Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022
@TheresaVermont I worked for a city in SoCal that annually gave 8% raises to one-third of the employees, 5% to another third, and 2% to the final third.
Management made sure that all the 8% raises went to management.
You had to be a real slacker to get 2%, so it was pretty much guaranteed I'd get 5%.
I didn't bother working OT or weekends because it was clear that, no matter what I did, I was getting 5%.
#Politics From #CNN: #Georgia appeals court will consider disqualifying Fulton County DA Fani Willis from #Trump election interference case.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/politics/georgia-trump-fani-willis-appeal/index.html
From #NASA: Now targeting Friday May 17 at 6:16 PM EDT for the #Boeing #Starliner Crewed Test Flight.
@Charles_Hawtrey Wow, when you lose Newsmax ... When MAGA Republicans get pinned to the wall, they try to distract by pointing to the Mexican border.
Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
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Newsmax host pins serial animal killer and Trump-rivaling fabulist Kristi Noem to the wall.
'That never happened, did it?' Newsmax host directly confronts Kristi Noem over lie in book
@Kinnison Lying under oath results in jail time. I'm sure the prosecution has ways of proving what happened. There are plenty of Trump loyalists who have gone to jail for him. I wouldn't lie for him, that's fer shur.
#Politics From #CNN: No surprise, Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed the #Trump classified documents trial.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/politics/judge-postpones-trump-classified-documents-trial/index.html
@MLClark You reminded me that we have a Colombian restaurant in Orlando. It's across the street from Gatorland. One lunch there is enough to feed me for a week.
@Kinnison Y'know, I was just thinking that perhaps the best way to do this is to call Michael Cohen as the next witness. He can testify that, whether or not it happened, the scheme was to keep Stormy from going public after the Access Hollywood tape came out so it wouldn't sabotage his election campaign -- which coincidentally would have been when James Comey said he was reopening his investigation into Hillary Clinton.
@Kinnison ... it would be easy enough to corroborate part of her story. Just have Keith Schiller testify to confirm he arranged the liaison. He didn't witness the alleged coitus but he did arrange the liaison in a private suite. (2/2)
@Kinnison I think the defense is trying to erode her credibility with the jury, but it doesn't really matter. The evidence is abundant that her representatives asked for money for her to remain quiet, whether or not it was true.
I just hope the jury is sharp enough to realize this. If I were the prosecution, I'd argue in summation that her erratic behavior only reinforces how nervous #Trump was. She was an unstable explosive about to blow.
By the way ... (1/2)
From #CNN:
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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.
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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.
@Hopeful I've been reading the play-by-play on the CNN web site ... It reminds me of how the Republicans tried to embarrass Bill Clinton by making Monica Lewinsky go into excruciating detail about their illicit liaisons.
"A Storm's a'comin'!"
I sure hope this skit gets played for the jury. Today's the day! 🤣
Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022