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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Not to mention trying to restructure the postal service.
So in regards to threats, seems that Charlottesville schools were closed two days in a row
due to online threats of an "ethnic cleansing" at the school, warning white students to stay at home.
And going back to Mark Twain, I highly recommend his short story "The War Prayer
", which was only published in 1923 (after his death) despite being written in 1905 as a reaction to the Spanish-American War and/or the Phillipine-American War. TL;DR - he takes War Is Hell and cranks it Up To Eleven, having a random man point out exactly what the "prayer for our troops" is actually requesting in gruesome detail. Kind of obvious why it'd never get taught in schools, though.
(After a pause.) “Ye have prayed it; if ye still desire it, speak! The messenger of the Most High waits.”
It was believed afterward that the man was a lunatic, because there was no sense in what he said.
Edited by ironballs16 on Mar 22nd 2019 at 5:01:43 AM
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"This has to be one of the best well-aged comments I've ever seen.
Life is unfair...Robert Mueller's mandate as Special Counsel was to investigate Russian attempts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, with the additional authority to look into "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation". If he's wrapped up his investigation, then that means there's nothing else he's looking into on the Russian interference front.
It does not mean that there's nothing else on the broader fronts of "Trump doing illegal things" or "Trump colluding with foreign powers". Several other investigations are still ongoing. Most notably, several people in Trump's orbit are under investigation for various things by the DOJ's Southern District of New York, and the House Intelligence Committee is investigating many of the same things Mueller was (but they aren't constrained by Mueller's limited mandate).
More generally, you couldn't even really say that Mueller's job is done, as his office is still in the process of prosecuting numerous people indicted during his investigation. What the delivery of his report means is that it's unlikely that he'll be indicting anyone else via the office of the Special Council. But he may very well refer cases to other offices, and Congress can do whatever the hell it wants, because they're Congress and have broad investigative authority without having to answer to anyone but themselves.
tldr, Mueller wrapping things up is the end of the beginning of investigation into Trump in general, not the beginning of the end.
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.My definition of naught is "Nothing significant happens in the report that we didn't already know and nothing happen in spite of the report" but something will happen because Trump is scared of the report,for all we know the report might harm one of Trump's family members,not Trump himself but imagine the humiliation of Donnie junior being led away in hand cuffs because he was named in report,and there's other allies of Trump who are at risk of exposure through the report
And as you said,no silver bullet,but it's still ammunition against him and his administration
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverThe main thing to remember about the Mueller report is that it's not a detailed account of everything that Mueller and his team have found out. It's basically an explanation of "here's the charges we decided to file and why we decided to file them". It doesn't necessarily include "here's a bunch of stuff we found out that didn't rise to the level of pressing charges, but it certainly warrants further investigation".
Be wary of anyone claiming that "it's not in the Mueller report, so it didn't happen". That's not how it works.
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2019/03/22/day-792/
2/ Barr notified lawmakers that he intends to provide information about the "principal conclusions" of Mueller's report "as soon as this weekend." Barr promised to bring as much transparency as possible to Mueller's findings but stressed that Justice Department policy prevents officials from disclosing information about investigations that didn't result in criminal charges. That means part of Mueller's probe as it relates to Trump may not be revealed any time soon. (CNBC / Wall Street Journal)
3/ Trump warned that "people will not stand for it" if Robert Mueller's report makes him look bad. Trump – again – complained that "a deputy, that didn't get any votes, appoints a man that didn't get any votes," referring to Rod Rosenstein's appointment of Mueller. Trump also bemoaned that Mueller was "best friend" with James Comey, who succeeded Mueller as FBI director, despite there being no evidence that the two are close friends. (The Guardian / Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/369dd7698d7043ab8f0bee894b9ea92f
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-trashes-sessions-rosenstein-mueller-never-got-a-vote
In June, Rosenstein sent a 12-page letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley outlining a potential road map on what to expect from Mueller. Rosenstein made it clear that he believes the Justice Department will not include disparaging or incriminating information about anybody who has not been charged with a crime. Translation: Don't expect a criticism of Trump or any associates if they have not been charged with crimes. (ABC News)
The lead federal prosecutor in New York supervising Michael Cohen's case is leaving his job in April. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/22/sdny-prosecutor-michael-cohen-case-1232226
4/ The Democratic chairs of the six House committees will direct the Justice Department, FBI, and White House Counsel's Office to preserve records provided to Mueller. The effort will ensure that agencies comply with the Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act to retain correspondence, memos, reports and other material should the committees request them. House Democrats have also discussed issuing subpoenas for the information if the White House refuses to cooperate. (Washington Post)
5/ Trump called for his attorney general to "do what's fair" and open investigations into Hillary Clinton, Comey, James Clapper, and John Brennan. Providing no evidence to support his claims, Trump asserted that he's been treated "very unfairly" by Mueller's team, while "nobody does anything" about all the "stone cold crimes" committed by former Obama officials. Trump also accused Comey, Clapper, and Brennan of telling "absolute lies" to Congress. Trump went on to call it an "interesting question" as to whether he thought Attorney General William Barr should look into his accusations. (Politico / Fox Business)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/22/trump-barr-clinton-investigation-1232147
6/ Trump cancelled sanctions aimed at North Korea a day after they were imposed by his own Treasury Department. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump removed the sanctions because he "likes" North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Yesterday, the Treasury Department announced new sanctions against two Chinese shipping companies for their alleged role in evading U.N. sanctions against North Korea. A former director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the Treasury called it "utterly shocking" that Trump would "actively undercut his own sanctions agency for the benefit of North Korea." Trump announced his decision via tweet. (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / CNBC / Bloomberg / CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/22/politics/donald-trump-north-korea-sanctions-china/index.html
The deputy director of the National Economic Council is planning to leave the White House in the coming weeks as the Trump administration continues its high-stakes talks with China. Clete Willems is expected to leave his position in April due to the strain that frequent travel has placed on his young and growing family, according to people familiar with his plans to leave. A replacement to fill the top White House trade position is still in the works, but nothing has been finalized. (CNBC)
Trump blamed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for the economy's failure to exceed 4% economic growth last year. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/21/trump-fed-for-economy-growth-1288783
Trump will nominate his former campaign adviser Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve. Moore was the founder of the conservative Club for Growth and helped write Trump's signature tax plan. Moore is also a close friend of Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow, served as an adviser on Trump's campaign, and helped draft Trump's economic agenda early on. (Bloomberg / CNN / New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-moore-idUSKCN1R30E2
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It's also important to note that the Mueller is actually overseeing several investigations, with the primary one being Counterintelligence.
A lot of the more procedural inquiries and investigations, like fraud, money laundering, etc, are probably referred to other departments.
Edited by megaeliz on Mar 22nd 2019 at 11:42:45 AM
Edited by tclittle on Mar 22nd 2019 at 8:04:30 AM
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Still worth giving Mueller a big thumbs-up and "thank you for your service." I don't want to say that all Republican politicians aren't scum or anything, but Mueller has definitely done some good work, caught some crooks and built a solid foundation for Congress and New York to continue working with.
Edited by Ramidel on Mar 22nd 2019 at 9:09:57 AM

This calls for a new topic!
So Trump is going to try to roll back pensions protection
Let's hope he fails miserably at this
have a listen and have a link to my discord server