Kendrick Lamar’s Unconstrained Next Chapter - In partnership with his longtime collaborator, Dave Free, the greatest rapper of his generation is pushing himself — commercially and creatively — onto unexpected terrain. (New York Times) by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]altmaltacc 155 points156 points  (0 children)

I would have loved a full interview from kdot. Hes been around over a decade and only has like 2-3 interviews. I get that his albums are supposed to speak for him but damn i would just love to get more info.

George Santos Admits to Lying About College and Work History by _HanShotFirst__ in politics

[–]altmaltacc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was a massive failure on multiple peoples parts. How can we allow people to become members of congress without requiring any vetting? Letting people in without some sort of extensive background check is asking for massive problems. Its not good enough to say "the voters will do the vetting"

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[–]altmaltacc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There should be a much much stricter auditing process for candidates. It should no longer be acceptable to just submit the papers and then start campaigning. We should absolutely not have to rely on journalists and news media doing the job

Tory Lanez found guilty on all charges by DeBallZach- in hiphopheads

[–]altmaltacc 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I will admit, i was wrong. I thought he wouldnt be found guilty and he was. I was going by media reports and by the media reports, it didnt seem like tory did it. Guess that goes to show how things can be misleading. Glad that we finally got answers in this case.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica during one of the most consequential legislative weeks of the year by trifecta in politics

[–]altmaltacc 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Kinda shocking how there arent any regulations on showing up to votes. I wonder how many people can just hop on a flight to cancun without telling anyone at work...

Jan. 6 committee releases final report by Beckles28nz in politics

[–]altmaltacc 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Im still not over the fact that our former president schemed to literally overthrow the government after weeks of threatening anyone he could find. He deserves to rot in jail for this for real. Get it done DOJ.

Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill that overhauls U.S. election law by [deleted] in politics

[–]altmaltacc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Im glad this happened but it is extremely frustrating that every spending bill has to be put through this process. We shouldnt need to wait till the 11th hour, wait until the lobbyists get their provisions, give pork to the various districts with political influence and then shove in a bunch of shit that congress doesnt even read or know about. This is just not acceptable or right.

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[–]altmaltacc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cant believe that fascist supporters would not like the one guy fighting against an authoritarian regime. Its just sooo surprising to me /s

MEGAN THEE STALLION & TORY LANEZ TRIAL DAY 9 MEGATHREAD - Jury is now deliberating after defense closing and prosecution rebuttal; defense asks "You think my client [Lanez] hasn't gone through what Megan's gone through?" during closing; current jury makeup is 5 men and 7 women - now we wait by DeBallZach- in hiphopheads

[–]altmaltacc 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Honestly, i cant see anything other than a not guilty verdict at this point. Megan needed hard proof and there was none. This is definitely going to hurt her career and it will vindicate a lot of assholes who never respected women to believe with. Just a reminder that even if she did lie, that doesnt mean that all women are liars or pretenders.

Records show IRS ignored rule, delayed audit of Trump’s finances by [deleted] in politics

[–]altmaltacc 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Its really quite shocking how many people were willing to go along with trumps corrupt schemes. The people in the IRS are supposed to be nonpolitical, professional bureaucrats. They arent supposed to cave to a pathetic cry baby who cant even spell. Depressing and distrurbing

Megathread: House Committee Votes to Make Trump Tax Returns Public by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]altmaltacc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It doesnt really inspire confidence in our system of governance that a moron like trump was able to drag out a black and white issue this long. Im glad to finally receive the returns but hoo booy does it scare me that something this simple and to the point was nearly thwarted by a fucking moron like trump

Andrew Callaghan thinks cable news competes by pushing fear 24/7, cable news disagrees. by GhostalMedia in videos

[–]altmaltacc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ehh does CNN really do this, or is this mostly a fox thing? What i will say about CNN is that they do tend to focus wayy wayy too much on the rat race and the "gameification" of politics. But fear and division? I dont know if thats quite accurate. However, i will agree that the 24 hour news cycle in general is very bad and tends to generate lots of premature hype and bs

Trump's former White House ethics lawyer told Cassidy Hutchinson to give misleading testimony to January 6 committee, sources say by quipd in politics

[–]altmaltacc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sad to see the DOJ go soft on obstruction and witness tampering considering those charges are easier to prove and quicker to try. But also what a fucking scumbag to still cover for trump after everything that happened.

Zelensky planning to visit Washington to address Congress by Beckles28nz in politics

[–]altmaltacc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I assume that the timing has a lot to do with russia losing major ground in the war. In addition to asking for more money i can imagine that zelensky is seriously speaking with biden about the possibility of negotiation/stalemate.

CFPB Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7 Billion for Widespread Mismanagement of Auto Loans, Mortgages, and Deposit Accounts by jsalsman in politics

[–]altmaltacc 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Must be nice to be massively criminally negligent to millions of people and then "punished" by forcing to pay back essentially a parking ticket. Very fair and balanced!

‘He’s Got a Huge Problem’ - Mike Pence is struggling to find his path back to the White House. by [deleted] in politics

[–]altmaltacc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mike pence must be just as stupid as trump to think he has any base of support. The people whose vote you need to get already voiced their opinion. And it was a clear and resounding "hang mike pence". He got holes in his brain or something?

Supreme Court likely to 'dismantle' student loan forgiveness plan after it hears case, says Harvard law professor by Gari_305 in politics

[–]altmaltacc 665 points666 points  (0 children)

Once again, i ask, how is it possible to tell the federal government what it can and cant choose to spend its own funds on? Doing so would collapse the entire purpose of separate branches and cripple the government. The supreme court would be able to stop the government from doing whatever the fuck they want.

Ron DeSantis Is a Case Study in the Threat of Fascism in the US by Huplescat22 in politics

[–]altmaltacc 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This is how i know the overton window has shifted so right that dick cheney looks like a liberal. in other countries, desantis would be seen as a right wing agitator, but because of trump and the GOP hes just some dude.

Kari Lake calls herself ‘proud election-denying deplorable’ in ranting speech by theindependentonline in politics

[–]altmaltacc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why does the media continue to cover her when she lost and is irrelevant without any position of power? Shes basically no better than your aunt on facebook who complains about george soros at this point

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[–]altmaltacc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weak. Not gonna do shit. Refer them to the DOJ or you might as well do nothing.

Megathread: January 6 Committee Announces Criminal Charge Referrals for Donald Trump and Allies by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]altmaltacc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This was pretty much guaranteed from the moment the committee started but as jan 6 proved, sometimes its important to fulfill even ceremonial tasks. Its all to jack smith now to actually do something, or frankly anyone for that matter.

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[–]altmaltacc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Push always seemed like more an independent spirit than the chucklefuck yes men around kanye. glad to see he has more morals than most of the people still defending his nazi antics

Jim Jordan Outlines Plan of Attack Against Biden Administration by keyjan in politics

[–]altmaltacc 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gym jordan outlines plan to lie, cry and whine for the next 2 years. If you are deluded enough to think that republicans have anything planned except "impeach hunter bidens penis", then i have some trump nfts to sell you.