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yovargas wrote:Hey Rose, you forgot my "favorite" one - that one time he re-tweeted false neo-Nazi statistics that claimed blacks are far more violent than they really are. Something which his supporters do not view as racist.

http://thehalloffire.net/forum/viewtopi ... 33#p312933
Oh dear.. there are so many instances if one has the eyes (and honesty) to see. Makes me want to weep.

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Just shared that on my FB page, Voronwë.

No words...just horrible!
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:And in the latest edition of "not the Onion":

Science division of White House office left empty as last staffers depart
Who needs science! He's bringing back coal! Perhaps he's also looking into bringing back the ice box and horse & buggy.
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RoseMorninStar wrote: Who needs science! He's bringing back coal! Perhaps he's also looking into bringing back the ice box and horse & buggy.

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Can someone just take him to a neurologist already? Please?
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I assure you, he has the greatest neurology of anyone you know. Just the best.
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yovargas wrote:I assure you, he has the greatest neurology of anyone you know. Just the best.
But of course, he's a very stable genius.
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Yes, I'm sure everyone admires his great genes and amazing neurology. He did pass that test, you know. That one that's really hard and not many people can pass (I cringed when he said that and hoped he was just throwing in his usual embellishments because he was implying that passing a test meant to assess cognitive impairment was a real feat for him).
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River, I'm not sure I recall what you are referring to.
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:River, I'm not sure I recall what you are referring to.
I'm thinking River is referring to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test Dr. Ronny Jackson gave him at his annual physical.
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That's it, Rose. I was a little freaked out about how proud he was of passing.
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Thanks, River and Rose (I originally typed "Rose and River" but I thought that "River and Rose" flowed better, which reminded me of Tolkien's conversation with his mother when he was seven and he wrote a story about a "green great dragon" and she told him that it had to be "great green dragon". Yes, I am weird.)
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Thanks, River and Rose (I originally typed "Rose and River" but I thought that "River and Rose" flowed better, which reminded me of Tolkien's conversation with his mother when he was seven and he wrote a story about a "green great dragon" and she told him that it had to be "great green dragon". Yes, I am weird.)
Definitely flows better, like the song Rivers and Roads

Also, there is a whole thing about why English says 'tick tock' and never ever 'tock tick'.
It's really a fascinating glimpse into 'rules' that native English speakers follow without ever realizing it!
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/201609 ... ow-we-know

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/offtopic
Weird and adorable. :love:
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Inanna wrote:/offtopic
Weird and adorable. :love:
Agree. :) I do similar things. /offtopic

I tried to find the Montreal Assessment test online. I saw plenty of sites that claimed they had it but I could not view it/the site was not working. From the way it was described, I would think most of us would pass with flying colors 30/30 (although counting back from 100 by 7 would not be my strong point).
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Now this I take personally.

Trump: Jews who vote Democrat show 'lack of knowledge or great disloyalty'

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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Now this I take personally.

Trump: Jews who vote Democrat show 'lack of knowledge or great disloyalty'

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It's probably in response to Thomas Friedman's column in the NYT this week: If You Think Trump Is Helping Israel, You're a Fool

I like Adam Schiff's response to Trump's remarks. Trumps comments/behavior is always so small and petty.
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Disloyalty to who, exactly? Or do I not want to know?
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Disloyalty to Israel, Netanyahu, and Trump himself. Not necessarily in that order,

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