David Nelson

David Nelson

@dtnelson.bsky.social

Former local political guy. Delegate to '08 & '12 GOP Nat'l Conventions; Rules Committee 2012. Retired aeronautical engineer. Purdue alum. Always #NeverTrump. Located in Seattle USA.

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As Rep. Max Miller campaigns for a third term, a trove of court and police records obtained by Mother Jones details allegations of physical abuse, drug use, and misogyny raised during a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife.

motherjones.comAssault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max MillerPolice reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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This is legit wild. One of the Trumpiest GOP kooks we’ve had holding high office here in Texas makes an absolute spot-on, beautiful, non-partisan call for government transparency against the governor’s attempt to hide his emails with Elon Musk.

Txnewsprincess@txnewsprincess.bsky.social

Since so many missed it, let me share it without comment:

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Intimate?

CALL TO ACTIVISM@calltoactivism.bsky.social

🚨 BREAKING: Travis County judge granted Gina Hinojosa's request to inspect Greg Abbott's unredacted Musk emails. Judge Mauzy set Thursday 10 AM as the DEADLINE for Abbott to let her see them. Abbott tried to keep them hidden, calling them "intimate and embarrassing."

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don't worry the NYT had 320 entire words on it

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

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It turns out punishing coup plotters actually is an effective deterrent!

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🚨BREAKING: We have moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining Trump from continuing to unconstitutionally impose themselves upon election administration procedures that the Constitution and federal law assign to the States.

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In a scathing opinion, Judge Ana Reyes concludes that the Trump admin. had settled on a plan to turn East Potomac Park into the elite golf course Trump has been wanting to see built in D.C., all while DOJ represented in court that nothing happening, including DOI felling 400+ trees, was related.

nytimes.comJudge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park (Gift Article)A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course.

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The good news is that we are winning in court. The bad news is that we have to win every case. Trump only needs to subvert one election to break democracy.

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I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

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The Trump administration now holds equity stakes in 40 private companies. And politicians on both sides of the aisle are planning to build on the precedent. Cato's Tad DeHaven explains why this is a bipartisan threat to free enterprise. #CatoRFE https://ow.ly/ZBNI51015Gl

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BREAKING: We're asking the Office of Special Counsel & State Dept IG to investigate reports that diplomats' promotions hinge on how they vote & who they donate to If true, that's a political loyalty test & the law bars it @democracydefendersfund.org complaint 👇

democracydefendersfund.orgDDF Demands Investigation Into Reported Political Loyalty Test at State DepartmentTying diplomats’ promotions to their voting records and political donations could violate the Hatch Act and the Foreign

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In 2016, Jared Kushner was panicking. While his dad was in prison, he’d been suckered into overpaying for a building and by 2016 the debt was threatening to bankrupt him. Then Trump was elected. After Qatar refused to bail him out, Saudi Arabia jumped in. www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-c...

middleeasteye.netQatar blockade: Tillerson was left in dark as Kushner met with SaudisFormer US secretary of state tells lawmakers Trump's son-in-law conducted diplomacy on his own

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BREAKING: Preliminary injunction granted in the golf course case by Judge Reyes! The threat to close & destroy this historic property is the latest act of Trump corruption that the courts have responded to Kudos to our wonderful clients & cocounsel @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates

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VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN

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Remember when Ted Cruz and other Republicans swooned over Russian military ads to mock Biden and our “woke” troops? An estimated 1.5 million Russian casualties later, Ukraine is still standing. Turns out cosplay tough isn’t real tough

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New rule: You can’t ask for two trillion dollars if you’re uncertain and cavalier about the fact that your product might end humanity while making the lives of millions unbearable in the process.

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Every single one of these prior declinations was done under Trump. Every single one of these new charges involves a promotion of the person who indicted. He also has nominated two of the EDNC players to be judges.

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

Depending on how you count, the charges Trump has filed against Comey have been declined 5X: Lying abt leaking to Richman: Declined in 2019, EDVA declined, then Halligan charged 8647: USSS declined to charge, then charged in EDNC Yahoo: declined by John Durham 2017, then again by Barr in 2020

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I think we underestimate the appeal of antigambling politics because every problem gambler is surrounded by 3-10 people who are absolutely sick of their shit.

David Brauer@dbrauer.net

Lula won in part by banning online gambling

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Trump's audience in Mississippi gives him a standing ovation after he promises them he won't rename the Mississippi River

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Don’t let the tank tops and bro talk fool you, Pat McAfee is softer than melted butter

RedditCFB@redditcfb.com

The wildest part about Pat McAfee's weird comment about the University of Utah is the video that provoked it... *this* is the video that broke him: