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• On the post: DOJ Arrests Journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort For Acts Of Journalism, Even After Courts Rejected Arrest Warrants

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2026 @ 05:12pm

  I didn't know I was required to presume anybody innocent on the internet. A violation of the Klan act would be a felony. In the state where I practice law, a person can be guilty of a crime vicariously through the actions of other people. For example, if a person knows a second person is going to rob a bank and takes that second person to the bank with that knowledge, the first person is guilty of the bank robbery, even if he drives away after dropping off the robber. In Lemon's case, it appears he knew the group he was "journalizing" was going into a church to disrupt the service. His own videos appear to establish that with fair certainty. If the government can establish he did anything beforehand or contemporaneously to aid, encourage, or assist the disruptors, then Lemon is guilty of the same offense that the disruptors committed. And, here's the defense lawyer in me coming out: nuh-uhhh! Oh, no he didn't.

• On the post: DOJ Arrests Journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort For Acts Of Journalism, Even After Courts Rejected Arrest Warrants

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2026 @ 08:19am

  So, who would be okay if I knew your house would be burglarized, and I went into the house with my cell phone to record that burglary? I'm a criminal defense attorney, so maybe I don't know how time prosecute a criminal case, but it seems to me that if a person has a defense that prosecutors shouldn't be required to anticipate that defense. That's a broad statement of general applicability, of course. It seems, at a minimum, that Lemon committed the crime of misprision of a felony. But, if his recording, if known by those who disrupted the service, encouraged those disruptors to commit crimes, then Lemon is an accessory before the fact. Such acts are prosecuted as a principal. Daniel Ellsburg went to prison. Nobody at the NYT went to prison. The reason is that nobody at NYT knew beforehand or encouraged Ellsburg commit his crimes.

• On the post: The Case For A 100-Justice Supreme Court

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 21 Jan, 2026 @ 04:06pm

  Hold on, everybody. Move your finger off the "hide this post" button! I like this idea. I think the key is finding a way so that no President can appoint a bunch of new Justices all at once. Maybe every year the President can appoint two new justices until we reach the optimal number. The number 100 may be too high. But something needs to be done. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

• On the post: Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 16 Jan, 2026 @ 04:09am

  I guess my prophecy came true. My words are violence to you. I want to talk; you want my words suppressed because I oppose you. I will continue to pray for you.

• On the post: Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2026 @ 04:41pm

  I'll pray for you. I will also pray for our country. I can't believe we're this close to civil war over something so idiotic. But, I suppose it has to be something. It might as well be over our national identity. I will take up arms to defend myself against you if necessary. I hope it doesn't come to that. You're right; I don't think Trump goes far enough sometimes. I am NOT AT ALL squeamish that Trump wants to remove people from this country who are not citizens. I am NOT AT ALL squeamish about his methods. I'm only sad that he's being so soft about it. Renee Good will be your Crispus Attucks if your side wins. She'll be a sad nobody if my side wins. She did a noble thing to sacrifice her life for her cause. I applaud that.

• On the post: Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2026 @ 05:12am

  I caution you not to impute the motivations of one person to an entire administration. If that's the standard, then Biden's administration encouraged people to cross-dress and steal luggage. I would love to have an intelligent conversation about this subject. What factors are legitimate for the agent to take into consideration when he pulled the trigger? I believe he had a right to consider that she was clearly obstructing him in the discharge of his duties. I also believe that he should be able to consider the icy conditions of the road, the fact that she refused to get out of the car upon demand (Penn v. Mimms), that she hit the accelerator upon the urging of a co-conspirator, that a vehicle can be used as a deadly weapon, that she made contact with him despite the fact that he was to the side of the vehicle (if his cell phone video is genuine, you can see where he was standing when she accelerated), and that her engine revved in a way that seemed like she intended to use the vehicle as a weapon rather than for flight. She was probably not trying to strike him with her vehicle. But her subjective intent is not relevant to his subjective perception, which is what a homicide prosecution would be based upon. This is not a case where an absentminded person backed into a pedestrian in a mall parking lot. If it were, then the agent would clearly be guilty of some level of homicide. This is a case of a woman who was trying to get as close to the line as possible without going over. She failed in her endeavor. She thought her pure motives would immunize her from consequences. If she had stood on the sidewalk, blown her whistle, held signs, and chanted her mantras, she could have accomplished lawful protest. Instead, she actively inserted herself into a law enforcement operation. Her interpreted deserved to be interpreted through the lens of her actions. We have gone a long way in our country from where we started. We have come to believe that words are violence and violent obstruction is protest. I honestly don't like everything Trump is doing. However, I think the way to change his actions is through a ballot box rather than vehicles blocking streets.

• On the post: Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2026 @ 05:46pm

  https://youtube.com/shorts/LYm7SsakcxI?si=x3PyBNekuGw_oAxC This is the one I was talking about earlier.

• On the post: Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2026 @ 02:22pm

  I've seen a video of the officer being stricken by the Good vehicle in the hip. That video was taken from approximately 200 yards away from the 2 o'clock position from the driver's perspective. I'm genuinely asking; is that AI? If that is an authentic video, then it is clearly self-defense and defense of others for the officer to use lethal force against the person who rammed him.

• On the post: Court To Trump: Just Chanting ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Doesn’t Make Due Process Rights Disappear

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2025 @ 02:42pm

  All of this ink spilled over people who weren't supposed to be here and who were incarcerated for other matters.

• On the post: 2025 Measles Cases In America Surpass The 2,000 Mark

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 31 Dec, 2025 @ 02:37pm

  You are correct! And anybody who loves their child would kill it before it left the womb. That's the easiest way to protect a child from the inherent risks of being alive.

• On the post: Administration: ASL Interpreters At Briefings Would Prevent Trump From ‘Controlling His Image’

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2025 @ 04:23pm

  Trump may not have said anything about dead veterans' being "losers." But, doesn't it sound like something he'd say? I'm no expert, so don't quote me, but it's my understanding that people who communicate through ASL have less developed areas of the brain because this particular "language" is less descriptive than language that is vocalized. It is the functional equivalent of putting a child in a closet from birth to age 2. True deafness is incredibly rare. It is almost all curable with cochlear implants. The fact that anyone would sue over something so trivial is appalling. On the other hand, top stenographic writers can transcribe 300-350 words per minute. Reading the actual words at the bottom of the screen is a much more accurate version of what anybody says than an ASL interpreter who only has signs for half of the words available to use. I realize that I complicate things by bringing up facts. I apologize for that. I also realize it gets in the way of your scapegoating of President Trump for any minor perceived flaw. Down vote me, and hopefully nobody will notice. If I am incorrect about any of my assertions above, I truly do hope someone will point me in the direction of better information through a link to a reputable source. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

• On the post: The Measles Outbreak In South Carolina Is Growing

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2025 @ 03:25pm

  Love your baby. Kill it in the womb before it has a chance to be a conservative.

• On the post: Judge: Even If Trump’s DOJ Goes After Comey Again, It Won’t Have Access To Evidence It Illegally Obtained

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2025 @ 01:05pm

  Any* time

• On the post: Judge: Even If Trump’s DOJ Goes After Comey Again, It Won’t Have Access To Evidence It Illegally Obtained

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2025 @ 01:05pm

  The head of the FBI damn well better be able to lie to Congress and time he wants to! Congress isn't the boss of him!

• On the post: The Leopard Has Come For A Small Town Kansas Mayor & Its Residents

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 03 Dec, 2025 @ 01:02pm

  I'm asking this as a serious question. What should be the substantive difference between a citizen and a non-citizen?

• On the post: Trump Administration Still Trying To Send Kilmar Abrego Garcia To Anywhere But Where He Wants To Go

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2025 @ 09:40am

  Kilmar should be allowed to live in the houses of any of Techdirt's owners. If he gets to pick his country, he should be allowed to pick his house. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

• On the post: Measles Outbreaks Abound Under RFK Jr.’s Inaction

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 25 Oct, 2025 @ 07:11am

  Golly gosh. Gee whiz. You got me. But never forget: 9 out of 10 doctors prefer Camel cigarettes!

• On the post: Measles Outbreaks Abound Under RFK Jr.’s Inaction

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 24 Oct, 2025 @ 12:35pm

  I knew I could get you to the point where you would hurl invective rather than deal with my argument. Happens all the time. I note with interest that you pivoted from "no downsides" to "deaths." Maybe there haven't been any deaths in otherwise-healthy people who take the vaccine. I don't take that as a given. However, more importantly, I can think of many things that are a "downsides" that don't rise to the level of death. I see you want my children to die. I get it. I have many living, productive, intelligent children. They may deserve death; I'm unaware of the reason why, though. However, to frame your response more precisely, if one or all of my children were among the 12 out of 100,000 people to die from measles without vaccination, and if that lack of vaccination prevented 2,500 out of those same 100,000 people from being autistic, then, yes. I would accept that. I do, however, note that the general status of medical care (vaccines notwithstanding) has improved dramatically. I suspect that the death rate would be much lower than 12 per 100,000 if the population were not forced to accept these vaccines. I am not a medical, immunological, virological, or other scientific expert or researcher. I am a litigator. I've battled dozens of times to prove crazy things to skeptical juries in the United States (the government I do not trust, btw). I win far more often than I lose. My perspective is important because of this one fact: like the tobacco companies before them, the vaccine manufacturers sought and received immunity from lawsuits in order to provide their poison. How do I know it's poison? Because you wouldn't need immunity from lawsuits for putting beneficial things in people's bodies. Call me kooky and a conspiracy theorist. Hurl invective. Engage in ad hominem all you like. But just once, let me sue them and let me force them to produce their evidence in a courtroom. I bet I could get 12 people anywhere in this country to agree with me once the evidence is produced. Vaccines are poison. Hopefully I will die of COVID soon. It will make everyone happy. I AM unvaccinated. Sadly, I've last decades. Long enough to see debate and the pursuit of truth crushed by those who don't grapple with facts. Rather, they impose pejoratives on those with whom they disagree. Kinda Trumpian, if you think about it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

• On the post: Measles Outbreaks Abound Under RFK Jr.’s Inaction

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2025 @ 02:03pm

  "There is no real downsides at all to being vaccinated against measles . . . ." Do you have any proof of this? I know I'm rare in my distrust of the government, but I don't want them in my cell phone OR in my body. There can never be ZERO risk in putting artificial substances in a humans body. This is especially true at scale. I have never seen a true placebo trial of the MMR vaccine. And I have especially never seen one that studies the effects on a human body for 50 plus years. I applaud your sourcing the chart, however. It does seem to suggest that 12 in every 100,000 people in 1919 died from measles. And death is worse than any condition that leave the human person remaining alive. Accepting all that, one out of every 40ish people are now autistic. When I was a child, the closest thing to autism was me. I realize placing that fact into evidence is enough to make everyone here apoplectic. But it's a truth that should be explored, right? Or should we wait until that number is one out of every one person is autism until we try to figure out why this is? I love all of the people who disclaim my expertise as if they know me. But, again. I'm the resident whipping-boy because I have independent thoughts. If we went back to 12 deaths per 100,000 and eliminated autism, I think that would be a net win for society. Here's where you get to lose your mind about how cruel I am. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

• On the post: Measles Outbreaks Abound Under RFK Jr.’s Inaction

  

  someoneinnorthms ( profile ), 23 Oct, 2025 @ 09:48am

  I was alive in 1990. I don't remember anyone clamboring for a measles vaccine. I DO remember the pediatrician telling me in 1993 that if I didn't give it to my newborn child, the baby would be taken away for medical neglect. I honestly don't remember measles being that bad. It felt like a solution in need of a problem when they rolled out the vaccines. Now, mumps and rubella--different story. They could be really bad, deadly even. Measles? Not so much. But I'm a conservative. All of my opinions should be discounted automatically because I do my own research instead of trusting the science.

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