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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Harry Ola » Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:39 am

So the transcript of evidence from Fusion GPS to the House Intel Committee is being poured over. Good summary here:

http://uk.businessinsider.com/read-fusion-gps-glenn-simpson-interview-with-house-intelligence-committee-2018-1?r=US&IR=T

Key points:

Lots and lots of smoke
Lots of Russia Mafia figures seem to like Trump properties
Farage may have passed thumb drive to Assange

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by captain red dog » Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:33 pm

What's this #ReleaseTheMemo thing I am seeing? I guess it's something to do with Dems and state spying laws or something? I've tried to find out but I also see people using the hashtag for Trump and Russia.

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Memento Mori » Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:35 pm

Easy D currently speaking at an anti -abortion rally. How many women has he paid to have abortions again?

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Hexx » Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:04 pm

captain red dog wrote:What's this #ReleaseTheMemo thing I am seeing? I guess it's something to do with Dems and state spying laws or something? I've tried to find out but I also see people using the hashtag for Trump and Russia.



https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/ ... fbi-348024

I expect it’s this.

Republicans are bigging it up and selective leaking bits or tones of it. Lots of clickbaity ‘You won’t believe what the memo says’ sort of innuendo

Same as they did with the Fusion stuff - but it took the Dems to make it publicX

Dems have fought the release of a Republican drafted ‘summary’ - which quickly became ‘Dems blocking release of incendiary memo what are they hiding’ when Reps control the committee.

It’s bullshit rabble rousing that’s perfect fired up AlT Right Trumpkins with self righteous indignation

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Garth » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:23 am

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Alvin Flummux » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:45 am

I'm pretty sure he meant aborted, not born. Clearly not a man with a grasp of, um, knowledge, about anything really.

twitter.com/cwalsh516/status/954536059672584192



Damn. :lol:


Oh and the government is about to shut down, because the Republicans thought they could make the Democrats choose between DREAMers and CHIP, holding two large groups of highly vulnerable young people hostage to their own political avarice. :x

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Squinty » Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:19 am

This seems like a gooseberry fool flinging fest. Both sides are blaming each other.

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shut down as Senate rejects funding bill
by Moggy » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:06 am

Mitch McConnell saying that the shutdown is purely political, completely avoidable and will harm normal people. That’s right Mitch, shame you didn’t think that a few years ago. :lol:

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Garth » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:12 am

Republicans control all three branches of government, couldn't get all of their own Senators to vote for the bill, and Trump backed out of a possible deal on immigration with the Democratic Senate minority leader - but it's all the Democrats fault! :lol:

twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/954590994003087361


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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by KK » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:13 am

Squinty wrote:This seems like a gooseberry fool flinging fest. Both sides are blaming each other.

These government shutdowns don’t seem to be out of the ordinary for the US. There have been 8 since 1976, and numerous more times they’ve been unable to agree funding.

I think everyone gets paid eventually but if you’ve got no savings in the meantime it could be very problematic.

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PostRe: US Politics - FBI investigating whether Russian money to NRA went to Trump
by Moggy » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:15 am

KK wrote:
Squinty wrote:This seems like a gooseberry fool flinging fest. Both sides are blaming each other.

These government shutdowns don’t seem to be out of the ordinary for the US. There have been 8 since 1976, and numerous more times they’ve been unable to agree funding.


How many times has it happened when one party controls the Presidency and both houses?

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by Harry Ola » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:16 am

There is something almost poetic about the government shutting down on the anniversary of Trump's inauguration.

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by Moggy » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:27 am

twitter.com/jasonkander/status/954419909081157633



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twitter.com/roxann_minerals/status/954615394811117568



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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by Garth » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:37 am

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by Lex-Man » Sat Jan 20, 2018 10:49 am

Garth wrote:

twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/954582373303308294



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People say Trump is doing badly but he's setting so many records.

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by KK » Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:09 pm

twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/954788467069870081


Epic trolling. I wonder if he thought of this himself or someone else.

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by Hexx » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:51 pm

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by KK » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:01 pm

Well, jeeze. They could have had water in the ears. Ears could have popped at that precise moment because Trump farted and the pressure in the room changed. Could have been a plane flying overhead. Any number of reasons they missed the word “shithole”. I’ve seen it happen on lots of TV programmes. Someone is about to swear and a fog horn will go off on a ship so you can’t hear them.

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by Hexx » Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:43 am

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-2 ... fmredir=sm

Over the weekend, Americans calling the White House comments line discovered it was repeating this message:

"Thank you for calling the White House. Unfortunately, we cannot answer your call today because congressional Democrats are holding government funding — including funding for our troops and other national security priorities — hostage to an unrelated immigration debate.

Due to this obstruction, the Government is shut down. In the meantime, you can leave a comment for the president at www.whitehouse.gov/contact. We look forward to taking your calls as soon as the Government re-opens."



Which seems to be an entirely illegal message in terms of a government agency.

Not that these things seem to matter anymore

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PostRe: US Politics - Federal government shutdown as Senate rejects funding bill
by Moggy » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:16 am

I know his base are too stupid to realise but they are basically saying “We control both Houses and the Presidency and we still can’t run the government”.


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