Equal justice under law requires prison for Trump, demonstrating that the modern American state is far stronger than any congeries of billionaire subversive oligarchs;
Contention by Putin, Xi, and other totalitarian dictators that US democracy is decadent and defenseless is again proven wrong, making these odious figures the big losers-along with their would-be emulator Trump;
Time to oust Speaker MAGA Mike, who wants Supremes to vacate conviction, triggering biggest Constitutional crisis since 1861; MAGAts who call for counterattacks against the legal system need a draconian response; Garland must vigorously enforce laws against fascist death threats; Trump's Summer of Grievance campaign theme appeals mainly to lunatic fringe;
Time to increase pressure on Supremes, Judge Cannon, and Georgia judiciary to proceed promptly to put felon Trump on trial in their jurisdictions during five months between now and November 5; Caving to Trump on surreal Immunity issue would necessitate sweeping jurisdictional stripping and other reforms, ending Supreme Court as we have known it;
American exceptionalism exists in historical refusal of this country to succumb to a fascist regime (as did Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Romania, Hungary, etc.), to ally with fascism (like Stalin's USSR), or to appease fascism (like Chamberlain's Britain and Daladier's France); This characteristic has just been re-affirmed but must be defended anew always;
With editor Joe Kahn fearing status as New China News Agency or Pravda if he defended democracy, New York Times had gone way out on a limb with obscene pro-Trump bias; Finding opprobrium of this sellout embarrassing, paper is attempting to climb back somewhat, with Nate Cohn suddenly discovering Trump's weaknesses, including possible tendency of drifting "disengaged voters" to support Biden;
Financier oligarchs mount desperate defense of Orange Demagogue, with Musk, Schwarzman, Ackman, Pelz, Sacks, Yass, and others joining in; Some dump brain-damaged RFK to rejoin Don; Issues remain perpetuating Trump's December 2017 Tax Scam for Super-Rich, plus fighting Biden on unions, minimum wage, anti-trust, re-regulation, debt relief, pharmaceutical prices, social safety net, industrial policy, and more;