Millions of people marched for Black Lives matter. More than 90% of those protests were completely peaceful, even if you include violence initiated by police in the face of criticism.

But you told a bunch of people to come to DC and prevent the count of the votes for Biden.
And when the President told those people to march, they did. Some of them were armed. They broke a bunch of windows and assaulted some police officers and threatened to kill a bunch of folks.

Most of them are getting probation or short jail sentences.
Here's Thomas Massie talking about Trump's speech the day after: Image
As for the people who tried to burn down a federal courthouse or assaulted police officers during the George Floyd protests... it's not much of a whatabout because by and large they're facing harsh sentences and new anti-protest laws.

theintercept.com/2020/10/30/fed…

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30 Sep
Little known fact: it is possible to be arrested for misdemeanors.
For instance, in Georgia, a first DUI is a misdemeanor.

That does not actually mean it is legal to drive drunk in Georgia.
Hell over here you can get misdemeanor theft even over 500 bucks if the judge is so inclined. Image
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30 Sep
The CRT debate reminds me so much of growing up in Cobb County, Georgia, where our biology textbooks had stickers on them saying that evolution was "just a theory."

Of course, we simply skipped the chapter on evolution altogether. Image
But I absolutely loved this book, and Stephen Jay Gould, and a teacher let me give a presentation on all the ways we know the age of the earth when I was around 15.

It felt so rebellious sneaking it past the censors.

amazon.com/Blind-Watchmak…
I never heard the term Critical Race theory until well after law school.

But now that it's at the forefront of a national conversation, I'd imagine there will be a lot of teenagers who want to learn what it's about.
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30 Aug
It's petty but I do get a little thrill imagining a moth fluttering out of Laura Loomer's pocket as she is asked to pay CAIR's legal fees.
God her wikipedia is just a litany of triumps

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Loo…
Seriously beginning to doubt her free speech bonafides:

nypost.com/2017/06/17/blo…
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26 Aug
Newton County has dropped charges against a man cleared by DNA for rape.

The District Attorney, now a judge, initially argued that the DNA evidence clearing the man was inadmissible under Georgia's rape shield law.

And a trial judge agreed.

ajc.com/news/georgia-n…
After the man was cleared by DNA, the trial judge set his bond at $500,000.

ajc.com/news/georgia-n…
@ARCPalmer and Don Samuel represented this man, and did some absolutely astonishing work.

I'm proud to be in this profession with you.
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26 Aug
A note to @RepThomasMassie who swiftly deleted this ill-advised tweet.

The number wasn't tattooed on the wrist. It was tattooed on the outside of the forearm. It helped identify people who died of starvation or disease in the work camps.
So next time you want to compare, say, having to pay for parking, or waiting in line to buy a movie ticket, or getting vaccinated, to the Holocaust, just relocate the tattoo for the photos. For authenticity.
You actually didn't GET a tattoo if you were going straight to the gas chambers, naturally, since you were easily identifiable at that point.

So if you really want to go for extra martyrdom maybe just show a plain forearm. So we get the gist.
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25 Aug
Not entirely convinced these guys are anti-gestapo
Trying to figure out the common thread
"The Nazis were SOCIALISTS JUST LIKE THE MODERN DEMOCRATIC PARTY except they pretty much had the right idea"
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