including in the Ohio legislature – to hold a second constitutional convention, with the goal of passing amendments that rein in the power of the federal government.
So far, 19 state legislatures have passed resolutions calling for such a convention, and similar legislation has been introduced in 15 additional states, including Ohio. If all 15 of those states pass the resolution, it would meet the constitutional threshold needed to convene a convention.
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What would the convention be about?
The Convention of the States initiative, a nonpartisan group founded in 2013 by conservative attorneys Michael Farris and Mark Meckler, has spent the past 12 years pushing state legislatures to pass identically worded resolutions calling for amendments on three topics:
Term limits for members of Congress and other federal officials
Imposing “fiscal restraints on the federal government”
Limiting “the power and jurisdiction of the federal government”
The Convention of the States picked those three topics because “they’re the ones that are not going to come out of Washington, DC, plain and simple,” said Diane Telles, the organization’s communication coordinator for Ohio.
The topics are broadly worded on purpose, as it will be up to the convention delegates to decide exactly what proposed amendments they want to send to the states for ratification, Telles said.
I'm sure they wouldn't talk about anything related to Trump, so we're all good.
"Constitutionally" allow this GOP Administration, President Leon, and thrall master Thiel to end the transition of power and entrench themselves as recognized Oligarchs until the Republic completely withers and its people are largely indentured in poverty in the new hierarchy
GameStop Corp. is looking to sell its Canadian and French operations as it evaluates its international assets, the video game retailer said in a Tuesday news release.
CEO Ryan Cohen posted to X earlier in the day that the two business arms were for sale, adding, "High taxes, Liberalism, Socialism, Progressivism, Wokeness and DEI included at no additional cost if you buy today!"
"What? What?What?" -- The 14th Doctor
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Wasn't Cohen known to be PoS briefly turning grift Private Equity in to success with Chewey and then back in to grift Private Equity? He was a vanguard raking it in from the reddit meme stuff along side Vlad IIRC.
Can someone explain why black-pilled manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother (both under indictment for multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking in Romania) are being allowed to freely come to the US?
Surely its not just because they're popular with MAGA young men, right? What's going on?
I look forward to the day I can open CNN or BBC news and not see trumps sour puss orange scowl facing me. Man is he looking his age more and more...got that old person skinny thin skinned face and head now. He can throw a Cover Girl factory at that mug and still look like shit.
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When in doubt, skewer it out...I don't know.
Holman wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:09 am
Can someone explain why black-pilled manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother (both under indictment for multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking in Romania) are being allowed to freely come to the US?
Surely its not just because they're popular with MAGA young men, right? What's going on?
Well, that and they are famous with lots of money. That's all that really matters in our new reality, it appears.
Black Lives definitely Matter Lorini!
Also: There are three ways to not tell the truth: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Holman wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:09 am
Can someone explain why black-pilled manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother (both under indictment for multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking in Romania) are being allowed to freely come to the US?
Surely its not just because they're popular with MAGA young men, right? What's going on?
They're U.S. citizens and there aren't any restrictions on their travel.
On a side note, DeSantis says they aren't welcome in FL, but I don't think he can keep them out.
Holman wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:09 am
Can someone explain why black-pilled manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother (both under indictment for multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking in Romania) are being allowed to freely come to the US?
Surely its not just because they're popular with MAGA young men, right? What's going on?
They're U.S. citizens and there aren't any restrictions on their travel.
On a side note, DeSantis says they aren't welcome in FL, but I don't think he can keep them out.
Well, there were restrictions on their travel when they were under indictment/arrest in Romania, IIRC. My understanding is that the issue at hand is how Trump pressured Romania to allow them to leave, not that the USA is allowing them to return.
"What? What?What?" -- The 14th Doctor
It's not enough to be a good player... you also have to play well. -- Siegbert Tarrasch
Holman wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:09 am
Can someone explain why black-pilled manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother (both under indictment for multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking in Romania) are being allowed to freely come to the US?
Surely its not just because they're popular with MAGA young men, right? What's going on?
They're U.S. citizens and there aren't any restrictions on their travel.
They were under travel restrictions in Romania and their US passports seized. That seems to have been lifted, possibly (probably) under US pressure.
Earlier in February, some of Andrew Tate's alleged victims said they were "extremely concerned" by reports that US officials had asked for his travel restrictions to be relaxed.
It came after US special envoy Richard Grenell raised the Tate brothers with Romania's Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu at the Munich Security Conference.
Hurezeanu said he had not considered Grenell's approach as a "form of pressure". Grenell told the Financial Times his support for the brothers was evident.
The Tates have been vocal supporters of US President Donald Trump, while his close adviser, Elon Musk, restored Andrew Tate's account on X after he bought the social media platform in 2022.
Holman wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:09 am
Can someone explain why black-pilled manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother (both under indictment for multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking in Romania) are being allowed to freely come to the US?
Surely its not just because they're popular with MAGA young men, right? What's going on?
They're U.S. citizens and there aren't any restrictions on their travel.
They were under travel restrictions in Romania and their US passports seized. That seems to have been lifted, possibly (probably) under US pressure.
Earlier in February, some of Andrew Tate's alleged victims said they were "extremely concerned" by reports that US officials had asked for his travel restrictions to be relaxed.
It came after US special envoy Richard Grenell raised the Tate brothers with Romania's Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu at the Munich Security Conference.
Hurezeanu said he had not considered Grenell's approach as a "form of pressure". Grenell told the Financial Times his support for the brothers was evident.
The Tates have been vocal supporters of US President Donald Trump, while his close adviser, Elon Musk, restored Andrew Tate's account on X after he bought the social media platform in 2022.
That's correct. They are no longer under travel restrictions now.
Holman wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:09 am
Can someone explain why black-pilled manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother (both under indictment for multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking in Romania) are being allowed to freely come to the US?
Surely its not just because they're popular with MAGA young men, right? What's going on?
They're U.S. citizens and there aren't any restrictions on their travel.
They were under travel restrictions in Romania and their US passports seized. That seems to have been lifted, possibly (probably) under US pressure.
Earlier in February, some of Andrew Tate's alleged victims said they were "extremely concerned" by reports that US officials had asked for his travel restrictions to be relaxed.
It came after US special envoy Richard Grenell raised the Tate brothers with Romania's Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu at the Munich Security Conference.
Hurezeanu said he had not considered Grenell's approach as a "form of pressure". Grenell told the Financial Times his support for the brothers was evident.
The Tates have been vocal supporters of US President Donald Trump, while his close adviser, Elon Musk, restored Andrew Tate's account on X after he bought the social media platform in 2022.
That's correct. They are no longer under travel restrictions now.
That just moves my question back a step: why did Trump send Grenell to get the restrictions lifted on these abusive rapist sex-traffickers?
Holman wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 3:31 pm
That just moves my question back a step: why did Trump send Grenell to get the restrictions lifted on these abusive rapist sex-traffickers?
Wow look how many people Trump has gotten jobs.....wait no..thats how many he has fired.
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I guess Ray Butts has ate his last pancake. http://steamcommunity.com/id/daehawk
"Has high IQ. Refuses to apply it"
When in doubt, skewer it out...I don't know.
Its wild to think that politically things have been getting worse since I was born, and that things will ALWAYS get worse now. For the US and humanity tomorrow will be worse then today, forever.
Disagree. We have a cancer in our midst eating government capacity. A Sixth Column of Incompetence designed to Weaken America.
Hopefully we will take the radiation to get rid of the radical elements then heal. That is what America has done after every other catastrophe.
"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on." -Terry Pratchett, The Truth "The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it." -Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment
Drazzil wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:15 pm
Its wild to think that politically things have been getting worse since I was born, and that things will ALWAYS get worse now. For the US and humanity tomorrow will be worse then today, forever.
iPhone owners have noticed a peculiar bug in recent days: "Trump" autocorrects to "racist" when using speech-to-text dictation mode. According to Apple, it's a problem with "phonetic overlap", and a fix is already in the works.
After TikTok videos of the slip went viral, Apple provided a statement to The Guardian and others, blaming "phonetic overlap" between the two words: "We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation, and we are rolling out a fix as soon as possible," a spokesperson said.
While many people were able to recreate the blip, it didn't happen every time – and the text seemed to revert back to "Trump" after a short delay. The latest reports online suggest Apple's fix has already taken effect, so you might not see it happening any more.
Blackhawk wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:42 pm
They do both have an 'r' sound...
Yanny
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Drazzil wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:15 pm
Its wild to think that politically things have been getting worse since I was born, and that things will ALWAYS get worse now. For the US and humanity tomorrow will be worse then today, forever.
I forgot. You hate Obama. Personally, I thought he and Biden both were good, with Obama being one of the best presidents of my lifetime (I was born way before 82 and have seen quite a few more presidents than you. ).
Kraken wrote:(Seen in a random political story) "Republicans have a majority of 218-214, meaning they can lose only one vote to pass a bill without Democrats."
I've seen that same assertion before. How does that work? Losing one vote is 217-214, or 217-215 if the defector votes with the Democrats.
I've seen that a couple times, and in those cases I think it was talking about votes they didn't already expect to go against the party. For example, one Republican has already stated openly that they are going to vote against the party; if they lose one more vote unexpectedly, the bill won't pass.
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hepcat wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 4:04 pm
I forgot. You hate Obama. Personally, I thought he and Biden both were good, with Obama being one of the best presidents of my lifetime (I was born way before 82 and have seen quite a few more presidents than you. ).
Yeah because your generation was taken care of by the system. Upward mobility worked for you. You got that first job after college, you get to have a professional career, a stock portfolio and retirement.
My generation just got f-cked. Obama presided in the biggest wealth transfered upwards. Endless wars, record setting forclosure and the normalization of bailouts.
Trump and Biden surpassed them later on of course.
Trump got elected AGAIN because he promised to throw the professional class into the same kind of shit that the working class has dealt with since Reagan.
The working class is fed up. They will happily vote for the "burn it all down" demagoge because the side thats supposed to be fighting for us is holding up paddles and censoring their own members for disturbing their peace while they sell the rest of us out.
hepcat wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 4:04 pm
I forgot. You hate Obama. Personally, I thought he and Biden both were good, with Obama being one of the best presidents of my lifetime (I was born way before 82 and have seen quite a few more presidents than you. ).
Yeah because your generation was taken care of by the system. Upward mobility worked for you. You got that first job after college, you get to have a professional career, a stock portfolio and retirement.
My generation just got f-cked. Obama presided in the biggest wealth transfered upwards. Endless wars, record setting forclosure and the normalization of bailouts.
Trump and Biden surpassed them later on of course.
Trump got elected AGAIN because he promised to throw the professional class into the same kind of shit that the working class has dealt with since Reagan.
The working class is fed up. They will happily vote for the "burn it all down" demagoge because the side thats supposed to be fighting for us is holding up paddles and censoring their own members for disturbing their peace while they sell the rest of us out.
Crabs in a bucket.
What is it "the working class" expected Biden to do and how did they expect him to accomplish it?
LordMortis wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 12:56 pm
What is it "the working class" expected Biden to do and how did they expect him to accomplish it?
I'm not sure they expected him to do anything, necessarily. Instead, it was a continuation of what's been happening since the 1990s and early 2000s with Bill Clinton's "Third Way", as the Democrats continue to shed more and more members of the "working class" bloc.
This really is the core argument (imho) of what's been happening. That's not to say fighting for LGBTQ+ folks isn't important, but the party has largely ignored the working class and allowed them to be gobbled up and brainwashed by the GOP and their nonsense grievance political strategy.
hepcat wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 4:04 pm
I forgot. You hate Obama. Personally, I thought he and Biden both were good, with Obama being one of the best presidents of my lifetime (I was born way before 82 and have seen quite a few more presidents than you. ).
Yeah because your generation was taken care of by the system. Upward mobility worked for you. You got that first job after college, you get to have a professional career, a stock portfolio and retirement.
My generation just got f-cked. Obama presided in the biggest wealth transfered upwards. Endless wars, record setting forclosure and the normalization of bailouts.
Trump and Biden surpassed them later on of course.
Trump got elected AGAIN because he promised to throw the professional class into the same kind of shit that the working class has dealt with since Reagan.
The working class is fed up. They will happily vote for the "burn it all down" demagoge because the side thats supposed to be fighting for us is holding up paddles and censoring their own members for disturbing their peace while they sell the rest of us out.
Crabs in a bucket.
What is it "the working class" expected Biden to do and how did they expect him to accomplish it?
Fifteen dollar minimum wage? Voting rights act? Codifying Roe? Any number of things. Democrats WANT the GOP to obstruct them, so they can fundraise on being a permanent minority.
LordMortis wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 12:56 pm
What is it "the working class" expected Biden to do and how did they expect him to accomplish it?
I'm not sure they expected him to do anything, necessarily. Instead, it was a continuation of what's been happening since the 1990s and early 2000s with Bill Clinton's "Third Way", as the Democrats continue to shed more and more members of the "working class" bloc.
This really is the core argument (imho) of what's been happening. That's not to say fighting for LGBTQ+ folks isn't important, but the party has largely ignored the working class and allowed them to be gobbled up and brainwashed by the GOP and their nonsense grievance political strategy.
Money in the pocket gives people extra breathing room to worry about other people! To vote! To think! To not be so hateful.
I argued after Biden got elected that he needed to behave like the Republicans. Govern by executive order and disregard congress and the SC and just do what needs doing. Congress and the SC were and are EXTREMELY unpopular.
Then all Biden and the Dems would have had to say was I gave you abortion rights, a 15 dollar min wage and whatever else America needs by EXECUTIVE order! The GOP wants to take that away from you. Vote more Dems in so we can codify these great things you have now instead if losing it under Trump.
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Ok, then. Now how was he supposed to get all of this stuff done? By reaching across the aisle? By wheeling and dealing? By saying screw the GOP that "the working class" are already voting for specifically to keep federal government hostage.
I'm so fucking sick of when the democrats are in control or when neither party has control then it's a democrat problem and the moment the GOP are in control it's a government problem. (And no, that does not do things like absolve Obama of not pursuing the predatory banking malfeasance that began with policies created during the Clinton era. The democrats are not blameless. But in their huge tent, their worst at least work the ones trying to hold together a civil society for everyone who wants to be part of a civil society)
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LordMortis wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:23 pm
Ok, then. Now how was he supposed to get all of this stuff done? By reaching across the aisle? By wheeling and dealing? By saying screw the GOP that "the working class" are already voting for specifically to keep federal government hostage.
I'm so fucking sick of when the democrats are in control or when neither party has control then it's a democrat problem and the moment the GOP are in control it's a government problem.
See above my friend. The nation needs bravery, the Democrats by and large offer only cowardace.
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