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Good luck with that strategy. Of course, when it doesn't work, I fully expect to see this next:

If I may quote another illustrated character: "In America, first you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women."

This. Mostly likely, it was a terrible, tactical miscalculation rather than misguided, wishful thinking.

I thought the District Court (Panel) in Citizens United upheld the constitutionality of BCRA?

Looks like perjury has consequences after all. I suspect he has money too. https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-organization-cfo-allen-weisselberg-sentenced-5-months/story?id=109083135&utm

It's like people other than Trump try to hide their fraudulent intent.

That hurt, Ellen.

Have we figured out the D2F ratio in this scenario?

I don't think they mean all-caps rants on Truth Social. The clock ticks on. My only regret is that there are so few shares available to short.

Yes, the bond, when properly made, stays execution on the judgment. He does not need a bond to appeal, but if he doesn't file one, he is exposed to execution on the judgment. As others have mentioned, the bond is more for the judgment creditor in this case since Trump's chances of success on appeal are slim. But it seems to me that if he played paperwork games with this bond and the deadline has passed, he is exposed to execution on the judgment at the judgment creditor's discretion. But to the extent NY and Texas are similarly situated in the law, he did not need it to file an appeal. He wanted it, albeit in a smaller amount. Whether he/his lawyers are playing stupid games, the logical outcome, to me, would be that there is no bond at present and he slow rolls correcting this at his financial peril (which I know is a hypothetical to most and my analyzing it like it's normal leaves this open to dismissive retorts on that basis; but speculation is not what I do).

My all time favorite.

That's pretty fast. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-gag-order-hush-money-juan-merchan-0a10c7ee0236f760ce50c05cafb163ef?utm

I'm not a bankruptcy specialist (although I am married to one). I also can't predict the future. I'll hang onto the hope, and as you suggest, I'll let you know. But you're not wrong about his past and your assessment of him as a person. The fact remains that he needs a Chapter 11 plan to be approved. If he can't get the plan confirmed, the options are either that the bankruptcy is dismissed or converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation (if I understand the basics correctly). My impression of bankruptcy judges, particularly from what I've heard about the Southern District, is that their tolerance for bullshit isn't terribly high. That said, 11s are complicated and I realize they don't move swift enough for Surly justice.

Punctuation discussion is not abating.

The bankruptcy has not been dismissed. The judge appointed a mediator, and the hope is that it gets wrapped up this month. Once that plan is in place, hopefully, the Sandy Hook families get paid and he has to learn how to live under the strict confines of a bankruptcy plan.

There seems to be the notion that keeps getting floated (not by you) that Trump is being allowed to appeal despite the deficiencies in the bond. I wasn't aware that a bond was required to appeal. He's appealing because he's appealing. The bond isn't a permission slip to appeal. If he doesn't fix the issues, James can collect before the appeal is done. If she chooses to wait, that's her decision.

During the partial eclipse last fall, it was a 10 degree drop. Today, in totality, it wasn't as drastic, and we didn't get the big wind shifts we got during the partial event last fall. But what a show. I'm so glad the clouds broke for us.

They stuck the landing with that finale. Jerry's 13 hours of Seinfeld Sex Tape on Laser Disc had me rolling. I got choked up. I remember watching the Pilot/Special when it first aired. 24 years. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Looks like Truth Social's losses today are eclipsing single-day losses for last week. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/08/trump-media-stock-drops-more-than-10percent-to-open-trading-week.html

Who could have predicted this? https://www.rawstory.com/rnc-takeover/

Come and take it.

Donald Trump makes some people, who don't have much going for them, feel (through lies) like, hey, there's someone that is lower on the hill down which shit slides than I am. That's like 67% of the Trump supports by my unsubstantiated calculations.

Third puppy visit for the little man, Archie, the Craigslist, parking lot rescue. Worms we've been treating since the first visit persisting. Best vet in the world (seriously), is treating it as a resistant hookworm now, no charge. Gave him a Vit. B shot too. He's gaining weight (23 lbs), but still a bit under for his age. It doesn't bother him (see video), which is great. But looking to get this and any resultant anemia sorted.