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[Owendonovan]

What are you talking about? Biden has made it clear he did not want to run for president in 2016. And Hillary was not anointed; it was a very close race between her and Bernie, which she won in the end.
Am I missing something?

I believe it was Obama who put that idea in Biden's head..neither Bernie nor Hilary was going to beat Trump, Biden would have.

Hillary won the popular vote. And she would have won if one week before the election Comey had not come up with that BS of re-opening the investigation.
Mind you: I did not like her as a candidate; she is polarizing too. But she would have made a reasonable president.

The irony of Comey being indicted by trump after handing the election to trump is not lost on me.

[ashkor87]

What are you talking about? Biden has made it clear he did not want to run for president in 2016. And Hillary was not anointed; it was a very close race between her and Bernie, which she won in the end.
Am I missing something?

I believe it was Obama who put that idea in Biden's head..neither Bernie nor Hilary was going to beat Trump, Biden would have.

Hillary won the popular vote. And she would have won if one week before the election Comey had not come up with that BS of re-opening the investigation.
Mind you: I did not like her as a candidate; she is polarizing too. But she would have made a reasonable president.

i dont know about that, but then that is purely hypothetical.. the first time I saw Hilary speak, she was so ... nothing, I said to everyone in earshot - no way she can win this. . the only reason she wants to be President is one-upmanship on her husband, who was a great politician..

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‪‪Mrs. Betty Bowers‬
‪@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social‬
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The East Wing was built in 1902 & rebuilt in 1942, long after asbestos was used as a fire retardant. So, I’m sure the White House took steps to prevent a known carcinogen from entering the air during the current willy-nilly demolition.

Kidding! These irresponsible assholes don’t care who they kill.

[ponchi101]

I believe it was Obama who put that idea in Biden's head..neither Bernie nor Hilary was going to beat Trump, Biden would have.

Hillary won the popular vote. And she would have won if one week before the election Comey had not come up with that BS of re-opening the investigation.
Mind you: I did not like her as a candidate; she is polarizing too. But she would have made a reasonable president.

i dont know about that, but then that is purely hypothetical.. the first time I saw Hilary speak, she was so ... nothing, I said to everyone in earshot - no way she can win this. . the only reason she wants to be President is one-upmanship on her husband, who was a great politician..

But Ashkor, you started this conversation by saying that Obama stopped Biden from running in 2016, and that Biden would have won that year, which is both speculative and hypothetical. So, what is it?

[ashkor87]

Hillary won the popular vote. And she would have won if one week before the election Comey had not come up with that BS of re-opening the investigation.
Mind you: I did not like her as a candidate; she is polarizing too. But she would have made a reasonable president.

i dont know about that, but then that is purely hypothetical.. the first time I saw Hilary speak, she was so ... nothing, I said to everyone in earshot - no way she can win this. . the only reason she wants to be President is one-upmanship on her husband, who was a great politician..

But Ashkor, you started this conversation by saying that Obama stopped Biden from running in 2016, and that Biden would have won that year, which is both speculative and hypothetical. So, what is it?

huh? of course it is, did I say i isnt?! I dont know what you are understanding.

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‪Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis‬
‪@kendrawrites.com‬
· 6h
This is no shade to Chicago but this actually started in LA. They bought out a ton of vendors to keep them home.

[Owendonovan]

I thank any police officer I see for protecting us from ICE, just to make sure that seed is planted in their head.

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Just a FYI:

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‘Intentional’ Explosion Took Place at Harvard Medical School, Officials Say
Two people were seen running from the building afterward, the school said. No injuries were reported.

By Rylee Kirk
Nov. 1, 2025Updated 6:39 p.m. ET

An explosion took place in a building of the Harvard Medical School in Boston early on Saturday morning, the school’s police department said, in what the authorities described as an intentional act.

Two people were seen fleeing the building when a police officer from the Harvard University Police Department arrived at the scene, according to the police statement. The explosion was under investigation by local and federal authorities. The school police said no injuries were reported.

The university released still images from video surveillance of the two individuals on Saturday afternoon, asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them. One wore khaki pants, gray Crocs, and a brown hooded sweatshirt that appeared to say “NYC” on it; the other wore dark plaid pajama pants and a dark hooded sweatshirt. Both individuals had light-colored ski masks on.

The episode unfolded at 2:48 a.m. in the Goldenson building of the medical school, where an officer from the Harvard police department was dispatched after a fire alarm was activated, Steven G. Catalano, a spokesman for the university police, said in a statement.

An officer who arrived at the scene saw the individuals running from the building, Mr. Catalano said. The officer attempted to stop them before going into the building and going to the fourth floor, where the alarm was triggered, he said.

The arson unit of the Boston Fire Department determined that the explosion was “intentional,” he said. The Boston Police Department swept the building but did not find additional devices.

The Boston Fire Department did immediately not return a request for comment.

Mr. Catalano did not say what the extent of the damage was to the building, which was built in 1906 and appears to hold portions of the Neurology Department, according to the school’s website.

The F.B.I. was assisting at the scene and the investigation was “very active,” said Kristen M. Setera, a spokeswoman for the F.B.I. Boston Field Office.

Harvard has been in the spotlight recently as the university has been grappling with demands from the Trump administration. The administration cut funding after the university did not agree to adopt more conservative values on gender, grant access to admissions data or make changes to the school’s code of conduct.


This is a developing story.



https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/h ... =url-share

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CCTV images of people seen running from the scene via the Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -flee.html

[ponchi101]

Bombing universities.
"The professors are the enemy". Richard Nixon, who was then quoted by JD Vance in 2021.

So, start bombing them. They are a source of dissent.

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Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed

By JOSH FUNK
Updated 7:25 PM EDT, November 1, 2025
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A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI Director Kash Patel’s allegations that his 20-year-old client and four other young suspects were planning to carry out a terror attack on Halloween weekend.

Announcing their arrests on Friday, Patel said more information would be coming soon, however the FBI and Michigan authorities have offered few details about the case. Spokespersons for the state and national FBI and the U.S. Attorney in Detroit did not immediately respond to messages Saturday.

The investigation involved discussion in an online chat room involving at least some of the suspects who were taken into custody, according to two people briefed on the investigation who could not publicly discuss details. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The group allegedly discussed carrying out an attack around Halloween, referring to “pumpkin day,” according to one of the people. The other person briefed on the investigation confirmed that there had been a “pumpkin” reference.

However, lawyer Amir Makled, who represents a man from the suburb of Dearborn who was still detained on Saturday, said federal authorities haven’t given him many details about the investigation but after reviewing the matter, he concluded that no terror event was planned. He said he doesn’t expect any charges will be filed.

“I don’t know where this hysteria and this fearmongering came from,” Makled said.

He described the all-male group of U.S. citizens as gamers, and said they range in age from 16 to 20.

“If these young men were on forums that they should not have been on or things of that nature, then we’ll have to wait and see,” Makled said. “But I don’t believe that there’s anything illegal about any of the activity they were doing.”

Authorities said Friday after the arrests were made that there was no further threat to public safety. Patel had announced in a post on X that “the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend.”

Investigators allege the plan was inspired by Islamic State group extremism. It wasn’t immediately clear if the had the means to carry out an attack, but the reference to Halloween prompted the FBI to make arrests Friday, one of the people familiar with the investigation told the AP.

Patel credited the vigilance of the FBI, along with help from local authorities, with thwarting the plot.

Since the 9/11 terror attacks, the FBI has foiled several alleged attacks through sting operations in which agents posed as terror supporters, supplying advice and equipment.

Associated Press writers Mike Balsamo and Eric Tucker in Washington and Jacques Billeaud in Phoenix contributed to this report.

https://apnews.com/article/detroit-mich ... 8f9e836904

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‪Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat‬
‪@kenwhite.bsky.social‬
· 2h
This guy’s a Christian pastor, in case you think Diocletian didn’t have a point.