Student Loan Forgiveness Explained
Whether you qualify, paid off your loan, or never went to college, this politician has an explanation for you.
HD DownloadA politician explains President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan to three audiences: folks whose loans will be forgiven, those who paid back their loans or never went into debt, and people who never went to college.
Written, performed, and edited by Austin Bragg.
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The FBI agent in who initiated the case that led to the raid on Mar-A-Lago was apparently escorted out of FBI headquarters...
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/fbi-special-agent-who-opened-trump-investigation-reportedly-escorted
"We've investigated our processes and found no problem, only that this one single individual did something that was against our policy. We've now fixed all of our institution's problems, we can move on now."
Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley confirmed to Just the News prior to the raid that Thibault had been removed from his post and reassigned to an unspecified position.
"Also, the man at fault wasn't fired, but he was reassigned to another branch, don't ask where or what his new responsibilities entail."
"And due to national security concerns he will not be able to answer any subpoena by Congress or the DOJ in the future."
Was he the one who was sniffing Melanie’s underwear?
The public release of the affidavit that accompanied the search warrant revealed the warrant application relied heavily on information from news articles, including a CBS Miami piece titled "Moving Trucks Spotted At Mar-a-Lago" and a Breitbart News article in which former Trump adviser Kash Patel discussed the classified status of documents the bureau previously removed from the estate on behalf of the National Archives.
Good thing they redacted the rest in order to strike a more even-handed case of informing the public and spoiling the investigation.
Holy Jesus does it seem awful plausible that the FBI just raided the home of a former President because of Tweets.
That's why they had to find a TDS judge to authorize the warrant.
Not just tweets, mean tweets.
The meanest! (score based on ultra left wing TDS afflicted social justice students at Evergreen State--your mileage may vary)
I DON"T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE TWEETS!
Sorry, Moonrocks, I didn't mean to yell at you.
Former Washington Field Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault was reportedly escorted out of the Bureau on Friday, amid whistleblower allegations that he showed political bias in his handling of politically sensitive investigations.
Huh. So this Thibault guy was reportedly escorted out of the building at the same time that some self-proclaimed whistleblowers alleged some mean stuff about him. Clearly the two must be connected, right?
"Thibault goes to lunch at Applebee's amid allegations that he withheld important evidence". Go look at what he had for lunch, it could be evidence of a crime!!!!
The Washington Times reported eyewitness accounts that "Mr. Thibault was seen exiting the bureau’s elevator last Friday escorted by two or three 'headquarters-looking types.'
Oh. He was seen leaving the building with 'headquarters-looking types'. That's ironclad proof right there that he was guilty of something.
The article appears to have been updated and now states that Thibault "abruptly resigned" but that he was "forced to leave his post" and cites two unnamed former FBI officials.
Oh. He was "forced to leave his post" - or he "abruptly resigned", we're not sure which - and we know this because two anonymous guys told us so. Clearly rock-solid proof right there that this Thibault fellow was guilty of something.
Just the News was unable to independently confirm the Times report.
Unable to independently confirm? Oh. Well, that's not a real problem though. We know something shady happened because the anonymous guys told us they saw him resigning or something because he was being escorted out of the building by guys in suits. And you know how unusual it is for guys in suits to be hanging out at an FBI office.
Whistleblowers alleged that Thibault concealed the partisan nature of evidence from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to secure their approval to open an investigation into former President Donald Trump. That investigation culminated in the FBI's raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month.
Oh, the anonymous guys allege that he concealed some stuff. Totally must be true. Totally.
Good job by our friends at
right-wing mediaPatriotic Investigative Journalism outlets to be applying the highest standards of journalistic integrity to bring us this important information!Absolutely pathetic. Keep reminding us how neutral you are, you fat fuck.
Don't make him sic his bears on you.
Yes, it is pathetic how little you all care about real journalistic integrity.
An article that is basically gossip and rumor is totally fine if it says mean things about the people you don't like. But if it says mean things about the people you do like, then it's time to get on your moral high horse and complain about lack of journalistic standards.
I never claimed to be neutral. And you clearly are not either.
Yeah, we know you’re not neutral. You’re a goddamned traitor leftist and loyal servant of the democrats. You also appear to have a need to advocate for the cause of pedophiles whenever relevant.
You are truly a loathsome creature Pedo Jeffy. No wonder you scrupulously avoid mention of any personal details. Although I wouldn’t be shocked if you are already on some kind of registry where you’re not allowed near children.
Cmon man. He shared with us how fat he is, how he is a globalist, and a post modernist moron.
Unnamed sources were always good enough for leftists whenever they allegedly said something unfavorable towards Trumpenhitler.
And I don't know what to think about this story. What I do know is the FBI and other members of the 'intelligence community' lie. The FBI lied about Carter Page on a warrant to be able to spy on the Trump campaign. They may well have lied to be able to get a warrant for the MaL raid. They may be lying now. They routinely move personnel from one botched railroad job to some other position.
The FBI should de disbanded, the HQ burned to the ground, and the ashes dumped unceremoniously into the Potomac.
You are right. And now unnamed sources are good enough for righties whenever they allegedly say something unfavorable towards the FBI, Biden, or anyone really on Team Blue. It just goes to show that the two tribes are basically the same. Their partisans will claim the moral high ground and demand "journalistic ethics" whenever some gossipy, anonymously-sourced article is published that is critical of their tribe, and then turn around and breathlessly pant over the latest gossipy anonymously-sourced article that is critical of the other tribe.
Hmm, maybe people reacting negatively to government corruption and overreach are not automatically "right wing".
His blind support of government is just another example of his leftist preferences.
Hitting the nail on the head.
It just goes to show that the two tribes are basically the same.
So the left sets the standard, fully supported by jeffey, which includes its most prominent members the NYT, WAPO, essentially all of it. But when even minor outlets on the right no one has ever heard of follow the NYT standard it proves everyone on the right is gossipy even though jeffey never made these accusations against the left when they created the standard.
If you're noticing how different his actions are compared to his claimed principles the resolution is simple: Ignore his claimed principles and substitute "at all times protect the left and attack the right. You'll discover this principle exactly matches his comments.
The left does as it pleases, engaging in limitless villainy, and if the right hits back, even a little, Pedo Jeffy is right there with endless condemnatory threadshitting.
Good job by our friends at right-wing media Patriotic Investigative Journalism outlets to be applying the highest standards of journalistic integrity to bring us this important information!
Who could have suspected jeffey would come out in favor of journalistic standards for right wing sources? Revealingly he had no objection when the left media reported government officials fabricating the claim the Hunter Biden laptop story was an intelligence disinformation plot. Whoever could have guessed he only supports journalistic standards when doing so helps defend the left.
He posts from the Daily Beast constantly yet here decries standards despite the article mentioning comments from Grassley. He acts as if Grassley is an unknown. Lol.
Here you go Jeffy, your new pledge!
I Pledge Allegiance to the PFLAG
Of the Trans-tyrants statists of Amerikkka,
And to the Republicans, who’ll get no bail,
Liberty and Justice is just for some.
Good, except you need to out something in there about pedophile rights. That a big thing for Jeffy.
I kind of agree with you. “Headquarters types.” Really? Does that mean they were wearing suits? Sounds like a description a tourist from Iowa would give. And isn’t Thibault himself a headquarters type? I mean, he works at headquarters.
But I have no doubt that he is a dirty fuck. And FBI is a dirty agency. He could be getting drummed out for a legitimate reason. Or he could be the victim of someone else’s dirty dealings, which would be even sweeter. There’s essentially no FBI oversight, so all kinds of crooked shit goes on over there. And nobody outside the agency really knows what’s going on inside, so rumors and gossip are about all the public has to go on.
C.Wray addressed these allegations against Thibault’s weeks ago under oath before the senate oversight committee. He called them “deeply disturbing.”
It was only a matter of time before this guy was toast.
I hope his new position comes with a steak and lobster dinner, followed by a blindfold and a smoke
an honored guest on Epstein Island?
Ti Jeff's denial other outlets are now reporting he resigned.
https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/fbi-agent-resigns-amid-hunter-biden-probe-scrutiny/
But we all know NY post pushed the false hunter laptop story.
Comments Jeff?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-agent-accused-political-bias-suppressing-hunter-biden-laptop-leaves-bureau
Jeff still in denial. Got to protect the left.
Those two articles are just repeating the same gossip that your article reported. No named sources, just repeating claims from "a source said". Repeating gossip doesn't make it true.
Your JustTheNews article:
The Washington Times reported eyewitness accounts that "Mr. Thibault was seen exiting the bureau’s elevator last Friday escorted by two or three 'headquarters-looking types.'"
Your NY Post article:
Timothy Thibault, an FBI assistant special agent in charge, was allegedly forced out after he was accused of political bias in his handling of probes involving President Biden’s son, sources told the Washington Times on Monday.
So they are both just circle-jerking to the same Washington Times gossip. The fact that three outlets are reporting it doesn't make it suddenly more true.
Your Fox News article:
FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault is no longer with the bureau, Fox News has learned. Thibault retired over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Oh look, it's another unnamed anonymous source. Quelle surprise.
Now it very well might be possible that this Thibauld guy really did resign and all of those unnamed sources are actually right. But as of right now we don't know that, and it is very fitting that you are relying on the *exact same tactics* that places like the NY Times and Washington Post would use to attack Trump - gossipy anonymous unnamed sources - that you attacked for their lack of journalistic standards. Not only are you a fucking hypocrite, you have completely revealed yourself to be lacking in even basic media literacy and will completely swallow whole anything that you read on a right-wing news site. You're a moron Jesse and you prove it every day.
You’re not fooling anyone Lefty Jeffy.
That's a lot of words just to say "FYTW".
Fitting for a government program.
I dunno the video does a pretty good job of showing how they're only saying FYTW to one subset of people. To another subset, they're trying really hard to somehow justify it. And to the other subset they're saying Fuck THEM That's Why (thanks for your votes).
Every video this guy pumps out are bangers and this was a really good one. Good mix of saying what a lot of people are thinking and quick editing really puts this student loan thing in perspective, politically.
the Brandon administration just keeps softballing them in all the time so its gotta be an easy job.
@1:32 "Never engage with any substantive argument or numbers or math of any kind."
LOL. Fucking double-entry bookkeeping libertarians. Go balance your checkbook or something.
Yup, it's a stunt to buy votes. Biden campaigned on not doing this, and then he does it. His tribe must be really in deep trouble for November.
If Republicans don't take control of Congress, it will only be because Republican candidates shoot themselves in the foot.
Did you just call yourself a Republican candidate?
God forbid.
I would never run for office as a Republican or a Democratic candidate. Both tribes can go to hell.
You’re welcome to join them there.
You first.
Nah, I’m a good person who believes in freedom and won’t let pedophile advocates, such as yourself, help sickos fuck small children and brainwash them into wanting to have their gentians amputated to fulfill some twisted leftist narrative. But you’re more than welcome to go there straightaway.
Or just prove me wrong, blow your brains out and see where you end up. Then get back to us.
Fuck you. I don't advocate for pedophilia. That is disgusting slander.
But since you are one of the people around here who advocate for murdering the people you disagree with, I would not expect you to understand.
No pussy, you do advocate for pedophiles. You’re a supporter of opening our borders to them. You said that here. You also fight against any legislation or regulation that protects small children from your oediphile friends. Not to mention our vilification of any who advocate for an pedophile agenda.
And stop lying. I’ve never supported killing anyone for a disagreement. Only for using all necessary force to stop your Marxist friends from implementing their Marxist policies. But you’re welcome to think anything you want. Just don’t act in it. Especially remember that when you’re around kids.
You should. EVER be around kids.
I would hope jeff would aim higher than his foot.
He’s really found his home amongst Marxist democrats. They always help cover for liars like him.
Well look what they did for the pervert rapist Berea; well, that didn't end so well for crispy critters, did it?
Looking at the polling, it appears Repubs have already put a few rounds through one foot and appear to be aiming at the other.
What's happening has nothing to do with Reps. While Dem voters are willing to recognize Biden sucks they would never consider actually voting Rep. So as election time nears their loyalty overtakes their dissatisfaction.
Not talking about Dem voters. Talking about moderates and independents who were massively favoring Repubs until Repubs decided to freak out with the abortion issue and nominate Trump sycophant morons as candidates.
Talking about moderates and independents who were massively favoring Repubs until Repubs decided to freak out with the abortion issue and nominate Trump sycophant morons as candidates.
You're talking about unicorns again then. In fact abortion had little impact on polls as it is mostly an issue to activists who would never entertain voting Rep. In fact almost none of of those who pretend to be moderates or independents really are. Instead they express their dissatisfaction when elections are distant, but return to their party as elections become close.
I see you just make stuff up rather than actually understanding politics.
And yet what I describe conforms to reality, whereas your fantasies conflict with the known facts. But you keep living in FantasyLand.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that, if the elections for Congress were held today, 47% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican candidate, while 42% would vote for the Democrat. Just four percent (4%) would vote for some other candidate, but another eight percent (8%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The GOP lead is unchanged from last week, when they led 46%-41%. Republicans have led the Generic Congressional Ballot all year, although their lead has narrowed since mid-July.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot_aug26
Gop tends to also increase as November approaches.
Not sure why you're hard up on the dnc narratives tonight.
I know, right?
It is a little shocking how the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio can be doing so badly in a state that Trump carried easily and in a favorable year for Team Red.
When you pick shitty candidates, don't be surprised when they lose. Repubs apparently haven't learned this lesson yet.
Bigger lesson they can't learn is just because voters don't like leftist extremism doesn't mean that they like rightest extremism.
Yes. Because dems always pick the best candidates.
You really are on one tonight.
Tell him to bully them bitches all the harder! Maybe Bwannabee Senator could tell those jokes the Giant Douche thought were funny... The key to winning is to bully half the voters to death or permanent harm. That'll show the other half how they'd best behave. Make Aramaic Grate Again! #STAYTHEGOLFCOURSE
So the Trumpanzees moved to another State?
Have you been moved into hospice?
The polling where they are up 2 in a generic ballot when the polling is generally 3 points higher for them in the general?
Not sure what point you're making here.
https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-key-to-forecasting-midterms-the-generic-ballot/
From 2004 to 2020, a 1% increase in a party’s share of the generic ballot has translated to an average 0.87% bump in the House popular vote.
The generic ballot therefore overestimates support for a party's candidates.
What matter are the laws the spoiler votes say to repeal. One electoral and about 4000 popular votes said repeal girl-bullying Comstock laws in November 1972. In January they went flying out the window. So those 4000 votes had 10,000 to 1 leverage to repeal the bad law as the steamroller crushed our cheerful candidates. Fascist candidates LOSING are what ditch bad laws.
You misspelled shot. Tell every presentable thinking woman in Amerika, like Teedy Roosevelt: you are tribal chattel, made by God to fertilize graveyards, stock camps with Hitlerjugend and battlefields with fodder! How DARED you imagine you had individual rights just because the LP vote gain in to 1976 rose at 46%? That'll get them christianofascists on the gubmint payroll, just you watch! Ya gotta be manly about these things.
You are insane. Get help.
Muted.
Well, here is some good news.
New study on partisan animosity revealed some strategies to get people to not support authoritarian or undemocratic policies.
https://phys.org/news/2022-08-democracy-mega-study.html
Basically, two strategies were at least a little bit successful: appeals to fear, and appeals to empathy. Appeal to fear, in the sense that if we lose democracy, the consequences could be very grave. And appeal to empathy, in the sense that it's much harder to hate people that you can empathize with.
Logical argument didn't seem to make the list though. Which is discouraging. But I guess not too surprising that appeals to emotion were more effective than appeals to reason.
"appeals to emotion were more effective than appeals to reason."
Schools at all levels have been very effective in pursuit of this goal. It starts at the top of the universities and works its way right down to preschool.
Explains why your side keeps claiming electing Republicans will end democracy.
So the appeal to reason is: you bitches were used to coathangers, bleeding out, death from infection before the 1972 Libertarian Party platform made you legal individuals. Chalk it up, start a new LP and get that first electoral vote to work for you again. Meanwhile, kneel for Jesus, Trump, Long Dong, Lootvig and Palito.
Extremely creepy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/us-government-sues-idaho-data-company-says-tracks-people-abortion-clin-rcna45316
Basically, this data broker firm, Kochava, sold cell phone data for marketing purposes, but they also put a 'free sample' online for people to try out. They did no vetting or anything to see if those wanting the 'free sample' had any legitimate purpose, and the data was NOT completely anonymized. So one could download this data for completely free and use it to track people wherever they went.
So the FTC is suing them, but it doesn't even seem that what they did was illegal, only unethical. They might actually win this case. Which might be correct according to the law but would be IMO karmically unjust. This 'third party' doctrine of personal data really has to be re-examined.
karmically unjust
LOL
Private company bitch.
So Kochava's loans were wiped? Like England after WW1?
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So? God's Own Pussygrabbers' electoral college Orange Guy appointed God's Aryan Handmaid to replace that Jewess and force women to reproduce like in the 1850s. Long Dong and Palito helped hold them down, so YOU WON! The important thing now is to keep reminding those snotty bitches who is boss, ESPECIALLY in early November. Grand Old Porkers made the Prohibition Party Grate Again. Winners don't whine just because the other looters have women voting for them, and hippies, and blacks, and latinos and former libertarians... Stay the Golf Course!
Sadly, this is an excellent explanation. Because it is all about getting in power and staying there for a lifetime, or more. And then getting rich off of influence and your spouses connected business ventures.
This is what America, on the highest government level, has become.
Dead beat advanced degree students making the most money getting their loans paid off by low wage earners. Yeah I see the stupid “Democrats vote for us” political signs around, but not one Democrat I know can explain how the Democrats are voting for them!
Maybe a liberal troll here can try? And get destroyed!!!