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April 21, 2023

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5-25-18

... 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.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril

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? Three hundred sixty five 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?"

... Hey, Sheriff? Reportedly, promote Llano County Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764 to Sergeant? If true, yet another classic example of survival of the unfittest in the law enforcement community. Readers are reminded this is the very same idiot, clueless asshole responsible for thousands of dollars of damage to the Pace Arrow as reported in each edition of this publication. Far more to Kingsland property owner James Berardi in a property dispute. -- A dispute engineered by Johnny Greene, apparently financed by a bribe to the former County Attorney, current District Attorney, and Sheriff. A federal investigation of Llano County government and the aforementioned allegedly corrupt and abusive bastards in this ongoing fiasco is desperately needed. Tim Chorney.

... Small sampling of what's to come in this edition. Read on.

The following email was sent to the District Attorney:

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

March 9, 2018

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

Counselor:

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

c. Liberty In Peril

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

February 9, 2018

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

Counselor:

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

c. Liberty In Peril

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

August 23, 2017

Re: Damage To Pace Arrow-Deputy Leroy Rodriguez, Badge #764

Sheriff:

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

c. Liberty In Peril

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? Three hundred sixty five 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? Three hundred sixty five 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. Three hundred sixty five 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 many others 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. This 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 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?

TC 10-19-18

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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.

The carnage has no end. ABC News(AP) reports:

"Two Indianapolis police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in the death of a Black man who died last year after being taken into police custody at his parents' home, prosecutors said Thursday."

What took so long?

"The indictment of officers Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez comes nearly a year after Herman Whitfield III's death. His family sued the city of Indianapolis and six police officers in June over the 39-year-old pianist’s death."

The right thing to do.

"Sanchez was indicted on two counts of involuntary manslaughter, while Ahmad was indicted on one count, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a news release. Both were also indicted on charges of reckless homicide, battery resulting in serious bodily injury and battery resulting in moderate injury — all felony charges — and on a misdemeanor battery charge. Online court records did not list an attorney for either Ahmad or Sanchez."

Here's what happened:

"Five officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and a recruit trainee were called to the home of Whitfield’s parents on April 25, 2022, while he was in the throes of a mental health episode, The Indianapolis Star reported. During that interaction, police used a stun gun on Whitfield and handcuffed him naked and facedown on the ground, according to the newspaper. He died shortly after arriving at a hospital. An autopsy determined that he died from heart failure while under law enforcement restraint and ruled the death a homicide, the newspaper reported. The lawsuit filed by Whitfield's family claims responding officers used a stun gun on him and then “crushed the breath out of an unarmed, non-violent" man. It also alleges that the officers ignored Whitfield’s cries of “I can’t breathe.” Whitfield, whom officers described as about 6-foot-2 (1.9 meters) and around 280 pounds (127 kilograms), was experiencing a mental health issue and needed an ambulance, responding officers have said. The officers told investigators that they tried negotiating with Whitfield and using de-escalation tactics for more than 10 minutes before Whitfield moved quickly toward an officer, police said. “The officer activated the Taser twice and the man continued to resist,” police said in a news release at the time. Officers handcuffed Whitfield, but medics received no response from him, and they began CPR, police said."

Prosecutors clearly did not buy the bullshit. About time. What took so long?

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.

Think there isn't a serious problem in law enforcement? NBC News reports:

"A former Kansas cop has pleaded guilty to a string of sex crimes in which he sexually assaulted 10 females while posing as an on-duty officer over a seven-year span. Todd W. Allen, who was employed with the Hutchinson Police Department for more than 25 years, pleaded guilty on Monday to 12 felony sex crime charges and five breach of privacy charges in Reno County District Court. The sex crime charges against Allen include: two counts of rape, two counts of attempted rape, one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, three counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts of attempted aggravated sexual battery and two counts of kidnapping. In 10 incidents from 2012 to 2018, Allen targeted women sitting in their cars at parks or parking lots, according to court filings. He'd pose as a police officer or park security — when he was off duty — and shine a flashlight into their car windows or knock on the glass. He'd ask questions about whether they were using drugs and demand the women get out of the car and follow him to the rear of the vehicle or a nearby area, court documents said. Once there, he’d pat them down claiming he was checking for drugs or weapons, fondle their body parts and touch them inappropriately without consent. Some victims reported seeing Allen wearing a ski mask covering his face after the assault, court filings said. In some instances, the victim’s boyfriend or friend would be ordered to remain in the cars as the assault was taking place. Several victims reported that they at first complied with Allen’s commands because they believed he was a cop or park security, filings said."

Get this:

"The breach of privacy incidents unfolded from 2019 to 2022. The most recent incident was in June 2022, when police responded to a home in Hutchinson where a resident said his cameras caught a man wearing gloves looking over his fence towards where a party of mostly females was taking place on the other side. The resident said the man noticed the camera and attempted to shine a flashlight at it to blind the view and ran away, court filings said. Based off the description of the suspect the resident gave, police stopped Allen at an intersection in Hutchinson and he claimed he was out riding his bike. Allen met with detectives voluntarily on Aug. 10 regarding that June 2022 breach of privacy case and admitted to being the prowler. He said he “could have been” the prowler in each of the breach of privacy cases he ended up pleading guilty to. He was also asked about two instances in which he was found by law enforcement walking around parks around 3 a.m. in July 2016 and March 2017. Speaking on the latter incident, “he admitted to the detective questioning him to have been on foot in Carey Park that night hoping to encounter a female.” Reno County District Attorney Thomas R. Stanton wrote in a court filing that Allen would search and view the incidents he later pleaded guilty to in the police department’s record database multiple times, even though he was not assigned to investigate any of those cases. The court filing by Stanton said that Allen eventually admitted he was the suspect in the cases he reviewed in the police database and was the park prowler who posed as a park security officer or cop."

How did this go on as long as it did?

"Stanton wrote that Allen didn't offer an explanation for his actions other than the encounters were "sexually motivated" and he was "sexually aroused by his actions." "The defendant also admitted he knew that what he had done was wrong," Stanton wrote. Allen left the Hutchinson Police Department in 2019, and went on to work as a security officer on the night shift at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was arrested and charged with the sex crimes spree in August 2022. Then-Police Chief Jeff Hooper called Allen a “predator” when announcing the charges."

Clearly. He certainly is. The question remains how did it go on as long as it did?

"Hooper said that shortly after he took over the department, a sexual assault was reported at a park in Hutchinson and he was notified by staff that the assault was related to a series of similar attacks that had been occurring since 2012. Hooper said at that point, officials hadn’t released details to the public about the string of incidents and he held a press conference in November 2018 about the spree to “alert the public.” After the news conference, the incidents appeared to stop, and around the same time, Allen resigned as a patrol officer. Allen's sentencing is set for May 22. NBC News has reached out to Allen’s attorney for comment. The district attorney's office said in the plea agreement, Allen will waive his right to an appeal of convictions and the state agreed to recommend consecutive sentences on some counts, resulting in 23.5 years in prison. Ultimately, the judge will decide on the sentence. Stanton said all victims will be given an opportunity to address the judge at the sentencing hearing."

This man is a threat to women. Should never be released from custody. Too bad the law, apparently, does not provide for this.

In follow-up to a particularly egregious case covered repeatedly here and elsewhere, NBC News reports:

"Farmington, New Mexico, police officers discussed whether they were at the right house moments before the door opened and they fatally shot an armed homeowner, body camera video released Friday appears to show."

This fact had not been reported earlier by police. Why not? Why did they apparently sit on this information?

"The officers were at the wrong address in the April 5 incident that left the homeowner, 52-year-old Robert Dotson, dead, Police Chief Steve Hebbe has said. Farmington police on Friday released six videos from the encounter — one from each of the three officers who responded as well as slow-motion videos from each — and one video on Facebook with parts of the three. Each video from the officers is around 20 minutes long."

The editing raises questions vis a vis the lack of transparency and whether it was done to protect and coddle the jackbooted bastards. The following, sadly, rings hollow:

“Once again, we wish to express our condolences to the Dotson family and as your chief of police, I wish to convey how very sorry I am that this tragedy occurred,” Hebbe said in a statement Friday night."

Protecting and coddling the officers involved, Chief?

"New Mexico State Police are investigating the shooting."

'Fox guarding the chicken coop?'

"That agency and Farmington police said officers were to respond to a domestic violence related call at one house around 11:30 p.m. But the officers mistakenly went to another house, which appears to be across the street, officials said. The video released Friday shows an officer knocking on the door at the wrong address three times and announcing they are police."

Here's the problem:

"The officer knocking on the door and another officer not shown are heard discussing the address in one of the videos, titled "officer 1." “It’s not 5308? That’s what it said right there, right?” the officer who is knocking is heard saying in the video. “No, it said 5305, isn’t it?” the other officer is heard saying. The officer knocking asks in his radio to confirm the address, and is told 5308. The knocking officer appears to laugh after being told the correct address, and then says an expletive as the door starts to open. The video shows the officer backing up and shining a flashlight at the now opening door. "Hey, hands up!" the officer says before police open fire at the person in the doorway, later identified as Dotson. A portion of the video slowed down by police appears to show what looks like the homeowner raising a gun."

Gutless bastards. 'Shoot first, ask questions later?'

"In one of the videos released Friday, titled "officer 2," the slain man's wife can be heard screaming "Oh my God," before shots ring out. State police have said that she shot at officers, who also fired, before she realized they were police. No one was hit. The officer in that video is heard saying that she picked up the gun that Dotson had and pointed it at them."

Jesus Christ. What the f--k did these gutless, incompetent bastards expect? They had just wantonly shot her husband:

"The video records her pleading for help, saying "somebody shot my husband" and her children are upstairs. Someone on police radio says there are three children in the home upstairs. The video shows Dotson on the ground in a robe inside the home, and a handgun on the floor next to him. All three officers who were there fired their weapons during the incident, police said. The number of shots they fired is under investigation, the department said."

Gutless pieces of shit. Precisely, why law enforcement cannot be trusted.

"Dotson's family, along with their attorney, watched the videos at the San Juan County District Attorney’s Office before it was released publicly Friday, police said."

Why the delay? Jackbooted, egregiously incompetent bastards need time to get their stories straight?

Sadly, the following is disingenuous bullshit:

"Hebbe said the videos were released partly in the interest of being transparent about what occurred."

If that were truly the case, why the delay in release of the edited videos? Again, time needed to protect and coddle the jackbooted bastards? No credibility. None. Precisely, why law enforcement cannot be trusted. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Why the officers went to the wrong address is under investigation, police said."

Give me a break. Incompetence certainly appears to be the case. The reason for this egregious f--k-up should have been quickly determined by immediately questioning those involved. Sounds like foot-dragging to protect and coddle the bastards.

"The three officers are on paid administrative leave."

A de facto paid 'vacation' for murdering on the job. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Their names are redacted in the videos."

Why? The public is entitled to know the identity of its oppressors. ... Right, Sheriff? If there is indeed nothing to hide and all was on the up and up, why a lack of transparency? Precisely why law enforcement is not trusted.

"Two of them have been on the police force for five years and the third has been with the department for three years, police said."

Long enough to know better.

"State police said that its findings in the shooting investigation will be shared with the district attorney's office, and the DA's office will determine if the shooting was justified."

'Fox guarding the chicken coop.'

Nazi justice in a de facto fascist police-state, democratic republic in name only. Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

In follow-up to a particularly egregious case covered earlier here and elsewhere, The Associated Press reports:

"An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired dozens of rounds in the shooting death last year of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, the state’s attorney general announced Monday, saying the officers were under threat because Walker had fired a gunshot at them during a car and foot chase. Walker’s death last June sparked protests in Akron after police released body camera footage showing him dying in a hail of gunfire. Police said he had refused to stop when they tried to pull him over for minor equipment and traffic violations, though they haven’t specified further. Police say Walker fired a shot from his car 40 seconds into the pursuit."

No transparency. No full disclosure. Eight unidentified jackbooted bastards in blue protected and coddled. No justice. An execution. The public not even entitled to know the identify of its oppressors.

"Walker’s death received widespread attention from activists, including from the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The NAACP and an attorney for Walker’s family called on the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation. President Joe Biden responded to the shooting during a trip to Ohio last summer by saying the DOJ was monitoring the case."

Readers will recall:

"Officers chased the car on a freeway and city streets until Walker bailed from the still-moving vehicle, ignored officers’ commands and ran into a parking lot where he was killed while wearing a ski mask, body cam video showed. Authorities said he represented a “deadly threat.” A handgun, a loaded magazine and a wedding ring were found on the driver’s seat of his car."

In his car. Despite that fact, the gutless jackbooted bastards executed him in a hail of gunfire. Reportedly, eight gutless bastards fired a total of 94 rounds, 46 of them hit their target. An execution.

"Walker took at least one shot from his vehicle at police and then after jumping out of his car he ignored commands to stop and show his hands, Yost said. “There is no doubt he did in fact shoot at police officers,” Yost said."

One shot?

"Walker reached for his waistband as officers were chasing and raised his hand, Yost said. The officers, not knowing he left his gun in the car, believed he was firing again at them, Yost said. Yost said it is critical to remember that Walker had fired at police, and that he “shot first.”

One shot? From his car. -- So that justifies his execution in a hail of gunfire by the gutless jackbooted bastards in blue? How they get their cookies off? These sons of bitches aren't fit to wear the uniform. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Dash-cam video from a police cruiser captured images of Walker firing the gun from his car, said Anthony Pierson, an assistant state attorney general. Walker had no criminal history and had never fired a gun until he went to a shooting range with a friend in early June, Pierson said. Pierson wouldn’t speculate about Walker’s state of mind that night and said there was no direct evidence that he was suicidal. “That night he encountered the police he wasn’t acting himself,” Pierson said. “By all accounts he was a good person, a good man.”

That's called double talk, Counselor. Sounds like you're bought and paid for by the jackbooted bastards in blue, sir. Where's your objectivity, you son of a bitch? Up your ass?

"Walker’s family called it a brutal and senseless shooting of a man who was unarmed at the time and whose fiancee recently died. Police union officials said the officers thought there was an immediate threat of serious harm and that their actions were in line with their training and protocols."

Goddamned gutless pieces of shit. Unfit to be officers. An egregious embarrassment to the profession. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Walker had been grieving his fiancée’s recent death but his family had no indication of concern beyond that, a family representative previously said."

Here's a problem. An egregious problem that calls law enforcement credibility into question:

"The blurry body camera footage did not clearly show what authorities say was a threatening gesture Walker made before he was shot. Police chased him for about 10 seconds before officers fired from multiple directions, a burst of shots that lasts 6 or 7 seconds."

An execution. Reportedly, 94 rounds fired by eight gutless officers, 46 of them hit their target. An execution.

"The eight officers, whose names have been withheld from the public, initially were placed on leave, but they returned to administrative duties 3 1/2 months after the shooting."

A paid vacation after murdering an innocent man. -- As American as mom and apple pie? These bastards remain unfit to wear the uniform. Remain an exigent threat to innocent, unarmed civilians.

"A county medical examiner said Walker was shot at least 40 times. The autopsy also said no illegal drugs or alcohol were detected in his body. After taking over the investigation last summer at the request of Akron police, prosecutors with the Ohio attorney general’s office presented the case to the grand jury."

These bastards are not unbiased. Far from it. Remain in bed with law enforcement. Precisely, why so few murderous jackbooted bastards in blue ever receive justice. Time for creation of a new federal investigative agency whose sole function would be to investigate these incidents. Total independence. Sadly, catastrophically, unsustainably, we now live in a de facto fascist police-state, democratic republic in name only. ... Right, Sheriff? Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

The Associated Press reports:

"Walker was shot 46 times in a hail of gunfire that lasted just under seven seconds and roiled yet another city amid heightened tensions with police over the killing of a Black man that started with a routine traffic stop. Akron’s mayor and police chief urged residents Monday to protest peacefully, acknowledging that many are angry with the shooting last June that Walker’s family has called brutal and senseless. “Turn toward one other and not on each other,” said Mayor Daniel Horrigan."

No question, Mr. Mayor. Such violence is strictly reserved for the violent jackbooted bastards in law enforcement. ... Right, Sheriff?

"Responding with tears and frustration at a subsequent press conference, the Walker family and their supporters mourned the grand jury’s decision and called on Akron residents to protest loudly for justice and change. Democratic U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes, of Akron, said she will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate “the patterns and practices of the Akron Police Department.”

Need to vote the Mayor out of office since he is either unwilling or unable to control the gutless jackbooted bastards in blue.

“I still can’t comprehend how a young man has 46 bullet holes from officers and that is justified,” Sykes said while also urging people to honor Walker’s memory by protesting peacefully. “I ask you to remember the words of Jayland’s family by speaking up. But do so without violence.”

That's right. Don't stoop to the level of the gutless, murderous, jackbooted bastards in blue.

"The family and the NAACP previously have called on the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation. Bobby DiCello, an attorney for Walker’s family, criticized the state’s investigation, saying police gunned down Walker execution-style. Paige White, another attorney for the family, said the investigation was skewed in favor of the police and that “Jayland didn’t have a chance.”

Certainly, didn't.

“Akron Police Department, when you call for peace, when you call for no destruction, when you call for respect — where was your respect for Jayland?” White said."

Clearly, the murderous bastards had none. Respect? What's that? The jackbooted bastards remain incapable of it.

Readers are reminded:

"At the time of the shooting, Walker was grieving his fiancée’s recent death, and his family and Pierson said his actions that night were out of character. “That night he encountered the police he wasn’t acting himself,” Pierson said. “By all accounts he was a good person, a good man.” Authorities checked Walker’s online history and found in the weeks before his death searches for phrases including “drinking bleach” and “quickest ways to die,” according to an investigative report released Monday. The report also contained information from a Euclid, Ohio, police captain who told investigators that Walker’s best friend interviewed for a police job in that city days after Walker’s death and suggested it had been “suicide by cop.” But when interviewed by investigators, the friend strongly disputed that, telling detectives that Walker was distraught but never mentioned suicide. Pierson was asked at the news conference if Walker’s death could have been suicide. He declined to speculate about Walker’s state of mind but said there was no direct evidence he was suicidal."

Jesus Christ. Give me a break. His behavior that day and the fact he was deliberately and intentionally unarmed at the time of his execution scream otherwise. Not to neglect to mention his online activity described in the above quote. Time to wake up.

"Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said Monday that the city will begin an internal investigation into the shooting, but he would not release the names of the eight officers because of ongoing threats against them."

The public is entitled to the identity of its oppressors. They work for the citizenry they allegedly serve, NOT themselves.

"The officers, who initially were placed on leave, will remain on administrative duties. None of the eight officers appear to have been disciplined for any previous use of force incidences, according to investigation records released by the state."

Surprised? Why? Departments have a well-known history of protecting and coddling their abusive, murderous, jackbooted bastards in blue. ... Right, Sheriff?

"While the grand jury’s decision shows no crime was committed by the officers, “in no way does that take away from the tragedy of June 27,” Mylett said."

Called double talk. Unadulterated bullshit. No credibility. None. This victim was executed by these gutless, murderous officers. Clearly, the grand jury, led by Pied Piper prosecutors more than capable of indicting a rock so to speak, chose instead to follow the will of these apparently bought and paid for clueless shysters. End result? No justice.

Insult to injury? The following is no more than galling, empty, hollow, meaningless, self-serving rhetoric:

"Attorneys for the eight officers released a statement calling the incident a tragedy for the entire community, including Walker’s family and all of the officers who were involved. “A split-second decision to use lethal force is one that every police officer hopes he or she will never be forced to make,” the statement said."

What a crock of shit. Appalling, disingenuous defense of the indefensible. ... Right, Sheriff? No credibility. Zero. Zilch. Nada. None. Portend of far worse to come as our formerly great country continues to deteriorate to a de facto fascist police-state, democratic republic in name only. Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

In follow-up to another egregious case covered repeatedly here and elsewhere, The Associated Press reports:

"The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the officers and the city of Memphis on Wednesday, blaming them for his death and accusing officials of allowing a special unit’s aggressive tactics to go unchecked despite warning signs. The lawsuit accuses Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis of starting a crime-suppression unit called Scorpion to target repeat violent offenders in high-crime areas. The lawsuit claims the Scorpion unit used “extreme intimidation, humiliation, and violence” and “disproportionately focused on and targeted young Black men,” adding that this is why Nichols was targeted. It says that the department permitted this aggressive approach to develop and ignored complaints by other residents targeted by the unit before Nichols’ death."

What took so long to file suit?

"The suit, filed by lawyers for Tyre Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, seeks a jury trial and financial damages. The five officers charged with beating Nichols were members of the unit, police have said. The unit was disbanded after the Nichols beating. The city of Memphis declined comment on the lawsuit."

Surprised? Not possible to credibly defend the indefensible.

Readers will recall:

"Nichols died three days after the brutal beating in January. It was the latest in a string of violent encounters between police and Black people that have spurred protests and renewed public discussion about police brutality. In most cases, the officers have been white, but all five officers accused in Nichols’ death are Black. The officers have been charged with second-degree murder."

Get this:

"The lawsuit names as defendants the city of Memphis, Police Director Davis, the five officers who have been fired and charged, another officer who has been fired but not charged, and an additional officer who retired before he could be fired. It also names three Memphis Fire Department employees who were fired after officials said they failed to render aid to Nichols as he was on the ground, struggling with his injuries."

Outrageous, isn't it?

So is the following:

"Officers stopped Nichols while he was driving his car for reasons that have “never been substantiated,” the lawsuit said. Nichols said “What did I do?” during the encounter and ran away from officers after he was pulled out of his car “to attempt to save his life and defend himself,” the lawsuit said."

It is always a mistake to run from law enforcement. Always. The jackbooted bastards in blue take it as carte blanche to murder on the job. ... Usually, with impunity. -- Sadly, how they get their cookies off. ... Right, Sheriff?

“While still able to speak, Tyre screamed out for his mother—shouting “Mom! Mom!” into the neighborhood in hopes that she or someone nearby would come to his aid as he was being brutalized and pummeled to death,” it said."

Imagine the horror his mother endures courtesy of these jackbooted bastards.

"Just feet from his home, Nichols was beaten so badly that he was “left unrecognizable,” the lawsuit states, comparing his case to that of Emmett Till some 70 years prior and the officers to a “modern-day lynch mob.” “Unlike Till, this lynching was carried out by those adorned in department sweatshirts and vests and their actions were sanctioned—expressly and implicitly—by the City of Memphis,” it said."

No shit. Jackbooted motherf--kers with no conscience. Amoral pieces of human excrement:

"The five officers’ own body cameras recorded them beating Nichols and then ignoring him for nearly half an hour as the handcuffed and badly injured 29-year-old struggled to stay upright, propped sitting against an unmarked police car. After the beating, Memphis police on the scene “smiled, laughed, and talked with their fellow officers” as Nichols sat on the ground, the lawsuit said. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith are charged with second-degree murder in Nichols’ death. They have pleaded not guilty. Martin, Haley, and now-fired officer Preston Hemphill claimed Nichols was driving recklessly before they stopped him as he was heading home from a park the evening of Jan. 7. They forced Nichols from his car, pinned him to the ground and pepper-sprayed him while threatening to break his arm and fire a stun gun at him. When Nichols managed to run away, Hemphill did fire his stun gun, according to police records."

The jackbooted bastards weren't done:

"Nichols was captured a few minutes later by Mills, Bean and Smith. Joined by Haley and Martin, the five officers punched, kicked and pepper-sprayed Nichols and beat him with a baton, according to police records. Memphis Police Director Davis has said she has seen no evidence justifying the traffic stop or the officers’ response. The suit says that the city of Memphis hired Davis as police chief knowing that she had played a prominent role with the Atlanta Police Department’s RED DOG unit: “a police unit that was eventually disbanded due to numerous allegations of violations of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including—but not limited to—illegal searches and seizures and excessive force,” according to the lawsuit. The suit accuses Davis of forming an identical unit at the Memphis Police Department that “predictably implemented the same unconstitutional mandates, policies, and customs” The lawsuit calls SCORPION “an officially authorized gang of inexperienced, untrained, hyper-aggressive police officers turned loose on the Memphis community without any oversight.”

This remains an egregious problem all across our formerly great country. Time to wake up. Before too late.

"Members of the SCORPION unit “engaged in a practice of ‘jumping out’ to ambush Memphis citizens and aggressively harass them and search them in public,” the lawsuit claims. It accuses Davis and other police supervisors of encouraging officers to engage in illegal searches and seizures."

Currently, we now live in a de facto fascist police-state, democratic republic in name only. Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

"The lawsuit accuses the Memphis Police Department of lowering standards for who could become an officer and making it easier to graduate from the police academy by allowing recruits to retake exams several times at the time the officers involved in Nichols’ beating were brought on. In addition to being less qualified, new recruits were not properly trained in a number of areas, including probable cause, traffic stops, the Fourth Amendment, and use of force, according to the lawsuit."

In follow-up to an egregious murder case covered here and elsewhere in which the Texas Governor intends to pardon the perpetrator, NBC News reports:

"An Army sergeant who was convicted of murder this month in the fatal shooting of a protester in 2020 in Austin — and who Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants to pardon — posted on social media and sent messages about killing demonstrators and shared racist memes before the shooting, new court documents revealed."

How about that?

"Daniel Perry, 35, was found guilty by a Travis County jury on April 7 in the death of Garrett Foster, 28, on July 25, 2020, during protests in downtown Austin decrying police brutality and racism. Though Perry had claimed he opened fire in self-defense, a newly unsealed filing reveals that Perry appeared to be increasingly disgruntled with the protests and looting that unfolded across the nation in the wake of the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd, and was also critical of the Black Lives Matter movement and talked about killing and shooting people. A 76-page filing, dated March 27, was unsealed Thursday and revealed Perry’s social media footprint and private messages. Perry had searched on his phone for information on protests going on in Texas and Seattle several times. Some searches included key words “protests tonight,” “protesters in Seattle gets shot” and “riot shoot outs,” the filing said. A review of information extracted from his cellphone also revealed several racist memes: One was a white box with the text “It’s okay to be white” and another used the N-word. Another meme found on his phone sent on May 29, 2020, had the text "my employer" with a photo of a building with a sign on it that said, "White power, White county power & light co," the filing said. He had also sent several messages about guns and killing others. He also shared a meme on his Facebook page on March 17, 2020, that showed a girl sitting in her dad’s lap with a book. The girl in the meme was depicted saying: “Daddy, why do you play video games? and the dad said, “Because slaughtering people in real life has so many complications.” After George Floyd's death and amid the background of heightened national tension and protests, Perry posted and spoke more frequently denouncing protesters and expressing a desire to attack looters, and complained multiple times that looters had "destroyed" his barber shop. Perry messaged a person on May 29, 2020, saying: "I might go to Dallas to shoot looters.” On May 30, he posted on Facebook: “it is getting bad black people are even attacking cops right outside the base gates.” And commented, “This is Texas I wonder why no looters have been shot yet.”

Gets worse. Get this:

"On May 31, 2020, he told a person on Facebook messenger: "I might have to kill a few people on my way to work they are rioting outside my apartment complex.” Perry told that person, “no protesters go near me or my car” and the friend replied, “can you catch me a negro daddy” and he replied “that is what I am hoping,” the filing said. On June 1, 2020, Perry shared a Facebook status that said: “It is official I am a racist because I do not agree with people acting like animals at the zoo. I was on the side of the protesters until they started with the looting and the violence.” On multiple occasions in 2020 he compared the Black Lives Matter movement to "zoo full of monkeys flinging their s---." And on June 1, 2020, he shared on Facebook a YouTube link with the title: “Protesters looters get shot San Antonio Texas.” Perry posted this with the text “Glad someone finally did something.”

No problem with any of this?

Readers will recall:

"On July 25, 2020, Perry was driving in downtown Austin when he came to a stop after encountering protesters. Foster was legally carrying a semi-automatic rifle when he approached the intersection where protesters had gathered, police said, and was fatally shot by Perry, who stayed in the vehicle and used a handgun. At the time, Perry was based at Fort Hood, about 70 miles north of Austin."

Readers are reminded Perry indeed fled the scene.

"Foster, an Air Force veteran, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Perry claimed to police that Foster had pointed the weapon at him and Perry shot in self-defense, officials said."

Not true according to witnesses at the scene.

"Prosecutors argued that Perry deliberately drove into the crowd of peaceful protesters and provoked the confrontation with Foster, The Houston Chronicle reported. Abbott appeared to disagree with Perry’s conviction, tweeting on April 8: “I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry.” He cited the state’s “stand your ground” law, which allows Texans to open fire when people or property are threatened with serious violence, kidnapping or robbery. The law considers homes and vehicles primary spaces for such a defense. Abbott has made an expedited request to the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine whether Perry should be granted a pardon. Under the state Constitution, the governor can only issue a pardon based on the recommendation of the board. A spokesperson for Abbott responded to a request for comment Friday, saying: “All pertinent information is for the Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the Texas Constitution.” Travis County District Attorney José Garza called the governor’s intervention “deeply troubling.” Garza said Abbott “has undermined the rule of the law in the state of Texas” in “refusing to accept the lawful verdict.” Garza on Tuesday requested an appointment with the Board to present evidence in the case before they make their final recommendation. Perry’s attorney also filed a motion on Tuesday asking for a new trial."

The son of a bitch doesn't deserve one.

Follow-up on the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas fiasco. The Associated Press reports:

"Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, according to the non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica. The 2014 real estate deal shines a new light on Thomas’s decades old relationship with Crow, a real estate magnate and longtime financier for conservative causes. That relationship and the material benefits received by Thomas have fueled calls for an official ethics investigation."

About time. What took so long?

Readers will recall:

"ProPublica previously revealed that Thomas and his wife Ginni were gifted with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of annual vacations and trips by Crow for decades — including international cruises on his mega-yacht, private jet flights and stays at Crow’s invitation-only resort in the Adirondacks. But the 2014 real estate deal is the first public evidence of a direct financial transaction between the pair."

How about that?

"Citing state tax documents and property deeds, ProPublica reported that one of Crow’s companies paid $133,363 for the home in Savannah, Georgia where Thomas’ mother was living, along with two nearby vacant lots that belonged to Thomas’ family members. Thomas mother remained living in the home, which soon underwent tens of thousands of dollars in renovations."

How about that?

"Federal officials, including Supreme Court justices, are required to disclose the details of most real estate transactions with a value of over $1,000. Thomas would not be required to report the purchase if the property was his or his spouse’s primary personal residence, but this stipulation does not apply to this purchase, which Thomas did not report."

How about that?

"Both Thomas and Crow have released statements downplaying the significance of the gifts, with Thomas maintaining that he was not required to disclose the trips. Crow responded to the latest disclosure with a statement to ProPublica saying that he approached Thomas about the purchase with an eye on honoring his legacy. “My intention is to one day create a public museum at the Thomas home dedicated to telling the story of our nation’s second black Supreme Court Justice,” the statement said. “Justice Thomas’s story represents the best of America.”

What a crock of shit. LOL.

"Thomas’ office did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment."

Surprised? Not easy defending the indefensible.

The Washington Post reports:

"Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after ProPublica revealed Thursday that he had failed to report real estate deals made with Harlan Crow, a Dallas business executive and influential Republican donor to causes related to the law and judiciary."

About time. What took so long?

"According to ProPublica, Crow purchased three properties in Savannah, Ga., from Thomas in 2014, including the single-story house where Thomas’s mother was living and two vacant lots nearby. Thomas did not disclose the $133,363 real estate transaction on his financial disclosure forms, as federal law would have required. Crow told the outlet that he wanted to preserve the first property as a museum dedicated to Thomas in the future, and said he had spent tens of thousands of dollars on improvements to the house “to preserve its long-term viability.”

... While the Justice's mother continued to live in the house. LOL.

"Thomas has not publicly commented on the latest ProPublica report and neither Thomas nor representatives for the Supreme Court responded to requests for comment Thursday."

Surprised?

Readers will recall:

"The report came on the heels of another ProPublica investigation that revealed that Thomas had accepted trips around the globe from Crow for more than two decades, including travel on a superyacht and private jet, without disclosing them. Thomas said last week that he had been advised “by colleagues and others in the judiciary” that those luxury trips counted as “personal hospitality” that did not have to be disclosed."

Crock of shit. A bribe is a bribe. LOL.

"The first report prompted Senate Democrats to publicly urge Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to start his own investigation into gifts to Thomas from Crow, and reinvigorated calls for the Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics. The revelation of Thomas’s additional, unreported real estate deals with Crow further outraged Democrats and led to new calls for Thomas to step down."

Needs to go. Outrageous corruption.

"Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) called on the Judicial Conference, the federal court system’s policymaking body, to refer Thomas to the U.S. attorney general for potential ethics violations. Whitehouse scoffed at the idea that Crow would have bought Thomas’s properties “and deck them out for your family members to continue living in” as simply a friend."

No shit. LOL. Blatant corruption.

“And if all of this was on the up and up, why didn’t Justice Thomas disclose it to the American people as the law clearly requires?” Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement. “The Supreme Court justices are so deeply ensconced in a cocoon of special interest money that they can no longer be trusted to police themselves without proper process.”

No question. Expect better of the nazi element in the Republican Party?

"Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) called on Thomas to resign, after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said last week that the House should impeach the justice. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said Thomas “must resign or be impeached.” Other lawmakers vented their frustration at a lack of accountability. “For a society to hold together, there have to be SOME shared norms,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) tweeted Thursday night. “If we can’t agree that it’s wrong for a Supreme Court justice to secretly take free trips and gifts and money from a billionaire who regularly funds efforts to influence the court, then, man, I just don’t know.”

Sad, isn't it? Intolerable in what is supposed to be a democratic republic, not a de facto fascist police-state. Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

"On Friday, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a civil and criminal complaint against Thomas, saying that his acceptance and failure to disclose “repeated, lavish gifts” undermined confidence in the Supreme Court as an institution. “Justice Thomas has accepted consistent and luxurious gifts to such an extent that they have subsidized his lifestyle in a way unimaginable for most judges, suggesting a use of his position for personal gain and a compromise of his objectivity,” CREW President Noah Bookbinder said in a statement."

No question.

The Washington Post reports:

"Over the last two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reported on required financial disclosure forms that his family received rental income totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a firm called Ginger, Ltd., Partnership. But that company — a Nebraska real estate firm launched in the 1980s by his wife and her relatives — has not existed since 2006. That year, the family real estate company was shut down and a separate firm was created, state incorporation records show. The similarly named firm assumed control of the shuttered company’s land leasing business, according to property records. Since that time, however, Thomas has continued to report income from the defunct company — between $50,000 and $100,000 annually in recent years — and there is no mention of the newer firm, Ginger Holdings, LLC, on the forms."

Fascinating, isn't it?

"The previously unreported misstatement might be dismissed as a paperwork error. But it is among a series of errors and omissions that Thomas has made on required annual financial disclosure forms over the past several decades, a review of those records shows. Together, they have raised questions about how seriously Thomas views his responsibility to accurately report details about his finances to the public. Thomas’s disclosure history is in the spotlight after ProPublica revealed this month that a Texas billionaire took him on lavish vacations and also bought from Thomas and his relatives a Georgia home where his mother lives, a transaction that was not disclosed on the forms. Thomas said in a statement that colleagues he did not name told him he did not have to report the vacations and that he has always tried to comply with disclosure guidelines. He has not publicly addressed the property transaction."

How about that?

"In 2011, after the watchdog group Common Cause raised red flags, Thomas updated years of his financial disclosure reports to include employment details for his wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas. The justice said at the time that he had not understood the filing instructions. In 2020, he was forced to revise his disclosure forms after a different watchdog group found he had failed to report reimbursements for trips to speak at two law schools. A judicial ethics expert said the pattern was troubling. “Any presumption in favor of Thomas’s integrity and commitment to comply with the law is gone. His assurances and promises cannot be trusted. Is there more? What’s the whole story? The nation needs to know,” said Stephen Gillers, a legal ethics expert at New York University."

No question.

"Gillers said all three branches of government should investigate Thomas’s compliance or noncompliance with federal ethics law. “The Supreme Court has been the glue that has held the republic together since 1790 with the Civil War the only interruption. We need the public to respect it even when it disagrees with it and to understand why it is important. Generally, the public has,” he said. “But that respect is now in serious jeopardy, and others must do something to stop the free fall.”

Thomas remains unfit for office.

"Thomas did not respond to emailed questions sent through a court spokeswoman. His wife also did not respond to requests for comment."

Aryan arrogance. Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

"Thomas’s income from the firm he describes as “Ginger, Ltd., Partnership” on the financial disclosure forms has grown substantially over the last decade, though the precise amounts are unknown because the forms require only that ranges be reported. In total, he has reported receiving between $270,000 to $750,000 from the firm since 2006, describing it as “rent.” Thomas’s salary as a justice this year is $285,000. The company’s roots trace back to two lakeside neighborhoods developed decades ago by Ginni Thomas’s late parents in a community in Douglas County, just outside of Omaha. Ginger Limited Partnership was created in 1982 to sell and lease real estate, state incorporation records show, and its partners were Ginni Thomas, her parents and her three siblings. The firm owned and leased out residential lots in two developments, Ginger Woods and Ginger Cove, collecting rent annually from each occupied plot of land, according to copies of lease agreements on file with the county. When he was nominated to a federal appeals court in 1990, Thomas listed the firm in a financial statement as one of his wife’s assets — worth $15,000 at the time. The firm was dissolved in March 2006. Around the same time, Ginger Holdings, LLC was created in Nebraska, according to state records, which list the same business address as the shuttered company and name Joanne K. Elliott, the sister of Ginni Thomas, as manager. The same month, the leases for more than 200 residential lots in Ginger Woods and Ginger Cove were transferred from Ginger Limited Partnership to Ginger Holdings, LLC, property records in Douglas County show."

Get this:

"Reached by phone, Elliott referred questions about the two companies to Ginni Thomas. “You could call her and she could answer anything that she wants you to know,” Elliott said before hanging up."

How thoughtful, no? LOL.

"Ginni Thomas is not named in state incorporation records related to Ginger Holdings, LLC. In his most recent disclosure, in 2021, Thomas estimated that his family’s interest in Ginger Limited Partnership, the defunct firm, was worth between $250,000 and $500,000. He reported receiving an income from it between $50,000 and $100,000 that year. On Friday, congressional Democrats with oversight of federal courts cited Thomas’s “apparent pattern of noncompliance with disclosure requirements” in calling on the Judicial Conference — the policymaking body for the federal courts — to refer him to the attorney general for an investigation into whether he violated federal ethics laws."

What took so long?

"In addition to the recent revelations about Thomas’s financial relationship with Harlan Crow, the Texas billionaire, they cited a period in the 2000s in which Thomas failed to disclose his wife’s employment as required by law until the omission was reported by the watchdog group Common Cause. Ginni Thomas earned more than $686,000 from the conservative Heritage Foundation from 2003 until 2007, according to the nonprofit’s tax forms. Clarence Thomas checked a box labeled “none” for his wife’s income during that period. He had done the same in 2008 and 2009 when she worked for conservative Hillsdale College. Thomas acknowledged the error when he amended those filings in 2011. He wrote that the information had been “inadvertently omitted due to a misunderstanding of the filing instructions.”

Think so? LOL.

"In some years before those omissions, however, Thomas had correctly reported his wife’s employment."

How about that? LOL.

"Thomas failed to report the sale of the three Georgia properties to Crow in 2014, and he also continued to report that he owned a share of those properties as late as 2015, his disclosure forms show. In addition, beginning in 2010, his disclosures described the properties as being located in Liberty County, Ga., even though they were actually located in Chatham County. Thomas also did not report reimbursement for transportation, meals and lodging while teaching at the universities of Kansas and Georgia in 2018. After the omission was flagged by the nonprofit Fix the Court, Thomas amended his filing for that year. He also amended his 2017 filing, on which he had left off similar reimbursements while teaching at Creighton Law School, his wife’s alma mater."

Think 'judges' don't engage in fraud? Wake up. The Washington Post reports:

"The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate. The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails show."

No problem with that? None? Anything goes? Including deception?

"As a lawyer for a conservative legal group, Matthew Kacsmaryk in early 2017 submitted an article to a Texas law review criticizing Obama-era protections for transgender people and those seeking abortions. The Obama administration, the draft article argued, had discounted religious physicians who “cannot use their scalpels to make female what God created male” and “cannot use their pens to prescribe or dispense abortifacient drugs designed to kill unborn children.”

No problem with that? None at all? This fascist son of a bitch is certainly entitled to his perverse religious views. Not entitled, however, to force them on the rest of us. Fascism, nazism, national socialism defined as the pernicious blend of government, business, and religion. 'Justified' by perversion and bastardization of the latter.

"But a few months after the piece arrived, an editor at the law journal who had been working with Kacsmaryk received an unusual email: Citing “reasons I may discuss at a later date,” Kacsmaryk, who had originally been listed as the article’s sole author, said he would be removing his name and replacing it with those of two colleagues at his legal group, First Liberty Institute, according to emails and early drafts obtained by The Washington Post. What Kacsmaryk did not say in the email was that he had already been interviewed for a judgeship by his state’s two senators and was awaiting an interview at the White House."

How about that? Called deception. No problem with that?

"As part of that process, he was required to list all of his published work on a questionnaire submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, including “books, articles, reports, letters to the editor, editorial pieces, or other published material you have written or edited.”

This son of a bitch intentionally, deliberately deceived the Senate. No problem with that? None?

"The article, titled “The Jurisprudence of the Body,” was published in September 2017 by the Texas Review of Law and Politics, a right-leaning journal that Kacsmaryk had led as a law student at the University of Texas. But Kacsmaryk’s role in the article was not disclosed, nor did he list the article on the paperwork he submitted to the Senate in advance of confirmation hearings in which Kacsmaryk’s past statements on LGBT issues became a point of contention."

Deception. Unfit to sit on the bench:

"Now, six years later, as Kacsmaryk sits as a judge in Amarillo, Tex., his strong ideological views have grabbed the country’s attention after his ruling this month that sought to block government approval of a key drug used in more than half of all abortions in the country — an opinion that invoked antiabortion-movement rhetoric and which some medical experts have said relied on debunked claims that exaggerate potential harms of the drug."

How about that?

"Kacsmaryk did not respond to a request for comment."

Surprised? Not possible to credibly defend the indefensible.

"A spokesman for First Liberty, Hiram Sasser, said that Kacsmaryk’s name had been a “placeholder” on the article and that Kacsmaryk had not provided a “substantive contribution.” Aaron Reitz, who was the journal’s editor in chief at the time and is now a deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), said Kacsmaryk had been “our chief point of contact during much of the editing” and “was the placeholder until final authors were named by First Liberty.”

How about that? Sounds like both may indeed be bought and paid for, doesn't it? Or, have an undisclosed agenda. Think it credible? Wake up. Read the following very, very carefully:

"But one former review editor familiar with the events said there was no indication that Kacsmaryk had been a “placeholder,” adding that this was the only time during their tenure at the law review that they ever saw author names swapped. The former editor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, provided emails and several drafts of the article." "The circumstances surrounding the article’s authorship raise questions about whether a judicial nominee was seeking to duck scrutiny from a process designed to ensure that judges are prepared to interpret the law without personal bias, said lawyers who worked on judicial nominations in Republican and Democratic administrations — speaking hypothetically and not specifically about Kacsmaryk."

Surprised? Think this is not an issue throughout the entire judiciary? Across the entire ideological spectrum?

"Adam H. Charnes, who worked on judicial nominations while the principal deputy in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy under President George W. Bush, said he would not have advised potential nominees to withdraw articles they had written or to publish them under others’ names. “I’m pretty sure the Senate would expect you to produce something like that,” Charnes said. The scenario “strikes me as problematic,” he said — and, he added, “a little shady.”

Called fraud.

"The Senate Judiciary Committee’s questionnaire requires nominees to disclose any publication with which they are associated, regardless of whether they are formally listed as authors, said Alex Aronson, who was a former chief counsel to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R. I) and led judicial nominations for the senator. Whitehouse questioned Kacsmaryk during his confirmation hearing. “That would certainly seem to encompass a published article that a nominee effectively ghostwrote,” Aronson said. To leave such a publication off the questionnaire, he added, is “unethical” and raises concerns about “the candor and honesty of the nominee.”

No question.

Then again, there is the other side, the shyster side of this outrageous issue:

"The Post also interviewed another Republican lawyer who worked on judicial nominations in the Bush White House, at the recommendation of a friend of Kacsmaryk’s, who was told about this story ahead of publication. That lawyer, Mike Davis, said the situation did not raise any ethical concerns. “A judicial nominee is not required to disclose draft legal writings under the Senate Judiciary Committee’s rules or practice,” said Davis, who runs a nonprofit entity that advocates for conservative judges. “It looks like [Kacsmaryk] didn’t want to have any political controversy,” Davis added. “It’s still within the rules.”

Called fraud, Counselor. Wake up. Hear the rumble, sir? Too deaf to hear?

"When Kacsmaryk submitted the article in early 2017, he was deputy general counsel for First Liberty. By early April, he was well on his way to a judicial nomination. He was interviewed by members of the Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee in Dallas on March 3, then flew to D.C. to meet with Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both of Texas, on April 3, according to a timeline Kacsmaryk submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee. One week later, on April 11, he emailed an editor with a draft of the article, noting that he had made one small change, attaching a file titled “MJK First Draft.” (“MJK” are Kacsmaryk’s initials.) “I modified the last sentence in the opening paragraph of section III,” Kacsmaryk wrote. At the end of the message he added, “Keep fighting the good fight!” In late April — about a month before Kacsmaryk traveled to D.C. to meet with lawyers from Trump’s White House Counsel’s Office — he informed his editor that after consulting with the editor in chief, he would be replacing his name with two others’. “For reasons I may discuss at a later date, First Liberty attorneys Justin Butterfield and Stephanie Taub will co-author the aforementioned article,” he said, according to an email obtained by The Post. Butterfield and Taub, who still work at First Liberty, did not respond to requests for comment."

Surprised? Not possible to credibly defend the indefensible.

Lack of transparency demonstrated by deliberate failure to provide email evidence renders the following claim not credible:

"Sasser, the First Liberty spokesman, said he had emails proving that Kacsmaryk was not the actual author but declined to share them with The Post. “Matthew appears to have not gotten to the project so Stephanie decided to do a first draft that Justin edited,” Sasser wrote in a statement. “It appears Matthew provided some light edits.”

Get this:

"Neither Taub nor Butterfield’s name appears in the draft originally submitted by Kacsmaryk, including in the footnotes. When Kacsmaryk requested the authorship switch, the editor familiar with the events said they raised the issue with Reitz, the law review’s editor in chief. The lower-ranking editor asked why Kacsmaryk was making the request. Reitz smiled, the editor recalled, then said, “You’ll see.” Reitz did not address the exchange with the editor in his statement to The Post. But he said that “because of their work on the article, Mr. Butterfield and Ms. Taub rightfully received credit as authors.”

Deliberate lack of transparency screams otherwise. So does the following:

"Even after Butterfield and Taub were designated the authors, Kacsmaryk remained involved, the emails show, offering additional minor edits. The final version is almost identical to the one submitted under Kacsmaryk’s name."

Interestingly:

"Trump nominated Kacsmaryk to the federal bench in September 2017, the same month the article was published."

How about that? LOL.

"During his confirmation hearing that December, Democratic senators questioned Kacsmaryk extensively on his views on LBGT rights and abortion — issues at the heart of the article he had submitted to the law journal. The journal article argues against a 2016 Department of Health and Human Services rule forbidding doctors to discriminate against patients who seek gender-affirming care or pregnancy termination. The rule from the Obama administration, the article says, should contain a “conscientious objector” exception."

Why? Shouldn't the best interests of the healthcare receiver come first? Take priority?

"A law review article is exactly the kind of material the Senate Judiciary Committee is trying to gather in the judicial confirmation process, several people said, because it provides a sense of the judge’s personal opinions."

No question.

"While it is unfair to judge a nominee on work done on behalf of a client, said Charnes, the Republican who worked under Bush, “a law review article is different.” “Those are [the author’s] views,” Charnes said — exactly what the Senate is trying to evaluate."

No question.

The following lacks credibility:

"Kacsmaryk has defended his ability to be impartial in his work. “As a judge, I’m no longer in the advocate role,” he said during his confirmation hearing. “I’m in the role of reading and applying with all good faith whatever Supreme Court and 5th Circuit precedent is binding.” Asked whether transgender Americans should have equal protections, Kacsmaryk told the Senate Judiciary Committee that they should have “what the law provides.”

Believe the double-talking, determinedly duplicitous, achingly disingenuous, self-serving shyster? Wake up:

"Many of Kacsmaryk’s recent decisions have been wins for the right, including two that struck down new Biden administration protections for transgender people. One decision, issued late last year, involved the same issues raised in the journal article, “Jurisprudence of the Body.” Kacsmaryk sided with doctors represented by America First Legal Foundation, set up by former Trump White House adviser Stephen Miller, who challenged HHS guidelines designed to protect transgender patients against discrimination. In his ruling, Kacsmaryk said that under Biden, HHS had wrongly interpreted a provision of Obama’s Affordable Care Act and had misapplied the landmark Supreme Court case extending workplace protections to gay and transgender individuals. The judge credited the doctors’ position that they should in certain situations still be able to refuse hormonal therapy and other forms of gender-affirming care for transgender patients."

Should consequently lose their medical licenses. Remain unfit to practice medicine. The bottom line here is breathtakingly simple: Shouldn't the best interests of the healthcare receiver come first? Take priority over the perverse religious views of care providers?

Think there isn't a serious problem in the judiciary vis a vis an egregious lack of transparency? The Washington Post reports:

"At least four cases handled by a Maryland judge are being challenged after he presided over a series of hearings and did not reveal he was in talks to accept a job in the office of local prosecutors. For more than six weeks, according to court documents and recorded proceedings, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge David Boynton never disclosed he had discussed, negotiated and accepted a position with State’s Attorney John McCarthy’s office as chief of his Felony Trial Division. Boynton started that high-ranking job in February, days after retiring from the bench. One sentencing in question includes the high-profile case of a Magruder High School student who shot and nearly killed another teen in a bathroom. In that hearing, Boynton ruled from the bench as McCarthy sat in the front row of the gallery. Defense attorneys say the way Boynton and McCarthy handled the job switch contradicts Maryland rules designed to promote “public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary.”

No problem with that?

"National experts on judicial ethics also voiced concerns. “It’s pretty shocking this would happen. I’ve never heard of something like this,” Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota law professor who served as the chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, said in an interview. “He should have recused himself just as soon as he started discussing the job with prosecutors. It’s the only ethically responsible thing to do.”

The 'judge' certainly had to have known that.

"The four legal challenges — including one that seeks copies of communications between Boynton and McCarthy about the job — have been assigned to a judge outside of Montgomery County. That jurist, Prince George’s Senior Judge Leo Green Jr., will hold status hearings for the cases on May 3. Montgomery is Maryland’s most populous county, with 1.1 million residents just outside of Washington. Boynton, 65, and McCarthy, 71, are legal fixtures there, having worked together as prosecutors for 17 years before Boynton moved to the bench. He would become the most senior judge in the county. Before leaving his post, he said through a court system spokesman that he had done nothing wrong. “We are confident that Judge Boynton’s upcoming retirement and transition to the new position with the State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO) did not interfere with due process in any past, pending, or new cases,” Bradley Tanner, a spokesman for Maryland’s Administrative Office of the Courts, said in an email response to questions posed to him and Boynton. McCarthy, in an interview, said Boynton first expressed interest in joining his office on Nov. 17. Some three weeks later, on Dec. 7, McCarthy introduced Boynton in a staff meeting to his nearly 85 prosecutors as the soon-to-be new director of the office’s Felony Trial Division. That became a form of disclosure, McCarthy said, because word spread swiftly throughout the nine-story circuit courthouse. “I thought it was absolute common knowledge in this building that he was coming here,” the longtime prosecutor said."

Think so? Get this:

"But not everyone knew, especially from mid-November to the end of the year before Boynton began curtailing his presiding over criminal hearings. The Bar Association of Montgomery County, which has nearly 2,000 members, said in a statement that it “was not aware of Judge David Boynton’s job discussions with the State’s Attorney’s office or his acceptance of the job.” The local public defender’s office, with 30 attorneys, said it was never told. Nor could The Washington Post find any disclosures in court to defense attorneys who came before Boynton after he expressed interest in the job over that time, according to recordings and documents of 18 criminal hearings he held. The matters included five sentencings in which Boynton imposed terms of six to 20 years. The review also showed Boynton issued rulings that appeared to be consistent with those handed out in his career. But guidelines and rules for disclosure, according to courtroom ethics experts, are written for something more fundamental. “The obligation to inform the defendants does not imply that the judge will consciously misuse his power,” said Stephen Gillers, a New York University law professor and author of “Regulation of Lawyers: Problems of Law and Ethics,” a law school casebook in its 12th edition. “The rule protects the defendants’ and the public’s confidence in the justice system and aims to avoid even unconscious bias in favor of the future employer.”

Here's the problem:

"The conflict was completely avoidable, added Laura Kelsey Rhodes, a longtime defense attorney in the county. “We’re in the midst of a national upheaval over the unfairness of our criminal system,” she said. “Why wasn’t it an easy choice to simply recuse himself from all criminal cases?”

Indeed.

"McCarthy has served as the county’s top prosecutor since 2006, having been elected in landslide and uncontested races. By the fall of 2022, it was clear he might need to replace the chief of his Major Crimes Division, who had applied to become a judge, and was formally appointed to the position Oct. 20. Then came Nov. 17, McCarthy said in an interview, when Boynton made a comment to one of McCarthy’s top deputies. “He said, ‘You know what, I wouldn’t mind coming back to the office,’” according to McCarthy. The statement was relayed to McCarthy, he said, and within a week he’d had at least one conversation with Boynton about a position. On Dec. 2, Camilo Serje, 28, appeared before Boynton to be sentenced. He had been charged with vehicular manslaughter after chasing another car in an impromptu street race that led to a crash, killing a motorist who wasn’t racing. But because Serje had pleaded guilty, had testified against a co-defendant and had no previous criminal record, his attorneys asked Boynton for a sentence of less than 12 months, according to court recordings. The prosecutor on the case, also acknowledging Serje’s plea and cooperation, requested 18 months. Maryland sentencing guidelines, while not binding, recommended three months to four years. Boynton imposed six years, telling Serje he still didn’t seem to grasp his culpability. “You killed that person,” he said. Serje did not know that Boynton was discussing a job with McCarthy. “This was never disclosed to Mr. Serje,” defense attorney Justin Eisele wrote in recent court filings as he requested a new sentencing before a different judge. David Boynton makes a statement running for Montgomery County Circuit Court judge ahead of the November 2020 election. Maryland’s rules for judges do not specifically address job interviews. But the standards for judicial independence are purposely “cast in general terms” because listing all such conduct isn’t practicable, according to state code. In that spirit, the rules address disclosure: “A judge should disclose on the record information that the judge believes the parties or their attorneys might reasonably consider relevant to a possible motion for disqualification, even if the judge believes there is no basis for disqualification.”

Called transparency.

"Added Gillers, the NYU professor, “The judge and the state’s attorney were required to inform the public defender’s office and private lawyers with cases before the judge of the job discussions personally and as soon as discussions began, even before a job offer was made.” By Dec. 6, according to McCarthy, he and Boynton had verbally agreed that Boynton would take the position. “Judge Boynton is going to be joining us,” McCarthy recalls telling the staff the next day, proud to introduce someone with deep courtroom experience who could mentor his young prosecutors. Boynton went back to the bench. Word of the pending move did indeed spread among at least some defense attorneys. “It puts you in a bind,” said Rhodes. “You’re the one who ends up raising the issue — telling a judge you don’t think they can be fair.”

Certainly, a problem.

"On Dec. 22, Boynton took up the sentencing of Steven Alston Jr. Nearly a year earlier, the 18-year-old was charged with attempted murder after bringing an untraceable “ghost gun” to Magruder High School and shooting another teen in a boys’ bathroom. As the case progressed, Alston’s defense attorney, David Felsen, discussed with prosecutors a way for Alston to plead guilty and — recognizing his age, cognitive limitations and previously clean criminal record — be sent to a prison program for young offenders, according to court records and hearings. The program typically takes six to seven years to complete. The attorneys met with Boynton to discuss their plea terms. He then emailed them saying he was willing to impose a sentence “sufficient to allow defendant to complete” the program while maintaining the discretion to sentence Alston to as many as 25 years. The final decision, Boynton wrote, would come after he presided over a sentencing hearing. Speaking first at the hearing, Felsen asked for eight to 10 years. Two of Alston’s teachers also spoke on Alston’s behalf. Assistant State’s Attorney Carlotta Woodward did not request a specific number but said prosecutors were “recommending, as pursuant to the plea agreement, that the defendant be sentenced to enough time that is going to permit him to complete the Patuxent Youthful Offender Program.” The victim’s mother spoke, describing how the shooting shattered her family. Boynton sentenced Alston to 18 years. About 30 minutes later, at a news conference, McCarthy complemented Boynton: “The sentence that was given by Judge Boynton — and he gave a very detailed account why he gave this sentence — was intended to balance both punishment as well as rehabilitation.” Felsen called foul. “The sentence imposed was beyond that requested by the assigned prosecutors on the case,” he wrote in court filings, “and exceeded what the court stated would be appropriate for Mr. Alston’s circumstance.” The sentence was also handed down, Felsen wrote, after McCarthy and Boynton went against state rules by discussing and agreeing on the new job. “There can be few circumstances imagined,” he stated, “where a judge’s impartiality might be reasonably questioned than the negotiation of employment with the other party.”

The article goes on and on in great detail. An egregious lack of transparency is clearly a growing problem, certainly an unresolved issue.

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 .

The name of this publication was changed some fifteen years ago from The Llano Ledger to Liberty In Peril. The reason? Simple. Cowardly failure of this community to stand up to tyranny that has only exponentially worsened the last decade and a half. Clearly, demonstrated as well by the cowardly failure of businesses to financially support this publication. Either through advertising or other financial support. Too afraid doing so would enrage the bastards who run and own this hellhole County.

-- 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.

Tim Chorney

Tim Chorney, Publisher
Liberty In Peril
Formerly,
The Llano Ledger
United States Of America

Cannot do it alone. Impossible. Not sustainable. This publication needs your financial and material support. Both. Time to step up.

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

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