45 thoughts on “Forty-five pages for the Forty-fifth”
Special counsel Jack Smith holds press conference after federal grand jury indicts former President Donald Trump for 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021. This is Trump’s second federal indictment and his third criminal indictment overall.
Attribution: Trump Indicted for a third time by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com
BiD, from your questions last night, the decision to name without naming or indicting the 6 co-conspirators has 2 purposes, one substantive and one procedural. Substantively it makes the coconspirators subject to subpoena to testify in the SFB trial – which provides evidence not available if they are defendants. Practically that gives the 6 an avenue to cooperate to avoid prosecution and seek plea deals, some of which may have already occurred., and the ability of the government to prosecute them separately if they fail to cooperate without delaying the SFB trial. Procedurally it simplifies and streamlines the case – speeding it up by removing the complications of trying to coordinate the schedules of multiple attorneys and avoid massive amounts of motions for the court to have to deal with that would have the purpose and effect of delaying the trial.
interesting that in the introduction, right up front, the indictment pointedly states:
“The Defendant had a right, like every American, to speak publicly and even to claim, falsely, that there had been outcome-determinative fraud during the election and that he had won.”
then goes on to explain in 45 pages where this right was criminally abused and used to deny others their rights.
I’m reading indictment for a second time this morning. It is a masterpiece, a compelling read, one of my favorite passages:
The Defendant called the Acting Attorney General and Acting Deputy Attorney General and raised multiple false claims of election fraud. When they refuted the claims, the Defendant told them, “Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen”
The essence of Trump. The same trick he tried with Zelensky, which got him impeached — “Just say you’re investigating…”
Love the Jason Miller email quote in the indictment calling Trump’s election lies “conspiracy bullshit beamed down from the Mother Ship” — this from the guy who is currently his campaign manager!!!
Now the question is will John Roberts waive the rule against public viewing of Federal trials.
The essence of Trump: “You’re too honest”
On this day in history –
1776 – Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence by 56 people.
1865 – Lewis Carroll published Alice in Wonderland
We should have taken the hint.
In all of these actions I keep wondering where and how much does puttie come in. Considering the amount of information regarding sfb and russia there has to be some level of coordination, if not sfb than some of his cult.
Maybe they oughta be sworn in with CATCH 22.
Or SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5.
I am not in sync with those on the TV I’ve heard bemoan what a somber and tragic time this is to see a former president indicted for trying to overthrow an election, etc.
No, this is a time to celebrate that our system is able the deal with such a rogue. They’ve come before (Aaron Burr ) and they’ll come again. So long as the rule of law prevails they will just be clowns of history.
AttaBoy Craig
I just did something I almost never do. I printed out a 45-page document, the entire indictment. That’s what a great read it is.
Dammit……I’m burning daylight ova heah….but looking forward to printing it when I return south. Stayed at Peaks of Otter on the way up, always liked that place.
Catch 22 or Slaughterhouse 5 – brilliant suggestions. They might think about rewording the oath as well – not sure the 6 would know what “truth” they would be swearing to tell.
Peaks of Otter Lodge, Bedford, Va.
And then there were six.
By drawing Chutkan as his judge it kinda serves as a counterpoint to Cannon in the documents case.
I wonder how long Smith’s team had to work to edit the indictment to 45 pages in honor of the 45th. NO WAY that’s a coincidence.
Sturg, Bedford is one pretty part of Virginia. Right near one of my favorite lakes. 27 years ago LP took his first boat ride on Smith Mtn. Lake – whilst comfortably resting in Mrs. P’s belly.
No point in Bibles for oaths or swearings-in. They’re not worth the sheepskins they were scrolled on.
Gavin Newsom for president? Completely ridiculous
For the record I never had a Barbie or wanted one I was 13 when they came out so probably too old
and I have never felt that I missed anything
Did he ever say in the book what Catches 1 through 21 were?
Trump lawyer suggests moving trial to West Virginia
By John Wagner
John Lauro, a lawyer for Donald Trump, said Wednesday that the former president’s legal team would “absolutely” seek to move his trial related to the 2020 election out of Washington, D.C., and suggested Republican-leaning West Virginia as an alternative.
“There’s other options” besides heavily Democratic Washington, Lauro said on “CBS Mornings.” “I mean, there’s certainly West Virginia, which is close by. There’s other areas of the country.”
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In 2020, Trump carried West Virginia over Joe Biden, 69 percent to 30 percent. In Washington, Biden prevailed, 91 percent to 5 percent.
The Justice Department is expected to oppose a change in venue if the Trump team proceeds with a motion.
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Republican-leaning West Virginia? WTF? It was the Trumpiest state in the nation in the last election. I’ll bet Lauro’d like to move the trial here.
Does that also mean they want a change of ventures on Judge Cannon’s Florida trial?
I went to and saw “Barbie” Monday night in theater with daughter and her husband. Not digested totally yet, but it was a nice movie all in all. Daughter never had much interest in dolls, though she may have had one it never made the big time.
Lock him up on Friday. No bail. Or a humongous bail. Surrender passport – a minimum.
Is it possible for the court to monitor his bank accounts for “unusual activity”?
A list of people he cannot associate with. Limited travel.
He has to wear a Pinnochio nose.
I haven’t been to a movie in over three years. I want to see Oppenheimer. I like Greta Gerwig and I have no doubt she would make a good movie. There is just something wrong about the whole Barbie thing…makes me uncomfortable.
There are all these jurisdictions that could lock him up. I think the sheriff in Georgia is the most likely. The jail population is probably a good fit for him too.
The Barbie movie has a deeper message.
As for the doll, I saved up some of my grandma’s tip money from the cafe when I was seven. I finally had enough, but our town had a small toy area in the basement of the drug store, and there was only one Barbie. Barbie taught me about tax, because she was $6.10 due to tax, which meant I didn’t have enough to buy her. Grandma bailed me out.
She was not blonde, but had light brown hair (and the neighborhood girls all had blondes, so mine was like, their maid or poor relation), and she wore a sheer, hot pink negligee. My great-grandmother made her a plaid dress, and those were her only clothes. But, I gave her pierced earrings by sticking pins that had colored heads into the sides of her face.
Jane West, though. Now that was a doll. Snapped her arm off when I put it in a sling with my friend’s, tiny rubber band meant gif her braces. Again, mine was brunette and I was the kid who only had the doll and not the very cool horse.
“Adams warns NYers migrant crisis is coming ‘to a neighborhood near you’ — as he slams Biden’s liaison offer”
“More than 93,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in the Big Apple since the spring of 2022. Roughly half of the recent arrivals are living in city-run facilities…”
“Adams’ budget office estimates the crisis will cost New York City approximately $4.3 billion over its first two years. Biden has provided or promised just $143 million, a fraction of the $1 billion aid package delivered by Albany.”
“The city has leased out the hotel as an intake center and to provide temporary housing to families — but the strains on the system were reflected in the sobering pictures and footage showing the sleeping migrants on the ground outside.”
“I was at the Roosevelt on Saturday. And I went there on Sunday, people lined up around the block, hurting the businesses there. … We put buses there for cooling systems, but it’s just not sustainable.”
“Already, officials have outlined plans to set up a temporary facility in the parking lot of the state-owned Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.”
Tent cities Central Park are not the answer, but they would be bad optics, which may get some federal money and work permits issued.
Couldn’t the State Department get involved to help with the multiple reasons these men are fleeing their home countries? And, of course, the same issue exists in countries around the world dealing with displaced people.
Perhaps a global initiative to fix problems in their homelands? Nobody leaves home if they aren’t forced out. The promise of something wonderful is not enough; there also has to be some sort of pain in staying put.
This needs to get handled. NY, the border, work visas, all of it. This could sink us in 2024. Someone needs to get on this yesterday.
ps – Adams is a joke of a mayor. Can’t wait until the next election. Wish they had given Andrew Yang a chance. It would’ve been interesting to see.
No parking signs have been posted around the DC federal courthouse ahead of former President Donald Trump’s arraignment tomorrow afternoon.
I set up for my fair today… phew… glad that is over.
I have been keeping up with the news. I’m with you Craig… somber?…. no… very interesting… yes!
I was a tomboy… Barbie… no effing way…
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“Meta has begun to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada…
in response to recently passed legislation in the country that requires tech companies to negotiate payments to news organizations for hosting their content.”
“Meta’s Canadian users will no longer be able to click on links to news articles posted to Facebook and Instagram.”
“The decision comes amid a global debate over the relationship between news organizations and social media companies about the value of news content, and who gets to benefit from it.”
“Google has also announced that it plans to remove news content from its platforms in Canada when the law takes effect, which could happen by December.”
“The Canadian legislation, known as Bill C-18, was given final approval in June. It aims to support the sustainability of news organizations by regulating “digital news intermediaries with a view to enhancing fairness in the Canadian digital news marketplace.”
“It comes after the passage of a 2021 Australian law that the tech platforms initially opposed by warning it would similarly force them to remove news content. Since then, the platforms have reached voluntary agreements with a range of news outlets in that country.”
“Like-minded proposals have been introduced around the world amid allegations that the tech industry has decimated local journalism by sucking away billions in online advertising revenues.”
“On Monday, HHS announced the formation of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to lead the federal government’s response to long Covid, a sometimes-debilitating condition marked by symptoms of Covid-19 that last weeks or months beyond the initial infection. It’s estimated that up to 23 million people in the United States have developed long Covid.”
“In May, the RECOVER Initiative published research that identified 12 symptoms that can reliably classify someone as having long Covid: the worsening of health after mental or physical activity; fatigue; brain fog; dizziness; gastrointestinal symptoms; heart palpitations; changes in sexual desire or capacity; loss of or change in taste or smell; thirst; chronic cough; chest pain; and abnormal movements.”
“Overall, more than 200 symptoms are associated with long Covid, and the condition can affect nearly all systems within the body, including the nervous, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary and immune systems.”
“Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are considering a draconian new bill on hijab-wearing that experts say would enshrine unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law.”
“The 70-article draft law sets out a range of proposals, including much longer prison terms for women who refuse to wear the veil, stiff new penalties for celebrities and businesses who flout the rules, and the use of artificial intelligence to identify women in breach of the dress code.”
“Experts said the bill, which has not yet been passed, was a warning to Iranians that the regime would not back down from its stance on the hijab despite the mass demonstrations that rocked the country last year.”
“The hijab has long been a point of contention in Iran. It was barred in 1936 during leader Reza Shah’s emancipation of women, until his successor lifted the ban in 1941. In 1983 the hijab became mandatory after the last shah was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution of 1979.”
“The new bill would reclassify failure to wear the hijab as a more severe offense, punishable by a five-to-ten-year prison sentence as well as a higher fine of up to 360 million Iranian rials ($8,508).”
“That fine is far beyond what the average Iranian could pay, as millions are below the poverty line…”
“Another section states that in order to enforce the new law, Iranian police must “create and strengthen AI systems to identify perpetrators of illegal behavior using tools such as fixed and mobile cameras.” Earlier this year, state media reported that cameras would be installed in public places to identify women who violate the country’s hijab law.”
“Under the new law, business owners who do not enforce the hijab requirement will face steeper fines, potentially amounting to three months’ of their business profit, and face bans on leaving the country or participating in public or cyberactivity for up to two years.”
“The bill also targets celebrities, who may face a fine of up to a tenth of their wealth, exclusion from employment or professional activities for a specified period of time, as well as a ban on international travel and social media activities.”
“The draft law would also mandate broader gender segregation in universities…”
“Article 49 of the bill defines the lack of hijab for women as “clothes that show a part of the body below the neck or above the ankles or above the forearms.” Clothes that are “revealing or tight” also violate the law.”
“Iran has announced that Wednesday and Thursday will be public holidays because of “unprecedented heat”…”
But, hey, stay covered up, ladies.m!
I live in a very diverse area; there many Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims. I feel so sad when I see a guy wearing shorts, flip flops and a polo shirt walking with his wife who is covered from head to toe in this Texas heat. I feel especially sorry for those women in a big, black burka, of which I’ve seen only a few.
How self-medicated is Rudy today?
I went to and saw “Barbie” Monday night in theater with daughter and her husband.
Way to stay hip, Mr. S 🫡
i’m waiting for it to be released on streaming but all the women in my life loved it- the ones who hadn’t been exposed to much feminist philosophy are still digesting it, also 😆
“It’s an inescapable fact. Given better choices, both in the primaries and the general election, Alabama chose an Arkansas-born, Florida-living, mediocre football coach who couldn’t name the three branches of government, really. Alabama made that person a U.S. Senator. And now we’re paying for it. Enough is enough. We did this to ourselves.”
“Ken Paxton fundraising email, website link appear to violate gag order in upcoming impeachment trial”
“Paxton’s fundraising pleas describe the impeachment as “illegal” and “a kangaroo court”. A gag order forbids such language. Paxton attorney says he’s in compliance.”
SFB likes to fundraise offa his legal woes, too. Wonder if he can comply to a gag order? Nah.
David BRooks is a moron He has outlived his usefulness as Mark Shields foil
Trumps meritocracy is based on race you stupid fool
I used to be hip, now I’m just some kind of old sloth.
Mike Pence
Dense.
Mike Pence
Dense.
good and short.
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Special counsel Jack Smith holds press conference after federal grand jury indicts former President Donald Trump for 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021. This is Trump’s second federal indictment and his third criminal indictment overall.
Attribution: Trump Indicted for a third time by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com
BiD, from your questions last night, the decision to name without naming or indicting the 6 co-conspirators has 2 purposes, one substantive and one procedural. Substantively it makes the coconspirators subject to subpoena to testify in the SFB trial – which provides evidence not available if they are defendants. Practically that gives the 6 an avenue to cooperate to avoid prosecution and seek plea deals, some of which may have already occurred., and the ability of the government to prosecute them separately if they fail to cooperate without delaying the SFB trial. Procedurally it simplifies and streamlines the case – speeding it up by removing the complications of trying to coordinate the schedules of multiple attorneys and avoid massive amounts of motions for the court to have to deal with that would have the purpose and effect of delaying the trial.
interesting that in the introduction, right up front, the indictment pointedly states:
“The Defendant had a right, like every American, to speak publicly and even to claim, falsely, that there had been outcome-determinative fraud during the election and that he had won.”
then goes on to explain in 45 pages where this right was criminally abused and used to deny others their rights.
I’m reading indictment for a second time this morning. It is a masterpiece, a compelling read, one of my favorite passages:
The Defendant called the Acting Attorney General and Acting Deputy Attorney General and raised multiple false claims of election fraud. When they refuted the claims, the Defendant told them, “Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen”
The essence of Trump. The same trick he tried with Zelensky, which got him impeached — “Just say you’re investigating…”
Love the Jason Miller email quote in the indictment calling Trump’s election lies “conspiracy bullshit beamed down from the Mother Ship” — this from the guy who is currently his campaign manager!!!
Now the question is will John Roberts waive the rule against public viewing of Federal trials.
The essence of Trump: “You’re too honest”
On this day in history –
1776 – Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence by 56 people.
1865 – Lewis Carroll published Alice in Wonderland
We should have taken the hint.
In all of these actions I keep wondering where and how much does puttie come in. Considering the amount of information regarding sfb and russia there has to be some level of coordination, if not sfb than some of his cult.
Maybe they oughta be sworn in with CATCH 22.
Or SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5.
I am not in sync with those on the TV I’ve heard bemoan what a somber and tragic time this is to see a former president indicted for trying to overthrow an election, etc.
No, this is a time to celebrate that our system is able the deal with such a rogue. They’ve come before (Aaron Burr ) and they’ll come again. So long as the rule of law prevails they will just be clowns of history.
AttaBoy Craig
I just did something I almost never do. I printed out a 45-page document, the entire indictment. That’s what a great read it is.
Dammit……I’m burning daylight ova heah….but looking forward to printing it when I return south. Stayed at Peaks of Otter on the way up, always liked that place.
Catch 22 or Slaughterhouse 5 – brilliant suggestions. They might think about rewording the oath as well – not sure the 6 would know what “truth” they would be swearing to tell.
Peaks of Otter Lodge, Bedford, Va.
And then there were six.
By drawing Chutkan as his judge it kinda serves as a counterpoint to Cannon in the documents case.
I wonder how long Smith’s team had to work to edit the indictment to 45 pages in honor of the 45th. NO WAY that’s a coincidence.
Sturg, Bedford is one pretty part of Virginia. Right near one of my favorite lakes. 27 years ago LP took his first boat ride on Smith Mtn. Lake – whilst comfortably resting in Mrs. P’s belly.
No point in Bibles for oaths or swearings-in. They’re not worth the sheepskins they were scrolled on.
Gavin Newsom for president? Completely ridiculous
For the record I never had a Barbie or wanted one I was 13 when they came out so probably too old
and I have never felt that I missed anything
Did he ever say in the book what Catches 1 through 21 were?
Bwahahahahah. WaPo.
Republican-leaning West Virginia? WTF? It was the Trumpiest state in the nation in the last election. I’ll bet Lauro’d like to move the trial here.
Does that also mean they want a change of ventures on Judge Cannon’s Florida trial?
I went to and saw “Barbie” Monday night in theater with daughter and her husband. Not digested totally yet, but it was a nice movie all in all. Daughter never had much interest in dolls, though she may have had one it never made the big time.
Lock him up on Friday. No bail. Or a humongous bail. Surrender passport – a minimum.
Is it possible for the court to monitor his bank accounts for “unusual activity”?
A list of people he cannot associate with. Limited travel.
He has to wear a Pinnochio nose.
I haven’t been to a movie in over three years. I want to see Oppenheimer. I like Greta Gerwig and I have no doubt she would make a good movie. There is just something wrong about the whole Barbie thing…makes me uncomfortable.
There are all these jurisdictions that could lock him up. I think the sheriff in Georgia is the most likely. The jail population is probably a good fit for him too.
The Barbie movie has a deeper message.
As for the doll, I saved up some of my grandma’s tip money from the cafe when I was seven. I finally had enough, but our town had a small toy area in the basement of the drug store, and there was only one Barbie. Barbie taught me about tax, because she was $6.10 due to tax, which meant I didn’t have enough to buy her. Grandma bailed me out.
She was not blonde, but had light brown hair (and the neighborhood girls all had blondes, so mine was like, their maid or poor relation), and she wore a sheer, hot pink negligee. My great-grandmother made her a plaid dress, and those were her only clothes. But, I gave her pierced earrings by sticking pins that had colored heads into the sides of her face.
Jane West, though. Now that was a doll. Snapped her arm off when I put it in a sling with my friend’s, tiny rubber band meant gif her braces. Again, mine was brunette and I was the kid who only had the doll and not the very cool horse.
Pogo – Thanks for the explanation on the six.
https://nypost.com/2023/07/31/mayor-adams-warns-nyers-migrant-crisis-is-coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you/
“Adams warns NYers migrant crisis is coming ‘to a neighborhood near you’ — as he slams Biden’s liaison offer”
“More than 93,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in the Big Apple since the spring of 2022. Roughly half of the recent arrivals are living in city-run facilities…”
“Adams’ budget office estimates the crisis will cost New York City approximately $4.3 billion over its first two years. Biden has provided or promised just $143 million, a fraction of the $1 billion aid package delivered by Albany.”
“The city has leased out the hotel as an intake center and to provide temporary housing to families — but the strains on the system were reflected in the sobering pictures and footage showing the sleeping migrants on the ground outside.”
“I was at the Roosevelt on Saturday. And I went there on Sunday, people lined up around the block, hurting the businesses there. … We put buses there for cooling systems, but it’s just not sustainable.”
“Already, officials have outlined plans to set up a temporary facility in the parking lot of the state-owned Creedmoor Psychiatric Center.”
Tent cities Central Park are not the answer, but they would be bad optics, which may get some federal money and work permits issued.
Couldn’t the State Department get involved to help with the multiple reasons these men are fleeing their home countries? And, of course, the same issue exists in countries around the world dealing with displaced people.
Perhaps a global initiative to fix problems in their homelands? Nobody leaves home if they aren’t forced out. The promise of something wonderful is not enough; there also has to be some sort of pain in staying put.
This needs to get handled. NY, the border, work visas, all of it. This could sink us in 2024. Someone needs to get on this yesterday.
ps – Adams is a joke of a mayor. Can’t wait until the next election. Wish they had given Andrew Yang a chance. It would’ve been interesting to see.
No parking signs have been posted around the DC federal courthouse ahead of former President Donald Trump’s arraignment tomorrow afternoon.
I set up for my fair today… phew… glad that is over.
I have been keeping up with the news. I’m with you Craig… somber?…. no… very interesting… yes!
I was a tomboy… Barbie… no effing way…
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/tech/meta-canada/index.html
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“Meta has begun to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada…
in response to recently passed legislation in the country that requires tech companies to negotiate payments to news organizations for hosting their content.”
“Meta’s Canadian users will no longer be able to click on links to news articles posted to Facebook and Instagram.”
“The decision comes amid a global debate over the relationship between news organizations and social media companies about the value of news content, and who gets to benefit from it.”
“Google has also announced that it plans to remove news content from its platforms in Canada when the law takes effect, which could happen by December.”
“The Canadian legislation, known as Bill C-18, was given final approval in June. It aims to support the sustainability of news organizations by regulating “digital news intermediaries with a view to enhancing fairness in the Canadian digital news marketplace.”
“It comes after the passage of a 2021 Australian law that the tech platforms initially opposed by warning it would similarly force them to remove news content. Since then, the platforms have reached voluntary agreements with a range of news outlets in that country.”
“Like-minded proposals have been introduced around the world amid allegations that the tech industry has decimated local journalism by sucking away billions in online advertising revenues.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/31/health/long-covid-research-office/index.html
“On Monday, HHS announced the formation of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to lead the federal government’s response to long Covid, a sometimes-debilitating condition marked by symptoms of Covid-19 that last weeks or months beyond the initial infection. It’s estimated that up to 23 million people in the United States have developed long Covid.”
“In May, the RECOVER Initiative published research that identified 12 symptoms that can reliably classify someone as having long Covid: the worsening of health after mental or physical activity; fatigue; brain fog; dizziness; gastrointestinal symptoms; heart palpitations; changes in sexual desire or capacity; loss of or change in taste or smell; thirst; chronic cough; chest pain; and abnormal movements.”
“Overall, more than 200 symptoms are associated with long Covid, and the condition can affect nearly all systems within the body, including the nervous, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary and immune systems.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/middleeast/iran-hijab-draft-law-mime-intl/index.html
“Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are considering a draconian new bill on hijab-wearing that experts say would enshrine unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law.”
“The 70-article draft law sets out a range of proposals, including much longer prison terms for women who refuse to wear the veil, stiff new penalties for celebrities and businesses who flout the rules, and the use of artificial intelligence to identify women in breach of the dress code.”
“Experts said the bill, which has not yet been passed, was a warning to Iranians that the regime would not back down from its stance on the hijab despite the mass demonstrations that rocked the country last year.”
“The hijab has long been a point of contention in Iran. It was barred in 1936 during leader Reza Shah’s emancipation of women, until his successor lifted the ban in 1941. In 1983 the hijab became mandatory after the last shah was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution of 1979.”
“The new bill would reclassify failure to wear the hijab as a more severe offense, punishable by a five-to-ten-year prison sentence as well as a higher fine of up to 360 million Iranian rials ($8,508).”
“That fine is far beyond what the average Iranian could pay, as millions are below the poverty line…”
“Another section states that in order to enforce the new law, Iranian police must “create and strengthen AI systems to identify perpetrators of illegal behavior using tools such as fixed and mobile cameras.” Earlier this year, state media reported that cameras would be installed in public places to identify women who violate the country’s hijab law.”
“Under the new law, business owners who do not enforce the hijab requirement will face steeper fines, potentially amounting to three months’ of their business profit, and face bans on leaving the country or participating in public or cyberactivity for up to two years.”
“The bill also targets celebrities, who may face a fine of up to a tenth of their wealth, exclusion from employment or professional activities for a specified period of time, as well as a ban on international travel and social media activities.”
“The draft law would also mandate broader gender segregation in universities…”
“Article 49 of the bill defines the lack of hijab for women as “clothes that show a part of the body below the neck or above the ankles or above the forearms.” Clothes that are “revealing or tight” also violate the law.”
Death to the patriarchy.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/asia/iran-heat-wave-shut-down-climate-intl/index.html
“Iran has announced that Wednesday and Thursday will be public holidays because of “unprecedented heat”…”
But, hey, stay covered up, ladies.m!
I live in a very diverse area; there many Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims. I feel so sad when I see a guy wearing shorts, flip flops and a polo shirt walking with his wife who is covered from head to toe in this Texas heat. I feel especially sorry for those women in a big, black burka, of which I’ve seen only a few.
How self-medicated is Rudy today?
Way to stay hip, Mr. S 🫡
i’m waiting for it to be released on streaming but all the women in my life loved it- the ones who hadn’t been exposed to much feminist philosophy are still digesting it, also 😆
Still Over the Moon from yesterday.
https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/whitmire-tommy-tuberville-leaves-alabama-lost-in-space.html?e=87003e1eb754f9d40574ce526134d300&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Alabamafication%208-02-23&utm_term=Newsletter_alabamafication
“It’s an inescapable fact. Given better choices, both in the primaries and the general election, Alabama chose an Arkansas-born, Florida-living, mediocre football coach who couldn’t name the three branches of government, really. Alabama made that person a U.S. Senator. And now we’re paying for it. Enough is enough. We did this to ourselves.”
Short Poem Contender.
https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/texas/ken-paxton-fundraising-email-website-link-appear-to-violate-gag-order-in-upcoming-impeachment-trial/285-4c470edc-cab5-4982-81b8-5b00b45ab4ca
“Ken Paxton fundraising email, website link appear to violate gag order in upcoming impeachment trial”
“Paxton’s fundraising pleas describe the impeachment as “illegal” and “a kangaroo court”. A gag order forbids such language. Paxton attorney says he’s in compliance.”
SFB likes to fundraise offa his legal woes, too. Wonder if he can comply to a gag order? Nah.
David BRooks is a moron He has outlived his usefulness as Mark Shields foil
Trumps meritocracy is based on race you stupid fool
I used to be hip, now I’m just some kind of old sloth.
Mike Pence
Dense.
good and short.
NEW THREAD