Holy s____. We are in Level 10 crazy-land.
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Holy s____. We are in Level 10 crazy-land.
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The abortion “debate” is just revolting. The rhetoric from the right is so incredibly vile and disingenuous.
“Republicans: We want to shrink government down small enough that it can fit inside your bedroom and womb”
It really is incredible. I mean I’m no fan of the Conservative Party in the U.K., but the way the GOP seems to go out of its way to behave like cartoon villains is absolutely wild.
“Republicans: We want to shrink government down small enough that it can fit inside your bedroom and womb”
The Far Right thread is locked, so I'm putting this here. A very scary read, particularly if you are a parent. But it is also excellent and compelling...
What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right
A Washington family's nightmare year.
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What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right
A Washington family's nightmare year.
What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right - Washingtonian
When my son Sam,* who was then 14, asked me to take him to the Mother of All Rallies on the Mall in September 2017, I said no. The pro-Trump event was billed as a demonstration to preserve “traditional American culture,” and white supremacists were expected to show up in force. Not only was this
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
I understand some think abortion is a bad idea but the way they go about it is just terrible. A) they don't give a flying feck about the kid after it's born B) it's largely enacted by men, C) even if they are doing it for their constituents, theres nothing in the bible that says one way or another on it. It's like they are making the rules up as they go........huh, it's exactly like that.
It is even worse than that as Republicans actively oppose sex education or access to birth control to avoid unwanted pregnancies in the first place plus underfund healthcare to poor pregnant mothers and block making maternity pay/time off as standard.
If you were deliberately wanting to increase the number of women pregnant and then make their own and their babies health as bad as possible I am honestly not quite sure how much more you’d be able to do than Republicans routinely advocate for.
Now Im a male and all that, I seriously don't think we should have as big as say as we are with that.
There was some reporting that Kolfage had a bit of a sketchy past history with crowdfunding so moving onto outright fraud, whilst incredibly stupid particularly with such a high profile case, would not be entirely surprising if that article turns out to be true.
BuzzFeed looked into Kolfage’s previous crowdfunding efforts, which included an initiative to mentor wounded veterans at military hospitals — among them Walter Reed and Brooke Army Medical Center. He raised thousands for the project, according to BuzzFeed, but spokespersons for the medical facilities told the outlet they have no record of him working at the hospitals or donating money.
Asked about the story in January, Kolfage told The Post that BuzzFeed “100 percent lied” and had fabricated the investigation to slander him. He said the money was raised to cover his travel expenses, and that he only used them for that purpose.
Behind the viral #GoFundTheWall fundraiser, a rising conservative star and a shadowy email harvesting operation
Brian Kolfage, a triple-amputee Air Force veteran, has operated fake news websites and fundraisers to build a lucrative email list.
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However it seems like he brought the yacht well before the Go Fund the Wall scheme. Still very skeptical that the funds are eventually spent on a wall but guess we’ll see!There was some reporting that Kolfage had a bit of a sketchy past history with crowdfunding so moving onto outright fraud, whilst incredibly stupid particularly with such a high profile case, would not be entirely surprising if that article turns out to be true.
BuzzFeed looked into Kolfage’s previous crowdfunding efforts, which included an initiative to mentor wounded veterans at military hospitals — among them Walter Reed and Brooke Army Medical Center. He raised thousands for the project, according to BuzzFeed, but spokespersons for the medical facilities told the outlet they have no record of him working at the hospitals or donating money.
Asked about the story in January, Kolfage told The Post that BuzzFeed “100 percent lied” and had fabricated the investigation to slander him. He said the money was raised to cover his travel expenses, and that he only used them for that purpose.
According to former employees and public records including website archives, Nevada business registrations and property records, Kolfage has repeatedly created GoFundMe campaigns and published inflammatory fake news articles, pushing them both from websites that he sought to hide behind shell companies and false identities, in part to harvest email addresses. Those addresses were then used to push people back to Kolfage’s websites, to sell a brand of coffee he owns, or to be stockpiled for future use by conservative campaigns.Behind the viral #GoFundTheWall fundraiser, a rising conservative star and a shadowy email harvesting operation
Brian Kolfage, a triple-amputee Air Force veteran, has operated fake news websites and fundraisers to build a lucrative email list.
His twitter page screams scam to me, frankly: Attack attack attack, peppered by narcissism. ...where have I seen that before?
It's possible he still owed on the boat. Means nothing that it was built in 2017 really. Same goes for anything you purchase that big really.
Even still.
If he has nothing to hide why not answer those asking where the money is and when it will be spent on a wall. Or at least give people a proposal or a plan etc...
As Everton fans we all know about missing money and pipe dreams on large projects (new stadium) right? haha!
Which is really mad, considering the 3 states with the highest rate of STD's and teen pregnancies are massive red states.
Alabama and Tennessee are way out in front on those numbers too. If you google it it will give you the entire list.
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