@Rancid-Schnitzel said in US Politics:
Yep, it's the blatant hypocrisy that shits me.
Me too. Its the worst.
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in US Politics:
Yep, it's the blatant hypocrisy that shits me.
Me too. Its the worst.
Mattis looks impressed. In other good news -
With its former chairman Steve Bannon as White House chief strategist and plans for an ambitious international expansion, Breitbart was supposed to be on its way to becoming a media behemoth in the Trump era, one with unparalleled access and a passionate audience. “While several publishers have enjoyed an uptick in traffic due to election coverage, we are proud to have built a massive and deeply-rooted community that will remain long after the election cycle fades,” Larry Solov, Breitbart’s C.E.O., predicted back in November.
Early on, Solov’s prediction seemed to be coming true. “Breitbart News is the #45th most trafficked website in the United States, according to rankings from Amazon’s analytics company, Alexa.com,” they wrote on January 9, 2017. “With over two billion pageviews generated in 2016 and 45 million unique monthly visitors, Breitbart News has now surpassed Fox News (#47), Huffington Post (#50), Washington Post (#53), and Buzzfeed (#64) in traffic.” A month later, the site had even greater cause to celebrate. “Breitbart News is now the 29th most trafficked site in the United States, surpassing PornHub and ESPN,” they crowed. In the article, its staffers bragged that their bonkers traffic reflected the site’s cementing a permanent place in American politics. “The numbers speak for themselves,” said Solov. (Many outlets, including The Hive, experienced traffic peaks around Trump’s inauguration.)
Just a few months later, the numbers have a different story to tell. As of May 26, 2017, according to Alexa.com—the same web-ranking analytics company that Breitbart drew its numbers from in January—Fox News is the 64th most-trafficked site in the country. Huffington Post is at 60. Buzzfeed is at 50. The Washington Post, on the strength of a series of eye-popping scoops, is at 41.
Breitbart is in 281st place.
Good Cricinfo article about the last time we won anything
Best bit is the way they go out of their way to say 3 cricketers in particular were "forefull" as opposed to "assholes"!
Carrier, the company Trump intervened personally with to save their jobs & handed out a huge subsidy have now announced what everyone sane knew. They are axing 600 jobs. 300 now & 300 just in time for xmas.
They are keeping the subsidy
What its like to be struck by lightning
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in US Politics:
Punched him on the ground? First I heard of that, got a source?
At that point, Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him. Faith, Keith and I watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the reporter. As Gianforte moved on top of Jacobs, he began yelling something to the effect of, "I'm sick and tired of this!"
You should start watching Fox News. From what I hear its fair & unbiased
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in US Politics:
So violence in politics not ok?
Cool. Sounds good to me... now lets hope the media keeps to that standard.
The media are.
The Fox news report clearly said the Guardian reporter was not abusive & at no time even touched Gianforte, Gianforte then grabbed him by the throat & threw him to the ground repeatedly punching him. Then lied about it. Then got called out by Fox News.
This was an all round "well done" to all the media concerned & a huge ciminal lying fail to the GOP candidate.
I'm cool with Ardie going forward.
Where he was found out last year & lost out to Todd was he is very unimposing in defence. Cane puts in huge hits, he wins the tackle almost everytime, Ardie just rides the tackle down & looks to pilfer, which in test rugby lets the player over the gain line & sees you creamed by the player cleaning out.
Interesting bit there for all the people going "The muslim community must step up!"
They did. They stepped up time & time again. Almost every muslim he interacted with was horrified over his views & many flagged him directly to the police. Its hard to think what more they could have done. (tho' I'm sure someone will try...)
Bracewell forced to drink drive due to dead cockatoo.... I think we've all been there
New Zealand fast bowler Doug Bracewell blamed the killing of a pet cockatoo by dogs for his decision to drink-drive. The 26-year-old was stopped by police in March, found guilty of a third drink-driving offence, and given 100 hours of community service and a ban. Bracewell's lawyer said this was not about a disregard for road rules but a "genuine concern" for his partner.
"The cockatoo was of some significance to his partner and she was quite distraught," he said.
Lawyer Ron Mansfield told the Hastings District Court that Bracewell had been drinking at a function when his girlfriend called him about the cockatoo incident. Bracewell, who has taken 72 wickets in 27 Tests, had previously said in a statement that he had made a "massive mistake" by driving home. He added: "This was no-one's fault but my own. I'm deeply embarrassed to have let down so many people, be they family, friends, or cricket-lovers."
Judge Bridge Mackintosh, who disqualified the cricketer from driving for a year, said: "This offending in my submissions should be seen as an unfortunate hiccup and something that doesn't reflect the man he has become or the sportsman."
New Zealand Cricket said it would not impose any additional penalty. It added that Bracewell is unlikely to resume his competitive cricket career until early next year as he recovers from a serious leg injury. Bracewell, whose father Brendon and uncle John both played Test cricket for the Kiwis, was previously caught drink-driving in 2008 and 2010.
Other incidents:
Bracewell and Jesse Ryder were suspended for a match in 2012 after an altercation in a bar while drinking, following a one-day international against South Africa.
2013, he missed the Test series against England after cutting a foot when he stood on broken glass while cleaning up after a party at his house.
He was suspended for one Test in 2014 after going on a drinking session with Ryder, during which he broke a bone in a foot.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Manchester Arena Explosion:
I think she should have bigger things to be 'irritated' about.
Why? Unless I have it wrong the name etc was leaked before the Brits were able to conduct and complete raids on associates. Operationally that was a dumb thing to do.
Now coming out -
The Associated Press confirmed earlier reports on US TV news channels that US officials had named the suspect as Salman Abedi, 22, before either Greater Manchester Police or Downing Street had confirmed it.
The reports led to concerns that the leaks could have potentially jeopardised the ongoing investigations into the attack. The US media reported the information before police made their first arrest, and while they were still conducting raids on houses in Manchester. It is not clear which branch of the US government the leaks came from — NBC's report cited only "two U.S. officials briefed by British counterparts" late last night and this morning.
The Prime Minister's spokesperson was asked during a press briefing this afternoon whether Downing Street was concerned that information passed to the US had apparently been leaked without their consent by US officials.
Thats fucking massive. An intelligence leak that may have given a head start to a terrorist ring to escape / destroy info. If it comes out it was leaked purely for PR purposes (intentionally) rather than an accident thats astonishingly bad
As expected Jeets is carrying us home here...
That article is intentionally bullshitting via omission.
The DNC is fund raising in general. But not that hard. The cash is going to individual races instead.
EG John Ossoff alone raised $9m. By himself.
Thats a record for Georgia. IE the Dems are raising record amounts at a race by race level. So you end up with situations like the recent Kansas race where no Dem has won in 20 years, Trump won by close to 30 points the the Republican in the race just won by 7. Thats a HUGE swing. Or where Ossoff is 1 point up in a runoff for a seat no Dem has ever won.
IE whoever wrote that article went -
GOP raised 9.6m in general pool + 25m race specific (35m)
Dem raise 5m in pool + 50m in race specific (55m)...
Whats the story? Um... 9.6m v 5m? Yup, that flies, no one will actually look at this