I remember a few years ago some body saying a way to check for fake news is does it get you excited? Fudging the facts or outright lying to either get you riled up or tell you exactly what you want to hear is a way to go viral and get clicks or clout.
So the second way is if this isn't from a solid source, is anyone else reporting this? (Still could be fake because they could all be relying on the same original source.)
That's a pretty big tree. Dang.
This woman captured video of two trees crashing....including one on to her porch https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1696948416138432780?s=20
Also it's the Florida governor's mansion...not Ron's mansion https://www.floridagovernorsmansion.com/the_people_s_house/former_residents
A lot of what you said already happened. This case has been going on for a while.
Here's the docket. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61642105/parties/freeman-v-herring-networks-inc/
You can search it for Discovery. The other defendants (Herring Networks parent co of OANN settled in 2022.)
Deadlines for discovery were set back in April 2022 to be completed by February 2023.
fact discovery due by 11/22/2022; expert disclosures due by 12/16/2022; rebuttal expert designation due by 1/27/2023; all discovery due by 2/17/2023.
This obviously didn't happen. Rudy was sanctioned in June for failing to produce discovery
Rudy could have provided evidence that the items had been seized and so it was impossible for him to comply.
This isn't the case though. For one Rudy didn't comply on a host of discovery productions, not just his seized phones.
Also Rudy did have his phones seized in a case that is now closed. But he has access to all his data from those phones.
The DOJ turned over a database of the what they collected. Rudy used a eDiscovery Vendor to storage, manage and search that database. The vendor is called TrustPoint. First Rudy was claiming he couldn't turn over these records because he owed $320,000 to TrustPoint. In legal terms he was in "arrears."
This "Joint Status Report" was filed on June 30. The judge said show us your financial records to prove you can't pay TrustPoint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720.77.0.pdf
the Court directed Defendant to produce his financial records to Plaintiffs by May 30, so that Plaintiffs could evaluate Defendant’s claim of inability to cover the costs associated with searching the TrustPoint database;
By May 30 somebody paid Rudy's bill and Rudy asked not to turn over his financial information. (That someone appears to be the Save America PAC.)
Defendant filed a declaration .... apprising the Court that Defendant had secured funding from a third-party to cover his arrearage to TrustPoint and >requesting that the Court reconsider its order directing Defendant to produce his >financial information to the Plaintiff,
So by May 30 Giuliani could have turned the seized phone info over. He didn't.
In fact instead of turning over discovery and his financial information Giuliani entered a NOLO CONTENDERE stipulation. More info here https://greatawakening.win/p/17r98yUjnF/x/c/4TwT1K1jldX
she has the authority AND knowledge of WHAT the OPERATION IS.
Why do you think that?
ALL 650 MILLION OF IT.
That was not the claim, it was 650 plane loads.
Obama rescinded the Executive Order on Propaganda Transmission
What executive order?
I think this part
why have we never heard of her before?
answers this part
Jan Halper-Hayes is ignored by the U.S. media.
Here's my question why should we have heard about her before?
She seems to live in Britain and have been active in politics there.
She issued a default judgement. This did it for two reasons.
- Rudy did not turn over discovery information including about his finances.
He was already sanctioned for this earlier and told to turn it over by the end of June. He didn't and the judge warned him in July, he could lose the case because of it.
- Rudy said he did defame them and conceded an "a default liability"
HOWEVER, he did not say this in straight forward way
He entered a "nolo contendere stipulation" that was so confusing the judge called it "puzzling" and made him issue it again so it was clear what he was stipulating to. This stipulation was like a "nolo contendre" plea in criminal case where you don't plead guilty, but you don't contest a guilty verdict.
Here's his "stipulation" from July It's a headscratcher.
Here's his clarifying "superseding stipulation" from Aug 8.
*Rudy conceded what he said about them was false Or as he put it, "his actionable statements were false. But he also said it was "purposes of this litigation only" and he wanted to avoid any "unnecessary expenses."
*Rudy also stipulated he defamed them but also wanted say to his statements were protected speech. and they didn't cause any damages to Moss or Freeman.
He conceded the liability in this case should be treated as "a default liability."
It seems he wanted to race to get to an appeal.
The judge said he was trying to have his cake and eat it too. She said since he has been a lawyer for 50 years she didn't believe his excuses for not turning over discovery and that it must be a deliberate strategy to avoid disclosing information that could hurt him in other civil and criminal cases
There's only a certain number of federal judges in a district. She's one of dozen district judges in DC.
It's an accurate citation and word for word quote from Donald Trump and answers the question asked (shrug)
As JustHuman pointed out, there are a number of referrals that Durham made that are still under seal
Is this real or speculation?
That's not a deep dive.
Those are claims she has made. But what can actually be verified?
She used to be the Vice-president of the Overseas Republicans a group based in the UK.
Because of that she got on TV shows in Britain.
The Overseas Republicans sent her a cease and deceased letter in 2016 for saying/ or implying she was still affiliated with the overseas Republicans after she had left the group.
Some places she said she was a member of the Trump transition team and some place. She said she was a consultant to the Trump transition team.
This seems to be the company at the top of her LinkedIn.
She wrote a book in 1988 but I can't find it right now. I did see it on Amazon last week. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08761699
So far, just two defendants in the criminal case, attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, have asked for a quick trial on racketeering and other charges.
You may want to see what Rudy said in court then
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/19/rudy-giuliani-election-defamation-suit-00097983
While the court session explored a variety of issues about evidence in the case, much of the focus was on Giuliani’s claim in a recent court filing that he could not perform further searches of emails and other records stored in an electronic database because the vendor was seeking $320,000 to allow that. The former mayor, U.S. Attorney and Justice Department official said he simply could not afford that sum.
This thread has a screenshot of Rudy's court filing.
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1686194911131865088?t=5waU7-T0jPSxD6UscKfHGw&s=19
The Documents from the FBI were turned over to Giuliani. Giuliani used a company called Trustpoint to maintain these electronic records and search on them.
https://trustpoint.one/managed-review/
Rudy told the court back in May he couldn't afford to turn over these documents because he owed Trustpoint $320,000 and couldn't pay them. Judge said he had until the end of June to work it out.
Earlier this month reports came out he complained to Trump that he need legal funds back in April. Trump wouldn't pay them.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12416575/Rudy-Giuliani-personally-begged-ex-President-Donald-Trump-pay-legal-bills-face-face-meeting-Mar-Lago-recent-months.html
It seems Trump agreed to pay them this month
Trump is hosting a $100,000 a plate fundraiser in Bedminster for Rudy after Labor day. https://nypost.com/2023/08/23/trump-to-headline-fundraiser-for-rudy-giulianis-legal-defense/
I did see Painkiller.
Hulu also did a story on the Sacklers called Dopesick and I recommend that one.
Netflix also has a crazy documentary called The Pharmacist that's totally worth checking out If you into the subject. The Pharmacist is like two movies in one, the story takes a turn.
As for Rudy? He clearly won his case outside the courtroom. Purdue was fined, three executives were found guilty, BUT the win was they were able to keep on selling Oxycontin even to the VA and Medicare.
Purdue was Giuliani Partners first client. He was not just their lawyer, but did PR for them. By the time Rudy ran for President, he was worth $30 million and had a big house in the Hamptons.
It's a thing, but it's weird for a 63 year old to put on his resume.
heh
I think I might be TomPaineSentMe.
I saw it on Twitter and Politico was the first to have the story up.
Lots of other news orgs have it now.
And this is about something that happened today in court. Those stories are usually just what the judge or the court filing said.
Here's the judge's filing. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720.93.0_2.pdf
It would be lots of them coming and going from the Vatican.
yup that guy. and if you want to pay $12, his "insider" club video today will apply directly to this thread.
These facts are not fake.
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Rudy was sued for defamation.
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Rudy didn't put up a defense. He conceded his statements were false.
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The judge ruled against him in a default judgement, meaning, there's going to be no trial to determine if Rudy defamed them. They are going straight to damages.
Why Rudy didn't put up a defense is curious and can be debated. But those three things are true.
Whether you like them or not.
This guy is a stormchaser, who by keaton beach where landfall happened and realized they had to get out. Lots of stuff showing the conditions of the highways
https://twitter.com/PeeDee_WxSC/status/1696889239345000793?s=20
Have you see footage out of Perry, FL?
https://twitter.com/iCyclone/status/1696922050454028731?s=20
https://twitter.com/accuweather/status/1696920124496716216?s=20
The gas pumps at this place were ripped out of the ground https://twitter.com/AdamLucioWX/status/1696932192985764052/photo/4
It got down to 840 milibars of pressure before it cooled down, so definitely a category 4 at one point.
The guy She sings with Matthew Sweet had a few great powerpop songs in the early 90's.
Giuliani offered no defense to their claims. He tried to do some kind of "no contest" plea, but admitted he told false stories about them.
The lawsuit says Giuliani repeatedly pushed debunked claims that Freeman and Moss — mother and daughter — pulled out suitcases of illegal ballots and committed other acts of fraud to try to alter the outcome of the race.
Though Giuliani acknowledges in the filing that the statements were false, he does not concede that they caused any damage to Freeman or Moss.
So that means it was passed by Congress before he signed it. And this is the big military authorization bill that always passes Congress.
OK, your links says it's about the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012.
I remember this now. It's pretty much had no affect on American's life since it was passed.
This doesn't really affect the "news media." This has nothing to do with the Pentagon. The law explicity prevents that
It's not about regular news media. It only applies to media produced by the BBG, which I just learned is now called The U.S. Agency for Global Media. This are the folks who produce Radio Free Europe and other stuff for outside the US.
This law lets people REQUEST shows/articles they produce. Previously you couldn't even FOIA this.
This material was already available on the web. Here's the Radio Free Europe Website's top story today. It's stuff very few Americans actually see this stuff.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-turkey-lavrov-fidan-ukraine-grain-deal/32573102.html
The law also explicitly prohibits "influencing" inside the US.
I think one of the reasons they created this law was the BBG was one of the few places Somalis could get accurate news about Somalia. But the Somali immigrants in the US could not access that info.
I remember a lot of controversy over this, but I don't think it's affect folks realy since thn.