US politics general thread

[OrbitalDawn]

Roger Stone’s Claim of a 2016 Julian Assange Meeting Draws Scrutiny

The special counsel investigating alleged links between Trump campaign associates and Russians is looking into longtime adviser Roger Stone’s 2016 claim that he had met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

"State's rights".

EPA threatens to revoke California's ability to set emissions standards as the Trump administration moves to abandon fuel mileage goals

 

[Techne]

That's a crock of shyte, sorry. Sinclair is an explicitly right wing broadcaster who have been pumping out pro-Trump propaganda for a long time.

All of the crap you accuse the 'MSM' of, Sinclair is triply guilty of.

This is Sinclair, 'the most dangerous US company you've never heard of'



Kushner: We struck deal with Sinclair for straighter coverage

Explain how you simultaneously spew out left-wing propaganda here (constantly) and bitch and moan about right wing propaganda?

Are you against propaganda per se and thus your common hypocrite? Or are you jealous that right wing propaganda is busy beating lefties at their own propaganda game?

Anyway, Kushner being involved does come across as terribly fishy. Trump is an idiot to get him involved. No 12d chess there.

 

[The_Assimilator]

Explain how you simultaneously spew out left-wing propaganda here (constantly) and bitch and moan about right wing propaganda?

Are you against propaganda per se and thus your common hypocrite? Or are you jealous that right wing propaganda is busy beating lefties at their own propaganda game?

Anyway, Kushner being involved does come across as terribly fishy. Trump is an idiot to get him involved. No 12d chess there.

Ah, so you've moved beyond calling news you don't like "fake", now it's "propaganda". I wonder how long until it becomes "hate speech"?

 

[The_Assimilator]

US blasts 'unfair' Chinese tariffs on 128 products

BEIJING: The United States on Monday (Apr 2) blasted as "unfair" Chinese tariffs imposed on 128 US imports worth US$3 billion, including fruit and pork, in the latest tit-for-tat over US duties on steel and aluminium.

China's action, which was decided by the customs tariff commission of the State Council, followed weeks of rhetoric that has raised fears of a trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

President Donald Trump's administration had said its duties were aimed at steel and aluminium imports that it deemed a threat to US national security, but China's Commerce Ministry called that reasoning an "abuse" of World Trade Organisation (WTO) guidelines.

The US measures "are directed only at a few countries, seriously violating the principle of non-discrimination as a cornerstone of the multilateral trading system, which seriously infringed the interests of the Chinese side," said a statement on the Commerce Ministry website.

Only Trump and his moronic minions could be surprised and upset when they start a war and the enemy decides to play hardball.

 

[Cray]

Only Trump and his moronic minions could be surprised and upset when they start a war and the enemy decides to play hardball.

Sounds like the Aussie cricket team...

 

[rietrot]

US blasts 'unfair' Chinese tariffs on 128 products



Only Trump and his moronic minions could be surprised and upset when they start a war and the enemy decides to play hardball.

Lol. Only a libtard would be surprised at this reaction. Tit for tat tariffs and moaning from both sides will just continue.

 

[buka001]

Trump the pro-business champion attacks Amazon.

A sitting US president to openly attack a business, while pretending to be pro-business and pro-jobs is hilariously hypocritical.

 

[rietrot]

Trump the pro-business champion attacks Amazon.

A sitting US president to openly attack a business, while pretending to be pro-business and pro-jobs is hilariously hypocritical.

Amazon is killing a lot of US retail jobs.

Can you guys seriously not see what is behind all of this? Imagine a US without a manufacturing industry (steel tariffs) or a service industry (amazon) with the international community moving away from the petrodollar. What will they have left?

 

[rietrot]

This should actually be a very interesting discussion about Trump going full commie and following in Moa's footsteps, but we'll never get to that with you guys who can't appreciate the 4d chess for what it is, and can't even think past the latest hysterical propaganda BS put out by MSM.

 

[cerebus]

Can you guys seriously not see what is behind all of this?

Yes, Trump has a vendetta against the Washington Post and he's targeting Jeff Bezos just like he's promoting the Sinclair merger and tried to shut down the AT&T/Time Warner merger because of CNN.

...does not include the Fake Washington Post, which is used as a “lobbyist” and should so REGISTER. If the P.O. “increased its parcel rates, Amazon’s shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.” This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!

Trump is more than willing to go to any lengths his office will allow to shut down any journalism that investigates and criticizes him.

 

[rietrot]

Yes, Trump has a vendetta against the Washington Post and he's targeting Jeff Bezos just like he's promoting the Sinclair merger and tried to shut down the AT&T/Time Warner merger because of CNN.



Trump is happy and willing to go to any lengths his office will allow to discredit and shut down any journalism that investigates and criticizes him.

Lol superficial BS.

 

[Unhappy438]

4D chess is back boys. Where Trump constantly asks which direction the horsey can move and is constantly reminded that his intended move is invalid as it will result in a check.

 

[Techne]

Lol superficial BS.

Nah, that is his version of 4d chess. An Elo rating of 999 and very good for him

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Trump the pro-business champion attacks Amazon.

A sitting US president to openly attack a business, while pretending to be pro-business and pro-jobs is hilariously hypocritical.

No surprise that Trump is like this, but the greater hypocrisy is from Republicans and groups like the Chamber of Commerce who were constantly whining that government shouldn't 'pick winners and losers' while a Democrat was in office, and now not a peep.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

When you're too corrupt for even this WH...

Scott Pruitt Bypassed the White House to Give Big Raises to Favorite Aides

In early March, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt approached the White House with a request: He wanted substantial pay raises for two of his closest aides.

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Pruitt asked that Greenwalt’s salary be raised from $107,435 to $164,200; Hupp’s, from $86,460 to $114,590. Because both women were political appointees, he needed the White House to sign-off on their new pay.

According to a source with direct knowledge of the meeting, held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, staffers from the Presidential Personnel Office dismissed Pruitt’s application. The White House, the source said, declined to approve the raises.

So Pruitt found another way.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

How EPA's Scott Pruitt avoided tough questions on Tuesday

The event was subsequently moved to EPA headquarters, but with limited press access. A CNN journalist in the building was not allowed into the room for the event.

EPA had attempted to allow television camera access to Fox News without informing the other four networks: CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS. Fox alerted the networks and a pool was established allowing networks equal access to the event.

 

[cerebus]

Lol superficial BS.

No, superficial BS is thinking trade wars are easy to win and attacking Amazon will create jobs in the US.

 

[JustPlainLucas]

Donald Trump is s**t dangerous! The US needs to get rid of him as soon as possible if they are really interested in saving their economy. He is an idiot, worse than Zuma and may cause a total collapse of the US economy if not dealt with soon.

 

[cerebus]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...rotection-order-velasquez-20180402-story.html

UCF student who idolized mass shooters online can buy guns, judge decides

University of Central Florida Police Officer Jeffrey Panter said he started investigating Velasquez after getting reports from the school community about a user on the online social media platform Reddit called “TheRealUCFChris” who called Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz and Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock heroes.

Panter interviewed Velasquez, who answered a series of hypothetical questions about committing a mass shooting. Panter asked if his target would be UCF. Velasquez answered he would probably do it at the middle or high school where he was bullied. He also said it would take a tragic life event such as a breakup or firing from a good job to provoke him.

His lawyer argued against portions of the statement and quoted Velasquez in the nearly two-hour recorded interview, saying, “I can’t imagine myself ever doing that. It would take a lot to push me over the edge.”

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