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In reply to the discussion: It seems to me like traffic is low on DU [View all]Ocelot II
(124,820 posts)55. That's not what happened. The many hides resulted from their trashing of Jasmine Crockett
who said something that was not making fun of TX Gov. Abbott but refused to consider Crockett's explanation:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas said that she was not deriding Gov. Greg Abbotts use of a wheelchair when she called him Governor Hot Wheels in a speech, but that she was referring instead to his policy of sending migrants who cross the border into Texas to blue cities across the country.
I wasnt thinking about the governors conditionI was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable, she wrote in a post on X on Tuesday.
Literally, the next line I said was that he was a Hot A** Mess, referencing his terrible policies, she added. At no point did I mention or allude to his condition.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/jasmine-crockett-texas-governor-greg-abbott-disability-rcna198147
I wasnt thinking about the governors conditionI was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable, she wrote in a post on X on Tuesday.
Literally, the next line I said was that he was a Hot A** Mess, referencing his terrible policies, she added. At no point did I mention or allude to his condition.
They also used the word "Democrat" where the correct usage would have been "Democratic" - a dead giveaway.
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same here, I've foregone ALL TV and Radio News. My contempt for the media is in competition for the level of contempt
msfiddlestix
Mar 26
#85
It's the beginning of weed season here in the Piedmont. I don't call it gardening.
58Sunliner
Mar 26
#41
That's not what happened. The many hides resulted from their trashing of Jasmine Crockett
Ocelot II
Mar 26
#55
Trafffic in good news is low. Traffic in bad news is unavoidable. Thus, a lot of us who tire of bad news
Ping Tung
Mar 26
#20
Everyday it's just doom scrolling, no fault of anyone on here, just the way it is. I don't see much hope left.
OverBurn
Mar 26
#52
Am still cleaning up from hurricane Helene, and at 77, it's going slowly. Also am
allegorical oracle
Mar 26
#54
Yes. It's sometimes taken me several minutes to post an OP or reply after it's written.
highplainsdem
Mar 26
#78
I was just thinking of how many fewer comments I make than I used to, relying on rec and bookmarks.
mahina
Mar 26
#66
I am myself exhausted.. I think we are all exhausted.. I feel like we have been chasing a group
Peacetrain
Mar 26
#73