CMRivdogs Posted January 6 Posted January 6 6 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: The coup attempt started long before January 6. January 6 was the day it failed. Not enough people supported it, so Trump called them off after three hours. That is how I saw it. At the time, everyone, including Republicans, understood how bad it was. Then, brick by brick, they built a foundation of lies to justify doing what they know, deep down, to be wrong. Trump betrayed the country. And so do they. https://bsky.app/profile/sarahlongwell25.bsky.social/post/3lf3a2dt3yk2h 1 Quote
romad1 Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 20 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: While I don't agree with some of AOC's politics, she has shown maturity and growth during her time in congress. Something I haven't seen with most of the MAGA chicks E.g., Nancy Mace who came in as a normie and is now just a space cadet. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 6 Posted January 6 6 minutes ago, romad1 said: E.g., Nancy Mace who came in as a normie and is now just a space cadet. Out of likes, but yep Quote
mtutiger Posted January 6 Posted January 6 10 minutes ago, romad1 said: E.g., Nancy Mace who came in as a normie and is now just a space cadet. Not specific to Nancy Mace, but it is a sign of the times that the members of Congress that get the most attention from cameras are often the least productive in terms of actual legislation or governing. Regardless of which party they reside with, my rule of thumb is that the less they show up on TV or on social media, the more they are doing actual work. Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 4 hours ago, mtutiger said: I have no idea what this means... This goes back to last summer after the attempted assassination of Trump. @romad1 made the claim that there would be RW violence and election interference leading up to the 2024 elecetion. He claimed his source was a Secret Service agent from New Jersey. Rom also reminded us he is a credentialed public servant so we would know he source was legit. He was lauded for this information and some even suggested he should write a book with all of his insight! I have asked him numerous times why he won't walk it back or speak to it. So far no avail. Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 @romad1 also claimed the NUMEROUS times that the attempt on Trumps life was staged. He never provided any evidence or walked that back either. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 6 Posted January 6 I guess Dorthy surrendered to the Trump Monkeys https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3lf3ocjxl4c2y Quote With barricades and snow fortifying the Capitol complex this morning, a lone protester holding an anti-Trump sign was spotted on his bicycle near the 6-foot-tall fencing surrounding the Hill. His sign read: "F--- Donald Trump." Quote
mtutiger Posted January 6 Posted January 6 12 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: This goes back to last summer after the attempted assassination of Trump. @romad1 made the claim that there would be RW violence and election interference leading up to the 2024 elecetion. He claimed his source was a Secret Service agent from New Jersey. Rom also reminded us he is a credentialed public servant so we would know he source was legit. He was lauded for this information and some even suggested he should write a book with all of his insight! I have asked him numerous times why he won't walk it back or speak to it. So far no avail. 9 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: @romad1 also claimed the NUMEROUS times that the attempt on Trumps life was staged. He never provided any evidence or walked that back either. I'll take your word for it on all of this, I don't recall it nor do I think anything regarding either assassination attempt was staged. By that same token, however: On 1/3/2025 at 1:42 PM, Tigeraholic1 said: I can not wait for Patel to pull off the veil. You really haven't provided any evidence of some grand conspiracy regarding the assassination attempt either, despite many many attempts to insinuate there is one. Quote
smr-nj Posted January 6 Posted January 6 16 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: This goes back to last summer after the attempted assassination of Trump. @romad1 made the claim that there would be RW violence and election interference leading up to the 2024 elecetion. He claimed his source was a Secret Service agent from New Jersey. Rom also reminded us he is a credentialed public servant so we would know he source was legit. He was lauded for this information and some even suggested he should write a book with all of his insight! I have asked him numerous times why he won't walk it back or speak to it. So far no avail. 13 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said: @romad1 also claimed the NUMEROUS times that the attempt on Trumps life was staged. He never provided any evidence or walked that back either. Oh, man… You are the KING of “never walking it back, or speak to it”. You ARE being particularly troll-ish in regards to another poster, and I am publicly asking you to stop it. 1 Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 27 minutes ago, smr-nj said: Oh, man… You are the KING of “never walking it back, or speak to it”. You ARE being particularly troll-ish in regards to another poster, and I am publicly asking you to stop it. I really wish he would just say he was wrong. He stood on his government job platform while making these accusations. You won’t see me bring it up again. Quote
romad1 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 Noting the above. I never claimed anything about a secret service agent from New Jersey. This reference is to an informal discussion with a person i know who had heard scuttlebutt from Secret Service people. I also know USSS people from previous jobs. I usually ignore this poster but having seen my name in the mud i choose to at least spray a little water on the mess. 2 1 Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 17 minutes ago, romad1 said: Noting the above. I never claimed anything about a secret service agent from New Jersey. This reference is to an informal discussion with a person i know who had heard scuttlebutt from Secret Service people. I also know USSS people from previous jobs. I usually ignore this poster but having seen my name in the mud i choose to at least spray a little water on the mess. LOL finally! Quote
romad1 Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 Margarita: "So Publisher Bezos is against tariffs and trade wars, and pro-immigration and open borders? Because these are the pillars of free markets." — Bluesky Quote
CMRivdogs Posted February 26 Posted February 26 29 minutes ago, romad1 said: Margarita: "So Publisher Bezos is against tariffs and trade wars, and pro-immigration and open borders? Because these are the pillars of free markets." — Bluesky New mast on the WP. Democracy dies is Bull**** Quote
Tigerbomb13 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 Apparently Bezos thinks the Post should be run like X. RIP Wapo. Quote
Netnerd Posted February 26 Posted February 26 2 hours ago, romad1 said: Margarita: "So Publisher Bezos is against tariffs and trade wars, and pro-immigration and open borders? Because these are the pillars of free markets." — Bluesky Last straw for me. I'm gone. Quote
Tigerbomb13 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 Apparently he didn’t lose ENOUGH subscribers after him refusing to let them endorse a president. Quote
romad1 Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 I like the shareholder model for business. Private equity is too unfettered. if only there were some way to only do business with companies that have stock or are otherwise receptive to their consumers. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Netnerd said: Last straw for me. I'm gone. yup - "Free Markets" in todays semantics it just a euphemism for "serve the oligarchy". Too bad. I guess he kept WAPO out of bankruptcy for a decade when it might already have been lost, so I won't begrudge him that - but I actually don't see even see the business case for trying to clone the WSJ. Edited February 26 by gehringer_2 Quote
Edman85 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 My sub is annual, renewed in December. The other divisions are still top notch, so I will tough it out until then, hoping Rampell et al are not stifled and this is just bluster to get some favor from His Highness. 1 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Edman85 said: My sub is annual, renewed in December. The other divisions are still top notch, so I will tough it out until then, hoping Rampell et al are not stifled and this is just bluster to get some favor from His Highness. true - the quality of the news coverage is much more important than the OP-ED page. For years when it was owned by DJ, the WSJ ran a pretty Neanderthal op-ed but still had solid unbiased news coverage. I think right now Bezos is in a reactionary phase after being vilified by the left wing. So maybe he'll continue to get worse, maybe he'll get over it. We'll see. Edited February 26 by gehringer_2 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 I've seen one opinion that Bezos is trying to curry favor with the Trump admin because he thinks Blue Origin is going to be his true legacy and he can't afford to be at odds with the admin if Blue Origin is to succeed. Pretty typical for people at the apex to delude themselves into thinking they are doing something more important 'over here' because they happen to be interested in it, when of course their real legacy is 'over there' (like revolutionizing retail) but they are bored with it. Quote
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