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PoopShipDestroyer
Jan 13, 2006

I think he's ready for a chair
Can someone explain Louise Mensch to me? Is there something wrong with her mentally or is she just some sort of grifter

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vaginadeathgrip
Jun 18, 2003

all them bitches can't handle my sassy ass mouth
Lol if it’s Kushner and they’re trying to spread the CoS rumor to distract people.

mango sentinel
Jan 5, 2001

by sebmojo

RiggenBlaque posted:

Can someone explain Louise Mensch to me? Is there something wrong with her mentally or is she just some sort of grifter

Grifter. Seth drinks the Kool aid though.

Koalas March
May 21, 2007



vaginadeathgrip posted:

Lol if it’s Kushner and they’re trying to spread the CoS rumor to distract people.

Omg when do we get to find out who it is??

My curiosity is killing me

DoombatINC
Apr 20, 2003

Here's the thing, I'm a feminist.





RiggenBlaque posted:

Can someone explain Louise Mensch to me? Is there something wrong with her mentally or is she just some sort of grifter

If you take any ten Louise Mensch sources, what you'll have is five Russian trolls just loving with her, three paranoid schizophrenics that leave photocopied manifestos on the bus, one pirate radio station that she can pick up on her filings when she's near the kitchen window, and a googly-eyed sock worn on her left hand

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf

RiggenBlaque posted:

Can someone explain Louise Mensch to me? Is there something wrong with her mentally or is she just some sort of grifter

Grifter

She is a former Tory MP who moved to America and decided to grift the #Resistance people

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

vaginadeathgrip posted:

Lol if it’s Kushner and they’re trying to spread the CoS rumor to distract people.

its gonna be kushner or newt. they can't find anyone real or "real" to do the job.

cochise
Sep 11, 2011


RiggenBlaque posted:

Can someone explain Louise Mensch to me? Is there something wrong with her mentally or is she just some sort of grifter

She shits out conspiracy theories left and right. You want to believe her because gently caress Trump and co, but she swan dived into crazytown.

Koalas March
May 21, 2007



DoombatINC posted:

If you take any ten Louise Mensch sources, what you'll have is five Russian trolls just loving with her, three paranoid schizophrenics that leave photocopied manifestos on the bus, one pirate radio station that she can pick up on her filings when she's near the kitchen window, and a googly-eyed sock worn on her left hand

Now this is a drag.

vaginadeathgrip
Jun 18, 2003

all them bitches can't handle my sassy ass mouth

Dapper_Swindler posted:

its gonna be kushner or newt. they can't find anyone real or "real" to do the job.

I meant in court.

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017



A Wheezy Steampunk posted:

I try and read this thread thoroughly and I didn't see this, apologies if it was posted already.

https://mobile.twitter.com/DirkSchwenk/status/1073618235575230465

BIG indictment coming?

marshmonkey
Dec 5, 2003

I was sick of looking
at your stupid avatar
so
have a cool cat instead.

:v:
Switchblade Switcharoo

vaginadeathgrip posted:

I meant in court.

Could still be Kushner!

Condiv
May 7, 2008

Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod


https://twitter.com/davidsiders/status/1073640892882333697

well, guess that's the end of beto 2020

Chimp_On_Stilts
Aug 31, 2004
Holy Hell.

Rotten Red Rod posted:

Real question, since I don't know enough about the situation: what's stopping the Democrats from just undoing this when they take power?

As others have said, Wisconsin is gerrymandered to gently caress. Here's some additional data:

Walker (R) lost his reelection bid by ~1%. So roughly speaking the state's population splits 51% D and 49% R.

However, the Wisconsin legislature will be 36 D and 63 R.

The state is so gerrymandered that 49% of the vote yields 63% of the power. It's minority rule, so much so that it's difficult to call Wisconsin a functioning healthy Democracy.

(And yes, this is happening on a national level too.)

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news...ing/2219092002/

Spun Dog
Sep 21, 2004


Smellrose

I'm willing to wait at least a year before even starting to give a poo poo about the next election cycle.

Eggplant Squire
Aug 14, 2003



I didn't have much of an opinion on him until the Third Way think tanks started pushing him heavily which was clear indication he was bad.

Paradoxish
Dec 19, 2003

Will you stop going crazy in there?

The idea that Beto should be running in 2020 is monumentally stupid for so many reasons, not the least of which being that a potentially successful Texas Democrat looks a lot different from a potentially successful national Democrat. Saying you're not a progressive is never, ever a good look, but it's more understandable from someone who's primarily concerned with Texas politics.

Pushing him for a national run is going to ruin someone who could have potentially taken a Texas senate seat.

eke out
Feb 24, 2013



https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1073659901522731008

CNN caught Zainab Ahmad (their middle east specialist) and Michael Dreeben (their primary person for all things appellate and complicated) returning to base at the right time, so we can make some very vague inferences

quote:

No sign that it was Mueller's office. No sign of defense counsel. The courthouse security had ushered the lawyers into and out of the building for their secret hearing completely under cover. The sealed hearing stayed confidential.

And then, about 10 minutes after the court activity appeared to wrap for the day, a black Justice Department car rolled into Mueller's office building, bringing attorneys including Dreeben and Zainab Ahmad back to their home base.

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

vaginadeathgrip posted:

I meant in court.

oh, my guess is kushner or a trump. maybe someone else.

Koalas March
May 21, 2007



I want this, but Ivanka, Eric and Jr.

Koalas March
May 21, 2007



Dapper_Swindler posted:

oh, my guess is kushner or a trump. maybe someone else.

Comedy option: Hannity again.

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017



eke out posted:

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1073659901522731008

CNN caught Zainab Ahmad (their middle east specialist) and Michael Dreeben (their primary person for all things appellate and complicated) returning to base at the right time, so we can make some very vague inferences

Trump's deals with the Saudis under fire?

ReidRansom
Oct 25, 2004


eke out posted:

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1073659901522731008

CNN caught Zainab Ahmad (their middle east specialist) and Michael Dreeben (their primary person for all things appellate and complicated) returning to base at the right time, so we can make some very vague inferences

So probably Kush-related.

Eggplant Squire
Aug 14, 2003


That girl getting 51 years for killing her rapist while nothing will be done to the Johnson and Johnson executinves that knowingly exposed generations of babies to asbestos is another example of how the idea we have a functional justice system is an absolute joke.

eke out
Feb 24, 2013



TulliusCicero posted:

Trump's deals with the Saudis under fire?

there's honestly too much to even make an educated guess, except to say that if it's Ahmad, whose name is on NO cases right now, it's definitely new territory

potential people in that side of the investigation are like.. jared kushner, erik prince, tom barrack, and a bunch of others

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1073661432057626625

Guze
Oct 10, 2007

Regular Human Bartender

Radish posted:

That girl getting 51 years for killing her rapist while nothing will be done to the Johnson and Johnson executinves that knowingly exposed generations of babies to asbestos is another example of how the idea we have a functional justice system is an absolute joke.

Wow, someone is pretty ungrateful for generations of fire proof babies.

sexpig by night
Sep 8, 2011

by Azathoth

RiggenBlaque posted:

Can someone explain Louise Mensch to me? Is there something wrong with her mentally or is she just some sort of grifter

she literally wrote an article about how her brain got hosed up by hard drugs

Eggplant Squire
Aug 14, 2003


Guze posted:

Wow, someone is pretty ungrateful for generations of fire proof babies.

The ones that survive just become super villains.

eke out
Feb 24, 2013



one thing marcy was speculating about (and, again, we have no reason to think this yet) is that it's not about testifying in front of the grand jury - others have challenged that and those challenges are all public - but rather some issue where Mueller's team is trying to pierce attorney/client privilege.

that would be a LOT more sensitive, if they're trying to claim they have proof of the crime/fraud exception, even the assertion that it applies could be extremely damaging

TulliusCicero
Jul 29, 2017




I for one am just shocked by this!

The best thing that will happen is that we get to shutter and bulldoze all of Trump's gaudy properties while he hopefully had to watch :gritin:

Condiv
May 7, 2008

Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod


Paradoxish posted:

The idea that Beto should be running in 2020 is monumentally stupid for so many reasons, not the least of which being that a potentially successful Texas Democrat looks a lot different from a potentially successful national Democrat. Saying you're not a progressive is never, ever a good look, but it's more understandable from someone who's primarily concerned with Texas politics.

Pushing him for a national run is going to ruin someone who could have potentially taken a Texas senate seat.

saying he doesn't like labels isn't a good look in any case. it tends to indicate that he's one of the "problem solvers caucus" ilk

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

Fallen Rib

Dapper_Swindler posted:

its gonna be kushner or newt. they can't find anyone real or "real" to do the job.

What about Hannity?

FlamingLiberal
Jan 18, 2009

Would you like to play a game?



eke out posted:

one thing marcy was speculating about (and, again, we have no reason to think this yet) is that it's not about testifying in front of the grand jury - others have challenged that and those challenges are all public - but rather some issue where Mueller's team is trying to pierce attorney/client privilege.

that would be a LOT more sensitive, if they're trying to claim they have proof of the crime/fraud exception, even the assertion that it applies could be extremely damaging
They’re finally bringing down the hammer on the Kingpin. He’s ruthless so they have to secure the whole floor

Mercury Ballistic
Nov 14, 2005

not gun related
Wildcard: Netanyahu.

Archonex
May 2, 2012

MY OPINION IS SEERS OF THE THRONE PROPAGANDA IGNORE MY GNOSIS-IMPAIRED RAMBLINGS

theflyingorc posted:

There was very little evidence of widespread vote manipulation in Texas. He probably wins without voter suppression, though.

Acting like his swing in Texas wasn't because he was a very good candidate is crazy. Ted shouldn't have had to even worry.

Actually, from what I recall there's a long-acknowledged issue with the machines in some parts of the state where if you vote straight party your votes count for the opposite party.

The state Republicans have no intention of fixing this despite knowing and even admitting it exists because the glitch favors their party when it comes to them potentially being pushed out of office. Since any surprise turnout like that is more likely to vote straight party and the Republican base are fairly consistent in their turnout this means that it fucks with the Democrats first and foremost by having votes for Democrats go to Republicans instead.

It's not vote manipulation in the standard sense, but it's definitely an issue. There were posts on twitter from people enraged that their votes were being changed back during the election. Given that and the close margin it's not too hard to think that he might have won (or pulled even closer) had the state had proper means to account for votes.

Archonex fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Dec 14, 2018

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


Madkal posted:

What about Hannity?

no way he leaves his 20+ million dollar per year gig for that.

Praxis Prion
Apr 11, 2002

The sky is a landfill.
Pillbug

Koalas Massacre posted:

Comedy option: Hannity again.

Dare you unleash this power a second time?

John Wick of Dogs
Mar 4, 2017

A real hellraiser


Groovelord Neato posted:

no way he leaves his 20+ million dollar per year gig for that.

I think Madkal means as the defendant in this closed floor case

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Crow Jane
Oct 18, 2012

nothin' wrong with a lady drinkin' alone in her room
Hannity's probably a no for CoS, but what's Bill O'Reilly been up to? Or Alex Jones?

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