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and his mother doesn't "blame" tRUMP, who she voted for

disgusting human being

Trump’s appetite for military adventurism and risk-taking seems undiminished and at this point I’m guessing will only be curbed by disaster.

But when you are a hammer, every problem is a nail. He testified to being hyperaware that there had been an increase in political violence, that Charlie Kirk's funeral was the next day, that it's his job to protect Trump. In his mind, it is all things Trump. Trump is somewhere overhead. Oh, God, protect the king from this pee-on and this cat toy. When you are a hammer, every problem is a nail, but Santiago didn't give himself enough credit. Mr. Winckler wasn't aiming at the king, he was shining it at Santiago because he was screwing with him for no reason. That's why we're here

Oof.

Gardner in close.

In class, a laser pointer is used to direct your attention to something, to focus attention, which is the OPPOSITE of distract.

batteries have been removed. What the government doesn't have to prove is that it's a special kind of laser pointer. The government doesn't have to show that it's a laser pointer capable of reaching an aircraft. It doesn't have to show that it has any kind of specific strength or that it's any kind of specific make or model. While you may call it or some may call it a cat laser pointer, or a cat toy, or a cat key chain toy, it doesn't make it any less of a laser pointer. It doesn't -- those who may have cats know that is exactly how it is used it is used to point on the ground to distract. Because that's what a laser does, it distracts.

This is how the government addressed the trial for cat toy issue in their closing argument.

it consistent, Winckler has a C before the K. THE COURT: I think we had this discussion before, that because the docket has been opened and all the charging documents have his name spelled with W-N-K-L-E-R [sic], we are doing it consistently. MS. GARDNER: I am not asking -- so it actually does -- it also has a/k/a Winckler, spelled the correct way on the indictment. So... THE COURT: I mean, quite frankly, I am just going to be honest with you, I don't know why you are debating this so much because in the future people will not find his name. MS. GARDNER: I know, Your Honor. THE COURT: It's spelled W-I-N-K-L-E-R, and they will not know that it's W-I-N-C-K-L-E-R and the same individual. MS. GARDNER: I understand, Your Honor. I would be annoyed, like my client is, if my name kept being misspelled. So I am just saying it for the record. Thank you. THE COURT: It may serve him well in the future

The charging conference had this detour where Gardner tried to correct the spelling of Winckler (this is the first time I've spelled it correctly), and Howell noted that probably it was going to be more useful if people couldn't find this docket bc DOJ is incompetent.

Oh. Really quick. These trees are about 60 feet tall; right? A. I am not sure. MS. GARDNER: Okay. Well, let's fast forward a little bit to where Mr. Santiago is standing by the tree. BY MS. GARDNER: Q. How tall are you, sir? A. Six-two. (Whereupon, the video was published.) MS. GARDNER: Okay. Stop.

Then she has Santiago measure the trees that Marine Force One would fly over by his own height.

BY MS. GARDNER: Q. Okay. So this is where Marine One would have been low to the ground directly overhead, right? A. At a relatively low height, yes. Q. Okay. But we don't see a silhouette on the street? A. No. Q. We don't see a shadow on the street A. No. Q. And the trees aren't shaking? A. They are not shaking vigorously, no. Q. Okay. So you already agreed with me that it could have been so loud but actually not overhead. And you never looked at it, so you don't know exactly where it was, right? A. I didn't look at it, yes. Q. Okay. Now, you say this is Mr. Winckler pointing at the helicopter, right?

More on that Perry Mason moment. In the interim, Gardner played video of what (SSA Santiago says) it looks like when Marine One flies overhead, and also established that he misstated where on Constitution they were (closer to 17th than 16th).

Now she's reviewing the video of the incident.

Q. So according to the report you were on high alert because there had been an increase in political violence? A. Yes. I put that on my report, yes. Q. And you mentioned that also President Trump was headed to Charlie Kirk's funeral the next day. MS. KEIL: Objection, relevance. MS. GARDNER: It's in his report. THE COURT: Overrule

Of COURSE Charlie Kirk would make an appearance.

direction. And if you can see in the video, he is aiming the laser pointer at the direction of 16th Street, at the direction where the helicopter would be flying over; so at that time I had all of that knowledge in the moment. I knew the helicopter was flying over me. And I knew that -- or over 16th Street, it's the same flight path every time, and because of how loud it was -- because of his direction of the arm, the way he was pointing it, I felt in that moment he had shined the laser pointer at the helicopter. Q. We're back on your feelings again. So you never looked, did you? A. I did not look back to see the helicopter. Q. No. You said based on his behavior you knew he was pointing it at the helicopter? A. Um-hum. Q. But you don't have eyes in the back of your head, right? A. Unfortunately, no. Q. Okay. And you never turned your head to look behind you or to look above you to actually tell us exactly where that helicopter was? A. I did not do that, no. Q. Okay. But your Spidey-Sense ears know where it is? MS. KEIL: Objection. MS. GARDNER: I'm sorry. Withdrawn

PERRY MASON MOMENT.

Turns out our single government witness just knew (after his supervisors told him what to charge) that this cat toy was pointed directly towards Marine One.

"So you never looked, did you?"

Q. You don't know that there's cameras facing the ground on Marine One? A. I don't know that. Q. Okay. But you know exactly what altitude it travels at? A. Yes. Q. You don't know that either, do you? A. The exact altitude? No. Q. There was no deviation from the planned route, right? A. Not that night. Q. There was no evasive maneuver? A. No. Not that I noticed. Q. And, in fact, you yourself admit that you never a beam hit the tree or leaves or disturb neither the flight path or Marine One, right? A. Yes. Q. Okay. So this risk to aviation language you used, you learned that in the academy? A. Not specifically, no. Q. Well, the language appears almost word for word in your reports -- right? -- "posed a risk of flash blindness"? A. Yes. I -- I wrote that. Q. Okay. But you don't know the beam of -- strength of this key chain, right? A. Not of that key chain, no.

"Not of that key chain, no."

MS. GARDNER: That's not the point I am going down, Your Honor. I am interrogating his credibility. And further -- THE COURT: Okay. The objection is overruled. Hold on. Just one second. But you are not going into detail about what the nature of the national security related surveillance -- MS. GARDNER: No, ma'am. I have done -- THE COURT: -- apparatus is? MS. GARDNER: -- enough January 6 cases to know -- THE COURT: Could you please keep your voice down. Okay. Thank you. Objection overrule

So Gardner starts focusing on inconsistencies in Santiago's testimony and then asks if Marine One has a security system. AUSA objects. They have a sidebar. Gardner notes she's well aware of restrictions on security stuff, bc Jan6.

I gotta believe everyone in Prettyman is exasperated with this BS.

Q. Okay. Now, you had previously testified that when he shined this key chain at you it disoriented you. A. Yes. Q. Okay. You are seen on the video riding the bike, right? Yes? A. Yes. Q. You are riding it with one hand, right. A. Yes. Q. Because you had the flashlight in your other? A. Yes. Q. And you didn't swerve? A. No. Q. You didn't shield your eyes? A. No. Q. You steadily rode your bike, even though you said it was so disorienting; right? A. I said it was disorienting, yes.

It was clear from jury instructions that the government's sole witness -- a Secret Service agent -- fell apart on cross. Here's how that started, I guess.

Q. Okay. And you observed Jacob walking without a shirt on? A. Yes. Q. That's not illegal, is it? A. No. Q. You observed him talking to himself? A. Yes. Q. And that's also not illegal A. No. Q. And despite attempts to remove the homeless, it's also not illegal to be unhoused, right? MS. KEIL: Objection. Relevance. THE COURT: Overruled. THE WITNESS: Not illegal to be unhoused

Here's how Alexis Gardner, one of the two FPDs whose time Pirro wasted with this case, introduces her client.

THE COURT: No. But that's not the normal way it's presented. It's normally presented with the exhibits on the left, identification, date of identification, witness who identifies it, whether it's admitted over objection or not. Haven't you seen that list? Have you never tried a case in this court before? MS. WAGNER: I have it for you. THE COURT: Thank you, Ms. Wagner. MS. KEIL: No, Your Honor. THE COURT: Okay. You need to do that promptly. MS. KEIL: Yes, Your Honor.

Here's how the day of the Jacob Winkler trial started. His is one of the Juicebox Jeanine prosecutions that failed in epic fashion--basically an unhoused man she tried to turn into a grave threat to Trump bc he had a cat toy.

This is Beryl Howell and an AUSA who doesn't know Judge Howell.

I sincerely hope that all of the US’ Western allies are working overtime to militarily and economically uncouple themselves for us.

Declaring "Mission Accomplished" - that always works out well for US Presidents

Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE have ordered Ukrainian kamikaze drones
🔻 Qatar – 2,000 drones
🔻 UAE – 5,000 drones
🔻 Kuwait – unknown so far

yessss because everyone
in a war
targets themselves

they want you to be THAT stupid

Remember how much cheaper gas was, um, two days ago.

Trump: “The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump: “The UK, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That’s OK, PM Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!”

“The easiest thing we could do is a general strike.

Stay home, that’s all we asking.

And I guarantee every billionaire in this country that’s gonna lose all their millions of dollars in one day — they’re gonna be at our feet…

But that’s up to us.”

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Hey Ohio folks, Noem’s ad debacle has ties to your GOP gubernatorial candidate. Seems like a fair topic to go after!!!

🇮🇷 Armed clerics in Iran are threatening regime-opposing citizens with immediate execution or on-the-spot killing if they hold demonstrations

📌 “If you go out into the streets, we will kill you like an Israeli soldier. We have been ordered to spill your blood.”

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If THAT is what you have for a MOTHER

Then you never had a chance in this life.

I'm so sad for this poor guy.

"something needs to be changed"

but this heartless maggot absolves the #epsteinadministration that murdered

HER SON

HER SON

HER CHILD

what needs to be changed

is all MAGGOTS need to leave

keep the immigrants

get rid of the MAGGOTS #EpsteinFiles #Pedofiles #Pedophiles #GOPedo