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Hearing Donald speak about Kim reminded me of his arguing over the Charlottesville Nazis -- there's a comparison to be made about "a lot of tough leaders" (paraphrasing) against "on many sides, on many sides."

I don't like it.

Speaking of which, Trump just gave a shout out to the neo-nazi apologist who just won VA's Republican gubernatorial primary!

Gross x10.

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Hearing Donald speak about Kim reminded me of his arguing over the Charlottesville Nazis -- there's a comparison to be made about "a lot of tough leaders" (paraphrasing) against "on many sides, on many sides."

I don't like it.
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Welp, I'm sold.
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I only know it from their song last night, but they had a goat and a chicken so I'm sold.
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Seen here appropriating bursting into tears on CBS:

http://imgur.com/gallery/5AB9SSi

She co-produced ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, which had eight Tony nominations and won Best Musical Revival. Incredibly great news.

I worked with her in five shows by my count, including a production of LYSISTRATA for our very first show together eleven years ago.

https://imgur.com/RawBNMD

She earned her breakthrough and I love to see these breaks happen for good people.
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Soft spot for all but Flash Man though

I wanna vote for the Dragon
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Friend and I are trying to figure out if there are ways to access files from another computer through the router from a distance with the proper permissions. Is this a thing?
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In Donald's defense, he already has fires to worry about in Trump Towers this year. Asbestos just doesn't compare.
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Sorry for the particularly large excerpt and triple-post, but this is likely to be big recurring news should Kaepernick's subpoena go this way.

Friendky reminder that Donand's rating never boosted more in a month than September 2017, which is probably because of him speaking up against kneeling. If this subpoena follows through, he'll be talking about this case more than he does about Stormy.
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In late October 2017, a handful of NFL owners met with a select group of players during the leagues New York meetings. In a confidential meeting that was secretly taped and then leaked to the New York Times, Kraft can be heard referring to kneeling as the elephant in the room.

The problem we have is, we have a president who will use that as fodder to do his mission that I dont feel is in the best interests of America, Kraft said, according to the Times. Its divisive and its horrible.

The Times also quoted other owners at the meeting talking specifically about Trumps impact. They included Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff Lurie, who reportedly said, Weve got to be careful not to be baited by Trump or whomever else, and Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula, who reportedly worried that, All Donald needs to do is to start to do this again. We need some kind of immediate plan because of whats going on in society. All of us now, we need to put a Band-Aid on whats going on in the country.

In March 2018, Ross told the New York Daily News that Trump had influenced him to reverse his support of players who chose to kneel during the anthem. It was the first time that an owner said publicly that Trump had influenced their stance on the issue.

I think initially I totally supported the players in what they were doing, because its America people should be able to really speak about their choices and show them [in] doing that, Ross said. But I think when you change the message, about, is it support of our country or the military, its a different message. When that message changed, and everybody was interpreting it as that was the reason, then I was against the kneeling. [Trumps] message became what kneeling was all about. From that standpoint, thats the way the public is interpreting it. So I think thats really incumbent upon us to adopt that, because thats how I think the country is now interpreting the kneeling issue.

In May 2018, after the NFL passed a rule prohibiting kneeling during the national anthem but allowing players to remain in the locker room during the ceremony if they wish some owners admitted that Trump had impacted the leagues motivation for creating a rule. The day after the NFL passed the rule, Trump once again revisited his remarks about players job statuses or whether they should be in the country if they didnt stand for the anthem.

You have to stand proudly for the national anthem or you shouldnt be playing you shouldnt be there, Trump told Fox & Friends. Maybe you shouldnt be in the country.

That is only a handful of some of the incidents reflecting Trump potentially influencing NFL owners on either Kaepernick or kneeling players. It doesnt account for all of his statements or address the multitude of tweets he has sent about the issue nor other private conversations that have reportedly occurred inside the NFL about his impact.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-colin-kaepernicks-legal-team-expected-subpoena-president-trump-case-nfl-115914523.html
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6/7/2018
YAHOO SPORTS - Sources: Colin Kaepernick's legal team expected to subpoena President Trump in case against NFL

With that in mind, multiple incidents could factor prominently into the request for subpoenas. Among a few (but not all) that could ultimately be referenced by Kaepernicks attorneys:

In August 2016, as a Republican presidential candidate, Trump went on Seattle radio station KIRO and remarked of Kaepernick protesting during the national anthem: I think its personally not a good thing, I think its a terrible thing. And, you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him.

That could prove to be significant, because it can be framed as the clock-starting moment when Trumps interference in Kaepernicks livelihood first began, then extended and became amplified into the presidency.

In March 2017, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft joined Trump on a flight aboard Air Force One in which the two men engaged in conversation. The next day, at a speaking event in Kentucky, Trump bragged that NFL owners werent signing Kaepernick because they were afraid of him.

Your San Francisco quarterback, Im sure nobody ever heard of him, the president said. There was an article today that was reported that NFL owners dont want to pick him up because they dont want to get a nasty tweet from Donald Trump. Do you believe that? I just saw that. I just saw that.

In a later deposition in the Kaepernick case, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross testified Kraft told NFL owners he had spoken to Trump about players kneeling during the anthem. It wasnt clear if that conversation occurred on the Air Force One flight or a different date.

In September 2017, Trump spoke directly to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who later revealed during his deposition in the Kaepernick collusion case that the president told him, Tell everybody [in the NFL], you cant win this one. This one lifts me, and that the player-kneeling issue was a very winning, strong issue for me [politically].

Also in September 2017, Trump blasted NFL players during a speech in Alabama, taking direct aim at the jobs of kneeling players.

Wouldnt you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! Hes fired. Hes fired! Trump said.

In October 2017, Trump again spoke directly about Kaepernick, and again suggested NFL retribution against the quarterback for his kneeling during the anthem.

I watched Colin Kaepernick [in 2016], and I thought it was terrible, and then it got bigger and bigger and started mushrooming, and frankly the NFL should have suspended him for one game, and he would have never done it again, Trump said in an interview with Fox News Sean Hannity. They could have then suspended him for two games, and they could have suspended him if he did it a third time, for the season, and you would never have had a problem. But I will tell you, you cannot disrespect our country, our flag, our anthem. You cannot do that.

Also in October 2017, Trump admitted to orchestrating a walkout of an NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts, in which Pence attended the game briefly and then left when players knelt during the national anthem.
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The media-angle is valid regarding complaints for superdelegates -- the superdelegates-narratives created by mainstream media pushed heavily for public favor of Hillary and did so since Hillary was announced to run. Right on.

Also though, by nature of their work and previous successes, superdelegates have their hooks deep in the media. They have the power to influence the media in this kind of way and chose to do so early in the campaign for Hillary. That's problematic, and I wouldn't have liked it if superdelegates flipped for Bernie early on instead of Hillary.

I don't know that superdelegates and the media can be fully separated. I expect the people serving as superdelegates to continue doing what they do and the media to still care about them, but the position of superdelegates is what I hope to see reevaluated. Maybe there's a better way.
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Sanders VS Biden probably favors Sanders if there are a bunch of Democrats running, yeah. I agree that one-on-one, Biden seems more likely.

I think a testament to Sanders' impact while also being a detriment to him is how Gillibrand, Booker, and I think Harris all agreed to no longer take donations from large corporations (my wording might be a little loose here, clarification would be appreciated). That is a big decision to make from several younger likely candidates and that's because of Bernie's impact, but also that dilutes some of what he's done in the past as far as what he can do in the future -- $27 donations won't be as synonymous with him anymore when more candidates will focus on small donations.
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Also in 2020, he won't have Paul Ryan say "he's new at this" (for a few different reasons -- bye Paul -- but also more broadly).

The incumbent will be expected to know more about the job than the challengers, and we'll see how much that common expectation holds up in two years assuming Donald is still President.
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Thanks Rock -- I'll be curious to see if that accusation of a felony goes anywhere as well as if that narrative gets flipped to say "DEMOCRATS ARE WORKED UP OVER HANNITY BUT SILENT ON HILLARY SAD!"
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"If I advised them to follow Hillary Clinton's lead, delete all your emails and then acid-wash your emails and hard drives on the phones, then take your phones and bash them with a hammer to little itsy bitsy pieces, use BleachBit, remove the sim cards and then take the pieces and hand them over to Robert Mueller," Hannity said on air.

Part of me wonders if legally Mueller can do anything to Hannity for on-air suggesting witnesses should commit evidence tampering.

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6/6/2018
WASHINGTON POST - Mick Mulvaney fires all 25 members of consumer watchdogs advisory board

Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired the agencys 25-member advisory board Wednesday and said he would launch a new panel in the fall.

The Consumer Advisory Board, known as the CAB, had played an influential role in advising the CFPBs leadership on new regulations and policies. But some panel members, who include prominent consumer advocates, academics and industry executives, began to complain that Mulvaney was ignoring them and making unwise changes at the watchdog agency.

On Monday, 11 CAB members held a news conference and criticized Mulvaney for, among other things, canceling legally required meetings with the group.

On Wednesday, group members were notified that they were being replaced and that they could not reapply for spots on the new board.

[...]

Mick Mulvaney has no intention of putting consumers above financial firms that cheat them. This is what happens when you put someone in charge of an agency they think shouldnt exist, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who helped conceive of the bureau, said in a statement.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said: Mulvaney has proven once again he would rather cozy up with payday lenders and industry insiders than listen to consumer advocates who want to make sure hardworking Americans are not cheated by financial scams.

[...]

The board met with Mulvaneys predecessor, Richard Cordray, three times a year, according to several members. But Mulvaney repeatedly canceled meetings, citing his busy schedule. In addition to leading the CFPB, Mulvaney is the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/06/06/mick-mulvaney-fires-members-of-cfpb-advisory-board/?utm_term=.c833e53943e2

Back-to-back bad news with Mulvaney.
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6/4/2018
INTERCEPT - MICK MULVANEY IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO MEET WITH HIS CONSUMER ADVISORY BOARD. BUT HES REFUSING, BOARD MEMBERS SAY

It appears the bureau does not want to engage with us, said Ann Baddour of the consumer organization Texas Appleseed and chair of the current Consumer Advisory Board, or CAB, who joined a conference call Monday with other board members who have decided to speak publicly. Staying silent would violate our ethical responsibility to the bureau and the American people.

The CFPB, under Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, has canceled two in-person meetings with the CAB, as well as numerous conference calls. Contact has been limited to one phone call in March that was supposed to last one hour but ended after 20 minutes. The most recent cancellation was for a scheduled meeting this week; members only found out about it when they coordinated with CFPB to make travel arrangements.

[...]

CAB members released two letters to Mulvaney, one from May 18 from Baddour, and another from 15 members on May 25, after they learned of the most recent cancellation. The undersigned members of the CAB are extremely concerned that that our collective input is not valued, the members wrote.

CFPB has four different outside advisory boards, including an Academic Research Council, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council. None of those boards have met with CFPB staff either since Mulvaney took over.

https://theintercept.com/2018/06/04/mick-mulvaney-cfpb-consumer-advisory-board/
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/jules_su/status/1004475500721401856?s=21

This is...odd?

There's gotta be a reason for this because it's just too funny.
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https://twitter.com/jamieeast/status/1003907889134800901?s=20

Technically news.
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Then for job security, quick, somebody get Chik-Fil-A on the phone and promise a franchise for Rudy's wife--well crap, he's getting divorced. Nevermind.

Then quick, for job security, somebody change Rudy's name to Ivanka or Colonel Sanders.
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kevwaffles posted...

Even if it's Trump, I don't understand how Giuliani still has a job. He's making the Mooch look like a Mensa candidate by comparison.

Quick, somebody ask Giuliani what he thinks about Steve Bannon.
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After rewatching Donald "sing"...any chance we can get the audio off of his microphone?
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I hope Oliver talks about that.
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6/5/2018
TWITTER - Optimus Z (Finance and politics)

This is why they kneel. https://t.co/wJbwlHMBWb

*IN RESPONSE TO STEFANIA OKOLIE*

GRAPHIC VIDEO: Mesa police chief talking to media now about this physical response from officers during a contact with this man at an apt complex. Says he knew nothing about this and the video is powerful and alarming - @Matt_Fox10 will have more at 5 #Fox10Phoenix https://t.co/4nVSJwHqTN

*VIDEO OF SIX OFFICERS SWARMING A MAN FOR SQUATTING AGAINST A WALL INSTEAD OF SITTING ON THE FLOOR WHILE THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE*

https://twitter.com/MrZupon/status/1004214785108373504?s=19

Jesus, seems way more than necessary if you didn't think the dude was complying.
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/deadspin/status/1004080630337073154?s=21

Trump unable to remember words to "God Bless America" at replacement event he commissioned to prove his patriotism

This reminds me of Andy Kaufman.


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If swatting innocent people isn't bad enough, this situation features a crew of armed people busting into the home of someone who survived a mass shooting less than four months ago. He speaks against guns, and in return strangers send strangers with guns to his home in hopes of scaring him if not straight-up killing him.

That's gotta be especially traumatizing. Fuck cowards who falsely swat people like that and try to turn an important group of people into their personal hitmen.
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I feel like witness tampering is a desperate move. Not a good look.
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Did the Nature Boy pass away?

Because we're missing the eff out of flair right now.
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Pardon the show Pardon the Interruption.
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Nikki Haley looks so lonely.
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6/4/2018
TWITTER - Kevin Rector (Baltimore Sun)

NEW: A high-ranking @BaltimorePolice commander who founded a nonprofit to improve police-community relations after the citys 2015 unrest is now under investigation for using the charitys funds to pay for a personal European vacation.

*BEGINNING OF THREAD*

https://twitter.com/RectorSun/status/1003717552068005888?s=20

Story includes a guy who had a boss that ripped into him after sleeping with his wife...pretty nuts.
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6/3/2018
COURIER JOURNAL - Crowd cheers when valedictorian quotes Trump. Then reveals it was Obama

"This is the part of my speech where I share some inspirational quotes I found on Google," Bowling said in his speech. "'Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.' - Donald J. Trump."

The crowd burst into applause.

"Just kidding," Bowling said. "That was Barack Obama."

The 18-year-old valedictorian said the crowd quickly went silent.

"The crowd erupted in applause and before they could even finish clapping I said I was kidding and the applause quickly died," Bowling said.

Bowling, who graduated on Saturday morning, told Courier Journal that he "didn't mean anything bad by it" and thought the moment was lighthearted and funny.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/06/03/kentucky-valedictorian-quotes-trump-then-reveals-obama/667625002/

Kid needs to work on his timing, but otherwise it's pretty funny for a troll-move.
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6/3/2018
TWITTER - ABC News Politics

Asked about shifting explanations for statement on Trump Tower meeting, Rudy Giuliani tells @GStephanopoulos:

"This is the reason you don't let the president testify. Our recollection keeps changing, or we're not even asked a question and somebody makes an assumption." https://t.co/Ya0dK1KenB

*VIDEO OF CLIP*

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1003260419832627200?s=19

Best thing Giuliani did was put his glasses on before he gave that dumb answer so he could at least look smart.
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I don't mind sharing what you saw on Facebook as long as you can tell the difference in scale and how anecdotal it is.

I saw this on FB recently, for example:

http://imgur.com/gallery/04KvzxD

I have some feelings about the overlap of evangelicals and Trump-fans and can find some national stats I find interesting about that overlap, but this vehicle isn't appropriately representative of that overlap either so what-ev. Just laugh if you see a little thing that's silly to you and keep it moving.
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This feels topical.

10/2/2017
IMGUR - The_Donald before and after learning the Las Vegas shooter was an old white man

*TWO PICTURES OF EXCERPTS*

https://imgur.com/tRd5GLm
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Correction: I have now seen a mention of Beetle Adventure Racing from a person of exquisite taste.

Did Bucky O'Hare ever get a sequel? I always enjoyed that.
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Wiki on Roger Clinton:

During his brother's presidential campaign and subsequent administration, Clinton was given the codename "Headache" by the Secret Service due to his controversial behavior.[7] In January 2001, before his brother left office, Clinton was granted a controversial presidential pardon for a 1985 cocaine possession and drug-trafficking conviction. Roger Clinton Jr. had served time in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in a sting operation authorized by then Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton.[8] The pardon allowed for the conviction to be expunged from his criminal record.[9]

Lawl at codename Headache. Also though, it looks like Bill pardoned his half-brother in the final month of his Presidency.

There's a precident I didn't wanna see. The contexts of their scenarios are plenty different, but that wouldn't stop Donald from citing Bill if Donald had to pardon his son.
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Thanks for the video and explanation. I'm watching a tutorial of it now too...looks pretty hype.
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Donald Trump Jr. being charged would be an absolutely huge deal.

1) It would likely be about the Trump Tower meeting(s), which people have been calling out since at least last July thanks to Jr. himself providing evidence of meeting with Russians about the campaign.

2) Mueller would suddenly have a new bargaining chip in his investigations, ranging from Jr. flipping on Donald (unlikely) to Donald better cooperating to protect his son (like Flynn did). Alternatively, Donald pardons Jr., or maybe he flips out and gets Sessions or Rosenstein removed to get to remove Mueller -- leading to its own crisis. Regardless, things happen.

3) When was the last time an immediate family member to a President was charged anyway, especially while President?
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https://twitter.com/RyanHaarer/status/1003084052226822153?s=19

We can stop dancing around the issue of gun safety now.

(less of a political point and more of a pun)
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The game sounds great. Mechanically, what's it doing differently from Mario Power Tennis on the Gamecube? That was my main way to play tennis in this series before.
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"Jakyl Joe won't sign my birthday card. All Americans with common courtesy would stand for the occasion and SING ALONG (really). Say it loud! @FoxAndFriends"
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I thought the Mass Effect trilogy was going to be it, but ME3 failed a lot of fans. Gaming history missed something with them whiffing that release.

LoZ:BotW and Skyrim would be my best guess for largescale epics since the days of LoZ:OoT/FF7. Witcher 3 maybe, too -- never touched it though so I dunno.

If we're talking emotional attachment to a game since then...it's such a smaller scale, but I'm not sure if anything beats Undertale.
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Forgot to say thanks for that link earlier Jakyl!
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Tag.
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/353322885688987650?s=20

A tweet for everything...stay offended over Samantha Bee though.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders regarding Samantha Bee:

Her disgusting comments and show are not fit for broadcast, and executives at Time Warner and TBS must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned on its network.

Thats getting ATOMICALLY CLOSE to the line between merely stating the White Houses opinion, and an actual call for censorship by the White House.

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https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b10916de4b0d5e89e1e4824?vf5

Don't even know where to begin with this one.....
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