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Countdown until Trump tweets "We're going to make Friend Russia's lives easier"
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May 26, 2017 17:57
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"For example, no one has sanctioned Kasparov yet! We have an entire list of prominent Russians provided by our sources that should be sanctioned!"
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May 26, 2017 17:59
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titanium posted:The body slam was ordered by him personally to test the optics water. The test is finish time for phase 2.
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May 26, 2017 18:00
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They are going to put sanctions on the Russian opposition. The ones who aren't dead, anyway.
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May 26, 2017 18:00
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They'll probably input super harsh sanctions on things that don't affect Russia at all like " All Volkswagen imports from Russia are completely BANNED". Etcc. So it'll look like really tough sanctions but then in reality they do nothing. " We completely banned all avocado imports from Russia, as you can see we are very tough on Russia".
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May 26, 2017 18:01
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Hollismason posted:They'll probably input super harsh sanctions on things that don't affect Russia at all like " All Volkswagen imports from Russia are completely BANNED". Etcc. So it'll look like really tough sanctions but then in reality they do nothing. "Their millenials can no longer get avocado toast"
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May 26, 2017 18:03
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Basically, just imagine the most ineffectual sanctions on Russia that would do the least harm but would sound like the worst thing.
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May 26, 2017 18:03
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"We're going to curb even more of their exports. Look at Chechnya! All those homos trying to export themselves! We'll ensure they never get out. If they even exist..."
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May 26, 2017 18:03
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titanium posted:The body slam was ordered by him personally to test the optics water. The test is finish time for phase 2.
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May 26, 2017 18:04
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I need an emote that means "not mutually exclusive" 
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May 26, 2017 18:04
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Ooh, did I miss Grover Norquist time? Did everyone somehow forget that he LITERALLY COMPARES *THE HOLOCAUST* AND *TAXATION* AS EQUALLY EVIL CONCEPTS He thinks someone losing a portion of MONEY is exactly the same amount of evil as the extermination of millions upon millions of human lives
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May 26, 2017 18:07
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Hollismason posted:Basically, just imagine the most ineffectual sanctions on Russia that would do the least harm but would sound like the worst thing. We're going to throw the Russians into the briar patch?
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May 26, 2017 18:11
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If you ever feel the urge to use the phrase "sane Republican" repeat the following until the urge passes. THERE ARE NO SANE REPUBLICANS. Do not allow bullshit to stand as fact.
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May 26, 2017 18:13
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https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/868151928181723138 God damnit Comey
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May 26, 2017 18:14
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What in the goddamn world?
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May 26, 2017 18:15
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CNN posted:Sources close to Comey tell CNN he felt that it didn't matter if the information was accurate, because his big fear was that if the Russians released the information publicly, there would be no way for law enforcement and intelligence officials to discredit it without burning intelligence sources and methods.
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May 26, 2017 18:16
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So Comey again was worried that the document would be leaked by his own people.
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May 26, 2017 18:16
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Comey was misled, in a small, possibly meaningless way. eta: God drat, I am not good at this Star Man posted:Wrong state, dipshit. trickybiscuits fucked around with this message at 18:47 on May 26, 2017 |
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May 26, 2017 18:18
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Hollismason posted:Didn't they do that in FLorida and find that it was incredibly cost prohibitive? That and the pesky issue of the 4th Amendment.
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May 26, 2017 18:18
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This just popped up, not sure of the significance of this? http://observer.com/2017/05/mike-rogers-nsa-chief-admits-trump-colluded-with-russia/ E: beaten
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May 26, 2017 18:18
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This just in: Nation's Top Cop A Flop; Ball Dropped
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May 26, 2017 18:18
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From a not-moron perspective it looks like he was trying to do damage control on a situation he thought could get waaaay worse.
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May 26, 2017 18:18
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There are other worlds than these, gunslinger There is a world where Comey resigned to Clinton There is a world where the centrists are reaching out to embittered rural boomers There is a world where the congressional GOP is still having a temper tantrum There is a world where my fiance didn't break my heart But it is not this one. Comey is a stooge. Rural boomers are the enemy. There are no sane Republicans.
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May 26, 2017 18:20
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Crackbone posted:From a not-moron perspective it looks like he was trying to do damage control on a situation he thought could get waaaay worse. I want to give Comey the benefit of the doubt on this stuff, that he was playing 3D Chess and trying to keep ahead of a worse situation by sacrificing pieces strategically. But god drat, dude.
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May 26, 2017 18:20
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evilweasel posted:I view that as a question thats technically precise, but easy to misread. And when you look at the fact that the survey had about 200 questions, it's real easy to misread. If I was taking that survey there's a reasonable chance I'd say yes without really thinking about it, because I think Russia's actions affected the vote tallies but not by hacking the machines, they affected them through their propaganda and email hacking. If i stopped to think about it I'd probably realize what they were asking, but I could easily screw it up. I'm not sure I agree, a reasonable number of Democrat respondents were able to say they thought the Russian state released the DNC emails to help Trump get elected but didn't think they altered vote tallies. I suppose a push-poll might try to make it easy to make the kind of mistake you mention, but my understanding is that The Economist/Yougov polls are generally regarded as fair. On further thought a 200 question survey is kind of ridiculous, there's no way you're getting reliable results after question 20 or so.
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May 26, 2017 18:20
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Crackbone posted:From a not-moron perspective it looks like he was trying to do damage control on a situation he thought could get waaaay worse. Comey is a stupid idiot that may in the end redeem himself. We'll see.
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May 26, 2017 18:21
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Skex posted:If you ever feel the urge to use the phrase "sane Republican" repeat the following until the urge passes. I don't know. The current governor of Massachusetts comes pretty close.
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May 26, 2017 18:21
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I wonder if the FBI is still full of trump fans that would leak poo poo specifically to help him anymore. I hate hate that we are relying on these dumbfucks to investigate them now.Alter Ego posted:I don't know. The current governor of Massachusetts comes pretty close. Much like ACAB, ARAB
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May 26, 2017 18:23
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Nocturtle posted:I'm not sure I agree, a reasonable number of Democrat respondents were able to say they thought the Russian state released the DNC emails to help Trump get elected but didn't think they altered vote tallies. I suppose a push-poll might try to make it easy to make the kind of mistake you mention, but my understanding is that The Economist/Yougov polls are generally regarded as fair. The exact question asked is in the image, that's what I was going off of. I don't think it was intentionally misleading but I think the way it was phrased and the volume of questions asked made it easy to get a number of people who believe Russia influenced the election but did not hack the voting machines to say "yes".
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May 26, 2017 18:24
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If I am understanding this right.... he closed the investigation because he knew of false emails that could drop through wikileaks or the like at any time that purported to show lorreta lynch was co-opted by Clinton and that would influence the election. So he tried to get ahead of it by ending the investigation before it was actually done. But even then... why not just say that there was fake Russian emails? Really bizarre, and if you are going to do that then why would you reopen the investigation a week ahead of the election? There is a bunch of info missing here.
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May 26, 2017 18:31
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Dr. Angela Ziegler posted:I would like to play in this eFed Good luck getting it past the BC. Just sayin.
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May 26, 2017 18:32
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Apoplexy posted:I want to give Comey the benefit of the doubt on this stuff, that he was playing 3D Chess and trying to keep ahead of a worse situation by sacrificing pieces strategically. But god drat, dude. I don't think anyone's playing 3D chess. Politics is more tactical than strategic.
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May 26, 2017 18:32
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I think because releasing that information would burn their sources
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May 26, 2017 18:33
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particle9 posted:If I am understanding this right.... he closed the investigation because he knew of false emails that could drop through wikileaks or the like at any time that purported to show lorreta lynch was co-opted by Clinton and that would influence the election. So he tried to get ahead of it by ending the investigation before it was actually done. But even then... why not just say that there was fake Russian emails? Really bizarre, and if you are going to do that then why would you reopen the investigation a week ahead of the election? There is a bunch of info missing here. Answer is that Comey is a Republican and didn't want Hillary to win. In common with every other Republican out there, he didn't stop to consider that meant that Trump would win.
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May 26, 2017 18:33
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Alter Ego posted:I don't know. The current governor of Massachusetts comes pretty close. The state legislature of Massachusetts is overwhelmingly Democratic, which limits the kind of damage he can do. There are no sane Republicans. GOP Delenda Est. EDIT: also the only reason he won Governorship this time (aside from Massachusetts having this weird belief in balance and thinking Republicans need to have a turn at running things every few years), is because the Democrats again ran Martha Coakley for something and she is not a good candidate for Senate, or Governorship. She's a fine AG but she can't campaign well. Angry_Ed fucked around with this message at 18:36 on May 26, 2017 |
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May 26, 2017 18:34
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BarbarianElephant posted:Answer is that Comey is a Republican and didn't want Hillary to win. In common with every other Republican out there, he didn't stop to consider that meant that Trump would win. Yeah he figured he could damage Hillary so that her victory would be narrower and thus give the GOP more ammo to decry her as an illegitimate President.
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May 26, 2017 18:36
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There are sane Republicans they are just evil.Shimrra Jamaane posted:Yeah he figured he could damage Hillary so that her victory would be narrower and thus give the GOP more ammo to decry her as an illegitimate President. I think this is it.
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May 26, 2017 18:36
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Looks like violence against reporters, actual or threatened, is fast becoming a Republican plank. https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/868125634773614592 https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/868118572752568322
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May 26, 2017 18:40
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Rebel Blob posted:Looks like violence against reporters, actual or threatened, is fast becoming a Republican plank. Oh good, we're back in the days of Sarah Palin's "Second Amendment Solutions" only now it's directed against the press. Also I'm pretty sure if a Black Democrat (or any Democrat) did this "joke" it would not be received as such.
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May 26, 2017 18:41
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Oh man when some reporter gets shot for real I can't imagine how many thoughts and prayers are going out for his or her family.
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May 26, 2017 18:41
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