Mastodawn

A Closed Account Aug 15, 2023

Jay Kuo Aug 14, 2023

It’s time to talk about RICO. Specifically, George state RICO law, which is quite different from federal law, is much easier to prove, and carries some eye-popping penalties. And Willis could soon charge Trump & Co with it. https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/georgia-rico-law-an-indictment-week?sd=pf

Georgia RICO Law: An Indictment Week Primer

This is likely the week of the fourth and much anticipated indictment of Donald J. Trump, this time in Georgia state court. The grand jury in Fulton County is meeting today and will hear from more witnesses tomorrow in the case. And if history is any guide, a true bill of indictment will issue shortly after that, with

The Status Kuo

A Closed Account Aug 15, 2023

Denis - The COVID info guy -Aug 15, 2023

Surprise COVID discovery helps explain how coronaviruses jump species.

"The virus that causes COVID-19 uses ACE2 as the front door to infect cells, but we've found that if the front door is blocked, it can also use the back door or the windows," said researcher Peter Kasson, MD, PhD, of UVA's Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biomedical Engineering.

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Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230814122326.htm

Surprise COVID discovery helps explain how coronaviruses jump species: New insights boost scientists' efforts to stay ahead of COVID-19, next pandemic

Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help scientists better predict how COVID-19 will evolve.

ScienceDaily

A Closed Account Aug 15, 2023

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Erin Conroy Aug 15, 2023

Please understand that raising up authoritarians and anti-democracy leaders/lawyers is *absolutely not a new practice in the GOP*. Quite the opposite.

Clark, for example, describes his "involvement in Bush v. Gore, the 2000 case before the U.S. Supreme Court that handed the presidency to Bush."

As a historian, I think it is fair to describe Bush v. Gore as a judicial coup.