It was a really, really good political news day today in the US (4/4/23)
For anyone who hasn't heard, not only did Trump get arrested, but also:
-We found out that the legal case against him in this prosecution (stormy daniels hush money case) is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than people had speculated. Like, wow do they have receipts.
-In fact, the evidence was so entirely there that the new question on prime time news (well, at least on msnbc lol) is "Hey, why didn't the federal courts prosecute him for this already???)
-Trump FAILED UTTERLY in his attempts to rally mass protests and demands for "death and destruction" if he was arrested. There was no violence at the arrest at all, and as for Trump supporters? They failed to show up in any kind of numbers--reportedly only about a hundred people were protesting the arrest
-We (aka Judge Janet Protasiewicz) WON what is widely considered to be the most consequential election of 2023, a Wisconsin state supreme court election that handed control of the state supreme court to the left
-Because of that election win, it is now extremely likely that abortion will be legal in Wisconsin, and that Wisconsin won't be able to throw out electors in the 2024 presidential election
-ALSO bc of this, Wisconsin, the most gerrymandered state in the country, will probably get nonpartisan, accurate maps, which COULD FLIP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in 2024
-In Chicago, Brandon Johnson, union organizer and former teacher, won the election for mayor, in a decisive win progressives, esp for meaningful criminal justice reform and investment in mental health (whereas the other guy was campaigning on hiring hundreds of new cops and being super tough on crime)
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You won’t ever catch me rooting for the police, and especially not the NYPD, but I’ll give him a shoutout for that
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The indictment also names Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith, and several others.
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You can download and read the 98-page indictment here.
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the fact that trump can still run for president is mind blowing to me.
youre telling me that the ONLY REQUIREMENTS for RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT are to be born in the US, lived here for 14 years, and 35+ years old? THATS IT??
THIS MAN COULD BE IN PRISON, STILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT, AND STILL WIN?
AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT WRONG?
like, itd be easier for people with previous felonies to RUN FOR PRESIDENT than it is for them to FIND A JOB???
HELLO?? WTF???
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It's so funny that barbie and hannibal are currently trending higher than former home alone actor Donald trump getting arrested for 34 felonies
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Idk man it's 2am I'm listening to barbie songs and this just seemed funny enough to post here so
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