Adam Serwer: Jury nullification is an old weapon against tyranny. ... When Trump tries to indict his political enemies on pretextual grounds, grand jurors have the option of refusing to indict. When prosecutors ask for a conviction, jurors can refuse to convict. The Trump administration can treat this government of the people as his own mob enforcers, but the people need not acquiesce. When Trump abuses his power to settle political scores, the people can choose to nullify.
One of MAGA's most outspoken proponents is turning on the White House over its handling of the Epstein files. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene"a longtime ally of the president and a standout feature of his sweeping national ideology"was reportedly infuriated by the Trump administration's hostility toward legislation supporting the unfettered release of the files. But it was a direct threat from the White House over her own support for their release that prompted her to phone a West Wing official. "I told them, You didn't get me elected. I do not work for you; I work for my district,'" Greene recalled to The New York Times. "We aren't supposed to just be whipped on our votes because they're telling us what to do ... or saying, We'll primary you,' or that we won't get invited to the White House events." read more
Trump on Tuesday told a gathering of military leaders they should use American cities as "training grounds" and described a federal crackdown on crime in major cities as "a war from within." Trump addressed dozens of top generals and admirals in Quantico, Va., where he said defending the homeland was the military's "most important priority." He signaled that the leaders in the room could be tasked with aiding in federal interventions in Democratic-led cities like Chicago and New York City. "They're very unsafe places, and we're going to straighten them out one by one," Trump said. "And this is going to be a major part for some of the people in this room. That's a war too. It's a war from within." read more
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Trump's claims about autism deserve as little oxygen as possible, but it's been a depressing, infuriating week for many autistic people and those of us who love them. read more
Former Fox & Friends weekend cohost and current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is dragging several hundred senior U.S. generals and admirals from around the world to Quantico next week for a pep rally on the "warrior ethos." read more
"I have here in my hand a list of 205 -- a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department."
Joe McCarthy
"Enemies Within" Speech, 1950
courses.edx.orgtype@asset+block/McCarthy.pdf
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