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[–] Yaztromo@lemmy.world 160 points 5 months ago (6 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


He’s fucked.


The original article contains 275 words, the summary contains 2 words. Saved 99.99%. I'm alive!

[–] radiantshackles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 5 months ago
[–] Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Bad human

2/275 would be 99.38% (repeating of course) saved. Please update your human code with a math lesson module. Your humor module works just fine though.

[–] fkn@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think this makes them a good human... Since like 99% of humans are bad at math it makes sense since they would make this mistake....

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I think 100.62% of us can agree with that

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Good notbot.

[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 15 points 5 months ago
[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago

You made me choke on my beer. Awesome comment.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Totally a humanoid-type person.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 67 points 5 months ago (1 children)

“You have failed to explain, much less justify why there should be a delay”. Daaaaaaamn judge has forfeited his fucks.

[–] chknbwl@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If I had to deal with the same smooth-brain at work every day while they insist to make my job more difficult for no other reason than they can, I'd lose a fuck or two along the line as well.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Average Teen I Deal With Daily: WHAT? Aw, HELL naw...I ain't tryna get lunch detention for tardies!

Me: Holy shit...you got lunch detention for accruing five tardis without even trying?! Phenomenal!

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Every judge who isn't corrupt should know what the playbook is by now and deny that shit.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Of all the judges this engoron guy is the only one that seems able to deal with them as you would any other scum bag. Everyone else is so busy trying to act impartial they're paralysed by inaction.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Do or do not. There is no try.
- Yoda

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 43 points 5 months ago (1 children)

LOL, antagonizing the judge every step of the way and then asking for a favor.

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 months ago

Donald [pausing between social media posts inciting violence against the clerk]: I need a favor.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

happy Letitia James noises

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just going by the article, it sounds like his team didn't even offer a reason, or said much of anything -- beyond just asking or telling the judge not to sign and enter the judgement itself because that starts the 30 day clock.

His attorneys are either stupid as fuck, fed up with him, are looking at cutting down on hours they don't foresee getting paid for, tired of their own legal careers, or all the above, because that's almost some sovereign citizen level technicality shit.

"Your Honor, I know the trial's over, but if you don't sign and enter the judgement then I don't have to start worrying about it yet, so you should just hold off. No, no reason, just don't sign it and then it won't start until we want it to start."

I am not a lawyer, but I can imagine there are some looking at this just shaking their heads in befuddlement. If only losing defendants throughout the history of American jurisprudence had known they could just ask the judge to hold off on the last bit of paperwork then they could have had all the time in the world.

That's some serious Stable Genius™ shit right there, folks.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sir, can you just scribble two 0s beside the 30, and initial. Thanks!

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 4 points 5 months ago

I think he's doing both.

[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

actual consequences? could it be?

[–] Aku@lemm.ee 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How did you get that picture from FlyingSquid???

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Only possible explanation I can come up with is that it's an alt and he posted from the wrong account.

There's really no other way; I mean, squid doesn't even have it bookmarked, how could someone else get it

[–] youngGoku@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (5 children)

How does he have any money left to litigate at this point?

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

IOUs written on colored construction paper with crayons. I'm guessing.

[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or written on the constitution.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

No, he already used that as toilet paper

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Get it right, lib.

He only uses the finest sharpies. The best. Everybody's saying it. Believe me.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Last I heard he's grifting his gullible supporters for about $100k/day, but it's still unsustainable.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The NY judgement alone is $78k in interest per day until Trump pays it.

I read the other day that Trump had about $550 million in liquid cash & he can't touch $50M of it without other loans coming due. Loans he can't pay & pay the judgement at the same time.

E. Jean Carroll is about to sue him again.

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I imagine his non rich maga acolytes would be out of money soon, and his donors are sick of paying his legal bills. 🤔

There has to be some atrophy there surely.

Like imagine you've been working hard all these months and donating whatever you can afford... surely there's a non-zero number of people each week that think "you know what, there's better ways I could spend this money".

[–] st3ph3n@midwest.social 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

His current move is a pressure campaign to get the RNC to pay off his legal debts. Those spineless fucks might just do it.

[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Splendid. Every dollar to Trump's lawyers is a dollar that isn't buying a Trump advert.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He was making Eric go back to college for a law degree but Eric went to Disneyland instead and blew the tuition on Dole whips

[–] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

Dole whips are very good. I get it

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago
[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Big wheels keep on turnin'...

[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'm wondering if the next line is "Proud Mary keep on burning" or "Carry me home to see my kin"

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 5 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The judge overseeing the $355 million civil fraud case has denied Donald Trump’s request to delay the judgment for a month.

Judge Arthur Engoron told lawyers for Trump and the New York attorney general of his intentions in an email sent Thursday.

Once the judgment is officially entered, it will start the 30-day clock for Trump to file an appeal.

In the email, Engoron rejected Trump’s request for an additional 30 days, writing, “You have failed to explain, much less justify, any basis for a stay.”

“The proposed judgment accurately reflects the spirit and letter of the February 16 Decision and Order,” the judge wrote.

The judge directed the monitor to recommend a person to serve as an independent compliance director for the Trump Organization.


The original article contains 275 words, the summary contains 118 words. Saved 57%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Tish James 4 prez