Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@qoto.org

@SQLAllFather @w7voa

Giving 15 minute segments to *deniers of evolution* >>> 20 years ago.

The fake intellectual "he said, she said" bullshit ended it all for me.

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“But what I don’t understand — what makes me genuinely embarrassed for the group of good journalists who work at some of these media outlets — is why they believe there is “no substitute” for debates to tell such a story.

Are you telling me the only way you can convey to voters that Trump’s vision for America is violence, fraud, and revenge is by giving him a platform to engage in such activities? Why wouldn’t you instead pursue aggressive journalism to tell more of these stories?

Twelve media outlets claim that the only way they can display Trump’s dystopian vision for America is by being complicit in it.”

Media Organizations Omit Mention of Trump's Allegedly Criminal Exploitation of 2020 Debates - emptywheel

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/04/16/media-organizations-omit-mention-of-trumps-allegedly-criminal-exploitation-of-2020-debates/

@timkmak

I guaran-damn-tee you that the 34% of swing voters opposed to Ukraine Aid in that poll are not actually swing voters.

Not only do I support a woman's right to choose. I also hate babies. Smug little fuckers.

UPDATE: State auditors refer lecterngate findings to prosecutor’s office - Arkansas Times
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/15/state-auditors-refer-lecterngate-findings-to-prosecutors-office

Breaking: Legal experts observing Trump’s criminal case concede the difficulty of identifying prospective female jurors who both reside in New York City and have not been sexually assaulted by Trump.

It only took us three years for the Supreme Court to seriously consider the position that actually, it's not against the law to violently attack Congress.

My credit score dropped when I paid off my car.

My credit score dropped when I paid off my student loans.

Credit reporting agencies told me: "You should get more loans to increase your credit score."

The system punishes you for not owing them money.

They want you to be in debt.

Credit scoring is one of the biggest scams.

Ginni Thomas was directly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Yet Clarence Thomas didn't recuse himself from arguments today in a case about the January 6 insurrection.

How is this not a scandal of epic proportions?

Via Ryan Reilly:

You’d expect your average American not to know the outcomes of these cases, but quite something for a #SCOTUS justice to just say something factually wrong on the bench when it’s about incidents that happened in their own workplace.

Lawrence Hurley:

During #Jan6 argument today, Justice Alito said people who have disrupted Supreme Court proceedings have not faced jail time. That's not correct.

#ClarenceThomas was first to ask a question, asking #JosephFischer’s attorney a very specific question about his reading of the #obstruction statute. “How do we determine what these provisions have in common. Do we look after the ‘otherwise’ or before?” he asked.
Critics have said Thomas should not have any role in #Jan6-related cases because his wife, #GinniThomas, was involved in efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election & attended #Trump’s rally the morning of the Capitol attack.

#law

The first episode of LynchPins drops next week, but you can watch on Nebula right now. Join Adam Ganser and me as we get into David Lynch's "least-Lynchian" film--and yet he calls it his most "experimental."

https://go.nebula.tv/lynchpins

‘Sleepy Don’: Trump sparks Twitter hilarity as he appears to fall asleep at trial

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hush-money-sleepy-don-b2529108.html

Today on Twitter is a white supremacist thread about how important inbreeding is

LEAKED NYT GAZA MEMO TELLS JOURNALISTS TO AVOID WORDS “GENOCIDE,” “ETHNIC CLEANSING,” AND “OCCUPIED TERRITORY

https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/nyt-israel-gaza-genocide-palestine-coverage/

Public invited to apply for empty seats on 2 Tucson-area school boards https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041524_school_board_openings/public-invited-apply-empty-seats-2-tucson-area-school-boards/
Members of the public are invited to apply for two school board vacancies, in Catalina Foothills and Flowing Wells.
#Tucson #Arizona

Your Tax Day reminder that the IRS estimates billionaires avoid $150B in annual taxes & DOL estimates $50B in annual wage theft.

That $200B could pay for 4 year public college, insulin for all who need it, & end homelessness in America.

We can satisfy those in need—but not billionaire greed.

Tax billionaires. Invest in working people. Save our economy.

Joe Biden is not on trial for interfering in an election AND he stays awake all day long.

President Biden: [walks a bit slowly]

Trump: [literally falls asleep in court where he's being tried on criminal charges]

Political media: "Many people are saying President Biden's age is very concerning."