Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Donald Trump's Fourth Indictment and Other News.

 

Fulton County DA Fani Willis did the heroic act of causing the fourth indictment to exist against Donald Trump. This historic act outlines the principle that accountability and adherence to legitimate election laws matter. This seeping indictment alleges that the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise. This is a serious charge accusing 19 people of working in a plan to overthrow the election results in the state of Georgia using multiple illegal means from threatening voting workers to other crimes against Georgia state law. This is beyond politics. This is about protecting our democratic institutions. Many of the people charged are Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Mark Roman, etc. DA Fani Willis gave a chronological look at the conspiracy to try to harm the Georgia election results in mighty detail. The charges include violations of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, etc. DA Fani Willis wants a trial to exist in a span of six months (which many scholars believe might to be too soon as Mark Meadows already wants the trial to move into federal court). She wants all those indicted to have their arrangements by August 25, 2023.


District Attorney Fani Willis is presenting her case against Donald Trump. The grand jury heard evidence from many witnesses about how Trump tried to use a plot to steal the election in Georgia. The case is moving faster. The presentation from District Attorney from Fulton County, Georgia Fani Willis, and her team acted rapidly. She caused many indictments in the case. The Trump team like usual has denied all charges against Donald Trump. Former Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan entered the grand jury room to testify in the Fulton County probe. Since day one, Raffensperger said that the audit in Cobb County found no evidence of fraudulent mail-in voting by December 29, 2020. Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney has presided over key parts of the Trump probe so far. We know about the phone call from Donald Trump desiring a certain number of votes to steal the Georgia 2020 election. It is obvious that what Trump and some of his acolytes did has been illegal.


The number of people who passed away from the Maui wildfire natural disaster is up to 99 being the deadliest fire disaster in America in over 100 years. Authorities now are searching for and identifying the people who passed away. The town of Lahaina has been destroyed by fire. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said that cadaver dogs have covered just 3 percent of the area. The death toll is likely to grow. DNA testing will have to be used to identify people as many of the bodies fall apart after being found. Hawaii Governor Josh Green said that 2,2000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, 86 percent of them being residential structures. Fires continue to burn in south Maui's Kihei area and in the mountainous communities. Some of the burning footage has been described by some as the firebombing of German cities in February 1945 at Dresden, etc. Climate scientists and environmentalists have warned about a fire with such devastation for two decades like Elizabeth Pickett (co-executive director of the nonprofit Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization and co-author of a Maui wildfire plan made in 2014). There are questions about when the warnings took place and the question of infrastructure development in preventing the massive scale of wildfires.


People are rightfully angry at the response to the wildfire disaster in Hawaii. U-Haul trucks and other supplies are used to go about to try to recover things. Some human lives are saved, but tons of more lives could be lost as a product of the heinous natural disaster. Relief systems are spread all over the region. Lifeguards, carpenters, and bartenders have used relief centers to save lives. Destruction is widespread, and there should be a stronger response from all levels of the American government to help improve the conditions of this historic disaster. President Biden saying "no comment" is not going to cut it. About 1,300 people are missing in Hawaii now. Mainstream capitalism is cutthroat. It is indifferent to morality and justice. That is why it is necessary to show compassion and advocate solutions to the problems of our age like the wildfires, poverty, racism, bigotry in general, and other important subjects in our time.


Some recent sad news is that Magoo (Melvin Barcliff) passed away at 50 years old. He was born in Virginia from the 757 where I'm from. He was a hip-hop artist who worked with Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, and other legends of music. He contributed to bringing the 757 of Virginia into the next level of hip-hop culture by the mid to the late 1990's and beyond. His creative voice, a down to Earth personality, and outlining love for his family and friend characterize his life. Back on July 11, 1997, the song of Up Jumps da Boogie was released. It featured Magoo, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, and Aaliyah. That song was an anthem for us being from Hampton Roads, Virginia. Aaliyah joined with Virginia musicians because real recognize real to be honest. Aaliyah was a great artist ahead of her time, and she was friends with Magoo, Timbaland, Missy, and other Virginian musicians ahead of their time too. Timbaland, Missy, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Magoo, 702, Playa, etc. made timeless music. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and traveled the world to be an ambassador of what Virginian musical culture was all about. This tragic news is shocking. I send condolences to his family and friends.

Rest in Power Brother Magoo.


By Timothy






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