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Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe

https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/

Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe

https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/

Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe

https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/

Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe

https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/

Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe

https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/

DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report

DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report

DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report

DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report

DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report

"It's rare that a singer sounds this distinctive, and good; her voice simultaneously fragile, forceful, aching and artful."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/adam-hill-el-sueno-jazz

Find the pair in the Slow Jazz Playlist: https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-jazz-playlist

#jazzvocal #music #alternative #independent #artist #canada

"It's rare that a singer sounds this distinctive, and good; her voice simultaneously fragile, forceful, aching and artful."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/adam-hill-el-sueno-jazz

Find the pair in the Slow Jazz Playlist: https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-jazz-playlist

#jazzvocal #music #alternative #independent #artist #canada

"subwoofer-testing bass, lazy, stripped-back but swinging beats and a taste of Lebanon permeate all the cuts"
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/dj-plead-please-beats

Find Plead in the Slow World Playlist. Playlist:https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-world-playlist

#beats #lebanon #music #alternative #independent #artist #berlin

German Rocket Reaches Orbit in Europe’s First Commercial Launch

Islam Times – German startup Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its Spectrum rocket into or…
#Europe #EU #a #access #aerospace #and #Arctic #commercial #Continental #efforts #European #europes #first #from #German #in #independent #into #Isar #Islam #its #launch #launched #marking #milestone #Norway #on #orbit #orbital #reaches #Rocket #Saturday #secure #space #Spectrum #Startup #Times #to
https://www.europesays.com/europe/131923/

"The album captures the infinite echoes of decades-old music, and weaves the still-resonating creativity into a wondrous, gaseous ambient odyssey."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/vpc-ensemble-life-is-a-strange-loop-ambient

Find VPC Ensemble in the Slow Oddities Playlist:
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-oddities

#ambient #jazz #music #alternative #independent #artist #newyork

"The album captures the infinite echoes of decades-old music, and weaves the still-resonating creativity into a wondrous, gaseous ambient odyssey."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/vpc-ensemble-life-is-a-strange-loop-ambient

Find VPC Ensemble in the Slow Oddities Playlist:
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-oddities

#ambient #jazz #music #alternative #independent #artist #newyork

"The album captures the infinite echoes of decades-old music, and weaves the still-resonating creativity into a wondrous, gaseous ambient odyssey."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/vpc-ensemble-life-is-a-strange-loop-ambient

Find VPC Ensemble in the Slow Oddities Playlist:
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-oddities

#ambient #jazz #music #alternative #independent #artist #newyork

"The album captures the infinite echoes of decades-old music, and weaves the still-resonating creativity into a wondrous, gaseous ambient odyssey."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/vpc-ensemble-life-is-a-strange-loop-ambient

Find VPC Ensemble in the Slow Oddities Playlist:
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-oddities

#ambient #jazz #music #alternative #independent #artist #newyork

"The album captures the infinite echoes of decades-old music, and weaves the still-resonating creativity into a wondrous, gaseous ambient odyssey."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/vpc-ensemble-life-is-a-strange-loop-ambient

Find VPC Ensemble in the Slow Oddities Playlist:
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-oddities

#ambient #jazz #music #alternative #independent #artist #newyork

“Fables” from Threnody, now available for Pre-Order on http://nihtgengapress.com, along with my two other volumes of poetry.

Thank you for supporting an independent poet! 🖤✨

#Poetry #Books #Independent

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#news #uspol #politics #consumer #RalphNader #history #corporatecrime #SteveSkrovan #DavidFeldman #HannahFeldman #independent #activism #greenparty #education #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist #SupportPublicMedia

NOW PLAYING == The Ralph Nader Show 8/29/26 Episode 653 - The People's Historian - Galvanizing #LaborDay

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#news #uspol #politics #consumer #RalphNader #history #corporatecrime #SteveSkrovan #DavidFeldman #HannahFeldman #independent #activism #greenparty #education #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist #SupportPublicMedia

NOW PLAYING == The Ralph Nader Show 8/29/26 Episode 653 - The People's Historian - Galvanizing #LaborDay

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#news #uspol #politics #consumer #RalphNader #history #corporatecrime #SteveSkrovan #DavidFeldman #HannahFeldman #independent #activism #greenparty #education #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist #SupportPublicMedia

NOW PLAYING == The Ralph Nader Show 8/29/26 Episode 653 - The People's Historian - Galvanizing #LaborDay

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NOW PLAYING == The Ralph Nader Show 8/29/26 Episode 653 - The People's Historian - Galvanizing #LaborDay

https://youtu.be/S2kEDJg23ng?si=_S7i2KydQISiPWqx

#news #uspol #politics #consumer #RalphNader #history #corporatecrime #SteveSkrovan #DavidFeldman #HannahFeldman #independent #activism #greenparty #education #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist #SupportPublicMedia

SLAU - Here we are
NEW SLAU-SINGLE THIS FALL, short teaser
More Slau on Spotify. Video: EB © Slau 2026
#slau #denhaag #ICE #minneapolis #livemusic #Albumrelease #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #politics #usa #trump #Pretti #Good #antiice #noking
https://youtube.com/shorts/N6Jt2lxMCrs?si=_pi92gPTuE8WRaP2

"star-bound ballads, weekend dance tracks and Afro-cosmic visions"
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/odd-okoddo-palagoma-afrofuturism

Find Odd Okoddo in the Slow World Playlist:
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-world-playlist

#afrofuturism #music #alternative #independent #artist #kenya  

SLAU - Here we are
NEW SLAU-SINGLE THIS FALL, SHORT TEASER
More Slau on Spotify. Video: EB © Slau 2026
#slau #denhaag #ICE #minneapolis #livemusic #Albumrelease #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #politics #usa #trump
https://youtube.com/shorts/N6Jt2lxMCrs?si=_pi92gPTuE8WRaP2

Petition launched to save independent matcha stand operating from a Leeds front garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1920413/petition-launched-to-save-independent-matcha-stand-operating-from-a-leeds-front-garden/ #BestMatchaInLeeds #coffee #coffees #Council #FAMILYBUSINESS #FamilyRun #garden #independent #IndependentCafe #IndependentShop #IndependentShops #indie #IndieCafe #IndieCafes #IndieShop #IndieShops #LeedsCityCentre #LeedsCityCouncil #LeedsMatcha #Leeds #LGI #LittleWoodhouse #matcha #MatchaPlace #MatchaShed #MatchaShop #MatchaSite #MatchaSpot #sips #SipsMatcha #SmallBusiness #yorkshire

Bonnes pratiques 🧼

#hygienenumerique #email #ecology #ecoresponsable #plumail #libre #independent

Ellie Leonard: "Jeffrey Epstein and Sarah Ferguson had a long and very deep friendship that played out over several years, including her financial and relationship missteps, things she said to the tabloids, and the roller coaster of her mental health. These are their emails, written with the original typos."

https://ellieleonard.substack.com/p/the-fergie-emails-part-1 #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Fergie #SarahFerguson #DOJ #CoverUp #investigation #independent #media #journalism

Viogression – Thaumaturgic Veil Review

By Angry Metal Guy

By: Nameless_n00b_602

For every well-known, successful band, countless similar acts haven’t caught the same break or enjoyed the same recognition.1 For every Thou, there’s an Indian; every Abigail Williams, a Crepuscle; and every Obituary, a Viogression. One of the original but unsung stalwarts of death metal’s earliest days, Viogression formed in 1988 and released a well-received debut, Expound & Exhort, in 1991. The 1992 follow-up, Passage, failed to meet expectations, leading the band to take a three-decade hiatus. Their third full-length, 2022’s 3rd Stage of Decay, was praised for its old-school core and modern flair. Three years and a major lineup shuffle later, they return with their fourth full-length and first self-release, Thaumaturgic Veil. Promising a transcendent discourse on the interconnectivity of infinity and individuality, can this new version of Viogression maintain its momentum and deliver?

Like the good doctor, Vickie Franks, Viogression stitches together the genre’s most recognizable touchstones, but parts of themselves peek through, distinct from their influences. Sole remaining founder and vocalist, Brian DeNeffe, exhumes Obituary and Pestilence for his unintelligible rasps and howls, but employs impressive gutturals and layered screams of his own on “Vulnus Sclopetarium” and “Summon.” Guitarists Lief Larson and Johnathon Ibarra evoke the doomy vibe and disorienting, whip-crack tempo shifts of Autopsy and Asphyx (“Jinx,” “Light Extinguisher”), but the western dust on “Superposition” belongs to Viogression alone. An uncharacteristically twangy chorus and heavy distortion build an atmosphere for a clean, soulful guitar to cut through. Larson, Ibarra, and drummer Erik Schultek halve and double their tempos on “Renumeration” to create a pace both consistent and in flux. Punky album high point, “Pummeled,” sees DeNeffe acting as a rare counterpoint for a jazz-infused solo.2 These moments showcase the band’s excellent synthesis of influence and individuality when the stitches hold and the heart pumps strongly.

But the stitches don’t always hold; Thaumaturgic Veil suffers from indiscretionary inclusion, or poor compositional choices. Bassist Jason Hellman provides Cannibal Corpse-esque hooks (“Jinx,” “Travesty öv Darkness”) and a palpable heft to the album, but his performance often feels like parody. The opening basslines of “Superposition” and “As the Light Fades” plod and meander in ways that recall the tongue-in-cheek parts of Green Day’s catalogue. A recurring nasally guitar tone tries to instill unease but is instead repetitive and annoying (“Jinx,” “As the Light Fades”). “Eaten by Flies” invokes Polka and, like “Superposition” and “Summon,” is paratactical in its lyrical delivery, imitating amateur slam poetry. This disharmonious construction hamstrings Viogression’s ability to cultivate the philosophical and contemplative tone their subject matter requires.

Even with more consistent songwriting, Thaumaturgic Veil would still feel stitched together and disjointed. The album presents less as a coherent work and more as a series of vignettes. Each proper track (save closer, “Light Extinguisher”) is paired with an intro, giving the sensation of moving from painting to painting in a gallery rather than viewing one grand tapestry. It’s an interesting idea, but it fails for three reasons. First, these intros don’t bleed into their songs. I struggled to find a correlation in these pairings, whether musically, thematically, or lyrically. Second, without stronger connective tissue, these intros only add bloat to a relatively lean record.3 Third, and most damning, they prohibit the listener from building any momentum throughout Thaumaturgic Veil. This start-stop-start-stop structure makes the album feel twice as long as it is and turns every spin into a test of endurance.

While I can applaud the ambition of Thaumaturgic Veil, the execution ultimately falls short. “Pummeled,” “Renumeration,” and “Vulnus Sclopetarium” show that Viogression has the chops to write and perform a great, concise album, but uneven songwriting quality and an interrupted flow mar what could have been a prime offering from the old guard. Either of these flaws in isolation would have been manageable, but taken together, their impact compounds. There’s potential here, and with tighter threading and a more cohesive structure, I have no doubt Viogression could achieve the recognition they deserve.

Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Websites: viogression.info | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: July 11th, 2025

#20 #2025 #AbigailWilliams #Asphyx #Autopsy #Autospy #CannibalCoprse #CannibalCorpse #Crepuscle #DeathMetal #GreenDay #Independent #Indian #Jul25 #Obituary #Pestilence #Review #Reviews #SelfRelease #ThaumaturgicVeil #Viogression

Top ten posts in July 2025

https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/08/01/top-ten-posts-in-july-2025/

#aMatterOfConvenience #aleisterCrowley #angelMagicJohnDee #ArthurMoros #awakening #baby #bes #bestPosts #bestTen #Bible #blackCube #book #casual #christians #ChristopherSHyatt #cippus #ClavisSaturni #conqueror #countess #court #crocodiles #darcyKuntz #DavidBeth #DavidRakine #detachment #elAquelarre #Enochian #externalHierarchy #FraterYechidah #Goya #grimoire #hadit #heretic #hermeticOrderOfTheGoldenDawn #hierarchy #higherSelf #horus #husk #idea #independent #inherentStrangeness #initiation #initiationRituals #israelRegardie #JMarvinSpiegelman #JeanLéonGerome #JohnColleton #journey #July2025 #KristinSwenson #kundaliniOldComment #LaVéritéSortantDuPuits #liberLegis #Liechtenstein #lightBringers #love #loveUnderFear #loveUnderWill #lucifer #magicallyDirected #meme #mostPeculiar #naked #normie #ofCourse #onePointedness #OttoRahn #paganLove #peace #practical #propaganda #quote #sabbaticGoat #saturn #Saturnian #seach #serpentLove #spiritualFormula #Star #stephenSkinner #sublime #summary #summaryOfTheMonth #TPolyphilus #TheBookOfTheLaw #TomasVincente #TonyFuller #topPosts #topTen #trueSelf #truth #Unicursal #unique #virtue

重盛さと美 – ラーメンアーメン (feat. 友達) #neown #tunecorejapan https://www.yayafa.com/2338949/ #03Performance #AmazonMusic #AmazonMusicStudioTokyo #AmazonStudio #CityPop #COLORS #FirstTake #HipHop #independent #IndependentAF #It'sLive #JPOP #japan #KPOP #LIVE #MUSIC #MusicShow #MV #NEOWN #Performance #PERFORMANCEVIDEO #Pop #RB #rnb #STAGE #TheGolden #TuneCore #TuneCoreJapan #インディーズ #インディペンデント #ゴールデン #ザゴールデン #シティーポップ #ステージ #チューンコア #チューンコアジャパン #ナタリー #ネオン #パフォーマンス #ヒップホップ #ファーストテイク #ミュージックステーション #ライブ #重盛さと美 #音楽

Here's some avant-garde electronic music I wrote. Enjoy. 🙂

https://phracker.bandcamp.com/track/deeper

#Music #Musician #Musicians #Electronic #ElectronicMusic #FediMusic #Musodon #AvantGarde #Experimental #ExperimentalElectronic #ExperimentalMusic #MIDI #MIDIMusic #BandCamp #Indie #IndieArtist #IndieMusician #Independent #IndieMusic #IndieElectronic #SupportMusic #SupportArtists #Retro #RetroAesthetic #RetroMusic #RetroGaming #RetroGame #GameMusic #Fast #FastMusic #FastBeat #Beat #Beats #Instrumental


Judge #Aileen M. #Cannon’s stunning dismissal this week of the most serious charges faced by Donald Trump put her on shaky legal ground, according to experts,

who say she is🔸 on track to be reversed on appeal
🔸 and could even be removed from the case
— an extraordinary, but not unheard of step.

Because of the political calendar, however, any legal repercussions could be short-lived.

Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified national security records and obstruction of government efforts to retrieve the material
🔸may not matter if the former president and current Republican nominee is elected in November.

If he gets back to the White House, Trump could pressure his Justice Department to close the case.

He could also promote Cannon to the very appeals court that will soon examine her decision to toss the case.

Cannon’s finding that special counsel #Jack #Smith was improperly appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump
conflicts with numerous past court decisions and the nation’s long history
— during both Democratic and Republican administrations
— of allowing #independent #prosecutors to handle high-profile instances of alleged wrongdoing.


⭐️Smith has filed notice of his plans to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,
which reviews decisions from the Florida district where Cannon,
a relatively inexperienced judge appointed by Trump in 2020, sits.

⭐️The court has already rebuked her twice for her handling of other aspects of the classified documents case,
sending what Yale Law School professor Akhil Amar described as a message that her decisions had been “way out of line.”

The question now, Amar said, is
💥how quickly and dramatically the appeals court acts on the latest ruling, 💥
which dismissed the entire indictment for Trump and his two co-defendants.

“They may not want to stick their head in a #buzz #saw if they can just let the case take its slow, deliberative course,” he said.

In her 93-page decision, Cannon said there is no specific statute authorizing the attorney general to appoint a special counsel.

She also said the Constitution requires someone with Smith’s authority to be confirmed by the Senate.

The judge acknowledged the tradition of special-attorney-like figures in moments of political scandal involving high-level government officials,
from #Watergate to #Iran-#contra to Russia’s attempts to #interfere in the 2016 election.

But Cannon said the practice of appointing such independent prosecutors has been inconsistent and based on a “spotty historical backdrop.”

Smith, she wrote, is “a private citizen exercising the full power of a United States Attorney, and with very little oversight or supervision.”

Conservative legal groups have long questioned the constitutionality of special counsel appointments.

Cannon repeatedly cited Justice #Clarence #Thomas, who raised the issue in a solo opinion this month as part of the Supreme Court’s decision granting Trump broad immunity from prosecution for official acts.

That Supreme Court case focused on Smith’s separate election interference prosecution of Trump in D.C.

She also embraced the arguments in a law review article by #Gary #Lawson of Boston University School of Law and #Steven G. #Calabresi, a Northwestern law professor and 🔸a co-founder of the Federalist Society, with which Cannon is affiliated.

Other legal experts, however, have joined former Justice Department officials and Smith’s legal team in saying
her ruling ignores the history of special counsel appointments and flouts Supreme Court precedent.

Most notably, the high court in 1974 unanimously required President Richard M. #Nixon to hand over recordings to a special prosecutor as part of the #Watergate investigation.

In that opinion, the justices endorsed the office, citing several statutes under which the attorney general had
“delegated the authority to represent the United States in these particular matters to a Special Prosecutor with unique authority and tenure.”

While lower-court judges are bound to follow the Supreme Court’s lead,
🔸Cannon took the unusual step of finding she was not required to abide by that aspect of the high court’s opinion in U.S. v. Nixon,
🔸saying the case did not directly address the validity of the office of special counsel.

Michael J. Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor who teaches about constitutional conflicts between presidents and Congress, said
Cannon cannot just brush aside a unanimous high court ruling.

“For a trial judge to ignore it is judicial malpractice,” he said, describing her most recent decision as
part of a “pattern of bias that leads her to endorse wacky or unfounded arguments,
and that’s a problem if you’re a judge.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/cannon-trump-florida-appeal-special-counsel/


Judge #Aileen M. #Cannon’s stunning dismissal this week of the most serious charges faced by Donald Trump put her on shaky legal ground, according to experts,

who say she is🔸 on track to be reversed on appeal
🔸 and could even be removed from the case
— an extraordinary, but not unheard of step.

Because of the political calendar, however, any legal repercussions could be short-lived.

Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified national security records and obstruction of government efforts to retrieve the material
🔸may not matter if the former president and current Republican nominee is elected in November.

If he gets back to the White House, Trump could pressure his Justice Department to close the case.

He could also promote Cannon to the very appeals court that will soon examine her decision to toss the case.

Cannon’s finding that special counsel #Jack #Smith was improperly appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump
conflicts with numerous past court decisions and the nation’s long history
— during both Democratic and Republican administrations
— of allowing #independent #prosecutors to handle high-profile instances of alleged wrongdoing.


⭐️Smith has filed notice of his plans to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,
which reviews decisions from the Florida district where Cannon,
a relatively inexperienced judge appointed by Trump in 2020, sits.

⭐️The court has already rebuked her twice for her handling of other aspects of the classified documents case,
sending what Yale Law School professor Akhil Amar described as a message that her decisions had been “way out of line.”

The question now, Amar said, is
💥how quickly and dramatically the appeals court acts on the latest ruling, 💥
which dismissed the entire indictment for Trump and his two co-defendants.

“They may not want to stick their head in a #buzz #saw if they can just let the case take its slow, deliberative course,” he said.

In her 93-page decision, Cannon said there is no specific statute authorizing the attorney general to appoint a special counsel.

She also said the Constitution requires someone with Smith’s authority to be confirmed by the Senate.

The judge acknowledged the tradition of special-attorney-like figures in moments of political scandal involving high-level government officials,
from #Watergate to #Iran-#contra to Russia’s attempts to #interfere in the 2016 election.

But Cannon said the practice of appointing such independent prosecutors has been inconsistent and based on a “spotty historical backdrop.”

Smith, she wrote, is “a private citizen exercising the full power of a United States Attorney, and with very little oversight or supervision.”

Conservative legal groups have long questioned the constitutionality of special counsel appointments.

Cannon repeatedly cited Justice #Clarence #Thomas, who raised the issue in a solo opinion this month as part of the Supreme Court’s decision granting Trump broad immunity from prosecution for official acts.

That Supreme Court case focused on Smith’s separate election interference prosecution of Trump in D.C.

She also embraced the arguments in a law review article by #Gary #Lawson of Boston University School of Law and #Steven G. #Calabresi, a Northwestern law professor and 🔸a co-founder of the Federalist Society, with which Cannon is affiliated.

Other legal experts, however, have joined former Justice Department officials and Smith’s legal team in saying
her ruling ignores the history of special counsel appointments and flouts Supreme Court precedent.

Most notably, the high court in 1974 unanimously required President Richard M. #Nixon to hand over recordings to a special prosecutor as part of the #Watergate investigation.

In that opinion, the justices endorsed the office, citing several statutes under which the attorney general had
“delegated the authority to represent the United States in these particular matters to a Special Prosecutor with unique authority and tenure.”

While lower-court judges are bound to follow the Supreme Court’s lead,
🔸Cannon took the unusual step of finding she was not required to abide by that aspect of the high court’s opinion in U.S. v. Nixon,
🔸saying the case did not directly address the validity of the office of special counsel.

Michael J. Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor who teaches about constitutional conflicts between presidents and Congress, said
Cannon cannot just brush aside a unanimous high court ruling.

“For a trial judge to ignore it is judicial malpractice,” he said, describing her most recent decision as
part of a “pattern of bias that leads her to endorse wacky or unfounded arguments,
and that’s a problem if you’re a judge.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/cannon-trump-florida-appeal-special-counsel/


Judge #Aileen M. #Cannon’s stunning dismissal this week of the most serious charges faced by Donald Trump put her on shaky legal ground, according to experts,

who say she is🔸 on track to be reversed on appeal
🔸 and could even be removed from the case
— an extraordinary, but not unheard of step.

Because of the political calendar, however, any legal repercussions could be short-lived.

Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified national security records and obstruction of government efforts to retrieve the material
🔸may not matter if the former president and current Republican nominee is elected in November.

If he gets back to the White House, Trump could pressure his Justice Department to close the case.

He could also promote Cannon to the very appeals court that will soon examine her decision to toss the case.

Cannon’s finding that special counsel #Jack #Smith was improperly appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump
conflicts with numerous past court decisions and the nation’s long history
— during both Democratic and Republican administrations
— of allowing #independent #prosecutors to handle high-profile instances of alleged wrongdoing.


⭐️Smith has filed notice of his plans to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,
which reviews decisions from the Florida district where Cannon,
a relatively inexperienced judge appointed by Trump in 2020, sits.

⭐️The court has already rebuked her twice for her handling of other aspects of the classified documents case,
sending what Yale Law School professor Akhil Amar described as a message that her decisions had been “way out of line.”

The question now, Amar said, is
💥how quickly and dramatically the appeals court acts on the latest ruling, 💥
which dismissed the entire indictment for Trump and his two co-defendants.

“They may not want to stick their head in a #buzz #saw if they can just let the case take its slow, deliberative course,” he said.

In her 93-page decision, Cannon said there is no specific statute authorizing the attorney general to appoint a special counsel.

She also said the Constitution requires someone with Smith’s authority to be confirmed by the Senate.

The judge acknowledged the tradition of special-attorney-like figures in moments of political scandal involving high-level government officials,
from #Watergate to #Iran-#contra to Russia’s attempts to #interfere in the 2016 election.

But Cannon said the practice of appointing such independent prosecutors has been inconsistent and based on a “spotty historical backdrop.”

Smith, she wrote, is “a private citizen exercising the full power of a United States Attorney, and with very little oversight or supervision.”

Conservative legal groups have long questioned the constitutionality of special counsel appointments.

Cannon repeatedly cited Justice #Clarence #Thomas, who raised the issue in a solo opinion this month as part of the Supreme Court’s decision granting Trump broad immunity from prosecution for official acts.

That Supreme Court case focused on Smith’s separate election interference prosecution of Trump in D.C.

She also embraced the arguments in a law review article by #Gary #Lawson of Boston University School of Law and #Steven G. #Calabresi, a Northwestern law professor and 🔸a co-founder of the Federalist Society, with which Cannon is affiliated.

Other legal experts, however, have joined former Justice Department officials and Smith’s legal team in saying
her ruling ignores the history of special counsel appointments and flouts Supreme Court precedent.

Most notably, the high court in 1974 unanimously required President Richard M. #Nixon to hand over recordings to a special prosecutor as part of the #Watergate investigation.

In that opinion, the justices endorsed the office, citing several statutes under which the attorney general had
“delegated the authority to represent the United States in these particular matters to a Special Prosecutor with unique authority and tenure.”

While lower-court judges are bound to follow the Supreme Court’s lead,
🔸Cannon took the unusual step of finding she was not required to abide by that aspect of the high court’s opinion in U.S. v. Nixon,
🔸saying the case did not directly address the validity of the office of special counsel.

Michael J. Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor who teaches about constitutional conflicts between presidents and Congress, said
Cannon cannot just brush aside a unanimous high court ruling.

“For a trial judge to ignore it is judicial malpractice,” he said, describing her most recent decision as
part of a “pattern of bias that leads her to endorse wacky or unfounded arguments,
and that’s a problem if you’re a judge.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/cannon-trump-florida-appeal-special-counsel/


Judge #Aileen M. #Cannon’s stunning dismissal this week of the most serious charges faced by Donald Trump put her on shaky legal ground, according to experts,

who say she is🔸 on track to be reversed on appeal
🔸 and could even be removed from the case
— an extraordinary, but not unheard of step.

Because of the political calendar, however, any legal repercussions could be short-lived.

Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified national security records and obstruction of government efforts to retrieve the material
🔸may not matter if the former president and current Republican nominee is elected in November.

If he gets back to the White House, Trump could pressure his Justice Department to close the case.

He could also promote Cannon to the very appeals court that will soon examine her decision to toss the case.

Cannon’s finding that special counsel #Jack #Smith was improperly appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump
conflicts with numerous past court decisions and the nation’s long history
— during both Democratic and Republican administrations
— of allowing #independent #prosecutors to handle high-profile instances of alleged wrongdoing.


⭐️Smith has filed notice of his plans to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,
which reviews decisions from the Florida district where Cannon,
a relatively inexperienced judge appointed by Trump in 2020, sits.

⭐️The court has already rebuked her twice for her handling of other aspects of the classified documents case,
sending what Yale Law School professor Akhil Amar described as a message that her decisions had been “way out of line.”

The question now, Amar said, is
💥how quickly and dramatically the appeals court acts on the latest ruling, 💥
which dismissed the entire indictment for Trump and his two co-defendants.

“They may not want to stick their head in a #buzz #saw if they can just let the case take its slow, deliberative course,” he said.

In her 93-page decision, Cannon said there is no specific statute authorizing the attorney general to appoint a special counsel.

She also said the Constitution requires someone with Smith’s authority to be confirmed by the Senate.

The judge acknowledged the tradition of special-attorney-like figures in moments of political scandal involving high-level government officials,
from #Watergate to #Iran-#contra to Russia’s attempts to #interfere in the 2016 election.

But Cannon said the practice of appointing such independent prosecutors has been inconsistent and based on a “spotty historical backdrop.”

Smith, she wrote, is “a private citizen exercising the full power of a United States Attorney, and with very little oversight or supervision.”

Conservative legal groups have long questioned the constitutionality of special counsel appointments.

Cannon repeatedly cited Justice #Clarence #Thomas, who raised the issue in a solo opinion this month as part of the Supreme Court’s decision granting Trump broad immunity from prosecution for official acts.

That Supreme Court case focused on Smith’s separate election interference prosecution of Trump in D.C.

She also embraced the arguments in a law review article by #Gary #Lawson of Boston University School of Law and #Steven G. #Calabresi, a Northwestern law professor and 🔸a co-founder of the Federalist Society, with which Cannon is affiliated.

Other legal experts, however, have joined former Justice Department officials and Smith’s legal team in saying
her ruling ignores the history of special counsel appointments and flouts Supreme Court precedent.

Most notably, the high court in 1974 unanimously required President Richard M. #Nixon to hand over recordings to a special prosecutor as part of the #Watergate investigation.

In that opinion, the justices endorsed the office, citing several statutes under which the attorney general had
“delegated the authority to represent the United States in these particular matters to a Special Prosecutor with unique authority and tenure.”

While lower-court judges are bound to follow the Supreme Court’s lead,
🔸Cannon took the unusual step of finding she was not required to abide by that aspect of the high court’s opinion in U.S. v. Nixon,
🔸saying the case did not directly address the validity of the office of special counsel.

Michael J. Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor who teaches about constitutional conflicts between presidents and Congress, said
Cannon cannot just brush aside a unanimous high court ruling.

“For a trial judge to ignore it is judicial malpractice,” he said, describing her most recent decision as
part of a “pattern of bias that leads her to endorse wacky or unfounded arguments,
and that’s a problem if you’re a judge.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/cannon-trump-florida-appeal-special-counsel/


Judge #Aileen M. #Cannon’s stunning dismissal this week of the most serious charges faced by Donald Trump put her on shaky legal ground, according to experts,

who say she is🔸 on track to be reversed on appeal
🔸 and could even be removed from the case
— an extraordinary, but not unheard of step.

Because of the political calendar, however, any legal repercussions could be short-lived.

Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified national security records and obstruction of government efforts to retrieve the material
🔸may not matter if the former president and current Republican nominee is elected in November.

If he gets back to the White House, Trump could pressure his Justice Department to close the case.

He could also promote Cannon to the very appeals court that will soon examine her decision to toss the case.

Cannon’s finding that special counsel #Jack #Smith was improperly appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump
conflicts with numerous past court decisions and the nation’s long history
— during both Democratic and Republican administrations
— of allowing #independent #prosecutors to handle high-profile instances of alleged wrongdoing.


⭐️Smith has filed notice of his plans to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,
which reviews decisions from the Florida district where Cannon,
a relatively inexperienced judge appointed by Trump in 2020, sits.

⭐️The court has already rebuked her twice for her handling of other aspects of the classified documents case,
sending what Yale Law School professor Akhil Amar described as a message that her decisions had been “way out of line.”

The question now, Amar said, is
💥how quickly and dramatically the appeals court acts on the latest ruling, 💥
which dismissed the entire indictment for Trump and his two co-defendants.

“They may not want to stick their head in a #buzz #saw if they can just let the case take its slow, deliberative course,” he said.

In her 93-page decision, Cannon said there is no specific statute authorizing the attorney general to appoint a special counsel.

She also said the Constitution requires someone with Smith’s authority to be confirmed by the Senate.

The judge acknowledged the tradition of special-attorney-like figures in moments of political scandal involving high-level government officials,
from #Watergate to #Iran-#contra to Russia’s attempts to #interfere in the 2016 election.

But Cannon said the practice of appointing such independent prosecutors has been inconsistent and based on a “spotty historical backdrop.”

Smith, she wrote, is “a private citizen exercising the full power of a United States Attorney, and with very little oversight or supervision.”

Conservative legal groups have long questioned the constitutionality of special counsel appointments.

Cannon repeatedly cited Justice #Clarence #Thomas, who raised the issue in a solo opinion this month as part of the Supreme Court’s decision granting Trump broad immunity from prosecution for official acts.

That Supreme Court case focused on Smith’s separate election interference prosecution of Trump in D.C.

She also embraced the arguments in a law review article by #Gary #Lawson of Boston University School of Law and #Steven G. #Calabresi, a Northwestern law professor and 🔸a co-founder of the Federalist Society, with which Cannon is affiliated.

Other legal experts, however, have joined former Justice Department officials and Smith’s legal team in saying
her ruling ignores the history of special counsel appointments and flouts Supreme Court precedent.

Most notably, the high court in 1974 unanimously required President Richard M. #Nixon to hand over recordings to a special prosecutor as part of the #Watergate investigation.

In that opinion, the justices endorsed the office, citing several statutes under which the attorney general had
“delegated the authority to represent the United States in these particular matters to a Special Prosecutor with unique authority and tenure.”

While lower-court judges are bound to follow the Supreme Court’s lead,
🔸Cannon took the unusual step of finding she was not required to abide by that aspect of the high court’s opinion in U.S. v. Nixon,
🔸saying the case did not directly address the validity of the office of special counsel.

Michael J. Gerhardt, a University of North Carolina law professor who teaches about constitutional conflicts between presidents and Congress, said
Cannon cannot just brush aside a unanimous high court ruling.

“For a trial judge to ignore it is judicial malpractice,” he said, describing her most recent decision as
part of a “pattern of bias that leads her to endorse wacky or unfounded arguments,
and that’s a problem if you’re a judge.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/cannon-trump-florida-appeal-special-counsel/

Ebenfalls viel zu entdecken gab es in der Ausstellung zu deutschen #Independent-#Manga, der sich der inzwischen großen Szene von Selbstverlegerinnen widmet.
Toll war die Gegenüberstellung von sehr frühen (mutig!) und aktuellen Werken, die die handwerkliche und stilistische Entwicklung deutlich vor Augen führte. In größerem Umfang als in der Ausstellung findet eine Dokumentation mit Bildern und Interviews online unter https://www.indie-manga.de/ #ComicSalonErlangen #cse24 #Germanga #DeutscherManga

WHAT’S ON THE SHELF, MAY 29TH – INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
This list is based on the shipping dates from the distributors order forms. Not all comic book shops order all items. If you have questions about a specific comic, talk to your comic shop owner. PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will...
https://comiccrusaders.com/whats-on-the-shelf-may-29th-independent-publishers/
#05292024 #AHOY #AWA #BLACK MASK #COMIC BOOKS #COMICS #INDEPENDENT #INDIE #LCS #MAD CAVE STUDIOS #NCBD #ONI PRESS #VALIANT

Trump loses to Biden by six points in new poll

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/2024-polls-trump-biden-election-b2488343.html

#Independent #TrumpBidenPoll #2024Election #TrumpVsBiden #USPolitics #NewPoll #Politics #News