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[–] [S] 145 points 2 years ago (30 children)
  • [–] 64 points 2 years ago (25 children)

    I hope history will be harsh towards her.

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  • [+] 88 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    If a reckoning came her way, would it be a supreme Court thing right away? I do worry she'll skate if it is ... but I half worry J. Alito or J. Thomas feel they could simply whack a progressive counterpart and then have no court in which to defend themselves ... and thus skate as well to open up space for her.

    Nightmare fuel and nothing more, of course.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (15 children)

    Considering that right now fascists are gaining power everywhere in the "western world", it doesn't seem likely. Well, not until decades and probably a bloody war or two later, at any rate.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Fascist regimes don't last long because they all eventually turn their violence inward. They breed the sort of mistrust and lack of questioning that don't make them effective societies.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Would Franco's Spain and Pinoche's Argentina somewhat contradict that assertion? They both lasted a good long time before there was a slow transition away from their regimes from what I remember.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This is the equivalent of thoughts and prayers. Get out and organize

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Not much I can do on my end, considering I don't live in the US. I'll keep watching the dumpster fire from above.

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    [–] 90 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So a judge appointed by Trump doesn't want to tell Trump to shut up? Who would have ever guessed.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    Yes appointed by Trump but confirmed by 11 Democrats and 45 Republicans. And we could say those not in the roll call tacitly voted to confirm so that's another 13 Democrats who confirmed her. Trump can get fucked, but just like Biden, the president was/is not solely responsible for what happens in the world.

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  • [+] 75 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)
  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    As I understand it, they don't need to ask permission, but they need to make an actual attempt at a diplomatic resolution before making the formal request. If that doesn't go to their liking, then they would speak to the judge.

    It should have been a formality, because in all likelihood, the defense would have politely told the prosecutors to get fucked, but they really shouldn't have skipped that step.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Maybe it's a good way to test the waters to add to their concrete examples of bias.

    It's not like they expect the gag order to be followed or enforced anyway. Judge Merchan has enough issues with that, and we already know Cannon will have less than no interest.

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    [–] 66 points 2 years ago

    Cannon said "that prosecutors’ request was 'wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy' ”

    IMAX levels of projection there.

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Anyone else tired of that smug headshot every news article uses of her? If this woman a recluse? How are there no other photos of her?

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So, uh...we going to plan protests yet, or...

    When does all this become too much for the left? Cause I gotta say: We are being VERY lenient so far. We basically look at the Republicans and go "Okay, act like babies. We'll just rise above it." and gotta say: It isn't working.

    I'm pretty hard against Trump and the Republican Party. I support Progressive policies and laws regardless of where they come from. What really irks me is how damned unresponsive people on the Left are. I feel like all we do is talk about what-if's and what-could-be's. Hell, part of me was surprised Gaza caused any protest at all with how damned passive everyone over here so often is in comparison to the raving lunatics over on the Right. It's appalling and frustrating.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago*

    The moment leftists actually protest, right wingers and centrists (Biden) will happily send in the military to give em the Black Panthers treatment

    Meanwhile right wingers are allowed to do whatever they want, up to and including Jan 6th

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Meanwhile Georgia is in the process of passing a law to label outside organizations as foreign agents and they had immediate protests. We're having our justice and political system blatantly turned toward service of a minority political faction lead by a fascist criminal and we think it would be inappropriate to demand they act differently.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    Bought bitch balks behind bench. Film at 11

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    what a goddamn joke, she has literally NO qualifications to be a judge let alone a judge for one of the most important cases in the history of the fuckin country.

    Absolutely pathetic, everybody in the goddamn law profession should be ashamed. Nothing but clowns

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Next time Trump and repubes whine about unfair and rigged courts - show them this exhibit A.

    Judiciary is politically motivated and republicans are solely to blame for it.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Democrats that confirmed Canon.

    Tom Carper of Delaware

    Chris Coons of Delaware

    Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada

    Dianne Feinstein of California

    Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire

    Doug Jones of Alabama

    Tim Kaine of Virginia

    Patrick Leahy of Vermont

    Joe Manchin of West Virginia

    Chris Murphy of Connecticut

    Jacky Rosen of Nevada

    Mark Warner of Virginia

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Because of course she did.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    she is reaping the every living fuck out of this.

    Wonder what she is going to inevitably sow...

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Rotten to the core.

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  • [–] [B] 7 points 2 years ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a gag order against Donald Trump in the classified documents case, saying that prosecutors’ request was “wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy.”

    This story is breaking and will be updated.


    The original article contains 44 words, the summary contains 44 words. Saved 0%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    So we can add another name to the rich and/or powerful who get to abuse our justice system for their own personal ends with nary a consequence in sight.

    I gotta tell you, this is becoming the thing I'm most ashamed of about the current state of our country, and that's saying something, because I've got a pretty long list.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Cannon lacks substance and professionalism of any kind.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    When is the prosecution allowed to appeal(?) for a different judge due to obvious bias for the defense?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Wow, she's a real loose cannon^1^.

    ^1^ I mean how could you not?

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