Dry Wit Wonk

21 Nov 2024

Pretty cool that I can cosplay as the best of both worlds... erm... universes... franchises. Whatever. #StarTrek #Pike #StarWars #LukeSkywalker

Had to be done. #Duke

It is done! #Vote 🌊

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

#KatieZacharia has claimed multiple times that she has worked as a corporate lawyer. Time to find out where she was practicing law without a license and prosecute.

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Mark Hamill

THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE MOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN U.S. HISTORY. IF WE ALL VOTE. 🗳️ #AccountabilityIsComing11/3/26

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Mark Hamill

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Memorable Presidential Quotes In History From FDR: "The only thing we have to fear... is fear itself." From JFK: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." From our Vulgarian-In-Chief:

americanbar.orgThe Trump Administration’s Rampant Pay-to-Play Corruption Threatens Our DemocracyMore than any president in recent history, Trump caters to the wealthiest and most powerful, as long as they are willing to pay for the privilege.

Did you or did you not foil the plans of our evil leader Aku? Sir, that was Samurai Jack.

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Christopher Webb

@cwebbonline.com

Replying to @cwebbonline.com

This article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident

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RESIST | FIGHT™

@resistfight.com

LAPD cops working for ICE contractors off duty — while the department fights to keep its moonlighting records hidden. That is the accusation now being leveled directly at LAPD leadership after a judge ordered the records turned over.

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Christopher Webb

@cwebbonline.com

18 Sept

This pretty much captures our insane reality 🏆 No notes.

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

17 Sept

I can't stop making Dad jokes. I think I have a comic illness.

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Michael Warburton

10 Sept

He NEVER went up his own ass, and for a global Hollywood superstar that is a very very rare thing. A visibly moved HARRISON FORD accepting his AFI Life Achievement Award in L.A earlier this year.

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JudyJaguarianJetta

@judyjagurianjetta.bsky.social

9 Sept

If a man murders his wife the average sentence is 2-3 years If a wife murders her husband (usually after domestic abuse) the average sentence is 19 yrs Men are responsible for 90% of domestic abuse Maybe Just maybe women aren't the unstable moody ones 😒

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

6 Sept

Heard at #Disneyland / California Adventures today: "We're sorry, but Cars Radiator Springs Racers is out of service because someone stood up in Tiana's Bayou Adventures again."

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Mark Hamill

4 Sept

Oh NOOOOO. I never missed her show!!! I never watched it, so I've never missed it. <rimshot> Thank you ladies & gentlemen, I'll see myself out...

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸

@gtconway.bsky.social

3 Sept

Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social

29 Aug

Why rename #LakeOntario when Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that is entirely within the US? Wouldn't it make more sense to rename Lake Michigan to Lake America? Then I also wonder what MAGA Michiganders would think of having their lake renamed. I'll bet it wouldn't go over too well.

25 Aug

Dolly Parton didn't take any guff from Trump or MAGA. I fucking dare Trump to talk shit about her the way he did with Mueller or Reiner. I may not like country music, but EVERYBODY loved Dolly. #RIPDolly

8 Aug

Just Captain Pike checking out the Enterprise blueprints at #STLV60!

8 Aug

Don't forget your completely innocent tiki shirt when at #STLV60!

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝

@sundaedivine.lol

7 Aug

“Minus 23,000 jobs” is a weird way to spell “economic boom.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

CNBC on the July jobs report: "Minus -- minus! -- 23,000 on non-farm payrolls. That would be the second worst number of the year ... revisions -- another whopper! Minus 103,000 ... average hourly earnings -- big miss!"

bit.lySenate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questionsDr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

6 Aug

It's that time of year again, for sci-fi lovers who embrace IDIC. #STLV60

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Allison Gill

@muellershewrote.com

6 Aug

Showing up and taking the 5th is not contemptuous, it’s a constitutional right. NOT showing up at all like Jim Jordan didn’t when he was subpoenaed? THAT is contempt.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: A Senate committee votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at COVID hearing.

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God

@thegodshow.com

24 July

Andy Beshear should say he spoke to Mitch for 20 minutes and Mitch told him to appoint someone else. Prove him wrong, Mitch. Prove him wrong.

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Angry Byrd

@tylerbigbyrd.bsky.social

17 July

The new evidence of voter fraud presented in the speech

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸

@nothoodlum.bsky.social

17 July

“You said the 2020 election was rigged by either Venezuela or China. When you called that fella in Georgia pleading for 11,780 votes, was that part of the rigging, or part of the 6-year investigation? Just one more thing, sir, who was president while all this rigging took place?”

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Data4Miles

@datafourmiles.bsky.social

14 July

Replying to @meidastouch.com

Gov Joe Lombardo, former law enforcement officer, 31st governor of Nevada since 2023, 2015 - 2023, 17th sheriff of Clark County, serving 34-years in law enforcement He should have taken his ticket as an example of owning your own actions. But here we are.

While the internet is currently swirling with intense rumors about the health of #MitchMcConnell following his June 14 hospitalization, his office maintains that he is alive, improving, and working with staff. However, if we treat a **purely hypothetical legal thought experiment**—

Hiding a death to delay that inevitable political explosion would mean the conspirators were actively subverting state succession laws.

The preceding was generated by Gemini AI when asked if laws were broken if McConnell is actually dead.

Under the current law, if a vacancy occurs, the Governor *must* choose a replacement from a list of three names submitted by the state executive committee of the departing Senator's political party (in this case, the Kentucky GOP).

Gov Beshear has publicly questioned the constitutionality of this law. If a vacancy is officially declared, it is highly expected to trigger a swift, aggressive legal battle over whether the Governor can ignore the restriction and appoint whoever he wants, or if he must stick to the GOP's shortlist.

### Why the Kentucky Governor Matters Most The specific mention of the Governor of Kentucky is crucial here because of a massive political chess match over how McConnell's seat would be filled.

In 2021, Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature passed a law stripping Democratic Governor Andy Beshear of his power to independently choose a replacement for a vacant Senate seat.

### 4. "Weekend at Bernie's" Pitfalls in the Senate Could they vote? Absolutely not. While staff can handle a lot of day-to-day office work, **a Senator must be physically present on the Senate floor to cast a vote.**

His staff cannot vote by proxy for him. In fact, his office recently confirmed that while he is recovering, "he will not be voting this week"—precisely because proxy voting is banned in the Senate.

Under federal law, if a Senate seat becomes vacant, the executive authority (the Governor) must be officially notified so they can issue a writ of election or make a temporary appointment.

Actively conspiring to prevent the Governor from executing their constitutional duty could be prosecuted as a conspiracy to obstruct official government proceedings.

* **Concealing a Body:** Actively hiding a deceased person to prevent law enforcement or officials from discovering the death is a criminal offense in almost every jurisdiction (often classified as "abuse of a corpse" or "concealing a death").

### 3. Obstruction of Justice and Official Proceedings Hiding a vacancy from the Governor of Kentucky directly interferes with constitutional and statutory duties.

### 2. State Laws Regarding the Abuse/Concealment of a Corpse Because McConnell's recent medical emergency occurred at his home in Washington, D.C., D.C. local laws would apply to the physical handling of his remains.

* **Failure to Report a Death:** Legally, when a person dies at home, medical professionals or a medical examiner must be notified to issue a death certificate.

* **Theft of Public Funds / Wire Fraud:** If staff members continue to draw the Senator's taxpayer-funded salary, submit fraudulent expense reports, or sign off on official disbursements under the Senator's name, they are committing federal fraud.

* **Forgery:** Faking a Senator’s signature on official documents, constituent letters, or Senate records is a federal crime.

Hiding a senator's death wouldn't just be a political scandal; it would cross into serious criminal territory. Several laws and legal principles would likely be broken:

### 1. Fraud and Financial Crimes If a Senator is dead, they are no longer an employee of the U.S. government.