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July 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/MsRuthedelaRosa/status/1020204741739991040
A sure way to remember the difference between "your" and "you're"
https://twitter.com/MsRuthedelaRosa/status/1020204741739991040
July 18, 2018
An Arizona Senate candidate, Bobby Wilson, says he's pro-gun because he once fended off a gunman with a gun kept under his bed.
Turns out the "attacker" was his mom, and he shot her dead; he was charged with murdering her and his sister, but not convicted.
https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/1019344984963801089
And the winner of "Hitting the New Bottom" contest goes to.....
An Arizona Senate candidate, Bobby Wilson, says he's pro-gun because he once fended off a gunman with a gun kept under his bed.
Turns out the "attacker" was his mom, and he shot her dead; he was charged with murdering her and his sister, but not convicted.
https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/1019344984963801089
July 17, 2018
I had not heard that yesterday.
Hope it's true. Having the shoe on the other foot is gonna get him upset. You know how he is about people embarrassing him.
Maybe, if we are lucky, he will want revenge on Putin for that.
Putin kept Trump waiting for an hour, at Helsinki???
I had not heard that yesterday.
Hope it's true. Having the shoe on the other foot is gonna get him upset. You know how he is about people embarrassing him.
Maybe, if we are lucky, he will want revenge on Putin for that.
July 17, 2018
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, ....."
it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1019022536921833472
The protest call has gone out....here's some info
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1019022536921833472
July 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/RealMuckmaker/status/1018238350627487744
have you seen this pic of the Queen glaring at Trump?
https://twitter.com/RealMuckmaker/status/1018238350627487744
July 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/IndivisibleNet/status/1017792233850826752
This 38-yr-old white "man" beats the hell out of a a black 8th grader over a lids soccer game
https://twitter.com/IndivisibleNet/status/1017792233850826752
July 12, 2018
He voted to confirm Brian Benczkowski to be an assistant AG.
every other Dem. voted no..
When is Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) up for re-election??
He voted to confirm Brian Benczkowski to be an assistant AG.
every other Dem. voted no..
July 10, 2018
Would be ironic if venues like Disneyland loses huge bucks due to climate change.
Disneyland just had its hottest day ever. 113 degrees.
It is not only the hottest temperature on record since the park opened in 1955, it is the hottest temperature recorded at any of the Disney parks around the world (including Orlando, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong), according to Theme Park Insider.
Because of the oppressive heat, park officials closed all outdoor rides, including Big Thunder and Mountain Railroad. Several food vendors also shut down because of the heat. Those who went to the park on that day said that lines for rides were short, as the park was practically empty.
Disney first aid staff were on call to help guests experiencing dehydration. There was one medic run right after the other, one park cast member said.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/travel-articles/business/disneyland-just-experienced-the-hottest-day-at-a-disney-park-ever/70005450
Because of the oppressive heat, park officials closed all outdoor rides, including Big Thunder and Mountain Railroad. Several food vendors also shut down because of the heat. Those who went to the park on that day said that lines for rides were short, as the park was practically empty.
Disney first aid staff were on call to help guests experiencing dehydration. There was one medic run right after the other, one park cast member said.
Would be ironic if venues like Disneyland loses huge bucks due to climate change.
July 9, 2018
California Prosecutor Who Questioned Why Maxine Waters Hadnt Been Shot Suspended By San Bernardino DA
Michael Selyem, a San Bernardino County, California, deputy district attorney, was suspended by the DA's office Monday in the wake of intense backlash over his recently unearthed social media posts.
Mike Ramos, the San Bernardino County DA, said in a statement Monday that Selyem will be placed on administrative leave while an investigation into his actions takes place, according to KABC-TV.
"The San Bernardino County District Attorneys Office does not condone hate, discrimination or incitement of violence," Ramos said in a statement posted Monday afternoon. "Our community and the entire criminal justice system depends on having fair, ethical, and unbiased prosecutors."
The investigation could lead to "disciplinary action leading up to termination," according to Ramos.http://www.newsweek.com/michael-selyem-maxine-waters-suspended-1014918
The prosecutor who questioned why "ghetto" Maxine Waters hadn't been shot has been suspended
California Prosecutor Who Questioned Why Maxine Waters Hadnt Been Shot Suspended By San Bernardino DA
Michael Selyem, a San Bernardino County, California, deputy district attorney, was suspended by the DA's office Monday in the wake of intense backlash over his recently unearthed social media posts.
Mike Ramos, the San Bernardino County DA, said in a statement Monday that Selyem will be placed on administrative leave while an investigation into his actions takes place, according to KABC-TV.
"The San Bernardino County District Attorneys Office does not condone hate, discrimination or incitement of violence," Ramos said in a statement posted Monday afternoon. "Our community and the entire criminal justice system depends on having fair, ethical, and unbiased prosecutors."
The investigation could lead to "disciplinary action leading up to termination," according to Ramos.
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