Good point,those hearings were before I was born,and I threw it out as a analogy,because HOW can we have a Speaker funded w/Russian money w/the power to determine if aid going to a country invaded by Russia even gets to a vote? COMPROMISED isn't a strong enough word to describe that situation and man we are FK'D if foreign adversaries can so obviously penetrate and influence our Congress.
Examples of GOP Leadership
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Bear420
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To me, he is and remains Cancun Cruz for trying to ditch his constituents freezing
To me he, is the Turd I flushed down the toilet. Along with the Rest of those who stand behind The Orange Mango King.
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Budzbuddha
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Fucking Ridiculous
Nugnewbie
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If they were the last pieces of footwear on the planet, was going to say I'd go barefoot, but I think I'd just rip the T's off the sides. As for the other swag, you gotta be an f'n moron to pay money for it. The court cases he's been through already are showing him for what he IS. A fraudster, grifter and sex offender. The remaining trials will just serve to reinforce what most of us figured out years ago.
Budzbuddha
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I would bet they are made in china PLUS come in Communist Crimson Red.
Think TEMU crap.
Nugnewbie
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Would not be surprised at all. (think Chinese steel)
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Soon to be featured in an ad like this alongside other dog butt ugly shoes
and at the price
compassionateExotic
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Look how it even states under picture “images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.”
that’s what I’m thinking, my guess 1% or less and than 99% dark money from prolly him selling our secrets to our enemies prolly. his Draining anyone around him willing to be stupid and Go down but also I’m sure is a traitor and def reasons why he stole so much secret documents . he didn’t keep all those top secret to read that’s fosure
compassionateExotic
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printer
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Trumpworld takes aim at Republicans who supported Ukraine aid push
Senate Republicans who voted to advance aid for Ukraine last week are taking heavy incoming from allies of former President Trump, who are calling them out publicly and threatening primary challenges after they defied Trump’s calls to oppose the package. Donald Trump Jr., the ex-president’s eldest son, has led the charge against the 22 Republicans who backed the national security supplemental, many of whom are allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). He called for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to get a primary challenge, and for West Virginia primary voters to reject the gubernatorial bid of Moore Capito, the son of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
In another instance, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) a major backer of Trump, took aim at Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), one of McConnell’s top allies, writing on social media, “Unbelievable that [Cornyn] would stay up all night to defend other countries borders, but not America.” While some believe the Capito gubernatorial threat, in particular, was a low blow, the frustration from Trump’s orbit is palpable and is laying bare the fissures between it and GOP leadership. “The last month exposed the problems that come with a GOP leadership team that has no relationships with the likely Republican nominee for president,” one Senate GOP aide said. “It further exposes the disconnect between Republican lawmakers largely in D.C. compared to where our voters are.”
The security bill includes $60 billion in military and economic assistance for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, along with monies for the Indo-Pacific region and humanitarian purposes.bOn top of the Ernst and Capito remarks, Trump Jr. also took aim at Cornyn and Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) — two of the leading contenders to eventually replace McConnell — over their Ukraine aid votes.bBut whether the barbs will have much impact is an open question, strategists and aides across the GOP spectrum say. They are quick to note that being, or not being, in the good graces of the former president is always a fluid situation that can be changed in short order, for better or for worse. “Trumpworld has a short memory if you get on board,” the Senate GOP aide said.
They also note the insular nature of the Senate, with leadership elections and votes for various bills, including Ukraine aid, rarely determined from outside of the chamber. “The Senate is notoriously immune from pressure from the outside, and the harder they push the less likely they are to get what they want. The United States Senate is very similar to former President Trump in that way,” one GOP operative told The Hill. “The outside game never works with the Senate.”
Despite Trump’s power and heft with the GOP base, even his voice has limitations sometimes. For example, Trump and his allies came up empty in the 2022 cycle to recruit a challenger to Thune after he said the 2020 electoral count would go down like a “shot dog.” The No. 2 Senate Republican ultimately won reelection by 43 points — a larger margin of victory than South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), a top Trump ally, raked in that year. Nevertheless, Republicans are taking notice of the threats, with Ernst atop that list. Trump Jr. also floated Matthew Whitaker, a top Trump backer who served as acting attorney general briefly before William Barr took over the post, to challenge her.
While the Republicans note that one vote — especially aid to Ukraine — likely wouldn’t be enough to bring a member down, it could be a piece to a puzzle. “One individual vote rarely ends a Senate career, but … what happens when it’s connected to a broader theme is the problem,” a second GOP operative said. “For [Ernst], if you’re within the [Trump] inner circle right now, this is the lady who was with Nikki Haley the night before the [Iowa caucuses], and then she’s doing this; and is she supportive of him? That’s the bigger picture within Trumpworld.” Despite her appearance with Haley, Ernst remained officially neutral through the caucuses and has declined to weigh in with a primary endorsement since. Half of Senate GOP leadership has endorsed Trump thus far, including Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who backed him ahead of Iowa, and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who did so early last year. Sen. Capito endorsed the ex-president in late January.
As for Trump, he has not added his two cents to his eldest son’s remarks. His social media posts reiterated calls for lawmakers to oppose the security spending package and have taken aim at NATO countries he says have not lived up to their obligations. Some of his supporters have also followed his lead and called for the funds to be given as a loan rather than a grant.
The battle over Ukraine funding ratcheted up again Friday after Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin’s preeminent foe, died in a Russian penal colony, raising more questions about the future of that possible aid to Kyiv. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said is not expected to bring the Senate bill as is up in the House, with a group of bipartisan lawmakers crafting a smaller, more targeted bill instead for possible consideration. But in a statement reacting to Navalny’s death, he said that while Congress “debates the best path forward to support Ukraine,” the U.S. and its partners “must be using every means available to cut off Putin’s ability to fund his unprovoked war in Ukraine.”
thehill.com
Senate Republicans who voted to advance aid for Ukraine last week are taking heavy incoming from allies of former President Trump, who are calling them out publicly and threatening primary challenges after they defied Trump’s calls to oppose the package. Donald Trump Jr., the ex-president’s eldest son, has led the charge against the 22 Republicans who backed the national security supplemental, many of whom are allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). He called for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to get a primary challenge, and for West Virginia primary voters to reject the gubernatorial bid of Moore Capito, the son of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
In another instance, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) a major backer of Trump, took aim at Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), one of McConnell’s top allies, writing on social media, “Unbelievable that [Cornyn] would stay up all night to defend other countries borders, but not America.” While some believe the Capito gubernatorial threat, in particular, was a low blow, the frustration from Trump’s orbit is palpable and is laying bare the fissures between it and GOP leadership. “The last month exposed the problems that come with a GOP leadership team that has no relationships with the likely Republican nominee for president,” one Senate GOP aide said. “It further exposes the disconnect between Republican lawmakers largely in D.C. compared to where our voters are.”
The security bill includes $60 billion in military and economic assistance for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, along with monies for the Indo-Pacific region and humanitarian purposes.bOn top of the Ernst and Capito remarks, Trump Jr. also took aim at Cornyn and Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) — two of the leading contenders to eventually replace McConnell — over their Ukraine aid votes.bBut whether the barbs will have much impact is an open question, strategists and aides across the GOP spectrum say. They are quick to note that being, or not being, in the good graces of the former president is always a fluid situation that can be changed in short order, for better or for worse. “Trumpworld has a short memory if you get on board,” the Senate GOP aide said.
They also note the insular nature of the Senate, with leadership elections and votes for various bills, including Ukraine aid, rarely determined from outside of the chamber. “The Senate is notoriously immune from pressure from the outside, and the harder they push the less likely they are to get what they want. The United States Senate is very similar to former President Trump in that way,” one GOP operative told The Hill. “The outside game never works with the Senate.”
Despite Trump’s power and heft with the GOP base, even his voice has limitations sometimes. For example, Trump and his allies came up empty in the 2022 cycle to recruit a challenger to Thune after he said the 2020 electoral count would go down like a “shot dog.” The No. 2 Senate Republican ultimately won reelection by 43 points — a larger margin of victory than South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), a top Trump ally, raked in that year. Nevertheless, Republicans are taking notice of the threats, with Ernst atop that list. Trump Jr. also floated Matthew Whitaker, a top Trump backer who served as acting attorney general briefly before William Barr took over the post, to challenge her.
While the Republicans note that one vote — especially aid to Ukraine — likely wouldn’t be enough to bring a member down, it could be a piece to a puzzle. “One individual vote rarely ends a Senate career, but … what happens when it’s connected to a broader theme is the problem,” a second GOP operative said. “For [Ernst], if you’re within the [Trump] inner circle right now, this is the lady who was with Nikki Haley the night before the [Iowa caucuses], and then she’s doing this; and is she supportive of him? That’s the bigger picture within Trumpworld.” Despite her appearance with Haley, Ernst remained officially neutral through the caucuses and has declined to weigh in with a primary endorsement since. Half of Senate GOP leadership has endorsed Trump thus far, including Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who backed him ahead of Iowa, and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who did so early last year. Sen. Capito endorsed the ex-president in late January.
As for Trump, he has not added his two cents to his eldest son’s remarks. His social media posts reiterated calls for lawmakers to oppose the security spending package and have taken aim at NATO countries he says have not lived up to their obligations. Some of his supporters have also followed his lead and called for the funds to be given as a loan rather than a grant.
The battle over Ukraine funding ratcheted up again Friday after Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin’s preeminent foe, died in a Russian penal colony, raising more questions about the future of that possible aid to Kyiv. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said is not expected to bring the Senate bill as is up in the House, with a group of bipartisan lawmakers crafting a smaller, more targeted bill instead for possible consideration. But in a statement reacting to Navalny’s death, he said that while Congress “debates the best path forward to support Ukraine,” the U.S. and its partners “must be using every means available to cut off Putin’s ability to fund his unprovoked war in Ukraine.”
Trumpworld takes aim at Republicans who supported Ukraine aid push
Senate Republicans who voted to advance aid for Ukraine last week are taking heavy incoming from allies of former President Trump, who are calling them out publicly and threatening primary challeng…
thehill.com
Hugo Phurst
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Trump autographed sneakers went for $9,000
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
link?Trump autographed sneakers went for $9,000
Hugo Phurst
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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
I find the name Sneakercon appropriate.Not the one I originally referred to, but same thing
printer
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Not like it will surprise anyone.
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Graham’s U-turns have Senate colleagues fed up: ‘Annoying,’ ‘tiresome’
Republican and Democratic senators who have worked for years with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are fuming over his decision to oppose a $95 billion defense and foreign aid package. Architects of th…
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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
genuinely lol … gotta use that one
printer
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I wonder if they took into consideration immaculate conception in their determination. Oh wait, that even takes a daddy, be it The Big Daddy. Wonder if you can freeze a bunch and then get a child tax credit? And why the hell is a patient mucking about in a cryogenic storage unit?
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’
Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law and subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of minor, stating that it “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.”
The court issued this majority decision in a lawsuit brought forth by a group of in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients whose frozen embryos were destroyed in December 2020 when a patient removed the embryos from a cryogenic storage unit and dropped them on the ground.
The plaintiffs subsequently filed two lawsuits against the facility, the Center for Reproductive Medicine, alleging that the clinic had violated Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which applies to unborn children.
The plaintiffs also alternatively alleged negligence on the part of the clinic and sought compensatory damages, though the claims of negligence were specified to only be pleaded if Alabama Courts or the U.S. Supreme Court decided frozen embryos were not children.
The defendant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuits were granted by a trial court that found a frozen embryo did not fall within the “definition of a ‘person’ or ‘child.'” The court also ruled that the plaintiffs could not proceed with their calls for compensatory damages for the loss of a human life and emotional damages, citing longstanding legal standards in Alabama.
In its decision, the Alabama Supreme Court did not address the question of whether “extrauterine children” should be treated as human beings, but did find that state law did not specify what state an unborn child is to be in.
“The relevant statutory text is clear: the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies on its face to all unborn children, without limitation,” the court’s decision stated.
The court found that there is no unwritten exception, as the defendants have argued, to the law that applies to “unborn children who are not physically located ‘in utero’ — that is, inside a biological uterus — at the time they are killed.”
The defendants had also argued that considering frozen embryos as children would result in numerous consequences, including making IVF substantially more expensive and preserving embryos more “onerous.”
“While we appreciate the defendants’ concerns, these types of policy focused arguments belong before the Legislature, not this Court,” the ruling stated.
The ruling was issued by Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell, with seven of the other eight justices concurring.
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook issued a dissenting opinion.
Cook argued in his opinion that it was not within the role of the court to “expand the reach of a statute and ‘breathe life’ into it by updating or amending it.” He argued the law that was written in 1872 would not have taken into account the status of frozen embryos and to argue that the law does would require an explicit amendment from the state legislature.
thehill.com
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’
Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law and subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of minor, stating that it “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.”
The court issued this majority decision in a lawsuit brought forth by a group of in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients whose frozen embryos were destroyed in December 2020 when a patient removed the embryos from a cryogenic storage unit and dropped them on the ground.
The plaintiffs subsequently filed two lawsuits against the facility, the Center for Reproductive Medicine, alleging that the clinic had violated Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which applies to unborn children.
The plaintiffs also alternatively alleged negligence on the part of the clinic and sought compensatory damages, though the claims of negligence were specified to only be pleaded if Alabama Courts or the U.S. Supreme Court decided frozen embryos were not children.
The defendant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuits were granted by a trial court that found a frozen embryo did not fall within the “definition of a ‘person’ or ‘child.'” The court also ruled that the plaintiffs could not proceed with their calls for compensatory damages for the loss of a human life and emotional damages, citing longstanding legal standards in Alabama.
In its decision, the Alabama Supreme Court did not address the question of whether “extrauterine children” should be treated as human beings, but did find that state law did not specify what state an unborn child is to be in.
“The relevant statutory text is clear: the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies on its face to all unborn children, without limitation,” the court’s decision stated.
The court found that there is no unwritten exception, as the defendants have argued, to the law that applies to “unborn children who are not physically located ‘in utero’ — that is, inside a biological uterus — at the time they are killed.”
The defendants had also argued that considering frozen embryos as children would result in numerous consequences, including making IVF substantially more expensive and preserving embryos more “onerous.”
“While we appreciate the defendants’ concerns, these types of policy focused arguments belong before the Legislature, not this Court,” the ruling stated.
The ruling was issued by Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell, with seven of the other eight justices concurring.
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook issued a dissenting opinion.
Cook argued in his opinion that it was not within the role of the court to “expand the reach of a statute and ‘breathe life’ into it by updating or amending it.” He argued the law that was written in 1872 would not have taken into account the status of frozen embryos and to argue that the law does would require an explicit amendment from the state legislature.
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’
Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law and subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor, stating that it “applies to all…
thehill.com