Washington gunman motivated by fake news 'Pizzagate' conspiracy

[FunkMonk]

Boy oh boy I can't wait to get executed at a local bar at happy hour by some nut who thinks all Democrats are actually lizard people from the planet Nebulon because he's trying to protect his unborn fetuses from the lizard AIDS spread via chemtrails and the TV signals from the lamestream media.

Luckily, there's enough police and security forces in DC that any insane idiot with an assault rifle will only be able to murder maybe a dozen people. I should just make sure I sit in the way back, by the restrooms so I can hide in the stalls and run out the back through the kitchen.

[derspiess]

I think you cannot discount the part being played by the spiceys of the world - who know perfectly well that it is lies, damaging, and harmful to democracy...but hell, it is in the service of their side, so lets just laugh it off and pretend like it is no big deal...

What am I supposed to do? 

[LaCroix]

What am I supposed to do?

acknowledge (1) Democracy in America is dead, murdered by you; and (2) trump is the most dangerous man of this time and all time

[Valmy]

Pretty sure something about racism has to be in there as well.

[garbon]

I think you cannot discount the part being played by the spiceys of the world - who know perfectly well that it is lies, damaging, and harmful to democracy...but hell, it is in the service of their side, so lets just laugh it off and pretend like it is no big deal...

What am I supposed to do? 

Not do what you are doing?

[Valmy]

Obviously you should call bullshit bullshit. I was proud of Hans for not putting up with any of the birther shit when he was condemning Obama for ripping up the Constitution and making himself a blood stained dictator.

[Razgovory]

I wonder what Hans is doing now.

[CountDeMoney]

I wonder what Hans is doing now.

Whatever the mothership tells him.

[Ed Anger]

I'll take a small Pepperoni and Pre-teen. 30 minutes? Thanks!

[garbon]

Interesting. They've now canned Flynn's son for his tweet that occurred after the shooting incident. Apparently that's enough and we should forget about how the father spread this 'rumor' before the election...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/07/trump-adviser-son-michael-flynn-sacked-pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-restaurant

Trump adviser's son loses transition team job for spreading fake news

The son of Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has lost his job in the president-elect's transition team after he spread a false conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton that led to shots being fired in pizza restaurant.

While working for his father, Michael Flynn Jr tweeted an erroneous theory that Clinton's allies had been running a paedophile ring in the Comet Ping Pong pizza parlour in Washington.

Even after a man on Sunday fired a rifle in the restaurant, in an incident apparently sparked by the conspiracy theory, Flynn said on Twitter that the fake news would "remain a story" until proven false.

The incident has heightened concerns about the incoming administration's fondness for fake news and raised further questions about the suitability of Flynn Sr, who has also shared bogus stories on social media.

Mike Pence, the vice-president-elect, initially denied that Flynn's son was working for the troubled Trump transition team. But on Tuesday he admitted on CNN that Flynn Jr had been helping his father, but that was "no longer the case".

The New York Times reported that Flynn Jr had planned to work for his father as part of the national security council team, and started the process of getting national security clearance.

Since the election the Twitter postings of Flynn Sr have been uncontroversial. But days before the vote he tweeted a "must read" link to a story falsely claiming that Clinton's emails contained proof of money-laundering and child abuse.

Flynn also promoted conspiracy theorists throughout the campaign. He encouraged his followers to read a book by Mike Cernovich, whose website has suggested Clinton's campaign chairman was part of a "sex cult with connections to human trafficking". Flynn also tagged white nationalist Jared Wyand on social media.

Speaking to the the New York Times, Michael Hayden, the former CIA and National Security Agency director, said: "The national security adviser should have a moderating effect on the instincts of the president, and it remains to be seen if Mike can do that."

Julianne Smith, a former deputy national security adviser to the vice-president, Joe Biden, said she was deeply troubled by Flynn's tendency to promote fake news. She told the Associated Press his job would be to "ensure that the White House is focused at all times on all of the threats that the United States faces abroad".

Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, said Flynn's willingness to promote fake news "raises profound questions about his suitability for this important position".

Tom Nichols, a professor at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where Flynn obtained a master's degree in national security and strategic studies in 2001, said: "If the national security adviser is going to be the direct conduit between the president and the national security world, of course it's a concern that that adviser is being taken in by conspiracy theories and fake news."

[derspiess]

Obviously you should call bullshit bullshit.

Done.  Twice.

[Berkut]

I think you cannot discount the part being played by the spiceys of the world - who know perfectly well that it is lies, damaging, and harmful to democracy...but hell, it is in the service of their side, so lets just laugh it off and pretend like it is no big deal...

What am I supposed to do? 

Stop laughing it off and pretending it is no big deal, for starters.

[Razgovory]

Obviously you should call bullshit bullshit.

Done.  Twice.

Actually no, you haven't.  You gave "it's BS, but"

[derspiess]

I said it was BS.  Chillax.

[Razgovory]

"The Holocaust deniers are full of BS"

vs

"Sure the Holocaust deniers are full of BS, but the Jews are certainly hiding something".