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Pettifogger
| Favorite team: | Atlanta Braves  |
| Location: | I don't really care, Margaret |
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| Number of Posts: | 86258 |
| Registered on: | 2/11/2012 |
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re: Trump needs to go scorched earth on Minnesota
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/16/26 at 1:53 pm to bhtigerfan
These clowns will pretend there is no threat
Meanwhile, they're surrounding random dudes in Tahoes and even when he confirms he's not law enforcement they tell him "they're not here to help him" and he "should rent a different vehicle"
This video alone should send multiple people to prison and should inspire a few dozen people to join ICE.
Meanwhile, they're surrounding random dudes in Tahoes and even when he confirms he's not law enforcement they tell him "they're not here to help him" and he "should rent a different vehicle"
This video alone should send multiple people to prison and should inspire a few dozen people to join ICE.
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re: What has happened to this country? Everyone now craves the control of big government?
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/16/26 at 1:16 pm to Tiger1242
The problem for the libertarian right is that they've arguably had the dominant voice for decades (whether it manifested in practice is a different debate) and we've gotten our arse handed to us on everything but guns.
At some point, people are going to view free market-above-all rhetoric/thinking as not serving them, or alternatively, inevitably to be abused by the left while we sit on our hands like good boys playing mostly by the rules.
Trump and this populism wave would never have arisen otherwise.
At some point, people are going to view free market-above-all rhetoric/thinking as not serving them, or alternatively, inevitably to be abused by the left while we sit on our hands like good boys playing mostly by the rules.
Trump and this populism wave would never have arisen otherwise.
re: ICE agents ate lunch at a Mexican restaurant in Minn, enjoyed their meal then came back
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/16/26 at 12:45 pm to Cosmo
Nobody should trust Aaron, he's an actual pro-illegal immigration advocate. As in, that's his entire profession.
re: Does Austin, Texas have the most nature diversity east of the Rockies?
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/15/26 at 6:45 pm to ClemsonKitten
No place in America tries to make itself an outdoor mecca despite so little naturally interesting stuff as Austin
Kudos to them for building the culture, but we all have eyes here
Kudos to them for building the culture, but we all have eyes here
re: Spotify is increasing prices in the US again next month.
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/15/26 at 2:32 pm to Napoleon
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To me it's still worth it. It and Youtube premium are my favorite subscriptions
Same same.
I've tried practically every other service and I think by default I get free Apple Music and Amazon...but still use Spotify. It's the best, has more third party cooperation with stuff, etc.
re: Trump: apex predator neocon?
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/15/26 at 11:26 am to Wildcat1996
Candidly, I think Trump has two things going on:
- First, he's legacy hunting. Peace in Ukraine, in Gaza. Settling scores in Venezuela, perhaps Iran. He, understandably, thinks these things are momentous enough that even a history apparatus that loathes him won't be able to deny him glory. They will, but he doesn't know that.
- Second, I think he thinks he can effectively quash longtime (decades old?) disputes in interventionist fashion but without the neocon quagmire antics. I think he's probably right to some extent, at least with the intent. But I think it's hubris to assume it won't shift and change and the next guy won't grow it into something else, so forth.
- First, he's legacy hunting. Peace in Ukraine, in Gaza. Settling scores in Venezuela, perhaps Iran. He, understandably, thinks these things are momentous enough that even a history apparatus that loathes him won't be able to deny him glory. They will, but he doesn't know that.
- Second, I think he thinks he can effectively quash longtime (decades old?) disputes in interventionist fashion but without the neocon quagmire antics. I think he's probably right to some extent, at least with the intent. But I think it's hubris to assume it won't shift and change and the next guy won't grow it into something else, so forth.
re: FL gov race, James Fishback
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/15/26 at 10:39 am to Flats
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Are you talking about Donalds or Vivek?
LOL Fishback
Donalds is just unimpressive generally. Fair point on Vivek, but he's not even really trying to be a nationalist since he keeps stepping in it by insulting American culture.
re: Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis, shovel attack, possible Venezuelan suspect
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 10:51 pm to mmmmmbeeer
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Hoards, frickhead.
Ahem
Hordes
re: Best / Worst NFL Stadium Locations:
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 10:18 pm to lsudave1
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Because Atlanta and the Falcons fanbase are somehow even more ghetto than us and that’s saying something
People in glass trap houses shouldn't throw stones at each other, but I don't think this is really true
re: Best / Worst NFL Stadium Locations:
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 10:17 pm to Wally Sparks
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Why would the Falcons be under worst?
We're not. But I do think our location is misleading in the sense that you're so isolated despite the very-downtown location. It's still better than being on a 20-mile-away island by a large margin.
Right now I'd say Dallas is better because Arlington has more "stuff" adjacent right now, but we'll soon have "stuff" and proximity (which Dallas doesn't have unless you want to be in Arlington, and you don't) once the gulch/centennial yards is truly online.
re: Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis, shovel attack, possible Venezuelan suspect
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 10:05 pm to c on z
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Are they being allowed hearings?
Unless they're expedited removals or already have a removal order, yeah dude, how do you think they got the order in the first place?
re: FL gov race, James Fishback
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 10:00 pm to TigersHuskers
Not very excited about that race. Donalds was pathetic in the DeSantis/CRT saga. Fishback as a "meme" candidate seems correct.
He strikes me as a professional chameleon who has spent 18 months digesting the new fringe right (which I'm probably part of) and adopting Vance and Stephen Miller lines of thought and is just feeding them back to us.
He strikes me as a professional chameleon who has spent 18 months digesting the new fringe right (which I'm probably part of) and adopting Vance and Stephen Miller lines of thought and is just feeding them back to us.
re: Update: Protests and mass murder continue in Iran. American intervention TBD.
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 9:57 pm to 10thyrsr
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The desire to do something for the Iranian people likely lies in our own desires for corrupt government that doesn't represent the will of its people to be overthrown. It has been long delayed here, so if we have the power to aid in that for another oppressed nation, it would be a sense of the world moving towards freedom.
I can easily make the moral case for intervention - we knew of Iran when it wasn't this way, we've seen multiple organic and good faith uprisings quashed, Iran is a massive sponsor of anti-American activity over the decade, and so forth.
The major questions, IMO
- The three most influential lobbies right now are the Neocon class, Iranian expats/their supporting backers, and Israel/Israel-firsters (lots of overlap there) all of whom we should assume are being less than fully candid about the receptiveness to our involvement on the ground, and what's happening on the ground generally.
- Trump is showing a pattern of pushing limited involvement that precludes quagmire, but what are the less foreseeable circumstances where that changes? Alternatively, who are the influential people in the administration who may push for a shift in thinking from regime breaking to nation building?
- What are all the possible ways this destabilization comes back to screw us and our kids?
re: Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis, shovel attack, possible Venezuelan suspect
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 9:40 pm to mmmmmbeeer
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How do you feel about them being masked and unidentifiable? Do you think that’s contributing to things becoming a tinderbox?
Here's the thing - I get this.
Also the thing - it's the at least partially the product of thousands and thousands of people who align with you ideologically publicly calling for their deaths on social media, in person at protests, etc.
Which leads me to the honest part of this - what would you suggest? And I think your suggestion will be "it's part of the job." Of course, you know guys making 80-100k doing incredibly important work on our behalf while people cheer for their deaths probably aren't going to do that if they're required to make themselves even more vulnerable.
Which means less guys will do that work, which is probably want you want.
re: Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis, shovel attack, possible Venezuelan suspect
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 8:24 pm to bad93ex
Overgrown children who think "critical thinking" means regurgitating the dominant viewpoint of media, Hollywood, academia and social media.
re: Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis, shovel attack, possible Venezuelan suspect
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 8:22 pm to mmmmmbeeer
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Good to see another poster who doesn’t suck federal law enforcement dick. This site is full of bootlickers. Well, except when they’re cheering on people breaking into the US capital and beating law enforcement, then protestors are patriots.
Glad you've changed your mind on Jan 6
re: Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis, shovel attack, possible Venezuelan suspect
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 8:20 pm to PBnJ
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I’m not a “y’all”. I was not happy with the way the Obama admin went about deportations- separating kids from parents and the conditions in which they were held. And the big difference between Trump and Obama in regards to deportations- Obama followed the constitution. Something die hard republicans are supposed to be about adamantly following.
How is ICE detaining and removing people with deportation orders "not following the constitution"
re: Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis, shovel attack, possible Venezuelan suspect
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 8:15 pm to PBnJ
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Screw ICE. They're all going to hell but I hope in the short term these losers suffer more. This isn’t Republican vs Democrat anymore, and I genuinely hope people are waking up to that.
However, TD is the lowest common denominator of society so I know I’m not reaching an audience with common sense.
Modern day Nuremberg trials gonna be lit tho
Goodness, how disappointed is your father?
re: Do We Have Reliable Intel On Iran? Mike Pompeo Suggests Not.
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 8:06 pm to Toomer Deplorable
Obviously Pompeo is right
It's not exactly a South/North Korea situation, but we're definitely overly dependent on Israel and everything that comes with that.
It's not exactly a South/North Korea situation, but we're definitely overly dependent on Israel and everything that comes with that.
re: Update: Protests and mass murder continue in Iran. American intervention TBD.
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 7:48 pm to Rhino5
On one hand, Trump settling America's overdue scores in a limited fashion that makes the entire academic-defense class go "wait you can just do that?" is appealing.
On the other hand *gestures around generally toward decades of fruitless American hubris*
On the other hand *gestures around generally toward decades of fruitless American hubris*
re: The War over JD Vance
Posted by Pettifogger on 1/14/26 at 7:37 pm to realbuffinator
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We don't really know much about Vance, and that is going to be used against him. If the Israel First movement is leading this charge, though, it's just going to drive more support to him, and I like that.
It's not just the Israel first crowd, but they're probably the most outspoken and arguably leading the charge. Both on the Fuentes/Tucker/anti-semitic attacks against him and the claims that he's the guy ruining Trump's goals for Iran.
The prominent Israeli/Jewish conservative influencers are probably the loudest voices on Iran right now.
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