Kirk Gallaway

Yes, huge story on Fox News!

As Jim Di would say when his assertions are being questioned and he's circling the wagons. Nice one, Cliff! heh heh heh It's absolutely no surprise to me nobody here who thinks Hunter Biden's laptop is a huge story was ever going to respond to this article from Cliff as they simply wouldn't have the patience to go into the detail and read this through. I would expect about the same level of response I just got from Ben about the value to us of his posting of a TV Guide like fluff review of Twitter's new up coming season in"Twitter comes of age!" heh heh But this by far the most comprehensive no BS distillation I've read here. Up to now, it's been nothing but a lot of youtube and twitter snippets and huge font headlines. I will say this about Taibbi, of all the 3 pro Putin writers Greenwald, Taibbi and Mate that Ben emulates. Taibbi was the only one to admit he made a mistake scoffing at the idea that Putin would invade Ukraine. Taibbi was at first talking about all the conditions that he had to agree to take on this job from Musk.Yet even though this is supposed to be about First Amendment freedom ( and I'll take others word that it's not legally about revenge porn!) Taibbi doesn't tell us what those conditions he had to agree to are and how much he's getting compensated for it. I personally don't see the need for Taibbi. They could just release the files to everyone but I'm smart enough to know I don't really know if that's smart. Both the Trump government and Biden campaign weighed in at the time. He won't say what Trump urged, though we can probably surmise that Biden or the DNC doesn't want October Surprise "genitalia pix"* of his son, but as any private citizen's have the right to flag twitter material. Both political parties are aware that public confidence in government depends on some sort of tit for tat accommodation that the last few weeks of a campaign don't degenerate into a big scandalous food fight! The bottom line:The Democrats didn't demand that twitter censor the NY Post! Taibbi: there's no evidence that I've seen of any government involvement in the laptop story. One thing that's dealt with is the Joe Rogan interview with Zuckerberg. It is worth posting here, but it's totally misinterpreted. Zuckerberg was never informed of any specific threat involving Biden or his son. Of course,up to right now the most suspicious allegation is the fact that Twitter's Deputy General Counsel Jim Baker originally worked in the FBI, and of course that doesn't look great. But somehow even though it's been a matter of public record, Musk apparently didn't know this until Sunday?, and he's one of the last employees to be fired. Baker was a witness at the Michael Sussman trial which was connected to the Alfa Bank case, but contrary to Jonathan Turley's allegation that he was protecting an old friend in Sussman, Baker's testimony was against Sussman, and asserted he lied and that supported John Durham case that ended up in Sussman's conviction! How could Turley get it so wrong!! Curiously after Turley tarnishes Baker in his article , he does backpedal and say there might be nothing to his charges on Baker!??? Just to give you some idea how the corporate world works. There are people coming from government to private businesses all the time, (like politicians turned lobbyists for example, or maybe more appropriately in this case, like public Prosecutors to private Defenders ). Given Baker's experience, you could argue that he is uniquely qualified to navigate around uncertainties and allegations of obstruction.Though I know right now, some people will never get over Jim Baker's connections, even if it doesn't go anywhere, but that allegation of obstruction has to be proven first! But I'd think no one who thinks this is a huge story will have the patience to read what I've written. Anyway, on with the show. * It took me awhile to get clarity, but slang "D"word "C word" and clinical "P" word is out, but "G" word is in!

I think they're hiding the fact that they long destroyed anything worth getting.

Nice little short Max! I asked him a few questions here. I do sense he was saving some disclosures for his book. His posts were always unique, and I liked some of his glib responses to some people on the forum! I remember when George Harrison died, the first comment I heard from Paul Mc Cartney was that George Harrison , "didn't put up with fools gladly". Which I thought was sort of a strange epitaph for a fellow Beatle , but that wasn't the first time. Anyway, Thank You David and RIP!

????? Cowen: "More than any other time, if you are not on Twitter, you just don’t know what is going on!" Thank you for that commercial! So you're on the twitter payroll now Ben? Again, I notice your source. Tyler Cowen.. "Cowen argues that free markets change culture for the better, allowing them to evolve into something more people want." Sounds like a real globalist! So i guess with Brett Stephens and now Cowen that whole idea of being anti Defense, NSS and anti Globalist thing was just a passing fad for you? I guess I just can't keep up with your changes. You could ask actual users. I have a twitter account. I accounted here recently that I received a daily story from my twitter feed about sports, and I opened the article up and was greeted with a slough of agitated Glenn Greenwald tweets, and then experienced a number of pop ups from the King himself, Elon Musk. I don't like a stacked deck, and I don't need either of their corporate indoctrinations like you've just posted. Thank you! And if i understood this right , Mark got greeted by none other than Kyle Rittenhouse on his twitter feed! We accounted this to you. Is this at all significant? Certainly not as much as the latest globalist Musk fanboy you can find on your computer?

Right on! Congratulations, Richard! I notice Warnock is up by 60k, where I believe in the first election he won by only 35K. This is as I predicted at the beginning of the year. If the Dems could hold on to the Senate, Trump is effectively now a loser to the Republican Party. His candidacy in 2024 can only fracture the Republicans further. They are going go pay bitterly for their lack of spine and courage.

So Ben. You've now turned your stripes to Brett Stephens? Since you're not familiar with him, you might research his background? I know you'll take interest in his latest article! Maybe I can entice you to read with some teasers? Brett Stephens: ARE We (The U.S.) SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE DECISIVE DECADE? Stephens:Costs: The United States, goes a common talking point, spends more on defense than the next nine nations combined. That’s true but misleading. It doesn’t take into account significant American disadvantages in purchasing power and personnel costs. One example: A U.S. Marine private can make about as much in salary and benefits as a Chinese general. Wow! Given the fact that we pay higher wages, do you think maybe we should cut the Marine wages and maybe then expend more on Defense then the only the next 8 countries combined? Also, I thought you were present when we discussed cutting Defense by half, probably a dozen boring times. I guess we were just barking at the moon? Well anyway, I know you were quite the Ukraine hawk but, sorry to see you go. Stephens:Trends: Military spending as a percentage of gross domestic product, at around 3 percent, is well below the plus-4 percent average of the past 50 years. It will continue to fall for the next decade, according to projections from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, and more of the funding will be eaten up by inflation. Stephens:Readiness: The Air Force is short by about 1,650 pilots. The Army is short by roughly 30,000 recruits. More than half of America’s bombers were built during the Kennedy administration. Wow, I didn't know that, chalk another one up for JFK! Stephens: These issues are compounded by public neglect! During the Cold War, defense problems were major political issues, so people paid attention. Definitely, the Cold War were the good old days! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/opinion/military-defense-spending.html?campaign_id=255&emc=edit_ntbs_20221207&instance_id=79491&nl=bret-s

You guys STOP ARGUING! I think I can put an end to all this acrimony! And this is all science! I've got some great news!, They got some of Jesus's DNA from the Shroud of Turin And guess what? It's just like we knew! They tested and found out Jesus is the Son of God! Now all those religions who were saying it was unfair that we invoked our prophet as the "Son of God" Can eat it! We got bragging rights again!---isn't that sweet! But as George Bush Sr.said after the Fall of the Iron Curtain, "Don't wanna gloat!" We don't want to start up a Holy War! So be cool about it! But I know Chris B. and Matthew are big Jordan Peterson fans, so Spread the Word to Jordan! Tough luck Pat! But that's what you get for taking on the renown authors of JFKA and as it turns out, God himself! But we'll pray for you.

Whoa Joe, you look like the same person! You haven't lost it at all! Kind of a flashback from the past! You remind me of 70's AM Talk show host, Gary Collins!

Ben: Glenn Greenwald left The Intercept, more than two years ago. Read it again, Ben. I already told you that. (above) BEN: Greenwald was in Brazil As we said. He's still running the Intercept until 2 years ago. Does the buck ever stop anywhere? Or is he like Trump? You can always do some research and read the link.

Well you're right Matt, in 2013 Greenwald and Laura Poitras were given 250 million dollars from Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar, for their startup, The Intercept! Just to put that in perspective The New York Times, which has about 1,200 journalists on its payroll, has an annual newsroom budget of around $200 million. Greenwald left the intercept 2 years ago. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/10/16/pierre-omidyar-ready-to-spend-250-million-on-glenn-greenwalds-news-startup/?sh=74fef9fd1846 But there's more. The Reality Winner story is tied to Greenwald's Intercept.The earlier release of the Snowden domestic surveillance files "caught the attention of a naïve National Security Agency linguist with the improbable name of Reality Winner in 2017. Ms. Winner, then 25, had been listening to the site’s podcast. She printed out a secret report on Russian cyberattacks on American voting software that seemed to address some of Mr. Greenwald’s doubts about Russian interference in the 2016 campaign and mailed it to The Intercept’s Washington, D.C., post office box in early May. The Intercept scrambled to publish a story on the report, ignoring the most basic security precautions. The lead reporter on the story sent a copy of the document, which contained a crease showing it had been printed out, to the N.S.A. media affairs office, all but identifying Ms. Winner as the leaker. On June 3, about three weeks after Ms. Winner sent her letter, two F.B.I. agents showed up at her home in Georgia to arrest her. They announced the arrest soon after The Intercept’s article was published on June 5." They ended up leaving her twisting in the wind and she's now serving 5 years and 3 months in prison because Free Speech absolutist Glenn Greenwald and Sidney Poitras didn't end up protecting her. “They sold her out, and they messed it up so that she would get caught, and they didn’t protect their source,” her mother, Billie Winner-Davis, said in a telephone interview last week. “The best years of her life are being spent in a system where she doesn’t belong.” They clearly blew it and are all left blaming one another. Do you think that might be why Mr. Greenwald has been increasingly engaged in the bitter feuds with the Democrats? I'd imagine they are just like Glenn's tweets diatribes, for people who just need to confirm all their biases over and over again. www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/business/media/the-intercept-source-reality-winner.html *To those who think that the MSM including the NYT is completely in bed with the NSS, in this article written 2 years ago, one of the opening paragraphs is this below. It actually makes sense , they stick up for press freedoms because they may have to face the same problem with government disclosures themselves. Duh! "The huge breach of the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program in June 2013 was one of the proudest moments in modern journalism, and one of the purest: A brave and disgusted whistle-blower, Edward Snowden, revealed the government’s extensive surveillance of American and foreign citizens. Two journalists protected their source, revealed his secrets and won the blessings of the Establishment — a Pulitzer Prize and an Oscar for it."

It's called graft, and it's been going on since the world began. More on that below. Now to serious business. Trump, a candidate for President in 2024 tweeted today to call for the termination of the U.S. Constitution to head off possibilities of going to jail. Yes to the kiddies, whoever thought a fascist wouldn't have a Hitler mustache? Whoever thought a fascist would be in a business suit? Whoever thought an fascist could be so cool on social media? Actually you evaluate whether one is a fascist leader by his actions. If they try to overthrow elections that they realize they lost, and then engage in a multi level schemes to divert and de legitimize a free and fair election, that includes outright asking state election officials to fraudulently overturn state elections. Entering baseless legal complaints about an election to attempt to use appointed officials to overturn elections. Demonstrating and storming the Capitol to stop legal certification, as well as ongoing attempts to infiltrate the election process at choke points to subvert election results, that's what we call a Fascist. That Trump was bungling and inept is no rationalization that it all didn't matter anyway. It was a deliberate multi pronged attack that could have been more effective and probably would be if attempted a second time. And now it doesn't matter if he's a crazy loon, on a last ditch effort to save his neck. All the adolescent scoffing as if the whole thing was some joke doesn't obscure the fact that it doesn't matter how inept Donald Trump is. He's guilty and should be thrown in jail. Re: Hunter Biden, What was suppressed? You could hear all this on Fox. Ben, you probably don't even know who Bobulinsky is. Even though he pitched a no hitter for the Angels and ended up marrying Elizabeth Taylor and you're old enough to remember and from L.A.

Steve, Some nice parallels here. That Fuentes is certainly an angry widdow bitch!l

We all know the extent of soul selling the right wing will engage in to advance their position.. When Musk is asked on twitter for leniency for Alex Jones for Sandy Hook to be readmitted to twitter , Musk responds: Musk:My firstborn child died in my arms. I felt his last heartbeat. I have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame. Then Musk's Ex wife Justine responds to Musk's tweet. Justine Musk: A SIDS-related incident that put him on life support. He was declared brain-dead. And not that it matters to anyone except me, because it is one of the most sacred and defining moments of my life, but I was the one who was holding him. 11:54 AM · Nov 23, 2022 What's particularly scary about this is how Musk lies to appease his right wing. He obviously will misrepresent anything for personal gain as he's learned from Trump that his followers will quickly forget. ******** Elon Musk @elonmusk · Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @KimDotcom and @SamHarrisOrg My firstborn child died in my arms. I felt his last heartbeat. I have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame. Justine Musk A SIDS-related incident that put him on life support. He was declared brain-dead. And not that it matters to anyone except me, because it is one of the most sacred and defining moments of my life, but I was the one who was holding him. 11:54 AM · Nov 23, 2022

Joe, That was my reaction, when I started hearing about all this stuff with Sinatra, Marilyn, JFK, the Kennedy's visiting. It always seemed pretty tacky to me in the late 60's early 70's. North shore. It must have been nicer in back then if you were well connected.Of course most of the action was down on South Shore. I remember in my bed with a transistor radio under my pillow so I wouldn't risk my parents hearing it, and listening to the 16 inning shut out pitching duel between Juan Marichal and 40 year old Warren Spahn that was ended by a Mays Home Run in the bottom of the 16th! Probably the greatest pitching duel of all time! The Giants finished with 8 hits, and the Braves with 7! You could wait at a place near the player parking lot at Candlestick for the players to come out. I got Willie Mays, Juan Marichal's and Willie Mac Covey's autographs during a couple of visits. But i don't have them anymore.

Here's the definition of ad hominem, of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining. Some claims of "ad hominem attacks" are simply a reaction to a disagreement of facts and often reflect an unwillingness to discuss the matter further..

I notice the same people who became enthralled in 2016 with Trump as playing 3D chess with the rest of us mere mortals are now going corporate fanboy with Elon Musk. He can do no wrong. Obviously if you're in business and you got the full world in your unique niche minus some fringes, and then come in and piss off half your customers and cause them to go somewhere else, to admit more fringes, that's a failed policy. If Musk is just another megalomaniac with a death wish, then that would happen. My guess is that he's tough talking right now for his right wing base, but he will moderate and despite all the other snickering punks who who want unlimited license, he's probably realizing right now how tough this job really is. But the problem is he had a workforce that was developing becoming good at it, and he insisted on becoming a slave driver and demonstrated he has no sympathy for his workers to boot. Musk overpaid $54 dollars a share for a stock that was priced on fundamentals at !7! In order to finance the purchase, Musk had to sell 2.6 billion dollars of his Tesla stock which is down in value 60% from a year ago!

Good to hear that Michael,That's the question I opined on because I thought that was the discussion you were trying to have. As far as passing this on to future generations, i think my son might take stock on this "national moment of unity" you were speculating about, but not as much my daughter though I tried to impress this equally on both of them.

Nice memoir Dave! Good luck!

Whew! that's interesting Matt. If Musk continues adopting this algo, he would lose everything. As all of his sponsors would leave him. I hate to bust the bubble, but most people aren't free speech absolutists! Today in my daily twitter e mail. I saw a story where Mark Cuban on Shark Tank took offense that 2 contestants said they were Warriors fans and that made Mark Cuban mad because the Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA team he owns in the NBA playoffs this year, and he told them, for that reason, he wasn't going to fund them! I open the story and it automatically goes to Glenn Greenwald, and a pre election twitter he made congratulating the U.S. on electing a mid easterner as a U.S. Senator, Dr. OZ! heh heh! Then it goes on to a series of tweets where it's obvious Greenwald's just sitting at home making hair-on- fire tweets about the evil Democrats. You'd think you guys who like him would get tired after while of the same old angst driven tweets. I would , no matter what they thought! I personally don't know why anybody would emulate that. But then while looking through Greenwald's tweets, I start getting Musk pop ups of his latest tweets. I've never followed Musk or for that matter anyone on twitter! Boy, this is a much more rigged game than ever! And I think if Musk wants to salvage twitter, he better stop! But I eventually did find them Mark Cuban excerpt where he loses it! Barbara Corcoran- "You're a bigger man than this cut it out!"

Ben, This is what I mean being dismissive and not listening to others, and then complaining about "offenses." I think your rationalization of "offense" is just total self deceptive jive, and enumerated some points why. I answered your question , but I asked you a question first. Please answer. Last line below. Ben:I find plenty of comments offensive in the water cooler section...but that is small price to pay for free speech, and finding out how other people really think. You claimed this and now trying to ignore it. So do you see that you have any blame in in this offense you are clinging too?

Ben, Ben Binary Ben! It's not a story at all. When it comes down to it. Journalists stick up for each other. It's not the binary NSS, MSM world you claim. That's what that should tell you. Another simplistic, silly theory of yours debunked. Ben:I find plenty of comments offensive in the water cooler section...but that is small price to pay for free speech, and finding out how other people really think. You claimed this and now trying to ignore it. So do you see that you have any blame in in this offense you are clinging too?

Ben:I find plenty of comments offensive in the water cooler section...but that is small price to pay for free speech, and finding out how other people really think. Plenty of offensive comments Ben? And you've had no hand in this? Really? Ben repetitively makes that point that some of the interplay here is offensive and then portrays himself as such strong free speech advocate, he can put up with the slings and arrows. Of course he's mentioning it! This is so completely phony. For 2 years, Ben would portray himself as being a devil's advocate but truth is he just said the same things over and over again, and never really listened to anyone and when told of his repetition, his attitude was just to hell with everybody. "I'm just going to keep saying the same things. It's my right to free speech!", and then when he's called on his accuracy, he's the first to whine, like people are infringing on his rights!. Ben initially was pulled into the great group of Trump sheep, and he re entered the real world of people here, who unlike himself were never fooled for a second by Trump. When Trump would create news, we'd update each other on Trumps antics trials and litigations to inform one another, and that somehow incited an agitated defense mechanism in Ben to respond with repetitive "whataboutism" posts involving the Dems or Donks!, the Globalists!, the NSS!, the MSM, the "Deep State ", Liz Cheney, HC, Pelosi, Biden, all to sort of cry out and say "See, you guys aren't so smart!" Striking back at us to cover his embarrassment at getting sucked into the Trump moronic drivel message. This drama has been going on totally inside you Ben!. You have no right to complain at all. You couldn't be bothered to listen or accommodate anyone else and you've gotten your just deserts! Stop crying "noble free speech victim."

Isn't it interesting how the "corporate fan boys' always end up siding with corporate elites. November 3: Koch-funded legal group fights to protect online Covid misinformation (CMD News) A litigation group funded by billionaire Charles Koch is helping support several scientists, who are known for promoting COVID-19 misinformation, in a lawsuit against the Biden administration that is claiming “censorship” regarding their social media posts. Justin Feldman, research associate at the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center of Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, said that right-wing organizations, like the group funded by Koch, “want their policies to seem legitimate to the public, so they find scientists who have opinions that are viewed as fringe or discredited by mainstream science.”