The United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and France, at the end of WW2, tried former leaders of government and the military of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan for war crimes. [FN1] Two defenses of the defendants are of note. 1/12

1) No such crimes existed. Prosecutions had no “appropriate body of international law” Japan’s leaders stood trial for “wholesale destruction of human lives, not alone on the field of battle” but in “homes, hospitals, and orphanages.” [FN2]…

From their comments about NoKings 3.0, maga seem oblivious to “NoKings” as a title given to protests that oppose anyone, most notably trump, imposing a monarchy on this country. One of our founding documents is the Declaration of Independence. Its Grievances against 1/11

King George III parallel trump’s transgressions today. [FN1] The Declaration lists the “repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To…

Tomorrow the coterie of racists and imbeciles who remain loyal to the racist imbecile occupant of the Oval Office will have another chance to chip away at the framework in the Constitution put in place to end, and address the ravages, of slavery. Citizenship is at issue. 1/11

In trump v Barbara, the Roberts Court [FN1] will hear argument: whether children born on U.S. soil are citizens by birthright and under the clear wording of the 14th Amendment [FN2] A lot of history was set forth…

NoKings 3.0 w/a “Revolutionary-era call against” trump as would-be king “had the broadest geographic reach of any single-day protest” in the U.S. in more than a half-century. [FN1] “The flagship rally” at Minnesota’s State Capitol drew > 200k. [FN2] Total numbers 1/11

“might turn out to be the largest combined single-day protest in U.S. history.” [FN3] Protesters exercised rights protected by the 1st Amendment. [FN4] Political speech is afforded the greatest protections. [FN5]…