Time to get on the TRUMP train

[RS_]

Is Trump attacking the freedom of the press, or is he just complaining they aren't giving him a fair shake?

I mean lets look at Turkey where the new dictator has actually passed laws severely curtailing press freedom and thrown a lot of people critical of him in prison. I think this falls under the category of attacking the freedom of the press. I am not sure anything Trump has done really falls under that category. I think the worst he has done is try to bully and intimidate them for being too critical of him using mostly juvenile school yard bullying tactics.

Maybe I am wrong. Has he actually tried to pass any laws or use any executive power to curtail freedom of the press?

No, but it always starts with demonizing, then escalates to persecuting. Such a threat must be met early and head-on.

He has said he wants to change the libel laws to make it easier to sue the press. This has always been a matter for the states but in theory there could be federal laws about it.

The alternative could be....maybe, JUST MAYBE for the media to stop acting like fucking idiots and could report on something in a truthful and fair manner instead of twisting and turning everything to fit their BS agenda. It's worse to allow the media to spew lies and deceive the public than to be critical of them and try to get them to shut the fuck up.

Then again, you mistakenly think Hillary won, so.....

[thesidedish]

I'm big on the "deep state did the Hawaii false alarm to bait Trump into bombing NK" theory today

20-30% chance

why would the deep state use north koreas hawaii false alarm hack to bait trump into bombing nk?

I'll let u know when I reach 50%

[hongkonger]

No, but it always starts with demonizing, then escalates to persecuting. Such a threat must be met early and head-on.

He has said he wants to change the libel laws to make it easier to sue the press. This has always been a matter for the states but in theory there could be federal laws about it.

I think if we lived in Turkey or Russia someone like Trump could actually be a danger in this regard. But I really think our system of checks and balances and overall our political culture and values make it impossible for a President to go this far. Maybe that is part of Trump's frustration, is that he thought he would be the Putin/Kim Il Jong of the United States, and he has had a rude awakening the President just doesn't have that reach.

Democracy and freedom of speech don't work out very well or last very long in the 3rd world because, for good or bad, those just aren't things that are valued in places like Africa and the Middle East. I just think our values are strong enough to weather the storm of a president like Trump in this regard. I think most of the fears of him becoming a despot or tyrant are completely unfounded. I absolutely believe he would like to be able to do this if given the opportunity, but I don't see it happening. I think even the Republican Party would ultimately turn on him if he tried to reach too far.

That being said, between him and Congress between their campaign to enrich the rich at the expense of everyone else, his foreign policy "misadventures" and assault on the environment, some real damage could be done in the next 3 years to our country. But restricting freedom of speech of the press, or anyone else, I just don't see it.

If anything, when it comes to restricting freedom of speech, there is much more danger from the left IMO, who are actually campaigning to restrict freedom of politically incorrect speech.

Funny you should say our democratic norms will resist Trump. I think that's true but the norms can be eroded over time, and are, which is where the real danger lies. Trump isn't the problem he's a symptom, and is laying the groundwork for some future tyrant, once we accept this as the new normal.

[sonatine]

Dutch intelligence services were monitoring Cozy Bear/Fancy Bear Russian penetration teams in real time as they hacked the election and for good measure, broke into the security camera across the street from their location and used it to document Russian SVR intelligence agents coming and going from their headquarters.

https://securityboulevard.com/2018/0...ime-for-years/

For less technical analysis because I know most of you arent great with big words..:

https://www.google.com/search?q=dutc...bear+cozy+bear

LOL GOT U ALL SOVIET COMPUTERS ARE MODIFIED TO RUN ADVANCED SOCIALIST CATS WHO PEER INTO RUSSIAN SOULS AND HAVE NO TOLERANCE FOR IMPERIALIST TRASH AMERICAN DUMBS.

[hongkonger]

LOL GOT U ALL SOVIET COMPUTERS ARE MODIFIED TO RUN ADVANCED SOCIALIST CATS WHO PEER INTO RUSSIAN SOULS AND HAVE NO TOLERANCE FOR IMPERIALIST TRASH AMERICAN DUMBS.

In Soviet Union, pussy eats you.

[sonatine]

[sonatine]

LOL GOT U ALL SOVIET COMPUTERS ARE MODIFIED TO RUN ADVANCED SOCIALIST CATS WHO PEER INTO RUSSIAN SOULS AND HAVE NO TOLERANCE FOR IMPERIALIST TRASH AMERICAN DUMBS.

In Soviet Union, pussy eats you.

[thesidedish]

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[big dick]

sidebigot

[thesidedish]

sidebigot

Lol sticking up for Maxine waters, see ur way out bud DQ

[LegallyNonBindingPosts]

similar notices have been sent to
Sean Spicer,


Sergei Millian,


Amanda Miller,



Frank Mermoud, changes to repub platform regarding Ukraine.



Don McGahn, Russians possibly gave cash to NRA peeps to pass to rump campaign


John Mashburn, pro Russia changes to repub platform and NRA again.

[LegallyNonBindingPosts]

Corey Lewandowski,

[Tellafriend]

apropos of corruption:

Former congresswoman Corrine Brown sentenced to five years in prison in charity slush-fund case
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. December 4, 2017

A federal judge sentenced former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to five years in prison on Monday, months after a jury convicted the Florida Democrat of fraud for using a charity for poor students as her personal expense account.
The allegations — which, in addition to fraud, included lying on tax forms and congressional disclosures — had already cost Brown her seat in Congress: She lost a primary election last year amid the scandal.
Prosecutors argued that the 71-year-old had turned a charity for poor students into an $800,000 personal slush fund, according to the Associated Press.
After a nearly 25-year career in Congress, she was convicted in May and could have spent the rest of her life in prison.

The court papers claimed that she and her chief of staff, Elias “Ronnie” Simmons, raised more than $800,000 for the One Door for Education scholarship fund — but had handed out only two scholarships worth $1,200.
The indictment alleged that Brown and Simmons had instead used the majority of the money for themselves — “for personal and professional benefit.”
They threw lavish parties, took expensive trips and went on shopping excursions.
Simmons and the charity’s executive director, Carla Wiley, testified against Brown in exchange for plea deals; the two were also scheduled to be sentenced Monday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.2f99f41f5af9

[Max Power]

I fear those letters and the answers that follow are going to open the flood gates. This is looking really bad.

[LegallyNonBindingPosts]

Dumbo donny getting coaching from legal team for Mueller interview. they hired a fake Mueller. rump won't let him work though keeps staring at tvs when tough questions get asked.

[big dick]

Trump appointed this moron ofc. A must watch imo


https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/27/polit...ery/index.html

[big dick]

Koch fags gonna pump 400 million into the party of perverts and pedos in order to keep majority.Some democracy we have where pigs like this can control all the sheep.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/27/polit...ate/index.html

[devidee]

[Daly]

Koch fags gonna pump 400 million into the party of perverts and pedos in order to keep majority.Some democracy we have where pigs like this can control all the sheep.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/27/polit...ate/index.html

It's not going to matter. It's going to be a bloodbath for the GOP come midterms. Historically speaking the first midterms after one party get control of both houses and the Oval is a bloodbath.

[Tellafriend]

Koch fags gonna pump 400 million into the party of perverts and pedos in order to keep majority.Some democracy we have where pigs like this can control all the sheep.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/27/polit...ate/index.html

It's not going to matter. It's going to be a bloodbath for the GOP come midterms. Historically speaking the first midterms after one party get control of both houses and the Oval is a bloodbath.

They will lose 1 house, but I think they will retain 1. If I am wrong and they take both houses, the following 2 years will be amazing to watch.