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spocko, 10 days ago to random

Reminder: Trump REFUSED the opportunity to testify in court.
He's STILL under a #gagOrder outside the court.
He knows there are no real consequences for him breaking it. He knows no one will confirm that he directed others to violate his gag order.
He'll complain about being gagged during his rallies, even though he COULD'VE talked in court.

What might change the status quo will be a public announcement of a true threat or seeing physical violence against the judge's daughter or jurors.

spocko, 11 days ago to random

The system has failed to hold Trump, his GOP sycophants & MAGA mob accountable for their threats to witnesses, judges, prosecutors & their families.

If the jury finds Trump guilty, I'm worried about the #TrumpTrial jurors.
SNL satirized Trump mocking a juror's looks. He "joked" how his people will screenshot her face & dox her.
"Her life is over folks. Got to take the kids out of school sweetie."
This is a scarily accurate skit.
We can we do?
@emptywheel @nicolesandler
@GottaLaff
#doxxing

[Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) holds a press conference outside of the Manhattan courthouse and identifies a juror. Text from the skit. You see, they do a terrible thing when you testify, which is they write it down and we don't like that. That was a juror. Did you see her face? Everyone just saw her face, and now her life is over, folks. My people are going to screenshot her face and dox her to hell. We love to dox. Got to pull the kids out of school, sweetie. [ Laughter ] pull the kids out of school. They call her juror 9. But to me she's like a 6 maybe. [ Laughter ] oh, get over it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3N6Iqp8QIk&t=99s](https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/112/474/728/346/995/748/original/b337ec4f43e96f16.mp4)

spocko, 12 days ago to Football

Qs for sports people.
Why is spiking the #football after a touchdown frowned upon?

What's the equivalent in #baseball after a home run? Is it frowned upon?

NFL had fines & penalties against big endzone celebrations, why?

Do fines for unsportsmanlike conduct work?

How should winners deal with #SoreLosers?

Do fans STOP supporting a player or team if they are a sore loser? Or do they admire them for never accepting defeat?

What should winners do if opponents refuse to accept they lost?

spocko, 13 days ago to random

The crew for Young Frankenstein kept laughing and spoiling the take when they were filming. So they got everyone white handkerchiefs to stuff in their mouths any time they felt like laughing. Mel Brooks said he knew he had a hit when he would turn around and everyone had a handkerchief in their mouth.
#comedymovies #YoungFrankenstein
https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/entertainment/2014/09/10/young-frankenstein-has-new/27376662007/

spocko, 14 days ago to random

The Real Housewives of the Supreme Court.

#SCOTUS

spocko, 14 days ago to random

Then watch Star Trek XIII The Search For Spocko

spocko, 15 days ago to random

Matt Gaetz posted this today,
"Standing back and standing by, Mr. President"
Nice reference to The Proud Boys. Whatever happened to them?
Why aren't they outside the New York courthouse? Oh right, they are in prison for assaults to police.

#TrumpTrial #MattGaetz #ProudBoys

spocko, 15 days ago to random

During the #TrumpTrial questioning of Michael Cohen they are talking about his relationships with reporters. But will they bring up how Cohen threatened former Daily Beast reporter Tim Mak on Trump's behalf regarding a story about Trump raping his first wife as revealed in their divorce papers.

Here is the audio from June 1, 2018 on the Majority Report
#MichaelCohen
Here's my contemporaneous piece on the use of threats by #Trump & #Cohen.
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/06/who-else-did-cohen-threaten-and-pay

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GottaLaff, 16 days ago to random

Oooo! Our first PODs is coming in 10 minutes!

(Next week will be the second)

So, we'll be breaking our backs loading boxes in today, my posting will be minimal unless big news breaks.

Yes, we'll be careful, yes we use a hand truck/dolly for the really heavy stuff, so no unsolicited advice necessary. 😘

See you later.

spocko, 16 days ago to ethelcain

“I really don’t think men fully understand how soul crushing the news is for women right now. And for women with daughters.”

• Wendy Wheatcroft After Alabama Gov signed new abortion restrictions on May 15, 2019
  #Abortion #Alabama

spocko, 16 days ago to datascience

Data is beautiful.
#datascience

GottaLaff, 17 days ago to random

Emptywheel:

Tommy Tuberville says he went to Gotham to help an accused felon threaten a judge's family.

Via David Lurie:

Tuberville is a bad co-conspirator.

Aaron Rupar:

Tommy Tuberville admits on Newsmax that "one of the reasons he went" to NYC yesterday was to "overcome this gag order" #Trump #GagOrder

spocko, 17 days ago to random

This morning Trump was asked about his surrogates,
"I do have a lot of surrogates and they are speaking very beautifully and they come all from from all over Washington and they're highly respected and they think this is the greatest scam they've ever seen and some are Democrats they're very embarrassed by what's going on."

Later #MikeJohnson talked about Judge Merchan's daughter.

Johnson is a lawyer & Speaker of the House. He knows exactly what he is doing.
#GagOrder #TrumpTrial

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GottaLaff, 17 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/…More color from Pagliery:

Eric Trump just swapped seats with Rep. Donalds just in time for the congressman to appear in photos behind Trump's defense table.

That's what this trial is now for Trump, a political photo opp.

More...

spocko, 17 days ago to random

Predicting the future is no big deal when you are a time traveler like me. I wrote this Feb 12, 2020

How GOP's Vicious Threats Help Them Avoid Justice
"The Right Wing Media will target prosecutors and witnesses to destroy their lives
'We don't have to tell the truth. The government can't stop us, it's against the 1st Amendment! We have an audience and will use it 24/7 to attack Democrats. We don't even need to be profitable anymore thanks to Dark Money!'"

https://crooksandliars.com/2020/02/how-gops-vicious-threats-help-them-avoid
#Threats

Spock talking about earth history and men seeking absolute power.

spocko, 17 days ago to TeslaMotors

A #CyberTruck with its passenger rear panel missing. They cost $100K. As my friend Water Tiger said, "It's the Fyre Festival of pickups."

#Tesla 's Cybertruck is quickly becoming the Edsel or the Chevrolet Corvair of modern vehicles.

Who will #ElonMusk fire for this?

spocko, 19 days ago to videoediting

I got myself a new mouse as a birthday present. The strain on my hand & arm from #VideoEditing got so bad I had to stop for a few days. I know bunch of keyboard shortcuts for #PremierePro (CC 2018), but still do a lot of mousing.
I read some reviews, like this: https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-logitech-mx-master-3-king-mice/ @xdadevelopers
So got the Logitech Master MX 3s. It integrates with Premiere Pro, has a horizontal thumb scroll wheel & I can create custom macros but there's little info on what & HOW to make them. Help.

spocko, 19 days ago to random

Me when I look in the mirror these days. .
#Superman

spocko, 19 days ago to random

Sheep talking about Wolf sign. I COULD say "I am going to be a dictator."
Caption reads "He tells it like it is."

spocko, 22 days ago to random

“One of the most persistent lies about the Capitol attack — often made by Republican politicians and right-wing media figures — is that none of the hundreds of rioters who stormed the building had guns.” Alan Feuer NYT
John Banuelos who fired his gun twice on #J6 has a case in the Prettyman Federal Courthouse in DC today
Others who had guns, were convicted & sent to prison:
Guy Wesley Reffitt: 7+ years
Christopher Alberts: 7 years
Mark Mazza: 5 years

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/us/politics/john-banuelos-jan-6-gun-charges.html

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GottaLaff, 22 days ago to legal

NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵 starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

1/

McB:

...At 2:14 p.m., Trump walks in, entourage in tow.

Boris Epshteyn just handed a piece of paper with a photo on it to Kaitlan Collins.

I thought he maybe said "Conway" to her, but I'm not exactly sure.

spocko, 22 days ago to random

"MEANWHILE, AT THE PRETTYMAN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN DC:

John Banuelos, the Trump enthusiast who fired the first shots at the Capitol on Jan. 6, is making his initial appearance virtually, from jail." @ryanjreilly

Mar 8, 2024
BREAKING: A Trump fanatic who fired two gunshots during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is in custody.
Sedition Hunters IDed him three years ago.
NBC News named him two years ago.
Last month, another #J6 rioter published footage of the gunshots.
Now he's been arrested & charged.

John Banuelos from J6 footage: A Trump fanatic who fired two gunshots during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

GottaLaff, 22 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial starts HERE. #Trump #legal
Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

1/… Bower:

Trump enters the courtroom. Before arriving, he lingered for a moment in the doorway, talking to his lawyers, Emile Bove and Todd Blanche. He had a piece of paper in his hand, which he waved around as he spoke.

Wait for it….