Every election is "the most important evah!" or so I've been told since I've voted starting in 2000. I think DeSantis vs Harris is much more impactful than two nursing home residents fighting over the bridge table.
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RiggedHe literally tried to overturn an election in which he lost, so that he could stay in power.
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The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today@LuFins-Dad said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:
@89th said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:
Since Trump is now a felon, does that mean he has to sell his 60% ownership of DJT stock? I believe you can't own more than 20% of a company as a felon.
Uh, no.
There are some brokerages that restrict the amount of stock they will sell to a felon and there are some insider trading laws that will cause the FTC to impose restrictions on running a publicly traded company if convicted, but nothing about owning a business.
I'm sure you're right. I was skimming this from the SEC: https://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/secg/bad-actor-small-entity-compliance-guide
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The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts todaySince Trump is now a felon, does that mean he has to sell his 60% ownership of DJT stock? I believe you can't own more than 20% of a company as a felon.
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The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today@LuFins-Dad said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:
6 point bump - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13480491/donald-trump-verdict-guilty-poll-positive.html
$1,000,000 per count, and 1/3 of the donors were new donors.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/31/trump-campaign-donations-record.html
Trump is playing 4D... dare I say, 5D chess right now.
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Am I seeing this correctly?Yeah, was reading all about this on reddit. Hard to watch too, but luckily that security guard (who out of adrenaline tackled the wrong guy) who got stabbed near the neck, did not sustain life threatening injuries. Big kudos to the cop who aimed carefully and shot the terrorist.
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Screen protector?Since you asked (heh), one is every time we fill the van with gas she resets the "trip odometer" since it resets the MPG usage. Has she ever once, in so many years, looked at her trip MPG usage or odometer? No. Another thing she does, which is kind of old school good habit, but equally pointless, is she pays a bill (sometimes online, sometimes via check) and she always balances her checking account in her checkbook. Even though... the transactions (online or check) are clearly visible on the website. Of course I am perfect so she has nothing to say about me.
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Bronx CheerGLOAT... lol, did you make that up?
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Bronx CheerLOL saying that Trump lies (with pretty bold/brave style too.... like saying water isn't wet) doesn't mean other Presidents don't lie. But I think we can all admit Trump was on a different level. Again... just start with the first one about crowd size. It's mind boggling, and humorous.
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RiggedI haven't followed every case but feel like it's pretty common sense Trump pushes the legal boundary wherever he can, so when I see cases against him I am completely unsurprised.
Whether it's being sloppy with handling classified records, or asking a state official to find votes in his favor, or allegedly sexually assaulting and defaming someone, or conspiracy to defraud the United States (subvert democracy), or to fraudulently report the value of properties in order to either lower his tax bill or improve the terms of his loans, or to falsify business records while paying hush money...
In other words, FAFO. I'd feel the same if Obama allegedly did all of those things and the justice system went after him.
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Tank SimUsing a VW steering wheel! Typical Nazi.
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Bronx CheerAhhh I remember in 2016 when that was the biggest scandal... Trump claiming to have more people at his inauguration than Obama. Such simple times. And a nice preview that Trump wouldn't stop lying even as President. Gotta hand it to him for being consistent!
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RiggedRight now, I think the majority of the country that has paid much attention to this trial knows it was not conducted properly. And if this political tactic works, tit-for-tat will soon follow.
That will be the country your children will inherit.
Not sure... most of the country has not paid much attention tot this trial. Heck, a former president was just found guilty of a felony and the headline isn't even the lead on some of the websites I check each morning such as cnbc.com and wtop.com. I think most of the country knows Trump pushes the line legally with many things so they aren't surprised when one of the cases finds him guilty.
And honestly, if a president commits a felony.... go for it, charge them, find them guilty if they are. The dems and repubs have been doing this forever, I'm not too worried about the country. Maybe national debt, social security, war with China, and the damn cost of McDoubles.... but politically, I am hopeful in a few years we get past this battle of nursing home residents and restore some normalcy and energy to the white house to lead the executive branch against the above issues.
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RiggedSomeone should buy Trump the book about the kid who cried wolf. For many years now every time he loses he claims something is rigged. When the rigging wolf actually comes, no one will believe him.
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Still true in 2024…Not sure if I posted it here, but I was ranting the other day about websites.... 20 years ago they were just as bad. Pop-ups, ads everywhere, it's really horrible. How has it not changed? I try to read articles in "reader mode" on my phone which strips out everything except the article text, and it's quite refreshing.
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I’m going to hell…..@jon-nyc said in I’m going to hell…..:
But I figure, like blacks can use the n-word, the longevity-challenged can make jokes like that.
The best jokes are the ones that make you fight between being offended and laughing tears.
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Screen protector?I don't, no case either. No scratches and I've had the iPhone 12 for like 3 years. I guess it depends if you keep it somewhere (like a purse) where it could get scratched up. My wife uses one and I've been telling her for years it is no longer necessary, but she does a few things that are pointless that I don't argue with.
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The new NFL kickoff rulesI like that idea, Jolly.
@LuFins-Dad clearly I could google this, but what option do teams have if there is no on-sides kick? That always added a little excitement to MANY games when it was close.
BTW the new rule feels weird, but will probably feel normal after a few years.
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BidenomicsLOL that is like tossing a bunch of dry wood onto a smoldering campfire, then telling someone else to come watch the fire to make sure it doesn't get too big, and you come back 5 minutes later and ask why is the fire burning so hot?