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She might be going for "homicidal ex-wife" motif. A daytime TV personality turned soap opera character. Maybe she'll be Hollywood bound.

Tea Party morphed into Trumpsim, which will morph into this: Meet the ‘Black Robe Regiment’ of Extremist Pastors Spreading Christian Nationalism

One of my all-time favorites, the sugarbowl scene from American Gangster WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART sugarbowl0.mp4

Bite your tongue, er, fingertips, she could be DT's VP running mate. Bannon is the one who advocated for corrupting the electoral system from the ground up, down to the people who work the polls. Arizona was to be his illustration of vote corruption and basis for the argument that voting is passe. He said this was his plan on a broadcast, in not as many words, e.g. effort was applied to have the count process dragged out, the idea being the longer it takes the more suspicious it looks and the less confidence in the system. The guy is a disgrace to humanity. https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/watch-rachel-maddow-connect-steve-bannon-potential-election-denialism-arizona

Paternity suit in the works?

I saw him on a few things in the past few months, he's grown more slimey and loathsome in my eyes. Bill Maher was trying to get him to say he doesn't support DT and he managed to slide past actually saying it. They don't drain the swamps in Jersey.

He's priming up for the 2024 run, I think he has until July to throw his hat in the ring. With the hanging business he outdistances all others trying to shed DT affiliations. My own prognostications at this point: there's something unimpressive about DeSantis, I don't think he'll make it to the primaries. Pence will be the "your father's Oldsmobile" GOP candidate, he's at his best when he's not speaking and doing that sagely dad head-shake. I think he can emerge as the "back to normal" Republican candidate -- by normal I mean pre-Tea Party and all the charlatans that rode in on it. The disrupter will be Flynn, who is currently touring the US with a bunch of preachers and MAGA boosters (Pillow Guy, Overstock guy, et al), all about Jesus and America and racial destiny. It seems his preachers of color are turning a blind eye to the white supremacy aspects. I think this will be a little too far for even church-going voters. I'm waiting to see if Flynn tries to run himself, as third party, or anoints DT as the messiah. There will be the usual GOP clown car with the likes of Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco, Lindsey, and some new "talent" like Youngkin (DT already taking shots at him), maybe those Georgia white guys like Kemp. Pompeo has long been known to have grand political ambitions, and he's trying desperately to get the stench of orange spray-tan off of himself. These are but my opinions and are subject to change. Soon.

Trump and his allies say there is evidence of corruption in emails and documents allegedly found on a laptop belonging to Democrat Joe Biden’s son. They say those and other documents show that Hunter Biden used his father’s influence to enrich himself through business deals in Ukraine and China, and that his father not only facilitated that, but may have benefited financially. No mention of credible sources. In NYC's Chinatown there is a chicken that tells fortunes that has more cred. "They say," and the they is the people who said Covid is a hoax, the 1/6 riot was just well-behaved tourists, trusting Putin over US intelligence sources (is it treason yet?), just a taste of the four years of utter nonsense of a self-serving occupant of the Oval Office. Rudy Giuliani, who has met with Russian agents in his effort to dig dirt on the Bidens. Brings the old collusion word back into play. A president who had his finger on the scale every moment of his adult life term, but the focus is on the other party.

Biker fight in A Bronx Tale

I never liked the Dems, but I dislike them as I would an _sshole relative. To me the GOP/conservatives are self-serving hypocrites hiding behind christian and patriotic facades. Now in the Citizen's United era they are literally hogs at the trough. All these bs issues they come up with, like transgender kids, serves to distract from the real problems, like school shootings and money in politics. Every issue brought forward by the GOP in Congress is in service to their sponsors. And of course there are some Congressional Dems cut from the same stuff. In early 2013 Bernie was asked about who in Congress takes money: he said all Republicans (repeated it as "awl" so people in NYC could understand ???? ) and some Dems. When pressed for how many Dems he mumbled what sounded like 40 percent. So, I'm not a Democrat but I vehemently declare I am not now and have never been a Republican. The only time I even considered voting that way was when it looked like 2008 would be Hillary v. McCain. I vote Dem to keep the Republicans out. Third party is the turd in the punchbowl for US presidential elections.

Maybe women these days are turned off by goatees, that's why the guys become rapists. Extradition treaties are no guarantee of anything, I learned that living in Brazil. Very common to see stories in the press about foreigners being deported simply because "we don't want you in our country." The articles will usually contain a paragraph about the moral superiority of their country versus where the no-goodnik is from (especially Western Hemisphere countries); this is good for a laugh because the country is even more corrupt than LOS. When this guy was busted a member of Congress down there made a speech questioning how an obvious foreigner (he had very long blonde hair when busted) can be in the country so long without being detected.

Heard someone on the radio the other day specify "people who have female reproductive organs."

IMO the current right-wing sentiment in US Congress toward diminishing support for Ukraine is borne of the influence of Team Putin. Even if DT's submission to Vlad were to vanish it wouldn't matter, the link between Fox News and RT says it all. Remember "Moscow Mitch" making deals with the Russian oligarchs?

The races were too tight to make such a claim. Factor in margin of error and you'll see many of the races near equal.

"Mistakes were made" is my favorite in that category.

Perhaps we should all send him something to cheer him up. Dear Former president: Six years ago it looked like George W. Bush would be the worst US president in history. Then you came along and snatched that credit away from him right quick. Bravo to you, sir! Congratulations on your reality show "The Apprentice: Presidential Edition" being picked up for another 2 seasons. Good job beating out Snoop and Martha. I suggest when that contract finishes you move on to "Prison Edition" but choose your own shade of orange, one that compliments your skin. America has been getting greater and greater every day since January 20th, 2021. All because of you.

There will be administration fees. my guess is ~ US$2,500 After you pay that they will realize the fees are actually higher, another $2,500 And then . . .

As a potential governmenteur she's a $3 bill. She altered nearly all her positions to appease the leader of Team Orange. Her strength is that she is engaging to her audience, as personable as a daytime TV talk show host. Yet another US television personality running for office. DT loves her. For now.

I get the impression that is yet another piece of inane wisdom from the world of hip-hop, about as profound as "haters gonna hate."

Do you recall calling me out on a comment recently about keeping my coffee hot for an hour? Pop the cup in the microwave for 20 seconds and there you are. I cook up big pots of things, dish them out into 1 portion servings, then freeze them. On lazy days (there's about 7 in a week) it's just a matter of popping it into the MW. Frozen (steamed) rice fluffs up very nicely in 2 minutes. Once it is in the house you and yours will come up new ideas for it. Don't do built-in, and don't use it to dry your cat. ????

I had an inguinal hernia re-repair a few years ago after the first repair burst after ~35 years. The surgeon explained to me that the original repair was a stitch-up that eventually burst. The new way is to use a piece of mesh material. You should ask your surgeon about this. This was five years ago, so far so good. On occasion when I have a digestive problem I get a little awareness of the wound area, but I'm able to forget about it. Word to the wise: after getting the surgery, and for the rest of your days, it is in your interest to avoid constipation (I wish someone had warned me of this). Best of luck.

Cis African?

Gotta disagree: too vain for insanity defense, too cowardly for suicide. IMO most likely a Thaksin (if it came to that): go into exile and spend the remainder of his years talking smack about whoever is running the US, promising to come back in glory at some point. Oh yeah, and Melania will leave him. Let's see what comes of this, sounds like a confession to me. 'You did what now?' Experts aghast after Donald Trump admits he 'fixed' Ron DeSantis’ 2018 election Blagojevich much?

"It's all a hoax started by the radical-left Communists in the Democrat party like Al Gore!" And it will remain so until the geo-location of Mar-a-Lago is fully submerged. Then it will be because of a DeSantis screw up.

The world itself is his reality show. No matter, I read the other day his net worth is US$300+ billion.