thinking about all the “small” art that’s ever existed. songs that were only ever sung in one village. stories written by children that got lost in the shuffle. personal paintings that didn’t survive the test of time. how they affected the lives of just a few, but still existed, still mattered to someone.
this is not a sad post!!!! this is a celebration!!!!! art is part of the human condition!!!!!!! we were born to create and share!!!!!!!!!!!
According to some statistics it looks more like teaching sex ed (including consent) in school makes more young people realize they don’t want to have sex yet or at all or don’t want to do some specific sexual activities (also obvious from the increase of popularity of asexual-spectrum identities). Allegedly, young people who have accurate information about sexual activities and access to contraception, on average become sexually active later and are less likely to be affected by STIs or unplanned pregnancies.
Conservatives oppose sex education because it makes it harder for them to molest children
Donald Is Entering the FO stage of FAFO And Oh Boy He Don’t Like It, Part Number A Lot:
The Very Stable Genius, less than 24 hours after agreeing to comply with the order not to post sensitive material, threaten witnesses, or otherwise commit more crimes while out on bail, posts a threatening message on Truth Social (“IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”)
A few short hours later, Jack Smith and Co. file a request for a protective order, aka preventing Trump from blabbing about anything he might receive from the government in the discovery phase, by citing said threatening post as Example A that he cannot keep his fucking mouth shut;
Judge Chutkan agrees, gives Trump until 5pm on August 7 (Monday) to respond;
Trump tries his usual bullshit delay tactic by asking for 3 more days + oral arguments, which would push it back even further;
Jack Smith immediately files a counter-request for NO delay, including this absolute gem of legal snark:
Trump, flailing, insists the threatening Truth Social post was actually directed against something something the Koch brothers and other people he thinks are RINOs (this was, of course, nowhere stated and is as usual total bullshit);
Does he know one of the Koch brothers is dead? Unlikely
Judge Chutkan cursorily denies Trump’s request for said delay; his legal team still has to respond by 5pm on Monday;
Trump has a Sad;
Did he learn anything, though? Of course not; he’s now attacking Mike Pence;
If he keeps this up, he WILL be in violation of his bail conditions and at this point, it’s pretty certain that if necessary, Smith would request the court to order him held in custody until trial;
If that happens a) I demand a live feed and b) all of a sudden, Trump would be begging for a speedy trial;
Please proceed, motherfucker.
Update as of Tuesday afternoon:
Still waiting on that Georgia indictment, but it’s probably gonna be this week
Meanwhile, Trump spent the weekend being even more deranged than usual; his lawyers finally took a break from their busy schedule of lying on TV, suggesting the trial be moved to West Virginia, and whining about how Chutkan should recuse herself, in order to file the response to the protective order request;
As you might expect, this was whiny and full of bullshit;
Almost immediately, like less than 2 hours later, Jack Smith filed a response pointing out that this was indeed full of bullshit and designed to “let the defendant litigate the case in the media, not the courtroom”
(He also spent the first few pages recapping in detail all the stuff that Trump’s latest clownfail lawyer said on all those five Sunday shows, while claiming that they had no time to meet the DOJ)
He then ripped apart all of Trump’s lawyers’ dumb suggestions; you can read the whole thing here if you so desire
Judge Chutkan responds also that same evening ordering a hearing, asks DoJ and Trump lawyers to submit two times this week they are available
Trump, surprising nobody, claims he’s just not available this week, what about next week? (Or next week, or next week, or next week…)
Jack Smith, who is living absolutely rent free in that greasy orange noggin: lmao no. I’m free Friday. Let’s do it then.
Trump’s lawyers: absolutely not under no circumstances Friday!
Judge: yeah Jack, you’re right. Hearing at 10am Friday. The end.
(Trump will, in case it is not clear, almost certainly lose this hearing)
If we are lucky, he will also get indicted in Georgia on that same day, or sooner
What’s this?
It’s Jack Smith WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!
(It’s a manip but I think this is just what Trump sees whenever he closes his eyes.)
Also the DC grand jury is still meeting, so there could well be more J6 indictments on the way, for both Trump and Co-Conspirators
Womp womp.
I cannot WAIT for Aaron Sorkin to make a Netflix movie of this. Popcorn? Candy? Soda? Yes?
this is going to be difficult -> i am capable of doing difficult things -> i have done everything prior to this moment -> this difficulty will soon be proof of capability
