LMFAO
This is the best post of the week
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Orc is actually quite old at this point, having first been written (that I know of) in 1937’s The Hobbit. The concept of orcs as an implement of white supremacist oppression wasn’t fleshed out until Tolkien’s later works, the very popular Lord of The Rings series of books.
It wasn’t until the 21st century that Tolkien’s racist codex was unlocked by modern progressives. They’ve benevolently granted us the proper insight into Tolkien’s true motivations about the white supremacist undertones he masterfully weaved into his fictional universe he began imagining over 100 years ago.
Many white supremacists have surely been emboldened by this over the last century.
I just thought it was time we got back on-topic, giving this thread the gravity it deserves.
Cisgender is just a fancy term to confuse Republicans, likely emboldening white supremacists in the process somehow. Remember, you too, can make up your own vocabulary and get offended when other people don’t understand it.
At this point, I honestly do not know if you’re lampooning or not, sadly. And I refuse to google it. Still not sure why JK Rowling is now apparently considered persona non grata, and I refuse to google that also.
@twojarslave Apropos your topic of choice, it has become This Day:
Do you like fantasy shit at all? I’m biased because I loved the books growing up but the Lord of the Rings trilogy is worth a watch no doubt. I’ve only seen them about 25 times though.
But even people who aren’t typically into that stuff have enjoyed it. My wife did and my sister who both wouldn’t enjoy anything like that.*
- Insert easy my wife’s not into fantasy jokes here.
Be careful, @thunderbolt23.
You’ll be accused of mind-reading.
It’s much older than that.
Yeah, it’s a risk I run. Far better than being accused of being a cult member, and I can live with that.
Does conjecture play well versus presented fact, in your everyday world also? lol
In other news, since it’s a day that ends in Y, we have yet another Trump scandal - in a late Friday night news dump AG Barr announced that the top dog at SDNY (US Attorney Berman) was stepping down and that the head of the SEC would replace him in Manhattan.
That was news to Berman, who didn’t step and has no intention of doing so, per his followup announcement. So, let’s unpack:
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Barr lied to everyone. This is the AG of the US, blatantly making up falsehoods to everyone.
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Barr can’t fire Berman. That has to come from the WH. And it’s a little complicated because Berman is a recess appointment - arguably he can’t be removed until the Senate confirms someone for the spot. But bottom line - is the WH firing his recess appointment five months from the election wuth investigations pending?
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The guy at the SEC isn’t a litigator. There’s no reason he should oversee SDNY.
We’ll learn more soon, as Barr (and Trump) has kicked a hornet’s nest, but these “constitutional conservatives” had better start getting on the right side of these brazen attacks on the rule of law.
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Oh, and as George Conway put it on Twitter:
I know there’s no point in posing this question, but:
Could you imagine if Eric Holder had tried to fire a United States Attorney who had been investigating associates of President Obama?
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Do you have a legal opinion on Trump not being able to undo daca ea, when it was a contradiction to existing immigration law?
Yes, he absolutely can undo DACA - and SCOTUS said as much. What he failed to do was do it by the legally prescribed procedure.
Administrative law is still law and it can’t be changed arbitrarily from one administration to another. There’s a process in law to handle changes to provide transparency and oversight. Trump skipped this step, and SCOTUS ruled against him for doing so.
You would think for a man saying/doing janky stuff all of the time, he would have the legal procedural action locked down in advance…
Headed to the lake to comtemplate ripples on the water.
Have a good one.
It’s the opposite - he has no understanding or patience for rules that stop from acting on his whim. And he thinks the Presidency is similar to the role of mob boss and that his cult members elected him to act with caprice - and they do, they keep urging him to act like a dictator who uses the power of office to punish enemies - so he’s doubly confused.
(Have fun on the lake. 
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THIS is the part (and it’s confirmed) that had me saying “WUH”???
Someone is going to run the busiest and highest profile AG district in the U.S. that has never prosecuted a case???
Someone will have to explain this one to me.
No, it’s as simple as it looks–a political motivated move lol. No 4D chess here.
Trump has fired Berman (since he said he would not resign until a replacement was chosen by Congress).
I wanted to make sure I was warranted in my confusion:
"On April 25, 2018, the Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York entered an order on behalf of a unanimous court appointing Berman U.S. Attorney pursuant to its authority under 28 U.S.C Section 546(d). "
“Berman has the appointment indefinitely, until the Senate confirms someone nominated by the President.”
A valid question to ask (IMO), @thunderbolt23.
And if you’re keeping score:
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Barr sent a formal letter terminating Berman - thus proving he’s a liar - that says Trump ordered him fired.
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Shortly after the letter, press asked Trump if he fired Berman - Trump’s response was that he wasn’t involved, Barr was deciding everything on this.
So, to recap, Trump wants to shut down whatever is happening at SDNY by replacing Berman and replacing him with a crony but is too craven to fire Berman himself, also understanding that directly firing him implicates Trump. Everyone knows - cult members included - that Trump tries to avoid accountability by putting several layers of “decision-makers” between him and the decision. Unfortunately for Trump, the law - remember the law, “conservatives”? - says he can’t outsource the decision.
Trump’s problem? He thinks people are too dumb to notice he ordered the hit on Berman’s job and is trying to pretend he didn’t.
But let’s hear it, Trumpkins - what’s your excuse for this blatant corruption of the justice Department?
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