Random Thoughts (Political Edition)

[eizbaer]

ffs the stuff you stumble across on youtube:

an example of failed Waffle-Iron-Politics

 

[jack_christie]

VA Benefits For Toxin-Exposed Veterans Passes 86-11

No votes: Crapo, Lankford, Lee, Lummis, Paul, Risch, Romney, Shelby, Tillis, Toomey, Tuberville

 

[NecroJoe]

Was anything changed to appease the shitheels that held it up before? No? So it was 100% political posturing that hopefully bites them in the ass?

 

[GRtak]

Was anything changed to appease the shitheels that held it up before? No? So it was 100% political posturing that hopefully bites them in the ass?

From what I can tell, nothing was changed. This was all a big game, and the only reason they reversed direction was because it was making them look worse than normal!

 

[GRtak]

Conservative Democrat Introduces Labor Bill That Would Exempt Millions from a Minimum Wage

The bill would lock workers out of basic labor rights and protections, while preventing states from enforcing higher standards.

www.vice.com

 

[GRtak]

Conspiracy website InfoWars parent files for bankruptcy

The parent of far-right conspiracy website InfoWars filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Friday as the company and its founder Alex Jones face up to $150 million in damages in a trial over longstanding falsehoods he perpetuated about the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre.

www.reuters.com

An update that is more than a little interesting.






So, his lawyer failed to turn over evidence, this proves he lied under oath, shows what Info-Wars made, and Jones seems to realize how deep in the shit he is in while on the stand.

 

[jack_christie]

An update that is more than a little interesting.

Alex Jones Grilled Over Conspiracy Theories About the Trial Judge — and a Broadcast Showing Image of Her ‘on Fire’​

Alex Jones Grilled Over Conspiracy Theories About the Trial Judge — and a Broadcast Showing Image of Her 'on Fire'

Alex Jones faced blistering questioning over some recent conspiracy theories that his company Infowars broadcast about the judge presiding over the case.

lawandcrime.com

live

 

[jack_christie]

Alex Jones concedes that the Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'​

Alex Jones concedes that the Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.

www.npr.org

 

[jack_christie]

An update that is more than a little interesting.






So, his lawyer failed to turn over evidence, this proves he lied under oath, shows what Info-Wars made, and Jones seems to realize how deep in the shit he is in while on the stand.

 

[GRtak]

Michigan had the primary run off yesterday and it went about the way everything was predicted. After all the font runners failed to get on the ballot due to fraudulent signatures, the woman won, and the guy that came in fourth place is refusing to concede and is demanding a hand recount.

Then today, the notorious MI GOP co-chair had to, uh, I don't know what she was trying to do.





Stay classy Michigan...

 

[NecroJoe]

Like...even still, is the difference really so noteworthy as to illicit a mention anyway?

 

[jack_christie]

what happened with Alex Jones’s cell phone, according to Mark Bankston: the phone’s contents were put in a Dropbox folder the two parties had been to using to exchange materials roughly ten days ago

3.5) Under TX law, once 10 days have passed without privilege claims, you get to keep it all

Child porn found in documents Alex Jones sent to lawyers of Sandy Hook families, court filing says​

Jones denies any knowledge of the images, and Infowars describes the emails as a "malware attack attempting to embed" child porn on their servers.

Child porn found in documents Alex Jones sent to lawyers of Sandy Hook families, court filing says

Jones denies any knowledge of the images, and Infowars describes the emails as a "malware attack attempting to embed" child porn on their servers.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[NecroJoe]

Child porn found in documents Alex Jones sent to lawyers of Sandy Hook families, court filing says

Jones denies any knowledge of the images, and Infowars describes the emails as a "malware attack attempting to embed" child porn on their servers.

www.nbcnews.com

The article mentioned it, but to be clear, it sounds like it was found in emails sent TO InfoWars, not necessarily kept by them. If I found one of their addresses, I could send them bomb-making directions, and it'd be easy to defend themselves in that scenario.

 

[GRtak]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi's trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.

www.npr.org

 

[jack_christie]

The article mentioned it, but to be clear, it sounds like it was found in emails sent TO InfoWars, not necessarily kept by them. If I found one of their addresses, I could send them bomb-making directions, and it'd be easy to defend themselves in that scenario.

Doesn't sound right that they would forward that.

At about 1m10s AriV says this is the first of three trials to determine amount of damages Jones should pay

 

[GRtak]

Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen

BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his bishop that he was sexually abusing her. The father, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an admitted pornography addict, was in counseling with his bishop when he...

apnews.com

 

[jack_christie]

Jones's lawyer looking to take phone data and asking for mistrial:

 

[jack_christie]

Jones's lawyers, Reynal and Pattis show order in Connecticut requiring them to appear in person on August 17 for a hearing to determine whether they should be disciplined for the disclosure of the medical and psychiatric records of Sandy Hook parents in the phone data

 

[jack_christie]

Jury only awarding $4m and punitive damages to add to that:

 

[jack_christie]

Jury awards parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim $4.1 million in defamation case against Alex Jones​

The parents sought $150 million in their defamation lawsuit against the conspiracy theorist. The jury could still issue more damages in an upcoming phase of the trial.

Jury awards parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim $4.1 million in defamation case against Alex Jones

The parents sought $150 million in their defamation lawsuit against the conspiracy theorist. The jury could still issue more damages in an upcoming phase of the trial.

www.texastribune.org

That's for one victim.

Also will be a trial in TX for the family of Noah Posner and one in CT for 8 families.

20 children and 6 adults died in Sandy Hook.