8 minutes ago, bendejo said:

Oh boy, ramping up!  Subpoenas issued!  Real nail-biting and edge-of-the-seat action! 

You know how the news sites have links to other articles on the same topic?  Today I clicked one that said "T____ indictment imminent!"

It was dated March 2021.

2+ years and counting since the Capitol was attacked, 6+ years since the inauguration, arguably his first egregious act was on that day pocketing inauguration funds, and the hits just keep on coming.  "Oooo, look what he did now!"  Georgia trial no sooner than November -- nice move, bought him nearly a year, which means no judgement until next year, oh, but wait, it's an election year, so that's yet another year, 2025, and if he gets back into the WH (note: I did not use the word elected) either it all gets scrubbed or back to square one in 2029. 

Forget about justice, we'll probably have to settle for just keeping the blackguard out of office.  They can at least lock up his verminous abettors.

I'm sticking with my prediction that this will drag on thru the next decade, I hope I'm wrong. 

What happened to the concept of a "speedy trial?"  Even the Dominion case looks looks like it is making progress. 

 

 

I suspect that there is more truth in what you say than I am comfortable with.  The legal system seems to be designed to punish the poor and to give the rich and powerful a pass.   

I had someone very close to me who spent a year in jail for a crime he did not commit.  Even though he was no threat, his bail was set way beyond his means.  When it finally went to trial, the main witness retracted the statement.   The judge ruled that the charges be dropped and any reference to the 'crime' be expunged from all documents associated with his name.   

Even with a solid alibi and no credible witnesses, a year of a person's life was destroyed.  His children were placed in foster care, he lost his job, his house, his vehicle.   

Meanwhile, we have people like Trump, so clearly guilty of so much, and he walks free and a 'Special' counsel has to spend an inordinate amount of time and money to protect his rights.   

32 minutes ago, Stargeezr said:

Just a reminder that you could not use you computer if not for as you call them Fossil fuel, or oil.

The foam in your cushy chair is also made from oil. your cell phone, tablet, key board and computer screen,

even most thread that holds clothes together is mostly polyester, or OIL. Just a reminder for the

Green People who think there is no need for oil, or fossil fuel.   I am just hoping that Russia ends this 

unnecessary war. They started it by invading Ukraine in the first place.

I don't think anyone is denying that oil has many uses.  I think the point is we need to greatly minimize its use as a source of fuel.   Coal also has a lot of uses besides burning it.   

12 minutes ago, tgw said:

well, it's rather good news that they didn't themselves believe their lies ... well, sort of.

They are a little like the people who mixed the Kool-Aid and ushered people into line to drink it for Jim Jones.  They are among the most dishonest of dishonest.  They have betrayed the most sacred trust given to people in the field of journalism.

I have a small stock portfolio.  I am what I would consider as 'medium' woke.  I live around a lot of very not woke people.  I don't try to change them; I seldom argue with them but I do point out where they are wrong and then drop it.  

When it comes to my portfolio, I specifically do not allow certain investments, primarily gun manufacturers.  Other than that, I let the fund manager have free rein.  

This guy was looking pretty contrite, bordering on cowardly, during the sentencing.  He's going to have a lifetime in a prison that has a disproportionate number of Blacks.  He may very well be getting the death penalty just by getting a life sentence.

These right-wingers have an abnormal interest in drag queens, transsexuals and gays.  It seems that research shows, they are the ones spending the most time viewing it on sites like pornhub:

Data Finds Republicans are Obsessed with Searching for Transgender Porn

Closet Cases – Republicans secretly love what they publicly hate

So far in 2022, more than 300 anti-LGBT bills have been proposed across 36 states – at least one third of which are directed at trans youth. This surge, especially in anti-trans legislation from Republicans, stands in stark contrast to a startling fact.

Republicans love transgender porn, A LOT.

With more than 4.7 Million transgender porn related Google searches each month (per Ahrefs.com), do Republicans represent those searching most? The answer seems to be a clear YES.

https://lawsuit.org/general-law/republicans-have-an-obsession-with-transgender-pornography/

The red state gay porn habit: Why conservative states like Mississippi and North Carolina lead the nation in same-sex porn consumption

Mississippi and North Carolina recently passed some of the harshest laws in the nation targeting the LGBT community. As statistics from PornHub show, congressmen might be legislating against queer and trans people, but their constituencies sure do love to watch them have sex.

https://www.salon.com/2016/05/21/the_red_state_gay_porn_habit_why_conservative_states_like_mississippi_and_north_carolina_lead_the_nation_in_same_sex_porn_consumption/

Data Finds Republican States Are ‘Obsessed’ With Searching For Transgender Porn While Voting Against Trans Rights

According to the Human Rights Campaign, more than 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced this year, 2022 — many of which directly and implicity attack the transgender community.

These laws have prodominently been introduced in states dominated by Republican influence and show an increasingly aggresive dismantling of years of progress toward equality for all LGBTQ+ folk.

Despite the clear hatred towards the queer and transgender communities that Republicans show on the surface,

https://www.yourtango.com/news/data-shows-republicans-search-transgender-porn-high-volumes

12 hours ago, nauseus said:

Yes. But 2 years on what is so wonderful now?

Well, for one thing, you can get things you need.  Under Trump, the grocery store shelves were empty.  No toilet paper to be had at any price.  The only thing that wasn't in short supply was silly tweets from the Conman-in-Chief.  

Oh and here's another one of your good Republican legislators:

Photo from https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/politics/george-santos-drag-queen-claim-brazil/index.html

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

My guess would be that all the posters on here who think drag shows for kids is just good entertainment have never had kids. Just a guess. 

 

And yet those childless folks want to dictate what's appropriate for kids. For once I wish the very small % of the LGBTQ community would just go on about their lives quietly and stop dictating what the majority of Americans should do or tolerate.

6 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

My guess would be that all the posters on here who think drag shows for kids is just good entertainment have never had kids. Just a guess. 

 

And yet those childless folks want to dictate what's appropriate for kids. For once I wish the very small % of the LGBTQ community would just go on about their lives quietly and stop dictating what the majority of Americans should do or tolerate.

My guess is that all those people who seem to take such an inordinate interest in drag queens are not good parents.   Are kids forced to go to drag shows?  Are there even drag shows for kids?   

Drag shows are a form of entertainment.  If you don't want your kids to attend, then don't take them.  

11 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Worth remembering when biden started this abomination of a presidency his predecessor left him with an inflation rate of 1.4%. This is all the democrats doing, reaching a peak of absurdity when they passed a spending boondoggle they amusingly called the inflation reduction act which they knew would not reduce inflation(1). Let's get the adults back in charge asap.

 

"The White House celebrated its first-year economic achievements by tweeting: “When @POTUS and @VP were sworn in, our economy was on the brink of collapse.”

That is a flat-out lie.  

As Biden first set foot in the Oval Office a year ago, real GDP was growing at 6.3 percent, inflation was 1.4 percent"

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/590451-how-biden-torched-the-trump-recovery/

 

(1)supporting evidence for uncomfortable claim made

 

"With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law his landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Its title raises a tantalizing question: Will the measure actually tame the price spikes that have inflicted hardships on American households?

Economic analyses of the proposal suggest that the likely answer is no — not anytime soon, anyway.

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-congress-climate-and-environment-63df07e15002c01fb560a6f0e69fcb03

Probably worth actually looking at the truth about what Biden inherited:

https://www.bbc.com/news/59402975