Why does he seem right out of central casting in portraying an enforcer for a crime boss? I know he cultivates this personae... because he thinks its the whole tough guy approach... but what always happens to them at the end of the movie?
Why does he seem right out of central casting in portraying an enforcer for a crime boss? I know he cultivates this personae... because he thinks its the whole tough guy approach... but what always happens to them at the end of the movie?
Also indicative that they do not fear losing the Senate or White House again... which means they will do everything to stymie voting.
We must have answers regarding coordination between SCOTUS and the WH. Although meant to be a final remedy, with a very high bar for conviction, the proposed impeachment of a judge still requires an investigation. One that I would hope the Dems would take up should we get the House back.
That is more suggestive of a girl and than a woman. It is much more troubling that I imagined from the initial description. This presents so many more questions.
Has anyone specifically asked Trump to lead a prayer? Seriously? I know he has been prayed for... prayed on... etc... but I have never, ever once heard him lead a prayer or give any speech indicating at least a minimal understanding of christianity.
SCOTUS are not immune to impeachment. That may seem far fetched considering the threshold needed to convict. But to get to an impeachment will require an investigation, including hearings. There is so much on the surface that I would be curious to know what might come out with a sustained look.
No, it is not...
For all intents and purposes the government is shut down already. Departments being fired. Appropriated money not spent or diverted. The Dems must secure is Congress not giving up its Constitutional responsibility. Bring every EO, including tariffs, up for a vote. Put people on the record
Instead of rule of law, built on precedent, he is proclaiming that the law is who sits in the White House at the moment. That is a deeply troubling opinion.
So many mistakes made then have come to fruition today. The confederate South was never fully extinguished as it should have been. Apartheid shouldn’t have been allowed to fester for the next 100 years. Most of those states are a burden in tax money spent versus collected.
To suggest… strike that… to claim that DV is a minor crime tells a great deal about all his past relationships, encompassing those he married and those he sexually assaulted. But yes, that the so called moral minders embrace him tells a lot about who they all are as well.
There many ways she could have written her response to the criticism… perhaps even used it to understand the why of the backlash… but she doubled down and became very defensive. I’m not sure what value she brings to any future interviews. This aged white dude cringed on that exchange & response.
As a layperson with a deep appreciation for history I am constantly surprised how past made it possible for a man like Trump to be elected. All the way back to the concession of the electoral college to protect slaveholders.
As a child who had their Saturday morning cartoons preempted with Nixon hearings I think we also bought into the premise the pardon moved our country on… but it didn’t. That was a butterfly flap that carried through repercussions on presidential powers that we still feel today.
One source is from the private sector… they ask payroll companies and banks about activity. I would hazard to guess even the smallest of businesses use payroll services these days. I do. On a macro scale it’s pretty accurate.
There is a business model taught about purchasing a strong, successful company and then stripping it for short term gain. No thought for long term, just a quick profit. That is Trump’s angle on this… he is gaining huge personal wealth. Long term survival of the country be damned .
It is literally the warning the 2nd Amendment cult proclaimed for years... and yet when it really comes to taking away what they claim is an inalienable right they are right there, spearheading the charge.
If you listen to Stephen Miller's rhetoric even being a Democrat is a mental disorder. You may laugh at this now... but this is a very slippery slope to where the 2nd Amendment only applies to those the government chooses... a distinct departure from even what progressives say about gun laws.
11 people in an open boat going all the way to the US? When the cartels want to maximize the amount of drugs the boat can carry… they don’t waste space on bodies, + food & water they would need. More likely 11 refugees trying to escape a dictatorship. But the truth is up in flames.
One of the largest beaches and terrain to practice littoral warfare and he wants to give it up for a golf course. Actual defense of Taiwan and Philippines may require beach landings.
This is bigger than anyone is addressing. Did Trump explicitly and directly order the strike on this boat? If is came from a subordinate than is most likely an illegal order or change to the rules of engagement of our forces.
How do you determine if a valid order was given? I want it asked. Did Trump give the order directly or was it more along the lines of, "Gee, it would be terrible if something happened to that boat." and someone acted accordingly. Legally, this order can't have been given by a subordinate.
They could stick him on the porch for the flyover... visible from a distance... and then the proclamation follows. Or not... hard to say what they have cooked up.
Moving any government entity, especially one that is already in an environment of NORAD and other agencies, will be expensive. Plus the strategic value of moving from a difficult military target to a much easier one on the coast.
This is a symptom of dehumanizing people... from deporting children to drugging them for vile means... it's all the same. They do not see beyond themselves... others are not human beings and thus there is no emotion spared for their welfare. Its a feedback loop that makes it easier for inhumanity.
We must recognize that a part of Trump’s lure is there are voters that thrive on chaos… not party affiliation. They want a brawl, not policy. It may turn off the base, but the Dems promising a fight may bring that swing group back.
There has never been a Speaker as impotent as Johnson. Partisan, yes. Borderline stupid, yes. But never has there been one that has fully cede Congress’s constitutional powers. It’s insulting to all, conservatives and progressives alike.
We also have three cats, yet still foster kittens. Currently we have a brother and sister. The sister had one eye removed but she is a spitfire. Check with your local shelters… there are many cats available right now that need homes.
It is only the prosecution that presents their case… there is no defense given, the evidence is not challenged. It’s usually a low bar to get an indictment. The felony charge doesn’t lawfully meet the crime… and jurists recognized that on their own. Even if it goes to trial it is weak.
Can Judge Zinis just ask exactly who he consults as his client? Bondi? Miller? Trump?
Soldiers approaching people at a bus stop to ask them their citizenship status… reminiscent of a country at war asking people for their papers. The Right has fought a federal id program for decades… yet now, be default, your passport is an id card to be carried at all times.
Also, The Rocket losing at golf to Trump has to be the lowest of the low in trying to get into the HOF.
In WWII Germany and Japan unconditionally surrendered… meaning there was really no negotiating. But thats because both countries, like Putin, had to be defeated to get them to sign surrender. Other than that, there is no equivalency and a distortion of history.
Generously giving that he might have meant gas pumps... in some sort of twisted theory that the vapor collection systems slows refueling... he has obviously never experienced filling up gas at a Costco or other updated pumps. Or a MAGA focus group can't figure out how to get gas out of a can.
It should be a proportionate to the level of ability to pay... should not be reduced down to just a cost of doing business... illegal business... for a billionaire.
Jim Crow laws didn’t ease until 1965… clearly in two generations alive today. Other institutional legacies from slavery still exist. You cannot have something so profound has dehumanizing people with slavery and not leave a scar on the very soul of our country. That scar will always be there.
Suggesting… no, demanding we move on is equivalent to telling someone to get over the death of a loved one. It is important to understand how easy it is to dehumanize to the point that it allows horrible acts to be committed against people. Especially with the actions against immigrants.
Considering Trump’s actions in Alaska and since, you can’t help but wonder about Putin’s influence. The reasons and methods of the influence might be uncovered by our security apparatus… may have already… this is a cover up to protect Trump.
With reports on how he has used them… yes, it’s a force designed to intimidate, not protect.
Every mile put on them here is one less mile available down the road. They are heavy chassis that need huge amounts of horsepower to just move them… lots of parts under stress. All justifiable cost on the battlefield… not when used to intimidate domestically.
Also key to note if you can’t get these aren’t appropriate vehicles for domestic use… all military apparatus have relatively short lifespans. They are made to be robust and reliable in a war zone, but at great expense on maintenance when not in use. This isn’t your 200k mile Toyota.
When Americans of Japanese descent were placed in camps during WWII the farms, stores, and business left behind were taken over. So… yeah, not the best thing on which to crow success.
So… let me understand this… we are going to pay millions to some contractor to go out and prep the surface in order to paint them, with paint that will not change their ability to keep people at bay? And that’s not a waste of money?
Just curious to know how a local bond company would take a risk on a bond that will most likely be forfeited. The lack of conditions for release against the charges he is facing gives very little incentive for him to return for trial. Bond companies don’t make money when they have to forfeit.
By all definition he was not a diplomat and there was no claim of diplomatic immunity. He is a government employee. This was just quietly swept under the rug to avoid embarrassment to Israel.
Rubio will never be the GOP candidate… let alone President.
Just the expression "cover me" carries vastly different connotations between a battlefield and policing on the street.
Remember back in school the straight A students who were successful at regurgitating information back to the teachers and professors… but actually had very little critical thinking skills.Ai is excels at information retrieval… but it still lacks the fundamental ability to think beyond what exists.
They are but temporary savings as the vast bulk were canceled contracts and firings for work that still needs to be done. Some it now under tariffs for raw materials.
Most studies of carjackings, including even from 2nd Amendment proponents, show they occur when the driver is distracted, often out of the car at a store or gas station. Not alertly driving around on the roads.. not securing your seatbelt is foolish, unwarranted, and illegal.
"I have this girlfriend, she's a super model, but she lives in Canada... no I don't have any pictures of her and me together..."
Forget the Tea Party Caucus… there needs to be a sandwich caucus.
Can we get Lin Manual started on the musical now? “Not going throw away my pastrami on rye…”
What is the sandwich against tyranny? I want to order what he sacrificed in solidarity.
More a commentary as he has no social life… no sense of a home life. He is a truly broken person. On so many levels.
At some point the us military will fire a shot… maybe even kill someone. Regardless of the perceive threat the person shot might have presented it will forever change the narrative of the freedom of democracy in this the US. Kent state is still inside our generational memory.
Actually look at how carjacking occurs… mostly with a distracted driver… often out of the vehicle at a gas station or fake accident. Simple awareness cuts down risk significantly. He is creating a narrative that he is somehow at risk enough to not seatbelt… which is just stupid.
Just one of these “commitments” be shown to the judge… just one. Besides, one man making deals that commit us to trillions of dollars is exactly the separation argument being made against his tariffs.
It’s kind of a badge to work your your way though… kind of like as an English Lit major slogging through all of Shakespeare… But really, it’s just literacy snobbery to check them off… I can’t say I took away much…
I had this conversation, years ago, in a bookstore aisle with a mom and a precocious preteen looking to read Tolkien. Way before the movies! I suggested The Hobbit as the Rings were tedious and difficult for even adults.
Brilliant authors, with unique perspectives,bringing us truly stunning and thought provoking works.
So many of my author discoveries came from anthology subscriptions, including Analog and Asimov… And then I found these narrow channels where I followed certain authors… Including you! I’m back to reading some of those anthologies again… and amazed at what I have missed in recent years.
For those of us who believe in the Rule of Law, built on precedent, it’s hard to fully understand how it can be so fragile when people who don’t believe come to power. Precedent can build a solid foundation, until you start pulling bricks based on nothing but ideology.
Farmer’s markets as well. Many support accepting SNAP payments, often at discounts to give people access to healthy food.
I would assume Jennings gets more obscenities hurled at him because he is a tool… and they have safety/risk management when they broadcast on the street so the talent doesn’t stepping front of a bus while filming, but not because of crime. Like I said, he is a tool.
One “caught” then what happens? They are civil charges, not criminal. They going to drag them, in handcuffs, to the floor to make quorum? All because the last gerrymander, 4 years ago, already collapsed?
Once caught then what happens? The image of lawmakers being brought in to the capital in handcuffs and stood guard over during the votes? How will that play even in red TX ?
A modern version of the company store… make money selling to your employees.
Everybody hate Newsom in Sacramento… but he fights hard and is not reluctant to troll. Cage match fights are alluring to a portion of independents, and even some Dems. It might be the combination needed. Pritzker would be my choice as well. Much less of grudging acceptance and more excitement.
Considering that Walmart does sell groceries…not only do they not pay their employees enough… those food support dollars are also spent at Walmart. It’s easy to buy groceries at the end of shift rather than go elsewhere. A portion of that wealth was built from government support programs.
There is no idea if Maxwell was meant to be covered under the plea deal, because we are not sure that prosecutor was aware of the depth of her crimes.
He campaigned on that there were hidden files. That there were coverups... yet, they all appear to be to his benefit. Epstein was arrested and died under his admin. His Labor Secretary gave a bizarre no prosecution deal... a blank pardon... to all around him who committed crimes.
But he certainly engaged with the countless women that flowed through the various clubs, casinos, and mansions. He has proven history of consensual and non-consensual sexual encounters. He was found guilty of a sexual assault.
But that doesn't lessen the impact that Trump most likely knew of Epstein's and Maxwell's actions. That he was in the same social circles where these girls were paraded. That his club was ground zero for recruitment, something he acknowledged on the AF1. Trump may not have directly raped a child.
If Biden's DOJ had just released files for the sake of smearing a political opponent it would been called out by all of us, even those who want to see Trump burn. It's possible there are crimes that would be hard to prove in a court of law... at least at the burden required for a conviction.
Agreed. You use every legal path forward to regain control... even if it feels somehow against the "rules". Re-districting is either going to stand up to courts or it's not... either way accomplishes the desired goals. Especially if rushed into the courts before Texas does anything.
May be a strong test case for impeachment for giving false testimony to Congress. Start with Bove then take on Kavanaugh.
You would think that people in these cities still have families in rural parts of these states… and yes, politics and families can be contentious. But you have to find cracks in generational alliance to party and exploit. Make those progressive areas less like islands.
About halfway through Don’t Look Up it cut way too close to reality. Satire can do that, cut close home… but everyday I can’t help but think that if such a rock was discovered hurtling towards earth… Don’t Look Up would be the mantra.
The network of buoys and sensors across the Pacific requires maintenance along with the people to interpret and communicate the data. I fear this admin doesn’t have the ability to comprehend what cuts to NOAA brings to these warning systems.
The people who monitor the seismographs, the ocean sensors that require maintenance, and the communications to give warnings. All at risk of someday, very soon, being gone under Trump. If you get to Hilo, HI tour the tsunami museum… back when Hawaii would get no warning.
If Murdock... I'd counter that Trump needs to be equally deposed. He is overweight, suffers from a condition that can promote strokes (From the official released diagnose, who knows what it is really) and is in a traditionally high stress job. So yes... Murdock AND Trump. Same timeline.
Bag of burritos is somewhat specific...
Surprisingly very similar to the Religious Right. If they have to concede some theological point* then their whole belief structure is somehow in danger of falling. So they put their fingers in their ears and go "nanananananananana". *See Evolution and Creation taking longer than 7 literal days.
Like some visit to a theme park and he didn’t get to go? Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes did not just occur on the island. They occurred everywhere they went… including grooming at your “resort”.
He either knows what’s in files is damaging… or he suspects, based on his actions in the past, what might be in those files. Not the actions of a person who knew exactly what Epstein was doing. I can’t say guilt… he has no moral compass to have guilt. Just fear that his lies are exposed.
Do you know where credible evidence exists? The victims who have bravely come forward… now, in the present, to tell their story. Maxwell participated in and promoted sexual assault on women and children. Those children are of age and want their narrative heard.
I think we are vastly underestimating how easy it is for a country or other entity to manipulate social media… the users don’t get that content is skewed at you. Compared to buying a tank or fighter jet it’s much cheaper for Russia, China, and Iran to run these types of campaigns.
My guess is once granted immunity they went over the materials of her conviction. She could theoretically win a new trial… and all that evidence is now excluded. Pardon by technicality.
Immunity grant for interview… now if granted a new trial that evidence may now be suppressed. He doesn’t have to outright pardon.
Wasn’t Elon still lurking around the WH back in May?
She lied to children to groom them for sex. Hard to believe that she would suddenly become truthful now.
A person who lied to children in order to groom them??? To be relied on to give testimony to exonerate Trump is highly suspect.
She perpetuating a myth that after all the vile things she has done… she would still be a credible witness. Somehow she would speak the truth. I can’t see how she is credible unless her testimony could be collaborated.
She literally lied to children to groom them for sex. I don’t think she is credible a witness even if she names Trumps or exonerates him. She already so far over the morality line what’s a lie is benefits her… as it did when she lied to children.
She groomed children for sex with Epstein yet somehow she has wrapped this mantle around her that she would be a credible witness now. You lie to take a way the innocence of a child… protecting Trump, who has the power to pardon is easy.
She is convicted of being a part of child trafficking enterprise, yet she has successfully wrapped this mantel around her that she would be honest now. How can someone who lied to children to groom them for Epstein be considered credible today?
Maxwell is convicted of trafficking children… her being truthful is highly suspect. Her moral compass is already compromised.
The whole GOP brand… from the top down needs to be asked. Mayors, county executives and commissioners, state legislators… all of them equally own this… you cannot let them hide. Local chapters send money upstream and receive funding from fundraisers that promote this brand.
She is on Patel’s and Bondi’s front lawns yelling at them to do something… and right now Trump is finally listening to her.