I am always reminded of the TMNT movie, kid goes to join the foot clan and the recruiter(?) offers him a carton of cigarettes and asks “regular, or menthol”, winks, and then tosses the menthol at a random person.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, three sources with knowledge of the move told NBC News, doing so just as the House voted to avoid a government shutdown....
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday stood by his 2019 statement that writer E. Jean Carroll made a “totally false accusation” against him, despite similar claims resulting in him losing a defamation case in January....
Court records filed Friday show that the bond was guaranteed by the Chubb Corporation, an insurance group. In 2018, Trump appointed Chubb’s CEO Evan Greenberg to a White House advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations.
That was one of the more interesting SOTU addresses I’ve seen. Personally, I think he said most of the things that needed to be said, and he said them reasonably well. I’m sure he’s going to get some flack for attacking Trump directly (though not by name), but I was frankly glad to see it. Doing otherwise makes it seem...
Chart really makes it looks like this happens every 10-20 years, and I doubt anything was changed those times it happened. The huge spike this time is because we had a global pandemic that started in 2020 and kept everything low
Democrats gave Republicans everything they wanted on the border in exchange for funding Ukraine
And then orange man said no, so the Republicans said “well now I am not doing it”
And so here we are, with both sidesists screaming that Biden has to do something about the “border crisis” when the Republicans have shot down their own bills
Former President Trump asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to toss nearly $1 million in sanctions against him and his attorneys after a judge found a lawsuit brought against Hillary Clinton and other defendants was without merit....
President Joe Biden summoned congressional leaders to the White House on Feb. 27, 2024, in a bid to avoid a government shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on funding the government, as a group of hard-right lawmakers demands spending cuts and conservative policies such as new restrictions on abortion access as...
Either that, or Sam was simply uncorruptible and should have been carrying it the whole time (lemmy.world)
Mormon God vs the US government (i.redd.it)
As bans spread, fluoride in drinking water divides communities across the US (kffhealthnews.org)
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ach, aye (mander.xyz)
The future is a branching path (lemmy.world)
Menthol cigarettes are killing Black Americans. Advocates are suing the government to change that (www.theguardian.com)
Anon watches LOTR (sh.itjust.works)
Storm Troopers are known for their accuracy (lemmy.world)
Reddit shares plunge almost 25% in two days, finish the week below first day close (www.cnbc.com)
This post tightly fits what I want to see in this community. Anti-corporate sentiment and “good news” for non corporate entities.
A lot. (lemm.ee)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker (www.nbcnews.com)
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, three sources with knowledge of the move told NBC News, doing so just as the House voted to avoid a government shutdown....
It’s just water in a can. How did Liquid Death become a billion-dollar brand? (www.nbcnews.com)
Trump may have defamed E. Jean Carroll again, one day after posting a $91.6 million bond for last case (www.cnbc.com)
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday stood by his 2019 statement that writer E. Jean Carroll made a “totally false accusation” against him, despite similar claims resulting in him losing a defamation case in January....
This is a pro-airship account. [OC] (pixelfed.crimedad.work)
cross-posted from: lemmy.crimedad.work/post/62475...
I studied political science and jazz... (i.imgur.com)
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term (apnews.com)
That was one of the more interesting SOTU addresses I’ve seen. Personally, I think he said most of the things that needed to be said, and he said them reasonably well. I’m sure he’s going to get some flack for attacking Trump directly (though not by name), but I was frankly glad to see it. Doing otherwise makes it seem...
Does this plan make sense? v2 (lemmy.world)
Millions of store chickens suffer burns from living in their own excrement (www.bbc.com)
Biden invites Trump to work together to lobby Congress on an immigration bill as both candidates visit border (www.nbcnews.com)
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Trump asks court to toss sanctions in failed Clinton suit (thehill.com)
Former President Trump asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to toss nearly $1 million in sanctions against him and his attorneys after a judge found a lawsuit brought against Hillary Clinton and other defendants was without merit....
US barrels toward another government shutdown showdown: 4 essential reads (theconversation.com)
President Joe Biden summoned congressional leaders to the White House on Feb. 27, 2024, in a bid to avoid a government shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on funding the government, as a group of hard-right lawmakers demands spending cuts and conservative policies such as new restrictions on abortion access as...
Jon Stewart on Israel - Palestine | The Daily Show (youtu.be)