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USAFRetired_Liberal

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March 24, 2018

Jim Carrey Appears To Shred Jared Kushner In Biting New Portrait

I can’t wait to see the Ivanka, Don Jr, Eric, Melania, Kelly, Carson, DeVos, Bolton, Conway, Cohen, Sessions, and all the people who left, etc.. paintings. Maybe one day he will hold an art exhibit.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ab4c4a4e4b054d118e1aee3

March 22, 2018

This is an outcry by a very challenged young man.

Muslim = terrorist
Black man = thug
Hispanic = illegal

White guy = challenged young man

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ab2e8e6e4b008c9e5f3ed17

March 21, 2018

Congress ideology

All this talk about Dan Lipinski made me look up where he stood on the issues. It led me to this website where I found an interesting graph for all Senators and Representatives. It seems like the Senate is well balanced with liberals, moderates, conservatives, and down right right wingers. I was shocked to see that the House was so right. Yeah I know Republicans control the House, but their members are really right wing. While the Dems don’t have many ultra liberal people. Most of the Dems we do have are liberal, but not as liberal as Republicans are conservatives. Charts on bottom of site.

https://www.govtrack.us/about/analysis#ideology

March 21, 2018

Pennsylvania GOP Moves To Impeach Supreme Court Democrats For Gerrymandering Ruling

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ab16875e4b0decad044dee0

To impeach, the state Assembly must first find that a judge committed an impeachable offense. Then, two-thirds of the state Senate must vote to convict after a trial. As of January, Republicans controlled 120 of 203 seats in the Assembly and 34 of 50 seats in the Senate.


Edit: seems like that state houses are just as gerrymandered as their federal ones.
March 21, 2018

Conservative Democrat Dan Lipinski Survives Primary Challenge From The Left

It’s not just abortion, this guy isn’t a Democrat on anything. Opposed Obama on everything even his 2012 re-election. Geez, he was backed by Pelosi and the DCCC. I understand the need for conservative Dems, but not in a safe district like this.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ab158d6e4b0decad044b766

Edit: oh God...his Republican challenger is a neo Nazi

March 17, 2018

Trying to muddy the waters

McCabe was fired for leaking a story to the WSJ that said that the FBI still wanted to investigate Hillary, but was getting pushback from the DOJ headed by Loretta Lynch. He then wasn’t candid when investigators questioned him about the leak.

But somehow trump and his minions think that this proves that the Russian investigation should end. And trump is also trying to link the firing with his wife taking money from Terry McAuliffe.

What the hell does my second paragraph have to do with the first paragraph?

March 17, 2018

Anti-Abortion Group Endorses Democrat Dan Lipinski In Illinois Primary

Man! Why is this dude even a Democrat? I mean, I know that in order for us to compete everywhere and win back the house that we can’t have a purity test. But this guy doesn’t agree with the Democrats on anything. And on top of that, it isn’t like he is in a conservative or swing district. His district is solid Democratic.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5aac0938e4b0337adf839425

March 16, 2018

Gal Gadots Seemingly Innocent Tribute To Stephen Hawking Pissed Off Some People

Really? Ableism is really a thing. I am all for protecting people from discrimination, but this is ridiculous. I normally hate when someone says “people are too easily offended”, but I am with them on this one.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5aaa9cb1e4b073bd8292b0ae

Edit: after some self reflection I realized that as a person without a disability that I was acting just like how some white people act regarding racism. I was dismissing ableism based off of my privilege of not having a disability.

March 15, 2018

Changed my voter registration to Texas

I am military and for the last decade I have been voting absentee as a Virginia voter. I like to think that I am part of the reason Virginia has been blue in the last 3 POTUS elections as well as other Virginia elections

I have been stationed in Texas for a little over a year and finally decided to become a Texas resident and changed my registration. Hopefully my Virginia luck can continue here. I would love to vote Cruz out of office.

I am a little disappointed that one of the Castro brothers didn’t run for Senate. And I do not know much about O’Rouke.

March 15, 2018

Travel agents?

Are they valuable? I am trying to book s cruise this summer for me and my wife. Do travel agents actually help, I mean I can go online myself and see what is available.

Do they have better offers, deals, perks, etc... that I wouldn’t get on my own?

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