Appeals Court Orders Judge Emmet Sullivan to Dismiss Michael Flynn Criminal Prosecution

It took some searching to find a political cartoon sympathetic to General Flynn; cartoonists and the general press were almost universally on the side of Democrats.  See for yourself.  TD

Legal Insurrection   "The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ordered Judge Emmet Sullivan to grand the government’s motion to dismiss the criminal charges against Michael Flynn.
"The appeals court ruled after Sullivan appointed an “amicus” counsel to argue against the motion."

Background is available in these prior posts.

• Michael Flynn Asks Appeals Court to Order District Court to Grant DOJ Motion to Dismiss
• Judge considering holding Michael Flynn in criminal contempt for perjury in connection with guilty plea
• Judge in Michael Flynn case may allow ‘amicus’ briefs on whether to drop case – is there reason for freak out?
• DOJ Drops Case Against Michael Flynn After Considering ‘Newly Discovered and Undisclosed Information’
• Judge Emmet Sullivan to Appeals Ct in Flynn Case: It’s Premature To Order Me To Dismiss The Case

"You can read the Order here. Here are excerpts from the majority (2-1) decision:

The justifications the district court offers in support of further inquiry—for instance, that only the U.S. Attorney signed the motion, without any line prosecutors, and that the motion is longer than most Rule 48(a) motions—are insufficient to rebut the presumption of regularity to which the government is entitled….

A hearing may sometimes be appropriate before granting leave of court under Rule 48; however, a hearing cannot be used as an occasion to superintend the prosecution’s charging decisions, because “authority over criminal charging decisions resides fundamentally with the Executive, without the involvement of—and without oversight power in—the Judiciary.” Fokker Servs., 818 F.3d at 741. The district court’s orders appointing an amicus, see infra 8–10, and scheduling the proposed hearing therefore constitute clear legal error….

Full article here.

So, It Was Joe Biden Who Suggested Using Shoddy Logan Act Angle to Attack Michael Flynn?  . . . "Mr. Flynn was President Trump’s national security adviser who spoke with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in run-of-the-mill conversations that occurs whenever there’s a new administration about to take over. There was nothing irregular about the calls. The media obsessed about it. It was a nothingburger. The Obama administration knew about the calls. In January of 2017, days prior to the inauguration of Donald Trump, Obama and his top security officials met to discuss the game plan for protecting the FBI’s counterintelligence probe into Russian collusion. On Inauguration Day, Flynn’s predecessor, Susan Rice, sent an email to herself which appears to show that the January 5 meeting was one where top Obama officials planned to target and destroy Flynn. Obama’s goal was to protect this probe, with the rosiest of scenarios being that the incoming Trump administration nit find out about it. And it’s been revealed that notes from January 4, 2017, from Peter Strzok, the other disgraced FBI agent who reportedly signed off on this entire collusion fiasco, noted that Joe Biden was the one who brought up the Logan Act angle of this atrocity to American justice. Yeah, Joe Biden, Mr. ‘I didn’t know anything about Flynn,’ except for that part of mentioning how to weaponize simple phone calls against a man to fulfill a deranged liberal fantasy about the results of the 2016 election: . . .

FBI determines Bubba Wallace was not victim of hate crime

There is no joy at CNN, but there is still an issue.

Youtube   "Michael Wilbon joins SportsCenter to react to the FBI determining that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime, and that the pull rope fashioned like a noose that was found in his team's garage at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since 2019." . . .

Facebook Content Moderator: If Someone is Wearing a MAGA Hat, I’m Going to Delete Them for Terrorism

Project Veritas via Whatfinger

Project Veritas Wall of Shame   "Welcome to the Project Veritas 'Wall of Shame', a place where blue checkmark mainstream media "journalists" reputations go to die. The 'Wall of Shame' is the place where we post retractions that these "journalists" have had to print over the years about James O'Keefe or Project Veritas. To date, over 300 "journalists" just couldn't stick to the facts in their reporting and were forced to print the glorious retractions you see here. Enjoy."

What Happens When the Madness Ends?

"Today’s corporate revolutionary enthusiasts had better prepare for the inevitable turn."

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Victor Davis Hanson  "When something cannot go on, it certainly will not go on. But what are the symptoms of what cannot go on and when? 
"There are two historic red lines and our revolution is getting close to both.
"When Normal People Grow Weary 
"One is when “average” people, both white and nonwhite, who identify neither with Left nor Right, woke nor unwoke, become frightened or appalled by the violence and the anarchy—and thus finally move to dismantle the guillotine as the razor increasingly starts haircutting friends, idols, and compatriots. 
"Their verdict can be known either by demonstrating themselves, boycotting, voting, or massive civil disobedience. At some point, tonight’s hero on YouTube torching Wendy’s or kicking a downed policeman on CNN, becomes tomorrow’s commonplace, unnoticed felon—with a new warrant issued out on his head, and about whose fate and lengthy CV no one other than his parents much cares.
"Governors and mayors can demand masks and all sorts of social distancing measures. But once they declared that only those not demonstrating—the non-looting and nonviolent—were subject to their rules, while millions both peacefully protesting and violently looting were exempt, then their words meant nothing. It will be impossible for them ever to be seen as credible again. Virus or no virus, crowded freeways, and busy malls will soon be referenda on the bond of governors like Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer. 
"In a few weeks, we are promised that multimillionaire NFL players and coaches in unison will not deign to stand up for the National Anthem. Promises, promises. 
"TV play-by-play announcers will praise them—or else likely lose their jobs. But millions of Americans simply will decouple from the NFL. Their silent disappearance will make the prior Kaepernick drop-off in attendance and viewership seem like child’s play. The same will be true perhaps of the more canny NBA, if they foolishly emulate the NFL. Millions will surmise that billionaire basketball players can far better make their billions in China and should—an NBA deity whose dictatorship players and coaches fear and worship while criticizing their own democracy." . . .

Today’s opportunist virtue-signaler will be tomorrow’s gullible fool. Tonight’s brave looter and edgy arsonist will be tomorrow’s matter-of-fact felon.

Assuming there are wisdom and courage left in this country

Appetite for Destruction: Lincoln, Grant, Churchill statues coming down, Lenin going up

Are there original thoughts in the heads of these millennials?

Will O'Toole of Otoons;  O'Toons

Appetite for Destruction: Lincoln, Grant, Churchill statues coming down, Lenin going up  "Statues and monuments to some of the most important Western historical figures of all time have been summarily defaced and destroyed in recent weeks, including those of Columbus, Washington, Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Winston Churchill.  None of these figures had a damn thing to do with the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but that shouldn't surprise anyone because the wanton destruction of symbols of the West's past has nothing to do with the killing of Floyd, either.

"Columbus "discovered" the New World and died well over 100 years before the first slave ship came from Africa to America.  Washington was one of the most principled men who ever lived and was "The Father" of the country that has done more to advance human freedom than any other.  Lincoln saved that country while freeing the slaves.  He directed a war effort that saw nearly 350,000 Union troops die...in part to put an end to slavery — and died a martyr himself.  Grant defeated the Confederacy, trashed the Ku Klux Klan, and fought to protect the newly won rights of black people in the years after the war.  Churchill stood alone in the West against the Third Reich and its Nazis for over 17 consecutive months.

"So what is the orgy of anarchy and destruction about?  It is nothing short of a planned assault on the West and the values it used to hold so dear.  It is a Marxist insurrection hoping to bring about the end of the U.S. — and the West — as we knew it.  It is anti-capitalist, anti–rule of law, anti-Christian, and anti-freedom.  The leaders of Antifa and BLM have openly admitted this.  Even if they hadn't, it is abundantly clear to see for any sentient being connecting the dots.  It is also utterly racist, classist, and intolerant." . . .

More...

The Daily Gouge

How Long Will the Vandals Run Amok?   . . . "We erect statues to remember, revere and honor those whom we memorialize. And what is the motivation of the people who tear them down and desecrate them?
"In a word, it is hate. A goodly slice of America's young hates this country's history and the men who made it. It hates the discoverers and explorers like Columbus, the conquistadores and colonists. It hates the Founding Fathers and the first 15 presidents, all of whom either had slaves or coexisted with the injustice of slavery. But hating history and denying history and tearing down the statues of the men who made that history does not change history." . . .

Georgia House passes bill that could abolish police department after Arbery shooting

AJC   "The Georgia House backed an effort Friday to dissolve the Glynn County Police Department following its handling of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.
"The House voted 152-3 to allow voters to decide to eliminate their county police departments, moving authority to county sheriff’s offices.
"There are several county police departments in Georgia, including in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. In counties where there are two agencies, the county police handle the enforcement of state and local laws while the sheriff’s office manages the jail." .  .  .

More here:   . . . "The legislation isn’t so simple after all, is it? The next move is for the House bill to move to the state Senate for further consideration."

Meet the “Cool Teenager” Who Started the TikTok Rally Scam…She’s Actually a 51-Year-Old Buttigieg Volunteer

Wayne Dupree

"I thought the TikTok rally scam was organic "teenage" activism? LOL"

Hmmm.  We were told that the TikTok rally scam was an organic teenage uprising by young people who wanted to “stick it to Trump” on behalf of their hero Joe Biden. 

MORE NEWS: Brad Parscale Goes Scorched Earth on Media Taking “Victory Lap” Over “TikTok Ticket” Scam

"I mean, that’s what Rep. AOC told us when she took to Twitter to gloat over the ticket scam, where so-called “teenagers” ordered fake Trump Tulsa rally tickets.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

✔@AOC

Actually you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/ fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic enough to pack an arena during COVID

Shout out to Zoomers. Y’all make me so proud.

On Anniversary Of Korean War, North Korea Threatens To End America…

American celebrities will beg you not to hurt them but our millennial Taliban will be there to help you, Kim. All the above love you and want you to know they are on your side.

Weasel Zippers

Via ChoSun:

North Korea has threatened to use nuclear weapons against the U.S. in case of war.

The North Korean Embassy in Moscow issued a statement on the 70th anniversary of the Korean War saying Pyongyang possesses nuclear weapons and the U.S. will meet its own end in case of war, according to official TASS news agency Saturday.

“This year, the U.S. military has been carrying out various kinds of military maneuvers in South Korea and its vicinity with the purpose of striking North Korea quickly,” the statement says. “A new round of the Korean War will add a particularly sensational event to the history of mankind, which will put an end to another empire, whose name is the United States,” it adds.

Keep reading…

Is there real courage in the halls of Congress?

http://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Andrea Widburg: The Supreme Court is out of control  "With one exception, the Supreme Court causes supreme problems when it oversteps its bounds, as it has done regularly since Trump's election.  It did this most recently when it held that, although President Obama illegally instituted his DACA program, President Trump must jump through a series of arbitrary administrative hoops to walk it back.  Daniel Horowitz says that there is a way to end the Court's unconstitutional power grab." 
"Going back as far as 1857, with one exception, the Court's major public policy decisions have been constitutionally invalid and had disastrous outcomes.  Dred Scott denied African-Americans citizenship, Plessy v. Ferguson enshrined segregation, Korematsu v. the United States erased the rights of Americans of Japanese descent, and Roe v. Wade created an imaginary constitutional right to abortion that created a 47-year-long schism in America that perverts every presidential election.  Each time, the Court waded into areas that are the preserve of the states and Congress, making up rights as it went along." . . .

Supreme Court becomes supreme power, overruling President and Congress
"It’s great for the Dreamers in the short term, but a long-term loser for the rule of law and for immigration reform: That’s the bottom line of the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday on President Trump’s move to rescind his predecessor’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals executive order." . . .

From January 2020; how's it all playing out?  The 7 big Supreme Court cases to watch in 2020  . . . "The justices are being asked to decide if a public official lying about their motive for an official action violates federal corruption laws. The court has in recent years narrowed such corruption laws, making it harder for prosecutors to prove charges of bribery in cases against government officials." . . . 

Why conservatives hate the media

Weasel Zippers  "Hypocritical weasel. How’s that sexual assault claim against Lemon going?" . . .

CNN's Don Lemon had a lot to say when barriers were put up around the White House during violent protests.  Not So Much About CNN Wall
"Wonder how he feels now that CNN's HQ has done the exact same thing."
 
CNN Builds a Wall to Protect Atlanta Headquarters  "Townhall's Julio Rosas has been covering the leftwing chaos plaguing our cities. He's currently in Atlanta, where he discovered the hypocrites at CNN have built a wall to protect their headquarters. Of course, CNN's wall sucks compared to what we want down on the border. But we should never hear that "walls don't work" or that "we need drones, sensors and AI instead." When push comes to shove, CNN doesn't even believe the garbage they air." . . .

‘Dumbest Man on TV’ Don Lemon and Rick Wilson just accidentally handed Trump the best 2020 campaign ad EVER (watch this video)

. . . "Sad, right? And to think, we’re watching a bunch of grown men behaving this way on national television. Granted, no one seemed to see it when it aired live (only a dozen or so people actually watch CNN), but still, you’d think they’d want to at least appear somewhat professional.
"Remember when Don wondered out loud if the missing Malaysian airliner actually flew into a black hole? Mental giants these guys." . . .

Look No Further Than Andrew Cuomo and Gretchen Whitmer to Understand Why Conservatives Hate the Media   . . . "Throughout almost all of March, April, and May we bombarded with stories about Cuomo’s brilliant handling of the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in New York. All featured a “this is how real leadership looks” theme and added the perfunctory Orange Man Bad whining.
"The only truth in the early days of the pandemic was that no one really new what the truth was. That didn’t keep the media from lauding every move Cuomo made even though he was winging it just like everyone else was at the time.
"Now that we have some experience and data available it turns out that not only was Cuomo not brilliant, he was an unmitigated disaster." . . .

While Cuomo was being tongue-bathed by the biased media, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was being excoriated for almost every move he made. He was falsely accused of manipulating COVID-19 data, ridiculed for not issuing a statewide stay-at-home order, and when he reopened the state earlier than other states several members of the media said he had “blood on his hands.” Because she’s not an original thinker, Gretchen Whitmer copied Cuomo and did the same thing in Michigan with, as noted above, similarly disastrous results.

Journalists Work to Divide, Not Inform  "As a young journalist starting out many years ago, I was proud to join a profession where so many men and women had distinguished themselves through honest, thorough investigations, entertaining features, and excellence in writing. But for a long while, I’ve been depressed to see much of the press openly working as political operatives. Objectivity in reporting was always impossible, but at least it used to be discussed as a goal. Now journalists boast of their advocacy journalism for an increasingly leftist agenda." . . .    

What Did Lincoln Know About Language That We Don't? Some lessons on writing from the masters.

Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came.  —Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address (1865).

Reason  "I've written a new book about language (you can see it here), and Eugene and friends have kindly consented to let me discuss it this week (thanks, Eugene!). The book talks about why the prose of Lincoln, Churchill, Holmes, and other greats is so compelling, and asks what we can learn from them about how to write better ourselves. The book is part of a series on rhetoric—a sequel to this one and this one (which will be reprinted later this summer).

"The new book's general claim is that our culture of advice about good writing doesn't explain the power that Lincoln achieved with his words. The usual story is that the best writing is the most efficient—that clarity and concision are everything. It's hard to argue with this; who doesn't want to be clear? But writing can be clear and powerful, clear and memorable, clear and full of fire, or clear without any of those things. The book argues that rhetorical force isn't created by efficiency alone. It's created by the use of contrasts.
"Consciously or not, Lincoln understood this. It's how he wrote. Here I will talk about one example: contrast in the kinds of words you use." . . .

. . . "Another example, this from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address:

Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came.  —Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address (1865).

2019: 'Now That's America:' BodyArmor Release New Megan Rapinoe Ad Praising Soccer Star After Trump Accused Her of Disrespecting Country

Newsweek  "Ahead of the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) semi-final game against England, BodyArmor have unveiled their latest ad featuring Megan Rapinoe, who continues to make headlines on and off the field during this FIFA Women's World Cup.
"The sports drink brand released the short ad shot in black and white featuring the soccer star looking into the camera while text quickly appears on the screen.
" 'Nothing like a 30-something, purple haired, fiercely independent, goal-scoring, guitar-strumming, outspoken, relentless competitor that stands for all that is beautiful, all that is good, all that is us. Now that's America," the text reads. "Thanks, Megan. Let's go U.S.A."
"Rapinoe, an ambassador for the brand, shared a version of the advert via her social media accounts." . . .