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Rhiannon12866
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August 8, 2023
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the new court order issued by federal judge Tanya Chutkan setting a hearing on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s motion for protective order and Donald Trump’s opposition. - 08/08/2023.
Federal Judge Enters BIG ORDER in New Trump Criminal Case - Meidas Touch
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the new court order issued by federal judge Tanya Chutkan setting a hearing on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s motion for protective order and Donald Trump’s opposition. - 08/08/2023.
August 8, 2023
The month of July started with world leaders asking President Joe Biden why Donald Trump had not yet been charged for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and the month ended with Donald Trump on the eve of being criminally indicted in federal court in Washington, DC, for those very crimes.
Accountability is coming. Dare I say, even justice is coming.
This video is a brief recap of the top legal stories for the month that was July, 2023. - Glenn Kirschner - 08/08/2023.
July Legal Recap: From world leaders asking Biden why Trump has not been charged TO Trump being CHARGED!
The month of July started with world leaders asking President Joe Biden why Donald Trump had not yet been charged for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and the month ended with Donald Trump on the eve of being criminally indicted in federal court in Washington, DC, for those very crimes.
Accountability is coming. Dare I say, even justice is coming.
This video is a brief recap of the top legal stories for the month that was July, 2023. - Glenn Kirschner - 08/08/2023.
August 8, 2023
In today’s episode, Ken Harbaugh talks with former US Marine Lucas Kunce about his campaign to defeat Josh Hawley in Missouri, and about another extremist Senator, Tommy Tuberville, and his attacks on US military readiness. Against All Enemies is a YouTube/podcast series and upcoming documentary film about threats to American democracy. - 08/08/2023.
Fed Up U.S. Marine Hits Josh Hawley with WORST NEWS of His Career - Against All Enemies
In today’s episode, Ken Harbaugh talks with former US Marine Lucas Kunce about his campaign to defeat Josh Hawley in Missouri, and about another extremist Senator, Tommy Tuberville, and his attacks on US military readiness. Against All Enemies is a YouTube/podcast series and upcoming documentary film about threats to American democracy. - 08/08/2023.
August 8, 2023
Donald Trump and the fascist-supporting, billionaire-funded rightwing have been lying to you about these indictments. Particularly, the federal indictment that charges Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 election in defiance of the Constitution and Federal Law. You are not allowed to overturn an election just because you (or your candidate) didn’t win it. This is called Democracy. - Aired on 08/07/2023.
Can This Technique De-Program Trump's Most Ravenous Followers - Thom Hartmann
Donald Trump and the fascist-supporting, billionaire-funded rightwing have been lying to you about these indictments. Particularly, the federal indictment that charges Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 election in defiance of the Constitution and Federal Law. You are not allowed to overturn an election just because you (or your candidate) didn’t win it. This is called Democracy. - Aired on 08/07/2023.
August 8, 2023
Kraken-related attorney, Stefanie Lambert has officially been arrested and charged for her part in Donald Trump's alleged coup, but Cyber Ninjas CEO, Doug Logan has been let off the hook. - 08/07/2023.
Kraken-Related Attorney Arrested, Cyber Ninjas Off The Hook - Raw News And Politics
Kraken-related attorney, Stefanie Lambert has officially been arrested and charged for her part in Donald Trump's alleged coup, but Cyber Ninjas CEO, Doug Logan has been let off the hook. - 08/07/2023.
August 8, 2023
New CBS News polling shows half of U.S. voters think the former president attempted to stay in office illegally following the 2020 election, and most Americans polled think that has broader implications on the nation. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more. - Aired on 08/07/2023.
51% of Americans think Trump tried to stay in office illegally, CBS News poll finds - CBS News
New CBS News polling shows half of U.S. voters think the former president attempted to stay in office illegally following the 2020 election, and most Americans polled think that has broader implications on the nation. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more. - Aired on 08/07/2023.
August 8, 2023
Something worse than Donald Trump is in America’s future if the former president isn’t prosecuted for trying to overthrow the government on January 6th. Trump MUST be prosecuted to ensure nothing like this EVER happens again. - Aired on 08/07/2023.
Will Trump Face The Ultimate Penalty For Treason? w/ Dean Obeidallah - Thom Hartmann
Something worse than Donald Trump is in America’s future if the former president isn’t prosecuted for trying to overthrow the government on January 6th. Trump MUST be prosecuted to ensure nothing like this EVER happens again. - Aired on 08/07/2023.
August 8, 2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A group of apparent members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group gathered briefly on Broadway Saturday afternoon. Witness also saw members of the group in Ballston Spa and Waterford later in the day.
Video posted to Facebook showed about 30 masked members of the group wearing black and yellow clothing bearing the group's name standing at a measure of attention while the "Star Spangled Banner" played off-screen.
Another video showed the group standing in an intersection holding American and anti-Biden flags aloft as Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" played behind them.
There was no visible police presence at the gathering. Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino said that his office had not received any notice that the group was planning to assemble. "We didn’t have any prior notice," Montagnino said. "The whole thing was done in a matter of minutes. We have regular patrols and there was nothing that called out for intervention."
A yellow Dodge pickup truck with a sign saying "Law and Order" above the cab and American flags in the bed was illegally double parked on Broadway during the demonstration.
The group appeared peaceful and largely non-disruptive, according to photos and video reviewed by the Times Union.
The Anti-Defamation League describes the Proud Boys as: " a right-wing extremist group with a violent agenda. They are primarily misogynistic, Islamophobic, transphobic and anti-immigration. Some members espouse white supremacist and anti-Semitic ideologies and/or engage with white supremacist groups."
Members of the group nationally took part in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, with four leaders of the group being convicted of seditious conspiracy charges earlier this year.
Saturday was one of the biggest days in the Saratoga summer calendar, with the Whitney Stakes drawing thousands to the city and race track.
"There didn't seem to be any need for any major calling up of additional personnel," Montagnino said.
Saratoga Black Lives Matter leader Lexis Figuereo blasted Montagnino's response to the gathering, citing the heavy police response that his group has received when it has demonstrated on Broadway.
He also questioned why the duration of the gathering should have had any bearing on an official response from the city. "It was okay because it was short and that's why he felt no need to do something about it?," Figuereo said.
Figuereo said he believed the men who gathered on Broadway had come from out of town. "This is a white supremacist gang and hate group," he said.
Montagnino said he had not been in touch with Mayor Ron Kim about the impromptu gathering; a message for Kim left by the Times Union was not immediately returned Sunday.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/proud-boys-briefly-gather-saratoga-whitney-day-18281579.php?sid=629f2cbc11d30ff431018548&ss=A&st_rid=743c9179-838a-4be3-b49f-ad2d0e33494f&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=headlines&utm_campaign=altu%20%7C%20daily%20headlines
Proud Boys briefly gather in Saratoga on Whitney Day - Albany Times Union
About 30 members of the far-right group assembled on Broadway Saturday afternoon in an impromptu demonstrationSARATOGA SPRINGS — A group of apparent members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group gathered briefly on Broadway Saturday afternoon. Witness also saw members of the group in Ballston Spa and Waterford later in the day.
Video posted to Facebook showed about 30 masked members of the group wearing black and yellow clothing bearing the group's name standing at a measure of attention while the "Star Spangled Banner" played off-screen.
Another video showed the group standing in an intersection holding American and anti-Biden flags aloft as Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" played behind them.
There was no visible police presence at the gathering. Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino said that his office had not received any notice that the group was planning to assemble. "We didn’t have any prior notice," Montagnino said. "The whole thing was done in a matter of minutes. We have regular patrols and there was nothing that called out for intervention."
A yellow Dodge pickup truck with a sign saying "Law and Order" above the cab and American flags in the bed was illegally double parked on Broadway during the demonstration.
The group appeared peaceful and largely non-disruptive, according to photos and video reviewed by the Times Union.
The Anti-Defamation League describes the Proud Boys as: " a right-wing extremist group with a violent agenda. They are primarily misogynistic, Islamophobic, transphobic and anti-immigration. Some members espouse white supremacist and anti-Semitic ideologies and/or engage with white supremacist groups."
Members of the group nationally took part in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, with four leaders of the group being convicted of seditious conspiracy charges earlier this year.
Saturday was one of the biggest days in the Saratoga summer calendar, with the Whitney Stakes drawing thousands to the city and race track.
"There didn't seem to be any need for any major calling up of additional personnel," Montagnino said.
Saratoga Black Lives Matter leader Lexis Figuereo blasted Montagnino's response to the gathering, citing the heavy police response that his group has received when it has demonstrated on Broadway.
He also questioned why the duration of the gathering should have had any bearing on an official response from the city. "It was okay because it was short and that's why he felt no need to do something about it?," Figuereo said.
Figuereo said he believed the men who gathered on Broadway had come from out of town. "This is a white supremacist gang and hate group," he said.
Montagnino said he had not been in touch with Mayor Ron Kim about the impromptu gathering; a message for Kim left by the Times Union was not immediately returned Sunday.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/proud-boys-briefly-gather-saratoga-whitney-day-18281579.php?sid=629f2cbc11d30ff431018548&ss=A&st_rid=743c9179-838a-4be3-b49f-ad2d0e33494f&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=headlines&utm_campaign=altu%20%7C%20daily%20headlines
August 8, 2023
Robert Paul Rundo has been extradited back to the United States to face charges, along with his co-defendants, for inciting and taking part in violence at rallies for Donald Trump. - 08/07/2023.
MAGA Man Extradited To US For Violence At Trump Rallies - Raw News And Politics
Robert Paul Rundo has been extradited back to the United States to face charges, along with his co-defendants, for inciting and taking part in violence at rallies for Donald Trump. - 08/07/2023.
August 8, 2023
Michael Popok of Legal AF reports on the next witnesses that jack smith will call into the still active DC grand jury to develop new criminal charges against Trump and for future indictments against his other co conspirators, and to pressure hold out witnesses to cooperate with the DOJ against Trump. - 08/07/2023.
Jack Smith CONTINUES TO HAUNT Trump as he SECURES new Key Testimony - Meidas Touch
Michael Popok of Legal AF reports on the next witnesses that jack smith will call into the still active DC grand jury to develop new criminal charges against Trump and for future indictments against his other co conspirators, and to pressure hold out witnesses to cooperate with the DOJ against Trump. - 08/07/2023.
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