That's the ticket. Take a poll that enables you to delude yourself you have support you don't have. This is neither a valid measurement of anything substantial nor a successful attempt to drive support somewhere Just desperation
#3 | Posted by eberly

What are you getting your panties in a bunch over?

It's a poll indicating that a couple percent more people identify as independents than the year before, with Dems getting three percent more leaners while Repubs lost three.

The American people are by and large just as stupid as we have been for the last 40 years. And, even if we were able to unite all the rational non-MAGAts, it will take more than a generation to undo the damage the GOP has inflicted on our nation in the last year.

Jill Stein 2028!

SO? PEDO DONNIE ALREADY EXECUTED A PROTESTER.
#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead

Well, to be fair, he's much prettier.

Although she was Whiter, so I guess it evens out.

It is thought he was charged with waging war against God', which is punishable by death in Iran, following his arrest in the city of Fardis, near Tehran. Supporters say he has not been allowed legal advice and had no chance to defend himself before a verdict of death by hanging was delivered. He was allowed to see his family for just ten minutes yesterday to say goodbye, according to activists. The National Union for Democracy in Iran said: "He was denied access to a lawyer. Erfan's only crime was calling for freedom."

will call the little "petunias".
#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Why the antifloralist hatred?

Another "wow" performance. I almost misread "us" because you didn't capitalize.
I didn't capitalize because I was referring to "us," the pronoun.

Tell us Jill Stein's "reasoning" for supporting [irrelevant topic]
#5 | Posted by redlightrobot
No.

Well, if there's one thing the Felon in Chief knows...

Trump Tells Cuba to "Make a Deal, before It Is Too Late"

Misread that as Cubs. Wasn't the least bit surprised that Trump was giving a baseball team advice on signing a player.

Iran Threatens Preemptive Strikes: Israel and US bases

Odd that you find stupidity so entertaining. Perhaps you should get out of the house more.
#59 | Posted by Angrydad

Probably!

Plenty of stupidity out there as well, though. And many of those idiots have guns, some of them wearing masks. (too soon?)

Are those wearing masks doing so under the color of law? If not, I ask again: So what?
#44 | Posted by A_Friend

The masked LEOs are a symptom of the problem, not the cause. And best of luck getting a single conviction for any law prohibiting them from donning those masks. The most you can reasonably hope for is termination for violating department policy.

Which is the "what." Don't want cops acting like fascists? Don't elect fascist leaders into office.

Otherwise, sit on your butts on election day and then whine about it. Like so many of the posters here who decided that Nader/Jill Stein/watching TV were better choices than voting for the Dem alternative.

#34 Completely missing the point, as usual.
#35 | Posted by A_Friend

A mask is a mask if it conceals identity (as if there's anything in the Constitution that prohibits LEOs from concealing their identity).

You want us to start asking people why they're wearing them? And then send them to prison when we think they're lying about the reason or they claim the Fifth and refuse to state a reason?

Anyhow, the American people have repeatedly failed miserably in ensuring we have a functioning government (Ralph Nader 2000!), going so far as to let a convicted felon into office after we saw him committing insurrection four short years previously. I'm just here for the show and the apoplectic flailing of limbs as the exact sheet show we've been warned about for decades comes to fruition.

And, of course, the funny thing in all of this is that for the longest time it was folks on the left who had no problem with cops being fired for refusing to wear masks, after Hair Furor politicized it during COVID.

Many of the same ones on the left who claimed that protestors wearing masks while illegally encamping as recently as last year were doing so as a public health issue to stop the spread of illnesses.

There Are More of Us Than There Are of Them

So what?

Yes. Poor choice of words. But that only matters when it's non-trump supporters.
#22 | Posted by Angrydad

Undercover cops aren't the ones who execute warrants. They gather information to build cases. Others do apprehensions.
You think undercover cops are never on site to assist other cops with identifying perpetrators?

She's a sheriff with decades of law enforcement experience. The clueless one is you, apparently.
#18 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY
Yes, she is so knowledgeable that the real Philly police department immediately responded with:

It is extremely rare for police officers to wear masks in democratic nations (during public actions).
#9 | Posted by donnerboy

Agreed! Maybe she should have been more careful with her words in her prepared statement, like you were with your comment here. Instead of saying "no law enforcement professional wears a mask."

Instead she handed Fox News a talking point about her ignorance and DEI hires for the next couple weeks, as they trot out photos of her own cops wearing masks.

I don't really know what to tell you guys. LEOs wear masks all the time, often so they and their loved ones aren't targeted for retaliation (e.g., DEA agents, or undercover cops who don't want to blow their identity when executing a warrant (which means all the other cops executing the warrant have to wear a mask or the undercover cop just identified himself as being an undercover cop)).

Her blanket statement just made herself sound clueless.

no law enforcement professional wears a mask.

And there goes her credibility right out the gate

His attention looked to be split between using his cell phone in one hand, with his gun in the other hand. Where was his focus of attention?
#6 | Posted by LampLighter

"Pokemon Go" claims another victim.

I don't think so.
Just like many strong on defense conservative/moderates didn't think he would turn on Ukraine as soon as he took office a year ago.

If that were the case, JSOC would not have stormed the Russian flagged shadow ship off of Norway a few days ago.
Yes, when he took control of an empty ship that had painted a Russian flag on itself mid-voyage and now wants to give himself cover as being a tough-on-Russia. As he works tirelessly to lift sanctions on Russia, readmit it to the G8, and force Ukraine to surrender and give Russia 20% of their nation.

Trump seems to be after clicks. Which as a media personality, it's understandable. Mo clicks, mo betta.
#23 | Posted by madbomber
Certainly seems to work on some of us better than others. Look at the shiny baubles! Ignore the fact that even the GOP took his threats so seriously that:

I was a cop for 20 yrs & never shot innocent people in cars

Well, if that's the only qualifier, she was clearly guilty. And shooting innocent people walking on the sidewalk or grilling in their yards is on the table.

The world is your oyster!

Weapons-grade stupid doesn't even come close.

Stupid from whose perspective?

I think NATO would kick out all US service members first. Which would likely result in shuttering all US military installations in Europe.
#21 | Posted by madbomber

And now you get it! Trump is Putin's Beach, and destruction of NATO / weakening the US is exactly what our Putin/Trump presidency is all about.

She didnt have to die
Again, this is awful, [...]
Posted by boaz

Just pretend she was a Black guy and you'll feel much better about it.