The Frankish Reich

I always thought the marriage of Viggo to Exene of X was one of the most improbable celebrity matches. It apparently lasted a whole decade, pretty good by Hollywood standards.

Nikki Haley, from what I hear.

No doubt Hunter is a sleazeball, whether high or sober. But I read the article (poorly written as it is), and I glean that: - Joe Biden was actually NOT present at the time the relevant phone call was made. The article says that photo evidence shows Joe was elsewhere. - The article fails to mention the date the phone call occurred. That's kind of important, isn't it? If it's when Joe was VP, well, then, this is even sleazier (but not illegal). If it happened while Trump was President, well, then it's just ordinarily sleazy, in the manner of Kushner's Saudi deal. This is why the Smirnov testimony was critical to the entire case. And that has gone bye-bye. I was in favor of a Congressional investigation here, since that CI report directly implicated Joe. Now there is no basis for this to continue. It's become a farce, more about keeping the "The President's son is a sleazeball" in the public eye than actually finding something even close to an impeachable offense.

After reading all of these leaks/hot takes not substantiated by an actual transcript, I can only conclude that Hunter was right about one thing: this testimony should have been public testimony.

Predictable response. One trick pony.

Who needs George Santos when we still have The Boeberts (coming soon to a reality show near you) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13142259/amp/lauren-boebert-son-tyler-sex-tape-defendant.html

Could anything be more on brand for Boebert than this? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lauren-boebert-son-arrested-tyler/ Boebert's 18 year old son facing charges for breaking into cars and stealing credit cards, which he and his friends used at "McDonald's and gas stations." Felony charges for a Big Mac. Apparently inherited his mom's intelligence and judgement.

I haven't looked into it, but this makes sense too. Note that to LEGALLY immigrate to the United States you must provide proof of up-to-date vaccinations. Illegally? Anything goes.

What an opportune time to bump my thread, just as measles makes a comeback. Yes, vaccine mandates. I lived with one as a kid in Buffalo, and measles essentially disappeared. Smallpox did disappear. Idiotic anti-vaxxers are trying to put the whole band of childhood diseases back together.

More bad hot legal takes from MAGA world. This time from a guy with a profile pic that looks like he's about 14 years old. It is perfectly legal. It is no different than a law firm saying that Clarence Thomas will have a million dollar a year job as soon as he retires. That law firm would have to then avoid taking any cases before the Supreme Court until Thomas retires, just as John Oliver should hope he never personally has a case before the Supreme Court. But there's nothing illegal about it. It's not a bribe because there is no inducement to take any kind of official act. The money would be paid only when Thomas resigns.

Would you prefer "stay at home spouse?"

Well, then, try these on for size. Many states set the minimum age of marriage at 16. Until very recently some were 13. And some states will require pregnant 12 year old girls to carry a fetus till conception and to give birth to a baby. That’s certainly a life altering event. Look, I’m making a simple statement here. Why 18 for sex change/gender reassignment surgery? For puberty blocking drugs? Why not 16? Or 14 with parental permission? Or, for that matter, 21?

This is the kind of terminal stupidity that virtually requires a judge to ensure that he has no ability to procreate for a very extended period of time. One of the great under-the-radar stories of the last 6 months. Lindell challenges anyone to come up with evidence refuting his claim of election fraud. $5 million if you can do it. Guy does exactly that and demands his money. Lindell says no. Arbitrator and now court say: "don't welsh on a bet, you creep."

Is your reading comprehension really that poor? The phrase was, "we, as a society ..." What that kid did was evidently not illegal because there was a licensed pilot in the plane.

This is actually what I am now hoping for. Alabama, trying to act to the rest of the country and the world like it is no longer the bible-thumping backwater of its stereotype, sees years of rebranding shot to ***** in one fell swoop. Again. First Roy Moore, now this. Women, just don't move there. And if you live there, just move somewhere else.

They really should give that boy more test tubes to clean.

It seems that Trump supporters are annoyed that they put their faith in the stories of a creep who was willing to play for both teams at the same time. The correct reaction is: Oops. We have unwittingly revived the whole Russia-Trump collusion narrative. We really should be smarter.

It is insane. I'm just pointing out that we, as a society, are all over the place on what age a kid has to be before being allowed to make decisions, including really bad ones.

She died "doing what she loves." At age 7. We as a society say it's fine to do certain life threatening/life changing things at an early age but not others.

Proving my point: appalling taste (umm, lack thereof) in music. Tone deaf lab tech.

Well that's gonna make a lot of congressional candidates real happy, Lara.

Just because 1,000+ clowns brought their cell phones (on, with location services on too) into the Capitol, took selfies, posted photos online with idiotic comments about how they stormed the Capitol, left their faces exposed so their "low class" (Trump's words) buddies could take video of them, etc, doesn't mean that every single Trumpist is an idiot.

Seems like a wonderful use of a lab tech's dead time. That's right. Dr. Sleep as I believe I dubbed you.

Yep. But I point it out because it undercuts the narrative that relying on unverified intel from suspect sources is something that only corrupt Deep State Dems would do.