Strange Day

 First the ATM took my card and said to see a teller. OK, did that, and got my card 2 hours later spent mostly waiting. The ATM is a 30 minute drive from my casita.

Next, The grocery store was packed, which surprised me as most tourists leave when the rainy season starts. And it is raining hard.

Then my cell phone stopped working. Oh Joy! Black screen. no response. Just shoot me.

I will return tomorrow unless unforeseen circumstances arise. I'm not leaving my casita, for maybe a month or longer.

I crave some peace.

'HAUL OUT THE GUILLOTINE!' Trump Campaign Uses Dark Imagery of Beheading in Email Attacking Rivals

'HAUL OUT THE GUILLOTINE!' Trump Campaign Uses Dark Imagery of Beheading in Email Attacking Rivals
The campaign arm of former President Donald Trump is relying on remarkably dark imagery to drive fundraising for his 2024 presidential campaign: the beheading of his political rivals.

Trump wants to haul out the guillotines?

I should note that The National Razor worked just as well on Robespierre's and Saint-Just's necks as it did on the aristocrats they despised. 

Just saying. - Rick Wilson

This is the tacky Trump email

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Photos show Russian submarine, ships arrive in Cuba ahead of Caribbean military exercises
• Ukraine strikes Russian missile systems in Crimea as Kyiv faces drone assault
• 'Alarming' Impact of Putin's Invasion on Ukraine's Children Revealed
• Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas
• Hezbollah Launches Rocket Barrage After Israeli Strike Kills a Commander
• 'Immense' scale of Gaza killings amount to crime against humanity, UN inquiry says

How long will feckless Joe Biden ignore the grave threat of sharks and boat batteries?" - Rex Huppke

What A Disgrace The Supreme Court Has Become
The secret recording of conservative Justice Samuel Alito endorsing the idea that the country should return to a place of “godliness” has further plunged the Supreme Court into controversy, evoking outrage from Senate Democrats and forcing Republicans to play defense.

Not even Betsy Ross loved flags as much as Justice Alito’s wife does. - The Daily Show

Clarence Thomas killed the real estate moratorium, EARNING his sugar daddy Harlan Crow a fortune

Alito made Argentina pay back its debt, EARNING his sugar daddy Paul Singer $2.4 billion

He banned abortion EARNING his religious donors their biggest win

Can you say QUID PRO QUO? - Lindy Li

Republican Shenanigans

• Poll Finds 49% of Pennsylvanians Agree with Trump's Conviction And He's Still Leading In the State
• 'Apples to Oranges': Speaker Johnson Bristles When Asked if GOP's Push to Hold Garland in Contempt 'Undermines' Their Defiance of J6 Subpoenas
• 'Biden Doesn't Exist' Joe Rogan Claims 'Mysterious Cabal of Humans' Running the Country, But It Shows the 'System Kinda Works'
• Kevin Spacey Tells Piers Morgan About Flying on Epstein's Plane With Clinton and 'Young Girls'
• House Republican Slams Hunter Biden’s Conviction, Defends Marijuana Use
• GOP Senate Candidate Accuses Trump of Selling His Endorsement to Rival: 'The Snakes Are Within'
• 'You're a Piece of Garbage': Republican Congressman Savages Paul Ryan for Anti-Trump Comments on Fox News
• House Republican Erupts at Democratic Colleague Who Interrupted to Correct Him About Trump Conviction: 'So Rude of You!'

I’m not convinced it’s a good idea to put people in charge of government who are eagerly awaiting the rapture. - John Collins

Alex Jones Volunteers To Execute Fauci 
InfoWars host Alex Jones said that he would volunteer to “pull the switch” and execute Dr. Anthony Fauci and others he claimed lied to former President Donald Trump.

New law enforcement data show plummeting national rates of murder, violent crime, assault, robberies, rapes, arsons and car thefts. Here’s why that’s bad news for Joe Biden. - New York Times Pitchbot

Remember the last debate where Trump tried to give Biden Covid by cheating?  Arriving too late to be tested?  Hard to find someone in history more craven. - Sandi Bachom

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Rock The Voter News

• The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
• 'Hell No!' Biden Fumes At Trump's Past Response to a Mass Shooting
• Juror Tells Fox News Convicting Hunter Biden Was 'Heart-Wrenching' And 'Not Politically Motivated'

Joe Biden: "I am the president, but I am also a dad."

Donald Trump: "If Ivanka weren't my daughter, I'd be dating her." - Middle Age Riot

There have been many times over the past few years that, in frustration, I have rejected Michelle Obama's statement, "When they go low, we go high."

But as I watch Joe Biden rise above the chaos, showing the world the depth of his love for Hunter while refraining from misappropriating his power as POTUS - I am so damn proud of my President! - Andie00471

Democrats Are Investigating Jared Kushner. It's About Damn Time!

Democrats are increasing their scrutiny of Jared Kushner’s business activities.

Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked Kushner’s firm, Affinity Partners, for details about its investors on Wednesday, including the $2 billion it received from the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund in 2021.

Trump hinted he and his family will all move to Argentina if he loses.

Just in case you needed more motivation to vote all Blue. - Dana

Where's Rudy Giuliani's Billionaire Buddies?
Tensions in Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case are coming to a head, with his creditors hoping for the drastic remedy of having a third party take control of the former New York City mayor’s finances. 

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Business/Tech News

• Federal Reserve holds rates steady, lowers forecast to 1 cut in 2024
• Elon Musk drops lawsuit after OpenAI published his emails
• CNN's Abby Phillip Airs Striking Montage Contrasting Fox News Coverage of Trump and Hunter Biden Verdicts
• Trump's Businesses Could Lose Liquor Licenses After Historic Felony Conviction
• Trump company rips inquiry into golf clubs’ liquor licenses after conviction

Republicans Accuse Biden of Making Stocks Go Up and Inflation Go Down. - Andy Borowitz

Washington, Oregon Shellfish Eaters Beware
 The FDA is warning against selling and eating certain shellfish from Oregon and Washington that may be contaminated with paralytic toxins.

My son sent me this.

World’s Sharks Deny Any Interest in Eating Trump. - Andy Borowitz

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Odd News

• Neanderthals and humans interbred 47000 years ago for nearly 7000 years, research suggests
• Are UFOs living on Earth? Harvard scientists say maybe
• Cincinnati Reds Fan Gets Tased By Security After Storming the Field and Doing a Backflip
• Meet Bao Zi: the skateboarding cat who slid into the record books in mere seconds
• Condo building to be demolished for blocking local scenery

Time To Deflate Photo

A street corner in Vilnius, Lithuania. My grandparents were born in the outskirts of Vilnius.

Peace.

Hunter Biden found guilty of lying about drug use to buy gun

Hunter Biden found guilty of lying about drug use to buy gun
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to counter Donald Trump’s claim of a justice system weaponized against him.

Rest of planet stunned to learn that the US even has gun laws. - David Frum

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin's bomber breaches airspace of Nato member Finland after Kyiv hits Su-57 jet
• Putin nightmare after Ukraine wipes out key army HQ with eight Russian soldiers missing
• UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid
• Blinken says Hamas signoff still needed on Gaza ceasefire resolution
• Bannon Rages at ‘Slimiest’ Republican Lindsey Graham For Nuking Tommy Tuberville’s Defense of Putin

Joe Biden’s campaign has raised $400 billion since Hunter’s conviction. - Rick Lenzie

I Wonder If Putin Pays His U.S. Congressmen This Well

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce received an $800,000 wire transfer from billionaire donor Hank Meijer days after it endorsed his son, then-Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), in a contentious 2022 primary, according to previously unreported internal emails reviewed by The Hill. 

Let's just be f*cking real. It's malpractice that the Senate has not launched an official investigation into the BLATANT AND OPEN ethics violations of the Supreme Court. We need corruption hearings on C-SPAN during primetime, goddammit. Our highest court is no longer legitimate. -SweetfnLucifer

Republican Shenanigans

• CNN's Kaitlan Collins Says Trump Got 'Special Treatment' From Probation — Despite 'All The Talk' To Contrary
• NBC's Chuck Todd Calls Hunter Biden Guilty Verdict a 'Really Good Day for the American System'
• Fox News' Andy McCarthy Blasts 'So-Called' Hunter Biden Special Counsel for Insulating 'Joe Biden from Hunter's Wrongdoing'
• Matt Gaetz calls Hunter Biden gun conviction 'kinda dumb'
• Trump campaign calls Hunter Biden verdict ‘a distraction
• '6 People Were Sent To The Hospital': CNN's Abby Phillip Roasts Sweltering Trump Rally — Speech 'Veered Wildly' In The Heat
• Nevada GOP Senate candidate lashes out after Trump endorses opponent
• Fox News Absurdly Equates Ketanji Brown Jackson's Beyoncé Tickets With Clarence Thomas' $4 Million In Gifts

Martha Alito said “I’ll get them” while being secretly recorded. When asked who she was talking about, she said “ The media.” Then going on to talk about a 5 year statute of limitations for defamation. 

This b*tch is crazy. - Jack Hopkins

Apparently, The Justice Department Is Tired of Wild Goose Chases
The Justice Department informed House Republicans on Tuesday that an exhaustive search yielded no communications between the department and the Manhattan district attorney’s office, and again chastised House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for spreading a “conspiracy theory.”

Just a little advice for MAGA….

If your guy passes out little cups of red kool-aid, don’t drink it. - Woman In The Moon

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden to make unscheduled trip to Wilmington after son Hunter’s conviction
• A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House
• Biden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports
• Obama signs steel beam installed on top of presidential center

Samuel Alito is the activist judge McConnell and Republicans accuse others of being. - Covie

Biden Is Reaching Out To Boomers With Bingo & Pickleball

President Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new program on Tuesday to reach out to seniors through events like bingo and pickleball ahead of November.

The program, Seniors for Biden-Harris, will work to mobilize seniors across the country, with a focus on battleground states. For its launch this week, the campaign is hosting a pickleball tournament in Virginia, a bingo night in Arizona, a pancake breakfast in Georgia, and a phone bank event with second gentleman Doug Emhoff in New Hampshire.

Women get it, but here’s a word to my male followers: imagine not being able to buy a condom, get a doctor to treat a genital illness, or seek care for your pregnant partner without triggering a police investigation or a search of your sexual history. That’s Trumplandia, guys. = Laurence Tribe

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Business/Tech News

• World Bank: ‘Impressive’ US economy is powering the world
• Biden’s capital gains taxes would boost economic equality: Analysis
• Smartmatic subpoenas Fox board members in defamation lawsuit
• Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and Macs at his companie

Elon Musk is arguably the fourth most dangerous person in the world after Putin, Trump, and Kim Jong Un. For those keeping score. - Dave Troy

Trump May Lose His Jersey Liquor License at Bada Bing His Golf Clubs
The attorney general’s office of New Jersey is reviewing whether former President Trump’s recent conviction in the New York hush money case could impact him holding liquor licenses at three of his golf courses in the state...According to New Jersey law, no liquor license “shall be issued to any person under 18 years old or to any person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.” The division handbook states that crimes connected to “moral turpitude” are generally “those deemed serious by society.”

He really is crazy, read this nonsense!

Remember when Bill Clinton’s teleprompter malfunctioned during a speech to Congress and no one could even tell because he didn’t once mention sharks? - Al Cappuccino

 

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Odd News

• Women may be more resilient than men to stresses of spaceflight, says study
• Most Fast Radio Bursts Blip Just Once, And We Might Soon Know Why
• King Charles portrait gets makeover from animal rights protesters
• Wild hogs threatening Florida, spreading across US
• World's tallest rideable bicycle measures 25 feet, 5 inches!

Time To Deflate Photo

Humantay Lake in Peru. That's not me sitting there in a red coat but I wish it were.

Peace.