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mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Half expecting to find out Barron only plays Minecraft on Russian servers at this point.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Zeris posted:

Not playing devil's advocate - actually wondering - what are the list of ways Russia interfered, with an outcome useful to Trump, in the election?

-Hack DNC emails and leak them
-???

It's not a long article: https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf

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Jul 11, 2004

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Laranzu posted:

So I didn't watch the video to hear the direct quote, but didn't sessions say he never met with Russians to discuss campaign issues?

I mean he met with them, but they didn't ask if he did it as a member of the armed services committee, just as a campaign member.

Wouldn't be surprised if that's the angle taken to avoid perjury.

He probably will take that stance, but he didn't actually say the bolded part. I imagine it will be an "oops, imprecise language!" situation. Al Franken didn't even ask about Sessions talking to Russians. He just volunteered that part. So it reads like:

Franken: Did the Trump campaign have contact with Russians?

Sessions: I DIDN'T DO IT!

:discourse:

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/837164540366237697

https://twitter.com/nhstein/status/837160598718722048

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Jul 11, 2004

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TBeats posted:

It's also against regulations, Mr. Commander in Chief!!

I am the reg. *shoots you with counseling statement gun*

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Sessions being some Russian collaborator seems far fetched to me. But the amount of people who were screaming about Benghazi and Emails but immediately dismiss any Russian poo poo as fake news is exasperating. Especially with more shady types like Flynn and Manafort.

Like there are still people saying "where's the evidence?!" regarding the very idea of Russia making a conscious effort to interfere with the campaigns. I understand skepticism of collusion, and I don't buy the "Clinton won if not for Russia" camp. I can't imagine how you get to the point of refusing to acknowledge that Russia played a part, though.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Those JCC threats to harass a woman were done by a former The Intercept reporter. Lmao.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Hot Karl Marx posted:

He was fired by intercept after they did their own investigation. Buddy was making his own sources up with fake emails and everything. People he claimed to interview said they never spoke with him. He's just a crazy.

I know all this. Hence "former."

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Jul 11, 2004

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Two Finger posted:

like of all the loving pictures he could have chosen for his profile one of him squinting semi-angrily into the distance is the best he could come up with
i bet he chose it because he thinks it makes him look tough or something

i seriously can't find a single thing about him to like or respect

His official photo wasn't pushed out to DOD ahead of the inauguration. When I saw his Twitter update I was like "lmao if that's the real one."

It is.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Number Ten Cocks posted:

If you identified a medical condition that made it 16% likely you couldn't complete a deployment you wouldn't be allowed to deploy. The Daily Caller has identified a condition that has a 16% failure rate associated with it. That's interesting and newsworthy, and there's even an easy to implement policy that can fix it and has worked in the past.

Oh just gently caress off already with this dumb poo poo. The joint chiefs and secdef have spoken.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Xenoborg posted:

Whats the Navy's stance on contraceptives?

Anal?

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Similarly, birth control is freely available in the Army, even in environments where sex is prohibited.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Nostalgia4Butts posted:

isnt maxine waters kinda crazy

IIRC yeah.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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You see, you take the actuarial tables and find your high risk pool who aren't multimillionaires and then you let them die once their net worth goes negative bing bing so simple.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Paul Ryan just mad his P90X-body insurance rates are the same as his fat colleagues.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Dead Reckoning posted:

:lol: good job debba dawgs, hooah.

This poo poo is never going away BTW

However, thanks to amendments to UCMJ in the past few years, article 120C includes sharing of photos wearing underwear or less that you don't have consent to share or which were taken when the person had a reasonable expectation of privacy. DOD instructions mandate that commanders make an effort to ensure a servicemember's state of residence is aware if they are punished under UCMJ or via letter of reprimand. More and more states are adding such offenses to their "you are a sex criminal" lists.

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Jul 11, 2004

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I like the part where the hand with no gloves or protective gear reaches in like "uh oh" when poo poo gets real, then recoils as he thinks better of it.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Sometimes you're trying to do an interview, but your kids want to come jaunty-dancing and rolling into the interview

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/10/man-interviewed-by-bbc-interrupted-by-his-adorable-kids-then-horrified-nanny-6501053/

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Just lmao if you seriously think we should criminalize a consenting adult couple sharing nude pics or making a sex tape witch each other.

Article 120C already covers a lot of this stuff pretty well.

And blaming someone for taking a picture and then it gets stolen or redistributed without consent is somewhat like blaming someone for having money that gets stolen.

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Jul 11, 2004

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CommieGIR posted:

I think, if I was a commander, my questions would be: "If you can't keep a nude that someone sends you private between you and the consenting party who sent it, why should I trust you with Intel or Combat tasks?"

That would be a good point if the nudes were on SIPR or in a SCIF and then ended up on Facebook because the person violated classified procedures.

To take it farther, if you didn't stop someone from raping you when drunk, how can I be sure you wouldn't be overpowered and interrogated while drunk?

Thousands of military members conspire to break the law and distribute nudes...

"But what about the person who took a selfie?"
:goonsay:

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Jul 11, 2004

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Pesticide20 posted:

Do you not? I'm a firm believer of every topping offered goes on a hot dog.

Ketchup on encased meats is for children.

Bring me your poor, your tired, your mustards, your onions, your celery salts and chilis and cheeses, your pickles and peppers, your relish and tomatoes; suffer not a ketchup dog to live.

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Jul 11, 2004

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LostCosmonaut posted:

Regular ketchup blows.

This stuff, on the other hand;


This stuff is really good, and it's super easy to mix it up with various spices in order to make a glaze that will crisp nicely when cooked.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Mike-o posted:

Whoever is the rear end in a top hat that started banning porn and booze in the US military needs to be shot or if they're already dead we need to go piss on their grave and then drop a deuce on it.

Make sure to film or photograph to maximize irony.

Irony probably is the wrong word but whatever.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Casimir Radon posted:

Snoop Dogg posted a video or picture or something where he fires a gun at s clown wearing a Trump mask.

And the gun has a "bang" flag pop out.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Two Finger posted:

Nah your comment applies to me as well, I watched the stream because I'd heard she was someone to be taken seriously. After that wet fart I dunno that I'll be bothering to follow any MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS she makes in future.

Even when she's done very good reporting/analysis, I can't stand the whole "heh, here's 25 minutes of smug snark before I get to the loving point :smug:"

I prefer when she does writing, because she seems to know you can't do that in an essay and keep readers past the first couple of sentences.

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Jul 11, 2004

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VikingSkull posted:

Maddow is the left leaning Hannity for those just becoming aware of her.

Uhhh, no. Openly partisan but no.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Godholio posted:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring up both of these developments, press corps!

:same:

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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I sat in an interagency bickering/bitch session video teleconference that was more enjoyable than this the other day.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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GMOD is on the ticket in 2020, nice!

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Jul 11, 2004

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Things to fund: meals for detainees at border wall.

Things not worth funding: meals for poor elderly, children.

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TBeats posted:

does anyone have a decent list of government spending that should get curbed without loving people?

Aaaaand here's part of the problem. Why not increase tax revenue?

Of course there are areas worth cutting, but there are some sick tax cuts over the years we could throw out.

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Jul 11, 2004

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KildarX posted:

Because getting blood[money] from a stone[poor people] is impossible and lol if you think this admin would dream of passing taxes on anyone above a million dollar threshold.

Sure, I just meant philosophically.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Hmmm let's not cut takehome income to the rich. Let's find inefficiencies in their tax policy.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Zeris posted:

Is there a real reason, beyond St Patrick's, why people won't shut up about the Irish lately?

Mike Pence's grandfather immigrated to the US from Ireland and became a citizen. That experience led to Pence being more lower case liberal than most GOP lawmakers were about immigration. So the dynamic with Trump is interesting.

That's at least part of why it's been reported on more and an Irish ambassador(?) recently was a bit on the nose with Pence about it when he gifted Irish census documents with Pence's grandfather's family history details to him.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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What an odd thing to lie about, though. It would be so easy to just say "Yeah, we wanted to celebrate our military, and Trump has long supported the military, but it turned out it'd be a hassle and cost too much money and distract are troops from doing their jobs" and then drop it

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Probably not a fun week for that marine.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=l8Vbqn8gYLs

But are those muppets gonna gently caress Khaleesi?

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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A quick morning roundup:

"US TV host Tomi Lahren 'suspended over pro-choice comments"
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39338408

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/844886082663698436

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/844560099083464706

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/844879643895320578

https://twitter.com/zdarsky/status/844743150510002176

And find out where your local congress critters stand on AHCA:
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/10/519629973/new-health-care-bill-find-out-where-your-member-of-congress-stands

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Called my rep's DC office: Not accepting calls, mailbox full
Called local office: Sounds like a fax machine line instead of a voice line
Called secondary and final local area office: finally talked to a person who took down my info and sounded embarrassed about the phone lines when I let her know about that at the end.

He's an "undecided" Republican on AHCA.

mlmp08
Jul 11, 2004

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Spicer looks tired, unenthused. Mild sauce rather than spicy sauce today.

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Jul 11, 2004

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Spicer detailing how hosed up a filibuster would be regarding SCOTUS, neglects to mention Garland antics.

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