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Joinfortmill
Joinfortmill's Journal
Joinfortmill's Journal
March 2, 2023
This is an excellent article about the moment we are in. (my words)
'Sometimes it feels like justice will never be served, but in these moments we must remember that accountability is a road to walk, not just a destination...It’s a common sentiment. People have grown tired, and even feel gaslit, over the maddeningly slow pace of justice...That an ex-president plotted to overturn the 2020 election, incited insurrectionists, and then stole and deliberately refused to turn over some of our nation’s top secrets, yet still dances around Mar-a-Lago, albeit badly, two years later as a free man understandably gets many people’s blood boiling...
So to the tantalizing question posed by the title of this piece, “When will we see justice and accountability?” I say this: We are already seeing it, through the January 6 Committee Hearings, the methodical work of the Justice Department, and the accelerated and more focused work of Special Counsel Jack Smith.
So my advice is this: Don’t sit this out and simply wait for an outcome....Remain engaged, vigilant, and demanding of the truth and of results. That is how we move down the path toward an endpoint as satisfyingly cathartic as seeing Trump in prison. That is how we create accountability and nurture true justice in America...We must view our present point in the journey toward accountability as no less important than the endpoint itself—perhaps more so, because only with continued engagement and vigilance by all of us will we achieve the justice we seek.
What It Takes To See Justice And Accountability: George Takei
https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/will-we-see-justice-accountabilityThis is an excellent article about the moment we are in. (my words)
'Sometimes it feels like justice will never be served, but in these moments we must remember that accountability is a road to walk, not just a destination...It’s a common sentiment. People have grown tired, and even feel gaslit, over the maddeningly slow pace of justice...That an ex-president plotted to overturn the 2020 election, incited insurrectionists, and then stole and deliberately refused to turn over some of our nation’s top secrets, yet still dances around Mar-a-Lago, albeit badly, two years later as a free man understandably gets many people’s blood boiling...
So to the tantalizing question posed by the title of this piece, “When will we see justice and accountability?” I say this: We are already seeing it, through the January 6 Committee Hearings, the methodical work of the Justice Department, and the accelerated and more focused work of Special Counsel Jack Smith.
So my advice is this: Don’t sit this out and simply wait for an outcome....Remain engaged, vigilant, and demanding of the truth and of results. That is how we move down the path toward an endpoint as satisfyingly cathartic as seeing Trump in prison. That is how we create accountability and nurture true justice in America...We must view our present point in the journey toward accountability as no less important than the endpoint itself—perhaps more so, because only with continued engagement and vigilance by all of us will we achieve the justice we seek.
March 1, 2023
Note: Legum, among other things, was the Research Director for Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign (my words)
'On Monday night, Dominion Voting Systems filed a document as part of its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News... During Trump's campaign, [News Corp CEO] Rupert [Murdoch] provided Trump's son-in-law and senior Advisor, Jared Kushner, with Fox confidential information about Biden's ads, along with debate strategy.
While this..is an allegation and not a fact, Dominion signaled in its citation that it has significant evidence to back it up. Dominion says the allegation is substantiated by two passages of Murdoch's deposition, which has not been released in full, and another exhibit — likely an email or text message.
The behavior described in the Dominion filing is deeply corrupt. Fox News was entrusted with Biden's campaign ads in advance because the Biden campaign trusted it to operate as a legitimate news corporation. Murdoch abused that trust in an effort to give the Trump campaign an edge in the 2020 election.'
'...an explosive legal filing has exposed the truth about Fox News.'
https://popular.info/p/murdoch-exposedNote: Legum, among other things, was the Research Director for Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign (my words)
'On Monday night, Dominion Voting Systems filed a document as part of its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News... During Trump's campaign, [News Corp CEO] Rupert [Murdoch] provided Trump's son-in-law and senior Advisor, Jared Kushner, with Fox confidential information about Biden's ads, along with debate strategy.
While this..is an allegation and not a fact, Dominion signaled in its citation that it has significant evidence to back it up. Dominion says the allegation is substantiated by two passages of Murdoch's deposition, which has not been released in full, and another exhibit — likely an email or text message.
The behavior described in the Dominion filing is deeply corrupt. Fox News was entrusted with Biden's campaign ads in advance because the Biden campaign trusted it to operate as a legitimate news corporation. Murdoch abused that trust in an effort to give the Trump campaign an edge in the 2020 election.'
February 24, 2023
Talking Feds with Harry Litman:
'Now that the foreperson from the Fulton County Grand Jury has gone on a press tour about their findings, the Trump team has gone into overdrive attempting to use her comments to quash the indictments. Harry explains what to expect from his legal counsel and why those claims have little chance of holding any water when it comes to Fani Willis’s decision on charges.'
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Trump Team SCRAMBLING to Quash Fulton County INDICTMENTS:
Talking Feds with Harry Litman:
'Now that the foreperson from the Fulton County Grand Jury has gone on a press tour about their findings, the Trump team has gone into overdrive attempting to use her comments to quash the indictments. Harry explains what to expect from his legal counsel and why those claims have little chance of holding any water when it comes to Fani Willis’s decision on charges.'
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February 24, 2023
Talking Feds with Harry Litman:
'Now that the foreperson from the Fulton County Grand Jury has gone on a press tour about their findings, the Trump team has gone into overdrive attempting to use her comments to quash the indictments. Harry explains what to expect from his legal counsel and why those claims have little chance of holding any water when it comes to Fani Willis’s decision on charges.'
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Trump Team SCRAMBLING to Quash Fulton County INDICTMENTS:
Talking Feds with Harry Litman:
'Now that the foreperson from the Fulton County Grand Jury has gone on a press tour about their findings, the Trump team has gone into overdrive attempting to use her comments to quash the indictments. Harry explains what to expect from his legal counsel and why those claims have little chance of holding any water when it comes to Fani Willis’s decision on charges.'
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February 21, 2023
Inside Biden’s secret journey to Ukraine
'...President Joe Biden’s motorcade slipped out of the White House around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. No big, flashy Air Force One for this trip -– the president vanished into the darkness on an Air Force C-32, a modified Boeing 757 normally used for domestic trips to smaller airports...The next time he turned up — 20 hours later — it was in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine.
Biden’s surprise 23-hour visit to Ukraine on Monday was the first time in modern history that a U.S. leader visited a warzone outside the aegis of the U.S. military — a feat the White House said carried some risk even though Moscow was given a heads-up.
Over the next five hours, the president made multiple stops around town — ferried about in a white SUV rather than the presidential limousine — without any announcement to the Ukrainian public that he was there. But all that activity attracted enough attention that word of his presence leaked out well before he could get back to Poland, which was the original plan. Aides at the White House were surprised the secret held as long as it did.'
How They Got Biden To Ukraine
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-kyiv-politics-74c9de636c489393c86ad115e5cbcb48?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=RelatedStories&utm_campaign=position_03Inside Biden’s secret journey to Ukraine
'...President Joe Biden’s motorcade slipped out of the White House around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. No big, flashy Air Force One for this trip -– the president vanished into the darkness on an Air Force C-32, a modified Boeing 757 normally used for domestic trips to smaller airports...The next time he turned up — 20 hours later — it was in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine.
Biden’s surprise 23-hour visit to Ukraine on Monday was the first time in modern history that a U.S. leader visited a warzone outside the aegis of the U.S. military — a feat the White House said carried some risk even though Moscow was given a heads-up.
Over the next five hours, the president made multiple stops around town — ferried about in a white SUV rather than the presidential limousine — without any announcement to the Ukrainian public that he was there. But all that activity attracted enough attention that word of his presence leaked out well before he could get back to Poland, which was the original plan. Aides at the White House were surprised the secret held as long as it did.'
February 18, 2023
Something a bit odd I've noticed lately...Maybe you have, too.
If you're getting some weird contrary responses to your postings, check to see if the person has any postings of their own. I've found a few with no postings, which seems an oddity to me.
February 17, 2023
'The top dealmaker of China Renaissance Holdings is nowhere to be found. The Beijing-based banking firm said it “has been unable to contact” its founder and CEO Bao Fan in a regulatory filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday (Feb. 16). While the company did not say how long Bao had been missing, he’s been off the grid “for days,” Chinese business newswire Caixin reported, citing several unnamed sources.
“The Board is not aware of any information that indicates that Mr.Bao’s unavailability is or might be related to the business and/or operations of the Group which is continuing normally,” it said. The executive committee will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations in his absence.
The disappearance of one of the most high-profile billionaire bankers in the country exacerbates concerns around Beijing’s crackdown on finance and tech leaders. The country’s draconian approach to law and order often leads to people being held in custody for anywhere between days to years without legal representation.'
A Chinese billionaire banker has gone missing
https://qz.com/china-renaissance-ceo-billionaire-bao-fan-missing-1850126507'The top dealmaker of China Renaissance Holdings is nowhere to be found. The Beijing-based banking firm said it “has been unable to contact” its founder and CEO Bao Fan in a regulatory filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday (Feb. 16). While the company did not say how long Bao had been missing, he’s been off the grid “for days,” Chinese business newswire Caixin reported, citing several unnamed sources.
“The Board is not aware of any information that indicates that Mr.Bao’s unavailability is or might be related to the business and/or operations of the Group which is continuing normally,” it said. The executive committee will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations in his absence.
The disappearance of one of the most high-profile billionaire bankers in the country exacerbates concerns around Beijing’s crackdown on finance and tech leaders. The country’s draconian approach to law and order often leads to people being held in custody for anywhere between days to years without legal representation.'
February 17, 2023
A Chinese billionaire banker has gone missing
Source: QUARTZ
The top dealmaker of China Renaissance Holdings is nowhere to be found.
The Beijing-based banking firm said it “has been unable to contact” its founder and CEO Bao Fan in a regulatory filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday (Feb. 16). While the company did not say how long Bao had been missing, he’s been off the grid “for days,” Chinese business newswire Caixin reported, citing several unnamed sources.
“The Board is not aware of any information that indicates that Mr.Bao’s unavailability is or might be related to the business and/or operations of the Group which is continuing normally,” it said. The executive committee will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations in his absence.
The disappearance of one of the most high-profile billionaire bankers in the country exacerbates concerns around Beijing’s crackdown on finance and tech leaders. The country’s draconian approach to law and order often leads to people being held in custody for anywhere between days to years without legal representation.
Read more: https://qz.com/china-renaissance-ceo-billionaire-bao-fan-missing-1850126507
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