“Operation Whirlwind” at DC US Attorney’s office seems to be less about protecting the public and more about chilling free speech. As I explain here in @Bloomberg, only “true threats” are prosecutable. - ThreadSky

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barbmcquade.bsky.social • 6 days ago

“Operation Whirlwind” at DC US Attorney’s office seems to be less about protecting the public and more about chilling free speech. As I explain here in @Bloomberg, only “true threats” are prosecutable.

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carljungfranz.bsky.social•6 days ago

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Trump is Putin’s useful idiot

but the 77 million ignorant mostly old white

and Christian evangelical nationalists hypocrites

and alt-right types

“voters” from the rural red hinterland

gave the country away to Russia.

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mrxexon.bsky.social•6 days ago

I can wait for this to ferment and let the top blow off. Then the people will go around the courts and deal with these fascists directly.

You can't cure fascism. But you can cut it out and still save the patient.

It was put in. It can be taken out.

blueskypja.bsky.social•6 days ago

I know a lot of people are angry at the do-nothing Dems right now, but the day we need a stern finger pointer to save Democracy we’ll be sorry we got rid of Schumer..