Few things in this world are totally predictable, but it’s not going out on a limb to say Trump will blame his conviction on anyone but himself (watch video below). CNN reports that Trump reacted to the guilty verdict by once again claiming “this was done by the Biden administration in o[...]
Archive for May, 2024
May 30th, 2024 - 12:10 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Can you guess what Trump’s jury will decide?
I can’t and won’t try. But the news media are trying. To wit: “The jury appears to be homing in on the ‘conspiracy’ elements and that’s a disturbing sign for Trump,” one story says (here). “The questions the jury asked Judge Juan Merchan were an ominous sign for the former president,[...]
May 30th, 2024 - 12:53 am § in Law and Courts, Republicans
Best and worst fake elector defenses
“Eighty-four Republicans in seven states falsely claimed to be Donald Trump’s presidential electors in December 2020. Three and a half years later, dozens of them are facing criminal charges,” Politico said (here) on May 11, 2024. “Dozens of others have not been charged at all.&#[...]
Nikki Haley is a dud
I write about Nikki Haley because she aspires to be president. Though eliminated in the 2024 primaries, she seems likely to run again. I judge presidential candidates on three principal criteria: Character, competence, and policies, in that order. (Most voters reverse the order, caring most about po[...]
May 29th, 2024 - 4:06 pm § in Misc.
“Jeff Butane” robocalls are a scam
Have you been getting robocalls and voicemails from “Jeff Butane about your project”? Judging from the many times “Jeff Butane” has appeared on my caller ID recently, and the multiple voicemails about my “project,” this scam is raining down on Seattle-area residen[...]
Nikki Haley has no soul
Nikki Haley spent Memorial Day in Israel, writing graffiti on artillery shells, not honoring America’s fallen. She wrote, “Finish them! America ♥ Israel! Always, Nikki Haley.” These shells aren’t destined for Normandy beaches or Iwo Jima pillboxes. In Gaza, Hamas mingles w[...]
May 28th, 2024 - 9:40 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Trump attorney gets 3-year license suspension for election lies
Jenna Ellis (hilariously ironic photo at left), a member of Trump’s squad of liars after the 2020 election, has been suspended from practicing law for three years (read story here). The action was taken by the Colorado bar association after Ellis pleaded guilty in Georgia to a felony charge of[...]
May 28th, 2024 - 8:29 pm § in Law and Courts
Jury bias against cop-beaters doesn’t get Capitol rioter a new trial
A federal appeals court has turned away the appeal of a Jan. 6 rioter who claimed juror bias. Thomas Webster, a retired New York cop, went to Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, to prevent certification of the 2020 election. At the Capitol, he tackled and choked Officer Noah Rathbun, grabbed him by [...]
Should “born again” killers be freed?
David Berkowitz (photo, left), 70, is a born-again Christian. Some imprisoned Manson Family members are too, but to keep this discussion focused, I’ll talk about Berkowitz. Berkowitz drove out his demons and embraced the Christian faith 37 years ago. He’s involved in prison ministry and [...]
May 27th, 2024 - 6:53 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
It’s okay to burn this flag
The flagpole outside the U.S. post office in Delmar, New York, a hamlet of about 8,300 people (in 2000), normally flies American and POW flags. On Memorial Day, May 27, 2024, parade attendees noticed another flag under the first two: “Trump 2024” (photo, left; see story here). For the re[...]