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A quotation from Orwell

A thing is funny when — in some way that is not actually offensive or frightening — it upsets the established order. Every joke is a tiny revolution. If you had to define humour in a single phrase, you might define it as dignity sitting on a tin-tack. Whatever destroys dignity, and brings down the mighty from their seats, preferably with a bump, is funny. And the bigger the fall, the bigger the joke. It would be better fun to throw a custard pie at a bishop than at a curate.

George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1945-07-28), “Funny, But Not Vulgar,” Leader Magazine

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/orwell-george/11849/

#DOJ drops lawsuit against #ProudBoys, #OathKeepers over violent #Jan6 #insurrection

The DC AG’s office has dropped a lawsuit against the Proud Boys & Oath Keepers over the J6 attack on the US Capitol, saying in a court filing that the city was unlikely to recover enough money to justify continuing legal action against the far-right groups & others it had sought to hold responsible for the riot. [money?! It’s not about money 🤬! It’s about #law & #order & #democracy!]

washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20

The Washington Post · D.C. drops lawsuit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attackBy Ellie Silverman
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@stonekettle

1970s:
#GOP president: “If the president does it, it is not illegal.”
GOP senators and reps: “Yes it is, and you have to resign.”

2020s:
GOP president: “If I claim that I am saving the country by breaking the law, breaking the law is not illegal.”
GOP #senators and reps: “Yeah, he is breaking the law, but it is not illegal.”

The story of the #Party of #Law and #Order.