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(92,219 posts)Please let them ALL go down.
Bev54
(10,053 posts)buy early I hear people like to create shortages.
kentuck
(111,103 posts)That would be a shocker if he is exposed.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Nixon's win at any cost is coming back to bite them in the a**.
KPN
(15,646 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)rurallib
(62,423 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)niyad
(113,344 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)A shot of whiskey is more like a celebration.
KPN
(15,646 posts)ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)🤬😡😬
KPN
(15,646 posts)Guess I dont appear as stressed or distressed as I feel.
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)in the past, but then there was some sort of a crackdown by the Feds, and that was that. When one is prone to anxiety as I am, it can be tough coping on ones own but I think I manage pretty well without any help.
At least, thus far.
dickthegrouch
(3,175 posts)Sorry for shouting but KPIX news last night was showing that theres a huge uptick in (youth) overdose because xanax is cut with fentanyl at 3x lethal dose concentration. (Marin County, CA)
KPN
(15,646 posts)work in the yard, long walks with the dogs or my favorite kind of exercising -- donning a thick wetsuit and paddling out to catch some waves here on the southern Oregon Coast. ...
Having said that, my anxiety level is pretty damned high with all the shit going the GQP is pulling since January 6th. It's hard for me to see a good ending to all of this. Well, let me restate that, there will be a good ending I am sure, but it seems more and more likely that there will be a lot of pain, suffering, and fatalities (as a result of right-wing terrorism and insurrection primarily) before we get there. Hopefully I am wrong about that.
Ergo my feel like I need Xanax comment.
Oh yeah, wine and an occasional toke also helps as a topper-off in the evening following the physical stress relieving activities.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)when I hear that song.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)Snackshack
(2,541 posts)When the squeezable ketchup bottle came out that was awesome...
Oh how I hated shaking & smacking the bottom of the glass ketchup bottle to get it out. Then every now and then you would get a good smack and half the bottle would come out and drown your meal in ketchup... good times.
niyad
(113,344 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Alsteen
(69 posts)I don't need a xanny to feel better
Hekate
(90,714 posts)And I hope it comes to them all very soon.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Moe. Larry. Curley.
Hairy, Surly, and Ho
liberalla
(9,249 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)It's all right. All right. RIP John
titanicdave
(429 posts)....with this, but I hope they all go down in flames, so here goes.......BURN!!!....BABY!!!....BURN !!!!!
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)Or am I dating myself???
bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)Just something too cheeky, delighted, self-congratulatory about their glee and smiles in that photo. They know something that we don't.
zaj
(3,433 posts)The Lincoln Project's tweet says nothing about nothing. And some rando posted a completely made up photo/tweet.
Why is this treated as worthy of sharing here?
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)some of these republiqon assholes to start going to jail and facing consequences.
zaj
(3,433 posts)The person who posted it should self delete.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)but why do you call it "fake news"?
zaj
(3,433 posts)...makes it look to everyone responding that the LP is endorsing the Laura Apollo tweet and suggests that the LP has information about a big Matt Gaetz reveal. But really it's just some random follower of the LP responding to their cryptic tweet and *hoping* that the news has something to do with that photo.
It doesn't.
It's completely confusing everyone replying that there is a big rumor going around. It's extraordinarily misleading post and has stirred up a bit of a hornets nest.
The right thing to do is delete the post or edit it to explain that it's not from the LP, but a random, hopeful, follower.
niyad
(113,344 posts)zaj
(3,433 posts)The opening post is deeply flawed. Again some random person on Twitter replied to a LP tweet with a "hope" and by posting that here, they confused everyone on this thread to hope that the LP has news about this.
That's not what is going on at all. It's a mistake.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)UTUSN
(70,711 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)I have been in that place as well.
I want to thank you, UTUSN.
zaj
(3,433 posts)Mistakes are ok. We fix them and learn.
No one is attacking you personally.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)I don't need to fix anything. I stand by what I said, the picture I posted. Clarification: What I said, not what your interpretation of what I said and posted.
Nite, zaj.
zaj
(3,433 posts)This isn't about you or me. Fixing mistakes like this is how a website maintains a culture of self-policing for accurate information.
Addressing this confusion helps DU.
Taking this personally and leaving this up to generate widespread misunderstanding harms DU.
Don't be stubborn.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"Don't be stubborn."
Response to UTUSN (Reply #38)
Post removed
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)zaj
(3,433 posts)To the DU moderators. Not on any of this.
It's not a violation of the terms of service anyway. It's just a mistaken post. But it fooled a lot of people. That's bad for the board.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)zaj
(3,433 posts)... regonize the consequences of it. Take ownership of the mistake. And take sincere efforts to mitigate the damage.
I don't take your correction as a personal attack in the least.
niyad
(113,344 posts)trouble in understanding the "if, then". Neither, apparently, did just about everyone else.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Matt and Joel went up the hill to fetch a pail of water
Joel fell down and broke his crown
Matt fell tumbling after
Legal expert weighs-in on report Joel Greenberg will change plea in federal court
ORLANDO, Fla. - As part of a plea agreement, Joel Greenberg may be willing to spill the beans about possible dirty dealings involving Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and others, legal experts say.
The former Seminole County Tax Collector is facing more than 30 federal charges, including identity theft, embezzlement, and sex trafficking of a child.
snip
Greenbergs problems involve other high-profile politicians, most notably Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. Greenberg told investigators he and Gaetz had encounters with women who were given cash or gifts in exchange for sex. A New York Times report says Greenberg started talking after he learned the government had overwhelming evidence against him. Boan says the text of the agreement may reveal whether Greenberg will flip on Gaetz.
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/greenberg-to-change-plea-in-federal-court
Not sure why this is so hard to understand. A third man made the trip to the Bahamas.
Thank you, niyad.
niyad
(113,344 posts)anticipation.
Speaking of Xanax, are you familiar with Sandy and Richard Riccardi's "We Need A Little Xanax"? Done shortly after the fiasco of 2016. One of my favourites.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)TY
zaj
(3,433 posts)Last edited Fri May 14, 2021, 12:29 AM - Edit history (1)
In the website design world their name (falsely) serves as a credibility cue that the rumored connection to Desantis is backed up the LP. That's not the case at all.
For all we know LP is hearing thay Trump will be endicted soon. Or a big wig in DC got caught with a prostitute. Or Liz Cheney is launching a super PAC.
Their post literally has ZERO to do with your hope for a Desantis connection.
And allowing this sort of highly visible false impression or misinformation to stand is a very unhealthy thing for this site.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)Or Deathsentance for some of us.
zaj
(3,433 posts)FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)We know who sheshe is, and we don't know what gives you the right to criticize.
zaj
(3,433 posts)Im sure sheshe was not intending to stir up all this false-hope.
Because this is a message board and I felt like posting it.
Fact: all three men are connected in this and Joel just copped a deal. Not looking good for Matt or Ron.
Dunno.
Perhaps the same reason that cat pics are allowed. Weather related issues are allowed. Bereavement is allowed. Democrats are allowed. Hating Repukes are allowed. Etc etc etc.
This is a message board and we talk politics, fun stuff and personal stuff.
I have no clue what your issue is with me. Yet this is a message board and all are free to post within guidelines. You have been here for 17 years, surely you must know what is acceptable.
Nite.
zaj
(3,433 posts)And not acknowledging that fact makes it far worse than a mistake.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)zaj
(3,433 posts)1) LP tweets they are hearing things
2) Some follower of theirs named Lauren Apollo, with no obvious credibility to be in the know, tweets out a "please let it be that Ron DeSantis is caught up in this!"
3) Apollo is just hoping, not claiming to know anything real
4) But the way the embedded tweet shows here on DU, it makes it appear like LP is responding to Aplollo and endorsing get tweet (or, saying 'yes,.we.are hearing things about a Desantis connection" .
5) But they aren't at all related. LP probably has no idea that Apollo posted that. They certainly aren't endorsing the rumor.
And the biggest issue is...
6) The confusion got a bunch of DUers excited about something new that didn't happen.
7) If you hadn't included the LP tweet with the Aplollo one, no one would have responded.
8) Everyone is excited.because it seems like a trusted organization is hinting of some Desantis news.
9) They aren't.
If this hadn't caught fire wouldn't be taking my time to challenge this. But it did. Because of the LP angle.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)We don't need the parental attitude and the explaining of how things work. We got it there ace. None of us are new to social media and how things work online. You seem to be the only one that is worried about being confused.
zaj
(3,433 posts)Just doing what sheshe asked.
DiamondShark
(787 posts)niyad
(113,344 posts)despite your claim of 20+ posters being misled, everyone else seemed to comprehend just fine.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Gotta go.
Marcuse
(7,488 posts)Sancho
(9,070 posts)...if DeSatan goes down because of his pals I will take a day off to do nothing but celebrate...
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Lots of goodies hidden inside.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)blm
(113,065 posts)DeSantis always struck me as a player.
Kid Berwyn
(14,909 posts)The stuff he would do to the Constitution, if only given the chance.
bringthePaine
(1,729 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,432 posts)ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)Gaetz, ?, De Santis.
Sorry, but I ive in the midwest, and I don't have the faces of all Florida politicians memorized. (I presume he's from Florida, like the other two?)
tibby3k
(16 posts)The probe of Matt Gaetz reportedly emerged from a separate investigation into Joel Greenberg, a former local official in Seminole County, Florida.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)"Go where you belong from now on into the dustbin of history!"
I assume he said it in Russian, though.