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June 8, 2023
Saudis killed Kashoggi after Kushner gave them classified info now they "own" the PGA
From Tiktok Cocacolakid:
People seem to ignore what Khashoggi was investigating when murdered. He was writing about Kushner allegedly turning over classified info to Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS); who then used that intelligence to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents in Saudi Arabia. MBS has a financial relationship with Trump and AMI.
About AMI from Google/Slate:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/ami-national-enquirer-immunity-deal-david-pecker-trump.html
While the Enquirers standing as a news source would make the editors at almost any publication cringe, the Enquirer played a significant role supporting Trumps political ambitions tearing flesh from bone every time his political opponent, Hillary Clinton, did something as innocuous as cough, or wear an expensive pant suit, or express her love for hot sauce during the 2016 election. For years, the Enquirer has been there for Trump.
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an agreement between the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York and American Media Inc., AMI, the National Enquirers corporate parent, gives AMI immunity for its participation in a campaign finance violation, in exchange for cooperation in the ongoing investigation of that crime AMI admitted that it paid former Playboy model Karen McDougal $150,000 to stop her from disclosing an alleged affair with Trump, out of concern her story would negatively affect chances of winning the White House. It appears the illegal arrangement was the brainchild of David Pecker, AMI CEO and a former confidant of the president. The U.S. attorneys move in this regard tells us a few things. First, Pecker and AMI must have already offered substantial cooperation. Next, the April raid on Cohens officessaid to have netted all forms of evidence, including surreptitious audio recordingsmust have given federal investigators substantial evidence not just against Cohen, but also against AMI.
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Under ordinary circumstances, the media organization would have had a strong First Amendment defense in that choosing not to publish the Trump affair allegations was done for journalistic reasons. But AMI decided to cooperate. That would indicate that prosecutors had them dead to rights, or that it was afraid of what a fulsome investigation of AMIs other dealings might produce. In AMIs case The Enquirer broke the story about John Edwards alleged campaign finance violation / hush-money scheme, which led to his indictment, trial, and eventual acquittal based on the argument that Edwards was trying to protect his personal life and not his electoral prospects. Since Pecker and AMI broke a similar story, they would be hard-pressed to claim naiveté about the basics of campaign finance laws.
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The agreement identifies at least one other member of the [Trump] campaign who was present at the August 2015 meeting between Cohen and AMI officials when the seeds of the crime were planted. It has been reported that Trump was the other person, which would put him at the center of the conspiracy. If those reports are accurate, Peckers testimony, placing Trump at ground zero of the criminal scheme, would undo Trumps defense that the hush money was not intended to influence the election.
June 7, 2023
Stand your ground laws seem to cost the lives of one group more than all others.
Blacks.
I dont have statistics and I dont have time to gather them. But every time this law makes news its usually because some black person has been a victim.
The Justice Department should be looking at this. The law should be banished and it should be taken all the way to the Supreme Court. Let SCOTUS have blood on their hands if they decide its OK to kill Black people.
Fuck Florida.
May 25, 2023
-Scott Bennett
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTREgacJT/
There is a big push and lots of publicity around getting Amazon to unionize. However, nothing is ever said about Walmart. Walmart has used termination, and even threats to close completely in areas to avoid unionsknowing that closing would devastate many because Walmart undercuts and runs away all competitive small businesses when they open.
Why doesnt the Republican Owned Media investigate this instead of leaving it up to some lone TikToker? (rhetorical question )
Walmart: But all we hear about is Bezos and Amazon
Roughly half of all Walmart stock is owned by the 3 surviving heirs of founder Sam Walton. The Walton family is the richest family on earth with a net worth of around 224 billion in 2023.
In fact, the family dumped about 2.5 million shares in the spring of 2021--worth about $750 million--to get their ownership stake back down below the 50% mark. The largest chunk of the family stock -- about 1.28 billion shares -- are held in a tax-sheltering trust created by dad called Walton Enterprises. Another 245 million shares are held in the Walton family holdings trust.
Each of the surviving children hold individual shares as well. Robson, Walton's oldest living son, holds more than 3.2 million shares. The wealthiest woman on earth, Alice Walton, holds close to 6.7 million shares. Jim Walton has about 10.5 million shares. Sam walton's three kids have a net worth of more than 60 billion each. In years past, they've been among the top 10 richest people on earth but in 2023 they are merely 11, 12 and 13.
Every dollar increase in Walmarts stock price adds another billion in value to the Walton Enterprises Trust and millions to each of the individual Walton siblings stock portfolios. When Walmart buys stock to boost its own market price, it's largely done to increase the wealth of the richest family on earth.
Therefore, the wages of Walmart workers are suppressed mostly for the Walton families benefit. One of every two poorly-paid Walmart workers takes home less pay just so the $224 billion Walton family nest egg grows larger.
This also means that of the $6.2 billion in [taxpayer funded] public benefits spent every year to support Walmart workers [without health insurance or benefits], 3.1 billion is practically a direct subsidy to the richest family on earth.
Should you and I be paying [taxes] to keep Walmart workers afloat or should the Walton family? It certainly seems like they could afford to share a little of that with their workers. After all those 3 Walton heirs sure as hell couldn't run 11,000 Walmart stores all by themselves. Let's make them pay.
-Scott Bennett
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTREgacJT/
There is a big push and lots of publicity around getting Amazon to unionize. However, nothing is ever said about Walmart. Walmart has used termination, and even threats to close completely in areas to avoid unionsknowing that closing would devastate many because Walmart undercuts and runs away all competitive small businesses when they open.
Why doesnt the Republican Owned Media investigate this instead of leaving it up to some lone TikToker? (rhetorical question )
May 22, 2023
I know many dont like to click on links, but it is obviously TikTok.
To briefly explain it is a Republican representative asking a Democratic representative about crime specifically sexual abuse.
The gift is swiftly acknowledged by the Democratic representative who used TFG as an example being found liable of sexual abuse himself as proof of the GOPs less than tough stance on crime.
She goes on to talk about Santos being indicted for 13 felony counts, and the GOP doing nothing to distance them self from either.
She urges them to do something within the confines of the legislature instead of pointing fingers elsewhere.
This TikTok is golden
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTREa5RAg/I know many dont like to click on links, but it is obviously TikTok.
To briefly explain it is a Republican representative asking a Democratic representative about crime specifically sexual abuse.
The gift is swiftly acknowledged by the Democratic representative who used TFG as an example being found liable of sexual abuse himself as proof of the GOPs less than tough stance on crime.
She goes on to talk about Santos being indicted for 13 felony counts, and the GOP doing nothing to distance them self from either.
She urges them to do something within the confines of the legislature instead of pointing fingers elsewhere.
May 21, 2023
I just found this out there on the internets.
Inspirational quote of the day: "Live so that if your life was a book Florida would ban it."
I just found this out there on the internets.
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