MsKreed 1,690 Posted December 20, 2024 11 hours ago, Chris said: Remember, he shot one person: Think they’d do this if it were you or I instead of some CEO? Nope. That's nothing but theatrics. 9 hours ago, Andy said: Terrorism charges, give me a break When he was first taken into custody, there were a few things that make me suspect that he had plans laid out to keep killing more CEOs or others he felt his grievances were applicable to. If he wasn’t done yet, then terrorism may possibly be appropriate. He was still carrying around the murder weapon, along with a note that barely stopped short of a confession. Stating that he acted alone and that "they deserved it". Unless he had reason to believe that Brian Thomson was non-binary, the use of plurals seems to indicate that note was intended to be released later.....after one or more additional actions that he felt "they" deserved. A day later it was reported that a notebook containing details and logistics of the murder. If that notebook has checklists and details beyond this one murder, thre's a good because plotting multiple killings to force society to embrace your “cause” most definitely falls under the definition of terrorism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted December 23, 2024 Quote The House Ethics Committee on Monday released its long-awaited report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after looking into sexual misconduct allegations against him. The committee found there was "substantial evidence" Gaetz violated House rules, state and federal laws, "and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, acceptance of impermissible gifts, the provision of special favors and privileges, and obstruction of Congress." Among other accusations, the committee found Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl in 2017, and used or possessed illegal drugs on multiple occasions from 2017-2019, including ecstasy and cocaine. Gaetz has consistently denied any wrongdoing, including in a statement on social media last week. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 30 All pasengers in the airplane/ helicoptor crash at Reagan Airport are feared to be dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted January 30 Quote WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. It’s the latest instance of a large corporation settling litigation with the president, who has threatened retribution on his critics and rivals, and comes as Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have joined other large technology companies in trying to ingratiate themselves with the new Trump administration. The people familiar with the matter spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday to discuss the agreement. Two of the people said terms of the agreement include $22 million going to the nonprofit that will become Trump’s future presidential library. The balance will go to legal fees and other litigants, they said. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted February 2 Quote CNN — Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog weather watcher, was pulled from his warm burrow this morning and saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beekeeper 91 Posted February 2 Sigh...I am ready to be done with winter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 3,628 Posted February 2 2 hours ago, Beekeeper said: Sigh...I am ready to be done with winter. You and me both. I like the snow for the holidays, and after that, I’m over it. January and February are the worst. Two months of cold, gray suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted February 16 Quote An Upstate New York lawmaker is pushing to make President Donald Trump’s birthday a federal holiday. U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-Cleveland, introduced a bill to make June 14 a new federal holiday that would be known as “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day.” Trump was born June 14, 1946. June 14 is already a holiday known as Flag Day, but it is not a federal holiday. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 3,628 Posted February 16 32 minutes ago, Twin Tiers Living said: An Upstate New York lawmaker is pushing to make President Donald Trump’s birthday a federal holiday. These frickin people... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,690 Posted February 16 (edited) I've opposed adding new "federal holidays" for decades and truly believe most of the existing ones should be revoked. They're a waste of taxpayer money and insulting to the working poor. All of the civic/historic people and events they claim to "honor" would be better accomplished by keeping kids in school to participate in observances rather than sitting home playing video games.....while paying billions of dollars to government employees to not work (and paying the essential employees double time and a half to show up). And how about the lower economic class? How nice that the working class can "celebrate" the holiday by waiting on all the government employees their taxes support. Because a lot of those government employees spend their holiday shopping or eating out. Those non-union service and retail workers don't really benefit from having a "federal holiday". They're still working, or losing a day's pay if they don't come in. Since their kids' teachers are all having a paid day off, they have to lose wages or find childcare. Edited February 16 by MsKreed 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann 510 Posted February 16 4 hours ago, Twin Tiers Living said: An Upstate New York lawmaker is pushing to make President Donald Trump’s birthday a federal holiday. No, there’s enough Federal Holidays 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 3,628 Posted February 16 19 minutes ago, Ann said: No, there’s enough Federal Holidays Rep. Tenney will just have to stand in line to kiss The Donald's ass like everyone else has. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beekeeper 91 Posted February 16 and school will start to end in July instead of late June...With Lunar Day, Juneteenth..our school year has been extended by 2 days this year. We still have to get 180 days of instruction i and 5 days of in-service. So these holidays we have to follow are just a pain. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin Tiers Living 558 Posted March 19 Quote DALLAS (AP) — More than 63,000 pages of records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump, many without the redactions that had confounded historians for years and helped fuel conspiracy theories. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration posted to its website roughly 2,200 files containing the documents. The vast majority of the National Archives’ collection of over 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination have previously been released. Source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann 510 Posted Friday at 03:02 PM I’ve always had the feeling that individuals within our Government had a hand Kennedy’s assassination. I was 9 at the time but I remember theorists talking about his support of the Civil Rights movement and especially his reluctance to get embroiled in Viet Nam. There was mention of no real love lost between Kennedy and Johnson. A great deal of money was made for a few people during the Viet Nam years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
