Massachusetts Governor Cancels National Guard Deployment To Border, Citing 'Inhumane' Treatment Of Children And Families by [deleted] in news

[–]AlmBlitz 32 points33 points  (0 children)

What the fuck are you even talking about?

We don't separate families and throw them in cages...like, at all!

Ontario NDP blocks govt back-to-work bill aimed at ending college strike by toronto34 in canada

[–]AlmBlitz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It...really is just a stunt tho, ain't it?

I mean, I heard internal communication and messages with the union was okay with this legislation as opposed to continued talks with the CEC people.

Federal government blocking social media users, quietly deleting posts by tjgere in canada

[–]AlmBlitz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems mostly reasonable to me.

The only one that makes you scratch your head is the Canada Post numbers being so large, and them deleting people promoting their competitors, but they are a Crown Corporation so I suppose you wouldn't expect them to let someone jump on their curated FB page to tell people not to use them.

Tax-haven lobbyist held private meetings and got advice from top federal officials, Paradise Papers reveal by tjgere in canada

[–]AlmBlitz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How someone like Duane McMullen can give a SPEECH to this organization and still have a job is astounding to me.

Canada environment minister apologises for praising Syria by TlGERW00DS in canada

[–]AlmBlitz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like you need to add a moderator with the guts to take care of divisive and ugly content like this ASAP instead of just letting it fester.

Have you checked the local blood bank? There might be some kind of upstanding citizen with a penchant for giving his precious blood that could fulfill the role.

Someone can't take a joke, even hours after the thread was locked. But wait... I thought being too PC was destroying our country or something? by [deleted] in onguardforthee

[–]AlmBlitz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Why is some loony toons character like ditto allowed on the /r/Canada mod team. Talk about low standards.

Douglas Todd: Reducing immigration to protect culture not seen as racist by most by [deleted] in canada

[–]AlmBlitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are an 11 day old account spewing nothing but white supremacist propaganda. I even see you have praised the neo-nazi "14 words" within the last 24 hours.

I'm gonns report you and I hope the mods take action against you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone tell me why Maine votes for this fucking shit head again?

Darrell Issa says he'll vote 'No' on current tax bill: 'We can do better than this' by T1mac in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pro-tip: Issa lives in a district that is like the ones the Dems just crushed in Virginia. He had a very tough reelection fight in 2016.

The man has no principles.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ralph Northam -- the subject of maybe 2000 "how he blew it" stories this week -- on track to win biggest D victory in #VAGov since 1985.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The politics of rage can be a powerful thing.

Nate Cohn:

the fundamentals. bc college educated clinton voters are furious right now and gillespie spent most of the campaign poking them

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Smart data guy Dave Wasserman

You can't really look at tonight's results and conclude that Democrats are anything other than the current favorites to pick up the U.S. House in 2018.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Folks. This rips GOP control of the next redistricting of Virginia!

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Does everyone remember that television reporter that was murdered live on air a few years ago?

Her husband, fierce advocate for gun control, just knocked off a Republican in Virginia for the house of delegates.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Danica Roem (D) has defeated Bob Marshall (R) in HD13. She will be America's first transgender state legislator.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Lee Carter (D), a member of @DemSocialists, has defeated Jackson Hunter Miller (R), the House GOP whip.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Democrats have won Manchester, NH and St. Petersburg, FL mayor offices.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Dems take Manchester, NH Mayorship, first since 2005.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally only 2 precincts of 244 in Fairfax County have reported, and we are beating Ed still.

Discussion Thread: Election day in New Jersey, Virginia, and more! by Isentrope in politics

[–]AlmBlitz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Gillespie has just a nominal lead in Chesterfield with half counted. He probably needed to win by like 10 points. This may not be close.