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Post by laughingman on Jan 13, 2021 17:22:41 GMT -5
Well, Trump's impeachment trial won't happen until after the inauguration, so good luck to RITide's board not focusing entirely on him I guess.
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Post by dabbler on Jan 13, 2021 17:45:35 GMT -5
So looking at the inauguration... How much must the security folk be shitting themselves about the threats they must be fielding?
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Post by Emblematic Wolfblade on Jan 13, 2021 18:03:14 GMT -5
Well, Trump's impeachment trial won't happen until after the inauguration, so good luck to RITide's board not focusing entirely on him I guess. Nice. I'm sure more updates on the coup will be happening too, so I think RiTides is gonna have to deal with his board being trump focused for awhile...
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Post by hatoflords on Jan 13, 2021 22:07:50 GMT -5
I think people were honest in telling him there was never any chance Trump's presidency would end in a whimper. I don't think we expected it to be quite this loud, but the idea Trump can be avoided is really naive. Anyway, the impeachment debate was full of rich moments from Republicans. "We can't have an impeachment without witness!" You are the witnesses, dipshits. May I also point out that an impeachment trial with no witness is exactly what Republicans wanted last time. "Why is this bad when Republicans do it but not when Democrats do it?" I look forward to this groundbreaking historical text on that time the Democrats incited a mob to attack the Capital building. Republicans don't even have the balls to have a proper scrap! "How do we even know the mob was there for Trump?" *stares at the Trump flags and listens to the 'we want Trump' chant* "We should reject these resolutions because they will be used against members of this chamber." You think they shouldn't? I'd honestly guess that that thought has cross Democrat's minds, or have you forgotten that 170 of you shitheels voted to overturn the Electoral college because *checks moronic excuse* one Democrat did it in 2005 and was promptly told to shut up by everyone else.
Even better was the guy who asked "but what did Trump actually say" as if we can't look up what he said.
And the greatest irony of all; metal detectors in the capital are apparently only for other people and schoolchildren. How dare Republicans be forced to walk through metal detectors to access their workplace. Seriously. I think I couldn't have made that up if I wanted to.
In the meantime, Trump has been dumped by his banks. His business contracts are getting cancelled. Law firms are increasingly disinterested from representing him. I always knew he was doomed the moment his presidency ended because the very idea Trump would ever be remembered as anything but a complete disaster was fucking bonkers, but I didn't think it would happen this fast. Is he even going to have actual representation at his impeachment trial? Will he be able to browbeat anyone into shutting up for his benefit?
I suppose the next big question is pardons. Who will he give them to and how will Democrats respond. I wonder if anyone has considered the grand irony (this wouldn't happen because it's just not Biden), of Trump pardoning himself for all crimes. Biden then directs his arrest anyway and then immediately pardons himself for the offense of arresting Trump for crimes Trump pardoned himself for. Like, seriously. That's the circular logic behind the whole self-pardon nonsense made manifest. If the President can pardon himself, the President can literally do whatever he wants. It is not remotely feasible that the Founders or anyone ever intended it to be used that way or that the country could function if it were allowed to.
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Post by adurot on Jan 14, 2021 2:39:11 GMT -5
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Post by Emblematic Wolfblade on Jan 14, 2021 3:42:11 GMT -5
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Post by Disciple of Fate on Jan 14, 2021 6:48:24 GMT -5
Maybe he should challenge Trump to trial by combat to get paid?
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Post by hatoflords on Jan 14, 2021 10:53:16 GMT -5
So Trump isn't a racist. He refuses to pay everyone who works themselves to death for him!
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Post by Disciple of Fate on Jan 14, 2021 11:15:20 GMT -5
Perhaps all the people that Trump stiffed should unite against him in a single movement, something with a catchy slogan like #stopthetheft, open to better suggestions of course.
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on Jan 14, 2021 11:59:59 GMT -5
Reposting this here in case Dakka mods do as Dakka mods do. i.imgur.com/Jh6xAlt.pngMark Mondragon is a MAGA guy, and apparently a pretty fiery one. I think all his (and WGA’s) prospective customers should know this ahead of time. That said, I don’t plan to cancel my Eisenkern preorder because that was done through RDG Games and so far as I can tell they are just selling as a storefront, and MM has already had his cut.
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Post by hatoflords on Jan 14, 2021 12:08:06 GMT -5
It's amazing how every conservative is so eager to equate all of their political speech with violent extremists, terrorism, racism, and sedition.
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Post by Emblematic Wolfblade on Jan 14, 2021 12:09:51 GMT -5
Reposting this here in case Dakka mods do as Dakka mods do. i.imgur.com/Jh6xAlt.pngMark Mondragon is a MAGA guy, and apparently a pretty fiery one. I think all his (and WGA’s) prospective customers should know this ahead of time. That said, I don’t plan to cancel my Eisenkern preorder because that was done through RDG Games and so far as I can tell they are just selling as a storefront, and MM has already had his cut. Waa this poates on dakka? I'd love to watch the fascists come out and do gymnastics as to why this is different or something.
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Post by Disciple of Fate on Jan 14, 2021 12:23:16 GMT -5
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Post by bobtheinquisitor on Jan 14, 2021 12:33:43 GMT -5
It's amazing how every conservative is so eager to equate all of their political speech with violent extremists, terrorism, racism, and sedition. At this point, I consider shouting Stop The Steal to be a signal that one sympathizes with terrorists. They literally used terror to try to affect a political outcome, not to mention their bumbling attempt at a coup. When someone sided with people wearing 6MWE and Camp Auschewitz shirts so vehemently, I have a problem with that.
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Post by Disciple of Fate on Jan 14, 2021 12:46:31 GMT -5
They just pretend all the REAL violent people at the Capitol were Antifa and its all cool. Wouldn't surprise me if Auschwitz shirt guy is being 'outed' as a leftie because the Nazis were clearly socialists right?
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