Category Archives: Law, suits and order

Other people’s legal problems, aside from my own.

Fearful historians. Combative lawyers. Everybody yelling at Democrats

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Naomi

Yesterday, I watched and listened to Paul Krugman having a penetrating conversation with a military historian, Phillips O’Brien, who teaches at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). They were discussing us, i.e., America in the throes of today. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in DOJ, Fascism, Government, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, MAGA, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Fearful historians. Combative lawyers. Everybody yelling at Democrats

I was once sued for defamation. It was funny but this one is funnier

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Naomi

Yeah, I was sued for writing something here on this blog about someone whom I identified with an amusing pseudonym. I called him a “liar, scofflaw and deadbeat.” As you know, calling a pseudonym nasty terms is OK, as long … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, MAGA, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on I was once sued for defamation. It was funny but this one is funnier

Pump ‘n’ Dump ‘n’ Dumber

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Naomi

From Kevin Underhill’s Lowering the Bar: Australian sources report that four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in a so-called “pump and dump” scheme, which involves artificially inflating a stock’s value in order to sell it at … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime & Punishment, Indicting Trump, Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life, Trumpism | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Pump ‘n’ Dump ‘n’ Dumber