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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#141426: Oct 3rd 2016 at 10:00:48 PM

Well, Wikileaks and Assange may have once done so, then everything changed when the FSB threatened to "destroy" Wikileaks when the latter threatened to spill dirt on the Kremlin.

Some pretty... interesting things started happening afterwards. An RT show, Assange's personal political views and that of Wikileaks starting to line up with Kremlin policy, "Run to Russia Snowden, it'll be fine" and an FSB security detail at the Ecuador embassy.

He went from documenting Russian active measures to being one.

[up]For me it was not having to deal with the typical Malaysian with an internet connection. Talking to people with a clue instead of a Malaysian Nazi knockoff was refreshing. Now it's the baseline for me and I can't go back.

edited 3rd Oct '16 10:02:50 PM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#141427: Oct 3rd 2016 at 10:22:11 PM

[up]I see. That sounds rough.

We have plenty of conspiracy theorists here in North America, of course.

Do not obey in advance.
Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#141428: Oct 3rd 2016 at 10:25:38 PM

That's not a North-American privilege, believe me.

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#141429: Oct 3rd 2016 at 10:26:37 PM

[up][up] Europe is no slouch, either. In fact, it might be even worse there with Brexit, right wing groups gaining power, the Refugee Crisis, panic about the possible US breakup with NATO if Trump becomes president, etc.

edited 3rd Oct '16 10:27:18 PM by Bat178

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#141430: Oct 3rd 2016 at 10:39:13 PM

In new blow to campaign, Trump's foundation ordered to halt fundraising

New York's attorney general ordered Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's charitable foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, warning that a failure to do so would be a "continuing fraud."

For Trump, the cease-and-desist order was the latest in a series of blows that has sent his campaign reeling. The New York businessman and his aides spent much of the weekend pushing back against suggestions that he may not have paid U.S. federal income taxes for almost 20 years.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office said the Donald J. Trump Foundation was violating a state law requiring charitable organizations that solicit outside donations to register with the office's Charities Bureau.

The order followed a series of reports in The Washington Post that suggested improprieties by the foundation, including using its funds to settle legal disputes involving Trump businesses.

"The failure immediately to discontinue solicitation and to file information and reports required under Article 7-A with the Charities Bureau shall be deemed to be a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York," according to a letter dated on Friday that the office posted online on Monday.

Trump's campaign has suggested that the probe launched by Schneiderman, a Democrat, was politically motivated.

While again putting Trump's campaign on the defensive, the order could also undercut his efforts to make the Clinton Foundation, the family charity of Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, a primary target in his campaign against her.

Trump has sought to paint the Clinton Foundation as a "pay-to-play" operation under which the former secretary of state and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, rewarded big donors to the foundation with access.

The scrutiny of the Trump Foundation came as the Republican candidate was dealing with a torrent of bad news, including his shaky performance in first debate with Clinton on Sept. 26 and the release by the New York Times of tax records that showed Trump taking an almost $1 billion loss in 1995 that may have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for up to 18 years.

In its series on the Trump Foundation, The Washington Post reported that Trump may have violated U.S. Internal Revenue Service rules against “self-dealing” by using foundation money to purchase two portraits of himself, which were then hung at his private golf clubs in New York and Florida.

The newspaper also said that Trump may have improperly used the foundation to settle legal disputes, including one at the his Palm Beach, Florida estate; diverted income from his business to the charity to avoid paying income tax; and donated foundation money to support Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a Republican, who was considering launching an investigation into Trump University, Trump’s for-profit education venture. The foundation ended up paying a $2,500 fine to the IRS for that donation.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#141431: Oct 3rd 2016 at 10:42:07 PM

Another thing about the self-declared law and order candidate is that he kept using peoples' music for his campaigns without their permission. They got a wee bit testy.

Do not obey in advance.
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#141432: Oct 3rd 2016 at 11:05:20 PM

That's the third time the NY Trump Foundation story has been posted here today (I was the first) and no one's had anything else to comment on it. :P

Re: Wikileaks - at one point they might have been a respectable cause. They were supposed to be a resource that any journalist with sensitive info in repressive government could contribute to. Their credibility has plummeted downhill since, particularly since they are indistinguishable from a Russian infowar front at the moment.

Also, Beary, if you hang out long enough here you'll find that some of us have differing views on the merits of Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. But they did also make mistakes in the process, that much I'll agree with.

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#141433: Oct 3rd 2016 at 11:07:37 PM

That's the third time the NY Trump Foundation story has been posted here today (I was the first) and no one's had anything else to comment on it. :P
Really? Sorry for not noticing.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#141434: Oct 3rd 2016 at 11:10:21 PM

It occurs to me that for all the "Crooked Hillary" and similar memes, Trump has had more genuinely illegal activity dug up in a year and a half than Clinton has over decades of concentrated effort by the opposition.

edited 3rd Oct '16 11:10:37 PM by sgamer82

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#141435: Oct 3rd 2016 at 11:13:57 PM

[up] It's classic psychological projection.

Disgusted, but not surprised
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#141436: Oct 3rd 2016 at 11:20:13 PM

So, I'm now convinced one of two things.

A)Trump genuinely wants to bang Ivanka

or

B)They've already done the deed it at some point in the past and it's just something they'll take to the grave

I really, really, REALLY wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, but too many things just don't add up for it to NOT be anything other than the above two. For the sake of my sanity I hope it's just A)

New Survey coming this weekend!
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#141437: Oct 3rd 2016 at 11:42:20 PM

Actual incest would be the least questionable thing about Trump.

Seth Meyers baits Trump:

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#141438: Oct 3rd 2016 at 11:43:09 PM

[up][up] The guy is just so used to objectifying women that he can't even make an exception for his own daughter.

The weird thing is, he treats his other daughter Tiffany as if she didn't even exist. Which arguably makes her the lucky one.

edited 3rd Oct '16 11:43:45 PM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#141439: Oct 4th 2016 at 12:41:50 AM

Elle: I see.

Trump's weirdness towards his own biological daughter is super creepy and gross. I once read a comment that said it's the closest he can come to fucking himself without being gay. :/

Why his weirdness towards his own biological daughter hasn't outright killed his campaign yet says something, and it's not good.

It does seem that Tiffany is The Un-Favorite. I wonder why that is...

edited 4th Oct '16 12:44:16 AM by BearyScary

Do not obey in advance.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#141440: Oct 4th 2016 at 12:57:49 AM

[up] It says something about his voter base, that's for darn sure...

Disgusted, but not surprised
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#141441: Oct 4th 2016 at 1:33:49 AM

Trevor Noah did a segment on that little topic alone.

Do not obey in advance.
SgtRicko Since: Jul, 2009
#141442: Oct 4th 2016 at 1:34:18 AM

It might be due to how Ivanka is probably the smartest of his kids. The idea to market the Trump name all over the place in exchange for royalties was rumored to be her idea, along with convincing her dad to fire one of the campaign managers, amongst other things. So it might be a bizarre sense of pride that he shows by oogling her.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#141443: Oct 4th 2016 at 1:37:11 AM

Moving a bit off-topic, but is anyone checking out the Wikileaks anniversary thing? I'm a bit too worried about any possible "October Surprise".

Disgusted, but not surprised
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#141444: Oct 4th 2016 at 3:19:40 AM

[up] Weekly disclosures on the election starting this week.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#141445: Oct 4th 2016 at 3:39:02 AM

*glances at Wikileaks disclosures of Clinton campaign things other than water cooler chat transcripts*

Yeah, no.

Getting Alex Jones riled up enough to call Assange a Clinton plant was gold, though.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#141446: Oct 4th 2016 at 4:02:42 AM

The surprise was that Hillary made one tasteless, sarcastic remark about drone striking Assange during a moment of frustration.

Meanwhile, The Donald is legitimately serious when he asked why can't we use nukes when he have them.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#141447: Oct 4th 2016 at 4:47:13 AM

A Washington Post journalist's story on the ADL struck a nerve with Trump's online base.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
SgtRicko Since: Jul, 2009
#141448: Oct 4th 2016 at 4:49:21 AM

[up][up][up] Wait, Alex Jones is seriously accusing Assange as being in cahoots with Clinton?!? Dear God, is that guy capable of reporting any story OTHER than hypothetical false flags???

edited 4th Oct '16 4:49:36 AM by SgtRicko

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#141449: Oct 4th 2016 at 4:54:03 AM

[up][up]God the dissonance among Trump supporters and the alt right is just legitimately terrifying.

Oh really when?
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#141450: Oct 4th 2016 at 5:03:15 AM

[up]When one gets too heated over something, it becomes that much harder to avoid hypocitical thinking. So yeah.


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