Jul 25, 2018
The emperor’s new clothes
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The emperor’s new clothes
The NRA touted the 10 bills set to take effect Sunday as “protecting your Second Amendment rights.”
#OdessaShooting 7 killed, at least 19 others injured
🩸 NRA praised the 10 bills as “protecting your Second Amendment rights” #RepublicansCOMPLICIT 🩸
A west Texas shooting rampage that killed five people on Saturday may have renewed calls for gun control, but a package of laws set to take effect in the state just a day after the carnage will actually loosen gun restrictions.
From CNN
The new laws were passed in August and will go into effect Sunday, September 1.
Among the new laws:
House Bill 1143 says a school district cannot prohibit licensed gun owners, including school employees, from storing a firearm or ammunition in a locked vehicle on a school parking lot -- provided they are not in plain view.
Senate Bill 535 clarifies the possession of firearms at churches, synagogues or other places of worship. It allows licensed handgun owners to legally carry their weapons in places of worship.
House Bill 1387 loosens restrictions on how many armed school marshals a school district can appoint.
House Bill 302 bans homeowners or landlords of rental property from prohibiting residents from lawfully possessing, carrying, transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition on the property.
House Bill 1177 prohibits residents from being charged with a crime for carrying a handgun while evacuating from a state or local disaster area.
House Bill 2363 allows some foster homes to store firearms and ammunition in a safe, locked and secure place for personal protection.
The transcript of the Odessa Police dispatch
during the initial moments when a shooter opened fire along a 20-mile stretch of road shows how the chaotic scene unfolded.
#MassShootings are acts of Domestic Terrorism
#MAGABomber gets 20.
“We believe that the president’s rhetoric contributed to Mr. Sayoc’s behavior."
No shit, Sherlock.
— Grant Stern @grantstern
One of #TrumpsTerrorists #TrumpResignNow
Composite Sketch of #MAGAbomber Suspect
A book promoting the batshit insane QAnon conspiracy theory is currently ranked in the top 75 most popular books on Amazon, according to a report by NBC. Amazon also promoted the book on their books division home page, where it was listed under the algorithmically generated category “Hot new releases.”
What’s not mentioned. The book has 45 pages — bordering on being a children’s fairy tale.
45 pages for those who have short attention spans
45 pages of unsubstantiated BS
45 pages substantiating Orwellian — Ignorance is Strength
Just the way Trump and Republicans like their voters
“QAnon isn’t just a threat to our sanity—its supporters are also dangerous in the real world.”
From NBC:
The paperback, which cost $17 at press time, features outlandish claims, sometimes written in rapid succession with no evidence. On one page, the book baselessly claims that the United States government created AIDS, polio, Lyme disease, some natural disasters, two Indiana Jones movies and the Pixar movie Monsters Inc.
Gaming Amazon’s system
“They absolutely exploited flaws in Amazon’s algorithms,” Rothschild told NBC. “They also know that Q has a small but devoted fan base that is willing to spend money. So if it gets a huge spike of sales just as it’s released, it’ll shoot up Amazon’s lists and get in front of more people, even if those initial sales make up the bulk of who pays for it.”
If you are lucky enough to have avoided knowledge of the QAnon conspiracy theory thus far, strap in. The theory, which was born from cryptic posts by someone, or someones, calling themselves “Q” on the internet cesspit 4Chan, claims that prominent liberals and Democrats including Hillary Clinton are part of a wide-reaching ring of Satanic child molesters and murderers. According to the theory, Donald Trump is secretly fighting this cabal through Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Mueller is supposedly indicting the conspirators in secret trials and releasing them with ankle bracelets. Also, John F. Kennedy, Jr. is actually alive, having faked his own death.
#PizzaGate was proven to be a hoax #FakeNews
And Edgar Maddison Welch was sentenced to 4 years in prison for the ‘Pizzagate’ shooting. *** No children found.
Read Edgar Welch’s interview with the NYTimes
Why does the Republican Party attract the uneducated?
This post is a response to a question initially posed on Quora and can also be accessed via “https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-Republican-Party-attract-the-uneducated/answer/Antonio-Amaral-1“ They use slogans and soporifics to reinforce tribal associations and loyalties while motivating them to unite in solidarity over perceived common causes. “Low taxes”“Small government”“Fiscally…
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The Republican base likes Trump because he actually looks like he’s enjoying himself as he says and does terrible things. It gives his cult members the confidence to do awful things. This doesn’t work with most other Republican Party leaders, because they’re either black holes of charisma, or they’re still trying to stick to some kind of professionalism and institutionalism (or maybe they’re Jesus freaks, but that doesn’t play so well either). They never liked Trump because he never tried to be part of the genteel “old boys club” of the beltway and the GOP. Trump got rid of those people, and left a vacuum for grifters, cranks, and the hyper-fascists who’ve metamorphed to the point of wanting to hunt people in the streets.