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Nonilex, 13 days ago to Law

#TrumpTrial Thurs 30 May 2024 🧵#Deliberations continue

Justice #Merchan says he believes that the #jury wants him to repeat a significant portion of the #JuryInstructions.

He will read pages 6-35.

Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.

Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.

#criminal #law #Trump

rbreich, 4 days ago to random

Is Trumpism Fascism? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sAOud-qm38&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

mastodonmigration, 10 days ago to random

Wow, since Trump's felony conviction seems like hate and rage has exploded all over the media. Kind of overwhelming. Perhaps this Sunday it's a good time to remember to embrace kindness and joy in our lives.

Nonilex, 15 days ago to Law

Tues 28 May 2024 🧵 #ClosingArguments to Begin in #TrumpTrial

#Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection w/a #HushMoney payment made to a porn star to influence the 2016 election. The case could be in the jury’s hands as early as Wed.

#law #ElectionInterference
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/28/nyregion/trump-trial-closing-arguments?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

GottaLaff, 12 days ago to random

Taking the day off unless, of course, news alerts are worthy of sharing.

mastodonmigration, 12 days ago to random

So, heard that the drinks for tonight are Manhattans with a Dark and Stormy chaser.

mastodonmigration, 13 days ago to random

Jury deliberations continue this morning in the Trump election fraud trial. Both @GottaLaff and @Nonilex are summarizing the proceedings today for the Mastodon audience.

Laffy's thread (from Canada!) starts here >>> https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112530324577774250

Nonilex coverage begins here >>> https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112530445960312180

mastodonmigration, 14 days ago (edited 13 days ago) to random

Many have said you have to see this bit of Ken Burns commencement speech, particularly if you are considering 'sending a message' by not voting for Biden. These are not normal times. The stakes are just too high. "Don't commit national suicide." Please take a moment to view this short video.

Ken Burns video link >>> https://files.mastodon.online/cache/media_attachments/files/112/524/750/425/185/438/original/5e3869e3acdd9321.mp4

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/05/29/ken-burns-brandies-university-commencement-address-video-highlights/

mastodonmigration, 14 days ago to random

Jury instructions today in the Trump fraud trial. @Nonilex has the play by play starting here: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112524587906402748

mastodonmigration, 14 days ago to random

So, spent a good part of today feasting on @Nonilex 's incredible summary of the closing arguments in Trump's election fraud trial (which starts here: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112518916293502819), then tried to watch a bit of CNN and MSNBC. My gosh, cable news is awful! These folk's repeat ad nauseum the same vapid observations, and do little to explain what actually transpired. After 15 minutes, turned it off and went back to Mastodon. Thank you Nonilex and Laffy (@GottaLaff)! Truly amazing job these last weeks.

mastodonmigration, 15 days ago to random

As many have noted Laffy @GottaLaff is not posting today. If you want to follow the Trump election fraud trial closing arguments you can tune in to @Nonilex who does a great job summarizing the proceedings.

Her coverage starts here:

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112518916293502819

Nonilex, 15 days ago to Law

In an angry court filing, #Trump’s lawyers pushed back hard against the request by the office of the #SpecialCounsel, #JackSmith, to revise Trump’s conditions of release by forbidding him to make any public comments that might endanger federal agents working on the prosecution.

#criminal #law #ClassifiedDocuments #obstruction #espionage #StochasticTerrorism #GagOrder #AileenCannon #FBI #MarALago
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/nyregion/trump-documents-jack-smith-gag-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, 15 days ago to legal

In closing arguments Tues, Trump’s lawyers are expected to cast #AllenWeisselberg as the prosecution’s missing piece, an elusive central player…. They will likely try to argue to the #jury that the case depends on #MichaelCohen, whose testimony provided the only evidence that #Trump had direct knowledge of the plot to disguise the #HushMoney reimbursement as #legal fees

#law #criminal #TrumpTrial
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/nyregion/trump-trial-hush-money-weisselberg.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

shoq, 17 days ago to random

Watching Twitter for the past year, I realize how many people who were so widely respected there for years, were actually rather shallow and self-interested, but quite talented as plagiarists. They generated millions of posts without a single unique thought or idea, yet were widely praised as “thought leaders,” citizen-pundits, and influencers. We live in very strange times.

mastodonmigration, 26 days ago (edited 26 days ago) to random

So now SpaceX, with no working spacesuit, and years behind on it's multi-billion dollar moon lander, is lobbying NASA to go to the Hubble Space Telescope.

"A successful private mission could improve Hubble's ability to point at celestial objects and, by boosting its orbit, extend its life by years... however, an accident could leave the multibillion-dollar telescope broken — or, even more tragically, tethered to the dead bodies of the astronauts sent to repair it."

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1250250249/spacex-repair-hubble-space-telescope-nasa-foia

aaron.rupar, 19 days ago to random

"The unfortunate truth is that Republicans, under Trump’s influence, no longer accept that Democrats can legitimately win elections. This isn’t a run of the mill ideological difference between the parties. It’s the ruin of American democracy." -- @ser1897

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/election-denial-marco-rubio-lara-trump-burgum

mastodonmigration, 19 days ago to random

Sometimes frank simplicity is best. This super popular @PamelaBarroway reply nails it! WTG Pamela!

"Biden is truly the only choice in November if we want our country to remain a #democracy. An easy way to make a difference and help re-elect #Biden — especially if you don’t have free time and / or don’t want to volunteer — is to donate to the #BidenHarris2024 campaign, monthly or as a one-off (I’m a monthly donor). #voteblue"

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/web-bfp-may-2024?refcode=hero

https://mstdn.social/@PamelaBarroway/112487329811999802

gulovsen, 20 days ago to random

The secret to being a successful Silicon Valley tech CEO appears to be (1) surround yourself with highly competent people who can cover for your ineptitude and assclownery; (2) have a group of high-powered VC funds on speed dial who can rescue you if your highly competent team revolts; and (3) try to get to be as big as possible (extra bonus if you can secure U.S. government contracts) so that the regulators/politicians leave you alone.

EDIT: I forgot (4) make sh*t up and lie constantly.

z_everson, 20 days ago to tech

"Investors Gave A Teenager $85 Million To Build Hydrogen Weapons. It’s Not Going Well"

by @davidjeans2 for @Forbes

#defense #tech #hydrogen

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2024/05/23/sequoia-bedrock-defense-tech-mach-industries/?sh=5d6869126585