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I will believe it when it has been confirmed by a reputable source.

This is great! LOL! Hope he takes her advice.

Georgia Supreme Court throws cold water on yet another frivolous legal manuever: WaPo: Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump petition to block election probe

Because one party still believes in democracy.

Thomas likes checks, but he prefers Venmo.

The finest justice money can buy! These are the 7 lawyers who apparently sent Venmo payments for ‘CT Christmas Party’ to a Clarence Thomas aide

That is what Justin King was arguing 3 days ago. I have been waiting for confirmation this is the case.

Michigan GOP is now following the script from professional wrestling: Rolling Stone: ‘He Kicked Me in My Balls.’ Fight at Michigan GOP Meeting Turns Physical: Report

I'm kind of curious how much overlap you'd find between Q-cumbers, and cryptocurrency "investors".

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from US House Freedom Caucus I'm trying really, really hard to pick a side here. :-(

And tax exempt, so the rest of us must makeup the taxes they don't pay.

I knew there was at least one mega-church down there, but doing some googling turned up...holy shit! Colorado’s Christian Ministries Overwhelmingly Located in One City: Colorado Springs A small city at the base of Pikes Peak is home to the vast majority of Colorado Christian ministries. More than 500 ministries call Colorado Springs home. Colorado, the 21st most populous state in the country, boasts at least 56 Christian ministries on the “MinistryWatch 1000” list of the largest ministries in the nation. Among them are some of the nation’s most well-known. Together, they bring in over $2.5 billion, ranking Colorado fourth in the country for Christian ministry revenue. This ranking owes much to the rapid growth in ministries in Colorado Springs over the past 30 years.

MAGA clown making shit up yet again: Josh Hawley rings in July 4 with fake quote with antisemitic, white nationalist roots Also, RNC Twitter account can't tell difference between US flag and Liberian flag: Guardian: Republican party tweets Independence Day well-wishes with flag of Liberia

Bwahahaha!!!

Colorado is not at all homogenous; Right-leaning: Western Slope (rural): District 3, Boebert -R. Eastern Plains (rural). District 4, Ken Buck -R. Colorado Springs (military). due to: Air Force Academy, Cheyenne Mtn AFB, Peterson AFB, Shreiver AFB, Ft Carson Army Base, Pueblo Army Base. District 5, Doug Lamborn -R Left-leaning: All the more densely populated areas, and resort areas. Districts 1, 2, 6, 7, 8. CO picked up a seat after the last census, and there was a redistricting. Boebert barely won by just a few hundred votes, in what I expected to be an easy win. Her opponent Adam Frisch has already announced he intends to run against her again. One weird district is mine. It encompasses both South Park (seriously), and extends Northeast into the Denver Northwest suburbs. So we have a larger rural area mixed in with a smaller urban area. The Democrat won the last time.

Seen on Twitter. "Rep Jack Kimble of CA's 54th District" is a parody account that skewers the GOP.

And now Harvard gets sued for their program of "Affirmative Action for Rich People with Dumb Kids": AP: Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

Credit to NerdGirl on her FB account for this. Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard Abstract: We use public documents from the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University lawsuit to examine admissions preferences for recruited athletes, legacies, those on the dean’s interest list, and children of faculty and staff (ALDCs). More than 43% of white admits are ALDC; the share for African American, Asian American, and Hispanics is less than 16%. Our model of admissions shows that roughly three-quarters of white ALDC admits would have been rejected absent their ALDC status. Removing preferences for athletes and legacies would significantly alter the racial distribution of admitted students away from whites. And for those (such as myself) not familiar with the term "dean’s interest list", it is defined here: In Admissions, Harvard Favors Those Who Fund It, Internal Emails Show The handful of emails — most of them sent between administrators and admissions officers — hint at the College’s behind-the-scenes fondness for applicants whose admission yields certain practical perks. Hughes referenced the emails as he quizzed Fitzsimmons on the “Dean’s Interest List,” a special and confidential list of applicants Harvard compiles every admissions cycle. Though the University closely guards the details, applicants on that list are often related to or of interest to top donors — and court filings show list members benefit from a significantly inflated acceptance rate. There went the idea students are admitted based on merit.

The Guardian: ‘Yevgeny Prigozhin will never be discussed again’: Russian media to erase all traces of mutinous warlord On Friday, Russia blocked the websites of the Ria Fan, Politics Today, Economy Today, Neva News and People’s News online media outlets, part of a constellation of online sites that pushed out fake news in support of Prigozhin’s agenda. The St Petersburg-based outlet Rotunda also reported that Prigozhin’s Internet Research Agency, a troll factory where low-paid interns would try to sow anger and distrust by writing aggressive comments under news and social media posts, had also been closed down. Won't someone think of the poor unemployed trolls?

How true! I've been seeing commentaries about this, and HCR covered it in last night's letter: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-30-2023

As a pundit I follow said recently: Whatever state you live in, look at the legislation being proposed by the GOP in your state, then ask yourself: How much of it is designed benefit you, and how much of it is designed to hurt someone else?

So Wagner did Ukraine a favor: Forbes: Wagner Mercenaries Did What Ukrainian Troops Couldn’t Do: Shoot Down A Priceless Russian Command Plane

It is a duet now: CNN: Former Trump campaign official cooperating with special counsel in 2020 election interference probe

Anyone wondering what song Rudy was singing to the Feds? NYT: Giuliani Sat for Voluntary Interview in Jan. 6 Investigation

That was one of the possibilities Youtuber Justin "Beau" King enumerated in one of his latest videos.