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As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a Maroon!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@samstein @elonmusk As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a Maroon!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Kinda insane. @elonmusk has accused Norm Eisen of leading a "crime family" because his daughter, Tamar, works for the NDI, which took millions of USAID money. Except... Eisen's rep confirms that this is a different Tamar Eisen. "That's not Norm's daughter."

I never publicly comment on political matters because they are usually irrelevant to my work of providing hurricane data and forecasts to people in my personal capacity. Today though, it is highly relevant, and as a member of the meteorological community, I am angry. Planned or ongoing bulk workforce cuts would irreparably harm the National Weather Service, NOAA, and their scientists who save innumerable lives by warning people in advance of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis, blizzards, and other life-threatening hazards. Many of you reading this may knowingly or unknowingly be alive today because of their work, or know someone who is. As a direct consequence of wounding the NWS and NOAA, the public would be less safe. My personal mission to bring hurricane science, data, and forecasts to the public would not be possible without the weather observations, doppler radar stations, computer models, hurricane hunter aircraft, and weather satellites provided by NOAA and the NWS. Your favorite weather apps, TV meteorologists, and private weather companies would also be unable to function without this data or the civil servants who live and breathe it to synthesize it into public safety information. All of these benefits cost each taxpayer the equivalent of a few cups of coffee per year, and surveys show most would be willing to pay much more. The American weather enterprise saves many, many times more money than it costs to run, making it one of the biggest bangs for your buck in the government. The impact of quality weather forecasts and infrastructure on society is multiplied many-fold by preventing economic disruptions, keeping public transportation efficient, and providing lead time to prepare for and mitigate disasters. Most importantly, it saves priceless lives. Careful, long-term plans to streamline or reorient the weather enterprise in an evolving world are not bad, but *this plan* is insane. A feverish rush to take a cleaver to this workforce is self-destructive and dangerous to Americans who rely on the services they provide. It also cuts off the legs of young, passionate scientists who represent the future of meteorology in the new age of AI and other emerging technologies -- the very people we need in the field right now. As a part of this community since the age of 8 when I began analyzing hurricanes with dial-up internet, I am heartbroken and concerned by what appears to be planned or already in motion. It also directly impacts my friends and family. I cannot be silent, despite knowing I do myself no favors by speaking out. I ask you to join me in advocating for @NWS and @NOAA if you value their work or the work that I am able to do because of them. There are many ways to make your voice heard. That's all for now, thanks for reading.

🚨 Trump’s Plan to Sell Off Public Lands 🚨 Trump just signed an executive order to create a Sovereign Wealth Fund — and he wants to pay for it by selling off America’s public lands. This means: 🔴 National parks, forests, and wildlife areas could be sold to the highest bidder. 🔴 Rural communities lose tourism, hunting, and recreation income. 🔴 Private companies get control over public resources. 🔴 Environmental damage from unchecked exploitation. This isn’t about paying down debt. It’s about privatizing public lands for profit. Public lands belong to ALL Americans, not just the wealthy. #NationalParks

DOGE is tossing us pennies and calling them dollars while the oligarchy robs us blind.

Elon lies, people die Can we start calling him Ebolon?

@suzzyq42856 @DonaldJTrumpJr

@DonaldJTrumpJr well, whoever is running the white house just confirmed what we all knew, Fauci is a criminal, Miley is a traitor, and Jan 6 was a fraud

He doesn’t have to accept the pardon. If he did nothing wrong be a man and turn it down… But you know he won’t because everyone knows he’s guilty of so much.

@VaultandMain @DonaldJTrumpJr Preemptive pardons ARE legal and they have been upheld by the Supreme Court. distractify.com/p/are-preempti…

@DonaldJTrumpJr He can still be prosecuted.

@DonaldJTrumpJr Preemptive pardons ARE legal and they have been upheld by the Supreme Court. distractify.com/p/are-preempti…

@DonaldJTrumpJr You mean like Bannon and stone and Flynn? You dumb piece of shit

@SenBrentTaylor The Nashville Conviction Review Unit Is still active seeking justice for those wrongfully convicted. Where are your complaints about that being 'illegal' or 'unethical' Your hypocrisy is showing ... nashvillebanner.com/2024/03/27/rus…

🚨 Interim DA Mulroy is at it again. Don’t be fooled by his new tough-on-crime hashtags on social media. His controversial Justice Review Unit has found a dangerous criminal (Carlos Stokes) they’d like to break out of prison. They apparently have hired a well-funded outfit called Clemency Investigations Inc. to research ways to get this convict out of jail! Please find attached the first nine pages of the “Independent Review” by Clemency Investigations of the Stokes case. I will be presenting the entire document and other materials about this case to the Investigative Committee of the General Assembly. As you can see, rather than focus on prosecuting criminals that are harming law-abiding Memphians, his office continues to waste time and resources on getting dangerous criminals out of prison rather than keeping them off our streets! The police agreed to happened what in this case. The prosecutors agreed to what happened in this case. The judge agreed to what happened in this case. Twelve jurors agreed to what happened in this case. The appeals court agrees to what happened in this case. The only people who disagree: the criminal and Interim DA Mulroy! Is this really the type of DA we want? ABSOLUTELY NOT! DAs have an ethical obligation to pursue justice. Even when the evidence supports a criminal’s case. But, it is both unethical and without statutory authority to review cases of previous DA’s simply because you disagree with the previous policy decisions. By the way, that is not my opinion, it is the opinion of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals! Interim DA Mulroy only started his “tough talk” on crime when I announced my intention to pursue his removal. His continued operation of this so-called Justice Review Unit that spends time and energy trying to creatively get dangerous criminals out of prison is unethical and without statutory authority. MULROY MUST BE STOPPED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY! He must be investigated, and that’s why the Senate passed my resolution on first consideration so quickly. Change is coming to #MakeMemphisMatter! Our community’s future depends on it. Trusted. Conservative. Leadership.

@SenBrentTaylor Your invective rhetoric is spiteful and disturbing. How are YOU so "sure" that he Stokes is guilty? How is the Shelby County Justice Review Unit illegal when Nashville has been doing this for years, & with no complaints or accusations from the state? patrickmcnallylegal.com/nashville-conv…

The criminal who Interim DA Mulroy’s Justice Review Unit is attempting to break out of prison killed a 7-year-old girl playing in her front yard.

@SenBrentTaylor Your invective rhetoric is spiteful and disturbing. How are YOU so "sure" that he Stokes is guilty? How is the Shelby County Justice Review Unit illegal when Nashville has been doing this for years, & with no complaints or accusations from the state? patrickmcnallylegal.com/nashville-conv…

The criminal who Interim DA Mulroy’s Justice Review Unit is attempting to break out of prison killed a 7-year-old girl playing in her front yard.

@SenBrentTaylor Your invective rhetoric is spiteful and disturbing. How is the Shelby County Justice Review Unit illegal when Nashville has been doing this for years? And with no complaints or accusations from the state? patrickmcnallylegal.com/nashville-conv…

@SenBrentTaylor And about the previous DA, who neither you nor any TN Republican complained about... (see photos) -- For you, whatever Weirich did was always ok, but for whatever Mulroy does, you cry "foul" ... wreg.com/news/investiga…

🚨 Make Memphis Matter Morning Memo: Article 6 - DA Mulroy abandoned his adversarial role of prosecutor by agreeing to the commutation of the death sentence for a twice-convicted murderer. In the last article, I addressed how Interim DA Mulroy and Rogue Judge Skahan colluded to illegally commute the sentence of Courtney Anderson who had been convicted and sentenced to 163 years in prison for his crimes.   Today’s article will focus on another case for which Interim DA Mulroy sought post-conviction relief. This time it was for a convict on death row. (Note: This is the allegation made against the DA who resigned in 2008 following this same process of removal.) On August 29, 1981, Michael Sample murdered Benjamin Cooke and Steve Jones. He attempted to murder Melvin Wallace, Jr. He was tried, convicted, and received two death sentences. Then comes along Interim DA Mulroy. He assumed office September 1, 2022. Following Mulroy taking office, the attorney for Michael Sample filed a 400 page brief that included expert testimony that Micheal Sample has an intellectually disability. His attorneys presented the case to Rogue Judge Skahan in February 2023 and asked her to commute the death sentence to life in prison. At this point, any prosecutor worth a damn would have put on state expert witness testimony and defended the death sentence obtained by a previous district attorney. Oh, not good ol’ Interim DA Mulroy. He saw an opportunity. All he had to do was simply acquiesce to the defense attorney and agree to the commutation. And that is exactly what he did. 9 months after assuming office, Interim DA Mulroy got a two-time murderer off death row in yet another example of, in Mulroy’s words, “the good reform prosecutors can do.” This action immediately made Michael Sample eligible for parole. Murderer Michael Sample went from death row to being eligible to be released from prison because our Interim DA failed to put on proof. Unbelievable! This was travesty of justice. I immediately passed a law that prohibits district attorneys in Tennessee from engaging in such “lawyerneering” in capital cases. But, Interim DA Mulroy, tried yet again. 

Following his success in removing Michael Sample from death row, he attempted the same maneuver with Sample’s accomplice, Larry McKay; however, he was blocked by the law I passed that prohibited him from doing so. We discussed in the first article how Interim DA Mulroy went so far as to side with convicted killer Larry McKay in trying to DISQUALIFY our Attorney General from demanding he face justice! Interim DA Mulroy has now set his sights through his “Justice Review Unit” (that focuses on reducing sentences and reviewing convictions for criminals and prosecuting police officers) on convicts sentenced to life in prison since he can no longer meddle in death row cases. You begin to see a pattern emerging here. Upon assuming office, Interim DA Mulroy immediately created a Justice Review Unit that is designed to review past convictions for reversal, he sprung Courtney Anderson from prison, he assisted in getting a twice-convicted murder off death row, and he attempted to move Larry McKay from death row to life in prison and eligible for parole! In the next article, I will discuss how Interim DA Mulroy violated the constitutional rights of Benjamin Cooke’s family when he was working to remove Michael Sample from death row. I will also explain how Interim DA Mulory routinely violates the constitutional rights of crime victims to support criminals! You will read the words of crime victims throughout Shelby County who share how their constitutional and statutory rights were denied at the hands of Interim DA Mulroy trying to impose his perverted sense of justice.

@SenBrentTaylor wreg.com/news/local/sta…

@SenBrentTaylor The Nashville Conviction Review Unit Is still active seeking justice for those wrongfully convicted. Where are your complaints about that being 'illegal' or 'unethical' Your hypocrisy is showing ... nashvillebanner.com/2024/03/27/rus…

@SenBrentTaylor How is the Shelby County Justice Review Unit illegal when Nashville has been doing this for years? And with no complaints or accusations from the state? patrickmcnallylegal.com/nashville-conv…

@SenBrentTaylor Where is any proof that the things Skahan was reprimanded for had anything to do with Mulroy? The defendant in this case asked to have his life sentence, for non-violent crimes, reduced . How is not opposing that request any sort of ethical violation?

🚨 Make Memphis Matter Morning Memo: Article 6 - DA Mulroy illegally and unethically colludes with judges. The last several articles focused on Interim DA Mulroy circumventing the authority of the General Assembly, not opposing parole for FIRST DEGREE MURDERERS, implementing policies that could bankrupt the Victim’s Compensation Fund, and engaging in race-based prosecutions. Today, I want to concentrate on Interim DA Mulroy illegally and unethically colluding with judges. Courtney Anderson was tried and found guilty of various financial crimes and was sentenced to 163 years in prison. Anderson appealed his sentence through the state and federal court systems and at every level his sentence was found to be a legal sentence. Upon the election of Interim DA Mulroy, Anderson had what he needed to spring from prison. He had a progressive DA and judge who were willing to break the law to install their brand of social justice. Interim DA Mulroy took office September 1, 2022, and by December 14, 2022, Courtney Anderson was a free man! Interim DA Mulroy stated in his own press release on December 14, 2022, “I am pleased to have helped in correcting this injustice. It’s an illustration of the good that reform prosecutors can do.” Interim DA Mulroy, how do you achieve this “good” that reform prosecutors can do? Let me explain the facts. Judge Paula Skahan and Interim DA Mulroy’s office colluded and predetermined the outcome of a court hearing BEFORE the hearing was ever conducted. Moreover, they illegally commuted Courtney Anderson’s sentence to time served without a statutory basis to do so. They both simply ignored the law and devised their own version of justice! Fortunately, the Tennessee Attorney General appealed this decision to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. The court issued an opinion on September 7, 2023, saying, “The trial court’s order essentially commuting the petitioner’s sentence is illegal because under the Tennessee Constitution only the Governor has the authority to commute a sentence.” The opinion continued, “The trial court’s actions amount to nothing more than an improper attempt to commute the petitioner’s sentence under the guise of a motion to reopen.” Elsewhere in the opinion, the court says, “While not expressly stated, one can easily infer from the transcript that the trial court in this matter not only predetermined the outcome prior to conducting a hearing on the motion but directed the actions of the parties to reach the desired and specific result. . . . Additionally, we express our concern with the trial court’s ex parte conversations with the District Attorney General’s office.” Following the release of this opinion from the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, I filed a complaint with the Board of Judical Conduct against Judge Skahan for which she was promptly reprimanded. At the same time, I filed a complaint with the Board of Professional Responsibility (the disciplinary board for attorneys). The board recently completed their investigation and have recommended a reprimand which Interim DA Mulroy is fighting by seeking a disciplinary hearing rather than accept their punishment. As you can see, we have district attorney who will stop at nothing to impose his own brand of justice on our community. We cannot trust a justice system that finds it acceptable to collude with a rogue judge and illegally get a convict out of prison. You can tell what Interim DA Mulroy’s priorities were that he accomplished this while only being in office for 45 days! Furthermore, while the Board of Professional Responsibility was conducting their investigation, Interim DA Mulroy again had inappropriate ex parte communications about the facts of a pending case with the judge. Watch the clip below to learn more. Interim DA Mulroy refuses to follow the law. #MakeMemphisMatter