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southpaw

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30 Jun

https://twitter.com/fox5dc/status/1410278874320097296

Ugh

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The opinions

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An important thing to know about this “agreement” is there is no agreement. Cosby didn’t sign it or agree to anything. The only document that exists is a press release from the DA.

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southpaw

@nycsouthpaw

29 Jun

The SCOTUS hour arrives.

First case is the Minerva Surgical patent case. Kagan writes, affirming the Federal Circuit, for a 5-4 majority that includes the liberals, Roberts, and Kavanaugh. supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…

If I understand SCOTUS customs correctly, opinions are handed down each day in reverse order of seniority. This means all the remaining majority opinions today will be written by Justices senior to Kagan on the Court. None of Trump’s appointees will have one.

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southpaw

@nycsouthpaw

27 Jun

The Jon Karl Barr story is important but also a huge missed opportunity. So Barr and his chief of staff want to put some distance between themselves and Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani… Why did they open the DOJ’s doors to each of them in unprecedented ways over the previous 2y?

Powell was given white glove service by the attorney general’s office as she sought to tank the prosecution of Mike Flynn after the fact; Barr embraced her scurrilous attacks on his people. And Giuliani was given a US Attorney by Barr to be his conduit for Ukraine misinformation.

Barr shouldn’t have a safe nest at The Atlantic to take potshots at these longtime allies without anyone even bringing up their previous association. He should be asked about it, pressed to explain it, and at the least the context should be shared with the magazine’s readers.

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southpaw

@nycsouthpaw

27 Jun

The building inspector in Surfside has issued a statement.

“Among other things, our [2018] report detailed significant cracks and breaks in the concrete, which required repairs to ensure the safety of the residents and the public.”

Notice they’ve also hired a crisis PR firm.

The firm’s significant warning about “major structural damage” to the building is raised for the first and only time mid-paragraph on page 7 of its report and—as WSJ notes—another 2018 report rates the present condition of the structure, including existing slabs, all “good.”