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The parker warnings in New York: Merchan: "You have the right to be present during the trial and to assist your attorneys. Do you understand?" Trump: "Yes" Merchan: "If you disrupt the proceedings, you can be excluded from the courtroom and committed to jail based on your conduct and the...

The "death to America" slogan was used during the Iran hostage crisis (1979). Carter was president. Ronald Reagan ended the hostage crisis. ___ .

I know you can do better. You've had real conversations with me in the past. ___ .

You can do better. Ad hominem and unsupported assertions shouldn't be a core tenant of your debate style. ___ .

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I'm going wait and allow the jury to determine the outcome. If they say Trump is innocent because the trial is simply a dog-and-pony show where Trump is only a political opponent then that will be the decision that legally stands. ____ .

The trial begins: "NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand criminal trial on Monday when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star that could complicate his bid to win back the White...

I'm sure that you understand the use of allusions and anthropomorphisms as literary devices. The Bible uses them too and within the targeted audience they project meaning that would normally go over the heads of others that do not understand their cultural and religious nuances. Why else would...

...but, carbon isotopes are not used for dating petrified wood. U-Pb on the other hand is considered optimal for quartz and silicates. I'm unsure how one can test ^this^ hypothesis. The rate change of moving minerals is only one factor, other factors include the lack of oxygen to prevent...

Yep, I could have written that sentence a lot better. ___ .

Since petrified trees are not trees any longer, tree-ring counting continues to be viable method for trees that have not been exposed to mineralization. Now that said, radioisotope carbon dating supports tree-ring analysis when additional precision is necessary. Because petrified remains are...

There are a range of dates in the region. Why do standard scientific tools such as thermal-ionization mass spectrometry and U-Pb (Uranium(238) - Lead(206)) measurements commonly provide dates that are normally three orders of magnitude different? ____ .

Petrified National forest AZ - It has nothing to do with biological evolution. It's about 225 million years old though, so you might want to wear sunscreen and a hat. ____ .

From Reuters: ___ .

"Why it matters: The rejection* is yet another legal loss for Trump and increases the likelihood that the trial will start as scheduled on April 15. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts stemming from allegations he falsified business records to cover up payments made to adult film...