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Yes, it means to get rid of, or "dump" Trump. In restaurant terms, it means to take an item off the availability list because the kitchen ran out of it. In 2020 the numbers were 86451103 (election day in 2020 was Nov 3). The only people who think "86" means to assassinate are those who would also consider "take care of" as having the same meaning. Funny, because a crime boss would try to say in court that he wasn't making a threat when he told someone that they had a nice family, and "it would be a real shame if something happened to them."

I'd say there are a lot of impenetrable simpletons. No one with a scintilla of intellectual honesty or ability would buy into that crap.

Any motorcycle will last you a lifetime ... if you ride it fast enough.

Did you catch his spokes cobra lashing out at the black female reporter for having the temerity to point out Trumps lies about the crosses lining the road? We are an embarrassment and I don't see it getting better.

Right? At least it blows up all the pathetic excuses that Winsor and the like always deploy to deflect the truth. "Everyone who talks about racism are the real racists!" Well this brazenly white supremacist administration is laser focused on talking about racism now.

using them as cushions mostly

Agreed. And today, if that mediocre violinist is the child of the largest donor to the symphony, odds are they will get that first chair. A DEI approach would ensure that the best violinist gets that chair. Even if they are black. Even if they're in a wheelchair. Even if they are not the child of the biggest donor. Even if they express political opinions you dislike.

Discrimination isn’t always black and white. People in wheelchairs shouldn’t be discriminated against for an office job, but they’re not going to be climbing ladders as a roofer. In your black and white world are you going to argue that people in wheelchairs shouldn’t have ramp access to offices? Or that because there are ramps into buildings they should be given specialist equipment to enable them to do roofing? As far as tangential characteristics, there’s a lot of evidence to show that a diverse group tends to have higher performance. But humans are naturally drawn to copies of themselves. So if you’ve got a company that only employs graduates from Oxford University because “it’s the best”, is discriminating. The lie that is told by the anti DEI believers is that diversity means accepting inferior people. There are many DEI policies and practices that are sensible and practical. 20 odd years ago in the UK it was fairly common practice to have a photo on your CV. These days best hiring practices remove names, genders and race from the CV’s removing innate bias. The only people it hurts are Uncle Fred’s nephew who knows someone and gets a leg up. Lastly sorry to say it but with bias involved I’m certain that your violinist will be perceived as mediocre no matter how good they are, if you’ve got people who believe that only blond white women can play well. You only need to look at your political views to see that there are those of who believe that Trump is “better” than Harris, because a woman could never be better than a man.

Somehow you expect more than snark in response. I wish I could.

Trump supporters have a thing for rapists, felons and murderers lately. It's their bag, baby!