I guess NATO said they would get involved if Trump went to Greenland. Now that's interesting.cakes wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:18 pmAre they going to be wet blankets or will they actually fight back?enframed wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:05 pmThe EU/countries could effectively shut down US social media, block AI. Watch the American market crumble. Watch advertisers flee.cakes wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 1:41 pm Bovino arrived back (again) in Chicago this week. I guess he left because of the cold, because he was back before the holiday.
They are more emboldened now. If this shit happened under any other president, there would be immediate congressional oversight, impeachment hearings, you name it. But instead, the violence from the federal government gets normalized and the stakes get raised.
Meanwhile, Trump's out there kidnapping elected world leaders and plotting land grabs.
I hate to say it, but we can only hope that the rest of the world calls on our debt and we get fucked by a major depression as the dollar's value falls.
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6812I'm about 2 to 2.5 miles due east of the murder scene. I've been hearing cop cars and helicopters for most of the day now. Guess I should use my active noise cancelling headphones at this point.kicker_of_elves wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 12:49 pm I'm a little under 2 hours west of the metro. I know there are FMs who live in MSP; be safe. It's absolute bat-shit insanity right now. And the frothing MAGA hordes relish it. There are multiple live news feeds for this.
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6813They can? They would hear it from EU markets as the American market is stronger - dollars to donuts, this will never happen because americans buy too much stuffenframed wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:05 pmThe EU/countries could effectively shut down US social media, block AI. Watch the American market crumble. Watch advertisers flee.cakes wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 1:41 pm Bovino arrived back (again) in Chicago this week. I guess he left because of the cold, because he was back before the holiday.
They are more emboldened now. If this shit happened under any other president, there would be immediate congressional oversight, impeachment hearings, you name it. But instead, the violence from the federal government gets normalized and the stakes get raised.
Meanwhile, Trump's out there kidnapping elected world leaders and plotting land grabs.
I hate to say it, but we can only hope that the rest of the world calls on our debt and we get fucked by a major depression as the dollar's value falls.
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6815Funny how the 2a defenders use 'tyrannical govt' as their main argument and when one shows up (literally shooting US citizens) they go all quiet like. Almost as if they were full of shit the whole time.
Dave N. wrote:Most of us are here because we’re trying to keep some spark of an idea from going out.
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6816Well, as long as we’re putting profit over people…we’re doomed to fail.TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 4:20 pmThey can? They would hear it from EU markets as the American market is stronger - dollars to donuts, this will never happen because americans buy too much stuffenframed wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:05 pmThe EU/countries could effectively shut down US social media, block AI. Watch the American market crumble. Watch advertisers flee.cakes wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 1:41 pm Bovino arrived back (again) in Chicago this week. I guess he left because of the cold, because he was back before the holiday.
They are more emboldened now. If this shit happened under any other president, there would be immediate congressional oversight, impeachment hearings, you name it. But instead, the violence from the federal government gets normalized and the stakes get raised.
Meanwhile, Trump's out there kidnapping elected world leaders and plotting land grabs.
I hate to say it, but we can only hope that the rest of the world calls on our debt and we get fucked by a major depression as the dollar's value falls.
janeway wrote: Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:52 am i do want to apologize if i offended anybody with my posts lately .. i was in denial of my impulses going wild
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6817FUCK 'EM ALL, FUCK 'EM ALL
"OUR JOB IS TO PROTECT EMPATHY AT ALL COSTS, AND TO LIVE GROOVY LIVES"
- JOE STRUMMER TO JIM JARMUSCH
- JOE STRUMMER TO JIM JARMUSCH
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6819All the 2A tyrannical-government nuts would commit ritual suicide if they had any principles.Curry Pervert wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 6:52 pmFunny how the 2a defenders use 'tyrannical govt' as their main argument and when one shows up (literally shooting US citizens) they go all quiet like. Almost as if they were full of shit the whole time.
I'd rather be throwing darts.