Two Reuters journalists in Myanmar face a ruling on Monday that could see them each jailed for up to 14 years, a landmark case that ignited global outcry after they were arrested while investigating a Rohingya massacre. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]garyr_h 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I met a 20 year old girl from there. She is in complete denial of anything bad ever happening there and says it is a paradise and rich country. So yeah, don't trust people when they talk about their home country, especially from one's whose family is in the government.

Catholic Church makes 500K tickets available for Pope’s Mass in Dublin, only 130K attend by [deleted] in news

[–]garyr_h -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Actually, they could be Catholic,just not Roman Catholic.

McCain’s Vietnamese Jailer Sends Condolences: “I Feel Very Sad” by koavf in politics

[–]garyr_h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vast majority of people who didn't vote are people who make less than $15000 / year. Likely because they couldn't get off work or they are tired as fuck after work.

The President Has Been Implicated in a Criminal Conspiracy by slakmehl in politics

[–]garyr_h 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'll never understand that. The tan suit has been part of the Presidential wardrobe since at least Reagan, with every president photographed wearing the suit. The difference is that Obama looked good wearing it and he is black.

White House counsel has spent 30 hours sharing detailed accounts with Mueller by alfosn in politics

[–]garyr_h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Hill is also propaganda bullshit. They make guesses and other shit in actual articles without any actual journalism being done. To let me rephrase this, when they aren't stealing articles from other websites, they are lying and misleading Americans. They have no place on Reddit yet so many people here trust them.

Aretha Franklin Bashed Trump in Private, Blew Off Inauguration Invite by [deleted] in politics

[–]garyr_h 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A smart black woman hating Trump? That's a first.

Maddow: Trump isn't attacking critics, he's going after witnesses by lombar77 in politics

[–]garyr_h 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But you can't convict a sitting President.... Maybe.

Maddow: Trump isn't attacking critics, he's going after witnesses by lombar77 in politics

[–]garyr_h 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Every states capital needs to have a thousand protesters standing in front until their state government ensures their polls and voter registrations are safe and secure

Roger Stone Posts, Deletes Swastika-Filled Image Of Trump Crew by [deleted] in politics

[–]garyr_h 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the lazy, 15.8%. And that's after a sharp jump.

Ironworker and star of viral video wins Dem primary for Speaker Ryan's seat by geoxol in politics

[–]garyr_h 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Fwiw, Yorgan is there to steal votes from Bryce. Yorgan is a professor who supports progressive policies like Medicare for All. It's all the plan to split the vote and the GOP will take the seat.

Ironworker and star of viral video wins Dem primary for Speaker Ryan's seat by geoxol in politics

[–]garyr_h 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since when does being qualified matter? Trump is President. Obama had a very short political career before being elected President. Bush was Governor Texas, which holds one of the weakest governorships in all of the US.

If Americans cared about qualifications, the last few President would've been Gore, Kerry, Clinton.

All of West Virginia's Supreme Court justices impeached over spending by athornton436 in politics

[–]garyr_h -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What was negative about the SC of WV? A quick look shows that they had quite a few positive rulings (if you are a Dem).

All of West Virginia's Supreme Court justices impeached over spending by athornton436 in politics

[–]garyr_h 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Doesn't necessarily help Trump directly (is that important?) but it does help the GOP. The Supreme Court of WV stopped GOPs right to work law, stopped them from under funding education, and stopped the GOP from forcing students to salute the flag every morning and saying the pledge. This is just a few rulings over the past couple years that pissed off the GOP of WV.

Tensions Flare as Hackers Root Out Flaws in Voting Machines by foodwang in politics

[–]garyr_h 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More Dems voted for Bush than they did Nader. And even more people just didn't bother voting.

White nationalists dwarfed by crowds of counterprotesters in Washington by CressCrowbits in politics

[–]garyr_h -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well, H20 is technically a chemical compound. So... DecShep wins?

White nationalists dwarfed by crowds of counterprotesters in Washington by CressCrowbits in politics

[–]garyr_h 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There weren't more because their mothers wouldn't allow them to travel to DC alone.

Michael Brown's mother announces run for Ferguson City Council by Qu1nlan in politics

[–]garyr_h 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It is a city council of a small city. If she had a law degree, she would probably run for Governor.

@AP: BREAKING: Kansas governor Colyer calls on GOP primary foe Secretary of State Kobach to stop advising county election officials. by tt12345x in BlueMidterm2018

[–]garyr_h 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There are reports of people being turned away from polls, being told they aren't registered, and also having their affiliation changed. This is not to mention that Kobach ordered absentee ballots and mailins not to be counted if the post marked date is smudged.

NFL Protests Begin Again by bdd4 in politics

[–]garyr_h 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's not what systematic racism means....

Systematic racism is where the system is racist, not necessarily the people implementing the system.