US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP

[benjipwns]

This is why you make a public affairs exception that mandates the services continue to operate for free for politicians/journalists to communicate with their constituents.

[Akala]

he may have been gifted a way to finally outnoise the rona for a bit.

also why does everything feel like it's about to catch on fire? 

[Mandark]

remember that eu law that was going to outlaw memes?

[Akala]

wasn't that why brexit happened? I don't read the other thread much...

[team filler]

don't you gotta be a registered sex offender to look at porn online over there? 

[benjipwns]

yeah, sure, that's why you became a registered sex offender

[team filler]

love to live in the good ol u s of a, where all you gotta do is log in to pornhubs and support sex trafficking to get your fix 

[Positive Touch]

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1265772261929291776?

[Mandark]

This dude is really threatening to shut down social media all together because Twitter added a small link of fact checking (no red flags, no editing, no censorship, no removing) to his blatant lying tweet

him having all this free time is the downside of us having gotten rid of coronavirus

[stufte]

Wasting government resources in a pandemic because twitter hurt your lying feefees. LOL

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/b_fung/status/1265773796822261762


This is like when mainstream media gets mad their shitty takes get blown up by randos times a million

[benjipwns]

the FTC will file an anti-trust suit seeking to divide the tweet, re-tweet, like and follow functions into four separate companies

[Nintex]

he may have been gifted a way to finally outnoise the rona for a bit.

also why does everything feel like it's about to catch on fire? 

From what I've gathered over these past few days of international diplomacy and the Twitter verse he's gonna

- Pull out of Afghanistan
- Mediate between China and India in the Ladakh border dispute that is about to turn ugly
- Sanction Turkey or Russia(?) over their proxy mercenary war in Libya
- Regulate social-media
- Start shit with China over Hong Kong by sending more carriers to the region and recognizing Tibet as an independent country
- Have Barr re-open the Morning Joe 'cold case'
- Declassify more documents regarding the Flynn case
- Have Barr indict James Comey
- Test a new type of nuclear weapon
- Have Jared reduce the Republican platform to a few bullet points that fit on a credit card
- Pressure the RNC to move the Republican Convention from North Carolina to Florida
- Veto the re-authorization of FISA

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265779391646187520

[team filler]

the FTC will file an anti-trust suit seeking to divide the tweet, re-tweet, like and follow functions into four separate companies

[benjipwns]

Meanwhile, in Congress...

The proposal was introduced in the House of Representatives as part of a bill to reauthorize key sections of the Patriot Act, the sprawling surveillance law that was passed in the aftermath of 9/11. The amendment was originally meant to stop federal agencies from warrantlessly collecting web browsing and search history. But after a last-minute modification from House Intelligence Committee leader Adam Schiff (D-CA), privacy advocates have dropped their support, saying that the modified proposal fails to constrain the government’s surveillance authorities and explicitly leaves immigrants and undocumented people without protection.

“Schiff may be the biggest hypocrite in Congress,” said Evan Greer, the deputy director of Fight For The Future, in an emailed statement. “He constantly talks about how the Trump administration is dangerous and authoritarian. And he’s right. But time and time again he has done everything in his power to ensure that the Trump administration has essentially limitless domestic surveillance authority that can be weaponized to target immigrants, activists, journalists, and religious minorities.”

The language that was added creates ambiguity as to whether or not internet activity can be collected without a warrant. Specifically, Schiff added a line which specifies that federal agencies like the FBI can not “seek to obtain” the internet activity of “U.S. persons” without a warrant.

...

Among those dropping their support for the modified privacy measure is Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), who along with Steve Daines (R-MT) co-authored a similar privacy-protecting amendment in the Senate which failed by only one vote. The Wyden-Daines amendment was originally meant to be the template for the House’s privacy proposal, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi allowed a vote on the House amendment on the condition that its authors negotiate with Schiff on the exact language.

“It is now clear that there is no agreement with the House Intelligence Committee to enact true protections for Americans’ rights against dragnet collection of online activity, which is why I must oppose this amendment, along with the underlying bill, and urge the House to vote on the original Wyden-Daines amendment,” Wyden told Gizmodo in a statement on Tuesday.

Those who remain in support of the House amendment, which was co-sponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Warren Davidson (R-OH), claim it is an “outright prohibition” against warrantless searches of Americans’ internet activity.

...

But those claims are contradicted by Schiff himself, who told the New York Times on Tuesday that the constraints are much narrower than its authors claim. Activists are worried about the ease with which the restrictions could be circumvented—for example, if the government demanded a list of every IP address that visited a website or watched a particular video on YouTube. Whether or not the amendment would prevent such surveillance is entirely dependent on whether the FBI considers a US-based IP address an indicator of a “US person”—something which the government has never made clear.

With the full bill set to receive a vote later tonight, activists are now joining Wyden in calling for Congress to vote down the House amendment as well as the underlying bill, which reauthorizes provisions of the Patriot Act.

[Nintex]

Meanwhile, in Congress...

The proposal was introduced in the House of Representatives as part of a bill to reauthorize key sections of the Patriot Act, the sprawling surveillance law that was passed in the aftermath of 9/11. The amendment was originally meant to stop federal agencies from warrantlessly collecting web browsing and search history. But after a last-minute modification from House Intelligence Committee leader Adam Schiff (D-CA), privacy advocates have dropped their support, saying that the modified proposal fails to constrain the government’s surveillance authorities and explicitly leaves immigrants and undocumented people without protection.

“Schiff may be the biggest hypocrite in Congress,” said Evan Greer, the deputy director of Fight For The Future, in an emailed statement. “He constantly talks about how the Trump administration is dangerous and authoritarian. And he’s right. But time and time again he has done everything in his power to ensure that the Trump administration has essentially limitless domestic surveillance authority that can be weaponized to target immigrants, activists, journalists, and religious minorities.”

The language that was added creates ambiguity as to whether or not internet activity can be collected without a warrant. Specifically, Schiff added a line which specifies that federal agencies like the FBI can not “seek to obtain” the internet activity of “U.S. persons” without a warrant.

...

Among those dropping their support for the modified privacy measure is Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), who along with Steve Daines (R-MT) co-authored a similar privacy-protecting amendment in the Senate which failed by only one vote. The Wyden-Daines amendment was originally meant to be the template for the House’s privacy proposal, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi allowed a vote on the House amendment on the condition that its authors negotiate with Schiff on the exact language.

“It is now clear that there is no agreement with the House Intelligence Committee to enact true protections for Americans’ rights against dragnet collection of online activity, which is why I must oppose this amendment, along with the underlying bill, and urge the House to vote on the original Wyden-Daines amendment,” Wyden told Gizmodo in a statement on Tuesday.

Those who remain in support of the House amendment, which was co-sponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Warren Davidson (R-OH), claim it is an “outright prohibition” against warrantless searches of Americans’ internet activity.

...

But those claims are contradicted by Schiff himself, who told the New York Times on Tuesday that the constraints are much narrower than its authors claim. Activists are worried about the ease with which the restrictions could be circumvented—for example, if the government demanded a list of every IP address that visited a website or watched a particular video on YouTube. Whether or not the amendment would prevent such surveillance is entirely dependent on whether the FBI considers a US-based IP address an indicator of a “US person”—something which the government has never made clear.

With the full bill set to receive a vote later tonight, activists are now joining Wyden in calling for Congress to vote down the House amendment as well as the underlying bill, which reauthorizes provisions of the Patriot Act.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265768877427851265

Trump's executive order will be nothing Trump tweets can be taken down or edited/critiqued in any way, and also all users are required to follow and retweet him.

An executive order co-written by @comfortablysmug, CarpeDonktum and Terrence K. Williams.

https://twitter.com/ChanelRion/status/1265780477111291907

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1265779980262350852

Old man is feeling it.

[Oblivion]

Born   Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.
February 20, 1942 (age 78)

 

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/MarvinBaron6/status/1265702680925782016

[BlueTsunami]

[stufte]

Just realized our presidents like a shit thread poster lashing out against the reset mods after being given a warning.

Narcissists don't like being told they're wrong. It attacks them at a core level, and they lash out.

[Great Rumbler]

Trump's social media executive order will get overturned in the courts before the Sharpie ink is even dry.

[Oblivion]

would be hilarious to see trump join Gab in protest 

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/OpenSecretsDC/status/1265847513614974976

nutty nancy 

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/TonyRomm/status/1265838389644996610

Trump’s directive chiefly seeks to embolden federal regulators to rethink a portion of law known as Section 230, which spares tech companies from being held liable for the comments, videos and other content posted by their users, according to the two sources, who requested anonymity to describe a document that could still evolve and has not been officially signed by the president.

It would task the Commerce Department to petition the Federal Communications Commission to open a rulemaking proceeding to reconsider the scope of the law, the people familiar with the document said. It also would seek to channel complaints about political bias to the Federal Trade Commission for investigation, which would be encouraged to probe if tech companies’ content-moderation policies are in keeping with their pledges for neutrality. Lastly, it would require federal agencies to review their spending on social-media advertising, according to the people familiar with the White House’s thinking.

[Akala]

it would then be in their best interest to ban him and they can blame the order. 

[Mandark]

if they ban trump gotta ban jrubin for balance

[stufte]

Honestly, Twitter deserves this. If they would have just suspended his account when he broke THEIR OWN RULES, we wouldn't be here right now. But they let him stay and now that shit is blowing up in their faces.

[Sausage]

I don't think the Klob is gonna be vp

https://www.mintpressnews.com/chief-prosecutor-amy-klobuchar-dismissed-charges-cop-killed-george-floyd/267933/?fbclid=IwAR2JgHyQIcDU5_m1FyrEw8UYxeR-lldRV9KXiqV0wRjhPvcgQIxwN3fQMnc

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Bernie / Biden

[kingv]

If he vetoes the FISA renewal that is actually good.

[Madrun Badrun]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/us/politics/china-hong-kong-trump-student-visas.html

[kingv]

I don't think the Klob is gonna be vp

https://www.mintpressnews.com/chief-prosecutor-amy-klobuchar-dismissed-charges-cop-killed-george-floyd/267933/?fbclid=IwAR2JgHyQIcDU5_m1FyrEw8UYxeR-lldRV9KXiqV0wRjhPvcgQIxwN3fQMnc

I’m pretty sure that article is fake news. It’s already been deleted and hasn’t been reported elsewhere, except to reference that article. Funnily none of the quotes from said article actually say what the headline says.

[kingv]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/us/politics/china-hong-kong-trump-student-visas.html

Dang wish I could have worn tracksuits as my military uniform.

[Tripon]

Sen. Tim Kaine announced Thursday that he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies.

In a statement, the Virginia Democrat and former vice presidential hopeful explained that after testing positive for the flu, he continued to experience symptoms. In April, both Kaine, and his wife, Anne, were told they could have mild cases of coronavirus, but were not tested because of a shortage in testing. The symptoms went away in mid-April, he said.

“We each tested positive for coronavirus antibodies this month,” Kaine said. “There is still too much uncertainty over what protection antibodies may actually provide. So we will keep following CDC guidelines — hand-washing, mask wearing, social distancing. We encourage others to do so as well.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/28/tim-kaine-coronavirus-antibodies-287224

[Joe Molotov]

Tim's making another push for VP: "Vote for me because I can survive the corona!"

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265980172739719170

[Cauliflower Of Love]

imagine tim kaine winning over trump

[stufte]

left twitter going nuts and tearing itself apart over the correct way to interpret rioting

as is tradition.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Former President Barack Obama, who has been advising Biden on the choice, also thought it was very important to pick someone who had already gone through the rigors of the presidential campaign trail. “There’s not going to be a lot of time to adjust,” Obama said at the time, according to former adviser David Axelrod’s book, "Believer." “I’m afraid that if someone is experiencing this whole, crazy circus for the first time, it would be too much to ask.”

“The year 2020 will produce a second blue wave on at least the scale of the first in 2018 and finally will crash and shatter the Republican Party that was consumed by the ill-begotten battle to stop the New America from governing,” he wrote in the book.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/28/famed-democratic-pollster-pushing-biden-pick-warren-for-vp-285659

[team filler]

what's the correct way, stost? 

[EightBitNate]

https://twitter.com/shawtyvro/status/1265904001234743296

[Dickie Dee]

https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1266083184145502213

[Joe Molotov]

what's the correct way, stost? 

rioting is the language of the unheard but organized violence is better than disorganized violence

Where do car bombings fit in to God's plan?

[team filler]

 

[team filler]

poopoo caca

[Great Rumbler]

Lol

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1266022294826164225

I guess he's just trying to force Twitter to ban him now?

[ToxicAdam]

That was my move at bars when it was apparent I wasn’t getting laid.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

in before someone replies, ‘so that was every time then?’

[close]

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1266109534071857153

 

[Great Rumbler]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1266109534071857153

 

Why would he just go out there and tell such an obvious lie?

[Nintex]

"Mr. President, what about domestic violence?"
"Mexican violence?
"Domestic"
"Oh"

"Mr. President, the economy will not recover"
"Oh well, I call this the transition to greatness"

"Mr. President, your supporters are occupying government buildings with guns"
"Oh well, these are all responsible people"

"Mr. President, Joe Biden is calling you out for bungling this response that killed ~100k Americans"
"Only in blue states, I'm off golfing sweetheart"

"Mr. President, these pills might give you a heart attack and not do anything to protect you from COVID-19"
"I'm taking these pills, no big deal what do I have to lose?"

"Mr. President, these astronauts are going to the moon"
"That's the most dangerous business, god bless them"

"Mr. President, Twitter has added an exclamation mark icon below your tweet that links to CNN"
"BAN TWITTER AND NUKE THEM  "

[Cauliflower Of Love]

dude spelt out fact.



tantamount to monolopy.

twitter.

 

[Phoenix Dark]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1266109534071857153

 

Trump's version of "my uncle works at Nintendo"

[Joe Molotov]

Trump's uncle worked in the nuclear, though.

[Madrun Badrun]

This twitter thing is going to get bad.


https://theweek.com/speedreads/916926/amy-klobuchar-declined-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyds-death-after-previous-conduct-complaints

[BIONIC]

Trump's uncle worked in the nuclear, though.

He also has a 400 lb nephew that works in the cyber 

[Great Rumbler]

F-A-T CHECK

[Nintex]

"Brad why are my polls tanking"

"Well Uh Mr. President (oh right, Hope and Jared told me to bring up the fact that there's competition in the ad space now and not mention the kung flu)"

"WELL BRAD WHY AREN'T I 50 POINTS AHEAD OF SLEEPY JOE"

"Well sir.. Mr. President.... you see the ads are more expensive than they were in 2016. The government for example is spending a lot of money on ads, as are your opponents.
I would say some costs have increased by 300%. In fact if this keeps up, the campaign will be out of money before the November election. On the bright side, the jump in ad spending increases the audience and the prices are falling because of the CO... thing you know"

"So is this like the stock market and cheap oil. If it tanks, it gets cheaper?"

"Yes sir, if we would pull out we could save billions and rates would drop. But we can't if we want to win this race. And frankly I don't see the government or Democrats dropping social media anytime soon if we do"

"Well, who knows what could happen Brad. I have a pen and I have a phone and a lot of spare time next week"

[kingv]

This twitter thing is going to get bad.


https://theweek.com/speedreads/916926/amy-klobuchar-declined-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyds-death-after-previous-conduct-complaints

Guess that earlier article was true after all

[chronovore]

https://twitter.com/TonyRomm/status/1265838389644996610

Trump’s directive chiefly seeks to embolden federal regulators to rethink a portion of law known as Section 230, which spares tech companies from being held liable for the comments, videos and other content posted by their users, according to the two sources, who requested anonymity to describe a document that could still evolve and has not been officially signed by the president.

It would task the Commerce Department to petition the Federal Communications Commission to open a rulemaking proceeding to reconsider the scope of the law, the people familiar with the document said. It also would seek to channel complaints about political bias to the Federal Trade Commission for investigation, which would be encouraged to probe if tech companies’ content-moderation policies are in keeping with their pledges for neutrality. Lastly, it would require federal agencies to review their spending on social-media advertising, according to the people familiar with the White House’s thinking.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/

This is illegal.