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Cake day: June 18th, 2023

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  • They definitely don’t have to do this. Indictments and arrest warrants are typically sealed until they are executed.

    When this happens to high profile public figures who are not likely flight risks, it’s relatively common to let the target know about the pending case before they’re in custody. It’s also common to negotiate an arranged surrender with the target’s lawyers.

    The arranged surrenders benefit the cops because they don’t have to waste time looking for the perp, and it benefits the accused because they get a little time to get their affairs in order.

    In this case, I think there’s some component of the prosecutor trying to publicize themselves.


  • Yeah, I am seriously upset. NASA press office seems to be telling lies left and right, and they think they’re just pulling the old Washington spin cycle, but it’s obvious lies. And they’re easy out of line.

    They issued a 248k “emergency” engineering study contract to SpaceX to support extra pax on the dragon. NASA press office claimed this award had absolutely nothing to do with Crew Test, but this was immediately contradicted by anonymous internal sources.

    Heads need to roll at NASA PAO.









  • Actually this isn’t how it works (in most United States)

    If Donald Trump sues you, he has to prove that you harbored “actual malice” because he is a public figure and politician, and therefore enjoys less protection from slander than regular nobodies.

    You can raise the truth of your statements as an absolute defense, regardless of how malicious you were. But it’s still on you to prove it’s true, it at least a non-falsifiable opinion.