You or LLM?

Cuz that is pretty fucking good.

All (in turn):

Double, double, gloss and glare,
Lights that bleach the midnight air;
Blend the sheen and smooth the line,
Freeze the brow and seal the shine.

Fill it now with curated glow,
Truth runs thin where filters flow;
Polish cheek and tighten grin,
Let no hint of doubt break in.

Drop of serum, pull of thread,
Lift the jaw and smooth the…[Read more]

There goes Reg quoting Shakespeare again.

Agree with Reg. Not a 4th amendment constitutional issue requiring probable cause. Bill of rights is about protecting individual citizens in their freedom, liberty etc. from government overreach. Not sure there is even precedent for this sort of thing. Seizing ballots? Not just seizing ballots but doing it in a systematic way in an attempt to…[Read more]

Thunder. Lightning. A terrace at Mar-a-Lago.

Enter Laura Loomer, Kristi Noem, and Kimberly Guilfoyle

Loomer:
When shall we three meet again?
In sunshine, rally, or on the air?

Noem:
When the polling dips and spins begin,
And truth grows thin in heated glare.

Guilfoyle:
That will be ere the set of sun,
When tweets are fired and claims are…[Read more]

I  find it disturbing how far individual officials are willing to stretch legal authority. The cynic in me says “This is part of “MAGA mission creep” for a third term. But the crux of it will be where the situation becomes less about grand schemes and more about how systems behave under pressure. So I think the courts will hold solid.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Does that mean the seizure is unconstitutional, even if the warrant is valid?

I’m still learning on the fly. My newest question is about how or whether or not it’s even possible to fight this, and federal actions like seizing ballots or voter rolls/databases from states. Marc Elias would be the expert here. In fact,…[Read more]

To the best of my (limited) knowledge, the “probable cause” claim is bogus. Does that mean the seizure is unconstitutional, even if the warrant is valid?

500k ballots seized in California by a sheriff running for office.