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Postby Factorial » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:08 am

Philly mayor on Trump:

“There’s no compassion whatsoever in the White House,” Kenney said during a City Hall address in Philadelphia. “I'm just beside myself with sadness because our president is a bully, our president is a punk, and he just doesn't get it.”

He added: “I don't know where he was raised, but his family didn’t do a good job raising that guy.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/ ... unk-259469

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:47 pm

https://nypost.com/2017/11/22/slain-bal ... -officers/
A Baltimore homicide detective was killed with his own service weapon as he was preparing to testify against fellow officers indicted in a drug-running scheme.
That's not the least bit suspicious. No siree.

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:52 pm

Meanwhile, the Congressional Creeper Olympics are running at full chat.

Congressman on tape tells woman he would report her to Capitol Police because she could expose his secret sex life
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), who apologized Wednesday for a lewd photo of him that circulated on the Internet, told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos, videos and messages that he would report her to the Capitol Police because she could expose his behavior, according to a recording reviewed by The Washington Post.

The woman spoke to The Post after the lewd photo was published Tuesday by an anonymous Twitter account. She shared a secretly recorded phone conversation she had with Barton in 2015 in which he warned her against using the explicit materials “in a way that would negatively affect my career.”

The woman described encounters and contact spanning a five-year period that began online after she posted a message on Barton’s Facebook page in 2011, leading to the sexually explicit exchanges and ultimately a pair of physical sexual encounters in Washington and Texas. Over time, she said, she became aware of and corresponded with multiple other women who engaged in relationships with Barton, who represents a suburban Dallas district and is one of the most senior Republicans in the House.

The woman, who is not married, spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect her privacy.
The interesting wrinkle here is that the photo that was leaked could violate the Texas statute banning 'revenge porn'. I'm not sure if the location the photo was taken, or where the person was when they anonymously uploaded it to Twitter is the controlling factor.

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:53 pm

Oh, and bots are spamming the FCC with anti-net neutrality comments.

Investigation of fake net neutrality foes has been stymied by the FCC, New York attorney general says
The reports started trickling out in May, in the weeks after the Federal Communications Commission had begun soliciting public comments on a proposal to repeal net neutrality rules that govern the flow of information on the Internet.

A large number of messages lambasting the Obama-era regulation began appearing on the FCC's public forum with the same text. While it is not unusual for commenters to use form letters provided by activist groups, people began complaining they hadn't submitted the comments that carried their names and identifying information.

They were being impersonated.

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Postby columbia » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:54 pm

If Moore wins, when would he be seated? It would have to be before the end of the year, if the tax bill is to be passed by reconciliation.

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Postby Willie Kool » Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:57 pm

Oh, and bots are spamming the FCC with anti-net neutrality comments.

Investigation of fake net neutrality foes has been stymied by the FCC, New York attorney general says
The reports started trickling out in May, in the weeks after the Federal Communications Commission had begun soliciting public comments on a proposal to repeal net neutrality rules that govern the flow of information on the Internet.

A large number of messages lambasting the Obama-era regulation began appearing on the FCC's public forum with the same text. While it is not unusual for commenters to use form letters provided by activist groups, people began complaining they hadn't submitted the comments that carried their names and identifying information.

They were being impersonated.
Went to the site to check my name, nothing. Tried "Joe Mama" and there are 7 form letter submissions under that name, all with addresses that belong to someone else.

This is obvious fraud...

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Postby eddy » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:06 pm

A lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn informed an attorney for President Trump this week that he can no longer discuss the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, a sign that Flynn may be preparing to cooperate in the probe, people familiar with the investigation said
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/ ... story.html

Any significance to this?

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:15 pm

It's a pretty clear indication Flynn is singing.

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:30 pm

Letter From Saudi Arabia
Bottom line: There are still dark corners here exporting intolerant ideas. But they seem to now have real competition from both the grass roots and a leadership looking to build its legitimacy around performance, not just piety or family name. As one Saudi educator said to me, “There is still resistance to change,” but there is now much more “resistance to the resistance.”

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Postby columbia » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:17 pm

Letter From Saudi Arabia
Bottom line: There are still dark corners here exporting intolerant ideas. But they seem to now have real competition from both the grass roots and a leadership looking to build its legitimacy around performance, not just piety or family name. As one Saudi educator said to me, “There is still resistance to change,” but there is now much more “resistance to the resistance.”
It pains me to think it, but he might be the only hope for the region (excepting Israel).

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Postby columbia » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:33 pm

re:Flynn

Yes, he'll be too busy with his voice lessons. The whole thing is such a mess and we certainly don't know if he has has anything to offer. For his sake, he better have.

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Postby grunthy » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:45 pm

It's a pretty clear indication Flynn is singing.
Or he could have been indicted.

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Postby Willie Kool » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:27 pm

The Alt-Right Propaganda Machine is Winning Because Americans Insist on Being Stupid: A Timeline of The Al Franken “Scandal”

https://medium.com/@Erinlank/the-alt-ri ... bad99a51be

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Postby AuthorTony » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:35 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/23/ma ... -test.html
A California man was finally vindicated nearly 40 years after being wrongly convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 4-year-old son after DNA tests proved his innocence.

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Postby shmenguin » Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:38 am

The Alt-Right Propaganda Machine is Winning Because Americans Insist on Being Stupid: A Timeline of The Al Franken “Scandal”

https://medium.com/@Erinlank/the-alt-ri ... bad99a51be
There are many ways that the right distinguishes itself with shitstain behavior. This is not one of them. The joy of bandwagoning onto tenuous "articles" and social media posts is shared by everyone.

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Postby grunthy » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:05 am

The Alt-Right Propaganda Machine is Winning Because Americans Insist on Being Stupid: A Timeline of The Al Franken “Scandal”

https://medium.com/@Erinlank/the-alt-ri ... bad99a51be

Just stop with the dumbass conspiracy stuff. Franken is obviously a perv a deserves the backlash he is getting. Obviously his stuff is no where near the level of Moore, which should be possible jail time.

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Postby Trip McNeely » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:18 am

The Alt-Right Propaganda Machine is Winning Because Americans Insist on Being Stupid: A Timeline of The Al Franken “Scandal”

https://medium.com/@Erinlank/the-alt-ri ... bad99a51be

Just stop with the dumbass conspiracy stuff. Franken is obviously a perv a deserves the backlash he is getting. Obviously his stuff is no where near the level of Moore, which should be possible jail time.
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Postby grunthy » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:32 am

The Alt-Right Propaganda Machine is Winning Because Americans Insist on Being Stupid: A Timeline of The Al Franken “Scandal”

https://medium.com/@Erinlank/the-alt-ri ... bad99a51be

Just stop with the dumbass conspiracy stuff. Franken is obviously a perv a deserves the backlash he is getting. Obviously his stuff is no where near the level of Moore, which should be possible jail time.
:thumb:
When Trip McNeely agrees with me, you should definitely know you are in the wrong @Willie Kool... lol

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Postby Willie Kool » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:34 am

Like the headline said: Americans insist on being stupid...

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Postby grunthy » Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:40 am

Like the headline said: Americans insist on being stupid...


Yes the alt right was playing the long game on Al Franken with his sexual misconduct... They had a girl meet the new senator at a fair in the early 2010s, get a picture with him, and immediately post on her FB that he groped her, so they could use that photo and post at the most opportune time as to tarnish his reputation... Those devious bastards...


Are you **** ing high?

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Postby columbia » Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:20 am

Iran's supreme leader 'the new Hitler', says Saudi crown prince
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-mi ... t-42108986

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Postby Gaucho » Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:29 am

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Postby Willie Kool » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:51 am

Like the headline said: Americans insist on being stupid...


Yes the alt right was playing the long game on Al Franken with his sexual misconduct... They had a girl meet the new senator at a fair in the early 2010s, get a picture with him, and immediately post on her FB that he groped her, so they could use that photo and post at the most opportune time as to tarnish his reputation... Those devious bastards...
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Yeah, that's exactly what I'd expect a woman who was 'shocked' 'felt violated' and 'embarrassed' and was at that very instant supposedly thinking "oh my God, what's happening" to look like...

I guess it's a matter of do you believe her or your own lying eyes?

As far as the contemporaneous FB post, 'Dude -- Al Franken TOTALLY molested me! Creeper!' was posted as a reply to her sister's comment about them being so close in the photo. It most certainly doesn't read like it was written by someone who had just been 'violated' and was actually accusing someone of something. It reads like thousands (probably millions) of other 'trying to be funny' FB posts. It is proof of nothing.

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Postby grunthy » Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:07 pm

Like the headline said: Americans insist on being stupid...


Yes the alt right was playing the long game on Al Franken with his sexual misconduct... They had a girl meet the new senator at a fair in the early 2010s, get a picture with him, and immediately post on her FB that he groped her, so they could use that photo and post at the most opportune time as to tarnish his reputation... Those devious bastards...
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Yeah, that's exactly what I'd expect a woman who was 'shocked' 'felt violated' and 'embarrassed' and was at that very instant supposedly thinking "oh my God, what's happening" to look like...

I guess it's a matter of do you believe her or your own lying eyes?

As far as the contemporaneous FB post, 'Dude -- Al Franken TOTALLY molested me! Creeper!' was posted as a reply to her sister's comment about them being so close in the photo. It most certainly doesn't read like it was written by someone who had just been 'violated' and was actually accusing someone of something. It reads like thousands (probably millions) of other 'trying to be funny' FB posts. It is proof of nothing.

You’re right, no girl would ever smile while being groped...

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