Attorney General Jeff Sessions Testifies, North Korea Releases American Detainee, and New Hampshire Deregulates Hair Braiding: P.M. Links
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Gage Skidmore/Flickr Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended himself before the Senate Intelligence Committee today, calling accusations of collusion between himself and the Russians a "detestable lie."
- The state of New Hampshire has become the latest to repeal licensing requirements for hair braiders. Indiana and South Dakota are the only other states that have deregulated the hair braiding businesses.
- Otto Warmbrier, the American college student detained by the North Korean government last year is being released according to the U.S. State Department. The Washington Post reports that he is being medically evacuated while in a coma.
- Sen. John McCain (R - Ariz.) frets that Republicans will loose their majority in the House of Represenatives thanks to their few legislative achievements so far.
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Otto Warmbrier, the American college student detained by the North Korean government last year is being released according to the U.S. State Department.
Trading North Korea for Ohio? Talk about your lateral moves.
...calling accusations of collusion between himself and the Russians a "detestable lie."
"I do declare!"
He didn't just say it, he declared it.
I believe I'm getting a case of the vapors!
Can we all agree that any "college student" in North Korea is either a CIA employee or too stupid to live?
Seems like most of them turn out to be missionaries of some sort - take that how you wish.
So column B.
Dennis Rodman just went to N. Korea.
If 70 years from now we find out he was a CIA agent, I will be floored.
He was from Cincinnati. We all make jokes about Florida Man, Florida Man makes jokes about Ohio Man.
Reason should stop using sites of refernce that block you out for not being subscribed or having adblock, etc
Come on... who doesn't subscribe to the Washington Post?!
#DDID
The Washington... who?
The Washington Denzel
I still haven't heard what the mechanism of collusion supposedly is.
They hacked the vote! THEY HACKED IT!!!!!11!!!
Nine one one!!!!
I totally fucked that up.
We got the 411.
I wasn't aware they were going after Comrade Sessions too.
They HAVE to find the evidence to support that narrative somehow.
You know if Mueller doesn't come up with some dirt, they'll be hauling him up in front of Congress, too.
They should focus mostly on that fake narrative they used to fire Comey to determine what Sessions knew about Trump's desire to shut down that Russian thing.
Comey is a fucking hack, who the Democrats were demanding be fired. Then Trump fires him, for being a fucking hack, and "oh my God it proves the Russians hacked the voting machines". Fucking moron
Do you remember when you saw Trump publicly ask the Russians to hack his opponents? Just imagine something like that, except done privately and discreetly.
Shows what Trump knows, the Russians had long ago hacked the super-safe closet server Hillary was using.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended himself before the Senate Intelligence Committee today, calling accusations of collusion between himself and the Russians a "detestable lie."
"No Russian would ever stoop so low as to conspire with the likes of me."
The collusion angle on Sessions was never really going anywhere. But you just have to wonder why Sessions was meeting with the Ambassador when no one else on his Senate committee had met with the Ambassador. And when you heard Sessions saying how he regretted that Russia and USA weren't getting alone since the end of the cold war you get the sense that Sessions is a Putin apologist.
Sure it's regrettable that we don't get alone but there is a clear history and rational that explains why we find ourselves the target of Russian aggression.
You really are an idiot. Please provide one, just one, piece of evidence that the Russians had Jack shit to do with Trump's election. I'll wait.
LOOSE?!?!? LOOSE!?!?!?! That is my most hated typo...
Sen. John McCain (R - Ariz.) frets that Republicans will loose their majority in the House of Represenatives thanks to their few legislative achievements so far.
"Let loose the critters of congress!"
I prefer my mavericks to not support taxpayer bailouts of failed industries.
Remember when they loosed Lucy?
DON'T TALK ABOUT LUCY.
ALSO, WE ARE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT JUDY.
Righty-tighty.
Lefty-lucy.
we sang 'thank you! for a real good time'.
The state of New Hampshire has become the latest to repeal licensing requirements for hair braiders.
So New Hampshire put its citizens in double danger: Death by uncertified braiding and loss of emergency services funding due to lost licensing revenue.
Death by uncertified braiding
Now, *that* is cruel and unusual punishment!
Braid Free or Die
Sen. John McCain (R - Ariz.) frets that Republicans will loose their majority in the House of Represenatives thanks to their few legislative achievements so far.
WRONG. Passing stuff means you have a record to be bashed for. You have to lie low and wait it out, like my senator, Bob Casey. He hasn't been out from under his rock in I don't know how long.
"You have to lie low and wait it out, like my senator, Bob Casey. He hasn't been out from under his rock in I don't know how long."
Would that they all would do so...
Sessions defended himself before the Senate Intelligence Committee today,
refusing to answer questions because the President has the power to invoke executive privilege.
And think about that reality compared to the bullshit Sessions said about wanting to testify publicly.
Hey, that's the same pic as was used for AM Links.
No, he just always looks like that.
"It's true. This man has no lips."
He just has mouth-edges.
Behind that, row upon row of needlelike teeth.
His anus is the same way.
Sessions is always saying, "they hate us because anus".
Fun fact: Jeff Sessions first gained prominence after Jeremy Wade fished him out of the Mississippi River.
But that picture was taken two hours ago...
Gasp!
Got the timing down, up next is the alt-text.
Venturing into the comments would also be acceptable. And highly anticipated!
Nah, he is too scared for that.
As he should be. I'm embarrassed for the writers that do decide to engage.
This is why no one likes you, MJGreen. You know what, I found a label for you: unpleasant. Yeah, I said it.
I'm just happy to learn the reason.
Eh, I don't think it's that bad, they pretty much just tell us if something made them laugh or come in to spank somebody. I'm rooting for the spanking first, because it's more entertaining.
3 of 4 bulletpoints link to sites I refuse to visit either for their stupidity or their adblockblocking. Well done!
Oh come on. The links are just an excuse to shoot the shit down here in the comments.
That picture of Sessions should remind you that back in the day, elves - like most all magical creatures - were considered malevolent satanic forces bent on tormenting human beings, not the benevolent fairys and sprites sprinkling love and butterflies and good fortune Disney would have you believe. Trust me, them Keebler elves weren't out in the deep dark woods baking cookies, they were waylaying unsuspecting travelers and offering them up as human sacrifices at their black masses.
I bet he is in white face and is all dark elf underneath.
Sessions' policies start to make sense when you realize he's trying to appease Lolth the Spider Queen
Lest he be turned into a drider.
I hope y'all caught Sessions swearing to drug war harder in that testimony.
Definitely no Drizzt Do'Urden though.
Indiana and South Dakota are the only other states that have deregulated the hair braiding businesses.
So, what is it about red states and flyover country that seems willing to lift the heavy yoke of the state from the hair braiders?
Nobody gets hair braided.
-1 Snoop Dogg
Hell, I had no idea so many states had hair braiding regulations.
Sen. John McCain (R - Ariz.) frets that Republicans will loose their majority in the House of Representatives thanks to their few legislative achievements so far.
Oddly, McCain not fretting about losing his Senate seat for being senile or worse.
He forgot all about the incident.
Wyden really grilled Sessions. Libertarian moment!
What, he couldn't wait till the Fourth?
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