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Georgia is polling at around the same margin as NJ. Likely a waste of time for Biden here.

Where's Iranian version of Snake Plissken when you need him?

"There was an accident about an hour ago.  A small jet went down inside New York City. The President was on board."             

"President of what?"

"That's not funny, Plissken. You go in, find the President and bring him out in 24 hours and you're a free man."

"24 hours, huh?"

"I'm making you an offer."

"Bullsh**t."

"Straight just like I said."

"I'll think about it."

"No time.  Give me answer."

"Get a new president."

"We're still at war, Plissken. We need him alive."

"I don't give a f**k about your war... or your president."

Bidens also opened offices in Florida. If we go by where he's opened offices, then the map is wider than we think. But I suspect it might just be the campaigns strategy of apparently spreading itself out among a large number of states.

MN is polling around Biden +2, while Florida is polling around Trump +8. Though MN is unlikely to be the tipping point state unless we see a gigantic urban-rural depolarization.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. There is nothing else I wish to say that complies with the TOS.

I know there will be champagne corks going off in Washington and Tel Aviv, but this is very sad. He was the legitimate head of state on a diplomatic mission. And the world has only Iran's restraint to thank for the fact that WWIII didn't break out after the wanton attack on its embassy last month.

His legacy is akin to pinochet, screw him.

Ironic than that he would be killed due to a helicopter incident.

Pinochet spirit came back from heaven to kill one more person by a helicopter incident.

[Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won’t testify in New York trial]

Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won’t testify in New York trial
Awaiting final word from the mercurial defendant, the judge is proceeding as if Trump will not take the stand.

After brashly declaring he wanted to testify in his criminal trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that Donald Trump will do so, as the jury seems poised to hear closing arguments next week.

Defendants rarely testify in their own defense, because their lawyers advise them that the risks of doing so, particularly when it comes to being questioned by prosecutors under oath, are simply too great.

Even so, defense attorneys often try to hold out until the last possible minute to say whether their client will testify, hoping to keep prosecutors guessing.

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Four people close to the former president said next week’s plan does not include him testifying, and they expect the jury to start deliberating later in the week. Trump is famously mercurial and could always demand to testify, some of these people said, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. Todd Blanche, a lawyer for Trump, declined to comment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/18/trump-trial-testifying/


Not a surprise, but it's still his decision to make and he insisted on testifying in 2 recent civil trials.

Argentinian president Javier Milei came to Spain, in order to attend a Vox festival with Marine Le Pen on Madrid. Despite he is the highest authority in Srgentina and is visiting a friendly country, he did not meet with King Felipe nor the PM Pedro Sánchez. Javier Molei opted to speak on the Vox campaign act instead. Appatently he insulted Pedro Sánchez and his wife, which is something our Foreign Affairs minister deems "unprecedented in the history of internacional relationships". Spain has recalled the ambassafor in Buenos Aires. Milei has triggered a serious diplomatic crisis,  apparently

https://twitter.com/carlosecue/status/1792231782080815491?t=gPaE_wx4qBRvm1qJDsRV...

Times of Hatred

I really do not think either Burgum or Scott bring anything to the table for Trump.  Last time Pence calmed the fears of religious conservatives but Trump is such a known commodity now, that neither of these will bring anything new.  The one weakness Trump has is with woman/suburban voters.  The VP pick will be a female and, with Noem gone, only Haley and Stefanik realistically remain.

Elise Stefanik then. 

Bidens also opened offices in Florida. If we go by where he's opened offices, then the map is wider than we think. But I suspect it might just be the campaigns strategy of apparently spreading itself out among a large number of states.

I was baptized Episcopal. My parents were of different denomination (Dad was Presbyterian, Mom was Catholic) and so they "met in the middle" denominationally speaking. I've believe in a creator of the universe, the maker of all things visible and invisible.

During the pandemic I felt the urge to re-discover my faith, as I was more of a Deist than anything else. I believed in God but organized religion wasn't something I was super into. I became much more interested in liturgical worship, and found that immensely fulfilling. This is what drew me to the Anglo-Catholic church I attend, which I've gone to since 2021.