Mastodawn

JudeBP May 20, 2024

Politics & Culture Bot May 20, 2024

Trump trial devolves into chaos as judge admonishes defense witness https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4675469-trump-trial-chaos-judge-admonishes-defense-witness/ #CourtBattles #News

Trump trial devolves into chaos as judge admonishes defense witness

NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s hush money trial briefly devolved into chaos after Judge Juan Merchan admonished admonished a witness for improper decorum outside the jury’s presence, before ordering his courtroom to be cleared of the press. As tensions boiled over, reporters were abruptly told to leave the courtroom, the first such time during the…

The Hill

JudeBP May 13, 2024

Laffy May 13, 2024

2 more tribes ban #Noem from South Dakota reservations after drug cartel comments https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4660097-tribes-ban-noem-drug-cartel-comments/

2 more tribes ban Noem after drug cartel comments

Two additional Native American tribes in South Dakota have banned Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) from their reservations after she said earlier this year that tribal leaders benefited from drug cartels. Noem is now banned from traveling to about one-fifth of South Dakota after the Yankton Sioux Tribe voted Friday to ban Noem and the Sisseton-Wahpeton…

The Hill

JudeBP May 13, 2024

Politics & Culture Bot May 13, 2024

Justice Department warns against threats to voting rights, election workers https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/13/justice-department-warns-against-threats-voting-rights-election-workers/

Justice Department warns against threats to voting rights, election workers

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will be ‘relentless’ in prosecuting those who threaten to disrupt the democratic process.

The Washington Post

JudeBP May 9, 2024

James Gleick May 6, 2024

Bravo @ProPublica for this well deserved Pulitzer Prize, exposing the bribery and corruption that continues to destroy the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

Congress? Your turn. https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/112395995734056656

ProPublica (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image "Friends of the Court," ProPublica's investigation into Supreme Court justices' beneficial relationships with billionaire donors, has been awarded the #Pulitzer Prize for Public Service! Here are the highlights from the reporting (THREAD) #News #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #HarlanCrow #Law #Journalism

Newsie

JudeBP May 9, 2024

Jo May 8, 2024

In 2016, Donald Trump had the help of Pecker and Cohen to keep the truth of his misdeeds from the American people ahead of an election.

In 2024, he has the help of Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Roberts and Cannon.

JudeBP May 9, 2024

James Gleick May 9, 2024

If the bribe you’re soliciting is $1,000 in a paper bag, the FBI will arrest you. If it’s $1 billion in dark money, does that make it legal?

https://wapo.st/3UBf4Fy

What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign

Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, and other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.

The Washington Post

JudeBP May 5, 2024

Major League Baseball May 5, 2024

Dansby's defense, dinger fuel Cubs in series win over Brewers https://www.mlb.com/news/dansby-swanson-homers-cubs-beat-brewers CHICAGO -- Dansby Swanson had been mired in a month-long offensive drought. Defensively, there have been a handful of miscues in recent weeks that were uncharacteristic of the two-time Gold Glove Award-winning shortstop. None of that has impacted how the Cubs view the anchor of their infield and one of #MLB

JudeBP Apr 25, 2024

Skepticat 😸Apr 25, 2024

Waiting for the gummies to kick in after listening to how we're supposed to pretend it’s normal that the Supreme Court is deciding whether the president gets to be a dictator.