The Political Thread

[Samoa Looch]

ya we are all gonna die while they make record profits

Yup... I mean we've seen how much the rich put on their wealth piles during the pandemic, so... the more miserable the World overall is, the more the "1%" profit from it, I guess.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yup... I mean we've seen how much the rich put on their wealth piles during the pandemic, so... the more miserable the World overall is, the more the "1%" profit from it, I guess.

Taylor Swift and her kind also create more excess carbon than you an I will in the entirety of our existence so ya. it's grim

 

[Samoa Looch]

Taylor Swift and her kind also create more excess carbon than you an I will in the entirety of our existence so ya. it's grim

Nah, Barry is one of us, mate.

Spoiler

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist

 

[Chris]

2020 Election Case: Judges Seem Skeptical of Trump’s Claim of Immunity

Judges heard from a lawyer for Donald J. Trump who argued that a president could face criminal charges only if impeached and convicted first, even if the case involved the assassination of a political rival. A lawyer for the special counsel called that idea frightening.

www.nytimes.com

Three federal appeals court judges expressed deep skepticism on Tuesday about former President Donald J. Trump’s central defense to an indictment accusing him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election: that he is immune to the charges because they arose from actions he took as president.

All of the judges on the three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — composed of two Democratic appointees and one Republican appointee — peppered a lawyer for Mr. Trump with tough questions about arguments he raised to support the immunity claims.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/politics/chris-christie-ends-presidential-campaign-2024/index.html

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to announce that he is suspending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination during a 5 p.m. event in Windham, New Hampshire, according to a source familiar with his plans.

 

[Deezy]

Everyone knew that fat fuck running wasn't going to last long......and his presidential bid.

 

[Deezy]

 

[Chris]

Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, higher than expected, pushing the annual rate to 3.4%

The consumer price index for December was expected to increase 0.2% on a monthly basis and 3.2% from a year ago, according to Dow Jones.

www.cnbc.com

Prices that consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose more than expected in December, according to a Labor Department measure Thursday that shows inflation still holding a grip on the U.S. economy.

The consumer price index increased 0.3% for the month, higher than the 0.2% estimate at a time when most economists and policymakers see inflationary pressures easing. On a 12-month basis, the CPI closed 2023 up 3.4%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for respective readings of 0.2% and 3.2%.

 

[Chris]

ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for 'College GameDay' stars

Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Desmond Howard and Samantha Ponder were among those given the ill-gotten awards.

theathletic.com

 

[Barry Poppins]

ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for 'College GameDay' stars

Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Desmond Howard and Samantha Ponder were among those given the ill-gotten awards.

theathletic.com

ESPN bout to have to clean house because of this.

 

[Chris]

FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure certain aircraft were safe for operation after door blew on Alaska Airlines plane

The probe comes after a part of a Boeing plane blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month.

www.cnbc.com

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it has informed Boeing it’s investigating whether the company failed to ensure that certain “products conformed to its approved design and were in a condition for safe operation in compliance with FAA regulations.”

 

[Chris]

Live updates: Trump civil fraud trial closing arguments

The judge overseeing the New York civil fraud trial against former President Donald Trump is hearing closing oral arguments on Thursday. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

www.cnn.com

The defense team for Former President Donald Trump has wrapped up its closing arguments in the civil fraud trial against him. Trump, who is in court today, Donald Trump spoke from the defense table for roughly five minutes, saying the "financial statements are perfect" and calling the case a "witch hunt" before the judge cut him off.

 

[Deezy]

ESPN used fake names to secure Emmys for 'College GameDay' stars

Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Chris Fowler, Desmond Howard and Samantha Ponder were among those given the ill-gotten awards.

theathletic.com

But they making McAfee drop his buddy because he says shit about their Pfizer paymasters?

 

[Chris]

U.S. and Britain launch strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen

They targeted multiple locations with fighter jets and Tomahawks fired from Navy ships.

www.nbcnews.com

The United States and Britain launched military strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen, two U.S. officials said Thursday.

 

[Chris]

DOJ will seek death penalty against Buffalo mass shooter

“The United States believes the circumstances … are such that, in the event of a conviction, a sentence of death is justified.”

www.wivb.com

The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty against the man who murdered 10 people and injured three others in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket in May 2022.