The Trump Presidency 2.0
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Kraut783
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60 Minutes publishes transcripts, video requested by FCC
60 Minutes publishes transcripts, video requested by FCC
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This issue shouldn't be divisive at all. The fact that we got here shows how wild the Democrats got.
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Yeah. That was a long way to the left of “democrats” even my liberal bubble thought that was a bridge too far. It is a fringe issue but I’m glad they are doing it.
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Interesting. Thank you for the clarification.
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Politico got $8m in total from the USG. They got a grand total of $44k from USAID. You can see all the outlays here: USAspending.gov
Why were they getting any money from the USG at all?
Sounds like they got tips from Trudeau and how he paid off Canadian media.
The acquisition code for about 50% of the funding is for “Newspaper and Periodicals”. I’m guessing it’s probably for subscriptions or some kind of paid news service. The DoD used to do the same thing with STRATFOR, back when that existed.
$4 million for subscriptions? To a site where I can read articles for free? Doesn't that seem like... a lot?
AFAIK,STRAFOR wasn't politically biased.
I’m seeing that Politico has a boutique feed called “PoliticoPro”, which apparently is $10k per year. Compare Pro Plus & Analysis Subscription Plans | POLITICO Pro
I guess it’s good if you don’t want to do your own analysis. But yeah, you could easily rack up $4M per year in costs if you spread enough of those around the government.
IIRC STRATFOR was around $2k per year. That’s why I made the comparison
Who Is Chelsea Clinton? USAID Allegedly Paid Millions To Ex-President Clinton's Daughter
Just bad luck, probably.
Just bad luck, probably.
That kid won't be so smug once the last of his USAID porridge runs out.
The CIA/DIA do not have journalists on the payroll.
Senator Kerry:
"I may risk being politically incorrect in saying so, but I simply don't see why any profession should be completely and permanently excluded from the possibility of working with CIA or DIA. The determining factors should be the situation, and then the willingness of the individual. If lives are at risk or a vital national interest is at risk, I don't see why any American patriot should be forbidden to cooperate with an American intelligence agency. As I understand Director Deutch's policy I support it."
Senator Glenn:
"To have a policy that says CIA will under no circumstances even think of talking to religious groups overseas or journalists, I think that would be a wrong policy, too. Because we're into a tough time for human intelligence, as I'm sure Director Deutch will comment upon in a few minutes. So I agree with the statement Senator Kerrey just made."
Senator Kerry:
"I may risk being politically incorrect in saying so, but I simply don't see why any profession should be completely and permanently excluded from the possibility of working with CIA or DIA. The determining factors should be the situation, and then the willingness of the individual. If lives are at risk or a vital national interest is at risk, I don't see why any American patriot should be forbidden to cooperate with an American intelligence agency. As I understand Director Deutch's policy I support it."
Senator Glenn:
"To have a policy that says CIA will under no circumstances even think of talking to religious groups overseas or journalists, I think that would be a wrong policy, too. Because we're into a tough time for human intelligence, as I'm sure Director Deutch will comment upon in a few minutes. So I agree with the statement Senator Kerrey just made."
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