2016 Elections

[Boatrocker]

... see what outrageous mind fuckery is going on with the president elect and his new forthcoming administration....

Trump lied on Twitter, and the media spread it far and wide
Trump took credit for saving a Ford plant that was never in any danger in the first place.

This isn’t just a photo of Ivanka Trump. It’s a middle finger to democracy.
Shredding democratic traditions, one image at a time.

Trump is stocking his administration with white nationalists
It’s not just Steve Bannon.

The grassroots Jewish movement to get Steve Bannon out of the White House
While major Jewish organizations stay silent, young activists say they will “stand up instead.”

If anyone knows Nazis . . .

14 disturbing tweets from Trump’s new National Security Adviser
This radical warhawk doesn’t shy away from demonizing Islam and turning a blind eye to police brutality.

And Mr. Seth B applauds and supports all those things.

[O Really]

And Mr. Seth B applauds and supports all those things.

Of course. Because emails.

[Mr.B]

"And Mr. Seth B applauds and supports all those things."

And Homerfobe Boatrocker is an idiot.
Have you been to Dollar General and stocked up on your protest supplies? We know you're too cheap to go to Walmart.

"Of course. Because emails."

No. Facebook is the place for "Trumpett" supporters!
Great memes to copy & paste there too!

[Boatrocker]

"And Mr. Seth B applauds and supports all those things."

And Homerfobe Boatrocker is an idiot.
Have you been to Dollar General and stocked up on your protest supplies? We know you're too cheap to go to Walmart.

"Of course. Because emails."

No. Facebook is the place for "Trumpett" supporters!
Great memes to copy & paste there too!

This whole guy in a diaper meme is turning you on, isn't it? You latents are all so easy to spot . . . .

[Vrede too]

Of course. Because emails.

No. Facebook is the place for "Trumpett" supporters!
Great memes to copy & paste there too!

Hillary's emails, dummy.

[Mr.B]

Of course. Because emails.

No. Facebook is the place for "Trumpett" supporters!
Great memes to copy & paste there too!

"Hillary's emails, dummy."

Opps! My bad. I thought Boatrocker was saying I "supported these things" because of emails I was receiving.

[Mr.B]

"This whole guy in a diaper meme is turning you on, isn't it?"
No

"You latents are all so easy to spot . . . ."
Where and why do you go looking for them?

[Boatrocker]

"This whole guy in a diaper meme is turning you on, isn't it?"
No

"You latents are all so easy to spot . . . ."
Where and why do you go looking for them?

Shit, we can hardly look away- you gays guys shine like a beacon in the dark. It's hard to miss you.

[Mr.B]

"This whole guy in a diaper meme is turning you on, isn't it?"
No

"You latents are all so easy to spot . . . ."
Where and why do you go looking for them?

"Shit, we can hardly look away- you gays guys shine like a beacon in the dark. It's hard to miss you."

Again, why are you looking for gays guys? Oh wait...that boatrocker thing you mentioned once..!

[Boatrocker]

. . . Again, why are you looking for gays guys? Oh wait...that boatrocker thing you mentioned once..!

Is the whole "Shit, we can hardly look away- you gays guys shine like a beacon in the dark. It's hard to miss you." too hard to comprehend? And turn the flame down a little; you're causing a glare, not to mention a fire hazard.

[Mr.B]

. . . Again, why are you looking for gays guys? Oh wait...that boatrocker thing you mentioned once..!

Is the whole "Shit, we can hardly look away- you gays guys shine like a beacon in the dark. It's hard to miss you." too hard to comprehend? And turn the flame down a little; you're causing a glare, not to mention a fire hazard."

You gettin' hot? Surely there's a rest area or truck stop you can check out, unless you plan on taking matters in your own hand.

[Vrede too]

Computer scientists call on Hillary Clinton to challenge election results

I doubt she'll do it, but still interesting.

[O Really]

Stein's on it.. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/green-pa ... d=43746839

[Vrede too]

I hope Stein's able to do that despite there being zero chance that she will win.

[rstrong]

Computer scientists call on Hillary Clinton to challenge election results

Techdirt has more accurate write-up:

Alex Halderman Clarifies: Not Sure If Election Was Hacked, But, Uh, Shouldn't Someone Be Checking To Make Sure?

Halderman is basically the expert on e-voting security -- so when he says something, it's worth paying attention.

Halderman has now posted something of a follow-up to the NY Magazine article clarifying his views and what he's suggesting. He's not saying there's evidence of a hack, but basically saying that no one knows if there was a hack or not, and because of that, there should be a recount as a way to audit the results to see if there were any irregularities.
[...]
There’s just one problem, and it might come as a surprise even to many security experts: no state is planning to actually check the paper in a way that would reliably detect that the computer-based outcome was wrong.

[Vrede too]

Techdirt has more accurate write-up ...

Could be, I didn't read the article I linked. I read a different one earlier that I wasn't able to link for some reason.

[rstrong]

Another way to put it is that academics, lawyers and data experts are curious why Hillary Clinton performed worse in counties that relied on electronic voting machines compared to paper ballots and optical scanners.

BTW, in 2000 Al Gore led George W Bush in the popular vote by 544,000. Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in the popular vote by two million. Somehow I don't think that America's gerrymandering problem will be fixed this term.

[rstrong]

Techdirt: In His Final Days, Obama Quietly Expands War Powers Before Handing Them Off To Trump

Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Micah Zenko didn’t mince words in the Times when describing what the Obama administration is doing: “It’s crazy,” he said of the administration’s redefining the law out of existence. “This administration leaves the Trump administration with tremendously expanded capabilities and authorities.”

Make no mistake: Trump will have a free hand to use the law meant for the perpetrators of 9/11 to wage war around the world, fashioning it to different enemies at his command, and he will be able to point to precedent set by the Obama administration as he does it.

America.... WTF?

[Vrede too]

Trump will be the first modern president to get less than half of the vote in both the primary and general

[Vrede too]

Good list of how much damage a radical rightwing "Christian" can do:

Stop Calling Mike Pence Boring. Here's His Track Record on Gays, Women, Immigrants, and the Planet.
Bland on the outside. Terrifying on the inside.

One example from it:

Little Indiana town paid for war on Planned Parenthood

Pence almost single-handedly caused an HIV outbreak in his state by slashing funding for reproductive health.