MickFoster
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I don't think it's the worst idea ever, but I don't disagree with the rest of your post.
January 6th, 2021
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Trying to credit Trump for what Biden said he would do.
Ruddy: Biden Is Listening to Trump
Donald Trump may have no interest in speaking to, meeting with, or even handing over the reins of presidential power to Joe Biden come Jan. 20.
But in a funny way, Biden is listening to his soon-to-be predecessor.
We see Biden’s acknowledgment in many of his appointments to Cabinet-level and senior staff positions.
The big story, lost in the mayhem of election-related news, is that Biden clearly wants a moderate Democratic administration.
He is rebuffing the AOC-Sanders-Pelosi wing of the party that appears hell bent on tearing up a possible political consensus.
All of this could be good. It could be part of Trump’s larger legacy.
I wanted Donald Trump to win this election. But our Constitutional process finds Joe Biden the legitimate next president and we should respect him as such. Newsmax was tough on President Barack Obama during his time of office; we often criticized him but praised him at times, such as when he made the courageous decision to kill Bin Laden. I am not naïve about a Biden administration’s agenda. Recent calls for destroying the NRA and hints we may have unnecessary and draconian COVID lockdowns show the dangers.
But Biden could have picked a far-left government. And so far he hasn’t. His big picks, like Tony Blinken for secretary of state and former four-star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin for defense, show just how centrist and establishment he wants to be. Just take a look at some of his other picks.
CIA director: Biden’s most recent pick of William Burns, 64, to succeed Gina Haspel as head of the CIA took many onlookers by surprise.
Burns’ experience is rooted in diplomacy, not intelligence. He served 33 years in the State Department, including two ambassadorial stints: one to Russia and the other to Jordan. He’s been appointed to various State Department positions by both Democrat and Republican presidents.
The Biden transition team said that "he has the experience and skill to marshal efforts across government and around the world to ensure the CIA is positioned to protect the American people." Burns is said to be strong on national security and terrorism issues, and one former senior CIA official I respect tells me he is an outstanding choice.
Attorney general: Last week the president-elect nominated Merrick Garland to head the Justice Department as attorney general, one of the clearest signs he wants a centrist running the DOJ. Garland, 68, is chief judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He’s best remembered as being Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. The Senate refused to vote on his confirmation (which, at the time, I thought was a mistake). After Biden takes office on Jan. 20, Garland will face enormous pressure from leftist Democrats to engage in judicial witch hunts. Garland may be the one person with the gravitas to reject those demands.
Secretary of commerce: Progressives were more than a little disappointed when the president-elect chose Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to head Commerce, given her history in the private sector. "Raimondo, a former venture capitalist, is the wrong pick—and the American public agrees," said the Revolving Door Project, a liberal group that’s opposed to appointees with a corporate background "According to November polling, nearly 70% of respondents oppose President-elect Biden appointing Raimondo to any Cabinet position,” the statement continued.
Secretary of agriculture: Biden received immediate backlash from progressive groups when he tapped former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to head the Agriculture Department. He's known as “Mr. Monsanto,” and they believe his record is too industry-friendly. They urged Biden to appoint a member of Congress instead. George Goehl, director of progressive advocacy group People's Action, called the Vilsack pick “a terrible decision” in a statement. "Rep. Marcia Fudge would have been a historic first at USDA — a secretary on the side of everyday people, not corporate agriculture lobbyists,” he added. Biden tapped Fudge, an Ohio Democrat, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Chief of staff: Biden tapped Ronald Klain, 59, as his chief of staff. This is both a safe pick and a natureal one for Biden, given that Klain served as chief of staff for both Biden and Al Gore when they held the vice presidency.
However, the choice raised the hackles of progressives because in between stints with the Clinton and Obama administrations, Klain worked as a K-Street lobbyist.
In November a group of more than a dozen liberal House members and more than 50 leftist organizations sent a joint letter to Biden asking him to refrain from appointing people with corporate ties.
A week later Biden named Klain.
Counselor to the president: Biden also thumbed his nose at progressives with his choice of Steve Ricchetti, who was his campaign chair, as presidential counselor.
The perceived problem was his history as a lobbyist, even co-owning a lobbying firm with his brother Jeff.
Their client list included General Motors, the American Hospital Association, AT&T, Eli Lilly, Nextel, Novartis, Pfizer, and Fannie Mae, which was the mortgage giant that used taxpayer funds to buy up subprime mortgages and prompted the financial crisis.
Usually being a lobbyist is considered a big negative, but in these cases I see it as a positive. It shows top Biden officials understand the importance of working with American businesses.
Director of Office of Public Engagement: Biden earned the wrath of climate alarmists when he chose Rep. Cedric Richmond, a Louisiana Democrat, for this White House advisory position. After campaigning for more than a year on the promise to move the country away from its dependence on fossil fuels, Biden made a choice with Richmond that was a real head-scratcher. Richmond received the bulk of his campaign donations during the 2019-2020 campaign cycle from the oil and gas industry — $113,100 to be exact, according to Open Secrets. Biden’s selections come as Washington, D.C., is mired in hyper-partisan gridlock.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has stepped up her attacks against both President Trump and the Republican Party, including:
To be sure, conservatives will criticize some of Biden’s picks as being a part of the Washington swamp.
Criticism is good and in the long run helpful, I believe.
But by assembling an administration with many moderate voices, Biden is showing that four years from now he may not want a repeat of the Democrats’ 2016 and 2020 election fiascos.
In that sense, he really is listening to Donald Trump.
www.newsmax.com
Ruddy: Biden Is Listening to Trump
Donald Trump may have no interest in speaking to, meeting with, or even handing over the reins of presidential power to Joe Biden come Jan. 20.
But in a funny way, Biden is listening to his soon-to-be predecessor.
We see Biden’s acknowledgment in many of his appointments to Cabinet-level and senior staff positions.
The big story, lost in the mayhem of election-related news, is that Biden clearly wants a moderate Democratic administration.
He is rebuffing the AOC-Sanders-Pelosi wing of the party that appears hell bent on tearing up a possible political consensus.
All of this could be good. It could be part of Trump’s larger legacy.
I wanted Donald Trump to win this election. But our Constitutional process finds Joe Biden the legitimate next president and we should respect him as such. Newsmax was tough on President Barack Obama during his time of office; we often criticized him but praised him at times, such as when he made the courageous decision to kill Bin Laden. I am not naïve about a Biden administration’s agenda. Recent calls for destroying the NRA and hints we may have unnecessary and draconian COVID lockdowns show the dangers.
But Biden could have picked a far-left government. And so far he hasn’t. His big picks, like Tony Blinken for secretary of state and former four-star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin for defense, show just how centrist and establishment he wants to be. Just take a look at some of his other picks.
CIA director: Biden’s most recent pick of William Burns, 64, to succeed Gina Haspel as head of the CIA took many onlookers by surprise.
Burns’ experience is rooted in diplomacy, not intelligence. He served 33 years in the State Department, including two ambassadorial stints: one to Russia and the other to Jordan. He’s been appointed to various State Department positions by both Democrat and Republican presidents.
The Biden transition team said that "he has the experience and skill to marshal efforts across government and around the world to ensure the CIA is positioned to protect the American people." Burns is said to be strong on national security and terrorism issues, and one former senior CIA official I respect tells me he is an outstanding choice.
Attorney general: Last week the president-elect nominated Merrick Garland to head the Justice Department as attorney general, one of the clearest signs he wants a centrist running the DOJ. Garland, 68, is chief judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He’s best remembered as being Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. The Senate refused to vote on his confirmation (which, at the time, I thought was a mistake). After Biden takes office on Jan. 20, Garland will face enormous pressure from leftist Democrats to engage in judicial witch hunts. Garland may be the one person with the gravitas to reject those demands.
Secretary of commerce: Progressives were more than a little disappointed when the president-elect chose Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to head Commerce, given her history in the private sector. "Raimondo, a former venture capitalist, is the wrong pick—and the American public agrees," said the Revolving Door Project, a liberal group that’s opposed to appointees with a corporate background "According to November polling, nearly 70% of respondents oppose President-elect Biden appointing Raimondo to any Cabinet position,” the statement continued.
Secretary of agriculture: Biden received immediate backlash from progressive groups when he tapped former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to head the Agriculture Department. He's known as “Mr. Monsanto,” and they believe his record is too industry-friendly. They urged Biden to appoint a member of Congress instead. George Goehl, director of progressive advocacy group People's Action, called the Vilsack pick “a terrible decision” in a statement. "Rep. Marcia Fudge would have been a historic first at USDA — a secretary on the side of everyday people, not corporate agriculture lobbyists,” he added. Biden tapped Fudge, an Ohio Democrat, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Chief of staff: Biden tapped Ronald Klain, 59, as his chief of staff. This is both a safe pick and a natureal one for Biden, given that Klain served as chief of staff for both Biden and Al Gore when they held the vice presidency.
However, the choice raised the hackles of progressives because in between stints with the Clinton and Obama administrations, Klain worked as a K-Street lobbyist.
In November a group of more than a dozen liberal House members and more than 50 leftist organizations sent a joint letter to Biden asking him to refrain from appointing people with corporate ties.
A week later Biden named Klain.
Counselor to the president: Biden also thumbed his nose at progressives with his choice of Steve Ricchetti, who was his campaign chair, as presidential counselor.
The perceived problem was his history as a lobbyist, even co-owning a lobbying firm with his brother Jeff.
Their client list included General Motors, the American Hospital Association, AT&T, Eli Lilly, Nextel, Novartis, Pfizer, and Fannie Mae, which was the mortgage giant that used taxpayer funds to buy up subprime mortgages and prompted the financial crisis.
Usually being a lobbyist is considered a big negative, but in these cases I see it as a positive. It shows top Biden officials understand the importance of working with American businesses.
Director of Office of Public Engagement: Biden earned the wrath of climate alarmists when he chose Rep. Cedric Richmond, a Louisiana Democrat, for this White House advisory position. After campaigning for more than a year on the promise to move the country away from its dependence on fossil fuels, Biden made a choice with Richmond that was a real head-scratcher. Richmond received the bulk of his campaign donations during the 2019-2020 campaign cycle from the oil and gas industry — $113,100 to be exact, according to Open Secrets. Biden’s selections come as Washington, D.C., is mired in hyper-partisan gridlock.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has stepped up her attacks against both President Trump and the Republican Party, including:
- Calls for a “snap impeachment” after last week's Capitol riot.
- A demand that Vice President Mike Pence initiate the process of removing Trump using the 25th Amendment.
- A move to remove the power of the GOP to introducer amendments to legislation, effectively silencing the minority party
To be sure, conservatives will criticize some of Biden’s picks as being a part of the Washington swamp.
Criticism is good and in the long run helpful, I believe.
But by assembling an administration with many moderate voices, Biden is showing that four years from now he may not want a repeat of the Democrats’ 2016 and 2020 election fiascos.
In that sense, he really is listening to Donald Trump.
Ruddy: Biden Is Listening to Trump
Donald Trump may have no interest in speaking to, meeting with, or even handing over the reins of presidential power to Joe Biden come Jan. 20.But in a funny way, Biden is listening to his soon-to-be predecessor. We see Biden's acknowledgment in many of his appointments to...
captainmorgan
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Donald Trump Jr. is now under criminal investigation in the District of Columbia.
captainmorgan
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The tRUmp virus killed a lot of inmates in jail and prison freeing up lots of space for all the seditious tRUmptards, I think 1,000s of them are heading there.
Jimdamick
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You know what I like/love?
It's all the fucking Republican/Facist/Nazis assholes that are complaing now that all of a sudden they lost viewers/subscribers due to Twitter/Facebook identifying and banning fucking lunatics/traitors.
And their complaining?
Oh, my God, I just lost 30,000 followers!!!!!!
And they complain
Fucking amazing
Dr.Amber Trichome
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Lock him up ! Lock him up!
captainmorgan
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doublejj
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There will be more US troops in DC for Biden's inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism
www.businessinsider.com
There will be more US troops in DC for Biden's inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism
Congressional lawmakers are now calling for the US to treat domestic terrorism as an existential threat to the country and its political system.
www.businessinsider.com
captainmorgan
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captainmorgan
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Do you think the FBI will be able to find him LOL.
news.yahoo.com
‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer in Hiding After Denying Blame for Riot
Two weeks before thousands of Trump rioters breached Congress, “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander said his group wasn’t violent—“yet.”“One of our organizers in one state said, ‘We’re nice patriots, we don’t throw bricks,’” Alexander told a crowd at a Dec. 19 rally at Arizona’s state...
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captainmorgan
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MickFoster
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EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!!!!!
Where are the fucking Daleks when you need them?
captainmorgan
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DIY-HP-LED
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Parler Users Breached Deep Inside U.S. Capitol Building, GPS Data Shows
At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the hoard of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside the U.S. Capitol building and into areas normally restricted to the public, according to GPS metadata.
gizmodo.com
Parler Users Breached Deep Inside U.S. Capitol Building, GPS Data Shows
Graphic: Dhruv Mehrota / Gizmodo
At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the horde of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside the U.S. Capitol building and into areas normally restricted to the public, according to GPS metadata linked to videos posted to the platform the day of the insurrection in Washington.
The data, obtained by a computer hacker through legal means ahead of Parler’s shutdown on Monday, offers a bird’s eye view of its users swarming the Capitol grounds after receiving encouragement from President Trump — and during a violent breach that sent lawmakers and Capitol Hill visitors scrambling amid gunshots and calls for their death. GPS coordinates taken from 618 Parler videos analyzed by Gizmodo has already been sought after by FBI as part of a sweeping nationwide search for potential suspects, at least 20 of whom are already in custody.
The siege on January 6, which lasted approximately two hours, resulted in five deaths, including that of a Capitol police officer whom authorities say was bludgeoned with a fire extinguisher and later succumbed to his injuries. Windows were smashed, tables overturned, and graffiti scrawled and scratched into the walls of the 220-year-old building—some calling for the murders of journalists sheltering in place nearby.
Graphic: Dhruv Mehrota / Gizmodo
Gizmodo has mapped nearly 70,000 geo-located Parler posts and on Tuesday isolated hundreds published on January 6 near the Capitol where a mob of pro-Trump supporters had hoped to overturn a democratic election and keep their president in power. The data shows Parler users posting all throughout the day, documenting their march from the National Mall to Capitol Hill where the violent insurrection ensued.
The precise locations of Parler users inside the building can be difficult to place. The coordinates do not reveal which floors they are on, for instance. Moreover, the data only includes Parler users who posted videos taken on January 6. And the coordinates themselves are only accurate up to an approximate distance of 12 yards (11 meters).
The red dot just south of the Capitol Rotunda’s center on the map above is linked to a video Gizmodo verified that shows rioters in red MAGA hats shouting obscenities about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose office is a short walk to the west. But other dots nearby could indicate videos captured in adjacent offices, stairwells, or hallways leading toward the House and Senate chambers. A second video successfully linked to the Parler data belongs to a rioter who filmed a mob in the Rotunda chanting, “Whose House? Our House?” (while facing the Senate side of the building).
Other coordinates pulled from Parler point to users roaming the north side of the building near the Senate chamber, either near leadership offices or the press gallery, depending on which floor they were on.
Moments before the siege, Vice President Mike Pence was presiding over a debate to certify the vote entangled by the baseless allegations of election fraud endorsed by his Republican colleagues. Reporters observed from the gallery. Sen. Ted Cruz, who had for weeks amplified false claims of a stolen election, was seemingly oblivious to the violence outside as he stood to argue against certifying Arizona’s electoral votes.
A map created using Parler GPS data shows a flood of protesters leaving the National Mall after a speech by President Donald Trump and heading toward the U.S. Capitol building where a riot ensued.Graphic: Dhruv Mehrota / Gizmodo
Other location data from outside the Capitol follows the precise route the crowd took from the National Mall shortly after a speech by President Trump, in which he urged his supporters to “fight like hell,” saying they could not “take back [their] country with weakness.”
The FBI did not respond to a request for comment; however, Bureau investigators have already expressed an interest in examining Parler’s GPS data, according to a source with knowledge of the effort.
The Parler data was first obtained by a hacker identified by her Twitter handle, @donk_enby, as reported by Gizmodo on Monday.
In an interview Monday, @donk_enby said she began to archive posts from Parler the day of the siege, documenting what she described as “very incriminating” evidence linked to a mob of Parler users on the Hill. When it later became clear that Amazon intended to expel the app from its servers, she expanded her efforts to vacuum up the entirety of its content.
According to @donk_enby, more than 99% of all Parler posts, including millions of videos bearing the locations of users, were saved. Unlike most of its competitors, Parler apparently had no mechanism in place to strip sensitive metadata from its users’ videos prior to posting them online.
Authorities have launched sprawling investigations across the country to locate suspects who took part in the siege, including a man photographed in a grey hoodie suspected of placing explosive devices outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic National Committees. Among the twenty arrests so far, a Colorado man who allegedly brought guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition with him to Washington, saying he wanted to murder Pelosi.
Dr.Amber Trichome
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Some asshole etched “Trump” on the back of a manatee ! What a sick fuck.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2021/01/12/florida-manatee-spotted-trump-scraped-back/6635691002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2021/01/12/florida-manatee-spotted-trump-scraped-back/6635691002/
DIY-HP-LED
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![r/dataisbeautiful - [OC] A map of Parler users is a population map](https://i.redd.it/4m64bspnjua61.png "r/dataisbeautiful - [OC] A map of Parler users is a population map")
Fogdog
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we even have a douche posting here and laughing about it.
What has Trump done to this country?
Got this off the link Uncle posted: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said that manatee did not appear to be seriously injured “as it seems the word was written in algae on the animal’s back.” Just leave the manatees alone. They should just stick with a clipper and their dogs' butts.
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