Yes, Donald Trump is a rapist. We knew that, and the judge had said it already, but now he’s affirmed it in a ruling

Illiberalism

Gilead

Donald Trump

Hush money

Fig. 1. Cartoon by Jesse Duquette, undated, via “Minneapple23” [pseud.] on Imgur, April 1, 2023, fair use.

The judge in E. Jean Carroll’s case, Lewis Kaplan, had already said Donald Trump was, for all practical purposes, a rapist.^[1] Now, he confirmed it in dismissing Donald Trump’s countersuit for defamation.^[2]

Kara Scannell, “udge dismisses Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Carroll for statements she made on CNN,” CNN, August 7, 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/index.html

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Pennsylvania and surrounding areas

Pittsburgh, the Ohio Valley, and surrounding areas

Pollution

Fig. 1. Photographer unknown, circa 1940-1950, from Smoke Control Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1940-1950, AIS.1978.22, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh, via Bloomberg,^[3] fair use.

Quinn Glabicki, “Inside Pennsylvania’s monitoring of the Shell petrochemical complex,” Pittsburgh Public Source, August 8, 2023, https://www.publicsource.org/shell-cracker-plant-pennsylvania-department-environmental-protection-dep-emissions/

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Imperialism

Russia

Ukraine

Fig. 1. “Destroyed Russian military vehicles located on the main street Khreshchatyk are seen as part of the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kyiv, August 24.” Photograph by Gleb Garanich for Reuters, August 24, 2022,^[4] fair use.

Dominic Nicholls, “The state of Ukraine’s counter-offensive,” Telegraph, August 5, 2023, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/08/04/ukraine-russia-war-counter-offensive-putin-froze-front-line/

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1. ^[1]Prem Thakker, “Judge in E. Jean Carroll Case: Yes, Donald Trump Is a Rapist,” New Republic, July 19, 2023, https://newrepublic.com/post/174448/judge-e-jean-carroll-case-yes-donald-trump-rapist↩
2. ^[2]Kara Scannell, “udge dismisses Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Carroll for statements she made on CNN,” CNN, August 7, 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/index.html↩
3. ^[3]Mark Byrnes, “What Pittsburgh Looked Like When It Decided It Had a Pollution Problem,” Bloomberg, June 5, 2012, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-06-05/what-pittsburgh-looked-like-when-it-decided-it-had-a-pollution-problem↩
4. ^[4]Reuters, “Ukraine puts destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv,” August 25, 2022, https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/ukraine-puts-destroyed-russian-tanks-on-idUSRTSALV9Q↩