Seth Meyers: Panicked Trump Desperately Backpedals on Abortion After Shock Arizona Ruling
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Great…now I’ve got Rubbin’ and a Tuggin’ My Nips stuck in my head.
Thanks Charles.
From thread to thread, I try to leave y’all with important concepts to ponder until the next thread.
I don’t really give a fuck about what Michael Avenatti thinks about anything.
Fuck, man. My Dad’s Facebook page…
FB turns dead people’s pages into a sort of digital memorial. Dad’s is profound, he affected so many lives in the greatest of ways…
*drying tears from my eyes*
re: #3 Charles
I don’t really give a fuck about what Michael Avenatti thinks about anything.
I saw that he had words about Michael Coen being a witness…my first thought was, “Who the fuck is interviewing you in prison, asshole?” then I heard the legal pundits on the TV say basically the same thing. “Fuck that guy” appears to be the consensus.
re: #4 teleskiguy
Yeah…my dad wasn’t really active on facebook - he would have been had he gotten into it a few years earlier (I get my oversharing from him)…but what’s weird is he’s been gone for a bit over 2 years now and I think about him far more now than I did when he was alive. Little shit, like using the cruise control to micro adjust my speed so I stay with the flow of traffic and don’t have to touch my gas or brake pedal…he talked about how cool it was on long trips when we were kids and cruise control was relatively new…now I hear him in my head when I do the same on trips up to the river house.
re: #36 Charles
“A digital terrarium of assholes”
re: #4 teleskiguy
I have so many teachers that went out of their way to help me as a homeless teenager, making sure I was fed and clothed and had a place to sleep and then again when my son was really young and it was obvious he had some basic developmental issues. Along with librarians, they provided me with a lot of information that kept me sane and pointed in the right directions for programs and resources to get him help and diagnosis so he could have a life he wants. I have three cousins who chose to be teachers, two of whom could not have their own kids so they fostered and then adopted kids who needed a family to love them. Biggest hearted and kindest humans I know in total contain a lot of teachers. Your dad probably did a ton of things you may never learn about or will as you continue on your own journey. That is a wonderful gift to get to carry in your heart forever dude, I wish I could have met him.
One downside to Tmobile Home Internet I just discovered: it doesn’t like my VPN.
When using the VPN the Tm internet speeds drop by a factor of 10x !!
“There’s a spectrum of Nazi?”
Oh well, you never know…..
re: #6 darthstar
Yeah…my dad wasn’t really active on facebook
My Dad was. He talked with several hundred of his former students on FB. And me, too.
re: #9 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
One downside to Tmobile Home Internet I just discovered: it doesn’t like my VPN.
When using the VPN the Tm internet speeds drop by a factor of 10x !!
I’ve never found one that plays nice. Let me know if you succeed.
re: #10 Dave In Austin
“There’s a spectrum of Nazi?”
Oh well, you never know…..
From Nazi to Super-Nazi.
re: #11 teleskiguy
I think that is part of the grieving process. You’ll likely always have “those” moments, where some thing just strikes a memory or some other thing tugs at your heart, but that’s pretty much a human thing, it keeps us on the good side of things I think.
re: #9 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
One downside to Tmobile Home Internet I just discovered: it doesn’t like my VPN.
When using the VPN the Tm internet speeds drop by a factor of 10x !!
OWTCH! Can you access a VPN that is more compatible?
re: #15 A Mom Anon
We got a card a couple of months ago from a doctor at the Mayo Clinic.
He’d worked with my Dad on software that he’d developed and my Dad did a bunch of research on that software and wrote his whole dissertation on his research findings. Almost 500 pages.
That doctor posted this on FB soon after Dad died…
re: #18 teleskiguy
Ok Dude, that is just fucking awesome. Wow. You have a lot to smile about even though your world definitely has a big hole that is Dad shaped to be sure. He loved people and wanted to help everyone he met be better, by listening, paying attention and sharing what he learned all along the way with compassion and kindness and true empathy. That’s badass. Seriously. This grief shit is really hard, most of the time, but knowing the person you lost left a legacy of love and kindness is a huge help in healing and going forward. Sorry, lol, this is on my mind a lot, tomorrow is two years since I lost Rick, things are scary and weird, but somehow I am bouncing off things and figuring stuff out, slowly. The lonely part sucks the most.
My Dad was a Big Dude.
High School Teacher for 45+ years… Coached mens baseball, womens softball, mens wrestling and crosscountry. Ran with handweights four miles a day. Wacky stuff.
re: #17 wrenchwench
We just had a regulatory talk today and long- and short-PFASs were party of the discussion. Nobody in the industry uses PFASs anymore and their authorized use is being removed. Industry has newer grease-proofing materials.
re: #16 Joe Bacon ✅
OWTCH! Can you access a VPN that is more compatible?
Let me try to explain T-Mo Home Internet and VPN’s.
Essentially, T-Mo takes all your traffic, wraps it in a layer, and sends it through a different network, reassembling it when it reaches your home. This really breaks a lot of VPN’s.
It also breaks home-based apps, such as a server or a Ring doorbell. There’s even one streamer that cannot be used on T-Mo Home Internet. Some services can work around this, others not.
A lot of us who can’t afford cable Internet are on T-Mo and similar services, so these problems are more and more common.
re: #22 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
We just had a regulatory talk today and long- and short-PFASs were party of the discussion. Nobody in the industry uses PFASs anymore and their authorized use is being removed. Industry has newer grease-proofing materials.
Well, that’s good to hear, I guess.
How are these newer material playing with human biology? Not carcinogenic?
I had a CERT meeting last night. We have a new member who also is a part of FEMA. He drives an RV for them that contains communications equipment so FEMA can drive into a disaster area and give people a location to apply for FEMA aid.
He spent the November and December in West Virginia, and he said where he was located was a separate disaster from why he was there (he didn’t say where, but it was an area where a coal mine is closed). He said it was hard to park because a lot of parking lots where he was are filled with trailers set up for drug abuse rehab. And the area he was in was just so run down.
re: #26 gwangung
Well, that’s good to hear, I guess.
How are these newer material playing with human biology? Not carcinogenic?
Currently believed to be much safer. They are also not biopersistent. The PFAS issue was (IMHO) a complete clusterfuck. But because the way regulatory law works, it was very hard to get the authorizations revoked because the data was borderline on the persistence issue, and the carcenogenity took a long time to be seen. Data in rats is always hard to extrapolate to humans. Once the biopersistence became acutely obvious (in humans and the environment), there was a ‘subtle’ push to get industry to go along. They did, and industry wants those authorizations revoked; but not via the safety route. Liability and all that; if FDA had tried to get them removed from a safety standpoint, it would most likely never have gotten out of court. FDA just published amendments to a few relavent regs that now permit them to remove those authorizations by asking. Regulatory law is headache inducing.
Akebono Taro (born Chadwick Haheo Rowan in Hawai’i), the first foreign and first American yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), died today. He was 54. Cause of death was listed as heart failure.
Respect. It takes a lot to prevail in a sport like sumo, which is *very* Japanese.
re: #27 Belafon
I am from SE Ohio, once the factories moved out, there was not much left. Addiction and a lack of general services destroyed what were once, while very white, were also really decent working class neighborhoods.
I was last up there to try to save my daughter and my grandkids almost 7 yrs ago to the day. Sadly, it didn’t work. What I saw in that area, from Lancaster to Logan Ohio, was heartbreaking and not the same place where my parents grew up and I spent time as a kid. The whole area of Appalachia and the immediate areas around it are a truly fucked up legacy and should be one lesson of far too many why to NEVER trust large corporations to do the right thing ever.
re: #31 mmmirele
Akebono Taro (born Chadwick Haheo Rowan in Hawai’i), the first foreign and first American yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), died today. He was 54. Cause of death was listed as heart failure.
Respect. It takes a lot to prevail in a sport like sumo, which is *very* Japanese.
I wonder what the average age of death is for sumo wrestlers. Regardless of their training, it simply can’t be healthy carrying that much weight throughout their life. The stresses on their cardiovascular system must be immense.
re: #30 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
Currently believed to be much safer. They are also not biopersistent. The PFAS issue was (IMHO) a complete clusterfuck. But because the way regulatory law works, it was very hard to get the authorizations revoked because the data was borderline on the persistence issue, and the carcenogenity took a long time to be seen. Data in rats is always hard to extrapolate to humans. Once the biopersistence became acutely obvious (in humans and the environment), there was a ‘subtle’ push to get industry to go along. They did, and industry wants those authorizations revoked; but not via the safety route. Liability and all that; if FDA had tried to get them removed from a safety standpoint, it would most likely never have gotten out of court. FDA just published amendments to a few relavent regs that now permit them to remove those authorizations by asking. Regulatory law is headache inducing.
That’s good to hear.
But fuck the Trump cronies for being such assholes. (And what they did was an asshole move)
re: #32 A Mom Anon
I am from SE Ohio, once the factories moved out, there was not much left. Addiction and a lack of general services destroyed what were once, while very white, were also really decent working class neighborhoods.
I was last up there to try to save my daughter and my grandkids almost 7 yrs ago to the day. Sadly, it didn’t work. What I saw in that area, from Lancaster to Logan Ohio, was heartbreaking and not the same place where my parents grew up and I spent time as a kid. The whole area of Appalachia and the immediate areas around it are a truly fucked up legacy and should be one lesson of far too many why to NEVER trust large corporations to do the right thing ever.
As a result of modern economics and the views that now permeate the business world, publicly traded corporations are there to enrich their shareholders. End of story. Except for those who become affluent thanks to their savings and investments (and there is a substantial minority of the population who benefit- over 7% of the population are millionaires), most people are left poorer unless the government rules with an iron hand to make sure that workers and poor are treated fairly and can prosper. Businesses seldom do what is right unless forced to do so.
re: #33 sizzzzlerz
I wonder what the average age of death is for sumo wrestlers.
About twenty years or so less than the Japanese average.
Regardless of their training, it simply can’t be healthy carrying that much weight throughout their life. The stresses on their cardiovascular system must be immense.
And there’s another dark side, corruption, bullying and abuse, especially within the heya communal living system. Which shouldn’t be too surprising because it all sits at the intersection of male hazing behavior, gambling, competitive sport and a national religion.
Charles, for the “I heart this comment” button, could you make it ask if we truly meant to?
re: #34 gwangung
That’s good to hear.
But fuck the Trump cronies for being such assholes. (And what they did was an asshole move)
Totally agree. His administration fucked up many agencies and made it difficult to get work done.
re: #36 goddamnedfrank
Which shouldn’t be too surprising because it all sits at the intersection of male hazing behavior, gambling, competitive sport and a national religion.
An environment, I should add, that is actively being created here with NFL games running “He get’s us” and online betting site ads.
re: #39 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
Totally agree. His administration fucked up many agencies and made it difficult to get work done.
TELL ME ABOUT IT!
Andrew Saul was a one man wrecking ball at Social Security. Totally disrupting teleworking and then making a sweetheart deal with Verizon to totally fuck up the 800# and forcing people to relocate. He was “Do More With Less” on steroids. He was almost as bad as Pruneface’s moll Dorcas Hardy who cut the agency staff by 1/3.
This goes into the weeds, but you need to go there to see how fucked the House GOP is, under Johnson’s pseudo-leadership:
GOP rages over FISA as deadline inches closer
thehill.com
re: #42 Decatur Deb
This goes into the weeds, but you need to go there to see how fucked the House GOP is, under Johnson’s pseudo-leadership:
GOP rages over FISA as deadline inches closer
thehill.com
We know who really benefits from terminating FISA—Vladimir Putin and the Putinista Republican Party is doing his will.
re: #43 Joe Bacon ✅
Yup. And Ukraine aid is going to get the same treatment.
Just watched the first episode of Fallout on Prime. I think it’s going to be good!
It has been a very long day here, so Cleo and I are going to sleep. Take care of yourselves, and each other. Giant Gentle Hugs to All.
re: #49 So Cal Greek Hippie
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Spent many hours hiking around there when I was at Cal Poly. Just a magnificent meeting of land and ocean.
Glomar Explorer - Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in many years:
One of the cranes clearing the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was originally built for a secret operation to pull up a sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine from the ocean floor.
It goes by the name Chesapeake 1000, and is one of the largest cranes on the East Coast, capable of lifting 1,000 tons, or 2 million pounds. It’s joined the massive effort to lift and move portions of the 1.6-mile bridge after the Dali cargo ship sent it toppling into the Patapsco River last week, killing six people and cutting off one of America’s major ports.
Legal expert explains Trump’s longshot bid to find a juror who will ‘not follow the law’
Hope they can keep a MAGA off the jury.
re: #53 silverdolphin
Legal expert explains Trump’s longshot bid to find a juror who will ‘not follow the law’
Hope they can keep a MAGA off the jury.
“How can it be a jury of my peers if it doesn’t have people that want to kill the prosecutor?”
I watched the first episode of Fallout, and I was impressed. They didn’t do too much to cater to the fanboys of the game, and instead had a good exposition start. The effects were great, the vault looked so authentic. The Brotherhood of Steel commanders were a bit overacted, but its the same in the game. And, The Ghoul, Walton Goggins, it took to the end to get to his post nuke story, but it was pretty cool. Even my wife liked the first 30 minutes before she crapped out and went to bed. Looking forward to all the episodes.
‘Confused’ Trump just ordered Republicans to kill the wrong statute: Fox News analyst
So, his lawyers subpoenaed the wrong guy. Now he tells his RWNJ to kill the wrong bill. And they do. Lots of pissed off Republicans in the House.
Heh, still always funny to watch the pre-war Fallout-verse and realize it was basically just Mad Men with robots and fusion-powered cars.
re: #56 silverdolphin
‘Confused’ Trump just ordered Republicans to kill the wrong statute: Fox News analyst
So, his lawyers subpoenaed the wrong guy. Now he tells his RWNJ to kill the wrong bill. And they do. Lots of pissed off Republicans in the House.
re: #33 sizzzzlerz
I wonder what the average age of death is for sumo wrestlers. Regardless of their training, it simply can’t be healthy carrying that much weight throughout their life. The stresses on their cardiovascular system must be immense.
From Wikipedia:
The negative health effects of the sumo lifestyle can become apparent later in life. Sumo wrestlers have a life expectancy of 65, which is about 15 years shorter than that of the average Japanese male, as the diet and sport take a toll on the wrestler’s body. Those having a higher body mass are at greater risk of death. Many develop type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, and they are prone to heart attacks due to the enormous amount of body mass and fat that they accumulate. The excessive intake of alcohol can lead to liver problems and the stress on their joints due to their excess weight can cause arthritis. The repeated blows to the head sumo wrestlers take can also cause long-term cognitive issues, similar to those seen in boxers. In the 21st century the standards of weight gain became less strict to try and increase the health of the wrestlers.
It’s not a surprise. Kremlin has already made terittorial claims regarding the same pretex like in case of Ukraine - Russian speaking population.
— Jan Pieklo (@JanPieklo) April 7, 2024
Fallout 1: “Gotta find the water chip.”
Fallout 2: “Gotta find the Holy GECK.”
Fallout 3: “Gotta find my dad.”
Fallout 4: “Gotta find my son.”
Fallout New Vegas: “WHO SHOT ME IN THE HEAD?!”
Fallout TV Series: “FUCKING RAIDERS!!!”
re: #60 Captain Ron
Yup, this is a standard Putin way to weaken and destabilize any FSU (Former Soviet Union) country that might stray too far from Mother Russia. He did this, not only to Ukraine, but also to Moldova and Georgia.
There are also NATO concerns that he might try this with Estonia. And NATO has been running exercises on what to do if there is a sudden civil disturbance in an isolated Estonian village along the Russia border coupled with the appearance of “little green men” and the entrance of a Russian relief force.
re: #56 silverdolphin
‘Confused’ Trump just ordered Republicans to kill the wrong statute: Fox News analyst
So, his lawyers subpoenaed the wrong guy. Now he tells his RWNJ to kill the wrong bill. And they do. Lots of pissed off Republicans in the House.
I do wonder if his Russian patrons requested this rather than it being a ‘mistake’.
re: #64 ckkatz
I don’t know. Trump seems to get pretty damn confused about a lot of things these days.
“A feral ghoul can’t abide a chicken.”
That’s a new one on me.
re: #66 Joe Bacon ✅
So sorry to hear about this. Sounds like she was a service member or former service member.
re: #43 Joe Bacon ✅
We know who really benefits from terminating FISA—Vladimir Putin and the Putinista Republican Party is doing his will.
Why didn’t the Dems vote for this? If it’s really important, why vote against it? This just means that it’ll need to be brought up again, and again, instead of getting on to other things.
re: #67 Targetpractice
“A feral ghoul can’t abide a chicken.”
That’s a new one on me.
Was that Limehouse from Justified?
re: #69 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So I’ll say this now:
The show’s executive producer is Kathryn Murdoch, the daughter-in-law of Rupert.
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about a Davos gathering in which she was key, which was about tackling climate change and related problems.
Although we should be glad that she is the polar opposite of her father-in-law, at least with respect to the outward presentation of positions of societal matters, I’m not so sure she is that different from her father-in-law when it comes to the essence of media and its consumption.
There’s something especially vacuous about Wallach’s series (based on the first two episodes).
The doomers will immediately declare that Wallach is just serving up pure hopium.
While that is true, and that is what Kathryn Murdoch desires (does it make her feel good about herself?), there’s more to it than just that.
Wallach is keying in on what all religious leaders also are drawn to: giving people what they want.
That might seem like an odd assertion of mine. After all, if a preacher if doing the hellfire-and-brimstone message is that what people want?
People are drawn to whatever gives them meaning.
Our self-awareness, that which makes us sentient, is so powerful that we spend our lives trying to deal with that power.
It frightens us.
So we seek parental figures to constantly help us with it.
And that is what Wallach, and K. Murdoch, are offering.
They are selling themselves as purveyors of a future that helps deal with our existential angst.
In the first episode it became immediately obvious when Wallach started to sell nuclear fusion as the answer to our energy problem.
That is as clear a sign of hopium as can be had.
What Wallach cannot stomach, what K. Murdoch does not want to package and sell to the world, is a future when tough decisions (by everyone, not just leaders) bring about painful acceptance of our existential crisis.
Our collective existential crisis.
In the recent episode the Danish architect mentions NYC in 50 years and how wonderful it will be with all sorts of new buildings that approach life in a better way.
Well, let me tell you this: at just the current rate of sea level rise of 8mm/year (which is the recent peak), 50 years if 400mm.
That’s enough to worry about salt-water encroachment for many coastal cities.
Maybe Manhattan can still work with 400mm of sea level rise.
But just another meter and it’s an entirely different world.
Wallach is in denial that we have already bought several more decades of fossil fuel use.
I do not think that K. Murdoch should make a doomer series.
I do wish, though, that she found someone other than Wallach to do this.
We need people in the public to tell us that sacrifices will be made.
There is no other choice.
But K. Murdoch knows that will not sell. See Jimmy Carter and how the American public collective winced at his own plea for living a more modest lifestyle.
Ah, the radroach, one of the biggest reasons I could never survive in the Fallout-verse.
First episode of Fallout down, Seven more to go. It looks like a keeper.
re: #75 silverdolphin
First episode of Fallout down, Seven more to go. It looks like a keeper.
Reviews I’ve been reading are pretty positive.
Like Westworld (it is produced by Jonathan Nolan and his wife), It has mulitple story lines from different characters. Hoping they are all on the same timeline because I really want to see what happens when they meet.
Eh, that’s a pretty clinical version of a ripper. Think I like the in-game version better.
Trump’s attempts to get his NY criminal trial delayed yet again got shot down yesterday - which is nice to see.
He’s got all of today and tomorrow to file yet more appeals, of course. Maybe he should claim he’s sick. Like he’s got COVID, or his bone spurs have flared up, or he’s developed a case of terminal flatulence. Maybe that’ll work 😄
re: #80 Dr Lizardo
Trump’s attempts to get his NY criminal trial delayed yet again got shot down yesterday - which is nice to see.
He’s got all of today and tomorrow to file yet more appeals, of course. Maybe he should claim he’s sick. Like he’s got COVID, or his bone spurs have flared up, or he’s developed a case of terminal flatulence. Maybe that’ll work 😄
He’s counting on the same force that has saved his ass again and again so far to once again reached down from upon high and give him yet another reach-around, i.e. a judge higher up the food chain stepping in to say that he’s special in the eyes of the law and thus deserves as many chances as he can get to delay punishment as long as possible. We both know that before we get to Monday, he’s going to go so far as to make an “emergency appeal” to the SCOTUS bench to beg them to intercede and tell NYC that can’t touch him until they’ve ruled on “presidential immunity” sometime in the late summer.
re: #80 Dr Lizardo
waiting for the “I killed my lawyer and therefore I need a delay” option to occur to him…. and then they allow him two weeks to find a new one… //////////////
GOP on abortion: The sound of a dog trying to spit out the bumper it has finally caught up to and tried to swallow…
re: #80 Dr Lizardo
Eventually Trump will have to run into the Russian embassy and ask for sanctuary, claiming he is the target of a political hit job.
re: #84 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Eventually Trump will have to run into the Russian embassy and ask for sanctuary, claiming he is the target of a political hit job.
LOL holy hell, that’d be glorious! There wouldn’t be enough popcorn in the known universe for that.
re: #81 Targetpractice
I actually wouldn’t be surprised if he tells his lawyers to make a hail mary to SCOTUS. His frantic desperation to avoid the NY criminal trial starting as docketed Monday morning is glaringly obvious.
re: #86 Dr Lizardo
I actually wouldn’t be surprised if he tells his lawyers to make a hail mary to SCOTUS. His frantic desperation to avoid the NY criminal trial starting as docketed Monday morning is glaringly obvious.
Four days until jury selection begins!
re: #87 No Malarkey!
Four days until jury selection begins!
And those little ketchup packets gotta be flying fast and furious at Mar-a-Lago, LOL. I can only imagine him shrieking at his attorneys as each fatuous appeal gets “noped” almost as fast as they’re submitted 😄
re: #83 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The sound of a dog trying to spit out the bumper it has finally caught up to and tried to swallow…
Nah, what we heard was the hollow sound of a dog running head-first into the steel bumper of a car they never expected to come to a stop. They didn’t expect the SCOTUS bench to deliver them a total repeal, they’d spent decades settling again and again for chipping away at the ruling with restrictions and loopholes that allowed them to close clinics in the name of “women’s health/safety.” They passed laws and regulations that they knew couldn’t go into effect so long as Roe remained “settled law” so they could pick up a few extra votes from the evangelicals. They had no plan whatsoever for what to do if they ever got their wish.
re: #82 piratedan
waiting for the “I killed my lawyer and therefore I need a delay” option to occur to him…. and then they allow him two weeks to find a new one… //////////////
😂 😂 😂 Shhhhh! Don’t give him any bright ideas.
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re: #92 Patricia Kayden
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Simple: Leaning heavily on the idea that there is a massive rift in the Dem voter ranks over the Hamas-Israel Conflict, telling anybody bitter that Biden hasn’t forced Bibi to immediately stop the fighting that they should “punish” him by voting for RFK Jr.
How many seconds after a jury is selected and sworn in will pass before the first motion by Trump’s defense for a mistrial? That was their nearly daily argument in Engoron’s court. It will be in Florida, Georgia, and DC as well.
re: #95 darthstar
How many seconds after a jury is selected and sworn in will pass before the first motion by Trump’s defense for a mistrial? That was their nearly daily argument in Engoron’s court. It will be in Florida, Georgia, and DC as well.
They’ll file before the opening arguments, then waste the court’s time by screaming bloody murder that if they don’t get their way then it means the judge is big meanie who is only allowing this trial to go forward because he hates Trump personally and because he’s trying to make money off the trial…somehow.
re: #97 Targetpractice
They’ll file before the opening arguments, then waste the court’s time by screaming bloody murder that if they don’t get their way then it means the judge is big meanie who is only allowing this trial to go forward because he hates Trump personally and because he’s trying to make money off the trial…somehow.
I get the feeling that Judge Merchan will slap that BS down pretty quick.
re: #98 Dr Lizardo
I get the feeling that Judge Merchan will slap that BS down pretty quick.
He will, but it won’t stop Trump’s attorneys from repeating it incessantly.
re: #86 Dr Lizardo
I actually wouldn’t be surprised if he tells his lawyers to make a hail mary to SCOTUS. His frantic desperation to avoid the NY criminal trial starting as docketed Monday morning is glaringly obvious.
Odd considering he’s innocent and this would be a great opportunity to prove it.
re: #99 darthstar
He will, but it won’t stop Trump’s attorneys from repeating it incessantly.
Exactly. He thinks he’s picking up points with his base by showing “defiance,” while the lickspittles he’s hired keep feeding him BS about how every motion to dismiss, delay, or allow him to intimidate witnesses/court staff that goes nowhere is building a solid case for overturning the verdict on appeal.
Well, that attempt failed to produce quick results.
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re: #101 Targetpractice
Exactly. He thinks he’s picking up points with his base by showing “defiance,” while the lickspittles he’s hired keep feeding him BS about how every motion to dismiss, delay, or allow him to intimidate witnesses/court staff that goes nowhere is building a solid case for overturning the verdict on appeal.
Looking forward, assuming he’s convicted, of the appellate court rejecting his appeals because they’ve already been argued and answered.
And DM has a point…if he’s innocent why isn’t he seizing this opportunity to let the evidence show that?
re: #104 darthstar
Looking forward, assuming he’s convicted, of the appellate court rejecting his appeals because they’ve already been argued and answered.
And DM has a point…if he’s innocent why isn’t he seizing this opportunity to let the evidence show that?
There’s a small part of me that thinks he’s so stupid, so self-centered, that he genuinely believes this is illegal political persecution. In which case, he’s arguing to stop the trial not because he’s guilty - in my scenario, he certainly thinks he is innocent - but because he believes it’s actively harming his chances of retaking office and making himself completely immune from all prosecution.
re: #100 Dangerman
Odd considering he’s innocent and this would be a great opportunity to prove it.
Never have I seen an innocent man so relentlessly try to not prove his innocence.
re: #107 Dr Lizardo
Never have I seen an innocent man so relentlessly try to not prove his innocence.
“They got nothin’ on me!” is a brilliant defense.
re: #109 darthstar
“They got nothin’ on me!” is a brilliant defense.
And once the testimony starts, Trump will be truthing about the evidence against him so it gets debated on TV and helps taint the jury.
re: #109 darthstar
“They got nothin’ on me!” is a brilliant defense.
Yeah, that’s right up there with, “Yeah, I killed ‘em, but you ain’t got no body so corpus delicti says ya gotta let me go!”
re: #110 darthstar
And once the testimony starts, Trump will be truthing about the evidence against him so it gets debated on TV and helps taint the jury.
Just do a blanket gag order, where Trump isn’t permitted to talk about the case whatsoever, including social media.
re: #112 Dr Lizardo
Just do a blanket gag order, where Trump isn’t permitted to talk about the case whatsoever, including social media.
That’s going to run afoul of the First Amendment, probably. The truth of the matter is, this is going to be a difficult case to navigate, and we’re just going to have to trust in the basic integrity of New Yorkers to do the right thing despite Trump’s media blitz (and the mainstream media’s predisposition to cover him favorably in an attempt to curry favor should he win office in the fall).
Damn, they got no chill in Vietnam, that’s for sure….
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.
Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on Thursday for looting one of the country’s largest banks over a period of 11 years.
It’s a rare verdict - she is one of very few women in Vietnam to be sentenced to death for a white collar crime.
The decision is a reflection of the dizzying scale of the fraud. Truong My Lan was convicted of taking out $44bn (£35bn) in loans from the Saigon Commercial Bank. The verdict requires her to return $27bn, a sum prosecutors said may never be recovered. Some believe the death penalty is the court’s way of trying to encourage her to return some of the missing billions.
Can you even begin to imagine the squealing from the likes of Musk, Zuck, Trump (of course) and the rest of the plutocrats. They’d be absolutely shitting themselves, terrified they’d be next. They’d probably all start retreating to their doomsday bunkers, LOL.
OK, off to go do some things. It’s a nice day out.
re: #114 Dr Lizardo
Damn, they got no chill in Vietnam, that’s for sure….
Can you even begin to imagine the squealing from the likes of Musk, Zuck, Trump (of course) and the rest of the plutocrats. They’d be absolutely shitting themselves, terrified they’d be next. They’d probably all start retreating to their doomsday bunkers, LOL.
OK, off to go do some things. It’s a nice day out.
That was one of the reasons we adopted from Vietnam rather than from China. In China, you were expected to pay lots of extra “fees” (could almost double the cost of the adoption) to various officials and other corruption to deal with. Not in Vietnam. An amazingly squeaky clean government as the the corruption of the French and the Diem regime is still in living memory. They really don’t want their country falling down that rabbit hole again.
re: #104 darthstar
Looking forward, assuming he’s convicted, of the appellate court rejecting his appeals because they’ve already been argued and answered.
And DM has a point…if he’s innocent why isn’t he seizing this opportunity to let the evidence show that?
Because he knows deep down in places he will never let anyone else look at - he’s guilty of all the crimes. All of them. Even the ones he wasn’t indicted for. He’s the sociopath everyone should have seen him for back in 2016 when he was running the first time, and is still at it now.
re: #113 Nerdy Fish
That’s going to run afoul of the First Amendment, probably. The truth of the matter is, this is going to be a difficult case to navigate, and we’re just going to have to trust in the basic integrity of New Yorkers to do the right thing despite Trump’s media blitz (and the mainstream media’s predisposition to cover him favorably in an attempt to curry favor should he win office in the fall).
I could see two options:
1. Sequester the jury, which seems extreme, except for the person being tried.
2. Tell everyone that any statements made by Trump can be submitted by prosecutors in the trial.
A LOT of new reporting here about the dire straits the Trump campaign is in.
-Less than FIVE staffers in each battleground state
-They can’t afford to hire staff until the SUMMER
-GOP staffers TRASHING the 2024 campaignhttps://t.co/qTtXn2FomA— Ammar Moussa (@ammarmufasa) April 9, 2024
And don’t give me the usual “But Trump has billionaires backing him.” This will hurt Trump and Republicans.
re: #119 Belafon
90 million. Damn. Long ways from trying to scrounge up money in the winter of 20 for TV in Nevada and SC 🫡 https://t.co/cqfRZmVbuY
— Steve Schale (@steveschale) April 6, 2024
re: #119 Belafon
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I know there’s a lot of kvetching from the far left about Biden and his gentle handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. I still don’t think it’s going to be enough to elect Trump. Now that the Republicans have finally caught the car, their motivation is running out. Their pet causes are all deeply divisive, and not everybody believes in all of them; to the point where, every time a Republican comes out in favor of some culture war bullshit, another segment of their voting base is turned away.
Your confirmation that Broke Don stuck and stung him bad. https://t.co/eybu69iNbW
— DFW Sports 4Life (@Kennymack1971) April 5, 2024
The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial
Apparently, in NY, the defendent can ask the judge to just allow the jury to convict him of the lesser charges. So Trump could ask the judge to allow the jury to find him guilty of the misdemeanors underlying the case. Thus he would not face felony charges.
Of course, it would require Trump to say he was guilty but only of misdemeanors. It might be the smart play but would he be smart enough to take it?
re: #123 silverdolphin
The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial
Apparently, in NY, the defendent can ask the judge to just allow the jury to convict him of the lesser charges. So Trump could ask the judge to allow the jury to find him guilty of the misdemeanors underlying the case. Thus he would not face felony charges.
Of course, it would require Trump to say he was guilty but only of misdemeanors. It might be the smart play but would he be smart enough to take it?
He’s not going to do that. His pride won’t let him.
re: #123 silverdolphin
The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial
Apparently, in NY, the defendent can ask the judge to just allow the jury to convict him of the lesser charges. So Trump could ask the judge to allow the jury to find him guilty of the misdemeanors underlying the case. Thus he would not face felony charges.
Of course, it would require Trump to say he was guilty but only of misdemeanors. It might be the smart play but would he be smart enough to take it?
somehow admitting guilt is a ‘win’?
re: #123 silverdolphin
There’s precisely zero chance that Trump cuts a deal or otherwise takes the misdemeanor approach to avoid being identified as a convicted criminal - misdemeanor or felony. He’s going to fight every opportunity to cut a deal because that goes against his very persona. He doesn’t care about facts or reality - just the perception of being better than everyone else and that he can do no wrong.
As for trying to bash Michael Cohen, good luck with that - he’s tried to get Cohen’s testimony thrown out a couple times already and has failed. If he’s so sure that Cohen’s testimony will help Trump get off on the charges, welcome the trial to do it.
Trump fears the trial because he knows there’s more than Cohen’s testimony here that puts him in prison. It’s the paper trail of checks, emails, and testimony from Cohen and others, including the National Enquirer catch and kill stuff, that puts Trump in prison.
re: #125 Dangerman
somehow admitting guilt is a ‘win’?
In Trump’s case, he might spin it as the government didn’t have the evidence to convict him of a felony and then leave it up to the media to point out that it was his choice.
re: #125 Dangerman
somehow admitting guilt is a ‘win’?
It would keep him out of jail but I just do not see him being strategic enough to do it.
Florida has passed a law making stealing property worth more than $40 a felony. One of the Ring videos showed a guy disguised as a trash bag stealing a porch package. Yes, he was crouched down enough that he was entirely under the bag and scuttling along.
re: #130 Randall Gross
Also hat’s off to local reporter who went through 4 years of FOIA trials and appeals to get this info uncovered
By DAMIEN FISHER, indepthnh.org
@EdwardGLuce You guys should totally check out this discussion w/political scientist Daniel Ziblatt, who specializes in historical examples of conservative/financial elites accommodating authoritarian and/or fascist movements and how that tends to end up: https://t.co/DvPilrNAbN
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) April 11, 2024
re: #129 Belafon
Florida has passed a law making stealing property worth more than $40 a felony. One of the Ring videos showed a guy disguised as a trash bag stealing a porch package. Yes, he was crouched down enough that he was entirely under the bag and scuttling along.
I’m not saying I’m a proponent of stealing, but holy shit, that seems bad. A felony conviction, that will basically ruin you for life, for stealing $50 of stuff? That’s ridiculous.
re: #129 Belafon
The one big thing about that report is every state is starting to try to crack down on porch theives. The era of cheap stuff is over.
re: #133 Nerdy Fish
I’m not saying I’m a proponent of stealing, but holy shit, that seems bad. A felony conviction, that will basically ruin you for life, for stealing $50 of stuff? That’s ridiculous.
It only hurts the poors and the blahs and the ill eagles so who cares?
re: #136 William Lewis
It only hurts the poors and the blahs and the ill eagles so who cares?
Cracking down on porch pirates is one thing, but this seems a bit heavy-handed, even for Florida. Most porch pirates aren’t just opportunists; they have a plan and are serial offenders. They can probably be convicted under existing felony laws.
re: #30 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
Currently believed to be much safer. They are also not biopersistent. The PFAS issue was (IMHO) a complete clusterfuck. But because the way regulatory law works, it was very hard to get the authorizations revoked because the data was borderline on the persistence issue, and the carcenogenity took a long time to be seen. Data in rats is always hard to extrapolate to humans. Once the biopersistence became acutely obvious (in humans and the environment), there was a ‘subtle’ push to get industry to go along. They did, and industry wants those authorizations revoked; but not via the safety route. Liability and all that; if FDA had tried to get them removed from a safety standpoint, it would most likely never have gotten out of court. FDA just published amendments to a few relavent regs that now permit them to remove those authorizations by asking. Regulatory law is headache inducing.
I was chatting with a friend in the industry about PFAS (who in the conversation - pointed out that he uses teflon coated cookware).
He sent me this article:
… Do you like pizza?
“The Manhattan Project valued the stability and resistance to aggressive, corrosive materials. But fluorocarbons are in the pizza box due to characteristics unrelated to stability. Functionalized fluorocarbons, when added to pulp (even at only around 1%), make the cardboard repel both oil and water. Their use has nothing to do with stability. They make paper grease- and water-resistant. They are used in coated papers too, keeping coatings from sinking in too much when being applied. Let that sink in.”…
The advocacy group Consumer Reports is urging the federal government to remove Lunchables from the national free and reduced-price school lunch program after an analysis found high amounts of sodium and elevated levels of heavy metals.Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, said the meal kits aren’t healthy for children and called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to toss the brand from its National School Lunch Program.
“The Lunchables and similar lunch kits we tested contain concerning levels of sodium and harmful chemicals that can lead to serious health problems over time,” Ronholm said in a statement. “The USDA should remove Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program and ensure that kids in schools have healthier options.”
Consumer Reports said it found high levels of sodium in Lunchables, detected lead and cadmium in tests and also observed the presence of phthalates, which can impact reproductive health and the human hormonal system.
Ya think?
Genesis is about Phil Collins.
— John Collins (@Logically_JC) April 11, 2024
re: #140 Dave In Austin
Genesis is about the apostles Peter, Phil, Mike, Steve, and Anthony. When viewed live, the apostles Chester and Daryl provide percussion and bass.
re: #141 lawhawk
Genesis is about the apostles Peter, Phil, Mike, Steve, and Anthony. When viewed live, the apostles Chester and Daryl provide percussion and bass.
Christians believe there are several references to, and prophecies about, Jesus in the book of Genesis. That doesn’t make the book “about” Him. I mean, in that sense, the whole of the Christian Bible is “about” Jesus. It’s incredibly dumb to make that sweeping generalization when there are so many other specific stories that are worth noting.
re: #129 Belafon
Florida has passed a law making stealing property worth more than $40 a felony. One of the Ring videos showed a guy disguised as a trash bag stealing a porch package. Yes, he was crouched down enough that he was entirely under the bag and scuttling along.
They need to disenfranchise more people.
re: #123 silverdolphin
The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial
Apparently, in NY, the defendent can ask the judge to just allow the jury to convict him of the lesser charges. So Trump could ask the judge to allow the jury to find him guilty of the misdemeanors underlying the case. Thus he would not face felony charges.
Of course, it would require Trump to say he was guilty but only of misdemeanors. It might be the smart play but would he be smart enough to take it?
they can ASK. and the judge can politely decline, which he would presumably do because if he asked the prosecutor his opinion, it would be something along the lines of “tell ‘em to go suck an egg.”
Let’s take a peep at what’s going on in the GOP Utah Senate race, shall we?
Utah GOP debate goes off the rails as candidate uses it to hawk gold
The race to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) is heating up, and the Salt Lake Tribune reports that a debate of Republican Senate candidates this week highlighted the role that “fringe” ideas have taken within the party.
Among the candidates was Jeremy Friedbaum, who the Salt Lake Tribune reports “used Wednesday’s forum to hawk his company which sells gold money that can be used as currency in Utah.”
Friedbaum also drew cheers from the crowd during the debate by touting his plan to rename his hometown of Provo’s airport after former first lady Melania Trump.
Other candidates at the debate weren’t quite as colorful but they nonetheless demonstrated their fealty to right-wing causes, including former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson touting his past decision to call “the legislature into a special session in June of 2020 to make DEI (diversity, equality, and inclusion) and CRT (critical race theory) illegal in terms of having those issues taught in our schools.”
Attendees at the debate were also given a series of pamphlets from groups such as the John Birch Society that urged parents to completely remove their children from schools so that they wouldn’t be exposed to critical race theory.
Another pamphlet, meanwhile, falsely claimed that a United Nations environmental program was a secret program aimed at enslaving Americans.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the topics of discussion at the debate reflected the conspiratorial tone of those pamphlets.
“Many of the questions during Wednesday morning’s Republican U.S. Senate debate in Orem reflected the alternate political reality inhabited by GOP base voters where esoteric topics that might seem odd to everyday Utahns are intensely important,” the publication writes. “It’s a universe where the “deep state” is perpetually on the verge of turning the country into a socialist society and politicians in Washington are all too willing to set fire to the Constitution to assist in that goal.”
Corrections to the Kobe Bryant statue outside of crypto.com Arena were completed Tuesday morning, just in time for the Los Angeles Lakers’ final regular-season home game against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.The 19-foot bronze statue, which was unveiled in February, needed several errors on the marble base corrected.
The names of Jose Calderon and Von Wafer were initially misspelled on the replica box score from Bryant’s 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors.
And meanwhile in North Carolina…oh what have we here with that basket case running for Governor?
NC GOP gubernatorial candidate ‘failed to file income taxes’ for 5 years: bankruptcy records
ABC News’ Will Steakin, in an article published on April 11, reports that Robinson “failed to file his federal income taxes for five consecutive years starting in 1998.”
Robinson, Steakin notes, has openly discussed his “past financial challenges, including nonpayment of debts and failure to pay rents.” But “bankruptcy records obtained by ABC News,” according to Steakin, “paint a more dire and detailed picture of his financial and business history than has previously been disclosed.”
“According to the United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of North Carolina,” Steakin explains, “Mark and Yolanda Robinson, doing business as Precious Beginnings, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy on January 8, 2003. Robinson had previously filed for bankruptcy on two other occasions in 1998 and 1999. In seeking bankruptcy protection, the Robinson family described a series of grave economic circumstances. According to their 2003 filing, the family faced the repossession of two vehicles and the impending foreclosure of their Greensboro home.”
The ABC News reporter continues, “The records also show that, at the time, Robinson had just $70 to his name — $40 in cash and $30 in savings — as well as $4720 in personal property. They also reported debts surpassing $1 million, including $290,525 in unsecured debts and $871,550 in secured debts. Robinson, according to the documents, had also failed to file income taxes for five years.”
According to Steakin, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) “filed a motion for the Bankruptcy Court to compel Robinson to file taxes for the years 1998-2002.” Steakin notes, however, that Robinson “ultimately filed his back taxes in May 2003.”
re: #144 steve_davis
they can ASK. and the judge can politely decline, which he would presumably do because if he asked the prosecutor his opinion, it would be something along the lines of “tell ‘em to go suck an egg.”
The Democratic-appointed judges in the real estate fraud trail keep inexplicably giving Trump an infinite amount of second chances to post an actual bond, so I wouldn’t be 100% confident in anything at this point.
re: #129 Belafon
Florida has passed a law making stealing property worth more than $40 a felony. One of the Ring videos showed a guy disguised as a trash bag stealing a porch package. Yes, he was crouched down enough that he was entirely under the bag and scuttling along.
On the other hand, the thief’s Metal Gear Solid cosplay was about as on point as you can get.
re: #67 Targetpractice
There is an Alan Ladd joke in there….
Oh my goodness!
Wonkette uncovers a couple golden nuggets about the Dimwit Duo!
The boy in this case is Jacob Wohl, a “child prodigy who has eclipsed Mozart” who got his start as a heavily and repeatedly alleged securities fraudster during his teen years, operating a hedgefund that hired escorts to seduce investors (into investing, allegedly).
The man is Jack Burkman, the lobbyist who while working for the authoritarian christofascist Family Research Council literally gave his business card (!) to two women in DC for Pride 2006, offering to pay their hotel bill and give them an extra $1000 for a threesome.
what fine outstanding Xtians they are…
re: #140 Dave In Austin
Phil Collins is New Testament Genesis, originally Genesis was about Peter Gabriel.
— Edwin Mix (@EdMix13) April 11, 2024
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— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 10, 2024
re: #91 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Grumble grumble bitch bitch. 5/6
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I doubt any news item will top this today!
Mexican news channel accidentally airs man’s testicles instead of solar eclipse
re: #156 Joe Bacon ✅
That would explain why NASA used its own people and volunteers to film the eclipse.
re: #146 Shropshire Slasher
Apparently, there were several other errors in spelling that needed to be fixed as well as some table formatting mistakes. Since the articles don’t mention whether the errors were due to the carver’s mistake or to the spelling mistakes being present in the source material, the ultimate blame can’t be assigned but, come on, guys. You’re literally carving in stone. How hard would it be to double and triple check before starting?
re: #114 Dr Lizardo
Damn, they got no chill in Vietnam, that’s for sure….
Can you even begin to imagine the squealing from the likes of Musk, Zuck, Trump (of course) and the rest of the plutocrats.
Daily Beast: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Is Now Banished From 10 Percent of Her Own State
Among other insulting things, she’s claiming that the tribes are working with Mexican drug cartels. Standing Rock, Oglala (Pine Ridge) and Cheyenne River have banished her, and Standing Rock, Oglala, Cheyenne River, Rosebud, and Crow Creek have all called on the governor to apologize. She’s pretty much doubled-down instead.
re: #133 Nerdy Fish
I’m not saying I’m a proponent of stealing, but holy shit, that seems bad. A felony conviction, that will basically ruin you for life, for stealing $50 of stuff? That’s ridiculous.
It sounds like “Law and Order”. Death penalty for stealing a loaf of bread!!!
re: #160 dat_said
Like any good Republican, she doesn’t represent “those people,” so I doubt she cares very much.
re: #156 Joe Bacon ✅
I doubt any news item will top this today!
Mexican news channel accidentally airs man’s testicles instead of solar eclipse
And if we can ever learn why the news director uttered “Oh damn, not again” immediately after, we might have a better understanding of the universe.
re: #161 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It sounds like “Law and Order”. Death penalty for stealing a loaf of bread!!!
A good writer could work a first-class musical out of that.
re: #148 Mattand
The Democratic-appointed judges in the real estate fraud trail keep inexplicably giving Trump an infinite amount of second chances to post an actual bond, so I wouldn’t be 100% confident in anything at this point.
it’s quite possible the democratic-appointed judges are calling Trump on his bullshit in no uncertain terms. “Yes, of course we’ll give you an extra 10 days to get the bond that we’re fully aware you can’t get. And then, good luck appealing any of the judgement because we’ve gone out of our way to be accomodative.”
re: #123 silverdolphin
The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial
Apparently, in NY, the defendent can ask the judge to just allow the jury to convict him of the lesser charges. So Trump could ask the judge to allow the jury to find him guilty of the misdemeanors underlying the case. Thus he would not face felony charges.
Of course, it would require Trump to say he was guilty but only of misdemeanors. It might be the smart play but would he be smart enough to take it?
Wait, why should anyone to get the option of deciding “hey, just convict me of jay walking instead of murder”?
re: #144 steve_davis
they can ASK. and the judge can politely decline, which he would presumably do because if he asked the prosecutor his opinion, it would be something along the lines of “tell ‘em to go suck an egg.”
This simple trick that prosecutors hate!
Prove that you didn’t actually falsify business records to pay off Stormy Daniels in the middle of a campaign.
re: #145 Joe Bacon ✅
Friedbaum also drew cheers from the crowd during the debate by touting his plan to rename his hometown of Provo’s airport after former first lady Melania Trump.
The Fook Kreesmas Airport has a nice ring to it!
I hear OJ is dead of Cancer…. Not verified yet
re: #167 steve_davis
it’s quite possible the democratic-appointed judges are calling Trump on his bullshit in no uncertain terms. “Yes, of course we’ll give you an extra 10 days to get the bond that we’re fully aware you can’t get. And then, good luck appealing any of the judgement because we’ve gone out of our way to be accomodative.”
It’s a bit of this and a bit of the, “Well, we don’t want to risk doing irreparable damage by forcing him to sell properties that he can’t easily reacquire if the appeal is successful.” The likelihood of the success of those appeals doesn’t weigh into it; or rather, it does, but the harm done to Trump by forcing sale or allowing seizure of unique high-value assets outweighs the fact that his appeal is virtually certain to fail.
re: #168 Axolotl
Wait, why should anyone to get the option of deciding “hey, just convict me of jay walking instead of murder”?
that’s it exactly. pretty sure the columnist had no actual understanding of this and was being provocative. Of course the judge is not obligated to allow someone to plead guilty to lesser crimes in order to avoid having to answer for felonies. Ex ante applies here, as in the future, any criminal would simply ensure that they commit a minor crime, like running a red light during a police chase after robbing a bank. “your honor, my client would like to plead guilty to the 4-point traffic offense, and then of course would like the bank robbery in which he killed 4 hostages to be never mentioned again.”
O.J. Simpson has died of cancer at 76https://t.co/IC4ZfjVfUh
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 11, 2024
re: #168 Axolotl
Jury instructions can include the option to convict a person on the lesser included charges, instead of the felony charges. This happens quite frequently in criminal cases. It’s not something specific to Trump or his case.
However, it’s up to the judge to decide whether to include that as the jury instruction here.
Having to include the lesser includeds increases the chances for a conviction on one or more of the charges, so there’s that to contend with too.
re: #175 Dave In Austin
May he Rest In Peace.
re: #175 Dave In Austin
Now we’ll never know if he found Nicole and Ron’s true killer. /too soon?
Goya Foods CEO falsely says election was illegitimate, Trump is ‘the real, the legitimate, and the still actual president’
The chief executive officer of Goya Foods, Robert Unanue, made a series of false claims about the 2020 election at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday - a little more than a month after the company board took action to limit his polarizing public political remarks.
In 2020, Unanue’s compliments of then-President Donald Trump generated controversy and calls for a boycott of Goya, which markets itself as “the premier source for authentic Latino cuisine.”
After Unanue questioned the legitimacy of the election in a Fox Business interview in January 2021, Goya’s board voted to prevent Unanue from speaking to the media without board permission, according to a source familiar with the board’s action.
On Sunday, though, Unanue appeared on the CPAC stage in Orlando and said: “It’s just an honor to be here. But my biggest honor today is gonna be that - I think we’re gonna be on the same stage - as, in my opinion, the real, the legitimate, and the still actual president of the United States, Donald J. Trump.”
Trump is not the real, legitimate, or actual president anymore. That would be Joe Biden, who legitimately defeated Trump in November.
Unanue said at CPAC: “But we still have faith that the majority of the people of the United States voted for the president.” He added soon after, “I think a great majority of the people in the United States voted for President Trump, and even a few Democrats.”
Biden, not Trump, won a majority of votes in the 2020 election. Biden received 51.3% of the vote, Trump 46.8% - with Biden earning over seven million more votes than Trump did.
Unanue also said at CPAC that “not only the presidential election” but “the Georgia election” was “not legitimate.”
re: #179 lawhawk
Now we’ll never know if he found Nicole and Ron’s true killer. /too soon?
No, the bastard does not need or deserve any respect or reverence.
I think they should use a white Ford Bronco as his hearse.
re: #169 Unabogie
This simple trick that prosecutors hate!
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Former President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are set to hold a joint press conference focused on election integrity Friday. https://t.co/pbyCBBbjYj
— The Hill (@thehill) April 10, 2024
re: #185 Markm1960
He does not have to prove anything. He has to prevent the prosecutors from proving that he falsified his records.
Fair enough. My joke was that he isn’t planning on doing that. His only strategy is to attack and delay, because he did it. There isn’t a single one of his known crimes in which the defense is that he didn’t actually do the thing he did.
re: #179 lawhawk
Now we’ll never know if he found Nicole and Ron’s true killer. /too soon?
We used to see him golfing around Vegas and we would sing the USC fight song to mock him, but he thought we liked him😂
NBC News confirms that OJ Simpson is dead at age 76.
re: #186 Dave In Austin
Former President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are set to hold a joint press conference focused on election integrity Friday.
Please keep in mind that “Election Integrity” means “let’s disqualify so many votes that neither candidate gets an EC majority and the election has to go to the House Delegations. We have no doubt that SCOTUS will support all our efforts in that direction.”
re: #176 lawhawk
Jury instructions can include the option to convict a person on the lesser included charges, instead of the felony charges. This happens quite frequently in criminal cases. It’s not something specific to Trump or his case.
However, it’s up to the judge to decide whether to include that as the jury instruction here.
Having to include the lesser includeds increases the chances for a conviction on one or more of the charges, so there’s that to contend with too.
OK, it made it sound to me like it was up to trump whether he wanted to be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor charges.
I have this mental image of Norm Macdonald starting to crack jokes as soon as OJ reaches the other side.
Aside from that. Good riddance. OJ was an asshole.
re: #191 Axolotl
OK, it made it sound to me like it was up to trump whether he wanted to be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor charges.
This is key: up to now, DJT can claim that he has not been convicted of criminal charges by a jury (so far it’s only been on civil charges and a judge’s summary ruling)
re: #91 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Grumble grumble bitch bitch. 5/6
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re: #192 Eclectic Cyborg
I have this mental image of Norm Macdonald starting to crack jokes as soon as OJ reaches the other side.
re: #189 PhillyPretzel ✅
NBC News confirms that OJ Simpson is dead at age 76.
Are they going to rent a white Ford Bronco as his hearse?
I see OJ passed.
Oh well…
That murderer will never be caught.
But OJ “caught” cancer.
That’s something.
Good work.
re: #187 Unabogie
Fair enough. My joke was that he isn’t planning on doing that. His only strategy is to attack and delay, because he did it. There isn’t a single one of his known crimes in which the defense is that he didn’t actually do the thing he did.
To be fair, we haven’t actually gotten to the part of any of the trials where they put on an actual defense besides the E Jean Carroll one.
They haven’t even selected juries yet.
re: #201 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The important thing is that he’s gone.
re: #197 Joe Bacon ✅
I do not know and I know this sounds harsh but I really do not care.
re: #197 Joe Bacon ✅
Are they going to rent a white Ford Bronco as his hearse?
Seen on FB: “What if he doesn’t fit in the casket?”
re: #198 nines09
I see OJ passed.
Oh well…
That murderer will never be caught.
But OJ “caught” cancer.
That’s something.
Good work.
Even though O.J.’s death means the Brown-Simpson/Goldman murder will (almost certainly) remain technically unsolved, in the minds of most, the actual killer is - as of today - no longer with us.
Went downtown, had a chicken quesadilla, stopped off at a café and had an espresso, and puttered about for awhile. It was pretty close to 70 F, with mostly clear skies, so I couldn’t just stay at home.
re: #187 Unabogie
Fair enough. My joke was that he isn’t planning on doing that. His only strategy is to attack and delay, because he did it. There isn’t a single one of his known crimes in which the defense is that he didn’t actually do the thing he did.
It’s not you, it’s just that people in general say he has the opportunity to prove his innocence, but that’s not how our system works. OJ just died and he’s the classic example of guilty af but his defense prevented the prosecution from convincing all the jurors of his guilt.
I despise everything about trump, he has no redeeming qualities. I would even venture to say that his very best qualities are horrifyingly repugnant to me. But he still gets the benefit of having the prosecution proving his guilt, rather than the burden of him having to prove his innocence. I hate that I’m seemingly defending him. I feel dirty
re: #203 PhillyPretzel ✅
I do not know and I know this sounds harsh but I really do not care.
It’s OJ fucking Simpson. Not harsh at all.
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re: #97 Targetpractice
They’ll file before the opening arguments, then waste the court’s time by screaming bloody murder that if they don’t get their way then it means the judge is big meanie who is only allowing this trial to go forward because he hates Trump personally and because he’s trying to make money off the trial…somehow.
No, that’s Comer’s impeachment book deal that is doing that.
re: #205 Dr Lizardo
The days here besides the few that you can see the sun, are dark, windy and spitting or pouring rain.
So, a typical day in my neck of the woods. Tomorrow promises rain and maybe small hail. Had sleet two days ago.
Last year it snowed on April 17th. Not a lot, just a dusting, but enough.
Getting green and things are popping but, but, but, but
I will wake one day and it will be 80, a drought will start, and that will be that.
re: #209 Teukka
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re: #209 Teukka
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re: #214 wrenchwench
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Ummm… who’s hiring all of those folks and profiting from it. Where’s the criminal charges against those folks. Oh right, they’re the ones who profit from it and get laws written to make sure that undocumented people are prosecuted and are screwed over at every opportunity.
Let’s not forget that undocumented persons are often used and abused in the agricultural industry and food processing industry. That’s by design, and these are the jobs Americans wont do (because they’re backbreaking and low paying).
DJT down another 5% today so far to $32.50.
What a fucking dumpster fire stock.
I hope everyone involved from the underwriters to the single investor loses every single fucking penny.
re: #213 Eventual Carrion
Seeing reports that OJ Simpson has died
Yep, being reported in Czech media, too.
A flash poll notes that 4% of Czechs remember him for professional football, 3% have no idea who he was, 53% remember him for his criminal trial…..and 41% remember him as Officer Nordberg from the Naked Gun films.
The Naked Gun and the sequels were very popular here.
re: #216 lawhawk
Let’s not forget that undocumented persons are
often used and abused inthe basis of the business model used by the agricultural industry and food processing industry. That’s by design, and these are the jobs Americans wont do (because they’re backbreaking and low paying).
and not just agriculture: food processing and packaging, domestic and hospitality services, construction, landscaping and gardening, etc…
O.J. Simpson has died of cancer, his family announced Thursday. He was 76.
The former NFL star and broadcaster’s athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 acquittal in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
You would know terrorists, wouldn’t you.#JogHallway pic.twitter.com/MEhuvIdup7
— James William Garrett 🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@JamesWGarrett1) April 11, 2024
Snort…..
BREAKING NEWS: OJ SIMPSON DEAD AT AGE 76 pic.twitter.com/rge4flGjSD
— Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) April 11, 2024
Far and away the best, most in-depth documentary of the whole O.J. Simpson affair was on ESPN, of all places.
O.J.: Made in America, by director Ezra Edelman. Easily one of the greatest documentaries ever made.
re: #225 Dave In Austin
That looks like Bill Cosby to me.
re: #227 PhillyPretzel ✅
That looks like Bill Cosby to me.
It is. Apparently, that’s some kind of joke. I don’t get it.
re: #229 Nerdy Fish
It is. Apparently, that’s some kind of joke. I don’t get it.
A: “They all look the same to me”
B: One is as bad as the other
Meanwhile, the Carano v Disney suit backed by Musk is heating up
Gina Carano “Grotesquely Trivialized The Holocaust,” Disney Says; Wants Elon Musk-Backed Suit On ‘Mandalorian’ Firing Tossed
deadline.com
re: #230 Randall Gross
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It’ll be good if it actually happens and there’s no technical reason for it not to except how long it currently takes (up to 72 hours) but expect lots of shrieking and major lawsuits that will stretch implementation out for at least the rest of the the second Biden term.
re: #209 Teukka
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re: #208 coin operated
OJ died.
Bye, asshole.
I feel the same way about OJ Simpson’s passing the same way I felt about the passing of Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Richard Ramirez.
re: #233 Randall Gross
Yunno, if you are working the cash register at Trader Joe’s or at a security desk, your views on the Holocaust are generally irrelevant to the company you work for. But if you are an actor/actress in a major series, your personality and personal views can greatly reflect on the people you work for.
Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal justice Ann Walsh Bradley will not run for re-election next year beginning another competition for control of the court next year per Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
I can hear the Brinks trucks revving up for the financial invasion already.
re: #229 Nerdy Fish
It is. Apparently, that’s some kind of joke. I don’t get it.
The account is known for shit posting. Got under Elon’s skin a bunch of times. Coined the nickname SissySpaceX.
This seems to be an attempt at 3yearletterman type humor.
re: #130 Randall Gross
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The huffpo link
huffpost.com
So wouldn’t it be self defense if the person threatened blew that shitstain away? Standing his ground and all that.
re: #133 Nerdy Fish
I’m not saying I’m a proponent of stealing, but holy shit, that seems bad. A felony conviction, that will basically ruin you for life, for stealing $50 of stuff? That’s ridiculous.
Grand theft Larceny Tonka truck
OJ was just about to expose the Biden Crime Family.
By Jim Jordan & James Comer
re: #246 Joe Bacon ✅
OK…that was worthy of an upding
re: #246 Joe Bacon ✅
OJ was just about to expose the Biden Crime Family.
By Jim Jordan & James Comer
“O.J. WAS ABOUT TO REVEAL THAT SLEEPY JOE WAS THE REAL KILLER AND THE DEEP STATE TOOK HIM OUT!!”
re: #246 Joe Bacon ✅
Riigghht. And a goldfish can speak English.
re: #246 Joe Bacon ✅
OJ was just about to expose the Biden Crime Family.
By Jim Jordan & James Comer
Seeing plenty of Twitter posts about it being turbo cancer from the covid vaccine.
re: #250 JC1
Seeing plenty of Twitter posts about it being turbo cancer from the covid vaccine.
“So, what’s wrong with the car?”
“Turbo cancer.”
re: #244 William Lewis
Irony - my GF had one of the gay men as a teacher and was happy they were able to be together in the end. Change is _good_.
re: #233 Randall Gross
Meanwhile, the Carano v Disney suit backed by Musk is heating up
Gina Carano “Grotesquely Trivialized The Holocaust,” Disney Says; Wants Elon Musk-Backed Suit On ‘Mandalorian’ Firing Tossed
deadline.com
lol, at the comments section.
re: #220 (((Archangel1)))
“Goodbye, Twitter world”
- OJ Simpson pic.twitter.com/7sEMmfhFN5— Av (@MarioEmmet) April 11, 2024
re: #253 EstebanTornado1963
lol, at the comments section.
Pretty mild really. Nothing compared to most of the vile stuff at, say, a YouTube video on a controversial topic.
George Conway making a Stormy joke.
re: #229 Nerdy Fish
It is. Apparently, that’s some kind of joke. I don’t get it.
I think it has something to do with: Wishful Thinking.
re: #189 PhillyPretzel ✅
NBC News confirms that OJ Simpson is dead at age 76.
I eagerly await his hearse being chased down the 101 at 5 MPH by a shit ton of cops being televised by a news chopper.
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