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Yikes, on the E. Jean Carroll Q's, he did a pefect impression of Humphrey Bogart as Captain Queeg in the "Caine Mutiny" courtroom scene, without fidgeting with the metal balls. Calling her a "Whack Job" wasn't a good idea.

I said local/global. And I think you are seriously out of touch if you believe there are no local hunger issues. But apologies for my steering us off-topic.

Most buffet's here have a time limit 75 - 90 minutes, and limit order input (volume, time), offer cooking methods which are self-restricting. And don't get me started on these food challenges, the "eaters" at which are a bit tone-deaf when it comes local/global hunger issues.

Found and returned by a taxi driver? Seriously, they should just list the temples which haven't been embezzled from, both of them.

She used her trusty GT200 "Cyanide Detector". I thought that she was persona non grata. Thailand’s famous forensics expert Porntip gets ready for GT200 battle https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-famous-forensics-expert-porntip-gets-ready-for-gt200-battle/ Hapkarn must feel overwhelmed with the massive workload (Chinese bahving badly, police corruption, serial/mass murder, drugs, embezzlements, financial scams, gambling....), so he needs "experts". Has National Police Chief Damrongsak gone missing? Should a BOLO be issued for him?

Are there any estimates on the annual gross revenue generated by the sex industry? And what percentage of that is attributable to foreigners? And what is percentage of GDP? I looked quickly but could only find some numbers Chuwit tossed out back in 2007.

OK. We can discuss this further if/when Trump appeals the verdict. Next trial.

For conducting a fair trial. There's probably a better legal term, "affirms the lower court judgement", but I am not a lawyer, nor do I portray one on Aseannow.

I believe Rep. Santos already voluntarily resigned (temporarily) from his committee assignments. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/31/rep-george-santos-says-he-wont-serve-on-house-committees-while-investigations-are-ongoing.html I don't there is anything more that can be done. Something like four (4) Reps have been expelled, ever. So he can resign, or be re-elected, or serve out his term.

No clue why Gov. Abbott knee-jerkily responded so quickly after the verdict? He often comes across as hyserical and emotional, not someone I'd trust with the levers of power. He could have waited until sentencing, while formulating a cogent narrative and response in support of a pardon, and then presented his plan to the public. He could have assembled a group of criminal justice experts, and lawyers, to support his decision to pardon. He seems more interested in scoring political points than justice, or rational behavior.

Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements Santos Allegedly Embezzled Contributions from Supporters, Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Benefits, and Lied in Disclosures to the House of Representatives CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A 13-count indictment was unsealed today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging George Anthony Devolder Santos, better known as “George Santos,” a United States Congressman representing the Third District of New York, with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. The indictment was returned yesterday under seal by a federal grand jury sitting in Central Islip, New York. Santos was arrested this morning and will be arraigned this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/congressman-george-santos-charged-fraud-money-laundering-theft-public-funds-and-false Indictment: www.justice.gov/d9/2023-05/santos.indictment.pdf On the plus side, Mr. Santos does not have to worry about getting "a Brazilian". Prosecutors accept deal with George Santos in Brazilian fraud case Prosecutors in Brazil have agreed to a deal with Rep. George Santos in a case in which he is accused of defrauding a Rio de Janeiro area clerk of $1,300 over clothes and shoes in 2008, documents obtained by CNN show. A petition from Santos' attorney requesting a deal says Santos would agree to formally confess to the crime and pay damages to the victim, a Rio de Janeiro area clerk, as is required under Brazilian law. https://www.kcra.com/article/prosecutors-accept-deal-george-santos-brazilian-fraud-case/43411189 One assumes he'll use funds obtained fraudulently in the U.S. to pay these damages in Brazil. He's so savvy.

You are picking a strange hill to die on. Your posting volume, quality and content here on this topic come across as obsessive.. Trump will NOT appeal. Tacopino was just saying what Trump wanted him to say, after a blistering call with the ex-President. BTW, watching and hearing Tacopino get roasted by the crowd, with multiple F-bombs was classic "New Yawkah". And his lack of response said everything you need to know about this schmuck. Look, if you whack some wise-guy hire Joe. Otherwise, get a lawyer with relevant experience. Trump should start a law firm, and get John Robert's wife to help staff it. That way he'd have a bevy of quality lawyers on call. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals will back Judge Kaplan. Trump will settle - unless Ms. Carroll demands a retraction, which Trump won't agree to - and he'll just fleece his followers $5 M. Next trial.

Interesting turn of phrase. Sounds "Science-y" to me, so I'll believe it. And it opens the door to "Fill in the blank User Disorder". "Idiot clicking on another cannabis article" User Disorder. I suffer from this. Look I get these cannabis articles get clicks, but maybe get creative? For every one hundred anti-cannabis articles maybe link to one that is balanced, or God forbid, pro cannabis.

Street cred within the modern republican party.

Especially when they're shopping at Bergdorf-Goodman.

I think any Sex Worker Rights Act, and Same-Sex Marriage Act, are still decades away. I think we like to think Thailand is more progressive than it really is. Are any parties supporting either of these initiatives? I suspect some are, especially those with fewer than one MP seat.

I'm comfortable with the labels... Alleged murderer Alleged Domestic Terrorist I really don't care about his gang affiliation.

I would imagine that most criminal defendants say/think the same thing, so you are not alone. BTW, where did you attend Law School? Pass the bar? You seem to "know your stuff".

I guess, if they fit the narrow scope (New York State, new Victims Laws, etc.). Hopefully any additional alleged assaults, they filmed The Apprentice in many locations, ocurred in more rape-friendly states.

I don't think this was about money. I think that is on the jury. You mean other women will file civil suits against Trump?

Can we at least agree that people were killed and injured, by a gunman who was killed? That Korean family and their loss is staggering. I think we need to understand the motivation of the shooter(s) because, maybe, it helps us process these frequent violent crimes. And once the motivation is understood we can file these incidents away and forget about them, because we are powerless to prevent them in the future. There will be a full investigation, which will include likelihoods of the several motivational aspects (mental, estrangement, anger, hate). But by then there will have been another ~ 50 mass shootings. My assumption is that a full investigation will take at least 90 days. In the meantime can we close the private gun sale market loophole? Or would that be too infinge-y? BTW this not so current, FBI PSA is embarrassing. Shades of the 1960's when we went down to school boiler room training for a nuclear attack. Run, Hide, Fight....Die https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/run-hide-fight-092120.mp4/view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeOdxKozra0

Good for you. Evidently the jury did too, that and evidence. Between Trump's lawyer and Trump's video depsoition, and Trump's behavior during the trial, and Trump's truthing about the trial, he wasn't putting up much of a defense. Loser (Trump, not any member here).

From the linked article in the OP... They've claimed, without evidence, that it's part of a "psychological operation" or "false flag" by the government to smear those on the right or far-right. Can someone explain the rationale here? Is it just to obfuscate the truth? Or is to deflect criticism of gun control, or the right wing neo-Nazi movement? Or is it just an attempt to confuse people and have them question everything? Including these spurious "claims"? I mean people were killed and injured, with guns, right? Or is that open for debate too?

Like when? I'm guessing the first guest will not be Matt Taibbi. And now, instead of the Jan. 6 videos, which was an embarassing flop, he'll have exclusive access to The Twitter Files. BTW, his "free speech" was "restricted" by Rupert Murdoch, and not the Government, and only a result of being fired. He is still free to speak.

Can you expand on this "thought"?