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Do you think Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas listens to Beyoncé?

Maybe? Either way, in 2018, the controversial judge flew into California's Coachella Valley for one of the snazziest events of the year. Unlike other influencers who make their way to Coachella, however, Thomas didn't post about it on Instagram — or his financial disclosure forms.

Of course, the event Thomas went to had nothing to do with the beloved music festival. Still, a new investigation from ProPublica uncovered his recent participation in a fundraiser hosted by the Koch brothers in the same desert valley in Southern California. (Oddly enough, the actual Coachella also has Koch connections.)

Per the publication, a network of nonprofits handled by Charles Koch, an influential conservative, hosts its largest fundraiser in the Coachella Valley every winter. There, hundreds of donors fly in with cash in hand for a jam-packed weekend with their pals.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the other party will fret and hand-wring while passing non-binding resolutions and writing sternly worded letters.

We've had right wing congresspeople openly call for revolution and allude to violence. We have no voices from the left with the balls or the platform to say what needs to be done with Thomas and his ilk.

He's corrupt to the core, string him up along with his billionaire owner and review every case he's decided.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

good cop bad cop.

no. i do not mean both sides are the same. one side wants the status quo to remain but isn't taking seriously the fact that their bad cop partner is going to take them both down. maybe because they're all as fucking old as possible.

i am not sure i'm comfortable with expressing a desire to string anyone up but i agree that when WEAREALLDOMESTICTERRORISTS isn't a statement that grinds this whole shitshow to a halt and we examine wtf is going on in the US ... then wtf are people doing?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think it's good cop/bad cop. It's all bad cop. They forgot why they became cops. To help people. And they help no one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

of course GC/BC is a metaphor. ACAB. and they aren't elected to help us but to represent us. they fail, but like i said, one side is rushing to put everything to an end and the other is at least making a poor showing of keeping up the pretense.