Popular Post Awol Posted March 17, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2018 55 minutes ago, bickster said: Holy shizzle, there is no precedent for a former CIA Director to address a sitting President like this. He clearly knows exactly what’s coming and when Meuller unloads it’s going to be an event without historical parallel. It might even end the Republican Party as we know it. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 17, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Awol said: Holy shizzle, there is no precedent for a former CIA Director to address a sitting President like this. He clearly knows exactly what’s coming and when Meuller unloads it’s going to be an event without historical parallel. It might even end the Republican Party as we know it. He’s not holding back one bit is he. As you say, totally without precedent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 50 minutes ago, Awol said: 1 hour ago, bickster said: Holy shizzle, there is no precedent for a former CIA Director to address a sitting President like this. Utter disrespect. They used to just shoot them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, peterms said: Utter disrespect. They used to just shoot them. Tsk. Who do they think they are? Driving around in a convertible like they own the place... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Awol said: Tsk. Who do they think they are? Driving around in a convertible like they own the place... Too soon? I see they have revoiced his intended speech... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I'm still baffled how he is the President! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brumerican Posted March 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, Xela said: I'm still baffled how he is the President! 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 18, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, Xela said: I'm still baffled how he is the President! So is Trump if the truth be known, it really wasn't part of the plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 37 minutes ago, Xela said: I'm still baffled how he is the President! These kind of things will keep happening as the bottom of the intellectual pyramid widens. With one vote each you can easily appeal to the gullible and needy and win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 18, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 26/02/2017 at 18:50, snowychap said: An interesting and long read which probably could go in a number of threads but I'll link to it and post some extracts in here: Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 16:26, Davkaus said: Are you...defending sacking someone, via a press release, at 10pm on a Friday night when they're due to retire on the Sunday? Yes. The only reason he wasn't fired sooner was political calculus. This worship of FBI people is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Respecting common decency and not screwing somebody out of a pension after 21 years of service at the highest level is ridiculous worship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Straggler Posted March 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) The McCabe firing has nothing to do with his alleged misconduct and is in its entirety an attempt to discredit a corroborating witness to a Trump crime. If you actually believe that Sessions fired McCabe because of impropriety around his handling of the Hilary email investigation then you need to take a long hard look at yourself. It is after all the reason given, that McCabe mishandled the email investigation and in such a way that hurt Hilary and that Sessions and Trump have rushed to defend her honour by firing the guy responsible for it. Trump has himself linked the firing to the Russia investigation on his Twitter feed over the weekend. It is so transparent that this is yet another case of witness tampering that to not see it you need to be willfully blind. It's right here in black and white, one tweet linked to the other, McCabe fired, Mueller probe is "witch hunt". By firing McCabe the Trump defense can try and discredit him as a witness by saying that he is a disgruntled ex employee who what fired for lying, which cost him a huge amount of money and therefore his testimony cannot be trusted. It's not like honesty is a prerequisite of this administration. McCabe has been fired by an Attorney General in Sessions who we know lied under oath (about meeting Russians) and Trump has lied more than he has had holes of golf (1800 holes of golf so far, over 2100 verified lies). Also this is in no way a defense of McCabe. I'm just countering the idea that McCabe was fired for the reasons the Trump administration have given and that have been parroted on here. Edited March 19, 2018 by Straggler duplicate info 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 10 hours ago, villakram said: Yes. The only reason he wasn't fired sooner was political calculus. This worship of FBI people is ridiculous. It’s the worship of Trump that I find truly ridiculous. The mans a disgrace to his office. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I just read that the incoming head of CIA can't travel to Europe as there is a warrant out for her arrest because of war crimes... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, omariqy said: I just read that the incoming head of CIA can't travel to Europe as there is a warrant out for her arrest because of war crimes... If you don't have a bit of intensive torture, and destruction of evidence on your CV, you don't really belong in the CIA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Another bombing in Austin tonight, the sixth one now. Not good. Austin is a small island of liberalism in a deeply conservative state. I can't help but think it's political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 4 hours ago, maqroll said: Another bombing in Austin tonight, the sixth one now. Not good. Austin is a small island of liberalism in a deeply conservative state. I can't help but think it's political. This is where I currently live actually. The very first bombing happened close to my work. I was driving to work in the morning, and noticed swat and the FBI had the street across from my job completely closed off. Now this bomber is wreaking havoc on the city. We are all terrified to have anything shipped to our home. I remember last week my wife and I were having numerous things shipped to our home for our wedding, and each package delivered gave us a bit of a scare. You just never know. Luckily I am currently on my honeymoon in Hawaii, but another explosion happened close to a friend's home, and apparently the main street above mine was shut down because a dog caught a smell on a package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 why is this not a bigger deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Czechlad said: This is where I currently live actually. The very first bombing happened close to my work. I was driving to work in the morning, and noticed swat and the FBI had the street across from my job completely closed off. Now this bomber is wreaking havoc on the city. We are all terrified to have anything shipped to our home. I remember last week my wife and I were having numerous things shipped to our home for our wedding, and each package delivered gave us a bit of a scare. You just never know. Luckily I am currently on my honeymoon in Hawaii, but another explosion happened close to a friend's home, and apparently the main street above mine was shut down because a dog caught a smell on a package. Apparently the Austin bomber ist dead now. Quote APD said early Wednesday morning it was working an officer-involved shooting in the 1700 block of N. Interstate 35. Austin Police Dept✔@Austin_Police APD is working an Officer Involved Shooting in the 1700 block of N. IH-35. Media staging area will be at the Sherwin Williams Paint, 3321 N. IH-35. APD PIO will be en-route. 8:46 AM - Mar 21, 2018 According to KVUE's Kris Betts, APD and the FBI were arresting the suspect in the Austin bombings. Betts also stated the suspect detonated a device and shots were fired. BREAKING: APD, FBI arresting suspect in Austin bombing. Suspect donated device, shots were fired. #AustinBomber #austinPD Quote Sources tell KVUE's Tony Plohetski the suspect is dead. Tony Plohetski✔@tplohetski BREAKING: Bombing suspect is dead, law enforcement sources confirm. Authorities used surveillance video from the FedEx store in south Austin to lead them to the suspect, according to Plohetski. Through the use of cell phone technology, police found the suspect at a hotel in Williamson County, Plohetski said. The suspect attempted to evade the police and eventually "detonated himself" when officers made a move on him. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. TIMELINE: Austin bomber confirmed dead Here's what we know about the violent package explosions that have happened across Austin. Six explosion devices have rattled Austin since the beginning of the month. Here's a timeline of events. March 21: LIVE: Austin bombing suspect is dead after detonating self, sources say 3:23 a.m.: KVUE and Austin American-Statesman's Tony Plohetski confirms via sources the Austin bomber died after detonating himself with an explosive device. 3:06 a.m.: KVUE's Kris Betts reports APD, FBI were arresting suspect in Austin bombing -- the suspect donated a device, and shots were fired. 2:46 a.m.: APD said early Wednesday morning it was working an officer-involved shooting in the 1700 block of N. Interstate 35. March 20: Sixth explosion device not a package bomb, but an incendiary device: APD Authorities responded to an incendiary device at a Goodwill store, an unexploded bomb at a FedEx center, and an explosion at another FedEx center. 8:10 p.m.: Goodwill announced it will close all of its stores out of an abundance of caution. Senior Leadership and authorities are investigating a possible explosion at a south GW store. It is our understanding that a Team Member is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. In an abundance of caution for our Team and customers, all Goodwill Stores will be closed. — Goodwill Austin (@AustinGoodwill) March 21, 2018 7:02 p.m.: A explosion was reported Tuesday at a southwest Austin Goodwill on Brodie Lane. ATCEMS said a man in his 30s was injured, but his injuries are not expected to be life threatening. A Goodwill spokesperson said the victim was an employee who was looking through donations. Austin police said this explosion was not a package bomb, but was instead an incendiary device. They said it does not initially appear to be related to the other explosions. #UPDATE: There was no package explosion in the 9800 block of Brodie Ln. Items inside package was not a bomb, rather an incendiary device. At this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs. #Breaking #packagebombmurders — Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 21, 2018 6:19 a.m.: Police were called to a FedEx facility in Southeast Austin near the airport because of a suspicious package, and U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett confimed to KVUE's media partners at the Austin-American Statesman that it was a bomb. Authorities say it was connected to the previous explosions. 12:25 a.m.: A package exploded at a FedEx facility in Shertz. Officials say it was connected to the previous explosions. A woman reported ringing in her ears from the blast, but she was not injured. Sunset Valley Police confirmed to KVUE's Jenni Lee that the package was sent from a FedEx Location on Brodie Lane to the Schertz FedEx, and Austin Interim Police Chief Brian Manley confirms that the package was intended to return back to Austin. Chief Manley said the specific components of the devices makes him believe that all the incidents are related. Austin police said they responded to more than 420 suspicious calls between the hours of 8 a.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of calls since 8 a.m. March 12 to 1,257. March 19: We are clearly dealing with a serial bomber Monday morning, Austin Interim Police Chief said the fourth explosion in Austin that possibly involved a tripwire suggested that the suspect(s) behind the violent attacks is more sophisticated than officials originally thought. Chief Manley called the suspect a serial bomber, adding that they have seen similarities in the device that exploded Sunday and the other previous explosions. Police updated their warning to the Austin community to not only be on alert for suspicious packages but also bags, suitcases, and boxes that look out of place. The Travis Country neighborhood was asked to stay indoors until 10 a.m. while officials investigated the neighborhood for other suspicious devices. Police reported the number of calls regarding suspicious packages had grown to 849. March 18: Police increase total reward to $115,000, fourth confirmed explosion Early Sunday, police announced they were offering an additional $50,000 for more information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects. Hours after the announcement, Austin police confirmed a fourth explosion happened in Southwest Austin that they believe could be connected to the previous three explosions. Two white men in their 20s were injured in the blast but are expected to be OK. Police said they believe that a tripwire was used to trigger the explosion: a significant difference from the other reported cases, Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said. Police said more than 500 federal agents are assisting in the investigation, 435 leads have been called in, 236 individuals have been interviewed, and 735 suspicious package calls have been responded to. Anthony Stephan House Courtesy of brother Norrell Waynewood March 13: Victims identified, police offering additional $50,000 reward At a press briefing Tuesday, police identified the 17-year-old victim as Draylen Mason and added that his mother, who was also injured, is recovering. A family member confirmed the identity of the 75-year-old victim as Esperanza "Hope" Herrera. Police said this victim remains in critical condition. Draylen Mason, courtesy of William Dick of Austin Youth Orchestra Courtesy of William Dick, Austin Youth Orchestra Police announced that they would be offering a $50,000 reward for more information leading to the arrest of a suspect. That's in addition to the $15,000 reward being offered by Gov. Abott's office. The APD also provided more information on the investigation of the first explosion on March 2, saying the department operated a major drug raid at a home that looked similar to where the explosion occurred. They said they initially believed this appeared to be an isolated incident due to the resemblance of the home involved in the drug raid and the home where the explosion happened. They are currently investigating the three explosions as if they are all related. March 12: Two package explosions within hours of each other Just before 6:45 a.m. at a single-family home in the 4800 block of Oldfort Hill Drive near 51st Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, an explosion was reported. When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they found that the explosion happened in the kitchen of the home. A 17-year-old boy died from his injuries in the blast. A woman in her 40s was taken to a hospital. She is expected to be okay. No one else was injured in the blast. Police later said they believe the two incidents are related. Manley said a motive in the two incidents remains unclear, but the victim in the first and second explosion are African American and they cannot rule out that the incidents were hate crimes. The United States Postal Service told police that they reviewed their records, and they can confirm that the package did not come through the postal service. http://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-bombing-suspect-is-dead-sources-tell-kvue/269-530544047 Will be interesting to see who the bomber is and how long it takes for people to make politics out of it. Edited March 21, 2018 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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