Notices by Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)

Senior North Korean General Wounded in Recent Ukrainian Strike, Western Official Says

White House has warned North Korean troops in Kursk would be ‘fair game’ for Ukrainian forces
https://apple.news/AIrOERzHHSS6Ugvjm5-Mu1w

NEW on #RFKJr.: In audio we uncovered from his radio show he read and praised a description of Trump and his supporters as "belligerent idiots," "outright Nazis," and "cowards" and "bootlickers."

He also compared Trump to Adolf Hitler.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/kfile-rfk-jr-trump-critique/index.html

Buckle up... another horrific pick is coming. Hence only a minimal #WompWomp

#BREAKING via Kyle Griffin:

MATT #GAETZ JUST WITHDREW HIS NAME TO BE TRUMP'S AG

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up #Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.
https://apnews.com/article/84e07fec51c5c59751d846118cb900a7

“California woman told police that #Trump Cabinet pick Pete #Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone, and then sexually assaulted her even though she “remembered saying ‘no’ a lot,” a police report obtained by CNN shows.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/pete-hegseth-police-report-defense-secretary-trump?cid=ios_app

CBS—“Illinois Supreme Court overturned former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for orchestrating a hate crime hoax.

Smollett was convicted of 5 counts of disorderly conduct, sentenced to 150 days in jail, but released after only 6 days while he appealed..has maintained his innocence”

Full statement from Rep.-elect Sarah McBride: 1/2

“I'm not here to fight about bathrooms. I'm here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families. Like all members, I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them.
 
"This effort to distract from the real issues facing this country hasn't distracted me over the last several days, as I've remained hard at work preparing to represent the greatest state in the union come January.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen has introduced a privileged resolution on the House floor to force the Ethics Committee to release its Matt #Gaetz report.

LEAK IT.

House Ethics panel does not agree to release the #Gaetz report - Live Updates - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/20/congress/ethics-panel-does-not-agree-to-release-gaetz-report-00190655

“Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for “the complete evidentiary file” from the agency’s investigation into allegations of sex trafficking of minors against former Rep. Matt #Gaetz (R-Fla.), whom President-elected Trump has tapped to become the next attorney general.”

https://trib.al/yJoUumV

#Trump lawyers demand judge 'immediately' throw out hush money case

Letting the conviction stand would threaten to "hamstring the operation of the whole governmental apparatus," lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued in a letter to the judge.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lawyers-demand-judge-immediately-throw-hush-money-case-rcna180961

#Trump's nominee to be US ambassador to NATO: Matthew Whitaker.

Yes, "Masculine Toilet, a commode for men who are particularly well endowed" Matt. That guy.

2/ Via Joyce Vance:

This is a joke, not a serious appointment. If Trump wants to send a signal he's going to abandon the NATO alliance, this is how you do it. https://www.cnn.com/webview/politics/live-news/trump-transition-news-11-20-24?cid=ios_app#cm3q1j9r400003b6oh8gjgf4a

Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage

https://cnn.it/4i0uder?cid=ios_app

"Pres of the Nat Educ Assoc said #Trump's decision to name Linda McMahon for educ sec shows “that he could not care less about our students’ futures”...& called on the Senate to reject “Trump’s unqualified nominee”.

She warned that “McMahon’s only mission is to eliminate the Department of Education and take away taxpayer dollars from public schools” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/20/donald-trump-linda-mcmahon-matt-gaetz-us-politics-live

So Trump will move to target them

U.S. moves to protect giraffes under the Endangered Species Act by restricting imports of their body parts -WaPo

@mloxton All of the above

⚠️“Tom's of Maine toothpaste was manufactured with water containing bacteria, while a "black mold-like substance" was found in a factory where the product was made, according to a warning letter from FDA

The Nov 5 letter stated that Tom's Simply White Clean Mint toothpaste contained Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a germ that can cause infections in the blood and lungs, the FDA letter said. “

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toms-of-maine-toothpaste-bacteria-water-black-mold-fda-details/

Hakeem Jeffries was reelected as House Democratic leader by acclamation this morning.

He’s poised to lead Democrats as minority leader as they chart a path through a second Trump presidency. https://politi.co/3OgjD5q

Omfg.

Via Kyle Griffin:

#Trump just named Dr. Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator.

Yes, Dr. Oz.