Politics & War Lounge

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

John McCain has made 50 clones of himself?

 

[Leonard D Neubache]

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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor Jack Stauder says his political and ideological conversion away from socialism and Marxism occurred when he actually witnessed these systems in action.

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Nothing like a left wing indoctrination degree to help you learn in 40 years of study what most people learn doing 5 years of actual work.

 

[bigrich]

I just listened to discussion on the topic "Is The Left Silencing Free Speech?", which focuses on the work of Kim Strassel.

I learned some interesting things. Donors who gave money to support traditional marriage in California were harassed in an organized effort that included protests outside of their homes, property damage and the lose of their jobs.

One caller named Roberta called in saying that conservatives are emotional while liberals are "fact based", which is as an opinion devoid of fact, logic or perspective.

http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/06/22/free-speech-liberal-conservative-debate

Tom Ashbrook as usual defends PC culture.

 

[bigrich]

I am listening to an LA based radio station and a reporter at the station (KFI) is telling a story about how he was harassed by the Sheriffs Department. He was reporting on Lee Baca's attempt to raise sales taxes in LA County and was being fed insider info. Baca wanted to find out who was the mole and placed tracking devices on the reporter's car and had deputies go talk to the reporter's neighbors, telling them that he was under investigation for being a pedo.

When they want to get you, they can.

 

[El Chinito loco]

US Diplomats Calling for Targeted Strikes on Syrian Regime Forces

Dozens of US State Department officials have signed an internal memo protesting against US policy in Syria and calling for targeted military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's government.

They argue the current approach is working against the Syrian opposition and helping Mr Assad to stay in power. It was signed by 51 mid-to-high level officials who advise on Syria issues.

It is not unusual for internal "dissent cables" to be filed through State Department channels. However, it is rare to have this number of diplomats voice opposition to a White House position.

State Department spokesman acknowledged receipt of the memo but declined to comment on its contents. However, an official familiar with the letter told the BBC that it was sent "because the status quo is not sustainable".

The document urges a credible threat of military action against the Assad government. Otherwise, it says, Damascus will feel no pressure to negotiate with the rebels.

This reflects concerns that the collapse of a joint US-Russian peace process is benefitting the regime. There have been violations of the ceasefire by both the opposition and the government. But President Assad has openly defied the truce, and his forces, backed militarily by Iran and Russia, seem intent on regaining strategic territory such as the crucial city of Aleppo.

Moscow argues that it is supporting strikes against jihadist insurgents not covered by the ceasefire. But Secretary of State John Kerry, who has pushed opposition groups to lay down their arms, is growing increasingly frustrated as the Syrian regime continues to change facts on the ground while he calls for diplomacy.

"The United States is not going to sit there and be used as an instrument that permits a so-called ceasefire to be in place while one principal party is trying to take advantage of it to the detriment of the entire process," he said recently.

Mr Kerry has pressed the administration for tougher action against the regime in order to force it to the negotiating table, and signatories to the dissent letter believe he'll be sympathetic to their concerns, according to sources involved in the process.

Neo-con warhawks pushing for the complete destruction of Syria?

Yeah, great idea to bomb ISIS' biggest threat on the ground. The Assad may be dictators, but their alternatives are demonic.

I bet if you examined the surnames of those 50 people or their lobbyist connections it would be totally unsurprising.

 

[Samseau]

In case there was any doubt that welfare programs are nothing more than Democrat vote buying:

Public Housing
81% Democrat/12% Republican

Medicaid
74% Democrat/16% Republican

Food Stamps
67% Democrat/20% Republican

Unemployment Compensation
66% Democrat/21% Republican

Disability
64% Democrat/25% Republican

Welfare/Public Assistance
63% Democrat/22% Republican

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/campbell/programs/Merged_Data_Set/

 

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

No comment needed:

EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration

EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact.
Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.
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A meeting of 21 scientists in Parma, Italy, concluded that reduced water content in the body was a symptom of dehydration and not something that drinking water could subsequently control.
Now the EFSA verdict has been turned into an EU directive which was issued on Wednesday.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...claim-that-water-can-prevent-dehydration.html

 

[bigrich]

Jews for Jihad have new recruits out of France, apparently a handful, which includes a young woman.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.620751

 

[Chauncey]

New NRA ad:



News article bashing the NRA and the ad as disrespectful.

The National Rifle Association is stepping on soldiers' graves — and apparently violating government policy — in its latest shameful display.

The organization's Political Victory Fund released an anti-Hillary Clinton ad Wednesday, "Stop Clinton, Vote Trump," that shows former Marine and Benghazi attack survivor Mark Geist walking through a veterans cemetery.

Any vets here? Do you find the ad disrespectful?

 

[Foolsgo1d]

No comment needed:

EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration

EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact.
Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.
...
A meeting of 21 scientists in Parma, Italy, concluded that reduced water content in the body was a symptom of dehydration and not something that drinking water could subsequently control.
Now the EFSA verdict has been turned into an EU directive which was issued on Wednesday.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...claim-that-water-can-prevent-dehydration.html

Scientists.

No Doctors?

 

[Ember]

On Independence Day Paul Joseph Watson reacts with his trademark acerbic diatribe to the moronic #americawasnevergreat hashtag.

 

[Chauncey]

On Independence Day Paul Joseph Watson reacts with his trademark acerbic diatribe to the moronic #americawasnevergreat hashtag.

Paul Joseph Watson and John Oliver should co-host a talk/news show on one of the cable networks.

 

[budoslavic]

Former Insider: “Facebook Could Throw an Election….It’s Scary”

Ex-product manager says social media giant is run like a cult by "sociopaths in hoodies"
Paul Joseph Watson - July 5, 2016

A former Facebook insider has lifted the lid on the social networking giant, revealing that the company operates more like a cult and has amassed so much power that it could decide the 2016 presidential election.

Former Facebook product manager Antonio Garcia Martínez, who worked for the company between 2011 and 2013, has written a tell-all exposé in which he divulges how Mark Zuckerberg’s empire is “akin to a cult” run by “sociopaths in hoodies” who make “Gordon Gekko look like Ghandi.”

In an environment that resembles a “mafioso drama with a lot of aggressive behavior and back-room dealing,” Facebook executives behave more like ‘gangsters’ than SIlicon Valley whiz kids, according to Martínez, who tells the Telegraph’s Alix O’Neill, “Everyone freaked out when they found out I’d written this.”

However, Martínez’ most eye-opening bombshell – especially in light of the recent scandal surrounding censorship of conservatives – is that Facebook execs routinely ‘joked’ about how they could influence politics.

“At the end of the day, there’s nothing restraining Zuck’s vision. One of the jokes we had was that Facebook could throw an election by showing reminders to go vote in certain districts but not others. That’s the level of control it has. It’s scary,” said Martínez.

Back in 2014 it was revealed that Facebook had run an experiment to test if it could manipulate users’ emotions by altering the content they saw on their home feed – and it worked.

This suggests the ‘joke’ was in fact an entirely serious possibility.

Given Facebook’s propensity towards censoring and banning conservative content, in addition to Zuckerberg’s cozy relationship with Barack Obama, it’s somewhat unlikely that the social media giant would be pulling for Donald Trump on election day.

 

[Killer Joe]

Why does Breitbart cuck so hard for Israel?

Their coverage of U.S. Politics is excelent, and it's possibly the best source for 2016 U.S. elections coverage, but when it comes to Israel and the Jews, they toe the cuckservative line in a way that really turns my stomach.

Are they afraid of the Big Bad Jew Wolf or are they funded by Zionists?

 

[Liberty Sea]

Jews for Jihad have new recruits out of France, apparently a handful, which includes a young woman.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.620751

Some 5 stupid teenage jewish girls joining ISIS is not inconceivable. There are bound to be some stupid ones even among the smartest people in the world. No conspiracy in this case, I think.

 

[LeeEnfield303]

Any vets here? Do you find the ad disrespectful?

Vet here. NYDN is the worst, pozzie, anti-2A paper in this entire misbegotten land. Fuck them. No, I don't.

 

[Samseau]

Is Diversity just a codeword for crime?

2012, Seattle Times report Tukwila is one of America's most diverse cities: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fyi-guy/2012/10/21/tukwila-is-1/

2016, Tukwila is reported as America's most dangerous city: http://www.king5.com/news/crime/tukwila-named-americas-most-dangerous-city/207439003

 

[Vienna]

There was a huge leftist riot in Berlin tonight.

Apparently more than a hundred riot cops injured. 1800 cops deployed against 7000+ rioters?

https://www.rt.com/news/350446-germany-berlin-leftist-riot/

Only news outlets I've seen covering this so far are RT and a Swedish newspaper. Not a peep in Der Spiegel, CNN, BBC...

Edit: Reason for the riot was that police were clearing leftist squatters from an occupied house, pictured below:

As you can see, police were facing a thoroughly well-disciplined and organised group...

 

[komatiite]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/07/18/roger-ailes-fired-at-fox-news.html

Rumors swirling that Roger Ailes is going to be shitcanned

 

[jibj]

Why does Breitbart cuck so hard for Israel?

Their coverage of U.S. Politics is excelent, and it's possibly the best source for 2016 U.S. elections coverage, but when it comes to Israel and the Jews, they toe the cuckservative line in a way that really turns my stomach.

Are they afraid of the Big Bad Jew Wolf or are they funded by Zionists?

www.rense.com is probably the best news aggregator website, imo. it includes fearless criticism of Israel.