Schiff: "testimony constitutes evidence of an intention to interfere or potentially obstruct at least a portion of the Russia investigation"Quote(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DB0z5E8XsAA2T77.jpg)https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/statu...10971144204292 (https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872910971144204292)
QuoteThe source of the classified intelligence that U.S. President Donald Trump shared with Russian officials in May was information Israel obtained after hacking computers belonging to ISIS, the New York Times reported Monday.
QuoteAccording to the Times, which cited a U.S. official, Israeli "cyberoperators" managed to penetrate an ISIS cell of bombmakers based in Syria a number of months ago.
QuoteAccording to the report, the information was so good that it allowed the United States to learn that the terror cell was working on explosives that could fool airport security by passing as a laptop battery.
QuoteThe intelligence was shared at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. The unnamed officials said Israel had previously urged the United States to be cautious with the information. The revelation that Trump shared sensitive intelligence with Russia raises the possibility that the information could be subsequently leaked to Iran.
QuoteIn January, it was reported that Israeli intelligence officials were concerned that the exposure of classified information to their American counterparts in the Trump administration could lead to it being leaked to Russia and onward to Iran. The intelligence concerns, which had been discussed in closed forums, were based on suspicions of ties between Trump, or his associates, and the government of Vladimir Putin in Moscow.Israel Successfully Hacked ISIS Computers; Trump Leaked It to the Russians, NYT Reports(http://i.imgur.com/H7XRoFh.gif)
Can you give a brief summary of what's happening?There wasn't much evidence of anything before.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...ushpmg00000009 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/star-parker-confederate-pride-flag-fox-news_us_5992f6bfe4b09071f69c9887?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009)Quote"But you know what's really interesting and really incredible irony here is the same people that are demanding that the Confederate flag comes down are the same people that are insisting that the rainbow flag goes up," she added. "These two flags represent the exact same thing. That certain people groups are not welcome here. So if Nancy Pelosi wants to say that we're going to start shutting down First Amendment rights of a certain group of people, then what happens the next time that the homosexuals want to walk through an American city and protest and counter protesters come out?"Edit: (https://media.giphy.com/media/CZcoGp0eXLCH6/giphy.gif)
Fox News Guest Says Confederate And Pride Flags Are The Exact Same Thing - NeoGAF (http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1419818&page=1)Well they are both symbols of a movement. Its just one is about love and acceptance, and the other hate and segregation.
Edit: (https://media.giphy.com/media/CZcoGp0eXLCH6/giphy.gif)
Dear @realDonaldTrump, attached is our letter of resignation from the President's Committee on the Arts & the Humanities @PCAH_gov pic.twitter.com/eQI2HBTgXs
— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) August 18, 2017
Mr. President, I am resigning as Science Envoy. Your response to Charlottesville enables racism, sexism, & harms our country and planet. pic.twitter.com/eWzDc5Yw6t
— Daniel M Kammen (@dan_kammen) August 23, 2017
Steele Dossier played NO role in opening the Carter Page investigation. They began their investigation prior to even receiving it.
The DOJ did in fact inform the court of the origin of the Steele Dossier.
They accuse Nunes of deliberately misrepresenting the underlying FISA Warrant intelligence.
Four different judge's approved FISA warrants including judge's appointed by Bush and Reagan. Multiple DOJ officials also approved the applications prior to the court even seeing them including Trump appointees Rosenstein and Boente.
They actually started listening to Page after he left Trump campaign so the idea they were watching him to spy on Trump is absurd.
Page has a long history with Russia going back to 2004 and was being actively investigated once before already in 2013. The FBI had even interviewed him in 2016 again prior to receiving the Steele Dossier. The Steele dossier was referenced in the application as corroboration of certain things, and not to independently demonstrate.
A bunch of blacked out additional evidence with a bit in the middle noting Page lied to the HIC in his testimony in 2017 about meeting with Russian officials.
It included the footnote that discusses the Steele dossier source which SPECIFICALLY STATES ..."The FBI speculates the the unidentified U.S. Person was likely looking for information that could be used to discredit Candidate #1's campaign." Candidate 1 is Trump I believe, edit I previously thought Person 1 was Steele, this is the person coordinating with Steele. Steele is Source #1.
DOJ timely informed the court when the FBI fired Steele and why.
The attacks on Bruce Ohr for knowing Steele/and his wife working for Fusion GPS are 100% baseless. He was not involved in the FISA process and disclosed his relationships in November 2016.
Basically Nunes and Gowdy lied whole cloth that the FISA warrant was primarily based on a news article and the Steele Dossier. Those were in fact the least used and most minor pieces of evidence and they picked them out specifically for that reason to discredit the investigation and lied about their use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/...gtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html?smid=pl-share (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html?smid=pl-share)Live stream of Mark Zuckerberg's testimony to Congress (2:15pm ET) | ResetEra (https://www.resetera.com/threads/live-stream-of-mark-zuckerbergs-testimony-to-congress-2-15pm-et.35270/)QuoteThe F.B.I. on Monday raided the office of President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, seizing records related to several topics including payments to a pornographic-film actress. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan obtained the search warrant after receiving a referral from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to Mr. Cohen's lawyer, who called the search "completely inappropriate and unnecessary." The search does not appear to be directly related to Mr. Mueller's investigation, but likely resulted from information he had uncovered and gave to prosecutors in New York. "Today the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York executed a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications between my client, Michael Cohen, and his clients," said Stephen Ryan, his lawyer. "I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller."Click to expand...
Should start in a few minutes. A few live streaming links:Senate (https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/facebook-social-media-privacy-and-the-use-and-abuse-of-data)WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/video/mark-zuckerberg-senate-hearing/72400CFB-7AD9-4611-BC08-BFA3B18BAF10.html?mod=e2tw)Wired (https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-watch-mark-zuckerberg-testify-before-congress/?mbid=social_twitter)CBS news (https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/watch-mark-zuckerberg-testimony-senate-judiciary-commerce-committee-facebook-data-breach-today-live/)Verge (https://live.theverge.com/mark-zuckerberg-congress-testimony-live-blog/) - blog updatesLink. (http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/10/technology/mark-zuckerberg-testimony-guide/index.html)Plus some other news here:QuoteZuckerberg will spend two days answering lawmakers' questions (http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/05/technology/mark-zuckerberg-congress-testimony/index.html?iid=EL) about the powerful social network he helped create more than a decade ago, and whether the company is doing enough to protect users' privacy (http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/04/technology/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-security-privacy/index.html?iid=EL). It's the first time Zuckerberg will personally sit for questions from Congress, instead of sending a deputy.Click to expand...QuoteZuckerberg is set to testify (http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/04/technology/mark-zuckerberg-testify-congress/index.html?iid=EL) in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday. He'll appear at a joint hearing (https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/senate-judiciary-and-commerce-committees-announce-joint-hearing-with-facebook-ceo) conducted by the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on Tuesday, starting at 2:15 p.m. ET. The Facebook CEO will then testify (https://energycommerce.house.gov/news/press-release/ec-announces-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-will-testify-april-11th/) in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The hearings were scheduled to address Facebook's use and protection of user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.Click to expand...
(https://i.imgur.com/y85tSIK.jpg)Wanna know if Cambridge Analytica has your data? You can see it here | ResetEra (https://www.resetera.com/threads/wanna-know-if-cambridge-analytica-has-your-data-you-can-see-it-here.35285/)QuoteIn early December, President Trump, furious over news reports about a new round of subpoenas from the office of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, told advisers in no uncertain terms that Mr. Mueller's investigation had to be shut down. The president's anger was fueled by reports that the subpoenas were for obtaining information about his business dealings with Deutsche Bank, according to interviews with eight White House officials, people close to the president and others familiar with the episode. To Mr. Trump, the subpoenas suggested that Mr. Mueller had expanded the investigation in a way that crossed the "red line" he had set last year in an interview with The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/trump-interview-sessions-russia.html). In the hours that followed Mr. Trump's initial anger over the Deutsche Bank reports, his lawyers and advisers worked quickly to learn about the subpoenas, and ultimately were told by Mr. Mueller's office that the reports were not accurate, leading the president to back down. Mr. Trump's quick conclusion that the erroneous news reports warranted firing Mr. Mueller is also an insight Mr. Trump's state of mind about the special counsel. Despite assurances from leading Republicans like Speaker Paul D. Ryan that the president has not thought about firing Mr. Mueller, the December episode was the second time Mr. Trump is now known to have considered taking that step. The other instance was in June, when the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, threatened to quit (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/politics/trump-mueller-special-counsel-russia.html) unless Mr. Trump stopped trying to get him to fire Mr. Mueller. The December episode, which has never been publicly reported, has new resonance following the disclosure on Monday that F.B.I. agents had carried out search warrants (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage) at the office and hotel room of Mr. Trump's personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen. In that action, the Justice Department seems to have walked directly up to -- if not crossed -- Mr. Trump's red line by examining something that seems unrelated to Russia. More: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/us/politics/trump-sought-to-fire-mueller-in-december.htmlClick to expand...(https://i.imgur.com/Tx7tb9A.gif)
I think this interests people. Facebook has made a website that shows of if you or friends of you (and with that, you, too again) were scanned by Cambridge Analytica. Just look up at https://www.facebook.com/help/1873665312923476?ref=shareable That website shows of, in which way your data was collected. I am luckily clean and nobody of my friends had their data stolen, too. Also, there is right now the testification of Mark Zuckerberg going on, you can check it out here:Sheriff of America's Deadliest Police Force Caught Admitting Killing Suspects Is 'Better | ResetEra (https://www.resetera.com/threads/sheriff-of-america%E2%80%99s-deadliest-police-force-caught-admitting-killing-suspects-is-%E2%80%98better.35297/)
Sheriff of America's Deadliest Police Force Caught on Camera Admitting Killing Suspects Is 'Better Financially' Title got cut offQuoteAlthough Kern County had a population of 875,000 people in 2015, its law enforcement officers were responsible for more deaths than any other county in America that year, according to the Guardian. During that year, Kern County deputies and Bakersfield, Calif., police killed 1.5 people for every 100,000 residents, more than three times the rate of Los Angeles County and 10 times the rate of the New York Police Department in 2015.Click to expand...Quote"You know what happens when a guy makes a bad shooting and somebody kills them?" Youngblood explained. "Three million bucks and the family goes away after a long back and forth." "When a deputy shoots someone in the streets, which way do you think is better financially--to cripple them or kill them--for the county?" Youngblood asked. When someone replied, "Kill them," Youngblood responded, "Absolutely. Because if they're crippled we get to take care of them for life. And that cost goes way up."Click to expand...https://trib.al/froAu2u
If you can't see in the mess, this facebook link will show you if any of your information was given to cambridge analytica.Yeah I checked yesterday and they haven't got any of my info, which is nice.
How can I tell if my information was shared with Cambridge Analytica? | Facebook Help Center | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/help/1873665312923476?ref=shareable)
Some of wifey's was, but mine was entirely untouched.
Oh I forgot about this thread!Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set for release Wednesday - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/11/senate-bill-protect-mueller-514494)
Yeah I checked yesterday and they haven't got any of my info, which is nice.
Also I'm very worried for Mueller right now. Trump must be so close to getting him fired.
Zuckerberg's Senate hearing highlights in 10 minuteslol
North Korea drops withdrawal of US forces as condition of denuclearization, Moon says (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/04/19/asia/north-korea-us-forces-korean-peninsula-intl/index.html)Sounds too good to be true but peace would be really really awesome.
North Korea is being awfully giving.
I wonder if something is going on.
Sounds too good to be trueThe only way it feels like it'd really make sense to me is:
Sounds too good to be true but peace would be really really awesome.It would be amazing.
In late April, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in made a historic deal to end Cold War-era division. The two countries announced that they will pursue signing a peace treaty and work towards "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula. (R ight now it's uncertain to what degree North Korea plans to get rid of its nukes.)
During the summit, Moon reportedly handed Kim a thumb drive containing a plan to build a massive railway. The preliminary plan envisions a train line that would pass through Seoul to Pyongyang in the North, then moving further on to Kaeseong and Shinuijuin, North Korea.
The ultimate plan, estimated to cost $35 billion, is much more expansive. It calls for another high-speed line from Seoul to Shinuiju via Pyongyang, along with a retrofit of six other railways crossing through North Korea.
North Korea has freed three US citizens from prison, according to a tweet from US President Donald Trump.
It is viewed as a goodwill gesture ahead of a historic summit between Mr Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
Mr Trump said he would greet the men when they return with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has been in Pyongyang to arrange the planned talks.
Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul boarded the plane "without assistance", the White House said.
They had been jailed for anti-state activities and placed in labour camps.
reddit: the front page of the internet (https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/8i5mnq/north_korea_frees_us_detainees/dyp2h60/)QuoteWho are the freed Americans?Kim, Kim and Kim was released by Kim. How wonderful!
Kim Hak-song was held on suspicion of "hostile acts" in May 2017. He had previously described himself as a Christian missionary who intended to start an experimental farm at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST)
Tony Kim, also known as Kim Sang-duk, also worked at PUST. He was detained in April 2017 on espionage charges. According to South Korean media, he had been involved in humanitarian work in the North.
Kim Dong-chul, a pastor in his early 60s, was detained in 2015 on spying charges, and was then sentenced to 10 years hard labour.
Trump and the idiot crew have opened the US embassy in Jerusalem today. Gaza are protesting of course, but the IDF has murdered at least 41 of them and injured over 1000 with live bullets and sniper rifles. Israel have also bombed a Hamas facility. Can you imagine the international outrage if Palestinians bombed an IDF facility? Man, fudge this.My uncle: "they protest everyday."
The whole thing is truly despicable, awareness around the globe needs to increase.
Senate passes measure to repealing changes to net neutrality rules - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/politics/net-neutrality-vote-senate-democrats/index.html)Ah yes, and protesters deserve to get sniped. I forgot about that, my bad.
Senate voted to restore net neutrality. It passed, but it's unlikely to make it through House.
My uncle: "they protest everyday."
Never before seen footage obtained exclusively by All In shows Bill Gates discussing meetings with Donald Trump #inners pic.twitter.com/GouJwYKghi
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) May 18, 2018
Trump and the idiot crew have opened the US embassy in Jerusalem today. Gaza are protesting of course, but the IDF has murdered at least 41 of them and injured over 1000 with live bullets and sniper rifles. Israel have also bombed a Hamas facility. Can you imagine the international outrage if Palestinians bombed an IDF facility? Man, fudge this.I think awareness will increase after their Eurovision win. We're already protesting here, many don't want us to compete in Eurovision next year to protest
The whole thing is truly despicable, awareness around the globe needs to increase.
The blonde wig wearing wotsit cancelled the meeting with North Korea. Basically because they insulted him.North and South Korean leaders hold surprise meeting (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/05/26/politics/north-and-south-korean-leaders-meet-again/index.html)
10/10 diplomacy
North and South Korean leaders hold surprise meeting (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/05/26/politics/north-and-south-korean-leaders-meet-again/index.html)I really wish we had nothing to do with this. Americans only involvement should have been as an enforcer if things go south. Let the Koreans work out denuclearization and unification between themselfs.
Trump cites as a negotiating tool his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents (https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/trump-cites-as-a-negotiating-tool-his-policy-of-separating-immigrant-children-from-their-parents/2018/06/15/ade82b80-70b3-11e8-bf86-a2351b5ece99_story.html)Yeah this is disgusting.
What do you Americans think of this trade war that Trump has started?A lot of people are really clueless about what a trade deficit is. I've literally talked to people who thought that a trade deficit basically meant that a country was stealing from us. If we have a $30b trade deficit with Norway, they think that means that Norway still has to pay $30b to us.
Alabama political ads:American politics is so dumb.
"(The other guy) knows in order to win, he has to pretend to be a Republican. Well I'm the Republican, not him. "
American politics is so dumb.Pretty much: "As long as my side is winning, that's the only thing that matters. F the other side. They can die for all I care."
Pretty much: "As long as my side is winning, that's the only thing that matters. F the other side. They can die for all I care."Well I mean that's most right wing politicians around the world. Its stuff like that line which is weird. How can that be a line which convinces people to vote for you?
Well I mean that's most right wing politicians around the world. Its stuff like that line which is weird. How can that be a line which convinces people to vote for you?It works in a largely right wing state.
Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower. This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics - and it went nowhere. I did not know about it!
Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower. This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics - and it went nowhere. I did not know about it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2018
For the first time in American history, a U.S. president admitted that his campaign had accepted Russia's offer of help during a presidential campaign.
Big news today. Hopefully the brainwashed 1/3 of America will start to wake up and see through Trumps lies.Ha, you're funny.
Just watched a bit of the Kavanaugh hearing and my blood is already boiling. Is there a single republican in existence who isn't a complete and utter disgrace? How on Earth do half of Americans support these people?There are a few Republican governor's who are calling for a delay in the vote, so that Kavanaugh can be investigated.
There are a few Republican governor's who are calling for a delay in the vote, so that Kavanaugh can be investigated.Colour me surprised. The Republicans in this hearing are a joke but it doesn't help that the Dems are mostly being really incompetent. I guess the republicans keep winning because even though a lot of them are despicable, a lot of the dems are just useless at fighting back.
Even some faux news were convinced.
Fox News's Chris Wallace on Kavanaugh hearing: "a disaster for the Republicans" - Vox (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/27/17910490/christine-blasey-ford-kavanaugh-senate-hearing-fox-news-chris-wallace)
Colour me surprised. The Republicans in this hearing are a joke but it doesn't help that the Dems are mostly being really incompetent. I guess the republicans keep winning because even though a lot of them are despicable, a lot of the dems are just useless at fighting back.Dems don't like to lie and play tricks, as much. They keep trying to compromise and reach a middle ground.
Dems don't like to lie and play tricks, as much. They keep trying to compromise and reach a middle ground.Exactly, they try to be honest and conduct themselves well. Which is fair enough, except for the fact they're competing against loud angry monkeys who somehow appeal to half of the electorate. They need to coordinate together and fight republicans more.
But Republicans don't want to compromise.
Warren released DNA results showing she is native American.Yeah but she's got less of a native American heritage than the average American-European descendant apparently. The whole thing is weird, and she's made herself look foolish more than anything.
Requested that Trump donated the million that he said he would.
Trump said he'd never do that, even though there is video of him saying it.
Yeah but she's got less of a native American heritage than the average American-European descendant apparently. The whole thing is weird, and she's made herself look foolish more than anything.Yeah, she has.
This is a real radio ad currently running in Arkansas in support of Republican Congressman French Hill on radio stations targeted to the African American community. I don't even have words to describe it. pic.twitter.com/vpzt1nGPlc
— (((Ben Tribbett))) (@notlarrysabato) October 18, 2018
I'm getting nervous for you America.Yeah.
The increase in early voting is pretty massive over the last midterms, especially in Tennessee. That Taylor Swift effect :o
Yeah.One can only hope. I'll probably stay up and watch the results, I go to sleep at 3-4am nowadays anyway.
Usually older people are reliable voters, and they tend to vote Republican.
If voting is up, it's more than likely because younger, more liberal voters are actually voting.
At this point in 2014, voters under the age of 30 had cast 849,876 votes. This year?
— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) November 3, 2018
2,347,864 voters under the age of 30 have already voted, and counting.
One can only hope. I'll probably stay up and watch the results, I go to sleep at 3-4am nowadays anyway.Think I saw in Texas, there was a 500% increase in early voting among young voters.At this point in 2014, voters under the age of 30 had cast 849,876 votes. This year?
— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) November 3, 2018
2,347,864 voters under the age of 30 have already voted, and counting.
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More people voting is always a good thing, no matter the result.
I don't understand why some people vote so early though. New events could change your mind yet you wouldn't be able to change your vote.Well some people vote early because they aren't able to vote on election day.
Will be interesting to see how things go.
Well some people vote early because they aren't able to vote on election day.Early voting is great. Colorado has had early voting open since 2 weeks ago though. Some people definitely need those 2 weeks but it feels like there is an unnecessary push to get people to vote as early as possible.
I know I missed voting one day earlier this year.
Early voting is great. Colorado has had early voting open since 2 weeks ago though. Some people definitely need those 2 weeks but it feels like there is an unnecessary push to get people to vote as early as possible.I think a lot of it is just excitement about people motivated to vote.
Tennessee early & absentee vote turnout by group, compared to 2014:
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) November 6, 2018
18-29: +663% (!!!)
30-39: +431%
40-49: +337%
50-64: +241%
65+: +244%
Af-Ams: +243%
Caucasian: +333% (!!!)
Unmarried: +340%
Never voted: +930% (!!!)
(no party reg) https://t.co/2EsfJwNCsK (9/10)
Texas early & absentee vote turnout by group, compared to 2014:
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) November 6, 2018
18-29: +462%
30-39: +295%
40-49: +200%
50-64: +121%
65+: +86%
Hispanics: +236%
Af-Ams: +98%
Caucasian: +133%
Unmarried: +204%
Never voted: +304%
(no party reg)
Data: @targetsmart https://t.co/2EsfJwNCsK (10/10) ###
Wonder if voters voting today will also be up by a large amount or if people have just shifted dates.Seems like voting is up a lot today as well.
Seems like voting is up a lot today as well.How much do people over there care about this election? Is it a big media event for you too?
How much do people over there care about this election? Is it a big media event for you too?It's the main news story but I don't think the general population cares that much.
Kentucky 6 is the one to watch at 6pm, that's the first toss up.40% of votes in and its D+6.1. Looking good so far.
It seems weird that Sheriff is something that we vote for.Well we also vote for coroner. That is the one that seems really out of place.
Republican kept the Senate. House looks to flip buy a small margin. We might have a balanced government. Im not sure the when was the last time that happened.Seems like Dems are heading for around 230 house seats, pretty much the majority the GOP had before. I think its the first half of Obama's presidency that you had government balanced like this.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/motherboard-'red-dead-redemption-2'-players-are-excited-to-attack-and-kill-feminists-in-the-game.79514/What the fudge? Have you even read what that thread is about?
Too right. Punching those annoying babies has always been one of the best features in rockstar games.
What the fudge? Have you even read what that thread is about?I briefly skimmed through the thread. Why?
https://www.resetera.com/threads/motherboard-'red-dead-redemption-2'-players-are-excited-to-attack-and-kill-feminists-in-the-game.79514/I have to wonder why you put it in the politics thread.
Too right. Punching those annoying babies has always been one of the best features in rockstar games.
What the fudge? Have you even read what that thread is about?A part of me is impressed that a game allows someone to do that, and most of me is incredibly disturbed that someone did it.
I briefly skimmed through the thread. Why?Part of it is about a video where the guy roped a lady, pulled her across the road hanging by a rope, carried to a swamp and fed to an alligator.
I briefly skimmed through the thread. Why?As Pi said, this person in the game is hardly just a feminist, they are a suffragette. Historically these women were incredible, they fought through so much oppression and hardship to win the right to vote for women. Calling them an annoying feminist is disrespectful at best.
Who gives a fook if there's feminists here. You can do all these things in the game so there's no problem doing it. If it's a problem then the reviewers should slaughter it.Posting videos to get a rise out of feminists is the problem.
Btw i find it extremely disturbing you lot shoot and kill so many innocent people on rdr. Dispicable behaviour. Like these innocents are good men with family's and you kill them?Well personally, I don't kill people that are innocent in games.
And when the online launches, surely you won't kill characters controlled by real people? Like these guys could represent little kids playing online. How could you possibly kill them?
Who gives a fook if there's feminists here. You can do all these things in the game so there's no problem doing it. If it's a problem then the reviewers should slaughter it.There's a big difference between killing random NPCs without much thought and killing the same NPC over and over again in as many sadistic ways as possible to push an anti feminist agenda online.
It's a game from rockstar. Gta, rdr it's not real life folks. I'd never punch an annoying feminist in real life but in rdr or gta? Oh I can't wait.
Btw i find it extremely disturbing you lot shoot and kill so many innocent people on rdr. Dispicable behaviour. Like these innocents are good men with family's and you kill them?
And when the online launches, surely you won't kill characters controlled by real people? Like these guys could represent little kids playing online. How could you possibly kill them?
There's a big difference between killing random NPCs without much thought and killing the same NPC over and over again in as many sadistic ways as possible to push an anti feminist agenda online.First of all he's doing it to get YouTube views for money. It's obviously working as his channel blew up. Great business decision.
Sure, I could understand just blasting the woman in the face because she annoyed you, sometimes I kill NPCs that have pissed me off in R* games to. But this really isn't that, it's much more serious and you should stop pretending otherwise.
First of all he's doing it to get YouTube views for money. It's obviously working as his channel blew up. Great business decision.Yes you can always count on certain groups online to watch shame like that. His other videos since haven't gained any viewership, as people clearly aren't interested. Sure he did it for views, but he knew he was going to get those views from anti-feminists. He did it anyway, clearly he has no morals at best or is anti-feminist himself. His videos and his comments are only encouraging and empowering people who have abhorrent views about women.
Secondly these things are all possible in a game. Not only that but other games focus on these very things. There are horror games out there that focus on horrible gruesome torture and there are games like hitman that let you replay a level over and over to try and kill the same people (not always deserving of death) in multiple different ways.
Sure on hitman last week there was some dude I had to kill and i drowned him the bowl of the toilet. You are over sensitive if this stuff triggers you.
"to push an anti feminist agenda online."
Who gives a fook if we annoy feminists. They are possible the most annoying group out there atm and deserve to be trolled. And this coming from a man who treats women with the utmost respect.
This is the biggest problem these days. People bringing their movements into games. That's fine but don't force it on everything. Especially not Rockstar games.It's not their movement.
It's not their movement.But it's a game not a history lesson.
It's a historical movement.
But it's a game not a history lesson.It's a game set in history.
It's a game set in history.Just as you have the right to buy it and do whatever you want with it. Including punching an annoying feminist in the face :D ;D
They're free to put whatever they want in it.
If you can't play it without getting triggered, then you have the right not to buy it.
You have the right not to buy it, just as they have the right to put whatever they want in it.
Just as you have the right to buy it and do whatever you want with it. Including punching an annoying feminist in the face :D ;DRight, but don't be surprised if people call you a nasty person for acting nasty. Which that person is.
This is the biggest problem these days. People bringing their movements into games. That's fine but don't force it on everything. Especially not Rockstar games.As Pi is saying, it was a historical movement at the time. They put it in their mainly for story purposes, there's a couple of missions involving it which I thought were great. Otherwise, you can just ignore it if you want to.
As Pi is saying, it was a historical movement at the time. They put it in their mainly for story purposes, there's a couple of missions involving it which I thought were great. Otherwise, you can just ignore it if you want to.I have no problem with R* picking and choosing different movements. I've a problem with modern day movements trying to influence games. Such as the feminazis crying because someone punched a woman in this game.
I see where you're coming from though, and no doubt R* knew this would be seen as some sort of political statement. I like that they did it though, the story of suffragettes isn't know well enough.
Right, but don't be surprised if people call you a nasty person for acting nasty. Which that person is.Yeah well people who have opinions like that are not important to me. I kill people on rainbow 6 siege and tea bag them for the kill cam. Am I nasty for tea bagging a dead corpse or because the special forces would never do that.
And again, she's a suffragette. She's not some random feminist screaming about men. She was trying to get the right to vote.
The US started a war, because people thought they should be able to be represented.
I suppose you bring up an interesting topic. Even though its just games I never go around murdering people. Even in GTA its just not something I've ever done, I don't enjoy it and it makes me feel bad.And that's cool. You won't hear me saying "oh Xev he's such a nice guy, never once murdered someone in a video game".
That MW2 mission you mentioned, I didn't shoot a single bullet until we got outside and had to fight the armed police, I just sat back and watched in horror. Actually I seem to recall trying to shoot the other guys in the back the first time I did it but the mission failed me for doing that.
That being said, I'm not going to judge anyone who does murder NPCs in video games, it is just a game and some people find it fun.
Back to the topic of elections. I honestly can't help but laugh at all the stupid conservatives who are crying about corruption and what-not because there's still votes being counted. I mean seriously, it only took me a few minutes reading to find out how America's counting system works.I thought they needed to arrive by the election? Mailing date doesn't matter.
Postal ballots can be mailed in up until the day of the election, so a lot of them come in after and are counted later, like what's happening now. Some people are just ridiculous. Since when is making sure every vote is counted 'corruption' or 'stealing an election'. In every other developed country we'd call that basic democracy.
Oh and yes, one of those stupid conservatives claiming the Dems are trying to steal elections is none other than the oversized wotsit who sits in the white house.
And that's cool. You won't hear me saying "oh Xev he's such a nice guy, never once murdered someone in a video game".Well exactly, I'd barely ever judge anyone based on what they do in games. What that guy did with the suffragette though was just disturbing really. If it was just a random NPC then maybe I wouldn't view it so negatively, but it was the fact it was coupled with the whole 'annoying feminist' shame he was pushing.
Because I'd literally be mentally retarded and unbelievable naive to think like that. Some people play video games and like to escape from who they really are, some like to be who they are. But many like myself don't give a fook and just do whatever. It means nothing, but I do know one thing. If i can do something that might annoy somebody when it shouldn't, I probably will. And that's why i teabag on siege or write what a save x3 on rocket league after scoring a goal. It's also why I'd say I'll punch a lady on rdr2. Not that i hate ladies, but i hate the thought these rights campaigners can tell me what to do on a game i buy.
And it's very useful on games like RL & R6. All part of the mental warfare that can give you the edge.
I thought they needed to arrive by the election? Mailing date doesn't matter.I think it varies by state, I definitely read that in Arizona they had ballots still coming in a few days after. Either that or they just left mailed in ballots for a few days for the nuggets and giggles. They still had 600k to count over two days after polling had finished.
Kerotan you still don't understand what I'm saying. I'm not judging you for things you did in a video game.Yeah but it was a very lucrative decision for him to do so. I can't blame him. All the outrage just made him richer.
The nastiness is posting it online trying to get a rise out of people.
Mattis was originally going to leave on February 28 but I suppose someone explained to President chicken nugget that Mattis' letter trashed him on the way out.[/size]
Trump was already feeling blowback on forcing out such a universally popular figure, now that he's outright firing him I can only expect that to get worse.
Just a normal guy who can converse normally. Merry Christmas![/size]
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WASHINGTON -- In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/james-comey-fired-fbi.html?module=inline) as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation.
The inquiry carried explosive implications. Counterintelligence investigators had to consider whether the president's own actions constituted a possible threat to national security. Agents also sought to determine whether Mr. Trump was knowingly working for Russia or had unwittingly fallen under Moscow's influence.
The investigation the F.B.I. opened into Mr. Trump also had a criminal aspect, which has long been publicly known (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/politics/mueller-trump-special-counsel-investigation.html?module=inline): whether his firing of Mr. Comey constituted obstruction of justice. Click to expand...
Government loses vote by 202 votes to 432. Biggest loss for a government in UK history by 66 votes, ouch.How does a government lose a vote? Who were they voting against?
Chaos now ensues.
How does a government lose a vote? Who were they voting against?"Government" in the UK refers to the prime minister and his/her cabinet. I guess its kind of similar to the "administration" in the US. Most ideas/ laws they put forward have to be voted on by MPs (including the 30 MPs that make up the cabinet). There aren't any executive powers for the government. Anyone can put forward a vote/ amendment to a current bill to parliament. The ones put forward by the government are always agreed by cabinet and are expected to pass through the house.
Against: 432So brexit is off?
LAB: 248
CON: 118
SNP: 35
LDEM: 11
DUP: 10
Ind.: 5
PC: 4
GREEN: 1
Support: 202
CON: 196
LAB: 3
Ind.: 3
118 rebels is absolutely crushing for the tories, holy shame. Only 3 labour MPs voted for, that's nice.
No confidence vote called for tomorrow. Government expected to win that.
So brexit is off?Unfortunately not. There's a no confidence vote tomorrow, and who knows what after that. Everyone's going to be fighting over what they want to happen, I'm just hoping we get a second referendum.
In discussing concerns about Trump's attitude toward Russia, McCabe recounted on "60 Minutes" a briefing he received from a bureau official who had attended a meeting with the president. McCabe said the official described Trump siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin over American intelligence officials on the subject of North Korea's nuclear capabilities.McCabe: 'I was fired because I opened a case against the president' - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/17/mccabe-fired-trump-fbi-1173596)
"Essentially, the president said he did not believe that the North Koreans had the capability to hit us here with ballistic missiles in the United States. And he did not believe that because President Putin had told him they did not. President Putin had told him that the North Koreans don't actually have those missiles," McCabe said.
"Intelligence officials in the briefing responded that that was not consistent with any of the intelligence our government possesses, to which the president replied, 'I don't care. I believe Putin.'"
People need to realize this point is moot: whether or not Trump is actively aware, and intentionally operating on behalf of Russia, he has still done more in two years to advance the agenda of this hostile foreign nation, to the detriment of the US, than any other person in recent memory.McCabe: 'I think it's possible' Trump is a Russian asset : politics (https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/asioa5/mccabe_i_think_its_possible_trump_is_a_russian/eguoo9q)
We seem hopelessly entangled in answering the question of whether he's knowingly operating on Russia's behalf and have neglected the fact that he is actively aiding Russia and harming us egregiously in the process.
There is no circumstance where Trump ought not be immediately impeached for the things we have witnessed occur in plain sight.
He advanced a withdrawal from Syria - against all counsel of all relevant expers - to Russia's delight. No explanation for this was ever provided to the American people.
He has refused to enforce sanctions legally codified into law - and in some cases reversed standing sanctions. No explanation for this was ever provided to the American people.
He has denounced his own intelligence agencies in a press conference with Putin on election meddling - and publicly endorsed Putin's version of events. No explanation for this was ever provided to the American people.
He has conducted numerous completely private meetings and conferences with Putin, and has gone to great lengths to prevent literally anyone, even people in his administration, from learning what was discussed. No explanation for this was ever provided to the American people.
He has lied countless times about having business interests in Russia, which have been clearly and undeniably proven false in extremely public ways. No explanation for this was ever provided to the American people.
He pulled out of the INF treaty, which allows Putin to create missiles that can threaten Europe with impunity, whereas before, there would be sanctions and severe penalties for doing so. No explanation for this was ever provided to the American people.
At every step, he has handed Russia enormous concessions with no justification. He takes Putin's word - a notorious liar - at face value, always, above all of his own countrymen, and even the people he himself hired to lead his agencies.
Now let us also remember, Russia is nothing compared to the US. The US has infinitely more muscle than Russia. This is why the policy - right up until Trump - has been to deal with them through sanctions and military conflicts where necessary.
They agitate, they hit and run, but Russia is an organized crime state whose economy is nearly collapsed, whose leadership consists of a coalition of loosely allied kleptocrats, oligarchs, and billionaires, all of whom are just as likely to knife each other as their foreign adversaries.
Had Clinton won, she would have continued her policy she advanced at the State Department, and sanctioned Russia until Putin's government imploded from the stress of Putin's brutality and kleptocracy. Which, obviously, is why he pulled out all the stops to ensure Clinton did not win the election.
The evidence is unambiguous. Trump - for reasons we do not know but ought not really care - betrayed, is betraying the US to Putin's Russia, each and every day.
So, I ask - why do we care whether he's a card-carrying Russian agent enthusiastic about the cause, a victim of blackmail, a seeker of quid pro quo, or just a really gullible imbecile?
He is clearly and transparently committing treason right out in the open. He has sacrificed our security and our interests to advance Russia's. Ignorance is not an excuse here. Let the courts sort that out, but this is far and away grossly impeachable behavior, and a level of embarrassing and humiliating subservience the likes of which have never been witnessed from an American leader on the world stage.
And let's not forget - let's always footnote talk about Trump's treason with the fact that this is just one of MANY separate, discrete, and unique massive, impeachable scandals. On top of pursuing the agenda of a hostile foreign nation, he also committed numerous acts of campaign finance violation, stood behind and refused to condemn nazis and white supremacists, publicly attacked private citizens and the media, condemned his own agents and agencies for legally investigating him, told nearly ten thousand lies about things ranging from serious to extremely mundane, appointed his own family members to positions far above their capacity (breaking many ethics laws and vetting procedures to do so and get them clearance).
And the list goes on. Seriously, it goes on and on and on and on. I could exhaust myself listing out the oaths Trump has betrayed, the crimes he has committed, the many more crimes he has probably committed, the constitutional amendments he has attacked or condemned, all of which, in and of themselves, should warrant impeachment or serious scrutiny.
The last President was impeached, by Republicans, for one - one - count of perjury, about a meaningless sexual exploit. Which was an actual example of a perjury trap, by the way, wherein the prosecutor gets the defendant on the stand, on the record, for a crime - in this case, the Whitewater investigations into Clinton's real estate dealings, and then questions him about something embarassing but irrelevant and not illegal, compelling the defendant to lie and commit perjury to prevent embarassment.
That's what Republicans thought qualified a previous President for impeachment.
And now we come to Trump, who has a list of genuine impeachable criteria so long I legitimately can't remember all of them in one go. of these things. All of these individual scandals or crimes or gross acts of idiocy demonstrating severely compromised judgment and ability to execute the powers of the office.
And then you add actual treason on top of it. A violation of America and its interests not only inconceivable in its treachery, but to a far, far, far weaker adversary.
So what the fudge is he still doing in the oval?
Tweet says it all:Trump on homelessness: "It's a phenomena that started two years ago" | ResetEra (https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-on-homelessness-its-a-phenomena-that-started-two-years-ago.126799/)
@AOC Just left the 1st CBP facility. I see why CBP officers were being so physically &sexually threatening towards me. Officers were keeping women in cells w/ no water & had told them to drink out of the toilets. This was them on their GOOD behavior in front of members of Congress.
EDIT: More:
@AOC Now I've seen the inside of these facilities. It's not just the kids. It's everyone. People drinking out of toilets, officers laughing in front of members Congress. I brought it up to their superiors. They said "officers are under stress & act out sometimes." No accountability.QuoteAbsent said: (http://vizioneck.com/goto/post?id=22392871) Even more:EDIT: For those asking about AOC taking pictures/video:
fudge, man. Click to expand... Click to shrink...
@AOC CBP made us check our phones. But one woman slipped me this packet to take with me. It says "shampoo," but she told me that this is all they give women to wash their entire body. Nothing else. Some women's hair was falling out. Others had gone 15 days without taking a shower.
From his latest interview with Tucker Carlson:This is what fascism looks like. There should be outrage in the streets but most of the country is actually happy about this or just doesn't care. What a horrible country you've turned into, America :(
In general it's just a very out-of-character performance from our Dear Leader - slurred speech, low stamina... Sad!
Transcript of their exchange under the spoiler:
Spoiler (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-cFrtRXoAA-ayF?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after visiting border detention facility: People are without water/told to drink out of toilets while guards laugh at them | ResetEra (https://www.resetera.com/threads/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-after-visiting-border-detention-facility-people-are-without-water-told-to-drink-out-of-toilets-while-guards-laugh-at-them.126708/)We have to take back the country
EDIT: For those asking about AOC taking pictures/video:
@AOC CBP made us check our phones. But one woman slipped me this packet to take with me. It says "shampoo," but she told me that this is all they give women to wash their entire body. Nothing else. Some women's hair was falling out. Others had gone 15 days without taking a shower.
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This is what fascism looks like. There should be outrage in the streets but most of the country is actually happy about this or just doesn't care. What a horrible country you've turned into, America :(
Getting close to the 2020 election.Once again, don't forget to vote!
How the hell would Trump be allowed from the hospital and straight into the white house (not isolation)?Everyone in the white house has it already.
2 weeks away.It gets scarier every day.
A week from Tuesday. 10 days away.There's a lot at stake for sure. It looks very good for Biden, much better than it did for Clinton than for many reasons.
*Breathes*
538 still shows a very high chance of Biden winning, higher than Clinton ever did.
This is a very bizarre cycle. With prominent conservatives asking people not to vote for Trump.
There's literally a wiki page (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_oppose_the_Donald_Trump_2020_presidential_campaign)
Xev keeping me updated on the trends show none of them matter to the masses.
2020 Election Forecast | FiveThirtyEight (https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/)
I'm terrified of what the future holds. There's a lot at stake here.
No reaction
Can I vote too?
No reactionI was keeping my disappointment to myself.
I was keeping my disappointment to myself.Did you watch
No reactionI prefer a different Daddario
I prefer a different DaddarioDon't know anyone else
Don't know anyone elseThere's two famous Daddario siblings. The other one is hotter ;)
Did you watchYes :P
There's two famous Daddario siblings. The other one is hotter ;)That's some bullshite. Look at the eyes!
Welp. https://t.co/nXOH1SNdLP pic.twitter.com/GKVAzZUWlG
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 25, 2020
That's some bullshite. Look at the eyes!(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4e/11/4c/4e114cae5d7628fd1b3c3a0e1fe60f2b.png)
That's some bullshite. Look at the eyes!
Speaking of hot.If Texas went blue, I'd ...Welp. https://t.co/nXOH1SNdLP pic.twitter.com/GKVAzZUWlG
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 25, 2020
Imagine if Texas goes blue, it'd be a big shock.
If Texas went blue, I'd ...Oh but I do want to know.
You don't even want to know
Speaking of hot.I hope it does.Welp. https://t.co/nXOH1SNdLP pic.twitter.com/GKVAzZUWlG
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 25, 2020
Imagine if Texas goes blue, it'd be a big shock.
I hope it does.I think they already know it's a losing position. Just makes them crazier.
I really don't think biden needs it but all Republicans need to reevaluate how they approach politics. losing tx might just be the kick to the dog they need to realize that white supremesy, Christan supremesy, and anti-democracy is a losing colilition.
Wow -- a "Fire Fauci!" chant at the Trump rally
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 2, 2020
"Let me wait until a little after the election," Trump replies pic.twitter.com/bRHLqzzcRF
i voted saturday. i'm both hopeful and worried about the results of this election. i fully believe american democracy dies if trump wins or steals the election. republican's deserved to be walloped and kick-start a introspective period about how they are operating. ...but there are enough crazies that they'll probably will just decide to kidnap and assassinate democrats like they tried in michigan.I'm hopeful and worried too.
i voted saturday. i'm both hopeful and worried about the results of this election. i fully believe american democracy dies if trump wins or steals the election. republican's deserved to be walloped and kick-start a introspective period about how they are operating. ...but there are enough crazies that they'll probably will just decide to kidnap and assassinate democrats like they tried in michigan.Agree with all this, and what it might mean for the state and direction of the world if Trump wins. There's a lot riding on tomorrow, I'm rooting for all of you in America.
I'm hopeful and worried too.i see you updated the background to an american flag. do you have an american flag on fire background ready in case things go bad today?
i see you updated the background to an american flag. do you have an american flag on fire background ready in case things go bad today?I am taking this one step at a time but at the very least, national election=flag.
Republicans out-voted Dems by 220k in 5 and a half hours in Florida, they hold a voted registration lead of 106k now. This is missing a few counties for election day numbers, Miami Dade included.With each hour the end of day estimate gets better for Dems as while GOP still outvotes them, the ratio is getting better.
According to polling averages, any GOP+3 environment or bluer favours a Biden win in Florida.
If the current pace continues we're looking at total votes of:
GOP 4.41M (40.0%)
Dem 4.05M (36.6%)
NPA 2.60M (23.5%)
However the GOP hourly advantage is trending downards and this is missing some Dem favouring counties.So this will slightly overestimate the GOP lead. So yeah, good old Florida.
With each hour the end of day estimate gets better for Dems as while GOP still outvotes them, the ratio is getting better.what is your source? I'm not seeing live results on the web.
what is your source? I'm not seeing live results on the web.Counties release the data, this guy on twitter is collating it and giving updates: https://twitter.com/umichvoter99
i require you to take a stance. you're either with us or against us:My stance is that I'm against that lol.
Biden wins = fireworks
Trump wins = dumpster fire
Counties release the data, this guy on twitter is collating it and giving updates: https://twitter.com/umichvoter99gotcha. so fake news...
I hope this isn't premature.lol, we'll see. my take is trump won't win with the voters but will take it to the courts no matter how bad he's losing.
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Republicans out-voted Dems by 220k in 5 and a half hours in Florida, they hold a voted registration lead of 106k now. This is missing a few counties for election day numbers, Miami Dade included.Dems are nearly at those numbers, Reps are still quite aways to go.
According to polling averages, any GOP+3 environment or bluer favours a Biden win in Florida.
If the current pace continues we're looking at total votes of:
GOP 4.41M (40.0%)
Dem 4.05M (36.6%)
NPA 2.60M (23.5%)
However the GOP hourly advantage is trending downards and this is missing some Dem favouring counties.So this will slightly overestimate the GOP lead. So yeah, good old Florida.
FLORIDA, 3:30 UPDATE
— UMichVoter (@umichvoter99) November 3, 2020
Republican: 4,087,834 (+173,200)
Democratic: 3,914,634
NPA/Other: 2,464,130
TOTAL: 10,466,598
*Includes ALL mail + in-person early
*Missing E-day votes: DeSoto, Hardee, Jefferson, Monroe, Seminole, Union
*only 2pm update from miami dade
Dems are nearly at those numbers, Reps are still quite aways to go.Yep, we got some Miami Dade numbers and now my daily projection is down to just R+2.7. If that keeps going Biden should have Florida.FLORIDA, 3:30 UPDATE
— UMichVoter (@umichvoter99) November 3, 2020
Republican: 4,087,834 (+173,200)
Democratic: 3,914,634
NPA/Other: 2,464,130
TOTAL: 10,466,598
*Includes ALL mail + in-person early
*Missing E-day votes: DeSoto, Hardee, Jefferson, Monroe, Seminole, Union
*only 2pm update from miami dade
I'm starting to feel good about FL.
FLORIDA, 4:40 PM UPDATE
— UMichVoter (@umichvoter99) November 3, 2020
Republican: 4,149,144 (+191,876)
Democratic: 3,957,268
NPA/Other: 2,597,260
TOTAL: 10,703,672
*Includes ALL mail + in-person early
*Missing E-day votes: DeSoto, Hardee, Jefferson, Monroe, Seminole, Union
*only 2pm update from miami dade
Yep. Florida is heading for only R+2 in the end I think.FLORIDA, 4:40 PM UPDATE
— UMichVoter (@umichvoter99) November 3, 2020
Republican: 4,149,144 (+191,876)
Democratic: 3,957,268
NPA/Other: 2,597,260
TOTAL: 10,703,672
*Includes ALL mail + in-person early
*Missing E-day votes: DeSoto, Hardee, Jefferson, Monroe, Seminole, Union
*only 2pm update from miami dade
By comparison: ~ 9.4 million votes in 2016
Miami-Dade is a disaster for Biden.just how. how could it be practically even in miami. smells like BS to me.
I'm getting really nervous now. trump is going to win.Why?
Why?He's going to win Florida even bigger than last time, other swing states don't have enough counted to tell if they're going the same.
I'm getting really nervous now. trump is going to win.My hope is declining
I mean how can one state that already was very republican change things so much?Very republican? Florida is the swingiest of swing states, Trump won it by 1.2% last time.
People on reddit are more optimistic
Very republican? Florida is the swingiest of swing states, Trump won it by 1.2% last time.Oh the stereotype made it seem like that.
Georgia and NC both favouring Trump on NYT's needles now too.
For god's sake, its 2016 again.
Oh the stereotype made it seem like that.Mailed in votes are what a lot of this is being based off.
Could mailed in votes swing things?
Oh the stereotype made it seem like that.The stereotype exists because FL has easy to access records.
Could mailed in votes swing things?
Very republican? Florida is the swingiest of swing states, Trump won it by 1.2% last time.exactly.
Georgia and NC both favouring Trump on NYT's needles now too.
For god's sake, its 2016 again.
Could mailed in votes swing things?
Could mailed in votes swing things?Yes Pezus. Mailed in votes can swing things. I think in some respects it's swinging more than most people (on Era :P ) expected. Experts were saying it was pretty likely that Trump would be ahead on Election night, even if Biden would eventually win.
i feel like such shame this morning.Sleep well?
Sleep well?not at all and i woke up to trump's declaration of victory and "mandiate" to stop counting ballots. soo much stress, so much at stake.
OMG DON CLAIMS HE "BEAT" POKEMON, HAS NOT CAUGHT 'EM ALL... TRUMP: "GAME ENDS WHEN YOU BEAT ELITE FOUR" pic.twitter.com/xSHxHCtlkG
— thanks austin giving (@shrimpJAJ) November 4, 2020
Mail in vote definitely swung things however when you said that Pez we were talking about NC and Florida where mail in vote came in first, we hadn't even seen the midwest yet.i just don't get how soo many american can vote for that garbage.
Everything is happening as expected, except Trump has outperformed his polls pretty uniformly across the board once again.
Mail in vote definitely swung things however when you said that Pez we were talking about NC and Florida where mail in vote came in first, we hadn't even seen the midwest yet.Oh I just meant in general
Everything is happening as expected, except Trump has outperformed his polls pretty uniformly across the board once again.
i just don't get how soo many american can vote for that garbage.Huge amounts of propaganda and fear.
biden is screwed. with mcconnel at the head of his senate majority he will resume is obstructionism. nothing, not one god dang thing, will pass in the next 2 years. if clarence tomas were to die in march 2021 mcconnel would hold his seat vacant for 4 years...We are screwed domestically.
Mitch McConnell's Senate might be where the Biden presidency goes to dieso unfortunately true.
It now looks likely that on Jan. 20 of next year, Legend Biden will become president of the United States. And after the inaugural balls are over that evening, he will take off his tuxedo, put on a scratchy jumpsuit and check into a prison cell whose keys are held by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
For months, we've been contemplating a world in which Biden wins the White House and Democrats narrowly take control of the Senate. We asked ourselves if they should get rid of the filibuster (yes, they should) or grant statehood to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico (also yes).
But we didn't spend nearly enough time contemplating what it now looks like will be the reality: a Democratic president and a Republican Senate.
We've seen this before, most recently in the last two years of Barack Obama's second term. But this will be far, far worse than it was then. We're about to witness something unprecedented in American history.
In 2014, McConnell became majority leader after Obama had already achieved most of his major legislative goals, including passing the Affordable Care Act. But now he has a chance to sabotage a Democratic president right from the start. Just as important, he knows that no matter how far he goes, the Republican Party is likely to pay only a small political price. What they get in return will be worth every penny and more.
As of now, Democrats lost one Senate seat and gained two, giving them 48. While it's theoretically possible for them to get to 50 given the races where votes are still being counted, it looks extremely unlikely. Which means McConnell will remain as majority leader.
What does that mean? For starters, you can take all those meticulously prepared policy plans (https://joebiden.com/joes-vision/) Biden and his team devised during the campaign and toss them in the trash. There will be no expansion of health coverage, no aggressive legislation to address climate change, no move toward universal child care, no increase in the minimum wage, no new Voting Rights Act and no infrastructure spending. None of it.
Nor will there be a new stimulus bill to help the economy recover from the pandemic, since McConnell knows that Biden will be blamed if the economy continues to struggle. At most -- and even this is no guarantee -- McConnell may allow continuing resolutions that keep the government open at its current funding levels. There will be no other significant legislation as long as Republicans retain control.
That's just the beginning. McConnell now clearly believes that conservative domination of the courts is his most lasting legacy. Between now and January, during Trump's lame duck period, McConnell and Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) will run a conveyor belt to confirm judges to every last open seat at every level.
And then the confirmation process will simply shut down. Forget about filling a Supreme Court vacancy if one occurs; McConnell won't permit Biden to fill any judicial vacancy. Not one.
"Oh, come on," you might be saying. "He'd never go that far." You don't think so? Just wait.
We're not done. The president gets to fill (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-administration-appointee-tracker/database/?itid=lk_inline_manual_21) about 4,000 positions throughout the executive branch, and a remarkable 1,200 of those require confirmation by the Senate. What if McConnell and the Republicans just decided to confirm none of Biden's appointments? No secretary of the Treasury, no EPA administrator, no assistant secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management -- none of them. We've already got all those bureaucrats, Republicans will say, why do we need to keep adding more?
Or at the very least, they'll tell Biden: You can have a secretary of State if you really want one. But we get to tell you who it can and can't be. First rule: It has to be a Republican. Take it or leave it.
Such a comprehensive stonewall would be unprecedented in American history. But McConnell has shown not just a willingness but an eagerness to violate any norm or rule if it serves his party's purposes and he thinks he can get away with it. He'll come up with some ludicrous justification ("No president whose election was decided when it was 52 degrees in Washington in a year ending in zero has ever had his Cabinet confirmed!"), then every Republican will dutifully repeat it, and eventually Democrats will stop complaining, because what are you gonna do?
Biden's presidency would then limp along pathetically until the midterm elections in 2022, when there would be at least a glimmer of hope. More Republican Senate seats will be up (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_elections) that year; I count six that could be vulnerable, especially in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
But midterm elections usually favor the opposition party. Are Democratic voters going to turn out in droves to help a president who has been unable to deliver on any of his promises?
Of course, this all depends on every Republican senator going along with McConnell's plan for the Mother of All Stonewalls. Which they will. They've shown again and again that they don't care what norms are violated -- if they can do it, they will do it. Just ask Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Then in four years, Republicans will say, "Look what a failure President Biden has been! Democrats can't get anything done!
I wish I could say that the voters will rise up in outrage and cast them out. But right now it's hard to feel optimistic.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/04/mitch-mcconnells-senate-will-be-where-biden-presidency-goes-die/Yeah. We need a miracle in Georgia to get the senate to 50-50.
so unfortunately true.
At least Biden is winningi'm starting to worry about nevada. it is getting really close.
Or, more accurately, Trump is losing
i'm starting to worry about nevada. it is getting really close.It's been 8k lead since they finished all the in person votes. All that's left is later arriving mail-in which should still be Biden favoured.
Every now and then, Twitter delivers complete gold. Trump’s spiritual advisor set to Eminem. With a dancing cat. pic.twitter.com/g3f8j6zGAP
— Richard Boorman (@RichardBoorman) November 5, 2020
Decision Desk HQ projects that @JoeBiden has won Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 6, 2020
Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America.
Race called at 11-06 08:50 AM EST
All Results: https://t.co/BgcQsEyt3j
The world wonDecision Desk HQ projects that @JoeBiden has won Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 6, 2020
Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America.
Race called at 11-06 08:50 AM EST
All Results: https://t.co/BgcQsEyt3j
Biden has won.
Trump has told people he has no plans to concedeOf course he doesn't...
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-election-results-11-06-20/h_ac6abbe09f77af0899e4c98bacad22e9(I hope he has to get escorted out)
Of course he doesn't...
"We all know why Legend Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don't want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over. Legend Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media.
"Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots. This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election. It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters. Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room - and then fight in court to block their access.
"So what is Biden hiding? I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands."
Trump Team Holds News Conference Outside Drab Landscaping Firm, Next to Adult Book Store(https://compote.slate.com/images/9d2fdf55-e5d3-4ffa-b954-123f0737619d.jpeg?width=780&height=520&rect=6301x4201&offset=0x0)
On Saturday morning, shortly before the AP and other news outlets called the election for Legend Biden, President Donald Trump took to Twitter (https://twitter.com/josh_wingrove/status/1325088747675922432) to announce that his lawyers would be holding a "big press conference" in Philadelphia. But there seems to have been some major confusion about where it would be held. First Trump tweeted it would take place at the "Four Seasons, Philadelphia." Trump later corrected himself and said that the news conference was going to be held at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping. And the Four Seasons Hotel sent out its own tweet (https://twitter.com/FSPhiladelphia/status/1325102014964109312), making sure everyone knew that the news conference would not be held there but rather at the landscaping business that has "no relation with the hotel."
When journalists arrived at the site of the news conference, they were flabbergasted by the scene and many quickly speculated that someone in the Trump campaign made a serious mistake (https://twitter.com/SlexAxton/status/1325141204418191361). After all, the parking lot of a landscaping business in the outskirts of the city in an industrial part of town was a drab backdrop for a news conference by a president who wanted to convince Americans he still had a chance of winning. And making matters even stranger, the landscaping business was between an adult bookstore and a cremation center. The location led to lots (https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/1325132671140327427) of mockery online (https://twitter.com/SlexAxton/status/1325141204418191361), and many people (https://twitter.com/sfiegerman/status/1325117371422543874) were very happy (https://twitter.com/VaushV/status/1325156185595543560) with the scene that was ripe for mockery (https://twitter.com/Evanryt/status/1325089489530859526), and some saw as a poignant metaphor (https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/1325088574769868803) of the failure of the Trump campaign.
Georgia seems positive for Dems so far.wow. like waassy better than I would have expected. over 1% right now.
wow. like waassy better than I would have expected. over 1% right now.It's not going to hold as is. But 4% advantage right now.
It's not going to hold as is. But 4% advantage right now.you need to watch the needle. it's happening. oh my ducking God it's happening.
you need to watch the needle. it's happening. oh my ducking God it's happening.The turtle is defeated!
good bye mcconnell hello functional government.
The turtle is defeated!(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hkLXSVV3LHcUM9R-WRSAARv5M-s5ol6M_eepSjOdEaZqT9a6N0LNyAY2RXBWloV4n4OPIhGj1tahhdbmFQHlLGZN4KuKFJl871ghMwKdmfkoRFWasOwnu-QzyMtQM6M5MZ_5-pk8NrjUNyE4O8W3NYj5k3VPvQRLB3Y)
you need to watch the needle. it's happening. oh my ducking God it's happening.I know all about the needle.
good bye mcconnell hello functional government.
Y'all sound like a cult talking about "the needle."What kinds of cults are you listening to?
(yes I watch it too)
Rush Limbaugh passed away.you know what i think....
you know what i think....This about sums it up:
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I wish him all the love, empathy, and care that he has shown to his fellow humans.
Fun facts about Texas.you should never expect a republican not to blatantly lie.
Texas has their own energy grid to avoid federal regulations.
Despite many warnings to winterize their stuff, they did not.
Natural gas saw the most issues.
Yet Republicans are politicizing the event to blame the Green New Deal which never happens, wind turbines which are also used in Antarctica for freezing in cold weather. B
you should never expect a republican not to blatantly lie.I missed the not in that first sentence and thought we'd lost you to madness
wind turbines and gas turbines are both run in Alaska and can function just fine when built for winter. texas just simply built their entire energy infrastructure to drive prices down. those price reductions came at not investing into appropriate precautions for events like this. republicans won't pay for an ounce of prevention and they'll shift the blame for the pound of cure to democrats no matter how badly they have to lie.
fudgy murderer.This wasn't that case.
america is Soo iced up when a white guy murders a black guy and it called "self defence"
fudgy hell America. Two people gunned down with a machine gun and one injured and he is free? Wow.. just wowDidn't even get charged for open carrying as a minor due to a technicality, that the law doesn't cover that length of gun.
Kazakhstan to start oil sales via Azeri pipeline to bypass Russia : worldnews (https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/wo33ns/kazakhstan_to_start_oil_sales_via_azeri_pipeline/)I know very little about Kazakhstan, but it has been interesting seeing their pushbacks against Russia. Russia's primary space launch facility is within Kazakhstan and they'd be screwed without it.
In keeping with my campaign promise, my Administration is announcing a plan to give working and middle class families breathing room as they prepare to resume federal student loan payments in January 2023.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 24, 2022
I'll have more details this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/kuZNqoMe4I
Not even sure what to say here. Rep. Eastman says it’s a benefit to society when children who are victims of abuse die “because there aren’t needs for government services over the course of that child’s life” when they die as a results of abuse. #akleg pic.twitter.com/0hV4o7AzTY
— The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) February 21, 2023
While the board handles infrastructure and maintenance, DeSantis boasted that it could use its leverage to force Disney to stop "trying to inject woke ideology" on children.source (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/02/desantis-promises-florida-will-control-disney-content.html)
"When you lose your way, you've got to have people that are going to tell you the truth," DeSantis proclaimed. "So we hope they can get back on. But I think all of these board members very much would like to see the type of entertainment that all families can appreciate."
It is worth pausing a moment to grasp the full breadth of what is going on here. First, DeSantis established the principle that he can and will use the power of the state to punish private firms that exercise their First Amendment right to criticize his positions. Now he is promising to continue exerting state power to pressure the firm to produce content that comports with his own ideological agenda.
considering how blatantly and loudely he is breaking the first amendment right i would think Disney could take DeSantis to court.I'd hope so. It's not harming Disney that much atm but this is just flat out illegal if done for those reasons.
The origins of Disney World are pretty cool. Walt literally wanted to build an experimental prototype city of tomorrow, hence why they bought a whole city worth of land.it's costing them a lot of Republicans get control over what content they can create.
The amount of misinformation about their district has been insane. It's like Florida's own mini brexit I guess.I'd hope so. It's not harming Disney that much atm but this is just flat out illegal if done for those reasons.
it's costing them a lot of Republicans get control over what content they can create.Reedy Creek just applies to specific things at Disney World. This doesn't give the Florida government any control over what content Disney makes.
new bill overhauling Florida universities to match Gov. Ron DeSantis' vision for higher education would shift power at state schools into the hands of the Republican leader's political appointees and ban gender studies as a field of study.
The legislation, filed this week, would also require that general education courses at state colleges and universities "promote the values necessary to preserve the constitutional republic" and cannot define American history "as contrary to the creation of a new nation based on universal principles stated in the Declaration of Independence." It would prohibit general courses "with a curriculum based on unproven, theoretical or exploratory content."
A 3-year-old girl found a loaded gun in a Texas home and accidentally shot her sister, killing the 4-year-old on Sunday, an official said.that and suicide.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the girls were in the bedroom of an apartment on Bammel North Houston Road, where they lived with their parents, around 8 p.m.
Five adults, who were all family members or family friends, were in other parts of the apartment and the girls unintentionally were left unsupervised, according to the sheriff.
"It appears that one parent thought the other parent was maybe watching the other children when, in fact, the two toddlers were left unsupervised inside the bedroom," Gonzalez said.
My child needs their vote. Children and families from across our state need their votes. Words are meaningless unless we put action behind them.
— Senator Megan Hunt (@NebraskaMegan) April 26, 2023
I will continue to advocate for our kids - yours, theirs, and mine - no matter what harassment or intimidation comes my way. #NELeg
Disney sues Florida Gov Ron DeSantis (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/26/disney-sues-florida-gov-ron-desantis-alleges-political-effort-to-hurt-its-business.html)agreed. he's not even trying to hide the fact he is weaponizing government. this is such a flagrant violation of the 1st amendment and USA can't be free while this kind of behavior is allowed.
Not the best article but either way you get the point.
Disney really needs to win this case. The growing trend of politicians punishing companies by ignoring the first amendment is horrifying.
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Rep. Zooey Zephyr had been banned from speaking for nearly a week, after saying the GOP would have "blood on their hands" for a ban on transition care for minors. (https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5yqbx/zooey-zephyr-montana-trans-punished)..and this too. republicans continue to disenfranchise voters and show they don't want a free country. they want to be the authoritarian.
Gov. Evers, by vetoing the digits "20" and the hyphen from a reference to the 2024-25 academic year, has created an annual school funding increase authorization that persists for more than four hundred years.https://t.co/5OU5M2u8eN
— Jordan Ellenberg (@JSEllenberg) July 5, 2023
Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable.
Recent global and local heat records reflect natural temperature cycles.
These are some of the themes of children's videos produced by an influential conservative advocacy group.
Now, the videos could soon be used in Florida's classrooms.
Florida's Department of Education has approved the classroom use of material from the Prager University Foundation, a conservative group that produces videos that distort science, history, gender and other topics.
The man who murdered San Bernardino store owner and mother of 9 Lauri Carleton over the weekend was being fed a steady diet of anti LGBTQ hate by right wing media personalities like Matt Walsh, Jordan Peterson, and Benny Johnson.
— Ari Drennen (@AriDrennen) August 22, 2023
Nobody is born with hate like this. pic.twitter.com/VdRZNYqo4p
Did they catch the guy who committed the murder?He died in a shoot out with police officers afterward.
He died in a shoot out with police officers afterward.Well I can't say I feel bad for a murderer. I hope no police got hurt though
Trump Is Disqualified From the 2024 Ballot, Colorado Supreme Court Rules https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/trump-colorado-ballot-14th-amendment.html?smid=nytcore-android-shareI was hoping it wouldn't happen just since Colorado wouldn't vote for him anyway (crazy how fast Colorado switched from purple to solid blue) and this will make conspiracy nuts more energized.
CO bans trump from the ballot.
this will get appealed of course but this is a great precedent
I was hoping it wouldn't happen just since Colorado wouldn't vote for him anyway (crazy how fast Colorado switched from purple to solid blue) and this will make conspiracy nuts more energized.Maybe that was the intention.
But if it starts a legal precedent that January 6th was insurrection, that could definitely be great.
Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as president and barred from appearing on ballots for president in Colorado under the 14th Amendment, according to a Colorado Supreme Court ruling issued today in a case brought on behalf of six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the firms Tierney Lawrence Stiles LLC, KBN Law, LLC and Olson Grimsley Kawanabe Hinchcliff & Murray LLC. This is the first time a presidential candidate has been disqualified or removed from a ballot under the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause.sauce (https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/press-releases/colorado-supreme-court-bars-trump-from-ballot/)