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It was an act of mercy.

And in spite of very credible reports that FBI agents and supervisors were afraid to participate in the raids on Mar-A-Lago out of concern for their own safety and careers.

Russian Officials Demand Assassination of Zelensky in Leaked Texts Russian lawmakers are demanding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky be assassinated and his country bombed into oblivion after what the Kremlin touted as a “Ukrainian terrorist attack” in a border region early Thursday. Every level of Russian government from Vladimir Putin to the Federal Security Service and regional governors blamed the Ukrainian military for the attack in Bryansk, which authorities said had left two people dead and a child injured. The official version of events from the Kremlin is that Ukrainian “Nazis” and “saboteurs” stormed over the border into Russia, invaded two villages, shot up a car, took hostages, and scattered explosive devices throughout the area. Though a group of Russian volunteers took credit for the mayhem—led by a well-known Russian neo-Nazi who has openly spoken about his past cooperation with the security services, though he now says he is fighting for Ukraine—the incident seems to portend a dark new phase in the war against Ukraine. One after one, Putin’s minions in parliament and mouthpieces on social media immediately called for revenge, arguing that the “red line” had been crossed and it was now time to go to war for real (as opposed to just lobbing cruise missiles at civilians.) FYI: there have been two documented attempts by the Russian FSB to assassinate Zelensky.

Donald Trump falsely claims Joe Biden formed 'Marxist Equity Enforcement Squad' and vows 'restitution fund' In another campaign video outlining his "agenda," Donald Trump falsely accuses President Joe Biden of mandating "Marxist equity enforcement squads" through the executive branch, and promises if voters return him to the Oval Office he will "immediately terminate" all staffers and programs associated with Biden's "woke takeover of the entire federal government." "Every institution in America is under attack from this Marxist concept of equity instead of treating everyone equally, making decisions based on merit or qualifications," Trump says, mischaracterizing what he calls President Biden's "sinister" executive order.“ "Equity means that benefits are awarded and policies are enforced based on skin color and sexual identity," Trump falsely claimed. "We don’t think that’s a good idea. It’s a catch-all term used by the radical left to justify every one of its crazy programs." "Climate change is now about fighting environmental racism. They falsely accused law enforcement of racism to explain why they must end cash bail, instead of busting up bloodthirsty gangs that killed people," Trump says, reinforcing his far-right hard-line authoritarianism. Trump also accused President Biden of "weaponizing every tool of government power to push this racism and this communism and Marxism or whatever you want to call it, when FEMA, the EPA, and the FAA and IRS are corrupted and tasked with enforcing equity, freedom and equality under the law are absolutely dead." He promised he would "urge Congress to create a restitution fund for Americans who have been unjustly discriminated against by these equity policies."

Getcher popcorn- Rider games are going to be entertaining to watch for all the wrong reasons for Rider fans.

o WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump’s legal vulnerability and the limits of executive power. The department wrote that although a president enjoys broad legal latitude to communicate to the public on matters of concern, “no part of a President’s official responsibilities includes the incitement of imminent private violence. By definition, such conduct plainly falls outside the President’s constitutional and statutory duties.” The brief was filed by lawyers of the Justice Department’s Civil Division and has no bearing on a separate criminal investigation by a department special counsel into whether Trump can be criminally charged over efforts to undo Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election ahead of the Capitol riot. In fact, the lawyers note that they are not taking a position with respect to potential criminal liability for Trump or anyone else. The Justice Department wrote that it also takes no view on a lower court judge’s conclusion that those who sued Trump have “plausibly” alleged that his speech caused the riot. Nevertheless, the department said that an appeals court should reject Trump’s claim that he’s immune from the lawsuits.

Reminds me of the Russian crop forecast:" worse than last year but better than next year".

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Very few non-problematic areas in the Rider team or coaching or management this year. Gonna be a baaad year to be a Rider fan.

Its not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, but the size of the fight in the dog.

Aaron Sterling School: South Carolina Position: DL 6-2, 250lb (188cm, 113kg) “It makes me more versatile,” Sterling said. “I can rush from the edge or rush from the inside. It helps me look better on film. Playing defensive tackle in high school, it helped me stay low and leverage. I learned to take on some double teams and that kind of helped me. I feel good about it.” Sterling, who had his 2018 season cut short due to a meniscus injury, had 15 tackles, which included three for a loss, over eight games as a sophomore. He made his first career start last season, which came against this week’s opponent, his home state Georgia Bulldogs. This year, Sterling is already ahead of his tackles for loss total from a year ago and one behind in total tackles, currently sitting with 14. He also has one pass breakup and three hits on the quarterback to his credit. He has forced and recovered a fumble this year as well. “He’s willing to do a lot of the unselfish things,” Muschamp said. “Aaron, to me, is an old throwback player. He’s that type of guy in the way he practices, the way he goes about his business. He’s been a guy who goes out there and handles his business every single day. I appreciate his work ethic, mentality and his attitude.”

Our minister of health, Ms. Gordon appeared on tv to explain the PC's dramatic and effective revamping of healthcare but sprinted away from the microphones when asked probing questions. Hit and run seems to be the evolving strategy for the PCs.

Ted Cruz Is Humiliating Himself At Merrick Garland Hearing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is embarrassing himself at a hearing featuring Merrick Garland by spinning conspiracy theories and getting obvious facts wrong. Ted Cruz spent a lot of time screaming at Garland for not throwing people who protested against conservative Supreme Court justices in jail: Cruz claimed that Garland isn’t enforcing the law when people on the left ‘threaten’ conservative Supreme Court justices. Garland told Cruz that he took the unprecedented step of sending US Marshalls to the homes of all Supreme Court justices to provide personal protection. This fact made Cruz hysterical. The Texas senator gave a performance that will land him on Fox News primetime tonight, but Cruz wanted to seal the deal, so his next round of questions took it to the next level. Cruz launched into his conspiracy theory that the DOJ will indict Hunter Biden as a cover for their real motivation, which is to indict Donald Trump. Sen. Cruz then tried to claim that the picture of classified documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago was a leak. Attorney General Garland corrected him and told him the picture was evidence from a submitted court filing.

'Bullying worked': Experts blast FBI after bombshell report reveals agents were 'afraid' to raid Mar-a-Lago Legal experts are blasting the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a bombshell Washington Post exclusive report reveals some FBI agents were “afraid” to raid Mar-a-Lago and some wanted to simply shut down the criminal investigation, delaying for months the retrieval of classified documents that Donald Trump had unlawfully retained and refusal to return. “Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over how best to try to recover classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and residence led to a tense showdown near the end of July last year,” The Post reports. “Prosecutors ultimately prevailed in that dispute,” and the “FBI conducted an unprecedented raid on Aug. 8, recovering more than 100 classified items, among them a document describing a foreign government’s military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities.” Two senior FBI officials wanted to ask Trump’s permission to go to Mar-a-Lago to search the ex-president’s resort and residence, despite having video evidence that appeared to show a trove of presidential documents being moved from a storage room after Trump was directed to return the items, including classified documents, that had been taken from the White House. Foreign policy and intelligence expert John Sipher, who spent 28 years in the CIA’s National Clandestine Service, said in response to the Post’s report, “Trump bullying worked.” Noted national security attorney Brad Moss, a frequent political commentator, observed: “This extensive piece once again makes clear a simple fact: the FBI, traumatized from the Trump era assaults on it, treated Trump with kid gloves.” https://www.alternet.org/smartnews/trump-mar-a-lago/

If she was wearing a mask as well as gloves, I would be very, very worried.

There is good reason to believe that the Bomber linebacking and defensive backfield will be as good as or better than last year, barring catastrophic injuries, of course. I do have concerns about our D-line, though. It would be nice to think that Jeffcoat will be back up to snuff and Walters can find us a good, if not great nose tackle. Jake the Snake is not getting any younger, and finding someone of his ilk and passport would be a BIG plus.

Apparently there are people out there who have not heard of unintended consequences. We humans are nowhere as clever as we think we are.

Putin is all in on sustaining the war on Ukraine, no matter the cost. His survival literally depends on something/anything he can sell as a victory. The scary thing is that he may not be worse than anyone who replaces him.

Meanwhile, at Costco.....

Tom Sizemore's Family 'Is Now Deciding-End-Of-Life Matters' For The Actor The "Saving Private Ryan" star has been in a coma since suffering a brain aneurysm on Feb. 19. The family of stricken actor Tom Sizemore is making an “end of life” decision for the “Saving Private Ryan” star after he suffered a brain aneurysm, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sizemore has been in a coma at a Los Angeles-area hospital since the Feb. 19 emergency at his home. The staff has determined there is no chance for recovery, prompting the family’s choice, THR reported on Monday. “Today, doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision,” spokesperson Charles Lago said in a statement to the outlet. The “family is now deciding end-of-life matters.” “We are asking for privacy for his family during this difficult time, and they wish to thank everyone for the hundreds of messages of support and prayers that have been received,” Lago added. “This has been a difficult time for them.” Sizemore, 61, appeared in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning World War II movie “Saving Private Ryan” and also played prominent roles in Oliver Stone’s “Natural Born Killers” and Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down.” His life off-screen has been marred by arrests involving domestic abuse and drugs.

Further: Dominion’s Latest Filing Is Devastating For Fox News In a new filing in their lawsuit against Fox News, Rupert Murdoch admits that his hosts endorsed Trump’s election lies which is a devastating admission of defamation. Via: Dominion’s filing here is Rupert Murdoch in his deposition: Q: You are aware now that Fox did more than simply host these guests and give them a platform; correct? A. I think you’ve shown me some material in support of that. Q. In fact, you are now aware that Fox endorsed at times this false notion of a stolen election? A. Not Fox, No. Not Fox. But maybe Lou Dobbs, maybe Maria, as commentators. Q. We went through Fox hosts Maria Bartiromo, yes? A. Yes. C’mon Q: Fox host Jeanine Pirro? A: I think so. A. Oh, a lot. Q: Fox host Sean Hannity? A: A bit Q Lou Dobbs? Q. All were in that document; correct? A. Yes, they were. About Fox endorsing the narrative of a stolen election; correct? A. No. Some of our commentators were endorsing it. Q: About their endorsement of a stolen election? A. Yes. They endorsed