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IN LATE JUNE 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago on a superyacht staffed by a coterie of attendants and a private chef.
If Thomas had chartered the plane and the 162-foot yacht himself, the total cost of the trip could have exceeded $500,000. Fortunately for him, that wasn’t necessary: He was on vacation with real estate magnate and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, who owned the jet — and the yacht, too.
For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman without disclosing them, documents and interviews show. A public servant who has a salary of $285,000, he has vacationed on Crow’s superyacht around the globe. He flies on Crow’s Bombardier Global 5000 jet. He has gone with Crow to the Bohemian Grove, the exclusive California all-male retreat, and to Crow’s sprawling ranch in East Texas. And Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow’s private resort in the Adirondacks.
The extent and frequency of Crow’s apparent gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the U.S. Supreme Court.
These trips appeared nowhere on Thomas’ financial disclosures. His failure to report the flights appears to violate a law passed after Watergate that requires justices, judges, members of Congress and federal officials to disclose most gifts, two ethics law experts said. He also should have disclosed his trips on the yacht, these experts said.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by turgid on Thursday April 06, @04:21PM (20 children)
Conservative, right-wing, money, strange goings-on, eh? All-male? Conservative. Hmm...
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @04:29PM (1 child)
> ... Hmm...
You left out the pizza parlor basement...(grin).
(Score: 2) by turgid on Thursday April 06, @05:25PM
Waylon Smithers goes on vacation.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @04:36PM (11 children)
This guy Crow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Crow [wikipedia.org] is really something else. Origins like Trump, father started a big real estate company--adding to my personal finding that I've never met anyone I liked or trusted in real estate. One exception would be a bottom level real estate agent, we found one good one that helped find our house.
Crow has also funded Thomas's wife in various ways.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @07:15PM (8 children)
A person's origin including the successful company their dad started is a way larger red flag than whatever industry they happen to work in!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @10:30PM (7 children)
You're not listening. We are all very happy to give Joe original credit for starting the family business. Hunter and Joe's brother, his daughter, even The Skipper and Mary-Anne, simply continue the tradition.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @11:57PM (6 children)
What "family business" are you speaking of? Be specific. It would also help a lot if you provided some evidence too. And I mean real evidence, not tabloid innuendo.
Heh. Looks suspiciously like you are trying here to throw everything at the wall in a desperate attempt to find something that might stick. I'm tempted to suggest you take a more targeted and focused approach but, to be honest, I'm just having too much fun watching you flail about in your (no doubt fruitless) search for some sort of rebuttal.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @12:25AM (5 children)
There is at least one "Biden" who doesn't seem to have a first name, though still more than capable of accepting endless streams international gratuities.
We know that Joe is "The Big Guy." We know it's no longer Major Biden collecting the stacks-o-graft... see, it could be a "Mary-Anne." That sounds so much more pleasant than "Unnamed Co-conspirators." Call it my artistic license.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @01:37AM (3 children)
I asked for evidence, not innuendo. When are you going to give us some?
What the hell are you talking about? This all looks like yet more innuendo and speculation.
Well, it would be hard for him to collect "stacks-o-graft" from beyond the grave, so I guess we can give you that.
OK, so now it looks like you are going off the rails and incoherently rambling. Care to venture back to reality?
I'm not seeing anything particularly "artistic" about any of what you have presented. In fact, I'm calling it utter BS until you can give us some credible evidence to back up these accusations. Just sayin'.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @02:21AM
I, too, want to know about Hunter [wikipedia.org], especially how much he paid Trump for his pardon. Seems like someone is hiding some criminal activity!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @02:39AM (1 child)
There's a great big, beautiful world out there; if it's not too late for you, please put down that cellphone for a little while!
Oh, and "Major Biden" was a reference to Joe's dog. Bad Dog! Outsmarted Joe, and was As far as I know, the dog was gulagged faster than you can say "Fiery but mostly peaceful."
My oversight... it was "The Professor and Mary-Ann."
Just 'cause you ain't figured out nothin', don't mean it ain't so. Surely others got it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @07:19PM
I will just note that you have yet to provide evidence to back up any of your innuendo.
Your false bravura would be much more convincing if you had more than a couple of deuces up your sleeve. Better luck next time, sucker! Is this the point at which I get to take my victory lap?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09, @06:13AM
It's at this point where each individual has surely decided whether it is all wilful ignorance, or an attempt to revive that tired, fake "Russian-disinfo" campaign. Looking at moderation — disinformation is "Insightful" while long-established fact is "Flamebait" — enforces that it's clearly the latter, with blatantly clumsy collusion, all along the way.
Remarkably, #1300172 in this thread (the post linking to the article "Nets Spend 658 Minutes on Trump, 0 Seconds on Biden Family Corruption") has not already been tagged "Flamebait." Tomorrow is another day.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @07:05PM
Is this the same guy at whose ranch late Justice Scalia died? Scalia did not like the ocean? Has the Court been taken over by Lizard People, or the Pacte des Loups [imdb.com]?
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @08:59PM
Seems like it runs in the family [dallasexpress.com]. Kind of a Runaway family, Josh Duggar says.
(Score: 3, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @04:45PM (4 children)
Yep "conservative."
As in: we're conserving our money by letting other people pay for our vacations!
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @10:43PM (3 children)
You're so jealous they wouldn't let you on the Lolita Express. There you are, ostracized from your own society, your heroes, your benefactors; that's almost as bad as being a common Republican.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09, @02:52AM (2 children)
Troll
Oh dear! Democrat moderators are all over this journal!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17, @02:54AM (1 child)
Offtopic
As I said...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17, @05:25AM
It's the marxist moderators you have to watch out for.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 20, @07:03PM
This journal entry really needs to have at least 200 comments. This is one of them.
(Score: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @04:50PM (66 children)
Typical magical (R)....
For everyone else it's "even the appearance of corruption" and you're out!
With the magic (R) even a conviction [cnbc.com] for it is fine.
(Score: 3, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @06:25PM (65 children)
What are you talking about? Who has been actually punished for corruption anytime recently? Sure as hell ain't any D's or R's!
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Tork on Thursday April 06, @06:57PM (2 children)
Magical!
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @08:54AM (1 child)
That is not being punished for corruption. It's being punished for thinking your feelz over-rides House procedures.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday April 07, @12:59PM
(Score: 3, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @07:22PM (61 children)
Here is a list of nine Trump cronies who have been convicted of crimes. [newsweek.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @08:18PM (56 children)
Since you can run off-topic with impunity, now do a list of Clinton comrades who have been found horizontal (with or without a pulse).
(Score: 3, Touché) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @08:44PM (45 children)
I have nine criminal convictions all from within the last five years or so as evidence for my corruption claims.
You have zero evidence. So instead you post a list of rumors from 4chan that's several decades old.
BOTH SIDES are clearly the same!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @08:49PM (44 children)
Good thing I didn't dig up the Bidenistas. You'd have to blame all that on the vast right-wing conspiracy.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Tork on Thursday April 06, @10:40PM (43 children)
It's a good thing for him you haven't dug up anything at all.
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @10:46PM (42 children)
It's a full time job for the left to bury it all.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday April 06, @10:54PM (41 children)
Oh please, we all know the Democrats ain't that competent... or competent at all. Heh.
The difficulty you're having here should be eye-opening for you.
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @11:31PM (40 children)
They're competent enough to steal an election and leave no evidence that the republicans are able to find?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @12:10AM (39 children)
There's plenty of evidence. Unless you do something stupid like depend on CNN, you see it going by, all the time.
Remember, the 2016 election was stolen, but the 2020 election was as pure as the...
(Score: 3, Informative) by Tork on Friday April 07, @12:18AM (36 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @12:31AM (35 children)
That's a pretty good Sergeant Schultz impression. Now do Corporal LeBeau.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Friday April 07, @12:38AM (34 children)
Oh look, my feelings weren't hurt and there's still no evidence.
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @07:18PM (33 children)
Feelings hurt? That was flattery.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Friday April 07, @08:39PM (32 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @11:49PM (31 children)
At least Sergeant Schultz had a toy factory.You... got nothin'.
--
"It's a Shitshow... Get Away. I don't even want to talk to NBC. Excuse Me."
- Kari Lake
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @01:06AM (30 children)
On a more serious note: How come you didn't just bail on the guy after it was clear he was lying? I mean, really, he's a politician... when in history have those EVER been trustworthy?
Don't you get tired of playing down a riot that you originally blamed on Antifia in disguise? At this point it's just an endless exercise of shifting the topic to anything else... that can't be satisfying.
"No proof the election was stolen."
"There was so much you're sitting on it right now!"
"Okay, let's see it!"
"Um... over there! There's guys wearing dresses!!"
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @03:22AM (29 children)
Are you talking about J6? Everyone knows that was an orchestrated 5-alarm shitshow. Here's yet another headline from today:
Jeremy Brown Sentenced to 7 Years and 3 Months in Prison for Refusing to Work as an Undercover Operative for FBI on January 6 and Then Later Releasing Audio of His Meeting with FBI
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @03:30AM (26 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @04:44AM (25 children)
You'll have quite a wait.
Posting links encourages you to attack the messenger. Truth isn't truth, unless so ordained by a sanctioned domain. And you'd better not googel for that headline, or you will be forever tagged by them as a potential right-wing extremist. Maybe you should do a search for kiddie porn, just to get back in their good graces.
You want a response to every point you threw at that fan? Yeah, that's a good way to get your adversary to spend an evening. You'd ignore it all, and pile on more stock, clichéd potboilers in your next posts. Any self-respecting bot would be ashamed.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @06:38AM (15 children)
You do not have evidence. That’s all you’re saying. 🤷
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @05:57PM (14 children)
That's what you would always conclude, regardless. Reams of work, backed up by chapter and verse, and you would still 💩 💩 it, then heap on more of your own 💩 for another round of 💩, until absolutely everyone was bored 💩less... if there was anyone left, that it.
Nothing personal.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @06:14PM (13 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @06:33PM (11 children)
Now you've changed the subject to America's Mayor, from a generation back? You're a constantly moving target. Like a fan. A wobbly, creaky fan, at that. All roundy-squeak-roundy-squeak-round, until it gets... what hits the fan?
Remember that case about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas? Yeah, you moved on from that uncomfortable bit of revelation. Thanks for playing.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @07:20PM (10 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @07:37PM (9 children)
I don't ponder him much at all. Governor Rudy Giuliani was a big player during 9-11, but now you guys just drag out images of him with hair die running down his cheek, to distract from poor 'Ol Joe. At least America's Governor can express independent thought without a teleprompter.
Are you pondering what I'm pondering? Like, how's that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas plot going?
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @07:45PM (8 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @07:59PM (7 children)
There's oodles of proof coming out all over, every day. I haven't tried searching with googel for many years; it seems likely that they massage results to encourage myopia. Could be that myopia is a contributor to OCD.
"America's Governor!" I threw you a bone to see what you could do with it. Quick on the uptake, huh?
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @08:02PM (6 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @08:13PM (5 children)
Error: maximum recursion levels exceeded.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @08:22PM (4 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @08:35PM (3 children)
Okay, the truth is I think you're a delusional Bozo. OCD, arrogance, denial, myopia...
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @08:36PM (1 child)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 22, @07:31AM
Excuse me for interrupting, but could I get a khallow in here? Without Fries, please.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @11:01PM
Help help!! Muh eyes done rolled outta muh heed!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @06:56PM
Just to show good-faith, here's an apropos link for you: https://www.wd40.com [wd40.com]
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Saturday April 08, @07:27AM (8 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @05:47PM (7 children)
It's from our justice system. Sounds to me like you don't have much good to say about Americams.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Saturday April 08, @06:37PM (6 children)
I didn't even know it was from an American source - so your deduction is entirely false.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @07:04PM (5 children)
Americam legal system == ~maybe, ~perhaps an easy deduction that it was to do with this country? Probably not a biggie in France or Tierra del Fuego.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @07:33PM (4 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @07:42PM (3 children)
You keep hinting that I should leave. I only post here occasionally for my own amusement. Squeaking that wheel is what you do every night. OCD is quite a burden for some people... just ask that aristi-kid.
Nah, too easy.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @07:56PM (2 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @08:04PM (1 child)
From that, one could conclude that you're happy as a clam about how this country's going, now. You've said nary a whit about the state of... sorry, I don't do your research. Apparently you don't, either.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday April 08, @08:27PM
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09, @01:25AM (1 child)
Sounds like typical Runaway bullshit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09, @02:03AM
(Score: 2, Touché) by khallow on Friday April 07, @01:02PM (1 child)
Not in this stream of AC gish galloping. I have a reasonable suggestion here. How about you present a real case here, or alternately, GTFO?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @03:10PM
They tried over 60 times and got laughed out of court.
(Score: 5, Touché) by Tork on Thursday April 06, @08:49PM (7 children)
Ah yes, the "do my homework for me" debate tactic.
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @08:59PM (6 children)
Considering the usual newsish sites referenced by you hardliners, it would be amazing if you ever bumped into anything like that. You would avert your eyes...
Nets Spend 658 Minutes on Trump, 0 Seconds on Biden Family Corruption [newsbusters.org]
(Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday April 06, @09:25PM (5 children)
You mean like averting my eyes towards Hunter Biden's dick pics?
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @10:48PM (4 children)
Whatever floats your boat, Mr. Ty-D-Bol Man.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday April 06, @10:58PM (3 children)
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @12:40AM (2 children)
Of course. They see it every day. In elementary schools, for example.
Now, about the rest of the stuff on that "mythical" laptop... considering the breadth of your interests, you'll never have any idea at all. And if you somehow, inconceivably, did, you'd unwoke and ban your own head.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @02:02AM (1 child)
lol hi runaway!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @02:45AM
No, I'm the bluffer, not the hip-shooter. Remember?
At least you aren't accusing me of being the late-nostyle, any more.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @10:02PM
Here's yet another corrupt Republican admitting to taking bribes literally TODAY! [apnews.com]
Is that recent and on topic enough for you?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @10:36PM
Impunity!! That is what is ruining SN! We need to punish some posters, draw and quarter them, the Bronze Cow and the Iron Maiden! Burn them! Ban aristarchus!!!
Wait, we did that last one. Didn't help? Maybe violence is not the answer.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @01:45AM (3 children)
Your original post in this thread was that an (R) was a get out of corruption charges free card. You back this up by producing a list of nine (R)s that have been charged with corruption.
Come on boy, keep your narratives straight.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @02:17AM
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday April 07, @02:57PM
The "get out of jail free" card is with YOU, not actual jail!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @08:41PM
One Degree of Logic, upcoming documentary of post-Reagan Republicans.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @05:12PM (11 children)
It seems like the GOP installed him knowing that not only would he do their bidding, but that he'd have extra armor as a Black SCJ. The spectacle of in impeachment would be made even worse by his Gullah speech patterns. The Democrats don't really want to touch it. I wager we'll end up waiting this out, or they'll do a retirement deal behind closed doors. He'll get off, and Biden will get to appoint a replacement--but not until just before 2024, so that in addition to whatever else is on the line, the election will have the added wrinkle of a confirmation fight.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @05:40PM (10 children)
Fun! Now do Ketanji Brown Jackson.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @07:15PM (1 child)
You mean qualified justice Jackson? Or did you mean boofing brett?? Hard to tell with you projectionists.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08, @10:58PM
Robert H. Jackson [roberthjackson.org]
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @07:18PM (7 children)
I'm guessing by that hard "brown" it's not the shared color of their robes you are referencing!
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @08:14PM (6 children)
You do an awful lot of that.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 06, @08:46PM (5 children)
My guesses are more accurate then your painfully researched misinformation.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @09:01PM (4 children)
Considering where you pull them out of, we'll guess that you get plenty of fiber in your diet.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @10:26PM (3 children)
The salad bowl? Sounds healthy, most people don't get enough fiber. Maybe you're blocked up by a poop wall?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 06, @10:36PM (2 children)
See, a topper means you take the line before yours, and you do something besides Chatbotizing the same thing again. You're the reason cellphones are all waterproof.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @02:18AM (1 child)
*sniiiiiiffffff*
Mmmm love the smell of BBQ smooth brain in the morning. WHERE'S MY AGENT ORANGE?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07, @02:50AM
Nah, that's still your Ty-D-Bol Man.