20 damn years
“We have come…to tolerate fixed opinions…each with its own baffles of invective and counterinvective, of euphemism and downright misstatement…. The inevitability of going to war with Iraq was accepted as if predestined.” —Joan Didion, November 2002 https://t.co/MnuGUmqigl
— The New York Review of Books (@nybooks) March 20, 2023
LOL
— Irena Buzarewicz (@IrenaBuzarewicz) March 8, 2023
Hey Floridians, you apparently don’t have any real problems
NEW: Florida sent undercover agents to a drag show in Orlando. The agents reported seeing no "lewd acts" on stage. But the state is still trying to punish the theater that hosted the event. https://t.co/iGw1IJz8Fz w/ @anaceballos_
— Nicholas Nehamas 🏝 (@NickNehamas) March 20, 2023
Theft bait
LIVE: Attorney General Josh Kaul and Milwaukee leaders ask KIA and Hyundai to take action in crisis of car thefts as a result of the companies' failure to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers https://t.co/Q6Pq6T7nrt
— WISN 12 NEWS (@WISN12News) March 20, 2023
Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul is leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general across the country to urge the leaders of Kia and Hyundai to do more to stop thefts of some models. And it all started with TikTok videos that showed how easy they were to steal! Via MSN.com:
<blockquote>Kaul’s office notes that the makers of Kia and Hyundai decided to not include anti-theft immobilizers as standard equipment on several models sold in the U.S. Officials say the companies made this decision at a time when other major manufacturers were including anti-theft immobilizers on all models and as Kia and Hyundai themselves were using the immobilizers on different models of vehicles.
The AGs called a recent effort from Kia and Hyundai a “customer service campaign” and said it is long overdue and not enough. The AGs instead urge the companies to do everything in their power to improve the situation for owners of these vulnerable vehicles, including accelerating the implementation of a software update (to improve security) and providing free alternative protective measures.</blockquote>
Cowards
So cops claim the right to shoot and kill ordinary people like they’re part of an occupying force during war, but they’re reluctant to put their own asses on the line — even when it comes to little kids:
BREAKING: An investigation published today by the Texas Tribune found the police abandoned their plan to quickly confront the gunman after learning a crucial piece of information: He was armed with an AR-15.
— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) March 20, 2023
Of course
Oh yeah, this Patrick McHenry:
"Ten days before Signature Bank collapsed, the House Republican overseeing an inquiry into the bank's failure was inside its boardroom on New York's Fifth Avenue. Patrick McHenry was there to raise thousands of dollars from bank executives." https://t.co/yAwx0ehWQ3
— David Gura (@davidgura) March 20, 2023
Weasel
He doesn’t know about a lot of things, huh?
Ron DeSantis is asked about a possible Trump indictment. He immediately blasts the Manhattan DA as a "Soros-funded prosecutor." But then he also says, "look, I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair." pic.twitter.com/g63X2U3xlk
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2023
No indictment yet
So the MAGAts are entertaining themselves in the meantime:
So now THIS Donald Trump lawyer, Drew Findling (yes, that’s really him) has now filed a “Motion to Quash” (throw out) the Georgia special grand jury report and indictment recommendations, and remove DA Fani Willis’s office from the Trump prosecution. This motion will fail. pic.twitter.com/0lwmB9Zepi
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) March 20, 2023
So absurd: Kevin McCarthy begs MAGA not to protest any indictment, while agreeing with Trump that it's a witch hunt. Republicans created this incoherent mess by attacking any/all investigations targeting Trump as a deep state plot for six years running:https://t.co/B2EwefzSXb
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 20, 2023
"Trump & elected GOP leaders have trained their base to think of any law enforcement activity that looks into Trump as a witch hunt. When we get to a possible indictment now, it’s just seen as more of the same," PRRI's @nataliemj10. @ThePlumLineGS https://t.co/wmDr8Gu6sd
— PRRI (@PRRIpoll) March 20, 2023