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I worked in the State Attorney’s office with rape and domestic violence survivors and NO prosecutor in a rape trial would bring up a totally inadmissible polygraph AND say the defendant showed no evidence of lying. W/o full context it’s hard to know, but this certainly sounds terrible.
8/ what he’ll actually get is training in deception appropriate to the LDS culture. Wow. This got really long. Sorry—I’m just really mad and the dogs got bored and went to bed. Peace to you and yours.
7/ he would choose another child victim. This girl was available and easy for an older boy to intimidate. But a tween or young teen might be his preferred victim. No matter what though, if he’s getting “counseling” from an elder in the church, unless they’re trained to deal with people like him
6/ is the worst possible outcome. It is so painfully obvious that no one but the victim and her family really understand how dangerous this man is. No sex predator ever has just 1 victim. They’re like serial arsonists. Sooner or later they’ll have to do it again and they will. It’s not clear that
5/ they’re dealing with. Between having more than 5 years of practice and then basically being rewarded for his performative “good boy” persona and penitence, he’s learned that there are no penalties for his behavior. While sex offenders are never really deterred by incarceration, no penalty at all
4/ ways it’s classic bullying behavior, but the sexual component and the time component point to his willingness to harm others to gratify himself, over time. Which is predator territory. He said he’s “getting counseling”, but in LDS Land I’m not sure he’s seeing someone who really gets what
4/ when it *must* have been obvious that he was causing her pain. There was no innocence in his behavior. He showed knowledge that it was wrong, but no evidence of empathy for his victim because he never stopped until he was forced to. This is extremely troubling, particularly in a child. In many
2/ theirs and everybody else’s. But most kids usually also learn very young that touching other kids “there” is not acceptable. By 6 or 7 that kind of behavior is usually self-regulated and not an issue. For whatever reason, this boy (considerably older than his victim) never stopped, even
I believe the quote from the victim was that he covered her mouth when she was 11. There are two very concerning things here. One is that the abuse began when *he* was still quite young. The other is that it continued for so long. All young children are curious about bodies—🧵
I worked with sexual assault victims in a State Attorney’s office and I actually heard these words come out of people’s (men’s) mouths. As a young woman then myself it made me want to scream. Side note: I am mystified as to why the *prosecutor* brought up the polygraph results.
Please revise “out of control President” to “greedy, spiteful, demented psychopath” Courage has always been in very short supply in Washington, but this group sets the bar so low they’ll have to tunnel for it in Hell.
Am one of the many listening to the high-pitched whistle as this streaks over my head.
“Doing an Executive Order”?? I guess he really does have Epstein on the brain. Also, is there really anyplace that *doesn’t* have a paper ballot? We use scanners for quick tabulating, but retain the paper ballot just in case. Asking for a demented asshole.
I think this EVERY TIME I drive past a gas station with a huge asphalt apron that no one is using. It’s insane.
Well…some of them.
2/ this will always be her fault. She somehow, at 5 or 6, led him astray. Or—they were both children, how bad could it have been? Months, or years from now, when he’s back in court for rape AGAIN I hope these people all feel really good about their work here.
Want to know what Mormons think of women? A lot of nice LDS would say, “But not ME!” And I call BS. I can hear all the, “but why ruin 2 lives? We can’t undo what’s done , but…,”and it makes me ill. This family should GTFO of Idaho, bc she will always be seen as damaged goods there, bc somehow 1 of 2
From now on, ask EVERY SINGLE Guardsperson if they’re on 29-day deployments. And what day they’re on. Full housing/health benefits only kick in on day 31. So they just get multiple 29-day deployments. TRUMP’S ORDERS.
Somehow when I read this I assumed he had a driver? Is he still driving himself? Oh, man. Yeah, post that blood alcohol level.
This is your cat completely clean and sober.
If you have to hide it, you already know you’re doing something bad.
Exactly.
Because the last 50 years never happened.
And, you know, everything else. Except stealing. And breaking everything.
Anyone Trump is not actively kissing up to means absolutely nothing to him. Including the 6 dolts. He didn’t pardon *them*, he signed his name in front of the press to score some points. He neither knows or cares who these dupes are or what they think.
Please blow your ownself up with that grenade you just pulled the pin on, jackass.
DOES THIS ACTUALLY SURPRISE ANYONE? If so, you clearly have not been paying attention for a decade or so. TFG loves spending other peoples’ money, but only on himself. The rest of us can eat shit and die. Literally.
#CollectiveCourage: Hundreds of economists from across the country have signed an open letter calling on Congress to uphold Federal Reserve independence. If you’re an economist, you can still sign on: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oGrUv-_CoeulsLZDt_lyNTPbm9wYCAfiTLm7KMiwgzA/edit?tab=t.0
Well, that and trying to fill up every room in the White House and his shitty golf clubs with our money.
Rubio has always been utterly spineless. He often has an excellent grasp of facts, but implementing any law that might slightly discomfit a single important (read ‘rich’) supporter absolutely terrified him. To the point of running away from HIS OWN BILL. He is a gutless ass-kisser.
I would have lost my mind. I read every single minute I wasn’t actively doing something else. My god these people are just so stupid. I wish they’d all just fulfill their wettest dreams & move to North Korea.
I didn’t know he had so many pairs.
NEW -- Exactly 10 days after taking the oath early this year, Donald Trump nearly drowned dozens, potentially hundreds, of his own citizens in California’s Central Valley. Why? Because he is one of the most ignorant people you will ever meet. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
You don’t have to be that smart to be an authoritarian. All you need is a complete lack of conscience and restraint, an insatiable desire for control, worship and revenge, and a simple understanding of what makes people afraid. Trump’s reptilian intelligence meets that inglorious standard. G. Conway
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Well, not normal for *him*. Somehow the rest of us manage to go weeks, even months without screaming, “LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!! WATCH ME!! WATCH ME! I CAN WRITE MY NAME!”
Springfield, thou art dumber than a bag of hair.
This is the one Labor Day graph that tells you the actual problem in America. The problem is not that America lacks abundance. The problem is that a handful of oligarchs are hoarding America’s abundance. www.levernews.com/the-labor-da...
The NYT’s absolute insistence on not rocking the boat is the antithesis of journalism and an ongoing crime against language. If you make somebody mad with the truth THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO DO. If they sue you, GO TO COURT. Discovery is a wonderful thing. The Times is the new Augean stables
Go bunny go!!
Also, when engaging in resistance using a sandwich, do not take any bites from it first, because DNA. And remember that your condiments can be used against you in a court of law.
This is worth sharing far and wide. Federal Employees and contractors oral history project. Im not involved in this. Just got the link, idea seems to be to create a record of the assault on the American Repuvlic after Jan 2025. www.fecohp.org
Traditionally the ABA is pretty supine about disbarments. That *really* has to change.
I really wish there was a vaccine that would keep my head from exploding every five minutes.
Oh, look. At last we’re acknowledging the effects of climate ch—what? Oh, OK. Never mind.
Was he rammed by the other party in the domestic? Did his driver randomly stop on the highway? Was there a sudden slowdown the person behind them couldn’t stop in time for? This is a lot of peripheral info/Rudy plumping if it’s not the 1st.
Some people just like ugly crap. 🙄
There will be 10 survivors speaking on the 3rd.
The detail here is stunning.
I am moving and have already filled 2 16’ pods. How can I STILL have so much shit?? Apparently I’ve been living in an Amazon fulfillment warehouse. With Etsy and thrift store annexes.
It’s so tragic that so many older people will die and never know how horribly they were used and lied to to feed the greed and spite of one demented old man and the parasites he carries. They’ll never recapture the people they were, reunite with friends & family, reject hate & fear.
Anyone who’s ever been around the elderly knows that the bruise on his hand is from setting a catheter. It could have been utterly benign—a bag of saline for dehydration, say. But pretending we didn’t see what we saw just makes it look bad. IT’S ALWAYS THE COVERUP, STUPID.
Will for the win. Enjoy the long weekend responsibly. If you dare.
They see everything.
“Sending in the National Guard” sounds terrible, but it also sounds kind of Not All That Weird, Right? “I mean it’s not like it’s the ARMY, you know?” Remember that Nat’l Guard troops fought in Iraq & Afghanistan. They are ARMED FORCES and they kill people.
Thank you so much for being fully invested in these kids. And the Constitution and rule of law. And human rights. You aren’t just fighting the good fight, you’re fighting the best possible fight.
Right wing Israelis seem to forget that when Israel was recognized, the world made a collective decision to overlook the violent displacement of the resident populations within its borders—SPECIFICALLY because of the Nazi genocide. Now that the shoe’s on the other foot, that becomes much harder.
“Meditations” should be read in every HS..or middle school for that matter. It’s clear & straightforward enough. It’s not the *only* way, but it’s a good one, especially for kids in the all-drama-all-the-time years.
This is a blatant abuse of the word “overhaul,” which generally has positive connotations. Better words: manipulate, impede, destroy, meddle in, unconstitutionally meddle in, participate in the destruction of… And so forth. Once again, NYT fails to practice journalism.
So in other words, trust the…unqualified? The stupid? The delusional? Anyone who manifestly does NOT know WTF they’re talking about? OK. I’ll ask the next person I see to fix my car so the CHECK ENGINE light stops coming on. Just remember, I might be in front of YOU when my car throws a rod.
3/ If this sounds like “use good manners” that’s because a lot of it is. We’re all so angry and frustrated and scared that we find ourselves in a constant defensive crouch. It’s hard to be kind from that position. So stand up, claim your dignity, then remind people of theirs. —30—
2/ be yourself (ie show your affiliations) in public. Everybody knows what a MAGA hat means, so make yourself known as well. I tell people in my precinct, “Don’t be afraid to Democrat in public.” Then go out into the world and hold a door, return someone’s shopping cart, pet someone’s dog —ask 1st!—
🧵The small things are SO important. We’re constantly being told to other…well, everybody. And a LOT of people have bought in. So public acts of kindness toward EVERYONE are some of the most important things we can do to remind people there is no “other.” It’s also important. And don’t hesitate to
If we all stop clapping, will he just fade away like Tinkerbelle?
TFG (standing on a stump): IT’S ALL MINE. EVERYTHING I SEE EVERYWHERE. MINE MINE MINE. People passing by: People passing by: Random person passing by: Nope. It’s really not, you freak.
Pelicans are such goofs.
So is this how you saw your “retirement” shaking out?
Omg. That is hilarious. I guess they don’t want to lose the Depressed People vote. Since that’s pretty much everybody rn.
I’m just a monkey with a typewriter.
Thinking that AI can do therapy is every bit as stupid as thinking AI can be a “companion” for children. And let us never, EVER, forget that AI is designed & pushed by people who are profoundly bad at understanding & caring about other people.
We are not a serious country
Awwwww💖💖 Bonus bulldog relocation!!
My dad’s Airedale, Sam, made little “eeeeeee” farts. Every. Single. Time, he would leap up or slam his butt to the floor and stare at it like a herd of fairies had just flown out of it.
Yeah. I stick my head out & look around now & then, hoping someone will bring me food. Often disappointed.
Hey, I am a sucker for puns, so it works for me. 😁
Here's a different version, same milky way shots, but stitched only above the mountain. 🗺️
I see what you did there
Please define “compliment TFG” and the circumstances in which this is supposed to happen, and what the outcome is supposed to be. Cuz I am really not following you here. Also, this is pretty much the same mindset evangelicals use to embrace TFG to get what they want. So, ew.
Your linens match your cat!
Thanks, capt. obvious. No, calling people names doesn’t usually make you any friends. But exactly how many of TFG’s voters would admit to a Dem stranger that they’re wobbly or regretful?
Happy Friday! How amazing is this video?!
“As long as *I* want”
And the inevitable Dropping Of Things
Only happy
Thanks!
Headfoots are the best!
Please explain the difference to my dog.
TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH YOU SOB.
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Gerrymandering is Literacy Test 2.0. The thing about fascism is finding ways to upscale oppression. Literacy testing was F2F and slow. With gerrymandering they never have to meet a single person and can achieve much larger numbers. The Nazis started out with gas vans but upscale to camps.
Stuck the landing! 9.8
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There is not a single person in the current Administration who could give a detailed analysis of corporate responses to public pressure and corporate Board structure WHILE GAMING. BREAKING NEWS: SIBLING FINDS EVIDENCE OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN AMERICA
WTF—“does accommodation work?”” Gee, maybe we should ask Neville Chamberlain. Or every kid who ever had to put up with a bully. Or the millions of spouses, parents, siblings, kids, coworkers, neighbors and friends who’ve decided to “just not talk politics” with (tragically deranged person).
Bingo.
HAHAHAHA Oh, wait, they actually DID? Maybe they’ll want to combine their case with the one in TX …?
“A bit stupid” kind of undersells it A BIT, no?
Well, they’re not wrong.