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Neither has Trump.
Bruddah IZ
DA
Still a question for some.
espola agreed with my Captain Obvious "bipartisan swamp" post 100%, so I thought I'd go all in on his Captain Obvious in kind.
Bruddah IZ
DA
Shame on you picking on your elders like that.
I agree 100%
Sheriff Joe
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Obama judge OKs lawsuit forcing companies to hire DACA recipients
APRIL 12, 2018
The left is seeking to institutionalize DACA to the extent that employers must hire DACA illegals.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blo...orcing_companies_to_hire_daca_recipients.html
APRIL 12, 2018
The left is seeking to institutionalize DACA to the extent that employers must hire DACA illegals.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blo...orcing_companies_to_hire_daca_recipients.html
Sheriff Joe
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Deported Army veteran, pardoned by Jerry Brown, will become US citizen
He had a DUI conviction in 2001. In 2002, he pleaded no contest to shooting at an occupied vehicle and served more than a year in prison, the report said. He was then deported to Mexico in 2004.
“That was 15 years ago, the incident. I’m more mature now, older. We all make mistakes,” he said, according to the Times. “I’m almost 100 percent sure I’m not going to make a mistake as stupid as that was, putting myself in a situation.”
“That was 15 years ago, the incident. I’m more mature now, older. We all make mistakes.”
- Hector Barajas, deported U.S. Army veteran pardoned by California's governor
In 2010, he returned unlawfully to the U.S., but was deported again in 2011, the Daily News reported.
4 hours ago
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...DHkQqUMISTAI&usg=AOvVaw08CQVvbdCXoRLCHJQFp1dG
He had a DUI conviction in 2001. In 2002, he pleaded no contest to shooting at an occupied vehicle and served more than a year in prison, the report said. He was then deported to Mexico in 2004.
“That was 15 years ago, the incident. I’m more mature now, older. We all make mistakes,” he said, according to the Times. “I’m almost 100 percent sure I’m not going to make a mistake as stupid as that was, putting myself in a situation.”
“That was 15 years ago, the incident. I’m more mature now, older. We all make mistakes.”
- Hector Barajas, deported U.S. Army veteran pardoned by California's governor
In 2010, he returned unlawfully to the U.S., but was deported again in 2011, the Daily News reported.
4 hours ago
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...DHkQqUMISTAI&usg=AOvVaw08CQVvbdCXoRLCHJQFp1dG
Wez
DA
"The Libby pardon is only the latest twist in a story of spies, leaks, accusations of hidden motives and abuse of power. In pardoning Libby, Trump, who complains almost daily about leaks, is in the peculiar position of pardoning a man convicted of involvement in a national-security leak."
Wez
DA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter_Libby#Indictment_and_resignation
"The indictment alleges that statements to federal investigators and the grand jury were intentionally false, in that Libby had numerous conversations about Mrs. Wilson's CIA employment, including his conversations with Judith Miller (see above), before speaking to Russert; Russert did not tell Libby about Mrs. Wilson's CIA employment; prior to talking with such reporters, Libby knew with certainty that she was employed by the CIA; and Libby told reporters that she worked for the CIA without making any disclaimer that he was uncertain of that fact."
The Plame affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal and Plamegate) was a political scandal that revolved around journalist Robert Novak's public identification of Valerie Plame as a covert Central Intelligence Agencyofficer in 2003.[1][2][3]
In 2002, Plame wrote a memo to her superiors in which she expressed hesitation in recommending her husband, former diplomat Joseph C. Wilson, to the CIA for a mission to Niger to investigate claims that Iraq had arranged to purchase and import uranium from the country, but stated that he "may be in a position to assist".[4] After President George W. Bush stated that "Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa" during the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Wilson published a July 2003 op-ed in The New York Times stating his doubts during the mission that any such transaction with Iraq had taken place.[5]
A week after Wilson's op-ed was published, Novak published a column which mentioned claims from "two senior administration officials" that Plame had been the one to suggest sending her husband. Novak had learned of Plame's employment, which was classified information, from State Department official Richard Armitage.[2] David Corn and others suggested that Armitage and other officials had leaked the information as political retribution for Wilson's article.
The scandal led to a criminal investigation; no one was charged for the leak itself. Scooter Libby was convicted of lying to investigators. Libby was pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2018 years after having his prison sentence commuted by President George W. Bush.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_affair
Wez
DA
What's your point? The statement stands and was a quote from NPR: "a man convicted of involvement in a national-security leak."
"Armitage and other officials had leaked the information as political retribution for Wilson's article.
The scandal led to a criminal investigation; no one was charged for the leak itself."
Cohen has filed a motion to suppress and I read the government’s response...it doesn’t have a chance. A lot of evidence. Phones, computers, etc.
He will be nailed for multiple crimes...and if he was acting as an agent of someone else (he only had one client and so far he said the one payoff was made on his own...which nobody buys of course), then look out, sports fans!
How much you wanna bet Micheal Cohen had some dirt on Robert Mueller .....
Anyone wanna Guess.....?
Gee....seems Robert Mueller was Soooo enamored with using the Website " BackPage "
he gave the founder an award in 2011 while he " Robert Mueller " was FBI director.....
Last week the FBI arrested the CEO and shut down his website.....isn't that convenient.
Wonder how many " Govt " officials used the site......Hmmmmmmm.
Sheriff Joe
DA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-al...ead-fraud-in-concussion-settlement-1523641002
NFL Alleges ‘Deep and Widespread’ Fraud in Concussion Settlement
The league calls for a special investigator to look into accusations of fraudulent claims potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during a news conference at the NFL meetings in March. Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press
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The National Football League has asked a federal judge to appoint a special investigator to probe what it describes as a widespread fraud that has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in false claims to a fund meant to compensate former players for head injuries.
The motion alleges fraudulent schemes by doctors, lawyers and players to illicitly tap the uncapped fund, which is potentially valued around $1 billion. The league established the fund as part of a settlement agreement with players, and the NFL has so far funded more than $227 million in claims.
The motion—filed in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania, where the settlement is overseen—says that an independent administrator in the case has recommended that more than 400 claims be rejected because of fraud. That amounts to 23% of the total claims submitted and has a potential value of hundreds of millions of dollars based on the claims already awarded.
Among the allegations: At least one player was advised to show up to a neuropsychological evaluation hungover and on Valium, to ensure that he failed cognitive tests required to qualify for a settlement. Medical reports submitted by one neurologist included identical vital signs for more than 20 different players. One doctor claimed to have spent 130 hours evaluating players in a single day—on two separate occasions.
The 2017 concussion settlement between the league and retired players established a 65-year, uncapped fund for players with qualifying diagnoses, such as CTE, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and other neurocognitive impairments.
But the NFL has faced accusations that it has dragged its feet in paying players. A March filing from lawyers representing the players said the agreement is “failing to provide a fraction of what the NFL promised.” That filing accuses the league of shirking its responsibility to pay players and, in other instances, taking too long to review claims.
The NFL’s new motion fires back with a different explanation: Deserving players are facing delays because of “deep and widespread” fraud in the case perpetrated by other players, their lawyers and doctors. The league argues that the long wait time for reviewing claims is the result of the growing need to closely evaluate all of the cases because of the crooked ones.
NFL Alleges ‘Deep and Widespread’ Fraud in Concussion Settlement
The league calls for a special investigator to look into accusations of fraudulent claims potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during a news conference at the NFL meetings in March. Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press
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The National Football League has asked a federal judge to appoint a special investigator to probe what it describes as a widespread fraud that has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in false claims to a fund meant to compensate former players for head injuries.
The motion alleges fraudulent schemes by doctors, lawyers and players to illicitly tap the uncapped fund, which is potentially valued around $1 billion. The league established the fund as part of a settlement agreement with players, and the NFL has so far funded more than $227 million in claims.
The motion—filed in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania, where the settlement is overseen—says that an independent administrator in the case has recommended that more than 400 claims be rejected because of fraud. That amounts to 23% of the total claims submitted and has a potential value of hundreds of millions of dollars based on the claims already awarded.
Among the allegations: At least one player was advised to show up to a neuropsychological evaluation hungover and on Valium, to ensure that he failed cognitive tests required to qualify for a settlement. Medical reports submitted by one neurologist included identical vital signs for more than 20 different players. One doctor claimed to have spent 130 hours evaluating players in a single day—on two separate occasions.
The 2017 concussion settlement between the league and retired players established a 65-year, uncapped fund for players with qualifying diagnoses, such as CTE, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and other neurocognitive impairments.
But the NFL has faced accusations that it has dragged its feet in paying players. A March filing from lawyers representing the players said the agreement is “failing to provide a fraction of what the NFL promised.” That filing accuses the league of shirking its responsibility to pay players and, in other instances, taking too long to review claims.
The NFL’s new motion fires back with a different explanation: Deserving players are facing delays because of “deep and widespread” fraud in the case perpetrated by other players, their lawyers and doctors. The league argues that the long wait time for reviewing claims is the result of the growing need to closely evaluate all of the cases because of the crooked ones.
Sheriff Joe
DA
What the hell is wrong with our schools?
Scripps College hosts no-whites pool party; student paper says segregated events becoming common
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A Scripps College pool party announcement indicated that only students of color from Claremont Colleges are invited to attend and whites were not welcome. (jacoblund/Getty Images)
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Teri Webster
Everybody in the pool!
Unless you’re white.
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Café con Leche, a registered student club at Scripps College in Claremont, California, recently organized and announced a pool party for non-whites.
Social media announcements for the pool party state that only people of color from Claremont Colleges are invited to attend. In addition to Scripps College, that includes Claremont
The party is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at Scripps’ Sallie Tiernan House Pool.
Who is organizing the party?
Café con Leche, a “Latinx” group, said the pool party is intended to create “a safe space for 5C students that identify as [people of color] to come together and build community.”
Latinx is a “gender neutral” term used to replace Latina or Latino.
Cafe con Leche states on its Facebook page that the group welcomes all members of the Scripps community “regardless of racial and cultural heritage.”
But the event appears to violate Scripps’ anti-discrimination policy, the Claremont Independent, a student publication, reported.
The policy states: “Scripps College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity, and no differentiation will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or the presence of a disability.”
Excluding white students may also violate federal law.
“Because Scripps College receives federal assistance, it is bound by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI states, ‘Schools and colleges that receive federal funds must operate without discriminating when it comes to race, color, and national origin.’ ” the Claremont Independent stated.
Has this happened before?
“Self-segregated spaces and events exclusively for POC are increasingly common across the Claremont Colleges,” according to the report.
For example, Pitzer College’s Climbing Club is hosting an off-campus people of color event later this month.
A description for the event reads: “Are you a person of color? Have you ever wanted to try climbing, but felt intimidated by the predominantly white space that is the climbing community?”
The notice invites members to “bring all of your POC identifying friends for a fun, FREE, night of climbing! … This is a closed event for POC identifying people only.”
The climbing club indicated it plans to have another climb event in the near future that will be open to everyone.
Scripps College hosts no-whites pool party; student paper says segregated events becoming common
4 hours
A Scripps College pool party announcement indicated that only students of color from Claremont Colleges are invited to attend and whites were not welcome. (jacoblund/Getty Images)
154 Follow
Teri Webster
Everybody in the pool!
Unless you’re white.
Special: Selling your home doesn’t have to be stressful
Café con Leche, a registered student club at Scripps College in Claremont, California, recently organized and announced a pool party for non-whites.
Social media announcements for the pool party state that only people of color from Claremont Colleges are invited to attend. In addition to Scripps College, that includes Claremont
The party is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at Scripps’ Sallie Tiernan House Pool.
Who is organizing the party?
Café con Leche, a “Latinx” group, said the pool party is intended to create “a safe space for 5C students that identify as [people of color] to come together and build community.”
Latinx is a “gender neutral” term used to replace Latina or Latino.
Cafe con Leche states on its Facebook page that the group welcomes all members of the Scripps community “regardless of racial and cultural heritage.”
But the event appears to violate Scripps’ anti-discrimination policy, the Claremont Independent, a student publication, reported.
The policy states: “Scripps College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity, and no differentiation will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or the presence of a disability.”
Excluding white students may also violate federal law.
“Because Scripps College receives federal assistance, it is bound by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI states, ‘Schools and colleges that receive federal funds must operate without discriminating when it comes to race, color, and national origin.’ ” the Claremont Independent stated.
Has this happened before?
“Self-segregated spaces and events exclusively for POC are increasingly common across the Claremont Colleges,” according to the report.
For example, Pitzer College’s Climbing Club is hosting an off-campus people of color event later this month.
A description for the event reads: “Are you a person of color? Have you ever wanted to try climbing, but felt intimidated by the predominantly white space that is the climbing community?”
The notice invites members to “bring all of your POC identifying friends for a fun, FREE, night of climbing! … This is a closed event for POC identifying people only.”
The climbing club indicated it plans to have another climb event in the near future that will be open to everyone.