politics

  1. Melodi

    POL Best political fundraiser ever?

    OK, I already liked this guy, but I'm not trolling for votes (that is a personal decision). But if I were in the US, I'd try to enter this contest, and if I won, I would show up with my friends in early 14th century clothing (or later) and have a blast! View...
  2. Melodi

    INTL Another Political Crisis in the United Kindom, Liz Truss may be forced to resign. Update Post #8, LIZ TRUSS RESIGNS

    Just after I posted this in the European thread, saying I would wait to start a thread on the main things heated up even more. There is severe pressure on Liz Truss to step down as Prime Minister only six weeks after she was voted into the job by a small group of her party members (which is how...
  3. MinnesotaSmith

    Dem Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds Of College Democrats Would Refuse To Room With A Trump Supporter; Republicans Far Less Likely To Reject A Biden Voter

    https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-nearly-two-thirds-of-college-democrats-would-refuse-to-room-with-a-trump-supporter-republicans-far-less-likely-to-reject-a-biden-voter Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds Of College Democrats Would Refuse To Room With A Trump Supporter; Republicans Far Less Likely To...
  4. MinnesotaSmith

    POL Everyday Lunacy

    https://www.takimag.com/article/everyday-lunacy/ Everyday Lunacy by The Z Man "The old adage about there being a fine line between genius and madness is popular mostly because it allows average people to accept being average. They may not be smart, but they are not wrestling with their...
  5. Melodi

    POL The USPS Just Filed A Patent For A Blockchain-Based Secure-Voting System

    https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/usps-just-filed-patent-blockchain-based-secure-voting-system The USPS Just Filed A Patent For A Blockchain-Based Secure-Voting System by Tyler Durden Mon, 08/17/2020 - 13:20 TwitterFacebookRedditEmailPrint It looks like the United States Post Office is getting...
  6. MinnesotaSmith

    EDUC Update: Public School Demographics by State

    Major implications for appropriate location of BOLs for anyone hoping to live at least 10 more years... http://www.unz.com/anepigone/public-school-demographics-by-state/#comment-3576608 Public School Demographics by State by AUDACIOUS EPIGONE NOVEMBER 24, 2019 The map below depicts...
  7. P

    ALERT Europe: Politics, Trade, NATO - November 2019

    October's thread is here: http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?562079-Europe-Politics-Trade-NATO-October-2019
  8. P

    ALERT Europe: Politics, Trade, NATO -October, 2019

    From September: http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?560752-Europe-Politics-Trade-NATO-September-2019 All news of Europe.
  9. MinnesotaSmith

    POL More nuts Dims: Biden supports AOC Green Plan, new Dim Nat Committe head wants no men to run for office

    https://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2019/09/05/joe-biden-just-lost-claim-moderate-embrace-green-new-deal/ Joe Biden Just Lost Any Claim To Being A Moderate With His Embrace Of The Green New Deal September 5, 2019 by Brandon Morse "We hear a lot about former VP and 2020 candidate Joe...
  10. MinnesotaSmith

    PLAY Ann Arbor MI law could force conservatives to say liberal stuff & work to get liberals get elected

    https://pjmedia.com/trending/ann-arbor-could-fine-conservatives-500-per-day-for-not-parroting-left-wing-talking-points/ Ann Arbor Could Fine Conservatives $500 Per Day for Not Parroting Left-Wing Talking Points BY TYLER O'NEIL JULY 31, 2019 Jacob Chludzinski (left) and Grant Strobl (right)...
  11. MinnesotaSmith

    PLAY The Week in Pictures: Greenland Annexation Edition

    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/08/the-week-in-pictures-annexation-division.php POSTED ON AUGUST 24, 2019 BY STEVEN HAYWARD IN THE WEEK IN PICTURES THE WEEK IN PICTURES: ANNEXATION EDITION "So the annexation of Greenland has hit a snag. That’s okay. We can go back to having western...
  12. MinnesotaSmith

    WAR CWII prospects: "Learning From The Spanish Civil War"

    Links to some interesting stuff at original source. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/learning-from-the-spanish-civil-war Learning From The Spanish Civil War By ROD DREHER • January 1, 2019 ‘They shall not pass’ — slogan of the Spanish left during the civil war "Over the past...
  13. MinnesotaSmith

    DISASTER 15+ Republican homes were ARSONED under cover of recent CA fire?!?

    :siren: First read about here (where Roissy went after SJWs shut down his site Chateau Heartiste): https://gab.com/heartiste Links to here: https://voat.co/v/QRV/3307520/19477144 BigGoblinslayingKoranBurning Steve @BGKB News 7 hours ago Pedophile Cabal burning down MAGA houses in LA "In...
  14. MinnesotaSmith

    POL A Lone Conservative Woman at a Dinner Party Full of Liberals

    From 2011, but still apt for our time, God knows. https://pjmedia.com/blog/the-only-conservative-at-a-liberal-dinner-party/1/ In the Belly of the Beast: The Only Conservative at a Liberal Dinner Party BY BELLADONNA ROGERS DECEMBER 6, 2011 "Dear Belladonna Rogers, At a dinner party last week...
  15. MinnesotaSmith

    LEGAL Chicago to sue Smollett after he refuses to pay investigation costs

    https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/jussie-smollett-chicago-lawsuit-hate-crime-empire-1203181373/ Chicago to Sue Jussie Smollett After He Refuses to Pay Investigation Costs APRIL 4, 2019 "The city of Chicago is preparing to sue “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for $130,000 to recoup the costs of...
  16. MinnesotaSmith

    ENVR Most Americans unwilling to spend $10 per month to fight climate change

    I can only imagine the numbers once JQP figures out human-caused climate change is complete hokum. :popcorn1: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/25/americans-unwilling-spend-10-month-fight-climate-c/ Most Americans unwilling to spend $10 per month to fight climate change: Poll U.S...
  17. MinnesotaSmith

    INSANITY "Sexual harassment" is now legally IMPOSSIBLE to defend against in Californicatedland

    http://menslaws.com/slew-of-new-california-metoo-sexual-harassment-laws-go-into-effect-in-2019-eliminates-confidentiality-and-ability-to-defend-lawsuits-creates-blacklists-even-false-allegations-are-not-defamatory/ SLEW OF NEW CALIFORNIA #METOO SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWS GO INTO EFFECT IN 2019...
  18. Doomer Doug

    ILL IMM THE BORDER SELL OUT TAKES SHAPE 2-3-2019

    Doomer Doug has been keeping his four eyes on, what the 1970's era comedy group, Firesign Theater, called "the rumors behind the news," related to the so called "border deal," now shaping up. First, the government will not shut down on February 15th. The RINOS, et al have no stomach for any...
  19. H

    USA Econ/Pol - Middle class is disappearing in California as wealth gap grows: The Hill

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/412928-middle-class-is-disappearing-in-california-as-wealth-gap-grows Middle class is disappearing in California as wealth gap grows By Kristin Tate, opinion contributor — 10/24/18 12:00 PM EDT...
  20. Doomer Doug

    POL RED WAVE OR BLUE WAVE 10-24-2018 ?

    As we head towards the second most important election in my lifetime, being about to turn 65 in January, I am wondering about what will happen. Regardless of the election results, or who "wins," and who "loses," I fully expect coordinated, coherent civil chaos on the federal and local level. I...
  21. MinnesotaSmith

    POL How the Kavanaugh nomination hairball shows what a woman-run world would be like

    Short version: think of a Homeowner's association that can send you to a Soviet-era Siberian labor camp when you've done absolutely nothing objectively wrong or against any overt rules -- and demand that you apologize for putting them to such trouble...
  22. H

    POL TWITTER SUSPENDS BENGHAZI HERO After Criticism of President Obama

    Tick, tick, tick..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/09/twitter-suspends-benghazi-hero-after-criticism-of-president-obama/ TWITTER SUSPENDS BENGHAZI HERO After Criticism of President Obama! Barack Obama stepped out of shadows...
  23. H

    POL 4 blue states sue Washington over GOP tax overhaul

    :popcorn1: For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/4-blue-states-sue-Washington-over-GOP-tax-overhaul-488396511.html 4 blue states sue Washington over GOP tax overhaul By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press | Posted: Tue 11:00 AM, Jul 17, 2018...
  24. 20Gauge

    POL With the next President, how do you see things going?

    We have been discussing aspects of this over the last several weeks. Either we have predictions of economic collapse, loss of freedom, etc. So my question to all is as follows: How do you see things going with the next President during their term? I for one, no matter who the next President...
  25. Melodi

    POL Hillary Clinton on Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’

    OK I added the photo, but it illustrates my first thought on reading the headline perfectly lol Hillary Clinton on Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ A new book from Amy Chozick has revelations and rumors about a doomed campaign. Gideon Resnick GIDEON RESNICK...
  26. H

    POL OpEd: Trump Syndromes - Victor Davis Hanson

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://victorhanson.com/wordpress/trump-syndromes/ Trump Syndromes March 6, 2018 12:16 pm / Leave a Comment / Victor Davis Hanson Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Trump creates hysteria, both rabid antipathies and fervent...
  27. H

    VIDEO An AR-15 in Every Home: 3D Gun Printer Cody Wilson on Resistance, Trump, the Media, & More - Reason TV

    An AR-15 in Every Home: 3D Gun Printer Cody Wilson on Resistance, Trump, the Media, & More - Reason TV I came across this tonight from November 2016 and thought it would be of some interest, an interview by Reason TV with Cody Wilson... An AR-15 in Every Home: 3D Gun Printer Cody Wilson on...
  28. H

    OP-ED WoT: Assessing Al Suri’s Individual Terrorism Jihadist Against Lone Wolves

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://divergentoptions.org/2018/02/19/assessing-al-suris-individual-terrorism-jihadist-against-lone-wolves/ Assessing Al Suri’s Individual Terrorism Jihadist Against Lone Wolves Divergent Options February 19, 2018 Cory Newton...
  29. H

    POL The John Batchelor Show: American civil wars end with one side losing and vanishing. Michael Vlahos.

    The John Batchelor Show American civil wars end with one side losing and vanishing. Michael Vlahos. @JHUWorldCrisis Feb 16 10:35 PM Run time (19:49) https://audioboom.com/posts/6679890-american-civil-wars-end-with-one-side-losing-and-vanishing-michael-vlahos-jhuworldcrisis US is made up of...
  30. H

    OT/MISC The Unclassified DC Survival Guide - Tony Stark

    Someone has read P.J. O'Rourke's work.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://medium.com/@NatSecElitist/the-unclassified-dc-survival-guide-f72eb0bc59d3 Tony Stark Follow Stories from the future. Opinions from the present. Lessons from the past. Feb 10 The...
  31. H

    OP-ED Victor Davis Hanson - Radioactive Trump

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.hoover.org/research/radioactive-trump Radioactive Trump by Victor Davis Hanson Thursday, February 1, 2018 Hillary Clinton seems to be experiencing a strange, slow motion meltdown following her 2016 loss to Donald Trump...
  32. MinnesotaSmith

    POL Humorist Dave Barry reviews 2017

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/dave-barrys-year-in-review-russia-mania-covfefe-and-the-category-5-weirdness-of-2017/2017/12/28/e46e62fa-d54a-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?utm_term=.b33589637489 Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Russia Mania, covfefe and the Category 5...
  33. H

    OP-ED Options for U.S. National Service - Divergent Options

    With the regular trotting out of such proposals along with the wearing out of and the recruiting and retention problems the US Military has been enduring from multiple deployments and yo-yoing on headcount and budget due to "sequestration", which has been covered and discussed here at TB2K, you...
  34. Doomer Doug

    POL GILLESPIE TAKES POLL LEAD IN VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S RACE

    Despite a particularly vicious and brutal TV ad, and despite Bloomberg and Soros spending tons of money against him, Ed Gillespie has taken the lead in a new poll. The link is here. http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/03/new-poll-gillespie-takes-the-lead-in-virginia-gov-race/ New Poll: Gillespie...
  35. MinnesotaSmith

    POL What the Left wants for America -- 38 ideas to commify us

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/lifestyle/magazine/how-to-fix-american-democracy/?utm_term=.37675630e96f Fix this democracy — now 38 ideas for repairing our badly broken civic life Oct. 26, 2017 "In his study of 19th-century American democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville explained his...
  36. H

    INTL German Right-Wing Party on Course to Enter Parliament

    Hummm.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_ELECTION_NATIONALISTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-09-13-15-30-22 Sep 13, 3:30 PM EDT GERMAN RIGHT-WING PARTY ON COURSE TO ENTER PARLIAMENT BY FRANK...
  37. H

    POL Yes, Google Uses Its Power to Quash Ideas It Doesn’t Like—I Know Because It Happened to Me

    Related to- Google is coming after critics in academia and journalism. It’s time to stop them. http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?523631-Google-is-coming-after-critics-in-academia-and-journalism.-It%92s-time-to-stop-them. For links see article source..... Posted for fair use...
  38. H

    OP-ED The Economist: The future of Islamism - Can political Islam make it in the modern world?

    Hummm...... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21727061-auguries-are-mixed-can-political-islam-make-it-modern-world The future of Islamism Can political Islam make it in the modern world? The auguries are mixed Print edition |...
  39. H

    OP-ED The Roots of Violent Extremism

    I was going to just put this into this week's WoW thread but considering what's been going on I changed my mind...HC For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-roots-of-violent-extremism The Roots of Violent Extremism by Troy E...
  40. Melodi

    INTL Leo Varadkar: Ireland set to have first gay PM (he is also the youngest)

    He's kind of a "Guppy," he's a doctor and also the son of an Indian (dot) doctor but he was born in Ireland after his dad immigrated legally to practice here, he will also be the youngest Taoiseach (Prime Minister) in modern Irish history. Understand in the system Ireland has, the People didn't...
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