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[EuchreJack]

Do you have links for that? I haven't read anything about Hochul that is unusual for the moderate democrats' wing to partake of. Adams had friends who benefitted in the gambling and marihuana liscencing but for the latter at least it was a person convicted of prior marihuana offenses, and I didn't read of any financial kickbacks though perhaps I missed it as my source is the NYT's New York tab and I don't check it frequently. I do think there is an odd political situation in at least NYC in the way it's appointed positions are sometimes structured to reward supporters, but I don't think I've seen things to suggest direct kickbacks. Maybe campaign contributions but that's relatively normal across the board even if I disagree with it and think it's a root cause of dysfunction and stagnation in many places.

At no point did I say Governor Hochul was any more corrupt than any other Governor of New York. Working as intended.

[Max™]

So the charges which Santos decided to fight rather than work on a deal include potentially 20 years for the first ones, 10 for each of the next ones, and I think 5 for the last one?

Also: the jury didn't find for the rape charge because she said she wasn't able to feel or see his penis.

Hilarious burn, that.

[Lord Shonus]

Also: the jury didn't find for the rape charge because she said she wasn't able to feel or see his penis.

Specifically, the law makes a distinction between what's used for the assault, and she couldn't prove it was the organ that merited said extra charge.

[scriver]

The George Santos saga continues. Did you know he mig get extradited to Brazil for fraud crimes there too?

[Random_Dragon]

The George Santos saga continues. Did you know he mig get extradited to Brazil for fraud crimes there too?

[EuchreJack]

The George Santos saga continues. Did you know he mig get extradited to Brazil for fraud crimes there too?

I hope that do that first. Brazil actually has a criminal justice system.
Bazinga

[jipehog]

Is Trump certain to win the Republican nomination? What if DeSantis or Chris Christie or someone else run?

[hector13]

Chris Christie is a clear mercenary, criticizing Trump until he offered him a job, and then returning to criticizing him after he lost that job.

Closest rival, as evidenced by Trump goading him when he announced his 2024 bid, is DeSantis, and he’s playing with Disney in all the wrong ways.

It appears outside of his base, there’s not much love for Trump, but that was basically what happened last time too.

Maybe the media will learn their lesson from 2016 and not give him days of free air time, but I doubt it.

[Lord Shonus]

The big issue is that primary turnout tends to be a small portion of the electorate, usually much smaller than the general. And the rabid Trump fanbase, minority though it is, has heavy overlap with the people who bother to turn up in primaries.

That said, DeSantis is not a Trump rival. His attempts to out-Trump Trump aren't going to do much, because anybody it impresses will just go for Regular Trump. Christie is the closest thing to a real rival we see at this stage.

[Dostoevsky]

The George Santos saga continues. Did you know he mig get extradited to Brazil for fraud crimes there too?

A day after this was posted Santos confessed and agreed to pay a $5k fine if they drop the case. (Now whether he'll actually make that payment is an open question, I suppose.)

[hector13]

Considering how many times he’s failed to pay his rent, I imagine it is unlikely to vanishingly unlikely.

[EuchreJack]

Yes, but the threat of getting extradited to Brazil is significantly more motivating than having your power turned off

[Sirus]

$5k? Fuck's sake, I could pay a $5k fine. That doesn't even qualify as a slap on the wrist for someone like Santos. Maybe a finger wag at most.

[hector13]

Yes, but the threat of getting extradited to Brazil is significantly more motivating than having your ppower turned off

He’s been evicted before, and apparently begged to be let back in to feed his fish.

Fish that he didn’t have.

But that kinda pales in comparison of his other lies so yeah. I don’t think he will be extradited, considering the charges he’s facing in the US are… so, so much worse.

[hector13]

Double post ftw!

Looks like DeSantis’ crusade against Disney has cost Florida almost $1bn, after Disney cancel plans to build a corporate complex there.