"It’s going to get worse unless Judge Chutkan (on her own initiative or at the urging of prosecutors) orders Trump’s lawyers to show cause why his release pending trial should not be revoked in light of his violation of the conditions of his release.
This would at least put Trump on notice that he will be treated like any other criminal defendant who violates conditions of release pending trial."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #crime #criminal #LawandOrder
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mr-trump-goes-to-his-washington-arraignment
"The GOP’s bet that it can get away with attacking large swaths of the military, much as it has attacked teachers and cartoon characters, may be a bad one."
#Republicans #CultureWars #military
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"In recent months, the far right — after spending years relentlessly attacking local school boards, public health agencies, and even Bud Light and Disney — has begun to direct its culture warring at the nation’s military, and particularly Black, women, and LGBTQ service members."
~ David Lurie
#Republicans #CultureWars #military
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/kevin-mccarthyism-gop-war-on-troops-tuberville
"Apart from both being dangerous to national security and morally abhorrent, history teaches that such a political attack on the military could backfire on the GOP, big time. …
Nearly half of today’s military is non-white, 16 percent of service members are women, and roughly 79,000 are members of the LGBTQ community."
#Republicans #CultureWars #military
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"In recent months, the far right — after spending years relentlessly attacking local school boards, public health agencies, and even Bud Light and Disney — has begun to direct its culture warring at the nation’s military, and particularly Black, women, and LGBTQ service members."
~ David Lurie
#Republicans #CultureWars #military
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/kevin-mccarthyism-gop-war-on-troops-tuberville
nostr:npub1lzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qedjhl3
Federalist Society should be branded as a terrorist organization.
nostr:npub179s8sv38sttz5cert7xk0sqnj5ydyhl7ekgvpcudzsvjy0cj70mq5z26jp Definitely inimical to US democracy in some key ways.
nostr:npub1x8095g8udkay5fuheqkx7kejtpm3e0hvxcpmkzd3negr5e0gdcrs7xjrzl Hard core dark Catholics is a very good phrase for these folks.
nostr:npub1lzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qedjhl3 They are ruthless in their dogma and self righteousness making most protestant christians just amateur wannabes. Put over a thousand years of true power in a small group of people and this whole, the rest of us can make our own decisions, ‘experiment’ is an inconvenience and will be stopped.
nostr:npub1x8095g8udkay5fuheqkx7kejtpm3e0hvxcpmkzd3negr5e0gdcrs7xjrzl Living as I do in a solidly red state dominated by white evangelicals, I don't think I can agree about Protestant Christians being less ruthless and self-righteous or inimical to democracy.
nostr:npub1x8095g8udkay5fuheqkx7kejtpm3e0hvxcpmkzd3negr5e0gdcrs7xjrzl I very much agree. They would not be so bold if they did not smell the scent of victory not far off.
nostr:npub1vzq495gux2rtp8dy34hge37f348009a9zgaam7swszycra2cf02q3agn6z I honestly think more belligerently intent on denying reality — and any connection to a truth shared by others — than thick or stupid.
nostr:npub1t7udgg8wrtykgfguv25ywwqjrj6hld3jhhdhv24xj2rnwdtdpwssa8zdhu Well, yes, they'd say that, wouldn't they? Any specious excuse….
nostr:npub1zg82uftxkzwg4armq4rarjm0y0gevfemyp9e532fm8cvz6uehcuq9n79hl I very much agree.
nostr:npub1f5fsv5efgkk0z3uqegqcx5zk5kx2trheu9vmxu5m6hfszgakw74sz0940f 😀 Touché. With Ben, you mean "is an anus," right?
nostr:npub19det76duhykfkxztuwfm8unvfyr2hvfkmzgtfhdvalln0em98nusmrynwy They've certainly made the future of children precarious.
He never misses a chance to attack and demean Black women, does he? And to expose the Black women he targets to a spotlight that turns them into targets of his goons….
The fact that millions of Americans eat this behavior up and share it speaks volumes about a deep sickness in our body pollitic.
#Trump #crime #criminal #BigLie #insurrection #LawandOrder #racism #misogyny
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/06/trump-venue-change-jan-6-case-00110006
"But with Judge Chutkan, Trump has met his match. She is a seasoned judge and former tough public defender. She won’t be putting up with Trump’s games—as we already witnessed with his request for a delay in the motion for a protective order. And after Trump is convicted, she will be one sentencing him to prison—hopefully for the rest of his natural life."
#Trump #crime #criminal #LawandOrder #Chutkan
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Dean Obeidallah says that Judge Tanya S. Chutkan is Trump's worst nightmare: a Black, immigrant woman who tolerates no nonsense from insurrectionists. Obeidallah writes:
"The only judge Trump has not attacked yet is Judge Aileen Cannon—a judge he personally appointed—who is presiding over his Espionage case. But as soon as she rules against Trump on any issue, he will attack her."
#Trump #crime #criminal #LawandOrder #Chutkan
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https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-judge-handling-trumps-jan-6-case
How is that some 100 million Americans refuse to believe what their own eyes saw happening on t.v. on January 6, Nina Burleigh asks?
Her answer: look to people like Peter Thiel and "the well-oiled and oligarch-financed right wing messaging apparatus" his money and that of other super-rich men trying to tear down democracy have set into place to spread disinformation.
#Trump #Jan6 #disinformation #PeterThiel
https://americanpoliticalfreakshow.substack.com/p/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers
Melissa Gira Grant thinks progressives supporting the Kids Online Safety Act are being fooled:
She writes,
"KOSA hands powerful tools to the far right to further wage its war on kids, whether it’s censoring education on racism or demonizing queer and trans youth."
#KOSA #censorship #tech #internet
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https://newrepublic.com/article/174786/republicans-fooling-democrats-kids-online-safety
"Despite how it has been marketed, KOSA is ultimately concerned with policing the content and conduct of internet users, not with addressing the relatively unaccountable power of the tech platforms themselves. In fact, KOSA would put more power in the hands of platforms, which will continue to decide—and with no greater transparency or input from us—what kind of users and what kind of content are allowed."
Always question claims that it's re: protecting kids.
#KOSA #censorship #tech #internet
Melissa Gira Grant thinks progressives supporting the Kids Online Safety Act are being fooled:
She writes,
"KOSA hands powerful tools to the far right to further wage its war on kids, whether it’s censoring education on racism or demonizing queer and trans youth."
#KOSA #censorship #tech #internet
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https://newrepublic.com/article/174786/republicans-fooling-democrats-kids-online-safety