@bilbocroft.bsky.social
English - Hacked Off supporter - fan of Jessica Tarlov - campaigner against Brexit - long time interest in the media and the law - trying to decide whether the media do in fact hold power to account to justify their privileges
OK, this Tucker Carlson impression on Saturday Night Live last night is uncanny! Has all the verbal tics and go-to phrases down, and nails the high-pitch cackle.
How many times can you avoid answering the question “Did you do anything to ensure that ChatGPT’s perception of DEI wouldn’t discriminate on the basis of sex?” before you actually answer it?
Also, be sure not to spread this video of Justin Fox, the other DOGE bro who revealed that he's a malicious moron who caused incredible destruction.
Do not hurt Justin Fox's reputation just by linking Justin Fox's name to the sworn testimony Justin Fox gave about what Justin Fox did.
What is matter with the Guardian?
Shoes and penis size - is this your schtick now?
You want me to fund this cr*p?
Isn’t this what editors are for?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
"Personal loyalty to Trump is the most important qualification for aspiring Trump judges. But rarely has a nominee auditioned this publicly, or with this many hashtags."
Not even the Nazis expressly announced they were committing war crimes. Indeed, at Nuremberg war crimes were denied.
But here, openly, the US Secretary for Defense is explicitly admitting to committing war crimes.
Did you watch/listen/understand the testimony - it doesn’t show? 🤦♀️🤷♀️
Was in parliament yesterday talking about how the manosphere = sales funnel. They aren’t just content creators; they are masculinity entrepreneurs - businessmen who profit from making young men feel inadequate
4th Cir., 2-1, affirms a jury finding that the operators of the Abu Ghraib Prison in 2008 are liable for conspiracy to commit torture and conspiracy to commit cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment under the Alien Tort Statute.
Damages awarded: $42 million.
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251...
This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon.
Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org
OVER THE TOP: Palantir requires NDA for college students attending job fair recruiting session at Cornell. via @cornellsun www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
We've gotten numb to it, but what Trump/Hegseth is now doing to Anthropic—and what Trump did to the law firms—are not just tantrums, they are impeachable abuses of power. They are, in effect, executive branch bills of attainder. ...
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A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
Trump: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much."
What the "very" giveth, the "pretty much" taketh away.
Musk's tweets/retweets about the trial have been an issue for the judge in this case. In court this morning, Justice Breyer raised the issue that these kinds of posts could bias the jury if they inadvertently came across them. Today he asked jurors if they had seen any publicity related to the case.
Jordan Fox, the special attorney who admitted that her office violated a ton of court orders, was in fact serving illegally the whole time ... slate.com/news-and-pol...
upsetting report from @macfarlanenews.bsky.social on another platform several hours ago
NEWS
Trump DOJ offers a deferred prosecution agreement to Halkbank, the Turkish state-run bank charged with laundering billions in Iranian oil money.
Trump repeatedly tried to end this case in his first term—per John Bolton, as a favor to one of the "dictators he liked" (i.e. Erdogan).
The government should have left X long ago.
Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told
A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.
There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.
He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.
Trump’s second term pardons have forgiven criminal debts of $1.5 billion. “Allies protected, donors rewarded, DOJ undermined, and election norms threatened. Corruption looks less like an exception and more like the rule.”
Coffee, straight out of my nose.
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes
Pay attention at the back!
BREAKING NYT:
Lindsey Halligan, the ex-U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who brought criminal cases against Trump's enemies over the objections of career prosecutors, is under investigation by Florida's bar association, according to a letter the organization sent last month.
