Thursday, 23 February 2017
quote [ Throughout President Trump’s first 100 days, the Fact Checker team will be tracking false and misleading claims made by the president since Jan. 20.
In the 35 days so far, we’ve counted 133 false or misleading claims. ] 65 more days, and counting.
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quote [ A growing number of academics and activists are calling for US authorities to fully audit or recount the 2016 presidential election vote in key battleground states, in case the results could have been skewed by foreign hackers.
The loose coalition, which is urging Hillary Clinton’s campaign to join its fight, is preparing to deliver a report detailing its concerns to congressional committee chairs and federal authorities early next week, according to two people involved. ] Um, yeah. Sounds like it's Florida all over again, only this time without the Koch brothers as possible suspects.
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Friday, 4 November 2016
quote [ You taught us democracy, freedom of speech, equality and liberty.
You gave us David Hasselhoff, one of the greatest actors and singers there’ll ever be. ] Ladies and gentlemen, Jan Böhmermann.
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Tuesday, 3 May 2016
quote [ Deputies arrested 17-year-old Levar Allen, of Bossier City, on two separate occasions this month. He faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and possession of child pornography because the girl was 16 years of age, a minor. ]
Technically, does it even matter if you engage in the sexting or not? The moment the pics are on your phone, you are in possession of child porn, and the cops can bust you, right?
Full article in extended.
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Sunday, 7 February 2016
quote [ The rocket was fired from North Korea's west coast and its path was tracked separately by the United States, Japan and South Korea; no damage from debris was reported. At an emergency national security council meeting in Seoul, the country's president called the firing an "intolerable provocation." ]
First North Korean space rocket launch in what I think is about four years. Together with last year's "we've got a hydrogen bomb" message, it adds up to something definitely not quite peaceful.
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Friday, 5 February 2016
quote [ “The kingdom is ready to participate in any ground operations that the coalition (against Isis) may agree to carry out in Syria,” said military spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Asiri during an interview with al-Arabiya TV news. ]
Who would have thought? Diplomacy DOES work!
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Thursday, 4 February 2016
quote [ In a statement issued by WikiLeaks on Twitter, Assange said: “Should the UN announce tomorrow that I have lost my case against the United Kingdom and Sweden, I shall exit the embassy at noon on Friday to accept arrest by British police as there is no meaningful prospect of further appeal. ]
And there I thought he would be waiting for a US government that offers him a deal. Or did something in Sweden change drastically and I didn't hear about it?
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Monday, 1 February 2016
quote [ Officer Robert Rialmo responded to a domestic disturbance call at Quintonio LeGrier's home on December 26.
The 19-year-old died after suffering six gunshot wounds. The autopsy report showed four of them were located on the back of his body. Rialmo now wants to sue LeGrier and his family on the grounds of assault and emotional distress, CBS Chicago reported. ] Windy City's gotten a lot colder in the last few years.
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Thursday, 28 January 2016
quote [ As one leading lawyer says, they’re given to people whom the authorities think ‘might commit an offence’; they’re about ‘predicting crimes’. So Britain in 2016 is policing ‘precrime’; it views certain individuals as precriminals whose rights can be restricted, not on the basis of what they’ve done, but on the basis of what they might do; on the basis of the fantasies of the self-styled seers of officialdom who now police the future as well as the present. ]
Same thing here in Germany, by the way. Buy larger amounts of fertilizer while looking Arab? Police issues a Wanted poster for you. Story in Extended.
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Wednesday, 27 January 2016
quote [ “Let’s see how much money Fox is going to make on the debate without me,” he said at a news conference here.
Fox News said Mr. Trump’s refusal to debate his rivals was “near unprecedented.” ] Donald Trump refusing a chance for more publicity? Now I've seen everything.
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