Biden's not a dog's dinner: Champ, Major (and Snowflake) know a President when they sniff one (Trump thread #126)

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[quote lionheart]www.politicususa.com/2021/04/02/matt-gaetz-left-a-paper-trail-that-led-the-feds-right-to-him.html[/quote]
Guess there are rumblings for him to resign. I think he's going to emulate his god, Doofus, and 'never say die'.

[quote lionheart]About time:

thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/546102-haaland-to-create-unit-to-investigate-missing-and-murdered-native[/quote]
Absolutely!!!!

Chauvin

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-56618682

Yes. Very Trumpian.

Gosh Cacacois that is just shocking

'A 10ft pole is not long enough': Matt Gaetz isolated in sex-trafficking scandal.
Donald Trump reportedly advised to keep quiet about ally.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/03/matt-gaetz-republican-sex-trafficking-scandal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Fox News has also stayed quiet. As Vox reported, the Gaetz affair was not mentioned on the rightwing network on Thursday, or on Friday until the news anchor Brett Baier covered the allegations on his evening show.

Trump rages over election coverage: 'Other than that, Happy Easter'.
thehill.com/homenews/news/546301-trump-rages-over-election-coverage-other-than-that-happy-easter

Dominion: will one Canadian company bring down Trump's empire of disinformation?
Dominion has filed defamation lawsuits against several Trump allies for pushing election ‘radioactive falsehoods’ – could it triumph?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/04/dominion-trump-disinformation-fox-news-sidney-powell-giuliani-mike-lindell-lawsuits?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[quote TheNorthWestPawsage]Dominion: will one Canadian company bring down Trump's empire of disinformation?
Dominion has filed defamation lawsuits against several Trump allies for pushing election ‘radioactive falsehoods’ – could it triumph?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/04/dominion-trump-disinformation-fox-news-sidney-powell-giuliani-mike-lindell-lawsuits?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other[/quote]
Hard not to remember what wiped News Of The World out ....

Indeed, DGR.

The underlying argument for de-regulation and small government, ie not having laws to regulate behaviour in advance, is that if people say or do something badly wrong there are still laws to pick them up afterwards. Laws which mean the action is taken by companies and private individuals, rather than by government, fit this model particularly well.

I've seen this stated explicitly about Health & Safety regs ("if the device kills someone, their family can sue afterwards").

Without getting into the merits of this approach, it does have as an essential ingredient the "can sue afterwards." Something Fox and others seem to have overlooked.

They are now being reminded.

I'm always a bit twitchy about libel, slander and defamation laws, because they're problematic regarding where one draws the line.

However there has to be some defence against people who knowingly lie to harm others for their own benefit.

I will be very interested to watch this shake down.

Happer Easter anyway.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alabama-yoga-ban-school-hinduism-b1825334.html

"Bill to lift ban on yoga in Alabama schools – which would still prohibit ‘namaste’ greetings and chanting – will be brought back for another try after a vote ended in a tie."

Happy Easter.

Happy Easter everyone Got my vaccine yesterday.

Happy Easter, happy vaccination, Duncin.

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/derek-chavin-trial-george-floyd-bystanders-videos

'Eric Nelson has characterized the people who witnessed George Floyd’s death, including three teens and a 9-year-old girl, as a threat to officers. But videos from the scene tell a different story.'

Hope everyone has had a good Easter

Great news on the vaccination Duncin

You too, Roussette.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/04/florida-imminent-pollution-catastrophe-phosphate-retention-pond-bradenton-piney-point-desantis

'“The water meets water quality standards, standards for marine waters, with the exception primarily of the phosphorus and the nitrogen.”'

lionheart
'“The water meets water quality standards, standards for marine waters, with the exception primarily of the phosphorus and the nitrogen.”'

Or as it might be, "This food is fine apart from the arsenic."

I wonder what a company ought to do about phosphorus-polluted water. I mean, what would be the thing that could be done to get rid of the phosphorus, or rather, have started to be done thirty years ago and more for this particular place? The only really effective way I have heard of is long-winded and difficult, involving many stoneroller minnows, and probably costs a lot too, particularly for millions of gallons of water.

Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot: Reuters/Ipsos poll
www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-disinformation-idUSKBN2BS0RZ

Three months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to overturn his November election loss, about half of Republicans believe the siege was largely a non-violent protest or was the handiwork of left-wing activists "trying to make Trump look bad," a new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found.

Six in 10 Republicans also believe the false claim put out by Trump that November's presidential election "was stolen" from him due to widespread voter fraud, and the same proportion of Republicans think he should run again in 2024, the March 30-31 poll showed.
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The disinformation campaign aimed at downplaying the insurrection and Trump's role in it reflects a growing consensus within the Republican Party that its fortunes remain tethered to Trump and his devoted base, political observers say.

According to the new Reuters/Ipsos poll, Trump remains the most popular figure within the party, with eight in 10 Republicans continuing to hold a favorable impression of him.
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The window for the Republican Party to distance itself from Trump seems to have passed, Miller said.

“There was a chance after January 6 for Republican leaders to really put their foot down and say, ‘We can’t be the insurrectionist party,’” he said. “Now that opportunity is totally gone.”

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Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot: Reuters/Ipsos poll www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-disinformation-idUSKBN2BS0RZ

Three months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to overturn his November election loss, about half of Republicans believe the siege was largely a non-violent protest or was the handiwork of left-wing activists "trying to make Trump look bad," a new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found.

Six in 10 Republicans also believe the false claim put out by Trump that November's presidential election "was stolen" from him due to widespread voter fraud, and the same proportion of Republicans think he should run again in 2024, the March 30-31 poll showed.
...............

The disinformation campaign aimed at downplaying the insurrection and Trump's role in it reflects a growing consensus within the Republican Party that its fortunes remain tethered to Trump and his devoted base, political observers say.

According to the new Reuters/Ipsos poll, Trump remains the most popular figure within the party, with eight in 10 Republicans continuing to hold a favorable impression of him.
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The window for the Republican Party to distance itself from Trump seems to have passed, Miller said.

“There was a chance after January 6 for Republican leaders to really put their foot down and say, ‘We can’t be the insurrectionist party,’” he said. “Now that opportunity is totally gone.”

"There are none so blind as those who will not see"

Or in the words of the Doobies:

"What a fool believes no wise man has the powers to reason away.
What seems to be is always better than nothing"

These would be the same people who think they are contributing $20 to Trump's campaign expenses and fail to notice that the organisation he has set up is taking $2000 a month/week/day instead, I take it?