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I’m in the USA. Land of the free home of the brave. A disruptive GOP is trying to create chaos in our democracy. They will fail. mastodon.social #SlavaUkraini #ILovePresidentBiden #WeThePeople #EPluribusUnum #FreedomNotFreedumb #TwitterMigration She, her, they Dana8@GreenCompassGlobal.com

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Justice #Alito tells #Congress he will NOT #recuse from #Jan6 related cases

Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. announced Wed that he will not recuse himself from Jan. 6-related cases at #SCOTUS after Democratic lawmakers questioned whether he could be impartial following reports that an upside-down #flag flew at his home in the weeks after the… [#insurrection].

#law #PartisanCourt #JudicialEthics #AppealToHeaven #ChristianNationalists
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/29/supreme-court-alito-recuse-flag-jan-6/

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@Nonilex Heck, he’s never been impartial before. Why would he start now. He’s been a partisan hack of our constitution since he arrived on the supreme court. #alitoiscorrupt #Alito

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👀Decision Desk HQ’s 1st Forecast projects GOP favored to score trifecta w 58% chance of winning pres, 80% chance of taking Senate, 64% chance of retaining House. Our model uses advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze 100s of datapoints incl polling, econ indicators, political trends, candidate characteristics, campaign finance data.

Forecasts are not certainties but possibilities…range of outcomes..extensive data, runs 1000s of simulations to ID most likely paths
https://elections2024.thehill.com/forecast/2024/president/

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff I don’t believe polls. I believe voters. Polls don’t call actual voters.

GottaLaff , to random
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TODAY IS THE DAY.

We're in Washington now and arrive in this afternoon. 🇨🇦

Our new home.

It's surreal, scary, wonderful.

My posting will be light until we're settled in a little.

Thank you for all your amazing replies and good wishes. I read them all, but can't reply back.

Big hugs to all of you. 🥰

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff Best of everything for you and your family.

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Beachbum ,
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GottaLaff , to random
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Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on in the United States.
https://apnews.com/article/melinda-french-gates-donation-reproductive-women-rights-ab3512903cac247960d1fe03eabaeb89

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff It’s always the ex-wives who give the most. Thx for your philanthropy.

GottaLaff , to random
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👀👀 Via Kyle Cheney:

JUST IN: Judge has denied 's gag order request in FL, saying prosecutors' failure to confer with defense before filing it was "wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy."

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff The defense refused to discuss it so he had no choice.

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff WHO is advising her. Someone needs to subpoena her records.

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Beachbum ,
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@MikeDunnAuthor As the murderer, Netanyahu, feigns ignorance.

breadandcircuses , to random
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Hot take:

The people who control the Democratic Party don’t care if Donald Trump wins the election. If they did care, they would offer a better candidate than Joe Biden to oppose him.

#USA #Politics

Beachbum ,
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@breadandcircuses Hell no. Even with all of the opposition, he has accomplished more in 3 1/2 years than any president in recent history has in their eight year terms.

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/ Hundreds of EU Staff Rebuke Leadership's Gaza "Apathy"

More than 200 staff members of European Union institutions and agencies have signed an open letter expressing grave concerns over the EU's response to the humanitarian crisis in amid the ongoing conflict between and Palestinian militants.

The letter urges EU leaders to officially call for an immediate ceasefire, release of hostages, and halt arms exports to Israel by member states, stating the current inability to respond goes against core European values.

It argues that the 's "continued apathy" toward the Palestinian plight risks normalizing the use of brute force over an international rules-based order - contrary to the founding vision of promoting peace in Europe after WWII.

Organized by a small group, the letter exceeded expectations by garnering over 200 signatures from staffers dismayed at the EU's silence despite NGOs' desperate pleas.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/24/more-than-200-eu-staff-sign-letter-expressing-concerns-over-gaza-crisis

@palestine

Beachbum ,
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@oatmeal @palestine They need to do something.

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Beachbum ,
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@rbreich I don’t get why they haven’t impeached Clarence, Thomas for his multitude of offenses or Kavanaugh and Barrett for lying to Congress.

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Remember: If markets were actually competitive, corporations would keep their prices as low as possible as they competed for customers.

Instead, the concentration of the American economy into the hands of a few corporate giants gives them the power to raise prices with impunity.

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@rbreich the only way they’re gonna come back down now is if people stop buying the greedflated items. I have. I drive less, I wait until there’s eggs on the shelf that are on sale because no one else is buying them either, etc. historically, I only buy items that are on sale during Covid, stores didn’t even have sales. It’s time to enact the billionaires tax and take back some of the money that they have stolen from us since 2020.

GottaLaff , to random
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You guys.

I'm so bone tired after another day of packing up that POD, so apologies for not replying, or simply replying with a "like." I can barely read, let alone type.

So, with that, I shall collapse, but not before posting another dopey gif.

POD #2 for our furniture comes tomorrow, as do my twins, down from BC to help us! We leave in 5 days!
🇨🇦
Have a good evening. 😴

video/mp4

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff so you won’t be voting in this year‘s election?

rbreich , to random
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As they hoard more wealth, the ultra-rich will do anything to protect it.

They know Democratic majorities would pass higher taxes, stricter regulations, and enforce anti-monopoly laws.

This is why billionaires are doling out big bucks to Trump’s fascist campaign. Be warned.

Beachbum ,
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@rbreich MA tax is successful…No?

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’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, signed a bill on Tuesday that bars health professionals from performing gender-transition surgeries, prescribing puberty blocking drugs and overseeing hormone treatments for patients under 18. The state now joins about two dozen others that have passed laws restricting or banning what doctors call gender-affirming care for minors. (1/2)

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff All governments need to stay out of parents decisions when it is in regards to their own children. The Republican party seems to think that they need govern all parts of our life and take away all of our freedoms.

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Via Will Steakin:

NEW: Christina Bobb — the new RNC senior counsel for “election integrity” — has pleaded not guilty in fake electors case:

Mugshot obtained by
ABC News, via Maricopa County Sheriff office.

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GottaLaff , to random
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Via Emptywheel:

Aw
@DonaldJTrumpJr
, are you saying Daddy lied when he promised all his rubes he WAS going to testify?

Hugo Lowell:

New: Outside the courthouse, Don Jr attacked a question about why Trump didn’t testify in his own defense: “Why would you justify this insanity? You don’t subject yourself to that. You’re going in a kangaroo court, nothing more nothing less.“

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff And then off to jail. Probably home confinement so his Secret Service can lounge and drink Diet Coke with him.

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Trump has said FOUR times that he will withhold federal funding from schools that require vaccines. Not just COVID. ALL.

This is most schools. This is hitting me where I work. This will lead to children dead from measles. It's obvious, inevitable.

Someone on here said they just couldn't bear to vote for Biden to keep Trump from office since at least under Trump there were better masking rules.

I hope that person sees this.

Worse is worse.

edit: because I don't know measles from smallpox

Beachbum ,
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@futurebird How short their memory is. TFG almost died from Covid and still wouldn’t promote mask wearing. This is the facts: Coronavirus Cases:
111,820,082
Deaths:
1,219,487
Recovered:
109,814,428

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🚨BREAKING VICTORY: Supreme Court BLOCKS conservative redistricting lawsuit. Louisiana will use its congressional map with two majority-Black districts for the 2024 elections! https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisiana-congressional-redistricting-challenge-callais/

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“What I saw was students linking arms, hugging each other while being brutalized by the police. I think the only violence we saw that day was from the police.”

I spoke with two anti-Zionist Jewish supporters of the pro-Palestine protests at #UTAustin, including one who got arrested on April 29. Read it at from Deceleration here:
https://deceleration.news/2024/05/15/texas-troopers-were-real-agitators-university-of-texas-austin/

#Palestine #Austin #Texas #activism #protest #FreeSpeech @palestine

Beachbum ,
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@oconnell @palestine you would think this would teach people not to send their children to any school in Texas. You would think this would teach people that Texas is nowhere to live raise a family work or even exist without government interference. So much for freedom. is Texas

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#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/…More color from Pagliery:

Eric Trump just swapped seats with Rep. Donalds just in time for the congressman to appear in photos behind Trump's defense table.

That's what this trial is now for Trump, a political photo opp.

More...

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff They had better not be attending on our dime. This is not a government function, so I hope they used personal funds to make their way to New York City to kiss his ass. and not the peoples funds.

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Facing Russian Advance, a Top Ukrainian General Paints a Bleak Picture

’s forces are stretched thin & have minimal reserves to draw on, the chief of said, in addition to shortages of .


https://www.nytimes.com/article/russia-ukraine-kharkiv.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Beachbum ,
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@Nonilex All because of tfg and Mike Johnson dragging his bone spurs

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Improved military billboard spotted in Rochester, New York

Beachbum ,
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@RadicalGraffiti BS. You’re disrespecting every Marine, including my husband who is disabled because he defended and protected America and our constitution FU. Please move to Russia where you belong or North Korea or China. They would love you there.

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A video filmed during Donald 's New Jersey rally on Saturday has shown "thousands" of people leaving while the former president was still talking.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-new-jersey-rally-crowd-walks-out-speech-video-1899832

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff He talks like a thug. I just don’t get it. He sounds like a criminal. He sounds unhinged. I wouldn’t be able to tolerate one minute of his dribble.

breadandcircuses , to random
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Last night it was cloudy and raining where I live, so there was no chance of seeing the aurora — assuming it was even visible at 36° latitude.

But maybe tonight I'll get lucky (so to speak).

Beachbum ,
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@breadandcircuses I went out several times after midnight to see, nada. I live in a small town with many lights so I may drive tonight to a dark spot.

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💥” militant group says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal to halt seven-month war with .

It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister.”
https://apnews.com/article/8659eae6e0a7362504f0aa4aa4be53e0

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff I’m going to guess won’t accept. He’s not done killing innocents. He’s a monster.

GottaLaff , to random
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CREW:

The fact that Tim Scott is refusing to say he’d follow the law and not try to overthrow the results of a free and fair election should scare anyone listening. This is how democracies end.

👇🏼
WELKER: Will you commit to accepting the 2024 election results?

TIM SCOTT: At the end of the day, the 47th president will be Donald Trump

WELKER: Wait -- yes or no, will you accept the results?

TIM SCOTT: That is my statement

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff Big ass kisser. I wonder how his girlfriend felt about getting engaged just because it’s better for a VP to be married. What a creep.

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff Congress needs to pass a law to enforce the 14th amendment. They need to assure the country that no seditious conspirators, insurrectionists, potential insurrectionist, or coup plotters can ever hold federal office.

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1/... Via Kevinly Father on Twitter:

The Republican party is literally suing to prevent legal votes from being counted.

Bartiromo: I see that the RNC is filing a lawsuit in a battleground state to stop counting ballots past election day.

Lara #Trump: Yeah. Well, that's exactly right. You cannot have ballots counted after elections are over.

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff Enterprise: @marcelias it appears he’s going to have to hire more lawyers to defend our democracy. If anybody can donate to @democracydocket it would be appreciated.

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Don't miss @briantylercohen and me discuss the time Lou Dobbs told the GOP to pay me $500 million to stop beating them in court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO2nyimwCEM&list=PLOMpnzRkbFsi2yOiCKDN3fYgOzvrvfZm4&index=1

Beachbum ,
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@marcelias What happened to Lou Dobbs? He sure drank the Kool-Aid.

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The effective federal corporate income tax rate:

1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%

Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.

That is how we will pay for it.

Beachbum ,
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@rbreich Bravo

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Who wants to guess which industry was bribing Congressman Henry Cuellar?

Bonus points for which state

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-congressman-henry-cuellar-and-his-wife-charged-bribery-unlawful-foreign-influence-and

Beachbum ,
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@flexghost This is bad.

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David Kurtz on why Trump continues to be so appealing to so many Americans:

"It’s in moments like these that the overconfident diagnoses and simplistic solutions of someone like Donald Trump hold their greatest allure. ... He’s a chaos monster: the more of it he creates, the greater the need for the snake oil palliatives he offers. He’ll make you sick to sell you his bogus curatives."

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-strangest-presidential-election

Beachbum ,
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@wdlindsy He did it during Covid.

Beachbum , to random
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I have been busy this morning answering replies however now it’s time to catch up with @GottaLaff And testimony.

GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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#Breaking: #WompWomp

BF Borgers, #Trump Media & Technology Group’s independent accounting firm, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday with widespread fraud impacting more than 1,500 filings.

👉🏼The SEC made no allegation of wrongdoing against Trump Media, which is not mentioned in the charges from the regulator.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/business/trump-media-accounting-firm-charged-fraud/index.html

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff Holy mackerel.

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Beachbum ,
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@rbreich I appreciate the moral issue as others have mentioned. I still stand for the Constitution that they should be peaceful and lawful.

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No pay wall.

"Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups

After lying low for years in the aftermath of January 6, exclusive reporting shows, militia extremist groups and profiles have been quietly reorganizing and ramping up recruitment and rhetoric on Facebook." https://www.wired.com/story/extremist-militias-are-coordinating-on-facebook/?bxid=5be677284b2ef40b1e6d155f&cndid=42353131&esrc=bx_multi1st_dailyext&source=Email_0_EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_050224

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff They have been communicating all along and recruiting. Christopher Wray needs to get out in front of this because if 2021 repeats itself, it’s on him. They are recruiting the lonely. People at AA meetings, people at NA meetings, people looking for ‘a family” online.

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“Israel has the right to go to war against Hamas. They do not have the right to go to war […] against the Palestinian people”

Exactly! Once again, Bernie Sanders proves he has a nuanced, well-informed, factual view.

If only Biden would find the courage to say something along those lines, Palestinian lives could be saved, and he would have a much better chance with young American voters.

https://youtu.be/_6rQmvko18M?si=hPwV69Jt8SJ5cxr3

Beachbum ,
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@randahl No matter what Biden says Netanyahu is going to ignore it. He is enjoying his killing spree. He was made a fool, he did not keep Israelis safe as he had promised after he propped up Hamas for years. I honestly don’t believe we will see a change until the Israeli people oust him and his war cabinet. They are belligerent and will never follow international law or the rules of engagement.

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Some self-regarding “moderate” has been hijacking the comments section of my newsletter for days: Jumping on everyone else who commented, posting thousands (!) of words on why the student protests obviously needed to be suppressed.

This is his reaction when I asked him to stop. Perfect.

Beachbum ,
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@tzimmer_history Are they peaceful? Are they trespassing? Are they terrorizing other people?

randahl , to random
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A warm welcome on Mastodon to blogger and Bachelor of Science @chahalAman.

Like so many of us, Aman used to be very active at The Dead Bird's Graveyard, where she was followed by 310 people, and now she is followed by only 3 people here on Mastodon.

But what do you say Mastodonians? We can improve that, can't we? Let's work our magic! ♥️💕🐘

Beachbum ,
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@randahl @chahalAman I’m in.

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Oh nothing, just some heart-stopping amazing moss at the pharmacy parking lot.
#Mosstodon

Beachbum ,
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@dillyd That is amazing. What kind is it?

Beachbum ,
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@dillyd it’s amazing. Suddenly, I’m getting red mushrooms in my yard. I don’t have a Google glass cause I have an iPhone, but apparently they’re very poisonous because my little dog must’ve got a hold of one and puked for a whole day. They are very pretty and interesting but now I have to go through and pick them all.

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🚨BREAKING: Arizona Grand Jury INDICTS more than a dozen people, including fake electors, for conspiracy, fraud and forgery. Donald Trump named unindicted coconspirator.

Beachbum ,
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@marcelias This is as it should be, however, why are they not indicting tfg and the people who put them up to this?

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Via Acyn (who has the vid):

#Biden: "Remember when #Trump was trying to deal with COVID, he suggested injecting a little bleach in your veins… he missed, it all went to his hair (Loud, extended laughter and applause)

(smiling) I shouldn't have said that... You guys are a bad influence on me."

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff thanks I needed that

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1/…🧵 #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal

Let’s start with this, via @darthstar, because NY has laws that govern #GagOrders. I heard the Legals on TV say the same thing as Sean here:

https://mastodon.online/@darthstar/112320741962522803

Beachbum ,
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@GottaLaff I’m not normally a conspiracy theorist, but either the servers aren’t handling the traffic or it’s intentional, possibly to interfere in the future election.

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Beachbum ,
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@Nonilex NDA are not, why did he wait until now? Because now he will get the most press. That’s also questionable behavior in my opinion.

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Leonard Leo, financial sponsor of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, ignores a senate summons and gets a subpoena. Does he own enough of #SCOTUS to be allowed to ignore the law?

https://wapo.st/3vSgh2W

Beachbum ,
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@atheistengineer I guess we will find out since Leonard Leo will probably fight the subpoena because he knows he’s guilty of everything they think he is.

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Ja'Han Jones reports:

"The Pew Research Center has released a report that underscores how the claims that there has been a seismic shift toward Republicans among nonwhite voters have been wrong all along."

Republicans make stuff up, and the purported shift of Black voters to Trump is totally made up. The significant question here is, Why do New York Times and major media outlets amplify this stuff? They surely know better.

#Trump #BlackVoters

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-black-voters-republicans-pew-report-rcna147645

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@wdlindsy That’s a good question for the CEO’s and the producers.

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