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Maven

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84. Exactly. They had a job to do, and they did it.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #23)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 11:58 PM

Oct 2018

I guess their contract expired.

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JPR: "It's Been a Helluva Run!" [View all] brooklynite Oct 2018 OP

No longer fun for them, I guess mcar Oct 2018 #1

pretty much. im sure they will start up once democrats get more power JI7 Oct 2018 #6

Being the "anti-DU website" doesn't seem to be a sustainable model for long-term viability. NurseJackie Oct 2018 #118

Yes, but too bad. The more time that little nest of Hortensis Oct 2018 #143

Interesting... this isn't the first time that I've heard-tell about the old management... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #144

:) Who's surprised? Go far enough left, you'll find the far right. Hortensis Oct 2018 #167

Manny sneaking back in here?... SidDithers Oct 2018 #2

Hope not tymorial Oct 2018 #5

You mean he hasn't already? revmclaren Oct 2018 #12

Did he ever really leave? MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #24

That might give me.... mcar Oct 2018 #27

Ya mean the watermelon and fried chicken Manny? sheshe2 Oct 2018 #49

That and so much other shit yep. I thought those of that persuasion all grouped up and could do lunasun Oct 2018 #52

Trust me. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #59

Nah they luv ya . I think it's you ?? lunasun Oct 2018 #60

I am not a member there so I don't see how they can ban me. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #64

excellent recall sheshe!!!!!!!!!!! still_one Oct 2018 #53

Trust me. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #61

I do trust you still_one Oct 2018 #62

Luvs ya sheshe2 Oct 2018 #65

The racist WillyT? progree Oct 2018 #71

Nauseating. betsuni Oct 2018 #79

80 recs... sheshe2 Oct 2018 #85

80 recs from vile, stupid people. They aren't welcome here. yardwork Oct 2018 #93

I expect some will try to come back mcar Oct 2018 #95

Some never left. yardwork Oct 2018 #96

True mcar Oct 2018 #98

I remember that thread Gothmog Oct 2018 #120

OH MY GOD!!! CHECK THIS OUT!!! WHOOMP THERE IT IS!!!! GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #154

Yep those were the "not so good old days" Andy823 Oct 2018 #99

"If you didn't agree with them, you were the enemy." Jim Lane Oct 2018 #101

You post a lot over at JPR, Jim. yardwork Oct 2018 #102

What I think about all this Jim Lane Oct 2018 #104

So you think that saying mean things about DU is worse than promoting Trump? yardwork Oct 2018 #106

No, I do not think that and did not say that. Jim Lane Oct 2018 #107

These are your exact words, to which I responded: yardwork Oct 2018 #108

There is no straw man argument in the response lapucelle Oct 2018 #112

JPR hosted a thread where posters pledged not to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016. yardwork Oct 2018 #114

Privately owned websites aren't bound by the First Amendment; they set their own rules. Jim Lane Oct 2018 #119

Wading through all the obfuscation, I see that you were fine with voting against Hillary in the GE. yardwork Oct 2018 #124

Now you are just flat-out lying. Jim Lane Oct 2018 #133

I see some there who talk trash about this site and yet who still post here. Demsrule86 Oct 2018 #174

I see that too. yardwork Oct 2018 #175

+1 betsuni Oct 2018 #177

Did you approve of your fellow JPR posters applauding the booing of Congressman John Lewis Gothmog Oct 2018 #121

I post on a site, so I can be held accountable for all other posts there? Jim Lane Oct 2018 #132

I am amused that you are comfortable posting on that board Gothmog Oct 2018 #134

To try out the same excuses and justifications you're currently using on this post. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #147

The attack on Congressman John Lewis is part of a pattern by JPR types Gothmog Oct 2018 #150

I am not maintaining the proposition that you ascribe to me Jim Lane Oct 2018 #155

DU is a great site for news gathering MuseRider Oct 2018 #156

"Too bad, I hope it grows back up some day." Jim Lane Oct 2018 #166

This message was self-deleted by its author yardwork Oct 2018 #176

What in the hell does that MuseRider Oct 2018 #182

Sorry, I meant to respond to the post below yours. My mistake. yardwork Oct 2018 #183

I was the one MuseRider Oct 2018 #190

Where are Bernie's tax returns? yardwork Oct 2018 #184

About Bernie-bashing Jim Lane Oct 2018 #191

"Whataboutism... lapucelle Oct 2018 #109

he should have been banned right then along with every fucking person who supported him JI7 Oct 2018 #82

Must say... sheshe2 Oct 2018 #89

I saw somewhere that manny is a republican who voted for Reagan Gothmog Oct 2018 #149

Yup. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #151

Why would any Democrat pay attention to Manny? Gothmog Oct 2018 #159

I think he has been already Andy823 Oct 2018 #54

He is probably here already obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #73

Did Putin pull the funding? yardwork Oct 2018 #3

That's what I was thinking, unless the Kochs did. LonePirate Oct 2018 #9

Six of one, half dozen of the other. yardwork Oct 2018 #11

My thoughts exactly. orangecrush Oct 2018 #31

Maybe Putin just dumped this particular set of useful idiots. lapucelle Oct 2018 #37

Manny shit stain XRubicon Oct 2018 #50

Putin pulled out, after only leaving a small nut. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #63

Eeeeew! nt sheshe2 Oct 2018 #90

Poor them. tymorial Oct 2018 #4

they are pretty much right wing trump supporters. JI7 Oct 2018 #10

More winning. :) joshcryer Oct 2018 #7

They are getting the hell out of Dodge revmclaren Oct 2018 #8

THIS!!! orangecrush Oct 2018 #41

Is the revolution over? betsuni Oct 2018 #13

Yes. They think they won. Mission accomplished. yardwork Oct 2018 #14

Waaaa? sheshe2 Oct 2018 #75

Maybe we missed it. betsuni Oct 2018 #77

I must have slept through it. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #83

Even their GBCW is beyond pathetic grantcart Oct 2018 #100

... sheshe2 Oct 2018 #152

Did you know it's a ghost town here? WhiteTara Oct 2018 #15

Now that you mention it: TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #72

what does SV mean in relation to DU? WhiteTara Oct 2018 #16

They call DU Site Voldemort but I don't know why. betsuni Oct 2018 #17

Interesting. WhiteTara Oct 2018 #18

They definitely think we're evil. It's a hate site that considers DU a hate site. betsuni Oct 2018 #21

There is a lot of hate at both of those sites JonLP24 Oct 2018 #25

You're calling DU a hate site? betsuni Oct 2018 #26

I mean general hate though I have seen racism, misogyny, anti-semitism, etc here JonLP24 Oct 2018 #29

A large chunk of them were banned from DU for being hateful. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #30

They call DU Site Voldemort -- why: progree Oct 2018 #45

Thanks for the explanation. betsuni Oct 2018 #48

Before my sister and I quit speaking to one another WhiteTara Oct 2018 #68

They've built their own bubble like right-wingers. betsuni Oct 2018 #69

You're wrong about the JPR poll Jim Lane Oct 2018 #103

Could be. I didn't save any notes or links to it. Just my recollection progree Oct 2018 #110

Thanks for all info, progree. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #153

Maybe Skinnerville? Codeine Oct 2018 #22

Discussionist is a hell of a lot worse JonLP24 Oct 2018 #19

You should read what they wrote about me... yuiyoshida Oct 2018 #28

I hear orangecrush Oct 2018 #32

They are vile losers. Consider it praise. Hoyt Oct 2018 #87

Oh lord, is that dumpster fire still online? Ruby the Liberal Oct 2018 #43

Must be good money for Skinner -nt Bradical79 Oct 2018 #111

Ugh. ismnotwasm Oct 2018 #20

"Our work here is done." MineralMan Oct 2018 #23

The russian funding orangecrush Oct 2018 #33

JPR Is Toast! MineralMan Oct 2018 #35

Good for the bastards orangecrush Oct 2018 #39

Some will slink back here... MineralMan Oct 2018 #40

I was thinking the same thing Gothmog Oct 2018 #36

the shredders orangecrush Oct 2018 #38

Or decided to dispense with the filter of useful idiots. n/t JHB Oct 2018 #66

Exactly. They had a job to do, and they did it. Maven Oct 2018 #84

They probably need more of a challenge. betsuni Oct 2018 #86

Boo Hoo Gothmog Oct 2018 #34

You would think they would be in their heyday right now. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2018 #42

I remember when the site started. Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #44

While not all bad feelings would have gone away, I think what solidified it was that most over there still_one Oct 2018 #67

I also went there when the site first started... Raster Oct 2018 #160

Yes, it was an ugly time. Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #162

Awww no more rubles.... XRubicon Oct 2018 #46

Watch them come crawling back here NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #47

I think some are already here Andy823 Oct 2018 #55

Twitter. Reddit. Slo mo boards like this and JPR are antique Arazi Oct 2018 #74

I am sure Putin is more than happy to take over still_one Oct 2018 #51

Mission accomplished????? Bleacher Creature Oct 2018 #56

Fuck manny shit stain XRubicon Oct 2018 #57

What happened? Downtown Hound Oct 2018 #58

Hmmm......... George II Oct 2018 #70

... mcar Oct 2018 #97

I don't know who these people are but they provided me with amusement tonight. JHan Oct 2018 #76

JPR will go the way of all of the other fringe-left spin off sites... SidDithers Oct 2018 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Oct 2018 #168

Didn't somebody just do GBCW flameout so they could post over there? grantcart Oct 2018 #80

that's when they will be active again because their whole thing is attacking democrats JI7 Oct 2018 #81

LOL! Putin has finally pulled the plug! R B Garr Oct 2018 #88

They were useful idiots. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #91

I think some have been re-infiltrating DU under new names. Way too many Debbie Downers... Hekate Oct 2018 #92

Be ready for... Adrahil Oct 2018 #105

Adapted from "Casey At The Bat:" DFW Oct 2018 #94

What does "SV" mean as it's used over there. It appears to be a pejorative nickname for DU... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #113

Site Voldemort. yardwork Oct 2018 #115

Thanks! I guess that is... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #117

I find it to be in line with their emotional ages. yardwork Oct 2018 #125

Site Voldemort - the explanation progree Oct 2018 #131

Are they still pushing Seth Rich conspiracy theory? RhodeIslandOne Oct 2018 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author Scurrilous Oct 2018 #122

$29,617.01 Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #123

I heard that a lot of JPR people donated to Jill Stein too revmclaren Oct 2018 #127

. Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #128

... revmclaren Oct 2018 #129

You've got your own forum over there, don't you? nt cwydro Oct 2018 #139

Yes I do Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #140

He's one of their "Wizards," I think. MineralMan Oct 2018 #141

And I still have the labor group named after me on the DU Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #145

So you do. An odd contrast, I think, between the two websites. MineralMan Oct 2018 #146

Lol, one of their "wizards!" cwydro Oct 2018 #164

I thought that JPR was formed after Hillary won the nomination. yardwork Oct 2018 #185

JPR went online December 2015 BEFORE the primaries started Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #186

Ok. The super delegates voted as their states chose. yardwork Oct 2018 #188

Maybe their Russian funding dried up Renew Deal Oct 2018 #126

I personally doubt that sanders will run in 2020 Gothmog Oct 2018 #130

Look who/what else recently shut down. salin Oct 2018 #135

Charles C. Johnson, not to be confused with Charles Johnson and Little Green Footballs Brother Buzz Oct 2018 #161

agreed - this is the nasty one. salin Oct 2018 #163

Interesting. Putin was funding the alt-right groups. yardwork Oct 2018 #189

I have looked at JPR about once a week since it started. MineralMan Oct 2018 #136

I also check JPR out once a week Gothmog Oct 2018 #137

I saw this cartoon on JPR Gothmog Oct 2018 #138

+100 MineralMan Oct 2018 #142

the accuracy of it all..++++++ JHan Oct 2018 #148

+1000! mcar Oct 2018 #157

So true. I'll never forget. And I'll never forgive. NurseJackie Oct 2018 #172

+1 betsuni Oct 2018 #173

USA: It's Been a Helluva Run! 0rganism Oct 2018 #158

I go to their site every now and then PJMcK Oct 2018 #165

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Oct 2018 #169

K&R Scurrilous Oct 2018 #170

K&R betsuni Oct 2018 #171

never heard of it except here Kurt V. Oct 2018 #178

It became home for the "Bernie or Bust" crowd after the 2016 Election. brooklynite Oct 2018 #179

ah i see. Kurt V. Oct 2018 #180

JPR went online December 2015 BEFORE the primaries started Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #187

Why do you say that? zipplewrath Oct 2018 #181