TurtleJoe

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[–] TurtleJoe 9 points 1 day ago

I wouldn't say so. She asked direct, pointed questions about how the Trump org had over valued properties and other assets in order to get more favorable loans. She knew exactly what she was doing during that hearing.

[–] TurtleJoe 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not always. Both Trump's NY fraud conviction, and election interference (hush money) felonies came out of the Michael Cohen hearing, specifically from AOC questions.

Your overall point is absolutely correct, though. It's even more frustrating when it's easy to see how powerful these hearings can be.

[–] TurtleJoe 2 points 3 days ago

This was another case by the conservative law network where the facts were either made up, or so badly misrepresented that they might as well have been made up. This mayor basically walked into the company's office and said, "I got you those contracts. Give me money if you want any more in the future."

[–] TurtleJoe 5 points 3 days ago

That's why NASA invented Tang.

[–] TurtleJoe 3 points 3 days ago

You should probably not be asking smug rhetorical questions when you don't actually understand how the federal government works.

Use a search engine, educate yourself.

[–] TurtleJoe 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Every single consecrated Catholic altar contains a relic of a saint. Usually they're pretty small, maybe a piece of a fingerbone or something. You're right that a good one like this would bring in lots of pilgrims (tourist dollars,) but it's a tradition that way predates capitalism.

I'm not in the business of defending the Catholic Church or capitalism, just wanted to clarify.

[–] TurtleJoe 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The Trump tax cut expires next year. Biden has promised not to renew it if he's reelected.

Get informed.

[–] TurtleJoe 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, Stein was funded by Putin and his buddies.

[–] TurtleJoe 14 points 5 days ago

She really did launder a ton of both mis and disinformation through her show over the years.

[–] TurtleJoe 3 points 5 days ago

Half the reason I still visit Reddit is so that I can hit /gme_meltdown (the other half is sports.)

[–] TurtleJoe 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think that a lot of those people likely live in a very car dependent, suburban area, and therefore don't get any regular interaction with people outside of their immediate family.

I live in a city, so I have regular infractions with people that I know when I'm out and about: I pop into the butcher shop, coffee shop or green grocer and talk to the employees I know. I walk the dog, and run into friends and acquaintances that live the next neighborhood over, etc. People in rural areas usually have similar sorts of relationships with people in the area.

Contrast that with the suburbs, where neighbors may know each other to say hello to, but not much past that, and it's hard to build any kind of relationship with the barista at the drive-through Starbucks or any employees at the local Kroger superstore.

[–] TurtleJoe 8 points 5 days ago

Gotta put the trucks somewhere, too.

 
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