From :

*****

Daniels says: "I was a much braver person in 2016 than I was in 2011."

Necheles retorts that her story was worth a lot more in 2016 than 2011.

*****

I still maintain that's irrelevant. Let's say Daniels made it up to extort Trump for money. The fact remains that he orchestrated a scheme to pay Daniels bribes to keep it quiet until after the election.

I'm waiting to see if the prosecution makes that point on redirect, or in summation later in the trial.

The defense counsel made a motion to declare a mistrial because Stormy Daniels allegedly went into too much detail about her dalliance with Trump. The judge denied it, of course.

I think it's important to remember that the prosecution doesn't have to prove the sex act occurred. The charge is that Trump illegally paid her off because he was afraid the story would come out just before the election. Whether or not it's true is irrelevant.

forecasts stormy weather in New York City today ...

"Prosecutors are expected to call Stormy Daniels to the stand Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. "

"Officials project that Social Security will be insolvent by 2035, and Medicare by 2036, which would force benefit cuts for both programs. Thatโ€™s better, though, than many experts had expected โ€” last year, federal actuaries said the programs could go belly-up sooner. Instead, the low unemployment rate means more workers are contributing to the programs, shoring up their finances even while record numbers of retirees enroll for benefits."

Earlier today from : Election interference trial judge finds in violation again of gag order, threatens to jail him if it continues.

Judge Merchan found only one violation (jury attack) out of the four allegations.

nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr

: Republican legislature sends a bill to Governor that would ban all mention of climate change in state law. it would also require energy providers to favor natural gas over clean energy sources such as solar.

tallahassee.com/story/opinion/

From :

In court, State of argues that its book bans are protected speech because public school libraries are "a forum for government speech," not "a forum for free expression."

floridatoday.com/story/news/po

From House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will vote to support Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson if Republicans vote to vacate the chair.

nbcnews.com/politics/congress/

After being found guilty of violating Judge Merchan's gag order nine times, just texted on Truth Social attacking the judge -- which isn't covered by the gag order.

cnn.com/politics/live-news/tru

Show more

Stephen Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

CounterSocial is the first Social Network Platform to take a zero-tolerance stance to hostile nations, bot accounts and trolls who are weaponizing OUR social media platforms and freedoms to engage in influence operations against us. And we're here to counter it.