That was Sherlock Holmes’ observation in The Final Problem, as he contemplated the possibility of Moriarty’s organization finishing him off. It’s a cool epitaph, a sentiment all of us should aspire to.
Instead, of course, many people put their powers — skills, money, power — to use on the wrong side. Here are some examples.
“Some of the MS-13 members Bukele wanted were “informants” under the protection of the U.S. government, Rubio told him … But in promising to terminate the informant arrangements, current and former Justice Department officials say Rubio threatenedt o undercut years of work by U.S. law enforcement to apprehend and secure the cooperation of high-ranking members of one of the world’s most deadly gangs.” This is not only a stupid decision, it’s unethical.
A reporter asserts that only reporting bad economic news during the Biden presidency was completely unbiased: “we’re not his PR People.”
Pam Bondi has announced she’s investigating Nancy Pelosi and Gov. JB Pritzker for daring to question her Glorious Supreme Leader (she phrased it differently). Bondi’s DOJ is also starting monitoring election sites. But what can you expect when the Necrotic Toddler is turning the Dept of Justice into his personal litigation service: “It was inconceivable to me they’d fire people for no reason except they’d worked on cases that were now disfavored. People like me, who are career attorneys, work within a structure. We don’t have much latitude. To be told that you are being punished for your decisions, when you were following guidance created by very talented and skilled prosecutors above you, which judges blessed for the most part — it’s completely bizarre.:
Endless “ban books with gays” groups, even though they imagine they’re on the right side.
Batya Ungar-Sargon, yet another leftie-turned-right-wing nutjob.
I’m not sure White House press secretary Axis Sally — er, Karoline Leavitt — has any powers, but she’d use them badly.
Larry Ellison, who may soon be the new owner of CNN.
The Felon administration wants to criminalize anarchist non-violent zines.
“A week before he voted to significantly cut Medicaid, Rep. Rob Bresnahan dumped six figures’ worth of stock in a quartet of companies that manage nearly half of all Medicaid enrollees in the country”
