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LeslieBurns

@LeslieBurns@legal.social

US copyright attorney, primarily for photographers and other visual artists. WAY- Leftie. LGBTQ+ ally. Feminist. Supporter of Black and other PoC voices. Poor-person’s Martha Stewart. Drives a stick-shift, usually too fast. New Triumph motorcycle owner. Bad Buddhist.

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Not only is it a regressive tax in sheep’s clothing, it wouldn’t touch FICA, which is already unfair to poorer workers. Orange monster will only make the poor poorer and the rich richer.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/06/14/can-trump-eliminate-the-income-tax/

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Dear people writing about Alito (et al): Please point out that "return" in "return to godliness" just like "return to our Christian roots" is bullshit. In order to return, something must have been such previously. The US government was always designed to be free from religion while any of its people were permitted to practice whatever religion they chose.

GottaLaff , to random
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🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ “During a marathon day of proceedings in the Mar-a-Lago classified case, a morning hearing in front of Judge Aileen devolved into a shouting match amongst the attorneys, and the afternoon series of arguments prompted the judge to wonder if the legal nuances of the case may be too difficult for jurors to understand” https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/politics/trump-documents-case-judge-cannon-hearing?cid=ios_app

LeslieBurns ,
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@GottaLaff If she (of all people!) can understand them enough to rule in the case, I have no worries any person of average intelligence will be able to understand the legal nuances well enough to render a verdict.

Nonilex , to random
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#TrumpTrial 🧵 Tues 21 May 2024

Testimony may conclude today in Trump’s #criminal NY #ElectionInterference trial, after 5 weeks & 22 witnesses.

Yesterday the jury was introduced to #RobertCostello, a #Giuliani associate & #lawyer who acted as a “back-channel” for #MichaelCohen to #Trump in the summer of 2018.

Yesterday, Costello behaved so atrociously on the witness stand that Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom to admonish him & the defense attorneys. Costello is due back on the stand

#law

LeslieBurns ,
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@Nonilex “the actor ” is terribly generous of you. 😂

GottaLaff , to random
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#TrumpTrial started earlier than I did today. Grabbing coffee, starting THREAD HERE🧵1/… #Trump #legal

Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:

AG Alan Wilson
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Andrew Clyde
Rep. Mary Miller
Rep. Keith Self
John Coale
Alan Dershowitz
Will Scharf
Steve Witkoff
Bernie Kerik
Kash Patel
Vernon Jones
Jerry Kassar
Chuck Zito

LeslieBurns ,
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@GottaLaff NFL Blanche should know better than ask a question for which he doesn't absolutely know the answer. This exchange will bite him and his client. 😃

Strandjunker , to random
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79 years ago, patriotic Americans went to France to throw out the Nazis. This year, all you have to do is go to the polls and vote.

LeslieBurns ,
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@Strandjunker @CosmicTraveler Yes, very much yes, but it was 80 years ago. June 6 1944.

GottaLaff , to random
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He’s lying.

“ on Wednesday said he would not sign a federal ban if one reached his desk were he to be elected in November.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/politics/trump-says-he-wouldnt-sign-federal-abortion-ban?cid=ios_app

LeslieBurns ,
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@GottaLaff @IveyJanette Well, his lips were moving so lying is a given.

🙄😁

GottaLaff , to random
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😱
Via Anna Bower:

Wait so you’re telling me the epicenter of the New York City earthquake was…#Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster??

LeslieBurns ,
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@GottaLaff It was Ivana rolling over in her grave and dislodging the documents in her coffin.

emarktaylor , to NFL group
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🏈 @nfl

Via Chris Crimm The Independent @MiamiSixthMan
·
Mar 31
I’m sorry…

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
I cannot stop laughing

LeslieBurns ,
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@emarktaylor @nfl still overpriced. 😂

Nonilex , to random
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to 25 years in prison
The former mogul who co-founded also was ordered to repay more than $11B for his conviction on charges related to &


https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/28/sam-bankman-fried-sentence-fraud-ftx-crypto/

LeslieBurns ,
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@Nonilex YAY! I was really concerned they would back off and barely slap his wrist.

Nonilex , to random
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Fmr atty plans to appeal his .

His lawyer says it's unfair Eastman should have to fight charges in w/o being able to earn money as a to pay his bills.

This is like a convicted drug dealer saying it’s unfair he can no longer sell crack because he has to pay his lawyer.

Ridiculous.

=
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

LeslieBurns ,
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@Nonilex Perfect analogy!

LeslieBurns , to random
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Do not post your work on anything but your own website.

Do not post your work on anything but your own website.

Do not post your work on anything but your own website.

I have been saying this for over 20 years.

https://petapixel.com/2024/02/02/zuckerbergs-going-to-use-your-instagram-photos-to-train-his-ai-machines/

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