fett on 3/3/2021 at 21:16
I'd honestly just let nature take its course except I'm getting roughly 2-3 reported posts per day from this thread sometimes which has never happened in my years as a mod. Hence the absentee parent shtick. It's disturbing my calm and I'm about fed up finding Trump's contagious idoicy ever time I turn over a rock
lately. Finding it in my inbox daily does not engender good will on my part toward the source of the complaint.
Jason Moyer on 3/3/2021 at 21:55
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
Considering Trump indirectly killed tens of thousands of Americans, encouraged white nationalism, and did everything in his power to undermine our democratic institutions, and the Clintons, y'know... DIDN'T, sounds like you've got some pretty powerful crazy going on there yourself.
That's kind of the GOP's thing though, obsessing over "those evil nefarious librulz" while actually doing all of the things they accuse the left of.
fett on 4/3/2021 at 03:05
Quote Posted by Jason Moyer
That's kind of the GOP's thing though, obsessing over "those evil nefarious librulz" while actually doing all of the things they accuse the left of.
Didn't mean to confuse anyone on that point. I lived and ran a business in Arkansas for 8 years while Billary was governor and sufferd greatly because of their insurance and small biz policies. Family members suffered due to her dicking around with the education system. So because I think they're garbage humans it's automatically assumed that I favor Trump. I have actually have enough vitrol for the whole lot of them. Trump wins worst person contest just due to the fact that he draws anti-semites in droves.
Starker on 4/3/2021 at 08:59
As news come out that when Lord Dampnut caught the virus he was far sicker than reported, having oxygen levels in the low 80s, and that afterwards he was secretly vaccinated early, it turns out that some wealthy Republican supporters in Florida have also nabbed the opportunity to get some of those early vaccinations:
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article249666463.html)
As Florida's eldest residents struggled to sign up to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, nearly all those aged 65 years and older in a wealthy gated enclave in the Florida Keys had been vaccinated by mid-January, according to an emailed newsletter obtained by the Miami Herald.
The management of Ocean Reef Club, located in north Key Largo, also acknowledged in the Jan. 22 message to residents that the rest of the state was grappling to get its hands on the vaccine.
“Over the course of the last two weeks, the Medical Center has vaccinated over 1,200 homeowners who qualify under the State of Florida's Governor's current Order for those individuals who are 65 years of age or older,'' the message reads.
“We are fortunate to have received enough vaccines to ensure both the first and second for those vaccinated. At this time, however, the majority of the State has not received an allocation of first doses of vaccines for this week and beyond, and the timing of any subsequent deliveries remains unclear.”
Neither Ocean Reef's media relations representative nor officials from its medical center immediately returned phone and emailed messages to answer questions about how it received so many vaccines before much of the rest of the state.
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It's also home to many wealthy donors to the Florida Republican Party and GOP candidates, including Gov. Ron DeSantis.
In fact, the only people from Key Largo who gave to DeSantis' political committee live in Ocean Reef. All 17 of them had given the governor contributions of $5,000 each through December 2020, according to the Florida Division of Elections.
But on Feb. 25, one resident of Ocean Reef, Bruce Rauner, the former Republican governor of Illinois and former chairman of the Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR, increased his contribution and wrote a $250,000 check.
Since DeSantis started using the state's vaccine initiative to steer special pop-up vaccinations to select communities, his political committee has raised $2.7 million in the month of February alone, more than any other month since he first ran for governor in 2018, records show.
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For two months, reporters have asked the DeSantis administration to release the location and criteria used to distribute vaccines. The Florida Department of Health has since released some documents to the Herald/Times Tallahassee bureau, but the records do not include complete details and show that one-fourth of all vaccines went to Publix supermarkets while the state did not keep track of where the grocery store chain allocated its doses.
demagogue on 26/5/2021 at 13:40
Alright, the grand jury was finally convened in NY. They're the ones that decide if there's enough evidence to warrant an arrest, er, warrant & criminal felony charges. The articles are saying it'll be convened for 6 months, and it's not hearing only T***p's case. But I understand that they can have an arrest as soon as the grand jury elects to indict. (It's been a while since I took the NY Bar Exam.)
So the scuttlebutt is handcuffs on June 16, or at least that week. I had an idea it may still be months away, but I thought for this prediction there was enough bubbling to at least mark it down.
Btw his birthday is June 14. Biden is meeting Putin on June 16 [/trollface]. The Watergate anniversary is June 17. And the 18th is Friday (media strategy to push the button just before the weekend.) And the UFO report will be released about then ostensibly in a last ditch effort at distraction.
Anarchic Fox on 26/5/2021 at 14:16
Quote Posted by demagogue
So the scuttlebutt is handcuffs on June 16, or at least that week.
I hope so.
lowenz on 26/5/2021 at 18:47
Please, in that case, update the topic "!Trump dumped IN PRISON!" :D
Nicker on 27/5/2021 at 01:22
Dema. What does it mean that the Grand Jury convenes for six months? Is that a time limit or a scheduling/budgeting issue? I have also heard it called a Special Grand Jury. Any insights?
I also heard that they are meeting three times a week, which is some sort of heavy work load compared to other GJ's. Does this mean fast action or more delays while they crunch evidence?
Thanks.
demagogue on 27/5/2021 at 01:51
Again, a long time since I took the bar exam. I thought it was just a scheduling matter. The three-days-a-week part is I think because they had a lot of material to cover, which fits with the idea that they scheduled it all out over this long & set period.
Re: calling a special grand jury, if you read articles on the purpose of a SGJ, it's when there's a potential for corruption in the indictment process itself, like potential links to organized crime, threats, or gov't corruption, and I think this checks that box pretty straightforwardly. (
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/26/special-grand-jury-used-trumps-case-explained/) This article probably explains it, except I can't read it behind the paywall.
Pyrian on 27/5/2021 at 04:32
Quote Posted by Nicker
What does it mean that the Grand Jury convenes for six months?
Grand Juries are normally empaneled for a set time period, frequently six months, during which they determine which potential prosecutions are allowed to issue indictments. They'll typically review all felony claims in their jurisdiction during their session. Their reviews are typically brief and just screen for cases that lack any probable cause.
Put another way, it means nothing other than "business as usual". It's an old joke that a Grand Jury will indict a ham sandwich if the prosecutor wishes. In most cases its little more than a rubber stamp procedure. Although we've also seen it used as cover by prosecutors that didn't want to bring a case at all (for instance, against cops).