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But Brazil is only about as big as Alaska!
Cartography humor.
back when I was living in Brazil,
I wonder if you’ve ever meant ricarleite. (He is forum who is Brazilian, still lives there as far as I know, he doesn’t post often)
Lol warb that’s like saying “I wonder if I know Frink, after all, we both live in the US.”
True.
Go team.
https://twitter.com/TopRopeTravis/status/960497693163483137
#BREAKING: Report: The Philadelphia Eagles will not accept an invitation to the White House from President Trump. Team decision made prior to the #SuperBowl in the event they won, as a sign of team unity.
Trumpy will simply say he’s too busy to see them anyway and go have a photo op with the Olympic curling team or something.
Where were you in '77?
Go team.
https://twitter.com/TopRopeTravis/status/960497693163483137
#BREAKING: Report: The Philadelphia Eagles will not accept an invitation to the White House from President Trump. Team decision made prior to the #SuperBowl in the event they won, as a sign of team unity.
E!-A!-G!-L!-E!-S! EAGLES!!!
Guys what the heck is this Pennsylvania mess?? What is the GOP even thinking??
Guys what the heck is this Pennsylvania mess?? What is the GOP even thinking??
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Guys what the heck is this Pennsylvania mess?? What is the GOP even thinking??
Are you talking about the redistricting?
Guys what the heck is this Pennsylvania mess?? What is the GOP even thinking??
Are you talking about the redistricting?
I am. I know the SC denial happened yesterday, but I just looked more deeply into it and I think that it’s totally pushing it for the GOP. From what I’ve read and heard so far it’s a bit of a common practice, but still. It was not only obvious but it was a bit ridiculous. Maybe it’s more ridiculous to me because I’m not used to it, but I was a bit surprised.
Well, I’m sure in the right circles, people are shaking their heads and wishing Justice Alito could get replaced with a real conservative.
Guys what the heck is this Pennsylvania mess?? What is the GOP even thinking??
Are you talking about the redistricting?
I am. I know the SC denial happened yesterday, but I just looked more deeply into it and I think that it’s totally pushing it for the GOP. From what I’ve read and heard so far it’s a bit of a common practice, but still. It was not only obvious but it was a bit ridiculous. Maybe it’s more ridiculous to me because I’m not used to it, but I was a bit surprised.
One of the most notorious gerrymanders is in Maryland:
The blue elephant in the room.
Yep, both parties do it. The only reason Republicans get more flak for it is 1) gerrymandering to favor urban areas over rural areas is much harder, more obvious, and has less electoral payoff than vice-versa, and 2) they’ve run most state governments since the last round of redistricting. Also, after the Voting Rights Act was gutted, politicians have felt freer to gerrymander along racial lines than they had been when the VRA was more restrictive.
I wish I could say Dems wouldn’t, for example, gerrymander Virginia in the opposite direction if they had the chance, but they probably would. You can argue a bit about what constitutes a fair map, but the truth is a computer can whip out a map that’s pretty close to everyone’s idea of fair in a matter of minutes.
Mrebo if you haven’t listened to 538’s podcast series on gerrymandering (or read the articles on the site, I think, which yhwx may have already linked to) I think it’s worth your time. It covers the issue from several different angles, touching on both the who and the why.
Guys what the heck is this Pennsylvania mess?? What is the GOP even thinking??
Are you talking about the redistricting?
I am. I know the SC denial happened yesterday, but I just looked more deeply into it and I think that it’s totally pushing it for the GOP. From what I’ve read and heard so far it’s a bit of a common practice, but still. It was not only obvious but it was a bit ridiculous. Maybe it’s more ridiculous to me because I’m not used to it, but I was a bit surprised.
SC? What is that?
Supreme Court.
Not South Carolina.
Or SportsCenter.
Ah. Ok.
Supreme Court.
Not South Carolina.
Or SportsCenter.
also not suspiciouscoffee
Supreme Court.
Not South Carolina.
Or SportsCenter.
also not suspiciouscoffee
Well yeah that’s sc not SC.
Mrebo if you haven’t listened to 538’s podcast series on gerrymandering (or read the articles on the site, I think, which yhwx may have already linked to) I think it’s worth your time. It covers the issue from several different angles, touching on both the who and the why.
I read a 538 article that focused on PA, something along the lines of gerrymandering not being so easy to fix. It was a lot to digest, I’ll see about the podcast.
The blue elephant in the room.
“Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor, and I can’t say enough good things about him,” White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly said in an initial statement Tuesday about allegations that the top White House aide had abused an ex-wife.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was just as effusive.
“I have worked directly with Rob Porter nearly every day for the last year, and the person I know is someone of the highest integrity and exemplary character,” Sanders said. “Those of us who have the privilege of knowing him are better people because of it.”
Whoops.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/961253168968622086
In the “old days,” when good news was reported, the Stock Market would go up. Today, when good news is reported, the Stock Market goes down. Big mistake, and we have so much good (great) news about the economy!
Dogs react to news should be a standard of modern journalism.
The blue elephant in the room.
APPROVED!