Just the name makes my wife not wanting to go.
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Running scared
Trump Demands Presidential Immunity for Acts That ‘Cross the Line’ (rollingstone.com)
Early Thursday morning, Trump took to Truth Social to rant about the exemption he believes a president — or former president — should have from prosecution over crimes committed while in office. “EVEN EVENTS THAT ‘CROSS THE LINE’ MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD,” Trump wrote.
Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social
A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST HAVE FULL IMMUNITY, WITHOUT WHICH IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. ANY MISTAKE, EVEN IF WELL INTENDED, WOULD BE MET WITH ALMOST CERTAIN INDICTMENT BY THE OPPOSING PARTY AT TERM END. EVEN EVENTS THAT “CROSS THE LINE” MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD. THERE MUST BE CERTAINTY. EXAMPLE: YOU CAN’T STOP POLICE FROM DOING THE JOB OF STRONG & EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GUARD AGAINST THE OCCASIONAL “ROGUE COP” OR “BAD APPLE.” SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH “GREAT BUT SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT.” ALL PRESIDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETE & TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, OR THE AUTHORITY & DECISIVENESS OF A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE STRIPPED & GONE FOREVER. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE AN EASY DECISION. GOD BLESS THE SUPREME COURT!
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bookmarking
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Firstly, who the bleep is it YELLING AT!!??
Second, look I found an actual Truth in all that YELLING.
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Volcanoes and ice - what’s not to love? /s
I’ve heard it’s interesting and the people are great but I guess Iceland doesn’t make my bucket list.
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If Trump continued to act out, Kaplan told him, he would forfeit his right to be present for the trial.
Accelerating decompensation watch. Imagine what will happen when Trump loses the absolute immunity appeal at the DC Circuit. Due any day. Today is probably a good day to be at a funeral instead of sitting in a courtroom when the uncontrolled explosion occurs.
Ok. Wishful thinking.
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Follow-up
New Owner Of Baltimore Sun Insults Staff On Day One | Crooks and Liars
When Sinclair CEO David D. Smith bought the Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Sun recently, with an offer they couldn’t refuse, many said nothing good would come from the far-right Sinclair Broadcast Group swallowing up more media. They were soon proved right.
Source: Baltimore Banner
In a tense, three-hour meeting with staff Tuesday afternoon, new Baltimore Sun owner David Smith told employees he has only read the paper four times in the past few months, insulted the quality of their journalism and encouraged them to emulate a TV station owned by his broadcasting company.
Smith, whose acquisition of the paper from the investment firm Alden Global Capital was announced publicly Monday evening, told staff he had not read newspapers for decades, according to several people who attended the meeting but were not authorized to speak publicly.
While the terms of The Sun sale are private, Smith told staff he paid “nine figures” — meaning at least $100 million — for the paper, along with several community publications, including the Capital Gazette in Annapolis.
That price would be a significant premium at a time when local newspapers are struggling to make a profit because of declining print advertising and circulation. In 2021, Maryland businessman Stewart Bainum had entered a nonbinding agreement to purchase The Sun for $65 million. That deal fell through and Bainum went on to launch The Baltimore Banner as a nonprofit.
Smith, who is the executive chairman of Sinclair Inc., which operates more than 200 television stations nationwide, told New York Magazine in 2018 he considered print media “so left-wing as to be meaningless dribble.” Asked Tuesday during the meeting whether he stood by those comments now that he owns one of the most storied titles in American journalism, Smith said yes. Asked if he felt that way about the contents of his newspaper, Smith said “in many ways, yes,” according to people at the meeting.
The Baltimore Sun won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.
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I must quibble. I believe she functions as a stand in for Lust Object, a sop to Trump’s vanity. i.e. he’s still a babe magnet, capable of landing 10s who are half his age.
Her qualifications as a lawyer are irrelevant, as every lawyer who works for Trump is humiliated and undercut and ultimately has their reputation ruined. And then gets stiffed on the bill.
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Am I misremembering? I don’t recall any other president except Nixon having an issue with this.
ETA And Reagan and Dubya/Cheney… I guess it’s a Republican thing.
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It’s just not him, when it comes to voting there is this large number Americans see themselves as Tribe Red, and will vote GOP no matter what. And no I don’t think there is an equivalent Tribe Blue, there are just people trying to defend themselves from the Reds…There are the Crypto Reds, they are ashamed to be Reds and pretend they are “independent” but always vote Red.
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As I recall, Maine’s SOS suspended her decision when she made it to keep Trump of the ballot pending court review. The Maine SC didn’t have to do it for her, but it’s the same difference I guess. I’m just saying that she did the right thing from day one. I am proud of her. She’s the smartest most articulate SOS I have seen anywhere. Shana Bellows has a good story too. Grew up in poverty here in Maine but was a precocious kid who went to Middlebury College and has had a awesome career IMO.
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Habba dabba is doodoo.
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Romney’s voting for Biden and Trump can’t lose too many suburban voters.
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Yes Yes Yes
Keep them on defense on all fronts
Congressman Dan Goldman to Introduce Resolution to Censure Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for Her Support of January 6th Insurrectionists | Congressman Daniel Goldman (house.gov)
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Um Kayleigh honey, where is an 11 y/o going to get the $ to buy diapers?
And because tax season is closing in, how does an 11 y/o claim a dependent, when they’re a dependent? (yes I know I’m stretching this, but we could go into the messy business of legal guardianship)
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Since retiring almost 4 years ago, I haven’t taken a major trip outside of Canada. Last year I started thinking about it; a legal matter was cleared up and COVID seemed to be manageable. I had three places in mind; Israel and Japan because I lived in both places and haven’t been back and also Iceland.
Earth quakes, volcanic activity and war.
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Ode to a Dictator.
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It likely portends a fundamental reordering of public and private life in America that will endure for decades and be felt in more ways than we can possibly envision
The fascist cult has no clue what they will have unleashed on America should they get their desired outcome on administrative law. In their rabid support of corruption, cruelty, and chaos they appear to be willing to suffer greatly themselves in order to ‘own the libs’.
One certain outcome, the cult will blame the upcoming disaster of their choosing on the left because…well, just because. It’s what they do, it;s who they are.
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I’d go to Iceland (eruptions and all) long before I’d even consider going anywhere in the Middle East.
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