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1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

Who would a smart Trump round up first?

well, i suppose he would start with the low hanging fruit - people who are trying to change our way of life, invading our culture, and twisting that culture. i'd say he'd start with illegal immigrants, whether or not they are seeking asylum is not an issue. 

in fact, what we could do is create tent city camps, and separate the children from their parents and imprison them both in separate camps, without care as to keeping track of who went where.

maybe that's where he would start.

maybe then, he would start closely inspecting legal, naturalized citizens who are trying to change our way of life, invading our culture, and twisting that culture. maybe he would find excuses to deport them as well.

maybe that's where he would start.

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Do you regularly experience that anywhere else besides the Internet? Your home, office, church, bars, restaurants, kids events, sports arenas, concerts, etc. I see people of all different persuasions getting along, compromising, and being civil to each other all day every day.

I live in a parish that voted 80% for Trump.

I hear political “jokes” all the time about democrats, women, minorities, and liberals that are downright offensive and wouldn’t fly 10 years ago.  

I attend meetings that sometimes feel like a hate  group.  I feel like I’m the only one that sees it.  It’s almost scary sometimes.

An example last week was someone trying to argue that the bureaucrats like Rosenstein and the Deep State really run everything.  I couldn’t keep quiet and my response was basically, “lol no, the corporations run everything.  All these congressmen are millionaires and many made fortunes after getting elected. They are doing nothing but trying to get re-elected.  The bureaucracy is mostly trying to stop the bleeding before it becomes just as corrupted.”  

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6 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Silk is the angry one and Diamond is the happy one.

Here is an interesting article that reveals how these two are capitalizing from the Trumpkins need to have black people agree with them. These two are robbing them blind. Good:

https://mic.com/articles/190632/i-spent-an-evening-with-diamond-and-silk-and-their-pro-donald-trump-fans-heres-what-i-learned

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Can you give some examples of the jokes that wouldn’t fly ten years ago?

No because they wouldn’t make sense without context.  You’d have to know the back story and atmosphere where/when the comments were made. 

Pussy hates are offensive and if you don’t stand for the flag, you’re not welcome in our community.  

It’s mostly just blatant hypocrisy on full display every day. 

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Your move Dotard, 18 USC 371

39 page criminal complaint has been under seal since September 28th.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1102316/download

 

Russian National Charged with Interfering in U.S. Political System

A criminal complaint was unsealed in Alexandria, Virginia, today charging a Russian national for her alleged role in a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia, and FBI Director Christopher Wray made the announcement after the charges were unsealed.

“Today’s charges allege that Russian national Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova conspired with others who were part of a Russian influence campaign to interfere with U.S. democracy,” said Assistant Attorney General Demers. “Our nation is built upon a hard-fought and unwavering commitment to democracy. Americans disagree in good faith on all manner of issues, and we will protect their right to do so. Unlawful foreign interference with these debates debases their democratic integrity, and we will make every effort to disrupt it and hold those involved accountable.”

“The strategic goal of this alleged conspiracy, which continues to this day, is to sow discord in the U.S. political system and to undermine faith in our democratic institutions,” said U.S. Attorney Terwilliger. “This case demonstrates that federal law enforcement authorities will work aggressively to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of unlawful foreign influence activities, and that we will not stand by idly while foreign actors obstruct the lawful functions of our government. I want to thank the agents and prosecutors for their determined work on this case.”

“This case serves as a stark reminder to all Americans: Our foreign adversaries continue their efforts to interfere in our democracy by creating social and political division, spreading distrust in our political system, and advocating for the support or defeat of particular political candidates,” said Director Wray. “We take all threats to our democracy very seriously, and we’re committed to working with our partners to identify and stop these unlawful influence operations. Together, we must remain diligent and determined to protect our democratic institutions and maintain trust in our electoral process.”

According to allegations in the criminal complaint, Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, 44, of St. Petersburg, Russia, served as the chief accountant of “Project Lakhta,” a Russian umbrella effort funded by Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin and two companies he controls, Concord Management and Consulting LLC, and Concord Catering. Project Lakhta includes multiple components, some involving domestic audiences within the Russian Federation and others targeting foreign audiences in the United States, members of the European Union, and Ukraine, among others.

Khusyaynova allegedly managed the financing of Project Lakhta operations, including foreign influence activities directed at the United States. The financial documents she controlled include detailed expenses for activities in the United States, such as expenditures for activists, advertisements on social media platforms, registration of domain names, the purchase of proxy servers, and “promoting news postings on social networks.” Between January 2016 and June 2018, Project Lakhta’s proposed operating budget totaled more than $35 million, although only a portion of these funds were directed at the United States. Between January and June 2018 alone, Project Lakhta’s proposed operating budget totaled more than $10 million. 

The alleged conspiracy, in which Khusyaynova is alleged to have played a central financial management role, sought to conduct what it called internally “information warfare against the United States.” This effort was not only designed to spread distrust towards candidates for U.S. political office and the U.S. political system in general, but also to defraud the United States by impeding the lawful functions of government agencies in administering relevant federal requirements. 

The conspirators allegedly took extraordinary steps to make it appear that they were ordinary American political activists. This included the use of virtual private networks and other means to disguise their activities and to obfuscate their Russian origin. They used social media platforms to create thousands of social media and email accounts that appeared to be operated by U.S. persons, and used them to create and amplify divisive social and political content targeting U.S. audiences. These accounts also were used to advocate for the election or electoral defeat of particular candidates in the 2016 and 2018 U.S. elections. Some social media accounts posted tens of thousands of messages, and had tens of thousands of followers.

The conspiracy allegedly used social media and other internet platforms to address a wide variety of topics, including immigration, gun control and the Second Amendment, the Confederate flag, race relations, LGBT issues, the Women’s March, and the NFL national anthem debate. Members of the conspiracy took advantage of specific events in the United States to anchor their themes, including the shootings of church members in Charleston, South Carolina, and concert attendees in Las Vegas; the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally and associated violence; police shootings of African-American men; as well as the personnel and policy decisions of the current U.S. presidential administration.

The conspirators’ alleged activities did not exclusively adopt one ideological view; they wrote on topics from varied and sometimes opposing perspectives. Members of the conspiracy were directed, among other things, to create “political intensity through supporting radical groups” and to “aggravate the conflict between minorities and the rest of the population.” The actors also developed playbooks and strategic messaging documents that offered guidance on how to target particular social groups, including the timing of messages, the types of news outlets to use, and how to frame divisive messages.

The criminal complaint does not include any allegation that Khusyaynova or the broader conspiracy had any effect on the outcome of an election. The complaint also does not allege that any American knowingly participated in the Project Lakhta operation.

The investigative team received exceptional cooperation from private sector companies, such as Facebook and Twitter.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay V. Prabhu and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Iftimie are prosecuting the case, with assistance of Trial Attorneys Matthew Y. Chang and Patrick T. Murphy of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 1:18-mj-464.

A criminal complaint contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

I live in a parish that voted 80% for Trump.

I hear political “jokes” all the time about democrats, women, minorities, and liberals that are downright offensive and wouldn’t fly 10 years ago.  

I attend meetings that sometimes feel like a hate  group.  I feel like I’m the only one that sees it.  It’s almost scary sometimes.

An example last week was someone trying to argue that the bureaucrats like Rosenstein and the Deep State really run everything.  I couldn’t keep quiet and my response was basically, “lol no, the corporations run everything.  All these congressmen are millionaires and many made fortunes after getting elected. They are doing nothing but trying to get re-elected.  The bureaucracy is mostly trying to stop the bleeding before it becomes just as corrupted.”  

Are you in Shreveport?

 

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2 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

it’s the dismal tide. It is not the one thing

Roll Tide!

 

Seriously though, these idiots need to start getting called out.  It's easier for me than most, as I'm in this cuck liberal city... But even when I travel that once or twice a year to the belly of the beast (OK/TX)...I call close acquaintances out on their support of this dipshit.  I don't do facebook so I avoid that shitshow at least.  But if it's someone close to me, I'm happy to tell them the million reasons Trump is a pathetic human being who's not fit to shine our shoes, much less be our President.  I'm sure there's pushback but it doesn't come to my face.  Fuck anyone carrying this son of a bitch's water. 

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3 hours ago, Satchel said:

Here is an interesting article that reveals how these two are capitalizing from the Trumpkins need to have black people agree with them. These two are robbing them blind. Good:

https://mic.com/articles/190632/i-spent-an-evening-with-diamond-and-silk-and-their-pro-donald-trump-fans-heres-what-i-learned

Great article.  Thanks for posting.  This part made some shit make a lot more sense to me:

”Donald Trump is not a racist,” Diamond declared to loud cheers, a claim that could easily be the title of the duo’s show. “What he is, is a realist. The only color he sees is green, and he wants you to have some of it!”

The black North Carolina natives — whose mother and father are both televangelists

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3 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

You bet your ass if I get invited to a White Elephant party this Christmas, someone is getting a Diamond & Silk T shirt. 

You should get them a second hand Ted Cruz tshirt.  I hear his supporters love wearing them to show solidarity  I enjoy wearing my Beto shirt around DC because it's actually f'king cool.    

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10 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

 

 


The new normal.

 

There have always been dumb and evil shitheads doing dumb and evil shithead things. This is nothing new. The difference nowadays is that one of them has managed to become the president of the United States. So the rest of the dumb and evil shitheads, quite rightfully, now feel empowered. 

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52 minutes ago, Mdhorn said:

You should get them a second hand Ted Cruz tshirt.  I hear his supporters love wearing them to show solidarity  I enjoy wearing my Beto shirt around DC because it's actually f'king cool.    

There is a great Ted Cruz children’s coloring book.

https://www.amazon.com/Ted-Cruz-Future-Coloring-Activity/dp/1619530953

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30 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

It's really disturbing how this keeps getting referred to as a disappearance. The dude was murdered in a fucking embassy. He didn't disappear. They know exactly where he is.

Then why can't they send the body back to the US?  Oh wait, he was dismembered?  Seems like it wouldn't make sense to dismember a body that died in a fist fight.  

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41 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

It's really disturbing how this keeps getting referred to as a disappearance. The dude was murdered in a fucking embassy. He didn't disappear. They know exactly where he is.

No, he died in a fistfight.  Happens all the time in consulates. Come on, get it right.

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2 hours ago, JimmyJames said:

There have always been dumb and evil shitheads doing dumb and evil shithead things. This is nothing new. The difference nowadays is that one of them has managed to become the president of the United States. So the rest of the dumb and evil shitheads, quite rightfully, now feel empowered. 

There's a large part of it that is just simple immaturity as well.  Not to downgrade the seriousness of it at all, but I'm just astonished how many of his followers just act like children.

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1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

That indictment of the Russian was a big deal today.  Not so much for the 2018 election but right now is the time the Kremlin would be setting shit up for 2020.   

Just another Felony Friday.

When did the actual operation get busted and shut down?  Because based on recent event observations on the impact of intensified mass microtargeting, right now is the magic window they shoot for.  Recall the real time voter impact of Russian Brexit interference:

 

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A thought I had a few months ago about disrupting foreign election hacking and influence was that the "busts" needed to happen close enough to the election to prevent time enough for re-consolidation for a new attack, but not so late to let the attacks do their damage.

Has there been a peep yet about this Russian bust from Trump or Congressional GOP ??? 

GOP is AWOL in all this - because they are direct beneficiaries of both foreign election hacking and cash.

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Been away for a bit. Can someone catch me up on how the conservatives are spinning trumps support for the saudis over this mess?  I’m guessing some mash up of MAGA and but Obama


They are ignoring it/don’t know it happened cause fox isn’t talking about.
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This fucking POS president is the instigator of the death of a journalist. He made the Saudi Crown Prince feel that he could pull off a disappearance and suffer no consequence.

I'm sure that guy is feeling let down by Trump and Kush but he should have known these clowns don't have near the pull they likely told him they had.  He is a stupid POS and should be killed by his family for the embarrassment that he is. His old ass father should have snipped himself in his 40s so he wouldn't have old sperm inferior children. What a dumb old man. 

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11 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

Been away for a bit. Can someone catch me up on how the conservatives are spinning trumps support for the saudis over this mess?  I’m guessing some mash up of MAGA and but Obama

MBS says he had nothing to do with it and we believe him. Besides, they have a lot of money and we want as much of it as we can get. 

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3 minutes ago, burntorangebongos said:

This fucking POS president is the instigator of the death of a journalist. He made the Saudi Crown Prince feel that he could pull off a disappearance and suffer no consequence.

I'm sure that guy is feeling let down by Trump and Kush but he should have known these clowns don't have near the pull they likely told him they had.  He is a stupid POS and should be killed by his family for the embarrassment that he is. His old ass father should have snipped himself in his 40s so he wouldn't have old sperm inferior children. What a dumb old man. 

You can’t seriously believe that.  

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1 hour ago, NameWithHeld said:

My thoughts on the response is not the question.   The question is how anyone could believe that it’s DJTs fault and he somehow gave the green light to kill journalists.  Wow

Coward. Either explain why you believe his position is wrong or state your own. 

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9 hours ago, NameWithHeld said:

You can’t seriously believe that.  

It’s actually very easy to believe. Khashoggi was investigating the financial investments the Saudis had made in Trump. It’s entirely believable that the Saudis secretly indicated to Trump that they intended to kill Khashoggi and that Trump approved.

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6 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

It’s actually very easy to believe. Khashoggi was investigating the financial investments the Saudis had made in Trump. It’s entirely believable that the Saudis secretly indicated to Trump that they intended to kill Khashoggi and that Trump approved.

Not to mention Kushner's off the record WhatsApp communique just beforehand with the Saudi prince behind the whole thing.  Total coincidence, I'm sure.

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