The FBI says that the Twitter files simply reveal business as usual, no big deal: The correspondence between the FBI and Twitter show nothing more than examples of our tradition, longstanding and ongoing federal government and private sector engagements, which … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin.”] Alan Dershowitz opines on the Jan 6 committee’s recommendation that the DOJ indict Trump: “In my view, it’s clearly unconstitutional,” Dershowitz said on Monday’s edition of the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show. “Article … Continue reading →
I’m planning to deal with Twitter files #7 at some length in a post tomorrow. But for today, I’ll just link to it again, and add this observation: With the Steele dossier, the FBI and DOJ and MSM and social … Continue reading →
For now, anyway: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked an order that would lift Title 42, the pandemic-era health policy that has been used to deter migrants more than 2.5 million times. The order Monday by Chief Justice … Continue reading →
…does exactly what it was always going to do: recommend that the DOJ indict Donald Trump. The hypocrisy of the following statement is stunning, but not surprising. We’ve become used to it: “Faith in our system is the foundation of … Continue reading →
Surprise, surprise! Not. Here are the details. Will the DOJ follow through and actually indict him on these charges or on others connected with the government’s MAL raid? I suppose it depends on whether they think it’s more in the … Continue reading →
The latest Twitterfile drop is from Matt Taibbi, and it focuses on the camaraderie between the FBI and the folks at Trust and Safety at Twitter. It’s not solely limited to the FBI, either; there were other government players, but … Continue reading →
I profoundly disagree with Robert Barnes on certain things (in particular Ukraine, but not limited to that), but these two clips represent him in his wheelhouse. He states many things here with which I agree. One prominent one is that … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “stan.”] Here’s an interesting look back at the history of the DOJ, and how it’s been a politicized force for a long time – often but not always on behalf of the Democrats. The article includes suggestions … Continue reading →
And so do I. Here’s Patel: #KashPatel: The only way there would be this level of engagement from the FBI/DOJ with Twitter is if Bill Barr and Christopher Wray personally authorized it. If @elonmusk doesn’t release, everything subpoenas need to … Continue reading →
Evil doings in Iran [emphasis mine]: On December 8, 2022, the Iranian regime hanged 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari (pictured, left), after a secret trial in Iran’s Revolutionary Court. Four days later, in defiance of international condemnation of Shekari’s execution, Iran publicly … Continue reading →
This was a long time coming: …[T]he town of Mesa, Arizona, reached an $8 million settlement last week with the widow of Daniel Shaver. Shaver is the unarmed man who was fatally shot while crawling down a hallway on his … Continue reading →