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JCfromNC's avatar

The Yellow Vest protests are spreading and being co-opted by alt-right Islamophobic assholes in the UK and Canada, and merging with QAnon idiots who think gay people have a conspiracy to create a New World Order.

OK, so I love Steven Brust's writing. For those who are unfamiliar with him, he wrote the excellent Vlad Taltos series. Anyway, I follow him on the Twitter-twat machine and the other day he posted this:

https://twitter.com/StevenB...

to which I replied, well, more-or-less. Either build up a third party from the local level up to national (vice showing up once every four years with a practically unelectable candidate), or you can join the party that's closest to your values and push it in the direction you want. Heck, worked for the evangelicals, amirite? Anyway, he came back with a picture of a Yellow Vest march, in what appeared to be a positive example of what he thought we needed here. So as an aside, I linked an article from New Republic that pointed out the rampant antisemitism and alt-right shit going on in it, and his response was this:

https://twitter.com/StevenB......at which point I just gave up.

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sarafina's avatar

And QUICK!!!!!

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sarafina's avatar

"Ah, yes, fatty knows nothing?"

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sarafina's avatar

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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EERie's avatar

This isn’t even about his getting his way is it? It’s just a grift. The new business that started up in order to manage the festivities of the inauguration buried 40 million. How much did Zinke’s buddy’s magical overnight construction firm make off the Puerto Rico gig? Imagine how fraught with possibilities 5+ billion and no oversight would be.

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Skepti-KC's avatar

It's just the way some of us are wired.

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$267495827's avatar

Not really much there , is there ??? other then stench....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media...

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Rooster Cogburn105's avatar

Oh, I agree with letting professionals handle these things. And good on security who kept guests and employees safe. And even educated people do the stupidest things with wildlife. My parents, both with Masters Degrees, thought it would be cute to put my baby brother on a bear cub's back in Yosemite and snap a pic. Luckily, Mama wasn't aware.

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Rooster Cogburn105's avatar

Iron Chefs with big knives?

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Rooster Cogburn105's avatar

I must’ve missed that class at the Academy

I’d call Steve Irwin, but he’s not around any more

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cmd RadicalLIBRaphaelWarnock's avatar

I just got a chance to watch the piano kitties with sound. Yay.

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Nigel R. Toppinglift, III's avatar

The key to fasting is sleeping all the time... I actually did an impromptu 24 hour fast, which involved a flight from NC to CA. By about 11 the next day I was flopping and discombobulated. My co workers kept asking: When can you eat again? Coz you need it...

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LeighBowery'sLuxuryComedy's avatar

I've got a couple documentaries on the history of drag makeup queued up for tonight's viewing pleasure. Its not like anything better will be on.

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phoenix00's avatar

Looks like Alaska's gonna need a wall, and make Canada pay for it.

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Wondering Woman's avatar

Piano kittehs, I loves them!

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