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We Can’t Let This Happen!
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are set to appear in a federal courtroom today for what could be the last hearing in his election interference case before the November election. This year, voters will decide the winner of the presidency — and, by extension, Trump’s legal fate. A D.C. grand jury indictment accused Trump of actions resulting in the violent siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. If he reclaims the White House, he’s expected to direct new Justice Department leaders to drop the landmark case.
🎧 Trump claims the new indictment is election interference, saying it violates a DOJ policy about taking big steps too close to an election, NPR’s Carrie Johnson tells Up First. Judge Tanya Chutkan will need to figure out how to draw the line between which of Trump’s actions in the White House were part of his presidential duties and which were made as a candidate for office. Johnson says there’s no way this will be resolved before the election and it might not go to trial until next year due to the possibility of the Supreme Court’s involvement.
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Please vote! Contact your senators and representatives and tell how you feel about this, either way. Let them know you are listening to their decisions. And the (supreme court)? Shame on all of you!
The Unicorn Challenge
A beach now swept
The machine quite ept
Rotating blades clean
Trash now unseen
A gift in this work
While unconscious jerks
Spread much debris
And ruin sand and sea
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The Unicorn Challenge-06/09/24
3TC – What?
Your three words today are:
SPREE
MALL
ESCALATOR
Was this said in a speech at a mall? If so I don’t think his elevator goes to the top…it’s on a spree of gobbledygook!
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Three Things Challenge #M808
Friday Fictioneers
Driving up to what they hoped was a restaurant, reading the various signs, it might be a place to eat, but they couldn’t really tell. The most alarming was the “explosives” sign and a couple of “no trespassing”, so did they dare approach the door? They were so hungry and tired from their trip they just sat in their car. Finally they decided to take a chance…as they were ready to knock, suddenly the door opened and a friendly chubby face greeted them and gestured to enter. Inside was what looked like an October fest! And the food was delicious.
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Pests
These are excerpts from a USA TODAY article about Robby Starbuck ( no affiliation) who to me is a huge pest coming out of the woodwork, aided by another pest, “X”.
USA TODAY Jessica Guynn
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Pests
One Liner Wednesday
One-Liner Wednesday – Whee!
W3 – Ekphrastic Poem
lazy summer heat
two workers taking a break
hot day bailing hay
minds on the cool lake water
waiting when their job is done
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W3 Prompt #123: Wea’ve Written Weekly
Greg’s Four Line Fiction
Hot streams of iron metal
Spinning and poured
Creating piano plates
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Four Line Fiction (2436)
“Tip of the Spear”
The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on an IED, and his incredible return to active duty. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ryan Hendrickson is a brave, determined, and courageous soldier — a Green Beret clearing the way for his twelve-man team while conducting combat operations against the Taliban. As the “tip of the spear,” his role is to ensure the route taken by U.S. and Afghan troops are free of IEDs — improvised explosive devices. Many soldiers do not survive their last step; those who do often lose at least one limb.
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 2, 2024) 📚📚
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