It's also possible that he listed his California residence as primary when he bought that, since that was the truth. Then, when he bought his DC house, he realized that it would be more beneficial to him to "change" his primary residence, so did so. He may or may not have been required to go back to his CA house lender and tell them about it, or his wife may have legitimately still listed the CA house as her primary residence since she may legitimately stay there more often. Schiff may have done everything properly, but Kash Patel can cherry-pick things that were done properly to make it appear improper to people who arent paying attention.
The mortgage fraud accusation itself is a paperwork violation. There's nothing preventing someone from owning multiple houses, but lenders and insurers need to know which residence is the one the person spends the most time at. However, the easy way out of it is to simply be transparent with all your banks. That means you might pay a little more on loans and insurance on the second house, but so what? If you can buy a second house at all, you can afford it.
I think Trump zeroed on on this (among all the dirt Kash Patel is digging up) because it mirrors his own NY State charges. His organization was "convicted" by the state of lying on its loan applications to banks by overvaluing its properties. He can believe that Schiff lied on these loan applications because it's something he would do. Accusing Schiff of this, however falsely the accusation is, also justifies in his mind that he was "unfairly" persecuted for what he did because "everyone does it!"
"You can't give me detention, Mr. Thune gave me a hall pass!"
She won't, though. It sucks to be on the side with integrity and ethics. It's like having one oath tied behind your back....
So, I've learned over the years to pay attention to shit Trump says like this. When he comes out of left field with things that are this oddly specific, it means he got the info from somewhere. A perfect example was when he started ranting about Fani Willis and her "boyfriend". We all thought it was nonsense, but there turned out to be a story behind it that had legs. More competent people than Trump pushed that forward, though, just long enough to delay consequences for Trump.
However, Schiff seems to know what he is doing, and has enough money (and integrity) that I don't believe he would misrepresent his residency just to save money on taxes: he would be honest and just pay up. So, where is Trump getting this "hot tip"?
I think Kash Patel is using the FBI to dig up "dirt" on Democrats. And not even bad stuff: he is just actively investigating all of Trump's perceived enemies to see what charges might stick in court, even if they are made up. Schiff owns multiple houses, so why not try to spin that into something bad?
Basically, look up every bad thing that Republicans accused Biden of doing in Jim Jordan's "Weaponization of Government" committee, and Republicans are doing that right now. But Trump can't keep this shit secret; he has to blab about it and that's the only way we will know it is happening.
You don't need a pedophile lawyer, you need a pedophile lawyer, get what I'm sayin'?
I keep reminding people that if he holds on to power past the end of his term, he won't need votes to do it. So his supporters are no longer useful to him.
Good night, Westley Jerome. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.
I predict the movie itself will be kind of meh, but the soundtrack will be awesome
Of course. Those two scenarios are totally different, though. As different as black and white ....
What a great idea, deport the ones who actually make a point to pay their taxes....
I bet there are Conservative morons out there who say "See! Life is good for these people back home, they have cell service after all!"
Not quite, the Lions also haven't been to a SB and they are an original NFL team. The Browns technically aren't an original NFL team, they were started as part of the "All-American Football League" in the 40s. That league folded, but the NFL absorbed the Browns, 49ers, and OG Colts from the AFFL. (This was all before the the AFL merger, which brought many of the current AFC teams into the league)
It turns out that Cleveland did have an early NFL team, the Rams, which won the NFL championship in the 1945, then immediately left for Los Angeles. The Browns were born in the aftermath of that.
Plus, technically Art Modell moved those Browns to Baltimore, where they did win a SB. The NFL may have forced Modell to keep the Browns name and colors in Cleveland, but the team went intact to Baltimore and the players finally went on to finally do it.
(Although now that I look closer, I think the roster had pretty much turned over by the time the Ravens won the SB, so there may not have been anyone left on that team who came from Cleveland)
The Republican in the race is the old Guardian Angels guy from the 70s and 80s. He's a bit of a clown, has gotten caught in a bunch of lies, and said stupid and sexist shit on the radio. But he hates Donald Trump, and owns a bunch of cats. He seems like an elder statesman when compared against your average MAGAt.
But he doesn't stand a chance, even with all these people running. Adams beat him last time 2-to-1, and nobody liked Adams in the last election, either.
Isnt Ken Paxton's wife divorcing him, on "biblical grounds", as she puts it? Maybe Abbott, Musk, and Paxton are a throuple....
For those of you who don't know, Putin literally stole one of the Patriots' owners SB rings.
No, I disagree. I know 80 year olds who won the genetic lottery and are still sharp and can operate a car just fine. I know others who probably shouldn't be on the highway anymore, but they have accepted that and only use their car to get around locally. They know their limits and work within them.
One older person I know is a perfectly safe driver, who used to be an expert navigator, but now once you get him off of his well-known routes he will spend forever looking for "that next turn" and end up driving off in a random direction. His family tries very hard to discourage him from driving alone now.
Yes, younger people mature at different rates, but the decline of older people is much more varied and there is a much larger range of age and abilities to consider. There is no practical way to differentiate solely based on age. Even in states where they periodically retest older drivers, all 3 of the cases I stated above would probably pass. (While a 4th older driver, who is perfectly fine driving by themselves but gets confused while being talked to while driving, would fail because they wouldn't process the tester's directions in real time).
It's a convenient filter to weed out any lawyers in the department with ethics, and replace them with lawyers who will do what the Boss wants, no matter what. They even admit it:
"Any sanctimonious career bureaucrat expressing faux outrage over the President’s policies while sitting idly by during the rank weaponization by the previous administration has no grounds to stand on," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement.
Which is Trumpspeak for "We want anyone with an independant code of ethics gone"....
Well, yeah, he wants to award all the contracts to companies him and his cronies control....
He can do whatever the fuck he wants, as long as half of Congress permits him to do so by not impeaching him.
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) referred to Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, as “mister.”
Self, who chairs the subcommittee on Europe, introduced McBride as “the congressman from Delaware” during a hearing on arms control and U.S. assistance to Europe. McBride responded by calling Self “Madam Chair.”
That one person who didn't vote for Ichiro better fess up....
The NFL announced on Sunday night the upcoming schedule for Wild Card Weekend.

My Bills are on Sunday. That Steelers/Ravens game on Saturday will be a good one.
That's a lot of money
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is under fire from fellow New Yorkers for wearing a baseball cap supporting BOTH the Yankees and Mets.

On Monday, the mayor marched down Fifth Avenue during the annual Columbus Day Parade wearing a baseball cap supporting BOTH the Yankees and Mets! The hat featured a Mets logo on one side, an "X" in between and a Yankees logo on the other side. ... "No wonder Eric Adams got indicted, that hat is a crime against humanity," one user wrote in a post on X, formally Twitter.
The announcers were very excited about it while it happened
Former President Trump on Wednesday clashed with an ABC News correspondent at a convention of Black journalists, slamming her “disgraceful” questioning after she asked why Black voters should trust him with another term.
The phrase “TRUMP TOO SMALL” stems from a memorable moment in the 2016 Republican presidential debates, during which Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., made a crude joke about the size of Trump’s hands.
“And you know what they say about guys with small hands,” Rubio quipped.
President Joe Biden says he won’t participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan commission, instead challenging Republican Donald Trump to a pair of debates.

Biden’s campaign proposed that the first debate between the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees be held in late June and the second in September before early voting begins. Trump responded to the letter in an interview with Fox News digital, calling the proposed dates “fully acceptable to me” and joked about providing his own transportation.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is talking to quarterback Aaron Rodgers about being his running mate.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) scolded Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) during a closed-door GOP conference meeting Thursday, telling the Florida Republican to sit down when he tried to interrupt…

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) scolded Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) during a closed-door GOP conference meeting Thursday, telling the Florida Republican to sit down when he tried to interrupt McCarthy’s remarks.
Hi all! I'll be visiting with my family soon. I go to San Jose/Santa Clara often for work, but this will be my first time in the area as a tourist in 20 years. Were have 3 days planned for San Francisco on the trip, from a hotel near SFO. We have a rental car, and are 5 people, so it may make sense to drive. The hotel isn't walkable to BART or Caltrain, so if we were going to take those into the city we'd have to park at the station anyway. (South San Francisco would probably be the closest station).
I'm planning to park the car for the day and take the MUNI most places, since it's free for teens. Any suggestions on safe garages? I don't mind paying to make sure the car is secure. If there's a good garage around Union Station, that may be the best bet because we can get anywhere. But it might be nice to park closer to the Presidio for the day we do things there.
Any suggestions? My coworkers who live in the Bay Area think I'm crazy to take a car into SF at all, but surely there are some safe places to park?
We're a bunch of nerds, and will hit up the Exploratorium. (We have a fourth day planned at the Chabot Center and Berkeley, and other days further afield). Any other suggestions for nerdy things to see would be appreciated. (We already have the Wave Organ on the list....)
Thanks!