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Forum: USA Politics Today, 02:03 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 1,199
Posted By smartcooky
I seriously doubt it would take place in Florida....

I seriously doubt it would take place in Florida.

The crime was actually committed in the Washington DC jurisdiction during the time when The Fat Orange Turd resided there. For example, if a...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 01:53 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 1,199
Posted By smartcooky
Yeah! That was poor wording on my part that gave...

Yeah! That was poor wording on my part that gave an ambiguous impression. It was a minute before midnight when I posted that, so I will blame tiredness.
Forum: USA Politics Today, 01:45 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
That is just typical of the way adversaries in...

That is just typical of the way adversaries in any conflict or war (such as the Iraq v USA in the Middle East, Catholics v Protestants during the Irish "troubles", right back to the Crusades) often...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events Today, 01:32 PM
Replies: 1,810
Views: 41,521
Posted By smartcooky
So let me summarize what Vixen's comments appear...

So let me summarize what Vixen's comments appear to mean.

1. Any man can, as of right, self-ID as a woman.
2. No-one is allowed to question this self-ID... because its rude to do so.
3. That...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 04:59 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 1,199
Posted By smartcooky
Federally, after the search warrant business at...

Federally, after the search warrant business at Mar-a-lardo, I can only see two possibilities...

1. Trump is indicted and goes to trial
2. Trump is not indicted, and Merrick Garland is forced to...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 02:44 AM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
God, I hope the pee-pee tape is in one of this...

God, I hope the pee-pee tape is in one of this boxes!!!
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 09:49 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Hell, I live in New Zealand, and I see Trump...

Hell, I live in New Zealand, and I see Trump flags here... and Confederate flags!! :jaw-dropp
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 05:46 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,828
Posted By smartcooky
No, it is right. You see Shiffer was white. ...

No, it is right. You see Shiffer was white.

Glad I could help.

/s
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 02:19 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
He's just flailing and panicking as he throws...

He's just flailing and panicking as he throws more and more stuff against the wall (we know he does this) in the hope that something will stick. His statements and excuses are getting more and more...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 02:16 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
What? Didn't the American Revolutionaries capture...

What? Didn't the American Revolutionaries capture all the British airfields during the revolutionary war? ;)
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 01:27 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,828
Posted By smartcooky
The self-selected demise of another MAGA moron....

The self-selected demise of another MAGA moron. Another potential vote for The Fat Orange Turd goes down the tubes.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events Yesterday, 01:20 PM
Replies: 1,810
Views: 41,521
Posted By smartcooky
Yup. As I said, Julie Bakker's "work" (if you can...

Yup. As I said, Julie Bakker's "work" (if you can all it that) is pseudo-science claptrap.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 01:05 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
All this does it makes it easier and clearer as...

All this does it makes it easier and clearer as to the reasons, limitations and determining the authority for reclassification of classified documents. It does not address, speak to, or even mention...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 12:37 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
He still denied having them when (through his...

He still denied having them when (through his lawyers) he told the DoJ that everything had been returned - and when it turned out that he was caught (yet again) in a lie, he refused to return them...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2022, 11:25 PM
Replies: 1,810
Views: 41,521
Posted By smartcooky
Yup, as Elaedith said. Well, I'm on...

Yup, as Elaedith said.




Well, I'm on the political left, and an anti-theist. Go figure!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2022, 09:55 PM
Replies: 1,810
Views: 41,521
Posted By smartcooky
I think Bakker is right.... dinosaurs were...

I think Bakker is right.... dinosaurs were warm-blooded.

OK, I'm just joshin' ya. You mean Julie Bakker, right?

One word... "pseudoscience"
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 06:39 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
It doesn't need to be. The three statutes...

It doesn't need to be.

The three statutes on the warrant make no mention of classified documents. It just talks about being illegally in possession of government documents. The Fat Orange Turd...
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 06:35 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Irrelevant. If documents are marked as...

Irrelevant. If documents are marked as "Confidential", "Secret", "Top Secret" then they absolutely MUST be treated and handled accord to those marks. This is black letter law.... end of!

Anything...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2022, 06:21 PM
Replies: 1,810
Views: 41,521
Posted By smartcooky
Well actually, you asked about the structures of...

Well actually, you asked about the structures of the brain....

"... could you inform me how structural brain differences (studies that show trans brains are more like the gender the person...
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 05:40 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Wrong! Completely, utterly and irrefutably wrong!...

Wrong! Completely, utterly and irrefutably wrong! Classified documents are not officially declassified until...

1. They are marked as "Unclassified", and
2. The name and/or appointment/position...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2022, 05:11 PM
Replies: 1,810
Views: 41,521
Posted By smartcooky
I don't know about the "cliff notes" version but...

I don't know about the "cliff notes" version but I can give you a reasonably short answer to the question you ask.

The idea that the brain structures of trans people are "like the gender the...
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 02:18 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
So, did the lawyer lie, or did The Fat Orange...

So, did the lawyer lie, or did The Fat Orange Turd lie to his lawyer?

If I had to bet, it would be the latter!
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 02:01 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
100%. In my experience, part of the process of...

100%. In my experience, part of the process of declassifying or changing the classification level of documents is that the classification marks are removed and there is a set procedure for doing...
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 02:57 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,828
Posted By smartcooky
This is MAGA morons you're talking about... these...

This is MAGA morons you're talking about... these are people whose elevators don't go all the way to the top floor. They videoed themselves committing felonies by storming the Capitol Building, and...
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 12:16 AM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Not to mention that he told no-one about this at...

Not to mention that he told no-one about this at the time. He cannot just claim this retroactively.



And that's the rub.

Part of that procedure is that all the other people in a specific...
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2022, 03:17 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,828
Posted By smartcooky
This idiot fired a nail-gun at FBI agents, then...

This idiot fired a nail-gun at FBI agents, then brandished an AR-15.... but didn't use it, and instead, when the agents responded, he ran away. He later tried taking on the FBI and got terminated...
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2022, 03:02 PM
Replies: 1,888
Views: 41,462
Posted By smartcooky
Yup!

Yup!
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2022, 02:39 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
"Interesting" does not suffice... I consider that...

"Interesting" does not suffice... I consider that to be "fascinating"!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th August 2022, 02:15 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,064
Posted By smartcooky
Gas explosions usually involve a lot of flame and...

Gas explosions usually involve a lot of flame and fire, and that is what we see here as well.

Note the amount of flame in this one (New Jersey 2015)

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Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2022, 02:00 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Page 6: "2A - Various classified/TS/SCI...

Page 6: "2A - Various classified/TS/SCI documents"

TS = Top Secret of course, but SCI... that's Sensitive Compartmented Information, the highest level of security. Being in possession of this...
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2022, 01:48 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Warp12 is suspended until the 18th The other...

Warp12 is suspended until the 18th

The other two know they have no way to credibly spin what has been happening.
Forum: USA Politics 12th August 2022, 01:44 PM
Replies: 1,888
Views: 41,462
Posted By smartcooky
It Begins: Facebook helps police snag a teen and her mom over abortion

The incident is yet another reminder that the anti-abortion surveillance machine is just starting to rev up.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th August 2022, 10:20 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,064
Posted By smartcooky
I seem to recall a gas explosion wreaking havoc...

I seem to recall a gas explosion wreaking havoc in Mexico some years back (Guadalajara?). Ripped up a street and left a huge crater.
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2022, 09:24 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Yup. Its all bluff and bluster - he really hasn't...

Yup. Its all bluff and bluster - he really hasn't really got a choice has he? He is stuck between a rock and a hard place. If he objects, everyone will know he's trying to hide something; if he...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th August 2022, 08:12 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
Yup... for dramatic effect? Oh please, won't...

Yup... for dramatic effect? Oh please, won't somebody think of the children?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th August 2022, 08:08 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
Indeed! I would expect "the world's leading...

Indeed!

I would expect "the world's leading expert in creating software that never fails and can't be hacked" to know what "beta testing" is!
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2022, 04:32 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Which is exactly in accordance with former AG...

Which is exactly in accordance with former AG William Barr's memo regarding investigations into political figures begin sigh off by high ranking DoJ officials.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th August 2022, 04:06 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
Those exact words ...

Those exact words

https://twitter.com/jeadly/status/1557709910024093702?s=20&t=LipbtKn0MSjhYic9fiMOHg

IMO, Dan O'Dowd's Dawn Project knew exactly what they were doing.
...
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2022, 01:33 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Sane people are not so much the target of any...

Sane people are not so much the target of any dirt reveal. Its spineless toads like Kevin McCarthy and Lindsay Graham who he would have a hold over, and it would not necessarily be dirt that would...
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2022, 01:20 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
We also KNOW for a fact that he confiscated his...

We also KNOW for a fact that he confiscated his translator's notes after he had his private, one-on-one meeting with Putin so that no-one other than him, Putin and the two translators would know...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th August 2022, 01:09 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
This Twitter post sums it up for me... ...

This Twitter post sums it up for me...

Jeremy Lyman
"Lets hire a professional driver to not turn the system on, hold the accelerator, and violate the terms of use."...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th August 2022, 12:32 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
Bwahahaha! That's hilarious! The O'Dowd guy, who...

Bwahahaha! That's hilarious! The O'Dowd guy, who labels himself " the world's leading expert in creating software that never fails and can't be hacked" doesn't realize that the reason the screen is...
Forum: USA Politics 11th August 2022, 01:34 AM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
They are screaming uselessly into the void. I...

They are screaming uselessly into the void. I could be wrong, but I think that unlike Jan 6, this is a relatively small number of very vocal Qnuts and MAGA mororns

Lawrence O'Donnell made a very...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th August 2022, 12:41 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
Nope. ABS/TC "helps with driving" ...

Nope.

ABS/TC "helps with driving"

Autodrive "does the driving"
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2022, 09:04 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Something Malcolm Nance explained this morning,...

Something Malcolm Nance explained this morning, IIUC, is that, yes, while the President can declassify documents, he still has to officially inform the relevant authorities what he has declassified,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th August 2022, 08:49 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
So do I - the difference in class is pretty...

So do I - the difference in class is pretty obvious

Anti-skid brakes and traction control still leave the driving decisions in the hands of the driver - if you are so reckless that you are driving...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2022, 08:21 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
But in any case, it does not matter even if he...

But in any case, it does not matter even if he claims he declassified them. He is still not allowed to be in possession of them and he is certainly NOT allowed to withhold them from the National...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2022, 02:15 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
I don't think anyone here is going to "start on...

I don't think anyone here is going to "start on you" if The Fat Orange Turd ends up in a matching jumpsuit behind bars. That isn't the Liberal way of behaving.
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2022, 12:11 PM
Replies: 1,031
Views: 23,405
Posted By smartcooky
Some really good tweets from that link Jeff...

Some really good tweets from that link

Jeff Yarbro
"Q: So when did the DOJ start treating removal of classified documents like a felony anyway?
A: When President Trump signed a 2018 law making...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th August 2022, 11:54 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 991
Posted By smartcooky
O'Dowd is a software expert who develops software...

O'Dowd is a software expert who develops software for spacecraft, aircraft and vehicle applications including driverless cars and driver assist... and among his customers are car manufacturers other...
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