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Many people have slowly forgotten about Jan 6... news cycles contribute heavily to what people retain. However today I sat in a court for the sentencing of a man who plead guilty to assaulting officers with a flag pole. I listened to his lawyer make the following statement: “as he threw the flag pole, he threw it in the direction of officers who were covered by riot gear. If there was an officer there without protection, one would have to ask why is that officer there without gear?" The judge interjected.. "victim blamimg?" All I could do is sit there and shake my head. Although many have forgotten, I promise I never will and I'll never stop fighting for accountability. No matter what. I thanked the prosecution for their tireless work as he thanked me for continuing to show up 1308 days later.

@travisakers In contrast, Trump commits crimes in order to commit more crimes.

A must-watch sermon from Texas Congressman @jamestalarico. Send this to every Christian you know.

@DGComedy I can’t help thinking it was his plan to rope a dope the GOP, taking blow after blow till they are committed to their strategy, then flip to Harris. If so, he is double the national hero, having saved democracy twice. An amazing guy and POTUS.

Thinking about Joe Biden this morning and how his selfless act to put his country over his title is what started this entire ball rolling. The energy and excitement we are seeing is because of Harris and Walz but also because Biden chose this country. ❤️❤️❤️ Love you, Joe.

@Scaramucci And he won’t get a deal. He will go to jail.

So Trump with the Millsone Vance is going to get hammered by Harris-Kelly. His numbers are going to starting falling like a stone and he will drop out of the race to cut a deal to avoid jail. Just wait for it.

This is annoying. Spent ages programming bots to tweet about Biden’s age. Now have to make them racist & sexist.

@Redistrict If America votes the convicted felon and abuser in again it will deserve everything it gets. Stupid gets what stupid does

The notion that the presidential is a Toss Up was a stretch even before the debate. Today, Trump has a clear advantage over Biden and a much more plausible path to 270 Electoral votes.

This is Kyiv center right now. Russia has hit Ukraine's largest children hospital Okhmatdit (abbreviation from "Mother-and-Child Care", Okhorona Matery ta Dityny). Many wounded kids, including babies. Just imagine - your baby comes to hospital, bad enough, AND hit by Russians.

@RpsAgainstTrump I would love to see Biden do an interview where comes on set with orange makeup & dumb hair, answers every question with a TFG quote like a highlights reel, how he ignores any question asked. Lampoon him. End while wiping off the orange stating how TFG is a deadly clown grifter

“This is a tough hurricane, one of the wettest we've ever seen from the standpoint of water." It was so much worse than you remember.

Your observation touches upon a crucial aspect of human psychology: the malleability of moral standards under certain conditions. Indeed, the human capacity to shift moral stands, sometimes under the influence of external pressures like state policy, propaganda, or societal norms, is a significant phenomenon. The Nazi regime adeptly manipulated these norms through the systematic dehumanization of certain groups, portraying them as lesser or subhuman. This facilitated a disturbing shift in societal moral values, making previously unthinkable acts seem justifiable or necessary. The state's role in this transformation was pivotal, as it not only propagated these ideas but also codified them into laws and regulations, thus normalizing and legalizing evil acts. Individuals found themselves in an environment where atrocious acts were not only legal but often rewarded, further entrenching these behaviors. This process underscores the dangerous power of dehumanization and the role of authoritative structures in shaping moral norms. It serves as a reminder of the need for constant vigilance and critical thinking in any society to prevent the erosion of universal human rights. Because there are situations when definitions of good and bad can be shifted, eroded, and manipulated. You can also say that many believed in what they were doing, but at some point they also got the understanding that the world around them - that begins to win the war - does not share this view and will hold them accountable of the crimes they perpetrated.

This is one of the hardest but also one of the most important warnings from the history of Auschwitz coming for us today. Perpetrators were in fact people who accepted and followed an ideology that made them believe that they were better than others, an ideology that rationalized and promoted hatred & evil. This became part of their everyday lives and their environment. They were not monsters. They were people: fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, sons and daughters. They had their family joys and problems, their favorite desserts or songs, hobbies or fears. They were people like us. But they also perpetrated horrible things, monstrous things on behalf of the ideology they believed in. The perpetrators thought of themselves as moral people. And this is the scary part of this history. This is our human warning.

@Bri4Change2024 @SykesCharlie Kavanaugh: “hold my beer keg”

@SykesCharlie “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President,” — Judge Chutkan SCOTUS: “hold my beer”

Alexander Hamilton. Federalist 69 ,on the difference between the president and a king: "The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crime or misdemeanors, removed from office; and would afterwards be liable to prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law. The person of the King of Great-Britain is sacred and inviolable: There is no constitutional tribunal to which he is amenable; no punishment to which he can be subjected without involving the crisis of a national revolution."

@Christo12919382 @tribelaw How about every time a justice wants to change their position from what they said at confirmation, they have to go through another confirmation, and if not reconfirmed then potus gets to nominate another justice

@tribelaw Why do we even hold confirmation hearings when Justices just flat out lie under oath?

The illogic of the Court’s immunity ruling was laid bare in Justice Jackson’s dissent: “The official-versus-unofficial act distinction seems both arbitrary and irrational, for it suggests that the unofficial criminal acts of a President are the only ones worthy of prosecution. Quite to the contrary, it is when the President commits crimes using his unparalleled official powers that the risks of abuse and autocracy will be most dire.”

@kylegriffin1 America is done. Not today or tomorrow. Maybe not even in my lifetime. But this decision is the beginning of the end. The whole premise of American democracy has just been ripped up. It’s over. Good luck.

READ: The final words in Justice Sotomayor's dissent:   "Never in the history of our Republic has a President had reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain, the criminal law that the rest of us must abide will not provide a backstop. "With fear for our democracy, I dissent."

@kylegriffin1 So Mad King George was right - “you’ll be back” - it just took a couple hundred years

READ: Justice Sotomayor's warning in her dissent: "When [the president] uses his official powers in any way, under the majority's reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy's Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune. Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may one day face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be. That is the majority's message today. Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law."

@MuellerSheWrote @MattPolProf @GregTSargent Given who his opponent is Biden should be able to phone it in. It is inconceivable how so many in the media particularly as well as the public generally give Trump the time of day.

@MattPolProf @GregTSargent No it is NOT well said. The real question is why the media is out here demanding a near flawless execution from Biden, but letting Trump be a rapist and a felon.

Well said @GregTSargent

Trump called war dead losers and suckers. He should step aside as the Republican nominee. Trump is an adjudicated rapist. He should step aside as the Republican nominee. Trump has been convicted on 34 felony charges. He should step aside as the Republican nominee. Trump is charged with inciting an insurrection for trying to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. He should step aside as the Republican nominee. Trump willfully retained our most guarded secrets and obstructed the government’s efforts to get them back. He should step aside as the Republican nominee. A jury has found Trump liable for $454M in disgorgement for fraud. He should step aside as the Republican nominee. Trump’s business has been convicted on 17 felony counts of tax fraud. He should step aside as the Republican nominee.

I am so sick of Trump, of his face, voice, lies, stupidity. I’m sick of Americans giving him air. He is a loser, & attracts other losers like moths to a flame. He is a con artist, an idiot, vile, repulsive. The dog vomit of humanity. A criminal. And I wish he would just go away.

@cjoye good AFR column on RBA political spin. Highlights some conflicts. Another I think is investment property, for the politicians (as our PM has reminded this week) and RBA decision makers. Would love to see disclosure on this to know the extent self interest could play a role

@greggnunziata Yes and no. He should have been convicted by the Senate. If what he did wasn’t worthy of disqualification nothing is. The prosecutions are bc of crimes committed, he must be held accountable. Extending the weakness of the Senate into the justice system would be disastrous

It can't be said enough. Trump should have been impeached, convicted, and disqualified from holding office again. All these prosecutions, whatever the merits, are messy ways to plug a gap left by craven politicians who failed to do their duty.