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Parler games.
"During one of the calls, Parler's CEO reported that Parler had a backlog of 26,000 reports of content that violated its community standards and remained on its service."
We have all seen reports about Parler being shutdown. They violated their contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS). They filed a suit against AWS. The link below is to the response from AWS. The quote above is from page 6. For examples of posts made on Parler, look at page 4 & 5 of the response.
Link: https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20449127-amazon_response?fbcli…
Who here's seen the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading?
https://6abc.com/nancy-pelosi-riley-june-williams-laptop-pennsylvania/9…
Hahahaha.
'Special' people indeed, these Trumpzi types.
Seems Greenwald doesn't really have much of a clue how the internet works. Facebook, Amazon and Google can't 'remove' anything from the internet. They can remove it from their servers, but they don't control the internet.
I guess admitting as much wouldn't serve his grievance narrative though.
Amazon did try to remove Parler from the internet. That was the entire point. Amazon claimed that Parler was a threat to society and they attempted to remove it from the internet by reducing Parler’s access to servers in the hope that Parler would find no suitable replacement.
The statement that” Amazon tried to remove Parler from the internet “ is not factually incorrect just because Amazon failed in their intended task.
Capitol Rioters just following Trumps instructions!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2021/jan/18/capitol-attack-ri…
'A Texas real estate agent who was part of the pro-Trump mob that attacked the US Capitol has said she was just following the orders of Donald Trump, even as she faced federal charges for her part in the insurrection.'
More rioters just following Trumps instructions!
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/nation-world/al-watkins-represen…
“Mr. Chansley is an American; he served honorably in the U.S. military,” Watkins said in a press release. “He has zero criminal history. He is a lover of nature, routinely practices meditation, is an active practicer of yoga and eats only organic food. He took seriously the countless messages of President Trump. He believed in President Trump. Like tens of millions of other Americans, Chansley felt — for the first time in his life — as though his voice was being heard.”
He took seriously the countless messages of President Trump. This resulted in him and many others rioting in the capitol building, with the intention of disrupting the processes of democracy for their own political benefit - at the instruction of the president no less.
This Francis Fukuyama article covers off on a whole range of these issues: political polarisation, big tech, corporate alignment with major parties, cult of personality within the Republican Party. Longish read but pretty balanced
(Something for everyone!!)
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-01-18/rotten…
Another fairly balanced article on the fallout from the end of the Trump Presidency. I agree that there’s a reckoning to come within both political parties in the US - could this be the start of a third, centrist, force in US politics as both the left and the right face their own factional challenges.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-01-11/presen…
One thing that can’t be denied :
The 2016 vote for Trump was primarily a protest vote by the US proletariat for having been abandoned by the globalist DNC /Republican duopoly.
Whether actions follow words of intent remains to be seen but Biden’s vociferous return to the defence of the working class is a huge turnaround from the neoliberal enthusiasm of the Hillary Clinton era .
The vote for Trump was a success.
As a postscript to the Trump presidency, here is his interview on the matter from 1980. If nothing else, notice how articulate he actually is.
But this is different !!!!!
https://mtracey.medium.com/media-cheers-dc-under-military-occupation-79…
@velocityjohnno
Saw that a while ago, its a classic video in that even back then he spoke the same and used the same words. (but not as loose)
But he seemed smarter back then, seems like he lost something in the time since or just that his ego grew too much.
Repost here
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Unhinged conspiracy theorists
Remember when Mueller spent 18 months and millions of dollars armed with a team of prosecutors and subpoena power, then closed his investigation after arresting *zero* Americans for conspiring with Russia?
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 19, 2021
Let's do it again! Anything to distract from how rotted neoliberalism is: https://t.co/uOdMsxqY1L
"When Republicans controlled the Senate they used the reconciliation process to provide huge tax breaks for the rich and large corporations," said Bernie Sanders on Saturday. "We're going to use reconciliation to protect working families, the sick and the poor."
"Gonna Do it !" ...Trump just reopened the Gates to Hell.
Pfizer Hearses will reunite elderly couples & tongue twistin' UK Mutants are droolin'.
Biden says thanx but no thanx to Trump's intergalactic House Warming Rave
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-travel/update-2-…
Nancy's lap top dancer Riley engages Putin to bum $2m for a Trump Pardon.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9162179/FBI-arrests-Pennsylvan…
Runny Rudy's best offer :
'$2 million or a Presidential Pussy Grope. (Most just pay the $3m...we agreed $2m?)'
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/giuliani-associate-reportedly-trump-…
There's no doubt Trump's Blooper Reel will be a best seller...{Laugh to Hate Him}
https://www.indy100.com/news/trump-twitter-photos-gifs-video-b1786728
You'd all like to think The Trump Train has run off the rails....
Y'all get ready for this....
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/poll-trump-approval-rem…
Trump's approval rating after Winning 2017 Election ...44%
Trump's approval rating at 2020 Election ...45%
Trump's approval rating on eve of 2021 Eviction ...43%
Trump's 'Job Performance' or (Destroying Democracy) Polling by Party
2020 On Election Eve - Rep-89% / Ind-44% / Dem-6%
2021 On Eviction Eve - Rep-87% / Ind-44% / Dem-5%
Note Republicans were most harsh on Trump during the Wrecking Ball Period.
Riot (Blame)
Key / *Off the chart Polls Apart ( # Bog standard corrupt Targets )
Dem *91% >Trump ( Rep 11% Wot / Who?)
Dem 52% > Rep Congress ( Rep *7% Wot Bullies?)
Dem 51% > Q ( Rep *12% Wot Horny Guy?)
Dem 51% > Conservative Media (Rep 17% Can't hear you?)
Rep *48% > Antifa (Dem 14% Who / Where?)
Rep 47% > Social Media ( # 30%-47% All agree! Aye!)
Dem 37% > Crooked Cops (# 28% -37% All agree! Aye!)
Rep *34% > Dem Congress (Payback for Nancy's Lap Top virus!)
Ind- 44% Trump / 34% Social Media / 28% Crooked Cops / 25% Cons' Media
Ind vote leans heavy to conservative thru poll.
Indo, I think he's been speaking to where he thinks the audience is. For eg, as an undergraduate I was surprised (and disappointed) to find out that the local paper was targeted at Grade 7 reading comprehension.
It's a pity, as he's quite eloquent - if only that side shone through.
Taser guy managed to to put his taser gun to use, tasering officer 3603 Micheal Finone in the neck.
You can see Taser guy holding up the taser at 2.07 in the vid.
polish characters alt codes
https://www.wesh.com/article/kill-him-with-his-own-gun-police-describe-…
When Micheal Finone was later checked over by medical people they discovered he had suffered a mild heart attack.
What is it with the freaks in the US and their camo gear ?
You see them at every hint of protest wearing jungle and desert camouflage clobber even though there’s not even a blade of grass to be seen in their urban shitholes.
Too many video games ?
Part of the culture, has been for decades and has worked wonders in silencing any dissent on foreign military adventures.
"MILITARISM IN THE USA -
Besides TV shows, movies, and commercials, there are many signs of the increasing embrace of militarized values and attitudes in this country.
The result: the acceptance of a military in places where it shouldn’t be, one that’s over-celebrated, over-hyped, and given far too much money and cultural authority, while becoming virtually immune to serious criticism."
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/militarism-donald-trump-ameri…
Blowin, I was watching that "The First 48" cop show and the cops were able to easily ID a shooter from his camo pants. The cops loved the camo because they said it was like a fingerprint, it is always a different pattern, no two camo pants or prints are identical.
What creeps me out the most is the 'passive erect trigger finger' whenever you see someone posing with a semi automatic rifle.
SBS Doco series 'Americas modern militias' is a fascinating and deeply disturbing insight into groups such as Boogaloo Boys and the Antifa movement.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/fringe-nation-extremists-in-ame…
Speaking of Moscow Mitch...
Majority Leader McConnell just went on record, in opening Senate proceedings no less, to make the case the President engaged in sedition leading to an insurrection. Quote in CAPS for emphasis on the two key phrases:
"The last time the Senate convened, we had just reclaimed the Capitol from violent criminals who tried to stop Congress from doing our duty.
THE MOB WAS FED LIES. THEY WERE PROVOKED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER POWERFUL PEOPLE...to use FEAR AND VIOLENCE TO STOP A SPECIFIC PROCEEDING OF THE FIRST BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT which they did not like.”
Very careful and specific language used by ol' Mitch.
'Provoked by the President' = seditious conspiracy via incitement.
'Use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the federal government' = necessary criteria to satisfy both sedition and insurrection.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/2021/01/20/mitch-mcconnel…
If McConnell does vote to convict (and with him will undoubtedly follow numerous Republican senators), and granted, the conviction would happen after Trump is out of office, the fact is that Trump would then never be eligible to run for office, and the Senate could also strip him of his pension, Secret Service protection, and other benefits.
Winning?!
Remember this shit ....Mission accomplished !
The single most cringeworthy moment in world political history ?
I’d pay to see Scummo try this out on the Australian public.
Maybe, they secretly believe they are hidden and its us who stand out
Partisan political censorship. Nothing less.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/19/open-letter-calls-for-pub…
“No one should be enriched for their contribution to evil“.....FFS.
BLM in bali...
https://www.indy100.com/people/bali-american-woman-viral-thread-b178852…
BBM?
Big Bucks Matter in bali?
...not as much as the ignorant arrogant fuck influencers would like to us to believe it seems...
thankfully...
finally...
Bintang Bogans Mabuk!
My favorite was the barefoot guy in the bottom r.h. corner who did the flying side kick to the lokal guy traveling on the scooter.
He said he was on vodka so dont blame the tang!
I thought it was unequivocally the most exquisite beer ever crafted?
Trump's Sucker Punch hits well below the Belt.
Bishops line up behind Trump to legalize discrimination against Heathens.
Church + Govt Bullies can legally deny Queers & weirdo's not in a Cult + Me Too.
11th Feb 2021 [ Trump's Law ]
No Welfare, Vax or bowl of soup without 100% God Squad Conversion.
No eyes closed Jab > No eyes closed Jab! (Simple as that!)
https://www.newwaysministry.org/2021/01/19/bishops-applaud-new-trump-ad…
Speaking of BLM
"At least 28 people were arrested as groups of protesters gathered in New York City to march on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Hundreds of protesters in different groups throughout the city began rallying as early as noon on Monday as a part of a Black Liberation March to commemorate the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader. The groups calling for racial and social justice peacefully marched from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to City Hall where they were met with a large group of NYPD officers.
The rally came to an end just as many Black Lives Matter protests ended last year. Police told protesters to disperse and violence broke out as officers began arresting demonstrators. A total of 28 people were arrested late Monday, police said.
Eleven officers were injured, according to the NYPD, but none in serious condition. One uniformed captain was hit in the head with a glass bottle. It's unclear how many protesters were injured."
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nypd-arrests-28-protesters-at-mlk…
A shameless liar til the very end:
https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-donald-trump-capitol-siege-glo…
"Watching US conservatives use Dr. King's name in calls for unity after four years of constantly crowing about "owning the libz" is hilarious. Like, southern conservatives were the ones who created conditions that forced black people to fight for civil rights in the first goddamn place!"
Trumpzi pardons the likes of Steve Bannon (he knows where the bodies are buried), and Republican Party and Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy - who pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent and accepting money from Chinese and Malaysian interests to lobby the Trump administration. Yes, Chy-na! - but no JOE EXOTIC, y'all?!
This one seemed to slip under the radar but a bit WTF?
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Tucker Carlson Blasting GOP Establishment For Trying To Block Pardon Of Julian Assange
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) January 20, 2021
Tucker says that the Senate GOP, specifically Mitch McConnell "has sent word over to the WH: if you pardon Julian Assange, we are much more likely to convict you in an impeachment trial." pic.twitter.com/o7OqYZ8V11
Indo ....without the Capital Building imbroglio there’d be no foundation for the confected “ domestic terrorism “ threat they’re building the next round of oppressive legislation onto.
That my opinion as to why the most powerful military in the world permitted an opportunistic clown in a Davey Crocket cap to do as he pleased without needing to kill dozens of cops to do so.
So many talking heads coming out of the woodwork declaring the dangers of domestic terrorism when to date there’s been one death caused by someone getting hit with a fire extinguisher. The biggest propaganda build up ever.
Be interesting to see what Eric Weinstein does in the next few day’s.
For the readers and Trumpzi beliebers out there.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/escalating-terrorism-problem-united-states
"The data show three notable trends. First, right-wing attacks and plots accounted for the majority of all terrorist incidents in the United States since 1994. In particular, they made up a large percentage of incidents in the 1990s and 2010s. Second, the total number of right-wing attacks and plots has grown substantially during the past six years. In 2019, for example, right-wing extremists perpetrated nearly two-thirds of the terrorist attacks and plots in the United States, and they committed over 90 percent of the attacks and plots between January 1 and May 8, 2020. Third, although religious extremists were responsible for the most fatalities because of the 9/11 attacks, right-wing perpetrators were responsible for more than half of all annual fatalities in 14 of the 21 years during which fatal attacks occurred."
With the US Capitol attacks, domestic terrorism in America has exploded into the mainstream
"What happened at the US Capitol earlier this month might be new for many people, a shock. But for people like me, it's not something new at all.
This war was going on for years before rioters stormed the building, so for anyone who has been paying attention, it won't have come as a surprise.
I've had to deal with the kind of hate that was on display my whole life. I was nine when a mechanic at McQuick's Lube on Maple Avenue found a remote-controlled pipe bomb strapped to the bottom of a deputy sheriff's car."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-20/extremist-groups-america-rural-c…
This is why people don't believe media these days.
Where do you draw the line at what is and isn't terrorism?
Terrorism = "the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims."
Surely what we have seen in 2020 is a form of terrorism?
BLM & Antifa have caused over two billion dollars worth of damage to public and private property,
Police stations burnt down other public buildings set alight, countless peoples business and residence looted and burnt, cars burnt all kinds of public facilities, public monuments and statues destroyed.
Over 30 people dead hundreds injured.
Whole blocks taken over by extremist and turned into autonomous zone.
Imagine if it was RW groups doing this?
It's obviously total bullshit, it's clearly only terrorism when the right do it but not the left.
BTW there was only about 800+ incidents in the USA in over 25 years (just going of memory from the same shit someone dished up the other day)
How many seperate incident's has there been since May 2021 surely more than that.
Septic Tanks are going to Septic Tank