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Finally! ~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATED: After RedState's Reporting Rocked RNC Winter Meeting, Ronna McDaniel Is Stepping Down Embattled Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel plans to resign after the South Carolina primary, the New York Times reported Tuesday evening. [...] https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/02/06/breaking-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-is-stepping-down-n2169751

Dozens of New York City Public Housing Employees Charged in Massive Bribery Scheme At least 70 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) employees have been charged in the largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the Department of Justice. NYCHA superintendents and assistant superintendents received up to $2 million in kickbacks over ten years beginning in 2013. The supers were [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/02/06/at-least-70-public-housing-employees-charged-in-massive-bribery-scheme-n4926175

Democrats Aren't Preparing to Throw Kamala Harris Under Any Buses Just Yet [...] The most popular version of the speculative scenario goes something like this: Joe Biden has some sort of mystery malady and steps aside, Kamala Harris magically disappears from the scene, and Gavin Newsom floats in on a cloud to become the nominee. [...] https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2024/02/06/democrats-arent-preparing-to-throw-kamala-harris-under-any-buses-just-yet-n4926190

Dearborn Named 'America's Jihad Capital,' Mayor and Biden Respond About the Way You’d Expect The Wall Street Journal did everyone a service Friday by publishing an op-ed entitled "Welcome to Dearborn, America's Jihad Capital: Imams and politicians in the Michigan city side with Hamas against Israel and Iran against the U.S." This was an eyebrow-raising exposition by Steven Stalinsky of the indispensable Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) of how numerous Islamic leaders and other public figures in Dearborn have openly supported Hamas, which the State Department still officially considers to be a jihad terror group. Instead, however, of concern about open support for terror in Dearborn, the article has given rise to concerns — expressed even by the Biden regime — about "Islamophobia." [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/02/05/dearborn-named-americas-jihad-capital-mayor-and-biden-respond-about-the-way-youd-expect-n4926143

This clearly explains, broadly and in detail, how hosed this case now is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FaniGate and the American Way of Scandal To qualify as a first-rate American political scandal, the escapade should include three juicy elements: sex, money, and the abuse of power. Fani Willis and Nathan Wade hit the trifecta. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/06/fanigate_and_the_american_way_of_scandal_150439.html

Yes, except the Dems will never admit to their failures.

Fascinating, readable explanation of how Jonathan Turley and others think that the "loss" in D.C. Circuit Court could work in Trump's favor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Loses in D.C. Circuit, But Prof. Turley Explains Why He Might Have Already Won [...] Whatever the merits of Trump's argument for immunity—and we haven't read the case or paid enough attention to be sure of the merits—or his double jeopardy claims, Trump lost that interlocutory appeal today. Via the indispensable Jonathan Turley: [...] https://twitchy.com/aaronwalker/2024/02/06/trump-loses-in-dc-circuit-but-might-have-already-won-n2392629

Comments? (I wouldn't hire him.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Bill Belichick, perhaps the greatest coach in NFL history, didn't land a job https://theathletic.com/5244873/2024/02/02/bill-belichick-nfl-coaching-falcons-patriots/?access_token=150821&redirected=1 ==> If the above yields a paywall, see here: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-multiple-teams-relieved-bill-170103108.html

Recent report. Paradise! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kim Jong Un admits lack of 'basic living necessities' is 'serious political issue' in North Korea Kim urged government officials who have let quality of life deteriorate in the countryside to 'admit' to their failures to uphold communist values Continues here: https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-jong-un-admits-lack-basic-living-necessities-serious-political-issue-north-korea

Israel Confirms 31 Hostages Dead in Gaza Captivity Since October 7 [...] Israeli officials are reportedly reviewing unconfirmed intelligence that another 20 hostages have been killed as well, of 132 hostages still held captive since October 7, plus two fallen IDF soldiers and two mentally-challenged Israeli adults who have been held hostage in Gaza since 2014. Israel has managed to free 110 hostages so far — and time is running out for those who remain, due to their various health issues, ages, injuries and the terrible conditions in which they are being held. [...] https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/hamas/israel-confirms-31-hostages-dead-in-gaza-captivity-since-october-7/2024/02/06/

This is in the U.K., but it may also apply here. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unemployed Gen Zers are having to turn down work because they can't afford the commute and uniform, report shows After going through multiple interview rounds, impressing the hiring manager and landing the gig, Gen Zers are being forced to turn down the roles they've been offered because of the costs associated with starting a new job, new research shows. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/unemployed-gen-zers-having-turn-115603885.html https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/unemployed-gen-zers-having-turn-115603885.html

She's pretty foxy, but perhaps only skin-deeply. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "She's a joke": Nancy Mace's ex-aides spill the beans after entire staff bails in just 3 months The entirety of Rep. Nancy Mace's, R-S.C., Washington, D.C. staff has reportedly turned over since November 1, 2023, three sources close to the situation told The Daily Beast. Former employees alleged a "toxic" workplace, with one former senior employee noting to the Daily Beast that Mace was "abusive" in her methods of using workplace software to excessively communicate with staffers. The source claimed that Mace's correspondence was "constant," adding that she would "micromanage the office all day and into the night and early morning." [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/shes-joke-nancy-maces-ex-162741296.html

Biden tells crowd he recently met with Mitterrand, former French president who died in 1996 President Biden told a crowd in Las Vegas on Sunday that he recently met with Francois Mitterrand, the French president who has been dead for nearly 30 years. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-tells-crowd-recently-met-234625101.html

'Monster' caught in suburban lake shatters record. See the 'world's longest goldfish' An enormous golden-orange fish torpedoed through the waters of a suburban lake in Australia. Suddenly, it was corralled into a net and yanked from the water. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/monster-caught-suburban-lake-shatters-165805264.html

Comments, including your situation if relevant? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ America is doing PTO wrong–and its burned-out workforce is less productive than the 11 nations that know how to take a break When I tell fellow business leaders from the U.S. about our U.K.-based startup's PTO policy, they often marvel at its "generosity." They struggle to comprehend how I can justify [...] https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/america-doing-pto-wrong-burned-115502998.html

Prayers for King C. and for all who are waitlisted.

How frustrating and infuriating, si and sigh Y ma'am. "Many," obviously Y ma'am. Look at it this way, see Y ma'am: 1. Continuing to repair jalopy = $Many, si man 2. Taking out car loan = $Many, si man Depending on definitions of $Many, it's either a good or bad deal to do one or the other, guy P-Math logic man.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Family's Printer Lasts Record 13 Print Jobs GOSHEN, IN — According to sources, a local family's home printer has lasted for 13 printing jobs before failing catastrophically and breaking down, breaking the previous world record of 11. "When we purchased this HP Inkjet printer from Walmart for $65 we expected quality, but this has surpassed our wildest expectations," said Sam Gritley, the owner of the printer. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/familys-printer-lasts-record-13-print-jobs

VDH gives a pretty good answer to the question in his title. Worth a read and commenting on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is Biden Malicious, Incompetent, or Conniving? What Excites Biden? Things are becoming so strange, so surreal, so nihilistic in contemporary America that the chaos can only be deliberate. Chance, incompetence, and accident could not alone explain the series of disasters we now daily witness that are nearly destroying the country. When the ailing and non-compos-mentis president now speaks, he rarely becomes excited about Iranian or terrorist provocations. Biden seems restrained even at Russia's outlawry in Ukraine. The atrocities of Hamas now earn only measured objections from Biden. He does not seem too angered by the collapse of the border. Nor do the deaths of 100,000 Americans to imported fentanyl earn a loud trademark Biden scream. No, what earns his unchecked ire, often expressed in shouts and hysterical tones, are [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/05/is-biden-malicious-incompetent-or-conniving/

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Monday report, see man: Neither we nor Mini-B. wanted to awaken, zzz Two Guys man. Made several Rx-pricing calls on behalf of Mama T-B., had to be done man. Managed to get Uncle T-B. a lucrative CD mere minutes before the rate dropped, timing is all man. Left message for Mama T-B. to act in a hurry, didn't act senior she man. Lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest hurriedly we man. Went to Walmart on behalf of Mama T-B., shop we man. Of course, she called us there and changed her order completely, man. Delivered stuff to Mama T-B., deliver we man. Got roped into trying to help her buy CDs, man. She completely misread a "we're evaluating your application" e-mail, man. She blamed us for helping Uncle T-B. instead of her regarding the lucrative CD, man. She wouldn't have beaten that deadline regardless, give us the Many'rd Degree man. We got her one at the new lower rate (still pretty good) regardless, grouse senior she man. Tried desperately to excuse ourself to return to casa in time to rest before Mini-B. retrieval, beg we man. Got accused of abandoning senior she man, man. Got to casa just in time to service miu and lie down, frazzled we man. We got Many (2+1) phone calls and Many (2+1) texts, man. Mini-B. wanted to skip his after-skool activity, completely no surprise and man. Din-din was Aldi's Italian meatballs, Aldi tater tots, and onecan of corn*, ingest Two Guys man. *bought at an earlier ES, financially savvy we man Mini-B. initially considered this din-din to be weird but ate it all up, ingest wee man man. Movie night was several Netflix episodes of Young Sheldon, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. had an undone History assignment from way back, so we must arise early for tutorial, we man. We will have to arise at o'dark-infernal-Many Many (2+1) mornings this week, we man. Maid allegedly promises to be at casa at half-past Many on Tuesday, let's place bets on that man. If she does another lousy job or is more than half an hour late, bye man. Party with the rubias after Mini-B. embedded, cavort we man.

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