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Watched Colbert last night and cried through most of it
Grim Chieftain (2,051 posts)
Watched Colbert last night and cried through most of it
That dear, sweet funny man lost his job for telling the truth about Trump. Is there nothing good that evil bastard hasn't destroyed? I'll be watching tonight's final episode with a box of Kleenex and a glass of Jameson.
BTW - after tonight, CBS is off limits in our house. Done.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221251841
Biden’s DOJ Protected SPLC From Scrutiny, Dropped DOJ Investigation
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/20/bidens-doj-protected-splc-from-scrutiny-dropped-doj-investigation-n4953074
A federal prosecutor in the office that helped handle Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case regarding his investigation into Donald Trump was charged Wednesday for allegedly illegally emailing herself a copy of the materials disguised as cake recipes.
The department announced the indicted prosecutor as Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, a managing assistant U.S. attorney of the Fort Pierce branch of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
Lineberger has been charged with two counts of theft of government money or property; the destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations; and with the concealment, removal or mutilation of public records.
The charges against Lineberger were filed in the Northern District of Florida. She pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
The department, in announcing the charges, said that in separate instances in late 2025, Lineberger altered the electronic file names of government records that she received in her official capacity "to conceal" her unauthorized electronic transmission of the records to personal email accounts belonging to her "without being detected."
The altered government records included a document that included parts of internal DOJ electronic messages, an internal DOJ memorandum and a DOJ report related to a criminal prosecution that had been court-ordered to remain under seal and prohibited from distribution or disclosure outside of the department, the DOJ also said.
Lineberger allegedly attempted to conceal her actions by saving electronic copies of the government records in question under misleading file names such as "chocolate cake recipe" and "Bundt cake recipe" before emailing the documents to her personal email accounts.
I'm sure some VRWC PAC posted all of that crap, right, DUmmies?
From Galindo's "Issues" webpage, https://www.maureenforuscongress.com/issues :
Some of her stances are non-specific feel-good
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas seized the opportunity of the May 8 Fatah Conference to demand $5 billion from Israel because he doesn’t have enough money to reward terrorists. Coincidentally, Abbas has spent over $5 billion on pay-for-slay in the last 15 years.
Yes, Abbas really is demanding tax and customs revenue from the Israelis, the very people he has made it his life mission to wipe off the face of the Earth, so that he can pay the terrorists who kill Israelis.
I recently wrote about Abbas whining that he was low on funds for “prisoners,” i.e., captured jihadis, and his fellow jihad-supporting PA bureaucrats. Research institute Palestinian Media Watch reacted to my piece on X by posting, “It's ironic that Mahmoud Abbas is demanding $5 Billion when you consider he spent $5.2 Billion on Pay-for-Slay since 2011! Perhaps he should reconsider his investment strategy.”
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Palestinian Media Watch has been tracking pay-for-slay payouts since 2011. Significantly, the PA tried to pretend last year that it had stopped its pay-for-slay program. Again, this was part of the taqiyya needed to convince the Americans that the PA actually was interested in ceasing hostilities with Israel, which, in fact, it will never do. Yasser Arafat, mentor of Abbas and protege of Hitler’s ally the Grand Mufti, invented the Palestinian people for the express purpose of claiming all Israeli land.
And of course, the PA never did stop the payments to terrorists and their families. Abbas openly griped about Israel not handing over $5 billion for that express purpose. If America or other Western nations send more money to Gaza, Abbas will simply use whatever cash he can get his hands on for pay-for-slay.
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) laid out what he called a deliberate decision by the Biden Justice Department to abandon an active investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center. He argued the organization had become embedded so deeply into the Justice Dept.'s operations that prosecuting it would have meant prosecuting one of the DOJ's own political allies.
Jordan pointed directly to the now-infamous Jan. 23, 2023, memorandum from the Richmond FBI field office, which cited the SPLC as a source and used it to justify targeting pro-life Catholics as potential extremists and domestic threats. "That memo says, if you're a pro-life Catholic, well, you're an extremist, you're dangerous," Jordan said. "The SPLC became part of the weaponized effort of the Garland Biden Justice Department against the American people."
Jordan then dropped what may be the most damning detail yet: The Biden DOJ had opened an investigation into the SPLC and knew it was a racket — only to quietly kill the inquest. "They had opened an investigation. They were looking into this group. They knew the Southern Poverty Law Center was running a scam, but they dropped the case," Jordan said. The reason, Jordan pointed out, was brazen and simple: "When you meet with them, consult with them, have them train your prosecutors, well, guess what? You're not gonna prosecute them."
Environment
Water is life. Protect and restore all water: creeks, rivers, aquifers, coastlines, and drinking water.
End private profit from oil, gas, and mineral extraction. These are public resources and should serve the public, not shareholders.
Invest heavily in a diversified clean energy system that is publicly accountable, resilient, and not driven by profit.
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Immigration
ICE is an institution of terror. It must be dismantled in its entirety for the future of all Americans.
All ICE agents and superiors who participated in constitutional violations, family separation, abuse, disappearance, detention without due process, or psychological terror will be exposed, prosecuted, and jailed as they have proven to be a danger to society.
Expose and prosecute all human trafficking networks, especially those operating at and around the Southern border, including corrupt officials and criminal networks who profit from it.
Create a just, safe, humane, and culturally informed immigration process—especially at the Southern border—rooted in dignity, due process, and international human rights.
End U.S. economic and political interference in Central and South America that destabilizes nations' communities and forces migration in the first place.
End for-profit detention center industrial complex. Possibly prosecute all investors for funding crimes against humanity.
Abortion & Reproductive Care
Guarantee safe, trauma-informed, risk-aware abortion and contraceptive access.
Focus on prevention through education, healthcare access, and social support so fewer people ever need an abortion or emergency contraception.
Remove all profit from reproductive care and abortions. No one should make money from women’s reproductive health and trauma.
Make care available through local clinics and trusted community providers, not centralized government programs.
Protect health data
Gun Safety and Rights
I believe we can address gun violence while protecting rights of responsible gun owners and the need to protect the security of a Free State:
Prevention
Community Violence Intervention programs
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Invest in root-cause, systemic prevention: liberation-based mental health models, suicide prevention, family supports, and community stabilization.
Use the government’s purchasing power to reshape the industry, incentivizing a shift away from profit-driven motives; require that any company manufacturing or supplying firearms for federal contracts operate as public-benefit entities.
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Higher Education Costs
Make public colleges and universities affordable and accessible for all students.
Eliminate student loan debt to free millions of people to be able to greater participate in the economy.
Hold any corporations accountable that exploited student loan debt for profit.
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War & Military
Stop sending our soldiers to lifelong physical and mental harm's way for billionaire profits!
End wars driven by profit and resource extraction; no taxpayer dollars funding corporate gain overseas.
Maintain a strong defensive military to protect the homeland, without engaging in unnecessary foreign conflicts.
Stop the Pentagon and war profiteers from stealing taxpayer money; no overpriced weapons, no bloated contracts, no profit from destruction.
Prison Reform
End for-profit prisons so taxpayer dollars aren’t funding incarceration for profit. Possibly prosecute investors for funding crimes against humanity.
Cancel unjust fines, fees, and bail practices that trap people in debt and jail.
Hold prosecutors, judges, and prison officials accountable for abuse of power.
Invest in programs that prevent crime and support survivors of violence.
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Homelessness
Provide safe, stable, and affordable housing to begin with! Prevent displacement! Put a stop to the ruling class hijacking our housing market.
Offer full wraparound support, including mental health, substance use, and job training services.
Stop criminalizing homelessness with fines, arrests, or forced sweeps.
. As can seen sampled above, Galindo is very Prog.
