Biden is so old he just got every dime of Ukraine aid and humanitarian relief he asked for despite Republican and Trump resistance and along the way he managed to flip the politics on immigration just for the hell of it.
98% of the chatter around the NY trial is insane.
THERE. IS. A. TAPE!
A tape of Trump ordering Michael Cohen to pay off Karen McDougal. And he wanted to pay her IN CASH!
You know, because people pay in cash when they definitely do NOT want to cover something up.
Holy shit, Trump and Pecker didn’t just rig the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton by running phony stories about her, they also rigged the 2016 Republican primary by running ugly stories about Ted Cruz and Ben Carson. It was ALL RIGGED!
https://t.co/S7PVztQGm0
Hillary Clinton. Ben Carson. Ted Cruz.
All could have defamation claims against Trump and the Enquirer now
How? Weren’t the defamatory statements 7-9 yrs ago?
The “discovery rule” — a statute of limitations clock does not start until plaintiffs discovered their claims
Oops.
2. The general tone of 2024 political coverage is that everything is bad news for Biden and nothing hurts Trump. This is asinine. Trump needs to hold his 2020 voters and persuade some new ones to win. A criminal conviction does not help matters.
https://t.co/5mLsgQSs7E
Preliminary readout on ~2-hr Fischer v US SCOTUS argument on 18 USC 1512c2: not good for DOJ. Unclear how ruling will affect those Trump counts in DC. Justices Barrett and Jackson possibly working on compromise. But 5 justices seem implacably opposed to DOJ view. More later.
The Supreme Court’s decision to consider the soundness of an obstruction law that has been widely used against those who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has already freed some rioters. https://t.co/sd3RpYPYKe
In oral argument today, Justice Thomas is minimizing the severity of the 1/6 insurrection at the Capitol. Perhaps that's because his wife was part of the conspiracy. What a disgrace that he's sitting on this case. #SCOTUS
THREAD: I’m sorry. But this filing is shady AF. This is Hankey Subprime’s filing proving that knight insurance can guarantee Trump’s bond. I’m very much looking forward to the April 22 hearing on the matter. 1/ https://t.co/D1EmXUiPDe
Bill Barr killed the Mueller obstruction charges. Yet another Trump acolyte that helped him escape accountability. He can fuck off with his pearl clutching.
❤️SHE MATTERS: SAMANTHA MURPHY!❤️
For the past few weeks, I’ve been holding my breath. Hopeful Ballarat local Samantha Murphy would be found alive and safe. Sadly and maddeningly, this was not to be.
A man has today been charged with her murder. It’s believed Samantha did not know her alleged killer. Samantha is the 15th Australian woman killed this year.
Samantha – a 51-year-old mum to three children – set out for a run on February 4 from her home in Ballarat East.
She was a seasoned athlete who knew the area well. She never made it home.
For the past month and three days, police have been trying to locate her. Today they arrested and charged a young man over her death. Her body remains missing.
It’s almost always the way when women disappear in Australia that their missing is deliberate. Samantha’s story has been across the media for many weeks – a stark contrast, dare I say, to the Indigenous women who are disappeared but whom we rarely hear a word about. No one begrudges Samantha that spotlight but I hope for the day when other missing and killed women capture our collective attention.
At some point we need to talk about the ongoing epidemic of gendered violence against women.
‘Gendered violence’ is a term which does not sit well for so many people in Australia.
Just look at the comments on my She Matters posts for evidence of this discomfort. But we do need to talk about it.
We do need to talk about the 15 women killed, allegedly by males in the past nine or so week's.
It’s a lot of women’s lives erased in such a short time. How is this not a national conversation?
Like everyone of the 14 women before her, Samantha’s erasure is a national shame and yet so many Australians are incapable of taking part in the conversations, struggles, movements and decisions needed to change the story.
I hope the murder of Samantha is enough to drive the change we need. But I know deep down this will not be so.
RIP SAMANTHA MURPHY! ❤️
❤️Australian Femicide Watch: https://t.co/QJ2OuxMB8C
❤️The Memorial to Women and Children Lost to Violence: https://t.co/QJ2OuxMB8C
❤️The Australian Femicide & Child Death Map: https://t.co/HUEd7YnyWr
I document ALL unlawful deaths of women and children, regardless of perpetrator gender or relationship between the person killed and the accused. This means not every death is due to domestic and family violence. Australians are also killed by strangers, friends, colleagues, neighbours and other people known to them.
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP PLEASE CALL:
❤️1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732
❤️Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811
❤️Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491
❤️Mensline: 1300 789 978
❤️Lifeline (24 hours): 131 114
@JoyceWhiteVance You’re giving her too much credit. Trump took the stand because HE wanted to. If Trump DIDN’T want to take the stand, nothing Habba said to him would’ve got him to change his mind.
Newsom: Trump sent out a tweet or Truth or whatever saying kill it. These guys are so weak. It's so pathetically weak. This Republican party. The new speaker said “oh yes sir what else would you like us to do?”
I’m told that, in response to my prior tweet, @EliseStefanik deleted her 1/6/21 statement — that those who stormed the Capitol “must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Here is Elise’s statement again. Feel free to share. #nomorecrackpots
@deanandersonnyc@kylegriffin1 Be careful, you’re skirting the edges of lying yourself buddy. They didn’t introduce the dress because Trump wouldn’t provide a DNA sample. Sure, he changed his mind, but at the last minute, AFTER no more evidence could be introduced. It’s a common tactic for Trump.