Itchy

Itchy , 2 days ago to random

I also say he'll be a no-show
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/james-carville-says-he-wouldnt-bet-on-trump-appearing-at-next-weeks-debate-if-you-gave-me-even-money-id-say-hes-a-no-show/

DemocracyMattersALot , 5 days ago to random

The GOP is claiming that Trump was America's greatest president. Historians naturally disagree!

#NeverAgainTrump #DonaldTrump #WorstPresident

GottaLaff , 7 days ago to random

Via @emptywheel:

Back at the scene of his last coup attempt.

Being portrayed as happy GOP unity by most outlets. Because ... journalism.

Via Scott MacFarlane:

As #Trump returns to Capitol Hill this morning for the first time since #Jan6 attack

===>

New cbsnews review finds taxpayers are still largely on the hook for the damage and injuries of US Capitol attack

Defendants have paid only a fraction of the $3 million in expenses through court-ordered restitution

GottaLaff , 8 days ago to random

About time.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Senate Democrats are increasing their scrutiny of Jared #Kushner's business activities.

Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden has asked Kushner's firm, Affinity Partners, for details about its investors — including the $2 billion it received from the Saudi Arabian government's Public Investment Fund in 2021. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-saudi-arabia_n_6669906ce4b01bc0ceedf831/amp

GottaLaff , 8 days ago to random

#WompWomp

Via Democracy Docket:

BREAKING: #Arizona appeals court rejects #KariLake's lawsuit seeking to overturn her loss in the 2022 gubernatorial race. This is the 6th time Lake's election contest has been dismissed by state courts. #legal

Nonilex , 9 days ago to random

In a #new, secret recording, the #SupremeCourt justice suggests partisan funding is to blame for coverage of justices’ undisclosed luxury #gifts

In a new recording, #SCOTUS Justice Samuel #Alito lashes out at the news organization #ProPublica, describing the news organization’s #Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the #SupremeCourt as driven by #political animus, insisting: “They don’t like our decisions.”

#law #ethics
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/samuel-alito-supreme-court-recording-propublica-windsor-1235037796/

rbreich , 13 days ago to random

Conservatives say raising the minimum wage would drive up inflation.

But the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up since 2009.

Average CEO pay has gone up about 60% since 2009.

Who's pay is contributing to inflation?

GottaLaff , 20 days ago to random

Damn. 😥 #RIP Marian Robinson, Michelle #Obama's mother, dies at 86

Robinson became a fixture of the White House when she moved from her hometown of Chicago to help take care of her granddaughters during the Obama administration.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/marian-robinson-michelle-obamas-mother-dies-86-rcna154791 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/marian-robinson-michelle-obamas-mother-dies-86-rcna154791?cid=mob_npd_nn_ios_mar

GottaLaff , 20 days ago to random

🏆

#Trump

GottaLaff , 20 days ago to random

Neighbors say Alitos used security detail car to threaten them after dispute

Emily Baden says after a disagreement over political lawn signs with the US supreme court justice’s wife, a black car began parking at her mother’s home #Alito #SCOTUS
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/31/samuel-alito-flag-neighbor-interview?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

GottaLaff , 20 days ago to random

President #Biden on the #Trump verdict: "It's reckless, it's dangerous, it's irresponsible, for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don't like the verdict."

GottaLaff , 20 days ago to random

#Trump’s campaign took in $35 million in fundraising since this happened:

GottaLaff , 21 days ago to random

🏆

Via Kyle Griffin:

The cover of next week's New Yorker. #Trump #GUILTY #TrumpTrial

Strandjunker , 21 days ago to random

Guilty of all 34 felony counts: For the very first time in 77 years of wasted life, Trump is having his ass handed to him. Finally.

GottaLaff , 24 days ago to random

😏 Via Emptywheel: 1/...

Just for shits and giggles, someone like JaredEMoskowitz
should demand a hearing on why the FBI is so inept that--according to Trump--they attempted to assassinate him knowing full well he was not present for the assassination attempt.

I guess Jasmine Crockett will have to do the job, since she's on the Jim Jordan Weaponizes Congress Committee.

Nonilex , 30 days ago to random

A Tues evening fundraising email from #Trump’s campaign &signed in his name arrived w/the subj, "They were authorized to shoot me!" & said of the #Biden admin, "You know they’re just itching to do the unthinkable ... Joe Biden was locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger."

Trump also wrote on TruthSocial:

"Joe Biden's DOJ, in their Illegal & UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/21/trump-mar-a-lago-raid-fbi-deadly-force/

GottaLaff , 1 month ago to random

NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

1/... Tyler McBrien:

It's 2:09 p.m., Trump walks in with his defense team in tow.

Alan Dershowitz is still here as well.

All five members of the prosecution are already seated.

GottaLaff , 1 month ago to random

#TrumpTrial started earlier than I did today. Grabbing coffee, starting THREAD HERE🧵1/… #Trump #legal

Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:

AG Alan Wilson
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Andrew Clyde
Rep. Mary Miller
Rep. Keith Self
John Coale
Alan Dershowitz
Will Scharf
Steve Witkoff
Bernie Kerik
Kash Patel
Vernon Jones
Jerry Kassar
Chuck Zito

rbreich , 1 month ago to random

The FTC found evidence that a US oil exec colluded with OPEC in 2021 and 2022 to cut production and drive up prices.

The price-fixing scam is estimated to have cost Americans an extra $2,100 per year.

When I say corporate greed is driving inflation, this is what I mean.

DemocracyMattersALot , 1 month ago to random

Rudy Giuliani is a putz. LOL.
Happy 80th birthday, Rudy!

#FakeElectors #Arizona #RudyGiuliani #RudyForPrison #GOP

Strandjunker , 1 month ago to random

So while he was celebrating his 80th birthday with Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, and 75 MAGA guests, Rudy Giuliani was finally served with the Arizona indictment for their criminal conspiracy to overturn our 2020 election. — Now that’s what I call the definition of sweet karma.

GottaLaff , 1 month ago to random

#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.

Running a little late, so some preamble included here.

1/… Via Rupar: Trump wraps up his morning rant by attacking one of the prosecutors, Colangelo, which is a flagrant violation of his gag order

Nonilex , 1 month ago to random

#WhiteHouse says special counsel Hur tapes are covered by #ExecutivePrivilege as #Congress moves to hold #Garland in contempt

#POTUS #Biden asserted #ExecutivePrivilege over the audio & video recordings from the investigation into his handling of classified materials & will not provide them to #HouseRepublicans, the White House & the #DOJ said in separate letters to #House #Republican leaders Thurs.
#Republicans #politics #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/16/biden-hur-privilege-merrick-garland-contempt-impeachment/

rbreich , 1 month ago to random

A new DoT rule will require airlines to disclose more fees upfront.

The rule will save passengers $500M a year by making it easier to comparison shop and avoid hidden fees.

Major airlines are up in arms and have sued.

Their power to rip us off is being challenged. About time.

jaykuo , 1 month ago to random

It’s easy to grow numb to news like, “Trump cheated on his taxes and owes $100+ million to the IRS.” But it sure looks like this is true, and the IRS audit of his shady write-offs continues to this day. Now we know why he never revealed his taxes! See thread for my write-up.

TonyStark , 1 month ago to random

A must-read article from Anne Applebaum. It has been obvious for a while that pro-Trump social media is mostly foreign propaganda. The irony of using “America First” to sabotage America is no doubt something foreign trolls find amusing.

Fear, cynicism, nihilism, and apathy, coupled with disgust and disdain for democracy: that is what modern autocrats sell and there are far too many people falling for it.

Russia and China Are Winning the Propaganda War - The Atlantic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/06/china-russia-republican-party-relations/678271/

flexghost , 1 month ago to random

Trump had
27 documents in his office,
Of those
6 Top Secret
18 Secret
3 Confidential
75 documents in a storage room
Of those
11 Top Secret
36 Secret
28 Confidential

Fuck Aileen Cannon

Fuck Donald Trump

Fuck every traitor in the GOP

CelloMomOnCars , 1 month ago to random

#Ithaca, NY: Council adopts nation-leading climate justice commitments

"As a part of #Justice50, 10% of the city’s capital budget will become open to “participatory budgeting,” which would allow city residents to have a more direct say in how public dollars are spent, and that the city will be required to commit 50% of its capital project budget to serving climate justice communities.

https://ithacavoice.org/2024/05/council-adopts-nation-leading-climate-justice-commitments/

wdlindsy , 1 month ago to random

Heather Cox Richardson reminds us today of where the roots of today's turbulent student protests lie:

"The roots of today’s protests lie in an investigation by the Republican-dominated House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC)."

Republicans have worked hard to manipulate university administrators into taking unpalatable and hostile positions towards students.

#StudentProtests #Republicans
/1

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-2-2024

Itchy , 1 month ago to random

"...Sauer took a single sentence Franklin said at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 out of context – while completely ignoring that Franklin also called for “the regular punishment of the Executive where his misconduct should deserve it, and for his honorable acquittal when he should be unjustly accused.”

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/30/historian-says-lawyer-deliberatively-misleading-scotus-ben-franklin-would-be-horrified/

rbreich , 1 month ago to random

Reminder that Live Nation/Ticketmaster is a monopoly, which is why it can get away with providing awful service, charging exorbitant prices, and tacking on fees as high as 75% of the ticket price.

It's a big deal that the DOJ is planning to file an antitrust lawsuit against it.

GottaLaff , 1 month ago to random

1/…🧵 #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal

Via Klasfeld:

Expected first:

The judge may issue his Sandoval rulings, determining what prior bad acts prosecutors can confront Trump with if he testifies.

A key question: "What's fair game?"

knittingknots2 , 2 months ago to random

'Keep confessing': Trump appears to corroborate allegations in impromptu remarks - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hush-money-statement/

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

Via Ryan Reilly:

You’d expect your average American not to know the outcomes of these cases, but quite something for a #SCOTUS justice to just say something factually wrong on the bench when it’s about incidents that happened in their own workplace.

Lawrence Hurley:

During #Jan6 argument today, Justice Alito said people who have disrupted Supreme Court proceedings have not faced jail time. That's not correct.

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

Via Scott MacFarlane, 1/... #SCOTUS #Jan6

Supreme Court Audio https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

As it hears arguments in USA v. Joseph Fischer -- and considers whether to strike down the Jan 6 "obstruction of an official proceeding" charge

Justice Sotomayor notes how Jan 6 was a one-of-a-kind event..... people violently acting to stop a proceeding.

She blasts the argument that there's no "precedent" for this charge in the Jan 6 cases

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

I’ll start a 🧵#TrumpTrial #Trump #legal

I will NOT (& often CANNOT) answer questions, so please don’t ask me any. If you have a comment/question for the universe, please label it “NFL” (Not For Laffy) so I can skip thru my replies.

1/… Via Pagliery:

Trump is sitting in court now, surrounded on both sides by his lawyers.
(More…)

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

Via @rbreich

Yesterday, #Trump repeated a vile lie, falsely accusing Democrats of having babies "executed after birth" — similar to a claim Nazis made to vilify Jews.

Most media ignored the lie & wrote that Trump is "moderating on abortion."

This is how the media are normalizing fascism.

loren , 2 months ago to random

A flower puppy!

#bees #insects

marcelias , 2 months ago to random

This is a growing threat.👇

"Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn’s America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump supporters by pushing baseless claims about election fraud—and are rolling out new technology to fast-track their efforts."
https://www.wired.com/story/election-denial-groups-november-2024/

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

🏆 Michael Harriot quote tweets a MAGAt whining about Musk’s blue check fiasco. Gold. 👇🏼

“Why are you mad that some people don’t have equal access to the same privileges? Now you want X to repay you just bc you helped build their platform? It was a different time!

Instead of begging for a handout & whining about Blue supremacy, maybe you should pull yourself up by your bootstraps & get more followers.

Aren’t you people tired of playing the victim?”

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

Via Kyle Griffin:

The sister of murder victim Ruby Garcia said she and her family were watching live, in disbelief, as #Trump told Grand Rapids crowd that he had spoken with her family.

"He did not speak with any of us, so it was kind of shocking seeing that he had said that he had spoke with us, and misinforming people on live TV."
https://www.woodtv.com/news/target-8/family-of-woman-found-dead-on-highway-angered-by-trumps-speech/

Itchy , 2 months ago to random

#mountainmonday Sawtooth Range, Idaho

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

I'm Laffy and I approve this message.

Via Meidas Touch:

Rep. Connolly issues a scathing response to the House GOP proposal to rename Dulles Airport after #Trump: "Donald Trump is facing 91 felony charges. If Republicans want to name something after him, I'd suggest they find a federal prison."

GottaLaff , 2 months ago to random

🤦🏻‍♀️🤣Donald and Melania #Trump Slammed Over 'Cringe' Dinner Tradition

"We had to explain to him that he didn't have a group standing around waiting for him anymore," an unnamed former aide told the publication in 2022.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-melania-cringe-dinner-mar-lago-1885845