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@mstevens86.bsky.social

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Posting through it. Here for random bullshit. Illinois football/basketball, Cubs (except Rob Manfred is killing MLB), Bears, and some occasional Cricket.

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Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · Feb 4

If you're spending time defending the Dems' Do Nothing, Not Even The Bare Minimum approach to this with 'BUT THEY'RE THE MINORITY PARTYYYY'

Kindly shut the fuck up and remove your head from your ass.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 6h

Out of curiosity, is it established that a pardon is an absolute bar to prosecution? Or does everyone just assume that there isn't any point since they won't face any consequences anyway?

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 17h

Would tossing cash out of a blimp over the super bowl count? Cause I might do that.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 17h

Let them put their names on it, let them spell out their piss poor reasoning for it all.

I just hope the leaders that come soon have the spines to do what's needed to use that against them and get them out of positions of power (within the rule of law, of course, not friggin fedposting over here)

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 23h

There are REALLY Ohio State fuckwits out there crying that the officiating Saturday was biased *towards* Illinois???

Do these people even know the rules of the game?

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, fucko, go have fun diddling yourself to the thought of Comey on trial, and hopefully you get in touch with reality someday.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Is it a timely returned indictment if the person who sought it was not a person who was authorized to do so, though? I can't imagine it would be, because then you could--in theory--extend the SoL forever by having improperly appointed people seek indictments.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

If they do that, and can secure an indictment, then you'll get the trial you are so demanding to see for some obnoxious, logic defying reason.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, so you clearly ignored where I posted above where the statute of limitations is up, and losing this indictment likely forecloses any prosecution--it isn't fixable.

*EVEN IF IT WERE*...the government still will need to find someone legally appointed to indict, which was the issue to start with.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

You have it exactly backwards. As a matter of law, he is innocent unless and until a jury (or judge, if he chooses not to exercise his right to a jury trial) convicts him.

No valid indictment? As a matter of law, he's innocent.

Even with a verdict, people will still ask the same as you pose above

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

A guy who languishes in AAA for years baseball may be great down there, but if he gets the call to the Majors he could be absolute shit.

But this would be more like asking a AAA baseball player to go play high level cricket instead.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

...then the court of public opinion can (and will) disagree there too. That's part and parcel of the whole deal.

The government shouldn't get the chance to get to that point, to exact a penalty, if they don't follow the rules.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

What questions linger that otherwise wouldn't in the face of a jury verdict?

Without a valid indictment secured within the SoL, he is and ever will be innocent in the eyes of the law. The court of public opinion can (and will differ).

Same if a jury doesn't convict. If a jury would convict...

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

(And an illegal appointment at the top of that office lets other defendants potentially throw wrenches in their prosecutions that may make things harder for the government, to some extent, even if only draining them of time)

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

If there is a quicker off-ramp, it isn't reasonable that someone should have to take the crap shoot of a jury just to get to the merits.

And in this case, there may not be a second try, because the rush to get this indictment was statute of limitations based, which has now passed.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Doing one of two things that are utterly disqualifying to be anywhere near Congress, let alone the Speaker...either he truly doesn't know what the executive is doing (doubt), and is woefully unprepared to respond to it, or, he is a lying liar that lies like Pinocchio.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

2nd team to win three such contests, but the Bills have been involved in 5 (4 losses, 1 win) from a glance too

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like it. Hell, first time any team has done it twice in a season.

(Tonight's game isn't yet in the data)

A list of NFL football games from Football-Reference.com, which shows games where the final score was 25-24, excluding the Chicago Bears' win on Oct 13 2025.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Beanie Weenies 🙃

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

...no Santos??? The hell did I miss?

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Except the league ruined those so...

It's like Goodell and Manfred are the worst fucking people to run their respective sports leagues. Bettman (is he still the NHL commish?) is an honorable mention.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

It'd be nice if there was some sort of audible cue or visual highlight that the timer is up and take it out of the refs' hands. Maybe that's hard to do in a football stadium of 60k+ than a basketball venue with a third of that.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

So...I always thought it a bit silly from the videos on the YouTube, but...

KwikTrip is in fact superior to QuikTrip.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 1d

Nice

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 2d

Mozzarella sticks.

My kids like to do pizza rolls in ours, but eh.

Also a good alternative to oven for French fries.

Michael @mstevens86.bsky.social · 2d

I was thinking we'd hear him bitching about moving goalposts