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GottaLaff, 15 hours ago to Georgia

Hallerman:

A GOP member of the #Fulton elections board refuses to certify primary election results unless given access to detailed voting data, in a move that Democrats worry could jeopardize certification of November’s general election results. #Georgia
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/republican-member-of-fulton-elections-board-wont-certify-primary-results/IDYT7CZVMZAJXHDAADS7G6JNT4/

GottaLaff, 20 hours ago to legal

👀👀 Via Kyle Cheney:

JUST IN: Judge #CANNON has denied #JackSmith's gag order request in FL, saying prosecutors' failure to confer with defense before filing it was "wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy." #TrumpIndictment #documents #legal

popcornreel, 1 day ago to nba

BREAKING: “Big Red” Bill Walton has passed away at 71. He was a Hall of Fame NBA title winner with the Boston Celtics and Portland Trailblazers. He also did analysis on NBA games. #NBA

GottaLaff, 1 day ago to random

FYI: We leave Sacramento for Oregon today another endless day of driving... so my posts and replies will be minimal.

Sooooo tired and sore, but so happy to be on our way! 🇨🇦

we're not Nazis btw (awful.systems)

GottaLaff, 2 days ago to Canada

I can't possibly reply to all your loving wishes and kindness, so please consider this one big ol' THANK YOU.

#Canada

kcarruthers, 4 days ago to random

Pretty sure she’ll just say they deserved it 🙄: Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/23/texas-anti-abortion-activist

nocontexttrek, 4 days ago to StarTrek

#StarTrek

badastro, 4 days ago to random

Fun fact, if by "fun fact" you mean HOLY CRAP WHAT

In the past, Earth has been hit by the physical debris blasted into space by nearby supernovae. And we have the radioactive seabed sediment to prove it.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-often-do-supernovas-strike-earth/

emptywheel, 5 days ago to random

Derek Hines' Disappearing [Three Colors of] Ink

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/24/derek-hines-disappearing-three-colors-of-ink/

jeffjarvis, 5 days ago to random

Fascinating.
“That devil in sheepskin called the Constitution of the United States,” the man wrote, is “the great chain that binds the north and south together, a union to rob and plunder the sons of Africa, a union cemented with human blood, and blackened with the guilt of 68 years.”
Gift link:
A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/arts/john-jacobs-slavery-discovery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uU0.pD_R.IfH8kZJz4Y3i&smid=url-share

GottaLaff, 5 days ago to Canada

Another loooong day of packing up a POD, this time with furniture, so sorry for short/no replies.

Time to rest, so here is today's Daily Dose of dopey #CountdownToCanada gifs. Click on the hashtag to see all of them. Hammy even makes an appearance!

#Canada 🇨🇦

Have a good evening.

SUNDAY IS THE BIG DAY.

video/mp4

GottaLaff, 5 days ago to random

Via Kyle Griffin:

In light of the second Alito flag report, Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin is calling for Samuel #Alito to recuse himself "immediately" from cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection "for the good of the country."

He adds: "The Chief Justice must see how this is damaging the Court and immediately enact an enforceable code of conduct."

GottaLaff, 5 days ago to tesla

A #Tesla owner says his car’s ‘self-driving’ technology failed to detect a moving train ahead of a crash caught on camera

A video viewed millions of times on social media shows a Tesla almost crashing into a train. Documents from Tesla show the car was in Full Self-Driving mode at the time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tesla-owner-says-cars-self-driving-mode-fsd-train-crash-video-rcna153345

QasimRashid, 5 days ago to random

Spot The Difference—NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on
•Butker in 2024: "We have 3,000+ players. They have a diversity of opinions & thoughts just like America does. That's something we treasure & that's part of ultimately what makes us as a society better."

•Kaepernick in 2017: "We believe everyone should stand for the National Anthem. We want to honor our flag & our country & our fans expect that of us. The Anthem controversy is a barrier to having honest conversations & making real progress."

GottaLaff, 5 days ago to random

Via Lawrence Tribe:

The Trumpers are now going for the jugular in attacking the great 1965 precedent on which nearly all federal rights of privacy and personal autonomy depend, Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, upholding the right to use #contraceptives when having sexual relations.

#Biden-Harris HQ:

Top #Trump supporter Marsha Blackburn says Griswold v. Connecticut is “constitutionally unsound”

(Griswold v. Connecticut is the 1965 Supreme Court ruling that legalized birth control)

tzimmer_history, 5 days ago to random

Fascism in America?

The fascism debate rages on: Here is why it matters, what the main contentions are, and why the arguments of the Skeptics are increasingly untethered from what is happening on the Right.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

🧵1/

https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/fascism-in-america

rbreich, 6 days ago to random

The Appeal to Heaven flag isn't just tied to Jan 6.

It's a Christian nationalist symbol.

Christian nationalists believe that the law of the land is not the Constitution, but instead the law of God as they interpret it.

Do you see the problem with Alito flying this flag?

rbreich, 6 days ago to random

Remember: If markets were actually competitive, corporations would keep their prices as low as possible as they competed for customers.

Instead, the concentration of the American economy into the hands of a few corporate giants gives them the power to raise prices with impunity.

TexasObserver, 6 days ago to Texas

This time in Strangest State: Power outages, alligators and Elon Musk. https://www.texasobserver.org/strangest-state-powerlines-ufos-cockfights-elon-musk/

If you see a strange local news story around #Texas, give us a shout at strangest[at]texasobserver[dot]org.

#comics #ElonMusk #weird #infrastructure #wildlife

GottaLaff, 6 days ago to random

Via Kyle Griffin:

In her ruling, Judge Howell questions how #Trump could not have noticed he had highly sensitive #documents in his bedroom.

"Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents found in his own bedroom at Mar-a-Lago." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/21/trump-classified-documents-bedroom-00159182

gbhnews, 6 days ago (edited 5 days ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It is 76F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Spain, Norway, and Ireland have recognized a Palestinian state.

Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" has brought in 1.8 billion, an amount more than estimated.

Some Mass. public #libraries are now hiring social workers to connect patrons in need with services.

GottaLaff, 7 days ago to Canada

You guys.

I'm so bone tired after another day of packing up that POD, so apologies for not replying, or simply replying with a "like." I can barely read, let alone type.

So, with that, I shall collapse, but not before posting another dopey #CountdownToCanada gif.

POD #2 for our furniture comes tomorrow, as do my twins, down from BC to help us! We leave in 5 days!
#Canada 🇨🇦
Have a good evening. 😴

video/mp4

GottaLaff, 7 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

1/...Tyler McBrien:

Trey Gowdy again...

Per Trump's campaign, this is today's Greek chrous: Don Trump, Jr., Matt Whitaker, Pam Bondi, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Rep. Daniel Webster, Rep. Dan Meuser, Rep. Ronny Jackson, Rep. Troy Nehls, Rep. Dale Strong, Rep. Maria Salazar, Sebastian Gorka, Chuck Zito, Joe Piscopo, Bill White