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A Dec. 18 X post, opens new tab by Musk saying, “How can this be called a ‘continuing resolution’ if it includes a 40% pay increase for Congress?” amplified the false narrative. But the 1,547-page bill, opens new tab, which included a wide range of provisions unrelated to government spending, would not have given lawmakers a 40% pay raise. The bill would have ended a longtime pay freeze, allowing lawmakers to be eligible for a 3.8% salary increase in January, equal to $6,600. https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/bipartisan-stopgap-spending-bill-did-not-include-40-pay-raise-congress-2024-12-20/

Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal December 23, 202411:20 AM GMT+7Updated 11 min ago The United States largely built the canal and administered territory surrounding the passage for decades. But the United States and Panama signed a pair of accords in 1977 that paved the way for the canal's return to full Panamanian control. The United States handed over control of the passage in 1999 after a period of joint administration. "Every square meter of the Panama Canal and the surrounding area belongs to Panama and will continue belonging (to Panama)," Mulino said in his statement, which was released on X. Trump then responded to Mulino: "We'll see about that!" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-he-might-demand-panama-hand-over-canal-2024-12-22/

And, at least for now, they seem to be coming from Republicans in the House and Senate.

The original from 1963 -- bari sax solo by Steve Douglas and piano at the end Leon Russell

Who Is Controlling the Budget Bill? At least for now, fiscal hard-right GOP Rep. 'Chip' Roy of Texas.

ChatGPT has maybe come a long way since MAY 2023 but then there was this: A lawyer used ChatGPT to prepare a court filing. It went horribly awry. Updated on: May 29, 2023 / 5:40 PM EDT / A lawyer who relied on ChatGPT to prepare a court filing on behalf of a man suing an airline is now all too familiar with the artificial intelligence tool's shortcomings — including its propensity to invent facts. Roberto Mata sued Colombian airline Avianca last year, alleging that a metal food and beverage cart injured his knee on a flight to Kennedy International Airport in New York. When Avianca asked a Manhattan judge to dismiss the lawsuit based on the statute of limitations, Mata's lawyer, Steven A. Schwartz, submitted a brief based on research done by ChatGPT, Schwartz, of the law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, said in an affidavit. The fabrications were revealed when Avianca's lawyers approached the case's judge, Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New York, saying they couldn't locate the cases cited in Mata's lawyers' brief in legal databases. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawyer-chatgpt-court-filing-avianca/

Ms. Willis was elected.

Yes -- I have a Honda Wave 110 instead of a 100

NY Times headline 5 minutes ago: -- House Approves Stopgap Funding Bill Hours Ahead of Shutdown Deadline --The new legislation would keep the government open but did not include the debt ceiling increase that President-elect Donald J. Trump had demanded. It now goes to the Senate.

Musk is just the latest victim of Kissinger-Schwarzenegger syndrome: Why can't I be President???

Without getting into the minutiae, I hope those in the disaster areas of very Republican western NC, GA, SC and Florida can get some/more relief without undo waiting.

OOPS did not see earlier post Georgia appeals court disqualifies prosecutor Fani Willis in Trump 2020 election case Prosecutor Fani Willis disqualified over romantic relationship with deputy Ruling requires new prosecutor to take over December 20, 20242:13 AM GMT+7Updated 2 hours ago Dec 19 (Reuters) - A Georgia appeals court ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be disqualified from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump and several of his allies for attempting to interfere in the 2020 election in the U.S. state. The ruling throws into doubt the future of the case, which includes Trump and 14 allies. The appeals court in Atlanta, in a 2-1 ruling, found that a romantic relationship between Willis and a former top deputy, Nathan Wade, created "a significant appearance of impropriety." "While we recognize that an appearance of impropriety generally is not enough to support disqualification, this is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings," the court wrote in its opinion. https://www.reuters.com/legal/georgia-appeals-court-says-prosecutor-trump-case-should-be-disqualified-2024-12-19/

After then-VP Nixon lost the 1960 Presidential election to John F. Kennedy, in 1962 Nixon ran for California governor and lost to incumbent Edmund G. 'Pat' Brown (Jerry's father) and gave this famous 'going-away' press conference:

I slipped on a wet floor near my indoor swimming pool -- busted water fountain leak I hadn't noticed in the dim locker room entrance. I went up in the air like I was on ice skates. So just after age 71, following hip fracture, I had full hip replacement -- 74 birthday next month. It has slowed me down but no pain.

This is all I want to do, ultimately. The primary requisite to sharing wisdom is to have it.

The referral comes from the Republican-controlled House select committee -- not the DoJ.

Keep quiet about Liz Cheney for a month? Maybe. Modus operandi: ________________________ Trump's suits often demand extraordinary figures from the defendants. Trump sued Timothy O'Brien after the journalist wrote a book questioning Trump's claims about his own net worth, demanding $5 billion in damages. The case was dismissed, and Trump later told a reporter for The Washington Post that he knew he couldn't win the suit. "I spent a couple of bucks on legal fees, and they spent a whole lot more. I did it to make his life miserable, which I'm happy about," Trump said. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-threatens-lawsuit-des-moines-register-poll-media/

Headline today on FoxNews: FBI should probe 'potential' Liz Cheney 'witness tampering' in Jan 6 matter, House Republicans say 'Numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney,' a new House subcommittee report concludes FBI should probe potential likely

On the topic of renaming, since Trump won, I think the sport of baseball could make the sport more palatable to Trump supporters by getting rid of 'left field'. 'Left field' should become center field, what is now center field can be right-of-center field, and right field can stay as is.

Softbank was invested in both WeWork and FTX although certainly had winners as well.

My only comment was that President-elect Trump said the same thing in 2016.

After Trump's 2016 victory, the two announced his firm would invest $50 billion in the U.S. Tokyo-based SoftBank is an investment company that focuses on financial, tech and energy companies. Mr. Trump quickly took credit for Son’s commitment on Tuesday, writing on Twitter: “Masa said he would never do this had we (Trump) not won the (2016) election!” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-softbank-japanese-mogul-masayoshi-son-pledges-50-billion-us-investment/

Alleging consumer fraud.

There were 2 Carrol cases against Trump: The first one was defation only and was stalled while Trump was still President. The second case -- and the one decided by a jury -- was the assault case brought on by the one year suspension of NY State statute of limitations for sexual assault cases. The comments above by Judge Kaplan as to what is or is not 'rape'was in reference to Trump contesting that the Carroll I defamation case should go forward because the Carroll II jury did not find the rape charge applied. This is the first page of the jury verdict form on the assault charges:

Just tell her a la Mr. Spider that you 'have her back' and, from your point-of-view, it looks very nice already.