I had not realized that Lachlan Murdoch was pursuing a defamation case in Australia over the aftermath of the 2020 elections, even as Fox is defending one in the US. The case is about a piece published by Crikey on… Continue reading
Here’s the press release from the Manhattan DA’s office, along with the indictment itself and the accompanying statement of facts.
The indictment is for 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The statement of facts alleges… Continue reading
Pick your favorite broadcaster or publication, and they’ve got an explainer on the arraignment today. Including one that promises “all your questions answered.” Which is a bold claim given that the indictment itself hasn’t yet been unsealed.
AP reports: audio recordings from press interviews with former Texas election officials about LBJ’s infamous “Box 13” are now posted publicly on the LBJ Presidential Library’s archival site.
The Amorphophallus Titanum – the one with the flower that smells like rotting meat – is apparently set to display its 24-hour blossom in NYC this week.
Pundits, just when you thought you were running thin on metaphoric ledes for… Continue reading
Context from the WaPo.
More context: keep in mind that nobody other than the grand jury and the DA’s office has actually seen the charges in the Trump case yet.
In my first academic article, I noted that the Citizens United case seemed to have taken on the perceived sins of a whole line of campaign finance jurisprudence — and more broadly, democratic discontent. That is, it sometimes seemed… Continue reading
Renee DiResta:
For several months earlier this year, I’d been chatting with Michael Shellenberger about the Twitter Files. He’d reached out to me in a Twitter DM on December 30th, telling me he wanted to better understand social media content… Continue reading
Breaking NYT:
A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald J. Trump on Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, a historic development that will… Continue reading
Jefferson Public Radio:
After ditching Dominion Voting Systems in January, Shasta County still doesn’t have a clear way to conduct elections. The county’s Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to try hand counting every ballot.
Shasta County supervisors moved… Continue reading
WaPo:
A little-known conservative activist group led by Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, collected nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations to wage a cultural battle against the left over three years, a Washington Post investigation… Continue reading
NYT:
In an overnight social media post, former President Donald J. Trump predicted that “potential death and destruction” may result if, as expected, he is charged by the Manhattan district attorney in connection with hush-money payments to a porn star… Continue reading
Politico:
The porn actor at the center of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday to prosecutors as the probe enters its final stages, according to her attorney.
Stormy Daniels, who received $130,000 in… Continue reading