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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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Nonilex, to Ukraine
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Inside the White House Debate Over Letting Shoot Into

After a sobering trip to , Secy of State Antony J. is urging to lift some restrictions on how Ukraine can use American arms.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/politics/white-house-ukraine-weapons-russia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex,
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Since the 1st US shipments of sophisticated weapons to , has never wavered on 1 prohibition: President had to agree to never fire them into Russian territory, insisting that would violate Biden’s mandate to “avoid World War III.”

But consensus around that policy is fraying. Propelled by the State Dept, there is now a vigorous debate inside the admin over relaxing the ban to allow Ukrainians to hit missile & artillery launch sites just over the border in ….

Nonilex, to Law
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2yrs AFTER an American flag was flown outside the VA home of Justice Samuel , another provocative symbol was displayed at his…house in NJ….the flag…like the inverted flag was carried by rioters [] at the… 2021 [].


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t00.2xMd.Y8aUZ-CGwkQJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex,
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AKA the , it dates back to the Revolutionary War, but largely fell into obscurity until recent yrs & is now a symbol of support for , for a strand of the “Stop the Steal” campaign & for a push to remake American govt in terms.

3 photos obtained by NYT, along w/accounts from…neighbors & passers-by, show that the flag was aloft at the home…in July & Sept of 2023. A Google street view image from late Aug also shows the flag.

Nonilex,
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The photos, each taken independently, are from 4 different dates. It is not clear whether the was displayed continuously during those months or how long it was flown overall.

Justice declined to respond to questions about the beach house flag, including what it was intended to convey & how it comported w/his obligations as a justice. also declined to respond.

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During the period the flag was seen flying at the justice’s NJ house, a key case arrived at , challenging whether those who stormed the Capitol could be prosecuted for .
In coming wks, the justices will rule on that case, which could scuttle some of the charges against , as well as on whether he is from prosecution for actions he took while president.

Nonilex,
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are not supposed to give any impression of , yet the could be seen as telegraphing ’s views….“We all have our biases, but the good judge fights against them,” said Charles Geyh, a prof at IU. “When a judge celebrates his predispositions by hoisting them on a flag…that’s deeply disturbing.”

Records show that the Alitos have owned the beach house since 2014, & he is a well-known presence in the waterfront community. Residents…recalled seeing the justice last summer….

Nonilex,
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members of & state ofcls have displayed the as well, among them , a PA state senator & a leader of the “Stop the Steal” campaign. The highest-ranking elected ofcl known to show the flag is Rep , who hung it at his office last fall shortly after becoming of the .

Nonilex, to ukteachers
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admin cancels an additional $7.7B in

>160k student loan borrowers are now in line to have their balances canceled, bringing the total amount of allowed under the Biden admin’s policies to $167B, the Dept announced Wed.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/05/22/biden-administration-cancels-an-additional-77-billion-student-loans/

Nonilex,
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With the months away, is lauding his admin’s achievements in delivering loan cancellation to nearly 4.8M people through a mix of existing programs & new policies. have remained staunchly opposed to the effort, decrying it as a waste of taxpayers’ money & patently unfair to Americans who never went to college.

Nonilex,
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“I promised to fight to ensure higher education is a ticket to the middle class, not a barrier to opportunity,” said in a stmnt Wed. “I will never stop working to cancel student debt — no matter how many times Republican elected ofcls try to stop us.”

Nonilex, to Norway
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#Norway, #Ireland & #Spain recognize #PalestinianState; #Israel condemns move

The Spanish, Irish & Norwegian govts announced Wed that they would recognize a #Palestinian state, saying there would be no #peace in the #MiddleEast w/o it.
Israel denounced the move as giving aid to its enemy #Hamas.
The coordinated announcements are purely symbolic — but not w/o some power.

#war #Palestinians #TwoStateSolution #HumanitarianCrisis #Geopolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/22/norway-ireland-palestine-state-recognition/

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The leaders of the 3 countries said they hoped their recognition would press #Israel, the #Palestinians & the international community toward a #TwoStateSolution to the conflict.

“In the midst of a #war, w/tens of thousands killed & injured, we must keep alive the only alternative that offers a political solution for Israelis & Palestinians alike: Two states, living side by side, in #peace & #security,” Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said.

#HumanitarianCrisis #MiddleEast #Geopolitics

Nonilex,
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In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz ordered the immediate recall of the Israeli ambassadors to , & . “I am sending a clear message today: will not be complacent against those who undermine its sovereignty & endanger its .”

The govt reiterated its position that recognizing a was premature & must be the result of direct negotiations between Israel & the .

Nonilex, to random
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A Tues evening fundraising email from #Trump’s campaign &signed in his name arrived w/the subj, "They were authorized to shoot me!" & said of the #Biden admin, "You know they’re just itching to do the unthinkable ... Joe Biden was locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger."

Trump also wrote on TruthSocial:

"Joe Biden's DOJ, in their Illegal & UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/21/trump-mar-a-lago-raid-fbi-deadly-force/

Nonilex,
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#Trump on Tues falsely claimed in a #campaign #fundraising email that President #Biden was “locked & loaded ready to take me out” during a 2022 search of his MarALago estate for #ClassifiedDocuments, an extraordinary distortion of a standard #FBI policy on the use of deadly force during such operations.
#StochasticTerrorism #DomesticTerrorism #MAGA #RightWing #extremism #law #PoliticalViolence #USPOL #Republicans

Nonilex,
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appeared to be referring to a enforcement document, released Tues in court filings in the case, that describes the FBI’s plans for a court-authorized search on Aug. 8, 2022, at , his Florida residence & private club. agents recovered material from Trump’s time in the WH —which Trump is now charged w/illegally retaining.

Nonilex,
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One page in the document includes a “policy statement” on the use of deadly force, which says officers may resort to lethal force only when the subject of such force poses an “imminent danger of death or serious physical injury” to an officer or another person.

Nonilex, to Georgia
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#RudyGiuliani has agreed to NEVER again publicly accuse #Georgia #ElectionWorkers #RubyFreeman & #ShayeMoss of tampering w/ballots in the 2020 election, a lie he has incessantly repeated & that led to his bankruptcy

The permanent #injunction ends Giuliani’s yrs of attacks on Freeman & Moss.
It also gives the women #power to hold him accountable if he ever again suggests they took votes from #Trump /gave votes to #Biden

#law
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24678784-giuliani-agreement

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,
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“Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents found in his own bedroom at Mar-a-Lago,” Howell wrote.

In a footnote, #Howell also noted that another #Trump adviser connected to his SaveAmerica #PAC had acknowledged scanning the contents of the box that contained the #classified materials in 2021 & storing them on a personal laptop provided by the PAC.

#ClassifiedDocuments #NationalSecurity #criminal #law #obstruction #AileenCannon #DOJ

Nonilex,
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Howell’s opinion was unsealed along w/a large batch of other previously secret grand jury-related docs stemming from the investigation into #Trump for withholding reams of #ClassifiedDocuments after leaving office in 2021, incl’g some of the nation’s most sensitive #MilitarySecrets. US Dist Judge #AileenCannon, a Trump appointee based in #Florida, released the batch of docs Tues after lengthy negotiations w/ #JackSmith’s team & Trump’s lawyers over redactions.

#NationalSecurity #criminal #law

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@cynblogger just ask

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Related: Chief Judge Boasberg denied #Trump “body man” #WaltNauta’s request to transfer some #GrandJury materials from DC to #Florida, says #Nauta failed to make specific case.

https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/sites/dcd/files/Memorandum%20Opinion%20-%20Document%2049.pdf

#ClassifiedDocuments #conspiracy #criminal #law #obstruction #EspionageAct #NationalSecurity #DOJ #JackSmith #MarALago

Nonilex,
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@CarlG or Trump hid them reeeaaallly well

Nonilex,
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@lin11c the Corcoran who took accurate & truthful contemporaneous handwritten notes & recorded voice memos when advising Trump to return the classified documents.

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/06/trump-indictment.pdf

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