Posted on Nov 22, 2023
Judge quadruples sentence of Capitol rioter after his courtroom antics: report
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Capitol rioter Frank Giustino of New York got his jail sentence boosted from 21 days to 3 months following his bizarre courtroom behavior, reported The Daily Beast on Tuesday.
"Giustino’s antics saw him call the prosecutor the 'very definition of terrorism,' decry his case as 'an absolute clown show of a prosecution,' and claim he wanted to fire his lawyer and represent himself, the Associated Press reported," wrote Mark Alfred. Additionally, Giustino, a massage therapist, repeatedly blew off his court appearances.
Judge James Boasberg, exasperated by all of these shenanigans, aimed higher than the original prosecution's recommendation of three weeks, instead giving him three months.
Giustino's behavior, and the threat of an enhancement of his sentencing, was first reported earlier this summer.
"Giustino’s antics saw him call the prosecutor the 'very definition of terrorism,' decry his case as 'an absolute clown show of a prosecution,' and claim he wanted to fire his lawyer and represent himself, the Associated Press reported," wrote Mark Alfred. Additionally, Giustino, a massage therapist, repeatedly blew off his court appearances.
Judge James Boasberg, exasperated by all of these shenanigans, aimed higher than the original prosecution's recommendation of three weeks, instead giving him three months.
Giustino's behavior, and the threat of an enhancement of his sentencing, was first reported earlier this summer.
Judge quadruples sentence of Capitol rioter after his courtroom antics: report
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Trump's moves are right out of the authoritarian playbook
Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss Donald Trump's use of authoritarian rhetoric as he faces down a federal indictment.» Subscribe to NBC News:...
V1 : https://youtu.be/aaU0OMXWQ8s?si=z_f4_H727l7E3Fmf
V2 : https://youtu.be/KBzZZ9YfpX0?si=euucrrRs8Z-0uNRW
1.) “Trump’s Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent”
But now, in his third presidential bid, some of his most vicious and debasing attacks have been leveled at domestic opponents.
During a Veterans Day speech, Mr. Trump used language that echoed authoritarian leaders who rose to power in Germany and Italy in the 1930s, degrading his political adversaries as “vermin” who needed to be “rooted out.”
“The threat from outside forces,” Mr. Trump said, “is far less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat from within.”
This turn inward has sounded new alarms among experts on autocracy who have long worried about Mr. Trump’s praise for foreign dictators and disdain for democratic ideals. They said the former president’s increasingly intensive focus on perceived internal enemies was a hallmark of dangerous totalitarian leaders.
Scholars, Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans are asking anew how much Mr. Trump resembles current strongmen abroad and how he compares to authoritarian leaders of the past. Perhaps most urgently, they are wondering whether his rhetorical turn into more fascist-sounding territory is just his latest public provocation of the left, an evolution in his beliefs or the dropping of a veil.
“There are echoes of fascist rhetoric, and they’re very precise,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor at New York University who studies fascism. “The overall strategy is an obvious one of dehumanizing people so that the public will not have as much of an outcry at the things that you want to do.”
Mr. Trump’s shift comes as he and his allies devise plans for a second term that would upend some of the long-held norms of American democracy and the rule of law.
SOURCE : https://electionlawblog.org/?p=139777
2.) Leaders of democracies increasingly echo Putin in authoritarian tilt
From Italy to Brazil to the United States, political leaders increasingly are echoing Russian President Vladimir Putin and one another by embracing far-right authoritarianism
SOURCE : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/16/authoritarian-world-leaders-putin/
V2 : https://youtu.be/KBzZZ9YfpX0?si=euucrrRs8Z-0uNRW
1.) “Trump’s Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent”
But now, in his third presidential bid, some of his most vicious and debasing attacks have been leveled at domestic opponents.
During a Veterans Day speech, Mr. Trump used language that echoed authoritarian leaders who rose to power in Germany and Italy in the 1930s, degrading his political adversaries as “vermin” who needed to be “rooted out.”
“The threat from outside forces,” Mr. Trump said, “is far less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat from within.”
This turn inward has sounded new alarms among experts on autocracy who have long worried about Mr. Trump’s praise for foreign dictators and disdain for democratic ideals. They said the former president’s increasingly intensive focus on perceived internal enemies was a hallmark of dangerous totalitarian leaders.
Scholars, Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans are asking anew how much Mr. Trump resembles current strongmen abroad and how he compares to authoritarian leaders of the past. Perhaps most urgently, they are wondering whether his rhetorical turn into more fascist-sounding territory is just his latest public provocation of the left, an evolution in his beliefs or the dropping of a veil.
“There are echoes of fascist rhetoric, and they’re very precise,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor at New York University who studies fascism. “The overall strategy is an obvious one of dehumanizing people so that the public will not have as much of an outcry at the things that you want to do.”
Mr. Trump’s shift comes as he and his allies devise plans for a second term that would upend some of the long-held norms of American democracy and the rule of law.
SOURCE : https://electionlawblog.org/?p=139777
2.) Leaders of democracies increasingly echo Putin in authoritarian tilt
From Italy to Brazil to the United States, political leaders increasingly are echoing Russian President Vladimir Putin and one another by embracing far-right authoritarianism
SOURCE : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/16/authoritarian-world-leaders-putin/
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