by oldedude on January 4, 2024 2:15 pm
Trump and his allies have insinuated that the F.B.I. based the Russia investigation on the dossier. But when counterintelligence agents launched the effort on July 30, 2016, they did not yet know about the dossier.
"Insinuated" is a pretty vague word. It's an "opinion," and generally a passive-aggressive way of spreading rumors. Why did the DOJ/IN folks initiate the "investigation?" We do know the whole issue was to stop trumpster from holding a political office initiated by the dims. The dims continued this course throughout the entirety of trumpsters four years. That's where shifty comes in. He was briefed on the dossier and was convinced it was real. Until it wasn't. Trumpster has never been charged with anything in the dossier, although the dims said they had Ironclad "evidence" referencing the dossier. To say no one used it, is a fantasy.
Trump and others said no tear gas was used, though police acknowledged dispersing protesters using a chemical riot control agent that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says is sometimes referred to as tear gas.
I guess this borders completely on naive and unprepared, and trusting someone not giving you the whole story. Period. Where was the gas dispersed? What time? was it close to where trumpster was? Have you ever seen the area around the whitehouse? It could be a block away and no one would know it was being done.
Trump also claimed that he spent time in a bunker under the White House during the daytime to do an “inspection.” Numerous news outlets, including CNN, The New York Times and Fox News, reported that he was taken to the bunker for security reasons on Friday night.
This is an "and so?" Maybe he was told he needed to go down. He looks at the other folks around him and says "Okay, we'll call it an "inspection." WTF cares? This is really pulling at strawmen.
5. the “Muslim ban” that wasn’t.
SCOTUS looked at the EO. THEY said it wasn't racially motivated. Done. State Department (yes, they know more than we do about WTF is going on in the world), made that point. Done.
6. Trump built "cages" at the border for children.
They were Obama's/Biden's cages. Trump was told that the "adults" were just bringing the children as baggage. He attempted to correct that by separating the children from those without any DNA matching at all. Only the most stupid of people actually believe (especially now) the twelve kids coming in with one or two military age males are actually their parents. Again, you're welcoming the rape trees, willfully and with knowledge that it happens. And yes, you and pedojoe are two pees in a pod.
Not only are voter photo ID laws ineffective as means of combating voter fraud, but their main impact is that they promote voter suppression.
The negative impact of strict voter ID laws is not limited to Black Americans; other marginalized populations also face disproportionate barriers to voting because of these laws. Native American communities, low-income, elderly, and rural voters are disproportionately affected by voter photo ID laws. This is partially because photo IDs aren’t as common as many people assume: 18% of all citizens over the age of 65, 16% of Latino voters, 25% of Black voters, and 15% of low-income Americans lack acceptable photo ID.
Like I've said before. This is bullshit. If you don't have an ID, you can't open a bank account. You can't get a job. You can't collect social security, medicare, medicaid, or welfare. You also can't have a credit card, file taxes, or engage with the government on almost any level. So if you're homeless, maybe. While you're in prison? maybe. If you have Alzheimer's? Maybe? If you're a drug dealer, sex slave, or sex slave owner, you won't. In most states, you can get a free ID. And most of your references are from about 2013-12016. I know CO and FL get people in for ID's free. Also, are you including illegals to vote? That's a pretty good percentage. In FY 2023, Border Patrol agents at the Southwest border apprehended just over 1.496 million illegal migrants whom it processed under the INA (in lieu of expulsion under Title 42). Just 177,630 of them — 11.9 percent of the total — were processed for expedited removal.
What you also didn't mention is the voter laws in GA the sheep whined about were more liberal than what they were proposing. And they had shorter lines and a better availability of IDs.
So. A question. Most "civilized" countries have a "National ID Card." This card doesn't replace a Driver's license, but it's your healthcare card, voter card, taxID number, and so many other things wrapped up in a card. It does not replace a Passport (in some cases) The US has the ability to use a card (for North America, and a passport for the rest of the world. We could use that as a "National ID Card." What do you think about that?
cis.org
travel.state.gov
