Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Mentioned on MSNBC, the growing alliance between #ElonMusk and #Trump, as if we need another reason to question the wisdom of billionaires. My wild ass guess, besides being two simpatico egomaniacs, Musk may view Trump as the “less regulation” Maniac in Charge, and blind or indifferent to Trump’s fascist nature. 🤔🔥

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-musk-alliance-billionaires-secret-plan-to-influence-2024-election/ar-BB1nkfcp

If jurors were required to be #unanimous on which unlawful means (#crimes) #Trump employed, it may have been harder to reach a verdict.

Merchan explains the elements of the #felony falsification charge. He says the records at issue can pertain to a private business & can be electronic or other data.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial

An undisputed truth.

#BlackMastodon

Trump and his allies claim the criminal case would never have been brought against anyone else.

100% incorrect.

New York has a long tradition of producing corrupt politicians who eventually get prosecuted for things like campaign finance violations.

Just ask George Santos.

This is a good thing. We need more good things.

Negro Leagues statistics to be officially integrated into MLB historical record https://sports.yahoo.com/negro-leagues-statistics-to-be-officially-integrated-into-mlb-historical-record-212207260.html

Justice #Merchan explains the reason prosecutors charged #Trump w/falsifying business records as a #felony: Because, they say, he covered up a second #crime, violating the state #ElectionLaw that forbids a #conspiracy to aid a person’s #election by #UnlawfulMeans.

Last week, prosecution won a major argument when they argued that the jurors did not have to agree #unanimously on the “unlawful means” (#crimes) they might determine that Trump used.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial

Justice #Merchan explains that the #law considers #MichaelCohen an #accomplice “because there is #evidence that he participated in a #crime based upon conduct involved in the allegations here against the defendant.”

🚨He tells the jurors that “even if you find the testimony of Michael Cohen to be believable, you may not convict the defendant solely upon that testimony, unless you also find that it was corroborated by other evidence” connecting #Trump w/the crime.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial

Thoughts and prayers are not enough.

It's time for an assault weapons ban.

"IDF says hidden store of terror munitions may have caused deadly Rafah blaze"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-hidden-store-of-terror-munitions-may-have-caused-deadly-rafah-blaze/

"Military probing if stockpile of weapons, other combustibles, caused secondary blasts leading to dozens of deaths, says airstrike was almost a mile from designated Gaza safe zone"

#Hamas #terrorists #Gaza #Israel #Rafah

#AbortionIsHealthcare

#trump #alzheimer #postitnotes #HushMoneyTrial #stormydaniels #gop

This whole situation is breaking him , the legal problems, the midnight posts and the way he is talking show this is too much for him and his age , here is a link to the post so you can read the Post-it notes

https://x.com/mikesington/status/1795792084575858695?s=46

Mommy, daddy? Does Santa come today? Does he bring presents?

Merry Convictmas to all who celebrate. And to the rest in magaland, Happy Conviction Day to you too. May your Trump be always allowed to be Trump

#MerryConvictmas #Convictmas #LetTrumpBeTrump #Convicted #Convict #CommonCriminal

@randahl You’ve heard the phrase “The buck stops here”. Trump’s phrase “The buck stops at one of the many fall guys I’ve surrounded myself with for this very purpose, because I’m a genius.” <wink> <smile> <evil grin> 🤡

The jury has entered.

Justice #Merchan greets jurors & immediately begins reading the #JuryInstructions. He tells them the instructions will take ≥1 hr to get through. He explains that any changes in his inflection are not intended to send a message.

Merchan tells jurors that it is not his responsibility to judge the #evidence in the case. “It is yours,” he says. “You are the judges of the facts, & you are responsible for deciding whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.”

#TrumpTrial

The GOP truly is a death cult. They exist to destroy, not to create. They believe in a god whom they call merciful but whose ultimate promise is suffering and annihilation. They pledge allegiance to a Messiah who preached unconditional love and acceptance, yet see no contradiction between their pledge and their actions. They assign no value to the lives of anyone who cannot enrich them.

From @mathowie

https://xoxo.zone/users/mathowie/statuses/112520728126038491

Because the #UnlawfulMeans could be any or all of the other crimes, each individual false-records charge that #Trump faces contains w/in it multiple possible crimes for jurors to adjudicate, & #law for Justice Merchan to explain.

#criminal #TrumpTrial

In #NewYork, falsifying records is a #misdemeanor, unless the documents were faked to HIDE ANOTHER CRIME. The other crime, prosecutors say (they also presented evidence of other #crimes), was Trump’s 2016 violation of state #ElectionLaw that prohibited #conspiring to aid a #political campaign using “#UnlawfulMeans.”

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial