Trump's sleep defense seems unlikely to prevail
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by Jason Weisberger
11m ago
A tired and befuddled Donald Trump once again visibly fell asleep in court. Donald Trump spends a lot of time trying to define Joe Biden as "sleepy." When Biden appears in public and is fired up, Trump immediately claims the President is amped up on speed. — Read the rest The post Trump's sleep defense seems unlikely to prevail appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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Is the motorist who rear-ended a cop in this viral footage former congressman Madison Cawthorn?
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by Jennifer Sandlin
13h ago
A woman who goes by "Alethea" on X/Twitter just posted that she was driving her car on I75 S toward Miami and was tailgated by a black-tinted sports car. She explains that the sports car passed her and, mere minutes later, the traffic on the highway came to a stop because of an accident. — Read the rest The post Is the motorist who rear-ended a cop in this viral footage former congressman Madison Cawthorn? appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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Trump butchers Gettysburg history, delivers brain-melting "lecture"
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by Mark Frauenfelder
19h ago
You know it's going to be a treat when Donald Trump starts ramblng about history. At a rally in Pennsylvania last night, the former president treated his cult-like followers to a baffling "lecture" about the Battle of Gettysburg that was heavy on word salad, light on facts. — Read the rest The post Trump butchers Gettysburg history, delivers brain-melting "lecture" appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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Donald Trump looks so nauseous and pale walking into court — not even his orange makeup could mask his sick fear (video)
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by Carla Sinclair
19h ago
As Donald Trump walked into court to face the first day of his criminal trial today, he played the martyr, saying to reporters he was "very proud to be here" to fight for MAGA. But his words did not match his terrified expression — looking pale, haggard, and as if he were about to lose his morning McMuffin. — Read the rest The post Donald Trump looks so nauseous and pale walking into court — not even his orange makeup could mask his sick fear (video) appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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DJT stock falls after filing indicates Trump ready to dump it
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by Jason Weisberger
19h ago
The publicly traded stock representing Donald Trump's "media group" took another dive after Trump and the founders disclosed their intent to take the money and run. The company's DJT, -16.88% S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission includes the potential sale of up to 114,750,000 shares held by former President Donald J. — Read the rest The post DJT stock falls after filing indicates Trump ready to dump it appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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WSJ: Murder rate "plummeting" in U.S. cities
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by Rob Beschizza
1d ago
The murder rate in large U.S. cities is dropping sharply, reports the Wall Street Journal, after spiking with the Covid pandemic. Dallas, Baltimore, Phoenix, Detroit, Las Vegas and Washington, DC posted 20% drops, typical of a trend with some big outliers. — Read the rest The post WSJ: Murder rate "plummeting" in U.S. cities appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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Maybe Parliament's honeytrap scandal shows Westminster has simply fallen below the ambient stupidity threshold where that sort of scam thrives
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by Rob Beschizza
2d ago
When Members of Parliament in the UK started being targeted by a honeytrap scammer, they cynically accused Russia, China and all the other usual suspects of shenanigans. One, Conservative MP William Wragg, admitted texting the honeytrapper things he should not have. — Read the rest The post Maybe Parliament's honeytrap scandal shows Westminster has simply fallen below the ambient stupidity threshold where that sort of scam thrives appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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Watch MAGA Mike Johnson call Trump "a hardened criminal"(video)
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by Jason Weisberger
3d ago
MAGA Mike and the Orange Menace got together to discuss stealing an election. During their press conference, Johnson referred to Trump as a criminal. Trump's first criminal trial starts on Monday! @evieaychetwhoa Watch: Mike Johnson points at Trump when talking about "hardened criminals" ??? #america #election #democracy #trump #criminal #lawandorder #sa #traitor #traitortrump ♬ original sound – Evie aychetwhoa More fun than watching the Speaker of the House create a great video clip, however, is watching these guys try to explain away Marge Taylor Greene's refusal to stop threatening Mike ..read more
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Maine lawmakers call for military brain scans
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by Carolyn Townsend
3d ago
"Dirigo",  the motto of the State of Maine, translates to "I lead". Now, Maine Senators are doing just that. Last fall, U.S. Army Reservist Robert Card murdered 18 people in Central Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports that an autopsy of the mass shooter revealed serious traumatic brain injury, which might be at least partly responsible for his horrifying actions. — Read the rest The post Maine lawmakers call for military brain scans appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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Trump again demands loyalty from Jewish Americans
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by Jason Weisberger
5d ago
"…any Jewish person that votes for a Democrat or votes for Biden should have their head examined." — Real estate fraud Donald J. Trump When presented with the opportunity to condemn American Nazis chanting about the great replacement theory and attempting to wave their tiki torches meaningly, Donald Trump said there were good people on both sides of the issue. — Read the rest The post Trump again demands loyalty from Jewish Americans appeared first on Boing Boing ..read more
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