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Fair point and the facts as a whole seem fairly overwhelming. On a short search of the document though, it strongly relies on the testimony of Lawyer A being Cohen, and that Cohen had always at the time been speaking on Trump's behalf. He could be seen as a fixer over a period of time, well before the election, and his predilection to lie in the past appears to give the case some potential difficulties. I concur the evidence is strong but I guess I was looking for some new smoking gun or links to other issues, from today's proceedings, but it didn't seem to be there.

I was waiting for Big Star. My point, and I acknowledged it is subjective and possibly obvious, is that scientific advice and statistics are important, but the way diet and exercise makes you feel is a key factor too. Of course, you have to be careful, because if you have a bad diet to begin with, you may not be in a position to know what is good, e.g. the feeling that a tub of ice cream feels good and therefore one a day is good. But if you have a good diet and good exercise then it gets to a point where you can rely more on how you feel and what diet and exercise works for you. Nothing amazing in that. Doesn't mean you deny other factors offered by doctors and science. I don't think I indicated the options were an extreme all protein diet and no carbs or a so called mixed diet so I am not sure why you call it a straw man argument. I may have mixed up my exercise studies - there were a few that came out - including this one that shows running can be good as against necessarily wearing out your joints Is running bad for your knees? Research shows impact on marathoners (nbcnews.com) The other study suggested longer exercise appears to be optimal for health. The rest of your post is stuff and nonsense you seem to pull out at every opportunity, classifying anyone who doesn't fully comply with your point of view as being happy to cop a short happy life, on medications or whatever. Haven't taken a medication in my life except for the odd antibiotic or whatever for short term illness as advised by doctor. Not even a pain killer tablet ever except maybe after injury when I was 10 or at the dentist. So no need to go into your prearranged script that makes you feel good but adds nothing to the argument. I am not even disagreeing with your logic but simply noting that as you get fit and healthy listening to your body can help you in decisions about diet and exercise.

I think from a common sense point of view cutting out carbs doesn't feel healthy. Too much protein feels unpleasant and carbs make you feel good in the longer term. On a different topic, I was happy that the theory that short sharp workouts are better than longer workouts is being questioned too, and in fact longer moderate and vigourous exercise can have better outcomes. Massive study uncovers how much exercise is needed to live longer | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org) Though I am sure the short sharp exercise has excellent benefits, and is better than none, I didn't buy that it was as effective as longer exercise based on how it made me feel. Studies and statistics are important, but the way diet and exercise makes you feel, is a key indicator of it's likely effectiveness and your ability to keep it up.

But my understanding, and it is limited I will admit, is that this strategy was used by Trump over a period of years with other women, and other payments, and it is not so easy to link it to the election as against, say, keeping it from his family or the public in general. Sure the Stormy stuff was close to the election, but it was a pattern of behaviour, and if you look at the impact Madoff had I would say a few payments to keep an ex lover quiet, and some dodgy recording of it, is infinitesimal in comparison. Having said that, the impact on the world of four Trump years was significant, but that is in a sense a separate issue if you accept that the issue is the crime itself.

The point I guess opponents will make is what Trump did is infinitesimal compared to those noted above, particularly Madoff, and though he has done something wrong, it would not normally warrant this response, given limited DA resources. Could be that Bragg is holding further key tidbits to release later beefing up the finding.

That's reassuring and hopefully they can communicate that message a bit more to the people. It still could be there's a bit more to come out too and I am being unduly pessimistic.

That's the type of opinion that is problematic in my opinion. I agree in some ways that seeing him get charged is a bit of the Emperor's new clothes and people see he's a mere mortal and not above the law. But I don't see Trump as an Al Capone, not as clever or as criminal truth be told, and from the point of view of the average voter, perception is important, and opinion might sway his way, if they see that this is for offences from years ago, that wouldn't have been faced by most others. I would hate for this to backfire and lead to four more years. Unlikely but possible. I think the other charges are more likely to get him fair and square and will be seen to be fair too.

I am not saying it is not a crime or that in an ideal world charges are not appropriate. But would have they put the resources into this over something that happened some years ago if it wasn't Trump. Not sure. It certainly gives the right ammunition to suggest he is getting special treatment. That is if my interpretation of what has come out is correct.

This case is open to being interpreted as being followed up for political purposes - given the time the alleged acts happened and the substantiveness of the issues. I had looked to whether the facts, for the basis and reasoning of proceeding with the case, would put it beyond doubt that that it was not done for those reasons. The argument for the case indicates it is a thing, and is I guess likely laws were broken, but it seems the right WILL have a basis to say this was done for political reasons. It may be that more will come out to justify these actions over time. As others have said, the other cases appear to be much more serious, and the argument to take matters further against a former president more substantive.

A tad underwhelming. It is what it was likely to be but no more. Though this is a thing, put this on the back burner, and see if other investigations have a bit more immediacy and substance.

I am there shortlyish. First proper look in ten years. Two nights in Patong will do and two nights in Phuket Town that looks like a fun place to be on the weekend. Then off to beaches off the island.

Soros the bogeyman. Can you lay out why you and republicans put him on the pedestal of evil? Yes he supports democracy, and pushes back against despots, and backs liberal causes that may not be your cup of tea, but I have never quite heard exactly what it is he proven to have done, except have a different point of view to Republicans and some money to back his causes. If you read his Wiki page you'll see his done some positive things even from your viewpoint I should think. My prediction is these charges tomorrow are going to be at the higher end of expectations as I doubt they would have otherwise proceeded.

It's hard to know how to approach this. If someone says they experienced this thing, and they can show others experienced a similar experience, then the happening may require a look. Of course, the feeling of something bigger than ourself could be a connection to the other, or a connection within oneself. Based on available information I would say the latter is likely and nothing here provides proof of a spiritual world at all, except the subjective sense or feeling, which is not nothing. If some advanced beneficiaries have psychic powers, genius, greatness in different forms of art, resulting from this, there must be examples of it's exponents showing such new powers that they did not have before. Psychic powers are of course purely theoretical. One might say an exponent would not advertise the fact, let alone bring themselves fame, as they are above that but it does not help that proof is lacking. I am not in a position to, or do I desire to, dismiss this.

Your response is understandable because of the way the original post was couched in terms of laws and regulations. Normally this concept is put in terms of simple urban planning so that people can get what they need within 15 minutes rather than being told they can't go beyond a distance travelled in 15 minutes. That's where sometimes right wing media can be so depressing because they take what could be a good smart idea, find someone with an extreme version of it that would take away personal freedoms e.g. limit people's ability to travel etc, and throw out the baby with the bathwater i.e the good basic idea that maybe cities and towns of the future can be built around this worthwhile concept without stopping you travelling further if you wish to do so. This may have been addressed previously in pages 2 to 8 in which case please disregard this post.

Heard the other day that's where the Ramones got their name. Old news for some but for me it was a fun fact.

He didn't see because there was no affair. I know that because Trump told me so.

Should be west. No one cares but

Couldn't get the plaudits for Oasis. Blur, Pulp, Supergrass so much better from that era. As an Australian I suppose we see many similarities with the United States way of life, big open spaces, and can see little sprouts of right wing Trumpism popping up here and there. Of course Murdoch is an Australian and he has influenced his newspapers, with some success though not so much recently, to turn voters to the right. There is an Australian version of Fox News being Sky News in Australia that has failed to gain much traction. Australian politics has it's own issues but generally it is relatively civil and sensible and it is harder to get away with telling a lie without being held to account. Think the UK could be similar. Of course much of our entertainment and news comes from the US. So what the big dog America does is always of interest, and one can wonder as to if it can happen in the US, can it happen in Australia. I actually think Australians in general are a bit more down to earth and level headed politically, and seeing what is happening in the US may have actually helped the Labour party in Australia point out the games the right plays, albeit in a much less extreme way than in the US.

Had one trip from Hawaii cross country to Boston but nothing that noteworthy. Liked Memphis and New Orleans and Washington and New York and all the usual places. Highlight I suppose were the big tree forests and wild beaches east of Seattle and Bainbridge Island where family lived. Not long after Snow Falling on Cedars came out set in the same beautiful area.

No. Happy for people to think their way. Funny though how over time people are becoming much more agnostic and atheist yet traditions continue for all. Some stage maybe let Christians celebrate Christmas and the rest of us can get a day off for some other reason e.g. call it Summer solstice in Australia. Fine if it stays how it is but who knows in the future.

I think there's a lot of believers who see the world through christian or new age spirituality or whatever eyes and see atheists or agnostics as an anomoly, or, because they don't believe, that they are kind of a nothing. He made the point that if there is Easter and Christmas for all why not a day to celebrate or consider a life from the point of view of someone who doesn't believe there is this other thing - maybe a day to consider what life might be like if what you see is what you get. Not probably needed in Australia as it is a bit like that now but the United States and Thailand may benefit.

Some good points on Bill Maher's New Rules on Youtube for 31 March 2023 asking why there is no Atheist's day. A third of American's do not identify as believing in a god so how about all the believer's spend some time considering and respecting a different opinion on the issue.

If so a lot of Democrats will be happy. A diminished , or further diminished, candidate has the funds and passion from the maga punters, to win the Republican candidacy but then loses in a landslide when the average person can't fathom having 4 more years of that.

How dumb and reckless has Trump been, knowing how much scrutiny he would be under as a potential President or as President, not to have the right legal people in place to make sure he broke no laws. Similar to some degree or other for the calls to Georgia, the treatment of records, and January 6.

I like this song about jail. Hello Dad ... I'm In Jail - YouTube I have often felt cemeteries are an anachronism in these times. Taking up real estate near cities. I don't see a point going out to a cemetery to see the dead. Particularly in the age of photos, video, and online tributes. To me the person is no more in the cemetery than elsewhere and the gravestone or marker has no particular significance. Many go for the big stone or even a mausoleum. Competition to impress can make it to the afterlife. Fair enough that due to religious beliefs and other reasons many feel differently. It might be good if there can be a change in mindset so that it is not seen as disrespectful to disconnect the link between the person and some bones in the ground. Could have a time limit of say 100 years so that it is there only while people who knew you are alive not dead.