Continental boundaries do not necessarily align with national boundaries, so several countries occupy more than one continent.

Russia, like Turkey, is usually considered to be partly in Europe and partly in Asia. In fact the Council of Europe includes both of them, though Russia left in 2022.

Sure, my point is that it won’t all come down to Trump.

If Western countries abandon Ukraine en masse, that’s a very different situation. But I don’t think they will.

The EU could respond by fining or banning imports from companies that support the Russian war effort.

If TI were forced to choose between the EU market and Russia, they would choose the EU.

the US is lifting all sanctions

The main effect of sanctions is to stop Russia from selling oil to the EU. That isn’t going to change simply because Trump says so.

Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba

Of those, American troops only invaded Panama.

Meanwhile, Russian troops invaded not only Poland but Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia…

Weaker than expected growth is not an “economy in shambles”.

It is absolutely clear cut.

Ukraine is a sovereign country. Russia violated its sovereignty.

even Obama’s campaign healthcare plan was more conservative than FDRs.

LOL, you mean the healthcare plan that FDR never passed?

single economic issue you think they’re more progressive than FDR on.

LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act and Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Act. What did FDR do to ensure equal pay for women?

Why are we comparing apples to apples? How about we compare apples to oranges, since apples aren’t the only fruit (I know we gotta remind you guys sometimes.)

A person’s guilt is established at the original trial.

An appeal is an attempt to prove that the original trial committed an error. Until an error is proven, the person is treated as every other guilty person.

No, the same agreement that prevents selling shares also prevents using them as collateral.

In general, the trial judge is presumed to have determined the right punishment.

There are plenty of people in jail who are appealing their punishment. If they win, they will still never get back the time they already served. That harm has been done.

You seem to be suggesting that every defendant is entitled to exhaust all their appeals before any “harm” is done, but such a system is unworkable.

If you say I often get speeding tickets, that’s the same as saying that I’ve gotten speeding tickets and you think I’ve gotten too many.

The first part is false only if I’ve never gotten one. The second is an opinion.

I would be surprised if any judge never had any part of any decision changed on appeal. Appeals courts exist to modify what judges do, it just goes with the territory. Engoron is no different this regard, in fact Trump himself was partly successful in appealing one of his orders.

“Often” is an opinion about something that has happened. Just like “a lot”.

Suppose I said “Boeing aircraft often fail” and you haven’t kept up with the news. You can conclude that they have failed, but you won’t know how many times unless you ask more questions.

“Rigged” is an opinion.

I don’t think it was rigged, but people routinely claim that due to the way the Electoral College works, all presidential elections are “rigged” in favor of the GOP. Similar claims have been made of recent Democratic primaries. Or that elections are rigged in favor of wealthy candidates, or incumbents.

Courts aren’t going to decide whether it’s true that something is “rigged”, they need something more concrete.

Right, because Judge Engoron intentionally left himself and the prosecutor out of his gag order.

Wisely so, because otherwise it would have been overturned. Everyone has a 1st Amendment right to criticize public officials like judges and prosecutors, but staff not so much.

Contempt of court only applies to behavior in the courtroom, or when the judge has issued a specific order.

Trump isn’t in the courtroom and was never banned from criticizing the judge or prosecutor, so there is no basis for contempt of court.

Courts generally consider broad statements like “rigged” and “corrupt” to be opinions, which by themselves are not grounds for libel. Libel requires stating specific false facts.

For example, “The election was rigged” is an opinion. But “Two Georgia election workers threw away GOP ballots” is libel.

The Sims comedy hour was a separate event from the other two, it was a 2022 attempt to frame Ukraine for terrorism.

Let me save you a click. The US is still considered a liberal democracy.

Let me save you another click. Israel is now in the same category as Portugal, Austria, and Greece.