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MonkeyFit posted:Is anyone else surprised that we actually managed to avoid a government shutdown? I figured the dysfunction in the Republican party would have paralyzed the house enough that it was going to happen at some point this year. I really thought it would happen in the fall but we got that last minute save and a second buzzer beater last night. I don't really feel like the behavior of Congress is consistent or predictable anymore though.
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MonkeyFit posted:Is anyone else surprised that we actually managed to avoid a government shutdown? I figured the dysfunction in the Republican party would have paralyzed the house enough that it was going to happen at some point this year. Nah this was always the most likely outcome. The GOP are a group of shitbags but government jobs and, even more importantly, the workers on contracts for various government jobs are everywhere so everyone gets yelled at when a shut down happens. While a “soft” shutdown over a weekend was possible, anything extending into the work week was unlikely.
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Mar 23, 2024 18:18
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Maybe they finally caught on that the polling has determined that a shutdown is bad for republicans and maybe they shouldn't do that. I mean, maybe they should just do their jobs and pass it in a timely manner, but I suppose the stick is the only way to make them do some actual work.
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maffew buildings posted:Not having Italian relatives and (likely) family that was part of the Italian diaspora has saved you a world of headache dude, just buy a cookbook, trust me Swedish is a mixed bag, the desserts are good & I like pickled herring but the pork potato sausages are bland.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:Swedish is a mixed bag, the desserts are good & I like pickled herring but the pork potato sausages are bland. It's is a borderline criminal disservice to your heritage to not mention the kebab, the pizza, the kebab pizza, and the tacos  Making new foods part of an old cultural identity is bloody fantastic. No potato without it
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Mar 23, 2024 21:28
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The threat of a shutdown is a negotiating tactic. It worked, and they got a lot of stuff that they wanted.
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"When the reasoning isn't exactly clear as day; it was ISIS-K."Pine Cone Jones posted:ISIS-K released footage of the attack, only a minute and a half so far, but it isn't safe for life. ThisIsJohnWayne fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Mar 24, 2024 |
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MonkeyFit posted:Is anyone else surprised that we actually managed to avoid a government shutdown? I figured the dysfunction in the Republican party would have paralyzed the house enough that it was going to happen at some point this year. It's a presidential election year - I don't think they want that stink on them going into November.
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Grip it and rip it posted:It's a presidential election year - I don't think they want that stink on them going into November. In September / October, Donnie is going to demand a shutdown for any random reason he comes up with, so it's not so much about the stink, it's the object permanence. To date, I'm not really aware of the shutdown instigator actually "winning" anything. Even Donnie forced a shutdown over nonsense (this the big mac summit) and got nothing out of it.
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That Works posted:Yall should make your own tzatziki, it's real easy and if you get some good yogurt for it / have access to fresh herbs its usually gonna be way better than the storebought stuff which has sat up for a while. My wife makes fantastic tzatziki. The longer it sits in the fridge, the more the garlic takes over the flavor.
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Itchy_Grundle posted:I'm on board with this. My only suggestion for hummus is cook your own garbanzo beans, every canned kind I’ve tried sucks dick. It adds some time, but just go beat off or whatever for a few minutes while they boil, then throw them in a colander to cool and watch some Netflix or something. (or beat off again)
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:It's is a borderline criminal disservice to your heritage to not mention the kebab, the pizza, the kebab pizza, and the tacos Tunnbrödsrulle.
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Mar 24, 2024 04:05
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Boeing CEO to resign, also their head of commercial planes is leaving: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/business/boeing-ceo-steps-down.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fU0.zo45.7VxasjpBTRyM&smid=url-share It would mean more if they weren’t likely leaving with eight figure checks & zero fear of jail or diminished career opportunities.
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Mar 25, 2024 14:09
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Trump must pay By the end of the day
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Trump must pay Nope. The NY appellate court just issued an order granting trump a stay if he posts $175m bond within 10 days and properly perfects his appeal (gets record to the appellate court on time and files his initial brief by July 6). https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=M5s4ZTPZwujdVv7x0_PLUS_ENFA==
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Trump must pay Unless he gets a stay which he may by the end of today
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CainFortea posted:Unless he gets a stay He got it already if he posts a bond of $175m within 10 days. See my post above yours.
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What happens if the NY AG goes after assets that Trump put up for the sexual assault/libel bond? Does the bond company have a senior lien on those accounts, and would that force them to act on that lien and take the assets?
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Mar 25, 2024 16:30
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Mr. Nice! posted:He got it already if he posts a bond of $175m within 10 days. See my post above yours. Look you when i'm looking up words that rhyme with Pay and you go and post while i'm posting that doesn't mean i'm going to leap at the chance to e;fb into my post.
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:What happens if the NY AG goes after assets that Trump put up for the sexual assault/libel bond? Does the bond company have a senior lien on those accounts, and would that force them to act on that lien and take the assets? The NYAG wouldn't be able to get anything from those encumbered assets, so they won't. The prior judgment would attach first, so they'd get nothing. Basically, when it comes to court judgments, the payouts go in order that they're attached to an asset. Those judgments can be superior to some creditors, but won't be to a mortgage on a piece of property. They're also not seizing anything yet, as Trump has 10 days to post a $175m bond.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Nope. The NY appellate court just issued an order granting trump a stay if he posts $175m bond within 10 days and properly perfects his appeal (gets record to the appellate court on time and files his initial brief by July 6). GODDAMNIT
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Mr. Nice! posted:The NYAG wouldn't be able to get anything from those encumbered assets, so they won't. The prior judgment would attach first, so they'd get nothing. So it isn't going to be a mad dash between sheriffs and bailbonds men to grab collateral/judgements? 
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Mr. Nice! posted:The NYAG wouldn't be able to get anything from those encumbered assets, so they won't. The prior judgment would attach first, so they'd get nothing. Any idea what the court’s reasoning behind the $175m bond amount? It’s 40% of the initial judgement and seems out of line with how these things are typically handled.
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Meanwhile! https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1772295281377169865?t=baQ_7Pcakr-p_g9bZOGybw&s=19 Judge didn't buy Donnie's hurfing and blurfing that SDNY's document production should delay poo poo very long and/or result in sanctions against the DA. The state recommended a 30 day delay, Donnie wanted 90, and they'll get a few weeks.
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Mr. Nice! posted:The NYAG wouldn't be able to get anything from those encumbered assets, so they won't. The prior judgment would attach first, so they'd get nothing. Justice delayed is something something, ah well, nevertheless yet another jam wriggled out of.
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Nystral posted:Any idea what the court’s reasoning behind the $175m bond amount? They didn't post the reasoning, but it's basically due process / irreparable harm imbalance in the parties. https://bsky.app/profile/gregdoucette.bsky.social/post/3kojsbtirln2w So there's no real irreparable harm on the government if the government can't collect on that money... because they're the government. There's real irreparable harm if Donnie's poo poo got seized, sold off, then he wins on appeal. As this kind of judgment is basically unheard of to begin with (because Donnie was particularly idiotic in the scummy books), the appellate court took the out. Donnie's a special boy. It'll be funny if he can't post that $175m bond though, or he complains even more about it.
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Weird how that due process / irreparable harm balance seems to swing the other way when someone is locked up for a bag of weed, or loosies, or driving while Black, or anything not in the "rich people only" bucket of crimes. Guess losing your job or home or kids or whatever isn't irreparable like a rich guy having some points knocked off his Money High Score and getting the sads from it.
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Now on that you're getting into differences between civil and criminal law, plus the inherent legal bias towards rich, white-collared (and white) defendants. If Donnie catches criminal convictions, they wouldn't be delayed due to Special Boy status though. Granted, this upcoming porn star payment trial in NY might not even yield jailtime based on how similar convictions are sentenced.
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facialimpediment posted:They didn't post the reasoning, but it's basically due process / irreparable harm imbalance in the parties. He'll just find a way to appeal it again for 40% of that amount.
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I do not like the american legal system. I'm not even sure there is a system.
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The American Legal Vibe is in Disarray.
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One of the complaints by Trump's team was the negative pre-trial publicity the hush money trial has drawn up. All in defense of the man who has media scrums every time he shows up at a courthouse. 
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facialimpediment posted:So there's no real irreparable harm on the government if the government can't collect on that money... because they're the government. Maybe I'm just hand wringing but what about the perception of the rule of law? Feels like a cue the "watch Trump wiggle out of this jam!" tweet moment.
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Arrath posted:Maybe I'm just hand wringing but what about the perception of the rule of law? You aren't alone on the perception of this. I feel that I wouldn't be able to use the same strategy as a "common person" that Trump has used.
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Arrath posted:Maybe I'm just hand wringing but what about the perception of the rule of law? Everyone convicted in civil or criminal actions are entitled by law to exhaust all of their appeals. That's part of the rule of law thing - not exclusive to anything that's going on. The problem is that only rich fucks always get to take advantage of said appeals, with the ability to pay lawyers, and said lawyers know the ways to stall a civil judgment (like this case). A lot of this is quite standard for civil, white-collar judgments since that's a really obvious place where the two-tiered justice system (rich vs. poor) goes to work. Civil poo poo takes years and years to exhaust all the appeals and bullshit. A lot of this is because up until now, we're dealing with pre-trial motions and civil poo poo. Even rich fucks, when convicted criminally, don't get to stay out of jail/prison after they're sentenced to time. Note that I'm not intending to defend anything - it's all bullshit. ASAPI posted:You aren't alone on the perception of this. If you had money, did white-collar civil crimes, and had a big business, you could! Donnie ain't doing poo poo special - this case has been cooking since 2020. Donnie's not doing anything fancy - just maximum delays, maximum appeals, and paying lawyers to do them. The "rule of law" has different rules based on the laws broken, and there's the rub: rich-people crimes and poor-people crimes. It would be funny if we all did that poo poo for traffic tickets.
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Diddy got raided by Homeland Security on some sex traffic stuff, so that's a thing that happened today. https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1772363464062726426?t=SPdirNHU1vJ8j29Q6rx_6Q&s=19 https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/25/diddy-homes-raided-federal-law-enforcement-beverly-hills-miami/
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facialimpediment posted:sex traffic Look, I know road head isn't great from a safety standpoint, but let he who-*touches earpiece* oh. never mind!
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facialimpediment posted:If Donnie catches criminal convictions, they wouldn't be delayed due to Special Boy status though. Like gently caress they wouldn't.
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facialimpediment posted:Diddy got raided by Homeland Security on some sex traffic stuff, so that's a thing that happened today. Bad boys get life
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