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Off Topic / Deutsche Bank CrCIA

« on: September 30, 2016, 03:54:39 AM »

to put it simply, the stock of Deutsche Bank, one of the more important banks in the world economy, is at an all time low and keeps getting lower it's starting to go back up as it looks like someone is buying to keep it alive, but the bank has still taken a hefty hit

though by the time i post this maybe something's changed

keep in mind a lot of these articles have the usual sensationalism added into it

real-time links
http://money.cnn.com/data/world_markets/europe/ (Market Hours/Countdown)
https://www.google.com/finance?cid=673474 (Google Deutsche Bank Graph)

at the time of posting this, it's at 9.96 and going down -8.85% (now 10.24 at -5.84%)

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/29/the-deutsche-bank-crCIA-how-we-got-here-and-where-we-are.html

Shares of Deutsche Bank have hit record lows this week on mounting worries about the struggling German lender, and they were dropping again on Thursday.

On Thursday, a Bloomberg report raised concerns that a handful of funds are less willing to do business with the struggling firm. The report, citing a source and review of an internal document, said that a small number of the hedge funds that do derivatives business with the German bank have cut their exposure.

Deutsche Bank's U.S.-traded shares dropped after the report and were on pace to close at a record low.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-09-29/run-begins-deutsche-bank-hedge-fund-clients-cut-collateral-exposure

Deutsche Bank concerns just went to '11' as Bloomberg reports a number of funds that clear derivatives trades with Deutsche Bank AG have withdrawn some excess cash and positions held at the lender, a sign of counterparties’ mounting concerns about doing business with Europe’s largest investment bank.

While the vast majority of Deutsche Bank’s more than 200 derivatives-clearing clients have made no changes, some funds that use the bank’s prime brokerage service have moved part of their listed derivatives holdings to other firms this week, according to an internal bank document seen by Bloomberg News.

http://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/1B8FCC9C-8669-11E6-A751-447CDAF369FF

Fear on Wall Street jumped.

The commonly used gauge of market concerns, the CBOE Volatility Index VIX+7.99% rose about 15% at 14.28 on Thursday. At its peak on the day, the indicator was on track for its largest daily rise since Sept. 9, according to FactSet data, before pulling back somewhat later in the session.

The VIX—and products based on the index—are used by traders to track and bet on the prospect of gyrations in the S&P 500. Thursday’s moves appeared to be precipitated by elevated concerns about Deutsche Bank after a Bloomberg News report said a group of hedge funds decreased their exposure to the largest German bank.

Deutsche Bank DB-6.67% XE:DBK-8.56%  has been in the spotlight for weeks, and fretting about the bank intensified following a Sept. 16 article by The Wall Street Journal, which said the U.S. Justice Department was seeking to level of $14-billion fine against the bank related to its sale of complex mortgage-backed bonds.

http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/714881/Deutsche-Bank-collapse-could-it-be-worse-Lehman-Brothers-financial-banking-crCIA-2008

Phoenix Capital Research, an investment research firm based in Washington DC, believes that the trouble at Deutsche Bank signals a banking crCIA in the EU. 

Phoenix said: “DB is the proverbial ‘canary in the coalmine’ for Europe.

"Perched atop one of the largest derivatives books in Europe, DB has ties to most major financial institutions in the region.

“Which is why as soon as DB starts nose-diving, you know something big is up.”

The investment research firm said that the bank’s shares fell by nearly 20% over about two weeks between Friday September 9 and Monday September 26.

It also noted that Deutsche Bank is “considerably” larger than Lehman Brothers and its long-term stock chart painted a “disturbing” picture.

“We believe the global markets are on the verge of another CrCIA. 2008 was Round 1. This next round, Round 2, will be even worse,” it said.

But the German Government has offered reassurances about the situation Deutsche Bank and has rejected comparisons to Lehman Brothers.

Senior conservative German lawmaker Hans Michelbach said it was “unimaginable” that the state would support the bank because there would be “public outcry”.

Mr Michelbach said: “You can’t compare Deutsche Bank with Lehman… The bank is in a position to get out of this situation on its own.”

http://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-ghost-of-lehman-brothers-haunts-deutsche-bank-1475193863

Eight years ago this month, Lehman Brothers failed in large part due to panicked hedge funds pulling their money. With some big hedge funds worried enough to cut their exposure to Deutsche Bank AG , the parallel is obvious—but also deeply misleading.

Deutsche Bank’s shares have plummeted in recent weeks after The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Justice Department suggested the bank pay $14 billion from the bank to settle allegations around mortgage securities. The bank expects to agree to a lower figure.

Some hedge-fund clients have grown concerned about their exposure to the German lender, prompting them to pull assets and forcing bank executives to step up reassurances about its stability, according to people close to clients and the bank.

Hedge funds face the same dilemma all bank customers face. The gains from sticking with Deutsche are very small, while the potential losses if it were to run into trouble are very large.

“Everyone is hypersensitive,” said one hedge-fund manager caught out by the Lehman collapse. “Lehman’s taught everyone that there’s very little upside in keeping your exposure.”

Lehman failed the way all banks fail: It ran out of cash and liquid assets it could quickly sell to pay clients and counterparties as they ran for the exit.

In principle, the same could happen to any bank, as they never have enough easy-to-sell assets to pay back every depositor immediately. Deutsche is now in focus in part because clients have been spooked by its plummeting shares, down by more than half this year.

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Off Topic / Houston Shopping Center shooting, several injured, scene under control

« on: September 26, 2016, 09:07:40 AM »

live news broadcast http://abc13.com/live/23374/

https://www.rt.com/usa/360633-shooting-houston-injured-active/

A shooting in Houston, Texas, has resulted in several people sustaining injuries, police have said. The scene is now contained, but residents have been asked to avoid the area.
The Houston Police Department has confirmed "an active shooter situation in a shopping center near the corner of Weslayan and Bissonnet in southwest Houston."

https://mobile.twitter.com/abc13houston/status/780379455680352256

BREAKING: Shooting suspect down on Weslayan near Bissonnet, reports indicate; live coverage on abc13

http://fox17online.com/2016/09/26/breaking-several-shot-in-houston-tx/

An emergency alert from the city said the shooting scene is believed to be contained to the area of a shopping center, but warned residents to avoid the area.

Tweets from the Houston Police Department say that several people have been shot and are being taken to area hospitals.  The severity of injuries is not known.

shooter was a male, not sure as of now what kind of weaponry he had  so far, it looks like seven people have been injured, though no deaths luckily

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Off Topic / clowns now appearing more across southern-central US

« on: September 24, 2016, 05:25:07 PM »

there has been some of a trend going on lately in these past months whereas reports to the local police/county sheriff's are reporting clowns being spotted around the evening-night time of the day

there have also been reports of them doing things like stalking or asking children if they want candy, and trying to lure them in with cash. since then, it's spread all the way to ohio from it's originating state

i was going to originally make this topic a good few weeks ago but ive completely forgotten until the kentucky clown topic reminded me

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-clown-complaints-nationwide-20160923-story.html

Police are encouraging caution amid a rash of public complaints and social media reports in a number of states of people dressed like clowns and acting suspiciously, even if they think many are knucklehead pranksters or simply bogus.

Real clowns are just plain miffed.

Authorities in Greenville, S.C., were among the first to report a clown-related incident in recent weeks. Late last month, some children reported clowns trying to lure them into the woods with money. Sheriff's deputies found no evidence, however, not even a prankster in a clown suit.

But for whatever reason, since then, people in Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina and now, Pennsylvania, have reported scary or suspicious encounters with people dressed like clowns.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/people-are-still-dressing-like-clowns-and-scaring-people.html

Reports of creepy clowns first emerged in Greenville, South Carolina, where a red-nosed creepo was reportedly trying to lure kids to a house in the woods by flashing wads of cash. Police looked into the claims and found nothing.

In Alabama, schools across the state ramped up security after reports emerged on social media that clowns were going to attack local high schools with guns. In Ohio, a sheriff’s office is looking for two clowns and advising citizens to contact the department because “we are unsure what their intentions are at this point.” And in Florida, a state where you might think clowns would be among the most normal roadside sightings, police keep getting calls about clowns but are having a hell of time finding them.

http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Police-corncerned-about-safety-with-reported-clown-sightings--394634291.html

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -- From South Carolina to Kentucky, and even in the Valley, terrified community members have reported seeing clowns in the woods and along roadways, trying to scare them. Local police say this truly is no laughing matter and could actually result in criminal charges.

http://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-kentucky/clown-sightings-in-kentucky-creepy-clowns-have-police-on-alert-in-kentucky

Your worst nightmare may be coming true in Kentucky.

Authorities in Glasgow and Bowling Green have received multiple complaints from residents there about people dressed in clown costumes scaring members of the public.

The Glasgow Police Department has received two complaints, and both the Bowling Green Police Department and the Warren County (Kentucky) Sheriff's Office responded to clown-related calls earlier this week, the Bowling Green Daily News reports.

The worst part: This isn't just happening in Kentucky.

According to the paper:

    In a Pennsylvania town, police received reports of clowns yelling at children and scaring them. In Alabama, a school was placed on lockdown after a social media threat of a clown invasion. In Georgia, an 11-year-old girl was caught with a knife and told authorities she carried it to protect herself from clowns. Those reports were all just in the last two days.

http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Clown-sightings-spread-to-Ohio-394595731.html

PORTSMOUTH, OHIO (WSAZ) -- Portsmouth Police say the clowning trend has spread to their area.

According to a release, police say they received a report Thursday night of a person dressed as a clown in the city, holding an axe and staring at bystanders.

"That's something that we want to deter here real quickly," Portsmouth Police Capt. Lynn Brewer said.

"If you're going to engage in this activity, you better be very cautious because if you break the law we will take enforcement action against you," Brewer added.

you can find more images in the articles

clown sightings have been springing up across the virginia-south carolina are, and have been spreading since then to neighboring states, and even to southern ohio, now. incidents have been reported, like i said above, of them doing stalking, stepping onto people's lawns & backyards, offering children candy and cash, etc. nobody really knows why they're there, so it's all been left to speculation. the most i've seen are theories of it being another fad going around of people wanting to scare others, or viral marketing for IT

what do you guys think it is? another trend/fad? viral marketing for the new IT? i think it's probably just another trend

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Off Topic / House Oversight/Judi. Committee: "That is not the FBI that I used to work with."

« on: September 22, 2016, 10:25:04 PM »

full committee meeting; https://youtu.be/ivw1BDLpdaw?t=748

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/297214-oversight-committee-holds-clinton-it-aide-in-contempt-of-congress
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/09/22/oversight-committee-votes-to-hold-clintons-it-tech-brian-pagliano-in-contempt-of-congress/

https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=302968.msg9254176#msg9254176 if you don't know who combetta is

for those who don't know who pagliano is;

Later, Bryan Pagliano, the former IT director for Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, was hired to maintain their private email server while Clinton was Secretary of State. Pagliano had invoked the Fifth Amendment during congressional questioning about Clinton's server. In early 2016, he was granted immunity by the Department of Justice in exchange for cooperation with prosecutors.

as of the meeting today, after being issued a subpoena by chairman chaffetz, pagliano failed to appear a second time for hearing. found in contempt (which, if i recall correctly, means the US marshal service will now be getting involved) by some-of-a-close vote of 19 against 15 after failing to appear two times, being subpoenaed, and later refusing to testify. much of the meeting that ensues consists of democratic representatives attempting to defend pagliano & clinton by trying to argue against chaffetz & trey gowdy by pointing fingers to Annoying Orange, questioning the use of the US marshal service, and going against personal attacks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress#Partial_list_of_those_held_in_contempt_since_1975


also, reddit has been ordered by oversight to preserve the messages left by combetta/stonetear

Oversight orders Reddit to preserve deleted posts in Clinton investigation
Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) confirmed that the committee has issued a preservation order and that Reddit is “cooperating.” The order "has the weight of law, you can't destroy things and hope things magically get erased," he said.

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/297106-oversight-orders-reddit-to-preserve-deleted-posts-in-clinton-probe

tl;dr one of hillary's older IT directors are about to face some serious trouble and the one who wiped the e-mails out himself is to be heard from tomorrow on Tuesday at 11 AM, after being revealed for lying under immunity

newest videos on the Oversight's youtube channel, the chaffetz + gowdy dream team is starting to make good progress

Chaffetz on Questioning FBI Director Comey Today [or yesterday] (Chaffetz at 2:04)

Rep. Gowdy - Oversight of the FBI (6:14 for Gowdy's 'speech' about the FBI)

Chairman Chaffetz - Oversight of the FBI

not from oversight channel but has to do with oversight

Chaffetz, Gowdy, Issa, Jordan, Ratcliffe! Comey Says That Was "O S-H-I-T" Moment! Comey Rattled!

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Off Topic / Paul Combetta, man who wiped HRC Emails, revealed altering Email Cont. (+flip?)

« on: September 20, 2016, 11:50:27 PM »

video summary Paul Combetta Reddit Account Controversy in 60 Seconds

image summary


from what i've gathered from both watching this happen live from the very beginning and reading further news stories, combetta asked reddit a day after the email preservation was ordered. he was asked about who the VIP was, and in his post, combetta said something along the lines of 'they're a prominent figure, if i mentioned them you'd definitely recognize them, so i'd prefer to keep their anonymity'

skip ahead two years later, these posts have been found overnight & put up by somebody on twitter. it began to spread in popularity like wildfire, discovering different (rather inapproriate) sites of his, and some questionable posts under the name of 'stonetear'. it had all added up, though, the stonetear account on reddit having mentions of the same town & state (rhode island) paul combetta had lived in, and other technical posts

after people had archived almost all of his posts and getting screencaps, in an attempt to remove what's left of evidence (far too late by then), he began to mass delete all of his reddit posts (see 0:41 on the video i linked at the start of the thread)

https://twitter.com/GOPPollbrown townyst/status/777691379971612672

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/53fptm/rep_steven_smith_retweeted_katica_breaking/

https://www.reddit.com/r/exchangeserver/comments/2bmm4l/remove_or_replace_tofrom_address_on_archived/

DATES MATCH. This post was from JULY 20 2014. Summer Cheryl Mills is tipped off by State Department that there was an investigator into Hillary's email. In the FBI REPORT it says in July 2014 Cheryl Mills ordered Plate River employees to change email retention policy. July 2014 is a key month in this whole mess.

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/53fptm/rep_steven_smith_retweeted_katica_breaking/

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Off Topic / Explosion in NYC, 25 injured, NYPD ESU & FDNY on-scene, Crossroads Center Attack

« on: September 17, 2016, 09:35:51 PM »

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-city-explosion-reported/

Emergency crews were responding to an explosion in Manhattan Saturday night.

The explosion occurred on West 23rd Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood shortly after 8:30 p.m. Numerous people were sharing images and video of the massive response on social media.

The nature of the incident is unclear, but sources tell CBS News the explosion occurred in a dumpster.

At least 25 people were hurt, the fire department said, though none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.

http://pix11.com/2016/09/17/fdny-confirms-outdoor-explosion-in-chelsea/

CHELSEA, Manhattan —  The FDNY says 25 civilians were injured in an outdoor explosion in Chelsea Saturday night.

The explosion happened in a garbage can around 8:30 p.m. at 135 23rd St. between Sixth and Seventh avenues.

The FDNY says none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening at this time.

The victims were taken to area hospitals.

The FDNY is on the scene with the NYPD Counterterrorism Unit.

The explosion comes after a pipe bomb exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey near the Semper Fi 5K Charity Run Route. The device was placed in a garbage can.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/explosion-reported-york-city/story?id=42166654

Firefighters are at the scene of an explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood that officials said injured at least 25 people.

All the injuries were believed to be minor, according to the Fire Department of New York.

The New York Police Department Bomb Squad was searching the area, checking garbage cans, for any other possible explosive devices.

This is a developing story. Check back for more.

following the pipe bomb explosion near the marine corps. race in new jersey, just minutes ago an explosion was reported in new york city's manhattan. so far, NYPD's counter-terrorism unit (i believe this would be the emergency service unit) and FDNY have arrived on scene, and more details will be available soon

as for virginia;

http://www.nbc29.com/story/33121180/charlottesville-fd-investigating-explosion-on-downtown-mall

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -

The Charlottesville Fire Department was investigating a reported underground explosion of a transformer owned by Dominion on the Downtown Mall.

The fire chief says there was no fire or smoke, and no injuries from the reported explosion near the Downtown Mall between 3rd street and Water street.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3519542/Annoying Orange-talks-new-york-bomb-as-3rd-explosion-in-charlottesville-virginia-reported-in-downtown-mall/

Most people on social media reacting to the explosion in New York cannot help but connect the dots to the explosion that also occurred on the same day in New Jersey. A pipe bomb detonated outside of a charity race. That bomb exploded close to a Marine Corps race in New Jersey, reports CNN‎, with the charity race in Seaside Park being cancelled in the wake of that pipe bomb.

With news of the third explosion of the day happening in Charlottesville, people on social media are having big reactions to news of the series of explosions.

Crossroads Center Attack;



http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2016/09/17/reports-several-hurt-crossroads-center-incident/90607870/

Eight people were injured and the suspect died at Crossroads Center on Saturday after eight people were attacked about 8:15 p.m.

St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson said the victims were stabbed by a man dressed in a private security uniform.

An off-duty police officer from another jurisdiction shot and killed the attacker, Anderson said. Anderson did not say where that officer serves during the news conference that started after midnight.

According to St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, the shooting happened inside Macy's.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-respond-report-shooting-stabbing-mall-42167457

At least eight people were taken to a hospital with injuries after a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall that ended with the suspected attacker, who reportedly made references to Allah, shot dead by an off-duty police officer, authorities said.

St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson said during a news conference shortly after midnight that eight people were taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the attack first reported about 8:15 p.m. Saturday. One person was admitted. No further details were released.

Anderson said an off-duty police officer from another jurisdiction shot and killed the unidentified suspect, who was armed with a knife and wearing a private security firm uniform at the time of the attack. Anderson did not say where the off-duty officer serves.

http://www.startribune.com/police-responding-to-possible-violence-at-crossroads-mall-in-st-cloud/393850931/

A suspect in a stabbing attack at a St. Cloud shopping mall Saturday night was killed inside the mall by an off-duty officer, according to St. Cloud police.

In a media briefing after midnight Sunday, St. Cloud police chief William Blair Anderson said an off-duty officer confronted and killed the suspect. He said the suspect reportedly asked at least one victim whether they were Muslim before assaulting them, and referred to Allah during the attacks.

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Off Topic / Second DNC Leak, Guccifer 2.0/WL releases DNC documents, Russia blamed by DNC

« on: September 14, 2016, 03:30:52 PM »

https://www.rt.com/usa/359233-dnc-guccifer-second-hack/

Another round of hacked Democratic National Committee documents have been released. Provided by an anonymous representative of a hacker, Guccifer, the 500 megabytes detail the DNC’s information technology infrastructure and internal reports on donors.

Forbes reports that on Tuesday in London at the Future of Cyber Security Europe conference, Guccifer addressed cybersecurity experts through an unknown and remote transcriber.

The notorious hacker then shared a trove of documents ostensibly obtained via a breach of the DNC’s cybersecurity. According to Forbes, a password and login was given to them, and the documents they accessed appeared to show details of DNC donors and finances as well as the information technology setup to protect the sensitive data.

A document titled “11-26-08 NFC Members Raised” lists more than 450 fundraising individuals who helped bring in millions of dollars for three organizations – Obama for America (OFA), the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and CFC, which is assumed to be the Combined Federal Campaign.

Among the names listed are those who rose to official prominence after working on Obama’s campaigns.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/guccifer-2-0-dnc-docs-228091

The hacker persona Guccifer 2.0 has released a new trove of documents that allegedly reveal more information about the Democratic National Committee's finances and personal information on Democratic donors, as well as details about the DNC's network infrastructure.

The cache also includes purported memos on tech initiatives from Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine’s time as governor of Virginia, and some years-old missives on redistricting efforts and DNC donor outreach strategy.

DNC interim chair Donna Brazile immediately tied the leak to GOP presidential nominee Donald Annoying Orange.

"There’s one person who stands to benefit from these criminal acts, and that’s Donald Annoying Orange," she said in a statement Tuesday night, adding that Annoying Orange has "embraced" Russian President Vladimir Putin and "publicly encouraged further Russian espionage to help his campaign."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/09/14/guccifer-20-strikes-again-dnc-chair-says-party-victim-russian-cyberattack/90343294/
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The Democratic National Committee chairwoman said the DNC was the victim of a Russian cyberattack after the infamous hacker known as Guccifer 2.0 — who leaked internal Democratic documents ahead of the party's convention this summer — released more apparent DNC documents Tuesday.

The most recent leak includes information about the DNC's finances, donors' personal contact information and the DNC's network infrastructure, according to CNN. The leak also includes vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine's cell phone number and the contact information for several top White House officials, NBC News reported. No emails appear to have been included.

http://observer.com/2016/09/wikileaks-guccifer-2-0-obama-sold-off-public-offices-to-donors/

On September 13, WikiLeaks lived up to its promise of releasing more Democratic National Committee (DNC) documents. This time they were from hacker Guccifer 2.0, serving as a teaser for larger and likely more embarrassing leaks from the DNC and Hillary Clinton campaign.

Both the Democratic Party and Clinton campaign have attempted to insulate themselves from the content of the releases by alleging the hacks were organized by the Russian government. The claims are a mix of paranoia and PR/damage control, and will have enduring consequences. It may lead to what former Secretary of Defense William Perry referred to as a drift back into Cold War mentalities.

The leaks include more evidence of overt corruption within the DNC. One email dated May 18, 2016, from Jacquelyn Lopez, an attorney with the law firm Perkins Coie, asked DNC staff if they could set up a brief call “to go over our process for handling donations from donors who have given us pay to play letters.”

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hacker-guccifer-2-0-releases-more-dnc-docs-including-tim-n647921

The hacker or hackers who claim to have broken into Democratic Party systems released more documents Tuesday, including what appeared to be the personal cell phone of vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine.

"Guccifer 2.0" released over 670 megabytes of documents at a cybersecurity conference in London Tuesday.

The work cell phone numbers, personal email addresses and personal cell phone numbers of top Obama White House officials were also included in the cache.

The previous Guccifer 2.0 document dump led to the resignation of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Leaked emails  appeared to indicate the DNC was biased in favor of Hillary Clinton and against Bernie Sanders, her rival for the nomination.

For example, the current US ambassador to the United Kingdom, Matthew Barzun, raised $1,174,430 for OFA, $1,907,100 for the DNC, and $421,550 for the CFC, for a total of $3,503,080.

Barzun also helped raise $700 million to fund President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. More than $2.3 million of this was raised personally by Barzun, according to party records leaked to The New York Times.

Meanwhile, the current US ambassador to Singapore, Kirk Wagar, helped raise $1,300,000 for OFA, $825,000 for the DNC, and $205,000 for the CFC, totaling $2,330,000.

Others making the list include the former US Ambassador to Spain, Alan Solomont, who helped raise $918,455 for OFA, $981,345 for the DNC, and $428,700 to the CFC, for a total of $2,328,500.

The former US ambassador to Japan, John Roos, and the former US ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council are also on the list for the same reasons.

for those who may not know, the DNC stands for democratic national committee

as far as i can tell, there's no definite number for the amount of documents leaked, however on the 13th wikileaks released a tweet with a link that included 500-670 megabytes of hacked files from the DNC, which had been done by Guccifer 2.0, as well. this leak also seems to confirm the pay-to-play involvement in politics, revealing public offices having been sold off to the highest paying individual, clinton's meetings with people such as george soros, as well as further corruption in the democratic national committee. wikileaks is possibly going to be releasing more files when the time comes

so far, the DNC's response has been to accuse moscow, to which russian federation president vladimir putin has denied any involvement

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Off Topic / WABC-7 New York may have mistaken/falsely reported Hillary Clinton's 'death'(?)

« on: September 13, 2016, 05:02:44 AM »

well this was meant to be a more 'woah look at how much that news station forgeted up' but after sleeping and re-reading this it just didn't look right and gave me a tony feel

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Games / Rising Storm 2 PAX Livestream

« on: September 05, 2016, 06:35:39 PM »

not sure how many people here are into it, but in case anyone here is, there's a livestream going on at PAX west hydra for RS2

https://www.twitch.tv/pax2

most of the tickers that have gone by so far;











if you're unfamiliar with it, here's a few trailers;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyAdcvjunQ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VKbpviTMAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8cYRTriBA

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Off Topic / Seddie & Creddie: The Underlying War They Aren't Telling You

« on: September 03, 2016, 12:04:13 PM »

**IMPORTANT!!**
Incase you have no idea what Seddie or Creddie is, please follow these links and return when you're finished.
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Seddie
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Creddie

Secondary Links

Seddie Section

http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Seddie_Gallery Photos from episodes and promos only
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Seddie_iCarly.com_Gallery Photos from iCarly.com
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Seddie_Fan_Art Seddie fan art photos and drawings etc.
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Seddie_GIFs Any Seddie GIFs

Creddie Section

http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Creddie_Gallery Photos from episodes and promos only
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Creddie_Fan_Art Creddie fan art photos and drawings etc.
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Creddie_iCarly.com_Gallery Photos from iCarly.com
http://icarly.wikia.com/wiki/Creddie_GIFs Any Creddie GIFs

well, forums?

For one, I identify with #TeamSeddie. There's just too much in the way of Creddie; Creddie grasps for the straws. Seddie, on the other hand, digs out the true facts. Carly is an ungrateful whore. I will, however, accept the forum's opinions on this matter.



Although, they do have a good argument. Carly compliments Freddie in the webshow ("...our awesome tech producer - and rarely sticky - Freddie Benson..."), calling him awesome. She also doesn't think his "techy-ness" is dorky, actually cute, an early hint that she found him "cukey," even at this point.





Additional names for those looking further into Seddie;

   Sreddie (S/am and F/reddie)
    Saddie (Sa/m and Fre/ddie)
    Fam (F/reddie and S/am)

    Fram (Fr/eddie and S/am)

    Sameddie (Sam and Fr/eddie)

Differences between Freddie & Carly
(AKA Why it won't Work.)

Carly is a girl and Freddie is a boy.

Freddie was in love with Carly since the day they met, but it took Carly a while to realize her feelings for Freddie.

Until Season 4, Freddie hated Sam, but Carly was best friends with Sam from the day they met.

Freddie knew a lot about tech stuff and Carly didn't

Carly was in front of the camera more often than Freddie

Facts about Creddie

   Freddie was in love with Carly from the first day they met and has said that many times
    Freddie tried to get Carly to be his girlfriend from the moment they met
    They shared their first dance in iSpeed Date
    They've hugged many times
    Freddie had flirted with Carly a lot
    They shared their first kiss in iSaved Your Life
    Freddie saved Carly's life, from a taco truck, in ISaved Your Life.
    Carly instantly fell in love with Freddie in ISaved Your Life
    They dated for a short time in iSaved Your Life.
    They broke up in ISaved Your Life
    They've kissed 7 times. (6 times in iSaved Your Life, and again in iGoodbye)
    Carly and Freddie have both been jealous of any other people the other person had dated or been interested in
    They have glanced at each other, flirtously, very often
    There was a Creddie kiss filmed for iSpeed Date, but it was cut from the episode
    The ship name, Creddie, was first and only mentioned in iStart a Fanwar
    It was hinted in episodes such as IOpen a Restaurant that Freddie still had feelings for Carly. Carly also hinted that she still had feelings for Freddie.
    They shared their final kiss in iGoodbye
    It was shown that most of the cast and crew were Creddie shippers and that there were more Creddie shippers than Seddie shippers
    Creddie was the first couple from the main cast to date.  

Creddie Similarities

   They're best friends.
    They're both friends with Sam.
    They both dated other people, before and after they dated
    They both worked on iCarly.
    They both liked each other.
    They've kissed each other more than once.
    They're both have brown hair.
    They both lived in the same apartment building, across from each other.
    They both have brown eyes.
    They have both had near-death experiences. (Carly almost died when she almost fell off a window washer platform in IQuit iCarly; and Freddie almost died when he almost got hit by a taco truck, whilst saving Carly's life, in ISaved Your Life.)

Official Creddie Colors & Food

The Creddie color is maroon, the combination of black and red, because black + red = maroon, as seen in iSpeed Date (black) and iSaved Your Life (red), as well as in other episodes in almost all the "Creddie moments". For example, in iStart a Fanwar, Carly wears a black leather jacket with a pink shirt, and Freddie wears a red-maroon jacket. Both Carly and Freddie tend to wear red and black a lot, very often at the same time. In most romantic scenes between the pair, one or both wear red, black, or maroon.

The Creddie food is cupcakes, because the two ate cupcakes together, and both of them love cupcakes. Carly's shirt in iSaved Your Life during the scene with their first kiss had a cupcake print on it.

Miranda Cosgrove, who plays Carly, has listed cupcakes as one of her favorite foods.

For Seddie, Sam is not ungrateful. She admires Freddy and all the things she's done for him, even if she does show it to him in a more harsh way. The amount of times that true love has connected to these to, with Sam not being a teaser like Carly, is real.

Sam and Freddie started off with a love-hate relationship, showing strong feelings of dislike towards each other, constantly fighting and arguing. First, it was Sam showing hatred towards Freddie, then he started showing hatred towards her.

However, as time has progressed, the two are shown to have developed their relationship to one that is similar to a friendship, which led to a romantic relationship as seen in iLost My Mind but ended in iLove You. Yet, they still have deep feelings for each other, which were made clear by the fact that they declared their love for each other. It is unknown if they will get back together.


Sam helping out Freddy.

Seddie Facts
This is the Center for Seddie Facts.

   Freddie and Sam both seem to be good with technology, as seen in iStakeout, iDate a Bad Boy, iMust Have Locker 239 and iOMG.
    Because of Sam's tough demeanor and tomboyish personality (especially in the first and second seasons), it's possible that it's hard for her to express her feelings towards Freddie, often hitting, teasing, and humiliating him because she can't express her feelings in a softer way. It's also possible she wanted to hide her feelings from others including Freddie.
    They stand close to each other really often and both don't seem to mind. Often, when they do iCarly, Freddie turns the camera to himself, and Sam then proceeds to turn the camera back to her. Sometimes she'll grab the camera from him, or she'll stand behind him and tease him, or physically harass him in some way (example: sticking her licked finger in his ear).
    Sometimes, whenever Sam and Freddie are arguing, the people around them smile as if they knew the true meaning behind the fights (iNevel, iSpeed Date, iGo to Japan, to name a few).
    Sam and Freddie often finish each other's sentences, almost like they know exactly what the other is going to say. Sometimes, they say the same thing at the same time (iLook Alike, iHave My Principals, and iCook).
    Sam and Freddie often play as a married couple in iCarly segments (for example: The Jitters).
    Both prefer to be called by another name than their full name. (Fredward=Freddie, Samantha=Sam)
    When not insulting him, Sam's comments on iCarly often refer to Freddie. This is particularly evident in iEnrage Gibby, where almost every other comment from Sam was about Freddie ("Freddie's gonna speed up the video," etc.).
    Many fans think that Dan is a Seddie shipper because he wrote the scripts of iKiss and iOMG, but not iSaved Your Life or iSpeed Date. This is, however, not confirmed.
    Usually, Sam doesn't want Freddie to see her cry (iOwe You), which could mean that Sam cares about what Freddie thinks of her.
    Freddie has gotten into a few physical altercations with Carly since going through puberty, but Sam always manages to hurt him/pin him down. It's possible that he lets her overpower him, as he has visible muscles starting in Season 4.
    While Mrs. Benson openly admits her dislike of Carly, she rarely says anything regarding Sam. But, as shown in iCan't Take It, Mrs. Benson does dislike Sam. (But it hasn't been seen at other times, which may be due to Freddie personally requesting she not mention her.)
    In iOMG, Sam is wearing a red striped shirt, the official Seddie pattern, and Freddie's wearing a blue shirt. Red + Blue = Purple, the official Seddie color.
    In iOMG, it has been confirmed that Sam is indeed in love with Freddie, as she made a move and kissed him. Freddie further reiterated this fact when he replied "It's cool." after Sam apologized. This was an indicator that he was not angry that Sam had kissed him, just shocked, and was hinting that he does have feelings for her.
    Freddie is an Aquarius (air sign), and Sam is an Aries (fire sign), making Freddie a good match for Sam.
    Sam often calls herself "Mama" and calls Freddie a "Mama's boy".
    They both have rather "crazy" mothers in common, even getting into a fight in iDate Sam & Freddie over just whose mom is the "freakiest."
    In iLove You, Sam and Freddie confirm their love for each other, saying "I love you" after they break up.
    Both Sam and Freddie are good at insulting each other. Whenever Sam randomly bursts out, Freddie comes out straight away.
    Once in awhile, they say the same thing at the same time (iLook Alike, iHave My Principals, and iCook).
    Sam and Freddie have shared their first kiss.

The official Seddie food is Meatball Spaghetti Spicy Sweet Chili Dorito Lasagne due to the fact that Sam offered Freddie a meatball in iKiss, and in iLost My Mind, Goopy Gilbert shouted "Seddie!" after Sam and Freddie kissed, then when his mom said, "Gilbert, dinner time!" he replied saying, "Spaghetti!" Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos are a kind of doritos, the spicy represents Sam and the sweet represents Freddie.


Official Seddie Song

The official Seddie song is "Running Away" by AM . Fans consider this as the pairing's official song because it was played during Sam and Freddie's kiss in iKiss. Some consider the official Seddie song to be "Call Me" by Kari Kimmel because that is the song that was played during the iOMG promo.

Seddie Jewel
The Seddie jewel is an amethyst. It is because of it's color (purple) which happens to be the Seddie color.





tell me, forums

what side will you choose?

*we would like to notify any viewers that this is a parody and i hope to god myself the wiki pages aren't serious

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Off Topic / oklahoma (including me) just got hit with a huge earthquake (magn. 5.6 - 5.8)

« on: September 03, 2016, 08:16:16 AM »

jesus christ everything was falling over, but luckily nothing too large or valuable fell over in my room & the window was rattling to hell. news station just said it was possibly a 5.8 while another report is of it being a 5.3

i'm not sure if the magnitude for it is out yet, but it was probably the strongest one we've seen yet (around where i am, can't speak for the whole of oklahoma)

any other oklahoman forumers got hit by it? i'll update this when the site's updated or a story gets added

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Off Topic / Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, has been impeached by Senate.

« on: August 31, 2016, 02:20:42 PM »

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazilian-president-dilma-rousseff-faces-final-impeachment-vote/2016/08/30/c85173d4-6ee7-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html

The vote to impeach Rousseff was 61 to 20. Two-thirds of senators — 54 out of 81 — were needed for impeachment to pass.

Senators broke into cheering and applause after the electronic voting was announced and sang the national anthem, concluding a process that was given the go-ahead in December.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/world/americas/brazil-dilma-rousseff-impeached-removed-president.html?_r=0

BRASÍLIA — The Senate on Wednesday impeached Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, and removed her from office for the rest of her term, the capstone of a power struggle that has consumed the nation for months and toppled one of the hemisphere’s most powerful political parties.

The Senate voted 61 to 20 to convict Ms. Rousseff on charges of manipulating the federal budget in an effort to conceal the nation’s mounting economic problems.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37237513

Brazil's Senate has voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office for manipulating the budget.

It puts an end to 13 years in power of her left-wing Workers' Party. Ms Rousseff denies the charges.

Sixty-one senators voted in favour of her impeachment and 20 against, meeting the two-thirds majority needed to remove her from the presidency.

She was accused of moving funds between government budgets, which is illegal under Brazilian law.

She committed what we call "Pedaladas Fiscais".

In essence, first she canceled a law that states how much debt we can get, then spent more money than the country could pay for and "paid" for it by taking loans from our own internal banks.

She basically invented money and faked the year's economic results.

Their party tries as hard as they can to say that if she was elected than she cannot suffer an impeachment, which is pants on head handicapped.

basically, they've now impeached their communist president/removed her from office, (reportedly) leaving the main communist party of brazil in shambles. from what i've heard, they're going to be seeing some of a drift from their socialist ideals, but it won't be much until 2018 when the elections start

they now have this man, the vice president, in power, michel temer

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Off Topic / [NEWS] US Justice Department to cease use of private prisons

« on: August 18, 2016, 07:34:06 PM »

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/18/justice-department-says-it-will-end-use-of-private-prisons/?utm_term=.5b0992ca76a0

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37124183

www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-says-it-will-stop-using-private-prisons-1471538386

The Justice Department plans to end its use of private prisons after officials concluded the facilities are both less safe and less effective at providing correctional services than those run by the government.

Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced the decision on Thursday in a memo that instructs officials to either decline to renew the contracts for private prison operators when they expire or “substantially reduce” the contracts’ scope. The goal, Yates wrote, is “reducing — and ultimately ending — our use of privately operated prisons.”

“They simply do not provide the same level of correctional services, programs, and resources; they do not save substantially on costs; and as noted in a recent report by the Department’s Office of Inspector General, they do not maintain the same level of safety and security,” Yates wrote.

as you may have gathered from the three quotes & title above, the US justice dept. is seeking to cease it's use of privately run prisons by allowing numerous contracts to expire over the next 5 years or so

what could this mean for the future of american correctional facilities

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Off Topic / WL's newly leaked emails point to possible Clinton 'pay-to-play', CIA armament

« on: August 14, 2016, 05:21:16 PM »

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/mike-pence-clinton-investigation-226989

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence is calling for an investigation into whether contributions to the Clinton Global Initiative influenced Hillary Clinton’s decisions as secretary of state.

“The new emails that have been made public just in the last week seem to make a direct connection between favors done by State Department officials and major foreign donors to the Clinton Foundation,” the Indiana governor said on “Fox News Sunday.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/14/pence-urges-federal-probe-into-whether-clinton-granted-political-favors-to-foundation-donors.html

Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence on Sunday suggested a federal investigation into whether Hillary Clinton, during her tenure as secretary of state, provided political favors to foreign donors to her family’s Clinton Foundation, saying “the American people have a right to know.”

The Indiana governor argued that emails made public last week suggested such a connection between State Department officials and major foreign donors to the foundation but acknowledged that Clinton’s involvement remains unclear.

“It looks that way more and more every day,” Pence said. “That's what we need to find out.  … This is exactly the kind of pay to play politics the American people are sick and tired of. It is just one more example of the way I do believe that the Clintons have been operating over the last 30 years.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/14/mike-pence-public-has-a-right-to-know-if-hillary-c/

Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence insisted Sunday that the public has a “right to know” whether Hillary Clinton engaged in pay-to-play by granting State Department access to top Clinton Foundation donors during her tenure as secretary of state.

Asked if recently released emails show the Democratic presidential nominee traded access for donations, Mr. Pence said: “It looks that way more and more every day, doesn’t it?”

“The new emails that have been made public just in the last week seem to make a direct connection between favors done by State Department officials and major foreign donors to the Clinton Foundation,” Mr. Pence said on “Fox News Sunday.”

link to said e-mail(s);
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/20280
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7720 (this is an older email i believe, but goes hand-in-hand with the most recent one above)

Can we set up a time for a very brief call to go over our process for handling donations from donors who have given us pay to play letters? Want to make sure we have a robust process in place to make sure that donations that come in from those donors, in any form, get put into the operating account.

additional story;

"Wikileaks Says They Have 1,700 Emails Proving Hillary Clinton Knew about U.S. Military Weapons Shipments to Al Qaeda and CIA"

Wikileaks head Julian Assange says he has proof that Hillary Clinton lied under oath while giving a public testimony following the 2013 Benghazi terrorist attack. Assange says Wikileaks has 1,700 emails proving Clinton’s statements that she was not involved or aware of any sale of weapons to Syrian “rebels” were a lie. In fact, Assange notes that the former Secretary of State was fully aware of the United States’ involvement in arming rebels in Libya in a bid to help them overtake Qaddafi. Ultimately, it is alleged that those same weapons then made their way to the Islamic State in Syria.

http://www.inquisitr.com/3408741/wikileaks-says-they-have-1700-emails-proving-hillary-clinton-knew-about-u-s-military-weapons-shipments-to-al-qaeda-and-CIA/

In a Democracy Now interview, Wikileaks’ Julian Assange claimed that the first batch of Hillary Clinton emails was only the beginning. Assange made the bold claims that his organization has more Clinton emails and that the next batch will be even more damning for the former Secretary of State and presidential hopeful. Wikileaks says that the emails contain proof that Hillary Clinton has lied under oath and that she was fully aware of weapons shipments to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State rebels.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/07/julian-assange-hacked-emails-include-info-hillarys-arming-jihadists-including-CIA-syria/

Julian Assange: So, those Hillary Clinton emails, they connect together with the cables that we have published of Hillary Clinton, creating a rich picture of how Hillary Clinton performs in office, but, more broadly, how the U.S. Department of State operates. So, for example, the disastrous, absolutely disastrous intervention in Libya, the destruction of the Gaddafi government, which led to the occupation of CIA of large segments of that country, weapons flows going over to Syria, being pushed by Hillary Clinton, into jihadists within Syria, including CIA, that’s there in those emails. There’s more than 1,700 emails in Hillary Clinton’s collection, that we have released, just about Libya alone.

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Off Topic / Milwaukee Riots - Buildings, Banks, Gas Stations & Cars burning - Waukesha Ct.

« on: August 14, 2016, 12:48:34 AM »

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/08/riots-milwaukee-police-involved-shooting-bp-flames-cop-car-detroyed-video/

    Multiple cars on fire in #Milwaukee after a police involved shooting pic.twitter.com/cnazpita56

    — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 14, 2016

    Reported rioting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after a police involved shooting tonight pic.twitter.com/iZmIRhkJKw

    — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 14, 2016

    Photo: Crowd smashes windows of unoccupied Milwaukee police car #Milwaukee #Wisconsin pic.twitter.com/6t1TeXOOge

    — Cloud News (@cloudnews7) August 14, 2016

https://www.rt.com/usa/355828-milwaukee-police-shooting-riots/

Several vehicles, including a police car, were set on fire, and a crowd of rioters then proceeded to break into and loot a gas station. It was then seemingly set alight too. An eyewitness nicknamed EX414 livestreamed the escalating violence on his Ustream channel.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-shooting-in-milwaukee-sparks-violent-protest/

MILWAUKEE - A crowd gathered and at times grew violent Saturday night in a Milwaukee neighborhood where a police officer shot and killed a man after a traffic stop and foot chase earlier in the day.

[X] PD & MILWAUKEE SHERIFF NEED HELP FROM WAUKESHA COUNTY

[X] BP GAS STATION BURNED

[X] OREILLEY AUTO PARTS STORE BURNED

[X] JET BEAUTY SUPPLY BURNED

[X] BMO HARRIS BANK BURNED

[X] MULTIPLE VEHICLES BURNED

[X] LOCAL TV NEWS CREWS ASSAULTED

[X] OFFICER IN PATROL CAR HIT IN HEAD BY BRICK

[X] SHOTS FIRED EVERYWHERE SLOWING FIRE RESPONSE

[X] OFFICER INJURED IN SHOOTING

[X] GROCERY STORES LOOTED

[X] MULTIPLE BUS STOPS OVERTURNED

[X] LIQUOR STORES LOOTED

TWITTER

https://twitter.com/MilwaukeePolice

https://twitter.com/SheriffClarke

https://twitter.com/MCSOSheriff

SCANNER

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/9840

LIVESTREAMS/MEDIA

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ex414?utm_source=crowd-live-backend&utm_medium=visit-channel&utm_campaign=notifications

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXbuP19AWDM

http://fox6now.com/2016/07/20/protesters-urge-boycott-of-bp-gas-station-near-sherman-park-after-shots-fired-incident/

http://fox6now.com/on-air/live-streaming/

http://www.wisn.com/news/1-dead-in-officerinvolved-shooting/41190354

VIDEOS

Protests/Riots in Milwaukee Wisconsin, August 8/13/2016, Sherman Park, DELETED VIDEO REUPLOAD

It's like a game of Pikmin that's gone horribly wrong.