The Political Thread

[Looji Nagata]

Judge who sentenced South Korea’s former first lady to jail found dead

Judge Shin Jong-o had extended former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s sentence to four years and imposed a fine of 50m won

www.independent.co.uk

A South Korean judge who presided over the sentencing trial of former first lady Kim Keon Hee was found dead on Wednesday, eight days after delivering the ruling.

Judge Shin Jong-o was found dead in the compound of the Seoul High Court at around 1am on Wednesday, police said.

Shin presided over the appellate trial of Kim, the wife of convicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol, and overturned the lower court decision that had sentenced her to 20 months in prison. He extended her sentence to four years and imposed a fine of 50m won (£25,319) after the appellate court found her guilty in a stock manipulation case.

She was also found guilty on charges related to accepting valuables, such as Chanel bags and a necklace from the Unification Church and was ordered to return a diamond necklace.

Police responded after Shin’s daughter reported she was unable to contact her father. His body was discovered on the fifth-floor terrace of the Seoul High Court building in Seocho-dong, Seoul. He was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead, police said.

Police apparently rules out foul play... still, that's a hell of a coincidence

 

[Looji Nagata]

A lawsuit is filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing it of planning the mass shooting at Florida State University in the United States.

Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for helping plan a school shooting

The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.

apnews.com

 

[Butters]

 

[Looji Nagata]

The U.S. Senate blocks a War Powers Resolution to curtail U.S. president Donald Trump's war powers in the Iran War for a 7th time in a 49-50 vote, with Democrat John Fetterman being the lone Democrat to vote against it.

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

apnews.com

 

[Barry Poppins]

Hey can Fetterman fuck off forever?

 

[Barry Poppins]

Like unironically, that stroke he had really turned him into a Republican ghoul.

 

[Blazehausen]

Damn and I don't qualify

 

[Chris]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/chud-the-builder-shooting-tennessee-dalton-eatherly.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

It doesn't get more 2026 America than this

Mr. Eatherly, who is white, has accumulated an online audience by livestreaming confrontations in which he uses racist language toward Black people in public.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Of course other chuds are gonna cheer him on as some sort of hero.

 

[Looji Nagata]

 

[Barry Poppins]

The ringleader of the Feeding Our Future scam gets 41 years in prison.

(She's a white woman btw, not a muslim.)

 

[Barry Poppins]

Nothing says Trump's not bothered by anything quite like the DoJ trying to find ways to put E. Jean Carroll in prison. Why of course a rapist pedophile in a position of power wouldn't want to, I dunno, disappear a political and moral opponent, or anything.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday.

abc7news.com

The administration appealed after Reyes issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military. The appeal court's majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those seeking to join.

Basically a half-measure. Currently active trans armed forces members are protected, but not potential volunteers.

 

[Butters]

so now i guess a lady went under oath and said that melania trump was an escort for epstein and thats how donald and her met. it's not a surprise really but it explains why she made that press conference recently.

it's crazy how trump has all this shit to hide yet wanted to be president in front of fucking everyone. he could have just stayed in the shadows and nobody would have found out about this shit...........not that it probably makes a difference because he will die of natural causes in his sleep and not get any punishments for any of it.

 

[Blazehausen]

Ted Cruz Pushes Back On Rep. Andy Ogles Saying Homosexuality Has No Place in USA

Senator Ted Cruz is publicly pushing back on a member of his own party ... splitting with Rep. Andy Ogles over homosexuality's place in America, generally, and specifically, Pride Month celebrations.

www.tmz.com