@FurkanGozukara Yeah. Who misses longface Kerry jetting around telling us he was so important. He solved the ME so that we didn't have to worry about anymore. His diplomatic touch was much more effective than the Abraham Accords.
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BBC confirms the Trump administration has completely hollowed out the State Department, attempting complex global diplomacy without actual diplomats. Donald Trump arrogantly believes his unqualified envoys can force an agreement, but Iran is exposing their total incompetence.
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@jaysbookman @GsuGrinding So you're arguing that I can lie on Federal Banking forms designed to stop AML if my intent was "good"? That's a hell of defense, and one that I don't think Law Enforcement has to defend. But they do have to defend against entrapment.
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@GsuGrinding Where's the law that says they can't?
Wire fraud? Like SPLC donors didn't know they might be funding undercover work that SPLC actually bragged about doing?
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If using paid informants to infiltrate hate groups is a crime, then the FBI itself was a criminal enterprise during the civil rights era and a lot of American history will have to be rewritten.
KanekoaTheGreat@KanekoaTheGreat
🚨BREAKING: DOJ charges the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The SPLC secretly funneled $3M+ in donor funds to violent racist extremist groups: -Ku Klux Klan -American Nazi Party -Aryan Nation -United Klans of America -Unite the Right -National Alliance -National Socialist Movement -Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club -American Front To hide the payments, SPLC allegedly opened bank accounts under fictitious entities to conceal the source and control of donor funds. Per the indictment: an SPLC field source was a member of the online leadership chat group that planned the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville — made racist postings under SPLC supervision and helped coordinate transportation to the event. FBI Director Kash Patel: "They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups — even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes." Acting AG Todd Blanche: "The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence. Using donor money to allegedly profit off Klansmen cannot go unchecked." Scheme allegedly ran 2014–2023. FBI calls it an ongoing investigation. Insane!!!
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@MarcoFoster_ @JamesCarville Was this a problem in the 60's and 70' when the Democrats had huge majorities in Congress? Was it a problem when Democrats had Senators from rural states? No it's a problem now because they are confined to small but heavily populated urban centers.
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James Carville: “How many people in this country do you think know that 18% of the country elects 52 senators? The answer is not very many. How many people know that in the last 9 presidential elections, the Democrats have won 7 in the popular vote?”
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@ClistonBrown @toellsnemesis And include the repeal of the VRA. I'm sure the Black Caucus will be lining up to vote for that bill.
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@toellsnemesis Bring a bill to the floor and test your theory.
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Democrats have been very clear that they will support a national gerrymandering ban if Republicans will agree to it. But Republicans love gerrymandering. They only hate it when Democrats do it.
Don’t pick a fight and then cry about it when you lose.
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@gmkelly1979 I f...ken hate inverted wingers. Spain lost in the last wc because they couldn't beat the low block with wingers who hit the goal line and cross with their strong foot. Can't believe coaches who don't swap their wingers when it's not working.
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A great example of how modern football has become boring in some places.
Winger is playing on “wrong side” and refuses to go round his marker on outside. As soon as space is shut off he has no idea what to do apart from retain possession.
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@nytimes @TheAthleticFC I guess those hotel prices are happening to other people
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From @TheAthleticFC: FIFA came to North America years ago promising that the 2026 World Cup would bring millions of visitors and billions of dollars. But with two months to go, the long-promised World Cup boom hasn’t yet materialized. nyti.ms/4cYIpnN
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@justcuuper So Democrats would support revoking the VRA to end gerrymandering? No more minority-majority districts? 30% of the black caucus would be threatened. Not going to happen.
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@BarbMcQuade Why does an NGO require shell companies and paid informants? It seems they broke KYC and AML banking laws when setting up these companies. Is good intent a defense? You're the lawyer.
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According the AG Blanche, “The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence.” This is some whacked out far-right fantasy. Hard to imagine this theory will hold up in court, but the lives of paid informants who infiltrated hate groups will be at risk.
justice.gov/opa/pr/federal…
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@greendragonhq Revoking the Voting Rights Act (VRA), particularly Section 2, would enable Republican-controlled states to redraw congressional districts in ways that dilute minority voting power, potentially shifting up to 27 House seats toward Republicans.
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Speaker Mike Johnson personally represents one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country.
The two colored districts on the map are the only ones in Louisiana with Democratic representation.
Republicans packed minorities and Black voters into these two oddly shaped, contorted districts so they could more easily win the remaining seats.
Mike Johnson@MikeJohnson
Democrats have once again shown how far they will go to break the law, “wage warfare,” and disenfranchise millions of voters in order to force their radical, unwanted agenda down the throats of every American. Tonight's result only proves how egregious Democrats' gerrymander is in a state where almost half of voters (46%) backed President Trump! That is why Democrats relied on rigging the ballot question in order to win. We fought this effort with money, manpower, and in the courts - and those fights will continue. Radical Democrats began mid-cycle redistricting in New York back in 2024, and have proven time and time again how little they regard the will of voters from coast to coast. If Democrats are successful in the 2026 midterms, we know this is only the beginning. They will throw open our borders, let crime run rampant in our streets, project weakness on the world stage, make life more expensive for every family, and flood our elections with non-citizens to try and hold on to power forever. Republicans have responded in state after state, and we will finish this fight - and in November, we will WIN the midterms.
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@greendragonhq Learn your history. This was because the VRA demands minority-majority districts. This is true throughout the south. If the VRA is "gutted", SCOTUS to decide soon, then Louisiana can redraw the maps and remove minority-majority districts by diluting the black vote.
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@kenbensinger Does an NGO have some unknown legal protection from KYC and AML banking laws? Can I set up an NGO to emulate the FBI with impunity?
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This as mentioned above is EXACTLY what the FBI does: it pays sources inside groups under investigation in order to get information that otherwise can't be obtained. It also finds clandestine ways to pay its informants, often referred to as Confidential Human Sources (CHS)
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Per the indictment, the DOJ's case vs the SPLC is based on the theory that it defrauded donors by using funds "for the benefit of" extremist groups rather than to "dismantle" them.
The mechanism: paying informants. Note that the FBI pays informants in extremist groups.
FBI Director Kash Patel@FBIDirectorKash
This evening: @DAGToddBlanche and I are announcing an 11 count indictment against the Southen Poverty Law Center. Charges include wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. The SPLC allegedly engaged in a massive fraud operation to deceive their donors, enrich themselves, and hide their deceptive operations from the public. They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups - even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes. That is illegal – and this is an ongoing investigation against all individuals involved.
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@JackMCarey1 @JoyceWhiteVance @chiefster16 @FBI So I can start an NGO which emulates law enforcement? Because of my good intent I can lie on banking forms that cover KYC and AML laws? Can other organizations ignore AML laws based on their intent?
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@JoyceWhiteVance @chiefster16 The SPLC has been using the same effective tools and methods that have characterized the .@FBI for decades. Typical republican tactics of hypocritical smears.
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A little background on who the Southern Poverty Law Center is and what kind of work they’ve been doing for decades makes it clear that DOJ’s indictment (which is of the center, not of any individuals) is vindictive & malicious, an attack on civil rights work itself. open.substack.com/pub/joycevance…
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@USATODAY NP. NGOs are not Law Enforcement and cannot lie on federal banking forms to set up shell companies. With all the lawyers they employ you would think they would know this.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted for paying sources to infiltrate hate groups, a tactic federal agencies have used for decades. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
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@amycoplan @melsorbit @SenBooker @HouseJudiciary @JudiciaryDems NGO's are not law enforcement. They cannot create shell companies and lie on federal documents regarding the purpose of the company. That is against KYC and AML banking laws. This would mean drug dealers could set up shell companies with impunity. Intent is not a defence.
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Support hate groups? You mean the people who were infiltrating white supremacist groups?
Did any SPLC donors complain about this? I'm asking sincerely. It's possible that some have, but I'd be extremely surprised. The group doesn't attempt to represent itself as anything other than what it is. Its literature makes it clear that it's interesting in identifying and learning about violent extremist groups (e.g. the KKK).
I know that our society is super polarized and I'm sure that people who are on the right probably don't like the SPLC, but if they know anything about it, they would know that it has a long history of trying to protect people from violent extremism.
Hopefully whatever happens with the case will make everything clear.
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The DOJ just indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that has spent more than half a century fighting the Klan, tracking hate, and defending civil rights.
Let's be clear about what's happening. This administration is using the full weight of federal prosecution to target an organization whose mission is rooting out violent extremism.
This is part and parcel of Trump's assault on free speech, on nonprofits, and on anyone who dares to disagree with him. First it was lawfare against political opponents. Then it was revoking the tax status of universities. Now it's a federal indictment against one of the most historic civil rights organizations in America.
The SPLC has saved lives. It will not be silenced — and neither will we.
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@amycoplan @Beef_with_RINOs @SenBooker @HouseJudiciary @JudiciaryDems You probably believe the ACLU is still protecting the Constitution. That ended decades ago.
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I strongly disagree. It has a long history of fighting for civil rights and against violent extremism.
The only groups it works to undermine are violent extremist groups like the KKK.
You're obviously entitled to your view. And I understand that people on the right aren't likely to be fans of the SLPC, but it really does seem like a politically motivated law suit. The SPLC has people who were working to infiltrate extremist groups. Supporting those people isn't the same thing as supporting those groups.
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@cwebbonline End the VRA and gerrymander the South. Only fair as the New England and the tri-state are already gerrymandered.
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THIS VIRGINIA VOTER NAILS IT 💥
#VoteYesVirginiaToday
“Unfortunately, we’ve been pushed into the position where two wrongs will make a right, and as Democrats, we simply can’t come to a boxing match when the person brings a knife.
We’re just not going to be able to survive that. So that’s the position we’ve been forced into.”
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@greendragonhq Ridiculous. This is not a good use of his limited time. Either he cannot delegate or does not understand that the Chief Executive makes strategic policy.
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Mayor Mamdani is going directly to residents private homes to ensure the landlords properties are safe and up to code for the tenants.
Mamdani is running laps around every politician in the country at any and all levels of government.
THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE!
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A re-elected SNP government will introduce a Private Jet Tax and a Mansion Tax on homes worth over £1 million, making the wealthiest pay more to help support local services across Scotland.
Make it #BothVotesSNP on May 7 for a government that’s on your side.
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@AdamKinzinger This is why politicians and lawyers are hated. They have no core values. They will argue either side of an issue depending on the current needs.
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If you live in Virginia, tomorrow you have a huge opportunity to make it clear to the GOP that if they want to win, it won’t be by changing the rules and redrawing maps. At least, not without a fight. Vote YES on the redistricting vote, and push back!
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@UziCryptoo Come to NJ we have it all. High Sales Tax, High Gas Tax, Fees, Licenses, Income Tax and the highest Property Tax in the country.
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6 years of living in Texas and I've come to the conclusion that the no state income tax thing is basically a scam. The property taxes are so high that they negate any savings. We are still paying as many taxes in Texas as we would in California. You save on gas I guess.
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