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I'm really surprised some hacker group hasn't taken down Twitter.

waitingtoconnect wrote:My point is around the world we are seeing a major push for the erosion of women’s rights. Which should alarm anyone with a daughter.

My mom proudly told me the other day that she was going to pay attention to politics this election cycle and watch the full RNC and DNC conventions, and look at both sides rather than just default to voting R like she usually does.

While that gave me hope, it still boggles my mind that she'd need to watch anything to figure out who to vote for. She has two granddaughters. Hmmm, which person do I vote for? The guy that was found liable for sexual assault and paid off a porn star while cheating on his wife, or the woman who wants to protect women's rights? Hmmm.... should I vote for the guy whose policies would have killed my daughter-in-law and prevented 2 of my 3 grandchildren from being born, or the other person? I mean Trump is a really bad person, but you know, Bible. Decisions, decisions!

Isgrimnur wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:47 am

Meanwhile Musk is posting this nonsense: "Wow, Google has a search ban on President Donald Trump! Election interference?"

Lie, project, deflect.

Isgrimnur wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:47 am

Why did they say it was suspended?

https://www.newsweek.com/white-dudes-ha ... on-1931827

It is not clear why the account was suspended, but it appeared to have been restored as of the early hours of Tuesday. The automated message when the account was suspended read: "X suspends accounts which violate the X rules."

Mike Nellis, who is involved in the organization, shared an update on Tuesday explaining that while the X account is live again, it still remains suspended.

He said the account is "permanently in read-only mode," meaning it cannot post or interact with content and cannot create new accounts. Nellis called on supporters to continue donating to Harris' campaign, writing: "Don't let them silence us."

When contacted by Newsweek for comment, X's press office responded: "Busy now, please check back later."

Other links reports similar results. All are a few hours old. You could find more livish results but they'd like by Xhitter results and I won't use or link to them.

Wow - so for no reason.

Just silenced.

That's Musk's idea of his public square.

LordMortis wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:32 am That's Musk's idea of his public square.

Ahhh, Elon’s Tiananmen Square.

Unagi wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:31 am Wow - so for no reason.

I'm sure Musk had a reason.

LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:26 am

Unagi wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:31 am Wow - so for no reason.

I'm sure Musk had a reason.

That's all I'm getting at. Well. Wait - I guess you mean 'the obvious', but... I mean, generally when an account is suspended (I would think) that there is some post or action that X will say violated something. Even if it's meritless.

Cause, if it's just 'taken down' without even as much as lip service to it being for some reason - that would be (at least to me, but I'm probably wrong) a new level, right?

Unagi wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:37 am

LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:26 am

Unagi wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:31 am Wow - so for no reason.

I'm sure Musk had a reason.

That's all I'm getting at. Well. Wait - I guess you mean 'the obvious', but... I mean, generally when an account is suspended (I would think) that there is some post or action that X will say violated something. Even if it's meritless.

Cause, if it's just 'taken down' without even as much as lip service to it being for some reason - that would be (at least to me, but I'm probably wrong) a new level, right?

Definitely a higher level. I wouldn't say it's a new level. They may retcon some TOS violation but this was done by whim.

LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:26 am

Unagi wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:31 am Wow - so for no reason.

I'm sure Musk had a reason.

Because he can!

Unagi wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:31 am Wow - so for no reason.

Just silenced.

The first post I saw said it was suspended for evasion of suspension policies.

Looks like 12ish hours later, the response hasn't changed

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/x-suspen ... cd43f73fe1

When HuffPost asked for comment, X sent an automated reply: “Busy now, please check back later.”

Alefroth wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:54 pm

Unagi wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:31 am Wow - so for no reason.

Just silenced.

The first post I saw said it was suspended for evasion of suspension policies.

Also known as: following the rules ?

lol

Here's the full text-

Violating our rules against evading suspension.

LordMortis wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 2:07 pm Looks like 12ish hours later, the response hasn't changed

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/x-suspen ... cd43f73fe1

When HuffPost asked for comment, X sent an automated reply: “Busy now, please check back later.”

That is my new go to for any question I don't want to answer.

Jaymann wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:19 pm

LordMortis wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2024 2:07 pm Looks like 12ish hours later, the response hasn't changed

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/x-suspen ... cd43f73fe1

When HuffPost asked for comment, X sent an automated reply: “Busy now, please check back later.”

That is my new go to for any question I don't want to answer.

You and the magic 8 Ball.

Harris says she'll hold her first rally with her VP pick next Tuesday. The campaign says not to read too much into the location, which is Philadelphia.

Alefroth wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 1:13 am Harris says she'll hold her first rally with her VP pick next Tuesday. The campaign says not to read too much into the location, which is Philadelphia.

So don't they have to solidify the ticket with a virtual meeting before the Ohio deadline? IMO that will give Harris a bump in addition to the convention. Stupid Ohio may actually assist Harris.

Jaymann wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 1:25 am

Alefroth wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 1:13 am Harris says she'll hold her first rally with her VP pick next Tuesday. The campaign says not to read too much into the location, which is Philadelphia.

So don't they have to solidify the ticket with a virtual meeting before the Ohio deadline? IMO that will give Harris a bump in addition to the convention. Stupid Ohio may actually assist Harris.

Good question. She did just become the only eligible candidate for nomination-

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/3 ... e-00172012

Bye Williamson.

Jaymann wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 1:25 am

Alefroth wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 1:13 am Harris says she'll hold her first rally with her VP pick next Tuesday. The campaign says not to read too much into the location, which is Philadelphia.

So don't they have to solidify the ticket with a virtual meeting before the Ohio deadline? IMO that will give Harris a bump in addition to the convention. Stupid Ohio may actually assist Harris.

So my understanding of the whole Ohio virtual meeting thing is that Ohio's deadline for certifying candidates is often before the national convention(s) of one or both major parties (when the candidates are formally chosen). Ohio regularly pushes that back in order to accommodate the convention dates. This year Ohio's GOP government was making some noise that it might not do that, which could have made Biden / Harris ineligible to be on the ballot in Ohio. At that point the Democrats planned a "virtual meeting" and vote to take place before the deadline. Ohio then relented and pushed back the deadline as normal.

In the weeks after the disastrous presidential debate Democrats were still planning on going ahead with the virtual vote. The Biden's campaign's statement was that this was "just in case" Ohio did some shenanigans, though others suspected that it was an effort to get Biden locked in as the nominee. Obviously Biden has since dropped out.

I don't know what the current plans are, but they do not have to have the virtual meeting at this point.

waitingtoconnect wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:33 am https://twitter.com/BFriedmanDC/status/ ... 8956914140

Well that’s what the scientists say so that settles it I suppose. That guy is just…weird.

Alefroth wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 1:13 am Harris says she'll hold her first rally with her VP pick next Tuesday. The campaign says not to read too much into the location, which is Philadelphia.

Does anyone really believe that?

$iljanus wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:55 am

waitingtoconnect wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:33 am https://twitter.com/BFriedmanDC/status/ ... 8956914140

Well that’s what the scientists say so that settles it I suppose. That guy is just…weird.

I think he meant that as a joke, but to even joke about that is just weird. Notice the toadies at the table didn't even laugh. Still even if it was a joke it shows you his mind set to even be able to come up with it as a joke.

Scraper wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:15 am

$iljanus wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:55 am

waitingtoconnect wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:33 am https://twitter.com/BFriedmanDC/status/ ... 8956914140

Well that’s what the scientists say so that settles it I suppose. That guy is just…weird.

I think he meant that as a joke, but to even joke about that is just weird. Notice the toadies at the table didn't even laugh. Still even if it was a joke it shows you his mind set to even be able to come up with it as a joke.

Ummm, he kinda sounded serious about it. But I’m sure when he’s called on it he’ll be all, “Oh I was joking, of course.”

Watters is such a vile piece of shit that even his own mother has trouble dealing with him.

https://twitter.com/JesseBWatters/statu ... 6234313729

$iljanus wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:19 am

Scraper wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:15 am

$iljanus wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:55 am

waitingtoconnect wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 9:33 am https://twitter.com/BFriedmanDC/status/ ... 8956914140

Well that’s what the scientists say so that settles it I suppose. That guy is just…weird.

I think he meant that as a joke, but to even joke about that is just weird. Notice the toadies at the table didn't even laugh. Still even if it was a joke it shows you his mind set to even be able to come up with it as a joke.

Ummm, he kinda sounded serious about it. But I’m sure when he’s called on it he’ll be all, “Oh I was joking, of course.”

My takeaway, he's got a boner for mommy.

Hitting the swing states hard next week:

https://twitter.com/kthomasdc/status/18 ... NcXCfN8s1g

Grifman wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:41 am Hitting the swing states hard next week:

https://twitter.com/kthomasdc/status/18 ... NcXCfN8s1g

I would like to see her put some real effort into Florida. Biden only lost Florida in 20 by roughly 3%. He won all of the major counties, but in typical fashion lost all of the less populated ones. If she could just swing about 200,000 votes she could win the state. 200K might sound like a lot but there were about 11 million total votes cast in 2020.

Trump just said of Kamala- “"I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. And now she wants to be known as Black”

waitingtoconnect wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 5:52 pm Trump just said of Kamala- “"I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. And now she wants to be known as Black”

God I hope he doubles and triples down on that. It will be glorious. Maybe I'll egg him on via Truth Social and tell him to stick to his guns.

And a few hours after his unhinged interview:

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1818806029271904675

Kamala Harris in Houston addresses Trump's bonkers appearance at the NABJ: "The divisiveness and the disrespect. And let me just say. The American people deserve better ... a leader who does not respond with hostility and anger when confronted with the facts."

It's excellent that she's out and visible and able to respond so quickly.

Scraper wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:56 am I would like to see her put some real effort into Florida. Biden only lost Florida in 20 by roughly 3%. He won all of the major counties, but in typical fashion lost all of the less populated ones. If she could just swing about 200,000 votes she could win the state. 200K might sound like a lot but there were about 11 million total votes cast in 2020.

The Democrats have been futilely dreaming of Florida for years. They lost the Cuban vote when they opened up things a bit with respect to Cuba. This state is, at least for now, a hopeless cause, resources are better spent in the states they absolutely have to have. The same goes for my home state, NC.

waitingtoconnect wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2024 5:52 pm Trump just said of Kamala- “"I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. And now she wants to be known as Black”

Is it a weird sign of racial progress that we have a black nominee that Republicans are eager to say is *not* black?

Didn't Jamaican Blacks come from Africa?

Jaymann wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:04 pm Somehow Vegas odds are still favoring DonOld in the election. Do they know something we don't? If I were a betting man I would take some odds on Harris right now.

The betting markets are starting to favor Harris now.

Her campaign is super sharp. Every time Trump stumbles there's a full-page letter about it, and she's talking about it on a stage somewhere. Unlike Biden's defensive posture, she's on the attack at every opportunity, and it is a glorious thing to behold. No wonder he is completely befuddled as to how to handle her. Biden was a punching bag, and now he's in the ring with a heavyweight.

She's got him rocked back on his heels now; as Buttigieg pointed out, Trump can't handle pressure and will get increasingly weirder and more outrageous the longer the momentum is with Harris. And the crazier he gets, the more punches she can land.