That is a good point. Garbage in, garbage out, and all that... 

Prosecutors pull this shit all. the. time. They’ll fight tooth and nail to prevent the release of any new evidence that might prove a defendant’s innocence, regardless of the circumstances surrounding a case. Why? Because they don’t want to lose a conviction and damage their own careers. What makes less sense is that…

I might be seeing tree cops here, but I swear he’s one of Tomato’s accounts. That guy’s favorite thing is to post outrageous, utterly inane ultra-lefty shit and laugh as the unwitting stars and approving comments roll in.

Yes, that would be: “splinternews.com”.

Wallace has been doing the “tough, reasonable conservative” schtick for years. They only keep him around because he provides cover and “proof” for their fair and balanced bullshit.

Yeah, I know, the ideal situation is to not get a refund at all. Like most people, though, I didn’t feel financially secure enough to save significant amounts of money until late last year. My income did go up significantly with the new job, although not enough that any of it was in a higher tax bracket. Now I…

I was expecting something like $2000 for my refund this year... instead, it was just over $200. That’s probably because my previous employer fucked me over on the withholding. Their HR head said last January that their tax people had advised us to take additional exemptions because the tax cut would “cancel them out”,…

A calorie is a calorie. You can eat nothing but Twinkies and lose weight if you don’t eat that many.

Yeah, except exercise isn’t the solution to that problem. You can hit the gym for three hours every single day, but if you’re still eating the standard American diet, you’re not going to lose any weight. Exercise is good for you for a variety of reasons, but the obesity crisis is a direct result of the massive amounts…

A bunch of your replies leapt to the conclusion that you’re advocating for intervention or an outright war, but my reading of your comment is that you’re explicitly arguing against that approach. Setting that aside, though, I find myself similarly torn.

He cooperated and dimed out all his co-defendants in the RICO case, so unfortunately he’s probably not even facing the 32 years.

Well, this account was followed after my first post on it, about two months post-purge. And I’ve seen plenty of troll posts showing up in the “Community” section without any stars, meaning the accounts are followed. Our old friend TomatoFace seems particularly adept at getting his new burners approved, lending some…

Sorry if I’m preaching to the choir, lol. But yeah, their explanation held no water whatsoever. It’s crystal clear to most of us exactly what the purpose of that purge was.

The purge wasn’t about clearing out trolls, though. Those are good for “engagement” and clicks, and all of them immediately made new burners that were followed overnight. No, the purge was about suppressing longtime good-faith commenters who’ve criticized Splinter articles, writers and editorial staff when they’ve…

And yet, he’s made his opposition to Trump clear on a number of occasions. In this election, that is the only thing that matters to huge swathes of voters, including significant numbers of Democrats. Most Americans these days have almost no understanding of politics outside of “My team? Good! Their team? Bad!!!!”

Well, that’s good to hear. But given that you post something on nearly every article and I have literally never seen a reply disagreeing with you... well, you’ll forgive me for thinking that you’re either the most popular GMG commenter of all time, or you’ve dismissed a lot of critical replies. I don’t say this to…

Get ready to be dismissed, since that’s pretty much what dudebra does to anyone who disagrees with him in any way, no matter how small. He might even write a spicy reply to himself afterwards where he calls you a Nazi and doesn’t quote or screenshot your post so anyone can see what you actually said!

I’ve been a federal IT contractor. They don’t always hire contractors because they’re (allegedly) cheaper. Sometimes, they hire them because they can’t pick up enough talent in a particular field through the normal hiring process. My position, for instance, was a short-term project gig working on implementing a new…

SAME. My current employer got me my W2 on January 2nd. My previous employer is still dragging their feet. I sent them an email, like “Hey, just wondering when you’re sending out those W2s, and also, here’s my new address.” Their one-line reply: “We’ll send it to the new address.” For fuck’s sake, this kind of shit is…

No, but that is their primary function. Almost everything else they do is already duplicated at other agencies. HSI, in particular, works closely with ICE on a number of issues and already handles many of the same crimes, independent of that cooperation. They even do immigration enforcement operations, usually on…