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Spin Zone / Re: More Ukraine Clusterfuck
« Last post by Jim Logajan on Today at 07:59:31 PM »

Tucker is the consummate propagandist - he, like Lucifer, can walk right past and otherwise ignore anything that doesn't lead his audience to the beliefs he intends. (The video doesn't support the broad claim in the video's banner image - but great way to rile people up!)

Consider that this is the same Bob Amsterdam writing with equal confidence about Trump and Russia's hold over him just several years ago (and whose first statement in the video is, contrary to Tucker's goal, "I supported the bill because it is the parishioners of our church who are on the front line right now and could use all the help they can get."):

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Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer at international law firm Amsterdam & Partners with considerable experience in Russian affairs, told The Independent there was “no question” that US intelligence agencies and the FBI had information about Trump’s financial dealings with Russian entities prior to the 2016 US election.

“Trump’s relationship with Russia goes back many, many years. I’m sure the FBI was monitoring it,” he said.
Two parallel investigations into alleged ties between Trump associates and Russia during the 2016 presidential election as well as Russia’s alleged tampering with the election are being conducted in Congress at the moment.
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Mr Amsterdam said one possible explanation is “that the FBI has an informer who was once part of the Trump organisation” and that information was not released in order to protect that source.
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Source: https://archive.ph/20210528204149/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/richard-dearlove-mi6-trump-russia-money-2008-financial-crisis-us-election-a7684341.html

In the video he  claims the Ukrainian secret police is still heavily infiltrated by Russians. Um, if that was the case wouldn't they be using their fifth column on something more  useful to Russia than harassing a Christian church? That claim really undermines his credibility regarding the scope and severity of his claims. The harassment isn't in doubt, since the religious clashes  appear to predate the 2022 Russian invasion.

He is representing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which had been a diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate, headed by Patriarch Kirill. Since the 1990s  Kirill has been the main proponent of a ban on Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, among other dubious holdings. Since 2014 he has been a big supporter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Allegedly a former employee of the KGB. Not surprising, then, that Ukrainians would harass members of UOC, often unfairly.
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Did too many trade shows there and some other work.  I did love the restaurant across from the convention center, Mulates.  We also found a great little steak place just off the beaten path.
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Spin Zone / Re: Trump talks about the hush money trial
« Last post by Little Joe on Today at 06:03:37 PM »

This actually looks more like extortion, or maybe blackmail to me.  But the extortionist is the plaintiff and the defendant is the extorted.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lawyer-suggests-hush-money-payment-was-extortion/ar-AA1o3e2q?ocid=BingNewsSerp

I should be on the defense counsel:
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Trump lawyer suggests hush money payment was extortion
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Spin Zone / Re: More Ukraine Clusterfuck
« Last post by Lucifer on Today at 05:40:14 PM »
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Spin Zone / Re: This Land is Mine
« Last post by Username on Today at 04:32:05 PM »
I was 12 in 1971. Damn you people are old!   ;D
I may be old but I refuse to grow up.  It's kind of strange seeing my birth year coming around again.
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Spin Zone / Re: This Land is Mine
« Last post by Little Joe on Today at 03:15:33 PM »
I was born in 1970. 

You are all old!
You are at the perfect age.  Any one older than you is old and anyone younger is young.  Enjoy it and make the most of it. (That is serious advice; don't waste these years).

But don't get cocky. Before you know it you too will be old and wonder what what the hell happened.

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Spin Zone / Re: Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Secession of City
« Last post by Rush on Today at 03:02:28 PM »
New Orleans.... City of 1000 smells...... most of them bad.

N’awlins
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Spin Zone / Re: This Land is Mine
« Last post by texasag93 on Today at 02:42:12 PM »
I was 12 in 1971. Damn you people are old!   ;D

I was born in 1970. 

You are all old!
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Spin Zone / Re: Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Secession of City
« Last post by texasag93 on Today at 02:41:21 PM »
Baton Rouge is a hell hole city.  It's been long named "The Bottleneck of the South".   Try driving through someday and you'll find out why.

I'm glad the city broke away, but they still have to deal with Louisiana.   Louisiana is run by democrats and RINO's.  Very corrupt.

Much of Louisiana is a third world country, with New Orleans being the biggest and ugliest shithole, and proudly run by democrats.

New Orleans.... City of 1000 smells...... most of them bad.
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Spin Zone / Re: The Pathetic State of the Republican Party
« Last post by Rush on Today at 02:39:04 PM »
I have been hearing that same song for decades now.

But this time I believe it is true.

Yes, this time it’s different, very.
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