Maricopa County supervisors holding meeting Monday to refute election auditors' claims

Maricopa County supervisors holding meeting Monday to refute election auditors' claims

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a meeting Monday afternoon to address questions raised by state Senate President Karen Fann tied to the Senate-ordered audit of Maricopa County's November election tally.

So Republicans balk at Biden’s infrastructure plan but happily agree to Trump’s proposal to sell them the Brooklyn Bridge. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Israel kills 197 Palestinians, including 92 women, children
• Biden approves $735M weapons sale to Israel: report
• Blinken signals no immediate US press for Mideast cease-fire
• Thousands of troops working undercover as part of Pentagon's 'secret army': Report
• Trump Ordered Massive Military Withdrawal Just After Losing Election, According to New Axios Report
• New law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad
• White House to send US-authorized vaccines overseas for first time

The dividing line will not be Masons and Dixons, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other. - Ulysses S. Grant

 

 

Dear God, This Is Disturbing About The Secret Service and Obama. SS Has KKK In It?

JIM AXELROD: From 2009 to 2014, Wackrow served on the details protecting President and Mrs. Obama, which gives him insight into another problem plaguing the Secret Service that more money can't address. A culture lacking transparency and accountability. On November 11, 2011 a man fired a rifle at the White House, striking the building seven times. The Obamas weren't home, but their daughters were. Despite agents reporting gunfire, Leonnig writes they were told by superiors to stand down. Secret Service leadership initially told no one, not their agents, not the public, not even President and Mrs. Obama.

JONATHAN WACKROW: Thankfully, didn't have a tragic outcome. But afterwards, nothing. There was no, hey, let's get everybody together and let's review what happened.

The CDC messed up the mask thing, but seriously anything short of telling us to drink bleach is a win. - Andy Borowitz

 

Israel Returns Occupied Territories To Palestinians After Running Out Of Targets To Hit In Gaza. - The Onion

 

 

Republican Shenanigans

• Plane carrying 'Tick Tock Matt Gaetz' banner flies over Orlando federal courthouse as Joel Greenberg agrees to cooperate with feds
• ‘Ominous’ Joel Greenberg plea deal includes 60 pages of evidence about the crimes of others: ex-prosecutor
• Reagan Foundation demands 'Trump Train' bus remove image of GOP hero in MAGA hat
• GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson Bashes Trump After Cheney Exile: 'We Should Not' Make Him 'The Leader of Our Party'
• Franklin Graham Hits Trump for Demonizing the Press, Claims He Can Tell Former President 'Hard Truths'
• Lindsey Graham: 'I accept the results of the election'
• Palm Beach County Prosecutor Tells CNN DeSantis Can't Prevent Trump Getting Extradited to NYC If The Former President Is Indicted
• Alleged Capitol rioter banned from guns shoots mountain lion

So while the Republican party won't remove Matt Gaetz from his committees & congress, it looks like the police will. - Grae Hall

 

Forcing Women To Reproduce Is On The Docket
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.

The court’s order sets up a showdown over abortion, probably in the fall, with a more conservative court seemingly ready to dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights.

Good time to remind people that Marco Rubio believes that women should be forced to have their rapists’ babies. - OhNoSheTwitnt

 

If you’re wearing a mask in public and somebody tells you you don’t have to do that anymore, just say “I don’t want to be recognized from the Star Wars movies” - Jason Isbell

 

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I love the smell of Joel Greenberg ratting out Matt Gaetz in the morning. - Jeff Tiedrich

Rock The Voter News

• Joe Biden Pivots to Dreamers and Family Unification As Border Woes Fade
• Stacey Abrams launches speaking tour
• Rep. Maxine Waters threatens to sue Fox News after ‘false claims,’ citing death threats

Steve Bannon Rears His Ugly Head
More than six months after the 2020 election, several members of former President Donald Trump's inner circle are pouring millions into a renewed push to challenge the election's outcome -- an effort that has gained new life in Arizona as it captivates the former president and many of his followers.



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Business/Tech News

• Town evacuated after fiery crash of train carrying toxic chemicals
• Nashville gas station trolls Hunter Biden: 'Hope gas prices don't get too high'
• CNN's John Berman Calls AT&T Spinning Off Media Assets — Including CNN — a 'Stunning Retreat'
• US officials seek big fines against more airline passengers

Unless Joel Osteen agrees to return his Ferraris, Rolexes, and gulf stream jets, churches should pay taxes.

 

The government is now saying that UFO's are real. 

And for the first time I'm like "Wait a minute! Are UFO's not real??!" - Trevor Moore

Back In 2004 A Retired Intel Officer Told Me That UFOs Exist And There is Physical Evidence

Former US Navy pilot Ryan Graves told CBS's 60 Minutes that pilots training off the US coast sighted UFOs nearly every day.

The show on Sunday explored a series of alleged recent encounters between US military pilots and UFOs, some of which were caught on film and have been released by the Pentagon.

We are not alone. The universe it too vast, life too tenacious, for humans to be it as far as intelligent life goes. Heaven help us if that’s untrue.

And now, it seems we may not be alone, even on our own planet. - George Takei

 

 

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Odd News

• Local News Reporter Busts Dognapping Suspect — While Reporting on the Stolen Dog
• How 'engineered' coral can save the Earth's reefs from extinction
• Texas' 'Go Topless Jeep Weekend' ends in nearly 100 arrests
• British Columbia boy doubles own world record for Jenga stacking
• Man balances pool cue on forehead for 2 hours, 16 minutes
• Owner surrenders tiger spotted in Houston neighborhood

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The knotted branches of a ‘Spider’s Web’ tree (also known as ‘Strangler Fig’) Nanning, Guangxi, China.

Peace.

AOC calls Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘deeply unwell’ after 38-minute video of her stalking Ocasio-Cortez emerges

AOC calls Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘deeply unwell’ after 38-minute video of her stalking Ocasio-Cortez emerges

...AOC's comments come after a 38-minute video was unearthed Friday that shows Greene in February of 2019 – before being elected to Congress – on Capitol Hill stalking the New York Democrat.

AOC says of MTG: “I used to work as a bartender. These are the kinds of people that I threw out of bars all the time.”

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• DC Police Officer Tears Into ‘Disgraceful’ Republicans ‘Peddling That Bullsh**’ to Downplay Jan. 6
• Kinzinger: GOP downplaying Capitol riot something 'out of North Korea'
• First known active-duty military member is charged in Jan. 6 insurrection
• MAGA fan accused of murdering his wife -- then fraudulently submitting her ballot for Trump: prosecutors
• Biden's Israel support follows U.S. precedent — but his own party isn't satisfied

The people who are trying to frame 1/6 as having been perfectly legal and cool, are doing so because they’re plotting to try again. - Pam Keith

How Is This Legal?

A network of conservative activists, aided by a British former spy, mounted a campaign during the Trump administration to discredit perceived enemies of President Donald Trump inside the government, according to documents and people involved in the operations.

The campaign included a planned sting operation against Trump’s national security adviser at the time, H.R. McMaster, and secret surveillance operations against FBI employees, aimed at exposing anti-Trump sentiment in the bureau’s ranks.

Really really shocked to learn that the lady who believes in Jewish space lasers might be mentally unhinged. - Jeff Tiedrich

 

Republican Shenanigans

• Swalwell to Greene staffer: 'Don't tell me what to f---ing do' about masks
• Fewer Than Half of House Republicans Tell CNN They Are Vaccinated, Compared to 100% of Democrats
• Ron Johnson Complains He’s Being ‘Attacked’ After Being Called Out for Saying He’s Not Getting the Vaccine
• Tucker Carlson Claims Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Have Done 'More Harm than any Anti-Vaxxer!'
• House GOP elects Stefanik as Cheney's replacement
• Liz Cheney Calls Out Fox News to Bret Baier: You Have a 'Particular Obligation' to Ensure People Know Election Wasn't Stolen
• Ted Cruz Caught on Camera Tweeting About Dr. Pepper While Amy Klobuchar Drags Him Over Attempt to Overturn the Election
• Washington Post Reporter Says Marjorie Taylor Greene Lied About AOC Confrontation: 'She Was Screaming'
• Matt Gaetz probe: Joel Greenberg to cooperate with feds in deal

Elise Stefanik Vows To Accept Trump As Her Personal Savior. - Andy Borowitz

 

GOP Rep Lets Son Sleep In Capitol Basement And More!
A former aide accused U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., of allowing his son to live in a storage space in the basement of the U.S. Capitol for several weeks and recklessly exposing staffers to the novel coronavirus, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday.

Matt Gaetz is going to plead The Fifth grade. - Grae Hall

 

 

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This was the week the GOP got so evil, non-evil people were defending a Cheney. - John Fugelsang

 

Rock The Voter News

• Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Make First Maskless Public Appearance after New CDC Guidelines
• House Democrats unveil $1.9 billion bill to boost security after insurrection
• Nancy Pelosi is keeping a mask mandate on the House floor despite CDC guidance and pushback from Republicans

Jesus: Willing to sacrifice himself for others.

Donald Trump: Willing to sacrifice others for himself.

Franklin Graham: Willing to sacrifice Jesus for Donald Trump. - Middle Age Riot

Are These Military Officers Qoo Qoo Members?

An open letter signed by 124 retired US military officers has called President Biden’s health into question, earning a strong rebuke from Hillary Clinton and others.

“The mental and physical condition of the Commander in Chief cannot be ignored,” wrote Flag Officers 4 America, an organisation of former generals and admirals. “He must be able to quickly make accurate national security decisions involving life and limb anywhere, day or night.”

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Business/Tech News

• 200 Indian Workers Forced to Work $1.20/Hour to Build Hindu Temple in NJ, Lawsuit Alleges
• Petition calling for canceling Olympics submitted with more than 350,000 signatures
• Facebook 'lost on every ground' in High Court battle over data transfer to US
• Delta to require new employees get vaccinated

Fully vaccinated or not, some of us just look better in masks. - Matt Knoller

DarkSide Learns That Payback Is A B*tch

DarkSide, the ransomware group behind the Colonial Pipeline attack, has apparently lost access to its website and servers.  

On Thursday, the operator of DarkSide wrote in a Russian forum about losing access to the group’s “public infrastructure,” according to cybersecurity company Recorded Future, which spotted the forum post. 

Matt Gaetz Speaks Out Against Being Forced To Wear Mask, Pants on House Floor. - Andy Borowitz

 

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Odd News

• S.C. woman hoarding gasoline catches on fire after crash
• Ivy League scientist says NASA may have accidentally spread life to Mars
• Scientists just caught a giant squid doing something they’ve never seen
• Video shows Chicago cat surviving 5-story jump, bouncing once and walking off after fleeing fire
• Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds

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The Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without cutting down trees. In the 14th century, the extraordinary daisugi technique was born in Japan. They use pruning as a rule of art that allows the tree to grow and germinate while using its wood, without ever cutting it down.

Peace.

A Hummer with 5-gallon cans of gas in the back caught fire in Florida, injuring 1

A Hummer with 5-gallon cans of gas in the back caught fire in Florida, injuring 1

One person was injured when a Hummer carrying five-gallon cans of gas caught fire in Florida on Wednesday, fire officials said.

The fire happened as people across the East Coast scrambled to fill their gas tanks this week after a cyberattack shut down the Colonial Pipeline, a major US gas provider.

May 12, 1846 - The Donner Party embarks on a journey that leads to tragedy, ruin, and cannibalizing each other.

May 12, 2021 - The Donald Party embarks on pretty much the same. - John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside House chamber
• Active-duty Marine officer arrested, facing multiple charges in Jan. 6 riot
• 2-year-old in Maine shoots parents with unsecured gun
• Biden says Colonial Pipeline hackers based in Russia, but not government-backed
• CDC: Vaccinated people can now remove masks in most group settings

The GOP's new slogan is: "Be thankful for the crumbs that we give you." - Aaron Parnas

 

Matt Gaetz Might Want To Take A Vacation To A Country That Won't Extradite Him. Russia Is Nice This Time Of Year.
A federal court has scheduled a change of plea hearing for Joel Greenberg, the Florida official and accused sex trafficker at the center of the legal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), indicating he'll likely enter a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.

Bad time for the Feds to be closing in on Matt Gaetz. No gas for his white bronco chase. - Scott Linnen

 

Republican Shenanigans

• Palm Beach Police Have Reportedly Discussed Trump’s Possible Extradition If He’s Indicted
• Prosecutors subpoena NYC school in pursuit of info from Trump confidante: report
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to pardon anyone charged for defying COVID rules
• DeSantis signs bill making to-go alcohol sales permanent in Florida
• McCarthy brushes off questions about GOP lawmakers downplaying Jan. 6 violence
• Meghan McCain Derails Insurrection Debate on The View By Complaining About 'Whether or Not I Can Get Gas in My Car'
• 'American Idol' favorite Caleb Kennedy abruptly quits over KKK video
• Missouri abandons voter-approved Medicaid expansion
• Prince Harry rips Joe Rogan for vaccine remarks: Have to 'be careful about what comes out of your mouth'

Poor Liz Cheney, doomed to wake up every morning into a world she helped create. - Jeff Tiedrich

 

Get Vaccinated & Receive A Lottery Ticket. Huh?

More cities and states across the country have announced incentives of various kinds to get people vaccinated. For example, New Jersey recently announced people who got vaccinated could get a free beer.

Ohio is now taking things up a notch with — and yes, this is real — a million-dollar lottery.

Thanks to Marjorie Taylor Greene, in addition to metal detectors, the Capitol will now also need straight jackets and frontal lobotomies. - Jeremy Newberger

 

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I just don’t want them to lift the sweatpants mandate. I can’t go back to jeans. - Jesse Lifson

 

Rock The Voter News

• Pelosi: Greene's 'verbal assault' of Ocasio-Cortez could be a matter for Ethics Committee
• Pelosi says firms should not pay ransoms to hackers
• Head of House Diversity and Inclusion Office urges more staff diversity
• John Podesta’s got a message for Joe Biden: Drop the Republicans

Every Bush Is A Dirty Rotten Scoundrel. Every Damn One.
George P. Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), backed House Republicans for dropping Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from their leadership team, arguing that she was pushing a personal vendetta against former President Trump.

If Biden offered a free bag of gas and a set of truck nuts with every vaccination, the pandemic would be over by the end of the month. - Hamish Mitchell

 

 

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Jeff Bezos is having a $1.2 billion yacht made with a smaller yacht to hold the helicopter to ride alongside. He paid no federal taxes and has made almost double what he made in 2020, pandemic and all. How's that $1400 holding up? - Erin Rogers

Business/Tech News

• Colonial paid hackers almost $5M in ransom: report
• Biden urges people not to panic about gasoline shortages
• Amazon looks to add 75K employees, offers $100 vaccination bonuses for new hires
• Bitcoin Price Drops After Elon Musk Tweets Tesla Will No Longer Accept It as Payment

Elon Musk Unveils New Clean Energy Luxury Car Pulled By 8 Tesla Employees. - The Onion

 

Kudos To The Secret Service!

The Secret Service on Wednesday said it had helped in recovering around $2 billion in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds.

CNN reports that the agency has opened 690 cases of unemployment insurance fraud and 720 Payment Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan investigations since the pandemic began. The Secret Service has recovered more than $640 million from accused fraudsters.

Have you ever run out of gas because your plastic bag busted? - Mayo tweet 

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Odd News

• Freshly-Made Plutonium From Outer Space Found On Ocean Floor
• Vulture invasion besets residents of Florida neighborhood
• Police: Woman posed as student to promote Instagram page
• Dracula's castle proves an ideal setting for COVID-19 jabs
• 2 planes collide above Denver and land with no one injured

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A snapping turtle just after emerging from brumation (hibernation for cold-blooded animals is called brumation) buried in the mud. Mother Nature has a great sense of humor.

Peace.