While there we will also be doing some painting of walls and trim…As they found a badly rotting wall (flashing put in wrong 17 years ago). Renovations are done except for this final cosmetic layer. We are enheartened to see how well they handled it, as that’s something Shiloh would normally have had charge of.
If I start to type a post before I choose my Google account, it makes me remain anonymous. But if I choose my account before starting to make a post, it pops in my blog name.
After I come to the blog and choose my account, I only need to do that for the first post and can post with my blog name all I want until I get out again.
BREAKING: Trump demands that his felony conviction be overturned — and now the Justice Department is working overtime to do his bidding.
In a move that would make even the most corrupt dictators blush, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has done something truly extraordinary — and not in a good way. The DOJ has filed a legal brief asking a New York appeals court to overturn Trump’s felony conviction in the Manhattan hush-money case. That’s right: the sitting president’s own Justice Department is now acting as his personal defense team.
Let that sink in. The federal government — which is supposed to serve the people — is now working overtime to help Donald Trump, the only U.S. president ever convicted of a felony, erase his crimes from the record.
According to Bloomberg, DOJ lawyers argued that Trump’s conviction last year should be tossed out because the trial allegedly included evidence of “official acts.” Their claim? That the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling on presidential immunity means Trump can’t be prosecuted for anything he did while in office — no matter how corrupt, deceitful, or self-serving.
This is the same Supreme Court that handed Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card by declaring presidents are immune for “official acts.” And now, Trump’s DOJ is taking that outrageous decision and using it as a crowbar to pry open the cell door he belongs behind.
Never mind that Trump’s crime had nothing to do with governing. The hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels weren’t “official acts” — they were acts of desperation by a man terrified that voters would learn the truth about his sleazy behavior before the 2016 election. Prosecutors made it crystal clear at trial: this was election interference, not presidential duty.
Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records to cover it all up. He was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But now, the Justice Department under his control is saying, “Never mind — the king can do no wrong.”
This isn’t just a legal filing. It’s a blatant abuse of power. The same Justice Department once tasked with holding Trump accountable is now being weaponized to protect him from the consequences of his own crimes.
Let’s call this what it is: a coup against the rule of law.
Before that, while Dr. Oz was speaking, Trump was slumped sideways in his chair. eyes closed, and he really looked like he was unconscious. Susan
ReplyDeleteI just saw that very photo! It was the ruckus when the man passed out that woke him up.
DeleteApparently he was sleeping while Dr. Oz was talking about dementia!
DeleteWell, naturally. Any such discussion doesn't apply to him. :P
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Enroute to Maine for granddaughter’s high school play. They’re performing “SIX”! (She’s the stage manager and saw it on Broadway.)
ReplyDeleteWhile there we will also be doing some painting of walls and trim…As they found a badly rotting wall (flashing put in wrong 17 years ago). Renovations are done except for this final cosmetic layer.
DeleteWe are enheartened to see how well they handled it, as that’s something Shiloh would normally have had charge of.
Leaving for Windycon this afternoon; back Sunday evening. On two panels and will do a reading if anybody shows up.
ReplyDeleteHave fun!
DeleteHope it goes well.
Sounds good. See you Sunday.
DeleteP.S. Be careful out there, W.A.!
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New tech and industry partnerships help ships steer clear
ReplyDelete^ steering clear of WHALES!
DeleteNot on my usual browser, and this derned thing won't let me log in to my Google account.
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If I start to type a post before I choose my Google account, it makes me remain anonymous. But if I choose my account before starting to make a post, it pops in my blog name.
DeleteAfter I come to the blog and choose my account, I only need to do that for the first post and can post with my blog name all I want until I get out again.
DeleteOhhh wait. Yeah, my blog name is only possible for me to use from one browser and not the other.
DeleteUS court refuses to halt order that Trump administration fully fund food aid - Click
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to temporarily block SNAP benefits
DeleteI’m not happy about it but I’m not quite freaked because it was Justice Jackson who paused it. I think it isn’t going to the whole Court either.
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ReplyDeleteBREAKING: Trump demands that his felony conviction be overturned — and now the Justice Department is working overtime to do his bidding.
In a move that would make even the most corrupt dictators blush, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has done something truly extraordinary — and not in a good way. The DOJ has filed a legal brief asking a New York appeals court to overturn Trump’s felony conviction in the Manhattan hush-money case. That’s right: the sitting president’s own Justice Department is now acting as his personal defense team.
Let that sink in. The federal government — which is supposed to serve the people — is now working overtime to help Donald Trump, the only U.S. president ever convicted of a felony, erase his crimes from the record.
According to Bloomberg, DOJ lawyers argued that Trump’s conviction last year should be tossed out because the trial allegedly included evidence of “official acts.” Their claim? That the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling on presidential immunity means Trump can’t be prosecuted for anything he did while in office — no matter how corrupt, deceitful, or self-serving.
This is the same Supreme Court that handed Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card by declaring presidents are immune for “official acts.” And now, Trump’s DOJ is taking that outrageous decision and using it as a crowbar to pry open the cell door he belongs behind.
Never mind that Trump’s crime had nothing to do with governing. The hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels weren’t “official acts” — they were acts of desperation by a man terrified that voters would learn the truth about his sleazy behavior before the 2016 election. Prosecutors made it crystal clear at trial: this was election interference, not presidential duty.
Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records to cover it all up. He was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But now, the Justice Department under his control is saying, “Never mind — the king can do no wrong.”
This isn’t just a legal filing. It’s a blatant abuse of power. The same Justice Department once tasked with holding Trump accountable is now being weaponized to protect him from the consequences of his own crimes.
Let’s call this what it is: a coup against the rule of law.
I don’t think NY is gonna buy it. 😆
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