Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Just now, Navig8tor said: You expected more from the Duck Dynasty disenfranchised , they prolly thought with all the spelling mistakes it was code, sorta. Oath Keepers are ex military and law enforcement. These are not just a bunch of well armed rednecks. We have a real problem in the ranks of our military and law enforcement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerseyguy 1,710 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 32 minutes ago, Sol Rosenberg said: Oath Keepers are ex military and law enforcement. These are not just a bunch of well armed rednecks. We have a real problem in the ranks of our military and law enforcement. Many, if not most, of the cops I know are ex-military. Did they get radicalized in the military or did they have those tendencies before enlisting and the military and law enforcement simply reinforced their pre-existing tendencies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike G 2,237 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 6 minutes ago, jerseyguy said: Many, if not most, of the cops I know are ex-military. Did they get radicalized in the military or did they have those tendencies before enlisting and the military and law enforcement simply reinforced their pre-existing tendencies. According to saorsa, most cops are liberals. Or something like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raz'r 5,185 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 3 minutes ago, Mike G said: According to saorsa, most cops are liberals. Or something like that. He's also said there was no insurrection as no one's been charged with sedition. Uh huh. Another fail. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,592 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Curiouser and curiouser. Ex-Blackwater guy is the team lead referenced, it would seem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benwynn 3,590 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 6 minutes ago, Raz'r said: He's also said there was no insurrection as no one's been charged with sedition. Uh huh. Another fail. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Ishmael said: Curiouser and curiouser. Ex-Blackwater guy is the team lead referenced, it would seem. I asked before…where was Erik Prince on 1/6/21. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,592 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 31 minutes ago, Sol Rosenberg said: I asked before…where was Erik Prince on 1/6/21. He has been strangely absent since those meetings in the Maldives with the Russians (and the Arabs?) or wherever the hell they were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 The indictment. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/politics/read-seditious-conspiracy-charges/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Where was Erik Prince during the coup? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 These latest charges will never stick, right bullshitters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bus Driver 6,894 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Aw, Laura. Not you, too? Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned against Trump encouraging protests at state capitols 'esp with weapons' in newly disclosed text to Mark Meadows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billy backstay 1,687 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 minutes ago, Bus Driver said: Aw, Laura. Not you, too? Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned against Trump encouraging protests at state capitols 'esp with weapons' in newly disclosed text to Mark Meadows I thought that was old news? A bunch of Fox Friendly pundits were texting Mark Meadows on 1/6, begging him to get Trump to stop the insurrection; I thought Ingraham's participation was already known? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bus Driver 6,894 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 minutes ago, billy backstay said: I thought that was old news? A bunch of Fox Friendly pundits were texting Mark Meadows on 1/6, begging him to get Trump to stop the insurrection; I thought Ingraham's participation was already known? I think this is just the gradual release of actual evidence, as a means of ramping up pressure. This would be in stark contrast to the absence of evidence from Team Trump about a stolen election. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Steam Flyer 8,413 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 56 minutes ago, Sol Rosenberg said: Wait, what? Why would anybody ask for an "explosives expert" when the Jan 6th insurrection was a peaceful demonstration by unarmed patriotic citizens, which unfortunately became a riot that got out of hand? Surely they weren't..... PLANNING SOMETHING - DSK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olsonist 3,540 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Sol Rosenberg said: Blackwater was contracted by W the Stupid to provide 'security' during Katrina. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badlatitude 4,215 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Sol Rosenberg said: These latest charges will never stick, right bullshitters? This may be nothing, it looks suspicious, one person has his face blurred, perhaps an informant? The FBI has the pics we'll see how it turns out. I'm glad the photographer got these shots, it could make a difference. Those vehicles could have weapons and a change of clothes. The quick reaction force? I guess we'll find out in time. EXCLUSIVE: While the Capitol Was Stormed, A Group of Men Gathered Near the Marine Corps War Memorial The photos above were taken by ARLnow staff photographer Jay Westcott around 3:30 p.m., just before Gov. Ralph Northam announced that he was sending the Virginia National Guard into D.C. In recalling the moment, Westcott — a Navy veteran — said the gathering “had the feeling of a rally point.” He shot the scene from a distance with a 600mm lens, reluctant to get any closer due to potential safety concerns. By nightfall, the men had dispersed, as ARLnow originally reported in an article about the curfew that night. It’s unclear what the as-yet unidentified men were doing at the memorial that afternoon. Was their presence purely coincidental, or somehow connected to the pro-Trump rally and subsequent violence at the Capitol? What is known is that somewhere outside of the District that day, according to federal prosecutors, a “quick reaction force” with a stockpile of weapons was allegedly ready to join the fight if ordered to do so by President Trump. https://www.arlnow.com/2021/03/01/exclusive-while-the-capitol-was-stormed-a-group-of-men-gathered-near-the-marine-corps-war-memorial/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Crab 2,449 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Shades of the 1957 Mob meeting in Appalachia per FBI: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,592 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Nothing to see here, move along. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nice! 1,279 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, badlatitude said: This may be nothing, it looks suspicious, one person has his face blurred, perhaps an informant? The FBI has the pics we'll see how it turns out. I'm glad the photographer got these shots, it could make a difference. Those vehicles could have weapons and a change of clothes. The quick reaction force? I guess we'll find out in time. EXCLUSIVE: While the Capitol Was Stormed, A Group of Men Gathered Near the Marine Corps War Memorial The photos above were taken by ARLnow staff photographer Jay Westcott around 3:30 p.m., just before Gov. Ralph Northam announced that he was sending the Virginia National Guard into D.C. In recalling the moment, Westcott — a Navy veteran — said the gathering “had the feeling of a rally point.” He shot the scene from a distance with a 600mm lens, reluctant to get any closer due to potential safety concerns. By nightfall, the men had dispersed, as ARLnow originally reported in an article about the curfew that night. It’s unclear what the as-yet unidentified men were doing at the memorial that afternoon. Was their presence purely coincidental, or somehow connected to the pro-Trump rally and subsequent violence at the Capitol? What is known is that somewhere outside of the District that day, according to federal prosecutors, a “quick reaction force” with a stockpile of weapons was allegedly ready to join the fight if ordered to do so by President Trump. https://www.arlnow.com/2021/03/01/exclusive-while-the-capitol-was-stormed-a-group-of-men-gathered-near-the-marine-corps-war-memorial/ Some guys hung out at a park: News at 11. Nope, this is a nothingburger right now, unless some real evidence of malfeasance is uncovered. Until then it's just fear-mongering speculation, worthy of something Tucker Carlson would base an entire episode on (were it flipped to the other side). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bus Driver 6,894 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Ishmael said: Nothing to see here, move along. That last one should really look like this - 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3to1 733 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Ishmael said: Nothing to see here, move along. this is a bitchslap. it was due. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike G 2,237 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 When Rudy isn't available, you get second-best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 18 minutes ago, Mike G said: When Rudy isn't available, you get second-best. But he isn’t convicted yet. Why are they dragging their feet??? PS. I don’t want to wait until after dinner to have dessert. I want it NOW! We’re gonna starve if we don’t get it now. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike G 2,237 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Fair and impartial Brit has some thoughts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Olsonist 3,540 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Diego fucking Garcia, coincidentally one of Jeff’s Pornhub bookmarks. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Check out bullshitter Jones all nervous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,581 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 8 hours ago, Steam Flyer said: Wait, what? Why would anybody ask for an "explosives expert" when the Jan 6th insurrection was a peaceful demonstration by unarmed patriotic citizens, which unfortunately became a riot that got out of hand? Surely they weren't..... PLANNING SOMETHING - DSK Carrying explosives on a tour of the Capitol? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike G 2,237 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Not the smartest.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nice! 1,279 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, badlatitude said: Listen carefully at the very end. A hot mic off camera picks up "Let's cut him off". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerseyguy 1,710 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 From the department of YCMTSU: Capitol rioters called Nancy Pelosi's office looking for a 'lost and found' for items they left behind on January 6, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin” https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-rioters-called-pelosis-office-for-lost-and-found-raskin-2022-1 Some good stuff in the story. Funny and sad at the same time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,581 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, Mike G said: Not the smartest.... Sounds like the behaviour of people who are as stupid as they look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phillysailor 3,436 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, SloopJonB said: Sounds like the behaviour of people who are as stupid as they look. I can’t read it without thinking Trump fans feel entitled to special privilege. White privilege. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, phillysailor said: I can’t read it without thinking Trump fans feel entitled to special privilege. White privilege. And if they are not treated as such it is very unfair. That’s MAGA in a nutshell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 The nation will long remember the day that General Rhodesa and his shitweasels crossed the Potomac, this I can tell you. Bigly. in other news… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobie1616 943 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Love the crotch shield. He probably thinks it'll protect him from Covid Dick. Proud Boy's Modeling Photos Help Sleuths Bust Him For Assaulting Cops On Jan. 6 A Proud Boy and military veteran who tried to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was arrested this week after online sleuths identified him with the help of photos from his modeling career. Alan Fischer, also known as A.J. Fischer, was arrested in Florida and charged in D.C. with assaulting/resisting/impeding federal officers, civil disorder, entering restricted buildings or grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to court records. Fischer was seen marching with the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, and entering the tunnel on the west side of the Capitol where some of the worst violence of the day took place. Online sleuths dubbed the man, who was no. 222 on the FBI’s Capitol Violence webpage, as “RayBanTerrorist.” While Fischer appears to have removed much of his social media presence, it wasn’t quite enough. A number of different civilian investigators were working on the case, and one breakthrough came when sleuths got a facial recognition hit on a news story from Tampa Bay that featured images from New Years 2019, including a photo from Fischer’s Instagram page that gave them a lead. From there, they found additional photos that had been tagged on various social media websites, as well as photos from his modeling career. Frank W. McDermott, an attorney for Fischer, declined to comment. While Fischer’s arms were covered up when he participated in the Capitol attack, they were not when he traveled to D.C. a few weeks prior, in December 2020, and posed for a photo with a group of Proud Boys. His unique tattoos on display in that photo, which were also visible in some of his shirtless modeling photos, helped confirm his identification. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugsy 699 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 So getting tattoos is the way the 'deep state' identifies and tracks people? That is really funny... There is so much irony there. "I am going to get tattooed to express my unique and creative self".... and create an easy way to be identified when participating in an insurrection. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olsonist 3,540 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 When they only have one tooth, it's hard to check the dental records. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,581 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 15 minutes ago, Bugsy said: So getting tattoos is the way the 'deep state' identifies and tracks people? That is really funny... There is so much irony there. "I am going to get tattooed to express my unique and creative self".... and create an easy way to be identified when participating in an insurrection. Nothing new there. Tat's have always been included in "distinguishing marks" along with scars, birthmarks etc. when identifying criminals and dead bodies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Crab 2,449 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Sure but these modern folk are sure making it easy. MS 13 wannabes but can't speak Spanish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,413 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 44 minutes ago, Bugsy said: So getting tattoos is the way the 'deep state' identifies and tracks people? That is really funny... There is so much irony there. "I am going to get tattooed to express my unique and creative self".... and create an easy way to be identified when participating in an insurrection. Yep And not only that, if you were to say this to them, they'd think -you- are the stupid one for not appreciating how creative and brilliant the whole thing is. - DSK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,592 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Here's an interesting breakdown of how all this was supposed to go together, based on what we know so far. Sorry for the weird formatting, but that's how Twitter threads end up. Quote Since there’s so much [waves hands everywhere] crazy coming up all of a sudden, let me break down the theory of how the overturning of the election was supposed to go down: STEP 1: John Eastman concocts a “legal blueprint” whereby VP Pence elides the requirements of the Electoral Vote Act based on 7 states submitting dual slates of electors, allowing Pence to either count the alternate slate or not count those states at all cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2021/image… STEP 2: GOP operatives/officials in those 7 states in fact create a false slate of electors and submit them as official, so they can be used in the scenario above Trump allies' fake Electoral College certificates offer fresh insights about plot to overturn Biden's victory In the weeks after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump's allies sent fake certificates to the National Archives declaring that Trump won seven states that he actually lost. The documents ha… https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/trump-overturn-2020-election-fake-electoral-college/index.html STEP 3: DOJ, meanwhile, submits letters to each state, indicating (falsely) that they have reason to believe that there has been election fraud. This creates perception that results are actually in question, bolstering VP’s ability to discount their votes documentcloud.org/documents/2108… ***I should note here that, as with the quid-pro-quo with Ukraine, it wouldn’t have mattered if these states did not actually investigate voter fraud — the DOJ letters would have been enough to create *the appearance* that the outcome in these states was still in the air STEP 4: The Big Lie is repeated in rallies and social media, saturating information space to rile up base and give momentum to “Stop the Steal” movement #StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection How a convergence of disinformation, domestic extremists and anti-democracy movements reached a horrifying climax at the U.S. Capitol. https://www.justsecurity.org/74622/stopthesteal-timeline-of-social-media-and-extremist-activities-leading-to-1-6-insurrection/ STEP 5: Plan for all of these angry and agitated individuals to come to D.C. on January 6, the day that Eastman’s plan will be put into effect. The protesters are sent to march on the Capitol, to further put pressure on VP Pence and lawmakers, as stated in Oath Keeper indictment STEP 6: Since mob attack is intended to keep up pressure on Pence/lawmakers, they must be able to remain in Capitol as long as possible. So: 6a) Purge top DOD and replace with loyalists; and 6b) delay LE/National Guard response as long as possible Never Forget That Trump Purged the Pentagon Leadership Between the Election and January 6 And that the new leadership he installed seized direct control over deploying the National Guard that day. And that deployment was delayed for hours. https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a38439573/january-6-national-guard-delayed-trump-pentagon-officials/ STEP 7: ??? I’m not sure what was supposed to happen at this point. Presumably, Pence would somehow declare Trump the winner, or if not, the Capitol would remain occupied until they found a way to make him do it. Seems like they planned to continue the siege The point is that there are a lot of moving parts and evidence surfacing in a lot of different areas but they are all connected to one overarching goal: Keep Trump in power by subverting the counting of the electoral votes and preventing the transfer of power to Biden /END Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nice! 1,279 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 19 hours ago, Mike G said: Not the smartest.... Tucker: Is that behaviour of people who believe they are trying to overthrow the US government? No Tucker. That is the behaviour of people who who were misinformed about the 2020 election. The question you have to ask yourself, Tucker, is who misinformed them, and how much responsibility do those people have? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,413 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 14 minutes ago, Nice! said: 19 hours ago, Mike G said: Not the smartest.... Expand Expand Tucker: Is that behaviour of people who believe they are trying to overthrow the US government? No Tucker. That is the behaviour of people who who were misinformed about the 2020 election. The question you have to ask yourself, Tucker, is who misinformed them, and how much responsibility do those people have? Very stupid people who feel entitled, that have been lied to for years and are mad as hell about shit they can't explain. - DSK 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billy backstay 1,687 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 14 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said: Very stupid people who feel entitled, that have been lied to for years and are mad as hell about shit they can't explain. - DSK Absolutely true statement! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Mrleft8 3,544 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Steam Flyer said: Very stupid people who feel entitled, that have been lied to for years and are mad as hell about shit they can't explain. - DSK Ever come across a dog that has just gotten lucky, and actually caught the garbage truck by the front tire? Broken jaw, broken leg, internal injuries, it can't understand why the truck got away, and YOU! YOU MOTHER FUCKER! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAUSED THIS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olsonist 3,540 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Along the lines of terrorists not necessarily being the sharpest knives in the drawer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobie1616 943 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 hours ago, Olsonist said: Along the lines of terrorists not necessarily being the sharpest knives in the drawer. Even terrorists have a budget. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobie1616 943 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Poor, poor baby bullshitter. A Michigan man accused of spraying police with chemical irritants and using a metal bike rack to push back against officers during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot stormed out of his virtual detention hearing on Wednesday after being denied pretrial release, according to Law and Crime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bus Driver 6,894 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 6 minutes ago, Sol Rosenberg said: In that way, I continue to say he is the Useful Idiot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Ishmael 10,592 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I ran into an interesting quote in my Inbox today, regarding the US South. Quote Speaking truthfully is not a civic virtue. Free speech is not valued. The common good is not recognized. There is no such thing as “the public.” Equality is paid lip service. The rights of property are unquestioned. Meanwhile, conformity is enforced, gender roles policed, the racial hierarchy maintained unto death. To call southern politics the politics of a rightwing authoritarian collective is not too much. Everything is us against them. We talk about fascism as if it’s modern. The American sort goes back to 1619. In a very real sense, the white south is like a mini-Russia – one-party control, endemic corruption, no concern for governance and constant appeals to the very worst in humanity for the sake of restricting liberty to the master race. The line connecting Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump runs through Dixie. If this sounds unkind, consider this. Southern politics, by which I mean white southern politics, is what gave motivation and rationale to the J6 insurgents. They were not betraying the country. They were not committing acts of treason. They were instead defending “real Americans” from “tyranny.” <snip> "When Republicans say 'Real America,' they have in their heads a very specific place. It’s not a real place, as I said. It’s a wholly imagined place that, as such, frees them from moral accountability and all manner of mutual obligation to anyone who is not already committed to this wholly imagined place. It is a confederacy of the mind and spirit, unbound by tangible boundaries, a 'nation' existing inside the actual United States, where 'real Americans' live as God’s chosen people." https://www.editorialboard.com/martin-luther-king-jr-would-have-understood-that-the-line-connecting-vladimir-putin-and-donald-trump-runs-through-dixie/ 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AJ Oliver 1,925 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Excellent and thought-provoking article for MLK Day . . My only reservation is this statement . . "Southern politics, by which I mean white southern politics, is what gave motivation and rationale to the J6 insurgents." J6 taught us that the Riech is very active in northern states too. The U. of Chicago's Pape . . After Jan. 6, many people assumed the insurrectionists came from deep red parts of the country. But Pape says that couldn’t be farther from the truth: More than half of the more than 700 people arrested hail from counties where Biden won. Rioters flooded in from places such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia and Chicago, he says, or from the immediate suburbs surrounding those cities, where they were essentially the political minority. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Ishmael said: I ran into an interesting quote in my Inbox today, regarding the US South. https://www.editorialboard.com/martin-luther-king-jr-would-have-understood-that-the-line-connecting-vladimir-putin-and-donald-trump-runs-through-dixie/ Disturbing the social order is a major offense in the south. Case in point: https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/589809-florida-lgbtq-rights-activist-found-dead-in-landfill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3to1 733 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 and murdered environmental activists in Brazil, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Just keep spinning up that bullshit boys, and your enemy will never figure it out. Investigators still don’t know exactly what everyone’s part was…or do they? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jxAFWeAVpVpWwMSLcpaYyb16J5GromIfQA7G3wGhHA4/edit 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark K 2,321 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 21 hours ago, Bus Driver said: In that way, I continue to say he is the Useful Idiot. I tend to think that Prince, with his extensive experience with banana republic politicians, was smart enough to steer well clear of this goat rodeo. Trump is renowned for refusing to pay subcontractors. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olsonist 3,540 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, Mark K said: I tend to think that Prince, with his extensive experience with banana republic politicians, was smart enough to steer well clear of this goat rodeo. Trump is renowned for refusing to pay subcontractors. While Obama was in office Prince was in the wilderness: Africa, Middle East. He actually left Blackwater/Xe/Academi circa 2009/2010. He wasn't looking so much for personal contracts from Shitstain but rather for Pentagon contracts because while Shitstain's word is shit, the Pentagon's paycheck doesn't bounce. He even wanted to privatize the Afghanistan war. Tom will be very pleased to hear that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phillysailor 3,436 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Thanks, Sol You're making these pages relevant and important for me to read. That video was a gut punch, and your connecting Powell to those Republicans committing electoral fraud of the highest order is hopefully going to be part of how these enemies of America are brought to justice. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 9 hours ago, phillysailor said: Thanks, Sol You're making these pages relevant and important for me to read. That video was a gut punch, and your connecting Powell to those Republicans committing electoral fraud of the highest order is hopefully going to be part of how these enemies of America are brought to justice. I am just sharing some of the things I find online. One of the side effects of having four years of a crime syndicate running our country is that there are a whole bunch of very intelligent, talented and honorable people no longer in the government’s employ, but still very much true to the oath that they took. They provide good shortcuts to material that should be read. Former intel, former Blackwater, former DOJ, former investigative journalist, etc. We need to know what happened before we can fix it. Good mechanics don’t make the big bucks for the “remove and replace” part, they make the big bucks for knowing how to diagnose what to R+R. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On that topic of diagnosis, our media does a piss poor job of telling us what is going on. Case in point, WaPo taking the news that DOJ is investigating Rudy’s ties to militias and burying it in paragraph 30 of a piece about how the DOJ isn’t investigating Trump. Bullshit like that is why I do not fault @Blue Crab or others who question DOJ’s diligence in investigating the coup. It pisses me off because the DOJ is making huge progress, but you wouldn’t know it by the way our press discusses the few tea leaves we get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billy backstay 1,687 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 9 hours ago, phillysailor said: Thanks, Sol You're making these pages relevant and important for me to read. That video was a gut punch, and your connecting Powell to those Republicans committing electoral fraud of the highest order is hopefully going to be part of how these enemies of America are brought to justice. I tried to watch the video, and it says to check to verify my age, and it says I am not eligible for this YouTube video?? We are sorry, but you do not have access to YouTube. Please contact your Organization Administrator for access. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Backing the Blue, right bullshitters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just regular tourists…getting more charges added, right bullshitters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobie1616 943 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Venom said: Wait for it.... Don't forget your daily dose of "lemon Kool-Aid" with the "Sprite" chaser. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,581 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, Sol Rosenberg said: We need to know what happened before we can fix it. Good mechanics don’t make the big bucks for the “remove and replace” part, they make the big bucks for knowing how to diagnose what to R+R. For the most part my cars tell them what to replace. A megabuck code reader is 90% of being a good mechanic nowadays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhoaTed 235 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 32 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: For the most part my cars tell them what to replace. A megabuck code reader is 90% of being a good mechanic nowadays. Mmmm, yeah I agree to an extent, but deductive reasoning of the data provided by even top shelf code readers is what separates exceptional mechanics from good ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grog 786 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 52 minutes ago, SloopJonB said: For the most part my cars tell them what to replace. A megabuck code reader is 90% of being a good mechanic nowadays. True for the modern somewhat trained wrench monkey who then replaces one unit after another until the errors are gone, which of course only works while the customer still enjoys warranty or is rather wealthy. The true skill still is in reading between the lines and finding the $25 wiring loom rendering the $$$$ units (falsely) faulty. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Crab 2,449 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, Grog said: while the customer still enjoys warranty or is rather wealthy. Another really exceptional thing about the US is all the phone calls we get offering extended warranties. We all have em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike G 2,237 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 But I TRIED to get them to stop!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Covid or singing like a bird? Whaddya think, bullshitters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billy backstay 1,687 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 21 hours ago, SloopJonB said: For the most part my cars tell them what to replace. A megabuck code reader is 90% of being a good mechanic nowadays. I thought some of the lower-cost readers were every bit as functional as the Big Dollar ones, no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sol Rosenberg 10,153 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 The Lawfare article written in the wake of the indictments for seditious conspiracy might have more applicability to the discussion than the one from months before the indictments, wouldn’t you say, bullshitters? https://www.lawfareblog.com/seditious-conspiracy-what-make-latest-oath-keepers-indictment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike G 2,237 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 10 minutes ago, Sol Rosenberg said: The Lawfare article written in the wake of the indictments for seditious conspiracy might have more applicability to the discussion than the one from months before the indictments, wouldn’t you say, bullshitters? https://www.lawfareblog.com/seditious-conspiracy-what-make-latest-oath-keepers-indictment I noticed they referenced they had information that was transmitted using "encrypted" chat. Others using that must be really nervous now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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