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Monday, May 8, 2023

Dallas Morning News editorial urges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to act on gun violence

Dallas Morning News editorial urges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to act on gun violence

Following a mass shooting Saturday night at Allen Premium Outlets, northeast of Dallas, Texas that killed eight, a new Dallas Morning News...

You can taste the bitter disappointment when the right wing nut jobs are faced with reality that the Allen, Texas shooter is one of theirs. - Claude Taylor tweet

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To earn money the Allen TX mass shooter worked as an armed security guard, so he was literally "a good guy with a gun" up until the moment he wasn't. - Liam Nissan tweet

Tucker Carlson Preparing For War With Fox News. This Is Gonna Get Ugly.

Tucker Carlson is reportedly “preparing for war” against Fox News in an effort to pry himself loose from his contract with the network prior to its January 2025 end date.

According to Axios, Carlson is ready to escalate his battle with the network. A person described as a “close Carlson friend” told Axios that, up until now, the fired host has been telling friends “I want to get this done quiet and clean.” But now, according to the friend, Carlson is about to change tactics.

“We’re going from peacetime to Defcon 1,” Carlson’s friend told the outlet. “His team is preparing for war. He wants his freedom.”

Allen, Texas: First responder took a little girl’s pulse before realizing she had no face.
Time for responsible gun laws. - Stephen King tweet

A reminder that Ron DeSantis just signed into law permitless carry legislation — which is opposed by 77% of Florida voters.

The GOP is turning this country into an active war zone one state at a time. - MeidasTouch tweet

Republican Shenanigans

White people sure do spend a lot of time minding other people’s business. Don’t y’all have jobs? Hobbies? A Netflix series to binge? - Chris Evans tweet

Grab Him By The Wallet

Closing arguments began Monday in writer E. Jean Carroll’s federal civil trial against Donald Trump — with the former president absent from the proceedings.

“He didn’t even bother to show up here in person,” Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said of Trump.

If Republicans think thoughts and prayers are the answer to stopping mass shootings, not laws, why do they think laws, not thoughts and prayers, are the answer to stopping abortions? - Mrs. Betty Bowers tweet

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The Supreme Court shouldn't be the only branch of the United States government without an enforceable code of ethics. - Hillary Clinton tweet

Texas Has A Moment Of Sanity!
In a shocking and last-minute turn of events, a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase AR-15 style semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 passed out of a House select committee Monday, advancing the bill hours before a key legislative deadline.

The reality is we have a sharp partisan divide in this country. And that divide is largely over reality. ~ Dan Rather.

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Texas Governor Bringing Out His Big Guns Against Migrants.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Monday that his state is deploying a new “tactical border force” to turn back migrants ahead of the expected surge when the federal government’s Title 42 policy ends Thursday.

“We’re deploying today a new Texas tactical border force made up of elite National Guard who are specifically trained for one thing,” Abbott said in an interview Monday with Fox News. “And that is to identify areas illegal immigrants are trying to cross the border and to fill that gap and to repel them.”

I guess we'll never get "Common Sense" gun reform because that would require, well, common sense.
Man, what a heartbreak in Texas. - Harry A. Dunn tweet

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Fox sends cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters over leaked Tucker Carlson footage

Fox sends cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters over leaked Tucker Carlson footage

Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters for America over its publication of leaked videos showing Tucker Carlson, a former host at the network, making crude and offensive comments off the air.

LOL. It reminds me of the time Joe Scarborough sent me , lil old me, a cease and desist order in 2006. I didn't cease and desist and he never followed up.

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Proud Boys Seek Reduced Sentence By Changing Name to Pathetic Boys. - Andy Borowitz

Apparently, Kellyanne Conway Laundered Money To Ginni Thomas. Isn't That Illegal?
In 2012, famed conservative legal activist Leonard Leo used Kellyanne Conway’s polling company to funnel at least $80,000 to Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, according to documents review by the Washington Post.

WHY DO I NOT HAVE A GENEROUS BILLIONAIRE FRIEND WITH YACHTS?!?! - Rex Huppke tweet

Wealthy G.O.P. Donor Paid for Ginni Thomas’s Fur Pelts and Horns. - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

Clarence Thomas Promises To Adopt Code Of Ethics For The Right Price. - The Onion

Wouldn't It Be Loverly If The Saudis Are Caught Up In Trump's Classified Docs and Golf?

The Justice Department is seeking records detailing Donald Trump's dealings with LIV Golf, according to the New York Times.

Trump, the former president and Palm Beach resident, has been a vocal supporter of LIV Golf, which is backed and financed by Saudi Arabia.

The Times reported that federal prosecutors are stepping up their investigation of Trump's handling of classified documents that were seized at Mar-a-Lago by issuing more subpoenas and securing more cooperation.

This week’s recap:

Wire fraud has entered the chat.

Trump test cases successful.

Merrick issues his own version of “the best is yet to come”.

Insider witness.

Teeing it up on the Saudi links. - 7Veritas4 tweet

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I'm wondering if Donald went to the UK this week because he thought the British Royal Family would, of course, *have* to invite him to the coronation.

And he got miffed that no invite came. And that is why he "cut short" his trip.

Either way, that's what I'm telling people. - Mrs. Betty Bowers tweet

All these Republicans saying Happy Cinco de Mayo like they weren't shouting "Build the wall" a few years ago. - Alex Cole tweet

GO MICHIGAN!
The Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission filed a complaint with the state's Attorney Discipline Board recommending disciplinary action against Sidney Powell and the team of lawyers that filed a conspiracy-laden lawsuit to overturn the 2020 election.

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This Begs The Question, "Will Florida Real Estate Values Increase or Decrease?"

Floridians who are Black, gay, transgender or immigrants have accused Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature of targeting them in policies and bills this year.

Now, many Chinese Americans say they feel discriminated against by a DeSantis priority bill that would prohibit people “domiciled” in China from owning property or land in the state if they’re not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Your daily reminder that Jesus had two dads — and he came out ok. - Lakota Man tweet

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio found guilty in seditious conspiracy trial verdict

Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio found guilty in seditious conspiracy trial verdict

Washington — The one-time president of the far-right Proud Boys group Enrique Tarrio and three subordinates were convicted of numerous.

Seditious conspiracy is something all the Republicans involved with fake electors will want to Google. - Rachael Bitecofer tweet

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If Donald isn’t appearing in the E Jean Carroll Case - as Tacopants confirmed this morning - then I wonder what the REAL reason is for cutting his UK trip short. - MuellerSheWrote tweet

Russia Blames U.S. For Flimsy Drone Attack

Russia said on Thursday that the United States was behind an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin aiming to kill President Vladimir Putin, and air raid sirens sounded again in Kyiv as darkness fell following attacks the previous night.

Ted Cruz is not a proud father or husband. He’s a Proud Boy wearing a Brooks Brothers suit. - Captain Obvious

Republican Shenanigans

JESUS: “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the churches & on the street corners to be seen by others. When you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray unseen.” Matthew 6:5-6

GOP: "Let's have a public #NationalDayofPrayer!" - Mrs. Betty Bowers tweet

Apparently, The Question Should Be, "What Hasn't Clarence Thomas Accepted From Harlan Crow?"
Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid private boarding school tuition for the grandnephew of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, according to a report Thursday in ProPublica that was likely to bring a fresh round of scrutiny to both Thomas and the ethics practices at the nation's highest court.

The $274k salary of a SCOTUS Justice goes a long way if they never have to pay for a f-cking thing themselves. - Jeff Timmer tweet

By tomorrow we're going to learn that Clarence Thomas has a large back deck made entirely of stacks of $1,000 bills his close friend Harlan Crow gifted him for "minor back-deck enhancements" because that's just the kind of pal he is. - Rex Huppke tweet

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Welcome to America, where the highest court has the lowest standards. - Andrea Junker tweet

Good For You, Mary Trump!
Donald Trump has been ordered to pay all attorneys fees, legal expenses, and “associated costs” after a New York judge threw out his court case against The New York Times and his niece, Mary Trump.

Remember when we wanted Hillary to win, but didn’t storm the Capitol when she lost? - John Collins tweet

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Someone rang my doorbell and it turned out they had the wrong house. It didn't even occur to me to shoot them. I'm a terrible American. - Rude Pundit tweet

Bud Light's Sales Plummeted But They're Not Worried

Bud Light's parent company said Thursday it will triple its marketing spending in the U.S. this summer as it tries to boost sales that plummeted after the brand partnered with a transgender influencer.

But Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Michel Doukeris also downplayed the impact of the backlash, saying Bud Light's U.S. sales declines in the first three weeks of April represented only 1% of InBev's global volumes. Doukeris also said the company sees signs that Bud Light demand is stabilizing.

I have a mass murderer confusion. Honestly, I can’t keep all the shootings straight. Barbara Malmet tweet

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