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by Voronwë the Faithful
Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4833
Views: 396999

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Rose do you still use the same opening word for Wordle each day? It certainly was a good one today!
by Voronwë the Faithful
Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
Replies: 358
Views: 53932

Re: War between Hamas and Israel

The Daily Mail today says that Israel fears that the International Criminal Court is going to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel's actions in Gaza. Believe me, I have no love for Netanyahu, but any such warrant that isn't issued simultaneously with warr...
by Voronwë the Faithful
Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election
Replies: 342
Views: 81099

Re: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election

But that "worst" won't be because of anything the Supreme Court has done or hasn't done. It will be because the American people have collectively lost their mind. And over the top reactions like this one are as much an indication of that as the actions of Trump and his supporters: https://...
by Voronwë the Faithful
Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election
Replies: 342
Views: 81099

Re: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election

You might feel that way, but I won't. On the contrary, I will believe that the reaction that we are seeing right now is symptomatic of the same malaise that led to Trump being elected and elected again. We shouldn't need the Supreme Court to save us from that.
by Voronwë the Faithful
Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election
Replies: 342
Views: 81099

Re: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election

N.E. Brigand wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:05 pm Should President Biden hint to the Supreme Court that he's willing to play hardball to force them to do the right thing?
No. Emphatically no.

While I am disappointed with some of the oral argument on this case, I am far more disappointed by the response to it.
by Voronwë the Faithful
Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
Replies: 1078
Views: 121994

Re: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread

There is something really wrong about having 538.com without Nate Silver.
by Voronwë the Faithful
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:51 am
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney
Replies: 228
Views: 34752

Re: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney

Yes, after Pecker expressed concern about being prosecuted for campaign finance violations.
by Voronwë the Faithful
Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:31 am
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election
Replies: 342
Views: 81099

Re: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election

Lee Kovarsky's analysis tracks my own pretty closely (and is somewhat more optimistic than most other takes I have seen).

by Voronwë the Faithful
Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney
Replies: 228
Views: 34752

Re: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney

Yes, that is what I meant.
by Voronwë the Faithful
Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election
Replies: 342
Views: 81099

Re: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election

One possible result is that that the SCO proceeds on solely the clearly non-official acts alleged in the indictment in order to be be able to move forward without further delay, but Dreeban seemed reluctant to agree to that in the part of the argument that I heard. It may not be his call however.
by Voronwë the Faithful
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election
Replies: 342
Views: 81099

Re: Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Overturn the 2020 Election

I agree that Roberts is likely the swing vote, but I don't think it is completely clear what he will do. We'll know in a couple of months.
by Voronwë the Faithful
Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney
Replies: 228
Views: 34752

Re: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney

This, on the other hand, is a big deal legally.

by Voronwë the Faithful
Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney
Replies: 228
Views: 34752

Re: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney

Legally, this is not a big deal, but still ...

by Voronwë the Faithful
Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4833
Views: 396999

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

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