I would have described him as an anti-immigration activist or a far right political organizer.

He isn’t exactly known as someone whose only hobby is getting into it with journos

It is possible to be concerned with multiple instances of lawbreaking

I am unaware of the case that Melania is here on fraud (I assume AOTUS is a typo of POTUS)

I am sorry to hear about the change of status my man

If you want advice on your love life, I promise to lead you astray but in a way that is more fun than damaging.

That is… WILD.

You were previously married, right?

I am glad that at least you have a more accurate view of Lula than AOC does.

Sure, she might not be lying.

But it is an inaccuracy that you’d want to be careful accounting for.

I think they default to the name not as an acknowledgment of it as her true name, but because it is how she is identified.

Like Hitler and Stalin had real names… And we might make fun of them for rebranding themselves… But we don’t habitually refer to them as their actual names.

It’s like that.

Let us even say that the Bolsonaros are corrupt banana republic politicians…

But is Lula really a vicory for democracy? That is a massive stretch. His son is currently living abroad in the richest neighborhood in Spain dodging corruption charges - something that Lula himself has done to prison for - and within 7 minutes of the election ending they were seizing Flavio Bolsonaro’s passport.

Lol, like, does Bolsonaro being bad make Lula the default good guy? Is that how your world works?

But more importantly… WHere is the lie from this source?

AOC endorsed Lula.

Ilham Omar would no be the first person to tell lies to advance herself.

I would say neither side is wrong to point out that this is happening and ask for it to stop, though.

Haha, I think he was just unpacking his own trauma around this, right. An absentee father and a reputation that precedes him that may not actually be reflective of him at all.

But yeah I like your comment nonetheless.

This is one of those things where you would normally think that this position would require nothing but a pleasant host who chats & provides color commentary; a pretty low bar. And who cares? Just be fun… I have no opinion.

But you see it’s Meghan Markle and you are like…

Ahhh suddenly I have an opinion on what it takes to host Junior MasterChef Australia and I am a non-Australian who will never watch that show…

My day is good. I have been a bit on edge all year - deaths in the family, general stressors, financial issues. The usual chaos. It feels good that some of it is being resolved… Other things? Not so much.

But I focus on what I can enjoy.

I am really not sure - I only do political discussions.

I would only point out that there is tons of properly justified suspicion about inappropriate use of funds that goes back years, not to mention other questions about fraud.

We thoroughly investigate our President in the USA.

She can be investigated.

Everyone who creates such suspicions like Omar did must be investigated to say that we have a functioning legal system.

Every time a politician or other elite is investigated for alleged wrongdoing, a fairy gets its wings.

Keep it coming.

lol

I think this is unlikely only because I understand a normal attempt at roofying someone as one to basically render someone immobile.

I think, in this case, it seems more consistent with someone who got very drunk, was very self unaware, and thought they could just get away with it, right.

Which reminds me of this case as reported in Thaiger:

A Thai woman yesterday, August 3, alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Pakistani man while asleep during a flight from Dubai to Bangkok, with airline staff later discovering what appeared to be semen stains on her trousers.

While asleep, she said she felt someone touching her right buttock and felt wetness, but initially dismissed it because she was under a blanket. After a while, she noticed the man staring at her continuously and repeatedly reaching over to fiddle with her entertainment screen.

…

According to the woman, the man admitted what he had done before crying and kneeling to apologise. She refused to accept the apology and requested police officers board the aircraft to arrest him.

The woman said an airline employee then noticed what appeared to be semen stains on her trousers, leaving her further shocked.

Bro just thought he was slick enough to get away with it.

I assume that this would be a pretty undramatic way of interpreting the above as well… She just thought she was slick.

But turns out only one part of her ever was slick the whole time.

I had sort of hoped he was a contestant of consequence in the series, but I read to the end only to find out that the appearance was very brief… But topical, lol.

I wonder how you would respond to various international actors taking the event seriously.