"Leo has spent more than two decades at the influential Federalist Society, guiding conservative judges into the federal courts and the Supreme Court itself.

In 2018, conservative justice Clarence Thomas joked that Leo was the third most important person in the world.

In 2020, after Trump lost the election, Leo stepped back from running the daily operations of the Federalist Society, while remaining its co-chair.

The following year, Leo founded Marble, with a $1.6bn donation from electronic device manufacturing mogul Barre Seid, to be a counterweight to what he said was "dark money" of the left. He spent about $600mn in its first three years, according to public financial disclosures."

more on Barre Seid, the Tripp Lite King...

"Seid opposed the ban of DDT and funded activists and researchers who opposed the ban.[5] Seid's giving reflects his belief that global warming is not the result of human emissions."

"In 2020, Seid donated Tripp Lite to the newly created nonprofit group Marble Freedom Trust headed by Leonard Leo, a conservative legal activist.

In March 2021, Marble Freedom Trust sold Tripp Lite to the Eaton Corporation for $1.65 billion.[2][1]

The donation was made anonymously, but Seid's identity was first confirmed by The New York Times based on public financial disclosures.[4][1]

The New York Times described the donation as "among the largest single contributions ever to a politically focused nonprofit."[1]"

"To me, Tuesday's debate comes down to two challenges.

One, Harris needs to come across as confident, sure of herself, in command of facts. She would be well served to toss out one or two new policy ideas, just to quiet the criticism that she's short on specifics. All this, I feel reasonably sure she can do.

The second hurdle is the more worrisome one.

Trump is going to savage her in every way he can think of. It's who he is. He can't believe he's losing to a Black woman, and he can't possibly comprehend the fact that America likes her better.

Harris's favorability rating isn't exactly high, but she was in the red on that score for most of the last four years by 15 or so points"until she became the nominee, when her favorable numbers spiked. Now she's even.

Trump remains 10 points underwater.

He knows there's only one way he can win: He needs to get America to hate Harris.

Right now, people don't. They don't adore her, but they don't hate her. This is very different from 2016, when he was running against someone the right wing had been telling Americans to hate for a quarter-century.

He knows he has seven weeks to do a Hillary on Kamala."

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Gotta wonder if he's going to creep up behind Harris like he did Hil... that was gross on all sorts of levels, lol.

#30

Way to tell us you gots nuthin' without saying those words.

btw, everyone notices that you had no argument to what was said about Trump being owned by the oil industry... and anyone else who pays him.

- high-fiving with neocons.

See #27, lol.

You mean like the oil industry who hired the neo-cons?

The oil industry that Trump made a deal with; for a billion dollars he's their boy.

Wake up.

The Media could lose billions if this isn't a close race; I somehow doubt they are going to do anything that would change that... like report on Trump the way they did Biden, for instance.

The Cult is obviously strong in this one.

The brainpower not so much.

You've been HAD by a NY Yankee Billionaire Carpetbagger (funded by Russia for decades) who wouldn't piss on the middle class, nor deign to even glance at the working poor, even if he need to take leak.

Read #21 as many times as it takes to sink in. You might even like not having to make up an argument when you really don't have one.

Trump Waving the Weave...

"A massive police and military force was used to hunt for Quiboloy at the sprawling compound of his church, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, in an operation that began on Aug. 24.

Hundreds of the pastor's supporters formed human barricades to block search attempts. Suspecting a network of underground bunkers, authorities deployed sensing machines used after earthquakes to detect signs of activity underground.

The weeks-long standoff transfixed Filipinos, reminiscent of the way Americans viewed the Branch Davidian impasse near Waco, Texas.

As in that 1993 case, Quiboloy is accused of operating a cult and using his power to extract sex and money from victims.

But in a key distinction, Quiboloy is far from a fringe figure:

he's a high-profile ally and confidante of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte."

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Cult leaders are all alike...

"If Biden, as the Democratic nominee, had gone on a rambling verbal tear like that, GOP lawmakers would be calling for him to be institutionalized and cable news panels would be discussing how the 25th Amendment works.

But The New York Times' initial report on Trump's babble said this:

"In a jumbled answer, he said he would prioritize legislation on the issue but offered no specifics and insisted that his other economic policies, including tariffs, would take care' of child care."

Oh, c'mon.

A 78-year-old convicted felon running for president rants nonsensically, demonstrating an inability to hold a thought or understand an important issue, and it's deemed "a jumbled answer"?"

much more @the link

#16

It's Sad, really, that Trump has conned people who think that into believing he or his policies give a Flying F about them.

The Cult part is your problem; you've believed the lies, and now that you've supported them, you refuse to admit you were wrong all along.

Dems propose no tax hikes on 400k or below...

... and Trump promises that billionaires and corporations will pay less as a percentage of their taxes than you do.

Plus, you get to pay for China's tariffs in their prices, all in all, to the tune of 10 billion dollars out of your pockets over 10 years.

Dems plan will cost 2, but that ain't 10+!

'The actor amassed nearly 200 screen credits during his brilliant 60-year career, starting some early-'60s TV guest roles and Stanley Kubrick's 1964 classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).

He probably is best known for his voice role as the dastardly Darth Vader in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy: Star Wars (1977) The Empire Strikes Back, 1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

He also reprised the villainous role in Star Wars: Episode III " Revenge of the Sith (2005), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Star Wars: Episode IX " The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and TV's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars: Rebels."

Criminalizing women who are protecting their health is the Republican Way.

The Military Brass is just waiting for this ----- to try another insurrection... as we used to say, his ass will be grass.

He should then be sending himself to prison for attempting to overturn the last election.

- fraud in obtaining petition signatures

Straight out of Vlad's Playbook.... this his how anyone getting even close to competitive is blocked from getting on the ticket.

"While Putin may have touted a pivot away from the Western-led global financial system, Chinese banks are becoming increasingly wary of doing business with Russia, taking steps to avoid U.S. secondary sanctions and delaying and rejecting payments from Russia.

Difficulties with settlements began at the end of 2023 after an executive order by U.S. President Joe Biden threatened to deprive Chinese institutions access to the U.S.

financial system over their involvement in trade linked to Russia's military industry."

I notice how rwingers hate it when police actually captures law breakers.

"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."" John Steinbeck

It's the same kind of totalitarian Gangsterism that he's known the financial and political support from for the past few decades in Russia.

Vlad's banks have banked rolled him since legit banks decided not to, which was some time ago.

- Democrats have a soft spot for Stalin and the former Soviet union.

lol... that's pretty ironic coming from a Putin/Trump totalitarians' corporate ball boy.

It was the Dem FDR that defeated Germany, in part by supporting Russia.

Cheney is putting Country over Party... as Bernie noted.

Bernie is right, you are delusional.

Good point, Gal.

But some people are 'leftier than thou' no matter who thou is... even Bernie.

- it's like accepting Putin's endorsement

Should be easy for someone who accepts his civilian-targeting war against Ukraine.

You are merely a Trumper who's too dumb to know it.

Did you leave your balls at home?

How long's it been since you've even seen them?

Which Dictator is your favorite... hard choice, I know!

Why are you still lying about losing the last election?

Do you think Steve Bannon will make a good cell mate?

Why have literally dozens of your closest Aides and Lawyers testified to your J6 crimes under Oath?

Gorby also wanted a Northern European-style social democracy, but the Oligarchs found a low-level KBG dupe named Putin to implement their crony capitalism.

They mostly fear him now.