Day One Watch: Free Ross Ulbricht?

X ^ | Jan 20 | @TheHodeman

[T Ruth]

He kept it clean of other illegal stuff

Charges Filed Against Vendor Using Silk Road Website To Sell Drugs And Guns Sheldon Kennedy, age 26, of Lincoln, Nebraska was charged by complaint on charges arising from the sale of drugs, guns and counterfeit currency on an online site known as Silk Road.

The website was a "sprawling black market bazaar where unlawful goods and services, including illegal drugs of virtually all varieties, were bought and sold regularly," according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with a sister website called the Armoury that sold weapons.

Ulbrich also brokered sales of hacked data and hacking software.

See this book for a fuller story: American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

[RandFan]

I’m not disputing any of that but it doesn’t deserve life without parole. I think he’s done his time

[ByteMercenary]

“...the papers were slow-walked back ...”

This is how the bureaucrats will ‘resist’ PDJT’s orders. It may be a good idea to include a drop dead date for administrative requests submitted by PDJT to be fulfilled ie:”Please respond by (insert date here) or face termination.”

[jpl]

I know that all politicians exaggerate a lot and make promises they know they can’t keep, but when you go out of your way to promise you’re going to pardon a specific individual and then you get elected president, I really think you should keep that promise, no matter who you are.

[piasa]

I notice the book’s author is Nick Bolton.

Speaking of Nick:

SCRIPTS DEPICT DRUDGE, BREITBART AS ‘PATHETIC,’ ‘EVIL’
Hollywood in Toto ^ | 28 May 2019 | Christian Toto
Posted on 5/28/2019, 5:53:24 PM by Rummyfan

Hollywood hates Trump, Republicans even more than we thought, according to Vanity Fair’s insider account.

If you think the news media’s Trump Derangement Syndrome is out of control, look at what’s happening in Hollywood.

Rob Reiner ✔ @robreiner There is no question. Donald Trump has committed, and continues to commit, more impeachable offenses than any President in US history. Whatever you want to call the process going forward, witnesses need to testify on TV so America can see the depth of this man’s criminally. NOW!

It’s even worse than that, according to Vanity Fair.

The far-left magazine serves up a behind-the-scenes pastiche of an industry reeling over Trump’s very existence. Author Nick Bilton showcases a number of scripts circulating around Hollywood as well as what industry players have to say about them.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodintoto.com ...