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SCOTUS are ruling quickly. Whichever way the rule, getting a ruling quickly seems a good thing. Question is, how will they rule ? If they try to figure out what was intended when the 14th amendment was written, it doesn't look good for Trump. I'm not convinced by any of the arguments put forward to...

Russia is using what they call precision munitions to hit a maternity hospital so either they are incompetent or they are the worst kind of fecal matter. Either way, all they have to do to end this is take their shit and gtfo of Ukraine. Honestly, the US should send the Ike through the Dardanelles ...

Are any of them likely to defeat Trump in a primary challenge though? Not as things stand now, but if he's convicted before Super Tuesday (which his lawyers are desperately trying to keep from happening by delaying the trial by any means) maybe. This is a bid for the support of his base in the even...

I can't see Egypt agreeing not to control their own border.

1294 is up.
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1293 is up. Coming along rather quickly by recent standards.

And this is what is structurally wrong with the UN. First, the only reason that there are any permanent members of the security council at all is because they are the powers that fought and won WWII. But what does that have to do with the here and now, and how did no one realize that was going to b...

NPR White House proposes to 'march in' on patents for costly drugs December 7, 2023 1:54 PM ET By Sydney Lupkin The Biden administration is taking another crack at high prescription drug prices. This time its sights are set on drugs that rely on taxpayer-funded inventions. The federal government sp...

So this is what, the thousandth example of the US's laws being godawfully inadequate? Should they have used broader language as opposed to a bunch of specific titles? Yes. Did they? No. They didn't bar specific titles. The amendment says no one "having previously taken an oath ... to support t...

What the Colorado ruling does is make a finding of fact that Trump engaged in insurrection. This means he's screwed, because findings of fact are almost never overturned on appeal; findings of law (such as "the 14th Amendment doesn't name the Presidency) are.

Netanyahu gave an interview to NPR this morning.

It looks interesting and I have it on my watchlist for Steam sales, but I haven't found the time to try it. I generally don't prioritize buying into "early access" things.

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if part of the motivation to put Department of Homeland Security where it is in the order of succession it to "say" to the director of said department, "there's too much risk in you trying to slaughter your way to White House so don't try anything&quo...

Oh, I know. It just amuses me that they're stuck getting picked last, especially because they're the department I would bet most heavily on being behind an inside job. (Can you tell I just got around to watching Designated Survivor ?) Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if part of the motivation to pu...

Solauren wrote: ↑2023-10-24 05:16pm At this point, I think the everyone but Rudy Giulian and Trump himself are going to flip. Really, it's the safest course of action for them. Small fine and no jail time? Big deal.

A felony conviction means they can't practice law, which isn't nothing, but beats jail time.

https://twitter.com/yousuf_tw/status/1714367757968384106 It's looking from this video that the IDF fucked up when setting up their Iron Dome engagement zones in the system software -- if they had correctly entered a PROTECTED AREA/DENIED AREA into the software with the hospital, the battery would h...

Last vote was only five votes away from the sane man in the room getting the Speaker's Gavel. Too bad republicans are too much a pack of self serving cowards, shysters and assorted scum and weasels to the very last voter to actually do their fucking jobs. Every vote is going to be five votes away f...

Kevin McCarthy apparently thinks this is hilarious.

Austin Scott (R) of Georgia has put his name forward for Speaker. If you're asking, "Who?" you aren't alone. He seems to be angling for the anti-Jordan protest vote. Scott got some 50+ votes, but Jordan took the nomination. Unfortunately, Jordan doesn't have the numbers to win in the Full...

Austin Scott (R) of Georgia has put his name forward for Speaker. If you're asking, "Who?" you aren't alone. He seems to be angling for the anti-Jordan protest vote.

Them never getting a majority again is wildly optimistic with how gerrymandered most of the states are. They don't need a nationwide electoral majority to control the chamber.

And they've nominated Steve "David Duke without the baggage" Scalise.