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April 17, 2024

Here we have a man who took the law into his own hands just like GOP Sen Tom Cotton said to do and a woman is DEAD!

The man was scared. yes!! But he took the law into his own hands. That was WRONG!
And of course he had a gun--ready to use in his hyped up, scared angry state of being!!! damn.




OMG!! This uber women driver lost her life. Was shot 3 times. Was she a mother? A sister? A friend. She looks like someone just trying to make a living--has a bad limp. The man should have called the police. He did wrong

https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1780551428370567217



This is the country Republicans want:

An 81-year-old Ohio man William Brock has been charged with murder after he took the law in his own hands and shot and killed an innocent Uber driver he thought was trying to scam him.

Turns out however, all was not how it seemed.

Brock says he had received a phone call earlier in the day from someone purporting to be the court seeking a bond for a family member who had been incarcerated.

The conversation became darker when the person on the phone switched their story and said the loved one was actually being held hostage and they demanded ransom.

That’s when the scammers allegedly called an Uber to pick up money.

That’s when 61-year-old Loletha Hall is arrived to pick up the package.

When Brock arrived to her home, unaware of the scammer plot, Brock shot and killed her.

Brock was indicted on 3 counts of murder, 1 count of felonious assault and one count of kidnapping.

What are your thoughts?

Why didn’t he call the police?

Why shoot her?
https://twitter.com/CalltoActivism/status/1780231106794504258



It doesn’t help when sitting US senators like Tom Cotton are telling folks to take the law into their own hands. 🤦?♀️
https://twitter.com/ArtCandee/status/1780231747847815259

April 17, 2024

@GOP Comer: I believe that the President should be impeached. I mean, when you look at all of the bad policies, you can'





Comer: I believe that the President should be impeached. I mean, when you look at all of the bad policies, you can't impeach for bad policy.

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1780336964551549272


April 17, 2024

@GovEvers BREAKING: Republican lawmakers were a no-show today for the special meeting I called to release $140 million t

Lazy farts!!


@GovEvers
BREAKING: Republican lawmakers were a no-show today for the special meeting I called to release $140 million to fight PFAS statewide and stabilize healthcare access in Western Wisconsin after recent hospital closures.

Am I angry about that? The answer's yes.

https://twitter.com/GovEvers/status/1780261682620600775


https://twitter.com/GovEvers/status/1780261684315119693








As promised, no Republicans show up to convene a meeting of the Legislature’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee called by ⁦@GovEvers
⁩He wants the committee to release $125 million in PFAS funding, but Republicans don’t want to turn it over to DNR to spend

https://twitter.com/sbauerAP/status/1780243205641883915

April 17, 2024

🚨🚨Former Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorne who was tailgating me, just rear ended a FL State Trooper‼️

He only lasted one term I believe.


@Women2Dc
#breakingnew 🚨🚨Former Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorne who was tailgating me, just rear ended a FL State Trooper‼️ Im SHOOK 🤯😡😳 I was driving on i75S towards Miami in the left lane and this black tinted sports car was tailgating me relentlessly. I accelerated ahead and moved to the right lane in front of a tractor trailer to let the car by. 5 mins later the highway comes to a complete stop, I swerve to the side so no one rear ends me and slow to a halt. Suddenly the car door opens and a man in a wheelchair rolls out. At the same moment I have to navigate around his car and I look ahead to see the officer exiting from his rear ended vehicle holding his neck in the left lane as well. I pulled over to the right shoulder lane and stopped to ask if everyone was ok and to offer assistance. I couldnt believe my eyes. It occured to me that former CONGRESSMAN CAWTHORNE from NC was the black CAR that stormed by me in an angry road rage tantrum. I spoke to the cop to see if he was ok as he was quite stunned & kept reaching for his neck. He said he was ok, asked if I was a witness, (I wasnt, I must have been 30 seconds behind) and I gave them water as i didnt know what else to do after he thanked me for stopping.

As I drove away & replayed the surreal scene in my head I realized it was the same car who was erratically & aggressively driving behind & then around me. Unbelievably scary & upsetting to see 🥺

https://twitter.com/Women2Dc/status/1780014637716566350

April 17, 2024

Kari Lake suggests supporters 'strap on a Glock' to be ready for 2024

Source: nbc news




Lake told people that “the next six months is going to be intense” and urged attendees to be “ready for action,” calling out to military and law enforcement veterans in the crowd.


April 16, 2024, 1:48 PM CDT By Alex Tabet

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Arizona GOP Senate hopeful Kari Lake told supporters they can "strap on a Glock" to be prepared for the intensity of the 2024 campaign and urged military and law enforcement veterans to be "ready," as her race heats up in a key battleground state.

“We need to send people to Washington, D.C., that the swamp does not want there,” Lake said toward the end of a Sunday speech to a crowd of Arizonans in Mohave County. “And I can think of a couple people they don’t want there. First on that list is Donald J. Trump; second is Kari Lake.”

She described standing up to the “swamp” in Washington, saying: “They can’t bribe me, they can blackmail me. That’s what they don’t want me in Washington, D.C. And that’s exactly what President Trump wants me they’re fighting with him.”

“He’s willing to sacrifice everything I am. That’s why they’re coming after us with lawfare, they’re going to come after us with everything. That’s why the next six months is going to be intense. And we need to strap on our — let’s see. What do we want to strap on?” Lake asked as some in the crowd chuckled. “We’re going to strap on our, our seat belt. We’re going to put on our helmet or your Kari Lake ball cap. We are going to put on the armor of God. And maybe strap on a Glock on the side of us just in case.”

“We’re not going to be the victims of crime,” Lake continued. “We’re not going to have our Second Amendment taken away. We’re certainly not going to have our First Amendment taken away by these tyrants.”........................................

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kari-lake-suggests-supporters-strap-glock-ready-2024-rcna147902








https://twitter.com/BleuLimousine/status/1780396486263816384




https://twitter.com/TucsonBlonde/status/1780446055743779112



April 17, 2024

"Am I the only one who thinks the 7 jurors chosen thus far sound totally in the tank for Trump? The guy from Puerto Rico

I really have not been listening to much of this jury selection but thought interesting.


Am I the only one who thinks the 7 jurors chosen thus far sound totally in the tank for Trump? The guy from Puerto Rico thinks Trump is "fascinating and mysterious" and the guy born in Ireland who has already been designated foreperson (how?) the same. The teacher says she thinks Trump "speaks his mind" and "that's what you want." This all sounds very MAGA.

https://twitter.com/VABVOX/status/1780381705360077009




https://twitter.com/VABVOX/status/1780398534191161484



April 16, 2024

When will the My Pillow guy bring Trump a much needed pillow?

Maybe Trumpy is used to taking a mid morning nap???



When will the My Pillow guy bring Trump a much needed pillow?
https://twitter.com/casanova_kara/status/1780280544380518505



https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1780278688912941194

April 16, 2024

Okay. We're done. Trump just admitted to doing what he's charged with doing. Sentence him and we can all go home.

Trump did say this today. So for him having sex with Story Daniels is a legal expense. ha ha

Trump: I was paying a lawyer and marked it down as a legal expense. Some accountant, I didn’t know, marked it down as a legal expense. That’s exactly what it was… So check it out. It’s called legal expense


https://twitter.com/Lee_in_Iowa/status/1780271011134398862

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