“Not guilty” is distinct from “innocent”, and such a verdict, if a trial ever comes of this, would not impact libel or slander. Being unable to prove your accusations in court to the standard required is not a determination that the accusations were false, only that doubt remained.
Thought for a second that was a magic cupholder built into the spoiler.
I know people are quick to jump on this as a sign of cognitive impairment, but could this be a form of aphasia resulting from his fall a few months ago?
I just ask because it’s possible it’s a motor issue (knows what he wants to say but can’t physically say it) rather than a cognitive issue (can’t think of something to say).
As much as I’d love for McConnell to GTFO, and certainly support age/term limits in Congress, if it is a motor issue it’d be similar to what Fetterman has dealt with since his stroke (auditory issue vs. cognitive issue).
Good riddance, though a plane crash seems like a relatively easy way to “kill” someone while they go into hiding.
I thought it was pretty when it was novel, but it’s been around long enough now that it just kind of blends in. I think it’s still a nice clean design, but not really eye catching anymore.
Sure, as long as we also have a competency test for retirees as well.
I wonder who scores better?
Well, takes one to know one, ya know?
I get why people do it, but man do I hate the glorification of Sherman when it comes to addressing Confederates southern conservatives.
He used the same tactics that he used against the Confederacy against the Native Americans, to vile ends.
I think too often we get caught up on “the game” and try to frame decisions solely in that context.
The reality is that sometimes in politics people hold genuine beliefs, and when it comes to the GOP I think a non-insignificant caucus of them genuinely opposes abortion for various personal reasons.
There’s a significant difference between the people rising against their government and the people rising against some of the government on behalf of the rest of the government.
That’s what happened on Jan 6th. Those people were launching an assault to support their preferred representatives, they were very much pro-government. Nothing libertarian about it.
I think their words are accurate, it’s just that their allegiance isn’t to the United States of America.
I don’t think he knows how SCOTUS works…
Haven’t used my desktop in ages, has been completely replaced by my personal and work laptops.
He’d probably have to put all of his eggs in the reincarnation basket and start doing some good deeds.
Or bad deeds, depending on your opinion of actors.
This line from Schindler’s List always stuck with me:
“Whoever saves one life saves the world entire.”
The context is that at the end of the movie Schindler is distraught thinking of how many more he could have saved if he just did certain things differently, like selling a ring and using that money to hire another Jewish worker. One of the people he saved tells him the above line.
It’s stuck with me for two reasons, I think.
First, it’s an interesting perspective on individuality. Each person has their own unique perspective of the world. When that person dies, that perspective is gone forever. An entire universe dies with them, never to be seen again. I think that’s a powerful way to view the individual.
Second, it’s a reminder that we do what we can, and while it may be imperfect, it’s enough. You can’t save everyone, just live well and help those you can in the capacity that you can. If you save one of those people, you’ve saved the world.
The Exorcist got me pretty good
I feel like there’s a concerted effort to delegitimize the entire concept of whistleblowing. They’re getting more common, more partisan, and less backed by physical evidence.
Agreed, if a bear can eat a person why can’t I eat a person?!
It was a defamation case in which the courts determined that Trump made false statements by denying the allegations because he most likely did sexually assault E. Jean Carroll.
No criminal case was brought because it’s beyond the statute of limitations, and since the legal bar in a criminal case is higher I don’t think any prosecutor would bring those charges even if statute of limitations wasn’t an issue.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/e-jean-carroll-sued-trump-defamation-last-resort-blame-statute-ncna1077321