"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears… To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies." -Octavia E. Butler
Junior went on a wild rant about Uvalde tonight, saying the AR-15 isn’t the issue because he could’ve done the “exact same thing” with a bat, bomb or machete. He says gun owners are unfairly “stigmatatized,” and the real problem is that “crazy teachers” are indoctrinating kids.
I listened to his slurring of "stigmatatized." My belief was that the stigmata were the scars or wounds on Christ's hands and elsewhere from his crucifixion.
Or maybe his dentures were loose.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." O. Wilde
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 7:32 pm
What about the other 7?
Right, I mean, if D.C. is overwhelmingly Democratic, you'd think that more than 3 would be Clinton voters. Sounds like the jury was *under*representative. But, yanno....NUMBERS.
But the sunshine aye shall light the sky,
As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
- Charles Mackay, "Eternal Justice"
House panel investigates Saudi investment in Jared Kushner firm
A House committee has launched an investigation into former Trump White House adviser Jared Kushner and a $2 billion investment in his private equity company from a wealth fund controlled by Saudi Arabia's crown prince.
Why it matters: House Committee on Oversight and Reform chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) wrote to Kushner on Thursday, saying the panel was investigating "whether your personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy during the administration of your father-in-law, former President Trump." Kushner denies any wrongdoing.
"The Committee is concerned by your decision to solicit billions of dollars from the Saudi government immediately following your significant involvement in shaping U.S.-Saudi relations," Maloney said.
Driving the news: The investigation concerns Kushner's role in raising money for his firm, Affinity Partners, which he formed after leaving office, from Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
"Your close relationship with Crown Prince bin Salman, your pro-Saudi positions during the Trump Administration, and PIF’s decision to fund the lion’s share of your new business venture — only six months after the end of your White House tenure — create the appearance of a quid pro quo for your foreign policy work during the Trump Administration," Maloney said.
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
Jimmy Kimmel ordered 4 items off Junior’s website that were advertised that they were, ‘Made In The USA.’ When he checked the labels after they arrived, they weren’t.