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So who runs the Klan today, Democrats? The people who support which party control the Klan today?

This is from 2016.....

Former KKK Leader David Duke Says 'Of Course' Trump Voters Are His Voters

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...ys-of-course-trump-voters-are-his-voters

David Duke was the grand wizard of the KKK.

So the Christian right isn't a voting bloc? Come on man. Look at the laws being enacted in red states against gay and trans people and their self proclaimed "war on woke" and then try to honestly say they aren't trying to "divide us for personal gain". Look at trump and all of his cronies spreading the lie that the election was stolen to purposefully divide the people and then claim Republicans aren't trying to "divide us for personal gain".

Do you you manage to post this BS with a straight face?

Sure it was, back when dems acted almost as bad as Trumpians. Those roles changed decades ago, get with the times. The modern dems will save you if you just get out of the way. SMH, some people would do well to get themselves a power of attorney for a dem to handle their important affairs. Bonus is there would be way more time to focus on conspiracy theories.

Here is something to think about. When I was a kid in the Coal mines of Kentucky everyone, I knew were Democrats. Strong Union Democrats. The small towns still had buildings there that were known as the white fountain and the colored fountain. Today, white and black people live in the same neighborhoods in those small coal towns. Also, when I go back to visit everyone has become Republicans. So as the South turned more Republican it became less racist at the same time. Something to really think long and hard about!

You know that supporting a bill that doesn't work like affirmative action does not make a person not racist. Affirmative action has been in place for years and has not improved black people's quality of life at all. Martin Luther King said he wanted to live in a world that people were judged by the quality of their character and not the color of their skin. I agree with that. Democrats want black people to feel victimized and suppressed. If they didn't in places were Democrats have been in legal control for decades the quality of life would have improved for their citizens. Ask Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, etc... citizens if their quality of life has improved. Supporting a failed policy does not make a person less racist. Treating everyone no matter the color of their skin the same makes a person not a racist.

Ikr

Yes, because LBJ, a democrat, worked his ass off convincing just enough Republicans to go along with voting for Civil Rights Amendments. They turned into Republicans because the Democrats pushed for treating blacks as equal. Once again, history dictates it was George Wallace, a republican, who stood on the steps of the University of Alabama and said "In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." He actually blocked blacks from entering the building. The president had to send the National Guard to escort black students into a school. The KKK was ran by David Duke who said trump voters were his voters. The truth is there for anyone who doesn't make themselves purposely blind to it.

As much as you wish to write an alternate version of history, the reality of it isn't going to go away.

Must of got his critical race learning from a good ole boy.

The consequences keep getting more severe in Tommy Tuberville's war against the military..........

DoD chief warns of disruptions as Army, Marines lack confirmed leaders

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that troop readiness and retention is at risk as the Army’s chief stepped down Friday, leaving the military’s two ground combat forces without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in history.

Speaking during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Austin said the Senate’s failure to confirm the services’ new leaders is disruptive to the force and could impact relationships with allies and partners around the globe.

The confirmation of the next Army chief and Marine commandant are among more than 300 military nominations stalled by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican, over the Pentagon’s policy to pay for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.

“Today for the first time in the history of the Department of Defense, two of our services will be operating without Senate confirmed leadership,” said Austin. “Great teams need great leaders, and that’s central to maintaining the full might of the most lethal fighting force on earth.”

Army Gen. James McConville is retiring and Gen. Randy George, the current vice chief has been nominated to become the next chief of the service. On Friday, George became the acting chief. Similarly, Marine Gen. Eric Smith has been nominated to be the next commandant, but is serving in an acting capacity now because he hasn’t been confirmed.

Both can serve as “acting” chiefs, but can do nothing that would presume confirmation. As a result, they can’t move into the main residences or offices, or issue formal planning guidance, which is traditional for a new leader. And officials have also warned that there are some authorities, including some budgeting powers, that don’t shift to acting leaders.

“We need these leaders in place to ensure the readiness of our force,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, speaking at the ceremony. “And we need to end all of this uncertainty for our military families.” She noted that officers and their families are in limbo, waiting to see if they will move or not to new bases, states and job.

Smith addressed the issue in a letter to the force on Thursday, laying out the need for the Corps to continue modernization efforts and broader programs to improve warfighting.

“Until the Senate confirms our 39th Commandant, this guidance will serve as our reference point,” Smith said. " I cannot predict how long this process may take, but waiting is not an option for Marines, so we will move out as a team – just as we would in combat.”

Tuberville has blocked efforts to have Senate votes on all nominations for senior military jobs because he disagrees with the travel pay policy. And congress is now out on summer vacation, which means there will be no action on the jobs for weeks.

Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, will step down on Monday. Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, the current vice chief, has been nominated to take over.

Further complicating things, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown has been nominated to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when Army Gen. Mark Milley leaves, as required by law, on Sept. 30. The current vice chairman, Adm. Christopher Grady, would serve as acting chairman.

Brown, whose term as Air Force chief goes for another year, will remain in that post. Gen. David Allvin has been nominated to be the next Air Force chief, if Brown moves to the chairman’s job.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...xl6nsxgXRN4732eEAdh9vZdl-WtNdg5LIPkT27SE

#freedumb

Goper’s and their war against women’s reproductive rights is more important than national security…pffft

And once again the party of no…cutting the purse strings. Can’t expect to get qualified leaders if you aren’t going to pay them. Like teachers, police, and first responders. Get a clue Gopers

Many of our teachers are not qualified to teach, and while the good ones are underpaid. The bad ones are overpaid.

Morning dawg…. That can be fixed.

GOOD TEACHERS are made when they are given a subject to teach then allowed to teach it as they see fit. All this ‘fit in the mold of a factory worker’ public education state/national testing needs to go away. The quality of ones education should be measured by their accomplishments after the education, not their test taking prowess.

The best teachers I’ve had in my life were free to teach in their own way.

We should also accelerate education in the US by making school year round, and adding at minimum an associates level degree into public high school curriculums. Graduate with a specialized associates degree and some damn direction rather than being allowed to flounder and seek only menial jobs as a career path. We also should stress the importance of ongoing education and teach our youth to strive to learn new things every day. Lastly, we need to teach them to use their screen wielding tech as tools for success and not just for gaming, social media, or hook-ups. Over the next decade, AI will enhance everything, and if this new LK99 superconductor proves out, there will be drastic improvements on our electronic devices. It makes no damn sense to me at all to use this tech for posting cat videos, lunch pics, or other idiotic uses, while remaining ignorant to the greater world around you. Today, your phone is stronger than the computers that took us to the moon and look at the crap we use them for.

I agree and it's long past time to do so.

I wouldn’t teach dog tricks, let alone school kids in a red state with a Governor like DeStains. Every teacher in Florida at all levels should just quit. Let the Trumpian cuckoos bring in MAGA priestesses to teach their rug rats. Let everyone else sign their kids up for online school from a sane state.

I stopped reading at "Teachers should be able to teach how they see fit" Wrong. Teachers should teach standardized course work so students can learn skills at grade level or higher. You dont get to teach based on your feelings.

Did I say they shouldn’t use school books? No I didn’t. But teaching for efficiency tests is a ridiculous way to teach. Teachers need to form bonds and reach kids on their particular level to really awaken their minds. Who knows how many Einsteins we’ve lost with the dumbed down education system and letting special interest zealots bring religion into public schools. We’ve been creating an abundance of absolute morons for at least 20 years. Yes, there were always some here and there, but they are now everywhere. Surely, you’ve noticed.

Like I said, the best teachers I had coming up taught like this. They’re the ones you remember with a smile on your heart. You actually learned the subject thoroughly back then. But I also had mediocre and bad/poor quality teachers. So, I get you may have never had a teacher like that, but it was pretty common when I came through the education system. Teachers cared about the kids and weren’t afraid of them or worried about getting gunned down at work. They also didn’t have to come out of pocket for school supplies or helping feed other peoples kids. And they could make a few extra bucks leading or assisting with tons of extracurricular activities. Teachers were much more respected. If a teacher had to call your parents over your behavior, you were screwed. You welcomed a paddling to keep your parents out of it. It was a different era.

But he’s got so much more harm he can cause before he finally croaks. Why retire now?

Anybody notice how the anti cancel culture brigade can literally devour their own in an instant. Lol

All they have to do is say one negative thing about trump or disagree with him about something and they're toast. This is no longer the Republican party. It's the trumpian party.

Yet another frivolous lawsuit by trump. This time attacking a woman who was proven to be one of his victims. And of course he plans to appeal the decision....

Trump counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll dismissed

A federal judge Monday dismissed former President Trump’s claim that E. Jean Carroll defamed him in May after a jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing the writer.

The day after the verdict, Carroll appeared on CNN and indicated Trump had raped her. The jury had not found Trump liable for rape under New York’s definition, but instead found him liable for sexual abuse.

Trump then claimed Carroll’s insistence on CNN amounted to defamation, filing a counterclaim in Carroll’s other lawsuit that has not yet gone to trial.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Monday dismissed Trump’s argument, ruling Carroll’s statement on the cable network was substantially true and that “[t]here would have been no different effect on the mind of an average listener.”

“The difference between Ms. Carroll’s allegedly defamatory statements — that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as defined in the New York Penal Law — and the ‘truth’ — that Mr. Trump forcibly digitally penetrated Ms. Carroll — is minimal. Both are felonious sex crimes,” Kaplan ruled.

Kaplan, a Clinton appointee, separately rejected Trump’s defense that he has “absolute presidential immunity” in the case.

Trump attorney Alina Habba said the former president would be filing an appeal shortly, calling it a “flawed decision.”

Carroll in June 2019 publicly accused Trump of raping her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. She has since filed two lawsuits against Trump.

In May, a jury heard one of those cases and found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defaming Carroll last year by denying her story.

Carroll appeared on CNN the following morning, and Trump appeared on the network for a town hall hours after that.

Both addressed the jury’s verdict during their appearances. Carroll added Trump’s comments to her pending lawsuit, and Trump followed by filing the now-dismissed counterclaim.

The lawsuit had originally accused Trump of defamation when Carroll initially came forward in 2019. It cited three statements Trump made denying Carroll’s story, including one he made during an interview with The Hill. A trial is scheduled for January.

“We are pleased that the Court dismissed Donald Trump’s counterclaim,” Carroll attorney Robbie Kaplan, who is not related to the judge, said in a statement.

“That means that the January 15th jury trial will be limited to a narrow set of issues and shouldn’t take very long to complete,” she continued. “E. Jean Carroll looks forward to obtaining additional compensatory and punitive damages based on the original defamatory statements Donald Trump made in 2019.”

https://thehill.com/regulation/cour...8iKEL0vYbS7tpX-ZJkXH-mlNFwAgt5XrbTPi_rs4

Lol … more goper campaign funds being used to shine the turd they put in front of us.

Jc

Make sure y’all vote today if you live in Ohio. These crazy ass republicans in the state legislature trying their normal crap again, thinking there was gonna be low voter turnout for the special election.

I am voting against Issue 1 myself. I think my biggest fear/qualm with the whole thing is that they are using the anti-abortion argument as a Trojan horse to really move the needle further away from pure-form democracy. Regardless of my own beliefs on abortion, we have to safeguard the system. I am hoping that other people view it that way, too. We can't sacrifice important aspects of our democratic construct because we really want a certain policy to be implemented and never changed.

I think it was someone on here that said if it was just about the 60% thing, then it's a different ballgame entirely. We can at least have a conversation about that, and honestly you could probably get me to vote yes. And at the end of the day, wasn't that their main goal (abortion was allegedly polling at 58% in favor)?

But of course they had to layer on the BS with the ridiculous signature requirements, force it into an August election when they said those were no good, and only apply all these higher thresholds to citizen-driven amendments (ones coming from the legislature, where Republicans have a death grip thanks to unconstitutional gerrymandering, still pass with a simple majority).

They're not even trying to hide it anymore, and I think/hope they get a big smack upside the head today... if nothing else than for the shear arrogance behind Issue 1.

Ahhh, 05 and Oob have finally came to the dark side.

Welcome, brothers.

Haha, thanks man. I've been told by two different sides that I'm on the dark side, so it's a lose-lose for me

The undermining of democracy continues. And you're right. They're not even trying to hide it anymore.

I saw something yesterday that seemed to be one of the most appropriate descriptions of what we are currently seeing unfold with trump......

"Accountability feels like persecution to those who have never been held accountable."

FIFY 🤪

Let me know when Biden is indicted 3 times on over 70 counts. As of now your response is nothing more than a temper tantrum with zero substance. Basing emotions on a supposed audio tape that there's no evidence it actually exists and a witness who testified the opposite of what was claimed he would testify to is like watching the Keystone Cops.

We are being told that passage protects us from special interests possible actions in future. The tangible problems I have now as an Ohio citizen include PUCO utility rates, Householder's criminal actions (including those still unrepealed), the over-reach lunacy of Issue 1, illegal gerrymandering, horrible school funding and biased subsidizing of for-profit charters, and catering to anti-abortion despite majority wishes.
I am convinced that we need to protect ourselves, and our rights, and prevent LaRose and the Republican "party" from further power grabs. This represents the real special interest group threatening Ohio today, and doing it for an anti-abortion movement that is legislating from a minority, and is able to do its agenda with the personal aiding and abetting of LaRose. I hope it is defeated soundly.

A temper tantrum? 🤣

This place is a non-stop temper tantrum, with basically one poster at the controls... It ain't me! lmao

And yet it continues.....

I know you somehow wish to present that showing and documenting the facts of what's going on as a temper tantrum. When the facts obviously point in a direction you don't like the only weapon you have left it to attack the messenger. Very trumpian like.

Yes, it's those who use brainless memes because they can provide no substance to argue the truth with. Their only instinctive reaction is to lash out against the truth.

A live map of voter turnout in Cuyahoga County. So far, Cleveland proper seems to have a more than crappy voter turnout.

https://cuyahogavoters.s3.amazonaws.com/map.html

This same site reported 19% of the County and 12% of Cleveland at 11AM.