Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: FPP Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Dispatches from Clown World: Actual NY Times Headline Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 10:26:56 -0400 Organization: Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl Fhtagn. Lines: 114 Message-ID: References: <17c1e97274493b38$156273$3716115$2d54864@news.newsdemon.com> Reply-To: fredp1571@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:26:57 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="98cd034461176e5686dabd639f5c05ee"; logging-data="2673586"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/D0RK5MDbaeq31XpKLVaxM" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.14; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:hWMXYUhMnmYsHiUMw1KoVENIr1k= In-Reply-To: <17c1e97274493b38$156273$3716115$2d54864@news.newsdemon.com> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 5788 On 3/31/24 1:26 PM, trotsky wrote: > On 3/31/24 8:39 AM, FPP wrote: >> On 3/30/24 4:13 PM, trotsky wrote: >>> On 3/30/24 11:28 AM, FPP wrote: >>>> On 3/29/24 1:48 PM, trotsky wrote: >>>>> On 3/29/24 9:07 AM, FPP wrote: >>>>>> On 3/28/24 3:44 PM, shawn wrote: >>>>>>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:41:20 +0000, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 26, 2024 at 4:04:09 AM PDT, "FPP" >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 3/25/24 8:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>   Wait a minute. Trump's civil fraud verdict was based on the >>>>>>>>>> notion he >>>>>>>>>>   systematically gave an incorrect valuation to his properties >>>>>>>>>> in order to >>>>>>>>>>   deceive lenders (even though all lenders were repaid and >>>>>>>>>> none of them ever >>>>>>>>>>   made complaints against him and all said they'd do business >>>>>>>>>> with him again). >>>>>>>>>>   Now, the New York Times admits that reaching a proper >>>>>>>>>> valuation for Trump's >>>>>>>>>>   buildings is a "guessing game". >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bullshit.  He lied. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> For loans, he inflated his valuations.  For taxes, he lowered his >>>>>>>>> valuations. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So when Trump takes out a loan and pays it back with interest, >>>>>>>> that's a >>>>>>>> crime. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As Jon Stewart pointed out in his video Trump did pay the loan back >>>>>>> with interest but much less than he would have if he had given the >>>>>>> properties the proper valuation. Which amounted to a lot due to the >>>>>>> sums involved. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> And he made the people of New York pick up the tab to make up for >>>>>> what he shorted the state. >>>>>> >>>>>> Shorted on taxes, cheated banks out of their profits... profits >>>>>> that COULD have been lent out to other New Yorkers, who didn't lie >>>>>> and cheat. >>>>>> >>>>>> Trump cheated and made those that didn't cheat pick up the slack. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Is there a reason it took this long to bring him to justice? >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yeah.  Not a good reason... but the reason is Merrick the Mild >>>> doesn't want to ruffle any feathers. >>>> >>>> He's part of the plan... >>> >>> >>> I don't think Garland was ever cut out for this, he belonged on >>> SCOTUS but McConnell screwed him by committing an act of sedition. >>> >> >> Do you know Garland's background?  If you did, you wouldn't even ask... >> >> https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-of-the-mafia-state?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true >> > > > What was I asking? > > >> >>> GOP extremists have long praised Garland. In 2017, after Trump fired >>> James Comey, Mitch McConnell suggested that Garland become the FBI >>> director. >>> >>> “I have spoken with the president about it. I recommended Merrick >>> Garland,” McConnell said in May 2017. He recited the propaganda line >>> that Garland “was the prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing case.” >>> (Garland was not. The lead prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing >>> case was Joseph Hartzler, and how that lie gets circulated will be >>> explained later.) McConnell added that Garland “would make it clear >>> that President Trump will continue the tradition at the FBI of having >>> an apolitical professional.” >>> >>> McConnell is not the only Republican linked to Russian oligarchs to >>> praise Garland. In 2010, when Garland was being considered for the >>> Supreme Court, Republican operative Joseph DiGenova commended Garland >>> as “a profoundly serious guy” who would be a great addition to the >>> court. >> >>> In October 2021, Donald Trump praised Garland as “a good man” and >>> said he was glad Garland was Attorney General. >> >> Garland is a stooge.  God, I hope Jack Smith isn't one too... >> >> >> > Republicans love Garland. They keep bringing him up for everything. And I think we know why now. -- "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man’s mind." - OC Bible 25B.G. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek8kap93bmk0q5w/D%20U%20N%20E%20Part%20II.jpg?dl=0 Gracie, age 6. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0es3xolxka455iw/BetterThingsToDo.jpg?dl=0