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by Khaat
2024-03-19 08:54pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation
Replies: 262
Views: 26738

Re: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation

Hasn't she shit this bed enough to take it to the Appellate?
It's bad enough her last thing was telling the Defense to ask for a dismissal -after the jury is selected- to trigger double-jeopardy so he can never be prosecuted by a real court when she pulls out the pre-executed dismissal paperwork!
by Khaat
2023-11-22 10:56am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Replies: 456
Views: 32147

Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue

LadyTevar wrote: 2023-11-22 06:38am I would like to know why Israel had 150 women and teenagers in Israeli jails. I'd like to know what the charges were.
Something more lawyerly, but "failure to abandon Gaza to Israel or die in bombings" would be my guess.
by Khaat
2023-11-11 12:25pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: OHIO VOTES TO ENSHRINE ABORTION RIGHTS INTO STATE CONSTITUTION
Replies: 16
Views: 1378

Re: OHIO VOTES TO ENSHRINE ABORTION RIGHTS INTO STATE CONSTITUTION

bilateralrope wrote: 2023-11-10 10:39pm Hopefully that thought worries SCOTUS enough that they predict this precedent is a threat to their power.
This SCOTUS did shoot down "Independent State Legislature" (which would have the same effect), so for what it's worth, they have set precedent.
by Khaat
2023-10-13 07:46pm
Forum: Pure Star Trek
Topic: Strange New Worlds (spoilers)
Replies: 147
Views: 20199

Re: Strange New Worlds (spoilers)

Farscape did that, her kind were used to remove the non-vegetable life from a "botanical park" asteroid.
by Khaat
2023-10-13 01:29pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker
Replies: 101
Views: 10227

Re: Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker

Steve "David Duke without the baggage" Scalise has plenty of distractions. But the GOP NOT giving over to Trump's pick means his hold might be loosening, and that can't be a bad thing. He still has kooks on the ground willing to march, though.
by Khaat
2023-10-11 02:03pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137728

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

I'm thinkin' (no actual experience, so "completely uninformed") that they forgot to take off the cardboard collar around the base before mounting the rocket (the one that holds the rocket fins against the tube during shipping).
by Khaat
2023-09-30 03:53pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation
Replies: 262
Views: 26738

Re: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation

It sounds like Trump thinks Judge McAfee will be more favourable to him than the Federal judges he's likely to get if he gets the case moved there. Like Meadows before him, Trump would have to testify as to WHY he would somehow qualify for the change. And Trump on the stand? Even his bad lawyers kn...
by Khaat
2023-08-27 11:03am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS
Replies: 196
Views: 45871

Re: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS

One fun detail I've learned about this latest reveal is that the DOJ asked to file it under seal. Judge Cannon denied it. So they filed it in the open. Letting all of Trump's co-defendants see it and that dumping the Trump lawyer and telling the truth has avoided charges for others. Cannon really i...
by Khaat
2023-08-13 06:29pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation
Replies: 262
Views: 26738

Re: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation

Zwinmar wrote: 2023-08-13 08:24am Give him a public defender just like normal people have to use.
Public defenders are for people who can't afford an attorney.
You have a better chance of Trump defending himself in court than admitting he doesn't have any money.
by Khaat
2023-07-07 10:55am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS
Replies: 196
Views: 45871

Re: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS

Nauta should have been arraigned about the same time as Trump, but he wasn't because Nauta wasn't able to arrange a Florida lawyer for it. So the arraignment was delayed. Twice. With some speculation that Trump was going to try and use it as a delay tactic. Unfortunately this article doesn't say wh...
by Khaat
2023-06-24 06:14pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing
Replies: 92
Views: 10341

Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing

The CEO wanting to hire younger is not a surprise. Easier to convince them to try something new (and cheap) without questioning why he's ignoring safety rules. He DID NOT WANT experienced submariners explaining that his aerospace engineering does not apply, and he was an idiot. He WANTED to hire 14...
by Khaat
2023-06-24 06:08pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Wagner Thread (Was Russian Coup Thread)
Replies: 123
Views: 14363

Re: Is This A Russian Coup? Wagner in Russia

Maybe he SOLD the Wagner group to Russia? That way Russia still gets the troops they want, and Prigozhin can fuck off with a few hundred million. That's the part I don't get: why didn't Putin already have garrotes around all of Prigozhin's money? It couldn't leave the country (except maybe through ...
by Khaat
2023-06-23 11:58am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS
Replies: 196
Views: 45871

Re: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS

The latest order came after a US judge on Monday ordered Trump’s defense lawyers not to release evidence in the classified documents case to the media or the public, according to a court filing. This leaves the lawyers on the hook for their client (finally!), when the inevitable all-caps incitement...
by Khaat
2023-06-14 09:10pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS
Replies: 196
Views: 45871

Re: BREAKING NEWS: FBI RAIDS TRUMP RESIDENCE IN MAR-A-LAGO FOR CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS, AMONG OTHERS

"Am I supposed to be in on this s***?" - Kid Rock in a 2022 interview (about a 2017 visit to the White House.) With Tucker Carlson. For Fox.
by Khaat
2023-06-09 10:31am
Forum: Pure Star Trek
Topic: Strange New Worlds (spoilers)
Replies: 147
Views: 20199

Re: Strange New Worlds (spoilers)

One thing about SNW that struck me was the ship often feels empty. TOS had nameless crew scuttling about, but there have been scenes in SNW where I honestly wonder if the crew is supposed to be 400+ anymore. "This is THE sickbay, right? Where is the staff?!"
by Khaat
2023-06-08 10:49am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Unresponsive Small Plane Triggers AF Scramble Over DC
Replies: 7
Views: 1693

Re: Unresponsive Small Plane Triggers AF Scramble Over DC

Or I just hadn't looked far enough The officials who said that the fighter pilots saw the civilian pilot slumped over had been briefed on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of the military operation. From http://apnews.com/article/washi...
by Khaat
2023-06-08 10:44am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Unresponsive Small Plane Triggers AF Scramble Over DC
Replies: 7
Views: 1693

Re: Unresponsive Small Plane Triggers AF Scramble Over DC

The plane that crashed was registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne Inc, which is based in Florida. John Rumpel, who runs the company, told The New York Times that his daughter, 2-year-old granddaughter, her nanny and the pilot were aboard the plane. They were returning to their home in East Hampto...
by Khaat
2023-06-07 10:30am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Unresponsive Small Plane Triggers AF Scramble Over DC
Replies: 7
Views: 1693

Re: Unresponsive Small Plane Triggers AF Scramble Over DC

I was thinking medical emergency of the pilot (grandfather?).
by Khaat
2023-05-20 04:41pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Disney sidesteps DeSantis Board
Replies: 140
Views: 18712

Re: Disney sidesteps DeSantis Board

Somewhere it was pointed out that DeSantis is done as governor in 2024 anyway, until Florida overturns their term limits (2 consecutive terms rendering him ineligible for a third directly after.) They did overturn the limitation that kept him from declaring candidacy and "still keeping his day ...
by Khaat
2023-05-20 04:28pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137728

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

But do you know who apparently doesn't believe they're a paper tiger despite all the lol so incompetent stories we've heard? Joe Biden. And by extension the US military and intelligence community he leads. The fact that the guy who gets a daily CIA newspaper with their best analysis of what's going...
by Khaat
2023-05-15 12:01pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Will the next Guardians of the Galaxy film address Star Lord's fuckup on Titan?
Replies: 18
Views: 19049

Re: Will the next Guardians of the Galaxy film address Star Lord's fuckup on Titan?

spoilers now it's out: Nope, not in a real way, though Star Lord is still messed up by the loss of Gamora and regards it as one of his failures. Which is more or less the most anyone really expected. That's... actually a LOT more than I expected. I kinda figured they would just proceed with little ...
by Khaat
2023-05-09 04:39pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Disney sidesteps DeSantis Board
Replies: 140
Views: 18712

Re: Disney sidesteps DeSantis Board

I don't think Trump has ever really said it, but a common thought is that the 2011 White House Correspondent's Dinner was the moment he decided to make a run at it. They spent the whole night roasting the shit out of him, and Trump 2016 became a crusade against Obama. It was also the ONLY WAY to sh...
by Khaat
2023-03-16 11:24am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137728

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

I expected this. Someone forgot the purpose of surveillance was to surveil.
Drone footage of the Russian strike

What I didn't expect is that someone above "flyboy" gave the go-ahead to do it.

And the software was wiped, but no cinematic "auto-destruct" for the drone.
by Khaat
2023-03-14 07:56pm
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: orbital debris cleanup - gells
Replies: 17
Views: 6462

Re: orbital debris cleanup - gells

I would put a laser on the surface of the moon, and aim it at the Western horizon/skyspace of Earth, with operational cut-outs for operational satellites. Tiny, repeated laser ablation over time, from high orbits to low, countering orbital speed each time they see moonrise. Biggest drawback: "u...
by Khaat
2023-03-14 07:43pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137728

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Dousing it with fuel + hot engine parts/exhaust of the drone igniting that is more "accidental" than colliding with it.
"We can't shoot it."
"Let's light it on fire!"
"Hurr-hurr-hurr!"