ICYMI last night:
Lawrence O’Donnell : #Trump's own lawyer just quoted Trump committing a crime #TrumpIndictment #legal
👀 Via Lisa Rubin:
ICYMI: While we were fixated on #Trump’s newest indictment, #EJeanCarroll moved for summary judgment on her first-filed defamation case, arguing that the May trial already litigated all issues of liability and that a Jan. 2024 trial need only resolve the amount of her damages. #legal
Exclusive: #Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in earlier trial
#AileenCannon made two key errors in a June trial, one of which violated a fundamental constitutional right of the defendant and could have invalidated the proceedings, according to legal experts and a court transcript. #legal
#Florida? You think maybe you can finally do something about these racists? Stat!
“#DeSantis appointee to Disney board taught seminar using discredited research claiming White people were slaves in America”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/04/politics/kfile-desantis-appointee-discredited-research-white-slaves
Two Navy sailors in Southern California were arrested and accused of providing military secrets and sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officers, according to a pair of federal indictments unsealed on Thursday. #China
Just gonna do a drive-by thank you to you guys.
I've had a months-long rough patch, barely could get myself to the ol' computer some days, but forced myself to stay focused on sharing news.
You've been helping me through it without realizing it.
Still fighting through some stuff, but hopefully things are improving.
So... thank you, even to those who try to annoy me. 😜
And no, I'm not dying or divorcing. But it is health-related.
👀”US military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping #Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels…”
“Deforestation in the Brazilian #Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina Silva, has told the Guardian.
The good news comes ahead of a regional summit that aims to prevent South America’s largest biome from hitting a calamitous tipping point.” #ClimateCrisis
I love a man with a big indictment.
HAPPY INDICTMENT DAY, EVERYONE!
#TrumpIndictment
Need some good news?
Via Kyle Griffin:
Liberal Justice-Elect Janet Protasiewicz will be sworn into the #Wisconsin Supreme Court TODAY.
Her investiture will flip the ideological balance of the court — giving liberal justices the majority for the first time in 15 years.
Hi Muskrat!
U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into 280,000 new #Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over reports of loss of steering control and power steering. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-regulator-opens-probe-into-tesla-cars-over-loss-steering-control-2023-08-01/
👏🏻Via Kyle Griffin:
A federal judge in #Montana has temporarily blocked a new law that restricts #drag performances — just days before thousands are expected to attend Montana #Pride's 30th anniversary celebration in Helena. #LGBTQ
#Ukraine says its forces liberated the Russian-occupied Staromaiorske - UPI.com
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/07/28/Ukraine-Staromaiorske-liberated/2351690548366/
👀 👀 👉 Via New Yorker's Charles Bethea:
Barricades erected outside the #Fulton County courthouse now. Looks like preparation for some big #legal news… #Trump #FaniWillis https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1684615310320574481/pu/vid/720x1280/B4Yr8RY9a48Jgzsp.mp4?tag=12
2/ “The move by #FaniWillis to identify a list of potential charges marks a major juncture in the criminal investigation and suggests prosecutors are on course to ask a grand jury to return indictments next month.
Among state election law charges prosecutors were examining: criminal solicitation to commit election fraud & conspiracy to commit election fraud, + solicitation of public or political officer to fail to perform their duties & solicitation to destroy, deface or remove ballots”
👀“#Fulton county district attorney investigating #Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in #Georgia in recent weeks has weighed several potential statutes under which to charge, including solicitation to commit election fraud and conspiracy to commit election fraud” #legal
Booz Allen Hamilton to pay $377 million for false charges to U.S. government
The resolution in Justice Dept. case represents one of the largest financial settlements for a defense company under the federal False Claims Act.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/21/booz-allen-lawsuit-false-charges/
Leon Black Agreed to Pay $62.5 Million to Settle Epstein-Related Claims
The private equity mogul struck a deal with the U.S. Virgin Islands to avoid a potential lawsuit over his ties to #JeffreyEpstein.
Silly #SCOTUS. Laws don’t apply to Republican fascists.
#Alabama #Republicans refuse to draw a second #Black congressional district in defiance of Supreme Court
“Pres Biden chose Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy. If confirmed, she would be 1st woman to be US military service chief.
Biden’s decision to tap Franchetti, admiral w broad command & exec experience, goes against rec of Pentagon chief but he’s selecting officer whom insiders considered top choice for the job.
Franchetti, current vice chief of operations for Navy, would become 1st female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff”