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Bonus Quote of the Day #2
Tue Oct 17, 2023, 12:06 PM applegrove (115,879 posts) Bonus Quote of the Day #2 Bonus Quote of the Day October 17, 2023 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 91 Comments “I hate the double standard that exists. It’s because Democrats are always the adults. If this was Nancy Pelosi, do you think that anyone would be saying, ‘Hey, Republicans, go help Nancy?’ No one would be saying that. No one would even expect that.
US has provided Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles, sources say
Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:44 AM BumRushDaShow (119,653 posts) US has provided Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles, sources say Source: CNN Politics Updated 10:57 AM EDT, Tue October 17, 2023 CNN — The US secretly provided Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, according to two US officials, providing Ukraine with a significant new capability that could allow its forces to hit new Russian targets that were previously out of reach.
Sure looks like an open air prison to me
Tue Oct 17, 2023, 09:04 AM AntivaxHunters (2,714 posts) Sure looks like an open air prison to me What's this look like? Sure looks like an open air prison to me. And that's not even Gaza, it's the West Bank. This is the reality of how the Palestinian people are treated at the hands of the Israeli government. Under a debilitating siege for more than a decade, Gaza has been rightfully declared the biggest open-air prison in the world.
DeSantis greets nearly 300 Americans evacuated from Israel at Tampa airport
Sun Oct 15, 2023, 11:32 PM ificandream (5,900 posts) DeSantis greets nearly 300 Americans evacuated from Israel at Tampa airport Source: CBS News OCTOBER 15, 2023 / 10:15 PM / CBS NEWS Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey DeSantis, welcomed hundreds of Americans who flew home from Tel Aviv on Sunday evening after getting stuck for days in Israel by the Israel-Hamas war.
A 35-year-old Gurkha soldier of the Indian Army single handedly ...
Sat Oct 14, 2023, 12:25 PM ItsjustMe (10,754 posts) A 35-year-old Gurkha soldier of the Indian Army single handedly ... Wikipedia 1 replies Author Time Post A 35-year-old Gurkha soldier of the Indian Army single handedly ... (Original post) ItsjustMe 3 min ago OP Fierce and loyal fighters. Historic NY 2 min ago #1 Sat Oct 14, 2023, 12:26 PM Historic NY (37,111 posts) 1. Fierce and loyal fighters.
US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 01:10 PM BumRushDaShow (119,428 posts) US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war Source: AP Updated 1:15 PM EDT, October 13, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine.
"How much is that shit worth?"
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 01:06 PM AntivaxHunters (2,519 posts) "How much is that shit worth?" 8 replies Author Time Post "How much is that shit worth?" (Original post) AntivaxHunters 1 hr ago OP That is some shit..... getagrip_already 1 hr ago #1 Constipation? I'd say so lol AntivaxHunters 1 hr ago #2 Emile 1 hr ago #3 That would be a nice conversation piece to put in a living room. n/t LuckyCharms 1 hr ago #4 You could chase inlaws off lol AntivaxHunters 1 hr ago #5 My in laws would try to eat it.
Hamas deployed specialised units to attack Israel, says source
Source: Reuters October 9, 20238:55 AM EDT Oct 9 (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas deployed a force of about 1,000 fighters to stage the most devastating attack on Israel in decades, organising them into specialised units, a source close to the group told Reuters. Some of the operations or training by the units were caught on videos released by Hamas and its armed wing the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades. Other footage of the operation came from witnesses.
Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues Naval Academy Over Considering Race In Admissions
Fri Oct 6, 2023, 10:04 AM Source: Huff Post Oct 5, 2023, 11:14 PM EDT The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a group that opposes affirmative action, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S. Naval Academy for using race in its admissions decisions.
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Changes coming after Arlington National Cemetery suspends use of horses due to health concerns
Fri Oct 6, 2023, 04:54 AM Source: CBS News October 5, 2023 / 8:20 PM Arlington, Virginia — The horse-drawn caisson for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery is one of this nation's most solemn and majestic rituals. But back at the stable, a 10-second video of a horse named George collapsing to the ground painted a different picture. "When I touched George's neck, he fell to his knees, which is a very abnormal response in any horse," Maj. Beth Byles, a veterinarian for the horses, told CBS News.
For McCarthy to remain speaker, is it just a matter of Democrats voting not to eject him?
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) » For McCarthy to remain sp... Mon Oct 2, 2023, 09:31 PM This isn't like casting a vote for who should be Speaker, correct? Just voting whether or not to oust the current Speaker? I realize we can't trust McCarthy.
Why does it look like the orange piece of shit always sits like he has hemorrhoids???
Response to a kennedy (Original post) Mon Oct 2, 2023, 11:22 AM Same thing with how leans forward when standing - he is trying to get into someone's personal space to show who is dominant. He is big into physical power projection. He always pushes his arms out to grab as much space to make himself seem larger than he is. Tries to keep his chin poking out (again part of the lean forward thing). Same thing with the finger pointing.
CNN cuts off Trump for holding 'campaign event' at New York courthouse
.............. "I think now we know for sure this is a campaign event for Donald Trump more than a legal proceeding," Berman said.
Kaine Introduces Bill to Boost Economic Certainty, Reduce Shutdown Risk
Fri Sep 29, 2023, 10:39 AM Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, introduced the Modernizing the Federal Calendar Act, legislation to reduce the use of harmful stopgap spending bills and shutdowns by changing the annual government funding deadline from October 1 to January 1, to better align with when Congress actually passes year-long funding bills.
Yellowstone tourist suffers consequences after getting too close to bison
Yellowstone tourist suffers consequences after getting too close to bison: ‘Got what he was asking for’ Leo Collis Tue, September 19, 2023 at 5:30 AM EDT · 2 min read There are few more magnificent places in the world than Yellowstone National Park, which boasts 2.2 million acres of land to explore. When making a visit, it’s important to remember you’re also entering the home of a number of wild animals, including elk, bears, and wolves.
Ray Epps Charged With Jan. 6 Crime--After Conspiracy Theory Claimed He Worked For FBI
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 11:23 AM Source: Forbes Ray Epps—a supporter of former President Donald Trump who was spotted at the January 6 Capitol riot—was charged with disorderly conduct for his alleged involvement in the attack, after the lack of charges against Epps led personalities like Tucker Carlson to baselessly claim Epps was a government provocateur.
Escaped Pa. inmate was safely captured by the Police Dogs!
Response to FarPoint (Reply #2) Wed Sep 13, 2023, 10:50 AM Gomer over a block away for a few minutes when he was out on leash and he would pull his owner either to my house or to were I was working to "visit me." His nose was amazing. BTW he was 100 LBS + but he was a baby too but if he wanted to spend time with me it was a done deal. Loved that dog. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
The republicans are going after Biden at a time he was going to sell his house
Response to Peacetrain (Original post) Wed Sep 13, 2023, 08:03 AM a lot of GQPs will be exposed concerning their families financial perks dealing re: offspring's and the advantages of being a child of a politician. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
On this day, September 13, 1977, General Motors introduced the Oldsmobile Diesel engine.
Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post) Wed Sep 13, 2023, 10:21 AM they really should have looked elsewhere instead of using the tooling of a V-8- V-6 . Never developed to the full potential and turned off buyers. Today there small efficient diesels with high torque but it took several decades to attract buyers again. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
True to life but without the price tag: The decoy weapons Ukraine wants Russia to destroy
Tue Sep 12, 2023, 11:18 AM Source: CNN Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/world/ukraine-russia-decoy-weapons-intl/index.html 5 replies, 260 views Reply to this thread Back to top Alert abuse Replies to this discussion thread 5 replies Time Post True to life but without the price tag: The decoy weapons Ukraine wants Russia to destroy (Original post) 2 hrs ago OP 2 hrs ago #1 1 hr ago #2 1 hr ago #3 1 hr ago #4 1 hr ago #5 Response to GregariousGroundhog (Original post) Tue Sep 12, 2023,...
The Moral Panic Over Internet Porn Can't Overrule the First Amendment
Thu Sep 7, 2023, 12:59 PM https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-moral-panic-over-internet-porn-cant-overrule-the-first-amendment No paywall https://archive.ph/JcNQx A few weeks ago, I went on the Advisory Opinions podcast to convince New York Times columnist (and constitutional lawyer) David French that his ideas about protecting kids from online porn by mandating age verification couldn’t survive constitutional scrutiny.
Alabama's congressional map is struck down again for diluting Black voters' power
Response to brooklynite (Original post) Tue Sep 5, 2023, 10:18 AM in the first place. Instead we got this..... The judges ordered instead a new map with two opportunity districts for Black voters, and Black Alabamians, they noted, would need to make up the majority of the voting-age population or "something quite close to it" in each of those districts, given how racially polarized voting is in the state.
D-Day Arrives for Texas AG Ken Paxton. Is He Toast?
Mon Sep 4, 2023, 09:38 AM Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s political career has been crashing down around him for months, with the once-powerful Republican’s fall from grace capped this summer when dozens of members of his own party voted to impeach him. The impeachment vote followed a slew of allegations against the 60-year-old, primarily that he used his position to try and thwart a federal fraud probe into one of his pals and top donors, the now-arrested real estate tycoon Nate Paul.
Wisconsin GOP weighs moves to sideline elections chief and liberal Supreme Court majority
(CNN) — Wisconsin Republicans, after a string of losses in hotly contested statewide races, are taking steps toward sidelining the state’s nonpartisan elections chief and undercutting the new liberal majority on the state Supreme Court. Their actions – an escalation of bitter, partisan feuds that have rankled the state government in one of the nation’s most important swing states for years – raise questions about how the 2024 election will be run there and who will set the rules.
Jimmy and Kevin Hart ride a roller coaster.
Response to Emile (Original post) Sat Sep 2, 2023, 09:50 AM The last time I was on a roller coaster is the last time I'll get on a roller coaster. I used to love them, now most rides freak me out in one way or another. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
WI: Knodl (R) doubles down on impeachment as GOP ramps up attacks against Justice Protasiewicz
MADISON Wis. (CBS 58) -- Another Republican lawmaker is floating impeachment proceedings against the newly elected state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Senator Dan Knodl is doubling down on his support for impeachment after he was the first Republican to suggest it when campaigning for the 8th Senate District this spring.
West Point time capsule mystery takes a twist: There was something in there after all
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10 people arrested in the kidnapping, killing of Ithaca man in May, more arrests expected
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 » Places » U.S. » New York (Group) » 10 people arrested in the... Wed Aug 30, 2023, 06:20 PM New York State Police announced the arrests of 10 individuals related to the kidnapping and murder of Thomas Rath, 33, of Ithaca.
Judge orders default judgment, sanctions against Rudy Giuliani in election workers' lawsuit
Wed Aug 30, 2023, 11:13 AM Source: CNBC A federal judge on Wednesday issued a default judgment against former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and imposed sanctions on him in a civil conspiracy lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers he had claimed mishandled ballots in the 2020 presidential contest.
DeSantis won't call out Trump's silence on Hurricane Idalia
Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #1) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 09:11 AM Trump has no worries with this hurricane at all. Not even a light rain. I’m sick of trump in every discussion on everything. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Major storm surge in Horseshoe Beach, FL from Hurricane Idalia. [Before/After]
Replies to this discussion thread 1 replies Time Post Major storm surge in Horseshoe Beach, FL from Hurricane Idalia. [Before/After] (Original post) 2 hrs ago OP 2 hrs ago #1 Response to catbyte (Original post) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 08:46 AM Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
What else can the Republicans do to protect the criminal Defendant ex-president?
Response to kentuck (Original post) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 07:07 AM Instead he’s defending himself against a charge that could bring years in a Georgia jail. Could’ve been in the freedom caucus chiming in with Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene. The mighty have fallen Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
I didn't know where to post this but wanted to share
Tue Aug 29, 2023, 01:22 PM I don't know if this belongs in the "General Discussion" area or in "The Lounge" but wanted to share. I literally have tears in my eyes posting this & I'll explain why. I know there's a lot of really bad stuff happening right now in this country. Terrible horrific stuff. Some of the worst stuff any of us have ever seen in our lifetimes. I'm sure many of you like me have lost a lot of faith in humanity.... I just had some of my faith restored by something incredibly powerful.
Idalia this morning - the good news
Response to ananda (Reply #4) Tue Aug 29, 2023, 07:15 AM Have no choice but to prepare for the worst. The problem is that the water is much warmer these days so there will be more and more devastation. Let’s hope that Idalia doesn’t take out another highway or bridge. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Suspect at large, UNC Chapel Hill on lockdown due to 'armed and dangerous person'
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 03:00 PM Source: wlos.com Suspect at large, UNC Chapel Hill on lockdown due to 'armed and dangerous person' by JULIAN BARON Mon, August 28th 2023, 12:48 PM CDT UserWay icon for accessibility widget CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (TND) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is currently on lockdown due to an "armed and dangerous person" on or near the school's campus on Monday afternoon. UNC Police shared a photo of the suspect, who remained at large as of 2:40 p.m. ET.
Trump expected to shake up Georgia legal team ahead of surrender
Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post) Thu Aug 24, 2023, 08:27 AM YUP---new lawyer in place...........
Just had a thought about Ramaswamy.
Response to LuckyCharms (Original post) Thu Aug 24, 2023, 08:24 AM Ramaswamy worked at the hedge fund QVT Financial from 2007 to 2014.[3][29][30][31] He was a partner and co-managed the firm's biotech portfolio.[29][30][28] QVT's biotech investments under Ramaswamy included stakes in Palatin Technologies,[28][32] Concert Pharmaceuticals,[28] Pharmasset,[33][34] and Martin Shkreli's Retrophin.[35] In a 2023 speech and in his book Woke Inc., Ramaswamy called Shkreli both "brilliant" and a...
DeSantis Dropped 11 Points After Campaign Reboot
Response to applegrove (Original post) Wed Aug 23, 2023, 05:53 PM It distorts reality. DeSantis has NEVER had the skill to function as a politician outside of Florida. He lacks any of the charisma that a politician needs to be effective. He only functions in Florida because he has a spineless legislature that has backed almost everything he has wanted to do. If he had any kind of pushback, or especially a divided government, he would have already crumbled.
TFG's lawyers may have negotiated more than just prime time...
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Cohen knocks Trump for not paying alleged co-conspirators' legal bills: 'Donald is an idiot'
Source: The Hill Michael Cohen, who served as former President Trump’s personal attorney, called the former president an “idiot” for not paying his alleged co-conspirators’ legal bills in the Georgia election case. Cohen questioned Monday why Trump would not pay the legal bills for his other co-defendants who were indicted in Fulton County, Ga. — such as attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis.
So Trump goes public with a fantasy about shacking up with Putin and everyone just shrugs?
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A Black FedEx driver who said 2 White men shot at him has been fired, his attorney says
A Black FedEx driver who said 2 White men shot at him has been fired, his attorney says A Black FedEx driver who said he was shot at and chased by two White men while delivering packages in Mississippi last year has been fired from his job, his attorney told CNN. D’Monterrio Gibson, 25, was fired because he did not accept a part-time, non-courier job that the company offered in mid-July, FedEx told CNN affiliate WAPT. CNN has reached out to FedEx for comment.
Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5 Billion California Settlement
Source: Bloomberg, via Yahoo! Finance Bloomberg Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5 Billion California Settlement Joel Rosenblatt Tue, August 22, 2023 at 7:00 AM EDT · 5 min read (Bloomberg) -- Hawaii property owners are seizing on a legal shortcut used by fire victims in California to secure compensation from Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. for damages following the fires that ravaged Maui. ...
i wonder what trump will wear to his big "surrender"
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The initial online search spurring a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says
Source: Associated Press The initial online search spurring a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says BY JOHN HANNA Updated 5:28 PM EDT, August 21, 2023 MARION, Kan. (AP) — The initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a local weekly newspaper was legal, a spokesperson for the agency that maintains the site said Monday, as the newspaper remains under investigation.
Elon Musk admits X 'may fail' after glitch deletes Twitter photos
Mon Aug 21, 2023, 10:24 AM Source: The Guardian Elon Musk, the owner of the app formerly known as Twitter, has said the social media site “may fail”, after a glitch caused pictures posted before December 2014 to be deleted.
AR-15s and big pick up trucks
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Bodycam Footage Shows intense Moments as Gunman Fires on Fargo Police Officers
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