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THE GHOST OF ASAKO KISHI THROUGH A MEDIUM WHO IS AN INTERPRETER: @karenblackpilled.bsky.social · 11h

There are lots of functional substitutes for reading The Atlantic, too. For example: what if I slammed my hand into the cutlery drawer

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 2h

Shockingly, no, it did not. And he’s not even the worst one.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, I’ve got some bad news about the history of Peace Prize recipients selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3h

Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast.

She touted the oil reserves in Venezuela (the largest in the world) and vowed to privatize the oil industry to enable American corporations to exploit and profit from the country’s resources if she gains power.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 3h

Even an indictment by an invalidly empaneled grand jury qualifies as an indictment under 18 USC 3288. See, eg, United States v. Macklin, 535 F.2d 191 (2nd Cir 1976)

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 4h

As I said “from the date of dismissal”

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 8h

lol, this thing is wild, the one guy in the world who has managed to get me to root for an HOA: www.wral.com/news/local/h...

Court: Cary man can't keep neighbors from using trail between his two properties

A Cary homeowner's association has won a lawsuit involving a pedestrian easement at the center of a viral video last year.

www.wral.com

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

The US Attorney being improperly appointed absolutely would not bar a new prosecution.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

This is like a year old.

Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

Aren't these federal employees acting under color of federal law? I don't think 1983 is available for such a suit, and unless the girl happens to be a person named Webster Bivens, I think there are bigger issues than QI.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

There are laws that in some situations do allow SOLs to be extended forever. That said, it wouldn't work in your scenario, because if Halligan's appointment is ruled invalid, the court is not going to accept an indictment from the next person "appointed" the same way.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

Yes, it is still a timely returned indictment despite the legal defect, as it was accepted by the court. If a legal defect in the indictment (whether because of who presented it, errors in the elements laid out in it, ect) made it not an indictment, then 18 USC 3288 would be meaningless.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

Unless the court says the FVRA is available, and they appoint Todd Blanche acting.

Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

Depends on how long the appeals courts decide to take. Could be mere days, could be years.

The SOL issue is functionally over. If the indictment gets dismissed on this issue, a new SOL starts from the date of dismissal and runs for 6 months from the date of dismissal.

Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 10h

It's possible that the court rules that Section 546(a) is unavailable to the AG because Siebert served 120 days under it and was then appointed by the district court under (d), but that the FVRA remains available to fill the role.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 11h

True, and he's done lots of good stuff on supporting indigenous people as well. I could get into negative things, but if I'm honest I mostly just find him unappealing on an aesthetic level, particularly in contrast to his mother. Which is hardly a justification for going at the man.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 11h

Fair!

Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 11h

It's an understandable mistake, dismissal of a federal indictment that was issued before the SOL ran, but that occurs after it has run, is not a common occurrence.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 11h

Litigation strategy is typically the prerogative of the lawyers, not the client, but with a sophisticated client in a high-profile case like this, I doubt they would've done it over his objections. They must keep the client's goals in mind, and I'd guess prompt resolution is a goal of Comey's

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 11h

Even Hegseth's former employer wont sign it. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Fox News to Join Other Networks in Rejecting Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Media ‘Pledge’: Report

Major television networks, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox News, are expected to release a joint statement rejecting media access "pledge."

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 11h

Again, I get why it's the right move, but if they win the issue at the district court level, it will delay things. That's all I said.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 11h

Honestly them not sitting in Pentagon will make their coverage more credible. DOD can send over its clips of Hegseth or Wilson saying some bullshit, folks can e-mail them questions, and they can type out the infantile ridicule they'd normally say to the press. Then the press can go do real reporting

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 12h

18 USC 3288*, my apologies

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 12h

Dismissal of a timely returned indictment, which is what the remedy would be here, adds six months to the statute of limitations from the date of dismissal under 18 USC 3289.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 12h

The thing is, in this case the process is meant to be the punishment (I assume Halligan at least understands they will lose at trial), so giving the government an opening to prolong that process, rather than holding them to the speedy trial act's 70 days, might be in the government's favor.

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Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 12h

Lecture?

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