Mason-Dixon | 12/15-19 | N=625RV
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Trump Job Approval
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The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
112 responses to “Another Virginia Poll”
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To put out fires, all that is needed is:
a) Leadership
b) water
c) personnel
d) funding
e) equipment
f) willingness
California and the authorities in LA County don’t appear to have any of the above because they have turned their state into a third-world country.
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Jack Poso
@JackPosobiec
BREAKING: NY Judge Merchan discharges Trump without imprisonment, fine or probation in Stormy Daniels case. Wishes him well in his second term
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The ca fires are all trumps fault
let’s just get this one out of the way.
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Seems like judge merchant $$$$ should have imposed something over 34 business fraud felonies, unless he knows from the start that the case is bs.
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But the conviction stands. Which is what the Democrats wanted most of all. I expect he can still appeal the conviction but it may be difficult with no punishment imposed.
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Mike Davis
@mrddmia
Dear Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett: The President is immune from criminal prosecution. But not criminal sentencing? Really? You put your personal political standing over the Court’s legitimacy.
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Things LA were more concerned about than DW’s list….
A. Correcting perceived social ills.
B. Fighting Pooty Poot’s invasion of Ukraine.
Maybe they should be solely focused on the function for which they were hired.
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Yes we are so happy now with the conviction.
yes he can still appeal and it will go up to the sc. hopefully, Souter 2.0 and beotchy act.
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I wonder if Nuissance has come up here to n ca and released the water spigot. He won’t dirty himself much or ruin his hair.
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Lol. That’s funny….
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“Yes, but the conviction stands and the drats are happy.” One would think that Souter 2.0 and beotchy would have realized this.
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The President is immune from criminal prosecution.
But Trump was not President during the trial or sentencing.
I hope he wins his appeal.
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Tina continues to support partisan Justices. No different than a Democrat.
They were only asked to stay sentencing. The sentence was no sentence. Now the appeal can proceed.
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Nobody at HHR is happy about the conviction. But sentencing had to proceed before the appeal. Tina knows this.
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RealDonaldTrump
The Radical Democrats have lost another pathetic, unAmerican Witch Hunt. After spending tens of millions of dollars, wasting over 6 years of obsessive work that should have been spent on protecting New Yorkers from violent, rampant crime that is destroying the City and State, coordinating with the Biden/Harris Department of Injustice in lawless Weaponization, and bringing completely baseless, illegal, and fake charges against your 45th and 47th President, ME, I was given an UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE. That result alone proves that, as all Legal Scholars and Experts have said, THERE IS NO CASE, THERE WAS NEVER A CASE, and this whole Scam fully deserves to be DISMISSED. The real Jury, the American People, have spoken, by Re-Electing me with an overwhelming MANDATE in one of the most consequential Elections in History. As the American People have seen, this “case” had no crime, no damages, no proof, no facts, no Law, only a highly conflicted Judge, a star witness who is a disbarred, disgraced, serial perjurer, and criminal Election Interference. Today’s event was a despicable charade, and now that it is over, we will appeal this Hoax, which has no merit, and restore the trust of Americans in our once great System of Justice. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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That is no what the sc opinion said and you know it. There. was testimony I given during the trial. (5 witnesses at leasst who testified) about Trumps actions while he was president.
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Any testimony by those witnesses or evidence obtained while he was president is presumed privileged.
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Yep, and that will be the basis of his appeal. I think it is likely that on appeal to the SC he will prevail on that basis. Not to mention he has other good grounds for appeal, especially the “upgrading” of a misdemeanor to a felony.
But Bitter is correct that in order to appeal, you have to be sentenced first.
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https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/supreme-court-allows-trumps-new-york-criminal-sentencing-to-go-forward/
For those interested in what the Supreme Court did and did not do yesterday, here is a good summary.
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Actually, the “President is immune from criminal prosecution” is not correct either.
He is immune from criminal prosecution for official acts. He will appeal his sentence claiming some of the testimony was “tainted” because it was related to official acts, but that is for the appeals courts to decide.
Mike Davis is wrong in saying he should be “immune from criminal sentencing”.
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Bitter says….” I expect he can still appeal the conviction but it may be difficult with no punishment imposed.”
So, the sentence imposed impacts the likelihood that the appeal on potential errors at trial will be successful? The appellate judges will say…”well, we know there was reversible error, but let’s just dump this one; being wrongly convicted of a felony ain’t no thing….”
No TDS for you, though….
Lol
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I posted the link below. Read it or not.
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Here is the entire Opinion. Not much to read into it.
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We know what the sc did. 2 Deadenders joined the 3 commies.
nuff said.
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34 felonies = unconditional discharge.
lol
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1/4 HHR Clown of 2024 Award winner has a strange definition of TDS. Trump received my vote 3 times, I said the trials were politically motivated BS, and I hope he wins the Appeal.
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Please do not appoint a so called “conservative law professor”. to the sc, such as beotchy, In the 2nd term.
She has always beeen a big gubment Deadender
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Some people just can’t be taught. I had high hopes for Tina but I was wrong.
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Some people are just plain dumb. I thought the free passers supported the rule of law.
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Bitter says…”I said the trials were politically motivated BS, and I hope he wins the Appeal.”
Which has nothing to do with this other thing you said….” I expect he can still appeal the conviction but it may be difficult with no punishment imposed.”
Two questions….1. You “expect” he can appeal? Why in the world would someone convicted of a crime NOT be able to appeal?
2. Outcomes on criminal appeals are impacted by the sentence (other than when the issue on appeal is the sentence)? Really?
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I said expect because, apparently unlike the Cult, I don’t practice Federal appellate law. I said he should win. However, having appeared before hundreds of Judges, Arbitrators and juries, I can assure you that not everybody applies the law alone. People like Tina are result driven and have no interest in the law.
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I’ll answer the two questions I posed to Bitter….
1. Every person convicted of a crime has the right to appeal.
2. Appellate judges do not change the outcome on the merits of criminal appeals based on the sentence imposed (unless the sentence itself is the subject of appeal). Bitter’s experience at the trial level in civil cases is not relevant to this question.
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“I had my stuff there, and it’s all like, I’ve been relieved from the burden of my stuff, because it’s all in cinders,” he added.
Mel Gibson made the above statement after losing his long term Malibu home to the fire. His chickens, however, were saved. The estimated costs continue to rise, as well as the number of buildings destroyed ——-> 10,000 is the latest number.
My husband just returned from going to a local farmer’s market. He remarked that it was like attending a funeral, as so many people there had lost their homes.
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Bitter’s experience at the trial level in civil cases is not relevant to this question.
Nor is Chi’s complete lack of legal experience relevant.
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Chicon should write a book and title it
“What i don’t know about the legal system”
The problem is nobody wants encyclopedias anymore.
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I don’t remember what Chi’s job is when he is not the Cult’s spokesman.
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I thought this last night with this activist judge and $$$$ conflict he has involving his daughter. Turley tweeted this hours before sentencing.
@JonathanTurley
The Court voted 5-4 to allow sentencing but did so on the assumption that Merchan would issue an unconditional discharge without any jail or probation. The question is whether Merchan could now pull a bait-and-switch. It is highly unlikely but intriguing.
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LA County:
72 genders,
0 operational fire hydrants.
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This will upset the Cult’s spokesman because it is speculation.
I believe a judge may be able to reconsider a sentence on a motion for reconsideration by the prosecutor or defendant. He may be able to do it on his own motion (sua sponte) but would be even more proof he is a partisan hack.
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What is the “rule of law” anymore? Does it mean anything clear or tangible when it can be conveniently altered or twisted to fulfill a politicized means to an end? The very trial convicting Trump went thru so many legal machinations, including having it tried in a biased jurisdiction, just to insure a legal outcome that would smear him as a “felon.” The rule of law, IMO, is rapidly becoming an in just sham.
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Info spilling out, when the Palisades fires were in their infancy, was reservoirs had not been refilled. I initially dismissed them as “fog of crisis” rumors. However, they proved to be true.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/as-flames-raged-in-palisades-a-key-reservoir-nearby-was-offline
”A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby.
Officials told The Times that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades.
The revelation comes among growing questions about why firefighters ran out of water while battling the blaze. Numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.”
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Yup. No probable cause here. /s
@amuse
ARSON: Felon on probation (name withheld) caught with a blowtorch trying to set fire to a neighborhood in LA was not arrested or charged with attempted arson after police determine there was no provable cause. He was arrested for a probation violation.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/democrat-speaker-california-state-assembly-turns-stuttering-mess/
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117 million gal Santa Ynez Reservoir empty because of “repairs,” in the heart of Pacific Palisades.
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Bitter says….”I don’t remember what Chi’s job….”
Didn’t stop you from making a fool of yourself again, eh?
How about a cite showing either of my answers earlier to be incorrect?
Something that says some criminal defendants found guilty don’t have a right to appeal, or that the decisions of appellate judges are altered depending on the sentence imposed.
Good luck, Legal Eagle.
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”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass demanded her Fire Department make an extra $49million of budget cuts last week, a leaked memo revealed.
This cut is already on top of $17.6million of cuts in her latest budget.
The extra cuts, requested just days before fires broke out and devastated swathes of Los Angeles, would have shut down 16 fire stations and crippled the department’s ability to respond to emergencies, sources said.”
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“The problem is nobody wants encyclopedias anymore.”
-jason,
What was incorrect with Chicon’s comment?
I’ll wait…..
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Did I say Happy New Year to all? I forget if I have checked in or not.
Rough going, the wife and child and I got RSV after Christmas, it has been a long 2 weeks. Actually missed 2 days of work (originally was slated to be on vacation, but our plans were cancelled because an aunt got sick and didn’t want any visitors) because couldn’t catch my breath when working, so that sucked. The bitter cold hasn’t helped, either. BUT, was good to rest and spend time cooking with the wife, and chilling with the son.
A close 2nd for sucking were one of the posters repeated idiotic internet-tough-guy comments, which make this site less appealing to visit. Oh well, some things change, some things stay the same.
Cheers.
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NYC – count your blessings for being absent from HHR, unless you enjoy being called a “cult” member 24/7 for having a different POV from the a**hole, free passers committee.
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A**hole, free passers committee.
Fixed it.
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NYC says…one of the posters repeated idiotic internet-tough-guy comments, which make this site less appealing to visit.
Lemme guess…. Walt? Maybe Vic? DW is a known wise arse, too. Tina and Jan can be really mean. I need more info to solve this puzzle!
Glad you’re feeling better.
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They can appeal. A judge could say, “No sentence?” and find a reason to deny the appeal. I would explain the oatmeal theory of justice but you won’t understand it.
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which make this site less appealing to visit”
Zzzzz… fill free to go elsewhere, as far as I could tell you certainly weren’t missed here.
I am sure there are lots of racist xenophobic sites you will be more comfortable at.
And don’t forget to GFY.
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So a**holes require a capital A designation?
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Something that says some criminal defendants found guilty don’t have a right to appeal”
Nobody at HHR said that.
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Not all. Just the eminent Philly A-holes. It’s trademarked.
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So a**holes require a capital A designation?”
Absolutely.
There are A-holes, cream of the crop, the elite at HHR. And then there are a-hole, common rabble.
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Welcome back, NYC.
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Bitter says….”They can appeal. A judge could say, “No sentence?” and find a reason to deny the appeal. I would explain the oatmeal theory of justice but you won’t understand it.”
So, for question #1, you were incorrect. Let me translate the rest of your response….”I was being a blow hard lawyer…..”
Glad we cleared that up, Mr. Criminal Appellate Lawyer.
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Being there are but a handful of posters posting regularly @ HHR, each member is valuable and missed when absent.
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Really?
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or that the decisions of appellate judges are altered depending on the sentence imposed”
Hmmmm….
Actually, isn’t that what just happened?
The SC judges specifically couched their decision on the fact the judge had stated he would impose an unconditional discharge sentence.
Now, this wasn’t a decision on the merits of the case, but they definitely considered the sentence in their decision.
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Jan, we’re now up to 32 subscribers. Looks like Vic’s efforts in Africa have resulted in two new victims.
No word on whether they wear sweaters or are members of country clubs. If not….
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each member is valuable and missed when absent.”
Zzzzzzz…….
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Let me translate the rest of your response…”
Let me translate all the ignorant drivel that Chicon has posted on this thread.
“I have no idea what I am talking about on legal matters but I insist on pretending I know more than someone who is actually an attorney”
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“this wasn’t a decision on the merits of the case”.
Correct, it’s an interlocutory appeal (one that occurs while other aspects of the case are still at the trial level). Bitter was referring to appeals after the sentence.
I suspect that, if the case is appealed on the merits to the Supreme Court, they will throw out the conviction (6-3, at least) and order a new trial, consistent with it’s ruling in the Trump immunity case.
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Probably not. The sweater wearing country club members are Democrats.
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Jason, stay within your own colon, you’re making as ass of yourself….
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Nuissance now wants demented to go after those folks telling him that he is doing a bad job managing the fire.
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For those who care…
The Oatmeal Theory is that the demeanor of the Judge and their rulings depend in part on whether the Judge had breakfast that day. It is actually a way of explaining that despite their role, they are humans and have good and bad days. Reading the Judge’s mood is important.
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You know we cannot have any misinformation.
-Nuissance to demented.
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It’s going to be problematic for trump (as a felon) to visit Canada unless it becomes a state or territory.
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Bitter says….”The Oatmeal Theory is that the demeanor of the Judge and their rulings depend in part on whether the Judge had breakfast that day. It is actually a way of explaining that despite their role, they are humans and have good and bad days. Reading the Judge’s mood is important.”
Interesting and believable. It could even explain the behavior of an appellate judge during oral argument.
I don’t see how that causes one appellate judge say to the other two on the case…”Well, George, looks like we’ve got three reversible errors here, but the judge only gave him probation, and since being branded a felon is no big deal, let’s dump the case; we’d order a new trial if the judge had given him time.”
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This oatmeal theory could also apply to a judge who had a bad argument with his spouse, whose dog just dies, whose daughter just got divorced, or a million other possibilities.
Together, they are examples of the psychological defense of displacement, where a person who is distressed about something in life takes it out in a “safer” place to do so.
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Believe what you want.
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BIDEN TO NEWSOM: “I know you’re getting a bad rap about these fire hydrants don’t have enough water in them. Give me a break.”
We’re just denying reality now? And making fun of people concerned with the root cause of this issue?
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Dementeda approval rating is now at the lowest ever.
Approve: 36.2% (-20.4)
Disapprove: 56.6%
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Shh don’t reveal the plot change.
Shipwreckedcrew
@shipwreckedcrew
Imagine what is going to happen if/when it is learned that either looters or persons setting some of the LA fires are in the country illegally and entered during the past 4 years.
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Bitter says…Believe what you want.
And I’m the conspiracy theorist!. Lol…
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“Believe what you want”
The problem is that he only believes in conspiracy theories and garbage he reads on the Internet.
But I guess it is a form of “belief”.
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And I’m the conspiracy theorist!. Lol…
Both can be true.
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Jason sez….”The problem is that he only believes in conspiracy theories and garbage he reads on the Internet.”
But Bitter’s garbage on the internet, I should automatically believe! That’s beautiful…. C’mon man, you can do better defending your boy….
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Biden: “Come on man, fire hydrants are put up as a community service for those walking their dogs so they have a place to relieve themselves!”
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Joe was coercing social media to censor? Perhaps Bitter is also a 1st Amendment expert (or can pretend) and can explain the ramifications of government coercing a private entity to censor free speech on its behalf.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/zuckerberg-tells-rogan-biden-admin-would-scream-curse-his-employees-demanding-censorship
Hopefully the source is on the site administrator’s approved list.
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DW, that’s outstanding, thanks. I will be using that!
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DEI fire chief turns on DEI officials in charge of LA – one woman responsible for DWP water availability in the Palisades area makes a salary of over $700,000 a year.
Collin Rugg
@CollinRugg
JUST IN: Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley turns on Los Angeles leadership, says they failed her. Remarkable interview. Crowley called out the city for having no water in the Santa Ynez Reservoir. Reporter: “Did the city of Los Angeles fail you and your department?” Crowley: “It’s my job to stand up as a chief and exactly say what the fire department needs.” Reporter: “Did they fail you?” Crowley: “Yes.”
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Tina brought up a point earlier: as a “felon” can Trump travel out of the country?
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Thanks, Bitter. I didn’t really leave, just had more pressing issues. Cheers.
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Jan, the question is not whether he’s allowed to leave here, it is whether any particular country will allow him in. Canada is tough on that sort of thing (some with DUI’s are denied).
I’d bet all countries will allow him in.
The issue is real, however, after his Presidency. Not that the Ostriches think all the trappings of being a convicted felon are a big deal….
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https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/10/laken-riley-act-overcomes-far-left-filibuster-in-the-senate-n4935852
“Democrats in competitive states and border areas appear to recognize the shifting political winds, with voters increasingly demanding tougher border policies and accountability for criminal actions by illegal immigrants. Sens. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), John Fetterman (Pa.), Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), and Jacky Rosen (Nev.) have all openly endorsed the legislation.”
Republicans should always have a majority in the Senate. Make these red-state Senators consistently take votes which will piss off their progressive primary voters.
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Said nobody at HHR
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Leftist ideology:
Defund police to reduce crime
Put tampons in boy’s bathrooms to improve women’s health
Open the borders to violent gangs to reduce crime and drug abuse
Legalize pot to improve cognitive skills
Turn off the water and cut firefighting funds to increase fire safety
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Obviously, there is no approved list. People post what they want. Even poor persecuted Cult members.
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The Palisades fire appears to be crossing the mountain tops to the north, meaning it will spill over into the largely populated valley to the north.
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Biden: People don’t understand how fire works. They don’t realize it can’t go on forever. Once it runs out of things to burn, it will go out. So people just need to be patient.
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Biden: I understand how people feel. I once had a kitchen fire and for a few moments there I thought I was going to lose my Corvette.
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Biden: There’s lots of good news out there in Los Angeles. I just saw footage this morning of a burned out neighborhood, and one house was still standing. And its great news that over 90% of the acres burned didn’t have any structures at all.
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Biden: And keep in mind, California is a big state. Most of it is in great shape!
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Biden: Native Americans talk about how their ancestors used to say the land improved after a good burning.
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C’mon man, you can do better defending your boy…”
Ok Bitter, you get some points for “your boy”.
But considering the source, 50% discount.
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BIDEN: I would’ve beaten Trump, could’ve beaten Trump. Kamala could’ve beaten Trump, would’ve beaten Trump.
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Jason, stay within your own colon, you’re making as ass of yourself”
Could be the best mixed metaphor of the day.
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Good article by Turley, sums up this ridiculous trial really well
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/01/10/with-the-trump-sentencing-the-verdict-is-in-for-the-new-york-legal-system/
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Looks like Tulsi has reversed her position on Section 702, a key tool to combat terrorism and which she previously opposed. The deadenders and Glenn Greenwalds of the world won’t be happy, tough sh-t.
Evidently enough GOP senators told her she would not be confirmed if she didn’t reverse her position.
Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the nation’s intelligence agencies, says she no longer opposes a key U.S. national-security surveillance power, removing a likely obstacle to her confirmation in the Republican-controlled Senate.
In doing so, however, Gabbard appeared to be potentially disagreeing with her possible future boss, Trump, who over the years has repeatedly nursed grievances against the spying program and urged lawmakers last year to dismantle it.
Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii nominated to be Trump’s director of national intelligence, has historically voted against a law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which enables broad electronic surveillance of the communications of overseas national-security threats, such as terrorists and foreign spies.
“Section 702, unlike other FISA authorities, is crucial for gathering foreign intelligence on non-U.S. persons abroad. This unique capability cannot be replicated and must be safeguarded to protect our nation while ensuring the civil liberties of Americans,” Gabbard said in the statement to CNN.
“My prior concerns about FISA were based on insufficient protections for civil liberties, particularly regarding the FBI’s misuse of warrantless search powers on American citizens. Significant FISA reforms have been enacted since my time in Congress to address these issues. If confirmed as DNI, I will uphold Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights while maintaining vital national security tools like Section 702 to ensure the safety and freedom of the American people,” she added.
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Forgot the link.
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/01/10/grappling-over-gabbard-n3798689
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John Fetterman on his upcoming, scheduled meeting with Donald Trump: “President Trump invited me to meet, and I accepted. I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians — not just Democrats in Pennsylvania.”
That is great. What a novel idea.
Of course, if Kamala had won and a GOP senator agreed to meet her the HHR Deadenders would immediately call him/her a RINO traitor, so there is that.
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If Gabbard is confirmed her comments on section 702 will evolve away from her pre-hearing ones.
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NT at 9:00
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