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I think about this exchange often. I still think it may be the most perfect explanation of the internet possible:

The @LPNational exists only to stay alive and to pick a presidential candidate who gets some publicity every four years. All they do is complain about money. Couldn't this whole dysfunctional bureaucracy be run by deploying dozens of 'virtually-free' AI agents?

@libsoftiktok What's disgusting about it? Everybody has some sort of beef with the USA and we are allowed to demonstrate it. It's a stupid symbolic ritual, it's more patriotic to be an individual and revel in the freedom to ignore the pledge.

DISGUSTING Sacramento City Councilor and Congressional candidate Mai Vang, REFUSED to say the Pledge and TURNED HER BACK on the American Flag Her election is next week Don’t let this anti-American lunatic anywhere near Congress

The right to criticise a religion is part of British culture Criticism of Islam is Islamoscepticism, not Islamophobia Phobias are irrational fears, like arachnophobia- the fear of spiders Or in the case of Islam, fear of dogs and pigs Calling scepticism (or criticism) a phobia is a misuse of the English language An infidel's fear of being beheaded is not irrational

@WallStreetMav Meh, the only two of those that have stood the test of time and I would watch again are Gremlins and Ghostbusters

I think 1984 was probably the best year ever for movies. Footloose, The Karate Kid, The Never Ending Story, Sixteen Candles, Ghostbusters, Terminator, Indiana Jones Temple of Doom, Gremlins, Beverly Hills Cop, The Last Starfighter, Nightmare on Elm Street, Red Dawn ... epic year

@TiffanyFong OK I've researched and this is different from what I have been seeing. Apparently the gesture I'm talking about is something related to "The Circle Game" which is apparently a millennial thing I first heard about today.

@TiffanyFong What does this mean? I’ve seen it in a few dating profiles and have no clue what it means

There hasn’t been a single Republican-appointed judge at the state level since 1986 — and the collapse in quality is impossible to ignore. Oregon’s judiciary was once respected as bipartisan, restrained, and committed to the law over politics. Decades of one-party control have changed that. Too many judges now act like reliable votes for an ideological agenda instead of independent arbiters of justice. The giants who once commanded the bench with intellect, courage, and integrity are gone. In their place is a judiciary increasingly defined by mediocrity, activism, and political conformity. Many of today’s judges couldn’t fill the shoes — or the briefcases — of the legal titans who came before them. This election may be Oregon’s final opportunity to restore integrity, independence, and public trust to the bench before the damage becomes permanent. @GovTinaKotek @Dudley4Oregon @ChristineDrazan @dojphofficial

The LA Mayoral Race Is About Far More Than Los Angeles Spencer Pratt winning would send shockwaves through the entire California political cabal. They would burn the house down before willingly surrendering power. This Los Angeles mayoral election carries consequences far beyond LA, or even California itself. It is becoming a symbolic battle for the soul of the country — between a decaying political class clinging to ideology, patronage, and moral theater, and a public increasingly exhausted by corruption, incompetence, censorship, and civic collapse. The real fear among the ruling class is not Spencer Pratt. It’s the possibility that ordinary people may finally stop obeying the script. Do we continue allowing ideological extremists and failed elites to hollow out American cities while demanding applause for the destruction? Or do citizens finally reclaim the right to question, dissent, and fight back against the systems failing them in plain sight?

A woman who lives and works in California had $20,000 taken out of her bank account by The Oregon Department of Revenue She’s never lived in Oregon yet they were able to get her bank account information and take her money Oregon said the woman owed the money in unpaid income taxes and penalties, but she didn’t. She’s never lived or worked there She called and apparently Oregon has an address for her that was literally a public park They told her it would be 5+ months to refund her money. The woman had to get the local media involved to put pressure to make them give the money back faster Eventually, Oregon admitted it was a mistake Another state should not have access to out of state residents bank account information

What are the safest jobs during the forthcoming AI purge? ... Easy, government jobs.

@angelaroosee In 2004 I believe I stayed at the Las Vegas Club downtown on a weekday for about $13 total a night.

Fact checking how much a snickers chocolate bar costs at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out the whole video see cost of drinks, meals, and a picture with the show girls 🤣🤣

I'm starting to notice a pattern here. How about you? #swalwell vox.com/2017/12/7/1674…

Remember boys and girls, when you join the mafia, be aware they will always turn on you. It's just a matter of when.

Eric Swalwell delivers a response to the current rape allegations against him

How ruthlessly effective is the Democrat machine? Eric Swalwell is asked to drop out of the race because a Republicans may actually win. He refuses. Party operatives tap into their pool of white liberal feminists and just like that, he's hit with not one...not two, but FOUR sexual assault accusations. Of course, none of the victims can remember any details, just that it happened. The exact Blasey-Ford and E. Jean Carrol playbook. Within an hour, the victim is being interviewed on @CNN. The email goes out. Almost immediately, the teacher's union is condemning him and Schumer, Pelosi, Jeffries and every other Democrat on Twitter is calling for him to drop out of the race. Keep in mind, when Tara Reade accused Biden of forcibly sexually abusing her, they called her a liar and nobody called for him to drop out. This is all a coordinated attack because they've seen the internal polling that Steve Hilton may actually win this thing and they are sacrificing Swalwell because liberal idiots like him are a dime a dozen.

The bat on a statue of Ichiro Suzuki broke when the statue was revealed outside T-Mobile Park. Full story here: krem.com/article/news/l…

@KEZI9 first rule of business, you have to give the mafia their cut.

Lebanon police helped the Oregon Department of Justice search a massage business on South Santiam Highway after complaints and an investigation suggested it might be part of an illegal massage parlor operation. kezi.com/news/crime/leb…

@KVALnews I’d vote absentee if that’s allowed. Would never waste a second waiting in line.

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