What Shall We Bake Today?

I found this recipe quite by accident, but it looks so cute, I had to share.  Owl Cookies!

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 large egg, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup quick-cooking oats

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1-ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

12 whole cashews

24 striped chocolate kisses, unwrapped

24 semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter, peanut butter and brown sugar until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, mix flour, oats, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.

If necessary, cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour or until firm enough to shape. Divide dough in half; shape 1 portion into an 8-in.-long roll. Mix melted chocolate into remaining dough. Roll chocolate dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper into an 8-in. square. Place plain roll on top of chocolate dough. Wrap chocolate dough around plain dough, pinching together at the seam to seal. Wrap and refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 24 slices 3/8 in. thick. To make owls, place two slices side by side on an ungreased baking sheet; pinch the top of each slice for ears. Place a cashew between slices for a beak. Repeat with remaining dough.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. While cookies are warm, place 2 kisses on each cookie, pointed side down, for eyes. (Kisses will melt slightly.) Top each kiss with a chocolate chip. Cool completely.

ENJOY!

108 thoughts on “What Shall We Bake Today?

    1. Morning, Pat! I know the feeling – up at 4:30. No Wheezer but he showed up 5 minutes after I turned the light on. More rain off & on thru the night, temp @ 45 this morning.

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    1. Let the Amish do it – give them free rein and the $$$ for the supplies and get the hell out of their way!!! Oh, and BTW, you can shove all your environmental requirements up your ass! THEY know how to build – leave them be!!!

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  1. Just The News: “President-elect Donald Trump was declared the winner Saturday night in Arizona, completing his historic comeback by sweeping all the 2024 swing states and finishing with 312 electoral votes.

    Trump was declared the winner by an The Associated Press and TV networks, giving him 11 more electoral votes and reclaiming a state he narrowly lost to President Joe Biden in 2020.

    The call in Arizona was the final undecided state, and it meant that the Republican won all the coveted battleground states, including Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina. 

    According to the Secretary of State’s office, Trump leads Harris by 184,935 in a 53%-46% split. In 2020, Trump lost to Joe Biden by about 10,000 votes.”

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  2. Post Millennial: “The Kamala Harris presidential campaign, which raised over $1 billion during her short, 107 day bid for the presidency, is facing scrutiny over its spending practices as it continues to solicit donations and seeks to sell its email lists to cover outstanding debts.

    The substantial fundraising total came as a surprise given that Harris was a candidate for only a few months. However, despite raising more than $1 billion, and having access to President Joe Biden’s campaign war chest, the campaign proved unsuccessful, with Donald Trump securing a decisive victory while raising and spending considerably less. 

    According to data from AdImpact cited by the Washington Examiner, Harris spent over $654 million on advertising from late July to Election Day, compared to $378 million spent by Trump during the same period—a 57 percent difference. By mid-October, Harris’ campaign reported total spending of over $880 million, significantly surpassing Trump’s expenditures by approximately $526 million.

    The campaign’s spending included substantial investments in digital media advertising, polling, travel, and private jet usage. Payroll and taxes accounted for $56.6 million while consulting fees exceeded $12.8 million.

    “Advertising is a pretty important source of information for swing voters,” explained Republican political strategist Brad Todd, per the Washington Examiner. “It no doubt matters, but it’s not enough. It doesn’t matter if you have the wrong message and it’s not delivered in a compelling way. What her campaign was missing was any effort to break with the unpopular administration she has been a part of.”

    The Washington Examiner also reported that Harris’ campaign spent six figures to construct a set for her appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast with Alex Cooper, one of the limited media interviews she gave. The interview was reportedly filmed at a Washington, DC, hotel.

    Despite the election being over, the Harris campaign is still receiving contributions, according to a report by Puck. With remaining debts from campaign spending, the Harris campaign is reportedly working with Democratic groups to sell a dataset of donor emails and phone numbers to help offset its losses—a common practice among political campaigns of both parties.”

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  3. “A women for Harris person who works as a physician assistant in obstetrics and gynecology at Jefferson Health Hospital @TJUHospital in Philadelphia has been sacked after wishing deadly revenge on the daughters and grandchildren of women who voted for Donald Trump. Nicole M. Hart, PA-C, cursed them all with an ectopic pregnancy, which is when a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus and can cause the mother and child to die.”

    https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1854946246550786254

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  4. For those who love, and used to love, NASCAR…..he truly was a legend!

    “A legend in stockcar racing when NASCAR was still stockcar racing and not a woke platform attempting to push poison “political correctness” onto their fanbase (empty seats was the result of that exercise in attempted social engineering, has passed away today. 

    Bobby Allison began racing right out of high school. He eventually settled in Hueytown, AL (suburb of B’ham). His accomplishments were many. So it was for the entire cadre of racers referred to as The Alabama Gang (Red Farmer, Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, and Neil Bonnet originally then, joined by Jimmy Means, Bobby’s son Davey and others). I miss those guys and racing.

    When I was growing up there was a guy living in our community that raced what is now ARCA. Then it was trucks and cars and this guy raced both.  Bobby was one of his sponsors and was visiting this fellar one day during the week. They had driven to a local car wash to clean some parts and several people spotted Bobby. It was akin to an Elvis sighting. RIP Mr. Allison.”

    Any true NASCR fan knows about this one!!!

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  5. EXCERPT: “…..‘Salute to America 250’

    One of Trump’s first planned moves is a relatively lighthearted and apolitical effort to celebrate a key milestone in American history.

    “On day one, I will convene a White House task force called ‘Salute to America 250,’” Trump declared this week. The task force will be responsible for organizing a year-long celebration to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence.”

    The celebration will run from Memorial Day 2025 to July 4, 2026 and include what he called the “Great American State Fair,” which will feature pavilions from each state in the Union. Trump also vowed to issue an Executive Order to build his planned garden of noteworthy Americans, which President Joe Biden canceled….”

    https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/wkdtrumps-day-one-dictatorship-look-his-opening-moves-wh

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  6. Bubby
    November 10, 2024 8:27 am

    You can’t make this make sense!

    The Senate race was just called for Ruben Gallego, who apparently received MORE votes than Kamala Harris in the State.

    Kari Lake also received more votes than Kamala, but fewer than Gallego. pic.twitter.com/XWMgvhb1gQ

    — David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) November 10, 2024

    One has to believe that 140,934 Arizonians who voted for President Trump didn’t vote for Kari Lake? That makes no sense! Looks like the Mexican cartels have a Senator!!! JMO

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      1. Headed for you in the northeast, is what I meant. We had some brief sun a little while ago but it’s clouded up again; IDT we’re supposed to get much more but who knows?!?

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  7. In case you haven’t seen this, Pat….

    Marica and all—

    Last night was the worst night of my entire life. Had to call my MD son twice. May need to call 911 this morning.

    Please pray. Thank you.

    (PAVACA here)

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  8. “Chaos Conductors: Steady Advance on the Cusp of the Golden Age”

    Burning Bright, Nov 10, 2024

    EXCERPT: “I had a simple, broad take going into the Inflection Election:

    An inherently trustless election system is incapable of codifying the public mandate.

    And yet, today is seismic, as mass engagement begets mass exposure.

    Either the machine succeeds in subverting that public mandate DURING the election window, or they have to wait until AFTER.

    As it turns out, Capt. Seth Keshel had a similar take, saying the following on Badlands Media during election day coverage:

    “If Donald Trump wins every state, the election system still sucks, and it needs to be replaced.”

    And of course, my friends and peers Chris Paul and Jon Herold have continued to bang that drum before, during and likely following November 5 … as they—as we all—undoubtedly should.

    And yet, I do believe, as I have long believed we stand before the threshold of a true American Restoration, a Renaissance and yes, a Golden Age, as the man himself put it, and while fighting the Info War has been its own sort of journey since before I first created this publication almost three years ago, and while it will continue, I’m looking forward to the time when the real work begins.

    The work of building. Of creating. Of being exactly what we were born, called and trained to be. Thus, among the many things Trump said in his victory speech, you’ll not be shocked to learn my favorite came back around to one of my infamously favorite words in the context of the War of Stories:

    “The American People have given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump said during his victory address.

    I pegged “mandate” as the most important word of the Trump campaign before they started using it, and to that I hold, as mandate is another word for sovereign will made manifest, which is the point of it all, after all. And we’ll have years to explore the actual and mass psychological effects of that mandate, my friends. But for now, let’s revisit the recent journey here, and project where we might be headed in the immediate future.

    I believe the “Golden Age” is a story in the form of a promise.

    And I believe that the image of Trump the “God King” is both a harbinger and a memetic inversion all its own, at once serving as a joke and a vow, a threat and a promise, and the remembrance of the natural law of peace on the back of a final war we’ve been waging for the better part of a decade against the invisible enemy made corporeal to an increasing plurality that never would have spared the creatures of the dark a second thought had they not been forced to.

    Where it concerns the obvious concern of the US election system, it remains not only valid, but more vital to maintain than ever before. That said, it IS possible to have our cake and eat it too when it comes to largescale reforms to said systems; I believe Trump acknowledged this when he capped off his Rogan appearance by saying he “owes the American people fair elections.”

    (He also said MUCH more in that now-infamous interview, which you can read about in-depth below, including tantalizing comms that relate to both John F. Kennedy and the 2020 election.)

    https://burningbright.substack.com/p/brief-brief-aside-of-signal

    To wit, the 2024 election is already helping to retroactively expose the 2020 fraud.

    What’s that saying about Hindsight, again? What’s more, it’s not so much the fact that Trump was declared the winner that’s going to mark a rapid phase shift, but the Bicameral fissure already developing in the aftermath of exactly that…..”

    https://burningbright.substack.com/p/chaos-conductors

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  9. T. Turtle
    November 10, 2024 9:34 am
    Reply to T. Turtle

    🚨🚨Yuma County Adding Votes🚨🚨

    Outstanding votes almost DOUBLED from 11/7 to 11/8

    How does Yuma go from 9,861 votes left to 18,011? And how is it Saturday night after the Election and we still don’t have the “results”?

    Because they’re stealing it from @KariLake! pic.twitter.com/rbyjHOS1JM

    — Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) November 10, 2024

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  10. “Trump Victory! The Magnificent Seven – Congrats to Donald J. Trump 47th President of the United States.

    When Trump won in 2016 I drew him as a superhero because his was a superhuman effort. In many ways his latest win is a super-duper human achievement considering the dirty tricks used by the Biden Administration and the politicized security agencies who were out to get him. The FBI conducted a massive raid on Trump’s home for no reason. Then the Democrats tried lawfare. They wanted to drain his resources and even put him in jail. Trump endured it. Then they tried to assassinate him. Trump survived, showed his bravery, and now he’s our 47th president….Now it’s time to get to work America!” – Ben Garrison @GrrrGraphics

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    1. awwwww hell no!

      Martin
      Martin
      November 10, 2024 11:55 am

      NOVEMBER 10 2024

      CNN

      ex-Harris communications director Jamal Simmons :

      “Joe Biden has been a phenomenal president, he has lived up to the promises he made, but there is one promise left to fulfill,”

      “He can resign the presidency in the next 30 days and make Kamala Harris the next president of the United States.”

      “Joe Biden should resign and make Harris our first female president”

      pic.twitter.com/q4Tf3p9Wrt

      — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 10, 2024

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    2. November 10, 2024

      Democrats, If You’re Wondering Why America Voted for Trump, Allow me to Explain:

      “The truth is, the American People are sick of your shit.

      You ruined our nation and our culture. You openly mocked, belittled, and discriminated us, then called us racist, misogynist, Nazis when we started noticing.

      You defiled and corrupted all of our great institutions, to include the media, social media, tech, academia, intelligence, health, pharma, Hollywood, entertainment, sports, EVERYTHING! You weaponized every aspect of American life, and used it to push your insane far-Left agenda down our throats.

      You told us Trump was a Russian asset that was going to start WW3 and would be worse than Hitler. Then you used that as an excuse to justify hatred towards Trump supporters and to riot in the streets. You used it as an excuse to obstruct and ruin Trump’s entire first term, and it turned out it was all a lie.

      Then during Covid, you demanded we all be forced to take medical experimentation without testing. You wanted dissenters locked in prison. You wanted children taken from their anti-vax parents. You wanted the anti-vax in camps. You were rooting for our deaths. Then it turned out you were wrong about everything from the man-made origin, to masks, to vaccines, to social distancing, to ivermectin, to HCQ, to natural immunity, and everything in between.

      Then during Ukraine, you told us that Ukraine was a bastion of Democracy, and that they desperately needed all of our tax dollars. Then it turned out that Ukraine is one of the most corrupt nations in the world, with literal Nazi military forces, and it was actually just a money laundering operation to steal from the American taxpayer. You want to defend Ukraine’s borders more than our own. You sent hundreds of billions of dollars on the other side of the planet, while Americans are suffering, all based on more lies.

      Then there’s the whole Epstein, Diddy, human-trafficking element. You all told us VEHEMENTLY that human-trafficking was a myth, you told us the border was secure, and you told us that anyone who questioned it was an irredeemable & deplorable conspiracy theorist (and a piece of garbage).

      You said anyone who watched “Sound of Freedom” was a QAnon extremist and threat to democracy. Then it turned out to be true, and the elites really are engaged in unspeakable crimes against children. After you all told us for decades this was not true. You covered up the most heinous crimes imaginable, for political gain.

      I could do this for days, but I think you get the point. The American People are awake to the scam and the true evil going on around us, and we are not going to stand for it anymore. So we hired Donald J. Trump and his team of Patriots to rectify the situation, and bring America back to her greatness.

      This is the reality of the situation. You are the bad guys, and you have been deceived. The sooner you wake up to it, the sooner you can join us in repairing this nation. Or you can choose to deny reality, and spend the rest of your lives consumed by hate, based on lies. The choice is yours.”

      Signed: A True American Patriot

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    3. Just The News: “The race to get to 218 members, and thus the majority in the House of Representatives, continues with the GOP having secured 216 as of Saturday night, according to Decision Desk HQ, and the Democrats trailing with 209 seats. 

      A total of 10 races have not yet been called. Of those 10, Democrats are leading in two while Republican candidates are ahead in the other eight, according to The Hill.

      Republicans appear confident as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has already announced his plans to remain as the speaker while saying that he expects the House to still be controlled by the GOP.  

      Democrats have not given up hope, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., saying Thursday it “has yet to be decided who will control” the House. 

      Control of the House means the chairmanship of every committee, subpoena power, and the choice of what and whom to investigate. The smallest majority can even impeach a sitting president. 

      The Hill offers a rundown on the remaining 10 seats. For example, it looks at California’s 45th Congressional District, a race between Republican Michelle Steel and Democrat Derek Tran. 

      Steel has a “healthy lead” in the uncalled race, with 78.9 percent of the vote in. Steel, a two-term lawmaker, was ahead of Tran, by 2.9 percentage points, or 7,590 votes. 

      In California’s 41st District, Rep. Ken Calvert (R) — a 30-plus year veteran of the House — was leading Democrat Will Rollins, by 2.8 percentage points with 75 percent of the vote in.

      On the other side, in California’s 27th District, Democrat George Whitesides, the former Virgin Galactic CEO who also served as NASA chief of staff during the Obama administration, is leading a tight race against incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Garcia. Whitesides is leading Garcia by 0.8 percentage points — or 2,114 ballots — with 85 percent of votes reported.”

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    4. Harrison
      Harrison
      November 10, 2024 1:25 pm

      About the government provided (taxpayer funded) homes (of which ONE has been delivered) – they appear to be a ploy to get people off their land, as they can’t be used in any of the damaged areas…

      142 families in Buncombe County approved. They will be in Hickory, NC – all sites must have water, power & not in the floodplain. So basically, no one will be able to stay on their property.

      — HurricaneHeleneHelp (@HeleneHelpWNC) November 9, 2024

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        1. Well, it always depends on the circumstances but yes, they will drop their ears when they are feeling threatened/aggressive.

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    5. Harrison

      November 10, 2024 2:13 pm

      Reply to  Harrison

      FEMA admits to land grab…”in the interest of preventing another 1000 year flood damaging homes.”

      🚨#BREAKING: FEMA confirms it has begun an “Acquisition Project” of land in #WNC.

      In their own words:

      “This project moves people out of the 100-year floodplain or floodway, demolishes the property, and leaves it natural into perpetuity preventing future flood damage.” pic.twitter.com/EiAKGQfRoK

      — Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) November 10, 2024

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    6. hmmmmmm

      Troublemaker10
      Troublemaker10
      November 10, 2024 2:52 pm

      Eric Daugherty
      @EricLDaugh

      BREAKING: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) secures enough votes to become GOP Conference Chair, the number 3 leadership position – Axios

      8:35 AM · Nov 10, 2024

      https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1855605202163814506

      magadonian03
      November 10, 2024 3:00 pm
      Reply to Troublemaker10

      Tom Cotton sits on the Senate Select Committee for Intelligence. There is no bigger ‘tell’ than that. Cotton is DS/IC, and compromised.

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    7. “Lead investigator behind P’Nut the Squirrel’s death ID’d as NY state probes critter’s demise”

      By Matthew Sedacca, Deirdre Bardolf and Steven Vago

      Published Nov. 9, 2024, 7:15 a.m. ET

      EXCERPT: “The state is probing how its agents bungled the hours-long raid on an upstate New York home that led to the tragic death of internet-famous squirrel P’Nut — as The Post identified the lead investigator behind the bushy-whacking.

      The Department of Environmental Conservation said it is conducting an “internal investigation” into the much-criticized seizure of P’Nut and Fred the raccoon at Mark Longo’s Pine City home. Both animals were euthanized — and likely decapitated — as the state claimed it tested them for rabies after P’Nut bit one of the agents on the hand during the raid. An unconvinced Longo said the officers wore heavy protective gloves.

      “An internal investigation into the matter is ongoing, and we are reviewing internal policies and procedures to ensure we continue serving this core mission,” a DEC spokesperson told The Post Friday.

      But Gov. Hochul’s office, the DEC, the state Health Department and the Chemung County Health Department continued to refuse to share the results of any testing on the animals or the status of the allegedly wounded official — despite the viral disease being a deadly public health risk.

      Rabies test results are usually available within 24 to 72 hours after the animal is euthanized and the sample is received at the lab, according to the CDC. Results for specimens sent to the state DOH’s Wadsworth Center are typically available the workday following their arrival.

      The center, which is supposed to publish monthly rabies reports, has not done so since June and refused to answer if it received any specimens from Chemung County in recent weeks. Hochul promised early in her tenure to make transparency “the hallmark” of her administration. Her office has not responded to several inquiries from The Post.

      “You claimed rabies. . . but you haven’t made a public comment on it?” a heart-broken Longo, 34, told The Post of the state’s reticence. “As a taxpayer, is my life and what you caused me not good enough to respond?”

      A DEC spokesperson instructed The Post to file a Freedom of Information Law request in response to multiple requests for the rabies test results, which it has done, while a dispatcher directed a reporter to a hotline set up for P’Nut callers to leave messages……”

      https://nypost.com/2024/11/09/us-news/lead-investigator-behind-pnut-the-squirrels-death-idd-as-ny-state-probes-critters-demise/

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    8. “JD Vance Has Four Years To Be Ready”

      by Ray Cardello, November 9, 2024

      JD Vance GOP Candidate Ohio

      “The first part of the job is done. America elected Donald Trump as the 47th President, completing the most incredible political comeback ever. After multiple impeachments, indictments, and assassination attempts, Donald Trump not only rose from the Washington scrapyard but delivered a mandate given to him by the American voters.

      At this time, it looks like a trifecta win for Trump as the Republicans have sent Chuck Schumer to the showers and are very close to securing the House. Trump’s victory was a landslide of electoral votes, but he also won the popular vote, which has not happened in twenty years. Despite all the rhetoric and fear-mongering from the radical Left, American voters turned the map red except for the two progressive coasts. This is a win that denies questions.

      One of the finest decisions Trump made was selecting JD Vance as his running mate. The selection of the vice presidential candidate was especially important this time because Trump will only have four years before retiring from office. JD Vance is in Political Graduate School and must be ready to lead the ticket in 2028.

      He has shown since named to the ticket that he is the right person for the job. He has a remarkable rags-to-riches story, served in the Marines right out of high school, and graduated from Ohio State in three years before getting his law degree from Yale. That is a plethora of achievements for a man who just turned 40.

      JD Vance may have been under the radar as a Senator from Ohio, but he was front and center when he decimated Tim Walz in their debate. He is brilliant, has a complete grasp of the issues, is a great communicator, can think well on the fly, and is unflappable.

      Vance comes to the job with the perfect attitude. He knows his job is to do whatever President Trump needs, but he showed throughout the campaign that he not only says the right thing but is committed to every aspect of Trump’s agenda. They are on the same page from Day One. While typing this piece, Vance posted this perfect note on Truth Social.

      JD Vance will be on a treadmill keeping up with Trump, but he has a rare opportunity to learn the job from someone who is not a politician. He is now the assistant to one of the most incredible business and organizational minds America has ever seen. A Dream Team will surround him that Trump is sure to name. There will be nothing WOKE about Trump’s administration. This group will have one goal: to work for every American and to Make America Great Again.

      The stars have aligned. With a friendly Congress, getting his staff approved quickly, passing meaningful legislation, and possibly naming a Justice or two will be far easier. “Promises made and promises kept” is more than a catchphrase with Trump and Vance. It is a mission to work towards every day. Mark January 20 on your calendar, as that is the day we rebuild America.”

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    9. TheseTruths

      TheseTruths(@thesetruths)

      Online

      Wolf

      November 10, 2024 15:31

      Mark Levin:

      The irony.  Will Garland, Smith, and the DOJ violate the Presidential Records Act and the Espionage Act to coverup their investigations of President Trump?

      A warning to Garland, Smith, and the others at DOJ that the destruction of official government records is a violation of the Presidential Records Act.  And if those records include classified information, it’s a violation of the Espionage Act. And, of course, there is no immunity for non-presidential employees.

      He posted this on GETTR. I hadn’t heard anything about it in ages.

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    10. “San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa has been fined by the NFL for wearing a hat with a pro-Donald Trump message during a postgame television interview, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Saturday.

      Bosa was fined $11,255 for violating the NFL uniform and equipment rules for wearing a hat that contained a personal message, according to the person who spoke to the AP. Bosa crashed a television interview that included quarterback Brock Purdy during NBC’s postgame coverage of the Niners’ win over the Dallas Cowboys on 27 October. Bosa pointed to a message on his white hat that read ‘Make America Great Again’ in support of Trump’s candidacy for president.”

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    11. sync

      November 10, 2024 3:57 pm

      Just filed our papers in the Arizona Supreme Court opposing the ACLU’s effort to extend ballot curing past the statutory 5 pm deadline today.

      Just filed our papers in the Arizona Supreme Court opposing the ACLU’s effort to extend ballot curing past the statutory 5 pm deadline today. Now we wait for the high court to rule … pic.twitter.com/i1Znbuc2yL

      — Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) November 10, 2024

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