A generation ago, Sarah Palin and the Republicans lied to the American public, falsely claiming that the Affordable Care Act would create "death panels" to decide who would be worthy of life-saving health care.
Republicans tend to project their own sins upon others , and now we see the true "death panels" are in Texas.
Kate Cox was told yesterday by the Texas Supreme Court she couldn't have a life-saving abortion because she couldn't prove she'd otherwise die.
A House hearing is about to start on, "The Mineral Supply Chain and the New Space Race." Oddly enough, it's not the House space subcommittee, but the oversight committee's subcommittee on natural resource. Trumpist whackadoo Paul Gosar chairs the overall committee, so I'm curious why this subcommittee is holding this hearing.
Anyway, watch at 10:15 AM EST at:
Special counsel Jack Smith appeals directly to U.S. Supreme Court to rule that #Trump is not exempt from prosecution for #J6 and other crimes.
(My guess is Smith is very confident he'll win at SCOTUS.)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/politics/special-counsel-trump-jack-smith
U.S. President #Biden to host #Ukraine President Zelenskyy Tuesday at the White House.
(If anyone thinks this will shame congressional Republicans into funding Ukraine's defense, a reminder that Republicans are shameless.)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/10/politics/biden-zelensky-white-house-visit-ukraine/index.html
#Politics From #CNN: #Trump chickens out of tomorrow's civil fraud trial testimony in New York City.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/10/politics/trump-not-testifying-new-york-trial
#Politics From #CNN: Federal appeals court upholds most of #Trump gag order in #J6 case.
Trump can criticize special counsel but not witnesses, prosecutors, court staff or their family members.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/08/politics/federal-appeals-courts/index.html
#Politics Could this be why Kevin McCarthy is leaving the House?
A #LATimes investigative report found that McCarthy has a "roughly decade-long pattern of using his Majority Committee PAC to spend lavishly on hotels, private jets and fine dining establishments."
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-07/spending-by-kevin-mccarthys-leadership-pac
#Politics From #FloridaToday:
Political infighting among #Florida GOP as Governor Ron #DeSantis orders that Brevard County commission John Tobia be investigated for alleged voter fraud.
Tobia is running for Brevard County supervisor of elections against a DeSantis appointee.
Nevada grand jury indicts six fake electors in #J6 fraud scheme.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/politics/nevada-fake-electors-indicted/index.html
#Politics This week's This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow on Daily Kos.
This just gets better ...
"DeSantis named Bridget Ziegler to the board that now oversees the Walt Disney Companyโs special taxing district in Central Florida amid his clash with the entertainment giant over a state law that restricted how sexual orientation and gender identity could be taught in the classroom."
From #CNN: Chair of #Florida Republican party refuses to step down after sexual assault allegations.
"According to a search warrant affidavit, which CNN obtained from the Florida Center for Government Accountability, Ziegler and his wife Bridget planned a three-way sexual encounter with the alleged victim on the day of the alleged assault ..."
For extra chuckles, here's Bridget Ziegler's school board campaign web site. The reported videos of their threesomes are not on the site. (Not publicly, anyway.)
From #Newsweek: Moms for Liberty co-founder admits to threesome and gay sex with woman accusing her husband of sexual assault.
(One of the other co-founders lives here in Brevard County. They dominate our school board. This woman is on the Sarasota County School Board.)
https://www.newsweek.com/moms-liberty-co-founder-admitting-threesome-sparks-backlash-1849054
#Politics Earlier in the week, from This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow on Daily Kos.
#Politics From #NYTimes: House votes 311-114 to expel Rep. George #Santos (ex-R-NY). Vote tallies at the link.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/01/us/politics/santos-expulsion-vote.html
#Politics From #CNN: Federal appeals court rules that #Trump doesn't have presidential immunity from #J6 lawsuits.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/01/politics/trump-presidential-immunity-january-6-lawsuits/index.html
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