Think that the conviction of Hunter Biden proves the Dept of Justice is NOT under the control of the president?
How long before somewhere in the Magasphere people are condemning Joe Biden for sacrificing his own son in order to disguise the way he has weaponised it in going after Trump?
They're waaaaay ahead of you... that dimwit Madison Cawthorn, among others, is claiming that the guilty verdict was a ploy by Biden to fake-prove the Justice Department was fair.
He's claiming that the proof of that will be if Hunter gets probation and Biden (not Bragg) tries to "throw Trump in prison." The eye-rolling I did when I read that was intense.
I think I am forgiven. When I came to check on her this morning, she had eaten all of her food. I brought more chicken breast, which she condescended to nibble. I just decided to out wait her, and she eventually came down from her loft and ate more.
She came out and found a secluded location under the desk, not the extreme hidey-holes that she found before. Eventually I went over to her and petted her in place. She flinched like she was expecting a snatch and grab, but then relaxed and purred. I went back to the bed and waited, and after a while, she came to me! Playing now, but it’s tentative and exploratory like she has never seen, felt, or smelled the textures, shapes, materials before.
She has really low prey drive, but is learning to play. Very affectionate. I think she needs a chance to feel like she has autonomy and her decisions will be respected. Lessons learned on my part, and a second chance given by her. It really feels like it could’ve gone badly, and I’m determined to do better.
Possibly. I think the tipping point was that when she crawled into the spot between the bed and the wall, I petted her in place and let her stay there as long as she wanted. I fell asleep and was in there until three in the morning. When I petted her, she purred.
I checked on her later and she had turned around, so I think she was trying to get out of there. I gently extracted her by placing my hands under her so she didn’t feel grabbed, and placed her back in her kennel where she has access to resources. She looked exhausted, but started purring again.
When I checked on her this morning, all of her food was gone. That’s the most she’s eaten since she got here. Then I her come to me on her own terms.
If Hunter Biden goes to jail I’m not sure the public will stand for it. I think it would be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point.
I kinda get where he is coming from. He fired basically all of his security engineers so it is very possible that his data could end up as training data on OpenAI.
I think I saw on the Googler thingy some guy says the NY State Penitentiary system is all ready for PAB to do jail time. They even have a new cell phone for him. A phone next to his cell.
They were speculating on Meidas Touch that, in the event of incarceration, it would be logistically a nightmare to put PAB in general population so he'd probably get a trailer on the grounds of a prison.
As for him having a phone, that should be a hard and fast goddamn no. And that's a Department of Corrections rule, not something a judge can impose or allow.
Here in Ga. a few years ago we had a huge stink when inmates in a couple of state prisons were found to be running scams using cell phones provided by prison staff. They were doing a scam where they convinced individuals to send the codes for pre-paid debit cards. Trump: "Hold my Adderall."
I have to apologize to all the people who I doubted when they condescendingly told me that Garland wasn’t dragging his heels on everything and that he totally had a plan to get things brought to trial before November.
Thankfully, I was wrong and I can sleep soundly tonight secure in the knowledge that Hunter Biden no longer poses a threat to the 2024 election.
Well done, Merrick. Go and take a long vacation. You’ve earned it my friend.
That reminds me, I need to issue a sincere apology to my brother who accused me of being "doom and gloom" over Trump's election and my thoughts on the MAGA set. Thank g-d they have proven themselves to be reasonable and calm.
Used to be a fan. His latest tracks are boring and non-committal. But then I went back into his back catalog and realized he's been boring and non-committal since FOR EVAH.
That takes a lot of courage, admitting you're wrong. It's like when I apologised for doubting the Palmer Report when he correctly predicted Trump's incarceration which is now in its fifth year.
This is the second time in the last 5 years I’ve had to issue a major apology for something I wrongly claimed was going to happen. The first one being when I said that, if Trump got elected, he would very likely appoint the SCOTUS justices that would overturn Roe V Wade. So it was imperative that everyone get off their asses and vote for Hillary regardless of their personal feelings towards her.
Thank god those that called me “alarmist” and that they would never overturn Roe, turned out to be correct. I shudder to think what the country would be like if that had come true.
I said they’d appoint Gorsuch to fill Scalia’s seat. Then Kennedy would retire if the GOP looked like they would lose the senate that would be 2 far right justices Trump would appoint. So it would all come down to whether RBG and/or Breyer would live long enough to see a Dem victory in 2020.
It's also entirely possible Trump wins, GOP takes the Senate, and Sotomayor doesn't make it to the end of his term--giving Trump 4 SCOTUS justices, plus the 3 other GOP justices, ensuring that Griswold is on the block (they could lose Roberts and Kegs and still have enough) and who knows? Brown could be next.
The media may not be the enemy of the people, but they are the enemy of Joe Biden. Economy gained more jobs than forecasted? Every fucking article is "here's why that may mean trouble for Biden". Holy shit, it's like self-satire.
Same with the Hunter Biden shit. WaPo in particular has their Biden reporter Matt Viser doing long, disingenuous takes on 'what's going through all the Biden's heads during the trial'
Now please go tell 200 of your closest friends & soc media friendquaintances and ask them to make sure they’ve checked their registration (OH Republicans are about to strip some more voters from the polls and I thought they were done with that last year) and that they have a plan to vote, especially if someone is a first time voter, elderly, disabled, or needs a ride to the polls
And then ask them each to do the same thing with their 200
Brought home lunch. Burger did not have jalapenos. Got fries instead of onion rings. Every time I sat down to eat, he asked me to get him something. Then he dropped his burger on the floor and stuff got everywhere. And of course he's watching me while I try to pick it up and keep the dog out of the onions that are now everywhere under his chair.
3:50 doctor appointment? He wants to leave now. Actually, fifteen minutes ago. It's twenty minutes away. I told him that it was not necessary to get there half an hour early. He says I'm being difficult.
I get it that he's ready to get his dressing off, and I get it that he's bored, but damn.
I signed up to work on Thursday because I need a break. Somebody needs to get the hell out of here for a while, and if it can't be him, then it'll be me.
Girl, I was thinking you'd already killed him! He sounds like a colossal pain in the rear, even allowing for "I don't feel well and I'm relying on you for everything".
I once had to drive my husband to urgent care the morning after I had breast cancer surgery because he was being a child.
When I was married I would be concerned about a whack upside the head were I to behave in such a manner. I did my best to avoid said behaviour because it's the right thing to do.
You are being prudent. However, if circumstances require that you need help hiding the body, you know you have wingpersons here. If you decide instead to throw yourself on the mercy of the court, then justifiable homicide is your out.
However, doing a weekend at Bernie’s appointment could prove amusing. Support him as you go in-early, as demanded-and then stand near the receptionist as you announce a Starbucks run, and even offer to pick up something for the receptionist.
When you return, you discover that he has tragically passed away in the waiting room. Pity, that. Then go home and give the dog all the onions it wants.
I had a coworker who’d retired from a corporate job; his wife had told him he needed to find something to do - she’d married him for better or worse but not for lunch.
Huh. Video is displaying as not available, having been removed by the uploader. BIDEN'S HIDING CRIMES AGAIN!1!!11!
Ta, Evan.
Think that the conviction of Hunter Biden proves the Dept of Justice is NOT under the control of the president?
How long before somewhere in the Magasphere people are condemning Joe Biden for sacrificing his own son in order to disguise the way he has weaponised it in going after Trump?
They're waaaaay ahead of you... that dimwit Madison Cawthorn, among others, is claiming that the guilty verdict was a ploy by Biden to fake-prove the Justice Department was fair.
He's claiming that the proof of that will be if Hunter gets probation and Biden (not Bragg) tries to "throw Trump in prison." The eye-rolling I did when I read that was intense.
They are already saying that this trial is just a distraction from Hunter's real crimes. I wish Republicans would just stop fucking that chicken.
Alice Report
I think I am forgiven. When I came to check on her this morning, she had eaten all of her food. I brought more chicken breast, which she condescended to nibble. I just decided to out wait her, and she eventually came down from her loft and ate more.
She came out and found a secluded location under the desk, not the extreme hidey-holes that she found before. Eventually I went over to her and petted her in place. She flinched like she was expecting a snatch and grab, but then relaxed and purred. I went back to the bed and waited, and after a while, she came to me! Playing now, but it’s tentative and exploratory like she has never seen, felt, or smelled the textures, shapes, materials before.
She has really low prey drive, but is learning to play. Very affectionate. I think she needs a chance to feel like she has autonomy and her decisions will be respected. Lessons learned on my part, and a second chance given by her. It really feels like it could’ve gone badly, and I’m determined to do better.
Was it the fishes?
That you cooked last night?
Possibly. I think the tipping point was that when she crawled into the spot between the bed and the wall, I petted her in place and let her stay there as long as she wanted. I fell asleep and was in there until three in the morning. When I petted her, she purred.
I checked on her later and she had turned around, so I think she was trying to get out of there. I gently extracted her by placing my hands under her so she didn’t feel grabbed, and placed her back in her kennel where she has access to resources. She looked exhausted, but started purring again.
When I checked on her this morning, all of her food was gone. That’s the most she’s eaten since she got here. Then I her come to me on her own terms.
This is how it's done.
If Hunter Biden goes to jail I’m not sure the public will stand for it. I think it would be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point.
There will probably be violence. People can only take so much.
IK?R On this terrible day I'm sitting here besides myself.
Four people just shot at the food court near my office, where I often go. Scary!
I'm so sorry. That is awful. Those poor people.
I’m sorry. That’s terrible, and scary indeed.
I hope they're all still breathing and expected to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. We do not need more death in this country.
And I hope everyone who was there gets the option of talking to someone trained to help them deal with trauma.
The man who wants to put chips in people's heads is afraid of AI in cellphones.
(𝑅𝑒𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠) -𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝐸𝑙𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑘 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑛𝐴𝐼 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙.
"𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛," 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑘, 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝐸𝑂 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐-𝑣𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑙𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑋 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑋, 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑋.
"𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝐹𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑔𝑒," ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑.
The sooner Space X, Twitter and – is that stupid tunnel concern even still in business – kick him to the curb, the better for them.
I get the feeling he's holding the Pentagon hostage
But the thing is, that's a situation he went into willingly when some of us said "Don't"
I kinda get where he is coming from. He fired basically all of his security engineers so it is very possible that his data could end up as training data on OpenAI.
He's afraid of what he'd get caught saying & doing, is what he's afraid of
AND it will be better at business decisions than him.
He’ll be a training model for AppleAI - an example of how NOT to make decisions.
Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/us/florida-transgender-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y00.0zuI.3KmYcRns_ljA&smid=url-share
Judge Hinkle has been a lonely voice of reason in the sunshine state.
I'm surprised Desantis hasn't fired that guy.
I think I saw on the Googler thingy some guy says the NY State Penitentiary system is all ready for PAB to do jail time. They even have a new cell phone for him. A phone next to his cell.
They were speculating on Meidas Touch that, in the event of incarceration, it would be logistically a nightmare to put PAB in general population so he'd probably get a trailer on the grounds of a prison.
As for him having a phone, that should be a hard and fast goddamn no. And that's a Department of Corrections rule, not something a judge can impose or allow.
Here in Ga. a few years ago we had a huge stink when inmates in a couple of state prisons were found to be running scams using cell phones provided by prison staff. They were doing a scam where they convinced individuals to send the codes for pre-paid debit cards. Trump: "Hold my Adderall."
He shouldn't get a phone
No more toilet tweeting? That’s cruel and unusual.
With limited exceptions DOCS is staffed by sadists with two-digit IQs. He’ll be popular.
They probably voted for him
That's one of the parts of this I really hate
Of course they did. Remember that familiarity breeds contempt.
Why does he get a phone?
I'm not obsessed
Hahahaaaaa...
I have to apologize to all the people who I doubted when they condescendingly told me that Garland wasn’t dragging his heels on everything and that he totally had a plan to get things brought to trial before November.
Thankfully, I was wrong and I can sleep soundly tonight secure in the knowledge that Hunter Biden no longer poses a threat to the 2024 election.
Well done, Merrick. Go and take a long vacation. You’ve earned it my friend.
That reminds me, I need to issue a sincere apology to my brother who accused me of being "doom and gloom" over Trump's election and my thoughts on the MAGA set. Thank g-d they have proven themselves to be reasonable and calm.
Used to be a fan. His latest tracks are boring and non-committal. But then I went back into his back catalog and realized he's been boring and non-committal since FOR EVAH.
☆☆☆☆☆ -- "Not even good for lining bird cages."
Fortunately, the Garland fans are wisely quiet these days. He ranks up there with "It's Mueller Time!"
TICK TOCK, MOTHER FUCKER!
Even SNL got in on that embarrassing display of unjustified hopium.
I really admire Michael Avanetti. Like Cincinnatus he did his job, saved the republic and quietly retreated from the limelight.
Remember when people wanted to run HIM for office???
I remember the many, many comments on here about how hot he was.
That takes a lot of courage, admitting you're wrong. It's like when I apologised for doubting the Palmer Report when he correctly predicted Trump's incarceration which is now in its fifth year.
This is the second time in the last 5 years I’ve had to issue a major apology for something I wrongly claimed was going to happen. The first one being when I said that, if Trump got elected, he would very likely appoint the SCOTUS justices that would overturn Roe V Wade. So it was imperative that everyone get off their asses and vote for Hillary regardless of their personal feelings towards her.
Thank god those that called me “alarmist” and that they would never overturn Roe, turned out to be correct. I shudder to think what the country would be like if that had come true.
#TeamVindicatedAlarmist
We need shirts
Being Right Doesn't Get Clicks
Tell me about it
How is Calvin thriving, though
Because he’s right a whole lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS-iXasNCO0&t=716s
Yeah, I was pretty hysterical about that too. Fortunately, Kegs and Crazy Eyes respected the law of the land, and I was just being silly.
I was also silly to suggest Trump wouldn't leave power without a big stink.
Well ..
we got the stink, surely
I predicted it almost down to the letter.
I said they’d appoint Gorsuch to fill Scalia’s seat. Then Kennedy would retire if the GOP looked like they would lose the senate that would be 2 far right justices Trump would appoint. So it would all come down to whether RBG and/or Breyer would live long enough to see a Dem victory in 2020.
Goddamn I hate being right.
It's also entirely possible Trump wins, GOP takes the Senate, and Sotomayor doesn't make it to the end of his term--giving Trump 4 SCOTUS justices, plus the 3 other GOP justices, ensuring that Griswold is on the block (they could lose Roberts and Kegs and still have enough) and who knows? Brown could be next.
LOL, that guy. Still click-bating away...
Him and his Hairy Palmser Report, LOLz.
You saw what I did there.
Oh yeah.
It's always fantasy material, so I always call it Hairy Palmser.
I was referring to Bill Palmer.
Damn, I’m sorry.
Thanks.
WaPo:
'Trump's conviction just made him more popular'
also WaPo:
'Hunter Biden's conviction will have a heavy toll on President Biden'
The media may not be the enemy of the people, but they are the enemy of Joe Biden. Economy gained more jobs than forecasted? Every fucking article is "here's why that may mean trouble for Biden". Holy shit, it's like self-satire.
The MSM's Republican ownership definitely is the enemy of the people.
The friend of my enemy is my enemy. Or something.
If you're the enemy of the only sane choice for president, you're the enemy of the people.
Same with the Hunter Biden shit. WaPo in particular has their Biden reporter Matt Viser doing long, disingenuous takes on 'what's going through all the Biden's heads during the trial'
It's supermarket tabloid gossip bullshit.
So Hunter Biden was convicted, and it doesn't appear his father is going to pardon him.
If that fact doesn't impress itself on the non-cannibal-zombie population of America, I guess I might as well start digging my underground bunker.
Republican response:
HE DIDN'T EVEN PARDON HIS OWN SON! HOW CAN YOU VOTE FOR SUCH A CRUEL MAN TO BE IN POWER?
Hunter Biden’s conviction makes me want to vote for him even more!
Okay, so ... here's the ONE SENTENCE Project 2025 summary for everybody
"My version:
Project 2025 strips the rest of the government of its power and gives it all to Trump."
https://twitter.com/RachelBitecofer/status/1800582322741465527
That thing he plans to institute on Day One.
We all got it now?
They're about saying it in many ways, "Pardon himself? Why bother? Who's going to do anything?"
I already got it.
Pithy and 100% correct.
Putting the dick in dictator…
there is literally nothing in that there sentence I want
“not that one”
“no”
“not that one either”
No wonder he only has to be a dictator for one day.
After that he's king-dictator-emperor for life, hereby declared and everything, no take-backs!
Exactly the point. You get it.
Now please go tell 200 of your closest friends & soc media friendquaintances and ask them to make sure they’ve checked their registration (OH Republicans are about to strip some more voters from the polls and I thought they were done with that last year) and that they have a plan to vote, especially if someone is a first time voter, elderly, disabled, or needs a ride to the polls
And then ask them each to do the same thing with their 200
Like telling the Genie I only want you to grant me one wish: an infinite number of wishes.
Some fun cantina music while we wait for the new thread, and so Linda doesn’t kill her husband.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcwLqLJ40PQ
OT: must not kill husband.
Brought home lunch. Burger did not have jalapenos. Got fries instead of onion rings. Every time I sat down to eat, he asked me to get him something. Then he dropped his burger on the floor and stuff got everywhere. And of course he's watching me while I try to pick it up and keep the dog out of the onions that are now everywhere under his chair.
3:50 doctor appointment? He wants to leave now. Actually, fifteen minutes ago. It's twenty minutes away. I told him that it was not necessary to get there half an hour early. He says I'm being difficult.
I get it that he's ready to get his dressing off, and I get it that he's bored, but damn.
I signed up to work on Thursday because I need a break. Somebody needs to get the hell out of here for a while, and if it can't be him, then it'll be me.
Girl, I was thinking you'd already killed him! He sounds like a colossal pain in the rear, even allowing for "I don't feel well and I'm relying on you for everything".
I once had to drive my husband to urgent care the morning after I had breast cancer surgery because he was being a child.
I'm so glad you can go to work!
It's tough because the spouse is always the first suspect.
This is why you need to strike up a conversation with a stranger on a train.
I don't think a jury would convict in this case.
When I was married I would be concerned about a whack upside the head were I to behave in such a manner. I did my best to avoid said behaviour because it's the right thing to do.
You are being prudent. However, if circumstances require that you need help hiding the body, you know you have wingpersons here. If you decide instead to throw yourself on the mercy of the court, then justifiable homicide is your out.
It's best to do the murders early enough that you can cancel the doctor's appointment without getting billed for it.
So I've heard.
Good tip.
However, doing a weekend at Bernie’s appointment could prove amusing. Support him as you go in-early, as demanded-and then stand near the receptionist as you announce a Starbucks run, and even offer to pick up something for the receptionist.
When you return, you discover that he has tragically passed away in the waiting room. Pity, that. Then go home and give the dog all the onions it wants.
Sounds like someone needs to reorganize the filing cabinets!
I'm happy I'm single.
I'm not used to him being underfoot for weeks at a time. It's like having a big toddler.
Newly retired? Sounds like my aunts complaining when their husbands first retired and could did not know what to do with themselves.
Hip replacement following a fall.
Oh no. That's even worse. I wish him a swift recovery.
He's getting there. He plans to return to work on Monday. I'll have to drive him, but it's a small sacrifice in exchange for my sanity.
I had a coworker who’d retired from a corporate job; his wife had told him he needed to find something to do - she’d married him for better or worse but not for lunch.
I'm certain I've been considered a PITA myself!