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What is this? The bash Florida corner? (n/t) - ER - 11/6/2020 12:06:50 AM
- In that vein - RL - 11/6/2020 6:08:43 PM
  - That pattern doesn't just hold in Florida. - ER - 11/6/2020 8:29:08 PM
- Chekc your post code - Vitruvius - 11/6/2020 2:46:18 AM
  - That's it. That's the post. No body text. - podrock - 11/6/2020 8:09:18 PM
- Keep your eye on Eta - podrock - 11/6/2020 1:53:12 AM
  - Another storm spawned in the SW Caribbean and winding up in the Gulf of Mexico. - ER - 11/6/2020 2:11:10 AM
  - What if we go through all the greek letters? - RL - 11/6/2020 2:07:24 AM
    - emojis - podrock - 11/6/2020 8:10:34 PM
      - So we could have an actual shit storm? - RL - 11/6/2020 8:14:28 PM
- Only every four years - podrock - 11/6/2020 12:36:44 AM
  - For all the years between, there's Florida Man - Robert - 11/6/2020 2:23:02 AM

Its still not over - ER - 11/5/2020 4:12:45 PM
- It ain't over 'till it's over... - Vitruvius - 11/5/2020 7:25:13 PM
  - We just need Nevada - RL - 11/5/2020 10:30:51 PM
    - We need more than that. - Vitruvius - 11/6/2020 2:42:34 AM
      - I was assuming the call of AZ for Biden by AP and Fox news was correct - RL - 11/6/2020 2:48:26 AM
        
        Different sources have different results. - Vitruvius - 11/6/2020 3:04:31 AM

Florida... I LOATHE you... (n/t) - RL - 11/9/2016 1:53:44 AM
- RL, why is your post dated to four days in the future? - Vitruvius - 11/4/2020 8:06:28 PM
  - Its my Tachyon router :) - RL - 11/4/2020 11:12:16 PM
  - bumped from 2016 - podrock - 11/4/2020 9:57:04 PM
    - Ahhh.... - Vitruvius - 11/5/2020 2:39:55 AM
      - Could have been bumped from 2000 - podrock - 11/5/2020 5:29:08 AM
        
        We need to do away with Florida- its just a vestigial appendage and serves no real purpose other than flaring up every four years and putting our lives in danger... - RL - 11/5/2020 5:59:56 PM
        
        The state with the most to lose to sea level rise - podrock - 11/5/2020 10:36:30 PM
        
        Its the Cubans. Its always the Cubans. - ER - 11/5/2020 4:48:32 PM
- Ese es comunista. - ER - 11/4/2020 2:38:08 PM
  - You're not giving them much credit - RobVG - 11/4/2020 8:14:30 PM
    - They're neither ignorant nor innocent. - ER - 11/4/2020 9:05:09 PM
      - A beautiful, ye harrowing read. - Vitruvius - 11/5/2020 2:47:57 AM
        
        Cuba is going straight to hell. - ER - 11/5/2020 5:19:06 PM
      - "Like" n/t - RobVG - 11/4/2020 9:12:37 PM
        
        Thanks. I did some editing, you might want to reread it. - ER - 11/4/2020 9:18:34 PM
        
        The Cuban population in Florida is "elderly" . Makes sense things are still clear in their minds. n/t - RobVG - 11/4/2020 9:34:03 PM
        
        True, but a lot of them are dead, too. - ER - 11/5/2020 12:51:49 AM
- I STILL hate Florida - RL - 11/4/2020 1:06:45 AM
- Human civilization had such promise... - RL - 11/9/2016 6:21:29 AM

A fine mess - RobVG - 11/5/2020 7:08:20 PM
- I love reading The Atlantic ... - Vitruvius - 11/5/2020 7:26:57 PM
  - I don't subscribe but didn't run into a paywall? - RobVG - 11/5/2020 7:42:47 PM
    - Odd... - Vitruvius - 11/5/2020 10:10:32 PM
      - 4 free a month - podrock - 11/5/2020 10:23:11 PM

'We are not going to control the pandemic'- the GOP policy is now "Its just easier to let millions of Americans die" - RL - 10/27/2020 1:34:41 AM
- Unless there's a link to something... - Vitruvius - 11/2/2020 10:32:51 AM
  - Sorry, I just assumed everybody here was paying attention to the news... - RL - 11/2/2020 12:34:34 PM
    - Actually, "millions" is probably an exaggeration. - ER - 11/2/2020 2:06:24 PM
      - Nope- the 'herd immunity' strategy of letting everyone catch covid is projected to kill a couple of million Americans - RL - 11/2/2020 2:25:22 PM
        
        Careful, RL. You seem to be using your sense of sarcasm. - ER - 11/2/2020 4:45:10 PM
        
        You were channeling TB - RL - 11/2/2020 4:51:12 PM
        
        Typo alert - ER - 11/2/2020 5:29:46 PM

A meditation on the phony ballot box shuffle - ER - 10/16/2020 3:50:34 PM
- Hardcore harvesting - Robert - 10/16/2020 7:55:57 PM
  - Nader? - Vitruvius - 10/17/2020 1:42:48 AM
    - You looking for trouble? - podrock - 10/17/2020 3:43:22 AM
      - Honesstly? - Vitruvius - 11/2/2020 11:04:21 AM
        
        2000 - podrock - 11/2/2020 4:57:20 PM
  - Did you vote for Jorgensen? - RL - 10/16/2020 8:11:10 PM
- I'll bet - podrock - 10/16/2020 4:59:47 PM
  - Trump's last 2 SCOTUS picks were involved in the Bush florida debacle... - RL - 10/16/2020 8:23:27 PM
  - Suggestion: - podrock - 10/16/2020 6:25:58 PM
  - Tax policy and regulatory law alone cannot inspire this kind of hatred. - ER - 10/16/2020 5:10:59 PM

Trump will try to stop the counting of votes at midnight if it looks like he is ahead - RL - 11/2/2020 3:13:44 PM
- In related news: Federal authorities expected to erect 'non-scalable' fence around White House TODAY - RL - 11/2/2020 3:15:30 PM

Trump supporters urge Trump to fire last competent person trying to save their lives... - RL - 11/2/2020 1:00:21 PM

Be Prepared - RL - 10/31/2020 2:45:26 AM
- Things will be far worse if Biden loses. It was bad enough the first time and plans are in place n/t - RobVG - 10/31/2020 5:15:01 PM
  - Please don't sass the Zone Emperor, y'all. - Vitruvius - 11/2/2020 11:07:40 AM
  - Sorry Rob. - ER - 10/31/2020 6:21:19 PM
    - Why do you do that? - RobVG - 10/31/2020 10:17:15 PM
      - For someone that doesn't like people putting words in your mouth.... - RL - 11/1/2020 5:50:23 AM
      - "The strength of the moment lies with you." - podrock - 11/1/2020 3:03:06 AM
        
        Re: "The strength of the moment lies with you." - RobVG - 11/1/2020 7:21:25 AM
      - "Things will be far worse if Biden loses. It was bad enough the first time and plans are in place." - ER - 11/1/2020 2:22:28 AM
      - Perhaps if you posted more than snide title-only posts there would be less ambiguity about what you are saying.... - RL - 10/31/2020 10:44:29 PM
        
        That's rich coming from you n/t - RobVG - 10/31/2020 11:25:19 PM
        
        :) You can say many things about my posts... - RL - 10/31/2020 11:34:24 PM
  - LOL - RL - 10/31/2020 5:34:28 PM
- Its not likely to be that bad. - ER - 10/31/2020 3:13:10 PM
  - The people that work for him say it probably will... - RL - 10/31/2020 5:14:59 PM

After the victory at Midway... - ER - 10/20/2020 1:29:49 PM
- And after Guadalcanal came Iwo Jima - Vitruvius - 11/2/2020 11:00:22 AM

So, just what is this 'Latinx' crap anyway? - ER - 10/22/2020 2:30:39 PM
- You can blame "wokeness" for that nonsense. - Vitruvius - 11/2/2020 10:59:05 AM

The Mule. - ER - 10/29/2020 12:55:31 AM
- WE're a long way from out of the woods, either way. - Vitruvius - 11/2/2020 10:44:15 AM
- Agreed- this election is unprecedented in so many ways that I have zero faith in the pre-election day polls - RL - 10/29/2020 1:49:38 AM
  - After the election is settled, - ER - 10/29/2020 3:25:07 AM

Pro-Trump Caravan Allegedly Tried to Run a Biden Campaign Bus “Off the Road” - RL - 10/31/2020 11:49:11 PM
- And... in no surprise to anyone... Trump praises the action... - RL - 11/1/2020 5:31:40 AM

So they got their ringer onto the court just in time to fix the election if it turns out to be close - RL - 10/27/2020 1:10:11 AM
- I never realized how easy it would be to lose our freedom. - ER - 10/27/2020 7:16:14 PM
  - It's hard to believe when your side longs to toss away the means to protect it. n/t - RobVG - 10/28/2020 12:10:33 AM
    - The means to protect our liberty are the vote and the constitution. - ER - 10/28/2020 4:17:04 AM
      - But you're saying the vote is in danger - RobVG - 10/28/2020 5:38:17 PM
        
        How many times do I have to explain this to you? - ER - 10/28/2020 8:22:13 PM
        
        "Sheep spend their whole lives being afraid of wolves. But in the end they are eaten by the shepherd..." - RL - 10/28/2020 11:49:40 PM
        
        You've been hanging out with RL for too long. n/t - RobVG - 10/28/2020 8:59:15 PM
        
        I only WISH I could take some amount of credit for that - RL - 10/28/2020 9:13:51 PM
        
        That is the most perfect summation of the situation I can imagine - RL - 10/28/2020 8:57:09 PM
        
        From people you and the gun fetishists put in power - RL - 10/28/2020 5:56:58 PM
        
        In fact, you and your micro-dick militia 'heroes' are out to actively intimidate and suppress the vote... - RL - 10/28/2020 7:58:44 PM
        
        Broad strokes with your favorite brush. - RobVG - 10/29/2020 4:29:01 PM
        
        Speaking of painting with broad brushes and forgeries - RL - 10/29/2020 7:48:34 PM
    - Ah, you dump that BS here with nothing to back it up.... - RL - 10/28/2020 12:28:30 AM
      - Your side wants to gut the 2nd ammenment. What's to understand? - RobVG - 10/28/2020 12:34:41 AM
        
        And while we are on the subject of your juvenile masturbatory fantasies of glory... - RL - 10/28/2020 1:04:07 AM
        
        My god, Rob, you are like 13 months behind on your talking points! - RL - 10/28/2020 12:52:18 AM
        
        You're all over the map as usual. n/t - RobVG - 10/28/2020 1:07:02 AM
        
        Its a damn big map of atrocities, Rob... - RL - 10/28/2020 1:12:19 AM

This is the only example of Trump NOT taking his supporters for a ride... - RL - 10/28/2020 8:06:27 PM

Superbug Found in Hospitals Overrun with COVID-19 . . . - DanS - 10/28/2020 3:44:44 PM

There is no joy in Ybor City tonight. - ER - 10/28/2020 4:26:07 AM

Watch this, share this, and FORCE every goddamn Republican you know to watch this as many times as it takes to get it through their goddamn skulls... - RL - 10/26/2020 4:10:07 PM
- Conservatives need to believe the poor are lazy, or crooked... - ER - 10/27/2020 12:48:45 AM

“I could not fight the Nazis in the present, as they had the power to still my voice, So I decided to fight them in the future.” - RL - 10/26/2020 2:28:58 AM
- The documentary - RL - 10/26/2020 2:30:11 AM
  - The important thing to remember about fascism - ER - 10/26/2020 2:39:03 PM

new fire 10 miles away. packing bags just in case (n/t) - podrock - 10/17/2020 8:11:05 PM
- The Shining - podrock - 10/24/2020 10:50:29 PM
  - Thank goodness the forecast is for precipitation! - RL - 10/24/2020 11:26:27 PM
    - Yeah. It won't put them out. - podrock - 10/25/2020 12:03:56 AM
- Live briefing right now on East Troublesome Fire: - podrock - 10/23/2020 5:05:54 PM
- The Go To Website for Colorado fire maps. - podrock - 10/23/2020 12:53:55 AM
- Well, Sh*t. - podrock - 10/22/2020 8:19:05 PM
  - Looks probable that my uncle lost his cabin to the East Troublesome fire - RL - 10/22/2020 8:53:47 PM
    - Sorry to hear that, RL - podrock - 10/22/2020 9:00:29 PM
      - His cabin was in Grand Lake - RL - 10/22/2020 11:36:06 PM
        
        The Lodge survived. - podrock - 10/22/2020 11:47:35 PM
        
        Thats good news... - RL - 10/23/2020 12:27:17 AM
        
        Upslope - podrock - 10/23/2020 12:40:24 AM
        
        There appears some reason for optimism - RL - 10/23/2020 3:18:20 AM
        
        Re: There appears some reason for optimism - podrock - 10/23/2020 4:09:01 AM
- We're Okay. - podrock - 10/20/2020 2:51:50 AM
- Update: Rain! - podrock - 10/18/2020 3:39:32 PM
  - Damnit. Another fire started in the mountains. - podrock - 10/18/2020 9:38:28 PM
- Stay safe! - RL - 10/17/2020 8:13:12 PM
  - Not moving towards us, - podrock - 10/17/2020 8:41:45 PM
    - #CalWoodFire on twitter - podrock - 10/17/2020 8:45:17 PM
      - By the way- shouldn't this be posted on 'Flame'? - RL - 10/18/2020 3:12:19 AM
        
        LOL - podrock - 10/18/2020 5:10:09 AM

Trump Interior Hire Cited White Supremacist, Called Black Lives Matter ‘Racist’ - RL - 10/24/2020 11:13:03 PM

Out, out, damned spot... - ER - 10/23/2020 5:30:33 PM
- "...you must judge a man by the work of his hands..." - RL - 10/24/2020 3:49:33 AM
- He wants it - podrock - 10/24/2020 12:18:53 AM

I couldn't decide whether to file this under 'CE' or 'Science'. - ER - 10/21/2020 9:10:37 PM

GOP committed felony setting up fake ballot drop boxes in California - RL - 10/13/2020 3:39:36 AM
- Some more sources - Vitruvius - 10/13/2020 10:36:26 PM
- Well, with a leader like Trump stomping the way . . . - DanS - 10/13/2020 7:40:50 PM
  - Enjoy your tax cut, Dan. - ER - 10/13/2020 8:13:02 PM
  - Keep spinning - RL - 10/13/2020 8:06:27 PM
    - Yeah, you're probably someplace else. - DanS - 10/13/2020 8:26:53 PM
      - Just quoting the election laws for California, Dan... - RL - 10/13/2020 8:30:34 PM
        
        more... - RL - 10/13/2020 8:40:10 PM
        
        The GOP goal in this was not to collect more Republican ballots... - RL - 10/13/2020 8:59:59 PM
- There's no way these people will go to prison, or even to trial... - ER - 10/13/2020 1:07:34 PM
  - They committed a state felony - Robert - 10/13/2020 6:12:53 PM
    - Speaking as a Californian... - Vitruvius - 10/13/2020 10:29:30 PM
    - If Trump wins next month... - ER - 10/13/2020 6:46:53 PM
  - They are getting so desperate, and so bold, - ER - 10/13/2020 2:50:18 PM

Freikorps update - ER - 10/12/2020 3:13:01 PM

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