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Brother dearest. ... Been awhile, hasn't it, Bro? A little antsy? Wondering when the next shoe is about to fall, that is, when you'll be fully exposed for the thieving son of a bitch you truly are? Patience. All in good time, good buddy. When I'm damned good and ready. Timing just right. After all, a son of a bitch who's stolen his father's estate needs to be fully exposed publicly for whom and what he is, don't you think? Indeed, a public service for your neighbors, professional associates, family, and friends, etc..

Conveniently, forget? Others need to protect themselves against a fraud who masquerades as both a teacher and a counselor, no? -- How the hell did you ever pass an MMPI some forty years ago to get hired? You're not stable. Have not been. ... Must have really been pissed off at the old man to rip off an estate, no? How much did you steal while he was alive and supposedly under your care?

How much did you bribe law enforcement to ignore a complaint I filed with them years before the old man died? How much did you bribe the prosecutor to ignore a complaint filed with her several years ago? How much? Use the old man's money to bribe the bitch? Her cohorts? Your law enforcement shysters? While there may indeed be no justice from a corrupt system, fortunately, I do have a way to publicly expose you for the goddamned thieving son of a bitch you truly are.

... Unlike our grandmother who scrubbed floors on her hands and knees during the Depression for peanuts, only to have what little she had stolen by her son, our uncle, another goddamned thieving son of a bitch just like you. Remember how, surprise, surprise, there was no life insurance when our grandfather died? Despite the fact our grandmother gave her thieving bastard son premium money year after goddamned year? Only, as the thieving son of a bitch he truly was, to have pocketed it. Again, just like you.

Remember when he booted her out of the house she had bought him when he had had enough of her? -- Despite the fact he had lied and promised she could stay the rest of her life? She had to climb two flights of stairs on an ulcerated leg to get to a bathroom he had never built for her at ground level as falsely promised. Nothing ever happened to the thieving son of a bitch as far as justice was concerned. Worse, he was never exposed publicly for the thieving son of a bitch he truly was.

Will be different for you, Bro. While you've bought off authorities, you will be publicly exposed. In great detail. In good time. When I'm damned good and ready. When exposure will do the maximum figurative damage to your goddamned sordid reputation. -- Just the truth, brother dearest, however. Just the truth.

Irony of ironies? When the thieving son of a bitch died, and our mother was finally informed he had passed, she cried for her brother, -- the bastard thief who stole from her mother. Sad, isn't it? Too bad she's not still alive to see you publicly exposed for the goddamned thieving son of a bitch you, yourself, truly are. As was he. Not in a court of law you've bought off, however. Right here.

In good time. Again, when I'm damned good and ready. Employing the very same tactics used against Amanda Wright of Wells Fargo. -- On steroids, however, since all dirty family laundry will be aired. All of it. No threat. A promise. Emails sent to your neighbors, friends, professional associates, businesses you deal with. Although an enormous amount of work, all doable courtesy of the Internet. Despite being some 1,800 miles away. -- Small world, isn't it, Bro? Enjoy the stolen loot, you son of a bitch. Forget? It's all you have.

Brother dearest. Save all the check stubs from the old man's accounts? Fraudulently sign any of them yourself? Think this material couldn't be obtained from the banks either through discovery or a criminal investigation? Still own the house on Condict Rd.? Any other properties besides this one and the old man's you stole with the help of your shyster bastard? Be interesting to see how far your assets extend and where. Think all that information isn't accessible? That I won't determinedly obtain it?

That not only an extensive Internet search will be conducted that will likely take months to complete? But an extensive background check as well? Think the Catholic high school you attended shouldn't be informed of the thievery of one of its graduates? Think the clerics there would be appalled at their failure to teach you right from wrong? How about both universities? Think neighbors in the old man's neighborhood won't be informed of your deception? Think they don't have a right to know?

Ever follow the advice of Dr. Bert Wiser, psychological statistics professor at MSU? That is, get treatment for your achingly debilitating instability? Is that why you wound up looting the old man? Or, is it simply a convenient excuse you'll use to defend the indefensible? Think this will end any time soon? That is, public exposure of you as a thieving son of a bitch? We're just getting started, Bro. Just getting started.

Don't like it? Tough shit. Sue me you thieving son of a bitch. Would use discovery to learn and post on this website all there is to know about you, your activities, predilections, business 'deals,' as well as all your financial transactions, etc.. All of it. Would certainly avoid the expense of an extensive background check on you, thieving brother dearest.

Even if you were successful in court, there is nothing for you to take, this remains, as well, a homesteading state where minimal assets are protected anyway. This site is hosted in an overseas country that doesn't particularly like government intrusion, remains not prone to cooperate. Besides, can always upload to another webhost in still yet another country. The possibilities are endless, Bro. Just takes willingness, effort, unshakable determination.

Even if I lost it all would be more than worth it to expose you for the goddamned thieving son of a bitch you truly are. Even if you bribed a goddamned nazi 'judge' to remove posted material, would not cooperate and be more than willing to rot in jail. Would certainly keep reposting it all no matter the cost and/or personal consequences every time it was taken down. Forget, you thieving son of a bitch? I never ever give up.

Since all I seek is your exposure for the thief you truly are, would all be worth it. For the sake of principle. All the work, financial cost, as well as the time I am about to dedicate to this effort, you deceptive, unstable, sick, thieving son of a bitch. Unlike you, I live on principle and have absolutely nothing to lose. You do. Will certainly take great pleasure and satisfaction in doing all I can to publicly expose you for whom and what you are.

To say nothing of placing enormous pressure on prosecutors you and your equally corrupt shyster son of a bitch apparently bribed. Don't like it? Again, tough shit. Chew harder. The public needs to know to protect itself. From you and your shyster bastard. People who live and travel in your circles as well. Including his. As a thief, you and he can't be trusted by anyone. You'll determinedly f--k them.

More than willing to provide this truly public service. People certainly need to know whom and what you are. What you have sadly become. You certainly weren't brought up to be a thieving son of a bitch. What happened? Where did you lose yourself, Bro? -- Never mind. ... Truly doesn't matter. Only your exposure.

Hey, Bro? Remember me? How soon they conveniently forget. ... Half asleep? -- Out to lunch? ... In your own perverse little world? That of a criminal? Wake up. Conveniently, gutlessly forget? Insanely believe you're someway, somehow off the hook? Think again. We're not done. You remain a thief who will be exposed for whom and what your are. What you certainly have become. No question about that. Patience, you thieving son of a bitch. Exposure is coming. Promise.

Think I don't have time? Truly believe the ongoing Presidential fiasco ends no matter who wins? The murderous decay in law enforcement gets resolved any time soon? Criminal Wells Fargo employees from local Kingsland bank manager Amanda S. Wright right up to and including CEO John Stumpf get prosecuted in the near future despite egregious criminal activity? Wouldn't hold my breath, would you?

Think I don't have time to handle all this and your public exposure for the estate-stealing criminal son of a bitch you've truly become? How could you steal from the old bastard, you incredibly sad sack of shit? Certainly weren't brought up to be a thief. What happened to you? Where'd you lose yourself?

No question, 2017 will be a most remarkable, defining year for you, Bro. Public exposure for the thieving piece of shit you've sadly become. It's on the way. Promise. Hope you sue. Nothing for you to take. Tough, isn't it? Certainly, makes me judgment proof. Will certainly, as well, take advantage of discovery. Publish every detail I can get my hands on. No matter the consequences. Only consideration? Prime directive? Your exposure for whom and what you are.

Readers? This not-so-brotherly piece of shit stole from our father. Manipulated the old man to line his pockets. Just like our uncle on my mother's side of the family did to my grandmother. Runs in the family. Our family. ... Right, Bro? This game now gets played my way, -- not yours, you son of a bitch. That is, no more U.S. Mail tag.

Anything sent by mail will be refused, returned unopened. Want contact? Email. libertyinperil@riseup.net. Quick. Easy. Better yet? A digital record. Permanent. Easily accessible. Easily uploaded to this site when and if it becomes necessary. The shyster bastard you hired to steal the estate shouldn't expect escape, either, from public exposure as the thieving piece of shit he, like you, truly both are. Unscrupulous thieves.

Sincerely hope that piece of crap sues as well. Nothing to take. Discovery again would be published no matter the personal cost. Nothing quite like public exposure, is there? Especially, when it is nothing but the truth and there is absolutely nothing to lose exposing two pieces of criminal shit for whom and what they are. Two pieces of gutless human excrement who looted an old man. ... Right, Bro?

There is no better disinfectant than sunlight, readers. Glaring sunlight. Dazzling brilliance. Amazing how the roaches run for cover. Equally pointedly, how vermin on two legs manage to so easily prey on the elderly courtesy of the out of control fascist police-state we now live in. While there'll never be any justice vis a vis this theft, there will be exposure to the brilliant light of day for both criminal perpetrators. Count on it, you not-so-brotherly criminal son of a bitch.

Hey, Bro? Hear of Old Sturbridge Village? Haven't? ... Not lying, are you, you thieving son of a bitch? You and your long-term companion EC conspire, bequeath some of the old man's loot to this museum? An achingly stingy gift of $250-$499, -- considering the size of the estate? The CEO and Board have any idea you stole it? Think they'd care? -- Just getting started, dearest, dearest Bro. ... Delusionally believe I haven't more than enough time, resources, determination to expose you for the thieving piece of crap you truly are? ... Under $500 back in 2013? Remarkably parsimonious with stolen money aren't you? What does it feel like to have gutlessly ripped off an incompetent old man? -- Dear old Dad. Certainly, look forward to digging much deeper into how you and your shyster lawyer managed to bamboozle and loot the old bastard. Back in the day, certainly wouldn't have fallen for your bullshit. Would have kicked your worthless, thieving ass out the door. Intend to expose it to the light of day. Indeed, a public service. Seatbelts on, you thieving son of a bitch. Tally ho!

... Brief aside, dear readers, for a most exceptional reason. -- Although infrequent, pressing ongoing personal business must come first on rare occasion. Hope you agree, moreover, find it entertaining, -- as this writer did crafting what follows. Principle trumps all. Remains prime mover, prime directive no matter what.

This pressing issue involves a family thief. A heartless predator preying on the elderly who must be held accountable, exposed to the light of day. Especially, since authorities failed to do their job. The following is part of that continuing effort to expose this piece of shit for whom and what he is:

Hey, Bro? Guess what? Me, again. Most determined pain in the ass. Miss me? An inconvenient, nagging hemorrhoid that simply won't go away no matter what. -- A pile with a smile that takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'.

... Delusionally think this most persistent nemesis of yours conveniently disappeared to parts unknown, vanished in thin air? To give a turd a break? Wake up. Not a chance, you thieving son of a bitch. ... When you insanely believe this writer's gone and you're finally in the clear, guess what, here I am, right in your face.

Despite what's going on across our formerly great country, always have more than enough time for personal business. That is, exposing you, Bro, to the glaring light of day. A pathetically greedy predator. Your target, who else, the elderly. Most defenseless, vulnerable, an easy fleece. -- Thought you'd steal from the surly old curmudgeon with impunity, no consequences?

Successfully escape accountability? Avoid detection, all responsibility? Blatant theft of an old man's estate? A little help from a bought and paid for hopelessly greedy unprincipled shyster? Supposed cake walk due to 1800 miles separation? No one to hold you accountable? Your feet to the fire? What could you possibly been thinking?

You've read this publication before. Know precisely who and what I am, what I do. Never give up. Never say die. Ignore all obstacles. Know full well Liberty In Peril modus operandi remains as relentlessly ferocious, blindingly intense as ever.

No punches pulled. No slack. No personal consideration. Certainly, not for a gutless son of a bitch, no more than a thieving predator. Looted target, guess who, dear old dad. Pitiful. Delusionally believe you had the booty coming? An entitlement? For having had to put up with his shit all those years? Wake up.

Hear of Historic Deerfield? Of course, you have, you lying son of a bitch. Forget? You're one of their not-so-generous 'benefactors.' ... With all the money stolen from our father's estate, only bequeath them a piss poor $40 bucks?

Unbelievable. An achingly tight, cheap, thieving, worthless piece of duplicitous crap. ... Write-off? Negligible. ... Feather in the cap? How? Delusionally believe your treachery would never see the light of day? What planet do you live on?

Board of Trustees Chair Anne K. Groves know full well you looted the estate? How about President Philip Zea? Think both don't have a right to know? How about Anne Lanning, Vice President For Museum Affairs? To say nothing of Susan Martinelli, Vice President For Business Affairs?

These officials are entitled to know precisely whom they're doing business with. A thief. Gutless phony. Blow-hard fraud. Hoity-toity dandy. Worse? An unprincipled thief who stole from his father. ... Glaring light of day sucks, doesn't it, Bro? No escaping the unvarnished truth, this most bitter reality. Not a chance.

Saddest of all? Back in the day, Hell would have frozen over before anyone would have have been able to rip off the craggy old bastard. Remember quite well how intent, determined he was not to be fleeced late in life by a sick son of a bitch like you.

A leech. Ironic, isn't it? Gutless rip off of an old man who couldn't adequately handle his affairs any longer. How do you sleep nights?

Fraud runs in the family, clearly. History repeating itself. Right in the footsteps of our grandmother's son, who callously ripped off his mother decades ago. Again, another achingly pathetic piece of human excrement. Just like you. Intend to lay it bare. Methodically. Painstakingly. In great detail. Living, breathing color.

For all to see. A public service. Exposure of the criminal piece of human excrement you truly are. For sustained public review. A goddamned thief. Pissed? Chagrined? Nonplused? Tough shit. Sue. Would certainly immediately post all discovery no matter the consequences.

All snail mail will be returned unopened. No phone tag. Got something to say? Email. Say it right here. On this website. In public. For the world to see. Will be posted in its entirety. No editing. Unlike you, this writer doesn't lie, cheat, steal. Honors his word. Intend to expose you precisely for whom and what you are.

Duplicitous predator who preyed on his own father. Blinding exposure to benefit the community. Have nothing to lose providing this public service, but you do. No better disinfectant than sunshine.

.. Think the old bastard not spinning in his grave? -- Old lady not doing the same? One thing for certain. Neither brought you up to be a goddamned thief. Yet, here we are. ... Until next time, Tally Ho!

... Hey, Sheriff? Is it true Llano County Attorney Becky Lange has advised you to stay out of the "Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764" fiasco? That right, Bill? Isn't that obstruction of justice? Also true your deputies have advised the Bolens to accept the status quo and not force the no-trespassing issue with Greene? If so, isn't that also obstruction and official oppression? When will you do your job, Bill? As an elected official, you answer to the public, forget? -- No honor? ... No honor at all? If the foregoing allegations are indeed true, didn't you swear an oath to uphold the law and Constitution? Why aren't you doing so? No guts?

Your deputy has been accused of abusing authority. What action have you taken other than ignore the complaint? Why aren't both Rodriguez and the County Attorney under criminal investigation? The County Attorney appears to be obstructing justice, accepting the word of Greene in lieu of two surveyor companies who strongly assert otherwise. Both the County Attorney and District Attorney have ignored complaints. Par for the course in Llano County, isn't it? Failed to do their jobs. No surprise there, right, Bill? Both receiving 'special consideration' up to and/or including a bribe from Greene? Regardless, clearly, no justice in Nazi Llano County. Bottom line? Desperate need for an outside criminal investigation. Conveniently, forget? This County is ruled by men, certainly not rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Precisely, why there is desperate need for a new federal agency whose sole function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and prosecute criminal law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges in a special court whose only mandate would be to adjudicate such cases. Total independence. Until that happens, the criminal bastards who falsely believe they run and own this hell hole County will continue to do as they please.

Some salient quotes occurring later on in this edition vis a vis unfinished business County officials continue to ignore:

... "No justice. Precisely, why there is desperate need for a new federal agency whose sole function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and prosecute corrupt, abusive, criminal officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court that would adjudicate only these cases. Total independence. The only way to rein in these criminals, particularly the murderers in blue.

Sadly, the achingly clueless bastards in law enforcement don't need a legitimate reason to kill. Enjoy carte blanche to murder on the job. Nearly always, with impunity. ... Right, Sheriff? Sue the living shit out of the jackbooted motherf--kers, the department, and the city. Any officer engaged in, or threatening this kind of unnecessary violence needs to be criminally prosecuted. Not protected and coddled. Not put on paid leave, -- no more than a paid vacation. Not sent home without pay to catch up on his beauty sleep.

Firing is egregiously insufficient. How can the law enforcement community be trusted? No foreign power, no terrorist organization, not even the criminal element presents a greater threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties than the criminal jackbooted bastards in law enforcement. ... Right, Sheriff? Madam County Attorney? "Sonny Boy?"

These are extremely dangerous times for our formerly great country. ... Hear the rumble? An unwanted dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looming. -- As our legislators and other government officials figuratively 'fiddle while Rome burns.'

Not good enough. Nowhere near. Short of an unwanted dreaded second American revolution, only one way for these atrocities to end. Again, time for a new federal agency whose sole function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, prosecute corrupt, abusive, criminal officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court whose sole function would be to adjudicate such cases. Total independence.

Local and state authorities are egregiously incapable of handling these cases. Tend to protect their own. ... Right, Sheriff? Goes with the territory, doesn't it, Bill? Precisely, why there is no faith or trust in your criminal jackbooted bastards. Local authorities here in Nazi Llano County have their heads figuratively, securely lodged so far up their clueless ass their eyeballs are turning inside out. Protect and coddle your clueless, out of control officers. Imagine that.

Unadulterated, blatant ongoing horse shit. ... Right, Bill? F--k these jackbooted bastards. Aren't worth a crap. Continually abrogate their oaths of office to protect and defend the United States Constitution. ... Right, Sheriff? Includes not only deputies, but the brass as well. No principles. No honor. Lying, conniving, abusive, murderous jackbooted thieving thugs. The American Civil Liberties Union needs to step up and represent the victims of abusive law enforcement.

To say nothing of innocent civilians all across our formerly great country who are victimized by abusive police. Need far better representation than a public defender. Forget? It's how the bastards in government line government coffers. All too often, looting the innocent. Those on the bottom of the food chain. ... Right, Sheriff?

No justice. The American Way. Nazi America. When is this shit finally going to end? All of it. Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Two hundred twentyone weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace.

Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting. Who the hell are they?

When will the goddamned 'law' 'enforcement' community finally stop making excuses for engaging in outrageous criminal activity including blatant murder, violent assault, sexual assault, theft, drug trafficking, etc.? List can go on and on. Protecting its own no matter what it does or doesn't do? Convenient, isn't it, Sheriff? Again, no foreign power, no terrorist organization, not even the criminal element presents a greater threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties than all branches and levels of government, -- including law enforcement.

Corruption within law enforcement remains an existential threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties. So what else is new? ... Right, Bill? Same old duplicitous, aggressively stupid shit occurs right here in Nazi Llano County. ... Doesn't it, Sheriff?

Think it'll change any time soon? Don't hold your breath, readers. Not how things work in Nazi America, right, Sheriff? Highly reminiscent of how your goons operate though, isn't it, Bill? Forget? 'Stupid is as stupid does.' F--ked up is f--ked up no matter where, no matter how. Problem throughout all law enforcement.

Including right here in Nazi Llano County, right, Sheriff? Too many officers clearly have their heads securely lodged where the sun seldom shines. Egregious insanity continues to be perpetrated by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Ongoing issue. All over our formerly great country.

Not just in Dallas as in the Guyger case, but all over the nation. No end to it. Surprised? Why? In today's increasingly national socialist climate anything goes, right, Bill? Live in a de facto fascist police-state, quickly transitioning to the Trump nazi's Fourth Reich. Certainly, a problem here in Nazi Llano County, isn't it, Sheriff? Your goons, however, aren't held accountable when they egregiously f--k up. Ever.

Precisely why you refuse to release information on your deputies to the long-suffering public? That is, employment history, criminal background, results of drug testing, etc.. ... Got to protect your criminal jackbooted thugs preying on the citizenry with virtual impunity, right, sir?

Equally pointedly, why hasn't Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764 been held criminally accountable for egregious abuse of power involving denial of property rights to a Kingsland property owner? To say nothing of consequent resultant physical damage done to a motor home on that property. Why are you protecting this clueless son of a bitch, Sheriff?

Why hasn't he been prosecuted for official oppression? Where is financial compensation for the damage this jackbooted piece of human excrement is responsible for? Ferociously pointedly, why are the District Attorney and the County Attorney continuing to protect this jackbooted piece of shit? He and others like him present an exigent threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

Equally to the point, why are your jackbooted pieces of human excrement refusing to enforce Berardi's property rights? Your goons have failed to take action against Theresa Ahrens when she tore down a no trespassing sign and barrier on Berardi's property. Have you, your goons, and/or Madam County Attorney been bribed by Johnny Greene?

Ahrens frequently drives all the way through Berardi's property. Coup de grace? When Berardi complained to Llano County Deputy Idle about the trespassing, the officer's response was insane. Said the Sheriff told him to tell Berardi since Ahrens believes she owns his property she can't be charged with trespassing. Perfect Catch-22, right, Sheriff? You're not fit for office, Bill. Bribed by Johnny Greene?

Why is Theresa Ahrens allowed by your goons to dictate what vehicles can and cannot be parked on Berardi's property? Ahrens claims she has proof the property belongs to her where the vehicle was parked. Has failed to produce it. Surveyors say otherwise. Back up Berardi. Yet, your jackbooted bastards refuse to enforce Berardi's property rights. Why? Somebody lining somebody's pockets, Sheriff?

Ms. Ahrens micro-mini portable 'house' is parked on an unused unmarked Llano County road. Imagine that. Madam County Attorney well-aware. Has done nothing. Shit squat. Egregiously ignored her oath of office. Someone bribing you, Becky? Lining your pockets, Counselor? Paying you not to sell the unused unmarked County road to Berardi? Doesn't the County want and need the sale money, to say nothing of the resultant tax income?

No question, County and State agencies remain determinedly, concertedly, achingly incapable of criminal investigation of their own. Precisely, why a new federal agency desperately needs to be created whose sole function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, prosecute corrupt, abusive, criminal officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court whose sole function would be to adjudicate only such cases. Total independence. Certainly, go a long, long way to cleaning up this cess pool County. Rein in the outrageously corrupt, abusive, achingly inept, self-serving assholes who run and own this hell hole.

Sheriff, you falsely claim the Kingsland County Commissioner has the authority to resolve this ongoing property rights issue. Clearly, doesn't. You, Madam County Attorney, and "Sonny Boy" are certainly an egregious impediment, continue to determinedly stonewall. Someone's pockets are being lined. Again, where's financial compensation for the damage Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764 is directly responsible for to the Pace Arrow? Why hasn't he been prosecuted for this damage, to say nothing of infringement of Berardi's property rights? -- Just getting started, Sheriff. Far more to come.

-- You're not doing your jobs, Sheriff. You've got a loose vicious dog problem in Kingsland, Bill. When will you and the troops finally do something about this ongoing issue? Certainly, a recurring problem on Skyline, particularly on occasion at the intersection of Odessa. Pedestrians, runners, and cyclists are at risk. Too busy lining County coffers with bogus tickets?"

Wiley B. "Sonny" McAfee
District Attorney
33rd and 424th Judicial Districts
Llano, TX 78643

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

The enclosed emails were sent to the Llano County Attorney and Sheriff, respectively, vis a vis the above matter. Remain unanswered. The County Attorney appears to be protecting and defending the deputy at behest of Kingsland property owner Johnny Greene. May have received some consideration from Greene up to and including a bribe. Are the County Attorney, Greene, and the Deputy under criminal investigation? If not, why not?

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

Rebecca Lange, Llano County Attorney
Llano County Attorney's Office
Llano, Texas 78643

Re: Berardi Property Rights Denial-Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

As you're well aware, we have an outrageously corrupt, abusive, achingly inept Llano County Sheriff's Office here in Nazi Llano County. Worse, you and your office aid and abet these SS jackbooted bastards in black. The issue at the moment is the same it's been the last six months.

How is it two surveyor companies, the Appraisal District, the Tax Office, the Precinct 3 Commissioner, even the goddamned Sheriff himself now states Kingsland resident James Berardi owns the lots in contention all these months?

Yet, you ludicrously assert that's not the County's legal position. It's not? Why not? You claim you're not a real estate expert. Rather than accept the advice of two surveyor companies, the Precinct 3 Commissioner, the Appraisal District, the Tax Office, and even the Sheriff himself, you've inexplicably chosen to follow the advice of property owner Johnny Greene, -- who conveniently happens to be reportedly in the oil industry.

Question to be asked. Could you have received any 'consideration' in return, -- up to and including a bribe? Only way to know for sure is for the District Attorney to conduct a criminal investigation. Apparently, there has been none. If not, why not?

Equally pointedly, why hasn't Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764 been held criminally accountable for egregious abuse of power involving denial of property rights to this Kingsland property owner? To say nothing of consequent resultant physical damage done to a motor home on that property.

Our achingly useless, worthless, gutless Sheriff has ignored an email vis a vis the damage this jackbooted thug is responsible for. Interestingly, his fellow officers believe him to be an idiot. Yet, the Sheriff continued to defend this piece of human excrement until he realized this entire fiasco would not be swept under the carpet.

Rodriguez is indeed an idiot. Would you believe this piece of crap ordered the motor home to be moved on to an unmarked unused Llano County road? That motor home has indeed been moved back to where it was parked before Rodriguez forced it to be moved. Why hasn't the County paid for the cost of moving it back? To say nothing of the damage.

Equally pointedly, why is it the County has allowed Theresa Ahrens to park and live in her tiny cottage on that very same road? Why hasn't she been evicted by the County? Why was she assessed taxes on an adjacent improvement she doesn't own?

Why is it, Counselor, Johnny Greene is paying for the attorney retained by Ms. Ahrens? Is Greene attempting to make this all go away by bribery? Greene has also informed Berardi he is going to sue. For what? Has Greene lost his mind?

What about Wells who installed a $4500 septic system on a lot turns out he does not own as a result of Greene, an outrageously inept County, to say nothing of the Llano County Attorney who remains equally determinedly clueless?

How about Bolen who hasn't a pot to piss in, but was nonetheless f--ked over by Greene to say nothing of an egregiously inept County, to say nothing of you and your goddamned equally incompetent office?

None of this is going away, Counselor, -- any time soon. Will not be swept under the carpet as all the other crap going on in this hell hole County. Not a chance. Expect a full expose in this publication whether or not this outrageous fiasco finally gets resolved. Including full public exposure of both the Sheriff and his jackbooted thug.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

Bill Blackburn, Sheriff
Llano County Sheriff's Office
2001 N. State Hwy. 16 Suite A
Llano, Texas 78643

Archive and retain all reports vis a vis damage to the Pace Arrow resulting from egregious abuse of authority perpetrated by Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764, on the Berardi property in Kingsland on 8-16-17.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
www.libertyinperil.com
P.O. Box 151
Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609

Wake up, Sheriff. Again, where is dashcam video of the killing of Jeffrey Gray Wise, 52, of Austin by DPS and the Llano County Sheriff's Office? Two hundred twentyone weeks, now. A goddamned disgrace. Why are you still sitting on this information? What are you hiding, Sheriff? What is the identity of the officers who killed Wise? Too gutless to release this information to the public that pays your salary and that of your goons? Reportedly, there were three officers involved in the shooting.

Who are they, Sheriff? Their past history? An ongoing investigation remains a lame bullshit excuse. How can you and your goons be trusted when you refuse to disclose information? Two hundred twentyone weeks. Especially, your egregious failure to disclose the identity of the officers who pulled the trigger. To cover your sorry ass, Sheriff? Those of your thugs? The people have a right to know what happened, how it went down. You don't understand that, Sheriff? Sadly, clearly, you answer to no one. Including taxpayers. Especially, taxpayers.

Until you and your goons come clean, doubt will remain this was indeed a good shoot. The longer you drag your feet, the greater the doubt. Think not? Wake up. Your credibility has tanked. Isn't getting any better as this bullshit continues unabated. Two hundred twentyone weeks. Still no identification of the officers involved ... Can't get your stories straight? In line? Discrepancy between LCSO and DPS? Wake up, Sheriff. The public no longer buys the bullshit. No longer trusts you. On this and many, many other issues. You have no credibility. Absolutely, none.

Readers, this is but one of about four other highly questionable killings by law enforcement in Llano County in the last decade or so. There was one within the City of Llano, another in a field near Fuzzy's Corner, Buchanan Dam, yet another in Point Tella, Buchanan Dam, still another in Tow. If there are any others I may have neglected to mention, kindly email.

It's time the public be fully informed. -- Know what we're dealing with here and how 'law' 'enforcement' operates in this hell hole County. If these jackbooted bastards are not reined in, the life lost could be yours courtesy of a law enforcement system that is no longer accountable to anyone. ... Right, Sheriff? TL? "Sonny Boy?" Madam County Attorney?

The Sheriff seems to have no clue the people who pay him and his goons are entitled to know whom is killing whom and why. This shit always seems to be swept under the carpet. Ignored. The attitude of these jackbooted sons of bitches is trust us. They can't be. They've lied too many times. Refuse to be accountable to anyone. We live in a goddamned fascist police-state where law enforcement does as it pleases. Usually, with impunity. That has to change.

The Texas Rangers have become rubber stamp to atrocities committed by law enforcement. This also has to change. No one is holding law enforcement accountable any longer. No one. No one in state or federal government. This is precisely why Ferguson triggered such an uproar. There was no justice there. None here. None anywhere. Officers are abusive, corrupt, inept.

Falsely ticket and arrest the innocent to line County coffers. Court fees charged continue to be horrendous. -- Aren't taxpayers already looted to pay these costs? Aren't you boys not only double f--king those falsely accused, but taxpayers also hellaciously looted to pay the very same costs? Yet, the criminal bastards in power in Llano continue to pile on the fees. This is nothing more than goddamned bullshit. This money finds its way into the pockets of the corrupt, abusive bastards who falsely believe they run and own this hell hole.

Would you believe the last time the Sheriff's Office happened to be 'audited' during the Garrett regime, reportedly, auditors couldn't figure out what went where and why? Yet, surprise, surprise. Nothing was done. There has to be transparency. There is none. Why would these thieving bastards want any? ... Right, Sheriff? TL? How else could they so easily steal and loot with virtual impunity? Worse, this reinforces jackbooted power in this goddamned, godforsaken hell hole County.

The public has a right to know the histories of the Sheriff's goons. Clearly, the Sheriff doesn't think so. That is, where they came from. Why they left where they were. What is happening here is the Sheriff is using 'personnel matters' as a convenient excuse to deny the public access to the history of outrageously corrupt, abusive, inept officers who are no more than criminals themselves.

He's protecting his outrageously corrupt, abusive, inept jackbooted bastards. Worse, the standards imposed by sheriff's offices statewide with the exception of metropolitan counties are well below those of DPS and city police departments. Why? So the corruption, abuse, ineptness, and outright stealing can continue unabated? This has to change. ... Can't have that, can we? Sheriff? TL?

The public should understand Llano County authorities have it all sewn up. Did you know the Texas Attorney General does not have the authority to investigate and prosecute County authorities on his own? The District Attorney has to call for an investigation by the Texas Rangers. Then, the State can prosecute if it so chooses.

Consequently? Guess what? Nothing will happen. Nothing ever does. The goddamned corruption continues unabated until you, the public, pressure authorities. Precisely, why we all enjoy the 'best' government money can buy. Literally. Without question, the corrupt, abusive, inept sons of bitches are all bought and paid for. Firmly clamped to the taxpayer tit. Dependent on money looted from innocent citizens caught in their web. Phony fines and court costs cleverly designed to f--k the innocent and enrich the pieces of shit who falsely believe they run and own Llano County. Right, Sheriff? TL? "Sonny Boy?" Madam County Attorney?

Interestingly, the former Sheriff and District Attorney were reportedly forced to retire after an outrageous scandal involving a drunk driving police officer from out of town. Including special treatment of the drunken son of a bitch that no other citizen caught doing the same would have been afforded. An honest, honorable Llano County Deputy suffered the consequences. Forget? Great officers do not last in this hell hole County. ... Right, Sheriff? TL? "Sonny Boy?" Madam County Attorney?

With all ongoing abuse in this goddamned County, one thing remains for damned sure. We're just getting started, Sheriff. You will continue to be exposed for whom and what you and your corrupt, abusive, inept jackbooted bastards have become, truly are, not what you phonies purport to be, that is, how you continue to f--k over a public you've falsely sworn to protect and defend. -- Exposure, the only way short of an unwanted dreaded revolution to force desperately needed change in a goddamned fascist police-state. The Fourth Reich.

Have your jackbooted thugs been tested for steroids, Sheriff? If you've nothing to hide, Bill, release the results of all drug testing. 'Personnel matters?' Bullshit. Looted taxpayers have the right to know. They're footing the bill for all this goddamned corruption, abuse, ineptness. When will you and the boys end the shakedowns? Looting of the innocent to line County coffers? No honor at all?

Where are your swastika armbands, you fascist son of a bitch? You and your thugs remain out of uniform. Once again, Sheriff, and ad nauseum, did you and/or your goons pressure Schilling to exit the race? Did you steal the election? If so, an aggressively stupid, achingly gutless public gets what it truly deserves. One of the most corrupt, abusive, inept 'law' 'enforcement' agencies in our formerly great country.

While the business and church communities stood tall during the recent Kingsland flood catastrophe, there was one glaring exception. On 10-17-18, the Antlers Coffee Shop closed due to storm-related failure of the Kingsland water system. Patrons, however, are routinely allowed to get online outside even when the shop is closed.

A long-term coffee shop customer entered the hotel lobby to ask the desk clerk whether wifi was still up and running after the catastrophe. She said it was and told the patron he could get online inside the closed shop. She then asked him to have another regular customer who had just arrived outside to come in and get out of the cold as well.

Antlers co-proprietor Rick apparently quickly got wind of both customers, made quite a jackass of himself emulating the petulant narcissist currently occupying the Oval Office. Aggressive stupidity at a time the Kingsland business community is indeed suffering, can least afford it. Further proof positive of the old adage 'can fix ignorant, can't fix stupid.'

Why would, why should both customers put up with this? Think this hasn't happened to others?

Highly reminiscent of our outrageously bought and paid for judiciary, Llano County prosecutors, Sheriff Bill Blackburn and his criminal SS jackbooted bastards in black who continue to egregiously disgrace themselves and the badge, do as they please regardless of the law and Constitution, carefully consider the following. It's appalling. Runs against the grain of everything our formerly great country once stood for. No longer.

Llano County DA "Sonny Boy" is in the news. Received an award. The DailyTrib reports:

"The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission recognized District Attorney Wiley “Sonny” McAfee on August 22 for his efforts in prosecuting natural and cultural resource violations as well as environmental crimes. The commission named the 33rd and 424th district attorney the 2019 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year. McAfee serves Burnet, Llano, Blanco, and San Saba counties. Elected in November 2012 and taking office on January 1, 2013, he has been instrumental in a number of high-profile cases involving Texas game wardens and Texas State Park police officers."

The District Attorney has ignored a complaint filed earlier by this publication regarding special treatment accorded Texas oil man Johnny Greene by the Llano County Attorney and Sheriff vis a vis a property dispute involving a local banker, three other local property owners with homes encroaching on land they don't own, one of which is on an unused Llano County road. To say nothing of damage to a Pace Arrow motorhome on that property. All a result of egregious abuse of authority by Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764. The circumstances of this fiasco can be found above in each and every edition of this publication since this happened two and a half years ago. The Sheriff, the County Attorney, and the District Attorney have all determinedly, concertedly ignored this ongoing, unresolved fiasco raising one ferociously pointed question. How much were they bribed?

Cowardly fail to financially and/or materially support those fighting for all civil and constitutional rights and liberties at great personal cost and risk? Get what you truly deserve.

Last three months been getting online at the Kingsland HEB. Met quite a few readers at the picnic table. -- People I didn't personally know, but who came up and introduced themselves. Certainly, grateful for your concern, caring, and moral support. One of the Front End managers, Kevin, had granted permission to plug in and access HEB Customer wifi at the picnic table some three months ago. Someone in County government must have subsequently complained. Three months after the fact. LOL. Finally got the boot 6-27-20 from the achingly gutless Store Manager who couldn't, or wouldn't stand up to pressure from this asshole.

Pathetic, isn't it? LOL. Certainly, knew it was coming. Hard to believe it took three months. LOL. Apparently, the gutless Store Manager, Monty, sent out the second in command, Dan, to deliver the happy news. Spoke to him awhile, but sadly as expected, he had nothing substantive to say. Other than, "leave." LOL. Advised him to send out the clearly reluctant Store Manager who apparently wanted to avoid the encounter. Finally, came out. Imagine that.

Asked the Store Manager, Monty Young, for a business card. Remarkably, he had none. Couldn't be, could it? LOL. An HEB Store Manager with no business card? How is that possible? Unlimited corporate greed? Aryan arrogance of a privately-owned corporation? Or, was he simply lying? Informed him he'd indeed be front and center in this next edition.

Before getting into specific detail vis a vis my conversation with the Store Manager, it must be stated staff at the Kingsland HEB is second to none. Have known many of them for years. Work extremely well together as a team. Certainly, exceptionally customer-friendly. The problem with this store is not staff. Not even the Store Manager and Assistant Manager per se, -- who apparently, despite their denials, had been pressured by someone. It's the HEB corporate management suite at the root of most of the problems at this store.

The following salient issues were discussed with the Store Manager before I left. -- Interestingly, none of which he denied. LOL. Readers, have you noticed cheaper generic products are either continually out of stock or discontinued? Especially, after the store changed its product line weeks before the pandemic. Apparently, in an effort to emulate the Marble Falls store that caters to the Horseshoe Bay elite.

New larger shopping carts were brought in to the Kingsland store so shoppers would supposedly buy more product, increase store sales. Shelves are restocked 24 hrs. Staff was unhappy because aisles are too narrow for the larger carts. Makes it harder to stock shelves when the store is open. Not only that, makes it much more difficult for shoppers to navigate the narrow aisles.

Product pricing has steeply increased. They accomplish this both by directly raising prices, as well as in engaging in deception, that is, downsizing product. One recent glaring example is their generic bleach. For awhile, it was unavailable, out of stock. Then, it was downsized from three quarts to two. Price remained at $1. A 33% increase. Done deceptively. At a time when inflation is supposedly non-existent. What ever happened to the HCF quart and a half ice cream that sold for $1.99? Long since gone. Both aforementioned products had already been downsized once before. LOL. List can go on and on. Unbridled corporate greed.

As I reminded the Store Manager, Kingsland residents, for the most part, are poor, young, elderly, and/or disabled, etc. This store now caters to the rich who live on the lake and Sunrise Beach. Not sustainable. ... Especially, if the shit finally hits the fan vis a vis the Trump nazi, and/or a second shutdown occurs courtesy of the raging, poorly-handled, achingly mismanaged pandemic.

To store employees, all of whom I admire, consider personal friends, courageously provide your ongoing grievances to this publication. I will publish them while protecting your identity. If you won't stand up, nothing changes.

As I informed the Store Manager, the problem in Kingsland is the fact HEB has no substantive competition. What is desperately needed is a Walmart or other major corporation to rattle the cage of local HEB management as well as the corporate management suite. Until that occurs, nothing changes, shit happens. ... Right, Monty? Dan?

In the last two and a half weeks or so, three middle-aged women tripped and fell on the curb by the picnic table. Third time, 6-26-20. Took the Store Manager and Assistant Manager quite some time to exit the store and arrive with ice to quell the swelling of the woman who had fallen hard on her face. I subsequently asked Monty to consider painting the curb iridescent red or orange to avoid injury and a future lawsuit.

Responded couldn't be painted red since it wasn't a fire zone. Could certainly be painted orange or some other bright color. If management doesn't care about a lawsuit, where is its concern for the pain and suffering if a customer trips, falls, and suffers serious injury? ... Couldn't care less, Monty? -- Or, is it, shortsightedly, insurance will indeed take care of it? Wake up. Just a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured and sues the living shit out of HEB. Even if HEB prevails in court, it loses. Consider the cost of bad publicity.

To the credit of management, both the Store Manager and Assistant Manager return carts to the front of the store, sanitize them, and pick up trash. Recently, associates informed me the Store Manager wasn't happy about the performance of the Assistant Store Manager. LOL. Apparently, ole' Dan got too good at hiding in the store, shirking cart and other duties, etc. LOL. That's apparently changed. ... Trouble in paradise, boys? LOL. Itching to retire, Dan? LOL. Give me a break. Never a dull moment, -- at customer and staff expense.

Finally, to the motherf--ker in County government who likely complained, don't flatter yourself. Three months? What took so long you gutless piece of shit? LOL. No matter what, Liberty In Peril will remain up and running. Despite the fact it's been more than 21 years, just the very beginning. Far more to come. Far more County corruption, malfeasance, criminal activity to be followed up, and/or exposed. LOL. ... Bribed by Johnny Greene, Madam County Attorney?

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger

Before getting on with the usual fare and despite all the turmoil currently in our formerly great country, there are an increasing number of examples of Uncommon Valor. The following is one such example. Seatbelts on. CBS News reports:

"A former high school football player dove to catch a child who was dropped from the third floor of a burning building, CBS affiliate WWMT reports. Philip Blanks, a former wide receiver for Kalamazoo Central High School in Michigan and a retired U.S. Marine, saved the child during an apartment fire in Phoenix. Bystander video of the July 3 fire and Blanks' catch went viral. He told WWMT this week he was at the apartment complex to meet up with a friend for an early-morning workout. That's when he heard screaming. Without hesitation, Blanks raced over to catch a young child he says was "twirling like a helicopter" as he fell from the third floor balcony, WWMT reports. "People were screaming 'there are kids up there' and to throw the kids down," Blanks said. "I saw another guy was standing there ready to catch the boy, but he didn't look like he was going to do it, so I stepped in front of him. The way I caught him, I fell on my side, and of course damaged his foot, but the most important thing is that his head was safe." Video shows Blanks cradle the child as he falls, then get up and run away from the burning building with the boy in his arms."

"Another video taken by a bystander appears to show a woman believed to be the child's mother, Rachel Long, throwing her son over the balcony, Arizona's Family reports. The boy has been identified as a 3-year-old named Jameson, according to the station."

The mother, herself on fire, is another most exceptional example of Uncommon Valor:

"Long was on fire but went back into the apartment to save her daughter, 8-year-old Roxxie, her family told the outlet. Roxxie was saved by another good Samaritan, but the mother did not survive the fire. Blanks also spoke to Arizona's Family on Wednesday, saying Long is "the real hero in this story, not me." "She had the strength and the courage to get them outside – that's powerful," Blanks said. "To be in that type of situation and still care about life, not yours, that's very strong of her. She's a warrior."

Best of the best. An example of the very best humanity has to offer. Uncommon Valor. How many parents wouldn't do the same for their children?

"Blanks said after catching the child, he looked for a place in the parking lot to set him down, and someone opened up their car for him. Another bystander laid a wet sheet on the boy to help ease his pain from the burns, Arizona's Family reports. "For about a minute, I was just holding him as he was screaming and I was telling him that it was going to be OK, everything's going to be OK," Blanks said."

Ever been in a fire? Know what it's like to be burned alive? Unless you've personally experienced this, you have no clue. Hopefully, that remains so. That is, you never have such an experience. Words can't adequately describe quite what it's like.

Not all officers are criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. United Press International reports:

"Police in New Jersey commandeered a kayak to rescue a dog that swam out into a pond and ended up stuck neck deep in muck. The Washington Township Police Department said a neighbor spotted Akela, a boxer/mastiff mix, stranded in the pond Wednesday and called police. The neighbor said the dog had run into the pond after narrowly avoiding being struck by a car. Police Lt. John Kaufmann said officers arrived on the scene and determined Akela appeared to be tangled in plants and was barely able to keep her head above the muck. "The poor thing must have been treading water for a while and not going anywhere," Kaufmann told NJ.com. Officer John Kuligowski borrowed a kayak spotted nearby and paddled out to Akela. He guided the canine back to shore. "It was a very heroic rescue," Kaufmann said. "The dog was definitely stuck in something. Officer Kuligowski said at one point she wasn't moving, her leg was stuck in vegetation."

Again, not all officers are criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Seatbelts on. KVIA reports:

"The hero Socorro police officer who rescued an 8-year-old boy from a mobile home engulfed in flames was identified by his department on Tuesday as Officer Joshua Gonzales."

"In an interview with ABC-7 on Tuesday, Gonzales recounted in his own words how events unfolded on Monday night. “My mind was running a thousand miles per hour. I observed people standing in front of the residence by the street. As I parked my patrol unit I could feel the heat coming from the residence. Once I made myself present to the people standing by I asked them what was going on and they said somebody was inside the residence, that there were people in there. I immediately without a doubt, it was well within my heart and soul to run in and get these people out.” Officer Gonzales continued... “When I arrived to the door it was really hot, and once I made entry I did find that there was two adults inside and a child. The child was 8 years of age and the elderly person was 75. At that point I did advise him, ‘let’s go out’. The house was already full of smoke, I could barely breath and I even advised them, ‘cover your mouths’, to try to get out as soon as possible safely. From that point, I grabbed the child and I held him tight in my arms and I ran out with him and got him to the street where there was a couple of neighbors and sat him down and advised them (neighbors) to take care of him.” The boy was so sad about his football cleats being lost in the fire that Officer Gonzales said he would buy him new ones."

"The Socorro community is rallying behind this family who lost everything in the blaze and has started a GoFundMe account to help them get back on their feet. It happened just after 7 p.m. in the 450 block of Gohman Street near Homan. The rescue was witnessed by ABC-7 viewer Chris Marin, who also recorded video of the inferno. The child did not require medical attention after being saved by the officer, whose identity was not immediately available. An elderly woman who was also in the burning mobile home managed to escape; she was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. The raging flames quickly spread, damaging two cars and a neighboring home before about 30 firefighters from Socorro, along with assistance from Horizon, Tribal and Clint, could get it put out. The mobile home was a complete loss, according to fire officials. They also indicated the cause was not immediately known and would be under investigation. The Red Cross was helping the displaced residents."

"An Army National Guard soldier became the first woman to join the Green Berets Thursday, according to U.S. Army Special Operations command."

"The soldier, alongside 400 others, received her Special Forces tab and wore her green beret during a COVID-compliant graduation ceremony for the Special Forces Qualification Course, which was presided over by Lt. Gen. Fran Beaudette, Commanding General for U.S. Army Special Operations Command. "From here, you will go forward and join the storied formation of the Green Berets where you will do what you are trained to do: challenge assumptions, break down barriers, smash through stereotypes, innovate, and achieve the impossible," Beaudette told graduates. "Thankfully, after today, our Green Beret Men and Women will forever stand in the hearts of free people everywhere," Beaudette said. The Army has withheld the soldier's name and other biographical information for personal and operational security reasons, officials said. She is the first woman to graduate from Special Forces training since the Pentagon opened all combat jobs to women in 2015, including those in the secretive Special Operations community. The Green Berets were one of the last assignments in the Army without any women. In 1980, Capt. Kate Wilder met requirements to graduate from the Army Special Forces Course, but was not permitted to do so. Wilder eventually received a graduation certificate, but never served in a Special Forces unit and afterward the Army did not allow women to go through the course. The soldier who graduated this week was initially set to graduate the roughly yearlong course in April, but had to repeat part of the training before continuing on to the final portion."

Green Berets are indeed exceptional soldiers. Have a 'can do' philosophy second to none. Had the privilege of going to college with one who had served as a Green Beret medic in Vietnam. On a fact-finding school trip to West Virginia, a semi at near highway speed rear-ended a compact stopped at a stop light with the driver severely injured in a vehicle that had been flattened by the truck. The Green Beret removed him from the car, administered CPR, including mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for quite some time. To no avail. Remarkable resilience. A never give up, never say die philosophy second to none. Accident scene looked like a battlefield. The death certainly had quite an impact on the rest of the trip.

Before proceeding to the usual fare, one more example of Uncommon Valor. This one, courtesy of a man who had suffered horrendously at the hands of the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Yet, stood tall, stepped up, and saved the life of an officer. Seatbelts on. CBS News reports:

"Uniontown, Pennsylvania — Who could blame Daylan McLee for hating the police? McLee was falsely accused of pointing a gun at an officer and spent a year in jail before a jury finally acquitted him — not to mention the countless traffic stops. "What happens?" CBS News asked. "Oh, a typical run-in is you're just pulling out from your house and you get pulled, no traffic violations," McLee added. "How does that make you feel about police, in general?" "Definitely a lot of animosity, as in, if I see them, I want to go the other way," McLee said."

"And that was the bitterness he brought to this street corner in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, last month. McLee said he rushed here after hearing a huge crash: "There was just a lot of screaming, a lot of chaos. Ah man, I get chills when I think of it."

"It was a bad traffic accident involving a police car. An officer trapped inside. A gas tank leaking. Flames spreading toward the cabin. Another officer who responded to the crash tried to rescue his colleague but couldn't get the door open, and that's when a lone bystander, McLee, stepped toward the burning wreckage."

"I don't know how I got that door open, and I grabbed him out." "All of a sudden the door just gets ripped open," said Jay Hanley, the officer McLee rescued. "It's amazing when there's true love in people and they can get you out of something like that — no matter who you are or where you come from. There should be more people like that," Hanley said."

Indeed. There should. There are. Time for the same in the law enforcement community. As a society, we cannot survive without good law enforcement. The current jackbooted bastard in blue mentality needs to end. Now. Before too late.

"Last week, McLee came over to check on Hanley and meet his very thankful wife. That's the other thing they're grateful for. Despite all his run-ins with the law, McLee still believes there are a lot of good cops worth keeping. "We're waiting for you to get back out there," McLee said. "I appreciate it, man, thank you," Hanley said."

There are. No question. The good ones need to step up. Rid law enforcement of the bad ones. Before too late.

"In times of rage, we often paint groups with a broad brush. But McLee said at some point you have to go back and fill in lines between good and bad because, in that subtlety, lies our humanity. "I want people to start to look at everybody as Americans and not, 'He's White, he's Black, he's Asian.' We're people - and when we start realizing that, things should get better."

Exposing the malfeasance to the light of day is the first step. The second is holding criminal officers to the same legal standard as the civilian population. The third is officers getting to personally know those in the community they serve.

More on the June 1, 2020 Washington, DC jackbooted fiasco. The Washington Post reports:

"Civil rights groups on Wednesday accused D.C. police of assisting federal authorities who forcibly cleared Lafayette Square on June 1 ahead of President Trump’s visit to a nearby church for a photo op. In a federal lawsuit that added the District government and officers as defendants, the groups suing on behalf of protesters accuse the Trump administration of violating demonstrators’ constitutional rights in an “unprovoked and frankly criminal attack.” The groups and Black Lives Matter of D.C. sued last month, and their new allegations challenge Police Chief Peter Newsham's statements that D.C. police were not involved in clearing protesters from the park before Trump was photographed holding a Bible near St. John’s Episcopal Church. The groups have alleged that police and military forces deployed horses, batons, shields and riot control agents — including pepper spray, smoke canisters and rubber or plastic projectiles — against largely peaceful protesters without justification. Newsham has said that D.C. police did not take part in the operation to clear the square, and that officers on the scene learned only a few minutes in advance that force and chemical agents would be used against demonstrators earlier than a planned 7 p.m. citywide curfew. Shortly before the U.S. Park Police initiated the operation, D.C. police instructed officers to hold their positions on streets around the square, officials said. “We were not involved in the movement of the president — the unplanned movement of the president,” Newsham said the following day. Court filings on Wednesday accuse D.C. police of deploying tear gas against demonstrators trying to leave the area and forcing them to turn back. They cited the experiences of a Virginia man, Dustin Foley, and his 15-year-old daughter, who joined the case. The lawsuit said Foley and his daughter came downtown to protest and deliver water and sandwiches to peaceful demonstrators gathered after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. When the Foleys fled Lafayette Square, they were confronted by D.C. police with chemical agents one block west at 17th and H streets NW and forced to turn back, the suit asserted. “The video footage we obtained and the experience of Mr. Foley and his daughter directly contradict Chief Newsham's assertions that D.C. police officers were not involved in the brutal assault on protesters the evening [of] June 1,” said Scott Michelman, legal director for the ACLU of the District of Columbia."

A police chief would never lie, would he? LOL. Couldn't be, could it? LOL. Sue the living shit out of all officers involved in this criminal assault, a deliberate, concerted, well-orchestrated, exceptionally brutal attack, -- apparently inflicted at behest of the Trump nazi and his henchmen. When will these jackbooted bastards be held accountable for their crimes? When? Equally important, when will Trump and his henchmen?

"Other entities representing the protesters include the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Arnold & Porter law firm. Michelman said D.C. officials have tried to distance themselves from the “brazen assault.” But, he said, “MPD engaged in the same type of wanton violence as the federal forces.” In a statement Wednesday, D.C. police reiterated that the agency “was not involved in the unscheduled movement of the President from Lafayette Square to St. John’s church,” but did not address the allegation that its officers deployed tear gas."

"D.C. police have said they were not in Lafayette Square, which is federal property, but did have officers on nearby city streets who confronted fleeing protesters. That included a D.C. police line along I Street NW between 15th and 17th streets NW, where arrests were made. The White House, the Defense Department and Park Police said tear gas was not used but acknowledged the deployment of pepper spray — a similar agent with the same chemical effect of incapacitating people through extreme irritation of the eyes, mouth, nose, lungs and skin, and temporary blindness. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a court order declaring that Trump, Attorney General William P. Barr and other administration officials conspired to and did violate protesters’ constitutional rights. It also seeks a court order barring officials from repeating what the plaintiffs say are unlawful activities."

"Civil liberties advocates are urging Attorney General William Barr to name a special prosecutor to investigate possible violations of protesters' rights during the June 1 crackdown in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., NPR has learned. Federal officers deployed tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray and smoke canisters to scatter the mostly peaceful group of demonstrators, clearing the way for President Trump to pose for pictures in front of the historic St. John's Episcopal Church. The crowd had been kneeling, praying and chanting, "I can't breathe," some of the last words of George Floyd, the man killed by police after his arrest in Minneapolis. Floyd's death on May 25 sparked the national protest movement about the treatment of Blacks by law enforcement. In a new letter, the American Civil Liberties Union argues Barr has a conflict of interest in overseeing any investigation, given his role in issuing an order to federal law enforcement to clear the square and disperse the crowd.

"The ACLU argues someone else besides Barr must preside to achieve a full and independent investigation into the clearing of Lafayette Square. "Given the inherent conflict of interest present, appointment of an outside prosecutor is needed to ensure impartiality of any investigation and, if warranted, of any prosecution of any criminal acts committed by members of the executive branch," wrote Kate Ruane, senior legislative counsel at the ACLU."

How can you be sure the Barr nazi won't appoint a prosecutor that will do precisely what Barr wants, expects?

"The ACLU said the federal action in the square violated protesters' First Amendment rights to assemble and Fourth Amendment rights to be free of unreasonable search and seizure. The civil liberties group said other statutes could come into play as well, including a federal law that bars conspiracies to injure or intimidate people exercising their constitutional rights and another statute that prohibits interfering with people engaged in lawful speech or peaceful assembly.

"The ACLU letter pointed out that the Justice Department has launched criminal cases against protesters around the country for removing Confederate statues and throwing incendiary devices, painting protesters as "instigators" who deserve to spend decades in prison. "Responsibility for the violent events of June 1 may extend to the very highest levels of the federal government, including to the attorney general of the United States," the ACLU said. "The country deserves to have these outstanding questions addressed and those responsible for the attacks on our civil rights and liberties that occurred on June 1, 2020, must be held accountable."

Cowardly fail to financially and/or materially support those fighting for all civil and constitutional rights and liberties at great personal cost and risk? Get what you truly deserve. Forfeiture of liberty. At the hands of outrageously corrupt and abusive government.

Never ends. In follow up to an earlier edition of this publication, ABC News reports:

"Five former detention officers and a nurse at a North Carolina jail have been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a man died last December, a district attorney said Wednesday."

"Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill announced the charges at a news conference, news outlets reported. The five officers are free on $15,000 unsecured bond apiece, and it's not known if they have attorneys. The nurse hadn't been served with an arrest warrant as of Wednesday afternoon, authorities said."

Jesus Christ. No equal justice. Special treatment for these murderous pieces of human excrement. ... Hear the rumble?

"John Neville, 57, died Dec. 4, 2019, four days after Kernersville police arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of assault on a female. According to O'Neill, Neville, who was Black, was placed in a prone restraint, meaning he was face down and restrained in some fashion. As a result, Neville was unable to breathe, which caused a brain injury that would eventually kill him, O’Neill said."

"The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office took seven months to issue a statement about his death, prompted by questions from the Winston-Salem Journal. Before Wednesday, the sheriff’s office had released only limited information."

"According to the newspaper, the sheriff’s office did not notify the public at the time of Neville’s death, and Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said he did not do so because Neville’s family, and the family’s legal counsel, asked him not to release any information publicly."

So what? The public had the right to know. Moreover? Are you lying, Sheriff? To protect the murderous bastards?

"In a statement, the sheriff’s office said Neville “experienced a medical emergency,” and was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, where he later died."

Ultimately, at the hands of the criminal jackbooted bastards you protected and coddled.

"The hospital conducted an autopsy the day after he died. Tracy Spry, a medicolegal autopsy coordinator for Wake Forest’s autopsy pathology department, said a direct cause of death was not identified at autopsy, thus his death certificate was listed as ‘pending’ upon completion."

"On Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a broad health measure late Monday because it contains a provision that addresses the confidentiality of death investigation records. The provision would have made clear that death investigation records held by law enforcement and deemed confidential under public records law retain that same confidentiality when handed to a state medical examiner. Protesters camped outside the Executive Mansion demanding that Cooper veto the measure, saying it runs counter to the calls for racial justice that have intensified in North Carolina since the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis."

Another murder by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. In follow up to a recent edition of this publication, NBC News reports:

"Andres Guardado, 18, was shot five times in the back by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy last month, according to the results of an independent autopsy released by his family Wednesday after the county put a hold on publicly releasing the official medical examiner's report."

"Guardado's parents, Elisa and Cristobal, said the preliminary findings confirmed "what we have known all along, which is that Andres was unjustifiably killed by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy." "Our son did not deserve to die this way," they said in a statement. "Andres was a good boy, he was our son and he had so much life ahead of him." The Guardados hired forensic pathologist and neuropathologist Dr. Bennet I. Omalu to conduct an autopsy after the sheriff's department placed a “security hold” on the case two weeks ago. The hold came days after Capt. Kent Wegener, head of the homicide bureau, said at a news conference that the county's medical examiner autopsy report would be released."

"Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a press conference Wednesday afternoon that the practice of "holding facts" is meant to prevent the investigation "from being tainted."

Unadulterated bullshit not-so-cleverly designed to protect the murderous officer.

"Commander Chris Marks added that the "security hold" will likely remain in place until all interviews related to the homicide investigation are concluded."

No transparency. Designed to protect the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue.

"Lawyers for the Guardado family have said that officials’ failure to explain exactly what prompted the shooting has made the family's grieving process that much more difficult. "It has been 20 days since Andres was tragically gunned down by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy," attorney Nicholas Yoka said Wednesday. "We are once again imploring the Sheriff's Department to step forward, release the medical examiner's autopsy report and do the right thing by this family."

Why no equal justice? Why special treatment for a criminal jackbooted bastard in blue?

"Andres was working as a security guard on June 18 at an auto body shop in Gardena, one of two jobs he had while going to school at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, his family said. Two sheriff deputies saw him talking to someone in a car when he looked at them, “produced a handgun” and started running away, Wegener said at the news conference in June. After chasing Andres into an alley in the back of a building, one of the deputies shot Guardado several times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Law enforcement officials have not said what prompted the shooting. Authorities have not released the names of the deputies involved, but attorneys for the officers have identified them as Miguel Vega, who opened fire, and Chris Hernandez, who didn't shoot. Marks said that the officer who didn't shoot has been interviewed by investigators and the officer who opened fire is set to be interviewed this upcoming week. Marks said both deputies are still employed, but he doesn't [know?] where they're currently assigned. A modified .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol found at the scene had no markings or serial number and had not been fired, according to Wegener, leading police to believe that Andres didn’t fire it. Authorities have suggested that the weapon belonged to Andres, "and that information is contrary to everything that the family and friends and co-workers know," Adam Shea, a lawyer for the family, said at a news conference last week. "We do not believe that he had a gun," Shea said. "There was a gun at the scene. How and why that gun was there and who it belonged to is a question that needs to be answered." Guardado wasn't a recognized "licensed security officer" in the state of California, the sheriff's department said in a statement, and he wasn't wearing anything “indicating he was working in the capacity of a security guard.” It is still unclear whether there's any surveillance video showing what happened, Shea said. The cameras seized by authorities at the scene had "no video recordings" in them, said Marks, adding that investigators are trying to find out whether other nearby surveillance cameras might have captured the incident."

Why has it taken so long? Why are you bastards dragging your feet? To protect the officers? How do you justify five rounds to the back of the victim? Was the gun a 'throw away' planted by the jackbooted bastards in blue?

"The officers didn’t have body cameras because a program designed to provide cameras to deputies has been stalled for years, according to Sheriff Villanueva. The Guardado family on Wednesday repeated their demand that the county release the medical examiner's report. "We want answers," Elisa and Cristobal Guardado said. Last weekend, they laid their son to rest "in a ceremony surrounded by all the people that loved" him, the family said. "We would like to thank everyone for their support during these difficult times," his parents said. "We will not rest, however, until Andres gets justice."

"The Los Angeles County medical examiner confirmed that 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was shot and killed by Southern California sheriff's deputies, was shot five times in the back, as his family had previously said. Homicide investigators claimed the teenager was shot in the upper torso, however they did not specify where on the torso Guardado was hit."

"Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva had put a security hold on the report, but Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jonathan Lucas defied that order and released it anyway Friday evening. "After careful thought and deliberation, I am releasing the autopsy report of Andres Guardado Pineda," Lucas said in a statement. "In doing so, I have given careful consideration to the major variables in this case -- supporting the administration of justice, as well as the public’s right to know. I do not believe that these are mutually exclusive ideals." Villanueva criticized the move, which he called "unprecedented." The sheriff said the release had the potential to jeopardize the case."

Are you protecting the criminal jackbooted bastard in blue responsible for this murder, Sheriff?

"This move will now force the Sheriff’s Department to use court orders to enforce security holds that exist for only one purpose -- to prevent tainting witness testimony prior to interviews," Villanueva said."

Lying, Sheriff? Protecting the criminal jackbooted bastard in blue responsible for the murder of this kid, sir?

"The autopsy showed that in addition to the shots to the back, Guardado was hit with two graze wounds on his forearms.

"Guardado's sister, Jennifer Guardado, 22, said the gun found at the scene of the shooting did not belong to her brother. She also described the shooting as a "cowardly move" by deputies."

Again, could the gun have been a 'throwaway' planted by the jackbooted bastards in blue to cover the ass of the murderous officer responsible?

"He couldn't even see the person that was going to shoot him," Jennifer Guardado said at a vigil held for her brother near the scene of the killing.

"His death prompted Congresswomen Nanette Diaz Barragan and Maxine Waters, both Southern California Democrats, to call on state Attorney General Xavier Becerra to conduct a full investigation into the shooting. "Andres Guardado is the latest young man of color killed by police gunfire," Barragan and Waters said in their statement. "There must be full transparency so the public can trust the investigation and we know we are getting the truth."

"The deputy who fired his gun will be interviewed by investigators Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter."

No justice. Precisely, why there is desperate need for a new federal agency whose sole function would be to investigate, arrest, charge, and prosecute corrupt, abusive, criminal officers, prosecutors, and judges in a special court that would adjudicate only these cases. Total independence. The only way to rein in these criminals, particularly the murderers in blue.

Another egregious example of law enforcement malfeasance. The Associated Press reports:

"Fargo city leaders have asked North Dakota’s top law enforcement officer to investigate the city’s former deputy police chief, who went undercover without telling anyone during a May gathering in memory of George Floyd. Deputy Chief Todd Osmundson resigned following a May 30 gathering that turned violent. Documents released by the police department showed that several officers were upset to see the 31-year veteran of the force change out of his police uniform and into civilian clothes to infiltrate protesters. Osmundson initially was suspended for his actions but later resigned. KFGO radio reports the city requested North Dakota’s attorney general refer the matter to the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation for an investigation into Osmundson’s actions, including claims that he publicly consumed alcohol and incited a riot."

Would have been laughable other than for the allegation the bastard incited a riot, possibly intoxicated.

"Mayor Tim Mahoney said he and Police Chief David Todd and the City Attorney’s Office don’t feel there is evidence to charge Osmundson with a crime. But the mayor said they felt it’s important to request an independent review."

Still protecting the bastard? ... Or, is it your own sorry asses you're gutlessly protecting? Afraid of the blowback?

"A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said she could not immediately comment on the request."

Difficult to believe the following. Makes no sense. Doesn't add up. Then again, talking about a young and stupid officer who apparently had no business ever being on the force in the first place. While that may indeed be true, investigators have failed to disclose precisely how all this went down. Are they covering something up? Protecting someone else? ABC News reports:

"A 22-year-old sheriff's deputy from Virginia has been fired and charged with falsely summoning law enforcement and obstruction of justice after his own sheriff's office said he lied about being attacked when a passerby found him unconscious on the side of the road. The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office said Friday night that one of its deputies had been attacked in Warrenton, about an hour west of Washington, D.C., and the office was looking for a darkly colored SUV, sharing photos of the scene on social media. But the deputy's story apparently crumbled in the following hours. Jake Preston Dooley was charged with making up the account on Saturday. Authorities said he was found "lying face down" by a passerby at an intersection, but did not elaborate on how he ended up there in the absence of the attack. "Detectives thoroughly and vigorously investigated the allegation and determined the incident reported by the deputy was false," the sheriff's office said in a statement. "Immediate action has been taken and the deputy has been relieved of duty by Sheriff [Robert] Mosier." Dooley had told authorities he got out of his car to remove a road marker while on his drive home from work just after 7 p.m. Friday when he heard someone yell from a passing SUV and he was "struck in the head by an object." He was taken to Fauquier Hospital, where he was treated and released for unspecified injuries. "Sometimes bad things happen to good organizations," Mosier said in a statement. "We truly regret that this happened but find a tremendous amount of comfort in the knowledge that our community understands and supports law enforcement in Fauquier County." Dooley was released on $10,000 bond, but authorities said he would be taken for a mental evaluation."

Was he first checked for alcohol, and/or drugs? So many unanswered questions. LOL. None of this sounds right. None of it.

The jackbooted bastards don't seem to be getting the message. ABC News reports:

"Activists on Monday pressed their demand for police accountability after video emerged over the weekend of an officer placing his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside a Pennsylvania hospital. Activists said Allentown police appeared to violate their own use-of-force policy against neck restraints when an officer used his knee to bear down on the man's head. Police launched an internal probe and promised to release additional video of Saturday's incident. “Pending the outcome of this investigation, if they are not on the right side of justice, then those officers need to be terminated,” said Justan Parker, founder of Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley. The videotaped incident occurred nearly seven weeks after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes. Floyd’s death sparked global protests over police brutality and racial injustice. “I can’t believe this is really happening now, and here,” Parker said. In Allentown, a protest dubbed “Demands Will Be Met” was scheduled for Monday night, with demonstrators planning to march to Allentown City Hall and police department headquarters. The local Black Lives Matter group issued a list of demands, including the release of any police bodycam video of the incident, the suspension of the officers involved, the name and condition of the man, the establishment of a regional criminal justice review board and a reallocation of police funding. The bystander video, shot from a passing vehicle and posted on social media, shows Allentown officers restraining the man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital. An officer had his elbow on the man’s neck before switching to a knee to hold him down while other officers restrained his arms. The man does not appear to be resisting during the video. In a statement Sunday night, police said officers were outside the hospital for an unrelated matter when they saw a man staggering in the street, vomiting and stopping in the driveway of the ER. The man began to yell and spit at officers and hospital staff, the statement said, adding the man was “noncompliant which required officers to restrain” him. It’s unclear from the video how long the officer had his knee on the man’s head and neck area, or whether the other two officers in the video sought to intervene to push the officer knee off. The man was treated at the hospital and released. Police have not released the name or race of any individuals seen in the video. Community advocates said they were trying to identify the man in the video to offer support. “During a health crisis, whatever it was, when he should’ve been given support, instead he was criminalized and he received a knee to his neck,” said Hasshan Batts, executive director of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley, an Allentown community group."

"Activists against police brutality expressed outrage and demanded accountability Monday after video emerged over the weekend of an officer placing his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside a Pennsylvania hospital. Allentown police released a much longer surveillance video of the incident that showed the officer putting his knee on the man's head and neck area twice while he was being restrained a few steps from the emergency room entrance — the first time for eight seconds, the second for 20 seconds. The man appeared to be “suffering from a medical, mental health or drug and alcohol crisis,” police said in a statement late Monday. Police violated their own policy against neck restraints when an officer used his knee to bear down on the man's head, activists said, while the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania called it an illegal use of force. Hundreds of people marched in downtown Allentown on Monday night, calling for the officer to be fired and police funds to be reallocated to education, mental health and other social services. “These police officers should not have been restraining him. He needed help,” said Maegan Llerena of Make the Road Pennsylvania, an advocacy group. "Not even two months after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, there was a knee on the neck of a man in front of a hospital. What is that? Can someone explain that to me?”

“I can’t believe this is really happening now, and here,” said Justan Parker, founder of Allentown-based Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley. The group issued a list of demands, including the release of any police bodycam video of the incident, the suspension of the officers involved, the name and condition of the man, the establishment of a regional criminal justice review board and a reallocation of police funding. The brief bystander video, shot from a passing vehicle and posted on social media, shows Allentown officers restraining the man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital. An officer had his elbow on the man’s neck before switching to a knee to hold him down while other officers restrained his arms. In the soundless, 9:38 surveillance video, released late Monday, the man can be seen staggering on the street and sidewalk, vomiting several times and stopping in the driveway of the ER. Two of the three officers at the scene approached the man after several minutes and attempted to place him into handcuffs, and the man appeared to resist. One of the officers swept the man’s leg to bring him to the ground. Shortly after, the other officer put his knee on the man's head and neck. An earlier police statement said the man had begun to yell and spit at officers and hospital staff, adding the man was “noncompliant which required officers to restrain” him. The surveillance video shows a hospital staffer placing what police called a “breathable spit mask” over the man's head, which is used to protect staff, officers and others from contact with bodily fluids. The man was treated at the hospital and released, police said."

"The ACLU criticized the police explanation. The police department's “appalling excuse for an officer illegally placing his knee on a man’s neck is that he was in mental distress and being ‘non-compliant,'" the group tweeted in reaction to the shorter bystander video. "Police should NOT be first responders to those in a mental health crisis." Attorney Benjamin Crump, who represents Floyd's family, tweeted the bystander video, writing that the restraint used by the unidentified officer is “exactly what led to #GeorgeFloyd’s death." Crump demanded the officer's name. Police have not released the name or race of any individuals seen in the video. Community advocates said they were trying to identify the man in the video to offer support. “During a health crisis, whatever it was, when he should’ve been given support, instead he was criminalized and he received a knee to his neck,” said Hasshan Batts, executive director of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley, an Allentown community group."

Sadly, despite assurances to the contrary, police have no credibility. Routinely, lie and cover up:

"Police said their internal investigation is moving swiftly. The Lehigh County district attorney’s office assigned two detectives to the internal probe and planned to issue findings later this week. "Our investigation is ongoing, and as we uncover additional information we're trying to release that as we can,” Assistant Police Chief Bill Lake said. Though Allentown police wear body cameras, Lake declined to say Monday whether police video of the incident exists."

"A St. Luke’s spokesperson said the hospital has turned its own video over to police."

More of the same unspeakable horror perpetrated by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. The Washington Post reports:

"Protests erupted in cities across the country on May 30, the Saturday after George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis. As law enforcement officers moved to clear the streets, some fired what are called “less lethal” munitions. The Washington Post found that eight people lost vision in one eye after being struck by police projectiles, including lead pellets packed in cloth pouches that were fired from shotguns. They were among 12 people who were partially blinded by police during a week of national unrest. Of the eight who lost sight that day, six were protesters, one was a photojournalist, and another was a passerby. Drawing on cellphone and surveillance videos, along with other records, The Post reconstructed the circumstances of three of those incidents in detail."

"The family of George Floyd filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and four former police officers who were involved in his death. Lawyer Ben Crump filed the civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minnesota. It seeks unspecified compensatory and special damages. The family says Floyd's rights were violated during his arrest on May 25 when former officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, asphyxiating him. Chauvin faces second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter charges. The other three officers -- J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao -- face charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter. All four were fired the day after Floyd's death. The lawsuit also accuses the city of Minneapolis of fostering a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity without fear of retribution in the police department. The court documents detail more than a dozen examples of excessive force in the department dating back to 2009. "This complaint shows what we have said all along, that Mr. Floyd died because the weight of the entire Minneapolis Police Department was on his neck," Crump said. "The city of Minneapolis has a history of policies, procedures and deliberate indifference that violates the rights of arrestees, particularly Black men, and highlights the need for officer training and discipline. This is an unprecedented case, and with this lawsuit we seek to set a precedent that makes it financially prohibitive for police to wrongfully kill marginalized people -- especially Black people -- in the future."

"In the wake of the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, people are asking hard questions about what, exactly, should be done about the police. Take them out of schools? Defund them? Or should we abolish them altogether? Seemingly radical notions like defunding police departments or outright abolition of the police have gained momentum in no small part because police departments have proven, again and again, resistant to even the most modest reforms. Even smaller-bore efforts to remove so-called "bad apples" have often gone nowhere; police officers seldom lose their jobs for brutality and misconduct. They're also rarely arrested or indicted — let alone convicted — of wrongdoing in criminal cases."

That's right. Precisely why unless and until criminal officers are subject to the same system of justice as the civilian population, nothing changes. Shit squat.

"It's also virtually impossible to get redress by suing a police officer in a civil case, thanks to a judicial doctrine called qualified immunity. Effectively, qualified immunity means that government officials like police officers can only be held accountable in civil court for violating a person's rights if those rights are "clearly established" in already-existing case law. To help us understand how qualified immunity shapes the criminal justice system, we spoke with Josie Duffy Rice, who's been thinking about the doctrine's history and influence for a long time. She's the president of The Appeal, a journalism organization that focuses on policy and the justice system, and she's the co-host of their podcast Justice in America. Here's a snippet of our conversation, which has been condensed and edited for clarity. For those of us who aren't super-familiar with the concept, what is qualified immunity? Qualified immunity is essentially a defense available to public officials when they're accused of wrongdoing."

"So let's say you are driving down the street, you get pulled over. A cop tells you to get out of your car. He beats you within an inch of your life. And later, you want to sue him for the harm that you endured, for any medical bills or for any sort of financial consequences that came out of your experience. If it was a random person, you could sue them in civil court, aside from there being possible criminal consequences, and they could find that this person owes you money. Because of qualified immunity, public officials are held to a much lower standard. Basically, they can only be held accountable insofar as they violate rights that are "clearly established" and according to existing case law. The courts are usually saying that there are no previous cases with this case's exact fact pattern. There are no cases where a cop beat someone this exact way, and where a public official has been held accountable in the past."

Nazi justice. In a de facto fascist police-state. Adolf and Benito would have been proud. Bet they're not wildly cheering on their fiery perches?

"Because we've never held anybody accountable for this, we cannot now hold them accountable. And obviously that creates a tension, because if you never are willing to hold anyone accountable for anything, there's never going to be any clearly established violations."

A most convenient 'Catch-22' for the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue, isn't it? 'Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.' Nazi justice.

"There is just example after example of incompetence combined with recklessness and maliciousness where the courts say that this is actually okay. I mean, it's not okay morally, but it's okay legally. This sounds like cops are basically impervious to any lawsuits or civil repercussions. Why would we want to give cops and police officers that kind of protection? Many years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1871 — which is also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act — was passed by Congress. It gave Americans the right to sue public officials who violate their rights. It was pretty straightforward: It said every state official who causes a deprivation of any rights guaranteed by the Constitution shall be liable to the party injured. And that's pretty clear. If you get beat up by the police officer, you get to sue the police officer, and this police officer is liable to you. So what changed in the way that right to sue was interpreted? In 1967, the Supreme Court invented this thing called qualified immunity. They sort of say, this is like a small exception to the rule, okay? If a public official acts in "good faith" and believes that their conduct is authorized by law, then they are not accountable."

Called bullshit. To protect and coddle the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue.

"Fifteen years after 1967, there's this case called Harlow v. Fitzgerald. Then, the courts basically change their reasoning — and that's when this whole "clearly established" thing comes out. Now, it doesn't matter if the officer acted in good faith. Even if officers or officials act maliciously, unless the victim can show that his or her right was "clearly established," they basically can't get any relief. All of a sudden, you see a situation where nobody's liable."

Nazi justice in Nazi America. A de facto fascist police-state. A democratic republic in name only. In reality? Raw nazism.

Not easy being a Black officer in racist law enforcement. The Washington Post reports:

"David J. Thomas grew up in Detroit in the 1960s, two blocks from the headquarters of the 10th Precinct. Nighttime echoed with .50-caliber machine guns. Mornings dawned over neighborhood rubble. Thomas remembers being 11 years old, approaching a squad car outside the corner store and asking a police officer how fast it could go. The officer stuck a nickel-plated handgun in his face and said: “It goes fast. Now get away from my damn car.” Thomas remembers being 12 and pulling a wagon full of newspapers down the street to help friends with their paper routes. Officers in a nearby squad car rounded up the friends, searched them, asked for IDs and told them it was against the law to walk in the street. Thomas remembers being in middle school and the police hauling him and his friends into alleys to rough them up for sport. Thomas remembers being 19 and being followed by an unmarked car from the basketball court to a friend’s house, where police drew shotguns and ordered him facedown in the snow because a black suspect had just committed armed robbery somewhere else."

"And he remembers being 22 and telling his father that he himself was going to become a police officer. It was a decent job in public service, in a city dying with the auto industry: a $20,000 salary and the chance to be out in the community. His father was furious. He hated the police for the way they treated black people, Thomas says, and was convinced the racism of police culture would corrupt his son. “What he saw standing before him was 60 years of his life, me becoming something that he did not trust and someone that my community would hate,” says Thomas, who spent 20 years in law enforcement and is now a mental health counselor working with police officers in Gainesville, Fla. “His greatest fear was that I would become a traitor.”

"This is the struggle of black police officers, then and now. They sign up for a job that offers a path to a middle-class life and a chance to honor their communities by pledging to protect them, but they can face questions of loyalty from neighbors who are skeptical of law enforcement. They want to “be the change,” then realize what they’re up against: a police culture with a legacy of prejudice, protected by unions, resistant to self-examination and primed to use force."

"Black Americans have endured this type of force and oppression for generations. Some became police officers anyway. From the video of Floyd’s death, many feel fresh horror and an old dread. Police officers “beat up my brothers,” says Rochelle Bilal, who grew up in North Philadelphia in the ’60s and ’70s. “We thought they were the occupied enemy in my neighborhood. We’d be up on the roofs throwing stuff down at them. We saw nothing good from them.” In 1986, at age 29, she decided to follow a local officer’s advice and be the change she wished to see. “But how could I know, when I walked into the door,” Bilal says, “that I had not really understood racism, and disparity in treatment, until I was in the police academy?” As a recruit, Bilal saw white officers escape formal discipline while black officers were punished for similar infractions. On patrol, she would pull up and hear other officers saying, “Aw, dang, here’s Angela Davis.” In 2009, as a veteran, she saw an online message board for city police — under the banner of “the voice of the good guys” — become a bulletin for obscene racial remarks such as “ghetto monkey faces.”

"Now, at 63, Bilal is the sheriff of Philadelphia. She is a black woman protecting a major U.S. city while grappling with a major cultural problem. She was an early advocate for a Pennsylvania bill banning chokeholds. And if she had been on the scene in Minneapolis in May, when Chauvin put his knee on Floyd’s neck? “Those of us who are conscious cops, we would have knocked his butt, and there would have been a fight on the street: cop on cop,” she says. That kind of intervention is not inevitable, however, even when officers are conscious of the dangers of abusive policing. One of the officers charged with aiding and abetting Floyd’s killing is a young black man, on only his third shift, who had hoped to help fix police culture from the inside, his mother told the New York Times. At a June court appearance, the young officer’s lawyer told the judge that during the encounter with Floyd, his client told his colleagues , “You shouldn’t do this,” and tried to “communicate that this situation needs to change direction,” to no avail. Contacted last week by The Washington Post, the lawyer declined to elaborate."

The rookie officer should have stood up. Stood tall. Honored his oath of office. Pulled the murderous officer off Floyd. Intervened no matter the personal consequences. Including death. Called Uncommon Valor. Doing the right thing no matter what. No matter the personal cost.

The Trump nazi and his henchmen in the 'Justice' Department have carried out their first execution. NPR reports:

"The Justice Department has put to death Daniel Lee, 47, marking the first federal execution since 2003, after a chaotic overnight series of court rulings."

The five Republican nazis on the Supreme Court facilitated the final order to proceed.

"Lee had been convicted of killing three people, including a child, as part of a broader racketeering scheme to fund a white supremacist cause. He had waited more than 20 years on federal death row in Terre Haute, Ind. Lee, strapped to a gurney and connected to an IV in his left arm, said: "I didn't do it. I've made a lot of mistakes in my life but I'm not a murderer," according to a pool report from the prison. Lee blamed a judge in Arkansas for ignoring DNA evidence in his case and said he was on the other side of the country when the killings happened. He said at one point, "I bear no responsibility" for the murders in his case, according to the pool report. Lee's last words were, "You're killing an innocent man." As a senior Bureau of Prisons official told Lee that he was being put to death, the condemned man shook his head, according to the pool report. A U.S. marshal lifted a black telephone inside the execution room — a small square room with green tiles and windows looking at the witness' rooms, where observers were able to see what was taking place — and asked whether there was anything to impede the execution. He said there was not and the execution could proceed. The time of death was 8:07 a.m.

"Ruth Friedman, Lee's lawyer, criticized what she called the "shameful" process that led up to Lee's death. The prisoner was taken to the death chamber in the dark of night and kept in place even as the final legal obstacles were resolved, she said. "Over the four hours it took for this reckless and relentless government to pursue these ends, Daniel Lewis Lee remained strapped to a gurney," Friedman said in a statement. "A mere 31 minutes after a court of appeals lifted the last impediment to his execution at the federal government's urging, while multiple motions remained pending, and without notice to counsel, he was executed."

"Attorney General William Barr used a statement later on Tuesday to repeat the details in Lee's case and state that, in Barr's view, the story has a fit conclusion. "Today, Lee finally faced the justice he deserved," Barr said. "The American people have made the considered choice to permit capital punishment for the most egregious federal crimes, and justice was done today in implementing the sentence for Lee's horrific offenses."

What about the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue who murder innocent, unarmed civilians with impunity, Mr. Attorney General? Why aren't you demanding changes in state and federal law to allow for execution of these murderous savages in blue, sir? Since you nazi bastards in the GOP support, insist on capital punishment, why isn't it equitably applied to all in our formerly great country including the murderous, criminal jackbooted bastards in blue, Mr. Attorney General? Why no equal justice, you fascist son of a bitch?

"The execution followed an early morning 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which rejected a challenge to the single-drug protocol authorities used in the lethal injection. Chief Justice John Roberts concluded Lee and other men on death row had virtually no chance of succeeding in their claim that pentobarbital injections amounted to cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th Amendment."

Certainly, true since the Supreme Court is run and owned by five Republican fascists.

"The high court's four liberal justices dissented. Stephen Breyer raised doubts about the constitutionality of capital punishment, pointing out that Lee's co-defendant, considered more culpable in the murders, had received a life sentence."

No equal justice. Surprised? Why? Forget? This is a Supreme Court run and owned by the nazi element in our formerly great country.

"Justice Sonia Sotomayor decried the rush to execute Lee, rather than build a fuller record in the lower courts. The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., had earlier agreed to expedite proceedings there over the lethal injection process. "In its hurry to resolve the government's emergency motions, I fear the court has overlooked not only its prior ruling, but also its role in safeguarding robust federal judicial review," Sotomayor wrote. The Supreme Court also refused to consider a claim by Earlene Peterson, 81, a relative of Lee's victims, who had asked the Bureau of Prisons to delay the execution, citing the coronavirus pandemic. She and other family members had appealed to Attorney General William Barr and President Trump to commute Lee's sentence to life in prison."

The point of this article is not about the guilt or innocence of the man just executed. He may or may not have been guilty. Rather, the point made is quite simple. Since our formerly great country remains more than willing to execute offenders, why isn't the same standard applied to the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue who murder innocent, unarmed civilians? Why no equal justice? Why special treatment for these pieces of human excrement? Why?

"Amid nationwide unrest and frustration with law enforcement, Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday acknowledged that communities of color are often policed differently from white ones, calling the unfairness a “widespread phenomenon.”

Then why haven't you and your fuhrer, the Trump nazi, finally smartened up? That is, done something about this goddamned racism? Is it because you both are racists? You have no credibility, Mr. Attorney General. Just like your fuhrer, the Trump nazi. Goddamned pitiful. ... Hear the rumble?

“I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African American males, in particular, are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt,” Barr told ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas in an exclusive interview."

“I think it is wrong if people are not respected appropriately and given their due,” he explained, “and I think it’s something we have to address.”

Has been going on all over our formerly great country for over six decades now, Mr. Attorney General. Not only to Blacks, across the board. All races and ethnicities have been targeted by the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue who enjoy getting their cookies off egregiously abusing authority.

"Backlash and protests in the wake of multiple high-profile killings of unarmed African Americans – including of George Floyd in Minneapolis – has evolved into a national reckoning and calls for an overhaul of law enforcement. Barr said he hopes Floyd’s death “is a catalyst for the kinds of changes that are needed.”

Your actions to date as Attorney General scream otherwise, sir. You have no credibility. One thing for damned sure. Unless and until the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue are held to the same legal standard as the civilian population, nothing changes. Shit squat. No equal treatment. Worse? Continued special treatment, as intended by the Nazi Right in our formerly great country.

“Before the George Floyd incident I thought we were in a good place,” he continued."

You're hopelessly delusional, Mr. Attorney General. Head, figuratively, securely lodged up your determinedly clueless ass.

“I think that this episode in Minneapolis showed that we still have some work to do in addressing the distrust that exists in the African American community toward law enforcement.”

Understatement of the last six decades, sir. Called aggressive stupidity, Mr. Attorney General, that is, doing all you can to remain as determinedly, concertedly, hopelessly stupid as possible. Distrust of all law enforcement remains across the board, sir, that is, all races and ethnicities question outrageous, pervasive criminal behavior of the jackbooted bastards in blue.

Your empty, hollow, disingenuous assertions above pay lip service to a problem that is tearing our formerly great country apart. ... Hear the rumble? An unwanted, dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Too deaf to hear? Or, too hopelessly stupid to understand what's coming as our formerly great country continues to be torn apart?

"In Congress, efforts to enact legislative change in law enforcement have thus far failed. A police reform bill penned in June by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., died in the Senate, where Democrats voted almost unanimously against moving forward with the proposal."

For damned good reason. It offered nothing but the same old failed, achingly deceptive Republican double talk, blatant bullshit, that remains, by design, egregiously ineffective, achingly substanceless, no more than continued mindless support of the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue no matter what they do.

"Scott, who joined Barr during his visit to South Carolina on Wednesday to meet with law enforcement, insisted “the bill wasn’t a failure,” and told ABC News that he remains hopeful that legislators can come together on crafting a bipartisan effort."

You're as clueless as Barr and his fuhrer, the Trump nazi, Senator. Unless and until law enforcement lives under the same legal standard as the rest of the civilian population, nothing changes. Shit squat. The abusive and murderous behavior of officers continues unabated.

Special treatment of these bastards needs to end. Moreover, you and your fellow nazis in the Republican Party need to start talking to the victims of the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue. Not just to the criminals in uniform perpetrating all this violence.

Where is your concern for increasing terrorism perpetrated by the Nazi Right, Mr. Attorney General? NBC News reports:

"As protesters took to the streets in Indiana on July 6 to decry an alleged hate crime at Lake Monroe, a red Toyota Corolla sped toward them, dragging two protesters along, on the hood and on the side of the car. Both suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A few days later, a 66-year-old white woman was arrested and charged in the incident. Tragically, this was not an isolated crime. Over the past months, as renewed anti-police-violence protests have spread across the U.S., dozens of drivers have accelerated into the crowds. In Seattle, a 24-year-old protester died and another was seriously injured after a car struck them on a closed highway."

Why aren't your criminal jackbooted bastards in blue doing anything about this growing problem, Mr. Attorney General? Is it because you and the bastards approve?

"Over the past months, as renewed anti-police-violence protests have spread across the U.S., dozens of drivers have accelerated into the crowds."

No problem with this, Mr. Barr? Goes back quite some time. No concern, you fascist son of a bitch?

"In the U.S., vehicle rammings gained popularity on the far-right as a violent anti-protest tactic during the early waves of Black Lives Matter street-blocking protests in 2015. Memes online then normalized this behavior and encouraged drivers to take matters into their own hands. But these memes are not limited to the dark corners of the internet, and neither are these attacks. We are now seeing everyone from an avowed extremist in Charlottesville, Virginia, and a reported Ku Klux Klan member in Lakeside, Virginia, to an older woman in Indiana charged in this kind of attack. So why have so many lone actors of so many differing ideologies taken up this tactic recently? We can’t speculate as to what motivates the drivers, but we do know the far-right is once again encouraging the violence, often through the use of online memes and jokes about targeting protesters."

It's all based on one overriding, underlying ideology, nazism. Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter. To date, you've failed to provide evidence Antifa is indeed the threat you claim, Mr. Attorney General.

Where is your concern for terrorism perpetrated by the Nazi Right, sir? Your gutless silence remains deafening, Mr. Barr. Is it because you and your fuhrer, the Trump nazi, support and defend what these nazi bastards are perpetrating, Mr. Attorney General? Is that why you and the Trump nazi look the other way?

Think Sen. Cruz serves the best interests of Texans? ... Or, the best interests of himself and his fuhrer, the Trump nazi? In his most recent newsletter received 7-9-20, the Senator opines:

"This summer, as we are battling a deadly global pandemic, an angry mob has gotten out of control, and our businesses, our institutions, and our history are getting dragged into the riot riptide. What began with rightful outrage over the horrific act of police brutality that unjustly took the life of George Floyd on Memorial Day has devolved into angry rioters exploiting peaceful protests to sow chaos and division."

Simply, not true. Egregious distortion of reality to defend a regime determinedly emulating Hitler's Third Reich. Trump's Fourth. It is law enforcement that remains out of control. That is directly responsible for eliciting this violence. To abuse authority.

Get its cookies off violently attacking citizens exercising their constitutional right to peacefully protest. Clearly, our nazi Senator has bought the bullshit propaganda of his fuhrer, the Trump nazi, and his sidekick, the United States Attorney General.

The Senator is caustically reminded the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue have been an out of control problem the last six decades. Remains nothing new. Shoot first, ask questions later. Murder innocent, unarmed civilians with near impunity. Are not subject to the same level of legal accountability as the rest of the civilian population. By design.

The following is an egregious distortion of reality, simply not true. Called nazi bullshit perpetrated by Trump, Barr, and their henchmen:

"These violent individuals have destroyed businesses and harassed, assaulted, and in some cases killed innocent civilians and law enforcement officers. They’ve torn down statues honoring Junipero Serra and Hans Christian Heg, and made plans to tear down a statue of the Great Emancipator – Abraham Lincoln. How tearing down monuments to a Catholic priest, an immigrant and an abolitionist who died fighting for the Union, and the American president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation is relevant to police brutality strains credulity."

Disingenuous bullshit. You and your fellow nazis in the Republican Party so desperate you'd distort reality, lie like hell to keep this fascist abomination, your fuhrer, the Trump nazi in office? Why is Trump defending statues of Confederate 'heroes' who owned slaves, treasonously, traitorously betrayed this country to start their own?

These statues need not be destroyed, Senator. They belong in museums. Remain part of history that should never, ever be forgotten. You underestimate the anger, sir, that still remains a century and a half after the war. The racist legacy that remains alive and well to this very day. Centered now in the Trump nazi, his henchmen, and supporters.

Amazing how the nazi element so readily cherry picks circumstances and data that can way too easily be distorted to its advantage, while gutlessly ignoring the facts and unvarnished truth. Demonstrates a level of cowardice and desperation that can also easily be found at both political extremes. Political Center conveniently, gutlessly ignored.

Ferociously pointedly, when will you and your fellow Republican nazis hold the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue accountable for all the violence and property damage they've criminally incited since the murder of Mr. Floyd? What about holding your fuhrer, the Trump nazi, and his sidekick the U.S. Attorney general accountable for their criminal involvement in this matter, Senator?

"Enough is enough. It’s time to take back our cities. That’s why, in the weeks ahead, I will introduce legislation to hold state and local officials liable when they abdicate their legal duty to protect the public, in cases where death, serious bodily harm, or significant property damage have occurred."

Jesus Christ. Clearly, Senator, your blatant, ignorant embrace of nazism blinds you to reality, sir. What about the continuous murder of innocent, unarmed civilians of all races and ethnicities all across our formerly great country by the out of control jackbooted bastards in blue, Senator? As covered week after week, month after month, year after year in this publication and elsewhere?

As U.S. Senator, you remain hopelessly derelict in your duty to honor your falsely sworn oath of office to uphold the United States Constitution. Instead, you treasonously, traitorously, treacherously uphold the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue who continue to murder and abuse innocent, unarmed civilians with near impunity. How do you sleep nights, Senator? Is rabid ignorance bliss, sir?

"This month, we celebrated the birth of our nation and the gift of independence. Throughout the history of mankind, freedom has been the exception. And yet, here in America, freedom has been delivered and defended for every man, woman, and child."

That's simply not true. Not only for Blacks and other minorities, but across the board. The top of the food chain enjoys freedom. Rest of us? Forced to do what we're told. That's not liberty. Quite the opposite. Worse, every branch and level of government is bought and paid for. Owned by the corporate management suite and the top of the food chain. Nazi America.

"Our Founding Fathers believed that rights come from God – not government – and that all men are created equal. These two revolutionary beliefs are the bonds that unite Americans still today."

The above is the way it is supposed to be. No longer happens to be anywhere near the truth. Been gone quite some time. Never completely true, anyway, since the Founders owned slaves, women were not allowed to vote until a century ago, etc. List can go on and on.

What is not in dispute, and has not been in dispute, is the fact this country was founded by and for white men of means who controlled all that went on. Including their women, Native Americans, not to neglect to mention the slaves the Founders owned. A legacy that has profound negative effects on all to this very day, Mr. Cruz.

Precisely, why peaceful protest continues unabated across our formerly great country at this time. Time to wake up, Senator. Smell the coffee. Time to stop making excuses for the inexcusable. You believe, sir, in a fantasy world that is far from fruition, nowhere near reality.

The following remains egregious distortion of reality. No more than a lie. Perpetrated by a United States Senator demonstrably, determinedly, concertedly divorced from reality, determined to remain in his own little fantasy world:

"At a time when politicians at the local and state levels have ceded to the violent anarchists harming our children, destroying our cities, and fueling the flames of anger and unrest that threaten to tear apart the fabric of our society, now more than ever, we need leaders – on both sides of the political aisle – who will stand up and remember that America is the greatest nation in the history of the world."

Simply, not so. Cruz distorts reality, like Hitler did, to secure, justify, and impose unlimited nazi power. Think it can't get worse? More psychotically divorced from reality? Wake up. Get this:

"We need leaders who do not endeavor to tear down the foundations of our nation. We need leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who will make an explicit appeal to the promises this nation was founded upon, the promises of freedom, the promises of equality."

Your fuhrer, the Trump nazi is no Martin Luther King, Senator. Neither are you, sir. Quite the contrary, Senator. Our formerly great country is precisely where Nazi Germany was in 1933 when Hitler became Chancellor. The worst was yet to come. Yet, you and your fellow nazis remain blind, hopelessly ignorant:

"We have not yet fully achieved that, but we can. That’s the beauty of this American experiment. We're a nation founded on the proposition that all men are created equal, and we must remember Dr. King’s call to unity and justice."

The nazification of our formerly great country over the last six decades or so has made that increasingly impossible. Impossible, now, under your fuhrer, the Trump nazi.

The following sadly illustrates the Senator's increasingly desperate, exponentially growing blindness, dangerous embrace of a fantasy world, certainly, not reality:

"Last week, I appeared on Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ and made the case that we’ve got to stand up for law enforcement and stand up for America."

Stand up for law enforcement that is murdering innocent, unarmed civilians, Senator? Stand up for a country that now treats all but the top of the food chain like shit, Senator?

No one is condemning all law enforcement, Senator. No one. Certainly, not this writer and publication. I condemn the criminal jackbooted bastards in blue who are not accorded the same legal treatment and accountability as the rest of the civilian population.

Until that changes, expect more of the same from out of control officers. ... Hear the rumble? An unwanted, dreaded second American revolution catastrophically looms. Why are you and your fellow nazis in the GOP doing all you can to spark one? Why do clueless Democrats refuse to courageously stand up to this growing scourge of nazism?

The following is an increasing problem as our formerly great country continues to nazify under Trump. The Associated Press reports:

"The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups. The church’s haul may have reached -- or even exceeded -- $3.5 billion, making a global religious institution with more than a billion followers among the biggest winners in the U.S. government’s pandemic relief efforts, an Associated Press analysis of federal data released this week found. Houses of worship and faith-based organizations that promote religious beliefs aren’t usually eligible for money from the U.S. Small Business Administration. But as the economy plummeted and jobless rates soared, Congress let faith groups and other nonprofits tap into the Paycheck Protection Program, a $659 billion fund created to keep Main Street open and Americans employed. By aggressively promoting the payroll program and marshaling resources to help affiliates navigate its shifting rules, Catholic dioceses, parishes, schools and other ministries have so far received approval for at least 3,500 forgivable loans, AP found. The Archdiocese of New York, for example, received 15 loans worth at least $28 million just for its top executive offices. Its iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue was approved for at least $1 million. In Orange County, California, where a sparkling glass cathedral estimated to cost over $70 million recently opened, diocesan officials working at the complex received four loans worth at least $3 million. And elsewhere, a loan of at least $2 million went to the diocese covering Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, where a church investigation revealed last year that then-Bishop Michael Bransfield embezzled funds and made sexual advances toward young priests. Simply being eligible for low-interest loans was a new opportunity. But the church couldn’t have been approved for so many loans -- which the government will forgive if they are used for wages, rent and utilities -- without a second break."

"Religious groups persuaded the Trump administration to free them from a rule that typically disqualifies an applicant with more than 500 workers. Without this preferential treatment, many Catholic dioceses would have been ineligible because -- between their head offices, parishes and other affiliates -- their employees exceed the 500-person cap. “The government grants special dispensation, and that creates a kind of structural favoritism,” said Micah Schwartzman, a University of Virginia law professor specializing in constitutional issues and religion who has studied the Paycheck Protection Program. “And that favoritism was worth billions of dollars.” The amount that the church collected, between $1.4 billion and $3.5 billion, is an undercount. The Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference, an organization of Catholic financial officers, surveyed members and reported that about 9,000 Catholic entities received loans. That is nearly three times the number of Catholic recipients the AP could identify. The AP couldn’t find more Catholic beneficiaries because the government’s data, released after pressure from Congress and a lawsuit from news outlets including the AP, didn’t name recipients of loans under $150,000 -- a category in which many smaller churches would fall. And because the government released only ranges of loan amounts, it wasn’t possible to be more precise. Even without a full accounting, AP’s analysis places the Catholic Church among the major beneficiaries in the Paycheck Protection Program, which also has helped companies backed by celebrities, billionaires, state governors and members of Congress. The program was open to all religious groups, and many took advantage. Evangelical advisers to President Donald Trump, including his White House spiritual czar, Paula White-Cain, also received loans."

Report goes on and on. In great detail. What ever happened to the First Amendment Establishment Clause, church-state separation, that is, freedom from religion? Not surprising in a de facto fascist police-state. For new readers: Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

"The judge in former national security adviser Michael Flynn's case has asked the full Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to rehear Flynn's request for an order directing him to dismiss the case as the Justice Department has sought to do. A three-judge panel of the appeals court granted Flynn's motion and ordered U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan to dismiss the case last month. Now Sullivan is asking the full court to consider the issue. If the full court agrees, it would wipe out the panel's order. In his motion, Sullivan said the panel's ruling "threatens to turn ordinary judicial process upside down." "It is the district court's job to consider and rule on pending motions, even ones that seem straightforward," he said. "This court, if called upon, reviews those decisions — it does not pre-empt them."

Have to admire the persistence of the Judge. Certainly, doing all he can to uphold his oath of office despite enormous pressure from Trump and the U.S. Attorney General.

"Flynn twice pleaded guilty to charges that he lied to FBI agents in January 2017 about his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. But after an agreement to cooperate with prosecutors fell apart in a separate case involving Flynn's former business partner, Flynn sought to withdraw his plea. Flynn asked the appeals court last month for an order directing Sullivan, who handled his case, to dismiss it. That came after the Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss the case, which led Sullivan to appoint a retired federal judge to examine the government's justification and to analyze whether Flynn should be separately found in contempt of court for his guilty plea. The three-judge panel also said Sullivan had no authority to appoint the retired judge. President Donald Trump applauded the panel's ruling, saying Flynn, who was his national security adviser for the first three weeks of his administration, had been "persecuted."

Readers are reminded Flynn, under oath, twice admitted the charges were indeed true.

"U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized an independent U.N. human rights expert’s report insisting a American drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January was a “watershed” event in the use of drones and amounted to a violation of international law."

The United States is not at war with Iran. Why are we still in the region engaging in armed conflict? Why did our fuhrer, the Trump nazi have the General killed? To get his cookies off abusing power?

"The report presented by Agnes Callamard to the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council on Thursday chronicled events around the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and the legal implications of his killing as part of a broader look on the use of drone strikes. Callamard, the special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions who has been commissioned by the council, called the January strike in Iraq “the first known incident in which a state invokes self-defense as justification for an attack against a government official outside a declared armed conflict.”

Clearly, the Secretary of State's possible involvement in this killing also needs to be investigated:

"Pompeo said in a statement late Thursday that the U.S. rejected her report and “opinions.” “Ms. Callamard’s conclusions are spurious,” he said. “The strike that killed Gen. Soleimani was in response to an escalating series of armed attacks in preceding months by the Islamic Republic of Iran and militias it supports on U.S. forces and interests in the Middle East region.”

There is no declared war, Mr. Secretary of State. Why are we still waging one? Other than indefinitely, how many more decades will this undeclared war continue, sir?

"Pompeo said the strike on Baghdad International Airport was carried out “to deter Iran from launching or supporting further attacks against the United States or U.S. interests, and to degrade the capabilities of the Qods Force.” He said Callamard “gives more cause to distrust U.N. human rights mechanisms.”

To the world community, as well as to an increasing number of us here in the United States, growing distrust is centered on this government and its continual lies.

"The Trump administration pulled the United States out of the rights council two years ago, accusing it of an anti-Israel bias and alleging that it is too accepting of autocratic regimes that regularly abuse human rights."

The Israeli aggressor, consequently, continues to abrogate the right of Palestinians to an independent state. Continues to threaten to commandeer additional Palestinian territory. Does so with impunity.

"Callamard is perhaps best known for leading an investigation into the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi national, and issuing a scathing report on the actions of Saudi officials. In her new report, Callamard acknowledged in her report that international humanitarian and human rights law can provide “diverging answers” on the legal validity of some drone strikes, and the one against Soleimani raised “genuine uncertainty as to how to interpret its lawfulness. She said the United States had not “engaged with” her as she drafted the drone report. But based on the evidence the U.S. provided, “the targeting of Gen. Soleimani, and the deaths of those accompanying him, constitute an arbitrary killing for which, under (international human rights law), the U.S. is responsible,” she said. Callamard wrote that the strike targeting Soleimani was “qualitatively different” from other drone strikes that targeted non-state actors. “This is the primary reason the Soleimani strike is considered a watershed change in the conduct of extra-territorially targeted strikes and killings,” she stated in the report. “It is hard to imagine that a similar strike against a Western military leader would not be considered as an act of war, potentially leading to intense action, political, military and otherwise, against the state launching the strike,” she added."

She's quite correct. Imagine the response of the United States had it been one of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff killed by an Iranian drone strike.

"Among other recommendations, the report calls on the United Nations to examine the legal framework on the use of drones and for the U.N. Security Council - which Callamard called “missing in action” on the subject of drone strikes - to take up the issues. The report’s release came as the United States mounts an increasingly intense diplomatic offensive to try to depict Iran’s Islamic Republic as the world’s most rogue regime. Tehran has countered by issuing an international arrest warrant and asking Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike on Soleimani. Trump faces no danger of arrest, and Interpol said it would not consider Iran’s request."

Obstruction of justice. Legally perpetrated by our fuhrer, the Trump nazi. The Washington Post opines:

"President Trump has attempted to make law and order his calling card in the 2020 election. In fact, he’s tweeted or retweeted the words “LAW & ORDER” — in ALL CAPS — more than two dozen times since May 31. The same president just commuted the sentence of a political ally, Roger Stone, who was recently convicted of seven crimes, including ones aimed at shielding the president himself."

"The first thing that jumps out at you about Trump’s pardons and commutations is the inordinate number of them which have gone to people with either personal or political ties to Trump (or both): Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D’Souza, Conrad Black, Bernard Kerik, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Milken, Paul Pogue, David Safavian, Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and now Stone. It’s hardly unheard-of for a president to pardon allies — see Marc Rich et al. — but Trump has taken it to another level."

He has. Called legalized obstruction of justice. Sends a dangerous message to all who work for the fascist son of a bitch: "Cover my sorry ass, and I'll cover yours."

"And the Stone clemency both reinforces this pattern and brings it to an entirely different level. The five counts of lying Stone was found guilty of included his effort to obscure his contacts with WikiLeaks, which published information on Democrats as part of Russia’s effort to interfere in the 2016 election. Trump is, quite literally, pardoning crimes that served to protect himself personally. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) summed it up accordingly on Saturday morning: “Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.”

Romney has indeed stood tall. About the only Republican who has done so since Trump took office.

"Beyond the obvious political implications, though, are the types crimes for which Trump has pardoned people or commuted their sentences. Here’s a look at the crimes for which the law-and-order president has opted to unilaterally circumvent justice:

Lying about contacts involving a man, Julian Assange, who served as a conduit for Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and who is currently under indictment (Stone)

Refusing a judge’s order to stop detaining people suspected of being undocumented immigrants (Arpaio)"

The article goes on and on in great detail. Clearly, our nazi fuhrer has no shame.

"Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of Roger Stone, calling it “unprecedented, historic corruption.” “An American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president,” Romney wrote on Twitter. Romney, a leading critic of the president, was the first prominent Republican to condemn Trump for his decision to clear Stone's 40-month prison sentence. Other Republicans have been quick to rally around the president, taking to Twitter to voice their support for Stone's commutation.

"Democrats have fiercely criticized Stone's commutation, likening Trump's actions to that of a "Mafia boss."

"House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler tweeted Friday night that the committee would be conducting an investigation. "A jury found Roger Stone guilty," Nadler wrote. "By commuting his sentence, President Trump has infected our judicial system with partisanship and cronyism and attacked the rule of law."

"House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff called Trump's decision "among the most offensive to the rule of law and principles of justice." "With this commutation, Trump makes clear that there are two systems of justice in America: one for his criminal friends, and one for everyone else," Schiff added. "Donald Trump, Bill Barr, and all those who enable them pose the gravest of threats to the rule of law."

There is no greater threat to life, liberty, all civil and constitutional rights and liberties than our fuhrer in the Oval Office, the Trump nazi.

"In a statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi decried the "staggering corruption" of commuting Stone's sentence. "Congress will take action to prevent this type of brazen wrongdoing. Legislation is needed to ensure that no President can pardon or commute the sentence of an individual who is engaged in a cover-up campaign to shield that President from criminal prosecution," Pelosi said."

Empty, hollow rhetoric Madam Speaker. The current Senate would never go along. Other than meaningless talk, what are you and Democrats going to do now about this growing cancer in our formerly great country?

"A commutation results in a partially reduced or eliminated sentence but doesn't affect the fact that an individual was convicted. Stone told Fox News on Thursday that "if I should be fortunate enough to get a commutation, I would continue to fight for vindication."

"The case against Stone, 67, stemmed from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Federal prosecutors accused the political operative of collaborating with WikiLeaks to release emails stolen from the Democratic Party in order to harm Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign, and subsequently lying about the efforts. He also faced one count of tampering with a witness, radio personality Randy Credico, by urging him not to cooperate in the investigation into Russian interference mounted by the House Intelligence Committee. A federal jury found Stone guilty of all seven charges of obstruction, making false statements and witness tampering."

"Just before Stone was to be sentenced in February, all four federal prosecutors involved in the case abruptly withdrew after senior officials at the Justice Department overruled their initial recommendation that Stone receive seven to nine years in prison. The move raised questions as to whether the department bowed to political pressure from the White House, given Mr. Trump's public support for Stone and criticism of the initial sentencing recommendation. One of the prosecutors who resigned from Stone's case, Aaron Zelinsky, told the House Judiciary Committee last month that the Justice Department intervened to recommend a lighter sentence for Stone because of his relationship with Mr. Trump."

"Zelinsky told lawmakers the move by the department was "unprecedented" and that Stone was "treated differently because of politics." He said in written testimony before his appearance that Timothy Shea, then the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, "was receiving heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice to cut Stone a break, and that the U.S. attorney's sentencing instructions to us were based on political considerations." Jackson then sentenced Stone to 40 months in prison."

"The commutation, which Trump issued days before Stone was to report to federal prison, brings an end to Stone's legal fight — but only further inflames the political battle over his prosecution and the broader Russia investigation. Earlier Friday evening, a federal appeals court had denied an emergency bid from Stone to stay out of prison. The case against Stone was brought by then-special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign. Stone was indicted on charges of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction. The charges related to his efforts during the 2016 presidential race to act as an intermediary between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks was releasing Democratic emails stolen by Russian intelligence services, and Stone publicly and privately presented himself as someone with inside knowledge about the group's operations. After the election, when Stone was questioned under oath about the matter by the House Intelligence Committee, he lied to lawmakers about his efforts to contact WikiLeaks. He also tried to prevent an associate from testifying before the committee."

"After a tumultuous runup to his trial, during which the presiding judge, Amy Berman Jackson, imposed a gag order on Stone after he published a threatening photograph of her, a jury found him guilty on all seven counts in November. After his trial, Stone raised allegations of juror misconduct and tried to get the verdict dismissed. Jackson entertained the motion, even holding a hearing in which she brought back members of the jury for questioning, but she ultimately rejected Stone's bid for a new trial and sentenced him to more than three years in prison. Stone has since appealed his conviction."

"In an interview this month with ABC News, Attorney General William Barr called Stone's prosecution "righteous" and said the sentence handed down was "fair."

"The work of the special counsel’s office — its report, indictments, guilty pleas and convictions — should speak for itself. But I feel compelled to respond both to broad claims that our investigation was illegitimate and our motives were improper, and to specific claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our office. The Russia investigation was of paramount importance. Stone was prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes. He remains a convicted felon, and rightly so."

What took so long, Counselor? Trump has distorted reality, shamelessly lied since taking office regarding this matter and many, many others.

"Russia’s actions were a threat to America’s democracy. It was critical that they be investigated and understood. By late 2016, the FBI had evidence that the Russians had signaled to a Trump campaign adviser that they could assist the campaign through the anonymous release of information damaging to the Democratic candidate. And the FBI knew that the Russians had done just that: Beginning in July 2016, WikiLeaks released emails stolen by Russian military intelligence officers from the Clinton campaign. Other online personas using false names — fronts for Russian military intelligence — also released Clinton campaign emails."

Certainly, highly damaging to Clinton and the campaign. Trump and his henchmen benefited from this. Instead of standing tall and screaming bloody murder when it was obvious what the Russians were doing, the Trump nazi gutlessly, self-servingly called all of it a 'witch hunt.' Think this nazi has no clue, no conscience, no integrity, no honor?

"Following FBI Director James B. Comey’s termination in May 2017, the acting attorney general named me as special counsel and directed the special counsel’s office to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The order specified lines of investigation for us to pursue, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign. One of our cases involved Stone, an official on the campaign until mid-2015 and a supporter of the campaign throughout 2016. Stone became a central figure in our investigation for two key reasons: He communicated in 2016 with individuals known to us to be Russian intelligence officers, and he claimed advance knowledge of WikiLeaks’ release of emails stolen by those Russian intelligence officers."

Certainly, not a 'witch hunt' as falsely claimed by the Trump nazi to this very day.

"We now have a detailed picture of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. The special counsel’s office identified two principal operations directed at our election: hacking and dumping Clinton campaign emails, and an online social media campaign to disparage the Democratic candidate. We also identified numerous links between the Russian government and Trump campaign personnel — Stone among them. We did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government in its activities. The investigation did, however, establish that the Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome. It also established that the campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts. Uncovering and tracing Russian outreach and interference activities was a complex task. The investigation to understand these activities took two years and substantial effort. Based on our work, eight individuals pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial, and more than two dozen Russian individuals and entities, including senior Russian intelligence officers, were charged with federal crimes."

"Congress also investigated and sought information from Stone. A jury later determined he lied repeatedly to members of Congress. He lied about the identity of his intermediary to WikiLeaks. He lied about the existence of written communications with his intermediary. He lied by denying he had communicated with the Trump campaign about the timing of WikiLeaks’ releases. He in fact updated senior campaign officials repeatedly about WikiLeaks. And he tampered with a witness, imploring him to stonewall Congress. The jury ultimately convicted Stone of obstruction of a congressional investigation, five counts of making false statements to Congress and tampering with a witness. Because his sentence has been commuted, he will not go to prison. But his conviction stands. Russian efforts to interfere in our political system, and the essential question of whether those efforts involved the Trump campaign, required investigation. In that investigation, it was critical for us (and, before us, the FBI) to obtain full and accurate information. Likewise, it was critical for Congress to obtain accurate information from its witnesses. When a subject lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government’s efforts to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable. It may ultimately impede those efforts. We made every decision in Stone’s case, as in all our cases, based solely on the facts and the law and in accordance with the rule of law. The women and men who conducted these investigations and prosecutions acted with the highest integrity. Claims to the contrary are false."

"Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday he will grant a longtime Democratic request to have former special counsel Robert Mueller testify before the committee. Graham's comments followed Mueller's Washington Post op-ed about President Donald Trump's commutation of Roger Stone's prison sentence. "Apparently Mr. Mueller is willing - and also capable - of defending the Mueller investigation through an oped in the Washington Post," Graham tweeted. "Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have previously requested Mr. Mueller appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about his investigation. That request will be granted." Asked if they have formally invited Mueller to testify before the committee, a Graham spokeswoman told NBC News: "A formal invitation to Mr. Mueller is in the works." Senate Judiciary Democrats in 2019 called on Graham to request Mueller's testimony to discuss his report at the conclusion of the investigation into Russian electoral interference, but Graham had denied the request. Mueller would testify before the House Intelligence Committee later that year. "I'm all good, I'm done with the Mueller report," the South Carolina Republican told CNN in April 2019. "We will have [Attorney General William] Barr come in and tell us about what he found. I made sure that Mueller was able to do his job without interference. The Mueller report is over for me. Done."

"President Trump issued his first pardon in August 2017, just about seven months into his presidency. Three years and three dozen clemencies later, some patterns have emerged. One clear pattern is Trump's tendency to grant clemency to prominent political figures and people who have shown loyalty to him, clemency scholars say. That propensity was on full display on Friday, as Trump commuted the sentence of his former campaign adviser Roger Stone. Stone was just days away from beginning a 40-month prison term for lying to lawmakers investigating Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. "Modern presidents have sullied clemency through disuse (both Bushes) and occasional self-serving grants (Clinton)," Mark Osler, a law professor and clemency scholar at the University of St. Thomas' School of Law, told NPR via email. "However, no president has ever used clemency primarily to reward friends and political allies" — until Trump.

"With only a handful of exceptions, Osler said, Trump's clemency grants have gone to "people he knows or learned about from Fox News." On a single day in February, Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of 11 people, all of whom had one thing in common: either their cases were promoted on Fox News or they had an inside connection to the president. Trump also prefers to disregard the advice of the Office of the Pardon Attorney in the Department of Justice, said American University professor Jeffrey Crouch, who has written extensively on the presidential pardon power. That office is responsible for vetting the thousands of clemency requests the government gets every year. For over a century, presidents have relied on the recommendations of that office. Not so for Trump, who prefers to make his own decisions. A Washington Post investigation found that most of Trump's grants of clemency "have gone to well-connected offenders who had not filed petitions with the pardon office or did not meet its requirements." "He has largely ignored the little guy, or anonymous offenders who apply for presidential mercy through the usual channels," Crouch told NPR. "Under President Trump, the old back door to clemency — getting the president's attention somehow — seems to have become the new front door."

"A federal judge on Monday demanded more information about President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the parties provide her by Tuesday with a copy of the executive order that commuted Stone’s sentence. She also asked for clarity about the scope of the clemency, including whether it covers just his prison sentence or also the two-year period of supervised release that was part of his sentence.

"Although presidents have broad authority to commute prison sentences and issue pardons, the brief order from Jackson — who presided over Stone’s trial last year — makes clear the judge still is seeking information and clarity about the clemency, including the actual executive order from the White House."

Amazing how the fascist narcissist in the Oval Office blames everyone but himself for his problems. The Washington Post reports:

"For months, Anthony S. Fauci has played a lead role in America’s coronavirus pandemic, as a diminutive, Brooklyn-accented narrator who has assessed the risk and issued increasingly blunt warnings as the nation’s response has gone badly awry. But as the Trump administration has strayed from the advice of many of its scientists and public health experts, the White House has moved to sideline Fauci, scuttled some of his planned TV appearances and largely kept him out of the Oval Office for more than a month even as coronavirus infections surge in large swaths of the country. In recent days, the 79-year-old scientist and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has found himself directly in the president’s crosshairs. During a Fox News interview Thursday with Sean Hannity, Trump said Fauci “is a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes.” And when Greta Van Susteren asked him last week about Fauci’s assessment that the country was not in a good place, Trump said flatly: “I disagree with him.”

Called aggressive stupidity. Would be laughable if so many weren't dying. Fauci is the expert. Trump is not. Trump cares not for those dying. Only concern? Re-election. Trump knew the pandemic was a problem late last year. Did not take it seriously. Still hasn't. With no guidelines, Trump and his henchmen want the kids back in school. When some of them get sick or pass on the virus to their elders, what excuse will the Trump nazi make at that time for his aggressive stupidity? Indeed, Fauci changed recommendations as the pandemic developed and more was learned. That's how science operates. Not so, out of control nazi fuhrers.

"Fauci no longer briefs Trump and is “never in the Oval [Office] anymore,” said a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Fauci last spoke to the president during the first week of June, according to a person with knowledge of Trump’s calendar. For some administration officials, such developments have been an early sign their job was on the line. But Trump cannot directly fire Fauci, a career civil servant with more than 50 years in government service who enjoys strong bipartisan support in Congress. In any case, the president has no plans to get rid of him, said the official. As for Fauci himself, although he is frustrated by the turmoil and the state of the outbreak, friends say he has no plans to abandon his post, which includes a critical role in the development of a coronavirus vaccine and treatments. Fauci has found other ways to get his message out, from online Facebook chats to podcasts and print media interviews. And in recent days, with coronavirus cases slamming hospitals in the South and West, he has been frankly critical of the U.S. response — and implicitly, of the president. “As a country, when you compare us to other countries, I don’t think you can say we’re doing great. I mean, we’re just not,” Fauci said in a podcast interview with FiveThirtyEight last week."

"As top White House officials criticized the nation's leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci -- including a top aide sharing a mocking cartoon -- four former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have penned an op-ed warning that "undermining" science and the "willful disregard for public health guidelines" is "leading to a sharp rise in infections and deaths" from the novel coronavirus. "The four of us led the CDC over a period of more than 15 years, spanning Republican and Democratic administrations alike," Tom Frieden, Jeffrey Koplan, David Satcher, and Richard Besser wrote in an opinion article published Tuesday in The Washington Post. "We cannot recall over our collective tenure a single time when political pressure led to a change in the interpretation of scientific evidence." "Unfortunately, their sound science is being challenged with partisan potshots, sowing confusion and mistrust at a time when the American people need leadership, expertise and clarity," the former directors wrote. The unusual repudiation came as the White House sought to discredit Fauci, who has provided a more blunt and sobering assessment of the state of the epidemic than the president and his top aides have sought to project -- one they see as politically inconvenient as Trump campaigns for re-election. The day before, Trump shared a message on Twitter accusing doctors and the CDC of "lying" in order to influence the November election; he provided no evidence and did not elaborate."

"A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked Georgia’s 2019 “heartbeat” abortion law, finding that it violates the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled against the state in a lawsuit filed by abortion providers and an advocacy group. Jones had temporarily blocked the law in October, and it never went into effect. The new ruling permanently enjoins the state from ever enforcing House Bill 481. Georgia’s measure sought to ban abortions once a “detectable human heartbeat” was present, with some limited exceptions. Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women realize they’re pregnant, according to a legal challenge. The bill narrowly passed the Georgia General Assembly amid intense lobbying for and against. Those who challenged the lawsuit said the ruling proves their contention that the measure was unconstitutional. Lead plaintiff SisterSong, an Atlanta-based group that fights abortion restrictions on behalf of African American and other women of color, called it a “huge win for bodily autonomy.” “No one should have to live in a world where their bodies and reproductive decision making is controlled by the state,” SisterSong Executive Director Monica Simpson said in a statement. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who has supported the restriction, immediately vowed an appeal. “We will appeal the court’s decision,” Kemp said in a statement. “Georgia values life and we will keep fighting for the rights of the unborn.” The prospects of an appeal are uncertain, though, considering the U.S. Supreme Court last month struck down other abortion restrictions from Louisiana."

Who the hell are you, Governor, and your fellow nazis in the Republican Party to force your perverse ideological and religious views on others? In direct violation of the First Amendment Establishment Clause, church-state separation, that is, freedom from religion. Ferociously pointedly, who the f--k are you nazis to dictate to a woman what she can and cannot do with HER uterus? Raw nazism. Adolf and Benito would have been proud of you fascist bastards. Think they're not wildly cheering on their fiery perches, you clueless son of a bitch?

"A federal judge agreed Monday to suspend a rule that requires women during the COVID-19 pandemic to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain an abortion pill. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland concluded that the “in-person requirements” for patients seeking medication abortion care impose a “substantial obstacle” to abortion patients and are likely unconstitutional under the circumstances of the pandemic. “Particularly in light of the limited timeframe during which a medication abortion or any abortion must occur, such infringement on the right to an abortion would constitute irreparable harm,” the judge wrote in his 80-page decision. Chuang’s ruling will allow healthcare providers to arrange for mifepristone to be mailed or delivered to patients during the public health emergency declared by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone to be used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol, to end an early pregnancy or manage a miscarriage. “By causing certain patients to decide between forgoing or substantially delaying abortion care, or risking exposure to COVID-19 for themselves, their children, and family members, the In-Person Requirements present a serious burden to many abortion patients,” Chuang wrote."

As our formerly great country continues to nazify under Trump, the following is a most timely and cogent reminder of why hundreds of thousands of our best and brightest fought and died in the Second World War European Theater. Seatbelts on. Truly rough stuff. NBC News reports:

"A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor was finally able to thank the family of an American soldier who gave her hope upon being liberated from a Nazi death camp in World War II, 75 years on. Lily Ebert was connected with the children of the soldier over a Zoom call coordinated by her great-grandson, Dov Forman, on Sunday. "It is unbelievable. I never knew something like this could happen. It was a fantastic feeling," Ebert told NBC News by phone from her home in London. Their meeting was made possible by a tweet Forman sent that went viral. The 16-year-old said he took it upon himself to start documenting Ebert's stories of the war once coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased and he could visit. "My great-grandma obviously isn't going to be around forever and her story will eventually become my whole family's responsibility to carry on," Forman said."

"During one of his recent visits, Forman said he noticed a German banknote preserved in one of Ebert's old photo albums. Ebert explained that a few weeks after being liberated in the German town of Pfaffroda, she met an American soldier. Without anything else to write on, she said the soldier used a banknote to put down his words of encouragement to her.

"Yesterday my great Grandma (Lily Ebert - an Auschwitz survivor) showed me this bank note- given to her as a gift by a soldier who liberated her. Inscribed, it says “a start to a new life. Good luck and happiness”. Later on, she met up with those who freed her (third photo). pic.twitter.com/LAx2ZGFCnH
— Dov Forman (@DovForman) July 5, 2020

That young American soldier certainly knew what he was fighting for. -- What so many of his comrades had courageously died for.

"While it was a simple gesture, it was life-changing for young Ebert. "This soldier was the first human being who was kind to us," she said. "It was the first time after this terrible life that somebody was kind and I knew that somebody wants to help." Touched by the story, Forman decided to share images of the banknote on Twitter. To his surprise, he said it went viral within hours, gaining over a million views. A Twitter user who saw it sent him a suggestion that the mystery soldier may be American Pvt. Hyman Schulman. Although he died in 2013, Schulman's story of the war was well documented in many letters he sent back to his wife that have since been rediscovered by his family. With some research, Forman said he was able to locate Schulman's children in New York and bring the families together digitally. "It was really special. It felt like we were family, we just clicked," Forman said. For Ebert, it was also a special moment to speak to people who had a deep understanding of the horrors of the past. "I know that this soldier told his family, he wrote to his family every day the stories that he saw," she said. "With that, I feel some connection to them."

"Ebert, who was born in Hungary, has always been vocal about her experience, sharing it with not just her family but also speaking to schools, businesses and community groups. She had been taken to Auschwitz at the age of 14 and separated from her mother, brother and sister who were all killed there. Ebert and her two other younger sisters — one of whom is still alive — were sent to a munitions factory where they endured slave labor for four months. "They dehumanized us," she said. They were forced to work grueling, long hours, deprived of food and sleep. It was the responsibility of having to look out for her younger sisters that helped keep her going, she said. And she also made a vow to herself. "I promised myself that if I survived by some miracle, I would tell the world what happened there," Ebert said. "The next generation and next generations should know the story so that something like that should not be repeated to any human being ever." And Ebert has been able to keep to her promise."

Think history can't repeat itself? ... As our formerly great country continues to deteriorate under our fuhrer, the Trump nazi? Would like to think the sane here would never allow it. Then again, his insane supporters treasonously, traitorously continue to protect and defend the fascist bastard no matter what he does or doesn't do.

"The families are planning another Zoom call next week, Forman said, and are even discussing an in-person meeting once coronavirus-related travel restrictions are lifted. "I hope one day that I will meet them personally, I would very much like to have that," Ebert said."

"Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said Tuesday that she would lift a hold on more than 1,100 senior military promotions after the Department of Defense assured her that it did not block the promotion of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — a key witness in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Duckworth, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and combat veteran, put the hold on promotions earlier this month, demanding written confirmation from Defense Secretary Mike Esper that the former National Security Council aide had been recommended for advancement to full colonel. "Donald Trump's unprecedented efforts to further politicize our military by retaliating against Lt. Col. Vindman — for doing his patriotic duty of telling the truth under oath — are unconscionable," the senator said in a statement announcing that she would lift the hold. "I'm glad the Department of Defense was finally able to set the record straight that Vindman had earned and was set to receive a promotion to Colonel." "We must always protect the merit-based system that is the foundation of our Armed Forces from political corruption and unlawful retaliation," she added."

"The National Security Council sent a list of allegations about Lt. Col. Alex Vindman to the Pentagon after he testified before the House in impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, according to one person who has seen the document and two others briefed on it. The Pentagon received the document, which alleged Vindman created a hostile work environment at the NSC, as he was on track to be promoted to colonel. The accusations outlined in it, if substantiated, would have kept him from moving up a rank in the Army, the people familiar with the document said. They said it was not the typical evaluation that military officers serving on the NSC are given when their temporary positions end and they are set to return to the Defense Department, as Vindman was scheduled to do about six months after this document was sent to the Pentagon. The NSC is housed in the White House and chaired by the president, though it's managed day-to-day by the national security adviser. The Pentagon conducted a command-level investigation into the allegations, looking for evidence to substantiate the claims about Vindman’s conduct while he was detailed to the NSC, the people familiar with the document said. But ultimately the military could not corroborate any of the accusations, the people familiar with it said. Included in the list was an accusation that Vindman had verbally abused a colleague, a senior administration official said."

"The list of allegations suggests that the White House tried to derail the promotion of an Army officer the president said he wasn't "happy" with and viewed as disloyal. It could also suggest White House retaliation against Vindman for his impeachment testimony went beyond ousting him, and his twin brother, from the NSC in February, before their time was up. Vindman’s promotion recently had become a flashpoint between the White House and the Pentagon, which planned to move forward with it this summer, despite the president’s opposition. Defense Secretary Mark Esper made clear to the White House that he would not strike the lieutenant colonel’s name from the Army’s list of promotions, two people familiar with the matter said. Esper made the case to Trump in recent weeks that blocking Vindman’s promotion would hurt his presidency, the two people said. Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Rath Hoffman declined to comment on internal administration communications. Last week Vindman asked to retire from the Army after more than two decades in the military, with his lawyer saying in a statement that Vindman had endured "a campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation" from the president. The White House and the NSC did not respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for Vindman declined to comment. The Army selected Vindman to be promoted to colonel earlier this year. The list of soldiers selected for promotion to colonel, which included Vindman's name, was expected to be made public in mid-May. It was sent from the Army to the Pentagon's Personnel Office and ultimately to Esper earlier this summer. A defense official said Esper approved the list on Monday, July 6. While the coronavirus pandemic has delayed some paperwork, including promotions, three defense officials said this list was held up because some defense officials were worried the White House would remove Vindman's name from it. The NSC sent its list of accusations against Vindman to the Defense Department's executive secretary in late 2019, according to two people familiar with the memo. For the Pentagon's investigation into the allegation that Vindman had been verbally abusive to a colleague with whom he shared office space, defense officials interviewed both Vindman and the colleague. They found that the two had gotten into an argument, but that it was just a minor spat and they continued to work together afterward. After Vindman was forced out of the NSC in February, Trump suggested the Army might take some sort of action against him for unspecified alleged wrongdoing. "We sent him on his way to a much different location, and the military can handle him any way they want," Trump said."

Makes no sense. While it is indeed true Vindman's career in the military was indeed over due to the Trump nazi, why not have stayed long enough to have received the promotion and additional benefits he clearly earned? Then retired. ... Just to stick it to the fascist bastard. Since no one will comment, likely far more to the story. As usually the case, the truth finally comes out at some point. We'll see.

The effort to expose Wells Fargo egregious deceptive trade practices continues. Several years ago to determinedly apply renewed pressure on our truly worthless, egregiously self-serving Texas Attorney General, now Governor, an excoriating email was sent to the bastard. Copies of which were also passed on to both offending Wells Fargo officers. A copy was also sent to the Davis campaign and others at the time.

Voters did have a right to know as Attorney General, the GOP candidate for Governor apparently selectively investigated, or not, bona fide complaints filed by citizens against banks too big to fail. Possibly, Wells Fargo could have lined his pockets in some fashion. That has yet to be determined.

The bastard and his office, no matter what, failed to respond to the complaint originally snail mailed several years ago. This material, figuratively targeting Wells Fargo and the governor 'wannabe' now Governor, had been posted and can be found by scrolling all the way down and clicking on the links well below. ... Governor? Wells Fargo bribe you to look the other way?

Will continue to do all I can to publicly expose this to all, both in this publication and elsewhere. Have done precisely that with the following email sent to Matt Turner, Matt Turner Video Services, Marble Falls, TX. A copy of it was also sent to Wells Fargo officer Amanda Wright. She has, indeed, been promoted branch manager. Reverse Darwinism. Survival of the unfittest.

This young woman has indeed been rewarded by the Wells Fargo corporate management suite for engaging in criminal deceptive trade practices and her undying loyalty to her corporate masters. The process to update those already informed of this fiasco has finally been completed. This latest material can be found by clicking onWells Fargo Deceptive Trade Practices Salvo 240, 2-8-19 .

-- Despite the fact these businesses were, and are, being egregiously f--ked by these very same bastards. Tough, isn't it? Impossible to entertain any sympathy for cowardice, however. Especially in view of the fact this writer has placed himself in great jeopardy taking on these corrupt, abusive, inept criminal bastards. Alone.

Exactly, why you see no investigative material highly critical of these sons of bitches in other local rags. Sadly, cowardly, all advertising income immediately dries up. Consequently, the bastards continue their criminal chicanery with impunity. On a rampage. Thus, you get what you truly deserve. Always. Precisely, why this earlier name change to Liberty In Peril remains appropriate. -- Despite the fact this writer has not yet left the area. Ten years after originally intending to do so. Thirty years in this goddamned godforsaken hellhole.

This writer, then and now, remains primarily interested in state, federal, and international issues. Another reason for this publication name change. Despite the fact I stupidly cluelessly remain here, local issues must be addressed. Can't be ignored. That's where you come in dear readers. Have the courage to inform this writer of local abuse, corruption, ineptness you are aware of, have personally experienced.

... Information these criminal bastards do all they can to conceal, cover up. Otherwise, how can they effectively sustain the charade and intended result? Loot confiscation through a boot heel on the throat of the citizenry.

The only way, short of an unwanted dreaded second American revolution, to force badly-needed change is to expose all this to the light of day. These bastards are beginning to understand they have a problem. No question, the growing rage of those they've abused, looted, egregiously f--ked. It's time to stand up. Expose this corruption to glaring sunlight. Otherwise, as fools, cowards, you will remain under their thumb. From the loftiest business owner to those on the bottom of the food chain. Wake up. Grow a pair.

Still don't think that likely to happen. After all, you're bought and paid for. Owned. Not only by your government masters, but their masters. The corporate management suite. Your employers. Think not? Wake up. You're human chattel. Corporate-owned, bought and paid for. Precisely, why you cowardly, compliantly, literally bare your asses for corporate inspection by the company doctor. Willingly, compliantly, cowardly piss in a cup under employer supervision. To sit in front of a keyboard or stock shelves all day. You have no control of your lives. You're owned. Forget? For a measly salary, no job security, reduced to no benefits. At a time of record corporate profits and cash reserves.

Then, you gallingly complain about the oppression as you tolerate egregious theft of your labor. Not only by your corporate masters, but their bought and paid for government lackeys. Too cowardly to stand up, allow disclosure of your identity when you rightfully complain to this publication of being mercilessly f--ked. Some of you falsely arrested, criminally assaulted, bogusly fined for 'offenses' you did not commit. To line County coffers. Keep the peasants in line and under control. A fascist police-state. Nazi America.

Again, yet another reason why this publication is called Liberty In Peril. Most galling? Nothing changes if you fail to step up and challenge corrupt, abusive, inept authority. Too afraid, cowardly compliant to let the bastards know who you are. Did it ever occur to the cowards out there if the identity of the accuser is kept under wraps the bastards will falsely claim it's all made up by this publication? Thus, conveniently killing all credibility. Wake up.

Cowardice is unbecoming, unworthy of our formerly great country. Insult to injury? There are the hopelessly deranged who believe the chicanery reported here to be manufactured anyway. No matter the effort. No matter the research. No matter the proof. Wake up. This writer cannot do it alone. Snowball's chance in hell. Then again, cowardice, delusion is always amply, justly rewarded. Always. You continue to 'enjoy' the very best government money can buy. Literally.

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