Maybe it is (although I bet it pre-dates white Europeans colonizing efforts and existed along the Silk Road trading route between various groups) but it certainly has spread. I don’t know the state of things today, but in inner city Los Angeles in the ‘70s through ‘90s (and beyond), the Blacks and Latinos have no love…

I live here in Redmond, OR (population about 35,000). This whole thing hurts me. The region—Central Oregon (which includes the bigger city of Bend, which is only about 105,000 people)—is very white. The biggest non-white group is people of Hispanic origin. There are few Black people and even fewer Asian people.…

I have not seen the video. I have not interviewed any of the parties. I don’t know who’s telling the truth (probably the victim) and who’s lying (likely Connor). But I do know this:

As a one-time buyer/still owner (of a non-HOA home/neighborhood) and non-practicing attorney: there is no legal reason that a prospective buyer can’t obtain a copy of the HOA pre-purchase. If they are going to be subject to the terms of the HOA, then they are de facto part of the purchase agreement and should be…

Ah! I did not know that had been overturned in 1991. I never practiced criminal law, mea culpa!

Nope, she’s not allowed to profit that way from her crimes. That’s established law. Any profits she might derive from such a thing would be confiscated by the government and applied to whatever restitution she owes.

Seriously? As far as the prosecution knows, she doesn’t have some huge chunk of assets from which to make such a payment. And her “debt” (i.e. repayment) is her’s alone. That means her wealthy husband is not responsible for paying a single penny of that debt. So where exactly is Holmes supposed to get the money for…

Uh...why wasn’t this held on the actual Juneteenth (June 19th)? I mean, I’m not putting it down at all, it needs to be publicly celebrated by the Executive in Chief and good for that (as well as publicly celebrating Pride Month).

A thousand stars for that. And if ever confronted, even by a group of them, I hope I’m brave enough and fast enough to at least get in one solid punch, whatever the risk to myself.

He didn’t abuse power. He stole documents. And kept them...insecurely. And refused to return them. And probably exposed secrets and means of gathering them to others who didn’t have proper security clearances and may even have been foreign nationals.

This is a tough one.

No, you’re wrong. It is out of the hands of all politicians at this point. Whatever happens it will happen in court and is up to how the judge conducts the case (especially regarding matters of admission of evidence) and then it will be up to the jury. And if he is convicted, only a fool (and there are many on the…

Don’t you mean “unsafe”?

That’s one cop that’s seen way too many action movie chase scenes.

“...and straws! (garbled transmission) NO, it doesn’t matter if they are biodegradable or reusable!”

1) I think he’ll lose his Secret Service detail.

“Hold my beer.” -- Jack Smith

I have said that if every malady and misfortune in the world would happen to him, it would not be enough for true justice. But one of your prisons sounds like a nice place for him.

Right, but there are the other, non-club-fed regular federal prisons, too. I’m hoping it’s that, because his crimes (sure, I’ll wait for the convictions) are not merely “white collar” but involving national security, like Chelsea Manning and Reality Winner.

Oh, no, I don’t think people in the countries with good, universal/single-payer healthcare plans think that our system is good. They may think that we have the most advanced healthcare in the world but that often is only available for the people that can afford it. I’m sure the rest of the world is aware of our very…