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Rosie Walters<p>"“You have a product that is killing people,” continued Graham, who strangely has yet to make the same point to the makers of whichever brand of AR-15 he proudly owns, or indeed to the makers of the assault rifles responsible for another record high of US school shootings last year."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/02/mark-zuckerberg-meta-big-tech-washington" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/feb/02/mark-zuckerberg-meta-big-tech-washington</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Snapchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snapchat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discord</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a></p>
U.S. Politics in Real Time<p>A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were 'suppressed'</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-whistleblower-senate-judiciary-russia-giuliani-leak-trump-allies-fuks-biden-2023-8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">businessinsider.com/fbi-whistl</span><span class="invisible">eblower-senate-judiciary-russia-giuliani-leak-trump-allies-fuks-biden-2023-8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FBIInvestigations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBIInvestigations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Giuliani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Giuliani</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TrumpAllies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAllies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SuppressedInvestigations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuppressedInvestigations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whistleblower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> Chair <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DickDurbin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DickDurbin</span></a> said Sunday that “everything is on the table” as the panel scrutinizes new ethics concerns around <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a>. “The bottom line is this: Everything is on the table. Day after day, week after week, more and more disclosures about Justice Thomas – we cannot ignore them,” the Illinois Democrat told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/politics/supreme-court-clarence-thom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2023/05/07/politics/su</span><span class="invisible">preme-court-clarence-thom</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FinancialDisclosure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialDisclosure</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EthicsReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthicsReform</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> Cmte Held Hearing 3/2/23 On <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EthicsCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthicsCode</span></a> For <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> Amidst <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scandal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EthicsReforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthicsReforms</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/checksandbalances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>checksandbalances</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/recusal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recusal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/statusquo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statusquo</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HarlanCrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarlanCrow</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publicservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/judicialpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judicialpower</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/federaljudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federaljudiciary</span></a> Enforce the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CodeofConduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodeofConduct</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crisis</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/confidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confidence</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JudicialActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudicialActivism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PartisanJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartisanJudiciary</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/OathofOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OathofOffice</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ4kKO73q1w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=UQ4kKO73q1</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>@lawdork - "Sen. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LindseyGraham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LindseyGraham</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/falsely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>falsely</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/claimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claimed</span></a> multiple times on 3/2/23 that all 9 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> justices signed on to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ChiefJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefJustice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a>’s letter declining <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> Committee Chair <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DickDurbin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DickDurbin</span></a> invitation to attend the committee’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hearing</span></a> on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EthicsReforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthicsReforms</span></a>. Building on that false premise, Graham later claimed, “I just want people to understand court as a whole has a problem with this, whether they’re right or wrong.” <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/epicenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epicenter</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a></p>
Wallyapplebee 🌈 ☀️🌵<p>With all this “stuff” the SCOTUS justices seem to be dealing with first <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clarencethomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clarencethomas</span></a> and his loving wife, then <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gorsuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gorsuch</span></a> , now <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/roberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roberts</span></a> and his rich loving wife, the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/senatejudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senatejudiciary</span></a> is hamstringed by <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dianefeinstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dianefeinstein</span></a> absence , time for someone to step up and force a decision for the good of the country. My sympathy is with her, but is she even capable of making a decision?</p>
Poetry News<p>Clarence Thomas' deeds stir<br>Much conflict in the Senate now<br>Hope for justice prevails</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/clarencethomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clarencethomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/senatejudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senatejudiciary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/clarence-thomas-blumenthal-hearing-rcna81766" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/deadline-white-house</span><span class="invisible">/deadline-legal-blog/clarence-thomas-blumenthal-hearing-rcna81766</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Make no mistake - No <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/resolve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resolve</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/honesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honesty</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/integrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>integrity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>values</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ChiefJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefJustice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> has <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/declined" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>declined</span></a> to directly <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/respond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>respond</span></a> to a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congressional</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/request" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>request</span></a> to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/investigate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investigate</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a>’ alleged <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ethicallapses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethicallapses</span></a>. Roberts instead referred request from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> Chairman <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DickDurbin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DickDurbin</span></a> to the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JudicialConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudicialConference</span></a>, which serves as the policy-making body of the federal courts. This is not about <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> - it is about a long documented history of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/22/politics/chief-justice-john-roberts-clarence-thomas/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2023/04/22/politics/ch</span><span class="invisible">ief-justice-john-roberts-clarence-thomas/index.html</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> has for years claimed <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> from a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/defunct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defunct</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/realestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realestate</span></a> firm<br>The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/misstatements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misstatements</span></a> [<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a>]] which began when a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FamilyBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyBusiness</span></a> transferred its <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/holdings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holdings</span></a> to another company, are part of a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pattern</span></a> that has raised questions about how <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judge</span></a> views his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/obligation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obligation</span></a> to accurately report details about his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/finances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finances</span></a> to the public.<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IRSAudit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRSAudit</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AdministrativeOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdministrativeOffice</span></a> of the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USCourts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StateTaxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateTaxes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PayYourTaxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayYourTaxes</span></a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/04/16/clarence-thomas-ginger-financial-disclosure/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/investigati</span><span class="invisible">ons/2023/04/16/clarence-thomas-ginger-financial-disclosure/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trumpian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpian</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Greg Curtin<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@AdamParkhomenko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AdamParkhomenko</span></a></span> </p><p>@ the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SenateJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenateJudiciary</span></a> </p><p>Silence leads to Violence. Complacency is Complicity <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ye</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KanyeWest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KanyeWest</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a></p>