58 Responses to Saturday Open Thread

1. rikyrah says:

   January 26, 2019 at 9:49 pm

   Folks not having it

   This is what I said in 2015. And look how that turned out. This time, I'm not letting his toxic anti-Democrat bullshit go without dropping the goddamn house on his witchy ass. I'm not hiding from his flying monkey Bros but taking a fucking UZI to them. https://t.co/rAentRtbCa

   — Jennifer #KamalaHarris2020 (@leftyjennyc) January 26, 2019

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2. rikyrah says:

   January 26, 2019 at 9:42 pm

   If people are surprised by #Bernie2020 antipathy, they should not be. He ran against the Democratic Party in the Democratic Primaries. When the party rejected him, he stayed campaigning to attack the winner and try to overturn the will of the voters by flipping superdelegates.

   — John Wellington Ennis (@johnennis) January 27, 2019

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3. rikyrah says:

   January 26, 2019 at 9:25 pm

   Uh huh 😒

   "Who the hell that is black has time to sit through another campaign season of right wing racism and left wing apologetics…or the vicious rancor of 2016?"

   Must-read @Bravewriting
   Black Dems Have Plenty Of Reasons To Be #NeverBernie by Bianca Delarosa https://t.co/CPvd13Gq9k

   — Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) January 23, 2019

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4. rikyrah says:

   January 26, 2019 at 9:04 pm

   Pelosi castrated Donnie Brasco yesterday in the most public, most humiliating manner, then took the knife and stuck it in his gut with her comments about what Putin has on him. So of course Moron is losing his shpadoinkle tonight.

   — Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) January 27, 2019

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5. rikyrah says:

   January 26, 2019 at 7:33 pm

   🤣🤣🤣

   Like if you're a fuck Bernie Sanders voter

   Retweet if you really want to let people know you're a fuck Bernie Sanders voter

   Comment with Fuck Bernie Sanders because you've said it multiple of times since 2015

   Quote Tweet just to confirm you're a fuck Bernie Sanders voter.

   — Mr. Weeks 🤴🏾 (@MrDane1982) January 26, 2019

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6. rikyrah says:

   January 26, 2019 at 7:18 pm

   👏👏👏

   Ok, I have been planning this for a while, so here it goes.

   A THREAD on why I hate Bernie:

   — Please See Pinned Tweet (@JustAGurLnSwedn) January 26, 2019

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7. rikyrah says:

   January 26, 2019 at 7:16 pm

   I absolutely love these @sfchronicle photos from @KamalaHarris's first trip to South Carolina last night: pic.twitter.com/Dsjqak4SEV

   — Ian Sams (@IanSams) January 26, 2019

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8. SouthernGirl2 says:

   January 26, 2019 at 6:33 pm

   Sheriff Webre says that 21-year-old Dakota Theriot is driving a stolen sliver/grey 2004 Dodge pickup truck, license plate C583809, possibly east towards Mississippi. He’s wanted for killing 5 people: his parents, his girlfriend and her parents. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/1wm9g6ntH4

   — Trey Couvillion (@trey_couv) January 26, 2019

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9. SouthernGirl2 says:

   January 26, 2019 at 6:10 pm

   Brother made chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn on the cob & brownies.

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   • Liza says:

     January 26, 2019 at 8:49 pm

     If I didn’t have a blueberry cobbler in the oven right now I would be really jealous.

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10. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 5:21 pm

    If you read the Roger Stone indictment in the context of the timeline of what Trump campaign officials were doing throughout June 2016, it starts to look even more serious:https://t.co/44mWQiCFPj pic.twitter.com/8WPZKSqm1A

    — Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 25, 2019

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11. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    Been wondering this myself

    what is #CoryBooker's path to the presidency in a race including #KamalaHarris and what is his rationale for running? anyone?

    — skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) January 26, 2019

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12. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    Uh huh 😏

    Kamala Harris protesting Apartheid!

    Bernie isn't the only activist in this race #Kamala2020 pic.twitter.com/ptMXj2rFA0

    — Elect Kamala Harris (@KamalaDraft) January 26, 2019

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13. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 4:58 pm

    👏👏👏

    They'll never actually put in the work. This is why they whine about PBO and KH being "positioned" as if that's shady and nefarious when it's the way politics works. Why haven't they invested in a young upstart? Why aren't they grooming a DOS to compete & win on that level?

    — itgurl (@itgurl_29) January 24, 2019

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14. Ametia says:

    January 26, 2019 at 4:56 pm

    Hi 3CHICSPOLITICO Family. Traveling this weekend. Hope all is well.

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 26, 2019 at 7:16 pm

      Be safe 🤗

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    • SouthernGirl2 says:

      January 26, 2019 at 8:32 pm

      Enjoy. Safe travels.

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    • Liza says:

      January 26, 2019 at 8:53 pm

      I hope you went somewhere warm.

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15. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 4:55 pm

    Uh huh 😒

    Please, Tariq & the rest of the Ankh Tribunal told their incense hustling true believers to sit out of the GA & FL gubernatorial races. They don't care because electoral politics means learning things not found in the Hidden Colors Box set.

    — CL Nicholson (@CalvinNicholson) January 25, 2019

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16. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 4:53 pm

    👏👏🤣🤣

    Allow me to reintroduce myself
    I am Pelo – S-to-the-O-Si
    Showing this newbie prez who's the OG pic.twitter.com/Zymv2idfnX

    — Ed Yevelev (@EdYevelev) January 26, 2019

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17. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 4:31 pm

    I think people may be underestimating the significance of Pelosi—and the midterm results—crushing the widespread assumption that Trump has a mystical grasp on the pulse of the electorate and is politically invulnerable

    — Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) January 25, 2019

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 26, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      🤣🤣😂😂

      All those angry dudes living vicariously through Trump just watched their God-King get jawed by a Speaker they had misjudged as a weak, 78-year old commie from San Francisco.

      — Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) January 25, 2019

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    • majiir says:

      January 26, 2019 at 8:21 pm

      We’ve known all along that DJT is a blustering, lying, misogynistic, unethical, immoral @sshole. He tested the limit of his authoritarianism and got smacked down by a much smarter, politically-savvy female, Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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18. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 4:29 pm

    The 37th Annual Pink Ice Gala last night was filled with laughter, love, and so many hugs from my sorors. pic.twitter.com/tSNfXU3hVi

    — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 26, 2019

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19. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 2:32 pm

    Uh huh
    Uh huh

    WASHINGTON — President Trump met last week with a delegation of hard-right activists led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, listening quietly as members of the group denounced transgender people and women serving in the military before accusing White House aides of blocking Trump supporters from getting jobs in the administration, according to three people with direct knowledge of the events.

    …A central focus for Ms. Hair and Ms. Thomas was administration appointments that they wanted made, and that they accused the president’s aides of blocking. People familiar with the situation indicated that the people Ms. Hair and Ms. Thomas wanted hired were rejected for a range of reasons, and in at least one case, someone was offered a job and declined it because the position was not considered senior enough. Another complaint was that Ms. Thomas had not actually shared the full list of people to be hired, said those familiar with the meeting.

    Others attending the meeting included Frank Gaffney, the founder of the Center for Security Policy who has advocated curtailing immigration and has repeatedly denounced Muslims, and Rosemary Jenks, who works for the anti-immigration group NumbersUSA, according to the people familiar with the events.

    …One woman in the group argued that women should not serve in the military because they do not have the physical capacity that men do, according to the people familiar with the events.

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20. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 1:54 pm

    Elizabeth Drew (@ElizabethDrewOH) Tweeted:
    As she left her table at a Washington restaurant Friday night, the staff cheered and applauded Nancy Pelosi. What a week she had had. Said a waitress in near tears,”We need someone who will fight for us.” The Speaker carried a small white paper bag, I know not what was in it. https://twitter.com/ElizabethDrewOH/status/1089000380938240000?s=17

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21. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 1:45 pm

    Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) Tweeted:
    The House Intelligence Committee can’t send testimony transcripts to Robert Mueller until they have a full set of members. So far, Republicans are not naming any members to the Intelligence Committee. They managed it for 23 other committees, but…

    https://t.co/hyQRN0LILh https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1088992076027572224?s=17

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22. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 1:32 pm

    Democrat Kamala Harris makes first SC stop since announcing 2020 presidential run
    BY MAAYAN SCHECHTER
    JANUARY 25, 2019 10:52 PM,

    COLUMBIA, SC
    The thousands of South Carolinians who helped propel Barack Obama to the White House in 2008 returned the welcome to U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris Friday night in her first S.C. visit since she declared a run for president in 2020.

    “We are all here because of those who came before us,” Harris said in her brief remarks Friday, surrounded by a sold-out crowd of 3,000, and their phones, at the Gamma Nu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Pink Ice Gala in Columbia. “Our founders gave us the right charge. They said stand together, take care of each other and serve your country as leaders.“

    The California Democrat is no stranger to South Carolina.

    Ahead of the midterm elections last year, Harris stumped in Greenville County and Lower Richland, where she was treated to mentions of “madam president” and swallowed by the audience after her remarks hoping to get a photo with the senator.

    ………………………………

    State Rep. Chandra Dillard, D-Greenville, said she has not decided who she will vote for ahead of the state’s primary. But, she added, she is pleased so far with the senator’s policy positions.

    “She is just a delightful person, and I appreciate her journey,” said Dillard, an AKA chapter sister, who met Harris back in October. ”There’s a lot of people that can identify with her journey. She’s (got) an inspirational personality, and, Lord knows given the climate, we need inspiration. We need positivity and we need a can-do spirit.”

    Dillard said the excitement brewing around Harris draws close reminders to 2008.

    “She is going to have a sisterhood in all 50 states and abroad. We should be, and can be, the secret weapon.”

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23. Liza says:

    January 26, 2019 at 11:56 am

    Woke up and saw my daughter wasn’t in her bed… looked around the house and then I find this pic.twitter.com/X3tMC8Voog

    — Kristianna Jones (@kmjoness) January 26, 2019

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    • vitaminlover says:

      January 26, 2019 at 12:57 pm

      Precipos!

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      • vitaminlover says:

        January 26, 2019 at 1:21 pm

        *Precious!

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 26, 2019 at 1:25 pm

      🤗🤗😍😍

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24. SouthernGirl2 says:

    January 26, 2019 at 11:41 am

    Republicans held our government hostage for 34 days thinking @SpeakerPelosi and @TheDemocrats would give in to hostage taking but they underestimated and fail to see that strong brick wall in the House and they got clocked. Bet y’all won’t try that ISH anymore. #QueenNancy

    Democrats have held our government hostage for weeks, but thanks to President @realDonaldTrump's leadership, the government will reopen and federal workers will be paid in the next few days.

    — GOP (@GOP) January 26, 2019

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25. Liza says:

    January 26, 2019 at 11:06 am

    5 years after #Ferguson, St. Louis County's new prosecutor confronts a racist criminal justice system and promotes smart and equitable reform.https://t.co/Cob6ilgSQ1

    — Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) January 26, 2019

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26. Liza says:

    January 26, 2019 at 10:34 am

    “Deliberate and coordinated”…

    I will tell you something most of the country probably already knows: @SpeakerPelosi does not mess around. ⬇️ https://t.co/lnfQOQQw8d

    — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 26, 2019

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    • Ametia says:

      January 26, 2019 at 4:54 pm

      Good, you’re are learning, AOC.

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27. Liza says:

    January 26, 2019 at 10:32 am

    Who raises these kinds of monsters?

    Minnesota: Two Men Plead Guilty to Bombing Bloomington Mosque https://t.co/yxtjA1S5ND pic.twitter.com/VNhEVMxqQw

    — Democracy Now! (@democracynow) January 26, 2019

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    • Liza says:

      January 26, 2019 at 10:37 am

      Nope, they are homegrown, sh!t-for-brains terrorists…

      These men did not enter the U.S. via the Southern Border. https://t.co/ieRdCltVxh

      — Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 26, 2019

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    • majiir says:

      January 26, 2019 at 8:38 pm

      I have never understood why some persons have a desire to harass, intimidate, and harm others who have done nothing to them. These guys probably thought bombing a mosque and killing/harming persons because of their religion was a good idea—until they were arrested. Stuff like this doesn’t make any sense to me. Although I was raised in the south under Jim Crow, my parents taught me not to hate others for any reason. The rule in our home was that you could say you hated things but could never say you hated another human being.

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28. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 9:59 am

    THREAD

    1. There is a jaw-dropping line in Stone indictment folks are missing. It implicates entire conservative media bubble – including Hannity, Tucker, Breitbart, and rest of @FoxNews – as participants/dupes in a fraud directed by people in Stone-Individual 1-Wikileaks conspiracy..

    — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 25, 2019

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29. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 8:16 am

    Jeremy Cliffe (@JeremyCliffe) Tweeted:
    Merkel was widely derided for her immigrant policies. But now we know:

    – 3/4 of new immigrants have done or are doing German courses
    – 33% speak good or v good German, up from 18%
    – 35% are in work
    – 2011-16 migrants added €35 billion to the German economy

    Source: @DIW_Berlin https://twitter.com/JeremyCliffe/status/1089149276658327553?s=17

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30. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:30 am

    “South Carolina State Rep. Chandra Dillard said the excitement brewing around Kamala Harris draws close reminders to 2008.”https://t.co/40LAyzy50K

    — Ian Sams (@IanSams) January 26, 2019

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31. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:29 am

    Baltimore, Maryland

    Salute this brother for speaking up against an illegal search and seizure.

    KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

    And when you see something, SAY SOMETHING!

    RETWEET THIS! pic.twitter.com/7I1urpcHLF

    — StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) January 26, 2019

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32. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:28 am

    A mother and father should not have to sit their teenage son down and tell him he may be stopped, arrested, and potentially shot because of the color of his skin. pic.twitter.com/kYXj0rB74S

    — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 26, 2019

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33. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:27 am

    .@BernieSanders is running for President again? As a Democrat? Nah. He’s not. He’s a socialist who quietly coddles the NRA and surrounds himself w sexist campaign operatives.

    No thanks.

    — jimmy williams (@Jimmyspolitics) January 26, 2019

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34. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:26 am

    Kelsey Snell (@kelsey_snell) Tweeted:
    I didn’t catch this before but the short-term spending bill (CR) includes a reauthorization/extension of the Violence Against Women Act per McConnell spox.

    I didn't catch this before but the short-term spending bill (CR) includes a reauthorization/extension of the Violence Against Women Act per McConnell spox.

    — Kelsey Snell (@kelsey_snell) January 25, 2019

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35. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:25 am

    😠😠😠😠

    Board meeting attendees said four black female students were questioned and strip searched by the school nurse and assistant principal. https://t.co/ta4aayuydH

    — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 25, 2019

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36. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:23 am

    Hillary goes OFF on Bernie supporters attacking Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/Zbh70PJWjj

    — Chris Evans (@notcapnamerica) January 26, 2019

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37. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:18 am

    Uh huh 😒

    Ryan's role in this is worth remembering. Perhaps had he allowed the Senate bill a vote Trump would have vetoed and we're where we are now, but maybe not.

    As usual, my assessment is Ryan was ducking personal blame for it while the party leader's real job is to take the blame. https://t.co/2PVQe1wgIV

    — Jonathan Bernstein (@jbview) January 25, 2019

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38. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:17 am

    This tweet is absolutely on point 👏👏👏

    Make no mistake, red states/districts disproportionately rely on and cling to the federal government for dear life, the Congressional GOP literally can’t afford to keep giving Trump more rope. They won’t say it but it’s true. https://t.co/rjsJFPX5tL

    — Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) January 26, 2019

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39. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:16 am

    Just a reminder. Until this afternoon, McConnell insisted that Trump's opposition to a CR without wall funding was a law of nature, to which Dems must accommodate despite possibility of override, while Dem refusal to fund wall was illegitimate.

    — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 25, 2019

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40. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:15 am

    Pelosi, in her lunch briefing, was absolutely biting when it came to her assessment of how McConnell had handled this entire process https://t.co/CKmChn2WQ0 pic.twitter.com/vzzKg9KwxP

    — Sam Stein (@samstein) January 25, 2019

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41. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:14 am

    Actually, the only outstanding question is whether the White House is stupid enough to do the one thing that polls as more unpopular than shutting down the government. https://t.co/AoYnyiMTvQ

    — Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) January 26, 2019

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42. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:13 am

    Trump didn't become president by channeling his base's demand for a wall, he sold them the idea it should be their top demand in the first place. Now they're up in arms because he didn't get the thing he told them to demand. It's like a Twilight Zone ending.

    — Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) January 25, 2019

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43. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:12 am

    I think the extent of Trump’s defeat is being a little underplayed in some of this evening’s big multi-source wraps — it’s not just that Trump didn’t get his $5.7 billion, in this afternoon’s speech he finally admitted “The Wall” is a fantasy.

    — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 26, 2019

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44. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:12 am

    Senate Republicans on Thursday:

    A CR with no wall funding is unacceptable, doesn’t address the border

    Senate Republicans on Friday:

    President Trump is right, a CR with no wall funding is a sensible way forward

    — Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 25, 2019

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45. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 7:10 am

    Womp womp 😒

    This was the actual worst case scenario for Rs. Bear the brunt of a pointless shutdown, cave on CR for nothing, and tread water for 3 weeks before doing it again.

    — Mac McClung Fan Account (@LPDonovan) January 25, 2019

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46. rikyrah says:

    January 26, 2019 at 2:28 am

    Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄w

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