Pitbulls are like face tattoos
Well it's a pit mutt, so it's more like a neck tattoo. Not QUITE as dumb.
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Pitbull owners are ALWAYS the dumbest and trashiest people around. No exceptions. Anybody who has any sense at all knows that it's a bad idea to get a dog that's bred for aggression and has a track record of being dangerous to anyone around it, including the owners.
So of course Bronk owns one.
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Jebus moved heavy loads with his magic.
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I bet CG riders don't get butthurt when they get passed.
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After a decade of unusable shit, they finally invented a new fangled safety gas can that works and is easy to use:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DL85727?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_6&th=1
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It's almost like there is a reason that previous administrations didn't attack Iran.
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Is it time to stack bodies yet?
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Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map“Millions of Virginians voted in an election,” wrote the judge in the order. "It is in the public interests to allow the amendment to take effect."www.democracydocket.comVirginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
April 26, 2026
UNITED STATES - MARCH 31: A sign urges early voters to vote yes on the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Early voting continues across the state for Virginia's redistricting ballot referendum held to counter the Texas redistricting for the 2026 midterm elections. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)A Virginia circuit court has refused to block the implementation of Democrats’ new congressional map, which voters approved in a statewide special election last week.
The order comes in one of several Republican lawsuits aiming to overturn redistricting in the state.
In February, the Virginia legislature passed a new congressional map, contingent on voter approval, in an effort to counteract President Donald Trump’s push to use unprecedented mid-decade gerrymanders in GOP-led states to give Republicans an advantage in the 2026 midterm election. The new map could give Democrats up to four more seats in Congress.
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In the lawsuit in question, the Republican National Committee (RNC) alleged that the Democrat-controlled Virginia legislature exceeded its authority when it passed a constitutional amendment on redistricting. The RNC also argued that Democrats’ proposed “10-1 map” did not comply with compactness requirements under the state constitution. They asked the court to grant a preliminary injunction blocking the map’s use.
But the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond concluded that the Virginia General Assembly indeed had plenary authority to pass such legislation. It also found that, while the new map was less compact than its predecessor, the issue of compactness was “fairly debatable” and the RNC’s claim was unlikely to succeed.
“Many a tradition and law has been laid down in the advancement of a national quest for political power, and the winds that will blow cannot yet be known. Nonetheless, this Court knows its role is clear. It is not to assess the wisdom of public policy nor to engage in policy making from the bench,” Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland wrote in his order. “Instead, it is to decide if those with whom we have entrusted power have exercised that power in conformance with their constitutional mandate. On this question, the Court’s answer is in the affirmative.”
Significantly, the court also declined to overrule the will of Virginia voters.
“Millions of Virginians voted in an election,” Thorne-Begland wrote. “On the issues raised before this Court, in these early stages of the proceedings, the evidence suggests the election and the proceedings leading to it were conducted in conformance with the applicable constitutional and legal principles and controlling authorities. As such it is in the public interests to allow the amendment to take effect. Granting the extraordinary relief requested would imperil the public interests.”
Despite this court win, legal battles over redistricting in Virginia will continue.
Just a day after Virginians voted in favor of redistricting, a judge in ruby red Tazewell County ruled that the legislature’s constitutional amendment and the referendum on it were invalid, preventing the state from implementing the new congressional districts. The judge also issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state from certifying the election results.
Virginia is currently appealing the ruling.
And on Monday, the Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments in another case that will help determine whether Democrats can go forward with redistricting. Democracy Docket will be providing live coverage of the arguments.
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Only 8 Of 26 Republicans Investigating Epstein Say They’re Against Pardoning Ghislaine MaxwellAt least eight of the 26 Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have said they would not support Trump pardoning Maxwell.www.forbes.comOnly 8 Of 26 GOP Committee Members Say Ghislaine Maxwell Shouldn’t Be Pardoned
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff.
Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics.
Follow Author Apr 25, 2026, 01:08pm EDTApr 25, 2026, 05:08pm EDT
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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are mostly silent about whether President Donald Trump should pardon Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in the wake of a report this week that some were open to leniency in exchange for her cooperation with the committee.
Ghislaine Maxwell attends Polo Ralph Lauren's Victories of Athlete Ally at the Polo Ralph Lauren Store on November 3, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Forbes contacted the offices of all 25 rank-and-file GOP members of the committee asking if they support a pardon, and six—Reps. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, William Timmons, R-S.C., Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Clay Higgins, R-La., and Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla.—replied to say they are against it.
Rep. John McGuire’s, R-Va., office declined to comment, and at least two other members, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., have said previously they’re against a pardon.
The Oversight Committee is conducting a probe into Epstein and earlier this year interviewed Maxwell, who repeatedly pleaded the fifth; the committee doesn’t have pardoning power, but could pressure Trump to grant Maxwell some leniency.
At least one member, Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., has publicly expressed some openness to pardoning Maxwell, saying last year that reducing Maxwell’s sentence could give the committee some “leverage” in extracting a truthful testimony, calling her a “liar” and a “dirtbag.”
It’s unclear who on the committee supports a pardon—Comer told Politico this week the committee was “split” on pardoning Maxwell, the latest rift among the GOP over the government’s handling of Epstein.
One committee member told Forbes they were surprised to hear some of their colleagues would be open to a pardon, while Luna told NewsNation on Thursday “the votes aren’t there for that . . . at this point we’re not going to be supporting her pardon.”
Crucial Quote
Comer told Politico he thinks a pardon “looks bad,” adding, “honestly, other than Epstein, the worst person in this whole investigation is Maxwell.”
Chief Critic
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said she was “shocked” to learn some Oversight Committee Republicans are supporting pardoning Maxwell, writing on X Friday that “if Trump gives her a pardon, it sets up a very potential quid pro quo. She will owe Trump and she will like to protect people he ask[sic] her to.” Greene said Epstein victims are “adamantly against her receiving a pardon as she was one of their main abusers next to Jeffrey Epstein and they say she is a serial liar.” She urged the Justice Department to pursue more convictions of co-conspirators. Greene resigned from Congress earlier this year amid a feud with Trump, in part over her criticism of his administration’s handling of the Epstein files.
Tangent
Maxwell hasn’t directly appealed to the Trump administration for a pardon and will wait until the news surrounding Epstein dies down before she does, her lawyer, David Oscar Markus, told Politico.
What We Don’t Know
Where Trump stands on pardoning Maxwell. He said in October he would “look at” pardoning her, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in February the last time she spoke to Trump about it “he said it’s not something he’s considering or thinking about.”
Key Background
Maxwell, 64, was sentenced in June 2022 to 20 years in prison for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking scandal. Maxwell was deposed virtually from her Texas prison by the committee in February and repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right. Markus has said previously she would be willing to answer questions if Trump granted her clemency. The Supreme Court in October rejected Maxwell’s appeal and ordered her to continue to be jailed. The Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files has deeply divided Republicans, with multiple members breaking with the president in criticizing the Justice Department for failing to release the Epstein files in their entirety and calling for more indictments of co-conspirators.
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Karoline Leavitt Used An Unfortunate Phrase Just Hours Before The Correspondents Dinner Shooting — And It’s Going ViralTrump was abruptly evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots rang out.www.huffpost.comKaroline Leavitt’s Eerily Prescient Words Go Viral After Correspondents' Dinner Shooting
Trump was abruptly evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots rang out.
Apr 26, 2026, 06:33 PM EDT|Updated 16 minutes ago
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made what turned out to be an ominously accurate prediction before gunfire erupted at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night.
“It will be funny. It will be entertaining. There will be some shots fired tonight in the room,” Leavitt told Fox News on the red carpet just moments before the dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel. “Everyone should tune in, it’s gonna be really great. I’m looking forward to hearing it.”
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other high-level cabinet officials were abruptly evacuated from the event by Secret Service after shots rang out. The president and his Cabinet members were unhurt in the incident.
Trump said at a press conference at the White House late last night that one officer was shot, but was saved by his bullet-proof vest.
An armed suspect Cole Allen, 31, from Torrance, California is the man accused of charging through a security checkpoint at the dinner and opening fire. Allen, who was not shot during the incident and was taken to a local hospital, is expected to be charged in federal court on Monday.
Authorities are investigating the motive for the shooting.
Following the shooting, the White House said that Allen had shared writings that “clearly stated he wanted to target administration officials.”
Leavitt said Sunday in an X post that the WHCA dinner was “hijacked by a depraved crazy person.”
“What was supposed to be a fun night at the @WHCA dinner with President Trump delivering jokes and celebrating free speech was hijacked by a depraved crazy person who sought to assassinate the President and kill as many top Trump administration officials as possible,” she wrote.
Noting that she, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were “quickly ushered to safety by Secret Service,” Leavitt praised the president for being “truly fearless.”
“But as [Trump] said last night, this political violence needs to end, she added. “Thank you to law enforcement for keeping all of us safe, including the brave agent who took a bullet to the chest and immediately moved to neutralize the shooter. Pray for our country.”
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13% seems about right for a reasonable person who isn't a suckass bootlicker.
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I'm sorry that it upsets you when pedophiles are prosecuted.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-stonewalls-british-probe-into-jeffrey-epstein-scandal/View article without paywallremovepaywalls.com
Tinyhanded Pedophile Stonewalls British Probe Into Epstein Scandal
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It’s unclear what conditions the DOJ might impose before handing over the unredacted files.
Published Apr. 25 2026 12:20AM EDT
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The Trump administration is scrambling to block British investigators’ timely and full access to the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, which could thwart potential prosecutions in the U.K, including against former Prince Andrew.
Britain’s Metropolitan Police have sent a formal request to the Department of Justice, after the DOJ insisted it do so to obtain the original, unredacted documents. The formal request was made after earlier U.K. attempts to obtain the documents were ignored, The Guardian reported.
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Any resolution of the formal request process could take a long time, and it’s not immediately clear what other conditions Trump officials may set before taking any action.
The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.
U.K. police are turning up the heat on both Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles in the wake of the Epstein scandal, and on the former British ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor leaves Aylsham Police Station after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office due to his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.Phil Noble/REUTERS
Thames Valley Police are currently investigating Mountbatten-Windsor over allegations of possible misconduct in public office concerning claims that sensitive information may have been given to Epstein while the former prince was a trade envoy for his country. The Met has launched a similar investigation into Mandelson’s activities when he was a Cabinet minister.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has also reported that it’s investigating Mandelson during his time as an EU trade commissioner.
The American Justice Department’s full documents are considered critical to a successful prosecution of the two men, and others, as British investigators identify and interview key witnesses.
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“It is difficult to make anything stick without those documents. The U.S. could have handed them over without making [British police] go down the formal route,” a source told The Guardian.
Other British police forces are probing other aspects of Epstein’s activities in the U.K., including claims that he housed some of his victims in London apartments. Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in 2025 at the age of 41, said she had been trafficked by Epstein in London.
Other police departments are investigating whether the disgraced financier used various local airports in the U.K. to traffic girls and women.
The Epstein files are not fading away. The inspector general of the Justice Department has launched an investigation into the Trump administration’s failure to release all the files required by law.
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Trump Adviser Tries To Get Dinner Crowd Hype Moments After Shooting And... OofDan Scavino's chant was eventually shushed into silence by dinner guests.www.huffpost.comTinyhanded Pedophile Adviser Tries — And Fails — To Hype Up Crowd In Awkward Post-Shooting Move
Dan Scavino's chant was eventually shushed into silence by dinner guests.
By Ben Blanchet
Apr 26, 2026, 11:59 AM EDT|Updated 2 hours ago
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White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino on Saturday tried to start a “USA” chant after a shooting left guests shaken at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Scavino, who was among several top administration officials inside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, attempted to light the torch on a made-for-MAGA moment after someone in the crowd shouted “God bless America.”
“USA! USA!” said Scavino while climbing over seating moments after President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance were whisked away from the head table by U.S. Secret Service.
Video appears to show at least one woman awkwardly keeping the chant going before it was eventually shushed into silence by the alarmed crowd, most of whom were crouching toward the floor as law enforcement officers surveilled the scene from the event stage.
QuoteI got some video of Dan’s chant pic.twitter.com/HqdR0bXKZG
— Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) April 26, 2026QuoteAs @Scavino47 was evacuated he turned to the crowd chanting “USA!” A powerful moment as police and Secret Service scanned the crowd with guns raised inside the ballroom. pic.twitter.com/6rtm8vFC6H
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 26, 2026Puck News’ Peter Hamby wrote in a post to X that “absolutely no one wanted to hear” the chant, including “Trump folks,” before simply describing Scavino’s attempt as “terrible.”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the suspect, who buzzed past a security checkpoint and tried to storm the ballroom with guns and knives before being tackled to the ground, is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration.
In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, Scavino — who witnessed the 2024 assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania — wrote on X that he never thought he’d be “hitting the ground again” as a result of shots fired.
“Brings back a lot of terrible memories,” he wrote in the post. “I am so thankful that everyone in attendance tonight is okay. We’re all in this together, stay strong! 💪🇺🇸🦅.”
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