January 21st, 2021

Jimdamick

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Now what?
Joe Biden is POTUS & Trump is effectively eliminated/destroyed (he will be bankrupt in 2 years, bet on it :) )
I don't know what calamity/violence awaits on the 20th, the day that Joe Biden is sworn in as POTUS in Washington, DC that necessitates the need for more troops to be present in Washington, DC since the fucking Civil War to prevent carnage or another outright civil war.
Now what does this Nation do, on this day, to recover/heal/survive?
Can we survive or is the USA irrevocably broken?
I personally think we're fucked
Too many idiots/Republicans
Oh well :(
Any thoughts/advice/opinions are appreciated
 

DIY-HP-LED

Well-Known Member
Now what?
Joe Biden is POTUS & Trump is effectively eliminated/destroyed (he will be bankrupt in 2 years, bet on it :) )
I don't know what calamity/violence awaits on the 20th, the day that Joe Biden is sworn in as POTUS in Washington, DC that necessitates the need for more troops to be present in Washington, DC since the fucking Civil War to prevent carnage or another outright civil war.
Now what does this Nation do, on this day, to recover/heal/survive?
Can we survive or is the USA irrevocably broken?
I personally think we're fucked
Too many idiots/Republicans
Oh well :(
Any thoughts/advice/opinions are appreciated
James, I think it's turning out quite well actually, so far at least. Donald managed to fuck everybody, he split the republicans and fucked his hard core base, who actually fucked themselves by drinking the Koolaid. They committed the most heavily documented mass crime in human history on live TV, horned asshole and all. He might even have fucked himself by getting his "Stop the steal" con cash seized by Uncle Sam, because it was used to fund terrorism and sedition. The big corps have pulled away from the GOP and cut off their cash causing a panic, since they serve the rich and only con the base.

These guys lost the war for hearts and minds on the 6th of January and exposed themselves to heavy duty legal sanctions for attacking and sacking the capital and congress. They are on the wrong side of history and the federal law enforcement and national security communities. There is gonna be police reform and purging of right wing elements and bad cops and a national database for them. Likewise there will be a national domestic terrorist watch list and these clowns have a spot reserved on it when they pass the law. They won't be able to own a gun or fly and a lot of them are gonna do federal time. They have been waging war on Uncle Sam and Sammy is about to stomp them like cockroaches.

I said there might be a thousand doing federal time along with Trump, that number has now expanded many times over to include the most fanatical of his base. They didn't take half measures when they fucked themselves, there are terabytes of evidence including cellphone data location for everybody who was in the capital with a phone on. If they try anything in the next week or two it will be a suicide mission, a thousand of the fuckers can charge up the mall screaming banzai! or perhaps Benghazi! :lol:
 
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Sativied

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It’s not the time for healing or unity, it’s time to continue to rub republican faces in their own shit so they won’t forget Trumpism is not a winning strategy. As the US and many other countries have shown over the past decade or so, populism without a good program and results isn’t an effective way to get and stay in power. While that’s what drives the gop, power, so they’ll want to find another way. Being ‘against’ (gun control, immigration, abortion, social healthcare system, climate change measure, etc etc) just won’t do it anymore when it comes to retaining a majority. Unless they reinvent themselves, they’re fucked. And if they do, it’ll take time. I’d be a lot more worried about corona than republicans at this point.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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Trump weighing a pardon for Steve Bannon
The potential pardon would follow a wave of reprieves the president has recently granted to political allies who have been convicted, charged or reportedly under federal investigation.
President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, speaks with reporters Aug. 20 in New York.


President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, speaks with reporters Aug. 20 in New York after pleading not guilty to charges he ripped off donors to online border wall fundraising scheme. | Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo
By ANITA KUMAR, JOSH GERSTEIN, GABBY ORR and QUINT FORGEY
01/15/2021 06:08 PM EST
President Donald Trump is considering granting a pardon to Steve Bannon, his former White House chief strategist and top campaign aide, who was charged with swindling donors to a private crowdsourcing effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The potential pardon would follow a wave of reprieves the president has recently granted to political allies who have been convicted, charged or reportedly under federal investigation. Two additional batches of pardons are expected — one on Friday night and one Wednesday morning before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, according to one of the people.
Trump is expected to leave Washington Wednesday morning.

Bannon, the former executive chairman of the right-wing Breitbart News, was one of four men indicted by a federal grand jury in New York in August on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with their roles in the non-profit group “We Build the Wall.”
Trump sought to distance himself from the project at the time of Bannon’s arrest, saying it was “done for showboating reasons” and describing it as “inappropriate.”
 

DIY-HP-LED

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National Rifle Association, at center of heated national gun debate, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

The National Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby that has been at the center of some of the nation's most heated debates over weapons rights, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday.

The NRA's bankruptcy filing in Texas comes after the New York attorney general recently filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the group. The New York AG, Letitia James, has accused the organization of diverting millions in charitable giving for "personal use by senior leadership."

Chapter 11 bankruptcy is designed to allow companies or organizations to restructure their operations, shed debt, delay lawsuits and emerge as a sustainable enterprise. But it can lead to dissolution or liquidation.

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The NRA said in a statement Friday that it is in its "strongest financial condition in years" and that it filed for bankruptcy protection to escape "a corrupt political and regulatory environment in New York."

But James has accused NRA leaders of wasteful, unchecked spending that led the organization to go from a $27.8 million surplus in 2015 to a $36.3 million net deficit in 2018.

The NRA, which did not immediately respond to a USA TODAY request for comment, said in a statement that it would make no immediate changes to its operations or workforce.

But the group also said it would use bankruptcy court to "streamline costs and expenses" and "proceed with pending litigation in a coordinated and structured manner" in pursuit of "many financial and strategic advantages."

Although headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, the organization is registered as a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit corporation in New York. In a lawsuit seeking to recoup millions and close the NRA for good, James has accused the organization of enabling executives to use NRA funds for personal travel spending, including private jets and swanky meals.

“The NRA’s influence has been so powerful that the organization went unchecked for decades while top executives funneled millions into their own pockets,” James said last year in a statement.

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, among those accused of using the group's funds for his personal benefit, has denied wrongdoing.

The NRA said it will shift its nonprofit registration to Texas to "enable long-term, sustainable growth and ensure the NRA’s continued success as the nation’s leading advocate for constitutional freedom."

The NRA has been chartered in New York since the late 19th century. That status grants James significant leverage over the association as she seeks to shut it down for alleged violation of state laws governing charities and nonprofits.

“This strategic plan represents a pathway to opportunity, growth and progress,” LaPierre said in a statement. “Obviously, an important part of this plan is ‘dumping New York.’ The NRA is pursuing reincorporating in a state that values the contributions of the NRA, celebrates our law-abiding members, and will join us as a partner in upholding constitutional freedom. This is a transformational moment in the history of the NRA.”

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The bankruptcy filing likely represents a strategic bid to consolidate pending lawsuits over allegations of mismanagement in one forum, where it may not be required to compensate accusers in full, said John Pottow, a bankruptcy law professor at the University of Michigan.

The bankruptcy process typically allows filers to delay lawsuits against them until they've reorganized their finances and emerged from court.

"That means they're definitely trying to preempt the litigation," Pottow said. "It signals real litigation anxiety. They’re worried they’re going to be sued."

Filing for bankruptcy in Texas was also likely a strategic play for a more favorable venue, he said. Organizations can legally file for federal bankruptcy protection in any jurisdiction where they operate affiliate groups.

"They're hoping they'll have a more Second Amendment friendly" judge in Texas, Pottow said.

There are risks in filing for bankruptcy, though. It will expose the group's financials to public dissemination and could empower creditors to file motions seeking the ouster of executives who have mismanaged funds, Pottow said.

"If there are serious allegations of mismanagement then you might see a disgruntled creditor seek to kick out the management," he said.

Anti-gun groups accused the NRA of trying to hide in bankruptcy.

“Let's be clear about what's happening here: The NRA — which is losing power and hemorrhaging money — is now filing for bankruptcy in an attempt to escape legal culpability for years of financial mismanagement and illegal self dealing,” John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, said in a statement. “This desperate maneuver is a de facto admission of guilt.”

The NRA said it had "utilized all donor contributions in furtherance of the NRA’s mission."

The NRA also said Friday it is studying the possibility of relocating its headquarters or "segments" of its operations.

The group added that it "expects to uphold commitments to employees, vendors, members and other community stakeholders."

Founded in 1871, the NRA has built a reputation as one of the nation's fiercest protectors of gun rights, becoming a major force in national politics and government.

The controversial organization, which boasts of more than 5 million members, has faced financial and leadership turmoil in recent years, headlined by a public power struggle between LaPierre and NRA President Oliver North that ended with North's ouster in 2019.

In 2020, Joshua Powell, former chief of staff to LaPierre, published a book accusing the group of raising millions by cynically stoking fears of looming gun restrictions, then squandering that money on contracts, consultants and what he called LaPierre's "billionaire lifestyle" of private planes and designer clothes.

Among other things, the NRA explored buying a $6 million mansion in a gated community near Dallas when LaPierre became concerned about his safety after a notorious school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Powell said.

"She's only at the tip of the iceberg," Powell said of the New York AG in a USA TODAY interview last year. "When she sees below the waterline, what she'll find is decades of fraud, corruption, no-bid contracts to the tune of not tens of millions but hundreds of millions of dollars. It's far worse than, in my opinion, what she has on paper at this point."
 

DIY-HP-LED

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Trump plans to leave Washington, DC, before the inauguration because he doesn't want to fly out as an ex-president or ask to borrow Air Force One from Biden, report says

  • President Donald Trump wants to leave Washington, DC, before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on Wednesday, CNN reported.
  • His aim is to avoid leaving the White House as an ex-president, CNN said. A source suggested Trump didn't want to ask Biden if he could borrow Air Force One.
  • Outgoing presidents usually take a military helicopter like Marine One from the White House to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, then fly off in a government jet.
  • Biden is due to be sworn in at about midday on Wednesday amid a heightened security presence prompted by the riot at the US Capitol.
  • Trump intends to fly to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida to start his post-presidential life, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
President Donald Trump wants to leave Washington, DC, before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration because he doesn't want to go out as an ex-president or ask to borrow the plane he usually used as Air Force One, CNN reported on Friday.

Biden is due to be inaugurated on the steps of the US Capitol on Wednesday amid a heightened security presence prompted by the January 6 attack on the complex by Trump supporters.

Trump said on January 8 that he wouldn't attend the inauguration, making him the first departing president to refuse to attend his successor's ceremony since 1869.

Instead, CNN said, Trump plans to leave the White House before the midday swearing-in ceremony. His team is working on gathering a large crowd to see him off, the network said.

The White House did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on the president's plans.

According to CNN, Trump plans to depart from the White House for the final time as president in Marine One from the South Lawn. He's hoping for a military-style send-off, the network reported, citing an unnamed source who had spoken about the plan with Trump.

Traditionally, outgoing presidents finalize the transition to the new administration by meeting with their successor and attending their inauguration.

After the ceremony, the outgoing president traditionally takes a military helicopter like Marine One from the Capitol to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Then they board a government jet to wherever they choose to start their post-presidential civilian life.

In 2017, for example, the Obamas set off to Palm Springs, California, in the afternoon after Trump's inauguration, but their plane was diverted to an air base in Riverside because of bad weather, CNN reported at the time.

Trump has not officially confirmed his destination. At one point he was rumored to be headed to Scotland, where he owns a golf course. However, the Scottish government made clear he would not be welcome, citing its strict coronavirus lockdown.

Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Trump would be traveling to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

According to CNN, Trump ruled out attending Biden's inauguration even though allies had told him it would be a good idea to go. Trump refused on the grounds that he did not want to leave Washington, DC, as a former president, the network said.

Trump also indicated he'd be reluctant to ask Biden if he could borrow Air Force One, the official plane of the president, CNN said, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Though Trump will leave Washington, DC, and the presidency on Wednesday, he still has to travel with the "nuclear football," a briefcase that presidents take everywhere, until Biden is sworn in.

To account for this, the White House Military Office will have a second briefcase that will stay in Washington, DC, for Biden's use, a source told CNN. During the switchover, Trump's codes will be deactivated.

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Since losing the election in November, Trump has focused on challenging the result with no success.

In his final days in office, Trump is said to be concerned with his legacy and the fallout after the House of Representatives impeached him on a charge of "incitement of insurrection" for his role in the Capitol riot.

Trump is also worried about the legal issues he may face when he is no longer protected by presidential immunity, according to multiple reports.

Prosecutors in New York and Washington, DC, are investigating Trump and his organization.

New York's attorney general, Letitia James, is conducting an investigation into the Trump Organization's financial dealings, and the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., is investigating Trump and the Trump Organization on suspicion of bank and insurance fraud.
 

smokinrav

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You just can't make this shit up...

So just to reset where we’re at here: As states are struggling to inoculate their citizens against a relentless pandemic that has killed nearly 400,000 Americans, and as the nation continues to reckon with how a violent mob of extremists was able to infiltrate the Capitol and kill five people in an attempt to overthrow the government, the president of the United States is meeting with a pillow salesman to discuss the possibility of instituting martial law. Sounds about right.
 

CunningCanuk

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I'd of chewed their asses, wasting their time with comments like that while the fourth Reich takes aim at our democracy.

Yeah, I'd been pissed. Wray is a worthless stooge.
I should have put a smilie after my comment as I meant that as a joke.

Yeah, I expect the FBI will remain very busy for a while.
 
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