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Yet another aristarchus submission has met it's appointed fate. Nothing surprising, but, there was a non-blank rationale field, highly unusual!

We're sorry, your submission "This online comic shows how pick-up artists morphed into the alt-right" was declined for the following reason:
All hail the Supreme Gentleman! -takyon

The editors felt it inappropriate for them to correct the issue themselves. Please feel free to correct the issue yourself and resubmit.

Of course, I think the entire point was that these are no Gentleman, and the Red Pillars need to get themselves over to The Art of Manliness website. And apparenty, this includes one of our more prolific editors? Cause for pause, Soylentils! What are we part of, here!

Microsoft to hold HoloLens 2 press event next month

Microsoft is holding a press event at Mobile World Congress next month, and it looks like we’ll get some details on HoloLens 2. The software giant will hold its event on Sunday February 24th at 5PM CET (11AM ET), and CEO Satya Nadella, Technical Fellow Alex Kipman, and CVP Julia White will all be in attendance. Kipman’s name indicates this will likely be a HoloLens 2 event, given his close involvement with this project.

[...] Microsoft has been working on its next-generation HoloLens headset for years. Codenamed Sydney, the headset is expected to include an improved field of view, and be a lot lighter and more comfortable to wear. HoloLens 2 will also include Microsoft’s latest generation of the Kinect sensor and a custom AI chip to improve performance. Microsoft is also rumored to be using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 processor inside the HoloLens 2, making it an ARM-powered device.

President Trump Directed His Attorney Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project

President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter.

Trump also supported a plan, set up by Cohen, to visit Russia during the presidential campaign, in order to personally meet President Vladimir Putin and jump-start the tower negotiations. “Make it happen,” the sources said Trump told Cohen.

The special counsel’s office learned about Trump’s directive for Cohen to lie to Congress through interviews with multiple witnesses from the Trump Organization and internal company emails, text messages, and a cache of other documents. Cohen then acknowledged those instructions during his interviews with that office.

If that's all true, then:

Presidential historian: First impeachment article against Nixon was ‘obstruction by directing others to lie’

Presidential historian Jon Meacham on Friday resurfaced the first article of impeachment brought against former President Nixon in a discussion following a bombshell report that President Trump directed his former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

“The first article of impeachment against Nixon was just this: obstruction by directing others to lie,” Meacham tweeted early Friday morning. “This is not hysteria or hyperventilating. It’s history.”

I spent an incredible Christmas with my great, and very brave Soldiers in Iraq. So of course Obstructionist Nancy Pelosi wants to visit a War Zone too. My Soldiers, and many others, are going without pay, because the Dems shut down our government (they have NO IDEAS & NO CLASS, they only Obstruct). But Nancy wants a Vacation. She thinks this is Vacation time. She can go where she wants, but not on the Taxpayers Dime. Go Commercial, Nancy. My guys will be watching for you!!!! ✈ pic.twitter.com/TtBCvwp080

Pence declares 'ISIS has been defeated' on the same day as deadly Syria attack

On the same day that an ISIS-claimed attack killed US service members in Syria, Vice President Mike Pence declared that "the caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated."

Pence's remark to the Global Chiefs of Mission conference at the US State Department came about an hour after the US-led coalition confirmed that American troops had been killed in an explosion in Manbij.

"U.S. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria today. We are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time," the tweet from Operation Inherent Resolve said.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which the ISIS-affiliated Amaq agency said was carried out by a suicide bomber with an explosive vest.

Pence Declares ISIS ‘Defeated’ Hours after Group Brags of Killing U.S. Troops

Mission Accomplished.

As Coast Guard paychecks went undelivered Tuesday as the result of an ongoing partial government shutdown, the service's top officer urged its members to stay the course.

In a public letter published Tuesday afternoon on his social media pages, Adm. Karl Schultz said the day's missed paycheck, to his knowledge, marked the first time in the history of the nation "that service members in a U.S. Armed Force have not been paid during a lapse in government appropriations."

The Coast Guard, the only military service to fall under the Department of Homeland Security, is also the only service with payroll affected by the shutdown, which began Dec. 22. The Coast Guard was able to issue final paychecks for the year, but will be unable to distribute further pay until a budget deal is reached or another appropriation agreement is made.

In all, some 55,000 Coast Guard active-duty, reserve and civilian members are going without pay; the number includes 42,000 active-duty service members.

Coast Guard civilians have been on furlough or working without pay since the shutdown began.

For the First Time in History, a US Military Service Is Working Without Pay

Folks, I'm declaring today the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Otherwise known as M. L. K.. Martin is an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice. Especially after he did that glorious commercial for Dodge. For the Dodge Ram. It's only a commercial. But it was a great way to get his name out there. As an actor, of course you want to be in the productions that pay a lot of money. But if you're smart, you wait for the ones that make you look fabulous. Home Alone 2, when I read the script for that one I knew immediately it would become a true Christmas classic. And as usual, I was right. Nicolas Cage, everybody's heard of Nicolas Cage. But, you hear he's in a movie. And you don't know if it's a good one. Or not so good. Face/Off, great film. Left Behind, not so great. Mike loves that one. And frankly, he lives that one. Tries to live it. But for me it's very meh. Nick's very talented. Unfortunately he doesn't know how to pick a winner. But Martin knocked it out of the park with that beautiful, and very moving, Dodge Ram ad. Which they showed during the Super Bowl. Scoring a touchdown for Dodge. And for Martin. Smart! youtu.be/gz-VWVrQKu0

Martin wasn't born today. But, he was born on this date. Same date but in a different year, much earlier. Like 90 years ago or even more. Long time ago. And unfortunately, they killed him (RIP!!). They put out the hit on him. And made some very dumb mistakes. But still got away with it. James Earl Ray paid the price for that one. He was a patsy, as everyone knows. But, they locked him up for it and he died very painfully in prison. As the real killers laughed and laughed.

And U. S. A. Today said it so beautifully, with a lot of heart. They said, "when Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, he was less popular than Donald Trump is today." Another way to say, I'm much more popular than he was. In spite of his great work for Dodge. That's so true. And I'm very proud of that.

By the way, Steve King, one of our Iowa Republicans in Congress, said one of those things that makes you go "hmm." He said, "white nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization -- how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?" It's called political correctness. We've taken it much too far. And it's tearing our Nation apart. They say United States. But Obama divided us. I'm working every day on, how can we be less politically correct? So is Steve. And M. L. K., if he was around, would be working with us on that one. With Steve who, probably, is a relative. Because they're both named King, right? Maybe they're relatives and maybe they're not. Doesn't really matter. They're both great guys!!!

Gunman who killed officer left a note accusing police of hitting him with 'sonic waves'

The gunman who killed an officer in Northern California left behind a letter accusing the Davis police department of hitting him with "ultra sonic waves."

A man on a bicycle shot Davis police Officer Natalie Corona, 22, Thursday night as she responded to a triple-car crash in the city of Davis. He was later found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

[...] Limbaugh left behind a letter, according to Davis police spokesman Lt. Paul Doroshov, who read the letter on camera to CNN affiliate KMAX.

"The Davis police department has been hitting me with ultra sonic waves meant to keep dogs from barking. I notified the press, internal affairs, and even the FBI about it. I am highly sensitive to its affect [sic] on my inner ear," the letter reads. "I did my best to appease them, but they have continued for years and I can't live this way anymore."

The letter is signed "Citizen Kevin Limbaugh."

Lawyers for Trump’s disgraced former campaign chairman, who was convicted of tax and bank fraud last year, submitted a filing in Washington, D.C., federal court responding to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s assertion that Manafort had lied to Mueller’s office and so violated his plea agreement. Manafort’s lawyers pushed back on that claim by saying that he had extensively cooperated with Mueller, meeting with the government lawyers and investigators a dozen times and twice testifying before a grand jury.

But Manafort’s team screwed up.

They tried to redact four different passages in their filing, but failed to do so properly, leaving the redacted text in plain sight. For instance, Manafort’s lawyers responded to Mueller’s allegation that Manafort lied to the government about his interactions with a man named Konstantin Kilimnik, who was Manafort’s right-hand man during his time as a powerful political consultant in Ukraine. What’s more noteworthy is that Kilimnik has alleged connections to Russian intelligence.

What the redacted text says is that Manafort allegedly misled Mueller about meeting with Kilimnik during the 2016 presidential campaign and discussing a “Ukraine peace plan” with Kilimnik “on more than one occasion.” Another improperly redacted section revealed that Mueller has alleged that Manafort “lied about sharing polling data with Mr. Kilimnik related to the 2016 presidential campaign.”

Paul Manafort’s Lawyers Appear to Accidentally Blow the Door Open on Collusion

Oops! Not a mistake I would expect out of "the best people!"

Fox News' Shep Smith and Andrew Napolitano now see proof of 'collusion' between Trump's team and Russia

"This shows that Bob Mueller can demonstrate to a court, without the testimony of Paul Manafort, that the campaign had a connection to Russian intelligence and the connection involved information going from the campaign to the Russians," Napolitano said. "The question is, was this in return for a promise of something from the Russians, and did the candidate, now the president, know about it?” That would be "a conspiracy," he added, regardless of whether the Trump campaign actually got anything of value from the Russians.

So happy that California kicked out Crazy Jerry Brown (8 disasterous years). I'm not happy. Because they put another crazy -- or DUMB -- guy in that seat. He asked for money for Wild Fire, I told him "no." And I told my FEMA guy, don't give any money. Not until they RAKE. TREE CLEAR. And stop diverting Water to the Pacific Ocean. Incredibly foolish!!!! foxnews.com/politics/newsom-hits-trump-on-fema-money-accuses-of-playing-games-with-lives-just-days-after-being-sworn-in