I need a xanax if we're getting a trifecta!

[sheshe2]

Link to tweet

[JohnSJ]

1. If they go down in flames, you don't need a xanax, they do

[sheshe2]

4. True.

Please let them ALL go down.

[JohnSJ]

6. +++

[sheshe2]

11. ;)

[Bev54]

23. Yes the rest of the state needs champagne

buy early I hear people like to create shortages.

[kentuck]

2. I have long suspected was one of the "gang"...

That would be a shocker if he is exposed.

[Dawson Leery]

3. The United States Republican Party is the largest legalized criminal organization around.

Nixon's win at any cost is coming back to bite them in the a**.

[KPN]

9. THIS ... in spades!

[Leghorn21]

5. Nono, sheshe! I want my *entire nerve system* WIDE DAMN AWAKE for this delightful event!!

BRING IT ON

[rurallib]

8. agree - this will be a something to enjoy with a fully functioning system

[sheshe2]

14. Believe it or not I will be walking on air.

[niyad]

55. Now that song is in my head.

[BigmanPigman]

7. I'll need a Xanax if they DON'T get nailed.

A shot of whiskey is more like a celebration.

[KPN]

10. Hell, I already need a Xanax!

[ailsagirl]

44. Me too, but my MD says "NO WAY!!"

🤬😡😬

[KPN]

46. LOL. Same here. Well, he won't play along.

Guess I don’t appear as stressed or distressed as I feel.

[ailsagirl]

79. My MD had no problem in prescribing them...

in the past, but then there was some sort of a crackdown by the Feds, and that was that. When one is prone to anxiety as I am, it can be tough coping on one’s own but I think I manage pretty well without any “help.”

At least, thus far.

[dickthegrouch]

85. DO NOT BUY STREET VERSIONS!

Sorry for shouting but KPIX news last night was showing that there’s a huge uptick in (youth) overdose because xanax is cut with fentanyl at 3x lethal dose concentration. (Marin County, CA)

[KPN]

86. Actually, I've never taken anything for anxiety so not to worry. I just deal with it via physical

work in the yard, long walks with the dogs or my favorite kind of exercising -- donning a thick wetsuit and paddling out to catch some waves here on the southern Oregon Coast. ...

Having said that, my anxiety level is pretty damned high with all the shit going the GQP is pulling since January 6th. It's hard for me to see a good ending to all of this. Well, let me restate that, there will be a good ending I am sure, but it seems more and more likely that there will be a lot of pain, suffering, and fatalities (as a result of right-wing terrorism and insurrection primarily) before we get there. Hopefully I am wrong about that.

Ergo my feel like I need Xanax comment.

Oh yeah, wine and an occasional toke also helps as a topper-off in the evening following the physical stress relieving activities.

[sheshe2]

19. Anticipation.

[BigmanPigman]

25. I'm old enough to think of a ketchup commercial

when I hear that song.

[FoxNewsSucks]

29. me too

[Snackshack]

53. OMG, Yes...

When the squeezable ketchup bottle came out that was awesome...

Oh how I hated shaking & smacking the bottom of the glass ketchup bottle to get it out. Then every now and then you would get a good smack and half the bottle would come out and drown your meal in ketchup... good times.

[niyad]

60. Never had that problem. Knives worked just fine.

[Progressive Jones]

57. Yep. With that french fry. nt

[dalton99a]

12. Sure enough.

[Alsteen]

13. Like Billie says

I don't need a xanny to feel better

[Hekate]

15. Zowie, don't they look like the Three Schmuckiest Schmuck Frat Boys who need a good smacking...

And I hope it comes to them all very soon.

[sheshe2]

21. The Three Schmuckiteirs!

Moe. Larry. Curley.

[MLAA]

49. Perfect

Hairy, Surly, and Ho

[sheshe2]

52. Ha!

[liberalla]

16. O. M. G. Please let it be true!

[Evolve Dammit]

17. sounds more like a popcorn, adult beverage moment but hey, whatever gets you thru the night...

It's all right. All right. RIP John

[titanicdave]

18. .......I Know I am Dating Myself.....

....with this, but I hope they all go down in flames, so here goes.......BURN!!!....BABY!!!....BURN !!!!!

[ailsagirl]

45. Disco Inferno?

Or am I dating myself???

[bucolic_frolic]

20. My gut instinct, just looking at them, says 80% probability there's something going on there

Just something too cheeky, delighted, self-congratulatory about their glee and smiles in that photo. They know something that we don't.

[zaj]

22. Why is this tweet worthy of sharing here?

The Lincoln Project's tweet says nothing about nothing. And some rando posted a completely made up photo/tweet.

Why is this treated as worthy of sharing here?

[FoxNewsSucks]

31. Because we want so DESPERATELY for

some of these republiqon assholes to start going to jail and facing consequences.

[zaj]

33. This is a bogus post. It's DU's "Fake News"

The person who posted it should self delete.

[FoxNewsSucks]

34. Well, you're entitled to your opinion,

but why do you call it "fake news"?

[zaj]

39. Because the tweet in the opening post

...makes it look to everyone responding that the LP is endorsing the Laura Apollo tweet and suggests that the LP has information about a big Matt Gaetz reveal. But really it's just some random follower of the LP responding to their cryptic tweet and *hoping* that the news has something to do with that photo.

It doesn't.

It's completely confusing everyone replying that there is a big rumor going around. It's extraordinarily misleading post and has stirred up a bit of a hornets nest.

The right thing to do is delete the post or edit it to explain that it's not from the LP, but a random, hopeful, follower.

[niyad]

35. The poster happens to be one of DU's best. You owe an apology.

[zaj]

37. Everyone makes mistakes

The opening post is deeply flawed. Again some random person on Twitter replied to a LP tweet with a "hope" and by posting that here, they confused everyone on this thread to hope that the LP has news about this.

That's not what is going on at all. It's a mistake.

[UTUSN]

38. Have you thought about skipping past something you dislike without deeply flawed demands?

[sheshe2]

54. ...

[UTUSN]

56. Backacha! -whew,was dreading the Reply was going to be the poster-still might happen,unfortunately!1

[sheshe2]

63. I hear ya.

I have been in that place as well.

I want to thank you, UTUSN.

[zaj]

62. It's a mistake.

Mistakes are ok. We fix them and learn.

No one is attacking you personally.

[sheshe2]

70. I did not make a mistake.

I don't need to fix anything. I stand by what I said, the picture I posted. Clarification: What I said, not what your interpretation of what I said and posted.

Nite, zaj.

[zaj]

73. Or the 20+ others who misinterpreted it

This isn't about you or me. Fixing mistakes like this is how a website maintains a culture of self-policing for accurate information.

Addressing this confusion helps DU.
Taking this personally and leaving this up to generate widespread misunderstanding harms DU.

Don't be stubborn.

[LanternWaste]

87. Ten bucks says you fail to see the irony in your having said that.

"Don't be stubborn."

[UTUSN]

64. An alert on everybody who objected?

[zaj]

66. I didn't submit an "alert"

To the DU moderators. Not on any of this.

It's not a violation of the terms of service anyway. It's just a mistaken post. But it fooled a lot of people. That's bad for the board.

[UTUSN]

69. Ah, I see: An example of how a mistaken post can be misleading.

[zaj]

71. Yep, and an example of how to...

... regonize the consequences of it. Take ownership of the mistake. And take sincere efforts to mitigate the damage.

I don't take your correction as a personal attack in the least.

[niyad]

74. Are you really trying to insult everyone here? I read the headline, and had absolutely no

trouble in understanding the "if, then". Neither, apparently, did just about everyone else.

[sheshe2]

51. Matt and Joel

Matt and Joel went up the hill to fetch a pail of water
Joel fell down and broke his crown
Matt fell tumbling after

Legal expert weighs-in on report Joel Greenberg will change plea in federal court

ORLANDO, Fla. - As part of a plea agreement, Joel Greenberg may be willing to spill the beans about possible dirty dealings involving Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and others, legal experts say.

The former Seminole County Tax Collector is facing more than 30 federal charges, including identity theft, embezzlement, and sex trafficking of a child.

snip

Greenberg’s problems involve other high-profile politicians, most notably Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. Greenberg told investigators he and Gaetz had encounters with women who were given cash or gifts in exchange for sex. A New York Times report says Greenberg started talking after he learned the government had overwhelming evidence against him. Boan says the text of the agreement may reveal whether Greenberg will flip on Gaetz.


https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/greenberg-to-change-plea-in-federal-court

Not sure why this is so hard to understand. A third man made the trip to the Bahamas.

Thank you, niyad.

[niyad]

68. You are most welcome. And thank you for the added information. Have a bottle chilling in

anticipation.

Speaking of Xanax, are you familiar with Sandy and Richard Riccardi's "We Need A Little Xanax"? Done shortly after the fiasco of 2016. One of my favourites.

[sheshe2]

72. I will have to catch that one.

TY

[zaj]

76. Then leave the the Lincoln Project out of this.

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In the website design world their name (falsely) serves as a credibility cue that the rumored connection to Desantis is backed up the LP. That's not the case at all.

For all we know LP is hearing thay Trump will be endicted soon. Or a big wig in DC got caught with a prostitute. Or Liz Cheney is launching a super PAC.

Their post literally has ZERO to do with your hope for a Desantis connection.

And allowing this sort of highly visible false impression or misinformation to stand is a very unhealthy thing for this site.

[CrackityJones75]

81. Please correct your mistake. It is Desantis.

Or Deathsentance for some of us.

[zaj]

82. Will do!

[FakeNoose]

40. OK ... who are you?

We know who sheshe is, and we don't know what gives you the right to criticize.

[zaj]

43. I'm just observing a misleading post.

Im sure sheshe was not intending to stir up all this false-hope.

[sheshe2]

47. Hm

Why is this tweet worthy of sharing here?

Because this is a message board and I felt like posting it.

The Lincoln Project's tweet says nothing about nothing. And some rando posted a completely made up photo/tweet.

Fact: all three men are connected in this and Joel just copped a deal. Not looking good for Matt or Ron.

Why is this treated as worthy of sharing here?

Dunno.

Perhaps the same reason that cat pics are allowed. Weather related issues are allowed. Bereavement is allowed. Democrats are allowed. Hating Repukes are allowed. Etc etc etc.

This is a message board and we talk politics, fun stuff and personal stuff.

I have no clue what your issue is with me. Yet this is a message board and all are free to post within guidelines. You have been here for 17 years, surely you must know what is acceptable.

Nite.

[zaj]

65. You are misleading people

And not acknowledging that fact makes it far worse than a mistake.

[sheshe2]

75. Explain EXACTLY what is misleading.

[zaj]

80. I have multiple times...

1) LP tweets they are hearing things
2) Some follower of theirs named Lauren Apollo, with no obvious credibility to be in the know, tweets out a "please let it be that Ron DeSantis is caught up in this!"
3) Apollo is just hoping, not claiming to know anything real
4) But the way the embedded tweet shows here on DU, it makes it appear like LP is responding to Aplollo and endorsing get tweet (or, saying 'yes,.we.are hearing things about a Desantis connection&quot .
5) But they aren't at all related. LP probably has no idea that Apollo posted that. They certainly aren't endorsing the rumor.

And the biggest issue is...

6) The confusion got a bunch of DUers excited about something new that didn't happen.
7) If you hadn't included the LP tweet with the Aplollo one, no one would have responded.
8) Everyone is excited.because it seems like a trusted organization is hinting of some Desantis news.
9) They aren't.

If this hadn't caught fire wouldn't be taking my time to challenge this. But it did. Because of the LP angle.

[CrackityJones75]

83. I think everyone understands the items you just listed.

We don't need the parental attitude and the explaining of how things work. We got it there ace. None of us are new to social media and how things work online. You seem to be the only one that is worried about being confused.

[zaj]

84. Sheshe2: "Explain EXACTLY what is misleading."

Just doing what sheshe asked.

[DiamondShark]

88. That is your opinion. n/t

[niyad]

77. Yawnnnnnn. This heels-dug-in determination to create conflict is getting tedious. Apparently,

despite your claim of 20+ posters being misled, everyone else seemed to comprehend just fine.

[sheshe2]

78. No response..

Gotta go.

[Marcuse]

24. No excuses for Epstein Class short eyed predator johns.

[Sancho]

26. I just hope there are videos, pics, receipts, and witnesses....

...if DeSatan goes down because of his pals I will take a day off to do nothing but celebrate...

[sheshe2]

28. Hit the pinata.

Lots of goodies hidden inside.

[monkeyman1]

27. wish Vegas would be in this !! wonder what the odd's would be ?

[blm]

30. Been hoping for this.

DeSantis always struck me as a player.

[Kid Berwyn]

67. Big Torture's Little JAG Helper

The stuff he would do to the Constitution, if only given the chance.

[bringthePaine]

32. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[catbyte]

36. ...

[Joinfortmill]

41. ROFL

[ShazzieB]

42. Who's the one in the middle?

Gaetz, ?, De Santis.

Sorry, but I ive in the midwest, and I don't have the faces of all Florida politicians memorized. (I presume he's from Florida, like the other two?)

[tibby3k]

50. Joel Greenberg

The probe of Matt Gaetz reportedly emerged from a separate investigation into Joel Greenberg, a former local official in Seminole County, Florida.

[sheshe2]

58. Here is a bit about Joel.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215427964#post51

We may see some Gaetz Justice.

[spanone]

48. ⭐️⭐️⭐️K&R ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[BobTheSubgenius]

59. As Leon Trotsky said...

"Go where you belong from now on – into the dustbin of history!"

I assume he said it in Russian, though.