Today’s Poser

Closing arguments for trials traditionally start with the prosecution followed by the defense. In Trump’s “hush money” trial, Judge Juan Merchan has reversed this order … the prosecution is going last. Pilgrim, do I need to explain why?

Afterward: And look to this judge to lean heavily on the scales with his instructions to the jurors. For shame!

After Afterward: Although Judge Merchan  has restricted the lawyers’ closing arguments from discussing the law … “that’s my job” … he allowed the prosecution to do so, over the defense’s objection, when they made their closing argument … the same case that I made in the blog  post — Setting the Table.

Sometimes I think I should have been a lawyer.

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Quantum Computer Simulation

If Elon Musk is right and we all are just living in a giant quantum computer simulation … having Biden as president is a clear indication that its programmers are fucking with us.

SRAND UP TO BEING FUCKED WITH!

Star-crossed

Joe Biden is so star-crossed that the Hayden Planetarian has taken to projecting his headshot on its “universe” ceiling.

Afterward: His 320 million dollar Gaza pier fiasco has broken up and is sinking!

STAND UP TO STUPIDITY!

Lawfare

 

Does anyone really believe that all the Democrat lawfare interfering with Trump’s presidential campaign … Jack Smith’s secret document and insurrection indictments, Trump’s prosecutions in Atlanta and Manhattan … as well as the ludicrous civil suits … are legit? And is there any doubt that the Jan 6 Special Committee and more than 1,200 DC prosecutions have been cut out of the same corrupt perversion of justice?

STAND UP TO LAWFARE!

Headlines

 

U.S. assures Europe: We’ll keep sending you gas, we promise

The time is ‘ripe’ to cut interest rates next week, European Central Bank’s Rehn says

Biden gaffing so frequently the White House can barely keep up

Lagging in polls, desperate UK Conservatives pitch national service at 18 …

Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan to resume trilateral meeting

Some employers are reluctant to hire college graduates who attended pro-Palestinian protests, survey

Biden has his own ‘please clap’ moment at West Point

‘General Hospital’ actor shot and hilled after theft gone wrong in downtown LA …

Climate change forcing changes to transportation industry, Pete Buttigieg says

Chinese companies are going global, Morgan Stanley says

Tom Cotton emerging as a top contender to be Trump’s VP pick 

Battle over Musk’s $56 billion payday intensifies …

 STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Interesting Factoids

 

Two and a half years ago the Democrats enacted a $7.5 billion slush fund to build  EV charging stations around the country. According to our tepid Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, over this period, our crony capitalists have actually built eight … around $1 billion per charging station. And also according to prickly Pete we are committed to building 500,000 of these “climate savers” by 2030.

Using my feeble brain calculator, this means that we wil have to build over 7,500 per month  … and the total cost of this insanity will approximate $500 trillion.

Our 2023 GDP in current dollars was $27.36 trilliiion.

STAND UP TO GOVERNMENT INSANITY!

More Cute Animals

From daily timewaster blog

Better than most kids …

STAND UP ON SCOOTERS!

Out of Sorts

The world is acting like it ate too much pepperoni pizza and can’t find the Pepto-Bismol.

STAND UP TO DYSPEPSIA!

Setting the Table

Michael Cohen pleading guilty to the non-provable crime of election interference over 5 years ago … see; ABC News story. Seems to me an elaborate setup for what will be the prosecution’s argument in Trump’s hush money trial wrap-up this week.

If Cohen was guilty, Trump must also be.

STAND UP TO THE SETUP!

Headlines

 

‘He’s more delusional than I throught’: Libertarians jeer Trump during convention speech

Elon Musk plans AI supercomputer, The Information reports

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith seeks gag order for Trump in classified documents case

Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin heading back to Walter Reed

Muslim activists lead ‘Abandon Biden’ efforts in 9 swing states

WHO pandemic talks end without a deal. Governments to decide next steps

European banks in Russia face an ‘awful lot of risk’, Yellen says

Tulsi Gabbard is reportedly out of Veepstakes

Vivek reportedly booed for hyping Trump to Libertarians … …

Europe left worried by U.S. plan on Russian assets to pay for Ukraine

U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in a single day

Trump says Nikki Haley might have a spot in his administration

NOT FUNNY; Dave Chappell accuses Israel of genocide during blistering stand-up in Abu Dabi …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Interesting Factoids

From Mostly Cajun blog

The hidden Biden tax on those making less than $400k.

STAND UP TO JOE BUDEN!

Today’s Poser

 

How much Biden dissonance does it take to persuade never-Trumpers of the madness of their wayward ways? — Fletcher

Afterward: Even Nikki Haley eventually came around.

STAND UP FOR AMERICA FIRST!

Memorial Day

 

French cemetery for American soldiers

Behind every cross lies a name and a story …

STAND UP FOR OUR HEROS!

Trump’s Libertarian Speech

Can we say Sons of Liberty? No matter … Trump always brings it.

(although, I would love to know what the beef is?)

Afterward: Here’s possibly a clue … (Dave Smith)

STAND UP FOR FREEDOM!

Dr. Seuss

From Mostly Cajun blog

STAND UP FOR GENITALIA!

Headlines

 

The scramble to suck up to Trump

Google’s AI Overview is catching heat for some obvious factual errors

Biden nominee greenlit secret search of journo’s emails over Ashley Biden’s diary

Xi Jinping invites American tourists to save China’s sinking economy

Uvalde families sue Meta and ‘Call of Duty’ publisher over alleged links to gun violence

Trump Social struggles to grow its US user base, new data on Trump Media app shows

Hunter Biden is in court in Deleware

China stages missile attacks and bombing runs on Taiwan

Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman will back Trump

Yellen sees no ‘showstoppers’ G7 Ukraine loan backed by Russian asset earnings

Biden’s further depletion of Strategic Oil Reserves unlikely to impact gas prices

Are Russia and NKorea planning ‘October surprise’ that aids Trump?

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

D.E.I. Insanity

D.E.I insanity is endemic in America.

Diversity — 

Equity — 

Inclusion — 

STAND UP TO D.E.I. IMSANITY!

The Verdict

My odds:

60% —  Guilty

35% — Hung jury

5% — Not guilty

If a hung jury, DA Bragg will start new trial within days.

Afterward — poll results on CNN Smerconish show:

45% —  Guilty

44% — Hung jury

9% — Not guilty

STAND UP FOR JUSTICE!

Powerline Pic

STAND UP TO CLIMATE CRAZIES!

More Newspeak

Misguided Michigan lawmakers have fucked with our language again … as no longer can Ganders refer to criminals or convicted criminals as “criminals.” They are now “justice impacted individuals.” 

I think those impacted are really the criminal victims … no?

STAND UP TO NEWSPEAKERS!

Headlines

 

Ohio governor calls special session to pass legislation insuring Biden is on the 2024 ballot 

Advertisers boost spending at retailers like Walmart and Amazon as TV shrinks

Biden campaign seeks ‘meme manager’ in desperate bid to regain your support

Governor Hochul calls New Yorkers who turn out for Trump Bronx rally ‘clowns’

Newsom signs bill allowing Arizona abortion doctors to work in California

Sudden consumer crunch sends ocean freight rates soaring, setting off global trade alarm bells

Senate again blocks border bill with support lost from both parties

Florida hurricane forecast to the max

Louisiana is set to make possessing abortion pills without a prescription punishable by up to 10 years in prison

Russia cannot swallow the West whole, Orban says, G7 finance chiefs meet with Ukraine on agenda

Norfolk Southern to pay $310 million settlement for East Palestine train derailment  disaster

China warns of ‘Taiwanwar’ as military drills encircle island …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Powerline Chart

 

Times are achanging …

STSND UP FOR FEMALES!

Crimes Against Humanity

Irony of ironies

Pilgrim, it’s hard to envision more condensed evil than found in Dr. Anthony Fauci … see Newsweek article.

Afterward:

STAND UP TO 8 MILLION DEATHS!

LOL

 

From Woodsterman blog

STAND UP TO SRORMY WEATHER!

Headlines

 

Nigel Farage won’t stand in UK election because Trump is higher priority

Nvidia shows no signs of AI slowdown after over 400% increase in data center business

House Republicans say new evidence ‘indisputably’ proves Hunter Biden lied under oath multiple times

China begins military drills around Taiwan as ‘punishment’ … Vows blood of ‘independence’ forces …

Kenya to get major non-NATO ally status during president’s U.S. state visit

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says can’t rule out ‘hard landing’ for the U.S., stagflation will be ‘worst outcome’

Nikki Haley backs Trump 2024

More Alito flag drama … MAGA infiltrates highest court …  

Federal judge blocks key part of DeSantis anti-immigration law

Moscow says it will respond to Norway’s decision to block entry to most Russian tourists

Rep. Stefanik alleges major conflicts of interest in Trump trial

SpaceX launches first satellites for new spy constellation …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Pandered-in-Chief

Joe Biden has a cynical strategy to get re-elected in November … buy votes with our money or security;

* Forgiving student loans

* Opening our borders

* Releasing gasoline reserves

* Releasing strategic petroleum reserves

* Bringing in thousands of Palestinian immigrants

* Legalizing marijuana

* Paying for birth control and abortions

* Hiring youths for American Climate Corps

* Huge deficit welfare spending

* Using gov’t employees for voter registration and ballot harvesting.

STAND UP TO VOTE BUYING!

No Surprise

Significant sun spot activity … solar flares … auroras as far south as Florida. Should anyone be surprised that our weather might be a tad hotter for a while?

STAND UP TO CLIMATE CRAZIES!

Woodsterman Pic

 

STAND UP TO TECHIE PUKES!

Headlines p

 

Ireland and other European nations to recognize Palestine

Target’s earnings miss, sales fall as customers buy fewer groceries and home goods

Revealed: Biden FBI authorized use of deadly force in Mar-a-Largo raid

Lara Trump is taking the reins, and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law’s image

Netanyahu compares himself to FDR and Churchill, blasts ICC decision

Biden administration to forgive $7.6 billion in student debt for more than 160,000 borrowers

Klaus Schwab resigns as World Economic Forum chairman

HOT SUMMER; Labor strikes could disrupt air travel …

Giuliani pleads not guilty in Arizona election interference case

UK inflation comes in hotter than expected, slashing June rate cit bets

Poll reveals that Tim Scott as Vice President pick helps Trump with voters the most

Revealed: Egypt blew up [Gaza] ceasefire deal …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Trump’s Lawfare Minefield

If Trump survives the Biden lawfare minefield and gets re-elected president, he really should seek punishment for his tormentors for the sake of preserving justice in the election process.

Afterward: Merrick Garland being at  the top of a long list.

STAND UP TO LAWFARE!

Interesting Factoid

 

Contrary to the popular narrative: 

Sex change surgery raises suicide risk 12-fold

STAND UP FOR TRANSGENDER TRUTHS!

Headlines

 

Climate, abortion and ‘junk fees’: Where Biden’s agencies are trying to Trump-proof

JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon signals retirement is closer than ever

Prosecution rests case in New York City Trump trial

Tesla shareholder group calls for vote AGAINST Musk’s $56 billio payday …

Trump Media and Technology Group lost more than $300 million in first public quarter

Tesla Fremont factory suffers another fire, investigation underway

Condolences pour in from world leaders for the ‘Butcher of Tehran’

Elvis Graceland set to be sold off at foreclosure auction?

Biden’s top military adviser chides Israel for losing ground to Hamas

Kremlin says Zelensky asked the West to get more involved due to battlefield troubles

At least 3 dead following attempted coup in Democratic Republic of Congo, allegedly involving Americans

Florida’s 125% surge in property-insurance rates sows havoc …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Nistakgia

Burlesque in the 1950s … in this case Lili St. Cyr. See: Her Wikipedia entry. Pretty tame huh?

Would Stormy approve?

STAND UP FOR STRIP TEASE!

Hair

Pilgrim, I’ve always found it curious over the world’s obsession with hair … the Muslim’s insistence that women’s hair be covered …the subject of a Broadway musical … the amount of money and effort paid on one’s coif by famous people … some men’s obsession with women’s flowing locks … even the current banishment of underarm and pubic hair, even on men.

There must be some deep-seated reason for this sartorial focus  … but it escapes me …

STAND UP TO OBSESSIONS!

Headlines

 

Trump claims he wants to testify at his trial. No one else thinks he should.

Soaring debt and deficits causing worry about threats to the economy and markets

House Republicans prepare alternative plan to gain Hur audios

Pope: ‘We have to get our hearts to feel again’

Infected blood: UK reckons with its worst health scandal

Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian killed in helicopter crash, state media says

‘Never Biden’ voters are more numerous than ‘Never Trumpers’

Americans down on economy with inflation topping concerns …

Schumer: Senate will take up stand-alone [failed] border bill this week

Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te urges China to stop its ‘political and military intimidation’

Trump warns of ‘death of American dream’ as inflation persists

Diddy sorry … Chaims ‘therapy’ after beat down …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

The “I” Words

The Biden administration has added one more condition to their debate demands— Trump cannot use the “I” words: inflation, immigration, Iran, interest [rates], insurrection [not], infanticide, indebtedness, illegals, Israel, intifada, instability, idiot or influence [peddling].

STAND UP TO THE “I” WORDS!

More Cute Animals

From Woodsterman blog

Smells too good to eat …

STAND UP FOR TULIPS!

Hara-Kari

 

It’s been said that politicians would sell their first-born in order to hold onto their office. Well Pilgrim, this obviously does not apply to swampy Republicans who are falling over themselves to thwart Trump’s takeover of their party. There have been three GOP representatives … McCarthy, Buck, Gallagher leaving a majority of one … with others possible …  threatening their majority.

Although this creates difficult times for the current Republicans, it likely means that, were Trump re-elected, he would have a more loyal party.

STAND UP TO GOP HARA-KARI!

Headlines

 

Ukraine’s Zelensky rejects Macron’s Olympic truce proposal

Media giants lean on sports as Hollywood strikes still loom over content slates

Trump demands Biden take drug test before first presidential debate

[Trump] Afraid to take the stand?

Member of Israel’s war cabinet says he’ll quit government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan

Some consumers are punting  off big purchases like pools and mattresses

Morehouse College president: Ceremonies will be immediately called off if pro-Hamas demonstrators disrupt Biden’s commencement speech

As America’s global hegemony ends, multi-alignment commences …

Trump at NRA convention floats a three-term presidency

Rudy Giuliani is served indictment papers at his own birthday party, after mocking Arizona’s attorney general

Biden campaign reportedly urged CNN to promise RFK Jr. wouldn’t be allowed to participate in debate

Houston grapples with heat, power outages after major storm …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Apt Analogy

 

Guess who the snake and the old woman are?Maybe the viper should read this poem too … use your imagination!

STAND UP TO VIPERS!

My AI Hope

 

My sincere hope for the future of generative AI is not at all frightening … it’s pretty modest. My expectation is that one of these GPT models will end up being a higher-quality search engine … providing intelligent and less-biased reference to the internet universe … and replace that POS search engine that Google now offers.

STAND UP TO GOOGLE!

Headlines

 

RFK Jr. uses major cash infusion by his running mate to fund ballot access efforts

As Tesla layoffs continue, here are 600 jobs the company cut in California

61 House Democrats vote in opposition to resolution condemning violence against law enforcement

Biden rejects more Trump debates

State Department issues unusual worldwide LGBTQ+ travel alert

OpenAI dissolves team focused on long-term AI risks, less than one year after announcing it

Biden speeds up asylum process for illegals headed to NYC, LA and Chicago

Vicious Diddy … Cruel in Century City …

Conservative activist’s son sentenced to 4 years in prison for ‘relentless’ attack on Capitol

World’s top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested on charges of assaulting officer at PGA event

Biden set to outpace Trump in judicial appointments

Xi and Putin go for TWO hugs …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Obvious Truth

Anyone who still supports Biden is either hopelessly delusional or a naive masochist.

STAND UP FOR ENLIGHTENMENT!

Powerline Pic

STAND UP FOR JAVIER MILEI!

Another Box to Check

 

I bet you thought that the Dems had run out of boxes for their candidates to check when running for office  … female, non-white, gay, foreign-born and, recently, trans. You thought that was the full slate?

Hold on Pilgrim … there’s a new box … ADHD ...  or neurologicaly woke. Angela Alsobrooks has won the Democrat primary for its open Maryland Senate seat … as a black woman with ADHD. She will face off against Republican ex-Governor Larry Hogan in November. That extra checked box has gotta help.

What’s the next box the Dems will try to use to get elected … bad breath?

STAND UP TO HALITOSIS!

Headlines

Aid for Gaza will soon flow from completed pier project, Pentagon says

Affluent consumers are creating a ‘bubble’ at Walmart, warns former U.S. CEO Bill Simon

Gov. Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder for killing Black Luves Matter rioter despite clearly acting in self defense

White House defends Biden blocking release of Special Counsel recordings

Elon Musk is getting under government’s shin

Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination over call about Stormy Daniels

VP Harris ‘jokes to friends’ about running for governor of California if White House lost … in bid to further destroy once great state

Dow 40,000!

RFK Jr.’s Vice President candidate drops $8 million more into campaign

Russia makes further gains in Kharkiv, massive Ukraine drone attack causes power outages in Crimea

SCOTUS rules the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will live another day

Trippin: Musk says people will be living in cities on Mars in 30 years …

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Apt analogy

 

Lower than a snake’s belly.

STAND UP FOR AMERICA FIRST,

Cult of Personality?

No … no … a cult of good policies!

Afterward: Biden wouldn’t know a good policy if its hair smelled good.

SRAND UP FOR MAGA POLICIES!