swordfish

When you know it's getting out of hand........

2 years and 10 months left with this President?

I just hope she's better at her job than Kamala Harris is at hers.......

Yeah, thanks you pompous A$$#0!E........ At least Ginsburg (who also wasn't an idiot, in fact a pretty smart Judge) had some definition of "woman" in her head, and most likely would have an answer to the Senator's question. In today's polarized society, this SCOTUS nominee is skillfully dodging these questions so her true liberal beliefs can remain hidden, and we're all supposed just go Uh-huh, yep, she's pretty smart (Which yes she is) so why worry about her, she'll make a great SCOTUS Judge. She's way further right wing than RBG. The real Ginsburg made this point in her majority opinion in United States v. Virginia, which ordered Virginia Military Institute, the state’s all-male military school, to become coed. There, she wrote that “[p]hysical differences between men and women … are enduring,” and, quoting Ballard v. United States, added, “[t]he two sexes are not fungible.” https://www.heritage.org/courts/commentary/why-ginsburg-fought-discrimination-the-basis-sex-not-gender-identity

81 million votes....Wink, wink......

Agreed......But a woman who can't (or won't) define a woman as female when asked to is a sure sign of either a political hack, or an idiot. I go with the first one, because she isn't an idiot.

https://nypost.com/2022/03/22/senators-should-ask-ketanji-brown-jackson-whether-she-backs-the-yale-law-hecklers-or-free-speech/ Senators should ask Ketanji Brown Jackson whether she backs the Yale Law hecklers — or free speech By Post Editorial Board March 22, 2022 4:34pm Should Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson join the Supreme Court, she’ll be a role model for students seeking careers in the legal profession. So senators this week should ask her views of protesters who shut down a recent Yale Law School discussion on free speech. The Federalist Society event paired Monica Miller of the progressive American Humanist Association and Kristen Waggoner of the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom. Yet some 120 students refused to tolerate anything the ADF (which they deem an anti-LGBT “hate” group because of its religious-liberty work) might say, so they assaulted the event, raising a ruckus and threatening panelists in a bid to silence them. The protesters stomped, shouted, clapped, sang and pounded the walls nearby, making so much noise it disrupted classes, The Washington Free Beacon reports. They also blocked the only exit and grabbed and jostled at least two FedSoc members. Police had to be called to escort panelists safely from the site. Worse, more than 60% of the law school’s student body (the most privileged future lawyers in the land!) signed a letter backing the protesters. “If you can’t talk to your opponents, you can’t be an effective advocate,” notes Miller, the fellow progressive the mob muzzled. If this behavior is allowed, warns Waggoner (and Yale Law’s done nothing about it), “the future of the legal profession in America is in dire straits.” So: Will would-be Supreme Court Justice Jackson condemn the mob and announce that she won’t hire any of its members as clerks? If not, she doesn’t deserve a single senator’s blessing of her ascent. “If you can’t talk to your opponents, you can’t be an effective advocate,” notes Miller, the fellow progressive the mob muzzled. If this behavior is allowed, warns Waggoner (and Yale Law’s done nothing about it), “the future of the legal profession in America is in dire straits.” Agreed.....

Does anyone else think it spells trouble when a SCOTUS nominee "can't" or won't give a basic definition of "woman". It (IMHO) indicates her obvious leanings towards the progressive ultra-left wing line of thinking. Would it be too much trouble for a well qualified, highly educated sitting Judge to answer that question "female"? She used the term "woman" describing herself yesterday along with the term "black" which I am pretty sure she could and probably would proffer a definition of that word. Bad answer (IMHO). https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/22/blackburn-jackson-define-the-word-woman-00019543 As the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson went into hour 13, Sen. Marsha Blackburn asked the Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday to define the word “woman.” “I can’t — ” Jackson replied. “You can’t?” Blackburn said. “Not in this context. I’m not a biologist,” Jackson said. “The meaning of the word woman is so unclear and controversial that you can’t give me a definition?” Blackburn asked. The Tennessee Republican’s line of questioning hit on nearly every political hot-button issue, from critical race theory to teaching children about gender identity in schools to Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer on the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s team. Jackson said her role as a judge would be to address disputes about a definition and to interpret the law. “The fact that you can’t give me a straight answer about something as fundamental as what a woman is underscores the dangers of the kind of progressive education that we are hearing about,” Blackburn said, before turning to Thomas, who has been at the center of the debate over policies for transgender athletes. Blackburn asked what message allowing Thomas to compete sends to “girls who aspire to compete and win in sports?” “Senator, I’m not sure what message that sends. If you’re asking me about the legal issues related to it — those are topics that are being hotly discussed, as you say, and could come to the court,” Jackson said before Blackburn cut her off, to explain her view of what message this delivers to young women. “I think it tells our girls that their voices don’t matter,” Blackburn responded. “I think it tells them that they’re second-class citizens. And parents want to have a Supreme Court justice who is committed to preserving parental autonomy and protecting our nation’s children.”

Popped in on the SCOTUS hearings during lunch. Reading some of the stories I noticed that Ms. Brown "pushes back" while I recall Kavanaugh's "angrily denying".

Then why the passionate defense? Why not ignore him? Sorry Bobref - I waded into this topic this morning, I really gotta get back to work instead of this stuff.

So satire is now considered hate speech. Too bad, SF actually found it funny (only after hearing on tthe news that Mr./Mrs. Levin was offended and Twitter was deleting it). Kinda makes me think that had Mr./Mrs. Levin ignored it, it wouldn't have become a major advertising event for the Bee. https://nypost.com/2022/03/21/twitter-suspends-babylon-bee-over-rachel-levine-man-of-the-year-title/ Twitter suspends Babylon Bee for naming Rachel Levine ‘Man of the Year’ By Ariel Zilber March 21, 2022 9:47am Updated Twitter locked the account of a right-leaning parody site, The Babylon Bee, after it awarded Rachel Levine, the transgender Biden administration official, the title of “man of the year.” The Babylon Bee story was a reaction to USA Today’s naming of Levine, who is US assistant secretary for health for the US Department of Health and Human Services, as one of its “women of the year” last week. Twitter says it will restore the account, which has more than 1.3 million followers, if the Bee deletes the tweet, but CEO Seth Dillon says he has no intention of doing so. “We’re not deleting anything,” Dillon tweeted from his personal account. “Truth is not hate speech. If the cost of telling the truth is the loss of our Twitter account, then so be it.”

And there's the point. Why give the man's (Hawley) speech any further recognition? Just ignore it, kinda like ignoring the Yale law "free speech" debate debacle in the same manner. Look, she's gonna be the next Supreme Court Justice, we all know that. She's more than qualified. Just acknowledge the fact that she was chosen to be the token "First black female SCOTUS nominee" for a geriatric racist old white President.

https://100percentfedup.com/happy-st-patricks-day-from-irelands-fully-vaccinated-and-boosted-prime-minister-who-just-tested-positive-for-covid-while-on-visit-to-u-s-got-test-results-while-sitting-maskless-next-to-nancy-p/ Vaxxed PM Michael Martin Infected with Covid Despite urging his own citizens to get the booster shot in order to combat COVID-19 surges in Ireland, the Irish PM has himself contracted the disease. The Irish government has claimed under new regulations that Boosted individuals will not need to restrict movements. However, the Taoiseach himself sat maskless and knowingly exposed to COVID next to Speaker Pelosi last night. This exposure does not seem to worry Pelosi, whose spokesperson assures us that she will “test regularly and follow CDC guidelines.” Martin and Pelosi at the Gala Perhaps showing some faultiness in the tests, the Taoiseach was tested right before entering the United States and came back negative, however a member of his delegation testing positive triggered another test for Martin which came back positive as well. Martin, much like the Democrats, has waged a crusade against the unvaccinated in Ireland, consistent only in moving goal posts to keep those double–but not triple–vaxxed removed from normal society. This is also just days after Obama, who also pushes booster jabs, tested positive for COVID-19. A reasonable person would deduce that in both of these cases, either the person pushing for boosters is not getting them–making them a massive hypocrite–or, that the boosters do not work. In either case, if there’s one benefit in this for Martin, it’s that he didn’t have to suffer through breakfast with Kamala Harris. FTA : A reasonable person would deduce that in both of these cases, either the person pushing for boosters is not getting them–making them a massive hypocrite–or, that the boosters do not work. OR - AND STAY WITH ME HERE!! OR - This proves that ANYONE and I mean ANYONE (vaxed & boosted 5 times or not) can carry this F*@^!&@ virus. Thats who SF and Mrs. SF caught it from - a Co-worker of Mrs. SF who was vaxed and boosted, but was with her grandkids over the weekend and she (the idiot) knew they were Covid positive. She thought because she was vaxed, she couldn't catch it, so wasn't worried about it, just thought she had a cold.

https://nypost.com/2022/03/17/video-shows-death-of-california-man-while-held-down-by-cops/ Harrowing video has emerged of a California DUI suspect who died after screaming “I can’t breathe!” while being held down by cops – less than two months before George Floyd uttered the same haunting words to police in Minneapolis. Edward Bronstein, 38, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence by California Highway Patrol Officer Dusty Osmanson after a traffic stop on the 5 Freeway on March 31, 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported. The suspect was taken to the CHP’s Altadena station, where officers tried forcibly to draw his blood to measure his alcohol level, but he reportedly refused. The 16-minute video captured by a sergeant shows Bronstein kneeling on the ground while an officer presses his hands onto his shoulders while another officer, who is off camera, orders him to comply with a court-ordered blood draw. “You are bringing the fight to this, not us,” one of the cops says. “I am not bringing the fight at all,” Bronstein replies. An officer then warns him that if he refuses to comply, “you are going face-down on the mat — and we going to keep on going.” After being held to the ground, Bronstein shouts, “I’ll do it willingly! I’ll do it willingly!” Several more officers pin him down with their bodies as he shouts in distress — before finally saying, “I can’t breathe!” After Bronstein stops moving, another minute elapses before the officers realize he is not responding and try to revive him. As he lies face down, one of them slaps him on the head before he is finally turned over. An officer then asks for CPR to be given — but more than 11 minutes elapse after Bronstein’s last screams before they begin to administer it. Bronstein’s family has filed a federal lawsuit against nine officers and a sergeant, alleging excessive force and a violation of civil rights. The family also is calling for the cops to be criminally charged by the LA County district attorney. The officers are Carlos Villanueva, Christopher Sanchez-Romero, Darren Parsons, Diego Romero, Dusty Osmanson, Eric Voss, Justin Silva, Dionisio Fiorella and Marciel Terry. Also named is Sgt. Michael Little. The coroner’s office attributed Bronstein’s death to “acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement,” though it declared the cause as “undetermined,” the paper said. The chilling video was released Tuesday after a federal judge’s order to make it public. “The state of California did not want us to release this video,” said the family’s civil rights attorney, Luis Carrillo. “Thank God that the judge agreed with us, and that’s why you can now see this video … It’s horrible, but it is the only way his family can get some justice,” he added. CHP officials declined to comment on the case to the LA Times, citing the pending litigation. Bronstein is seen with his daughter, Isabella Bronstein. Courtesy of Bronstein Family Carrillo said the video was not part of the usual protocol for the CHP, whose officers do not wear body cameras, though the agency’s cars do have dashcams. “I suspect they shot this for training purposes and then realized later they had to reveal its existence,” he told the newspaper. Michael Carrillo, who is representing the Bronstein family with his father, said that when the cops heard Bronstein say, “I can’t breathe,” they should have stopped. “Not one officer took the action to pull the others off of him, pull him to the side, do something to give him air,” he told the LA Times. “When they finally flip him over, he’s lifeless.” The family says Bronstein was terrified of needles and believe that’s why he was initially reluctant to comply with the officers as they sought to draw his blood. “Nobody deserves to die this way. He was treated like trash, like his life was not deserving,” his daughter Brianna Palomino said during a news conference announcing the release of the footage, the LA Times reported. His death came two months before that of Floyd, who was killed in May 2020 by a Minneapolis cop who knelt on his neck and compressed his airway. Floyd’s death sparked nationwide calls for police reform. SF doesn't think that the officer in the Floyd case in Minneapolis was innocent at all, but wonders why this incident that happened only 2 months ahead of Floyds was overlooked? The guy was pulled over on suspicion of DUI and refused to let the officers draw blood due to his fear of needles - which is actually a real phobia BTW. SF wonders why the public didn't hear about this incident, or more pointedly - why the BLM crew wasn't concerned about this man's civil rights......

https://nypost.com/2022/03/17/the-times-finally-admits-hunter-bidens-laptop-is-real/ First, The New York Times decides more than a year later that Hunter Biden’s business woes are worthy of a story. Then, deep in the piece, in passing, it notes that Hunter’s laptop is legitimate. “People familiar with the investigation said prosecutors had examined emails between Mr. Biden, Mr. Archer and others about Burisma and other foreign business activity,” The Times writes. “Those emails were obtained by The New York Times from a cache of files that appears to have come from a laptop abandoned by Mr. Biden in a Delaware repair shop. The email and others in the cache were authenticated by people familiar with them and with the investigation.” Authenticated!!! You don’t say. You mean, when a newspaper actually does reporting on a topic and doesn’t just try to whitewash coverage for Joe Biden, it discovers it’s actually true? No S#!T Sherlock! There's enough dirt in that laptop to literally bury the Bidens thanks to the inept Hunter. Will this be the start of the straw that breaks the camel's back? SF has predicted ever since election night this POTUS will not last past the 2 year mark.

Agreed - And I don't really have a preference which is the best, just leave the clocks alone - EVERYWHERE.

https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-15-22/h_7a8e1d7f46379d4ab4195a9c21094af7 Russian TV anti-war protester's lawyer still does not know where she is From CNN’s Paul P. Murphy and Richard Greene This screen grab shows Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova protesting on air on March 14. (Russia Channel 1) A lawyer for the Russian TV editor who held up an anti-war sign during a live broadcast on Monday still does not know where she is, he told CNN on Tuesday. Dmitry Zakhvatov has been trying to locate Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova since her protest on Monday, he told CNN. Zakhvatov confirmed to CNN that Ovsyannikova is the woman seen on air holding the sign and that she is an editor for the channel. "Stop the war. Do not believe propaganda they tell you lies here," the sign read, concluding in English: "Russians against war." Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed the protest as “hooliganism.” “As far as this lady is concerned, this is hooliganism,” Peskov told reporters on a conference call Tuesday, adding that authorities are already handling her case. “The channel and those who are in charge are dealing with it,” he added. “It's not an issue on [the Kremlin] agenda.” Hooliganism is a criminal offense in Russia. Asked about possible criminal charges against Ovsyannikova, Peskov shied away from the question, referring to the “responsibility” that state TV channels bear. “There are certain departments that deal with this,” Peskov said. “The live broadcast of any TV channel and especially those who work there hold a special responsibility.” The Investigative Committee — a top Russian law enforcement agency — launched a pre-investigation check against Ovsyannikova on “public dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces,” Russian state news agency TASS reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed source. SF is just guessing she may not be found after that stunt......