"The Deep State" aka the American Intelligence Community

[youthathletics]

You guys should have looked into election fraud when you controlled all of Congress and the White House...

All the Republican posters here are pretending like we didn't have this conversation last election.

And what did I tell them then? That their party won't lift a single finger to "fix" these fake complaints.

Why? Because they are fake complaints, designed to strengthen the tinfoil hat base, that's why.


What did the Republican party do instead? The closed polls and access to election sites. Oh yeah, this is a Sooper-Dooper serious problem, fellas.

I've got $1000 on the table for anyone who wants to wager whether or not these complaints and fake problems are still there next election, assuming that Republicans lose elections.

The only "solution" to these fake problems? Republican wins.

It's all so stupid.

Agreed.

Jimmy Carter agreed it is a recipe for corruption....back in 2005.

We are the masters of complicating our own lives.

And he would be wrong unless the facts show otherwise....how are mail in votes doing in Oregon and Colorado....

https://multco.us/elections/brief-histo ... ail-oregon

Multnomah County ...you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Did you notice all those stats on their page was prior to Jimmies results of election commission in 2005. You should take a walk and get some fresh air TLD, maybe the CO2 is getting above 1000ppm under that n95 mask.

Yes. I did. Have you noticed any wide spread issues of voter fraud. The point was that it wasn’t problematic before or after but warrants vigilance.....like many things. Voting by mail isn’t anything new....Try to keep up. What is your take on the dismantling of the VRA?

Yea....no issues at all with it, mmm, okay. CV-19 only complicated everything even more.

WRT to VRA - I am in favor of cleaning it all up, you have a valid ID, and meet the requirement to cast a vote, you get a single vote, simple as that. I say, scan your federal ID like a cop does or write it in on a requested absentee ballot, absentee ballots goes through an OCR machine and tabulates them. If there are duplicates while the machine is doing a checksum query (like a fingerprint scan), you can then sort through them accordingly.

We've grossly overcomplicated that matter.

[Typical Lax Dad]

You guys should have looked into election fraud when you controlled all of Congress and the White House...

All the Republican posters here are pretending like we didn't have this conversation last election.

And what did I tell them then? That their party won't lift a single finger to "fix" these fake complaints.

Why? Because they are fake complaints, designed to strengthen the tinfoil hat base, that's why.


What did the Republican party do instead? The closed polls and access to election sites. Oh yeah, this is a Sooper-Dooper serious problem, fellas.

I've got $1000 on the table for anyone who wants to wager whether or not these complaints and fake problems are still there next election, assuming that Republicans lose elections.

The only "solution" to these fake problems? Republican wins.

It's all so stupid.

Agreed.

Jimmy Carter agreed it is a recipe for corruption....back in 2005.

We are the masters of complicating our own lives.

And he would be wrong unless the facts show otherwise....how are mail in votes doing in Oregon and Colorado....

https://multco.us/elections/brief-histo ... ail-oregon

Multnomah County ...you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Did you notice all those stats on their page was prior to Jimmies results of election commission in 2005. You should take a walk and get some fresh air TLD, maybe the CO2 is getting above 1000ppm under that n95 mask.

Yes. I did. Have you noticed any wide spread issues of voter fraud. The point was that it wasn’t problematic before or after but warrants vigilance.....like many things. Voting by mail isn’t anything new....Try to keep up. What is your take on the dismantling of the VRA?

Yea....no issues at all with it, mmm, okay. CV-19 only complicated everything even more.

WRT to VRA - I am in favor of cleaning it all up, you have a valid ID, and meet the requirement to cast a vote, you get a single vote, simple as that. I say, scan your federal ID like a cop does or write it in on a requested absentee ballot, absentee ballots goes through an OCR machine and tabulates them. If there are duplicates while the machine is doing a checksum query (like a fingerprint scan), you can then sort through them accordingly.

We've grossly overcomplicated that matter.

The VRA made things more complicated? VRA was a cluster Fkuc so it needs to be buttoned up? That’s what you are going with?

[youthathletics]

You guys should have looked into election fraud when you controlled all of Congress and the White House...

All the Republican posters here are pretending like we didn't have this conversation last election.

And what did I tell them then? That their party won't lift a single finger to "fix" these fake complaints.

Why? Because they are fake complaints, designed to strengthen the tinfoil hat base, that's why.


What did the Republican party do instead? The closed polls and access to election sites. Oh yeah, this is a Sooper-Dooper serious problem, fellas.

I've got $1000 on the table for anyone who wants to wager whether or not these complaints and fake problems are still there next election, assuming that Republicans lose elections.

The only "solution" to these fake problems? Republican wins.

It's all so stupid.

Agreed.

Jimmy Carter agreed it is a recipe for corruption....back in 2005.

We are the masters of complicating our own lives.

And he would be wrong unless the facts show otherwise....how are mail in votes doing in Oregon and Colorado....

https://multco.us/elections/brief-histo ... ail-oregon

Multnomah County ...you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Did you notice all those stats on their page was prior to Jimmies results of election commission in 2005. You should take a walk and get some fresh air TLD, maybe the CO2 is getting above 1000ppm under that n95 mask.

Yes. I did. Have you noticed any wide spread issues of voter fraud. The point was that it wasn’t problematic before or after but warrants vigilance.....like many things. Voting by mail isn’t anything new....Try to keep up. What is your take on the dismantling of the VRA?

Yea....no issues at all with it, mmm, okay. CV-19 only complicated everything even more.

WRT to VRA - I am in favor of cleaning it all up, you have a valid ID, and meet the requirement to cast a vote, you get a single vote, simple as that. I say, scan your federal ID like a cop does or write it in on a requested absentee ballot, absentee ballots goes through an OCR machine and tabulates them. If there are duplicates while the machine is doing a checksum query (like a fingerprint scan), you can then sort through them accordingly.

We've grossly overcomplicated that matter.

The VRA made things more complicated? VRA was a cluster Fkuc so it needs to be buttoned up? That’s what you are going with?

I passed over your direct question about VRA and explained my stance on cleaning all voting up (bold underline above). Your rabbit hole diversions are played out.

[Typical Lax Dad]

You guys should have looked into election fraud when you controlled all of Congress and the White House...

All the Republican posters here are pretending like we didn't have this conversation last election.

And what did I tell them then? That their party won't lift a single finger to "fix" these fake complaints.

Why? Because they are fake complaints, designed to strengthen the tinfoil hat base, that's why.


What did the Republican party do instead? The closed polls and access to election sites. Oh yeah, this is a Sooper-Dooper serious problem, fellas.

I've got $1000 on the table for anyone who wants to wager whether or not these complaints and fake problems are still there next election, assuming that Republicans lose elections.

The only "solution" to these fake problems? Republican wins.

It's all so stupid.

Agreed.

Jimmy Carter agreed it is a recipe for corruption....back in 2005.

We are the masters of complicating our own lives.

And he would be wrong unless the facts show otherwise....how are mail in votes doing in Oregon and Colorado....

https://multco.us/elections/brief-histo ... ail-oregon

Multnomah County ...you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Did you notice all those stats on their page was prior to Jimmies results of election commission in 2005. You should take a walk and get some fresh air TLD, maybe the CO2 is getting above 1000ppm under that n95 mask.

Yes. I did. Have you noticed any wide spread issues of voter fraud. The point was that it wasn’t problematic before or after but warrants vigilance.....like many things. Voting by mail isn’t anything new....Try to keep up. What is your take on the dismantling of the VRA?

Yea....no issues at all with it, mmm, okay. CV-19 only complicated everything even more.

WRT to VRA - I am in favor of cleaning it all up, you have a valid ID, and meet the requirement to cast a vote, you get a single vote, simple as that. I say, scan your federal ID like a cop does or write it in on a requested absentee ballot, absentee ballots goes through an OCR machine and tabulates them. If there are duplicates while the machine is doing a checksum query (like a fingerprint scan), you can then sort through them accordingly.

We've grossly overcomplicated that matter.

The VRA made things more complicated? VRA was a cluster Fkuc so it needs to be buttoned up? That’s what you are going with?

I passed over your direct question about VRA and explained my stance on cleaning all voting up (bold underline above). Your rabbit hole diversions are played out.

You believe mail in voting reform is more impactful that VRA? What exactly has been proven to be a systematic problem with mail in voting? What aspect of the VRA needs to be cleaned up?

[youthathletics]

You guys should have looked into election fraud when you controlled all of Congress and the White House...

All the Republican posters here are pretending like we didn't have this conversation last election.

And what did I tell them then? That their party won't lift a single finger to "fix" these fake complaints.

Why? Because they are fake complaints, designed to strengthen the tinfoil hat base, that's why.


What did the Republican party do instead? The closed polls and access to election sites. Oh yeah, this is a Sooper-Dooper serious problem, fellas.

I've got $1000 on the table for anyone who wants to wager whether or not these complaints and fake problems are still there next election, assuming that Republicans lose elections.

The only "solution" to these fake problems? Republican wins.

It's all so stupid.

Agreed.

Jimmy Carter agreed it is a recipe for corruption....back in 2005.

We are the masters of complicating our own lives.

And he would be wrong unless the facts show otherwise....how are mail in votes doing in Oregon and Colorado....

https://multco.us/elections/brief-histo ... ail-oregon

Multnomah County ...you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Did you notice all those stats on their page was prior to Jimmies results of election commission in 2005. You should take a walk and get some fresh air TLD, maybe the CO2 is getting above 1000ppm under that n95 mask.

Yes. I did. Have you noticed any wide spread issues of voter fraud. The point was that it wasn’t problematic before or after but warrants vigilance.....like many things. Voting by mail isn’t anything new....Try to keep up. What is your take on the dismantling of the VRA?

Yea....no issues at all with it, mmm, okay. CV-19 only complicated everything even more.

WRT to VRA - I am in favor of cleaning it all up, you have a valid ID, and meet the requirement to cast a vote, you get a single vote, simple as that. I say, scan your federal ID like a cop does or write it in on a requested absentee ballot, absentee ballots goes through an OCR machine and tabulates them. If there are duplicates while the machine is doing a checksum query (like a fingerprint scan), you can then sort through them accordingly.

We've grossly overcomplicated that matter.

The VRA made things more complicated? VRA was a cluster Fkuc so it needs to be buttoned up? That’s what you are going with?

I passed over your direct question about VRA and explained my stance on cleaning all voting up (bold underline above). Your rabbit hole diversions are played out.

You believe mail in voting reform is more impactful that VRA? What exactly has been proven to be a systematic problem with mail in voting? What aspect of the VRA needs to be cleaned up?

Evidentially a bunch of it, according to damned near all the Dems in the House, so says H.R.4

[Typical Lax Dad]

You guys should have looked into election fraud when you controlled all of Congress and the White House...

All the Republican posters here are pretending like we didn't have this conversation last election.

And what did I tell them then? That their party won't lift a single finger to "fix" these fake complaints.

Why? Because they are fake complaints, designed to strengthen the tinfoil hat base, that's why.


What did the Republican party do instead? The closed polls and access to election sites. Oh yeah, this is a Sooper-Dooper serious problem, fellas.

I've got $1000 on the table for anyone who wants to wager whether or not these complaints and fake problems are still there next election, assuming that Republicans lose elections.

The only "solution" to these fake problems? Republican wins.

It's all so stupid.

Agreed.

Jimmy Carter agreed it is a recipe for corruption....back in 2005.

We are the masters of complicating our own lives.

And he would be wrong unless the facts show otherwise....how are mail in votes doing in Oregon and Colorado....

https://multco.us/elections/brief-histo ... ail-oregon

Multnomah County ...you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Did you notice all those stats on their page was prior to Jimmies results of election commission in 2005. You should take a walk and get some fresh air TLD, maybe the CO2 is getting above 1000ppm under that n95 mask.

Yes. I did. Have you noticed any wide spread issues of voter fraud. The point was that it wasn’t problematic before or after but warrants vigilance.....like many things. Voting by mail isn’t anything new....Try to keep up. What is your take on the dismantling of the VRA?

Yea....no issues at all with it, mmm, okay. CV-19 only complicated everything even more.

WRT to VRA - I am in favor of cleaning it all up, you have a valid ID, and meet the requirement to cast a vote, you get a single vote, simple as that. I say, scan your federal ID like a cop does or write it in on a requested absentee ballot, absentee ballots goes through an OCR machine and tabulates them. If there are duplicates while the machine is doing a checksum query (like a fingerprint scan), you can then sort through them accordingly.

We've grossly overcomplicated that matter.

The VRA made things more complicated? VRA was a cluster Fkuc so it needs to be buttoned up? That’s what you are going with?

I passed over your direct question about VRA and explained my stance on cleaning all voting up (bold underline above). Your rabbit hole diversions are played out.

You believe mail in voting reform is more impactful that VRA? What exactly has been proven to be a systematic problem with mail in voting? What aspect of the VRA needs to be cleaned up?

Evidentially a bunch of it, according to damned near all the Dems in the House, so says H.R.4

It’s obvious that you have no idea what you are talking about. Have fun watching the election returns. I am sure I will find out in the morning.

[youthathletics]

You guys should have looked into election fraud when you controlled all of Congress and the White House...

All the Republican posters here are pretending like we didn't have this conversation last election.

And what did I tell them then? That their party won't lift a single finger to "fix" these fake complaints.

Why? Because they are fake complaints, designed to strengthen the tinfoil hat base, that's why.


What did the Republican party do instead? The closed polls and access to election sites. Oh yeah, this is a Sooper-Dooper serious problem, fellas.

I've got $1000 on the table for anyone who wants to wager whether or not these complaints and fake problems are still there next election, assuming that Republicans lose elections.

The only "solution" to these fake problems? Republican wins.

It's all so stupid.

Agreed.

Jimmy Carter agreed it is a recipe for corruption....back in 2005.

We are the masters of complicating our own lives.

And he would be wrong unless the facts show otherwise....how are mail in votes doing in Oregon and Colorado....

https://multco.us/elections/brief-histo ... ail-oregon

Multnomah County ...you're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Did you notice all those stats on their page was prior to Jimmies results of election commission in 2005. You should take a walk and get some fresh air TLD, maybe the CO2 is getting above 1000ppm under that n95 mask.

Yes. I did. Have you noticed any wide spread issues of voter fraud. The point was that it wasn’t problematic before or after but warrants vigilance.....like many things. Voting by mail isn’t anything new....Try to keep up. What is your take on the dismantling of the VRA?

Yea....no issues at all with it, mmm, okay. CV-19 only complicated everything even more.

WRT to VRA - I am in favor of cleaning it all up, you have a valid ID, and meet the requirement to cast a vote, you get a single vote, simple as that. I say, scan your federal ID like a cop does or write it in on a requested absentee ballot, absentee ballots goes through an OCR machine and tabulates them. If there are duplicates while the machine is doing a checksum query (like a fingerprint scan), you can then sort through them accordingly.

We've grossly overcomplicated that matter.

The VRA made things more complicated? VRA was a cluster Fkuc so it needs to be buttoned up? That’s what you are going with?

I passed over your direct question about VRA and explained my stance on cleaning all voting up (bold underline above). Your rabbit hole diversions are played out.

You believe mail in voting reform is more impactful that VRA? What exactly has been proven to be a systematic problem with mail in voting? What aspect of the VRA needs to be cleaned up?

Evidentially a bunch of it, according to damned near all the Dems in the House, so says H.R.4

It’s obvious that you have no idea what you are talking about. Have fun watching the election returns. I am sure I will find out in the morning.

Teach me, what am I missing? About to watch a few episodes of Breaking Bad. Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

[a fan]

Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

Smart. Me, too. It's been great!

[CU88]

Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

Smart. Me, too. It's been great!

Smart indeed.

I finally watched The Wire, and now understand the Forum Topic "Hamsterdam"

[DMac]

Haven't watched the news but for bits and pieces here and there for months, it's good for the head.
Now get rid of Twitter and the rest of places all the keyboard experts like to throw fuel on the fire
of doom, gloom, and negativity and you might find you're a little more relaxed and smile a little more.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

Smart. Me, too. It's been great!

Smart indeed.

I finally watched The Wire, and now understand the Forum Topic "Hamsterdam"

I need to get back to The Wire. I got through the first two seasons. If you are looking for pure entertainment, try Money Heist. Spanish series on Netflix. Better in Spanish with subtitles.

[kramerica.inc]

Watching and re-watching the Coen Bro movies.
Saw many, but catching up on some of the more esoteric ones I missed. Some good ones. Some duds.
Watched "A Serious Man" last night. Missed it when it came out. Slow roller. But enjoyed it. Probably would have resonated more if I had grown up in a Jewish household. But still entertaining.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Watching and re-watching the Coen Bro movies.
Saw many, but catching up on some of the more esoteric ones I missed. Some good ones. Some duds.
Watched "A Serious Man" last night. Missed it when it came out. Slow roller. But enjoyed it. Probably would have resonated more if I had grown up in a Jewish household. But still entertaining.

What are your top 4 or 5? They have made so many good movies. Blood Simple was excellent. Intolerable Cruelty was sneaky good. Those are lesser known. I liked almost all of their films.

[Farfromgeneva]

Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

Smart. Me, too. It's been great!

Smart indeed.

I finally watched The Wire, and now understand the Forum Topic "Hamsterdam"

I need to get back to The Wire. I got through the first two seasons. If you are looking for pure entertainment, try Money Heist. Spanish series on Netflix. Better in Spanish with subtitles.

Season three is when Marlowes story really picks up.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

Smart. Me, too. It's been great!

Smart indeed.

I finally watched The Wire, and now understand the Forum Topic "Hamsterdam"

I need to get back to The Wire. I got through the first two seasons. If you are looking for pure entertainment, try Money Heist. Spanish series on Netflix. Better in Spanish with subtitles.

Season three is when Marlowes story really picks up.

I plan to get back to it.

[kramerica.inc]

Watching and re-watching the Coen Bro movies.
Saw many, but catching up on some of the more esoteric ones I missed. Some good ones. Some duds.
Watched "A Serious Man" last night. Missed it when it came out. Slow roller. But enjoyed it. Probably would have resonated more if I had grown up in a Jewish household. But still entertaining.

What are your top 4 or 5?

I think you can swap them all around depending on your preferences.
Rough order for me:

Blood Simple
No Country
O Brother
True Grit
Barton Fink
Lebowski
Fargo
Raising AZ
Serious Man

Still have to watch Buster Scruggs and Man Who Wasn't There

Some goofy and weird period takes thrown in there. But many have a real melancholy and/or unsettling mood.
For those unfamiliar, regardless of mood, none are really light and frivolous watches. That is, they usually require some attention to enjoy.
But enjoyable if you're looking for some movies that aren't just what they appear on the surface.

[kramerica.inc]

Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

Smart. Me, too. It's been great!

Smart indeed.

I finally watched The Wire, and now understand the Forum Topic "Hamsterdam"

I need to get back to The Wire. I got through the first two seasons. If you are looking for pure entertainment, try Money Heist. Spanish series on Netflix. Better in Spanish with subtitles.

Season three is when Marlowes story really picks up.

I plan to get back to it.

I could rewatch The Wire every couple years. Good stuff. And there's a lot to catch. I didn't watch it when it first came out. When I finally caught up to it on Amazon Prime a few years ago, it completely ruined my sleep schedule- I couldn't stop watching! Even the "lesser" seasons focusing on the docks and newspaper, were enjoyable. Truthfully I thought the first few episodes of Season 1 were the worst and hardest to get through.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Haven’t turned on any news in 3 plus weeks.

Smart. Me, too. It's been great!

Smart indeed.

I finally watched The Wire, and now understand the Forum Topic "Hamsterdam"

I need to get back to The Wire. I got through the first two seasons. If you are looking for pure entertainment, try Money Heist. Spanish series on Netflix. Better in Spanish with subtitles.

Season three is when Marlowes story really picks up.

I plan to get back to it.

I could rewatch The Wire every couple years. Good stuff. And there's a lot to catch. I didn't watch it when it first came out. When I finally caught up to it on Amazon Prime a few years ago, it completely ruined my sleep schedule- I couldn't stop watching! Even the "lesser" seasons focusing on the docks and newspaper, were enjoyable. Truthfully I thought the first few episodes of Season 1 were the worst and hardest to get through.

Thanks. I will get back to them.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Watching and re-watching the Coen Bro movies.
Saw many, but catching up on some of the more esoteric ones I missed. Some good ones. Some duds.
Watched "A Serious Man" last night. Missed it when it came out. Slow roller. But enjoyed it. Probably would have resonated more if I had grown up in a Jewish household. But still entertaining.

What are your top 4 or 5?

I think you can swap them all around depending on your preferences.
Rough order for me:

Blood Simple
No Country
O Brother
True Grit
Barton Fink
Lebowski
Fargo
Raising AZ
Serious Man

Still have to watch Buster Scruggs and Man Who Wasn't There

Some goofy and weird period takes thrown in there. But many have a real melancholy and/or unsettling mood.
For those unfamiliar, regardless of mood, none are really light and frivolous watches. That is, they usually require some attention to enjoy.
But enjoyable if you're looking for some movies that aren't just what they appear on the surface.

I saw all of them except Serious Man. Liked them all. Miller’s Crossing was excellent too.

[Farfromgeneva]

Watching and re-watching the Coen Bro movies.
Saw many, but catching up on some of the more esoteric ones I missed. Some good ones. Some duds.
Watched "A Serious Man" last night. Missed it when it came out. Slow roller. But enjoyed it. Probably would have resonated more if I had grown up in a Jewish household. But still entertaining.

What are your top 4 or 5?

I think you can swap them all around depending on your preferences.
Rough order for me:

Blood Simple
No Country
O Brother
True Grit
Barton Fink
Lebowski
Fargo
Raising AZ
Serious Man

Still have to watch Buster Scruggs and Man Who Wasn't There

Some goofy and weird period takes thrown in there. But many have a real melancholy and/or unsettling mood.
For those unfamiliar, regardless of mood, none are really light and frivolous watches. That is, they usually require some attention to enjoy.
But enjoyable if you're looking for some movies that aren't just what they appear on the surface.

Lebowski has to remain #1 for me.

Buster Scruggs is good