A federal judge ordered the man accused of targeting and shooting National Guard troops in downtown Washington, D.C., to be force-fed after he was rushed to the hospital in July after starving himself. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, an…
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Federal judge delays mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms as force-feeding ordered for National Guard shooting suspect
The shape of power is in the calendar. A federal judge delays the mifepristone lawsuit—an abortion pill case—until after the midterms, while another judge orders force-feeding for a National Guard shooting suspect. The receipts are not about justice, they're about control. The rug-pull is the menu: one case gets served after the voters leave, another gets force-fed while the public waits for answers. The calendar isn't random, it's a ledger. The judges aren't just deciding law, they're deciding diet and schedule. The reader sees the mechanism: justice arrives when it's convenient, and control is exercised when it's necessary. The punchline is the timing. When the stakes are this high, the menu is never yours to choose. The con is in the court, the meal is set. The only thing you get to pick is the headline.
“The judge punts the abortion pill case till after the election, and another judge orders force-feeding. They control the calendar, and the menu.”
“Judicial discretion is important for maintaining order and fairness. Moving cases around is just about timing, not politics—wait, did I say 'timing'? I meant 'impartiality.' Force-feeding is just about health standards.”
The receipts
A federal judge on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone until after the midterm elections. Judge Reed O’Connor, of the U.S. District Court for the…
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