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Running in the lead from the start on a muddy track, Seize the Gray ended the Triple Crown hopes of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan by winning the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore on Saturday.  Owned by more than 2,000 individual shareholders who crowdsourced the costs to maintain and train the horse.

“Can you imagine how many people are going to relish in this and enjoy it?  I mean, I don’t even know how many people own this horse. I don’t know. It’s a lot of people, I know that,” Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said per ESPN.

Delegates to the Minnesota Republican Party conference voted to endorse Royce White, a Minneapolis-born former professional basketball player, in the August 13th primary whose winner will face incumbent Democrat Amy Klobuchar in November, Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Unlike other dilettante celebrity political candidates favored by Republicans in the last few election cycles, White isn’t just a retired athlete; he’s also a podcaster.  And on that podcast, he’s promoted the conspiracy theory that Paul Pelosi’s attacker–recently sentenced to 30 years in prison–was actually his gay lover, claimed there’s a Satanic cabal running the government, and of course endorsed the benchmark conspiracy theory that the coronavirus was a Chinese bioweapons.  But remember:  he was Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball in 2009.

The Georgia Republican Party elected Amy Kremer, whose Women for America First hosted the rally multiply-indicted rapist Donald Trump spoke at on January 6th, to one of the state seats on the Republican National Committee, the Associated Press reports.

At the Women for America First rally, Trump ordered his cult to “go to the CAPitol” and “fight like hell,” motivators that inspired the Republican-led domestic terrorist attack on Congress as his lackeys in Congress attempted to undermine Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.  Kremer herself isn’t accused of attacking the Capitol.

State Party delegates unseated incumbent Ginger Howard in favor of Kremer, but kept the other incumbent Jason Thompson.  Kremer and other challengers to the incumbents argued that Thompson and Howard didn’t do enough to support Trump’s 2021 effort to undermine Georgia’s voters.

Trump fanboys this week were for the most part understandably displeased with how President Joe Biden seized the initiative on one-on-one debates with disgraced former President Trump, dangling the bait and snagging his slippery, large-mouthed bass of a quarry all to quickly and easily. The reactions largely tell a story of an anxious, apprehensive MAGA base coming pretty close to admitting – some even saying outright – that this is a bad deal and the fat fuck got played.

“Jake Tapper was one of the leading media figures who spread the treasonous Russian collusion hoax. Trump agreeing to him as a moderator is foolish” – Top comment on a PowerLine Blog article printed Wednesday after CNN announced that Tapper and Dana Bash would be the mods, after Trump had already agreed to Biden’s terms. Meaning it was actually considerably more foolish of a move than this commenter understood it to be at the time. He should be even more pissed.

“The debates will be rigged since it’s CNN and ABC. We all know this is a joke intended to make Trump look bad like the sham trials. Old uncle joe will be hopped up on whatever his masters juice him with and Trump will be treated unfairly by the moderators the entire time. It will be cringe all around” – Top comment on Revolver’s article. That’s a lot of upvotes considering the brutal honesty.

“My fear is whether Biden’s willingness to agree to a debate signals he knows something we don’t about Trump’s fate at the corrupt trials being orchestrated against him. If Biden was confident Trump will receive jail time (like if he has prior knowledge) then he could ‘agree’ to the debate knowing he won’t actually have to appear at a debate, and that he can put the blame on Trump that the debate doesn’t happen. I hope that is not the case, but the way the DNC manipulates the system it is not hard for me to imagine” – Top comment on PJ Media’s article, threatening us with a good time in its imaginative and tantalizing conspiracy theory of Trump being in jail by late June.

“Imagine after being challenged by your rival to multiple anytime, anyplace, no-holds-barred UFC cage matches, ignoring your rival but then challenging him to, say, a boxing match. Then saying no head shots, no combinations, only single jabs with each boxer trading shots. Each round would be 30 seconds. And there would be only 2 rounds. That’s what just happened” – Top comment on the New York Post’s article. Well we wouldn’t put it that way exactly, but yeah. That’s what happened.

“It’s a trap” – Top comment on WeLoveTrumpReport’s article. No the commenter’s Disqus name is not “Admiral Akbar” or any other Rebel Alliance leader. It’s not even a Star Wars character.

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— AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes (@AZAGMayes) May 18, 2024

Three Republican primary candidates vying for the nomination to the Michigan seat being vacated by retiring Dem Senator Debbie Stabenow are facing the very same type of fraudulent ballot access petition shitshow that felled no fewer than five gubernatorial hopefuls back in 2022, the AP reports.

The Michigan Dem Party and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Friday alleged in a letter sent to the Michigan Board of Canvassers that the campaigns of former Congressmen Mike Rogers and Justin Amash, and businessman Sandy Pensler, have submitted ballot access signatures showing “a possible repeat of the conduct of petition circulators during the 2022 election.”

At least 15,000 signatures were due on April 23. Rogers, the Trump-endorsed frontrunner, submitted 30,000, the maximum permitted (it’s best practice for campaigns everywhere to pad it as much as they can to withstand challenges). Pensler submitted 26,000. Amash’s campaign didn’t respond to the AP’s request for comment. Worth noting is that the 2022 gubernatorial bid by former auto industry exec Perry Johnson submitted more than 15,000 signatures, which means that Rogers and Pensler at least have a lot of room for error. That said, the fuckery that got Perry Johnson, former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, and three scrubs tossed from the 2022 gov race was borderline systemic. In Craig’s case alone 9,879 out of 14,310 signatures were determined to be fraudulent.

On one hand you’d think that maybe Michigan Republicans would’ve learned and lesson and gotten their shit together and that it’s quite possible that the Dems are needling them just for the hell of it and to cover their bases. On the other, lol if the GOP didn’t learn that lesson and are blowing their chance for the seat by doing the very same stupid shit that blew up their 2022 gubernatorial bid.

• Republicans got exactly what they asked for:  they kowtowed to the ultra-rich, and now one of those ultra-rich used his ultra-wealth to buy the leadership of the GOP even though he was thoroughly unqualified and completely sociopathic.  They keep their lips firmly attached to his ass because they made themselves reliant on his ability to raise funds from his cult to support their own political futures.  
• Biden controls the debate narrative, and he baited Trump expertly.  Now Trump wants to schedule a third Fox-controlled event and he’s complaining about the debates he agreed to.  Even Trump doesn’t like Trump’s decisions. 
• At this point, I give the Trump trial a 60% chance of ending in conviction, a 20% chance of ending in a hung jury, 12% of conviction on misdemeanor charges only, 5% complete acquittal, and 3% Other (deal struck, guilty plea for misdemeanors, juror tossed, etc.) but that may change after closing arguments.
• Fuck Alito.  Fuck Thomas.  And fuck John Roberts most of all.  Time will ultimately correct the injustices they’ve pushed from the bench, but the divots in the Supreme Court’s legitimacy will remain forever. 
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Three Spanish tourists were among four killed during a gunfight between religious factions in Bamyan, a town in central Afghanistan; a fourth tourist was among the wounded in the shooting that happened in Afghanistan, CNN reports.  The governments of both Spain and Afghanistan expressed remorse for the deaths of the tourists, who chose to vacation in Afghanistan, which has been involved in some type of war for nearly half a century.  Glad they got to check it off their bucket list before… y’know.

Awww shucks President Trump is speechin to the Lincoln Day Dinner the Minnesotato Republicans have thrown for him on Friday night. Yah, that there trial for fuckin’ a pornstar and paying little secret hish money must be a real doozy for him, right? At least he gets a little break like this special one here. Y’know, some time to unwind and all that with the State Republicans. Just him and all his fellas in the party that feel like he’s Jesus Christ himself even though Jesus Christ would never be caught fucking a pornstar and have himself all embarrassed at the trial in New York for Pete’s sake.

Silicon Valley sugar mama Nicole Shanahan deposited $8 million dollars in the bank account for her and running mate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign in April, a huge cash infusion that went to their efforts to get on the ballot in more states, Politico reports.

Kennedy spent more than $6.5 million in April–more than twice the amount it spent in March–with Shanahan’s donation funding most of it.  Kennedy has raised more than $27 million and currently has about $5 million on hand.  By comparison, Biden has $71 million in cash while Trump has $33.5 million.

Another stat from RFK Jr.’s campaign finance reporting:  his amount raised from small donors–those giving less than $200–dropped by about one-third in April, falling below $900,000 after hitting $1.3 million in March.

Now that he’s secured the GOP Senate nomination, Larry Hogan is going full speed in decrying his earlier statements and now claiming to be pro-choice, a clear effort to fool voters in the statewide race where abortion access is on the ballot around the country, the Washington Post reports.

The one-time governor and a No Labels Party recruit, Hogan voiced his anti-abortion cred early in his career, but while in office, Hogan didn’t block many of the Democratic-led legislature’s bills that provided protections for abortion and birth control.

Now, however, Hogan steps forward as squarely in the pro-Roe camp, decrying the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, claiming this was always his position, not a new view to counter his popular vocally pro-choice Democratic opponent, Angela Alsobrooks.

Boeing announced it delayed the planned launch of the first manned Starliner mission from next Tuesday until the following Saturday, March 25th at 3:09 p.m. as the team continues to fight a helium leak in the fuel system, CBS News reports. Mission commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams were originally scheduled to take off May 6th, but the launch was scrubbed after the helium leak was discovered, but we’re certain they’re okay with the delay.

Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen admitted to recruiting a primary challenger so that he could use the opponent to increase fundraising results according to a recording of Knudsen made at a fundraiser, the Associated Press reports.

A former Speaker of the state house, Knudsen had no GOP challenger to his incumbency but told the audience at a May 11th fundraiser in Dillon, that he made sure candidate Logan Dillon “filed to run against me simply because under our current campaign finance laws in Montana, it allows me to raise more money. So, he supports me and he’s going to vote for me.”

Montana Democrats filed a lawsuit alleging that Knudsen was taking more than the state-allowed $790 per person limit allowed when a candidate runs unopposed, so rather than return the money, he got Dillon to file against him on the deadline day for candidate applications.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time Friday, ending the day at 40,003.59, topping another milestone in steady American economy, per CNN.  After dipping its toe over the line in midday trading Thursday, the index opened up and finished the day strong.  While 40,000 is an arbitrary value, the achievement reflects solid market performance since a brief downturn in September 2022.

“On behalf of the future Vice President of the United States, who I have not yet chosen, we hereby accept the Fox Vice Presidential Debate, hopefully at Virginia State University, the first Historically Black College or University to host a Debate – Date to be determined. I urge Vice President Kamala Harris to agree to this,” posted disgraced former President Trump on Friday, apparently still antsy that he said yes to the two debates for himself and for his not yet chosen running mate on CNN, ABC, and CBS, respectively, without trying to get one on more fascist, white nationalist friendly turf.

Unlike when Trump “accepted” an October 2nd debate on the propaganda network between himself and Biden on Wednesday (which Biden’s campaign promptly shut down), Fox is actually on board with this sandbag, with anchor Bret Baier announcing their “proposal” on Friday afternoon. Must be some kind of mea culpa to Trump for not backing him on the October 2nd challenge he made up.

The fat bastard later posted “I have accepted a fourth Presidential Debate against Crooked Joe Biden, this time with NBC & Telemundo. It is important as Republicans that we WIN with our Great Hispanic Community, who Biden has devastated with Crippling Inflation, High Gas Prices, Crime in our Streets, and Border Chaos. This Fourth Debate will go along with our previously accepted Presidential Debates on CNN, ABC, and Fox. This is all in addition to our accepting an invitation from Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum of Fox News to host the Vice Presidential Debate at Virginia State University, or another venue, in Virginia, to be named later. These are the Debates that Voters have been asking for, and these are the Debates that Voters will get!” again lying that Fox News will actually host any debate. NBC/Telemundo does however sound more realistic and palatable to the Biden team as the Spanish-language network (but not NBC) was at least one of the four that fit the criteria set forth by the president’s reelection campaign. So maybe there will be a third showdown.

“Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against US citizens and interests, the Department of State advises US citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. The Department of State is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events and advises US citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. US citizens should stay alert in locations frequented by tourists, including Pride celebrations and venues frequented by LGBTQI+ persons,” says a State Department advisory.

The glass half full of this clip of KSTP Minneapolis’s Tom Hauser is unambiguously a a good glass as he cuts away and makes it clear Trump is full of shit. The half empty part is how he did that instead of just saying it to Trump’s face during the interview. But on net this is the kind of shit local news viewers should be seeing in the coverage of the pornstar fucker… though maybe we could’ve done without the “joking” part. Even if that was true it had nothing to do with whether or not the fat fuck denied saying what he had said to the crowd at the rally in Duluth in the fall of 2020.

Former Pennsylvania Christian school teacher L Brent Bozell IV, son of movement conservative crusader L Brent Bozell III, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for felonies committed during his participation in the January 6th, 2021 Capitol insurrection, NBC’s Ryan J Reilly reports.

A federal judge on Friday sentenced San Francisco-area QAnon freak David DePape to 30 years in prison for bashing in the head of Paul Pelosi during an October 2022 home invasion, the AP reports.

DePape, who is not a male hooker hired by Pelosi as the MAGA trolls claimed in the immediate aftermath of the attack, still faces trial on state-level charges of assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, residential burglary and other felonies, with jury selection set to start next week.

Or maybe not forgot so much as simply claims she did not testify with sometimes graphic detail about the two-minute sexual encounter she had with the white nationalist Congressman’s Orange Jesus.