Needs more mentions of "woke," "cancel culture," and "kids being forced into sex change operations by liberals after they give birth and have post-birth abortions." Maybe a light sprinkling of CRT for Outrage Nostalgia.
And even if they wanted to file some motion that might work, Trump might stop them because he wants them to file "election interference/First Amendment Violation/Witch Hunt" motions instead. And Donald is the one signing the theoretical checks (which should be arriving in 2 weeks if the lawyers weren't smart enough to get paid up front).
Trump's legal strategy is to delay any consequences until January 2025, be sworn in as President, and then not only pardon himself, but arrest anyone who dared to charge him with crimes.
I'm better off, but not by much. I'm working from home now so that helps. I spend less on gas and work clothes (since I'm mostly dressy casual now instead of dress clothes/shoes). I'm also spending less on food because COVID forced me to get serious about meal planning. (Every trip to the store was a possible exposure so I had a big incentive to get everything I needed, and only what I needed, get out, and not return until next week.
That being said, I'm also facing prices that have risen about as fast as my salary - if not faster. I'm also getting to that age where retirement isn't some nebulous future concept. I'm likely going to want to retire in 25 years or so, but I'm not anywhere close to having enough money. Nor can I afford to put away what I should be putting away.
I'm living somewhat comfortably (if frugally) today, but one major medical issue or job loss and I'll be in serious financial difficult. And if things don't improve significantly for me soon, I'll be working until I die.
"There's a woman in Chicago,” he said during a campaign speech. “She has 80 names, 30 addresses, 12 Social Security cards. She's got Medicaid, getting food stamps, and she is collecting welfare under each of her names. Her tax-free cash income alone is over $150,000.”
Why do I doubt this? Politicians love to trot out examples like this, but they are often made up out of thin air or gross exaggerations. Like maybe they looked up a common name, found 12 people with that name listed, and just assumed it's all the same woman scamming the system. (Like how they assumed that dead people voted because people voted that had the same names as dead people. Because nobody has the same name as anyone else!)
Thank you. I understand why people are itching for Engoron to send Trump to jail for contempt. It would be very satisfying in the short term. The problem is that the judge has to think long term. If he sends Trump to jail now for a day and that tanks the whole case Inc appeal, that's in the judge. So Engoron is putting up with Trump's shenanigans while building an appeals proof judgment.
Is it more annoying in the short term seeing Trump "get away with" so much with, at most, little fines? Sure, but this is what's best in the long term. Engoron has been a judge for decades. I trust he knows his job better than people whose legal experience is "I watched a few Law and Order episodes, listened to a law podcast once, and watched a few legal YouTubers." (No offense intended to legal YouTubers. I love Legal Eagle especially. But you can't assume you're a legal expert just because you watched those videos. There's a reason that it takes years to study law.)
The fact that she didn't even know that witness testimony means answering questions really puts a big question mark over her 13 years, anyways.
I know that and my legal expertise is just what I've picked up over the course of my life. No law degree or anything. The fact that I might be more qualified to be a lawyer than Habba is bad news for Trump. (For the record, you do NOT want me representing you in court. Get a real lawyer, not some guy whose best qualification is "knows more than a Trump lawyer.")
She was also complaining, after court, that the judge was telling her what to do and she doesn't stand for that in her life.
Um, you do when you're in the court. If the judge tells you to shut up, you shut up. You can be offended that the judge told you to shut up, but you'd better not argue with the judge and tell them that you have a right to say whatever you want to say in their court. Not unless you want to spend a night in a jail cell.
Not just wasting the judge's time, but yelling at and insulting the judge on the stand. I'm no lawyer, but I doubt this is a legal strategy that any reputable legal professional would recommend.
I liked how Trump claimed that Letitia James wouldn't know anything about 40 Wall Street. She had to suppress a chuckle. Her office is under 3 blocks away from it. Here's a Google Map of the two.
What's worse, they told him that he had to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Trying to force Trump to tell the truth is taking away his First Amendment right to lie in court! Such a witch hunt!!!! /s
Some attorneys won't work for him because tying their reputation to him is a toxic move.
Some won't work for him because he's notorious for not paying and, as much as they are lawyers and so must enjoy being in court, they don't want to have to sue to get paid.
Some won't work for him because he's notorious for not listening to his attorneys. If your lawyer tells you to stop with the public statements because they are hurting your case and your response is to INCREASE the frequency and intensity of your statements, your attorney might quit.
And some Trump won't work with because they tell him the truth instead of what Trump wants to hear.
Combine all this and Trump's selection of lawyers is extremely thin. He's got one or two that might be somewhat decent, but the rest are a mixture of bottom of the barrel lawyers who see Trump as a quick way of rocketing their careers. Of course, to quote Woody from Toy Story, "rockets explode!" They could just as easily find their careers blown to bits, but they are willing to take the risk.
I live near Sienna and my son visited there as he looks at colleges. It's definitely still got religious roots (the friars are still a constant presence), but they've gotten more non-denominational. I also got the impression that they aren't that conservative. They might not be as liberal as some colleges, but they aren't alt-right either.
That being said, my son decided against Sienna for various reasons (including the fact that their Computer Science department seems tiny compared to other colleges in the area).
The bigger issue isn't the college's leaning, it's that polls a year out are pretty worthless. In politics, a year is basically forever. The big issues driving voters right now can be completely different a year from now. Events and scandals can crop up that could be the focus of the 2024 election. So while perhaps the Biden campaign should use this poll to remind themselves not to be complacent, I don't think this poll means that it's time to panic.
And a lot of the people who, right now, are saying "we'll vote third party" or "we just won't vote" will change their tune if it comes to November and it's a close Biden vs Trump.
This isn't to say that Biden should take these votes for granted, of course. (Hillary made the fatal mistake of taking votes for granted.) However, it's a common occurrence for people to refuse to back one party's candidate a year out and then come back into the fold near election day. The Republicans will likely have a similar occurrence with people refusing to vote for Trump, but then deciding to do so in November 2024.
removing the votes of Democratic voters who move from a blue state to a red one until they "learn the states' values." (I.e. Learn to vote Republican.)
I highly doubt this for one big reason: The courts have already ruled that AI generated content isn't eligible for copyright protection.
Suppose a studio managed to make a Big AI Action Franchise using only AI. They wouldn't be able to copyright any of the movie. This would mean that people could download and share it freely. Streaming services could put it online without needing to pay the studio that "made" the film. Movie theaters could get a copy online and show it instead of paying for copies.
A copyright free AI Movie would be a revenue disaster. And we know that if there's one thing the studios care about, it's money.
I, honestly, don't want him to die. I hope that he has perfect health, but finds himself sent to prison for the rest of his life. Then, he can have perfect health as he sees everything he built over his life (business and political) torn to shreds.
Trump just falling dead from a heart attack tomorrow would be too easy an out for him.
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Needs more mentions of "woke," "cancel culture," and "kids being forced into sex change operations by liberals after they give birth and have post-birth abortions." Maybe a light sprinkling of CRT for Outrage Nostalgia.