Yeah, there's a reason people call it the Trump Cult. He expects to be looked at - and many do so - as some sort of Messiah
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And these people calling themselves "Christians" make adult Jesus pick up his whip again.
"Pro-life"... except when he's paying for his wife's abortion.
Speaking of which, I wonder how this is all going down in his household, considering he made numerous, grotesquely- detailed posts about cheating on his wife with her sister.
I would be more than willing to view him as a martyr.
For any feds watching, this is a joke.
For those playing along at home, the only way any kind of insurance can work the way it's supposed to is to maximize the size of the pool.
Anything you do to chop that pool up or reduce its size -- anything -- reduces the effectiveness of its coverage. Full stop.
Vance and his buddies sound like they know as much about how to manage insurance as they do about Haitian cuisine, human reproduction, or family values.
--Patrick
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1/ The House unveiled a bipartisan spending bill to temporarily fund the government through Dec. 20. It doesn’t include the SAVE Act, the Trump-backed election security proposal that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register as a voter. Speaker Mike Johnson plans to vote on the legislation by Wednesday. It would then head to the Senate ahead of the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline. The bill generally funds agencies at current levels, but directs an additional $231 million to the Secret Service. Last week, House Republicans rejected their own funding bill after Trump demanded that the government be shut down if legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote isn’t passed. (Associated Press / CBS News / Bloomberg / NPR / Axios / New York Times)
2/ The Georgia State Election Board approved a new rule requiring all ballots to be hand-counted on Election Day. The Republican-controlled board pushed the measure through over the opposition of Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and attorney general, and dozens of local election officials who said the last-minute change could delay certification and cause confusion on election night. The vote was 3-2, with three Trump allies supporting the move, and a Democratic and independent Republican-appointed member strongly opposing it. The new rule requires counties to count the number of ballots cast to make sure the count matches the ballots tallied by voting machines. It does not require hand tabulation of how people voted. (Washington Post / New York Times / CNN / Bloomberg / NPR)
3/ A Nebraska Republican state lawmaker blocked a Trump-backed effort to change how the state awards its five electoral votes. Mike McDonnell said he wouldn’t support the effort to change the state’s electoral system to winner take all. The outcome that could have cost Kamala Harris an electoral vote. Nebraska is one of two states — the other is Maine — that awards its electoral votes by congressional district. (Washington Post / NBC News / CNN / New York Times)
4/ The Justice Department said the man suspected of attempting to assassinate Trump last week left a note stating “this was an assassination attempt.” In one note, addressed to “The World,” Ryan Routh said “I failed you,” urging others to “finish the job.” He offered $150,000 to anyone who managed to kill Trump. Also found in his car was a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to set to appear. Routh will be held without bail while he awaits his trial. (Washington Post / CNN / Axios / Associated Press / Politico)
5/ North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, who is Black, referred to himself as a “black NAZI,” praised Adolf Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf,” and expressed support for reinstating slavery, according comments he posted on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago. Mark Robinson said he’s staying in the race. Robinson, who has advocated for anti-transgender rights and has made comments critical of trans people, also posted about how he enjoyed watching transgender pornography, describing himself as a “perv” who liked “tranny on girl porn.” Trump – who once praised Robinson as “Martin Luther King on steroids” – declined to formally withdraw his endorsement, saying “This is an issue that has to do with Robinson’s campaign and not President Trump’s campaign.” JD Vance, meanwhile, said the allegations against Robinson “aren’t necessarily reality.” Most of Robinson’s campaign staff have since stepped down. (CNN / ABC News / New York Times / New York Times / Washington Post / NBC News / Axios)
6/ Trump said “that will be it” if he loses the presidency in November. When asked if he’d make a fifth consecutive presidential run in 2028 if he loses, Trump said “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it. I don’t see that at all. I think that hopefully we’re gonna be successful.” Trump, 78, would be 82 in 2028 – a year older than Biden is now. He is the oldest presidential nominee in history. (ABC News / Reuters / Associated Press / NPR / New York Times)
7/ Trump said it’s “too late to do another” debate after Kamala Harris accepted an invitation from CNN for a second debate on Oct. 23. “She’s done one debate. I’ve done two. It’s too late to do another. I’d love to, in many ways, but it’s too late. The voting is cast,” Trump said. “She’s had her chance to do it with Fox.” The Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, launched a billboard campaign calling Trump “chicken” for not agreeing to a second debate. The billboards include a digitally altered image of Trump in a chicken suit alongside the words “There’s no debate: Donald Trump’s a chicken.” (CNN / Politico / Axios / The Hill / NBC News)
8/ The U.S. is sending “a small number” of troops to the Middle East following Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Hezbollah targets that killed at least 490 people, including dozens of women and children, and wounded more than 1,645 others. The U.S. currently has about 40,000 troops in the region, and that new detachment was being sent “in light of increased tension in the Middle East and out of an abundance of caution.” Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, has launched some 9,000 rockets and drones into Israel since last October in support of Hamas, which has prompted Israeli counterattacks. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to take “whatever action is necessary” to change the “balance of power” on its northern border with Lebanon, and that Israel will not “wait for the threat — we take action before it.” Today, Israeli fighter jets struck more than 1,300 “terrorist targets” inside Lebanon that were linked to Hezbollah. (USA Today / Associated Press / CNN / New York Times / NBC News / Washington Post / Wall Street Journal / Politico / Axios / NPR)
2/ The Georgia State Election Board approved a new rule requiring all ballots to be hand-counted on Election Day. The Republican-controlled board pushed the measure through over the opposition of Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and attorney general, and dozens of local election officials who said the last-minute change could delay certification and cause confusion on election night. The vote was 3-2, with three Trump allies supporting the move, and a Democratic and independent Republican-appointed member strongly opposing it. The new rule requires counties to count the number of ballots cast to make sure the count matches the ballots tallied by voting machines. It does not require hand tabulation of how people voted. (Washington Post / New York Times / CNN / Bloomberg / NPR)
3/ A Nebraska Republican state lawmaker blocked a Trump-backed effort to change how the state awards its five electoral votes. Mike McDonnell said he wouldn’t support the effort to change the state’s electoral system to winner take all. The outcome that could have cost Kamala Harris an electoral vote. Nebraska is one of two states — the other is Maine — that awards its electoral votes by congressional district. (Washington Post / NBC News / CNN / New York Times)
4/ The Justice Department said the man suspected of attempting to assassinate Trump last week left a note stating “this was an assassination attempt.” In one note, addressed to “The World,” Ryan Routh said “I failed you,” urging others to “finish the job.” He offered $150,000 to anyone who managed to kill Trump. Also found in his car was a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to set to appear. Routh will be held without bail while he awaits his trial. (Washington Post / CNN / Axios / Associated Press / Politico)
5/ North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, who is Black, referred to himself as a “black NAZI,” praised Adolf Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf,” and expressed support for reinstating slavery, according comments he posted on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago. Mark Robinson said he’s staying in the race. Robinson, who has advocated for anti-transgender rights and has made comments critical of trans people, also posted about how he enjoyed watching transgender pornography, describing himself as a “perv” who liked “tranny on girl porn.” Trump – who once praised Robinson as “Martin Luther King on steroids” – declined to formally withdraw his endorsement, saying “This is an issue that has to do with Robinson’s campaign and not President Trump’s campaign.” JD Vance, meanwhile, said the allegations against Robinson “aren’t necessarily reality.” Most of Robinson’s campaign staff have since stepped down. (CNN / ABC News / New York Times / New York Times / Washington Post / NBC News / Axios)
6/ Trump said “that will be it” if he loses the presidency in November. When asked if he’d make a fifth consecutive presidential run in 2028 if he loses, Trump said “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it. I don’t see that at all. I think that hopefully we’re gonna be successful.” Trump, 78, would be 82 in 2028 – a year older than Biden is now. He is the oldest presidential nominee in history. (ABC News / Reuters / Associated Press / NPR / New York Times)
7/ Trump said it’s “too late to do another” debate after Kamala Harris accepted an invitation from CNN for a second debate on Oct. 23. “She’s done one debate. I’ve done two. It’s too late to do another. I’d love to, in many ways, but it’s too late. The voting is cast,” Trump said. “She’s had her chance to do it with Fox.” The Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, launched a billboard campaign calling Trump “chicken” for not agreeing to a second debate. The billboards include a digitally altered image of Trump in a chicken suit alongside the words “There’s no debate: Donald Trump’s a chicken.” (CNN / Politico / Axios / The Hill / NBC News)
8/ The U.S. is sending “a small number” of troops to the Middle East following Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Hezbollah targets that killed at least 490 people, including dozens of women and children, and wounded more than 1,645 others. The U.S. currently has about 40,000 troops in the region, and that new detachment was being sent “in light of increased tension in the Middle East and out of an abundance of caution.” Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, has launched some 9,000 rockets and drones into Israel since last October in support of Hamas, which has prompted Israeli counterattacks. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to take “whatever action is necessary” to change the “balance of power” on its northern border with Lebanon, and that Israel will not “wait for the threat — we take action before it.” Today, Israeli fighter jets struck more than 1,300 “terrorist targets” inside Lebanon that were linked to Hezbollah. (USA Today / Associated Press / CNN / New York Times / NBC News / Washington Post / Wall Street Journal / Politico / Axios / NPR)
Aww, the lover was a woman. Would've been funnier if it was a guy.
And since the only penalty is a potential penalty by the House for ethics breaches, being funny would mean this had had at least some use.
I believe the word you're looking for is "goomar".
GasBandit
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1/ Kamala Harris said she supports ending the Senate filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade to protect abortion rights nationally. “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris said. “And get us to the point where 51 votes would be what we need to actually put back in law the protections for reproductive freedom and for the ability of every person and every woman to make decisions about their own body and not have their government tell them what to do.” In 2022, Harris said that Congress needed to codify Roe into law and, “if the filibuster gets in the way, the Senate needs to make an exception to get it done.” Joe Manchin, meanwhile, will not endorse Harris after she reiterated her support for bypassing the filibuster to protect abortion rights. He added: “Shame on her.” (WPR / Washington Post / NPR / Politico / New York Times / USA Today / Axios)
3/ A Haitian nonprofit group filed criminal charges against Trump and JD Vance for continuously repeating the baseless, false online conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The complaint filed by Haitian Bridge Alliance alleges that Trump and Vance had a “direct impact” on the 33 bomb threats that disrupted city services and temporarily shut down the schools. The charges include disrupting public service, making false alarms, committing telecommunications harassment, committing aggravated menacing, and violating the prohibition against complicity. (The Hill / Axios / Associated Press)
4/ Trump’s campaign continued to be hacked until at least mid-September – and may be ongoing. An account using the alias “Robert” revealed internal Trump campaign dossiers and documents dated as recently as Sept. 15, and suggested it was the same “Robert” who sent stolen Trump campaign records to the media in August and July. U.S. intelligence officials concluded that Iran was behind the previous hack of Trump’s presidential campaign and the attempted attack on the Biden-Harris campaign. Trump spokesman Steven Cheung, meanwhile, said the hack indicates that Iran “is terrified of the strength and resolve of President Donald J. Trump.” (Popular Information / Semafor / Daily Beast)
5/ In his final speech as president before the United Nations General Assembly, Biden warned that the world is facing an “inflection point” and “the choices we make today will determine our future. For the choices we make today will determine our future for decades to come.” While reflecting on his five decades of public service, he advise his fellow leaders that “some things are more important than staying in power.” He added: “Our task, our test, is to make sure that the forces holding us together are stronger than those pulling us apart, that the principles of partnership that we come here each year to uphold can withstand the challenges, that the center holds once again.” Biden also urged Israel and Hezbollah to step away from all-out war, while also stressing the importance of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Associated Press / Politico / New York Times / Wall Street Journal / NBC News / Washington Post / Axios)
poll/ 64% of likely 18-to-29-year-old voters nationwide support Harris, while 32% support Trump. (Harvard Youth Poll)
- More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe’s end, study finds. “In the year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the nationwide right to abortion in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, at least 210 women across the country were charged with crimes related to their pregnancies, according to the report released by Pregnancy Justice, an advocacy organization. That’s the highest number the group has identified over any 12-month period in research projects that have looked back as far as 1973.” (Associated Press)
3/ A Haitian nonprofit group filed criminal charges against Trump and JD Vance for continuously repeating the baseless, false online conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The complaint filed by Haitian Bridge Alliance alleges that Trump and Vance had a “direct impact” on the 33 bomb threats that disrupted city services and temporarily shut down the schools. The charges include disrupting public service, making false alarms, committing telecommunications harassment, committing aggravated menacing, and violating the prohibition against complicity. (The Hill / Axios / Associated Press)
4/ Trump’s campaign continued to be hacked until at least mid-September – and may be ongoing. An account using the alias “Robert” revealed internal Trump campaign dossiers and documents dated as recently as Sept. 15, and suggested it was the same “Robert” who sent stolen Trump campaign records to the media in August and July. U.S. intelligence officials concluded that Iran was behind the previous hack of Trump’s presidential campaign and the attempted attack on the Biden-Harris campaign. Trump spokesman Steven Cheung, meanwhile, said the hack indicates that Iran “is terrified of the strength and resolve of President Donald J. Trump.” (Popular Information / Semafor / Daily Beast)
5/ In his final speech as president before the United Nations General Assembly, Biden warned that the world is facing an “inflection point” and “the choices we make today will determine our future. For the choices we make today will determine our future for decades to come.” While reflecting on his five decades of public service, he advise his fellow leaders that “some things are more important than staying in power.” He added: “Our task, our test, is to make sure that the forces holding us together are stronger than those pulling us apart, that the principles of partnership that we come here each year to uphold can withstand the challenges, that the center holds once again.” Biden also urged Israel and Hezbollah to step away from all-out war, while also stressing the importance of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Associated Press / Politico / New York Times / Wall Street Journal / NBC News / Washington Post / Axios)
poll/ 64% of likely 18-to-29-year-old voters nationwide support Harris, while 32% support Trump. (Harvard Youth Poll)
GasBandit
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1/ The House passed a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson again relied on Democrats – not his own Republican majority – to supply the votes needed to fund the government through Dec. 20. The vote was 341-82, with all opposition coming from Republicans. The Senate is expected to pass the three-month spending patch tonight. (New York Times / Politico / NBC News / Washington Post / Wall Street Journal)
2/ U.S. intelligence officials briefed Trump about the “real and specific threats” by Iran to assassinate him as part of “an effort to destabilize and sow chaos.” According to Trump’s campaign, intelligence officials “have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken added that the U.S. is “intensely tracking” an ongoing threat by Iran against current and former U.S. officials. Since Trump’s 2020 authorization of a drone strike the Baghdad International Airport that killed Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top security and intelligence commander, Iran has repeatedly vowed “severe revenge” on those responsible. Trump, meanwhile, posted on his personal social media platform “Big threats on my life by Iran […] An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!” Separately, the Senate unanimously passed a bill guaranteeing that Trump and Kamala Harris receive the same level of Secret Service protection as a sitting president. It now goes to Biden’s desk for his signature. The Harris campaign office in Arizona, meanwhile, was shot at early Monday morning – the second apparent gun attack in a week. (NBC News / CNN / Axios / Bloomberg / USA Today / Washington Post / New York Times / CNN)
4/ Trump told “lonely” women that he’s their “protector” and that they’ll “no longer be thinking about abortion” if he wins in November. During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Trump claimed that women “are more stressed and depressed and unhappy […] and are less optimistic and confident in the future than they were four years ago,” adding that “I will fix all of that and fast […] I am your protector. I want to be your protector.” Despite Trump having repeatedly taken credit for the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, he continued: “You will no longer be abandoned, lonely, or scared. You will no longer be in danger. You’re not going to be in danger any longer. You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today. You will be protected, and I will be your protector. Women will be happy, healthy, confident, and free. You will no longer be thinking about abortion!” Last year, Trump was found liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll. He has also previously been recorded bragging about sexually assaulting women. (CNN / Mediaite / Washington Post / Associated Press / ABC News / New York Times / Daily Beast)
2/ U.S. intelligence officials briefed Trump about the “real and specific threats” by Iran to assassinate him as part of “an effort to destabilize and sow chaos.” According to Trump’s campaign, intelligence officials “have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken added that the U.S. is “intensely tracking” an ongoing threat by Iran against current and former U.S. officials. Since Trump’s 2020 authorization of a drone strike the Baghdad International Airport that killed Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top security and intelligence commander, Iran has repeatedly vowed “severe revenge” on those responsible. Trump, meanwhile, posted on his personal social media platform “Big threats on my life by Iran […] An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!” Separately, the Senate unanimously passed a bill guaranteeing that Trump and Kamala Harris receive the same level of Secret Service protection as a sitting president. It now goes to Biden’s desk for his signature. The Harris campaign office in Arizona, meanwhile, was shot at early Monday morning – the second apparent gun attack in a week. (NBC News / CNN / Axios / Bloomberg / USA Today / Washington Post / New York Times / CNN)
- Judge Aileen Cannon — a Trump appointee — was randomly assigned the attempted assassination case. Cannon presided over — and threw out — the criminal classified documents case the Justice Department brought against Trump. (Politico)
4/ Trump told “lonely” women that he’s their “protector” and that they’ll “no longer be thinking about abortion” if he wins in November. During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Trump claimed that women “are more stressed and depressed and unhappy […] and are less optimistic and confident in the future than they were four years ago,” adding that “I will fix all of that and fast […] I am your protector. I want to be your protector.” Despite Trump having repeatedly taken credit for the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, he continued: “You will no longer be abandoned, lonely, or scared. You will no longer be in danger. You’re not going to be in danger any longer. You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today. You will be protected, and I will be your protector. Women will be happy, healthy, confident, and free. You will no longer be thinking about abortion!” Last year, Trump was found liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll. He has also previously been recorded bragging about sexually assaulting women. (CNN / Mediaite / Washington Post / Associated Press / ABC News / New York Times / Daily Beast)
GasBandit
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1/ Federal prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with bribery, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations as part of months-long federal investigation into whether his campaign illegally conspired with Turkish entities to collect foreign donations. According to the five-count indictment, Adams accepted free travel on Turkish Airlines, illegal campaign contributions, and other perks from his “corrupt relationships” with rich foreigners connected to the Turkish government. In exchange, prosecutors allege that Adams used his position as incoming mayor to influence the opening of the Turkish consulate in Manhattan by expediting the fire safety inspection despite safety concerns, as well as not releasing a statement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day – the annual observance of the estimated 1.5 million Armenians, who were systematically exterminated through mass deportations, forced marches, and mass killings. Adams, meanwhile, said he would not resign. (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / Associated Press / Axios / Wall Street Journal / NBC News)
2/ Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden introduced legislation to add six justices to the Supreme Court, require supermajorities to overturn any law passed by Congress, require justices to undergo audits, and more. “The Supreme Court is in crisis and bold solutions are necessary to restore the public trust,” Wyden said in a statement. “More transparency, more accountability and more checks on a power hungry Supreme Court are just what the American people are asking for.” The bill would increase the number of justices from nine to 15 over 12 years to prevent one political party from packing the courts with its nominees. In addition, the legislation would require Supreme Court nominees to be automatically scheduled for a vote in the Senate to prevent senators from refusing to hold a vote on a nominee – like what Mitch McConnell did to Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016. “It’s not an atomic secret that the process for selecting justices is politicized,” Wyden said. “You’ve got this thoroughly politicized process resulting in a Supreme Court that now frequently issues sweeping rulings to overturn laws and upend precedents. We are proposing a way to restore some balance between the three branches of government.” The bill, however, stands little chance of passing in the Republican-controlled House. (Washington Post / Salon / The New Republic)
3/ Rudy Giuliani was disbarred from practicing law in Washington, D.C., over his efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss. An ethics panel recommended Giuliani be disbarred, saying: “He sought to disrupt a presidential election and persists in his refusal to acknowledge the wrong he has done.” Giuliani was also recently disbarred in New York. (Axios / Politico / Associated Press)
4/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue his bombardment of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon indefinitely despite the U.S. and other allies calling for a 21-day ceasefire. Netanyahu’s said the IDF will keep “fighting with full force,” adding: “We continue to hit Hezbollah with all our might. This is the policy.” Israeli airstrikes and attacks have killed more than 700 people, including many women and children, in Lebanon over the past 10 days. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging rocket fire since the start of the war in Gaza. Both Hezbollah and Hamas are backed by Iran, and are designated terrorist organizations by the U.S. (Bloomberg / Associated Press / Washington Post / New York Times / NBC News / CNN / Wall Street Journal / Axios)
5/ Republican Rep. Clay Higgins deleted his racist social media post calling Haiti the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere” after being confronted by multiple House colleagues who threatened to censure him. In Higgins’ social media rant, he called Haitians “thugs,” repeated Trump and JD Vance’s false and dehumanizing claims about pet-eating, falsely claimed “wild” Haitians were practicing “vudu,” and called Haitian migrants “thugs’ and “slapstick gangsters” who needed to get “their ass out of our country.” He later doubled down that “it’s all true,” when asked about his now-deleted post. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford plans to force action on a censure resolution when the House returns after the November election. (Politico / Associated Press / CNN / NBC News / Washington Post / USA Today / Axios)
2/ Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden introduced legislation to add six justices to the Supreme Court, require supermajorities to overturn any law passed by Congress, require justices to undergo audits, and more. “The Supreme Court is in crisis and bold solutions are necessary to restore the public trust,” Wyden said in a statement. “More transparency, more accountability and more checks on a power hungry Supreme Court are just what the American people are asking for.” The bill would increase the number of justices from nine to 15 over 12 years to prevent one political party from packing the courts with its nominees. In addition, the legislation would require Supreme Court nominees to be automatically scheduled for a vote in the Senate to prevent senators from refusing to hold a vote on a nominee – like what Mitch McConnell did to Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016. “It’s not an atomic secret that the process for selecting justices is politicized,” Wyden said. “You’ve got this thoroughly politicized process resulting in a Supreme Court that now frequently issues sweeping rulings to overturn laws and upend precedents. We are proposing a way to restore some balance between the three branches of government.” The bill, however, stands little chance of passing in the Republican-controlled House. (Washington Post / Salon / The New Republic)
3/ Rudy Giuliani was disbarred from practicing law in Washington, D.C., over his efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss. An ethics panel recommended Giuliani be disbarred, saying: “He sought to disrupt a presidential election and persists in his refusal to acknowledge the wrong he has done.” Giuliani was also recently disbarred in New York. (Axios / Politico / Associated Press)
4/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue his bombardment of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon indefinitely despite the U.S. and other allies calling for a 21-day ceasefire. Netanyahu’s said the IDF will keep “fighting with full force,” adding: “We continue to hit Hezbollah with all our might. This is the policy.” Israeli airstrikes and attacks have killed more than 700 people, including many women and children, in Lebanon over the past 10 days. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging rocket fire since the start of the war in Gaza. Both Hezbollah and Hamas are backed by Iran, and are designated terrorist organizations by the U.S. (Bloomberg / Associated Press / Washington Post / New York Times / NBC News / CNN / Wall Street Journal / Axios)
5/ Republican Rep. Clay Higgins deleted his racist social media post calling Haiti the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere” after being confronted by multiple House colleagues who threatened to censure him. In Higgins’ social media rant, he called Haitians “thugs,” repeated Trump and JD Vance’s false and dehumanizing claims about pet-eating, falsely claimed “wild” Haitians were practicing “vudu,” and called Haitian migrants “thugs’ and “slapstick gangsters” who needed to get “their ass out of our country.” He later doubled down that “it’s all true,” when asked about his now-deleted post. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford plans to force action on a censure resolution when the House returns after the November election. (Politico / Associated Press / CNN / NBC News / Washington Post / USA Today / Axios)
So that 90% of cases end in a 5-5? What, you want to give the deciding vote to someone else, maybe the President? Trump would like that :-p
I’m gonna agree with @Bubble181 in that there needs to be an odd number to prevent split decisions.
I think we have a bigger cultural problem. People want their tribe label, and I think they will resist breaking it up.
GasBandit
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Not news to us, but maybe this link will help you shut a MAGA up
newrepublic.com
Trump Would Totally Demolish Economy With His Plans, Says New Report
A grim report reveals that if Donald Trump becomes president and carries out his plans, we’ll suffer the repercussions for a long time to come.
newrepublic.com
How? It's numbers from the Deep State and their Intellectual Elite Evildoers Lying About Trump Our Messiah.Not news to us, but maybe this link will help you shut a MAGA up
Trump Would Totally Demolish Economy With His Plans, Says New Report
A grim report reveals that if Donald Trump becomes president and carries out his plans, we’ll suffer the repercussions for a long time to come.
And/or: it's numbers over 10, they don't understand
No, my line of thinking, naive as it may be, would mean there has to be more compromise. And uneven number means that one side can barrel through (see current situation) without challenge. We've shined a light of how truly dishonest, nay corrupt, our Supreme Court has become.
And yes, I do think we need to break up the two-party system, although we have yet to have success with that.
figmentPez
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Is anyone else bothered by the thought that Republican politicans have an incentive to sabotage Hurricane Helene relief efforts? The sitting president often takes the brunt of the blame for any failings to respond to major natural disasters, and if they can make the Biden presidency look bad, by extension that harms the Harris campaign.
I saw a tweet posted to reddit proposing the idea that the Democratic-led government was using HAARP to deliberately steer hurricane Helene to go through some of Florida's strongest Republican voting areas in an attempt to drown out the opposition. I also saw one of the commenters ask why Trump couldn't just thwart this attempt by whipping out his Sharpie. Both of them are equally valid.
--Patrick
GasBandit
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That's right, Kamala bussed in the hurricane.
GasBandit
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Austria goes back to the future as voters embrace far-right party founded by Nazis
Euroskeptic Freedom Party promises to erect “Fortress Austria” and claims the election result entitles it to lead the country’s next government.
www.politico.eu
GasBandit
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Well, to be fair, he only wants the cops to be allowed to purge. So it's less "The Purge" and more... well, The Night of Long Knives.
GasBandit
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1/ Biden may call Congress in for a special session to pass supplemental disaster funding to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm that left at least 128 people dead and hundreds more unaccounted for across six states. Congress left last week for its preelection recess, and the House and Senate aren’t expected to return until Nov. 12 – after Election Day. Biden said it’s his “expectation” to ask for a supplemental funding bill, but that he didn’t have a price tag for it yet, adding “this is a historic storm, its devastating.” He added: “They’ve never seen anything like this before.” Trump, meanwhile, repeatedly lied and politicized the disaster, claiming that Biden was “sleeping” and not responding to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Trump repeated the claim after being told Kemp had spoken to Biden. Despite claiming that “we’re not talking about politics now,” Trump said he had asked Elon Musk about using Starlink to help restore communication in the region. The Department of Homeland Security, however, has already provided 40 Starlink satellite systems to aid communications and recovery in North Carolina. (Politico / New York Times / USA Today / The Hill / CNN / Associated Press / ABC News / Washington Post / CNBC)
2/ A Georgia judge struck down the state’s abortion law that effectively banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Judge Robert McBurney wrote that a review of “of our higher courts’ interpretations of ‘liberty’ demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.” Abortions are now legally allowed until about 22 weeks of pregnancy. Georgia’s law was passed and signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019, but it didn’t take effect until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, at least 10 states will have ballot measures on abortion rights this November. Recent polls of the states with abortion rights on the ballot show Republicans support the measures between 28% and 54%. (Associated Press / NBC News / CNN / New York Times / Axios)
3/ Biden expanded his “temporary” asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, effectively making the strict immigration policy impossible to lift. Illegal crossings are now required to remain below a daily threshold of 1,500 for 28 days – up from seven days – before people who enter the country illegally may request asylum. Under the previous rules, the U.S. could restrict asylum access when the number of people trying to enter the country between the official border crossings hit 2,500 per day. The daily numbers had to average below 1,500 per day for a week in order for the restrictions to be lifted. (CBS News / Associated Press / New York Times / NBC News / Washington Post)
4/ Trump called for the police to be given “one really violent day” to combat crime. Annual data released last week by the FBI, however, showed that violent crime decreased 3% and property crime fell 2.6% from 2022 to 2023. Homicides were also down 11.6% – the largest year-to-year decline since national record-keeping began in 1960. Nevertheless, Trump suggested that “one real rough, nasty” hour of law enforcement action would end crime in the U.S. “immediately.” Meanwhile, Trump called for Google to be criminally prosecuted for showing only “bad stories” about him and only “good” ones about Kamala Harris. Trump said that if the Justice Department doesn’t prosecute Google “for this blatant interference of Elections” he would request its prosecution “when I win the election and become President of the United States!” (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / Associated Press / NPR / CNBC)
2/ A Georgia judge struck down the state’s abortion law that effectively banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Judge Robert McBurney wrote that a review of “of our higher courts’ interpretations of ‘liberty’ demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.” Abortions are now legally allowed until about 22 weeks of pregnancy. Georgia’s law was passed and signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019, but it didn’t take effect until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, at least 10 states will have ballot measures on abortion rights this November. Recent polls of the states with abortion rights on the ballot show Republicans support the measures between 28% and 54%. (Associated Press / NBC News / CNN / New York Times / Axios)
3/ Biden expanded his “temporary” asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, effectively making the strict immigration policy impossible to lift. Illegal crossings are now required to remain below a daily threshold of 1,500 for 28 days – up from seven days – before people who enter the country illegally may request asylum. Under the previous rules, the U.S. could restrict asylum access when the number of people trying to enter the country between the official border crossings hit 2,500 per day. The daily numbers had to average below 1,500 per day for a week in order for the restrictions to be lifted. (CBS News / Associated Press / New York Times / NBC News / Washington Post)
4/ Trump called for the police to be given “one really violent day” to combat crime. Annual data released last week by the FBI, however, showed that violent crime decreased 3% and property crime fell 2.6% from 2022 to 2023. Homicides were also down 11.6% – the largest year-to-year decline since national record-keeping began in 1960. Nevertheless, Trump suggested that “one real rough, nasty” hour of law enforcement action would end crime in the U.S. “immediately.” Meanwhile, Trump called for Google to be criminally prosecuted for showing only “bad stories” about him and only “good” ones about Kamala Harris. Trump said that if the Justice Department doesn’t prosecute Google “for this blatant interference of Elections” he would request its prosecution “when I win the election and become President of the United States!” (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / Associated Press / NPR / CNBC)
- Trump Wants to Lock Up Kamala Harris. “Now He’s now three-for-three in demanding imprisonment of opposing candidates.” (New York Magazine)
- The Coming Trump Revenge Tour. “Trump has campaigned on a wave of retaliatory criminal prosecutions. It’s not the first time he’s promised to lock up his rivals — but a second term would be different.” (Politico)
- Trump Is Taking a Dark Turn. “Over the weekend, the former president delivered a series of speeches laced with threats and nearly incomprehensible musings.” (The Atlantic)
- From the start of 2023 through August 2024, North Carolina’s State Board of Elections removed 747,000 registrations from its list of voters as part of routine list maintenance. “The majority of those stripped from the rolls were deemed ineligible to be registered because they had moved within the state and did not register their new address, or because they did not participate in the past two federal elections, prompting an inactive status. Other reasons for removal included death, felony convictions, out-of-state moves and personal requests for removal, the board said.” (Democracy Docket / The Hill)
