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New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that President Donald Trump could not “avoid justice” in New York even with a possible maneuver like stepping down before January 20 and having a then-sworn-in President Mike Pence pardon him.James said, “The vast majority of legal scholars have indicated that he cannot pardon himself. What he could do is step down and allow the vice president, Vice President Pence, to pardon him. In all likelihood, I suspect he’ll pardon his family members, his children, his son-in-law, and individuals in his administration, as well as some of...

Depending on how broadly one wants to define “helped,” this description could encompass 73 million Americans. It could go well beyond Trump administration alumni to include anyone insufficiently supportive of the Great Awokening, and perhaps the whole point is to instill the maximum level of fear in the greatest number of political apostates. This is alarming. Americans of all political backgrounds should seek to reverse this lamentable trend for several reasons.

The media have been lying about voter fraud for 20 years. The New York Times and The Washington Post will tell you: Let’s get something straight. There are only two cases of voter fraud in history and they were both Republicans.NEVER? No voter fraud ever? Nope!That’s your first clue they’re lying. Liberals don’t try to say partial-birth abortion never happens. They don’t say black men killing cops never happens. They don’t say immigrants ripping off government programs never happens. Only voter fraud NEVER HAPPENS.I bet you couldn’t find EVEN ONE!How about these?— JOHN ASHCROFT, 2000John Ashcroft absolutely had a Senate...

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich released the following statement via Twitter: Our Office has received many inquiries about the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit filed at the U.S. Supreme Court and whether Arizona will participate. Here is my statement and our legal filing: http://azag.info/txbrief

Sen. John Cornyn, the senior GOP senator from Texas, is critical of his state’s lawsuit challenging the election results in several battleground states, telling me: "I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it.” “You know, it's very unusual because when a state sues a state, the Supreme Court of the United States has original jurisdiction, so you don't have to go through the ordinary procedure. I read just the summary of it, and I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it.”

A Minnesota baby, born at 21-weeks-old, is home for the holidays. Richard Hutchinson was discharged from the Mother Baby Center at Children’s Minnesota on Friday, defying the odds. “They didn’t really think he was going to make it and he's coming home now,” said Beth Hutchinson. She and her husband Rick Hutchinson went to the hospital in June when she unexpectedly went into labor. Richard came into the world on June 5th, weighing just more than a pound. “It was so emotional just laying eyes on him,” said Beth Hutchinson. “I cried for I don’t know how long because he...

Imagine being a supposed journalist that views free speech as a threat to the mainstream media groupthink. You don't have to imagine hard because we now have the example of Steve Coll of the New Yorker magazine who unashamedly proclaims that free speech is a threat to what he perceives as journalism, namely the liberal narrative that he wants to see maintaining a monopoly on public information.Coll isn't just a magazine writer -- he's the dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, and a former managing editor of The Washington Post. And yet, he still presented free speech as a...

Liberals should not be allowed to run out the clock to prevent a thorough investigation of the election fraud. When the weak Attorney General Bill Barr said he has not seen enough evidence of election fraud, the translation is that he has not yet thoroughly investigated it. Robert Mueller spent more than $30 million and nearly two years investigating frivolous accusations about the 2016 election, so it is silly to expect sophisticated fraud in this election to be proven in 35 days. Yet partisan deniers of wrongdoing try to misuse deadlines found nowhere in the Constitution to certify an unconstitutional...

The dreams, like many things in his life, started out small. There would be a faint noise like the sound of the wind coming through a crack in the window frame. He would see a flash of light. It reminded him of the many camera flashes he had endured over the years. He would awaken and see nothing but darkness and hear nothing but the faint sound of his heart beating. It was nothing. Nothing that could hurt him. But the dreams became longer. Were those screams? Who was that old woman looking at him with such sad eyes? He...

Cars guitarist Ric Ocasek wrote this song, but their bass player Benjamin Orr sang lead.The Cars - "Let's Go" (1979)

A well-placed government source told Fox News that Hunter Biden is a subject/target of the grand jury investigation. According to the source, a "target" means that there is a "high probability that person committed a crime," while a "subject" is someone you "don't know for sure" has committed a crime. The source also tells Fox News that this investigation was predicated, in part, by Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding suspicious foreign transactions. Another source familiar with the investigation tells Fox News that the SARs were regarding funds from "China and other foreign nations." The source said President-elect Biden is not...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to let him join an improbable lawsuit challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost, a day after the justices rejected a last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. The high court has asked for responses by Thursday. Out of the roughly 50 lawsuits filed around the country contesting the Nov. 3 vote, Trump has lost more than 35 and the others are pending, according to an Associated Press tally. The suit from the Texas attorney general, Republican Ken Paxton, demands that the 62...

Epic, hugely successful first high-altitude test of Starship. The belly flop maneuver test of Starship's aerodynamics was especially impressive. So very much to build on here for the Starship program.

...Has Wray had a Hoover-style job security conversation with Biden? Is one even necessary? Which is why Donald Trump should pardon Hunter Biden. He should pardon the whole family and everyone who could be used as a pressure point against Biden after January. If we must live with the marionette president, let’s cut a few of the strings that were intended for his control. Whether or not you believe Biden was legitimately elected last month, he still got more votes than Christopher Wray. Pardoning the Biden family comes at no cost. A Biden family prosecution for influence peddling isn’t any...

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Explanation: This was one great scientific instrument. Starting in 1963, the 305-meters across Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico USA reigned as the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world for over 50 years. Among numerous firsts and milestones, data from Arecibo has been used to measure the spin of Mercury, map the surface of Venus, discover the first planets outside of our Solar System, verify the existence of gravitational radiation, search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and, reportedly, locate hidden military radar by tracking their reflections from the Moon. In the process of being decommissioned, the Arecibo Telescope suffered a catastrophic structural...

Please do not RT this video of Fidel Castro getting a standing ovation at Raphael Warnock’s church https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1336763773286293509

Sort of a combo thread here. My mother had a short outing with a friend on Sat. Her friend called Tues to say she was pos for COVID, in the hospital. Now, my mother is clearly ill and today, her doctor said to get tested tomorrow, and quarantine for 2 weeks. I and my household family were with her Sun, and I have been with her today to help with the televisit stuff, and tomorrow for the test. Again, we should quarantine and wear masks at home, etc. We are concerned generally, but especially for my mom. She is 83,...

The veto power vested in the President by Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution has proven to be an effective tool in the executive branch’s dealings with Congress. In order for a bill to become law, the President either signs the bill into law, or the President allows the bill to become law without signature after a 10-day period. Regular vetoes occur when the President refuses to sign a bill and returns the bill complete with objections to Congress within 10 days. Upon receipt of the rejected bill, Congress is able to begin the veto override process, which requires...

My NextDoor.Com neighborhood site was all abuzz with the news that this man was seen in Whole Foods without a mask. Pending formal police action or indictment, I have partially concealed his appearance. As a registered Republican of advanced age, I follow rules and laws even if I regard them as misguided, gratuitous, or even stupid. Civil disobedience should be reserved for matters of clear moral import. Therefore, I don’t condone this scofflaw upsetting people in this needless and trivial fashion. Nevertheless, I can’t bring myself to get offended or get all that upset. But for many, this incident was...