Blaming the CIA instead of Belgium is a take. Belgian mercenaries working to support the would be Katangan regime did it, all so a Belgian mining conglomerate could get sweetheart deals. Because Leopold II was not an outlier.

The CIA was operating in the area, and there were plans, but they were caught flat-footed when Mobutu captured Lumumba, and then turned him over to Katangan forces.

Everyone was caught flat-footed again when Mobutu launched yet another coup and took power as dictator, but all the world's monsters quickly adapted.

That's what it means now to far too many people.

We can blame Reagan for making that shit mainstream, but there were others earlier who paved the way.

While more expensive than gas, toluene makes for a much better product.

He's trying for a pocket veto. It might work.

Except that Section 1983 was written for situations exactly like this.

It's a post-civil war law that the court has been gutting piece by piece for decades.

The court ruled that the guards were likely in the wrong, but that the man had to sue them in state court because the prison had never received federal funding and thus federal jurisdiction and the particular federal law allowing lawsuits didn't apply.

That's basically it, but the complex version is that if someone is appointed to receive messages then this becomes law on the 6th or 7th (i.e. in 10 days, not counting Sundays).

But, if no one is appointed for this break, then it's a pocket veto and cannot be overruled, it would require a new bill.

If Congress were in session the week of the 6th, then this wouldn't be an issue.

It's worse when you look at the history of that federal law, section 1983.

The court keeps gutting it because it was a law made to help protect former slaves from southern racists in positions of power.

Trump also had his motorcade drive all over the curing paint. It was on national news.

The court is still participating in a miscarriage if justice, because the law this man sued under was meant for situations exactly like this. Section 1983 was added to the federal code just after the civil war, and is how you sue the government over violated rights.

The court is abdicating their power here, because of racism and authoritarianism.

The "theory" was that as you accumulate more wealth and property, you become more protective of said wealth and property.

I'm sure you can see the first of several bad assumptions in that theory.

The actual answer is that the rest of Europe had a say in denazifying Germany, and Japan was mostly left in the hands of the Dulles brothers, at least one of who was a card-carrying Nazi.

Allen Dulles, (the confirmed Nazi) was the first head of the CIA and personally pulled Kishi Nobusuke out of prison to head Japan's post-war hard-right political party/government.

It's important to understand exactly what MK Ultra actually was, because the goals of the program shifted more than once.

MK Ultra at its heart, was an attempt by men who were more monstrous than competent to control reality. They acted as if consequences didn't exist, and for decades, they didn't.

By those standards, this shit keeps happening.

Not in Russia. Some Russian that I can't remember wrote a book that was basically that. Called "The Last Ringbearer".

But he can take out massive loans on that valuation.

And that money can be used however he wants.

Also, the recent IPO was him collecting money from a lot of people, and since he got exempted into a few indexes, people's retirement money is now tied to Musky scams.

This means that if Musky does decide to cash out and crash the economy, he'll have an instant bailout.

I will say that helping to oust Gaddafi and then doing exactly nothing to help stabilize the area after was kind of a dick move.

Also selection bias. People who start rich are going to be more conservative on average, and because they're rich, they tend to live longer.

Tulsi Gabbard is repeating Russian lies. All of these biolabs were openly listed on various government websites, and most of them were working on civilian stuff, like tracking the yearly flu virus and crime scene DNA sequencing.

They all had oversight from the US and their host country, along with the occasional UN team.

Again, Tulsi Gabbard is not a trustworthy source for anything.

This drug has already gone through Phase 1 human trials for a separate condition.

Phase 1 trials only test safety in healthy adults, but this drug passed. (Still awaiting the paper on the trial)

The delivery method was a once a day pill.

Fun fact, everyone already knew about those labs. They were built by the Soviets, and the US was invited in to help convert them to civilian use.

This has all been public for decades.