> [Dissenting justice] Johnson also mentioned the cost associated with Bryant's sentence, writing that in his 23 years in prison, he has cost Louisiana taxpayers over $500,000.
> "If he lives another 20 years, Louisiana taxpayers will have paid almost one million dollars to punish Mr. Bryant for his failed effort to steal a set of hedge clippers," she wrote.
> "This man's life sentence for a failed attempt to steal a set of 3 hedge clippers is grossly out of proportion to the crime and serves no legitimate penal purpose," Johnson wrote.
@TimStone I'm parsing it as "any transaction related to wechat by any person or property subject to the juristiction of the united states, or with tencent holdings ltc or any subsidiary of that entity as identified by sec commerce
@Yuuki unless they just listen to Trump how the government is collecting the tax money from the tariff and that's going back to them
@BradC funny how the data showed Trump hurts more than Biden. or atleast that was the case when he first announced it
i sorta hope that the people that would decide to change their vote are just the idiots who vote based on how they like the person and not because of their policies/represent
in this case, Kanye is just representing everything Trump does since the goal is to help him win
> Trump is dominant among voters who intend to cast ballots in person. National and swing-state polls in Florida and Arizona show Republicans as much as 33 points likelier to vote that way.
> The same polls show Biden leading the race overall because he's got an even larger edge among those who intend to vote by mail.
Basically Trump will have the lead election night, but it's likely Biden will win after mail in is counted
> Trump supporters have said they would not accept a Biden win based on mailed ballots, according to one poll.
> They also want the winner declared immediately on election night — echoing Trump's own demands
> [Trump's] campaign is also involved in lawsuits to constrain mail-in voting, and Trump himself has suggested these suits are central to his election strategy.
> "My biggest [re-election] risk," is how Trump, in one interview, described losing these suits.
And naturally the they're trying to disrupt the mail:
> His administration is disrupting mail delivery before the election, with weeks-long delays reported in Pennsylvania amid new cost-slashing measures by the Trump election donor appointed to run the U.S. Postal Service.
> That matters because a mailed ballot that arrives late will not count in most swing states — some will accept a late envelope if it carries a postmark predating Nov. 3.
> Meanwhile, Trump's lawyers are suing Pennsylvania over its effort to speed up delivery of mailed ballots through community drop-off locations
@Wrigglenite Honestly, yeah. If Trump wins, then I legit think the only option left to the American people is a revolution and complete overthrow of its corrupt government.
And if Trump loses then who the fuck knows what him and his supporters will do
> Six weeks after a primary in that state, officials have yet to finish counting ballots. This would be disastrous in a presidential election, threatening a full and fair vote.
A long time counting ballots is now bush won
GOP have pulled this shit before and gotten away with it
Oh and also additional context is Florida courts ruled they had to stop counting on a specific day
> Earlier, in September 2018, when a handful of mortar shells struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone causing no casualties or serious damage, Pentagon officials were surprised when they received a call from a senior official on the National Security Council demanding military options for the President to retaliate against Iran. That NSC official said the President wanted to know immediately how and when the United States could respond.
> "He said, 'Is this a joke? They really want us to propose direct military action into Iran, against Iran, based on this?'" the same former senior US official told me." And I said, 'No, we've been dealing with this all morning. Have they spent any time in Iraq?' This is a constant thing."
> As Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed this summer for schools to reopen, state leaders told school boards they would need Health Department approval if they wanted to keep classrooms closed.
> Then they instructed health directors not to give it.
> “When we voted to reopen schools, I’ll be honest and tell you I did it because we are under an executive order to do so,” Marc Dodd, a school board member in Lake County, said last week. “Do I think they’re safe? Absolutely not.”
Canada to impose $3.6B in tariffs in response to Trump's move against Canadian aluminium https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-aluminum-imports-tariffs-trump-1.5677757
Good. Fuck Trump.
> At the time, Canada had retaliated with $16.6 billion in tariffs on U.S. products, including ketchup, ballpoint pens, licorice, orange juice, whisky and toilet paper. Canada focused on products that would cause pain in electoral districts held by key Republicans, something that could be done again given the U.S. election is only three months away.
I've run the numbers and have concluded that KY dems are approximately 5 days away from just straight up running a "cocaine mitch" ad
(they apparently are going with "if you think about it being an air force pilot is kind of like being a cop. also mitch profits from CHINA, and CHINA DIDN'T EVEN STOP THE CORONAVIRUS")
@Unionhawk The air force pilot thing might be good with some moderates. Leaning too heavily into it won't be good with progressives, as has been said. But I also think rank and file Dems appreciate military service, particularly red state Dems. It's going to be an interesting race, and one to watch.
@Ave I was confused when I read that this morning, and now I'm wondering how the hell Tailand is pronounced in the US, as in German these two would be almost indistinguishable
