Hello Dante? What Level Is This?

[ponchi101]

Is that a new low? Threatening a hospital?
No, right? They have gone lower than that. It is just that I can't recall.

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[skatingfan]

Is that a new low? Threatening a hospital?
No, right? They have gone lower than that. It is just that I can't recall.

In the early to mid '90's they were shooting doctors who performed abortions, now it's threats against doctors who treat transgender children, so no this is not new.

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Casablanca shocked

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Trump's Truth Social has trademark application denied as setbacks pile up

Emily Peck
Sara Fischer

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refused Donald Trump's application for a trademark for "Truth Social," the name of his social media company earlier this month. A trademark lawyer in Washington surfaced the filing on Thursday.

Why it matters: The trademark refusal is just the latest setback for the former president's social media app and its parent company, which have been beset by a raft of issues over the past few months.

What's happening: The USPTO found two other companies who already use the Truth Social wording, which would create what's known as "likelihood of confusion" if Trump also got the mark.

Typically, when a company files for a trademark — the distinct brand-name it wishes to use exclusively — lawyers vet the term to make sure there's no conflicts.
"Ideally, you would pick a name where this wasn't going to happen," said Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer in Washington, D.C., who tweeted the PTO filing.
But sometimes if a client really wants a name, the company will forge ahead, despite what the lawyers say.
This doesn't spell the end for the trademark. Trump can appeal, which trademark lawyers believe is likely. Initial refusals aren't uncommon and there are a couple moves the company can make to clear this hurdle. Axios reached out to Truth Social for comment and has not yet heard back.

The big picture: Truth Social and the SPAC looking to take its parent company public have faced enormous legal and technical challenges ever since the app was announced last October.

Last week, Digital World Acquisition Group (DWAC), the blank check company that plans to merge with the parent company Truth Social to take it public, looked to delay its earnings report
The week before it asked shareholders to approve an extension of its merger agreement by a year.
The Truth Social app missed its launch deadline, putting thousands of users on a waitlist for weeks.
The SPAC is under investigation by the SEC for possibly negotiating their deal prior to DWAC going public, which is illegal if true.
An investor sued the SPAC's CEO last year claiming fraud.
There's been confusion regarding whether or not certain members of the board are still on the board.

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/25/trump- ... ark-denied

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Saying the quiet part out loud...

[JazzNU]

[JazzNU]

Saying the quiet part out loud...

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Brian Tyler Cohen
@briantylercohen
Replying to @RepJimBanks

Republicans would like you to know that they need you to be poor so they can exploit that poverty to use you for wars, and then when you come back they’ll vote against funding your healthcare.


Olivia Julianna
@0liviajulianna
Replying to @RepJimBanks

“Greatest recruitment tool” you mean predatory practices that target low income students?


NotTheRealTraceyDelaney
@TraceyDelaney
Replying to @RepJimBanks

“How will we convince poor people to go die in our wars if they can afford to educate themselves out of poverty??” - Rep. Jim Banks

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Mayor's office allows Trump's company to host Saudi-tied golf tournament in NYC
2022/08/26

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s company has gotten the green light to host a golf tournament in the Bronx sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, infuriating relatives of 9/11 victims already fuming over a similar event held at a Trump course in neighboring New Jersey last month.

The Trump Organization recently secured the permit from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to hold the women’s tournament at its Ferry Point course in Throgs Neck this October, a city official familiar with the matter confirmed to the Daily News on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The permit was first reported by The New York Times.

The Aramco Team Series tournament is in part bankrolled by the Saudi government, and the event’s title sponsor, Aramco, is the kingdom’s state-owned oil producer.

Word of the Ferry Point permit comes on the heels of Trump drawing a barrage of criticism from 9/11 families for hosting the LIV Golf Series, another Saudi-tied golf tournament, at his course in Bedminster, New Jersey, in July.

U.S. intelligence has determined that Saudi government funding paved the way for the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, and Brett Eagleson, founder of the 9/11 Justice, said both Trump and Adams should be ashamed if the Aramco event moves ahead.

“As far as we’re concerned, we’re telling Mayor Adams not to bother to come to ground zero if he does not cancel this event, not to bother showing up to any ground zero or memorial events,” Eagleson, whose father died in the 9/11 attacks, told The News.

But Nick Paolucci, a spokesman for the city Law Department, said the city had no choice but to approve the Ferry Point permit due to the terms of its contract with the Trump Organization.

“The city is obligated to follow the terms of the Trump Ferry license agreement and cannot unreasonably withhold approval of this tournament,” Paolucci said.

That explanation was cold comfort for Eagleson.

“If they can’t legally stop it, make a public statement they don’t support it,” he said. “This is just egregious and in your face in New York City.”

Asked for a response to Eagleson’s rebuke, Adams spokesman Fabien Levy said, “While we disagree with the values of the Trump Organization, we cannot legally block their application.”

The Trump Organization’s application for the Aramco golf tournament permit was reviewed by the top echelons of Adams’ administration, with City Hall chief of staff Frank Carone holding meetings about the matter on April 25 and May 4, according to records released by the city in response to a Freedom of Information Law request.

Levy said Carone’s meetings on the Trump permit were “internal” and only involved other city government officials.

Dennis McGinley, whose brother died on the 89th floor of the South Tower after the hijackers crashed into the downtown Manhattan skyscrapers, said he felt a depressing sense of deja vu upon hearing of October’s Trump tournament in the Bronx.

“Here we go again,” McGinley said. “It’s even closer to ground zero than Bedminster was. Another punch to the gut. The hits keep coming. Is anyone listening?”

A spokeswoman for the Trump Organization did not return a request for comment Friday.

The Trump Organization’s control of the Ferry Point course became a flash point last year, when former Mayor Bill de Blasio moved to terminate all city contracts with the former president’s company, citing his incitement of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

But a judge ruled this past April that the city had wrongfully terminated the Trump Organization’s contract and allowed the company to keep running the golf course. De Blasio succeeded in terminating several other Trump contracts in the city, though, including the company’s longtime management of the Wollman ice skating rink in Central Park.

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© New York Daily News


https://nordot.app/935977008168730624

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Mayor's office allows Trump's company to host Saudi-tied golf tournament in NYC
2022/08/26

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s company has gotten the green light to host a golf tournament in the Bronx sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, infuriating relatives of 9/11 victims already fuming over a similar event held at a Trump course in neighboring New Jersey last month.

The Trump Organization recently secured the permit from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to hold the women’s tournament at its Ferry Point course in Throgs Neck this October, a city official familiar with the matter confirmed to the Daily News on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The permit was first reported by The New York Times.

The Aramco Team Series tournament is in part bankrolled by the Saudi government, and the event’s title sponsor, Aramco, is the kingdom’s state-owned oil producer.

Word of the Ferry Point permit comes on the heels of Trump drawing a barrage of criticism from 9/11 families for hosting the LIV Golf Series, another Saudi-tied golf tournament, at his course in Bedminster, New Jersey, in July.

U.S. intelligence has determined that Saudi government funding paved the way for the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, and Brett Eagleson, founder of the 9/11 Justice, said both Trump and Adams should be ashamed if the Aramco event moves ahead.

“As far as we’re concerned, we’re telling Mayor Adams not to bother to come to ground zero if he does not cancel this event, not to bother showing up to any ground zero or memorial events,” Eagleson, whose father died in the 9/11 attacks, told The News.

But Nick Paolucci, a spokesman for the city Law Department, said the city had no choice but to approve the Ferry Point permit due to the terms of its contract with the Trump Organization.

“The city is obligated to follow the terms of the Trump Ferry license agreement and cannot unreasonably withhold approval of this tournament,” Paolucci said.

That explanation was cold comfort for Eagleson.

“If they can’t legally stop it, make a public statement they don’t support it,” he said. “This is just egregious and in your face in New York City.”

Asked for a response to Eagleson’s rebuke, Adams spokesman Fabien Levy said, “While we disagree with the values of the Trump Organization, we cannot legally block their application.”

The Trump Organization’s application for the Aramco golf tournament permit was reviewed by the top echelons of Adams’ administration, with City Hall chief of staff Frank Carone holding meetings about the matter on April 25 and May 4, according to records released by the city in response to a Freedom of Information Law request.

Levy said Carone’s meetings on the Trump permit were “internal” and only involved other city government officials.

Dennis McGinley, whose brother died on the 89th floor of the South Tower after the hijackers crashed into the downtown Manhattan skyscrapers, said he felt a depressing sense of deja vu upon hearing of October’s Trump tournament in the Bronx.

“Here we go again,” McGinley said. “It’s even closer to ground zero than Bedminster was. Another punch to the gut. The hits keep coming. Is anyone listening?”

A spokeswoman for the Trump Organization did not return a request for comment Friday.

The Trump Organization’s control of the Ferry Point course became a flash point last year, when former Mayor Bill de Blasio moved to terminate all city contracts with the former president’s company, citing his incitement of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

But a judge ruled this past April that the city had wrongfully terminated the Trump Organization’s contract and allowed the company to keep running the golf course. De Blasio succeeded in terminating several other Trump contracts in the city, though, including the company’s longtime management of the Wollman ice skating rink in Central Park.

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© New York Daily News


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Oh Eric, you're not doing much to quell the feeling many NYers have that you're a shady character.

[Owendonovan]

No sympathy for those who choose to vote against their own interests. Sympathy is reserved for those who didn't vote for these GOP shrills.

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[skatingfan]

No sympathy for those who choose to vote against their own interests. Sympathy is reserved for those who didn't vote for these GOP shrills.

But Jackson votes Democratic.