I'm most interested in why the Pentagon did this. It seems like an weird thing to do. It also seems like, whatever upsides might have been there, the downsides of blowback if the scheme was caught almost certianky outweigh the upsides.

I don't even see how his reaction was a "typical authoritarian response". I think there are only a few reasonable responses after being shot. Defiance is a pretty reasonable response. Anger, fear, running away, and mental breakdown are all also reasonable responses.

I detest Trump, but his immediate reaction actually seemed like the best reaction that a presidential candidate could have. I don't think it was planned and I do think that his reaction was genuine. I think it's very hard to have a calculated response in a situation like that.

In the US the laws vary by state. In Kansas you must:

• be 18 years or older
• be a US citizen or legal alien (minor problem here)
• have a high school diploma or equivalent
• take a 60 hour class
• pass the Kansas licensing exam
• pass a background check

Kansas also has one of the easiest exams in the US. Other states are more strict and have more difficult tests. CA's test has a pass rate of around 50%. Even the most strict only requires 135 hours of training, though.

Maybe if Trump talked about anything of substance he wouldn't be in the position of having wasted a shit load of money. Slandering Biden while also saying he was unfit to run was a risk. The real fraud is Trump taking money from gullable supporters then turning around to use it to sprew lies at the same gullable people.

Honestly, no. Maybe it was a gradual thing?

Huh, I guess I'm not doing too badly. I've been an 8 in the past but I'd say I bounce around between 2 and 4 most of the time now, with the occasional 5.

Now I wonder what I changed to get here.

They get some, maybe most, of their info from NOAA, yes. I'm honestly not sure what AccuWeather's plan would be if NOAA were to be killed. They seem to have one given that they're one of the groups behind the push to privatize NOAA's work.

And SCOTUS will grant cert, schedule argument for January 21st, the declare the case moot after Trump pardons himself. They'll then agree that self pardons aren't even required because a president can't be held criminally liable for anything. Finally, they will stand behind Trump's throne and reveal themselves to be the Nazgul.

They know who it comes from. They want to change that answer from "free from NOAA" to "on a subscriber basis from private companies like AccuWeather".

I feel like the only way this dismissal makes sense is if there have been back room conversations between Cannon and SCOTUS indicating that there is a majority to overturn any 11th circuit ruling. Cannon wouldn't have dismissed unless the outcome was in some way guaranteed because the outcome of seating a jury, then dismissing was absolutely guaranteed.

I'm honestly surprised that she dismissed at this stage. If she could have dragged the case to the point where they had selected a jury, then dismissed for some reason, there would have been no right to an appeal. I do understand that Clarence Thomas essentially suggested that Cannon should take this route in one of his concurrences, but it seems like the wrong strategy when there was a possibility to dismiss without the possibility of appeal.

I don't mean that I wish she had dismissed later. I just mean that I'm surprised because I thought their strategy was going to be different with this case.

The most prominent LGBTQ+ republican organization is call the Log Cabin Republicans and annually present the "Spirit of Lincoln Award". They were founded in the '70s so the idea that Lincoln was LGBTQ+ himself has been around for quite some time.

As a side note, recent recipients of the "Spirit of Lincoln Award" include Melania Trump and Kellyanne Conway who are obviously prominent LGBTQ+ advocates...

Lots of very full leopards around the Log Cabin Republicans I think...

Video tape isn't really that durable over time. Most of the info I can find comes from digitization services, but they are fairly consistent in saying that, for tapes that are stored in "normal" conditions, you can expect 10-25% degradation in 20 years. These tapes are 40 years old. They have likely degraded significantly already and may fall apart when played.

PA has a closed primary. In closed primaries, people tend to switch their registration in order to effect the primary they see as most impactful. It is not unlikely that the shooter registered as republican to vote against Trump in the primary.

Edit: Downvotes without explanation are fun...

Thanks. I guess is was being a little credulous when I read that.

Thanks. I guess is was being a little credulous when I read that.

Wait, Garland is Federalist Society? That explains so much!

You're right, it does. He's pretty unlikely to win in court, but lawyers are expensive. I expect they'll reach a settlement just to avoid paying lawyers. Journalists aren't known for having deep pockets to pay legal fees, unfortunately.

There is no prosecutor involved here. She is being civilly sued for defamation. She might go to jail if she defies a subpoena to turn over internal records that include confidential sources.

Overall it seems like the ex governor might actually have a leg to stand on in court, but the bar for defamation is high. I think it's unlikely that, if this went to court, the ex governor would win. I expect this to be settled before actually being argued in court, though.

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. The trucks with the arms would be unpractical in a city where bins are more closely spaced.