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

#BidenHarris2024

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 #Biden 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].

#BidenHarris2024 #VoteBlue

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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

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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.

Nonilex,
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…“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag, “Justice #Alito 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 #political stmnt by the couple.

#SCOTUS #law

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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/

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In its unanimous decision in , ruled segregated schools were & “inherently unequal,” combining 5 cases in which students & their schools had far fewer resources than their peers — longer commutes, lower-quality classes, overcrowding, fewer opportunities & less money. Yet 1/3 Black Americans now say integration has failed to improve the of Black students….

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Today, about ½ of adults favor letting children attend neighborhood schools, even if it means most students would be of the same race—which, given patterns, is often the case.
…9/10 Whites say they support the decision, & nearly 2/3 say more needs to be done to integrate schools…. Nonetheless, large segments of the pop oppose strategies that…make that a reality. Nearly 8/10 White adults say it is better for children to go to neighborhood over diverse ones.

Nonilex,
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…The decision focused on the value of mixing children of different races. But for many activists —then & now— the case is about a path to & educational . Those legal battles cont. Today’s complex views about & integration come amid persistent that has risen in recent decades,changes in the landscape & complicated dynamics of & in today.

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

Nonilex, to DaftPunk
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votes to force shipments to , rebuking

The -led UnitedStates House of
Representatives passed a bill on Thurs that would force President Joe to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect during its war w/ .


https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-votes-force-weapons-shipments-israel-rebuking-biden-2024-05-16/

Nonilex,
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The Security Assistance Support Act was approved 224 to 187, largely along party lines. 16 joined most Republicans in voting yes, & 3 joined most Democrats in opposing the measure.

The act is not expected to become , but its passage underscored the deep -year divide over Israel policy as PM Benjamin 's government seeks to wipe out militants who attacked Israel on ….

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grants Daniel Perry in of protester

Gov. Greg Abbott said Thurs he was pardoning , the fmr Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting of a protester during a march, after a review board recommended he be released from prison.


https://wapo.st/44HYJDL

Nonilex,
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“ has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” said in a statement. “I thank the Board for its thorough investigation, & I approve their pardon recommendation.”
has long vowed to Perry, who was sentenced to 25 yrs in prison last yr.

Nonilex,
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…Unsealed court records revealed that he regularly shared memes & threatening content in private msgs & social media posts, including descriptions of killing protesters & minorities.

Perry was convicted of murder in the death of 28-year-old , who was legally armed w/ an AK-47 rifle, during a 2020 confrontation in downtown Austin at a racial justice demonstration.

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Start of today’s :

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112450929657008158

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🧵 Thursday 16 May 2024

Cross-examination of resumes, an opportunity for the defense to poke holes in his testimony & perhaps trip up or provoke the state’s key witness. The questioning of Cohen, ’s fmr fixer, is the beginning of the end of Trump’s trial, which began April 15 & might conclude before Memorial Day weekend at this pace.

Nonilex,
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tries to undermine the relationship said he had w/ . He asks whether Cohen did work not only for Trump, but also for his family & the . Then Blanche notes that Cohen did not have a legal retainer to do the work. (He was employed but the TrumpOrg. A retainer would be redundant)

Nonilex,
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Prosecutors have said that #Trump's reimbursements for the #HushMoney were fraudulently disguised as #legal services, even though #MichaelCohen had no legal retainer. The point Blanche is seeking to make is: Cohen did legal work for years, & never had a legal retainer. (See above)

#Blanche is also trying to minimize the fact that Cohen had no retainer agreement w/ Trump, suggesting NY #ethics rules don’t require it.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference

Nonilex,
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again asks about his relationship w/journalists. Cohen admits he lied to reporters in early 2018 & secretly recorded conversations w/reporters about Trump’s involvement in the HushMoney payment. ()

Blanche emphasizes when Cohen recorded reporters — early 2018.

Justice stops when Blanche says he’s moving to another area.

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Defense team entered into evidence a statement from regarding a complaint, & highlighted the last paragraph.

“Just because something isn’t true doesn’t mean that it can’t cause you harm or damage. I will always protect Mr. Trump," the paragraph read.

Cohen apparently recorded calls w/ reporters in 2018 in which he pitched them on that statement.

Nonilex,
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Justice excused the .

is scheduled to return to the stand Monday for further testimony.

Court is out of session on Friday so that can attend his son Barron's high school graduation. (To Barron’s dismay)

The defense spent the whole day casting Cohen as a liar & got a few admissions that he had lied under oath (which was known), possibly casting some doubt on his testimony.

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Prosecutors now have 3 days to prepare re-direct, when they will seek to build back up & refocus the jurors on the most important elements of their case & the actual charges for which they’ve presented mountains of evidence regardless of whether Cohen is a liar or not.

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