Who Lost the Week?!?!?

The 6th largest economy in the world is hitting 100% solar periods on a daily basis
From Electrek (Industry blog) : In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California's main grid for 30 of the past 38 days. Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Z....
by umbra 101 comments 461 Recs
Fed Chair Jerome Powell reveals the cause of persistent inflation - economy is becoming uninsurable.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, was nominated by Donald Trump in 2018 and confirmed by the US Senate. President Joe Biden renominated him when he entered office in January of 2021. The job of the Fed...
by Pakalolo 66 comments 219 Recs
Just one note on the Mayorkas impeachment fiasco
Mitch McConnell: “Tabling articles of impeachment would be unprecedented in the history of the Senate.” Well, so was tabling the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, Mitch. But you had no qualms with that, did you? Maybe you should just...
by Dartagnan 20 comments 117 Recs
Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine launches devastating attack on Crimean airfield
Ukraine launched a strike against Russia’s airfield in Dzhankoi, Crimea. Reports indicate ATACMS rockets may have been used and that 15 were wounded and 22 are missing. The photo shows the destroyed S-400 Triumph air defense system. The strike was...
by quaoar 65 comments 387 Recs
Isn't it odd that Melania and none of his kids are at his criminal trial?
I do. I find it odd that his own family that we know of is not at his trial. Not one sibling, not any family or if he has friends...where are they? I know if my husband or family member was on trial, I would try to be there at least one day. If Melania...
by Vetwife 414 comments 442 Recs
MAGA influencer tries his hand at jury tampering on social media. It backfires bigly
The fellah doing all the illegal jury tampering suggestin’ is one Clay Travis. What the hell is a Clay Travis? I dunno, but the apparent Megamind recently put that whole secret squirrel operation of Tank-Manhattan-Criminal-Court-Case-Against-Trump...
by sepiasiren 245 comments 635 Recs
The truth about Amtrak
President Joe Biden has made it a priority to improve and expand the National Rail Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak. What is a problem for many people is that Amtrak does not show a profit, except for particular routes. There are repeated...
by xaxnar 116 comments 196 Recs
81 year old white Ohio man with handgun murders unarmed defenseless Black 61 year old woman
This story was first posted by maggiejean on 4/15. Story number 12 in the overnight news digest. www.dailykos.com/… An Ohio man was charged with murder after shooting a Black ride-share driver in an unprovoked attack, following the most recent string...
by Kevo2007 101 comments 174 Recs
Attacks on Amtrak are just one story in the long, sordid saga of U.S. railroad rip-offs
In Xaxnar’s excellent post The truth about Amtrak, I began a comment that started to turn into its own essay, and I decided not to hijack the discussion and to write a standalone piece instead. Xaxnar begins: President Joe Biden has made it a priority...
by Meteor Blades 14 comments 78 Recs
Boeing Crisis Ignites Call for Strict U.S. Stock Buyback Laws
I hate stock buybacks. I think they are one of the most self-serving things that corporate America does. Instead of investing in workers and in training and in research and in equipment, they don’t do a thing to make their company better and they...
by thomhartmann 85 comments 262 Recs
Ohio AG *REJECTS* Provisional Certification Solution to Put Biden on the Ballot - Is Court Next?
For those who aren’t familiar with this bizarre little saga, the basic background is this: Ohio state law requires officials to certify the ballot 90 days before an election (which, in this case this year, is August 7th). Although, as noted further...
by Munchausen 294 comments 372 Recs
Miscellany: Donald violates gag order (again) plus MTG wants space lasers at the border
Apparently non-senior Biden staff have a nickname for Trump. as MSNBC’s Laurence O’Donnell reports that a Trump posting on Truth Social violated the gag order. Protesters shut down San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in both directions for hours Monday...
by annieli 21 comments 62 Recs

Recent Diaries

Countdown With Keith Olbermann, S2E160: Trump: Jimmy Kimmel And Al Pacino Are The Same Guy
Episode 160 has been uploaded. iHeartRadio this podcast all podcasts Omny.FM this podcast all podcasts ivoox this podcast all podcasts Apple this podcast all podcasts Preview is a short this time. YouTube, later A-Block SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump is an...
by Proginoskes 1 comments 1 Recs
US Army Financial Counselor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Gold Star Families of Millions
On 16 April, Caz Craffy, a US Army civilian employee (DAC) and Major in the US Army Reserve, pleaded guilty to bilking millions of dollars from Gold Star families. From May 2018 to Nov 2022, he obtained over $9.9 million from victims who received a...
by C0RI0LANUS 6 comments 9 Recs
IAN:Thursday 4/18/2024 Spring is Here, Get an Air Fryer
The neighbors have been replanting their front yard flower beds and trimming their hedges.� The birds have stopped coming for daily baths, I assume their time is otherwise engaged.� New shoots are ...
by art ah zen 4 comments 7 Recs
Ukraine Invasion Day 785 "Russian advances will accelerate, absent urgent American action"
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian military airfield in occupied Dzhankoi, Crimea, overnight on April 16 to 17. Geolocated footage posted on April 16 shows explosions at the airfield in ...
by annieli 5 comments 23 Recs
Late Night Insomniacs Vent Hole
SPOILER WARNING: A late night gathering for non serious palaver that does not speak of that night’s show. Posting a spoiler will get you brollywhacked. You don’t want that to happen to you.
by sallym 8 comments 3 Recs
Overnight News Digest for April 17 2024
The Hill — Johnson turns to Democrats on Ukraine aid amid ouster threat Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will lean heavily on Democrats to move a series of bills in the coming days providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and other democratic allies overseas — a...
by jeremybloom 19 comments 13 Recs
Trying to fact-check an e-mail from my Senator. (Jim Risch - ID)
Okay, I got this in my e-mail, and since I was doing other weird research, it drew my attention, as the numbers seemed really high (On immigration). I’m pasting this all, then snipping it into bits. Democrats Blocked Secretary Mayorkas' Impeachment...
by CrystalHR 8 comments 4 Recs
Miscellany: Donald violates gag order (again) plus MTG wants space lasers at the border
Apparently non-senior Biden staff have a nickname for Trump. as MSNBC’s Laurence O’Donnell reports that a Trump posting on Truth Social violated the gag order. Protesters shut down San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in both directions for hours Monday...
by annieli 21 comments 62 Recs
Just one note on the Mayorkas impeachment fiasco
Mitch McConnell: “Tabling articles of impeachment would be unprecedented in the history of the Senate.” Well, so was tabling the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, Mitch. But you had no qualms with that, did you? Maybe you should just...
by Dartagnan 20 comments 117 Recs
PWB Kitties Love Bats
Today is International Bat Day…�Bats are beautiful creatures, and kitties appreciate their place in the world…�Let’s celebrate bats tonight… But first, the rules… You are all ...
by mamajo2k 46 comments 61 Recs
Top Comments: TFG's Testimony
I’m sure he won’t testify. But that didn’t stop me from writing an approximation of how it would sound. But first, a word from our sponsor! Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker 12 comments 17 Recs
SCOTUS Suddenly Concerned About Overcriminalization...for J6 Insurrectionists: 'BradCast' 4/17/2024
Guest: LawDork's Chris Geidner Also: Scam GOP impeachment trial ends in one day AZ Repubs spike repeal of 1864 abortion law (again) Voter turnout doubles in AL's new majority minority U.S. House District... On today's BradCast: If only the corrupted...
by TheBradBlog 2 comments 4 Recs
8 weeks Post Total Left Knee Replacement Surgery Update,
Good Evening. Where to start! I am doing very good, today I was at drakestone working on the trailer, I was drilling & tapping the almost 300 fasteners in the 6 pieces of 3/16 aluminum diamond plate. (I have 100 to go) Got there at 7:15 am & at noon I...
by eeff 31 comments 85 Recs
Kitchen Table Kibitzing 4/17/24: Pony Up
Sixty years ago today was the debut of one of the world’s most successful cars, and my personal favorite, Ford’s Mustang . The first-generation Ford Mustang was manufactured by Ford from March ...
by jck 101 comments 27 Recs
Fed Chair Jerome Powell reveals the cause of persistent inflation - economy is becoming uninsurable.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, was nominated by Donald Trump in 2018 and confirmed by the US Senate. President Joe Biden renominated him when he entered office in January of 2021. The job of the Fed...
by Pakalolo 66 comments 219 Recs
State Department Inertia
Brett Murphy of ProPublica reports that “SOS Blinken has not acted upon the recommendations of a Special State Department Panel that found that several Israeli military and police units do not qualify for US arms transfers under the Leahy law due to...
by AvoidAmnesia 3 comments 9 Recs
Taps...
I hadn't thought about him for months. But during the Spring and Summer the windows tended to be open we'd hear him every night just at dusk. One minute of thumpity like music. Always the same melody, always the same duration of time. Then the Fall and...
by phcarb 3 comments 16 Recs
A Serious Proposal For A New Slogan For The Trump Campaign
"Gettysburg, what an unbelievable battle that was. The Battle of Gettysburg, what an unbelievable, I mean it was so much, and so interesting, and so vicious and horrible, and so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of...
by KeithDB 10 comments 19 Recs
Trump Caught Between Day(dreams) and Knight
Somehow, I stumbled upon the video shown below, and oh what delicious news it delivers! Apparently, the bond issuer chosen by Donnie DumbQuips (Knight Specialty Insurance Company) originally considered underwriting the entire $450M+ obligation set as a...
by Northern Pol 2 comments 12 Recs
Why information about the jurors could be a problem.
I know it’s public information when the jurors are questioned and things about their background are discussed. But how many of them maybe hunted down with the information published? The defense can’t say names and the judge has instructed only the...
by Dune 14 comments 17 Recs

	Marcello Trebitsch (the son-in-law of indicted former NY State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver), facing 40 years in prison after being charged by the FBI with defrauding investors out of $7 million in a Ponzi scheme
4%	2 votes
	Four former Blackwater security guards, one sentenced to life in prison and three others receiving 30-year terms in the massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007
18%	9 votes
	Two Transportation Security Administration employees at Denver International Airport, fired after they allegedly set up a system (with a female employee’s help) to allow a male screener to pat down attractive men going through security
2%	1 votes
	Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, sentenced to life without parole after being convicted of first-degree murder of his onetime friend
2%	1 votes
	ESPN reporter Britt McHenry, suspended after she was caught on a surveillance video berating a woman whose company had towed McHenry's car: lambasting the employee's weight, education level and even her (alleged) lack of teeth
4%	2 votes
	Former Rep. Aaron Shock (R-IL), being sued by a former donor from using his contributions for Shock’s legal defense, and having an Illinois county sending him a bill to pay for the special election that will decide his replacement
6%	3 votes
	Salomon Melgen, the Florida doctor (and best friend) of the indicted NJ senator Bob Menendez … now indicted himself in a 76-count Medicare fraud scheme (with a scope of $190 million) of a program that conservatives are eager to cut
4%	2 votes
	Texas veterinarian Kristen Lindsey, fired by her employer after her smiling Facebook photo holding up a dead cat she shot with a bow-and-arrow, boasting it was a deserving feral … when it actually was a family cat that went missing that day
26%	13 votes
	NHL star Jarret Stoll, arrested for suspected possession of both cocaine and Ecstasy at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas
0%	0 votes
	Tulsa, Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy Robert Bates, charged with second-degree manslaughter after shooting a man with his gun rather than a Taser (which he said he had intended to use)
14%	7 votes
	San Francisco archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, after more than 100 prominent Bay Area Catholics (including the father of NFL star Tom Brady) publicly petitioned Pope Francis to remove him due to an 'atmosphere of division and intolerance'
2%	1 votes
	Jim Boggess, forced to shut his 'Jimbo’s Deli' in Flemington, New Jersey after customers no longer came in … following his decision to place a 'White History Month' sign in the window: despite being in a (relatively) conservative part of New Jersey
6%	3 votes
	Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, hanged in Bangladesh after being sentenced to death by a special court for crimes committed during the country’s war of independence from Pakistan in 1971
0%	0 votes
	Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), saying he will no longer talk about race, after much criticism of his comments (to a downstate newspaper) that 'we drive faster' through black communities
4%	2 votes
	Multiple names listed above .... or names not listed ... either way, please elaborate in a comment
8%	4 votes

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