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Interesting, considering that the trial of Aaron Spencer is coming up. Spencer is charged with second-degree murder (a Class A felony) in the shooting death of 67-year-old Michael Fosler. According to reports and his defense:Fosler had been arrested earlier and faced dozens of felony charges (around 43), including sexual assault/rape of Spencer's then-13/14-year-old daughter, child pornography, and internet stalking of a minor. Fosler was out on a low bond ($5,000). Spencer reported his daughter missing; he later located her in Fosler's truck around 1 a.m. Spencer rammed the truck off the road. He claims he shot Fosler (multiple times) in self-defense and defense of his daughter after Fosler allegedly lunged at him. Spencer admits to the shooting but pleads not guilty, arguing it was justified under Arkansas law (defense of others/self-defense when a child faces imminent harm). Prosecutors have cited prior statements by Spencer as evidence of premeditation. The case has drawn significant attention due to missing evidence (e.g., dashcam footage), evidentiary disputes, and judicial changes. His pre-trial hearings (as of April–May 2026) have seen some defense wins on testimony and evidence issues, with trial proceedings ongoing.

Let me ask Jeeves to fact-check this.

I love that move. The Longest Day isn’t a patch on it IMHO.

You have to question Massie's motives. If he actually knows shit, why did he wait until he lost the primary to say it?

Haaaahaahahaahaha! Inspired.

89th, I’m sorry. I cannot begin to imagine how difficult that has been and is for your family.

Seems like there must be a better way to do this. https://x.com/ashtonteng/status/2057934653877805496?s=46

Was a pretty good video message. Random comments I had never hear of the second drug Vitriol(?) that he mentioned was good for 30 days. I wonder what % of drug addict go back to addiction? My guess is that it is at least 30%. When I was in LA about three years ago, the homelessness was really really really bad. Could not walk down a sidewalk without running into a tent or other homeless person. I was last there about 1/5 years ago, and it was much better. I am not sure if LA was just hiding them better, but there were definitely less homeless on the streets that I could see. He mentions that much of the homeless/addicts have someone waiting for them back home to take care of them. Doubt that this is the case. Anyway, something needs to be done, as the current method does not work.

@Andrea-B That is a good point. It was not for President Trumps recent trip to China, but I remember reading an article about PResident XX (can't remember who) trip to China, and there was a graphic of how much support logistics were required. XX number of planes, XXX number of cars/SUV's, XXXX number of security people, XXX poundage of food and drinks, and on and on. It was quite interesting and eye opening.

*snort *

@andrea-b Me neither. Mine all had 80s hair.

There is a real, well-documented, and very recent case to look at: Amazon Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and McKenzie Scott's divorce. They were married before Bezos founded Amazon.

@jon-nyc said: Even more Aqua bait. [image: 1778877316219-img_2434.jpeg] You have NO idea how accurate this @aqua-letifer bait is. When we lived together post-college from 2005-2007 we used to send grammatically-corrected letters back to the management office. Heck in college, I specifically remember his reply when asked about a project update "I am here to report that my status report is I have nothing to report."

@Mik said: I'm not sure about term limits for justices, but at some point racial favoritism has to go away if we are ever to be colorblind. Meritocracy FTW. The idea that black congresscritters are required to represent black constituents is a fallacy. Yessir

@mark I'll talk about this with my partner.