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Nonilex , 2 days ago to random

#SCOTUS Puts #Trump #AboveTheLaw

And gives him permission for a despotic second term.

By Adam Serwer

Near the top of their sweeping, #lawless opinion in Trump v. #UnitedStates, Donald Trump’s defenders on the #SupremeCourt repeat one of the most basic principles of American constitutional government: “The president is not above the law.” They then proceed to obliterate it.

#law #PartisanCourt #ExtremistCourt #DarkMoney #MAGA #Jan6
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/supreme-court-donald-trump-immunity-decision/678859/

MikeDunnAuthor , 1 month ago to random

Today in Labor History May 29, 1941: Animators working for Walt Disney begin a five-week strike for recognition of their union, the Screen Cartoonists’ Guild. Disney’s initial response was to fire them. However, the union held fast and ultimately prevailed, winning union recognition. Still, dozens of Disney’s best animators left for good, joining other studios or, as in the case of Hank Ketchum (creator of Dennis the Menace), starting their own studio, United Productions. At the time of the strike, the Disney animators were working on Dumbo. The clowns in the film were a caricature of strikers, when they “hit the big boss for a raise.”

#workingclass #LaborHistory #strike #union #disney #animation #hollywood #dumbo

SeamusPM , 1 month ago to random

I mentioned to an old friend that I post on Mastodon. He quipped, “Isn’t that where all the old fossils hang-out?”
“No”, I said, “You’re thinking of Facebook.”

#Mastodon