If she moved the trial back now, the Fulton county case would slot it right after the DC prosecution because Fani Willis wants to go to trial ASAP. I'm curious to see what sort of trial date she gets... she might even try for something before March on the off chance the DC trial gets delayed by interlocutory appeals.
Actually, I'm wondering if Chesebro will beat him to it. It's pretty clear that Chesebro is desperate to avoid prison--first, the extremely quick request for a speedy trial, then his failed bid to avoid being linked with Powell. Whoever flips first will probably get the sweetest deal from Willis. It's obvious this decision will raise Meadows' stress level. As reluctant as Chesebro is to admit guilt, he's got to be worrying about what happens if someone else flips first, and given the number of co-defendants, it's pretty likely that at least some of them will try to.
This, IMO, is the big development of the day. I have no doubt that having to do a mugshot has wounded Trump's ego (which could lead to some ill-advised tweeting), but in the long run, Chesebro going to trial in two months will do more damage. The pool of 19 defendants is going to keep fracturing. I'm guessing that those who can't afford the legal fees of a lengthy defense won't move to sever their cases. With a trial coming up so soon, they'll be more motivated to flip. So it's quickly becoming a game of who squeals first.
Can't wait for the panicked responses from TrumpWorld. I didn't think Trump would be able to abide by his bail conditions before this happened; now I'm positive he won't be able to keep his mouth shut.
In this case, I don't think it's a matter of "so he'll show up in court" as opposed to "so he'll stop shitposting". Which he won't. My wild-ass guess is that the sequence will be Trump violates bond conditions-->original bond is forfeited and new bond is set at a much higher amount, say $1,000,000-->Trump violates second bond--->bond revoked, Trump remanded into custody.
Any lawyers around who can tell us when this bond agreement takes effect? Today, when it was signed, or not until after he's been booked? I ask because Trump is still shooting his mouth off on Truth Social. If the agreement took effect as soon as it was signed, Trump's already violated the conditions.
I'll bet his legal advisors have also told him to stop posting about his various legal woes on Truth, and we can see how well that's worked out. The more he shoots his mouth off, the more likely Jack Smith is to get that January 2nd trial date the DOJ requested.
Uh huh, and later he'll claim he can't present the report because he's been silenced by whichever judge or prosecutor he's most pissed off at that day. If only his First Amendment rights weren't being violated, he could clear this all up!
Interesting timing. Looks like the names/charges won't be revealed until around midnight, local time. If you're a full-on unhinged MAGA crazy it's not going to matter when the news comes out, but for some other potentially violent types, there's a bit of a cooling off period to announcing at midnight on a weeknight.
Think about it. If you found out about the indictments in the afternoon and you were angry about them, you'd have all evening to drink yourself stupid while brooding over the injustice of it all. But if you find out at midnight, you're probably thinking, "fuck it, I've got work in the morning and I need to keep this shit job," and you might not drink/enrage yourself to the point of impulsively deciding to go shoot something up. The anger/resentment are still there, but maybe won't reach the point of physical action.
A lot of somebodies. The scramble to blame each other should be darkly entertaining. My guess is that Giuliani has been/will be first to sell out as many people as possible.
Doesn't he have a court appearance in Florida on Thursday? And how/why is Friday "lost"?
Causing permanent damage to your platform is an interesting definition of winning. I occasionally do a drive-by on some of my old subs although I haven't commented or voted on anything in some time. The pace on big subs like r/news and r/politics is markedly slower than it was three months ago. There are fewer threads and I have the impression that there are fewer posts per thread as well. Looks like many of the mods who have been booted are being replaced with people who mod 50+ subs, so basically the subs will be completely automoderated. I'd expect to see a lot of bad mod calls and little in the way of a nurturing atmosphere which isn't going to help matters. The enshittification continues.
Looking forward to this ruling. Not so much whether or not the DOJ gets the protective order--it will--but the wording of the ruling in terms of warnings to Trump and his team. She might already be considering how/when/if she'd remand him into custody.
IMO, if they're going to make a push for it to be an annual thing, it would be a good idea if the shot were available before school starts in the fall.
A little searching with DuckDuckGo reveals that this tweet was made in January 2023. Not sure whether it's also bot-vomited from a previous instance of the same remark. It's telling that the r/all post doesn't link to the tweet or give a date.
ETA a link to the tweet in question: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1617333819660718081
Show of hands: how many of you got a mental image of a cocktail party after reading "walks, drinks and socializes"?
My take: the letter does a good job of stating the grievances and position of the moderators and should be referenced in future articles about the Reddit protests. And, although it's well-written and well-intentioned, it's not going to work because Reddit hasn't been dealing in good faith so why would they start now?
Reddit will mistakenly take this letter as a sign of weakness and not perceive it as what it truly is: a final attempt at communication/reconciliation before walking out. The best likely response would be Reddit making some mealymouthed promises that will never be kept. It's more likely, however, that Reddit will either do nothing at all or do something new that's hostile and foolish. And it's highly likely that the moderators realize all of this, but figure there's nothing to be lost by giving it one last try.
Here's the text of the open letter:
As promised, here’s what the r/PICS moderators would like to say to Reddit’s administrators:
Forging A Return to Productive Conversation
To All Whom It May Concern:
For fifteen years, r/Pics has been one of Reddit’s most-popular communities. That time hasn’t been without its difficulties, but for the most part, we’ve all gotten along (with each other and with administrators). Members of our team fondly remember Moderator Roadshows, visits to Reddit’s headquarters, Reddit Secret Santa, April Fools’ Day events, regional meetups, and many more uplifting moments. We’ve watched this platform grow by leaps and bounds, and although we haven’t been completely happy about every change that we’ve witnessed, we’ve always done our best to work with Reddit at finding ways to adapt, compromise, and move forward.
This process has occasionally been preceded by some exceptionally public debate, however.
On June 12th, 2023, r/Pics joined thousands of other subreddits in protesting the planned changes to Reddit’s API; changes which – despite being immediately evident to only a minority of Redditors – threatened to worsen the site for everyone. By June 16th, 2023, that demonstration had evolved to represent a wider (and growing) array of concerns, many of which arose in response to Reddit’s statements to journalists. Today (June 26th, 2023), we are hopeful that users and administrators alike can make a return to the productive dialogue that has served us in the past.
We acknowledge that Reddit has placed itself in a situation that makes adjusting its current API roadmap impossible.
However, we have the following requests:
Commit to exploring ways by which third-party applications can make an affordable return.
Commit to providing moderation tools and accessibility options (on Old Reddit, New Reddit, and mobile platforms) which match or exceed the functionality and utility of third-party applications.
Commit to prioritizing a significant reduction in spam, misinformation, bigotry, and illegal content on Reddit.
Guarantee that any future developments which may impact moderators, contributors, or stakeholders will be announced no less than one fiscal quarter before they are scheduled to go into effect.
Work together with longstanding moderators to establish a reasonable roadmap and deadline for accomplishing all of the above.
Affirm that efforts meant to keep Reddit accountable to its commitments and deadlines will hereafter not be met with insults, threats, removals, or hostility.
Publicly affirm all of the above by way of updating Reddit’s User Agreement and Reddit’s Moderator Code of Conduct to include reasonable expectations and requirements for administrators’ behavior.
Implement and fill a senior-level role (with decision-making and policy-shaping power) of "Moderator Advocate" at Reddit, with a required qualification for the position being robust experience as a volunteer Reddit moderator.
Reddit is unique amongst social-media sites in that its lifeblood – its multitude of moderators and contributors – consists entirely of volunteers. We populate and curate the platform’s many communities, thereby providing a welcoming and engaging environment for all of its visitors. We receive little in the way of thanks for these efforts, but we frequently endure abuse, threats, attacks, and exposure to truly reprehensible media. Historically, we have trusted that Reddit’s administrators have the best interests of the platform and its users (be they moderators, contributors, participants, or lurkers) at heart; that while Reddit may be a for-profit company, it nonetheless recognizes and appreciates the value that Redditors provide.
That trust has been all but entirely eroded… but we hope that together, we can begin to rebuild it.
In simplest terms, Reddit, we implore you: Remember the human.
We look forward to your response by Thursday, June 29th, 2023.
There’s also just one other thing.
that "one other thing" is a hyperlink to a picture of multiple John Olivers standing behind a sign reading "We Demand To Be Taken Seriously".
Don't know how others are seeing the image with your post, but for me, the thumbnail is squinched up horizontally, making the little Reddit dude look like a naked dementor standing on a burning hellscape. Or maybe I'm just projecting a little...