Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  2 months ago
"a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After #Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the govt, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another.

...Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming #legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries."
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/us/politics/trump-investigations-enemies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M04.cnHj.-ABNToexupmu&smid=url-share

#Corruption#Politics#USPol #News#US#USA

Text from article: The episode marked the start of a more aggressive effort by Mr. Trump to deploy his power against his perceived enemies despite warnings not to do so by top aides. And a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After Mr. Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the government, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another. The broad outlines of those episodes have been previously reported. But a closer examination reveals the degree of concern and pushback against Mr. Trump’s demands inside the White House. And it highlights how closely his expressed desires to go after people who had drawn his ire were sometimes followed by the Justice Department, F.B.I. or other agencies. Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries.
Text from article: The episode marked the start of a more aggressive effort by Mr. Trump to deploy his power against his perceived enemies despite warnings not to do so by top aides. And a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After Mr. Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the government, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another. The broad outlines of those episodes have been previously reported. But a closer examination reveals the degree of concern and pushback against Mr. Trump’s demands inside the White House. And it highlights how closely his expressed desires to go after people who had drawn his ire were sometimes followed by the Justice Department, F.B.I. or other agencies. Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries.
Text from article: The episode marked the start of a more aggressive effort by Mr. Trump to deploy his power against his perceived enemies despite warnings not to do so by top aides. And a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After Mr. Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the government, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another. The broad outlines of those episodes have been previously reported. But a closer examination reveals the degree of concern and pushback against Mr. Trump’s demands inside the White House. And it highlights how closely his expressed desires to go after people who had drawn his ire were sometimes followed by the Justice Department, F.B.I. or other agencies. Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries.
CavalierBob 🥥🌴🇺🇸💪
CavalierBob 🥥🌴🇺🇸💪  ·  2 months ago
Really good article regarding political organizing in the Fediverse. Well done @heidilifeldman and @tchambers 👏👏👏

Escapes me why Harris’ comms team, who are so excellent on most things, still haven’t switched on federation on their Threads account. Seems a no-brainer. 🤷🏻

#HarrisWalz2024#VoteBlue#KamalaUnitesUS #BlueTrifecta#WhenWeFightWeWin#TeamNormal#DonaldArlingtonTrump#Project2025#WeirdDonOLD#USPolhttps://newsmast.social/@saskia/113169155345355284

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
Harris and Trump are running for the same job. It’s an enormous job. It’s a job that involves enormous power that probably no single human being should have — but •somebody• is going to end up having it regardless.

It’s a job that matters. It matters who does it. It matters if they can think. It matters if they’re a fascist.

I think it matters. I’m not sure the political press does, though.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
Somebody who's going to be at that debate is really, really confused about the difference between reality TV and real life. They think that the only thing that matters is what the showrunners do to the characters to keep things interesting for the audience. They think that because it’s entertainment, the showrunners should keep it close between the contestants, concoct some drama, give us some fireworks.

No, I'm not talking about Trump. I'm talking about the press.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
To hell with that.

One of these people is going to end up steering complex, half-broken systems that can help or harm millions of people. Billions.

One of these people is going to end up in control of a bunch of nuclear weapons.

One of these people is going to, according the SCOTUS, exist outside the reach of the law while in office.

I am not here to pat them on the head and give them doggie treats.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
Harris and Trump are running for the same job. It’s an enormous job. It’s a job that involves enormous power that probably no single human being should have — but •somebody• is going to end up having it regardless.

It’s a job that matters. It matters who does it. It matters if they can think. It matters if they’re a fascist.

I think it matters. I’m not sure the political press does, though.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
Wednesday morning, a bunch of people are going to be dissecting some minor detail of an esoteric detail of a subclause of an offhand Harris remark about some perfectly well-formed policy idea…

…and the same people are going to be drooling down their chins in awe because Trump formed •three• nearly coherent sentences when he only formed •two• yesterday.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
To hell with that.

One of these people is going to end up steering complex, half-broken systems that can help or harm millions of people. Billions.

One of these people is going to end up in control of a bunch of nuclear weapons.

One of these people is going to, according the SCOTUS, exist outside the reach of the law while in office.

I am not here to pat them on the head and give them doggie treats.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
To hell with the sliding scale.

When I hear the highlights from the presidential debate tomorrow, I expect candidates to be intelligent, articulate, in command of facts and ideas, and thinking in ways that stand to help instead of harm the millions they’ll impact.

That's just my lowest baseline standard here. The baseline doesn't move.

Harris and Trump are running for the same job, and it's about damned time the press started applying the same standards to both of them.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
Wednesday morning, a bunch of people are going to be dissecting some minor detail of an esoteric detail of a subclause of an offhand Harris remark about some perfectly well-formed policy idea…

…and the same people are going to be drooling down their chins in awe because Trump formed •three• nearly coherent sentences when he only formed •two• yesterday.

#uspol

Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell  ·  2 months ago
To hell with the sliding scale.

When I hear the highlights from the presidential debate tomorrow, I expect candidates to be intelligent, articulate, in command of facts and ideas, and thinking in ways that stand to help instead of harm the millions they’ll impact.

That's just my lowest baseline standard here. The baseline doesn't move.

Harris and Trump are running for the same job, and it's about damned time the press started applying the same standards to both of them.

#uspol

Omar Moore
Omar Moore  ·  2 months ago
UPDATED from last post: Over $165 BILLION of student debt and counting eliminated for FIVE MILLION AMERICANS

Over 16 MILLION NEW JOBS CREATED in under four years

Child poverty cut by 50+ percent

Black wealth increased by 60 percent

https://wh.gov/therecord

#HarrisWalz2024#KamalaHarris#Harris2024#Harris #voteblue #vote#usa #uspol