vxbush 1/10/2025 6:23:04 AM

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Biden on California via X:

"I'm announcing that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of measures to protect lives and property in Southern California for six months. I've told the Governor and officials to spare no expense and do whatever they need to contain the fires and protect families."

Boy, I bet the folks in western North Carolina loved hearing that.

So: get hit by a natural disaster and vote Republican, no love for you.

Get hit with mostly preventable forest fires that could have been mitigated with proper forest management but wasn't and vote Democrat, get all the money loving you need.

vxbush 1/10/2025 6:30:14 AM

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On Thursday evening, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court refused his emergency request to halt the sentencing in his "hush money" case. Four justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh  — voted in Trump's favor, while John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson voted against him.

The relevant part of the decision:

"First, the alleged evidentiary violations at President-Elect Trump’s state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal. Second, the burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial in light of the trial court’s stated intent to impose a sentence of “unconditional discharge” after a brief virtual hearing. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Kavanaugh would grant the application."

So the decision by the majority is that a regular appeal should be submitted and reviewed after Trump is declared a felon. The question I'm wondering is: is it better to throw everything out now, or to proceed as the justices suggest and then have everything (hopefully) thrown out during the regular appeals review process? Because this sham nonsense is destroying the concept of the rule of law completely.

vxbush 1/10/2025 6:33:55 AM

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Nancy Pelosi’s Stock Portfolio Crushes the S&P 500 by Nearly 200%

Suppose she'll let me in on all her tips?

vxbush 1/10/2025 6:35:52 AM

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vxbush 1/10/2025 6:38:11 AM

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So, why is it all the headlines talking about Trump's crazy ideas for Greenland don't include all the insanely valuable mineral resources that Greenland has that would reduce our reliance on China as a source for the elements we need? (The article also notes that Bolivia has vast lithium deposits, another pressure point.)

Oh, let me guess. People don't need to know those little details. They're just fluff on the real news of Orange Man Insane.

Occasional Reader 1/10/2025 7:18:20 AM

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LAFD Assistant Fire Chief Kristine Larson:  My answer to "are you strong enough to carry my husband out of a burning house" is that your husband shouldn't have been there.  Oh, also, people are concerned that someone rescuing them from a fire "looks like them".  

And these were not off-the-cuff answers at a presser; these jawdroppers were part of a promotional video trumpeting the LAFD's DEI nonsense.  They're proud of this. 

Occasional Reader 1/10/2025 7:20:53 AM

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In #3 vxbush said: Suppose she'll let me in on all her tips?

You can invest in a Pelosi-indexed fund, and share the wealth!  (Really.  I think.)

vxbush 1/10/2025 7:27:59 AM

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In #6 Occasional Reader said: And these were not off-the-cuff answers at a presser; these jawdroppers were part of a promotional video trumpeting the LAFD's DEI nonsense. They're proud of this.

Did you catch her other comment? "Or 'You couldn't carry my husband out of a fire.' Which my response is, 'He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.' "

Um, what part of "emergency" did you not get, hon?

vxbush 1/10/2025 7:29:41 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 8:

Quoting from Hot Air where I saw the author wrote this:

I definitely do not want her or any other angry, smart-ass diversity hire anywhere near our house if they think carrying a man out of a burning building is too Gott-danged much trouble.

No, sir.

I want that pizza delivery kid who selflessly goes in three times, and then dives in for a fourth when told he missed someone.

That's the DEI 'tude in one, revolting snark. She's doing him a favor for being in the wrong place by carrying him out.

CARRY YOUR OWNSELF

Blows my mind.

Occasional Reader 1/10/2025 7:58:35 AM

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In #8 vxbush said: Did you catch her other comment?

Well, yes, I referred to it.  Yeah, that's gobsmacking. 

vxbush 1/10/2025 8:18:06 AM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: Well, yes, I referred to it.

Ah. Sorry. Brain is turning off because of all of the snow and going into hibernation mode.

vxbush 1/10/2025 8:20:55 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 10:

And then, there's this:

California Officials Send Mistaken Warning to ALL LA Residents to Evacuate City During Live Broadcast on FOX LA

Panic much?

Occasional Reader 1/10/2025 8:24:24 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 12:

The Blue State Model sure is having a grand week, ain't it?

buzzsawmonkey 1/10/2025 8:33:23 AM

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Now that Trump has been "sentenced as a convicted felon," with an effectively-empty sentence, it would be hilarious, in light of his stunts at McDonald's and on the garbage truck, to give his next press conference in one of those old-time black-and-white-striped prison uniforms, with a ball-and-chain where the "ball" was a helium balloon.  

JCM 1/10/2025 9:03:47 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

I hope they bring a massive class action suit based on the Equal Treatment clause in the 14th Amendment.

JCM 1/10/2025 9:07:29 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2:

I'm willing to bet that the Sorors AGs, and Gov. like WA own Sideshow Bob will now bring suits against Trump EOs and other actions based on the concept a "convicted felon" can't sign bills and create policy.

buzzsawmonkey 1/10/2025 11:32:12 AM

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Occasional Reader 1/10/2025 11:44:29 AM

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Occasional Reader 1/10/2025 11:48:42 AM

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In #14 buzzsawmonkey said: Now that Trump has been "sentenced as a convicted felon,"

Just to prepare for your next conversation with a Prog on this topic:

Prog:  A convicted felon should NOT be the president of a country!

You:  Ah.  So you think Nelson Mandela should never have been president of South Africa. 

buzzsawmonkey 1/10/2025 11:57:41 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 20:

Nice.