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legallaurak

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Environmental lawyer working in #climatechange & #carbonmarkets. Also work with high school #exchangestudents and have a fondness for German Shepherds and #dogs in general. #fedi22

Header image: two German shepherds, one black-and-tan, the other cream-colored with some black, standing at edge of ocean with a bright orange square plastic toy in front of them.

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GottaLaff, to animals
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Some-bodee got his pre-Big Moving Day haircut today!

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Very nice indeed! And he even sat patiently for his photo portrait!

GottaLaff, to random
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FYI, someone just asked me, "Could you please put a CW on those US politics posts?"

I said no sorry,, just mute me.

I don't understand CWing political posts. And that doesn't mean you need to @ me explaining why. I know THEIR reasons, I just disagree with them and won't do it.

I respect CWs for other things, but not politics. Politics is news and people need to be aware of what's happening. It's not gory or violent, it's politics.

Kthxbye.

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Agree so much on this. Have had conversations with others who say CW should be used for political posts and agree with you. If you don't like it, move on, although consider maybe it's not a bad thing to see what others are thinking. If it's too much, I can understand that -- so mute.

GottaLaff, to random
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FYI, is still trending on Xitter.

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff That kind of makes my day. It's the little things that count, after all.

GottaLaff, to legal
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NEW #TrumpTrial ๐ŸงตSTARTS HERE
I CANNOT READ REPLIES. "NFL" (NotForLaffy) appreciated
#legal #Trump

1/...McBrien:

At 2:35 p.m. we have audio again, but still no video, and we hear Merchan say "Thank you, please be seated."

Merchan welcomes the jurors and starts by apologizing for how chilly it is in the courtroom.

Video is back on, and both sides are seated in the same seats as this morning

Merchan proceeds to read the boilerplate instructions for voir dire. Reminder: 30 mins per side

legallaurak,
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@MichelleRNCHPN @GottaLaff Agree 200%!

GottaLaff, to Texas
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๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€ :
A appeals court just threw out the five-year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, the Texas woman sentenced for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 election that was rejected. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/28/crystal-mason-texas-woman-acquitted?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherโ€ฆ

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Some good news for once!

GottaLaff, (edited ) to legal
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1/โ€ฆ As expected

And it was UNANIMOUS

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot be kicked off Colorado ballot https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-kicked-colorado-ballot-rcna132291

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff The men vs the women โ€ฆ

GottaLaff, to random
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Via MeidasTouch:

underperformed the polls again and had 40% of voters in a Republican primary vote against him. What is she even talking about? We donโ€™t recall this same energy when won 96%+ of the vote in .

Aaron Rupar:

Kristen Welker wants you to know that Trump CRUSHED, TROUNCED, and DOMINATED Nikki Haley last night

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Not just her. Was listening to NPR this morning and I believe they used โ€œdominateโ€ or something close to it. They did not make any comment about 40% being not bad.

GottaLaff, to random
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It's like has a fascist checklist.
"Gaslighting: โœ”๏ธ
Authoritarianism: โœ”๏ธ
Political dissident: โœ”๏ธ"

Via Ruth Ben-Ghiat:

Going strong since Mussolini: the tyrant as victim. Now Trump is a dissident persecuted by the "Biden regime."

: I stand before you today not only as your past and hopefully future president. But as a proud political dissident, I am a dissident.

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Couldn't agree more. What a disgusting thing for TFG to say.

legallaurak,
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@DanaDee @GottaLaff This is true. I am constantly amazed by his ability to come up literally every day with something even more insane, more horrific, than the day before.

GottaLaff, to random
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Winning elections apparently means making#ClimateCrisis policies weaker ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ. It shouldnโ€™t.

โ€œIn a concession to automakers and labor unions, the Biden administration intends to relax elements of one of its most ambitious strategies to combat climate change, limits on tailpipe emissions that are designed to get Americans to switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehiclesโ€

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/climate/biden-epa-auto-emissions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WE0.IMlH.2GCxJQq7M8Jf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

legallaurak,
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@Atticus1956 @GottaLaff It annoys me as well -- but honestly, it's pretty important for many reasons that Biden win the election.

GottaLaff, to random
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I'm suddenly getting phishing emails claiming to be from PayPal. (That go directly to Spam, yes)

Is this a new effort or something that you've seen for awhile?

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Been seeing these for a while now unfortunately. Delete delete delete!

GottaLaff, to random
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He makes a good point.

Mitt Romney: โ€œI will not be voting for former President Trump. I must admit that I find sexual assault to be a line I will not cross in the people I select to be my president.โ€

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Agree. I'm really tired of the "he/she/they are still jerks or worse." One can disagree with people's previous decisions and not condemn them forever.

GottaLaff, to random
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Republicans are unfit. Period.

Via Jon Favreau:

I won't vote for foreign aid without border security legislation but I voted against border security because we don't need border security legislation but I won't vote for foreign aid without border security legislation but...

Acyn:

After Republicans tanked the border security bill, Tim Scott says he voted against a stand-alone bill for Israel/Ukraine aid because: We should first secure our southern border.

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff I'm getting soooo tired of this.

GottaLaff, to legal
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E Jean's lawyers are simply awesome.

๐Ÿ‘€ Via Klasfeld:

News

#EJeanCarroll's lead attorney threatened SANCTIONS against Trump lawyer Alina #Habba over her "utterly baseless" claim that a federal judge had an undisclosed conflict of interest. #legal #Trump

Habba's conflict claim is based entirely on a single-anon source story in NY Post.

Carroll's lawyer ques how the tabloid came to publish it & if the supposed partner at Paul Weiss โ€” the firm where she and the judge both workedโ€” "even exists."

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff And somehow she thought it was a reasonable legal strategy to ask for recusal. I'm just shaking my head in amazement once again....

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff @tersenurse ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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Texas Governor Abbott signals that he may (will?) defy the Supreme Court order regarding the border.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/01/24/475398/governor-abbott-signals-potential-defiance-of-supreme-courts-border-ruling/

In 1830, Andrew Jackson, as president, refused to heed a Supreme Court order regarding the removal of Native Americans from Georgia.

Jackson's refusal gave us the Trail of Tears.

Jackson remained popular.

The similarity: Both defiances are deeply racist.

The difference: In 1830 only white men could vote.

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/indian-treaties#:~:text=President%20Jackson%20nonetheless%20refused%20to,and%20Henry%20Clay%20in%201835.

legallaurak,
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@Teri_Kanefield The comments here to your post are all interesting โ€ฆ but to me the most important and rather disturbing issue is the very statement that a governor is openly suggesting he might defy the Court. If that road is taken โ€ฆ weโ€™re heading into dangerous territory.

legallaurak,
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@Teri_Kanefield All true, agree with that. So ... we "just" have to prevent us going down that road.

legallaurak,
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@Teri_Kanefield It certainly has been going in that direction. I thought inviting Cox was excellent, too. But it's not a done deal until it's done. And we know Trump won't easily accept a loss. It's going to be a long year...

GottaLaff, to random
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Whoa.

Aaron Rupar just posted a video on Threads in which this happened. And it was egregious:

โ€œyikes! just confused Nancy Pelosi and Nikki Haleyโ€

Trump was referring to and how โ€œNikki Haley was in charge of security.โ€

Now Flopsweat McBoneSpurs, please tell us how itโ€™s Biden whoโ€™s falling apart.

legallaurak,
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@thepoliticalcat @doug @GottaLaff Now that me laugh out loud!

GottaLaff, to legal
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Aaand weโ€™re off! ๐Ÿงต

Itโ€™s only 7 am here, so there will be a pause in my live-posting for me to do what I gotta do. Heads up, Mr. Blow Dryer.

Again, thanks for the โ€œNFLโ€ (Not For Laffy) to keep me from being distracted. Remember, I donโ€™t reply (other than maybe a โ€œlikeโ€) while posting.

โ€œPressโ€= Inner City Press, main source for coverage.

Here we goโ€ฆ 1/โ€ฆ

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff This was almost painful to read. I almost feel sorry for Habba. (OK, not really ... she's smart enough to have known she shouldn't have put herself into this position...)

GottaLaff, to legal
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I'm back at my computer. #EJeanCarroll #Trump #legal ๐Ÿงต starts here. 1/...

(Painters slowed me down. I'm catching up...patience)

Via InnerCityPress aka Press:

Habba: My client & I wish to pt out Ms Carroll can sit in front of jurors every day. But my client has to choose between attending his mother in law's funeral--
Judge Kaplan: I have ruled. Sit down
Habba: I don't like to be spoken to that why. Please refrain. I am asking for an adjournment for a funeral.
Judge Kaplan: Denied. Sit down

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff This is just embarrassing...or at least it would be for most lawyers. Of course, most lawyers would know to refresh their knowledge of courtroom procedure before appearing before the judge ...

GottaLaff, to random
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Via Ryan Goodman:

responds to allegations

  1. She hired three special counsels. All three, including Nathan Wade, were paid same hourly rate.

  2. Wade was previously hired by an elected Republican official and paid twice the rate.

Willis points to racial discrimination in criticisms.

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff I think sheโ€™s mad โ€ฆ and rightly so.

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff Yes, thought of that as soon as I read her response โ€” great, some good facts here โ€ฆ. but not exactly the kind of response that puts things to rest โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™„

GottaLaff, to legal
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Via Lisa Rubin:

Alina Habba has responded to โ€™s teamโ€™s proposals to ensure that โ€™s testimony, if any, does not implode this next trial

While her response features many Trumpian turns of phrase, note what she never says: that he will abide by the courtโ€™s orders regarding what evidence and arguments are admissible

(more...) 1/...

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff As a lawyer and as an ordinary citizen the line "cannot and should not be made to testify under oath" really gets my blood pressure soaring.

GottaLaff, to legal
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๐Ÿ˜‚

wonโ€™t make his own closing argument in his civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judgeโ€™s insistence that the former president would stick to โ€œrelevantโ€ matters.

Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded permission on Wednesday, a day ahead of closing arguments in the trial.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-fraud-trial-closing-arguments-420997f889922423dbce8a0945f0c348?taid=659ed925d9cb0f0001bbffcd&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

legallaurak,
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@GottaLaff What a mean judge, requiring the parties to stick to relevant issues. What's the world coming to?

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