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tenderfoot

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March 27, 2021

Lawyer: Accuser Rioter Free On Bail Has Stiffed Me

The Daily Beast reports:

A Massachusetts Trump supporter who openly associates with known neo-Nazis and took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege has stiffed his lawyer, and continues to attend far-right political rallies while under indictment, according to the man’s attorney and photographs provided to The Daily Beast.

At best, say legal experts, Mark Sahady’s behavior is bad optics and could serve to irritate the judge deciding his fate. At worst, his actions could potentially constitute a violation of the bail conditions set by the court.

“I have a motion to disappear from the case because (1) my client hasn’t paid me at all for work performed in this case and (2) he is not returning my phone calls,” defense attorney Rinaldo Del Gallo III told The Daily Beast in an email.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/capitol-rioter-mark-sahady-stiffs-lawyer-hits-new-rally-while-out-on-bail

March 27, 2021

Federal Appeals Court Suspends Larry Klayman from Practicing Law in D.C.



A federal appeals court on Friday suspended attorney and activist Larry Klayman — the founder of conservative legal organization Judicial Watch — for representing clients on both sides of the same legal dispute with clear conflict of interest implications. In a harshly worded 13-page opinion penned by Judge David S. Tatel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit imposed a reciprocal 90-day suspension on the Laura Loomer, George Zimmerman, and Joe Arpaio attorney, also referring Klayman’s case to the Committee on Grievances for recommendations “on whether further discipline is warranted.”

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-appeals-court-suspends-larry-klayman-from-practicing-law-in-d-c/

https://twitter.com/jadler1969/status/1375515067991478274

https://twitter.com/jadler1969/status/1375515710579896320
March 24, 2021

Would harsh mandatory minimum sentences for gun related accidents/crimes be a better approach?

Like they did with marijuana back in the 1980s. Get caught with a seed stuck on the floor of your car - ten years no exceptions.

Misfire your gun by accident - 6 months - 3 years
Illegal possession - 5+ years
Accidental deaths - 5-15 years
Use a gun to commit crimes even if you didn't fire - 25 years

yada yada

I do think most gun owners/enthusiasts/collectors are responsible but something needs to be done about those who aren't.

Just an idea.

Your thoughts? Please no flaming.

March 24, 2021

If antifa is such a threat shouldn't antifa imagery, movies and comics be cancelled?

They're so disrespectful to the glory of fascism!

We're talking 'Why We Fight', 'The Bridge over the River Kwai', 'The Great Escape', 'The Dirty Dozen', 'Casablanca', 'The Invaders', 'Band of Brothers', 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Inglourious Basterds', 'The Sound of Music', 'The Great Dictator' etc... Captain America, Wonder Woman, etc... Dr. Seuss...















March 23, 2021

Why the "Border crisis" is getting so much coverage

CNN "has lost 45 percent of its prime-time audience in the past five weeks", MSNBC down 26%, Fox News "has essentially regained its leading position by standing still"

Trump predicted news ratings would ‘tank if I’m not there.’ He wasn’t wrong.

Of all Donald Trump’s prophecies and predictions — that Mexico would pay for a border wall, that the coronavirus would spontaneously disappear, that he would be easily reelected — at least one wasn’t entirely wrong.

“Newspapers, television, all forms of media will tank if I’m not there,” he augured in 2017, “because without me, their ratings are going down the tubes.”

Barely two months into the post-Trump era, news outlets are indeed losing much of the audience and readership they gained during his chaotic presidency. In other words, journalism’s Trump bump may be giving way to a slump.

After a record-setting January, traffic to the nation’s most popular mainstream news sites, including The Washington Post, plummeted in February, according to the audience tracking firm ComScore. The top sites were also generally doing worse than in February of last year, when the pandemic became a major international news story.

The Post, for example, saw the number of unique visitors fall 26 percent from January to February, and 7 percent from a year ago. The New York Times lost 17 percent compared with January and 16 percent over last February.

The story is largely the same for cable and broadcast news. Audiences grew during the pandemic last spring and summer, remained high in the fall as Trump tried to fight his electoral defeat with false claims of voter fraud, and swelled in the first few weeks of 2021 when a mob attacked the Capitol and Trump became the first president in history to be impeached and acquitted twice.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-trump-bump-slump/2021/03/22/5f13549a-85d1-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html

Time for the NYT, WaPo and the networks to commit some arson for stories!

March 20, 2021

Heritage Foundation event: "The Crown Under Fire: Why the Left's Campaign to Cancel the Monarchy...

"The Crown Under Fire: Why the Left's Campaign to Cancel the Monarchy and Undermine a Cornerstone of Western Democracy Will Fail"

https://twitter.com/AaronMehta/status/1372979817931538434

https://twitter.com/gp2k/status/1373043499029827586

March 10, 2021

Ex MLB Star arrested for DUI. States that he's being targeted for supporting Tr*mp

The New York Daily News reports:

The former Yankees and Red Sox star was pulled over and arrested outside of his Orlando-area gated community on Feb. 19. He was charged with a DUI after registering between a .294 and .30 blood alcohol level. That is nearly four times the legal limit in Florida.

The video shows cops pulling over Johnny Damon and his wife who were both uncooperative with authorities from the start, with the two-time World Series champ appearing confused as to why he had been stopped.

“I know people are trying to target me because I’m a Trump supporter,” Damon told the cop looking for his ID. “I don’t think that has anything to do with it,” the officer replied. “Yeah, it does,” Damon concluded.


The Orlando Sentinel reports:

Damon’s wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, who was in the passenger seat, also got out of the SUV and initially ignored commands to get back inside.

Mangan-Damon got out of the SUV again and tried to walk toward her husband. The officer then started to handcuff her, according to the video. “Don’t touch me,” she said. “Don’t fucking touch me.” A scuffle between her, Damon and the officer ensued, knocking his body camera to the ground.

Damon and his wife were handcuffed and taken to the Orange County Jail. He was arrested on driving under the influence. Mangan-Damon is facing charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting officer with violence.


https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1369509664128446467


March 9, 2021

Are people like Rand Paul, Cruz, etc... just simply trolls?

and shouldn't they be referred to as such?

Do they do anything?

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