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June 13, 2023

Is this what they call a "triple-double"?

Donald Trump is now under arrest.

He is now officially a twice arrested, twice indicted, and twice impeached former President.

https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1668697985029480449
June 13, 2023

So turn off your television sets. Turn them off now! Turn them off right now! Turn them off and ...

"Network" (1976)

Howard Beale - Mad Prophet of the Airwaves

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This tube is the gospel, the ultimate revelation.

This tube can make or break presidents, popes, prime ministers.

This tube is the most awesome goddamn force in the whole godless world.

And woe is us if it ever falls into the hands of the wrong people.



Howard Beale - Turn off your TV's

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Classic scene from Network, 1976 movie with Peter Finch telling about mass media lying television networks. Television is a g*d*amn amusement park.
June 13, 2023

Nevada 'fake electors' appear before D.C. grand jury investigating Jan. 6

Source: NBC News

EXCLUSIVE

DONALD TRUMP

Nevada 'fake electors' appear before D.C. grand jury investigating Jan. 6

Even as Trump is set to appear in court in Miami in the classified documents probe, a grand jury investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election is continuing in Washington.

June 13, 2023, 1:32 PM EDT
By Natasha Korecki, Ryan J. Reilly, Victoria Ebner and Katherine Doyle

With Donald Trump set to appear in Miami for one set of federal charges, back in Washington, another grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and Trump's efforts to stay in office is also moving ahead in full force. ... Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald, a close Trump political ally, as well as Jim DeGraffenreid, the state party's vice chair, were spotted by NBC News entering the room where the Jan. 6 jury is meeting at the Washington federal courthouse Tuesday.

When asked about having to appear the same day as Trump's court date, McDonald joked to an NBC News reporter: "Not on my bucket list." McDonald had previously confirmed to NBC News that federal authorities seized his cellphone as part of the investigation.

The appearance comes a week after former Trump White House official Steve Bannon was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in Washington in connection with special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Jan. 6. The Bannon subpoena, for documents and testimony, was sent out late last month, the sources said.

In addition, at least one former Trump White House aide testified on June 1 before the grand jury, hearing evidence about the former president in its ongoing investigation surrounding the election, according to a source familiar with the appearance. The testimony focused on Trump's firing of Christopher Krebs in 2020. At the time, Krebs led the federal government's election cybersecurity efforts and debunked false claims of election fraud and hacking.

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Natasha Korecki
https://twitter.com/natashakorecki
Natasha.Korecki@nbcuni.com
Natasha Korecki is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.

Ryan J. Reilly
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly
ryan.reilly@nbcuni.com
Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.

Victoria Ebner
Victoria.Ebner@nbcuni.com
Victoria Ebner is a desk assistant with NBC News and MSNBC.

Katherine Doyle
katherine.doyle@nbcuni.com
Katherine Doyle is a White House reporter for NBC News.

Read more: Link to sourcehttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/nevada-fake-electors-appear-dc-jan-6-grand-jury-rcna89084



Exclusive: Two men who served as "fake electors," electors who signed certification documents purporting that Trump won in their states even though he had lost, were spotted entering the room where the grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack is meeting.

nbcnews.com
Nevada 'fake electors' appear before D.C. grand jury investigating Jan. 6
Even as Trump is set to appear in court in Miami in the classified documents probe, a grand jury investigation into the aftermath of the

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1668675956188258307
June 13, 2023

No owner of Bedminster has ever been convicted of criminal charges. John DeLorean was acquitted.

David Weigel Retweeted

No owner of Bedminster has ever been convicted of criminal charges. John DeLorean was acquitted at trial in the 1980s

Awaiting Trump to return to Bedminster tonight, where he’ll deliver remarks about his arraignment upon return.
Show this thread

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/1668690597526249481
June 13, 2023

On June 12, 1972, the first Popeyes, originally named Chicken on the Run, opened.

🍴On June 12, 1972, the first Popeyes, originally named Chicken on the Run, opened in the New Orleans suburb of Arabi, Louisiana

https://twitter.com/RetroNewsNow/status/1668489884665782272
June 13, 2023

On the night of June 12, 1994, 35-year-old Nicole Brown Simpson and 25-year-old Ron Goldman ...

On the night of June 12, 1994, 35-year-old Nicole Brown Simpson and 25-year-old Ron Goldman were brutally stabbed to death outside of Nicole's condominium in Brentwood, California. Nicole was stabbed 7 times. Ron suffered at least 22 stab wounds

https://twitter.com/RetroNewsNow/status/1668478532161290240
June 13, 2023

China's central bank unexpectedly trimmed a key lending rate as it takes steps to try and boost ...

China’s central bank unexpectedly trimmed a key lending rate as it takes steps to try and boost the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery #WSJWhatsNow https://on.wsj.com/3N6jws6

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1668604132222009346
June 13, 2023

Eve Tetaz, stalwart human-rights activist, dies at 91

Eve Tetaz, stalwart human-rights activist, dies at 91

washingtonpost.com
Eve Tetaz, stalwart human-rights activist, dies at 91
The retired educator was arrested so often that police and judges knew her by her first name.

https://twitter.com/postobits/status/1667663180569485334
Eve Tetaz, stalwart human-rights activist, dies at 91

The retired Washington educator was arrested so often that police and judges knew her by her first name

By Louie Estrada
June 10, 2023 at 6:39 p.m. EDT



Eve Tetaz is led away after being arrested by U.S. Park Police during a demonstration at the northwest gate of the White House in 2006. (Robert A. Reeder/The Washington Post)

Eve Tetaz, a retired Washington educator who joined rights groups at demonstrations into her 80s, facing arrest about 20 times while protesting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the detentions at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, died June 7 at an assisted-living center in Washington. She was 91. ... Ms. Tetaz had dementia, her sister Ann Barnet said.

Ms. Tetaz was taken into custody so often — once while wearing an orange prison jumpsuit in front of the White House — that police and judges came to know her by her first name. With her crown of white hair, she was a distinctive presence at many protests and marches in the District.

Ms. Tetaz said she was drawn to religious traditions emphasizing social justice, which inspired generations of protesters, including antiwar marches beginning in the Vietnam era. In an article in the bulletin of Washington’s Church of the Saviour, she wrote that she felt a deep empathy for society’s outcasts, even as a small child. ... “I believe that nonviolent protest against government policies will continue to be the only authentic form of individual political action,” Ms. Tetaz read from a statement during a sentencing hearing in D.C. Superior Court in 2010.

As the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq dragged on, Ms. Tetaz joined organizations including the women’s group Code Pink, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance and Witness Against Torture. ... She joined rallies calling for an end to the wars and decrying the treatment of detainees at Guantánamo Bay. She also took part in demonstrations denouncing the death penalty and U.S. military policies. ... She participated in nonviolent civil resistance demonstrations on Capitol Hill and in front of the Supreme Court and White House from 2006 to 2013.

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June 13, 2023

Apropos of nothing let's appreciate this magnificent license plate

Apropos of nothing let's appreciate this magnificent license plate

popville.com
Apropos of nothing let's appreciate this magnificent license plate
Thanks to Michelle for sending this great license plate.

https://twitter.com/PoPville/status/1668606091792400384
June 13, 2023

Big new Atlantic piece on why Dominion Energy's political grip in Virginia seems to be loosening

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@AlbertPollard
in big new Atlantic piece on why Dominion's political grip in Virginia seems to be loosening.

"What you ironically have is two very savvy investors who understood what a good deal Dominion had—and that’s Michael Bills and Glenn Youngkin.”

theatlantic.com
The Plutocrat vs. the Monopoly
“Breaking up a monopoly and limiting their power—that’s what American democracy is supposed to be about.”

https://twitter.com/gmoomaw/status/1668607603553755136

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