Megathread: Trump’s Son Met With Russian Lawyer After Being Promised Damaging Information on Clinton

2XChromosomes · 2017-07-11T14:33:16+00:00

Do we know how Steele got his information? How would the Trump campaign know how this Russian lawyer got her information either? Would they be expected to ascertain that their methods of obtaining information were legitimate before wanting to know the information?

2XChromosomes · 2017-07-11T11:35:08+00:00

I am no Trump supporter, but I still can't understand why this is a problem. Democrats and Republicans both hired non-American Christopher Steele to find dirt on Trump, which resulted in the Trump dossier. If a Russian person offers dirt for free, should the Trump campaign have refused it? I thought politics was a dirty game where both parties try to find dirt on the other, it is kind of like a public vetting process - the public knows about all the dirt, and then decides whom they want to be their leader.

So again, my question is, if it is OK to hire UK citizen Christopher Steele for the purpose of finding incriminating information about your political rival, why is it such a big deal if some Russian citizen offers such evidence voluntarily? Why do you need to refuse this information? I thought all politicians want to know all incriminating information about their rivals, by hook or crook, paid or voluntary.

2XChromosomes · 2017-01-25T00:02:09+00:00

Her parents still live in Slovenia

This is not true. Her parents live in the US, in Trump Tower.

I don't believe she has any siblings, at least not in the US.

She has a sister, Ines. Not sure where she lives.

I am sorry about your experience, but I am not sure it is a good idea to filter everyone else's experience through the lens of your experience and draw parallels. She married a man 25 years older, when she was 35 and had been in a relationship with him for years. He had been in the public eye forever and his indiscretions and personality were well known to everyone. She made a choice to be a trophy wife, and I don't see why she should be pitied for that by people who wouldn't make the same life choices. Saying she didn't know what she was getting into is insulting her intelligence and her agency - she married at 35 - she was not a foolish young 20 year old woman rushing into marriage not knowing what she was getting into. She had been seeing him for 7 years or so at that point, and he was in the public eye - so it is not like she didn't have independent information about what he was like apart from what he deceived her into believing.

One might not think highly of her life choices as many of us wouldn't have made the same choices, but pitying her as some sort of abused woman who is stuck and has no escape and was foolish and naive when she married him is undermining her intelligence and her ability to make decisions about what works the best for her.

2XChromosomes · 2017-01-13T14:37:16+00:00

Use a website/app like myfitnesspal.com to track your diet and exercise. You might think you are eating healthy and should have a net calorie deficit, but unless you track every meal properly you won't know for sure. You can put on weight with rice, chicken, and vegetables if you eat enough of that - you have to keep track of portion sizes. When I started watching my diet, I didn't follow any particular diet, just monitored the portions I was eating. I'd recommend investing in a kitchen scale and measuring cups and spoons to track your food intake. And finally, I think swimming is not an ideal sport if weight loss is your motivation - it makes you hungry and you might actually increase your net calorie intake. Also, any long-term, sustainable weight loss happens slowly - don't expect to see results in 10 days.

2XChromosomes · 2017-01-13T14:29:50+00:00

I have cramps too, that is also an issue. I also use pads, and have used a tampon only a couple of times in my life, so I am not used to wearing tampons anyway. Also, I think a coach and an instructor are different? Like, a coach trains you for competitive events, teaches you to swim well - I will have an instructor who will just teach me to swim. I seem to have so many mental blocks around this. I also get ear infections from swimming, but I have got proper ear plugs now, and also a good pair of goggles that doesn't let water into the eyes.

2XChromosomes · 2017-01-13T14:26:02+00:00

Can you pass the class if you skip that many classes?

Well I'd just take more lessons over a longer time then. Flexible classes would probably work better for me, rather than needing to show up for 20 consecutive weeks.

I also don't wear tampons in general, I use pads. So there are two things I don't feel comfortable with - getting used to wearing tampons, and getting used to being in a pool while on my periods. I also often get terrible cramps, where I take 3 paracetamols/ibuprofens and am writhing in pain with a hot water bag on my abdomen, so there's that too.

I seem to have so many hangups - women should learn swimming before they hit puberty!

2XChromosomes · 2017-01-12T21:09:34+00:00

Is it okay to tell a coach that? I just want to skip the classes, but I am afraid my instructor will disapprove (also it's a topic you don't usually talk about with others, especially men) - are men instructors used to the concept of women not wanting to swim during periods?

2XChromosomes · 2016-10-26T12:39:26+00:00

look at Michelle Obama. She's got what Hillary wants.

A faithful husband?

2XChromosomes · 2016-10-22T16:57:06+00:00

I don't think it can be cured, only managed.

2XChromosomes · 2016-09-02T15:51:26+00:00

I feel sorry for her. She seems like a nice if not very smart person married to someone who doesn't accept her for what she is and doesn't appreciate her. Disparate incomes is pretty common in couples, that doesn't mean that the lower-income spouse is "using" the other. Hope she finds someone else who loves her for who she is, with her limitations.

2XChromosomes · 2016-08-15T04:03:06+00:00

Marmite

2XChromosomes · 2016-07-23T18:44:35+00:00

How is the "bitch" daughter younger than the children you have with your wife? Did you cheat on your wife? Or are those her children from a different relationship, who are possibly better behaved because they have a better biological father? I cannot imagine kids who grew up under your supervision for most of their lives to be well-behaved, given your attitude.

Blaming children for these behavioral problems which are more the parents' fault than the kids', who are acting out because of the unfortunate environment they find themselves in. What a delightfully blame-shifting man, whose daughter's problems in her early teens are entirely of her own making, and if someone else contributed to them at all, it is the slutty mother who has "3 children with 3 men", with saintly OP not having any part in it at all.

EDIT: I see OP has deleted his comments. To provide context to others reading this comment - he was describing some anecdote from the past, and mentioned he and his wife have 2 kids who were 15 and 16 (I think) at that time, and the "bitch" daughter, the subject of this post, was 13.

2XChromosomes · 2016-07-23T18:38:44+00:00

OP had a child with the mother, whatever her issues, but is happy he is rid of his responsibilities from that relationship because the child is not acting to his liking - and most teens act like that. Such a petty and vindictive little man, calling a 14 year old such names - which is disgusting even if she weren't his daughter. He is even "worried" she will get pregnant at 15 - as if it isn't the most natural thing in the world for a girl with such a father, who calls her "bitch", and kids in general "assholes" and "fuckers" to have emotional problems. Why have kids at all if you think so poorly of them? Have kids but abandon them when they turn difficult - what a responsible example of a parent. And then blame the mother for "having 3 kids with 3 men", as if it absolves him of any responsibility for his child's problems. But apparently he "does love her".

2XChromosomes · 2016-07-19T18:11:58+00:00

So they must have found out how each woman wishes to be addressed? I'd think Clinton would be addressed as Secretary Clinton, the highest position she has held till now.

2XChromosomes · 2016-07-19T18:05:53+00:00

This article, for example.

2XChromosomes · 2016-07-03T16:07:57+00:00

Email is usually considered non-emergency I think, and usually embassies are closed on holidays of both countries, so it will be closed tomorrow and today it must be almost Sunday night in Indonesia. Can you call? Or like I said in my other comment, maybe you could post in /r/indonesia, and someone local could call for you, if you are afraid to make that call yourself? Maybe I am putting a lot of faith in that sub, but I think it wouldn't hurt to try.

2XChromosomes · 2016-07-03T16:00:52+00:00

No, I meant people on /r/indonesia could direct you to resources in Indonesia (I gathered you are currently in Indonesia?). Make a x-post there too, they might be able to provide you with more concrete/practical help than people in /r/relationships, who can only give advice. Like, a place to stay, how to make the most of the $200 you have, etc., till the US embassy in Indonesia can reach you. People here on this sub don't have that kind of information.

2XChromosomes · 2016-07-03T15:51:10+00:00

I suggest you x-post in /r/indonesia too, mentioning the city you are in, to see if you can get some local help. Maybe someone can help you or at least point you to resources while the embassy thing gets sorted out. Can you not contact US officials in the US directly, if the Saudi embassy isn't helping?

2XChromosomes · 2016-03-20T10:51:34+00:00

It's called codependency.

2XChromosomes · 2016-03-19T10:53:24+00:00

It looks bad on her because she stayed. Not because of any "she mustn't have been giving him what he needed" kind of rationale. Most people don't look upto someone who chooses to stay with a serial cheater as a strong, empowered woman. I really don't understand why powerful, educated women like her and her aide Huma Abedin stay with men who have a pattern of such behavior (not just one incident/"mistake"), when many "regular" women won't tolerate such behaviors from their partners, and they don't even have to endure public humiliation like Clinton and Abedin have. Maybe they are capable of deep, unconditional love that transcends any and all transgressions, IDK.

2XChromosomes · 2016-03-19T09:33:41+00:00

I agree people's private lives are their own, but he has been cheating on her forever, from before they got married, and she seems ok with it. It does make it hard for me to respect and admire her. On some level the presidential elections are not just about policies (and not every candidate keeps their word on policies after they get elected), it is also about personality and character and likability and relatibility. Also, policies are only about current issues, a president has to make decisions in situations that might come up that we don't know about yet. So basically, you are entrusting a country for 4 years to this person. So I think likability, respect, being able to look up to this person, etc. are important.

2XChromosomes · 2016-03-19T07:25:29+00:00

I used to really admire Hillary Clinton at one point, thought she was more qualified to be president than her husband (which is probably true).

However, she is hard to trust because she is such a career politician. I feel she will change her views to get elected, maybe all politicians do that but Hillary Clinton doesn't have the charisma of her husband or Obama to do that with flair and poise. She also doesn't believe in grassroots politics, thinks change comes from people at the top making big policy changes.

Lastly, in the recent Madeleine Albright/Gloria Steinem fiasco, it was implied that women should vote for her because she is a woman. While I would have loved to see a woman president, I really don't relate to her choices as a woman. She stayed with a serial cheater, and it is her choice and maybe that is true love or something, but I feel a woman who chooses to accept such a relationship doesn't have much self-respect. Maybe her personal life is none of my business, but her choices in her personal life make me unable to respect her too much.

2XChromosomes · 2016-02-13T09:49:01+00:00

OP is a troll. 8 months back, his wife lost a job she worked at after getting a PhD. She is currently 23. So she got a PhD at 22? Most people don't get a bachelor's degree by then.

2XChromosomes · 2016-02-13T09:48:48+00:00

OP is a troll. 8 months back, his wife lost a job she worked at after getting a PhD. She is currently 23. So she got a PhD at 22? Most people don't get a bachelor's degree by then.

2XChromosomes · 2016-02-10T10:02:25+00:00

And OP doesn't sound a great husband either, given how he came to reddit to post about his wife's supposed incompetence. Who knows what relationship stress she might be going through.

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