Daily News Thread 5/2

Armenia crisis: Protesters bring cities to standstill after vote

Tens of thousands of supporters of Armenia's protest leader, Nikol Pashinyan, have responded to his call for civil disobedience, blocking key roads and government buildings.
bbc.com/news/world-europe-43969592

South Korea says US troops will stay despite possible peace treaty

South Korea's government has said US troops will remain in the country, even if a deal is reached to formally end the Korean War.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-43971847

Nearly 80% of South Koreans Say They Trust Kim Jong Un

One summit has changed the perceptions of a nation.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-02/nearly-80-percent-of-south-koreans-say-they-trust-kim-jong-un

Puerto Rico: Thousands March Against Govt's Austerity Measures on International Workers' Day

Thousands of protesters took to streets in Puerto Rico's capital, San Juan, to protest government's austerity measures, school closures, and slow recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on the International Workers' Day Tuesday and were confronted by brutal police repression.
telesurtv.net/english/news/Puerto-Rico-Thousands-March-Against-Govts-Austerity-Measures-on-International-Workers-Day-20180502-0008.html

Libya violence: Twelve killed in Tripoli election HQ attack

At least 12 people have been killed and several injured in an attack on Libya's electoral commission headquarters by the Islamic State group (IS).
bbc.com/news/world-africa-43977697

US Military Enters Argentina Without Congressional Approval

Previously President Mauricio Macri signed a security and defense cooperation agreement that allows the installation of U.S. bases.
telesurtv.net/english/news/US-Military-Enters-Argentina-Without-Congressional-Approval-20180502-0005.html

Donald Trump wrote own health letter, says physician Harold Bornstein

Donald Trump's former doctor has said he did not write a 2015 letter declaring the then-Republican presidential candidate's "astonishingly excellent" health, US media report.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43970908

Israel cancels US-based test of its Arrow-3 missile defense system until ‘maximum readiness’ ensured

A planned test of the Israeli Arrow-3 long-range ballistic missile interceptor has been postponed indefinitely, to ensure that the system is indeed fully ready for the test, the Israeli Defense Ministry has announced.
rt.com/news/425617-israel-missile-defense-test-postponed/

The Pentagon has stopped selling mobile phones made by Chinese technology companies on its military bases

The U.S. Department of Defense has stopped selling mobile phones and modems made by the Chinese technology companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp in stores on its military bases, citing potential security risks.
businessinsider.com/r-pentagon-stops-selling-huawei-zte-phones-in-its-bases-cites-security-2018-5

A US Air National Guard C-130 military transport plane has crashed in Georgia

A C-130 military transport plane from the Air National Guard crashed near Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in eastern Georgia at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
businessinsider.com/c-130-military-transport-plane-us-air-national-guard-crash-georgia-2018-5

Iowa approves one of strictest abortion bills in US

The US state of Iowa has approved one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, banning most abortions once a foetal heartbeat is detected.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43978510

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inthesetimes.com/article/21052/chomsky_noam_nafta_free_trade_zapatistas_workers_wages/
editor.currentaffairs.org/2018/05/there-is-no-teacher-shortage/
nakedcapitalism.com/2018/05/links-5-2-18.html
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nytimes.com/2018/05/02/us/politics/emmet-flood-ty-cobb-white-house-lawyer-special-counsel.html
thehill.com/policy/national-security/385874-doj-denies-house-freedom-caucus-request-to-review-muellers-directive
federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases.htm
cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/06/18/rosenstein-warns-of-anonymous-sources-sot-nr.cnn
nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/politics/rod-rosenstein-anonymous-sources.html
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OP/ED

Why Capitalism Creates Racism

Why separating racism from capitalist exploitation of low-wage workers isn't as tidy as the Democratic Party would have you believe.
nakedcapitalism.com/2018/05/why-capitalism-creates-racism.html

Whistleblower and former political prisoner Chelsea Manning speaks to WSWS

The World Socialist Web Site spoke to Chelsea Manning, known around the world for her courageous leaks of documents exposing US government war crimes and her subsequent arrest.
wsws.org/en/articles/2018/05/02/mann-m02.html

What Noam Chomsky Got Right About NAFTA

In 1994, writing for In These Times, Noam Chomsky predicted the trade deal would cause “rural misery and a surplus of labor” and “the fading of meaningful and democratic processes.”
inthesetimes.com/article/21052/chomsky_noam_nafta_free_trade_zapatistas_workers_wages/

There Is No Teacher Shortage

The problem isn’t that there are too few teachers, it’s that states are unwilling to pay the market rate…
editor.currentaffairs.org/2018/05/there-is-no-teacher-shortage/

Links 5/2/18

nakedcapitalism.com/2018/05/links-5-2-18.html

If Kim accepts a treaty that does't include the US leaving Korea I will be severly disappointed,

Attorney: Mueller team floated possible subpoena for Trump

apnews.com/4d7ba12398314a9b867c66fed139dcca


I think we're going to the grand jury.

Also, in regards to that leaked list of questions, it turns out it wasn't penned by Mueller, but rather Trump's own lawyers.


Of course, leaking that list is just another effort to establish a pretense for firing Mueller.

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wait does this mean he could be impeached for treason? Or is it that too far fetched?

JUST KEEPS WINNING

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I have no idea why the fuck this ride's heading this way, but I'm oddly exited.

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Trump to Add Clinton Impeachment Lawyer Emmet Flood to Replace Ty Cobb

nytimes.com/2018/05/02/us/politics/emmet-flood-ty-cobb-white-house-lawyer-special-counsel.html


Cobb's out. Flood's in. Irony everywhere.

Flood won't last very long with a client like Trump. He's like Bill's retarded cousin.

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No, but it's clearly obstruction.

Really, that subpoena all but confirms that Trump is kind of fucked in regards to the Mueller probe. If he sits for a interview, he's fucked. If goes to the grand jury, he's fucked. If he fires Mueller, he's fucked.

DOJ denies House conservatives' request to review Mueller’s directive: report

thehill.com/policy/national-security/385874-doj-denies-house-freedom-caucus-request-to-review-muellers-directive


This might not seem important, but the Freedom Caucus said Monday that they were writing up impeachment legislation for Mueller's boss Rosenstein. They're desperate to destroy this investigation to protect their daddy.

You might not like it, but this is what top swamp-draining looks like

FED spoketh:


federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases.htm

TL;DR

All's good, business as usual, we are not sinking.

I was there, they followed students back to their homes and raided them, taking them into custody without any court orders

don't be alarmed
buy the dip

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oh nonononono
Zig Forums got played once again, I hope you're ready for the neoliberal North Korea 10 years from now.

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wut?

If he actually gets rid of his nukes, there won't be a North Korea. He already knows this. Is he planning on getting protection from China? Is that why he flew over there to meet Xi? What's his angle?

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IT'S 1917D JUL-GONU YOU FUCKING IMPERIALIST REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Wow, we're truly back in the 90's.

Meant for

JUCHE GANG
JUCHE GANG
JUCHE GANG

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ahahahahahaha

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those poor oppressed gabitalist DDDD:::::

Man Armenia is fucked: Gazprom basically owns the country and one of the "opposition" leaders is a former Gazprom exec. If the protest leader becomes PM and hints at energy independence, Uncle Vova will sort things out.

We're not. If anything is actually there Mueller will simply use it as blackmail for something else. Mueller is the opposite of Trump in every way, specifically Mueller has a broader plan in mind and isn't a retard. Trump is a thing that will sign whatever laws he puts in front of him, this is too useful to relinquish.

Trump won't ever fire Mueller either. While Trump is incredibly retarded, he's only in this position because he fired Comey and Democrats latched onto him even though his October Letter helped sink Hilary. Mueller has been allowed to progress this far, if he wanted the President the President would have been gone long ago.

There is also another concern: Mueller knows that if he actually attempts to try the President in the Senate he'll need to prove whatever crime was a serious offense (per the Articles of Impeachment), not just a minor technicality or Trump being retarded. Clinton wasn't removed despite committing perjury, neither will Trump. There's no point in burning this bridge when the President is clearly a fucking moron and will do whatever Mueller says.

“It’s hard to know but I mean if you’re in the Iowa caucuses and 41 percent of Democrats are socialists or self-described socialists, and I’m asked ‘Are you a capitalist?’ and I say, ‘Yes, but with appropriate regulation and appropriate accountability.’ You know, that probably gets lost in the ‘Oh my gosh, she’s a capitalist!’” Clinton concluded, partly referring to the popularity of her primary rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who ran as a self-declared democratic socialist.
So she's saying she's a democratic socialist? I'm still unclear. Why is everything out this bitch's mouth not the information you ever want to know? I fell like her seven decade life is just one giant obfuscation. No more sheisters in government is the real take away from this election for me.

I had a brilliant idea for a funny man-on-the-street interview expose to do should she ever run again. I'd go to Hillary events and ask all her little fans with the "I'm With Her!" shirts on:

For $5, what City, OR STATE, was Hillary Rodham Clinton born in?

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I don't remember Mueller saying any of that. Your House of Cards fanfic is weaksauce.

New York right?

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Some Clintonite correct me if I'm wrong, but Hillary Clinton never lived in NY until like two months before she ran for office there.

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Mueller hasn't said anything else either. He has kept totally silent on the issue and will not respond to press inquires, as to be expected of a Special Prosecutor. Though the Justice Dept. (which Mueller bases his legal power from) did explicitly say not to trust anonymous sources:

cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/06/18/rosenstein-warns-of-anonymous-sources-sot-nr.cnn

nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/politics/rod-rosenstein-anonymous-sources.html

thehill.com/homenews/administration/338084-justice-dept-issues-statement-warning-against-believing-anonymous

Regardless, just look at his history. His primary achievement was running the 9/11 Commission which was the white paper for the Patriot Act. Comey was his hand picked replacement, one of the reasons why he was specifically chosen to investigate his firing. Both of them clearly have a much larger gameplan than Trump, who's completely clueless.

And GWB Jr.s gameplan was MOONBASE 2020, but I don't see that realistically happening in the next two years. I guess it would be fun to write fanfic about though I guess..you know….what iff?

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I take your point but Birdenstine is supposedly trying to do a lunar fuel refinery/depot by 2025. And for whatever it is worth, the US Navy is looking into underwater gas stations for all the new submarine drones they've built.

"Nearly 80% of South Koreans Say They Trust Kim Jong Un"
Nani

Your Mueller/Trump ship has sunk, mate. Deal with it.

When exactly did it sink? It's not sunk until Mueller formally charges Trump with something. That is the only thing that matters to Congress who would then have to consider trying him in the Senate. And even in that situation all of Mueller's work will likely be for naught because he has to prove whatever Trump did was a serious offense, something that is difficult to prove when the President has already demonstrated he's a moron.

Also despite all the comparisons made to Nixon, look at Reagan. Reagan actually committed a crime by making deals with Iran (an enemy of the United States) in regards to the fate of Americans being held hostage yet still scraped out of it because he simply said he didn't remember. The Iran-Contra scandal was then completely forgotten about except by Ron Paul types and Israelis.

Mueller is only going to write a report.
It's up to congress to charge Trump.
Which will not happen.

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