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- utopian3
Trump Associate Boasted That Moscow Business Deal ‘Will Get Donald Elected’
#MakeRussiaGreatAgain
- yuekit6
Pepe the Frog cartoonist forces withdrawal of 'alt-right' children's book
https://www.theguardian.com/book…
WilmerHale, the law firm representing Furie, said the book “espoused racist, Islamophobic and hate-filled themes, included allusions to the alt-right movement and was deliberately targeted at children”. The firm said that when Hauser was threatened with litigation he admitted infringement, and agreed to stop distribution of the book in all forms. It is no longer for sale on Amazon.
“Under US copyright law, Furie is entitled to all of the profits that Hauser made by selling his infringing book. Instead, per the agreement – and at Furie’s insistence – Hauser will be required to give all of his profits to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization,” said WilmerHale.
- nice. fuck him.sarahfailin
- I meet Matt Furie a couple of times. He's a good guy.dasohr
- Amazing that he donated the profits to the Council on American-Islamic Relationserr
- why, fuck him? he's managed this wellGnash
- I think he meant fuck the guy who wrote the book.yuekit
- That's him to the left BTW, this is Matt Furie the creator of Pepe: http://www.artbusine…yuekit
- ah, so the guy pictured in the douchebag. I had it backwardsGnash
- utopian4
Trump just got terrible news about the Mueller team’s investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller, Politico’s Josh Dawsey reports, “is working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into [former Trump campaign chairman] Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, according to several people familiar with the matter.” The partnership between Mueller and Schneiderman potentially shifts the balance of power between the president and investigators, who are charged with probing the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, for three reasons. First, as Dawsey notes, Trump does not have the power to pardon state crimes. That means that Schneiderman could bring charges against Trump associates — or maybe even Trump himself — without the president
- State charges against Manafort likely meaning Trump can't pardon him. Could well see him testify against Trump to cut a deal.BusterBoy
- Interesting news...Schneiderman previously beat Trump in court on the Trump University case.yuekit
- Sounds like Manafort is pretty much screwed. Remains to be seen if Trump can be directly implicated.yuekit
- BonSeff17
- ********-7
FBI shuts down request for files on Hillary Clinton by citing lack of public interest
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/…Wow, this is interesting!
- broken image link, broken article link, broken bullshit sensormonospaced
- Wow, they were working just a few seconds ago. I guess it has been censored********
- Try another source?
http://www.washingto…******** - trump's got his attorney general and fbi director, so who are we blaming here now?Greedo
- censored? really?monospaced
- So Trump's FBI is in on the conspiracy?
Trump protecting Clinton?yuekit - The question you'd want to ask before jumping to conspiracy is how typical it is to release all the info they are requesting.yuekit
- There's more public interest in Trump's relevant tax returns and business dealings in foreign nations, all which he refuses to share with no rational reason whymonospaced
- omg I can't stop laughing
HilariousRamanisky2 - censored! LOL. you're fucking delusional.sofakingback
- the url is back online now.********
- BWAHAHAHARamanisky2
- "But censored..."fadein11
- some web hosts don't allow reposting images on other sites.********
- hahahinteliboy
- you must be the most insecure, bitter and butt hurt person on this entire site, and you should be considering you actually support an idiot for presidentmonospaced
- omg, if you can't recognize hypocrisy in front of you, what makes you think you'll be able to identify 'interesting'plash
- if you can't recognize hypocrisy it would be due to insufficient memory or knowledge. Unrelated to the ability of curiousity in the world around you.********
- dude, shut the fuck up. lol.sofakingback
- utopian1
Trump Ramps Up Obamacare Sabotage With Huge Cuts To Enrollment Programs
- plash1
Interesting take by Sarah Posner: Rolling Stone/New Republic. side note: none of this is actually about religion or faith, just the use of it in order to justify shitty actions (which is par for the course)
- Joel Osteen Is the Quintessential Religious Figure of the Trump Era: Trump represents the pinnacle of the Republican Party's embrace of prosperity gospel values
https://www.rollingstone.com/pol…
- Amazing Disgrace: How did Donald Trump—a thrice-married, biblically illiterate sexual predator—hijack the religious right?
- utopian2
McCain knocks Trump for being 'often poorly informed' and 'impulsive'
- in his op piece in the WaPo. also calls for legislature to unite around increasing defense spending. smh.sarahfailin
- Shit yeah Congress is pisses they have 8% approval ratingrobotron3k
- utopian6
‘Impeach Trump’ Billboard Goes Up a Mile From President’s Mar-a-Lago
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/5cf…
#AssHatInChief
- can he see it from the 19th hole?fadein11
- I bet the thin-skinned man bitch, idiot president will attempt to sue someone over this.monospaced
- "President Trump’s refusal to divest from his business interests has placed him in direct violation of the US Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause and...PonyBoy
- ...on a collision course with the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause and with the federal STOCK Act."PonyBoy
- if you think Trumpf is in trouble cuz he's packed w/existing biz interests your heads are a mile up your asses. There is zero impeachable offense here. <3PonyBoy
- You'd have to prove he's using the Presidency to influence his income... the dude took an income hit and walked away from billion-dollar bizzes...PonyBoy
- ... this is the most moronic path to roll down if you want to take him out of the Presidency... but... but... BUT RUSSIA!! oh wait... that failed too. :/PonyBoy
- Yes... he's a maddening, frustrating Champion Douche... ... but that's no legal reason to remove him... get a real fucking reason already.PonyBoy
- But noone here believes he will be impeached (as far as I know). Utopian just posted the billboard.fadein11
- There's actually a good case to make under the emoluments clause. The problem is that it's rarely been enforced in practice.yuekit
- In reality impeachment is entirely political. If Trump's popularity sinks even further you could imagine Republicans impeaching him, if not they will hold offyuekit
- regardless of the evidence against him.yuekit
- He didn't walk away from the businesses though.monospaced
- Fade... my 'you' was the proverbial... was trying to make sure that wasn't directed specifically at anyone :)PonyBoy
- Prob is there most def. is a slew of folks that take it seriously... someone put up the site and billboard... they at least 'want to believe'.PonyBoy
- "You'd have to prove he's using the Presidency to influence his income." Agreed. Let's see the tax returns for starters, and be transparent for once.monospaced
- Trump's explicit refusal, denial and overall ignorance of this issue just makes it seem even more fishy. If it's not illegal, then he should simply prove it.monospaced
- Of course, the flat out bullshitting and lying about it is what's got people upset.monospaced
- He doesn't owe anyone a fucking tax return... at all. That's another bullshit thing to whine about if you ask me. Either prove some w/a solid fact...PonyBoy
- ... or give the bullshit speculation a rest. It's been 11+ months of accusation after accusation w/out a fucking TOUCH of evidence. What there has...PonyBoy
- ... been is a massive pile of back and forth 'fuck you, asshole' from Trump and the Media. Both sides are fucking twats and have made a mockery...PonyBoy
- ... of reality.
"RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA!"—the media
"FAKE NEWS, BIG HANDS AND LIL MARCO..." —DONNYPonyBoy - Bottom line there is zero proof of Trump using his Preezy status to make $. The dude was a billionaire already... he took a pay cut, ffs.PonyBoy
- lol at paycut ... he still owns it all and continues developments, including in foreign nations with his family, also in the White House ffsmonospaced
- You sound like you're defending this swampy shitbag, but I know you're not. There actually is evidence but it's not enough to charge yet.monospaced
- lol...you just made my point in your very last statement which goes right back to the billboard. "...not enough to charge yet." And—Conjecture is NOT evidence.PonyBoy
- at NO point did I argue with you either, just pointing out that just because they don't have enough to charge doesn't mean the evidence isn't swampy as fuckmonospaced
- there is evidence too, and while not impeachable, it's the kind of thing no previous president in history would have been allowed to domonospaced
- mono—that is being bullshit. If there were a shred of something to take the man out of office it'd be the first thing to occur today—there is nothing but 'talk'PonyBoy
- -being (not sure where that came from) :)PonyBoy
- this is the most hated man I think 'ever' in terms of world population that hates him... if there were even one minute shred of evidence that was usable...PonyBoy
- ...it'd be on every news channel both radio and tv... proceedings would start within mere hours if anything 'real' or 'usable' surfaced.PonyBoy
- imbecile0
- The local authority sent an inspector, if the smoke broke smoke regs. they were going to give the Russians a citation. Fucking what? Good luck, fuckos.face_melter
- white smoke would have signified a new president had been chosen.fadein11
- ^ i love those kind of traditionsGnash
- +1 fadein11********
- CygnusZero46
boom. lying asshole
- just kidding!jaylarson
- except investigating Russia would fall under the jurisdiction of a higher authority outside of the FBI of higher intelligence collection from foreign countries.********
- POSutopian
- omg, no it wouldn't, there are agencies in place, and in play currently, that are doing what they're supposed to be doingmonospaced
- Yes it would. If regarded as a foreign issue, the CIA or NSA could have jurisdiction over the FBI.********
- BWAHAHAHAHA
omg you're fucking hilariousRamanisky2 - oh so you're aware of the current investigating parties. Count the IRS in on that toomonospaced
- ********-7
North Korea is nuts. Should the USA wipe them the fuck out?
- nope... leave that to the aliens (set will explain)PonyBoy
- Ramanisky21
The Idiot in Chief strikes again
- nb1
Does anyone in public America have a serious plan for dealing with North Korea? Because this bullshit of idle threats is ridiculous and will never solve anything. And "wiping out" the entire country is something so unbelievably brutal, I find it hard to believe some Americans suggest it.
- There's an interesting take on NK in World War Z. The entire country goes dark, the populace just disappear. Suggested that they go underground to wait it out.face_melter
- But if I remember correctly, they didn't reappear. The stories are told as flashbacks. No-one knows exactly what happened - if they stayed or are dead.face_melter
- Sorry, is that meant to be a serious suggestion?nb
- It's really an Asian probably, weve got allies there, but the plan should be for the UN and China to work it out too. Although UN is scaredrobotron3k
- NKs top 5 trading partners are China, India, Russia, Thailand, Philippines with 90% being China. So Trump is going to stop doing business with China?lowimpakt
- he really is an unbearably stupid prick.lowimpakt
- good luck!********
- This is so obviously a bluff. The US is "considering, among other things."nb
- As crazy as it sounds seems like North Korea really has the advantage here. Bannon even came out and said it publicly which was a dumb move.yuekit
- lol, what a fucking moron. Does anyone take a word he says serious?formed
- More on-the-hoof policy statements without the DoD or State Dept. knowing about it.face_melter
- Bannon was right, but he should have kept his mouth shot.Gnash
- His hands are tied, Kim Jong Wrong-Un has put the ball in the US's court knowing full well they can't do shit. Apart from blame Obama of course.monoboy
- yuekit4
Half a year ago some people were claiming Trump's unpredictability could be used as an advantage against North Korea.
However I think the reality -- which NK and other countries must have figured out by now -- is that Trump's unreliable nature makes it less likely for the U.S. military to want to escalate the situation with him running things. The people in his own White House have made it pretty clear they have no faith in him at all.
Trump is also heading into the most challenging time of his presidency this coming week. After demonstrating his inability to pass any legislation, he's going to have to somehow figure out a way to raise the debt ceiling, pass a budget and get disaster funding...all while Congress is in session for only 12 days.
He'll need to do this while dealing with an escalating investigation over colluding with a foreign power, a record number of resignations and unfilled posts and parts of Texas underwater.
It's just such a clusterfuck...if you are North Korea you would look at this chaotic situation on the other side and conclude it's the perfect time to act.
- Yeah, NIK is certainly not scared by our thug-child of a President. I do worry they'll just keep going knowing he can't do a damn thing.formed
- When the Legislative branch has an 8% approval rating during a crisis, what do you think they are going to do..?robotron3k
- the right thingmonospaced
- Don't forget the five rounds of golf. Trump's going to be bigly busy.monoboy
