Buffalo_Gal

They were just starting to get the viewers back after the kneeling debacle, too. NFL viewership: (2015 was the high point) 2015 to 2016: down 8 percent 2016 to 2017: down 9.7 percent 2017 to 2018: up 6 percent 2018 to 2019: up 5 percent 2019 to 2020: down 16 percent (based on one game) One game does not a season make, but considering people are basically a captive audience right now, last night's numbers were not good. Who knows though, the ratings could rebound this weekend?

Here is the thread unrolled. You gotta wonder if this is malfeasance or incompetence - and I do not mean the wiping (pretty sure that was deliberate), I mean the lost and found phones.

Continuing on with the Sarah Palin defamation suit: One thing I noticed in the article is the partial-retraction tweet has a lack of RTs. The original explodes, the (partial) retraction is a "meh." The "msm" has been playing this game for quite some time.

I am pretty sure this incident was reported in this thread when it happened. If so, follow-up: Man arrested for allegedly firebombing a California Republican women’s club’s office Carlos Espriu of Palm Desert allegedly broke windows at the office before lighting three Molotov cocktails on fire. A 23-year-old California man has been charged with attempted arson for the May 31 firebombing of the East Valley Republican Women Federated office in La Quinta, according to reports. </snip>

Supposedly Reliable Steele Acted 'Crazy,' His FBI Handler Says: 'People's Ears Were Bleeding.' </snip> “Crazy” was the term the FBI agent used to describe the behavior of Christopher Steele, author of the now-debunked Trump-Russia dossier. “I've seen crazy source-related stuff in 20 years in New York and this was one of the craziest," the veteran agent testified to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. </snip> The previously unreported testimony of FBI agent Michael Gaeta is found on page 900 of the fifth and final volume of the Senate committee’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. It raises new questions about the basis of the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign, Crossfire Hurricane, and the declarations it made to the FISA court in four separate applications submitted to spy on American citizens. </snip> The willingness of the assistant director for counterintelligence to misrepresent essential information is important because it was Priestap who was responsible for the official launch of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation in the first place. Gaeta explained to senators just how serious and irrevocable a break it was to “close” a source: ''Once he's closed, nobody is allowed – we can't talk to him.” In this case, that practice was not followed. Priestap’s apparent rationale was that the decision to close Steele as a source was not made because he offered unfounded claims but because he had violated confidentiality agreements by sharing them with the press. And so, the FBI continued to gather new “reporting” by Steele. One of channels was David Corn, the Mother Jones reporter who had written the article about Steele’s accusations. Corn was a longtime friend of then-FBI General Counsel James Baker. Their children had gone to the same school years before and carpooled. Corn gave Steele memos to Baker and then Baker passed them on to Priestap. Thus the strange situation in which an assistant director of the FBI forbade agents from talking to Steele because of the source’s indiscretion with Mother Jones and then proceeded to gather Steele materials through a back-channel relationship with Mother Jones. </snip>

Supposedly Reliable Steele Acted 'Crazy,' His FBI Handler Says: 'People's Ears Were Bleeding.' </snip> “Crazy” was the term the FBI agent used to describe the behavior of Christopher Steele, author of the now-debunked Trump-Russia dossier. “I've seen crazy source-related stuff in 20 years in New York and this was one of the craziest," the veteran agent testified to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. </snip> The previously unreported testimony of FBI agent Michael Gaeta is found on page 900 of the fifth and final volume of the Senate committee’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. It raises new questions about the basis of the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign, Crossfire Hurricane, and the declarations it made to the FISA court in four separate applications submitted to spy on American citizens. </snip> The willingness of the assistant director for counterintelligence to misrepresent essential information is important because it was Priestap who was responsible for the official launch of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation in the first place. Gaeta explained to senators just how serious and irrevocable a break it was to “close” a source: ''Once he's closed, nobody is allowed – we can't talk to him.” In this case, that practice was not followed. Priestap’s apparent rationale was that the decision to close Steele as a source was not made because he offered unfounded claims but because he had violated confidentiality agreements by sharing them with the press. And so, the FBI continued to gather new “reporting” by Steele. One of channels was David Corn, the Mother Jones reporter who had written the article about Steele’s accusations. Corn was a longtime friend of then-FBI General Counsel James Baker. Their children had gone to the same school years before and carpooled. Corn gave Steele memos to Baker and then Baker passed them on to Priestap. Thus the strange situation in which an assistant director of the FBI forbade agents from talking to Steele because of the source’s indiscretion with Mother Jones and then proceeded to gather Steele materials through a back-channel relationship with Mother Jones. </snip>

When Biden says "Because we had a Republican Congress that wouldn't go along with us renegotiating it" (talking about NAFTA), Tapper probably should have brought up the 111th Congress.

Looks like you gotta spend some time "accidentally" wiping your phone:

He should have told them he was there for a "peaceful protest." LI Teen Arrested For Attempting To Attend In-Person Classes After Suspension A Long Island teen who was suspended for showing up for class on a day when he was meant to be doing remote learning has now been arrested. William Floyd High School senior Maverick Stow, 17, showed up for class on Tuesday morning – a day when he was meant to stay home to learn remotely – and was given a five-day suspension. On Wednesday, Stow returned to school and after school officials say he continued to display “insubordinate behavior,” cops were called, and he was removed from campus and issued a trespassing ticket. </snip> On Thursday, the 17-year-old continued his protest by showing up for class again – but this time, he was arrested and taken to the 7th Precinct. </snip>

I have not followed all the banking scandals closely, but I would not be shocked to find that money was directly involved was recycled back. Look at the Ukraine.

Her gofundme is at $336K. As I said before, I hope she takes the money and opens up elsewhere. Salon owner Erica Kious is closing her shop after Nancy Pelosi’s maskless visit San Francisco salon owner Erica Kious said she is closing her business after the infamous visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Fox News reported. “I am actually done in San Francisco and closing my doors, unfortunately,” Kious told Tucker Carlson on Wednesday night. </snip> On Wednesday night, Kious said all the negativity has made her hesitant to return to the city, where she has lived for 15 years. “I’m actually afraid to go back … It’s a little scary and sad,” she told Carlson. “I do have a lot of positive calls and text messages from clients. But other than that, nothing but negativity.” </snip>