The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.

The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.

      • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 years ago

        Yeah but they also said the author of the Shakespearen plays was a women writing in secret. Because the plays have some strong female characters.

        They might get it right sometimes but they also indulge in conspiracy theories.

  • Pulptastic@midwest.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    Do this but for every elected and appointed government official. Strong news reporting needs to point out these blatant interest conflicts about all the scum and people need to clean them out.

        • pedro@lemm.ee
          81·
          2 years ago

          What strikes me is that you don’t even seem to care that there’s an ethical and moral dilemma of having a court justice being offered multi million gifts from billionaires. You only argue that people attack him based on his skin color.

          So you think people (of color or not) that hold high power in the US judicial system should be able to enjoy the benefits of having rich friends and it should not be a concern to anyone? They should be held accountable for it?

          • Driftking@lemmy.ml
            426·
            2 years ago

            Ill put it like this: do you see any of the white judges facing the same extent of backlash? I am not saying that personal relationships between him and his benefactors is a not problem, it’s just that the one black judge is being dog piled, which seems to be racially motivated

              • Driftking@lemmy.ml
                48·
                2 years ago

                Dont twist my words buddy. I said he was being targeted more than any other SC judge

            • pedro@lemm.ee
              2·
              2 years ago

              Honest questions:

              1. Are there allegations as strong against them (the white judges)?

              2. Who would benefit from the hate/racial crime against the black judge? (Certainly not the rich friends who are probably white)

            • Xilly@lemmy.world
              1·
              2 years ago

              I would argue that he has a bit more visibility/scrutiny due to his wife’s connection to Jan 6th and MAGA. Not so say the other judges shouldn’t have as much scrutiny, they should, but that is at least my take on why.

        • Razputinsgirth@kbin.social
          61·
          2 years ago

          Ya know? Of course not that doesn’t make make sense nothing what he said was racially motivation. In fact the only racially motivated thing here is your defensiveness.

        • Papergeist@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          William Howard Taft didn’t take bribes when he sat as Chief Justice. I’d say Taft was much more hard working and deserving of constant vacation, but he understood why it meant to be an impartial judge.