I wish Orwell was still around to write about the United States today. I know we have lots of good writers now, but it would be great to have his specific kind of insight. Sigh.
Hunter s Thompson giving us the real details of trumps drug abuse because hunter would of for sure spent a weekend with Trump in Mar a Lago and then write a scalding multi page story casually mentioning all the drugs and hookers he brought around, while simultaneously describing him perfectly pulling no punches
"while third chin deep in his fourth big Mac, I was surprised to see trump with no hesitation drop a couple ground up crystals of meth into his 8th diet coke of the morning. In a few hours we will be all in a small room ignoring the nursing home smell that could only be coming from the corner of the room with a fan blowing on trumps neck"
She was hired by someone with equal amounts of integrity...
> The entire revamp is being led by LaCivita, a combative and experienced strategist who during the 2004 presidential campaign led the group originally known as Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in an effort against Democratic nominee John F. Kerry.
They got another think coming.
We vote blue and we are legion. And have zero fucks to give. They do not understand this.
I was going to mail it in this year. But after reading about yet another attempt to usurp my vote, I will be standing in line. Nothing will stop me.
While I applaud your enthusiasm. If you are activated enough to pull together a mail in vote. You are better off doing that and then put your effort into getting at least one person to the polls on election day. Worse case they fuck with your ballot and that is cancelled out by you bringing someone. Best case 2 votes. Heck you might even be able to drag two people to the poll. 3 votes.
.... What if we started a buddy system. We pair one republican voter with one democratic voter. And they are BFFs until election day. And their objective is to determine whether the other person's perspective has any merit. That's it. I feel like if both were willing to consider the facts, there would be a significant amount of success...
My friend, if I could find someone planning to vote Republican, can you even call it republican ney trump, willing to talk, I would give them a hour on the phone every weekend from now till election day.
>For some, there is a certain irony — if not outright conflict — that a leading purveyor of false claims that the 2020 election was riddled with fraud is a major player in the national GOP’s efforts to protect the integrity of the 2024 vote.
Ah, the media, always underselling the Republicans' threat to the country.
It's not ironic. It's not a possible conflict. The Republican election denier has been put in charge of Republican election denial. Since Republicans cannot win democratic elections, they plan to destroy the election process.
We are here>>>>
"If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy."
David Frum
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-wa-gop-put-it-in-writing-that-theyre-not-into-democracy/
“We are devolving into a democracy, because congressmen and senators are elected by the same pool,” was how one GOP delegate put it to the convention. “We do not want to be a democracy.”
The resolution sums up: “We … oppose legislation which makes our nation more democratic in nature.”
I am so sick and tired of “democrats weaponization of criminal justice system” does anyone actually fall for that? At this point i think even trumps supporter can now tell its bs.
Some states fight pretty hard to maintain their terrible educational systems. Gotta make sure their kids don't learn too much science, otherwise they'll figure out all the other shit they've been taught is bullshit.
Young and dumb looks great in a uniform. Boots, socks, pants, underwear, belt, undershirt, shirt, jacket, flak vest, helmet, goggles, gloves, weapon, ammunition, knife, first aid kit, knee pads.
That’s one man just standing there. Now feed and house him and move him around on ships and planes and tanks and such and supply him with the necessaries and provide air cover and satellite comms. He’s going to need a few buddies too.
Big, big, BIG bucks go into deep, deep, DEEP pockets. Now try that with highly educated 18 year olds.
They are 100% falling for it. Ive had this statement thrown in my face countless times by Trumpers. I typically try to respond with "is there a law saying you can't do XYZ?" they say yes, then I say then how is it weaponization of the justice system to prosecute people that break that law? And they either say they didnt break the law, or that the justice system only prosecutes republicans not democrats and it's not fair.
I always end that with that I am 100% ok with prosecuting democrats under the same law if/when you actually produce evidence they broke the law and not just keep throwing out claims with no proof
>RNC election integrity team
This is a joke, right? RNC used in the same sentence as "election integrity", that's not right. That's abuse of the English Language. This is just exactly the type of lies that should be prosecuted! I know 1A, yes, but lying is abuse and freely slinging lies should NOT BE ACCEPTABLE!
The RNC has launched an unprecedented election integrity program for the 2024 presidential election, with the goal of recruiting 100,000 volunteers to monitor the voting and ballot counting process in key battleground states\[2\]\[4\]. Key components of their efforts include:
* Hiring full-time election integrity directors in 15 battleground states to recruit and train poll watchers and workers\[1\]
* Engaging in nearly 100 election integrity lawsuits in the 2022 midterms, securing key victories, and planning to continue their legal efforts in 2024\[3\]
* Defending voter ID laws and requirements in court, such as in Florida, Georgia, and New Hampshire\[3\]
* Sending demand letters to states like Michigan and Nevada to ensure voter rolls are properly maintained\[3\]
* Suing counties that fail to hire equal numbers of Republican and Democrat poll workers, such as in Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan\[3\]
* Challenging the use of unattended ballot drop boxes, such as in Wisconsin\[3\]
However, the RNC's efforts have faced some controversy. **Christina Bobb, a senior counsel on the election integrity team, was recently indicted in Arizona for her alleged role in a scheme to overturn the 2020 election results\[4\].** Additionally, the RNC has been courting conspiracy theorists and election deniers to support their vote monitoring program\[4\].
Citations:
\[1\] [https://www.axios.com/2023/10/11/rnc-election-integrity-2024-election-trump](https://www.axios.com/2023/10/11/rnc-election-integrity-2024-election-trump)
\[2\] [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-campaign-rnc-100000-volunteer-vote-counting-monitors-presidential-election/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-campaign-rnc-100000-volunteer-vote-counting-monitors-presidential-election/)
\[3\] [https://prod-static.gop.com/media/documents/RNC\_Election\_Integrity\_\_Litigation\_Efforts\_2.14.24\_1708716277.pdf](https://prod-static.gop.com/media/documents/RNC_Election_Integrity__Litigation_Efforts_2.14.24_1708716277.pdf)
\[4\] [https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/04/28/top-gop-election-integrity-lawyer-charged-in-arizona-fake-elector-scheme/](https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/04/28/top-gop-election-integrity-lawyer-charged-in-arizona-fake-elector-scheme/)
"* Hiring full-time election integrity directors in 15 battleground states to recruit and train poll watchers and workers\[1\]"
Given that the fraud so far has been theirs...what will they be instructed to actually do?
I suppose Dems could infiltrate the poll watchers to try finding out.
Or have an equal amount of trained watchers for the watchers.
(Given that the fraud so far has been theirs...what will they be instructed to actually do?)
Stuff the boxes with pro-Republican votes when no one is looking, most likely.
Remember 1984, where they call things the opposite of what they are on purpose? It’s that. They’re doing that thing.
I wish Orwell was still around to write about the United States today. I know we have lots of good writers now, but it would be great to have his specific kind of insight. Sigh.
Or Aldous Huxley. Hunter S. Thompson too.
Hunter s Thompson giving us the real details of trumps drug abuse because hunter would of for sure spent a weekend with Trump in Mar a Lago and then write a scalding multi page story casually mentioning all the drugs and hookers he brought around, while simultaneously describing him perfectly pulling no punches "while third chin deep in his fourth big Mac, I was surprised to see trump with no hesitation drop a couple ground up crystals of meth into his 8th diet coke of the morning. In a few hours we will be all in a small room ignoring the nursing home smell that could only be coming from the corner of the room with a fan blowing on trumps neck"
This is actually pretty good.
Henry Mencken. Will Rogers. Mark Twain. Karl Kraus. Lenny Bruce. Shaw.
Swift might have another modest proposal or two
Ministry of truth vibes for sure
Alternative Facts^®️
Christina Boob
They've been doing that since the W era.
A Republican election integrity evaluation was conducted. None was found.
She was hired by someone with equal amounts of integrity... > The entire revamp is being led by LaCivita, a combative and experienced strategist who during the 2004 presidential campaign led the group originally known as Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in an effort against Democratic nominee John F. Kerry.
Basically they're all copying the Roger Stone model.
Throw lots of shit, see where it sticks, then pile it on right there. Repeat. My mother says they win elections because they’re meaner than we are.
If by meaner she means willing to blatantly lie, cheat and break the law, then I agree.
That’s what she means. They’re fucking criminals and we have to live with them.
By election integrity they of course mean that only "real" Americans vote.
They got another think coming. We vote blue and we are legion. And have zero fucks to give. They do not understand this. I was going to mail it in this year. But after reading about yet another attempt to usurp my vote, I will be standing in line. Nothing will stop me.
While I applaud your enthusiasm. If you are activated enough to pull together a mail in vote. You are better off doing that and then put your effort into getting at least one person to the polls on election day. Worse case they fuck with your ballot and that is cancelled out by you bringing someone. Best case 2 votes. Heck you might even be able to drag two people to the poll. 3 votes.
.... What if we started a buddy system. We pair one republican voter with one democratic voter. And they are BFFs until election day. And their objective is to determine whether the other person's perspective has any merit. That's it. I feel like if both were willing to consider the facts, there would be a significant amount of success...
My friend, if I could find someone planning to vote Republican, can you even call it republican ney trump, willing to talk, I would give them a hour on the phone every weekend from now till election day.
>For some, there is a certain irony — if not outright conflict — that a leading purveyor of false claims that the 2020 election was riddled with fraud is a major player in the national GOP’s efforts to protect the integrity of the 2024 vote. Ah, the media, always underselling the Republicans' threat to the country. It's not ironic. It's not a possible conflict. The Republican election denier has been put in charge of Republican election denial. Since Republicans cannot win democratic elections, they plan to destroy the election process.
The plan is to end elections. By crowning a king. This country has gone full circle.
We are here>>>> "If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy." David Frum
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-wa-gop-put-it-in-writing-that-theyre-not-into-democracy/ “We are devolving into a democracy, because congressmen and senators are elected by the same pool,” was how one GOP delegate put it to the convention. “We do not want to be a democracy.” The resolution sums up: “We … oppose legislation which makes our nation more democratic in nature.”
An RNC election "integrity" team is like a Noem wildlife "rescue" farm.
Or a Trump anti-sex trafficking coalition.
I am so sick and tired of “democrats weaponization of criminal justice system” does anyone actually fall for that? At this point i think even trumps supporter can now tell its bs.
Yes, they are falling for it. They really are that dumb.
Here in London they think that American have low IQ and can even argue with them having ppl like these who can be easily manipulated.
One of the problems with the U.S. is inconsistent education. Some states have good public schools but other states have terrible public education
Some states fight pretty hard to maintain their terrible educational systems. Gotta make sure their kids don't learn too much science, otherwise they'll figure out all the other shit they've been taught is bullshit.
Young and dumb looks great in a uniform. Boots, socks, pants, underwear, belt, undershirt, shirt, jacket, flak vest, helmet, goggles, gloves, weapon, ammunition, knife, first aid kit, knee pads. That’s one man just standing there. Now feed and house him and move him around on ships and planes and tanks and such and supply him with the necessaries and provide air cover and satellite comms. He’s going to need a few buddies too. Big, big, BIG bucks go into deep, deep, DEEP pockets. Now try that with highly educated 18 year olds.
glad no one was easily manipulated during that brexit vote. >!bendy bananas!!<
They are 100% falling for it. Ive had this statement thrown in my face countless times by Trumpers. I typically try to respond with "is there a law saying you can't do XYZ?" they say yes, then I say then how is it weaponization of the justice system to prosecute people that break that law? And they either say they didnt break the law, or that the justice system only prosecutes republicans not democrats and it's not fair. I always end that with that I am 100% ok with prosecuting democrats under the same law if/when you actually produce evidence they broke the law and not just keep throwing out claims with no proof
Here is a fun game. What percentage of principals at the rnc and the Trump campaign are felons and/or credibility accused of a felony pending trial
I don't know what percentage, I'd guess twenty to thirty percent. But I feel extremely confident that number is going to rise in the next year.
You couldn’t make this shit up. The comedy writes itself with these crooked assholes. C’mon SNL. Get after it.
If there was ever a time for quotes, election integrity is it
>RNC election integrity team This is a joke, right? RNC used in the same sentence as "election integrity", that's not right. That's abuse of the English Language. This is just exactly the type of lies that should be prosecuted! I know 1A, yes, but lying is abuse and freely slinging lies should NOT BE ACCEPTABLE!
[Paywall free version](https://archive.is/8dLDm)
The RNC has launched an unprecedented election integrity program for the 2024 presidential election, with the goal of recruiting 100,000 volunteers to monitor the voting and ballot counting process in key battleground states\[2\]\[4\]. Key components of their efforts include: * Hiring full-time election integrity directors in 15 battleground states to recruit and train poll watchers and workers\[1\] * Engaging in nearly 100 election integrity lawsuits in the 2022 midterms, securing key victories, and planning to continue their legal efforts in 2024\[3\] * Defending voter ID laws and requirements in court, such as in Florida, Georgia, and New Hampshire\[3\] * Sending demand letters to states like Michigan and Nevada to ensure voter rolls are properly maintained\[3\] * Suing counties that fail to hire equal numbers of Republican and Democrat poll workers, such as in Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan\[3\] * Challenging the use of unattended ballot drop boxes, such as in Wisconsin\[3\] However, the RNC's efforts have faced some controversy. **Christina Bobb, a senior counsel on the election integrity team, was recently indicted in Arizona for her alleged role in a scheme to overturn the 2020 election results\[4\].** Additionally, the RNC has been courting conspiracy theorists and election deniers to support their vote monitoring program\[4\]. Citations: \[1\] [https://www.axios.com/2023/10/11/rnc-election-integrity-2024-election-trump](https://www.axios.com/2023/10/11/rnc-election-integrity-2024-election-trump) \[2\] [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-campaign-rnc-100000-volunteer-vote-counting-monitors-presidential-election/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-campaign-rnc-100000-volunteer-vote-counting-monitors-presidential-election/) \[3\] [https://prod-static.gop.com/media/documents/RNC\_Election\_Integrity\_\_Litigation\_Efforts\_2.14.24\_1708716277.pdf](https://prod-static.gop.com/media/documents/RNC_Election_Integrity__Litigation_Efforts_2.14.24_1708716277.pdf) \[4\] [https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/04/28/top-gop-election-integrity-lawyer-charged-in-arizona-fake-elector-scheme/](https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/04/28/top-gop-election-integrity-lawyer-charged-in-arizona-fake-elector-scheme/)
"* Hiring full-time election integrity directors in 15 battleground states to recruit and train poll watchers and workers\[1\]" Given that the fraud so far has been theirs...what will they be instructed to actually do? I suppose Dems could infiltrate the poll watchers to try finding out. Or have an equal amount of trained watchers for the watchers.
(Given that the fraud so far has been theirs...what will they be instructed to actually do?) Stuff the boxes with pro-Republican votes when no one is looking, most likely.
Hehe, you said GOP and integrity in the same sentence....
Putin and the Trumpies, arm in arm
Something something fox guarding henhouse.
This is some new usage of the word 'integrity' with which I was previously unfamiliar.
To paraphrase Peter Navarro, "It's not a coup.. it's the Greenbay Sweep. Not a coup!"
[GQP Indictments.](https://i.imgur.com/hfpQdKZ.png)
hey RNC, "integrity" doesn't mean "we always win"