Show newer

7/ Via Kyle Griffin:

Don Jr. and Eric Trump have each been ordered to pay $4 million in ill-gotten gains.

Show thread

Per Rupar, as news is breaking about his huge fine, Trump is ranting on Lies Antisocial about pics of him w/ his stomach hanging out over his belt while he's golfing as fakes, posting other pics side by side.

And...

Here's what Adam Parkhomenko
posted:

To Trump

Habba Statement: If this decision stands, it will serve as a signal to every single American that New York is no longer open for business.

The nightmare continues. It has been 133 days since the October 7 pogrom. May the remaining hostages be freed swiftly and safely. #BringThemHome #BringThemHomeNow #Israel

stories.bringthemhomenow.net

Which do you suppose hurts him more, the millions or that he can’t do business in NY for 3 years?

@skykiss
Putin is a war criminal
Russia is a terrorist state
Defend Democracy Aid Ukraine 🇺🇦

@GottaLaff

Realistically, here's what will happen. He needs, in toto, around $600M in bonds. It will be lost money in either event, should he settle now, or appeal (w/ adjustments, obv). The bulk of that money will have to come from loans secured by properties.

If he can generate enough cash before an appeal would be settled to pay the bill, then he'll appeal. But if he's put in the position of having to sell properties later (in the public realm), then he'll take the loss now. That's the way I see it. It depends on his near term future liquidity.

Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million, barred from NY business for 3 years, judge rules - Reuters apple.news/ALdLXch3yRVKT7uSuC9

Texas: Anti-Voucher Republicans Are Targets of Abbott’s Campaign Lies - His ads lie because the Governor knows vouchers are unpopular. dianeravitch.net/2024/02/16/te via @dianeravitch #privatization

The entirety of humanity could really benefit from doing away with the concept of social status. Nobody matters less than you. Nobody matters more than you.

Doesn't matter if they are homeless people or super wealthy, intellectually disabled or brilliant, peasants or royalty, nobodies or world leaders, foreigners or fellow citizens, ugly or beautiful... I can go on, but I hope you get the point. Every human life has value. Period.

Apparently a bunch of states are filing amicus briefs backing up Trump's claim that the only reason the DOJ wants the trial to move quickly is because it's politically motivated.

No time to go through them, but one refers to the "breakneck pace" of the DOJ.

There are so many things wrong with that argument, I don't want to get started.

But you can see why Trump filed this. These prosecutions are firing up his supporters to fight for him.

11/

Show thread

#NoRepublicansEverAgain #GOPTraitors #GOP #MikeJohnson #VoteBlue

A clearly angered President Joe Biden expressed outrage today at House Republicans for leaving on a nearly two-week vacation without passing legislation to fund Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, or humanitarian aid to Gaza and just ahead of a scheduled federal funding deadline of their own choosing that could result in a government shutdown.

Now, while we keep hitting [REFRESH] feverishly to hope to get to the Engoron decision

Defendant Donald Elvis Jesus Trump does not know what the number will be EITHER

And HE will lose it all today. Imgaine HIS level of frustration at this wait

I hope that cheers you up a bit :-)

#MerryEngoron

“Putin killed Navalny. Let’s be crystal clear about that. … And why did he kill Navalny? Because Putin is weak. … Putin killed Navalny because Navalny was the one opposition leader in Russia that Putin feared the most.”

— Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael @mcfaul

Update: Now >20 R states. Voting Rights are on the line & corrupt red🩸states join GA to challenge the state’s new congressional map enacted following the release of 2020 census data.:

"14 states (AL/FL/IN/IA/KS/LA/MS/MT/NE/ND/SC/TX/UT/WV) join GA's argument to cripple Sect. 2 of the VRA by prohibiting private litigants from bringing enforcement cases.

This is a real & immediate danger to voting rights for millions of minority voters."
-M Elias

#GOPSabotage #GOPRacism democracydocket.com/cases/geor

#POTUS #Biden Says ‘#Putin Is Responsible’ for #Navalny’s Death

Biden said that there was “no doubt” that Putin’s govt was behind the death of #AlexeiNavalny.

“Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death,” Biden said at a WH news conference, while acknowledging that the #UnitedStates still did not know details of what happened. “What has happened to Navalny is even more proof of Putin’s brutality. No one should be fooled.”

#Russia

Show thread

KOSA would still let government decide what information can be shared online, would still require websites, apps and platforms to filter and block legal speech, and probably would still result in age verification requirements, EFF’s @jgkelley told @verge theverge.com/2024/2/15/2407387

Show older
TalkedAbout Social

The social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization! Own your data with Mastodon!