mclumber1 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 The hits just keep on coming from the party of family values: SD governor Kristi Noem has apparently been outed as having an extra-marital affair with former Trump Chud Corey Lewandowski. EXCLUSIVE: Married South Dakota governor Kristi Noem and Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski have been having a years-long clandestine affair | Daily Mail Online WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK A DailyMail.com investigation has uncovered evidence of the couple's affair: Trips that mixed business with pleasure, flights on donors' planes, luxury resort stays. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 2 hours ago, brucoe said: I keep getting phone calls from the Texas Democrat Party asking me to run for office. Pushing that rock up that hill seems like too much work. And who has time to run for office now that Starfield is out? If you run @CastletonSnob will vote hard for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: If you run @CastletonSnob will vote hard for you Is @brucoe what is needed to turn Texas blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 7/21/2023 at 12:51 PM, GeneticBlueprint said: @b_m_b_m_b_m @stepee Typing up this rant between things at work so it's probably a little disjointed. I haven't seen the movie. I don't care to see the movie. But you don't need to see the movie to know of the underlying issues with it and its subject matter. The Sound of Freedom is the latest conservative circle jerk propaganda piece that gullible people who can't separate criticism of something they like from criticism of them as people are hyping. It was filmed around 2018 or so and then shopped to various studios and streaming services. Repeatedly rejected likely because of the problematic figure at the center of the movie--more on that in a bit--until it was finally picked up by "Angel Studios", which of course sounds like a porn studio, but is actually a streaming service for Puritans that started out as a service that let you on-the-fly skip/edit-out content you didn't want to see. Founded by a couple of Mormon dudes, their fellow Mormons loved it. They could finally watch Game of Thrones! Of course, the episodes wound up being like 15 minutes long after editing out all of the violence, swearing, and sex. But I digress. The service was taken to court over copyright claims or something like that. I can't remember the details and don't care to look them up. But the plaintiffs won and Angel Studios basically had to shift what their business does. They started producing original content. Maybe you've heard of The Chosen. It's a drama about Jesus or something I don't know. Anyways, Angel Studios decided to distribute The Sound of Freedom because of course they did. It did really well on its release. Lots of headlines from places like Breitbart and their ilk were touting how the movie that the establishment doesn't want you to see beat Indiana Jones on July 4th or something in box office draw. Neat. Who cares? Oh, and also, it sure seems like it's doing as well as it is because people who can buy extra tickets are doing so with the intent on giving them away. And the distributor is also likely buying out theaters in some places. Plenty of reports out there of people going to see it and seeing a full theater when selecting their seats, but being basically alone in the theater when the movie started playing. The movie centers around a non-profit organization called Operation Underground Railroad and its founder Tim Ballard, portrayed by a poorly bleached and Q-Anon brainwormed Jim Caviezel. OUR's stated mission is to rescue children from sex trafficking. They raise money to accomplish this mission. But, OUR is problematic for several reasons. The least of which is actually their dumbass name trying to associate a problem with a past injustice. OUR’s claims about the efficacy and extent of their operations has been well-documented to be exaggerated, ineffective, and at times even detrimental to actual operations trying to help actual victims of human trafficking. When OUR goes into an area for a "drop mission", they find a trafficker and request children for a "party". Reports abound that on many occasions, the targeted trafficker will find new and never exploited children to fulfill the order. So at least some of the children "rescued" by OUR were only being exploited because of the sting operation itself. OUR used to be very vocal about how many operations they've conducted with stats to show their impact. They now sponsor a fraction of what they used to do largely due to the issue of creating victims to rescue them. Several of the traffickers that OUR has conducted operations against are small scale members of large drug cartels. So these stings that they conduct are doing very little to tackle the actual issues. Another fun thing you hear about this organization and their stings is that many local police departments in South America facilitated some of these operations just to make room for the expansion of rival gangs… because those police were corrupt! Fun! They’ve also “rescued” people and extracted them from certain circumstances they were in consensually—ironically making the organization guilty of the very thing they claim to be fighting. They’ve run around various areas in South America and Eastern Europe waving cameras around and drawing attention to themselves, making it difficult for agencies working to help victims to do so. OUR frequently appears to take credit for successful operations that law enforcement in host countries executed. Ballard has even claimed in front of Congress to have been personally involved in the rescue of a girl who actually rescued herself, and didn’t meet with anybody from OUR until years after the fact when she was preparing to testify against her abusers in court. Should we talk about the likely financial impropriety? It's a non-profit that just appears to be flying celebrities around to participate in “operations” (re: waving cameras around and drawing attention to themselves), making movies, and hiring psychics to help them find victims they can rescue. There's a fun story that floats around about a local car dealership here donating a luxury SUV to OUR for use in their operations. It was used once but now it's just Tim Ballard's personal vehicle. OUR also contracts various services for their operational needs. These services are not non-profit. And many appear to be run by various Ballard family members and close acquaintances. Here's what an actual expert on human trafficking has to say about OUR: What do competent law enforcement agencies say about OUR? Let's ask the Washington State Patrol. All of the above is just the tip of the iceberg. And under all of that, is a Q-Anon fueled conspiracy theory that there is a secret cabal of elites that kidnaps children, rapes them, drains their brains of a certain element, and then harvests their organs. Tim Ballard frequently flirts with those ideas and the people who propagate them. The people who made this movie (including the main actor) all buy into that nonsense and talk about it ad-nauseam. None of that is to say that sex trafficking doesn’t happen. But OUR isn’t doing anything to help stop it. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority of victims of sexual abuse and rape will suffer those experiences because of somebody in their family or trusted social group that they’ve known for years. Funny how Tim doesn’t seem at all outraged about his church’s habit of protecting abusers and shaming victims in those circumstances. You'll also notice people use the cause of OUR to deflect away from other societal issues. "How can you possibly care about Black Lives Matter when children are being sold as sex slaves?" "Why should we put any energy into social justice when children are being raped?" "The queer community is so entitled. How could they possibly have any grievances when children are being trafficked?" Etc. etc. For all of those reasons everybody should take Tim and OUR’s claims with a huge grain of salt and funnel their donations to competent organizations with rational people at their helms. But if you point any of this out, you're labeled a pedophile by people with brainworms. Said people like seeing OUR-produced videos of dudes in tactical gear cosplaying action heroes bringing violence down on alleged traffickers. They don't like to hear or contemplate the long, slow, careful, and quiet work it takes to tackle the underlying issues that cause trafficking. Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities WWW.VICE.COM A church spokesperson tells VICE News that Ballard “betrayed his friendship” with a powerful leader, who “never authorized his name, or the name of the Church, to be used for Tim’s personal or financial interests.” Necrobumping this old post. lol lmao Long story short: Tim Ballard happens to share a last name but no familial relation with the like 4th or 5th highest guy in the Mormon church. They were in contact for a while. Then Ballard went and did that thing that he always does where he lies about literally everything and grifts people to death. Quote The ties between Tim Ballard and Elder Ballard described in the documents are numerous and occasionally bizarre, involving claimed business arrangements, blessings, and even a psychic who claimed to be able to communicate with the prophet Nephi, who according to the Book of Mormon has been dead for thousands of years. Allegations from a former OUR higher-up as well as text messages contained in the documents obtained by VICE News suggest that Tim Ballard and an associate represented Elder Ballard as a partner in a for-profit business called Slave Stealers, which was pitched as a way to control OUR and other non-profits. It was apparently viewed as part of a scheme that would allow Tim Ballard to monetize the notoriety he gained through his often exaggerated exploits. Tim Ballard also claimed, according to the documents, that Elder Ballard maintained close contact with him during at least one disastrous overseas mission, which was based on information obtained by the psychic medium and aimed at rescuing a missing child. Ballard said the Mormon elder blessed him and his wife Katherine beforehand and received real-time updates from on the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 3 hours ago, stepee said: Is @brucoe what is needed to turn Texas blue? I assure you, I would turn it the most darkest shade of blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 6 hours ago, mclumber1 said: The hits just keep on coming from the party of family values: SD governor Kristi Noem has apparently been outed as having an extra-marital affair with former Trump Chud Corey Lewandowski. EXCLUSIVE: Married South Dakota governor Kristi Noem and Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski have been having a years-long clandestine affair | Daily Mail Online WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK A DailyMail.com investigation has uncovered evidence of the couple's affair: Trips that mixed business with pleasure, flights on donors' planes, luxury resort stays. “So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” But why the fuck should we listen to that guy!? gods I love chuds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 The Daily Mail is a useless right-wing waste of paper, so I have zero doubt that the information was planted by either a DeSantis or Ramaswamy operative. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stepee Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 4 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities WWW.VICE.COM A church spokesperson tells VICE News that Ballard “betrayed his friendship” with a powerful leader, who “never authorized his name, or the name of the Church, to be used for Tim’s personal or financial interests.” Necrobumping this old post. lol lmao Long story short: Tim Ballard happens to share a last name but no familial relation with the like 4th or 5th highest guy in the Mormon church. They were in contact for a while. Then Ballard went and did that thing that he always does where he lies about literally everything and grifts people to death. SLAVE STEALERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The Daily Mail is a useless right-wing waste of paper What about the Epoch Times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: What about the Epoch Times? Same level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Same level. Probably worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jason said: Probably worse? I'm not going to expend even a quantum of mental energy in an attempt to differentiate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I'm not going to expend even a quantum of mental energy in an attempt to differentiate them. Is that bigger or smaller than a quantum of solace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadatog Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 17 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities WWW.VICE.COM A church spokesperson tells VICE News that Ballard “betrayed his friendship” with a powerful leader, who “never authorized his name, or the name of the Church, to be used for Tim’s personal or financial interests.” Necrobumping this old post. lol lmao Long story short: Tim Ballard happens to share a last name but no familial relation with the like 4th or 5th highest guy in the Mormon church. They were in contact for a while. Then Ballard went and did that thing that he always does where he lies about literally everything and grifts people to death. Never trust a pedophile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I would assume the Epoch Times is a great deal more bullshit than the Daily Mail or even the Washington Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastletonSnob Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Paxton acquitted on most charges; senators still voting on AG’s fate WWW.TEXASTRIBUNE.ORG There are 16 articles of impeachment. So far, two-thirds of senators haven’t voted to convict the suspended attorney general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting release of her travel, security records APNEWS.COM Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will restrict the release of her travel and security records. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 4 hours ago, ThreePi said: I would assume the Epoch Times is a great deal more bullshit than the Daily Mail or even the Washington Times. It is, they’re a huge annoyance here in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 NC Senate GOP super majority holding Medicaid Expansion and the State Budget hostage unless they get 4 casinos out of the GOP super majority NC House. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article279442089.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: NC Senate GOP super majority holding Medicaid Expansion and the State Budget hostage unless they get 4 casinos out of the GOP super majority NC House. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article279442089.html Personally, I'm looking forward to see what "retribution" the Texas Senate GOP has in store for the Texas House GOP over the Paxton impeachment debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: NC Senate GOP super majority holding Medicaid Expansion and the State Budget hostage unless they get 4 casinos out of the GOP super majority NC House. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article279442089.html Do any recent casinos really make money for the city/state they open up in? It seems like they’re all over the place (and expanding!) so there’s no draw from elsewhere it just seems to be robbing the poor and stupid for limited benefit. richmond is having a second vote on our casino, it failed the last time so of course that means they get another crack at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 38 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Do any recent casinos really make money for the city/state they open up in? It seems like they’re all over the place (and expanding!) so there’s no draw from elsewhere it just seems to be robbing the poor and stupid for limited benefit. richmond is having a second vote on our casino, it failed the last time so of course that means they get another crack at it. This is the Senate's "solution" to pay for a giant tax cut that'll throw the state into a deficit. Somehow the NC House is being the slightly more responsible chamber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 On 9/15/2023 at 2:33 PM, GeneticBlueprint said: Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities WWW.VICE.COM A church spokesperson tells VICE News that Ballard “betrayed his friendship” with a powerful leader, who “never authorized his name, or the name of the Church, to be used for Tim’s personal or financial interests.” Necrobumping this old post. lol lmao Long story short: Tim Ballard happens to share a last name but no familial relation with the like 4th or 5th highest guy in the Mormon church. They were in contact for a while. Then Ballard went and did that thing that he always does where he lies about literally everything and grifts people to death. There's more! Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation WWW.VICE.COM “O.U.R. is dedicated to combatting sexual abuse, and does not tolerate sexual harassment or discrimination by anyone in its organization,” the organization tells VICE News. Projection is going undefeated 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: There's more! Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation WWW.VICE.COM “O.U.R. is dedicated to combatting sexual abuse, and does not tolerate sexual harassment or discrimination by anyone in its organization,” the organization tells VICE News. Projection is going undefeated something something if you don’t see sound of freedom you are a pedophile WHY IS EVERYTHING SO PREDICTABLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 Pedocon theory undefeated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 21 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said: There's more! Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation WWW.VICE.COM “O.U.R. is dedicated to combatting sexual abuse, and does not tolerate sexual harassment or discrimination by anyone in its organization,” the organization tells VICE News. Projection is going undefeated ‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim WWW.VICE.COM Files from a joint local and federal criminal investigation released to VICE News describe video evidence of the incident, which took place in Mexico on an Operation Underground Railroad mission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastletonSnob Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Tuberville was a below-average college football coach who somehow became a US Senator. He's the definition of failing upwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Pete Buttigieg Explains the Difference Between Climate Change and Seasons to Republican Lawmaker WWW.ADVOCATE.COM Transportation secretary baffled by lawmaker’s insistence that seasons and climate change are the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 lol, they're pissed Swift is doing GOTV stuff, it won't go well for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 16 hours ago, Jason said: lol, they're pissed Swift is doing GOTV stuff, it won't go well for them What's GOTV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: What's GOTV i think its a boomer term for "Get Out The Vote" ? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, Firewithin said: i think its a boomer term for "Get Out The Vote" ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Jason said: listen....im a fellow boomer. how do you think i knew it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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