https://www.meidastouch.com/news/after-trashing-mccain-voters-in-2022-kari-lake-now-wants-to-mend-fences >> self-proclaimed "proud election denier" Kari Lake realises that's not really the best way to win an election, so tries changing tactics to do the opposite

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/mike-lindell-suffers-another-major-loss-in-court >> the My Pillow guy will need to sell a lot more pillows to cover this loss, probably more than someone's tacky sneaker line.

He's not really a political deplorable but a legal deplorable.

This is his statement after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children and destroying them could be considered a crime even if it is accidental.

Concurring with the majority opinion, Chief Justice Tom Parker wrote: "Even before birth, all human beings have the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory."

I imagine he would also like to bring back stoning as a form of punishment.

Ironically this ruling from the court will mean that IVF treatment is far less readily available to Alabamans as clinics will close rather than risk prosecution when they destroy a non-viable fetus. 

Alabama IVF ruling: What does it mean for fertility patients? - BBC News

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cameron-slater-ordered-to-pay-475000-to-matthew-bloomfield-for-defamation-judge-finds-he-facilitated-vendetta/6B5CQHQU4JBGNKM6GL4HNBLTII/

Good to see the sc**bag cameron slater is still being held accountable for his crimes. What a loser - he can't even pay his bills.

The stuff he does for that Reality Check "Radio" (quotes as it's nothing more than a misinformation podcast) must pay okay though, they (being VFF, who run it and fund it) managed to lure a guy over from Sean Plunket's Platform to work for them.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/maga-republican-cpac-january-6-pinball-b2501056.html

Whoever dreamed that "game" up and (somehow) thought it was a good idea is absolutely pathetic 😠

Conservatives with mask of civilization off, on their own turf.

Jack Posobiec Hails 'End of Democracy' at CPAC
https://www.newsweek.com/jack-posobiec-end-democracy-cpac-1872694

""
"Welcome to the end of democracy," Posobiec said, also referring to the Capitol riots. "We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn't get all the way there on January 6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this right here."
""

Seems to be a convention of Bond Villains who always have to reveal their plans.

The thing is. They are saying what they want to do. They are not hiding in any way.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-assaulted-police-calls-accountability-2020-election-lies-rcna134609

My heart bleeds. Not.

The problem is, the people who should be being held accountable (and I mean down the food chain from Trump - think about all the congressmen and senators who cried "election fraud!" when they realised he lost - yet they're still in government doing the exact same thing almost 4 years later) will not stand up and admit they lied as long as the orange buffoon keeps spewing his same election fraud bs. They will toe the line as long as he makes them do it, but the minute they don't, he'll turn on them and threaten them for daring to disagree with him. See: Mo Brooks, Mitch McConnell, Liz Cheney, etc etc etc.

Pretty sad (and pathetic to see), really.

CommonCause: Right now, there are four major campaigns for an Article V Convention: the Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) campaign, the Convention of States (COS) campaign, the Wolf-PAC campaign, and the term limits campaign.

Each has different goals, but together, they have convinced 28 states to call for a convention. That means they have just six states to go.

How is Common Cause working to stop an Article V Convention?

The NY Times - Sam Bankman-Fried Makes His Last Stand

27 Feb 2024

Since the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul was convicted of fraud last year, his supporters have maneuvered to secure a lenient sentence and change the public narrative about his case.

 

He has hired a new lawyer known for courtroom showmanship. A group of sympathetic law professors has pushed for a reappraisal of his actions. And his parents* have turned for help to former employees of FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange he founded. ...

 

On Tuesday, his lawyers are scheduled to file a legal memo in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, making the case that he doesn’t deserve to go to prison for the rest of his life.

 

The filing is a crucial step before Mr. Bankman-Fried’s sentencing on March 28, when the federal judge overseeing his case, Lewis A. Kaplan, will decide how long to imprison the onetime billionaire on charges that carry a maximum sentence of 110 years. 

 

The NY Times - McConnell to Step Down as Leader at the End of the Year

breaking

Senator Mitch McConnell, the longtime top Senate Republican, said on Wednesday that he would give up his spot as the party’s leader at the end of this year, acknowledging that his Reaganite national security views had put him out of step with a party now headed by former President Donald J. Trump.

 

“Believe me, I know the politics within my party at this particular time,” Mr. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, said in a speech on the Senate floor announcing his intentions. “I have many faults. Misunderstanding politics is not one of them.”

 

This is probably good news ... but will he be replaced by somebody even worse?  😟

Apparently he hasn't spoken to Trump for a couple of years. Being anti Trump is his only redeeming characteristic.