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Software engineer; past social software geek. Silicon Valley & California native. Fiat justitia ruat cælum. Into democracy, martial arts, open platforms. Ex-Netscape, AOL, current Googler; opinions completely my own.
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Huh!

"The police in Fairfax County, Va., received an unusual phone call on Feb. 15, 2021. A young couple claimed they were being harassed by the wife of a Supreme Court justice.

“Somebody in a position of authority needs to talk to her and make her stop,” said the 36-year-old man making the complaint, according to a recording of the call reviewed by The New York Times. The officer on the line responded that there was little the police could do...."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/us/justice-alito-neighbors-stop-steal-flag.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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So Alito's timeline is upended by these witnesses -- there is no way that this confrontation in Feburary caused his wife to TRAVEL BACK IN TIME and fly a flag back in January to "signal distress".

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'Ms. Baden said that she — not her partner, as Justice Alito recalled — used the lewd expression. “I will fully cop to that,” she said. A neighbor standing in the street, who asked not to be identified because of the friction on the block, said he heard her say the word too.''

A NEIGHBOR HEARD THIS TOO.

That's 3 eye witnesses contradicting Alito's account, for those keeping track at home.

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'That was when Emily Baden snapped, she said. She does not remember her precise words, but recalls something like this: How dare you behave this way. You’ve been harassing us, over signs. You represent the highest court in the land. Shame on you.'

OK. What about the c-word that Alito claimed her husband used (BEFORE the flag was flown, not in February?)

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'on Feb. 15, the couple were pulling in trash bins when the Alitos, who seemed to be on a stroll, appeared. Mrs. Alito addressed the pair by name, used an expletive and called them “fascists,” the couple told The Times and said in texts at the time. Justice Alito remained silent, they added. The Alitos began to walk away.'

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'To document the incident, the Badens called the police shortly afterward — they did not mention the vulgar expression — and recorded the conversation.'

Oh, and the police call, of course.

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I have many questions for the Washington Post.

  1. You had this information in real time in 2021, and a statement from Alito’s wife. Did you reach out to ethics experts before deciding to bury this story?
    https://wapo.st/4dS1BCf
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"Shitshow" is putting this description of the WaPo's staff meeting mildly.

https://www.notus.org/media/washington-post-shakeup-buzbee

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@raph What an excellent and depressing observation.

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Ok HOLD UP.

Last week: ‘Alito said in a statement he had “no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag”’

This week: He’s saying he tried to get her to take it down but she refused: “I was not even aware of the upside- down flag until it was called to my attention. As soon as I saw it, I asked my wife to take it down, but for several days, she refused.”

So asking to have the flag be taken down is “no involvement”?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/29/politics/alito-flag-controversy-response-supreme-court/index.html

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Also! Who “called to [Alito’s] attention” that upside down flag? What did they tell him? “Dude, your flag is upside down”? Or “Dude, that’s a symbol those rioters were using a week ago!” This seems worth following up on….

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Community notes now calling out lack of moderation on Twitter for death threats. Going GREAT.

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It does capture the moment.
https://tech.lgbt/@jnadeau/112528218028765178

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A fun if long read; make sure to read to the last third where the Nazis make an appearance.
https://newrepublic.com/article/182008/erik-prince-secret-global-group-chat-off-leash?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social

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Alito: I have so little agency in my life, I am not allowed to manage political flags flying over my own home.

Also Alito: No one can reasonably question my judicial independence

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Five ways to respond to Alito’s contemptuous letter

(I suggest doing all the things.)
https://wapo.st/4egjwCS

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“If you were Martian dropping onto the Earth to learn what the hubbub was about, you would never know that the Speaker who claims to live by the Ten Commandments was running cover for a guy who paid $400,000 to cover up fucking a porn star while his spouse was home with his youngest kid.”
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/03/big-media-ignoring-the-who-what-when-why-of-gop-apology-for-trumps-crimes/

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I think the judge should this morning ask Trump if he would like to testify, and offer to re-open testimony if he does. We don’t want to violate any of his rights, after all.

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He is big mad. And it’s all our fault, according to him.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/samuel-alito-flag-letter-jan-6-cases-wife-martha-ann.html

jpanzer, (edited ) to random
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Maybe in our next supreme court justice confirmation hearing we should incorporate a flag raising / lowering contest. This seems to be a problem area for certain supreme court justices.

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The phrase “don’t piss on our legs and tell us it’s raining” comes to mind here.
https://www.lawdork.com/p/sam-alito-believes-you-and-perhaps

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‘The posts, which have been reviewed by NBC News, appear on many of the same websites used by Trump supporters to organize for violence ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.’

The FBI had better take these insurrectuonists seriously this time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-supporters-try-doxx-jurors-violent-threats-conviction-rcna154882

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Donald Trump found guilty in N.Y. hush money trial
https://wapo.st/3KoMJh8

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"Our justice system should be respected, and we should never allow anyone to tear it down. It's as simple as that."

💯
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/biden-trump-conviction-verdict-response

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The NYT already has eyewitnesses showing this part of Alito’s story is a lie.

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