11 thoughts on “Wednesday Open Thread”

1. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy: (TPM)

   In a devastating setback to Donald Trump’s business “empire,” a state judge in New York has ruled that Trump, his two adult sons, and many of his companies engaged in persistent, long-term fraudulent business practices and set in motion the unwinding and dissolution of some of Trump’s core business interests.

   While the ruling in the civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James was a huge win for her and a colossal reversal for Trump, it is not the end of the story. It may only be a midpoint. There remain other unresolved issues in the case, which is set for trial next week, and it could linger on appeal for years. I would caution against expecting to see a fire sale of Trump properties any time soon.

   Still, the judge agreed with the attorney general that Trump spent years wildly inflating the value of his properties, and he did so in a tone that was dismissive, sarcastic, and derisive. He called Trump’s various legal arguments “pure sophistry,” “erroneous,” “rehashed,” “untenable,” “patently false,” “fatally flawed,” “simply untrue,” “completely irrelevant,” “egregious,” “indefensible,” and “borderline frivolous.”

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   1. And MAGAbillies everywhere are praying: "Great Prosperity Jesus, grant Donald the wisdom to offer a $10,000 course on how to do this so I can get away with it for 20 years, too."

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2. Meanwhile, over on the Western Slope, a member of the State's HB1241 Education Task Force is doing his best to turn RE2 into Woodland Park.

   https://www.postindependent.com/news/survey-data-for-garfield-re-2s-social-studies-review-compromised/

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   1. Attempted rigging. Every accusation is a confession.

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3. Bruce Finley had a story in The Post today about how awful postal service has become in the rural/mountainous parts of the state. Reps. Negeuse, and Petterson, and Sen. Bennett are rattling cages at the Post Office. Guess who isn’t involved, and many, if not most of the underserved areas are in her district?

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   1. They really ought to go rattle cages at the GOP Congress, who has been trying to kill the USPS for ages.

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   2. Funny I never heard any of these issues before DeJoy was appointed. Why is he still there, again?!?

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      1. This is why, Joe: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/biden-cannot-fire-usps-louis-dejoy.html

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         1. Bummer. Have there been any shifts in a positive direction since that article was written two years ago? fingers crossed.

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            1. Reportedly, Democrats have been using DeJoy to get positive reforms past Congressional Republicans. He's also backtracked and begun to support a massive EV overhaul of the fleet under Democratic pressure.

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4. The one man crime wave strikes again — he apparently didn’t know that you can’t buy a gun if you are indicted on felony charges. Although he certainly was aware of Hunter Biden’s gun troubles.

   Maybe MTG who was present with him can be charged as an accessory?

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