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 @ce0206c9 I fell down this rabbit hole at beginning of the case. Not only are there no photos, little record to support her birth, education, clerkship, etc. I finally gave up assuming DOJ had performed bkgrnd check since she reportedly spent time working there 

She was born in Cali, Colombia in 1981 during the hey day of the Cali Cartel. The cartel dissolved in 1996 - she would have been ~ 15. Identity of dad is (?) from Indiana. Mom fled Cuba 

Where did money come from to support her 
 I just feel like the days of people spending 20 or 30 years at one company are long gone. Most pe... 
 @2a70c54d My oldest son has been at his company for 21 years. The company is owned by one guy, Todd, and it is only one of a few in the industry. Todd hired my son when no one else, except fast food, would. My son was a 25 year old high school dropout with a GED. He was a single parent/sole caregiver of a 6 year & 2 year old looking at a grim future. Saying he owes his success, and that of his kids, to Todd, is not much of an overstatement. But there aren't that many "Todds" out there. 
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I think the NY AG should ... 
 @6b43cb18 Well, that only leaves Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Kimberly Guilfoyle to make a perfect 6. 
 #Trump only has 10 days to come up with the names of 3 people the Court may consider acceptable to act as #Receiver to begin the process of #dissolving 9 Trump businesses PLUS Trump Org & the Trump Revocable Family Trust. The NY AG is also required to provide 3 names. I wonder from which group Judge  Engoron will make his selection. 

In the meantime, the balance of the case will start Monday, Oct 2, in front of the same judge. 

Someone chose a #bench #trial instead of a jury trial.  😂 
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 @0c6b69d2 Without going into details, neither of those options would work for me, but thanks for the ideas. 
 My home/auto insurance company, #StateFarm, just told me the reason my auto premium #increased $573.66 a year is because the #25% covid "pause" was lifted nationwide. 

Surprise!! 

It doesn't matter that I'm 69 years old. It doesn't matter that I only drive about 3,000 miles a year. It doesn't matter that I haven't had any moving violations or accidents. 

Nothing matters. They're allowed to raise all premiums 25% or more and they did it. Check your #policy #renewals. 

#InsurancePriceGouging 
 To those people complaining about #Biden's #age

If Biden wins the 2024 election, he will serve for 4 years. If something happens medically that prevents him from completing his term, #KamalaHarris will step in, and democracy will be preserved until we freak out the next time. 

If Trump or another fascist wins in 2024, democracy will have ended *(edited for accuracy). No more elections. Consider President Don Jr. 

Stop ditzing about Biden's age. It's irrelevant. 
 The "mystery" has been mostly solved in the fluff piece today about #MittRomney. Romney and other large donors formed the #NoLabels political party with Romney being the one who approached #JoeManchin to be the candidate to siphon democratic and independent votes from Biden.  

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/

#NoHonor 
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 @a3e2a07b @7ec25196 Is it a power line structure?