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Did I say all Israelis are white? Look at the government of Israel; the leadership of Hamas; and the average resident of Gaza. It's not hard.
Pardons, Commutations and Dropped Prosecutions Catch-All
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You are reaching very, very far here.
Huh? There is no question that Israel is more white than Gaza. That is not a reach at all. Moreover, the power structure of Israel is unquestionably white.
That is one of the main reasons that liberals so strongly identify with Gaza and conservatives so strongly identify with Israel.
Nothing close to that of the conflation of modern Israel and the Second Coming.
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I mean really, do they give a Nobel prize for "attempted chemistry"?
Yes, Israel is indeed more white than Gaza, although there are a good number of olive and tan-skinned Israelis. Literally none of that is relevant to this discussion. My defending of Israel in the past has nothing to do with the average complexion of the Israelis versus the average complexion of the Palestinians.
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Here's one of my methodologies for sniffing out racism. I'll be upfront about it. There are two prongs:
1. Is the person advancing or defending a completely unreasonable position, in a way that seems inconsistent with his usually more measured posts; and
2. Is the person advancing or defending that position in a way that seems consistently to favor a traditionally favored racial group over a traditionally disfavored (keeping in mind that America has its anti-semitism but the anti-Muslim bias is considerable more pervasive.
If both of those prongs are satisfied, that suggests an inference of racism. It's not conclusive proof by any means, but it also tries to make sense of an otherwise bewildering claim.
Out of curiosity, how many bullets is too many to fire blindly into an apartment when shot at? A couple of hundred rounds from a machine gun? Several RPGs? Or is there no limit in your view?
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well played, sir.
There are videos out there involving shootouts where dozens if not hundreds of rounds are fired from the outside of a residence into the interior and no police officers were charged. I know you may think it is “racist” to believe that it is overkill to send a man to prison for the rest of his life for returning fire after being fired upon, but that is mostly a reflection of your own insecurities.
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That’s a righteous sentence.
I think a pardon would certainly be warranted here. We’ll see.
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I didn't say he should get life. But obviously the judge disagreed with you. Which isn't a surprise because what he did was wrong and should be punished. I'm not sure how "my own insecurities" whatever you have in mind relates to anything on this thread but whatever.
33 months is a pretty light sentence, I would think -- but since I am not intimately familiar with the evidence introduced, I will refrain from offering anything more this offhand remark. One day was comical.
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Officer Involved in Death of Breonna Taylor Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison
The Justice Department had sought a one-day prison sentence for Brett Hankison
—> https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/bre...f?st=1AaLLH&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalinkOne day may be one more than he actually serves. Odds are pretty good that Trump pardons before Harkinson is due to report to prison.
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“… In a motion filed late Tuesday, federal prosecutors sought to dismiss an indictment accusing Andrew Wiederhorn, ex-CEO of the company that owns the Fatburger and Johnny Rockets chains, of carrying out a $47 million “sham loan” scheme.
Prosecutors also sought to dismiss charges against L.A. County sheriff’s deputy Trevor Kirk, who has already been convicted and sentenced in an excessive force case after he attacked a woman in a supermarket parking lot in 2023.
… Days before Essayli’s initial appointment in April, Adam Schleifer, the assistant U.S. attorney handling the criminal case against Wiederhorn, was fired at the behest of the White House.
Schleifer alleged in appealing the decision that his firing was motivated in part by his prosecution of Wiederhorn, a Trump donor who has maintained his innocence.…”
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DOJ drops charges against Fat Brands, chair Andy Wiederhorn
The restaurant company and Wiederhorn were indicted more than a year ago for an alleged "sham" loan scheme.
“… In May 2024, the company and Wiederhorn were indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on charges of wire fraud, tax evasion and other counts related to what prosecutors alleged was a "sham" loan scheme that netted Wiederhorn $47 million.
… Wiederhorn has maintained his innocence since he was indicted. He was previously convicted about two decades ago for filing a false tax return and paying an illegal gratuity to an associate, serving more than a year in federal prison.
… In March, the White House fired Adam Schleifer, the assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles who led the prosecution against Wiederhorn. Schleifer later alleged that his dismissal was the result of a smear campaign against him led by Wiederhorn.
Despite the turnover, Justice Department officials in California told The Oregonian in April that the prosecution against Fat Brands and Wiederhorn would continue.
Months earlier, the company donated $100,000 to Trump's inauguration fund….”
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DOJ drops charges against Fat Brands, chair Andy Wiederhorn
The restaurant company and Wiederhorn were indicted more than a year ago for an alleged "sham" loan scheme.www.cnbc.com
“… In May 2024, the company and Wiederhorn were indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on charges of wire fraud, tax evasion and other counts related to what prosecutors alleged was a "sham" loan scheme that netted Wiederhorn $47 million.
… Wiederhorn has maintained his innocence since he was indicted. He was previously convicted about two decades ago for filing a false tax return and paying an illegal gratuity to an associate, serving more than a year in federal prison.
… In March, the White House fired Adam Schleifer, the assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles who led the prosecution against Wiederhorn. Schleifer later alleged that his dismissal was the result of a smear campaign against him led by Wiederhorn.
Despite the turnover, Justice Department officials in California told The Oregonian in April that the prosecution against Fat Brands and Wiederhorn would continue.
Months earlier, the company donated $100,000 to Trump's inauguration fund….”
“… As chief executive of Fat Brands, Wiederhorn, 58, allegedly directed the company to loan its own funds to him, with no intention of ever paying the “sham” loans back, according to the indictment.
The SEC alleges that Wiederhorn then used the cash to pay for private jets, first-class airfare, luxury vacations, mortgage and rent payments, plus nearly $700,000 in “shopping and jewelry.”
… Wiederhorn’s alleged fraud accounted for roughly 44% of Fat Brands’ revenue between 2017 and 2021, which meant the company often was not able to pay its bills. In those situations, Wiederhorn would allegedly redirect funds from credit cards paid for by Fat Brands back to the company with assistance from his son Thayer, who was then the company’s chief marketing officer and is now its chief operating officer.
Fat Brands never disclosed the cash transfers as related party transactions to investors. In 2020, the cash transfers were written off after the company’s merger with Fog Cutter Capital Group, Fat Brands’ largest shareholder, which also happened to be majority owned by Wiederhorn, according to the SEC complaint.
… Additionally, as far back as 2006, Wiederhorn has owed taxes for his personal income to the IRS. He also did not report any of the so-called loans from Fat Brands as income, according to the indictment. As of March 2021, Wiederhorn owed $7.74 million to the IRS for his unpaid personal taxes….”