Let me guess: speech that is broadcasted to the entire nation, if not the world, also falls within your broad definition of conspiracy that is so vague and generalized as to be nearly meaningless.
Something to consider, abject of any reason or rationality in applying such a legal definition is what gave meaning to the phrase "show me the man and I'll show you the crime". This tactic is immoral, it is perverse, and it serves a purpose that is the very opposite of justice. It ruined the life of Aaron Swartz and others like him. "Because Trump" is not an excuse, and I hope that you never find yourself on the receiving end of a life-altering legal inquisition.
Yes, because foreign intelligence would have ignored Clinton's servers if not for Trump's encouragement. I guess it's a good thing the servers were already exposed and offline because Judicial Watch wanted to know why there was no emails for the secretary of state available for their FOIA requests. Unless the Russians have time travel?
But the suggestion that Russians take the top secret and SAP classified information they would find from the unsecured server, and provide that to the news media, is the real felony. After all, Comey proved Clinton did nothing wrong with her 'extreme carelessness', because who needs a SCIF when you have Platte River to watch over your exchange server?
But where I'm confused, is that Trump Jr. supposedly receives this information as a quid pro quo bribe in exchange for getting rid of the Magnitsky Act once Trump is elected. Yet for some reason Mueller announces 'no further indictments'. You'd think evidence of receiving stolen top secret information would be easy to find, especially considering the Trump Tower was under surveillance by the FBI at the time.
So was Mueller secretly working to protect Trump also?
Yes, but the only way to counter the big lie is to point it out every time it's repeated. It sucks, but it's a game of attrition and persistence.
The US people sold themselves out, especially if they were dumb enough to let social media control their voting preferences.
We're having internet censorship inflicted upon us because social media wasn't effective enough at controlling voting preferences. For a rare, brief moment, people actually had a choice. That mistake won't happen again.
I think some powerful interests aren't too happy that Trump was elected under Zuckerberg's watch. It was after that when Facebook became under such intense media scrutiny, under the flimsy pretext of election 'interference'. Even though Facebook is ramping up the censorship and deplatforming now, it's probably too little too late.
TPTB want a sock puppet in charge of one of the largest most influential social media sites, and I sincerely doubt that is Zuckerberg. They also tend not to be very forgiving once slighted.
Right now we have a front row seat to this slow-motion train wreck. There's certainly plenty there that is news worthy.
In this case, coral reefs dying off world wide while they serve as nurseries for about a quarter of fish species. It means that its even more likely that the populations of fish we prefer to eat will be heavily impacted as those changes ripple up through the food chain. The death of these reefs isn't unlike a giant zone of destruction opening up in the middle of the Amazon basin due to its ecological importance. This stuff actually matters.
Seems to me to be the logical outcome of when leftists push identity politics and other conduct divide and conquer actions, while the right-wing embraces globalism with open arms. One side striving to squash dissent, conduct violence to shut down political speech, to disarm lawful citizens, to deplatform and unperson problematic individuals, while the other side makes being a wage slave a badge of honor, and being exploited by corporations one's civic duty. All while mass surveillance becomes ever more pervasive.
I don't know if your mindset is still flexible enough to even allow you to appreciate those who stand up for freedom of speech and the right for citizens to bear arms, but I think you should give it a try. Because without it, those who made China what it is have no reason to tread lightly, whatsoever. And some of us hate to say 'I told you so'.
The 'collective' combined with unfettered capitalism, under the control of an unaccountable, unelected elite who rake in most of the gains from productivity. Seems to fit the definition of Globalism.
So the GOP is to blame for not acting like the opposition by rigging their primary, for not being in the pocket of one of the candidates themselves, and for not relying on superdelegates to shut down populist candidates. I suppose that's true.
That 'incompetent twit' is going to get reelected because the left continues to act like petulant children. They've positioned themselves as being an existential threat towards the very nature of the country, of being bigoted and racist against whites and white males in particular, and condone violence and censorship to shut down political speech while at the same time demanding complete disarmament of lawful citizens.
That's a lot of distraction in keeping the president from leaning towards better environmental policies.
Because conducting an experiment with our planet's atmosphere without any clear understanding of the outcome could only be beneficial, or at the least have no impact at all. Try harder, shill.
Deserve? We only just managed to walk upright, and tapped cheap abundant energy to get civilization where it is. We're observing gravity waves and detecting the presence of extrasolar planets light years away, are are most likely past annihilating ourselves with nuclear weapons, and we don't deserve to exist because why? We allow ourselves to be ruled by greedy, selfish, and short-sighted people who probably believe some kind of sky-daddy is ensuring our survival?
Yes we know who Trump is. Putting all the blame on him is stupid, though.
It's exactly what the establishment republicans Trump is forced to surround himself with for political support enjoy, having a nice scapegoat. The guy that was a new york democrat for decades, now pushing the policy of the robber-barons, and almost noone bothers to ask why. Couldn't possibly be because "resist!!" forces him to play by their rules, could it?
Job number one is to preserve his presidency, and he can't do that if both sides are utterly maligned against him. What's he supposed to do, when the dems yammers endlessly on about collusion conspiracy theories and "impeach!" and the press does "two scoops!" stories on him cover to cover? He tried appeasement with bump-stock bans and angered his base, and look what that got him from the left. Zilch.
This is not a defense of Trump, it's just acknowledging political reality. What it means is that these anti-environmental policies were only to be expected because the left treats Trump as enemy #1. The left wants better environmental policies? Put the irrational hatred aside and learn to deal with him and compromise, or you'll have five more years of watching the robber barons get what they want.
Well of course there's that tribalism. Circling the wagons is just to be expected.
But on the subject I've called Youtube a marketplace of ideas in the past, and that's how I've used it as well as to source original material. Now that the powers that be are fully aware of how troublesome it is to just allow anyone to have their voice reach an audience of millions world wide, I don't expect Youtube to be as useful in the future.
Just like the mainstream corporate press-titutes, the sword of Damocles is already over the heads of Youtubers as if they don't toe the line. Youtube is fated for mindless entertainment and to be as safe and sanitized towards maintaining the status quo as cable tv. One great big echo chamber, with no room for unapproved or dangerous ideas.
Nice 'tube you have there. I hope you never lose your hosting, or your payment processor doesn't cut you off, or your domain doesn't get hijacked, because you know... you built your own. After all there's nothing on there we don't approve of, right?
Trump was never supposed to get elected. Brexit was never supposed to happen. Mainstream corporate media could no longer be relied upon to adequately shape public opinion. Something had to be done.
Pewdiepie became a nazi to be used as the excuse for the adpocolypse. Alex Jones was the lowest hanging fruit to be plucked and deplatformed. CNN videos went from 100 views to 100K views as independent journalists and commentators were pushed down. "trusted flaggers" such as the ADL and SPLC were brought on as the shadow inquisition. Still, it's not enough.
I'm not sure it's about the need for authoritarians might feel to exert dominance over prisoners in particular, or just the casualness in which they wield power without due consideration for the consequences. Think of 'zero tolerance' and 'tough on crime' policies that might seem at first glance to be useful actions to solve a problem, but really just amount to maintaining the appearance of 'doing something' to satisfy a demand. Much like the question the OP posed.
Authoritarians don't care if their 'solution' makes the problem worse. There's almost no consideration beyond the first immediate and easy answer, as if the inevitable unintended consequences is just impossible for them to comprehend.
It's not surprising that the prison system would follow the same pattern that brought us the drug war.
"burdens in time and money required to get a DMV ID"
Especially if you're an illegal immigrant, don't have a birth certificate or a SS id card. Those are a hassle to come by dishonestly. Thankfully there's states that don't have such requirements, and you can find them here on this handy map.
"they really want to vote but can't afford $20 for an ID" doesn't really fly when the ID's are free. You'd think not being able to do all the things that having an ID is required for just for daily life would be a motivating factor, but noooo. We have to play the "non whites are just too poor and disadvantaged to have one" while accusing the other side of racism. It's so fucking illogical it makes my head hurt.
Say what you want about Trump. But thanks to his election we got to see how corrupt are the FBI, the FISA courts, the DOJ, and how the Democrat party and the majority of the media was in Hillary's pocket the entire time. It was only this corruption permeating through critical organs of government that allowed her to even to run as a candidate, that denied a reputable statesman the very opportunity.
Also we have no idea the true extent of the corruption and crimes that Clinton has done, as even Trump's DOJ is shielding her. We don't even know the nature of the SAP classified material she was leaking due to negligence or otherwise. Has there ever been a real investigation, when we know the leadership at the FBI held such deep partisan bias?
Election integrity is the single most important aspect of a democracy, and the fact that apparently only Democrats seem concerned with the fact that so many of our elections can be easily and invisibly rigged should be deeply disturbing.
Democrats are only concerned with election integrity in Republican held districts, for obvious reasons. You don't get to grandstand about the how much the Dems care about integrity of elections, when they are actively involved in censorship on social media, obstructing voter ID laws, and smearing Republican opponents as being supported by Russian trolls when they themselves are the Russian trolls.
Does Republican states need to be held accountable for voting integrity? Absolutely. But let's not forget for one moment the Dem's tendency for projection.
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Let me guess: speech that is broadcasted to the entire nation, if not the world, also falls within your broad definition of conspiracy that is so vague and generalized as to be nearly meaningless.
Something to consider, abject of any reason or rationality in applying such a legal definition is what gave meaning to the phrase "show me the man and I'll show you the crime". This tactic is immoral, it is perverse, and it serves a purpose that is the very opposite of justice. It ruined the life of Aaron Swartz and others like him. "Because Trump" is not an excuse, and I hope that you never find yourself on the receiving end of a life-altering legal inquisition.
On second thought, Russia, if you're listening...
Yes, because foreign intelligence would have ignored Clinton's servers if not for Trump's encouragement. I guess it's a good thing the servers were already exposed and offline because Judicial Watch wanted to know why there was no emails for the secretary of state available for their FOIA requests. Unless the Russians have time travel?
But the suggestion that Russians take the top secret and SAP classified information they would find from the unsecured server, and provide that to the news media, is the real felony. After all, Comey proved Clinton did nothing wrong with her 'extreme carelessness', because who needs a SCIF when you have Platte River to watch over your exchange server?
But where I'm confused, is that Trump Jr. supposedly receives this information as a quid pro quo bribe in exchange for getting rid of the Magnitsky Act once Trump is elected. Yet for some reason Mueller announces 'no further indictments'. You'd think evidence of receiving stolen top secret information would be easy to find, especially considering the Trump Tower was under surveillance by the FBI at the time.
So was Mueller secretly working to protect Trump also?
Yes, but the only way to counter the big lie is to point it out every time it's repeated. It sucks, but it's a game of attrition and persistence.
Tell me about it.
I'm not sure what an example of how the left can't meme has to do with why the Russian meddling narrative is a deliberate ploy with nothing but appeal to authority to back it up.
The US people sold themselves out, especially if they were dumb enough to let social media control their voting preferences.
We're having internet censorship inflicted upon us because social media wasn't effective enough at controlling voting preferences. For a rare, brief moment, people actually had a choice. That mistake won't happen again.
Even worse, sold out USA to the Russians.
I'm sure those who concocted that narrative are glad some people are still parroting it. 100k of facebook ad buys is nothing out of the ordinary.
I think some powerful interests aren't too happy that Trump was elected under Zuckerberg's watch. It was after that when Facebook became under such intense media scrutiny, under the flimsy pretext of election 'interference'. Even though Facebook is ramping up the censorship and deplatforming now, it's probably too little too late.
TPTB want a sock puppet in charge of one of the largest most influential social media sites, and I sincerely doubt that is Zuckerberg. They also tend not to be very forgiving once slighted.
It's the windows boot manager, that's part of the volume boot record. The OS is already started.
Right now we have a front row seat to this slow-motion train wreck. There's certainly plenty there that is news worthy.
In this case, coral reefs dying off world wide while they serve as nurseries for about a quarter of fish species. It means that its even more likely that the populations of fish we prefer to eat will be heavily impacted as those changes ripple up through the food chain. The death of these reefs isn't unlike a giant zone of destruction opening up in the middle of the Amazon basin due to its ecological importance. This stuff actually matters.
Here's some words my cats have taught me. They do have a lot of different vocalizations, that vary by the cat's own distinct personalities.
1. hungry
2. bored
3. demanding something
4. something's wrong
5. I want to be petted
6. fuck off
Oh you hate what China has become?
Seems to me to be the logical outcome of when leftists push identity politics and other conduct divide and conquer actions, while the right-wing embraces globalism with open arms. One side striving to squash dissent, conduct violence to shut down political speech, to disarm lawful citizens, to deplatform and unperson problematic individuals, while the other side makes being a wage slave a badge of honor, and being exploited by corporations one's civic duty. All while mass surveillance becomes ever more pervasive.
I don't know if your mindset is still flexible enough to even allow you to appreciate those who stand up for freedom of speech and the right for citizens to bear arms, but I think you should give it a try. Because without it, those who made China what it is have no reason to tread lightly, whatsoever. And some of us hate to say 'I told you so'.
The 'collective' combined with unfettered capitalism, under the control of an unaccountable, unelected elite who rake in most of the gains from productivity. Seems to fit the definition of Globalism.
Businesses adapt to new market pressures. So they change the tune so that the lie keeps reeling in new customers.
Basic supply and demand.
So the GOP is to blame for not acting like the opposition by rigging their primary, for not being in the pocket of one of the candidates themselves, and for not relying on superdelegates to shut down populist candidates. I suppose that's true.
That 'incompetent twit' is going to get reelected because the left continues to act like petulant children. They've positioned themselves as being an existential threat towards the very nature of the country, of being bigoted and racist against whites and white males in particular, and condone violence and censorship to shut down political speech while at the same time demanding complete disarmament of lawful citizens.
That's a lot of distraction in keeping the president from leaning towards better environmental policies.
And I'd argue that it's already detrimental.
Again, there's no evidence for this.
Because conducting an experiment with our planet's atmosphere without any clear understanding of the outcome could only be beneficial, or at the least have no impact at all. Try harder, shill.
Deserve? We only just managed to walk upright, and tapped cheap abundant energy to get civilization where it is. We're observing gravity waves and detecting the presence of extrasolar planets light years away, are are most likely past annihilating ourselves with nuclear weapons, and we don't deserve to exist because why? We allow ourselves to be ruled by greedy, selfish, and short-sighted people who probably believe some kind of sky-daddy is ensuring our survival?
Hmmmm... well, you might have a point.
Yes we know who Trump is. Putting all the blame on him is stupid, though.
It's exactly what the establishment republicans Trump is forced to surround himself with for political support enjoy, having a nice scapegoat. The guy that was a new york democrat for decades, now pushing the policy of the robber-barons, and almost noone bothers to ask why. Couldn't possibly be because "resist!!" forces him to play by their rules, could it?
Job number one is to preserve his presidency, and he can't do that if both sides are utterly maligned against him. What's he supposed to do, when the dems yammers endlessly on about collusion conspiracy theories and "impeach!" and the press does "two scoops!" stories on him cover to cover? He tried appeasement with bump-stock bans and angered his base, and look what that got him from the left. Zilch.
This is not a defense of Trump, it's just acknowledging political reality. What it means is that these anti-environmental policies were only to be expected because the left treats Trump as enemy #1. The left wants better environmental policies? Put the irrational hatred aside and learn to deal with him and compromise, or you'll have five more years of watching the robber barons get what they want.
Well of course there's that tribalism. Circling the wagons is just to be expected.
But on the subject I've called Youtube a marketplace of ideas in the past, and that's how I've used it as well as to source original material. Now that the powers that be are fully aware of how troublesome it is to just allow anyone to have their voice reach an audience of millions world wide, I don't expect Youtube to be as useful in the future.
Just like the mainstream corporate press-titutes, the sword of Damocles is already over the heads of Youtubers as if they don't toe the line. Youtube is fated for mindless entertainment and to be as safe and sanitized towards maintaining the status quo as cable tv. One great big echo chamber, with no room for unapproved or dangerous ideas.
Nice 'tube you have there. I hope you never lose your hosting, or your payment processor doesn't cut you off, or your domain doesn't get hijacked, because you know... you built your own. After all there's nothing on there we don't approve of, right?
Sargon criticises and mocks 3rd wave feminism and intersectionality, so yes he must be right-wing. There is no middle ground anymore.
Trump was never supposed to get elected. Brexit was never supposed to happen. Mainstream corporate media could no longer be relied upon to adequately shape public opinion. Something had to be done.
Pewdiepie became a nazi to be used as the excuse for the adpocolypse. Alex Jones was the lowest hanging fruit to be plucked and deplatformed. CNN videos went from 100 views to 100K views as independent journalists and commentators were pushed down. "trusted flaggers" such as the ADL and SPLC were brought on as the shadow inquisition. Still, it's not enough.
This is the future of Youtube.
I'm not sure it's about the need for authoritarians might feel to exert dominance over prisoners in particular, or just the casualness in which they wield power without due consideration for the consequences. Think of 'zero tolerance' and 'tough on crime' policies that might seem at first glance to be useful actions to solve a problem, but really just amount to maintaining the appearance of 'doing something' to satisfy a demand. Much like the question the OP posed.
Authoritarians don't care if their 'solution' makes the problem worse. There's almost no consideration beyond the first immediate and easy answer, as if the inevitable unintended consequences is just impossible for them to comprehend.
It's not surprising that the prison system would follow the same pattern that brought us the drug war.
"burdens in time and money required to get a DMV ID"
Especially if you're an illegal immigrant, don't have a birth certificate or a SS id card. Those are a hassle to come by dishonestly. Thankfully there's states that don't have such requirements, and you can find them here on this handy map.
"they really want to vote but can't afford $20 for an ID" doesn't really fly when the ID's are free. You'd think not being able to do all the things that having an ID is required for just for daily life would be a motivating factor, but noooo. We have to play the "non whites are just too poor and disadvantaged to have one" while accusing the other side of racism. It's so fucking illogical it makes my head hurt.
Say what you want about Trump. But thanks to his election we got to see how corrupt are the FBI, the FISA courts, the DOJ, and how the Democrat party and the majority of the media was in Hillary's pocket the entire time. It was only this corruption permeating through critical organs of government that allowed her to even to run as a candidate, that denied a reputable statesman the very opportunity.
Also we have no idea the true extent of the corruption and crimes that Clinton has done, as even Trump's DOJ is shielding her. We don't even know the nature of the SAP classified material she was leaking due to negligence or otherwise. Has there ever been a real investigation, when we know the leadership at the FBI held such deep partisan bias?
There isn't even a point for comparison yet.
Election integrity is the single most important aspect of a democracy, and the fact that apparently only Democrats seem concerned with the fact that so many of our elections can be easily and invisibly rigged should be deeply disturbing.
Democrats are only concerned with election integrity in Republican held districts, for obvious reasons. You don't get to grandstand about the how much the Dems care about integrity of elections, when they are actively involved in censorship on social media, obstructing voter ID laws, and smearing Republican opponents as being supported by Russian trolls when they themselves are the Russian trolls.
Does Republican states need to be held accountable for voting integrity? Absolutely. But let's not forget for one moment the Dem's tendency for projection.