Nature Boy 2.0

This judge is going to be absolutely disemboweled upon appeal.
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When the judge gags a key witness for Trump's defense
 
[...] If you think that sounds a little odd for an FEC disclosure, you're right.  That's where one of the critical witnesses to be called by the Trump defense comes in.  Bradley Smith is a former chairman of the FEC, and on many occasions, including long before Trump, he has argued that there are all sorts of things a candidate can spend money on that are not legally classifiable as "for the purpose of influencing any election."  [...]
 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/2993414/when-the-judge-gags-a-key-witness-for-trumps-defense/

New York DA Indicts Trump For Bringing Firefighters Pizza But No Salad Or Cheesy Bread
 
[...] "After a lengthy day in court, former President Trump personally delivered pizzas to New York firefighters without a single leaf of salad or some cheesy bread," declared District Attorney Alvin Bragg.  "For the sake of our democracy, he must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and then a bit further."  [...]
 
https://babylonbee.com/news/new-york-da-indicts-trump-for-paying-off-firefighters-with-hush-pizza

Why is this not surprising?
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Trump Whodunnit:  Prosecutors admit key evidence in document case has been tampered with
 
In a stunning admission, Special Counsel Jack Smith's team is admitting that key evidence in former President Donald Trump's classified documents criminal case was altered or manipulated since it was seized by the FBI, and that prosecutors misled the court about it for a period of time.

Legal experts told Just the News the revelation could prove to be a serious problem for prosecutors and a violation of court rules to preserve evidence in the state it was seized.  [...]
 
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-whodunnit-prosecutors-admit-key-evidence-document-case-has

The prosecution seems to be acting very petulant.
 
NY vs. Trump: Bragg's own witness, Hope Hicks, implodes case against Trump
 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ny-vs-trump-braggs-witness-hope-hicks-implodes-case-against-trump

IRS Audits Targeted People Making Under $200,000 Per Year in Not So Shocking News
 
In news that will likely not surprise conservatives in the least, the Biden administration lied about targets of IRS audits.  [...]
 
https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2024/05/08/irs-audits-mainly-people-who-make-under-200k-n2396045

Joe Biden Just Committed an Impeachable Offense, and Donald Trump Might Have Something to Say About It
 
[...] In other words, Biden just committed an impeachable offense.  Congress appropriated that aid to Israel.  He doesn't get to delay it in an attempt to smooth over his political misfortunes at home.  How do I know that?  Because that's the standard Democrats set with their first impeachment of Donald Trump.  [...]
 
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/05/07/joe-biden-stops-aid-to-israel-something-we-were-all-assured-is-an-impeachable-offense-n2173876

Unbelievable, and believable.
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WATCH:  Biden Can't Help Being Racist.  And the Media Can't Help Ignoring It.
 
[...] Joe Biden, who has a history of making racist jokes and comments, regularly gets a pass.
 
On Monday, Biden made some remarks at the White House Cinco de Mayo event that, as usual, the media completely ignored.  [...]
 
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/05/07/yikes-biden-just-cant-help-being-racist-can-he-n4928822

Research Discovers Women Will Support Any Cause No Matter How Murderous So Long As They Get To Wear A Scarf
 
[...] "So, let me get this straight: this cause treats women as property, believes raping women an acceptable form of violence, and vows to murder innocent civilians - but I get to wear a scarf?" asked local college student Danielle Walker.  "That sounds amazing!  Sign me up!"  [...]
 
https://babylonbee.com/news/research-discovers-women-will-support-any-cause-no-matter-how-murderous-so-long-as-they-get-to-wear-a-scarf

Not the BB, either!
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This Week's Unsung Hero:  Contractor Paints Over Protesters Standing in Front of Vandalized Wall
 
[...] Because they are 'mostly peaceful,' protesters at the school had disgracefully defaced a campus wall with their pro-Hamas graffiti.  So, the school called in a team of contractors to paint over their anti-American and antisemitic vandalism.  When the protesters tried to stand in front of the contractors to prevent them from doing the job they were hired to do, their response was perfection.
 
'No problem.  You could use a paint job too, kids.'  [...]
 
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/05/08/this-weeks-unsung-hero-contractor-paints-over-protesters-standing-in-front-of-vandalized-wall-n2396012
 

https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1787673077511262547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1787673077511262547%7Ctwgr%5E2801f5f18945b496f4c676835ee237d7047bc5d9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fjustmindy%2F2024%2F05%2F07%2Faghamilton-israel-history-n2396013

SOME good news.  Chickens.  Home.  Roost.
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Federal Judges:  No More Law Clerks From Columbia
 
[...] More than a dozen federal judges sent a notification to Columbia University Law School yesterday informing them that they will not be accepting applications from any of their graduates to be law clerks starting with the class of 2024.  The judges were led by jurists from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.  The letter was addressed directly to Columbia President Minouche Shafik.  They are not limiting the boycott to only the students taking part in the riots, but the entire graduating class.  [...]
 
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/05/07/federal-judges-no-more-law-clerks-from-columbia-n3787923

This longish read is a horror story that you might not be able to take your eyes from, like a car accident.  This article answers questions that most of us may have had.
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The People Setting America on Fire
 
An investigation into the witches' brew of billionaires, Islamists, and leftists behind the campus protests
 
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/people-setting-america-on-fire-soros-tides-wespac

Exclusive:  Columbia Custodian Trapped by 'Angry Mob' Speaks Out
 
It's the viral image that captured the clash between the anti-Israel protesters who stormed Columbia and the campus workers who tried to stop them.  As the mob invaded Hamilton Hall in the early hours of April 30, a facilities worker was photographed pushing a demonstrator against a wall.

Later, it emerged that the protester was a 40-year-old trust fund kid named James Carlson, who owns a townhouse in Brooklyn worth $2.3 million.  The man who tried to hold him back was Mario Torres, 45, who has worked at Columbia—where the average janitor makes less than $19 an hour—for five years.  [...]
 
https://www.thefp.com/p/exclusive-columbia-custodian-trapped

Published in this thread long ago.   

Dead Worm Found In RFK Jr.’s Brain Already Polling Higher Than Biden In 11 States
 
U.S. — Following the revelation that a deadly parasite was once removed from his skull, political experts were shocked to learn that the dead worm found in Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s brain was already polling higher than Joe Biden in 11 states.  [...]
 
https://babylonbee.com/news/dead-worm-found-in-rfk-jrs-brain-already-polling-higher-than-biden-in-11-states

For Greater Inclusivity, Boy Scouts Of America Removes Every Word In Name Except 'Of'
 
IRVING, TX — In a step toward greater inclusion, The Boy Scouts Of America announced this week that it will be just going by "Of" from here on out.

"We realized our name had a lot of problematic terms, like ‘Boy,' ‘Scouts,' and ‘America' in it," Scouting executive Tim Galbraith told reporters.  "We decided ‘Of' was much more inclusive and pinpoints what scouting, I mean, um… ‘of-ing' really means.  Go Of!"  [...]
 
https://babylonbee.com/news/for-greater-inclusivity-boys-scouts-of-america-removes-every-word-in-name-except-of

The better new radar detectors will filter out the radar used on new cars.  I'm using a Uniden R7 and the latest firmware I recently downloaded added some new filters.  The bigger problem, especially in GA on I-95, is laser speed detection.  Really need (expensive) laser jammers.   I'm not ready to spend over $1000 just for that.

Wella, wella.

It will be interesting to hear whether this arrest has cost that parolee his job.  If it has, it's an outrage even bigger than the disruption caused by the whackos.

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Success!  Climate Protesters Block Traffic Causing Cars To Idle Extra 3 Hours
 
JUL 8, 2022
LOS ANGELES, CA — Climate activists are claiming victory following a recent protest in which they blocked traffic and forced vehicles to idle for an extra 3 hours.  [...]
 
https://babylonbee.com/news/success-climate-protesters-block-traffic-causing-cars-to-idle-extra-3-hours

Reminds me of the time I was driving from Darlington SC back to Columbia in my '71 Dodge Dart (please don't laugh).  I had just gotten a fancy new "radar detector",  Bearcat was the brand.  I also was doing at least 10 over and that darn new radar detector kept making noise and I thought there was something wrong with it.  Just about that time I saw the cop in the median.  Sure enough he pulled out to track me down.  I slowed right down and pulled that detector off the dash.  He followed right behind me for a couple of miles but didn't pull me over.  Only thing I could figure was that he was a SC fan and liked all the stupid bumper stickers I had on the back of the car.  "Go Gamecocks" and "Rednecks turn orange in the fall".  One thing I'm sure of is that he wasn't a Clemson fan.  That would have been '78 or '79.

Tesla Cybertruck Stops Working After Car Wash
 
Tesla Cybertruck owners have experienced breakdowns after washing their vehicles, sparking discussions about the truck's durability.  [...]
 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-stops-working-car-142400110.html

I like Musk, particularly his no-nonsense approach to free speech, but he seems a lot more like Billy Durant then Alfred Sloan.  Good at realizing dreams, but not really great at actually managing a big company.  Time will tell, but at some point, just announcing something will not keep the stock price up.
 
 

Tesla get a mention here but the whole market is tanking