Dark Brandon was in full effect last night. Here are the highlights
Friday, March 8, 2024
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Buttigieg hits back at Speaker Johnson’s criticism of Biden’s SOTU address
Buttigieg hits back at Speaker Johnson’s criticism of Biden’s SOTU address
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg fired back Friday at House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) criticism that President Biden’s State of the Union address was “hyperpartisan” and “vitriolic.”
During a Friday morning appearance on “CNN This Morning,” Buttigieg said some of Johnson’s comments were “literally false,” listing bipartisan legislation that Biden passed through Congress and signed into law.
“Well, the Speaker’s comments are literally false, because the president talked about a bipartisan infrastructure, a bipartisan border bill, his bipartisan unity agenda on confronting things like fentanyl and cancer,” Buttigieg said.
“It’s a matter of fact. Pretty much everything — as far as I recall — that the president mentioned, there’s something probably 60-70 percent of Americans or more would support.”
The Transportation secretary acknowledged that Biden scrutinized Republicans in Congress over their support for slashing tax rates for wealthy individuals, but emphasized that the majority of U.S. voters side with Biden on the issue.
“But while that might be an issue that has strong partisan lines in Congress, out in the country, most Americans — Democrats, independents and Republicans — disagree with congressional Republicans’ agenda to cut taxes for the wealthy and agree with the president that it is wrong for billionaires in our biggest corporations to be paying a lower tax rate than firefighters and teachers,” he said.
Johnson said Biden’s speech was “overly partisan” while talking to reporters after the address Thursday night, explaining why Biden got heckled during the speech by a handful of GOP lawmakers.
“People got very emotional tonight because it was an overly partisan speech and it was filled, full of information that is just objectively not true. And so you saw the visceral reaction, I think, from people in the chamber, and I suspect that a lot of people at home were feeling that same frustration,” Johnson said Thursday night.
Biden had a fiery exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), one of his biggest critics on Capitol Hill, during the speech over Laken Riley, a Georgia college student who was killed by a man who illegally crossed the border, according to police.
https://news.yahoo.com/buttigieg-hits-back-speaker-johnson-134017207.html
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg fired back Friday at House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) criticism that President Biden’s State of the Union address was “hyperpartisan” and “vitriolic.”
During a Friday morning appearance on “CNN This Morning,” Buttigieg said some of Johnson’s comments were “literally false,” listing bipartisan legislation that Biden passed through Congress and signed into law.
“Well, the Speaker’s comments are literally false, because the president talked about a bipartisan infrastructure, a bipartisan border bill, his bipartisan unity agenda on confronting things like fentanyl and cancer,” Buttigieg said.
“It’s a matter of fact. Pretty much everything — as far as I recall — that the president mentioned, there’s something probably 60-70 percent of Americans or more would support.”
The Transportation secretary acknowledged that Biden scrutinized Republicans in Congress over their support for slashing tax rates for wealthy individuals, but emphasized that the majority of U.S. voters side with Biden on the issue.
“But while that might be an issue that has strong partisan lines in Congress, out in the country, most Americans — Democrats, independents and Republicans — disagree with congressional Republicans’ agenda to cut taxes for the wealthy and agree with the president that it is wrong for billionaires in our biggest corporations to be paying a lower tax rate than firefighters and teachers,” he said.
Johnson said Biden’s speech was “overly partisan” while talking to reporters after the address Thursday night, explaining why Biden got heckled during the speech by a handful of GOP lawmakers.
“People got very emotional tonight because it was an overly partisan speech and it was filled, full of information that is just objectively not true. And so you saw the visceral reaction, I think, from people in the chamber, and I suspect that a lot of people at home were feeling that same frustration,” Johnson said Thursday night.
Biden had a fiery exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), one of his biggest critics on Capitol Hill, during the speech over Laken Riley, a Georgia college student who was killed by a man who illegally crossed the border, according to police.
https://news.yahoo.com/buttigieg-hits-back-speaker-johnson-134017207.html
The American people understand a simple truth that Congress ignores...
The American people understand a simple truth that Congress ignores: It is absurd and hypocritical to criticize Netanyahu’s inhumane war in one breath, and provide him another $10 billion to continue that war in the next.
Four More Years
President Biden understands working to ensure a bright & prosperous future for our country is his singular role. His opposition would rather walk back all the progress we’ve made and cling to ancient ideas. Democracy-loving Americans know @POTUS is the leader this country needs.
Trump's Attorneys Post Bond in $83 Million Award to Writer in Defamation Case
Former President Donald Trump has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll during a January defamation trial stemming from rape claims she made against Trump, his lawyer said Friday as she notified the federal judge who oversaw the trial that an appeal was underway, the Associated Press reports.
Attorney Alina Habba filed papers with the New York judge to show that Trump had secured a $91.6 million bond from the Federal Insurance Co. She simultaneously filed a notice of appeal to show Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential front-runner, is appealing the verdict to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
LOSER Trump HIT With INTERNATIONAL JUDGMENT Against Him
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on a London court ordering Donald Trump to pay significant legal fees after losing in a case he filed and lost.
Biden RIPS Marjorie Taylor Greene For Screaming During The 2024 SOTU
GEORGIA: PLEASE STOP ELECTING STUPID PEOPLE!
President Biden finally responded to one of Marjorie Taylor Greene's screaming interruptions during his 2024 State of the Union.
The poor dog chained under a bridge all his life was finally rescued , I Cried When I Saw Him!
CELEBRATE & SUPPORT THE HEROES!
Unrepentant Jan 6 Convict Sentence Doubled JAMES LITTLE 53 YEAR OLD NORTH CAROLINA TRUCK DRIVER
IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, PROSECUTE, INCARCERATE
KEEP AMERICANS SAFE FROM DOMESTIC TERRORISTS!
January 6 convict, James Little had his sentence doubled after successfully overturning his first sentence.
Jan. 6 rioter got his sentence thrown out. Then his prison time doubled
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James Little, seen in a still from security camera footage under an arrow added by investigators, inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (FBI)
excerpts:
In a scathing statement from the bench, Judge Royce C. Lamberth said Thursday that he was worried about “further danger to our country” because of Little and others’ “shameless attempts ... to misinterpret or misrepresent what happened” on Jan. 6, 2021. While his audience was Little, a 53-year-old North Carolina truck driver, the judge also alluded to comments made by Republican lawmakers, including what he called a “preposterous” statement from Rep. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) calling Jan. 6 defendants “hostages.”
“I have been shocked to watch some public figures try to rewrite history,” Lamberth said. “It’s up to the court to tell the truth. I hope a little truth will go a long way.”
Little was first sentenced by Lamberth in early 2022 to 60 days in prison and three years of probation after pleading guilty to illegally parading at the Capitol. But Little’s public defenders argued prison time and probation can’t be combined for a single “petty” misdemeanor charge. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed.
When the ruling came down in August, Little had already served his time behind bars and about half his probation, so he asked to be set loose. Instead, Lamberth sentenced him anew to two more months in prison, saying Little had shown no remorse or respect for the criminal justice system since the riot.
“This is a matter of right versus wrong,” Lamberth said. “Mr. Little cannot bring himself to admit he did the wrong thing.” Little, appearing by video from his home in Claremont, N.C., shook his head and rolled his eyes as the judge spoke, occasionally muttering to himself.
A Reagan appointee, Lamberth said that defendants who refuse to accept responsibility are common. “But in my 37 years on the bench, I cannot recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal activity have gone mainstream,” he said.
A probation officer wrote to the court that Little failed to perform required tasks and displayed an “inability to fully accept responsibility for his actions” and “behavior consistent with entitlement.” When reminded of the $500 restitution he owed, the officer said, “Mr. Little voices invalid excuses and circles the conversation back to how he feels his voice is being silenced.”
Joshua Carpenter, representing Little in court, said there were some “miscommunications” and his client has since put a check in the mail.
Since his first sentencing, prosecutors noted, Little had also used Facebook to falsely claim FBI involvement in the Jan. 6 attack, describe himself as a “political prisoner,” and compare himself to Vietnam veterans “shunned ... by armchair soldiers of family and ‘Friends’ who weren’t there.” He also promoted a campaign baselessly claiming Democrats will try to “rig” the 2024 election.
In his own brief comments, Little told the judge that “even though it’s my constitutional right,” he would not attend any more political rallies. “I’m a little scared to, honestly,” he said. “I’m getting too old for this stuff.”
Lamberth responded that Little “has a First Amendment right to believe the 2020 election was stolen; he has the right to express that view too.” But, he said, freedom of speech “does not give anyone ... the right to engage in riotous behavior at the U.S. Capitol.” He pointed out that thousands of Donald Trump supporters watched the former president speak on Jan. 6 and committed no crimes afterward.
He said misdemeanor defendants like Little must understand that they could not have entered the Capitol if other protesters had not assaulted police officers: “Not everyone present that day was violent, but violence is what let them into the Capitol.”
The judge expressed particular ire that Little had referred to Jacob Chansley, the so-called QAnon Shaman, as a “fellow persecuted and prosecuted J6 Patriot” on Facebook. “I happen to be the judge who had Mr. Chansley’s case, and I know that he was neither persecuted nor prosecuted improperly or unlawfully,” Lamberth said. The judge had a similar reaction when Chansley himself tried to withdraw his guilty plea by citing snippets of video footage from the riot that had been played on Fox News.
“I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep into the public consciousness,” Lamberth said Thursday.
Lamberth is one of the toughest sentencers in the D.C. federal court for Jan. 6 defendants, going above government sentencing recommendations more often than any judge other than the judge handling Trump’s case, Tanya S. Chutkan.
About five dozen other Jan. 6 defendants were given similar split sentences, but not all appealed them. Some have asked for and received early termination of their probation. A magistrate judge in the courthouse recently ruled that giving a harsher punishment after a sentence has been deemed illegal would be a violation of the constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy.
Carpenter said in court he plans a second appeal for Little on that issue.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/25/jan-6-sentence-misdemeanor/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/25/jan-6-sentence-misdemeanor/
“I have been shocked to watch some public figures try to rewrite history,” Lamberth said. “It’s up to the court to tell the truth. I hope a little truth will go a long way.”
Little was first sentenced by Lamberth in early 2022 to 60 days in prison and three years of probation after pleading guilty to illegally parading at the Capitol. But Little’s public defenders argued prison time and probation can’t be combined for a single “petty” misdemeanor charge. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed.
When the ruling came down in August, Little had already served his time behind bars and about half his probation, so he asked to be set loose. Instead, Lamberth sentenced him anew to two more months in prison, saying Little had shown no remorse or respect for the criminal justice system since the riot.
“This is a matter of right versus wrong,” Lamberth said. “Mr. Little cannot bring himself to admit he did the wrong thing.” Little, appearing by video from his home in Claremont, N.C., shook his head and rolled his eyes as the judge spoke, occasionally muttering to himself.
A Reagan appointee, Lamberth said that defendants who refuse to accept responsibility are common. “But in my 37 years on the bench, I cannot recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal activity have gone mainstream,” he said.
A probation officer wrote to the court that Little failed to perform required tasks and displayed an “inability to fully accept responsibility for his actions” and “behavior consistent with entitlement.” When reminded of the $500 restitution he owed, the officer said, “Mr. Little voices invalid excuses and circles the conversation back to how he feels his voice is being silenced.”
Joshua Carpenter, representing Little in court, said there were some “miscommunications” and his client has since put a check in the mail.
Since his first sentencing, prosecutors noted, Little had also used Facebook to falsely claim FBI involvement in the Jan. 6 attack, describe himself as a “political prisoner,” and compare himself to Vietnam veterans “shunned ... by armchair soldiers of family and ‘Friends’ who weren’t there.” He also promoted a campaign baselessly claiming Democrats will try to “rig” the 2024 election.
In his own brief comments, Little told the judge that “even though it’s my constitutional right,” he would not attend any more political rallies. “I’m a little scared to, honestly,” he said. “I’m getting too old for this stuff.”
Lamberth responded that Little “has a First Amendment right to believe the 2020 election was stolen; he has the right to express that view too.” But, he said, freedom of speech “does not give anyone ... the right to engage in riotous behavior at the U.S. Capitol.” He pointed out that thousands of Donald Trump supporters watched the former president speak on Jan. 6 and committed no crimes afterward.
He said misdemeanor defendants like Little must understand that they could not have entered the Capitol if other protesters had not assaulted police officers: “Not everyone present that day was violent, but violence is what let them into the Capitol.”
The judge expressed particular ire that Little had referred to Jacob Chansley, the so-called QAnon Shaman, as a “fellow persecuted and prosecuted J6 Patriot” on Facebook. “I happen to be the judge who had Mr. Chansley’s case, and I know that he was neither persecuted nor prosecuted improperly or unlawfully,” Lamberth said. The judge had a similar reaction when Chansley himself tried to withdraw his guilty plea by citing snippets of video footage from the riot that had been played on Fox News.
“I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep into the public consciousness,” Lamberth said Thursday.
Lamberth is one of the toughest sentencers in the D.C. federal court for Jan. 6 defendants, going above government sentencing recommendations more often than any judge other than the judge handling Trump’s case, Tanya S. Chutkan.
About five dozen other Jan. 6 defendants were given similar split sentences, but not all appealed them. Some have asked for and received early termination of their probation. A magistrate judge in the courthouse recently ruled that giving a harsher punishment after a sentence has been deemed illegal would be a violation of the constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy.
Carpenter said in court he plans a second appeal for Little on that issue.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/25/jan-6-sentence-misdemeanor/
The GOP's State of the Union Reaction
MAGA GOP DELUSIONS.... WOW!
Look at MAGA desperately trying to spin President Biden's phenomenal State of the Union Address. We're not sure they even believe themselves.
Republican Katie Britt Gets HILARIOUSLY Dogpiled For 'Creepy' SOTU Response
"This is so creepy and insincere. Worst acting I’ve ever seen.”
Kari Lake DROWNED Out By Boos At Massive GOP Conference ARIZONA
ARIZONA GOP BOOS KARI LAKE....
tRUMP RAMBLING LUNACY....
Check out Maz Jobrani's new special "The Birds And The Bees" https://youtu.be/OtKhIhSgy78 Kari Lake's attempt at running for Senate is going less than stellar at the moment. Maz Jobrani breaks it down.
Ronny Jackson was DEMOTED for USING DRUGS ON DUTY & Continues to Lie About His Rank!
Jesse talks about the continued chaos and scandal surrounding one of Donald Trump's favorite congressmen, Ronny Jackson, who was demoted from Navy Rear Admiral to Captain and continues to claim to be a retired Rear Admiral.
In Trump's first criminal trial, set for 3/25, judge rules jury will be anonymous for safety reasons
MAGA MORONS THREATEN SAFETY & SECURITY OF JUSTICE....
THIS IS AN INGREDIENT OF FASCISM!
BLIND FOLLOWERS NEED TO RESEARCH HISTORY...WE'VE
DONE THIS BEFORE...AND WE DEFEATED FASCISM.
Donald Trump's first criminal trial is set to begin on March 25. New York state court Judge Jaun Merchan just ruled that the jury will remain anonymous in Trump's 2016 election interference case, involving hush money payments and falsification of business records. According to NBC News, Judge Merchan said he 's ordering the jury to remain anonymous "citing a likelihood of bribery, jury tampering, or of physical injury or harassment of jurors."
Trump's Rambling Is Getting WAY WORSE!!!
The absolute worst Trump rambling moments. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. A manifesto for a new progressive vision http://tyt.com/justice
Fed up Jack Smith SMACKS DOWN Trump in court
The Legal Breakdown episode 217: @GlennKirschner2 discusses Jack Smith's response to a bogus Trump motion in the Florida classified documents trial.
Biden STUNS Republicans with State of the Union, MAGA FURIOUS
PUBLIC INFORMATION: MAGA GOP INTEND TO SLASH SOCIAL SECURITY
AND MEDICARE!
LACKLUSTER NEW MOSES MIKE JOHNSON SHAKING HIS HEAD...
THOUGHT YA WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO LIE IF YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN....
MAGA MIKE....FLUNKED!
SAD MAGA GOP COMMENTARY....
President Joe Biden delivers a State of the Union address that stuns Republicans and seemingly points towards a major second term agenda
Republicans Give MOST HUMILIATING Rebuttal to Biden Speech ALABAMA SENATOR KATIE BRITT
DUMPSTER FIRE?
MAGA GOP SUPPORTED THIS CHILDISH CLOWN?
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH WITH CHILDISH RANT....
MAGA CONSPIRACY MANURE?
ECHOES OF RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION.....
BROADCAST ON FOX NEWS = FAKE NEWS....
AND NEWS MAX...
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the total dumpster fire that was the GOP rebuttal delivered by Senator Katie Britt to President Biden’s State of the Union.
GOP In Crisis Over Their Own State of the Union Response
MAGA GOP APPROVED THIS?
THIS DING BAT REPRESENTS ALABAMA?
Alabama Senator Katie Britt's response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address was bizarre, hilarious, and just plain terrible.
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