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Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 7h

Can we make a RICO case against the Trump kakistocracy?

This is a serious question and I hope folks with the necessary expertise answer it.

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 9h

Another "Threads" post …

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 12h

Prosecuting Trump for civil frud and winning means Trump toadies can indict (persecute) the prosecutor

Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 12h

EDVA indicts NY AG Letitia James. I’ll discuss with Chris Hayes and Harry Litman on @MSNBC at 8 pm ET.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charges

James, a Democrat, has clashed with President Donald Trump after she brought civil charges against him in New York.

www.nbcnews.com

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 12h

Kristi Noem wants you to believe FALSELY that Antifa is as sophisticated as Hezbollah and Hamas …

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

trib.al

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 15h

EDVA, where justice goes to die.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two…

www.cnn.com

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Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 12h

This is what tyranny looks like. President Trump is using the Justice Department as his personal attack dog, targeting Attorney General Tish James for the ‘crime’ of prosecuting him for fraud—and winning.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

🚨BREAKING: A federal grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on one count of fraud Thursday, ABC News reports. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

In Latest Political Prosecution, Trump’s DOJ Indicts New York AG Letitia James

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 12h

DEPLORABLE

Politico @politico.com · 13h

A federal appeals court panel appears ready to allow Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland.

Two members of the three-judge panel questioned an opposing ruling from a lower judge and signaled they are likely to lift it.

Appeals court poised to allow Trump’s Oregon National Guard deployment

Two Trump appointees signaled they will give the president broad latitude to use the guard as he sees fit.

www.politico.com

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 12h

The “gilded rococo nightmare” of Trump’s Oval Office is becoming a symbol of his gross economic mismanagement.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h

If you doubt that we’re in a new Gilded Age, check out the price of gold. Since Trump took office, it’s risen by 50% and what causes gold to rise is a falling dollar. trib.al/prk5Pav

The “gilded rococo nightmare” of Trump’s Oval Office is becoming a symbol of his gross economic mismanagement.

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 12h

Generals and Admirals sat silently when Hegseth and Trump lectured them at Quantico last week. They cherish the principle inscribed on a plaque at West Point … “Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”

The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 13h

"To say that Pete Hegseth is no Jim Mattis would be an understatement." Read Tom Malinowski's latest

Trump’s war on the values of warriors

Our military leaders will be carrying an incredible weight on their shoulders for the next three years.

contrarian.substack.com

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Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 19h

I asked ChatGPT why people continue to support Trump despite a decade's worth of overwhelming evidence that he is a pathological liar, routinely betrays his closest allies, and rarely acts in his voters' best interests. Here's what it said:

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 19h

So far in Chicago ICE has killed a man with no criminal record and lied about what happened, shot a U.S. citizen 5 times and lied about what happened, dragged over 130 residents (mostly U.S. citizens) out of an apartment building, and shot a clergyman in the head with a pepperball …

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 20h

What the Nobel Peace Prize must represent …
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize 2002

The Nobel Peace Prize 2002 was awarded to Jimmy Carter "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote ...

www.nobelprize.org

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 21h

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 1d

The alignment of far right politicians with billionaire tech bros is at play.
The op ed is an illustration of why so many subscribers left the WashPo and so many journalists left the newspaper in disgust and dismay over what happened to a revered paper.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

The simple truth is that Trump is a criminal. Now he and his accomplices are back in power, and they’re using that power to smear the honest agents and prosecutors who investigated them. www.thebulwark.com/p/bondi-host...

Bondi to Congress: 🖕

The attorney general came to the Hill to deliver a message to Democrats: Your ‘oversight’ couldn't matter to us less.

www.thebulwark.com

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Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 21h

It's past time that our military leadership—and the military rank and file—take a moral stand and REFUSE to act on the orders of an immoral and criminal President.

To do otherwise would make them complicit in the destruction of our rules-based democracy.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“Senior military leaders should have stepped in to prevent Trump from turning addresses at Fort Bragg and Norfolk into political rallies; the silence of the Army and Navy secretaries, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and some top generals and admirals is appalling…”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 21h

It's past time that our military leadership—and the military rank and file—take a moral stand and REFUSE to act on the orders of an immoral and criminal President.

To do otherwise would make them complicit in the destruction of our rules-based democracy.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“America’s senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, must approach Trump now and make clear to him that they will not obey illegal orders to act against American citizens or disrupt the American political process.”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com