Wherever you are going, I hope it is filled with lifeโs ephemeral pleasures and that for yโall itโs an upgrade [if not a sidegrade].
Congrats on at least getting out of Texas.
I-10 has its usual complement of construction. If you make it out before the cold front comes in on Wednesday, you should have dry roads heading east, if thatโs your vector. Dunno if you plan a resupply in Houston, but getting decent takeout food in Houston is like fishing in a well-stocked barrel. Maybe bring a cooler?
Trumpโs new digital media grift is being shorted.
โ The SPAC set to bring Trumpโs media company public has already drawn a short-sellerโs attention after an epic run last week.โ
โ Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. receded Monday, falling as much as 12% to $82.61. Thatโs a drop from the stockโs high last week of $157.50.
Considering the stockโs epic two-day rally and its massive retail-trader following, Trumpโs media company may have shot into the meme-stock ranks among other well-known companies like GameStop and AMC. Iceberg has been vocal on Twitter about its bet against AMC as well.โ
Itโs almost like they didnโt get the memo that Trump doesnโt actually mean anything he says and doesnโt give a shit about any of the people who took up arms in his name.
โFor four years, we cried โlock her up, lock her up, we know sheโs a criminal.โ What did the president tell us? โIf I was in charge of the law, youโd be in jail.โโ
โOkay, Mister President, you were in charge of the law for four years,โ Griffin continued. โAt the end of your four-year time, the only ones who were locked up were men like me and others like me who had stood by the president the strongest.โ
Of course that quote also shows they donโt know how laws work (i.e., the President isnโt โin charge of the law.โ)
Thereโs supposed to be exactly one person on trial here and itโs not the unarmed protesters gunned down by a psychopath who crossed state lines with a dangerous firearm he wasnโt legally allowed to carry.
Well thatโs not a promising start. Usually I am not a fan of jury trials but in this case itโs good that the judge wonโt be the one deciding the case. He has clearly shown his allegiances.
Meanwhile, the defense will be allowed to refer to the three people Rittenhouse shot as โarsonists,โ โlootersโ or โriotersโ so long as they took part in those activities, Schroeder ruled โ a decision prosecutor Thomas Binger called โa double standard.โ
I wonder if this means the prosecution is allowed to refer to Rittenhouse as a โkillerโ. He did kill people after all, thatโs not being disputed.