MicroWaveJan 9, 2025

Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing

https://lemmy.world/post/24045639

Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing - Lemmy.World

Summary Justice Samuel Alito confirmed speaking with Trump hours before Trump’s legal team filed an emergency Supreme Court request to block his Friday sentencing in a hush money case, has drawn scrutiny due to ethical concerns. Alito denied discussing Trump’s legal matters or pending cases. Trump seeks to delay sentencing, arguing it disrupts the presidency and national security. The Supreme Court requested prosecutors’ responses by Thursday morning and will decide by Friday.

Show threadMyOpinionJan 9, 2025
Why in the world is he allowed to talk to the judges?
Show threadTrippaSnippaJan 9, 2025
Because fuck you, who’s going to stop him?
Show threadfishabel
If only American hero Tommy Crooks had a scope.
Jan 9, 2025 at 1:14amWeb
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025

…then Vance would have been elected on a wave of sympathy.

Just like Johnson, who was unsurprisingly not a popular guy. But they didn’t elect Johnson because he was Johnson, they elected him because he was JFK’s vice president.

I don’t know why so many people here think assassinations always solve problems when they more often make things worse. Everything has gone worse for Palestinians since Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. I mean fuck, an assassination unintentionally started WWI. And that assassination was done by someone who had a rightful grievance about Austrian occupation of his homeland and thought that was what would bring his people freedom.

And even with the recent assassination of Brian Thompson- have insurance rates gotten lower? No. Are politicians discussing any legitimate healthcare reforms? No. Is UHC doing business as usual including things like denying the claims of coma patients? Yes.

I don’t blame Luigi Mangione for doing what he did. But, and I keep saying this and people refuse to believe it, you cannot assassinate your way out of a systemic problem.

Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
the opportunity for systemic change has passed. We did trump AGAIN. This is only going to get worse, and if you’re still optimistic, you’re just lying to yourself.
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025
I’m not optimistic at all. That’s why I’m getting out while I still can. Just waiting for someone to hire me in the UK because I’m a dual national. The UK may not be safe either, but it is safer than the US for now.
Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
So stop denying. You’re running away because it’s obvious
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025
I’m “running away” because my daughter is queer and she’s not safe in the U.S. And if you have a problem with that, go put your own fucking child at risk.
Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
You’ve proven me right. Thanks. Now, get off your ToS high horse and move out of the way. The time for peaceful progress is over.
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025

TIL keeping your kid safe is being on a high horse.

Good to know you’re willing to risk other people’s lives for your cause. When does your glorious revolution start? Where is the mob gathering? Or is this just armchair general stuff?

Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
The lives of billionaires are worth nothing.
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025
Got it. You’re an armchair general. You want other people to fight this fight on your behalf while you sit on your ass and berate people online. Good to know.
Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
If I was planning something, you’d be the last person I’d tell. You’d rat me out in a heartbeat.
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025
You’re not planning anything. You’re way too cowardly.
Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
Less cowardly than you. Lol.
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025

No you’re not. You will sit on your ass for the next four years waiting for someone else to do the job for you because you won’t do it yourself and you know it. You’re just a hypocrite.

Unlike you, I’m protecting someone’s life. You are protecting no one and nothing.

Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
That might sting if I had any respect for you. I hope you have a wonderful life, what’s left of it anyway.
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025
If you’re okay with being a hypocrite, that makes it worse. Just FYI. And I hope you continue to lead your cowardly life where you think other people should sacrifice theirs on your behalf because that’s fucking hilarious based on your behavior.
Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
You’re one to talk. You say the system needs to change, but you leave the system. Haha. Must be pretty nice up on that pedestal.
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025

Oh, is the hypocrite still here? I thought you were leaving.

And I never said the system needs to change, so that’s a silly lie when everyone can see what I posted.

So I guess you’re a hypocrite and a liar.

Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
So the system doesn’t need to change?
Show threadFlying SquidJan 9, 2025
Who cares? It isn’t going to.
Show threadfishabelJan 9, 2025
Exactly. It’s not going to change. But not all of us get to run away and have smug opinions. Some of use have to stay and deal with it.