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From the DOJ SC Hur report: We have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory. Based on our direct interactions with and observations of him, he is someone for whom many jurors will want to identify reasonable doubt. It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him-by then a former president well into his eighties-of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness. We conclude the evidence is not sufficient to convict, and we decline to recommend prosecution of Mr. Biden for his retention of the classified Afghanistan documents. https://www.justice.gov/storage/report-from-special-counsel-robert-k-hur-february-2024.pdf **** The word 'incompetent' does not appear in the report's 388 pages.

If the Supreme Court were to disqualify Trump, with a 6-3 conservative majority, that 'Witch Hunt' line might not go over so well as in the past.

As I used to say living in rural Florida long before living in Isaan: If you didn't bring it, it ain't there.

That's easy: Never did it before. First time at age 70. In fact the guy at the US Embassy when getting the marriage affidavit, to which I checked 'Never' married, said: Are you SURE you want to swear to that ??

How do you check?

The flight plan graphic has Los Angeles as destination. I read where the landing slots at Las Vegas are booked solid -- maybe even for her.

Hear, hear 🙂 From The Misfits (1961) Clark Gable and Marylin Monroe Roslyn : Once I walked to the edge of town (Reno); doesn't look like there's much out there. Gay : Everything's there! Roslyn : Like what? Gay : The country! Roslyn : Well, what do you do with yourself? Gay : Just live. Roslyn : How does anyone "just live"? Gay : Well, you start by going to sleep. You get up when you feel like it. You scratch yourself. You fry yourself some eggs. You see what kind of a day it is; throw stones at a can, whistle. :

Probably same as the I look-younger-than-my-age guys

Whistleblowers in Fulton County DA Fani Willis' office reportedly eager to testify Published February 9, 2024 4:59PM FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The state Senate Special Committee on Investigations convened its inaugural session Friday to probe allegations of misconduct against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who has faced criticism for her intimate relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade, who was hired to lead the investigation into the Georgia 2020 election interference case. Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) emphasized the committee's commitment to truth-seeking rather than a political witch hunt, stating, "This is not a political witch hunt; this is a quest for the truth." As the meeting commenced, Cowsert dropped a bombshell, revealing that multiple whistleblowers within the Fulton County DA's office have expressed eagerness to testify. They allege misuse of federal and state funds, further escalating the scrutiny surrounding Willis. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/whistleblowers-in-fulton-county-da-fani-willis-office-reportedly-eager-to-testify

Howard Hughes was worth an estimated $2.5 billion at the time of his death. Adjusted for inflation, his net worth would be approximately $11 billion today. https://zacjohnson.com/howard-hughes-at-death-net-worth So compared to Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Bill Gates, Hughes was a piker. But I would consider those 3 above to be famous; not 'performing' celebrities

Right never heard of him other than the spruce goose and having the first hydraulic retractable landing gear. But I wouldn't necessarily call him a 'celebrity' a la Frank Sinatra or Oprah Winfrey. And you can always say: Well what about Eddie Rickenbacker?

And just to note that first real flying celebrity was the late Mr. Arnold Palmer, who bought (and often flew as pilot) an Aero Commander 500 propeller job in 1961 and his first jet a Rockwell Jet Commander in 1966. https://www.arnoldpalmer.com/aviation

READ: Fulton County DA Fani Willis on improper relationship charges Published: Jan. 16, 2024 at 3:37 AM GMT+7|Updated: Jan. 16, 2024 at 3:59 AM GMT+7 ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has made her first public comments after accusations of an improper relationship with a special prosecutor became the latest bombshell in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump. On Sunday, Willis spoke at Atlanta’s oldest Black church, Big Bethel AME, one day before the city and the nation celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, birthday. Here is a full transcript of her remarks: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/01/15/read-fulton-county-da-fani-willis-improper-relationship-charges/

Fulton County DA Fani Willis 'not forthright' about relationship, according to new filing published February 9, 2024 9:17PMFulton County FOX 5 Atlanta In a newly filed 122-page supplemental reply to Willis's 176-page court-ordered response to Roman's original motion, Roman claims that the romantic relationship between Willis and Wade began earlier than what was disclosed. The court document contends, "Since Willis and Wade were not forthright about their relationship in the first instance, there is no reason to believe they are telling the truth now." Wade claimed in an affidavit included in Willis' response that their relationship did not begin until 2022, but Roman's attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, alleges witnesses can prove it started before Wade's appointment in November 2021 and before Willis was sworn in as district attorney in January 2021. One witness, Wade's former law partner Terrence Bradley, is cited as having non-privileged knowledge of the relationship, stating it began before Willis took office. Bradley's insights challenge Wade's claim that they didn't start dating until 2022. ... In related developments, Sen. Bill Cowsert announced during the first meeting of the state's Senate Special Committee on Investigations that whistleblowers in the Fulton County District Attorney's Office are eager to testify. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fulton-county-da-fani-willis-not-forthright-about-relationship-according-to-new-filing

Hasen's final paragraph in the Slate article: The bottom line is that if and how the court rules for Trump in the disqualification case, and as it considers sending him to trial on election subversion, it needs to keep an eye on what’s going to happen in January if Trump appears to win. If there’s going to be a grand bargain, the court should not forget what Congress might do.

But most likely on an American Airlines commercial flight -- not a Gulfstream

OK. As noted above: James Slater, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation who’s representing Sweeney

EFF thanks Craig Newmark for his 30 years of financial support, which has helped us grow to become the leading nonprofit defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation today. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/craig-newmark-philanthropies-celebrating-30-years-support-digital-rights

Just a note as to how this all got started: Sweeney's father, a Technical Operations Controller for American Airlines, introduced him to aviation when he was young. Sweeney would use the data to track his father coming home when he commuted from Dallas back to Florida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sweeney

I bought a TP-Link 4g router with AIS sim card because my wife's family home has a nice outer building but with no WIFI from the main house. Works OK. I regularly travel within Thailand and, when using a hotel WIFI, always get the notice that the WIFI is not private and that others can maybe get the signal. So for the first time next week, even though the hotel says free in-room WIFI, I will pack the TP-Link router to use in the Bangkok hotel room with LAN cable so I don't have to set up VPN for financial info websites that I might use. And no WIFI for that.

Taylor Swift Lawsuit Threat Has a Problem Updated Feb 09, 2024 at 11:52 AM EST But Swift's legal team has one issue, according to Frank Salzano, managing partner of Salzano Ettinger Lampert & Wilson, LLP, a boutique entertainment and sports law firm based in Manhattan. "This matter raises novel legal issues due to the fact that the college student is technically not violating any of Swift's privacy rights since the data is publicly available and is simply being posted on social media by the student," he told Newsweek in a statement. "However, it is important to note that the laws and legal precedent typically lag technological advances in society. As the law needs to play catch up, accordingly, it is possible that laws may get implemented in the future making the student's conduct illegal, but I see no viable legal theory currently that would entitle Swift to any redress." Newsweek contacted Swift's publicist via email for comment Friday. https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-lawsuit-threat-problem-1868548

With a big if as posted above, if the 6-member conservative Supreme Court block says a major point in overturning Colorado is that the 14th Amendment Article i3 s not self-executing and can only be executed by Congress ... Then if a Democratic controlled Congress might go ahead and execute it , they can say it is because Trump's 3 appointees and the other 3 said that's how it works.

(via Bloomberg) James Slater, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation who’s representing Sweeney, called Swift’s legal claims baseless and said they were raised around the time news outlets began writing about the carbon emissions from her private jet. ... Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/world/taylor-swift-demands-21-year-old-stop-tracking-her-private-jet-2883498 One of EFF'S backers on free speech issues is Craig Newmark of Craig's List.

Dr. Richard Hasen, quoted elsewhere in this forum on the Trump/Carroll Defamation punitive award. A Grand Bargain Is Emerging in the Supreme Court’s Trump Cases, but Chaos May Be Ahead By Richard L. Hasen Feb 08, 20242:33 PM Depending upon how the court writes its opinion, however, it could leave the door open for chaos in January, if Donald Trump appears to win the 2024 election and a Democratic Congress rejects Electoral College votes for him on grounds he’s disqualified. If Trump appears to win the election in November and Democrats control Congress, there will be a serious effort to disqualify Trump when Electoral College votes are counted in January, something that would risk political instability and even violence. Kicking the can down the road in this way is dangerous. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/supreme-court-trump-john-roberts-bargain.html

Well I wasn't prepared to start posing this kind of stuff myself because if *I* were the one who posted it, I would surely be under cross-examination from the usual suspects.