Screenshot so I don't give airtime to people who trade on despair, even though it seems stingy of me to deny people such an easy route to popularity and attention.
Facts:
🔹Nobody knows what is happening inside the DOJ except people who work there.
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Facts:
🔹Nobody knows what is happening inside the DOJ except people who work there.
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🔹People who speculate on what is happening based on evidence are, well, speculating.
🔹One problem is distinguishing fact from speculation.
🔹Here's the shocker: Just because someone is a well-known lawyer doesn't mean they are right when they speculate.
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🔹One problem is distinguishing fact from speculation.
🔹Here's the shocker: Just because someone is a well-known lawyer doesn't mean they are right when they speculate.
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🔹Another shocker: Not all lawyers are smart or good lawyers.
🔹It can be very difficult to distinguish legal facts from legal opinions. If you're a nonlawyer, this is harder than distinguishing facts or speculation.
Some things are legal facts. Others are legal opinions.
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🔹It can be very difficult to distinguish legal facts from legal opinions. If you're a nonlawyer, this is harder than distinguishing facts or speculation.
Some things are legal facts. Others are legal opinions.
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Much of the despair I see on Twitter comes from confusing speculation with facts.
For the record, I am not saying "be patient."
I am saying "get busy."
Need ideas? see: terikanefield.com/things-to-do/
I am not saying "Trust the system" . . .
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For the record, I am not saying "be patient."
I am saying "get busy."
Need ideas? see: terikanefield.com/things-to-do/
I am not saying "Trust the system" . . .
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I am saying, "Any democratic system based on rule of law and democratic institutions is flawed and imperfect because they are run by imperfect people and there is constant pushback from people who dislike democratic systems."
One more . . .
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One more . . .
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I am not saying "Trust the process," I am saying "understand the process."
Right:
Also if someone is drawing conclusions about, say, what is happening inside the DOJ based on clues, they are speculating.
Right?
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Right:
https://twitter.com/gdinwiddie/status/1489090456675921924
Also if someone is drawing conclusions about, say, what is happening inside the DOJ based on clues, they are speculating.
Right?
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A word about prosecutors. This might get me in trouble. As a former defense lawyer, I'm often amazed by the reverence that Left Twitter has for prosecutors.
Some are good. Some are not.
Some of the "legal experts" yelling at Merrick Garland remind me of my grandfather...
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Some are good. Some are not.
Some of the "legal experts" yelling at Merrick Garland remind me of my grandfather...
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My grandfather used to yell at the television while he watched football. He'd rail about the poor choices made by the coaches and players.
In fact, nobody knows what is going on in the DOJ.
Nobody knows how or why they are making their decisions.
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In fact, nobody knows what is going on in the DOJ.
Nobody knows how or why they are making their decisions.
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I'll add that as a former defense lawyer, I often didn't like the decisions made by prosecutors 😆. But when the good ones revealed their reasoning, it was solid.
Q: Are the DOJ prosecutors better than their critics yelling at them?
A: I don't know. Time will tell.
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Q: Are the DOJ prosecutors better than their critics yelling at them?
A: I don't know. Time will tell.
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Someone emailed me a clip of a proseuctor saying something dead wrong. This happens to be a prosecutor who achieved fame but actually wasn't very good.
No, I will not tell you who.
I'll tell you what scares me more than anything else about the future of democracy.
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No, I will not tell you who.
I'll tell you what scares me more than anything else about the future of democracy.
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What scares me is that left-leaning media is starting to look like Fox.
During the years of the Watergate investigation, news reporting focussed on what was happening and what we were learning.
It was news. Facts. This is what happened today.
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During the years of the Watergate investigation, news reporting focussed on what was happening and what we were learning.
It was news. Facts. This is what happened today.
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Fox plays on people's fears. It keeps people glued to the screen because the Enemies Might Win.
It isn't news. It's entertainment.
When news becomes entertainment, what matters is who tells the best story, who best grips the viewers' emotions.
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It isn't news. It's entertainment.
When news becomes entertainment, what matters is who tells the best story, who best grips the viewers' emotions.
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The solution is up to us. Stick to the news and facts.
If someone is talking off the top of their heads or speculating (1) turn the channel or (2) take it with a grain of salt.
Constant rage and fear mean we can't see good news when it happens because we can't see news.
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If someone is talking off the top of their heads or speculating (1) turn the channel or (2) take it with a grain of salt.
Constant rage and fear mean we can't see good news when it happens because we can't see news.
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I think @SuneAuken said it well ⤵️
I am careful who I follow on Twitter and I get my news from reliable sources. I see the despair in my mentions and when people show me what is sending them over the edge.
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https://twitter.com/SuneAuken/status/1488900910726381571
I am careful who I follow on Twitter and I get my news from reliable sources. I see the despair in my mentions and when people show me what is sending them over the edge.
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To clarify: When I said the prosecutor "achieved fame" I didn't mean "achieved fame as a prosecutor." I meant media fame as a commentator, which requires a different skill set.
(I wrote quickly and it's late :)
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(I wrote quickly and it's late :)
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