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ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.

Spicy! I wonder what she gave up.

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Judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.

Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling Tuesday in a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, found that the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 56 points 11 months ago

Good riddance, and get fucked. I assume his children are no better.

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[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Just irrelevant details to people who were never looking for the truth in the first place

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Republican efforts to impeach President Joe Biden suffered a blow after fresh evidence emerged showing his bid to remove Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin in 2015 represented U.S. government policy.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Is it just me or are all of those problems directly related to republican or at least conservative policies? Healthcare crisis because they oppose universal healthcare, debt crisis because they don't believe in regulations on banks as well as bailing out Wall Street whenever they ask these days, a housing crisis because we let corporations run wild and buy up single family homes for the sole purpose of renting them at incredibly unaffordable rent levels. I think you can point to many instances where we are in the situation we are in, specifically because they are incapable of governing for the people and not for themselves and their friends.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

People with spines usually don't need to say things behind closed doors.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 53 points 11 months ago

Traitorous, every one of them. They should be given a dishonorable discharge, barred from reenlistment, and forfeiture of all VA benefits.

They have taken it up on themselves to disgrace what it represents to be a defender of this nation and its ideals. The oath they took was nothing more than words to them. I am very disappointed in my military brothers and hope they can find a better path going forward.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago

I really wish Elon would get tired of SpaceX so it can actually be utilized as an amazing tool to further man's exploration into space instead of some vanity project he probably cares less about than Twitter. I'm sure all the SpaceX people would like to get an actual visionary to lead as well.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

However, some were supportive of the plan. "He's almost onto something with that," one person wrote. "I've been saying if they insist that life starts at conception, men need to be paying child support at conception. Make the testing free. And demand back pay."

I can't tell if the writer is playing along with the joke or not. I read that to be quote not actually supportive of the plan, but pointing out the obvious conclusions to actually make this stupid idea work.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I was referring to the multitude of federal indictments. Thanks for playing though!

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago

The craziest part of this whole deal is the support for him hasn't really shifted.

Despite or because of all these legal problems, Trump remains by far the favorite for the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination>

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Good. Governments shouldn't be beholden to entities like oil companies that have lied and ruined the planet for decades now. We could be light years ahead with renewables if the vile people that misled the world on the catastrophic effects of global climate change get a few billion less for their destruction of our planet.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Good. This ghoul needs to never be allowed near a courtroom unless he is the defendant in some criminal trial for all the bullshit and chaos he has willingly put into this world.

[-] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Here is my problem:

“We’re just at the start of it,” she said. “Every registered voter, every elected official, every volunteer, needs to start taking ownership and ask what they can do for the Democratic party, not what the Democratic party can do for them."

emphasis is mine We are so stuck in team mentality. Why should we ask what we can do for a party and not how can we better help the American Citizen? Maybe she is trying to echo JFK, but that was a different time and for a different reason that he was making that statement, I believe. I do agree with her that DeSantis isn't as popular as he thinks. I moved from Texas where they have open primaries, and when I moved to FL last year I registered republican because you have to pick one to vote in primaries, but I voted for almost all democrats in the last election. The contrast between what I see in the news and what I feel in my community are different as well. I live in a small city in central FL and there are pride flags everywhere. I have seen less and less trump flags or bumper stickers as well in the last year. I want Florida to be better. There is no reason people who hate so much should control such a beautiful state.

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