***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[dreamer23]

1729. Protection Of Government Processes -- Tampering With Victims, Witnesses, Or Informants -- 18 U.S.C. 1512

 

[elpablo21]

http://time.com/4828306/russian-hacking-election-widespread-private-data/

The hacking of state and local election databases in 2016 was more extensive than previously reported, including at least one successful attempt to alter voter information, and the theft of thousands of voter records that contain private information like partial Social Security numbers, current and former officials tell TIME.

In one case, investigators found there had been a manipulation of voter data in a county database but the alterations were discovered and rectified, two sources familiar with the matter tell TIME. Investigators have not identified whether the hackers in that case were Russian agents.

The House Intelligence Committee plans to seek testimony this summer from Brad Parscale, the digital director of the Trump campaign, CNN reported last week. Hill investigators in February asked the White House and law enforcement agencies to ensure that all materials  relating to contacts between the Trump administration, transition team and campaign had with the Russians had been preserved. Parscale did not return messages requesting comment for this story. Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, referred questions regarding the investigations to Trump’s legal team, which did not respond to requests for comment.

Many hackers, including state-sponsored ones, use automated programs to target hundreds or even thousands of computers to check for vulnerabilities. But confirming intrusions is hard. As far as officials have been able to determine, the number of actual successful intrusions, where Russian agents gained sufficient access to attempt to alter, delete or download any information, was “less than a dozen,” current and former officials say. But that wasn’t the only worry.

 

[Mark Antony]

come get your mans....

John Oliver, HBO Sued for Defamation by Coal Executive

The complaint says the show’s segment was “false, injurious, and defamatory,” and an “attempt to advance their biases against the coal industry and their disdain for the coal-related policies of the Trump Administration,” according to Dan Abrams’ LawNewz.

The suit names producer Charles Wilson, HBO, and parent company Time Warner, Inc., according to Law Newz. The sites also reported that the suit claims Time Warner “is widely reported as a top ten donor of Hillary Clinton” and the former Democratic presidential candidate has “an agenda of putting coal miners and companies out of business.”


https://www.yahoo.com/tv/john-oliver-hbo-sued-defamation-coal-executive-150236254.html

They think they can take on Time Warner lawyers? good luck.

 

[elpablo21]

https://www.axios.com/carrier-moving-jobs-trump-vowed-to-save-to-mexico-2446291250.html

Why it matters: Trump heralded the November deal as proof he'd live up to his pledge to protect U.S. jobs. And this comes just one day after Ford reversed its promise  and shifted jobs to China instead of Mexico.

Refresher on the deal: Trump agreed to give Carrier, a unit of United Technologies, up to $7 million if it continued to employ at least 1,069 people at the facility for 10 years, rather than moving it abroad in search of cheaper labor, as originally planned. Carrier also vowed to invest $16 million into the plant. But just a month after the deal was made, CEO Greg Hayes said the $16 million would be invested in automation.

 

[aepps20]

This needs to fail. NO PROVISIONS for Black Lung acquisitions, No provisions on how BARSON will turn HUD into the COAL HOUSING.

 

[EddieDoyers]

https://www.axios.com/carrier-moving-jobs-trump-vowed-to-save-to-mexico-2446291250.html

Why it matters: Trump heralded the November deal as proof he'd live up to his pledge to protect U.S. jobs. And this comes just one day after Ford reversed its promise
 and shifted jobs to China instead of Mexico.



Refresher on the deal: Trump agreed to give Carrier, a unit of United Technologies, up to $7 million if it continued to employ at least 1,069 people at the facility for 10 years, rather than moving it abroad in search of cheaper labor, as originally planned. Carrier also vowed to invest $16 million into the plant. But just a month after the deal was made, CEO Greg Hayes said the $16 million would be invested in automation.

rico x hood

 

[dreamer23]

y'all see them dragging wheelchaired protestors out of mconnell's office...?

 

[iamdef]

y'all see them dragging wheelchaired protestors out of mconnell's office...?

I mean.....were they going to walk out themselves?

 

[whywesteppin]

y'all see them dragging wheelchaired protestors out of mconnell's office...?

I mean.....were they going to walk out themselves?

How does McConnell get around?

He looks like he's on his 3rd set of knees and 5th shell.

 

[aepps20]

I mean.....were they going to walk out themselves?

EXCELLENT POINT COMRADE.

 

[gry60]

y'all see them dragging wheelchaired protestors out of mconnell's office...?

Just saw it.

Someone wrote/spoke about the banality of evil.

 

[aepps20]

How does McConnell get around?

He looks like he's on his 3rd set of knees and 5th shell.

He's a Turtle so he likely crawls.

 

[whywesteppin]

How does McConnell get around?

He looks like he's on his 3rd set of knees and 5th shell.

He's a Turtle so he likely crawls.

It's going to be tough for him to earn his black lung being that low to the ground.

 

[Belgium]

 
I mean.....were they going to walk out themselves?

They just don't have the right mindset b

Always asking other people to do the work for them 

/s

 

[gry60]

How does McConnell get around?

He looks like he's on his 3rd set of knees and 5th shell.

He's a Turtle so he likely crawls.

It's going to be tough for him to earn his black lung being that low to the ground.

Just toss him in the next Dakota Access pipeline spill.

 

[Mark Antony]

https://www.axios.com/carrier-moving-jobs-trump-vowed-to-save-to-mexico-2446291250.html

Why it matters: Trump heralded the November deal as proof he'd live up to his pledge to protect U.S. jobs. And this comes just one day after Ford reversed its promise
 and shifted jobs to China instead of Mexico.



Refresher on the deal: Trump agreed to give Carrier, a unit of United Technologies, up to $7 million if it continued to employ at least 1,069 people at the facility for 10 years, rather than moving it abroad in search of cheaper labor, as originally planned. Carrier also vowed to invest $16 million into the plant. But just a month after the deal was made, CEO Greg Hayes said the $16 million would be invested in automation.

Read, learn it, accept it.

 

[aepps20]

Just toss him in the next Dakota Access pipeline spill.

Two birds COMRADE. Oil spills plus Black Lung :x

 

[Belgium]

Y'all better put some respek on my pet turtle (tortoise), comparing it to that awful McConnell creature 

 

[the qbz]

Every time i see mitch McConnell
Is see

 

[hipstermike]

wow the GOP bill hates women a lot 

 

[cedric ceballos]

This is harsh, but the guy last week should've had Mitch McConnell on his list and succeeded. Hopefully a copycat does the job.

 

[Mark Antony]

That's some cold ****, but these dudes hate and systematically oppress minorities and women so much it makes it hard to feel any way when something happens to them.

 

[Bobby Layne]

 The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP  16h16 hours ago
 Hundreds vanish into black site prison in Yemen. Many are handed to Americans, @mokhbersahafi reveals. http://apne.ws/2rF2tm0 

 
MUKALLA, Yemen (AP) — Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture extreme — including the “grill,” in which the victim is tied to a spit like a roast and spun in a circle of fire, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Senior American defense officials acknowledged Wednesday that U.S. forces have been involved in interrogations of detainees in Yemen but denied any participation in or knowledge of human rights abuses. Interrogating detainees who have been abused could violate international law, which prohibits complicity in torture.

 

 

[ksteezy]

That's some cold ****, but these dudes hate and systematically oppress minorities and women so much it makes it hard to feel any way when something happens to them.

Any of these dudes drop dead, I'm celebrating BIGLY.

 

[Belgium]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/grap...e-senate-bill-compare/?utm_term=.9c18a779763e

Goodbye employer mandate