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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: bearman🐻 on September 28, 2013, 03:18:41 pm
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The Germs -- Shut Down
Marilyn Manson -- The Fight Song
TSOL -- Abolish Government
Manic Street Preachers -- Democracy Coma
The Damned -- Wait For the Blackout
The Cure -- Closedown
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Leonard Cohen- Democracy
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dead kennedys
government flu
you knew it was coming
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Priests - USA (Incantations)
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Talking Heads - Don't Worry About the Government
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Love this track.
Priests - USA (Incantations)
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NoFX - Perfect Government
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I randomly chose to play Camper Van Beethoven's fourth album on my ipod on my commute today. The final song played as we were pulling into the station..."Shut Us Down".
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NoFX - Perfect Government Murder The Government
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I was really hoping this would be here when I looked at the board today. Thanks.
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Dead Kennedys - Kill the Poor
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NOFX - Kill All the White Man
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Fugazi - Waiting Room
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Fugazi - Argument
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Breakdown - Tom Petty
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Since many Fed employees were staying up past their bedtimes last night. . .
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting
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Ignoreland - R.E.M.
Pretty much every single song by Rage Against the Machine
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Bad Brains - Banned In DC
Eh?
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Maybe this is what they had in mind when they declared DC Government employees essential:
http://dcist.com/2013/10/dc_council_passes_resolution_that_9.php
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Billy Bragg - Help Save the Youth of America
The brotherhood of the elephant
And the party of the arse
Are desperate for contestants
To take part in the farce
Of selling democracy down the tunes
With the adman's expertise
A majority, by their silence
Will pay for days like these
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Dylan - Only a Pawn in Their Game
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Keyshia Cole - Was It Worth It?
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Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang
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Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped
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Was on/near the Mall bother earlier this week and today.
The biggest difference? Today, many more Japanese and Midwestern tourist whistling at squirrels to get them to strike a pose for their vacation pictures than there were yesterday.
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SNFU - ...And No One Else Wanted to Play
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dead kennedys
at my job
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dead milkmen
big deal
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Whitney Houston - Like I never left
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SNFU - ...And No One Else Wanted to Play
ha! i haven't heard of thought of SNFU in years... off to go DL a copy of "if you swear you'll catch no fish".
edit: i'm lazy so i'll just listen to the youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PhoYARTTdc
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SNFU - ...And No One Else Wanted to Play
ha! i haven't heard of thought of SNFU in years... off to go DL a copy of "if you swear you'll catch no fish".
edit: i'm lazy so i'll just listen to the youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PhoYARTTdc
Every SNFU album title has 7 words.
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never noticed that - funny!
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Was on/near the Mall bother earlier this week and today.
The biggest difference? Today, many more Japanese and Midwestern tourist whistling at squirrels to get them to strike a pose for their vacation pictures than there were yesterday.
I feel bad for the tourists. Totally nonsensical to shut down the government when you know you are paying the employees anyway. Someone plans a trip to DC and can't see any of the sights? Anyway:
"Back in the saddle again"
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Although I don't think there'll be another shutdown...we are teetering VERY close on the edge of another one.
In that spirit, here's my 2014 contribution:
Ex Hex -- You Fell Apart
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-approves-spending-bill-avoid-government-shutdown-sends/story?id=27543835
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The Misfits -- All Hell Breaks Loose
Joy Division -- Leaders of Men
The Stranglers -- Something Better Change
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Soul Asylum - Shut down
The Government Totally Sucks - Tenacious D
The Shadow Government - They Might Be Giants
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How did I forget -
You Are (the Government) - Bad Religion
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It's sad how often this thread comes back to life
Shut em down - public enemy
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It’s sad how stupid democrats are...”I know let’s have a shutdown over illegal immigrants” said nobody ever...I have to believe this will be averted in next few hours or end quickly
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It’s sad how stupid democrats are...”I know let’s have a shutdown over illegal immigrants” said nobody ever...I have to believe this will be averted in next few hours or end quickly
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DT6VhPxXUAAgSWC.jpg:large)
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Yeah, I wasn't going to get into the whole thing about how DREAMers are NOT illegal, but there's that detail. This shutdown isn't just about DACA. It's about frustration with the process and way that things are dealt with. Sometimes you have to try to use leverage in the instances you are able to. There's no compromises being made right now. Oh, and a bunch of Republicans are on board with reauthorizing DACA, plus not all Republicans are voting to keep the government open. So it ain't all about Democrats, who don't control Congress or the WH.
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All I am saying is this is very bad politics.
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All I am saying is this is very bad politics.
For both sides. There are no winners here. Americans deserve better.
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this is a bit much....
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27072353_553219765062814_3417972100350025940_n.jpg?oh=bce033b0f20efcb7736788dac6e50234&oe=5AE48727)
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SKEPTA - SHUTDOWN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOG5BkY2Bc
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I've got nothing to offer except a complaint. I was recently invited on a last minute trip to the Bahamas by a lady friend and dug out my passport to find that it is expired. I started the expedited renewal process on Friday right before the shutdown. Having a hard time figuring out exactly how much passport requests are affected by the all this. I really don't want to eat these plane tickets. And I could really use a few days in the sun. Fuck this government.
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Passport offices are funded by fees not appropriations. They shouldn't be affected by the shutdown.
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Passport offices are funded by fees not appropriations. They shouldn't be affected by the shutdown.
Yeah, pretty sure that passports aren't affected since you have to pay for them...maybe they're short-staffed though.
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Passport offices are funded by fees not appropriations. They shouldn't be affected by the shutdown.
Yeah, pretty sure that passports aren't affected since you have to pay for them...maybe they're short-staffed though.
This is definitely what I am reading some places. But in others I've read that passport agencies located in federal buildings will be closed. Who the fuck knows. I think my chances are pretty good of getting it done. But being in just a little limbo over it sucks.
I stand by my original statement - fuck this government.
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http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-parks-passports-shutdown-20180119-story.html
For more information about passports, see the State Department’s website. As of late Sunday night, there had been no change in passport processing times, still listed as four to six weeks, according to state’s website. (It’s on the lower right corner of the page.)
Did you already do it? If not, try the USPS for expedited service. They are not affected by the shutdown.
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The good news is it looks like it'll reopen today.
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Democrats caved...they had no choice...sad
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Democrats caved...they had no choice...sad
Good! Though honestly i think they should just shut the shit down until they pass a full budget. This three week crap is BS.
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It is definitely good they caved but bad they have gotten themselves into this position of seemingly spending all their political capital on illegal immigrants...a total loser...
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It is definitely good they caved but bad they have gotten themselves into this position of seemingly spending all their political capital on illegal immigrants...a total loser...
Agreed.
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spending all their political capital on illegal immigrants...a total loser...
they're playing the long game. where do you think most new voters come from? it ain't births. and guess who immigrants tend to vote for... plus, it's an issue their (current) base is either supportive of or at a minimum indifferent about, on the whole.
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Long game?
Ha ha
Latinos do not vote and many Latinos could care less about DACA
Democrats are undoing their chances for the midterms...every time we talk bout immigration trump wins...
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spending all their political capital on illegal immigrants...a total loser...
Plus, this:
Yeah, I wasn't going to get into the whole thing about how DREAMers are NOT illegal, but there's that detail.
Playing the long game on immigration I will let slide, but not "illegal" immigration.
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Look they came in the country illegally...I think we need way more immigration and I am pro amnesty for everyone but the only way to accomplish that is to win elections and Democrats need to stop being the party of illegal immigrants and Muslims or they will lose the midterms and trump will be re-elected in 2020
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Look they came in the country illegally...I think we need way more immigration and I am pro amnesty for everyone but the only way to accomplish that is to win elections and Democrats need to stop being the party of illegal immigrants and Muslims or they will lose the midterms and trump will be re-elected in 2020
You summed up why this issue isn't polling well in marginal districts and why people don't give a crap about someone who came into the country as a minor (probably not even by their own choice) and now wants to try to stay here. I don't think people realize how HARD it is now for someone who is seeking asylum in this country to stay here. Imagine you're a North Korean refugee and you want to stay here because you have a relative in this country. You know you what you need? A birth certificate. BUT North Koreans are never ISSUED birth certificates. So what do you need? A lawyer to help your argument to stay. The system is changing and making it harder for anyone who wants to become a US citizen. And as the son of immigrants, I feel pretty disgusted when people don't have an ounce of common sense that they are lucky and privileged to be Americans but clearly don't have a shred of empathy just because they're a generation or 3 removed from the issue. The shutdown should not have happened. Over any issue. And it's ugly that what has surfaced is a "not for THESE people" sentiment. It stems right from the "shithole countries" comment.
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We need a system like Canada, where immigration is based on merit and not on whether you are lucky enough to have a relative in the country.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/opinion/canada-immigration-policy-trump.html
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Look they came in the country illegally...I think we need way more immigration and I am pro amnesty for everyone but the only way to accomplish that is to win elections and Democrats need to stop being the party of illegal immigrants and Muslims or they will lose the midterms and trump will be re-elected in 2020
You summed up why this issue isn't polling well in marginal districts and why people don't give a crap about someone who came into the country as a minor (probably not even by their own choice) and now wants to try to stay here. I don't think people realize how HARD it is now for someone who is seeking asylum in this country to stay here. Imagine you're a North Korean refugee and you want to stay here because you have a relative in this country. You know you what you need? A birth certificate. BUT North Koreans are never ISSUED birth certificates. So what do you need? A lawyer to help your argument to stay. The system is changing and making it harder for anyone who wants to become a US citizen. And as the son of immigrants, I feel pretty disgusted when people don't have an ounce of common sense that they are lucky and privileged to be Americans but clearly don't have a shred of empathy just because they're a generation or 3 removed from the issue. The shutdown should not have happened. Over any issue. And it's ugly that what has surfaced is a "not for THESE people" sentiment. It stems right from the "shithole countries" comment.
BOOM!
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We need a system like Canada, where immigration is based on merit and not on whether you are lucky enough to have a relative in the country.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/opinion/canada-immigration-policy-trump.html
Agreed. We are far to the left of Canada on this issue which is not something we say very often.
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oops i did it again britney spears
Idiot Wind bob dylan
and only because there was a ref down below...listening and oldie but goodie "where are my legs" SNFU
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oops i did it again britney spears
Idiot Wind bob dylan
and only because there was a ref down below...listening and oldie but goodie "where are my legs" SNFU
English my good man
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The Wall - Pink Floyd
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Crumblin' down- John Mellencamp
Off the wall - MJ
Piss on the wall - j. Giles
Balls to the wall -Accept (used to love this song)
Break down the walls - youth of today
Building a wall - petshop boys
Wall of death - Richard and Linda Thompson
Behind the Wall of sleep - the smithereens
Sugar walls - Sheena Easton
Charlotte sometimes - the cure
The walls came down - the call
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Crumblin' down- John Mellencamp
Off the wall - MJ
Piss on the wall - j. Giles
Balls to the wall -Accept (used to love this song)
Break down the walls - youth of today
Building a wall - petshop boys
Wall of death - Richard and Linda Thompson
Behind the Wall of sleep - the smithereens
Sugar walls - Sheena Easton
Charlotte sometimes - the cure
The walls came down - the call
What do you mean used to?
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American Ruse - MC 5
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So few songs for the exempt...
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Midnight Oil - Someone else to blame
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Ace ~ How Long (Has This Been Going On)
Captain & Tennille ~ Do That To Me One More Time
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That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - The Smiths
One Eyed Dollar - Clutch
Open Up The Border - Clutch
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It's sad how often this thread comes back to life
Shut em down - public enemy
Revived.
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Loser-Beck (dedicated to Matt Gaetz)
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do we need to dust this thread off
Ray Charles - Here we go again
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It's not a song but this pretty much says it all.
https://twitter.com/SeanCasten/status/1722971856712442027?t=MBfBZ6uFEbJfIcWkjUUC0A&s=19
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Interesting
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67422336
I wonder if Mike Johnson can last
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Interesting
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67422336
I wonder if Mike Johnson can last
chip roy is pissed
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1724846391459975559?s=20