NSA Security Breach, Jeff Sessions Returning to Senate, 'Space Kingdom' Launches: A.M. Links

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  Asgardia

  A major security breach at the National Security Agency has led to hacking attacks using the agency's cyberweapons on businesses and individuals around the world.

• President Trump will have his first sit-down meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions returns to the Senate this week to answer more questions about Russia and the Trump campaign.
• At least 387 people have died after an earthquake hit near the Iraqi border with Iran.
• Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in Warsaw on Poland's Independence Day.
• The "space kingdom" Asgardia was launched aboard an Antares rocket.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

The "space kingdom" Asgardia was launched aboard an Antares rocket.

Was the Hulk included to make it interesting?

[Rufus The Monocled]

Hello.

"President Trump will have his first sit-down meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte."

Will he sit on Trump's lap?

[Tom Bombadil]

Asgardia is a sphincter strengthening exercise I invented while I was "doing time".

[Red Tony]

Time isn't the only thing that was being done.

[Bacon-Magic glib reasonoid]

All you accomplished is how to be a power bottom. May you enjoy all those packs of Marlboros.

[Fist of Etiquette]

President Trump will have his first sit-down meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.

The photo op should show America that, relatively speaking, it actually could be worse.

[Jerryskids]

A sit-down meeting? Somebody's obviously never been in a dick-measuring contest.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Our president TOWERS over the tiny peoples of Southeast Asia. This is a courtesy so as to not embarrass the Tertz.

[Citizen X - #6]

He's extremely tall. Extremely tall. Believe me. He has very good height.

[Bubba Jones]

"American penis so big Filipino penis soooo small"

[CE]

As long as Trump doesn't take notes and copy them on the Drug War.

[Citizen X - #6]

A major security breach at the National Security Agency has led to hacking attacks using the agency's cyberweapons on businesses and individuals around the world.

But it's important for the NSA to be given the keys to every encryption scheme, right?

[some guy]

It's for your own good, X.

[Bee Tagger]

President Trump will have his first sit-down meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.

Even Trump won't stand for this type of normalizing of Duterte.

[Bee Tagger]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions returns to the Senate this week to answer more questions about Russia and the Trump campaign.

Is it only when talking of race issues that one is legally required to include Beauregard?

[Citizen X - #6]

The "space kingdom" Asgardia was launched aboard an Antares rocket.

The article, paraphrased: not really, though.

[Bee Tagger]

Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in Warsaw on Poland's Independence Day.

The plan was to meet in the corner of Warsaw circle?

[Colossal Douchebag]

ICWYDT

[Azathoth!!]

Which corner?

It's Poland, of course the circle has corners.

[some guy]

Every minute Jeff Sessions spends chatting with Congress is one less minute he spends working to undermine individual liberty.

[Citizen X - #6]

You don't think homeboy can multitask?

[some guy]

I think Congress frowns upon anyone not giving their full attention when demanded.

[Citizen X - #6]

Yeah, but it's not hard to get some shit done on a smartphone while various congressthings are grandstanding.

[Tom Bombadil]

Smeagol don't surf!

[Eidde]

"LOL Congress is stupid, by the way, give me a progress report on the investigation of Dave's Head Shop, when is the bust going down?"

[Conchfritters]

I got Asgardia one time after canoeing in the Boundary Waters for a week and drinking the water straight from the lake. It felt going to White Castle and eating two sacks of 10 in one sitting.

[Scotticus Finch]

I finally had conch fritters for the first time this year, on Grand Turks. I give them a wildly-enthusiastic meh.

[Conchfritters]

If you can't elevate a food by breading and frying it, you aren't doing it right.

[Palin's Buttplug]

Behind the Rand Paul property dispute (Ribgate)- the HOA says he grows pumpkins and maintains a compost heap in his yard.

http://www.recordonline.com/op.....al-dispute

[Conchfritters]

"He wanted to actually own the property rights and build any kind of house he wanted"

Kick his ass!!

[Palin's Buttplug]

He should not have agreed to his HOA contract then.

[Eidde]

Have the various claims been adjudicated and resolved against him?

And I suppose this neighbor was deputized to enforce the rulings?

[Eidde]

You can't have seriOus bodily HArm without HOA.

[Bubba Jones]

Surprisingly, HOA rules can be somewhat vague, and their enforcement arbitrary and capricious.

Given the powers of many HOAs to levy fines and liens, I suspect that the perpetrator was not winning his claim.

[Tom Bombadil]

You can tell PB is the only true libertarian here by the type of story that entices him out of the swamp. Anybody ever seen it make a critical remark about Hillary? 99% anti-Team Red posts. Just a coincidence.

[Fist of Etiquette]

In his defense, Hillary is self-tackling.

[Sevo]

Palin's Buttplug|11.13.17 @ 9:25AM|#
"He should not have agreed to his HOA contract then."

Hey, turd! Did you see anything about the HOA rules syaing he can't grow pumpkins? Or are you just a slimebag blaming a victim since YOU LOST, loser.

[damikesc]

He should not have agreed to his HOA contract then.

See?

He DESERVED the six broken ribs.

[Eidde]

Pumpkins? You mean he's a witch?

[Anomalous]

Does he float?

[Necron 99]

Build a bridge out of him!

[Citizen Nothing]

He turned PB into a newt.

[Rhywun]

Unfortunately, he got better.

[Citizen X - #6]

Did he, though?

[Rhywun]

In the sense that he is no longer a newt. I can't vouch for anything beyond that.

[Eek Barba Durkle]

Rather have the newt.

[BYODB]

I can only assume that Rand's neighbor was watching 'Stranger Things 2' and those scene's involving the Pumpkins drove him over the edge into violence.

[Domestic Dissident]

Even if all that shit is true, it doesn't give that lunatic any more right to trespass on his property and violently assault him than someone has the right to show up at 1435 Euclid Street Apartment 2 in Northwest Washington D.C. and violently assault you just because you're such lowlife scum, Davey boy.

I just hope Paul finally arms himself so that the next psychopath who tries that gets his head blown off.

[Palin's Buttplug]

Your obsession with Weigel indicates some form mental illness.

[Domestic Dissident]

Yep, when you bought the place with your advance from that awful piece of shit rock and roll book, that became public record. Very easy to find too without paying even one cent, I might add.

Choke on it, "ratfucker" bitch.

[Griffin3]

I don't think you can seriously protect yourself with a handgun, from someone sneaking up behind you and tackling you off a riding lawnmower.

That's what sniper overwatch is for.

[Tom Bombadil]

I'm not sure how Zimmerman ended up on his back getting his head pounded into the ground, but he did still manage to "protect" himself.

[Tom Bombadil]

More to the point, the protection provided by the handgun might be more in the form of a deterrent.

[Memory Hole]

The last prominent psychopath to body slam someone was elected to Congress by Republicans in case you've forgotten.

[Citizen X - #6]

This seems relevant.

[damikesc]

The last prominent psychopath to body slam someone was elected to Congress by Republicans in case you've forgotten.

The last prominent psychopath to shoot up political opponents was a mainstream Democrat. I'm fairly sure you've forgotten.

[CE]

And the process and penalty for growing pumpkins without HOA approval is for any neighbor to viciously assault you and break your ribs? I thought you at least had to file a complaint with the HOA first.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in Warsaw on Poland's Independence Day.

You know who else marched on Warsaw?

[Palin's Buttplug]

Other nationalists?

[Citizen X - #6]

Batu Khan?

[Leo Kovalensky]

Some sauer kraut?

(ignore my ignorance below)

[Crusty Juggler]

I will not, loser.

[Rat on a train]

Sweden?

[Eidde]

Anyone with an army in the area?

[Red Tony]

Those Soviet bastards?

[CE]

Nazi Germany?

[John]

Pat Toomey "no good reason to subsidize high tax states"

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-.....tax-states

Okay, now let's hear why there is a "good reason" to subsidize, RVs, vacation homes, home ownership, having children and about a billion other things that tax code "subsidizes". If Toomey wants to have a true flat tax, I am all for it. But, he doesn't seem too interested in doing that.

[Rhywun]

They seem to be talking about property taxes, which is another subsidy for home ownership. Get rid of it.

[Bubba Jones]

That and the tax proposals also cap the mortgage deduction.

From what I can tell, this tax proposal makes huge policy strides.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions returns to the Senate this week to answer more questions about Russia and the Trump campaign.

Are you now or have you ever been on the weed?

[John]

I have still yet to hear exactly what was supposed to have happened.

[Palin's Buttplug]

Sessions lied to Congress about his meetings with Russians. He said he never met with them.

But you know, Trump is like Gawd to his throng of nuts like yourself.

[John]

Next thing you are going to tell me is that Sessions had a foundation set up to launder bribes from Russia in return for a Uranium deal.

[Tom Bombadil]

"Trump is like Gawd to his throng of nuts like yourself."

Trump gets a shit-ton of abuse around here. When's the last time you criticized Hillary, who is as vile and corrupt as a politician comes?

[John]

And nothing says "he is a God" like asking just what the hell these people are alleging happened.

[Bubba Jones]

He lied about having sex with his intern.

[Sevo]

"When's the last time you criticized Hillary, who is as vile and corrupt as a politician comes?"

He's still trying to get over the love of his life LOSING!

[Eidde]

Putin is the Wicked Witch of the West and Trump is just the head of the flying monkeys.

Fortunately, Putin only has one command left on his magic hat, after which Trump will be free.

[John]

American arrested trying to sneak into North Korea.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/11.....site-share

If ever there was a case where the insanity defense would be legitimate, this is it.

[Eidde]

It seems like the crime itself is coextensive with the defense.

[some guy]

It remains unclear if the individual is an activist or a defector.

They left out your (more likely) alternative.

[notJoe]

tl;dr but tell me, was it commie kid? Or Tony?

[Red Tony]

Wasn't me.

[Leo Kovalensky]

Some sauer kraut?

[Eidde]

Haven't had breakfast yet, you poor guy? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, if you don't eat it you'll be unproductive and have to spend time posting on the...wait, never mind...

[Fist of Etiquette]

LEARN TO THREAD

[Leo Kovalensky]

Delete or edit would all be reasonable approaches to dealing with this situation. DAMN YOU REASON!

[Fist of Etiquette]

No. Live with your shame.

[Rich]

A major security breach at the National Security Agency has led to hacking attacks using the agency's cyberweapons on businesses and individuals around the world.

OK, that's enough. BAN COMPUTERS!

[Rich]

Roger Goodell contract; last commish proposal included $49.5M salary, private jet

WTF does *anyone*, much less Goodell, do that warrants that kind of scratch?

[Fist of Etiquette]

If they'll give it to him, he's earned it.

[Rich]

*** kneels before Fist ***

[Rhywun]

Anyone who presides over an empire that can get cities to willingly bankrupt themselves in fealty to it deserves... something.

[Mickey Rat]

I like how they thought it was important to clarify that it was only $49.5 million, rather than the $50 million initially reported.

[Red Tony]

You could buy a great quarterback with that money!

Hell, you could probably buy TWO!

[Bubba Jones]

The private jet is the best part. I love how large dollar contracts contain all kinds of riders and shit that are just a power trip.

[CE]

When your commissioner makes a joke of your league, don't you usually replace him?

[John]

The importance of the NSA being hacked is that it just shows any backdoors to encryption technology left for the government will inevitably not only be misused by the government but also end up in the hands of criminals. If the NSA can't keep its super-secret hacking codes from being leaked, no government can ever be trusted to safeguard any special back door to encryption technology. So the people who advocate for such things are just advocated for there to be no effective encryption technology at all.

[some guy]

I wonder if Paul Krugman thinks such leaks benefit the global economy, like an alien invasion, or a hurricane.

[Rich]

Well, this "levels the playing field".

[CE]

So send your data to Asgardia. Eventually we can all upload ourselves there.

[Jerryskids]

A major security breach at the National Security Agency has led to hacking attacks using the agency's cyberweapons on businesses and individuals around the world.

I'm assuming this is the Russians, using the tools they acquired from Snowden?

[John]

It has been a long time since the Snowden leaks. And these tools become outdated at some point. I think the NSA has more leaks than Snowden. The whole place seems to be riddled with incompetence and moles.

[Citizen X - #6]

The NSA is riddled with more incompetence and moles than Crusty!

[Red Tony]

To be fair, Crusty can only fit seven moles at one time. I'm sure the NSA has at least eight.

[Crusty Juggler]

They are beauty marks, you bastards!

[Red Tony]

I'm pretty sure beauty marks don't sniff people. Or sneeze. Or crawl around.

[loveconstitution1789]

Beauty marks don't multiply or get passed on to your hand.

[Memory Hole]

Not exactly according to the article. Apparently, Snowden only divulged the code names for the hacking tools. The Russians somehow acquired the actual blueprints for the cyber weapons from someone else in the NSA or by hacking deep into the NSA computers.

[Leo Kovalensky]

From the Fox News link:

Duterte's war on drugs has alarmed human rights advocates around the world who say it has allowed police officers and vigilantes to ignore due process and to take justice into their own hands. Government officials estimate that well over 3,000 people, mostly drug users and dealers, have died in the ongoing crackdown. Human rights groups believe the victim total is far higher, perhaps closer to 9,000.

Pot... kettle... you know.

[Rhywun]

Seriously. That is only shades of meaning different from our Drug War.

[Rich]

Compounding the pain for the N.S.A. is the attackers' regular online public taunts, written in ersatz broken English. Their posts are a peculiar mash-up of immaturity and sophistication, laced with profane jokes but also savvy cultural and political references.

"Why does dog lick own balls? Please to not be touching keyboard for long time!"

[Crusty Juggler]

Reminds me of these guys.

[Tom Bombadil]

When is a jar, not a jar? .... When it's adoor. ha ha ha.

[Sevo]

"Trump's Asia tour dogged by questions of Russian meddling"
[...]
"U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016 election to help the Republican Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton."
http://www.sfgate.com/world/ar.....351557.php

Pretty sure this is the poster-article for "fake news".

[Memory Hole]

President Duterte calls media "the spies" and says they're "not exempted from assassination" and "you won't be killed if you don't do anything wrong".

If I was your President, I would invite Duterte to the Whitehouse and then send him to GITMO with the other terrorists.

[Sevo]

Fortunately, you're some lefty loser on a web site, so your fantasies can be safely ignored.
Fuck off, Hole.

[Sevo]

"Repeal gas tax or end revenue for road repairs? It's the same ballot measure"
[...]
"...What's less clear is whether the official title on the state ballot pamphlet, an important source of voter information, will start by saying it "repeals taxes" or "eliminates ... revenues" for transportation and road repair.
Both descriptions are accurate...."
http://www.sfchronicle.com/new.....ate-result

No, only one is. The tax money will go to build bike lanes, choo-choos and further wet dreams of some bureaucrat.

[Bubba Jones]

If Asgardia isn't a real nation, then it's not a violation of any treaty for the NSA to download everything.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

But if you really dig down into Asgardia's terms and conditions, you'll find that those privileges are still subject to earthly copyright laws -- they're set up under the laws of Austria

There's always a catch to the libertarian moment...