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Thursday, 23 February 2017

The Pinocchio Presidency

quote [ Throughout President Trump’s first 100 days, the Fact Checker team will be tracking false and misleading claims made by the president since Jan. 20.


In the 35 days so far, we’ve counted 133 false or misleading claims. ]

65 more days, and counting.
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[by Taleweaver@9:35amGMT] [8 comments]

US Election results may have been hacked, Guardian reports

quote [ A growing number of academics and activists are calling for US authorities to fully audit or recount the 2016 presidential election vote in key battleground states, in case the results could have been skewed by foreign hackers.

The loose coalition, which is urging Hillary Clinton’s campaign to join its fight, is preparing to deliver a report detailing its concerns to congressional committee chairs and federal authorities early next week, according to two people involved. ]

Um, yeah. Sounds like it's Florida all over again, only this time without the Koch brothers as possible suspects.

[SFW] [politics] [+1 WTF]
[by Taleweaver@3:38pmGMT] [8 comments]

Sunday, 7 February 2016

North Korea launches possible ICBM as part of "peaceful space program"

quote [ The rocket was fired from North Korea's west coast and its path was tracked separately by the United States, Japan and South Korea; no damage from debris was reported. At an emergency national security council meeting in Seoul, the country's president called the firing an "intolerable provocation." ]

First North Korean space rocket launch in what I think is about four years. Together with last year's "we've got a hydrogen bomb" message, it adds up to something definitely not quite peaceful.

[SFW] [politics] [+2]
[by Taleweaver@7:15amGMT] [10 comments]

Friday, 5 February 2016

Saudi Arabia willing to send ground forces into Syria

quote [ “The kingdom is ready to participate in any ground operations that the coalition (against Isis) may agree to carry out in Syria,” said military spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Asiri during an interview with al-Arabiya TV news. ]

Who would have thought? Diplomacy DOES work!

[SFW] [politics]
[by Taleweaver@7:16amGMT] [8 comments]

Thursday, 4 February 2016

Julian Assange may be willing to surrender to British police this Friday

quote [ In a statement issued by WikiLeaks on Twitter, Assange said: “Should the UN announce tomorrow that I have lost my case against the United Kingdom and Sweden, I shall exit the embassy at noon on Friday to accept arrest by British police as there is no meaningful prospect of further appeal. ]

And there I thought he would be waiting for a US government that offers him a deal. Or did something in Sweden change drastically and I didn't hear about it?

[SFW] [politics] [+5 Informative]
[by Taleweaver@7:31amGMT] [5 comments]

Monday, 1 February 2016

Chicago cop shoots teenager, sues family for emotional distress afterwards

quote [ Officer Robert Rialmo responded to a domestic disturbance call at Quintonio LeGrier's home on December 26.

The 19-year-old died after suffering six gunshot wounds. The autopsy report showed four of them were located on the back of his body.

Rialmo now wants to sue LeGrier and his family on the grounds of assault and emotional distress, CBS Chicago reported. ]

Windy City's gotten a lot colder in the last few years.

[SFW] [Quickies] [+2 WTF]
[by Taleweaver@7:20amGMT] [6 comments]

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Pre-crime: It's now a thing in Britain

quote [ As one leading lawyer says, they’re given to people whom the authorities think ‘might commit an offence’; they’re about ‘predicting crimes’. So Britain in 2016 is policing ‘precrime’; it views certain individuals as precriminals whose rights can be restricted, not on the basis of what they’ve done, but on the basis of what they might do; on the basis of the fantasies of the self-styled seers of officialdom who now police the future as well as the present. ]

Same thing here in Germany, by the way. Buy larger amounts of fertilizer while looking Arab? Police issues a Wanted poster for you. Story in Extended.

[SFW] [Quickies] [+2 WTF]
[by Taleweaver@7:08amGMT] [9 comments]

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

Trump declines invitation to debate hosted by Fox News' Megyn Kelly

quote [ “Let’s see how much money Fox is going to make on the debate without me,” he said at a news conference here.

Fox News said Mr. Trump’s refusal to debate his rivals was “near unprecedented.” ]

Donald Trump refusing a chance for more publicity? Now I've seen everything.

[SFW] [politics] [+2]
[by Taleweaver@7:32amGMT] [17 comments]

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