The Political Thread

[Chris]

Mideast Crisis: More Than a Fifth of Hostages in Gaza Are Dead, Israel Finds

Israeli intelligence has concluded that at least 32 of the 136 hostages believed still to be held in Gaza have died, more than the authorities had previously indicated.

www.nytimes.com

More than a fifth of the remaining hostages being held in Gaza are dead, according to an internal assessment conducted by the Israeli military.

Israeli intelligence officers have concluded that at least 32 of the remaining 136 hostages captured by Hamas and its allies on Oct. 7 have died since the start of the war, according to a confidential assessment that was reviewed by The New York Times. The families of 32 hostages, whose deaths are confirmed, have been informed, according to four military officials who spoke anonymously in order to discuss a sensitive matter.

 

[Chris]

Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity, US court rules

The former president loses a landmark legal bid to shield him from charges of election fraud.

www.bbc.com

Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can be prosecuted on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, a US court has ruled.

Mr Trump had claimed in the landmark legal case that he was immune from criminal charges for acts he said fell within his duties as president.

But Tuesday's ruling in Washington DC struck down that claim.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity, US court rules

The former president loses a landmark legal bid to shield him from charges of election fraud.

www.bbc.com

Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can be prosecuted on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, a US court has ruled.

Mr Trump had claimed in the landmark legal case that he was immune from criminal charges for acts he said fell within his duties as president.

But Tuesday's ruling in Washington DC struck down that claim.

Holy shit incredible.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

I'm hoping the Supreme Court declines to hear the case too, making sure the the ruling sticks to this asshole.

 

[Chris]

Jury finds Michigan school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the dea…

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PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021.

Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent when she failed to tell Oxford High School that the family had guns, including a 9 mm handgun that her son, Ethan Crumbley, used at a shooting range on the weekend before the Nov. 30, 2021, attack.

 

[Chris]

Bolts appeared to be missing from Boeing 737 Max door plug that blew off midflight, NTSB says

The NTSB's preliminary report comes about a month after a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines' 737 Max 9.

www.cnbc.com

Bolts appeared to have been missing from a door plug that blew out midair on Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines
last month, according to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Jan. 5 accident left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage as the plane full of passengers climbed out of Portland, Oregon, and was flying at about 16,000 feet. The panel that blew out is used to plug an unused emergency exit.

 

[Chris]

Live updates: Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment House vote

The House is set to vote on whether to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

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The GOP-led House failed to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Ahead of the vote, senior House Republicans were growing increasingly worried that their Mayorkas resolution could fail as 11th-hour absences and defections appeared.

 

[Chris]

Haley Outvoted in Nevada Primary by ‘None of These Candidates,’ Without Trump on the Ballot

Ms. Haley ran essentially unopposed in the primary, which awards no delegates. The former president will compete in Thursday’s caucuses.

www.nytimes.com

Nikki Haley was outvoted in Nevada’s Republican presidential primary by a “None of These Candidates” option on the ballot on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, an embarrassment in a contest in which she faced no direct competition.

The primary, which awards no delegates, had seemed like a foregone conclusion, as former President Donald J. Trump chose not to take part. On Thursday, he will instead participate in party-run caucuses where all of the state’s 26 delegates will be awarded, a choice by Nevada Republicans that complicated the process and rendered the primary basically irrelevant.

As the top vote-getter after “None of These Candidates,” Ms. Haley is still expected to be declared the victor, according to the secretary of state’s office, which pointed to a state election law that says “only votes cast for the named candidates shall be counted” when determining the result.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Backed by Elon Musk, Gina Carano sues Disney over ‘Mandalorian’ firing

Carano alleges she was fired for voicing right-wing opinions on social media.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Butters]

Backed by Elon Musk, Gina Carano sues Disney over ‘Mandalorian’ firing

Carano alleges she was fired for voicing right-wing opinions on social media.

www.nbcnews.com

gross

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

gross

What's funny is that she wasn't "fired". Disney just opted not to renew her contract.

 

[Chris]

The amount of star wars puns in the lawsuit is impressive tho. Like the intro literally says her career was destroyed like Alderaan. The lawyers had some fun drafting this one

 

[Butters]

also comparing something to the holocaust is now a right wing opinion? probs not a good look.

 

[Chris]

Senate Republicans sink border bill as Schumer eyes a separate Israel and Ukraine aid vote

A vote on the funding package paired with immigration restrictions failed. Now, the Senate is eyeing a vote on aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan without the immigration provisions.

www.nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 49-50 to shoot down a bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill after Republicans voted en masse to filibuster the agreement, arguing that it didn't do enough to crack down on an overwhelmed border.

The failed vote on the $118 billion package tees up an alternative plan laid out by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who plans to force a vote Wednesday on an Israel and Ukraine aid package stripped of border security provisions after Republicans blocked the larger bill, a Senate Democratic aide said.

 

[Chris]

US Kills Commander of Iran-Backed Militiant Group in Iraq Strike

The US military killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, the US Central Command said in statement, as the Biden administration pressed ahead with its campaign to target those responsible for the killing of three US soldiers last month.

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The US military killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, the US Central Command said in statement, as the Biden administration pressed ahead with its campaign to target those responsible for the killing of three US soldiers last month.