There is a great documentary out on this.

It's a disturbing story.

It clearly shows how the wealthy believe they are above the law.

I do not, however, credit trump with the intelligence or initiative to have Epstein murdered. Fundamentally, trump is a lazy sob.
#24 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE

Of course Trumpy did not personally kill Epstein.

Like any good mob boss or cult leader all he has to do is say, "Won't anyone rid me of this troublesome pimp?"

There are legions of minions ready to do his bidding.

Re 57
Agreed. I think people generally just don't really understand what it really means to be a billionaire with that much wealth and power at your disposal.. even more wealthy than many small countries. They believe the law does not actually apply to them and what they do is none of your damn business. You are just the Hoi Polloi. Especially if they can do "it" offshore somewhere.

Yeah! You know. Like when America was great like when J Edger Hoover was running the FBI. .

Why do republicans always take the worse examples from a dark chapter in American history especially regarding government overreach and the violation of civil liberties and try and duplicate it?

WTF is wrong with these people?

"Trump says a lot of things."

Most of which are lies.

Because you weren't asked, you were told (to sit things out).

#80 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

There you go again. Gleefully displaying how ignorant you are of how our form of democracy works. It's messy. It's not perfect. But. Losing an election only means you have to yell louder and work harder. Not sit down and shut up.

As soon as one election is over the fight for the next one begins immediately whether you realize it or admit. Power does not belong to one party or the other forever and was never intended to and was designed here to be adaptable and hopefully balanced by three branches and the electorate.

Assuming we are having another election, of course.

Tampering with the election process and the press and shutting down access to valuable data that contradicts you and deploying troops in your own country and building concentration camps are all definitely NOT good signs.

Aren't there regulations concerning how to dispose of surplus government property?

#9 | POSTED BY TENMILE

Regulations? That's a dirty word to maga maroons.

The Mad King don't need no stinking regulations.

And the Supremes support him in that.

LMAO It was so bad that we elected him President, AGAIN...
#32 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Yeah. Great thinking there, eh? Democracy is messy, gosh durn it, and it ain't working perfect. So let's burn it all down and rebuild it with fascism.

Smooth move Exlax.

Enjoy your FAFO, but, don't expect me or most rational reasonable caring people to enjoy watching your --------.

"omg this story?"

You sure you are not thinking of this story?

Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit

Clearly you don't know any farmers.
#144 | Posted by BellRinger

Clearly you don't either.

Most "farmers" now spend more time in their office focused on activities like data integration and keeping software updated, reducing the amount of time spent with their hands in the soil.

They obviously still work in the fields but because their farms are so massive and require automation data analytics and even drones they hire laborers for most of the grunt work.

Like an ever growing number of lefties Alexandrite's reaction to opposing viewpoints is to try and cancel, censor , ban ... .

#152 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

How totally unaware or in denial of reality can a guy be?

Even While Railing Against It, the Republican Party Has Become a Champion of Cancel Culture

Colbert - Canceled!
PBS-Canceled!
Transgenders- Canceled!
Anything LGBTQ- Canceled!
Books they don't like - Canceled!
DEI- Canceled!
Women's healthcare rights- Canceled!
Drag Queens-Canceled!
Bud Light- Canceled!
Disney- Canceled! (Or at least harassed into silence)
Birthright citizenship- Canceled!
Due process- Canceled!
Separation of Church and State- Canceled!
Being "woke" - Canceled!
Dept of Education- Canceled!
Foreign aid (soft diplomacy) - Cancelled
Mr Potato head - Canceled!
Anyone who disagrees with the Mad King -Canceled!
(Pretty sure I am missing a few but I bet you get the point)

"The deep state won in 2020."

So you freely admit live in a fantasyland.

There is no such things as the "deep state" in America. It's not even one of the options in the presidential elections.

The term "deep state" originated in Turkey, where it referred to a secret alliance between the military, intelligence, and organized crime that exerted influence over the government. The concept has also been observed in other countries with authoritarian or fragile governments.

And it sounds exactly like something Trumpy would try and do.

The "deep state" is just more projection by a facist authoritarian regime to justify its unconstitutional actions.

Once again ... maga accusations are confessions.

"The link includes a picture of this ridiculous district."

Where have you been? Are you just now joining the war? It's been going on a LONG time now. California tried to unilaterally disarm. But that's just not possible or reasonable anymore.

You see me now, a veteran
Of a thousand psychic wars
My energy's spent at last
And my armor is destroyed
I have used up all my weapons
And I'm helpless and bereaved
Wounds are all I'm made of

Did I hear you say that this is victory?

Don't let these shakes go on
It's time we had a break from it

Send me to the rear

Where the tides of madness swell
And been sliding into Hell
Oh, please, don't let these shakes go on
Don't let these shakes go on
Don't let these shakes go on

Re 78

It's funny how you cannot answer a simple question and show us your firm grip on "reality".

Representatives are elected every 2 years.

POSTED BY VISITOR_

Which means the mid terms are coming and Trumpy republicans are panicking.

The Liberals Conundrum goes way beyond that.

"Progressives have really got to figure out how to deal with this buzzkill problem. You do realize we annoyed the average American into fascism." He pauses for a big laugh and round of applause and adds, "No one can ruin a barbecue quicker than a liberal: So, you want something from the grill?
What about the genocide?"

-Marc Maron in Panicked

Oh and speaking of "trying reality" ..

Still waiting for your answer.

Who won the 2020 presidential election fair and square with an electoral vote count of 306 to 232 and a Popular vote count of 81,283,501 to 74,223,975?

Analyze the ratio of Democrat to Republican legislators in California to the party registrations and tell us that the districts were formed in a non-partisan manner.

Don't purposely misunderstand and distort facts to suit your narrative or are you just plain stupid. Hard to say. But passing a new law doesn't change things overnight.

The NONPARTISAN Citizens Commission was only formed in 2008.

Change of this nature takes time. And now, because of Republican efforts to experiment with facism and undermine the upcoming election, it may not even be able to be possible to complete.

In November 2008, California voters passed the Voters FIRST Act, authorizing the creation of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw new district lines, taking the job out of the hands of the California Legislature and transferring it to the citizens.

"Blue states shooting themselves in the foot by ending gerrymandering while leaving red states free to do so was a complete bonehead move."

It's the Liberal Conundrum.

It's easy to second guess a Commanders decision in the heat of battle.. now. In the comfort of our homes in an America that still speaks English as its primary language.

If you haven't seen or read The Man in the High Castle by the visionary Philip K Dick check it out. It's a good projection of what America would have been like if we had lost.

But because of those decisions we did not lose. So now it's easy to second guess how we could have done better and maybe we will learn from those lessons of history. In English.

If, that is, we choose to learn from history and not forget it and bury it and then repeat it.

"I pick mine up from Home Depot."

You pick up your tomatoes and strawberries at Home Depot?

Are the immigrants bringing them in fresh from the fields to Home Depot before they rot?

Thanks for the tip! I have been looking for some good fresh tomatoes. Have you noticed they are disappearing? All you can get at Costco are these tiny ones now. Haven't seen beefsteaks in months.

#6 | POSTED BY EFFETEPOSER

Not a "war crime". But a human tragedy that was the result of a war and the end result of attacking America.

There was no need to attack America and definitely not a great idea.

Truman belongs to the Ages and is currently in the Nothing. (And the Nothing Matters. A lot!)

Have we learned anything? Only time will tell.

So it goes.

Re 65

So profound !

Resorting to insults when you are caught in another lie seems to be a pattern with you.

creating are own realities

SB

creating our own realities

Thx Siri!

Reality, try it sometime.

#61 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

Not sure if you have noticed yet but we humans have a way of creating are own realities.

So it's not about trying "reality" my hateful friend. It's about the reality you are trying to create.