Here’s the story I want to read about New Hampshire

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Thursday January 25, 2024 · 3:34 PM PST

2024/01/25 · 15:34

“Biden beats Trump in New Hampshire by 15 points! — and Biden Wasn’t Even on the Ballot!”

“Biden, Not on the Ballot, Gets More Votes in New Hampshire Than Obama Did!”

“Trump Loses to Biden in New Hampshire…Again!”

That’s the story that needs to be told.

What happened to this website?

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Friday April 08, 2022 · 6:19 PM PDT

2022/04/08 · 18:19

It used to have thoughtful diaries that offered individual points of view that were interesting reads that you couldn’t find anywhere else. I just don’t see those anymore. Everything seems to be clickbait titles with pseudo-humorous regurgitations of whatever is breaking on Salon, CNN, or The Atlantic. If I am in the mood for actual mean satire, I’ll go to Wonkette.
Every promoted diary is by the same few names, and they are almost all quite boring (except for the ones by that guy who refurbishes old tools — love those).
There are so many petition-signing pop ups, Twitter/Facebook/GoFundMe links, etc., I just find myself spending less and less time on this website.

APR is still great, but the rest of the site has really lost its magic.

A way Biden could make Republicans’ heads explode

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Thursday January 27, 2022 · 7:08 PM PST

2022/01/27 · 19:08

“Well, of course I had my campaign gather a short list of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees long before I made any campaign promises. After all, that’s a big part of the job. When I looked over the list that had been prepared, I noticed that by far the most qualified candidates on the list were all black women! I thought that was great!”

Greg Abbott is a GENIUS (behind those strangely thin, strangely curved lips)

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Tuesday September 07, 2021 · 9:17 PM PDT

2021/09/07 · 21:17

Asked about the law's lack of exception for rape or incest earlier Tuesday, Abbott defended the six-week period wherein abortions are still permitted and vowed to work to "eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas."

www.cnn.com/...

He’s been governor for what, five years? Nope, since Rick Perry took off to run for President.

Guess there just wasn’t enough of a reason to get rid of rapists in 2015.

Hey, Greg, it’s 2016, howsabout getting those rapists off the streets?

Knock, knock, 2017 is at the door just letting you know there’s some rapin’ going on out here!? Hello?

Hi there, it’s 2019! Don’t you think this might we tackle this rape problem? We’ve got it out here? On the streets?

Oh hey, 2018, I didn’t see you there, sorry I cut in line. You hear what I was tryin to tell Greg...oh, wow, here for the exact same reason, what an odd coincidence.

2020 calling! Oh, you’re really busy? Well, it’s just these rapists, you know? There are just so dang many on em, and...no, you’re cutting out, OK, yeah, of course, I can call back next year.

Golly, get rid of rapists...why did nobody ever think of this before?

Trump will never stop running for President

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Thursday October 08, 2020 · 10:07 AM PDT

2020/10/08 · 10:07

Was reading a commentary last night about how, if Biden wins in 26 days, Pence will be the leading contender to top the ticket in 2024.

Just now it occurred to me: Trump’s not going to go away. He’s going to run in 2024. He’s going to run in 2028. He’s going to run in 2032. He’ll never stop until he drops, and when he drops, Don Jr. will take up the mantle.

If Biden wins, the US will has a permanent monarchal President-in-waiting & will continue to do so for the indefinite future. I wonder if the Republican Party is going to schism into “Republican” & “Trump”. I think it is likely.

The media is going to have to figure out how to keep from giving Trump oxygen if Biden wins. I don’t think they’ll be up to it.

My vote for President of my country has never counted

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Tuesday September 08, 2020 · 9:26 AM PDT

2020/09/08 · 09:26

I voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980,

I voted in New Jersey; New Jersey is not a swing state

I voted for Walter Mondale in 1984,

I voted in California; California is not a swing state

I voted for Michael Dukakis in 1988,

I voted in California; California is not a swing state

I voted for Bill Clinton in 1992,

I voted in Colorado; Colorado is not a swing state

I voted for Bill Clinton in 1996,

I voted in Colorado; Colorado is not a swing state

I voted for Al Gore in 2000,

I voted in Colorado; Colorado is not a swing state

I voted for John Kerry in 2004,

I voted in Texas, Texas is not a swing state

I voted for Barack Hussein Obama in 2008,

I voted in Texas, Texas is not a swing state

I voted for Barack Hussein Obama in 2012,

I voted in Texas, Texas is not a swing state

I voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016,

I voted in Washington State, Washington is not a swing state

My vote has never counted; the electoral college is an abomination, and must be reformed.

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Donald Trump didn't clear the protestors from Lafayette Square to have a bible photo op.

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Sunday July 26, 2020 · 12:07 AM PDT

2020/07/26 · 00:07

Portland Justice Center B.T. (Before Trump)

It's the other way around.

Donald Trump wants to hurt Americans. All Americans. He will come for the Denocrats first, but don't think he won't turn on Republicans after he gets bored of the Democrats. Just ask Jeff Sessions.

He held the photo op so he had an excuse to clear the protestors out using the cruelest methods: the violence, the dogs, the helicopters, the tear gas.

The violence is the point. The crueler, the better. Donald Trump can’t help himself from creating in the world a microcosm of the apocalyptic vision that lives always in his own head.

There was no American Carnage until Donald Trump molded it to conform to his own fever dream.

Before and after: American cities, race relations, unemployment, the safety of our young children and our elderly parents, basic economic equity, respect for women, respect from our allies in the world, respect from our geopolitical enemies ...are we better off now than we were four years ago?

"Typhoid Trump"

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Wednesday May 20, 2020 · 8:45 AM PDT

2020/05/20 · 08:45

Trump visits another mask factory, does not wear a mask

Trump is the disease vector:

"He loves it, people love being in his presence as well, so we're very hopeful that as we head towards November we can get back to the rallies," said Lara Trump, the President's daughter in law, on a recent press call with reporters. "The President is excited to do that as well, and I don't think it would feel like a real campaign season, really without them."

amp.cnn.com/…

Trump projection:

“disgusting"

“nasty"

“disgraceful"

This is a guy who sticks his hands in the genitals of random women...disgusting, nasty, disgraceful...DANGEROUS to innocent women

This is a guy who had sex with a porn star without first putting a condom on his oddly-shaped penis. His wife, meanwhile, is recovering from childbirth...disgusting, nasty, disgraceful...DANGEROUS to his wife

This is a guy who won't wear a mask in a mask factory...disgusting, nasty, disgraceful...DANGEROUS to America

"He is rubber, you are glue, germs he spews stick to you"

Typhoid Trump

Biden & sex accusations

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Sunday May 03, 2020 · 1:18 PM PDT

2020/05/03 · 13:18

He needs to deny & then immediately turn it back on Trump, as in:

“Yeah, I'm saying it didn't happen. I'm not that kind of guy. Tell you who is that kind of guy, though, and it's Donald J. Trump. Why don't you go ask him the same question, after all, he's the one who brags about grabbing women in their private regions...I'm not even going to use his language; it's too disgusting."

The 2017 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" eliminated the home office deduction for W-2 wage earners

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Sunday April 26, 2020 · 9:19 AM PDT

2020/04/26 · 09:19

It was horrible legislation for any number of reasons, but now all of the people still lucky enough to be able to have a job working remotely will not be able to offset their wages with the actual costs they incur for the rents, mortgages, utility costs, equipment (personal home laptops, personal phones), supplies (files folders, paper, pens), and so on that are real costs of them being able to continue to work.

Home office costs should not have to be itemized to be deducted. They should directly offset W-2 wages and be deducted “above the line” — which is to say they should be subtracted *before* the Adjusted Gross Income number (why is this important? Well, a lot of other numbers — like ACA tax credits for example — use AGI as the base number to calculate what other deductions are allowed, and how much those deductions are).

Write your representative. The first bailout allowed folks to deduct a maximum $300 charitable contribution above the line. People who are being compelled to work from home should be able to deduct their expenses from their wages.

Here's what I wonder about DJ Trump's tax returns.

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Monday May 20, 2019 · 6:00 PM PDT

2019/05/20 · 18:00

So, for the last, let's call it N number of years, Donald J Trump has sent tax returns into the IRS. It is in his interest for the income on these returns to be as little as possible, so that he could pay as little tax as possible (less income = less tax, and DJ Trump is the guy who famously cashed a 13-cent check, so presumably he would make aggressive choices with regard to tax avoidance, even if this did not edge into tax evasion — avoidance is legal, evasion is not).

At the same time, Donald J Trump has submitted his tax returns to lenders to get loans. It is onhis interest for the income on *these* returns to be as *much* as possible (more income = bigger loan, and/or better loan terms).

So here’s my question: was the 2015 tax return as submitted to the Internal Revenue Service the *same* as the 2015 tax return submitted to, say, Deutsche Bank?

This is a question that I've been pondering lately.

Our contractor has given up on Trump

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Sunday January 27, 2019 · 8:39 PM PST

2019/01/27 · 20:39

He said, “He [Trump] isn't getting it done."

Its unclear what, exactly, our contractor thinks need to be done. But it's interesting that our contractor -- who has been uncomfortably pro-Trump up until recently — is losing enthusiasm for Trump.

I think the government shutdown, followed by the Great Cave, is a tipping point.

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