Draining The Swamp
POSTED BY: SHINYGOODGUY
UPDATED: Friday, June 13, 2025 02:56
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Yes, that's true, the Queen did invest overseas and had the Appleby Group "hide" those investments, but that's just another misdirect, although true I was not referring my comment to the Queen's holdings, but rather to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's holdings which are linked to Putin's son-in-law's ownership in a shipping company.
One which Ross failed to disclose to the Senate Committee reviewing his confirmation as Commerce Secretary. He was supposed to dissolve his holdings in foreign companies, especially since he sought confirmation to the post, and one that he must do in order to comply with federal law. Just as the president was supposed to do. That is a problem because he could influence trade, thereby influencing markets and those who would make money, etc. and so on.
(actually the word is divest, not dissolve).
SGG
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Paradise Papers are leaked documents from one of those international "wealth management" law firms that donated so heavily to Hillary. Firms very much like Mossack Fonseca (Panama Papers) detailing how the wealthy elite hide their wealth and evade taxes.Quote:The BBC, from which this was quoted, is naturally more focused on wealth British individuals and especially whether The Queen was involved. (yes but not much $$ was invested abroad, only about $10 million USD.)
Sunday's revelations form only a small part of a week of disclosures that will expose the tax and financial affairs of some of the hundreds of people and companies named in the data, some with strong UK connections.
Many of the stories focus on how politicians, multinationals, celebrities and high-net-worth individuals use complex structures of trusts, foundations and shell companies to protect their cash from tax officials or hide their dealings behind a veil of secrecy.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Funny thing is that we keep hearing how there's nothing there. Reminds me of a line in a Shakespeare play, Hamlet, it goes something like this:
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
You know something is up when someone offers up an excuse way too much; it reeks of cover up and insincerity. There are a few people that I've met that exhibit those exact qualities, so on point that I just nod my head, but deep down in my gut - I know, it's all bullshit. And for this Russia denial and Fake News excuse from the White House.......
"Methinks..."
SGG
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Originally posted by THGRRI:Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Allow me to reclaim my thread topic: Draining the Swamp and creating a New Fucking Swamp.
It doesn't surprise me that we have a new charter member, or better said, the discovery of another Trumpster, fat rich bastard looking to control the world through Russian connections:
Wilbur Ross and the Stolen "Paradise Papers" from Appleby in Bermuda, as gathered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, that shows hundreds of private investors, including Ross, with hidden funds overseas.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/%e2%80%98paradise-papers%e2%80%99
-us-commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-hid-russian-interest/vi-AAutmd2
Ross testified that he had divested himself of all foreign companies that could compromise his position as Commerce Secretary before the House Judiciary Committee.
Of course, he wasn't totally forthcoming. In other words, he lied.
SGG
It's just more evidence of what we suspected SGG. The Russians are here.
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Quote:Are you asking if the average workaday Russian is envious of our freedoms, liberty - or if Putin wishes his subjects had our freedoms, Liberty?
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Do you really... REALLY ... think this is the problem we have with Russia - that they're jealous of our freedoms?
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
So, let me get this straight.....you mean to say that Russia doesn't have a care in the world and is totally fine with our way of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Oh goody gum drops! Golly gee Batman, they are good guys after all.
I'm sorry I ever doubted Comrade Putin.- DULL
That's a serious question, by the way.
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Paradise Papers. Not all the transactions are illegal. Many are money laundering but many are not. It's a great tool for prosecutors if they are looking into someone. 
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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Funny thing is that we keep hearing how there's nothing there. Reminds me of a line in a Shakespeare play, Hamlet, it goes something like this:
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
You know something is up when someone offers up an excuse way too much; it reeks of cover up and insincerity. There are a few people that I've met that exhibit those exact qualities, so on point that I just nod my head, but deep down in my gut - I know, it's all bullshit. And for this Russia denial and Fake News excuse from the White House.......
"Methinks..."
It could all be true.
If that's the case, it's doubly a shame the way the MSM has been going about it's business since Trump was elected.
At the very least, most americans are just desensitized to it all by now. That tends to happen when you claim the sky is falling every single day.
Didn't these overpaid shills have parents that read Chicken Little or The Boy Who Cried Wolf to them when they were kids?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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So, let me get this straight.....you mean to say that Russia doesn't have a care in the world and is totally fine with our way of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Oh goody gum drops! Golly gee Batman, they are good guys after all. I'm sorry I ever doubted Comrade Putin.- DULL
Do you really... REALLY ... think this is the problem we have with Russia - that they're jealous of our freedoms?
That's a serious question, by the way.- SIGNY
Are you asking if the average workaday Russian is envious of a ur freedoms,xliberty - or if Putin wishes his subjects had our freedoms, Liberty? - JSF
I dunno, ask SHINY. He's the one who said ...
Quote:"Russia" is a broad term. I don't know what SHINY meant, and clarification would sure be helpful!
Russia doesn't have a care in the world and is totally fine with our way of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
And STILL no evidence.
Moreover, despite the president’s disinformation campaign — aided by Fox News, which has become largely indistinguishable from state TV (even removing an impeachment ad that upset its viewers) — the public has become increasingly concerned about the president’s conduct. “More Americans than ever before express concern about contacts between suspected Russian operatives and Trump’s presidential campaign. Forty-four percent say they are ‘very concerned’ about those reports, up from just 27% saying so in July … Almost six in 10, 59%, say they think Trump himself knew last year that anyone associated with his campaign had contact with suspected Russian operatives, while only 35% think the then-GOP nominee did not know about those contacts.” And the argument that this is all a hoax or witch hunt has fallen on deaf ears. (“About two-thirds (64%) now say the investigation into Russian efforts to influence the US presidential election in 2016 is a serious matter that should be fully investigated, while just 32% see it as an effort to discredit Trump’s presidency. That figure is down from 38% saying so in August.”) In the public’s eye, it is not special counsel Robert S. Mueller III who is mishandling matters, but Trump. “Just 34% approve of the way Trump is handling that investigation, 54% disapprove, though that represents an improvement since August, when 59% disapproved.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/11/07/the-russ
ia-issue-does-matter-to-voters/?utm_term=.e3ed998e050f
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Originally posted by THGRRI:
Moreover, despite the president’s disinformation campaign — aided by Fox News, which has become largely indistinguishable from state TV (even removing an impeachment ad that upset its viewers) — the public has become increasingly concerned about the president’s conduct. “More Americans than ever before express concern about contacts between suspected Russian operatives and Trump’s presidential campaign. Forty-four percent say they are ‘very concerned’ about those reports, up from just 27% saying so in July … Almost six in 10, 59%, say they think Trump himself knew last year that anyone associated with his campaign had contact with suspected Russian operatives, while only 35% think the then-GOP nominee did not know about those contacts.” And the argument that this is all a hoax or witch hunt has fallen on deaf ears. (“About two-thirds (64%) now say the investigation into Russian efforts to influence the US presidential election in 2016 is a serious matter that should be fully investigated, while just 32% see it as an effort to discredit Trump’s presidency. That figure is down from 38% saying so in August.”) In the public’s eye, it is not special counsel Robert S. Mueller III who is mishandling matters, but Trump. “Just 34% approve of the way Trump is handling that investigation, 54% disapprove, though that represents an improvement since August, when 59% disapproved.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/11/07/the-russ
ia-issue-does-matter-to-voters/?utm_term=.e3ed998e050f
Oh goodie. More polls.
The CNN Poll in question...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/06/politics/cnn-poll-trump-approval-russia-
concerns/index.html
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The CNN Poll was conducted by SSRS by telephone November 2 to November 5 among a random national sample of 1,021 adults.
No word at all about what political affiliation these 1,021 out of 250 million or so "random" adults are.
But hey... It's CNN. They've proven that they're above intentional statistical manipulation.
Oh.... wait.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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So who will celebrate on Wednesday the 1 year Anniversary of Trump's selection? Or, perhaps, America's escape from President Hilliary.
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Quote:You posed the "serious question" so you are the sole arbiter of what you meant by your statement. Do you need somebody else to tell you what you mean when you post things?
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
So, let me get this straight.....you mean to say that Russia doesn't have a care in the world and is totally fine with our way of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Oh goody gum drops! Golly gee Batman, they are good guys after all. I'm sorry I ever doubted Comrade Putin.- DULL
Do you really... REALLY ... think this is the problem we have with Russia - that they're jealous of our freedoms?
That's a serious question, by the way.- SIGNY
Are you asking if the average workaday Russian is envious of a ur freedoms,xliberty - or if Putin wishes his subjects had our freedoms, Liberty? - JSF
I dunno, ask SHINY. He's the one who said ...Quote:"Russia" is a broad term. I don't know what SHINY meant, and clarification would sure be helpful!
Russia doesn't have a care in the world and is totally fine with our way of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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