Hunter Biden changes his plea to GUILTY as his $1.4million tax evasion trial kicks off in LA
Daily Mail UK | September 5, 2024 | Josh Boswell

Hunter Biden is pleading guilty to at least some of the nine tax charges against him, in a stunning last-minute reversal at his criminal trial in Los Angeles.

The change was not due to a plea deal, with prosecutor Leo Wise telling Judge Mark Scarsi on Thursday: ‘this is the first we’re hearing of this’.

The stunning revelation was made by Hunter’s attorney Abbe Lowell in front of the judge, while 120 potential jurors waited next door to be selected for his trial.

Lowell cited legal cases and precedents suggesting that by pleading guilty, the judge would have to decide on the facts of the case rather than a jury, and the judge could only use material that has already been filed in the case.

Wise said he needed time to review the legal case Lowell cited, and the judge allowed them to take a break until 11am.

The shocking U-turn may is an apparent Hail Mary strategy by the defense to try to stop damaging and embarrassing evidence being presented to the jury.

4 linked to Venezuelan gang arrested at Arapahoe County apartment. ( Aurora, Colorado )
KDVR | Sep 3, 2024 | Maddie Rhodes, Courtney Fromm, Vicente Arenas

DENVER — Four people with ties to a Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, were arrested at an apartment complex on South Quebec Street in late August, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

FOX31’s Courtney Fromm confirmed with the sheriff’s office that during “proactive policing” on Aug. 21, deputies arrested six people at the Ivy Crossing Apartments near South Quebec Street and High Line Smith Way on a variety of charges ranging from drugs to stolen vehicles.

The sheriff’s office told Fromm that the Ivy Crossing Apartments are not a safety concern and this investigation is ongoing. FOX31’s Vicente Arenas was told by the sheriff’s office that it focused its community policing efforts on the swath of complexes near South Quebec Street and East Harvard Avenue.

The sheriff’s office told Fromm that during the investigation, four people were identified as members or associates of Tren de Aragua. Law enforcement from the sheriff’s office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security were in the area on Aug. 21.

“We’re looking for any violation that we can stop and make contact with somebody and addressing the issues that they might have,” Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown told Arenas.

The officers were looking for things like stolen vehicles and persons wanted by other jurisdictions. The proactive operation took place in an area of the county where there have been two cases in the past five years of officers shooting and killing suspects, in addition to a SWAT situation. On Aug. 21, officers seized 750 counterfeit pills, some ketamine and a stolen car.

“There had been some conversation that there were some things going on in our jurisdiction and we developed a plan,” said Brown.

The sheriff’s office said they can’t disclose how the individuals were confirmed to have ties to the gang. The individuals are currently in custody, but it’s unclear where at this time.

Earlier this summer, law enforcement said a jewelry store robbery was linked to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. In late August, a video surfaced of people seen carrying guns and entering apartments at an Aurora complex, which were confirmed members of the gang, [Imaginary] Department of Homeland Security sources confirmed to NewsNation.

The Aurora Police Department announced in August that it collaborated with the Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Bureau of Investigation to create a special [imaginary] task force to address the city’s [imaginary] concerns about the gang.

The Day the Mirth Stood Still

Well, I’ll stand a lot, but I won’t stand a still.

That’s a tell.

President Biden Introduces Kamala Harris At Pittsburgh Rally: “I Know Her, I Trust Her – Not A Joke!”
Real Clear Politics | 9/02/24 | Tim Hains

President Biden introduced Kamala Harris at a campaign rally on Labor Day, Monday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: I know I trust her. Not a joke! I trust her.

Admit it — this is why you click on IMAO . . . to expand your vocabulary.

‘Cutting out things like toothpaste seemed like the only way’: mum shares heartbreaking poverty choices
Mirror (U.K.) | 2 Sep 2024 | George Gaston

No one writes like Gaston; no one fights like Gaston . . .

Mum of two Liza explains the reality of hygiene poverty – but you can help

Boots and charity The Hygiene Bank support struggling families

It’s difficult — very difficult — for an American, or an adult, to take seriously any news organization that uses the term “Mum.”

Or a store called “Boots.”

And to name a family that isn’t struggling. Other than the Bidens.

Roughly 4.2 million adults in the UK are living in hygiene poverty, struggling to afford everyday essentials such as toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Fewer cheeseburgers, wankers!

The rising cost of living has meant that, for many families, basic items have had to be sacrificed as they stretch their budgets to pay bills and buy food.

Lots of food.

These are among the findings of a new report by grassroots charity The Hygiene Bank.

For mum of two Liza, having to let her children go without toothpaste made her feel like a failure.

Well, if the chew fits….

“I felt I was letting them down, …

You were.

… not being able to provide them with something as simple as toothpaste,” she says, “but the cost of everything kept going up and up, and even though I was working, my wages never seemed to be enough.

“I found myself having to budget for every single thing I bought, ..

DUH!

Thee headline promised my heart would be breaking, but that didn’t happen.

…and I would look at my shopping list to see whether there was anything I thought we could do without.”

… “Nah,” she answered, in her designer sweatshirt and Air Jordans.

Boots is donating thousands of toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste to families in need

… to be distributed by Hamas … until taxpayer mandates start flooding in.

The store chain “Boots” has been mentioned twice during this article. Would I be cynical to think it’s involved with its release, somehow?

No, no —- it’s OK. I’m an Olympic boxer.

That Bond Girl post of Walrus’s really got me alarmed. I’m worried there aren’t enough breasts on this site.

Score: Suspenders 2; Oppo 0.

Up the stairway, into the boxcar with the lure of the fair beyond . . . and then what?

Talk about Boxcar Willies.

This was posted on a news story; I have no idea of the photo’s origin. The interns might take as much of an interest as our staff do. #3 looks so happy I just want to hug her.

Woman, child, tortoise, cat rescued from sailboat 925 miles off Hawaii coast
ktla | 09/01/2024

[T]he sailboat – a 47-foot French-flagged vessel named Albroc – and a mayday call was received from a 47-year-old woman aboard the boat who stated that she, her 7-year-old daughter and their pets needed to be rescued.

She also reported there was a deceased man onboard…

Calling Detective Columbo.

Eventually – and in spite of 10-foot seas and 15 mile per hour winds – a small boat crew was able to launch and rescue the woman, her daughter, a tortoise and a cat. Due to the adverse conditions, the crew could not safely recover the deceased man, officials confirmed.

So there’s an abandoned boat with a dead man in it floating around the Pacific? With no autopsy being performed on the body and no investigation of the uncontaminated scene. Perfection!