***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Belgium]

Dude’s so hungry for attention that he’ll suck up to reporters like Woodward for books that make him look bad from start to finish.

 

[IATT]

 

[wavycrocket]

Another Bernie to far right person.

Really makes you wonder

 

[aepps20]

Mike is a clown and grasping to be politically relevant. Makes me sick how he is paling around with a racist and bigot like Kemp when a sista is on the ballot. He's a biscuit clown that is just as bad as CLOWNYE West.

 

[mplsdunk]

I worked at a hotel that was fully booked with RNC people.

Sure a lot of them were “nice” I even got drunk with a few and drove a cop car.

Still not voting for them.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Another Bernie to far right person.

Really makes you wonder

People like Killer Mike do **** like this because they don't fully listen to Bernie. That is why in 2016 when Bernie siad it was important for the fate of our country Hillary Clinton get elected, Killer Mike was acting like she was just as bad as Trump and playing the libertarian card.

I just checked his Twitter. It is nasty

Dude is highly defensive, both sidesing the GOP and Dems. Coddling conservativism. Going off on random like he is Durant, telling people to get off Twitter, and how he out here getting bags. Calling women sassy. All kinds of nonsense

 

[IATT]

 

[Benny Hinn]

 

[Belgium]

Durham lost his final trial...jesus christ
Not guilty on all 4 counts, the judge outright dismissed the 5th count last Friday.

 

[Belgium]

So literally the only successful case Durham brought to a court was the Clinesmith guilty plea that he got on a silver platter from the DOJ Inspector General.
Inspector General Horowitz proved that Clinesmith falsified that email, all Durham had to do was either charge him for it or get him to plead guilty.

 

[Nike Jordan]

telling people to get off Twitter

Says the guy on Twitter.

Nah, take the heat like a man if you're gonna put yourself out there like that.

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

 

[frink85]

“Critical race training”

 

[dmbrhs]

Go to a Seahawks tailgate and ask people how they're voting. It'll be 80/20 GOP vs. Dem. The Seahawks' fan base is dominated by GOPers and Trumpers. They come from all corners of the Northwest in their luxury RVs that defines their lives. Their mobile homes are nicer than their actual homes.

 

[mplsdunk]

dude, what's with people and their damn RV? you realize how many hotels you could stay in for the price of one of those?

I know EXACTLY the type.

 

[AEA18]

“Critical race training”

Doesn't even know what the acronym she is supposed to hate stands for.

 

[gry60]

FBI Email: Whole Lot Of Agents Think January 6 Capitol Raiders Did Nothing Wrong

Trump threw his unquestioning support behind law enforcement. He did it right after he was elected, promising to elevate cops above the people they served. He claimed the “anti-police atmosph…

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[sneeker]

gift to the rich would be allowing someone unqualified to go to an Ivy League by paying off.

 

[gry60]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/veterans-us-foreign-jobs-saudi-arabia/

More than 500 retired U.S. military personnel — including scores of generals and admirals — have taken lucrative jobs since 2015 working for foreign governments, mostly in countries known for human rights abuses and political repression, according to a Washington Post investigation.

In Saudi Arabia, for example, 15 retired U.S. generals and admirals have worked as paid consultants for the Defense Ministry since 2016. The ministry is led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, who U.S. intelligence agencies say approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Post contributing columnist, as part of a brutal crackdown on dissent.

Saudi Arabia’s paid advisers have included retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones, a national security adviser to President Barack Obama, and retired Army Gen. Keith Alexander, who led the National Security Agency under Obama and President George W. Bush, according to documents obtained by The Post under Freedom of Information Act lawsuits.

Congress permits retired troops as well as reservists to work for foreign governments if they first obtain approval from their branch of the armed forces and the State Department. But the U.S. government has fought to keep the hirings secret. For years, it withheld virtually all information about the practice, including which countries employ the most retired U.S. service members and how much money is at stake.

Records show that a few American officers even negotiated jobs with foreign governments while they were still on active duty.

Under federal law, retired U.S. military personnel — generally defined as those who served at least 20 years in uniform and are entitled to a pension — are restricted from receiving anything of value from foreign governments that could compromise their sworn allegiance to the United States.

The prohibition stems from the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution, which forbids federal officeholders to accept gifts, jobs or titles “from any King, Prince, or foreign State” without the consent of Congress. The law applies to military retirees because they can be recalled to active duty at any time. In 1977, Congress delegated the authority to approve veterans’ foreign work to the Pentagon and State Department.

Those seeking authorization for foreign work must also pass a background check and counterintelligence review. The State Department and the armed forces have wide latitude to deny any application they think “would adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States.” But The Post investigation found that approval is almost automatic. Of the more than 500 requests submitted since 2015, about 95 percent were granted.

The armed forces rely on retired military personnel to self-report their intent to work for foreign governments. Many veterans don’t bother. The Post identified scores of retirees on LinkedIn who say they have taken military contracting jobs in the Persian Gulf, but for whom there is no record of federal approval.

 

[IATT]

 

[had pants]

 

[dinyc3st]

 

[dacomeup]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/veterans-us-foreign-jobs-saudi-arabia/

Legit came here to post this. This is WILD. And no way should this be allowed.