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Orbital, Rest / Play, (12" Single), Design and artwork by Pete Mauder and Grant Fulton, FFRR, 2002 [Covet The Cover]

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jina valentine, TESTIMONY, DISINTEGRATION

Found paper, iron gall ink, treated with hydrogen peroxide (8) 24 x 16 inch panels.

Like Explication, Testimony was inspired by my inability to process news articles about the shooting deaths of young black men.  Testimony consists of newspaper articles containing the victim’s mother’s testimony, hand-copied in iron gall ink, the text of which, through a process of accelerated oxidization, eats through the paper. The text is newspaper articles containing accounts from Samaria Rice, Lesyley McSpadden, Wanda Johnson, and Sybrina Fulton. 

For this project I have been researching caustic, paper-eating inks. I stumbled upon iron gall ink (the focus of many academic studies, as it has caused deterioration of important ancient manuscripts). Gall ink is made by creating a tannic liquid from fermented, oak tree galls and adding ferrous sulfate and gum arabic. The excess of iron sulfate in many folk recipes for this ink makes them unstable.  Through a process of iron oxidization and eventual cellulose deterioration, the inked areas of the paper loose tensile strength and disintegrate, leaving holes in paper. This resulting lattice-like excisions are similar to that of hand-cut paper.  Following months of research, I’m accelerating the disintegration process (from hundreds of years to weeks).

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Inoue-Fulton: Stephen Fulton Last 5

Incredible fight week coming up at the end of July w Inoue-Fulton and Crawford-Spence happening w/in a few days of each other. To spread out the fun, we’ll start with the previews a bit ahead of time. Today I’ll have a look at Stephen Fulton’s last 5 looks.

CoolBoy beat Isaac Avelar in Edinburg, Texas (the fight capital of Hidalgo County) in August of 2019. He wore an interesting white, navy blue and brown trunks, with bronze Grant gloves and florescent yellow shoes. A bit of trunk detail below:

I like the color scheme (even if the random inclusion of brown is a bit Charlo-esque) and I like the CBS CoolBoy Steph logo. Shoes obviously a bit questionable.

In January of 2020 Fulton won a unanimous decision over Arnold Khegai in Brooklyn.

CoolBoy stayed consistent with the bright yellow footwear and Grant gloves. His trunks are interesting because the wording is largely on the back while the front contains only an oversized logo and a few patches.

Note the use of the 13 stars for the “O” in Fulton and “Boy” by the Philadelphia native -- a reference to the original 13 colonies and, more specifically, his hometown basketball team:

In January of 2021, Fulton returned to the ring in Uncasville, Connecticut, beating Angelo Leo by wide decision for the WBO super-bantamweight title.

An orange and black theme for Fulton -- impeccably matched trunks and gloves, along with some incongruous footwear:

Fulton’s trunks contained both a Black Lives Matter and an All Lives Matter graphic and text, and the back contained “I Cant Breathe” across the waistband, a reference to Eric Garner.

In November of 2021, Fulton faced his toughest test against Brandon Figueroa in Las Vegas, winning a close majority decision.

A Mexican theme from CoolBoy Steph (aka ChicoFresco Steph) - great look, matching shoes and Grant gloves.

In June of 2022, Fulton beat Daniel Roman in Minneapolis by wide scores.

Fascinating throwback Buccaneers creamsicle look -- light orange trunks, sherbet orange trim and inside flaps, a bit of white fringe along the side and a surprising mint green flap on the back of his trunks. He matched with light orange shoes and orange Grant gloves.

Can’t wait for July 25th in Tokyo!

Respect box.

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CARY GRANT as Barnaby Fulton and GINGER ROGERS as Edwina Fulton

MONKEY BUSINESS (1952) dir. Howards Hawks

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George Chidi at The Guardian:

The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, has pledged to drive forward in her prosecution of Donald Trump, even as he once again ascends to the presidency. But the Georgia court of appeals may have other plans. The appeals court on Monday abruptly canceled oral arguments scheduled for 5 December in Georgia v Trump et al, the racketeering case alleging that Trump and more than a dozen of his allies conspired to steal the 2020 election. The court offered no explanation, and has not replied to a request for comment. Trump’s appeal of Fulton county superior court judge Scott McAfee’s order, which declined to disqualify Willis after bombshell revelations about a romantic relationship with her chosen special prosecutor, was to be argued before a three-judge panel. As part of their effort to dismiss the case, Trump and his co-defendants alleged Willis’s relationship meant she should be recused from the case.

Most cases before the appellate court are decided on pleadings, without oral argument. Nonetheless, the panel’s cancellation unleashed a wave of speculation about their intentions. “There’s a decent chance that the appeal gets dismissed as improvidently granted because the court wants Judge McAfee to address how the case will proceed now that Trump is president-elect,” said Anthony Michael Kreis, a constitutional law professor in Georgia and a close observer of the case. It is also possible that the appellate judges may have concluded that “defendants didn’t satisfy their evidentiary burden and so there’s no need for [the appeals court] to intervene”. Trump’s election has meant an end to federal prosecutions. Jack Smith announced that he would wind down the case involving Trump’s mishandling of classified documents and election interference shortly after the election. Federal prosecutors are now concerned that a vengeful White House will target them in retribution.

Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday asked the judge overseeing the hush-money criminal case for permission to make yet another play for dismissal, arguing that throwing out the case was necessary “in order to facilitate the orderly transition of Executive power”. The sentencing date of 26 November for his conviction is on hold. If the court sets the Manhattan conviction aside, Georgia is the last line of prosecution remaining against Trump. It is a state-level case, in a state that has no meaningful avenue for executive clemency. Willis reaffirmed her intent to pursue prosecutions on the case in comments last week, potentially waiting for Trump to come out on the other side of his four-year term. “If someone has an indictment in this office, no matter who they are, we continue to pursue those charges,” Willis, who was just re-elected to a second term, said at a media availability. “I’m here for eight more years, is my plan, so if that’s what it takes for us to get justice in some cases, we come to work every day, we’ll come in and look for justice.”

Fani Willis’s Georgia v. Trump prosecution could be on very shaky ground post-Trump victory.

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On the call, Trump can be heard telling Raffensperger, "I just want to find 11,780 votes." That statement was one of the centerpieces of the former president's second impeachment. Was it definitive, though? In context, Trump had also asked Raffensperger to "find the fraud," indicating that he thought there were legitimate votes left to be uncovered. 

Regardless, Fulton County DA Fani Willis used the phone call as the foundation for her RICO prosecution against Trump and his associates. According to a new book published by Michael Isikoff (who was an original pusher of the Russian collusion hoax), that call was illegally recorded by Jordan Fuchs. 

Who is Fuchs? She is Raffensperger's Chief of Staff and has a very checkered history of political activism. Her hatred of Trump can be described as obsessive, and she was in Florida when she recorded the call in question. Why is that a problem? Because Florida is a two-party consent state. 

Here's the quote from Isikoff's book, which Fuchs was a primary source for.

Fuchs has never talked publicly about her taping of the phone call; she learned, after the fact, that Florida where she was at the time is one of fifteen states that requires two-party consent for the taping of phone calls. A lawyer for Raffensperger’s office asked the January 6 committee not to call her as a witness for reasons the committee’s lawyers assumed were due to her potential legal exposure. The committee agreed. But when she was called before a Fulton County special grand jury convened by Fani Willis, she was granted immunity and confirmed the taping, according to three sources with direct knowledge of her testimony.

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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered Georgia and Fulton County election officials to appear before him to explain why he shouldn't rule against them in an election integrity case that will force them to remove thousands of ineligible names off the voter rolls

Judge Steve C. Jones sent an order to the officials "commanding Defendants to appear and show cause why the relief demanded herein should not be granted." That hearing is tomorrow morning.

As I previously posted, election integrity warriors @JasonFrazierUSA and @_CitizenAG filed the lawsuit after a Fulton County official admitted on camera that they don't do routine maintenance of the voter rolls as mandated by federal and state law. They are requesting the judge to issue a writ of mandamus compelling the officials to clean and maintain the voter rolls and to ensure the integrity of the 2024 election, unlike what they did in 2020.

This is a CRUCIAL lawsuit, and I pray the judge follows through with his intention to do the right thing.

[howardhawkshollywood]

Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant are Edwina and Barnaby Fulton in Monkey Business (1952)

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Martin Luther King III (October 23, 1957) is a human rights activist, philanthropist & advocate. The oldest living child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, he served as the 4th President of the SCLC (1997-2004).

After he attended The Galloway School, he attended Morehouse College, the same school where his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather attended. He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, as was his father. He received his BA in political science from Morehouse College.

On June 9, 1986, he announced his candidacy for the Fulton County Commission, becoming the first of his father’s immediate family to become directly involved in politics. He won the election and was re-elected in 1990, serving (1987-93). He was defeated in a special election for the Chairmanship in 1993.

He opposed the death penalty in 1989, stating “If we believed in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, most of us would be without eyes and without teeth”. In 1993, he helped found the Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Inc., the company that manages the license of Martin Luther King Jr.’s image and intellectual property. He remains a commissioner in the company as of 2008. During his service as a commissioner in Fulton County, he expressed appreciation to an officer who potentially saved his mother from harm from a crazed man. In February 2009, he and his wife traveled to India, fifty years after his father and mother made the trip. During his stay in India, he led a delegation, which included John Lewis and Andrew Young. In New Delhi, he visited museums on Mahatma Gandhi’s life and answered questions from students. He denounced the war in Iraq and the Mumbai attacks during a lecture at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

He urged Texas to grant a reprieve to death row inmate Rodney Reed in 2019 and urged Alabama to stop the execution of Nathaniel Woods in 2020.

He was among the co-founders of Bounce TV. He serves on the Board of Advisors of Let America Vote, an organization that aims to end voter suppression. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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The disqualification effort against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the sweeping RICO case against former President Donald Trump and his allies is gaining steam.

Four of the co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case—Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Cathy Latham and Michael Roman—revealed in Monday court filings that they are filing their own appeals in the rejected bid to remove Willis.

Giuliani is a former Trump attorney, Meadows is the former White House chief of staff, and Latham is a former state Republican leader. Roman is the former Trump aide whose attorney first revealed that Willis was in a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade in January.

They now join Trump, former Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer and seven other defendants in their bid to challenge Judge Scott McAfee's March ruling.

Earlier this year, McAfee allowed Willis to stay on the case after several defendants took issue with Willis and Wade's "improper" relationship and moved to have her booted from the case over the alleged conflict of interest. Willis and Wade have admitted to the relationship, which they say ended last summer. They argued it had no bearing on the case.

The judge ultimately determined that their relationship did not amount to a conflict of interest but recognized that as long as the two remained on the prosecution, the "appearance of impropriety" would continue to hang over the case. He ruled that either Willis or Wade would have to step down. Wade resigned hours after the ruling.

Although McAfee chose not to disqualify Willis, he granted a request from the co-defendants to have his ruling reconsidered by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Last week, the appeals court agreed to hear the defense's case. A court date has not yet been announced.

Newsweek reached out to Willis via email for comment.

In the appeals application, Trump, Schafer and seven other defendants argued that McAfee's decision to give Willis "the option to simply remove Wade confounds logic and is contrary to Georgia law."

Their application also went a step further, arguing that Willis' disqualification would be "the minimum that must be done to remove the stain of her legally improper and plainly unethical conduct from the remainder of the case" and that the only "truly appropriate remedy" would be an entire dismissal of it.

Willis indicted Trump and 18 co-defendants for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of Georgia's 2020 election last August. Four of those defendants—bail bondsman Scott Hall and former Trump attorneys Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis—have pleaded guilty to charges. Trump and the remaining 14 co-defendants have denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty.

"President Trump looks forward to presenting interlocutory arguments to the Georgia Court of Appeals as to why the case should be dismissed and Fulton County DA Willis should be disqualified for her misconduct in this unjustified, unwarranted political persecution," Trump lawyer Steve Sadow said in a statement responding to the appeals court decision.

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In Georgia, cameras could sharpen the focus on Trump in the courtroom

ATLANTA — If Donald Trump is indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, it will not be the first time the former president will answer to criminal charges in a courtroom. But this time, the entire process will likely play out on live television.

Unlike federal or Manhattan courts, where the former president appeared for his three previous arraignments, Georgia law requires that cameras be allowed into judicial proceedings with a judge’s approval.

In 2018, the Georgia Supreme Court, in an order amending the law to include smartphones, underscored the importance of transparency: “Open courtrooms are an indispensable element of an effective and respected judicial system. 

“It is the policy of Georgia’s courts to promote access to and understanding of court proceedings not only by the participants in them but also by the general public and by news media who will report on the proceedings to the public.”

And unlike in New York, where Trump told the world he had been indicted but the public had to wait days until the document was unsealed, Georgia requires that indictments be made public immediately. 

The presiding judge has the final say on camera access. Media organizations are required to file a formal request, known as a Rule 22, for the judge’s consideration. The filing is often considered more of a formality, as the requests are almost always granted.

[whatstheusgovernmentdoing]

11/15/24 - White House

President Biden will participate the APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests; and meet with world leaders Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of Japan, President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, and President Dina Boluarte Zegarra of the Republic of Peru

Department of State: A new agreement will allow the U.S. and the United Kingdom to exchange equipment and classified information for defensive purposes - The DoS has imposed visa restrictions on the Nicaraguan National Police due to their violations of civil liberties

Department of Defense: The DoD will be working harder to make sure all congressionally authorized funding to Ukraine arrive before the end of the Biden-Harris Administration in January

Department of Justice: Christopher Carl Meier has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for CSAM - The DoJ has found that the Fulton County Jail in Georgia violates the 8th and 14th Amendments - Money Launderer Ilya Lichtenstein has been sentenced to 5 years in prison - George Semerene Quintero has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for violating the IEEPA

Department of Commerce: The DoC has given TSMC Arizona $6.6B to manufacture semiconductors

Department of Labor: The DoL has secured $14K in back pay for employee who was illegally fired

Department of Health and Human Services: Five states have been approved to grant continuous eligibility to healthcare

Department of Housing and Urban Development: The HUD has given $37M to the Reno Housing Authority to expand affordable housing options

[thedurvin]

In 1896 the US Treasury produced what collectors call the more beautiful American notes ever, the Educational Series of silver certificates featuring allegories for progress: History Teaches Youth (with George and Martha Washington on the other side), Science Presenting Steam & Electricity To Commerce & Manufacture (inventors Fulton and Morse), and Electricity As The Dominant Force Of The World (Union generals Grant and Sheridan). They were controversial because the $5 had a visible boob, leading some merchants refusing to accept it to the point that it was completely banned in Boston.

This led to the expression “banned in Boston”, meaning something that most people are fine with but uptight prudes take offense at.

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9-1-1 REACTION

Last time on 9-1-1, Athena Grant found herself in a bit of a pickle when the flight she was on collided mid-air with a small plane during the bee-nado. With one pilot raptured out of existence and the other unconscious, the sargeant commandeered the cockpit and attempted to land the plane with the assistance of a young aviation-enthusiast. In the latest episode, we get the epic conclusion of the season 8 three-part opener. But did it stick the landing? (Pun intended) Let's talk about it! This reaction is for the season 8, third episode "Final Approach" which originally aired October 10th, 2024, The episode was written by series creator Tim Minear and Ted Griffin and directed by executive producer Bradley Buecker. Spoilers ahead!

Best plot? Best emergency sequence?

This week's episode had a singular focus and that was on our ill-fated flight. Things aren't looking good for Athena and the other passengers who are running low on fuel. Not to mention another piece of the plane breaks off which causes the aircraft to take a nose-dive. Athena and her co-pilot Gem (played by Carter Young) manage to right the plane but they are quickly running out of options. 

Meanwhile, down on the ground, Bobby, Buck and television actor Brad Torrence (played by Callum Blue), attempt to shut down a portion of the highway in order to make a runway for the plane to land. I loved seeing Bobby and Buck back in action. It makes me yearn for the days when these two were fighting fires and generally saving the day alongside the rest of the 118. 

Athena is every woman (it's all in her) during this episode. Not only is she landing planes; she is also performing compressions on the actual co-pilot (played by Devin McGee) and tracking down a black book that will put a scummy criminal named Maxwell Fulton (played by Larry Poindexter) behind bars. Because Athena is a bad bitch, she is able to land the plane on the 405, keep the co-pilot alive until Hen and Chimney arrive, and get to the black book all in one night. Dennis Jenkins (played by Glenn Plummer) does manage to get shot by a rogue  Assistant US Attorney Spencer (played by Sean Hemeon) when he dives in front of Athena and Bobby. Thankfully, he is okay and officially a free man after doing his part to take down Maxwell Fulton. 

In an episode that's action-packed from beginning to end, we do get a heartwarming moment when Athena is able to forgive Dennis for killing her late-fiance, Emmett Washington. She finally has closure. I love how this show is always demonstrating the importance of forgiveness and its role in gaining closure for traumatic moments. I know some of you will say that Dennis was not deserving of Athena's forgiveness but that's not what forgiveness is. Forgiveness, for me, has always been for the person extending it more so than the recipient. Athena can now put Emmett's death to rest so she can move on with the rest of her life.

Episode MVP? 

I feel like a broken record at this point. It goes without saying that Athena is the MVP of this episode. However, I want to also acknowledge Bobby and Buck. Bobby Nash is the kind of person you want by your side on the worst day of your life. He and Athena have been through so much as of late but they always show up for each other when it matters most. I picked Buck because the kid has grown so much. The former wild child of the 118 has been really stepping up. Let's not forget he is the one who solved the bee issue - twice. He saved Captain Gerrard (more on that later) and he is the one who tracked down Bobby on the studio lot. Together, they were great sidekicks to Athena's superhero. Speaking of Athena, we've seen her do some pretty incredible things on this show. She has weathered more than her fair share of natural and man-made disasters on top of taking down a serial rapist and solving the murder of a childhood acquaintance. Athena flying and landing a plane is officially my favorite Athena and I honestly don't know how anyone is going to top that.

BuckTommy Corner

We didn't get a moment between Buck and Tommy this episode and a LOT of people have strong feelings about that. Tommy Kinard (played by Lou Ferrigno Jr.)  has become a bit of a fan favorite amongst a large portion of the viewing audience so of course people (including myself) want to see him on the show, especially in scenes with Buck. With that said, Tommy is not a main character. He, at best, is a minor character turned recurring character. The writers really struck gold when they paired Tommy with Buck; however, it should be noted this isn't the Buck and Tommy show. 9-1-1 is an ensemble procedural drama which means we get to focus on many characters - not just a few. I'm quite confident we will see Tommy again soon. Lou stays booked and busy so we are lucky to get him when we do.

With that said, I do think we got a bit of foreshadowing of things to come. With Gerrard (played by Brian Thompson) almost fully recovered from his near-fatal accident, I'm a bit nervous to see what he has in store for Buck. That hug at the end of the episode made my flesh crawl. What does it mean to be under Gerrard's wing? I imagine Buck is about to find out very soon. Hopefully this doesn't cause friction between him and Tommy. Something tells me Tommy understands very well what it's like to be under Gerrard's wing.

Well, that's my reaction! What a pretty satisfying conclusion to our season 8 premiere. The one thing you can expect from 9-1-1 is a good disaster episode. Whether it's a tsunami, an earthquake, or a cruise ship in the middle of a hurricane, the episode is guaranteed to be action-packed. Another thing that 9-1-1 does well is its character development. We are eight seasons in and we keep peeling back the layers on our main characters. Say what you want about Ryan Murphy. His shows are hit (Glee, American Horror Story, both 9-1-1 shows) and miss (New Normal, Scream Queens, and I'm currently hate-watching Dr. Odyssey) but the one thing he does well is creating compelling characters. The man gave us Santana Lopez and Myrtle Snow. The reason I tune in from week to week is because of Athena and Bobby and Hen and Buck. I look forward to seeing what happens next this season. Until next time ...

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Charlie Gile, Laura Jarrett, and Ginger Gibson at NBC News:

ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the election interference case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants in Georgia has thrown out three counts in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president. The original 41-count indictment accused Trump and several of his allies of a broad scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, but the case has been stalled for months as an effort to disqualify the top prosecutor remains on appeal. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee upheld a challenge to the sweeping racketeering charge Thursday but wrote in his decision that certain counts involving allegations of filing false documents should no longer go forward because they belong in federal, not state, court.

“Because Counts 14, 15, and 27 lie beyond this State’s jurisdiction and must be quashed, the Defendants’ motions to dismiss the indictment under the Supremacy Clause are granted in part,” McAfee wrote.

The Georgia v. Trump election interference case can continue to proceed; however, Judge Scott McAfee quashed 3 counts (2 of them to Donald Trump) in the sprawling indictment.

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Sidney Powell Didn't Flip on Trump or MAGA

Molly McCann Sanders

Oct 24, 2023

slightly dated but important info, shorter version was posted on qrbunker.

It is alarming (although not surprising) to see the misinformation in headlines, new articles, and on social media about Sidney Powell’s plea in Georgia last week. Even good Republicans and MAGA supporters seem confused and misinformed about the facts of her plea, many believing she has disavowed her position on the 2020 election and betrayed her supporters or that she has “flipped” on Trump.

First, let’s be very clear that Sidney did not plead guilty to a conspiracy with Donald Trump to unlawfully overturn the 2020 election. The RICO charge was dropped as part of Sidney’s plea. To repeat for absolute clarity, Sidney did not plead guilty to a charge that she unlawfully tried to overturn the 2020 election or otherwise “admit” that the claims the 2020 election were stolen were unsubstantiated.

Instead, she pled to six misdemeanors. In this excellent Substack post by TechnoFog, TechnoFog wrote the following about the misdemeanors:

[Sidney’s] plea deal is narrow and only relates to conduct that occurred in Coffee County, Georgia, where contractors accessed voting machines with the permission of local officials. Let us add a few words about those charges: Coffee County officials gave a written invitation for contractors from technical group SullivanStrickler to access their voting machines. Powell didn’t authorize those actions; she approved payment to SullivanStrickler after the fact. Of course, Fulton County maintains that local officials had no authority to grant access to voting machines, therefore making all of their actions illegal. (Authority would have been an issue at Powell’s trial.) In any event, Fulton County has no evidence that Powell or anyone from SullivanStrickler knew that Coffee County officials didn’t have this authority.

Claims she flipped on Donald Trump are outlandish and without basis.

We say that someone has flipped when a defendant agrees to testify/incriminate someone else in exchange for a lighter charge or suggested lighter sentence. But Sidney’s plea agreement is for conduct unrelated to Donald Trump and only tenuously related to even Sidney herself. Simply put: Sidney agreed to take the rap for the disputed access to Fulton County machines.

Second, keep in mind that Sidney’s plea is different from the other pleas. The media has been reporting on each plea as if each co-defendant is caving and pleading to the same serious charges---admitting the fight for election integrity was a fraud and there was a conspiracy with Trump. This is not true.