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Earlier today one of the representatives from Florida made a rather remarkable statement. For anyone not seeing the Tweet: Anna Paulina Luna says she has been told that as soon as a Motion to Vacate is brought to the floor, at least two moderate...
by ItsSimpleSimon
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 04:00 PM PDT
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Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has proposed the DISGRACED Act — full title, ‘Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former...
by TheCriticalMind
31 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 03:17 PM PDT
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There he goes again… Trump appears to have fallen asleep in court again. It happened several times just now. His eyes were closed for extended periods and his head dropped down twice. Talk about taking “anti-woke” to a whole new level. You would think...
by Christopher Nerney
106 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 02:07 PM PDT
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There is now a predictable ritual that occurs every time that Donald Trump makes an appearance in court. Immediately following the hearing Trump ambles out to a nearby rabble of reporters gathered to record his post-trial rants (and the press really...
by News Corpse
13 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 01:16 PM PDT
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Complete Jury for "Litigant who is repeatedly using courts to seek revenge on political adversaries" "Sandoval" hearing on Trump's admissible bad acts happened as well as completing the jury selection process including alternates. for his “falsifying business records trial” “Sandoval” Hearing (Part 59), prosecution provides list of all misconduct +...
by annieli
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 01:41 PM PDT
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A man self-immolated near the site of the Trump trial in NYC. The man on fire had thrown around colourful pamphlets touting anti-government conspiracy theories, before self-immolating with lighter fluid. Several sources identify the man as Max...
by annieli
101 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 12:01 PM PDT
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I stumbled on this article from Washington Blade: www.washingtonblade.com/2024/04/03/meet-shawn-harris-the-democrat-who-seeks-to-oust-marjorie-taylor-greene/ I had not seen any coverage about any serious contenders here on DKos, only all the tears and...
by il justkos
103 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 12:03 PM PDT
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This is currently still playing out so I don’t have an article to share. UPDATE: Here are some story links provided by commenters. www.nbcnews.com/… — courtesy of GregInVT, who suggested I do this update. www.nytimes.com/… — gift link courtesy of DRo....
by EphemeralNotion
178 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM PDT
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The BIGGEST NEWS of the DAY: Ukraine aid will finally get a vote and it took Democrats to get it don e….. Mind you not enough Democrats but it is done. The country should have showed unity and voted as one. Bipartisan House coalition advances Ukraine aid A rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans — 316 — voted overwhelmingly to pass the procedural...
by committed
88 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 09:24 AM PDT
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Since progress on the battlefield has stalled, it is time for Ukraine to face reality and negotiate an end to the war with Russia. The following is a list of concessions that Ukraine should agree to, in order to end the war. - Ukraine agrees to provide...
by onizino
259 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 07:43 AM PDT
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Ukraine managed to shoot down a big prize — a Russian Tu-22 bomber while it was returning from a mission to launch cruise missiles. It’s the first time Ukraine has destroyed one of these in flight. Russia, of course, claimed it was due to technical...
by quaoar
99 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 10:19 AM PDT
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This cartoon is written by me and drawn by the always-great R. E. Ryan. It's not just cruel - these laws are literally demanding the impossible. Human beings are, alas, embodied physical beings existing in a physical universe, and it follows that we...
by Barry Deutsch
45 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 07:23 AM PDT
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A new study of 1,600 world regions says that by mid-century, the climate crisis will be costing the world economy a stunning $38 trillion EACH YEAR. The tally was calculated in 2005 dollars. Inflation has risen 60% since then. This is far more than...
by Meteor Blades
76 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 06:35 AM PDT
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Trump and Jesse Watters, as well as conservative influencer media, just bullied a juror into leaving Trump’s Manhattan Criminal trial. I have read Democrats raging against the poor woman, calling her a coward, but really, can anyone blame her? Juror...
by sepiasiren
95 comments
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 07:39 PM PDT
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ABC news and Reuters report that Israel has struck a site in Isfahan, Iran near an airport. Currently, information is still coming in and we do not know if there are casualties or serious damage. Read here: abcnews.go.com/… www.reuters.com/...
by AvoidAmnesia
288 comments
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 07:28 PM PDT
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Conservatives, by definition, are slow to change, if at all. Changes with time and circumstances mark a progressive society. History is its own proof. We once burned so-called witches at the stake, ostracized left-handed people, disallowed a single...
by ReasonaBill
48 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 12:20 PM PDT
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So we won’t pay attention to his courtroom antics, Trump brings lots of printouts for his mini-presser after Thursday’s trial session. Trump’s playlist Donald also controls the volume of the (Mar-a-Lago) music, which is usually ear-shatteringly loud,...
by annieli
150 comments
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM PDT
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Today, the state of Louisiana managed to do something I didn’t think possible — they found a new low. Once Jeff Landry, a far-right acolyte, was elected governor I knew the place was going to be in rough shape. The state legislature is hopeless, with...
by bilboteach
158 comments
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 03:39 PM PDT
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Jewish Space Lasers redux The Republican House is trying to pass a bill giving supplemental aid to Israel for the rest of fiscal 2024. Rep. MT Greene (R-GA) has problems with it. And has offered an amendment, the sole purpose of which is to throw sand...
by TheCriticalMind
39 comments
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 02:57 PM PDT
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It isn't often that Republican MAGA-naut, Marjorie Taylor Greene, manages to do or say anything that is remotely related to reality. So on those rare occasions when she manages to do so, we need to give credit where credit is due. Even if it was...
by News Corpse
47 comments
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 01:09 PM PDT
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