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Yes, but enough about the arms and legs of the non-violent protestors.What will be happening in the storm?

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All of the above.

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Got there LONG ago. Just ask John Lewis - oh, wait...

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That is great.

I'm a volunteer Santa Claus for the county Parks Dept, and a stock question I pose to the children is about their school and teachers. Home schooling popped upon as a regular response two or three years ago and I am always made uncomfortable by that response.

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Enjoyed the article, Wonkette. But as a retired U.S. Navy Veteran, I am horrified by that picture. The man on top of that woman brutalizing her is dressed just like he is active duty military! I am really fucking pissed off at this fucked up Trump way of running things. It's bad enough the violence that is happening, but Trump is giving the military a very very bad name with images like this. When I served this country that I love, I signed on the dotted line to defend this country....not beat on people in American city streets. SHAME ON YOU, TRUMP! Call these fucking goons back! Most of them are not even trained to do this. Put them back on the jobs they are hired for. Not this shit. SHAME ON YOU, TRUMP! You are a sorry excuse for a President for defiling the name and image of our U.S. military. They work hard on maintaining honor, courage and commitment, and you fucking come along and think they are your personal fuck fuck troops. KNOCK IT OFF, ASSHOLE! (Sorry for cussing.)

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That mix is what makes them so dangerous and effective. The way propaganda arms like Russia's Ruptly and RT work is they publish both truth and falsehoods, so that the falsehoods are more readily accepted by the readers as truth.

[Ruptly's] sole shareholder is ANO "TV-Novosti", a Russian government-funded non-profit organisation which also controls RT.[1] During the economic crisis in December 2008, the Russian government, headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, included ANO "TV-Novosti" on its list of core organizations of strategic importance of Russia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

With thousands of hours of footage available, there's no need to use theirs.

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I've noticed a lot of Facebook comments about the Portland protests that seem to follow the same talking point: Telling Moms they should go home and take care of their children instead of coming out to protest. A side feature of this is to scold Moms for not having used corporal punishment on their kids while raising them, and implying that they are responsible for the "violence." It's a fascinating updated version of "Kinder Kuche Kirche,"Hitler's misogynist vision of the place of women in the world. Oh, and of course - "A Handmaid's Tale."

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Yes, but there are those who are too stupid to get it.

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"Do not attempt to damage, remove, enter or climb the fence around the federal courthouse. Failure to do so may result in arrest or use of crowd control munitions"

Crowd control munitions. It's out in the open. The feds will punish everyone present for the aberrant actions of the few. It's like burning villages to punish the Resistance.

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NOT if we need to win over some middle of the road people who voted for Trump before, whom we need to vote for Biden this time. Those that are either anti- or just wary of pot don't need to have a reason to not vote for Biden.Biden winning and preventing Trump from becoming president again is the ONLY FUCKING ISSUE RIGHT NOW PERIOD

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Not to state the obvious, if he or any other person does not want their name or likeness on a product, that should be their right. Hey, I don't like Clint, and don't really like most of his acclaimed films, but that's beside the point.If someone you like did the same things, would you them agree with them? If so, you're a hypocrite.

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"These people do not want to live in a liberal democracy. They do not."100% true

Your name reminds me that I think cats should rule the world instead of humans. After all, what do they want? Nice comfy places to sleep, some yummy food (includng the occaisional fresh mouse or bird), comfortable places to rest, balls and/or string to play with, somewhere they can take a nap, and no dogs on their property.

How easy is that?!

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YOU DON'T!

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Fascists!Turn to the rightFascists!Turn further rightOooh, fascists!!

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I cannot say what I wish to say, or I would be banned. But these men in camo deserve to spend the rest of their lives in a pain amplifier.

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...he'd be dead.

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