50+Masters Athlete & Coach w/healthy appetite for political realspeak. JD St. John's University, '87. And, alas, a 60's Standards vocalist!
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I am all for cutting gov costs, then and now. I'm even more for efficiency
I would have a plan. Ready Fire Aim is not a plan.
Cutting programs without knowing if they would have saved taxpayers more than they cost, or saved lives, is a mistake
Tariffs, cutting programs, agencies and employees ALL AT ONCE, without doing an analysis of the impact on city, towns and states they impact, is going to backfire big time
Some cities have 9 pct or more of their employment as federal workers. Colleges losing millions in funding. Gov contractors and grant recipients having to close their businesses and lay off everyone.
Repeated in city after city. Town after town
What do you think the economic impact on their tax base is ? What do you think happens to home values ? What services will they have to end ?
What about the local businesses ? How many people will lose their jobs and homes because this was done ALL AT ONCE
Cut federal government bloat in an organized fashion and it's great.
Ready Fire Aim and the uncertainty it creates is a huge mistake
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OMG WHERE IS THIS???? teapaw.org/Canaansdad1987/status/…
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A PRIMER ON what the Trump jury can do as to the 34 counts - which means 34 verdicts:
- convict on all counts (takes all 12 jurors)
-acquit on all counts (takes all 12)
-hang on all counts (12 don't agree on any count)
-acquit on some, hang on the rest (split verdict)
-convict on some (e.g. the checks Trump signed) and hang or acquit on the rest
Finally: Hung counts can be retried. Acquitted counts are final. Convicted counts can be appealed by Trump.
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@Morning_Joe Yrump opened door in opening statement: Affair never happened!
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Merchan: I've asked you several times to show me the post that the defendant was responding to. You haven't done so once.
BRUTAL.
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Letitia James to Billy Baldwin: "I'm automatically attracted to assets -- I just start seizing then. It's like a magnet. Just seize. I don't even wait. When you're a state attorney general, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the airplane. You can do anything."😃Love this WOMAN!
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Trump lies. Then he lies about lying. And then he lies about lying about lying. After which he lies about lying about lying about lying. Ad infinitum. – at Bethesda, MD
NEW: In his fight for immunity from prosecution, Donald Trump’s latest refrain is that the campaign was ‘long over’ by the time he pressured states to overturn the results.
But that’s not what he told supporters — or the Supreme Court — at the time.
politico.com/news/2024/01/12…
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Looks like other than the word “targets,” DC Circuit has upheld Judge Chutkan’s gag order as a reasonable limit on speech. Good day for the fair administration of justice and the safety of witnesses and parties.
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Notable: DC Circuit court leaves room for Chutkan to expand the gag order to protect the jury if needed going forward. Fn 18.
And repeatedly notes trial will be soon. Not a good sign for Trump’s claim of immunity from trial.
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Donald Trump made one of the most famous campaign promises in history when he said he’d build the wall and have Mexico pay for it.
Voters who believed his promise aren’t “losers” just because he failed to follow through with it.
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Pleased to report that the US Supreme Court has denied Derek Chauvin’s appeal after his conviction for the murder of George Floyd. It was the Privilege of a lifetime to work with the incredible @keithellison and the dream team he put together, and my team of 7 incredible @HoganLovells associates, over the last three years.
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@KatyTurNBC Cross-examining a witness favorable to your case is a gift. You get to ask leading questions. Can't do that on direct. The AG took this risk because Trump's lawyers likely viewed Trump as a loose cannon and didn't want to risk cross-examining him and being surprised.
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It will forever be a mystery. – at Washington, DC
Now that judge has found Trump engaged in massive asset inflation scheme to obtain loans and insurance, I am even more puzzled as to why US Attorney’s Office in SDNY walked away from it. Bank fraud is a federal criminal offense. washingtonpost.com/national-…
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Now that judge has found Trump engaged in massive asset inflation scheme to obtain loans and insurance, I am even more puzzled as to why US Attorney’s Office in SDNY walked away from it. Bank fraud is a federal criminal offense. washingtonpost.com/national-…