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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Looks like the Osprey nearly claimed a press crew, just broke too soon:

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1719794357513961487?t=aWDYdVx39rPGWGplq8mU-Q&s=19

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

ded posted:

how the gently caress can 1 person have the ability to block every promotion and not be the COB

Don't know about "COB" - but that's the Senate. One Senator can hold a nominee just because that's the Senate rule. And removing the hold mechanism would remove a major lever of power for a Senator to get something out of the administration. Lots and lots of holds get pulled after an administration promises something to the holding senator.

The hold can get bypassed by a cloture vote, but it's a pain in the dick as that eats up floor time. These are almost always voice voted or bloc voted because cloture voting each nominee would basically eat up the whole year. Schumer obviously doesn't want that. And military holds were never a thing before Touchdown Tommy.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Quackles posted:

What does Tuberville want?

Abortion bullshit.

Because soldiers don't get to pick where they get deployed to, DoD policy is to give them paid leave and expenses to go out-of-state for abortions if they're stationed in a abortion-banning state. Touchdown Tommy thinks abortion is against the baby jesus and this policy is illegal, versus a DoD policy put in place because of the Dobbs decision. So he's holding every military nominee until DoD rescinds the policy, which they won't.

https://apnews.com/article/tuberville-military-holds-senate-officers-45c4230a8aee5222bf32b43823e29acc

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
SBF hella guilty of all charges.

Edit: lol jury only needed 5 hours

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Nov 3, 2023

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Donnie's lawyers have been such poo poo birds in the NYAG Trump Org case that they just got a gag order on them too:

https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1720520314637918321?t=VKoJiL57HWtfyH2iagVO3g&s=19

The one lawyer is basically making the judge out to be a puppet of his clerk, to make a really stupid appellate record and/or actively participate in Donnie's propaganda against the clerk. Legal strategery 101 at play.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

CommieGIR posted:

Of course he can only hire lawyers who are truthers.

I think it's because the lead shitbird knows they're going to lose and lose badly - but he needs to keep the gravy train rolling.

Before the representation started, the lawyer (Kise) demanded Donnie put $3m in an escrow that Kise could bill to and pull from. That way, Kise knows Donnie is good for the money, since Donnie loves stiffing contractors. Kise is likely trying to keep himself employed for the appeal or the next case after this loss, and the best way to do that is make a scene that Donnie loves.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
speaking of nerds, check out what happened with another nerd's fascination with MMA

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1720599339725140293

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Wrong Theory posted:

Wait, Zuck was actually going to fight someone? Who? I hope it was CM Punk.

He only does BJJ rounds, not true fights, but if you want more information about that:

https://twitter.com/PabloTorre/status/1702017999987720640

It's a big thing in Silicon Valley and lots of rando competitions all over.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Looking like Donnie's testimony is Going Well in the NYAG case:

https://twitter.com/eorden/status/1721555315399799249?t=saHEw6mbrubcJXGd3DDDrg&s=19

https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1721556834547359827?t=VQYyJAEMS8ms_mATqrONaA&s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Nov 6, 2023

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

bulletsponge13 posted:

Correct me, but isn't that case where his legal team hosed up the paperwork and it is now a bench trial?

Maybe you'd want to NOT argue and belittle the guy who is keeping you from prison.

Probably not a paperwork fuckup - locals later weighed in and in this kind of business civil case, it's apparently bench trial. The checkbox probably should've never been there in the paperwork.

And the worst development for trump here is that the Trump Org goes away and him/company pays a gigantic fine, jail isn't on the table unless he fucks around with his gag order. Though he / his lawyers basically badgered the judge all day, that's all in bounds.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
First election results are in!

https://twitter.com/JacobRubashkin/status/1722026392315904350?t=0hVrv8CSMhpgJrHbh3yP_A&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
One of your new favorites for 2028: https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1722047246512832967?t=CnzqSlRK7jSnjoDY28Wg7w&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Ohio Republicans indeed did a fucky wucky.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1722062934023483640?t=CXv24IbAXjWFlzToC_8pCw&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Oh no, the Republican grand plan of a 15-week abortion ban tested by polling didn't carry the state

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1722072374718169538?t=lH8jNT-xzKuEfPY2lpHeGA&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Tiny Timbs posted:

Can’t wait to see Glenn Youngkin’s dumbass vest end up in the trash heap of history

woops, tried to do a transphobe and lost

https://twitter.com/ettingermentum/status/1722068033890291727?t=CiH6KUQA6_fKyWDT2Cr-Jw&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
woops

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1722100965174628693?t=Q7gh5dFvsk5H_OK83Oabaw&s=19

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1722105171684016601?t=vGPp9tIllE6JiDxewt7pMw&s=19

The Republican base wants non-stop wars on abortion and transpeople and it's more or less making them lose across the board.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
SAG-AFTRA strike is over!

https://twitter.com/BradleyWhitford/status/1722415400426881127?t=aarpnOuSBqYoxlYPmrIrDg&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Biden went to go speak at a UAW plant (and wore a UAW shirt), then a reporter tripped on some stuff off-stage. And so:

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1722692987359023109?t=yeGZa9d4njhw6_J3DX-ZSg&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Bored As gently caress posted:

That's probably not good for Dems. poo poo.

I didn't see a single poll where he was within shooting distance, so dude was toast. Only question remains if he would run for president and who knows where the heck that would turn out. Dude almost went into Donnie's cabinet and he's anti-abortion.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Well, this definitely proves that the ending to Goldfinger was bullshit:

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1723146554565894349?t=byqjOc8CViGW437-wJeaUw&s=19

Click through for a picture of a window that is absolutely, positively not fully attached to the airframe:

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Nov 11, 2023

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
:psyduck:

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1724468257510309976?t=uYpCNZMczuD8O5ECT8OoRA&s=19

Incidentally, O'Brien's bio says "Fighting for workers is a full-contact sport."

Also: https://twitter.com/cgrisales/status/1724453535184551958?t=NSw76V36nLeQZhjXnC8cjg&s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Nov 14, 2023

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Mr. Nice! posted:

Santos Ethics Committee Report:
He did more crimes than he's currently charged with, and the committee already made a DoJ referral.

I'm going to link an image of the thing in tweet form because of something I found hilarious in the table of contents:

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1725173591631626630?t=3FcTJglhMGpFruCcOFF_iA&s=19

QUESTIONABLE MARRIAGE & UNDOCUMENTED BOYFRIEND

this is no way to attack the president of harvard and the two-time wwe intercontinental champion

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

davecrazy posted:

Why do people treat Harris like she’s the female Dan Quayle?

The major thing is that she hasn't had a Big Successful Project. Best as we can tell, she's given a lot of poo poo to deal with (like border stuff) and may or may not make it better. But her and her office will sure talk about the infighting or be really defensive about stuff!

Biden with Obama was in charge of recovery programs and stimulus stuff, so it was clear what he did and was doing at the time. Not really the case with VP Harris!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

That Works posted:

Seems like a great guy

Yeah here's more:

https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1726389929507524871?t=NL_-jCYqBJzEzf3KMimmuQ&s=19

Basically:

bird food bathtub posted:

And there won't be a nanosecond of reflection when Argentina does not, in fact, find prosperity ahead because a lunatic gets elected.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Bored As gently caress posted:

He looks like a Superman villain

About that:

https://twitter.com/kunley_drukpa/status/1726412605672005663?t=p5DmTt4lILWYVxC6D0P4zg&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

We probably should've known, but

https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/1726616549099004309?t=qJiiWV_m3HoJ6GcR7LcWXA&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

Between TX district courts and stacked circuit courts this may be going to the supreme court.

Nah this is a really, really bad filing that outright admits what media matters claimed. Probably gets shoved under a couch and/or media matters gets it punted over to California or even DC pretty quickly.

Edit: also easily disprovable

https://twitter.com/Avi_Bueno/status/1726762807968878990?t=g5Skoilzx5c1WG0N5Zj-6Q&s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Nov 21, 2023

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Mr. Nice! posted:


Even if it did stay in the NDTX and the judge ruled that the TOS choice of law procedure doesn't control, Texas has a pretty good anti-SLAPP law itself called the TCPA which this case fits squarely into. Like the CA anti-SLAPP, it stays all discovery and other litigation until the hearing on the motion to dismiss, which will be 45 days after filing the motion. Even though we're in federal court, the local state laws apply. In both cases musk will be paying media matters attorneys costs and fees.


Popehat and Co has a comment on the anti-SLAPP stuff, as apparently the Muskovites filed this way deliberately to avoid the Texas anti-SLAPP statute:

quote:

X filed this in federal court in Texas to avoid application of an anti-SLAPP statute. In the Fifth Circuit — including Texas — anti-SLAPP statutes do not apply in federal court even to state claims. The Ninth Circuit — where X has its principal place of business - applies anti-SLAPP statutes.

So does seem Media Matters's first thing will get the lawsuit the hell out of the 5th circuit.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/USTreasury/status/1727069094388912180?t=AUOHRIzq5HeNiKUXPtnVpg&s=19

https://twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/1727065611233313195?t=RmKJqvy00taGu2bevpxEQg&s=19

never crypto

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Crosspost from YOSPOS:

https://twitter.com/xXJeped0Xx/status/1727394960897442196?t=_oKmJ1fDGV9HSeed_xmlXw&s=19

Ignore the sourcing and poo poo, but lmao this could get funny real quick

Edit: a "Fox News Correspondent" with "high places police sources" is claiming two dead in attempted attack, but I ain't linking it because even that report is fishy. It's 20 minutes old and ain't getting anything else anywhere else.

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Nov 22, 2023

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

ASAPI posted:

Do we have confirmation if the vehicle was going from Canada to the US or the other way around? I am seeing conflicting information on that part.

NYT says "entering united states"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/nyregion/rainbow-bridge-explosion-niagara-falls.html

Bored As gently caress posted:

God forbid if it IS a terror attack.

All we'll hear is "Blargh this never would have happened under my watch, no sir. I am a bigly manly healthy strong leader"

Nah people forget fast nowadays.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
k all we got right now:

https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1727408784073715824?t=NNRm6tptXd_3TkP4J21wrw&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Terrifying Effigies posted:

So Fox still pushing it as terrorism, although now they're saying "maybe it was a stolen car" lol.

They've shifted!

https://twitter.com/BGrueskin/status/1727436536202068091?t=uMN1E4KOtZj2ZyDzxsKYbg&s=19

NYT:

https://twitter.com/GlennThrush/status/1727435682388525352?t=Gl4j-sykqndwpBFAr5BFwQ&s=19

really hoping it was an autopiloting tesla

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
holy poo poo this thing got launched

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1727432501382021162?t=zBLE-UH-nC7fIuQasU39kA&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Herstory Begins Now posted:

wow the terrorists are camouflaging their missiles as teslas now

Apparently it was a Bentley :(

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1727468341252472840?t=Z_oI8VJUrJlwzaYuQFuHXQ&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

CBJSprague24 posted:

Happy Thanksgiving!

Isn't there still a gag order on the NYC case? Because Grandpa went at the Clerk again.

That gag order is on hold for appellate review. And naturally, the appeals judge is a dipshit that more or less said "uh, nothing is imminently harmful here, I am concerned about restricting speech". So the judge got a lawyer and submitted 30-50 death threats a day that he gets, which escalate for every Donnie bullshit post.

https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1727438479087604087?t=jApSyUZku0wtXJiEPOYK_g&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
leader in the clubhouse is happy shanksgiving

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

ASAPI posted:

I assume it has something to do with :decorum:

It's Senatorial power. Killing off Tommy Touchdown's hold power here is chipping away at a single Senator's ability to hold anything and force a cloture vote for any reason.

And this isn't over yet - this is just priming the floor vote, which will require 60. There are probably enough pissed-off military-aligned Republican Senators to hit 60, but still unclear.

So less of a decorum thing, more of a power thing. Senators really, really like holding poo poo and Schumer needs 10 Republican Senators to agree "not that poo poo". And a whole lot of Republican Senators wouldn't mind those slots still staying unfilled and forcing Schumer to eat up floor time for each and every one of them.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Crossposting from YOSPOS because lol goodbye all that money

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1729993450001711475?t=hd90GViJ_BmUYx-dJ_bBFw&s=19

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Hyrax Attack! posted:

Lol was wondering why was still invited to that event but that’s excellent. Hope whoever has influence is leaning hard on sports to abandon Twitter, if the NFL left so much casual traffic would fade away.

To steal a line: NYT hates trans kids as much as Elon does

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