THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS
EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT
RULES IN THE DIARY
WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that you LIKE
YOU CAN REPOST IT AS COMMENT in the DIARY
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And so it begins.
The odor is in the court.
His trial has begun.
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Ouch!
New ad from Republicans Against FIDJT.
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Time to play Sleepy Trump Nap Time Courtroom Countdown. How long - in minutes and without going over - before Trump first falls asleep in court tomorrow?
Not that long, apparently.
Trump's lawyer 'nudged' him awake after he dozes off again in court: report
www.rawstory.com/…
It's the official first day of the court proceedings for Donald Trump's trial over the hush money scheme, and within the first opening statements, he reportedly fell asleep yet again.
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According to New York Times reporter Susanne Craig who is in the courtroom, "Trump is struggling to stay awake. His eyes were closed for a short period. He was jolted awake when Todd Blanche, his lawyer, nudged him while sliding a note in front of him."
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Trump hates his courtroom sketches — and thinks the artist is 'out to get him': report www.rawstory.com/…
Former President Donald Trump is enraged about how he looks in the courtroom sketches at his Manhattan trial — and thinks that the sketch artist is trying to make him look bad on purpose.
According to Rolling Stone's Ryan Bort, Asawin Suebsaeng, and Catherina Gioino, the former president "privately asked people close to him if they agree that the courtroom sketch-artist must be out to get him, two of the sources say. Trump has critiqued the sketches of him that have circulated in the media this week, and insisted some of the images were likely drawn to make fun of him. One such sketch captured Trump snoozing, with his eyes closed and head tilted."
Because the artist couldn't just be sketching exactly they're seeing.…
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This is a really good (and long) article from Glenn Kirschner on Criminal Trial Strategy 101. How prosecutors will ‘draw the sting’ during opening statements in Trump’s trial. www.msnbc.com/…
The first criminal trial of a former president of the United States turns toward opening statements this week. Criminal litigators neither win nor lose a trial based on their opening statements. But jurors will begin to form important impressions: not only of the evidence for or against the charges they will be called upon to decide, but of the attorneys themselves.
To understand the different goals and priorities of a prosecutor giving an opening statement and those of a defense attorney, we need to start with the basic principles of a criminal trial. Every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until the evidence proves the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The burden of proof rests solely with the prosecution, to the point that the defense is not required to produce any evidence at trial.
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Hahahahahaha!
An important message to the 2 young people using Truth Social
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In other legal news, SCOTUS declined to hear Kari Lake's voting machine lawsuit.
The key line IMO "“On appeal, Plaintiffs conceded that their arguments were limited to potential future hacking, and not based on any past harm"
In other words, the entire case was BS. Like everything else from Kari Lake.
It's not too late for the GOP to jettison this shameless grifter from the party before she costs them another election.
Yeah, I don't think that's gonna happen. Please proceed, AZ GQP.
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Gavin Newsom announces plan for Arizonans to get abortions in California www.politico.com/…
SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to propose legislation to make it easier for Arizonans to seek abortions in his neighboring state of California.
The proposal would offer Arizona abortion providers an expedited way to get licensed in California to perform the procedure for their patients, Newsom’s office told POLITICO ahead of the governor’s announcement on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” airing Sunday.
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Whoa!
Alabama’s abortion ban has no exceptions for rape or incest.
Now, Republicans are trying to criminalize young women’s travel to receive abortion care.
We cannot let them get away with this.
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Evening Shade Seekers! Happy Earth Day!
AOC: I want to thank President Biden for taking swift and bold executive action to protect the planet by launching The American Climate Corps and also for investing billions in clean resilient energy. It is no accident that this President is overseeing the single biggest federal investment in tackling the climate crisis in our nation’s history.
Don't forget GQP
Happy Passover to those who celebrate. A bit of levity in a dark year.
And Happy National Jellybean Day!
Did they lump all the kidney shaped foods together to celebrate all at once?