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Actually what you prefer is close to "truth". At least, etymologically. What you actually prefer is "truthiness". Truthiness is the belief or assertion that a particular statement is true based on the intuition or perceptions of some individual or individuals, without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts.[1][2] Truthiness can range from ignorant assertions of falsehoods to deliberate duplicity or propaganda intended to sway opinions.[3][4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness

And as I point it out, it wasn't "The Democrats" either.

Sure you can speculate all you like. But when seven people quit their job at the same time not for reason stated but because they're looking for other work, you're speculation doesn't look particularly rational. Quite the contrary. You might want to look up Occam's razor. And if by the larger point you were making is that people quit their jobs all the time for other work, it may be a larger point , but is it a relevant one?

Actually the cheap shot was the title of this topic. It isn't "The Democrats" who proposed this bill, but just two of them at the state level. I could offer far better proof of Republican lunacy at the federal legislative level.

More nonsense. These people didn't quit to get a better job. There's absolutely no indication that they were looking for one. The motivations here are clear.

Maybe everyone knows that there are such things as vaccines. And there may be common knowledge about a few of them. But I kind of doubt that pneumococcal vaccine or RSV vaccines, among others ,are common knowledge. And even if some vaccines are more commonly known, like the flu vaccine, that doesn't mean that reminders aren't useful. And the fact that vaccinations at mass events are free also warrants their continuance in the interests of public health..

For all we actually know of his origins, he could be a mixed-race Australian of indeterminate gender.

In a bold and long overdue stroke to make it the state with the worst health care, the Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations for seasonal illnesses. Currently the state only ranks as the 5th worst state in health care. Seasonal illnesses for which vaccines are available include influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), pneumococcal disease, and Covid 19. In a 2-birds-with-one-stone kind of way, Louisiana is also striking a blow for youthfulness. Because these diseases most severely affect older Americans (RSV is also dangerous for the very young), Louisiana apparently hopes that the life expectancy of its surviving citizens will soon be the most youthful out of all 50 states. The major obstacle standing in the way of Louisiana achieving its goals is the defeatist New Orleans Health Department, the only independent public health service within the state. That disloyal organization has confirmed that its program to promote mass vaccinations will continue. For the information contained in this article thanks to: https://archive.ph/vxMa2 https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/georgia/health-wellness/respiratory-infection/seasonal-vaccines https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/health-care

Not the same thing at all. As Sassoon pointed out, the courts have already ruled against this kind of behavior on the part of the government.This is not a deal between law enforcement and a private individual. The judiciary is now involved.

Musk claims there are 150-year-olds receiving Social Security benefits Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday claimed that a cursory review of Social Security records by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found evidence that the safety net program is paying benefits to 150-year-olds. Musk, who has been tasked with leading DOGE as a special government employee, spoke to reporters on Tuesday from the Oval Office of the White House with President Donald Trump and said DOGE found payments going to beneficiaries listed as being around the age of 150, though he didn't go into detail about the claims. "There's crazy things, like, just a cursory examination of Social Security and we've got people in there that are about 150 years old," Musk said. "Now, do you know anyone that's 150? I don't. They should be in the Guinness Book of World Records, they're missing out." https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/musk-claims-150-year-olds-receiving-social-security-benefits Nope. There are no 150-year-olds on Social Security. It's COBOL!--UPDATED Feb 15 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/14/2303889/-Nope-There-are-no-150-year-olds-on-Social-Security-It-s-COBOL

Nonsense. In fact, in the original letter to Sassoon, Bove specifically stated that the request for dismissal without prejudice hae nothing to do with lack of evidence but rather that other considerations took precedence. Namely, that Adams was cooperating with the Trump administration on immigration issues. As for Trump's corruption, you've goit it exactly wrong. the reason Bove called for a dismissal without prejudice was to use that as a way to keep pressure on Adams to cooperate. If the government felt he wasn't cooperating, then they could refile the charges. Moreover, dismissing without prejudice and with theexpress option of again indicting Adams in the future creates obvious ethical problems, byimplicitly threatening future prosecution if Adams's cooperation with enforcing the immigration laws proves unsatisfactory to the Department. See In re Christoff, 690 N.E.2d 1135 (Ind. 1997)(disciplining prosecutor for threatening to renew a dormant criminal investigation against apotential candidate for public office in order to dissuade the candidate from running); Bruce A. Page 8Green & Rebecca Roiphe, Who Should Police Politicization of the DOJ?, 35 Notre Dame J.L.Ethics & Pub. Pol'y 671, 681 (2021) ( noting that the Arizona Supreme Court disbarred the elected chief prosecutor of Maricopa County, Arizona, and his deputy, in part, for misusing their power to advance the chief prosecutor's partisan political interests) . Finally, given the highly generalized accusations of weaponization, weighed against the strength of the evidence against Adams, a court will likely question whether that basis is pretextual. See, e.g. , United States v. Greater Blouse,Skirt & Neckwear Contractors, 228 F. Supp. 483, 487 (S.D.N.Y. 1964) (courts “ should be satisfied that the reasons advanced for the proposed dismissal are substantial and the real grounds uponwhich the application is based")." https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25529921-danielle-sassoon-letter-to-ag/

There was plenty of evidence of crimes. Trump had a judge in Florida who made an extraordinary ruling overturning standard justice department practice. There wasn't time to appeal it. And the supreme Court decided that any crimes a president commits that might be conceivably connected to the office of president, can't be prosecuted. Even conservative legal commentators were mostly astonished by that decision.

Given the decisions lately of the supreme Court, I'd say six of those members might prove you have a point.

One of those justices is the notorious socialist John Roberts and the other was the fire breathing Marxist Antonin Scalia.

More idiocy. Do we need any more proof that you are not an American? If you were an American, you would know how prestigious it is to be a clerk for a supreme Court justice. Both these attorneys were. clerks for Supreme Court justices. In addition, both graduated from an elite University. One graduated magna cum laude and the other the top of his class. Please stop trying to pose as an American. You aren't fooling anybody.

Thanks for the idiocy. Both Sassoon and Scotten have the kind of elite resumes that would have long since gottem them top positions in elite white shoe law firms if that is what they were looking for.

It should be noted that Hagen Scotten, the author of this, is a second rate typical lefty lawyyer 3 who has done nothing in the way of service for his country...oh wait a minute... "Scotten is an Army veteran who earned two Bronze medals serving in Iraq as a Special Forces troop commander. He graduated from Harvard Law School at the top of his class in 2010 and clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts." https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/new-york-city-attorney-adams-trump/2025/02/14/id/1199178/

Now this is how to give the corrupt Trump administration the finger. Here's an excerpt from the resignation letter of the chief prosecutor in the Adams case. It's about the corrupt use of dismissal without prejudice. "But any assistant U.S.attorney would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial powerto influence other citizens, much less elected officials, in this way. If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going tobe me." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/seventh-doj-official-resigns-warns-trump-use-charges-leverage-nyc-mayo-rcna192240

15% of China's exports go to the US. And they control the supply of several critical materials. So it's not only China that would suffer.

In Sassoon's letter of resignation, she accused Bove of not studying the case before directing her to ask for dismissal without prejudice. In reply, not only did Bove claim he had studied the case closely, but also questioned its legitimacy. In fact he wrote that he was now going to launch an investigation of how the case was arrived at. He claims there was possible malfeasance on the part of the prosecutors. This makes no sense. You don't first propose to ask for a dismissal of a case without prejudice then turn around and say it's a bad case. At least you don't do that if you're a competent lawyer. And Bove is certainly a very competent lawyer. But if your boss is clueless, then this is the position can find yourself in, flypapering yourself with lies.

I for one upload her for her courageous stance in supporting Bashir Assad by publicly doubting reports that he had used chemical weapons against his own people.

It's notable that the prosecutor was ordered to request that the case be dismissed without prejudice. What that means is that the charges against Adams could be revived anytime. In other words, it's a way to coerce Adams into cooperating with the Trump administration.

Thank you for another non sequitur. You've got nothing.

The thing is, though, not only did Republicans including Vance specifically blame Biden for the high price of eggs, but Trump claimed that he could lower the cost of groceries. Not merely slow the pace of inflation but lower them. And do it right away. Of course, now that he's elected, he's singing a different tune

As usual, it's you who's doing the lying and not the person you accuse. The Inflation Reduction Act Primarily Impacts Top 1 Percent of Taxpayers In a new analysis, the Tax Policy Center finds the tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are highly progressive. Taxes would rise by $6,060 (0.3 percent of after-tax income) in 2023 for households in the top 1 percent—with incomes greater than about $1 million. Households in the top 0.1 percent (those with over $4.4 million of income) would bear an additional burden of $41,580 (0.4 percent of after-tax income), TPC estimates. https://taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/inflation-reduction-act-primarily-impacts-top-1-percent-taxpayers