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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 5, 2022 22:51:48 GMT
Rough day, SCOTUS.. Gorsuch got angry!! *** Columbia Law School’s Elizabeth Reiner Platt, the Director of The Law, Rights, and Religion Project responded, “OMG Gorsuch repeatedly insists that a training on civil rights law is a ‘reeducation program.’ Good grief.” Attorney Andrew L. Seidel, Vice President of Strategic Communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State tweeted, “WHOA. Gorsuch asks a very hostile question about sending the bakery to ‘a re-education program.’ He spits the phrase with venom and repeats it several times. He’s regurgitating right wing talking points.” www.rawstory.com/experts-shocked-as-gorsuch-angrily-accuses-colorado-of-forcing-anti-lgbtq-baker-into-re-education-program/ |
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Post by aj2hall on Dec 5, 2022 22:56:16 GMT
Interesting discussion on how young voters were the wall against a red wave in the midterms www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1135619172/how-young-voters-became-the-wall-for-the-red-waveI t's actually the same story for now three cycles in a row. When Gen Z entered the category of young American voters in 2018, we saw they had a significant impact in the 2018 midterm election. We saw a similar effect in 2020. So now, for the third election cycle in a row, younger Americans made the difference in state after state after state. We saw this generation gap continue to play a prominent role. Essentially, what we found was Americans over the age of 40 preferred Republicans. Americans under the age of 40, specifically millennials and Gen Z, strongly preferred Democrats.
We would have had a red wave, actually, if not for younger people because, again, like, if you look at votes of people over the age of 40, between 40- and 49-year-olds, Republicans won by seven points. Fifty to 64-year-olds, they won by nine points, and they won by 12 points among people over the age of 65. That's a red wave, but it's a red wave among baby boomers.
What younger people, specifically what Gen Z, younger millennials did is they stopped the red wave in its course. And as we've been saying over the last couple of weeks, as we released this Harvard survey, that we weren't sure whether we were going to see a red wave or a blue wave, but we were pretty confident that we would see a Gen Z wave. And that's what the data shows 24 hours later.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 5, 2022 23:28:03 GMT
Prayer wins .... 😳 A right-wing activist was investigated over a cryptic social media post claiming to know about the cause of a mass power outage in central North Carolina. Emily Grace Rainey, a former U.S. Army psychological operations officer, posted about the outages that left nearly 40,000 customers without power, but Moore County sheriff Ronnie Fields told WRAL-TV that he prayed with her and determined her claims were not credible."Yes, we had to go and interview this young lady and have a word of prayer with her, but it turned out to be nothing," Fields said. www.rawstory.com/emily-grace-rainey/#cxrecs_s |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 5, 2022 23:33:29 GMT
He's going for insanity.....
After former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to proclaim that the U.S. should "terminate" the Constitution, he followed up on Monday with a new rant denying that he had ever said any such thing — even though he did, publicly, for all to see.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 5, 2022 23:39:23 GMT
Good guy with a gun kills his friend, a good guy without a gun at the time.. On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that a sheriff's deputy in Brevard County, Florida accidentally shot and killed another deputy, his best friend and roommate, with a gun that he thought wasn't loaded.Austin Walsh, 23, was off duty at home in Palm Bay with his friend Andrew Lawson when the fatal shot was fired, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said. After Walsh was hit in the early hours of Saturday, Lawson immediately called 911 to get help for his friend, but Walsh 'succumbed immediately,' Ivey said," reported Dan Ladden-Hall. "In a video shared on Facebook Sunday, Ivey described the circumstances in which Walsh’s tragic death unfolded. 'This afternoon I have to stand here and talk about the loss of one of my deputies who I love so much as the result of the reckless actions of another one of our deputies, who I also love,' he said." www.rawstory.com/accidental-shooting/ |
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 6, 2022 16:38:51 GMT
Normally I would say this is rude, but not in this case. It’s well deserved.
Good!
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 6, 2022 16:42:52 GMT
It’s a wonder a bolt of lightening doesn’t come out of the sky and strike this guy.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 6, 2022 17:16:56 GMT
It’s a wonder a bolt of lightning doesn’t come out of the sky and strike this guy. things would be a lot nicer if that actually did happen to these people when they say stuff like this. (if it did happen, most of the R's would be gone) |
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 6, 2022 17:17:24 GMT
The sad part of this sad state of affairs in West Virginia is the state has a Democratic Senator who is actively working to keep the coal industry alive. I always thought that if you called yourself a Democrat part of what you believed in was helping those who need help or protecting the workers. I guess I was wrong on that.
And I would be remiss if I didn’t point out here is another example of what the Republicans mean when they say they support the blue collar workers and they are the party of blue collar workers.
From the article.
“For Evans the burial ground is a reminder of the sacrifices by workers who inspired safety regulations when the coal industry was rapidly expanding in the early 20th century, the deadliest era for miners in U.S. history. It’s more important than ever now, he said, amid a push to undo regulations as the industry declines.
West Virginia’s Republican supermajority has introduced multiple bills over the past year that would eliminate worker protections in an attempt to bolster the shrinking coal industry, including a sweeping overhaul of the state agency that inspects coal mines.
The bill, which would strip the state’s power to cite coal companies for unsafe working conditions, failed to advance after union representatives and dozens of miners came to the Capitol to testify against it, as well as Democrats like Evans, who recalled Little Egypt in a Feb. 25 speech on the House floor. That same week, a miner was killed while working in a mine in McDowell County.
Evans said he worries about what will happen now that many advocates of mine safety regulations, himself included, were defeated in the Nov. 8 election.
In a state where the coal industry has been severely diminished by both market economics and a shift toward cleaner energy, coal interests still wield considerable power to push back against regulation. With Republicans gaining an even tighter grip on the Legislature, lawmakers are expected to make another run at further deregulating the agency that monitors mine safety.”
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 6, 2022 17:19:19 GMT
The fact that this has to be done is an embarrassment to this country.
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 6, 2022 17:25:45 GMT
 From CNN… ” House January 6 committee has decided to make criminal referrals, chairman says”“Washington CNN. link — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Tuesday. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, said the committee has not narrowed down the universe of individuals who may be referred. Asked whether Thompson believed any witnesses perjured themselves, he said, “that’s part of the discussion.” When the panel makes referrals, Thompson said it will be a separate document from the panel’s final report that will be sent to DOJ.” |
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 6, 2022 18:00:06 GMT
He’s wasting no time. Good. Could this guy finally be the trump slayer?
From the Washington Post…
”Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local officials in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin — three states that were central to former president Donald Trump’s failed plan to stay in power following the 2020 election — for any and all communications with Trump, his campaign and a long list of aides and allies.
The requests for records arrived in Dane County, Wis.; Maricopa County, Ariz.; and Wayne County, Mich., late last week, and in Milwaukee on Monday, officials said. They are among the first known subpoenas issued by Smith, who was named last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the Jan. 6 Capitol attack case as well as the criminal probe of Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents at his Florida home.
The subpoenas, at least three of which are dated Nov. 22, show that Smith is extending the Justice Department’s examination of the circumstances leading up to the Capitol attack to include local election officials and their potential interactions with the former president and his representatives. The virtually identical requests to Arizona and Wisconsin name Trump individually, in addition to employees, agents and attorneys for his campaign. Details of the Michigan subpoena, confirmed by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, were not immediately available.”
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Post by Gem Girl on Dec 6, 2022 20:11:23 GMT
Good guy with a gun kills his friend, a good guy without a gun at the time.. On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that a sheriff's deputy in Brevard County, Florida accidentally shot and killed another deputy, his best friend and roommate, with a gun that he thought wasn't loaded.Austin Walsh, 23, was off duty at home in Palm Bay with his friend Andrew Lawson when the fatal shot was fired, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said. After Walsh was hit in the early hours of Saturday, Lawson immediately called 911 to get help for his friend, but Walsh 'succumbed immediately,' Ivey said," reported Dan Ladden-Hall. "In a video shared on Facebook Sunday, Ivey described the circumstances in which Walsh’s tragic death unfolded. 'This afternoon I have to stand here and talk about the loss of one of my deputies who I love so much as the result of the reckless actions of another one of our deputies, who I also love,' he said." www.rawstory.com/accidental-shooting/A phrase I live by: All guns are loaded, and all mics are on. (Mics being microphones) |
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Post by Gem Girl on Dec 6, 2022 20:20:42 GMT
He’s wasting no time. Good. Could this guy finally be the trump slayer? From the Washington Post… ”Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local officials in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin — three states that were central to former president Donald Trump’s failed plan to stay in power following the 2020 election — for any and all communications with Trump, his campaign and a long list of aides and allies. The requests for records arrived in Dane County, Wis.; Maricopa County, Ariz.; and Wayne County, Mich., late last week, and in Milwaukee on Monday, officials said. They are among the first known subpoenas issued by Smith, who was named last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the Jan. 6 Capitol attack case as well as the criminal probe of Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents at his Florida home. The subpoenas, at least three of which are dated Nov. 22, show that Smith is extending the Justice Department’s examination of the circumstances leading up to the Capitol attack to include local election officials and their potential interactions with the former president and his representatives. The virtually identical requests to Arizona and Wisconsin name Trump individually, in addition to employees, agents and attorneys for his campaign. Details of the Michigan subpoena, confirmed by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, were not immediately available.”Godspeed, Jack Smith. Also, how do I make that photo my screen saver? (Kidding, sort of) |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 6, 2022 21:02:25 GMT
Trump organization found guilty on all 17 charges by NY jury... Trump Org. guilty on all 17 counts of tax fraud and falsifying business recordsSarah K. Burris December 06, 2022 The prosecutors described it as a "culture of tax fraud and business record manipulation that stretched some 15 years," and on Tuesday, a New York jury found the Trump Organization guilty on 17 counts of fraud. Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg has attempted to give the Trump Org. a pass saying that it was a rogue operation he did himself. Prosecutors, however, were able to prove that it was happening not just for Weisselberg but company-wide. It defrauded the IRS and the state of New York in a way to skirt paying payroll taxes. Trump will be ordered to pay $1.7 million and Allen Weisselberg is being sent to prison for his personal case.While former President Donald Trump was not named in the case, he is the chief of the Trump Org. and it reflects on him as a businessman and his practices. He has spent the past several weeks raging about the case on his personal social media site, saying that they were "fringe benefits" that all companies hand out to employees. www.rawstory.com/trump-organization-guilty-tax-fraud/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 6, 2022 21:05:11 GMT
Gem Girl A phrase I live by: All guns are loaded, and all mics are on. (Mics being microphones) You bet!! A gun is not unloaded ever! I will unload it, directly, when I pick it up, to show it to some, or any other reason. Again it is not unloaded until I unload it..
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 6, 2022 21:20:43 GMT
Meanwhile…
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 6, 2022 23:17:03 GMT
Surely....
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 7, 2022 1:24:19 GMT
Comments about House GOP going after Hunter... MAGA Republicans’ Hunter Biden obsession underscores a 'deep psychological need': Former Reagan speechwriter Alex Henderson, AlterNet December 06, 2022 During the 2022 midterms, countless pundits predicted that if Republicans flipped the U.S. House of Representatives, investigating President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, would be high on their list of priorities. Republicans did flip the House, where they will have a small majority of around six seats in 2023. And sure enough, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky (the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee) is promising in-depth investigations of the president’s son. *** Republicans who are obsessed with Hunter Biden, Charen writes, have “provided succor and support” to a former president “who has encouraged political violence since his early rallies in 2015, has stoked hatred of minorities through lies, has used his office for personal gain in the most flagrant fashion, has surrounded himself with criminals and con men, has committed human rights violations against would-be immigrants by separating children from their parents, has pardoned war criminals, has cost the lives of tens of thousands of COVID patients by discounting the virus and peddling quack cures, has revived racism in public discourse, and attempted a violent coup d’état.” “They know it,” Charen writes. “It gnaws at them. That’s why the Hunter Biden story is their heart’s desire. But here’s something else they need to meditate on: Even if everything they’re alleging about Joe Biden were true — even if he did pull strings to help his son and even profited unjustly thereby — it still wouldn’t amount to a fraction of what Trump did.”www.rawstory.com/maga-republicans-hunter-biden-obsession-underscores-a-deep-psychological-need-former-reagan-speechwriter/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 7, 2022 2:00:51 GMT
Maybe we will be done with Madison Cawthorn soon... Insider trading.. On Tuesday, NBC News reported that outgoing Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has been ordered by the House Ethics Committee to pay a $15,000 fine, made out to charity, over his improper promotion of an anti-Joe Biden themed cryptocurrency scheme. "The fine caps an investigation announced in May that looked into whether the scandal-plagued lawmaker touted a cryptocurrency known as a Let's Go Brandon coin in which he had a financial interest, and whether he engaged in 'an improper relationship' with an aide on his congressional staff," reported Zoë Richards. "The committee said in its 81-page report that it did not find evidence of improprieties between Cawthorn and the staffer." "However, the subcommittee that conducted the probe said Cawthorn violated rules against conflicts of interest surrounding the cryptocurrency and directed him to pay $14,237.49 to an appropriate charitable organization by Dec. 31," said the report. "It also found that Cawthorn, 27, failed to file timely reports to the House 'disclosing his transactions relating to the cryptocurrency.' And even though the panel determined that he did not knowingly fail to file the disclosures in a timely fashion, he was still required by law to pay $1,000 to the Treasury Department in late fees." www.rawstory.com/madison-cawthorn-2658841740/ |
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Post by edie3 on Dec 7, 2022 2:04:35 GMT
Maybe we will be done with Madison Cawthorn soon... Insider trading.. He just bought a house in Florida. Wanna bet he runs for an office down there? |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 7, 2022 2:55:46 GMT
Maybe we will be done with Madison Cawthorn soon... Insider trading.. He just bought a house in Florida. Wanna bet he runs for an office down there? He's young, too bad he can't pick out better friends ... |
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Post by edie3 on Dec 7, 2022 3:22:49 GMT
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Post by ntsf on Dec 7, 2022 3:28:11 GMT
it is called for Warnock for senate.. 51 to 49
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Post by aj2hall on Dec 7, 2022 4:13:14 GMT
So happy to see this. Warnock is a great politician, I'm glad he was re-elected. Hopefully, the Democrats will be able to push through judicial nominations a little easier. And the 51-49 majority will give them a little breathing room and help in the 2024 Senate races which favor Republicans. Best news in a while. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/06/georgia-runoff-live-updates/Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia runoff race |
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Post by janeliz on Dec 7, 2022 4:25:52 GMT
So happy for Senator Warnock! And jealous of Georgians. I get Graham and Scott and they get Warnock and Ossoff? Unfair.
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 7, 2022 5:17:17 GMT
He was not qualified to be a U.S. Senator but kudos for accepting his defeat and delivering a concession speech.
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 7, 2022 5:27:08 GMT
Actually this is pretty mild IMO…
Maybe this wore him out.
Whatever it is, he is just not having a good day.
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 7, 2022 5:32:12 GMT
It doesn’t feel like because we are going to have to endure two years of revenge hearings with nothing or very little getting done.
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Post by onelasttime on Dec 7, 2022 15:03:17 GMT
If I remember correctly after the election in November the right was blaming the young voters and single women for their losses.
Now they seem to have a new excuse for Walker’s loss.
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