Watching this now.
Very strong comments from VP Harris
VP Harris: “A measure of justice isn’t the same as equal justice” pic.twitter.com/FQLL8k4dZU
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) April 20, 2021
And equally strong and direct words from the President.
Man, what a break this country got last election - can you imagine the utter bullshit TFG would put out?
Yeah, I can: thank God it’s only a thought exercise
Source: https://t.co/3A3JX1ETGx
— Salaam Bhatti (@salaam) April 20, 2021
works for me https://t.co/SHI74pM0eF
— Benjamin Dreyer (@BCDreyer) April 20, 2021
What is new to me is how this admin is about team spirit. Leaders lift. Joe is never alone: Kamala is right there as a collaborator and a leader in her own right. I’m starting to suspect Joe knows his place in history and is doing what he can to make it happen.
The Senate has just confirmed Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general, 98-2.
The two ‘no’ votes were cast by Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2021
re: #6 BigPapa
What is new to me is how this admin is about team spirit. Leaders lift. Joe is never alone: Kamala is right there as a collaborator and a leader in her own right. I’m starting to suspect Joe knows his place in history and is doing what he can to make it happen.
He’s a highly intelligent man who has been around the game for almost 50 years. There’s no doubt that what you say is true.
re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth
“American way of policing”. Sure, it’s as American as apple pie to put a knee on a guys throat for NINE FUCKING MINUTES.
Holy shit…Jan 6 insurrectionist @HawleyMo voted to confirm a Biden appointee?
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) April 20, 2021
re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth
If there’s anything that needs to get a rectal microscope it’s the “American way of policing”.
re: #4 Backwoods_Sleuth
All students? Wow. That’s some old school school lunch program level shit there.
re: #13 darthstar
All students? Wow. That’s some old school school lunch program level shit there.
no more free lunch shaming
re: #13 darthstar
It would not mean anything to me. I always brown bagged and I still do.
re: #9 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
He’s a highly intelligent man who has been around the game for almost 50 years. There’s no doubt that what you say is true.
I don’t know if Joe knows the full calculus of his impact but I think I think it’s clear he’s operating on gut instinct at the very least and his gut instincts are very good.
Ditto
JUST IN: Maxine Waters on Derek Chauvin guilty verdict: “I’m not celebrating, I’m relieved.” https://t.co/D6ADZPg7Vz pic.twitter.com/ykLY7zEKUR
— The Hill (@thehill) April 20, 2021
You all know Derek Chauvin did not get a fair trial.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) April 20, 2021
Go to Hell!
True story:
I don’t think of this as a victory. It’s absolutely not a sacrifice. A man was murdered, and the fact is I am not sure how many cops there are like Chauvin, but I know there are plenty like the other three men who watched and did nothing.
That’s the problem we need to solve.— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) April 20, 2021
I haven’t dipped my foot in the right-wing Twitter fever swamp, because I value my sanity, but among so-called “mainstream” conservatives” like Lowry, there is a persistent mention of rioting, almost as if they’re disappointed there won’t be any.
Everyone seems to be accepting it as normal that there’d be a large gathering of people that decides whether it will be peaceful or burn down parts of a city depending on its view of a jury verdict
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) April 20, 2021
re: #19 DodgerFan1988
Go to Hell!
Miss me with that shit. Go on and fuck right off, and keep fucking off until you’ve fucked off the edge of the earth. The judge, if anything, was favorable to the defendant. The jury was a completely mixed jury of white and non-white, male and female. All the i’s were dotted, t’s were crossed. Judge Cahill knew this would be the case of the century and he did everything he could to ensure this case was on the level. If you believe otherwise, then call Eric Nelson and tell him you’ve got some advice for him, and listen to him give you an earful because you’re a stupid sack of shit.
Well the Right got it’s talking points. They are all over Maxine.
Barr’s DOJ was willing to plead to 3d degree murder and 10 years in prison and saw that as being too lenient.
Chauvin got exactly what he deserved for murdering George Floyd in broad daylight. 9 minutes choking him to death.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) April 20, 2021
Biden: “Systematic racism is a stain on our nation’s soul, the knee on the neck of justice for black Americans. Profound fear and trauma, the pain, the exhaustion that Black and brown Americans experience every single day … today’s verdict is a step forward.” pic.twitter.com/Gkogz6SnQQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 20, 2021
Biden: “‘I can’t breathe,’ those were George Floyd’s last words. We can’t let those words die w/him. We have to keep hearing [them]. We must not turn away. We can’t…We have a chance to begin to change trajectory in this country. It’s my hope & prayer we live up to [his] legacy” pic.twitter.com/A1ShcervL1
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 20, 2021
Communities of color across the nation are relieved that a modicum of responsibility was held. Chauvin is the rare exception to the rule that holds cops above the law, even when they’re caught on tape doing felony conduct, killing persons of color, engaging in excessive force, and watching their fellow cops just wink and nod it away.
What was different here?
For starters, other cops openly stated in court that Chauvin’s actions were criminal and wrong. They openly stated in court that he violated all the rules.
That’s not going to stop the right wing nattering nabobs of bigotry from claiming that the jury was rigged or that this was a show trial.
They were hoping for nullification - that the jury would ignore the facts and hold Chauvin not guilty of murdering Floyd despite the video showing him choking the life out of Floyd.
These same right wingers are also going to ignore that Barr’s DOJ was contemplating a plea deal that would see Chauvin take 3d degree murder and 10 years in prison, but Barr balked because it was seen as too lenient.
“I can’t breathe.”
Those were George Floyd’s last words.
We cannot let them die with him. We have to keep hearing them.
We must not turn away. We cannot turn away.— President Biden (@POTUS) April 20, 2021
Like your guys did on Capitol Hill? Sit down Bunty bawhole https://t.co/2CAPlxCZIA
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) April 20, 2021
re: #19 DodgerFan1988
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Go to Hell!
He’s right, Chauvin should appeal on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, because his lawyers were a fucking joke.
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You should know about Kawaski Trawick
He was killed in his own apt, by a white officer who ignored his Black partner trying to stop him: “No, no, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t”
The DA didn’t indict
*And now the NYPD has completely cleared the cop.*
By me:https://t.co/nf2yBnU8YU— Eric Umansky (@ericuman) April 20, 2021
You’re not sick from a virus from China. You’re sick from being ignorant in America 💉😷🖕
— Sebastian Bach (@sebastianbach) April 20, 2021
You do know Lee is not buried there, right?
I’d support replacing all the Hitler statues with toilets too but German cancel culture got to them a long time ago.— Edwin (@EdMix13) April 20, 2021
We /could/ try to live in a dog-save-dog world… https://t.co/yRuAOfW2Y0
— Rufus Hound 💙 (@RufusHound) April 20, 2021
Something to keep in mind:
Do not forget this. https://t.co/tXM209Zcd4
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) April 20, 2021
I think we’re about to see another round of efforts in state and local legislatures, under pressure from police unions, to make filming of cops and their activities illegal.
re: #28 Backwoods_Sleuth
Bunty bawhole
I love Janey Godley. I think that is going to become a new epithet.
A VA Police Officer Who Gave Money and Encouragement to Kyle Rittenhouse Has Been Fired https://t.co/o39WW8UFqI pic.twitter.com/3J9gT7jWjK
— 🌊 R Saddler (@Politics_PR) April 20, 2021
A recent hack into a Christian crowdfunding site revealed some of the people who had given money to Rittenhouse. Among them was Lt. William K. Kelly III. Kelly not only gave money, but also words of encouragement.
“God bless,” wrote the executive officer in Norfolk police’s internal affairs unit. “Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You’ve done nothing wrong. Every rank and file police officer supports you. Don’t be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership.”
Kelly has now been fired not for the donation, but for the comments attached to it. City Manager Chip Filer called the words “egregious.” He continued, “Those comments violated departmental policies and erode the trust between the Norfolk Police Department and those they are sworn to serve.”
Grateful for the verdict. Sending my love to the family and friends of George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/jnLRftQZzH
— Lorenzo The Cat (@LorenzoTheCat) April 20, 2021
Even Lorenzo the Cat is grateful.
Statement of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Verdict in the Chauvin Trial https://t.co/E0vi2K8pIG pic.twitter.com/F136K8n4W1
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) April 20, 2021
So, I’m calling it now, before the week is over it will become accepted by MAGAts that the jury voted to convict because they were afraid of Maxine Waters and the “threats” she made. That the usual “holdout” in the jury pool instead got pressured into voting to convict by the others for fear of being seen as “racist.”
re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth
A real Attorney General speaks.
If you think killing someone is doing your job, or if you think you should be free of risk of murder charges if you kill someone, you definitely should not remain a cop. pic.twitter.com/RNgo261vgu
— A.R. Moxon (@JuliusGoat) April 20, 2021
Deli sandwiches tonight, on fresh home baked Rye Bread 😋 pic.twitter.com/JXQKUWI9pE
— Liddle Rainbow Pie 🌈🥧 (@Pie_Overlord) April 20, 2021
re: #43 The Pie Overlord!
And they will taste even better because of the home made bread.
re: #42 jaunte
IQ of murder, death, kill (187). Yeah, this guy should not be in law enforcement.
Holy Hell. “Three neighbors who said they didn’t want to speak on the record said police killed a 15-year-old girl.”
“Columbus Police Fatally Shoot a Person as Chauvin Guilty Verdict Comes Down” https://t.co/doVymcedDD?— Joshua Holland (@JoshuaHol) April 21, 2021
2nd month of Spring y’all ❄☃️ pic.twitter.com/RF5eltW6n7
— Liddle Rainbow Pie 🌈🥧 (@Pie_Overlord) April 20, 2021
re: #3 Jay C
And equally strong and direct words from the President.
Man, what a break this country got last election - can you imagine the utter bullshit TFG would put out?
Yeah, I can: thank God it’s only a thought exercise
Does TFG stand for “The Former Guy” or “That Fucking Guy”? Inquiring minds and all that.
re: #47 jaunte
Reports are indicating that the victim was the one who called cops because other girls were attacking her. She grabbed a knife in self defense, and the cop shot her four times.
Unfu…. totally fucking believable.
re: #49 mmmirele
Does TFG stand for “The Former Guy” or “That Fucking Guy”? Inquiring minds and all that.
The Former Guy “officially”, but I’m sure we use it in both the normative and pejorative sense. ;)
Ugh, this fuckwad just HAD to run his yap, didn’t he.
This is exactly the sort of crazy-ass thing Alan Dershowitz says these days, demonstrating whatever he was in the past, now he’s nothing but a Fox opinion-pornstar, no more a serious legal commentator than Tucker Carlson. https://t.co/hY6yYO5Wxr
— AngloSaxonTraditionsHat (@Popehat) April 20, 2021
re: #52 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
That’s not how any of this works, but it wont matter to the Fox news crowd.
But then on the flip side, welcome aboard, woke… Erick, son of Erick? My brain just kinda asploded.
The deaths of Ahmaud Arbry and George Floyd would have passed without much notice but for cameras and video. How many have died unjustly unseen?
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 20, 2021
These three will be tried for aiding and abetting the second degree murder of George Floyd, and for aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter of George Floyd, both serious felonies, in August. pic.twitter.com/OrpIt2UGnO
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) April 20, 2021
re: #42 jaunte
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re: #50 lawhawk
Reports are indicating that the victim was the one who called cops because other girls were attacking her. She grabbed a knife in self defense, and the cop shot her four times.
Unfu…. totally fucking believable.
15 year old Makiyah Bryant called the police to help her because someone was threatening her. She was frightened and reportedly had a knife to defend herself. A cop arrived and shot her dead. https://t.co/h5dw193Lxw
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) April 20, 2021
the incel energy this has pic.twitter.com/yjtk64GUhX
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) April 20, 2021
re: #55 lawhawk
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Something tells me they’re really regretting listening to the advice of their union lawyers to keep quiet because without their testimony there was no way a jury would convict Chauvin.
re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth
Apparently, she called cops because someone in her home was abusing her.
According to Bryant, Makiyah called the police because someone in her house was abusing her. She went on to say that police saw a knife on the ground near Makiyah and shot the teenager four times.
How the fuck do you shoot someone like that? What superpowers did she have? Telekinesis? Because if the knife was on the ground, then she wasn’t a threat. She was the victim who called cops, and the fucking cops murdered her just as surely as Chauvin murdered Floyd.
re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Mike’s never been the same since Maxine Waters beat him to death with his own spine.
re: #58 Backwoods_Sleuth
Does Mama Maxine have to hand Michael Tracey his balls again?
re: #62 A Three Hour Tour
Since he did not learn the first time she has to do it again.
re: #63 PhillyPretzel
Since he did not learn the first time she has to do it again.
The mood she’s currently in, rather than handing him his balls, she might make him retrieve them from his own throat.
re: #49 mmmirele
Does TFG stand for “The Former Guy” or “That Fucking Guy”? Inquiring minds and all that.
Yes.
Your own source says Republicans did not ask him to testify, he himself requested to - and after the deadline passed. Did you read it? https://t.co/xgJmjp6E7A
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) April 21, 2021
re: #60 lawhawk
I’m 47 years old, whiter than sour cream, no criminal record. Something I learned as a teenager is that there’s no situation so bad that it can’t be made worse by the arrival of the police. My work sometimes takes me in close proximity to the police, and even professionally I treat them the way I would treat any unpredictable dangerous animal. My words and movements are considered and deliberate. I telegraph my intentions as much as possible. I avoid prolonged eye contact. As soon as is practical, I put as much distance between them and me as I can. My list of reasons to distrust the police is miles long. I don’t think of any of them as being “here to help.”
re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth
The Senate has just confirmed Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general, 98-2.
The two ‘no’ votes were cast by Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
What happened to Josh Hawley? Wasn’t he rejecting every Biden nominee?
ETA: Just saw #11 — made the same point!
Eric Garner says “What about me?”.
Sit. Down.— Irishbear in exile (@irishbearaz) April 20, 2021
re: #52 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Ugh, this fuckwad just HAD to run his yap, didn’t he.
This is exactly the sort of crazy-ass thing Alan Dershowitz says these days, demonstrating whatever he was in the past, now he’s nothing but a Fox opinion-pornstar, no more a serious legal commentator than Tucker Carlson. https://t.co/hY6yYO5Wxr
— AngloSaxonTraditionsHat (@Popehat) April 20, 2021
Yeah, the treason lobby has Dersh by the balls, probably with Russian state support considering the intricate microbiology required to locate them in the first place.
If you’re curious, the top-rated host on Fox News isn’t happy with today’s verdict.
Sorry, Tucker.— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) April 21, 2021
.@tuckercarlson is in full cry tonight about Biden’s comments today, asking: “When was the last time a sitting president weighed in on a jury decision before it was made? Never!” Really? https://t.co/QyjNEHNpgJ
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) April 21, 2021
Okay, enough bluffing then. Leave. No one will try to stop you. In fact, I’ll help you pack your top-siders into your catamaran. https://t.co/MoVPGX0JF5
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) April 21, 2021
re: #72 The Pie Overlord!
I’m honestly not sure how to feel about Congresswoman Waters and President Biden commenting on the case. On the one hand, I can see why the judge was upset with Ms. Waters, and why people would call it inappropriate to comment. But you can’t be a politician in this hyper-connected day and age and not have something to say on the biggest and most impactful criminal trial of the 21st century (so far).
re: #67 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
I’m 47 years old, whiter than sour cream, no criminal record. Something I learned as a teenager is that there’s no situation so bad that it can’t be made worse by the arrival of the police. My work sometimes takes me in close proximity to the police, and even professionally I treat them the way I would treat any unpredictable dangerous animal. My words and movements are considered and deliberate. I telegraph my intentions as much as possible. I avoid prolonged eye contact. As soon as is practical, I put as much distance between them and me as I can. My list of reasons to distrust the police is miles long. I don’t think of any of them as being “here to help.”
I remember a film strip we saw in school when I was 6 or 7 (circa 1956). It explained that “the policeman is your friend. If you have trouble or you’re scared, find a policeman.” Since the only police I knew at the time were British bobbies and USAF APs, it was probably true. Today, it seems like a different universe.
re: #31 lawhawk
Zero sympathy for Asian hate 🖕
You want to dish out hate you’re going to get hate right back no problem
Zero sympathy for anyone I meet that uses the N word 🖕
For every musician like this there is a guy like me or Dee who is not going to take it 🇺🇲
Plus we are bigger than them https://t.co/zH7nySFBvw— Sebastian Bach (@sebastianbach) April 20, 2021
i think it is time to look at this very relaxed squirrel https://t.co/Vroh9lEg1D
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 21, 2021
re: #52 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Ugh, this fuckwad just HAD to run his yap, didn’t he.
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I would think he’d at least know the difference between state and federal court systems, and who has jurisdiction in each.
re: #79 Charles Johnson
I’ve got a scar on one of my knuckles because I was feeding a squirrel. I’m not a fan of videos about cute domesticated squirrels. They’re tree rats.
re: #81 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!
I would think he’d at least know the difference between state and federal court systems, and who has jurisdiction in each.
And believe you me, the Minnesota Supreme Court is not about to give this fucker anything.
“Sir, I’m sorry — your white privilege check has come back insufficient funds.” pic.twitter.com/6afyP0Mtr8
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) April 21, 2021
re: #19 DodgerFan1988
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Go to Hell!
interesting that most of those saying this waited till after the verdict to do so
You all know Derek Chauvin did not get a fair trial.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) April 20, 2021
re: #78 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
The air freshener law is one of thousands on the books designed to give legal cover to authorities for stopping people of color. They appear non-biased in language, but in practice they are used to target minorities.
I don’t think we’re fully appreciating not having to hear what Trump is thinking right now
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) April 20, 2021
re: #82 stpaulbear
I’ve got a scar on one of my knuckles because I was feeding a squirrel. I’m not a fan of videos about cute domesticated squirrels. They’re tree rats.
Boooooooo!! They’re cute rodents.
Michael Tracey is the biggest doofus on Twitter and a terrible writer too.
One doesn’t have to look further than this to see how completely rudderless in the moral universe, the right wing is. pic.twitter.com/u3NdEsn1Pz
— Robert Rutledge (@rerutled) April 21, 2021
re: #86 Hecuba’s daughter
The air freshener law is one of thousands on the books designed to give legal cover to authorities for stopping people of color. They appear non-biased in language, but in practice they are used to target minorities.
Like the bicycle registration law in the previous thread. Despite intentions it is clearly used to harass people of color.
re: #90 jaunte
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You really can just taste the bitterness and bile in statement’s like Ben’s. They really expected to tune in to see yet another cop walk free.
re: #23 plansbandc
Well the Right got it’s talking points. They are all over Maxine.
This is true. My brother got his talking points from Fux Noise last night and wanted to rant and I was like, Dude, there is no way Maxine said to burn it all down. But I’ve given up talking sense into him because he wants to believe this shit.
White House officially endorses D.C. statehood —> pic.twitter.com/n3joF2sPoK
— Kevin Robillard (@Robillard) April 20, 2021
re: #94 Targetpractice
You really can just taste the bitterness and bile in statement’s like Ben’s. They really expected to tune in to see yet another cop walk free.
The people of the Great State of Minnesota have officially had enough of this shit. Finally, we’re leading the way - the long and hard road to making police accountable and, ultimately, driving racism out of the system.
I am both shocked and relieved.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 20, 2021
re: #87 Belafon
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i actively appreciate it every damned morning
I don’t think we’re fully appreciating not having to hear what Trump is thinking right now
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) April 20, 2021
Biden letting Harris talk first is pretty awesome.
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) April 20, 2021
“Republican senators Tuesday discussed a counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, likely coming in at $600 billion to $800 billion and paid for with user fees and unspent Covid relief money,” Politico reports.
i said it a few threads back
i think it was in fact just this morning
biden read them perfectly
The expiry for the half-staff notice for the mass murder in Indianapolis is at sunset.
President Joseph Biden has ordered the flag to half-staff as a mark of respect for the lifelong service of former Vice-President Walter Mondale, from now until sunset of his interment.
A Proclamation on the Death of Walter Mondale (White House Proclamation Website, very long text behind the hide bar)
Today, our Nation mourns the loss of one of our Nation’s most dedicated patriots and public servants. Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale served the people of Minnesota as their Attorney General from 1960-1964, as a United States Senator from 1964-1976, as Vice President of the United States from 1977-1981, and as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 1993-1996.
As Minnesota’s Attorney General, he drew national attention in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court that established that indigent criminal defendants have the right to legal counsel.
As a Senator, he was instrumental in the passage of The Fair Housing Act to combat racial discrimination in housing, Title IX to provide more opportunities for women, and numerous laws to protect our environment.
Walter Mondale defined the modern vice presidency, elevating the position into a true partnership with the President. As Vice President, he helped lay the groundwork for the 1978 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the Panama Canal Treaty, and nuclear arms negotiations with the Soviet Union.
As the 1984 Democratic nominee for President, he made history when he became the first Presidential nominee of either party to select a woman as his running mate.
In continuing his service as the United States Ambassador to Japan, he became the voice and face of America to that important ally.
For nearly 60 years he had a remarkable partnership with his wife Joan, a devoted advocate for the arts, who passed away in 2014. We mourned when he lost his daughter Eleanor in 2011 and today our Nation’s sympathies lie with his sons Ted and William and his six grandchildren.
On a wall at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, there is a quote from Walter Mondale. It reads, “We told the truth. We obeyed the law. We kept the peace.” Walter Mondale did all that and more.
As a mark of respect for Walter Mondale and his life of service to our Nation, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 7 of title 4, United States Code, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
re: #99 Dangerman
i actively appreciate it every damned morning
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We all know what would be happening with Trump still in the WH. He would have been tweeting like a madman during the trial about how Chauvin was being “railroaded” and that Floyd was a “thug,” would have screeched that Maxine Waters should be jailed for trying to “incite a riot,” and his response to Chauvin’s conviction would have been to moan about how “wrong” it was and promise DOJ resources would go to overturning the verdict.
re: #72 The Pie Overlord!
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re: #100 Belafon
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biden’s ‘run’ for president a couple of times - he never caught on.
and of course he sat out ‘16 so who knows what could have happened after 8 years as vp
granted it’s only been just a few months
and any of those other congresses could have been way different majorities, etc
had he caught on, i don’t think he would have been the same president any time in the past that he’s being now.
he is exemplifying the right man person at the right time for this exact time
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A white North Carolina woman was charged with driving her car into a yard where three Black teenagers were playing basketball, injuring one of them.A Pitt County Sheriff’s Office news release said deputies responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a child intentionally hit by a car in Greenville.
The news release said that Daina Renee Forrest, 35, of Greenville, had been driving around and threatening the three teens by waving a knife and cursing. The release said Forrest “intentionally veered her car off the roadway and partially into the yard to strike the children.”
…
Deputies said when they searched her car, they found marijuana, crack cocaine and a knife.
Sgt said: “I don’t believe it was a race hate crime, no.”
What a fucking tool!
Trying to organize my calendar. Are we doing unity and healing now or rioting and looting?
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) April 20, 2021
Sit down, Nate.
The White House can spin this however it likes but going from 2.5m doses last Tuesday to 1.8m today is fairly discouraging. https://t.co/NuK3s9ckEf
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) April 21, 2021
On Earth-2, President Trump greeted the news today of Derek Chauvin’s conviction by holding a presser where he declared that there should have been a mistrial due to Maxine Waters’ comments, that he’s ordered the DOJ to investigate whether Chauvin’s rights were violated by the conviction, and revealed that he’d spoken with Chauvin to express his regret at how “terrible” he’s been treated.
Next door on Earth-3, President Trump held a presser to express his joy that Derek Chauvin had been acquitted of all charges, that it was “awful” the way he’d been put on trial for doing his job, and that there would be a DOJ investigation into whether or not it had been “malicious prosecution.” He also took time to announced that he’d invited Chauvin to the WH to express his gratitude for his years of service and present him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
By the way did Crackhead Mike release his new movie or was that sabotaged, too?
Yup. This is a month of relief. Months of a normal presidency. Relief at reasonable immunity now that it’s two weeks since a J&J vaccine.
Massive relief we did not eff this up like so many other trials. So glad to have celebratory gatherings, yet aware we have work to do to make this stick.
No more unnecessary force.
re: #108 Sherlock Hound
Sit down, Nate.
“This team has had such a shitty first half I don’t think they’ll win.”
What shocked me about today was not that Chauvin was convicted, it’s that he was convicted on all three counts. I’ve become so jaded by this point that I expected a conviction only on the lowest count that would have him out in 5 years of less.
re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth
An “attack on civilization”? What “civilization” would that be?
It’s 4/20 and I am in Colorado.
So obviously I’m about to hit some edibles for the first time in my life.
👍🏼
re: #113 Targetpractice
What shocked me about today was not that Chauvin was convicted, it’s that he was convicted on all three counts. I’ve become so jaded by this point that I expected a conviction only on the lowest count that would have him out in 5 years of less.
I agree, though I did think third-degree murder had a chance of sticking. I was very shocked that they convicted on the second-degree charge.
re: #116 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I am happily eating a lot of crow tonight, because here at LGF about a month ago I said Chauvin would walk. This crow actually tastes pretty good!
Added: After looking at the manslaughter charge, I thought there was no way in hell he would walk on that one. I was surprised they convicted him of the other two.
re: #117 Ace Rothstein
I am happily eating a lot of crow tonight, because here at LGF about a month ago I said Chauvin would walk. This crow actually tastes pretty good!
I was pretty down on the possibility of conviction, as well. The moment the news broke was the first time I really had that feeling that conviction was even possible, let alone likely.
re: #115 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s 4/20 and I am in Colorado.
So obviously I’m about to hit some edibles for the first time in my life.
👍🏼
Just don’t do a Maureen Dowd on us.
Or if you do, try to blog it, if you’re able.
re: #115 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s 4/20 and I am in Colorado.
So obviously I’m about to hit some edibles for the first time in my life.
👍🏼
Eat them in 10 gram increments, start with 20 or 30 and wait at least an hour to see how you feel before upping the dose. Or, go the Hunter S. Thompson route and do what Terrence McKenna might call an “heroic dose” and eat them in 100 gram increments, this route will get you blazed off your fucking ass for maybe four or more hours.
Enjoy! Welcome to my home state.
re: #112 Eclectic Cyborg
“This team has had such a shitty first half I don’t think they’ll win.”
they’re scoring less in the third quarter so far than all of the second. there’s no chance.
re: #121 Dangerman
they’re scoring less in the third quarter so far than all of the second. there’s no chance.
Reporter: “Coach, what’s it going to take to win this game tonight?”
Coach: “Scoring more points than the other team.”
re: #82 stpaulbear
I’ve got a scar on one of my knuckles because I was feeding a squirrel. I’m not a fan of videos about cute domesticated squirrels. They’re tree rats.
Ah, but they taste great in an instant pot stew!
re: #117 Ace Rothstein
I am happily eating a lot of crow tonight, because here at LGF about a month ago I said Chauvin would walk. This crow actually tastes pretty good!
I think we all expressed similar thoughts since the story first broke.
First, we all doubted that there would be any formal charges.
Then there were doubts that the whole thing would ever go to trial.
And finally were doubts that there would be anything but another hung jury or acquittal.
If that deserves eating crow, then I say “Pass the salt.”
re: #117 Ace Rothstein
I am happily eating a lot of crow tonight, because here at LGF about a month ago I said Chauvin would walk. This crow actually tastes pretty good!
Me too, have been vocal about saying there was no way a white cop would be convicted like this. Appeals still worry me.
re: #119 Jay C
Just don’t do a Maureen Dowd on us.
Or if you do, try to blog it, if you’re able.
If I end up like Greg Kelly, I’ll let you know.
//
re: #120 teleskiguy
Eat them in 10 gram increments, start with 20 or 30 and wait at least an hour to see how you feel before upping the dose. Or, go the Hunter S. Thompson route and do what Terrence McKenna might call an “heroic dose” and eat them in 100 gram increments, this route will get you blazed off your fucking ass for maybe four or more hours.
Enjoy! Welcome to my home state.
Thanks for the tips! My goal is to get nice and mellowed out, not totally blazed.
re: #127 Renaissance_Man
Me too, have been vocal about saying there was no way a white cop would be convicted like this. Appeals still worry me.
I’m starting to relax about that now, after reading some comments from lawtwitter. Criminal prosecutors and defense attorneys indicate that the success rate on appeal, especially for a case of this magnitude, is really fucking low. Basically, the way criminal appeals work is stacked in favor of the verdict, similar to “clear and convincing evidence” to overturn a ruling on a sportsball field. The trial has to have been fucked up in a way that materially changes the way the jury would have seen the evidence, or the appeal is denied.
One time I ate a 100 gram THC brownie when I was living in Denver, this was before full legalization, the brownie was purchased by my roommate at a medical dispensary down the street from us. I got really high off it, what surprised me was how long I stayed really high.
re: #127 Renaissance_Man
Me too, have been vocal about saying there was no way a white cop would be convicted like this. Appeals still worry me.
It will take anywhere from months to years for the appeals process to work its way through the system. During that time, he’ll be off the streets and sitting in a cell, forced to deal with the reality that being a white cop no longer works as a guaranteed “Get Out of Jail Free” card. 10 other cops testified against his actions and the head of the Fraternal Order of Police came out today to say that this was a fair trial and a just verdict.
And given today’s verdict, there’s a good chance that his accomplices will be in the cells next to his by year’s end.
re: #115 Eclectic Cyborg
Start with 5mg if you don’t partake much.
President Biden this week will pledge to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by the end of the decade, as part of an aggressive push to combat climate change at home and convince other major economies around the world to follow suit,” the Washington Post reports.
while it is just a pledge, it’s not nothing
— John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) April 20, 2021
re: #130 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I’m starting to relax about that now, after reading some comments from lawtwitter. Criminal prosecutors and defense attorneys indicate that the success rate on appeal, especially for a case of this magnitude, is really fucking low. Basically, the way criminal appeals work is stacked in favor of the verdict, similar to “clear and convincing evidence” to overturn a ruling on a sportsball field. The trial has to have been fucked up in a way that materially changes the way the jury would have seen the evidence, or the appeal is denied.
they lied.
it was only 8 minutes not 9 and a half. //
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That boy spittin pic.twitter.com/pqYD3ailh5
re: #130 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I’m starting to relax about that now, after reading some comments from lawtwitter. Criminal prosecutors and defense attorneys indicate that the success rate on appeal, especially for a case of this magnitude, is really fucking low. Basically, the way criminal appeals work is stacked in favor of the verdict, similar to “clear and convincing evidence” to overturn a ruling on a sportsball field. The trial has to have been fucked up in a way that materially changes the way the jury would have seen the evidence, or the appeal is denied.
From what I’ve read during the trial, the prosecution laid out everything extremely well.
re: #136 Dangerman
they lied.
it was only 8 minutes not 9 and a half. //
This Court finds the newly uncovered evidence insufficient to impact the verdict of a reasonable jury. Therefore, the error presented is harmless, and the appeal is DENIED. SO ORDERED this twentieth day of April, 2021, the Hon. Dopefish.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd warned new Florida residents not to “vote the stupid way you did up north” during a press conference alongside Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday
North florida
and a pair of dicks
re: #120 teleskiguy
Eat them in 10 gram increments, start with 20 or 30 and wait at least an hour to see how you feel before upping the dose. Or, go the Hunter S. Thompson route and do what Terrence McKenna might call an “heroic dose” and eat them in 100 gram increments, this route will get you blazed off your fucking ass for maybe four or more hours.
Enjoy! Welcome to my home state.
I would be asleep for the next 12 hours with 20!
re: #139 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
This Court finds the newly uncovered evidence insufficient to impact the verdict of a reasonable jury. Therefore, the error presented is harmless, and the appeal is DENIED. SO ORDERED this twentieth day of April, 2021, the Hon. Dopefish.
but I’m a cop (OK I was)
and I’m white
wtf?
re: #141 Charmingly Persistent
I would be asleep for the next 12 hours with 20!
and what dreams you’d have!
I just learned a new word on Domingo Spanish: rompecabezas, which is puzzle. A litteral translation of the parts would be something like broken head.
re: #142 Dangerman
but I’m a cop (OK I was)
and I’m white
wtf?
I guess I used the wrong legal language in my faux statement. An appeal would not be denied; the court would write something more like, “We affirm the decision of the lower court.”
My understanding over the years is that appeals court judges are generally loathe to second-guess the decisions of criminal court judges unless there is compelling evidence that they deliberately violated either court procedure or the law during the course of a trial. And since most of the actions that Chauvin’s lawyers tried to use as basis for a mistrial involved the decisions of the judge, they’d have to come up with than just “We didn’t like the outcome of the trial!”
What are we thinking…Blackface? Hitler outfit? 14 words? The possibilities are endless (but it’s definitely going to be something extremely racist). https://t.co/wrUl9sGH5v
— Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 (@Wilson__Valdez) April 21, 2021
Blackface.
“No one here is running for anything, or plans to…”
re: #146 Targetpractice
My understanding over the years is that appeals court judges are generally loathe to second-guess the decisions of criminal court judges unless there is compelling evidence that they deliberately violated either court procedure or the law during the course of a trial. And since most of the actions that Chauvin’s lawyers tried to use as basis for a mistrial involved the decisions of the judge, they’d have to come up with than just “We didn’t like the outcome of the trial!”
I’m starting to understand the criminal appeals process, since it’s very different from appealing a civil case. Criminal appeals focus on a few key areas: Sufficiency of evidence (did the state really make their case), material errors (procedural fuckups that could have impacted the jury’s decision-making), and effectiveness of counsel. It takes a LOT to clear any of those hurdles, because all evidence presented in the appeal must be judged in light of the jury’s verdict. So if you try to argue that, for example, the defense’s medical examiner testimony should be weighted more strongly, the appellate court is literally not allowed to consider it, because it runs contrary to the verdict. You literally have to prove that the jury made an incorrect conclusion, based only on the facts that they used to convict in the first place. And the fact is, all those arguments were already tried once and failed to sway a jury of peers, so there has to be something egregiously wrong for an appeal to succeed.
re: #147 jaunte
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Blackface.
“No one here is running for anything, or plans to…”
Tucker is cracking up.
Carlson’s maniacal laughter at about 15 seconds in is really something, Joker laughter. https://t.co/wcOiMX4SP5
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) April 21, 2021
One fascist goes to jail, but the system remains tainted to the fuckin’ core:
Three white officers say, “blue lives matter” to a group of black residents at the scene where police shot and killed a 15-year-old girl. pic.twitter.com/TGkejEiaho
— scott keeler (@_WhatRiot) April 21, 2021
Their time is coming. Justice turned a corner today, and hateful criminals like them will be held accountable. Solidarity for all the folks that were attacks by these villains.
— Beau Dyess (@TheBeauDyess) April 21, 2021
re: #149 The Pie Overlord!
Tucker is cracking up.
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What’s driving him nuts is not simply that Chauvin was convicted, that he rationalized earlier in the trial as the jury being so “scared” of race riots that they went against the evidence to convict.
No, the thing that’s sending him around the bend is that other cops and authority figures are in agreement that Chauvin deserved to be convicted, even if they might not agree with the severity of the punishment. Tucker is a believer in total immunity for cops and can’t deal with Chauvin’s peers saying that there should be limits.
re: #150 Targetpractice
One fascist goes to jail, but the system remains tainted to the fuckin’ core:
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In almost none of these cases was an officers life truly in danger such that killing someone was the only way they themselves would not be instantly killed
re: #42 jaunte
Had to laugh at that guy’s Twitter handle.
Nice to display your inferiority complex like that, Scott Greer 6’2” IQ 187.
re: #155 Romantic Heretic
Flashing red Do Not Engage sign.
re: #148 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I’m starting to understand the criminal appeals process, since it’s very different from appealing a civil case. Criminal appeals focus on a few key areas: Sufficiency of evidence (did the state really make their case), material errors (procedural fuckups that could have impacted the jury’s decision-making), and effectiveness of counsel. It takes a LOT to clear any of those hurdles, because all evidence presented in the appeal must be judged in light of the jury’s verdict. So if you try to argue that, for example, the defense’s medical examiner testimony should be weighted more strongly, the appellate court is literally not allowed to consider it, because it runs contrary to the verdict. You literally have to prove that the jury made an incorrect conclusion, based only on the facts that they used to convict in the first place. And the fact is, all those arguments were already tried once and failed to sway a jury of peers, so there has to be something egregiously wrong for an appeal to succeed.
I suspect when they do file for appeal, it will be to try to challenge the judge’s decision not to sequester the jury but to only go with an order for jurors to avoid viewing any news (TV, paper, web, etc) during the duration of the trial. They’ll try to argue that one or more jurors went against the judge’s order, heard about the “riots” and Waters’ “threat,” and convinced the other jurors to convict out of fear. And thus the jury was tainted and the original verdict needs to be tossed in favor of a new trial.
The problem with such a strategy is that they’d need to get a juror who’d be willing to testify under oath that they either violated the judge’s order or another juror did and that influenced the jury’s decision-making. Otherwise, it’s pure speculation and will get bounced before it ever gets a hearing.
re: #157 So Cal Greek Hippie
Miles and Jack from Sideways are inside.
re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth
What the hell would a barbarian like Carlson know about civilization?
Deaf Black woman detained, handcuffed by police as crying daughters asked to interpret
another example of the police totally misreading a situation and then escalating it way worse than it needed to be.
re: #161 Dangerman
another example of the police totally misreading a situation and then escalating it way worse than it needed to be.
They flat out lied about the situation. They totally forgot their training, tried to treat her like a hearing person and it spiraled out of control.
re: #161 Dangerman
another example of the police totally misreading a situation and then escalating it way worse than it needed to be.
Another example of how cops don’t know how to handle a situation other than “Force compliance by any means.” When you view law enforcement not as serving the community but as a job where you can’t clock out until all your work is done, throwing a deaf woman to the curb is seen as more expedient than calling in someone fluent in ASL to act as an interpreter.
re: #103 Targetpractice
We all know what would be happening with Trump still in the WH. He would have been tweeting like a madman during the trial about how Chauvin was being “railroaded” and that Floyd was a “thug,” would have screeched that Maxine Waters should be jailed for trying to “incite a riot,” and his response to Chauvin’s conviction would have been to moan about how “wrong” it was and promise DOJ resources would go to overturning the verdict.
Exactamundo. Trump was always quite predictable that way.
re: #82 stpaulbear
Anti squirrel forces UNITE!!
re: #159 jaunte
Oh man, the wife and I used to go to the AJ Spurs and Hitching Post and that winery where Sandra Oh worked. Then that movie came out and we couldn’t get in for like 3 years
Great movie
re: #167 So Cal Greek Hippie
I’m having a big glass of Frass Valley right now.