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[@Tcb0835]

As someone outside the United States, I find the overlap of the legal system and politics extremely confusing.

[@JRoss-zxzx]

Overlap or conflict?

[@BeauoftheFifthColumn]

As somebody inside the United States, it is.

[@marianhrusa3221]

We all do too! Not a good thing at all.

[@Tcb0835]

​@@JRoss-zxzxI'm not sure those two things are mutually exclusive.

[@justsayin...2784]

Well, in this limited context it's just that the jury pool and registered voters are one and the same. Notwithstanding the jury selection process, of course, but that's a starting point.

[@Opus313]

Vote Blue 💙 while you can!!

[@joshuagrahm3607]

Trump was the best thing that ever happened to the Democratic Party

[@normthompson923]

Don't count your chickens too early bud.Every blue vote might be enough to start to turn this mess around.​@@joshuagrahm3607

[@dennisyoung4631]

Will Do!

[@BushcraftFlorida]

Lmao

[@bjornstahle4652]

@@BushcraftFlorida Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing the Georgia criminal case against Donald J. Trump and 14 of his allies, got 83% of the vote in a NON-PARTISAN vote (meaning both republicans and Democrats voted for him) This means at least 1/2 of the republicans registered voted for the judge overseeing the trial there.

[@TheJasonBorn]

Support Georgia (the country). Vote Democracy. Vote Ukraine. Vote Biden. Vote Blue.

[@adamswitlak1242]

Vote Blue, vote NATO, vote Biden

[@esc952]

Well said, but I would restate it as: Vote Biden, Vote Blue, Support NATO...and Vote NAFO with your wallet. (I have no affiliation with NAFO other than I have donated to them a few times to support Ukraine.)

[@sherryobar5750]

Amen!

[@johnsteiner3417]

The- excuse me, _"Law & Order"_ party campaigning against a prosecutor and judge tends not to be taken seriously.

[@gilesluver]

I think your capitalization is right. These people think everything should go like a "Law and Order" episode.😉

[@makestank4800]

I'm so happy that Fani Lewis has been re-elected as the district attorney of Fulton County. Now she can get back to the important business of prosecuting the orange God and getting him locked up.

[@cloo6984]

Willis, Fani "Willis".

[@pennythomas9401]

She hasn’t been re-elected yet. She won the Democratic primary. She still has to win the election over a Republican opponent, who I hear has only ban a lawyer for 2 years and has no prosecutorial experience.

[@MjLmoonwalker]

Do you like Fani Lewis and the News?

[@AenesidemusOZ]

She hasn't yet! That was only the primary; the vote between her and the Republican front-runner, whose name I don't care enough about to look up, has yet to take place.

[@juniorkawai6131]

@@MjLmoonwalker I like her brother Huey better.

[@isaganipalanca8803]

WIllis rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@teresaromanski3925]

McAfee lost all credibility when he brought Willis to open court for her personal relationship. All the talking heads said she should resign because of this. They all fell down for the system. What a bunch of gaslighters. Trump will be protected at all costs, even at the loss of our democracy. Power and money is all they care about at the expense of our country.

[@joshfromga9017]

Willis hired her bf and paid him over 600k. Then he spent many thousands of dollars on fancy vacations with her during that time, but she can't prove she reimbursed him because she had over 10k in cash at her house already that she used. You don't see how it looks fishy?

[@AnnieWhere73]

​@@joshfromga9017If Willis was a white male and his girlfriend worked for him, no one would have questioned a damned thing.

[@Hopeful_One]

​@@AnnieWhere73 Um ... I agree. However, I fear your sentence structure would _also_ work with the word, "white". ✌🏼🤍💫 from 🍑, 🇺🇸, 🌎

[@AnnieWhere73]

@@Hopeful_One I have corrected the accidental omission. 😊

[@jodyorso4640]

@@joshfromga9017 no according to papers he got paid less then most prosecutors! Entities illegal in Georgia to be even married to someone else in your office or anything else! 3 she is a self sufficient woman! 4 when you are dating people treat each other to things! 5 republicans have done a lot worse so maybe they should keep there mouths shut

[@franklacey5054]

I agree that it’s easy to read way too much into these results; that said, I’d shudder if they were the reverse.

[@maryreeves357]

Let's hope that Georgia finds someone other than Empty Gee to represent them in the House.

[@RothePhoenix]

Brilliant!

[@belindasanders1719]

I fear that MTG is representative of the majority in her district. Parts of GA are just that way.

[@thomasbraeking6225]

@@belindasanders1719 That someone that nasty, inside more than outside, can find multiple volunteers for cheating on her spouse speaks volumes to the "standards" in her district.

[@belindasanders1719]

​@@thomasbraeking6225I agree. I'm not the morale compass police, but that's just grimey.

[@retriever19golden55]

Unlikely. I was hoping she'd have a primary challenger.

[@daiakunin]

The law and order crowd seems to believe that law and order applies to thee but not to me.

[@samanthasmithwick7712]

Thank God Georgia has awakened and is standing for democracy.

[@jaynorris3722]

Shame we the people don't get to vote for who the so called supreme court judges will be. We've gotten saddled with some real crooked jerks.

[@gigi3242]

There are a lot of crooked elected officials as well. I think the mechanism for getting rid of the crooked needs to be streamlined.

[@lindarockafellow5058]

With NO recourse to correct corruption!

[@ajchapeliere]

Elections don't automatically weed out problem officials. The MAGA people in the House seem like enough proof of that. Anyone who knows what to look for in the Senate also knows that a bigger electorate doesn't inherently weed out corrupt officials either; Menendes comes to mind.

[@mantha6912]

I dunno about you guys, but this doesn't sound like it's still a democracy *or* a republic to me...

[@nicholasgallanis7539]

Well, if the people approve, I doubt SCOTUS will.

[@johnlangley8812]

I am proud of the work that you do. You should be as well. Thank you sir.

[@ruthparker9756]

Thank you, Beau, for never belaboring the point. I rarely watch other creators due to their saying things over and over, making videos over 10 minutes when the video could have been 5 minutes or less.

[@debbieg8951]

I totally agree, Ruth. I have stopped watching most other content creators because the endless fluff is such an abominable waste of time. Beau just gets to the point, and I love it!

[@spyderfreestone736]

Meidas touch is really bad at repeating itself and making twenty minute videos that could be done in four or five. Have a nice day.

[@luzbarrett-hayes1746]

The new word to used without using foul language is: “BABY GIRL.”

[@thomasbraeking6225]

I wonder if someone should inform Empty G of the implications of a NYC Latina saying, "Baby Girl, don't even play!"? To my interpretation, that's a final warning before sh*t gets real and physical. Since Empty G "grew up" (to a spoiled 12-year-old) in the shelter of moneyed white privilege, I doubt that there's any hope of educating her.

[@user-ds1ts7xl1p]

Excellent points! Vote Blue 💙 Vote for democracy 💙 Vote for Women's Reproductive Rights 💙💙💙 Thank you very much 💙💙👍💙💙

[@charlitoadams777]

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - According to Atlanta’s mayor and police chief, Atlanta had the third-highest drop in crime in the country in 2023. With a 20 percent drop in violent crime, Atlanta only trailed San Antonio and Arlington nationwide, based on data provided by the City of Atlanta.

[@sheldonmarcotte8392]

Congrats to Fani🎉🎉🎉🎉. Denture Don Trimp might back out of Biden debate. He doesn't want State of the union Biden.

[@suehowie152]

Maga called that Biden " jacked up"..They have to tarnish everything.

[@justsayin...2784]

Agreed that a democratic primary is perhaps not the best metric, but the primary for the judge, being a nonpartisan position is rather telling. After all the jury pool and the collective of the registered voters in that state is, presumably, one and the same.

[@trondaas9685]

Countdown to screams from the orange child emperor messiah about "rigged election"!

[@kendraseavey7038]

Vote Blue 🩵 💙

[@mamiemartinson4649]

Maybe voters are giving a backlash - DON'T tell US WHAT to think.

[@kimthomas781]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@brendakent2939]

I believe that DA Fani Willis and Judge McAfee are going by the law. They will try the case by the letter of the law. The people have spoken in Georgia by their vote. NOLA fan, thank you ❤

[@bjornstahle4652]

AT least 50% of the republican voters in Fulton county agree with you. They voted for McAfee.

[@lose999]

Did you see Rachel Maddow's interview with Ms.Willis last night? It's worth viewing.

[@robbylock1741]

You know Trump and his goons will be yelling that this shows a tainted jury pool and will call for the trial to be moved or the charges dismissed.

[@jaynye4991]

Or something. Anything.

[@donaldwert7137]

You could have stopped after the word "yelling", because they will do that if the sun rises or sets.

[@lennish4206]

Always crying foul.

[@gibblespascack1418]

There is also the possibility that Georgia does not want a New Yorker, or a person from Washington deciding on how they should have voted in the 2020 election.

[@maxthepupp]

Well howdy there late night and early morning internet people! Here's hopin'!

[@VernSherris]

Good morning, maxthepupp.

[@AuntieMamies]

Should this case ever make it to trial. I haven't heard anything about this case going forward for months

[@andrealandburg2689]

Waiting on the Supreme Court with the immunity bullshit

[@longcastle4863]

McAfee sidetracked the case by peeping into Willis’ personal life. Something he never would have done with a white nan-that’s for sure. And he sure enjoyed publicly scolding a successful black woman. Something he would never have done with a white man. Or probably even a white woman.

[@patrickjordan2233]

SCOTUS knows exactly what they're doing? By slow-walking the ruling...they are obstructing/obscuring the optics for voters (criminal conviction for a particular candidate)... Pundits can make all the excuses they want for POTUS...but at 2 months, it's pretty apparent. It's why they refused Smith's formal requests early Dec 23.. This was always the intent...

[@JamesDibona]

cant move forward because of the SCOTUS and their delaying of the immunity case before them - the SCOTUS is seeing to it Trump will not be tried before the elections.... and if he wins - this will all go away as the scotus will see to it.

[@CSRaleigh]

@@andrealandburg2689the proceedings in GA have been stayed because of an appeal of the judge’s decision on Willis to the circuit court by Trump & Co. They want Willis off the case. There is no duty to stop a case just because someone has appealed to the Circuit Court; it’s a judgement call. The appeal to the Supreme Court is from the DC case for January 6th. It wouldn’t apply to a state case necessarily, which is why NYC case is still going. They would have to make that argument/appeal separately, which I am quite sure they will do because stalling is their strategy. Just like Trump running for president is stay out of jail and delaying debts collected strategy. It’s not a good strategy, but I think they intend to once again overthrow the will of the people. Or they think they will win Electoral College. Trump will not win the popular vote because he never has.

[@colmmurphy6749]

Is the US the only country in the world where judges, police chiefs & other public figures declare what party they belong to? I’m from Ireland & over here, & also in the UK, people in these positions don’t have to do this. We don’t know what party they support or belong to. Being like the US just makes everything open to the likes of trump & his minions to say things are corrupt. Why doesn’t this be dropped?!

[@bunkerhill4854]

No, there are some prominent countries that follow a similar regime. For example Hungary, Russia, China, Cuba and such. The boss tells them what party is favoured.

[@evankalbach9985]

You could look to the fact that Trump was charged via suggestions from a grand jury which one could assume had mixed political views.

[@Vohlfied]

Mixed political views or not the evidence that he commited crimes was overwhelming.

[@scottsammons7747]

Outstanding. That's why the supremes will try to keep it from happening.

[@starrhelton4316]

If they won the Democratic primary then they will be elected in November. Atlanta is overwhelmingly Democratic. There is a large number of people of color with strong ties to the Civil Rights movement. We have lost most of that generation but the ties and the emotions are still there. Perhaps even more so because we are losing them. The other thing that has happened is that young, single, professionals have moved to the city and they also tend to be Democrats.

[@henrywal]

It doesn't matter if your vote is silent. Sad to say

[@bjornstahle4652]

at least 50% of the republicans in Fulton County voted for McAfee (95% of the votes in). He has 83% of the votes, so his job is safe.

[@evankalbach9985]

I saw the Willis issue that some were trying to nail her on as having nothing to do with the evidence or the indictments. There was a personal issue on her part that gave the chance for some to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

[@timmethy]

Go Georgia.

[@billm8442]

Was hoping you'd speak on the 4 R incumbents that lost their primaries in West Virginia

[@bjornstahle4652]

Did they lose them to MAGA or old school republicans is the question.

[@billm8442]

@@bjornstahle4652 they lost to Trump cultists. I don't say maga anymore because it is disinformation

[@brucepeters9231]

The thing I like about Beau is that he comes from a position of understanding, not hate. A position of understanding + hope, and its ability to affect a better future, and is being hijacked by hate. For me this is a pretty clear dividing line. How social media has been able to not only categorize our tendencies, but cash in on them, is yay for the programmers that stich it altogether… but not so much as for the rest of us. Honest discussion is the only way forward.

[@carontheroad]

I call that a win win

[@AngelaShawWestoven]

Well, I can go to bed happy.

[@mackthenight]

Unfortunately it is becoming clear that McAfee is not the judge we thought he was going to be.

[@suehowie152]

What have I missed?

[@longcastle4863]

He got way into publicly scolding a successful black woman, that’s for sure-after setting her up to be humiliated by taking a side quest he should never have taken. Something he never would have done with a white man or even a white woman.

[@paulmfennelly1047]

On the other side of that he has allowed the allegations to be dealt with and gave an option for her to remain. If the allegations went unchallenged trump team and their supporters would be crying more foul than they are still doing. The side show largely took the sting out of the public relations issue for the DA. Not a perfect situation but the best available.

[@Xocolatben]

The Judge was fair. The only way out is through. She got to use the platform to burn the allegations to the ground.

[@bonnierussell9798]

I was appalled by his attitude during that shameful hearing for Ms. Willis. He was all smiles and cooperation with the rogues gallery attorneys and pretty sour and short with the prosecutors. Then to "allow" her to stay on the case, while saying she looked fishy. That's when I got to fu mcafee.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Good job GA

[@iquestion8493]

Thanks Beau and crew 😊.

[@OutdoorLonghair]

Y'all sleep well and dream good

[@tombrown4683]

Hoot 🦉 Hoot 🦉 OL !

[@OutdoorLonghair]

@@tombrown4683 👋 hoot

[@VernSherris]

Goodnight, OutdoorLonghair.

[@whiteflower5603]

Good night, internet people!

[@user-gi2sv2pf4y]

Thank you Beau

[@fb19700101]

One might hope that a majority of the jury would do what is required of them without letting any partisan political bias influence their decision. It would be wildly optimistic to hope that all of them would do so.

[@Hopeful_One]

*Got my sticker, y'all!* ✌🏼🤍💫 from 🍑, 🇺🇸, 🌎

[@sunnydaysatl]

I love the fact I live in Fulton County I doubt the Republican will win against Fani considering how people feel about her here-we love her. Not sure about the judge n how that will turn out. I doubt he lose to. Fulton County is blue anyways.

[@bjornstahle4652]

McAfee won with 83% of the vote (95% reporting) he received at least 50% of the republican votes registered there to get that. (it was a non-partisan race, so all parties could vote). Looks like a lot of old school republicans are sick of tRump too.

[@SubtleMischief]

Thank you so much for the update! All Hail the Algorithm.

[@jaynye4991]

Tracking with closeups: Oakland California, 1947 I remember walking downtown to Montgomery Wards to buy my mother a present when I was nine years old. Distance was about one and a half miles one way. My school was about a mile the other way. Obviously walking distance, too. I don't remember any worries. Weird times, right? The black neighborhoods were a couple blocks away, looked pretty much the same. All in all, kinda boring time to be a child. Listening to soap operas and Walter Winchell and the Lone Ranger on the radio. Reading around in the encyclopedia and Hopalong Cassidy and Buck Rodgers. Things have gotten more exciting since. But that's another story. They say time will tell, but I'm damned if I know what it's telling me.

[@jeanine1410]

Thank you Team Beau.

[@sharonannrees2824]

Where I come from judges and sheriffs are not elected but are based on experience and qualifications.

[@marilynsue1605]

Green looks good on you Beau. Thanks for the info 😊

[@wayausofbounds9255]

Georgia is an open primary state. If there was support to oust her, the Right could have skewed those primary results.

[@Artist_Kevin]

Vote 💙

[@crowfoot7355]

Sago Beau thanks again.

[@michaelneal6589]

Thank Beau

[@bunyipdragon9499]

These stats show that at least the dem voter likes it when the system stands up to pab45 👍💜

[@Dave1507]

And I thought this was about an ancient anti-virus software...

[@glennfyfe1357]

Thanks Beau.

[@allinaday9882]

Good point Beau!

[@nancydavis604]

Goodnight to all!

[@VernSherris]

Good night, nancydavis604.

[@davidsalls7173]

Thank you Beau.

[@shawnr771]

Thank you for the commentary.

[@denisecorzette1676]

✌️Beau

[@Out_of_My_Head]

I look forward to the general election.

[@hazellove2144]

We shall see. 😊

[@laurajarrell6187]

Thanky'all Beau and Co! 👍🏿💙💙💙🥰✌🏻

[@jarrodplumlee1714]

Thanks Beau

[@mk1st]

I watched a local news bit about this, a straight up report about the numbers but, hoo boy, the comments - the bots never sleep.

[@danjohnson8138]

Pmac?!? Ohhh a different McAfee 🤷🤦

[@vcoolpool]

If we didn't like Ms Willis we would have voted for any of the other Democrats running. Come on man, let's not box it like that. Thanks,

[@fredericrike5974]

I think first, you have to see that both McAfee, a relatively new judge and DA Willis are both held in some esteem by their voters. I think both to date have shown lots of talent and the very sort of focused intensity on their offices that I would want in my state or county, regardless of party. I hope Attorney Wade makes a return somewhere- he too, has excelled and what happened was as stupid as it was avoidable, and I hope there is a job somewhere he can do that excelling at for the people.

[@Ricky-nc2tt]

Again, as you have told us on multiple occasions, words have meanings and those meanings are important. "Theory" was used at least 4 times when hypothesis is the proper word.

[@darondatoole7439]

McAfee, GOOD.

[@davidrichardson4131]

Thank you for the update on Georgia

[@jamesschrader6855]

I never understand how to vote for judge? Thanks Beau

[@brendakent2939]

You do your homework on the person on the ballot. Your vote matters. Therefore, make an informed decision to know the individual you are voting for. Does that person have any morals as he makes decisions. Is he/she worthy of my vote? When you get all the information on this person, you are engaged to make your vote count. ❤

[@jamesschrader6855]

@brendakent2939 how do you do homework on a judge, I have never voted for one and the state that I live in SC doesn't have them anyway. What kind of things matter do I look for time of conviction?

[@brendakent2939]

@jamesschrader6855 in NOLA, we can obtain information on any candidates incumbent or new candidate. Their records are there for viewing by the citizens.

[@jamesschrader6855]

@brendakent2939 I don't expect to see in SC in my life time. But honestly how does anyone vote for Soil Commission? Do you need to know about Soil?

[@krash66]

I live in Fulton County, GA, and I voted yesterday. Understand that Fulton County is a blue oasis in a Red desert. Another important race was for State Supreme Court Justice. I hope Beau does a video about that race and it's implications.

[@KevinLyda]

Electing judges and prosecutors is such a stunningly bad idea.

[@joanneskinner5169]

Better than lifetime appointments.

[@libbyholt3863]

What would you propose instead? That's a real question, one I've wondered about for years. To me, it's on par with the question of the electoral college. After all, if the EC didn't exist and presidents were elected strictly by popular vote, Trump would never have held office. As to House and Senate, we don't really have true representation there, either. As to lower offices, like judges and prosecutors, if the electorate got a little more involved and realized the importance of putting in fair minded, competent, non-partisan judges and prosecutors, could we count on voters to do the right thing like the majority of them did in the 2016 presidential election? And, if not, then, again, what's the answer?

[@goldenanticstoo9686]

Time was when Judges were non-partisan and were on the part of the ballot with other initiatives, listed without party affiliation…today party and religious affiliation are one the ballot whether they appear there or not…Support for Judges that do their job without allowing these affiliations to cloud their judgement are the best for the entire country…Vote Wisely

[@davidellis4084]

My takeaway from the primaries is that there is no widespread, deep opposition. I do not believe that there is much more that can be inferred.

[@Macolva]

Fulton county voter here: even more telling, in my view, is that Democrats voted for a Republican-appointed judge because they do not want to see this case delayed or potentially derailed

[@sasserine]

What happens, if a DA is voted out, while trials are ongoing?

[@zero95lucky]

'Morning

[@VernSherris]

Good morning, zero95lucky.

[@sophierobinson2738]

I pay attention to you, Beau. And I tell everyone else they should do the same.

[@degreaseLLC]

Thank you for an update on this!

[@thesatelliteslickers907]

howdy beau its internet people again

[@sschul5886]

Thank you.

[@dianeandersen1818]

Thanks for the info Beau

[@markrenfrow9873]

Hey Beau and internet folks.

[@thesuncollective1475]

Thanks for explaining. Looks good. 😊

[@omertaprimal6913]

Vote! I did!

[@chilibeans7772]

Some people think they are above the law. That they are better than every one else. They think that justice will never find them 😂

[@punksci6879]

I saw the tittle and had a moment of thinking I'd imagined Johns death.

[@Sableagle]

"It doesn't appear that it did much good." Don't you mean it doesn't appear that it did much harm?

[@user-px4mp6lz3o]

Howsy Beau peeps

[@Tiewaz]

So, one of the questions for the potential jurists is going to be "did you vote in this last election?" then? Can't ask how they voted but with those odds...

[@milesstrand7920]

HOWDY BEAU!

[@cherylb6755]

Yup… context matters….

[@hacksawbob3310]

I reject the theory - people are always trying to use somewhat unrelated things to predict others. Here are two other points that help explain the results: 1. Name Recognition. A high-profile case gives us them plenty of it. 2. The people can approve of the way the judge is doing his job and still find the case is going against the defendant, even if the judge has been somewhat adversarial to the prosecutor.