November 23, 2021

Capitol riot suspect's court hearing turns to potential criminal charge for Trump

Capitol riot suspect’s court hearing turns to potential criminal charge for Trump
The judge and lawyers discuss whether the then-president’s pressure on Vice President Mike Pence could have amounted to obstruction.

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However, Pearce quickly added that it might well be a crime if the person reaching out to Pence knew the vice president had an obligation under the Constitution to recognize the result.

“If that person does that knowing it is not an available argument [and is] asking the vice president to do something the individual knows is wrongful … one of the definitions of ‘corruptly’ is trying to get someone to violate a legal duty,” Pearce said.

Later in the hearing, Miller’s defense attorney, Clinton Broden, returned to the issue, arguing that the example the judge raised showed the problem with reading the obstruction statute to cover almost any kind of effort to delay almost anything a federal government official or body was planning to do.

While the judge and the prosecutor managed to discuss the subject without mentioning Trump explicitly, the defense attorney was more blunt.

“That troubles me if that’s really the government’s position, that if former President Trump tried to convince Vice President Pence not to certify the election, if there’s evidence that he didn’t really believe Vice President Pence had that power,” that could be a violation of the obstruction law, Broden said. “That seems like the rabbit trail we’re going to go down under the government’s reading of the statute.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/22/capitol-riot-trump-523211

November 23, 2021

GOP ON JUDGMENT DAY

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http://www.quigleycartoon.com/?author=1

November 23, 2021

White People KNOW Very Well ONE Thing...

November 22, 2021

Things to Be Thankful For - by Tom Tomorrow

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November 21, 2021

Judge DENIES Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's request for transfer to home detention

Judge has DENIED Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's request for transfer to home detention

Tarrio will remain in DC Jail to serve his 5-month sentence for burning BLM flag from DC church

Tarrio alleged subpar condition in jail. Judge said Tarrio was no diff. than other inmates

https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1462477407957381124?s=20

November 21, 2021

The American Conservative: How dare you call us Nazis!

This appears to be the GOP right now saying antifascists are smearing the good name of fascism by equating it with nazism. so that happened.

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
NEW: "The antifascist left smears their 'fascist' opponents with the Nazi and anti-Semitic label. However, fascism and Nazism are not identical." https://buff.ly/3Dwj4NU

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1462192912930938883?s=20

November 20, 2021

T o u r i s t s?

BACK IN COURT TODAY:

Guy Reffitt of Texas, who's accused of carrying gun amid the mob at the Capitol on Jan 6 & allegedly said on video: "We are all going to drag those motherf** out, kicking & screaming. I just want to see Pelosi’s head hit every f*** stair on the way out"

https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1461690724576116745?s=20

November 20, 2021

David Corn: It's bedwetting time.

So should the sheets be soaked?

Given the media’s love affair with the Democrats-in-disarray narrative, it might be easy to dismiss this current bout of alarm and dread. After all, it seems that Biden and the Ds could be close to enacting the Build Back Better package, which contains a host of popular programs. (The House passed the measure without a single GOP vote on Friday. Now the world waits on Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.) Can the Dems regain ground by nailing this legislation and messaging the hell out of their historic accomplishments?

It may not be that easy. I wonder if sending Biden to the hinterlands to stand in front of one bridge after another to claim credit (legitimately) for a revival of the nation’s transportation and cyber infrastructure will do the trick. He might need to do something else: Slam the Republicans.

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Biden must clearly delineate the choice at hand. Name names. The 2022 election is not about healing. It is about division. He and the Democrats can’t coast on their accomplishments. (See 2010.) They must fiercely define the enemy and attack—of course, with grace, wit, and integrity. After all, that’s what the Republicans will be doing, but without grace, wit, and integrity.

https://link.motherjones.com/public/25771802
https://twitter.com/Shoq/status/1462085192244473860?s=20

November 20, 2021

Words we need today from Amanda Gorman

She Gets It -

Though we strobed
That we came in peace,
He was already at war.
We have battled hard to be.
Nothing—
Nothing—
Can keep you safe.
Silence least of all.
Look alive, everyone.
May such a prayer,
A people,
A peace,
A promise,
Be ours.
Be right
& radiant
& real.

https://twitter.com/TheAmandaGorman/status/1461899373575426050?s=20

November 20, 2021

Two justices systems exist in America.

The right wing media made Trayvon into a dangerous “man,” Kyle Rittenhouse into an innocent child. Trayvon’s mom was shamed because she was a single parent, Kyle’s mom was a hero because she was a single parent. CRT 101 taught in these two trials.

https://twitter.com/SandiGerrish/status/1462061968811036676?s=20