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  1. CW: Clever idea, AI slop, Legal Commentary

    On the same day as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Helluva Boss NSFW short “Barbie’s Bad Day” was released. Then the FBI and DOJ pivoted to indicting Comey for an Instagram post because, according to Trump, mob folk in the movies once used "86" as code for murder. The bare-bones indictment certainly didn't disclose that Comey deleted the post, said he had no idea a 1930s diner code still in daily use today had violent implications, or “apologized” (citation required!) — claimed facts Kash Patel went ahead and described at his press conference, apparently violating grand jury secrecy in the process.

    So while AG Blanche tries to dig himself out of the hole of vindictive prosecution and to wrestle with the “true threat” standard of Elonis v. US (2015); US v. White, (4th Cir. 2016); and Counterman v. Colorado (2023), let’s look at the following AI slop.

    • Quotes are from “Barbie’s Bad Day” and "Mammon's Magnificent Musical Mid-Season Special (ft Fizzarolli)"

    • I know the difference between Barbie Wire and some generic Verosika/Imp/Hot Topic girl — this is AI slop, not the work of a talented artist

    • Obsessive fans will know the actual Asmodeus quote is “Mammon can eat my ass. In a bad way.” but the “but” is necessary to capture the duality of meaning to the average person on the street.

    • And duality of meaning is just one of the many, many reasons this Comey indictment needs to be mocked rather than being respected as administration of justice.

    #JamesComey #DonaldTrump #CriminalIndictment #Indictment #TrueThreat #Law #GrandJury #KashPatel #ToddBlanche #HelluvaBoss #HotTopic

  2. Me: This is the STUPIDEST effing filing & indictment EVER!!!

    There’s never been a clearer case of the exercise of #FreeSpeech!

    #Comey didn’t even create the damn shell layout. He came across it while walking, took a pic & posted it.

    I know a #GrandJury will indict a ham sandwich, but this is ridiculous!

    #law #Trump #DOJ #independence #RevengePolitics #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

  3. A Redditor Criticized ICE.
    Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.

    theintercept.com/2026/04/10/re

    An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent.

    #Trump #Reddit #Criticism #GrandJury #ICE #Unconstitutional #WarOnDissent

  4. Report: US demands #Reddit unmask #ICE critic, summons firm to #grandjury

    The #Trump administration has stepped up an effort to unmask a Reddit user who criticized #Immigration and #Customs Enforcement (ICE). After failing to obtain information through a summons issued to Reddit, the government reportedly issued a subpoena demanding that Reddit provide the information and appear before a grand jury in Washington, DC.
    #privacy

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  5. Judge James Boasberg, "chief federal judge for the District of Columbia has ordered that the judiciary be notified when a grand jury rejects the Trump administration's attempts to indict defendants."

    That seems really unusual. Anybody know what Boasberg's reasoning for this order was?

    #USPolitics #RuleOfLaw #JudgeBoasberg #JeaninePirro #GrandJury

    nbcnews.com/politics/justice-d

  6. Democratic Lawmakers Refuse Indictment: Grand Jury Rebukes Trump DOJ

    Democratic Lawmakers Refuse Indictment As A D.C. Grand Jury Declines To Charge Six Members Of Congress For Sedition Over Military Video.

    thedemocracyadvocate.com/2026/