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Now they’re just letting Republican officials throw out elections whenever they want — in Democratic counties. Texas of course: The Texas Legislature is advancing a bill that would allow the secretary of state to redo elections in Harris County, where a number of Democratic candidates posted strong midterm election results and which has been dogged by GOP claims of election mismanagement. The Republican-controlled Senate passed the bill Tuesday and sent it to the state House. If it is enacted, it would allow the secretary of state to toss out election results in the state’s largest county and call a new vote if there is “good cause” to believe that at least 2% of polling places ran out of usable ballots during voting hours. The bill would apply only to counties with populations greater than 2.7 million, effectively singling out Harris County, which is home to Houston and has by far the largest population in the state, at nearly 5 million. In recent decades, Harris County has become more Democratic.
Tarrio’s going away along with his cohorts: Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted Thursday of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election. A jury in Washington, D.C., found Tarrio guilty of seditious conspiracy after hearing from dozens of witnesses over more than three months in one of the most serious cases brought in the stunning attack that unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, as the world watched on live TV. It’s a significant milestone for the Justice Department, which has now secured seditious conspiracy convictions against the leaders of two major extremist groups prosecutors say were intent on keeping Democratic President Joe Biden out of the White House at all costs. The charge carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years. Tarrio, behind bars since his March 2022 arrest, didn’t appear to show any emotion as the verdict was read. He hugged one of his lawyers and shook the hand of the other before leaving the courtroom.
A spokesman would not confirm or deny reports that Harlan Crow had also offered to send Justice Samuel Alito to law school.
Tampon manufacturers Tampax have announced that to commemorate King Charles’ coronation they will releasing a special commemorative packet in honour of the King. The move comes as Charles once spoke of his love for his now wife Camilla by telling... Read More ›
A NEW experience for local food lovers was launched in Sapphire Beach on Saturday 29 April. The Coffs Coast Food Lovers Long Lunch was held at Wylde Oak Café at the family-owned Coffs Harbour Nursery on Wakelands Road, Sapphire Beach. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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THE Coffs Coast’s Screenwave International Film Festival has announced the recipient of the 2023 Ferguson Film Prize as Australian-Macedonian director Goran Stolevski for his Melbourne-set coming of age romance, Of an Age. The Ferguson Film Prize, which includes a trophy, a $3000 personal cash prize, and an official award accreditation, is bequeathed by Australian film...
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COFFS Harbour employment, training and business services agency, Enterprise and Training Company (ETC), has launched a First Nations Scholarships Program. Applications opened on Monday 24 April and will close on Friday 16 June. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email...
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His lawyer says he’s not actually going to do that. Here’s a report on his deposition testimony. I don’t think it helped him. He should probably shut his piehole: Before his infamous “grab them by the p—-” remark in the “Access Hollywood” tape, then-candidate Donald Trump told Billy Bush: “When you’re a star, they let you do it.” Trump doubled-down on those lines during his deposition on E. Jean Carroll’s rape allegations. “Historically, that’s true, with stars,” Trump testified. “Well what’s what if you look over the last million years, I guess that’s been largely true not always but largely true, unfortunately or fortunately.” Originally recorded in October 2022, the video deposition was shown to a jury on Thursday. The jury will only hear Trump on video, as he is not planning to appear in person. In a brief passage, Trump sat expressionless as the “Access Hollywood” tape roles in the corner of the frame, marking the second time the jury saw it played.
A MOTHER’S Day Silent Auction Luncheon will be held on Saturday 13 May 2023 at Coffs Harbour Surf Club, a fundraiser supporting local efforts to raise $100,000 to purchase a SleepBus for the community. With a vision to help the homeless have a safe place to sleep at night, International Women’s Day Coffs Coast Woman...
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When it comes to the dangers of AI, the Peter Isherwells are using cigarette-makers’ old strategy.
THE COFFS Harbour RSL sub-Branch, with logistic support provided by the Coffs Harbour Ex-Servicemen and Women’s Memorial Club (C.ex Club), facilitated fittingly sombre yet proud Anzac Day services on Tuesday 25 April 2023 at the cenotaph in Anzac Park. “Coffs Harbour RSL sub-Branch planned the running and agenda of the ANZAC Day activities, including liaison...
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BANANAFEST, the new festival of music, food, fun and family entertainment will rock Coffs Harbour’s iconic The Big Banana on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May. Three shows over two days will feature Australian music talent, children’s entertainment icons, street performers and a feast of food vendors. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s...
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DIVERSITY reigns at May’s Artists in the Garden (AITG) event, with a program covering music, spoken word and visual arts offered on Sunday 7 May at Coffs’ North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens. The Sawtell Ukulele Group will open the music component, bringing their enthusiasm and eclectic fun to entertain for an hour from 12.15pm. Advertise...
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LEARNING about Indigenous ways of life through lived experience, Class 10 students at Chrysalis Steiner School, Thora are taking a trip to Arnhem Land in the far north Northern Territory. The students will be guided by their teacher, Zac Panarettos, who is organising the trip from experience, having participated in past school trips from Lismore...
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I’m reminded of this interview with Graham after he lost. He’s lying. He just thinks Trump is the best chance for Republican power and he doesn’t care how he does it: Sen. Lindsey Graham told “Axios on HBO” that Donald Trump has a “dark side” but he tries to “harness the magic” because he succeeded where Republican candidates like John McCain and Mitt Romney failed. Why it matters: The South Carolina Republican gyrates between support and criticism of the former president, even after Trump harshly criticized McCain — Graham’s longtime friend — and helped spark the Capitol insurrection. “What I’m tryin’ to do is just harness the magic,” Graham told Axios’ Jonathan Swan. “To me, Donald Trump is sort of a cross between Jesse Helms, Ronald Reagan and P.T. Barnum.” “He could make the Republican Party something that nobody else I know can make it. He can make it bigger. He can make it stronger. He can make it more diverse. And he also could destroy it,” Graham said.
We often look to history or contemporary events to help explain issues and to seek guidance. Thus Graham Allison went back millennia to explain America’s current drive to war with China in his Thucydides Trap. Recently Gregory Clark joined others in making the natural comparison between Ukraine and Taiwan. Analogies are admittedly fraught with danger Continue reading »
Do some states have ‘special responsibilities’ or obligations to help solve collective action problems as a consequence of their position in the international system? Australia should. Policymakers and the general public may find it hard to believe, but academics who study international relations for a living occasionally come up with good ideas. They certainly come Continue reading »
The lethargy in lifting the age of criminal responsibility in Australia from 10 to 14 is scandalous given the numbers of vulnerable children caught up in the brutality of the criminal justice system daily. It’s called SCAGS, the Standing Committee of Attorney-Generals. For many years now the Commonwealth, state and territory first law officers and Continue reading »
Here’s a rough guide to Westerners visiting Indonesia. Bali gets chosen for its cheap packaged holidays, knock-out rural landscapes and friendly folk; relax for a fortnight, eat lots, drink more and head home. This year the island expects to welcome almost double last year’s 2.3 million. Some get disturbed by cruelty to animals, trashing of beaches, the Continue reading »
Parliamentary representatives of all stripes deserve to have the necessary staffing and means to discharge their duties to constituents. The messy legal proceedings between the sitting Federal Member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan, and former chief staffer Sally Rugg, is instructive on a few levels. While it does relate to an alleged unfair expectation to Continue reading »