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Vox Populi – 03-11-2022

March 11, 2022

Vox Populi, our weekly live chat about the week’s events begins tonight at 7:00pm PST. Hope to see you then! AdLib 3 hours ago

Hey TW! AdLib an hour ago

Hey Ad twilson117 an hour ago

You’ve gotten some comments on your post. AdLib an hour ago

Lot happening twilson117 an hour ago

No kidding! AdLib an hour ago

Texas has ended abortion. Other states following with that and making it illegal to leave the state for abortions or trans surgeries. AdLib an hour ago

I saw Murph’s comment but haven’t been back to check for others, trying to catch up on the latest news about the war. twilson117 an hour ago

By the way thanks for getting it up. twilson117 an hour ago

Murph’s state of MO is passing a bill making it illegal to have an abortion in an ectopic pregnancy which will usually kill the woman. AdLib an hour ago

I know. Russia is just destroying Ukraine, taking over cities and grabbing people off the streets. AdLib an hour ago

Meanwhile, the Ukraine military is taking apart the ground forces of Russia. AdLib an hour ago

I was talking a friend last night and we were discussing the various abortion laws states are passing, and I said to him if the most religious country could pass it and I was referring to Ireland, then why the hell can’t these fools let it go. twilson117 an hour ago

Exactly. Because this isn’t about religious beliefs in the US, it is about autocracy. AdLib an hour ago

I know. It’s a shame. twilson117 an hour ago

The war isn’t going well for Putin in spite of what he and his goons are doing. twilson117 an hour ago

Now he is threatening to nationalize western assets. So he will have a lot of stores with nothing in them, okay go for it Putin. twilson117 an hour ago

Banning and burning books, treating women like cattle, choking off democracy, this is really bad. And FL just passed a law saying schools can’t teach any history that would make any student feel guilt or discomfort. So slavery, civil rights and the Civil War can’t be taught in FL now! AdLib an hour ago

Murph is in the house!! twilson117 an hour ago

The nationalizing of Western assets is self-destructive. What business in their right mind would ever set up shop in Russia again? And good luck to him getting the airline parts he’s going to need for the jets he wants to seize. AdLib an hour ago

Hey Murph! AdLib an hour ago

The Duo Trio are in the house. AdLib an hour ago

Hey Khirad! AdLib an hour ago

Ad DeSantis can pass all the laws he wants, it won’t stop people from reading and talking about the stuff he’s trying to ban, and he has an election coming up so there is always the possibility of him losing. twilson117 an hour ago

Khirad, hello twilson117 an hour ago

I’ve noticed I still don’t have Königsberg. Khirad an hour ago

Greetings…just read through the discussion so far….I see my fair state came in for some flak….well deserved. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

TW – I think it will have an effect but true, since he can’t shut off the internet, he can’t keep all kids from learning the true history of the U.S.. Still, it will leave some kids believing what racists like DeSantis want them to believe. AdLib an hour ago

Let me add that our state legislature has passed a bill requiring official state approved id’s to vote. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Colleges should announce that they will not honor HS diplomas from any FL public school that doesn’t teach the accurate history of the U.S.. AdLib an hour ago

Ad I saw were the head of Disney did and about face and came out with stronger statement on the don’t say gay bill. twilson117 an hour ago

I need a cuppa and cancer stick. Pondering why I can’t make East Prussia great again. Khirad an hour ago

Khirad – I’m trying to find Prussia on a map. AdLib an hour ago

If DeSantis “discomfort rule” is in place can someone say that any teaching that involves the right wing nuts, including Trump, is absolutely nauseating. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph what will an office state id look like? twilson117 an hour ago

TW…the state has an official state id or driver’s license and that is it…no passports for ex. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph – The Voter ID suppression is unfortunately kind of expected in MO. But the “Kill or Imprison Women With Ectopic Pregnancies” Bill is just totally fascist and insane. It is murder, straight up. AdLib an hour ago

Ad….and there is another bill that copies the texas “snitch on a woman having an out of state abortion” law…. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph what is the male female ration in your state’s house and senate? twilson117 an hour ago

TW….heavily male but the females are often worse than the males…right wing religionists. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

TW – Yes but way too late for that greedy CEO of Disney to backtrack. He contributed to all the homophobes in the FL legislature that wrote and passed the bill then his first statement was that he was fine with that and would just hope Disney produced more gay friendly entertainment. This turnaround is insincere, he is a terrible person and Disney is awful. AdLib an hour ago

Walt was no friend to the gay community and the organization carries that patina with it. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph so prime for just about anything autorotative propogandist teaching then? twilson117 an hour ago

TW….slam, dunk. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph – They should but I am sure that law will scare teachers from saying anything political or historical that doesn’t make the white kids of white Republicans feel great about whiteness. AdLib an hour ago

Ad…undoubtedly but I wonder if a case could be made for the opposite. The GOP-centric curriculum is “very disturbing” to my kid and I want it stopped or him/her excused from the course. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

So what will DeStantis do about 1984, Freiheit 451, Animal Farm, and it Can’t Happen Here? twilson117 an hour ago

Murph – Yes, that’s the one I think that empowers vigilantes to snitch on women who get abortions outside the state, get rewarded and imprison the woman and EVERYONE who supported it including the Uber driver who took her there. Fascism so sick and of course they accuse Dems and wearing masks as proof Dems want a dictatorship. AdLib an hour ago

Ad…..you know them well. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

TW…those books you list…all leftist tomes. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph – And the irony is LGBTQ folks make up a big swath of the creatives who work for Disney! AdLib an hour ago

AD…and always did….Walt never seemed to get it. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph – Right, good point but what I’m saying is that the Republican run infrastructure in FL will probably throw out complaints of students feeling discomfort unless they are white. AdLib an hour ago

Murph aren’t all books that require you to think leftist tomes? twilson117 an hour ago

DO you think Dems have a shot at winning the Governorship in FL? AdLib an hour ago

Ad….that is what lawsuits are made for. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

TW…that is just what a leftist would think….circular logic at its best/worst. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Walt, like many bigoted business and political leaders, are fine having the people they disdain work for them, “as long as they know their place”. AdLib an hour ago

Florida law has been subverted as it has in many other red states in such a way that the vote will be controlled by the GOP…..from ballot box to accreditation. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph – Seems like the 1st Amendment would be front and center on any government attack against a teacher who merely spoke words to teach. We’re back to The Scopes Trial now. AdLib an hour ago

Ad…that we are…but the great guardian of the bill of rights is Scotus and we know what a rats’ nest that has become. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph – Did FL pass a law to let Repubs be the heads of election boards? AdLib an hour ago

Ich bin zurück Khirad an hour ago

Democracy is fighting for its life who would have thought? twilson117 an hour ago

Murph – Without SCOTUS to protect rights, it all falls on DoJ and lower courts to act. And the DoJ seems to have its hands full already. AdLib an hour ago

Ad….I do not have all the details but the impression I have is that all of the mechanisms are in their control so that probably includes the boards. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Khirad – Welcome back. Your dreams were your ticket out. AdLib an hour ago

My favorite game is : let’s look up where MTG, Boebert, Catwhorn and and Jim are from. Khirad an hour ago

K…yes, you are back to the front. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

K, the Devil farted them out his but and will soon be calling them to come home. twilson117 an hour ago

Cawthorn…..a wheel chair bound hater….I wonder if his handicap made him the man he is… MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

I mean if fighting a Satanic cabal of baby eaters involves marrying a man exposing himself to teens in a bowling alley? Well played. Khirad an hour ago

K…HUH? MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph he’s trying find a district the will let him run so far he isn’t having any luck perhaps he will soon become a distant memory. twilson117 an hour ago

Boebert’s husband, do look up Khirad an hour ago

Murph – I don’t know about FL but I think GA passed laws politicizing Election Boards. AdLib an hour ago

TW…a horror story. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Ad…..that GA did but all of the Red states are following into line behind the right wing national a genda MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

What about Ukraine being corrupt? Thank god Russia isn’t, Khirad an hour ago

Khirad – Cawthorn was redistricted and should lose re-election as was Boebert. MTG was in a safe Repub seat, don’t know that that’s changed. AdLib an hour ago

MTG has shopped around and she is very not the swamp… Khirad an hour ago

Murph – Cawthorn was sexually assaulting women before he was in a wheelchair so no, he was a mentally damaged person from the start. AdLib an hour ago

Caw and Boe are working hard to become poster kids of the Hate Club. MurphTheSurf3 an hour ago

Murph I seem to recall back in the day, and I mean back in the day Congress had some nitwits like Bobert, MTG and Cawthorn, right? twilson117 an hour ago

Cawthorn’s story is precious in a not provileged way. Khirad an hour ago

Khirad – I think the Boeberts have like half a dozen arrests combined. And no HS diploma until a GED two years ago. Perfect choice for a Repub in Congress. AdLib an hour ago

As a reminder, me is the sarcasm dripping… Khirad an hour ago

Murph – True but I think TX and FL focused on preventing people from registering and voting, not sure that either passed laws to let Repubs hijack election boards like GA did. AdLib an hour ago

I don’t care about diplomas… I care about getting away with shit nobody of color would survive, however innocent Khirad an hour ago

Ad I saw were MTG stock trades are coming under investigation. twilson117 44 minutes ago

Ad…I do not know if that is so but I cannot imagine any GOP legislature not packing the vote in any and every way they can. MurphTheSurf3 44 minutes ago

Khirad – Yep, the real villains are Ukraine and Zelensky, Cawthorn is so right. And that damn tree had it coming! AdLib 44 minutes ago

I saw the stock shit as well. That’s a bipartisan issue, but we’ll use it. Khirad 44 minutes ago

MTG is a cavewoman who needs a swamp to live in. AdLib 43 minutes ago

Adlib unlike Facebook can moderate sarcasm. Khirad 43 minutes ago

K, I’m for a blind trust for both the house and senate regarding stocks. twilson117 42 minutes ago

Latin phrase about the watchers watching themselves escaping me… but yeah, good luck Khirad 41 minutes ago

Khirad – I mention the diploma thing as proof about the white entitlement thing Repubs worship. A criminal with a record who never graduated high school, show me one PoC who could win a Dem seat in the house like that. AdLib 41 minutes ago

Ad, they do have swamps in Georgia maybe the Swamp Thing kicked her out. twilson117 41 minutes ago

TW….Presidents have blind trusts….supposedly……and they all emerge from their terms far wealthier than when they started…… MurphTheSurf3 41 minutes ago

Murph for what it’s worth I think it should be for all of congress as well. twilson117 40 minutes ago

Where are Hillary’s and Obama’s college records? Trump? He’s a genius – yes let’s paint NATO jets with PLA roundels… how smart is that? Khirad 39 minutes ago

TW – What dismays me is that Repubs are drowning in crimes and they never seem to be prosecuted. Meadows registering and possibly voting in two different states, MTG and Rand Paul trading stocks with inside info and Trump proven to be breaking dozens of laws yet no charges ever filed. AdLib 39 minutes ago

Murph they have access to too much information they can use to enrich themselves. twilson117 39 minutes ago

TW….it is my contention that blind trusts as they are set up currently are a con MurphTheSurf3 39 minutes ago

Ad….I have the same question…where is the justice. MurphTheSurf3 38 minutes ago

Everything is a con with Capitalism… but… I’m not asking for an icepick in the brain. Khirad 38 minutes ago

TW – Where is Swamp Thing when you really need him to plant MTG 10 feet deep in a swamp? AdLib 38 minutes ago

Murph, I get you on that, Trump** made that clear. twilson117 38 minutes ago

Ad, I think he outsourced the job. twilson117 37 minutes ago

I’m still waiting on my Ukraine flags to fly. Khirad 37 minutes ago

Murph – But none of the blind trust stuff is required by law, Trump proved it isn’t for Presidents and Congresspeople on all sides show it isn’t for them. Corruption has reached suffocating proportions in our government. AdLib 37 minutes ago

AdLib, I’m sorry, but same as it ever was… thank god my teapot wasn’t corrupt. Khirad 36 minutes ago

Khirad – Did you see poor, dummy Trump not know enough to pick up on Hannity trying to get him to condemn the dictators he palled around with? And Trump just saying they all got along great? What a moron. AdLib 35 minutes ago

Ad, my contention is that requirements of the law that are created by the lawmakers will have holes big enough to sail an aircraft carrier through. MurphTheSurf3 35 minutes ago

Ad…..and Trump and Biden remain neck and neck in the popularity/approval game. MurphTheSurf3 35 minutes ago

What about Ukraine? Any thoughts? MurphTheSurf3 34 minutes ago

Tucker Swanson Mcnair is more disturbing. He knows what he’s doing. Khirad 34 minutes ago

Khirad – Capitalism is a marketable name for polite theivery. AdLib 34 minutes ago

Murph, we’re expecting people who get the privilege of elected office to assume the dignity and stature that the forefathers had for it. For the most part it worked, but then we got Trump** and he blew it all to hell and now that’s what Repubs want to do. twilson117 34 minutes ago

Ad yes, send Tucums over to the front for about 15 min and see how long he will last. And if he makes it back what he will have to say. twilson117 33 minutes ago

Murph – I don’t know that I’m believing these polls anymore, they are so counter-intuitive nowadays and seem to track too exactly with the MSM. AdLib 33 minutes ago

TW…..I think that Trump has institutionalize a level of corruption that takes us back to the turn of the 19th/20th Century…..heralded at the most corrupt period in our history. MurphTheSurf3 33 minutes ago

Murph I agree twilson117 32 minutes ago

Well, Ukraine has no definitive article – as is consistent with all East Slavic languages… Kruschev was Ukrainian, it means borderland, Kieven Rus… I mean, pick my brain. Khirad 32 minutes ago

Murph – Ukraine is so horrible and while I understand the West’s hesitation to directly engage with Putin, it seems so awful that the game plan is, “Let’s hope the Ukrainians continue to fight and be killed and survive constant bombing long enough for sanctions to hurt Putin.” AdLib 31 minutes ago

The Soviets were really bad at flags…https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic.svg Khirad 31 minutes ago

I kinda am waiting for Transnistria to make its move… Khirad 30 minutes ago

Khirad – Tucker is TuckeryRose, he is a Fifth Columnist so blatantly, like one would appear to be in a primer about that. There should be a line at a time of war to give aid and comfort to the enemy. Oh wait, there is! AdLib 30 minutes ago

Ad…that does seem to be the strategic and tactical plan……I understand the problem of pushing aircraft across the border but there is lots that need to be sent along in waves…especially the hand held arsenals (which includes armed drones) that are so effective. MurphTheSurf3 29 minutes ago

K, Transnistria really? twilson117 29 minutes ago

Notice all of the Z’s on Russian vehicles…….they have been nicknamed Zwastikas MurphTheSurf3 28 minutes ago

I have a soft spot for them actually. Soviet Union frozen in time. A mini North Korea Khirad 28 minutes ago

Khirad, I picked that up in watching the news. twilson117 28 minutes ago

So, let’s talk about the Nazi Azov group. Khirad 27 minutes ago

Murph – Yes, institutional corruption was pretty bad before Trump but he was like a turbo charger for it. Look how unpatriotic the oil companies are in bleeding Americans dry during a time of war and they are so proud of it in their stockholders meetings. This too is a bit on the treasonous side. AdLib 27 minutes ago

I’ve got youtube videos on Transnistria… I dig awful places and don’t care about beach resorts. Khirad 26 minutes ago

Khirad – Wow, don’t know where to start with Ukrainian language. Why is Ukrain different from other Slavic languages? AdLib 26 minutes ago

Murph I think there is something in Federalist 2 which talks about unscrupulous men wanting to do harm. twilson117 25 minutes ago

Khirad – But will Islandia join the west against Russia? And how will we ever know what their flag looks like since the only one they had was stolen? AdLib 25 minutes ago

It’s not. Ukraine was never “THE” Ukraine EVER. There is no THE. It’s Portuguese to Castillian, Dutch to German Irish to Scottish Gaelic – very deep dialect but 80% lexical similarity with Russian. Khirad 24 minutes ago

Don’t start with micronations. You’ll be sorry. Khirad 22 minutes ago

Murph – I do think that the middle ground on a No Fly Zone is the use of land based ground to air weapons instead of the trouble that the West giving MIGs to Ukraine would cause. But still, The West sitting at their tvs watching war crimes happen in real time…it’s awful. If we look back to WWII, we clearly see that The U.S. should have just jumped in much earlier instead of waiting to be attacked first. But, the nuke issue is legit. AdLib 22 minutes ago

Murph – That’s perfect, Zwastikas. I also saw someone photoshop a tank so it was “Zelensky”. AdLib 21 minutes ago

Oh really, Iceland in an Iberian dialect? Still is a micronation though. Khirad 21 minutes ago

Hey PPO!!! You made it! AdLib 21 minutes ago

Hey PPO twilson117 21 minutes ago

Hi pinkpantheroz 21 minutes ago

Ad….which is why we need to flood the zone with ground based and low profile weapon systems. MurphTheSurf3 21 minutes ago

Hi PPO MurphTheSurf3 21 minutes ago

P pinkpantheroz 20 minutes ago

K…I cannot begin to keep up with our lingual dexterity. MurphTheSurf3 20 minutes ago

On mobile po pinkpantheroz 20 minutes ago

Khirad – You know that people who flog micronations are compensating for something else. AdLib 20 minutes ago

Can only read pinkpantheroz 19 minutes ago

Ad, give them all the weapons they need but the planes well that got screwed up Poland jumped the gun on that. twilson117 19 minutes ago

Here’s a fun one Mr. Swanson and Trump got sufficiently called out onhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaner_Weerstandsbeweging Khirad 19 minutes ago

PPO – Even ifyour connection is spotty, great to see you ! AdLib 19 minutes ago

Ta pinkpantheroz 19 minutes ago

I remember asking Truumpsters back with the first impeachment what Ukraine’s flag represented. They just have talking points. Khirad 17 minutes ago

TW – Yep, The West is doing a good job in arming Ukraine, they are bravely kicking the ass of a lot of a superpower’s army (though Putin’s army is as corrupt as his economy so less surprising they are falling apart like the cheap Chinese tires on their vehicles). AdLib 17 minutes ago

It’s wheat and sky, only Estonia is more literal. Khirad 17 minutes ago

Ad, the tough part is the shelling the Russians are doing that has to be scary as all hell. twilson117 16 minutes ago

Khirad – I am smarter now thanks to you! Hadn’t really examined Ukraine’s flag. AdLib 16 minutes ago

My secret Greek ginger girlfriend totally demolished douche the junior. Khirad 15 minutes ago

Harleigh hello twilson117 15 minutes ago

Hey Harleigh! AdLib 15 minutes ago

Hi J pinkpantheroz 15 minutes ago

Howdy Harleigh MurphTheSurf3 15 minutes ago

Harleigh pinkpantheroz 15 minutes ago

Again, don’t get me into flags… or… do – at your peril. Khirad 15 minutes ago

TW – It is so horrible, the constant shelling and destroying the main cities of an entire country. Putin needs to be tried and by the ICC and punished horribly for these just disgusting crimes. AdLib 14 minutes ago

Estonia’s flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Estonia#/media/File:Eesti_lipp.jpg Khirad 14 minutes ago

HEY FOLKS Harleigh 13 minutes ago

Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Ukraine#/media/File:Flag_colors.jpg Khirad 13 minutes ago

Khirad – “Douche Junior” is his official name in the Trump household. AdLib 13 minutes ago

Ad that is what a spoiled brat does when they don’t get their way destroy the things around them. twilson117 13 minutes ago

I meant the younger Doocey, not Trump Jr. I can forgive the mixup Khirad 12 minutes ago

Khirad – AH!!! Now I see the Ukraine flag’s representation!

AdLib 12 minutes ago

Ad, can you believe Don Jr’s girlfriend used to be married to Gavin Newsom? twilson117 11 minutes ago

Breadbasket of Europe, second largest in area. Khirad 11 minutes ago

Khirad – It’s hard to keep all the Sons of Douches straight. AdLib 10 minutes ago

Stalin had things with collectivization…. not remembered well. Khirad 10 minutes ago

Khirad this is me not getting into flags but the picture helps me understand what Ukraine’s flag is the to color it is thanks for the education. twilson117 10 minutes ago

TW – Yes, Gavin Newsom can’t really be the image he represents if he was married to “The Best is Yet To Come” loon. He’s doing fine for the state but there’s something just a little off about him. AdLib 9 minutes ago

Crimea was Tartar (and had its own little war in the 19th century) – the Tatars were relocated for their own good and Socialism. Khirad 9 minutes ago

Who here didn’t call Tulsi Gabbard? Khirad 8 minutes ago

Khirad – And now they’re saying that due to the war and Russia embargoes, there will be a major wheat shortage around the world. AdLib 8 minutes ago

Sorry….phone call…back for a bit…. MurphTheSurf3 7 minutes ago

Give it to the new German Government saying no to that sweet natural gas. I’d prefer taking Kaliningrad back, but…. Germans and … yeah… understandably … Khirad 7 minutes ago

Khirad – We did have a couple of well intended folks here who liked Tulsi but I politely laid out what a creature she was. Still, couldn’t convince all of them. No doubt now, they’re convinced. AdLib 7 minutes ago

I know that she supports literal Neo-Nazis in India (RSS) – I was never fooled. Khirad 6 minutes ago

Khirad – That was pretty stunning and a huge victory for Biden’s diplomacy with Germany, getting them to shut off Nord Stream. AdLib 5 minutes ago

But he didn’t shout it like a reality show so it doesn’t count. Khirad 5 minutes ago

Well…gang…I am crashing…see you all next week….my thoughts and my prayer is with Ukraine…and I really mean it…..so sad. MurphTheSurf3 4 minutes ago

Take care Murph twilson117 4 minutes ago

Khirad – Tulsi was raised a homophobe and anti-Muslim by her parents, supported Assad in Syria and kissed up to Trump just after he won. She wasn’t exactly a well kept secret as a traitor. AdLib 4 minutes ago

Gabbard is just another outrageous attention whore like Greene and Boobert with a dem label. Harleigh 4 minutes ago

Me as well, I always accept flag donations. Just not a BJP flag. Khirad 3 minutes ago

Harleigh – Agreed but she also has a bigoted streak a mile wide and is pro fascist. She was the only politician that recently indicted Russian spy contributed to. AdLib 3 minutes ago

ad I agree Harleigh 2 minutes ago

Like Gabbard, I’ve come to accept that Sinema was a plant as well. AdLib 2 minutes ago