Beth Martin
@cliothemuse.bsky.social
Sarcastic would-be Historian with a penchant for Literature, Culture, & Travel. Lifelong Anglophile. The counselor is in.
https://linktr.ee/cliothemuse
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If he’d complied with the original deadline & not made every effort to delay & obstruct, maybe the judge would be open to some benefit of the doubt?
Maybe if he hadn’t *continued* defaming the plaintiffs he wouldn’t have a contempt hearing to work around?
But HE is the victim here! 🙄
Maybe if he hadn’t *continued* defaming the plaintiffs he wouldn’t have a contempt hearing to work around?
But HE is the victim here! 🙄
Rudy Giuliani has faced down a $148M judgment - for claiming without proof that two election poll workers "stole" the 2020 election - with a smile on his face. Today in court, with multiple cases weighing on him, the pressure seemed to get to him
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/n...
Rudy Giuliani Loses His Lawyers, and His Cool, in Court (Gift Article)
The subject of several cases, the former New York City mayor lashed out at a judge questioning why he had not forfeited personal assets as required.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:43 AM
If he’d complied with the original deadline & not made every effort to delay & obstruct, maybe the judge would be open to some benefit of the doubt?
Maybe if he hadn’t *continued* defaming the plaintiffs he wouldn’t have a contempt hearing to work around?
But HE is the victim here! 🙄
Maybe if he hadn’t *continued* defaming the plaintiffs he wouldn’t have a contempt hearing to work around?
But HE is the victim here! 🙄
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Malaysian dude fantasizing about "bankrupting" our two biggest neighbors definitely has US interests at heart. No doubt about that.
November 27, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Malaysian dude fantasizing about "bankrupting" our two biggest neighbors definitely has US interests at heart. No doubt about that.
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Discworld QOTD, from The Truth
“William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.”
“William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.”
Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music
November 26, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Truth
“William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.”
“William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.”
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I’m old enough to remember when Michael Cohen set up “Essential Consulting” and got millions for having Trump’s ear. This pay-for-access isn’t new.
November 26, 2024 at 11:21 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Michael Cohen set up “Essential Consulting” and got millions for having Trump’s ear. This pay-for-access isn’t new.
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I think it’s pretty clear to Trump
November 26, 2024 at 11:53 AM
I think it’s pretty clear to Trump
Oh.
Ex-FBI informant charged with lies at 'heart' of Biden impeachment effort indicted on new tax charges - Alexander Smirnov, federal authorities said, lied on his taxes while buying a "condominium, Bentley, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of clothes, jewelry and accessories." By @ryanjreilly.com
Ex-FBI informant charged with lies at 'heart' of Biden impeachment effort indicted on new tax charges
Alexander Smirnov, federal authorities said, lied on his taxes while buying a "condominium, a Bentley, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of clothes, jewelry and accessories."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Oh.
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A MAGA influencer who appeared multiple times on Fox News criticizing crime and homelessness in San Francisco was booked into jail on Monday on suspicion of pimping a woman for sex work.
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Fox News Guest Who Criticized San Francisco Crime Now Accused Of Committing A Crime
MAGA content creator Ricci Lee Wynne, 39, also known as Raw Ricci, garnered thousands of followers on social media criticizing crime in San Francisco.
t.co
November 26, 2024 at 11:32 PM
A MAGA influencer who appeared multiple times on Fox News criticizing crime and homelessness in San Francisco was booked into jail on Monday on suspicion of pimping a woman for sex work.
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t.co/mr5cZ7g3MY?s...
In my opinion “lazy linking” is all the posting & reposting of fact free claims with zero sources given & no attempt made to verify, which is exactly what Musk *wants* Twitter to be.
Actually posting links to sources & facts so ppl can verify what’s true is the OPPOSITE of lazy.
Actually posting links to sources & facts so ppl can verify what’s true is the OPPOSITE of lazy.
“lazy linking” is such a funny way to think about the internet — a true distaste for the open web in pursuit of endless scrolling of one walled garden
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
November 26, 2024 at 11:36 PM
In my opinion “lazy linking” is all the posting & reposting of fact free claims with zero sources given & no attempt made to verify, which is exactly what Musk *wants* Twitter to be.
Actually posting links to sources & facts so ppl can verify what’s true is the OPPOSITE of lazy.
Actually posting links to sources & facts so ppl can verify what’s true is the OPPOSITE of lazy.
Welcome to real life for quite a few Americans?
Rudy Giuliani: the reality is I have no cash. Right now, if I want to call a taxi, I can't do it. I don't have a credit card; I don't have a checking account. I have no place I can go take cash out, except a little bit that I saved but its getting down to almost nothing
November 26, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Welcome to real life for quite a few Americans?
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I would bet against him.
November 26, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I would bet against him.
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And guess what? He’s going to jail for it.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Bolsonaro was fully aware and actively participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says.
November 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM
And guess what? He’s going to jail for it.
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I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
November 26, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
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Yes, and it remains frustrating the extent to which the editors who write headlines refuse to take serious responsibility for the ways in which the bodies of articles have become increasingly less relevant than the headlines.
This is why *headline writers* have more of an impact on public discourse than reporters
Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds | CNN Business
A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns t...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Yes, and it remains frustrating the extent to which the editors who write headlines refuse to take serious responsibility for the ways in which the bodies of articles have become increasingly less relevant than the headlines.
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Russian kills 4, injures 17 in its shelling of bus stop in occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast
Kherson prosecutors initiated a war crimes investigation following a deadly midday assault on civilian transportation infrastructure.
Kherson prosecutors initiated a war crimes investigation following a deadly midday assault on civilian transportation infrastructure.
Russian kills 4, injures 17 in its shelling of bus stop in occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast - Euromaidan Press
Kherson prosecutors have initiated a war crimes investigation following a deadly midday assault on civilian transportation infrastructure.
euromaidanpress.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Russian kills 4, injures 17 in its shelling of bus stop in occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast
Kherson prosecutors initiated a war crimes investigation following a deadly midday assault on civilian transportation infrastructure.
Kherson prosecutors initiated a war crimes investigation following a deadly midday assault on civilian transportation infrastructure.
When you freely choose over & over again to intentionally harm others & then want to complain about the consequences, I don’t really have any sympathy for you. 🤷🏻♀️
'I can't pay my bills,' Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
'I can't pay my bills,' Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
Rudy Giuliani was rebuked by a federal judge on Tuesday after the former New York City mayor interrupted a court hearing, pleading he could not pay his bills because two Georgia election workers to whom he owes $148 million have tied up his assets.
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:42 PM
When you freely choose over & over again to intentionally harm others & then want to complain about the consequences, I don’t really have any sympathy for you. 🤷🏻♀️
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Two Central African soldiers tell me Russian commanders ordered them to “kill everybody”, including women and children, in gold mining communities during operations to seize mines in the northeast of the Central African Republic.
November 26, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Two Central African soldiers tell me Russian commanders ordered them to “kill everybody”, including women and children, in gold mining communities during operations to seize mines in the northeast of the Central African Republic.
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They know (or should know) that trashing Mexico's economy would increase migratory pressure and make their goal of reducing immigration more difficult.
But the idea of punching somebody in the face for it's own sake is just too irresistible to them. 2/2
But the idea of punching somebody in the face for it's own sake is just too irresistible to them. 2/2
November 26, 2024 at 8:12 PM
They know (or should know) that trashing Mexico's economy would increase migratory pressure and make their goal of reducing immigration more difficult.
But the idea of punching somebody in the face for it's own sake is just too irresistible to them. 2/2
But the idea of punching somebody in the face for it's own sake is just too irresistible to them. 2/2
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And proving that modern conservatism is mostly a way for people to outwardly project their darker impulses in a socially acceptable way as opposed to an organizing movement for developing and implementing effective governing policy.
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November 26, 2024 at 8:12 PM
And proving that modern conservatism is mostly a way for people to outwardly project their darker impulses in a socially acceptable way as opposed to an organizing movement for developing and implementing effective governing policy.
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All they’ve got is hate & resentment. It drives everything & makes every situation into zero sum. There is no understanding of mutually profitable situations. They must always “win” & make others “lose”.
A consequence of the MAGA agenda's hierarchical ordering of everything under the ethos of owning the libs is a foreign policy that is needlessly combative when it can be profitably collaborative instead.
November 26, 2024 at 8:39 PM
All they’ve got is hate & resentment. It drives everything & makes every situation into zero sum. There is no understanding of mutually profitable situations. They must always “win” & make others “lose”.
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phew it's a good thing our constitution is extraordinarily difficult to amend and wannabe autocrats can't do something like get their co-partisans on the constitutional court to recognize an atextual immunity from criminal law.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 26, 2024 at 4:23 PM
phew it's a good thing our constitution is extraordinarily difficult to amend and wannabe autocrats can't do something like get their co-partisans on the constitutional court to recognize an atextual immunity from criminal law.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The feeling when you are a grown adult who has lots of money & is currently trying to be shadow president of the most powerful nation in the world, but you still need your racist mom to go on TV & defend your delicate feelings from any criticism.
Elon's mom is on Fox buttering up her son and answering questions about whether anybody actually likes him. Cringe.
November 26, 2024 at 7:39 PM
The feeling when you are a grown adult who has lots of money & is currently trying to be shadow president of the most powerful nation in the world, but you still need your racist mom to go on TV & defend your delicate feelings from any criticism.
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And said Jeezus unto them,
“Seek ye bootstraps,
and by them,
pull thyself into the kingdom.”
— Misconceptions 3:9
“Seek ye bootstraps,
and by them,
pull thyself into the kingdom.”
— Misconceptions 3:9
November 26, 2024 at 6:54 PM
And said Jeezus unto them,
“Seek ye bootstraps,
and by them,
pull thyself into the kingdom.”
— Misconceptions 3:9
“Seek ye bootstraps,
and by them,
pull thyself into the kingdom.”
— Misconceptions 3:9
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Then Jesus said unto the sick, “you better have insurance.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
November 26, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Then Jesus said unto the sick, “you better have insurance.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”