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... Bolsonaro and his supporters painted the court as overzealous and anti-democratic at a rally in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday as they railed against Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing investigations into Bolsonaro and the spread of disinformation.

Musk, the owner of the social-media platform X, pledged earlier this month to defy the court and reinstate user accounts that had been banned as part of its efforts to combat the spread of fake news online. The company later said it would continue to comply.

Bolsonaro and Musk contend the court is overstepping its authority in a way that's undermining free speech. The court argues that battling online disinformation is crucial to democracy.

Musk is "a man that had the courage to show with some evidence, and with more to come, where our democracy was heading, and how much freedom we have already lost," Bolsonaro told supporters. "I respectfully ask for a round of applause for Elon Musk."

Right-wing deputy and Bolsonaro supporter Gustavo Gayer spoke in English during the demonstration, calling out Musk. "I will speak in English because I am certain that Musk is watching what is happening here right now," Gayer said.

The demonstration, much like a February rally that drew hundreds of thousands of supporters to the streets of Sao Paulo, also aimed to blunt momentum behind an investigation into allegations that Bolsonaro planned a coup attempt after his 2022 election defeat, said Silas Malafaia, a prominent evangelical pastor who helped organize the event. During Sunday's rally, Malafaia continued to claim that Judge Moraes is "a threat to democracy." ...

@#3 ... If really about sovereignty Biden would have opened up channels for negotiation before the invasion ...

Huh?

Your current alias is gonna have to provide a whole lot more detail before that comment seems to be anything more than a lame deflection attempt.

@#58 ... $400 million in embezzlement ...

Got links?

@#32 ... I gotta say, it's good to have to old Russian trolls back here, instead of the new kids who have seemed to fail miserably. ...

@#6 ... That would be for the immunity deal. ...

That would be my first guess also.

But then I might ask... what was the deal?

How much did the prosecution have on Mr ------ in order to, ummm, encourage him to take the deal?

So many unknowns. So little time.

@#7 ... So, what are Republicans so afraid of when the UAW comes to town? ...

Nothing but crickets.

Says a lot.

OK, so what is the protocol to ask for, and get into, a ride provided by Uber or Lyft?

When the car pulls up to your house, heat next?

How do you avoid being killed, I guess, is a bi question for me.

... A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Republican operative who had been pardoned by Donald Trump in the waning days of his presidency. The District of Columbia Circuit Court rejected an appeal by Jesse Benton, a former senior aide to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul, of his November 2022 conviction for orchestrating a scheme to conceal a $100,000 donation from a Russian national to his GOP consulting firm -- and pocketing most of it. ...

As much as I would like this to be fiction, I gotta, you cannot make this stuff up.

@#1

A couple of things...

1) ... Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it was clear that the United States wanted Ukraine "to fight to the last Ukrainian" including with attacks on Russian sovereign territory and civilians. ...

So Russia seems to reiterate its claim to all of Ukraine?

2) ... "Washington's deeper and deeper immersion in the hybrid war against Russia ...

The US involvement in the war in Ukraine is not "against Russia" it is to help Ukraine protect its sovereignty.

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... Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it was clear that the United States wanted Ukraine "to fight to the last Ukrainian" including with attacks on Russian sovereign territory and civilians.

"Washington's deeper and deeper immersion in the hybrid war against Russia will turn into a loud and humiliating fiasco for United States such as Vietnam and Afghanistan," Zakharova said.

Russia, she said, will give "an unconditional and resolute response" to the U.S. move to get more involved in the Ukraine war. ...

But, I gotta, ask...

Mr ------ as a witness for the prosecution and not the defense?

@#3 ... The first witness usually is. Is it too soon to call him "Mushroom"? ...

I can't speak to that.

But I do note that Mr ------ looks to be a witness for the prosecution, and not the defense.

Hmmmm ....

I'd proffer that it may (will?) be some interesting cross-examination.

@#28 ... Well you're an idiot, keep that in mind. ...

Yeah. An insult in reply to a simple question.

I gotta say, it's good to have to old Russian trolls back here, instead of the new kids who have seemed to fail miserably.

@#8 ... Take it up with the author of the article. ...

So, you do not apparently agree with what an article you posted to substantiate your opinion said.

And, when questioned about it, your response is an attempted insult?

Can you say, "lame?"

I knew you could.

Really, do try harder. You embarrass yourself with this level of retort.

Interesting aspect of this...

Mr ------ is a witness for the prosecution.

imo, the multi-verse is an interesting thing.

But, don't get me started....

:)

Another view...

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... If you zoomed out on the universe, well beyond the level of planets, stars or galaxies, you would eventually see a vast, evenly speckled expanse with no notable features. At least, that has been the conventional view.

The principle that everything looks the same everywhere is a fundamental pillar of the standard model of cosmology, which aims to explain the big bang and how the universe has evolved in the 13.7bn years since.

But this week a meeting of some of the world's leading cosmologists will convene at London's Royal Society to ask the question: what if this basic assumption is wrong? ...

@#25 ... ---- off, Jeff. ...

So, I'm not the only one who has noticed a similarity?

Yeah, the Judge specifically limited the publication of the prosecution's witness list because it seems the Judge had concerns about it being leaked,and the witnesses then targeted by the Trump cult.

As I understand it, he ordered that Sunday evening only one of the prosecution witness' names be revealed to the fmr Pres Trump defense.

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... The survey of eligible voters, carried out by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, found just 20 percent think the U.S. has "control over its borders," down from 34 percent in August 2023. This is a significant blow for the Biden administration with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump having made tightening border control one of the main pillars of his bid for a second White House term.

Irregular immigration has become a top political issue over the past few years, with 9.8 million migrant encounters recorded between October 2019 and January 2024, according to figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. On April 12, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that 507,200 suspected undocumented migrants had been detained in his state since 2021 when he launched Operation Lone Star to combat illegal crossings.

Asked, "Do you believe the United States has control over its borders?" In the new poll, 63 percent replied "no" against 20 percent for "yes," with another 13 percent responding "don't know." Notably, those who answered no included 53 percent of those who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and a plurality in all of the age groups surveyed, including 47 percent of Generation Z who were born between 1997 and 2002. ...

@#6 ... The damage to their bodies caused by the STD doesn't make their behavior any less gay. ...

Nice deflection.

I quoted the article you cited.

And now you accuse me of trolling... for quoting the article you cited.

I'll ask again...

So, please provide links to documented examples of gay peoples' -------- falling off.

Yer up.

@#15 ... I'm talking about the Flip Flopper Speaker of the House, not some re-re Putin troll. ...

[rereading...]

Oops, I misread the post.

Apologies.

But yeah, the Flip Flopper Speaker of the House.

One concern I have, if it seemed to be this easy to change his mind to act like a statesman, then how easy will it be to change his mind to act like a MAGA cult memeber?

(thanks for the correction)