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TidalFlats

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Living the Mesohaline Life on the Chesapeake. Household is on Retriever Standard Time year round.
"Hello, Customer Service: I'd like to exchange my Future. I ordered the Arthur C. Clarke, but I've been sent the Harlan Ellison."
#nobridge

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GottaLaff , to random
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👀👀👀👀The US Supreme Court is poised to allow in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on the court’s website -Bloomberg

TidalFlats ,
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@GottaLaff
After all this humiliating non Lib-Owning Alito, Goresuch and Thomas are going to cheer themselves up by shit canning Chevron, aren't they?

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    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    It means that Hunter Biden can run for President now.

    GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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    💥🔥

    TO REPEAT,

    GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!!!!!!!!

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    I want to add my thanks to the chorus of those who deeply appreciated your diligence and remarkable coverage of this. Salut!

    You know, of all the coverage I've seen over all the interminable weeks, I haven't seen the one word that always occurred to me. Tawdry. This whole episode is tawdry and gross and another black mark on our nation, as well as making me ill. We're better than this, or we should be.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    “At one point the judge cut off as started going into a meandering story about the history of alleged threats that have been made against him. "I don't want to have to mute you," the judge said.”

    https://trib.al/Q956vJJ

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    "I don't want to have to mute you," the judge said.”

    Okay, okay. I'll do it.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ A large House GOP group is discussing a trip to New York to back up Donald Trump at his trial — joining a growing Republican trend.—Politico

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Are they all gonna stay true & write him in prison too?

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🤦🏻‍♀️House Speaker Mike Johnson will join at the New York courthouse for his criminal trial, -CNN

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Grab that anchor Mike.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    😴Via Acyn:

    A source tells Ben Meiselas that is taking ‘full-on bonafide naps’ in the courtroom: Trump looked to be close to deep REM sleep. His lids are heavy..

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Don Van Winkle

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Death of Democracy, death of dogs.

    GOP Fascist Party is not "pro life" in any way, shape, or form. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    There's several effective, humane methods I know of to control and shape a young hunting dog's prey drive. All of them require the handler not to be cruel and stupid and none of them end up with shots to the head.
    Awful woman.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Whoever would have guessed?🤦🏻‍♀️

    Conservative justices appear skeptical federal law requires emergency care

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/24/supreme-court-arguments-abortions-emergency-emtala/

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    I listened to some of the arguments this morning and I have to say that U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar is sharper, better versed in the law and a a far more effective presenter than all of the RW Justices put together.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Mr. Laffy is on the phone with Verizon. My coverage will be spotty til Internet is back. She was excused.

    🧵1/…

    Via McBrien:

    The first potential juror of the day, who mentioned that her bad anxiety might prevent her from being fair and punctual, had said: "The more days that go on and more and more people in my life know that I'm here without me even telling them, they just put pieces together."

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Trump: "I love the poorly educated!"

    Uh oh.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Stee-rike 2! Yer out!

    Senate rejects charges at trial, ending GOP bid to oust him

    https://cbsn.ws/3U4V79N

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Well, that's over. What's next on the Manufactured Outrage/Political Stunt agenda?

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    On the edge of my seat here.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Griftology.

    Politico—The campaign is asking for down-ballot candidates who use his name, image and likeness in fundraising appeals to give at least 5 percent of the proceeds to the campaign.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    I don't know what this reminds me of more: Mob protection racket or Evangelical Prosperity Gospel grift.
    Maybe a little of both.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    “Speaker Mike Johnson told GOP lawmakers that he’ll try to pass four bills this week to send aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan — each in separate bills, according to two Republicans in the private Monday meeting.

    A fourth proposed bill would include a package of related measures, including a lend-lease deal for military aid, a ban on TikTok in the U.S. and provisions to sell off assets seized from Russian oligarchs.”

    https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/15/congress/johnsons-ukraine-israel-proposal-00152375

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Golly, I hope he doesn't strain himself.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    👇🏼

    “ venture capitalist Michael Shvartsman and his brother Gerald Shvartsman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in an insider trading scheme linked to the blockbuster deal that brought ’s social media business public.”
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/business/trump-truth-social-insider-trading/index.html?Profile=CNN&Date=20240403

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    In the remote chance Trump isn't involved, he must be enraged that he didn't get a cut.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    I want to puke.

    Via Roger Parloff:

    Belatedly noticing that 's lawyers, in motions, have begun referring to his presidency as "President Trump's first term."

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    They misspelled "Worst"

    GottaLaff , to random
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    😂🤦🏻‍♀️Politico: It's happening again: Greene moves to force vote on ousting speaker

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    In a better world she'd be standing on a street corner wearing a sandwich board saying REPENT THE END IS NIGH.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    “Congressional leaders on Tuesday formally announced a deal to keep the rest of the government funded through the fiscal year, with the text of the legislation to be released “as soon as possible,” Speaker Mike Johnson said”

    https://cnn.it/3voYhgj

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    @GottaLaff
    Great! So proud that they're now able to satisfy the minimum requirement of their elected positions.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    It took me an inordinate amount of time for me to realize that is why GOP Legislators never, in fact legislated.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Vie Emptywheel:

    Sort of a contest to see how many ways journos can avoid saying, " plans to rehire confessed money launderer who conspired with his business partner, an alleged Russian spy," or at least burying that behind 5 ¶¶ making it look like a sound hire.

    Jonathan Swan:

    in Talks to Return for the Republican National Convention. confirming jdawsey

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Great! Just in time to remove the Ukraine plank again!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    #Toodles! 👋🏼

    “Republican Rep. Ken Buck of #Colorado, a hardline conservative who has clashed with his own party at times, said Tuesday that he will leave Congress before the end of his term.

    “Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck said…departure from the House will shake up the chamber’s partisan breakdown, where Republicans control only a very narrow majority”

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/12/politics/ken-buck-leaving-congress-early/index.html?Profile=cnnbrk&Date=20240312

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    "They're dropping like flies!"
    "Groovy."
    -The Firesign Theater: "Waiting for the Electrician", etc.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    💯Via Angry Staffer:

    Cut the bullshit about ’s cognitive ability.

    He’s clearly still more qualified than 99.99999% of people on the planet.

    This is a master class.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    President Biden showed up tonight, all out of gum.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Feb. 2021:

    Biden Bars Trump From Receiving Intelligence Briefings, Citing ‘Erratic Behavior’

    President Biden said there was “no need” for former President Donald J. Trump to get the briefings, traditionally given to ex-presidents as a courtesy and to keep them informed if their advice is needed. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/us/politics/biden-trump-intelligence-briefings.html

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Keep it up please.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    " will have to face a civil trial for defamation brought by a top county elections chief in Arizona, court records and reports show."

    She couldn't kill it. Now it's on.

    https://www.rawstory.com/kari-lake-lawsuit-2667436418/

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Tradition!

    GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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    👋🏼 #Toodles ! #WompWomp

    Via Kyle Griffin:

    BREAKING: Sen. Kyrsten #Sinema just announced that she's NOT running for re-election to the #Senate. #Arizona

    ADDED: WaPo: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) entered the race more than a year ago, while Kari Lake, a former gubernatorial candidate and TV news anchor, is widely expected to nab the Republican nomination.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff @edwilk
    Well, I guess the grift is always greener on the other side.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🤨”Marianne Williamson announced she is unsuspending her Democratic presidential campaign.

    In a statement, released the day after the Michigan primary in which a sizable amount of Democratic voters selected "uncommitted" ..Williamson pointed to what she said was the president's vulnerability in a general election..”

    https://www.cnn.com/webview/politics/live-news/michigan-primary-02-27-24/h_65b4f95352c58db5315096872a2a3632?cid=ios_app

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    She can't be President because when she speaks she reminds me of Madeline Kahn in "Young Frankenstein" and we just cannot be subjected to that on the world stage.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Via Lisa Rubin:

    Important for folks to understand that the entire judgment (not just the parts himself’s on the hook for) keeps generating interest each day at 9 percent annually.

    NY AG James
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    1h
    +$114,553.04 = $464,805,336.70

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    We need a Trump Judgement Interest Clock, like the Times Square Debt Clock, to run onscreen every time he has televised public events.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    Great minds, etc. If I could code worti a damn I'd be. Spending the rest of the day in an OCD haze building one.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    I would not doubt thst some programming pilot is at it right now.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff @alper
    What have I done

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    “My African American” redux?😳 1/…

    Via Kyle Griffin:

    Donald , late last night, said Black people like him because he has been "discriminated against" by the legal system.

    He told the crowd the lights were so bright that, "I can't see too many people out there, but I can only see the Black ones. I can't see any white ones."

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    America's Philomena Cunk, but dumber.

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    🔥 1/...

    via Pagliery!

    Breaking news, first
    @thedailybeast

    Donald Trump has been hit with a massive one-two punch in his bank fraud case.

    He owes $372 million for lying—and he can't borrow money from any New York bank, frustrating his ability to appeal the judgment.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff #ChunderRoad

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    #ChunderRoad
    https://youtu.be/1aSEcxu4UFU

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    It will be a good day
    When schools have all the money they need
    And Donald Trump has to hold a bake sale
    To pay his legal fees.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Um, wut.

    “House Intel chair warns of 'serious national security threat' ahead of planned White House briefing
    The administration will brief House leaders on Thursday.

    Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said there's no reason for Americans to panic.” 👈🏼 Oh. Okay.
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/house-intel-chair-warns-serious-national-security-threat-ahead-planned-rcna138848

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff @emptywheel
    Yeah, but we already know about Trump.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Not from The Onion. For realsies…

    Via Acyn:

    “So Donald sent out a fundraising pitch that reads, Dear Melania I love you. Even after every single indictment, arrest, and witch hunt, you never left my side”

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    I have an idea why
    https://youtu.be/fVuSYUNAekc

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    “That would be two consecutive failures for the House Republican leadership team in one night.”

    House on Tuesday failed to pass a standalone package for $17.6 billion in Israel aid amid opposition from both Republicans and Democratic leaders.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/06/politics/house-vote-israel-aid-package?cid=ios_app

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    @GottaLaff
    Outstanding.

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    Via Kyle Griffin:

    A story to watch over the coming days: How many threats the judges on the D.C. Circuit receive.

    TidalFlats ,
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    @GottaLaff
    All of them.

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