Ghost of Disco Gary wrote:
Cuomo has resigned.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pandemic-hero-andrew-cuomo-finally-resigns-in-disgrace
Democrats won't tolerate someone with bad character regardless of well they may like how the person governs.
They pressured him to resign.
Trump's list of similar complaints was much longer and more public than Cuomo's.
But Republicans as a party lack morality and they never asked Trump to step down.
Fat hurts wrote:
teardowns wrote:
The Civil War was localized. There were fewer states and many were not involved in the fighting at all. A civil war today would simply not work. There are too many states and places one side must take over, control, and keep at peace. There aren't enough dedicated insurrections to make their dream of Dictator/King Trump come true. . . . And then there is the issue of the U.S. military. There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states that were "mean" to the self-anointed king.
The Civil War was localized? Every state sent soldiers. Every state was involved in fighting. Every state was affected by resources shortages. In fact, the war was so widespread that vessels from the American Civil War led to conflict in Australia and Union ships were captured by confederates north of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_and_the_American_Civil_WarBut to your larger point that "There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states.." I could not disagree more. It has happened throughout history and is happening today. Just look at Putin or Erdoğan.
If it were not for a handful of brave men and women in our government today, there is a very real chance that Trump would still be in power by overturning a free and fair election. And if that happened he could maintain that power until he dies.
Everyone thinks, "it can't happen here", until it does.
And it almost did.
Fat hurts wrote:
teardowns wrote:
The Civil War was localized. There were fewer states and many were not involved in the fighting at all. A civil war today would simply not work. There are too many states and places one side must take over, control, and keep at peace. There aren't enough dedicated insurrections to make their dream of Dictator/King Trump come true. . . . And then there is the issue of the U.S. military. There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states that were "mean" to the self-anointed king.
The Civil War was localized? Every state sent soldiers. Every state was involved in fighting. Every state was affected by resources shortages. In fact, the war was so widespread that vessels from the American Civil War led to conflict in Australia and Union ships were captured by confederates north of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_and_the_American_Civil_WarBut to your larger point that "There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states.." I could not disagree more. It has happened throughout history and is happening today. Just look at Putin or Erdoğan.
If it were not for a handful of brave men and women in our government today, there is a very real chance that Trump would still be in power by overturning a free and fair election. And if that happened he could maintain that power until he dies.
Everyone thinks, "it can't happen here", until it does.
And it almost did.
"The Civil War was localized? Every state sent soldiers. Every state was involved in fighting." No. Tiny scrimmages is some states were nothing more than mini-riots. The real battles were fought in just a few areas in a few states in the central eastern U.S. The south was never going to take over the northern or western states. Battles in Mississippi (Vicksburg) and Tennessee (Shiloh) were Union victories. Vicksburg was more than 200 miles away from any other significant battle; the confederate forces retreated on the second day because they were running out of ammo and food.
https://cdn.thinglink.me/api/image/583662312057995264/1240/10/scaletowidthBo Ham wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
The Civil War was localized? Every state sent soldiers. Every state was involved in fighting. Every state was affected by resources shortages. In fact, the war was so widespread that vessels from the American Civil War led to conflict in Australia and Union ships were captured by confederates north of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_and_the_American_Civil_WarBut to your larger point that "There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states.." I could not disagree more. It has happened throughout history and is happening today. Just look at Putin or Erdoğan.
If it were not for a handful of brave men and women in our government today, there is a very real chance that Trump would still be in power by overturning a free and fair election. And if that happened he could maintain that power until he dies.
Everyone thinks, "it can't happen here", until it does.
And it almost did.
Fat hurts wrote:
The Civil War was localized? Every state sent soldiers. Every state was involved in fighting. Every state was affected by resources shortages. In fact, the war was so widespread that vessels from the American Civil War led to conflict in Australia and Union ships were captured by confederates north of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_and_the_American_Civil_WarBut to your larger point that "There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states.." I could not disagree more. It has happened throughout history and is happening today. Just look at Putin or Erdoğan.
If it were not for a handful of brave men and women in our government today, there is a very real chance that Trump would still be in power by overturning a free and fair election. And if that happened he could maintain that power until he dies.
Everyone thinks, "it can't happen here", until it does.
And it almost did.
"The Civil War was localized? Every state sent soldiers. Every state was involved in fighting." No. Tiny scrimmages is some states were nothing more than mini-riots. The real battles were fought in just a few areas in a few states in the central eastern U.S. The south was never going to take over the northern or western states. Battles in Mississippi (Vicksburg) and Tennessee (Shiloh) were Union victories. Vicksburg was more than 200 miles away from any other significant battle; the confederate forces retreated on the second day because they were running out of ammo and food.
https://cdn.thinglink.me/api/image/583662312057995264/1240/10/scaletowidth
The geographic location of the major battles is beside the point.
Every state was hugely impacted and citizens of every state were involved in the fighting. The war was not localized. It was national and even international.
Who knows what form a modern civil war in the US might take. But if Trump had succeeded in his overthrow of the government, we might have found out.
teardowns wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
And of course, the country was most divided during the Civil War. It's so obvious, we forget it.
The problem is, if we continue down our current path we will reach Vietnam level division and possibly even a second Civil War. If Trump had been more sucessful with his coup, we might have gotten there. And he came very close to pulling it off.
The Civil War was localized. There were fewer states and many were not involved in the fighting at all. A civil war today would simply not work. There are too many states and places one side must take over, control, and keep at peace. There aren't enough dedicated insurrections to make their dream of Dictator/King Trump come true. . . . And then there is the issue of the U.S. military. There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states that were "mean" to the self-anointed king.
One can have a (successful) coup without a civil war (or any bloodshed whatsoever). As mentioned by others, Trump came dangerously close. And while a civil war is obviously something to strenuously avoid, simply not having one won't be a great consolation when an autocrat has installed himself.
Biden is close to mandating you to:
get vaccinated
wear a mask
drive an electric car
give up your guns
Then you lib clowns claim that Trump ran the country like a dictator.
He's senile & lost.
nonequals wrote:
teardowns wrote:
The Civil War was localized. There were fewer states and many were not involved in the fighting at all. A civil war today would simply not work. There are too many states and places one side must take over, control, and keep at peace. There aren't enough dedicated insurrections to make their dream of Dictator/King Trump come true. . . . And then there is the issue of the U.S. military. There is no chance that a commander-in-chief could proclaim themselves ruler for life, and then direct the military to launch attacks against cities and states that were "mean" to the self-anointed king.
One can have a (successful) coup without a civil war (or any bloodshed whatsoever). As mentioned by others, Trump came dangerously close. And while a civil war is obviously something to strenuously avoid, simply not having one won't be a great consolation when an autocrat has installed himself.
Very true.
Ghost of Disco Gary wrote:
Biden is close to mandating you to:
get vaccinated
wear a mask
drive an electric car
give up your guns
Then you lib clowns claim that Trump ran the country like a dictator.
That would be nice, but none of it will happen by mandate.
Hey, didn't Obama collect all the guns already?
Ghost of Disco Gary wrote:
Biden is close to mandating you to:
drive an electric car
BTW, we don't need a mandate for EVs. The government can help a lot, but the EV revolution is happening with or without legislation.
Here is what the COO of Ford said just last week:
“In 2023 … we’ll spend more on EVs than we will on ICE,” the COO said, speaking at an event hosted by Barclays. “We’ve been over the moon about the success of Mach-E, and the F-150 Lightning, by bringing in over 70% new customers to the Ford brand. What that allows us to do is, now we have an opportunity not only to lead on our ICE business, but also in the EV space with F-150. So our aspirations are high.”
Fat hurts wrote:
Bo Ham wrote:
"The Civil War was localized? Every state sent soldiers. Every state was involved in fighting." No. Tiny scrimmages is some states were nothing more than mini-riots. The real battles were fought in just a few areas in a few states in the central eastern U.S. The south was never going to take over the northern or western states. Battles in Mississippi (Vicksburg) and Tennessee (Shiloh) were Union victories. Vicksburg was more than 200 miles away from any other significant battle; the confederate forces retreated on the second day because they were running out of ammo and food.
https://cdn.thinglink.me/api/image/583662312057995264/1240/10/scaletowidthThe geographic location of the major battles is beside the point.
Every state was hugely impacted and citizens of every state were involved in the fighting. The war was not localized. It was national and even international.
Who knows what form a modern civil war in the US might take. But if Trump had succeeded in his overthrow of the government, we might have found out.
There will be no civil war battles across the entire USA. The end result will be what happened on Vicksburg. Cut off the supply chain and it's over. Vicksburg is considered a significant Civil War event. It lasted just two days. And not even that because on day 2 the confederates were fleeing the battle they started.
The senate just passed the bi-partisan infrastructure bill with 19 Republican votes. Here they are:
Roy Blunt of Missouri
Richard Burr of North Carolina
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
Susan Collins of Maine
Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Deb Fischer of Nebraska
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Chuck Grassley of Iowa
John Hoeven of North Dakota
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Rob Portman of Ohio
Jim Risch of Idaho
Mitt Romney of Utah
Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Now we need the reconciliation bill to make a real difference for humanity.
Fat hurts wrote:
Ha mbo wrote:
7 hours to put an EV fire out? 30,000 gallons? 🔥🔥🔥🔥these things are dangerous and use up precious resources. 👎👎👎plus it traps people inside. These are rolling death traps and bad for the environment. 👎👎👎🔥🔥 chicken little you owe it to the children to stop driving 🐥🐥🐥
https://13wham.com/news/spotlight-on-america/ev-fires-are-hard-to-fight-and-pose-new-hazards-inside-the-race-to-get-responders-readyThe best fire is no fire at all. Again, gas cars catch fire 11x more than EVs.
And the rare EV fires are easier to survive. When an EV does catch fire, it starts small with a little smoke. It takes a long time to reach thermal runaway, so you have plenty of time to get out. That's why not a single person has even been injured in the 12 Bolt fires. (Yeah, only 12 worldwide and nobody got hurt)
But with a gas car, the flames spread very fast and can even explode instantly.
We have over 500 car fires PER DAY in the US. But EV fires are so rare, they make the news.
If you buy a new gas car you are putting your family at risk of being burned alive.
EV manufacturers are now telling owners not to park their EV in garages or near anything flammable. 🔥🔥it’s just a matter of time before these batteries catch fire. It’s like driving/parking a time bomb. 💣💣💣 I don’t know how these owners sleep knowing that tonight may be the night their car burns down the neighborhood. 😬😬😬😬😬
Fat hurts wrote:
The senate just passed the bi-partisan infrastructure bill with 19 Republican votes. Here they are:
Roy Blunt of Missouri
Richard Burr of North Carolina
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
Susan Collins of Maine
Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Deb Fischer of Nebraska
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Chuck Grassley of Iowa
John Hoeven of North Dakota
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Rob Portman of Ohio
Jim Risch of Idaho
Mitt Romney of Utah
Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Now we need the reconciliation bill to make a real difference for humanity.
Ghost of Disco Gary wrote:
Ghost of Disco Gary wrote:
Cuomo has resigned.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pandemic-hero-andrew-cuomo-finally-resigns-in-disgraceFredo should resign too.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1425128176909438987
Good. 👍👍👍
Glad to see admitted that he sexually assaulted/harassed all those women. 🙈🙈🙈🙈
Ha mbo wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
The best fire is no fire at all. Again, gas cars catch fire 11x more than EVs.
And the rare EV fires are easier to survive. When an EV does catch fire, it starts small with a little smoke. It takes a long time to reach thermal runaway, so you have plenty of time to get out. That's why not a single person has even been injured in the 12 Bolt fires. (Yeah, only 12 worldwide and nobody got hurt)
But with a gas car, the flames spread very fast and can even explode instantly.
We have over 500 car fires PER DAY in the US. But EV fires are so rare, they make the news.
If you buy a new gas car you are putting your family at risk of being burned alive.
EV manufacturers are now telling owners not to park their EV in garages or near anything flammable. 🔥🔥it’s just a matter of time before these batteries catch fire. It’s like driving/parking a time bomb. 💣💣💣 I don’t know how these owners sleep knowing that tonight may be the night their car burns down the neighborhood. 😬😬😬😬😬
When you have to resort to lies, you know you have lost. And you have just told another whopper.
"EV manufacturers" are not saying that. In fact, no manufacturer has said anything like what you describe about any car. Even the defect in the 2017-2019 Bolt is considered "rare" by the manufacturer.
The truth is that gas cars catch fire 11x more often than EVs.
We have over 500 car fires PER DAY in the US. But EV fires are so rare, they make the news.
If you buy a new gas car you are putting your family at risk of being burned alive.
Ha mbo wrote:
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/08/918/516/2CARTOON-8.10.21-8.10.21-8.jpg?ve=1&tl=1Fat hurts wrote:
The senate just passed the bi-partisan infrastructure bill with 19 Republican votes. Here they are:
Roy Blunt of Missouri
Richard Burr of North Carolina
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
Susan Collins of Maine
Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Deb Fischer of Nebraska
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Chuck Grassley of Iowa
John Hoeven of North Dakota
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Rob Portman of Ohio
Jim Risch of Idaho
Mitt Romney of Utah
Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Now we need the reconciliation bill to make a real difference for humanity.
Go RINOs go!
Also let it be known that all 19 of those republicans went against Trump on that vote!
Fat hurts wrote:
The senate just passed the bi-partisan infrastructure bill with 19 Republican votes. Here they are:
Roy Blunt of Missouri
Richard Burr of North Carolina
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
Susan Collins of Maine
Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Deb Fischer of Nebraska
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Chuck Grassley of Iowa
John Hoeven of North Dakota
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Rob Portman of Ohio
Jim Risch of Idaho
Mitt Romney of Utah
Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Now we need the reconciliation bill to make a real difference for humanity.
Good luck with that. Republicans don't care about humanity.
Real Obvi wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
The senate just passed the bi-partisan infrastructure bill with 19 Republican votes. Here they are:
Roy Blunt of Missouri
Richard Burr of North Carolina
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
Susan Collins of Maine
Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Deb Fischer of Nebraska
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Chuck Grassley of Iowa
John Hoeven of North Dakota
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Rob Portman of Ohio
Jim Risch of Idaho
Mitt Romney of Utah
Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Now we need the reconciliation bill to make a real difference for humanity.
Good luck with that. Republicans don't care about humanity.
That's true.
Luckily, we don't need Republicans for the reconciliation bill. We can pass it will Democrats only.
We do need Manchin and Sinema. We will soon see if they care more about humanity than they care about their money from the fossil fuel lobby.
Fat hurts wrote:
Ghost of Disco Gary wrote:
Biden is close to mandating you to:
get vaccinated
wear a mask
drive an electric car
give up your guns
Then you lib clowns claim that Trump ran the country like a dictator.
That would be nice, but none of it will happen by mandate.
Hey, didn't Obama collect all the guns already?
So you don't remember the time when Trump restored the right to own arms? I am shocked!
Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
That would be nice, but none of it will happen by mandate.
Hey, didn't Obama collect all the guns already?
So you don't remember the time when Trump restored the right to own arms? I am shocked!
Oh yeah, now I remember. Wasn't that right after he got Mexico to build the wall and just before he rolled out his Really Great! health care plan?
