The News Thread

[Satanstoenail]

Btw the dipshit struggling to do it properly on the far right is Australia's retard prime minister.

Trumble. Martin Trumble.

 

[CiG]

The esteemed President of Australia.

 

[CiG]

South Korea moves to expand remit of planned talks with North.

North Korea has been accused of using the families in the North as a bargaining chip to wring concessions out of the South and, given the dwindling number of relatives still alive and their desperation to see their loved-ones, may use a similar tactic again.

 

[CiG]

What extreme bias? What Trump Derangement Syndrome?

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/367968-trump-named-top-global-press-oppressor

The Committee to Protect Journalists named President Trump as the winner of its “Overall Achievement in Undermining Global Press Freedom” award in its “Press Oppressors” awards Monday.

 

[Dak]

No one has helped the media more than Trump.

 

[CiG]

He blocked a journalist on Twitter, threatened to implement libel laws that actually already exist and called CNN "fake news."

He's Putin on 'roids mang.

 

[Dak]

Supposedly Trump took a MoCA and passed:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/what-s-mental-test-trump-took-n838176

I'm familiar with these as they are routine within integrated and/or primary care as well as neurological care settings. I wonder if that will at least shut down the "losing it" claims, if not the narcissism/racist complaints. Also interesting that I would point to this as an example of Trump caving to media pressure. No other president has taken one of these, or a MMSE, etc.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

"B-but the fact that we're even suspecting it proves that there's something wrong with him!"

 

[CiG]

I wonder if that will at least shut down the "losing it" claims, if not the narcissism/racist complaints.

Pff no.

 

[J.]

He blocked a journalist on Twitter, threatened to implement libel laws that actually already exist and called CNN "fake news."

He's Putin on 'roids mang.

When a news network openly takes sides and tries to get one party on "gotcha" soundbites, while letting the the other party slide for the same thing, they cease to be a journalistic entity and become mouthpieces for their chosen side.

CNN is clearly guilty of this, as is Fox News. Both are Fake News.

As for his Twitter account, it's a personal account. He can do as he pleases. If he were to block users on the official POTUS Twitter account, it might be different.

 

[CiG]

When a news network openly takes sides and tries to get one party on "gotcha" soundbites, while letting the the other party slide for the same thing, they cease to be a journalistic entity and become mouthpieces for their chosen side.

CNN is clearly guilty of this, as is Fox News. Both are Fake News.

As for his Twitter account, it's a personal account. He can do as he pleases. If he were to block users on the official POTUS Twitter account, it might be different.

Is this a rebuttal to my comment or are you just extemporizing on my (I thought obvious) sarcasm?

 

[J.]

not debating at all. i saw your post and wasnt going to read all the shit before it.

 

[CiG]

Just making sure, because no way in hell was that comment of mine to be taken seriously, I was lampooning his critics.

 

[Dak]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/17/apple-announces-350-billion-investment-20k-jobs-over-5-years.html

Apple will invest $350 billion in the US economy over the next 5 years 4:04 PM ET Wed, 17 Jan 2018 | 00:46

Apple on Wednesday made a slew of announcements about its investment in and contribution to the U.S. economy in part because of the new tax law.

The headline from Apple is that it will make a $350 billion "contribution" to the U.S. economy over the next five years, although it's unclear exactly how the company came to that number.

The company also promised to create 20,000 new jobs and open a new campus.

It said it expects to pay about $38 billion in taxes for the horde of cash it plans to bring back to the United States. This implies it will repatriate virtually all of its $250 billion in overseas cash.

Apple also said it will spend over $30 billion in capital expenditures over the next five years. About $10 billion in capital expenditures will be investments in U.S. data centers, the company said.

Apple added that it will spend $5 billion as part of an innovation fund, up from the $1 billion CEO Tim Cook announced last year on CNBC's "Mad Money."

The job creation will include direct employment and also suppliers and its app business, which it had already planned to grow substantially (app developers earned $26.5 billion in 2017.) The new campus will focus on customer support.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Can't stop all that winning.

 

[Dak]

I hate Apple for reasons unrelated to their profits specifically, but this is yuge news.

 

[CiG]

Monkeys cloned in world first, scientists reveal.

“This will generate real models not just for genetically based brain diseases, but also cancer, immune or metabolic disorders, and allow us to test the efficacy of the drugs for these conditions before clinical use.”

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Can always count on China to further the progress of man.

 

[Einherjar86]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/17/apple-announces-350-billion-investment-20k-jobs-over-5-years.html

I’ve read that this is on par with their fiscal pace prior to the 2016 election. I’m pretty sure the political associations are pure flattery.

 

[Dak]

I’ve read that this is on par with their fiscal pace prior to the 2016 election. I’m pretty sure the political associations are pure flattery.

I found a Slate article saying this. It's probably correct that Apple didn't dramatically change it's plans over night. However, that doesn't mean it was dead set on the plans announced. They also had a year to plan for an expected tax overhaul.

The only distinct issue with it though was acting like, with very odd and incorrect wording, Apple was forced to repatriate and pay the taxes. As far as I understand the change, it's a one time discount to repatriate now.