John Culp @Sarookh52 - Twitter Profile

A Russian woman summed up the interim results of Putin's "special military operation": "There's no internet, no gasoline, no foreign brands, no foreign investment, no independent media. Our foreign currency reserves are gone, the stock market has crashed, small businesses are shutting down, large businesses are suffering losses, visas are hard to get, and getting a passport is becoming increasingly difficult. But we do have harsh censorship, political prisoners, daily strikes on Russian territory, fear for the present, fear for the future... And, of course, greatness."

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2 months ago

BREAKING: Trump's $10 billion BBC lawsuit is BACKFIRING BIGLY and may force Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6 evidence back into the courtroom After making $16 million from Paramount/CBS to settle one of his frivolous lawsuits, Donald Trump figured he could keep suing media companies and rake in the dough from corporate CEOs who would rather give in than face a protracted and expensive legal fight. But Trump got greedy and wanted a $10 billion payday from his next target, Britain’s venerable public broadcaster, the BBC. What he's getting instead is a legal nightmare of his own making. Trump sued the BBC last December, claiming a documentary on their news program Panorama, "put words in his mouth" by editing together portions of his January 6th speech delivered nearly 50 minutes apart. He even bizarrely claimed the network used AI to fabricate his words — it didn't. The BBC did splice the footage, which sparked an internal investigation, the firing of some senior officials at the broadcaster, and the issuing of a written apology. An apology simply wasn't enough for Trump, however. He still wanted that $10 billion. Now his lawsuit against the British broadcaster is unraveling spectacularly. A federal judge ruled this week that Trump must hand over detailed financial records from more than 400 companies tied to his family trust — because HIS OWN lawsuit claims the BBC's editing damaged his businesses. You can't claim massive financial injury and then refuse to show your books. Judge Enjoliqué Lett wasn't buying the attempted dodge: "All of President Trump's brand, properties and businesses are impugned... Reputational, economic damages, all of that is now at issue in this case." It gets worse. The same judge greenlit subpoenas targeting Trump's inner circle — Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon, and Stephen Miller — to determine what Trump actually intended on January 6th. And now, in a third gut-punch within 24 hours, the BBC is demanding records showing exactly how Trump LOST his executive privilege claims during Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6th investigation. Smith's team had already gathered evidence establishing that the Capitol violence was "foreseeable" to Trump, that he "caused it," and that he made "a conscious choice not to stop it" once it began. If the BBC gets that evidence, Trump's entire defamation case collapses. Trump built a career suing media outlets into silence. This time, he sued an organization willing to actually fight — and in doing so, handed prosecutors a roadmap straight into his finances, his inner circle, and his own conduct on January 6th. Plus, the public may get another chance to review the evidence that Jack Smith amassed against Trump, evidence that judges appointed by the litigious president have made sure that he’ll never be held accountable for. Sometimes a lawsuit is simply a trap you built for yourself. Please like and share to spread the news!