Thread for obviously newsworthy stuff

[Aeson]

There was no meeting. I mean there was a meeting but no one related to the campaign was involved. Ok, well Don Jr and others were at the meeting but it wasn’t with Russians. Ok, so they were Russians but it was about adoption. Ok, so it wasn’t adoption, it was getting dirt on Hillary, but that’s not collusion. Ok, it’s collusion but there’s nothing wrong with collusion.

Oh, and I had nothing to do with the meeting.

... kiddie continues to suck Don’s Jr.

[Aeson]

And they said he colluded with Russia. Counterpunch

He is, and has many times, been desperately trying to distance himself. It’s so hilarious given his claims there was nothing wrong with the meeting.

[JohnT]

Um no. He isn't trying to distance himself. He's punching back.

Well, he needs to work on his aim because the sucker punch he delivered to his kid yesterday must have felt, to Fredo, like a bus ran over him.

[Proteus_MST]

We're creating the Space Force.

Much more important than spending money on programs for the poor
If the poor die new poor people will take their place ... if the fictious aliens invade, we are doomed without a space force

[Kidlicious]

He said he didn't know about the meeting in the tweet, dumbass.

And they said he colluded with Russia. Counterpunch

[Aeson]

Um no. He isn't trying to distance himself. He's punching back.

He said he didn't know about the meeting in the tweet, dumbass.

[Kidlicious]

We're creating the Space Force.

[Giancarlo]

Kidiot with not one citation to back himself up... And is lying.

[Kidlicious]

I like how Donald tries to distance himself from t he meeting while simultaneously claiming there's nothing wrong with the meeting. If it's ok to have the meeting, why even worry if someone thought you knew about the meeting or not? Obviously even Donald thinks Donnie Jr is guilty of something.

Um no. He isn't trying to distance himself. He's punching back.

[Kidlicious]

This is what two people who read the unredacted application said before the redacted version was released ...

The bulk of the [first Carter Page FISA] application consists of allegations against Page that were disclosed to the FBI by Mr. Steele and are also outlined in the Steele dossier. The application appears to contain no additional information corroborating the dossier allegations against Mr. Page.

You are simply repeating lies. No informed person actually believes the lie.

[Kidlicious]

The FBI also falsely accused Page of being an "agent of a foreign power" in the FISA application. That label has a specific legal meaning that doesn't fit Page.

[Kidlicious]

Regarding material other than the Dossier that is redacted, Nunes and House republicans are loudly calling for it to be read on the House floor. Why aren't Shifty and the other Dems joining them? The people deserve the truth.

edit: The House Intelligence Committee has all read the unredacted version.

[Kidlicious]

Well, seems like the FBI even informed the FISC about the fact that the Steele Dossier was financed by a politically motivated party, as was confirmed by one of the judges at the FISC:
https://www.businessinsider.de/nunes...18-2?r=US&IR=T

So, while the FISA application itself doesn't contain any mentioning about its financing, the FBI didn't willfully withhold this information in order to get the FISA application granted.(but rather expressed it verbally instead of in written form)

It also seems that the Steele dossier only contributes a small part to the data brought forth by the FBI as justification for the siurveillance of Page
See also here:
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/02/tr...mocratic-memo/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/02...lance-warrant/

So, actually factchecking the whole Steele dossier was unnecessary in order to be able to claim that everything in the FISA application is verified (it was only necessary to verify the tiny parts of the Dossier that went into the FISA application as justiffication for the warrant)

Double speak

[Giancarlo]

https://amp.thedailybeast.com/armed-trump-supporters-march-on-portland-beating-up-opponents-and-calling-for-hillary-clintons-arrest

So Trump supporters marched in Portland and were beating up opponents. They also threatened to shoot anyone who dare opposed them. They also called for arrest of private citizen Hillary Clinton.

Typical bunch... And the police response was misdirected. These are right wing terrorists and they all need to be locked up.

[Giancarlo]

Oh those pesky facts. You can't bother the Kidiot with them...