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Feds Indict Steve Bannon for Finessing Racists, and I Don’t Know How to Feel
Michael Harriot broaches the obvious at The Root:
If a white nationalist robs a racist in the woods, can you hear me not giving a fuck?
Should we applaud the fact that the bigoted propagandist who gave us Breitbart, Milo Yiannopoulos and Donald Trump has been indicted for fraud? Or should we be happy that a bunch of xenophobic nitwits had their disposable income stolen? If ever there was a perplexing philosophical quandary, it is this.Chronic greyscale disease sufferer Steve Bannon, the chief architect in charge of making America great again, has been indicted for defrauding a clusterfuck of Caucasians out of their border wall savings, according to federal prosecutors from the U.S. Justice Department’s Southern District of New York.
Particulars?
According to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday, the SDNY Corruption Unit charged Bannon, along with co-conspirators Brian Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. In a statement, SDNY’s Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss alleges that Bannon created a sham non-profit organization and shell companies that funneled over $1 million in donations from “We Build the Wall”—an online crowdfunding campaign that raised over $25 million to erect a privately funded version of Donald Trump’s border wall.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Friday August 21 2020, @08:29PM (19 children)
So, is it your position that asking people to come here LEGALLY is somehow racist?
Funny that - we have a member who is trying to get into Canada. To all appearances, she is doing so LEGALLY, waiting for approval and all that crap. Is Canada racist, because she can't just walk in, and set up housekeeping?
https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=39160 [soylentnews.org]
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Friday August 21 2020, @08:35PM
No, man, you're just loony tunes! And you handle it like a real pro. Hats off!
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Saturday August 22 2020, @12:00AM (6 children)
You need to keep up. A Canadian Court has ruled that the USA is no longer a safe country for asylum seekers and refugees, so the whole reason for crossing illegally (that people seeking refuge in Canada would be automatically returned to the USA because it was considered a safe haven) no longer applies. So people seeking asylum at regular border crossings are no longer barred.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/safe-third-country-agreement-court-1.5658785 [www.cbc.ca]
Pretty damning indictment of the situation in the USA.
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(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 22 2020, @12:21AM (3 children)
Cool - the US is not safe for immigrants and asylum seekers. Got it. Now start pushing the message to all the millions who are trying to come here.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 22 2020, @12:29AM (1 child)
Not safe for anyone, you moron! Not safe for academics. Not safe for journalists. Not safe for working people. Not safe for protesters. Not safe for children. Not safe for Moms.
Why? you ask? Border Patrol operating basically were ever they please, without usual safeguards against illegal search and seizure. Right-wing nut-jobs able to shoot the holey hell out of churches, school, or Walmarts. President wanting to mobilize the National guard against Americans, so he can come out of his bunker. Immigrants have it safer, because at least they have some place to go back to, even if it still has the problems that made them leave. No one wants to go back to Arkansas, seriously.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 22 2020, @12:43AM
You should just get your White Privilege card.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday August 22 2020, @12:52AM
Hey, man, just build an elevated pedestrian walkway from Brownsville to International Falls. And they'll *just, disappear* Please make them wide enough for them to put up some tortilla and juice carts
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday August 22 2020, @01:42AM (1 child)
This could actually be really good news for me. Might make it easier to immigrate if nothing else. And if Hair Fuhrer gets "elected" "again" I may very well need to go that route.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Saturday August 22 2020, @04:24PM
I think that court ruling is still being disputed on appeal or something.
(Score: 2) by dry on Saturday August 22 2020, @02:28AM (10 children)
We have a long history of letting Americans walk in and set up house. This includes black people looking for freedom and natives looking to not be killed for their land. I've personally met quite a few Americans who illegally moved into the country looking for freedom.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Saturday August 22 2020, @02:40AM (9 children)
Black folk first. The vast majority of them were dragged here against their will for at least 200 years. The country kinda sorta owes them citizenship, I think. Especially since the 14th was written for their express benefit.
Native people? Actually, we didn't just allow them to walk in and set up housekeeping. Quite the opposite. We actually fought some genocidal wars against several groups of them. Today, not so much, but they fought long and hard against an oppressive government to earn the rights that they exercise today.
So, I'm not sure what point you're making with those two examples.
The question is, whether a sovereign nation even has the right to establish, and to enforce it's borders. I say that it does have that right.
Respect the laws, enter lawfully, and obey the law while you are here - or don't come at all. It's really that simple.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by dry on Saturday August 22 2020, @02:49AM (3 children)
The underground railway ran to Canada and when the natives (Sitting Bull) needed to retreat to somewhere safe, they crossed the border to the north.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 22 2020, @03:43AM (2 children)
Chief Joseph didn't make it, though. Americans are bastards with regard to primal nations, and Runaway is a major part of that.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 22 2020, @03:45AM (1 child)
Don't get me started on the Maquis, the Métis, and Louie Riel. Canada hung him. He should've stayed in Montana.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 22 2020, @03:47AM
Runaway is in over his head, again. Strange, just heard this about some other Republican fuck-headed bastard! Runs in the party, as they say.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2020, @03:46AM (4 children)
You're not a sovereign. You're a fuckin' savage!
Your lust for power make your dick hard?
What an asshole!
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday August 23 2020, @04:02AM (3 children)
The savages have been running amok in Portland for over two months now.
Setting aside your interest in dicks, no, I don't need or want power. Thanks for playing.
I realize that you ride the short bus. But, fuck, I've been telling you that for years!! I'm an asshole, and I just don't give a fuck what you think. I'm glad you finally caught on!
While you're here, I have a question. Is it true that the short bus driver stops to get you happy meals on the way home form school?
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2020, @06:04AM (1 child)
Watching people suffer makes you horny
You're weird!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2020, @09:04AM
Runaway is not weird! He's sick, in the haid. And not too bright. Best not to engage him. Unless you are asking for money to build a wall to keep out Mexicans.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday August 23 2020, @11:27PM
Do keep up. The Governor told them to go home, so they're not kidnapping people off the street and locking them up illegally any more.