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Just so we are all prepared- here is a screenshot of the HZ 24 hours from now... - RL - 5/22/2017 1:41:40 AM
- As reported by Anderson Cooper - podrock - 5/22/2017 3:08:44 AM
  - No, it WILL be a current event soon... - RL - 5/22/2017 3:10:40 AM
    - Do we need a future events board? - podrock - 5/22/2017 3:25:44 AM
      - Time will tell... - RL - 5/22/2017 3:58:18 AM

Has anyone noticed... - hank - 5/21/2017 3:53:17 PM
- And did you notice.... - RL - 5/21/2017 5:29:55 PM
  - Actually, I support the Trumps on the headscarf thing. - hank - 5/21/2017 10:32:03 PM
    - Oh I agree, it is the hypocrisy... - RL - 5/22/2017 1:33:46 AM
  - Wrong - Robert - 5/21/2017 6:29:05 PM
  - "Candidly this makes me want to puke" - RL - 5/21/2017 5:42:12 PM

“This Trump thing may not be sustainable.”-- YA THINK?! - RL - 5/21/2017 5:36:53 PM

Dershowitz says "Move along, folks...nothing to see here" - mcfly - 5/21/2017 12:10:48 PM
- It depends on what the definition of "is" is. - hank - 5/21/2017 12:49:00 PM

Cold Turkey - RL - 5/21/2017 5:32:17 AM

Targeted Marketing - hank - 5/21/2017 1:32:15 AM

Trump campaign aides regret life choices - RL - 5/20/2017 4:22:59 PM
- I hope we have extradition treaties with all those countries Trump is visiting now. - hank - 5/20/2017 7:37:01 PM
  - Wait, you want him back? - Robert - 5/20/2017 8:57:32 PM
    - Lock him up! Lock him up! - hank - 5/20/2017 11:06:08 PM
- "My heart aches" - Robert - 5/20/2017 5:41:12 PM

White House adviser close to Trump is a person of interest in Russia probe - BuckGalaxy - 5/19/2017 9:36:17 PM
- This is why we can't have nice things! - RL - 5/20/2017 4:50:41 AM
- Oh, I can top that: "CNN: Russian officials bragged they could use Flynn to influence Trump, sources say" - Robert - 5/20/2017 1:47:57 AM
- I hope its Priebus. - hank - 5/20/2017 1:10:29 AM
- This is what his supporters voted for... - RL - 5/19/2017 10:01:42 PM

Seriously, WHAT THE HELL?!!! - RL - 5/19/2017 7:51:06 PM

Break out the popcorn... 'Nationally Lampooned:European Vacation' debuts tomorrow - RL - 5/19/2017 1:54:00 AM
- I hope he gets clobbered by a shoe - mcfly - 5/19/2017 5:00:38 PM
- Trump sought to shorten overseas trip to 5 days - RL - 5/19/2017 1:57:58 AM
  - Adulteress Callista Gingrich to be next ambassador to Vatican... - RL - 5/19/2017 2:17:08 AM
    - She is also a respected author... - RL - 5/19/2017 2:24:34 AM

From the new issue of Time Magazine - podrock - 5/18/2017 6:02:00 PM
- You guys are really depressing the hell out of me. - hank - 5/19/2017 1:14:06 AM
  - Re: You guys are really depressing the hell out of me. - podrock - 5/19/2017 2:11:25 AM
- I'm just finishing it up - Robert - 5/18/2017 10:49:26 PM
  - Looks like an interesting read. - podrock - 5/19/2017 12:43:20 AM
  - I really hope the role of the Mercers and Cambridge Analytica is thouroughly investigated... - RL - 5/18/2017 11:12:17 PM
    - More... - RL - 5/18/2017 11:19:17 PM

Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians - RL - 5/19/2017 1:48:32 AM

I don't know about this Mueller guy. - hank - 5/18/2017 10:23:04 PM
- Law enforcement remains a special category - Robert - 5/18/2017 10:47:23 PM
  - Maybe, just maybe... - hank - 5/19/2017 12:15:15 AM

Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House - RL - 5/18/2017 5:37:56 AM
- Flynn stopped military plan Turkey opposed – after being paid as its agent - RL - 5/18/2017 3:22:39 PM
- Trump team knew Obama fired Flynn before he came to White House. - hank - 5/18/2017 2:15:06 PM

WHAT THE HELL? - RL - 5/15/2017 9:54:01 PM
- Sleight of hand... - hank - 5/17/2017 12:48:19 AM
- Gotta love Breitbart - mcfly - 5/16/2017 4:01:41 PM
  - Ya can't blame Breitbart. - hank - 5/16/2017 5:52:55 PM
    - LOL...nice! - mcfly - 5/16/2017 6:19:00 PM
- Do we have a title for this novel/play yet? - podrock - 5/16/2017 2:07:31 AM
  - I'm thinking Hamlet... - RL - 5/16/2017 2:10:03 AM
    - “Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.” - RL - 5/16/2017 2:22:23 AM
      - "Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." - RL - 5/16/2017 2:23:37 AM
        
        “One may smile, and smile, and be a villain. ” - RL - 5/16/2017 2:27:41 AM
        
        “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” - RL - 5/16/2017 2:32:59 AM
    - Re: I'm thinking Hamlet... - podrock - 5/16/2017 2:18:14 AM
      - We have a little over a month til summer- - RL - 5/16/2017 2:26:15 AM
        
        Act III moves quickly - podrock - 5/16/2017 2:55:30 AM
        
        I fear it could drag on for years... - RL - 5/18/2017 1:12:48 AM
        
        This is a five act play. - podrock - 5/18/2017 2:54:55 AM
        
        Where are you going for the eclipse? - RL - 5/18/2017 4:12:31 AM
        
        Not sure, but I have my glasses... - podrock - 5/18/2017 4:34:44 AM
        
        see email - RL - 5/18/2017 4:42:59 AM
        
        Won't it be ironic if the anti-abortion president... - RL - 5/17/2017 6:22:36 AM
        
        Not when its lit by a nuclear fireball - RL - 5/16/2017 2:59:58 AM
- Trump Ally: "Obviously they're in a downward spiral right now and they've got to figure out a way to come to grips (with) all that's happening." - RL - 5/16/2017 1:30:20 AM
- B-B-But her EMAILS! - RL - 5/16/2017 1:11:05 AM
  - Just a few tweets by Donald on the importance of handling classified information properly... - RL - 5/16/2017 3:25:41 AM
- We can't take this report seriously. - hank - 5/15/2017 10:34:45 PM
  - That is why the WH is going full "Lords of the lies" - RL - 5/16/2017 2:07:15 AM
    - Trump supporters... are you finally getting the significance of this clip? - RL - 5/16/2017 2:19:25 AM

There is of course every possibility that the GOP still won't raise a finger against Trump - mcfly - 5/17/2017 9:40:32 PM
- I'm inclined to believe you're right. - hank - 5/17/2017 10:08:50 PM
  - They are still holding onto the insane hope they will be able to push through their disastrous agenda before Trump self destructs... - RL - 5/18/2017 1:08:55 AM
    - In case you were wondering if the Republicans understand that they are selling out our country... - RL - 5/18/2017 1:43:46 AM
      - Full transcript - RL - 5/18/2017 4:28:27 AM
      - And you can be sure OUR loyal Trump supporters that have gone so suddenly silent... - RL - 5/18/2017 2:12:30 AM
      - Fishing with dynamite. - hank - 5/18/2017 2:09:07 AM

Remember how they said 'Our adversaries will respect America when Trump is president'? - RL - 5/17/2017 3:29:24 PM
- Respect? - hank - 5/17/2017 6:44:35 PM
  - As I posted here 15 months ago to RobVG... - RL - 5/18/2017 3:58:14 AM

What must be foremost on everyone's mind... - RL - 5/17/2017 5:49:58 AM
- What's on my mind... - hank - 5/17/2017 2:13:26 PM
- Trump can't be allowed to see it coming - mcfly - 5/17/2017 7:14:41 AM
  - I couldn't disagree more. - hank - 5/17/2017 1:48:18 PM
    - I have no doubt that you're correct - mcfly - 5/17/2017 8:25:49 PM

Fun sharing this with POTUS - SDAI-Tech - 5/17/2017 6:31:47 AM

Ann Coulter: "The Trump haters were right... it's a nightmare" - RL - 5/16/2017 2:22:46 PM
- I don't trust Coulter - mcfly - 5/16/2017 6:17:39 PM
  - It'll be fun to read the history of the Trump era. - hank - 5/16/2017 11:57:11 PM
    - I do wonder how the fools that voted for this atrocity think history will remember them... - RL - 5/17/2017 4:30:16 AM
      - What will they think? - hank - 5/17/2017 5:21:41 AM
        
        I am working on a satire along those lines... - RL - 5/17/2017 5:51:41 AM

WHAT THE HELL, REDUX - RL - 5/16/2017 9:50:00 PM
- You can't blame Trump. - hank - 5/17/2017 12:17:53 AM
  - You can blame anyone that actually believed... - RL - 5/17/2017 4:20:13 AM
    - Any President can be found to be unfit for office. - hank - 5/17/2017 5:10:38 AM
    - IMHO, we're in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now - mcfly - 5/17/2017 4:44:51 AM
      - " We also clearly cannot count on congress to face down an incompetent and out-of-control president." - hank - 5/17/2017 5:00:20 AM

Nationally Lampooned: European Vacation - RL - 5/16/2017 3:41:47 AM

Climate change- not just for tree-huggers any more - RL - 5/14/2017 4:45:03 PM
- Climate change is widely recognized. - hank - 5/14/2017 5:30:12 PM

This explains the GOP hypocritical silence quite well... - RL - 5/13/2017 8:42:10 PM
- The only thing you need to explain it... - ER - 5/14/2017 3:01:47 AM
- Well, it works both ways, RL. - hank - 5/13/2017 9:42:58 PM

Comey is fired - SDAI-Tech - 5/9/2017 10:35:24 PM
- Man, you were the first to comment on this action. - ER - 5/10/2017 2:45:27 PM
  - True, but to avail me little. - SDAI-Tech - 5/12/2017 9:00:43 AM
    - As I said below" - RL - 5/12/2017 7:17:11 PM
    - Well, there goes ER's theory... - RL - 5/12/2017 6:49:02 PM
    - Magma - hank - 5/12/2017 11:30:36 AM
      - It's like watching antibodies frantically try to destroy an invader. - TB - 5/12/2017 4:07:55 PM
        
        Yep, I'm to blame - ha! - SDAI-Tech - 5/13/2017 1:08:58 AM
        
        Your posts were always unbelievable - hank - 5/13/2017 2:43:47 AM
        
        "the Deputy AG just settled in two weeks ago and started to process the firing of Comey." - RL - 5/13/2017 2:22:58 AM
        
        Antibodies are a good thing, remember? They fight disease. - hank - 5/12/2017 5:16:26 PM
        
        Irony overload. - SDAI-Tech - 5/13/2017 1:51:45 AM
        
        Good news, TB! - RL - 5/13/2017 2:45:40 AM
        
        Oh, the irony of having to explain that to a guy who uses "tb" as a handle... (nt) - mcfly - 5/12/2017 5:52:01 PM
  - He understands the principles of propaganda... - RL - 5/11/2017 3:21:42 AM
    - The principles of propaganda. - hank - 5/11/2017 2:28:11 PM
- Gee, Tech. - hank - 5/9/2017 11:19:15 PM
  - The watchers are watched - SDAI-Tech - 5/10/2017 6:22:03 AM
    - This is America's Reichstag fire. - hank - 5/10/2017 11:46:24 AM
      - Perhaps "Night of the Long Knives" is a more apt metaphor. - ER - 5/10/2017 2:03:34 PM
        
        Come on guys! He is totally not guilty of collusion! - RL - 5/10/2017 3:11:47 PM
        
        Nothing to see here! - RL - 5/11/2017 1:52:08 AM
- Cleaning out anyone that might be tempted to investigate the treason... - RL - 5/9/2017 10:41:33 PM
  - Re: Cleaning out anyone that might be tempted to investigate the treason... - podrock - 5/9/2017 10:56:35 PM
    - "were" being the operative word... - RL - 5/9/2017 11:05:12 PM
      - All eyes turn to NY AG - podrock - 5/9/2017 11:09:36 PM
        
        Jeeeeesus! - SDAI-Tech - 5/10/2017 6:15:47 AM
        
        Study Questions for Act II - podrock - 5/10/2017 6:23:13 PM
        
        Trump sent his bag-man to deliver the letter to the FBI... - RL - 5/10/2017 10:26:28 PM
        
        Maybe that's why he's here. - hank - 5/10/2017 6:52:17 PM
        
        The only person you are gaslighting is yourself, techie... - RL - 5/10/2017 12:58:18 PM
        
        I had to look up the term. - hank - 5/10/2017 11:39:16 PM
  - Well... - SDAI-Tech - 5/9/2017 10:55:58 PM

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