The Political Thread

[Sabretooth]

Sigh.. will we ever have politicians who aren’t dickheads

 

[Samoa Looch]

The indictment is sealed, and it is unclear what charge or charges Mr. Adams will face.

Is that normal? I have the feeling in the US you can look that up on pretty much any person with ease usually...

Eric Adams, the current mayor of New York City, is indicted in New York on federal charges following a corruption investigation.

Ah... so I guess it's very likely that is has to do with corruption then.

 

[Chris]

Bribery, fraud, and solicitation of illegal foreign campaign donations apparently

 

[Samoa Looch]

Bribery, fraud, and solicitation of illegal foreign campaign donations apparently

Thanks, Chris.

Not sure why, but sounds kinda boring for a NYC mayor.

 

[Chris]

My bet is he's the only one dumb enough to get caught, certainly not the only one to have done them

 

[Chris]

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/26/us/alan-eugene-miller-alabama-execution/index.html

Alan Eugene Miller has been executed in Alabama, according to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, making him the second inmate known to die by nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method critics say is tantamount to torture.

Miller, 59, was sentenced to death in 2000 for the 1999 killings of three men.

 

[Chris]

He pleaded not guilty

Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Lower Manhattan courtroom to five felony counts, including bribery and fraud charges. Mr. Adams is accused of accepting more than $100,000 in illegal gifts in exchange for using his political influence to help Turkey.

 

[Sabretooth]

Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah. Fucking insane.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-lebanon-war-hezbollah-09-29-24/index.html

Airstrikes have landed within Beirut’s city limits for the first time since October 7. The attack comes days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The escalation in the war has killed civilians, destroyed homes and displaced hundreds of thousands in Lebanon.

• Hezbollah says it will continue to fight, even as a growing number of senior figures have been killed. The Iran-backed group continues to fire rockets into northern Israel, where one of Israel’s war aims is to return 60,000 residents displaced by the fighting.

• Ramping up its attacks on multiple fronts, Israel has also launched long-range strikes targeting the Houthis in Yemen, another militant group in Iran’s alliance of proxies that it has been battling since declaring war against Hamas in Gaza.

• US officials, who are still pressing for a ceasefire, see the possibility of a limited Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon but stress that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not appear to have made a decision.

 

[Chris]

Live updates: Israeli forces begin 'targeted' ground operation in Lebanon, IDF says

Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel strikes Iran-backed groups across the Middle East after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and the Lebanon death toll rises.

www.nbcnews.com

Israeli soldiers have started "targeted" ground operations inside Lebanon, the IDF said. Israeli officials notified the U.S. that the incursion would be limited in scope, scale and duration. The operation would aim to push Hezbollah forces further away from the Israeli border.

 

[Brandon Blaze]

 

[Sabretooth]

Amazing. This guy is immortal to still be alive with all the health issues he’s had in the last ten years.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/politics/iran-missile-attack-israel/index.html

Missiles have been launched from Iran toward Israel, according to a statement from Israel’s military.

Earlier on Tuesday the White House warned that Iran was poised to launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel soon, instantly ratcheting up fears of all-out war in the region.

In a statement released mid-morning, the White House said it had “indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel,” adding the United States was “actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack.”

“A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” a senior White House official said in a statement.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Welp, that's it, we're all dead.