Enemy of the People

 It was not huge a surprise that the Supreme Court rejected Colorado’s move to kick Trump off the ballot, since he has not yet been convicted of a crime connected with the January 6th insurrection.

But the much more consequential case that the court faces is whether the former president deserves immunity for his role in causing that violent assault on the Capitol.

Lest we forget, he incited the mob to march to Congress and try to prevent the peaceful transfer of power that had characterized our democracy since its founding in the 18th century.

That they failed to overturn the election results is but small comfort since the extreme danger represented by Trump and his followers very much remains.

Until this would-be dictator is banished from holding public office forever, he will remain public enemy number one, whether the Supreme Court recognizes that or not.

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• Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in civil fraud trial (NBC)

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• A new poll released this weekend showed 47% of those surveyed said they “strongly disapprove” of President Joe Biden’s handling of his job, while Trump has garnered relatively high support ahead of November's election. [HuffPost]

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• Elon Musk’s legal case against OpenAI is hilariously bad (Verge)

• Google’s Artificial Intelligence (WSJ)

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