Lurker > Umitencho

knivesX2004 posted...

Then don't watch it.

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This has not been a great month for him.
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Ranked choice voting would take care of spoiler candidates.
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LordoftheMorons posted...

Jesus fucking Christ:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-22/trump-said-to-discuss-firing-fed-s-powell-after-latest-rate-hike

Firing Powell would basically be saying that interest rates are going to be determined based on political considerations and not on what's best for the health of the economy. Looking forward to another huge drop in the stock market!

Trump needs to take a intermediate macro-econ course & look into why Japan has been in a recession for decades. You can not keep interest rates low forever.
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Corrik posted...

Umitencho posted...

Nothing says a divided nation like a literal wall being built to keep out a group of people that America has been messing over since before the civil war. I see why the Germans saw Mexico is a potential ally back in WWI & 2.

This post doesn't make a lot of sense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
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Nothing says a divided nation like a literal wall being built to keep out a group of people that America has been messing over since before the civil war. I see why the Germans saw Mexico is a potential ally back in WWI & 2.
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Peace___Frog posted...

Corrik posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/12/19/politics/us-syria-withdrawal/index.html

Were leaving Syria

Mission accomplished

Keeping toeing that party line. I'm glad you've dropped the pretense of pretending to be a centrist.

Also, I'm glad the irony of that statement is going over your head.

Here is a throwback:



Oh boy what the US was like in 03...
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Can't pardon state crimes.
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Jakyl25 posted...

Happy Holidays!

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https://tinyurl.com/y8pl5mph
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https://www.law.com/2018/12/13/maria-butina-accused-russian-agent-cooperating-with-prosecutors/?slreturn=20181113163820

https://tinyurl.com/yc7rlytq

Another bird sings.
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Ann caught on early that speaking to the far right would net her a lucrative career. Though she is one of those few far right conservatives I would love to talk to just to pick her brain.
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XIII_rocks posted...

MetalmindStats posted...

(4) Grand Theft Auto vs. (13) Golden Sun

I'm not sure if I hate or love you for this

I would predict that GTA wins while I vote Golden Sun.
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Suprak the Stud posted...

First bit of good news wrt abortion rights out of the Supreme Court post Kavanaugh:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-rejects-review-of-medicaid-funding-for-planned-parenthood

Both Kavanaugh and Roberts voted with the liberal members with the other three conservatives in dissent. Obviously this is not exactly the same thing as affirming what previous courts have decided, but it is a tentatively optimistic step in the right direction. I still think Roberts himself is enough to stop these things since I do not think he wants that big of a decision being overturned, but I still think this ruling makes me cautiously, tentatively optimistic.

Kavanaugh knows he is being watched & the last thing he wants to happen is give Democrats enough political capital to impeach & remove him. We may have taken a conservative judge & forced him to judge in the middle because he was so thoroughly dressed down during his confirmation hearings. Had Republicans kept the house at minimum, he would gladly be a Republican stooge right now. My guess is that he is gonna follow Roberts in whatever he does.
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Jakyl25 posted...

need four Justices to agree to hear a case?

Ah, you are right, my bad.

*Admin Law Prof curses me for all eternity*
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/12/10/politics/supreme-court-planned-parenthood-abortion/index.html

Oh hey good job...Kavanaugh?

It wouldn't have mattered if he vote yes. Justice Roberts vote for sealed the deal.
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So Nick Ayers, who was Pence's Chief of Staff, turned down Trump's offer to become his Chief of Staff & announced that he is also leaving the White House. Sounds like the staffers are jumping ship.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/us/politics/nick-ayers-trump-chief-of-staff.html

https://twitter.com/nick_ayers/status/1071879332283453440
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pxlated posted...

Umitencho posted...

Looks like Trump Jr. is running off to Canada. Apparently he might be next on the indictment list. He does know that the US has an extradite treaty with Canada, and Canada has recently arrested the CFO of Huawei Tech on the US's request to do so?

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/in-trumpworld-they-know-someone-is-coming-to-town-and-its-not-santa

https://www.inquisitr.com/5200727/donald-trump-jr-reportedly-hiding-out-in-canada-as-he-faces-imminent-indictment-from-robert-mueller/

Big assumption

True, time will tell if he is just on vacation or looking for asylum.
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Looks like Trump Jr. is running off to Canada. Apparently he might be next on the indictment list. He does know that the US has an extradite treaty with Canada, and Canada has recently arrested the CFO of Huawei Tech on the US's request to do so?

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/in-trumpworld-they-know-someone-is-coming-to-town-and-its-not-santa

https://www.inquisitr.com/5200727/donald-trump-jr-reportedly-hiding-out-in-canada-as-he-faces-imminent-indictment-from-robert-mueller/
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red sox 777 posted...

What about Hilary?

Your boy just got caught & you still run back to Hilary, give it rest.
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Yeah, you are late on the uptick. You would have been thrown into a coma during the Best Game Ever Contest in 2015.
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I have a policy of not buying early access no matter the game. If the game gets a 1.0 release(slime rancher), then let's talk price.
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Cyrlous posted...

MalcolmMasher posted...

I still don't understand why it matters if they worked with Russia. Our politicians work with Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, etc. daily. We are not at war with Russia.

If an American became aware of foreign attacks upon fellow Americans, and chose to use this information for personal advantage rather than alerting the American authorities and their countrymen of the threat, then their actions are morally reprehensible.

But not necessarily illegal.

It's called treason.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381

Either way, it is not a good day for Trump.
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Cyrlous posted...

Umitencho posted...

red sox 777 posted...

I still don't understand why it matters if they worked with Russia. Our politicians work with Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, etc. daily. We are not at war with Russia. Maybe the best ending to this is the Supreme Court finds that our laws against foreign collusion are unconstitutional for violating the 1st Amendment for freedom of association and freedom of speech. They already said money is speech, right?

Colluding with Foreign Nations to manipulate the outcome of the American elections is illegal. We aren't talking about simple statements of giving a candidate vocal support, we are talking about hacking opposition communications, ect. As far as the money goes, the money is meant to come from American citizens, when you have a foreign nation pouring in lots of money into a candidate's election, there is a chance he isn't even thinking about the constituents who aligns with their views let alone the nation that they have to govern as a whole. If you are ok with another nation having a bigger voice in America's domestic policy than the citizenry, and ok with opposition candidates being hacked by foreign nations(sorry no amount of cash is gonna protect a candidate from state sponsored hacking from nations like Russia) then I have nothing to say. Also, you might want to research the Supreme Court a bit. As much as they have expanded the 1st Amendment, they have put limitations on it.

Nelson_Mandela posted...

LapisLazuli posted...

I will correct you.

I'm not even kidding. Please point me to anything implicating Russian collusion. I am only seeing the campaign finance stuff on Twitter.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/special-counsel-mueller-filing-russia-reached-trump-campaign-59689583

"Russia reached out to Trump"

I guess we'd better prosecute Russia then.

Seriously, your lack of reading comprehension is astounding.

In a heavily redacted court document filed Friday afternoon, Mueller and his team of prosecutors accused Manafort of lying about his interactions with Konstantin Kilimnik, a longtime business associate whom the special counsel has identified as a former Russian intelligence officer.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/the-astonishing-tale-of-the-man-mueller-calls-person-a/562217/

Goes back further than that. Manafort has been compromised since 2005 & did more than just say hello with the Russian Spy.

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/3/29/17177948/konstantin-kilimnik-manafort-mueller-trump-russia-intelligence

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/could-an-ex-russian-operative-and-an-imprisoned-escort-crack-open-the-trump-russia-case/

Basically Manafort was the main vehicle that pushed Trump towards the Russians, and rather than fire his ass and report him to the FBI for basically being an Russian asset, the campaign embraced all the help it could get, legal or illegal.
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red sox 777 posted...

I still don't understand why it matters if they worked with Russia. Our politicians work with Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, etc. daily. We are not at war with Russia. Maybe the best ending to this is the Supreme Court finds that our laws against foreign collusion are unconstitutional for violating the 1st Amendment for freedom of association and freedom of speech. They already said money is speech, right?

Colluding with Foreign Nations to manipulate the outcome of the American elections is illegal. We aren't talking about simple statements of giving a candidate vocal support, we are talking about hacking opposition communications, ect. As far as the money goes, the money is meant to come from American citizens, when you have a foreign nation pouring in lots of money into a candidate's election, there is a chance he isn't even thinking about the constituents who aligns with their views let alone the nation that they have to govern as a whole. If you are ok with another nation having a bigger voice in America's domestic policy than the citizenry, and ok with opposition candidates being hacked by foreign nations(sorry no amount of cash is gonna protect a candidate from state sponsored hacking from nations like Russia) then I have nothing to say. Also, you might want to research the Supreme Court a bit. As much as they have expanded the 1st Amendment, they have put limitations on it.

Nelson_Mandela posted...

LapisLazuli posted...

I will correct you.

I'm not even kidding. Please point me to anything implicating Russian collusion. I am only seeing the campaign finance stuff on Twitter.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/special-counsel-mueller-filing-russia-reached-trump-campaign-59689583
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You could just read the report where they reveal he has been with the Russians for years.
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Paratroopa1 posted...

do you think you're going to get anything out of responding to this guy

Yeah, you are right. Should have figured he was a troll.
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Cyrlous posted...

Wow, people are sure triggered that Trump isn't implicated in anything.

Must be a very sad and depressing day for you guys.

Page 11 of the Report:

In particular, and as Cohen himself has now admitted, with respect to both payments, he acted in coordination with and at the direction of Individual-1.

And just so we have no question of who Individual-1 is(also page 11):

On approximately June 16, 2015, Individual-1, for whom Cohen worked at the time, began an ultimately successful campaign for President of the United States.

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Cyrlous posted...

Umitencho posted...

You are a load of bull.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/cohen-mueller-memos/index.html

The document pretty much implies that Trump is a co-conspirator. Try harder next time.

Cohen didn't say anything to indict Trump and Manafort lied about some things.

There's literally nothing there.

Went ahead a dug some stuff for you directly from the report itself:

Page 11 of the Report:

In particular, and as Cohen himself has now admitted, with respect to both payments, he acted in coordination with and at the direction of Individual-1.

And just so we have no question of who Individual-1 is(also page 11):

On approximately June 16, 2015, Individual-1, for whom Cohen worked at the time, began an ultimately successful campaign for President of the United States.

Your boy Trump is a un-convicted Felon. So much for the party of morals & responsibility.
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Cyrlous posted...

Umitencho posted...

You are a load of bull.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/cohen-mueller-memos/index.html

The document pretty much implies that Trump is a co-conspirator. Try harder next time.

Cohen didn't say anything to indict Trump and Manafort lied about some things.

There's literally nothing there.

Thanks for letting me know you didn't read the report.

Let's see what federal prosecutors have to say about the report:

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-prosecutors-concluded-that-president-of-the-united-states-committed-a-felony/
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LapisLazuli posted...

Lol who is this guy and who's he foolin'.

A trumpster who is celebrating the fact that Trump's nominee for AG has gone on record saying there should be another Clinton investigation while down playing the Russian investigation. It's like they aren't hiding how corrupt they are.

The report pretty much confirmed that Trump has been in cohoots with Russia since 2015.
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You are a load of bull.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/cohen-mueller-memos/index.html

The document pretty much implies that Trump is a co-conspirator. Try harder next time.
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LapisLazuli posted...

My only explanation for them thinking they could get away with it is an honest belief that Trump was stupid enough to have shut this thing down before it was too late.

Or hoping for pardons.
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Barr believed that then Republican candidate Donald J. Trump's calls for investigating Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate for President, were not inappropriate. He told The New York Times that "there is nothing inherently wrong about a president calling for an investigation. Although an investigation shouldnt be launched just because a president wants it, the ultimate question is whether the matter warrants investigation." In the same Times piece, Barr added that an investigation into the Uranium One controversy was more warranted than looking into whether Trump conspired with Russia: To the extent it is not pursuing these matters, the department is abdicating its responsibility.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/us/politics/trump-pressure-clinton-investigation.html
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Jakyl25 posted...

Its like the worst Dr Seuss book ever written

The Day Trump broke Christmas.
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Suprak the Stud posted...

CelesMyUserName posted...

CelesMyUserName posted...

welp

CNN got another bomb threat going on now

for fuck's sake, LITERALLY AN HOUR AGO

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1070877666654519297

@ realDonaldTrump
FAKE NEWS - THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!

This will sadly likely be an ongoing thing for CNN for a little while. Even if Trump loses in two years. Hell, that might make it worse.

If Mueller plans on arresting Trump once out of office, we won't be hearing anything from him once he is put in his cell(if a court finds him guilty).
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

GanonsSpirit posted...

Too bad Burger King is the shittiest fast food place.

that honor goes to Mcdonald's

Taco Bell
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And this is what happens when you give a terrible company a pass every year. They don't learn, they get worse.
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8 years of rigging elections? wtf?

https://tinyurl.com/y9fqf2ox
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Want a good laugh?

https://twitter.com/FredTJoseph/status/1070366079380320256

Best One:

"They really have us sitting next to Trump like we wont start World War 3 in this bitch."
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Forceful_Dragon posted...

Umitencho posted...

Considering that the investigation keeps getting worse & worse for them, they know the last thing they need to be shouting is for an arrest. I am hearing Paul Manafort is gonna get his on Friday.

They are going to arrest him again??

From inside the prison?

That seems harsh.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419567-special-counsel-will-make-manafort-memo-public-by-friday-spokesman

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/politics/paul-manafort-hearing/index.html

They are throwing the book at Manafort.

NFUN posted...

I'm Carter

Carter is everybody's spirit animal at this point.
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Jakyl25 posted...

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Awkward

Im surprised there arent Trumpers mad that Hillary was RIGHT THERE and he didnt arrest her

Considering that the investigation keeps getting worse & worse for them, they know the last thing they need to be shouting is for an arrest. I am hearing Paul Manafort is gonna get his on Friday.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Awkward

Yeah, B.Obama looks very uncomfortable in that pic.
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Espeon posted...

Have we discussed the bullshit Michigans Republican legislature is pulling? Michigan got enough signatures for ballot initiatives that would increase minimum wage and mandate paid sick leave. Prior to the election, the Republican majority voted to affirm both of these things and keep them off the ballot. AFTER the election, in the lame duck session (before the Republican governor is replaced by the Democratic governor-elect), they start walking back the bill THEY passed.

Whether youre for or against increases in the minimum wage, you have to admit that its fucked up, the way they pulled this shit.

They are just asking to get locked out of office for the next decade. They are so short-sided that the political attacks ads are just writing themselves at this point. Gonna be hard for Trump as well to say he is good for the economy when the areas that swung in his direction are being devastated by either his bad trade policies or by state gov'ts being vindictive towards their political opposition.
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HanOfTheNekos posted...

Brown, O'Rourke, and Biden my favorites of that group.

Brown is holding on to a seat that might be tough to get back, O'Rourke didn't quite win, so maybe it'd just be best for Biden to be the champion to fight the incumbent.

He's got recognition and memes, after all.

The problem with Biden is that he is even more centrist than Clinton which could get the progressive wing to holler even more. However, Biden excites me the most tbh.
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Mead posted...

Stover46 posted...

JonTron made me stop following H3H3, since it exposed what an utter hypocrite h3h3 is

Ya know I still enjoy their youtube videos from time to time but listening to their podcast has made me realize that ethan is kind of a total scumbag in a lot of ways

H3H3 is an opportunist. He saw he can maintain his viewership numbers by playing into the alt-right crowd while feigning being a centrist. The only time I was on his side was when he was getting sued since that case would effect everyone regardless of political leanings negativity if he lost.

The cloest I ever had to liking or respecting someone from the gamergate/anti-social justice crowd was totalbiscuit and he passed away.
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Chewster posted...

Most of the stuff he said was about race, and maybe a little bit about sex as well but let's face it, white supremacist groups are overwhelmingly populated by men so they go hand-in-hand. AFAIK they weren't talking about taxes or conservative economic theory

Stuff like referring to America as "their" country (w.r.t. white people) sounds pretty white supremacist to me

Because society was for most if not all of American history was centered around the white man. The closer you were to being an Anglo-Saxon Protestant with a genealogical chart connecting you to the English colonists, the better off you were. WASP culture is very strong in the North East even though liberal & progressive politics runs strong there, especially among the wealthy.
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I tend to stay away from JonTron & Sargon. I have no desire to converse with people who think your base nature is inferior or violent because of some long debunked pseudoscience from a bygone age lines up with their views.

Chewster posted...

They probably make a shitload of money given what their studio looks like. YouTubers love to complain that YouTube is dicking them over but I don't really buy it (I mean I can believe there have been revenue drops but not like the sky is falling for them)

I think the issue is that these youtubers are regular people & so when they get those big checks, they are also not that good with money management. Basically house poor. If I got big enough to make the kind of money they are making, I would not be buying these big houses or expensive apartments that they like to show off from time to time. Sure having a mansion or apartment in an exclusive apartment is nice, but the upkeep alone is gonna eat into that sweet sweet youtube money. Plus, when these people get youtube famous, they all of a sudden have a bunch of sycophants gather around them & I bet they treat them to expensive meals, nice gifts, & whatever it costs to throw a party to maintain social standing with the youtube sphere of celebs.

Lokarin posted...

In terms of gaming, PewDiePie is still on top, and he's 5th overall this month apparently

I am guessing his #1 spot is for lifetime views/subs while his 5th position is based on either sub growth or how many views he is racking up monthly.
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Your "should of known it was a garbage product" doesn't fly in court.
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Waluigi1 posted...

So like... I feel bad for the people for Bethesda lying about the bags and then being shitheads about it but... didn't they kinda get exactly what they deserved for even paying fucking $200 for known garbage? Like none of these people should have spent any money on this game to begin with.

The thing is that the courts and the law laughs at that opinion. I would love for Bethesda to argue before the courts "should not have bought my product because my product is garbage & ignore the fact that they didn't get the product as advertised and paid for."
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