Just a question–does whatever he wears on his head qualify as contraband?
Delaware Judge Clears Way For Fox/Dominion Trial. Dominion gets almost everything it wanted. Oh, pleasepleaseplease…:
A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled on Friday afternoon that the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit Dominion Voting Systems has waged against Fox News and Fox Corp. will go to trial in April.
Judge Eric Davis heard oral arguments for summary judgment in mid-March, unexpectedly extending into a nearly two-day hearing. Dominion and Fox each filed a motion for a summary judgment, asking the judge to make a decision on the case and avoid going to trial.
Davis, in his opinion, denied the summary judgment motions submitted by Fox News and Fox Corp. Dominion did have some minor wins, with the judge granting certain aspects of its motion and denying others.
“The evidence developed in this civil proceeding demonstrates that is CRYSTAL clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true,” he wrote.
Police Union Exec Mastermind Behind Fentanyl Distribution Ring? Gee, ya think that maybe cops are doing more than just ‘touching’ the stuff?:
SAN JOSE – The Office of the United States Attorney has filed a federal criminal complaint charging Joanne Marian Segovia with attempt to illegally import a controlled substance in connection with a scheme to bring synthetic opioids into the country and distribute them throughout the United States, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Tatum King. The criminal complaint was filed on March 27, 2023, and unsealed the next day.
According to the complaint, Segovia, 64, of San Jose, is the Executive Director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA). The complaint alleges that Segovia used her personal and office computers to order thousands of opioid and other pills to her home and agreed to distribute the drugs elsewhere in the United States.
The complaint alleges that between October 2015 and January 2023, Segovia had at least 61 shipments mailed to her home, originating from countries including Hong Kong, Hungary, India, and Singapore. The manifests for these shipments declared their contents with labels like “Wedding Party Favors,” “Gift Makeup,” or “Chocolate and Sweets.” But between July 2019 and January 2023, officials intercepted and opened five of these shipments and found that they contained thousands of pills of controlled substances, including the synthetic opioids Tramadol and Tapentadol. Certain parcels were valued at thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs.
Also alleged is that Segovia used encrypted WhatsApp communications to plan the logistics for receiving and sending pill shipments. For example, the complaint describes a three-year period between January 2020 and March 2023 during which Segovia is alleged to have exchanged hundreds of messages with someone using a phone with an India country code. The messages discussed details for shipping and payment of pills and contained hundreds of pictures of tablets, shipping labels, packaging, payment receipts, and payment confirmations.
The complaint alleges that Segovia used her office at the San Jose Police Officers’ Association to distribute controlled substances. For example, in spring 2021, Segovia was told by a supplier to send a package to a woman in North Carolina. Segovia then sent this supplier a photograph of a shipment made using the UPS account of San Jose Police Officers’ Association.
I, uh, think they’ve got her dead to rights. Here’s a snarkier version of the same story. At least twice, she temporarily delayed delivery of the drugs because–police business intervened:
- June 14, 2021: “Sorry, i had 50 new officers starting today so if I’ve been tied up all morning. I’ll be back on the office within an hour and I’ll take care of all of it! Any news on the soma??
- May 2, 2022: “Im so sorry, im on a business trip because we had 2 officers that got shot! I should be home tomorrow night so ill get them shipped as soon as i can.
Dog Bites Man: Prominent Rethug Donor Convicted Of Sex Trafficking. B-b-b-but Teh Trans!
Guess The Only One With Their Eyes Open. Christian Evangelicals have their eyes wide shut as they worship TFG. Will they still love him on Tuesday? Rhetorical question. Answer’s yes.
What do you want to talk about?
Cop fentanyl ring: Breaking Bad Apples.
There is a good chance one or more MAGAs will be arrested protesting Trump’s indictment who were previously arrested on Jan. 6 2021.
Well… I am going to see the Delaware Opera’s staging of La Traviata on Sunday, so there’s that (Culture In Delaware! It’s not just a myth!). On a lighter note Go Dominion Go! That and I trust the cops at least as much as I trust the politicians, as in I’m not surprised to find them up to no good and criminality. That and their all MAGA behind the badge.
I’ve been thinking about the quote “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.” and I would love a reporter to ask coons and craper and LBR in person their reaction to that quote and how it feels to not be a good man.
It ever a comment was on my exact wave length, it is this one.
I caught a performance of Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” at Wilmington Drama League last night. Very ambitious material with dense dialogue – they did a great job with it.
@RE Vanella and your trusty sidekick (is it @Bill Martin?): April is here!! Find your bus schedules, and get those Court Reporter wardrobe pieces pressed. You know what to do!
I had literally zero motivation and intention to cover this circus. Everyone and their cousins are coming in for this. But Lex said something a few days ago that got me thinking.
“When you run into Lou Dobbs buying a cookie at the new Subway in the courthouse, what do you say?”
So against my better judgement Bill & I will be going to bear witness to this garbage.
We’ll speak about our plans in next week’s episode (along with a chat with Douglas Manley – candidate for Christina School Board).
I can say that some our “coverage” will be patrons only. So if you dig our gonzo takes and hijinx… you know what to do by now.
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“When you run into Lou Dobbs buying a cookie at the new Subway in the courthouse, what do you say?”
Excuse me sir, did you just drop this one hundred dollar bill?
So is Trump going to be tried as an adult?
Yes but the competency test is in doubt:)