He couldnt name one, but said that he's sure that Trump has done something for Veterans or something, but the media isn't going to tell us about it.

thephan wrote:What is the end game for North Korea? Its opaque at best. There seem to be no real demands aside from trolling the rest of the word. Is internet so bad in NK that it is easier to fire missiles then tweet?

Journalists have reported that Mr. Prigozhin engaged in another recent Russian experiment in restoring influence abroad while keeping costs down: He set up a factory of so-called internet trolls in St. Petersburg, an office packed with low-paid people posting online under assumed identities to influence public opinion in foreign countries, including the United States.

Last month, the Treasury Department in Washington imposed sanctions on Dmitri Utkin, the founder of Wagner, the private security group the report said would capture the Syrian oil and gas wells for Evro Polis. Fontanka first linked Mr. Utkin to Wagner in an article in 2015.

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pacino wrote:i honestly don't even get what the horizon bill was about? someone that knows nj politics give me a primer?

Yeah, I could give you the basics of the bill, but the why this, why now is a mystery to me. Power grab by somebody for somebody, but I don't know where the roots lie.

Q: Why was the debate over an insurance company considered so important that it triggered a shutdown, disrupting the Fourth of July weekend?

A: No elected official has offered a good answer to this question. Over the weekend, we published an article explaining the political forces at work that helps explain the impasse. Ultimately, though, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has nothing to do with the state’s $34.7 billion budget. The shutdown was an ego-driven mess that reflected poorly on everyone in Trenton.

swishnicholson wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:

pacino wrote:i honestly don't even get what the horizon bill was about? someone that knows nj politics give me a primer?

Yeah, I could give you the basics of the bill, but the why this, why now is a mystery to me. Power grab by somebody for somebody, but I don't know where the roots lie.

Not much of an answer from philly.com, and given that it's Jersey, probably all we'll get:

Q: Why was the debate over an insurance company considered so important that it triggered a shutdown, disrupting the Fourth of July weekend?

A: No elected official has offered a good answer to this question. Over the weekend, we published an article explaining the political forces at work that helps explain the impasse. Ultimately, though, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has nothing to do with the state’s $34.7 billion budget. The shutdown was an ego-driven mess that reflected poorly on everyone in Trenton.

Bucky wrote:so what was the rationale behind CNN 'hunting down' the creator of the CNN/WWF thing? Don't they understand the internet and that these types of things are what makes it go 'round? The clip itself was not the problem at all.

Bucky wrote:so what was the rationale behind CNN 'hunting down' the creator of the CNN/WWF thing? Don't they understand the internet and that these types of things are what makes it go 'round? The clip itself was not the problem at all.

CNN is not publishing "HanA**holeSolo's" name because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again. In addition, he said his statement could serve as an example to others not to do the same.

CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change.

traderdave wrote:Louisiana's Rep. Clay Higgins, who serves on the House homeland security committee, is facing criticism after recording a video published online in a former gas chamber. In the video, Higgins walks through the property and explains why he thinks it's important to remember those who died in the chambers. "A great sense of dread comes over you in this place," Higgins said in the video while touring the site. "Man's inhumanity to man can be quite shocking." He continued later: "It's hard to walk away from the gas chambers and ovens without a very sober feeling of commitment -- unwavering commitment -- to make damn sure that the United States of America is protected from the evils of the world."

Putting aside the incredible disrespect shown for the millions who suffered and died in Nazi concentration camps by recording a video in a gas chamber, did this guy really use it as the backdrop for a not-so-subtle political statement in support of the Muslim ban?

Gimpy wrote:A guy made a silly gif online and a major media outlet threatened to release his personal information because they were embarrassed by it.