Anonymous ID: 2231ce April 3, 2019, 4:49 a.m. No.6029953   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9960 >>9972 >>9979 >>0034 >>0378 >>0546

Trump says Biden accusations are work of Dem 'socialists'

 

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that former Vice President Joe Biden is "being taken care of pretty well by the socialists," suggesting that a recent wave of criticism against the potential 2020 presidential candidate is the product of attacks hatched by his own party's left wing.

 

Criticism of the former vice president has spiked in recent days as multiple women have come forward to say that past physical interactions with Biden, a notoriously tactile politician, left them feeling uncomfortable. While all of Biden's accusers have said that their interactions with him were not sexual in nature, the criticism has cast a shadow of doubt over his possible entrance into the 2020 presidential race, in which he is expected to be a top contender.

 

Speaking at the spring fundraising dinner for House Republicans’ campaign arm, Trump jabbed at the former vice president and insinuated, like Biden’s own team has, that the accusations had been planted by a rival campaign.

 

“It looks like the only non-, sort of heavy socialist, he is being taken care of pretty well by the socialists,” Trump said. “They got to him. Our former vice president. I was going to call him — I don't know him well. I was gonna say, ‘Welcome to the world, Joe. Are you having a good time, Joe?’”

 

Trump also joked Tuesday about asking a military general for a kiss, quipping that “I felt like Joe Biden.”

 

Scrutiny over Biden’s inappropriate touching first cropped up last week when former Nevada lawmaker Lucy Flores wrote an essay in The Cut detailing a 2014 incident when Biden allegedly kissed the back of her head. Since then, three more women have come forward with their own stories of being made uncomfortable by Biden’s physicality.

 

Democratic lawmakers and operatives have stepped forward in Biden’s defense in the last week, arguing that the former vice president's penchant for physical affection is just part of his personality. Biden has apologized through statements to the press if he unintentionally made the women feel uncomfortable.

 

The stories have emerged as Biden reportedly inches closer to finally jumping into the 2020 race for president. Biden has been out of politics since before the #MeToo movement began, and the accusations ensure scrutiny will remain over his well-known hands-on style of politicking as more than a dozen Democrats jostle for the presidential nomination.

 

Trump’s ribbing of Biden could be a preview of further attacks to come on the former vice president, and are a sign the president doesn’t plan on staying out of the Democratic primary. The Hill reported Tuesday afternoon that the pro-Trump Great America PAC had recently placed a six-figure ad buy for a digital spot hitting “Creepy Joe” over the accusations.

 

But while Trump and his allies have seized on Biden’s strife, the president himself has not been immune to accusations of making unwelcome advances on women. Weeks before the 2016 election, Trump was heard bragging about kissing and groping women without their consent in the release of the Access Hollywood tape from 2005, and multiple women have accused him of sexual assault, allegations Trump has adamantly denied.

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/trump-biden-accusations-1251003

Anonymous ID: 2231ce April 3, 2019, 4:57 a.m. No.6029989   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0000 >>0010 >>0050

>>6029955

I know…it's just that Mike so clearly believes in and follows Q, yet sounds so silly every time he tried to discredit Q.

He only ends up making Q sound real.

I mean how many conspiracy theories online that you think are fake, do you spend tons of time writing about online?

I mean, I don't believe in flat earth, therefore, I pay it no attention; I don't go running around online trying to tell people I don't know or care about why I think it is fake.

 

My point is, Q is real, and Mike knows it.

Anonymous ID: 2231ce April 3, 2019, 5:12 a.m. No.6030064   🗄️.is 🔗kun

For Trump, Exoneration = A Mere Two-Day Respite from Bad Press

 

After Attorney General William Barr released the key findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 22-month-long investigation, the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts showered Donald Trump with good press (80% positive) for the first time since he became President, according to the Media Research Center’s ongoing study of the Big Three’s Trump coverage.

 

But the good news for the White House only lasted for two nights, from Sunday evening, March 24 through Monday evening, March 25. After that, the networks resumed their lopsidedly hostile (79% negative) coverage of the President and his administration, as their news agenda highlighted liberal talking points: the potential demise of ObamaCare, imaginary cuts to the Special Olympics, and the ongoing battle over immigration policy.

 

From March 1 through March 23, the spin of Trump coverage on the evening news looked about the same as every other month of his presidency: out of 176 evaluative comments from reporters, anchors or non-partisan sources, 161 (or 91%) were negative, vs. just 15 (9%) that were positive. Comments from partisan sources, as well as neutral statements, were not included.

 

But after Barr’s letter was released on March 24, the networks swung in favor of the President. On ABC’s World News Tonight that night, anchor David Muir touted the findings as “a major victory for President Trump,” while the network’s legal analyst Dan Abrams flatly declared it “an all-out win.”

The positive tone continued the next night, as CBS Evening News correspondent Paula Reid observed that “for the first time in 22 months, the President was not under the cloud of the Mueller investigation.”

 

Before the Mueller report was completed, the network evening newscasts had devoted a combined 2,284 minutes to the scandal, over the 791 days of the Trump presidency. But by Tuesday, March 26, the positive coverage that the President had enjoyed for just two nights was already over, as the networks seized on the Trump administration’s request that a federal appeals court should strike down ObamaCare as unconstitutional.

NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt fretted that ending ObamaCare “could leave millions suddenly uninsured,” as if a verdict might come any day, instead of after a ponderous months-long appeals process. “Millions of Americans could be in jeopardy,” ABC’s Jonathan Karl echoed that same night.

 

And, even though every network reporter knew there was zero chance that Congress would actually cut funding for the Special Olympics, they eagerly lavished coverage on Democrats’ roasting of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over the issue, with ABC fill-in anchor Cecilia Vega on March 27 calling it proof of “growing outrage” over the plan to “slash” funding.

That same night, NBC donated more than 10 minutes of its evening newscast to a lengthy interview with fired FBI Director James Comey, ostensibly for his reaction to the Mueller findings. One of Comey’s more succinct slams of President Trump was included in the following night’s broadcast: “I don’t think we’ve seen in the history of our country a President try to burn down an institution of justice because he saw it as a threat.”

By the weekend, the networks were alarmed that the President would follow through on his threat to close the U.S.-Mexican border if there was no cooperation on stemming the illegal immigration crisis. “Closing the border could have severe economic consequences, threatening American jobs and billions in cross-border trade,” CBS anchor Reena Ninan frowned on the March 30 Evening News.

 

Add it up, and the administration’s coverage from March 26 to March 31 was almost as negative as it was before the “no collusion” report was released.

 

For the liberal media, it’s as if nothing had changed.

 

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2019/04/03/trump-exoneration-mere-two-day-respite-bad-press

Anonymous ID: 2231ce April 3, 2019, 5:19 a.m. No.6030095   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0378 >>0379 >>0546

Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam

 

BOSTON (AP) - Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are expected in court Wednesday to face charges that they participated in a wide-ranging college admissions cheating scam.

 

The actresses along with Loughlin's fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and dozens of others were charged last month in a scheme in which authorities say parents paid an admissions consultant to bribe college coaches and rig test scores to get their children into elite universities.

 

Neither Huffman nor Loughlin and Giannulli has publicly commented on the allegations. They and other parents are scheduled to make their first appearances in Boston's federal court.

Loughlin, who played Aunt Becky on the sitcom "Full House" in the 1980s and '90s, and Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 to have their two daughters labeled as recruits to the University of Southern California crew team, even though neither participated in the sport.

Giannulli, whose Mossimo clothing had long been a Target brand, is also scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

 

The Hallmark Channel - where Loughlin starred in popular holiday movies and the series "When Calls the Heart" - cut ties with Loughlin a day after her arrest.

Loughlin and Giannulli's daughter, social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli, has also been dropped from advertising deals with cosmetics retailer Sephora and hair products company TRESemme.

 

Huffman, the Emmy-winning star of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," is accused of paying $15,000 that she disguised as a charitable donation to cheat on her daughter's college entrance exam.

 

Among the other parents expected in the Boston court Wednesday is Gordon Caplan, former co-chairman of the international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, based in New York.

Caplan is accused of paying $75,000 to get a test supervisor to correct the answers on his daughter's ACT exam after she took it. Caplan's firm said after his arrest that he has been placed on a leave of absence.

 

The consultant at the center of the scheme, Rick Singer, has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with investigators. Former Yale women's soccer coach Rudy Meredith has also pleaded guilty.

Several coaches have pleaded not guilty , including tennis coach Gordon Ernst who's accused of getting $2.7 million in bribes to designate at least 12 applicants as recruits to Georgetown.

 

http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_32552277/loughlin-huffman-due-court-college-admissions-scam#ixzz5k2B0BoPR

Anonymous ID: 2231ce April 3, 2019, 5:46 a.m. No.6030251   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0284

Singapore to demand that Facebook, Twitter and Google fix fake news

 

SINGAPORE—Tech giants such as Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Twitter Inc. would be required under a draft law introduced Monday in Singapore to immediately issue corrections of false information published on their platforms and inform users when they might have been exposed to inaccuracies.

The legislation is some of the most potentially sweeping anywhere against so-called "fake news’’ and would set a precedent for the global issue, which has seen a backlash against social media. Facebook, Twitter and Google all have their Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, a wealthy nation of just 5.6 million people dominated by a single political party that critics say has used legislation to stifle political opposition, which it denies.

The legislation requires social-media companies to circulate corrections if content posted on their platforms is deemed by the government to be false and able to harm the public interest in Singapore. In some cases this would be required even if the offending content didn’t originally appear on their platforms, and could apply to traditional media as well.

 

Singapore is one of only a few countries that have introduced legislation to tackle fake news, but governments around the world are grappling with growth in manipulated or false viral content that they say can divide communities, manipulate elections and incite violence.

 

In India, more than 20 people were killed last year by mob violence following false rumors spread on Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service. In countries including the U.S., false information on social media has been linked to foreign election interference.

The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill was introduced Monday for a first reading in Parliament. It is expected to be debated and put to a vote in the coming weeks. Singapore officials say tech companies must take responsibility for content published on their platforms and will face possible fines for noncompliance. “Essentially you have to take a policy viewpoint as to whether anyone can be allowed, in pursuit of profit, to damage your country,” said K. Shanmugam, Singapore’s law minister. “I think as a government, we owe a duty to our citizens to make sure that we protect our society.”

 

Facebook said late Monday that it shares a commitment to reduce the spread of false information but is concerned with aspects of the law that give the government broad powers to compel it to remove content. Google said it will study the bill and urged the government to allow for a full and transparent public consultation on the legislation. Twitter said it recognizes the importance of the topic and will assess the implications of the law.

The Asia Internet Coalition, an industry group that comprises the big tech companies, said it supports the government’s goals of protecting social harmony but is concerned that the Singapore government would have discretion over what is true and what is false. “This level of overreach poses significant risks to freedom of expression and speech, and could have severe ramifications both in Singapore and around the world,” it said.

Tech companies might need to build new software to comply with Singapore’s law, and if other countries took differing approaches the companies could be faced with a complex global environment for compliance.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/singapore-to-demand-that-facebook-twitter-and-google-fix-fake-news