All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[Tendrin]

The Senate GOP will attach things like section 230 repeal to it, and then blame the Dems for not passing them. That's the move. Then the New York Times will report that 'congress' or 'the Democrats' failed.

Hey, look! I called it. <3

[worstblogever]

41 year old Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow (R-LA-4) has died of Covid, just days before he was to be sworn into office.

And the party will learn nothing from it.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

41 year old Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow (R-LA-4) has died of Covid, just days before he was to be sworn into office.

And the party will learn nothing from it.

If Republicans learned nothing from Steve Scalise having nearly died after the congressional ball field shooting about the importance of stricter gun laws, chances are this won’t enlighten them either.

[Tami]

41 year old Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow (R-LA-4) has died of Covid, just days before he was to be sworn into office.

And the party will learn nothing from it.

From NYT Article

Other elected officials to die from Covid include several state legislators: a Republican state senator from Minnesota, New Hampshire’s new Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, and in North Dakota, David Dean Andahl, a Republican known as “Dakota Dave,” who was elected posthumously to the state House of Representatives after dying from the virus.

[Tami]

Anchorage’s Pruitt-Snyder election heads to the Alaska Supreme Court

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Josie Garton said Tuesday that she found no flaws with the way the Alaska Division of Elections counted votes in the close legislative race between incumbent state Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage and Democratic challenger Liz Snyder.

In a separate order, she also concluded that Pruitt’s attorneys failed to demonstrate that a late polling place change altered the result of the election.

Snyder defeated Pruitt by 11 votes in the final, recounted result, but Pruitt launched a pair of legal challenges that dispute both the final vote count and the way the election was conducted. In both cases, Garton confirmed Snyder’s victory.

The Alaska Supreme Court will have the final say. It has scheduled oral arguments Jan. 8, and a decision is expected before the 32nd Alaska Legislature begins Jan. 19.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

From NYT Article

So, this begs the question: have any Democrats died from the virus, I mean, as a direct result of not wearing masks or social distancing?

[worstblogever]

So, this begs the question: have any Democrats died from the virus, I mean, as a direct result of not wearing masks or social distancing?

I have not heard of any Democrats dying. Adjacent family, though.

[Iron Maiden]

If Republicans learned nothing from Steve Scalise having nearly died after the congressional ball field shooting about the importance of stricter gun laws, chances are this won’t enlighten them either.

and they were lucky that there weren't any more deaths. There were 36 people in Trump's orbit that tested positive for COVID Besides Trump, Melania and Barron:

David Bernhardt-Secretary of the Interior, Jenna Ellis - Lawyer for Trump campaign, Rudy Giuliani, Chris Christi, campaign advisor Boris Epshteyn, Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Corey Lewandowski, Brian Jack (White House political affairs director), Dr. Ben Carson, campaign advisors David Bossie & Nick Trainor,campaign mgr. Bill Stepien, Chief of staff Mark Meadows, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, Hope Hicks, Stephen Miller, Katie Miller, Kellyanne Conway, Kayleigh McEnany, Senator Mike Lee (Utah), Senator Thom Tillis (NC), Senator Ron Johnson (WI) , RNC Chairwoman Rona McDaniel, Marc Short (VP Chief of Staff) Zack Bauer (assistant to the VP), Marty Obst (VP advisor), Gen. Gary L. Thomas (Marine Corps), Kayleigh McEnany (WH press sec.), WH assistant press secretaries Chad Gilmartin & Karoline Leavitt, Adm. Charles Ray (Coast Guard), Assistant to the President Nicholas Luna,

[Agent Z]

The doctor who criticized Trump's Covid-19's "drive-by" has been removed from the hospital's schedule. It is implied it was because of his criticism of Trump.

https://www.themarysue.com/er-doctor...rive-by-fired/

[worstblogever]

The doctor who criticized Trump's Covid-19's "drive-by" has been removed from the hospital's schedule. It is implied it was because of his criticism of Trump.

https://www.themarysue.com/er-doctor...rive-by-fired/

Trump cannot accept criticism of every kind. He cannot let a single grudge in his life go. He is pathlogically a motherf***ing d*** to his core.

[worstblogever]

On this date in 2019, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profiled Betty Price, a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 48 who was first elected to office in a special election back in 2015. She is the wife of former Congressman and corrupt Trump Cabinet member Tom Price, and they truly are quite the pair. A bit of cursory research showed us that Betty Price has an interpretation of the 2nd Amendment that seems rather absolute, and that in her brief voting record, that she was opposed to same sex marriages, as evidenced by her vote to allow religious officials to deny performing a marriage ceremony. Now, the main reason we’re profiling Betty Price is how in October of 2017, she pitched the idea of quarantining people mandatorily who were HIV Positive, wondering out loud if there were any legal way to do so, "And I don’t want to say the quarantine word, but I guess I just said it. Is there an ability, since I would guess that public dollars are expended heavily in prophylaxis and treatment of this condition. So we have a public interest in curtailing the spread. What would you advise or are there any methods legally that we could do that would curtail the spread. It seems to me it’s almost frightening the number of people who are living that are potentially carriers, well not carriers, with the potential to spread, whereas in the past they died more readily and at that point they are not posing a risk. So we’ve got a huge population posing a risk if they are not in treatment.” And wouldn’t you know it, when this fascist paranoia about the spread of HIV was reported on by the media, Betty Price had the very predictable response of claiming her comments were “taken out of context”. Even though she was recorded, and that recording was played, and in it, she starts off indicating she didn’t want to say the word “quarantine” because she knew that it was wrong to even suggest such a thing. Betty Price was swept away by the Blue Wave in 2018, being defeated by Democrat Mary Robichaux by 139 votes. This was even though she was caught coaching her own mother into who to vote for at the polls, and admonished for doing so by poll workers in her district. Price felt that the loss to Robichaux was close enough that she demanded a recount, but that only proved she actually lost by 150. American politics are certainly better off without Goody Price.



On this date in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, as well as 2018, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day posted profiles of Indiana State Senator Dennis Kruse, who in the quarter century that he’s worked in Hoosier State politics, whose political philosophies are downright theocratic. You see, Kruse doesn’t believe there should be a separation of church and state, has drafted legislation to make abortion illegal including in cases of rape and incest, sponsored a proposed amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage, denies the science of evolution, and tried to not just legalize school prayer but make it mandatory. Oh, and he was the sponsor of Indiana’s SB 101, the anti-gay “religious freedom” law, and after it passed, Dennis Kruse released a statement where he lied his homophobic arse off, trying to claim that the bill wasn’t that bad, and anyone who thought it would create an environment of discrimination “hadn’t read the bill” (They had, and it clearly was.). Even the bills he pitches that aren’t religiously motivated are downright insane, including one that was an attempt to nullify the United Nations Agenda 21 environmental treaty, because he’s convinced it’s a plot to take away citizens’ property rights, somehow.

Kruse won re-election in 2018 after getting to run unopposed yet again for his seat, now bringing his streak to four straight mid-term elections without an opponent since 2006. He has done almost nothing since the Covid-19 pandemic started as a legislator, and prior to it, he made it a point to sponsor legislation to allow retired police officers to carry firearms on public school campuses. Because we need MORE guns in schools. We will continue to monitor him as 2022 approaches, where he will be 76 while running for re-election.

[PaulBullion]

It's fake.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/spac...epts-not-real/

"Fake" is overstating it.
From your very own link:

A member of the Space Force set social media ablaze by posting a drawing of his proposal for the service’s dress uniform on Reddit.

And then they said it was not "official" after the shitstorm on the internet.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

New COVID-19 Variant From U.K. Confirmed In U.S. For First Time

A male in his 20s has tested positive for the more contagious variant in Colorado. Well, it was only a matter of time, unfortunately. Vaccine notwithstanding, COVID is not done with us.

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Biden Slams Trump For Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

The president-elect also revealed his plan to speed up the distribution process, as coronavirus cases rise. Good to know Mr. Biden has a plan to combat the virus, unlike Trump who flat out didn't give a damn.

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Body Cam Footage Shows Nashville Police Evacuating Area Before RV Explodes

The vehicle is heard playing audio warnings just before it explodes, sending broken glass and debris throughout the area.

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Federal Prosecutor Who Helped Fuel Trump’s Bogus Voter Fraud Narrative To Resign

U.S. Attorney David Freed, whose bizarre statement helped fuel the president’s discredited claims of mass voter fraud, is stepping down.

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2 Louisville Police Officers Involved In Breonna Taylor Raid Face Possible Firing

Detectives Joshua Jaynes and Myles Cosgrove reportedly were given letters on the pending terminations, nine months after the Black medical technician’s killing.

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Trump Is Set To Violate Palm Beach Deal By Staying Too Long At Mar-A-Lago. Again.

His repeated violations of his agreement not to use the Florida estate as a residence could jeopardize his permit to operate it as a for-profit resort. Well, violating stuff is what Trump does best.

[PaulBullion]

If anyone sees this who hasn't voted in the cover contest yet, we need a tie breaker.

And to stay on topic: Trump is mentally ill.

[babyblob]

My aunt is on one today. Going on a long speech about how Mitch and his move with the $2000 is trying to save the country and it is clear he is the only one who cares. Most people are going to see this and care more about the voter fraud then the $2000.

This ran down hill to how things are going to be so bad with Biden that stores will close we will have food riots and have to eat our pets to survive. And China from their base in Canada will invade with in two weeks of Biden being sworn in.

She of course would love the $2000 but it is more important to have a strong resident and the voter Fraud commission will take Biden out and keep Trump in charge and we will all be so better off next year we will be cheering this move.