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Israel launched an attack on Iran. Great.

Trump attorney calls hush money case a ‘6-week-long media extravaganza’ An attorney for former President Trump brushed off the significance of his first criminal trial, which is scheduled to begin Monday, saying the case is merely a “six-week-long media extravaganza.” :snippity: “At the end of the ...

https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1781069691005419854 The amendment that Marjorie Taylor Greene just proposed to sabotage the Ukraine bill is something that is such a nuanced Russian disinfo narrative that it could have only come directly from her Russian handlers. The notion that Hungarians are...

Meet the 12 Manhattan Jurors Who Will Decide Donald J. Trump’s Fate The cross section of New Yorkers emerged after three days of questioning. These are the citizens who will judge their former president. Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/nyregion/trump-trial-jury-hush-money.html?unlocke...

https://twitter.com/ClimateDefiance/status/1780981172442415450 BREAKING: We just shut down a gala honoring U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski is a murderer. She incinerates us to enrich her cronies. As Chevron's top lobbyist gave her an award, we stepped in and stopped the ceremony. Respect us o...

A sheriff, a felon and a conspiracy theorist walk into a hotel. They’re there for the same conference. The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association is urging lawmen to form posses, seize voting machines and investigate baseless claims of voter fraud. A conference for a far-right sheri...

Huh. They don't appear to want their products associated with Nazi bullshit. Go figure. Maybe Elmo will sue them, that's worked so well for him in the past. Hyundai pauses X ads over pro-Nazi content on the platform The move came after a Hyundai ad appeared next to antisemitic posts from a user who ...

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1781060529458401476 Apparently, in Texas, state bar investigators did such a "scattershot" job putting together its complaint against Sidney Powell for her role in the 2020 election that an appeals court has thrown the case out. https://search.txcour...

Prosecutors want Justice Juan Merchan to issue a $1,000 fine for each alleged violation, order Trump to take down the posts, and warn him that “further violations could result in jail time.” https://www.justsecurity.org/daily-courtroom-trump-trial-new-york/#gag-order-violations :bwahaha: As if. The...

Nashville teacher threatens to ‘shoot up’ preschool, police say One teacher said she overheard the teacher saying things such as, “when I start shooting, you better run,” according to police. A Nashville teacher threatened to pull a gun on another teacher and preschool students on Thursday, accordi...

Bring. It. On.

Governor Katie Hobbs @GovernorHobbs wrote: To those who want to challenge my executive order protecting women & doctors from prosecution: I say bring it on!

Well if the Wall Street Journal Opinion page says there is no case, then I don't know what we are doing here.

Acyn @Acyn wrote: Trump: I am supposed to be in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, a lot of places campaigning but I’ve been here all day

U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid for full UN membership The U.S. on Thursday voted no and vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution to accept Palestine as a full member of the UN. Why it matters: The vote comes six months into the war in Gaza and amid intense pressure on President Biden intern...

https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1781064610847588479 Neil Cavuto: It was your GOP colleagues who didn't get the facts right that torpedoed your border bill, not Democrats. Sen. James Lankford: It was, and it was painful to watch. Cavuto: That's on Donald Trump, Senator. Lankford: He's got a...

JFC.

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1781074017044111530 Breaking on @MSNBC: Trump attorney Todd Blanche asked who the DA's Office plans to call as their first three witnesses. Joshua Steinglass from office refused on the basis that Trump has been tweeting about them. Judge Merchan said he doesn't bla...

If the fine is less than the money they make by ripping people off, why stop? Take the number of vehicles in the field, (A), and multiply it by the probable rate of failure, (B), then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement, (C). A times B times C equals X...If X is less than the...

Oh STFU.

Lose Cruz @LoseCruzPAC wrote: Actual quote from Ted Cruz yesterday: “I don’t know that there’s been a more shameful day in the U.S. Senate than today.”

He hid in a supply closet while rioters ransacked the Senate floor on January 6th.

Jan. 6 lawsuits against Trump may advance despite criminal case, judge rules Instead, the judge ordered Trump to begin describing the basis for his claim that he is immune from the lawsuits. Lawsuits by members of Congress and police officers against Donald Trump for his actions on Jan. 6 may advan...

I know I said I wouldn't do this, but they keep popping up. https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1780255231038632085 Q: Everything going on with Roe right now, they’re saying you’re coming after gay marriage and birth control next? Trump-endorsed candidate: Sex ought to be between one man and one woma...

now that I'm actively not looking for it, it's all over my twitter feed https://twitter.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/1778745790237696341 This week, Governor Youngkin refused to sign a bill to protect access to contraception. Instead, he gutted the bill’s protections for IUDs, birth control, and emerge...

This is hardly the first time I've heard this, nor is it the only person who has espoused it. I'm not going to go hunting for other examples at this time, but I suspect plenty will organically appear in the coming months. ETA: except this that I just randomly ran across https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G...

https://x.com/KGreenberg_/status/1781028965999595572

Kristy Greenberg @KGreenberg_ wrote: Waiting for both sides to question the 18 jurors. I’ve seen a lot of juries, and the jury pool today is among the most accomplished I’ve seen. And lots of very impressive women. A terrible draw for Trump today.

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K. Thor Jensen 🐀🐀 @kthorjensen wrote: However, going through a car wash will void the warranty