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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 5:05:32 GMT
Kyle Griffin.... “Big caveat with today's Cambridge Analytica news: Parent company SLC Group has already set up a mysterious new company called Emerdata, according to The Guardian. Alexander Nix and Rebekah Mercer are reportedly listed as a directors.” Rebekah Mercer is Robert Mercer’s daughter. Mercer originally funded Cambridge Analytica. They probably slid all the assets and IP over to the new company. Shut down the old ones. Carry on as normal. Par for the course w/the consequence-free "masters of the universe".
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 5:17:50 GMT
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Post by lucyg on May 3, 2018 5:21:03 GMT
I have thought since the 2016 campaign that there's something seriously wrong with Rudy. Dementia may be setting in. That's not a joke and I'm not mocking him. I watched my dad go down with it.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 3, 2018 5:41:10 GMT
“Rudy Giuliani said Trump "reimbursed" Cohen for the 130K to Stormy Daniels. If it was a loan to Trump for which Cohen expected to be reimbursed after making the payment to Daniels, Trump seemingly violated federal law by failing to disclose it.” This after this ... Kyle Griffin.... “Flashback: On April 5th, Trump told reporters he had no knowledge of the Stormy Daniels payment.” I laughed SO HARD when I heard them talking about this on MSNBC-- the fact that Sean Hannity actually tried to help him out, by saying 'oh, I had heard X' and Rudy Guiliani said 'well, I don't know anything about that, but this is what I DO know...' ummm- don't you think you should actually TALK to your client, Rudy?!? And apparently Trump already said (or tweeted) that he KNEW Guiliani was going to say this stuff, and he's okay with it?!? it's all just so laughable.
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Post by hop2 on May 3, 2018 6:46:01 GMT
So much for OUR benefits with the tax cuts for the 1%!! Paul Krugman: Tax cut turning out to be a 'nothing burger'by Danielle Wiener-Bronner @dwbronner May 2, 2018: 6:12 PM ET Paul Krugman thinks the Republican tax law is failing to stimulate economic growth as promised. "We should be seeing an investment boom or at least some indications of a planned increased investment," the Nobel Prize-winning economist told CNN correspondent Paula Newton on "Quest Means Business" on Wednesday. "We're just not seeing that."In terms of business investment, Krugman said, it "looks like the tax cut is a nothing burger." Republicans promised last year that lowering the corporate tax rate would encourage companies to invest more in new factories and equipment, which would create jobs and boost the economy. But so far, many companies have used the money to reward shareholders. One recent example is Apple (AAPL), which announced Tuesday that it will spend $100 billion more on stock buybacks. The company spent $22.8 billion buying back its own stock in the first three months of this year. US companies have plowed more than $246 billion into stock buybacks this year, according to the research firm Birinyi Associates. That's up 31% from the same point last year. Cisco (CSCO) and Wells Fargo (WFC) alone have announced plans to repurchase more than $20 billion of stock each. Krugman said he's "surprised at how little effect we're seeing on corporate spending."Krugman, who is also a columnist for The New York Times, added that he was always skeptical that the new tax law would trigger the economic benefits touted by some lawmakers. But the results so far, he said, are "worse than the pessimists expected." Wall Street usually loves buybacks because they provide persistent demand for stocks while inflating earnings per share. But Goldman Sachs (GS) expressed skepticism last week about companies focused on returning vast amounts of cash through buybacks and dividends instead of investing. money.cnn.com/2018/05/02/news/economy/paul-krugman-tax-cut-apple-buybacks/index.htmlAs I said before, I like Reagan, I was young, looking at the world with my rose colored glasses firmly in place, and I bought into trickle down economics. If it didn’t work for Reagan how could it work for this administration? Like they are better somehow? Besides,none of the tax breaks help small business. And everyone who’s ever taken an Econ 101 course should know small businesses are the backbones of the economy.
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Post by AmandaA on May 3, 2018 11:15:27 GMT
does it seem to anyone else that the snowballing sh!t show that is the trump circus is getting to the out of control point, as in it may get him and his sooner than later. Or at least sooner than I thought a couple days ago. Something feels different. Maybe I'm just tire. and tired of it. (all) I feel like it may still take time but there is TOO MUCH stuff for him to go unscathed now. maybe I'm hopeful because I am tired. who knows. ETA Stormy Daniel's lawyer was just on (Colbert) and said he thinks, with all he knows, that the pressure will be too much and 45 will resign. Under ordinary circumstances I would think that, but I feel like we are living in some sort of alternate universe lately. Like he is some sort of mutant sewer rat that can withstand nuclear holocaust and come out unscathed. Or maybe his eyes just start to glow and he gains some additional power that only makes him into an angrier rat. I mean if you thought Sharknado was far fetched, I feel like we are several steps deeper into crazy town with this whole shit show.
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Post by carhoch on May 3, 2018 11:23:57 GMT
If Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump just did a few more interviews on Fox News, we could have this whole impeachment wrapped up by Monday.
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Post by jayfab on May 3, 2018 11:31:55 GMT
If Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump just did a few more interviews on Fox News, we could have this whole impeachment wrapped up by Monday. Bwaaahhhaaahhh Good one!
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 11:58:52 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 3, 2018 12:04:47 GMT
If Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump just did a few more interviews on Fox News, we could have this whole impeachment wrapped up by Monday. So very true!!
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Post by Skellinton on May 3, 2018 12:45:14 GMT
If Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump just did a few more interviews on Fox News, we could have this whole impeachment wrapped up by Monday. You just made my day!!!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 3, 2018 13:20:08 GMT
I suppose one of the reasons she was not allowed to give her remarks on camera, although they never asked her what she was gong to say. Teacher of the Year wears Women’s March, trans rights badges during Trump meetingBY MORGAN GSTALTER - 05/03/18 07:50 AM EDT The woman named this year’s National Teacher of the Year used buttons pinned to her dress on Wednesday to stage a silent protest. The Guardian reported that Mandy Manning wore six political badges on her black dress and declined to clap for Trump as he entered the White House Ceremony. According to a pooled report, one pin included a photo of the Women’s March poster, the international protest that was first held the day after Trump’s inauguration. Another badge read “Trans Equality Now.” One other pin was the shape of an apple with a rainbow. Trump did not appear to notice the badges, the outlet reported. Manning teaches immigrants and refugees as part of the “Newcomer Center” at Joel E. Ferris High School in Washington state. She also said she personally delivered the president hand-written letters from her students and explained who they were from. According to Manning, Trump said he was excited to read the letters. She also invited him to meet with her students. More at link: thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/385975-teacher-of-the-year-wears-womens-march-trans-rights-badges-onWonder if he really did read the letters and do we think he will respond or at least send a thank you note to the teacher for the students? Not only did she not clap she held her crystal apple in both hands so he shook Devos' hand and walked on.......... Good job Ms Manning!!
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Post by moodyblue on May 3, 2018 13:25:04 GMT
I have thought since the 2016 campaign that there's something seriously wrong with Rudy. Dementia may be setting in. That's not a joke and I'm not mocking him. I watched my dad go down with it. Exactly this! My husband and I said it during the campaign and again last night. Sometimes he appears more in control and coherent than others, but he's definitely a loose cannon now. I don't see him lasting long in his new role.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on May 3, 2018 13:43:18 GMT
It should be called Emerdata formerly known as Cambridge Analytica every time someone talks about it. Well, it worked with “The artist formerly known as Prince.” We could just assign these global puppet masters a groovy symbol.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 3, 2018 13:50:42 GMT
Ex-White House ethics chief: Trump just admitted filing false financial disclosureBY MORGAN GSTALTER - 05/03/18 09:37 AM EDT The former director of the Office of Government Ethics on Thursday said that revelations that President Trump reimbursed personal attorney Michael Cohen for a payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels means the president has admitted to filing a false financial disclosure. Walter Shaub tweeted the president “trying to talk his way out of a campaign finance violation” basically means “Trump has admitted to filing a false financial disclosure in 2017.” “AMAZING! In trying to talk this way out of a campaign finance violation, Trump has admitted to filing a false financial disclosure in 2017,” Shaub tweeted. “He personally certified that his closure was ‘complete and correct.’”Shaub's tweet comes as Trump’s newest attorney, Rudy Giuliani, admitted Wednesday that Trump reimbursed his lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush money payment given to Daniels to cover an alleged affair. Giuliani said Trump set up a $35,000 payment schedule out of his personal family bank account to pay back Cohen through a law firm. “It’s not campaign money. No campaign finance violation,” Giuliani said. Cohen was paid between $460,000 and $470,000 from Trump through those payments which also included money for “incidental expenses” incurred on Trump’s behalf.Schaub said that admission means there was a $460,000 liability that was purposefully left off Trump's financial disclosure report.More at link: thehill.com/homenews/administration/385994-ex-white-house-ethics-chief-trump-just-admitted-filing-a-falseIt truly is amazing what he said......... ALL of it!! Shaub has charts etc on his twitter account... twitter.com/waltshaub
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Post by dewryce on May 3, 2018 13:55:46 GMT
does it seem to anyone else that the snowballing sh!t show that is the trump circus is getting to the out of control point, as in it may get him and his sooner than later. Or at least sooner than I thought a couple days ago. Something feels different. Maybe I'm just tire. and tired of it. (all) I feel like it may still take time but there is TOO MUCH stuff for him to go unscathed now. maybe I'm hopeful because I am tired. who knows. ETA Stormy Daniel's lawyer was just on (Colbert) and said he thinks, with all he knows, that the pressure will be too much and 45 will resign. Under ordinary circumstances I would think that, but I feel like we are living in some sort of alternate universe lately. Like he is some sort of mutant sewer rat that can withstand nuclear holocaust and come out unscathed. Or maybe his eyes just start to glow and he gains some additional power that only makes him into an angrier rat. I mean if you thought Sharknado was far fetched, I feel like we are several steps deeper into crazy town with this whole shit show. Yes. Every time I think "this is it, they'll never let him get away with this without at least speaking out against him" the GOP turns their backs as if nothing is happening.
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Post by hop2 on May 3, 2018 13:56:22 GMT
It should be called Emerdata formerly known as Cambridge Analytica every time someone talks about it. Well, it worked with “The artist formerly known as Prince.” We could just assign these global puppet masters a groovy symbol. Let’s leave prince out if it and pick something closer to a demon symbol or the devil symbol.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 14:51:23 GMT
Attention please! Attention please! trump is explaining something....
“Mr. Cohen, an attorney, received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign and having nothing to do with the campaign, from which he entered into, through reimbursement, a private contract between two parties, known as a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA. These agreements are.....”
.”..very common among celebrities and people of wealth. In this case it is in full force and effect and will be used in Arbitration for damages against Ms. Clifford (Daniels). The agreement was used to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair,......”
“...despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair. Prior to its violation by Ms. Clifford and her attorney, this was a private agreement. Money from the campaign, or campaign contributions, played no roll in this transaction.”
Cohan admitted paying Stormy $130,000 and Stormy says she got the $130,000 and trump admits she signed a NDA so if there was no affair why 1) did Stormy sign a non disclosure statement and 2) why pay her $130,000?
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 14:51:29 GMT
It sure is quiet over on the conservative thread.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 15:03:18 GMT
Attention please! Attention please! trump is explaining something.... “Mr. Cohen, an attorney, received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign and having nothing to do with the campaign, from which he entered into, through reimbursement, a private contract between two parties, known as a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA. These agreements are.....” .”..very common among celebrities and people of wealth. In this case it is in full force and effect and will be used in Arbitration for damages against Ms. Clifford (Daniels). The agreement was used to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair,......” “...despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair. Prior to its violation by Ms. Clifford and her attorney, this was a private agreement. Money from the campaign, or campaign contributions, played no roll in this transaction.” Cohan admitted paying Stormy $130,000 and Stormy says she got the $130,000 and trump admits she signed a NDA so if there was no affair why 1) did Stormy sign a non disclosure statement and 2) why pay her $130,000? So Trump hired an attorney to represent him only to turn around and explain exactly what his representative meant. Similar to when SHS explains what Trump "really meant". So is SHS now going to explain what Trump really meant by what he said Guiliani really meant??
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 15:14:14 GMT
It sure is quiet over on the conservative thread. What do ya wanna talk about, Stormy? We can do that here. Trump boinked a porn chick. Trump lied about boinking said porn chick. Trump said he had nothing to do with payment. Porn chick says he did. Y'all can carry on for the next several days like you've never heard any of this before, or you can just repeat after me: Men lie. Women lie. Republicans lie. Democrats lie. Presidents lie. Senators lie. Representatives lie. Lawyers lie. Repeat as necessary.
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Post by rodeomom on May 3, 2018 15:17:33 GMT
I have thought since the 2016 campaign that there's something seriously wrong with Rudy. Dementia may be setting in. That's not a joke and I'm not mocking him. I watched my dad go down with it. The thing is I think it was planned. They think if the payment was from Trump personally then there is no campaign finance laws broken. They believe that they can weather the storm of him having lied about not knowing about the money. ETA: And they can, see post above.......
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 15:23:33 GMT
It sure is quiet over on the conservative thread. What do ya wanna talk about, Stormy? We can do that here. Trump boinked a porn chick. Trump lied about boinking said porn chick. Trump said he had nothing to do with payment. Porn chick says he did. Y'all can carry on for the next several days like you've never heard any of this before, or you can just repeat after me: Men lie. Women lie. Republicans lie. Democrats lie. Presidents lie. Senators lie. Representatives lie. Lawyers lie. Repeat as necessary. Or you can look at it this way. The President of the United States just admitted he can be blackmailed.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 15:27:02 GMT
Caroline O....
.Aaaand he did it again. Explaining why Cohen paid the hush money to Stormy Daniels, #RudyGiuliani says:
"Imagine if that came out on October 15, 2016, in the middle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton."
So... yea, he just tied the payment directly to the campaign.”
Like I said the current President of the United States can be blackmailed.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 3, 2018 15:27:33 GMT
Rudy Giuliani, admitted Wednesday that Trump reimbursed his lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush money payment given to Daniels to cover an alleged affair. Giuliani said Trump set up a $35,000 payment schedule out of his personal family bank account to pay back Cohen through a law firm. “It’s not campaign money. No campaign finance violation,” Giuliani said. according to the lawyers and legal experts who were discussing this last night, the fact of 'it didn't come from the campaign money!! It was his personal money, so it has nothing to do with the campaign!!' does NOT automatically mean it was NOT a campaign finance violation. Campaign funds OR personal funds-- if it was FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING THE VOTE, it WAS a VIOLATION of campaign finance laws. Guilani and Trump are focused solely on where the money came from-- it also matters WHY it was paid and WHEN it was paid.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 15:28:20 GMT
What do ya wanna talk about, Stormy? We can do that here. Trump boinked a porn chick. Trump lied about boinking said porn chick. Trump said he had nothing to do with payment. Porn chick says he did. Y'all can carry on for the next several days like you've never heard any of this before, or you can just repeat after me: Men lie. Women lie. Republicans lie. Democrats lie. Presidents lie. Senators lie. Representatives lie. Lawyers lie. Repeat as necessary. Or you can look at it this way. The President of the United States just admitted he can be blackmailed. Blackmailed by...? Stormy? Russia?
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 15:30:32 GMT
Rudy Giuliani, admitted Wednesday that Trump reimbursed his lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush money payment given to Daniels to cover an alleged affair. Giuliani said Trump set up a $35,000 payment schedule out of his personal family bank account to pay back Cohen through a law firm. “It’s not campaign money. No campaign finance violation,” Giuliani said. according to the lawyers and legal experts who were discussing this last night, the fact of 'it didn't come from the campaign money!! it was personal!!' does NOT automatically mean it was NOT a campaign finance violation. Personal or campaign funds, if it was FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING THE VOTE, it was a VIOLATION of campaign finance laws. They're focused solely on where the money came from-- it also matters WHY it was paid and WHEN. Which is exactly what republicans have been saying about "the candidate that shall remain nameless that ran against Trump" paying Fusion GPS, et al. Interesting territory we're heading into.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 15:31:35 GMT
I have thought since the 2016 campaign that there's something seriously wrong with Rudy. Dementia may be setting in. That's not a joke and I'm not mocking him. I watched my dad go down with it. The thing is I think it was planned. They think if the payment was from Trump personally then there is no campaign finance laws broken. They believe that they can weather the storm of him having lied about not knowing about the money. ETA: And they can, see post above.......My post above? If so, feel free to ask me to clarify what I mean.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 3, 2018 15:32:26 GMT
ummm-- you mean the dossier that was paid for originally by Republicans? The one that had NOTHING to do with the special counsel and investigations being opened? The one that has all the content that's now being found to be true? that one?
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Post by casii on May 3, 2018 15:36:55 GMT
Attention please! Attention please! trump is explaining something.... “Mr. Cohen, an attorney, received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign and having nothing to do with the campaign, from which he entered into, through reimbursement, a private contract between two parties, known as a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA. These agreements are.....” .”..very common among celebrities and people of wealth. In this case it is in full force and effect and will be used in Arbitration for damages against Ms. Clifford (Daniels). The agreement was used to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair,......” “...despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair. Prior to its violation by Ms. Clifford and her attorney, this was a private agreement. Money from the campaign, or campaign contributions, played no roll in this transaction.” Cohan admitted paying Stormy $130,000 and Stormy says she got the $130,000 and trump admits she signed a NDA so if there was no affair why 1) did Stormy sign a non disclosure statement and 2) why pay her $130,000? So Trump hired an attorney to represent him only to turn around and explain exactly what his representative meant. Similar to when SHS explains what Trump "really meant". So is SHS now going to explain what Trump really meant by what he said Guiliani really meant?? The linguistic gymnastics are strong in that one. After WH reporters distancing themselves from Michelle Wolf's performance, I don't have much confidence this will be the time they'll truly hold the WH accountable. She was right when she said the press profits off Trump's brand. Meanwhile, I'm like Popeye, I says whats I means and means whats I says.
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