Yup. 7 to 28 is an increase of 300%; 28 is 400% of 7, but the increase is 300%, which is added to the original 100%.
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My exact thought when I saw that image was āAt long last, sir, have you no chin?ā
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That cut belongs to Jennifer Anniston only.
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Itās a continuation of the script / talking point that must be repeated frequently enough to keep the base believing in the story.
Of course he knows, but the goal is to cast his opponents as criminals. None of the details matter, all his base hears is him calling Harris and entertainers speaking out against him as criminals. Same goes for those non-profits in his crosshairs - as well as anyone who works for them, contributes money to them, or supports them in any way. Heāll keep repeating this crap in an effort to get his base to sit back and shrug when officers are called upon to round people up for these imaginary crimes.
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At this point I think his bizarre rants actually serve to directly undermine the rule of law just in that they are so demented that it helps distort thinking for those who donāt know better not to see the grown ups eli5.
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Article II of the Geneva Convention has a formal, legal definition of genocide.
Article II
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
- Killing members of the group;
- Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
- Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
- Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
- Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
Whatās going on in Gaza right now, in my opinion, absolutely qualifies. Relocating Palestinians to Libya probably doesnāt, although the intent of that relocation could make it genocide. Even if itās not genocide, itās still a war crime. Forced relocation of a civilian population is a war crime. The only exception is if itās a temporary relocation intended to protect people. But I doubt thatās the intent here.
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Any democrat that votes to confirm this appointment needs to resign immediately.
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When the āTorture Memosā guy is saying āwait a minute, this is way too farāā¦
(odd that every article Iāve seen about this mentions him being a clerk for Clarence Thomas, but glosses over anything more recent)
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Correct me if Iām wrong, but isnāt the concept of Ethnic Cleansing stem from the wars in Yugoslavia and Rwanda? Because there were certainly acts of genocide, but the goal there was the removal of specific ethnic groups from specific lands?
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I think people have posted about this here or in other threads, butā¦
Of course, this means that Trump paid celebrities for endorsements.
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Yeah, I think thatās correct. Intent is an element, from a legal standpoint, for the Geneva Conventionās crime of genocide, so forced relocation could be an act of genocide, if the intent is the destruction of that group. Like, I donāt know, maybe if you forcibly relocated a group of people to a place where you knew some other group already there would be likely to kill them. But regardless, forcibly relocating a group is an act of ethnic cleansing, which I donāt think is a specific crime under that name, but more of a general term for acts like forcible relocation and so on.
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more projection than a goddamn IMAX.
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Okay! Makes sense! thank you!
Indeed!
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If Santa brings more than two dolls next Xmasā¦
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So here we are 119 days after ending the war on day one andā¦
Just completed my two hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of. The tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent. If it wasnāt, I would say so now, rather than later. Russia wants to do largescale TRADE with the United States when this catastrophic ābloodbathā is over, and I agree. There is a tremendous opportunity for Russia to create massive amounts of jobs and wealth. Its potential is UNLIMITED. Likewise, Ukraine can be a great beneficiary on Trade, in the process of rebuilding its Country. Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin immediately. I have so informed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, President Emmanuel Macron, of France, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, of Italy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, of Germany, and President Alexander Stubb, of Finland, during a call with me, immediately after the call with President Putin. The Vatican, as represented by the Pope, has stated that it would be very interested in hosting the negotiations. Let the process begin!
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Next we find out how much of this is actually fantasy existing only in his brain made of pudding.
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Look at the way he puts himself right in the middle of all that. Such aā¦child!
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Weāre finally getting an actual Trump family response to the announcement, which is, of course, both incredibly stupid (gosh, how did not-a-medical-doctor Jill Biden miss this!?) and malicious. (Iām sure his daddy will weigh in before long with something similar.)
What I like is that Trump, in his complaint, starts off accusing Springsteen and Beyonce of illegal, āin kind,ā campaign contributions but then starts talking about how much they were paid for āillegal paid endorsements,ā which isā¦ the opposite. Itās like he doesnāt know what these things are, but heās heard the words (when he got in trouble for it himself). Itās always projectionā¦
He does this quite a bit and itās always the relevant federal agencies and/or his own staff. He very clearly learns about things (even things about his own administration) on Fox News/social media, and then responds on social media*. (Clearly at least in part because he doesnāt know how to do it officially.)
*People joke about Trump being a ādemented racist grandpaā on social media, and he absolutely is. Itās not an exaggeration or comical characterization - nothing distinguishes him from random, uninformed, senile, social media racists who Have Opinions, except that somehow heās also president. And a good chunk of the time, he doesnāt even seem aware of that fact.
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The same process thatās been ābeginningā since 2022?
That they started?
And that aside, I have an honest question ā Trump talks about ālargscale TRADEā, but what does Russia need from us (other than for us to kindly facilitate releasing their money and yachts back to them)? What do we need from them? I can see European countries needing Russian oil, but I thought we were āunlocking our energy potentialā (or whatever nonsense Republicans use to justify opening up every square inch of the country for oil exploration and coal mining). What else do we need? Faberge Eggs for Trumpās mantle?
Is this before or after we plunder the natural resources that they signed away under duress? And in any event, I have the same question as before ā what trade do we need with Ukraine? How are they going to trade anything if they are in the process of rebuilding? Whoās going to fund this rebuilding? Russia?
This is all just so stupid and so lacking any substance. He so clearly doesnāt give a shit about peace in the region. Heās just deeply and transparently thirsty for a Nobel Peace Prize just to say he got one.
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