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Up to their asses in misapprehensions and conflict already and training camp hasn't even started.

How about a state governor bragging that he 2 year old grandchild already has two firearms?

Sad to say, there is so much really, really bad stuff going on in the US that this is almost trivial by comparison.

Arson, Burglary, Death Threats: Abortion Clinics See Uptick In Violence Post-Roe Many categories of violence and threats more than doubled since last summer, particularly in states where abortion rights remain protected. Violence against abortion providers and clinics skyrocketed following the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v. Wade last year, according to a new study. The National Abortion Federation released its annual report on violence and disruption against abortion providers on Thursday morning, and the numbers are striking. NAF found that all forms of violence ― including arson, burglary, death threats, stalking, invasions and bomb threats ― has increased significantly since 2021. From 2021 to 2022, around the country, burglary increased by 231%, stalking of clinic staff and patients increased by 229%, arson increased by 100%, and invasions of clinics increased by 25%. Several states enacted near-total abortion bans immediately after the Supreme Court’s decision, which forced many abortion clinics to shut down in red states. Anti-abortion extremists then shifted their attention to states that continue to protect abortion care, leading to a disproportionate increase in violence and threats of violence in areas. “The threat of violence against abortion providers unfortunately remains on the rise despite dozens of clinic closures across the nation,” Michelle Davidson, security director at NAF, said during a Wednesday press call. “The 2022 violence and disruption statistics indicate that anti-abortion extremists were emboldened by the SCOTUS decision and state level wins.” In states where abortion is protected, stalking increased by 913% (from eight cases in 2021 to 81 in 2022), bomb threats increased by 133% (from three in 2021 to seven in 2022) and burglaries increased by 100% (five in 2021 to 10 in 2022). The National Abortion Federation defined these states using Guttmacher Institute’s analysis of abortion care in the U.S., including states that fall into the categories of “most protective,” “very protective,” “protective” and “some restrictions/protections. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-clinic-violence-report_n_645c0d19e4b03e16f1a0c207

No Mike, no Moore.

Say that you have a poorly developed self-preservation instinct without saying that you have a poorly developed self-preservation instinct. We will watch the obituaries for an update on Monday.

Birds of a feather flock together and apparently that applies to turkeys.

Moscow Secretly Preps Takedown of Russia’s Shadow Army Boss -Press service of Concord / Handout via Reuters Russia’s shadow army boss has incensed some figures in the Kremlin so much with his increasingly scathing takedowns of the country’s top military brass that staffers in the presidential administration are preparing to take him down. That’s according to a new report out Wednesday by Meduza, which cited sources close to the Kremlin as saying that Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s trash-talking rants about the war have begun to “seriously bother the country’s top leadership.” A day earlier, Prigozhin publicly accused troops from Russia’s regular army of “hauling ass” from their positions in Bakhmut, mocked Victory Day celebrations on Red Square, and lashed out at an unnamed “happy grandpa” in charge of the war effort who he said was actually a “complete jackass.” (The jibe was widely seen as a possible swipe at Vladimir Putin, though Prigozhin on Wednesday said the label “could” have been directed at either the former deputy defense minister, current Chief of the General Staff, or possibly a former reality TV contestant.) Though Prigozhin has butted heads with defense officials for months, his attacks have escalated in recent weeks as his public tirades expose growing infighting and dysfunction. He and his supporters have repeatedly hinted at the specter of a civil war if Russia loses in Ukraine, and he has accused “traitors” in the Russian establishment of trying to tank Wagner's efforts to seize the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Och, Robbie. We hardly knew ye.

To be honest, the Dems probably knew all about Santos but decided to let the GOP cover themselves with excrement by defending Santos as more and more bad stuff kept rolling out. Santos probably caused a lot of undecided voters to gravitate towards the Democrats.

Well, well, well. If that doesn't torpedo Smith's electoral chances, Alberta might as well invite Trump and the GOP to help them run the province.

This above post might be the best one of the month.

That's not Jason Bourne?

And as soon as he was arrested, he spontaneously recalled being "inappropriately touched" by a congressman.

I was sarcastically speculating- it would be entirely within the realm of previous US incidents.

And yesterday, Russia bombed their own troops: Russian Troops Injured as Drones Attack Their Military Base: Reports -Reuters At least 10 Russian troops were injured early Wednesday in a drone attack at a military training ground in the Voronezh region, according to multiple reports. Voronezh Gov. Alexander Gusev confirmed the attack in a statement on Telegram but said the assault using two “enemy” drones had been “thwarted.” While Gusev made no mention of any injuries, Astra reported that 10 ambulances responded to the scene after at least 10 troops were wounded at around 4 a.m. Baza reported that 14 troops had been hurt, though no details were immediately available on the extent of their injuries. The injuries were reportedly caused by the two explosive-packed drones blowing up as they fell toward the military site.

And it gives Trump a legitimacy that no sexual predator deserves. Beyond that, he is an overt racist and gynophobic fascist.

Would that make him J-osh?

So he is going to buy a Ford fine product?

The shooter will not be charged because he "stood his ground" and besides, he "felt threatened". Bizarre.

This is about a freak show about eyeballs, not moral positions.

Not sure if circumstances will ever again produce such a collection of events, fascists, christo-fascists and malignant personalities in America. But by no means am I prescient.

One WW2 tank, no flyovers, no mass marches and, above all, no Putin who was tucked in far a far away bunker. While all this was going on, Russians were fleeing occupied Ukrainian territory and hundreds of his soldiers were dying in futile charges. This reminds me of a line from Dr. Zhivago when his half-brother says, " I underestimated our (Russian) capacity for suffering".

The only reason Trump has not done more damage to America and the world is that he was constrained by law and time. If somehow he managed to establish that he, as president, was above the law, he would have jailed critics, muzzled dissent, completed the militarization of the police, abandoned the international obligations of America and installed himself as a president-for-life dictator.