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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 2:50:27 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2022 11:05:28 GMT
I did not hear correctly the other morning, but someone said that there are either 114 or 1044 special zones in Florida like Disney. Therefore long term Disney may have a winning case based on discrimination. There are 1844 special districts. The recently passed legislature would end any of them that were created before 1968 IIRC. That includes Reedy Creek and 58? other districts. The biggest impact will come from Disney and the two counties they're in. |
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 26, 2022 11:58:41 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 13:36:26 GMT
I did not hear correctly the other morning, but someone said that there are either 114 or 1044 special zones in Florida like Disney. Therefore long term Disney may have a winning case based on discrimination. There are 1844 special districts. The recently passed legislature would end any of them that were created before 1968 IIRC. That includes Reedy Creek and 58? other districts. The biggest impact will come from Disney and the two counties they're in. THANKS!! My concern at this time is, will the other counties support this law and vote against the two affected counties, because they will not have financial damages. I ask because it seems too many are only 'in it' for themselves against the good of all. |
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 14:45:04 GMT
4-26-2022
And for San Francisco’s fog Karl & Karla.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 16:03:06 GMT
Note to Rand Paul. Ukraine was never part of Russia.
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Post by Gem Girl on Apr 26, 2022 16:57:29 GMT
Rand Paul is an excellent example of somebody who's been educated beyond his intelligence.
Every time he opens his mouth, I empathize with that neighbor of his who attacked him (and I'm not a proponent of violence). The jerk is a total fist magnet.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 17:04:28 GMT
Supports Putin too!!
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 17:37:30 GMT
It really is telling for a US Senator to back another country that invades a country for no reason.
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Post by amom23 on Apr 26, 2022 17:57:58 GMT
Rand Paul is an excellent example of somebody who's been educated beyond his intelligence. Every time he opens his mouth, I empathize with that neighbor of his who attacked him (and I'm not a proponent of violence). The jerk is a total fist magnet. OMG I still tell DH all the time how I can totally see how his neighbor beat the crap out of him. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 18:01:34 GMT
Didn't take long... Russian stooge’ Rand Paul blasted for ‘Pro-Iron Curtain speech’ pushing ‘straight Putin propaganda’ David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement April 26, 2022 Paul is being blasted online. *** Veteran Washington political reporter Sam Youngman says, "Rand Paul using actual Putin talking points." Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker, who is running to win the Democratic nomination for Paul's Senate seat, tweeted: "Rand Paul just attempted to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He is actively pushing Putin’s propaganda in the Senate, and I will remove him from office in November." www.rawstory.com/2657217775/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 18:10:43 GMT
More Rand Paul...
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 18:14:17 GMT
June, 2020.
But yet what the MAGA crowd did on January 6, 2021 were just tourists doing touristy things. The fact that people died. 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 18:18:31 GMT
Tell me why no charges, AGAIN!!! Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) was cited for possession of a handgun at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. *** Three sources told WSOC-TV the Republican congressman's 9-millimeter handgun was discovered Tuesday morning at a security checkpoint, but the Transportation Security Administration declined to identify the person who had the gun. *** It's not clear whether Cawthorn will face criminal charges in the incident, and neither Charlotte-Mecklenburg police nor Cawthorn's office responded to a request for comment. TSA agents previously discovered a 9-millimeter handgun in Cawthorn's carry-on bag at Asheville Regional Airport in February 2021, but the lawmaker was not charged.www.rawstory.com/madison-cawthorn-gun-plane/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 18:22:52 GMT
Thom Tillis is not liking Cawthorn too much...
A super PAC associated with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. accused Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., of "lying" about his past in a new political ad released just last week.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 18:29:39 GMT
From the Washington Post.
“Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won’t agree to any deal
Biden aides have tried gauging the senator’s interest in a potential agreement, but time is running out”
This is exactly why it is, IMO, a bad idea for the Democrats in Utah not to support a Democrat for Senator but throw their support behind a conservative independent.
The idea is for the Democrats to elect enough Democrats so we can tell Manchin to take a hike.
That means the Democrats must treat each election like they can win it and put up strong candidates and then support them. They need to take the attitude of this football saying of “on any given Sunday”.
In this case in Utah it might have worked because McMullin, being a conservative, will split the vote of conservatives between him and Mike Lee.
For those not familiar with that football saying it means that on any given Sunday the worst football team can beat the best football team.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 20:19:21 GMT
The hell with the fines, they should ban him from flying period.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 21:07:08 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 21:34:24 GMT
Furries have come forward again ... The Austin Independent School District this week fell victim to a harassment campaign after right-wing activist Chaya Raichik falsely accused them of teaching second-graders about furries. Mashable's Matt Binder reports that Raichik, whose "LibsOfTikTok" account has leveled spurious accusations of "grooming" against public school teachers, fell for a hoax "furry worksheet" that was created an internet troll on Reddit's /r/Drama subreddit. "In a since-deleted post that was archived via Google on April 13 – 12 days before Libs of TikTok fell for the fakes — members discussed the 'Furry Culture Month school worksheet' troll, created by one of rDrama's moderators," writes Binder. "The post compiles a number of Reddit posts created by the mod in an attempt to trick users." Shortly after Raichik lobbed false accusations against the Austin Independent School District, it was flooded with angry calls and messages from her followers, who accused the schools of teaching "sexual fetishes" to children. The school district, for its part, did a review of its curriculum and found no "furry worksheets" created for second-graders. www.rawstory.com/furries-at-school-2657218947/ |
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 26, 2022 21:44:14 GMT
From the Washington Post. “Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won’t agree to any dealBiden aides have tried gauging the senator’s interest in a potential agreement, but time is running out”This is exactly why it is, IMO, a bad idea for the Democrats in Utah not to support a Democrat for Senator but throw their support behind a conservative independent. The idea is for the Democrats to elect enough Democrats so we can tell Manchin to take a hike. That means the Democrats must treat each election like they can win it and put up strong candidates and then support them. They need to take the attitude of this football saying of “on any given Sunday”. In this case in Utah it might have worked because McMullin, being a conservative, will split the vote of conservatives between him and Mike Lee. For those not familiar with that football saying it means that on any given Sunday the worst football team can beat the best football team. Yes, ideally the Democrats can hold their seats in the house and gain 2 in the Senate to overcome Manchin and Sinema. However, it is highly unlikely to happen in Utah. McMullin will also split the Democratic votes and receive votes from conservative Democrats. A Democratic candidate can't win in Utah. In Utah, it's more important to replace Mike Lee. I doubt the Democrats would throw their support behind him if a Democratic candidate had any chance of winning. The Democrats should focus their efforts or races they can win. Admittedly, this was before the recent news came out about Lee and a significant number were still undecided. The Democrat only had 11%. If you combine the Democratic votes with McMullin, he could potentially beat Mike Lee. www.deseret.com/utah/2022/3/30/22996962/republican-mike-lee-against-independent-evan-mcullin-democrat-kael-weston-senate-race-utah-pollThe poll found 43% of voters say they most likely would support Lee in the general election, 19% favor independent candidate Evan McMullin and 11% would pick Democrat Kael Weston. Another 3% would go for someone else, while 24% are undecided.
An opinion in the Salt Lake Tribune, before the announcement. Here are just a few parts www.sltrib.com/opinion/2022/04/22/defeat-mike-lee-democrats/Democrats, this message is specifically for you, particularly the delegates to Saturday’s state convention: If you want to beat Mike Lee in November, the only option is backing Evan McMullin.
Obviously having McMullin and Weston both competing for those voters makes it pretty much impossible to form that coalition. So maybe Weston is the guy and McMullin step aside?
The problem then becomes that you end up with the same Republican vs. Democrat model that has failed again and again in this state. No matter how hard you squint at the data, there isn’t a realistic path for Weston, or any other Democrat, to win a statewide race in Utah right now.
You know the track record. No Democrat has won statewide since Jan Graham was elected attorney general in 1996. No Democrat has won a Senate seat since Frank Moss in 1970.
But it’s actually worse than that. It has been 18 years since any Utah Democrat has received even a third of the vote in any statewide race and 40 years since it has happened in a U.S. Senate race.
But the choice Democrats make at the state convention Saturday will have a big impact on the chances for ousting Lee. They can hope that this time will be different, and Weston can overcome those obstacles, but will likely get the same results — and no representation or consideration from Senator Lee.
Or they can do something wildly different and support an independent candidate. A candidate who has a unique opportunity to unify Utah’s mainstream voters, reject the corrosive brand of Trumpism that Lee now wholeheartedly embraces and restore some reason and representation to politics in our state.
Another opinion rollcall.com/2022/04/26/democratic-message-from-utah-of-all-places/The Democratic message from Utah — of all places It may have looked like surrender, but backing Evan McMullin was shrewd But ideological checklists aren’t the point. The underlying message in the Utah Democrats' endorsement of McMullin is the same one that has animated the Jan. 6 committee in the House: In the battle against the forces out to nullify free elections, you take your allies where you can find them without worrying about litmus tests.
In one-party Republican states, the best possible approach is to make common cause with conservatives and moderates who uphold democratic values and reject Trump’s destructive fantasies about a stolen election.
The worrisome aspect about the 2022 elections is that too many on the left will stay home out of disappointment that Biden’s election didn’t instantly create nirvana on the Potomac. But, in a bitterly divided nation, politics should be about what is possible rather than what is theoretically perfect. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 23:24:17 GMT
Cawthorn needs his own thread .. Legal experts say Madison Cawthorn may have broken insider trading laws by hyping crypto 'pump and dump' scheme Matthew Chapman April 26, 2022 On Tuesday, the Washington Examiner reported that experts suspect Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) may have violated insider trading laws when he promoted a cryptocurrency named after a vulgar chant against President Joe Biden. "On Dec. 29, the beleaguered North Carolina congressman posed at a party with James Koutoulas, a hedge fund manager and the ringleader of the Let's Go Brandon cryptocurrency, a meme coin set up in the wake of the chant mocking President Joe Biden," reported Andrew Kerr. "'LGB legends. ... Tomorrow we go to the moon!' Cawthorn, who has stated publicly he owns the cryptocurrency, posted on Instagram in response to the picture posted on Koutoulas's Instagram page." Just one day later, Brandon Brown, the NASCAR driver from which the anti-Biden chant originated, said the meme coin would sponsor his 2022 racing season. "Multiple watchdog groups told the Washington Examiner that Cawthorn's Dec. 29 Instagram post suggests the lawmaker may have had advanced nonpublic knowledge of LGBCoin's deal with Brown," said the report. "The watchdogs said the post, combined with Cawthorn's statement that he owns LGBCoin, warrants an investigation from the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine whether the lawmaker violated federal insider trading laws." *** Immediately following Brown's Dec. 30 announcement, the value of all LGBCoin in circulation eclipsed $570 million. By the end of January, the market cap of the meme coin dropped to $0," said the report. "Koutoulas said in a Feb. 20 livestream that two factors led to LGBCoin's precipitous decline: First, NASCAR rejected LGBCoin's sponsorship deal with Brown on Jan. 4, and then later that month, unidentified insiders that owned an outsize share of the coin dumped all their holdings at once, causing the coin's market value to evaporate The swift rise and fall of the meme coin led one jilted investor to file a class-action lawsuit in April accusing Koutoulas and other LGBCoin insiders of using the digital currency to orchestrate a pump-and-dump scheme." www.rawstory.com/madison-cawthorn-2657216299/ |
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 26, 2022 23:26:34 GMT
Let’s see if I have this straight….
1. For some reason the Democrats in Utah think it’s more important to get rid of Mike Lee instead of potentially picking up another senate seat. So they have thrown their support behind a conservatives independent. Key word being conservative.
2. And if the Democrats should put up a strong Democratic candidate the vote could be split between the conservative independent and the Democratic candidate. So some Democrats could vote for a conservative instead of their own candidate.
3. The Democrats should only focus on races they can win.
I have to say with thinking like this the Republicans really don’t have to waste all that time making it harder for voters who are Democrats or lean Democratic to vote. Because the Democrats are proving once again they are their own worse enemy.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 26, 2022 23:31:07 GMT
Lee's behavior was greeted by him getting a standing ovation at the GQP nominating convention. Extremely unlikely a Democrat could beat him this year.
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 26, 2022 23:39:07 GMT
Let’s see if I have this straight…. 1. For some reason the Democrats in Utah think it’s more important to get rid of Mike Lee instead of potentially picking up another senate seat. So they have thrown their support behind a conservatives independent. Key word being conservative. 2. And if the Democrats should put up a strong Democratic candidate the vote could be split between the conservative independent and the Democratic candidate. So some Democrats could vote for a conservative instead of their own candidate. 3. The Democrats should only focus on races they can win. I have to say with thinking like this the Republicans really don’t have to waste all that time making it harder for voters who are Democrats or lean Democratic to vote. Because the Democrats are proving once again they are their own worse enemy. For all of the reasons I listed above, Utah is a lost cause for the Democrats for now. The Democrats do not have a chance of picking up another seat. The Democrat was polling at 11% in a state where no Democratic Senate candidate won more than 1/3 of the vote in more than 40 years. That is not how you win an election. Yes, independents and moderate Democrats or more conservative leaning ones will vote for an independent. Yes, Democrats should focus on races where they can potentially win. Not just close races, also ones where there is a window of opportunity. There's no point spending money, time and resources on a candidate who is highly unlikely to win. And yes, if the choice is between McMullin and Lee, then Utah, the country and our democracy are in a better position with McMullin. Lee was willing to overturn the results of an election. Much better to have an independent who might vote with the Democrats vs a Republican undermining our democracy who will never vote with the Democrats. As the writer from Utah wrote, it's better to focus on what is realistically possible than an ideal candidate who will never win. Maybe next time, the Democrats can try again with another candidate. And no, I don't think the Democrats in Utah are their own worst enemy. More than 700 voted for McMullin. They live there, they know the local political climate right now, they've talked to friends, family and neighbors. I think they're realistic and I'm not going to second guess them. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 27, 2022 0:04:53 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 27, 2022 3:38:59 GMT
The world met today, 40 countries... Putin is now shutting down gas deliveries to Poland and soon Bulgaria. Who else? Russia cuts gas to Poland in what Ukraine condemns as 'gas blackmail' 2022/4/27 03:55 (BST) 4/27 04:05 (BST)updated © Reuters By Marek Strzelecki, Tsvetelia Tsolova and Pavel Polityuk WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV (Reuters) - Russia halted gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract on Wednesday, data from the European Union network of gas transmission operators showed, in a deepening of the rift between the West and Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria, like Poland a NATO and EU member, said earlier that Russia would also halt supplies of gas to it. There was no word early on Wednesday if Bulgaria's supplies were also cut. Ukraine accused Russia of blackmailing Europe over energy in an attempt to break its allies, as fighting heads into a third month without Russia capturing a major city. nordot.app/891830498306752512 |
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Post by aj2hall on Apr 27, 2022 11:01:43 GMT
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 27, 2022 14:04:52 GMT
Let’s see if I have this straight…. 1. For some reason the Democrats in Utah think it’s more important to get rid of Mike Lee instead of potentially picking up another senate seat. So they have thrown their support behind a conservatives independent. Key word being conservative. 2. And if the Democrats should put up a strong Democratic candidate the vote could be split between the conservative independent and the Democratic candidate. So some Democrats could vote for a conservative instead of their own candidate. 3. The Democrats should only focus on races they can win. I have to say with thinking like this the Republicans really don’t have to waste all that time making it harder for voters who are Democrats or lean Democratic to vote. Because the Democrats are proving once again they are their own worse enemy. For all of the reasons I listed above, Utah is a lost cause for the Democrats for now. The Democrats do not have a chance of picking up another seat. The Democrat was polling at 11% in a state where no Democratic Senate candidate won more than 1/3 of the vote in more than 40 years. That is not how you win an election. Yes, independents and moderate Democrats or more conservative leaning ones will vote for an independent. Yes, Democrats should focus on races where they can potentially win. Not just close races, also ones where there is a window of opportunity. There's no point spending money, time and resources on a candidate who is highly unlikely to win. And yes, if the choice is between McMullin and Lee, then Utah, the country and our democracy are in a better position with McMullin. Lee was willing to overturn the results of an election. Much better to have an independent who might vote with the Democrats vs a Republican undermining our democracy who will never vote with the Democrats. As the writer from Utah wrote, it's better to focus on what is realistically possible than an ideal candidate who will never win. Maybe next time, the Democrats can try again with another candidate. And no, I don't think the Democrats in Utah are their own worst enemy. More than 700 voted for McMullin. They live there, they know the local political climate right now, they've talked to friends, family and neighbors. I think they're realistic and I'm not going to second guess them. I disagree. The Democrats need to approach every race as if they can win it. Not pulling a stunt like this. If they truly took that tactic they may find they would win more races then they would lose. But we will never know because the Democrats keep blowing it. |
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 27, 2022 17:37:36 GMT
4-27-2022
Well then they should just throw his ass in jail.
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Post by onelasttime on Apr 27, 2022 18:19:30 GMT
So true.
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