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Nasty Anti Biden Ad Debuted This Morning

I cannot find the actual ad to post it but here is a story about it.

"The super PAC supporting Donald J. Trump for president is airing a blistering television ad before the State of the Union address, mocking President Biden’s halting response to questions about his memory and even questioning his life span, in a preview of the tenor of the general election ahead.

The ad, titled “Jugular,” aired on MSNBC on Thursday morning during one of Mr. Biden’s favorite shows, “Morning Joe” in the 6 a.m. hour. It will air nationally through the day and Friday morning on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News and Newsmax, according to the super PAC, Make America Great Again Inc. The size of the two-day ad buy was not immediately clear.

The spot appeared designed to try to get under Mr. Biden’s skin at a pivotal moment, as he prepares to give the State of the Union and faces low job approval ratings against his predecessor, Mr. Trump. The ad focuses on a topic that Mr. Biden and his allies have shown frustration about — questions over his age."

The ad uses footage of Mr. Biden responding to that report at a White House news conference, during which he at times seemed visibly angry and flustered. The ad says that people understand Mr. Biden’s “weakness” and adds, “Can Biden even survive until 2029?” It then asks, over footage of Vice President Kamala Harris laughing and Mr. Biden falling on the stairs while boarding Air Force One, “Can we?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/07/us/politics/trump-super-pac-ad.html
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*****Official NOT State of the Union 2024 thread****

I can't imagine reading a thread (that doesn't affect you in any shape or form) and thinking, "I need to lock this."

So, anyway, in summary of the SOTU thread:

Resident Wingers: "Worst SOTU address ever!!! What a maroon. [drools and pees self]"

Resident Moderates: "Well, it wasn't the best speech. It's clear he's tethered to a teleprompter. He had some good moments, but man Joe isn't going to make it another 4 years."

Resident Liberals: "Best SOTU speech in the history of speeches. My President crushed the MAGAs!"

HawkCast Ep. 57 POSTSEASON PREVIEW: Can the Women Repeat as B1G Chanps?

Adam, Ross and I preview the postseason -- for the men and women.

The road for the women to repeat as BTT champs, their biggest challenges, and who they'll most likely play in the title game.

More bubble talk, conference seeding possibilities, and more

And the new football recruit

PODCAST:

I was wondering this evening, does wearing white tend to make one look larger?

Apparently it does.

Darker shades of colors like blue, purple and brown can also help to hide flaws and create a slimming illusion.

On the other hand, lighter colors, like white and khaki, can add pounds and give the illusion of a larger frame.


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Trump’s Privacy Case Over Dossier Thrown Out by U.K. High Court

The High Court in London decided on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former President Donald J. Trump against Christopher Steele, a former British spy who compiled a dossier in 2016 detailing unproven claims of links between Mr. Trump and Russia.
The lawsuit had been brought by Mr. Trump against Orbis Business Intelligence, Mr. Steele’s firm. Mr. Steele had compiled the dossier and it was leaked to the news media shortly before Mr. Trump was sworn in as president.
In the decision, handed down virtually on Thursday morning, the court ruled that Mr. Trump “has no reasonable grounds for bringing a claim for compensation or damages, and no real prospect of successfully obtaining such a remedy.”
The judge, Karen Steyn, said she had “not considered, or made any determination, as to the accuracy or inaccuracy” of the dossier, and noted that Mr. Trump had said the allegations were “wholly untrue.”
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The British court decision is the latest in a long series of failed attempts by Mr. Trump to litigate his political disputes, including unsuccessful efforts to sue The New York Times, CNN, Twitter and more. In 2022, the state of Florida threw out a lawsuit and penalized Mr. Trump for filing a claim against Mr. Steele, Hillary Clinton and others related to the Russia allegations.

And it comes as Mr. Trump faces a slew of legal troubles closer to home, facing multiple lawsuits and felony charges while running a new campaign for the presidency.

Last week, Mr. Trump was found to have defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll and ordered to pay her $83.3 million, after she accused him of a rape decades earlier and he attacked her repeatedly with derisive posts and statements.
Mr. Steele was a long-serving officer with MI6, the British foreign intelligence agency, and the dossier, prepared by his private research firm after his retirement from the agency, was focused on investigating Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.
He was contracted in early 2016 by Fusion GPS, a private intelligence firm based in Washington. Fusion had promised to provide opposition research on Mr. Trump to a law firm, Perkins Coie, that had been retained by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.



Many of the allegations that appeared in the files were never substantiated, and some were proven to be untrue.
In a court filing for the London case, Mr. Trump’s lawyers said the former president had been “compelled to explain to his family, friends, and colleagues that the embarrassing allegations about his private life were untrue. This was extremely distressing.” The former president claimed the dossier violated his data privacy rights and asked for unspecified compensation.
The judge said she agreed with Mr. Steele’s defense team that the statute for limitations on a data privacy claim had expired. The six-year period to bring a claim of this type, she wrote in her judgment, had passed before Mr. Trump had given any indication that he intended to bring a lawsuit.
In reality, the claimant is seeking court findings to vindicate his reputation,” she wrote, “in circumstances where he has not been able to formulate any viable remedy which he would have a real prospect of obtaining, or which would itself be of any utility.”
The files about Mr. Trump, which came to be known as the “Steele dossier,” set off a political storm when they were published in early 2017, and were full of salacious — and unproven — details about purported links between the president and Russia, including reports that Mr. Trump made illicit payments to Russian officials and that Russia had a blackmail tape of him with prostitutes.


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It's a shame my mother wasn't alive to see Biden as president...

My mother (no pics) absolutely LOVED Joe Biden. She voted for him in the primaries for all his failed presidential campaigns.

Sadly, she died before he actually became president.

Anyway, tonight I was reminded about my mom because Joe looks about like she did right before she fell down and broke her hip and died.

Mexico "Still Hasn't Seen Science" From US Proving Genetically Modified Corn Is Safe

Mexico submitted an official reply to the United States in the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade dispute about importing genetically modified (GM) corn. Mexico argued that the herbicide glyphosate in the corn is unsafe for human consumption. Corn plays a vital role in the Mexican diet, particularly as the primary ingredient for tortilla flour.

In a written submission to a USMCA panel, Mexico, the top buyer of US corn, used science to show how GM corn and Glyphosate harm human health. This has given Mexico the authority to ban GM corn for human consumption.

The submission outlined policies aimed at safeguarding consumers against the potential health effects of GM corn, asserting that these measures would have minimal trade impacts on US farmers.

Here are the most critical parts of Mexico's submission (list courtesy of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (ITAP)):

  • The scientific evidence of GMO safety presented by the US is out of date, much of it from industry studies not supported by peer-review. According to Mexico, the US did not present any peer-reviewed study showing it safe to eat large quantities of GM corn exposed to Glyphosate in minimally processed form over a lifetime. Mexico makes the case that the US regulatory process is not stringent enough ensure that products are safe for Mexicans to consume at high levels.
  • On public health, the submission details that GM corn, especially Bt corn engineered to kill insect pests, can have adverse impacts on non-target animals. Mammals have been shown to suffer damage to their digestive systems from a GM trait that kills its targets by attacking their guts.
  • Mexican tortillas have been proven to be contaminated with GM corn and Glyphosate, the latter in residues from treatments of GM corn engineered to tolerate the herbicide featured in Roundup. Mexico shows that even low-level exposures can have negative long-term health impact.
Mexican Deputy Agriculture Secretary Victor Suarez told Reuters:

The United States "argues that the decisions in Mexico are not based on science and that their decisions are ... But we still haven't seen the science of the United States or the companies. We are looking forward to that study with great pleasure."
Karen Hansen-Kuhn, IATP's director of trade and international strategies, wrote in a statement:

"We welcome this vigorous defense of Mexico's programs to transform its food system. The science they present backs up longstanding civil society campaigns for healthy foods and biodiverse agricultural systems. There's a lot here that could contribute to more substantive debates on our food and agriculture system in the US, as well."
IATP Senior Advisor Timothy A. Wise said:

"Ever since Mexico first announced its intentions to limit GM corn and glyphosate in its tortilla chain, the US government has asserted that Mexico's policies are not based on science."
Wise continued:

"This comprehensive response refutes that claim, presenting hundreds of academic studies that show cause for concern about human health and the threat to native corn diversity."
Agri-chemical companies like Bayer have spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing GM crops for worldwide export out of the US. They also spend tens of millions of dollars in defending GM foods.

Meanwhile, Glyphosate is banned or limited in at least 25 countries and some areas within the United States. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared Glyphosate a probable human carcinogen.
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