US Politics XXXVII: hiiiii Kevin, I’m your biggest fan!
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It would appear as if Trump is in a bit of a pickle
The forewoman really should keep her mouth shut. Doesn’t appear that she’s doing anything illegal with her constant talking of the grand jury and dropping cryptic hints
But feels like it gives team Trump an opportunity to legitimately appeal any thing they bears fruit (and they’d probably do it anyway)
But feels like it gives team Trump an opportunity to legitimately appeal any thing they bears fruit (and they’d probably do it anyway)
mikal
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Nah she's fine. If anything she prevented the left wing media from bringing their doomsday "he's going to get away with it all" narrative to keep viewers.
Trump is close to being indicted in more than one jurisdiction.
Trump is close to being indicted in more than one jurisdiction.
BEAL is threatening jurors with the cement shoes
must be hell on his Achilles
Reminds me of The Office and David Brents boots….”Hard to find heels like that anymore…..”. “ You can still find them “
Looks like maybe there is a Deep State, but it’s on the side of conservatives??!!
https://twitter.com/asharangappa_/status/1630929226093191168?s=46&t=7qdYZNgiKjw76N1iFrMMAw
Seems to be some serious rot within the FBI. Can also acknowledge that this is the result of four years of Trump administration bullying and shaming the FBI into fear
Fear that there would be any political or personal blowback if they ever pursued criminal inquiry into Trump and his criminal friends.
Hopefully Jack Smith’s team is a little less worried about politics and focuses on the facts
Looks like maybe there is a Deep State, but it’s on the side of conservatives??!!
https://twitter.com/asharangappa_/status/1630929226093191168?s=46&t=7qdYZNgiKjw76N1iFrMMAw
Seems to be some serious rot within the FBI. Can also acknowledge that this is the result of four years of Trump administration bullying and shaming the FBI into fear
Fear that there would be any political or personal blowback if they ever pursued criminal inquiry into Trump and his criminal friends.
Hopefully Jack Smith’s team is a little less worried about politics and focuses on the facts
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LuckyNumber7
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Hewson
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Not sure I'd term Ike's hairstyle as a mullet.
Andy Johnson looks like a serious badass.
Dominion may actually save America
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1631369462065537027
good.
edit - well - not good in that DC still can't rule themselves, but good in that the changes to the criminal code while violent crime is spiking is incredibly dumb.
good.
edit - well - not good in that DC still can't rule themselves, but good in that the changes to the criminal code while violent crime is spiking is incredibly dumb.
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Bluer White
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‘It’s unacceptable;’ Ohio Senator calls for legislation after latest train derailment in Springfield
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...t-train-derailment-in-springfield/ar-AA18ehs3
Four derailments in five months all in the same state.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...t-train-derailment-in-springfield/ar-AA18ehs3
Four derailments in five months all in the same state.
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LuckyNumber7
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It is unacceptable and evidence to the condition of our nation’s rail infrastructure.
Florida got high speed rail with brand new stations and tracks. I don’t care how it gets done or who gets it done. Every city with a population of over some value should be mandated to develop next generation rail.
Florida got high speed rail with brand new stations and tracks. I don’t care how it gets done or who gets it done. Every city with a population of over some value should be mandated to develop next generation rail.
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LuckyNumber7
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Another side note to Florida being first to high speed rail (unless you count Acela, which is basically never allowed to use the high speed portions).
Coming from Florida, it’s annoying to always be the butt of the joke. We’ve had two assholes in a row for governor who are pretty bad people. (Scott was at least a functional leader though and didn’t spend all of his energy trying to start a culture war). But muxed into all of that… Florida has accomplished (and dis-accomplished) two things I greatly admire. It’s sad that we let tribalism get in the way of what we can otherwise model as good policy in other states.
First is the high speed rail. It sort of speaks for itself. It wasn’t done an ideal way (top down framework is better than ground up state by state when developing a network). But, there’s clearly no inertia anywhere not named Florida and California. So, better to make actual moves rather than just dreaming.
Second, though, is higher education. When I said “dis-accomplished” earlier, this is that. I was out drinking with friends and we got to talking about the cost of University. One of my friends, from New Hampshire, is your typical dismissive blue vs red mentality. He went on some tirade about red states taking money from blue states, and I don’t think that’s always true. I cited an example of how Florida’s higher education system is (or was) virtually free for any undergrad that was half decent in high school (39%, not everyone needs to go to college so that checks out). My friend immediately dismissed this as an example of federal dollars making its way to Florida. He was so boastfully confident in that that the argument was socially over - I didn’t have the exact facts other than “no, it’s paid for by the Florida lottery.” He immediately dismissed that fact as an impossible form of funding and a front/optics for the truth that blue dollars ultimately paid for this system.
Rather than fight back, I decided to read and learn. I knew what I was told growing up, and I know I went to college for free in Florida. But who paid for it? Upon further investigation of the Florida Bright Futures Program, it’s no longer 75%/100% tuition, and they raised the entry requirements. However, it’s still funded “primarily” by the Florida Lottery. So what does that mean? I pulled the Florida Lottery’s financials up and the breakdown was pretty straight forward. 2/3rds go to the winner, 1/4th goes to a states education trust fund, and the rest goes to administration of the lottery and awards to the ticket sellers etc. So I pulled the financials of the Florida education trust fund, and it turns out that 1/4th of the lottery funds billions in education. I compared the Florida Bright Futures financials and indeed $590 million of the $610 million of scholarship comes from the trust fund. Not only that, but the remainder actually comes from interest accounts within the fund that get carried over year over year. What’s crazy about this? There’s another $800 million that funds K-12 public education in Florida. As in… this one system’s buying power is not only real, it’s hardly optimized.
The system is a beautiful example of how free higher education can be real. It isn’t some pipe dream. Be a 3.0 GPA student in high school and get a decent SAT score and the remainder of your fees and living are what you have to cover. This doesn’t even touch the surface of ancillary sources of higher education funding. Sadly, the Florida state government has been chipping away at the fund for years. They make pathetic claims, like “the system artificially lowers the cost of education” and so universities can’t charge what they need (meanwhile the same universities are hauling in tens of millions from athletic programs).
I realize a lottery tax won’t work in every state. But to me… it’s pretty evident that if you tackle the costs of higher education and make higher entry requirements, you hardly even have to raise taxes on people to make a free system work. You literally just need to stop sending so many people to university (or make cost liability on those who don’t qualify via educational performance).
Coming from Florida, it’s annoying to always be the butt of the joke. We’ve had two assholes in a row for governor who are pretty bad people. (Scott was at least a functional leader though and didn’t spend all of his energy trying to start a culture war). But muxed into all of that… Florida has accomplished (and dis-accomplished) two things I greatly admire. It’s sad that we let tribalism get in the way of what we can otherwise model as good policy in other states.
First is the high speed rail. It sort of speaks for itself. It wasn’t done an ideal way (top down framework is better than ground up state by state when developing a network). But, there’s clearly no inertia anywhere not named Florida and California. So, better to make actual moves rather than just dreaming.
Second, though, is higher education. When I said “dis-accomplished” earlier, this is that. I was out drinking with friends and we got to talking about the cost of University. One of my friends, from New Hampshire, is your typical dismissive blue vs red mentality. He went on some tirade about red states taking money from blue states, and I don’t think that’s always true. I cited an example of how Florida’s higher education system is (or was) virtually free for any undergrad that was half decent in high school (39%, not everyone needs to go to college so that checks out). My friend immediately dismissed this as an example of federal dollars making its way to Florida. He was so boastfully confident in that that the argument was socially over - I didn’t have the exact facts other than “no, it’s paid for by the Florida lottery.” He immediately dismissed that fact as an impossible form of funding and a front/optics for the truth that blue dollars ultimately paid for this system.
Rather than fight back, I decided to read and learn. I knew what I was told growing up, and I know I went to college for free in Florida. But who paid for it? Upon further investigation of the Florida Bright Futures Program, it’s no longer 75%/100% tuition, and they raised the entry requirements. However, it’s still funded “primarily” by the Florida Lottery. So what does that mean? I pulled the Florida Lottery’s financials up and the breakdown was pretty straight forward. 2/3rds go to the winner, 1/4th goes to a states education trust fund, and the rest goes to administration of the lottery and awards to the ticket sellers etc. So I pulled the financials of the Florida education trust fund, and it turns out that 1/4th of the lottery funds billions in education. I compared the Florida Bright Futures financials and indeed $590 million of the $610 million of scholarship comes from the trust fund. Not only that, but the remainder actually comes from interest accounts within the fund that get carried over year over year. What’s crazy about this? There’s another $800 million that funds K-12 public education in Florida. As in… this one system’s buying power is not only real, it’s hardly optimized.
The system is a beautiful example of how free higher education can be real. It isn’t some pipe dream. Be a 3.0 GPA student in high school and get a decent SAT score and the remainder of your fees and living are what you have to cover. This doesn’t even touch the surface of ancillary sources of higher education funding. Sadly, the Florida state government has been chipping away at the fund for years. They make pathetic claims, like “the system artificially lowers the cost of education” and so universities can’t charge what they need (meanwhile the same universities are hauling in tens of millions from athletic programs).
I realize a lottery tax won’t work in every state. But to me… it’s pretty evident that if you tackle the costs of higher education and make higher entry requirements, you hardly even have to raise taxes on people to make a free system work. You literally just need to stop sending so many people to university (or make cost liability on those who don’t qualify via educational performance).
Bluer White
New Yorker
The intercity rail growth in Florida looks really smart so far.
Tucker Carlson is a piece of shit.
But (most of) you already knew that.
But (most of) you already knew that.
Irvine511
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Who else isn’t at all surprised that the dude that Matt Schlapp groped at a Herschel Walker event is also a white suprmacist?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/08/matt-schlapp-cpac-accuser-sexual-misconduct/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/08/matt-schlapp-cpac-accuser-sexual-misconduct/
Hewson
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I just got Bingo!
The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently signaled to Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that he could face criminal charges for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn star, the strongest indication yet that prosecutors are nearing an indictment of the former president, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.
The prosecutors offered Mr. Trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. Such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close; it would be unusual for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him.
In New York, potential defendants have the right to answer questions in the grand jury before they are indicted, but they rarely testify, and Mr. Trump is likely to decline the offer. His lawyers could also meet privately with the prosecutors in hopes of fending off criminal charges.
The prosecutors offered Mr. Trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. Such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close; it would be unusual for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him.
In New York, potential defendants have the right to answer questions in the grand jury before they are indicted, but they rarely testify, and Mr. Trump is likely to decline the offer. His lawyers could also meet privately with the prosecutors in hopes of fending off criminal charges.
Bluer White
New Yorker
Ukraine's top nuclear plant lost power for the sixth time. Is disaster imminent?
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/09/1162172158/ukraine-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-russia
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/09/1162172158/ukraine-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-russia
Maybe the guys your party supports should stop bombing it.
dazzledbylight
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dazzledbylight
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Heh
Still all the behind the scene's stuff would be more hilariously ironic if what they said on air didn't help to pomugate Jan 6.
dazzledbylight
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>>>one mo'
(sorry, forgot multi-quote)
I don't have a link but
Rep Jamie Raskin gave a righteous rant about Tucker's "Jan 6 "tape" ".
Considering the medical treatment he's undergoing it was an impressively energetic, passionate speech! But then again he along with the others (esp Dems) were in the thick of it
(sorry, forgot multi-quote)
I don't have a link but
Rep Jamie Raskin gave a righteous rant about Tucker's "Jan 6
"tape" ".Considering the medical treatment he's undergoing it was an impressively energetic, passionate speech! But then again he along with the others (esp Dems) were in the thick of it
DaveC
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this is literally a nazi slogan from ww2. repeating it just feeds into russian propaganda. you can support ukraine without saying it.
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