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Senior House Republican says GOP members ready to block Jordan
Sun Oct 15, 2023, 06:18 PM BumRushDaShow (119,540 posts) Senior House Republican says GOP members ready to block Jordan Source: CNN Politics Updated 11:54 AM EDT, Sun October 15, 2023 CNN — A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan’s path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources.
Where are the allegedly "moderate Republicans"?? Are they simply on bended knee to
Sun Oct 8, 2023, 06:45 PM The Orange Boy and Putin by extension? The silence is a chilling warning to where they are, IMHO. Orange Boy has essentially shut down Congress via a dozen enablers and cash from? 2 replies, 29 views Reply to this thread Back to top Alert abuse Replies to this discussion thread 2 replies Time Post Where are the allegedly "moderate Republicans"?? Are they simply on bended knee to (Original post) 1 min ago OP 39 sec ago #1 13 sec ago #2
The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
Source: ABC News/AP September 30, 2023, 4:30 PM The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday. Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid. Voice messages and emails from the AP seeking comment from Cody's lawyers were not immediately returned Saturday.
F-35 Jet Is Missing After Pilot Parachutes Free in South Carolina
Source: New York Times Military and government authorities continued a sweeping search on Monday for an F-35 jet that disappeared after a U.S. Marine pilot used an emergency parachute to eject from it on Sunday afternoon in North Charleston, S.C. The pilot, who has not been publicly identified, was in an F-35 from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. He was taken to a local medical center and his condition was stable late Sunday, Jeremy Huggins, a spokesman for Joint Base Charleston, said.
When a pregnant woman seated behind Boebert asked her to stop vaping during show, the politician...
... Boebert didn’t care if she ruined the musical “Beetlejuice” playing at the Buell Theatre for anyone else, and she certainly didn’t care if the pregnant woman sitting behind her had to breathe her second-hand smoke from a vape pen. Boebert denies that she was vaping, although she did admit to taking photos of the live performance.
Michigan false electors acted 'at the direction' of Trump, court filing says Craig Mauger
Tue Sep 12, 2023, 03:33 PM Source: The Detroit news Lansing — A court filing from a Michigan Republican contended the 16 GOP electors who signed a certificate falsely claiming Donald Trump won the state's 2020 election were acting "at the direction" of the former president and other federal officials. The document was submitted Monday by lawyer Paul Stablein, who's representing false Trump elector Amy Facchinello of Grand Blanc.
I am in the ER - Democratic Underground
Response to Omaha Steve (Original post) Tue Sep 12, 2023, 07:45 PM I'm also concerned about you since that was the original scenario that I faced when I had my leg amputated. Unfortunately during surgery the physicians found that the infection had spread throughout my foot much farther than they originally diagnosed. Good luck with the surgery. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
"Art is pointless"
Response to BWdem4life (Original post) Tue Sep 12, 2023, 03:53 PM Just do it somewhere other than the U.S. Because, if you try it here, you’ll probably end up in debt to your eyeteeth. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Eight catastrophic floods in 11 days: What's behind intense rainfall around the world?
Source: NBC News Scientists say climate change is likely having an impact on rainfall and flooding, but understanding precisely what that relationship is can be tricky. Sept. 12, 2023, 5:03 PM EDT By Denise Chow The catastrophic flooding in Libya that has left as many as 10,000 people feared dead is just the latest in a string of intense rainfall events to hammer various parts of the globe over the past two weeks.
DA Fani WILLIS calls out Gym Jordan for not being a member of the bar
Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post) Thu Sep 7, 2023, 12:50 PM He already got all the attention he wanted when he "demanded to see her communications with DOJ officials." Jordan doesn't waste his time on follow-up or on answering other people's demands. Even so, her subtle dig at Jordan's lack of credentials is gratifying for the rest of us. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
I'm so old... - Democratic Underground
Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in HomeLatest ThreadsGreatest ThreadsForums & GroupsMy SubscriptionsMy Posts DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Main » General Discussion (Forum) » I'm so old... Tue Sep 5, 2023, 12:51 PM I remember when politicians were admired for their age because that equated to knowledge and experience. Think McCain, Kennedy, Moynihan, the list goes on. What happened?
To remind everyone, January 6th wasn't Trump's Plan A. It wasn't even Plan B.
Response to woodsprite (Reply #1) Fri Sep 1, 2023, 10:51 AM of Pence as he was moving to a secure location, missing him by less than a minute. If they had captured him, it could have turned into an even bigger tragedy, or even a successful coup. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
marijuana is being de-scheduled
Response to Blues Heron (Reply #2) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 09:11 PM The move comes 11 months after President Joe Biden ordered the top health agency to conduct a review of the drug. The recommendation is to move marijuana from what’s known as a Schedule I drug to Schedule III, under the Controlled Substances Act.
Old Odd Black and White Photos That Cannot Be Explained
Response to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 08:16 PM to produce grotesqueries like the kid petting the alligators. Others of these are posed, like the kid with the dueling pistol, a ghostly image of a mullioned window on the wall behind his crib added later. Victorians soon grew bored taking pictures of Aunt Susan in her Sunday best and midsummer church socials and turned to burning and dodging to put multiple images onto photograph paper.
Wife got a call from her daughter yesterday
Response to multigraincracker (Original post) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 05:07 PM Iím glad to see some people are willing to challenge old rules that are baseless. And, if this person was a regular pot smoker I donít think heíd piss clean in 2 weeks anyway. I think it will show for months if you are a regular user. I donít smoke it anymore but I ate some gummies a few times a year or so ago. At a Drís checkup a couple months later it still showed positive.
There was a post during late night that Ramaswamy got rich...
Response to Roy Rolling (Reply #3) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 08:09 PM ...is doing much better.
If anyone would like to do more than just pray for Peggysue2's very ill granddaughter Cassandra,
Response to pnwmom (Original post) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 06:23 PM I was able to make my traditional donation of $18. 18 is the number for Chai, Hebrew for Life. LĂChaim, Peggysue2. To Life. To Health. To Well-Being. 🕊🩵thatcrowwoman Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Judge rules Navarro didn't prove Trump invoked executive privilege over Jan. 6 testimony
Response to nwduke (Reply #3) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 12:56 PM When he was on Melber describing the coup and affecting the mannerisms of a highschool football coach, describing Pence as the QB in "the Green Bay Sweep" like he was really proud of the whole thing, it was clear he's insane. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Turns Out I Jumped the Gun on Cassandra
Response to Thunderbeast (Reply #5) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 12:04 PM I don't think most people realize how vital and/or scarce transplant organs truly are. Until you or a family member is holding on for dear life waiting for that 'perfect' organ, a do or die moment. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
A brilliant explanation of how Vivek Ramaswamy made his money.
Response to Yavin4 (Original post) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 11:16 AM Make your money and run leaving your hapless marks with empty wallets. Perfect! Ramaswamy is a prime example of the get-filthy-rich-over-night crew, the tech bros and financial fraud fraternity that spin tall tales, promise huge dividends to investors but are nothing more than parasites. Take note: the media and financial 'journalists' hype these people, in the same way that Donald J.
Willis seeks to have all 19 defendants in Georgia election interference case tried together
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 06:08 PM Source: ABC News Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a filing Tuesday reiterated her desire for all 19 defendants charged in her Georgia election interference case to stand trial together, telling the judge that her office "maintains its position that severance is improper at this juncture and that all Defendants should be tried together." The development came on the same day that the judge overseeing the hearing over former Trump Chief of Staff Mark...
Secret phone call reveals Christian Right plan to 'take down the education system as we know it'
Response to riversedge (Original post) Tue Aug 29, 2023, 04:20 PM They have done a lot to help destroy public education. Republicans have been itching to get their hands on taxpayer dollars to fund their right-wing evangelical schools and use them to create training schools for future Republicans. Of course, it isnít just to teach their proselytize all children as part of their non-education, itís also to make big profits from taxpayer dollars.
Conservatives are on a mission to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump's vision
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 01:38 PM Source: Associated Press POLITICS Conservatives are on a mission to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision BY LISA MASCARO Updated 10:59 AM EDT, August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal...
'White supremacy is not a mental health issue': Justin Jones scolds GOP after Jacksonville shooting
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 12:00 PM https://www.rawstory.com/justin-jones-white-supremacy/ 'White supremacy is not a mental health issue': Justin Jones scolds GOP after Jacksonville shooting David Edwards August 29, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (D) this week urged Republicans to take action against white supremacy after a racist gunman killed three Black people in Jacksonville, Florida.
Trump's new prison nightmare: A notorious and 'inhumane' Georgia jail - The Beat - MSNBC
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 08:02 PM Donald Trump’s Georgia RICO case is drawing scrutiny on double standards from cash bond to jail conditions. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on what these cases show about the pursuit of equal justice for all. 1 replies, 254 views Reply to this thread Back to top Alert abuse Replies to this discussion thread 1 replies Time Post Trump's new prison nightmare: A notorious and 'inhumane' Georgia jail - The Beat - MSNBC (Original post) 2 hrs ago OP 2 hrs ago #1
GOP silences 'Tennessee Three' Democrat on House floor for day on 'out of order' rule; crowd erupts
Source: AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted Monday to temporarily silence a Democratic member of the so-called Tennessee Three during an already tense House floor session after determining the young Black member violated newly enacted rules designed to punish disruptive members. The move directed at Rep. Justin Jones prohibited him from speaking on and debating bills for the remainder of the day, which came a week into a special session that Republican Gov.
(JOE ROCKS!!) President Biden visits D.C. middle school to mark the start of classes
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 06:17 PM https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/28/joe-biden-school-visit-dc/ (paywall, sorry) “Oh my God, it’s really you!” shouted a student at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Northeast Washington, where President Joe Biden stopped by Monday to mark the new school year.
Get off the stage, Bozo!
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 05:52 PM kentuck (110,315 posts) Get off the stage, Bozo! Your time is up! America doesn't need any more of your hatred and division. You have not one positive idea to offer the people of this country. If it doesn't benefit you, then screw it! Rational people see your words and your lies for what they are doing - inciting violence and sewing dissension and division with your every breath. Republicans should be insisting that you stop your campaign for the presidency.
Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence
Source: ABC News Convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison. The 64-year-old Republican had been held in the Butler County Jail in southwestern Ohio since he was sentenced June 29 to 20 years for his role in the largest corruption scheme in Ohio history. . . .
Georgia secretary of state testifies that Trump's phone call looking for more votes was political
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testified Monday about the infamous phone call from then-President Donald Trump seeking election officials to "find" the nearly 12,000 votes needed to overturn Joe Biden's win in the Peach State. Raffensperger, a Republican, testified there was no federal role in the certification of Georgia’s elections, which he oversees as the state’s top election official.
Faculty member fatally shot in University of North Carolina building
Source: AP CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A shooter killed a faculty member in a science building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, police said after a lockdown that paralyzed the campus community as authorities searched for the suspect. Police arrested the suspect over three hours after the initial reports of shots fired came in from Caudill Labs, officials said at a news conference. Charges were pending, and the suspect was not immediately identified.
Iowa man who threatened to kill Arizona officials sentenced to 2 years in prison
Response to Eugene (Original post) Mon Aug 28, 2023, 08:27 PM Source: Arizona Republic Another gullible idiot faces prison for believing agitators like Trump, Biggs and Lake EJ Montini, Arizona Republic Mon, August 28, 2023 at 5:46 PM EDT·3 min read Do you think former President Donald Trump or groupies like U.S. Rep.
House Freedom Caucus GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to tell supporters 'to stand down'
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 10:45 AM Source: USA Today Updated 9:50 a.m. ET Aug. 25, 2023 WASHINGTON – Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck warned former President Donald Trump to stop potentially instigating his supporters amid his various criminal indictments, including his case over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. “I think he absolutely needs to tell all Americans to stand down and allow the judicial system to take its course,” Buck said in an interview on MSNBC.
Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina
Thu Aug 24, 2023, 05:12 PM Last edited Thu Aug 24, 2023, 07:07 PM - Edit history (1) Source: AP HONOLULU (AP) — Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven by a passing hurricane. The Aug.
Feds crack down on 'rolling coal' -- a troll-tastic pastime of some Trump supporters
Thu Aug 24, 2023, 06:21 PM Source: Raw Story Published August 24, 2023, 3:38 PM ET Rolling coal is the illegal manipulation of emission controls allowing a diesel engine to emit thick bursts of black soot. During the Trump presidency, it became a means of harassing protesters and drivers of clean-energy cars, and generally expressing disdain for liberals. Online videos celebrate rolling coal, but practitioners are getting a comeuppance.
US Central states, Texas in danger of power shortages in heat wave
Thu Aug 24, 2023, 04:33 PM Source: Reuters Aug 24 (Reuters) - Two U.S. electric grids may not have enough power to meet demand plus required reserves on Thursday as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave blanketing Texas and other U.S. Central states.
Shut up and go mow your mom may be the best insult I've ever seen in my life.... (don jr.)
Response to ALBliberal (Reply #13) Wed Aug 23, 2023, 08:31 PM there should be a court order to exhume the coffin to see if any documents were in fact buried. I certainly wouldn't put it past Trump Sr. But yeah, this Don Jr. seems totally strung out on coke. Or whatever. I don't think Kimberly Guilfoyle has been a particularly good influence... Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Judge denies Meadows, Clark attempts to block arrest in Georgia
Wed Aug 23, 2023, 06:00 PM Source: The Hill A federal judge Wednesday rejected requests by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark’s to block their arrest in the Fulton County, Ga., election case. Both Meadows and Clark sought to block their arrest ahead of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) Friday deadline for defendants in the case to surrender.
Another J6er identified and arrested
Response to progressoid (Reply #12) Wed Aug 23, 2023, 03:59 PM So only 1/3 captured and thatís really not enough. But the wheels of justice keeping grinding. Keep grindin till we find em all! Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Donald Trump Gives Rudy Giuliani Money Amid Fears
Wed Aug 23, 2023, 02:16 PM Source: Newsweek Donald Trump's Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey will reportedly host a lavish $100,000-per-ticket fundraiser to raise money for Rudy Giuliani's legal defense fund.
To those who say 'deplorable' was too mean: you were wrong.
Response to Ponietz (Reply #2) Wed Aug 23, 2023, 12:08 PM These people supporting Trump against all evidence and examples of his criminality, incompetence and maleficence are astounding to me. Some are obvious shills (Fox News et. al.) doing it for $$$. Some are agitators intentionally trying to get a rise out of people... But there are those who simply refuse to use their eyes to see, their ears to hear or their minds to comprehend...those people are frightening beyond words.
Fmr. federal judge: Trump, allies committed 'grave crimes' with 2020 election coup plot - Deadline
Tue Aug 22, 2023, 07:40 PM Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss the state of the Republican Party following Donald Trump and his allies' attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and why he thinks Trump should be barred from the presidency for his actions on January 6th. - Aired on 08/22/2023. 4 replies, 226 views Reply to this thread Back to top Alert abuse Replies to this discussion thread 4 replies Time Post Fmr.
Georgia's fake electors acted at Trump's direction, indicted ex-GOP chair says
Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in HomeLatest ThreadsGreatest ThreadsForums & GroupsMy SubscriptionsMy Posts DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Main » Latest Breaking News (Forum) » Georgia's fake electors a...
Breaking now: merdelago employee fingers tfg on erasing video
Tue Aug 22, 2023, 05:53 PM lindysalsagal (19,545 posts) Breaking now: merdelago employee fingers tfg on erasing video Fingering tfg's security guy delavera and nauta. Looking good! The cover-up always gets ya. Somebody switched lawyers.. Retracting previous false testimony. The rats are turning on each other. Jack Smith prevails! On msnbc now. 27 replies, 2589 views Reply to this thread Back to top Alert abuse Replies to this discussion thread
don't give me any bullshit about how unfairly Donald Trump is being treated: JEFF TIEDRICH
Mon Aug 21, 2023, 06:22 PM https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/dont-give-me-any-bullshit-about-how?utm_source=substack&utm_medium 'Trump has been treated with kid gloves his entire pampered life.. Donald Trump was indicted in Manhattan on 35 felony counts of business fraud. he was driven by motorcade to his arraignment where he pleaded not guilty and was released without bail. he was not handcuffed or fingerprinted, nor were mug shots taken. afterwards, Trump held a rally.
I am in tears watching Judge Esther Salas speak with Nicole
Response to malaise (Original post) Mon Aug 21, 2023, 07:24 PM I have no idea how those two women could continue with the interview while crying. I remember when it happened. What an amazing woman! Blessings on her for what she is doing. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
House Freedom Caucus: Let Trump Walk or We'll Shut Down the Government
Source: dailybeast.com ULTIMATUM Brett Bachman Published Aug. 21, 2023 4:52PM EDT Members of the House Freedom Caucus. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein The House Freedom Caucus issued a series of ultimatums Monday, outlining the demands it wants met before the right-wing group’s members will support a measure to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and continue to fund the federal government.
An Obvious trump Inspired HATE Crime
Response to MagaSmash (Original post) Mon Aug 21, 2023, 01:45 PM being mean to some LGBT people, along with those mother fuckers on Fox or Pastors or web warriors who feed the brains of the mentally weak who buy into the bullshit that Jesus has an extra comfy couch in the in heaven if you are a bully to a gay person. A long time ago as a straight guy I "fixed" my gay problem and that is I don't have sex with men. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Pic Of The Moment: Signs You Might Be In A Cult
Response to mopinko (Reply #6) Mon Aug 21, 2023, 12:26 PM https://boingboing.net/2023/08/17/american-evangelicals-are-getting-mad-at-jesus-for-being-too-woke.html American Evangelicals are getting mad at Jesus for being too woke "[The book] was the result of having multiple pastors tell me, essentially, the same story about quoting the Sermon on the Mount, parenthetically, in their preaching ā "turn the other cheek" ā [and] to have someone come up after to say, "Where did you get those...
Officer Jeffery Smith, A hero of 1/6 who took his own life after injuries sustained on 1/6
Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in HomeLatest ThreadsGreatest ThreadsForums & GroupsMy SubscriptionsMy Posts DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Main » General Discussion (Forum) » Officer Jeffery Smith, A ... Mon Aug 21, 2023, 10:29 AM Officer Smith responded to the Capitol on 1/6 to defend democracy. In the process, he was injured at least twice in the battle at the Capitol.
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