The Political Thread

[Chris]

Trump trial live updates: A 12-person jury has been selected after three days

Updates and latest news coverage on Trump’s hush money case as trial enters Day 3.

www.nbcnews.com

The court has now seated 12 jurors.

“We have our jury,” Judge Merchan said when the 12th juror was picked.

The next six jurors selected will serve as alternates.

“I’m hopeful we will finish tomorrow,” the judge added.

 

[Chris]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/19/israel-iran-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/

Israel carried out a strike inside Iran early Friday in retaliation for a barrage of missiles and drones launched last weekend, an Israeli official said Friday. It was not clear what damage the apparently limited strike caused in central Iran, but the official — who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters — said it was intended to signal to Iran that Israel had the ability to strike inside the country. Secretary of State Antony Blinken declined to comment on whether Washington was warned about the strike, but said "the United States has not been involved in any offensive operations.”

 

[Chris]

R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid

Nearly 50 leaders and activists who worked with Mr. Kennedy at an environmental nonprofit group will run ads calling on him to “Honor our planet, drop out.”

www.nytimes.com

Nearly 50 leaders and activists who worked with Mr. Kennedy at an environmental nonprofit group will run ads calling on him to “Honor our planet, drop out.”

 

[Chris]

Ukraine Aid Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in the House as Democrats Supply the Votes

Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage.

www.nytimes.com

The House took a critical step on Friday toward approving a long-stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and other American allies, as Democrats supplied the crucial votes to push the legislation past Republican opposition so that it could be considered on the floor.

The 316-94 vote cleared the way for the House to bring up the aid package, teeing up separate votes on Saturday on each of its parts. But passage of those measures, each of which enjoys bipartisan support from different coalitions, was not in doubt, making Friday’s action the key indicator that the legislation will have the backing needed to prevail.

The rule for considering the bill — historically a straight party-line vote — passed with more Democratic than Republican support, but it also won a majority of G.O.P. votes, making it clear that despite a pocket of deep resistance from the far right, there is broad bipartisan backing for the $95.3 billion package.

 

[Chris]

Man dies after setting himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial

The man, Maxwell Azzarello, was badly burned and taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said, but he later died from his injuries.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Okay that's odd.

 

[Toilet]

def not a cult tho

 

[Comrade Khan]

apparently?

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Tesla recalls the Cybertruck for faulty accelerator pedals that can get stuck | TechCrunch

It's technically the Cybertruck's second recall, but it is the most serious to date, and it caps a tumultuous week for Tesla.

techcrunch.com

 

[Brandon Blaze]

To be fair, it’s no way of truly knowing if the guy is pro or anti trump. They are definitely idiots on the left who would do something like that to protest him, just like they are idiots on the right who would protest for him.

 

[Doom]

Man dies after setting himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial

The man, Maxwell Azzarello, was badly burned and taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said, but he later died from his injuries.

abcnews.go.com

Good riddance to the fucking dumbass.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

The issue is we don't even know if it's related to Trump or not.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Billions of Discord chats have been harvested, set to be sold online

Discord is looking into potential violations of its terms of use

www.techradar.com

 

[Deezy]

World War 3 happening and y'all still on that horseshit Trump trial?

Identitiy politics are a work........real shit is happening.

 

[Samoa Looch]

The issue is we don't even know if it's related to Trump or not.

Apparently it is, but not in a way people would think right away. The guy seems to be conspiracy-nut, who says Biden and Trump are sitting in the same "fascist coup" boat.

...also, he's from Florida, so.