The US has declared it is ready to support a UN security council resolution intended to boost the flow of humanitarian supplies into Gaza after a week of negotiations and substantial amendments, including the removal of a call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities”.
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It was not clear whether other council members, particularly Russia, would accept the changes. A postponement of a vote until Friday was agreed to allow UN missions to consult their capitals.
In a draft of the amended resolution seen by the Guardian, a call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” to allow humanitarian relief, has been removed, and replaced with an appeal for “urgent steps to immediately allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and also for creating the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.”
A section calling for the UN secretary general to set up a mechanism that would “exclusively” be responsible for monitoring aid shipments has been amended to call for the appointment of a “senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator” with responsibility for “facilitating, coordinating, monitoring, and verifying in Gaza, as appropriate, the humanitarian nature of all humanitarian relief consignments”.
This coordinator, who is to be appointed “expeditiously” is supposed to “establish a UN mechanism for accelerating the provision of humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza” while consulting with “all relevant parties”, a reference primarily to Israel.
The draft resolutions “demands that the parties to the conflict cooperate with the coordinator to fulfil their mandate without delay or obstruction”.
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Attribution: No Christmas Peace by Rick McKee, CagleCartoons.com
odd that the hue and cry is only for israel to cease fire in gaza. how ’bout the UN expanding the call for russia to cease its fire on ukraine. hostages and fatalities and hungry injured orphans in both wars.
The MAGA crowd vowed revenge on President Biden after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump can’t be on the primary ballot, Rudy Giuliani was ordered to immediately pay the $148 million he owes two Georgia election workers, and The Late Show’s new sponsor makes a creepy holiday product for grown ups.
time for a trail betting pool on “what sayeth supremes”
I say they wiff it. In My most Humble Opinion reposted from last thread:
* matt 27:24
what say ye?
I think there’s a better than even chance you are right, Pat. I also agree about Thomas and Alito squealing in dissent saying they would have invalidated the CO SC decision as unconstitutional backed by Dobbs-like historical misinformation to justify their position.
i also think there is a slightly less than even chance they will strike the CO decision down in a 5-4 decision ordering that Dumdass be placed on the repute primary ballot, with Roberts joining the liberals in dissent.
But I will bet on the whiff option.
And it’s good to get past the solstice and gain the what, 6 additional seconds of daylight today on Festivus Eve? Better go dig the Festivus pole out of storage and start getting those grievances ready for airing.
pogo, thanks for reminding me. i’ll fish out my home made festivus pole forthwith. it’s a cheap mini-version for easy storage: an aluminum pie plate with a small pole made of rolled up heavy aluminum foil stuck in the middle. perfect for the festivus feast (a frozen TV dinner) table’s centerpiece.
for the forgetful apostates on the trail, here’s wiki info:
so on this eve of festivus join in and sing
The Buffalo Festivus Chorale was established in 1949 on the lower West Side of Buffalo to help celebrate and promote the accomplishments of the Festivite community. The Chorale was active giving performances throughout Buffalo until the mid-1960’s when much of the Festivite community emigrated to other parts of the country where they would not be persecuted for their beliefs . This historic recording was discovered at an estate sale in Cheektowaga, and digitally restored by Tea With Warriors in 2011.
In a way they could just copy and paste their rationale in Dobbs for overturning Roe — it’s up to the states. They didn’t mind opening the door to chaos among the states on abortion, why not ballot qualification?
Big story out of Michigan: Trump pressured two electoral college canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to audio recordings reviewed by The Detroit News.
Enough for an investigation by the Michigan Attorney General who has already indicted 16 fake electors and gotten one to flip.
His offer in the call to supply lawyers if they do what he wants sounds like offering something of value to public officials for a benefit — Hey kids, that’s what we call BRIBERY.
There are certainly more than enough grievances to go around this year.
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Book of the Week:
THE MARCH OF FOLLY, From Troy to Vietnam ,
by Barbara W. Tuchman
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March_of_Folly
🎵 🎵 🎵 folly la la lah la la la lah 🎵 🎵 🎵
Canton Ohio used to have a Festivus Christmas tree. It was a steel pole with Steel rings (a steel town)
mostly during the 60’s It was a bit controversial and now there is no mention of it ever. It has completely disappeared from history.
Trump Lawyer Vows Revenge
Trump appellate lawyer Jesse Binnall just told Steve Bannon on Real America’s Voice that Trump “will prosecute” the Colorado Supreme Court judges if elected — plus “other courts and prosecutors across the country using their powers to pursue a political agenda to destroy American democracy.” He said Trump’s “real DOJ”, which he expects to join, “will punish” the Colorado justices.
“What needs to happen is there are already federal statutes on the books about violation of civil rights and the color of law,” Binnal said. “Every single one of these people — when we actually have a real Department of Justice — should be held to account for their decision to throw our justice system into the fire, effectively, and leave the rule of law that has made our country so special over the years, and instead decide to make decisions based on politics and not the law.”
Bannon cheered him on, saying, “And you will be there, brother, to make it happen”
Karl Rove on Michigan story (FOX):
Rove not even trying to spin, on Ronna McDaniel:
A cautionary tale? Wapo. Raunchy celebrity party in Russia draws outrage over ‘nude illusion’ theme RIGA, Latvia — A raunchy celebrity-filled party in Moscow has drawn the ire of Russian politicians and fervent Christian Orthodox activists who are urging law enforcement to punish the event’s guests and organizers for violating laws prohibiting “gay propaganda” — the latest testament to the country’s sharp shift toward a closed-off, conservative society at the behest of President Vladimir Putin. The party, a costume ball with a “nude illusion” theme hosted Wednesday night by one of Russia’s most popular Instagram influencers, Anastasia Ivleeva, was attended by some of the most prominent Russian celebrities who have remained in the country since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, including some who have not supported the war. The guests paid a hefty entrance fee of about $11,000 to frolic in outfits of flesh-colored mesh, lace and lingerie, with Ivleeva wearing a diamond body chain worth about $250,000 and one guest, the rapper Vacio, paying homage to a 1987 Red Hot Chili Peppers record cover featuring the band members wearing nothing but a sock. On Thursday, the hostess woke up to a barrage of angry statements from officials and activists accusing her of violating restrictive Russian laws that criminalize “public expressions of non-heterosexual orientations” and of being tone-deaf for hosting a lavish party while Russian soldiers continue to attack and die in Ukraine. The critics urged the authorities to revoke her promotion deal with a national phone carrier, impose hefty fines and launch an investigation into her finances. “There is a war going on in the country, but these beasts, scum are organizing all this, these brutes who don’t care what’s going on,” one of the leading state television propagandists, Vladimir Solovyov, said in a Telegram post. [,,, But wait, it gets better…] Sorok Sorokov, a radical Orthodox Christian group, said the party was “a feast during the war, which discriminates against the entire government on the eve of the presidential elections.” Another group with similar views, named Call of the People, sent a… Read more »
Anti-Trump GOP group compares former president to Mussolini, Orbán in new ad campaign | The Hill
“Donald Trump isn’t running to be the next president; he’s running to be America’s first dictator. We can’t allow him to get anywhere near the Oval Office again.
News for the weird, far right land of hypocrites. If you are going to have life of lesbian sex, three ways, and more (I hope), do not video your escapades.
I am still sure the team of legal beagles that sfb has at his beck and yell will fumble the crawl to the court formerly known as supreme. They have done before, there is no doubt them will do it again. That includes having someone not admitted to work at the court try to file at the last second.
Supreme Court won’t fast-track ruling on Trump’s claim of immunity WaPo
The likelihood that the underlying case will be concluded before the election just became a long shot.
Party time!!
Keb’ Mo’, Merry Merry Christmas.
btw the guy in the beard could have been me, 40 years ago (?, Jeez has it been that long?)
Supreme Court order denying Smith’s request to expedite case – DocumentCloud
(ORDER LIST: 601 U.S.)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2023
CERTIORARI DENIED
23-624 UNITED STATES V. TRUMP, DONALD J.
The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment is denied.
I am supposed to report February 9 to answer jury pool questions. Judge has stayed proceedings pending this immunity appeal but I cannot find out whether that has changed my reporting requirement. The jury office phone number they provided only accepts voicemail, cannot talk to anyone. And their online portal has no new information. It’s all about me!
I hope the cease fire proposed by the UN is adopted
KC, I would hope so as well, but unless Nettyhoo has gone Grinch and grown a heart, don’t count on it.
So this guy is obviously on fentanyl, i bought him a coffee, but now do i call the cops or just let him be 🤔
update: left him alone
Let him be.
Unless he’s obviously in a health crisis. He may need narcan.
Michigan!
You can get Norcan at your nearest Pharmacy, I noticed a sign at Walmart as I was picking up my prescription. Just googled , it will set you back $45 for 2 doses. And now google ads thinks me or somebody in my family is a drug addict. That should make for some entertaining ads.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/22/us/elijah-mcclain-paramedics-trial-verdict/index.html
“Two paramedics were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide Friday in the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who was subdued by police and injected with ketamine in Aurora, Colorado, in August 2019.”
“Prosecutors argued the paramedics acted recklessly in administering a large amount of the powerful sedative ketamine to McClain, who had been violently subdued by police, despite not speaking with him or checking his vital signs. An amended autopsy report released in 2022 listed McClain’s cause of death as “complications of ketamine administration following forcible restraint.”
“However, the paramedics testified they were following their training for treating patients experiencing “excited delirium,” a controversial diagnosis describing extreme agitation generally applied to people being subdued by police.”
I wonder if Matthew Perry’s death and toxicology report helped them make up their minds?
craig, save the date. appeal argument is scheduled for jan 9 and that court will move like lightning. some think their decision will not only be a quick affirmation of judge chutkun’s call but will also lift the stay or put a very short leash on it for the loser to go for cert.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/22/economy/lael-brainard-inflation-pce/index.html
“Inflation has come down faster than even the more optimistic forecasts, and that has happened in the context of ongoing solid growth and strong employment.”
“Inflation’s continued downward trajectory in the broader context of robust economic growth fuels confidence that the US economy can achieve the proverbial “soft landing” of reining in inflation without massive job losses, Brainard noted, adding that the “landing strip has widened.”
While that is great news, it does not reflect the reality of what many folks are living. Wage increases, covid payments, and cash stored up because the world was largely shut down, a lot of that cash is gone.
And, housing costs have not snd will not come down. Landlords are not going to cut rents.
I don’t know what the answer is, but it’s still the stupid, stupid economy.
ps – The border situation is going to be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel’s back.
Finally! A verdict we needed to hear in this tragic case.
Breaking News: Paramedics found guilty in last trial in Elijah McClain death
I hope tRUMPsky feels so squeezed that he and his entire crime family flee the country. Then, I hope Gym, and Tom Cotton, and MAGAt Mike, and the rest of the Russian-Republicans are also brought up on charges of insurrection and/or aiding and giving comfort to the enemy. Wait, did they get preemptive pardons for their part in the attempt to overthrow the government?
“Souring” on Grampus is no excuse to take Krampus.
No surprise here.
checked up on the guy, is conscious and upright 🤷♂️
He has a guardian angel on the job. 🪽
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