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November 12, 2022
Thank you all for contributing to keeping democracy alive in America.
We did it, and I mean everyone in the US who voted to keep this great American experiment alive.
Good job everyone.
November 11, 2022
Veteran's, past and present check in on this Veterans Day.
USMC MGySgt Dware, 1964-1999, reporting for duty.
Semper Fi.
October 6, 2022
Does anyone here also love Juice Newton?
My late wife absolutely loved her and dragged me to every concert of hers that were in our area at the time, eventually, she grew on me and now I love to hear her sing, she has a mixture of country western, rhythm and blues and soft rock.
She is gorgeous.
Here's a live concert of hers.
September 9, 2022
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/federal-judge-blocks-arizona-law-restricting-filming-of-police/ar-AA11ELlA?cvid=f6be0842dfa140239088571a68038877
This is good, because we all know that the police hate being filmed and this law is nothing more than police trying to criminalize recording of police while in their official capacity.
Federal judge blocks Arizona law restricting filming of police
A federal judge blocked an Arizona law on Friday that was set to ban the recording of police within 8 feet of a law enforcement activity.
U.S. District Judge John Tuchi granted a preliminary injunction requested by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona and multiple media outlets, which argued that the law violates the First Amendment rights of journalists and the public.
The law, which Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed into law in July and was set to go into effect later this month, prohibits people from recording law enforcement activity in the 8-foot radius if they know or reasonably should know the activity is occurring. They are also not allowed to record if an officer warns them that an activity is happening.
The law defines a law enforcement activity as the questioning of a suspicious person, arresting someone, issuing a summons, enforcing the law or handling an emotionally disturbed or disorderly person showing abnormal behavior.
U.S. District Judge John Tuchi granted a preliminary injunction requested by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona and multiple media outlets, which argued that the law violates the First Amendment rights of journalists and the public.
The law, which Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed into law in July and was set to go into effect later this month, prohibits people from recording law enforcement activity in the 8-foot radius if they know or reasonably should know the activity is occurring. They are also not allowed to record if an officer warns them that an activity is happening.
The law defines a law enforcement activity as the questioning of a suspicious person, arresting someone, issuing a summons, enforcing the law or handling an emotionally disturbed or disorderly person showing abnormal behavior.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/federal-judge-blocks-arizona-law-restricting-filming-of-police/ar-AA11ELlA?cvid=f6be0842dfa140239088571a68038877
This is good, because we all know that the police hate being filmed and this law is nothing more than police trying to criminalize recording of police while in their official capacity.
August 25, 2022
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/deputy-elections-clerk-in-colorado-to-testify-against-boss/ar-AA116GCR?cvid=9a3a77d22fbf4d71bd723b80cff18bee
Oh Tina, you are so screwed.
The news just keeps on coming.
Deputy elections clerk in Colorado to testify against boss.
DENVER (AP) A woman has struck a plea deal to testify against her boss, a Colorado clerk who became a hero to election conspiracy theorists after she was charged with breaking into her countys voting system.
Belinda Knisley, who has long been on administrative leave from her role as chief deputy to Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, appeared in district court in Grand Junction on Thursday and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of trespass, official misconduct and violation of duty. She was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.
You engaged in concrete acts to undermine the integrity of our democratic process under the guise of protecting it. In doing so, you abdicated your role as a clerk, you violated your oath and you betrayed your duty, Judge Matthew Barrett told Knisley during the hearing.
Peters and Knisley were being prosecuted on allegations they allowed a copy of a hard drive to be made during an update of election equipment in May 2021.
Belinda Knisley, who has long been on administrative leave from her role as chief deputy to Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, appeared in district court in Grand Junction on Thursday and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of trespass, official misconduct and violation of duty. She was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.
You engaged in concrete acts to undermine the integrity of our democratic process under the guise of protecting it. In doing so, you abdicated your role as a clerk, you violated your oath and you betrayed your duty, Judge Matthew Barrett told Knisley during the hearing.
Peters and Knisley were being prosecuted on allegations they allowed a copy of a hard drive to be made during an update of election equipment in May 2021.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/deputy-elections-clerk-in-colorado-to-testify-against-boss/ar-AA116GCR?cvid=9a3a77d22fbf4d71bd723b80cff18bee
Oh Tina, you are so screwed.
The news just keeps on coming.
August 24, 2022
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/feds-charge-members-of-b-squad-militia-allegedly-run-by-former-gop-house-candidate-in-jan-6-case/ar-AA113ohu?cvid=9d507898f4674918bfd21eee71f51ade
More traitors going down, thank you AG Merrick Garland and all the dedicated employees of the DoJ and the FBI and all the internet sleuths out there identifying these POS's.
Feds charge members of 'B Squad' militia allegedly run by former GOP House candidate in Jan. 6 case
WASHINGTON Federal authorities have charged five members of a militia allegedly run by a former candidate for Congress for their alleged actions on Jan. 6.
A criminal complaint only names one of the five individuals, Brian Preller, who, according to court records, was arrested in Vermont in connection with the case. Four of the individuals face a felony count of civil disorder, while one faces two misdemeanors.
The individuals all refer to themselves as members of the B Squad" and were associated with the Three Percent movement, authorities said in the criminal complaint. They wore Guardians of Freedom logos on Jan. 6.
The leader of the group is referred to as B Leader in court filings, but he is not charged
A criminal complaint only names one of the five individuals, Brian Preller, who, according to court records, was arrested in Vermont in connection with the case. Four of the individuals face a felony count of civil disorder, while one faces two misdemeanors.
The individuals all refer to themselves as members of the B Squad" and were associated with the Three Percent movement, authorities said in the criminal complaint. They wore Guardians of Freedom logos on Jan. 6.
The leader of the group is referred to as B Leader in court filings, but he is not charged
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/feds-charge-members-of-b-squad-militia-allegedly-run-by-former-gop-house-candidate-in-jan-6-case/ar-AA113ohu?cvid=9d507898f4674918bfd21eee71f51ade
More traitors going down, thank you AG Merrick Garland and all the dedicated employees of the DoJ and the FBI and all the internet sleuths out there identifying these POS's.
August 23, 2022
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-justice-department-issues-new-subpoena-to-national-archives-for-more-january-6-documents/ar-AA10XM5s?cvid=cc919ed1b57348a58e302b02618454c2
Hmmm, interesting development, seems AG Garland and the DoJ ARE doing their job.
Exclusive: Justice Department issues new subpoena to National Archives for more January 6 documents
The Justice Department has issued a new grand jury subpoena to the National Archives for more documents as part of its investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the investigation tell CNN.
This latest subpoena, issued on August 17, is in addition to a subpoena the Department of Justice sent to the Archives earlier this year, requesting the same documents and information that the Archives had previously handed over to the House select committee investigating January 6.
This new subpoena, which has not been previously reported, is understood to request additional documents and data from the Archives, pertaining to a period of time both before and after January 6.
Thomas Windom, an Assistant US Attorney, who is leading the criminal probe into the effort to impede the transfer of power after the 2020 election, including the potential role played by former President Donald Trump and allies to organize a group of fake electors who could keep Trump in power despite losing the election. The US Attorneys Office declined to comment.
This latest subpoena, issued on August 17, is in addition to a subpoena the Department of Justice sent to the Archives earlier this year, requesting the same documents and information that the Archives had previously handed over to the House select committee investigating January 6.
This new subpoena, which has not been previously reported, is understood to request additional documents and data from the Archives, pertaining to a period of time both before and after January 6.
Thomas Windom, an Assistant US Attorney, who is leading the criminal probe into the effort to impede the transfer of power after the 2020 election, including the potential role played by former President Donald Trump and allies to organize a group of fake electors who could keep Trump in power despite losing the election. The US Attorneys Office declined to comment.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-justice-department-issues-new-subpoena-to-national-archives-for-more-january-6-documents/ar-AA10XM5s?cvid=cc919ed1b57348a58e302b02618454c2
Hmmm, interesting development, seems AG Garland and the DoJ ARE doing their job.
August 19, 2022
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alan-dershowitz-says-every-reputable-attorney-he-s-spoken-with-has-told-him-their-firms-won-t-let-them-go-anywhere-near-trump/ar-AA10QZ2G?cvid=6db301df654a417e9e2ce37ade638ba6
Wait, didn't Benedict Donald just say recently that this was a lie? That big firm lawyers weren't refusing to represent him?
Another lie by Benedict Donald?
I'm shocked I tells ya, just shocked.
Even Alan Dershowitz says it's true.
Alan Dershowitz says every reputable attorney he's spoken with has told him their firms 'won't let t
Alan Dershowitz, the lawyer who defended former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, told Insider that most reputable law firms aren't letting their attorneys go anywhere near Trump as his legal issues snowball.
"All big firm lawyers have told me that their firms won't let them do it," Dershowitz said in an interview. "The firms won't let them go near any case involving Trump. These are firms that want to continue to have clients, and they know that if they represent Donald Trump, they'll lose a lot of clients."
Dershowitz spoke from experience.
After he represented Trump in his second Senate impeachment trial following the deadly January 6 Capitol riot, Dershowitz said he lost job opportunities and many of his speaking engagements.
"Everybody who has called me has shown reluctance to do it," he said. "They say their law firms won't let them do it. Their husbands or wives won't let them do it. Their children won't let them do it. Their friends won't let them do it even though they want to do it.
"All big firm lawyers have told me that their firms won't let them do it," Dershowitz said in an interview. "The firms won't let them go near any case involving Trump. These are firms that want to continue to have clients, and they know that if they represent Donald Trump, they'll lose a lot of clients."
Dershowitz spoke from experience.
After he represented Trump in his second Senate impeachment trial following the deadly January 6 Capitol riot, Dershowitz said he lost job opportunities and many of his speaking engagements.
"Everybody who has called me has shown reluctance to do it," he said. "They say their law firms won't let them do it. Their husbands or wives won't let them do it. Their children won't let them do it. Their friends won't let them do it even though they want to do it.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alan-dershowitz-says-every-reputable-attorney-he-s-spoken-with-has-told-him-their-firms-won-t-let-them-go-anywhere-near-trump/ar-AA10QZ2G?cvid=6db301df654a417e9e2ce37ade638ba6
Wait, didn't Benedict Donald just say recently that this was a lie? That big firm lawyers weren't refusing to represent him?
Another lie by Benedict Donald?
I'm shocked I tells ya, just shocked.
Even Alan Dershowitz says it's true.
August 18, 2022
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-on-the-brink/ar-AA10NQJd?cvid=63dc5d7ff9894994a89fe722ea41f74d
Talk about a blunder for the ages, Putin's illegal war of aggression in Ukraine is even worse than Bush's illegal war of aggression in Iraq.
I've got a feeling that Putin's days on planet earth are coming to a close soon if he doesn't figure a way out of the debacle he's put himself and his country in.
Putin's on the brink
In Vietnam, Afghanistan and many other conflicts, the stronger power lost because it could not win, and the weaker power triumphed simply because it did not lose. So shall it be in Ukraine, where the same process is playing out rapidly.
In less than six months, Russian President Vladimir Putins war of choice has had catastrophic consequences for Russia itself. It has resulted in at least 60,000 Russian casualties, more than the total number of fatalities suffered during the 10-year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. It has led to a long-term Russian loss of political influence and energy leverage in the West. It has helped resuscitate the NATO alliance, which just a few years ago seemed to be on its last legs. And it has inflicted severe, long-term damage on the Russian economy, effectively erasing all of the gains made since the Soviet Unions collapse.
And what has Russia gotten for this? Only a few more slivers of land in Ukraine land that the Kremlin may not be able to hold for very long.
Russias elites already know this. As the body bags, wounded and discharged soldiers return to Russia, the Russian people are beginning to comprehend it as well. All of which increases Putins domestic political vulnerability and puts him under growing pressure to find some way to declare victory.
In less than six months, Russian President Vladimir Putins war of choice has had catastrophic consequences for Russia itself. It has resulted in at least 60,000 Russian casualties, more than the total number of fatalities suffered during the 10-year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. It has led to a long-term Russian loss of political influence and energy leverage in the West. It has helped resuscitate the NATO alliance, which just a few years ago seemed to be on its last legs. And it has inflicted severe, long-term damage on the Russian economy, effectively erasing all of the gains made since the Soviet Unions collapse.
And what has Russia gotten for this? Only a few more slivers of land in Ukraine land that the Kremlin may not be able to hold for very long.
Russias elites already know this. As the body bags, wounded and discharged soldiers return to Russia, the Russian people are beginning to comprehend it as well. All of which increases Putins domestic political vulnerability and puts him under growing pressure to find some way to declare victory.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-on-the-brink/ar-AA10NQJd?cvid=63dc5d7ff9894994a89fe722ea41f74d
Talk about a blunder for the ages, Putin's illegal war of aggression in Ukraine is even worse than Bush's illegal war of aggression in Iraq.
I've got a feeling that Putin's days on planet earth are coming to a close soon if he doesn't figure a way out of the debacle he's put himself and his country in.
August 16, 2022
Whomever gifted me with a star membership,
thank you from the bottom of my heart, DU members are the greatest and most generous people in the world.
Bless you all and it's been my honor to be a member of this great community.
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