US Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official, not private acts

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“When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune,” Sotomayor wrote.

So were doomed?

I need to start looking at plane tickets and foreign visas, don't I? I don't know if I want to stick around and fight fascists in a civil war. I've got a life and a family. But I also don't want to stick around if we do nothing and let the country fall into fascism with a few feeble protests. I hate this timeline.

When you are born, you will, with full certainty, know three things: ageing, sickness, and death.

Except for the babies that Trump said were being aborted after they were born. Still too young to comprehend any of that.