US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP

[benjipwns]

Gonna track down some annoying Paul supporters I knew in freshman year of college and own them with this

wow, curly, think you went a bit far:

A man is accused of threatening to chop up U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his family with an ax.

The man has been arrested. He allegedly called in the threats to Paul's Bowling Green office.

[FStop7]

The Mooch is one of those dudes who likes to be dominated behind closed doors, bet on it.

[curly]

Gonna track down some annoying Paul supporters I knew in freshman year of college and own them with this

wow, curly, think you went a bit far:

A man is accused of threatening to chop up U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his family with an ax.

The man has been arrested. He allegedly called in the threats to Paul's Bowling Green office.

probably his neighbor

[Big Hoops]

Ben Shapiro looks like that owl from Ocarina of Time that just annoys you because he repeats his whole spiel over again because you accidentally give him an inch and press A like any normal human would

edit: Bill Maher is like the deku tree after it dies and becomes irrelevant

[Big Hoops]

Oh............I don't really watch him, sorry. Didn't mean to make it into a thing. I guess he could be like when you backtrack into that temple in Skyward Sword for no reason......some people were really into that

[agrajag]

Some of us haven't played Skyward Sword yet, would you tag the spoilers next time 

[Mandark]

I don't know how Bill Maher is any more or less irrelevant than he's always been. He's a comedian with a fanbase (and I find him funny and on the nose more frequently than "on occasion"). If you don't like him, that's your prerogative, if you do, that's still your business, but either way, the people who like him and the people who don't shouldn't say much about each other.

"people better stop having opinions about shit in this here opinion-having thread" sit down grandpa

[Big Hoops]

Some of us haven't played Skyward Sword yet, would you tag the spoilers next time 

that's okay, there are multiple dungeons you have to backtrack into for no reason so you won't know which one i'm talking about  :'(

[agrajag]

I was kidding mang, every zelda has a temple you backtrack to

[Mandark]

you're just surly shosta, get some sleep

[jorma]

https://www.axios.com/trump-trade-war-leaked-bill-world-trade-organization-united-states-d51278d2-0516-4def-a4d3-ed676f4e0f83.html

A draft bill that Trump ordered to blow up the current trade regime. Basically the one thing that will actually get Republicans in Congress to act against him.

Also, the bill's called the "United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act," so it's the US FART Act. Good job all around.

I’m curious about how this bill would get challenged legally if enacted.

I’m pretty sure that the WTO is a self-enforcing treaty and thus has the force of domestic law. This law would either directly violate or at least theoretically allow the President to directly violate it. Does that mean that every time the President raises tariffs in a way not in accordance with the WTO, somebody could sue and say they violate the WTO?

I’m actually sort of surprised nobody has taken that tact with the current tariffs.

Only member states can sue, not individuals or corporations, and think both China and the EU already has done so in regards to the steel tariffs.

[Oblivion]

Ben Shapiro looks like that owl from Ocarina of Time that just annoys you because he repeats his whole spiel over again because you accidentally give him an inch and press A like any normal human would

I take offense to this. First off, Kaepora Gaebora is at least twice as tall as Shapiro. Second, he has one of the best themes in not just OoT, but Zelda as a whole. What kind of theme song does Ben have, HMM?

[kingv]

https://www.axios.com/trump-trade-war-leaked-bill-world-trade-organization-united-states-d51278d2-0516-4def-a4d3-ed676f4e0f83.html

A draft bill that Trump ordered to blow up the current trade regime. Basically the one thing that will actually get Republicans in Congress to act against him.

Also, the bill's called the "United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act," so it's the US FART Act. Good job all around.

I’m curious about how this bill would get challenged legally if enacted.

I’m pretty sure that the WTO is a self-enforcing treaty and thus has the force of domestic law. This law would either directly violate or at least theoretically allow the President to directly violate it. Does that mean that every time the President raises tariffs in a way not in accordance with the WTO, somebody could sue and say they violate the WTO?

I’m actually sort of surprised nobody has taken that tact with the current tariffs.

Only member states can sue, not individuals or corporations, and think both China and the EU already has done so in regards to the steel tariffs.

Yeah, I found a journal article after writing that post stating that there is law on the books explicitly stating that no private entities in the Us have standing to challenge government decisions based on the WTO rules.

It’s yet another example of how much of what we understand as the US position on international law is basically customary, and reliant on a government acting in good faith.

[Nintex]

Imagine if you wrote this. 

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/09/frank-rich-in-praise-of-donald-trump.html

Quite the contrary: His unexpected monopoly of center stage may well be the best thing to happen to our politics since the arrival of Barack Obama.

The best news about Trump is that he is wreaking this havoc on the status quo while having no chance of ascending to the presidency. You can’t win the Electoral College in 2016 by driving away women, Hispanics, blacks, and Asian-Americans

Far from being a threat to democracy or a freak show unworthy of serious coverage, it matters because it’s taking a much-needed wrecking ball to some of what has made our sterile politics and dysfunctional government as bankrupt as Trump’s Atlantic City casinos. If that’s entertainment, so be it. If Hillary Clinton’s campaign or the Republican Party is reduced to rubble along the way, we can live with it.

[Nintex]

2018 politics summed up in a single image

[agrajag]

from a pragmatic point of view, unless you're itching to be a dad, you should date chicks that support abortion rights 

[benjipwns]

"yeah, sure, right to choose, whatever you say baby"

*votes Republican*

[Nintex]

from a pragmatic point of view, unless you're itching to be a dad, you should date chicks that support abortion rights 

Not if you're from St. Petersburg looking for an anchor baby. 

[Nintex]

"yeah, sure, right to choose, whatever you say baby"

*votes Republican*

"Hm... yeah bae a real bigot... Yeah, I hate him too... Sure those Emoji's are great I love them.... yeah just hanging with the guys watching a movie or something... Love you to bye"

[jorma]

https://www.axios.com/trump-trade-war-leaked-bill-world-trade-organization-united-states-d51278d2-0516-4def-a4d3-ed676f4e0f83.html

A draft bill that Trump ordered to blow up the current trade regime. Basically the one thing that will actually get Republicans in Congress to act against him.

Also, the bill's called the "United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act," so it's the US FART Act. Good job all around.

I’m curious about how this bill would get challenged legally if enacted.

I’m pretty sure that the WTO is a self-enforcing treaty and thus has the force of domestic law. This law would either directly violate or at least theoretically allow the President to directly violate it. Does that mean that every time the President raises tariffs in a way not in accordance with the WTO, somebody could sue and say they violate the WTO?

I’m actually sort of surprised nobody has taken that tact with the current tariffs.

Only member states can sue, not individuals or corporations, and think both China and the EU already has done so in regards to the steel tariffs.

Yeah, I found a journal article after writing that post stating that there is law on the books explicitly stating that no private entities in the Us have standing to challenge government decisions based on the WTO rules.

It’s yet another example of how much of what we understand as the US position on international law is basically customary, and reliant on a government acting in good faith.

I mean, that's technically true for all countries, since they are supposed to be sovereign states.

[Optimus]

from a pragmatic point of view, unless you're itching to be a dad, you should date chicks that support abortion rights 

From a pragmatic point of view just like there's a law protecting women from having kids there should also be a law protecting men that don't want kids instead of forcing them to support them because some dumb bitch wants to have a kid and raise it for free.

[benjipwns]

The law doesn't "protect women from having kids" it "protects women and doctors from being prosecuted for receiving/giving abortions."

[Optimus]

semantics

[benjipwns]

Turns out that in the law, they're really important.

[Mandark]

there should also be a law protecting men

I think this sort of gender identity politics is a distraction from the real problem of fighting capitalism.

[Optimus]

there should also be a law protecting men

I think this sort of gender identity politics is a distraction from the real problem of fighting capitalism.

You're obviously a disgusting sexist pig that purposely ignores inequality. In this battles of wits we both lost.

Seriously though, there's a difference between inequality in the law and feminist "inequality" of microagressions, offensive speech and wage gap myths. I'm a staunch supporter of Roe vs Wade, fuck the distinguished mentally-challenged fellows who want to take away the right of women not to have these annoying little brats infesting their bodies. *que benji* Especially since their entire argument is based on religious myths and stupidity and it's deeply authoritarian.

[Mandark]

if you get pregnant, you can also get an abortion

[Optimus]

what

[agrajag]

[Nintex]

Stop fighting bois and let's see what message of wisdom, liberty and freedom is shared by the democratically elected leader of the civlized free world.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1014257237945176071

Such inspiring words

[jakefromstatefarm]

...the Fake News constantly likes to pour over my tweets looking for a mistake

this has to be intentional, right?

[Madrun Badrun]

I've made mistakes like this lodes of times and its always intentional. 

[Optimus]

Finally, a president that understands this country's needs.

[Mandark]

Since whenever I last posted on Pruitt's scandals all being overshadowed, he's had like five new scandals and I'm not sure the details about any of them.

[Great Rumbler]

Uh...I think the one today was about him having a secret, second schedule where he kept all his problematic meetings?

[benjipwns]

Some woman and her two year old also yelled at him at a restaurant or something.

[Great Rumbler]

Since whenever I last posted on Pruitt's scandals all being overshadowed, he's had like five new scandals and I'm not sure the details about any of them.

In the Obama era, I swear I could keep track of all the major stories in U.S. politics with like half an hour of reading a day. Now it's like you could make this your full-time job and still not keep up with everything.

Obama-era stuff was basically Fast&Furious, IRS-Gate, and Benghazi. That's it.

[benjipwns]

In the Obama era, I swear I could keep track of all the major stories in U.S. politics with like half an hour of reading a day. Now it's like you could make this your full-time job and still not keep up with everything.

Well, yeah, with the corporate media reporting nothing but how amazing Obama was while silencing all the scandals like Benghazi and the Council of Economic Advisers and the Obamacare website and giving Iran nukes and Syria red-lines and Occupy Wallstreet by refusing to mention them, it probably was pretty easy to believe he justifiably won all the transparency awards and Nobel Peace Prizes and People's Sexist Man Awards.

[benjipwns]

The media didn't even demand an investigation when Obama "won" re-election despite all the Unskewed Polls proving otherwise.

[Nintex]

This is the first time that Pruitt does not get praise from his boss:
https://twitter.com/HallieJackson/status/1014264663457124352

Although at this point I'd be wary to celebrate his removal.
Trump might nominate an actual serial killer to head up the EPA or Dinesh D'Souza.
Because why the hell not.

Apparently Pruitt wanted to take over Sessions' job during the spring

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly lobbied President Donald Trump to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and temporarily appoint him to run the Justice Department.

And had his staff pay for his Hotel reservations

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt reportedly asked his assistants to pay for his hotel reservations on their personal credit cards, and then refused to pay them back.

He was not impressed by the woman who called him out

Pruitt listened while Mink spoke, but did not appear to respond to the concerns she laid out in the video, ultimately leaving the restaurant. An EPA spokesperson told HuffPost that Pruitt also thanked her, and his departure “had nothing to do with the confrontation, he had simply finished his meal and needed to get back to EPA for a briefing.”

Who the hell is Hogan Gidley anyway.... oh another random creation of the mobster character generator.

[benjipwns]

Democrats are just the worst, this is why I could never support Democrats:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/rhode-island-dems-uproar-party-seeks-oust-three-progressive-women-n888666
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/the-rhode-island-democratic-party-may-have-endorsed-a-trump-supporter.html

The long-simmering fight burst into the open this week after the Rhode Island Democratic Party released its slate of endorsements, which critics say is aimed at punishing three women who ousted old-guard incumbents two years ago.

Meanwhile, the party stood by a lawmaker who has previously been indicted on charges of sexual assault and is accused of domestic abuse, and who is currently under indictment on perjury charges. It also backed a former lawmaker with multiple arrests on his record, including one in 1994 vehicular homicide, over the vice chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women's Caucus.

State Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell is one of just eight African-Americans in the state legislature and, according to her tally, seven of them are now facing challenges in the Sept. 12 primary.

The liberal high school teacher ousted a 24-year incumbent who served as House majority leader in 2016. Now, the state party has endorsed a professor at a Catholic university who signed a letter supporting Ireland's abortion ban, which was recently overturned.

"Quite frankly, they are not used to women of color, black women, standing up," Ranglin-Vassell said.

Freshman Rep. Moira Jayne Walsh, 27, who has been outspoken about what she sees as a culture of corruption in the State House, lost her party's endorsement to Michael Earnheart, who voted for President Donald Trump.

...

Party officials describe Earnheart as a "lifelong Democrat" who voted for Trump because he didn’t like Hillary Clinton. But public records show he had an active Republican registration in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

Activists in the state also dug up an an archived Twitter account, as first reported by Slate, that appears to belong to Earnheart. The account promoted numerous alt-right personalities like Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich, Laura Loomer and Donald Trump Jr. And the user wrote posts slamming "the left" and stating “illegals are self-entitled lawbreakers and thieves.”

"What is the story we are trying to tell about what it means to be a Democrat in this state?" said state Sen. Gayle Goldin, who has led the (so far unsuccessful) effort to enshrine abortion protections in state law. "There are core issues in the national Democratic Party that some of the elected Democrats in Rhode Island have a harder time agreeing with."

In addition, the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus is barred from supporting candidates not backed by the party, according to one board member, Joanne Borodemos.

"How is that for barefoot and pregnant?" she said in an email.

Can't wait to hear Dave Rubin's take on how bad Democrats are.

[Kara]

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/uscis-starting-denaturalization-task-force/

[benjipwns]

Ur Jaddou

FAKE, DEPORT HIM

[benjipwns]

oh, it's a woman, she tricked me, DEPORT HER TWICE

[benjipwns]

BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAW (LAW-976-001)
UR JADDOU
Meets: 06:00 PM - 07:50 PM (Tu) - Room N101

Enrolled: 8 / Limit: 35


Description
This course provides an in-depth review of the laws, regulations and policies governing the entry of foreign nationals into the United States for employment and business related purposes. Students will learn the fundamental principles and defining concepts of the various temporary and permanent visa categories to learn to identify those most suitable for an individual employee. Students will also gain valuable insight into economic, social, and political considerations behind immigration law and policy for more effective representation of individuals and employers for business-related purposes. Finally, this course will include an in-depth analysis of the employment-based changes proposed and implemented in the last two to three years.

THIS COURSE IS IMPOSSIBLE, GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN

[benjipwns]

 



 

spoiler (click to show/hide)

 

[close]

[Nola]

Since whenever I last posted on Pruitt's scandals all being overshadowed, he's had like five new scandals and I'm not sure the details about any of them.

In the Obama era, I swear I could keep track of all the major stories in U.S. politics with like half an hour of reading a day. Now it's like you could make this your full-time job and still not keep up with everything.

Obama-era stuff was basically Fast&Furious, IRS-Gate, and Benghazi. That's it.

I remember when drone kills were the great moral calamity of our time.

[Mandark]

I mean...

[Nola]

I mean...

I mean it is, point being today we put children in cages to try and extort their parents to abandon their asylum seeking, which when you up the ante of the moral hijincks kinda leads to this curve grading that helps overshadow developments like this.

To which we kinda forget to care about collectively because, you know, children in cages and thousands dead in Puerto Rico and shit.

[agrajag]

Reading a sentence that starts with "I mean, ..." makes my whole body shudder. As verbal filler, it straddles the acceptable, but as a writing tic it is totally useless and occupies the same lexical waste heap as any other junk phrase meant to approximate the cadence or tone of regular speech. If I am bothering to read something you've written at all, I already carry the assumption that 1) you really do mean everything that's been put down, and 2) in the exceptional case that you don't, the context is sufficient to see that it's sarcasm. Any other scenario must either be intentional misinformation or a failure to communicate.

[Nola]

Reading a sentence that starts with "I mean, ..." makes my whole body shudder. As verbal filler, it straddles the acceptable, but as a writing tic it is totally useless and occupies the same lexical waste heap as any other junk phrase meant to approximate the cadence or tone of regular speech. If I am bothering to read something you've written at all, I already carry the assumption that 1) you really do mean everything that's been put down, and 2) in the exceptional case that you don't, the context is sufficient to see that it's sarcasm. Any other scenario must either be intentional misinformation or a failure to communicate.

k

[benjipwns]

I mean, Obama was President for eight years so anything Trump does is something Obama didn't think to prevent ahead of time so it's really his fault.

[agrajag]

 

[agrajag]

Also, all of you are hurting me.

[VomKriege]

Apparently Trump floated the idea of military intervention in Venezuela to his aides some time ago. Didn't do much for them, hopefully.

[Kara]

Apparently Trump floated the idea of military intervention in Venezuela to his aides some time ago. Didn't do much for them, hopefully.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-27/inside-the-failed-plot-to-overthrow-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro

[VomKriege]

https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1014509778062663681

Jesus that dude must love the smell of his feces

[Assimilate]

from a pragmatic point of view, unless you're itching to be a dad, you should date chicks that support abortion rights 

Show me a dude that once thought about this the second before they put their dick in

Apparently Trump floated the idea of military intervention in Venezuela to his aides some time ago. Didn't do much for them, hopefully.

Hopefully they do something. This is a mess. And they have lots of oil that needs to be taken control of.

[agrajag]

That's the beauty of the abortion assy, you can solve the problem later

[agrajag]

avenatti is such an attention whore