No pretrial conditions! No bail, gag order, passport surrender, etc - even the judge appeared surprised. He's still receiving preferential treatment unlike Reality Winner, Jack Teixeira and others. I'm thoroughly disgusted.
IMO - I think it’s because their case is so tight (DOJ is not allowing anything his lawyers can call prejudicial), you won’t get to watch him on the way to jail, but jail is where he’ll be - can I get an amen?
As long as 30% (?) of Americans remain brainwashed by #MangoWanker #Mobster #Traitor #Rapist, with their votes locked into treasonous Putin-loving assholes, democracy will be on a knife's edge.
We will never change the politicians, the cowards are chained to the votes. We must find a way to SHOCK the voters and wake them up.
The media love Trump and the profits he brings them. They will do nothing to derail that gravy train.
I wonder about this: is Trump more popular in the media than in real life? I think yes. These networks keep going to the well until it dries up. My guess is, many if not most Americans have moved on and are as sick of Trump as we are. He's not going to GAIN voters by being indicted like this.
With the advent of "totally free, in-depth, quality news" free on the internet, and traditional paper newspapers in decline, the news media have been desperate to stay in business. Many have not made it.
Time and Newsweek went under and their brand names bought by other well-meaning but understaffed companies.
Thus the CNN-Trump townhall debacle. Money drives everything now. Wall Street gloats. Democracy is in big trouble.
1. the elimination of capital export controls in the USA and EU in the 1990s meant all the capital for investment here got sucked into China and India, etc. Good for the, terrible for us. China's infrastructure is in many ways 10-years ahead of the USA now.
2. the essential elimination of taxes on the super-rich and corporations mean the government (and the people) are impoverished.
Only human voters should be allowed to make political donations, only as individuals, and limits to, say, $5k total per year.
That won't happen of course
and the climate catastrophe is *already* starting to break down supply chains.
Mostly, I give moderrn civilisation 20 years at most, probably less than 15.
Do I dare wonder if our IC community doesn’t have things in play to get back our most precious secrets from a hostile foreign agent that is no longer POTUS. Diet coke valet makes me wonder Greg. But we’ve dreamed before -sigh. I read Anna Bowers courtroom description article earlier this week & then I couldn’t find it again😑. It was sooo good! Details you don’t expect. TY for putting it here. Both you & Gal are sooooo on point. 💗
Thanks, Jenn. I like to think the IC new he was bad news and treated him accordingly, but what do I know? We are only guessing. The CIA lost a lot of informants overseas early in Trump's presidency. Why?
I’ve served in the military. I’ve had a security clearance. On TV I’ve seen people handcuffed and hauled off to jail for a bag of weed or slapping their mother-in-law. Don’t tell me the justice system treats everyone equally. When arguably the biggest traitor in the history of the country gets to strut around, spewing lies and hate while he’s running for president, no wonder millions of us have lost faith in the system.
Do you think maybe they don’t want a circus to which his followers can rev up anger? I don’t know but it feels awful. It always feels awful to be an active citizen but then leave it all up to the experts. The military has its own structure for sure. Maybe our gov’t, certain sections like the DOJ has it’s own way of hearing what the public is thinking? How does the military hear what the people in the military are thinking?
Trump is absolutely being treated differently. And I get it, as the FPOTUS, some concessions should be made. But this is ridiculous, just ridiculous. All criminals will run for office now, as it brings immunity.
It’s frustrating. We are supposed to be involved citizens but then fuck off at some point and let it be handled by the experts. I want to know my thoughts to them are heard. I know FDR waited for public opinion to catch up with his agendas. But, how did he know what that public opinion said? Greg; what is the route for Jack Smith, and the DOJ to hear our opinions aside from having our tweets go into a DOJ archive record? Do we write? Do they read it? If so Who reads it. Be involved and vote but then shut up and wait? The public forum; we talk to each other? Isn’t there a missing link here?
The lack of pre-trial conditions on Trump makes the public think the crimes can't be that serious. I mean, if he is a threat to national security, how could they possibly allow him to travel freely internationally if he so desires? Weird, to say the least.
It may be that they know he won't go anywhere they can't get him. Even if we don't have an extradition treaty with a place, like the UAE or Venezuela or whatever, is that country really going to not give HIM to us if we demand it? But why risk it? House arrest, gag order. Silencing him is what is indicated.
It did NOT go unnoticed that while Jack Teixeira, the Discord traitor guy who served up classified documents to his buddies to impress them, was charged with the same crimes of the Espionage Act that Trump is charged with, remains in jail and will most likely be there until he's in his sixties. Trump, on the other hand, is under no restrictions to his movements, speech, or his continued traitorous behavior toward the United States. But, please, let's hear some more whining from the Republican seditionists about how charging Trump with crimes is part of a two-tiered justice system. Trump should be living in the exact same conditions as Teixeira, with "three hots and a cot," and no way to communicate with the outside world except with his attorneys and anyone who wants to visit. It is OUTRAGEOUS that even after being charged with these crimes, he's still allowed to waddle free.
The indictments were great, and about time, but Trump's treatment like a head of state afterwards leaves NORMAL Americans to continue to distrust the justice system. We are either a nation of laws where alleged criminals are all treated the same, or we're not. So far, we are not.
First, I feel nauseous. Second, again, I hope Jack Smith sees your words. Third, thanks.
Trump moved me to write election postcards in '20 and '22. Being trained and experienced as a writer, editor, event producer, and graphic designer, I've "sort of" tried to contribute more than a few scribbled postcards and stamps. Other than a brief editing assignment, however, I hadn't found a way in -- until . . .
Recriving an email this week, asking for a volunteer graphic designer, I signed on.
The idea phase is the exciting part of design. Unless it's a big-budget, "glamorous," corporate deal with assistants to do the tedious tasks, most design projects definitely have their boring phases.
So, having done some fun sketching, I was sitting here staring at my half-finished Photoshop layout, twirling my hair, gazing out the window, playing with my phone...
...on which, I just read this new edition of your Substack.
I am now so furious that I'm gonna finish this damn web page layout if it kills me -- and anything else this Democrat vote-getting organization needs designed.
I guess you never know all the odds and ends that your writing inspires. I hope it inspires the Powers That Be to stop treating Traitor #1 like a f'n celebrity. FL just executed another killer. How many people has T1 murdered? I am SO furious...
I'm glad you're doing that and that this inspired it. We MUST vote. I think people understand that, but maybe they don't. The media is so awful. We are all furious, so furious it's paralyzing on some days...
So furious, I committed typo sins. (another reason why even an editor needs an editor.) Along with helping to encourage voting, my personal goal is not to click on any headline that contains "Trump." If I have extra time, I threaten to boycott advertisers who look "red." The efforts feel about the size of the proverbial pee hole in snowbank, but then I think of you, Jack Smith (I hope), and... another name'll come to me... Short on inspiration these days...
I have mixed emotions. Granted the drawings I saw of chump made him look better than he ever has. Even the newspeople commented about it. However, I would be happy never to see his “Dorian Gray revealed” visage again. Also if he were televised he would turn it into another reality show. Could anybody stop him.
I want to see him cower. When he appears on TV now, he is always, ALWAYS, the one calling the shots. Let him be in a place where he has no control and see how he does.
Very upset that Trump skated again without taking a mugshot, no bail set, passport not retrieved, and can still campaign! It isn’t fair that this schmuck who practically ruined our country, gets to walk around scot-free. Is Smith setting him up for something even bigger to charge him with other than sedition? Personally, I would like him to face a firing squad made up of all the women he raped. E Jean Carroll could lead the pack.
Shout out this week to you, Greg Olear, LB, Gal Suburban, Victor Shi, The Five/8 audience and readers on this page for their contributions to the fight against truth decay!
I contacted the Supreme Court to advocate for televising the "documents" trial.
For those interested in doing the same, here is their contact page:
Jack Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, struck a far more sober tone, telling reporters, “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone.” ⚖️ #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw
I disagree with one thing: the media’s coverage IS a disgrace.
I'm not going to argue. But some of the reporting has been good (like Anna Bower). The TV media? Disgrace.
No pretrial conditions! No bail, gag order, passport surrender, etc - even the judge appeared surprised. He's still receiving preferential treatment unlike Reality Winner, Jack Teixeira and others. I'm thoroughly disgusted.
And the preferential treatment is coming from the DOJ. It's all very strange.
IMO - I think it’s because their case is so tight (DOJ is not allowing anything his lawyers can call prejudicial), you won’t get to watch him on the way to jail, but jail is where he’ll be - can I get an amen?
Thank you, Greg and Gal
As long as 30% (?) of Americans remain brainwashed by #MangoWanker #Mobster #Traitor #Rapist, with their votes locked into treasonous Putin-loving assholes, democracy will be on a knife's edge.
We will never change the politicians, the cowards are chained to the votes. We must find a way to SHOCK the voters and wake them up.
The media love Trump and the profits he brings them. They will do nothing to derail that gravy train.
I despair.
Remember: ...
The purpose of The Media is to MAKE MONEY.
Truth, not so much.
Exactly!
I wonder about this: is Trump more popular in the media than in real life? I think yes. These networks keep going to the well until it dries up. My guess is, many if not most Americans have moved on and are as sick of Trump as we are. He's not going to GAIN voters by being indicted like this.
With the advent of "totally free, in-depth, quality news" free on the internet, and traditional paper newspapers in decline, the news media have been desperate to stay in business. Many have not made it.
Time and Newsweek went under and their brand names bought by other well-meaning but understaffed companies.
Thus the CNN-Trump townhall debacle. Money drives everything now. Wall Street gloats. Democracy is in big trouble.
1. the elimination of capital export controls in the USA and EU in the 1990s meant all the capital for investment here got sucked into China and India, etc. Good for the, terrible for us. China's infrastructure is in many ways 10-years ahead of the USA now.
2. the essential elimination of taxes on the super-rich and corporations mean the government (and the people) are impoverished.
Only human voters should be allowed to make political donations, only as individuals, and limits to, say, $5k total per year.
That won't happen of course
and the climate catastrophe is *already* starting to break down supply chains.
Mostly, I give moderrn civilisation 20 years at most, probably less than 15.
Have a nice day! 😊
Do I dare wonder if our IC community doesn’t have things in play to get back our most precious secrets from a hostile foreign agent that is no longer POTUS. Diet coke valet makes me wonder Greg. But we’ve dreamed before -sigh. I read Anna Bowers courtroom description article earlier this week & then I couldn’t find it again😑. It was sooo good! Details you don’t expect. TY for putting it here. Both you & Gal are sooooo on point. 💗
Thanks, Jenn. I like to think the IC new he was bad news and treated him accordingly, but what do I know? We are only guessing. The CIA lost a lot of informants overseas early in Trump's presidency. Why?
I’ve served in the military. I’ve had a security clearance. On TV I’ve seen people handcuffed and hauled off to jail for a bag of weed or slapping their mother-in-law. Don’t tell me the justice system treats everyone equally. When arguably the biggest traitor in the history of the country gets to strut around, spewing lies and hate while he’s running for president, no wonder millions of us have lost faith in the system.
Do you think maybe they don’t want a circus to which his followers can rev up anger? I don’t know but it feels awful. It always feels awful to be an active citizen but then leave it all up to the experts. The military has its own structure for sure. Maybe our gov’t, certain sections like the DOJ has it’s own way of hearing what the public is thinking? How does the military hear what the people in the military are thinking?
Maybe, but so what? Those fuckers are going to be angry no matter what. He should be under house arrest with a gag order. Napoleon on St Helena.
Trump is absolutely being treated differently. And I get it, as the FPOTUS, some concessions should be made. But this is ridiculous, just ridiculous. All criminals will run for office now, as it brings immunity.
It’s frustrating. We are supposed to be involved citizens but then fuck off at some point and let it be handled by the experts. I want to know my thoughts to them are heard. I know FDR waited for public opinion to catch up with his agendas. But, how did he know what that public opinion said? Greg; what is the route for Jack Smith, and the DOJ to hear our opinions aside from having our tweets go into a DOJ archive record? Do we write? Do they read it? If so Who reads it. Be involved and vote but then shut up and wait? The public forum; we talk to each other? Isn’t there a missing link here?
I have no idea. I just keeping shouting and hope someone listens.
The lack of pre-trial conditions on Trump makes the public think the crimes can't be that serious. I mean, if he is a threat to national security, how could they possibly allow him to travel freely internationally if he so desires? Weird, to say the least.
It may be that they know he won't go anywhere they can't get him. Even if we don't have an extradition treaty with a place, like the UAE or Venezuela or whatever, is that country really going to not give HIM to us if we demand it? But why risk it? House arrest, gag order. Silencing him is what is indicated.
Trump and the press.
" he thinks any news is a positive for him."
His ego will continue to engorge the moments.
Yesterday I again fell asleep in my reading chair.
I awakened screaming from a daymare.
Trump was convicted of ALL crimes.
He won the election.
He pardoned himself.
Day mare for sure
I don't think he will win. I think he will lose, bigly. But that scenario is not impossible by any means.
Hope your correct
It did NOT go unnoticed that while Jack Teixeira, the Discord traitor guy who served up classified documents to his buddies to impress them, was charged with the same crimes of the Espionage Act that Trump is charged with, remains in jail and will most likely be there until he's in his sixties. Trump, on the other hand, is under no restrictions to his movements, speech, or his continued traitorous behavior toward the United States. But, please, let's hear some more whining from the Republican seditionists about how charging Trump with crimes is part of a two-tiered justice system. Trump should be living in the exact same conditions as Teixeira, with "three hots and a cot," and no way to communicate with the outside world except with his attorneys and anyone who wants to visit. It is OUTRAGEOUS that even after being charged with these crimes, he's still allowed to waddle free.
The indictments were great, and about time, but Trump's treatment like a head of state afterwards leaves NORMAL Americans to continue to distrust the justice system. We are either a nation of laws where alleged criminals are all treated the same, or we're not. So far, we are not.
It’s upside down.
Yes!
We most definitely are not, not now. And Judge Cannon will probably make that point all too clear in the days to come...
First, I feel nauseous. Second, again, I hope Jack Smith sees your words. Third, thanks.
Trump moved me to write election postcards in '20 and '22. Being trained and experienced as a writer, editor, event producer, and graphic designer, I've "sort of" tried to contribute more than a few scribbled postcards and stamps. Other than a brief editing assignment, however, I hadn't found a way in -- until . . .
Recriving an email this week, asking for a volunteer graphic designer, I signed on.
The idea phase is the exciting part of design. Unless it's a big-budget, "glamorous," corporate deal with assistants to do the tedious tasks, most design projects definitely have their boring phases.
So, having done some fun sketching, I was sitting here staring at my half-finished Photoshop layout, twirling my hair, gazing out the window, playing with my phone...
...on which, I just read this new edition of your Substack.
I am now so furious that I'm gonna finish this damn web page layout if it kills me -- and anything else this Democrat vote-getting organization needs designed.
I guess you never know all the odds and ends that your writing inspires. I hope it inspires the Powers That Be to stop treating Traitor #1 like a f'n celebrity. FL just executed another killer. How many people has T1 murdered? I am SO furious...
Go get ‘em
I'm glad you're doing that and that this inspired it. We MUST vote. I think people understand that, but maybe they don't. The media is so awful. We are all furious, so furious it's paralyzing on some days...
So furious, I committed typo sins. (another reason why even an editor needs an editor.) Along with helping to encourage voting, my personal goal is not to click on any headline that contains "Trump." If I have extra time, I threaten to boycott advertisers who look "red." The efforts feel about the size of the proverbial pee hole in snowbank, but then I think of you, Jack Smith (I hope), and... another name'll come to me... Short on inspiration these days...
I have mixed emotions. Granted the drawings I saw of chump made him look better than he ever has. Even the newspeople commented about it. However, I would be happy never to see his “Dorian Gray revealed” visage again. Also if he were televised he would turn it into another reality show. Could anybody stop him.
I want to see him cower. When he appears on TV now, he is always, ALWAYS, the one calling the shots. Let him be in a place where he has no control and see how he does.
Very upset that Trump skated again without taking a mugshot, no bail set, passport not retrieved, and can still campaign! It isn’t fair that this schmuck who practically ruined our country, gets to walk around scot-free. Is Smith setting him up for something even bigger to charge him with other than sedition? Personally, I would like him to face a firing squad made up of all the women he raped. E Jean Carroll could lead the pack.
It's nauseating. Just nauseating.
Shout out this week to you, Greg Olear, LB, Gal Suburban, Victor Shi, The Five/8 audience and readers on this page for their contributions to the fight against truth decay!
I contacted the Supreme Court to advocate for televising the "documents" trial.
For those interested in doing the same, here is their contact page:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/contact/contact_pio.aspx
Jack Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, struck a far more sober tone, telling reporters, “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone.” ⚖️ #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw