The judge said he hoped the punishment would deter those dissatisfied by future election outcomes, showing that there is an “unambiguous and serious line” that cannot be crossed when contacting public officials.

I think this is a horrible argument. The dude should be punished under the law for the crimes HE has committed. Other people shouldn’t play a role in the judgement, as reprehensible as his actions were.

Other than that, very good read, but as always, it won’t reach the people that really should read it.

Does anybody know whether they’re planning to use all these convictions against trump supporters in the trial against trump? I bet there are a lot of testimonies stating that they wouldn’t have done xyz if Trump hadn’t riled them up.

Amid his mom’s time in hospice during the coronavirus pandemic, Rissi said he had spent hours listening to his brother “ranting and raving” about allegations of election improprieties in Arizona. In the months after her death, Rissi said he was taking medication for his own ailments that he says altered his behavior. His voice cracking, he recounted how his wife had told him one day that he had called someone the night before and was screaming into the phone. Rissi said he didn’t know what he’d done until the FBI showed up at his door.

He used the Rosanne defense: it’s the pharmaceutical companies’ fault that decent people keep turning into conspiracy zealots. Well, not all decent people. Just those predisposed to radicalism and…indecency, I suppose.

Interesting thumbnail…