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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Trump is basically a refugee from Transmetropolitan isn't he?
edited 6th Jun '18 1:56:43 PM by CharlesPhipps
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
I figured it just boiled down to Our Lawyers Advised This Trope - after all, Trump's lawyers haven't proven very competent.
Edit: Adding my post from the last page to the page-topper, especially since the first story is quite relevant.
Welp, Giuliani had an Open Mouth, Insert Foot moment bigger than Bolton's -
In other news, the Mesa, Arizona police department suspended 4 officers
due to Police Brutality against an unarmed, non-violent suspect. And he's still getting charged with Disorderly Conduct.
This is, notably, the same Department in which an officer shot a man begging for his life, yet was found Not Guilty
because he mistook the man reaching for his waistband to pull up his shorts as his reaching for a gun.
And in Immigration news, ICE arrested 114 employees at two Ohio properties belonging to Corso's Flower & Garden Center
- and yet no charges have been filed against the company that hired so many illegal immigrants. Yay double-standards!
edited 6th Jun '18 2:12:46 PM by ironballs16
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"Basically, Trump sees the trade status quo as weakening America in all aspects, so any country that doesn't accept an unequal FTA to the point of becoming an American tributary is threatening national security because only one partner can win.
edited 6th Jun '18 2:05:21 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/06/cambridge-analytica-ceo-alexander-nix-stole-8-million/
And those Cambridge Analytica people seemed like such fine, upstanding folk.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Fun Fact: Robert Mueller is also an experienced Cyber-Crimes investigator
edited 6th Jun '18 2:37:33 PM by megaeliz
FBI director tells Louisville agents to ignore criticism from DC
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"The things that make a difference are the lives of the people we are trying to protect," Wray said. "Not whether or not somebody is scoring points on television or the internet."
While Wray did not specifically mention President Donald Trump, a vocal critic of the FBI's investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election, the timing of his remarks falls as conservatives and the White House critique the agency.
So far, only conservative media blogs have reported allegations that a counter-intelligence operation was mentioned in the series of text messages between Strzork and Page.
Top Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, said Wednesday that there was "no evidence" to support that the FBI spied on Trump's campaign, according to NPR.
Wray was appointed by Trump several weeks after he fired former director James Comey last August.
Since becoming FBI director, Wray said he wanted to visit the 56 FBI field offices across the country to talk with law enforcement, but the "occasional distraction inside the beltway" has made it difficult at times. On Wednesday, he spoke with local officials and the media during a press conference at the FBI office in eastern Louisville.
"My message to our agents and partners is to stay focused on the work and on the mission," Wray added.
Trump has been at odds with the FBI since special prosecutor Robert Muller began investigating Trump for Russian influence in the 2016 election. Trump has called it a "witch hunt" and has accused the FBI of being biased against him.
Wray said he hopes agents are not dissuaded from the national criticism and focus on their roles within the agency.
"I think as long as people stay focused on that, that stuff endures in the long run," Wray said. "This other stuff is fleeting in my view and is largely noise."
Good on him for that.
edited 6th Jun '18 5:42:29 PM by megaeliz
To recap the California results; the shut out scenario for Democrats did not occur, they are on the ballot in the winnable races across the board.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/06/politics/democrats-california-primary-crisis/index.html
I almost forgot. Kellyanne Conway came out of hiding to do an interview with CNN, and called Trump "the Commander of Cheese".
You know that's what they call him behind his back.
A former Fox News analyst and retired Army Lt.Colonel is convinced that Putin has some sort of leverage on Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/06/07/colonel-leaves-fox-news-putin-trump-intv-sot-ac.cnn
Video is short and worth a watch.
edited 6th Jun '18 7:39:04 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Because Trump is a fucking moron.
"Yup. That tasted purple."