chimolaw.bsky.social
@chimolaw.bsky.social
Dad, Chess novice, Illinois Law
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me last week:

“There was, and is, no external crisis facing the United States. But for reasons of both personality and political ambition, Trump needs a crisis to govern — or rather, to rule. And if the actual conditions of reality will not give him a state of exception, he’ll create one himself.”
FLAG: Trump says he might declare a national emergency to keep National Guard troops in D.C.

"If I have a national emergency, I can keep the troops there as long as I want."
August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The trailer for “Love, Brooklyn,” starring Andre Holland, Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise & Roy Wood Jr, is out:
July 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Over 26 years, a Mississippi DA, Doug Evans, and his team struck Black prospective jurors more than 4 times as often as white ones, famously in Curtis Flowers' case. Despite lawsuits and complaints, he never faced discipline and retired on his own terms. boltsmag.org/mississ...
Mississippi DA, Exposed for Striking Black Jurors, Leaves His Office On His Own Terms
When the Supreme Court struck down Curtis Flowers’ conviction, it sparked lawsuits, bills, and calls for oversight. But DA Doug Evans is getting to walk away with no accountability.
boltsmag.org
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM