Chris Winters

"After the conversation, Mr. Trump ... called Mr. De Oliveira and said that he would get him a lawyer."

When the boss of an organized crime outfit "gets you a lawyer," it's so he can keep an eye on you.
#Trump #Trumpidictment #documentscase
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/us/politics/trump-documents-carlos-de-oliveira-charged.html

(Corrected the previous post to show this happened at #io9, not the #gizmodo front page, because THAT'S WHAT JOURNALISTS DO: own their mistakes and fix them.)

Consider this piece from the #washingtonpost about horrible mistakes made by #gizmodo's #io9 vertical. One was adopting AI before it was ready for prime time in general, but *deciding* to publish an AI-written story in a field with as devoted a fanbase as #Starwars with no room for editorial control except an email *to the responsible editor who had no idea this story was even being written* 10 minutes before the story ran is a punishable offense in journalism IMO. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/08/gizmodo-ai-errors-star-wars/

So, this is a relief. But the fact this was a 6-3 vote—when the independent legislature theory was so clearly bunk—is worrying. This was yet another GOP foregone conclusion case: A case set up to achieve a preordained conclusion.
#SCOTUS should never have agreed to hear the case, it's that far out.
#IndependentLegislature #DumbestTimeline #Gopher #StealingElections
Supreme Court Rejects Theory That Would Have Transformed American Elections https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-state-legislature-elections.html