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First, let me point out that Aileen Cannon is married to Josh Lorence, who (as far as we know) still works for convicted felon John Rossatti, formerly of New York's Columbo crime family, who now lives in West Palm Beach and socializes with former business partner Donald Trump. Just so you know what story our brave national media is absolutely tiptoeing around. Via the Associated Press: A federal prosecutor in the classified documents case of Donald Trump clashed with the judge Monday as he faced skeptical questioning over a request to bar the former president from making threatening comments about law enforcement agents involved in the investigation. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is seeking to make as a condition of Trump’s freedom pending trial a prohibition on remarks that could endanger FBI agents participating in the case.

O, happy day! The court-appointed trustee overseeing the liquidation of Alex Jones’ estate plans to shut down Infowars and sell off its assets, according to a new filing on Monday. Via HuffPost: The trustee, Christopher Murray, filed an emergency motion with the U. S. Bankruptcy Court after the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre asked another court in Texas to turn over the assets of Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems.

President Biden’s new student loan repayment plan is in doubt after a pair of federal judges issued separate injunctions Monday preventing the government from fully implementing and forgiving any more loans through the program while they consider lawsuits to end the policy. Via the Washington Post: The dual rulings leave myriad questions about whether borrowers can still enroll in the plan or receive promised loan cancellation.

Four years ago, Killer Kyle Rittenhouse decided to cross state lines, grab an illegally purchased rifle and go to Kenosha to cause mayhem. He shot three people, killing two of them. But those weren't his only casualties. Because of his hate and selfishness, he ended up hurting his family. And they're still hurting today.

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~2 weeks ago, Trump gave an inane speech in like 412 degree heat in Vegas (8 people fainted, but somehow Jabba The Dolt didn't) ranting about being on a sinking boat and having to choose between getting electrocuted or turning into a shark's dinner. B/c this is what normal people do. The man obsesses non-stop over water pressure in showers & flushing toilets, is attracted to his own daughter, thinks his makeup & hair lookgood, gropes the American flag like he wants to hump it, puts ketchup on well-done steak (all of that is a crime against nature) & I could go on.