***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[gry60]

https://www.sidneydailynews.com/opinion/columns/112560/local-farmer-calls-it-like-he-sees-it

Let me tell you a riddle. “I slept with a billionaire because he said he loved me. I expected to make love, but in the morning I realized I was getting screwed. When I went to tell the world, I was offered cash to keep my mouth shut.” Who am I? No, I’m not a model or someone named Stormy. I’m the American farmer.

 

[T Lo Sweater]

Y’all like mike too? U know... since he was quiet on important issues and didn’t speak out

 

[blastercombo]

Y’all like mike too? U know... since he was quiet on important issues and didn’t speak out

Until he co-signs it I can’t fault anyone for not getting involved with Trump in any way shape or form

 

[MalcolmNewton]

This may be the pettiest world leader within the last century

 

[blastercombo]

If you need any reassurance he’s a racist. Here ya go

 

[gry60]

Y’all like mike too? U know... since he was quiet on important issues and didn’t speak out

MJ?

 

[gry60]

This may be the pettiest world leader within the last century

I don't know how any of these black church leaders can stand by this man. The butter biscuits can't be that good.

 

[MalcolmNewton]

Here's a good Twitter handle to keep up with Trumps nonsense without actually following the idiot himself.

https://twitter.com/UnfollowTrump

 

[blastercombo]

I don't know how any of these black church leaders can stand by this man. The butter biscuits can't be that good.

I don’t know how anyone with a working brain can stand by him

 

[MalcolmNewton]

 

[kdawg]

This may be the pettiest world leader within the last century

But I thought he didn’t watch CNN?

 

[MalcolmNewton]

But I thought he didn’t watch CNN?

He most likely has a public affairs person sending him clips to make his "fake news" claims throughout the day. Another thing, white people go in on Trump ALL THE TIME and he never utters a word. Let a black person go in on him and he can't tweet fast enough.

 

[blastercombo]

I trolled people hard rocking the Mexico national team jersey. Got people looking hard but those soft *** dudes wouldn’t hard say a word. Looks like I’m throwing some Lebron T’s into the rotation. Again, forever respect to that dude

 

[MalcolmNewton]

 

[aepps20]

Cue da making deals with Trump monologue.

 

[Belgium]

While the Senate has been holding bipartisan hearings with Tech companies on a broad range of topics, this is what House Republicans are concerned about regarding social media.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-panel-to-invite-twitter-ceo-dorsey-to-testify-1533311429
House Panel to Invite Twitter CEO Dorsey to Testify
Lawmakers Seek to Question Twitter Chief Over Allegations That Conservatives Are Being Silenced
The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to invite Twitter Inc. chief executive Jack Dorsey to testify about the social media company’s algorithms and decisions about content and data, a committee aide said Friday.

On Thursday House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) had asked the House panel to call Mr. Dorsey to testify about Twitter’s ban of some kinds of automated accounts, which Republicans have said disproportionately targeted conservatives.

“I am especially concerned by revelations that some social media companies are filtering the information that their users can see,” Mr. McCarthy said in a letter Thursday to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R., Ore.). “Twitter ultimately implemented a change to stop penalizing conservatives, but serious questions remain about how and why the company filters content on its platform.”

Mr. McCarthy asked Mr. Walden to hold a hearing this fall “with testimony from the companies that underpin our information-driven society,” and requested Mr. Dorsey in particular.

A Twitter spokesman declined to comment.

In February, Twitter updated its rules to prohibit users who operate multiple accounts from simultaneously tweeting, retweeting, liking posts and following accounts—a practice common among bot operators trying to coordinate activity across legions of accounts.

Mr. Walden said Friday that he looked forward to having Mr. Dorsey testify at a time they can agree on.

“Twitter is an incredibly powerful platform, filtering and shaping the information consumers see with the tweak of an algorithm,” Mr. Walden said. “Even well-intentioned algorithms can have unintended consequences.”

In May, Mr. Walden met with Mr. Dorsey and invited him to testify. Mr. Dorsey expressed an interest in telling Twitter’s story, a committee aide said. The Energy and Commerce panel has been in contact with Twitter and plans to issue a formal invitation soon, the aide said.

Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the committee, said Democrats are eager to speak with technology companies, but with a broader focus.

“Democrats have long been concerned about companies’ privacy policies and their impacts on consumers, and I think that should be the focus of any hearing with Twitter rather than politically charged conspiracy theories,” Mr. Pallone said Friday.

Social-media companies including Twitter have been trying to rein in bullying and abusive content, while avoiding the perception they censor unpopular opinions. Twitter in particular is focusing on cracking down on spam as a way to reduce the amount of fake news on its site. Earlier this year a prominent white nationalist sued Twitter for kicking him off the social network.

A spokeswoman at the time declined to say how many accounts Twitter suspended. She said the company enforces its rules without political bias. Some accounts, for example, could return to Twitter if their owners provide a phone number to verify that they are operated by humans, she said.

Russian trolls remained active on the social network well into 2018, posting politically divisive messages as recently as May, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. Last month, Twitter said it was removing some accounts it had flagged for suspicious activity, such as the sudden sharing of misleading links, sensitive information and other types of problematic content.

 

[gry60]

 

[blastercombo]

Unicorn hunter is on the off white thread trying to scam people. His phone number is on blast too.



Enjoy

 

[gry60]

Unicorn hunter is on the off white thread trying to scam people. His phone number is on blast too.



Enjoy

I'm gonna need a link.

Edit: found it


https://niketalk.com/threads/nike-x...-x-nike-presto.664901/page-1208#post-30416129

 

[elpablo21]

Charles Blow did his thing as well on the panel

 

[blastercombo]

Ole boy getting roasted and his information is out. Scammer, racist, and a liar. Who’d ah thought?

 

[leavemeglazzies]

I don't know how any of these black church leaders can stand by this man. The butter biscuits can't be that good.

They were definitely good enough for these two..

It's all a hustle. They'd be constantly asking themselves what would ¥€$u$ do:

 

[gry60]

 

[gry60]

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/voter-receives-bogus-text-message-of-polling-place-change

Voter receives bogus text message of polling place change



by Rob Wells

Monday, July 30th 2018

A Columbus man became suspicious last Friday when he received a text message informing him his polling location had been changed to the Ohio Union. (WSYX/WTTE)

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michael O'Brien has cast his vote during election time at the same polling place for years.

He became suspicious last Friday when he received a text message informing him his polling location had been changed to the Ohio Union.

"I thought it was odd that they would have us go down to the Ohio Union because that's quite a distance from here" O'Brien said.

He called the 614 area code number where the text originated, but discovered it was disconnected.

Monday morning, O'Brien received a similar text message, this time from a 216 area code.

That number was also disconnected.

He then called the Franklin County Board of Elections.

"I first checked their website, and it showed my polling location was the same, and I called there and told them what happened, and they checked and said no, we don't know of any change for your precinct" O'Brien added.

The board of elections said while polling places do sometimes change, voters are notified by mail, not by text.

"We would not text or randomly call voters because in most instances, we may not have a phone number" said Board of Elections spokesperson Aaron Sellers.

Sellers said he doesn't know who could be behind the text, but O'Brien has a theory.

"If it's intentional, then it's to get somebody to down there, then they tell you it's not a valid polling place, and then you don't vote" he said.

The Franklin County Board of Elections encourages anyone who receives a similar text, to contact them to report it.

Meanwhile, election officials said absentee ballots are still available.

You can contact the Franklin County Board of Elections at: 614-525-3100

or at: vote.franklincountyohio.gov.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Charles Blow did his thing as well on the panel

There are a couple when Bill Maher is complete wrong, and he has a lot of blind spots but sometimes dude nails it.

Charles Blow stays spitting.