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It has been over four months since Ammon Bundy went on the run. He was only able to do do this because he had a lot of people enabling/helping evade and offering shelter. Would that help have been available if these people were subject to Asset...
by Zaratruthtra Spat
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 05:58 PM PDT
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Rudy Giuliani says his public plummet into disgrace and his support of Donald Trump’s attempts to overthrow the 2020 presidential election results “will help me in heaven.” During his “ ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 06:30 AM PDT
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Really ??? Do normal risk calculations apply to the Trumps ? For example, back in 2016 what did you think the odds were that Donald Trump would steamroll Jeb Bush and Chris Christie ? And then Hillary Clinton ? Earlier on, the Trump Hotels and Casino...
by BewareInfiltration
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on Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 01:50 PM PST
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As the deadline draws near for The Former Guy to hand over $83 million to E. Jean Carroll or to place the cash into escrow so he can appeal the verdict, many of us have wondered about his next move. One option would be not bothering to appeal and force...
by indythink
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on Tue Feb 20, 2024 at 11:06 PM PST
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Over the weekend, Donald Trump appeared at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia to hawk his new limited edition gold-colored “Never Surrender High-Top” sneakers. Only 1,000 were made, and they only cost $399 a pair. If you couldn’t get a pair of those,...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Feb 19, 2024 at 10:53 AM PST
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Interesting story from the Korea Times today about potentially serious labor unrest among North Koreans working in China: North Korean official killed by protesters in China At least one North Korean government official was killed and three others were...
by Irontortoise
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on Mon Jan 29, 2024 at 10:29 AM PST
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Pity the fool? Not when it comes to Rudy Giuliani. The 79-year-old immediately filed for bankruptcy protection last month after a D.C. jury required him to pay $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he defamed. And in financial statements...
by Charles Jay
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on Tue Jan 30, 2024 at 05:45 AM PST
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Hmm. How might Billy Shakespeare describe it? How Is Trump Fucked? Let Me Count the Ways: Holy shit, where do I even begin? Even today, a chunk of the media coverage is pretending this is somehow a good thing for this scumbag,... or that it's...
by sp2
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on Sat Jan 27, 2024 at 02:22 PM PST
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Our healthcare system is built to support Wall Street. We need Medicare for All. Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy claim proves the sham that is our free market system. Medicare for Wall Street vs Medicare For All. Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here....
by Egberto Willies
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on Wed Jan 03, 2024 at 01:02 PM PST
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www.rawstory.com/… Per Bloomberg, the man formerly known as "America's Mayor" for his response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City is reporting debts of up to $500 million on assets that total no more than $10 million. Politico's Kyle Cheney...
by ca cokz
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 10:25 AM PST
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There have been various stories on the news (echoed in comments on this site) that Giuliani cannot appeal the verdict without posting a bond. That is incorrect. Georgia law is clear, and I’m fairly certain this would apply throughout the US, that an...
by chaszer
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 09:45 AM PST
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I expect to post more editorial cartoons in the comments section and as updates to this diary. I’ll try to post Part 2 of the diary in the next couple of days. Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas, and Have a Wonderful New Year! UPDATE: Part 2 of the diary...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 07:01 PM PST
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I live in the Great Northeast, as the local media sometimes calls it. That means in the winter I can expect snow, sometimes in large amounts. (I grew up in western NY and moved east, trading Lake Effect blizzards for Nor’Easters. What a deal!) Well, a...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Nov 03, 2023 at 05:54 AM PDT
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Apparently, the Kushner connection to MbS will be sustaining the Trump “brand” of criminal mischief for many more years. No one remembers the Russian influence on Trump’s Deutsche Bank loans or the current MAQA electoral grift. Saudi Arabia is...
by annieli
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on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 08:45 AM PDT
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Probably not but 1) it seems most of, if not all of his assets, are part of Trump Org, which is now in receivership and 2) the basis of his wealth was his assets, which have probably NEVER been properly appraised so who really knows. But now Trump Org...
by ArkansasJoseph
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on Tue Sep 26, 2023 at 08:05 PM PDT
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Vice Media is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest digital media company to falter after � a meteoric rise .
Vice said Monday that it has agreed to sell its assets to a ...
by Associated Press
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on Mon May 15, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
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Residents of southern states have lower credit scores than the rest of the country. Why? It would seem logical to look at demographics or financial success. But that is not the answer. However, while the cause may not spring to mind, it makes sense...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Wed Feb 22, 2023 at 03:34 PM PST
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Alex Jones is the middle of a bankruptcy process. Both he and his Infowars business have gone into Chapter 11 hoping to get some relief from the many lawsuits they have lost. He has pled poverty because his actions and the anguish he has caused dozens...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Feb 16, 2023 at 01:48 PM PST
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President Joe Biden’s recent effort to cancel $20,000 in student loan debt—which has since been stifled by lawsuits by Republicans in various states—is now moving to the Supreme Court, with a ...
by christinelarusso
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on Fri Jan 27, 2023 at 05:30 AM PST
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The day after presiding over a particularly spectacular antisemitic car crash on his Infowars show Thursday, Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas, Houston. Citing the almost $1.5 billion in damages juries have...
by Walter Einenkel
58 comments
on Fri Dec 02, 2022 at 09:19 AM PST
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