ort Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I have a Nazi helmet that my grandfather had as a war trophy. I think it's a pretty interesting thing to have and I'm glad I do, but yeah, I didn't really seek it out and I also didn't pay for it and we're also Jewish, so you know. I also keep it in a box in my basement and not out on display. (It's currently in a box in my parents attic actually, I forgot it ended up there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, ort said: I have a Nazi helmet that my grandfather had as a war trophy. I think it's a pretty interesting thing to have and I'm glad I do, but yeah, I didn't really seek it out and I also didn't pay for it and we're also Jewish, so you know. I also keep it in a box in my basement and not out on display. Killing a nazi and earning the helmet as a trophy is a lot different than going out and purchasing one IMO. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I have an M1 helmet from the Canadian military manufactured in the early 80s...and honestly even owning that makes me a bit uncomfortable. Only have it because of a big Nerf battle/fundraiser for charity we did years ago. imo any items tied to historical atrocities should be in museums and nowhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 1:01 PM, Jason said: Durbin is such a cuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition. WWW.PROPUBLICA.ORG Crow paid for private school for a relative Thomas said he was raising “as a son.” “This is way outside the norm,” said a former White House ethics lawyer. It’s just comical at this point. I feel Thomas must have a giant book on his desk just labeled “Bribes.” 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Thomas raising anybody “as a son” is probably the equivalent of a stranger saying “Hello” to a child in a grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I am certain the actual truth is far more pathetic than bribes. The super wealthy are almost all lonely weirdos that end up in a lot of emotional isolation, and so they essentially buy friends with gift after gift after gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I am certain the actual truth is far more pathetic than bribes. The super wealthy are almost all lonely weirdos that end up in a lot of emotional isolation, and so they essentially buy friends with gift after gift after gift. Can confirm. @sblfilms sends me flowers weekly 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 33 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I am certain the actual truth is far more pathetic than bribes. The super wealthy are almost all lonely weirdos that end up in a lot of emotional isolation, and so they essentially buy friends with gift after gift after gift. I can confirm this as I have occasion to work with a few very rich folks and I have noted that they are often somewhere between Mr. Burns and Mr. Fischoeder in their demeanors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 55 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I am certain the actual truth is far more pathetic than bribes. The super wealthy are almost all lonely weirdos that end up in a lot of emotional isolation, and so they essentially buy friends with gift after gift after gift. So much this I had a sugar momma in Marin for a bit, like a level of health I’ll never approach, when I first went to her, let’s call it domicile, I knew I didn’t belong there. I got so much shit outta her, ever been to a restaurant and told to pick a bottle of wine that costs more than you make in a check? She was also more clingy than a 19 yo and legit at 3 months was saying crazy shit. My only real interaction with extreme wealth and I’ll pass in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 2 hours ago, TUFKAK said: So much this I had a sugar momma in Marin for a bit, like a level of health I’ll never approach, when I first went to her, let’s call it domicile, I knew I didn’t belong there. I got so much shit outta her, ever been to a restaurant and told to pick a bottle of wine that costs more than you make in a check? She was also more clingy than a 19 yo and legit at 3 months was saying crazy shit. My only real interaction with extreme wealth and I’ll pass in the future. Listen, I need a sugar momma for a bit. I only need one piano! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 3 hours ago, thewhyteboar said: Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition. WWW.PROPUBLICA.ORG Crow paid for private school for a relative Thomas said he was raising “as a son.” “This is way outside the norm,” said a former White House ethics lawyer. It’s just comical at this point. I feel Thomas must have a giant book on his desk just labeled “Bribes.” At this point, I’ve got to tip my cap to Clarence. He’s arguably the smartest Supreme Court Justice. He’s certainly not the first, but probably the most public Justice to just flat out flaunt that nothing matters. You can literally do anything. Impeachment? It will never happen. Ethics violation? You need ethical guidelines in the first place to violate them. Hell, called before Congress just to talk? Nope, John Roberts has recently said that breaks the separation of powers. There is no check or balance for the Supreme Court of the United States. I’m honestly surprised we all were convinced for so long there was. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/05/04/leonard-leo-clarence-ginni-thomas-conway/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Is there anything we could learn that would begin impeachment proceedings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Nokra said: Is there anything we could learn that would begin impeachment proceedings? Thomas announcing he's now a Democrat. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 The fact that he literally wrote down "No mention of Ginny, of course" is wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Senate Judiciary chair says 'everything is on the table' in response to Clarence Thomas revelations | CNN Politics WWW.CNN.COM Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin said Sunday that "everything is on the table" as the panel scrutinizes new ethics concerns around Supreme... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Senate Judiciary chair says 'everything is on the table' in response to Clarence Thomas revelations | CNN Politics WWW.CNN.COM Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin said Sunday that "everything is on the table" as the panel scrutinizes new ethics concerns around Supreme... A very stern letter and getting disinvited from the next cocaine orgy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadatog Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 6 hours ago, Jason said: A very stern letter and getting disinvited from the next cocaine orgy? Thomas doesn't get invited to the cocaine orgies, he hosts them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Clarence Thomas Reversed Position After Gifts And Family Payments WWW.LEVERNEWS.COM The Supreme Court justice switched sides on a landmark legal doctrine, satisfying his benefactors’ conservative advocacy machine. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Justice Elena Kagan was worried about the ethics of accepting bagels from friends, while Clarence Thomas was enjoying expensive vacations paid for by a GOP megadonor: report WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan seem to have vastly different approaches to the court's rules on gifts, per Forward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Now that I am in a position where I have influence on multi-million dollar RFPs (e.g. right now we are ordering a new copier fleet for the school division for next year, and 2,500+ laptops, etc), my policy is this: I will not accept a single free item or meal from anyone in the education industry. No sports tickets, food baskets, or golf games. It's just basic integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Now that I am in a position where I have influence on multi-million dollar RFPs (e.g. right now we are ordering a new copier fleet for the school division for next year, and 2,500+ laptops, etc), my policy is this: I will not accept a single free item or meal from anyone in the education industry. No sports tickets, food baskets, or golf games. It's just basic integrity. I’m in the other side of the rfp process and I find a good way of doing bribes is if you already have your foot in the door for another part of the school system to just do a crazy good job on that piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, stepee said: I’m in the other side of the rfp process and I find a good way of doing bribes is if you already have your foot in the door for another part of the school system to just do a crazy good job on that piece. sounds sus, like you're actually doing the job you got paid for? gtf outta here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Just now, Jason said: sounds sus, like you're actually doing the job you got paid for? gtfo here To be fair, doing a job well is pretty unusual activity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Alito's turn: Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court WWW.PROPUBLICA.ORG In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Headline is Alito but it has Justice Handmaid too Alito in the hot seat over trips to Alaska and Rome he accepted from groups and individuals who lobby the Supreme Court | CNN Politics WWW.CNN.COM Concerns about ethics and transparency at the Supreme Court have been reignited this week after Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged attending a luxury fishing trip on the private jet of a... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 hahaha It's all a sham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 Billionaires are smarter than us: they know you get a discount for buying in bulk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Insert George Carlin here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo | Clarence Thomas | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Payments to Rajan Vasisht, an aide from 2019-21, underscore ties between the justice and lawyers who argue cases in front of him 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Always fun to look at these articles then immediately reread the majority opinion in McDonnell v. United States I’m sorry I forgot, the *unanimous* opinion of the court in that case Where literally getting Rolex watches and thousands of dollars in cash is not corruption because setting up meetings and making phone calls for the person giving you money isn’t an “official act” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Alito: Congress can’t regulate Supreme Court ethics - POLITICO WWW.POLITICO.COM The conservative justice suggested to the Wall Street Journal that he thinks a Democratic effort to require ethics rules is unconstitutional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Justice Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 RV and the Friend Who Financed It - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM The vehicle is a key part of the justice’s just-folks persona. It’s also a luxury motor coach that was funded by someone else’s money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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