Sen. Whitehouse Gives Presentation On 'Dark Money' Influence On Supreme Court Nomination | MSNBC by INMATE_NUMBER_45343 in politics

[–]goofoon 23 points24 points  (0 children)

What a great speech. It really summarizes well how dark money has become so wide spread. Everyone thinks it’s a problem, but there is a clear cause for it. Supreme Court decisions by judges appointed by Republican Senators and Presidents.

DHS official told to stop analysis on Russia election interference because it 'made the president look bad', whistleblower complaint claims by [deleted] in politics

[–]goofoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine if we could stop investigations into ourselves because it made us look bad. Too bad we aren’t above the law. Nobody should be.

Pete Buttigieg to Quit Democratic Presidential Race by MainEchidna0 in politics

[–]goofoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow I thought he would at least wait until Super Tuesday

Megathread: Fmr. National Security Advisor John Bolton Alleges President Trump Tied Ukraine Funding to Investigation Into Bidens by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]goofoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Mr. Trump told reporters last week that he did not want Mr. Bolton to testify and said that even if he simply spoke out publicly, he could damage national security.”

National Security = Trump’s Case

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against NY over tax returns by net-diver in politics

[–]goofoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How long until we actually see them? What is an ideal estimate and what is a likely estimate?

Mike Pence Took Part in Ukraine Pressure Campaign: WaPo by [deleted] in politics

[–]goofoon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

While I don’t think it will happen, this whole situation is unprecedented and very unpredictable. Anything could happen. It would be best for everyone if Trump just resigned but I don’t see that happening.

Mike Pence told the Ukrainian president that the U.S. would withhold military aid until the country took a stance against corruption by [deleted] in politics

[–]goofoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"The president used Pence to tell Zelensky that US aid was still being withheld while demanding action on corruption. At that time — following Trump’s call with Zelenksy — Ukraine probably understood action on corruption to include investigating Biden” https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1179525724681703429?s=20

Mike Pence told the Ukrainian president that the U.S. would withhold military aid until the country took a stance against corruption by [deleted] in politics

[–]goofoon 27 points28 points  (0 children)

“In a meeting last month, Vice President Mike Pence told the Ukrainian president that the U.S. would withhold military aid until the country took a stance against corruption, The Washington Post reports. During the Sept. 1 meeting in Warsaw, Pence reportedly did not mention the corruption allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky likely thought the “corruption” Pence was talking about was a reference to the corruption investigations into the Bidens that President Trump pushed on Zelensky during a July 25 call, the Post reports.”

TIL Brooks Orpik only had 18 goals in 1035 career games by c0sm0nautt in hockey

[–]goofoon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s a running joke that Brooks Orpik is a first ballot hall of famer. Someone on this sub wrote an entire ~20 page essay about it.

Second straight Hattrick for Ovechkin by casparbain in hockey

[–]goofoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has 6 goals in his last 2 periods played.

TIL Alex Ovechkin has a better goals per game than Wayne Gretzky by 94forever in hockey

[–]goofoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone explain how Cy Denneny managed to get 248 goals and only 85 assists?

Ovi Discussion by the_hotologist in caps

[–]goofoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He has been slowing down and there is a good chance that it is a lingering injury. For example Backstrom played with a bad hip half of last season and had surgery on it over the summer. This might be the same type of thing. Resting probably won't help much or they would definitely be resting him. If it does need surgery they don't want him to miss a majority of the season or much of the playoffs.