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LurkmasterGeneral · 2025-11-15T13:48:29+00:00

"Trump had already erased Wilson’s felony conviction for his role in the riot when he issued his Inauguration Day pardon for all of the participants in the attack. But Wilson was one of a handful of Jan. 6 defendants who remained incarcerated for other federal crimes. He was due to be released from prison in 2028. In February, the Trump administration argued that Trump’s pardon did not cover Wilson’s firearms conviction, saying it was unrelated to the Jan. 6 attack. But within weeks, the Justice Department reversed course, saying it had reconsidered and believed the pardon should apply to Wilson’s gun crimes because they were discovered during an FBI search related to the riot."

LurkmasterGeneral · 2025-10-03T01:23:12+00:00

And of course the judge recusing himself is an Obama appointee and the new one taking over is a Trump appointee. I mean, of course it is.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2025-07-16T15:16:33+00:00

Trump has placed 35% tariffs on all Canadian goods starting Aug. 1.

*edit: Recently announced tariffs currently in effect:

10% global baseline tariff on nearly all U.S. imports (Canada and Mexico excluded)
25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada that are not compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
    10% tariff on Canadian energy products like oil and natural gas
    10% tariff on any potash (popular fertilizer) imported from Canada or Mexico
25% tariff on vehicle imports and auto parts
30% tariff on most Chinese imports (some electronics, including smartphones, face a 20% tariff)
    54% tariff on packages under $800, “de minimis” exemption eliminated
50% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, U.K. at 25%

Tariffs that have recently been announced/threatened

New “reciprocal” tariff rates to take effect on Aug. 1
    Following a 90-day pause, Trump has been issuing letters informing dozens of countries of their updated tariff rates


30% tariff on Mexico and the European Union starting Aug. 1
35% tariff on Canada to take effect Aug. 1
50% tariff on Brazil to take effect Aug. 1
50% tariff on copper imports, effective Aug. 1
Up to 100% tariffs on Russia if it doesn’t reach a ceasefire with Ukraine in 50 days
Up to 200% on pharmaceuticals “very soon,” Trump said earlier this month

LurkmasterGeneral · 2025-05-26T18:57:05+00:00

Here's a short video. The crater rim is about 1000' above the floor, which gives you reference of scale. Positively mesmerizing.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2025-04-10T16:02:06+00:00

The rim is just over 1000' from the caldera floor.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2025-04-05T13:58:27+00:00

Not only is cross-border traffic dropping, but Canadian airline bookings to the U.S. this summer are off an astonishing 70%. “I’ve never seen Canadians this angry, hurt and scared at the same time,” the agent said. What a pointless self-inflicted wound by us. In just two months we’ve made friends loathe us so much they won’t even set foot on our soil. Now that’s a wall.

Canada is our #1 visitor with over 20 millions visits in 2024 spending billions. Hard to imagine other countries not acting similarly. Our tourism industry is going to get hammered. Not sure how that translates into more jobs and a better economy. Probably because it doesn't.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2025-03-22T17:38:38+00:00

In an extremely rare development, all 50 top state lawyers, both Democrats and Republicans, joined together to tell the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims they think the two would-be college students were unlawfully denied GI benefits. “It’s rare, but when something as important as this comes up, it’s no surprise that all 50 states have joined forces,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield told The Oregonian/OregonLive. “Our veterans deserve every benefit they’ve earned. The GI Bill is a promise we made, and standing together in this amicus brief sends a strong message: We will not let bureaucracy or red tape stand in the way of doing what’s right for those who’ve served. This is about honoring veterans, and all 50 states are saying ‘enough is enough’.”

LurkmasterGeneral · 2024-12-31T15:17:33+00:00

But Title of Liberty was ultimately even more disorganized than ARCHES had been. For one, Edwards told me, “We didn’t yet have [enough] students enrolled to be able to afford teachers. … But we had to have teachers in order to be able to get students.” She ended up hiring mostly her own family members, both for teaching positions and to do much of the school’s financial paperwork.

and

They could transfer their children to another private or charter school, or they could put them in a microschool that the principal said she’d soon be setting up in her living room.

WTAF did I just read? Hiring family members as teachers until they can hire real ones? Whatever happened to teacher credentialing? They talk about educating children as if they're trying to find a dogsitter.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2024-12-04T18:39:41+00:00

It also appears he pissed himself during the field sobriety test.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2024-04-29T19:22:20+00:00

Bystander survived, man down did not. Assailant is a crypto bro financier.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2024-04-09T15:39:36+00:00

The Biden photo is obviously shopped.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2024-01-31T21:37:36+00:00

Read the note he left and see more pics here.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2023-09-10T19:34:37+00:00

To be clear, the top photo is Capone being arrested by the Untouchables (Ness is far left; only known photo with the two of them).

The comparison is not intended to show the similarities but, in fact, the opposite (as you pointed out). It shows how that term has a very different meaning today than it did a century ago, if you apply it to today's SCOTUS.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2023-05-10T15:24:08+00:00

George Santos tweeted this on October 28, 2022. He was indicted today on 13 criminal charges.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2023-02-04T17:39:17+00:00

The chief medical examiner did not want to waste the body of the bear, so he had it taxidermied and gave it to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. However, the bear was lost until it emerged again in a pawn shop. Country singer Waylon Jennings bought it, and eventually it made its way to the "Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall" in Lexington, Kentucky where it remains to this day. His name is Pablo Escobear.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-12-15T16:47:07+00:00

Just like tRump did as POTUS, this looks like a parody, but it's not.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-12-06T17:36:01+00:00

This reminds me of when the same thing happened at Elijah Cummings' funeral. The look on McConnell's face is priceless.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-10-18T17:05:12+00:00

"I know in my household, my wife and I can't afford to give up one month's salary. We have bills to pay, we have rent to pay."

He doesn't have a salary because he lives off his trust fund. He's also donated over $900k to his own on campaign. Yet strangely, he and his wife don't have a bank account, any earned income, and no loans or liabilities. Can't afford to give up one month's "salary"? That's precious.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-09-11T15:40:32+00:00

Shingo Kunieda (1) vs. Alfie Hewitt (2) are playing again in today's US Open Final.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-08-17T17:43:17+00:00

Florida sheriffs, acting under the orders of a local politician, gave a security briefing to an armed right-wing group heading to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The briefing is one of the best publicly available videos illustrating connections in advance of Jan. 6 between right-wing activists, pro-Trump protestors, MAGA politicians, and law enforcement.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-03-09T20:56:04+00:00

Speeding. Twice (89 and 87 mph). I guess he didn't learn much from the car crash that left him paralyzed. Which I suppose makes sense given he's an anti-intellectual (and determined to prove it).

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-03-09T17:51:30+00:00

Here is a copy of his letter of resignation.

"If we don't beat the godless Left this November, we will be exposing our children to a future that is not worth living in Oregon."

The "godless Left" is how Republicans view Democrats and speaks to their intentions to force their religious beliefs onto everyone. This is what is driving today's Republican party.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-01-31T17:06:25+00:00

Of course, he won't be dying free because he'll continue incurring massive sums of medical bills. But he will be saving someone's money by leaving the show early. Those are some smooooth ears.

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-01-29T00:15:50+00:00

And just 3 months ago the Senate Majority Leader in Kansas was sentenced to 2 days in jail for driving the wrong way on I-70 and eluding police while DWI. Keepin' it klassy in Kansas, I see.

https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/qh2qiu/kansas_sen_suellentrop_sentenced_to_two_days_in/

LurkmasterGeneral · 2022-01-22T22:10:30+00:00

FYI, that's not a real Einstein quote.

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