swordfish

Even green energy needs fossil fuels.....

At least he won't have Hillary rigging the game against him this time......

This editor is an idiot......

Gonna need to print that off JIC......

Not too sure about the O'Rourke ticket.....He flew his arrest(s) for DUI and burglary in TX under the radar nationally thus far, but it will raise up in the national arena.

FTA : De Mar spoke on the phone exclusively with the Osundairo brothers Monday afternoon. In a joint statement, they said: “We are not racist. We are not homophobic and we are not anti-Trump. We were born and raised in Chicago and are American citizens.” So we can stop calling them "Nigerian brothers" now......

(IMHO) Best chance for the Dems - Sanders/Biden ticket (either way - Biden/Sanders) Also could be argued - the worst chance......2 old guys with the young Democratic Socialism faction.....

Had To.....Love the movie....

And more importantly takes away some credibility of someone who is a real victim. I am hearing that the original hate letter was created using cutouts from magazines that are now in police custody after raiding the brother's residence......

He has to - Mr. Smollett harms his cause if he's actually caught in a lie......

Hat-tip to Muda for the gif.....

The opposite of your one-way street.........

Now that it is painfully obvious this was (IMHO) a case of reverse racism, the question that I have had since I first heard of this is why would a famous actor like Mr. Smollett do this?

I have always said, everyone's money is green. IMHO - If I don't take it, someone else will.

Apparently Racism can't be a 2 way street.....

Again - FINALLY. SF can't wait to see the finished project, maybe start coming to a few games again. (especially without the direct sun glare happening, will be a welcome thing)

I had heard there were Nazi sympathizers in the US and also that there were demonstrations, but I had never seen this footage or knew there was this large of a gathering in the US, let alone NY City.

Both products of their environments.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jussie-smollett-case-brothers-say-empire-actor-paid-them-to-participate-in-alleged-attack-source-says-2019-02-16/ The two Nigerian brothers arrested in connection with the assault on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are no longer suspects in the attack. They're now cooperating with police. A source close to the investigation confirms to CBS News the brothers told detectives Smollett paid them to participate in the alleged attack on January 29 and that they purchased the rope — which was found around Smollett's neck — at a nearby hardware store. The source said detectives have evidence to corroborate the sale, something the men's attorney alluded to Friday night. "New evidence that was brought to their attention, obviously I had it, my clients had it," said Gloria Schmidt, the brothers' attorney. The Chicago Police Department released a statement Saturday night saying information from the brothers had "shifted the trajectory of the investigation." "We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the investigation. We've reached out to the Empire cast member's attorney to request a follow-up interview." Smollett's attorneys, Todd S. Pugh and Victor P. Henderson, issued a statementlate Saturday saying Smollett was "angered and devastated" by reports that he knew the people associated with the alleged attack. "One of these purported suspects was Jussie's personal trainer who he hired to ready him physically for a music video. It is impossible to believe that this person could have played a role in the crime against Jussie or would falsely claim Jussie's complicity," the statement said. The attorneys said the actor would continue to cooperate with authorities as the investigation continues. "At the present time, Jussie and his attorneys have no inclination to respond to 'unnamed' sources inside of the investigation, but will continue discussions through official channels," the statement said. Police said the two men — identified as Ola and Abel Osundairo — were captured on surveillance video at the time that Smollett said he was attacked. Ola Osundairo is connected to Smollett through the hit show "Empire" where he played a prisoner in season two. Both brothers apparently left Chicago on the day of the alleged attack and were detained when they returned Wednesday. Chicago detectives tore through their apartment looking for clues, and an evidence log shows they found ropes, masks and bleach. They were released Friday night without charges. Jussie Smollett at the New York City Center on Nov. 28, 2018. THEO WARGO / GETTY A Chicago Police Department spokesperson said "detectives have additional investigative work to complete." In a recent interview with "Good Morning America," Smollett said he was sure the men in the photo were his attackers. "And then I see the attacker, masked. And he said, 'This is MAGA country, n*****.' Punches me right in the face. So, I punched his ass back," Smollett said. "I think what people need to hear is just the truth." Smollett has not spoken publicly about the arrest and subsequent release of the two brothers. Earlier this week, Chicago police said Smollett was still being treated as a victim, not a suspect. So the individuals in the surveillance photo that was published (who Mr. Smollett said "definitely are the attackers") it turns out WERE the attackers. (Note they were not white, and they ARE the person(s) who purchased the rope that was fashioned into a noose validating the claim of racist activity resulting in a hate crime) They claim they were paid by the victim (which I assume they have evidence of that claim) which is why they were released and the police now want to have a chat with Mr. Smollett. Pretty telling statement from you. Nuff said.

Simply opinions at this time, but I have wondered ever since the news on this broke if this really happened as Mr. Smollett says it did. Why did he still have the noose around his neck later when the cops arrived? Why are these men clearly black when he says his attackers were white and knew the men in the picture were his attackers because "he was there". Why didn't he give his phone up when the cops wanted it to check his story? Why, when he did give records or his phone, did I read some items were redacted? Why was he able to sing on stage so soon after the attack with bruised or broken ribs? And was he really going to be written off his show? Smells a little fishy to SF...... https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/15/jussie-smollett-suspects-arrested-battery-nigerian-brothers-empire-extras-actors/ Police have now arrested 2 men in the Jussie Smollett investigation -- 2 men with ties to "Empire" -- and TMZ has learned they were booked for battery. The men are brothers from Nigeria named Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, and Chicago cops are now calling them "potential suspects" ... as opposed to persons of interest. We know it was their home cops raided Wednesday and seized a long list of potential evidence ... including several bottles of bleach. As we reported ... cops picked up Ola and Abel, their nicknames, on Wednesday night at O'Hare Airport. A Chicago law enforcement source tells us the next step may be a lineup in which Jussie will be asked to identify the culprits. This raises a potential problem because, as we first reported, Jussie initially said his attackers were white and yelled "MAGA country." The Osundairos, from Nigeria, just don't fit that profile. As you know, Jussie has stated the men in the dark, grainy image released last month are definitely his attackers. Police are not confirming the Osundairo brothers are the men in that photo. Ola played a prison inmate on season 2 of "Empire." It's unclear exactly how well they know Jussie, but we know Jussie follows their joint Instagram account. Abel also says he's worked on "Empire." Both brothers describe themselves online as actors and models. https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/entertainment/jussie-smollett-suspects/index.html (CNN)Two men have been arrested in connection to an attack reported by "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, the Chicago Police Department said Friday. The men arrested were the same men that police previously said were being viewed as "potential suspects," according to Tom Ahern, Chicago police communications deputy director. The men, who police said were arrested Wednesday, have not been charged. Earlier Friday, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said two Nigerian brothers were beingtreated as "potential suspects" and that detectives had "probable cause that they may have been involved in an alleged crime." Police did not say at that time precisely what the brothers were accused of or what the alleged crime might have been. Smollett, one of the stars of "Empire," told authorities he was attacked early January 29 by two men who lobbed "racial and homophobic slurs" at him. After a brief struggle, both men ran away, and Smollett told police that one attacker had allegedly put a rope around his neck and poured an unknown chemical substance on him. "Interrogations will resume today with the two individuals and their attorney," Guglielmi said in Friday's statement. "While we haven't found any video documenting the alleged attack, there is also no evidence to say that this is a hoax." "The alleged victim is being cooperative at this time and continues to be treated as a victim, not a suspect," he added. Police said Thursday they were questioning the two men after meeting them at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Wednesday night, but they were not considered suspects at that time. Their apartment was searched by police earlier this week. One of the brothers has appeared on the show "Empire," according to police. Authorities previously released surveillance images of two silhouetted figures in the area of the attack, who they said were wanted for questioning.

You also have to consider that location where Amazon was going, the same people that protested this move are the same ilk (congressional district) that elected her.....

Having friends (clients) in the Empire state particularly in NYC I find them on both sides of the debate. Bottom line, this company was planning on using the tax breaks (which were honestly a little too much) to upgrade an extremely blighted property in an extremely blighted section of the town in return for having an HQ in NYC. I try to consider the source(s). Amazon wants to produce a product (fulfillment and transportation) at the lowest cost it can, so it will lean that way and did. Whereas AOC and her side of anti-corporate protesters see Amazon coming in as a bully. In the end, those 25,000 jobs will go elsewhere and the added state and local revenues from the corporate profits and employee withholding will as well, and that section in Long Island City will remain a defunct piece of decay in a dying state already losing revenue paying companies......