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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
FluffyMcChicken My Hair Provides Affordable Healthcare from where the floating lights gleam Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
My Hair Provides Affordable Healthcare
#242778: May 18th 2018 at 1:16:08 PM

. . . Dude, Not Funny!. Now's not exactly the best time to be celebrating death.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#242779: May 18th 2018 at 1:16:33 PM

[up][up]First, that link is borked and takes me to the YT homepage. Second, I think you have the wrong thread.

My mind totally read that as Trump rather than Thanos (he's that big blue guy from those popular comic book movies, righttongue) though.

edited 18th May '18 1:16:42 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#242780: May 18th 2018 at 1:24:47 PM

I want to think he deliberately linked to the home page because he was joking, "morally, correct" has me worried though.

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#242782: May 18th 2018 at 1:30:16 PM

Okay, I messed up on the link, but to be fair, the three comments directly prior to mine sounded exactly like the kind of thing the Infinity War thread is talking about right now.

Imca (Veteran)
#242783: May 18th 2018 at 1:41:45 PM

Sincere Question, given my earlier sentiment: Anyone know offhand how many of the recent shootings have ended in the shooter being taken alive?

If I recall the police records right, its about 1/4th of them for the police taking the suspect alive, with another 1/4 ending with the police shooting the suspect, another 1/4th with the suspect shooting themselfs, and the remaining in various other ways(victims stoping suspect, suspect fleeing and the like).

Give or take a bit on each.

edited 18th May '18 1:42:01 PM by Imca

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#242784: May 18th 2018 at 1:48:51 PM

I honestly think I expected lower than that. Definitely expected higher on shot by police.

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#242785: May 18th 2018 at 1:56:17 PM

So is The_Donald claiming the shooting is a false flag yet, or that the real shooter was an undocumented immigrant and not a white kid yet?

Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
Imca (Veteran)
#242786: May 18th 2018 at 2:06:50 PM

[up][up] Well, remember that most school shooters are white and it makes more sense.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#242787: May 18th 2018 at 2:30:59 PM

Oddly enough, the shooter apparently turned himself in after deciding not to commit suicide afterward.

And with Texas' Lt. Gov., he apparently meant that in regards to how many armed guards are posted at the door, which makes more sense while still not making that much sense.

edited 18th May '18 2:38:25 PM by ironballs16

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#242788: May 18th 2018 at 2:35:48 PM

On different news, Trump asked Bill Gates the difference between HPV and HIV and creepily knows how Gates' daughter looks like, which made Gates' wife upset.

Just another day in Trump land.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
FluffyMcChicken My Hair Provides Affordable Healthcare from where the floating lights gleam Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
My Hair Provides Affordable Healthcare
#242789: May 18th 2018 at 3:20:23 PM

[up] What else would you expect from Donnie Wantstograbapussy?

Basically, Trump saw Gates' daughter at an event, left it, and returned 20 minutes later in a helicopter for everyone to see.

edited 18th May '18 3:21:16 PM by FluffyMcChicken

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#242791: May 18th 2018 at 3:35:17 PM

I hope that's him trying to get Kim back.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Imca (Veteran)
#242792: May 18th 2018 at 4:06:34 PM

There not going to accept, he tore up the Iran agreement.... they know who there dealing with now.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#242794: May 18th 2018 at 4:19:30 PM

"Exclusive: Special Counsel subpoenas another Stone aide in Russia probe - sources" - [1]

he asked for 70 blank Subpoenas and each person gets two, which means we're two down, 33 to go.

edited 18th May '18 4:19:43 PM by megaeliz

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#242795: May 18th 2018 at 4:44:52 PM

Today's https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/05/18/day-484/

Day 484: Really bad stuff.

A bit late because the notables didn't come up right off and it didn't have the Santa Fe shooting right away:


1/ The Trump administration will withhold federal funding for family planning clinics that provide abortions or refer patients to places that perform them in a change to how Title X family planning funds are awarded. The rule will resurrect a Reagan-era policy that requires abortion services to have "separate personnel" and require a "bright line" of "physical separation" from other family planning services. Title X serves about 4 million women a year and costs taxpayers about $260 million. (New York Times / Washington Post / Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/a777f010d69347468e8b2945ab339348

2/ Trump tweets: The Justice Department put "an embedded informant" inside his campaign in order to "spy" on him in an effort to "frame" him "for crimes he didn't commit." Giuliani tried to clarify Trump's tweets, saying the president doesn't "know for sure" if there was an FBI informant in his campaign. He added that Trump's legal team was told "off the record" that there was not one informant but two informants. Trump tweeted that if the reports are true, then it would be the "all time biggest political scandal!" He called the allegations "really bad stuff!" (NBC News / Washington Post)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-claims-justice-dept-put-spy-his-campaign-try-frame-n875301

3/ Trump Jr. called a blocked number before and after the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower. On June 6, Trump Jr. was in contact with a blocked number for three to four minutes. Immediately after ending that call, Trump Jr. called Emin Agalarov, the pop star son of Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov. Two hours after the Trump Tower meeting occurred on June 9th, Trump Jr. placed another call to a blocked number that lasted three minutes. Then-candidate Trump spent that day at Trump Tower, where the private residence has a blocked number, and held no public events. (CNN / Washington Post)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/17/politics/donald-trump-jr-blocked-number/index.html

4/ Rudy Giuliani: A president can commit obstruction of justice, contradicting Trump's now-former lawyer John Dowd, who said that "the president cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement officer." According to Giuliani, Mueller's appointment was "really about the firing of Comey," which wouldn't count as obstruction – regardless of Trump's reason for doing so – because Comey was "replaced by somebody else on an acting position immediately." (CNBC / Washington Post)

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/18/giuliani-special-counsel-appointed-because-trump-fired-comey.html

Avenatti to Giuliani: "Please retire. Today." You're becoming an "embarrassment." (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/388307-avenatti-tells-giuliani-to-retire-youre-becoming-an-embarrassment

5/ Giuliani said Robert Mueller agreed to limit the scope of a potential interview with Trump to two topics instead of five. Mueller, according to Giuliani, is not interested in Michael Cohen or his business dealings. "The main focus we want is Russia," Giuliani said, adding: "The President would testify tomorrow if it was about the truth. The truth is he had nothing to do with Russia. The President is not going to lie." (CNN / Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/7ac17a986d3d4c67bfd991464ddc56b4

Mueller subpoenaed another Roger Stone assistant. John Kakanis has worked as a driver, accountant, and operative for Stone was questioned by the FBI on the topics of possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the Wiki Leaks website, its founder Julian Assange, and the hacker or hackers who call themselves Guccifer 2.0. (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mueller-subpoena-exclusive/exclusive-special-counsel-subpoenas-another-stone-aide-in-russia-probe-sources-idUSKCN1IJ2MV

6/ Summer School: Trump's lawyers are planning a series of summer prep sessions to get the president ready for a possible sit-down interview with Mueller. The planning meetings will be held during off-hours at the White House and will mirror his 2016 debate preparation, where aides briefed Trump in short sessions over many weeks. (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/17/donald-trump-robert-mueller-interview-preparation-595701

7/ Michael Cohen's suspicious activity reports (SA Rs) aren't missing – the Treasury Department has restricted access to them. Earlier this week, a law enforcement official admitted to leaking some of Cohen's banking records over concerns they had been removed from a Treasury Department database as part of a cover-up. The official could only access one SAR related to Cohen, but knew that two more should have been available. The Treasury Department also restricted some law enforcement agencies from accessing the database despite memorandums of understanding that allow agencies, including the DEA, the FBI, and the IRS, to access the information. (Buzz Feed News)

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonaleopold/cohen-sars

🤔 Let's work together to answer your vexing questions about the curious case of Cohen's SA Rs, where Avenatti got his information, and whether Mueller may already have Coehn's reports. (WTF Community Center)

https://talk.whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/t/new-your-vexing-questions-5-17-2018/3312

8/ At least 10 people were killed and 10 more wounded in a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. Trump offered his "support to everyone affected" and said mass shootings have been "going on too long in our country." Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, called for legislative action, saying that by failing to act, "we are failing our children." And, in an open letter to Trump and federal lawmakers, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote: "You were elected to lead – do something." (New York Times / CNN / The Hill / ABC News)

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/388353-hillary-clinton-every-day-that-we-fail-to-act-on-gun-violence

An armed man ranting "anti-Trump" rhetoric opened fire on police officers at the Trump National Doral Miami Golf Club in South Florida before he was wounded and apprehended. (New York Times / Sun Sentinel)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/miami-dade/fl-reg-trump-national-doral-shooting-20180518-story.html

Notables.

Trump personally asked the postmaster general to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com. Megan Brennan has resisted, explaining multiple times that the rates are bound by contracts and must be reviewed by a regulatory commission. Brennan also told Trump that the Amazon relationship is beneficial for the Postal Service. (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-personally-pushed-postmaster-general-to-double-rates-on-amazon-other-firms/2018/05/18/2b6438d2-5931-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html

Senate Democrats called for a multi-agency inspector general investigation into the Trump administration's failure to implement mandated sanctions against Russia. In a letter addressed to the inspectors general of the State Department, Treasury Department and Intelligence Community, Democratic lawmakers said the administration has not complied with the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. (Daily Beast)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/senate-democrats-call-for-multi-agency-probe-into-russia-sanctions-delay

Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Emerdata, a company that was registered in August with Jennifer and Rebekah Mercer on the board, is footing the legal bills for the two companies. (Buzz Feed News / CNN)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/politics/cambridge-analytica-bankruptcy/index.html

Trump tapped Robert Wilkie as next Veterans Affairs secretary after conduct issues sank Ronny Jackson's nomination. Wilkie has been leading the VA in an acting capacity since March. (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/18/trump-taps-wilkie-as-next-veterans-affairs-secretary-597621

White House is considering shrinking its communications team in part to reduce the number of leaks. While most staffers are not expected to be fired outright, there's a sense that a few staffers will pay a price for the leaked comment about John Mc Cain's brain cancer – even if there's no evidence they were involved in the leak. (Politico / CNN)

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/17/white-house-leaks-communications-press-office-staff-shakeup-596595

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross tried to demonstrate how benign the effects of a 25% levy on steel imports and 10% tariff on aluminum would be by holding up a can of Campbell's Soup. Today, Campbell said it expects profits to decline by 5% to 6% this year – worse than earlier projections of between 1% and 3%. (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/18/commerce-secretary-ross-claim-that-tariffs-wouldnt-hurt-campbells-soup-just-blew-up.html

The House failed to pass the Republican-written farm bill. The measured died in a 198 to 213 vote that saw 30 House Republicans join 183 Democrats in voting against the legislation. The House Freedom Caucus wanted assurances that the House would vote on a tough immigration plan in exchange for their votes, which they didn't receive. (CNBC / Washington Post)

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/18/house-farm-bill-vote-immigration-spat-sinks-legislation.html

RabidTanker God-Mayor of Sim-Kind Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
God-Mayor of Sim-Kind
#242796: May 18th 2018 at 5:18:12 PM

If you want to reduce the carnage from an school shooting, why not limit how much ammunition one can have? After all, it shouldn't take 60 bullets to kill someone who broke into your home.

Although, you would have to make an exception for the hunters.

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Nero Fangirl
#242797: May 18th 2018 at 5:21:05 PM

If a hunter is missing that many shots in a single sitting, either they badly need their eyes checked, or they should get a different hobby before they accidentally shoot the wrong thing.

RabidTanker God-Mayor of Sim-Kind Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
God-Mayor of Sim-Kind
#242798: May 18th 2018 at 5:23:43 PM

Or that the' were cast as an Stormtrooper on Star Wars, #18

Answer no master, never the slave Carry your dreams down into the grave Every heart, like every soul, equal to break
archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#242799: May 18th 2018 at 5:26:33 PM

Regulating that would be incredibly difficult.

What we really need is comprehensive permitting and safe use/storage laws.

They should have sent a poet.
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#242800: May 18th 2018 at 5:27:30 PM

Enforcing an ammo limit would be tricky

I feel like requiring people to lock guns up would be the best solution to school shootings short of actually taking guns away


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