2026 Mid-Term Elections

[Derec]

They do actually know, and do not care, who their allies are so long as they get what they want.

Increasingly that is also true with Democrats, as their embrace of the likes of Platner and Piker shows.

 

[laughing dog]

Ken Paxton was looking good for the GOP prinary. Paxton'a office, possibly with his sign off likely ended his Senate run.

Protesters gather at courthouse over former Waco attorney’s plea deal

Protesters gathered on the steps of the McLennan County Courthouse Monday morning to express frustration over a plea deal for a former Waco attorney accused of sexually abusing his son’s friend.

www.kwtx.com

OJ Simpson disease. These MAGA's think they are invincible. Or possibly they are just psychopaths.

That article does not go into detail of the case, but it links to an article that does.

This is the most salient part:

Hoffman’s trial on first-degree felony continuous sexual abuse of a young child charges ended in a mistrial in June 2025 after jurors deadlocked 7-5 in favor of finding him guilty.

So he was prosecuted for the 1st degree felony charge, but it resulted in a mistrial because the jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict. If there were only one or two holdouts, retrying on the same charge would be reasonable. But with the jury almost evenly split, I think a plea deal for a lesser charge is appropriate. Note also that prosecutors (as well as defense attorneys) interview jurors after the trial to see why they voted the way they did. So they have more information as to why five of them did not vote to convict, and how likely it would be to get 12 new jurors to vote to convict in a retrial.

Stuff like this happens in the criminal justice system all the time, and I do not see it as a sign of psychopathy or feeling invincible. They are just doing their jobs, which means knowing that sometimes offering a plea on a lesser charge is the way to go.

You forgot the initial plea deal had no jail time (credit for the one day in jail already served) which was rejected by the presiding judge. And that this creep does not have to register as a sex offender.

 

[ZiprHead]

 

[Toni]

Biden's peak? That peak was caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

I meant "Biden's peak" in the sense of a peak that happened during his term. And whatever the reason for it was, it contributed to the sense of malaise over the economy that plagued his presidency.

Of course, things could have been much worse. Had President Sanders, Warren or Harris been elected in 2020, fracking would have been banned and that would have made dealing with supply issues stemming from Russia's invasion 1000x more difficult to handle.

Presidents do not legislate. Despite current Congress’s cowardice in allowing Trump to “legislate” by fiat or executive order as they used to be called. Btw, I was not a fan of Obama issuing so many executive orders, either, both on principle and because I was certain that the next GOP POTUS would also do so and take it steps further. An instance in which I wish I had been wrong.

 

[Shadowy Man]

Maybe if his party’s ideas were worth voting for more people would vote for them.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Other than DC and Puerto Rico, those are GOP goals. Who had the FBI seize ballots?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Best news I've read recently.

The White House Counsel’s Office is giving private briefings to the administration’s political appointees on how to best prepare for congressional oversight as staff begin to brace for the likelihood of significant Democratic victories in the November midterm elections, according to two people briefed on the topic.

The roughly 30-minute briefings have included a PowerPoint presentation about how congressional oversight works and best practices for handling it, according to the two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Staff from the counsel’s office have encouraged political appointees to be careful about what they put in writing and provided guidance for how to respond to congressional inquiries in a timely manner, the people said.

Maybe democracy does live on.

 

[TV and credit cards]

And don't forget, we eat babies.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

They do actually know, and do not care, who their allies are so long as they get what they want.

Increasingly that is also true with Democrats, as their embrace of the likes of Platner and Piker shows.

Increasingly?! Fucking fuck man.

Platner is a newb in Maine. He is also isn't leading with "CRAZY".

Also, who the heck Piker?

 

[Politesse]

Also, who the heck Piker?

Hasan Piker is popular far left Twitch streamer, with no particular connection to the Democratic Party beyond occasionally endorsing Progressive candidates for Democratic offices.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Also, who the heck Piker?

Hasan Piker is popular far left Twitch streamer, with no particular connection to the Democratic Party beyond occasionally endorsing Progressive candidates for Democratic offices.

Where does Derec hear about these people, False Equivalence Weekly?

 

[Politesse]

Also, who the heck Piker?

Hasan Piker is popular far left Twitch streamer, with no particular connection to the Democratic Party beyond occasionally endorsing Progressive candidates for Democratic offices.

Where does Derec hear about these people, False Equivalence Weekly?

The right wing media landscape is obsessed with a small cast of characters whose careers they follow in microcosm, making them seem like significant political actors through name familiarity and frequency of mention. In fairness, Piker is by far the most popular political streamer on his platform, it's not as though he's a nobody exactly. But he is not a Democrat either, and regularly excoriates the Party for perceived failings. And the Party most certainly does not endorse Piker or any of his views, which are largely Marxist and anti-Zionist, and as such explicitly anti-Democrat.

 

[Derec]

They do actually know, and do not care, who their allies are so long as they get what they want.

Increasingly that is also true with Democrats, as their embrace of the likes of Platner and Piker shows.

Increasingly?! Fucking fuck man.

Yes, they are increasingly embracing highly problematic allies like Hasan "US deserved 9/11" Piker and candidates like Graham "are we the baddies?" Platner. That is exactly what Politesse was talking about re Republicans, but these days it also applies to Democrats.

Platner is a newb in Maine. He is also isn't leading with "CRAZY".

He may be a "newb", but he is right now the uncontested nominee for US Senate. And is a Nazi tattoo and praise of Hamas not bad enough for you?

Also, who the heck Piker?

I think you are missing a verb here.

In any case, as Politesse said, he is a far left/fauxgressive streamer. He is also a tankie, an antisemite, a Hamas supporter, and is very popular with Gen Z. So much so that he has been dubbed "the Joe Rogan of the Left", although "Nick Fuentes of the Left" might be more appropriate.
He is also doing more than just endorsing "progressive" candidates. Many are kissing the ring by going on his stream. He is also campaigning with leftist candidates like Abdul El-Sayed. I posted a photo from his campaign rally in post #185.
All this bolsters my point that the below statement applies to many Dems as well.

They do actually know, and do not care, who their allies are so long as they get what they want.

 

[Derec]

Where does Derec hear about these people, False Equivalence Weekly?

I do not know what rock you have been hiding behind not to hear about Hasan Piker's influence on fauxgressive Dems. He has been in the news a lot.

Also, I fail to see how this is "false equivalence".

 

[laughing dog]

Where does Derec hear about these people, False Equivalence Weekly?

I do not know what rock you have been hiding behind not to hear about Hasan Piker's influence on fauxgressive Dems. He has been in the news a lot.

Never heard of either. So certainly not in the main stream media I read .

Also, I fail to see how this is "false equivalence".

Yeah, I see it more as a “whataboutism “.

 

[Derec]

And the Party most certainly does not endorse Piker or any of his views, which are largely Marxist and anti-Zionist, and as such explicitly anti-Democrat.

"The Party" is not a monolith. Many people in the Democratic Party and running in the Democratic primaries are embracing him.
I think that the Democratic Party is currently in danger of a hostile takeover by the faction close to Hasan Piker, similar to how GOP was taken over by MAGA.

You might call it MIGA - Make Islamoleftism Great Again.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Where does Derec hear about these people, False Equivalence Weekly?

I do not know what rock you have been hiding behind not to hear about Hasan Piker's influence ...

I never heard of him either. I just read the first part of Wikipedia on him:

Hasan Doğan Piker (born July 25, 1991), known online by the name HasanAbi, is an American Twitch streamer, influencer, and left-wing political commentator.

I don't use Twitch. I thought that was a video game thing. Anyway, I don't use it nor do I pay much attention to so-called "influencers."

I don't live under a rock either. I think for the most part influencers are morons.

 

[Derec]

Never heard of either. So certainly not in the main stream media I read .

Which media to you consume? There have been articles about him in many outlets across the political spectrum. Including NY Times and NPR among many others.

Mainstream Dems dismiss the danger coming from him at their peril.

 

[Derec]

I don't live under a rock either. I think for the most part influencers are morons.

That does not change the fact that they have influence over people, especially Gen Z and younger Millennials.
If Hasan Piker didn't, El-Sayed would not be campaigning with him. If he didn't, all these Dem candidates would not be appearing on his stream.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

I don't live under a rock either. I think for the most part influencers are morons.

That does not change the fact that they have influence over people, especially Gen Z and younger Millennials.
If Hasan Piker didn't, El-Sayed would not be campaigning with him. If he didn't, all these Dem candidates would not be appearing on his stream.

None of which proves Jimmy, laughing dog, and I live under rocks.