1/5. Michael Flynn illegally took money from foreign governments and did not report doing so.
2/5. Michael Flynn worked on a plan for Russia to help build nuclear power plants in the middle east.
3/5. Michael Flynn took $33,750 to attend a dinner in Moscow to celebrate Russian propaganda.
4/5. During the 2016 campaign, Michael Flynn followed and retweeted at least five fake Russian accounts, pushed at least sixteen Russian memes, and was retweeting Russian content through the day before the election.
5/5. Michael Flynn likes to be called General Misha.
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1/4. Important work here: Trump is violent rather than strong, and using US troops on protesters would break America. nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/…
2/4. Crucial point in the reporting: the most radical plans, such as the use of US troops against Americans, actually go beyond Project 2025. nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/…
3/4. A point not raised here is the effect that orders to suppress American protesters would have on the military itself. Either it resists or it becomes a tool of fascist power.
1/7. Right-wing justices postulate Trump's "immunity." The objection is that this makes him a king. Not so. It's much worse.
2/7. A king can be subject to law. Even George III was subject to law. The American Revolution was justified by the notion that he had overstepped the law.
3/7. This discussion of immunity is something else. The justices are not discussing any constitutional system at all, including a constitutional monarchy.