Nonilex#TomRobbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92
He blended pop philosophy and absurdist comedy in best-selling books like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Skinny Legs and All.”
Unca Mike is with Kamala Harri
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Volunteer firefighter past his prime, dual US/Irish citizen.
Andrea Junker 
Republicans are tough on terrorists until the terrorists are Trump’s Republicans.
At the parties, women, & a girl who was 17 at the time, were paid for sex, according to accounts of the participants’ testimony from people briefed on what they said.
The document bolsters recent claims by a lawyer for 2 of the women who say they had sex with #MattGaetz for money. It shows thousands of dollars in payments #Gaetz made to both of the lawyer’s clients.
Feds established a trail of payments from #MattGaetz, #Trump’s choice to be AG, to women including some who testified that #Gaetz hired them for sex, acc/to a doc obtained by NYT & a lawyer representing some of the women.
The doc, assembled by investigators during a 3-yr #SexTrafficking investigation into Gaetz, is a chart that shows a web of thousands of dollars in Venmo payments between Gaetz…, associates & women who had drug-fueled sex parties 2017–2020….
#law #crime
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/politics/matt-gaetz-venmo-payments-sex.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Doreen32128 ready to rumble!@dmnelson And now I’m reading that each Congressperson has a bathroom in their office. So, Nancy Mace is just looking for screen time!
Woman told #House #Ethics panel she witnessed #Gaetz having sex w/ #minor
An atty repping 2 women who were witnesses in the House Ethics Cmte's investigation into #MattGaetz is calling for the release of the cmte’s report, telling ABC News that one of his clients testified she witnessed the FL congressman having sex w/a minor.
"My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex w/a minor," FL atty Joel Leppard told ABC.
#law
https://abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-woman-told-house-ethics-panel-witnessed-gaetz/story?id=115897603
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Update on US population vs Trump's nominees
As a percent of US population:
•White men: 30%
•Women: 51%
•People of color: 40%
•Black: 12%
Trump's nominees so far:
•White men: 68%
•Women: 20%
•People of color: 16%
•Black: 0%
•Men credibly accused of sexual assault: 12%
Look at that meritocracy go!
Speaker Mike Johnson wants to block the ethics report about Matt Gaetz sexually abusing a child, because when someone is innocent of sexual abuse, you definitely want to block the report exonerating him.
Robert ReichEver since Citizens United, outside spending on elections by groups like super PACs has skyrocketed.
The biggest individual donor to outside spending groups in 2024 was Timothy Mellon — heir to the Mellon banking fortune.
This is how dynastic wealth corrupts our politics.
MAGAs will have full government control next term, and Joe Biden is now a lame duck President.
Yet, Biden can still slow down MAGA fascism & meaningfully protect Americans, if he has the courage to act right now.
Here are 5 things Biden can and should do ASAP: https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-joe-biden-can-still-slow-maga?utm_source=activity_item
