@DashDobrofsky
Would not surprise me if we eventually find out DeSantis was under orders from RUSSIA to do that and RUSSIAN DONORS have massive kompromat on him.
@CassieJHill
@JoJoFromJerz
I suspect if he retires it would be a combination of that and also looking to defend his wife who may be up for some serious charges soon.
@DashDobrofsky
Garland just brought in a prosecutor who specializes in espionage. He didn't do it for his jollies.
Garland MUST have a case strong enough to not only CONVICT Trump, BUT THEN WITHSTAND APPEALS ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT. That's why he can't rush.
@NoLieWithBTC
I would not be surprised if we found out later she ruled as she did fearing Trump loyalists (and possibly people within The Federalist Society) coming after her and/or her family in violent ways in retaliation for "betraying" Trump if she ruled against them.
@wyonaf
This. is. pathetic. A girl being punished for doing the right thing. You have to wonder if the heads of the school and/or the district did that out of fear of retaliation (lawsuits or physical) by others (including if physical some going after the head's families).
@PalmerReport
There are many who believe that Bragg and/or others in the Manhattan DA's office are being threatened, by whom I nor likely anyone else have any idea of at this time. If I'm in the DOJ's office I'm IMMEDIATELY opening up investigations into this sensing such.
@OccupyDemocrats
I have a poll question up asking if the NHL should follow suit and move all games scheduled for November 8 to other dates during the regular season or extend the season a day or two to make up those games then:
@MicheleMuse5
@NoLieWithBTC
As said in another reply:
She's probably doing what her DONORS want her to do, especially if they are CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS who fear these protests will lead to a reversal and Roe v Wade staying in place.
@Paulchelimo
Lets see, a 110-pound gymnast plus a 230 pound sprinter equals 340 pounds. They claim it handles "a single person up to 440 pounds," but I don't think they account for some scenarios.
@PalmerReport
I would not be surprised if the Judge did this out of fear if she didn't, Trump loyalists would violently come after her and/or her family in retaliation for "betraying" Trump.
@CATHERINENEVER2
@joncoopertweets
Many of us have been saying for some time this was the biggest and most complicated case in US history. Merrick Garland just said what we have known for some time to HOPEFULLY, FINALLY shut up those who have been saying "The DOJ has been doing NOTHING" when we know otherwise.
I'm guessing Trump thought he'd get a Special Master he could bribe/blackmail to do what he wanted if (s)he wasn't willing to already do so. This is quickly turning into a case of "be careful what you wish for" for Trump. via
@PalmerReport
@CalltoActivism
1/✋McConnell fails to realize the real reason for the labor shortage is many older workers retired during the pandemic at an accelerated rate, either due to COVID or fear of contracting COVID. That, coupled with many companies that for DECADES got away with poor business....
@OlsenTrini
@NoLieWithBTC
Morton's caters to a super-elite crowd in many cities and the site of protestors hurt their image with an often super-snobby group who expect perfection at all times.
@OccupyDemocrats
Could this lead to ACB being forced off the
#SupremeCourt
? Maybe she is forced off AND is forced to agree to have ALL of her votes stricken as if she was NEVER on the court?
@OccupyDemocrats
1/Kaep's knees in the NFL because a target because of Trump's now-almost 40 year personal vendetta against the NFL that dates back to 1983 when he attempted to buy the Dallas Cowboys for $50 Million, which at the time would have been the record for a pro sports franchise.
@JaniceD77363253
@joncoopertweets
Oh he likely understood the question. He gave the answer he believed HIS voters wanted to hear before he realized he'd be in hot water over it.
@PalmerReport
This is something people fail to realize. They want everything on a silver platter in a hurry not understanding the Justice System is not built for the ADHD society we have now.
@MarkZiglar
@nathaliejacoby1
Apparently they barely spoke to each other and have not in years. She also it appears had a very serious hip condition. That said, if I were AG James, I'd demand it assumed she was killed given the timing of it and the coroner would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
@joncoopertweets
Not bad at all considering it was in the middle of the summer at the height of vacation season for many. The next round of hearings in September figure to be more explosive.
@tribelaw
@ItWasACoup
The Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, could compel Alvin Bragg to continue OR take him off the case and replace him with New York State AG Letitia James.
@OccupyDemocrats
And if he gets it, maybe it gets to where Kavanaugh not only has to resign, but ALL of his votes are STRICKEN as if he was never on the court and his replacement made retroactive to when Kavanaugh was voted in AND is allowed to reverse any or ALL of his votes.
@ChrisJansing
@NBCNews
You think the cops involved are now playing CYA because they know there already were cries for the DOJ to step in and launch a criminal investigation against the cops? Those cries are only now going to get louder and louder with this development.
As noted by
@PalmerReport
, the timing with Oprah endorsing John Fetterman over Dr. Oz actually was perfect with regards to reaching those who otherwise might not have voted. These types would never have voted early anyway and this will still be fresh in their minds.
@AdamKinzinger
@kathrynresister
Just a reminder that McCarthy had his chance to put people he trusted on the committee but he was trying to put those on the committee that Trump and certain others WANTED and then didn't put ANYONE on when he could have Jim Jordan and so forth.
@Angry_Staffer
@MntnMommaBear
And those GOP Governors are IMO under orders from PUTIN to do what they are doing anyway, which I suspect we will eventually learn was the case with PUTIN likely having MASSIVE, DAMAGING KOMPROMAT against them if they didn't do it.
Nobody had better ever give me any shit again for having compared Trump to Hitler. It turns out the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said the same damn thing.
@WallStreetQuee2
@OccupyDemocrats
This is huge and necessary. With the 1/6 Commission Hearings also going on then, almost everyone will be in town. I suspect there will also be protests across the country on this that day.
@nathaliejacoby1
YES. We are already seeing this with Trump already threatening to challenge the results in Pennsylvania if they don't go his way (though some do think that it's because he owes money to Turkey and Turkey wants to make sure Dr. Oz wins).
@TheRichFromCali
Except there is such a splinter in the Republican Party, Trump could run as a third-party candidate, forcing the GOP vote to be split while Biden cruises to an easy re-election.
@JerasIkehorn
As noted by
@PalmerReport
, the timing with this actually was perfect with regards to reaching those who otherwise might not have voted at all in this election who now will vote for Fetterman. These types would not have voted early and this will still be fresh in their minds.
@CalltoActivism
2/...models exposed during the pandemic are why we have the problems at the lower levels keeping people as many younger were able to move up in employment a lot faster than in the past. That should level off as more younger people enter the work force with what normally would...
@PalmerReport
This is a prime reason of trying to do the "Friday news dump" not realizing there isn't such a thing anymore. The news cycle now really is 24/7 in ways it never was earlier and shows how out-of-touch SCOTUS REALLY IS to how things are done now.
@MichaelCohen212
@nytimes
There are already those on Twitter who think people in the Manhattan DA's office are being threatened and that is why Bragg has "doubts." If I'm in the DOJ, I'd be investigating that immediately for possible threats.
@ericareport
They should go further and nominate Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker. I think he'd actually have a better chance of getting through, especially with SANE Republicans who CLEARLY would not want the "GQP Clown Show" severely hurting their re-election chances in 2024.
@OccupyDemocrats
2/Trump shortly afterwards bought the (original) USFL's New Jersey Generals for $10 Million with the idea he would attempt to force a merger with the NFL by getting the other owners to help him sue the NFL. That lawsuit would come about in 1985-'86 that the USFL would....
@OccupyDemocrats
FOX "News" will NEVER go bankrupt! They can lose ALL of their sponsors and STILL make money because of what they charge cable companies. FNC I believe is a "must carry" in order to carry the main FOX Network that has half of the Sunday NFL package. That keeps FNC going.
@ayybraiebraie
That is something few understand. Biles appeared to have the beginnings of a serious injury that could have become one if she continued now. This was the right call. The people who say otherwise remember Kerri Strug in 1996 performing on one leg and that's the problem.
@RepSwalwell
And why if the Dems are smart, they get everyone together and try to convince enough Republicans to go along with voting for Hakeem Jeffries to become speaker. That would give the GQP nightmares.
@PalmerReport
Exactly! Meadows has far more serious charges coming and the DOJ is not going to risk those to appease people who want him doing the perp walk now.
@Victorshi2020
Dems should make a push for Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker. There may be enough SANE Republicans looking ahead to 2024 who realize that is better than the "GQP Clown Show" that in swing states could in 2024 cost them re-election against a Dem.
@OccupyDemocrats
This was HUGE!!!
Of course, Abbott, Cruz, Cornyn and the rest likely won't do that because IMO the gun lovers would then turn around and violently come after THEM and/or THEIR FAMILIES in retaliation for "turning their backs on them" in order to "do the right thing."
@NewDay
@brikeilarcnn
The people who think Biles should have gone anyway don't or refuse to understand the importance of mental health. Also, many of them think of athletes as "warriors" having to block out such, and in this case remember Kerri Strug in 1996 on one leg doing what she did.
@PalmerReport
Exactly!
This is also yet another reminder that without Manchin and Simema, McConnell controls the Senate and NOTHING gets done, and it took TWO runoff election wins in January 2021 to avoid THAT. We need more Dems elected this fall for Manchin and Sinema to be irrelevant.
@KenSycspng
@Vanessa_RN_ER
The "pro-life" types are really pro-birth and will not compromise, especially with Christian Nationalists likely now calling the shots and even more so those who fear the "browning" of America unless this is done.
@kdevil66
@OccupyDemocrats
Exactly. Some of these "Good Christians" think they are required to impose their religion on everyone else or they somehow are looked at as bad by their "superiors." Some really refuse to realize this.
@DeanneFritschy
@Dmoceanu
@Simone_Biles
@kerristrug96
Sadly, what Ms. Strug did is glorified by many and still held up to as THE STANDARD for athletes along with Jordan's "flu game" two years later. Too many don't remember Ms. Strug never competed again after this and such may not even have been allowed to happen now.
@badappl8
@NoLieWithBTC
@MiamiHerald
Yeah, but the Christian Fundamentalist/Nationalists DONORS DeSantis seems to cater to would not care. They want THEIR version of everything to be where THEY can impose their religion and ways on EVERYONE no matter what one's actual religion is.
@MeidasTouch
Of course the restaurant staff had to throw him out or Cruz would have likely gone straight to court and sued them for mega $$$$.
I'm sure Cruz realizes for every one of these types who actually does this, there are many more who want to but would not have the courage to do so.
@PalmerReport
This is sounding more like it was done to distract from other things, including Putin sending troops into the Ukraine and Eric Adams announcing mask mandates will be ending in NYC, which some already think was done specifically to kowtow to Kyrie Irving so he could play at home.
@caslernoel
You understand Garland can't rush this as he not only has JUST THIS ONE SHOT, the levels of being able to sustain it in court and to are jury are ABSURDLY high as we have never had a case like this before. ONE FALSE MOVE can derail this and Garland has to prepare for COURT.
@danielsgoldman
Trying to picture how your wife would react if you ever used that tone with her. You realize there are many more Republicans out there than just Trump and your words now definitely tell me I'm with the "right" party.
#conservative
@saribethrose
@donmoyn
As said in my other posts, in my humble opinion many of these types likely fear THEIR past transgressions coming out, leading to unintended consequences against THEM and/or THEIR FAMILIES. These types likely BENEFIT from racism and fear losing that. Kyla nails every point.
@NewDay
@brikeilarcnn
What they forget about Ms. Strug is, what happened in 1996 ended her career due to injuries and now might very well not even be allowed to happen. They seem to glorify what she did not understanding the rest.
@OccupyDemocrats
While I agree, the real problem is NewsCorp (FOX's parent) has them over a barrel as I believe FNC is a "must carry" in order to carry the main FOX Network, which has the NFC package of the NFL. If cable companies, "did the right thing," there would be MASSIVE outrage.
@wyonaf
Texas is already mostly blue in the major cities. It's a matter of making those even more blue to offset the super-dark RED many of the rural areas are.
@ericareport
They should try this first with Hakeem Jeffries, then if that fails Liz Cheney. I think you can find enough SANE GOP members to vote for Jeffries thinking ahead to 2024.
@kathrynresister
Nope:
If I was Governor I would have ordered the Coroner to assume she was pushed and there was foul play and could only rule it out if there was evidence beyond a reasonable doubt there was no foul play given what is at stake here.
@metaphor53
@PalmerReport
Yep. For a school assignment not long ago I had to watch "12 Angry Men" (the original 1956 version, not the 1997 remake) where at first, it was 11-1 to convict but slowly that change and it became 12-0 to acquit. This has to be ironclad for Trump to be convicted.
@PalmerReport
These pundits seem to want Garland to rush through everything and see the perp walk now even if it means they walk on technicalities later. I have had people essentially say this when I point out they can't rush because otherwise it can be thrown out WITH PREDJUDICE.
@BaddCompani
Actually, I believe the networks didn't want it during the "May Sweeps" or "July Sweeps" and the Committee also had to work around religious holidays and championship events in numerous sports (June is a VERY busy month in that regard).
@saribethrose
Yes, especially those who "want their freedoms" or IMO are doing what they are being told to by pastors and in some cases employers, especially those who are anti-mask and anti-vaxx.
@NoLieWithBTC
Translation: The NRA IMO likely made threats that included gun fanatics coming violently after any GOP member who voted for such legislation.
@StellaParton
@realTuckFrumper
It's a long-running "double standard" the Republicans have. THEY can do anything they want while the Dems are held to a near-impossible bar to clear.
@Victorshi2020
And I'm sure GOP DONORS are angry at Biden because now they think their "masters" will think THEIR LIFESTYLES are being threatened to where they would be humiliated by dog-eat-dog mega-elites, especially those outside the US who often flaunt their wealth in their faces
@the_resistor
@ejeancarroll
Basically, what they REALLY are fearing in the eyes of many is the "browning" of America, where minorities will soon become the majorities and this is a desperation attempt to stop that.
@PalmerReport
Yep. I have Trump lovers who still show Biden at 39% not understanding the full effect of Roe being overturned was not yet felt even if the polling was AFTER the decision was made.