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buka001 said:
The mental gymnastics he must be going through since NONE of the predictions have come true, must be a site to believe.
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Recent photo of Xarog when the latest Q prediction fell apart...

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It's September 11th. This is the president of the United States of America's first tweet of the day...

[B]Donald J. Trump[/B]‏ Verified account @realDonaldTrump
Follow @realDonaldTrump

“We have found nothing to show collusion between President Trump & Russia, absolutely zero, but every day we get more documentation showing collusion between the FBI & DOJ, the Hillary campaign, foreign spies & Russians, incredible.” @SaraCarterDC @LouDobbs
1:08 PM - 11 Sep 2018
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1039470755816374272
 
cerebus said:
Could be worse, at least he isn't claiming that he saw Muslims cheering the attacks.
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Honestly surprised that he hasn't shared some of his, "I *literally* helped pull people from the rubble" chestnuts.
 
How predictable. More Anti-Trump commenting. This is not a thread about US politics. A mod should really re-title this thread.
 
Emjay said:
How predictable. More Anti-Trump commenting. This is not a thread about US politics. A mod should really re-title this thread.
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Yeah, 'cos, you know, it's not like Donald is POTUS or anything... Amirite?
 
Emjay said:
And Trump represents the full sum of American politics?
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We’re on our way to 4200 posts in this thread, which in turn spun off the first thread which in turn evolved from the election thread...

We’ve discussed Trump, Clinton, Obama, Russia, kneeling for the anthem, shootings, culture wars, liberalism, conservatism, house members, senators, run-off elections, primaries, mid-terms, Helsinki, climate accords, cabinet members current and passed, Ivanka and Jared, McCain, Nunez, Flake, Sessions, evangelicals, conspiracy theories, FBI members current and passed, three folks nominated for the Supreme Court, Stormy, golf, a pee tape, indictments, convictions, late night talk shows, Roy Moore, nazis, InfoWars and Alex Jones, the 1A, the 2A, the 14A, the 25A, kids in cages, travel bans, gerrymandering, racism, sexism, money laundering, fraud, conspiracy...

I could go on and on, but you seem to be touched on your studio, so I’ll ask you this in wrapping up my post.

Are the things I mentioned *not* US politics in a CA thread and how would you go about ignoring tRump in *any* of those discussions?
 
Emjay said:
How predictable. More Anti-Trump commenting. This is not a thread about US politics. A mod should really re-title this thread.
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Don't be ridiculous. You wanted this attention-seeking assclown to be president and now you're complaining that we talk about him too much?
 
I have been following this thread but not commenting.

But to anyone who thinks the orange oligarch is a hero, please Google "best shrinks close to me".

Always assuming you can type after your knuckles have been dragging on the floor for years.
 
Slight aside, but it is 9/11...

This was published by Esquire two years ago. Read it again on 9/11 last year, and again for the third time today. I think that pretty much establishes that I will, in fact, be re-reading it every 9/11.

It's a long read but I highly recommend you take the time. It's called The Falling Man.

In the picture, he departs from this earth like an arrow. Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it. If he were not falling, he might very well be flying. He appears relaxed, hurtling through the air. He appears comfortable in the grip of unimaginable motion. He does not appear intimidated by gravity's divine suction or by what awaits him. His arms are by his side, only slightly outriggered. His left leg is bent at the knee, almost casually. His white shirt, or jacket, or frock, is billowing free of his black pants. His black high-tops are still on his feet. In all the other pictures, the people who did what he did—who jumped—appear to be struggling against horrific discrepancies of scale. They are made puny by the backdrop of the towers, which loom like colossi, and then by the event itself. Some of them are shirtless; their shoes fly off as they flail and fall; they look confused, as though trying to swim down the side of a mountain. The man in the picture, by contrast, is perfectly vertical, and so is in accord with the lines of the buildings behind him. He splits them, bisects them: Everything to the left of him in the picture is the North Tower; everything to the right, the South. Though oblivious to the geometric balance he has achieved, he is the essential element in the creation of a new flag, a banner composed entirely of steel bars shining in the sun. Some people who look at the picture see stoicism, willpower, a portrait of resignation; others see something else—something discordant and therefore terrible: freedom.
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greg0205 said:
Slight aside, but it is 9/11...

This was published by Esquire two years ago. Read it again on 9/11 last year, and again for the third time today. I think that pretty much establishes that I will, in fact, be re-reading it every 9/11.

It's a long read but I highly recommend you take the time. It's called The Falling Man.
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I remember also reading that. Gut wrenching.
 
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