General Politics Thread

[the-pi-guy]

We've used a few threads as politics thread, but we might as well have one.  

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[the-pi-guy]

NeoGAF - View Single Post -  Senate Intelligence Committee Open Hearing with James Comey

Schiff: "testimony constitutes evidence of an intention to interfere or potentially obstruct at least a portion of the Russia investigation"

 

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/statu...10971144204292
 

[the-pi-guy]

Israel Successfully Hacked ISIS Computers; Trump Leaked It to the Russians, NYT Repor - NeoGAF

The 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.

 

According 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.

 

According 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.

 

The 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.

 

In 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

[the-pi-guy]

Donald Trump Jr. released an email chain with a "Russia government attorney".  

Stocks dropped.  

[Legend]

Can you give a brief summary of what's happening?

[the-pi-guy]

Can you give a brief summary of what's happening?

There wasn't much evidence of anything before. 
But Donald Trump Jr tweeted emails. 

Basically Trump Jr was offered a meeting with a "Russian government attorney".  At the meeting he was to be given evidence of dirt on Clinton; this was just after Trump won the Republican nomination.   

It's still an open question of how damaging this is. 
But apparently the FBI was not aware of this meeting.

The bombshell new stories about Donald Trump Jr. and Russia, explained - Vox

[the-pi-guy]

Breitbart editor says Donald Trump Jr's Russia meeting 'is straight up collusion' in private chat | The Independent

[the-pi-guy]

Think about everything that's happened in just 24 hours
New York Times interview comes out, in which Trump warns Mueller not to investigate his family's finances.

We find out Mueller is investigating Trump's family's finances.

We find out Trump has been asking his lawyers about how to pardon himself and his family members.

His lawyer's spokesperson quits.

His lawyer quits

His own spokesperson quits.

[the-pi-guy]

Mueller (investigating Russian collusion) has enlisted a grand jury.  And they usually indict.  99.99% of the time.

The single chart that shows that federal grand juries indict 99.99 percent of the time - The Washington Post

[the-pi-guy]

Fox News Guest Says Confederate And Pride Flags Are ‘The Exact Same Thing’ - NeoGAF

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...ushpmg00000009

"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:

[Xevross]

Fox News Guest Says Confederate And Pride Flags Are ‘The Exact Same Thing’ - NeoGAF
Edit:

Well they are both symbols of a movement. Its just one is about love and acceptance, and the other hate and segregation.

[the-pi-guy]

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

The first one says resist, the second one says impeach.  If you take the first letter of each paragraph.  

It seemed a little coincidental for the first one, but I doubt it for the second one.  

[the-pi-guy]

Mueller Enlists the IRS for His Trump-Russia Investigation : politics

The criminal investigation part of the IRS has a conviction rate of over 90%.  

[Cute Pikachu]

dang nabbit this country has gone downhill fast.