This will start to get a little mind-numbing, considering the prosecution witness list is in the hundreds and their case will take several weeks if not months. But if yesterday is any indication, we are going to be hearing many many people saying largely the same thing over and over. Observations from several legal analysts are suggesting that the witnesses all appear well coached.
There is still a bit of division between those who feel that these emotional appeals are largely effective and that the defense is not doing a very good job in mitigating that and those who feel that the prosecution's case so far feels too contrived and is not really attempting (so far) to prove a cause of death. There seems to be no witnesses that have come across as either completely effective or completely ineffective.
The last witness (a firefighter who was also a bystander to the events) was definitely something to see. She was contrived to the point where she literally refused to acknowledge that any amount of citizen interference would ever effect her ability to do her job. It was if she was testifying that she was a robot with no emotions. At one point she claimed she didn't recall something asked of her (that she obviously did). She then refused to look at a document to refresh her memory. After being ordered to look at the document, which she already knew what is was, she made a somewhat belligerent argument as to why she claimed she didn't know. Shortly after that, the Judge cleared the Jury from the court and chastised the witness. She will be back on the stand this morning.
At the end of the day the prosecution would like the jury to make a raw emotional decision based on how the events made people feel. There is a sentiment by certain Americans that this trial is not about Officer Chauvin, but rather a statement about race in America (yada yada). They feel that anything other than a guilty verdict would be akin to a slap at all minorities. Obviously the defense wants people to draw a legal and logical conclusion not based on raw emotion.
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DON'T KEEP TRYING TO IGNORE WHAT REALLY IS GOING ON
AND WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT:
THE QUESTION IS,
HAD WE BETTER TRUST WALL STREET TO LOOK OUT FOR US
OR GOVERNMENT THAT REALLY IS OF, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE (NOT OF BY AND FOR THE RICH)?
Biden Bets Government Can Drive Growth
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL:
“President Biden envisions long-term federal spending claiming its biggest share of the American economy in decades. He wants to pay for that program in part by charging the highest-earning Americans the biggest tax rates they’ve faced in years…
“It all marks a major turning point for economic policy. The gamble underlying the agenda is a belief that government can be a primary driver for growth. It’s an attempt to recalibrate assumptions that have shaped economic policy of both parties since the 1980s: that the public sector is inherently less efficient than the private, and bureaucrats should generally defer to markets.”
WRONG! We have finally learned the hard way that cannot trust the markets to look out for America.
Click on the link at politicalwire.com
And this is an important part of what really is going on:
Biden Seeks to Bring Diversity to the Bench
VOX:
“Nine of Biden’s 11 nominees are women, and a majority are people of color. So Biden is clearly signaling that he intends to name judges who will add racial and gender diversity to the bench. His list would also add a different kind of diversity to a bench populated with former law firm partners and prosecutors, as almost half of the nominees worked as criminal defense lawyers for indigent clients.
“If this list is any sign of how Biden plans to pick judges in the future, an ambitious young lawyer with judicial aspirations is better off taking a job representing poor Americans during the most vulnerable moment of their lives than they are taking a job trying to lock up those Americans.”
Click on the link at politicalwire.com
several legal analysts are suggesting that the witnesses all appear well coached
From right wing nutcase websites asshole
Hey POS "pastor"
Why the anger
Why the serial plagiarism.
Why the complete reliance on Goddard's political_lire with it's state news ?
Why the need to then repeat it on multiple threads ?
Looks like you have lost.
FACT CHECK - HE HAS
ROFLMFAO !!!
New York Post
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1377218752308207616
Man busted for Midtown attack on Asian woman was on parole for killing mom https://trib.al/dwxJVvF
At least I assume his mom wasn't Asian.
So that wasn't a hate crime so I see why they let him out.
Maybe he was going to testify for the prosecution in the Chauvin trial?
It's unethical to improperly influence or lead a witness into giving a false testimony. This includes knowingly presenting false evidence and misrepresenting facts to assist a witness' false testimony.
https://www.casamo.com › preparin...
Preparing vs. Coaching:
A lawyer could be disbarred for witness tampering.
This is another example of being gaslighted, by claiming that systematic racism doesn't exist.
Jenna Ellis
https://twitter.com/JennaEllisEsq/status/1377119656905871361
Okay so wait.... the DOJ has time to investigate Matt Gaetz, but the whole Hunter Biden situation is just fine now?? And where’s Durham???
This is why the American people are so over all of it.
Has the FBI figured out who "the big guy" is yet ?
Or are they investigating cum-allah for her involvement in creating an environment where a fair trial is impossible by funding the release of domestic terrorists in Minnesota ?
Had trouble even filling a jury pool since people feared they would face violence if they found Chauvin innocent.
Joe Biden's America
The Associated Press
https://mobile.twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1377262853326045186
Police said Brandon Elliot, 38, is the man seen on video kicking and stomping the woman. They said Elliot was living at a hotel that serves as a homeless shelter near the attack. Elliot was convicted of stabbing his mother to death in the Bronx in 2002.
Comfortably Smug
Found the white supremacy angle
Bill de Blasio, because of white supremacy, put homeless people in hotels where they are free to commit hate crimes
systemic racism, stop the gaslighting
Systemic Racism
Loading border child detention facilities (cages) to 1640% of capacity and letting it continue, even though we are in a pandemic.
Then hand it off.
Then call a lid
Then take a weekend off.
Then face no real questions from the press.
and try to ignore as much as possible
Hansen said she was immediately concerned about Floyd because "he wasn't moving" and "his face looked puffy and swollen." She also noticed he was in an altered state, no longer responding to painful stimuli – the knee on his neck with body weight behind it.
She said she immediately identified herself because she thought Floyd "needed medical attention," and she might be able to help. Hansen said she would have checked for a pulse, called 911, begun chest compressions and had someone bring over an external defibrillator from the gas station to help restart his heart.
She is heard on video begging officers to check Floyd's pulse. "I could have given medical assistance, and that's exactly what I should have done," she said. "(But) the officers didn't let me into the scene."
"Were you frustrated?" prosecutor Matthew Frank asked.
"Yes," Hansen said as she teared up, touched a tissue to her eyes and took a drink of water. "I was desperate to help."
She also noticed he was in an altered state, no longer responding to painful stimuli
LOL. Having enough fentanyl in your system to kill 5 adults will do that to a guy.
THWAP!!!
Hansen said she was immediately concerned about Floyd because "he wasn't moving" and "his face looked puffy and swollen." She also noticed he was in an altered state, no longer responding to painful stimuli – the knee on his neck with body weight behind it.
If I didn't know any better... it would sound like George Floyd died.
Good thing for that testimony. Didn't realize someone died.
Better hang the dirty rotten white supremacist cop from the rafters.
No other proof necessary!
Depending upon the time of death, the use of CPR may have saved his life from strangulation.
The jury shall decide. Not the computer geek who knows more about science medical experts.
the use of CPR may have saved his life from strangulation.
not according to the autopsy report.
The white supremacists wanted to hang Mike Pence from the rafters.
Depending upon the time of death dumbshit
Jimmy Hitler's first choice for President in 2024 said that
Marjorie Taylor Greene says that a vaccine passport is "Biden's Mark of the Beast" and that any company the requires one is engaging in "corporate communism."
The video this morning was from the store where George Floyd tried to purchase cigarettes with a counterfeit $20.00 bill.
He looked high but not acting irrationally or violently.
Yeah, time of death.
Junkie Floyd was a dead man walking with all the fentanyl running thru his system, regardless.
Good try alky.
Rat
Roger says he was strangulated to death (or something). No witnesses so far have testified to that. The bouncer witness with the 5-6 MMA record did say that Officer Chauvin applied the dreaded "side blood choke hold" to Floyd - but based on his testimony of that mysterious MMA hold, it was not strangulation. It was something that cuts off blood circulation.
But still... Roger believes that it's strangulation because the prosecutor used the term. The fact that the defense determined differently or that no testimony has suggested it... is moot, because some people have already made up their mind.
An employee of Cup Foods was the first new witness to take the stand, and prosecutors played previously unseen surveillance video, providing more detail of what happened before George Floyd’s arrest.
He is testifying now
It is my opinion about strangulation, your opinion is the opposite belief.
Two people can come to different conclusions, without saying the other person is fucking crazy mothrfucker or senile.
the use of CPR may have saved his life from strangulation.
Not without a shot of Narcan
Strangulation is when pressure is applied from the outside, cutting off blood vessels and/or airflow in the neck, preventing oxygen from reaching the brain.Jan 15, 2019.
Not without a shot of Narcan
Ta Da!
Roger Amick said...
Strangulation is when pressure is applied from the outside, cutting off blood vessels and/or airflow in the neck, preventing oxygen from reaching the brain.
OK, you proved it wasn't strangulation since the airflow wasn't stopped.
Good one and with staying with the facts
consistent with what the coroner found
Thanks
Hi Jamie.
"We have finally learned the hard way that cannot trust the markets to look out for America."
Do tell, how have you been hurt?
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Strangulation is when pressure is applied from the outside, cutting off blood vessels and/or airflow in the neck, preventing oxygen from reaching the brain.Jan 15, 2019.
Airway, soft tissue and hyoid bone were unharmed per the official autopsy, and you have to stop blood flow in arteries on both sides of the neck to deprive the brain of oxygen.
Try again.
THWAP!!!
The carotid arteries are major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face. There are two carotid arteries, one on the right and one on the left.
Cutting off blood flow to the brain can severely damage one half of your brain.
Your conclusion is your opinion,not science evidence.
The Hennepin County medical examiner said the cause of his death was “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law-enforcement subdual restraint, and neck compression.”
This is about the cause of death not the intent.
There are two carotid arteries, one on the right and one on the left.
Very good alky.
And BOTH must be pinched to cut off O2 to the brain.
THWAP!!!
No. The medical experts say your fucking stupid trolling assholes
Conclusions.
Although many police agencies have adopted VNR, there are no studies describing the physiology of VNR with only two early limited investigations (15, 16). Our results indicate that the most important mechanism in causing unconsciousness was decreased cerebral blood flow due to carotid artery compression. The slight decrease in SV and CO should not be considered physiologically important enough to cause unconsciousness. Since there were no significant changes in HR, ventricular contractility, or arterial pressure, the carotid sinus baroreceptor reflex appears to contribute little or nothing to the response to VNR. With the majority of subjects rendered unconscious and, importantly, no serious adverse events in our subjects, we conclude that VNR is a safe and effective force intervention; however, outcomes could vary in different populations (i.e., unhealthy or older subjects).
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00592.2011
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Strangulation is when pressure is applied from the outside, cutting off blood vessels and/or airflow in the neck, preventing oxygen from reaching the brain
Assuming your definition is correct:
and/or means the following must exist
either and cutting off airflow
or or cutting off airflow.
Airflow must be cut off for it to be strangulation.
Airflow was not cutoff so it was not strangulation
Thanks for proving no strangulation even though you have no reading comprehension....
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan ‘Needs to Be Way Bigger’"
I agree, needs to be $3 Trillion.
"Keynes advocated for increased government expenditures and lower taxes to stimulate demand".
Bidenomics is to spend and higher taxes.
I say $50 trillion
and $500 per hour minimum wage.
Make Argentina Great Again
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/01/08/Argentinas-record-inflation-in-1989/1808631774800/
I am curious if Roger understands that when you stop the flow of the blood by compressing on the carotid arteries - that by nature you are not actually restricting the air to the lungs.
Therefore, someone saying that they cannot breath would not be any indication that they are in a "blood choke hold" - which is where the intention is to cut off blood.
But as 99% of martial artists will tell you, you do have to shut off both carotid arteries to successfully get this to work and that person will not complain about breathing, but rather they will quite literally start to lose consciousness within a matter of seconds.
In other words, there is no real evidence of a blood choke hold that takes several minutes to work. Nor would cutting off the blood flow ever cause someone an inability to breath.
So the prosecution is attempting to make muddy the waters between the two holds. They are attempting to put forward (with the testimony of the MMA bystander dude) that Chauvin's knee to the neck was a type "blood choke" meaning cutting off the supply of blood to the brain, while simultaneously arguing (or at least implying) that the fact he complained he couldn't breath came from the same restraining move.
It's like a person complaining that their leg hurt and blaming it on the fact that someone else had applied an arm bar to them.
Are you a “True Republican” or just “Rhino” (Republican in name only)?by Dennis R. Hill
Award yourself 10 points for each question to which you reply "YES"
A Perfect Score is 200 points, but you can score an additional 20 points if you answer "YES" to the "BONUS QUESTION".
200 points or above: You are a "TRUE REPUBLICAN".
160 points or less:
You are a Rhino (A Republican in name only)
0 You are a "True American" You support Democracy.
1 America needs more people like you.
2 Dominion is suing Sidney Powell, because she claimed they rigged voting machines. Should the case be dismissed, because Powell's defense is "No Reasonable Person would believe her claims were FACT"?
3 Do you approve of Georgia Republican Governor, Brian Kemp making it a crime to provide water to an elderly person who has been waiting hours in line to VOTE?
4 Do you believe that Mr. Potter was the hero, and George Bailey was the bad person in It's a Wonderful Life?
5 Can the Republican Party still consider themselves the Party of Fiscal Responsibility after supporting Donald Trump, while Trump lost America eight (8) TRILLION DOLLARS in only four (4) years, which is the most money lost by any leader, of any country, in history in only four (4) years?
6 Were you upset that Ebenezer Scrooge "sold-out" to the liberals at the end of The Christmas Carol?
7 Do you believe that no person, especially a black person has the right to complain about Police Brutality?
8 Do you believe that anyone who stormed the Capitol on January 6th was a HERO?
9 Can the Republican Party still consider themselves the Party of Family Values after supporting Donald Trump, who cheated on all of his wives, paid hush money to porn stars and playboy models, and approved of men grabbing women by the pussies?
10 Should Ron Johnson, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and the rest of the Republican party continue to spread the "BIG LIE" about the election being rigged?
11 Should men, and only men decide what a woman can and can not do with her own body?
12 Should the Republican Party continue to use the "BIG LIE" as a reason to make it more difficult for people to VOTE?
13 Should Joe Biden pardon Donald Trump and the entire Trump Crime Family for all of the crimes they committed?
14 Even though you know Donald Trump is pocketing all of the "Save America PAC" donations, should Republicans continue to donate to him anyway?
15 Do you believe Joe Biden should be IMPEACHED, because he created more American Jobs in one (1) month than Trump did in four (4) years?
16 Should the seven (7) Republican Senators who voted to CONVICT TRUMP and REMOVE TRUMP from office be removed from office?
17 Do you believe that Donald Trump did the right thing by not telling the American people how serious the pandemic was, and pretending it would just go away?
18 Are you proud of the fact that Donald Trump is 1st American President to be Impeached twice?
19 Can the Republican Party still consider themselves the Party of Law and Order after supporting Donald Trump while he Obstructed Justice and refused to comply with Subpoenas?
20 Dr. Deborah Birx claims Donald Trump's failures caused Hundreds of Thousands of additional deaths from the pandemic. Do you believe she is wrong?
21 The "My Pillow Guy" says that Donald Trump will be back in office in August 2021. Do you believe him?
Scott cutting off blood flow to half of the brain causes several damage
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Scott cutting off blood flow to half of the brain causes several damage
Gibberish.
THWAP!!!
Blogger C.H. Truth said...
I am curious if Roger understands that when you stop the flow of the blood by compressing on the carotid arteries - that by nature you are not actually restricting the air to the lungs.
The alky is stuck at the intersection of 'stupid' and 'emotional.'
Too stupid to understand the official autopsy and the difference between cutting off air flow and blood flow...
and
...Emotional. Absolutely desperate for a conviction.
If the prosecution has to rely on some MMA bystander fuckwit, I question the strength of their case.
No serious prosecutor puts a fucking moron like THAT on the stand.
Might as well have the alky testify.
...Emotional. Absolutely desperate for a conviction.
Does medicaid buy hoverounds? Or just new tennis balls to attach to his walker?
Does medicaid buy hoverounds? Or just new tennis balls to attach to his walker?
He should settle for the tennis balls and ask them to throw in some teeth whitening strips.
Maybe a little rogain
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Are you a “True Republican” or just “Rhino” (Republican in name only)?by Dennis R. Hill
I just don’t why you have to consistently lie about everything
Scott cutting off blood flow to half of the brain causes several damage
Well one of the major issues if you lose blood flow from the carotid arteries would be a reduction of mobility in the face, mouth, tongue, oral cavity which would make talking extremely slurred if not impossible.
Either way it doesn't prevent breathing.
So that appears to be a problem with the logic, Roger.
Medically (if suffering from a lack of blood to the brain) George Floyd should have had no problems breathing, but would have had trouble talking.
This makes it impossible that the lack of breathing came from a "blood choke hold" and extremely unlikely (had the choke been working) that he could have talked to complain about his breathing issues.
We need another explanation... if we are being objective and logical.
*dont know why
But what else is there to do alone, in your room with a tv and wifi
The last video today was very disturbing, it's difficult to witness a murder
McCarthy Says Allegations Against Gaetz Are ‘Serious’
AXIOS:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called the sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) “serious” and suggested that Gaetz could face repercussions if the allegations prove true.
Biden’s Approval Bolstered by Handling of Pandemic
A new AP-NORC poll
finds President Joe Biden’s approval rate at 61%, with 73% approving of his handling of Covid.
“Americans have responded favorably to the president’s approach, with 73% approving of his handling of the pandemic. That includes about half of Republicans, a rarity given how divided Americans have been along party lines on many key issues in recent years.”
Even many honest Republicans (there are some left) admit how Trump bungled the pandemic.
Biden to Hold First Cabinet Meeting
ASSOCIATED PRESS:
“Joe Biden will convene his first Cabinet meeting on Thursday, a presidential rite of passage that will be used to promote his new infrastructure plan. The gathering will look very different from those held by his predecessor.
“To begin with, the full Cabinet won’t meet in the room that bears its name, instead assembling in the more spacious East Room to allow for social distancing. All attendees, including the president, will wear masks. Also, the afternoon meeting probably will not include the over-the-top tributes to the chief executive that came to define Cabinet meetings held by President Donald Trump.”
_______
Because the poor guy always needed an undeserved boost to his ego.
politicalwire.com
In 2020, about 3.3 million deaths occurred in the United States overall. This represents a 16 percent increase in deaths from 2019. COVID ranked as the third leading cause of underlying death — underlying cause of death after heart disease and cancer, with approximately 378,000 COVID-19 deaths, accounting for roughly 11 percent of all deaths in the United States in 2020.
COVID-19 deaths were far — were highest for older adults and males, and were higher, as we previously saw, among American Indian and Alaska Natives, Hispanics, non-Black — non-Hispanic Blacks, and non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander persons compared to non-Hispanic whites. In fact, among nearly all of these ethnic and racial minority groups, the COVID-19-related deaths were more than double the death rate of non-Hispanic white persons.
Sadly, based on the current state of the pandemic, these impacts have remained in 2021, where we continue to see that communities of color account for an outsize portion of these deaths. The data should serve, again, as a catalyst for each of us to continue to do our part to drive down cases and reduce the spread of COVID-19 and get people vaccinated as quickly as possible.
I know this is not easy and so many of us are frustrated with the disruption this pandemic has had on our everyday lives, but we can do this as a nation working together.
The last video today was very disturbing, it's difficult to witness a murder
You mean the video where an extremely intoxicated man is lying on the sidewalk crying for his mommy, when all the police are doing is trying to get him in the back of a car?
That disturbing murder scene?
I guess since "I" have never been intoxicated to the point where the police are called, I don't really see that person as the victim.
Perhaps you can relate to being George Floyd, Roger? Perhaps you can better related to being inebriated in public or having the police come put you in handcuffs?
Blogger Roger Amick said...
The last video today was very disturbing, it's difficult to witness a murder
Murder, alky?
So your mind WAS made up the day Junkie Floyd croaked.
At least now you can stop with the "I'm waiting to see all the evidence so I can be objective before I make up my mind" BULLSHIT.
You fucking HACK.
I know this is not easy and so many of us are frustrated with the disruption this pandemic has had on our everyday lives, but we can do this as a nation working together.
I hear you alky.
And just so you know I've been working with several friends and colleagues - working together - if you will, to tell the rest of the nation TO GO FUCK THEMSELVES when it comes to forever mask wearing, vaccine passports, and anything less than the re-opening of EVERYTHING immediately.
So there's my contribution to your cause.
You're welcome.
In fact the last witness tells the court that he saw foam coming out of Floyd's mouth "prior" to him being put in the knee restraint. That he was already claiming he was being killed before that even happened. That his "body was shutting down".
Foam coming from the mouth and the body shutting down... all classic and unmistakable signs of what exactly?
Um... not strangulation, but rather foaming and body shutting down is the sign of an opioid overdose.
Hmmmmmm...
Must be a coincidence?
"Caliphate4vrMarch 31, 2021 at 1:47 PM
*dont know why
But what else is there to do alone, in your room with a tv and wifi"
Don't forget, he pays for his "juices"
in a box and a straw.
James, are you ready to debate
keynesian economic theory
vs.
Bidenian economic theory
I finally figured out how Scott thinks.
Racism doesn't exist because he believes in genetic superiority. You aren't a racist, because his genes came from Europe areas are actually superior to the other genetic populations.
He cited Sweden and Denmark as proof of his belief in genetic superiority.
so Roger is back to making shit up again?
Still never quotes me... just makes accusations based on his own vivid imagination.
Roger is against insults, he said it means the person doing the insulting has lost the debate.
it's difficult to witness a murder
No, CHT just did it to alky and I had no trouble
President Joe Biden called on states to halt easing of Covid-19 rules and reinstate mask mandates in places where they've been lifted
So has even one state gone along with the great "uniter" ?
Even any democrat states ???
I heard California is completely going to ignore him. Wonder why.
Even his dogs don't listen to him.
His dog bit another person.
Pres. Biden must be charged.
FLOYD MURDER TRIAL: Confrontation with Feisty Witness Brings Chauvin’s Defense into Focus.
Hansen is one of those people who is often mistaken but never in doubt — the toughest kind of personality for a litigator to prep for testimony. Once defense counsel Eric Nelson began confronting her with errors in her prior statement, she obviously realized she was unprepared and looked foolish. Clearly, saying “I did not review my statement” wasn’t going to do the trick. So, in her frustration, she started arguing with Nelson and defensively adding details that were not responsive to his questions — such as the explosive conclusion that she was angry at the time of the events in question because she had just watched the police murder Floyd. That, of course, is the central issue in the case, and one on which she is not competent to render an opinion, lacking both medical training and non-hearsay knowledge of what happened before she arrived on the scene just four minutes before the ambulance took Floyd away.
Hansen also has a service-rivalry chip on her shoulder. As a trained first responder, she perceives that the Floyd situation was botched. She has convinced herself that if 9-1-1 had been called, her fire department would have had responders on the scene within three minutes, the paramedics would have been close behind, and Floyd would have been saved. She therefore blames the police department and its dispatcher for mishandling the situation, with the result that the medics arrived too late. Hansen is emotionally invested, and self-restraint is not her strong suit, so she leaps to the conclusion that the police killed Floyd, and she wants the world to know that’s what she thinks — regardless of whether it’s admissible testimony.
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/441475/
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Gov. Tony Evers’ Mask Mandate
Jim Crow 2.0 will cost Georgia jobs and millions of $$$$
Microsoft and American Express became the latest major companies to express concern about Georgia's law curbing voting rights, which critics say will especially impact Black communities' voting access.
Our thought bubble, via Axios' Ina Fried: These corporations, many of which are based in Georgia, could have spoken up earlier when the law was being considered or before the governor signed. States often take cues from how hard businesses push back.
Activists pressed Georgia-based businesses to publicly oppose the legislation for weeks before it was signed into law, and are now calling for people to boycott the companies.
What they're saying:
Microsoft: "We are concerned by the law’s impact on communities of color, on every voter, and on our employees and their families.
"We share the views of other corporate leaders that it’s not only right but essential for the business community to stand together in opposition to the harmful provisions and other similar legislation that may be considered elsewhere."
American Express: "Ensuring equal and easy access to vote, for all those who are eligible to participate in each state, is critical to upholding the principles our country was founded upon," CEO Steve Squeri wrote on LinkedIn. "As a company and leadership team, we ... stand against any efforts to suppress voting which is a fundamental right that belongs to all Americans.
Coca-Cola: The Georgia law is "unacceptable" and "a step backwards," CEO James Quincey told CNBC Wednesday. "[It] is wrong and needs to be remedied, and we will continue to advocate for it both in private and now even more clearly in public."
Cisco: "Our vote is our voice, and everyone deserves the opportunity to be heard. Governments should be working to make it easier to vote, not harder," Cisco chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins tweeted. "Ensuring equal #VotingRights isn't a political issue, it's an issue of right and wrong."
Delta Airlines: "[I]t’s evident that the bill includes provisions that will make it harder for many underrepresented voters, particularly Black voters, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their representatives. That is wrong."
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) responded to Delta's opposition midday Wednesday saying: "Throughout the legislative process, we spoke directly with Delta representatives numerous times ... At no point did Delta share any opposition to expanding early voting, strengthening voter ID measures, increasing the use of secure drop boxes statewide, and making it easier for local election officials to administer elections.""Today's statement by Delta CEO Ed Bastian stands in stark contrast to our conversations with the company, ignores the content of the new law, and unfortunately continues to spread the same false attacks being repeated by partisan activists," Kemp added, per NBC News.
Home Depot: "We believe that all elections should be accessible, fair and secure and support broad voter participation. We’ll continue to work to ensure our associates, both in Georgia and across the country, have the information and resources to vote."
Citi Group: "We strongly oppose efforts to undermine the ability of Americans to avail themselves of this fundamental right."
BlackRock: "While BlackRock appreciates the importance of maintaining election integrity and transparency, these should not be used to restrict equal access to the polls."
AFLAC: "We remain committed to our previously stated principles that voting should be easy, accessible, secure and transparent."
72 Black executives, led by former American Express CEO Ken Chenault and outgoing Merck CEO Ken Frazier, also called on corporations to oppose voting restrictions in a historic open letter.
Civil rights groups clapped back immediately after the bill was signed, filing several lawsuits within the week.
Axios
"human infrastructure" Bidenian economic theory
From the day the former became a candidate he got you erect when he publicly announced that President Obama was born in Kenya.
Your own words matter
Sleepy Joe has created the best economic recovery in history.
S&P 500 rises lifted by tech shares, closes out best month since November.
Google confirmed Tuesday its massive Atlanta expansion is focused in Midtown.
The technology giant announced it will occupy 19 stories, or 500,000 square feet, of 1105 West Peachtree after initially suggesting it would take up five floors of the 31-story Midtown tower.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle previously reported on Google’s plans to occupy at least 470,000 square feet of the building. Google’s cost to build-out its office space could exceed $50 million, and the value of its long-term lease likely surpasses $300 million, according to market sources.
THWAP! THWAP!!
And Blaze is my browser and Bing my search engine
...when he publicly announced that President Obama was born in Kenya.
That came from the Queenie McCankles camp alky.
To say otherwise is to LIE.
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Sleepy Joe has created the best economic recovery in history.
Yep, by calling a lid every day at 11:15 AM while wearing two masks.
LOL.
THWAP!!!
You are nothing if not delusional alky.
"
Roger AmickMarch 31, 2021 at 3:05 PM
Sleepy Joe has created the best economic recovery in history"
Just making more shit up.
I'll bet it's because of the looming spontaneous african-american street festivals on the horizon.
Downtown Minneapolis loses first large employer in years
Portico Benefit Services is leaving downtown Minneapolis and relocating to Edina.
Why it matters: Downtown Minneapolis and its restaurants and retailers need all the workers they can keep as companies move to hybrid work models that will reduce the daily headcount in the city.
The details: Sources tell Axios that Portico, a benefits provider for employees of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, is leaving 60,000 square feet in RSM Plaza on Nicollet Mall.
Portico is leasing 25,000 square feet in the 7700 France building, which recently underwent a major renovation. The size difference in the two leases is further proof that companies need less space in a post-pandemic world.
"We found an alternative location that will allow for additional flexibility as we move to a more agile, hybrid work environment for the future," Portico CFO/COO Stacy Kruse said in an emailed statement.
Context: Portico is the first sizable company to leave downtown for the suburbs since TCF Financial departed in 2015 for Plymouth.
It's not clear exactly how many employees Portico has downtown, but the number is likely in the hundreds based on the space.
What we don't know: Exactly why Portico made the decision, other than that its lease was up.
The intrigue: The Minneapolis Downtown Council last summer warned that downtown could lose as many as 10,000 jobs due to public safety concerns and the City Council's talk of defunding police.
"I think we will hear of more," Downtown Council President Steve Cramer told Axios. "But it will be a lot less than we were fearful of."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/downtown-minneapolis-loses-first-large-112015639.html
Sleepy Joe is lying.
Pitching his $3 Trillion $ewer bill.
Roger Amick said...
Sleepy Joe has created the best economic recovery in history.
S&P 500 rises lifted by tech shares, closes out best month since November.
Who was president in November ?
THWAP !!!
you would think alky could learn, must like getting flogged.
I'll bet it's because of the looming spontaneous african-american street festivals on the horizon.
I Bet you will be wrong again......BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Who was president in November ?
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Sad..... S + P november 2020 11.9 % was beaten by Biden......LOLOLOLOLOLOL Trump a solid second!!!!!
"you would think alky could learn, must like getting flogged."
He lives for it.
best month since November.
4.2 percent (Biden Mar S&P 500) doesn't beat 11.9 % (assuming you are right on that)
Of course math is racist so you must fail that on purpose.
See you still love getting it up the ass VERY lo iq
ROFLMFAO !!!
KansasDemocrat said...
"you would think alky could learn, must like getting flogged."
He lives for it.
and VERY lo iq is even worse
Ned Ryun
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/nedryun/status/1377264766264217603
Hahahaha!!!
Smartest lib on the planet
Five Year head to head
HD 305.25 USD ⬆️128.45%
NOC 323.64 USD ⬆️ 61.36%
547 k dead americans thanx to trumps inaction......NWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanx Joe
yahoo.com/video/fed-raises-2021-gdp...
Fed raises 2021 GDP forecast to 6.5% from 4.2%. March 17, 2021, 11:32 AM
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Jim Crow 2.0 will cost Georgia jobs and millions of $$$$
Alky maybe if you can get out of your “facility” you and Martha Burk can protest The Masters next week. You know the dumb bitch that said The Masters was bigger than Augusta National and could be moved.
Let me know if you can make it. I have several agents that will give me tix to Tues and Wed practice rounds and par 3 tourney.
I’ll come with Heywood
There was the guy who held up a sign that said "Make Me Dinner" before shouting, "Oprah Rules!" as Burk addressed the protesters. (He later identified himself to one unfortunate reporter as "Heywood Jablome," that ubiquitous source who unfailingly turns up in some unsuspecting scribe's story every decade or so.)
..when he publicly announced that President Obama was born in Kenya.
Roger got really excited about this, but no longer gets erect. At least not according to certain ex-wives.
ommander-in-Thief BidenMarch 31, 2021 at 3:45 PM
best month since November.
4.2 percent (Biden Mar S&P 500) doesn't beat 11.9 % (assuming you are right on that)
Of course math is racist so you must fail that on purpose."
Did Denny respond to show you he was right?
Scott, he did not vomit foam, like you lied about. I watched it live.
He sobs and screams in terror throughout much of the footage, and at no point does he appear to pose any threat to the officers.
At the beginning of the footage, while Mr. Floyd is still in the driver’s seat, one officer curses at him while ordering him to keep his hands in sight — showing the immediate aggressiveness with which the police acted. As the officers order him to get out of the car, he appears to be scared that they will kill him if he moves; it is at this point that he starts saying, “Don’t shoot me.”
He also says tearfully, “I didn’t know, man,” possibly referring to the accusation that the $20 bill he had used was counterfeit.
As the officers try to push Mr. Floyd into the back seat of a police vehicle, the footage shows him screaming and saying repeatedly that he is claustrophobic and scared.
It also underscores the nonchalance with which Mr. Chauvin responded to Mr. Floyd’s obvious distress. As Mr. Floyd begs for his life and says he can’t breathe, the officer says, “Takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to say that.” When another officer says he can’t find Mr. Floyd’s pulse, Mr. Chauvin says simply, “Uh-huh.”
The videos — introduced during testimony by Lt. Jeff Rugel, a body camera expert, who explained how the Minneapolis Police Department’s body cameras worked and verified the legitimacy of the footage — provide additional, horrifying perspectives on events that the public has previously seen from one or two angles.
In all of them, one of the things that stands out most is the depth of Mr. Floyd’s terror as he begs for his life, again and again, for minute after agonizing minute.
“Please! Please! Please!” he screams between sobs. “Mama! Mama! Mama!”
“Mom, I love you,” he says at one point, and then: “Please. I can’t breathe.”
His voice becomes quieter and quieter as he loses consciousness.
Just another dead.................................mmm..........m...........................
As the officers try to push Mr. Floyd into the back seat of a police vehicle, the footage shows him screaming and saying repeatedly that he is claustrophobic and scared.
That’s fucking convenient
Idiot
A journeyman carpenter in California is
Average Journeyman Carpenter Hourly Pay in Los Angeles,
$39.49 / hour plus benefits, including health care and defined benefit pensions.
I wouldn’t get up in the morning for $80k
Pitiful
And I have a much lower rent and other standards of living, but I guess if that’s all you got
THWAP!!
Federal authorities have arrested Daniel Joseph Rodriguez, the 38-year-old Donald Trump fanatic who was identified as the man caught on camera assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. Rodriguez was indicted on eight counts and arrested Wednesday, according to court records.
Rodriguez was part of the mob that swarmed D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Mike Fanone, who pleaded for his life and suffered a mild heart attack. Rodriguez can be seen on video jabbing a small black device into Fanone’s neck — causing the officer to drop to the ground — before breaching the Capitol building and trying to smash out a window.
Fanone’s story went viral in the weeks following the insurrection. In media interviews, the father of four described being shocked with a stun gun and surrounded by rioters chanting, “Kill him with his own gun!” The identity of Fanone’s assailant remained unknown until a HuffPost investigation published Feb. 26 revealed that it was Rodriguez.
The national average is about $39,000.
Union jobs pay twice as much plus benefits asshole
Keep shipping willing illegals that will take those jobs, i and my kids will continue to use our educations and allow you dumbasses to continue funding Donks that are eroding your pay.
Do you get it yet?
THWAP! THWAP!!
"Union jobs pay twice as much plus benefits asshole" Roger
Which jobs are you applying that statement to?
KansasDemocrat said...
Did Denny respond to show you he was right?
He just BWAAAAAAA!!!'d and couldn't figure out that "since November" meant November was better.
I guess the left thinks English, math and logic are all racist.
They are probably scared to even think because in their mind that is racist.
The authors find that unionized workers earn on average 11.2% more in wages than nonunionized peers (workers in the same industry and occupation with similar education and experience).Aug 25, 2020"
Reality and Alky don't know each other.
The Three Socialist Stooges of CHT don't do facts or math or economics.
They excel at emotional outbursts and breakdowns.
The footage, particularly that from Lane’s camera, shows Floyd’s fearful and at times manic expression as officers attempt to place him in their vehicle. At one point he tells officers, “I’m scared as f***, man,” and repeatedly tells them he’s “not a bad guy.”
Thao’s footage gives a closer look at the officers’ interactions with a group of bystanders. In one segment, Thao engages in a back-and-forth with several witnesses who tell him Floyd can't breathe. “He’s talking, so he’s fine,” Thao responds.
Floyd’s death was declared a homicide by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, which concluded that the 46-year-old died from “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression.” The report also listed “other significant conditions,” including heart disease, fentanyl intoxication and “recent methamphetamine use.” Contibuted to his death. They did not kill him.
The ‘Insurrection’ Probe Is Falling Apart
The government has created, by their own overheated hyperbole, a nearly insurmountable obstacle to proving their initial accusations in court.
...
And that’s when the case against Munchel and Eisenhart began to fall apart. In fact, several cases now face an uphill battle as the Justice Department’s abusive overreach related to January 6 is exposed in federal court.
In a major blow to both prosecutors and judges who’ve signed off on dozens of orders to deny bail to Capitol breach defendants—including nonviolent offenders such as Munchel and Eisenhart—the D.C. Court of Appeals on March 26 asked a lower court to “consider anew the government’s motion for detention” for the pair.
The three judges carefully deconstructed the charges against mother and son, noting neither has been accused of violence such as assault or destruction of property. One judge argued the detention order should be reversed, not revisited. In his partial dissent, Judge Gregory Katsas took aim at the Justice Department’s exaggerated case.
“While there, they attempted neither violence nor vandalism,” Katsas wrote. “They searched for no Members of Congress, and they harassed no police officers. They found plastic handcuffs by chance, but never threatened to use them. Munchel’s threat to ‘break’ anyone who vandalized the Capitol was intended to prevent destruction and was addressed to no one in particular.”
Katsas detailed how both defendants fully cooperated with authorities, both were employed at the time of surrender—Eisenhart has been a nurse for 30 years—and neither has a criminal record with the exception of Munchel’s two marijuana possession charges from several years ago.
The only felony the government could come up with to charge Munchel and Eisenhart—who are being charged together—is “obstruction of an official proceeding,” which is an enhancement count filed against defendants charged with misdemeanors.
The appellate court order had a quick impact on other cases. That same day, another federal judge, citing the court’s opinion, challenged the Justice Department’s pre-trial detention motions for two members of the Oath Keepers, a group facing conspiracy charges for its role in the Capitol breach.
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta ordered the release of Donovan Crowl and Connie Meggs. (On March 24, Mehta released Laura Steele, a defendant in the Oath Keepers case, and on March 12, Mehta released an ailing 66-year-old veteran prosecutors accused, without evidence, of helping Oath Keepers plan to storm the building.) The government then withdrew its detention request for another Oath Keeper, Graydon Young, on March 29.
No Sedition Charges So Far
Despite heavy-handed threats and braggadocio about pending “sedition” cases, nearly three months later, the Justice Department has nothing even close to this boast—and their mouthpieces in the media are getting nervous.
...
Prosecutors had to walk back early claims of assasination plots against elected officials. The Justice Department is having a hard time building its conspiracy case against ten Oath Keepers. More than 300 people have been arrested but no one yet faces a charge of sedition.
Politico reporters just dropped the bad news that most protestors won’t face jail time.
“Although prosecutors have loaded up their charging documents with language about the existential threat of the insurrection to the republic, the actions of many of the individual rioters often boiled down to trespassing,” Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney admitted in an article published Tuesday, an observation American Greatness has been pointing out for weeks. “Justice Department prosecutors sent expectations sky-high in early statements and court filings, describing elaborate plots to murder lawmakers—descriptions prosecutors have tempered as new details emerged.”
The government also will have to contend with the long-term legal consequences of continuing to pursue obstruction charges that will criminalize future political dissent. As I explained in this column, the vague charge, initially aimed at white-collar criminals not political protesters, has been applied to more than 130 defendants so far.
But any conviction would codify its use against anyone who disrupts a government meeting or ceremony. “While violent assaults in the Capitol are rare, protests and acts of civil disobedience—such as disrupting congressional hearings or even House and Senate floor sessions, are more common,” Politico admitted. “That means prosecutors and judges will have to weigh how much more punishment a Trump supporter who invaded the Capitol during the Electoral College count deserves than, say, an anti-war protester chanting at a CIA confirmation hearing or a gun-control advocate shouting in the middle of the State of the Union address.”
whole article:https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/30/the-insurrection-probe-is-falling-apart/
The U.S. Census Bureau lists the annual real median personal income at $35,977 in 2019
Union carpenters make over twice the average asshole kputz
As even roger has now noted with his own commentary spliced onto a news article "They did not kill him."
Guess the prosecution has proved reasonable doubt and the defense may not even have to present a case.
ROFLMFAO !!!
The Fake News of the Washington Post,tear apart part of his plan.
Biden is using fuzzy math to say the plan is paid for.
The standard way to look at spending like this is to add up how much it costs over a decade and how much of that cost is paid for over the same 10-year window. The proposed tax hikes generate only about $1.5 trillion over a decade, meaning this plan would add close to $1 trillion to the U.S. debt.
“Put another way, roughly half of the spending will be paid for,” said Shai Akabas, director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
The proposal calls for about $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years, yet it would take 15 years for the proposed tax increases to generate that amount of money. That’s not how budgeting normally works.
The White House is already getting criticized for portraying this as a plan that is “paid for” by tax increases, when the numbers don’t actually add up.
American Greatness is a fucking joke
thebradfordfile
https://twitter.com/thebradfordfile/status/1377078424150376451
Biden has created a humanitarian crisis at the border during a freaking pandemic in two months in office.
We are governed by idiots.
Roger Amick said...
American Greatness is a fucking joke
roger places American Greatness at the level of the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN.
I'd say much higher but he's entitled to his opinion.
He may get one right sometime.
Floyd’s death was declared a homicide .
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Always Wrong Roger is again, yes, spectacularly wrong.
"The U.S. Census Bureau lists the annual real median personal income at $35,977 in 2019
Union carpenters make over twice the average"
Nope. US Census = "$43,023 /year, National Average , Tradesman : Carpenter."
✔ off another Area Roger knows exactly Zero about, Carpenters Pay.
I see roger has imploded with a cum-allah cackle
ROFLMFAO !!!
Michael Fraser
https://twitter.com/Frasmich/status/1377248282674618369
Andrew Cuomo’s Hate Crimes Task Force investigates a vicious attack on an Asian-American woman.
Only to find Andrew Cuomo’s Parole Board allowed the suspect, a convicted murderer, back on the streets.
He's the democrat "gold standard" of a governor
Roger , I can always smoke you out and get you to say something spectacularly stupid.
"Roger AmickMarch 31, 2021 at 6:59 PM
American Greatness is a fucking joke"
I have been blessed and have traveled into 8 other nation States.
The USA stands alone as Great.
KansasDemocrat said...
Always Wrong Roger is again, yes, spectacularly wrong.
well he's consistent
and proud to be in a room with a tv
and wifi !!!
"He (Alky) may get one right sometime."
I have seen him post since "Bush SOARS".
He has yet to be right.
He has fallen into disrepair.
"well he's consistent
and proud to be in a room with a tv"
Commander-in-Thief Biden
We have an update, Roger told us he is a big boy now, he pays for his own "juices".
Imagine you are 71 years old and your newest success is paying for his "juices".
and wifi !!!"
The footage, particularly that from Lane’s camera, shows Floyd’s fearful and at times manic expression as officers attempt to place him in their vehicle. At one point he tells officers, “I’m scared as f***, man,” and repeatedly tells them he’s “not a bad guy
Well then it's up to the cops to just let him go...
I mean he said he wasn't a bad guy? What more did they want?
They should just put those cops in the electric chair right now and pull the switch. Imagine arresting a repeat felon for passing bad money and wandering around high on Fentanyl, Meth, Pot, and who knows what else. Who do they think that they are anyways?
"he’s “not a bad guy" He lied
He was a piece of sub-human shit.
Jamie ignored his own post.
"JamesNewLeaf March 31, 2021 at 8:28 AM
DON'T KEEP TRYING TO IGNORE WHAT REALLY IS GOING ON
AND WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT"
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