I think this Rosenstein statement is a fake

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Thursday June 15, 2017 · 10:07 PM PDT

2017/06/15 · 22:07

This tweet below from Zeke Miller is the most original source I’ve been able to find for the very odd DAG Rosenstein statement that’s now being reported on by FoxNews, Business Insider, USA Today, Politico, etc.

But it’s not on justice.gov and since when does even this DOJ make it’s statements through some guy’s inbox (yeah, okay, WH correspondent guy, but still!). I’ve asked multiple times on multiple threads and no one has been able to provide original source. None of the news reports cite exactly where it came from. None of my searches find it. So wth? A fake story about fake stories?

I don’t have any idea who did this or why, and if you can show me I’m wrong please do, but right now I think we’re being gaslighted.

Inbox: Bizarre statement from DAG Rosenstein pic.twitter.com/EVAUJpJWMP
Ã¢ÂÂ Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 16, 2017

Health Insurance? You call this health insurance?

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Monday March 19, 2007 · 6:22 PM PDT

2007/03/19 · 18:22

I should tell right you up front that despite all my sobbing, I'm actually one of the "lucky" ones - I'm insured, and I'm not dying. I don't even have cancer. I also don't have much quality of life right now and haven't for about two years, but I'm alive and expect to stay that way for some time to come.

I hope this is considered a proper topic for a diary - a healthcare company trying to force me to have treatments that research shows often don't work, rather than pay for surgery with an out of network specialist who regularly achieves excellent results. As a result, I'm looking at having to pay 100% of $10-20k out of pocket to have the surgery I need, and I'm still paying almost $450/month to COBRA my HMO insurance.

If you think it is, more below the jump... If you've think this is little more than a personal rant, please leave some criticism I can work with to fix it. What I'm going through happens to a huge number of women, and I'm sure I'm not only speaking for myself - I've got endometriosis.

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Monday September 11, 2006 · 11:49 AM PDT

2006/09/11 · 11:49

Finally someone has come out with a REAL "Terror Alert System" based on statistics (other than falling poll numbers). Why? Because:

your appendix is more likely to kill you than al-Qaida is.

I've reproduced this handy little tool, originally published by Wired.com, just across the jump... Read More

U.S. Kidnapping Allegations - another day, another atrocity

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Friday July 14, 2006 · 3:56 PM PDT

2006/07/14 · 15:56

According to Salon:

Congress has demanded that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld hand over a raft of documents to Congress that could substantiate allegations that U.S. forces have tried to break terror suspects by kidnapping and mistreating their family members. Rumsfeld has until 5 p.m. Friday to comply.

Rape, murder, now kidnapping. And not just an isolated kidnapping here or there (as if that wouldn't be bad enough), but a technique that has been "systematically employed".

The article states that the House Government Reform subcommittee led by Connecticut Republican Representative Christopher Shays subpoenaed Rumsfeld last month for the documents, but received no answer.

It's a Salon article, so you have to register or watch an ad to read the story, but it is well worth it IMHO. More quotes below... Read More

Halliburton's Loss - No Biggie??

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Wednesday July 12, 2006 · 1:27 PM PDT

2006/07/12 · 13:27

Halliburton having to rebid on it's contract to feed and support U.S. troops turns out to be "no biggie" for the corporation. Nope, KBR's still going ahead with it's planned IPO later this year, and Halliburton isn't even commited to continued ownership of KBR:

The company plans to sell almost 20 percent of KBR in an initial public offering this year and has said it may divest the remaining stake later. Chief Executive Officer David Lesar has said the unit, with narrow margins, is a drag on the company's share price and profits. KBR, which makes most of its money through engineering and construction of large energy projects, accounted for 44 percent of Halliburton's revenue and less than 10 percent of earnings in the first quarter.

And Wikipedia tells us that "Halliburton has stated in its SEC filings its intent to eventually dispose of its KBR holdings, believing the two companies would best be served by being separate from the other."

Sorry, I wanted to believe this was a big blow to them, but it looks as if that isn't the case.

"Pentagon sets its sights on social networking websites"

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Friday June 09, 2006 · 6:49 AM PDT

2006/06/09 · 06:49

I have to keep it very short, or I'll be late for work, but I have to wonder if there is anyone who didn't see this coming?

New Scientist has discovered that Pentagon's National Security Agency, which specialises in eavesdropping and code-breaking, is funding research into the mass harvesting of the information that people post about themselves on social networks. And it could harness advances in internet technology - specifically the forthcoming "semantic web" championed by the web standards organisation W3C - to combine data from social networking websites with details such as banking, retail and property records, allowing the NSA to build extensive, all-embracing personal profiles of individuals.

Okay, it's not here yet, as the article explains much better than I could. So I guess that gives everybody some time to delete their MySpace profiles, except for that other thing where the administration is trying to force internet companies to keep records for two years...

Is this really the "unstoppable" future?

Does Democracy = Dysfunctional Schools?

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Tuesday May 09, 2006 · 7:17 AM PDT

2006/05/09 · 07:17

Do elected school boards cause dysfunctional schools? Is public education best run by people who are not elected to office?

This morning's Washington Post has a piece on the success of school reform in Boston, a model being adopted by the D.C. school superintendent. But there's a problem, critics don't think he's moving fast enough. They think he could move faster if the school board were appointed by the mayor, that elected boards are too politicized to make real changes with any speed. The trend is to allow mayors to appoint their school boards, as in Boston and New York City.

So while the US is working so hard to bring "democracy" to the world, here at home we are deciding that at the most basic levels it doesn't work and needs to be stopped? Is democracy actually one of the lead causes of the problems with our school systems? Does anyone else find this a disturbing contradiction?

Army Bans Privately Purchased Body Armor

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Friday March 31, 2006 · 5:08 PM PST

2006/03/31 · 17:08

The Army today announced a ban on privately purchased body armor, stating that "they have not passed the rigor that we put into standards determining whether something is safe, effective and suitable." Soldiers continuing to wear unapproved armor may be disciplined.

But are they telling the truth? According to the Soldiers for the Truth website, the makers of Dragon Skin armor (lighter, flexible armor that is popular among soldiers who buy their own) have made statements that a project scientist working for the makers of the Army-sanctioned body armor, Natick Soldier Systems Center, said "The SOV Dragon Skin system will never be fielded unless the technology and intellectual property are turned over to Natick Soldier Systems Center." And despite the Army's claim that Dragon Skin is inferior, they will only consent to side-by-side tests in a civilian test lab? Moreover, many Marines are already said to eschew the heavy plated armor issued by the DoD.

I don't know much about body armor, but something here just doesn't pass the smell test.

It's My Presidency, and I'll Torture if I Want To

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Wednesday January 04, 2006 · 7:40 PM PST

2006/01/04 · 19:40

I couldn't figure out why Bush caved so suddenly on the torture bill, but now that I know why, I feel pretty silly for not thinking of it sooner.

He was fine with signing the bill because he never intended to follow the law anyway!

From the Boston Globe:

When President Bush last week signed the bill outlawing the torture of detainees, he quietly reserved the right to bypass the law under his powers as commander in chief.
After approving the bill last Friday, Bush issued a ''signing statement" -- an official document in which a president lays out his interpretation of a new law -- declaring that he will view the interrogation limits in the context of his broader powers to protect national security. This means Bush believes he can waive the restrictions, the White House and legal specialists said.

I'm certainly no happier for knowing the truth, but at least the world makes sense again?

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