Letitia James has a long series of astonishing victories over Trump. He and his lawyers are defeated at every turn.

Donald Trump keeps calling NY AG Letitia James names. Here are 5 reasons she's been getting under his skin. /1

businessinsider.com/donald-trump-k… 1) This 3-year battle is at its absolute hottest.

AG probes whether the former president habitually fudged his numbers when applying for loans and tax breaks on behalf of The Trump Organization.

Trump Money Laundering /1

.. licensing his brand to the luxurious Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama aligned Trump’s financial interests with those of crooks looking to launder ill-gotten gains.

globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/c… Trump Money Laundering /2
..key player in laundering of drug money at Trump Ocean Club was notorious fraudster David Murcia Guzmán,subsequently sentenced to 9 years for laundering millions of dollars' worth of illicit funds,including narcotics proceeds,thru companies &real estate

Reckless Gunmaker Advertising targets 18 year old boys/men as its market to sell AR-15s

“Papa Says It’s Safe”: 20 Astounding Gun Ads

The firearms industry sure knows how to tempt its audience

See response for ads

motherjones.com/media/2012/12/… Teenage boys fantasize about shooting lethal rifles. AR-15 gunmakers actually lure teenage boys with the idea they can be killers if they buy the product.

Prophetic on Dominionism in 2006 /1

The Rise of Dominionism and the Christian Right

“God's plan is for His people, ladies and gentlemen, to take dominion..
Pat Robertson

#DominionistNazis

libertymagazine.org/article/the-ri… Prophetic on Dominionism /2

“What is dominion? Well, dominion is Lordship. He wants His people to reign and rule with Him. . . but He's waiting for us to. . . extend His dominion..

#DominionistNazis /1

‘The Seed Of A Revolution’: The Christian Dominionist War On Abortion, Part III

“This is the seed, if we will, it’s the seed of a revolution that can change America,” Lou Engle, said..referring to teens &preteens in the room..”

mississippifreepress.org/21096/the-seed… #DominionistNazis /2

Ending abortion is foremost among the young generation’s assignments, The Ramp teaches. While preaching at The Ramp in 2006, Engle compared ending Roe v. Wade to “overthrowing segregation in Alabama in 1963.”

The Conservative Supreme Court Justices Are Inferior Judges /1

The Federalist Society..has reared a generation of phony originalists..who subscribe to a philosophy that is hostile to the advancement of social &economic progress in the country.

newyorker.com/magazine/2017/… Inferior Justices/2

Justice Samuel Alito Is Here With a Timely Reminder That He Sucks

“..Alito made it clear that he sees safeguarding people’s health during the pandemic and expanding people’s rights as an attack on freedom and religious liberty.”

jezebel.com/justice-samuel…

Far-right extremism dominates the GOP. It didn’t start — and won’t end — with Trump /1

..one of the two great political parties in the United States has been transformed top to bottom into a vehicle for far-right extremism.

washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/1… Far Right GOP /2

..an astonishing 30 percent of Republicans believe that “true American patriots may have to resort to violence” to save the country.

#IDedicateThisWeekTo Jeannette Pickering Rankin, American politician &women's rights advocate, the 1st woman to hold federal office in the U.S.
Elected to the U.S. House of Reps as a Republican from MT in 1916 &again in 1940. She is still the only woman ever elected from Montana. I want to be remembered as the only woman who ever voted to give women the right to vote.
Jeanette Rankin

Not only was Jeannette the 1st woman to hold a seat in Congress but, she was elected for this position 4 yrs before women nationally had the right to vote.

Constitution Be Damned Natural Law Not Constitutional Law

SCOTUS Abortion Argument /1
MS Solicitor Gen Scott Stewart exhibits rudeness and disrespect toward Justice Sotomayor in response to her questions.
Viability ?
Science ?

Feh….They’re not in The Constitution SCOTUS Abortion /2

Justice Barrett—is Stare Decisis truly involved?
Stewart—Not really. Other cases won’t be affected.
Stewart shows deference to a male Justice Breyer.
Sotomayor—Aren’t you arguing your religious view, not science?
Stewart—Return this decision to “The People”

Here's what we know about the 3 men Rittenhouse shot 1/4

cnn.com/2021/11/01/us/… Joseph Rosenbaum—Suicide by juvenile vigilante
He battled bipolar disorder, was homeless &was discharged from a hospital earlier that day after a suicide attempt
“He'd make you laugh out of nowhere.He wasn't down there as a rioter or a looter..”
He had no gun &shouted,”Shoot me!”

Rittenhouse Culture War /1

Missed in much of the discussion of The Rittenhouse trial is the part it plays in America’s Culture War.

Gun Regulation
Wisconsin allows open carry.
Kenosha is in love with its Guns.
We see what American life will be like without gun regulations. Rittenhouse Culture War /2

Watching videos of Kenosha, we get the impression that everyone there carries a gun.
It’s just normal.
Judge Schroeder is pro-gun. He commented on the record that abysmal judgment should not be assigned to Rittenhouse for bringing a gun to a riot.

THREAD

Cross Examination of Kyle Rittenhouse you have not heard /1

You said the decedent Rosenbaum threatened to kill you, correct?
As he approached you, he had no gun. Correct?
He had no weapon except what proved to be a clear plastic bag. Correct? Rittenhouse Cross /2

But, he kept coming according to your testimony. Right?
You said he ran at you. Do I understand correctly?
You raised your rifle fro pointing toward the ground to pointing at Decedent Rosenbaum. Correct?

Rittenhouse /3 gave his bullet-proof vest to someone.
Relevance?
He bought his rifle and a scope that day, 10/25.
“YellowPants Guy said to me, ‘You pointed your laser rifle at me.’”
No objection to a statement by an unidentified 3rd party, unrelated to the victims. Rittenhouse /4 suddenly breaks into tears after testifying confidently in a relaxed way.
He cries &sobs on witness stand,at length, until judge announces a break in the trial w/o request and w/o objection.
Rittenhouse testified to Rosenbaum threatening him and “ambushing” him.

WI Vigilantes /1
How could Wisconsin law enforcement &public safety officials allow armed vigilantes to swarm Kenosha when violent rioters exploited Peaceful Black Lives Matter Protestors?
Protest of shooting Jacob Blake 7x in the back required protection from lawless violence. WI Vigilantes /2

Poor Boys considered themselves “deputized”, including 17 yr old, beer drinking Rittenhouse.

THREAD
Rittenhouse Day 2 /1
I began watching Rittenhouse trial on YouTube, yesterday. I am 4 days behind real time, but coverage and reporting of the trial on cable news and news services has been limited.
Our national culture war is played out dramatically in this courtroom. Rittenhouse Day 2/2
Wisconsin is a raging battleground state fir our culture war.
White Supremacy is cherished by close to half the state. Populism, both left and right, has been a strong strain since LaFollette.
Guns are wildly popular, with open carry readily practiced.

THREAD
Rittenhouse Day One /1
I spent the day watching the 1st day of Rittenhouse Trial on YouTube.
It’s like no trial I’ve ever seen.
The gun culture of Wisconsin is like another world to me.
The state’s right to a fair trial is abrogated as much as it is in GA’s Arbery trial. Rittenhouse Day One /2

I never used to worry about the prosecution’s rights. I guess White Supremacy will do that when things are flipped.
The Rules of Evidence seem to be made up as you go in WI. Speculation by witnesses is invited and then implored.

Raffensperger Lies About Stacey Abrams /1
@Greg_Palast proved it

GOP candidate improperly purged 340,000 from Georgia voter rolls, investigation claims
@AliVelshi @JoyAnnReid

theguardian.com/us-news/2018/o… Raffensperger Lies About Stacey Abrams /2

Lawsuit alleges 200K Georgia voters were wrongly purged from registration list

3 voter advocacy groups sued GA Sec’y of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for the "wrongful cancellation" of 199,908 voter registrations

thehill.com/regulation/cou…

Rolling Stone Revelations Fill in Gaps About Trump Coup

“.. rally organizers worked closely with several legislators, such as Reps. Paul Gosar, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Madison Cawthorn..”

democracyguardian.com/rolling-stone-… Trump Coup /2
#AppointSpecialCounsel
“If these allegations are proven to be true, Congress has to take action against Greene, Gosar, Boebert and co. Being involved in a plot to overthrow the government should get them removed from Congress, according to the 14th Amendment”

THREAD
#AppointSpecialCounsel

Bob Woodward finds 'seven conspiratorial actions' by Trump and Bannon

washingtonexaminer.com/news/bob-woodw… Seven Conspiratorial Actions /1

"First of all, on Dec. 30, Bannon talks to Trump and says, 'You've got to make a dramatic return to Washington,'" Woodward said, paraphrasing some of the quotes in Peril.
#AppointSpecialCounsel

Merrick Garland’s House Testimony Demonstrated the Failure of His Hyper-Cautious Approach to His Job

“But by declining to investigate Trump and his associates, Garland is enabling further attacks on our democracy.”

slate.com/news-and-polit… #AppointSpecialCounsel /2

“Garland’s standard sets up a false equivalency between the Democratic Party &a political party whose national leader,..Trump, incited &celebrated a violent assault on our nation’s Capitol to overthrow the results of a free and fair election..”