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Arc Light
Sep 26, 2013



Active shooter in Dallas. A firefighter has been shot, and cops are pinned down by gunfire. Area's cordoned off.

http://m.ksla.com/ksla/db_350562/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=YSNhPIj5

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Sep 26, 2013



Doc Hawkins posted:

How could you give your own successor the spicy general Obama?!

Obama you rat!

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Sep 26, 2013



bird food bathtub posted:

Do you have to trade in your spine and your balls to be a politician or something? loving hell.

Somebody else in GiP already theorized that his spine was surgically removed as part of a cruel North Vietnamese torture technique.

Arc Light
Sep 26, 2013



Posting more for the title of the article, rather than the (dubious and unsourced) content. From the Guardian:

Comey don’t play that: ex-FBI director defies Trump

Article posted:

He hopes there are tapes. That would be perfect.
– an unnamed source close to James Comey, as cited by NBC News

Arc Light
Sep 26, 2013



The new US ambassador to Israel is firmly against a two-state solution, advocates for moving the embassy to Jerusalem (where he already owns a home), and fundraises for settlements that violate international law.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/03/ambassador-israel-great-advantage-netanyahu-170312063724143.html


KildarX posted:

The snow flake thing is infuriating to me, because it's the same people who get bent way the gently caress outta shape about happy holidays or schools not celebrating (insert holiday here) or Donald Trump getting made fun of on SNL. If you wanna call people over sensitive that's fine, but don't just turn around and immediately do the same poo poo.

I have yet to see a "gently caress you liberal snowflake" facebook poster who didn't also post stuff like "If you stomp on the flag, I'll stomp on your face," or start crying about football players not standing for the national anthem.

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Sep 26, 2013



Proud Christian Mom posted:

Trump would be the best president ever if he could simultaneously ruin our relationship with Israel and Saudi Arabia

It was said that only Nixon could open China to trade.

Perhaps only Trump can avenge the USS Liberty.

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Welcome home, Whip.

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Sep 26, 2013



Two Finger posted:

SOURCE THAT poo poo

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/politics/congress-reactions-trump-michael-flynn-memo/index.html

Nothing about impeachment - just a request for Comey's testimony - but also more rumblings about appointing a special prosecutor.

Arc Light
Sep 26, 2013



If there's any fairness in this world, James Comey will be remembered as the man who crushed the lifetime dreams of Clinton and Trump alike. The man who took on both sides and got the last laugh.

What a legacy.

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Sep 26, 2013



bird food bathtub posted:

So when do the rats start jumping off the sinking SS Donald? It's looking like there are a lot of bricks being shat lately. There is going to be zero loyalty there. When people start flipping on him/each other it will be a blood bath that makes a Friday the 13th movie look tame.

I wonder who will play Trump in the inevitable movie 10-20 years from now.

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Sep 26, 2013



facialimpediment posted:


Highlights are there (Donnie, don't loving talk to me you moron) and this little gem:

“Comey said that as he was walking across the room he was determined that there wasn’t going to be a hug,” Mr. Wittes said. “It was bad enough there was going to be a handshake. And Comey has long arms so Comey said he pre-emptively reached out for a handshake and grabbed the president’s hand. But Trump pulled him into an embrace and Comey didn’t reciprocate. If you look at the video, it’s one person shaking hands and another hugging.”

In that context, the look on Comey's face finally makes sense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoIA7y_Kccc

Arc Light
Sep 26, 2013



They'll be drowned out by all my Facebook "friends" shrieking that Donald Trump is the target of a witch hunt devoid all evidence, shortly before they go back to demanding a special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton.

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Sep 26, 2013



Mister Sinewave posted:

It's both funny and sad that Comey, a man who genuinely believes that civil liberties and due process are not burdens to be dealt with, but are rather both our greatest strengths and our reasons for being -- can unite people across both ends of the political spectrum in agreeing that he obviously should have no place as head of an organization like the FBI.

The Kingslayer needs not care about the opinions of the little people.

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Sep 26, 2013



Duzzy Funlop posted:

I genuinely hope for a case of social media snowballing, because anything else is loving atrocious.

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-england-manchester-40007967

The local hospital is turning away non-critical patients to free up space for casualties from the explosion, they're expecting mass casualties. Police are reporting it as an explosion.

Meanwhile, the bomb squad just rolled up.


Edit: unrelated, but still a current event:

White House Moves To Block Disclosure Of Ethics Waivers For Trump Appointees

The White House is trying to weasel out of admitting how many of its appointees needed ethics waivers to get their government jobs.

Arc Light fucked around with this message at 00:38 on May 23, 2017

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Sep 26, 2013



Greater Manchester Police reporting controlled det of a second device:

https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866813662505447424

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Sep 26, 2013



FastestGunAlive posted:

Companies and people trying to thank u for ur service doesn't really bug me however sincere or hollow it seems, it's kind of whatever at this point.

It's the vetrins who are gonna jump on fb to guilt people that them having fun for Memorial Day is wrong because ~never forget~ or how people who thank them are wrong because they're only allowed to thank the fallen on this day, etc.

These tend to be the same veterans who hated every minute they were in.

We lost a couple of our guys on my trip to Afghanistan. I can't think of a better way to honor their sacrifice than by getting a day off work and eating some kickass BBQ.

And maybe by not launching into another war until we have an actual exit strategy.


News:

Texas school gives out "joke" awards the day after the Manchester bombing, including "Most Likely to Become a Terrorist." Parents not amused.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40064966


Egypt bombs Libya in retaliation for attacks on Egyptian Coptic Christians.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/egypt-launches-strikes-libya-minya-attack-170526200625281.html

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Sep 26, 2013



http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/27/530388699/southern-rocker-gregg-allman-dies-at-69/

Gregg Allman, founder of the Allman Brothers, passed away of cancer.

Arc Light
Sep 26, 2013




Holy poo poo, he really is the second coming of Saint Ronnie.

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Sep 26, 2013



orange juche posted:

How do you intensely study for the ASVAB of all things and only come off with a 31? I took that thing cold turkey with no studying after not having my rear end in a classroom seat for 4 years and got a 95.

I assume illiteracy is a factor. I'm not joking. I had a similarly high score with no prep, and I had a Colombian guy in my basic training flight who literally could not read or write English. He could speak it well enough, and eventually guessed his way to success on the one multiple choice test we took. And even he, presumably, scored above the 31st percentile on the ASVAB.

Good to know that the Army maintained its existing standards for its first female infantry soldier.

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