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#1231 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 511 weeks ago
Free shit from Obama...:haha:
Trump is going to hook all his pals up with more tax payer funded freebies than any BLM "Obamaphone" recipient you could dream up.
#1232 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 511 weeks ago
Getting flashbacks to the speech in Independence Day Resurgence.
Trump: Today’s ceremony, however has very special meaning. Because today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another. But we are transferring power from Washington D.C. and giving it back to you... the people. For too long a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have born the cost. Washington flourished but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs and while they celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land. That all changes starting right here and right now because this moment is your moment. It belongs to you.”
Bane: “We take Gotham from the corrupt! The rich! The oppressors of generations who have kept you down with myths of opportunity, and we give it back to you... the people. Gotham is yours. None shall interfere. Do as you please. Start by storming Blackgate, and freeing the oppressed! Step forward those who would serve. For and army will be raised. The powerful will be ripped from their decadent nests, and cast out into the cold world that we know and endure. Courts will be convened. Spoils will be enjoyed. Blood will be shed. The police will survive, as they learn to serve true justice. This great city... it will endure. Gotham will survive!”
#1233 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 511 weeks ago
#1234 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 511 weeks ago
Getting flashbacks to the speech in Independence Day Resurgence.
hahaha!
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
What do you care? You're not going to have your healthcare taken away from you.
#1235 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 511 weeks ago
The world is laughing at us...
#1236 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 511 weeks ago
It was so nice having a smart, compassionate, articulate President that I was proud of. Very sad to see he and his beautiful family go. Sadder than I thought I'd be. Thank you President Obama.
I know. It sucks. And we're getting the exact opposite as a replacement.
#1237 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 511 weeks ago
#1238 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 512 weeks ago
FBI, 5 other agencies probe possible covert Kremlin aid to Trump
WASHINGTON
The FBI and five other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have collaborated for months in an investigation into Russian attempts to influence the November election, including whether money from the Kremlin covertly aided President-elect Donald Trump, two people familiar with the matter said.
The agencies involved in the inquiry are the FBI, the CIA, the National Security Agency, the Justice Department, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and representatives of the director of national intelligence, the sources said.
Investigators are examining how money may have moved from the Kremlin to covertly help Trump win, the two sources said. One of the allegations involves whether a system for routinely paying thousands of Russian-American pensioners may have been used to pay some email hackers in the United States or to supply money to intermediaries who would then pay the hackers, the two sources said.
The informal, inter-agency working group began to explore possible Russian interference last spring, long before the FBI received information from a former British spy hired to develop politically damaging and unverified research about Trump, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the inquiry.
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#1239 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 512 weeks ago
There is a book named "Chasing the Scream" that studies drug use and it's impact on culture. It also is about legalization vs. our war on drugs. They found that countries with more lax laws on drugs (or no laws at all) had lower rates of addiction, and less crimes overall (related to drug use and sales.)
Criminalizing something with such high demand makes zero sense, unless you are a for profit prison system or a drug runner I suppose. I think the argument that more people will try drugs because they are legal is bunk. If heroin became legal in Nevada, I wouldn't then be more inclined to use it.
#1240 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 512 weeks ago
slcpunk wrote:Smoking Guns wrote:http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww23 … 7f7qzl.jpg
Seems pretty normal. Lol
He's doing something that makes sense, letting Americans out of jail for archaic and over zealous punitive prison sentences for drugs. The Republicans actually agree with this too...except for maybe Obama doing it.
Some are legit...
Some are not...
Did he really have to wait till the end of his presidency? Why not let some out earlier?? After watching making a murderer why didn't he get Brandon dassy out earlier?
They always do 'em on the way out the door.


