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But...But...But... He wasn't going to have time for golf. He said so.

Well, it's not quite that simple. Almost, but not quite. Comey was looking at the "Russia Connection". The current FBI 'model' of organized crime has changed. A lot. It's not a bunch of old Sicilian guys, extorting money through garbage & protection; selling drugs and illegal gambling. It's now "become international, fluid, sophisticated, and had multi-billion dollar stakes. Its operators were cross-pollinating across countries, religions, and political affiliations, sharing only their greed. They did not care about ideology; they cared about money. They would do anything for a price." And Trump is likely involved with it. So he had to shut down Comey and the FBI, or they might find out about his involvement. It's kind of funny. " In August 2018, national security and intelligence community expert Natasha Bertrand noted in The Atlantic that the FBI and Justice Department agents Trump attacked most relentlessly had one major similarity: “their extensive experience in probing money laundering and organized crime, particularly as they pertain to Russia.” Now, why would Trump go after people who are good at finding Russian mafia and money launderers? Hmmmm... Quotes taken from Heather Cox Richardson's FB post from 12/27: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/posts/2116122628531792?__tn__=K-R

Well, this is pretty interesting. Marco Rubio is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. He has been briefed on the Ukraine situation and the Russian propaganda. At least he should have been. But apparently he either didn't go to those meetings or didn't pay any attention. https://twitter.com/KaivanShroff/status/1211693329257320451

The door is impressive. And I would be a bit more optimistic about how soon it'll be jumped. The old "short haul airlines, cargo carriers, drug smugglers, then Drop Zone'" route isn't really how it goes anymore. These days, we have lease operators who buy the planes, and then lease them out to the DZs. New PACs, Blackhawk Caravans, that sort of thing. Sure, there are still a lot of King Airs that are basically worth what time is left on the engines, but the supply of those is not infinite (it is still pretty large).

Because it had survival value. And the survival value, both for individuals and societies, outweighed the flaws. There is some speculation that the 'inclination to believe' has evolved to the point that it's an intuitive trait. Somewhat similar to pattern recognition. That doesn't make God (any of them) any 'more real', but it does address the fanaticism that many of the 'faithful' display.

Oh, hell yeah. The false equivalence that pretends the Ds are ANYWHERE near as corrupt and dishonest as the Rs is about all they have left. And, to be clear, what you quoted is from the Heather Cox Richardson link I posted. Me no write that good.

Well, the press (MSM) seems to finally be realizing that the Rs are engaging in an active disinformation (Propaganda) campaign. Not just echoing the Russian one, although they are doing that too, but telling verifiable and demonstrable lies. The FB poster you linked a while back, Heather Cox Richardson, has mentioned it a few times. Yesterday's post took it a step further and noted that the press themselves are tired of being used as tools by the R propaganda machine ("R" in this case being BOTH "Russian" and "Republican"). Post: From the post: Of course, people that support Trump will just say this is more "Fake News", that it's the media, not the Rs that are telling lies. But they already do that, so no big change.

FIFY And in yet another fit of rage, Trump again tweeted the name of the alleged whistleblower. For a government official to publicly name someone like this is a crime. Yet another impeachable offense?

I know the new quote system is a bit clunky, but you quoted me, attributing something Ron wrote. Personally, I believe the checks and balances that were built into the Constitution are one of it's most appealing features. The fact that the Rs are subverting them, by aligning the Senate with the Presidency, when the President has clearly committed numerous crimes is despicable. I've seen it written that this scenario is one of the founders worst nightmares come true.

If you think questioning or criticizing the sitting President is "Anti-American", you are mistaken. After all, didn't you criticize Obama? What makes you think Trump is 'the most dedicated American to hold that office"? The time he spends golfing? The crimes he's committed? His 'expertise' in international relations? The way he's using the office to line his own pockets? The fact that you think the 'communication of Q' is valid and the MSM (even Fox?) is suspect tells me you only hear what you want to. What corruption, exactly, do you think Barr should 'bring down'? Solicitation of bribery? Collusion between the accused and the prospective jury? Refusing to obey lawful subpoenas? Previous administrations have gone to court to get them quashed. Trump has simply ignored them.

Ahh. My mistake. Thank you for the correct info.

Yes, really. The "BSR" stands for "Basic Safety Recommendation". However, most DZs apply them as rules. There are reasons for that.

Right. And those 4 days have enough change in the length of the day that it can be detected without precision instruments. So that's the day that early civilizations were able to be certain that the sun was not leaving for good, that it would be coming back and we wouldn't freeze and starve in the dark. An event worth celebrating. Saturnalia. Merry feast of the sun returning.

Well, the Mueller report detailed a variety of crimes Trump committed. Cohen went to prison for some of them, and the report called Trump an 'unindicted co-conspirator'. Mueller didn't indict Trump because he respected the Justice Dept's stance that a sitting President should not be indicted, NOT because Trump didn't commit a crime. Mueller made it pretty clear during his testimony. Also, there was a FOIA info dump from the Pentagon. Lots of documents. Buried in them was the timeline for the orders withholding and later releasing the military aid to Ukraine. 90 minutes after the 'perfect' phone call, aid was ordered put on hold. And keeping it a secret was requested. The author of that e-mail is one of the witnesses the Ds want at the impeachment trial. No wonder McConnell is refusing.

Nope. That's simply corruption. If a juror in a civil or criminal trial openly admitted that they were coordinating their efforts with either side, the juror would be removed immediately. There is a strong possibility that the trial would be suspended and a mistrial declared. If, during the 'voir dire' process of any trial, a potential juror declared that they knew how they would vote during deliberations, they would be removed. I think it's kind of a shame that the House doesn't impeach McConnell for his misdeeds. THAT would be funny.

One can always find something to support one's position. However, when the ratio of 'proves to disproves' is as large as it is with this, it's not bravery or cowardice. It's simply intellectual dishonesty.

Men and women are NOT equal. They are different. However, pretending that those differences justify treating them as lesser is wrong.

Given that they spit on their Constitutional duty when Obama was President, it's not surprising that they do so now. They've been given multiple opportunities to participate in 'due process'. They chose to ignore the opportunities to present any evidence. They are trying to prevent any testimony by anyone in the Trump administration by stopping witness testimony during the 'trial' in the Senate. The level of corruption being shown by them is disgusting.

You are forgetting (or ignoring) the "obstruction of Congress" charge. Trump has ignored legal Congressional subpoenas. He has directed his staff to do the same. That is a crime. Since the Justice Department has decided that a sitting President cannot be indicted, the only recourse is impeachment. The idea that any American is 'above the law' is abhorrent. The idea that Trump is 'immune from prosecution' is disgusting. Yet Trump has claimed just that. And historically, he has done just that. Sexual assault, tax evasion, fraud of various sorts. As a private citizen, that's really wrong, but not really damaging to the country. For an elected official to be beyond reach of the law, to be immune from prosecution is. It puts us in the 'banana republic' class, where certain people are not held to the same standards as others. The funniest part about it is that this is exactly what the Alt-Right was claiming Obama was going to do.

Well, there are any number of 'real world' examples where the Ds didn't pull the same shit that the Rs did. How many times did a D controlled Senate hold confirmation hearings for a SC appointee? The same false equivalence that Trump applied to the Nazis & KKK in Charlottesville ("there are fine people on both sides) is becoming the last refuge of the Trump supporters. To pretend that the Ds would embrace corruption and criminal behavior to the degree that the Rs have is to ignore the lengths & depths (depths mostly) that the Rs have gone to in recent years to obtain power. Purging voter rolls, Pretending there's voter fraud to justify requiring ID to vote, gerrymandering, now promoting blatant Russian propaganda. Its truly disgusting. And one of the reasons that I will never vote R again in my life.

To get back to the topic, of course they won't increase the tax credits for EVs. #1 - They have to pay for the oil industry subsidies. #2 - The oil industry lobbyists don't want to see EVs decrease the demand for gasoline.

Some of us understand the concept that if we continue down the path we're heading down, without any real changes to our behaviors, that humanity (in general) is fucked. Not in my lifetime, maybe not for hundreds of years, but someday.

Well, the seller should include them. I agree that it should be the call of the rigger assembling the rig, but I'm also a bit conservative on that. I wouldn't reuse slinks that came with a used canopy, unless they were in absolutely pristine condition. It's too easy to 'cheap out' and say 'well, they're used but they look ok'. I put new slinks on my used canopy when I got my rig. 8 years and maybe 400 jumps later, I put new ones on again when I got the canopy relined. The cost is minor. The consequences of a failure are not. So the 'slinks get tossed' comment is a reference to what I would suggest the buyer do. And not securing the bottom end of the lines with something is inexcusable. I've used 'twistie ties' (like from bread bags) and I've seen zip ties (cable ties) used.

That's one of the reasons the Paris Agreement was so important. While it certainly wouldn't have been enough, it would have been a start. And (more importantly) it would have provided political incentive for other countries to start doing something. We (the US) are by far the worst polluters on a per capita basis. When the Mango Mussolini says (in effect) that we don't care, we aren't going to do anything to reduce our emissions and that he doesn't believe what the science community says; he removes any chance for us to convince anyone else to make any changes.

Gotta love how they were caught cheating again. Apparently they needed an extra edge against the Bengals.