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Posted in: As stars of hip-hop approach their golden years, can old blood make new music? See in context

The ones that have stuck in my head are Kurtis Blow's "These are the Breaks" and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message". Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith did a great version of "Walk This Way". Perhaps better than the original?

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Posted in: Digital wage payments start in Japan via PayPay in cashless drive See in context

This could be useful for villagers who do not have access to a nearby bank or post office.

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Posted in: Harris and Trump detail their starkly different visions in tense, high-stakes debate See in context

I think that Donald Trump just got Swiftie-boated.

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Posted in: Trump tries to move past his guilty verdict by attacking the criminal justice system See in context

The tipping point in this case could have been Michael Cohen's testimony about an online tech company called Red Finch. The jury heard defense counsel ask Mr. Cohen about a $50,000 to Red Finch. He admitted to stealing $30,000 of the payment. One for Mr. Trump's team. The prosecutor on cross-examination asked what that payment was for. According to Mr. Cohen, the $50,000 was to boost then President Trump's ratings in an online opinion poll about "History's Most Notable Leaders", a poll unrelated to the election. But the payment to Red Finch may have been enough to shift the jury's thinking about whether Mr. Trump's was guilty or not guilty.

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Posted in: Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts at hush money trial See in context

Bobby Fuller: I Fought the Law and the Law Won.

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Posted in: Trump trial jurors finish first day of deliberations without a verdict See in context

Sadly, Mr. Trump believed that he had carte Blanche to say and do whatever he felt like doing.

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Posted in: Judge warns Trump over juror intimidation; 7 jurors picked for trial See in context

Had American voters known about Mr. Trump's affairs, I have to wonder whether he would have won enough electoral votes to become President.

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Posted in: Trump selling Bibles to encourage supporters to 'Make America Pray Again' See in context

Perhaps, for $59.99 he should have included an audiotape.

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Posted in: Trump campaign pleads for one million donations as cash crunch looms See in context

The former president might be the only American resident who was better off four years ago.

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Posted in: U.S. lawmakers say TikTok won't be banned if it finds a new owner See in context

Perhaps a meeting with the owner of Susquehanna International Group has refocused Trump's mind. The group has a 15% stake in ByteDance.

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Posted in: Some truths are self-evident: Joe Biden is too old, but who could possibly replace him? See in context

In the all-too-recent past, it was also self-evident that women did not understand politics...

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Posted in: Half of Japanese firms see another Trump presidency as risk, poll shows See in context

Mr. Trump owes the State of New York nearly $454 million, including interest, and the amount is going up by $87,502 every day until he pays. If he wishes to appeal the verdict, he needs to put up $354.8 million dollars.

Perhaps the CEOs of Japanese firms can start to breath a little easier.

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Posted in: GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management See in context

I wonder if this vote is a way for Johnson to appease enough Republicans so that the House will vote for the Senate's funding bill.

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Posted in: U.S. presidential election heats up as frigid Iowa tests Trump See in context

Dan Marburger, the principal at Perry High School, has died after protecting students from the shooter.

I wonder how may Iowan voters will remember Mr. Trump's comments about the need to "get over it". Perhaps Mr. Trump should have taken his own advice....

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Posted in: Biden’s burden: 4 percentage points, a struggling economy and fragile democracy See in context

The inflation rate is at 3.1% and the unemployment rate is at 3.7%. A soft landing that few predicted for the American economy back in 2022. Perhaps no recession after all? Perhaps a Biden re-election? (Thanks in part to former President Trump's nominee, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.) Funny that.

Akeome!

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Posted in: Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100 See in context

Apparently he advised former President Trump on more than one occasion. I don't recall whether Trump ever mentioned these meetings or what advice he was given.

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Posted in: GOP considers holding formal vote to authorize Biden impeachment as White House questions legitimacy See in context

I wonder whether Johnson's comments were meant to distract the media about George Santos's impending expulsion from the House.

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Posted in: Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary See in context

After the interview that Anthony Pratt gave to 60 Minutes Australia, Mr. Trump might not want to take his winning the New Hampshire primary for granite.

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Posted in: U.S. House ousts Kevin McCarthy as leader in historic vote See in context

If Gaetz was working with the Democrats and Trump was working with Gaetz...

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Posted in: Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot See in context

From the 1713 ‘Works of Thomas Chalkley:

“There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.”

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Posted in: Trump waives right to speedy trial as Georgia prosecutor seeks to try him with 18 others next month See in context

This is what the former President and Republican members of the House and Senate may need to worry about:

Fourteenth Amendment  Equal Protection and Other Rights

Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

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Posted in: Speaker McCarthy directs House panel to open impeachment inquiry into President Biden See in context

Actually, McCarthy and the rest should be more worried about about Trump will be barred from being on the ballots of some, if not all, states. If successful, perhaps members and candidates running for a House or a Senate seat may be next.

Perhaps...

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Posted in: What to stream this week: 'Barbie,' Dan & Shay, 'The Morning Show' and 'Welcome to Wrexham' See in context

In "The Swarm" paragraph, "mussels" rather than "muscles"?

Moderator: Thanks for pointing that out.

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Posted in: Georgia charges Trump, former advisers with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss See in context

A suggestion for Donald Trump's new campaign song: "I Fought the Law and the Law Won". Perhaps by The Bobby Fuller Four or by The Clash. Perhaps not.

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Posted in: 'Idiots,' 'criminals' and 'scum' -- nasty politics highest in U.S. since Civil War See in context

Be careful what you wish for: In January 2018 signed into law a Republican bill that increased the penalty of mishandling classified material from one year--a misdemeanor to five years--a felony.

Hillary-ous!

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Posted in: Trump faces unprecedented legal peril, but will it hurt his standing with Republican voters? See in context

The article doe not quote any of the Senate Republican leadership. Perhaps they are less willing to defend the former President?

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Posted in: DeSantis hits Trump from the right while the ex-president looks ahead to the general election See in context

An Orwellian moment: when entertaining Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office, talking Putin's word over that of America's intelligence services, and praising Kim Jong-un. Before Trump, that was so far left that it would have been off the cliff. But now? And black is white and war is peace, eh?

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Posted in: DeSantis hits Trump from the right while the ex-president looks ahead to the general election See in context

From a Truth Social post on Friday: “Congratulations to Kim Jung [sic] Un!”. North Korea was elected to the executive board of the World Health Organization. The quote was from Donald Trump.

Interesting.

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Posted in: 'Woke' fried chicken? Fast food chain at center of U.S. culture wars See in context

But the tables have turned, as right-wing influencers complain on social media about a statement from its vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion who says the company is committed "to ensuring mutual respect, understanding and dignity everywhere we do business."

Though that position has already been filled for a few years, angry social media commentators seem to have only just noticed this week.

There are more than enough residents of the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico for whom a chicken sandwich from a fast food restaurant is a luxury. A bit of gratitude from those of us who can afford it stirred with a dash of sharing -- start with that.

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Posted in: Biden and GOP rush to finalize debt ceiling deal; shore up support to prevent default See in context

Perhaps there was a side agreement struck that would see the House Democrats support Speaker McCarthy in case the Freedom Caucus forced a vote.

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