May 14, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Dead Pat Robertson’s CBN News reports: Today, as an outspoken congressman, he doesn’t mind mixing it up with the left. But being a conservative who happens to be Black can make it even more challenging. What has that journey been like? “I’ll tell you, you better have the courage of your convictions,” Donalds says. “You better know what you’re talking …
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May 14, 2025 Idiocracy, Trump Administration
“I don’t know how many of you have ever been out driving a vehicle before. You wondered what’s wrong with it, right? It’s jerky. It doesn’t turn right. It’s going slow. It seems like something is broke and then you look down and you have your emergency brake on. Anybody ever do that before? I have. You drive around and …
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May 14, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
“The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years. It will be used by our Government as a temporary Air Force One, until such time as our new Boeings, which are very late on delivery, arrive. …
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May 13, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
Variety reports: Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial escalated as Daniel Phillip, a 41-year-old male escort, was called to the witness stand. In an extremely graphic testimony that lasted about an hour, Phillip was questioned by lead prosecutor Maurene Comey about his sexual encounters with Combs and his then-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura from around 2012 to 2014. According to Phillip, …
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May 13, 2025 New York City, News
Gothamist reports: More than a third of New Yorkers admitted to littering in a new survey that also showed the Bronx and Queens have more litterbugs than other boroughs. Almost half of Bronx residents said that they litter, and younger men were more likely to toss waste to the curb than other groups surveyed. Overall, 30% said they never littered, …
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May 13, 2025 Business, News
USA Today reports: Rite Aid added 68 more locations to its list of closures in a May 9 filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The company, which currently operates 1,240 stores across 15 states, announced on May 5 it had begun Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and would soon begin a process of selling and …
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May 13, 2025 Trump cultists, Trump Lies
Politico reports: Chief Justice John Roberts described the rule of law as “endangered” and warned against “trashing the justices,” but speaking in Washington Monday he didn’t point fingers directly at President Donald Trump or his allies for publicly excoriating judges who’ve ruled against aspects of Trump’s agenda. “The notion that rule of law governs is the basic proposition,” Roberts said …
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May 13, 2025 Crime, Religion
The Santa Barbara Independent reports: Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Goleta man for several alleged felony child sex crimes on Friday, May 9. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is now “reaching out to the public to identify additional survivors and provide safety information for parents monitoring children’s social media,” it said in a statement on Monday. Detectives identified Shaun Donald …
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May 13, 2025 Business, Trump Administration
ABC News reports: A panel of judges on the Court of International Trade today heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging Trump’s sweeping tariffs, as the president’s trade war continues to disrupt the international economy and raise the specter of a recession. The lawsuit was filed last month by a group of small businesses, including a New York liquor distributor, Utah …
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May 13, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Corruption
The New York Times reports: It was clear from the start that Mr. Miller, who is not a lawyer, would exercise control inside the department, current and former Trump aides said. “I can’t recall an attorney general who seemed willing to be subordinate to White House staffers,” said Edward Whelan, a conservative former Justice Department official. Bondi has been consulted …
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