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GottaLaff

@GottaLaff@mastodon.social

Bite me, Musk.

Progressive political commentator (print, radio, podcasts) for years. I post a lot: breaking news + legit info you can use, prone to snark. My mini Australian Labradoodle, Hamilton, has trained me well.

Now where's my trough of wine? 🍷🇺🇸🇨🇦

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aaron.rupar, to random

Trump wraps up his morning rant by attacking one of the prosecutors, Colangelo, which is a flagrant violation of his gag order

(also note that Trump has more GOP lackeys, including Gaetz, dressed up in Trump costumes with him in court this morning)

GottaLaff, to random
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Agree.

My take: This is not a debate, it's spectacle.

Via Jennifer Mercieca:

I mean, #Biden can debate him if he wants to, but authoritarians like #Trump don’t debate. Trump will be there for one reason: to humiliate Biden.

mikebabyak,
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@GottaLaff The Gish creationist debates taught many of us hard lessons about the danger of “debating” someone that has no respect for facts or rational thought. We all should have taken Twain’s “never argue with an idiot” more seriously. And it still holds.

jeffjarvis, to random
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Chuck Todd is on MSNBC right now positioning Biden's debate challenge as the Biden campaign losing. Oh, I do not miss him.

emptywheel, to random
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David Weiss' Exhibit List Looks Like One Matt Gaetz or James Comer Would Assemble

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/16/david-weiss-exhibit-list-looks-like-one-matt-gaetz-or-james-comer-would-assemble/

w7voa, to random
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Biden and Trump appear to agree on a timetable to participate in two debates before November's general election. https://apnews.com/article/2024-election-presidential-debates-biden-trump-6b1d1dbb2ed61c7637041b23662d7da8

w7voa,
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"I’ve received and accepted an invitation from CNN for a debate on June 27th. Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place." -- President Biden in a social media statement

w7voa,
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Biden taunts Trump about debates, saying: "Make my day, pal." https://youtu.be/O3o9eqO8G3I?si=DMxbETDYcYtnQxRV

w7voa,
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"A short time ago, our campaign received two proposals from networks to host general election debates, one from CNN to be held in their Atlanta studios on June 27 and one from ABC News to be held on September 10 in ABC News studios prior to the beginning of early voting. Joe Biden will be showing up to both – the question is will Donald Trump do the same." - Biden/Harris campaign statement

Snowshadow, to random
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🇺🇸 🇺🇸 💨 🔥

Because our Canadian wildfire smoke is drifting across the US, you might want to share this with your followers.

It is website where you can check the air quality of any US area, simply type in your area code, city, or state for results.

@TonyStark
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https://www.airnow.gov/state/?name=california

atrupar, to random
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New in PN: Trump's run-out-the-clock legal strategy worked

"With more than a little help from his friends, Trump’s delay tactics have been remarkably successful. He almost certainly won’t see the inside of another criminal courtroom before the election." https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-legal-delay-tactics-worked-cannon-willis

lolgop, to random
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Things Trump did in 2020 debates:

  1. Try to kill Joe Biden
  2. Tell the Proud Boys to stand by for insurrection direction (which they did)
GottaLaff, to random
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Via Adam Schiff:

People are losing respect for our system of justice because a Speaker of the House stands outside a courthouse to falsely denigrate it.

If you have no respect for the rule of law, Mr. Speaker,

At least have some self-respect.

Aaron Rupar:

Speaker Mike Johnson is outside #Trump's trial offering a stream of lies

JKirkpatrick,
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@GottaLaff

GottaLaff, to random
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Emptywheel:

Tommy Tuberville says he went to Gotham to help an accused felon threaten a judge's family.

Via David Lurie:

Tuberville is a bad co-conspirator.

Aaron Rupar:

Tommy Tuberville admits on Newsmax that "one of the reasons he went" to NYC yesterday was to "overcome this gag order"

spocko,
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Here is Trump this morning calling them his surrogates. Then Mike Johnson helping Trump violate his #GagOrder by attacking the Judge's daughter @JustJen @GottaLaff @atrupar
#TrumpTrial #MikeJohnson

Mr. Trump are you directing surrogates to speak on your behalf? Mr. Trump will you testify? I do have a lot of surrogates and they are speaking very beautifully and they come all from from all over Washington and they're highly respected and they think this is the greatest scam they've ever seen and some are Democrats they're very embarrassed by what's going on. Then Mike Johnson And meanwhile along the uh among the atrocities here the judge's own daughter is making millions of dollars doing online fundraising for Democrats.

gtconway3, to random

He’s going to be so much worse. And all Biden has to do is taunt him and point to him and say, this man needs help.

Wileymiller, to random
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@GottaLaff
Here's another blast from the past, an early warning on Trump way back in 2011.

https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2011/05/16

lolgop, to random
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One of the most BS things going on is how aggressively the courts are working to protect Trump while speedily going after Biden through his son with this obviously politicized prosecution.

And I got that when editing this first episode of Ball of Thread. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ball-of-thread/id1746189942

gtconway3, to random

I wanna help with debate prep sooooooo bad

w7voa, to random
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US government agencies issue a policy alert to travel companies about the ways smuggling networks and transnational criminal organizations are preying on vulnerable migrants. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/05/15/disrupting-irregular-migration-best-practices-response-recent-developments-aviation

GottaLaff, to random
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Inflation fell in April to 3.4 percent, reverses trend -The Hill

DemDifference,
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@GottaLaff

Historical perspective:

Economy under Reagan, when he bragged about "Morning in America" in Sept. 1984:

• 7.3% unemployment, 4.3% annual inflation

Economy under Biden today:

• 3.9% unemployment, 3.4% annual inflation

aaron.rupar, to random

I put together a little video for @realjuddlegum's newsletter showing how Trump's lackeys seem to be reading from the same script when they attack Judge Merchan's daughter outside the courthouse.

Read Judd's piece fleshing this out here: https://popular.info/p/is-trump-orchestrating-a-new-criminal

emptywheel, to random
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Hunter Biden Moves to Enjoin David Weiss Under an Appropriations Argument Trump Adopted

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/14/hunter-biden-moves-to-enjoin-david-weiss-under-an-appropriations-argument-trump-adopted/

augieray, to H5N1
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Irony alert: Florida, where leaders think it's great to get to build up your immunity, is taking emergency actions to prevent cattle from being imported with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Apparently, it's healthy for humans to get infections but not for cows. 🙄

https://www.fdacs.gov/News-Events/Press-Releases/2024-Press-Releases/Commissioner-Wilton-Simpson-Issues-Updated-Emergency-Rule-to-Further-Protect-Florida-Livestock-from-Highly-Pathogenic-Avian-Influenza

aaron.rupar, to random

GOP Rep. Greg Murphy echoes Lindsey Graham in suggesting Israel would be justified in nuking Gaza

lolgop, to random
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Isaacson had the story of the century—a robber baron’s descent into becoming the world’s biggest popularizer of neo-Nazism as he launches biggest failure of his career and his entire fortune teeters on one hedge fund deciding he’s a human meme stock—and Walt is still giving Elon the Da Vinci glow up.

nicolesandler, to random
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It was Michael Cohen Day on the stand, and a Magat parade of Jan 6 defenders in the court today. OG progressive blogger Digby joins me to help navigate our way out of opposite world. 5ET/2PT https://youtu.be/pn5HV9qL_oU,
https://nicolesandler.com

GottaLaff, to random
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FYI, someone just asked me, "Could you please put a CW on those US politics posts?"

I said no sorry,, just mute me.

I don't understand CWing political posts. And that doesn't mean you need to @ me explaining why. I know THEIR reasons, I just disagree with them and won't do it.

I respect CWs for other things, but not politics. Politics is news and people need to be aware of what's happening. It's not gory or violent, it's politics.

Kthxbye.

Ppampolim,
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@nicolesandler @GottaLaff NFL

Some of us are here just for the daily epic batlles with Mr. Blowdryer and news of Hamilton on his way to Canada ;)

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