Tuesday Open Thread

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1. This will raise the hackles of the decent folks on this platform :https://www.msnbc.com/author/jahan-jones-ncpn371241

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   1. I was wanting my hackles raised, but this is just a link to Ja'han Jones' MSNBC author profile page. He seems to write a lot of hackle-raising things so you may need to be more specific. 😉

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      1. Sorry about that, Chickenheed. You see how late it was when I posted that. I think my brain had already gone to sleep. Here’s the correct link:https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/border-patrol-agents-slur-migrants-huffpost-rcna139277

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         1. The CBP union borders on brownshirt cosplay.  Zero surprise.  Law enforcement has a disproportionate share of far-right asshats, and the CBP leads the pack.  

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2. Via Heather Cox-Richardson. 

   Trump has promised his supporters that in a second term he would launch “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.” To deport as many as ten million of what he called “foreign national invaders,” Trump advisor Stephen Miller explained on a November podcast, the administration would federalize National Guard troops from Republican-dominated states and send them around the country to round people up, moving them to “large-scale staging grounds near the border, most likely in Texas,” that would serve as internment camps.

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   1. Impact on the economy would be almost immediate… and would be devastating in many areas.

      Alabama tried to push out illegal immigrants in 2011 pr 2012…. it did not go well.

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      1. Didn't we threaten to do this on the Bill Owens era? The year they scared them back into the shadows and it crippled the west slope peach producers?

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         1. But Michael, didn't you know that those undocumented immigrants (or as MAGA folk call them, illegal aliens) are stealing good paying agricultural jobs from handworking, God-fearing real Merikans?

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   2. The "large scale staging areas" would also work as concentration camps or gulags for dissidents.

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3. Since today's quote is from Winston Churchill, I find it only fitting to say Huzzah! Doug Bruce is in the race for Congress, but here's one more quote from WC to tide us over until DB starts rappin' at ya:

   "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

   https://www.westword.com/news/tabor-douglas-bruce-joins-republican-primary-for-colorados-cd5-19465351

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   1. He's got to be close to 100 years old by now.

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      1. Just checked, and he's only a spry 74! But that's in curmudgeon years…

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         1. PRISON CAN AGE ONE, too.

            Douglas Edward Bruce (born August 26, 1949) is an American conservative activist, attorney, convicted felon, and former legislator

            In 2011, Bruce was convicted of all counts in the indictment, including four counts of felony criminal activity including money laundering, attempted improper influence of a public official, and tax fraud. He was discovered to be using a small-government charity he founded to hide millions of dollars from the state department of revenue

            VOTE FOR THE FELONS(s) ….

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4. Is Nikki Haley running for the No Labels Party nomination?

   Haley vows to stay in race against Trump: ‘I’m not going anywhere’ | The Hill

   What is her end game? She's not going to be the GOP nominee – sadly. 

   She's trashing any chance of being the nominee in 2028.

    

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   1. The next GOP nominee will need to be even further down the batshit crazy train. 

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5. I found the comparisons between Trump and Navalny really disugsting. Michael showed one from Newt Gingrich that was just profane. You don't know if they actually believe what they are saying or just being disingenuous because they know they can get away with it.

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   1. Why would comparisons of Trump to Navalny surprise anyone?

      Hasn't Orange Caligula already compared himself to Jesus Christ on the cross?

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6. Are Trump sneakers made in China?

   • There is no "Made in America" label on them. Seems like the "America First" guy would highlight US manufacturing, if they were made in America.
   • A video purports to show a "Made in Fujian' label
   • Copycat shoes are being distributed by Alibaba, which has Chinese factories
   • Ivanka's signature clothing and shoe line was sourced from Chinese sweatshops. Her company closed in 2018, but she is still profiting from her brand.
   • Derek Guy, a menswear expert, sheeted that the sneakers appear to be made of low quality materials, similar to those sold in a "low cost Asian country"

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