Politics And Current Events

[AuthorTony]

What a headline

https://dailynigerian.com/man-70-marrie ... er-photos/

And she looks absolutely thrilled.

[shafnutz05]

What a headline

https://dailynigerian.com/man-70-marrie ... er-photos/

That is incredibly depressing.

[Freddy Rumsen]

Cohen statement from SDNY prosecutors includes this new item - feds have a deal with AMI, the parent company of the National Enquirer, on Trump payments.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jamiedupree/ ... 7828971520

[Gaucho]

heh

Maxo Kream Music Video Leads to 20 Arrests on Gun Charges
https://pitchfork.com/news/maxo-kream-m ... ium=social

[tifosi77]

AMI (e.g. National Enquirer) has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the SDNY to stipulate they performed a 'catch-and-kill' service in concert with Trump to influence the election. (This is essentially the same as a cooperation agreement, but without the requirement to plead guilty to any criminal conduct.) Right now, this is limited to the Karen McDougal payment, but it all but eliminates the Edwards defense against campaign finance tomfoolery that the payment constituted a civil agreement for the purpose of maintaining familial confidentiality. (Which is something Rudy G might want want to revisit before his next TV appearance)

Also of note: Do not forget that Trump and Cohen were considering the viability to buying out David Pecker of his ownership of all the other stories AMI caught-and-killed over the years, as it makes for quite the large pile of blackmail fodder in the hands of a third party. (Remember the safe with all the goodies at AMI's offices?)

[eddy]

does it really matter though?

[eddy]

[shafnutz05]

heh

Maxo Kream Music Video Leads to 20 Arrests on Gun Charges
https://pitchfork.com/news/maxo-kream-m ... ium=social

The visual features footage of several men brandishing firearms, and begins with footage of officers searching multiple men. As KRPC reports, police say that many of the men were gang members, and some of the guns were stolen. Pitchfork has confirmed charges against 19 of the reported 20 men. NFL Cartel Bo (born: Warren Tramelle Brown II) and 11 other men were charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Seven were charged with misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a weapon. One of the men, Laderious Raymon Bates, took a plea deal on his misdemeanor charge and was sentenced to 60 days in county jail. Maxo Kream was not arrested.

KRPC reports that, after his arrest, NFL Cartel Bo “was released on bond and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor, but police said he cut it off and has not been seen or heard from since.”

When police officers arrived at the video shoot, which took place in March, many people ran to escape arrest. Law enforcement officials used the video, which was uploaded to WorldstarHipHop’s YouTube page on May 20, 2018, to find the people who had escaped.

These all made me chuckle. Gang members, in a rap video? Why I never!

[shafnutz05]

I just watched the video...that's like taking virtually every stereotype and rolling it up into one video.

I guess that's also what they refer to when they describe "mumble rap". Sigh...I miss the 90s

[Freddy Rumsen]

APNewsBreak: Julian Castro moves toward 2020 White House run (from @AP)

https://t.co/Tc7bes3yJX

[AuthorTony]

First came President Hussein. Then President Castro? What is the world coming to?

[Morkle]

President Donald Trump tried to brush off a question in a recent interview about his associates' interactions with Russians ahead of and during his presidential campaign by saying it was just "peanut stuff," despite his earlier blanket denials of any such interactions.

So are we at the "I did it, but it wasn't a big deal" phase?

[Morkle]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... story.html

“So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution, which it was not,” Trump wrote.

He further asserted that even if the payments could be considered campaign contributions, he should be facing a civil case rather than a criminal case. And he said, Cohen should be held responsible, not him.

“Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me,” Trump wrote. “Cohen just trying to get his sentence reduced. WITCH HUNT!”

Pretty sure the courts just said it was a crime lol.

[eddy]

That letter regarding AMI was dated September 2018.

[shafnutz05]

https://bigleaguepolitics.com/google-ap ... blasphemy/

A new Android app has launched with the focus of allowing Muslims to report individuals who commit blasphemy, or insult Islam.

No, this is not a joke. The app, “Smart Pakem”, which launched in Indonesia last month at the request of the Indonesian government, will allow users and government officials to uphold Sharia law and target and report people who hold “misguided” beliefs in violation of Islamic law, which forbids insults of Islam, insults against the Prophet Mohammed, or the recognition of any other religion besides Islam.

Indonesia’s criminal code prohibits blasphemy, which is defined as “the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things”.

The Code’s Article 156(a) targets those who deliberately, in public, “express feelings of hostility, hatred, or contempt against religion”. The penalty for violating Article 156(a) of Indonesia’s criminal code is a maximum of five years imprisonment.

Rajan Anandan, who serves as the VP of Google in south-east Asia, has not shown any resistance to the app, which is available in the Google app store.

[slappybrown]

heh

Maxo Kream Music Video Leads to 20 Arrests on Gun Charges
https://pitchfork.com/news/maxo-kream-m ... ium=social

The visual features footage of several men brandishing firearms, and begins with footage of officers searching multiple men. As KRPC reports, police say that many of the men were gang members, and some of the guns were stolen. Pitchfork has confirmed charges against 19 of the reported 20 men. NFL Cartel Bo (born: Warren Tramelle Brown II) and 11 other men were charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Seven were charged with misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a weapon. One of the men, Laderious Raymon Bates, took a plea deal on his misdemeanor charge and was sentenced to 60 days in county jail. Maxo Kream was not arrested.

KRPC reports that, after his arrest, NFL Cartel Bo “was released on bond and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor, but police said he cut it off and has not been seen or heard from since.”

When police officers arrived at the video shoot, which took place in March, many people ran to escape arrest. Law enforcement officials used the video, which was uploaded to WorldstarHipHop’s YouTube page on May 20, 2018, to find the people who had escaped.

These all made me chuckle. Gang members, in a rap video? Why I never!

“NFL Cartel Bo” is a helluva street name

[Viva la Ben]

Re: hush money payments
Orrin Hatch he didn’t care about them because it happened before Trump was president.

[Willie Kool]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKBN1OB01N

“It’s hard to impeach somebody who hasn’t done anything wrong and who’s created the greatest economy in the history of our country,” Trump told Reuters in an Oval Office interview.

“I’m not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened,” he said.

And, apparently, he'd be OK with that...

[tifosi77]

- Cohen admits in plea he knew he was breaking campaign finance law by making Stormy and McDougal payments, per Trump's instruction

- Career prosecutors in SDNY (an office run by a Trump appointee) turn "Individual-1" into a meme

- SDNY judge accepts prosecution filing characterizing payments as campaign finance violation

- AMI stipulates they cooperated in catch-and-kill practices specifically to influence the election

That's four separate lines of stipulation to felonies committed directed and/or abetted by Trump.

The judge that sentenced Cohen was a Clinton appointee, so that will probably get fun before too long.

[Morkle]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKBN1OB01N

“It’s hard to impeach somebody who hasn’t done anything wrong and who’s created the greatest economy in the history of our country,” Trump told Reuters in an Oval Office interview.

“I’m not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened,” he said.

And, apparently, he'd be OK with that...

Didn't the DOW just lose everything it gained at the start of 2018?

[Factorial]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKBN1OB01N

“It’s hard to impeach somebody who hasn’t done anything wrong and who’s created the greatest economy in the history of our country,” Trump told Reuters in an Oval Office interview.

“I’m not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened,” he said.

And, apparently, he'd be OK with that...

grunty has been saying the same.

[Shyster]

Pretty sure the courts just said it was a crime lol.

What court said that?

[Factorial]

But I think if there is truly a case for impeachment (collusion as part of a conspiracy) the majority of the American public will support it. If they go after him for these payoffs or other minor financial crimes they won't support it.

[grunthy]

- Cohen admits in plea he knew he was breaking campaign finance law by making Stormy and McDougal payments, per Trump's instruction

- Career prosecutors in SDNY (an office run by a Trump appointee) turn "Individual-1" into a meme

- SDNY judge accepts prosecution filing characterizing payments as campaign finance violation

- AMI stipulates they cooperated in catch-and-kill practices specifically to influence the election

That's four separate lines of stipulation to felonies committed directed and/or abetted by Trump.

The judge that sentenced Cohen was a Clinton appointee, so that will probably get fun before too long.

Did Cohen tell Trump what he was asking was illegal?

[Morkle]

- Cohen admits in plea he knew he was breaking campaign finance law by making Stormy and McDougal payments, per Trump's instruction

- Career prosecutors in SDNY (an office run by a Trump appointee) turn "Individual-1" into a meme

- SDNY judge accepts prosecution filing characterizing payments as campaign finance violation

- AMI stipulates they cooperated in catch-and-kill practices specifically to influence the election

That's four separate lines of stipulation to felonies committed directed and/or abetted by Trump.

The judge that sentenced Cohen was a Clinton appointee, so that will probably get fun before too long.

Did Cohen tell Trump what he was asking was illegal?

Do you think it mattered? I mean that's what needs to be proven.