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  #2898711 8-Apr-2022 18:12
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The GOP always accuse the left of being "snowflakes"...

The Hill: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she reported Jimmy Kimmel to Capitol Police after Will Smith joke

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican-Georgia) on Wednesday tweeted that she had reported late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel to Capitol Police after a joke he made about her in a monologue.

Greene tweeted a clip of Kimmel making the joke, which ended with the comedian asking “Wow, where is Will Smith when you really need him?,” stating, “This threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice.”

Kimmel made the joke during a monologue this week on his ABC show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” criticizing Greene for a tweet in which she called three GOP senators “pro-pedophile.”
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  #2898892 9-Apr-2022 09:10
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Florida passed a new law ironically titled "Parental Rights in Education" preventing teachers reading two moms stories or having any similar conversation related to gay or trans from kindergarten to around age 10:

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1089221657/dont-say-gay-florida-desantis

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  #2898896 9-Apr-2022 09:23
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How ridiculous. How would they even police something like this? I guess the 300 people dying in Florida of coronavirus every single day aren't important - crap like this is much more deserving of their attention 🙄


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  #2898918 9-Apr-2022 09:54
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Vanity Fair: Ohio Republicans propose their own “don’t say gay” bill, with a side of critical race theory hysteria

Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law is seemingly inspiring conservatives across the nation;

Republicans in Ohio introduced a bill Monday that mirrors Florida’s ban on classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation, and to add their own twist, the Ohio bill includes a splash of critical race theory hysteria as well.

The bill would ban Ohio public school teachers from using “any curriculum or instructional materials on sexual orientation or gender identity” in kindergarten through third grade.

It would also prohibit teachers of fourth- to 12th-grade students from discussing “sexual orientation or gender identity in any manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”

And shoehorned into this anti-LGBTQ+ bill is a ban on all materials that discuss “critical race theory,” “intersectional theory,” and “inherited racial guilt,” (specifically citing Nikole Hannah-Jones’s 1619 Project for The New York Times) and a catchall clause that would forbid the teaching of any “concept that the state board of education defines as divisive or inherently racist.”
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  #2899048 9-Apr-2022 14:14
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Another turn of the screw ...

 


The Washington Post -
Proud Boys leader admits plan to storm Capitol and will testify against others

 

breaking

 

 

Charles Donohoe pleaded guilty to conspiracy and acknowledged the intention to stop the electoral college vote

 

... one of the leaders of the far-right Proud Boys as they assaulted the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, [Donohoe] pleaded guilty Friday to two felony counts with a minimum sentence of nearly six years in prison and agreed to cooperate against other defendants in hopes of getting a lighter sentence.

 

Court records filed Friday show he has provided numerous insights into the group’s plans and intention to disrupt the electoral vote confirmation. 

 

Prosecutors have now secured convictions and the cooperation of defendants in probes into two groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, accused of planning violence on Jan. 6. ...

 

 

 





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  #2899080 9-Apr-2022 16:19
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Hope he has some dirt on the orange one!


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  #2899240 9-Apr-2022 21:40
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quickymart:

How ridiculous. How would they even police something like this?

 

 

Oh, they'll have plenty of Hilfswillige (volunteer helpers/collaborators) who'll turn in anyone they suspect of wrongthink. There always are.

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  #2899270 9-Apr-2022 23:45
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Is this a step up or down from the Scope Monkey trials ? And are they next going to ban Darwinism and Creationism from the classroom.

 

Oops nearly forgot about books on heterosexuality they will have to be banned as well.

 

oh please let’s not forget The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris or Noddy and Big Ears so called friendship.

 

They also will have to ban teaching about their treatment of the First Nation inhabitants which in a lot of cases was worse than their treatment of the blacks.

 

The utter hypocrisy of the Americans defies the very evolution of the sentient race called Homosapian! 

 

 





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  #2899278 10-Apr-2022 07:22
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https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/donald-trump-jr-meadows-text/index.html

 

I wonder if Don Jr was trying to look good in Daddy's eyes. I remember reading somewhere Trump has always thought of his namesake son as a disappointment.


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  #2899280 10-Apr-2022 07:58
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Jesus Christ, when did Donald Jr go from coked-out monosyllabic rants to villainous "we have operational control"?

Sounds as ominous as "they won't be bothering your anymore"

As far as Don Jr disappointing daddy, Trump is disappointed when his turds don't come out as 24 carat gold.

Donald Trump as the 1930's thug "hands":


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  #2899284 10-Apr-2022 08:19
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kingdragonfly: Jesus Christ, when did Donald Jr go from coked-out monosyllabic rants to villainous "we have operational control"?

 

Oh but did you see his lawyer's response? The text must have been sent to him and he was merely forwarding it on.


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  #2899382 10-Apr-2022 11:54
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Politico: State Department: White House gift records for Trump, Pence missing

The State Department says it is unable to compile a complete and accurate accounting of gifts presented to former President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials by foreign governments during Trump’s final year in office, citing missing data from the White House.

In a report to be published in the Federal Register next week, the department says the Executive Office of the President did not submit information about gifts received by Trump and his family from foreign leaders in 2020. It also says the General Services Administration didn’t submit information about gifts given to former Vice President Mike Pence and White House staffers that year.
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  #2899387 10-Apr-2022 12:05
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In case you don't know "Kid Rock" he's a one-hit wonder from 14 years ago. His only hit was a blatant music rip-off of 1978 "Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London" with new lyrics.

Talented, he ain't

Washington Post: Tik Tok of Trump’s video greeting at Kid Rock concert goes viral

It’s clear Kid Rock knows his audience — and so, apparently, does Donald Trump.

On Wednesday night, the singer’s concert in Evansville, Ind., began with a video greeting from the 45th president, which has now been viewed more than half a million times on TikTok.

Flanked by American flags, Trump appeared full of affection both for concertgoers and for Rock, whom he referred to by the singer’s given name, Bob. Immediately after the video ended, Kid Rock launched into a performance of his obscenity-laced new song, “We The People,” whose lyrics are filled with partisan rage directed at supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement; people who wear masks to prevent the spread of covid-19; the mainstream media; Anthony S. Fauci; and — using the phrase “Let’s go, Brandon” — President Biden, among others.

The song’s corresponding music video, released in March, shows teenagers destroying a TV with the CNN logo displayed on it; a woman holding an assault rifle on a bed covered with ammunition; supporters holding a “Trump 2024” banner; and other signifiers of far-right loyalties.
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  #2899389 10-Apr-2022 12:11
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I'm embarrassed that he was in the first episode of Silicon Valley - an otherwise great show. Fortunately he never, ever appeared again.

 

He actually had three songs in the chart here, although I had never heard of his 1999 song "Bawitdaba" until today. I guess ZM in Wellington just didn't see fit to play it at the time...or ever, come to think of it.


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  #2899550 10-Apr-2022 17:30
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Texas woman denied abortion access under new six week state law self induces an abortion and subsequently requires medical care in hospital. The county is holding her on US$500K bail.

https://www.tpr.org/news/2022-04-08/texas-woman-charged-with-murder-for-self-induced-abortion

The abortion access law is enforced using a similar mechanism to the Florida 'dont mention gay' bill. In Florida parents are allowed to sue the school district if their child learns something gay.

Under Texas abortion law any random person can now sue the medical provider and get a minimum of US$10K Yup. Why. Really. This is why the hospital called police when a woman required care. County police have charged the woman with murder

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