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Remember that Dominion (voting systems) sued Sidney Powell for $1.3 BILLION? (See first two paragraphs of this journal article.
Concurrently, elsewhere, there is an ongoing dispute because Sidney Powell sued the Michigan governor for (OMG!) stealing the election! (This is the same duly elected governor that a group of domestic terrorists tried to kidnap and murder some months back. With the happy approval of some SN readers.)
In the Michigan case the State AG is now asking the court to sanction Powell for lying. The AG points to Powell's defense in the Dominion lawsuit against her. Powell defends herself from Dominion by saying, pharaphrased: everyone knows I am a lying liar and I go on Fox Noise and lie all the time, and so no reasonable person would have believed any or all of the lies I told.
I guess it's one thing to tell those lies on Fox, and get sued for $1.3 BILLION for doing so. It is another thing to tell those same lies in court.
These lawsuits all seem to be getting much better traction in court by presenting facts and evidence than the 60+ lawsuits filed by Trump about the election being stolen, which went through the hands of 80 judges, many Republican judges, and many "in Trump's pocket" judges.
The wheels turn slowly when there is something really there to grind on. I'm assuming SN readers might like updates on the progress.
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Dominion vs Fox News
Aside, I didn't think it worth mentioning in a journal article at the time, but since we're here, you probably all know there is yet a third lawsuit by a voting machine company. This was the $1.6 BILLION lawsuit by Dominion against Fox News. A direct link to the PDF of the complaint is here. This is 443 pages long. But don't despair! The complaint is only the first 139 pages. Which I have read, back on the day it came out. All the remaining pages are the exhibits supporting the complaint.
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
Just bury your head in the sand and keep telling yourself the election was stolen.
Your vote is your voice. Democracy doesn't always go the way you would like it. When it doesn't, you don't have permission to try to overthrow the majority to put a minority government in power, and somehow believe that is legitimate -- while calling yourself a patriot. Four years ago democracy didn't go the way the majority of the population wanted -- but nobody tried to overthrow the government, or kidnap and murder state governors or congress members. Even if the court doesn't uphold your zero-evidence based fantasies, doesn't mean the court system is not working properly. Especially when handled by judges of your own party, and some of them appointed by the very person you are trying to forcibly put into power against the majority.
Use the soap box first. If your message is so bad that people don't agree with you at the ballot box, then maybe re-examine the message. That same advice applied to Democrats four years ago.
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Conspiracy theories make stupid people feel special to have a secret unique nugget of information.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday April 09 2021, @06:37PM (17 children)
It was a riot. Let's see if the trial goes as badly as it did for the Chicago 7...
In the meantime, while we are enjoying the daily soaps, China is building thousand of miles of high speed rail (Africa will have it before we do), expanding their economy, and most likely building a highly motivated and mechanized military to "protect the homeland" (secure the border, a much more dangerous one than the one on our little island). To see what we look like from the outside must be quite a circus, like real life Keystone Cops. Here, the tragedy unfolds.
I'm a free speech advocate. Dominion can go to hell.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 09 2021, @07:00PM (4 children)
It was insurrection, and libel is not covered by freedom of speech.
Thanks for outing yourself, we've long suspected but now you've erased any doubt by throwing your cards right on to the table.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday April 09 2021, @07:10PM (3 children)
It was a riot.
"Libel" is a bullshit pretense for the powerful against criticism. "No law" still means no law, no matter what a corrupt judge will tell you. You will have to amend the constitution if you want libel laws on the books. Or you can continue the expedient route and let the judge legislate it.
And you better start learning Chinese :-)
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 09 2021, @07:38PM (2 children)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-1/freedom-of-expression-speech-and-press [cornell.edu]
Thankfully clueless ideologues such as yourself are not the arbiters ruling on such important topics. Keep being a stupid shill, and thank you very much for finally breaking character. Indeed it would be good to learn Chinese, at least for anyone that cares about international markets or local tourism. Don't worry, we all know what you were trying to convey with that little quip :-D
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday April 09 2021, @07:44PM (1 child)
:-) Doesn't get around those two little words, but I can't argue with a gun, so the issue is moot.
谢谢你
祝你今天过得愉快
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 10 2021, @12:27AM
You're welcome to leave any time and set up your anarcho-utopia. Let us know how it goes :-) International trade will be difficult for you if you can't even understand dictionary terms though, so better get self-sufficient.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday April 09 2021, @07:17PM (7 children)
Japan and most of Europe have had it for decades. We're quite happy with our Amtrak money sink, we don't need no high speed rail here!
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday April 09 2021, @07:40PM (6 children)
Africa will get theirs from the Chinese. We probably will too, if they want to get around. Lots of Chinese contributed to our original rail system, in a different way of course
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday April 09 2021, @09:15PM (5 children)
Curious. Do you realize how much China has already invested in Africa? TBH I probably don't know either, but it's huge. Years ago, China realized that most of Africa is an untapped market. Relatively few Africans can afford simple little things like fashionable scarves from first world countries. China tapped into that by supplying those little things at prices that Africans can afford. Can't find the particular article I have in mind, but these are all informative:
https://www.africa-business.com/features/china_africa_business.html [africa-business.com]
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/081315/3-reasons-why-chinese-invest-africa.asp [investopedia.com]
https://www.sais-cari.org/data-china-africa-trade [sais-cari.org]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2019/10/03/what-china-is-really-up-to-in-africa/?sh=5cd8bed05930 [forbes.com]
The potential is there, for Africa's economy to equal or exceed that of the US or of Europe, within a couple decades. There are a LOT of people in Africa!
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday April 09 2021, @09:54PM
Well, this is all we have to export these days. [middleeasteye.net] It will be interesting to see how the intrigue [blackagendareport.com] shifts when China moves in.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Monday April 12 2021, @01:50AM (1 child)
More to the point, Africa is insanely wealthy in untapped resources, which China will happily take instead of the loan payments that they're expecting to default.
But as to whether stuff like high-speed rail gets built, or stays built, I recommend watching the documentary on a Chinese project in Africa, "Empire of Dust". (Trailer is on YT, and pretty much condenses the rest of it.)
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday April 12 2021, @02:07AM
Yeah, I downloaded the movie and watched it. The "stays built" part of your statement is spot on. We are constantly reminded that Africa has hosted a number of civilizations, aside from Egypt. Funny, none of them have lasted. The continent just seems to swallow them up, and leave little if any trace behind.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 12 2021, @08:31PM (1 child)
Kind of amusing the watch the education of the Runaway, in real time. Of course, tinged with the sadness about how ignorant he is to begin with. What is the population of China, again, Runaway?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday April 12 2021, @10:40PM
It's higher than you can count, so don't worry about it.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday April 10 2021, @01:32AM (3 children)
That AC is right. I've been re-reading this post of yours a few times, and it's starting to sink in how much you fucked up here.
Well, we've always known you were a disingenuous little bunghole. It was only a matter of time before you slipped up I suppose. Thanks for making it so obvious even the dumbest of us can see (now WILL they see is another matter).
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday April 10 2021, @01:51AM (2 children)
Good, maybe you can make it interesting.
You gonna eat that sweet and sour?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday April 10 2021, @12:00PM (1 child)
Your tears are *entirely* sweet, fusta. No sour at all.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday April 10 2021, @07:05PM
Tears of laughter, dearie...
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..