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Nonilex

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… paring down time on social media … ?? Fully migrated to mastodon now that the bird self destructed. Though if you want to view my old posts, same username.

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A helicopter carrying President of & his foreign minister crashed on Sunday in the country’s mountainous northwest, acc/to state media, deepening the turmoil that has gripped the nation on both the international & domestic fronts in recent months.

, 63, was traveling from Iran’s border w/ Azerbaijan to inaugurate a joint dam project.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/world/middleeast/iran-president-helicopter-crash.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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The helicopter, carrying #Raisi & #Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir #Abdollahian, state media reported, crashed near the city of Varzaghan around 1PM local time, in bad weather & thick fog.

Search & rescue teams scoured an area of tall mountains & dense forest through rain & fog for >10 hrs. At one point the authorities called off the aerial search because of the weather, dispatching on foot soldiers, elite commandos of the Revolutionary Guards & 40 rescue teams….

#geopolitics #MiddleEast

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Even well into the night, state media had not yet reported on casualties, or on the condition of the president or anyone else aboard. The cause of the crash was also unknown.

“There will be no disruption in the country’s operation,” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei said in an address on state TV. “Senior officials are doing their work & I have advised them on the necessary points & all of the country’s operation will carry on smoothly & orderly.”

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #Iran #Raisi

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#Raisi, a conservative who violently crushed dissent is widely viewed as a possible successor to the SupremeLeader. The uncertainty over his fate comes during a particularly tumultuous period for #Iran.

Its long shadow war w/ #Israel burst into the open after #Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, setting off the war in #Gaza & a cascade of strikes & counterstrikes across the region.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #Khamenei

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#Raisi is a hard-line religious cleric who came of age during the #Islamic revolution. Under #Iran’s #theocracy, Raisi, as president, is the 2nd most powerful individual in Iran’s #political structure after… #Khamenei.

After becoming president in 2021, Raisi consolidated power & marginalized reformists who wanted to defuse tensions w/the #West. He repeatedly said he pursued a policy of “strong diplomacy,” forging closer #economic & #security ties w/ #Russia & #China.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast

Nonilex,
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… oversaw a sweeping & deadly crackdown on domestic , many of them & young people, who took to the streets against the country’s ruling clerics. groups said hundreds of protesters were killed by Iran’s security forces.

Raisi has been viewed as one of the front-runners to succeed as supreme leader. One of his main rivals for that role is ’s son.

Despite the crash, some analysts said they did not expect a major change in ’s agenda abroad.

Nonilex, to legal
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After brashly declaring he wanted to in his trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that will do so, as the seems poised to hear next week.
Defendants rarely testify, because their advise them that the risks of doing so, particularly when it comes to being questioned by prosecutors , are simply too great.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/18/trump-trial-testifying/

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In Trump’s case, the judge’s discussions w/ in recent days indicate that even if the defense calls a small number of witnesses, they do not expect to be one….
4 people close to Trump said next wk’s plan does not include him testifying, & they expect the to start deliberating later in the wk. Trump is famously mercurial & could always demand to testify….

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The defense may still call other witnesses, however. said in court on Thurs that the defense would like to call , an expert on , even though the judge has put strict limits on what he can testify about in this case because the jury’s job is to make findings of , not .

Blanche said he was also weighing whether to call a small number of defense witnesses, tho he expected they would not take much time.

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“It sounds like we might possibly be done w/ the presentation of evidence on Monday,” NY Supreme Court Justice Juan said Thurs.
Blanche quickly added, “I was not speaking about President Trump, obviously. … That’s another decision that we need to think through.”
★ If were to take the stand, such testimony could take many days, which would significantly extend the trial.

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Nonilex, to random
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pledges to 'roll back' Democratic President Joe ’s put in place by Democratic President Joe & to fire the chief during a lengthy rally speech to the on Sat, during which he accepted the influential group's .


https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-fire-up-supporters-nras-annual-us-gathering-2024-05-18/

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The address to thousands of members at the group's annual Leadership Forum in Dallas was light on new , but he used the platform to urge supporters to go to the polls in the Nov .

"We've got to get gun owners to vote," said in his wide-ranging speech, which covered everything from his trials to & over >90 mins.

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"I think you're a rebellious bunch. But let's be rebellious & vote this time."

The nation's top #gun rights group has now endorsed #Trump 3X - in 2016, 2020 & 2024.

The org cheered on Trump during his 2017-2021 term, as he appointed 3 #conservative justices to #SCOTUS & took a series of steps sought by the #GunLobby.…Including designating #firearm shops as “essential businesses” during the #COVID19 #pandemic, allowing them to stay open.

#BidenHarris2024 #VoteBlue #GunCulture #GunViolence #law

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During the speech, repeated a pledge to fire the director of the Bureau of , , & , known as the , on Day One of a potential administration. He accused that agency, which enforces , of being heavy-handed w/ & revoking licenses on frivolous grounds.

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#Republicans largely oppose stricter #GunLaws, saying the right to bear arms is established in the #UnitedStates Constitution's #SecondAmendment. That stance has remained fixed even in the face of a steady stream of #MassShootings that have led to calls from many #Democrats to impose more controls on #guns.

"In my 2nd term, we will roll back every #Biden attack on the 2nd Amendment. The attacks are coming fast & furious," #Trump said.

#BidenHarris2024 #VoteBlue #GunCulture #GunViolence #law

Nonilex,
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…Biden accused of prioritizing the desires of the over .…

"Tonight, Donald Trump confirmed that he will do exactly what the tells him to do - even if it means more death, more shootings, & more suffering,"— camp spox.

…Trump repeated a false claim that he won the 2020 election, & he went after Biden in aggressive terms, repeating claims of corruption that are not supported by available .

Nonilex, to random
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#Biden & #Trump cut a deal on #debates. Then the fighting started.

< 2 hrs after #POTUS Biden made his move Wed to upend the nation’s presidential #debate tradition, 2 of CNN’s top political journos were on the phone w/Trump’s high command.
“We are sending you a proposal for a #debate that will be in your inbox at 10AM,” one told Trump snr leadership, Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita & Tony Fabrizio…before rattling off the terms of a June 27 meeting in Atlanta….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/17/biden-trump-cnn-debate-decision/

Nonilex,
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By 10:14AM, ’s campaign had
announced the president would attend the CNN event. The campaign agreed mins later. One of the most consequential disruptions to the sequence of American presidential campaigns since the first televised in 1960 had been completed by lunchtime.
The only thing left was for the campaigns & the country to figure out what had happened.

Nonilex,
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Disagreements about the debate conditions & the agreement’s significance flared even as voters began hearing the news. At 10:56AM, CNN announced terms that largely followed the demands had announced earlier that morning — a first meeting in June, organized by a network on Biden’s suggested list, w/no live audience [& muted mics when time’s up].

Nonilex, to Law
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ICYMI

At Justice ’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display

An , adopted by supporters contesting the victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as was considering a case.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk0.NM3b.9Gc8HUUYCZRs&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex,
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After the 2020 presidential , as some supporters falsely claimed that President had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars & online: an upside-down .

One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Justice Samuel A Jr, in Alexandria, VA, acc/to photographs & interviews w/neighbors.

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The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan 17, 2021, images showed. ’s supporters, incl’g some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. President ’s inauguration was 3 days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some…were recently obtained by The NYT. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.

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While the flag was up, the court was still contending w/whether to hear a case, w/Justice on the losing end of that decision. In coming wks, the justices will rule on 2 climactic cases involving the storming of the Capitol on , incl’g whether has for his actions. Their decisions will shape how accountable he can be held for trying to overturn the last presidential election & his chances for re-election in the upcoming one.

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…“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag, “Justice emailed NYT. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable & personally insulting language on yard signs.”

…Interviews show Alito’s wife, Martha-Ann Alito, had been in a dispute w/another family on the block over an anti-Trump sign on their lawn, given the timing & starkness of the symbol, neighbors interpreted the inverted flag as a stmnt by the couple.

Nonilex, to random
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70 yrs after delivered its landmark decision outlawing school segregation, ranks as perhaps the court’s most venerated decision….
Most everything else related to the decision…is complex.
Nearly 7/10 Americans say more should be done to integrate schools…a figure that has steadily climbed from 30% in 1973….But a deeper look into the views of both Black & White people shows skepticism about the success of ….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/05/17/brown-vs-board-70-anniversary-poll/

Nonilex,
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Because of #Brown, #school ofcls may no longer deliberately separate students by #race —but under more recent #SCOTUS orders, they aren’t allowed to deliberately mix them by race either. #Integration advocates today have stopped looking to the #federal courts for help & are pursuing #state lawsuits instead.…some #Black leaders have concluded that the answer is not integration…but more #money & #opportunity for high #poverty #schools….

#law #SystemicRacism #GeographicInequity #EconomicInequity

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