#Coup Plotters

[meandmybigmouth]

Marjorie Taylor Greene Rages at DOJ's New Initiative

NOTHING WORSE THAN A PISSED OFF COUP PLOTTER AND TRAITOR TO AMERICA ITCHING FOR ANOTHER CHANCE!

"Merrick Garland just announced a massive Red Flag Operation that the DOJ will be running by using EVERY spy tool the US government has in order to violate American's Second Amendment!!" the congresswoman wrote on Saturday. "This comes right after [House Speaker Mike] Johnson fully funded [President Joe] Biden's weaponized DOJ!

Marjorie Taylor Greene Rages at DOJ's New Initiative (msn.com)

[meandmybigmouth]

Another Maga Muffin, Pseudo-patriot! Selling America down the river over a pathological lying, grifting conman! Good Luck with that!

[love-and-doom]

Even with all the drama the lower vibrational spirits try to create I'm happy that I can use tumblr to escape the insanity of politics in my country and for the beautiful people here that create art and write meta 🥰😘

Thank you so much guys and gals 💜

[dailyworldecho]

[arinzeture]

🇧🇫 Coup Plotters Find Safe Haven in Côte d’Ivoire – Burkina Faso Government Confirms

The government of Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 has confirmed that several individuals involved in the recent coup attempt have fled to Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮, a pattern that once again validates what Captain Ibrahim Traoré has consistently warned: "our enemies always find shelter in Abidjan."

This isn’t new. For years, Côte d’Ivoire has served as a sanctuary for traitors and collaborators. Figures like Blaise Compaoré and his brother François, Alpha Barry, and even Burkina Faso’s former deputy intelligence chief, Naïm Touré, who defected to the French DGSE. Now, add to that list the latest batch of coup plotters who managed to escape justice.

This persistent betrayal points to one man: President Allassane Ouattara, the textbook House Negro of Françafrique. A man who, rather than fight for the liberation of his people, gladly polishes the master's boots and turns his back on Africa’s collective struggle. His regime is a threat to the sovereignty of not just Burkina Faso, but the entire region.

Ouattara is now scrambling for a fourth unconstitutional term in the upcoming October elections, desperate to hold onto power. Now, in a panic, he’s weaponizing the electoral system.

It's sad to learn that Ouattara, a Burkinabè by birth has been giving safe haven to coup plotters trying to destabilize the country he came from.

Outtara is not only an imposter he is the ultimate House Negro willing to burn down the entire house to prove his loyalty to his colonial masters.

[pinkcupboardwitch]

NO LET’S TALK ABOUT HOLLAND BEING DENIED HIS VENGEANCE

Ask game: 1, 4, and 20 for Holland

Will do the Vor ones tomorrow!!!!! But for now:

* Rolls up sleeves*

1. First Impression: there's a funny and a serious answer to this.

Y'know how I'm always saying I'm terrible at predicting things? Before I picked ADSOM up, I went looking for ADSOM queer characters or something of the like. And discovered Rhy Maresh, about whom I only knew: his being gay plays a small part in the first book and a much larger one in the next two. So, I'm skimming along and this dude comes into Rhy's room and is all: "I have been to your father for business. I come to you for pleasure."

And my little May December loving heart—which also adores enemies to lovers? Fair somersaulted with joy as I read all about how this "Holland" worked for a rival kingdom. I was _amped up for this slow-burn where they had a long-term thing going on Holland's diplomatic missions that was secret from everyone even Rhy's brother, though I suspected maybe Kell guessed because he sure thought about this Holland a lot, which was only natural if you kinda thought he was gonna be your future brother-inn-law, right?

I can barely type this for laughing at how badly! I got the character dynamics wrong but like: Rhy was so _down! for flirting with him and the guard had said he was dangerous, with very cold, hollow eyes and I couldn't understand how Rhy could possibly be so casual about Holland being in his room if he didn't know something we were missing. (Only later did I learn that Rhy, dearest beloved, if confronted with a suddenly talking tree or wall: would aggressively flirt and charm the leaves/stone off it, only asking how it came to have the remarkable ability of speech after he discovered if it was in fact hot to kiss a tree or wall.)

The serious answer: from the moment I read the lines: "The Antari's eyes slid over the scene—the blood, the ink, the tortured commoner— expression lodged between distant surprise and disinterest. Holland liked to play at being hollow, but Athos knew it was a ruse. He might have feigned numbness, but he was hardly immune to sensation." followed swiftly by "What should I do with him?" even after Athos's "we're not too late" makes clear he expected Holland to follow him instead of help Beloc, I was just like _mine please join the cadre of my best beloveds and let me slay all your enemies (or set it up so that you can be the one to slay Athos do not fucking get me started on Holland being denied his vengeance we will be here all year).

Look, I know there are a dozen different ways to read that scene. I know you can think Holland was simply imagining himself there, or so deeply traumatized Athos was wrong and he didn't give a fuck. But those lines? Combined with Athos' latter staring for tells and seeing "Anger, pain, defiance" at the corner of Holland's mouth and the crease of his eye? Viscerally read as the only sort of solidarity Holland could show to this kid who was about to be a fellow abuse survivor. It didn't _work, but I will die on the fucking hill his asking "What do I do with him?" was a bid to get Beloc out of the frame for the night, because that sort of thing worked often when Athos was distracted.

And so, Holland showing solidarity with Maktahns, even when he didn't actually have the agency to do shit, became an absolute bedrock part of my characterization.

[The two stellar fannish examples of Holland's love for Maktahns in all their bloody glory are Snake Charmer, where he protects Nasi, and Green and Pleasant Lands, where Holland absolutely loses his shit in a contained fashion over Kell criticizing a (quite bleak) ritual. Just fucking peak characterization]

4. how many people do I ship them with? When reading, I'm down for absolutely _anything or _anyone with good Holland characterization. For what I'm likely to write: four. Vor and Tal, which you know. But I'm also deeply. deeply fond of a Holland Ojka arc where she follows him to Red and has to learn how to separate the man and the king, as well as the king and Osaron and properly falls for the man, rather than the king. And I have a deep affection for the Holland Rhy thing you gave me the excuse to write (it's coming at end of semester!!!): a Rhy who deeply misses Alucard and just getting to be a _person rather than a prince. Not even necessarily a fully rounded person who has in-depth conversations with his bed-mate (I mean. he misses that, too but he's not getting it with Holland and that's fine). Just someone from whom all the other party wants is thorough debauchery rather than a tumble and maybe a court appointment for their niece and maybe their friend's brother etc. "You draw them like flies," Holland says once, and Rhy doesn't understand why his laugh is bitter and wistful and it's probably cruel to think of people like insects, because he likes people most of the time he truly does. But also yes, he's so tired of only being the thing from which people take and take and take. And a Holland who wants an antidote to the Danes they probably won't kill who isn't Kell because his desperation to _know Holland is so sharp and Holland isn't here for soul-bearing hour.

20. Weird headcanon: Not weird so much as the one I'm thinking about most today:

It was Alox who ensured Holland could read. Alox has heard rumors that in corners of the city, books can be found. And these Antari, who his brother is slowly becoming one of as his eye turns were once the greatest magicians in the land. People like that like to hear themselves talk, so they probably like to read each other's blather too. Which means his brother has to read, even if Alox never had any use beyond learning the runes for binding so he wasn't cheated out of an inking when he could afford to capture magic.

The year before he decides Holland has to die, he fetches and carries for an old, ill man in a slightly richer district—only for his brother would he carry a dying man's shit down three flights of stairs—in exchange for paper with all the runes on it and some lessons on their sounds. Does his best to teach Holl second-hand, even though what he really wants is a drink—maybe Kosh, maybe blood for a hit of magic he'll decide when he meets his friends later—. Bastard actually leaves Alox two whole intact books when he dies. After that, well Holl never could turn down a challenge. He tosses 'em over and lets him start sounding it all out.

[contemplatingoutlander]

How to save the Supreme Court from Alito’s ethical malfeasance

The justice’s unconscionable violations of ethics demand the court be reformed.

Jennifer Rubin clearly explains why Alito went too far in allowing a symbol of the insurrection to fly over his home, and why the Roberts Court needs to stop slow-walking the presidential immunity decision if the Court is to regain any credibility. This is a gift🎁link so anyone can read the full article, even if they don't subscribe to The Washington Post.

Among the Supreme Court’s abominations — shredding precedent to obliterate reproductive freedom, financial impropriety, partisanship — none compares to the upside-down flag, identified with violent insurrectionists, that flew over the home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Ethics experts and lawyers (including former judges) of all stripes expressed their outrage. “His statement — which says his wife displayed a symbol associated with a failed coup to subvert democracy because she was offended by an anti-Trump sign one of her neighbors displayed — is so incoherent it is insulting to our collective intelligence,” constitutional law professor Leah Litman emails me. “And a Justice who resides in a house that displays symbols glorifying a coup should not participate in cases that will determine whether people who participated in said coup will face any accountability.” [...] Alito (alongside Justice Clarence Thomas, whose wife encouraged coup plotters) has heard multiple insurrection-related cases, including the pending immunity case that could absolve Trump of criminal liability. In letting his home stand in solidarity with constitutional arsonists, Alito made a mockery of his oath to “faithfully and impartially discharge” his duties under the Constitution. Any other judge (especially one implicated in financial misconduct) would be compelled to resign and/or face the threat of impeachment. So what about Alito? Immediate Triage Unlike its speedy disposition of the 14th Amendment case (24 days after argument) and of many lesser matters, the court put the immunity case in deep freeze, making it near-impossible to try the ex-president before the next election....The Alito debacle only deepens the impression that the court has its thumb on the scale — or the brake — for Trump. [...] As constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe warns in an email to me, if Roberts “wants the Court to retain any credibility at all,” he must compel the court to “bite the bullet and issue its decision, ....” Then, Tribe explains, “Judge [Tanya S.] Chutkan either can hold whatever hearing the Court thinks necessary to decide exactly which charges against the former president may remain” or can begin the trial itself, which “should have been over by now.” Alito’s ethical self-immolation leaves Roberts no alternative if he wants to dispel the perception that two ethically compromised, partisan justices have thoroughly corrupted the court. (He also should implore Alito to recuse, but who believes that’ll happen?) [emphasis added]

[whencyclopedia]

Night of the Long Knives

The Night of the Long Knives (aka Blood Purge or Röhm-Putsch) of 30 June 1934 was a purge of the Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) paramilitary group which continued through 1 and 2 July. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), wary of the growing power of the SA, embarrassed by its thuggish behaviour now that he was the chancellor of Germany, and in need of the support of the German Army, which saw the SA as a rival, ordered the assassination of the SA leader Ernst Röhm (1887-1934) along with many other key SA commanders and political enemies of the new Nazi regime. Justified as a purge of dangerous plotters against the state, the Night of the Long Knives revealed that the Nazi leadership regarded themselves as above the law.

The SA

Adolf Hitler became the leader of the Munich-based NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party) in 1921. The party was neither socialist nor at all interested in workers, but Hitler had chosen the name to give his ultra-nationalist party as wide an appeal as possible. Known as the Nazi party, it was also vehemently anti-Semitic and against the German establishment. The SA or Sturmabteilung paramilitary group had been formed in 1921 and was given various functions, such as protecting Nazi party meetings, distributing propaganda, intimidating voters, and attacking party rivals or those identified as 'undesirables', like Jewish people. As Hitler had said, "We must struggle with ideas, but if necessary also with fists" (Hite, 116). From 1924, the SA began to wear brown army surplus uniforms, hence their nickname the Brownshirts.

The SA's growing membership in the early 1920s had already put Hitler on the alert. He decided to create his own personal bodyguard, a much smaller but more loyal group called the Stosstrupp-Hitler (Hitler Shock Troop). Nevertheless, the SA was involved in the infamous Beer Hall Putsch or Munich Putsch, the failed Nazi coup in November 1923. After the failure of the putsch, Hitler and his leading associates were found guilty of treason and imprisoned, albeit for what turned out to be short sentences. The immediate fallout of the putsch was a setback as the Nazi party and SA were banned (temporarily), and the Stosstrupp-Hitler was disbanded. However, the publicity of the court case against Hitler and his excellent oratory skills did actually increase interest in both the Nazi cause and the SA. Temporarily called the Frontbann, there was a huge rise in SA membership from 2,000 in 1923 to 30,000 stormtroopers in 1924.

The SA's growth was overseen by its leader Ernst Röhm. A short, stocky, ruthless man, who carried impressive facial scars from wounds sustained in WWI, Röhm had been instrumental in forming the "gymnastics and sports" branch of the Nazi party, which had then morphed into the SA. As one of Hitler's oldest allies, Röhm had also participated in the Beer Hall Putsch.

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[minipisi-is-dumb]

Children kidnapped by Maduro's regime are sent to a maximum security prison to be tortured or even killed by the military. This video shows their parents waving and screaming different forms of "I love you" to the kids from afar. Some kids even wave back to their parents. The youngest one is 12 years old.

How is a 12 year old child a CIA terrorist? How is a 12 year old child a coup plotter? How is a 12 year old child deserving of the most horrific things a human being can experience? The regime is already known for abusing little girls they kidnap. The regime is known for taking away the childhoods of Venezuelans for the last 25 years.

But nobody wants to do anything because our situation doesn't fit a left vs right dichotomy.

Nobody does anything because we're not a trend or "important".

Nobody does anything because our freedom doesn't follow your standards.

Nobody does anything because you'd rather send us back to all rot under the regime.

Nobody does anything, and this keeps happening.

source:

[meandmybigmouth]

The Guardians of Maga America!

[mariacallous]

The thing about the coup was, Biden had and kept 80-90% of the party and would have won the struggle, if he'd wanted to, but the coup plotters let it be known they'd never give it up, in a race where Trump has 46% of the vote on LOCK! Biden knew he couldn't go into November with just 90% of Democrats he needed 100% and the stakes were more than just loosing an election, he knew it, so he dropped. The coup plotters were never unified with a vision of what to do if he dropped, a major reason I assumed they'd fail, which again, they would have if Biden hadn't taken the high road. So when Biden said "and its Harris" the 90% that was with him, were with her, they'd always been united behind a Biden-Harris ticket so being behind a Harris ticket was easy, the plotters were back footed, and many of them viewed just switching from Biden to Harris as enough, so right off the tiny number of coup plotters were split and momentum did the rest.

I think that's what gets me - it was such a small portion of the party that was doing this bullshit and that is really offensive. And also an unrepresentative portion of the party.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Justin Horowitz at MMFA:

Since becoming co-chair of the Republican National Committee on March 8, right-wing commentator Lara Trump has repeatedly pushed election denial and conspiracy theories on her Right View podcast, which is streamed on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Rumble.  As RNC co-chair, Lara Trump has overseen job cuts of longtime staffers and transformed the organization to directly support her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, in his presidential campaign and many legal fights. She has also worked to align the RNC with far-right political and media figures, including conservative youth organization and extremist hub Turning Point USA, former Trump strategist and January 6 coup plotter Steve Bannon, and QAnon conspiracy theorist Scott Presler.  On her show, Lara Trump and her guests have repeatedly denied the fact that President Joe Biden won 81 million votes during the 2020 election, suggested that Democrats are already preparing to “cheat” in 2024, and invoked talking points from the white nationalist-linked “great replacement” conspiracy theory, which argues that Democrats are allowing immigrants to cross the border so that they will “replace” white citizens and vote for Democratic candidates.

Since becoming a co-chair for the RNC, Lara Trump has used her podcast show The Right View to push election denialism.

[tomorrowusa]

Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in the cold opening for Saturday Night Live. It was actually more fun than expected.

She seemed in a particularly good mood. Perhaps it was because of unexpected news from Iowa — of all places. She apparently is leading Trump in that state.

While I am definitely a poll skeptic, I do know that the Des Moines Register Poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., is regarded as the gold platinum standard by pundits and data journalists. It has gotten past races in Iowa right when other pollsters were significantly off. So for what it's worth...

Trump no longer leads in a state he carried twice, according to new Iowa Poll

While Iowa is considered a red state, it's not exactly Idaho or Mississippi. It's gone blue more often this century in presidential elections than North Carolina and has a couple of competitive Congressional races this cycle. So if you're in Iowa, let this be an incentive to make sure that your like minded friends and family vote on Tuesday. I'm not sure if it's too late for early voting or mail-in ballots in Iowa, but you can always vote on Election Day itself if you know your correct polling location.

Find Your Precinct/Polling Place – Iowa

For other states...

Find Your Polling Place

No matter where you live in the US, vote and get as much blue on the board as possible! The more Dem state legislators and US Congress members there are, the less likely there will be any attempts to steal the election by MAGA coup plotters.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Case against Brazil coup plotters could end decades of impunity

he arrest of a four-star general in Brazil over the weekend shows courts are ready to play hardball with those accused of plotting to violently overturn election results, breaking with the impunity that shadowed nearly a century of military coups.

Former Brazilian Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto was arrested on Saturday for allegedly meddling in the investigation of a coup plot organized with former President Jair Bolsonaro, his running mate in the 2022 election.

Last month, federal police accused them and over two dozen active and retired military officers of taking part in the plot, including a scheme to kill President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before he could take office.

Lawyers for Bolsonaro and Braga Netto deny they took part in the alleged conspiracy or would have benefited from one.

The preventive arrest and police report targeting military brass suggest they may not enjoy the traditional amnesty for members of Brazil's armed forces who punctuated the 20th century with their political interventions.

It may also provide a test for Lula's fraught relationship with the Brazilian military.

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[collapsedsquid]

A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, a move that could allow Yoon to stand trial for his rebellion charge without being physically detained.

Whoa it's a good thing that coup plotters never reoffend