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A little of column A, a little of column B. I'd put a lot of weight into when the investments were made. The older the investment, the more valid the claim. It's not like Fox started out as the Trump channel - they originally sold scandal and outrage, not lies. No one can argue that they haven't gone off the deep end since COVID, but if you were invested before then you had to find an incident that you could explain was the uncrossable line in order to divest (without losing your investing job) and there wasn't one. It was little by little for years as the New Normal kept lowering the bar and the investors sat like the proverbial frogs in the pot. Looking back though, only Giuliani or Powell would now dare to say there wasn't a line crossed somewhere in there from scandal to bullshit. After March 18, 2019 if you weren't out you were screwed: not only did your investments lose a lot of value, you lost out on potential further gains had they stayed on the straight-and-narrow since Day 1.

I'd also say that investors couldn't know that the Smartmatic and Dominion lies were being knowingly told at the time. It's not like FOX was telling investors "You're money's safe with us, we sell lies". They lied with a straight face to everyone.

But what the hell. Let 'em fight it out in court.

That would certainly happen and eventually they'd have such squalor that the US would invade for humanitarian reasons.

..and upon his conviction, this will be submitted as grounds for appeal. It will never ever end for Trump.

It's a sad testament to the American electoral system that "being better than the other candidate" is a selling point, but here we are. Biden was my third choice among the D field but I voted for him with no regrets and in my view he has wildly overachieved. It's like the screaming toddlers on the other side of the aisle can be contained by calm, experienced adults or something, and oh shit it turns out Biden knows his business after all.

I look forward to voting for Biden again against whatever shit-flinging howler monkey the GOP chooses to nominate.

If they wanted it done, they could just adopt the same ethics rules that every other court in America has to abide. If they're working on anything, it's how to keep getting free vacations and gifts from donors without having to disclose them or, god forbid, someone on the court having to experience consequences for their corruption.

Knowing Thomas he'd probably argue for the rules then argue he's exempt because he got the job before they were implemented.

Usually someone would use a person's own words against them as a final argument; a final slap in the face. Willis gets that out of the way on page 1 and goes on to bury the man.

I can't win.

Thank God for Alabama. Now people can't look at my state (FL) like we've got all the idiots. We have a surplus, to be sure, but 'Bama has some stellar examples of their own.

"They almost forgot about me. I better grab some headlines."

Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TVYouTube. Trial.

Police cameras, you say?

"Good"? I hope your radio plays Margaritaville like it's groundhog day until you become a better person.

I'd like to move it just because it's the first argument out of people's mouths against making election day a national holiday (as it should be).

It's kind of a nothing. I'm glad Biden visited a red state after yet another disaster and is doing what a president should. He even met Senator Skeletor (Rick Scott). DeSantis not meeting him is an act of political cowardice, and after the last time Biden outshone him in his own state it's also clear thinking. My governor can't afford too many more Ls.

I'm halfway through Gaiman's American Gods and then I'm going to complete my journey though The Culture with The Hydrogen Sonata.

Do they not have editors anymore

Naah, they're all in a rush to be the first to press with the Radioactive Pig scoop.

But an outburst in court can be considered contempt. The judge could have marched him back in for that one but it probably would have been seen as petty.

He won't resign because the bar to remove him is too great. Now if they prosecuted him for tax evasion, that could get him off the bench before he dies.

I concur. I'd recomment the evening tour if they still offer it.

I understand but he's going to make hay out of this no matter what. The good news is that this isn't a debate with an imperfect moderator; it's a judge who can slap real sanctions on people for breaking decorum. Trump won't be in control.