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Uh, Canada

10 Thursday Feb 2022

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Always from the list of talking points. Never one original thought.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler Retweeted
Newsmax @newsmax
Lawmakers are calling for an investigation into GoFundMe to see if they violated federal law after removing the ‘Freedom Convoy’ trucker’s fundraiser from their platform.

“They’re discriminating against conservative groups,” said @RepHartzler on Wednesday’s “Wake Up America.”
8:02 AM · Feb 9, 2022

“…on Wednesday’s ‘Wake Up America.'” Not a moment’s hesitation on their part.

As usual, the responses are priceless:

You do realize this is in Canada. So your effort to rile the racist base on this one falls flat this morning.[….]

Does she know that Canada is a whole different country with sovereignty and everything?

Things changed after the Bowling Green Massacre.

Hey Vick, Canada called and said to mind your own business in your own country! [….]

Geography is hard.

Previously:

O Canada (February 9, 2022)

O Canada

09 Wednesday Feb 2022

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Geography is hard.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Today:

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
Today I officially launched an investigation into ⁦@gofundme⁩’s actions to silence the Freedom Convoy. #FreedomConvoy2022 #TruckersForFreedom2022 #HonkHonk
[….]
2:53 PM · Feb 9, 2022

Check your memes, dude.

Canada is probably not interested in gaining 50 new provinces.

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook

07 Monday Feb 2022

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Denny Hoskins (r) [2017 file photo].

What we’ve all come to expect from Denny Hoskins (r):

Senator Denny Hoskins, CPA @DLHoskins
THANK YOU to everyone who has contacted me in support of a 7R-1D congressional map! Time to stand up and fight for liberty!
[….]
5:10 PM · Feb 7, 2022 from Missouri State Capitol

The irony always escapes Denny Hoskins (r):

Who can reply?
People @DLHoskins follows or mentioned can reply

Problem solved, eh?

[….]

We already did some of the math:

…The total Congressional vote for either Democrats or Republicans in Missouri in 2020 was 2,896,117. The total Congressional vote for Republican candidates in 2020 was 1,723,982 (59.53%). The total Congressional vote for Democratic candidates was 1,172,135 (40.47%)…

[….]More like 5 [Republican districts] (62.5%) – 3 [Democratic districts] (37.5%)….

We’ll finish:

40.47% > 37.5%.

6 is 75.0% of 8. 2 is 25.0% of 8.

37.5% > 25.0%.
[….]

7 is 87.5% of 8. 1 is 12.5% of 8.

40.47% > 12.5%.

Math is hard. Apparently more so for a CPA.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

Winter – morning visitors

06 Sunday Feb 2022

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This morning in west central Missouri:

Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III. 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/250, ISO 800, 400 mm.

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III. 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/100, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

American Robin. Turdus migratorius.
Canon 5D III. 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/320, ISO 800, 400 mm.

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…”

05 Saturday Feb 2022

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Even more meta.

Occasionally a post here will generate a lot of traffic. With that we sometimes get rambling illiterate responses posted as comments. There appears to be a correlation.

When anyone posts a comment here at Show Me Progress their email and IP addresses are attached to the comment.

All comments are held in moderation until approved. Illiterate responses are held in perpetuity – they won’t appear with the original post. However, we can and have devoted “Meta” posts mocking such content.

Early this morning:

looks like the publisher can’t do math either. looking at vote counts it’s 6 republican to 2 democrats . yup I’m from Missouri yup I can do math yup I can analyze numbers take your bullshit talking points somewhere else

Heh.

They appear to be incapable of showing their work.

We already did some of the math:

…The total Congressional vote for either Democrats or Republicans in Missouri in 2020 was 2,896,117. The total Congressional vote for Republican candidates in 2020 was 1,723,982 (59.53%). The total Congressional vote for Democratic candidates was 1,172,135 (40.47%)…

[….]More like 5 [Republican districts] (62.5%) – 3 [Democratic districts] (37.5%)….

We’ll finish:

40.47% > 37.5%.

6 is 75.0% of 8. 2 is 25.0% of 8.

37.5% > 25.0%.

Math is hard, eh.

“…take your bullshit talking points somewhere else”

Think about that telling exhibition of critical thinking skill for just a second.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Watching the Faux News Channel all the time will rot your brain

05 Saturday Feb 2022

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Occasionally a post here will generate a lot of traffic. With that we sometimes get rambling illiterate responses posted as comments. There appears to be a correlation.

When anyone posts a comment here at Show Me Progress their email and IP addresses are attached to the comment.

All comments are held in moderation until approved. Illiterate responses are held in perpetuity – they won’t appear with the original post. However, we can and have devoted “Meta” posts mocking such content.

Early this morning:

[….] you are and idiot you need to go live with BRAINDEAD biden because if this covid was so bad where is all the contamination barrels at so that all the contaminated mask and shit can be put because you see them laying on the ground and in shopping carts and they have them laying out where everyone walks by them so all those germs get on them and it is funny how certain people get it and alot don’t I have never wore a mask never been tested never been sick and guess what I am from Missouri you all are a bunch of snowflakes that worry way to much we would rather live our life free from mask and all the bullshit than to hear all the democrats saying you have to do this forcing people is not American so if you want live like that move to where you can live in communism go

Bless their heart.

“Faux News channel, fascist groupies” – protest sign, circa 2003- 2004.

Previously:

17,124 Missourians could not be reached for comment (February 1, 2022)

299 former residents of Stone and Taney Counties could not be reached for comment (February 1, 2022)