Like Maria Said Paz: Dumb Ass Alina Habba doesn't understand the law

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Dumb Ass Alina Habba doesn't understand the law

If you missed today's primary lesson, it may be do not waste your money sending your children to Widener University Commonwealth Law School. Their graduates are apparently remedial level as evidenced by. Alina Habba. The deluded fool is charging a member of Congress, LaMonica McIver, with assault because Alina's a racist. Matthew Chapman (RAW STORY) reports:

"That conduct cannot be overlooked by the chief federal law enforcement official in the State of New Jersey, and it is my Constitutional obligation to ensure that our federal law enforcement is protected when executing their duties," wrote Habba. "I have persistently made efforts to address these issues without bringing criminal charges and have given Representative McIver every opportunity to come to a resolution, but she has unfortunately declined."

In a statement, McIver called the charges politically motivated and an effort to impede congressional oversight.

"We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and our visit should have been peaceful and short," wrote McIver. "This administration will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court."

Further complicating the issue, legal analyst Lisa Rubin noted on X that the charges Habba has supposedly filed against McIver are not currently available on the public docket.

Michael Luciano (MEDIAITE) notes, "McIver, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) and Reps. Rob Menendez (D-NJ)and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) visited the center on May 9. Baraka was arrested on that day, and shortly afterward, Habba hailed his arrest. But on Monday, Habba announced she is dropping the charges against the mayor and will proceed with the prosecution of McIver, alleging the lawmaker 'assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement'." Alex Woodward (INDEPENDENT) adds, "Criminal charges against a sitting member of Congress escalate threats from the Trump administration under an emboldened Justice Department to target his political enemies. Last week, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called federal law enforcement agencies targeting members of Congress a 'red line'."

Habba's eager to go through the rest of her life without a law license. She may be able to bully and intimidate and break the law while the overweight and impotent Donald Chump occupies the White House. But he's out the door January 2029 and Habba will be 44 years old. No law degree. Maybe she'll go back to Iraq where her extended family's known to have attacked Black Iraqis repeatedly over the years?

If you're confused about the law on this, maybe Habba is, US House Rep Jason Crow outlined it recently in a letter to Homeland Security's Secretary Kristi Dog Killer Noem and the acting and faking director of ICE Patrick Lyons:

Members of Congress possess explicit statutory authority to conduct unannounced oversight visits to facilities operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security. This was outlined in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-93), Division D – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020, Sec. 532 and re-affirmed in each year since, including Section 527(a) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47), which stipulates:

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this Act may be used to prevent…a Member of Congress…from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland

Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens… [nor] to make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress… compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification.

Furthermore, subsection (b) clarifies that nothing in this section requires a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of intent to enter such a facility for oversight purposes.

Such a sad site to see idiots placed in jobs they can't grasp as they struggle to pretend they're qualified.

"Media: The programs we deserve, the programs we don't" (Ava and C.I., THE THIRD ESTATE SUNDAY REVIEW):

Stupid or a whore?

It's always a question these days considering what crawled back into the Oval Office.

Returning to the US from his Middle East whore, Donald Chump took to social media late at night. We know why late at night. He's up trying to jerk off but between his age (over 70% of men over the age of 70 no longer get erections) and the medications he's on for his heart, blood's just not circulating to the penis. He jerks it, he tugs, he's pulls on it, but all he's holding is a limp softie. And it makes him mad and angry and then he starts raging in those late night-early morning posts.

Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen called Donald out for what he was. And that resulted in Donald attacking him on social media and attacking Taylor Swift as well. She hadn't said a word about him last week.

But, he wanted you to know, she wasn't hot anymore.

Huh?

He confused some people.

Not us.

Clearly, Taylor had been one of his jack off fantasies but now that the penis no longer gets erect, that's her fault. It's not his morbidly obese weight or age or medications. No, in his mind, what's keeping him limp is Taylor Swift's hotness or absence of it.

As Fiona Apple once pointed out, "It won't be long till you'll be lying limp in your own hands."

That's the fate and future of Donald Chump, a man who turns 79 years-old in a matter of weeks.

Grandpa can't get it up anymore and it makes him angry and bitter.

It doesn't make him stupid.

He achieved that status decades ago.

Today, Hannah Dailey (BILLBOARD) reported:

In two Truth Social posts from the early hours of Monday (May 19), Trump first accused the Boss - whom the POTUS also called "highly overrated" and "dumb as a rock" just a few days prior - of illegally accepting an undisclosed payment to appear at one of Harris' rallies last year before lumping the "Texas Hold ‘Em" singer, as well as Oprah Winfrey and U2's Bono, into the alleged scheme. "HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?" Trump began. "WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS?"

"ISN'T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ? …AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO???" he continued early Monday morning. "I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter. Candidates aren't allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment. In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds."

As most people already know, Bruce and Beyonce were not paid to endorse Kamala. It's a lie that's been fact checked. But Chump wants to lie.

What's worse though is he drags Bono into it. Now when he first attacked Bruce upon returning to the US, Bono waded in (see Kat's "Is a comeback possible for U2?" from Friday night). That much is true. However, Bono didn't endorse Kamala Harris. He didn't endorse anyone. He's not an American citizen and he would have been mocked for doing an endorsement.

Chump's a chump and he can't get it up. The days of his erections are over and he's struggling with that reality.

"The Snapshot" (THE COMMON ILLS):

Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Rachel Maddow identifies a democracy's superpower, Chump's insanity, the hateful attacks on trans military members, and much more.

We'll open with this from Senator Cory Booker's office:

May 19, 2025

Newark, N.J. – This evening, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:

“These charges are clearly unfounded. Representative McIver was exercising her legally protected authority as a member of Congress to conduct oversight of a detention center that receives millions of taxpayer dollars. Federal officials unnecessarily escalated what should have been a run-of-the-mill inspection of the facility. In fact, Representative McIver’s actions were so unremarkable that she was invited back inside to finish her tour that day, after these events took place.

“Pursuing this case against Representative McIver will divert considerable resources away from serious matters of public safety. The Department of Justice should drop these charges immediately.”

Last night on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow noted the superpower that a democracy has: The will of the people.

We use that super power because we love our country and I think most Americans love this country. But I also think we'd all agree that there are times that pop up when it is hard to be proud of the actions some foolish American politician is taking. Nikki McCann Ramirez (ROLLING STONE) reports:

El Salvador's National Civil Police have arrested Ruth Eleonora López, a renowned human rights and anti-corruption attorney who has become one of the nation's most prominent critics of President Nayib Bukele's regime.

According to representatives from Cristosal, the human rights group where López serves as Chief Legal Officer for Anti-Corruption; members of López's family; and reports in Salvadoran media, López was taken from her home late Sunday night. In the time since her arrest, she has reportedly been refused access to her attorneys, and has not been able to contact members of her family. The arrest also came on the heels of a particularly tumultuous week for the Bukele government, which is facing growing public backlash amid a spate of repressive actions against civil society and Salvadorans alike.

On Monday, Amnesty International and a coalition of U.S. and international human rights groups condemned the arrest, and called on Salvadoran authorities to immediately release Ruth López," and "guarantee her physical safety and due process rights.

"We also urge U.S. policymakers and the diplomatic community at large to urge President Bukele to cease all attacks against human rights defenders," the group wrote.

This is who Donald Chump dragged America into bed with because he relates to the country's despotic leader Nayib Bukele. Human Rights Watch notes:

Since taking office, the administration of President Nayib Bukele has launched an assault on democratic institutions, including by summarily replacing the attorney general and all the judges in the Supreme Court’s constitutional chamber.

In March 2022, pro-Bukele lawmakers adopted a state of emergency, suspending a range of constitutional rights in response to a peak in gang violence. Security forces arrested tens of thousands of people, including hundreds of children, and committed widespread human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and torture and other ill-treatment of detainees.

Dozens have died in prison. At the same time, authorities report a significant decrease in gang violence, including a drop in homicides. Severe restrictions on access to abortion, harassment and arbitrary criminal proceedings against journalists and civil society organizations, and poor accountability for human rights violations remain serious concerns.

That's not someone America should be in bed with and we certainly shouldn't be kidnapping people in the US and sending them -- as part of some slave trade -- to El Salvador.

But that's what Chump's 'accomplished.' And we're all a little sadder and a little worse for it.

At MEIDASTOUCH NEWS, J.D. Wolf observes:

In a Truth Social post [Mon]day, Trump shared screenshots of news articles from media outlets highlighting coverage of his recent Middle East trip. Each post prominently features the article titles, publishers Fox News, Washington Examiner, CBS News, and NewsNation, and writers Anders Hagstrom, Haisten Willis, Kaia Hubbard, Kellie Meyer, and Anna Kutz, giving an appearance of transparency and broad media acknowledgment of his diplomacy.

However, a closer examination reveals a pattern of selective omission. Trump’s posts systematically cut away significant portions of the articles that contain criticisms and concerns about his trip, effectively sanitizing the narrative presented to his audience.

This propaganda technique makes it appear that the pieces from these outlets are only glowing and positive. MeidasTouch uncovered several omissions when comparing the original articles to Trump's screenshots.

Key omissions include detailed reporting on human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, including references to the CIA’s conclusion that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an issue that has long clouded U.S.-Saudi relations. Trump also leaves out scrutiny of his family’s business dealings in Saudi Arabia, such as plans for Trump-branded real estate developments in Jeddah and Riyadh.

And that's the only way America will not be embarrassed by Chump when it comes to human rights is if the entire topic is just edited out.

That's what happens when you put an unethical criminal into the White House. Human rights no longer matter. They make a mockery out of human rights, they make a mockery of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans, et al. Anyone whose faith maintains respect for human rights is spat on by con artists like Donald Chump. The Politics of Destruction are never about lifting people up, it's about greed and hatred only. Someone should have told Chump long ago: To get back is to go back. That's where he lives: In the past, nursing his grudges and seeking retribution. The pettiest of all takes no pride in our country and doesn't believe in human rights or, for that matter, in humanity.

But waive a $400 million plane his way and watch him leap to his feet and slap on his whore's make up as he runs out the door. struggling to step into his crotchless panties without ripping them.

Chump's really excited about his upcoming parade. James Liddell and Joe Sommerlad (INDEPENDENT) report:

For years, Donald Trump has mused about grand plans of soldiers marching and tanks rumbling down the streets of Washington, D.C., as aircraft whizzed overhead.

When Army officials and local politicians warned in 2018 of a $92 million price tag and the risk of extensive damage to roads, Trump decided to scrap his previous attempt for a grand parade of armed forces.

But earlier this month, details emerged about another enormous military spectacle in the works, which is set for the capital.

The president had ordered an elaborately choreographed military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary on June 14th with the cost of the day’s festivities estimated to be a more modest $45 million, according to Reuters.

It also happens to be his 79th birthday.

Up to 7,500 soldiers could be expected to march in a parade that runs from Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River and into D.C.

He wants the military to honor him.

That's the same military he refused to honor his whole life.

Chump became an adult as the US was at war with Vietnam. Some men protested the war. Some men enlisted in the war. And some were too chickn to protest and too chicken to serve. That would be the Donald Chumps. He invented bone spurs as an excuse to avoid service.

He weighs what now, 340 pounds? And he can stand up to take a golf swing.

Guess those bone spurs were some sort of allergic reaction to the Vietnam War itself and, when US troops were brought back home, Donald's bone spurs just dissolved.

He didn't honor the military as a young adult.

He didn't honor it when he made fun of disabled veterans.

And he doesn't honor it now as he attacks those who made the choice to serve -- they weren't drafted -- but he wants to kick them out.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court refused to rule on the issue of transgender troops; however, as they wait to possibly rule at some point in the future (or not), they're allowing Chump to purge transgender members of the US military. Alex Bollinger (LGBTQ NATION) explains, "Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that the administration could start forcing transgender people out of the military, while several legal challenges to the trans military ban are being heard by lower courts." Back on May 6th, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America issued the following:

SCOTUS Failed Transgender Troops and America

Washington, D.C. — Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Executive Order issued by the Trump Administration that bans transgender military service to proceed.

“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court doesn’t just fail transgender Americans who’ve volunteered to serve their country, but a nation that depends on volunteers to serve in the ranks of its military and fight its wars,” said IAVA CEO and Iraq War veteran, Allison Jaslow. “The just thing to do would have been to allow the actions by the Trump Administration to be litigated in the courts, while also allowing committed Americans to still serve their country as they’ve been allowed to for nearly a decade. Instead, the brave Americans who’ve been senselessly targeted by their Commander-in-Chief for the sake of scoring political points got dealt another blow by the Court, and U.S. military readiness will suffer as a result.”

IAVA stands in support of our nation’s transgender troops and veterans–and in support of equality always. As the leading post-9/11 generation veterans advocacy organization, IAVA is proud of its record of standing – often alone – on the right side of equality issues. After getting input on the policy change from our membership, IAVA supported the 2016 announcement by DoD to allow transgender troops to serve openly without threat of discharge. We also opposed the 2017 action by the previous Trump Administration to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military, and supported a reversal of the ban by the Biden Administration.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the leading voice of the Post-9/11 generation of American veterans. We represent over 425,000 members, and our best-in-class, non-partisan advocacy on behalf of the post-9/11 generation of veterans has chalked up big wins for our community – and America – for 20 years and counting.

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There's nothing honorable about Donald Chump and there's nothing honorable about his treatment of those serving.

Grasp that. Republicans want to strip trans vets of their security clearances. That's the same group of Republicans who repeatedly look the other way as make up queen Pete Hegseth publishes one top secret item after another on unsecured chats using Signal.

This is not a one time security slip for Pete. It's happened over and over. And yet the GOP in the House continues to look the other way and leave the country at risk; however, they're more than happy to attack every transgender person that's ever served. It's not about actions, it's not about reality, it's about hate. That's what motiavted the House GOP.

At ROLLING STONE, Michael Embrich explains:

Commander Emily Shilling served nearly 20 years in the U.S. Navy as a combat aviator with over 60 missions. Fighter pilots are very hard for the military to find, nonetheless. Shilling will be removed from service by Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. So will many others, like former Navy SEAL Kristin Beck, who served 20 years in Naval Special Warfare, including with SEAL Team Six. She earned the Bronze Star with Combat “V,” the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Purple Heart.

Shilling and Beck are heroes the military will never get back, and the absence of service members like them will make America less ready, endanger troops, and hurt recruiting efforts.

Yet, these folks aren’t good enough to serve for Trump, who just banned transgender service members for the second time. His first effort was reversed by Joe Biden; this time, the Supreme Court allowed the ban to take effect as the matter winds its way through the courts. A Trump ally, Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) has introduced legislation to codify Trump’s executive order and ensure no Democratic president can undo the damage he has caused.

Hegseth’s service could never compare to that of Shilling or Beck, even though Hegseth likes to pretend to be a Navy SEAL as he sycophantically follows them around the country during special events. Trump never served a day in his life. That is why it is odd to me and to many others that they are so adamant about preventing transgender troops — and likely, before his term ends, gay Americans — from serving in the armed forces.

Trump’s disdain and disrespect for veterans will go down in history as reprehensible, as will Moore’s, who voted against the bipartisan PACT Act, which expanded health care and benefits to millions of veterans, and numerous other bipartisan veterans’ legislation.

Transgender Americans have served with honor — from the decks of aircraft carriers to combat zones around the globe. They fly missions, lead teams, and complete the same rigorous training as everyone else in the military.

Now, Trump and Hegseth are reportedly planning to direct military commanders to identify troops who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, so they can undergo medical checks and then be purged.

This policy is an ethical failure and will be a logistical one, too. Removing thousands of trained service members during a recruiting crisis makes us weaker, not stronger. Forcing out skilled troops, pilots, linguists, mechanics, medics, because they sought medically necessary care or live authentically doesn’t protect national security. It undermines it.

That is not about readiness. That is about hate. If Trump cared about military readiness, he would invest in veterans’ programs and bolster rewards for service — not dismantle the Department of Veterans Affairs, as Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have done.

Hate will be the death of Chump and his stooges. Speaking of . . .

I had an e-mail about the ridiculous Jerry Jones. I don't follow football, sorry. And the only thing I'd say about Jerry Jones is that someday his investments will be looked at -- as will those of his attorneys like BP. I can't imagine how it's going to look when their efforts to 'help' young people are examined. A certain treatment center for adolescents, for example. Where a young adult male was regularly given 'weekend passes' not to be with his family but so that his pimp could take him out to turn tricks and then said patient would be told he couldn't discuss the weekend -- be told by his main counselor -- discuss the weekend activities with anyone. "Secrets keep us sick"? Isn't that the motto for recovery? Or a female tech initials MW who slept on the premises with a male patient and skated away when all the details came out because KE was her supervisor . . . and her relative. And they fooled the licensing agency by redoing the charts. They also had this thing where they'd force patients to go to a Christian church service by bringing donuts but only allowing those who went to the Christian service to have donuts. I think that passes for Republican compassion; however, I don't believe Jewish people, Muslims or many others would see that as anything but attempting to force religious conversion on kids in a treatment center -- many of whom were court ordered. Do we want to talk about the staff member that slept with everyone -- patient and staff -- and managed to hold onto the job by claiming they were a sex addict when they were caught? How about the attempted teen suicide that was hidden from the child's family? I could go on and on and on. But, like I said, I don't know a thing about football. Scandals? I usually know several scandals on anyone in the news.

If Jerry Jones comes up again in e-mails and I have to respond, we'll move closer to his inner circle of disgust. And, by the way, I do a spot-on imitation -- vocally -- of his closest attorney. I can actually fool his office staff over the phone because I can do that impersonation so well. Can -- and on a dare from another of Jerry's lawyers -- have done.

We'll wind down with this from Senator Tammy Duckworth's office:

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Congressional Republicans for continuing to enable Donald Trump’s harmful cuts to VA services and its workforce, undermining the VA’s ability to keep up with new demand for care and benefits for our nation’s Veterans under the bipartisan PACT Act. During her remarks at a forum today, Duckworth called out Republicans for defending Trump slashing our VA while failing to exercise their own oversight and accountability for the proven deterioration of PACT Act implementation since Donald Trump returned to office. Duckworth’s remarks can be found on the Senator’s YouTube.

“The PACT Act was a historic, overwhelmingly bipartisan victory that changed millions of Veterans’ lives,” said Senator Duckworth. “But just like other critical services for our Veterans, Donald Trump has taken a sledgehammer to PACT Act care and benefits as well as the dedicated workforce that provides these services for our nation’s heroes. Meanwhile, instead of holding Trump accountable for the damage done to Veterans as these cuts continue to delay services and care, Republicans are wasting time pointing fingers and placing blame on literally anyone else except Donald Trump. If Republicans really cared about our Veterans, they’d grow a spine and condemn these cuts immediately.”

Duckworth has been a fierce leader and advocate for Veterans and the VA staff who serve them in the wake of the disastrous Trump-Musk layoffs. Recently, Duckworth slammed a senior official from the VA after he failed to publicly commit to rehiring VCL workers who were wrongfully fired in Trump-Musk layoffs. After the first VA purge laid off workers with the VCL—including several Veterans—Duckworth successfully pushed the Trump Administration to reinstate these devoted public servants that work to support our Veterans in their darkest moments.

Additionally, Duckworth and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) are leading the push for the Protect Veteran Jobs Act, legislation that would reinstate the thousands of Veterans who were fired in the Trump-Musk layoffs. Duckworth and Kim subsequently introduced their legislation as an amendment to Republicans’ slush fund continuing resolution. Republicans shamefully blocked it from passing.

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