Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Police Expand Criminal Investigation Of Christian Ziegler

Moms for Liberty is against rights for the LGBTQ community, but their co-founder Bridget Ziegler and her hubs, Christian Ziegler, approve of threeways -- for themselves. As if things couldn't get worse for Christian Ziegler, whose role with the Florida GOP was demoted to a salary of $1 and no power after he refused to resign, he's rolling in the New Year with a third search warrant coming his way over whether he shared the videos of the alleged rape. That would be listed under the crime of video voyeurism.

The Herald-Tribune reports:

Sarasota Police filed an application for a third search warrant on Dec. 8 seeking records from Ziegler's Instagram account. Two previous search warrants sought his cell phone and Google account records.

A Sarasota police detective wrote in the search warrant affidavit for Instagram records that she believes "probable cause exists to show (Zeigler) has utilized Instagram to commit the crime of Video Voyeurism."

The search warrant affidavit provides more information about a video Ziegler took of his Oct. 2 sexual encounter with a woman who accused him of rape.

Ziegler was interviewed by detectives on Nov. 2 in his attorney Derek Byrd's office.

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All Of A Sudden, MAGA Is Mad At Green Day

The latest non-troversy regarding Green Day's performance at ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve reminds us that MAGA (a) doesn't listen to Green Day and (b) are a bunch of snowflakes.

The band's New Year's Eve rendition of their song "American Idiot" (which was about right-wingers to begin with) modified the lyrics of the song from "I’m not a part of a redneck agenda" to "I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda."

Which MAKES IT POLITICAL YOU GUYS.

They just don't get it.

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Monday, 1 January 2024

Crookiest Texas Crookie: Ken Paxton

Kate Cox followed the law. When she found out her fetus could not survive and that giving birth would endanger her future fertility, she went to a judge seeking an exemption from Texas’ strict abortion restrictions. The judge granted her request and granted protection to an OB/GYN for performing the procedure.

But Paxton, who is supposed to be upholding the law, not persecuting people for following it, threatened to prosecute any doctor or hospital that carried out Cox’s abortion. Then he got the Texas Supreme Court to block the ruling. Fortunately, Cox had the means to have the procedure done out of state.

But wait, there's more. Paxon has been charged with securities fraud, is under FBI investigation for corruption and he faces a bar disciplinary for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He was also impeached by Texas’ Republican House of Representatives, though acquitted by the Senate. He retaliated by saying he plans to sue the impeachment managers.

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2023 Crookie GOOD GUY Of The Year - Gavin Newsom!

California Governor Gavin Newsom continues to be on the best surrogates for President Biden, as well as a possible leading contender for the 2028 Democratic Nomination. But before I get ahead of myself, let's recap his amazing year!

He started off with a brilliant initiative called the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, which is a non-partisan alliance designed to protect access for their constituents and strengthen the ability of people in anti-abortion states to get care. Thus far, only Democratic leaders have joined.

Then he took a strong stance against pharmacies that plan to deny women access to mifepristone, cancelling a contract with Walgreens.

Continuing his battle to fight horrible laws, Newsom set up a new political organization designed to fight abortion laws, loosened gun regulations, curriculum restrictions and other right wing proposals.

He took on DeSantis after Ron pulled one of his migrant stunts, dropping a flight of South American migrants in Sacramento with no warning.

Then Gavin Newsom took on Sean Hannity in a FOX (not) News interview.

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2023 Crookie Award: Trump's Awful, Horrible, No Good Lawyers

There is backhanded insult that I personally love to use: Have the day you deserve.

In Trump's case, I hope he has the attorneys he deserves.

And by that, I mean I hope he has attorneys that are just as offensive, dumb, rude and ineffective as he is. And it appears my wish is coming true.

Let's start with Alina Habba, the parking garage lawyer who got fined a whopping $1 million dollars for her ridiculous lawsuit against Hillary Clinton that was dismissed in 2022.

Then a little known lawyer defending Trump in the Georgia case declared the indictments faulty. Uh huh, ok.

Then we had a little lawyer vs lawyer attacking on CNN, with former Trump lawyer Timothy Parlatore dissing new Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina on live tv.

One of Trump's attorneys even recused himself from the Mar-A-Lago case!

Then reports came out about fears inside Trump's legal world, with fears of backstabbing and moles.

Back to Alina Habba, saying the quiet part out loud. Yikes.

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Dolly Parton Wins A Good Guy Award Cuz She's Dolly Parton, That's Why

At a time when we're witnessing Republicans frothing at the mouth in the hopes of eradicating rights for the LGBTQ+ community, country music legend Dolly Parton shines, reminding us that we are all human. And aside from being incredibly talented and fabulously wealthy, she's a lot like us. No, really. And she claps back at Republicans in her way, whether intentional or not, with a bit of shame thrown in for good measure.

"I've got transgender people. I've got gays. I've got lesbians. I've got drunks. I've got drug addicts — all within my own family." she said in November. "I know and love them all, and I do not judge. And I just see how broken-hearted they get over certain things, and I know how real they are."

"I know how important this is to them. That's who they are. They cannot help that any more than I can help being Dolly Parton, you know, the way people know me," she continued. "If there's something to be judged, that is God's business. But we are all God's children, and how we are is who we are."

Dolly Parton added in the most Dolly Parton way possible: "I just want everybody to be treated good."

She recently helped a dying man fulfill a wish by serenading him over the phone.

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