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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.

#BabySquirrel

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Nonilex, to random
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But wait, there’s more!

#ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochNetwork #Donor Events

by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott & Alex Mierjeski
@ProPublica

#Thomas has attended at least two #Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a #political network that has brought multiple #cases before the #SupremeCourt.

#SCOTUS
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus

Nonilex, to Israel
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“Northern is being razed to the ground, but the entire Strip is also being bombed. There is no place… for to take shelter. People are being killed & forcibly displaced from their homes, & water & fuel are running dangerously low. Atrocities are being committed on a scale never before seen….”

Nonilex, to Israel
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As pro-Palestinian continued to escalate across the country, ofcls & students at set a rare example on Tues: They made a deal.

Demonstrators agreed to dismantle their encampment at , which had been removed by Tues evening, & university leaders said they would discuss, & later vote on, divesting funds from companies connected to the campaign in .


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/brown-divestment-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, to Georgia
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Fmr atty plans to appeal his .

His lawyer says it's unfair Eastman should have to fight charges in w/o being able to earn money as a to pay his bills.

This is like a convicted drug dealer saying it’s unfair he can no longer sell crack because he has to pay his lawyer.

Ridiculous.

=
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

Nonilex, to journalism
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In yet another bad sign for :

has essentially banned in . His cabinet voted to kick out of Israel says its are threats to .

I guess the pen truly is mightier than the sword & all that.


https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-cabinet-moves-close-al-jazeeras-local-operations-2024-05-05/

Nonilex, to random
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How #HarlanCrow Slashed his Tax Bill by Taking #ClarenceThomas on Superyacht Cruises

In lavishing gifts on the #SupremeCourt #justice, the #billionaire #GOP #donor may have violated #TaxLaws

Tax data obtained by @ProPublica provides a glimpse of what congressional investigators would find if Crow were to open his books…. Crow’s voyages w/Thomas, the data shows, contributed to a nice side benefit: They helped reduce Crow’s tax bill.…

#SCOTUS #fraud #JudicialEthics
https://www.propublica.org/article/harlan-crow-slashed-tax-bill-clarence-thomas-superyacht

Nonilex, to money
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Billionaire Bought Property From . The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal

The is the first known instance of flowing from Crow to the justice. The sale netted the two vacant lots & the house where Thomas’ was living (& still is).

by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski
@ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-real-estate-scotus

Nonilex, to workersrights
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Throughout ’s 1st term, the has seen a decrease in the rate, a rise in real for most , & a drop in the rate. Biden, w/ in , has also passed historic investments in & , along w/measures to reduce costs & increase access to in the wake of .

https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/3/6/ahead-of-the-state-of-the-union-voters-support-bidens-agenda-and-accomplishments-despite-low-awareness

Nonilex, to Law
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ICYMI

#ProPublica won the prestigious #PublicService #Pulitzer for “groundbreaking & ambitious reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy surrounding #SCOTUS to reveal how a small group of politically influential #billionaires wooed justices w/lavish gifts & travel, pushing the Court to adopt its first code of conduct.” The prize is given to the staff of a news organization that performed “meritorious public service.”

#law #journalism #corruption
https://www.propublica.org/article/pulitzer-prize-announcement-propublica-supreme-court

Nonilex, to random
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, Former First Lady 's mother, has died at the age of 86.

Robinson became a fixture of the White House when she moved from her hometown of Chicago to help take care of her granddaughters during the administration.

“She passed peacefully this morning, & right now, none of us are quite sure how exactly we’ll move on without her,” the family statement said.

💔
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/marian-robinson-michelle-obamas-mother-dies-86-rcna154791

Nonilex, to BadInternetBills
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Wed to enshrine a to .

The vote on the was 51-39, falling short of the 60 votes needed to defeat a & move forward. Republicans said the bill is unnecessary as the use of is protected under precedent as if [ precedent means anything anymore].


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-block-bill-protect-americans-access-contraception-rcna155448

Nonilex, to Law
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ICYMI: ’s “What I Saw Working at The During Donald ’s Rise”

“…reading the indictment was like stepping through the looking glass,


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/magazine/national-enquirer-trump-lachlan-cartwright.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU0.Bo8c.tkQySLkdTTR2&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, to wildlife
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Yesterday was the last day with my #BabySquirrel #Ramone 💔.

My #rescue dog Linus & I drove several hours to bring him to a licensed #wildlife rescue org.

I woke him early to get him well hydrated before the long drive.

Of course there’s a last video for all of Ramone’s fans…

#BabyAnimals #Squirrel #DogsOfMastodon

Baby squirrel Ramone’s last day with us

Nonilex, to Russia
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Rachel tonight did a brilliant job covering ’s compromised direct engagement in the war.
She characterized as just another Russian carrying out ’s orders.

was her guest, in addition to Musk’s ideological alignments w/Russia, he highlighted Musk’s .
Half of are made in . China has backed Russia. China explicitly expressed displeasure w/Musk providing service to Ukraine.

Nonilex, to Law
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4 months after the #FBI raided #MarALago, Trump’s attys discovered 4 docs marked #classified in his personal bedroom.
That revelation was among several cited by US District Judge Beryl Howell in a newly unsealed 2023 opinion that found prosecutors had presented compelling #evidence that #Trump #knowingly stashed #NationalSecurity docs in his home & then tried to conceal them when the #DOJ tried to retrieve them.

#criminal #law #obstruction #ClassifiedDocuments
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/21/trump-classified-documents-bedroom-00159182

Nonilex, to memphis
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April 4, 1968, leader Reverend Jr., was shot & killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in , . Considered one of the greatest Americans to ever live, he was assassinated 56 years ago today.

Nonilex, to Health
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Conservative attacks on #BirthControl could threaten #access
#FarRight #conservatives are sowing #disinformation that falsely characterizes IUDs, #emergency #contraception, even #BirthControlPills as “#abortifacients” — something used to cause #abortions.
#Republicans in ≥17 states have blocked largely Democratic-led attempts to pass #laws assuring the right to birth control since 2022.

#ReproductiveRights #BodilyAutonomy #FamilyPlanning #health #privacy #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/05/birth-control-access-abortion-ban/

Nonilex,
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Side note: need to stop misusing the word “misinformation”

I corrected its use in the article quotes.

is unintentional

is intentional

groups telling people is the same as is OBVIOUSLY intentional disinformation.

Get it right.

Nonilex, to Energy
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#GiftArticle

#Trump plans to claim sweeping #authority over #federal #spending
In a 2nd term, Trump will look at unilateral funding cuts for the #WHO & #green #energy initiatives. He is vowing to wrest key spending powers from #Congress & to assert more control over the federal #budget than any president in #US #history.

#law #Constitution #SCOTUS #power #government #extortion #EconomicPolicy #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://wapo.st/3XekhX4

Nonilex, to Law
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Apologies for my late start

🧵

Monday May 13

is on the stand today

Nonilex,
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Big picture:

currently has senior officials, including a possible future VP nominee, sitting in the courtroom listening to a recording of him, as a candidate, talking w/his lawyer about paying for material from The . Trump has completely got the party under his boot.

2 senators, a congresswoman & 2 state AGs are listening to a now-disbarred lawyer advising Trump on a payment.

Nonilex, to Law
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#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

Nonilex,
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Fmr DC Metropolitan PD Officer ’s 78-year-old mother was the victim of a call hours after he spoke outside the criminal in .

During the on , Fanone was nearly killed by supporters while protecting congresspeople & staff inside the Capitol building.

NBC4 Washington report (subtitled)

Nonilex,
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has posted a photo on his social media w/o comment — the photo of the American that was hung outside the home of justice Samuel after the Capitol riot in 2021. The upside down flag was a symbol of distress but is now a symbol of , Stop the Steal & support for Trump. It was posted by several other as well.

Nonilex, (edited )
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Holy hell, just said that would still win the election “if he’s not killed first,” & said that “anyone who defends this verdict is a danger to you & your family.”

pundits denounced the . “It’s inconceivable in New York that anyone else other than Donald Trump would be indicted in this way,” said Andy McCarthy, a legal analyst. Jeanine Pirro called the case “riddled with errors” & declared, “We have gone over a cliff in America.”

Nonilex,
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#Trump is #guilty on ALL 34 counts!

#TrumpTrial #law #democracy

Nonilex, to conservative
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#Conservative activist #JackPosobiec joyfully hailed the “end of #democracy” at #CPAC, further emphasizing #Republicans’ apparent desire to completely overthrow #America as we know it.

#Posobiec, who helped popularize the “Pizzagate” #ConspiracyTheory, appeared at CPAC’s opening day on Wed. He spoke during a panel moderated by … #WhiteSupremacist #SteveBannon.

#WhiteChristianNationalism #Autocracy #Tyranny #Kleptocracy #MafiaState #Bannon #Jan6 #VoteBlue #Biden2024
https://newrepublic.com/post/179247/jack-posobiec-democracy-cpac-2024

Nonilex,
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“Welcome to the end of #democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely,” #Posobiec said as the vent began.

“We didn’t get all the way there on #Jan6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this, right here,” he said, gesturing to the crowd & holding up his fist.

As he spoke, #Bannon laughed & said, “Amen!”

Posobiec then said, to cheers from the audience, “All glory is not to government. All glory to God.”

#WhiteChristianNationalism #Autocracy #MafiaState #VoteBlue #law

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