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I was at my niece's bridal shower on Saturday and the guests were mostly conservative Christians. They were there to celebrate my niece's upcoming wedding so politics, etc. was not really a thing there. I'm not sure how the subject came up, but I was chatting with the woman who was a horseback ridin...

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And only today in the Supreme Court, US v. Avenatti, petition for writ of certiorari is denied. Inner City Press on the case(s)

Gift link to Washington Post article - DNC prepares to nominate Biden via ‘virtual roll call’ before convention The Democratic National Committee is preparing to nominate President Biden as the party’s presidential nominee through a “virtual roll call” ahead of its August convention in Chicago, an u...

Civilians put their hand over their heart when looking at the U.S. flag; military folks salute it. If you're not a church-going Christian, you may default to the patriotic manner of showing respect. Yes, it is respectful. It's just not something you would see inside a church. We know Trump doesn't a...

As a Lutheran, I’ve bowed my head at times in church. My dear Catholic-raised husband would sometimes make the sign of the cross at the end of a prayer. But I don’t remember ever having seen a Christian put their hand over their heart when a Christian hymn was played. But then, too, I’ve never heard...

NYTime's blogging on that closing statement - Before he concluded, Todd Blanche asked that the jurors not send his client to prison. Now, with the jury excused, Joshua Steinglass, the prosecutor who will give his side’s closing argument, stands up and objects. “That was a blatant and wholly inapprop...

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1795499648049700974 Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski A slimy move here by Blanche. Every criminal lawyer knows you can’t talk about the possible penalties to the jury. Blanche knew this very well but ended his closing with an unethical argument and now he wil...

https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1795478442592374849 southpaw @nycsouthpaw Judge Cannon responds to the motion to gag Trump from smearing and endangering law encorcement with a denial and a stern lecture about meaningfully conferring with defense counsel even when their position is obvious. Th...

And from the NYTimes article blogging the case - In New York, defense attorneys deliver their closing remarks first, followed by prosecutors. Attorneys are not meant to explain the law in their closing arguments, which Merchan reiterated Tuesday. Instead, attorneys are supposed to make their cases a...

From Katie Phang -

We've got Closing Arguments beginning this morning at 9:30 a.m. ET in Trump's NY election interference trial. In NY, the Defense goes first and then the Prosecution. There's no rebuttal close so each side gets one bite at the apple (no pun intended).

Gift link to NYTimes live blogging of today's court session -

Live Updates: Defense Begins Closing Arguments in Trump’s Criminal Trial

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I became a seafood snob during the decade I lived in Seattle. If I want blackened tilapia from frozen fish I can do that in 7 minutes on my own with $6/lb fish from Costco. It really pissed me off when we lived in Seattle and a restaurant would offer Atlantic salmon when the local was sooooo much b...

https://twitter.com/AnnaBower/status/1795225839778271490 Anna Bower @AnnaBower Trump’s team has now asked Judge Cannon to strike the special counsel’s motion to modify Trump’s condition of release—and asks her to impose sanctions on prosecutors who participated in the decision to file the motion. ht...

My father-in-law was born in Iowa in 1915 and, growing up, used horses to plow. I know from my husband’s stories that dear FIL was NOT a fan of uncooperative horses! Maybe one reason why FIL became a tractor mechanic rather than a farmer. Tractors don’t have opinions, and FIL was a magician at fixin...

Gift link to a New York Times article about Mike Dunford ’s law firm. Mike is quoted in it! How a Profane Joke on Twitter Spawned a Legal Army Edited to add Mike’s tweet about the article - https://twitter.com/questauthority/status/1794632336312762390 Mike Dunford @questauthority This is such an ama...

Trump's appearance at the Libertarian's National Convention did not go well. Plenty of Republicans attended and cheered him on, but they were no match for the boos from the Libertarians. I can't imagine Trump was happy to speak to an unfriendly audience! Trump furiously jeered as he taunts Libertari...

Three-tweet thread here - https://x.com/ZTPetrizzo/status/1794447590445985841 The squeaky rubber chickens signified Trump being too chicken to debate RFK Jr. Libertarians were going to create noise as Trump was speaking. Zachary Petrizzo @ZTPetrizzo Following Trump being told to go “f*ck himself” an...

IANAL so I can't judge the validity of this, so I'll just put it out there for the lawyers here to view - https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1794190903219036378 https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1794193260833079368 https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1794197293593448468 Lisa Rubin @lawofruby N...

Neon -- thought of you -- PlutoTV is running the original The New Price Is Right, the 1973 original shows before they went to an hour. :snippity: Super cheap prizes. Cars are $2000 and a huge-sized answering machine was $200. I ran those numbers through an inflation calculator and $200 in 1973 woul...

IANAL, so I'll just drop this here for those who do understand - https://twitter.com/frankrunyeon/status/1794177923697828116 https://twitter.com/frankrunyeon/status/1794177931394339309 Frank G. Runyeon @frankrunyeon New: DA & Trump's proposed jury charges landed on the paper docket. @Law360 scan...

Ramaswamy is trying to sell the Libertarians on supporting Trump. It's not going well. https://twitter.com/harryjsisson/status/1794176772256489791 Harry Sisson @harryjsisson LOL! Vivek Ramaswamy is getting BOOED while speaking at the Libertarian National Convention. Libertarians are crazy, but even ...

RFK Jr. spoke earlier today at the Libertarian National Convention. Trump is scheduled to speak there tomorrow. https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1794164051557454041 Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski Holy shit. A guy just made a motion at the Libertarian National Convention for “Donald Trump t...

https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1794079246538928326 Variety @Variety EXCLUSIVE: Attorneys for Donald Trump have sent a cease and desist letter to the filmmakers behind “The Apprentice” in an effort to block its U.S. sale and release. It warns the team behind the film not to pursue a distribution ...

Donald Trump Can't Find Enough Americans to Work at Mar-a-Lago Notably, it is not uncommon for businesses to hire foreign workers, particularly when they are unable to find U.S. citizens who are willing and able to fill those positions. That sentence is missing: ...for the wages they are willing to...