"When they said they could be fair and impartial, I believed them. So did Judge Merchan. So did most of the reporters in the overflow room."
Are you drunk?
How you can suspend your disbelief enough to feel optimistic about this jury being unbiased and fair is staggering to me. And when you wrote "most of the reporters in the overflow room thought the same" is interesting. I assume that by using 'most' that there were at least some that didn't? If that's the case, you should have included that in the story IMO.
The very fact that this man is on trial for this case is laughable, but to think he might get an impartial jury & a fair trial in Manhattan, and with this judge, is so maddening it makes me want to throw my computer out the window.
The alleged crime that Trump’s been charged with, falsification of business records, a misdemeanor under New York law, but elevated to a felony when it’s done to facilitate another crime, which is what prosecutors are alleging here—all 34 counts against Trump are classified as felonies. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arguing that the allegedly falsely labeled payments were done to cover up other crimes, including Cohen’s campaign finance crimes and alleged tax issues, as the payments to Cohen were falsely characterized as income rather than repayments.
Trumps attorneys have argued that Trump’s reimbursement checks to Cohen were not unlawful, submitting that Trump “cannot be said to have falsified business records of the Trump Organization by paying his personal attorney using his personal bank accounts.”
And lets not even get started on Judge Merchan. His wife, daughter, hell, his entire family are neck deep in the democrat party in New York. What we are witnessing is lawfare and its changed the landscape of politics & equal justice under the law in this country forever. Merchan, before even hearing any motions, has stated he won't entertain motions on selective prosecutorial claims. He has a history of ruling against the Trump organization. And just for hoots & grins, lets put a gag order on the defendant so that he can't invoke his right to free speech. Now Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Stormy Daniels can say anything they want, at any time, to anyone, but Trump must stay silent lest he be charged with contempt. Settlement payments bound with NDA's take place every day in this country and that's what this was. It doesn't make Trump a good guy, but it damned sure doesn't make him a felon.
The Firm in DC has the long knives out because Trump is a threat to their very existence. Even RFK Jr remarks that "the weaponization of government against" former President Donald Trump is unprecedented.
“Reagan Republicans” never supported a “strong foreign policy against Russia.” They supported a strong foreign policy against the Soviet Union, which they defeated 35 years ago.
Please stop mischaracterizing conservatives, a group you don’t understand at all. We don’t support alienating Russia and feeding a war machine that won’t move the front lines back, but will only enrich the greedy palms that fund our congressional campaigns.
Congratulations to 112 House Republicans for not selling out American families.
Our government's first and primary job is to keep US citizens safe. This Bill does nothing to help the US, and prolongs a war that the Ukraine will never win. All of that money should be spent on OUR borders and making OUR country safe and stable.
Mike Johnson didn’t “meet the moment.” He sold out his principles. It took about four months in power for the system to throughly corrupt him. Sixty billion more of our hard-earned money to prolong the war and kill more Ukrainians and Russians, all for the benefit of Lockheed, Raytheon, and the military-industrial complex about which Dwight D. Eisenhower- who knew of what he spoke- tried to warn us.
Thank you FP for highlighting the fact that Hilary Cass has suffered abuse and the fact that the thing which has made hr so angry is the misinformation. Benjamin Ryan has been investigating the operation to torpedo Cass and it makes for interesting reading. Despite claiming to leak an early Cass report, the activists linked to something else entirely. The whole story behind story. https://twitter.com/benryanwriter/status/1781856791627743657
The whole problem of the school to gender clinic pipeline is becoming clearer in the UK. Gillian Philip writing for Spiked examines the part children's publishing played (and continues to play) in this. This was something Bill Maher highlighted at the weekend. Gillian was famously cancelled for putting 'I stand with JK Rowling' in her bio. She is now a truck driver, having previously been a successful children's author. https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/04/22/will-the-trans-activists-who-cancelled-me-ever-apologise/
Finally the 'Openly Jewish' row with the Met Police continues. An ex-commissioner has likened it to football supporters but the government ministers are having none of that -- calling what the officer did 'appalling'. It remains to be seen if Jewish people will be allowed to be 'openly Jewish' in London on a Saturday when pro-Palestinian marches are happening. For the sake of decency and democracy, one can only hope so. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-police-pro-palestinian-protest-errors-6rz6f2st0 or https://archive.ph/m6x43
$95 billion aid package that included $60 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel, and $8 billion to help defend Taiwan.
$60 more in borrowed money that goes down a rat hole for a war that should have been ended a year ago and which was completely avoidable. $26 billion for a nation that is worthy of our support but which is quite wealthy in its own right. And $8 billion of borrowed money for another wealthy nation but - given our own stupidity in off shoring vital good and services - is probably the most vital to our security. We are governed by fools.
When will we see any reporting about the Biden administration's atrocious policies that are allowing, encouraging, every single point in this delusional reporting? This is TFP's unfortunate blind spot. Unseriousness is an understatement when the symptoms of the Democrat cabal are more important than the disease. But Trump! Wake up!
Maybe wealthy parents who are funding their children’s miseducation and activism at elite universities should bring their children home for a gap year based in reality. Although it may be difficult for their relationship, parents may want to take a stand and stop supporting children who have no respect for their parents, country or their values. These privileged students don’t understand the value of the money that is showered on them, while they wage war on colonialism and capitalism. Parents might be able to save their children by withdrawing financial support and taking a stand. They would also be doing the rest of us a huge favour.
I still have no use for Andrew Sullivan. FOX news is worse than the litany of ideological distortion that gushes out of liberal media? I would love to see a real comparative study with the evidence to support his assertion. Am I FOX fan? No. But the weight and volume of leftist excess is overwhelming.
Radical cant is all these kids hear and see. One of my first brushes with wokism was a raised fist, hostile, intersectional and racialist article in Teen Vogue browbeating young girls to vote for black women. It was pre- George Floyd, after Trump was elected. There was a deliberate paucity of white faces and perspectives. Teen Vogue is about as classic or legacy American as Mao's Little Red Book. It's a political endeavor run by people who want to wash young brains against their own country. Here's their self- description:
"At Teen Vogue, we pride ourselves on publishing reported pieces and essays that are inclusive and disruptive. With smart, authentic takes on culture, identity, and politics, we tell the stories that normally go untold, defining the zeitgeist for a new generation that demands style and substance. As our Editor-in-Chief Versha Sharma says, we aim to be a “guide and resource for young people who want to change the world for the better, all the while reminding them to have fun and find joy doing it.”
I bet. It is published by none other than Conde Nast, the Newhouses. Conde Nast is going, or emphasizing, "global." The new head of NPR explains elsewhere that truth is relative because of the new "scale"-- global. The pod people at Gemini boasted that the erasure of the West and white faces was due to its global reach. American colleges, especially the ivys, are prioritizing international students over American ones. Rich capitalists ushering in Marxist governance; Radical Chic realized.
The left is akin to a neutron bomb; the institutions are standing, but they're completely hollowed out. It is denaturing the U.S. and making it global. We're here to pay for it.
"Amid all the pressure to root out corruption, I assumed, perhaps naively, that officials in Ukraine would think twice before taking a bribe or pocketing state funds. But when I made this point to a top presidential adviser in early October, he asked me to turn off my audio recorder so he could speak more freely. “Simon, you’re mistaken,” he says. “People are stealing like there’s no tomorrow.”
Please explain clearly what the alleged crime was that Trump is accused of under NY law? Is it making a hush money payment ( pretty simple) or something much more complex? Is there a clearly worded NY statute? Was the alleged crime looked into at thr federal level ? If so by whom and what did the federal authorities conclude? Please only report the law and the facts regarding THIS CASE. And feel free to also let us know exactly how NYT WAPO MSNBC et al have framed( no pun intended) the law and the facts ( which together form the basis of what we used to call the rule of law).
Can someone explain to me why they don't apply the antiKKK and antiterrorism laws to these protestors? Were the laws repealed and I simply did not see that anywhere? Are these progressive mayors, DAs and POTUS still trying to ass kiss these Hamas lovers and America haters thinking that somehow they are going to vote for them in November? Do they really think that by coddling these anarchist, marxist, and islamists that the average American is going to think its ok and ignore the havoc in our streets and the threat to our everyday? If this continues I see a big win for the GOP in November in not only red but blue states as well.
Not surprised that Teen Vogue profiled Hirsi. They have been consistently promoting an illiberal progressive agenda and are blatantly antiIsrael/antisemitic for years now. That they hold her on a pedestal and promote her Jew hatred does not surprise me. But it does poison the minds of young women in this country.
That Dr. Cass cannot take public transportation after her report is again a symbol of how useless the police and governments have become in the west. They have let the violent extremists take over.
The common denominator in almost all these stories today is that there are elements of society that think they are entitled to be violent because they disagree with someone's politics or they don't like the truth when they are confronted with it. What is worse is that they seem to be able to get away with it. This does not bode well for society.
I have no issue with the Dems waving Ukrainian flags after passing the aid package. But I do have a question especially for Jewish congressman ( and the former Madame Speaker) : did you also wave an Israeli flag or a Taiwanese flag when you presumably voted for those aid packages and if not why not ?
" . . . you’ll be shocked to discover that these revolutionaries are not exactly working-class heroes."
Who's shocked? Working class people are exactly that -- working.
Columbia University darlings, Islamist moles, and Marxist "intellectuals" have all the time in the world to lie about, burn flags, scream, and spit.
"When they said they could be fair and impartial, I believed them. So did Judge Merchan. So did most of the reporters in the overflow room."
Are you drunk?
How you can suspend your disbelief enough to feel optimistic about this jury being unbiased and fair is staggering to me. And when you wrote "most of the reporters in the overflow room thought the same" is interesting. I assume that by using 'most' that there were at least some that didn't? If that's the case, you should have included that in the story IMO.
The very fact that this man is on trial for this case is laughable, but to think he might get an impartial jury & a fair trial in Manhattan, and with this judge, is so maddening it makes me want to throw my computer out the window.
The alleged crime that Trump’s been charged with, falsification of business records, a misdemeanor under New York law, but elevated to a felony when it’s done to facilitate another crime, which is what prosecutors are alleging here—all 34 counts against Trump are classified as felonies. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arguing that the allegedly falsely labeled payments were done to cover up other crimes, including Cohen’s campaign finance crimes and alleged tax issues, as the payments to Cohen were falsely characterized as income rather than repayments.
Trumps attorneys have argued that Trump’s reimbursement checks to Cohen were not unlawful, submitting that Trump “cannot be said to have falsified business records of the Trump Organization by paying his personal attorney using his personal bank accounts.”
And lets not even get started on Judge Merchan. His wife, daughter, hell, his entire family are neck deep in the democrat party in New York. What we are witnessing is lawfare and its changed the landscape of politics & equal justice under the law in this country forever. Merchan, before even hearing any motions, has stated he won't entertain motions on selective prosecutorial claims. He has a history of ruling against the Trump organization. And just for hoots & grins, lets put a gag order on the defendant so that he can't invoke his right to free speech. Now Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Stormy Daniels can say anything they want, at any time, to anyone, but Trump must stay silent lest he be charged with contempt. Settlement payments bound with NDA's take place every day in this country and that's what this was. It doesn't make Trump a good guy, but it damned sure doesn't make him a felon.
The Firm in DC has the long knives out because Trump is a threat to their very existence. Even RFK Jr remarks that "the weaponization of government against" former President Donald Trump is unprecedented.
Like him or hate him, this case is bullsh*t.
“Reagan Republicans” never supported a “strong foreign policy against Russia.” They supported a strong foreign policy against the Soviet Union, which they defeated 35 years ago.
Please stop mischaracterizing conservatives, a group you don’t understand at all. We don’t support alienating Russia and feeding a war machine that won’t move the front lines back, but will only enrich the greedy palms that fund our congressional campaigns.
Congratulations to 112 House Republicans for not selling out American families.
Our government's first and primary job is to keep US citizens safe. This Bill does nothing to help the US, and prolongs a war that the Ukraine will never win. All of that money should be spent on OUR borders and making OUR country safe and stable.
Mike Johnson didn’t “meet the moment.” He sold out his principles. It took about four months in power for the system to throughly corrupt him. Sixty billion more of our hard-earned money to prolong the war and kill more Ukrainians and Russians, all for the benefit of Lockheed, Raytheon, and the military-industrial complex about which Dwight D. Eisenhower- who knew of what he spoke- tried to warn us.
Thank you FP for highlighting the fact that Hilary Cass has suffered abuse and the fact that the thing which has made hr so angry is the misinformation. Benjamin Ryan has been investigating the operation to torpedo Cass and it makes for interesting reading. Despite claiming to leak an early Cass report, the activists linked to something else entirely. The whole story behind story. https://twitter.com/benryanwriter/status/1781856791627743657
The whole problem of the school to gender clinic pipeline is becoming clearer in the UK. Gillian Philip writing for Spiked examines the part children's publishing played (and continues to play) in this. This was something Bill Maher highlighted at the weekend. Gillian was famously cancelled for putting 'I stand with JK Rowling' in her bio. She is now a truck driver, having previously been a successful children's author. https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/04/22/will-the-trans-activists-who-cancelled-me-ever-apologise/
Finally the 'Openly Jewish' row with the Met Police continues. An ex-commissioner has likened it to football supporters but the government ministers are having none of that -- calling what the officer did 'appalling'. It remains to be seen if Jewish people will be allowed to be 'openly Jewish' in London on a Saturday when pro-Palestinian marches are happening. For the sake of decency and democracy, one can only hope so. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/met-police-pro-palestinian-protest-errors-6rz6f2st0 or https://archive.ph/m6x43
$95 billion aid package that included $60 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel, and $8 billion to help defend Taiwan.
$60 more in borrowed money that goes down a rat hole for a war that should have been ended a year ago and which was completely avoidable. $26 billion for a nation that is worthy of our support but which is quite wealthy in its own right. And $8 billion of borrowed money for another wealthy nation but - given our own stupidity in off shoring vital good and services - is probably the most vital to our security. We are governed by fools.
When will we see any reporting about the Biden administration's atrocious policies that are allowing, encouraging, every single point in this delusional reporting? This is TFP's unfortunate blind spot. Unseriousness is an understatement when the symptoms of the Democrat cabal are more important than the disease. But Trump! Wake up!
Maybe wealthy parents who are funding their children’s miseducation and activism at elite universities should bring their children home for a gap year based in reality. Although it may be difficult for their relationship, parents may want to take a stand and stop supporting children who have no respect for their parents, country or their values. These privileged students don’t understand the value of the money that is showered on them, while they wage war on colonialism and capitalism. Parents might be able to save their children by withdrawing financial support and taking a stand. They would also be doing the rest of us a huge favour.
I still have no use for Andrew Sullivan. FOX news is worse than the litany of ideological distortion that gushes out of liberal media? I would love to see a real comparative study with the evidence to support his assertion. Am I FOX fan? No. But the weight and volume of leftist excess is overwhelming.
Radical cant is all these kids hear and see. One of my first brushes with wokism was a raised fist, hostile, intersectional and racialist article in Teen Vogue browbeating young girls to vote for black women. It was pre- George Floyd, after Trump was elected. There was a deliberate paucity of white faces and perspectives. Teen Vogue is about as classic or legacy American as Mao's Little Red Book. It's a political endeavor run by people who want to wash young brains against their own country. Here's their self- description:
"At Teen Vogue, we pride ourselves on publishing reported pieces and essays that are inclusive and disruptive. With smart, authentic takes on culture, identity, and politics, we tell the stories that normally go untold, defining the zeitgeist for a new generation that demands style and substance. As our Editor-in-Chief Versha Sharma says, we aim to be a “guide and resource for young people who want to change the world for the better, all the while reminding them to have fun and find joy doing it.”
I bet. It is published by none other than Conde Nast, the Newhouses. Conde Nast is going, or emphasizing, "global." The new head of NPR explains elsewhere that truth is relative because of the new "scale"-- global. The pod people at Gemini boasted that the erasure of the West and white faces was due to its global reach. American colleges, especially the ivys, are prioritizing international students over American ones. Rich capitalists ushering in Marxist governance; Radical Chic realized.
The left is akin to a neutron bomb; the institutions are standing, but they're completely hollowed out. It is denaturing the U.S. and making it global. We're here to pay for it.
"Amid all the pressure to root out corruption, I assumed, perhaps naively, that officials in Ukraine would think twice before taking a bribe or pocketing state funds. But when I made this point to a top presidential adviser in early October, he asked me to turn off my audio recorder so he could speak more freely. “Simon, you’re mistaken,” he says. “People are stealing like there’s no tomorrow.”
https://time.com/6329188/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-interview/
Please explain clearly what the alleged crime was that Trump is accused of under NY law? Is it making a hush money payment ( pretty simple) or something much more complex? Is there a clearly worded NY statute? Was the alleged crime looked into at thr federal level ? If so by whom and what did the federal authorities conclude? Please only report the law and the facts regarding THIS CASE. And feel free to also let us know exactly how NYT WAPO MSNBC et al have framed( no pun intended) the law and the facts ( which together form the basis of what we used to call the rule of law).
Can someone explain to me why they don't apply the antiKKK and antiterrorism laws to these protestors? Were the laws repealed and I simply did not see that anywhere? Are these progressive mayors, DAs and POTUS still trying to ass kiss these Hamas lovers and America haters thinking that somehow they are going to vote for them in November? Do they really think that by coddling these anarchist, marxist, and islamists that the average American is going to think its ok and ignore the havoc in our streets and the threat to our everyday? If this continues I see a big win for the GOP in November in not only red but blue states as well.
Not surprised that Teen Vogue profiled Hirsi. They have been consistently promoting an illiberal progressive agenda and are blatantly antiIsrael/antisemitic for years now. That they hold her on a pedestal and promote her Jew hatred does not surprise me. But it does poison the minds of young women in this country.
That Dr. Cass cannot take public transportation after her report is again a symbol of how useless the police and governments have become in the west. They have let the violent extremists take over.
The common denominator in almost all these stories today is that there are elements of society that think they are entitled to be violent because they disagree with someone's politics or they don't like the truth when they are confronted with it. What is worse is that they seem to be able to get away with it. This does not bode well for society.
Has anyone in government defined what "winning the Ukrainian war" looks like? I need help understanding what our aid is going for.
Also, I haven't seen or heard very much about TFP immigration debate in Austin. How'd that go?
I have no issue with the Dems waving Ukrainian flags after passing the aid package. But I do have a question especially for Jewish congressman ( and the former Madame Speaker) : did you also wave an Israeli flag or a Taiwanese flag when you presumably voted for those aid packages and if not why not ?