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c/politics · by silence7@slrpnk.net · 2y

Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet-flights-senate-investigation-scotus

In one instance, he flew on June 29, 2021, from the East Coast to San Jose, California, and returned home later that day

This is the day before deciding West Virginia vs EPA, which substantially limited the power of the EPA to regulate the waste products from burning fossil fuels which cause global warming.

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DxK@lemmy.sdf.org · 40 pts · 2y

Clarence Thomas is massively corrupt and a disgrace to the entire legal profession. Which is a lot of words to say, he's a conservative.

Rapidcreek@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 2y

In 1968, LBJ nominated Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice. He was rejected because he had accepted a $15,000 honorarium from American Univerdity for four speeches.

Feliskatos@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 2y

Last fall, amid public outcry about ethics controversies, the Supreme Court adopted a code of conduct for the first time in its history. The code, however, has no enforcement mechanism.

We mere citizens are over-regulated and over-punished! George Orwell wrote, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y

Thomas released this response to the allegations.

LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Any relation to Jim Crow?

silence7@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 2y

Crow is more of a Hitler-admiring kind of guy:

He also likes to show off his other Nazi and Hitler heirlooms, notably Hitler’s teapot (engraved with the Führer’s initials and an eagle with its talons gripping the globe), a signed copy of Hitler’s notorious political manifesto Mein Kampf, and even a set of Nazi table linen.

Nougat@fedia.io · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I’ll take “Envelope Stuffed With Cash” for 200.

KnightontheSun@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

What a coincidence! Thomas did too!

TachyonTele@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

*for $10,000 per flight hour plus 2 million