Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
FakeNoose
FakeNoose's Journal
FakeNoose's Journal
April 15, 2024
Spotlight PA link: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/04/pennsylvania-mail-ballots-election-2024-voting-fraud-donald-trump-undated-lawsuits/
Topics covered in this excellent Spotlight PA article:
1. How Pennsylvania verifies mail ballots
2. How Pennsylvania counts mail ballots
3. Remaining gray areas (e.g. Failure to used privacy envelopes)
4. Drop boxes
5. Date requirement
6. Ballot curing
I've been using the mailed ballot since 2021 when Pennsylvania allowed it during the Covid lockdown. I've renewed my status every year since then because it's a great option for senior citizens.
The truth about mail ballots in Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA link: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/04/pennsylvania-mail-ballots-election-2024-voting-fraud-donald-trump-undated-lawsuits/
You may be one of the hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians who plan to vote by mail during the 2024 election. Or maybe it’s an option you’ve considered but haven’t pursued because you distrust the process or have concerns about fraud. Pennsylvania election officials have safeguards in place to verify the identity of people who request and cast mail ballots. Many counties also follow guidance from the Department of State to secure ballots and track who handles them.
Despite these layers of security and verification, former President Donald Trump has routinely attacked mail voting since 2020 and falsely claimed in recent months that “you automatically have fraud” with this kind of balloting.
Republicans in recent years have made many efforts to suppress or ban mail voting, which in Pennsylvania is more popular among Democrats. This approach has backfired, and GOP leaders — except for Trump — are now trying to get the party’s voters to embrace this method of voting.
Mail ballot fraud is exceptionally rare, and there is no evidence of widespread issues that would change the outcome of any Pennsylvania election. Here’s what you need to know about mail voting ahead of the 2024 election:
- more at link -
Despite these layers of security and verification, former President Donald Trump has routinely attacked mail voting since 2020 and falsely claimed in recent months that “you automatically have fraud” with this kind of balloting.
Republicans in recent years have made many efforts to suppress or ban mail voting, which in Pennsylvania is more popular among Democrats. This approach has backfired, and GOP leaders — except for Trump — are now trying to get the party’s voters to embrace this method of voting.
Mail ballot fraud is exceptionally rare, and there is no evidence of widespread issues that would change the outcome of any Pennsylvania election. Here’s what you need to know about mail voting ahead of the 2024 election:
Topics covered in this excellent Spotlight PA article:
1. How Pennsylvania verifies mail ballots
2. How Pennsylvania counts mail ballots
3. Remaining gray areas (e.g. Failure to used privacy envelopes)
4. Drop boxes
5. Date requirement
6. Ballot curing
I've been using the mailed ballot since 2021 when Pennsylvania allowed it during the Covid lockdown. I've renewed my status every year since then because it's a great option for senior citizens.
April 15, 2024
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/its-stormy-monday-enjoy-your-first
Tiedrich explains why this is NOT A HUSH MONEY TRIAL, even though the media loves to call it that. This is election interference which is a crime, and that's why Michael Cohen was in prison for over a year. Cohen got out early because it was the height of the Covid outbreak, not because he got "pardoned" or because he sweet-talked the Magas.
Jeff Tiedrich isn't a lawyer but he does a good job of explaining that it's not a "witch hunt" as Chump loves to call it. Nor is it about the hush money so much as the sneaky, illegal way they tried to justify the payments to Stormy Daniels and the other women. (I keep wondering why Chump didn't hire Ms. Daniels and pay her to be a campaign consultant. It would have been completely legal and untraceable.)
Great rant and worth a click to read the rest on Tiedrich's blog "Everyone is Entitled to My Own Opinion."
Today's Tiedrich rant: it's Stormy Monday - enjoy your first criminal trial, Donny
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/its-stormy-monday-enjoy-your-first
cheating on your spouse because you’re an amoral asshole who regards every woman as a piece of meat to be conquered, is not illegal. it’s fucked-up behavior for sure, but it’s not illegal. cheating while your wife is at home, nursing your newborn baby? scumbaggery of the highest order, but still not illegal.
instructing your mob-fixer lawyer to hand the woman with whom you cheated a huge pile of money, so she’ll shut the fuck up about your freakishly undersized mushroom dick? believe it or not, also not illegal.
however: cutting a Trump Org check and then falsifying business records in order to hide the true nature of why the funds were paid out — congratulations, bro, you just crossed the line into Crime Town.
and doing all this while running for president, in order to keep the voting public from learning what a vile shitbag you are? welcome to the wonderful world of election interference — settle in, my dude, you’re now squarely in Felony Land.
- more at link -
instructing your mob-fixer lawyer to hand the woman with whom you cheated a huge pile of money, so she’ll shut the fuck up about your freakishly undersized mushroom dick? believe it or not, also not illegal.
however: cutting a Trump Org check and then falsifying business records in order to hide the true nature of why the funds were paid out — congratulations, bro, you just crossed the line into Crime Town.
and doing all this while running for president, in order to keep the voting public from learning what a vile shitbag you are? welcome to the wonderful world of election interference — settle in, my dude, you’re now squarely in Felony Land.
Tiedrich explains why this is NOT A HUSH MONEY TRIAL, even though the media loves to call it that. This is election interference which is a crime, and that's why Michael Cohen was in prison for over a year. Cohen got out early because it was the height of the Covid outbreak, not because he got "pardoned" or because he sweet-talked the Magas.
Jeff Tiedrich isn't a lawyer but he does a good job of explaining that it's not a "witch hunt" as Chump loves to call it. Nor is it about the hush money so much as the sneaky, illegal way they tried to justify the payments to Stormy Daniels and the other women. (I keep wondering why Chump didn't hire Ms. Daniels and pay her to be a campaign consultant. It would have been completely legal and untraceable.)
Great rant and worth a click to read the rest on Tiedrich's blog "Everyone is Entitled to My Own Opinion."
April 15, 2024
DVR alert for TUESDAY April 16th: Jimmy Kimmel has VP Kamala Harris scheduled to appear
Monday April 15 - Late-night talk show guest list
DVR alert for TUESDAY April 16th: Jimmy Kimmel has VP Kamala Harris scheduled to appear
April 14, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2024/04/13/truck-fatalities-highways-crashes/stories/202404110117
It's well-known in Pennsylvania that we have hills, curves, tunnels, bridges, and crumbling pavement in some areas. Add to that the weather factors of ice, snow, heavy rain, fog, wind - plus the fact that many trucks prefer driving at night to avoid traffic - well, truck accidents happen too frequently here.
State and local driving speeds for large trucks is always an issue, and a major sticking point for the drivers. Automatic emergency braking will require more time for upgrading of older trucks, or perhaps grandfathering older models that can't be upgraded. It must become a priority on the interstates first, then gradually carried over into the state road system. It's a matter of public safety.
Deaths keep rising in Pennsylvania truck crashes
New figures put new pressure on feds to pass long-sought safety rulesPittsburgh Post-Gazette link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2024/04/13/truck-fatalities-highways-crashes/stories/202404110117
WASHINGTON — More people died on Pennsylvania highways in crashes involving large trucks in 2022 than in 42 other states, according to new federal statistics. The most recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures show truck-related deaths in Pennsylvania rose 14.2%, from 162 in 2021 to 185 in 2022, providing new urgency as the federal transportation officials finally moved ahead with long-delayed safety rules.
Nationally, deaths in crashes involving large trucks rose by 1.9%, from 5,821 in 2021 to 5,936 in 2022, even as overall traffic fatalities dropped by 1.7% from 43,230 to 42,514. The increase in fatalities comes in the midst of efforts by NHTSA and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to draft long-sought rules requiring new trucks to have automatic emergency braking and to have devices that limit how fast they can go.
Both regulations initially were recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board in 1995. That was almost 30 years ago. Meanwhile, other countries have adopted the technologies.
“We see a very familiar pattern — a heavy truck coming upon stopped traffic and the truck not being able to stop in time,” said Peter Kurdock, general counsel for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. “The thing that’s so frustrating is that it's no mystery why these crashes occur and the solutions are not a mystery either.”
- more at link -
Nationally, deaths in crashes involving large trucks rose by 1.9%, from 5,821 in 2021 to 5,936 in 2022, even as overall traffic fatalities dropped by 1.7% from 43,230 to 42,514. The increase in fatalities comes in the midst of efforts by NHTSA and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to draft long-sought rules requiring new trucks to have automatic emergency braking and to have devices that limit how fast they can go.
Both regulations initially were recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board in 1995. That was almost 30 years ago. Meanwhile, other countries have adopted the technologies.
“We see a very familiar pattern — a heavy truck coming upon stopped traffic and the truck not being able to stop in time,” said Peter Kurdock, general counsel for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. “The thing that’s so frustrating is that it's no mystery why these crashes occur and the solutions are not a mystery either.”
It's well-known in Pennsylvania that we have hills, curves, tunnels, bridges, and crumbling pavement in some areas. Add to that the weather factors of ice, snow, heavy rain, fog, wind - plus the fact that many trucks prefer driving at night to avoid traffic - well, truck accidents happen too frequently here.
State and local driving speeds for large trucks is always an issue, and a major sticking point for the drivers. Automatic emergency braking will require more time for upgrading of older trucks, or perhaps grandfathering older models that can't be upgraded. It must become a priority on the interstates first, then gradually carried over into the state road system. It's a matter of public safety.
April 14, 2024
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/demented-dipshit-donald-trump-warns
Tiedrich moves on and reveals Chump's Xwitter attack on Judge Mark Pomerantz which should (but probably won't) trigger a gag warning on Chump.
Next Tiedrich zeroes in on Chump's Xweet about Iran bombing Israel, and "this wouldn't happen on my watch." What a load of BS! As Tiedrich points out, Chump was the reckless moron who cancelled the effective nuclear deal we had with Iran, for no other reason than Obama initiated it.
It's a great rant today. Please click on the OP link to read the rest on Tiedrich's blog "Everyone is Entitled to My Own Opinion."
Today's Tiedrich rant: demented dipshit Donald Trump warns against 'illegal adlingthins'
Donny also violates his gag order and runs his ignorant mouth about IranLink: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/demented-dipshit-donald-trump-warns
why do they even let him out in public at night? yesterday evening, at one of Little Donny Fuckface’s hate-rallies, the following beauty came out of his mouth:
“just this week it was reported that an illegal adlingthin— and you just look at this, what’s happening”
holy shit, Trump’s phonemic paraphasia is getting worse. here’s psychologist Dr. John Gartner to explain just what that is.
on top of that, the befuddled old fuck is sundowning.
- more at link -
“just this week it was reported that an illegal adlingthin— and you just look at this, what’s happening”
holy shit, Trump’s phonemic paraphasia is getting worse. here’s psychologist Dr. John Gartner to explain just what that is.
“Phonemic paraphasias” — the substitution of non-words for words that sound similar — are not normally seen until a patient enters the moderate to severe stages of Alzheimer’s. Some examples of Trump’s non-words: Beneficiaries becomes “benefishes.” Renovations become “renoversh.” Pivotal became “pivobal.” Obama became “obamna.” Missiles became “mishiz.” Christmas became “Crissus.” Bipartisan became “bipars.” This is a fundamental breakdown in the ability to use language. If you were talking to your father on the phone and he did this you would think he is having a stroke. There is no healthy older person who speaks that way.
on top of that, the befuddled old fuck is sundowning.
Late afternoon and early evening can be difficult for some people with Alzheimer’s disease. They may experience sundowning—restlessness, agitation, irritability, or confusion that can begin or worsen as daylight begins to fade.
Tiedrich moves on and reveals Chump's Xwitter attack on Judge Mark Pomerantz which should (but probably won't) trigger a gag warning on Chump.
Next Tiedrich zeroes in on Chump's Xweet about Iran bombing Israel, and "this wouldn't happen on my watch." What a load of BS! As Tiedrich points out, Chump was the reckless moron who cancelled the effective nuclear deal we had with Iran, for no other reason than Obama initiated it.
It's a great rant today. Please click on the OP link to read the rest on Tiedrich's blog "Everyone is Entitled to My Own Opinion."
April 12, 2024
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/why-the-fuck-is-an-88-count-indicted
Jeff Tiedrich has outdone himself today. This is just the lead in, and the rant continues on his blog, but I can't make it fit into 4 paragraphs. Please click on the OP link and read the rest on "Everyone is entitled to my own opinion" - that's the title of Tiedrich's blog.
Today's Tiedrich rant: why the fuck is an 88-count indicted criminal being allowed to sabotage US foreign policy
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/why-the-fuck-is-an-88-count-indicted
today, not-yet-fired House Speaker Holy Mike Johnson is traveling down to Donald Trump’s vermin-infested Florida golf motel. he’ll be there to get his marching orders from an 88-criminal-count diaperload who is under indictment and out on bail for stealing our nation’s most closely-guarded classified secrets and showing them off to god knows who.
it’s just another maddening day here in the United States of Have We All Gone Fucking Insane. ostensibly, Holy Mike will be at Motel-a-Lago for a “major announcement on election integrity” — whatever the fuck that means — but you know he’s also going to get an earful from Dear Leader about Ukraine and all the other bugs Donny has up his ass.
Donald Trump is running his own private foreign policy operation, undermining our national security and destabilizing the world — and we’re all left standing around, gaping in astonishment and wondering how the fuck is this even legal?
Donny has ordered the House GOP to block all aid to Ukraine. Trump wants Ukraine to lose their war because Putin wants Ukraine to lose the war — so we have a private citizen working against interests of the United States in favor of his despot snugglebunny Vlad — and we have an entire political party who is more than happy to go along with this treasonous fuckery.
- more at link -
it’s just another maddening day here in the United States of Have We All Gone Fucking Insane. ostensibly, Holy Mike will be at Motel-a-Lago for a “major announcement on election integrity” — whatever the fuck that means — but you know he’s also going to get an earful from Dear Leader about Ukraine and all the other bugs Donny has up his ass.
Donald Trump is running his own private foreign policy operation, undermining our national security and destabilizing the world — and we’re all left standing around, gaping in astonishment and wondering how the fuck is this even legal?
Donny has ordered the House GOP to block all aid to Ukraine. Trump wants Ukraine to lose their war because Putin wants Ukraine to lose the war — so we have a private citizen working against interests of the United States in favor of his despot snugglebunny Vlad — and we have an entire political party who is more than happy to go along with this treasonous fuckery.
Jeff Tiedrich has outdone himself today. This is just the lead in, and the rant continues on his blog, but I can't make it fit into 4 paragraphs. Please click on the OP link and read the rest on "Everyone is entitled to my own opinion" - that's the title of Tiedrich's blog.
April 12, 2024
Link: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/fdrs-legacy-saving-civilization
Steve Schmidt has written several eloquent essays in praise of FDR. It seems to be a recurring theme for him on April 12th, the anniversary of FDR's death. It's worth a click to see the videos and read the essays, but be prepared for Schmidt's aggressive efforts to convert casual visitors into paid subscribers. I guess that's part of the game.
A Tribute to FDR - by Steve Schmidt
Link: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/fdrs-legacy-saving-civilization
Franklin Delano Roosevelt died 79 years ago today. Every American should remember his epic life and service to the cause of humanity.
He was a titanic figure, arguably the most important human being of the 20th century because he was the greatest champion for freedom in an era during which the darkness closed in on the light.
He is the only American president who truly stands as a peer of Abraham Lincoln.
FDR saved free market capitalism, democracy and civilization. We should reach for his memory and the wisdom of his leadership in this time of national political turmoil and uncertainty. I’ve written much about FDR, including these essays below:
- more at link -
He was a titanic figure, arguably the most important human being of the 20th century because he was the greatest champion for freedom in an era during which the darkness closed in on the light.
He is the only American president who truly stands as a peer of Abraham Lincoln.
FDR saved free market capitalism, democracy and civilization. We should reach for his memory and the wisdom of his leadership in this time of national political turmoil and uncertainty. I’ve written much about FDR, including these essays below:
Steve Schmidt has written several eloquent essays in praise of FDR. It seems to be a recurring theme for him on April 12th, the anniversary of FDR's death. It's worth a click to see the videos and read the essays, but be prepared for Schmidt's aggressive efforts to convert casual visitors into paid subscribers. I guess that's part of the game.
April 12, 2024
There are many "repeat" shows tonight. I guess that's what happens when the host takes a night off.
Friday April 12 Late-night talk show guest list
There are many "repeat" shows tonight. I guess that's what happens when the host takes a night off.
April 12, 2024
Is this the place for listing the late-night talk show guests?
I get a daily RSS feed of the guest lists for most of the late-night shows.
I've never shared this info on DU, but there's no reason why I couldn't.
I just don't know where it should be posted.
Here's a sample:
I'm thinking someone might want to know if they plan to DVR a certain show?
I can also post this earlier in the day, which might be more useful.
April 10, 2024
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/arizonas-forced-birth-fascists-revive
Bonus screenshot:
My friends, this is an awesome Tiedrich rant, with major points against Lake and other Repukes like former Governor Ducey, and Chump himself.
Please click on the OP link to read the rest on Tiedrich's blog.
Today's Tiedrich rant: Arizona's forced-birth fascists revive abortion ban from 1864 (NSFW)
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/arizonas-forced-birth-fascists-revive
terminally-annoying fringe weirdo Kari Lake, the once and future failed candidate for office in Arizona, is running around in a total panic right now. here’s why.
only one day after Little Donny Fuckface put out that video lauding the brilliance of having individual states rule over women’s healthcare, Arizona’s Supreme Court done gone and individual-stated the shit out of reproductive choice.
way to go, Arizona Supreme Court. ace job, criminalizing access to healthcare by reviving a century-and-a-half old law. that’s right: it’s a fucking territorial law. wrap your mind around that: a territorial law. written in 1864. Arizona didn’t become a state until 1912.
Kari Lake is apoplectic! fuck all the way off, Kari. you see, Flip Flop Kari was for the 1864 ban before she was against it. ...
- more at link -
only one day after Little Donny Fuckface put out that video lauding the brilliance of having individual states rule over women’s healthcare, Arizona’s Supreme Court done gone and individual-stated the shit out of reproductive choice.
Today, Arizona’s highest court, in a 4-to-2 decision, upheld an Arizona law dating from 1864 that bans nearly all abortions. The law, which was on the books long before Arizona achieved statehood, outlaws abortion from the moment of conception, except when necessary to save the life of the mother. It makes no exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors prosecuted under the law could face fines and prison terms of two to five years.
way to go, Arizona Supreme Court. ace job, criminalizing access to healthcare by reviving a century-and-a-half old law. that’s right: it’s a fucking territorial law. wrap your mind around that: a territorial law. written in 1864. Arizona didn’t become a state until 1912.
Kari Lake is apoplectic! fuck all the way off, Kari. you see, Flip Flop Kari was for the 1864 ban before she was against it. ...
Bonus screenshot:
My friends, this is an awesome Tiedrich rant, with major points against Lake and other Repukes like former Governor Ducey, and Chump himself.
Please click on the OP link to read the rest on Tiedrich's blog.
Profile Information
Name: Kathy HinsmanGender: Female
Hometown: Pittsburgh PA
Home country: USA
Current location: Pittsburgh
Member since: Sat Feb 18, 2017, 02:16 PM
Number of posts: 32,833
