Friday, May 03, 2024
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“I hope we don’t ruin Hope,” Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., said shortly after his father won the presidency...
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The jury also saw a series of posts in which Mr. Trump attacked his female accusers and the late Senator John McCain, among others.
England
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer declared the victory “seismic” and said it sent a direct message to Sunak: the British “want change.”
Sea Level Rise
Most maga people believe climate change is a hoax.
Washington Post: The Drowning South - Where seas are rising at alarming speed By Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis, Kevin Crowe and John Muyskens
One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the American South, forcing a reckoning for coastal communities across eight U.S. states, a Washington Post analysis has found.
Jobs
In the April report from the Labor Department, coming Friday morning, economists expect to see an additional 240,000 jobs...
Orangutan
Gift article available to everyone.
It was the first known observation of a wild animal using a plant to treat a wound, and adds to evidence that humans are not alone in using plants for medicinal purposes.
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 7:40 a.m. ET DOW futures are +292, S&P futures are +18.25, and NASDAQ futures are +110. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
Thursday, May 02, 2024
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I've just gotten inundated on YouTube with A.I. generated videos. It's a big deal, music will not be the same. That's a given. I also just watched an A.I. generated Anti-Trump spoof and it falls way outside of the boundaries that I try to keep this blog within. The language is crude. The world is severely changing. There's no hiding from it.
'I Released A Test Fart' - Bad Record Covers Folk Music Obscure Vinyl
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Washington Post: Stormy Daniels’s lawyer completes testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
While Keith Davidson faces ongoing questioning, former president Donald Trump is largely an impassive figure in the courtroom, seated with his eyes closed.
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Defense lawyers for Donald J. Trump painted the lawyer who negotiated the hush-money deal at the center of his criminal trial as a serial extortionist, accusing him of taking aim at Mr. Trump before the 2016 election with a porn star’s account of a sexual liaison.
Stun Grenades?
Washington Post: Live updates - Police overtake UCLA encampment and detain protesters; 90 arrested at Dartmouth
Los Angeles police officers leveled the tents at the pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early Thursday after pushing through barricades, deploying stun grenades and taking over most of the encampment in a pre-dawn raid.
War
The State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that Russia had used chloropicrin, a “choking agent” widely used during World War I, as well as tear gas, against Ukrainian troops.
Empty Gee
His advisers believe the situation puts Trump in the difficult bind of choosing between allies he likes and is furthermore unnecessary in the middle of an election year where they want to be talking about immigration, inflation, campus protests and other issues they view as more favorable.
