Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was in town on Monday at Troy High, calling for federal funding to put a stop to the "swatting" that affected several schools, including Troy High, across the state the last two weeks.
It is believed that the fake phone threats are originating outside of the US and are hard to trace as a result. These are not practical jokes for the sake of being funny. It's cruel and irresponsible, really.
Back in Washington, Senator Schumer has said he will introduce a resolution next week against Republican threats espoused by the likes of former president Donald Trump, Ohio Misrepresentative Fibber Jordan, and others, to defund the Department of Justice just because the DOJ is investigating the Big Orange Baby. I'd take it a step or two further, and add a resolution to censure any Republican misusing their position for personal gain (i.e. Jordan) or to aid someone in the legal quagmire Trump is in. There are amendments to the Constitution that can shut down, for example, Jordan's misuse of the Judiciary Committee to hassle Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, or disqualify Trump from running for president again.
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Speaking of Trump, he's now looking to further delay the trial, set for later this month, in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case.
Attorney Joe Tacopina is claiming they need an extra 4 weeks to allow Bragg's investigation to cool down. Not going to happen. You can bank on Judge Lewis Kaplan spiking this request in the nearest waste basket. As for Trump......
"WWWWAAHHHHHH! I can't concentrate on two cases at once! WAAAAHHHH!"
Too bad. You reap what you sow, Diaper Don. Deal with it!!
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So much has been made of country singer and sometime actor Travis Tritt and rapper-singer Kid Rock boycotting Bud Light because of Anheuser-Busch supporting the LGBTQ+ community. In particular, transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Then, there is Empty-G, Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The Georgia Misrepresentative decided to switch brands to Coors. Unfortunately, for Greene, Miller-Coors also supports the LGBTQ+ community, and Ms. Moldy Peaches got roasted on Twitter yet again as a result.
I think what you'll find is just about every major manufacturer of food and drink is looking out to support the LGBTQ+ community any way they can. That includes just about every beer and soft drink company in this country.
And if you've got a problem with that, well, I wish I had a quarter to spare so you could follow Tritt's advice, and call someone who cares.
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Former AEW champ Kenny Omega recently recorded narration for a video for his hometown Winnipeg Jets after the Jets qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, which will begin next week. I would suspect that TNT might invite him into the studio as a guest analyst during the playoffs. He'd make a great ambassador for both the NHL & AEW.
Off-topic, maybe:
ReplyDeleteEver heard of the M'Naghten Rule?
For many years, this was the legal standard for judging insanity (in a number of states, it still is).
According to M'Naghten, a defendant can't be held legally responsible for his actions if he can prove that he didn't believe that what he was doing was against the law (that he "didn't know right from wrong").
I bring this up (belatedly, I admit) because that this has been Trump's "defense" from the beginning: that nothing he's done as President has been against the law - mainly because he was the President when he did them.
What we really need here is for Donald Trump to stand trial: to be brought into court, before a judge and jury, to be sworn to an oath to tell the truth, and be subject to cross-examination - just as every other American citizen is entitled to be under our Constitution.
This includes all the protections that the selfsame Constitution provides, up to and including the Fifth Amendment.
Meaning that ultimately, Trump could walk away from all of this ...
You gotta admit, it's something to think about ...
Never heard of M'Naghten 'til now.
ReplyDeleteBeing President doesn't really shield you from the law. Trump is banking on this to save his wrinkled ass. Not. Gonna. Happen.