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Earlier this morning, a New York appellate court confirmed that former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani shall be disbarred for spreading false information regarding the 2020 election. The 31-page order disbarring Mr. Giuliani from practicing law in New York largely focused on his work as the personal lawyer for Mr. Trump and his 2020 presidential campaign.

A top BBC presenter was attacked yesterday after tweeting in the wake of the SCOTUS immunity ruling that President Joe Biden should have Donald Trump ‘murdered’. Via Express: David Aaronovitch, who presents Radio 4's Briefing Room show, took to X/Twitter shortly after 5 pm and said: “If I was Biden I'd hurry up and have Trump murdered on the basis that he is a threat to America's security #SCOTUS”. [] The post from Mr Aaronovitch sparked instant backlash from those who saw it, with many pointing out an egregious breach of the corporation’s rules around employee impartiality. Responding to journalist Jack Montgomery who accused him of “Trump derangement syndrome”, Mr Aaronovitch doubled down and lashed out, replying: “Did you see the Supreme Court ruling Jack?

Former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr had a grand ole' time discussing Steve Bannon going to jail on Fox News. Barr, who did a big disservice to this country by covering up for Trump after Mueller's report came out on Russiagate, said if Trump wins re-election, Barr will be the first to go to prison if Bannon has his way. Retribution and grievance is the MAGA cult personified.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is doubling down on its position that books can be removed from school libraries solely because the government disagrees with them. Via the Herald-Tribune: "(We) maintain the position that the removal of material from public school libraries is government speech for which it has the complete discretion and freedom to speak through the removal of speech with which it disapproves," wrote attorneys for various Gov.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said yesterday she’ll submit articles of impeachment against members of the U. S. Supreme Court when the House of Representatives is back in session. Via HuffPost: “The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control,” the left-wing lawmaker wrote on X, formerly called Twitter.

Dozens aboard an Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay on Monday were injured from severe turbulence, and the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil, marking the second such mid-air crisis since May to make international headlines and see harrowing images make the rounds on social media.