DeSantis gave a back-handed statement this morning in which he repeatedly used the words hush money payments to a porn star” repeatedly. (The video is in a post below.) Trump isn’t happy about it Did he just hint that Ron DeSantis molested young men when he was a high school teacher? Lol. It’s going to be a long campaign. His meltdown is impressive. This is just from the last 48 hours. And it’s not all of them: Let it sink in once again that this man is the leader of the Republican Party, was president of the United States and has a decent chance of becoming president again. And he is certifiably nuts. But then, so are his fans:
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I’ve lived through quite a few financial crises, some local to Australia, and others global. Invariably, the first failures are those of obvious shonks (Australianism?) who would probably have failed anyway. Then there are seemingly reputable institutions that turn out to have been shonky. Then there are institutions that played by the rules, but it […]
That seems to be on the agenda in Florida This is the nonsense Ron DeSantis and the GOP brain trust believe will win them a general election: As Florida Republicans are introducing and advancing a wave of bills on gender and diversity that are likely to be signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), one GOP lawmaker acknowledged this week that his proposed sexual health bill would ban girls from talking about their menstrual cycles in school. During a Florida House Education Quality Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, state Rep. Ashley Gantt (D) questioned her Republican colleague, state Rep. Stan McClain, on his proposed legislation that would restrict certain educational materials used in state schools, which Democrats and critics have likened to banning books. House Bill 1069 would also require that instruction on sexual health, such as health education, sexually transmitted diseases and human sexuality, “only occur in grades 6 through 12,” which prompted Gantt to ask whether the proposed legislation would prohibit young girls from talking about their periods in school when they first start having them.
“Party of law and order, my ass” Will MAGA stick its fingers in an electrical outlet a second time? What’s the betting line in London on violence erupting if Trump is indicted this week? Gonna drop a missive about it from Heather Cox Richardson right here: Rumors that he is about to be indicted in New York in connection with the $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels have prompted former president Donald Trump to pepper his alternative social media site with requests for money and to double down on the idea that any attack on him is an attack on the United States. The picture of America in his posts reflects the extreme version of the virtual reality the Republicans have created since the 1980s. The United States is “THIRD WORLD & DYING,” he wrote.
Again, I have to ask, if the GOP base wants someone who owns the libs, nobody does it better than Donald Trump. And if they want more moderate policies, Ron DeSantis certainly isn’t offering any. So what’s DeSantis doing by trying to out Trump Trump? Politico: Gov. Ron DeSantis is often called “Trump 2.0” for his embrace of conservative policies and his take-no-prisoners style of politics. And ahead of the 2024 presidential election — as both Florida men vie to lead the party and ultimately the nation — they have openly feuded over Covid-19 and vaccines and whether DeSantis is truly loyal to the former president, whose 2018 endorsement helped the Florida governor win election. But the men are also very similar in their approach to issues like critical race theory, China and especially their criticism of Democrats and President Joe Biden. How similar? POLITICO collected some of Trump’s and DeSantis’ quotes. See if you can tell who said it. 1.(On fellow Republicans) “Some of these Republicans, they just sit back like potted plants, and they let the media define the terms of the debate.
Meanwhile, this was happening just last year Just don’t suggest that there was collusion. That would be a witch hunt: Federal prosecutors in New York involved in the criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s social media company last year started examining whether it violated money laundering statutes in connection with the acceptance of $8m with suspected Russian ties, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company – Trump Media, which owns Trump’s Truth Social platform – initially came under criminal investigation over its preparations for a potential merger with a blank check company called Digital World (DWAC) that was also the subject of an earlier investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Towards the end of last year, federal prosecutors started examining two loans totaling $8m wired to Trump Media, through the Caribbean, from two obscure entities that both appear to be controlled in part by the relation of an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin, the sources said.
Huckleberry hoist by his own petard He created this monster and now it’s trying to destroy him. I guess Lindsey is banking on the idea that Republicans are so racist that they’ll rally behind moves to go to war with China. And he may be right. But he’s on the wrong side of the argument when it comes to Russia and Ukraine. They support Vladimir Putin, an anti-gay, authoritarian, white nationalist and they don’t give a damn about Ukrainian children. They don’t give a damn about any American children who aren’t the spawn of right wing bigots. And Lindsey, they don’t really care about family values. They’re Trump voters. Think about it.
It’s part entertainment and part GOP activism. But it’s not news. Margaret Sullivan notes that they are knowingly misinforming their audience while claiming to be protected by the first amendment: As it tries to defend itself against the accusation that it knowingly spread lies about the 2020 presidential election, Fox News has touted some lofty notions about the role of journalism in a democratic society. “There will be a lot of noise and confusion generated by Dominion and their opportunistic private equity owners,” said a recent company statement, “but the core of this case remains about freedom of the press and freedom of speech, which are fundamental rights afforded by the Constitution and protected by New York Times v Sullivan.” The background, of course, is that Dominion Voting Systems is seeking $1.6bn in damages from the media giant, arguing that Fox News spread damaging falsehoods purporting that the voting machine company rigged the election to defeat Donald Trump.
The AUKUS subs plan will cost Australia way more than that That’s the headline for my latest piece in The Conversation . Using defense procurement as a job creation policy is a really bad idea Australian governments have a long and generally dismal history of using defence procurement, and particularly naval procurement, as a form […]