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  1. 15 hours ago, JDHillFan said:

    NAZIS around every corner!! Only President Brandon can save us now. 

    Ironically, Nazi's would most certainly support the anti-Israel protests  on university campuses except for the fact they hate the Palestinians too.

     

    The problem with student protests is they have no leverage to demand consessions from anyone.  

     

    I'm thinking it would be comical to see them leave the safety of their campus and march on down to the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn and see the welcome the Orthodox Jews there give them.

     

  2. 3 hours ago, Tommy Callahan said:

     

    When you see these government generated stats its best to double it to arrive at what's really happening.

     

    I gotta say I love this administration's crew of screw-ups along with all the idiots and fools that elected him and are thinking of electing him again.  Because Trump is worse!  Joe is the best thing to show up in the last 20 years for my financial disaster "insurance" investment portfolio.  Anyone thinking inflation is high now is in for a very big surprise.  If he continues screwing everything up, which it looks like he will, in 6 months I'll be able to quit my job.

     

    Thank you Brandon and idiot voters! 

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  3. 11 hours ago, aristocrat said:

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/25/poland-deport-ukraine-conscription-russia-war/

     

    Ukraine running out of troops. Who could have seen this coming?

    As the casualty numbers they provide are vastly under-reported only those believing them are surprised.  The war, while very popular with flag waving members of the United States Congress and the defense industry, is currently not so popular with Ukrainians citizens. 

     

    In order to muster up enough troops aged 18 to 59, the government kidnapping them off the street or forcing them to return from overseas to man the front lines.  Its estimating around 1 million Ukrainians have left the country for Poland and Zelensky wants those men of fighting age back for manning the front where life expectancy is measured in days or hours.  

     

    But its all good because Putin is evil and there is no sacrifice the cheerleaders safely away from the front can expect from other people that is too big to defeat him!  

  4. 12 minutes ago, BillMafia716ix said:


    I don’t understand this. If the Bills took somebody else, The Chiefs still could have ended up with Worthy anyways. Obviously the Bills weren’t high on him. 

    Getting the 3rd rounder seems very important to Beane.  Earlier he was bemoaning the Bills expected to be awarded a 3rd round compensatory pick but got a 4th.  Is that 3rd rounder part of the compensation for a trade deal in the works or does he just badly need to get back into the 3rd round? 

     

    I speculate wildly here but maybe the 3rd rounder is the price, or part of the price, the 49ers are looking for as part of an Aiyuk tradel?  I think most of us can agree Brendon has greater immediate impact and value than any player we might have drafted at 28.  Beane would have to work some cap numbers for 2024 but with the Diggs contract cleared in 2025 the numbers for an extention would be easier to handle.  It was interesting SF took Pearsall with their pick.  Maybe they're just looking to upgrade WR3?  Could their be another team looking to move a veteran WR? 

     

    Assuming I might be right (which might be a long-shot) the Bills could go CB with the 2/1 pick with DeJean and immediately upgrade the secondary.  And use the later 2nd rounder on BPA.

  5. 28 minutes ago, ChiGoose said:


    Anything done at the behest of a candidate or campaign is almost by definition not an official act.


    Candidates cannot order the government to do anything. They can file suits if they think something is being done incorrectly or illegally (like Gore and Trump did). But they can’t do things like order the DoJ to tell states not to certify electoral slates (like Gore did not but Trump did).

    Its not really a matter of legality.  Its a matter of Constitutional authority.  Clearly, the power to certify elections belongs to Congress and not the Executive branch.  You could argue it was illegal if the order was executed but I expect that after discussion it was not.  

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  6. 26 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

    GDP growth slowed sharply in first quarter. Sounds bad but it could/probably means inflation will further slow leading to rate cuts soon

     

    Rates are not bad now, but a little boost with the cuts should make things purr along/

     

    Russia's interest rates are 16% HA HA

    The bad news is the PCE with adjusts GDP for inflation rose to 3.7% in Q124 which combined with a slowing GDP points to a stagflationary environment.  

  7. On 4/23/2024 at 1:49 PM, Tommy Callahan said:

    Bidens inflation reduction act didn't seem to do anything but fill the right folks pockets 

     

    What you wanna bet she wants her college debt paid 

     

     

    On this surface this young women's suggestion sounds ridiculous unless you apply it to the banking system and then realize that's more or less how it works.  The banks along with the Fed "create" money for more or less "free" and charge the rest of us a fee in the form on interest to use it.  Its quite a racket.

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  8. 2 hours ago, Tiberius said:

     

     

    Oh, MAGA is worried that Trump will lose access to lots of money if the murderous Kremlin has its funds confiscated 

     

     

     

    Its sounds like a great idea but there are real consequences to Americans rarely discussed or understood.  Seizing and freezing foreign assets held at US commercial banks or the Fed have resulted in asset transfers out of US custody and into gold and other currencies held outside the US banking system.  This will accelerate the process of replacing the current standard with another standard such as SDRs or a return to some form of gold backing.  While people want to believe that military might is what keeps the US in control its actually the reserve and trade settlement status of the dollar that facilitates it all.  Lose that and the consequences of borrowing and spending lots of money you don't have become immediate.  No more passing $90B borrow and spend bills to feather the nests of defense contractors and suppliers.  All this mostly plays into the hands of one country, China.   

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  9. 25 minutes ago, Orlando Tim said:

    Stories that the MSM lied about since 2020: COVID origin, Hunter laptop, "most secure election in history", outdoor protest are safe but school is not safe, police brutality.  Those are the things I can think of in less than a minute. Your assurance that they hit .800 is laughable. CNN actually went to a news first concept and their ratings tanked because no one was interested, though I did actually watch more then. Your grabbing Pizzagate as your example is the definition of cherry picking, because so few believed it. 

    I think its important to view the "problem" with the MSM from the perspective of not only what they tell you, but also what they don't tell you.  What might be characterized as lying by omission.  Journalistic activism.     

     

    Take the border chaos as an example.  The MSM would lead you to believe this is purely an epics humanitarian crisis.  And we're obligated to handle it in the manner its being handled.  Its not a failure of the administration in Washington to control and secure our border.  Or a failure to deal with the Mexican government's intransigence to do nothing. Or a failure to stem the tide of drugs and criminal cartel activity.  Or a failure to show any concern for the safety and job efforts of border agent.  Or a failure to address catch and release crime, stress on city and state budgets, impacts on citizens and business, the quality of life.  All more or less secondary.  Immigrants murdering Americans?  No problem.  Americans murder Americans too.  The idea of closing the border and prohibiting anyone from entered in the current manner is inconceivable.  Our Federal government is powerless here but they can force Americans to use correct pronouns and arrest people quietly praying in front of abortion centers.  Because that makes somebody feel "unsafe"  But letting 10 million illegals into the country making everyone feel unsafe?  Not a problem.  Secure our borders, not so much a concern.  And every complaint or criticism of the administrations handling of the crisis is met with "but Republicans rejected a bi-partisan "solution" to the border crisis".  No mention the terms of the bill were unacceptable.  Its like Biden's team is writing the news and these puppets are reading the teleprompter.  The MSM news has become a politicized version of a specific political parties view of reality and is no longer an objective, factual source of truth.

  10. 1 hour ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    Except that's not my point.

     

    My point is that the so-called mainstream media isn't perfect. Sometimes they repeat what campaigns feed them. Sometimes they fail to do their own investigations and fact-checking before they report an allegation. The reports on the Steele Dossier are an example.

     

    But that's different than actually making stuff up out of whole cloth at the urging of a particular candidate. That's how this ridiculous "Ted Cruz's father was close to Oswald" story started. And obviously knowing that the story was made up, Trump harped on it in his campaign. And that was only possible because Trump essentially controlled what the Enquirer did.

    The MSM has a significant and obvious liberal bias.  With the exception of Fox News.  The score is something like 10 to 1 liberal bias but the left pretends its a tie game.  What I still can't wrap my head around is how did current day liberals transform from traditional liberal beliefs, cynics, and critics of big government to lovers of it? 

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  11. 14 hours ago, Andy1 said:

    Lots of these students are wearing Palestinian scarfs to cover their faces. If you are going to go all gung-ho with protesting be proud of your position. Don’t be a coward and hide your face. I thought they call that cultural appropriation which white people shouldn’t do. 

    They're worried that revealing their identity will disqualify them from student debt relief and a cherry Summer internship at a NYC Jewish law firm.  Death to America but before we kill you please pay off our loans first! 

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  12. The difference here is the democrats are a lot smarter and better at doing this stuff than the republicans and Trump.  The democrats utilize low-level operatives and the media along current and former bureaucrats embedded in the government to do the dirty work while keeping Biden and other top Democrats at an "arms length" away for the action in order to provide them all with plausible deniability.  Meanwhile, Trump is a very slow learner and hasn't figured out that game yet and still participates directly in these activities.

  13. 10 hours ago, ChiGoose said:


    You seem to be conflating your view on the impacts of their actions with the actual violations of law. 
     

    The Clinton Campaign violated federal election law and was fined for it by the FEC. 
     

    Trump violated NY criminal law and was indicted for it. Ironically, his actions almost certainly also violated federal election law but for some reason, the FEC has done nothing about it. 
     

    Also, on what grounds do you believe any conviction of Trump in the Manhattan case will be overturned on appeal?

    The Clinton campaign did more than violate election law.  They created an entirely false narrative to lie and deceive the American public on an epic and historical scale.

     

    But as for this problem, falsifying business records?  People charged with falsifying business records perform the act of falsifying business records in order to obscure, misrepresent, or hide a previously performed criminal act.  Like embezzlement.  Is anyone suggesting the source of funds Trump used was illegally gained?

     

    Otherwise, the source of funds being legal there was no criminal act leading up to the payment. The payment itself was legal.  Lying and calling it "legal expenses" was a lie but is lying illegal here.  That's the point of contention.  And that point is trivial and not worthy of legal action by the State.  But the State believes its a standalone "crime" and charge to make a legal payment and classify the payment on your internal accounting records as something else.

     

    Entering into a NDA is not a crime.  Neither is making a payment to another party.  Neither is legally transferring monies to your lawyers escrow account.  Neither is the lawyer using the funds to make a payment to another party.

  14. 2 hours ago, ChiGoose said:

     

    Because Hillary paid it from the campaign, not through a NY business. Different laws, different jurisdictions.

     

    Had Trump done the same thing through the Trump campaign, he'd have been in the same boat as Hillary.

    Sure, but she perpetrated a hoax that influenced the election and inhibited the functioning of the Trump administration for the entire 4 year term while creating a lasting false narrative the faithful still believe to this day.  And she continues to lie about it.  So it's okay to lie and fabricate disinformation on the opposition candidate as long as the campaign pays for it?  

     

    As for Trump I could argue no harm, no foul.  So the payment was classified "legal expenses".  So what?  What harm or damage did the State of New York incur?  Nothing.  Or anyone else?  Nothing.  The money was not used or derived from any criminal activity or enterprise.  There was no crime or illegal act before or after the payment.  The payment itself was not illegal or was the NDA.  No taxes or payments to any government or private individual were missed or mis-calculated.  There was no victim, period.  So the charge is a violation of the law that caused no harm to anyone.  That seems utterly foolish.  But representative of the times we live in today where critical and logical thinking is optional.  

     

    Even if there is a conviction which is likely given the stacked jury, an appeals court will most certainly reject the States argument and dismiss the case.  But the goal would have already been achieved.  Not to send Trump to prison but to tie him up in court and keep him off the campaign trail for as long as possible to give that feeble old fool enough slack to maybe pull off a re-election bid.  A diabolical but effective plan.  

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  15. 1 hour ago, The Frankish Reich said:

    Yes, that is exactly what the Stare of New York is suggesting. Indeed, charging. The payment was laundered through Michael Cohen as a legal fee when it was nothing of the sort. 

    OK. but fair is fair.  I need to point out, Clinton's campaign laundered payments to Steele for the Russian dossier through her Perkin Coi law firm booked incorrectly as "legal fees" and then to FusionGPS.  Fabricating the biggest election interference hoax of all time.  Still claims its all true today.  And got away with it with just a nominal fine.  Why isn't NYS pursuing charges against  Hillary, the campaign, and law firm?  Because she's a Democrat and the powers aren't out for her scalp.  Given the Trump transgression is less impactful I think my question is appropriate.

     

    Also, I wonder how others disguise NDA payments they wish to keep secret?

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  16. 3 hours ago, ChiGoose said:

     

    Specific to the Manhattan case (the SOX issue is a different case) multiple people have been charged with felony falsification of business records in connection with an election campaign (what Trump is facing):

     

    Thanks for doing the heavy lifting here.  According to the stores:

    • Norman was found guilty of soliciting illegal campaign contributions.  
    • Brega pleaded guilty to illegally donating to a political campaign by funneling cash through a family member.
    • Luthmann was guilty of creating several Facebook pages in candidates’ names to try to influence political races making it appear those sites were legitimately associated with the candidates.
    • Date plead guilty to embezzlement of party funds.

     

    Trump concealed a privately funded payment to another person in exchange for signing an NDA.  No campaign or public funds were stolen or misappropriated as is the case in the above examples and as such none of them are equivalent to the Trump charges.  What he did was fail to publicly disclose an NDA payment.  Is there any legal requirement to do so?  Election or not?  And if there is a legal requirement to disclose an NDA then why have one in the first place?  It renders the idea moot.

     

    As for falsifying business records, is the State of New York suggesting there is a proper way of accounting for and a correct GAAP sub-ledger account for secret NDA payments rather than how it was accounted for on his "business records"?

     

     

     

     

     

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  17. 6 minutes ago, BillStime said:

    Seriously - where are the Moms when/where you need them most?

     

    Sick phk - but that’s the GQP for you.

    As democrats protecting these pedo groups and other perverts and weirdos where are Joe Biden and Garland's DOJ?  Respectively, sniffing the hair of young girls and ignoring his responsibilities as AG.  Your cult simply does not have the moral high ground.

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  18. 36 minutes ago, ChiGoose said:


    This is just incorrect based on the law and previous cases. 
     

    Multiple politicians have been found guilty for similar acts under this law. Those convictions were not overturned on appeal.

     

    Once again, if the goal was a grand conspiracy by everyone to stop Trump, he’d already be behind bars for violating terms of his bail. 

    Well, if anyone has been convicted of violations of Sarbanes-Oxley applied to election law violations pertaining to NDA's and disclosure requirements including the timing of those disclosures where no campaign funds, either private donations or public funds, were involved I have no problem admitting I'm wrong but would appreciate an example. 

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  19. 14 hours ago, ChiGoose said:


    By breaking the law in an attempt to influence the outcome.

     

    He should have just paid out of the campaign fund and gotten a slap on the wrist by the FEC (if even that).

    You've got to know any conviction based on this flimsy interpretation and application of an SEC reporting law morphed into an election law violation is going to get overruled on an appeal.  The court will rule the law as applied to the circumstances is inappropriate.  The prosecutors know this too but the conviction is not the goal.  And they're the real culprits here interfering with the 2020 election.  By maliciously and intentionally keeping a candidate in court and off the campaign trail in order to support a failing and ineffective President in winning a second term. 

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