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Rated PG-34 posted:New York prosecutors being cool and good: https://www.propublica.org/article/ivanka-donald-trump-jr-close-to-being-charged-felony-fraud Remember the story how Trump gave piles of money to the FL AG and she magically dropped all the state charges associated with Trump University lawsuits?
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the Village Voice did a good writeup on Stephanie Miner, who's assumed to challenge Cuomo in the primary next year. all i knew about her was that she was once a Cuomo ally and had a falling out, and my assumption was because she had a personality to match. perhaps she's just riding the leftward winds to run a campaign, but i do like what she's saying also term limits for governors are a good thing
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etalian posted:Remember the story how Trump gave piles of money to the FL AG and she magically dropped all the state charges associated with Trump University lawsuits? why Trump's been so on top of people disrespecting the flag
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Rensselaer County summons candidate for jury dutyquote:TROY – Andrea Smyth, the Democratic candidate for Rensselaer County executive, opened a letter Thursday most people dread – a jury duty summons. 
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and because she's a candidate for public office, she can't use the patented "i don't trust black people" line to get out of jury duty. the bastards!
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get that OUT of my face posted:and because she's a candidate for public office, she can't use the patented "i don't trust black people" line to get out of jury duty. the bastards! I mean, "I'm literally running for office right now" seems like a reasonable excuse to postpone it; it is very suspicious timing, though. Also I thought the jury selection process was confidential.
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Oct 21, 2017 19:54
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I'm sure she will be able to get it postponed, it's not a big deal.
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ate poo poo on live tv posted:I'm sure she will be able to get it postponed, it's not a big deal. Your honor she asking for it by dressing up like a slut on social media sites.
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LOLBanyquote:In the wake of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's indictment on fraud and extortion charges in February 2015, his successor embarked on what seemed like a major reform.
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Matt Zerella posted:gross I love how they namedrop GE Global Research. Yes, this one.
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lol, So even Albany isn't safe from IPA drinking hipsters now?
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etalian posted:lol, So even Albany isn't safe from IPA drinking hipsters now? Name a hipster fad and we probably have like an instance or two of it. Edit: HOLY poo poo WE MADE IT INTO THE ONION! Absurd Alhazred has issued a correction as of 00:59 on Oct 25, 2017 |
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etalian posted:lol, So even Albany isn't safe from IPA drinking hipsters now? Albany was full of ipa drinking hipsters when I lived there 15 years ago. Don’t see why that’d’ve changed.
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is there a minimum age to run for NY Senate? today i learned that a guy who's challenging Peralta is a 16-year-old who guys to Stuyvesant High School
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get that OUT of my face posted:is there a minimum age to run for NY Senate? today i learned that a guy who's challenging Peralta is a 16-year-old who guys to Stuyvesant High School 18, with State residency for 5 years, 12 months preceding elections in district you're running for.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:18, with State residency for 5 years, 12 months preceding elections in district you're running for. meanwhile, Alcantara is getting challenged by Robert Jackson, who is being endorsed by the other person in the three-way primary last year in Micah Lasher. and a couple of days ago, Hamilton got a challenger in a young lawyer named Zellnor Myrie. hopefully at least one of them scores a win tbh i think Stewart-Cousins should be held accountable to a degree, because it's clear she can't wrangle her party together in the senate. Cuomo and that big-money donor threw her a lifesaver with their idiotic comments
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I get why the just the mechanics of the Convention mean its probably bad but goddammit, all the lawn signs and bumper stickers on Rich people's lawns and cars in Nassau bitching about higher taxes make me want to vote for it anyway in some small hope they have to pay more.
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Kithkar posted:I get why the just the mechanics of the Convention mean its probably bad but goddammit, all the lawn signs and bumper stickers on Rich people's lawns and cars in Nassau bitching about higher taxes make me want to vote for it anyway in some small hope they have to pay more. narrators voice "they won't"
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Matt Zerella posted:narrators voice "they won't" you are not wrong.
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Kithkar posted:I get why the just the mechanics of the Convention mean its probably bad but goddammit, all the lawn signs and bumper stickers on Rich people's lawns and cars in Nassau bitching about higher taxes make me want to vote for it anyway in some small hope they have to pay more. They will outspend the unions by 1000% to get some mandates removed from the constitution so their taxes can be lowered. I wasn't really sure, but after a panel discussion where even the person supporting (from the League of Women Voters) was talking about how much effort they would have to expend on just improving the process to get it anywhere near equitable by the time delegates are elected, I really hope it doesn't pass.
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I went to a New Kings Democrats meeting that discussed the constitutional convention. They're all for it, and as someone who isn't, I decided to hear them out. I left halfway through mostly because the disgusting heat of the church we were in, but their argument more or less hinged upon one thing: the State Senate is the biggest obstacle to progress, so this is a better way of making lasting change. Not only is this a fatalistic argument, the vast majority of convention delegates will be elected by... State Senate districts. Three delegates per district with 15 at-large candidates. So they're relying on the hosed up State Senate to save New York from the State Senate. "Con Con" could not be a more appropriate shorthand for this charade. For whatever reason, I think this is gonna pass.
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get that OUT of my face posted:I went to a New Kings Democrats meeting that discussed the constitutional convention. They're all for it, and as someone who isn't, I decided to hear them out. I left halfway through mostly because the disgusting heat of the church we were in, but their argument more or less hinged upon one thing: the State Senate is the biggest obstacle to progress, so this is a better way of making lasting change. Not only is this a fatalistic argument, the vast majority of convention delegates will be elected by... State Senate districts. Three delegates per district with 15 at-large candidates. So they're relying on the hosed up State Senate to save New York from the State Senate. "Con Con" could not be a more appropriate shorthand for this charade. America is eager to shoot itself in the face repeatedly, so I'm afraid I share your pessimism.
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When every single labor organization in the state is against something I don't understand how any serious leftist can be for it. NY DSA has a lot of support for the convention too, though the Labor Branch very strongly opposes. I get the frustration with the state senate, it's a mess for sure. But I don't understand how you can simultaneously believe it's possible to organize in the senate districts to get reformers to a convention but not to get them into the Senate.
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grah posted:When every single labor organization in the state is against something I don't understand how any serious leftist can be for it. NY DSA has a lot of support for the convention too, though the Labor Branch very strongly opposes. I get the frustration with the state senate, it's a mess for sure. But I don't understand how you can simultaneously believe it's possible to organize in the senate districts to get reformers to a convention but not to get them into the Senate. A lot of NYS workers are not organized and are not likely to be organized anytime soon. On the other hand, some of the health, education, and free speech protections in the constitution are a really big deal and also ripe for "disruption" in this climate. The NYCLU rep who was arguing against it said it gave her shivers to think of what could happen to them under the right lobbying, if you don't have the standard process (two consecutive legislatures passing it followed by a ballot referendum) keeping it transparent.
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the other part of the NKD argument that fell flat for me was how past conventions have reflected the political landscape. their examples of that working positively was in the late 1800s and the New Deal era. while trump is deeply unpopular outside of his own party and republicans are losing ground on issues like taxes (an issue which they've normally held an advantage over democrats), you can't deny that right-wing ideals have a firm grip on the political landscape today, and i'd bet a new constitution will reflect thatgrah posted:NY DSA has a lot of support for the convention too, though the Labor Branch very strongly opposes. 
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why do self described socialists support a dumb idea? hmm I just don't know...
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Ogmius815 posted:why do self described socialists support a dumb idea? hmm I just don't know... Well you can always let us know if you're able to complete a thought sometime down the road.
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Ogmius815 posted:why do self described socialists support a dumb idea? hmm I just don't know...
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Ogmius815 posted:why do self described socialists support a dumb idea? hmm I just don't know... gently caress off retard
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Jesus Christ I hate Chuck Schumer
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the post-9/11 national atmosphere was even worse than the current one, gtfoh with this poo poo
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is mcmillian running again for mayor? i enjoy casting wasted votes for him and throwing out his catch phrase at the poll station.
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i guess the massive amounts of money and advertising against the constitutional convention are working. only 25% for vs. 57% against. a month ago, it was 44% for vs. 39% againstReal hurthling! posted:is mcmillian running again for mayor? i enjoy casting wasted votes for him and throwing out his catch phrase at the poll station.
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CAMBRIDGE — A school health teacher was suspended with pay and a second day of presentations by a staff member from the Pride Center of the Capital Region was canceled after parents of seventh-grade students raised concerns over a handout about transgender topics. Oh, wow, was this some kind of transphobic filth? quote:Canini said parents were concerned with handouts from the class. One, meant for seventh-graders, listed “LGBTQ Terminology,” with words on one side and definitions on the other that were meant to be matched with the correct terms. 
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