A Time Bomb

  • Law

  • A Carson City District Judge denied the Trump campaign’s request for a TRO to stop Clark County mail-in ballot counting. An evidentiary hearing is set for Wednesday. [TNI]
  • Is justice for sale in Washoe County? [TNI]
  • The RJ calls out Judge David Jones on making a false statement about the RJ’s 2019 Judicial Performance survey. [RJ]
  • Inside an outbreak at Pahrump’s privately owned federal detention center [RJ]
  • The Cannabis Compliance Board jeopardizes jobs amid stellar sales. [Nevada Current]
  • Las Vegas Municipal Court got a $50,000 grant to support traffic safety programs. [News3LV]
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October 26, 2020 6:14 pm

Could the paper please stop running your voter guide every week? It is annoying. Your endorsements suck, too.

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October 26, 2020 9:08 pm
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RJ– stop sending me ads telling me that you are endorsing Nadin Cutter. They are ads but look like you can be bought as a journalistic entity.

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October 26, 2020 9:18 pm
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Nadin Cutter is hot!

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October 27, 2020 12:22 am
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These endorsements are insane. Today, I received 5 union endorsements with Bonnie Bulla at the top. I am voting for her opponent, turn off.

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October 27, 2020 12:25 am
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I think those are all Dave Thomas grouping candidates with common endorsements into what are candidate-paid flyers that look like they're union paid.

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October 27, 2020 10:13 am
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5:22 and 5:25 — All of these organizational endorsement mailers with multiple candidates are paid for by the candidates — but the point is the mailers accurately tell you in one fell swoop which candidates the organizations are endorsing. 5:22 — Don't be turned off. The reason Bulla, or Fumo appear on the top of the list of each mailer is because the candidates are listed by level of court and numerical order of department — appellate first, then district court. No big deal. Think of it this way, would you rather get 10 separate mailers from 10 separate candidates, or one mailer with all 10 on it? I'd rather get only one — gives me more useful information in one shot, and there's less to put into the recycling after I've gotten the message.

Do your homework and vote for the better-qualified person, not against someone because you think you're offended by a multi-candidate mailer. The candidates on the consolidated mailers are actually doing us all a favor.

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October 27, 2020 10:23 am
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Letitia is doing it for his candidates, too. And Bita Yeager, who's not using either Thomas or Letitia, has also jumped on the bandwagon. So what? I agree with 3:13 — more information and less to recycle.

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October 27, 2020 6:08 pm
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The Bonnie Bulla and Ozzie Fumo multiple union endorsement flyers were a turn off to me as well, because all of they were all the same. So, I voted for their opponents.

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October 26, 2020 7:22 pm

Are we going to survive this election? It appears that our society and country will suffer, for different reasons, with either Trump or Biden winning. We have become so divided that we can longer have productive debate about the important issues. If your opinion on any issue differs from someone else, you are branded as evil and in need of being canceled or destroyed.

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October 26, 2020 8:29 pm
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Maybe, maybe not. But who cares? Every great empire must fall and we have no control over whether it happens in our time or not.

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October 27, 2020 6:27 am
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"Who cares?" That attitude right there is part of the problem.

And it's not BOTH sides that are creating/sowing all this division – its the Republican side that instigates and starts problems, and then cries persecution when they are (rightly) immediately called on their bullshit.

Case in point: Jared's remarks today about black people. And when all the negative and mean commentary were thrown back at Jared (and by extension, the administration), they had the gall to argue that he had been misconstrued and/or misunderstood.

Self-defense doesn't work as a legal strategy for the person who initially started the fight (in most states). It shouldn't be allowed in this context either – when the Republicans start their race-baiting, immigrant-bashing, anti-Obamacare, [take your pick from one of their 20 other causes], their feet need to constantly be held to the fire because they can't justifiably pretend they're victims when the media backlash inevitably strikes back at them.

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stanky brown band
October 27, 2020 1:16 pm
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of course jared was right.
so you can stop virtue signalling; it wont work when you post anonymously

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October 26, 2020 7:43 pm

I have been trying to get through to Detr regarding my UI claim for days, and I have been calling for 4 hours straight today.
I have also contacted the following offices: governor, 2 U.S. senators, congresswoman, state senator and state assemblyman. I am getting nowhere. I just need a status and I have a question. This is madness!
I call 702 486-0350, listen to a bunch of useless info and then I am told to call back later.

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October 26, 2020 7:47 pm

Governor Sisolak's office said they would try to get back to me in 5 weeks regarding a UI DETR claim. Do any of these people want to get reelected?

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October 26, 2020 7:50 pm

David Jones is an excellent Judge.

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October 26, 2020 8:33 pm
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Totally agree. Why would anyone choose to run against him? It makes no sense.

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October 27, 2020 10:18 am
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I agree, too. Signed, David Jones' Mother.

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October 26, 2020 7:50 pm

They also talk about a "call back feature" but never allow you access to it.

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October 26, 2020 8:04 pm

The DETR system is garbage. They need a feature whereby a claimant can actually ask a question and get a direct answer. That feature alone would eliminate much of their call center back log.

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October 26, 2020 8:06 pm

My state assemblyman sent my request to the legislative Counsel Bureau and it sent my questions to DETR. I still do not have an answer.

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October 26, 2020 8:15 pm

"All representatives are busy at this time," is the only answer I have received from DETR.

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October 26, 2020 8:21 pm

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH DETR? I am told everything goes through the governor's office but apparently the Legislative Counsel Bureau is also contacting DETR.

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October 27, 2020 12:31 am
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Vote all the jerks out. State, local and national offices. Amy Barrett was just confirmed, a life long band's maid. Democrats did not do shit to block it. The local politicians are corrupt.

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October 26, 2020 8:25 pm

Hey, maybe an Attorney General or counsel for the governor reads this blog and can address the DETR questions. Do you expect to get reelected?

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October 26, 2020 10:14 pm

Someone should file a district court writ of mandamus against the DETR – seek a TRO forcing them to take action. The right judge might go for it.

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October 26, 2020 11:27 pm
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I am not sure if this is sarcastic or a reference to Judge Breslow.

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October 27, 2020 12:19 am
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Good job. Barbara Buckley waiting for pua benefits since July.