Brazil's Trump? Excuse me??

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Wednesday August 28, 2019 · 5:28 PM PDT

2019/08/28 · 17:28

For Real, Are You trying to insult Brazil or aggrandize Trump

Were you Daily Kos petition writers trying to be funny calling a leader who makes bad decisions another Trump. Because if it wasn’t an insult to Brazil, it seems like some cultist decision to call all leaders Trump.

Seems someone wanted to steer attention away from climate talk. Mission accomplished.

22niel

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Friday November 20, 2015 · 3:22 PM PST

2015/11/20 · 15:22

Just an observation: with a relatively small and cheap quick moment of violence and bloodshed in Paris that happened at the time of what was before hyped up to be a great climate meeting, it seems that I can't even bring to mind one thing said meeting did or made plans to accomplish because the news doesn't even bother to report it.

I only see calls for, or pleas against further violence.

Every politician and news outlet seems to have been steered away from discussion of those talks from the looks of my mailbox.

The terror that I suspect to be somehow oil-motivated, appears to have had its intended effect whether 'twas intended to quiet regulations or to promote war.

We are all obediently reacting just as expected, like helpless sheep.

The Question That Came From My Own Cynical Thoughts About Paris

22niel

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Monday November 16, 2015 · 3:23 PM PST

2015/11/16 · 15:23

I challenge you to find anyone who will publically disagree that what happened in Paris sucks.

I can't say that it doesn't. Everyone's immediate reaction is just so easily predictable, precisely because of that. As I'm writing this I've already heard of two American states that want to use it to ban Syrian refugees.

(Aren't most of those refugees people who are fleeing from violence such as this?)

I've heard calls for military action.

Gosh, if that comes to be, doesn't it mean that the companies who support such action will probably make money off of the attacks?

I'm not sure about elsewhere in the world, but here there are upcoming elections. How much do you want to bet that a number of the candidates try to use the attacks as fuel for fear-mongering in support of their races?

My Question:

Who paid to support or possibly train the attackers?

Wouldn't that be nice to know before we pay to wage another retaliatory attack that will be pushed for?

Perhaps my lack of trust stems through how little any of us who had done NOTHING were trusted in the aftermath of 9/11, yet I can't help but suspect that said money for events in Paris came from a corporation that either profits through war or supports a politician who will try to use the situation as a means for their own win.

From the mind of Ted Cruz

22niel

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Friday September 12, 2014 · 9:41 AM PDT

2014/09/12 · 09:41

I just discovered that somehow I got on a list to receive a newsletter from the office of Ted Cruz.
I'm sure you can imagine just how it goes into detail about how the different ideas in Obama's address were not quite right. -I'll leave that for someone else to pick apart if they want.

What threw me off was this one paragraph:

As we lift them(9/11 victims) up in prayer, we also face new threats as ISIS expresses desire to kill more Americans. We must be vigilant and do everything within our power to protect our national security interests. That starts with securing the border.

Now he's saying child refugees crossing the border are the same as jihad-focused terrorists looking to kill people.

please tell me this is a sick joke

Hillary Clinton speaks out about Ferguson

22niel

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Friday August 29, 2014 · 12:13 PM PDT

2014/08/29 · 12:13

Today, The Washington Post has an article telling about Clinton speaking out about Ferguson at a speech today at the Nexenta OpenSDx Summit in San Francisco.

Here's a brief video of part of Clinton's speech voicing her opinion on what happened and is happening.

Recap of article below

22niel

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Friday August 22, 2014 · 10:44 AM PDT

2014/08/22 · 10:44

Power for the citizens when we stand together!
Every person with an equal vote in a democracy,
or a democratically voted for represented body whose members have equal votes in a republic.

Although, some of those representatives have tried to blur the lines with Citizens United.

You see, it is a proven fact that both opinions and untrue assertions become believed as solid fact if we hear them enough. Unless you have a strong reason to disagree, when you hear something over and over, you start to assume that it is true without looking to make sure yourself.
This is the logic behind airing repetitive commercials.

This is the purpose of those campaign finance laws that were annihilated by Citizens United.
To fix the opened money floodgates, some have proposed a constitutional amendment that should dam the uncontrolled cash towards ads for good.
can you sign to encourage your state's lawmakers to help it pass:

MoveOn petition

dscc.org petition

Requested Selfie

22niel

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Sunday July 27, 2014 · 3:17 PM PDT

2014/07/27 · 15:17

no image description available — After I committed to vote, the email asked me for a #1more selfie.

After I committed to vote, the email asked me for a #1more selfie.

As happen sometimes, I was inspired to draw. So I hereby declare that I'll be one more democratic voter once the polling for this election is open.

Depeche Mode Conservatives

22niel

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Tuesday July 15, 2014 · 1:51 PM PDT

2014/07/15 · 13:51

I know I'm not the only one who becomes slightly confused when a group of "USA! USA!" chanting folk with their 'I <3 Jesus' t-shirts to go along with the occasional 'John 3:16' poster turn around and demand we act to commit uncaring & unloving actions that go against everything I was ever taught about Christianity.

I mean, the only Jesus I've ever read about in ANYONE's bible is always telling those people around Him to love each other and to help each other. He's also real big on forgiveness, even going so far as kissing and forgiving the man He understands is responsible for His own upcoming death by slow and agonizing semi-passive torture.

As I've been unable to fit my own religious views up with many of the actions taken by that group of conservatives who want to make sure that you understand how they consider themselves to be Christians, their repeated affirmations of what crewel actions they want has done little more than leave me slightly wary of Christianity. I can only certainly hope that this wasn't the intention.

I mean, I thought the word Christianity had something to do with the name Jesus Christ, a teacher who never worked to promulgate hatred and revenge. Outright pointing out these facts to one of them seldom has any effect other than their telling me 'you don't understand' or 'it's in the bible' or 'you're going to Hell'.

I will admit that I've not studied the old testament much. When I have looked into it briefly, there is plenty of the hatred. Plenty that goes against what is taught by Jesus Christ. You'd think that a Christian would follow the teachings of Jesus and not those that were written before He was born. Teachings derived from what was followed by those who put Him to death.

Look beyond that orange squiggle to see what I finally decided may be the source of my confusion:

22niel

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Sunday July 13, 2014 · 3:32 PM PDT

2014/07/13 · 15:32

I thought we had the freedom of speech in this country. Am I now to understand that only corporations with big money are allowed to make their voices heard?

I was told as a child that I could grow up to do anything. Would you make it understood that if I have no money to begin with (am not already hugely wealthy or corporately backed) my efforts will be pushed under the rug to make way for those who are?

If The United States is truly a democracy, why would it's FCC consider a measure to turn what should be a public resource allowing these beliefs, into an oligarchy where only those who are already powerful are allowed to dream of being so in the future?
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Do you want to prevent the cable companies' request to make our personal/privately-made internet content load slowly so that they can make there own already-well-established & high-paying business websites load faster in an effort to easily eliminate new competition?
Tell the FCC directly HERE.

Curious Obamacare Clowns

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Wednesday July 09, 2014 · 8:31 AM PDT

2014/07/09 · 08:31

I am sure I'm not the only one who had a nervous chuckle at the stupid proposed Republican ad that likened Obamacare to a scammy circus. Now of course, I had to laugh at all of the glaring falsehoods that they try to portray, yet I felt slightly uncomfortable with how that video is trying to do the exact same thing to their hoped for voters as what they show the circus to be doing.

That the makers of the video are not worried that its intended targets might be insulted to have their 'trusted representatives' try to bedazzle us all with bright colors as they expound lie after lie made me nervous. Do they happily hope to not offend the tea-baggers and open carry jerks by practically coming out and saying 'we think you're stupid enough to fall for our outright lies if we distract you with creepy clowns?

I guess really only two parts of that nonsense have kept repeating in my head after watching it....

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Brazil's Trump? Excuse me??

Seems someone wanted to steer attention away from climate talk. Mission accomplished.

The Question That Came From My Own Cynical Thoughts About Paris

From the mind of Ted Cruz

Hillary Clinton speaks out about Ferguson

United we stand....

Requested Selfie

Depeche Mode Conservatives

My letter to the FCC regarding Net-Neutrality

Curious Obamacare Clowns