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I suspect Garland is much more afraid of actually getting a former President convicted of anything more than a documents case. And that's also why he was hired.

What is really hard is getting a conviction if you never indict in the first place because it's too hard. Not indicting, or stopping at what's already been done is the 100 percent chance that Trump completely walks with a slap on the wrist (barring some crazy result on the douments cases)

He should have been indicted for staging a coup. Still waiting on that one.

Enjoyed the movie, but it was hard to follow at times. It was weird because they did a great job at simplying it at certain points, but it got very convuluted at others. (And at a high speed so no time to think it out before the action proceeds) Glad Keaton as Batman was more than a cameo as that was the main reason I was going to the movie.

Former Trump Defense secretary brands him a security threat “It’s just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation’s security at risk,” Mark Esper said. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/18/mark-esper-secrets-trump-classified-00102541

Haven't read the book either. Yeah, I don't think they are dead either, or at least not when they left. It does seem to be hinting that the images are manipulated. But the whole cleaning thing really is what makes me believe that. Why do they always clean? Like, it's 100 percent that they do this. They send these people out to die and as their last act they meekly do the thing they are told to do? There's some weird ritual to it as well. It seems the point of it is to create unity, but I don't find it plausible. Another random option for what is happening. They are taken somewhere else.

GOP’s booming support for guns is turning off millennial, Gen Z Republicans About a quarter of young Republicans in one poll said they strongly or somewhat supported an assault weapons ban. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/08/millennial-gen-z-republicans-gun-restrictions-mass-shootings-00100878

The CBO projected that 2.1 billion more will be spent over a decade due to the work requirements deal. Literally different people are getting coverage as other people get cut. Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned https://apnews.com/article/debt-bill-default-work-requirements-food-stamps-a42064f794b4466903ca06ca140b9013

Are the Anti-Trump GOP Forces Starting to Implode? A mission-control breakdown for DeSantis and smooth launch for Scott bode ill for those hoping to thwart the former president. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/26/are-the-anti-trump-gop-forces-starting-to-implode-00098934

Yep, lock the terrorist up. Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for plot to keep Trump in power https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/politics/oath-keepers-sentencing-stewart-rhodes-kelly-meggs/index.html

FBI misused surveillance authorities to investigate Black Lives Matter protesters Declassified reports show the FBI also exceeded surveillance powers investigating donors to a congressional campaign and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/19/fbi-surveillance-black-lives-matter-protesters-00097924

Top five US executives hoard $9bn tax-free for retirement as workers face limits At many of these companies a sizeable percentage of workers, in some cases as much as half, had no money in their 401(k)s – report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/18/executives-tax-free-retirement-plan-savings-401k

‘We don’t have a choice’: Sen. Markey on expanding Supreme Court to 13 seats https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-we-don-t-have-a-choice-sen-markey-on-expanding-supreme-court-to-13-seats-174461509709

Biden starts to throw some punches in the debt ceiling fight The president took questions from the press and went to a GOP-held district Wednesday. His team is already eyeing more. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/10/biden-new-york-debt-ceiling-fight-00096309

Ted Cruz and his wife are praying for the victims though according to Politico. So there's that.

Let’s Not Play The Blame Game, Say Lawmakers Blamed For Bank Failures Authors of a 2018 law rolling back bank regulations are oblivious to a damning report from the Federal Reserve. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bank-failures-federal-reserve_n_64556744e4b0452cee9d8ae9

Georgia’s GOP governor signs bill that could remove local prosecutors and DAs from their jobs https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/georgia-elections-oversight-commission-kemp-willis/index.htmlCNN —

Four Proud Boys members found guilty of seditious conspiracy https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/politics/proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-verdict/index.html

Because the long game is more important to them, even the more extreme justices. Deciding abortion law for the next 40 years is more important than one President. And Trump gave them no fig leaf. It was "Please SC rule that I'm allowed to steal the election."

Supreme Court move could spell doom for power of federal regulators Conservatives get the chance to use a dispute over fisheries to deliver the final blow to Chevron deference. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/01/supreme-court-chevron-doctrine-climate-change-00094670

GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court reverses rulings that struck down partisan gerrymanders by Republican lawmakers https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/28/politics/north-carolina-gerrymandering-supreme-court/index.html

Texas Woman Who 'Nearly Died' Savages Ted Cruz At Senate Hearing Over Abortion Ban Amanda Zurawski, who's suing Texas for its abortion law, castigated Cruz and Sen. John Cornyn in fierce terms. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amanda-zurawski-ted-cruz-john-cornyn-death-on-their-hands_n_644a56a5e4b0d840388d0de4

I don't think Murdoch is remotely done with Carlson yet. Looks like he has plenty of ammunition. Tucker Carlson’s vulgar language in texts contributed to Fox News firing – report Host called senior colleague a C-word in text message obtained by lawyers as part of Dominion lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/26/tucker-carlson-fired-text-message-fox-executive

Smartmatic wants more than Dominion’s $787 million payout, plus a retraction from Fox for its 2020 election lies, lawyer says https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/media/smartmatic-fox-news-retraction/index.html

Elia Kane. That is indeed a huge dangling thread that wasn't addressed. I'm sure it'll be addressed elsewhere, possibly in Ahsoka. I imagine she'll end up working for Thrawn if Gideon is indeed gone for good. Given she's still implanted with the New Republic she could also attain higher rank and cause even more chaos for them.