More from McCarthy: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/braggs-prosecution-of-trump-violates-new-york-states-constitution/ Ihave argued that former president Donald Trump’s prosecution in the so-called hush-money case brought by Manhattan’s elected progressive Democratic district attorney Alvin Bragg is offensive in various ways. Bragg, an election denier, is trying to convict Trump of a crime that is not charged in the indictment — to wit, conspiracy to steal the 2016 election by suppressing negative information in violation of federal campaign law. This violates the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which requires a felony charge to be spelled out in an indictment whose criminal elements have been established by probable cause to the satisfaction of a grand jury. Here, the problem is not just that there is no indication the grand jury was presented with an election-theft conspiracy offense; there is no such conspiracy crime in New York penal law. As a state prosecutor, moreover, Bragg has no jurisdiction to enforce federal law — as to which Congress vested “exclusive” criminal- and civil-enforcement authority, respectively, in the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission. Worse still is that Judge Juan Merchan is not just letting Bragg get away with this; he is consciously abetting the district attorney — thus adding heft to Trump’s claim that Merchan is deeply conflicted by political bias. Nevertheless, the violation of Trump’s rights is even more basic. Once one clears away the election-theft and federal-law underbrush, Trump is actually charged not with a conspiracy but with 34 substantive felony violations of a New York statute that makes it a crime to falsify business records with the fraudulent intent to conceal “another crime.” What other crime? The penal statute in question doesn’t say. That’s a fatal problem because New York State’s constitution mandates that a statute must spell out any statutory terms it is incorporating. Under Article III, §16, of the state constitution, incorporation by reference is not permitted.

@jon-nyc said in Scotty sez...: Deflation FTW! Link to video

@Jolly said in A little dab will do you...: I've seen Mupirocin used for years as a preventative, by applying it to the first quarter inch or so of the nasal passages. And speaking of COVID ... I knew people who would gargle with an alcohol based mouthwash and use a swab with dilute H2O2 in the first inch or so of the nasal passages after arriving home from being out around other people. Wonder if there has been a study on that? I drank whiskey after being out around other people. Had nothing to do with COVID.

@Axtremus said in Actual conversation I had with an old customer today - (Politics related): I have no intention to sell any house yet I get inundated by huge numbers of unsolicited calls/texts asking if I am interested in selling a house. Nay, "selling" a house is not a problem in this market; "buying" is. Those companies are not buying anywhere close to a fair value. Many communities are setting up rules preventing selling to these types of businesses.

To be honest I have never given it any thought until today. Even after reading article, I still have no opinion either way on the question.

There wasn’t IV Tylenol when I practiced. But respiratory depression remains real, as does the effect on MAP with morphine, ..mif they still give morphine now. Many more prems undergo surgery now .. they are lighter and younger too. The procedures are more complex and invasive. The IV route, esp. central, is preferable for all meds because tiny stomachs don’t absorb drugs predictably. As to what you, Ax, questioned, NICU & PICU nurses (those with experience, that is) are pretty astute picking up pain signals with neonates. Sometimes it’s vital signs, sometimes it’s posturing, cries or lack thereof, sweating, grimacing, facials, lots of stuff. Knowing the babe shift to shift, their changes in behaviour, knowing the parents too and how they see their babe hour to hour, lots of stuff.

@Mik said in This may be the greatest sport ever!: Kind of reminds me of dog agility trials, but you put two Shelties in the area. Ha. I thought this too. Those kids are amazing. I wonder of the injuries incurred with this.

We still haven't heard any resolution regarding Ohio and the other states.

Not to mention, reimbursement knows no rhyme or reason. I can make more money drawing the blood for a glucose level, than I can for running the test. Give me an hour and I can have TG sticking patients with good veins.

https://financialpost.com/diane-francis/dying-days-russian-federation Diane Francis should stick to writing about Canadian economic and business topics. I know she is a huge fan of Ukraine and Zelenskyi, but she should avoid trying to parse out where Russia is at and heading. She’s been at it off and on since 1990 and has yet to get it.

We can't use nukes on the Columbia student protests. But the Chinese can.

@89th said in Las Vegas then and now: You look good, Jon. +1

Easiest answer is that it's the parents. Who probably affect the curriculum as well.

@Mik said in Now they want a donation for the nurses: Next up will probably be Lawyers Week. Just a day Every year, the second Tuesday in April is designated as a day to celebrate the lawyers in our lives and recognize the indispensable role that they play in our society! https://www.advocatecapital.com/blog/international-be-kind-to-lawyers-day-2024/#:~:text=Every year%2C the second Tuesday,they play in our society!

Crazy time down South.

Thanks for posting, Jolly. That was a good article, I found myself nodding in agreement.

Egypt doesn't have piers?

Apt.