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Liveblog - ICYMI: May 13, 2024
The majority of what’s in the news has focused on TFG’s first criminal trial but there are other issues we may have missed and of course, items you would like to share. So, please feel MORE
Month: May 2024
Civil Rights
Virginia school board is first in the nation to restore Confederate names to two public schools after protests of 2020
“The Shenandoah County school board’s U-turn is one of the sharpest examples of a nationwide pushback by conservative groups against the changes that were made after the summer of protests in 2020 following George Floyd’s MORE
2024 Electile Dysfunction
West Virginia GOP Senate Candidate Jim Justice Facing Financial, Legal Woes
Republican West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is a likely shoo-in to replace outgoing Democratic Senator Joe Manchin in one of the easiest Senate flips for the GOP. Much like the ex-president, the Trump-endorsed aw-shuckster businessman-turned-politician MORE
Trump Criminal Trials
Live Coverage: Trump Trial Day 16; Michael ‘The Fixer’ Cohen Takes the Stand
Michael Cohen — the most pivotal witness in the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money case against Trump — will take the stand today for what’s expected to be at least two days of testimony against his old boss MORE
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Sunday Night Could Be Another Good Chance for Aurora Chasers
In case you missed it, an extraordinary geomagnetic storm over the weekend produced some of the most intense aurora sightings since 2003. The geomagnetic activity over the past few days has been one for the MORE
Weekend Wrap Up
Liveblog - Weekend Wrap Up: May 12, 2024
Today’s blog will consist of both news and a free chat of sorts. As usual, post the headlines we may have missed and feel free to chit and chat and enjoy one another’s company! Happy MORE
Pop Culture
From the “You’ve Got to be Kidding” Files: The Favorite Baby Names from 2023
2023-Liam and Olivia but there are other considerations. Most parents want something with great nickname potential that’s in the “sweet spot” of being recognizable while still unique, says Coffield — not in the SSA’s top 100 MORE
Trump Criminal Trials
Prosecutors Reveal and Discuss Another Hush Money Contract with Allen Weisselberg
On Friday in Judge Juan Merchan’s Manhattan court, prosecutors disclosed another “hush money” scheme brought to the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg. Prosecutors revealed for the first time a severance MORE
MAGAts
MAGAts Show Up Wearing Diapers at MAGAt, KKKult Rallies
Yes, mythical Virginia, MAGAts have attended KKKult rallies wearing diapers after TFG’s nickname, nickname, “VonShitzenpants,” went viral and entered into record in TFG’s NY, hush money trial all to own the libs. It’s still unclear MORE
Fundie Freaks
Creepy, MAGAt Senator Katie Britt Introduces Bill to Create Pregnancy Database
The GQP stands firmly against a federal database for gun owners but a database that tracks pregnant women, which can potentially lead to prosecuting women who have abortions, works out just fine in Senator Katie MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - ICYMI: May 10, 2024
The majority of what’s in the news has focused on TFG’s first criminal trial but there are other issues we may have missed and of course, items you would like to share. So, please feel MORE
Impeachment
Republicans Trying Another Angle for Biden Impeachment
After it seemed like the excitement of Jim Comer’s impeachment investigation had settled, Republicans are back in the saddle, gunning for another attempt to convict President Biden of high crimes and misdemeanors. This new attempt MORE
Craven Assholes
Appeals Court Upholds Steve Bannon’s Conviction
Good News!! The United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia upheld the contempt-of-Congress conviction of dirty Steve Bannon for his failure to comply with a January 6 Committee subpoena. The court did not MORE
Trump Criminal Trials
Live Coverage: Trump Trial-Day 15
So, we’re done with learning about satin PJs and TFG’s lack of safe sex (condom use) and moving on to testimony from his former White House executive assistant, Madeleine Westerhout. Michael Cohen is scheduled for MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 19
Happy Friday, News Viewers, and for the record, Kentucky is afflicted with tornadoes but has not, sadly, blown away. At least we have Internet again and at least we managed a great Kentucky Derby. With MORE
Entertainment
Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resign days apart, casting a spotlight on the organization
The 2023 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA relinquished their crowns within days of each other this week, leaving their parent organization without its two biggest titleholders — and under mounting scrutiny. The BBC reports MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - ICYMI: May 09, 2024
The majority of what’s in the news has focused on TFG’s first criminal trial but there are other issues we may have missed and of course, items you would like to share. So, please feel MORE
The GQP Clown House
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate Speaker of the House Fails; House Boos Her Chaos Creating Ass
Marjorie Taylor Greene plunged the House in chaos by issuing a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson. Under the current rules, a single member can make a motion to vacate against the Speaker. MT-G MORE
Trump Criminal Trials
Live Coverage: Trump Trial-Day 14
Stormy Daniels to continue her testimony today. As prosecutors near the home stretch of their criminal case against Trump, one of the biggest questions looming over the historic trial is whether the former president will take the MORE
Florida Man
Barron Trump Steps Into Politics
The Republican Party of Florida on Wednesday night picked Barron Trump as one of the state’s at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention. A Trump campaign official said Barron “is very interested in our nation’s MORE
Justice
DOJ is Stonewalling the Ethics Committee Investigation into Matt Gaetz
While the House Ethics Committee has been investigating allegations that Matt Gaetz slept with a 17-year old girl, an unlikely obstruction has been raised — the Department of Justice. The DOJ is refusing to turn MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - ICYMI: May 08, 2024
With so much going on in our world, we sometimes miss important issues. Please feel free to share any headlines or new developments we may have missed providing they come from reliable and credible sources. MORE
Trump Criminal Trials
GA Appellate Court Grants TFG’s Request to Consider Whether Fani Willis Should be Disqualified in His Criminal Case
Extreme Courts across this country, appointed by an inept and corrupt former president, have done everything possible to protect the criminally indicted, adjudicated sexual assaulter/rapist, and fraudster from facing a jury of his peers and MORE
Who Didn't See This Coming?
RFK Jr. Says A Worm Ate Part of His Brain and Then Died
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 70, who likes to portray himself as the youthful, athletic, and healthy opponent of President Biden and Donald Trump, said in a 2012 deposition that a dark spot on MORE
Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Russian plot to kill Zelensky uncovered; A “gift’ from Putin on his Tuesday Inauguration
The Ukrainian security service (SBU) says it has foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials. The Ukrainian leader said at the start of the invasion he was Russia’s MORE