cogman

Even better, they bitched and moaned about Epstein and Clinton (and probably still do). Trump is a special boy.

Well, I'll just add that even if this is true it will sway nobody.

Trump is a rapist caught on tape bragging about how easy it is to assault women. Very few Trump supporters are unaware of this fact and yet that are still Trump supporters.

That he's assaulted women simply isn't newsworthy for his fascist followers. He's hurting the right people and that's all that matters to them.

Sadly, about the only thing he could do to lose support would be to insult his followers or the USA. They'll forgive him for pretty much anything else, including rape and murder.

Exactly this. The point was to cast doubt on the election process.

Clickbait title. Makes it sound like he was arrested for searching the term. He was arrested for hacking the SEC account. He later searched for "how do I know if the FBI is investigating me".

The real problem with the filibuster, in my opinion, is it shields senators from taking a public position. The most extreme senator from Idaho can filibuster the "feed the children" act which prevents a senator from Georgia from having to vote no.

Assuming he has a competent lawyer. Very possible she sucks and so does his lawyer.

Project 2025. But when only the Nazi freaks liked it the Republicans have had to backtrack and pretend like that was never the plan.

You’ll stick with the theory an innocent death is for the the greater good until it’s your innocent death.

I never said the death was for good. Nor have I said that it'd be immoral for a doctor to break the law. The death is because of a horrible legal reality and a doctor that complies with the law isn't some sort of monster. There are justifications for that decision, but you won't respect them. I am not some moral absolutist like you appear to be. Things can be murky.

You could make the same argument that someone without insurance or means should be denied access because the hospital needs only paying customers to stay in business.

I could, but I'm not making that argument. In fact, I argue strongly that the entire healthcare industry should be nationalized and paid by taxes. Just because that's my desired outcome doesn't mean that I turn around and shame doctors and nurses for working for more than minimum wage. Which is effectively what you are saying "These doctors are making healthcare expensive for all because of their salaries. They should work for free!"

In the exact same vein, I argue that abortion should be legal and highly available. But that's not the environment I or doctors find themselves in. So, sorry, I'm not going to fault doctors for not playing hero.

Secondly, you seem to suggest that an innocent death is for the greater good. Sure you want to stick with that?

I'm suggesting that we have a real life trolley problem. Save a pregnant person's life, remove yourself from being able to save the life of someone that has a heart attack, stroke, or any other list of life threatening diseases.

Yes, I want to stick with that because that is very much the situation these doctors and hospital systems find themselves in.

And, to be real clear, many of these doctors are leaving the red states to get out of this situation. And I don't blame them for doing that.

And how many other patients end up dying because there are no doctors staffing the ER? What happens to a community if the state government shuts down a hospital because of repeated violations of their abortion law?

That's why your blame make no sense. While I'd certainly congratulate any doctor brave enough to be arrested over the law, I understand completely why they don't and would not expect any doctor to.

Oh wow, that's a terrible photo. I didn't know about it, but given the recent tenat media lawsuit I figured russia pumping money into the green party wasn't crazy. They were more than willing to dump $5 mil on idiots like tim pool and dave rubin so why wouldn't they also pump a bunch of money in long shot candidates like Stein.

Heck, they've done it in the past via the NRA.

A doctor or hospital gets to make the choice to save the life once. Once they make that call, it's jail time, loss of license, and financial ruin.

What doctors are doing is leaving the states with these laws. In my state, hospitals are closing down their OBGYN units because they simply can't find doctors that will work there.

Like, I'm sorry, I don't expect someone to destroy their lives and family lives for a patient. Further, the jail time also hurts patients they can help with non-abortion related medical issues. These doctors taking principled stances will not impact the law makers or their constituents who pushed for the laws. The rabid anti-abortion terrorists literally celebrate the murders of doctors that have performed abortions.