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Citizen Trump Has Lost His Appeal
Trump appealed to the District Court of Washington DC to dismiss Jack Smith's criminal suit against him.
The appeal was based upon three arguments previously rejected by the trial judge Tanya Chutkan:
1. The proposed DC criminal trial constitutes double jeopardy because Trump wasn't successfully impeached for his involvement in the January 6th riot/insurrection;
2. The president has immunity for acts performed within the outer perimeter of the scope of his/her office;&
3. The president has aboslute immunity for any criminal act, or from any civil liabilty during his/her period of office.
(I think there may have been something about absolute presidential immunity forevermore, but that's so bonkers I can't get my head round the mere suggestion.)
The appellate court consisting of a panel of three judges (Republican appointee Judge Henderson and Democrat appointees Judges Pan and Childs) affirmed Judge Chutkan's ruling per curium (all three agreed) that there is no legal, or constitutional basis for dismissing the case on those grounds and that Trump's right to defense is the same as any other US citizen.
The District Court also ruled that Trump has until the 12th February to request a stay of the order pending appeal to the Supreme Court. If they don't hear from him by then, the trial is back on.
The appeal was based upon three arguments previously rejected by the trial judge Tanya Chutkan:
1. The proposed DC criminal trial constitutes double jeopardy because Trump wasn't successfully impeached for his involvement in the January 6th riot/insurrection;
2. The president has immunity for acts performed within the outer perimeter of the scope of his/her office;&
3. The president has aboslute immunity for any criminal act, or from any civil liabilty during his/her period of office.
(I think there may have been something about absolute presidential immunity forevermore, but that's so bonkers I can't get my head round the mere suggestion.)
The appellate court consisting of a panel of three judges (Republican appointee Judge Henderson and Democrat appointees Judges Pan and Childs) affirmed Judge Chutkan's ruling per curium (all three agreed) that there is no legal, or constitutional basis for dismissing the case on those grounds and that Trump's right to defense is the same as any other US citizen.
The District Court also ruled that Trump has until the 12th February to request a stay of the order pending appeal to the Supreme Court. If they don't hear from him by then, the trial is back on.
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Hildebeest For Prez '20?!?!
Her chances of getting the 'Crat nomination have risen from nil to a percentage point behind Camel Harris 
She's risen steadily since the start of the Donkey Debates.
She's overtaken much of the field of announced candidates.
She literally overtook Buttigieg overnight - putting her in a dead heat with Yang.
Since the Debates, the Camel has slipped to single digits & if trending continues The Bern will join her there shortly.
Will 'Crats figure Honkyhontas & Sleepy Joe (currently in 1st & 2nd place respectively) are unelectable against GEOTUS?
Will they give Queen Bee-In-Waiting Hildy yet another shot at fulfilling her Manifest Destiny to be 1st woman POTUS??
NOTE, Unlike polls, odds given on the site mentioned above
are extremely fluid - updated every five minutes.
... 
She's risen steadily since the start of the Donkey Debates.
She's overtaken much of the field of announced candidates.
She literally overtook Buttigieg overnight - putting her in a dead heat with Yang.
Since the Debates, the Camel has slipped to single digits & if trending continues The Bern will join her there shortly.
Will 'Crats figure Honkyhontas & Sleepy Joe (currently in 1st & 2nd place respectively) are unelectable against GEOTUS?
Will they give Queen Bee-In-Waiting Hildy yet another shot at fulfilling her Manifest Destiny to be 1st woman POTUS??
NOTE, Unlike polls, odds given on the site mentioned above
are extremely fluid - updated every five minutes. ... 
Trump states that Windmills cause cancer
From People Magazine;
(continued in my first comment below this blog)
In response to:
Donald Trump Says Noise from Windmills 'Causes Cancer' — 'Idiotic,' GOP Senator Says
People
Maria Pasquini
PeopleApril 4, 2019
Donald Trump Says Noise from Windmills 'Causes Cancer' — 'Idiotic,' GOP Senator Says
President Donald Trump made a very bold — and very wrong — rebuke of wind power earlier this week.
During a fundraiser for the Republican National Congressional Committee on Tuesday, the president, a longtime skeptic of alternative energy, claimed that the noise produced by windmills “causes cancer.”
“If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value. And they say the noise causes cancer,” he said.
Although there is no evidence to suggest a link between the noise generated from wind turbines and cancer, USA Today pointed out that some critics have linked wind farms to “annoyances that could disrupt sleep, induce headaches or even cause mild nausea.”
However, according to a 2014 report from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found “that when sited properly, wind turbines are not related to adverse health.”
The following day, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a leading Republican and supporter of wind energy, spoke out against Trump, telling reporters the president’s comments “were, first of all, idiotic,” according to the Des Moines Register.
Although Grassley did criticize Trump, he went on to say he believed the president’s comments, which did elicit laughter from the crowd, were “tongue in cheek.”
Politico also reported that Grassley, who went through the 1970s energy crisis, said he’s “going to give some leeway when he criticizes alternative energy.”
“I’ve lived through it, he never has,” Grassley said.
Iowa is the leading producer of wind energy in the United States. According to the Iowa Environmental Council, it was the first state to generate more than 30 percent of its electricity through wind power.
When asked by reporters whether there was any truth to the president’s comments about wind turbines and cancer, White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp said she didn’t “have an answer to that.”
Additionally, although Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds acknowledged how important wind farms have been to her state’s economy, she said it’s “not my place” to contradict the president.
“You know how those things change,” she said, according to the Register. “One year, coffee’s good for you. The next year, coffee causes cancer.”
Prior to his speech at the NRCC, Trump spread false claims about windmills in Michigan last week.
“If Hillary got in … you’d be doing wind,” Trump said during a campaign speech, according to Vox. “Windmills. Weeeee. And if it doesn’t blow, you can forget about television for that night. ‘Darling, I want to watch television.’ ‘I’m sorry! The wind isn’t blowing.’ I know a lot about wind.”
Slamming Trump, Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University told Newsweek that the president’s comments represented “malicious ignorance.”
“The truth is that a combination of wind, solar and other renewables, along with battery and smart grid technology, can provide continuous and abundant electricity,” Mann said.
Trump’s disdain for windmills predates his time in office.
In 2012, he railed against offshore wind turbines near the Trump International Golf Links in Scotland, saying that they would ruin the views, according to Politico. Over the years, Trump has tweeted at least 60 times about the project.
He has also repeatedly contended that windmills are responsible for the deaths of many, many birds.
“They kill so many birds. You look underneath some of those windmills, it’s like a killing field,” he said in 2018 at a private fundraising event in New York, according to Newsweek.
Donald Trump Says Noise from Windmills 'Causes Cancer' — 'Idiotic,' GOP Senator Says
People
Maria Pasquini
PeopleApril 4, 2019
Donald Trump Says Noise from Windmills 'Causes Cancer' — 'Idiotic,' GOP Senator Says
President Donald Trump made a very bold — and very wrong — rebuke of wind power earlier this week.
During a fundraiser for the Republican National Congressional Committee on Tuesday, the president, a longtime skeptic of alternative energy, claimed that the noise produced by windmills “causes cancer.”
“If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value. And they say the noise causes cancer,” he said.
Although there is no evidence to suggest a link between the noise generated from wind turbines and cancer, USA Today pointed out that some critics have linked wind farms to “annoyances that could disrupt sleep, induce headaches or even cause mild nausea.”
However, according to a 2014 report from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found “that when sited properly, wind turbines are not related to adverse health.”
The following day, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a leading Republican and supporter of wind energy, spoke out against Trump, telling reporters the president’s comments “were, first of all, idiotic,” according to the Des Moines Register.
Although Grassley did criticize Trump, he went on to say he believed the president’s comments, which did elicit laughter from the crowd, were “tongue in cheek.”
Politico also reported that Grassley, who went through the 1970s energy crisis, said he’s “going to give some leeway when he criticizes alternative energy.”
“I’ve lived through it, he never has,” Grassley said.
Iowa is the leading producer of wind energy in the United States. According to the Iowa Environmental Council, it was the first state to generate more than 30 percent of its electricity through wind power.
When asked by reporters whether there was any truth to the president’s comments about wind turbines and cancer, White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp said she didn’t “have an answer to that.”
Additionally, although Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds acknowledged how important wind farms have been to her state’s economy, she said it’s “not my place” to contradict the president.
“You know how those things change,” she said, according to the Register. “One year, coffee’s good for you. The next year, coffee causes cancer.”
Prior to his speech at the NRCC, Trump spread false claims about windmills in Michigan last week.
“If Hillary got in … you’d be doing wind,” Trump said during a campaign speech, according to Vox. “Windmills. Weeeee. And if it doesn’t blow, you can forget about television for that night. ‘Darling, I want to watch television.’ ‘I’m sorry! The wind isn’t blowing.’ I know a lot about wind.”
Slamming Trump, Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University told Newsweek that the president’s comments represented “malicious ignorance.”
“The truth is that a combination of wind, solar and other renewables, along with battery and smart grid technology, can provide continuous and abundant electricity,” Mann said.
Trump’s disdain for windmills predates his time in office.
In 2012, he railed against offshore wind turbines near the Trump International Golf Links in Scotland, saying that they would ruin the views, according to Politico. Over the years, Trump has tweeted at least 60 times about the project.
He has also repeatedly contended that windmills are responsible for the deaths of many, many birds.
“They kill so many birds. You look underneath some of those windmills, it’s like a killing field,” he said in 2018 at a private fundraising event in New York, according to Newsweek.
(continued in my first comment below this blog)
Never again
I watched few news clips and felt à sense of sadness in my heart. One in particular. An old veteran very emotional. I thought for a bit. Will they ever forget the horrors of war?
Those who fought, those who gave their lives, those whose lives changed for ever. I bow to you all, whom we owe our freedom to.
Thank you.!
And pray that we will never see such horror ever.
Those who fought, those who gave their lives, those whose lives changed for ever. I bow to you all, whom we owe our freedom to.
Thank you.!
And pray that we will never see such horror ever.
John McAfee - creator of McAfee antivirus - dead in Spanish jail ahead of extradition to U.S.
McAfee was a vocal critic of the American 'Deep State'. He made a point to post numerous times on social media that he would never kill himself. Earlier today the Spanish High Court ruled that McAfee could be extradited to the U.S. on charges fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Later in the day he was dead.
Your daily dose of Donald... 10-9-2022
I've been busy lately and apologize for not keeping up with the 5 or 6 new Trump stories that hit the news channels daily. There's so much stuff that it boggles the mind. How a 'one man hurricane' can muster up so much attention.
More documents?
The last few days there has been talk that not all the documents were seized from Mar-a-Lago and there must be more. I read a comment The Guardian took video of Trump directing the loading of at least 9 boxes to a private plane at the West Palm Beach airport. The manifest was to fly to Bedminster New Jersey. It's believed they are maintenance staff at Bedminster Club and they know where the boxes are.
It wouldn't surprise me if the DOJ serve him with more search warrants to search his New York offices, clubs and other residences.
More documents?
The last few days there has been talk that not all the documents were seized from Mar-a-Lago and there must be more. I read a comment The Guardian took video of Trump directing the loading of at least 9 boxes to a private plane at the West Palm Beach airport. The manifest was to fly to Bedminster New Jersey. It's believed they are maintenance staff at Bedminster Club and they know where the boxes are.
It wouldn't surprise me if the DOJ serve him with more search warrants to search his New York offices, clubs and other residences.
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Where are the rest of our fellow bloggers?
I can't help but missing Calypso, Nonsmoker, Hans, Caillin, Calliospe, Sista, Iotaoo, and many more. Have you heard of them?
Catfoot, loveranger, Cailyn,
OutsideofBali
Twinkle
Glatgol
and many more.
Anyways, even if sometimes we go to the extent of engaging in heated arguments, they are very insightful on their contributions and comments are most enlightening.
But oh well..I was just thinking about it.
You can add more that you can think of as missing if you think of some. Virgo was missing now for a whole year. I saw butterflies last week.
Have you all a nice weekend..blogworld.
Catfoot, loveranger, Cailyn,
OutsideofBali
Twinkle
Glatgol
and many more.
Anyways, even if sometimes we go to the extent of engaging in heated arguments, they are very insightful on their contributions and comments are most enlightening.
But oh well..I was just thinking about it.
You can add more that you can think of as missing if you think of some. Virgo was missing now for a whole year. I saw butterflies last week.
Have you all a nice weekend..blogworld.
Are The Famous Above The Law?
Wow! Oscar Pistorius is going home in August after serving only 10 months of a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend. Granted, he will be under house arrest for a while, but this must be a bucket of cold water in the faces of the late Reeva Steenkamp’s family. And what kind of message does it transmit to other killers yet to come.
It is no wonder that we had 17,068 murders committed last year. That is 5 times above the global norm. Why worry about the consequences if you know that you will be out again before long.
But if the prosecution wins their appeal against the judgment, Pistorius will find himself back behind bars for another 15 years. This was a very controversial case and chances are that the culpable homicide verdict can become a verdict of murder. Why release him now, why not wait for the appeal?
It is no wonder that we had 17,068 murders committed last year. That is 5 times above the global norm. Why worry about the consequences if you know that you will be out again before long.
But if the prosecution wins their appeal against the judgment, Pistorius will find himself back behind bars for another 15 years. This was a very controversial case and chances are that the culpable homicide verdict can become a verdict of murder. Why release him now, why not wait for the appeal?
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Dr Judy Mikovits is a discredited scientist who has been proven to lie and fake research.
Dr Judy Mikovits is a discredited scientist who has been proven to lie and fake research (sacked for a research position for falsifying a report), why anyone would use her as a source of information is mind-boggling.
A simple search online comes up with pages of information from both left and right political bias showing that Mikovits is a discredited scientist using lies to gain financial assistance from the likes of QAnon.
In late 2008, a graduate student, who subsequently was hired by Mikovits as her technician, obtained two positive results from a group of twenty samples. He and Mikovits successively altered the experimental conditions until all samples gave a positive signal.
So a proven liar is yet again used as a means to spread more lies and false information on social media.
A simple search online comes up with pages of information from both left and right political bias showing that Mikovits is a discredited scientist using lies to gain financial assistance from the likes of QAnon.
In late 2008, a graduate student, who subsequently was hired by Mikovits as her technician, obtained two positive results from a group of twenty samples. He and Mikovits successively altered the experimental conditions until all samples gave a positive signal.
So a proven liar is yet again used as a means to spread more lies and false information on social media.
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