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L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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My brother, a former cop and now bailiff of all people, got the idea to beautify a concrete underpass in his town with a mural. He got the idea during Covid freakouts when people were generally being mean to each other. More than usual. And the mural seemed a way to uplift the place.

So he gets sponsors, artists, city council peeps all to get on board and make it happen. And it happens. And the mural has wildlife from the area and a few references to historical figures of the town.

And because it’s an ugly slab of concrete, it’s got color. Purple skies, green lizards, yellow snakes, orange sunsets. And it’s covered before the town reveal, but as a sneak peak they tape a couple of visual color proofs before the opening.

Local people scribble on it, “Don’t bring this gay rights sh*t here.” Meanwhile, some gay person he knows in town is all bubbly because she thought it was super rainbowy special.

Rolling his eyes, he tells the artist, and overnight the guy mixes other colors in because people are reading their sh*tty politics into everything … even where it was never intended and doesn’t belong. And people just can’t have nice things as a result.

It turned out well. But people are ready to punish you for good deeds.

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Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
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He avoids gay stairs by fucking them?

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Looks like they just didn't want to make the call and kicked it back to Congress on the basis that really this should be a federal decision.

I'm not sure I agree entirely, but I can see their point. As much as it might suck, I also believe it would be borderline dangerous to remove Trump from the ballot. Lots of people would assume it to be election fraud (which it is not, but assumptions can mobilize people just as well).
 
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Hust

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May 29, 2005
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He avoids gay stairs by fucking them?

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Looks like they just didn't want to make the call and kicked it back to Congress on the basis that really this should be a federal decision.

I'm not sure I agree entirely, but I can see their point. As much as it might suck, I also believe it would be borderline dangerous to remove Trump from the ballot. Lots of people would assume it to be election fraud (which it is not, but assumptions can mobilize people just as well).
agree. It’s a federal decision that congress needs to either do or not do - states can’t make that call at the state level for a federal election and based off of the 9-0 ass kicking, liberal states will lick their wounds and try something else
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
39,326
agree. It’s a federal decision that congress needs to either do or not do - states can’t make that call at the state level for a federal election and based off of the 9-0 ass kicking, liberal states will lick their wounds and try something else

To be honest I think it's quite likely the Supreme Court came to this decision out of fear republican states would retaliate and get Biden off the ticket.

The way republicans have handled politics over the last few years has been deceitful at the very least and it's a party on the verge of imploding rescued by ill informed lunatics, who are indeed deplorables. My hope is that, once Trump is gone, the republican party can revert to normalcy so that there will be room for capable politicians.
 

JuveJay

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Mar 6, 2007
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Well you cant deny the positive effects for us if you read the text

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I have always voted left (SP) and voted NSC and SP during novembers elections here. A center and left party

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I'm honestly surprised. Your political posts seem a bit more right than what I would agree with, and I'd consider myself maybe centre-right in terms of UK politics at least. Isn't NSC considered more centre-right now?
 

Hust

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May 29, 2005
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To be honest I think it's quite likely the Supreme Court came to this decision out of fear republican states would retaliate and get Biden off the ticket.

The way republicans have handled politics over the last few years has been deceitful at the very least and it's a party on the verge of imploding rescued by ill informed lunatics, who are indeed deplorables. My hope is that, once Trump is gone, the republican party can revert to normalcy so that there will be room for capable politicians.
There is no normalcy in US politics no matter what side youre on - no idea what you see over here as normal?

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Not sure how SCOTUS 3 liberal justices came to the same conclusion? Are you saying all 9 are afraid of republican states?

to me the decision was simple - states can’t interfere like that in federal elections. Even the 3 libs questioned the decisions pretty hard in the oral arguments. Voters will decide who they want in November. To me, that’s the only thing the left seems to be afraid of?
 
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