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Reading a brief Raw Story breakdown of some of today’s arguments from the justices in the never-should-have-been-taken-up-in-the-first-place immunity case, this quote from Alito leapt out of my screen like a rabid dog: “A stable, democratic society...
by Munchausen
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on Thu Apr 25, 2024 at 01:43 PM PDT
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What is the underlying crime that makes 34 misdemeanors into felonies? Over the limit campaign contributions Causing Cohen to lie to his bank or to the IRS Colluding with tabloid friend to influence the election Campaign coordination with corporations...
by CorpFlunky
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on Tue Apr 23, 2024 at 08:55 AM PDT
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Here is an interesting tidbit that I haven’t seen reported on yet with respect to the New York Election Interference case. For background, the defense theory of the case, at least as presented to the Jury, is fairly simple: Hush money isn’t illegal....
by PiRierran
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on Mon Apr 22, 2024 at 04:35 PM PDT
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They watched from the courtroom or via closed-circuit television in an overflow room — roughly 140 reporters, most with laptops or other silenced electronic devices, serving up news at its most ...
by Associated Press
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on Tue Apr 23, 2024 at 10:57 AM PDT
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Computer and mobile phone users worldwide remain at risk of financial fraud, romance scams, identity theft, and other harms perpetrated by malicious hackers, IT security experts warned earlier this month. Flaw-riddled software sold by famous vendors...
by Wilson Dizard III
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 08:17 PM PDT
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There is now a predictable ritual that occurs every time that Donald Trump makes an appearance in court. Immediately following the hearing Trump ambles out to a nearby rabble of reporters gathered to record his post-trial rants (and the press really...
by News Corpse
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 01:16 PM PDT
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Late last year and earlier this year there were several stories here on DK about falling homicide and other crime rates in major US cities last year (such as this and this and one I submitted in October). Guess what? While it’s still early in the year,...
by Prairiecrat
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 12:15 PM PDT
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The political support for Donald Trump has always been centered on his tabloid celebrity status as a fake real estate magnate and reality TV game show host. The willful ignorance of his supporters matched his own reckless abandon of knowledge and...
by News Corpse
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on Sun Apr 14, 2024 at 12:42 PM PDT
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Next Monday there will be a historic first in America. The nation will commence the first criminal trial of a former United States president. The defendant, Donald Trump, has been whining plaintively that "Nothing like this has ever happened before."...
by News Corpse
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on Sat Apr 13, 2024 at 01:11 PM PDT
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Next week jury selection will begin for the first criminal trial of Donald Trump. In fact, it's the first criminal trial of any former American president. Trump is outraged because, as he incessantly whines, "Nothing like this has ever happened...
by News Corpse
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 02:54 PM PDT
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From the day that Donald Trump rode down his golden escalator in Trump Tower to announce his ambition to occupy the White House, he has endeavored to profit personally from the presidency and the political, business, and diplomatic favors he would be...
by News Corpse
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on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 01:31 PM PDT
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Reported from SubStack We know this is the case. I’ve addressed this before, but I’ve come to realize with some recent examples that the GQP already knows that everything they are promoting, everything they are saying to the American people - is a lie....
by Frank Vyan Walton
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on Fri Apr 05, 2024 at 09:12 AM PDT
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When it comes to planes, Agent Orange has been prone to crash-and-burn. Lest we forget, his vaunted Shuttle went belly up. On 7/4/19, he raved about how, in the 1770s or early 1800s, our army “manned the amparts. It ranned the ramparts. It took over...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Wed Apr 03, 2024 at 11:59 AM PDT
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“I am a woman, and I am Italian. We are all the same: human beings, children of God.” Mother Cabrini Cabrini is an impressive movie, a poignant depiction of America’s long history of xenophobia and racism. The film’s trailer opens with a powerful...
by tony a
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on Wed Apr 03, 2024 at 10:38 AM PDT
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Saints preserve us! For just $59.99 (plus tax and shipping), you can proudly shelve (perchance to read) your copy of the King Donald edition of the King James Holy Writ (including “Two Corinthians!”). At no extra cost, you’ll receive the effectively...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 09:36 AM PDT
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While the mainstream media is still largely tiptoeing around exactly what we can expect from a second Trump term, Robert Reich at Inequality Media has been turning out videos that talk about it in plain language and pull no punches. There seems to be...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Mar 21, 2024 at 06:59 AM PDT
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Conservatives and right-wingers have been beating up progressives over the issue of crime. This is an age-old dynamic, but it has been particularly bad for Democrats recently because murder rates spiked up during COVID. The political problem is...
by Bernie Horn
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on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 07:36 AM PDT
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I have heard people say that violent crime is running wild in the United States under President Joe Biden. I wonder if that is true…. . I don’t always believe what people tell me. I like to check the stats…. . Let’s check the stats! . The chart I show...
by JoeGadway
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on Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 08:05 AM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 09:34 PM PDT
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Donald Trump’s recent public appearances have featured a mishmash of barely coherent ramblings , ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 04:00 PM PDT
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