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Fire Fly's avatar

Remember the truth that's clear for everyone to see and hear President Trump say BE PEACEFUL! to Jan 6 protesters..

https://substack.com/@gorzar/note/c-268208040?r=86anqd

ginmar's avatar

It would be the ultimate revenge if all the victims of Trump's pettiness got to be the ultimate benefactors of all his thefts. I hope he has to pay out of his personal pocket.

Permanently Confused@68's avatar

Tom Tillis stating the obvious for those Americans who are too fucked-up or too stupid to care. Someone has to say it. And KEEP saying it., godammit

Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Gary. Everyone on Bluesky is saying Kat A should apply for the weaponization slush fund cash.

RMS's avatar

gotta go see what Liz thinks about this, no doubt it's EPIC

Mr. Knows Nothing, et. al.'s avatar

Reading that transcript on Bluesky was breath-taking.

Stulexington's avatar

While I do enjoy the irony of the people protesting ICE applying for the Jan 6 slush fund, it still shouldn't exist in the first place, and they'll probably be rejected with no explanation.

I too am shocked that the vague promise of a highchair at the table is enough for people to act like we're already in a Libertarian hellscape.

Not Paranoid, Quadranoid's avatar

If this had happened on a Dick Wolf copaganda show, you know those Noble Heroes at the DA's Office would still come out looking like heroes somehow.

It's a reflecting Jen!'s avatar

Think one of em even had an episode where one of the assistant DA ladies tried to sway things with the jury and was caught and the dude was all like no, it was not the right thing to do because now the bad guy is going free. And then she was told to find another jerb.

So even Dick Wolf would not have gone there

John Thorstensen's avatar

It wouldn't have happened.

Dunk-dunk!

JR's avatar

Did the judge almost give these douches the benefit of the doubt because she thought the redactions could be "IT issues"? This was after the prosecutors yeeted the indictment and she may never have seen these docs except that the defense attys pressed her to inspect them anyway.

|| Defense attorneys continued to push for their disclosure anyway. (after charges were dropped) Straw attorney Christopher Parente urged Perry during a hearing Monday simply to look at an unredacted version, arguing that prosecutors may be hiding something that “could have tainted all of this.”

Prosecutors said they had no objection, so Perry agreed to take a look. She seemed skeptical at the time, though, telling them “if I had to guess, it seemed like those were probably related to IT issues.” ||

Bitter Scribe's avatar

GOOD.

This is slightly personal for me, because the mini-gulag in question is very close to my hometown, where my sister still lives. I drove past it yesterday, twice, on my way to pick her up for a dinner party and take her back.

Now how about if Broadview, a small, working-class (and heavily Black) suburb whose budget was depleted by all this, sends a babysitting bill to ICE for protecting them from protesters and vice-versa?

TheGreatAndPowerfulMormos!'s avatar

"whatever the holiest site in Scientology is."

L Ron's yatcht?

I Stedman's avatar

I think (but am not sure) that all the Sea Org ships have been sold or scrapped. Otherwise, either "Clearwater, Florida" (cute name) or western Wilshire Avenue, in Los Angeles CA, where several enormous buildings sport their name.

And get 'speedrun' occasionally, which I think is hilarious.

TheGreatAndPowerfulMormos!'s avatar

Ah, a lost relic then, like Noah's ark.

John Thorstensen's avatar

Used to visit relatives in LA, and the big blue monstrosity near the airport is hard to miss.

Saviour of Bread's avatar

“Why the prosecutors thought they would get away with this is beyond us”

Trump will pardon them.

Land Shark 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

But Donnie can't "pardon" the loss of their license or bar admittances.

Kid 'n Nipple-Play's avatar

Finally! A valid weaponization claim!

El Generico II's avatar

So many Yikes we've run out of Trikes with this one.

satch's avatar

IANAL, but how do prosecutors "get rid of" grand jurors?

satch's avatar

If Aileen Cannon had been the judge, those AUSAs would all have gotten Medals O' Freedum.