Things that you have taken seriously today (Political version)

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Anything more concrete than SEC filings by Jared Kushner’s own firm?





https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html

https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/315482/PDF/315482.pdf

Holy shit how did I miss this. You think Jared and DJT directly got billions of dollars from SA? You fucking retard. Dumbest person on these boards ever. So stupid. So goddamn stupid.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Now, talk about the airstrikes Biden has getting us closer to war with Iran.

I actually agree with this, they need to be pounded back to the stone age, but remember when you (Seran) and all your liberal retardedness were afraid of killing the Iranian general? How it was going to lead to WWIII? Show us your hypocrisy again. We already know what you are going to say.

[Seran]

Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts


Six months after leaving the White House, Jared Kushner secured a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince, a close ally during the Trump administration, despite objections from the fund’s advisers about the merits of the deal.




A panel that screens investments for the main Saudi sovereign wealth fund cited concerns about the proposed deal with Mr. Kushner’s newly formed private equity firm, Affinity Partners, previously undisclosed documents show.




Those objections included: “the inexperience of the Affinity Fund management”; the possibility that the kingdom would be responsible for “the bulk of the investment and risk”; due diligence on the fledgling firm’s operations that found them “unsatisfactory in all aspects”; a proposed asset management fee that “seems excessive”; and “public relations risks” from Mr. Kushner’s prior role as a senior adviser to his father-in-law, former President Donald J. Trump, according to minutes of the panel’s meeting last June 30.




But days later the full board of the $620 billion Public Investment Fund — led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler and a beneficiary of Mr. Kushner’s support when he worked as a White House adviser — overruled the panel.


Ethics experts say that such a deal creates the appearance of potential payback for Mr. Kushner’s actions in the White House — or of a bid for future favor if Mr. Trump seeks and wins another presidential term in 2024.




Mr. Kushner played a leading role inside the Trump administration defending Crown Prince Mohammed after U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that he had approved the 2018 killing and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi columnist for The Washington Post and resident of Virginia who had criticized the kingdom’s rulers.


The Saudi fund agreed to invest twice as much and on more generous terms with Mr. Kushner than it did at about the same time with former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — who was also starting a new fund — even though Mr. Mnuchin had a record as a successful investor before entering government, the documents show. The amount of the investment in his firm, Liberty Strategic Capital — $1 billion — has not been previously disclosed.








In Washington, Mr. Kushner had also helped broker $110 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia over 10 years. He helped protect those and other weapons deals from congressional outrage over the murder of Mr. Khashoggi and the humanitarian catastrophe created by the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html


https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/315482/PDF/315482.pdf


Holy shit how did I miss this. You think Jared and DJT directly got billions of dollars from SA? You fucking retard. Dumbest person on these boards ever. So stupid. So goddamn stupid.

So you're just going to straight up ignore the evidence of news article backed by an SEC filing confirming Jared Kushner’s management of billions provided by the Saudi crown prince? Lol. How do you even survive you have to deny reality itself?

[Parkbandit]

You must be referring to Jared Kushner and the Trump Organization who received billions directly from Saudi Arabia.


Jared Kushner’s management of billions

These two aren't the same thing.

At all.

And if your IQ is above 12, you already know this... but here we are.. having to explain it to our Retard Champion...

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html


https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/315482/PDF/315482.pdf



So you're just going to straight up ignore the evidence of news article backed by an SEC filing confirming Jared Kushner’s management of billions provided by the Saudi crown prince? Lol. How do you even survive you have to deny reality itself?

Words matter, retard. That's not what you said before.

[Methais]

Words matter, retard. That's not what you said before.

You say that as if Seran understands any of the words he posts in the first place.

[ClydeR]

Trump exhibited more signs of cognitive decline yesterday..


"Just to correct the record, I did not endorse Sen. Lankford. I didn't do it. He ran, and I did not endorse him," Trump claimed on The Dan Bongino Show, after the host made Trump aware that some have called attention to the former president's endorsement. "So I'm sure your person will be happy to hear that."

The truth, however, is easily accessible.

In a statement on Sept. 27, 2022, Trump gave his "Complete and Total Endorsement" to Lankford, and even praised the senator as "Strong on the Border."

More... (https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-now-falsely-claims-he-didnt-endorse-immigration-bill-co-author-james-lankford)

Would it be worse if he forgot or if he was intentionally lying?

[Parkbandit]

Trump exhibited more signs of cognitive decline yesterday..

Would it be worse if he forgot or if he was intentionally lying?

It would be worse if he said he met with a person who was dead for 30 years when he first got elected President.

[Seran]

These 'guests' who are bringing the turmoil and strife from their homeland and causing issues for their home countries ought to be ashamed. The nationalist movements need no reason to rid themselves of these types of malcontents, but to bring the issue to the forefront is dumb. Deportation is likely. What is ironic, the United States would have a similar policy if Republicans would stop blocking immigration reform.


At least four police hurt in Hague riots after rival Eritrean mobs torched cars, trashed buildings and hurled bricks at cops - turning Dutch city into a war zone

At least four police officers were hurt during a violent riot that erupted on the streets outside The Hague last night, after two rival groups of Eritreans clashed following a a political disagreement.


Rioters torches police cars and a bus, and Dutch police officers were forced to use tear gas to try and dispel them.


Dozens of rioters were filmed surrounding the Opera conference hall along Fruitweg in the Netherlands, as multiple police vans drove to the scene.

Another clip also showed the aftermath. The building had several smashed windows and parked vehicles were on fire, with the street left looking like a warzone.


A fight broke out between two groups of Eritreans. 'It got seriously out of hand,' The Hague Municipality spokesman Robin Middel said last night.


Police said that during the disturbances, two officers sustained injuries to their hand and another to her teeth. A fourth was hit by a police car in the chaos.

'The violence used against police officers and equipment is appalling and unacceptable,' said the city's mayor Jan van Zanen.


An official said a group loyal to Eritrea's government was holding a meeting when the venue was attacked by Eritreans who oppose the African nation's government.


Shards of glass covered the streets and smoke from the tear gas could be seen seeping into the air, as coppers had their cars pelted by bricks, bikes and traffic signs.


Officers dressed in riot gear barricaded the entrance to the building and dealt with a fire that had broken out inside. They removed what appeared to be a fuel canister from the property.


Youths were dressed in hooded jackets and some covered their faces with scarves and balaclavas.


Netherlands-based journalist Owen O'Brien shared the footage on X and wrote: 'Rioters break into an entrance at the #Opera.


'Windows are broken and attempts are made to enter. The fire brigade has also left again and cannot extinguish the fire.'


The reporter said the Opera hall had suffered 'extensive damage' because of the violent riots.


Jan van Zanen, mayor of The Hague, authorised police to use tear gas, a spokesman told the Netherlands Times.


The mayor also issued an emergency order for the area around Fruitweg, a spokesperson for the municipality of The Hague said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13097091/Hague-riots-broke-violent-clashes-rival-groups-Eritreans-scenes-saw-police-cars-torched-thugs-throw-rocks-Dutch-cops-use-teargas.html

[Parkbandit]

These 'guests' who are bringing the turmoil and strife from their homeland and causing issues for their home countries ought to be ashamed. The nationalist movements need no reason to rid themselves of these types of malcontents, but to bring the issue to the forefront is dumb. Deportation is likely. What is ironic, the United States would have a similar policy if Republicans would stop blocking immigration reform.

I realize you have to try and give President Biden cover for his mishandling of the southern border from day 1 as President.. but you were warned this would be the direct result from opening up the border: Record breaking illegal aliens into this country.

Republicans can't block anything.. since it was President Biden who opened the borders with 88 Executive Orders when he first became President.

President Biden doesn't require Congress or the Republicans to do a 180 on his policy and reinstate the Trump policies that were effective.

Don't fret though.. help is on it's way in 9 months.

https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2011423767.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill

Democrats have no choice but to shitcan Biden and get someone who can stay awake longer than an hour.

[Seran]

This is honestly pretty accurate, a solid number of the Republicans are pro-Trump and pro-Putin authoritarianism. The fact they're leading the charge to weaken Ukraine, weaken NATO, and sow discord in our country speaks for itself. MAGA Republicans might as well have killed Navalny themselves. Carlson's interview is the embodiment of their Putin support.


Cheney warns of a ‘Putin wing of the Republican party’

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), an outspoken critic of former President Trump, warned of the emergence of a “Putin wing” of the Republican party and stressed the importance of preventing its return to the White House.


In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Cheney sharply criticized Trump’s recent comments suggesting he would not defend NATO allies in the wake of an attack from Russia and his recent silence following the death of the anti-corruption, pro-democracy opposition leader in Russia, Alexei Navalny.

“I think that we have to take Donald Trump very seriously,” Cheney said Sunday. “We have to take seriously the extent to which you have now got a Putin wing of the Republican Party.”


“I believe the issue this election cycle is making sure the Putin wing of the Republican Party does not take over the West Wing of the White House,” she continued.


In the interview, she did not make any presidential endorsements and said she has not yet decided whether she would enter the race herself. She made clear, however, that she would do whatever she could to prevent Trump’s return to the White House.


“Donald Trump, as you pointed out, said just a few days ago that he had told a NATO ally that he would encourage [Russian President Vladimir Putin] to do whatever he needed to do, whatever he wanted to do,” Cheney told CNN anchor Jake Tapper.


“He’s basically made clear that, under a Trump administration, the United States is unlikely to keep its NATO commitments. And I think that Republicans who understand the importance of the national security situation who continue to support him are similarly going to be held to account,” she said.


Pressed later about Trump’s NATO comments, Cheney said, “It’s disgraceful. I can’t imagine any other American president of either party since the establishment of NATO saying such a thing. And it’s completely uninformed and ignorant and dangerous.”

Cheney also drew a connection between Trump’s frequent suggestions that he would investigate his political opponents in a second term and Navalny’s death.


“When you think about Donald Trump, for example, pledging retribution — what Vladimir Putin did to Navalny is what retribution looks like in a country where the leader is not subject to the rule of law,” Cheney said.





https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4476093-cheney-warns-of-a-putin-wing-of-the-republican-party/

[Methais]

This is honestly pretty accurate, a solid number of the Republicans are pro-Trump and pro-Putin authoritarianism. The fact they're leading the charge to weaken Ukraine, weaken NATO, and sow discord in our country speaks for itself. MAGA Republicans might as well have killed Navalny themselves. Carlson's interview is the embodiment of their Putin support.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4476093-cheney-warns-of-a-putin-wing-of-the-republican-party/

lol Cheney

Sit down Seran you unwashed unemployed creepy pedo.

[Neveragain]

This is honestly pretty accurate, a solid number of the Republicans are pro-Trump and pro-Putin authoritarianism. The fact they're leading the charge to weaken Ukraine, weaken NATO, and sow discord in our country speaks for itself. MAGA Republicans might as well have killed Navalny themselves. Carlson's interview is the embodiment of their Putin support.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4476093-cheney-warns-of-a-putin-wing-of-the-republican-party/

Seran wants to live in 1984 where 95% of the population lives in poverty, the vast majority of natural resources are purposely destroyed to keep the population living in poverty and there's only one political party that will go to no ends to keep it that way. Seran believes he will be accepted into the 5% if he carries the water for them, though, he will be the first to be vaporized.

Ukraine is not our ally. They literally armed drug cartels, terrorists and civil wars around the globe after the fall of the Soviet Union. There's 0 interest in the US defending them.

[Methais]

https://i.imgur.com/1R9XInZ.png

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/05/wpath-tansgender-hormone-therapy-cancer-links-leaked-emails/


Golly, no one could have ever expected unintended side effects from something like this.

[drumpel]

https://i.imgur.com/1R9XInZ.png

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/05/wpath-tansgender-hormone-therapy-cancer-links-leaked-emails/


Golly, no one could have ever expected unintended side effects from something like this.

Stupid timer asking to start a free trial pops up for the article after about 10 seconds.....here's the article copied/pasted:



Doctors on a leading transgender healthcare body have admitted that patients have developed cancer owing to the effects of hormone treatment.

Leaked emails show other medical professionals admitting that trans patients do not always understand the consequences of gender reassignment.

The cache of files from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which sets guidelines that have influenced NHS treatment, show that doctors are carrying out life-changing surgery and prescribing puberty blockers even though they are aware the adults and children may not fully understand the long-term ramifications.

One doctor talked about a transgender person who died of cancer as a result of his hormone treatment.

“I have one transition friend/colleague who, after about eight to 10 years of [testosterone] developed hepatocarcinoma [a form of liver cancer],” the doctor wrote.

“To the best of my knowledge, it was linked to his hormone treatment… it was so advanced that he opted for palliative care and died a couple of months later.”

It’s not clear from the documents if the person who died was made aware or knew about the side effect.

‘Living (presumably) happily ever after’
Another said they would go ahead with a double mastectomy (called “top surgery”) on a 16-year-old girl even though hormones had likely given her liver cancer.

“The oncologist and surgeon both have indicated that the likely offending agent(s) are the hormones,” the doctor wrote. “We are prepared to support the patient in any way we can (e.g. top surgery when medically stable, etc).”

A gender therapist said they had only turned one person down for treatment in 15 years.

“I have also intervened on behalf of people who have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, homeless and got at least an orchiectomy [testicle removal],” they said.

“In the last 15 years, I had to regrettably decline writing only one letter, mainly because the person evaluated was in active psychosis and hallucinated during the assessment session.

“Other than that – nothing – everyone got their assessment letter, insurance approval, and are living (presumably) happily ever after.”

A number of doctors admitted that their patients often did not understand the ramifications of hormone treatment or surgery – such as developing facial hair.

A child psychologist said in a leaked email featured in the report: “[It is] out of their developmental range to understand the extent to which some of these medical interventions are impacting them.

“They’ll say they understand, but then they’ll say something else that makes you think, oh, they didn’t really understand that they are going to have facial hair.”

‘Neither science nor medicine’
The contents of the forum was leaked to Michael Shellenberger, a US writer and journalist.

“The WPATH Files show that what is called ‘gender medicine’ is neither science nor medicine,” he said.

“The experiments are not randomised, double-blind, or controlled. It’s not medicine since the first rule is to do no harm. And that requires informed consent.

“Activist members of WPATH know that the so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ they provide can result in life-long complications and sterility and that their patients do not understand the implications, such as loss of sexual function and the ability to experience orgasm.

“These leaked files show overwhelming evidence that the professionals within WPATH know that they are not getting consent from children, adolescents, and vulnerable adults, or their caregivers.”

WPATH is made up of doctors, psychologists, therapists and activists and although it has some UK members it is based in the US. It is best known for its “standards of care” guidelines which the NHS in England was previously aligned with. Scotland still is.

WPATH was approached for comment.

[Seran]

Authoritarian Orban informed everyone of his meeting result with Trump where these non-Diplomats discussed aiding the success of Russia in its invasion of Ukraine by stopping assistance to the illegally occupied country.


Hungarian leader says Trump will end the war in Ukraine by not giving ‘a penny

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Donald Trump would effectively end the war in Ukraine by cutting off funding to Kyiv, should the former US president return to power in November.


“He (Trump) has a very clear vision,” Orbán said in an interview to Hungarian broadcaster M1 broadcast on Sunday. “He says the following: first, he will not give a single penny for the Russo-Ukrainian war. That’s why the war will end, because it’s obvious that Ukraine cannot stand on its own two feet.”

Orbán’s comments came after Trump hosted the Hungarian strongman at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. The former president and a small group of close advisers met with Orbán at the Florida resort for roughly an hour Friday night, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, with one of the sources describing it as a “social meeting” with no agenda. A separate source called it “friendly.”


Orbán has been a longstanding opponent to European Union and NATO efforts to assist Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago. Hungary has consistently bogged down Western aid negotiations, though it did recently sign off on a 50 billion euro aid package for Kyiv and approve Sweden’s accession to NATO after holding out for months.

If the Americans don’t give money and weapons, along with the Europeans, the war will end. And if the Americans don’t give money, then the Europeans won’t be able to fund this war alone. And then the war will end,” Orbán said.


CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.


Orbán, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s few allies left in Europe, frames his position as “pro-peace” despite the fact that it would effectively reward Moscow for waging war against a weaker neighbor and allow it to sue for peace on its own terms.

Trump, who last week effectively locked up the Republican nomination for president, has taken a similar isolationist approach as he campaigns to retake the White House in November. He has vowed to end the war in Ukraine, if he’s elected, within 24 hours – a process that could happen only on Putin’s terms and reward his illegal invasion.

Orbán and Trump, both far-right populists defined by anti-immigrant and demagogic rhetoric, have long expressed mutual admiration for each other – despite the fact that critics say Orbán has weakened the country’s democratic institutions since returning to power in 2010.


Trump’s lavish praise for Orban has sparked concern that he is doubling down on his support for autocrats as Western democracies struggle to stay united in their support for Ukraine.


“He likes dealing with other big guys, and big guys like Erdogan in Turkey get to put people in jail and you don’t have to ask anybody’s permission. He kind of likes that,” John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, told CNN’s Jim Sciutto.

Trump’s former advisers say he consistently lavished praise on Putin, and several of them believe that in a potential second term Trump would bring a fundamental shift in America’s vision of itself and its role in the world – including potentially pulling the US out of NATO and reducing its commitment to other defense alliances.

“NATO would be in real jeopardy,” Bolton said.


https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/europe/orban-trump-ukraine-intl/index.html

President Biden successfully got Finland and Sweden added to NATO, strengthening our national defense against threats abroad through our military alliance.

Meanwhile, Trump is working to undermine NATO by strengthening Putin. Amazing.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

President Biden successfully got Finland and Sweden added to NATO, strengthening our national defense against threats abroad through our military alliance.

Explain how Biden got Finland and Sweden into NATO. Be specific about what actions and positions he took.

[Methais]

Authoritarian Orban informed everyone of his meeting result with Trump where these non-Diplomats discussed aiding the success of Russia in its invasion of Ukraine by stopping assistance to the illegally occupied country.



President Biden successfully got Finland and Sweden added to NATO, strengthening our national defense against threats abroad through our military alliance.

Meanwhile, Trump is working to undermine NATO by strengthening Putin. Amazing.

If you worked for a living and paid taxes, you'd be tired of having all our money sent to Ukraine too.

But instead you chose to be a welfare sucking waste of life.