All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[Mister Mets]

Your counter-argument is that while what the WH said was incorrect, the headline is the problem? Yes/no? I need some help understanding your point.

WH took a statement out of context, lied (again) about the science, and somehow has the moral advantage on this. This recklessness is getting people killed.

Even if you think the Trump spokesman was lying (which is a good guess because it's a day that ends in "y") the headline version was not an accurate or good-faith take on what was said.

[The Cool Thatguy]

Mary Trump's book sold 950,000 copies on its first day.

Seems like there's a market for tales of Donald being a f***wit, provided you're not John Bolton.

Yeah, helping allow a madman to stay in office and people get all judgy. Who knew?

[Steel Inquisitor]

Even if you think the Trump spokesman was lying (which is a good guess because it's a day that ends in "y") the headline version was not an accurate or good-faith take on what was said.

Should the president's spokesman lying be a bigger worry? They're not supposed to do that.

[BeastieRunner]

Even if you think the Trump spokesman was lying (which is a good guess because it's a day that ends in "y") the headline version was not an accurate or good-faith take on what was said.

What some headlines are saying won't result in the death of people.

What Trump lies about when it comes to the science around COVID-19, will kill people.

In the case of context, then that same standard applies to the media headlines as the White House.

And given context, those articles make it worse for what Trump lied about because they display the shear lunacy of the out-of-context quote. The science is not on their side. And neither will be history.

It's pot meet kettle all over again.

This whole idea really shines the light on how defensive Trump is and how it makes it really oppressive working there. If it hurts his feelings, it is wrong. The man just needs to grow up, admit he's wrong, and move on.

[Tami]

Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets

UPDATE (7:46 p.m. PT) — In the early hours of July 15, after a night spent protesting at the Multnomah County Justice Center and Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, Mark Pettibone and his friend Conner O’Shea decided to head home.

It had been a calm night compared to most protesting downtown. By 2 a.m. law enforcement hadn’t used any tear gas and, with only a few exceptions, both the Portland Police Bureau and federal law enforcement officers had stayed out of sight.

A block west of Chapman Square, Pettibone and O’Shea bumped into a group of people who warned them that people in camouflage were driving around the area in unmarked minivans grabbing people off the street.

“So that was terrifying to hear,” Pettibone said.

They had barely made it half a block when an unmarked minivan pulled up in front of them.

“I see guys in camo,” O’Shea said. “Four or five of them pop out, open the door and it was just like, ‘Oh shit. I don’t know who you are or what you want with us.’”

Federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked vehicles to drive around downtown Portland and detain protesters since at least July 14. Personal accounts and multiple videos posted online show the officers driving up to people, detaining individuals with no explanation of why they are being arrested, and driving off.

The tactic appears to be another escalation in federal force deployed on Portland city streets, as federal officials and President Donald Trump have said they plan to “quell” nightly protests outside the federal courthouse and Multnomah County Justice Center that have lasted for more than six weeks.

[BeastieRunner]

Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets

Isn't entrapment illegal?

[Tami]

Isn't entrapment illegal?

Entrapment? It's more like abduction, what they do in countries like Russia and China and North Korea. Places where they grab people and make them disappear. It didn't go quite that far, but it seems like it started out that way.

[Joker]

Either way it is alarming.

[BeastieRunner]

Either way it is alarming.

To say the least.

WTF USA!?

[mogwen]

Well, now Republicans now what they're standing for. They made their bed with it.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Mary Trump's book sold 950,000 copies on its first day.

Seems like there's a market for tales of Donald being a f***wit, provided you're not John Bolton.

I'm reading it right now. The genesis of Trump becoming an incompetent shitstain supported by Daddykins and his money was crystal clear here.

Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets

I watched some video on Twitter, and it's damned disturbing.

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Virus Prompts Drastic Measures As Death Tolls Set Records

Coronavirus infections and deaths hit records across the Sunbelt. Hospitals are stretched to the brink; morgues in Phoenix are running out of space.

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Nearly One-Third Of Florida Children Tested For COVID-19 Test Positive

The data from the state’s Department of Health comes amid ongoing debate and uncertainty over whether schools will reopen this fall. There shouldn't be a debate. This AIN'T gonna work.

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Georgia Governor Sues Atlanta Mayor To Block Citywide Mask Mandate

The state asks a judge to overturn Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ orders that are more restrictive than Governor Brian Kemp’s, block her from issuing any more such orders. THIS is what happens when you have an unrepentant Trump bootlicker in the governor's office.

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Trump Issued COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Too Late To Help NYC: CDC Report

“They failed, and the virus came to New York, and Americans died because of government failure. Period,” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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People Who Refused To Go Back To Work Are Broke, But Vindicated As Pandemic Rages

The Trump administration has done its best to squelch benefits for job refusers, despite the uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus.

[shooshoomanjoe]

Isn't entrapment illegal?

At the very least, custodial interrogation without being given your Miranda warning is illegal. I hope these people sue the feds.

[Tendrin]

Amash is set to retire.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a...for-reelection

Nearly a year after leaving the GOP out of disgust over his colleagues’ rigid fealty to President Donald Trump, Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) announced on Thursday night that he will not be running for reelection in November.


“I love representing our community in Congress. I always will,” Amash tweeted. This is my choice, but I’m still going to miss it.”

The congressman’s announcement signals a final chapter in his dizzying political career path in the Trump era, given that he had previously toyed with a potential presidential bid as a Libertarian candidate to the point of launching an exploratory committee in late April before dropping the endeavor less than a month later.

[worstblogever]

Amash is set to retire.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a...for-reelection

And nothing of value will be lost.

[Tami]

In just two days, @realdonaldtrump’s campaign pumped $380K into Trump’s private business, in 43 separate payments. Trump Org says this was for a weeklong “donor retreat,” held in early March at Mar-a-Lago. Campaign donations turned into private revenue for POTUS

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