Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[lineygoblue]

Shannon Sharpe makes a horse's patoot out of himself at a Laker game. And of course, LaBron approves.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35493029/grizzlies-get-heated-ex-nfl-star-shannon-sharpe-half

Had this been Joe Plowfarmer from Shiawassee County Michigan, he'd have been escorted out of the arena, arrested, charged with a hate crime, and permanently banned from all NBA arenas for life.

But, Shannon was given his favorite adult beverage, given a foot massage and manicure, a humble apology from the Laker organization, and escorted back to his seat, to enjoy the rest of the game.

Well, at least we know it wasn't his white privilege kicking in ... unless he stole some from Skip Bayless.

[Hannibal]

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[Hannibal]

Greta Thunberg is in the news again! Here she is, bravely facing police brutality to protest a coal mine.

[Hannibal]

[klondike]

I've never seen the Vice president get so energetic dare I say excited while gushing over the Roe 40 years anniversary. Why don't they replace the Democratic symbol to a fetus. Hint: They love dead babies

[Hannibal]

[THE_WIZARD_]

Plot Twist: Ex-FBI Agent Involved in Trump-Russia Probe Indicted For Violating Russia Sanctions

Charles McGonigal is accused of conspiring to lift sanctions off Russian businessman with ties to Vladimir Putin

Former FBI official Charles McGonigal (YouTube). Chuck Ross
January 23, 2023

A former FBI official involved in the investigation of the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia was charged Monday for violating sanctions on behalf of a Russian oligarch sanctioned by the U.S. government.
Charles McGonigal, who led the FBI’s counterintelligence division in New York, is accused of violating U.S. sanctions on behalf of Oleg Deripaska, a Russian aluminum magnate with close ties to Vladimir Putin. According to prosecutors, McGonigal and a former Russian diplomat conspired to have sanctions removed from Deripaska in 2021. They also investigated another Russian oligarch "in return for concealed payments" from Deripaska. Their effort was unsuccessful as Deripaska remains under sanctions.

The indictment marks a surprising twist given McGonigal’s involvement with the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s links to Russia. As a top counterintelligence official, McGonigal was one of the first individuals at the FBI to learn that a Trump campaign adviser had discussed Hillary Clinton’s emails with a foreign diplomat. The FBI opened its investigation of the Trump campaign based on that conversation, but later found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

The indictment marks a surprising twist given McGonigal’s involvement with the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s links to Russia. As a top counterintelligence official, McGonigal was one of the first individuals at the FBI to learn that a Trump campaign adviser had discussed Hillary Clinton’s emails with a foreign diplomat. The FBI opened its investigation of the Trump campaign based on that conversation, but later found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

McGonigal, who left the FBI in 2018, was involved in the bureau’s probe of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, according to text messages released by Senate Republicans. "Our Team is currently talking to [Carter Page] re Russia," he wrote on March 16, 2017, to an FBI colleague.

It is unclear what other involvement McGonigal had in the Trump-Russia probe. But that investigation also scrutinized Deripaska’s relationship with former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. Manafort and Deripaska had business dealings in Ukraine and maintained contact during the 2016 campaign.

[THE_WIZARD_]

heh

[Dr. Strangelove]

Crybaby loser rioter who put his feet up on Nancy Pelosi's desk convicted on all eight counts. Lawyers whining about how DC isn't a state and this trial should've taken place in Arkansas with a presumably all-white, Republican jury in order to be "fair". It's the only defense play they've got.

Enjoy prison, dipshit

Richard Barnett found guilty on all counts for Jan. 6 riot | 5newsonline.com

[THE_WIZARD_]

Yes because placing your feet on a desk is so much worse than burning down cities...

[lineygoblue]

Welcome to the Obama/Biden Justice system.

They enforce the laws they like, and ignore the ones they dislike.

But, that must be what those 85 million voters wanted, so who am I to complain?

[THE_WIZARD_]

You are liney. You are a moron.

Hope this helps.

Yep pal,

THE_WIZARD_

[Dr. Strangelove]

It continues to be a total lie and not a particularly good one that no one was ever punished for participating in BLM riots and the gutter trash that invaded the Capitol on Jan 6th were not just totally peaceful, they are being grossly mistreated because they *gasp* might serve 30 days in jail.

[Hannibal]

Welcome to the Obama/Biden Justice system.

They enforce the laws they like, and ignore the ones they dislike.?

It’s called anarcho-tyranny. Antifa and BLM advance the agenda of the Left through the use of state-sponsored criminality. Conservatives get the book thrown at them for jaywalking — literally— Ashli Babbitt’s mom got dragged Way in handcuffs for Jaywalking while protesting her daughter’s death.

[THE_WIZARD_]

The people who are largely responsible for the BLM crimes by and large have not been prosecuted...and this includes many high profile people on the left who ENCOURAGED the rioting and promised to assist those who were responsible with assistance...the people who trespassed on the capitol have largely been held accountable and in many cases have been denied their rights to a fair and speedy trial. I don't condone any of these actions but this is akin to going soft on murderers and throwing the book at shoplifters.