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Grifting the Gullible to Pay the Lawyers

Coupled with FEC data from 2022, AP’s review found that Save aMerica, Trump’s presidential campaign and his other fundraising organizations have devoted $76.7 million to legal fees over the two years.

You almost have to admire the great con job the TOFF has pulled out to get people around the country to send in money to pay the legal fees of an alleged billionaire.

Save aMerica, a Trump PAC that at one point had more than $100 million in the bank, nearly went broke last year amid the crush in legal fees. The super PACs paid for attorneys for both the former president and some of his aides that have been named in the indictments, including Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira. The pair were both charged in the case surrounding Trump’s handling of classified documents after he left the White House.

The bills are still biting at Trump’s heels: The Times added that 10% of every dollar the former president raises from supporters is being directed to Save aMerica, which mainly pays the legal fees.

So even if Trump's supporters think that they are giving that bloated billionaire money for his campaign (the one that he promised he would self-fund), the Orange Jesus is skimming 10% off the top to pay his lawyers who are defending him from his own misdeeds.

I'll bet that the shade of John Gotti is wondering why he didn't try running for office and getting supporters to pay for his lawyers.

Caturday

Chip is drinking water from the outdoor cats' water bowl.

It's the same water that he gets, it comes from the same faucet, but somehow, it's different.

Because It's Friday

A "jackshaft" steam locomotive.

Argylle Probably Blows Massive Chunks

First off, they didn't seem to make it available for critics to see before the release date. That's often a pretty good sign that even the studio releasing it knows that it sucks.

Second, the stars are out there flogging it harder than a Medicare Advantage plan. The harder they have to sell something, the worse the product likely is.

UPDATE: Yep, it's bad. Really bad. Maybe not Gigli or the Lone Ranger bad. But it's bad.

The Katsaps Lose Another Ship

Ukrainian sea drones have sunk a Russian warship in the Black Sea in the most successful attack of its kind to date.

Footage captured by the drones shows them navigating choppy waters as they home in on the Ivanovets, a Tarantul-class missile corvette while Russian sailors respond with a hail of bullets.

The sea drones struck the ship’s hull multiple times, causing heavy damage which Ukraine said eventually sank Ivanovets.

Meanwhile, the EU overcame their embedded Putinist Poodle to pass a large aid package for Ukraine. Our own Nazi Putinist Puppet continues to do what she can to ensure a Russian victory.

Florida Seeks to Become a Safe State for Racists and Other Bigots

The batshit crazies who infest the Florida legislature want to make it defamatory to accuse of being homophobic, sexist, racist and bigoted, even if true, would be punishable by a fine of up to $35,000.

So even if your crazed Trumpist neighbor flies a Confederate flag and shouts antisemitic slogans and you counter by calling him out for being a racist fuck, you can be sued.

There is no longer any good reason to live in Florida, visit there, or do any business with an entity there. Leave the state to the mosquitoes and the MAGA racists.

Oh, and fuck Utah, too.

Publishing These Down, Here

Stay Offa the MAX

That's the advice from a couple of guys who once worked at Boeing, including a 737 project manager.

For the MAX 9, you'd need to avoid United and Alaska airlines. The MAX 8 is probably flown by those guys, along with Southwest and American.

Spirit flies Airbi, but then again, it's Sprit and you can be assured that there is no corner that has been left uncut. Which leave USAir, JetBlue, Amtrak and Greyhound for ways to get around and not have the chance of riding a MAX.