China Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Political sign theft leads to bizarre cover-up effort A series of minor thefts in early September had Lakes Area store clerks scratching their heads. Newspaper racks were empty. Storefront vending boxes were cleaned out, and copies of the Sept. 2 Dickinson County News were hard to come by just 24 hours after the weekly newspaper was distributed throughout the Iowa Great Lakes. Area businesses reviewed their security footage, and Peter De Yager, owner of the Foreign Candy Company in Hull, was charged with fifth-degree theft. De Yager had been caught on camera removing a stack of Dickinson County News editions without paying for them at around 12:49 p.m. Sept. 3 from the Jiffy station in Spirit Lake. De Yager had walked in, tucked the store's supply of the newspaper inside one of the area's free publications and left the store, according to store management — the criminal complaint said the stack of papers was valued at about $20. Management also told the Dickinson County News the store's staff had been wondering why they and a number of other businesses along the area's main highways were suddenly sold out of the Dickinson County News that day. Jiffy filed charges against the 70-year-old businessman Sept. 16, and De Yager pleaded guilty just shy of two weeks later. Iowa Third Judicial Associate Judge David Larson ordered the Hull businessman to pay a $105 fine for the crime, and the judge's order indicated necessary restitution, if any, had yet to be determined. The Jiffy station wasn't the only business reviewing its security footage. Surveillance video from other Lakes Area businesses captured similar thefts on that particular Thursday. De Yager's name happened to appear on page 3 of the Sept. 2 edition — in the police reports. The Hull businessman had been charged with fifth-degree theft and trespassing — both misdemeanors — after stealing a political yard sign from a residence in the Monarch Cove area the night of July 26. Dickinson County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Vodraska helped file those charges and confirmed the stolen sign was in support of former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign. De Yager has donated more than $30,000 to various Republican campaigns and political action committees since 2019, according to the Federal Elections Commission, including $20,000 to Iowa Four — a PAC aimed at unseating U.S. Rep. Steve King in favor of Iowa State Sen. Randy Feentra, who was employed by De Yager's company in the past. De Yager initially pleaded not guilty to the charges of theft and trespassing, according to the court filings, but the businessman changed his plea to guilty on Sept. 21 — less than a week after the Jiffy station filed charges against him — and the court later ordered De Yager to pay $105 for the theft of the sign and $260 for trespassing. "In addition, (the) defendant's motor vehicle registration or suspension of (the) defendant's drivers license, or both, may be initiated," both rulings said. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CousinsCowgirl84 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I think people should be able to choose who they do business with and who they hire....forcing a priest who doesn’t believe in gay marriage to wed gay people doesn’t make sense to me. I’d rather spend my money where it is appreciated. However, if the business receives money from the government (and tax breaks that a church would get, for example, is money from the government , then I agree with AOC 💯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: I think people should be able to choose who they do business with and who they hire....forcing a priest who doesn’t believe in gay marriage to wed gay people doesn’t make sense to me. I’d rather spend my money where it is appreciated. However, if the business receives money from the government (and tax breaks that a church would get, for example, is money from the government , then I agree with AOC 💯 Who are you and where did CC84 go? And in my honest opinion, gay people do pretty much everything better (event-wise), so why even ask anyone else to wed you or bake your cake, or do your floral arrangements? I've been in the business, and the gay community is just so much more friendly in all aspects of special events. I hired lesbian plumbers. I'm not a lesbian, but I want it done right the first time...and girls never screw other girls over. I'm on the same team, I'm just not batting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) No, I mean, I get it. I didn’t mean to sound otherwise. I wouldn’t ever have a problem hiring anyone or working for anyone either. And I agree that “religious reasons” are excuses to be bigoted. im probably guilty of taking how things are now for granted. In the sense that there are choices to go somewhere else. Edited October 12, 2020 by CousinsCowgirl84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) Meant to edit. Edited October 12, 2020 by CousinsCowgirl84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: No, I mean, I get it. I didn’t mean to sound otherwise. I wouldn’t ever have a problem hiring anyone or working for anyone either. And I agree that “religious reasons” are excuses to be bigoted. I just don’t know why it’s important to force people who have an issue with it to do it. It doesn’t change the fact that they are bigoted.... it doesn’t change their opinion. Personally I think those people suffer by reducing the people interested in their services. Bigots should be exposed, not forced to pretend they aren’t bigots. im probably guilty of taking how things are now for granted. The point (I believe, someone please correct me if I'm wrong)...was that by exposing them to a lawsuit, the public exposure would find itself...and it did. The difference is that a gay catering company will service any event you'd like. They'll find a way, no matter what craziness you want. ( And they'll keep their private thoughts to themselves.) For some reason, SOME hetero companies will not (and refuse to) do the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Fudge, we have too many bloody threads 🥵 Edited October 13, 2020 by spjunkies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 hours ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: I think people should be able to choose who they do business with and who they hire....forcing a priest who doesn’t believe in gay marriage to wed gay people doesn’t make sense to me. I’d rather spend my money where it is appreciated. However, if the business receives money from the government (and tax breaks that a church would get, for example, is money from the government , then I agree with AOC 💯 I mostly agree with you, but... 2 hours ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: im probably guilty of taking how things are now for granted. In the sense that there are choices to go somewhere else. Ah, I see you are moderately aware of where I was about to go. If we find that in certain... less enlightened areas, marginalized people start finding themselves without options, that becomes a problem that needs to be dealt with. 1 hour ago, spjunkies said: Yeah, I would be cat dinner. Was this intended for the RTT? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 5 hours ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: forcing a priest who doesn’t believe in gay marriage to wed gay people doesn’t make sense to me. This is not a thing that has happened. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 What’s grosser? Trump’s YMCA Death Cult Dougie or Moscow Mitch cackling like the cryptkeeper when the COVID relief Bill was brought up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: What’s grosser? Trump’s YMCA Death Cult Dougie or Moscow Mitch cackling like the cryptkeeper when the COVID relief Bill was brought up? It's hard to get worse than Mitch. That was sickening. Absolutely sickening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since a Fetus Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Trump is grosser in general, but Mitch is a bigger problem. He has been purposely steering this country to where we are today. Expect the election to be stolen this year. I have come to that conclusion. I'm just trying to figure out how to handle it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Former Idaho GOP Governor Candidate Charged With Murder In Girl's 1984 Cold Case Killing In 1984, a 12-year-old girl from Greeley, Colorado, Jonelle Matthews, went missing. She was eventually declared dead. Now, over 35 years later, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate, Steve Pankey of Idaho, has been arrested and charged with her murder as well as several other crimes connected to her disappearance. Pankey ran for Idaho Governor in 2018 on an adamantly "pro-life" platform. He was arrested at his home in Meridian, Idaho on Monday, October 12, according to Weld County Colorado District Attorney Michael Rourke. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Saw this on TV and wasn't sure if it was a joke. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Just in case anyone else is interested: MSNBC will be showing the documentary "The Way I See It" commercial-free at 10pm ET. It's from the view of Pete Souza, WH photographer for both the Reagan and Obama administrations. I'm probably going to cry a lot, but it will be worth it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) On 10/12/2020 at 3:55 PM, CousinsCowgirl84 said: I think people should be able to choose who they do business with and who they hire....forcing a priest who doesn’t believe in gay marriage to wed gay people doesn’t make sense to me. I’d rather spend my money where it is appreciated. However, if the business receives money from the government (and tax breaks that a church would get, for example, is money from the government , then I agree with AOC 💯 First paragraph comment: you do know that religious organizations can refuse to perform any sacrament that they don't want to, therefore e.g., priests don't have to perform same sex marriages if they don't want to. Second paragraph comment: it should be added that any business subject to nondiscrimination laws whether local, state, or federal has to obey the law or be subject to a lawsuit or prosecution depending on the specific law. So e.g., if it's a local nondiscrimination law that a business must provide services/products regardless of their own beliefs, that business has a choice to comply with the law or close their business. Along the same lines, why should politicians force women to carry a fetus, IOW, forced slavery of women's bodies? Edited October 16, 2020 by LadySkinsFan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hooper Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Toobin apparently had closed his laptop during a break in a meeting, but it wasn't closed all the way. He was watching porn on another computer and the camera from his not fully closed laptop was pointed right at his junk. The other people in the meeting had to tell him to stop. Brutal! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 OMG, the article I had read just said he was naked & didn't know his camera was on...I didn't know he was gettin' it done...damn! I guess the challenge of trying to hold in "the grand finale" was the goal, because I absolutely CANNOT think of anything else. Holy ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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China Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 State trooper dates Cuomo’s daughter, gets transferred close to Canada A state trooper assigned to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s security detail got hot and heavy with one of New York’s first daughters — and was soon transferred to a post near the Canadian border, The Post has learned. Trooper Dane Pfeiffer, 35, met Cara Kennedy-Cuomo, 25, through his job as one of her dad’s bodyguards, sources said. They began dating about seven months ago — after she moved into the Executive Mansion in Albany due to the coronavirus pandemic — and Cuomo learned about the relationship a short time later, sources said. Pfeiffer’s relationship with Kennedy-Cuomo mandated his removal from her dad’s protective detail due to “the protocol of dignitary protection,” according to a law enforcement source familiar with the matter. On May 24, Pfeiffer requested a “voluntary transfer” to Troop B in northeastern New York, a state police spokesman said. Pfeiffer began his career there after graduating from the State Police Academy in 2015, records show. “He was transferred to keep him away from the daughter because the governor didn’t like whatever they were doing,” a source familiar with the situation said. The move failed to cool the couple’s ardor and Pfeiffer routinely returns to the Executive Mansion to pick up Kennedy-Cuomo for dates, further upsetting the governor, a source said. Click on the link for the full article 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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